[IRCA] 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 TP-DX for 3-30

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks to Richard for his TP-DX report from Oklahoma. It was aÂpretty good morning here for Chinese stations, with both 738-BEL2 and 1044-CRI managing audio on the "Science Fiction PL-380" model during a generous sunrise enhancement. Other Chinese stations on 936, 1035 and 1323 reached threshold levels at times, but couldn't quite stick around for more than a few seconds each. 
 
My session started at 1300 with the usual big guns on 594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1566 already in and out with fair audio, along with 603-HLSA and 1575-VOA at similar levels. There were some promising Chinese carriers on 936 and 1035 atÂmy 1300 start time, with both stations managing threshold audio for brief periods between 1300 and 1330 (but not strong enough for positive language identification). At 1335 the Japanese service from 1044-CRI broke into clear audio with male and female speech, easily the best peak it has ever had on these hot-rodded portables. Shortly thereafter 738-BEL2 (with the usual hyped-up male announcer) faded in with its first pop music peak at 1337, to be followed by a slightly stronger peak at 1347 shortly before the band foldedÂhere. The 1035-CNR1 synchros had a pretty strong carrier for most of sunrise enhancement but only managed ghostly echoes on peaks, while 936Âseemed stuck in the twilight zone between readability and noise. During sunrise enhancement almost all of the NHK big guns were potent indeed but most of the attention here was on the unusual Chinese stations. Both 738-BEL2 and 1044-CRI had prettyÂdecent signals at times, considering the 3" x 4" antenna of theÂstand-alone FSLÂPL-380 model. As such, the session was another total blast (despite the weaker Chinese stations that couldn't quite seal the deal). 
 
738Â BEL2ÂÂ Penghu, TaiwanÂÂ Chinese pop music with fair peaks hosted by the usual hyped-up male announcer at 1347 
https://app.box.com/s/swy8qr7mot5n0hox0so2hubn0amr2ooq  
 
1044Â CRIÂÂ Jiangsu, ChinaÂÂ Male and female Japanese speech and Chinese music during Japanese service at 1336 
 https://app.box.com/s/wa35aqbqhm63eel5w42kptvgmtnpiqwc  
 
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
Stand-alone 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight 
 
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