[HCDX] Micro-DXpedition Loggings

["Dave Valko" <djvalko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

6 March 2009:   Was planning on going up to the remote site for a 
micro-DXpedition for PNGs and Asians, but conditions were horrible when I 
awoke at 1000.  Wasn't going to go but then caught RRI Manokwari doing 
fairly well on 3987.06, so changed my mind.  Conditions were still the same 
at the site and I almost bugged out around 1130.  But then suddenly and 
dramatically, the PNGs improved around 1140.  The Asians improved as well 
but not nearly like the PNGs.  Really squirrelly (like Hans Johnson says) 
propagation conditions.

INDONESIA   3987.06  RRI Manokwari  End of Rom. Pop Ballad at 1058, W anncr, 
3 note piano (with echo) played 3 times, time ticks w/last longer, W anncr 
w/nice site ID and into nx w/ments of Manokwari, Indonesia, and RRI.  Hams 
on 3987.5 causing massive QRM ruining reception.  Hams were right on every 
freq w/broadcasters in 80 meters (3995, 3987.05, 3912, and 3905) this 
morning.  And the Hams on this freq were on the entire time!!  (6 March)

A UTE was covering R. East New Britain 3385, R. Milne Bay 3365 was off, and 
60 meters was virtually dead at 1105 except for 5070, 5025, and 4800.  (6 
March)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA   3290  R. Central  Lcl nx by M at 1110.  (6 March)

CLANDESTINE   3912  V.O. the People  Choral mx at 1122 //6600.  Oddly, 3912 
was better at 1231.  (6 March)

MYANMAR   5770  Myanmar Defense Forces BS (tent.)  Just a carrier here at 
1129.  Possibly a little mx very weakly at 1155.  (6 March)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA/INDONESIA   3345  Definitely getting 2 stns here offset by 
abt 40 hz; 3344.96 and 3345.01.  Def. audio on both at 1142.  3345.01 went 
off sometime between 1151-1157 leaving 3344.96 which sounded //3976.05 and 
3995 at 1216.  3995 mx at 1218, but 3344.96 still had W tlking.  Was still 
tlking right through BoH 1230, and going past 1232.  Possibly mx though at 
1236, but too far gone to be sure.  So apparently 3345.01 is Northern, and 
3344.96 is Ternate.  (6 March)

INDONESIA   3976.05  RRI Pontianak  Not a hint of it at 1105, but came up 
out of nowhere at 1144!!!  Hams on top of it of course.  (6 March)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA   3305  R. Western  1151 Song anmnt ("Oh Stella") by M. 
Song started and suddenly dropped down, then back up later.  1155 nice EG 
anmnts by M w/greetings to listeners and into Celine Dion "You Made Me Love 
You" still going at 1159.  Came back abt 2 minutes later and was playing an 
instru. guitar song, then deadair at 1204*.  Missed s/off anmnts if there 
were indeed any.  Good.  (6 March)

3219.86  Just a carrier here at 1150.  May be nothing.  (6 March)

INDONESIA   3995.03  RRI Kendari  Def. W w/Jakarta nx in IN at 1206 
//3976.05.  (6 March)

INDONESIA   9524.96  V.O. Indonesia  Glad to see this one back on here w/M 
in nx in IN after 1200.  V.O. Indonesia promo w/web URL at 1226.  Strong. 
(6 March)

73                Dave 

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