Re: [IRCA] Good Morning: Oct. 6th

["John H. Bryant" <bjohnorcas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nigel,

Congratulations on a new country!!!! China on 1206, low.

I was trying to get caught up here after just returning from Grayland 
and was going to write suggesting 1206 low as your best bet for 
China.  The other really strong ones that are also almost as "easy" 
as 1206 low are 936//1323 from North China in Russian to the Russian 
Far East. The other relatively "easy" country to look for would be 
North Korea.  There are two rather distinctive ones to try 
for....  657 low is very consistent as to strength and its lowness 
and 855 high, also a very consistent performer and consistently on 
the high side of 855.  The other station that you ought to keep an 
eagle eye out for is VOA Thailand on 1575. I swear that they either 
upped their power even further over our summer or really improved the 
antenna system. For the last couple of years, they have been 
relatively easy from here on Orcas Island, but this Fall, they have 
quite often rivaled HLAZ 1566 for lighting up the S-meter..... REALLY strong.

By the way, China QSLs through either CNR or CRI addresses in WRTH at 
their Beijing office and they are VERY good QSLers, too.

Again, Nigel, thanks for your fine presentation at Seaside.... was 
very well done.  What the heck else is the Prairie good for, 'cept 
cattle, wheat and looooooong beverages!

John B.



At 11:06 AM 10/6/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>   Was a good morning here also, with audio on 17 frequencies.  Made my
>first log of China on 1206, and had a solid signal from Korea on 1566,
>with most of the rest apparently Japanese.   Got a nice "HBC Radio" ID
>on 1287. Heard first time audio on 1332, 1404, and 1467.
>   Heard CKDO last night, but only some code and bits of phrases now and
>again.  Was heard much better about a month back.  Last night I was
>hearing mostly KKKK and KGAL, with the Mexican also in there.
>
>73,
>
>Nigel Pimblett
>Dunmore, Alberta
>
>  John H. Bryant wrote:
>
> >I hadn't intended to get up this AM.... as got home from Grayland
> >late and just barely got the car unloaded... However, the internal
> >alarm said otherwise.  By the time I got everything hooked up, it was
> >1400, so, I got the half-hour of max dawn only.  It was a good
> >generalized Asian opening, with a slight tilt to China and Southeast
> >Asia.I had surprising levels of Chinese on 639 and 756.  I also
> >caught what was surely Thai music on 891 rather late.  Given what
> >Colin Newell and I have heard this AM, I'd judge that the current
> >guys at Grayland must have cleaned up.
> >
> >John B.
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