[IRCA] 710

[Pete Taylor <ptdx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

710 KIRO/KSPN/?  Classy KIRO s/off with SSB at 0300 ET. Carrier cut  
revealing relatively steady KSPN at fair level til 4. Another talker  
noted which I will have to fish out; I don't think it was KFIA. I  
taped it starting at 0320 and took a little nap and came back at  
0358. There was a scatter popping sound on 710 which spilled over  
onto adjacents. No discernable carrier with it. Anyone else get this?  
I have to suspect it came from KIRO and was a part of their testing,  
probably into a dummy load.

I have the Kiwa air core loop and the Palomar loop about 4 feet  
apart. The Palomar brought in less interference from the electric  
blanket currently surrounding my wife. Since she is recovering from  
the flu, it would not have been a good time to ask her to cool it.  
However, I found that by repositioning the unused Kiwa I could reduce  
the QRN. Huh?

On 700, KXLX was very strong E/W (I was hoping for a dash of WLW). N/ 
S, KGRV, more KXLX and possibly KALL.
On 720, KDWN was poor and fluttery. WGN (unneeded) was under.

Thanks Portly Brewster for passing this on. KIRO has never been noted  
off before. I was hoping KTTH-770 would be off too, but not to be.
Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
ICF2010 + Kiwa air core loop
DX398; Palomar loop





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