[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-21

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
It's great that Nigel noticed some exciting Asian signals this morning,  
which certainly was a better result than the west coast seemed to  experience. 
Thanks also to Nick for his comment about "burning both ends of  the DXing 
candle," a dubious TP-chasing strategy which (against better  judgement) was 
tried here again this morning. The early session from  0900-1000 featured 
fair-good Asian signals around 0900, which promptly proceeded  to dive into 
the noise in unison within a half hour (although not  before the giant loops 
were set up, uselessly, in the 29 degree back  yard). Before the 0930 
propagation swoon there were good signals  from the 594, 747 and 1566 big guns, 
plus several fair signals on  558, 738 and 1134.
     The sunrise session was from 1425-1520, and  featured fair to good 
signals (in and out) from the "big guns" on 594, 648,  657, 747 and 828. Weaker 
Chinese stations on 936, 1044 and 1377 were  knocking on the door, but 
never came up with decent audio. 657-Pyongyang  continues to have the bizarre 
transmitter issue that cuts off almost all the  high audio frequencies, making 
the Korean tirade shouters sound like they are  gagged (and practically 
limiting the "revolutionary music" to bass  guitars). Strong Asian TP signals 
continue to be elusive, but at least  there is occasional humor to enjoy.
 
     The following were heard on a C.Crane SWP Slider  model (7.5" 
loopstick) "barefoot" (0900-0930) and inductively coupled to a 9'  sided PVC tuned 
passive loop in the frozen back yard (1430-1520):
 
558  JOCR  Kobe, Japan  (presumed)  Fair music at 0912  during
         Japanese sunset  skip 
558  HLQH  Daegu, S. Korea  (presumed) Poor music at  1437, no
         parallel on 603 for ID  check
594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan  Fair-good Japanese interview  program
         during sunrise session at  1505   
_http://www.mediafire.com/?b5yfxev8t1kokif_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?b5yfxev8t1kokif) 
639  CNR1  China Synchros  Threshold Chinese  speech late at 1518
648  VOR  Razdolnoye, Russia  Poor-fair during Korean  program at
         1509  _http://www.mediafire.com/?d965k0s1lq8k3n7_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?d965k0s1lq8k3n7) 
657  Pyongyang BS,  N. Korea  Fair strength w/ music at  1517, but
         high audio  frequencies muffled by transmitter   
_http://www.mediafire.com/?zeqiecqqy8gur35_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?zeqiecqqy8gur35) 
738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Fair Chinese speech  around 0923
747  JOIB  Sapporo, Japan  Good Japanese YL speech  during drama
         program at 1443 _http://www.mediafire.com/?skvmycf8qav7q6r_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?skvmycf8qav7q6r) 
828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Fair-good Japanese YL speech  at 1515
         _http://www.mediafire.com/?mdh4eerehrg0uvv_ 
(http://www.mediafire.com/?mdh4eerehrg0uvv) 
936  Anhui, China  (presumed)  Threshold music at 1509
972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Fair male-female Korean speech  1513
1044  CRI  Jiangsu, China  Poor Japanese speech around  1455
1134  JOQR  Tokyo, Japan  Fair Japanese male-female  speech 0905
1377  CNR1  China  Threshold Chinese audio around  1516
1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Good Korean religious program  during
         early session at  0909
1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Threshold Asiatic  language 1520
 
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock
 
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