Re: [IRCA] New DU heard in Michigan this morning!

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Absolutely!  We're thrilled hearing it on the coast. 73, Walt

On Saturday, March 21, 2015, <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Tim,
> Congratulations on your reception of 1548-4QD this morning-- an amazing
> accomplishment in Michigan.
>
> <<<   No other DUs noted here this morning and surprisingly nothing but a
> weak
> carrier from 738 Tahiti which has been decent at times during the past few
> mornings.   >>>
>
> 738-Tahiti's signal must have stayed here on the west coast this morning.
> It reached very good levels here around 1356-- about the strongest that
> it's managed during the recent solar shenanigans.
>
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Tim Tromp" <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> To: "IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
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> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:48:11 AM
> Subject: [IRCA] New DU heard in Michigan this morning!
>
> I've been chasing a carrier on 1548.01 for the past month or so during
> sunrise which has been strong at times but never with any audio making it
> through the domestic splatter.  Like previous SRS DXing sessions, the
> 1548.01 carrier was there again this morning.  And oddly enough, it always
> appears strongest on my North D-KAZ.  It's not even present on the South
> D-KAZ and it's barely there on the Southwest phased BOGs.  The same
> reception pattern holds true for the domestic Aussie broadcasters in the
> 120 meter shortwave band.  They always come in better on the North D-KAZ.
> As sunrise approached here this morning at 1147 UTC, I could see 1548.01
> gaining in strength until some weak music could be heard - specifically Jim
> Croce's "Bad Bad Leroy Brown".  Things only got better from that point when
> I heard two Aussie accented ladies talking about the music between each
> song selection, and finally catching this announcement from one of them:
> "you're listening to ABC Local Radio".  Finally nailed 4QD Emerald, QLD.!
> Audio lasted until about 1140 UTC until it faded down to just a carrier
> again.  I posted a bit of this to YouTube here:
> 1548.01 kHz 4QD ABC Local Radio Australia AM DX heard in Michigan on
> Perseus SDR + D-KAZ Antenna <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ea9cVsboo>
>
> No other DUs noted here this morning and surprisingly nothing but a weak
> carrier from 738 Tahiti which has been decent at times during the past few
> mornings.
>
> 73,
> Tim Tromp
> West Michigan
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