Hello All,
Asian signals improved dramatically over yesterday's mediocre
session, with an exceptional signal from 594-JOAK early on around 1415. The
Korean big guns on 972, 1053 and 1566 also came back from yesterday's slump,
while 603-HLSA and 657-Pyongyang made fair appearances for a brief time. Unlike
most recent sessions the high band also showed some signs of life, with fair to
good signals from 1566-HLAZ, 1575-VOA and 1593-CNR1 late in sunrise
enhancement.
My session started at 1405 with an excellent signal
already pounding in from 594-JOAK, along with very good signals from the NHK2
big guns on 693 and 774. 603-HLSA was in and out at a fair level with Korean pop
music hosted by the deep-voiced male around this time, along with anemic Korean
female tirades from 657-Pyongyang. 972-HLCA and the 1053-Jammer couldn't manage
the same strength as the Japanese big guns during the predawn darkness but did
hit occasional good levels. 594-JOAK hit its peak around 1414 with Japanese
female conversation at an exceptional level-- far and away the best Asian signal
of the morning. Sunrise enhancement around 1430 was pretty much of a fizzler on
the low band but did give somewhat of a boost to the high band big guns on 1566
and 1575, both of which managed fair to good levels in and out around 1450.
1593-CNR1 also made a fair appearance in and out around this time but suffered
badly from Seattle splatter. Poor to fair level Chinese on 936 late in the
session was also somewhat of a surprise, although the Chinese stations on 603,
639 and 738 were still missing in action. Finally, 693-JOAB and 972-HLCA were
both going strong as late as 1500, with the Korean at a very good level just
prior to the TOH. Although the morning didn't feature very much variety
in second-tier Asians it was a distinct improvement over yesterday's lackluster
session, and hopefully a sign of better propagation to come.
594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Exceptional signal at 1414 with
NHK1 interval music and Japanese female conversation-- best Asian signal of the
session (and one of its best all season)
603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Fair level Korean pop music
hosted by the deep-voiced male at 1412; in and out at this anemic level all
session long
972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Very good level pop music, Korean
KBS network ID and 3 + 1 time pips on the 1500 TOH
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight +
15" FSL antenna
