Hello All,
Thanks to Richard and Brian for their TP reports this morning-- always an
interesting comparison. It was another wild and wacky session this morning,
despite a pretty late start time (1310). Low band Korean and Chinese stations
were fighting it out on 603 and 657, with 738-BEL2 also managing good audio
early on.
At my 1310 start time the Japanese big guns on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828
were vibrant, but not quite at yesterday's torrid levels. 972-HLCA also had S9
peaks in and out, and the high band's 1566-HLAZ's Japanese service was fairly
steady at a good level. Early on the second tier Chinese stations had some
decent propagation, with 738-BEL2's Chinese having good peaks over the KCBS
splatter, and 603-China temporarily dominant on the frequency over a subdued
HLSA. That changed pretty dramatically around 1330, with the KBS2 station
pounding in with very good peaks during its classic rock music (played by the
deep-voiced male). 603-China continued to pester HLSA at times but never
regained dominance. 657-Pyongyang was fighting a similar battle with China
(Henan?), but unfortunately dominated the frequency with its dreary orchestra
and spooky female vocals. 603-HLSA had some very strong peaks this morning, but
couldn't quite match the level of 972-HLCA's bizarre singing practice around
1345. Signals generally tapered off by 1410, ending another interesting
session.
603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea "More Than a Feeling' (that there's Chinese
QRM
on the frequency?) with very good peaks at 1330
603 China (Hulun Buir?) Temporarily dominant over HLSA with Chinese
female speech at 1318
657 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N. Korea Female vocal music accompanied
by the dreary
orchestra holding the edge over a weak China at
1348
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight +
15" FSL antenna
