It was an excellent Asian morning on the low band during sunrise
enhancement today, with several less common TP's coming out of the noise to
reach fair levels. 603-China and 657-Pyongyang (with a weak TP co-channel) were
the main attractions early on around 1410, but 639-CNR1 and 738-BEL2 (presumed)
also joined them after 1430. 603-HLSA also came out of the noise around 1425 to
dominate China for the rest of the session. The combination of relatively
obscure TP's and competing receiver/ antenna setups (the CC Skywave inductively
boosted by a 15" FSL, and a "barefoot" 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 model) made for an
exciting morning. The "Science Fiction PL-380" once again proved that it is
pretty competitive in all-out TP-DXing, managing a surprising reception of
603-China at 1410-- hardly routine DX on a hand-held portable far from the
ocean.
My session started off at 1355 with the Asian propagation already in full
swing, as both the Japanese big guns on 594, 693, 747 and 828 and the Korean
regulars on 972 and 1566 set the pace with good signals in and out. 1593-CNR1
was also fair to good early on but fizzled quickly. Already the low band
frequencies of 558, 603, 657 and 738 were managing audio, however, and these
continued to become more interesting as daylight increased. 657-Pyongyang's
elderly tirade woman was dominating a TP co-channel (Henan?) at 1408,
while 603-China reached a fair level at 1410 all by itself. Although its signal
wasn't exactly overpowering the Chinese female speech was clearly audible on the
FSL-enhanced PL-380-- a major surprise. 639-CNR1 and a presumed 738-BEL2 also
built up strength to fair levels shortly thereafter but were troubled by
domestic splatter on both antenna setups. 603-HLSA took over the frequency from
a fading China around 1425 but there was a low-level 603 mix for the duration of
the propagation. Overall the morning was one of the best in recent memory, and
it will be interesting to read the other reports.
603 China (Hulun Buir?) Fair Chinese female speech at 1410 (CC Skywave
and 15" FSL)
603 China (Hulun Buir?) Same signal on the "barefoot" 3" FSL Tecsun
PL-380 handheld model
603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Korean vocal music dominating over China at
1427 (CC Skywave and 15" FSL)
603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Same signal on the "barefoot" 3" FSL Tecsun
PL-380
657 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N. Korea Elderly tirade woman shouting
above more sedate co-channel (Henan?) at 1408
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick CC Skywave + 15" FSL
3" FSL Tecsun PL-380
