The ionosphere delivered a meltdown DU session yesterday morning with several stations exceeding their best-ever audio, even in the summer Rockwork 4 DXpeditions. 531-2PM and 1017-Newstalk ZB were two such stations, although there were probably many more that couldn't be tracked down with live DXing. The DU's were pounding in even on the Asian side of the cliff at my 1330 start time, and all three FSL's were carried over to the DU side (in between the "squatters," who had been there all night long). 531-2PM's SRN talk was freakishly loud at 1410, continuing for a full half hour. 558-Fiji made a modest appearance (with ID) at 1423, while 1017-Tonga was as meltdown level for most of the session, only to be replaced by Newstalk ZB at 1430, also at a meltdown level.
Chasing DU's in October wasn't exactly part of the DXpedition master plan, but signals like this definitely get your attention, regardless of your preferences. Wild and wacky!

531  2PM   Kempsey, Australia   SRN call-in talk freakishly loud at 1407; best signal ever at Rockwork  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3mwuaps37vs259pb5y252h0p4vkg5hx0
558  Radio Fiji One   Suva, Fiji   Island music and native language ID ("Radio Fiji One, na domoiviti") at 14 seconds into this recording at 1433  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/gn8jb515wgknndp02w8i5lnl1yocxyl2
         Island music at 1422  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/xpjy3f6uicf0fufet8lz6ae29x530o6t
1017  A3Z   Nuku'alofa, Tonga   Female speech at blaster level at 1421; same signal for much of sunrise enhancement  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/nhvk33rtitpty93y84m2rhk5kpbyn5y1
1017  Newstalk ZB   Christchurch, NZ   Call-in talk at another meltdown level at 1430; best signal ever at Rockwork  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/h04c6j8yzog9p9gortm3hld6niwmo4tw

73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 2 ocean cliff near Manzanita, OR, USA)
7.5 inch loopstick CC Skywaves and XHDATA D-808 portables + two 8 inch FSL antennas and one 5 inch FSL antenna (see photo)

 

 

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Just two signals.... nabbed a meager and quick Iran on 1026 and a fairly decent, but quick Iran on 1449

Paul

McGrath, Alaska

Recorded in McGrath, Alaska with a CCrane Skywave & DeBock 5" FSL Antenna

936kHz IRIB Radio Azarbayjan Gharbi, Fesanduz, Iran on Sat Oct 16 at 1512UTC with  woman talking, fair to weak signal.Match to stream!  300kw via 5460 mile transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran936Oct16_1521utc

1026kHz IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr, Iran on Sat. Oct 16th at 1458UTC  with what sounds like a man talking on the phone. Fair signal. Match to stream 200kw via 5460 mile transpolar path.  Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran1026Oct16_1458utc

1071kHz IRIB Radio Ma'aref Tartus, Iran on Sat. Oct 16 at 1517utc with brief musical interlude followed by a man talking.  Fair signal but lots of atmospheric noises clutters the signal a bit.  Match to stream 100kw via 5460 mile transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran1071Oct16_1517utc

1116kHz 4BH Brisbane, QLD, Aus Thu Oct 14 at 1459UTC with fair signal, oldies song into station top of hour id and female newsreader. not the best signal I've had from them by any means, but I've rarely caught a top of hour from many stations.  6.3kw night power at 6850 miles. Audio: http://bit.ly/Aus1116Oct14_1459utc

1314kHz Sky Racing Radio, Wollongong, NSW, Aus Thu Oct 14 at 1620UTC with live horse racing action. Signal and audio are poor and fade down a bit, but no mistaking what this is vs the other 1314 in Australia thats sports TALK.  5kw at 7344 miles. Audio: http://bit.ly/aus1314Oct14_1620utc

1386kHz Radio Baltic Waves International, Viesintos Lithuania on Mon Oct 18 at 1549UTC woman talking in a slavic language. I've heard them much bettr than this before. 75kw via 4239 miel transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/3Lithuania1386Oct18_1549utc

1413khz Vesti FM, Grigoriopol, Moldova Sat Oct 16 at 1616UTC. Man talking in Russian  on phone and female host in studio. Poor to fair signal, I've heard them much stronger than this before. 500kw via 4825 mile transpolar path. 

1449kHz IRIB World Service, Bandar-e Torkaman, Iran in Turkmen on Sat Oct 16 at 1510UTC. Signal is pretty decent with a bit of a het from KLAM 1450 300 miles away but gets abundantly clear just a little over into the recording. I'm guessing at the rate at which the guy is talking and a few of the words I pick out, this is some kind of religious recitation/speech.  400kw via 5835 mile trans-polar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran1449Oct16_1510utc

1485kHz NRK P1 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway on Sat. Oct 16th at 1501UTC with man and woman talking in Norweigan followed by a song, "Runaway" from The Corrs. 1KW via 2325 mile transpolar path. Not a bad signal for what it is. Audio: http://bity.ly/Longyearbyen1485Oct16_1501utc

1512kHz IRIB Radio Ardabil, Ardabill Iran on Fri Oct 15 at 1611UTC with somewhat lively chat between two men. It was not the 1 megawatt Saudi and I was able to confirm that because the content I heard on 1512 matched the Iran webstream. 50kw via 5320 mile transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran1512Oct15_1611utc

1548kHz Radio Sawa via al Kuwayt, Kuwait on Fri Oct 15 at 1623UTC with what sounds like a promo announcement by a woman then a man begins talking. Fair signal but some atmospheric noise.  600kw via 5927 mile transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Kuwait1548Oct15_1623utc

Recorded in McGrath, Alaska with a CCrane Skywave & DeBock 5" FSL Antenna

936kHz IRIB Radio Azarbayjan Gharbi, Fesanduz, Iran on Sat Oct 16 at 1512UTC with  woman talking, fair to weak signal.Match to stream!  300kw via 5460 mile transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran936Oct16_1521utc

1026kHz IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr, Iran on Sat. Oct 16th at 1458UTC  with what sounds like a man talking on the phone. Fair signal. Match to stream 200kw via 5460 mile transpolar path.  Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran1026Oct16_1458utc

1071kHz IRIB Radio Ma'aref Tartus, Iran on Sat. Oct 16 at 1517utc with brief musical interlude followed by a man talking.  Fair signal but lots of atmospheric noises clutters the signal a bit.  Match to stream 100kw via 5460 mile transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran1071Oct16_1517utc

1116kHz 4BH Brisbane, QLD, Aus Thu Oct 14 at 1459UTC with fair signal, oldies song into station top of hour id and female newsreader. not the best signal I've had from them by any means, but I've rarely caught a top of hour from many stations.  6.3kw night power at 6850 miles. Audio: http://bit.ly/Aus1116Oct14_1459utc

1314kHz Sky Racing Radio, Wollongong, NSW, Aus Thu Oct 14 at 1620UTC with live horse racing action. Signal and audio are poor and fade down a bit, but no mistaking what this is vs the other 1314 in Australia thats sports TALK.  5kw at 7344 miles. Audio: http://bit.ly/aus1314Oct14_1620utc

1386kHz Radio Baltic Waves International, Viesintos Lithuania on Mon Oct 18 at 1549UTC woman talking in a slavic language. I've heard them much bettr than this before. 75kw via 4239 miel transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/3Lithuania1386Oct18_1549utc

1413khz Vesti FM, Grigoriopol, Moldova Sat Oct 16 at 1616UTC. Man talking in Russian  on phone and female host in studio. Poor to fair signal, I've heard them much stronger than this before. 500kw via 4825 mile transpolar path. 

1449kHz IRIB World Service, Bandar-e Torkaman, Iran in Turkmen on Sat Oct 16 at 1510UTC. Signal is pretty decent with a bit of a het from KLAM 1450 300 miles away but gets abundantly clear just a little over into the recording. I'm guessing at the rate at which the guy is talking and a few of the words I pick out, this is some kind of religious recitation/speech.  400kw via 5835 mile trans-polar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran1449Oct16_1510utc

1485kHz NRK P1 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway on Sat. Oct 16th at 1501UTC with man and woman talking in Norweigan followed by a song, "Runaway" from The Corrs. 1KW via 2325 mile transpolar path. Not a bad signal for what it is. Audio: http://bity.ly/Longyearbyen1485Oct16_1501utc

1512kHz IRIB Radio Ardabil, Ardabill Iran on Fri Oct 15 at 1611UTC with somewhat lively chat between two men. It was not the 1 megawatt Saudi and I was able to confirm that because the content I heard on 1512 matched the Iran webstream. 50kw via 5320 mile transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Iran1512Oct15_1611utc

1548kHz Radio Sawa via al Kuwayt, Kuwait on Fri Oct 15 at 1623UTC with what sounds like a promo announcement by a woman then a man begins talking. Fair signal but some atmospheric noise.  600kw via 5927 mile transpolar path. Audio: http://bit.ly/Kuwait1548Oct15_1623utc

Got a new one, 711 4QW.

Had 7LO, 774 again for the second time in a week.

1413 Moldova made a pithy showing

No Iran today

I have a feeling the real dx season has kicked in for me with a few days in the last week of transpolar reception.. it seems that stuff once it starts, its "on"... it doesnt disappear for long...

Paul

1485 Norway with top of hour news or some kind of chatter into music. 

On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 6:58 AM Paul B. Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting@...> wrote:

Iran on 1026 now 

On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 6:54 AM Paul B. Walker, Jr. via groups.io <walkerbroadcasting=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:

Typing this outside as I go.

So far .. Iran 1449 and 936

Paul

It was a good morning in my book.  

Had Sky Racing on 1314, for a new log.

Also had 7LO 774 Melbourne for a new log.

Had a few good spurts of 2NC 1233, a few VERY good spurts of 1116 4BH, a real good spurt of 4TAB 1008 and a brief but decent-ish gurgle from 1512 4RN

Paul WalkerCC Skywave & 5" DeBock FSL

Just east of the ass end of gods creation nowhere aka McGrath, Alaska