Checking on 60 kHz more closely, I can hear JJY at Mt Hagane with 10 kW as well, as the tone is slightly out of phase with WWVB. I immediately see 3: BPC, WWVB on 60 kHz and JJY on 40 kHz with 10 kW. (Salmaniw,Masset, BC)Ħ8.5 CHINA Shangqiu 90 kW BPC, Seems like a very good morning for VLF time signal stations. All heard on my N/S large diameter ALA 100LN antenna. No chance trying for their other 60 kHz channel, as WWVB is very strong here. Ohtakadoya 10 kW JJY, Remember the days of JJY on shortwave? Well, I dialed down to 40 kHz and sure enough there's JJY with time pips. One only recalls the wonder of having little noise to deal with, and the subsequent results speak for themselves! As always, I’m always happy to get feedback and corrections.Ĥ0 JAPAN Mt. However, I took the opportunity to tune all the way from LW (almost VLF) time signal stations, to the Medium Waves, all the way up to the Shortwaves. It was a true joy to hear a 300 watt Latvian station (1485) at armchair copy, and literally hundreds of European/Central Asian/and African MW stations.
The loggings are just a smattering of what I heard, and I know there are hundreds of stations more to be identified on the TBs of wav files collected and mp3 files recorded. I’ve been wishing for a repeat of those conditions, and finally, they occurred. In my opinion, it was the best DXing since the last solar minimum, 11 years ago. Now it’s time to offer you a selection of loggings from the past week. Ships are rarely seen, but fishing boats (crab boats this time of year) are more common. The view is often lovely, with Prince of Wales Island, AK off in the distance and always snow-peaked mountains. I’m always royally treated with local fare, including Goose, turkey, Elk meat balls, delicious apple pie, and soup. I am fortunate to have family, courtesy of my Haida spouse. Of course, one cannot survive solely on DXing (although it came close to this on several superb days at the end of the year!). Both the BoG and the Beverage were amplified with excellent DX Engineering RPA-1 amps. I made use of common-mode chokes as well. All the antennas were fed via mil-spec coaxial cable with extremely weather resistant outer plastic sheaths and ample copper sheathing beneath this and a similar generous copper center wire.
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This was probably the best equipped DXpedition I’ve ever embarked on, and also the one virtually free of any problems. The last Perseus, and the AOR were used mostly for longer mp3 recordings of interesting programming. One Perseus was used exclusively with Mestor recording several TB of wav files, while another was used for live DXing. On the receiver side, I brought 3 Perseus SDR receivers with me, as well as an AOR 7030+ which stays in Masset, as well as 3 laptops operating. I did experiment, briefly, with a PA0RDT active antenna, which really wasn’t up to the task for anything useful. It was always my go-to antenna during our local mornings until Europe and Central Asia started to fade in, at which time I’d switch to the North Beverage (which always outperformed the ALA during the day for European MW DXing during my local day… the opposite of our local evening when the ALA consistently outperformed the N Beverage to Europe and Central Asia). The latter is always a superb antenna during all seasons to Asia, especially Japan, Korea, and China. This antenna was also an excellent performer to Europe on MW and SW during the day on 49 and 41 meters, which was open all day long and very enjoyable to experience! The 3 rd antenna was my longstanding go-to antenna, a 750’ BoG (Beverage on ground) aimed NW. My second antenna was a 500’ Beverage terminated into the surf aimed due North. I’m thinking this had to do with angle of arrival of signals. It turned out to be a very hot performer, especially to Europe in our evenings when that path was open, but sometimes would be a poor third. This replaces a previous ALA closer to the beach, but much smaller. That lasted until the 1 st of January, when temperatures dropped below zero, and was followed by about 15 cm of snow.Īs for my setup, I quickly erected a new large diameter ALA 100 LN antenna, approximately 60’ base x 40’ height, with the bottom base about 7’ above the ground, and aimed N/S. Arriving near noon on Dec 26 2019, I found the weather unseasonably warm with temperatures in the 10 to 12 deg C range. I have just returned from a fantastic trip to my second home and cottage near Masset, on the islands of Haida Gwaii, approximately 100 km off shore from northern BC and about 70 km due south of Ketchikan, AK. The Best DXing since the Last Solar Minimum: Masset Dec 26 – Jan 3, 2020įigure 1: There's not just fantastic DXing in Masset!
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