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Mon Mar 10 20:03:53 EDT 2008
Faintly the WWV signal was fading in and out as well. At times I could hear both
stations together. Finally the foreign station became strong again at 3:57am.
Sure enough the announcement sequence started during the 3:58am minute. This
time around I was ready for the voice. The station ID was BPM. Chinese
Amateur call signs start with the letter B, so I figure it is a Chinese time
station. I did recognize the Chinese language at the top of the hour.
Trying to stay awake to see how long this propagation path would last, I fell
asleep after 4:30am leaving the receiver on while telling myself to check the
call sign later. Several times I drifted into a semiconscious state hearing the
BPM station. I could have been dreaming but I do not think so. Very early
daylight might be a good time for propagation to Asia.
Of course I have Googled and sure enough BPM is the Chinese time station.
Havent chased after QSL cards in a long time. This is one I sure am going to
request and see what happens.
Bill....WB6BNQ
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