This is more like it. Great pre-sunrise opening to the Pacific NW. Once I saw 6514 decodes from Richmond, I knew it would be good. Alaska, and the rare here Alert Bay and Tofino. And lots from Whidbey Island, WA. Oh and Madeira and Azores for good measure. But generally poor results across the pond, nothing from Portugal. This was a West Coast show.
Level Island, AK:
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:40
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:09:08
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:11:29
Alert Bay, BC:
Sunday, January 14, 2018 09:58:13
Sunday, January 14, 2018 11:57:10
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:10:41
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:10:42
Tofino, BC:
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:05:16
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:09
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:11
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:34
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:35
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:38
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:42
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:43
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:53
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:54
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:55
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:56
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:07:57
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:08:03
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:08:05
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:08:06
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:08:28
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:14:39
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:14:41
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:15:56
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:17:39
I decided to check the stations with just 1 decode (I usually ignore them). Some very improbable stuff like Hawaii at 2314z. But some intriguing possibilities, at the "right time" for the opening:
Sandspit, BC:
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:43:58
Biorka, AK:
Sunday, January 14, 2018 12:10:07
Kodiak, AK (seems a bit late):
Sunday, January 14, 2018 13:00:59
Check out the graph, just after 1200 UTC. You can see how there was a period with nearly constant decodes from the Pacific NW from the various stations: Fort Stevens OR, Appleton WA, Whidbey Island WA, Lincoln CA, Richmond BC, and that is when Tofino BC, Alert Bay BC, and Level Island Alaska came in.
Count ID ref1 ref2 kHz Baud City Country Lat Lon km Deg
2 323 446 447 298.0 200 Ras Gharib Egypt 28.353 33.117 9,556 56
2 406 606 001 287.0 100 Klamila Finland 60.5 27.433 6,950 33
3 891 282 283 295.0 100 Level Island, AK Alaska 56.467 -133.098 4,415 314
4 909 300 301 309.0 200 Alert Bay, BC Canada 50.589 -126.93 4,016 304
4 865 160 161 320.0 200 Millers Ferry, AL United States 32.095 -87.397 1,262 231
19 614 628 629 295.0 200 Shitang China 28.267 121.617 12,216 343
21 343 486 487 287.5 200 Porto Santo Madeira 33.067 -16.35 5,374 78
21 342 484 485 308.0 200 Horta Azores 38.533 -28.617 4,122 76
21 908 302 303 315.0 200 Tofino [Amphitrite Point], BC Canada 48.931 -125.545 3,926 302
65 946 344 345 299.0 200 Rigolet, NL Canada 54.25 -58.5 2,127 34
67 828 246 247 301.0 100 Angleton, TX United States 29.301 -95.484 2,046 241
83 883 266 267 287.0 100 Pigeon Point, CA United States 37.189 -122.394 3,923 281
134 888 276 277 302.0 100 Whidbey Island, WA United States 48.322 -122.706 3,721 300
138 918 310 311 286.0 200 Wiarton, ON Canada 44.75 -81.117 656 330
148 936 332 333 319.0 200 Point Escuminac, NB Canada 47.075 -64.8 1,278 46
194 919 308 309 306.0 200 Cardinal, ON Canada 44.783 -75.417 579 12
257 937 330 331 298.0 200 Hartlen Point, NS Canada 44.583 -63.45 1,238 60
831 764 210 211 314.0 200 Lincoln, CA United States 38.855 -121.361 3,782 283
872 871 172 173 300.0 100 Appleton, WA United States 45.792 -121.332 3,637 296
1183 814 028 029 293.0 200 English Turn, LA United States 29.886 -89.947 1,608 231
1561 881 262 263 302.0 100 Point Loma, CA United States 32.677 -117.25 3,666 271
1984 836 112 113 292.0 200 Cheboygan, MI United States 45.656 -84.475 901 320
2507 809 018 019 289.0 100 Cape Canaveral, FL United States 28.467 -80.554 1,292 196
2803 100 400 401 296.0 100 Okha [Humani Pt] India 22.481 69.071 12,255 33
2803 830 100 101 296.0 100 Wisconsin, Point WI United States 46.708 -92.025 1,444 308
3381 886 272 273 287.0 100 Fort Stevens, OR United States 46.208 -123.96 3,834 297
5800 972 901 902 302.0 200 Miraflores Panama 8.993 -79.585 3,425 185
6514 907 304 305 320.0 200 Richmond, BC Canada 49.114 -123.183 3,753 302
6900 940 338 339 315.0 200 Cape Race, NL Canada 46.661 -53.075 2,076 60
7778 934 336 337 307.0 200 Fox Island, NS Canada 45.361 -61.097 1,442 59
11809 935 334 335 312.0 200 Western Head, NS Canada 43.993 -64.67 1,124 61
27892 944 342 343 310.0 200 Cape Norman, NL Canada 51.509 -55.831 2,091 44
29951 806 012 013 289.0 100 Driver, VA United States 36.963 -76.562 307 173
31012 839 118 119 322.0 100 Youngstown, NY United States 43.239 -78.972 427 338
31192 831 102 103 298.0 100 Upper Keweenaw, MI United States 47.233 -88.628 1,257 316
32605 778 192 193 292.0 100 Kensington, SC United States 33.491 -79.349 723 198
33411 803 006 007 293.0 100 Moriches, NY United States 40.794 -72.756 378 70
33748 827 244 245 312.0 200 Tampa, FL United States 27.85 -82.543 1,414 203
34210 771 196 197 294.0 100 New Bern, NC United States 35.181 -77.059 503 181
40584 925 320 321 313.0 200 Moise, QC Canada 50.202 -66.119 1,443 32
43182 929 312 313 296.0 200 St Jean Richelieu, QC Canada 45.324 -73.317 693 24
43296 939 326 327 295.0 200 Partridge Island, NB Canada 45.239 -66.056 1,085 52
45252 926 318 319 300.0 200 Riviere du Loop, QC Canada 47.762 -69.606 1,073 31
47739 808 016 017 314.0 200 Card Sound, FL United States 25.442 -80.452 1,619 193
48270 942 340 341 288.0 200 Cape Ray, NL Canada 47.636 -59.241 1,671 52
53365 927 316 317 309.0 200 Lauzon, QC Canada 46.821 -71.165 920 29
54680 844 094 095 324.0 200 Hudson Falls, NY United States 43.272 -73.542 489 35
55294 799 044 045 290.0 200 Penobscot, ME United States 44.453 -68.776 858 49
55400 804 008 009 286.0 200 Sandy Hook, NJ United States 40.475 -74.02 266 70
55458 772 198 199 306.0 200 Acushnet, MA United States 41.749 -70.889 561 64
55649 838 116 117 319.0 200 Detroit, MI United States 42.306 -83.103 590 301
55919 847 058 059 301.0 200 Annapolis, MD United States 39.018 -76.61 82 158
56233 777 218 219 304.0 200 Mequon, WI United States 43.202 -88.066 1,002 296
56574 792 136 137 297.0 200 Bobo, MS United States 34.125 -90.696 1,367 247