This morning was one of those rare ones that we all wish would happen every night.
Before the onslaught of Asian stations began something unusual was happening overnight on 1570. A station branding itself as "News/Talk 1570" was heard with English language top of the hour news at 09:00 UTC but conditions didn't remain good long enough to hear an ID. XERF was audible beneath it but when the unknown station faded out XERF remained weak. Clearly, this is something to listen for in the future.
In the hour before sunrise lots of Asian stations showed up. Many of the 9 kHz frequencies had carriers where normally there was nothing.
The Korean jammer on 1053 was easy to hear.
Korea on 972 was at an easy to understand level if one understands the language. The same for Japan on 747 and 774 with the eikaiwa programs that always bring a smile to my face!
At 13:30 UTC there was strong, intelligible, audio on 891 in an Asian language. Very unusual in the Lower Mainland. At this time of day there was no longer any interference from CJDC Dawson Creek. No hint of the Australian station on 891.
Good audio was heard on 1017 in an Asian language. This doesn't happen often.
Korea on 1566 provided strong audio but 1575 had only the faintest of audio, possibly imaginary.
There was unintelligible audio on 558 and 594 that was not strong enough for a hint at language.
There was a faint carrier on 738. That's rare here.
Unintelligible audio was heard on 846 but it was strong enough to suggest an Asian language.
An Asian-sounding language was faintly heard on 1098. Not intelligible at all.
There was a very strong carrier on 1116 but only the faintest level of audio was heard at times. A spot check showed two equally strong carriers about 7 Hz appart.
There was only a weak carrier on 1548 beneath interference from KRPI. No audio heard.
This was a great morning compared with the last few months. So what caused it? There were no exceptional events recorded overnight as far as I can see. I'm hoping it happens again, so I'm looking forward to another possibly good evening tonight!