It was another excellent Chinese morning. I'm beginning to think that we are past the peak of the Japanese season here on the Left Coast and getting to the month that China seems to dominate. I've noticed the past couple of years that the Japanese seem to come in best in September and the Chinese tend to be better in late October and the first half of November. It is a kind of subtle effect, since we hear Chinese in September and Japanese in October/Nov, but I think that the trend has been there for the past several years, at least.
This morning, both 774 and 828 were dominated by the Chinese stations for most of the morning... though one could still hear the JJs a bit, much of the time. All the JJs seemed more than a bit down today. 837 is becoming a bit of a campaign for me.... Yesterday, CNR1 was there alone. This morning, it was a CC, but not running CNR1 programming. Gonna have to watch this more closely. I had the two CNR1 transmitters on 540 again, but not as well as yesterday. Also, 1008 was a mixture of (I think) Cantonese/Taiwanese and (for sure) standard dialect. I didn't get an ID, but this sure sounds like the other Radio Taiwan International station that I've heard previously. 1593 was in CC and was CNR1. I'd been hoping for the Chinese transmitter in Urumchi that runs central Asian programming. 1323 had the CRI Russian programming and I was hearing an echo, so one of those may have been from Central Asia. I didn't neglect Alaska, either.... Managed an ID and into NPR News from 870 KSKO, McGrath, fighting it out, neck and neck with co-channel Smithers, northern BC. So, a pretty wonderful morning, really.... I'm still living in the glow of yesterday morning when 639 China was splattering badly needed 640 KYUK, Bethel in far western Alaska. LIFE IS GOOD!!! John B. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com