[IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version
Some solid signals from the old guard Asians this morning, from long before sunrise. But, not much in the way of second tier stations, and some Aussies also crept in as well. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 972 HLCA man and woman in Korean followed by oriental singing 1566 HLAZ. woman in Japanese 1333UT; several peaks during the program Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 612 4QR. Had IDd 1300UT with ABC fanfare, but fairly weak. Reached this level at 1337UT with woman and man talking in DU English 747 JOIB man in Japanese //774 1335UT 774 JOUB man in Japanese at 1159UT, pips on hour, and into English lessons. Heard at this level a number of times over following couple of hours 828 JOBB 1159UT man in Japanese //774, pips on hour. Both this and 774 had 6 pips weakly on hour as well, so likely 3LO and 3GI? 1053 Korean jammer 1337UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 702 2BL likely. woman and man in DU English 1246UT, no parallel available 1287 JOHR man in Japanese 1326UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 531 weak 6 pips at 1300UT, 4KZ? 576 2RN instrumental music //621 1306UT 594 man talking, Japanese inflection 1336UT 621 3RN soft music 1341UT //576 738 pop music 1304UT likely Tahiti; heard better the evenings before and after 792 4RN soft music //621 1337UT 891 woman talking 1304UT, too faint for language guess 1134 man talking 1335UT, seemed more Korean to me, but not //972 Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 864 873 1017 1098 1116 1143 1242 1323 1386 1422 best wishes, Nick ___ ___ 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
[IRCA] TP 16 Sep; Victoria version
Also welcome to Michael, our northernmost TP monitor, at least in British Columbia. We'll take any input from Mike Stonebridge or Don Moman as well of course.We need as many listeners as possible to make sure those TP's comport themselves in an appropriate fashion. (loudly) And Michaelcheck a little later as well, 4QR-612 was in this morning, and 5AN-891, the former as late as 1400UT. Your description of your location sounds like you might have a bit of a water path. Bruce, thanks for the suggestion about 1170; nothing on my recording but KPUG, but I may be able to null them reasonably well another time. I checked 891 for your Chinese, but only JOHK and presumably 5AN with the ABC news fanfare at 1329-30UT. So, pretty much a Japanese morning with a couple of Koreans, and, yes, DUs thrown in as well. Maybe China on 1017 and 1044... I think overall signal strength was a little less, but with a little digging there were quite a few second tier Japanese. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 747 JOIB 1323UT man in JJ 774 JOUB 1339UT CC lessons; lasted past 1400UT today 828 JOBB man in JJ 1333UT 972 HLCA woman in KK 1312UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 279 R. Rossii yodelling vocals at 1259UT...more RR country mx? 6 pips on hour and R. Rossii mention 567 JOIK man in JJ 1256UT, better than //594; fairly often the case this morning 594 JOAK, JJ talk by man 1337UT, probably better at other times that I missed! 891 5AN man talking DU EE 1335UT, mention of "you're listening to Nightline" and ABC 1053 KK jammer 1312UT 1116 4BC likely w/man in DU EE 1341UT 1287 JOHR man in JJ 1343UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 585 JOPG man in JJ //594 1325UT 603 HLSA likely? w/ballad at 1252UT 612 4QR ABC fanfare at 1400UT followed by "ABC news", mention of Washington shootings 693 JOAB w/JJ weather reports 1304UT //774 1323 CRI? woman in RR 1252UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) : 531 JOQG? really reaching again this morning, but heard NHK pips at 1300UT, and at various other times, weak audio might have been //594 558 HLQH man talking quietly //603 1334UT, soon taken over by woman talking not //603 738 man talking, too much splash to guess at language 828 woman talking DU EE inflection u/JOBB 1305UT 846 JOCP and/or other synchros? man talking briefly //594 1338UT 864 woman in JJ //1287 1317UT, most likely JOQF which is coastal and somewhat facing us..3 kw! 891 JOHK man in JJ //594 1315UT 1017 man talking KK inflection? 1329UT; CRI? 1044 woman talking JJ inflection 1329UT; CRI? 1152 JOPC likely, man and woman w/CC lessons //774 1348UT 1188 JOKP man in JJ //567 1346UT 1242 JOLF? JJ sounding woman and man talking 1331UT 1503 JOUK brief JJ talk by man //594 1319UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 702(hum) 756 819 837 918 936 1008 1035 1134 1314 best wishes, Nick ___ 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
[IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version
An odd mix today of DU and Asiatic, peaking around 1330UT pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 1566 HLAZ (JJ program) choir mx w/woman in JJ speaking over it, 1328UT. Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 828 JOBB CC lessons 1337UT 972 HLCA man and woman in KK 1310UT 1566 HLAZ (CC program) man in CC 1224UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 738 Tahiti? pop mx 1324UT, bit of an island sound 756 NZ? man in DU EE 1328UT, traces of audio on 675 in //? 819 NZ? man and woman talking DU EE, in splash from 820, 1205UT 1053 KK jammer 1319UT 1116 4BC? woman in DU EE 1201UT 1242 JOLF? femal vocal pop mx 1330UT, faded to man in JJ??, 1332UT 1287 JOHR man in JJ, another man on phone 1336UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) : 702 man in DU EE? 1320UT 747 JOIB? man in JJ? 1323UT 909 man singing laid back vocal mx, 1329UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 621 675 801 855(off channel) 1134 1143 1179 1251 1269 1503 best wishes, Nick ___ I ___ 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
[IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version
Not sure I can take another morning like that one... pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): well yes, 594 JOAK , 747 JOIB, 774 JOUB, 828 JOBB, 1053 the jammer, 1566 HLAZ with Japanese program; sometimes they faded, then they came back and assaulted the eardrums once more. and... 567 JOIK woman in Japanese //594 1333UT 1566 HLAZ woman in Chinese 1222UT (not quite as good as the Japanese program, but very listenable) Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 612 4QR for a changed of pace, man in DU English 1343UT 639 CNR1 and? low and high pip at 1330UT, sounded like Beijing time check 657 slow music 1253UT 702 2BL woman and man in DU English 1354UT //612 which was weaker 774 3LO weak ABC pips u/NHK2 which still dominated at 1400UT 819 North Korea? operatic singing 1307UT and 1318UT 837 JOQK man in Japanese //594 1340UT 891 JOHK man in Japanese //594 1343UT 954 JOKR woman in Japanese 1336UT 1134 JOQR man in Japanese 1319 commercial jingle; earlier (1246UT) accompanied by another station, low energy man as a contrast. 1287 JOHR man and woman in Japanese bookending things, this strength 1157UT and 1344UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 576 pop music 1331UT Aussie? 603 HLSA woman in Korean into soft music //558 1324UT 693 JOAB snippets of man in Japanese //774 popping above the 690 splatter 1152UT; had it later and better, but my notes are too chaotic to find that just now 711 HLKA man talking 1330UT, squabbling with 710 splatter; ID'd earlier by //864 at 1256UT, lagging slightly 873 JOGB man in Japanese after pips 1100UT //774 981 CNR1 man and woman in rapid Chinese 1325-6 //1098 and //1035 1008 JONR man in rapid Japanese 1317UT 1017 CRI likely, woman in Korean, musical interlude 1330UT 1044 CRI woman in Japanese, couldn't find any shortwave parallels though 1098 CNR1 slightly offset from //981 1143 pop music not //738 at 1341UT, something else with it a couple of minutes earlier? 1206 Yanbian woman in Korean, then man, off channel, 1301UT 1575 VoA? man talking SE Asian language of some sort, soon faded 1236UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 531 JOQG woman talking //594 1237UT 603 JOOG/JOKK man talking rapidly //594 1322UT; haven't heard this for long time 621 traces on female operatic singing 1303UT 702 NHK2 man talking //774 1322UT, plus something else. 729 man talking briefly creeping through 730 splatter 1310UT, not //567 though 909 woman talking, not //774 1337UT 918 man talking Chinese inflection 1325UT 1035 CNR1 man and woman in rapid Chinese 1325-6 //1098 and 981 1116 pop music, woman talking, Japanese inflection 1335UT 1152 NHK2 synchros Chinese lessons //747 1342UT 1179 woman talking Japanese inflection 1319UT 1386 NHK2 man talking //747 1325UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) lots of near audio here 855 936 945 963 999 1026 1251 1314 1323 1503 best wishes, Nick ___ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. Registration info: http://www.nrcdxas.org 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
[IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version.
At some point, one has to throw in the towel, and let some of the DX get away, I'm afraid. What a snorter of a morning. I don't think anyone raised power, just the ionosphere letting its hair down, finally. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAK man in Japanese 1305UT, and many other times 693 JOAB English lessons, the fine art of baseball 1328UT 747 JOIB English lessons 1320UT 774 JOUB baseball discussions during English lessons 1348UT 828 JOBB...nothing specific noted, just one more broadcaster available to educate the western masses in English 972 HLCA man in Korean talking to another on the phone 1256UT, thunderous, clear. Yow. 1134 KBS woman and man in Korean briefly made it to this level 1327UT, leveling the splash 1566 HLAZ woman in Japanese, Gregorian chant, 1339UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 567 JOIK man in Japanese //594 1308UT 612 4QR man and woman talking //594 1329UT, English at this point, not Japanese. 873 JOGB English lessons 1311UT //828 not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 594 3WV man talking //612, mixing with JOAK 1347UT 855 Pyongyang Bangsong; man in Korean 1301UT, snagged a N. Korean parallel later; this had 3 and one pips on the hour, sounding more sluggish than the usual NHK/KBS set. 1206 instrumental music 1302UT, likely Yanbian? 1287 JOHR likely with Japanese pop 1341UT 1323 CRI woman in Russian 1301UT 1575 VoA likely man in SE Asian language 1343UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 558 HLQH 1301UT //603, laid back vocal music 576 2RN, as 7RN below 585 7RN man talking //576 1339UT 603 HLSA laid back vocal 1301UT //558 657 Pyongyang Bangsong choral music //819 (though not listed as Pyongyang Bangsong) and 855 1318-9UT 702 NHK2 woman talking 1315UT 711 woman talking, Korean? 1331UT 738 Taiwan Fisheries woman talking //1143 1317UT, both channels a mess however. 837 woman talking, DU English? 1311UT 837 JOQK female pop vocal //594 1320UT 864 man talking, Japanese intonation 1308UT 891 JOHK woman talking //594 1322UT 918 man talking, Chinese intonation 1322UT 945 CNR1 pips //981, 1300UT though splat drowned out the Beijing TC 954 woman talking Japanese intonation 963 CRI woman talking //1323 1337UT 981 CNR1 pips and time check //945 1300UT 1053 man talking, Chinese intonation 1327UT 1098 CNR1 instrumental music, woman talking, //945 1303UT 1116 4BC likely, with 6 pips at 1300UT, but mixing with Chinese pips as well 1143 Taiwan Fisheries woman talking, //738 1317UT; a mess on the channel 1242 man Japanese intonation 1346UT, likely JOLF? 1593 CNR1 group singing //945 1314UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 621 639 666 729 846 936 1035 1062 1089 1179 1188 1197 1215 1251 1314 1332 1422 1503 seemed to be Asian; 558 819 1098 1107 seemed to be DU best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version.
FYI, Nick: Pyongyang Broadcasting and KCBS sometimes run parallel programming for special events or live broadcasts or live theater/cultural shows and/or political-related speeches, especially in the afternoon hours or into the evening hours (Korean time), sometimes later, such as the big New Years broadcast and other big events like the 70th anniversary celebration last week. The rural stations, no matter what network they are listed as part of, often will broadcast Pyongyang instead of KCBS as a time-share, but 657 is the main Pyongyang Broadcasting signal and 819 is the main KCBS signal, no matter what. 855 does not stray from its listed network as it broadcasts in a more highly populated area, not a rural area like those areas east and north of Pyongyang or in the south near Pyonggang (not a typo), north of Cheorwon. So if you ever hear any of them running parallel programming, there is a special event or something! I remember back in late 2015 when I was confirming which network each frequency was airing since a lot of info on the Internet was flat out wrong and every night I would go out at different times and listen and jot down who is parallel to who and I started finding half of them didn’t match the listed network and then the next night, they would, but only half of them, etc., and it got ridiculous until I realized that they were time sharing and that whatever the schedule was, if there even was one, it was too complicated for me to figure out reliably. So don’t let it fool you. It’s darn obvious when you hear a DPRK station usually, whatever it’s airing, and they only use certain frequencies. I’m curious how many lately have heard any of the higher powered Pyongyang jammers, like 1467. -Chris Kadlec Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/seoul Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 07:14:33 + From: Nick Hall-Patch To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version. Message-ID: <7481c1c48e2f5f26847a236733c20d6c@mtlp84> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At some point, one has to throw in the towel, and let some of the DX get away, I'm afraid. What a snorter of a morning. I don't think anyone raised power, just the ionosphere letting its hair down, finally. 855 Pyongyang Bangsong; man in Korean 1301UT, snagged a N. Korean parallel later; this had 3 and one pips on the hour, sounding more sluggish than the usual NHK/KBS set. 657 Pyongyang Bangsong choral music //819 (though not listed as Pyongyang Bangsong) and 855 1318-9UT ___ 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
