Re: [IRCA] ASIAN TRIP
Chuck wrote: Pete: What was the programming on 1269? I assume it wasn't English so no chance of Australia. At that time, it shouldn't be the superpowered CRI west of you, so it must be Taiwan or Philippines although they are only 10 kw. It's curious it was apparently heard well in Phuket. It would have been helpful if I had made note of the language. I do not think it was Thai. Penang and Phuket are 1460 and 1315 miles from Xuanwei, Yunnan. which is listed as 600kw. If it were directional south, it would be a remote possibility 3 hours before sunset. Hong Kong: are you referring to the somewhat white knuckled landing approach between the mountains? Or do you not lik the pretzels they give to passengers? Yep. The flight path to the runway was low, over dense population with mountains on either side. It was spooky at best. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 ___ 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] ASIAN TRIP
Pete: I didn't suggest Yunnan because: it's only on the air 1100-1300 and 1400-1800 UTC. You were listening about 4 PM LT which is 1000 UTC. Also, they are not likely to be directional towards Thailand as their programs are in Bengali, Hindi, Russian and some English. Kinda puzzling, overall. Chuck On 7/22/2012 10:41 AM, Pete Taylor wrote: Chuck wrote: Pete: What was the programming on 1269? I assume it wasn't English so no chance of Australia. At that time, it shouldn't be the superpowered CRI west of you, so it must be Taiwan or Philippines although they are only 10 kw. It's curious it was apparently heard well in Phuket. It would have been helpful if I had made note of the language. I do not think it was Thai. Penang and Phuket are 1460 and 1315 miles from Xuanwei, Yunnan. which is listed as 600kw. If it were directional south, it would be a remote possibility 3 hours before sunset. Hong Kong: are you referring to the somewhat white knuckled landing approach between the mountains? Or do you not lik the pretzels they give to passengers? Yep. The flight path to the runway was low, over dense population with mountains on either side. It was spooky at best. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 ___ 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 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] ASIAN TRIP
On April 20, my wife and I embarked on a trip to Asia which included Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Phuket and Bangkok (Thailand). We also had a four hour wait between planes in Hong Kong. I am OK on Romance languages and can differentiate between Mandarin, Japanese and Korean, but in an environment of Thai, Vietnamese and Malaysian/Indonesian, guesswork reigns supreme. Receiver: Tecsun PL-300. Of note: HONG KONG 4/26 9pm local 1098 wobbly jamming + 1 1557 two stns. fluttering 1584 BBC? Presumed RTHK3; weak. SINGAPORE 4/27 9pm local 540 Filipino; probably DYRB 558 Aussie sports. 6WA? 684 two Aussies 720 Oman? 756 Arabic 1008 Surabaya presumed (NOTE: No daytime AM signals, but I didn't DX outside the hotel) PENANG 4/28 4pm local 801 ? 1062 (Phuket presumed) 1269 I am very curious about this one. Pretty definitely not Bangkok or Songkhla 1458 (Phuket presumed) PENANG 4/28 9pm local 549 jamming 675 ? 684 CRI EE lesson. Dongfang, Hainan listed 891 Thailand. This is interesting because both here and in Phuket, there seemed to be a second synchronized signal. PENANG 4/29 10pm local 549 jamming 603 very loud CC 1044 Arabic? KUALA LUMPUR 4/30 10pm local 612 loud - Vietnam? 1575 VOA at good level PHUKET 5/2 3pm local 720 loud, //963 1062 810 828 963 // 720 1062 1062 local // 963 720 1269 (still curious) 1350 1458 local fair PHUKET 5/3 9pm local 1296 RFI. Listed as Kunming 1530 Filipino. DZME listed BANGKOK At 4am, 648 and 711 were jumbles. 999, 1350, 1422 and 1557 had OCs. 1593 (CC) was the only non-Thai station noted. At 7:30am on 5/7, 44 local signals were noted with the government newscast. 891 and 1575 were the only locals not carrying it (plus all the FMs which are seemingly exempt). Otherness: (1) Kota Kinabalu-1475 not noted anywhere; (2) I did not miss not landing at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong (if you are an old-time traveler, you will know what I mean). Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 ___ 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] ASIAN TRIP
Pete, always nice to see what traveller's are hearing. 1475 has been off the air for a couple of years now. They used to be heard quite regularly on the west coast, but not last season...Walt ___ 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] ASIAN TRIP
Pete: What was the programming on 1269? I assume it wasn't English so no chance of Australia. At that time, it shouldn't be the superpowered CRI west of you, so it must be Taiwan or Philippines although they are only 10 kw. It's curious it was apparently heard well in Phuket. Perhaps 801 is the powerful Taiwan station? 675 should be the Voice of Vietnam station which is a frequent visitor to the west coast. 612: there's nothing from Vietnam listed. My guess (due to power and relative closeness) is Fujian. Hong Kong: are you referring to the somewhat white knuckled landing approach between the mountains? Or do you not lik the pretzels they give to passengers? Chuck On 7/21/2012 11:58 AM, Pete Taylor wrote: On April 20, my wife and I embarked on a trip to Asia which included Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Phuket and Bangkok (Thailand). We also had a four hour wait between planes in Hong Kong. I am OK on Romance languages and can differentiate between Mandarin, Japanese and Korean, but in an environment of Thai, Vietnamese and Malaysian/Indonesian, guesswork reigns supreme. Receiver: Tecsun PL-300. Of note: HONG KONG 4/26 9pm local 1098 wobbly jamming + 1 1557 two stns. fluttering 1584 BBC? Presumed RTHK3; weak. SINGAPORE 4/27 9pm local 540 Filipino; probably DYRB 558 Aussie sports. 6WA? 684 two Aussies 720 Oman? 756 Arabic 1008 Surabaya presumed (NOTE: No daytime AM signals, but I didn't DX outside the hotel) PENANG 4/28 4pm local 801 ? 1062 (Phuket presumed) 1269 I am very curious about this one. Pretty definitely not Bangkok or Songkhla 1458 (Phuket presumed) PENANG 4/28 9pm local 549 jamming 675 ? 684 CRI EE lesson. Dongfang, Hainan listed 891 Thailand. This is interesting because both here and in Phuket, there seemed to be a second synchronized signal. PENANG 4/29 10pm local 549 jamming 603 very loud CC 1044 Arabic? KUALA LUMPUR 4/30 10pm local 612 loud - Vietnam? 1575 VOA at good level PHUKET 5/2 3pm local 720 loud, //963 1062 810 828 963 // 720 1062 1062 local // 963 720 1269 (still curious) 1350 1458 local fair PHUKET 5/3 9pm local 1296 RFI. Listed as Kunming 1530 Filipino. DZME listed BANGKOK At 4am, 648 and 711 were jumbles. 999, 1350, 1422 and 1557 had OCs. 1593 (CC) was the only non-Thai station noted. At 7:30am on 5/7, 44 local signals were noted with the government newscast. 891 and 1575 were the only locals not carrying it (plus all the FMs which are seemingly exempt). Otherness: (1) Kota Kinabalu-1475 not noted anywhere; (2) I did not miss not landing at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong (if you are an old-time traveler, you will know what I mean). Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 ___ 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 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] ASIAN TRIP
Hi Pete Some interesting stuff there. See below for a couple of comments Bruce On 7/21/2012 11:58, Pete Taylor wrote: On April 20, my wife and I embarked on a trip to Asia which included Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Phuket and Bangkok (Thailand). We also had a four hour wait between planes in Hong Kong. I am OK on Romance languages and can differentiate between Mandarin, Japanese and Korean, but in an environment of Thai, Vietnamese and Malaysian/Indonesian, guesswork reigns supreme. Receiver: Tecsun PL-300. Of note: HONG KONG 4/26 9pm local 1098 wobbly jamming + 1 This frequency is used by Taiwan for BC's to the mainland, which would explain the jamming 1557 two stns. fluttering One of them would be Family Radio 1584 BBC? Presumed RTHK3; weak. SINGAPORE 4/27 9pm local 540 Filipino; probably DYRB 558 Aussie sports. 6WA? 684 two Aussies 720 Oman? 756 Arabic 1008 Surabaya presumed (NOTE: No daytime AM signals, but I didn't DX outside the hotel) PENANG 4/28 4pm local 801 ? 1062 (Phuket presumed) 1269 I am very curious about this one. Pretty definitely not Bangkok or Songkhla As Chuck said, it's not CRI. I don't see anything listed in the PAL, WRTH, or Asiawaves that would fit at 4pm local time. Unlisted Thai or Indonesian 1458 (Phuket presumed) PENANG 4/28 9pm local 549 jamming 675 ? 684 CRI EE lesson. Dongfang, Hainan listed 891 Thailand. This is interesting because both here and in Phuket, there seemed to be a second synchronized signal. PENANG 4/29 10pm local 549 jamming 603 very loud CC Taiwan has a tx listed at 1 MW, and CRI uses a site on Hainan with 300 kw. Take your pick. 1044 Arabic? No idea KUALA LUMPUR 4/30 10pm local 612 loud - Vietnam? I agree with Chuck, Fujian is the most likely thing listed 1575 VOA at good level PHUKET 5/2 3pm local 720 loud, //963 1062 810 828 963 // 720 1062 1062 local // 963 720 1269 (still curious) 1350 1458 local fair PHUKET 5/3 9pm local 1296 RFI. Listed as Kunming 1530 Filipino. DZME listed BANGKOK At 4am, 648 and 711 were jumbles. 999, 1350, 1422 and 1557 had OCs. 1593 (CC) was the only non-Thai station noted. At 7:30am on 5/7, 44 local signals were noted with the government newscast. 891 and 1575 were the only locals not carrying it (plus all the FMs which are seemingly exempt). Otherness: (1) Kota Kinabalu-1475 not noted anywhere; (2) I did not miss not landing at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong (if you are an old-time traveler, you will know what I mean). Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 ___ 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
