[IRCA] TP 3 Mar Victoria version.
Lively in spots this morning; still no upper band action, but a mix of DU and Asia on the lower band. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 774 JOUB 1440UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling with splash or noise): 594 JOAK 1446UT 972 HLCA 1438UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 612 4QR woman in DU English 1429UT 693 JOAB woman in Japanese through 690 splatter 1455UT 747 JOIB 1430UT 828 JOBB Portuguese news 1359UT, NHK mention 1017 Tonga likely; choral ballad 1434UT, man in island languageÉ 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) 567 ballad not //594 1354UT NZ? 567 JOIK //594 1419UT 585 7RN //621 1440UT 621 3RN woman talking //585 1440UT 675 light instrumental music, only on west Flag 1450UT; NZ? 963 female pop vocal 1426UT; NZ? Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 1323 seemed to be Asian; 657 738 891 1098 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
[IRCA] TP 3 Mar Victoria version
Quite a lot of signals this morning, mostly Asian with a smattering of Down Under. On a number of channels, there was just a mess of weak audio, mostly too weak to get much clue as to what was happening, so I just left those ones as carriers. Compared with yesterday it was an excellent illustration of the adage "what a difference a day makes" pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAK female ballad //567 1453UT 747 JOIB man in Japanese 1414UT 774 JOUB news in Portuguese by man 1446UT; very strong 828 JOBB man in Japanese //747 1414UT 972 HLCA man in Korean 1419UT 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 1401UT 693 JOAB woman talking //774 1406UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 531 JOQG man in Japanese //594 1421UT 558 ballad //603 1425UT 603 HLSA woman in Korean, single pip 1400UT, then gentle music //558 612 4QR man DU English 1424UT 873 JOGB man in Japanese //828 1409UT 1566 HLAZ man in Chinese 1449UT 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) 585 JOPG man talking //594 1407UT; heard again 1452UT 594 3WV light music //828 1414-5UT, underneath JOAK 666 JOBK man talking //891 1403UT 702 pop music 1409UT, not //612 or 747; NZ? 828 3GI soft music u/JOBB but //594 1415UT 855 4QB/4QO light music //594 (under JOAK) 1419UT 891 JOHK man talking //594 1451UT 909 soft music 1433UT; NZ? 945 CNR1 //1098 1444UT man in Chinese? Heard several other times at this level 954 man mumbling in 950 splash 1458UT, gone by hour 963 man talking Russian intonation 1434UT 1098 CNR1 man in Chinese //945 and slightly offset 1444UT 1278 man talking, sounded like DU English, not expected at all. 1287 man talking Japanese intonation 1448UT 1503 man talking 1423UT, sounded like DU English; NZ? Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 639 837 864 936 981 1089 1134 1143 1179 1206 1242 1269 1314 1323 1386 1422 1458 1575 1593seemed to be Asian; 585 603 621 846 891 918 1017 1035 1098 1368 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
[IRCA] TP 3 Mar Victoria version
It wasn't as good a morning as yesterday, and I missed the Puget Sound effect that delivered DX to Bruce around 1430UT. However the lower band did fairly well between 1300 and 1400UT. I realize some regulars didn't make the list here, but I've started ignoring them unless they really deliver. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 774 JOUB English lessons 1258UT 828 JOBB woman in Japanese, 1313UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 639 CNR1 man in Chinese 1336UT, also at this level 1437UT. Earlier ID'd by //945 594 JOAK man and woman in Japanese, 1302UT 1575 VoA. "Voice of America, from Washington DC" ID and Yankee Doodle 1430UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 558 HLQH man talking into quiet vocal music 1327UT //603 567 JOIK man in Japanese //594 1336UT 873 JOGB English lessons //774 1201UT 963 CRI chimes and fanfare, man and woman with IDs, man mentioning Radio Kitaya 1200UT 1053 Korean jammer 1201UT 1566 HLAZ man in Chinese 1425UT 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 rhythmic island sounding vocals across 1000UT; is PI back in business? 693 JOAB pips, English lessons //747 1200UT 702 2BL 6 pips and ABC fanfare 1300UT 837 JOQK man and woman in Japanese //594 1301UT 864 rock music 1308UT 891 JOHK man and woman in Japanese //594 1307UT 945 CNR1 man talking 1327UT //639 1314 woman carrying on 1430-1434UT, not El Shaddai per webstream, maybe Japanese? 1593 CNR1 man in Chinese //6125 1435UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 612 756 819 1008 1035 1143 1179 1269 1278 1323 1359 1413 1458 1494 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 3 Mar Victoria version
An interesting mix, with CNR1 on 1593 being the top band kingpin. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAK woman and two men talking JJ 1340UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 774 JOUB EE lessons 1301UT after pips on hour; woman talking in background maybe 3LO? 828 JOBB EE lessons 1428UT 1593 CNR1 man in CC at 1425UT, //6125, slightly offset, increasing in strength to this level at 1426UT, then fading a bit, but low and high pip at 1430UT and Beijing time check quite distinctive not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 747 JOIB EE lessons 1303UT 1116 4BC likely; man in DU EE 1322UT 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) 576 2RN, 6 pips and ABC nx fanfare 1300UT 693 JOAB EE lessons u/splash, 1307UT 738 woman in FF?, into island mx 1415UT 756 man in DU EE ? 1340UT 819 man talking 1354UT; too much splash 891 man talking, DU EE inflection? 1301UT 909 sudden fade up of vocal ballad 1353UT 1053 KK jammer 1303UT 1242 man talking, JJ inflection? 1431UT 1566 man talking 1431UT, likely HLAZ? also at 1447UT, CC inflection to man's talk Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 567 603 612 702 954 1026 1098+SAH 1179 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
Re: [IRCA] TP 3 Mar, Victoria version
Yes, I wondered whether that might be the case Dennis. Did you get a recording of it? There was no repeat on 1215 this morning unfortunately. best wishes, Nick At 21:07 04-03-14, you wrote: Nick, Seems like we heard the same station on 1215 kHz.. From yesterdays 03/03/2014 TP report. Unknown station on 1215. Language sounded like it might be Filipino? Woman was speaking very fast. 1215 UNKNOWN, 1350-1400 weak to fair signal at times with fast talking woman in ? language. Signal faded out at 1357. Sky wire. 03/03/2014 Best regards, Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WA On Monday, March 3, 2014 9:17 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: An odd morning, in that there weren't many decent carriers, and the ones delivering audio were not the regulars for the most part. You know things are strange when your best signals are from the Philippines. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not today Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 1215 DYRF? woman singing slowly 1341UT, faded up to this level 1346UT with woman talking insistently, sounded Tagalog to this untrained ear. Sounded like a phone number given "858-9684" but can't get that to match up with anything. Unfortunately I was still in bed when this was recording, but I can't find a webstream anyway. Per a priest's blog site, http://fielsvd.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/new-programs-at-dyrf-radio-fuerza-by-march-2014/"We have just acquired a powerful 12 kilowatt Nautel digital transmitter. With the advent of this top of the line transmitter, our coverage has greatly amplified. We have enveloped totally the whole Cebu province with our broadcast. To date we are also constantly receiving text messages and calls from listeners coming from various towns in Bohol, Ormoc, Leyte, Negros Oriental and Occidental, Surigao del Norte, Siquijor, Zamboanga del Norte, Agusan del Norte, etc. And indeed we are excited even as we celebrate this latest development! " Darn good transmitter, I'd say. Guess I should send a report? not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 1314 DWXI woman in Tagalog 1431UT, followed by man as it faded. This was the only overseas audio on the band just then, tracking its webstream. 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) : 567 JOIK woman talking rapidly 1321UT //594 738 Tahiti? woman talking then man, might have been FF 1230UT 1503 JOUK woman talking, then man //594 1345UT 1566 HLAZ? woman talking JJ inflection 1313UT 1593 CNR1? man and woman talking seemed //6175 1438UT, better on north Flag, even with 1600 splash Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 612 1296 1377 1422 1512 1575 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 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] TP 3 Mar, Victoria version
Nick, Seems like we heard the same station on 1215 kHz.. From yesterdays 03/03/2014 TP report. Unknown station on 1215. Language sounded like it might be Filipino? Woman was speaking very fast. 1215 UNKNOWN, 1350-1400 weak to fair signal at times with fast talking woman in ? language. Signal faded out at 1357. Sky wire. 03/03/2014 Best regards, Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WA On Monday, March 3, 2014 9:17 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: An odd morning, in that there weren't many decent carriers, and the ones delivering audio were not the regulars for the most part. You know things are strange when your best signals are from the Philippines. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not today Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 1215 DYRF? woman singing slowly 1341UT, faded up to this level 1346UT with woman talking insistently, sounded Tagalog to this untrained ear. Sounded like a phone number given "858-9684" but can't get that to match up with anything. Unfortunately I was still in bed when this was recording, but I can't find a webstream anyway. Per a priest's blog site, http://fielsvd.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/new-programs-at-dyrf-radio-fuerza-by-march-2014/"We have just acquired a powerful 12 kilowatt Nautel digital transmitter. With the advent of this top of the line transmitter, our coverage has greatly amplified. We have enveloped totally the whole Cebu province with our broadcast. To date we are also constantly receiving text messages and calls from listeners coming from various towns in Bohol, Ormoc, Leyte, Negros Oriental and Occidental, Surigao del Norte, Siquijor, Zamboanga del Norte, Agusan del Norte, etc. And indeed we are excited even as we celebrate this latest development! " Darn good transmitter, I'd say. Guess I should send a report? not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 1314 DWXI woman in Tagalog 1431UT, followed by man as it faded. This was the only overseas audio on the band just then, tracking its webstream. 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) : 567 JOIK woman talking rapidly 1321UT //594 738 Tahiti? woman talking then man, might have been FF 1230UT 1503 JOUK woman talking, then man //594 1345UT 1566 HLAZ? woman talking JJ inflection 1313UT 1593 CNR1? man and woman talking seemed //6175 1438UT, better on north Flag, even with 1600 splash Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 612 1296 1377 1422 1512 1575 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 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 3 Mar, Victoria version
An odd morning, in that there weren't many decent carriers, and the ones delivering audio were not the regulars for the most part. You know things are strange when your best signals are from the Philippines. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not today Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 1215 DYRF? woman singing slowly 1341UT, faded up to this level 1346UT with woman talking insistently, sounded Tagalog to this untrained ear. Sounded like a phone number given "858-9684" but can't get that to match up with anything. Unfortunately I was still in bed when this was recording, but I can't find a webstream anyway. Per a priest's blog site, http://fielsvd.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/new-programs-at-dyrf-radio-fuerza-by-march-2014/"We have just acquired a powerful 12 kilowatt Nautel digital transmitter. With the advent of this top of the line transmitter, our coverage has greatly amplified. We have enveloped totally the whole Cebu province with our broadcast. To date we are also constantly receiving text messages and calls from listeners coming from various towns in Bohol, Ormoc, Leyte, Negros Oriental and Occidental, Surigao del Norte, Siquijor, Zamboanga del Norte, Agusan del Norte, etc. And indeed we are excited even as we celebrate this latest development! " Darn good transmitter, I'd say. Guess I should send a report? not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 1314 DWXI woman in Tagalog 1431UT, followed by man as it faded. This was the only overseas audio on the band just then, tracking its webstream. 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) : 567 JOIK woman talking rapidly 1321UT //594 738 Tahiti? woman talking then man, might have been FF 1230UT 1503 JOUK woman talking, then man //594 1345UT 1566 HLAZ? woman talking JJ inflection 1313UT 1593 CNR1? man and woman talking seemed //6175 1438UT, better on north Flag, even with 1600 splash Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 612 1296 1377 1422 1512 1575 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 3 Mar; Victoria version
A late submission today, but things weren't too exciting; better than the previous mornings, but nothing to jump up and down about. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not quite; maybe tomorrow reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 1566 HLAZ presumed, slow vocal mx 1428UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 594 JOAK man and woman talking in JJ 1431UT 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) : 567 JOIK woman in JJ //594 1432UT, high pitched voice really cut the crud 584 JOPG woman talking //594 1431UT, barely above noise, unusual to hear with these poorish conditions 747 JOIK woman singing //774 1435UT 774 JOUB likely, woman talking JJ inflection 1429UT, and of course //747 1435UT Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 612 972 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
