Hi George, Thanks for your information on the resources available at the Tonga Broadcasting web site.
As for my recording of a presumed 1017-Tonga sign off at the Oregon cliff at 1203 UTC this morning, noted Finnish DXer Mauno Rittola has confirmed that 1017-Tonga has variable sign off times-- so that was the final piece of the puzzle in identifying the station. Bruce Portzer had recorded a sign off from 1017-Tonga at 1108 UTC on Tuesday morning, so I was wondering why the times didn't match up. A 4-man contingent from the Yachats DXpedition group (Bill, Vlad, Victor and Mauno) just passed through Cannon Beach, OR, and we had a nice lunch together discussing DXpedition experiences. 1017-Tonga is apparently a prime DXing target in Finland, where Perseus-SDR DXers use monster beverages to chase South Pacific DX. 73, Gary DeBock (temporarily in Cannon Beach, OR) -----Original Message----- From: George Sherman <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jul 25, 2013 4:08 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1017-Tonga Mystery Website tonga-broadcasting.net/radio-tonga.html has program schedules & listen live times. It appears it is possible to listen live (and record that), then DX that program hours later (and record that), and then compare the two recordings. It shows last program 7/24 started 11:15 am (I think they mean 1115 UTC?), for 7/26 live stream is 12 am to 5:30 am (assume UTC?), last program starts 10am. So this does seem to suggest different sign-off times to me. I assume the dates are UTC, but not sure. Tonga time is UTC +13 according to WRTH. 73, George S., MN ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1017-Tonga Mystery Thanks Guy, Your help in listening to the 1017 recording is appreciated. It sure sounded like Tonga to me, too (heard previously on a couple of DXpeditions), so unless there are any objections from TP-DXers more experienced than me (which aren't hard to find :-), that's how I'll log it! I'm currently waiting for Bill, Mauno, Vlad and Victor to pass through Cannon Beach on their way back from the Yachats DXpedition. Hopefully we can all go out for coffee and a meal, and do our best to convince each other that despite sacrificing sleep every night in a fanatical effort to chase weak transoceanic AM signals (most of which can now be heard on the Internet), we are still completely normal individuals. 73, Gary -----Original Message----- From: Guy Atkins <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jul 25, 2013 8:29 am Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1017-Tonga Mystery Hi Gary, Your nice recording sounds exactly like music from Tonga that I've heard on 1017 for many years. I'm sure Bruce and Chuck would agree. Tonga must have been on an extended schedule. As the old DXers' saying goes, "who else could it be?" 73, Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA DXpeditioning at Yachats, OR (where antennas are about to come down... boo hoo) On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 7:35 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello All, > > This morning at the "Rockwork 4" Oregon cliff a pretty vibrant DU signal > was recorded from 1203-1206 UTC on 1017 kHz (with some domestic splatter) > having Polynesian-type choral music and a YL speaking in an unknown > language. The entire routine sounded very much like a sign-off message, but > Bruce recorded a sign-off from this presumed 1017-Tonga around 1108 UTC a > day earlier during the Yachats DXpedition. The format certainly doesn't > sound anything like the NZ Radio Sport/ Newstalk ZB or the Aussie > horse-racing station 2KY. Any ideas would be appreciated-- maybe Tonga > signing off an hour later than usual? > > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ng00u9q2gx12249/1017-UnID-DU-1203z072513PL380.MP3 > > 73, Gary DeBock > DXing on "Rockwork 4" ocean cliff, Tillamook County, OR > 7.5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 12" FSL antenna > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > 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: [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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: [email protected]
