In 1976, Pyongyang was a monster on 655 kHz. That was then. Nowadays, as Gary points out, one needs not to be in the shadow of 660 and their splatter. That and they are likely only around 50-100 kW. 972 kHz ROK blows them out of the water everyday. Bigger transmitter, better antennas likely. And all the NHK 1 and 2 top tier corner the market on signal strength.
In 1977, VOA Okinawa was the strongest signal that I've ever recorded while on 1178 kHz. At a clean megawatt, they were the flamethrower to end flamethrowers. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Oct 24, 2016, at 7:40 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > While the Victoria DXers enjoy a diverse variety of Asian and DU-DX on many > mornings the only unusual signal that seems to be enhanced here is the North > Korean "booby prize" of 657-Pyongyang. This season the infamous station seems > to have surreptitiously boosted its transmitter power, resulting in > near-daily receptions of bizarre music at potent levels. > > Like a bad Halloween movie, this morning the wacky female vocal music was > sticking around until 1430, long after the station should have died out. It's > almost enough to envy the Victoria DXers, who usually have some 650-CISL > splatter to cover it up. > https://app.box.com/s/omrr7buxu4fn2we0wrzklf5m3cbi9cim > > 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) > > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ 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]
