Hi Todd,
<<< Not that I care for NK but the signals are mind blowing! Thanks for sharing this! How was 972? >>> Well, I don't care much for the country's government either, but the wacky programming and jacked-up transmitter power does provide some interesting entertainment for TP-DXers who have a good sense of humor. It's interesting that you should ask about 972, since almost all the South Korean big gun stations were much weaker than their rivals from the North. 711, 972 and 1566 usually seemed to get swallowed up in a black hole, although to be honest Hawaii splatter from 1570 ruined 1566. 603, 864, 1134 and a few others made it through at modest levels, and the S.K. jammers on 801 and 819 made things interesting at times. But in general the South was pretty wimpy by comparison. Gary > Todd Skaine > > On Dec 23, 2017 4:31 AM, "Gary DeBock" <[email protected] > mailto:[email protected] > wrote: > > > > The 5-day trip to warm and (usually) sunny Kona, Hawaii has > wrapped up, and now I've returned with a huge number of obscure TP-DX > recordings made with a 5 inch (127mm) TSA-friendly FSL antenna (also known as > the "Frequent Flyer" model). This antenna was specifically designed to pass > quickly and easily through airports, and provide gain roughly similar to that > of a 4 foot (1.3m) air core box loop. > > > > > > December propagation in Kona was a stark change from what was > > observed during a 4-day trip to Kona with identical gear in April. In April > > the Pacific island DU's on 540, 558, 621, 1017, 1098 and 1440 had no Asian > > competition from 0700-1030 UTC, and could pound in at awesome strength all > > alone on their frequencies during those hours. By contrast, during this > > week's Hawaii trip the Asian TP's started pestering the Pacific island DU's > > as early as 0730, and usually drowned most of them out by 0830. The only > > exceptions were the new 846-Kiribati from Christmas Island, its > > 1440-Kiribati parallel (although with a 19-second delay between the two, > > with Christmas Island lagging), and 1098-Marshalls. Overwhelming signals > > from Japan, North Korean and China were usually all over the band by 0900 > > UTC, with the second-tier Asians sounding like big gun TP's do on the west > > coast. The 5 inch FSL did a great job in providing gain to record many > > exotic MP3's at good levels, but the "s ide effect" > > was piling up a huge number of obscure TP recordings (including > > wild TP snarls), and the necessity to "record first, and report later." > > > > > > In an attempt to provide some organization to the wild process I > > decided to initially report TP-DX according to the countries of origin, and > > post links for some of the more memorable recordings from each area. Once > > the dust has settled a more detailed (frequency-by-frequency) report should > > be in order. The group of MP3's chosen for this first report were all > > recorded from North Korea, a bizarre country with even more bizarre > > programming. Other N.K. stations were received in TP snarls, but these were > > generally all alone. They include an S7 recording of Pyongyang's Japanese > > service on 621 (with degraded audio from the transmitter), a transmitter on > > 801 with a Southern Jammer (sounding like the old 1053 beehive) and an 819 > > transmitter loud enough to wake up the dead. A curious point was that the > > usual west coast big gun on 657 was never received-- a victim of loud > > Hawaiian splatter from 650 and 670. > > > > > > 621 Pyongyang BS (V.O.K.) Chongjin, N.K. Voice of Korea > > Japanese service at a strong level, complete with a buzzing transmitter. > > This was one of three Asian TP's (including China and NHK1) that would > > usually run Tuvalu off the rails around 0900 > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rhfksf381csgtohluxt3e97tjf79fshm > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rhfksf381csgtohluxt3e97tjf79fshm > > > > Japanese female ID and typical music at 0928 > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/v7q9eniu9qq1f27rbq97v4c9zbni2eha > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/v7q9eniu9qq1f27rbq97v4c9zbni2eha > > > > > > 801 Pyongyang BS Kimchaek, N.K. This station was a > > moderate-strength regular, and had an intermittent Beehive-type jammer from > > the South https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/e4kr0asg24d1ujyk74zztcbdl8aepazh > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/e4kr0asg24d1ujyk74zztcbdl8aepazh > > > > Jammer and Pyongyang at equal anemic strength > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/2fgnifuus86pd0n9qzsatzps56hk43kb > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/2fgnifuus86pd0n9qzsatzps56hk43kb > > > > > > 819 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N.K. Far and away the strongest > > N.K. station in Kona, this signal would pound in around 0830 and vary from > > S7 to S9+ right up until 1030. Bizarre vocal music from a female group was > > at legendary strength at 0935 on 12-19 > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/gj2deffl7mjuzqr5tocsro100sfhqll9 > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/gj2deffl7mjuzqr5tocsro100sfhqll9 > > > > Typical music and 3+1 time pips at the North Korean "TOH" of 0930 > > on 12-20 > > > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/v7q9eniu9qq1f27rbq97v4c9zbni2eha > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/v7q9eniu9qq1f27rbq97v4c9zbni2eha > > > > > > 855 Pyongyang BS Sangwon, N.K. Those who remember the tirade > > lady on 657 will recognize the voice in this recording. This station was > > always around during good TP propagation, but never at overwhelming > > strength https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/34r4oayh63kxxigc6hisu3t5bfhz1yeb > > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/34r4oayh63kxxigc6hisu3t5bfhz1yeb > > > > > > 73 and Good DX, > > > > Gary DeBock (DXing in Kona, Hawaii) > > > > 7.5 inch CC Skywave + > > > > 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna > > > > (Demo video posted at > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRaOnWS-5Ig&t=78s > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRaOnWS-5Ig&t=78s > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRaOnWS-5Ig&t=78s > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRaOnWS-5Ig&t=78s ) > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IRCA mailing list > > [email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > 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] > > mailto:[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]
