A definite improvement in the big gun Asians today, with most of the action between about 1345 and 1400UT. Still a few New Zealanders as well but very weak.
pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 747 JOIB Chinese lessons 1350UT 774 JOUB woman in Japanese, then into the distinctive Chinese lessons theme music 1345UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 594 JOAK man in Japanese, interview of some sort with a muffled sounding man 1347UT 828 JOBB Chinese lessons 1346UT 972 HLCA man in Korean 1334UT 1566 HLAZ man in Chine 1338UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 693 JOAB Chinese lessons //747 1359UT 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) 558 quiet female vocal 1356UT, no // on 603 which had NZ at this time; assumed HLQH 567 JOIK woman talking //594 1401UT 594 3WV ABC fanfare at 1400UT, well under JOAK 603 R Waatea man talking to another man on the phone 13258UT //765 666 JOBK man talking //594 1348UT 702 man talking, DU English intonation 1401UT 756 man talking, DU English? 1323UT 765 R. Kahungunu, as 603 864 quiet folky instrumental music 1325UT; NZ? no parallels available though 891 JOHK man talking //594 13256UT 909 Star? male ballad 1351UT 954 man talking Japanese intonation, another on the phone 1339UT; JOKR likely? 1143 slow music 1347UT, Taiwan? but no 738 parallel Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 603 837 918 1134 1179 1314 1323 1332 1503 1593 seemed to be Asian; 612 846 891 1017 1116 1278 seemed to be DU best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada _______________________________________________ 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]
