Yes, Chris, I understand that Pyongyang switched to the UTC+9 system (from UTC+8 1/2) after the first inter-Korean summit this year. So now it seems that China (with the CNR stations having their 1+1 pip on the half hour) is one of the few TP countries still broadcasting pips at half past the hour.
Last December in Kona, Hawaii it was easy to track down KCBS and Pyongyang BS stations on multiple frequencies because of their pips on the half hour, but next month on Kauai I guess I'll need to work harder on the busy frequencies. It seems like the Southern jammers on 801. 819 and 855 have also been turned off as a result of the summit. The S9+ signals from 819-KCBS every evening will probably be the same, though! Gary > On October 2, 2018 at 1:00 AM Chris Kadlec <[email protected] > mailto:[email protected] > wrote: > > > As Pyongyang is UTC+9, the pips should never be on the half hour anymore, > though I think you actually know that already. > > Time pips sure do help ID things when they're the only things that break > through interference or static, a lot like stations airing classical music or > NHK 2 with their music box. I could hear that across the whole AM band at > sign-off even on stations where I hear no sign of NHK a few minutes before. > > -Chris Kadlec > > > > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 15:52:44 -0700 (PDT) > From: Gary DeBock <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > To: "America, Mailing" <[email protected] > mailto:[email protected] > > Subject: [IRCA] Where's the Korean Jammer When You Need It? > > After some overnight FSL antenna work I decided to check the band around > local sunrise, hoping for some strong TP signals to break through the > neighbor's S7 electrical noise. > > > 657-Pyongyang was one of the few that could break through, although it > was tough to decide which was worse-- Pyongyang's corny music (at 1256), or > the electrical noise > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pj0vrs8cjkolzskklvkn3sfvfi6jszd1 > > Whether the 3+1 TOH pips are on the half hour or the hour (as at 1300 > this morning), it's always time to tune away from this station > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/xlmyrowwabaz71v4fqu441jekg7pq4ma > > No wonder all the radios made in North Korea make it impossible to tune > in anything else. > > > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) > > Stock XHDATA D-808 + 15" FSL antenna > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] mailto:[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] 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]
