This morning was something of a TP DX *master class* - lots of the regulars, lots of the 2nd tier stations - lots of surprises - full session from 1255 UTC until I switched things off at 1405 to hit the showers and
think about the work day - Highlight reel over here - https://youtu.be/ah_MmFg1tIA Split into TWO parts to avoid the dreaded kb limit - *558 Khz* 1302Z KBS2 Korea - noted // to the superior signal on 603 Khz *567 Khz* 1259Z NHK1 JOIK Hokkaido - solid all morning – *594 Khz* 1303Z NHK1 JOAK Tokyo - solid // to 567 with network programming - *603 Khz* 1303Z KBS2 Seoul - Happy FM (t) Korean - good level *639 Khz* 1304Z UNID Really struggling against local buzz - near audio quite often *657 Khz* 1305Z DPRK (t) Pyongyang - Good levels in the clear for a change - probably best level this season. *666 Khz* 1306Z NHK1 JOBK Osaka // 567 100% copy JJ YL a *675 khz* 1348Z UNID - A tad more oriental sounding this AM - likely in a snippet on morning video *693 Khz* 1310Z NHK2 JOAB Tokyo - massive struggle with 690 // to NHK2 - audible in 1-2 second intervals *702 Khz* 1307Z UNID More of a mosh pit this morning with 2 - 3 combatants *738 Khz *1308Z UNID - lively band music but jetting the sense knocked out of it by 730 Vancouver *747 Khz* 13XXZ NHK2 - JOIB - Sapporo, Hokkaido - pretty much all morning - an example of a "Big Gun" *756/765Khz* 1308Z - *UNID* - really good signals at time in music programming - did not hang around for intelligence *774 Khz* 1308Z - NHK2 - JOUB Akita - arguably the #2 biggest signal of the morning but #1 most present over the duration of the session *792 Khz* 1309Z - UNID - and at 1340 - Very big signal at times but battling splash - one of my more stubborn channels - always has something - but rarely much sustance *819 Khz* 1332Z - KCBS - Pyongyang - all alone at times (On YouTube reel...) with animated, agitated female anchor shaking her fist at imperialist aggressor and praising great leader. *828 Khz* 1309Z NHK2 - JOBB - Osaka - Typical Japanese programming - 300kw station in the "always there" category **837 Khz* 1332Z - CNR5 - Fujian (T) - 1st time hearing an armchair signal here with Chinese talk and music - likely a SW // for this but did not pursue in the excitement **846 Khz* 1333Z - Mystery talker - 10 minutes into the YouTube reel - would love an opinion of what people might think this is **855 Khz* 1334Z - DPRK (T) assuming the martial music rising above the crud-storm that, for me, is always 855 Khz. Lots of stuff on this channel. *864 Khz* 1318Z UNID - not performing as well this AM during my frequent passes - more band music and the occasional unidentifiable conversations *873 Khz* 1323Z NHK2 - JOAB - Kumamoto - // to 774 JOUB Akita - fair on peaks fighting a plasma TV buzz or something. *891 Khz* 1335Z UNID - something with a different feeling today - muddy talk and a different kind of music - not the starch of NHK and no bouncy Korean style programming *909 Khz* 1336Z UNID - flipped passed here numerous times - always audible and always nagging the heck out of 910 *945 Khz* 1336Z UNID - Thought I had a Japanese sounding OM here but did not attempt any // hunt and ravaged by 950 slop *954 Khz* 1337Z TBS JOKR Tokyo (t) Better this morning with commercial sounding content and Japanese Girl/Man exchanges *963 Khz* 1337Z CRI China (600kw) - Russian again - not as robust sounding as in previous mornings *972 Khz* 1343Z KBS HLCA - Korean - honking! on the youTube reel with full quieting - signal winner of the morning I think. *RECEIVERS - DRAKE R8 // AOR 7030+ // DX150B // Spotter Hall-Patch online fish barrel //* -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com <http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> - VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com