[IRCA] 621-Pyongyang BS/ VoK-- Audio Situation Becoming Critical

[Gary DeBock]

A few months back there was a discussion on the list about the transmitted 
audio from the 621-Pyongyang BS/ Voice of Korea station in Chongjin, N. Korea-- 
specifically, whether there was audio hum on the frequency from a bad 
transmitter, or whether the bad audio was caused by a drifting frequency.

 Yesterday morning a recording was made of 621-Pyongyang BS mixing with 
621-China (Heilongjiang) at the 1500 TOH, with the two sets of pips loudly 
overlapping at the 39 second point  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/612kbk25hqqlxh1r4qfzaxzeuuwktbeo

The throbbing hum from Chongjin's transmitter is pretty obvious, distorting not 
only the Pyongyang BS audio but also covering Heilongjiang's clean signal. The 
overlapping time pips from the two are in the same bizarre league as the 
"Cuckoo Clock" overlapping pips from 918-Shandong and RNZ at 1700 UTC in the 
Cook Islands.


Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Hawaii)


 
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

Thanks Mauno,

<<< I think the last time I could monitor Mongolia 1431 kHz was in June, I
don't think it has been operating since. >>>

I remember seeing a post from Hiroyuki on DXing Info (Facebook) that the 
station seemed to be off the air, so expectations were not high. It's too bad 
that they decided to quit-- I think that during the recent enhanced conditions 
their signal could have made it to the west coast ocean beaches just before 
propagation dropped off.

<<< Sorry, I can't get the language of 702 kHz, just a bit too muffled for
my ears, but doesn't sound Urdu. >>>

Thanks for listening, anyway. I'm not satisfied with the recording myself, and 
the station is my number one target for the next few days (well, along with 
705-Laos :-)

Gary

> On November 5, 2018 at 1:23 PM Mauno Ritola  mailto:mauno.rit...@realmonitor.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> looks like I was wrong about the attachments: it was the *message* size
> that was increased and attachments remain blocked.
> 
> I think the last time I could monitor Mongolia 1431 kHz was in June, I
> don't think it has been operating since.
> 
> Sorry, I can't get the language of 702 kHz, just a bit too muffled for
> my ears, but doesn't sound Urdu.
> 
> Mauno
> 
> Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 19:03:
> 
> > > <<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW 
> yet, I
> > did it
> > for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically 
> > as:
> > "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip 
> > at
> > about 15 seconds.
> > 
> > > 
> > > As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 
> 63 kB
> > clip in this message. >>>
> > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning
> > 783-Voice of Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600
> > UTC, with this S9 ID in presumed Amoy
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
> > By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station 
> > has
> > stopped transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 
> > UTC
> > in April, but haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions
> > yesterday and the day before.
> > Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to
> > check for its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for 
> > is
> > Burmese language identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the
> > recording content, as at the 43 second point of this recording
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
> > I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made
> > yesterday, with the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type
> > language. My WRTH shows 702-AIR's foreign service in Jalandhar A 
> > with
> > Urdu at the time, broadcasting to South Asia
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
> > Thanks again for all your assessment help!
> > 
> > > 
> > > Gary
> > 
> > > > > On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > Gary,
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from 
> > SW yet, I
> > > 
> > > > > did it
> > 
> > > > > for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters 
> > phonetically as:
> > > "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in 
> > > your clip at
> > > about 15 seconds.
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I 
> > attach a 63 kB
> > > clip in this message.
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, 
> > Tibetan and
> > > 
> > > > > other
> > 
> > > > > IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hope this helps,
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Mauno
> > > 
> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:
> > > 
> > > > > > > Chris,
> > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Thanks very much for your investigation of the 
> > > 783 kHz UnID
> > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > Chinese station identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the 
> > > strongest
> > Asian TP on the band both in the morning and evening here, and it
> > plays an incredible variety of music (Chinese opera, pop,
> > instrumentals, and even rap :-)
> > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > <<< Meanwhile, the clip that 

Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai Ultralight TP's for 11-3

[Gary DeBock]

Bruce and Mauno,

Thanks very much for the information about 1431-Mongolia apparently going dark,

>From the first DXing session here I knew that something was wrong, since they 
>were a regular S9 signal around 1630 in the Cooks. Right now here in Poipu the 
>frequency is a furball (as John B. would say) at the same time, even in great 
>Asian propagation.

Gary

> On November 5, 2018 at 1:22 PM Bruce Portzer  mailto:bport...@comcast.net > wrote:
> 
> 
> Gary
> 
> The 1431 transmitter may be off the air.  I've tried for it several
> times on the KiwiSDR receivers at Daegu, Seoul, Cangzhou, Khabarovsk,
> and a couple Japanese sites, with no sign of it.  The Seoul receiver
> seems to be picking up a jammer, Cangzhou has an unid Chinese station
> dominating, and the others only receive the Japanese stations.  I'd
> expect to hear it at most, if not all, of those sites if it was on the 
> air.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> On 11/4/2018 00:35, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >
> 
> > > Another target was 1431-Mongolia's BBC service at 1630, but with 
> no
> > signal received at all in the good propagation it seemed pretty odd.
> > Only a few presumed peaks of 693-Bangladesh music eeked through
> > horrible 690-KHNR splatter around 1645, and any hope of receiving
> > 657-AIR (like in the Cook Islands) was smothered by a wicked
> > combination of Pyongyang BS, a presumed Henan, and 650-KPRP 
> > splatter.
> > 
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[IRCA] 5 Nov Poipu, Hawaii Version

[Gary DeBock]

 Hmm, it seems like there is one more benefit with the Costco Travel 
package to this gorgeous island-- relative immunity to the effects of solar 
tantrums that send PNW propagation into the tank?

 I'm very sorry that Guy's propagation went south after so much planning 
and preparation for the Oregon coast visit. At this location the only real 
difference was the collection of S9 Oz and Kiwi signals joining the S9 Asians 
at the Aloha State beachside party. I'd better duck before some rotten tomatoes 
and eggs start arriving by air mail from Victoria and Seattle...


pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least 
briefly):


666  China   UnID male speaker at very good level during JOBK fade at 1508  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/m4ov0jkw8osruh4tbhn6w7vkd39n1v6k

702  2BL   Poster child of the DU's this morning with S9 level ABC news at 1502 
 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/166bg03dazff1ulqasrjrzvh3pw1t05c

720  China   UnID Chinese opera station at very good level at 1553; this 
station always seems to play only Chinese opera  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/tr03jtqk4qhxscdjn8erazo4944v9tlc

783  Voice of the Straight   Asian leader this morning with awesome strength 
5+1 TOH pips and full Chinese ID  at 1600  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout

909  China   Most likely CNR6 with very good strength Chinese at 1533  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/lzkcklce5q5imzar1dznll1z0skl5jvb

972  HLCA   Male Korean speech at great level over UnID Chinese co-channel at 
1527  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3ll2ric7hcrxlx8jmk6d7qrsw0xm683l


Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it understandable by a 
native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):


Practically everything else. Come on-- I'm on vacation!


73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii until Nov. 8)

7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave SSB Ultralight +

5" Frequent Flyer FSL

A new DXpedition video showing the ridiculously small gear (and a wild rooster 
that wasn't chicken at all about crashing the video soundtrack)  is posted at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbS3zUD6hI=97s 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbS3zUD6hI=97s



 





  
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[IRCA] PEI DXpedition website

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
Info from Bruce Conti on NRC Facebook page:

https://www.bamlog.com/pedx2018.htm 

 The 2018 Prince Edward Island DX'pedition website is up and running, so far 
just some of my logbook entries for a test run... Updates as time allows. 
Transatlantic DX is in by 3:00 p.m. Atlantic time, so we're all busy at our 
receivers well before dark.

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Re: [IRCA] 5 Nov Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

An honestly refreshing change. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Nov 5, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> That geomagnetic upset definitely cleared the decks, though a few Japanese 
> made it through just the same as local sunrise approached, when everything 
> died quickly.  Not that many DUs replaced the lack of Asians.
> 
> 
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[IRCA] 5 Nov Victoria version.

[Nick Hall-Patch]

That geomagnetic upset definitely cleared the decks, though a few Japanese made 
it through just the same as local sunrise approached, when everything died 
quickly.  Not that many DUs replaced the lack of Asians.


pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least 
briefly):


612 4QR man talking about a group of islands, //702 earlier 1444UT





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 and woman in Japanese 1453UT

774 JOUB Chinese lessons 1341UT, not much of an appearance later



not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could 
be understood by a native speaker: 

594 3WV man talking //612 1447UT, soon replaced by JOAK

702 2BL teletalk //612 1438UT

747 JOIB woman talking //774 1455UT

756 jazzy pop vocals 1428UT, assumed New Zealand




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) 

576 woman talking, DU English intonation 1420UT

828 sounded like NHK2 English lessons 1434UT



Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged 
by splatter)

1242 1566  seemed to be Asian; 
567 585 675 792 891 1017 1494 seemed  to be DU  


best wishes,

Nick








Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
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Re: [IRCA] ​Re: Logging Methodology?

[Brandon Jordan]

Thanks Guy!

> On Nov 5, 2018, at 1:56 PM, Guy Atkins  wrote:
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I've used B-Log for many, many years and like it a lot. I gave software
> author Tom Lackamp feedback in the early version regarding output formats
> for club bulletins, emails, etc. I'm surprised that B-Log still runs on
> Windows 10; B-Log version 1.1 came out in 2001!
> 
> I think Walt Salmaniw in Victoria BC also continues to use B-Log.
> 
> For those interested in trying this basic, but useful "flat" database
> logging program for DXers, I've uploaded the ZIP file of B-Log version 1.1
> to a shared Google Drive folder called "Lackamp Utilities":
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GulxsbSdG9TS4EaENYuFdty3iiSx4Z3M?usp=sharing
> 
> Inside the folder you'll also find another of Tom's programs, "My Reference
> Library". This simple program lets you build organized lists of links to
> documents, PDFs, photos, files, etc. that may be scattered across your
> computer. I don't know if the program will run on modern Windows versions,
> but in the past I've used it as (very) a "poor man's" OneNote or Evernote.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
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Re: [IRCA] Thanks for the DXWW Logs!

[Brandon Jordan]

Heya Phil, if you see this, add Walt’s sdr/tenner details.

> On Nov 5, 2018, at 2:13 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> Brandon, that's the export function of B-Log.  Very user friendly.  My
> receiver would have been the Perseus SDR and antenna, W facing corner fed
> loop with FLG-100.  Approximate dimensions:  30' x 40'  73, Walt (at
> Listening Waters, PEI)
> 
>> On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 7:56 PM Brandon Jordan  wrote:
>> 
>> Heya guys. Amazing logs over the past two weeks, and you Victoria guys
>> have been... victorious. You guys have been tearing China up. Thank you!
>> 
>> Very pleased this week with some awesome TA logs from Tim in Iowa and a
>> huge batch of logs from Walt. Some how I missed Walt’s report until this
>> morning after I had created the column and was about to submit to Phil. i
>> changed my ‘here is DXWW column’ to opps, huge log from Walt I missed, may
>> be tomorrow.
>> 
>> I started looking through Walt’s log’s and they were totally formatted the
>> way I do DXWW (from Mark Connelly’s logging report method when I originally
>> took over DXWW-E). I was able to add Walt’s logs very fast and done, column
>> submitted to Phil an hour later. The only thing I was missing was Walt’s
>> receiver/antenna details. :)
>> 
>> Thanks everyone!
>> 
>> 73,
>> Brandon
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Mauno Ritola]

Hi Gary,

looks like I was wrong about the attachments: it was the *message* size 
that was increased and attachments remain blocked.


I think the last time I could monitor Mongolia 1431 kHz was in June, I 
don't think it has been operating since.


Sorry, I can't get the language of 702 kHz, just a bit too muffled for 
my ears, but doesn't sound Urdu.


Mauno

Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 19:03:
<<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I 
did it

for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
"Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
about 15 seconds.

As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
clip in this message. >>>

Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning 
783-Voice of Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600 
UTC, with this S9 ID in presumed Amoy 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station has 
stopped transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 UTC 
in April, but haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions 
yesterday and the day before.
Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to 
check for its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for is 
Burmese language identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the 
recording content, as at the 43 second point of this recording 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made 
yesterday, with the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type 
language. My WRTH shows 702-AIR's foreign service in Jalandhar A with 
Urdu at the time, broadcasting to South Asia 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708

Thanks again for all your assessment help!

Gary
> On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
>
>
> Gary,
>
> as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I 
did it

> for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
> "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
> about 15 seconds.
>
> As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
> clip in this message.
>
> Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, Tibetan and 
other

> IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Mauno
>
>
> Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:
> > Chris,
> >
> > Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz UnID 
Chinese station identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest 
Asian TP on the band both in the morning and evening here, and it 
plays an incredible variety of music (Chinese opera, pop, 
instrumentals, and even rap :-)

> >
> > <<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of 
the Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this 
station, as nice as it sounds.
> > 1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music 
(doesn't mean it doesn't exist underground and that people don't 
listen anyway), but here, you can hear them broadcast it on one of 
their own propaganda stations aimed at Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge 
consumer of hip-hop and rock music (American music as well) and most 
Chinese-language music in those genres originates there, so it makes 
sense they're throwing some of it their way.Meanwhile, the clip that 
you just posted here is 100% Voice of the Straits. It's both 
hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice as it 
sounds. >>>

> >
> > Well, when a government has absolute power they certainly have the 
prerogative to change their minds or modify laws as desired, don't 
they? My wife is Hong Kong Chinese, and she always tells me that laws 
don't mean anything in China, where the government can do anything it 
wishes. But sometimes I wonder how many Taiwan residents actually 
listen to these mono-format music broadcasts with a heavy propaganda 
edge? When you lived in Seoul, were the people rushing to turn on the 
Voice of Unification after their 12-hour work days? I think not. But 
to be honest, the programming from Pyongyang BS and KCBS is so 
ridiculous that it is actually pretty amusing, and I would be sorry if 
this type of amusement suddenly disappeared from the radio scene.

> >
> > Gary (in Poipu, Hawaii)
> >
> >
> >> On November 4, 2018 at 2:21 PM Chris Kadlec wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Gary,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Your 783 you've been hearing has been confirmed as Voice of the 
Straits broadcasting in Amoy, as I was suspecting (since it was the 
only high-powered one left). My friend in Guangdong, who can hear all 
of those stations nearby and can understand Amoy, listened to it and 
confirmed it for you.

> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of 
the Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this 
station, as nice 

Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai Ultralight TP's for 11-3

[Bruce Portzer]

Gary

The 1431 transmitter may be off the air.  I've tried for it several 
times on the KiwiSDR receivers at Daegu, Seoul, Cangzhou, Khabarovsk, 
and a couple Japanese sites, with no sign of it.  The Seoul receiver 
seems to be picking up a jammer, Cangzhou has an unid Chinese station 
dominating, and the others only receive the Japanese stations.  I'd 
expect to hear it at most, if not all, of those sites if it was on the air.


Bruce

On 11/4/2018 00:35, Gary DeBock wrote:


Another target was 1431-Mongolia's BBC service at 1630, but with no 
signal received at all in the good propagation it seemed pretty odd. 
Only a few presumed peaks of 693-Bangladesh music eeked through 
horrible 690-KHNR splatter around 1645, and any hope of receiving 
657-AIR (like in the Cook Islands) was smothered by a wicked 
combination of Pyongyang BS, a presumed Henan, and 650-KPRP splatter.




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Re: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[Nigel Pimblett]

We had a listening weekend up in Lamont this weekend and this morning was
impressively awful.  Didn't need to spend time reviewing files anyhow.
Overall though the weekend was better than anticipated, with the late
arrival of the disturbance letting us hear TAs and TPs earlier.

73

Nigel Pimblett

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 1:06 PM Guy Atkins,  wrote:

> Hi Bruce,
>
> My timing must be impeccable, as this was my first morning at the Oregon
> coast for a few days. I haven't reviewed files yet but some spot checks
> (live) showed very few carriers of interest and audio of only common TPs.
>
> Bring on the DX I say... noise levels around my cabin are impressively low,
> and the ALA1530LNP Imperium is working better than ever. I've mounted the
> loop higher than I've ever done before (20+ feet) and further away from the
> cabins. I'm easily hearing S1 signals on HF that don't budge the meter.
>
> 73,
>
> Guy Atkins
> @Cape Lookout, OR
> FDM-S2, IC-7300, ALA1530LNP Imperium, 10-inch FSL, etc.
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Re: [IRCA] Thanks for the DXWW Logs!

[Volodya S]

Brandon, that's the export function of B-Log.  Very user friendly.  My
receiver would have been the Perseus SDR and antenna, W facing corner fed
loop with FLG-100.  Approximate dimensions:  30' x 40'  73, Walt (at
Listening Waters, PEI)

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 7:56 PM Brandon Jordan  wrote:

> Heya guys. Amazing logs over the past two weeks, and you Victoria guys
> have been... victorious. You guys have been tearing China up. Thank you!
>
> Very pleased this week with some awesome TA logs from Tim in Iowa and a
> huge batch of logs from Walt. Some how I missed Walt’s report until this
> morning after I had created the column and was about to submit to Phil. i
> changed my ‘here is DXWW column’ to opps, huge log from Walt I missed, may
> be tomorrow.
>
> I started looking through Walt’s log’s and they were totally formatted the
> way I do DXWW (from Mark Connelly’s logging report method when I originally
> took over DXWW-E). I was able to add Walt’s logs very fast and done, column
> submitted to Phil an hour later. The only thing I was missing was Walt’s
> receiver/antenna details. :)
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
> 73,
> Brandon
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Russ Edmunds]

The absorption can take place on signal paths which are on more northerly 
paths.  When conditions are quiet more signals can traverse the polar region 
without absorption. As a severe aurora sets in, the zone of absorption expands 
and therefore more signal paths are impacted.



Russ Edmunds

WB2BJH

Blue Bell, PA

Grid FN20id


From: Gary DeBock 
Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 3:04:59 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America; Russ Edmunds
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

<<< Auroral absorption would not impact stations whose signal paths are coming 
to you on Kauai from the S or SW. >>>

Thanks Russ,

Australian and NZ signals were stronger than ever here this morning on Kauai, 
but the Asians didn't seem to drop off very much. Maybe the ionosphere treats 
this location like part of Asia?

Gary
On November 5, 2018 at 9:19 AM Russ Edmunds 
mailto:wb2...@bcdx.us>> wrote:


Auroral absorption would not impact stations whose signal paths are coming to 
you on Kauai from the S or SW.



Russ Edmunds

WB2BJH

Blue Bell, PA

Grid FN20id


From: IRCA 
mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com>> on behalf 
of Gary DeBock mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net>>
Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 12:03:25 PM
To: Mauno Ritola; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

<<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it
for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
"Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
about 15 seconds.

As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
clip in this message. >>>

Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning 783-Voice of 
Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600 UTC, with this S9 ID in 
presumed Amoy https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station has stopped 
transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 UTC in April, but 
haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions yesterday and the day 
before.
Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to check for 
its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for is Burmese language 
identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the recording content, as at the 43 
second point of this recording 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made yesterday, with 
the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type language. My WRTH shows 702-AIR's 
foreign service in Jalandhar A with Urdu at the time, broadcasting to South 
Asia https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
Thanks again for all your assessment help!

Gary
On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
>
Gary,
as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it
for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
"Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
about 15 seconds.
As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
clip in this message.
Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, Tibetan and other
IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
Hope this helps,
Mauno
>
Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:
Chris,
Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz UnID Chinese station 
identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest Asian TP on the band both 
in the morning and evening here, and it plays an incredible variety of music 
(Chinese opera, pop, instrumentals, and even rap :-)
<<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the Straits. 
It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice as it 
sounds.

  1.  The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean it 
doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but here, you 
can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda stations aimed at 
Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of hip-hop and rock music (American music as 
well) and most Chinese-language music in those genres originates there, so it 
makes sense they're throwing some of it their way.Meanwhile, the clip that you 
just posted here is 100% Voice of the Straits. It's both hypocritical and 
ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice as it sounds. >>>

Well, when a government has absolute power they certainly have the prerogative 
to change their minds or modify laws as desired, don't they? My wife is Hong 
Kong Chinese, and she always tells me that laws don't mean anything in China, 
where the government can do anything it wishes. But sometimes I wonder how many 
Taiwan residents actually listen to these mono-format music broadcasts with a 
heavy propaganda edge? When 

Re: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[Guy Atkins]

Hi Bruce,

My timing must be impeccable, as this was my first morning at the Oregon
coast for a few days. I haven't reviewed files yet but some spot checks
(live) showed very few carriers of interest and audio of only common TPs.

Bring on the DX I say... noise levels around my cabin are impressively low,
and the ALA1530LNP Imperium is working better than ever. I've mounted the
loop higher than I've ever done before (20+ feet) and further away from the
cabins. I'm easily hearing S1 signals on HF that don't budge the meter.

73,

Guy Atkins
@Cape Lookout, OR
FDM-S2, IC-7300, ALA1530LNP Imperium, 10-inch FSL, etc.
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

<<< Auroral absorption would not impact stations whose signal paths are coming 
to you on Kauai from the S or SW. >>>

Thanks Russ,

Australian and NZ signals were stronger than ever here this morning on Kauai, 
but the Asians didn't seem to drop off very much. Maybe the ionosphere treats 
this location like part of Asia?

Gary

> On November 5, 2018 at 9:19 AM Russ Edmunds  mailto:wb2...@bcdx.us > wrote:
> 
> 
> Auroral absorption would not impact stations whose signal paths are 
> coming to you on Kauai from the S or SW.
> 
> 
> 
> Russ Edmunds
> 
> WB2BJH
> 
> Blue Bell, PA
> 
> Grid FN20id
> 
> 
> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Gary DeBock 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net >
> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 12:03:25 PM
> To: Mauno Ritola; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing
> 
> <<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did 
> it
> for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
> "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
> about 15 seconds.
> 
> As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
> clip in this message. >>>
> 
> Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning 
> 783-Voice of Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600 UTC, 
> with this S9 ID in presumed Amoy 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
> By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station has 
> stopped transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 UTC in 
> April, but haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions yesterday and 
> the day before.
> Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to check 
> for its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for is Burmese 
> language identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the recording content, as 
> at the 43 second point of this recording 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
> I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made 
> yesterday, with the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type language. My 
> WRTH shows 702-AIR's foreign service in Jalandhar A with Urdu at the time, 
> broadcasting to South Asia 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
> Thanks again for all your assessment help!
> 
> Gary
> 
> > > On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
> > 
> > > >
> 
> > > Gary,
> > 
> > > 
> > > as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I 
> did it
> > for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically 
> > as:
> > "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip 
> > at
> > about 15 seconds.
> > 
> > > 
> > > As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 
> 63 kB
> > clip in this message.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, Tibetan 
> and other
> > IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Hope this helps,
> > 
> > > 
> > > Mauno
> > 
> > > >
> 
> > > Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:
> > 
> > > > > Chris,
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz 
> > UnID Chinese station identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest 
> > Asian TP on the band both in the morning and evening here, and it plays an 
> > incredible variety of music (Chinese opera, pop, instrumentals, and even 
> > rap :-)
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > <<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% 
> > Voice of the Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this 
> > station, as nice as it sounds.
> > >1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop 
> > > music (doesn't mean it doesn't exist underground and that people don't 
> > > listen anyway), but here, you can hear them broadcast it on one of their 
> > > own propaganda stations aimed at Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of 
> > > hip-hop and rock music (American music as well) and most Chinese-language 
> > > music in those genres originates there, so it makes sense they're 
> > > throwing some of it their way.Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted 
> > > here is 100% Voice of the Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous 
> > > to hear on this station, as nice as it sounds. >>>
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Well, when a government has absolute power they certainly 
> > have the prerogative to change their minds or modify laws as desired, don't 
> > they? My wife is Hong Kong Chinese, and she always tells me 

[IRCA] Thanks for the DXWW Logs!

[Brandon Jordan]

Heya guys. Amazing logs over the past two weeks, and you Victoria guys have 
been... victorious. You guys have been tearing China up. Thank you!

Very pleased this week with some awesome TA logs from Tim in Iowa and a huge 
batch of logs from Walt. Some how I missed Walt’s report until this morning 
after I had created the column and was about to submit to Phil. i changed my 
‘here is DXWW column’ to opps, huge log from Walt I missed, may be tomorrow.

I started looking through Walt’s log’s and they were totally formatted the way 
I do DXWW (from Mark Connelly’s logging report method when I originally took 
over DXWW-E). I was able to add Walt’s logs very fast and done, column 
submitted to Phil an hour later. The only thing I was missing was Walt’s 
receiver/antenna details. :)

Thanks everyone!

73,
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[IRCA] ​Re: Logging Methodology?

[Guy Atkins]

Hi Mark,

I've used B-Log for many, many years and like it a lot. I gave software
author Tom Lackamp feedback in the early version regarding output formats
for club bulletins, emails, etc. I'm surprised that B-Log still runs on
Windows 10; B-Log version 1.1 came out in 2001!

I think Walt Salmaniw in Victoria BC also continues to use B-Log.

For those interested in trying this basic, but useful "flat" database
logging program for DXers, I've uploaded the ZIP file of B-Log version 1.1
to a shared Google Drive folder called "Lackamp Utilities":
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GulxsbSdG9TS4EaENYuFdty3iiSx4Z3M?usp=sharing

Inside the folder you'll also find another of Tom's programs, "My Reference
Library". This simple program lets you build organized lists of links to
documents, PDFs, photos, files, etc. that may be scattered across your
computer. I don't know if the program will run on modern Windows versions,
but in the past I've used it as (very) a "poor man's" OneNote or Evernote.

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA
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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] 1170 WFPB MA silent

[Scott Fybush]

It was in my column this morning at fybush.com. They lost the transmitter
site they've used for the station's entire existence and are seeking an
alternate site. (I know some details about their plans for a new antenna
that I'm not yet at liberty to share.)

They filed a few months ago to go from DA-D to ND-D (made possible by the
deletion of the old WDIS 1170 Norfolk MA) in preparation for having to
relocate.

I expect they'll be back within a few months.

S

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 2:42 PM 'Mark Connelly' via NRC-AM <
nrc...@googlegroups.com wrote:

> For at least a week now 1170 WFPB Orleans, MA has been off the air.
>
> I don't think this had been reported on any DX forums yet though I may
> have missed it.
>
> Perhaps not widely noted as the signal feeds more fish than people.
>
> In early October it was noted with very bad audio:  sub-pirate-quality I'd
> say. Likely a precursor to something blowing up.
>
> While WFPB stays dark, late afternoon 1170 TA and Brazil DX will be easier
> here in eastern New England.
>
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, MA
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[IRCA] 1170 WFPB MA silent

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---

For at least a week now 1170 WFPB Orleans, MA has been off the air.

I don't think this had been reported on any DX forums yet though I may have 
missed it.

Perhaps not widely noted as the signal feeds more fish than people.

In early October it was noted with very bad audio:  sub-pirate-quality I'd say. 
Likely a precursor to something blowing up. 

While WFPB stays dark, late afternoon 1170 TA and Brazil DX will be easier here 
in eastern New England. 

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

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[IRCA] Bulgaria 576, Romania 756 last night

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
A couple of capture files done yesterday were just checked briefly.
4 p.m. EST / 2100 UTC, 4 NOV has Romania in the clear on 756 with usual "Aici 
Bucuresti" ID.  Just strong enough to get over the S-5 wall of local electrical 
noise.  Minimal domestic / Latin Am. slop.  Would have been even better at a 
beach site, away from power lines.

5 p.m EST / 2200 UTC, 4 NOV has Bulgaria on 576 up to a pretty good peak, well 
over RNE Spain (the usual dominant here).  Slavic talk, pips, very Russian 
sounding march-like (possible) anthem.
There seems to be a good amount of other stuff on these captures.  Strongest at 
2100 UTC is Absolute on 1215, even better than the 1521 Saudi.  Egypt on 864 
also really good at 2100 UTC, a half hour before sunset.

Still looking for 540 Hungary here even as others east and west of me pick it 
up.  Typically 540 is WLIE-NY pre-sunset, then CBT-NL takes over.  Under-stuff 
is usually WFLF-FL, HICM (R. ABC) Dom. Rep., R. Autentica (Colombia), Rebelde 
Cuba - so quite a high muck level by full darkness.

I've been evaluating the Elad FDM-S2 rather than using the Perseus lately.  The 
receiver seems to be doing a good job though I like the AM SYNC detection mode 
on the Perseus better.  Certainly a good deal at under $600 US.  Other than 
that, not a whole lot of difference between the radios.  Unlike my old QTH near 
680 WRKO, there are no front-end-challenging blowtorch locals here so it's hard 
to evaluate "crunchproof-ness".

Best of luck to all of those DXpeditioning in various locales now.  I'm 
enjoying the reports as they float in, along with everyone else's home QTH logs.
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
(GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (grid FN41vq)

Receiver: Elad FDM-S2
See http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/

Antenna: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 9m vertical by 20m horizontal (peak 84 
deg., null 264 deg.)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.--- End Message ---
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[IRCA] AIH88 DXpedition Report from Lapland now online!

[Mika Makelainen]

The latest Aihkiniemi DXpedition report is now online! Come and see what 
Arctic AM DXing can be at its best. Here's a detailed journal of what we 
heard and did on DXpedition AIH88 in the Finnish Lapland. The Chinese do 
have it right, 88 is indeed a lucky number. The DXpedition began with a 
stunning opening to New Zealand. Several stations were heard from 
Dunedin (16,700 km from Aihkiniemi) and Invercargill (16,677 km away), 
which are the most distant AM stations from our QTH that exist. AIH88 
continued with very good conditions to North America, so we have loads 
of recordings to go through. Since this time we were not joined by any 
TV news group reporting about DXing, we made a couple of videos 
ourselves, and they are linked to the report. And even if you wouldn't 
be very interested in AM DXing, I've included a bunch of shots of aurora 
borealis: http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/aih88rep.htm


Best regards,
Mika Makelainen
Editor, http://www.DXing.info
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/297973940712631/


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Re: [IRCA] Logging Methodology?

[Volodya S]

Mark, I still use B-Log.  A simple (definitely what I need) program, and
easy to export.  Sure wish it would auto-populate, though, as Nick was
saying!   73,   Walt

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 2:59 PM Mark Pettifor  wrote:

> Hi Ken,
>
> I also use a spreadsheet. Often I write notes down in a notepad, then
> transfer them over to the spreadsheet, but I got way behind that way, so
> I'm trying to log directly to the spreadsheet now, and when I get time,
> I'll finish copying what's left from my notes.
>
> There used to be a program called B-Log, which looks like a simple, but
> complete solution. I found a link to it on the Internet Archive. Does
> anyone out there (the ones who have been doing this for a lot longer
> than I) still use B-Log? It looks like it would be useful for putting
> together periodic reports for email lists like this one.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mark Pettifor
> Goshen, IN
>
> On 2018-11-04 11:08 am, ken brookner wrote:
> > Hi All..
> >
> > Is there a consensus on how to log stations--use a program or log
> > sheets? I've been looking for a suitable logging program but not
> > finding anything that looks useful.  So, I'm curious how you're doing
> > it.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Ken
> > Lummi Island, WA
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Re: [IRCA] Logging Methodology?

[ken brookner]

Thanks Nick!

I could modify one of my ham logging programs to do a lot of this 
including automating frequency, time/date info and such.  But I'm lazy.  
I also use several receivers which adds complexity to automating some of 
this.


Seems like a spreadsheet will work out for me now, or might just use a 
notebook!


Ken
Lummi Island, WA


Nick Hall-Patch 
Monday, November 5, 2018 8:56 AM
A late chiming in, Ken.

My own logsheets for the last number of years have been the 
submissions to this list and to IRCA's DX World Wide.   Perhaps not 
the most organized system, hi, but I can generally find out fairly 
quickly if I've heard something before ... not that it usually matters.


Some years ago, I recall a program for controlling the Drake R8 which 
had a logging subsystem that seemed brilliant to me.  A keystroke, I 
think, recorded the frequency and time, and you added your own 
details.  It may have recorded other details also, but I'd have to dig 
it up.  It saved lots of time when the DX was coming thick and fast, 
and it was fairly easy to transfer the results to a submission to a DX 
column.


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[IRCA] Recent Transcontinental DX in Seattle

[Bruce Portzer]

In the past couple of weeks, I've been checking the dial for stations in 
the Eastern time zone.  The results have been rather interesting.


About a week ago, I was able to null KFI well enough to hear the Cuban 
on 640 at 0400.  It was pretty weak - I had to use the KiwiSDR in Key 
West to confirm that the songs matched what I was hearing.  This was my 
first Cuban log on many years, although I must confess to not having 
checked for them very often.


I've also managed to hear a few US and Canadian logs from EST-land:

WBZ - heard under KTWO at 0507UT on 29 October, with call ID and 
snippets of the Bradley Jay show (including what might have been his 
theme song).  Another station I haven't heard in recent decades.


KDKA - a traffic and weather report and "Newsradio 10-20 KDKA" ID at 
0507 10/25 mixing with KWIQ.  Yet another one that hasn't been heard 
here in ages.


WTAM-1100 Cleveland, dominating at 1000UT 10/25.  I was able to adjust 
the null on the flag to eliminate KFAX.


WCKY-1530 surfaced 0500 11/3 with a nice id & ESPN sports, KFBK was 
partially eliminated by adjusting the flag's null.


WHAS - dominant for a couple of minutes one evening, despite several 
west coast stations on 840


WJR - this is a regular here, the easiest EST station in these parts, 
heard several times


CFZM-740 and CKDO-1580, mixing with the west coast QRM a couple of times

WGY-810? - tentatively heard with KGO nulled.  It was a national talk 
show and matched the stations web feed, but I won't claim it until I 
hear local content..


A north-facing flag antenna was used to hear all of the above 
stations,.  Nulls on 50kw Californians made it possible to hear several 
of these stations.  I'm still trying to figure out if there are other 
possibilities for east coast  reception here in the Pacific Northwest 
(aside from CIAO-530 and the expanded band stations).


Bruce

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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Russ Edmunds]

Auroral absorption would not impact stations whose signal paths are coming to 
you on Kauai from the S or SW.



Russ Edmunds

WB2BJH

Blue Bell, PA

Grid FN20id


From: IRCA  on behalf of Gary DeBock 

Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 12:03:25 PM
To: Mauno Ritola; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

<<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it
for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
"Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
about 15 seconds.

As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
clip in this message. >>>

Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning 783-Voice of 
Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600 UTC, with this S9 ID in 
presumed Amoy https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station has stopped 
transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 UTC in April, but 
haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions yesterday and the day 
before.
Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to check for 
its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for is Burmese language 
identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the recording content, as at the 43 
second point of this recording 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made yesterday, with 
the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type language. My WRTH shows 702-AIR's 
foreign service in Jalandhar A with Urdu at the time, broadcasting to South 
Asia https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
Thanks again for all your assessment help!

Gary
> On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
>
>
> Gary,
>
> as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it
> for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
> "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
> about 15 seconds.
>
> As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
> clip in this message.
>
> Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, Tibetan and other
> IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Mauno
>
>
> Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:
> > Chris,
> >
> > Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz UnID Chinese station 
> > identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest Asian TP on the band 
> > both in the morning and evening here, and it plays an incredible variety of 
> > music (Chinese opera, pop, instrumentals, and even rap :-)
> >
> > <<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the 
> > Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as 
> > nice as it sounds.
> > 1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean 
> > it doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but 
> > here, you can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda 
> > stations aimed at Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of hip-hop and rock 
> > music (American music as well) and most Chinese-language music in those 
> > genres originates there, so it makes sense they're throwing some of it 
> > their way.Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of 
> > the Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, 
> > as nice as it sounds. >>>
> >
> > Well, when a government has absolute power they certainly have the 
> > prerogative to change their minds or modify laws as desired, don't they? My 
> > wife is Hong Kong Chinese, and she always tells me that laws don't mean 
> > anything in China, where the government can do anything it wishes. But 
> > sometimes I wonder how many Taiwan residents actually listen to these 
> > mono-format music broadcasts with a heavy propaganda edge? When you lived 
> > in Seoul, were the people rushing to turn on the Voice of Unification after 
> > their 12-hour work days? I think not. But to be honest, the programming 
> > from Pyongyang BS and KCBS is so ridiculous that it is actually pretty 
> > amusing, and I would be sorry if this type of amusement suddenly 
> > disappeared from the radio scene..
> >
> > Gary (in Poipu, Hawaii)
> >
> >
> >> On November 4, 2018 at 2:21 PM Chris Kadlec wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Gary,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Your 783 you've been hearing has been confirmed as Voice of the Straits 
> >> broadcasting in Amoy, as I was suspecting (since it was the only 
> >> high-powered one left). My friend in Guangdong, who can hear all of those 
> >> stations nearby and can understand Amoy, listened to it and confirmed it 
> >> for you.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice 

Re: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[Gary DeBock]

Aloha Colin,

<<< Nope. Slate wiped clean.
Only a few NHK channels and DU’s. >>>

It was slightly different here in Poipu, Kauai, Colin. DU's joined the Asians 
during the morning session, but the big gun Chinese and Koreans were completely 
unaffected.
Here was 783-Voice of the Straights with a meltdown-level TOH ID at 1600 UTC 
this morning https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout

Gary

> On November 5, 2018 at 7:53 AM "R. Colin Newell"  mailto:coffeecan...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Nope. Slate wiped clean.
> 
> Only a few NHK channels and DU’s.
> 
> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
> 
> > > On Nov 5, 2018, at 7:32 AM, Bruce Portzer  mailto:bport...@comcast.net > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I rebuilt my antenna yesterday. Either I did something horribly 
> > wrong or conditions took a dive.
> > 
> > There were a few weak TPs on 603 693 774 792 972 1098 etc just 
> > barely above the noise.
> > 
> > NOAA is reporting a moderate geomagnetic storm and my locals seem 
> > to be at normal strength, so I don't think it's the antenna.
> > 
> > Did anyone else hear anything today?
> > 
> > Bruce
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

<<< as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it
for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
"Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
about 15 seconds.

As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
clip in this message. >>>

Thanks very much, Mauno. Despite the solar slowdown this morning 783-Voice of 
Straight was its usual booming self into Hawaii at 1600 UTC, with this S9 ID in 
presumed Amoy https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wnaev5gjrd045a22mt01nlnri12bsout
By the way, Mauno, do you know if the 1431-Mongolia relay station has stopped 
transmitting? They were S9 in the Cook Islands around 1630 UTC in April, but 
haven't showed up here yet, despite good conditions yesterday and the day 
before.
Regarding 729-Myanmar, I now know that there are no MW parallels to check for 
its programming, so probably the best that I can hope for is Burmese language 
identification, or mentions of Myanmar in the recording content, as at the 43 
second point of this recording 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff.
I'm also chasing a 702 UnID language recording at 1623 UTC made yesterday, with 
the female speaker in an apparent Slavic-type language. My WRTH shows 702-AIR's 
foreign service in Jalandhar A with Urdu at the time, broadcasting to South 
Asia https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
Thanks again for all your assessment help!

Gary
> On November 5, 2018 at 6:50 AM Mauno Ritola wrote:
>
>
> Gary,
>
> as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it
> for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as:
> "Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at
> about 15 seconds.
>
> As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB
> clip in this message.
>
> Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, Tibetan and other
> IDs, that are heard from China on MW.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Mauno
>
>
> Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:
> > Chris,
> >
> > Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz UnID Chinese station 
> > identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest Asian TP on the band 
> > both in the morning and evening here, and it plays an incredible variety of 
> > music (Chinese opera, pop, instrumentals, and even rap :-)
> >
> > <<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the 
> > Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as 
> > nice as it sounds.
> > 1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean 
> > it doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but 
> > here, you can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda 
> > stations aimed at Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of hip-hop and rock 
> > music (American music as well) and most Chinese-language music in those 
> > genres originates there, so it makes sense they're throwing some of it 
> > their way.Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of 
> > the Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, 
> > as nice as it sounds. >>>
> >
> > Well, when a government has absolute power they certainly have the 
> > prerogative to change their minds or modify laws as desired, don't they? My 
> > wife is Hong Kong Chinese, and she always tells me that laws don't mean 
> > anything in China, where the government can do anything it wishes. But 
> > sometimes I wonder how many Taiwan residents actually listen to these 
> > mono-format music broadcasts with a heavy propaganda edge? When you lived 
> > in Seoul, were the people rushing to turn on the Voice of Unification after 
> > their 12-hour work days? I think not. But to be honest, the programming 
> > from Pyongyang BS and KCBS is so ridiculous that it is actually pretty 
> > amusing, and I would be sorry if this type of amusement suddenly 
> > disappeared from the radio scene.
> >
> > Gary (in Poipu, Hawaii)
> >
> >
> >> On November 4, 2018 at 2:21 PM Chris Kadlec wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Gary,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Your 783 you've been hearing has been confirmed as Voice of the Straits 
> >> broadcasting in Amoy, as I was suspecting (since it was the only 
> >> high-powered one left). My friend in Guangdong, who can hear all of those 
> >> stations nearby and can understand Amoy, listened to it and confirmed it 
> >> for you.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the 
> >> Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as 
> >> nice as it sounds.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean 
> >> it doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but 
> >> here, you can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda 
> >> stations aimed at Taiwan. Taiwan is a 

Re: [IRCA] Logging Methodology?

[Nick Hall-Patch]

A late chiming in, Ken.

My own logsheets for the last number of years 
have been the submissions to this list and to 
IRCA's DX World Wide.   Perhaps not the most 
organized system, hi, but I can generally find 
out fairly quickly if I've heard something before 
... not that it usually matters.


Some years ago, I recall a program for 
controlling the Drake R8 which had a logging 
subsystem that seemed brilliant to me.  A 
keystroke, I think, recorded the frequency and 
time, and you added your own details.  It may 
have recorded other details also, but I'd have to 
dig it up.  It saved lots of time when the DX was 
coming thick and fast, and it was fairly easy to 
transfer the results to a submission to a DX column.


best wishes,

Nick

At 16:26 2018-11-05, ken brookner wrote:


Thanks Mark and Bruce!

Seems the consensus is a spreadsheet.  That'll 
work for me.  Just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing anything else.


Ken
Lummi Island, WA


Mark Pettifor 
Monday, November 5, 2018 6:59 AM
Hi Ken,


I also use a spreadsheet. Often I write notes 
down in a notepad, then transfer them over to 
the spreadsheet, but I got way behind that way, 
so I'm trying to log directly to the 
spreadsheet now, and when I get time, I'll 
finish copying what's left from my notes.



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Re: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[Nick Hall-Patch]

The burst happened at this location before 1500UT, but as Colin said, 
a couple of DUs and the Japanese big guns came out of the murk, at 
least at the first pass.  Details (very few details...) later.



Nick

At 15:52 2018-11-05, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Yup. There was a brief Pre-sunrise
Burst at 1515 UTC... but just the bigs...
And 612 Aussie.

Hard reset.

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Nov 5, 2018, at 7:42 AM, Russ Edmunds  wrote:
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> A geomagnetic storm hit yesterday...
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Re: [IRCA] Logging Methodology?

[ken brookner]

Thanks Mark and Bruce!

Seems the consensus is a spreadsheet.  That'll work for me.  Just wanted 
to be sure I wasn't missing anything else.


Ken
Lummi Island, WA


Mark Pettifor 
Monday, November 5, 2018 6:59 AM
Hi Ken,

I also use a spreadsheet. Often I write notes down in a notepad, then 
transfer them over to the spreadsheet, but I got way behind that way, 
so I'm trying to log directly to the spreadsheet now, and when I get 
time, I'll finish copying what's left from my notes.




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Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO

[Scott Fybush]

Early 1991.

http://broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cflz-fm

s

On 11/5/2018 11:14 AM, Neil Kazaross wrote:

What year did CJFT go silent?  73 KAZ


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Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO

[Neil Kazaross]

What year did CJFT go silent?  73 KAZ

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 7:36 AM Scott Fybush  wrote:

> CJFT was 250 watts. Totally different sites.  CJFT used one tower of the
> old CJRN 710 site, on the west side of Fort Erie. CIAO is at the old CKMW
> 790 site near the spot where the 401, 403 and 407 highways all come
> together northwest of Toronto. It's actually a pretty close neighbo(u)r of
> CFZM 740/CJBC 860.
>
> CIAO can be seen at the bottom of this page:
> https://www.fybush.com/site-20171124/
>
> s
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 8:06 AM Rick Dau 
> > Speaking of 530, does anyone remember what the power output was for CJFT
> > 530 in Fort Erie?  And does CIAO use the old CJFT transmitter site, or
> are
> > they different facilities completely?  I do know there's a 68-mile (as
> the
> > crow flies) distance from Fort Erie to Brampton.
> >
> > 73,
> > Rick Dau
> > South Omaha, Nebraska
> >
> > 
> > From: IRCA  on behalf of Nigel Pimblett <
> > nige2...@telus.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 12:12 PM
> > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO
> >
> > Let me add my congratulations.   CIAO is rare even in Alberta in recent
> > years, with Cuba dominating the frequency.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Nigel Pimblett
> > Dunmore, AB
> >
> >
> >
> > On 04/11/2018 11:09 AM, Neil Kazaross wrote:
> > > I don't think CAIO is very common on the west coast! Nice catch!  73
> KAZ
> > >
> > > On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 8:48 AM Mike Keval Brooker <
> keval.m...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Your awesome DX catch. My local pest 
> > >>
> > >> 73
> > >>
> > >> Mike Brooker
> > >> Toronto, ON
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 1:25 AM R. Colin Newell <
> coffeecan...@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> 0624 UTC // on the live stream with Punjabi S. Asian folk music.
> > >>>
> > >>> Drake R8 - N Flag.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
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Re: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[R. Colin Newell]

Nope. Slate wiped clean. 

Only a few NHK channels and DU’s. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Nov 5, 2018, at 7:32 AM, Bruce Portzer  wrote:
> 
> 
> I rebuilt my antenna yesterday.  Either I did something horribly wrong or 
> conditions took a dive.
> 
> There were a few weak TPs on 603 693 774 792 972 1098 etc just barely above 
> the noise.
> 
> NOAA is reporting a moderate geomagnetic storm and my locals seem to be at 
> normal strength, so I don't think it's the antenna.
> 
> Did anyone else hear anything today?
> 
> Bruce
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Re: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[R. Colin Newell]

Yup. There was a brief Pre-sunrise 
Burst at 1515 UTC... but just the bigs...
And 612 Aussie. 

Hard reset. 

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> On Nov 5, 2018, at 7:42 AM, Russ Edmunds  wrote:
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> A geomagnetic storm hit yesterday...
> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[Russ Edmunds]

A geomagnetic storm hit yesterday...



Russ Edmunds

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Grid FN20id


From: IRCA  on behalf of Bruce Portzer 

Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 10:32:58 AM
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [IRCA] TP conditions this morning


I rebuilt my antenna yesterday.  Either I did something horribly wrong
or conditions took a dive.

There were a few weak TPs on 603 693 774 792 972 1098 etc just barely
above the noise.

NOAA is reporting a moderate geomagnetic storm and my locals seem to be
at normal strength, so I don't think it's the antenna.

Did anyone else hear anything today?

Bruce

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[IRCA] TP conditions this morning

[Bruce Portzer]

I rebuilt my antenna yesterday.  Either I did something horribly wrong 
or conditions took a dive.


There were a few weak TPs on 603 693 774 792 972 1098 etc just barely 
above the noise.


NOAA is reporting a moderate geomagnetic storm and my locals seem to be 
at normal strength, so I don't think it's the antenna.


Did anyone else hear anything today?

Bruce

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Re: [IRCA] Logging Methodology?

[Russ Edmunds]

I used Excel ( and before that Lotus 1-2-3 ) for my logs for years. About 5 
years ago I converted over to Microsoft Access. That allows me to set up a data 
entry form for adding logs, but more importantly it gives me the ability to 
report out the data in any way I can think of.




Russ Edmunds

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Blue Bell, PA

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From: IRCA  on behalf of Mark Pettifor 

Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 9:59:10 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Logging Methodology?

Hi Ken,

I also use a spreadsheet. Often I write notes down in a notepad, then
transfer them over to the spreadsheet, but I got way behind that way, so
I'm trying to log directly to the spreadsheet now, and when I get time,
I'll finish copying what's left from my notes.

There used to be a program called B-Log, which looks like a simple, but
complete solution. I found a link to it on the Internet Archive. Does
anyone out there (the ones who have been doing this for a lot longer
than I) still use B-Log? It looks like it would be useful for putting
together periodic reports for email lists like this one.

Best regards,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2018-11-04 11:08 am, ken brookner wrote:
> Hi All..
>
> Is there a consensus on how to log stations--use a program or log
> sheets? I've been looking for a suitable logging program but not
> finding anything that looks useful.  So, I'm curious how you're doing
> it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken
> Lummi Island, WA
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Re: [IRCA] Logging Methodology?

[Mark Pettifor]

Hi Ken,

I also use a spreadsheet. Often I write notes down in a notepad, then 
transfer them over to the spreadsheet, but I got way behind that way, so 
I'm trying to log directly to the spreadsheet now, and when I get time, 
I'll finish copying what's left from my notes.


There used to be a program called B-Log, which looks like a simple, but 
complete solution. I found a link to it on the Internet Archive. Does 
anyone out there (the ones who have been doing this for a lot longer 
than I) still use B-Log? It looks like it would be useful for putting 
together periodic reports for email lists like this one.


Best regards,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2018-11-04 11:08 am, ken brookner wrote:

Hi All..

Is there a consensus on how to log stations--use a program or log
sheets? I've been looking for a suitable logging program but not
finding anything that looks useful.  So, I'm curious how you're doing
it.

Thanks

Ken
Lummi Island, WA
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Mauno Ritola]

Gary,

as you apparently didn't have time to check the ID from SW yet, I did it 
for you from the stream. I'd write it in Latin letters phonetically as: 
"Haiqa ti Shya Kongpo Tientai" and that is what I hear in your clip at 
about 15 seconds.


As I heard, that the attachment size has been raised, I attach a 63 kB 
clip in this message.


Now if someone would write 'open' all those Mongolian, Tibetan and other 
IDs, that are heard from China on MW.


Hope this helps,

Mauno


Gary DeBock kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 8:40:

Chris,

Thanks very much for your investigation of the 783 kHz UnID Chinese station 
identity. 783-Voice of the Straight is the strongest Asian TP on the band both 
in the morning and evening here, and it plays an incredible variety of music 
(Chinese opera, pop, instrumentals, and even rap :-)

<<< Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the Straits. 
It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice as it sounds.
1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean it doesn't 
exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but here, you can hear them 
broadcast it on one of their own propaganda stations aimed at Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge 
consumer of hip-hop and rock music (American music as well) and most Chinese-language 
music in those genres originates there, so it makes sense they're throwing some of it 
their way.Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the Straits. 
It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice as it sounds. 
>>>

Well, when a government has absolute power they certainly have the prerogative 
to change their minds or modify laws as desired, don't they? My wife is Hong 
Kong Chinese, and she always tells me that laws don't mean anything in China, 
where the government can do anything it wishes. But sometimes I wonder how many 
Taiwan residents actually listen to these mono-format music broadcasts with a 
heavy propaganda edge? When you lived in Seoul, were the people rushing to turn 
on the Voice of Unification after their 12-hour work days? I think not. But to 
be honest, the programming from Pyongyang BS and KCBS is so ridiculous that it 
is actually pretty amusing, and I would be sorry if this type of amusement 
suddenly disappeared from the radio scene.

Gary (in Poipu, Hawaii)



On November 4, 2018 at 2:21 PM Chris Kadlec  wrote:


 Gary,

  


 Your 783 you've been hearing has been confirmed as Voice of the Straits 
broadcasting in Amoy, as I was suspecting (since it was the only high-powered 
one left). My friend in Guangdong, who can hear all of those stations nearby 
and can understand Amoy, listened to it and confirmed it for you.

  


 Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the 
Straits. It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice 
as it sounds.

  


 1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean 
it doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but here, 
you can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda stations aimed at 
Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of hip-hop and rock music (American music as 
well) and most Chinese-language music in those genres originates there, so it 
makes sense they're throwing some of it their way.

  


 2) The song you're hearing is Allen Su "Beijing City" (Allen Su took 2nd place in 
the 2007 Super Boy competition, a TV music contest show in China). Its lyrics are about the highest 
level of propaganda you could spew at your enemy across the water because it speaks everything 
great about Beijing. It's EXACTLY what Seoul broadcasts on Jayu FM into North Korea (I included a 
hefty chunk of the song in my Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide documentary), a song called 
"Seoul Seoul" that says all the same great things about Seoul sorta. The difference is 
that it was used for the '88 Olympics, but the idea behind using that suitable song for propaganda 
is the same.

  


 The Beijing song is here, lyrics included:

  


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jTf_WaAl8

  


 -Chris Kadlec

  


 ***

  


 Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 12:02:13 -0800 (PST)

 From: Gary DeBock 

 To: Chris Kadlec , irca@hard-core-dx.com

 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

  


 Thanks for your assessment on the 783 Chinese station, Chris, and also on 
the 801 jammer (or lack thereof).

  


 Of all the Asian signals here in this Asian-oriented DXing paradise, 
783-China and (surprise!) 657-Pyongyang BS are the S9+ leaders every morning. 
This is a major reversal from the Kona, Hawaii situation last December, when 
819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 were far and away the top dogs.

 When I heard this bizarre Chinese rap music on 783-China at 1541 UTC 
yesterday, I thought that it sounded like a weird Chinese copy of 

Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO

[Scott Fybush]

CJFT was 250 watts. Totally different sites.  CJFT used one tower of the
old CJRN 710 site, on the west side of Fort Erie. CIAO is at the old CKMW
790 site near the spot where the 401, 403 and 407 highways all come
together northwest of Toronto. It's actually a pretty close neighbo(u)r of
CFZM 740/CJBC 860.

CIAO can be seen at the bottom of this page:
https://www.fybush.com/site-20171124/

s



On Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 8:06 AM Rick Dau  Speaking of 530, does anyone remember what the power output was for CJFT
> 530 in Fort Erie?  And does CIAO use the old CJFT transmitter site, or are
> they different facilities completely?  I do know there's a 68-mile (as the
> crow flies) distance from Fort Erie to Brampton.
>
> 73,
> Rick Dau
> South Omaha, Nebraska
>
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of Nigel Pimblett <
> nige2...@telus.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 12:12 PM
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO
>
> Let me add my congratulations.   CIAO is rare even in Alberta in recent
> years, with Cuba dominating the frequency.
>
> 73,
>
> Nigel Pimblett
> Dunmore, AB
>
>
>
> On 04/11/2018 11:09 AM, Neil Kazaross wrote:
> > I don't think CAIO is very common on the west coast! Nice catch!  73 KAZ
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 8:48 AM Mike Keval Brooker 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Your awesome DX catch. My local pest 
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> Mike Brooker
> >> Toronto, ON
> >>
> >> On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 1:25 AM R. Colin Newell 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 0624 UTC // on the live stream with Punjabi S. Asian folk music.
> >>>
> >>> Drake R8 - N Flag.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
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Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO

[Rick Dau]

Speaking of 530, does anyone remember what the power output was for CJFT 530 in 
Fort Erie?  And does CIAO use the old CJFT transmitter site, or are they 
different facilities completely?  I do know there's a 68-mile (as the crow 
flies) distance from Fort Erie to Brampton.

73,
Rick Dau
South Omaha, Nebraska


From: IRCA  on behalf of Nigel Pimblett 

Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 12:12 PM
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO

Let me add my congratulations.   CIAO is rare even in Alberta in recent
years, with Cuba dominating the frequency.

73,

Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, AB



On 04/11/2018 11:09 AM, Neil Kazaross wrote:
> I don't think CAIO is very common on the west coast! Nice catch!  73 KAZ
>
> On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 8:48 AM Mike Keval Brooker 
> wrote:
>
>> Your awesome DX catch. My local pest 
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Mike Brooker
>> Toronto, ON
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 1:25 AM R. Colin Newell 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 0624 UTC // on the live stream with Punjabi S. Asian folk music.
>>>
>>> Drake R8 - N Flag.
>>>
>>>
>>> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Mauno Ritola]

Hi Chris,

Could you please ask him, how the Amoy ID would be in Latin letters?

Yes, I also thought, that it was not Mandarin, that's why I suggested 
Hong Kong, but forgot Amoy from Voice of the Strait.


Thanks,

Mauno


Chris Kadlec kirjoitti 5.11.2018 klo 0:21:

Gary,

Your 783 you've been hearing has been confirmed as Voice of the Straits 
broadcasting in Amoy, as I was suspecting (since it was the only high-powered 
one left). My friend in Guangdong, who can hear all of those stations nearby 
and can understand Amoy, listened to it and confirmed it for you.

Meanwhile, the clip that you just posted here is 100% Voice of the Straits. 
It's both hypocritical and ridiculous to hear on this station, as nice as it 
sounds.

1. The government of China has BANNED rap and hip-hop music (doesn't mean it 
doesn't exist underground and that people don't listen anyway), but here, you 
can hear them broadcast it on one of their own propaganda stations aimed at 
Taiwan. Taiwan is a huge consumer of hip-hop and rock music (American music as 
well) and most Chinese-language music in those genres originates there, so it 
makes sense they're throwing some of it their way.

2) The song you're hearing is Allen Su "Beijing City" (Allen Su took 2nd place in the 
2007 Super Boy competition, a TV music contest show in China). Its lyrics are about the highest 
level of propaganda you could spew at your enemy across the water because it speaks everything 
great about Beijing. It's EXACTLY what Seoul broadcasts on Jayu FM into North Korea (I included a 
hefty chunk of the song in my Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide documentary), a song called 
"Seoul Seoul" that says all the same great things about Seoul sorta. The difference is 
that it was used for the '88 Olympics, but the idea behind using that suitable song for propaganda 
is the same.

The Beijing song is here, lyrics included:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jTf_WaAl8

-Chris Kadlec

***

Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 12:02:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Gary DeBock 
To: Chris Kadlec , irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

Thanks for your assessment on the 783 Chinese station, Chris, and also on the 
801 jammer (or lack thereof).

Of all the Asian signals here in this Asian-oriented DXing paradise, 783-China 
and (surprise!) 657-Pyongyang BS are the S9+ leaders every morning. This is a 
major reversal from the Kona, Hawaii situation last December, when 819-KCBS and 
981-CNR1 were far and away the top dogs.
When I heard this bizarre Chinese rap music on 783-China at 1541 UTC yesterday, 
I thought that it sounded like a weird Chinese copy of Korean rap artists like 
Leessang :-)

https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/u653xdigwaeiaxlrh42x8duky2w3ppoz

Gary
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Re: [IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC

[Gary DeBock]

Chuck,

A longer recording of the same 729 station started at 1540 UTC is attached, 
with the same lady speaking most of the time, including the apparent mention of 
"Myanmar" at the 43 second point. 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/pflnbymjhgx5m88l03wgvtsss7gnlfff
This station rarely gets completely free of JOCK, but the Japanese does 
occasionally go MIA for a couple of minutes.

Gary


> On November 4, 2018 at 12:18 PM Chuck Hutton  wrote:
> 
> Gary:
> 
> There's English in your recording. At :04 she says "this approach in the 
> next summer". At :09, I think she says Myanmar.
> Some Myanmar stations have carried English in this time period. 
> 
> The audio was difficult to understand. After correcting for the terrible 
> rolloff above 1000 Hz and also removing everything below 150 Hertz, it was 
> better. I can't attach the file due to list limits on attachments.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -
> From: IRCA  on behalf of Gary DeBock 
> 
> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 11:30 AM
> To: America, Mailing
> Subject: [IRCA] 729 Southeast Asian Language at 1541 UTC
>  
> Despite unfavorable solar predictions the morning session in Poipu, 
> Hawaii was actually quite good today. This female speaker in an apparent 
> Southeast Asian language was received at 1541 this morning during a fade in 
> JOCK, but the Myanmar parallels on 576 and 594 are totally wiped out by 
> Hawaiian local splatter  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8223u80ejoorrd2raxoebdiogn0kbfra 
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/8223u80ejoorrd2raxoebdiogn0kbfra
> 
> I know that Bill W., Chuck and Bruce have all received this station in 
> Grayland, so it seems like I'm the last to track it down :-)
> 
> 
> Gary DeBock (DXing in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii)
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