Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Hawaii DXpedition Travel Package

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Craig,

<<< Now you are seriously tempting me. I am going to Maui in Jan. I suppose two 
Hawaii trips in a year is not totally out of the question. Just curious, I 
noted you are using the supercharged Skywave. Did the supercharged XH Data 
D-808 make the trip? >>>

The hot-rodded XHDATA D-808 is a great DX chaser, but the equivalent CC Skywave 
SSB model has both a size and weight advantage, which makes a difference in a 
long range trip like this-- especially when a backup model is taken as well. 
Another factor is that the D-808 is technically not an Ultralight radio, but 
rather a high-performing Chinese copy of an Ultralight radio. For DXpeditions 
close to home, though, I use both models.

<<< Quite frankly after seeing Bill Whitaker’s results at San Souci, I’m very 
tempted to give that a shot with both ULRs and my Elad, perhaps with a DKAZ. 
Now your place in Poipu has got me thinking. I was initially concerned about 
potential interference from the powerful USN radar station on the west coast of 
Kauai. It sounds like that’s not an issue. BTW, is there something attracting 
Brazilian Portuguese programs to Kauai? >>>

Of course I have a lot of respect for Bill Whitacre's San Souci DXpeditions, 
and admire his determination to set up the 160' DKAZ antennas twice a year at 
both Grayland and San Souci, not to mention on the east coast. But when you can 
take a tiny 5" FSL to places like Kauai or the Cook Islands in hand carry 
luggage, and with a two minute setup easily come away with exceptional DX from 
countries like India, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Cambodia and Brazil, why not take 
the "lazy man's" shortcut to great DX? All of the gear has already been 
tweaked, tested and proofed out, and with the travel packages offered by Costco 
and others, these kind of "Frequent Flyer" trips really provide a lot of DXing 
excitement for the buck!

Gary

> On November 3, 2018 at 2:45 PM Donald Barnes  mailto:bevd...@yahoo.com > wrote:
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> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> Now you are seriously tempting me. I am going to Maui in Jan. I suppose 
> two Hawaii trips in a year is not totally out of the question. Just curious, 
> I noted you are using the supercharged Skywave. Did the supercharged XH Data 
> D-808 make the trip? Quite frankly after seeing Bill Whitaker’s results at 
> San Souci, I’m very tempted to give that a shot with both ULRs and my Elad, 
> perhaps with a DKAZ. Now your place in Poipu has got me thinking. I was 
> initially concerned about potential interference from the powerful USN radar 
> station on the west coast of Kauai. It sounds like that’s not an issue. BTW, 
> is there something attracting Brazilian Portuguese programs to Kauai?
> 
> 73 and Best of DX,
> 
> Craig Barnes
> On the road in South FL
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > > On Nov 3, 2018, at 5:36 PM, Gary DeBock  mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> > 
> > For those interested in trying their TP-DXing luck at an awesome 
> > forward Pacific location, Costco Travel offers an amazing 6-day vacation 
> > package for two to a gorgeous 2-BR condominium in Poipu Kai (near the 
> > ocean) on Kauai Island for $2,173.03, which includes roundtrip airfare from 
> > Seattle, and a full-sized rental car. The travel package price varies 
> > according to the month, and this quote is for April (when both TP and DU DX 
> > should be great). The free WiFi is also awesome, and a large Safeway and 
> > Walmart are within convenient driving range. What more could you ask for?
> > 
> > 
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[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 3 November 2018

[Nigel Pimblett]

Am DXing up in Lamont, AB this weekend and we enjoyed another good TP 
morning today.   Also was able to check my home location once in a while 
to compare.   Some stations were better down there and others were 
better up here, but it was hard to ascertain a pattern.


531    JOQG    Morioka, JAPAN    Man in Japanese at 1405, //594

558    KBS2    S.KOREA    Vocal by a woman at 1343

567    JOIK    Sapporo, JAPAN Man in Japanese at 1342.

576    NHK1   synchros, JAPAN    Very weak, but definitely //567 with 
man in Japanese at 1407


585 JOPG    Kushiro, JAPAN Man talking in Japanese at 1332, then 
vocal by a woman.  For some reason this was stronger than //594 for much 
of the morning


603   unID    A bit of a puzzle as I heard a man talking in either 
Japanese or Korean at 1410, but didn't seem // either 558 or 594.  (Or 
maybe I'm getting too tired and the // will be obvious in the morning!)


612    JOLK    Fukuoka, JAPAN    Man in Japanese at 1405, //594.

666 JOBK    Osaka, JAPAN  Vocal by woman at 1335, //585.

675    NHK 1    synchros, JAPAN   Man talking at 1333, then vocal by 
woman, //585.


684    unID    Traces of woman talking at 1343

702    NHK2    synchros, JAPAN Man in Japanese at 1336, //774

711    KBS1    unID   Vocal by a woman at 1336.  Suspect KBS1 but wasn't 
//864.


792    unID    Traces of a Chinese (?) vocal at 1438

855    unID   Traces  of audio with talk by woman at 1236

864   unID    A couple of stations mixing.   Thought the talk by man at 
1337 was in Japanese.


945    CNR1    CHINA    Came up briefly at 1412 with man in Chinese.

981    CNR1   CHINA    Man in Chinese at 1404.

1035   unID     Talk by deep voiced man, and a woman, at 1407

1044    CRI    CHINA    Weak, with woman in Japanese at 1402

1062    unID    Traces of audio, with talk at 1414

1071   unID    Conversation between man and woman at 1337.  Did not seem 
// to NHK1 on 567.


1098 - CNR11    Golmud, CHINA    Song by a choir at 1336. //6010 which 
was harder to hear.


1107    unID    Talk by woman in unknown language at 1344. Although I 
haven't heard it since the

last solar minimum I'm guessing this may be Xinjiang RGD

1116    4BC    Brisbane, AUSTRALIA    Man speaking , then into country 
song at 1254


1134    unID    Traces of man talking at 1414

1188    JOKP    Kitami,, JAPAN    Man in Japanese at 1422, //594.

1215    unID    Traces of woman talking at 1404

1242  JOLF    Tokyo, JAPAN   Man in Japanese at 1416

1422    JORF    Yokohama, JAPAN   Man in Japanese at 1344

1575    VOA    THAILAND    Talk by woman in SE Asian language at 1334.  
Another station weakly in the background at times.


1593    CNR1    CHINA   Talk by man in Chinese at 1334


Plus regulars on:

Japan - 594,693,747,774,828
Korea - 972, 1566


73,


Nigel Pimblett
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Re: [IRCA] 0140 UTC T's WC

[Nick Hall-Patch]

I hadn't realized that Koranic recitations wouldn't sound Middle 
Eastern to some, Chuck, given their origin, and the relative 
strictness concerning their modification.


Nick





At 03:30 2018-11-04, Chuck Hutton wrote:


I'd have a hard time thinking of "Middle Easter music " and "wall to 
wall Koran" as the same thing.


As there was no time given for the "middle eastern music", it's hard 
to rule Iran in or out.



Chuck



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Likely Egypt with wall to wall Koran?

Other than hearing them, mostly  audio traces on 909 1215 and
1386.   Seems to be settling down somewhat post-0300UT.




At 01:48 2018-11-04, R. Colin Newell wrote:

>Middle eastern kinda music on 864khz...
>
>Carriers that we've become accustomed to; 1215, 1386, 1575, 1089 etc...
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Re: [IRCA] 3 Nov Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

Better location - larger and higher Flags - wetter ground, nearby lake, 
underground utilities, currently (fingers crossed) very low ambient gadget 
noise level... that likely all gives me 6-9 dB better S/N ratio on every 
frequency. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Nov 3, 2018, at 9:10 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> This morning seemed to be another step towards more normal November 
> conditions.  Domestics seemed quite splashy also, and along with the DX 
> fading quite erratically made for some difficulty here.
> 
> Items of note were hearing the Chinese pips on 1530kHz at 1500UT, though I 
> would have missed them if Bruce hadn't mentioned them, and hearing the 
> portentous tones of a man intoning "Voice of America" on 720 at the same 
> time.   Fortunately, before getting too excited, I checked the hour before 
>  "Voice of America  KFIR" ...  Excitement over.
> 
> I enjoyed Colin's report, but for the most part, didn't enjoy hearing most of 
> what he reported.   That's definitely a better listening location up there.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] 0140 UTC T's WC

[R. Colin Newell]

Uhm. 0140 UTC - (like the subject says...)and Koran “call to prayer” type stuff 
Charles...
Like what Nick said... 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Nov 3, 2018, at 8:30 PM, Chuck Hutton  poked:
> 
> I'd have a hard time thinking of "Middle Easter music " and "wall to wall 
> Koran" as the same thing.
> 
> As there was no time given for the "middle eastern music", it's hard to rule 
> Iran in or out.
> 
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[IRCA] 3 Nov Victoria version.

[Nick Hall-Patch]

This morning seemed to be another step towards more normal November conditions. 
 Domestics seemed quite splashy also, and along with the DX fading quite 
erratically made for some difficulty here.

Items of note were hearing the Chinese pips on 1530kHz at 1500UT, though I 
would have missed them if Bruce hadn't mentioned them, and hearing the 
portentous tones of a man intoning "Voice of America" on 720 at the same time.  
 Fortunately, before getting too excited, I checked the hour before  "Voice 
of America  KFIR" ...  Excitement over.

I enjoyed Colin's report, but for the most part, didn't enjoy hearing most of 
what he reported.   That's definitely a better listening location up there.


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


594 JOAK 1429UT

657 N. Korea presumed with female chorus briefly peaking 1433UT.  This can fade 
up pretty quickly (and down)

747 JOIB 1429UT

774 JOUB 1433UT

945 CNR1 short peak 1423UT //639

972 HLCA 1434UT, with someone underneath; still readable at peaks, 1630UT







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


558 HLQH, //HLSA 1435UT; Japanese underneath

567 JOIK //594 1428UT

603 HLSA //HLQH 1439UT

612 4QR assumed man and woman in DU English 1436UT

639 CNR1 1432UT //945

828 JOBB 1433UT man in Portuguese

828 JOBB 1424UT //774

837 1435UT, woman in Chinese after pop music; not //5925 or the CNR5 webstream

1017 Tonga assumed with island choral music 1434UT

1566 not sure; woman and man in Chinese 1500UT, but no mentions of FEBC; no 
possible // on 1053




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

702 man in Chinese followed by male vocal  1358UT, not //639, as female 
vocalist there, 

738 Chinese man talking 1427UT; no 1143 today

873 JOGB //774 1450UT




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) 

621 woman talking, Chinese intonation 

711 HLKA man //864 1445UT

756 CNR1 echoey //945 1448UT

819 N. Korea woman talking  //2850 1450UT

864 HLKR, as 711

1323 man talking, Russian intonation 1430UT

1458 brief fade up 1451UT, man talking, couldn't really guess; Tagalog?

1530 CNR pips 1500UT under KFBK

1575  woman talking, possibly SE Asian languag 1424UT

1593 CNR1 pips and distinctive sounds of time check and into the news 1500UT


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

549 576 585 675  729 783 846 855  918 927 936 963 1008  1035  1053 1134 1143 
1206  1215 1251  1305  1341 1377   1503   seemed to be Asian; 
576 585  seemed  to be DU  


best wishes,

Nick








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Re: [IRCA] 0140 UTC T's WC

[Chuck Hutton]

I'd have a hard time thinking of "Middle Easter music " and "wall to wall 
Koran" as the same thing.

As there was no time given for the "middle eastern music", it's hard to rule 
Iran in or out.


Chuck



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Likely Egypt with wall to wall Koran?

Other than hearing them, mostly  audio traces on 909 1215 and
1386.   Seems to be settling down somewhat post-0300UT.




At 01:48 2018-11-04, R. Colin Newell wrote:

>Middle eastern kinda music on 864khz...
>
>Carriers that we've become accustomed to; 1215, 1386, 1575, 1089 etc...
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Re: [IRCA] 0140 UTC T's WC

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Likely Egypt with wall to wall Koran?

Other than hearing them, mostly  audio traces on 909 1215 and 
1386.   Seems to be settling down somewhat post-0300UT.





At 01:48 2018-11-04, R. Colin Newell wrote:


Middle eastern kinda music on 864khz...

Carriers that we've become accustomed to; 1215, 1386, 1575, 1089 etc...

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
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Re: [IRCA] 0140 UTC TA’s WC

[Nigel Pimblett]

Here in Alberta I've been getting TAs both here (listening in Lamont for 
the weekend) and in Dunmore.   Have noted Spain on 585, 684, 855, 1107, 
Egypt on 864, Algeria on 531, UK on 693,1089,1215, and Syria on 783.


A few unIDs too.

73,

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On 03/11/2018 7:48 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Middle eastern kinda music on 864khz...

Carriers that we’ve become accustomed to; 1215, 1386, 1575, 1089 etc...

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Re: [IRCA] 0140 UTC TA’s WC

[Volodya S]

First day is always tough.  We're all pooped from the travel and getting up
some antennas.  The weather is rather horrid todaylots of horizontal
rain.  At least not very cold.  Nice day to be inside.  Everyone else has
gone to bed.  I see the west coast crowd is doing ok with theTAs again!
73,   Walt in PEI

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> Middle eastern kinda music on 864khz...
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[IRCA] 0140 UTC TA’s WC

[R. Colin Newell]

Middle eastern kinda music on 864khz...

Carriers that we’ve become accustomed to; 1215, 1386, 1575, 1089 etc... 

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Re: [IRCA] TA carriers Victoria

[Volodya S]

Pretty lively starting around 18:30 or 19:00, but dying down now.  Nothing
trans-Polar, unfortunately.  It's great to hear the stations we heard on
the west coast with true armchair quality!Walt

On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 11:29 PM Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> weak carriers on some of the usual suspects at 2318UT, November
> 3...90 minutes before local sunset.   Probably things are hopping at PEI?
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[IRCA] TA carriers Victoria

[Nick Hall-Patch]

weak carriers on some of the usual suspects at 2318UT, November 
3...90 minutes before local sunset.   Probably things are hopping at PEI?



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[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on November 3

[Bruce Portzer]

Here are the highlights of today's TP session in Seattle. Conditions are 
down a bit, which should be no surprise for early November.  
Nonetheless, there were a few interesting things to dig out of the noise 
and splatter.


603    Chinese talk briefly good 1308, fast-talking woman

756    CNR1 fair 1424 w/male talk //945

783    Woman in Chinese weak 1416

837    Female talk across ToH 1200, 5+1 pips ending 1200:20, then 
possible ID but too weak to understand.  Probably Harbin.


1098    CNR11, 1441 probably the one with exotic flute music fair.  CNR1 
weak in background //945.


1116    Woman in Chinese fair 1434, probably CNR2

1170    time pips 1200 from S Korea, a bit of KBS World Radio opening 
annmt u/KPUG


1305    weak 1319, sounded Chinese

1386    NHK2 time pips & weak female 1500 in Japanese //747

1458    What sounded like partial Chinese time pips very faint in 
splatter 1500


1467    KBS or NHK time pips 1500

1530    Chinese talk under KFBK 1459, 5+1 pips ending 1500:20, then more 
bits of Chinese u/KFBK.


1557    5+1 pips 1500 poor, probably Taiwan

1593    CNR1 w/partial time pips, a few syllables of talk, and some of 
the music that goes with the ID, blasted by KLFE splatter







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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Hawaii DXpedition Travel Package

[Donald Barnes via IRCA]

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Hi Gary,

Now you are seriously tempting me. I am going to Maui in Jan. I suppose two 
Hawaii trips in a year is not totally out of the question. Just curious, I 
noted you are using the supercharged Skywave. Did the supercharged XH Data 
D-808 make the trip? Quite frankly after seeing Bill Whitaker’s results at San 
Souci, I’m very tempted to give that a shot with both ULRs and my Elad, perhaps 
with a DKAZ. Now your place in Poipu has got me thinking. I was initially 
concerned about potential interference from the powerful USN radar station on 
the west coast of Kauai. It sounds like that’s not an issue. BTW, is there 
something attracting Brazilian Portuguese programs to Kauai?

73 and Best of DX,

Craig Barnes
On the road in South FL

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 3, 2018, at 5:36 PM, Gary DeBock  wrote:
> 
> For those interested in trying their TP-DXing luck at an awesome forward 
> Pacific location, Costco Travel offers an amazing 6-day vacation package for 
> two to a gorgeous 2-BR condominium in Poipu Kai (near the ocean) on Kauai 
> Island for $2,173.03, which includes roundtrip airfare from Seattle, and a 
> full-sized rental car. The travel package price varies according to the 
> month, and this quote is for April (when both TP and DU DX should be great). 
> The free WiFi is also awesome, and a large Safeway and Walmart are within 
> convenient driving range. What more could you ask for?
> 
> 
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[IRCA] Poipu, Hawaii DXpedition Travel Package

[Gary DeBock]

For those interested in trying their TP-DXing luck at an awesome forward 
Pacific location, Costco Travel offers an amazing 6-day vacation package for 
two to a gorgeous 2-BR condominium in Poipu Kai (near the ocean) on Kauai 
Island for $2,173.03, which includes roundtrip airfare from Seattle, and a 
full-sized rental car. The travel package price varies according to the month, 
and this quote is for April (when both TP and DU DX should be great). The free 
WiFi is also awesome, and a large Safeway and Walmart are within convenient 
driving range. What more could you ask for?


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

[Gary DeBock]

Aloha Colin,

<<< Noise levels are manageable at your rental? any room to put up small 
Wellbrook ALA100 loops outside? >>>

It's possible to chase DX right outside this 2-BR house condominium very close 
to the ocean beach, but there is some moderate RFI that can be nulled with the 
"Frequent Flyer" FSL (on a null bearing that's great for Asian DX).. I'm sure 
that a Wellbrook ALA100 would be acceptable outside the condominium, and 
possibly even larger broadband antennas-- but you (or any other DXer) would 
need to find a way to null out the RFI in order to hear the weaker TP-DX 
stations (maybe with one of your new phaser units?).

Gary


> On November 3, 2018 at 10:55 AM "R. Colin Newell"  
> wrote:
> 
> Noise levels are manageable at your rental? any room to put up small 
> Wellbrook ALA100 loops outside?
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

<<< I should have mentioned it is Brazilian Portuguese, like you did.
And yes, about the first word is Transmundial. Good spot.
I think this is another case of reporting even channel DX on a TP/DU 
frequenmcy. >>>

Theo and Chuck,

I'm pretty sure you are both correct-- this is probably another case like 
1000-Radio Record showing up on "999" in the Cook Islands. With an Ultralight 
radio you can hear booming South Americans 1 kHz away from the set frequency, 
and unless the language provides a clue, it's easy to assume that you have a TP 
or DU on the dial frequency. I'll review the recording to pull up a little more 
context.

Gary

> On November 3, 2018 at 11:16 AM Chuck Hutton  mailto:charle...@msn.com > wrote:
> 
> 
> Theo -
> 
> 
> I should have mentioned it is Brazilian Portuguese, like you did.
> 
> And yes, about the first word is Transmundial. Good spot.
> 
> 
> I think this is another case of reporting even channel DX on a TP/DU 
> frequenmcy.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> From: IRCA  mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com > on behalf of Theo  mailto:th...@telus.net >
> Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 11:10 AM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing
> 
> 801 is in Portuguese, and to my ears of the Brazilian kind.
> 
> Are you sure you weren't on 800, though the direction would be totally
> wacky?  The woman says "Transmundial" within the opening seconds of
> your clip but there's no context I can grab before that.
> 
> Theo
> 
> On 3/11/2018 9:15 AM, Bruce Portzer wrote:
> 
> > > Hi Gary
> > 
> > > 
> > > It sounds like you're off to a good start.
> > 
> > > 
> > > 783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese
> > stations. No ideas on that one.
> > 
> > > 
> > > 801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in
> > Gosford NSW. The gang at RealDX should be able to nail it down for
> > sure.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Enjoy you trip
> > 
> > > 
> > > Bruce
> > 
> > > >
> 
> > > On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:
> > 
> > > > > After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my 
> > wife and
> > > I decided to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. 
> > > Craig
> > > Barnes has already been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL 
> > > in April
> > > of 2017 ,and made out like a bandit with lots of Asian DX in
> > > Princeville, on the north side of the island.
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > >> Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which
> >> greatly reduces the strength of North and South American stations,
> >> Poipu in Kauai has a straight ocean shot to both areas, along with
> >> similar paths to both Asia and the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it
> >> seemed like all four areas were coming in at good strength, with 621
> >> kHz having two S9 stations from two different areas (621-Tuvalu and
> >> VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 kHz having the same (Kiribati and
> >> JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" FSL can completely null out
> >> one area or the other.
> >>
> >> To investigate some questions that were discussed recently
> >> among the Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's
> >> Japanese service at 0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio
> >> (which is more noticeable during signal fades)
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd
> >>
> >> There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera"
> >> station. At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID,
> >> which hopefully someone can decipher
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2
> >>
> >> Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801
> >> kHz really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal .
> >> Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency
> >> from 0910-0930 tonight, which I think may be from the Philippines.
> >> Can anyone provide language or station identification?
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua
> >>
> >> Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One
> >> thing seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1
> >> stations don't seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did
> >> in Kona (at least not tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for
> >> much of the evening, when it was pretty weak in Kona
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw Go
> >> figure!
> >>
> >> 73 and Good DX,
> >>
> >> Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, 

[IRCA] 1140 khz

[Jim B]

11/3/18 0600. XHDATA D-808 barefoot.  CHRB in Alberta and KGEM in Boise
trading places on 1140, both with very good signals. Later replaced when by
KXST in Las Vegas around 0630 local time. Jim in Goodyear AZ
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[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 11/3/18

[Richard N. Allen via IRCA]

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747 JOIB poor at 1204.
972 HLCA poor at 1208; fair at 1226; poor at 1303 fading out at 1306 (LSR 1255).
1098 unID strong carrier heard from 1236 to 1401; faint music at 1236, with 
talking at 1237-1242 (sounded like an east Asian language).
No signals noted on 567, 594, 603, 693, 774, 828 or 945 when checked.  Carrier 
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[R. Colin Newell]

Check out the TWR Bonaire schedule -- I think it was Portuguese at that
hour --

An honest mistake on a ULR for sure.


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

[R. Colin Newell]

Which would make it 800 Bonaire, yes?

On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 11:10 AM Theo  wrote:

> 801 is in Portuguese, and to my ears of the Brazilian kind.
>
> Are you sure you weren't on 800, though the direction would be totally
> wacky?The woman says "Transmundial" within the opening seconds of
> your clip but there's no context I can grab before that.
>
> Theo
>
> On 3/11/2018 9:15 AM, Bruce Portzer wrote:
> > Hi Gary
> >
> > It sounds like you're off to a good start.
> >
> > 783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese
> > stations.  No ideas on that one.
> >
> > 801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in
> > Gosford NSW.  The gang at RealDX should  be able to nail it down for
> > sure.
> >
> > Enjoy you trip
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> >
> > On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >>   After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and
> >> I decided to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig
> >> Barnes has already been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April
> >> of 2017 ,and made out like a bandit with lots of Asian DX in
> >> Princeville, on the north side of the island.
> >>
> >>   Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which
> >> greatly reduces the strength of North and South American stations,
> >> Poipu in Kauai has a straight ocean shot to both areas, along with
> >> similar paths to both Asia and the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it
> >> seemed like all four areas were coming in at good strength, with 621
> >> kHz having two S9 stations from two different areas (621-Tuvalu and
> >> VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 kHz having the same (Kiribati and
> >> JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" FSL can completely null out
> >> one area or the other.
> >>
> >>   To investigate some questions that were discussed recently
> >> among the Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's
> >> Japanese service at 0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio
> >> (which is more noticeable during signal fades)
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd
> >>
> >> There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera"
> >> station. At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID,
> >> which hopefully someone can decipher
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2
> >>
> >> Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801
> >> kHz really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal .
> >> Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency
> >> from 0910-0930 tonight, which I think may be from the Philippines.
> >> Can anyone provide language or station identification?
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua
> >>
> >> Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One
> >> thing seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1
> >> stations don't seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did
> >> in Kona (at least not tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for
> >> much of the evening, when it was pretty weak in Kona
> >> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw Go
> >> figure!
> >>
> >> 73 and Good DX,
> >>
> >> Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)
> >>
> >> 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Chuck Hutton]

Theo -


I should have mentioned it is Brazilian Portuguese, like you did.

And yes, about the first word is Transmundial. Good spot.


I think this is another case of reporting even channel DX on a TP/DU frequenmcy.

Chuck

From: IRCA  on behalf of Theo 
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 11:10 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

801 is in Portuguese, and to my ears of the Brazilian kind.

Are you sure you weren't on 800, though the direction would be totally
wacky?The woman says "Transmundial" within the opening seconds of
your clip but there's no context I can grab before that.

Theo

On 3/11/2018 9:15 AM, Bruce Portzer wrote:
> Hi Gary
>
> It sounds like you're off to a good start.
>
> 783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese
> stations.  No ideas on that one.
>
> 801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in
> Gosford NSW.  The gang at RealDX should  be able to nail it down for
> sure.
>
> Enjoy you trip
>
> Bruce
>
>
> On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:
>>   After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and
>> I decided to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig
>> Barnes has already been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April
>> of 2017 ,and made out like a bandit with lots of Asian DX in
>> Princeville, on the north side of the island.
>>
>>   Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which
>> greatly reduces the strength of North and South American stations,
>> Poipu in Kauai has a straight ocean shot to both areas, along with
>> similar paths to both Asia and the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it
>> seemed like all four areas were coming in at good strength, with 621
>> kHz having two S9 stations from two different areas (621-Tuvalu and
>> VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 kHz having the same (Kiribati and
>> JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" FSL can completely null out
>> one area or the other.
>>
>>   To investigate some questions that were discussed recently
>> among the Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's
>> Japanese service at 0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio
>> (which is more noticeable during signal fades)
>> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd
>>
>> There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera"
>> station. At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID,
>> which hopefully someone can decipher
>> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2
>>
>> Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801
>> kHz really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal .
>> Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency
>> from 0910-0930 tonight, which I think may be from the Philippines.
>> Can anyone provide language or station identification?
>> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua
>>
>> Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One
>> thing seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1
>> stations don't seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did
>> in Kona (at least not tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for
>> much of the evening, when it was pretty weak in Kona
>> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw Go
>> figure!
>>
>> 73 and Good DX,
>>
>> Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)
>>
>> 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna
>>
>>
>>

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

[Theo]

801 is in Portuguese, and to my ears of the Brazilian kind.

Are you sure you weren't on 800, though the direction would be totally 
wacky?    The woman says "Transmundial" within the opening seconds of 
your clip but there's no context I can grab before that.


Theo

On 3/11/2018 9:15 AM, Bruce Portzer wrote:

Hi Gary

It sounds like you're off to a good start.

783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese 
stations.  No ideas on that one.


801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in 
Gosford NSW.  The gang at RealDX should  be able to nail it down for 
sure.


Enjoy you trip

Bruce


On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:
  After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and 
I decided to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig 
Barnes has already been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April 
of 2017 ,and made out like a bandit with lots of Asian DX in 
Princeville, on the north side of the island.


  Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which 
greatly reduces the strength of North and South American stations, 
Poipu in Kauai has a straight ocean shot to both areas, along with 
similar paths to both Asia and the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it 
seemed like all four areas were coming in at good strength, with 621 
kHz having two S9 stations from two different areas (621-Tuvalu and 
VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 kHz having the same (Kiribati and 
JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" FSL can completely null out 
one area or the other.


  To investigate some questions that were discussed recently 
among the Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's 
Japanese service at 0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio 
(which is more noticeable during signal fades) 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd


There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera" 
station. At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID, 
which hopefully someone can decipher 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2


Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801 
kHz really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal . 
Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency 
from 0910-0930 tonight, which I think may be from the Philippines. 
Can anyone provide language or station identification? 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua


Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One 
thing seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 
stations don't seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did 
in Kona (at least not tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for 
much of the evening, when it was pretty weak in Kona 
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw Go 
figure!


73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna





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

[R. Colin Newell]

Agreed - for a variety of reasons Portuguese is more commonly featured on
networked Asian radio -- like NHK.

On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 10:57 AM Chuck Hutton  wrote:

> Another person, another opinion.
> I think the 801 is not Italian but rather Portuguese. Perhaps I am being
> fooled by a strong accent but so it seems. If so, I suppose it is Niche
> Radio..
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Chuck Hutton]

Another person, another opinion.


I think the 801 is not Italian but rather Portuguese. Perhaps I am being fooled 
by a strong accent but so it seems. If so, I suppose it is Niche Radio..


783: there is indeed a "guangbo diantai" ID at :17. I think she says "Hebei 
Shenguo Guangbo Diantai".


Chuck



From: IRCA  on behalf of Bruce Portzer 

Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 9:15 AM
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

Hi Gary

It sounds like you're off to a good start.

783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese
stations.  No ideas on that one.

801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in
Gosford NSW.  The gang at RealDX should  be able to nail it down for sure.

Enjoy you trip

Bruce


On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:
>   After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and I 
> decided to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig Barnes has 
> already been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April of 2017 ,and made 
> out like a bandit with lots of Asian DX in Princeville, on the north side of 
> the island.
>
>   Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which greatly 
> reduces the strength of North and South American stations, Poipu in Kauai has 
> a straight ocean shot to both areas, along with similar paths to both Asia 
> and the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it seemed like all four areas were 
> coming in at good strength, with 621 kHz having two S9 stations from two 
> different areas (621-Tuvalu and VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 kHz having 
> the same (Kiribati and JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" FSL can 
> completely null out one area or the other.
>
>   To investigate some questions that were discussed recently among the 
> Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's Japanese service at 
> 0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio (which is more noticeable 
> during signal fades)  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd
>
> There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera" station. 
> At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID, which hopefully 
> someone can decipher  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2
>
> Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801 kHz 
> really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal . 
> Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency from 
> 0910-0930 tonight, which I think may be from the Philippines. Can anyone 
> provide language or station identification?  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua
>
> Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One thing 
> seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 stations don't 
> seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did in Kona (at least not 
> tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for much of the evening, when it 
> was pretty weak in Kona  
> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw   Go figure!
>
> 73 and Good DX,
>
> Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)
>
> 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[R. Colin Newell]

Noise levels are manageable at your rental? any room to put up small
Wellbrook ALA100 loops outside?

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

[Gary DeBock]

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for your assessments on 783 and 801, which are appreciated!

In the sunrise session this morning 918-Cambodia was dominant over Shandong 
after daybreak, which was the opposite of the Cook Island situation in April. 
Here was Cambodia over Shandong at 1618. Shandong shows up weakly at the end of 
the recording  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/cc46e5qwsaxatv7xfwkdgva0q9gjvtli
Unfortunately Hawaiian splatter wipes out 693 (Bangladesh) here, and 657 is 
almost as bad (AIR). 1431-Mongolia was MIA this morning in good propagation, so 
I don't know if they are still around. 702 had an interesting foreign language 
TP under Pyongyang at 1623, though, so once the language experts figure it out 
it may provide some excitement  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6y1yiuoxvzd0tty50cnehmma670jb708
You and Chuck should come over here for a trip... there's more than enough 
exotic DX to send any TP-chaser straight to Cloud Nine!

Gary





> On November 3, 2018 at 9:15 AM Bruce Portzer  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Gary
> 
> It sounds like you're off to a good start.
> 
> 783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese 
> stations.  No ideas on that one.
> 
> 801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in 
> Gosford NSW.  The gang at RealDX should  be able to nail it down for sure.
> 
> Enjoy you trip
> 
> Bruce
> 
> 
> On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >   After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and I 
> > decided to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig Barnes has 
> > already been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April of 2017 ,and made 
> > out like a bandit with lots of Asian DX in Princeville, on the north side 
> > of the island.
> >
> >   Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which 
> > greatly reduces the strength of North and South American stations, Poipu in 
> > Kauai has a straight ocean shot to both areas, along with similar paths to 
> > both Asia and the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it seemed like all four 
> > areas were coming in at good strength, with 621 kHz having two S9 stations 
> > from two different areas (621-Tuvalu and VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 
> > kHz having the same (Kiribati and JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" 
> > FSL can completely null out one area or the other.
> >
> >   To investigate some questions that were discussed recently among the 
> > Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's Japanese service 
> > at 0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio (which is more noticeable 
> > during signal fades)  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd
> >
> > There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera" 
> > station. At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID, which 
> > hopefully someone can decipher  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2
> >
> > Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801 kHz 
> > really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal . 
> > Unfortunately 801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency from 
> > 0910-0930 tonight, which I think may be from the Philippines. Can anyone 
> > provide language or station identification?  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua
> >
> > Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One thing 
> > seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 stations 
> > don't seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did in Kona (at 
> > least not tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for much of the 
> > evening, when it was pretty weak in Kona  
> > https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw   Go figure!
> >
> > 73 and Good DX,
> >
> > Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)
> >
> > 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna
> >
> >
> >
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[IRCA] Sat Nov 3 - 2018 WC TP's Mister Ion holds his cards closer

[R. Colin Newell]

Somewhat more seasonally tame this morning as I listened from 1350 until
1430 UTC -

Heavy on the Chinese stations - which was what I focused on - a few
loggings:

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
KHZ COUNTRY STATIONDAY/MONTH   UTC   DETAILS
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

540  CHINA  CNR1  NOV 31359Chinese talk
under/over the domestic with echo pips at the hour - easy // to 639 (which
was the anchor of the morning...)

675  CHINA   CNR1 NOV 3  1351 Solid
Chinese talk // 639 and 702 khz (Really?) - quite good at times with deep
fades that let Vietnamese poke through.

702  CHINA (RGD)[CNR1 rpt)   NOV 3   1401  News anchor Chinese
OM // 639 and 540 -- likely news hour reflector of an RGD station of
unknown city.

819   DPR Korea PryongyangNOV 3   1403  Big YL Korean chat with
crazy Hell-choir music

837CHINA RGD Harbin(t)   NOV 3   1420   while there was
nothing here a mere 15 minutes earlier, this station started to soar as we
approached LSR with cheerful Chinese pops - very good levels.

**972CHINA (T) Heilongjiang -   NOV 3  1422  OK - for starters,
HLSA utterly monopolizes this channel with complete authority - However,
during one or two fades it became apparent that there was someone else
present with pretty clear Chinese YL talk - definitely NOT parallel to 639
and slightly less formal sounding. Within a minute, Korea returned to crush
this interloper. So: Note to other signal chasers. Check this channel out
occasionally. *

1305 CHINA  (t) CNR(X)NOV 3   1413   Similar sounding (to 639 CNR1)
programming with formal sounding YL anchor - fair levels in the splash.

**1566 KOREA-South  HLAZ  Jeju -  NOV 3   1701 Last signal out with
Korean YL speaking still fairly easy copy on the N Flag.*

1593 CHINA  CNR1NOV  3 1354  Talk easy parallel to 639 khz


North Flag / West FlagMISEK/LANKFORD/RATZLAFF Phaser "Code Name Midge"
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Re: [IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Bruce Portzer]

Hi Gary

It sounds like you're off to a good start.

783 lacked the key words I need, such as "Guangbo", to ID Chinese 
stations.  No ideas on that one.


801 sounds like Italian, which suggests the Rete Italia station in 
Gosford NSW.  The gang at RealDX should  be able to nail it down for sure.


Enjoy you trip

Bruce


On 11/3/2018 04:47, Gary DeBock wrote:

  After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and I decided to try a 
vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig Barnes has already been here with 
his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April of 2017 ,and made out like a bandit with lots of Asian 
DX in Princeville, on the north side of the island.

  Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which greatly reduces the 
strength of North and South American stations, Poipu in Kauai has a straight ocean shot 
to both areas, along with similar paths to both Asia and the South Pacific. In DXing 
tonight it seemed like all four areas were coming in at good strength, with 621 kHz 
having two S9 stations from two different areas (621-Tuvalu and VoK's Japanese service) 
and 1440 kHz having the same (Kiribati and JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent 
Flyer" FSL can completely null out one area or the other.

  To investigate some questions that were discussed recently among the 
Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's Japanese service at 
0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio (which is more noticeable during 
signal fades)  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd

There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera" station. 
At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID, which hopefully someone can 
decipher  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2

Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801 kHz 
really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal . Unfortunately 
801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency from 0910-0930 tonight, 
which I think may be from the Philippines. Can anyone provide language or 
station identification?  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua

Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One thing 
seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 stations don't 
seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did in Kona (at least not 
tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for much of the evening, when it 
was pretty weak in Kona  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw   Go figure!

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna



  
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Re: [IRCA] This morning's TP loggings from Central Iowa

[Mauno Ritola]

I have set my Perseus to record two minute TOHs whenever conditions are 
good (like these days!) and especially at greyline hours. I have saved 
quite a few of them, the first ones are over 10 years old.


Mauno Ritola
Joensuu, Finland


Chris Kadlec kirjoitti 3.11.2018 klo 14:04:


I don't know how you guys end up recording the same thing at the same 
time like that, but Mauno, you are correct. I don't really hear KBS at 
the top of the hour at the specific time we were paying attention to 
in Tim's clip, but in comparison to your clip, I can hear KBS instead 
at the start of Tim's clip where the announcer is saying bye and 
telling people to visit their homepage. So either way, though it seems 
to be two different stations in the clip (probably Tokyo also), KBS is 
certainly in there and audible when comparing the two. Good catch (I 
mean, noting the comparison), for sure!!


-Chris Kadlec

*From: *Mauno Ritola 
*Sent: *Saturday, November 3, 2018 07:12 AM
*To: *Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
; Chris Kadlec 
; bowm...@gmail.com 
; mw...@groups.io 

*Subject: *Re: [IRCA] This morning's TP loggings from Central Iowa

I think it is KBS after all. Please pay attention to the news fanfare

after the last time pip and compare it to my simultaneous clip attached.

Mauno

Chris Kadlec kirjoitti 3.11.2018 klo 0:06:

> I agree with Nick. This is Tokyo. Here's a link to one of my 
recordings of what 1134's KBS ID should sound like, same as any other 
KBS station with a different slogan (at home, 21 miles from the tower, 
where you can hear Tokyo trying to smother it at night, and a clear 
groundwave clip during the afternoon).


>

> http://www.beaglebass.com/temporary/1134_Hwaseong_Night.MP3

>

> http://www.beaglebass.com/temporary/1134_Hwaseong_Day.MP3

>

> Also, remember that this station is only on the air from 2045-1805 
UTC daily, so both its FM and AM are off the air (transmitter totally 
off on the AM side) for more than 2 1/2 hours each night, just FYI for 
everyone whose DX sessions may intersect those hours.


>

> -Chris Kadlec

>   http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/seoul

>

>

> ***

>

> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2018 15:21:05 -0500

> From: tim rahto 

> Subject: [IRCA] This morning's TP loggings from Central Iowa

>

> I spent a lot of today reviewing the recordings from this morning, 
and managed to hear some very faint chimes at the top of the hour on 
1134 kHz.


> the audio is rough at best, but you can hear them just before the 
top of the hour, and then again in a different key a little later. I 
think it


> might be KBS, but I could use some advice on this one.

>

> https://youtu.be/6itzpsB8ENg

>

> -Tim



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Re: [IRCA] This morning's TP loggings from Central Iowa

[Chris Kadlec]

I don't know how you guys end up recording the same thing at the same time like 
that, but Mauno, you are correct. I don't really hear KBS at the top of the 
hour at the specific time we were paying attention to in Tim's clip, but in 
comparison to your clip, I can hear KBS instead at the start of Tim's clip 
where the announcer is saying bye and telling people to visit their homepage. 
So either way, though it seems to be two different stations in the clip 
(probably Tokyo also), KBS is certainly in there and audible when comparing the 
two. Good catch (I mean, noting the comparison), for sure!!

-Chris Kadlec



From: Mauno Ritola
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 07:12 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America; Chris Kadlec; 
bowm...@gmail.com; mw...@groups.io
Subject: Re: [IRCA] This morning's TP loggings from Central Iowa

I think it is KBS after all. Please pay attention to the news fanfare 
after the last time pip and compare it to my simultaneous clip attached.

Mauno


Chris Kadlec kirjoitti 3.11.2018 klo 0:06:
> I agree with Nick. This is Tokyo. Here's a link to one of my recordings of 
> what 1134's KBS ID should sound like, same as any other KBS station with a 
> different slogan (at home, 21 miles from the tower, where you can hear Tokyo 
> trying to smother it at night, and a clear groundwave clip during the 
> afternoon).
>
> http://www.beaglebass.com/temporary/1134_Hwaseong_Night.MP3
>
> http://www.beaglebass.com/temporary/1134_Hwaseong_Day.MP3
>
> Also, remember that this station is only on the air from 2045-1805 UTC daily, 
> so both its FM and AM are off the air (transmitter totally off on the AM 
> side) for more than 2 1/2 hours each night, just FYI for everyone whose DX 
> sessions may intersect those hours.
>
> -Chris Kadlec
>   http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/seoul
>
>
> ***
>
> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2018 15:21:05 -0500
> From: tim rahto 
> Subject: [IRCA] This morning's TP loggings from Central Iowa
>
> I spent a lot of today reviewing the recordings from this morning, and 
> managed to hear some very faint chimes at the top of the hour on 1134 kHz.
> the audio is rough at best, but you can hear them just before the top of the 
> hour, and then again in a different key a little later. I think it
> might be KBS, but I could use some advice on this one.
>
> https://youtu.be/6itzpsB8ENg
>
> -Tim
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[IRCA] Poipu, Kauai (Hawaii) DXing

[Gary DeBock]

 After two trips to Kona, Hawaii (on the Big Island) my wife and I decided 
to try a vacation on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. Craig Barnes has already 
been here with his 5" Frequent Flyer FSL in April of 2017 ,and made out like a 
bandit with lots of Asian DX in Princeville, on the north side of the island.

 Whereas Kona on the Big Island has a high mountain ridge which greatly 
reduces the strength of North and South American stations, Poipu in Kauai has a 
straight ocean shot to both areas, along with similar paths to both Asia and 
the South Pacific. In DXing tonight it seemed like all four areas were coming 
in at good strength, with 621 kHz having two S9 stations from two different 
areas (621-Tuvalu and VoK's Japanese service) and 1440 kHz having the same 
(Kiribati and JOWF). Fortunately the "Frequent Flyer" FSL can completely null 
out one area or the other.

 To investigate some questions that were discussed recently among the 
Northwest TP-DXing gang, I made a recording of 621-VoK's Japanese service at 
0943, complete with a buzzing hum on the audio (which is more noticeable during 
signal fades)  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/7d6eggmr9ntnfjej3zf22dh1s5p32wyd

There was also a question of the identity of the 783 "Chinese Opera" station. 
At the 1000 TOH I was able to record the full Chinese ID, which hopefully 
someone can decipher  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/rcliqm4q1b9amlvmw11ofgfje6en66a2

Finally, I promised Chris Kadlec that I would investigate whether 801 kHz 
really has a Seoul metro area jammer on the Pyongyang BS signal . Unfortunately 
801 kHz had this monster UnID covering the frequency from 0910-0930 tonight, 
which I think may be from the Philippines. Can anyone provide language or 
station identification?  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mpi5eam5d93beb5hd0kne8y0x50h9zua

Anyway, Chris, I'll keep trying on the 801 jammer investigation. One thing 
seems to be for sure here in Kauai-- the 819-KCBS and 981-CNR1 stations don't 
seem to have the overwhelming strength that they did in Kona (at least not 
tonight). But 783-China was at S9+ strength for much of the evening, when it 
was pretty weak in Kona  
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dsw1h8s4ilxq5mxpnd0bd67fte4wfifw   Go figure! 

73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu Kai, Kauai, Hawaii for 6 days)

7.5" loopstick CC Skywave Ultralight + 5" Frequent Flyer FSL antenna



 
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Re: [IRCA] This morning's TP loggings from Central Iowa

[Mauno Ritola]

I think it is KBS after all. Please pay attention to the news fanfare 
after the last time pip and compare it to my simultaneous clip attached.


Mauno


Chris Kadlec kirjoitti 3.11.2018 klo 0:06:

I agree with Nick. This is Tokyo. Here's a link to one of my recordings of what 
1134's KBS ID should sound like, same as any other KBS station with a different 
slogan (at home, 21 miles from the tower, where you can hear Tokyo trying to 
smother it at night, and a clear groundwave clip during the afternoon).

http://www.beaglebass.com/temporary/1134_Hwaseong_Night.MP3

http://www.beaglebass.com/temporary/1134_Hwaseong_Day.MP3

Also, remember that this station is only on the air from 2045-1805 UTC daily, 
so both its FM and AM are off the air (transmitter totally off on the AM side) 
for more than 2 1/2 hours each night, just FYI for everyone whose DX sessions 
may intersect those hours.

-Chris Kadlec
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Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2018 15:21:05 -0500
From: tim rahto 
Subject: [IRCA] This morning's TP loggings from Central Iowa

I spent a lot of today reviewing the recordings from this morning, and managed 
to hear some very faint chimes at the top of the hour on 1134 kHz.
the audio is rough at best, but you can hear them just before the top of the 
hour, and then again in a different key a little later. I think it
might be KBS, but I could use some advice on this one.

https://youtu.be/6itzpsB8ENg

-Tim
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Re: [IRCA] TSA Loves the "Frequent Flyers"

[Gary DeBock]

<<< OMG! My sister headed to Poipu today!
How odd is that!
Out of Seattle too. >>>

Great, Colin-- she is welcome to visit our (rented) 2-BR home at Aston at Poipu 
Kai, where two amateur radio licensees (N7EKX and KC7BAR) are ready to get her 
hooked on DXing! :-)

Gary


> On November 2, 2018 at 4:06 PM "R. Colin Newell"  
> wrote:
> 
> OMG! My sister headed to Poipu today!
> 
> How odd is that!
> 
> Out of Seattle too.
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 3:28 PM Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net 
> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > wrote:
> 
> > >  The airport-friendly "Frequent Flyer" FSL antennas kept 
> their perfect TSA screening record today as the recently-tweaked 5" bar model 
> deployed from Sea Tac airport for a 5 day Hawaii trip. After all the 
> exceptional DX received over the past week at home with the same antenna, 
> though, maybe the trip to Kauai will be a chance to relax a  little? :-)
> > 
> >  Good luck to Walt during his PEI DXpedition trip-- and if 
> > conditions like the past 8 days continue, maybe an experienced TP-DXer like 
> > Walt will be in high demand on the island?
> > 
> > 
> > Gary DeBock (en route to Poipu, Hawaii)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> --
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> http://www.Coffeecrew.com  and DXer.ca http://www.DXer.ca - 
> VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada
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