Re: [IRCA] AFN AM Frequencies

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Paul, I'm surprised that JOWF Sapporo is not booming into Galena, as it
does into Masset.  Still, I'm going to look for AFN!  Walt

On Monday, January 2, 2017, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I suspect I' could likely, eventually hear one of the AFN's on 1440....
> nothing is super strong consistently on 1440 for me
>
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 9:12 PM, Chris Kadlec <beaglebass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > Wow, nice and unbelievable at the same time! It's hilarious how a station
> > can get out only a few miles locally at night but be heard 700 or 800
> miles
> > away clearly.
> >
> > There are two stations in the clip - 1440 AFN Daegu, 5kw in Chilgok, and
> > 1440 AFN Osan in Pyeongtaek, 1kw. These are the only two stations on 1440
> > in Korea. Pyeongtaek gets out very well in the daytime, perhaps among the
> > best of any lower powered station (though not strong, they're audible at
> a
> > pretty good distance, clear into North Korea), but they only get out
> > perhaps 10 miles at night. It's an easy signal to hear at my main FM DX
> > site 8 miles from their tower, but no chance 30 miles north in Seoul.
> Even
> > before 1440 AFN Daegu came on, the frequency was entirely Sapporo, 860
> > miles to the east. I have never heard even a peep from AFN Osan at night,
> > ever. Chilgok has a superb signal since they upgraded all their equipment
> > prior to moving from 1080 in May though -- shame for them, since 1080 is
> > quite open after almost every station around vacated the premises the
> other
> > week, so no surprise that 1440 gets out very well into Japan and
> elsewhere.
> >
> > -Chris Kadlec
> > Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 03:03:46 +0000
> >> From: Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] AFN AM Frequencies
> >>
> >> Listen to the clip carefully.  There seems to me to be several AFN
> >> stations
> >> audible, all slightly out of sync.  PAL lists 3 in Korea
>
>
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