Re: [IRCA] Craig Barnes' TP-DXpedition to Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii (Part Two)

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Chris, 

Thanks very much for providing your own assessment on Craig's Kauai TP-DXing videos. 

<<< 837 Because you don't have an actual audio input and a lot of that sound is 
lost between the radio and your phone, it's hard to confirm this as much. 
Though you are likely correct on your assumption. Mandarin nonetheless. >>> 

Sooner or later I'll probably need to convince Craig that much (if not most) of the TP-DX signal strength of these different Asian stations is being lost by the recording format of using an iPhone to shoot a video. The S/N readouts on the PL-310 indicate quite a bit more Asian signal quality than what is showing up in the videos. On the other hand Craig is doing his best to record a torrent of Asian DX in his first major DXpedition, most of which is in unfamiliar languages and on unfamiliar frequencies for him. He is certainly doing his best with the limited gear that he brought along for the trip, and will certainly become a more skillful DXpeditioner as he gets more experience in various travel opportunities. 

Gary 


----- Original Message -----

From: "Chris Kadlec" <beaglebass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 9:50:12 AM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Craig Barnes' TP-DXpedition to Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii (Part Two) 

Just throwing in my two cents to mostly confirm your (Craig's) presumed 
stations: 

558 I agree. I hear Pohang in there as far as the non-Japanese signal goes. 

819 I hereby confirm your presumed signal as my old local Pyongyang. :) 
Couldn't be more obvious. 

837 Because you don't have an actual audio input and a lot of that sound is 
lost between the radio and your phone, it's hard to confirm this as much. 
Though you are likely correct on your assumption. Mandarin nonetheless. 

918 I don't know what exactly is what here, but I recognize that voice from 
my old local (as mentioned, Shandong People's Radio). This used to be one of 
my regulars on FM which I often listened to, not as much on AM due to a 
bazillion echoes. And it sounds like it's echoing in your recording as well. 

936 Yep, probably Anhui Comprehensive Radio. 

And some other clips I spy on YouTube from this session now that I have a 
laptop to listen on: 

1170 HLSR Kauai 4/23: Yep, sounds like KBS Hanminjok 2R with their Japanese 
programming, which runs 1100-1300UTC. My old daytime local. 

1314 presumed JOUF 4/25: this is indeed Radio Osaka OBC, 50kw playing Sexy 
Zone "Rock Tha Town" (despite the English title, it's a Japanese song and 
group). 

-Chris Kadlec 
Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide 
http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/seoul 



> Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 11:05:10 +0000 (UTC) 
> From: d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> Subject: [IRCA] Craig Barnes' TP-DXpedition to Princeville, Kauai, 
> Hawaii (Part Two) 
> 
> As reported previously, Craig Barnes of Wheat Ridge, Colorado is currently 
> on a Hawaii vacation to Kauai and the Big Island. He took along a new 5 
> inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna, and has used it to receive multiple 
> Asian and Pacific island stations with his stock Tecsun PL-310 Ultralight. 
> The quantity and strength of the TP-DX that he received in Kauai was a 
> little overwhelming for Craig, so I'm attempting to post his DXing 
> results. This is the second part of his Kauai TP-DX loggings. The links 
> are for reception videos taken with his iPhone. 
> 
> 558 JOCR (Kobe, Japan) and HLQH (Daegu, S. Korea) apparently the two in a 
> mix on April 26th https://youtu.be/_hU6JW1J-x8 
> 747 JOIB Sapporo, Japan Male and female Japanese speech on April 24 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl-cxL8EqM0 
> 774 JOUB Akita, Japan English lesson at good level on April 24 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C12uR17KbUo 
> 819 KCBS Pyongyang, N. Korea Presumed the one (its typical music) on April 
> 26th https://youtu.be/FGtFuXtL6_Q 
> 837 China CNR5? Chinese speech at a fair level on April 26th 
> https://youtu.be/ZsSl9D0ur_M 
> 918 China Shandong Modest level Chinese speech on April 25th 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoTgKe1IGRk 
> 936 China Anhui? Apparent Chinese speech at a weak level on April 23 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tX3oxExqDo 
> 1008 China CNR1? Good level Chinese speech on 4-23 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKJzStoiJIA 
> 
> Craig Barnes (DXing in Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii) 
> Stock Tecsun PL-310 and 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna 

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