[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on April 1

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Conditions today were similar to yesterday, with a reasonably good 
assortment of Asians.

567ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOIK, 1252 lively discussion //594, fair in KVI splat

594ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOAK, 1254, group discussion w/laughter, then 
serious-sounding male, good

666ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOBK, 1307 Japanese man //594 weak-fair

675ÂÂÂ JAPAN 1320 faint talk sounded //594

693ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOAB, 1300, time pips & start of English lesson fair-good

747ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOIB, 1310 English lesson //693 fair

756ÂÂÂ CHINA, CNR1 1255 Chinese folk music weak //981

774ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOUB 1325 strong w/English lesson about the oldest trace 
of life on earth (discovered in NE Canada by Japanese researchers)

819 N KOREA 1253 chorus singing, woman talking, then more music 
fair-poor in KGNW splat, 1311 good w/woman singing

828ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOBB 1320 English lesson //774 fair

837ÂÂÂ CHINA, unid, 1309 man & woman in Chinese fair

846ÂÂÂ UNID music 1314 weak

873ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOGB, 1300 time pips & English lesson poor in KIXI-880 splash

918ÂÂÂ CHINA, 1300 orchestral fanfare weak, then faded up slightly w/man 
in Chinese, possibly an ID but too weak to decipher. Better 1305 
w/Chinese woman, probably Shandong

945ÂÂÂ CHINA, 1305 music //981, poor in KJR splash

963ÂÂÂ CHINA, CRI, 1324 weak talk w/Russian-like inflections

972ÂÂÂ S KOREA, 1307 group discussion, Korean pop songs fair

981ÂÂÂ CHINA, CNR1, 1357 huge signal but much splash, Chinese ads or 
other announcements. Strong female opera singer 1311

1035ÂÂÂ CHINA, CNR1, 1320 very faint talk //981

1206ÂÂÂ CHINA, Yanbian, 1301 man in presumed Korean, 2 carriers visible, 
dominant one on 1205.96 and weaker one on 1206.00

1116ÂÂÂ CHINA?, 1318 Chinese talk weak

1134ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOQR 1315 weak woman in Japanese

1287ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOHK (presumed) 1326 weak talk

1323ÂÂÂ CHINA, CRI (presumed) 1324 weak talk

1422ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JORF (presumed) 1320 weak talk

1503ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOUK, 1322 weak w/song //equally weak 594

1566ÂÂÂ S KOREA, HLAZ, 1333 man in Japanese, acapella singing in 
background, then piano in background good,

1575ÂÂÂ THAILAND, VOA, 1256 good w/man in SE Asian language, 1359:30 
"This is the Voice of America, Washington, DC, signing off", then 
Yankee Doodle, carrier cut 1300:05

Bruce in Seattle, Elad FDM-S2 receiver, 10x40 flag antenna aimed north

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