[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on November 8

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Conditions were good today. The Japanese dominated the scene, with 
Koreans and Chinese generally not as good.

JOAB-693 must've gotten an extra does of steroids today. It was often 
just a few db weaker than CBU, between 1330 and 1400 and actually was 
slightly stronger than CBU during the time pips at 1400.

558ÂÂÂ KBS2 1441 easy listening music good //603

567ÂÂÂ JOIK, 1443, Japanese conversation //594, good signal but blasted 
by KVI-570 splat

585ÂÂÂ JOPG, 1444 Conversation weak //594

594ÂÂÂ JOAK, 1500 good w/time pips, man mentioning "NHK Newsdesk", then news

603ÂÂÂ KBS2, 1441 weak easy listening music /558

612ÂÂÂ JOLK 1415 weak music & woman talking //594

657ÂÂÂ DPRK, 1433 music in heavy KAPS-660 splash, good signal but poor 
reception

666ÂÂÂ JOBK, 1447 Japanese man & woman //594 fair

675ÂÂÂ NHK1? 1432 weak talk sounded //594/666

693ÂÂÂ JOAB, 1400 loud with time pips & start of English lesson, almost 
the same strength as CBU!

729ÂÂÂ JOCK, 1416, new-age type music, then Japanese woman fair in CHMJ 
splash

738ÂÂÂ TAIWAN, 1439 woman in Chinese good //1143

747ÂÂÂ JOIB, 1400 time pips & English lesson good //693

756ÂÂÂ CNR1 1402 Chinese talk //981 fair

774ÂÂÂ JOUB, 1403 good w/English lesson about a family car trip to the 
Autumn festival //693

828ÂÂÂ JOBB, 1404 English lesson //693

837ÂÂÂ JOQKÂÂÂ 1359 woman //594 then music, pips at ToH, weak

864ÂÂÂ weak talk & 3+1 pips 1400 & 1500, probably HLKR

963ÂÂÂ CRI 1400 weak signature tune

972ÂÂÂ KBS, 1400 good w3+1 pips, then man with Hanminjok Bangsong ID 
during start of next program

972ÂÂÂ Unid, time pips u/KBS 1500:20, then what sounded like weak 
Chinese talk. Faded atop KBS1501 w/animated Chinese talk sounding like ads

981ÂÂÂ CNR1, 1500:30 Chinese talk and ID fair in CKNW splash

1044ÂÂÂ CRI, 1400 weak signature tune

1116ÂÂÂ UNID, 1443 male Chinese talk fair, probably CNR2

1143ÂÂÂ TAIWAN, Fishery Station 1439 woman in Chinese poor //738

1170ÂÂÂ KBS 1400 time pips under KPUG

1206ÂÂÂ CHINA, Yanbian, 1443 traditional-sounding song fair, slightly 
off -frequency like always

1287ÂÂÂ JAPAN, JOHR, 1441 Japanese man & woman fair

1323ÂÂÂ CHINA, CRI 1441 man & woman in Russian fair

1386ÂÂÂ NHK2, 1359 weak inst mx //693, then 3+1 pips at ToH

1422ÂÂÂ JORF 1400 weak Japanese woman and start of song

1566ÂÂÂ HLAZ, 1457 man in Chinese fair, sound like there was a second 
station in the background with music

1575ÂÂÂ VOA (presumed) 1441 woman in unid language


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