Hi Chuck, Nick, Michael and all,
My fair-level 1143 kHz Chinese language station (with a female CC monolog going on at 1138) was assumed to be BEL3 in Taiwan, primarily because of the station's 100 kW transmitter, the huge signal of 738-Taiwan at the time, and the fact that nothing is listed in the Grayland Master Log for Mainland China on the frequency. I suppose that a Mainland Chinese station could have come up out of the blue to dominate the frequency with no trace of BEL3, but it seems unlikely to me (not impossible, though).
The 1143-Chinese recording linked below wrapped up at 1338, and the 738 kHz parallel check recording linked after it was switched on within a couple of seconds (after FSL tuning to 738). Unless there was a sudden change of programming within a couple of seconds (or unless the 1143 Chinese was actually a mystery Mainland station), the evidence would indicate that the two stations were not running parallel programming.
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/r2520o5h9e51j7x/1143-BEL3-1338z092113PL380.MP3
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/33ddlsx473lardz/738-BEL2-1338z092113PL380.MP3
Of course, if I am proven wrong, I will be happy to invite you all to the best restaurant in Grayland (knowing full well that almost all of you will decline the offer).
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sat, Sep 21, 2013 2:36 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] TP Lions Bay BC 21 Sep 2013
Gary -
738 has the same program as 1143 and 1593 unless something changed very
very recently.
BEL2 and BEL3 are just call letters rather than networks.
Got a recording? Maybe there is a hot-off-the-presses change?
Chuck
On 9/21/2013 1:33 PM, d1028gary@xxxxxxx wrote:
Hi Michael, Nick and All,
At the exact time that Michael reported his 738 kHz TP (1328) I had a huge
signal from 738-BEL2 in Taiwan this morning, as well as a fair-level Mainland
Chinese co-channel mixing with it at times. The signal from 738-Taiwan was at a
monster level (one of the strongest it has ever managed here), so I would guess
that Michael also was receiving it.
I also had Michael's 1143-Taiwan signal in at a fair level this morning at
1339, when he reported it. The programming on 1143-Taiwan (female CC monolog)
didn't match that on 738-Taiwan (male CC hosted call-in talk program) at that
moment, though. The 2013 WRTH indicates that 738-Taiwan has a BEL2 program,
while 1143-Taiwan has a BEL3 program, so I guess that was confirmation that the
parallel doesn't work.
It was a wild sunrise session here this morning, and I'm still going over the
TP recordings to sort out what happened. Thanks for your report, Michael, and
it's great to have you in our TP-chasing group!
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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