Re: [IRCA] My Three Favorite TP Logs

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Based upon a Facebook comment I was reading on one AFN page, the station
listed as power talk is in fact still power talk , the commenter was
complaining about a persistent whine in the audio

On Friday, November 25, 2016, Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Perhaps, that explains why it's Misawa that we usually hear.   Could you
> ask him about the other 2 AFN outlets in Japan.   Are they still on the
> air, and with what power, and with which feeds.  I'd love to know!
> 73,...Walt
> PS:  Bruce Portzer should make note of the higher power for the PAL.
>
> On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 3:54 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > I got the AFN technical details from the Staff Sergeant Station Manager
> at
> > AFN Misawa who also happens to be a DXer, who provided me with a QSL!;)
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
> > On Friday, November 25, 2016, Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>
> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','canswl@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>');>>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Paul, where did you get the information on AFN 1575 power level?  PAL
> > > mentions 3 AFN transmitters on 1575 with Iwakuni at 1 kw, Misawa with
> 0.6
> > > kW, and Sasebo with 0.25 kW.  It does seem that Misawa is the usual
> > > suspect, due to their program content (mostly music).   I've attached
> > links
> > > to my Dropbox where I've attached several AFN mp3 files, including
> those
> > > clearly where 2 or more cochannel AFN stations are heard, slightly out
> of
> > > sync, resulting in an echo.   The last one is a bigger clip.  After
> 12:00
> > > or so, you can hear one AFN fade down, to be replaced by another.  Then
> > it
> > > fades back up, with a nice "The Source" ID at about 14:00 into the
> > > recording.  Very strong, aren't they!  All the clips are recorded in
> > > Masset.
> > >
> > > The first file was recorded on 17 October, 2015 at 15:00 UTC.   One can
> > > clearly hear multiple transmitter sites:
> > >
> > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102306220/Japan%201575%2
> > > 0AFN%20The%20Source%20Misawa%20c%2017h00%20%209Mar2015%20Masset.mp3
> > >
> > >
> > > Next is 1575 with a "AFN Rainbow" ID at 16:30 on 9 March, 2015.
> > >
> > >
> > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102306220/1575%20AFN%20J
> > > apan%20with%20AFN%20Rainbow%20ID%20at%2016h30%20Misawa%
> > > 2017Oct2015%20Masset.mp3
> > >
> > >
> > > Next, is AFN with a nice AFN The Source ID at 17:00 on 9 March 2015.
> > >
> > >
> > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102306220/Japan%201575%2
> > > 0AFN%20The%20Source%20Misawa%20c%2017h00%20%209Mar2015%20Masset.mp3
> > >
> > >
> > > Finally, I attach a long mp3 file showing the strength of AFN as heard
> in
> > > Masset.   Lots of IDs, especially for Gravity on AFN.   I did faintly
> > hear
> > > Yankee Doodle Dandy as well, coming from VOA in Thailand.
> > >
> > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102306220/Japan%201575%2
> > > 0AFN%20from%20c%2016h30%209Mar2015%20Masset.mp3
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 1:14 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> > > walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > My three favorite TP loggings form Alaska so far would have to be AFN
> > The
> > > > Eagle 810, 50kw from Yokota Air Base Japan, AFN The Eagle 1575 5kw
> > from
> > > > Misawa Air Base Japan and V7AB 1098 13kw from The Marshall Islands
> > > >
> > > > In the first instance of logging AFN The Eagle 1575 on November 14th,
> > it
> > > > happened at 1714UTC with Katy Perry's "Birthday" playing. Here is a
> 30
> > > > second recording:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.onairdj.com/amdx/AFNTheEagle1575_11142016_1814UTC.mp3
> > > >
> > > > After the Katy Perry song ended, I heard a break for public service
> > > > announcements and one of the announcements was two guys talking, and
> > one
> > > > gave a phone number that sounded like 253-ACSC, but it's hard to know
> > if
> > > > that's right through the jumbled mushy mess of a signal.
> > > >
> > > > At the end of the break, I heard a liner voiced by a deep voiced male
> > > that
> > > > said "AFN The Eagle, Serving America's Best". Here's a recording of
> > that
> > > > liner:
> > > > http://www.onairdj.com/amdx/AFNTheEagle1575_11142016_1817UTC.mp3
> > > >
> > > > Here's one of 810 The Eagle form November 21st at 1851UTC:
> > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnRaSgEBJu4
> > > >
> > > > Here's 810 The Eagle from November 22at 1843UTC:
> > > > https://soundcloud.com/onairdjpaulwalker/810november-
> > 22-2016-9-43-29-am
> > > >
> > > > Hear that chirping type sound in the background? It was in one of the
> > > > original clips I sent you as well. I did some research into this, and
> > as
> > > it
> > > > turns out, that's South Korea on 819khz running the infamous "Video
> > game
> > > > jammer" trying to jam Pyongyang and the signal is so wide it spreads
> > 8khz
> > > > down the dial.
> > > >
> > > > This is what the video game jammer on 819khz really sounds like:
> > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mb25e6IQrc&feature=youtu.be
> > > >
> > > > Here's 810 from November 24th at 1810UTC:
> > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mROtw8UQ7nI
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I had V7AB in at listenable levels for over half an hour on November
> 11
> > > > between 0518UTC and 0550UTC. The signal would fade down at times but
> I
> > > > would give this an overall SINPO rating of 35354. I'd rate this as
> good
> > > > because I was easily able to understand the music and the clips I
> > > uploaded
> > > > to YouTube garnered me 4 notices of copyright violations for the
> songs,
> > > > which were all correctly identified by their systems in the copyright
> > > > violation notices.
> > > >
> > > > Here's a few clips of V7AB where the music is very audible and easily
> > > > identifiable:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.onairdj.com/amdx/V7AB1098khz_11112016_0518UTC.mp3
> > > > http://www.onairdj.com/amdx/V7AB1098khz_11112016_0521UTC.mp3
> > > > http://www.onairdj.com/amdx/V7AB1098khz_11112016_0532UTC.mp3
> > > > http://www.onairdj.com/amdx/V7AB1098khz_11112016_0536UTC.mp3
> > > > http://www.onairdj.com/amdx/V7AB1098khz_11112016_0544UTC.mp3
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Paul Walker
> > > > Galena, Alaska
> > > > Lowe HF225, Grundig Sattelit 750
> > > > DXEngineering HF PreAmp
> > > > Two 225 foot long wires
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