Re: [IRCA] ASIAN TRIP

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Pete

Some interesting stuff there.  See below for a couple of comments

Bruce

On 7/21/2012 11:58, Pete Taylor wrote:
> On April 20, my wife and I embarked on a trip to Asia which included Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Phuket and Bangkok (Thailand). We also had a four hour wait between planes in Hong Kong. I am OK on Romance languages and can differentiate between Mandarin, Japanese and Korean, but in an environment of Thai, Vietnamese and Malaysian/Indonesian, guesswork reigns supreme. Receiver: Tecsun PL-300. Of note:
>
> HONG KONG 4/26 9pm local
> 1098 wobbly jamming + 1
This frequency is used by Taiwan for BC's to the mainland, which would 
explain the jamming
> 1557 two stns. fluttering
One of them would be Family Radio
> 1584 BBC? Presumed RTHK3; weak.
>
> SINGAPORE 4/27 9pm local
> 540 Filipino; probably DYRB
> 558 Aussie sports. 6WA?
> 684 two Aussies
> 720 Oman?
> 756 Arabic
> 1008 Surabaya presumed
> (NOTE: No daytime AM signals, but I didn't DX outside the hotel)
>
> PENANG 4/28 4pm local
> 801 ?
> 1062 (Phuket presumed)
> 1269 I am very curious about this one. Pretty definitely not Bangkok or Songkhla
As Chuck said, it's not CRI.  I don't see anything listed in the PAL, 
WRTH, or Asiawaves that would fit at 4pm local time.  Unlisted Thai or 
Indonesian????
> 1458 (Phuket presumed)
>
> PENANG 4/28 9pm local
> 549 jamming
> 675 ?
> 684 CRI EE lesson. Dongfang, Hainan listed
> 891 Thailand. This is interesting because both here and in Phuket, there seemed to be a second synchronized signal.
>
> PENANG 4/29 10pm local
> 549 jamming
> 603 very loud CC
Taiwan has a tx listed at 1 MW, and CRI uses a site on Hainan with 300 
kw.  Take your pick.
> 1044 Arabic?
No idea
> KUALA LUMPUR 4/30 10pm local
> 612 loud - Vietnam?
I agree with Chuck, Fujian is the most likely thing listed
> 1575 VOA at good level
>
> PHUKET 5/2 3pm local
> 720 loud, //963 & 1062
> 810
> 828
> 963 // 720 & 1062
> 1062 local // 963 & 720
> 1269 (still curious)
> 1350
> 1458 local fair
>
> PHUKET 5/3 9pm local
> 1296 RFI. Listed as Kunming
> 1530 Filipino. DZME listed
>
> BANGKOK
> At 4am, 648 and 711 were jumbles. 999, 1350, 1422 and 1557 had OCs. 1593 (CC) was the only non-Thai station noted. At 7:30am on 5/7, 44 local signals were noted with the government newscast. 891 and 1575 were the only locals not carrying it (plus all the FMs which are seemingly exempt).
>
> Otherness: (1) Kota Kinabalu-1475 not noted anywhere; (2) I did not miss not landing at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong (if you are an old-time traveler, you will know what I mean).
>
> Pete Taylor
> Tacoma, WA
> 12225w 4719n
> HQ180 & ICF2010
> Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
> DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
> Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380

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