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CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz --- XYZ - Feb 25, 2018 08:13 UTC No.3088 CHINA Guizhou PBS Frequency : 7275kHz (** QRM from Xingjiang-Uighur on co-channnel) FM 94.6MHz Time : 0140-0600(0630) UTC (** B10 schedule) Thanks to Cahcn !! http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:4163 Guizhou Radio TV Station : Website : http://www.gzstv.com/ -- General broadcasting : http://www.gzstv.com/gzxwgb/ Program schedule : https://www.qingting.fm/radios/20063 Live stream : http://www.dianshiba.cc/radio/guizhou/gzxw.html ** See also (in Chinese): https://goo.gl/pgvWzK Audio: -0301- : http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/img/3086.mp3 -0330- : http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4163.mp3 0359-0401 : https://youtu.be/Mbl8_a-IA5M --------------------------------------------------------------- SA (1) : "Guizhou guangbo diantai, zonghe guangbo" mean : "Guizhou Radio, General Broadcasting" SA (2) : "Guizhou guangbo dianshitai, zonghe guangbo" mean : "Guizhou Radio and television, General Broadcasting" --------------------------------------------------------------- ... reactived ?? Since when ?? Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz XYZ - Feb 26, 2018 04:29 UTC No.3092 -0300- 7275kHz very weak signal both Guizhou and Xingjiang. Their frequency is shifted by about 25 Hz. http://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/8360.gif The attached audio was recorded via their On-Demand : http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/img/3092.mp3 Today's log: -0610* 7275kHz c/off, They finished in the middle of the program.. File:3092.mp3 (209KB) Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz XYZ - Mar 01, 2018 09:24 UTC No.3097 I think that he probably examined the old material, thanks very much to AOKI !! AOKI list : http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/ut/userlist1.txt ------------------------------------------------------------- 7275 0135-0600 CHN Guizhou PBS Chi Guiyang 1-7 7275 0600-0855 CHN Guizhou PBS Chi Guiyang 124-7 7275 0855-1530 CHN Guizhou PBS Chi Guiyang 1-7 ------------------------------------------------------------- I could check the broadcast between 0135-0600/0630 UTC, but the time after that can not be known due to interference from the same frequency (7275kHz). Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz Mauno Ritola - Mar 13, 2018 11:16 UTC No.3123 But as you saw its carrier 25 Hz low, at least the carrier should be visible also later, so I think they do not broadcast on this fq after 0610v? Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz XYZ - Mar 13, 2018 13:09 UTC No.3124 Hi MAUNO Yes, I have not confirmed the broadcast after the end of 1600/1630. I think Aoki gave me the old information as a reference with quotes from old documents. I am busy with work and I have not heard the radio at all these days :-((( Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz XYZ - Mar 14, 2018 01:46 UTC No.3129 Note; *0141- 7275kHz Relay started, Today's frequency is (around) "7275.004kHz" Their frequency does not seem to be stable .. ? Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz Mauno Ritola - Mar 14, 2018 12:40 UTC No.3130 OK, thanks. But looks like they are there only in the morning, at 1230 only CNR1 heard. Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz XYZ - Mar 14, 2018 15:10 UTC No.3131 Yes, I could only confirm morning broadcasting, so there may be no broadcasting at night. Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz XYZ - Nov 23, 2018 02:35 UTC No.3595 Note; YouTube : https://youtu.be/X_7DUNQBKh8 Re: CHINA : Guizhou PBS 7275kHz XYZ - Sep 25 (Sun), 2022 01:52 UTC No.5100 Note: Live URL : https://www.gzstv.com/fm/94_6 -0142- 7275kHz in Chinese, (thanks kiwiSDR in HK), //Live

Asia - Pacific DX log(27) --- XYZ - Oct 20 (Wed), 2021 10:46 UTC No.4969 Here is a new thread for logging of broadcasts in Asia and elsewhere. ** And also information of other areas is OK. ** Please do not post to old threads. When replying, quote the original article and post it in a new thread. 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And also information of other areas is OK. TNX! and FBDXing !! Re: Voice of Jinling (6200 kHz.) off the air! Ron Howard - Oct 20 (Wed), 2021 13:58 UTC No.4970 CHINA[non-log]. 6200, Voice of Jinling. Thanks very much to an alert from Ralph Perry, back on Oct 14, that VOJL was off the air; today (Oct 20) also noted them clearly silent at 1303 UT; in the past VOJL started about 1230, with their well known double sign on. Now I am only hearing Xizang PBS (Tibet - Lhasa), with no QRM; // 4920 // 6130. Ron California Re: Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting) Amano - Oct 21 (Thu), 2021 09:05 UTC No.4971 https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4965 https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4967 Hi Ron-san Sae Nala Bangsong Korean : ??? ?? English : New Country Broadcasting Japanese : 新しい国の放送 There was information about this broadcast from Mr. Hiroshi before. http://hiroshi.mediacat-blog.jp/e144517.html Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Oct 21 (Thu), 2021 09:10 UTC No.4972 Hi Ron-san - What a beautiful view! I feel that this place has low radio noise. https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4966 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, VOF, 2145-2220 UT, Oct 19 (Tuesday), 0645-0720 JST/KST, Oct 20 (Wednesday). Very good reception with no jamming from North Korea. VOF’s SJ came out before the ending of "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" (Korean people, to unity, to the future). At 2300 UT, "Maeil geudaewa" (Everyday with you) started. At 2320 UT, North Korean pip jamming started. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4764.mp3 . * 00:00-01:30, 2156’40“-2158’10“ UT; "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" ending. * 01:30-03:30, 2159’50“-2201’50“ UT; "Maeil geudaewa" opening. * 03:30-04:00, 2219’45“-2220’15“ UT; North Korean pip jamming started. MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 2230-2410 UT, Oct 19 (Tuesday). Very good reception with no interference compared to Japan time night. I confirmed the station jingle of Sarawak FM before and after the news at 2300 UT. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9110.mp3 . * 00:00-02:30, 2258’10“-2300’40“ UT; Quran, CM, SJ and News. * 02:30-03:30, 2310’55“-2311’55“ UT; News theme music, SJ and Quran. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ANDO S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip Mt. Fuji seen from Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN Shooting date : 0045 UT, Oct 20 Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Oct 26 (Tue), 2021 12:25 UTC No.4973 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, VOF, 1455-1505 UT, Oct 24 (Sunday), 2355-2405 JST/KST, Oct 24 (Sunday). Very good reception with no jamming from North Korea. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4767.mp3 . Replaced the audio in the following articles. http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4909 * I replaced the 0900 UTC audio with Ron's audio from the following article. TNX! Ron-san http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4938 MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1520-1601 UT, Oct 24 (Sunday). Reception status where side interference is a concern. At 1530 UT, it became an English program. My audio attached. At 1554’45“ UT, appearance of unmodulated carriers. At 1559’45" UT, CRI sign-on. At 1600’00" UT, CRI Swahili started. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip ↓My audio↓ 5985 kHz, Oct 24 (Sunday). 00:00-02:40, 1529’20“-1532’00“ UT File:4973.mp3 (377KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Oct 31 (Sun), 2021 16:45 UTC No.4974 Hi Amano, Thank you for the beautiful Mt. Fiji picture. I always enjoy seeing photos of it! Overall good conditions today (Oct 31). VOJL (6200) heard later than usual today. Didn't log the time, but must have been about 1250 UT or so. Now starting well past their former sign on time! Today, new Shiokaze frequencies: 7250 // 7335, for 13-14 UT. No Voice of Freedom heard; ex 5920 and not on 6045. Where? Myanmar (5915) in real trouble now; CRI noted 1000+, covering MR. Whereas 9730 had fairly good reception 1020+. My audio with one minute of music and one with announcers attached. Myanmar (5985) started after 1100, but was blocked by strong NHK on frequency (1100+). Echo of Hope - VOH, 3985 // 4880 // 5995 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095, at 1142 with the weekend language lesson of reading a "Harry Potter" story. Weekdays (1123-1152) is no longer a language lesson, but instead non-stop pop songs in English. Will change frequencies tomorrow. "Yunnan Radio International" (6035), decent today; 1130, multi-language SAs; 1230, no SA. AIR Jeypore (5040) with AIR IS at 1129, extremely weak underneath R. Vanuatu open carrier (RV NA audio ended at 1102, but xmtr still on hours after that). Ron California File:4974.mp3 (940KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Nov 01 (Mon), 2021 05:55 UTC No.4975 Hi Ron-san, Thank you for “No VOF heard“ information. I checked, too. KOREA SOUTH. Not heard, VOF, Oct 31 (Sunday). -1445- No VOF heard; 5920 and 6045. -2015- I checked 49mb. VOF is nowhere to be found. Nov 1 (Monday). -0345- No VOF heard; 5920 and 6045. -0545- Unmodulated signal confirmation at 6045! Is this a VOF signal? ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia, 1448-1507*, -1640-1800* UT, Oct 31 (Sunday). -1459- Usual SA -1500- Gong rung three times and news. -1507* -1640- It was restarting before I knew it. * I was worried about the woodpecker noise every 4 minutes. -1700- Gong rung three. -1800* * Before 1800 UT, the ham radio interfered and it was hard to hear. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9115.mp3 . * 00:00-01:30, 1459’30“-1501’00“ UT; SA and gong rung three. * 01:30-03:00, 1659’00“-1700’30“ UT; Gong rung three. USAGM. 5865, Radio Farda, 1905-1935* UT, Oct 31 (Sunday). Very clear reception. I enjoyed the music. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9116.mp3 . * 00:00-01:30, 1919’30“-1921’00“ UT Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Voice of Freedom on 6045 kHz (ex:5920 kHz). Amano - Nov 01 (Mon), 2021 06:05 UTC No.4976 -0545- Unmodulated signal confirmation at 6045! Is this a VOF signal? * No super jamming and pip jamming. KOREA SOUTH. 6045 (ex: 5920), VOF, *0753-0905, Nov 1 (Monday). My audio attached. *0753- Signing on! -0754- Gong rung three. -0754:30- Voice of Freedom SA. -0754:45- Republic of Korea national anthem. -0758:55- VOF FM frequency announcement. -0759:34- VOF SJ. -0759:50- 0500 PM KST announcement. -0800- "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together) start! * No super jamming and pip jamming! TNX! Ron-san Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip ↓My audio↓ 6045 kHz, Nov 1 (Monday). * 00:00-02:00, 0753’00“-0755’00“ UT. * 02:00-05:00, 0758’30“-0801’30“ UT. File:4976.mp3 (650KB) Re: KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1 on 6015 kHz. Amano - Nov 01 (Mon), 2021 13:55 UTC No.4977 KOREA SOUTH. 6015, KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, *0350-0507, Nov 1 (Monday). North Korean super jamming has stopped. The signal is weak due to daytime reception in Japan time. Still it heard good. I edited the received my audio of the broadcast start part and attached it below. *0350- Signing on, “Arirang“ song. -0355- Republic of Korea national anthem. -0356- SA and SJ. -0357- “Our Wish“ song. -0359- SA, frequency announcement and SJ. -0400- KBS Hanminjok Bangsong news. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip ↓My audio↓ 6015 kHz, Nov 1 (Monday). * 00:00-01:00, 0350’45“-0351’45“ UT. * 01:00-02:00, 0355’00“-0356’00“ UT. * 02:00-03:00, 0356’15“-0357’15“ UT. * 03:00-05:00, 0358’30“-0400’30“ UT. File:4977.mp3 (650KB) Re: Korea Ron Howard - Nov 03 (Wed), 2021 10:53 UTC No.4978 > KOREA SOUTH. 6015, KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, from 0714+ UT, Sept 27. Normally this station would be totally > blocked by strong NK white noise jamming, but not today; a very rare situation here; "K-B-S Radio" SA; pop songs; > 0800, frequencies given; time pips; radio drama. My audio posted at http://bit.ly/3ugiyzF . > > KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, on 6015, continues to be free of the usual strong white noise jamming from NK; at 1220 UT, > on Sept 28, in progress with the audio feed from the TV KBS news at 9 (1200 UT = 9:00 PM KST), after each news item > SA given - "K-B-S News"; program is posted daily to YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjJZpGKr2eA ). Wonderful > to hear this without the normally, always strong white noise jamming! There is some QRM from a much weaker station, > which I think is probably PBS Xinjiang. Ron (California) Since Sept 27, the 49m band has been free of the three N. Korea super white noise jamming frequencies: against Echo of Hope - VOH (weekly alternating between 5990-5995-6000); KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1 (6015); and on 6045. Has been great to now hear VOH, KBS and VOF (now on 6045 [ex 5920]) without the usually strong white noise jamming. Nov 3 - KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, on 6015, at 0744, with the station's singing "K-B-S" jingle; as usual now clear of white noise jamming. Nov 3 - Echo of Hope - VOH new frequencies for this week; 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100, at 0727. Pleased to find they have returned to their regular weekday language lesson, instead of the recent non-stop music played during this time period; start of the audio feed from a TV program called "Wang cho bo yeong-eo" (Beginner's English); intro & exit theme song is the "Party Will Come Alive" by Wizardz Of Oz (with Ruben Martinez); the usual intro with announcer saying "English trainer" and gives his name ("Mayu"), then the woman announcer says her name ("Mini"), then they both say in English, "Good morning everybody"; "Is this your first visit?", "No, I have been here before," "What are your symptoms?", "I have a fever and I have a chill as well," etc. This program will be repeated again today at 1127 and 1527 UT. Nov 3 - Voice of Freedom now on 6045 (ex: 5920), at 0635 UT, first noted the VOF open carrier; audio started at 0753 UT, with details corresponding to those reported by Amano (Japan) on Nov 1 (VOF's first day on 6045) - starting music at 0753, gong rung three times, VOF SA, Republic of Korea national anthem, VOF FM frequency announcement, VOF station's singing jingle, 0500 PM KST announcement, time pips and at 0800, the start of the program "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together). My unedited ten minute audio is at http://bit.ly/3mGCWb8 . Thanks very much to Amano for his ongoing assistance with these Korean stations! Unfortunately VOF's ex 5920 continued today to be jammed by NK with a pulsating noise jamming (not the white noise jamming). Suspect it is only a matter of time before it moves up to 6045 and will probably continue to be on from about 0700 to ending sometime after 1100 (cut off time varies a lot!). Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Nov 05 (Fri), 2021 02:50 UTC No.4979 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, seems to have made their usual seasonal change of schedule; still on the air past 1231+ UT (formerly cut off about 1000*). For a while now, I have had no signal on 5045, from Australia. CHINA. 6200, Voice of Jinling, *1224* *1225+ UT, Nov 4. The usual double sign on; before VOJL, had fair reception of Xizang PBS (Tibet - Lhasa), but VOJL mostly blocking Tibet reception after 1224. VOJL sign on time varies a lot! KOREA SOUTH. 6045, Voice of Freedom, on Nov 4, with good reception (no N. Korea jamming): 1130-1200 UT: Program "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowledge Is Power). 1200: A single tone, "Jayuuisolibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida" (Voice of Freedom has announced 9 pm); station's singing jingle; program "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). 1215: Program "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The World Through A Magnifying Glass). PAPUA NEW GUINEA[non-log]. Checking again for any activity on 3260 & 3325 (both NBC) and 7325 (WRL), but all found totally silent at 0950 UT, Nov 4. VANUATU. 5040, Radio Vanuatu, 1008 UT till end of audio at 1105, on Nov 4. Well above average reception: 1008-1023: News/Sports scores; item about "pro-independence" for New Caledonia, etc. 1023-1033: Island music/singing. 1033-1042: Preaching in Bislama. 1042-1103: Religious songs; some in English, some in Bislama. 1103-1105: Full SA with frequencies; NA (1105+, xmtr on for many hours with open carrier/dead air) My audio of SA & NA is posted at http://bit.ly/2Yj3g1K . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: VOH with North Korean super jamming on 4885 kHz. Amano - Nov 07 (Sun), 2021 11:20 UTC No.4981 I can't hear the VOH because the North Korean super jamming is on 4885 kHz that hasn't been jammed for many years. 1100 UT, Nov 7. I checked the status of North Korean super jamming. 3910(VOP), 3930(VOP), 3980(VOH), 4885(VOH), 6250(VOH), 6348(VOH), 6520(VOP), 6600(VOP). North Korean super jamming cannot be confirmed at the following frequencies. 5990 / VOH (No Jamming). 6015 / KBS (A pulsating noise jamming from NK). 6045 / VOF (Until 1100 UT, a pulsating noise jamming from NK, after that no jamming). 9100 / VOH (No Jamming). Did you change the super jamming configuration? Amano Saitama, JAPAN Re: VOH with North Korean super jamming on 4885 kHz. Ron Howard - Nov 08 (Mon), 2021 11:47 UTC No.4982 Thanks to a timely tip from Amano (Japan), I found at 1010 UT, on Nov 8, that N. Korea's super white noise jamming is now on 4885, totally blocking Brazil. Probably only a temporary situation, as Echo of Hope - VOH is on 4890 for this week and the jamming should eventually move up to that frequency. Time will tell as to what develops here. It was on back on Sept 27, that I noted N. Korea had stopped broadcasting their super white noise jamming in the 49m band (weekly alternating from 5990-5995-6000, as well as 6015 and also 6045). Had to wonder what was happening? Why the sudden change and what were they going to do in the future? Now we know they plan to jam Echo of Hope - VOH, as they alternate weekly between 4880-4885-4890. During the years that I have monitored VOH, had never heard 4880-4885-4890 jammed before by NK; yes, blocked at times by OTH radar QRM, but not jammed. Nov 8 (Monday), Echo of Hope - VOH frequencies for this week: 3985 (CNR2 QRM) // 4890 (clear of the 4885 jamming, but probably only a matter of time before the jamming moves up to 4890) // 5995 // 6255 // 6350 // 9105, at 0946 UT, with pop song (Chicago - "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"). VOP, at 0950 UT on 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600; while 3480 remains silent. Voice of Freedom, at 0956, on 6045; almost fair with moderate NK pulsating jamming (not super white noise jamming). KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, at 0955, on 6015; fair with weak NK pulsating jamming (not super white noise jamming) underneath. Amano - Thank you very much! Appreciate your alert!! Ron California Re: VOH with North Korean super jamming on 4890 kHz. Ron Howard - Nov 09 (Tue), 2021 13:06 UTC No.4983 Nov 9 (Tuesday) - As expected, the super jamming (ex: 4885) from N. Korea has followed with Echo of Hope - VOH up to 4890 today. Noted VOH at 1138 UT, with fairly strong jamming QRM; VOH with the usual weekday English language lesson; audio feed from a TV program. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Nov 10 (Wed), 2021 12:39 UTC No.4984 Nov 10 observations: INDONESIA[non-log]. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, continuing with no signal at 1120 UT. What has happened to them? KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH with anomaly. From 1105+ UT, rather strange to find their two frequencies (5995 & 9105) off the air; unusual because these are the only two VOH frequencies that are not being jammed by N. Korea; while 3985 // 4890 // 6255 // 6350 were all jammed today. Voice of Freedom (6045) - Heard the end of the pulsating noise jamming (not white noise jamming) from N. Korea at 1113* UT; leaving VOF with fair-good reception after that. SOLOMON ISLANDS[non-log]. 5020, SIBC. Off the air during the following checks: 0835, 0916, 1013, 1119 and 1128 UT. Still being erratic! Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Nov 11 (Thu), 2021 14:17 UTC No.4985 Nov 11 observations: INDONESIA[non-log]. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, continuing with no signal at 1152, 1205, 1237 & 1250 UT. KOREA SOUTH. Continuing with new developments: Echo of Hope - VOH, again with two frequencies silent (5995 & 9105); while 3985 // 4890 // 6255 // 6350 were all on the air; at 1227 UT with pop Korean song (PSY - "Gangnam Style"); 1243, start of news program in English and Korean. Voice of the People, also with new developments; frequencies silent today - 3930, 3480 & 4450; while 3910 // 6520 // 6600 all active today. Voice of Freedom (6045), at 1300 UT, with program "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea); gave English title of a Korean song ("Life Goes On" by BTS - Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5q5mZbe3V8 ); good reception. Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Philby - Nov 13 (Sat), 2021 17:11 UTC No.4986 INDONESIA 4750, Voice of Indonesia with a spanish program at 1700-, heard in France (but bad condition), nothing on 3325 kHz (verified with Kiwisdr Jakarta). Nicolas (Philby) NRD525 crossed loop LZ1AQ near Paris/France Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Nov 18 (Thu), 2021 03:06 UTC No.4987 ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia (Home Service), 1415-1500* UT, Nov 14. Had not checked on this for a while; today with noise jamming; usual OM & YL announcers taking alternate phone calls; occasional HOA music/singing; respectable signal strength via long path and very nice grey line reception (local sunrise here at 1444 UT and Addis Ababa sunset at 1500 UT); ending with SAs, clear IS and gong rung three times; seemed about to start the news, but cut off mid- sentence. My audio posted at http://bit.ly/3ce7J96 . INDONESIA[non-log]. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya. Recently not heard at all through Nov 17 (1255 UT). This and the Solomon Islands (5020) are beginning to be of concern as to what is happening? KOREA SOUTH. Monday (Nov 15) observations: Echo of Hope - VOH, this week again with two frequencies silent (alternate 5990-5995-6000 & 9095-9100-9105); while 3990 // 4885 (killing Brazil reception) // 6250 // 6355 were all on the air and not jammed on their new alternate frequencies today at 0920 UT, but the next day (Nov 16) all were jammed by N. Korea; so Brazil (4885), was doubly killed! Voice of the People, this week the same three frequencies were silent today - 3930, 3480 & 4450; while 3910 // 6520 // 6600 all active today, at 0925 UT. Interesting to note Nov 16, that 3930 & 4450, were briefly heard again for a short time about 1043, but didn't stay on for long. Voice of Freedom (6045). Am happy to report that the N. Korean pulsating jamming (formerly 0700-1100 UT) is now totally silent, leaving very good reception here; Nov 14, at 0900 UT - time tone; station jingle "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" (Voice of truth, Voice of hope, Voice of Freedom Broadcast), "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo ohu 6 (yeoseos) sileul allyeodeulibnida" ("Voice of Freedom announces 6pm"), "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza); after 0923, QRM from OTH radar. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1239-1253 UT, Nov 17 (Wednesday). Is always a pleasure to hear the comical misadventures of "Tom"; this identical show has been heard by me four different times since 2017; "Say It In English" program with dialogue between "Mr. Harris" and "Tom," who wants Tom to take the morning 7:00 train to Manchester; "The meeting is very important. Don't miss the train"; Tom works for a company that "makes some of the finest clocks and watches in the world," but he is "never on time for anything"; he missed the train and then rushes to take a taxi to the airport to catch the 8:00 plane to Manchester; nicely readable today. SOLOMON ISLANDS[non-log]. 5020, nor 9545, SIBC. Recently has not been heard through Nov 17 (1255 UT). TAIWAN. 7200, RTI, noted Nov 15 & 17, from 1030 to 1058* UT (strong open carrier already on by 1015); very strong signal; excellent reception in Korean. No ham can compete with this killer signal. U S A. 7505, WRNO, 1345 till cut off at 1400* UT, Nov 14. Preaching in English and religious songs; some ham QRM. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Korea - Voice of the People now on 9100 kHz. (ex: 3480) (ex: Echo of Hope - VOH) Ron Howard - Nov 19 (Fri), 2021 13:01 UTC No.4988 Recently Echo of Hope - VOH had not been heard on their regular alternating weekly frequencies of 9095-9100-9105. But today (Nov 19) for the first time I was instead hearing the programming of the Voice of the People on 9100 kHz. (ex: 3480), at 1002 UT, with a good signal (no N. Korea jamming). ?VOP: 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600 // 9100 kHz. So they are back to their full six frequencies. VOP - Bodo (News) - 1002-1019 UT - My audio is at http://bit.ly/3x4DNGf . Gohyang-e on pyeonji (A letter from home) - 1019 UT - My audio is at http://bit.ly/3FBzaql . Whereas, Echo of Hope - VOH, was heard on 3990 // 4885 // 6000 (back on the air today) // 6250 // 6355 kHz., at 1030 UT. Is there a sixth frequency hiding someplace? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Korea - Email from Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting) (9585 kHz.) Ron Howard - Nov 19 (Fri), 2021 14:40 UTC No.4989 Had a nice surprise today (Nov 19) by receiving the following reply to my report sent to Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting)?at social@sonsndaughters.co . "Dear Mr. Ron Howard, It is such a pleasant surprise to receive your encouraging and thoughtful e-mail. We have only just begun this media venture and are greatlyencouraged by your email. May I ask how it is that you came across our program, our contact information, and if you are able to understand the Korean language? To briefly share a little bit more about the broadcast program, Sae Nala Bangsong is a radio broadcast produced by Sons & Daughters Co.in hopes to touch the lives of North Koreans and offer hope. We are a small media startup made up of young adults. We have big dreams and visions to create impactful media content for our generation.?Among other things we are currently putting in our time and effort into producing these radio program and creating YouTube content regarding?North Korea.?You may also find out more about us via our YouTube channel where you can find our company introduction video which is in?English. <?https://youtu.be/13kzzSo4Ojg?>. We are in the pre-production stages of more content related to North Korea and if you feel led to share our program and our company with easyto share links I have provided links below for your convenience. You may also be interested in our short film that was made for the promotion of?our radio program. We have created this film in hopes to raise support for our media projects regarding North Korea. I want to thank you again for taking your time to listen to our program and reaching out to us with such encouraging news. We greatly appreciate?your interest and well wishes. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to reach us through this email address. Sincerely, Sons & Daughters Co. Hear Me in The Wind | Short Film https://youtu.be/VKFL7tGs7I0 ????? | Sae Nala Bangsong Sample programs Monday program | http://gladdesert.sonsndaughters.co/monday Wednesday program | http://gladdesert.sonsndaughters.co/wednesday Friday program | http://gladdesert.sonsndaughters.co/friday " Re: Korea - Email from Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting) (9585 kHz.) Ron Howard - Nov 19 (Fri), 2021 14:52 UTC No.4990 ????? | Sae Nala Bangsong Sample programs Monday program | http://gladdesert.sonsndaughters.co/monday Wednesday program | http://gladdesert.sonsndaughters.co/wednesday Friday program | http://gladdesert.sonsndaughters.co/friday ? Does this now mean they are on the air on Mon-Wed-Fri and no longer Tue-Thu-Sun? Ron Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Nov 20 (Sat), 2021 10:00 UTC No.4991 Hi Ron-san and Philby Lots of information, ありがとうございます。 KOREA SOUTH. 6045, VOF, 1125-1205 UT, Nov 19 (Friday). Very good reception. At 1156 UT - the two female together say the program name "Aneun geos-i him-ida!". At 1200 UT - time tone; station jingle "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" (Voice of truth, Voice of hope, Voice of Freedom Broadcast), "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida" ("Voice of Freedom announces 9pm"), "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4780.mp3 . * 00:00-01:00, 1155’44“-1156’44“ UT. * 01:00-02:30, 1159’30“-1201’00“ UT. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1244-1257 UT, Nov 19 (Friday). I heard "Say It In English", an English lesson program on Myanmar Radio, referring to Ron's information. My audio attached, 3 minutes after the start and 3 minutes at the end. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip ↓My audio↓ 9835 kHz, Nov 19 (Friday). * 00:00-03:00, 1244’44“-1247’44“ UT. * 03:00-06:00, 1254’17“-1257’17“ UT. File:4991.mp3 (768KB) Re: Korea - Voice of the People now on 9100 kHz. (ex: 3480) (ex: Echo of Hope - VOH) Ron Howard - Nov 20 (Sat), 2021 12:32 UTC No.4992 Nov 20 - Yesterday's VOP reception on 9100, seems to have been a one-day-only anomaly. Today heard *0900, and // to all the other Echo of Hope - VOH frequencies, so back to normal with VOH having six active frequencies. Ron Re: Myanmar Radio Amano - Nov 23 (Tue), 2021 20:10 UTC No.4993 MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 0937-1101 UT, Nov 23 (Tuesday). Very good reception here. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9122.mp3 . The music in my audio is A Pyo Gyi sung by Cherry Thin. https://youtu.be/ywj4PsnExMg At 1058 UT, CRI English sign-on. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1235-1335 UT, Nov 23 (Tuesday). Very good reception here, too. Fortunately, there is no North Korean super Jamming around 5995 kHz and 6015 kHz. After 1235 UT, a Myanmar song program by two DJs, male and female. After 1300 UT, it was a Myanmar ethnic music program by a male DJ. At 1328 UT, music like SJ for less than a minute. It sounds like singing "~ kHz" in Burmese lyrics. After that, female announcements, IS, gong rung, and male talks followed. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9123.mp3 . Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Myanmar Radio Ron Howard - Nov 23 (Tue), 2021 23:31 UTC No.4994 > MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1244-1257 UT, Nov 19 (Friday). I heard "Say It In English", an English lesson > program on Myanmar Radio, referring to Ron's information. My audio attached, 3 minutes after the start and > 3 minutes at the end. Also > At 1328 UT, music like SJ for less than a minute. It sounds like singing "~ kHz" in Burmese lyrics. Hi Amano, Was very interested to read your logs and to hear your audio clip. In the past I have also heard the same identical "Say It In English" program. "5985, Myanmar Radio, 1253-1305, Sept 10, 2021. Friday edition of "Say It In English"; first heard this identical show back on Feb 19, 2018; dialogue at a "sales conference," "May I introduce myself?", "Let me introduce myself," "How do you do?", "Nice to meet you," "May I introduce Tom Carter?", "Pleased to meet you," "Please call me Tom," "All right Tom, we will," etc.; a different show than last Wednesday (Sept 8); these are the only two days I know they are on the air. (Ron - Calif.)" Regarding the singing station jingle - Yes, it is very distinctive and is often played. They give three "kilohertz" frequencies. Also the jingle has an English ID ("..?.. town Radio"). Dave Valko thought it sounded like "Mothtown Radio," while I tend to think it perhaps is "Small town Radio," but am not positive! On your audio recording, "..?.. town Radio," is at 0:48. On my audio, "..?.. town Radio" is at 0:42 - https://app.box.com/s/1h4ts48rthxqqzrvbiliwxgphlm1gc6s . Ron California Re: Myanmar Radio Amano - Nov 25 (Thu), 2021 13:21 UTC No.4995 Hi Ron-san, Thank you for following me. ありがとうございます。 The really short music was a Myanmar radio station single, wasn't it? Certainly it announces three frequencies on the song. I checked how to read Burmese numbers and listen again. I heard the following frequencies. Ron's audio - https://app.box.com/s/1h4ts48rthxqqzrvbiliwxgphlm1gc6s . My audio - https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9123.mp3 . 1: 5985 kHz. ?????????????? kHz. Ngarr koe shit ngarr kilohertz. Ron's audio, 00:08-0012. My audio, 00:14-00:18. 2: 576 kHz. ???????????????????? kHz. Ngarrrar hkunait s y hkyawwat kilohertz. Ron's audio, 00:16-00:20. My audio, 00:22-00:26. 3: 594 kHz. ???????????????? kHz. Ngarrrar koe s y layy kilohertz. Ron's audio, 00:24-00:28. My audio, 00:30-00:34. There are language lesson programs and music programs, so listening to Myanmar radio on 5985 kHz around 1300 UT is a lot of fun. Recently, part of the 49mb North Korean super jamming has disappeared and it is very easy to hear. My audio below is the ending of a Myanmar music program program by two male and female DJs and the beginning of a Myanmar ethnic music program by a male DJ. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip ↓My audio↓ 5985 kHz, Nov 23 (Tuesday). * 00:00-03:00, 1259’45“-1302’45“ UT. File:4995.mp3 (416KB) Re: Australia - Radio 4KZ on 5055 kHz., with extended broadcast Ron Howard - Nov 25 (Thu), 2021 21:09 UTC No.4996 Amano - Excellent work determining the three Myanmar Radio frequencies. I had often wondered what they were. Well done! AUSTRALIA. A Thanksgiving Day treat (Nov 25)! Radio 4KZ (5055) with an extended broadcast and above average reception (monitoring 1105-1205 UT); recently I had been observing their cut off about 1000. Nice selections of songs today: The Bangles - "Manic Monday," Jimmy Cliff - "You Can Get It If You Really Want," Petula Clark - "My Love," Phil Collins - "One More Night," Tom Jones - "I'll Never Fall In Love Again," Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called To Say I Love You," Creedence Clearwater Revival - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," etc. BTW - Voice of Indonesia (3325) returned to the air today (1100+) with their usual carrier and no audio; it had been silent this month. Ron California File:4996.mp3 (239KB) Re: Solomon Islands riots Ron Howard - Nov 25 (Thu), 2021 21:11 UTC No.4997 SOLOMON ISLANDS[non-log]. 5020 and 9545, both silent through 1109 UT, Nov 25. For much of Nov, SIBC has been silent. Currently they are having riots in the capital, Honiara. Australia has pledged to send soldiers and police officers to help control the unrest. YouTube coverage today - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBLRinE4O6U . Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Philby - Nov 26 (Fri), 2021 16:41 UTC No.4998 KYRGYZSTAN Birinchi Radio, Bishkek on 4010.2 kHz at 16h30 utc, with a good signal, in Russia (Novosibirsk kiwisdr)but also in France (at home with my NRD525), but I hear nothing in France, the audio is very, very weak ! Re: Australia - Unique Radio (120 watts) log and E-QSL Ron Howard - Nov 27 (Sat), 2021 05:20 UTC No.4999 AUSTRALIA. 5035-USB, Unique Radio, on Nov 26; listening from 1025 UT; a very rare day that I actually had some faint audio with announcer and music, which did not sound like pop music/ songs, but not quite strong enough to describe it in detail; at 1101 heard time pips; still on the air at 1122, but rechecked at 1140 and found the station was clearly off the air. As Glenn also noted, this frequency was silent yesterday. Was excited to be able to catch any audio and certainly this was an outstanding day for Australian reception, as Radio 4KZ (5055 kHz.) was doing fairly well till they cut off about 1000 UT (unlike yesterday's extended broadcasting past 1205+). Today around 0933, heard the Beatles - "All You Need Is Love," Wham - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," etc. It is not often I can hear 4KZ well enough to easily ID the songs. Am very grateful to Tim Gaynor for checking on my Unique Radio details of reception and responded with E-QSL ( http://bit.ly/3DWZDOz ) and "I double checked DJ Key's file of On this day 80's and right on the end he does have time pips and as the show was a minute over would tally. I'm not sure why? So conditions may be improving. You would be doing well if you could hear us on 5035 kHz USB. Also I noticed DJ Key (British announcer/DJ) plays an old fashioned sounding song , ' Together we'll be ok......' and then an instrumental and website details with an American voice. Sounds like it was us after all Ron." Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Dec 01 (Wed), 2021 01:59 UTC No.5000 INDIA. 5040, AIR Jeypore, *1128 UT, Nov 30. Could just barely make out the start of the AIR IS. BTW - Today I couldn't find any Radio Vanuatu frequencies (not on 5040, etc.). KOREA SOUTH. Monday (Nov 29) observations: Echo of Hope - VOH - This week on 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100; at 0851 UT; weekday EBS (Educational Broadcasting System) produced English news and Korean. N. Korea jamming is getting smarter, as at 0810, the jamming was on ex 4880, but by 0851, jamming had already moved up to block VOH on 4885. They have learned that Monday is when VOH changes frequencies! Voice of the People, this week unable to confirm; only some frequencies seemed to have a carrier, but no audio detected. Will have to wait and see what happens during the week. Nov 30, only able to make out audio on 6520 at 1115 UT, while other frequencies seemed to just have a carrier; 3480 continues to be off the air. Voice of Freedom (6045). Continues to be free of the former super jamming from N. Korea; at 0900 UT with the usual format (single time tone; station jingle "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" [Voice of truth, Voice of hope, Voice of Freedom Broadcast], "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo ohu 6 [yeoseos] sileul allyeodeulibnida" ["Voice of Freedom announces 6pm"], "Bodo gwangjang" [News Plaza]). Nov 30 - KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, on 6015, continues to be free of the former white noise jamming from NK; at 1159 UT, two frequencies given; time pips; audio feed from the TV KBS news at 9 (1200 UT = 9:00 PM KST); SA after each news item as "K-B-S News"; these news programs are posted daily to YouTube (today's show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgdGTQv5tV8 ); QRM from a much weaker station, probably PBS Xinjiang. SOLOMON ISLANDS[non-log]. 5020, nor 9545, SIBC. Continues to be silent when checking through 1010 UT, on Nov 29. On Nov 30, not heard through 1105. U S A. 1710-AM, KHMB, 0756 UT, Nov 29. Listening to my favorite one watt station up the coast at Half Moon Bay (Calif.); weak, but songs IDable; Barry White - "My First My Last My Everything," etc.; very light QRM from the Travis AFB emergency announcements also on frequency. Ron California Re: 4940 kHz. is now IDing as "This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio." Ron Howard - Dec 01 (Wed), 2021 12:27 UTC No.5001 CHINA. Dec 1, noted this on 4940 kHz. 0940-0945 UT: Test tone (// 4900). 0945-0955: Open carrier (// 4900) 0955: Start of IS (// 4900) 0956: Not // 1000: Time pips; intro SA, including "This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio." So they indeed have the same SA as I formerly heard back in 2012. Will be interesting to know just how often this ID is being used? Ron California File:5001.mp3 (259KB) Re: 4940 kHz. is now IDing as "This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio." Amano - Dec 01 (Wed), 2021 21:45 UTC No.5002 Hi Ron-san, Thank you as always. いつもありがとうございます。 I heard the ID of the Chinese part of your audio. 00:00-00:07, Time pips. 00:07-00:08, 海峡之声新?广播。(H?ixia zh? sh?ng x?nwen gu?ngbo.) 　* Voice of the Strait News Radio. 00:10-00:13, 現在是北京時間十八点整。(Xianzai shi b?ij?ng shiji?n shib? di?n zh?ng.) 　* It is exactly 18 o'clock Beijing time. 00:20-00:24, 這裡是海峡之声新?广播。(Zhel? shi h?ixia zh? sh?ng x?nwen gu?ngbo.) 　* This is the Voice of the Straits News Radio. 00:26-00:30, "This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio." Amano Saitama, JAPAN Re: Voice of Freedom back on 5920 kHz. Ron Howard - Dec 02 (Thu), 2021 10:49 UTC No.5003 Hi Amano - Thank you so very much for your assistance with 4940 kHz. SA! Greatly appreciated!! KOREA SOUTH. first day back to alternate frequency of 5920, Voice of Freedom (ex: 6045). *0753+ UT, Dec 2. *0753 - Sign on; gong rung three times; Voice of Freedom SA; Republic of Korea choral National Anthem; VOF FM frequency announcement; VOF singing station jingle; 0500 PM KST announcement; 0800, program "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together). Later - 0915, program "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart); 0920, program “Kkumkkuneun cheongchungeug“ (Dreaming youth drama); fair with no jamming of any kind. Ron California Re: Voice of Freedom back on 5920 kHz. Amano - Dec 03 (Fri), 2021 11:56 UTC No.5004 Hi Ron-san - Thank you for your quick information! I confirmed today, too. KOREA SOUTH. second day back to alternate frequency of 5920, Voice of Freedom (ex: 6045). 0950-1000 UT, Dec 3. I confirmed that "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" (Korean people, to unity, to the future) was being broadcast. But North Korean pulsating noise jamming already existed. Amano Saitama, JAPAN Re: Sarawak FM on 9835 kHz. Ron Howard - Dec 07 (Tue), 2021 12:44 UTC No.5005 MALAYSIA[non-Sarawak]. 9835, Sarawak FM, via Kajang (on the west coast of the Malaysia peninsula - not from Sarawak). Had been off the air for several days, but Dec 7 came back with a better than usual signal (1014+ UT). Call-to-prayer times for Kuching: Fajr ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 05:18 AM (2118 UT) - the dawn prayer Dhuhr ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 12:34 PM (0434 UT) - early afternoon prayer Asr ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??15:57 PM (0757 UT) - late afternoon prayer Maghrib ? ? ? ? ? ? 18:33 PM (1033 UT) - the sunset prayer [1033-1036, heard Dec 7 - Ron] Isha'a ? ? ? ? ? ? ?19:48 PM (1148 UT) - the night prayer https://www.muslimpro.com/en/Prayer-times-Kuching-Malaysia-1735634 . Ron California File:5005.mp3 (471KB) Re: Korea, etc. Ron Howard - Dec 27 (Mon), 2021 22:11 UTC No.5006 BHUTAN[non-log]. 6035, BBS. In past years I was easily able to pull this in at my local sunset during the?winter DX season,?but this Dec. when checking 0050-0115 UT, nothing at all was heard on 6035. Seems they are really off the air now! KOREA SOUTH: Regarding Glenn Hauser's log - "KOREA SOUTH [and non]. 6000, Dec 24 at 0741, checking RHC?frequenciesbut this one normally off by a sesquihour?earlier, yet?something weak is here and also with jamming noise. Mustbe Echo of?Hope, instead of alternate 5995. No report from Ron this week about?its current jumparounds, but Dec?24 Aoki has it on 6000 from 0500 but?no indication of jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)" Glenn - You were correct! From Dec 20 (Mon.) to 26 (Sun.), Echo of Hope - VOH frequencies were - 3990 // 4885 //? 6000 // 6250 // 6355 // 9100 kHz. VOH frequencies heard on Dec 27 (Mon.) -? 3985 // 4880 // 5995 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095 kHz., all were fair-good with? no N. Korea jamming yet; at 1140 UT, with EBS TV audio feed for the?English?language lesson "Wang cho bo yeong-eo,"? which is always aired only on weekdays; later at 1239, with the EBS news?headlines and news stories?in?English and? Korean. These frequencies should be good through Jan 2 (Sun.)? Voice of the People frequencies on Dec 27 (Mon.) - 3910 // 3930 // 3480 (heard daily now after the reactivation on? Dec 6) // 4450 // 6520 // 6600 kHz., at 1145 UT. Voice of Freedom, on 5920, at 1200 UT, on Dec 25; single tone; "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul?allyeodeulibnida."?(In English - Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm); singing station jingle - "jinsil-e soli,? huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli?bangsong!" (Voice of Truth, Voice of Hope, Voice of Freedom broadcast); "Bodo?gwangjang" (News Plaza); fair-good reception with no N. Korea jamming. If they are smart, they will stay on?this frequency, as their?alternate frequency of 6045 is again being heard with N. Korea super jamming. KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, on?6015, continues to be free of the usual strong white noise jamming from NK,?but instead has light jamming heard?underneath, at 1150 UT. CDNK North Korean Democratization Committee, on 6085, with *1400, on Dec 23. Heard just after the first day?closing of Shiokaze at 1400*, on their alternate frequency of 6085 (// 7250); CDNK with good reception, but by?Dec 25, N. Korean jamming had found Shiokaze and is now causing QRM for CDNK 1400+. ? KOREA NORTH - On Dec 27, at 1205 UT:? Pyongyang BS,?3320?//?6160, both fair. KCBS Pyongyang, 3250 // 3959, both fair. Echo of Unification, 3945 // 5905, both fair. Also N. Korea super jamming returned to 6045 kHz. on Dec 25 and still here Dec 27. We can only hope Voice of?Freedom does not again use this alternate frequency while the super jamming is active. MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 1026 UT, on Dec 19, heard an SA that was new to me - "Sarawak FM, Be Happy"? (brief audio attached). Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey), USA Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire File:5006.mp3 (235KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Dec 29 (Wed), 2021 22:18 UTC No.5007 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, cut off at about 0957:30* UT. CHINA. 5050, Beibu Bay Radio, 1147-1155 UT. In Vietnamese, with distinctive Chinese language lesson (assume relay of CRI). My audio is at http://bit.ly/3qB4vTT , with this lesson: First it repeated these phrases several times. 1. you mei you (Are there...?) 2. zimu (subtitles) 3. you mei you zimu (Are there subtitles)? Then there is a short dialog at normal speed. wo pa ting bu dong. you mei you zimu? (I am afraid I won't understand by listening. Are there subtitles?) 1. ba (a preposition in Chinese) 2. shouji (cell phone) 3. guan le (turn off) 4. ba shouji guan le (Turn off the cell phone). There is a short dialog at normal speed. dianying kaishi le. (The movie has started.) zanmen ba shouji guan le. (Let's turn off the cell phones.) KOREA NORTH[non]. 6085, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata (Japan), 1307 UT (scheduled 13-14). Normally would be in English on Wednesday, but today in Japanese, with the annual, special year-end program; with a totally different format than usual; a presentation of Jang Jin-Sung's poems "I Sell My Daughter for 100 Won" (Won, the currency of N. Korea); reception was fairly good, without jamming till after 1130, while // 7250 was totally unusable; thanks to Hiroshi for a lot of info about this special show; he indicates this same show was first aired in May, 2011 and has been repeated numerous times over the years. My audio is at http://bit.ly/32Id0Ew . Additional online info about Jang Jin-Sung and his poems is at http://bit.ly/3HlbBTh : "The poet, Jang Jin-Sung, used to be a citizen and well renowned poet of North Korea. Kim Jong-Il even read and appreciated his work. In 2004, he left for South Korea and published several memoirs on living conditions in the North. This poem, published in a collection, shows the poor quality of life of the working class. Jang Jin-Sung criticized the North Korean regime through his poetry as he remembered the great famine of millions of citizens while the wealthy did not nothing but watch." MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1246-1300 UT. The Wednesday edition of "Say It In English" language lesson; a repeat of the Aug 11 (Wed.) program that I originally heard; dialog about "Tom's Aunt Jennifer" having a water leak in her flat and she called "George," the plumber, but he was too busy to fix it, so "Tom" tried and as usual made a mess of it; semi-readable SOLOMON ISLANDS[non-log]. 5020, nor on 9545, SIBC. Continues to be silent when randomly checking 1003-1055 UT. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Voice of Freedom program format change. Amano - Jan 02 (Sun), 2022 08:30 UTC No.5008 Happy new year! KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom. 1740-0400 UT, Jan 1-2 (Korean Standard Time Sunday). In 2022, the program format of VOF was changed. A 5-minute VOF program guide is inserted in the following programs. * After the end of "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together) . * Before the start of "Hanla-eseo Baegdukkaji" (From Halla to Baekdu). This is the beginning of the year only. My audio, VOF program guide is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4792.mp3 . The following are the programs that I was able to check. The new program could not be confirmed. ** Weekend program ** 1700-1755 "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together) 1755-1800 VOF Program Guide * This is the beginning of the year only. 1800-1810 "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) 1810-1815 "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart) 1815-1900 "Maeil geudaewa" (Everyday with you) 1900-1905 VOF Program Guide * This is the beginning of the year only. 1905-1930 "Hanla-eseo Baegdukkaji" (From Halla to Baekdu) 1930-2000 "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" (Korean people, to unity, to the future 2000-2259 ... * Radio waves from South Korea are skipped 2240-2300 "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae" (Time travel, history exploration party) 2300-2355 "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together) 2355-0000 VOF Program Guide * This is the beginning of the year only. 0000-0010 "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) 0010-0015 "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart) 0015-0030 "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The world through a magnifying glasses) 0030-0100 "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing is power) 0100-0120 "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae" (Time travel, history exploration party) 0120-0130 “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love) 0130-0200 "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) 0200-0255 "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together) 0255-0300 VOF Program Guide * This is the beginning of the year only. 0300-0310 "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) 0310-0315 "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart) 0315-0330 “Ulisoli hanmadang“ (Our sound festival) 0330-0350 "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae" (Time travel, history exploration party) 0350-0400 “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love) 0400-0402 Ending 0402* Amano Saitama, JAPAN Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Jan 04 (Tue), 2022 05:23 UTC No.5009 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, on Jan 3, from 0915 till cut off at 0957:05* UT; above average reception, as I was easily able to ID most of the pop songs; Bee Gees "Words," Van Morrison - "Brown Eyed Girl," Beatles - "All You Need Is Love," Bertie Higgins - "Casablanca" [brief audio attached], Go West - "King Of Wishful Thinking," Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World," etc.; some commercial announcements. Tomorrow should cut off at 0957:00* UT. CHINA. 4940, at 1000 UT, Jan 3, still with the "This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio" SA in English; not // 4900. 6060 // 7225, Sichuan PBS-2, 1030 UT, on Jan 3. Pleased to hear them with the usual multi-language SAs - "Sichu?n minzu gu?ngbo, Sichuan Ethnic Radio"; fair reception on both frequencies. KOREA SOUTH. 9095, Echo of Hope - VOH, 0545-0600* UT, on Jan 1. New Year's show of all pop songs in English (Britney Spears - "Oops!...I Did It Again," etc.); fair-good. At *0600 UT, heard VOH start on 5995 // 6350. VOH, 5995 // 6350, at 0724, Jan 2 (Sunday). Start of the weekend only English lesson, with reading of a "Harry Potter" story. Jan 3 (Monday) observations: Echo of Hope - VOH: 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100, at 1005 UT; these frequencies should be good through Jan 9. Voice of the People: 3910 // 3930 // 3480 (best reception!) // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1010 UT; these frequencies do not change. ZAMBIA. 5915, R. One/ZNBC1, 0247-0415 UT, Jan 1. The usual New Year's Day special broadcast; countless phone conversations and playing a lot of nice African music; 0357, very pleased to hear my favorite "Happy Christmas/ Happy New Year" African song again; reception fair, but not as good as heard on Jan 1, 2015 (my 2015 audio - http://goo.gl/vmeGn0 ). A program I always enjoy! Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30 long wire File:5009.mp3 (236KB) Re: Radio Ethiopia - Home Service Ron Howard - Jan 04 (Tue), 2022 16:15 UTC No.5010 ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia (Home Service), 1443-1457* UT, Jan 4. Still well heard via long path and grey line reception (local Monterey sunrise at 1520 UT and Addis Ababa sunset at 1518 UT); announcers (no phone conversations today) and HOA music; briefly off the air at 1453, but came right back; recently, like today, have noticed them cutting off before they even start their closing SA format. My audio posted at http://bit.ly/3mWg7Ql . ? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Shiokaze Ron Howard - Jan 05 (Wed), 2022 19:39 UTC No.5011 Jan 5 (Wednesday) - Shiokaze (6085) again with unusual programming for 1300-1400 UT; a second week with no English on Wed., but instead in Korean today the whole time; mostly non-stop announcer; no jamming was heard, so fair/good reception. What about the remainder of Jan., will they return to English again on Wed.? Ron California Re: Korea observations January 5-6 Ron Howard - Jan 06 (Thu), 2022 11:25 UTC No.5012 KOREA SOUTH. Observations on Jan 5 (Wednesday): Voice of Freedom, on 5920 (next day noted they moved up to 6045 - see log below) 1157 UT - Closing SA for "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowledge is power). 1200 - Single tone; "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida." (In English - Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm); singing station jingle - "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" (Voice of Truth, Voice of Hope, Voice of Freedom broadcast); "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). My audio is at https://bit.ly/3pVipRL . 1210 - Program "Nalssi Jeonmangdae" (Weather Observatory). My audio is at https://bit.ly/3n0RLFa . 1215 - Program "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The world through a magnifying glass). My audio is at https://bit.ly/3qROs4q . 1340 - With the 20 minutes program "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae" (Time travel, history exploration party), with the theme music by South Korean electronic group Idiotape - "Melodie" ("6 synthesizers and 1 drummer formed an electronic band Idiotape to play synth playing rock music" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emoadwiK4TM&feature=youtu.be ). My audio is at http://bit.ly/3eTiejC . Observations on Jan 6 (Thursday): Echo of Hope - VOH, 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100, early reception at 0724 UT; start of the weekday audio feed from a TV program called "Wang cho bo yeong-eo" (translated into English - Beginner's English); intro & exit theme song is the "Party Will Come Alive" by Wizardz Of Oz (with Ruben Martinez); the usual intro with announcer saying "English trainer" and gives his name ("Mayu"), then the woman announcer says her name ("Mini"), then they both say in English, "Good morning everybody." "I am starving. I am hungry. Do you want to go to a convenience store?"; as it was so early, reception was rather weak. Voice of Freedom, noted starting at *0753 UT [*1653 JST]; first day back on alternate frequency of 6045 (ex 5920), heard along with N. Korea super jamming currently operating here. A very poor frequency assignment! Thanks again to Amano (Japan) for his wonderful ongoing guidance with the VOF details and program names! Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Voice of Freedom back on 6045 kHz & program schedule. Amano - Jan 10 (Mon), 2022 20:05 UTC No.5013 Hi! Ron-san Thank you for checking the VOF program and back on 6045 kHz (ex 5920). That was very helpful for me. Once the VOF program schedule is known to some extent, I will be posted on the VOF thread. Please wait for a little while. Here's what I'm currently aware of in the VOF schedule: 1, There is no new program. 2, There is no change in the broadcast time of "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). * The time announcement has not changed. 3, The only difference between the programs on weekdays and weekends is the 10-minute drama of the same weekday “Kkumkkuneun cheongchungeug“ (Dreaming youth drama) and weekend “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love) as last year. 4, There is a time zone in which one program spreads across 00 minutes. 5, “Ulisoli hanmadang“ (Our sound festival) will be a 15-minute program. * Last year was a 10-minute program. 6, "Hanla-eseo Baegdukkaji" (From Halla to Baekdu) will be a 25-minute program. * Last year was a 30-minute program. KOREA SOUTH. 6045 (ex 5920), Voice of Freedom. 0350-0403* UT, Jan 8 (Saturday). The influence of North Korean super jamming is terrible! I was able to confirm the opening of “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love). My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4794.mp3 Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Mt. Fuji seen from Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN Shooting date : 2155 UT, Jan 7. Re: Korea observations Jan 10 (Monday) Ron Howard - Jan 10 (Mon), 2022 20:51 UTC No.5014 Amano - Thank you for Mt. Fiji picture. Very nice! KOREA SOUTH. Observations on Jan 10: Echo of Hope - VOH: 3985 // 4890 // 5995 // 6255 // 6350 // 9105, at 1210 UT; these changes should be good through Jan 16 (Sunday). Voice of the People - no change from last week; 3910 // 3930 // 3480 (continues to be the best reception!) // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1215 UT. Voice of Freedom, 6045, at 1220 UT; heard along with N. Korea super jamming on frequency, while ex 5920 is a clear frequency with no jamming. So they moved to a frequency that was already being jammed, from a frequency that was not jammed. Seems their broadcasts are not actually monitored there in S. Korea, as the frequency assignments make little sense. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Jan 12 (Wed), 2022 21:02 UTC No.5015 CHINA. 6200, Voice of Jinling, 1218, on Jan 11. Listening to Xizang PBS (Lhasa, Tibet) till VOJL's double sign on (*1228* *1229+ UT); in Chinese; started with several commercial announcements; the first ad seemed to be about buying a new house and remodeling; company provides design, materials, and construction. They also can provide furniture and kitchen appliances. [It should be noted that new houses in China are not livable, and buyers need to install bathrooms, a kitchen, etc.]. while the second ad was about Chinese music, inviting people to listen to their music; at 1230, the start of “J?ngdi?n y?nyue q?ng f?xian huaren shishang p?ntu“ (program titled Chinese Fashion Mosaic Music Edition); VOJL totally covering up Tibet. My audio is at http://bit.ly/3rfLExZ . Thanks very much to a native speaker of Chinese for the details! KOREA SOUTH. 6015, KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, at 1200 UT, on Jan 11. Time pips; audio feed from the TV KBS news at 9 (1200 UT = 9:00 PM KST); ID after each news item as "K-B-S News"; these news programs are posted to YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgVMWA2SUC4 ); lead story was of a building that partially collapsed during construction in Gwangju, S. Korea; light jamming underneath KBS. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1230-1345, on Jan 12. Outstanding reception today; about the best ever; excepted to hear the Wednesday edition of "Say It In English" language lesson, but was not aired today; 1328+, usual BoH format (their local ToH); nice three "kilohertz" station's singing jingle, with 5985 kHz. (Ngarr koe shit ngarr kilohertz), 576 kHz. (Ngarrrar hkunait s y hkyawwat kilohertz) and 594 kHz. (Ngarrrar koe s y layy kilohertz); thanks very much to Amano (Japan) for making out these frequencies. My audio is at http://bit.ly/33x1TyN . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Voice of Freedom on 6045 kHz. Amano - Jan 13 (Thu), 2022 15:50 UTC No.5016 KOREA SOUTH. 6045, Voice of Freedom. 0000-0255 UT, Jan 12 (Wednesday). North Korean super jamming stopped after 0000 UT. There was no pulsating noise jamming for VOF and the signal was a little weak but audible. My audio attached. "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) was changed from a 40-minute program to a 30-minute program. "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together) starts from 0200 UT. At 0246 UT, North Korean super jamming started. 0055 UT, Jan 13 (Thursday). A pulsating noise jamming for VOF has moved from 5920, too. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip ↓My audio↓ 6045 kHz, Jan 12 (Wednesday). * 00:00-01:00, 0009’00“-0010’00“ UT. "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) ending. * 01:00-02:00, 0010’00“-0011’00“ UT. "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart) opening. * 02:00-03:00, 0015’00“-0016’00“ UT. "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The world through a magnifying glasses) opening. * 03:00-04:00, 0030’00“-0031’00“ UT. "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing is power) opening. * 04:00-05:00, 0100’00“-0101’00“ UT. "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae" (Time travel, history exploration party) opening. * 05:00-06:00, 0120’00“-0121’00“ UT. “Kkumkkuneun cheongchungeug“ (Dreaming youth drama) opening. * 06:00-07:00, 0130’00“-0131’00“ UT. "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) opening. File:5016.mp3 (885KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Jan 13 (Thu), 2022 20:15 UTC No.5017 Hi Ron-san いつもありがとうございます。 I listened to your “VOJL on 6100 kHz., 1227 UT, Jan 11.“ audio. Listen to my audio below. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9041.mp3 . The VOJL for this audio is 1225- UT, April 25 (Friday), 2021. The music broadcast on Jan 11, 2022 on VOJL is exactly the same. Is it a rebroadcast? My article with this audio attached is below. My article is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/?res:9041 . MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1244-1302, on Jan 12. This day, I checked too. Certainly the Wednesday edition of "Say It In English" language lesson was not aired. At 2148 UT, a version of the singing jingle that omits three "kilohertz" station's was aired. My audio attached. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Higashisuna, JAPAN ANDO S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip Location photo is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9134.jpg . * Shooting date : 1101 UT, Jan 12. TAIWAN. 11580, Sound of Hope, 0130-0202, on Jan 13. Very fair reception and no jamming. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4796.mp3 . * 00:00-01:00, 0134’40“-0135’40“ UT. * 01:00-02:00, 0159’50“-0200’50“ UT. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip ↓My audio↓ 5985 kHz, Jan 12 (Wednesday). * 00:00-02:00, 1247’30“-1249’30“ UT. File:5017.mp3 (299KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Jan 17 (Mon), 2022 09:20 UTC No.5018 KOREA SOUTH. 6045, Voice of Freedom. 1505-1536 UT, Jan 16 (Sunday). KST/JST is Jan 17 (Monday); weekdays program. North Korean super jamming is a little skipped. There was no pulsating noise jamming for VOF. VOF is fair reception. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4797.mp3 . * 00:00-00:00, 1510’00“-1511’00“ UT. "Nalssi Jeonmangdae" (Weather Observatory) opening. * 01:00-02:00, 1515’00“-1516’00“ UT. "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The world through a magnifying glasses) opening. * 02:00-03:00, 1530’00“-1531’00“ UT. "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) opening. AUSTRALIA. 630, ABC Radio Queensland, 1920-1945 UT, Jan 16. Good reception of “Early Morning Country“ program and “ABC News“. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsmw/img/3226.mp3 . BRAZIL. 11780, EBC Radio Nacional (Amazonia OC), 2200-2300 UT, Jan 16. Broadcast on the other side of Japan. The signal will rise with the sunrise here. Little fading and Brazilian music are the best. “Radio Nacional” SA is inserted between songs. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9135.mp3 . Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo, JAPAN ANDO S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in antenna Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Jan 20 (Thu), 2022 04:48 UTC No.5019 CHINA. 4978-USB, VC01, Chinese military numbers station, 1352 UT, Jan 19. 5050, Beibu Bay Radio, 1507-1509 UT, Jan 19; the usual brief spot in English; today about food. CUBA. 5040, RHC, cut off in mid-sentence at 0720* UT on Jan 19; open carrier (no audio) heard after that; OC still on at 1346. Vanuatu? ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia (Home Service), 1421-1500* UT, Jan 19; HOA music & chanting/singing; 1459, IDs and gong rang three times; fair. My local sunrise was at 1517 UT. INDONESIA. 3325, VOI, via Palangkaraya; a rare day with actual audio; not a great signal but not too bad; on Jan 19, at 1311 UT, after the news in English, played the usual patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country); played it again at 1412, after the news in Bahasa Indonesia; played again after the news in Chinese at 1514 (my audio is at http://bit.ly/3AhjjM3 ). KOREA SOUTH. Observations on Jan 17 (Monday): Echo of Hope - VOH: 3990 // 4885 // 6000 // 6250 // 6355 // 9100, at 1114 UT; these changes should be good through Jan 23 (Sunday). Noted VOH (6355) before 1046, with very good reception; covered at *1046, start of the N. Korea jamming. Voice of the People - no change from last week; 3910 // 3930 // 3480 (continues to be the best reception!) // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 0950 UT. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio; slightly less than semi-readable; 1530 UT, Jan 19. Into English segment; news & sports; "This is Myanmar Radio. Here is the weather news," plus "outlook for the next two days"; seemed to be several lists of gov't agendas/slogans; PSA about travel restrictions for COVID-19, given by native speaker of English ("presented by UNESCO and your local radio station"); PSA in Burmese; pop song (One Direction - "Drag Me Down," etc.); *1558, mostly blocked by the start of CRI; after 1600, Myanmar was not in English, but had Buddhists chanting. 5985, with anomaly or change of schedule? Jan 16, tuned in at 1007 UT, to hear Myanmar on very early; for over a year, had heard their normal *1130; today also noted Myanmar was not on the air as usual on 9730. On Jan 17, heard MR (5985) at 0940 UT, again with no 9730. So for two consecutive days heard well before 1130 and with no 9730 (without Myanmar on 9730, I am hearing SOH [// 6214.95]). Needs more monitoring. BTW - 5985 is now blocked at *1055, with strong NHK IS and 1100 in Russian. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Jan 20 (Thu), 2022 05:08 UTC No.5020 Posted to YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVaTIZ5KeCs - "3.325khz NBC Bougainville Papua New guinea."[NOT] In fact NBC Bougainville (3325) and NBC Madang (3260) have been silent for a long time now. Have posted my VOI log under "Comments." Ron Re: Voice of Indonesia on 3325 kHz. Amano - Jan 20 (Thu), 2022 21:30 UTC No.5021 Hi Ron-san いつもありがとうございます。 INDONESIA. 3325, VOI, via Palangkaraya, 1220-1235 UT, Jan 20. No side interference of Pyongyang BS on 3320 and fair reception. This time is Japanese broadcast. After 1230 UT, VOI announced something in each language. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9138.mp3 . * 00:00-01:00 1226’30“-1227’30“ UT. * 01:00-04:00 1230’00“-1233’00“ UT. Amano Near Tokyo Bay, Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo, JAPAN ANDO S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Jan 27 (Thu), 2022 07:21 UTC No.5022 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, cut off at 0955:10* UT, on Jan 25. CHINA. A reminder that Feb 1 (Tuesday) is Chinese New Year (year of the Tiger). Every year I monitor all the Chinese SW stations to hear if any of them have coverage of the Chinese New Year's Eve (Spring Festival) Gala, broadcast with the CCTV audio feed. Some stations carry full (non-stop) coverage, while others have only partial (occasional) coverage. The festivities start on Jan 31 (Monday) at 1200 UT and continue for about four and a half hours. Normally Voice of Strait (both 4900 & 4940) will have coverage; also check for either CNR1 or CNR2 (China Business Radio) to have live coverage, as well as checking some of the regional Chinese stations; in past years have noted Qinghai ("Qinghai News Comprehensive Broadcasting") on 6145 kHz. with coverage. Is a good opportunity to find many Chinese stations running parallel programming. The gala consists of comedy performances, songs, dance, acrobatics, magic, Chinese opera and even foreign celebrities. Preview 2022 gala - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KReWPxKrm0 . 5050, Beibu Bay Radio, 1510-1513 UT, Jan 26; interesting brief spot in English; various ways of cooking Wenchang chicken (stir fry with coconut milk, etc.) and ways to prepare Hainanese chicken rice; Wenchang is a county level city on Hainan Island, off the southern coast of China; semi-readable. ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia (Home Service), 1443-1458* UT, Jan 26; HOA music & chanting/singing; cut off today without SA, IS nor gong; fair. My local sunrise was at 1513 UT. INDONESIA. 3325, VOI, via Palangkaraya, *1054, Jan 26. Usual patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country) played 1411-1413 UT, after the news in Bahasa Indonesia; poor reception, but with some audio. KOREA NORTH[non]. 5930, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata (Japan), 1346 UT (scheduled 13-14), on Jan 26; their first day back to this alternate frequency; Wednesday in English; fair-good with no jamming (yet!), while // 7335 (heavy CNR2 QRM); "Today's News on North Korea Issues"; at 1354 the segment "Message from the Japanese government," mentioning both “Nippon no Kaze” and "Furusato no Kaze." KOREA SOUTH. only 3985 // 5995 // 6350, Echo of Hope - VOH, at 0956 UT, Jan 25. pop song (Donna Summer - "Hot Stuff"); at *1000 start of additional frequencies 4880 // 6245 // 9095; these six frequencies should be good through Jan 30. only 3910 // 3480 // 6520, Voice of the People, at 0902 UT, on Jan 25; at 1002, heard additional 3930 // 4450 // 6600. These six frequencies with no change from last week. 6045, Voice of Freedom, *0753 UT, Jan 25. Heard along with N. Korea super jamming. 6115, National Unity Radio, 1258* UT, on Jan 26. Recently have not been hearing their usual language lessons? U S A. 7505, WRNO, at 0830 UT, Jan 25. Start of the segment in Arabic; fair. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Jan 29 (Sat), 2022 02:04 UTC No.5023 Greetings from California. For an indefinite period of time, I will not be actively DXing, so no more reports. Thanks to Amano, for all his wonderful assistance over the years! Ron Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Jan 29 (Sat), 2022 09:10 UTC No.5024 Dear Ron-san Thank you always for everything! If you need help, I’ll be right here. Amano Saitama, JAPAN Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Phylby - Jan 30 (Sun), 2022 18:52 UTC No.5025 AUSTRALIA : today 30 January 2022 18h50utc, weak but Radio Symban heard with the kiwisdr VK2AAK at Near Forster, New South Wales, AUS. According with the stream : https://radioau.net/symban/ Nico (from France) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Philby - Jan 31 (Mon), 2022 11:09 UTC No.5026 An oversight for my last log, the frequency !!! Symban radio was on 2368.43 kHz AM . Sorry for that ! Nicolas (from France) Re: Radio Vanuatu with audio! Ron Howard - Feb 02 (Wed), 2022 13:24 UTC No.5027 Feb 2 - Thanks to Manuel's timely tip (WORiog), I had to return to the beach to catch some actual audio, after many months of listening to just an open carrier with no audio at all on 5040 kHz. Radio Vanuatu, as one of my favorite SW stations, pulled me back to the beach, even as I am still rather stiff from my fall last week. 1004-1019 UT: News (Is normal for RV to not start the news at the ToH). 1019-1028: Island music/songs. 1028-1033: Start of the usual half hour religious program, starting with non-stop religious songs. 1033-1046: RV SA; into preaching (unreadable). 1046-1103: More religious songs 1103-1104: ending audio with the National Anthem. 1104+: open carrier/no audio at all (1145+). BTW - Checking for any Radio Symban signal on 2368.43 kHz., but from 0940+ UT, no trace at all of any signal. Must be running unusually low power. In light of my past Symban receptions, I thought I might catch some trace of a carrier. Here is my 2014 QSL for a Symban test transmission (50w) - https://app.box.com/s/hz9qo091vsmpzmcva02z . Also here is a copy of their nice 2011 Christmas card - https://app.box.com/s/b24hpnyoxrm3icplls8u . Is the station still being operated by Angelo Matsoukas, along with Tom Tsamouras? Surprise to find no Voice of Indonesia (3325) signal from 1120+ UT. Currently off the air? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Feb 03 (Thu), 2022 14:46 UTC No.5028 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, cut off at 0954:25* UT, on Feb 3. Radio Symban - Checking 2368.43 kHz. for traces of a carrier from 0935+ UT (Feb 3), but nothing at all heard. CHINA. 6035, Yunnan Radio International, on Feb 3, at 1156 UT. Heard with nice classical (western) orchestra music (unusual to hear this type of music via a Chinese station, but must be living up to their "International" name); clear multi-language SAs (English: "Yunnan Radio International"); one of their better days. PERU. 4810, presumed R. Logos, 1113-1128 UT, Feb 3. Best ever reception here, even with the normal heavy CODAR QRM; announcer (1113-1120) and OA music/songs (1120-1128). My audio (two minutes of announcer and one of music) is posted at http://bit.ly/3gqiI1e . VANUATU. 5040, R. Vanuatu, Feb 3. Very respectable signal; much better than yesterday; here are some highlights: 1003-1020 UT: News/sports in Bislama (As Zacharias Liangas has also noted in WORiog, a helpful sprinkling of English words here); many sound bites; items about New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Australian investments, "sports . . football club," etc. 1033: RV SA and local time check ("half past nine"); into the usual half hour religious program; preaching and prayer in Bislama ("tonight . . . the Bible says . . .," etc.) 1041+: Religious songs; many in English ("Just Reach Out Your Hand," etc.). 1103-1104: ending audio with the National Anthem. My audio is at http://bit.ly/3AWvY7n . 1104+: open carrier/dead air with no audio at all (1150+). Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Opening Olympic ceremony/Parade of Nations, etc. Ron Howard - Feb 04 (Fri), 2022 14:39 UTC No.5029 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, cut off at 0954:25* UT, on Feb 3; recently consistent with five seconds earlier cut off time every day. Feb 4 - Significant anomaly - Not heard at their usual time (checked 0941 UT), but later on the air at a time normal off (checked 1018+ and still on at last check at 1255 UT); usual format (The Rascals - "Groovin on a Sunday Afternoon" and many other recognizable pop oldies). CHINA. CNR1 // CNR2, all frequencies // for the 1200 UT, on Feb 4. Start of the live audio feed from CCTV coverage of the opening Olympic ceremony; some announcements in French and English; at 1243, with the Parade of Nations (Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Great Britain, Romania, etc.); checked many other Chinese regional stations, but none found with any coverage. Brief audio attached. INDONESIA. 4749.95, VOI, via Cimanggis/Jakarta, 1142 UT, Feb 4. Very unusual to be able to hear VOI here; clearly two stations in Chinese; other one was CNR1; slight het as VOI is off frequency from CNR1; currently VOI is off the air on 3325 (Palangkaraya). My reception today was only possible during pre-Bangladesh Betar. VANUATU. 5040, R. Vanuatu, quick check at 1100 UT, Feb 4. Religious song; 1101-1102, National Anthem; 1102+ just open carrier/dead air. ? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire ? ? ? ? ? ? ; File:5029.mp3 (589KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Feb 10 (Thu), 2022 06:15 UTC No.5030 CHINA. 5050, Beibu Bay Radio, 1516-1517 UT, Feb 5. The usual brief spot in English; recently about Hainan Island's famous foods (Wenchang chicken, Jiaji duck, etc.). CUBA[and non-VANUATU]. 5040, RHC, on the air very late Feb 9. Still on the air at 1020 UT; but at 1043, found the frequency finally clear and again today with no Radio Vanuatu signal (nor on any other frequency). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 7110-LSB, the LA ham net still being heard almost daily after 1100+ UT, but no longer playing the distinctive LA music (he must have been told to stop doing it!); now just the hams chatting. INDONESIA. 3325, VOI, via Palangkaraya, 0951 UT, Feb 9. Recently had been off the air; today extremely rare reception to hear their carrier this early (normally about *1100); by 1014, faint patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country); poor reception, but with some audio. KOREA NORTH[non]. 5930, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata (Japan), 1324 UT (scheduled 13-14), on Feb 9. Wednesday in English; fair-good and still no jamming (N. Korea must still be celebrating the Lunar New Year?), while // 7335 (heavy CNR2 QRM); segment "Message from the Japanese government." KOREA SOUTH. 6045, Voice of Freedom, 1157 UT, Feb 8. Closing SA for the "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowledge is power) program; 1200, the usual single tone; then "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida." (In English - Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm); nice singing station jingle - "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" (Voice of Truth, Voice of Hope, Voice of Freedom broadcast); then the "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza) segment; fair, even with the super noise jamming from N. Korea; at least the daily different pip jamming had ended sometime after 1100. Echo of Hope - VOH, 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100, at 1530 UT, Feb 5 (Saturday). The weekend only reading of a "Harry Potter" story in English, with a lengthy explanation in Korean; fair. Then on Monday (Feb 7), there was no change of frequencies (0827 UT) for this week, so the same frequencies should be good through Feb 13 (Sunday). Voice of the People - Remains the same when heard Feb 7 (Monday) on 3910 // 3930 // 3480 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1005 UT; again with no changes. KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, 6015, Feb 8, at 1208 UT. The usual audio feed from the TV KBS news at 9 (1200 UT = 9:00 PM KST); SA after each news item as "K-B-S News"; almost fair, even with light N. Korea jamming underneath. PERU. 4810, presumed R. Logos, Feb 9. Is it just me, or has this station been steadily improving recently? Very pleasant OA music/songs during a segment that seems to always start every day at 1120+ UT. Is rare for me to get involved with LA receptions, but this has been nice! TURKEY/MYANMAR. 5985, VOT, 1456 UT, Feb 5. VOT IS; killing Myanmar reception; 1500, unable to make out the start of the VOT language. U S A. 7505, WRNO, 1403*, Feb 5. Cut off just after starting "The Haven," program in English. UNID. 6300-USB, tuned in 0813 to 0820 UT, Feb 7. Islamic chanting/reciting from Qur'an(?) with no music; followed by chatting in what seemed like maybe Arabic. Can I assume this is just hams? My audio with a few minutes of Qur'an, then chatting, at https://bit.ly/3Jc4wFy . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Voice of Indonesia with new schedule, etc. Ron Howard - Feb 11 (Fri), 2022 14:12 UTC No.5031 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, on Feb 11, running hours past their former cut off time (0954:25* UT, on Feb 3); heard 0937 UT, till past 1225; pop songs (Foreigner - "I Want To Know What Love Is," Michael Bolton - "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You," Cliff Richard - "We Don't Talk Anymore," Bette Midler - "Wind Beneath My Wings," Whitney Houston - "Saving All My Love For You," etc.). Is this their usual seasonal schedule change? INDONESIA. 3325, VOI, via Palangkaraya, 1007 UT, Feb 11. Thanks very much to Ivo Ivanov, who recently first observed the new schedule; now starting about an hour earlier than in the past; formerly, for a long time, had started about 1100; today noted with news in English till 1009, when they played the usual patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country); followed by "Today in History"; announced frequency of "3-3-2-5 KiloHertz"; normal audio level during English (1007-1100), but by 1211 the audio was gone (just dead air). 4749.95, VOI, via Cimanggis/Jakarta, noted at 1211 UT, Feb 11. Clearly VOI and CNR1 (4750.0) mixing together here, along with CODAR QRM; both unusable, but certainly two stations. VOI is becoming more regularly heard here. KOREA SOUTH. back to their alternate frequency of 5920 (ex: 6045), Voice of Freedom, 1156 UT, Feb 11. Closing SA for the "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowledge is power) program; 1200, the usual single tone; then "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida." (In English - Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm); nice singing station jingle - "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" (Voice of Truth, Voice of Hope, Voice of Freedom broadcast); then the "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza) segment; fair. U S A. 7505, WRNO, on Feb 11, from 0911+ UT, no signal at all. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Voice of Freedom back on 5920 kHz (ex: 6045). Amano - Feb 14 (Mon), 2022 02:25 UTC No.5032 Hi Ron-san Thank you for the information. I confirmed the VOF on 5920 kHz. KOREA SOUTH. 5920 (ex:6045), Voice of Freedom. 1600-1700 UT, Jan 12 (Saturday). KST/JST is Jan 13 (Sunday); weekend program. At 1600 UT, "Maeil geudaewa" (Everyday with you). -1620- VOF SJ. At 1650 UT, “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love). My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4799.mp3 . Korean rap music was aired in the "Maeil geudaewa" program. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4800.mp3 . These two songs. 1: Seotaiji wa Idle (Seotaiji and Boys) - “Ulideulman-e Chueog, “ (Our Own Memories, ) https://youtu.be/UOH1Tb5-93M 2: PSY feat. Lee Jae Hoon - “Nag-won, “ (Paradise, ) https://youtu.be/C-PafACMDPs PSY is famous for its “Gangnam style, “, which was a hit in the United States. https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0 This song was charted in the American Top 40 and Rick Dees Weekly Top 40. “Nag-won,” (Paradise,) is a song when PSY was young. By the way, PSY also co-stars with Snoop Dogg. PSY feat. Snoop Dogg - “Hungover, “ https://youtu.be/HkMNOlYcpHg Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Feb 23 (Wed), 2022 22:15 UTC No.5037 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, at 0912 UT, on Feb 23; found already off the air. Possibly due to thunderstorms in the Queensland area? Feb 21, noted Radio 4KZ cut off at 0907* UT. Possibly due to thunderstorms in the Queensland area? Recently heard Radio 4KZ with nice reception - Feb 19, from 0952+ UT; at a level that was easy to ID most of the oldies (Jackie DeShannon - "Put A Little Love In Your Heart," Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - "Lets Hang On," Dale And Grace - "I'm Leaving It All Up To You," Donna Summer - "She Works Hard For The Money," Eddie Rabbitt - "I Love A Rainy Night," Lulu - "To Sir With Love," etc.); still on the air at last check at 1224 (Spandau Ballet - "True"). CUBA. 5040, RHC, xmtr off at 0756* UT, on Feb 23. Faint audio from Vanuatu then heard. KOREA SOUTH. Voice of the People back to normal frequencies at 0905 UT, Feb 23; heard 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600; while ex 6250 is now only airing VOH. Echo of Hope - VOH frequencies on Feb 23, at 0910 UT; heard 3990 // 4885 // 6000 // 6250 [no longer with VOP QRM] // 6355 // 9100. 5920, Voice of Freedom, on Feb 23. *0753 - Sign on; gong rung three times; Voice of Freedom SA; Republic of Korea choral National Anthem; VOF FM frequency announcement; VOF singing station jingle; 0500 PM KST announcement; 0800, program "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together); N. Korea jamming is daily noted here from about 0700 to 1100 UT MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 0932 UT, on Feb 23. The Beatles - "Hey Jude"; DJ in vernacular. Brief audio attached. 11665, Wai FM, 0941 UT, on Feb 23. Heard with the long standing very poor audio; seemed over modulated with echo and crackling audio. UNID. 6300-USB, Feb 23 carrying the usual reciting from the Qur'an, but on later than normal (ended at 0835 UT). On Feb 20, heard reciting from the Qur'an from 0803 till 0817 UT. Someone is very dedicated with these broadcasts, which seem to be daily. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey), USA Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire File:5037.mp3 (472KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Mar 04 (Fri), 2022 12:16 UTC No.5038 AUSTRALIA. 5045, Bay Islands Radio, relay of Island FM 88, from 1118 to past 1218 UT, on Feb 28; very nice surprise to find audio here above threshold level; pop songs (CHIC - "Le Freak," etc.); Aussie DJ; 1131, clear "Island Radio" SA. A very rare reception for me! Radio 4KZ, 5055, from 0918+ UT, March 4. Pop songs; at a level that were easy to ID (Billy Joel - "Just the Way You Are," Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings," Olivia Newton John - "Xanadu," Andy Gibb - "I Just Want to Be Your Everything," Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon," etc.); still on at 1020. CHINA. 5050, Beibu Bay Radio, 1514-1517 UT, March 2. The usual brief spot in English about food; Hainan Island is famous for their seafood. My audio at https://bit.ly/3hD0CcY . ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia (Home Service), 1444-1500* UT, March 2. Some HOA music & jazz sounding music; SA/three gongs/SA; cut off just at the start of the news; fair. My local sunrise was at 1436 UT, with Addis Ababa sunset at 1535 UT. My audio at https://bit.ly/3hyqUNS . JAPAN. 6115, R. Nikkei 2, 0712 UT, March 4. Pop songs (Rod Stewart - "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?," Genesis - "Invisible Touch," etc.); SA "Radio Nikkei" (no longer with R-N-2 IDs?); very good reception in USB; poor with RTTY QRM in LSB. KOREA SOUTH. 3985 // 5995 // 6350, Echo of Hope - VOH, 0958 UT, March 4. Britney Spears - "Baby One More Time"; then at *1000, VOH started on 4880 // 6245 // 9095. Voice of Freedom - back on alternate 6045; at 0755 UT, March 4. National Anthem; mixing with N. Korea super jamming which is here most of the time; ex: 5920, noted with pulsating N. Korean jamming that ended at 0807* and a minute later started jamming on 6045. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1524 UT, March 2. Unusual jamming (sounded N. Korean - against who?); Buddhist chanting sutras/Buddhist bell; 1530, intro ID for their English segment; "Good evening listener's. This is Myanmar Radio," with "radiating" frequencies; would have been very good reception, except for the jamming. My audio at https://bit.ly/3pwe5I2 . SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, 1022 UT, March 4. Thanks to Glenn Hauser for noticing their reactivation after a considerable silence; better audio level than heard in the past, but still unreadable. U S A. 7505, WRNO, 0652 UT, March 4. Back on the air after a short absence; a recording of the late pastor Ray Bentley preaching; 0834, start of segment in Arabic; good reception. VANUATU. 5040, Radio Vanuatu, 1010-1018 UT, March 4. News in Bislama; into music program; poor. UNID. 6300-USB, 0805 UT, on March 4. The consistent daily reciting from the Qur'an. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Mar 10 (Thu), 2022 10:26 UTC No.5042 KOREA SOUTH. 5990.0 // 6348.0 // 9099.94, Echo of Hope - VOH, 0733 UT, March 10 (Thursday). The usual weekday English lesson; "What time do you wake up?", "What time do you need a wake up call?", "What time do you have breakfast?", etc.; then at 0809, heard additional VOH frequencies of 3980 // 4885 (strong Brazil QRM) // 6250, with C&W song "Stand By Your Man." 6045, Voice of Freedom, on March 10, at *0753 UT - Sign on; gong rung three times; Voice of Freedom SA; Republic of Korea choral National Anthem; VOF FM frequency announcement; VOF singing station jingle; 0500 PM KST announcement; 0800, program "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together); mixing with N. Korean super jamming, but not the pulsating jamming often used against VOF. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9545, SIBC, 0445 UT, March 10. Strong carrier, but no audio at all detected; still on at 0541, but not at 0616. Checking 5020, from 0616+, but no carrier heard thru last check at 0816 UT. VANUATU. 7260, Radio Vanuatu, 0548-0559* UT, March 10. Signal fading up; phone interview; 0554, the often heard distinctive station's singing jingle with SAs for "Radio Vanuatu" and "Voice of Papua New Guinea." At 0600 UT, 5040 was checked, but Cuba still blocked the frequency. UNID. 6300-USB, 0714+ UT, on March 10. Long conversation in French(?); perhaps is daily here, as once before I heard the same; at 0811, the consistent daily reciting from the Qur'an. My audio of the language segment is at https://bit.ly/3tLjIn3 . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire Re: China - Yunnan Radio International Ron Howard - Mar 11 (Fri), 2022 15:36 UTC No.5043 CHINA. 6035, Yunnan Radio International, on March 11. From 1300 to 1330 UT, in Vietnamese (announcers and music); 1330, multi-language SAs (my audio at http://bit.ly/3vZ4CgD , with English SA "Yunnan Radio International" at 1:10); into Chinese; one of their better days. My local sunrise coming up at 1424 UT. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Mar 13 (Sun), 2022 18:59 UTC No.5044 CHINA. CNR1 (6125, etc.) // CNR2 - China Business Radio (6155, etc.), all frequencies // on March 13; in English and Chinese with coverage of the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games; at 1221 UT, song "You Raise Me Up"; at 1224, played the anthem for the Paralympic Winter Games; at 1229, played the choral National Anthem of Italy, which will host the next Winter Paralympics Games in 2026. INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, on March 13; first noted at 1033 UT, in English; 1210, in Japanese, with nice audio level; almost fair. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, 1158+ UT. March 13; better than usual audio level. 1158 UT, with the normal "evening devotional"; 1201-1203, usual SA followed by National Anthem. Thought the xmtr might be turned off after NA, but went to non-stop music; unable to confirm if a Wantok FM relay or just SIBC programming; still on the air at 1240.. VANUATU. 5040, Radio Vanuatu, anomaly on March 13, from 1050 to 1129* UT; was checking for the usual closing format of National Anthem about 1100, but that didn't happen today; not the usual religious program, but instead announcers in Bislama 1050-1107; music segment; ID and frequencies at 1126; cut off in mid-sentence; no NA at all today. UNID[suspect MONGOLIA]. 4895, Mongolian Radio, on March 13, first noted at 1133 with definite carrier; later at 1240 carrier was much stronger, but unable to make out any audio; this format is consistent with their past receptions here; checked for their // 7260, but that was blocked with a strong station. I daily check 4895 and it has been a long time since I last heard anything. Do not believe it is the ghost of AIR Kurseong, hi! Might be worthwhile to check this frequency. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Malaysia SW currently off the air Ron Howard - Mar 14 (Mon), 2022 05:56 UTC No.5045 March 12, at 1005 UT, I also confirmed both Sarawak FM (9835) and Wai FM (11665) were off the air. Sent off an email to RTM. Still missing March 13, at 1240 UT check. RTM is back to work on Monday (March 14), so here is the nice reply to my email: Dear Ron Howard, First of all, I would like to thank you for choosing our SW channel as your choice. For your information, our SW transmitter is off the air due to the main power supply to the transmitter and the building has a problem. Now still under repairs and hope our SW channel will be back on the air soon. Thank you. Regards, Khairuddin Hj Osman Ts. KHAIRUDDIN HJ OSMAN Head of Assistant Director Operation Unit Department of Broadcasting E-mail : khair@rtm.gov.my Tel : 03-87361530 ext 204 Re: Mongolia on 4895 kHz. Ron Howard - Mar 15 (Tue), 2022 17:07 UTC No.5046 Thanks very much to Mauno Ritola for confirming my suspicion regarding Mongolia on 4895 kHz. Appreciate his email to me today (March 15): "Hi Ron, thanks, yes, Mongolia heard also weak here in Finland at 1415. 73, Mauno" Re: Mongolia on 4895 kHz. Ron Howard - Mar 16 (Wed), 2022 01:31 UTC No.5047 Also thanks to Wolfgang "Wolfy" Bueschel for the following: "requested in A22 too 4895 2300 1600 32,33 U-B 10 0 0 925 1234567 270322 301022 Mon MNG MRT MRT 2298 7260 2300 1600 32,33 U-B 50 0 0 925 1234567 270322 301022 Mon MNG MRT MRT 2299" Re: Non-logs for March 15 Ron Howard - Mar 16 (Wed), 2022 01:45 UTC No.5048 No signals heard with random checking 0810-1000 UT: PAPUA NEW GUINEA. The long standing silence continues; 3260 (NBC Madang), 3325 (NBC Bougainville) and 7325 (Wantok Radio Light) were all unheard at my location. On 3325, at 1000, the carrier of the Voice of Indonesia was heard, which had already started. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020 and 9545, both with no signal. Seems strange that this and Vanuatu were silent on the same day. VANUATU. 5040 and checked their usual other frequencies, all with no signal. BTW - Overall conditions seemed decent. Radio 4KZ (5055) heard slightly above the norm; Frankie Valli and The 4 Season - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," Donna Summer - "She Works Hard For The Money," etc. Ron California Re: SIBC (5020 kHz.) - improved audio Ron Howard - Mar 16 (Wed), 2022 12:46 UTC No.5049 SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC - Voice of the Nation. Yesterday (March 15) noted this off the air; probably working on xmtr adjustment(?), as audio on March 16 was the best I have heard in a long time. From 1012+ UT; mostly in Solomon Is. Pijin; island songs; commercial announcements (mobile service, etc.); 1100, calliope and news; various amounts of Cuba (5025) QRM. Nice to hear them again with some decent modulation! My audio is at https://bit.ly/3te0h7d . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Christopher Lehner - Mar 18 (Fri), 2022 20:07 UTC No.5050 Solomon Islands: SIBC 5020 @ 1920 UTC Friday, 18 March via SDR near Forester, NSW Australia. As Ron Howard reported, it is nice to hear them once again with much improved audio. 1920 UT Female ancr discussing covid guidelines for businesses and service providers. Switching back and forth to 5040, Vanuatu weak in the static at 1913 UT with male ancr in local vernacular. 1924 SIBC with various commercials and PSA's (U-save Mobile is running a promo) 1925 PSA on fitness and exercise, bumper for "SIBC Voice of the Nation" then into an upbeat tempo song. I'm finding this is a very enjoyable station to listen to while working in my office, and I'm looking forward to post more material on this site. I've always enjoyed chasing DX and SWL from asia and pacific region. Best Chris Green Bay, WI Yaesu FRG7700 Wellbrook loop antenna Icom IC-706 Inverted "L" antenna Various SDR's worldwide (online) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Mar 19 (Sat), 2022 02:33 UTC No.5051 Hi Chris - Welcome to this site. Glad you are also enjoying the SIBC reception. Ron CHINA. 4940, Voice of Strait, *0955 UT, March 16. Started with IS; 0956, Chinese IDs; 1000, time pips and Chinese/English SAs ("This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio"). Before 0955, Colombia was doing fairly well. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, March 18, another day with wonderful audio level; reminds me of my reception from years ago. At 0812 UT, several clear "Voice of the nation" IDs; 0832-0858, in English with public service educational program for students about health; balanced diet, exercise regularly, quit smoking, reduce alcohol use (for college students?), wash and dry hands, check available resources via newspapers, TV, radio, etc.; 1104, news in English; played a lot of nice island music. Very pleasant to have audio levels that at times were semi-readable, with various amounts of adjacent Cuban QRM. A vast improvement from their long standing low modulation broadcasting! TAIWAN. 6214.94v, Sound of Hope, ID at 1401 UT, March 16. Unusual to find this one minute out of sync with 6230 // 6280; all with fair reception. Fu Hsing BS, 9410 (best) // 9774 (very poor), 0847-0900* UT, March 16 (Wed.). A good day with announcers in Chinese and music; cut off in mid-song; // 15375 has not been heard recently. VANUATU. 5040, Radio Vanuatu, 0633 UT, March 18. Cuba already off the air; 1034-1056, monolog (religious?); 1056, religious song in English; 1100-1102*, full ID with frequencies and National Anthem; so they are back to their former schedule/format; much better than usual reception. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Radio Nacional da Amazonia Ron Howard - Mar 30 (Wed), 2022 05:10 UTC No.5052 I am unable to post this to https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/?page=%3C+Back#8949 : BRAZIL. 6180, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, 5:30 PM JST (0830 UTC), March 29. Audio - https://bit.ly/3iO1WKU . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Mar 30 (Wed), 2022 05:13 UTC No.5053 CHINA. 11630, CNR17 (Kazakh service ), 1023 UT on March 29. One of my favorite stations to listen to their nice music; good reception, while // 12055 was fair. My audio is at https://bit.ly/3DlhLCj . KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH, at 0902 UT, on March 29 (Tue.), only on 3985 // 5995 // 6350. Later at 1002, heard all six frequencies; 3985 // 4880 // 5995 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095; frequencies good through April 3 (Sunday). Voice of the People, at 0905 UT, on March 29, only on 3910 // 3480 // 6520. Later at 1008, heard all six frequencies; 3480 (best reception) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600; another week with no changes. 6015, KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, 0946 UT, on March 29. Pop song by PSY - "Gentleman"; nice reception even with light N. Korea underneath. 6045, Voice of Freedom, at 1013 UT, on March 29. Continuing to mix with N. Korean super jamming on frequency and now with additional pulsating jamming. MALAYSIA. 11665, Wai FM, 1040, on March 29. Heard daily now, while Sarawak FM (9835) continues to be off the air. TAIWAN. 6214.94v, Sound of Hope, 0955 UT, on March 29. Unusual to hear SOH with music/singing as was heard today. My audio is at https://bit.ly/3Nv01c9 ; ToH the usual SA and into the news. At my location, this doesn't sound like a low powered station! . VANUATU[non-log]. 5040, Radio Vanuatu noted off the air from 0935+, on March 29. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Interesting band conditions. Christopher J. Lehner - Mar 31 (Thu), 2022 02:37 UTC No.5054 I'm looking forward to some interesting band conditions after this solar storm subsides. For now, just did a quick tune through the dial 31 March UTC Thursday. Sri Lanka: SLBC 11905 with local music at 0040 in the Bengali language. Very good signal SIO=434. Brazil: Radio Nacional da Amazonia 11780 // 6180 at 0045 with an SIO of 444 Play by Play of football match. Always an enjoyable listen with the bass sounding audio with just a hint of reverb. Romania: Radio Romania Int'l 7875 at 0058 with their interval signal. Sign on at 0100 in French SIO=333 Very strong signal on 7420 at 0103 in Romanian language SIO=444. Heard these with my Yaesu FRG7700 and Wellbrook loop antenna. Will try some more later in the night along with the various SRD's I listen to worldwide. Christopher J. Lehner Green Bay, WI Icom IC-706 Inverted 'L' antenna Yaesu FRG7700 Wellbrook loop Interesting band conditions. Christopher J. Lehner - Mar 31 (Thu), 2022 02:38 UTC No.5055 I'm looking forward to some interesting band conditions after this solar storm subsides. For now, just did a quick tune through the dial 31 March UTC Thursday. Sri Lanka: SLBC 11905 with local music at 0040 in the Bengali language. Very good signal SIO=434. Brazil: Radio Nacional da Amazonia 11780 // 6180 at 0045 with an SIO of 444 Play by Play of football match. Always an enjoyable listen with the bass sounding audio with just a hint of reverb. Romania: Radio Romania Int'l 7875 at 0058 with their interval signal. Sign on at 0100 in French SIO=333 Very strong signal on 7420 at 0103 in Romanian language SIO=444. Heard these with my Yaesu FRG7700 and Wellbrook loop antenna. Will try some more later in the night along with the various SRD's I listen to worldwide. Christopher J. Lehner Green Bay, WI Icom IC-706 Inverted 'L' antenna Yaesu FRG7700 Wellbrook loop Re: Radio Vanuatu outstanding reception on 7260 kHz. Ron Howard - Apr 02 (Sat), 2022 09:26 UTC No.5056 VANUATU. 7260, R. Vanuatu, 0550+ UT, April 2. Thanks very much to Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec in WOR iog, for the timely alert as to the RV change of schedule; this new schedule now provides me with good reception; formerly RV was on 7260 till 0559*, when they switched to 5040; today stayed on 7260. Some highlights: 0612-0618 UT: PSA from Department of Health about COVID-19; numbered list of items (#1, isolation, #2 etc.). 0630-0644: Religious songs in English (Imagine Dragons - "Bad Liar," Alan Jackson - "I'll Fly Away," etc.). 0652: PSA spot in French. 0655-0700: PSA's and commercial announcers in English and Bislama (COVID-19, wear mask; announcement for a contest; about climate change and gender equality; pharmaceutical adv; etc.). 0700-0713: News/sports/weather in Bislama (item about the security agreement between Solomon Islands and China allowing China to send troops to SI [10:26 on my audio file], weather [11:45 on my audio file]; etc.). My audio of the entire "News Bulletin" is at https://bit.ly/3NLCyns . 0715: Full SA and list of frequencies. 0721: schedule of upcoming programs. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) sat_dxer - Apr 02 (Sat), 2022 13:17 UTC No.5057 774kHz JOUB NHK-2 Akita Japan 693kHz JOAB NHK-2 Tokyo 1313z 2 Apr /22 via Trans-Pacific Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Apr 07 (Thu), 2022 14:25 UTC No.5058 AUSTRALIA. 1548, ABC-4QD, 1550-1610 UT, April 5. Received fairly without interference. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsmw/img/3408.mp3 . * 00:00-01:30, 1555’30“-1557’00“ UT, Nightlife with Philip Clark on ABC Radio. * 01:30-02:00, 1559’50“-1600’20“ UT, Before and after ABC News. AUSTRALIA. 630, ABC-4QN, 1645-1950+ UT, April 5. Taiwan station QRM but fair reception. At 1950, fade out. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsmw/img/3409.mp3 . * 00:00-01:00, 1659’20“-1700’20“ UT, Before and after ABC News. * 01:00-02:00, 1759’30“-1800’30“ UT, Before and after ABC News. * 02:00-04:00, 1905’00“-1907’00“ UT, Early Morning Country with Michael Clarke opening. * 04:00-05:00, 1945’30“-1946’30“ UT, ABC Radio Queensland ID. PHILIPPINES. 630, Radyo Bombo (DYWB), *1953-2010 UT, April 5. Taiwan station QRM, signal rise after 2007 UT, Bombo Radio station theme song and SJ. The sun rises in the sky of Tokyo. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsmw/img/3410.mp3 . * 00:00-01:30, 0508’00“-0509’30“ UT, Bombo Radio station theme song and SJ. Amano Near Tokyo Bay, Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo, JAPAN SONY ICF-SW7600GR , antenna: Built-in bar Cherry Blossoms (桜 : Sakura) seen from Tokyo Itabashi, JAPAN Shooting date : 0335 UT, April 3. Re: Radio Vanuatu Ron Howard - Apr 13 (Wed), 2022 18:44 UTC No.5059 VANUATU. 11835 (3rd harmonic), Radio Vanuatu, 0700-1005 UT, on Apr 13. Thanks very much to Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec (Brazil) in WOR iog, for the early alert, which motivated me to go to the beach early today to catch some nice island music; // 7890 (2nd harmonic) also being heard at about the same level; QRN (static); while 3945 was unusable and for much of the time covered by hams. A few highlights: 0701-0714: News/sports/weather in Bislama (lead-off story pertaining to the 2015 suspended sentence for former Finance Minister, and former member of Parliament, Willie Jimmy and mentioned he was banned from holding public office for ten years; at times fairly readable (my brief audio attached). 0719: A Celine Dion song. 0730-0742: Language lesson all in English; "We will talk about how to write . . . Here is what we need to do . . .". This is the first time that I have heard this program. 0915-0958: Listener's calling in to chat (Bislama). 1000: News in Bislama. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire File:5059.mp3 (275KB) Re: Voice of Indonesia back again with much improved signal/audio! Ron Howard - Apr 22 (Fri), 2022 16:24 UTC No.5060 INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya. This frequency had been silent for rather a long time and I had begun to wonder if they would ever return again; on Apr 22, checked at 1133 UT, only to find VOI still clearly off the air. 1300-1311 UT, wonderful to hear VOI again and doing well with start of English segment; intro ID ("3-3-25 kHz."); news (many items about the Bali "Conference on Impact of R & D on Business Economics, Management, Social Sciences, Banking & Finance" [ https://bireacademy.com/conferences/besst-april-2022/ ], item about Shanghai's lockdown, etc.) and "commentary"; followed by the national song “Bagimu Negeri,” which is normally played after the news. 1311: Program "Today in History"; this date in 1994, former President Nixon died, this date 2015, Asian-African Conference held in Jakarta. 1317: VOI ID and program "My Indonesia." Brief audio attached - fairly readable! 1323: COVID PSA given in a multitude of languages (Indonesian, Arabic, Japanese, English ["wear a mask, it will protect you"] and many more) 1325: Program "Indonesian Wonder," about breakfast foods. 1335: Spot about on-line education, website designing, etc. 1345: Program "Today's Music Corner." Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey), USA Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire File:5060.mp3 (548KB) Re: Voice of Indonesia (3325 kHz.) Ron Howard - Apr 27 (Wed), 2022 03:10 UTC No.5061 INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya. As Bruce Churchill noted yesterday (Apr 25) in WOR iog, VOI is having serious issues regarding their audio feed from Jakarta; partially fixed today (Apr 26); heard from 1246 UT till audio feed ended at 1329. Today had decent signal strength and was mostly readable. My local sunrise was at 1319 UT. 1246-1300 UT (21:46-22:00 JST): In Japanese. 1301-1317, start of English segment; news; at 1310, "Commentary," with a message that the gov't has given permission for people to be able to return to their hometown for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr (official holiday to celebrate the end of the month long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan), still some concerns about COVID-19 and gave vaccination requirements; 1315-1317, the national song “Bagimu Negeri.” 1317: Program "Today in History"; this date in 1959, Soewardi Soerjaningrat died, who was the father of Indonesian national education; this date in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster happened; this date in 2000, the first World Intellectual Property Day was observed. 1321: COVID PSA given in a multitude of languages (Indonesian, Arabic, Japanese, English [help stop the spread of COVID by wearing your mask properly] and many other languages). 1327: Program "My Indonesia." 1329: Audio feed lost; just a strong open carrier heard; dead air. Randomly checked through 1404, but audio never returned, just the open carrier heard. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey), USA Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - May 02 (Mon), 2022 22:20 UTC No.5062 INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, on May 2, heard with a good audio feed. Am enjoying the recently improved receptions! Today had decent signal strength and was fairly readable. Some highlights: 1259 UT: In Japanese with closing ID and contact info. 1300: Start of English segment; news ("National News" & "International News" [Qantas Airways, will be offering a non-stop 19 hour flight from Sydney to London, via a special Airbus, etc.]); 1309, the national song “Bagimu Negeri.” 1313: Program "Today in History"; this date in 1964, Cut Nyak Dhien awarded National Hero of Indonesia, this date in 1974, Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa. 1315 & 1334: COVID PSA given in a multitude of languages (Indonesian, Arabic, Japanese, English [help stop the spread of COVID by wearing your mask properly] and many more languages). 1327: Program "My Indonesia"; about Friday's meeting in Indonesia between Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, for joint economic development. 1328: Program "Indonesian Wonder," about a beach resort. 1336-1340: Program "Let`s Learn Bahasa Indonesia" ("Arrive at the airport"). My audio posted at http://bit.ly/3kykb7Z . KOREA SOUTH. 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100, Echo of Hope - VOH, on May 2 (Monday), from 1126 to 1152 UT; audio feed from TV program "Wang cho bo yeong-eo", with "Mayu" and "Mini." These frequencies should be good through May 8 (Sunday). My audio of very good 6348 kHz. reception, posted at http://bit.ly/3LBpCyT . MALAYSIA[non-Sarawak]. 11665, Wai FM via Kajang. What has happened here? For a long time this was heard with poor to very poor reception, along with poor audio (overmodulated), while Sarawak FM (9835) was well heard with good audio. Then on March 12, I first noted both frequencies were off the air for a while; later Wai FM returned to the air, while Sarawak FM remained off (still silent through May 2). Wai FM has recently been heard very well and with good audio. So I have to wonder if Wai FM is now via the former Sarawak FM xmtr, which would explain the improved reception? Wai FM (11665), on May 2, from 1203+ UT, with on-air chatting over the phone, with non-stop background indigenous music. My audio is posted at http://bit.ly/38IfHsG . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of? 30m long wire Re: Asian DX Christopher Lehner - May 04 (Wed), 2022 22:00 UTC No.5063 Listening in on the SDR in Hanoi, Vietnam 04 May 2022 UTC Wednesday. 9765 CRI 0032 Male and female ancrs on a telephone interview. Cambodian service. Some static noise from recent solar flare. 11865//11885 CRI in English 0037 with business and economic features. Also, some noise on freqs, 11865 was better of two. 5050 V.O. Beibu Bay 0041 moderate noise/static with Chinese music 15590 R. Thailand Thai service 0056 excellent signal, female ancr 0059 reads off www URL then abruptly off air 0100. Re: Fu Hsing BS (Taiwan) being heard on all three frequencies Ron Howard - May 19 (Thu), 2022 13:54 UTC No.5064 For the past month have often been monitoring Fu Hsing BS (Taiwan). Am now regularly hearing all three frequencies (9410 // 9774 // 15375); May 18, sounded like a language lesson at 0848 UT; have consistently been hearing 0900* during weekdays, but have not checked on the weekend, so not sure if they have an extended one hour schedule then? 15375 (good signal in USB, with extremely weak LSB) is by far the best frequency and can normally be heard about an hour before I can hear 9410 // 9774. The poorest frequency is certainly 9774. Ron California Re: New religious station in Chinese on 11925 kHz. Ron Howard - May 29 (Sun), 2022 16:44 UTC No.5065 > RE: SWLDXBulgaria News, May 20-21 (Ivo Ivanov) > "Frequency and tx changes of Lifestyle Discourse via ENC-DMS, May 21 > > U.K.(non) ? Frequency and transmitter changes of Chinese "Lifestyle Discourse" via ENC-DMS from May 21 > 1130-1200 NF 11925 TSH 300 kW / 285 deg to EaAs Chinese Wed/Sat Evangelical broadcast, ex 21500,15vDHA" Saturday (May 28), on 11925, from *1130 to 1158* UT; new religious station in Chinese; intro information; station's name is 生活的?? (Life Talk, or All about Life); invites people to listen to station 11925; it broadcasts at 7:30 pm (1130 UT) on Wednesdays and Saturdays; it will talk about health information and life reflections, which can change your life; then it gives out the email address and asks listeners to share where they have heard the station; if listeners have missed any broadcast, they can go to the audio streaming at their website. Email: info@rongyaoshenghuo.com and website: https://www.rongyaoshenghuo.com . The website shows a phone number (0060 10 3700 170) which I believe would be in Malaysia? Goes on to say: Brothers and sisters, do you feel stressed and worried in your life? Do you feel desperate when you meet problems? Do you want to change all this? Now you are in the right place. Are you trying to deal with your problems but haven't found the solution? I believe no matter what you meet with in life, everything will be fine. The sun will come out after the rain. Everything can be changed. Do you believe in magic? You know, your life and future should not rely on fengshui, horoscopes, tarot cards, fortune telling, your life depends on God's words. At 1141 & 1155 repeat of the contact info and website; 1153, closing prayer ended with "Amen"; 1156, "Bye-bye"; fairly good reception. My twelve minute audio is posted at https://bit.ly/38P1URH . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire Re: New religious station in Chinese on 11925 kHz. Amano - Jun 03 (Fri), 2022 12:10 UTC No.5066 Thank you for the information, Ron-san 謝謝 & ありがとうございます。 Based on your information, I also checked. Wednesday (June 1), on 11925, from *1130 to 1158* UT; 生活的?? 广播?台(Life Talk, or All about Life radio station). My 4 minute audio is posted at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4807.mp3 . * 00:23-00:34, 「在?美?的中国，大家好。?迎来收听，短波 幺幺九二五(11925)，生活的?? 广播?台。」 In Chinese readitng, “Zai zhe m?i-li de zh?ng-guo, da-ji? h?o. Hu?n-ying lai sh?u-t?ng, du?n-b? y?o y?o ji?'-er-w?, Sh?ng-huo de hua-y? gu?ng-bo dian-tai.“ In English, “Hello everyone in this beautiful China. Welcome to the shortwave 11925, Life Talk, or All about Life radio station.“ The same part of Ron's 12 minute audio is 00:21-00:32. Website name, “Rongyaoshenghuo“ is ?耀生活 in Chinese. In English, “Glory life“. I found a YouTube video. https://youtu.be/KMOpFiwoN1o . The frequency on YouTube is 21500 kHz. Has this station changed frequency recently? Broadcast time is written as 「毎逢星期三和星期六，晩上7:30」. It's 1130 UTC every Wednesday and Saturday. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Shiki-city Saitama, JAPAN SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Radio Vanuatu Ron Howard - Jun 04 (Sat), 2022 08:52 UTC No.5067 Amano - Thank you so very much for your additional information. Ron Radio Vanuatu (11835, third harmonic), on June 4, from 0601 to 0730 UT; a good day here; some highlights: 0601-0630 UT: Non-stop country & western songs (Kenny Rogers - "The Gambler" and "Lady"; John Denver - "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "I'm Sorry"; Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - "Islands in the Stream"; etc.). 0630: ID and local time ("half past 5"); weather conditions for the Northern, Central and Southern Islands. 0638: Generic PSA in Bislama regarding cyclones and coastal flooding. 0652: First time I have heard this RV ID, with a different musical montage. 0700-0715: Local time ("six o'clock"); news/weather in Bislama. 0715-0730: Nice island music/songs. Ron California Re: Malaysia - Wai FM on 11665 kHz. Amano - Jun 04 (Sat), 2022 16:50 UTC No.5068 Hi! Ron-san いつも情報ありがとうございます。 MALAYSIA. 11665, Wai FM, 1115 UT, on June 1. SA, "Wai FM, Iban" confirmed. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9153.mp3 . Has the transmitter been repaired? Amano Arakawa Riverside, Shiki-city Saitama, JAPAN SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Malaysia - Wai FM on 11665 kHz. Ron Howard - Jun 04 (Sat), 2022 17:47 UTC No.5069 Hi Amano - Greetings from California! Wai FM (11665), on June 2, heard at 1348 UT with their unique chanting (prayer?);? at 1400* went?off the air. I have NOT heard Sarawak FM (9835) for a long time now. YES, something is certainly?different now! In the past, for a long time Wai FM was heard with?poor?to very poor reception, along with poor audio (over-modulated), while Sarawak FM (9835) was?well heard with good?audio. Then on March 12, I first noted both frequencies were off the air for?a while; later Wai FM returned to the air, while?Sarawak FM remained off (still unheard through?June 2).? Wai FM has recently been heard very well?and with good?audio!!? So?I conclude that Wai FM is now?via the former Sarawak FM transmitter, which would explain?the improved reception and absence of?any Sarawak FM reception. Anyway, that is what I believe has happened. Ron Re: Malaysia - Wai FM on 11665 kHz. Ron Howard - Jun 04 (Sat), 2022 18:02 UTC No.5070 My brief audio of a pop song; Wai FM (11665) at 1354 UT, June 2. Ron File:5070.mp3 (315KB) Re: Radio Vanuatu Ron Howard - Jun 05 (Sun), 2022 10:30 UTC No.5071 Radio Vanuatu (11835 harmonic) with outstanding reception; very readable from 0630+ UT, on June 5. My audio highlight is posted at https://bit.ly/3mhGakw . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Amano - Jun 05 (Sun), 2022 18:20 UTC No.5072 Hi Ron-san - Greetings from Saitama, Japan! Thank you for the Wai FM transmitter information. On June 2, listening to Ron-san’s short audio (Wai FM on 11665) of a pop song, it's clear that there's no bad modulation of the same sound with a delay of a few seconds. I want to check Sarawak FM on 9835, too. I also listened to your audio of Radio Vanuatu on 11835 harmonic. The ID is very clear and it is a wonderful audio. Nice catch! Amano Re: Radio Vanuatu with outstanding reception Ron Howard - Jun 06 (Mon), 2022 08:58 UTC No.5073 Radio Vanuatu (11835 harmonic), June 6 - Extremely good reception; *0559 UT; very readable past 0935. 0629 - Announcement in English for media training ("special course"); send cover letter to ABC Australia ("ABC.net.au"). Audio attached. Very enjoyable with this amazingly good reception! Ron California File:5073.mp3 (436KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Jun 06 (Mon), 2022 20:41 UTC No.5074 Sign of the times: For many years now I have been going to my local beach to listen to SW. In the past I was normally the only car parked there in the middle of the night. Was extremely rare to have another car parked anywhere along the road by the beach. Now it is common place to find as many as ten vehicles (mostly passenger cars, or a few small vans/SUVs) parked by the beach. People are clearly sleeping in their cars overnight, thereby saving money by not staying at a motel. Monterey is a very active tourist area and I believe most of the cars at the beach at night must just be tourists. I seem to be the only regular visitor to the beach in the middle of the night. KOREA NORTH[non]. Shiokaze/Sea Breeze; currently 5935 // 6070, during 1300-1400 UT. Am I the only one who has noticed that it is no longer being jammed by N. Korea? Yes, it has been free of jamming for some weeks now. Wonder what happened? KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH, at 1124 UT, on June 6 (Monday); 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100 (the best reception, with no jamming, but recently has been heard being jammed earlier); start of the audio feed from TV English language lesson "Wang cho bo yeong-eo", with "Mayu" and "Mini"; "I have lost my watch," "I have forgotten my password," "Thank God we have an air conditioner here!" "Thank God you are my husband!". These frequencies should be good through June 12 (Sunday). Voice of the People, at 1200 UT, on June 6; start of news in Korean ("Bodo"); 3480 (best reception, with no jamming) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600. Voice of Freedom is again on 6045, where it is blocked by very strong super jamming from N. Korea; while ex: 5920 is a clear frequency. Also hearing N. Korean super jamming again on 6135, against no known station? SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, extended broadcast; still on the air with pop songs at 1320 UT, June 6; very low modulation. Question - When was the last time SIBC was heard on 9545 kHz.? Is it ever in use now? VANUATU. 11835 harmonic, Radio Vanuatu, *0559-0733 UT, June 6. Outstanding reception; very readable; fairly easy to follow what is being said in Bislama, as there are a good number of English words used. I find this station to be very entertaining! 0623: Information about the celebrations taking place in the UK for the Queen reigning for 70 years; mentions Vanuatu's independence in 1980. 0629: Announcement in English for media training ("special course"); requested cover letters be sent to ABC Australia ("ABC.net.au"). 0631-0640: Usual segment of "messages" in Bislama; job available with the Customary Land Management Office of Ministry of Justice and Community Service; gave names and info for all ten applicants for the job; segment started and ended with indigenous drums. My six minute audio posted at https://bit.ly/3tkeRKh . Nicely readable! 0644: Detailed election results from the recent Samoa election; Qantas has just resumed flights again between Australia and New Caledonia. 0650: Solomon Islands received US$130M for airport and infrastructure improvements from the World Bank. 0656: repeat of 0629 media training announcement; commercial for "IDA Pacific" pharmaceutical company, distributor of "IDA Foundation" products (often heard). 0700-0717: News/sports in Bislama (lengthy item about China/Vanuatu relations, etc.). 0731: Health program with discussion in Bislama about how to tell the difference between having a "flu" or "influenza." ? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Myanmar Radio on 9730 kHz. Amano - Jun 13 (Mon), 2022 15:00 UTC No.5075 MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1047- UT, June 13 (Monday). I heard a Burmese cover version of “Hold You Down - JLo f/ Fat Joe“. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9157.mp3 . * Myanmar version A Myae' Tan Yone Kyi Tal - Sai Sai Kham Leng f/ Thiri Swe : https://youtu.be/QTRhlSLF8Wg * Original version Hold You Down - Jennifer Lopez f/ Fat Joe : https://youtu.be/-VFnlrHphjE Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Radio Vanuatu Ron Howard - Jun 23 (Thu), 2022 12:11 UTC No.5076 VANUATU. 11835 (3rd harmonic), Radio Vanuatu, *0559-0940 UT, June 23. Mostly fair-good; very readable the whole time; 7890 also heard, but not 15780 and 3945 mostly unusable. Some highlights: 0559: Commercial announcement in English for different TV plans that are available for various number of channels; PSA for the "Australia Awards Scholarships." 0601-0605: News/sports in Bislama (number of COVID cases in the last 48 hours; outbreak of polio in London; Vanuatu wins medals for weightlifting at the Pacific Mini Games; etc.). 0606 and 0700: Promo for listening to BBCWS in Port Vila, on 104 FM. Brief audio attached. 0636: Musical montage SA; "Radio Vanuatu . . Kingdom of Tonga . . Solomon Islands . . Voice of Papua New Guinea . ." 0642: Item about American Samoa to have a 42 megawatt power supply. 0701-0723: News/sports/weather in Bislama. 0731-0742: Discussion about sexually transmitted infections. 0743: SA "Radio Vanuatu, Vois Blong Yumi." 0753: Country and western song (Vince Gill - "When I Call Your Name"), but mostly played nice island songs. 0902+: Part two of a radio drama in Bislama. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire File:5076.mp3 (210KB) Re: China - CHBC (6185 kHz.) and Voice of Strait (4900 & 4940 kHz.) Ron Howard - Jun 25 (Sat), 2022 20:20 UTC No.5077 CHINA. Recently CHBC (6185 kHz.) was off the air due to routine maintenance, but on June 24 noted them back again (1030+ UT). Now I want to share the following article that was forwarded to me by Dr. Hansjorg Biener (Germany), presenting a political analysis from a Taiwanese viewpoint. Appreciate very much receiving this info. https://globaltaiwan.org/2017/02/15-gtb-2-7/ "The Role of PLA Base 311 in Political Warfare against Taiwan (Part 3) - By Elsa B. Kania Elsa Kania is an analyst at the Long Term Strategy Group. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) utilizes techniques and methods associated with the “three warfares” to target Taiwan, particularly through the efforts of the former General Political Department’s (GPD) Base 311 (61716 部隊), its “Public Opinion Warfare, Psychological Warfare, and Legal Warfare Base” (輿論戰心理戰法律戰基地). Base 311, which has its headquarters in Fujian, within Fuzhou province, seemingly oversees at least six regiments that are responsible for engaging in the three warfares against Taiwan, including through multiple forms of propaganda. While a comprehensive analysis of Base 311 would be beyond the scope of this article, an overview of its recent activities offers an illustration of its efforts to influence public opinion in Taiwan, including through associated proxy organizations, in peacetime. In a wartime scenario, Base 311’s engagement in the three warfares could be impacted by the PLA’s organizational reforms, which may enable increased coordination of these political warfare activities with information warfare. Targeting Taiwan in Peacetime In peacetime, Base 311’s employment of the three warfares has included the utilization of a commercial front, the China Huayi Broadcasting Corporation (中國華藝廣播公司, CHBC). Established in 1991, CHBC focuses on Taiwan-related content, including the Voice of the Taiwan Strait. CHBC describes itself as seeking to “promote Chinese culture” and emphasizes that, “cohering [凝聚] compatriots’ feelings” is the company’s abiding purpose. Its coverage of Taiwan is routinely negative, often highlighting political contention and social issues. While there is relatively limited information available regarding the activities of Base 311 itself, CHBC maintains a much higher public profile, including through its involvement in multiple cross-Strait forums and exchanges. Typically, the commander of Base 311 is dual-hatted as the CEO (or chairman, 董事長) of CHBC. Major General Wang Shu (汪?), who became the commander of Base 311 in 2010, was concurrently the chairman of CHBC. Since Wang Shu was promoted to become the director of the Nanjing Political Institute in 2015, there has been no official announcement regarding who would take over his role as commander of Base 311. However, since about mid-2015, Qiu Yu (邱雨) has been identified as the chairman of CHBC,[1] which may be an indication that he has taken on the role of commander of Base 311 as well. Since there is minimal information available about him under that name, he may also use a pseudonym to distinguish his PLA and CHBC personas. In peacetime, CHBC’s attempts to influence public opinion have involved organizing cross-Strait exchanges, including the following, held within several months of each other in 2016: In August, CHBC was involved in organizing a cross-Strait college students’ exchange involving a community activities planning competition held in Fuzhou. In September, CHBC organized activities on “Sun Yat-sen thought” for students from elite Taiwanese universities that highlighted his commitment to national unification (国家?一) and national rejuvenation (民族振興). In November, CHBC, along with partners including the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, organized a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen that brought together youth delegates from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and mainland China. In his remarks, Qiu Yu (邱雨) called for promoting the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nationality (中華民族的偉大復興). Beyond CHBC’s broadcasting and propaganda activities, Base 311 also appears to be linked to the Collaborative Innovation Center for the Peaceful Development of Cross-Strait Relations (兩岸關係和平發展協同創新中心). Ai Songru (艾松如), a psychological warfare specialist in the PLA, has been identified by multiple sources as CHBC’s Director and General Manager (董事、總經理), since at least 2011, under the pseudonym Ai Ke (艾克), seemingly to distinguish his PLA and CHBC activities.[2] Ai Songru has also been described as the executive director of the Collaborative Innovation Center for the Peaceful Development of Cross-Strait Relations. This center, established in 2012 at Xiamen University, has the objective and mandate “to promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and eventually reunify the nation.” In particular, it seeks to become “the most authoritative and influential source of information and scholarship on Taiwan studies in the world.” These attempts to establish its authoritativeness and influence public opinion on Taiwan have included hosting a variety of events and exchanges related to issues in cross-Strait relations, including the Dajiang Forum; frequent publications in Chinese-language and English-language platforms; and participation in international conferences. Although its activities may appear relatively innocuous, the linkage of CICCSR to CHBC and thus to Base 311 indicates the intention to influence that underlies its engagement with Taiwanese and international audiences. The Future of the Three Warfares in Wartime? Looking forward, Base 311’s position and function within the PLA may evolve as a result of the ongoing organizational reforms. There are indications that Base 311, previously subordinate to the former GPD, may now be under the aegis of the PLA’s new Strategic Support Force (戰略支援部隊), based on a number of personnel transfers. Although there is not yet a definitive indication that this change has occurred, such a shift would be consistent with a broader pattern in which the majority of the four former General Departments’ operational units appear to have been transferred to the SSF. The transfer of Base 311 to the SSF could reflect the PLA’s intensified focus on ensuring the operational impact of the three warfares in a warfighting context (see part 2). In practice, the conceptual framework of the three warfares is closely linked to the PLA’s strategic thinking on information warfare, which incorporates cyber warfare, electronic warfare, and also psychological warfare. In this regard, a potential organizational shift could prelude an enhanced focus on integrating the three warfares into information operations on the battlefield. In particular, the potential coordination of the PLA’s cyber and psychological warfare capabilities could enable more effective “cyber psychological warfare.” At this point, it is unclear how and to what extent Base 311’s activities, including those of its front organizations, will continue to be coordinated with other key actors in the PLA’s political work/warfare system in the future. For instance, there are indications that Base 311 previously collaborated with or otherwise provided support to he former GPD Liaison Department (總政治部聯絡部), the Chinese Communist Party’s Taiwan Propaganda Leading Small Group, and also the Taiwan Affairs Leading Small Group, based on reports of interactions with figures from these organizations. Such collaborations will likely continue, but the coordination of these various political warfare activities could remain a challenge for the PLA. Conclusion The PLA’s efforts to target Taiwan in peacetime have involved extensive propaganda and also exchange activities organized by front organizations. In wartime, Base 311 would take on a much more active, combat-oriented function, in coordination with kinetic and information operations. Although the design of effective countermeasures against the three warfares could prove challenging, further attempts to enhance transparency regarding these activities and their underlying intentions may constitute an initial step toward undermining their efficacy." - - - - - - This corresponds nicely with what I had been reading about the Voice of Strait (4900 & 4940 kHz.): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_the_Strait "In 2015 the unit which operates Voice of the Strait was transferred from the People's Liberation Army General Political Department to the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force becoming PLASSF Base 311. Base 311 (also known as PLA Unit 61716) is primarily responsible for psychological warfare operations against Taiwan." Ron California Re: Taiwan - Fu Hsing BS Ron Howard - Jun 25 (Sat), 2022 20:23 UTC No.5078 TAIWAN. 15375 (much stronger in USB, while very weak in LSB), Fu Hsing BS, 0845-0902* UT, June 25 (Saturday). This frequency is now being heard with terribly distorted audio, which is a recent development! Heard the weekend only program y?nyue diqiuc?n (音樂地球村 - Music Global Village); variety of music (Vangelis - instrumental "Chariots of Fire"; subcontinent music with singing in what sounded like Hindi; etc.); audio ended at 0902, but xmtr still on with dead air when tuned-away at 0910. Yesterday noted cut off at 0900*. The // 9410 // 9774 heard with only carriers. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Malaysia - Sarawak FM (9835 kHz.) reactivated with good signal Ron Howard - Jun 27 (Mon), 2022 16:59 UTC No.5079 MALAYSIA. Very good news! On June 27 found this country now with two active SW stations, both well heard. What has happened on 9835? Did they totally overhaul the former xmtr or is this new? Brief audio attached. 11665, Wai FM. Doing my usual monitoring here at 1341 UT, to hear the often heard indigenous praying/chanting; for a while now this has been routinely heard with good reception. Checking 9835, amazed to find Sarawak FM, via Kajang (on the west coast of the Malaysia peninsular), on the air again after a considerable absence; good signal; at 1352, long musical montage featuring their many types of "lagu" (music); 1359, "R-T-M" SAs and mentioning some of their various stations; into the news in vernacular, but cut off at 1401* UT, with the first item about the University of Malaysia. File:5079.mp3 (237KB) Re: Malaysia - Sarawak FM (9835 kHz.) reactivated with good signal Ron Howard - Jun 28 (Tue), 2022 02:32 UTC No.5080 A quick reply from khair@rtm.gov.my > to my email congratulating RTM on the reactivation of Sarawak FM on SW and asking if their good reception now was due to a new xmtr or just a repair of their old one? Asked the same question regarding the good reception on 11665 (Wai FM) that I have had since about April. "Thank you for your signal report. We manage to repair and up our transmitter on the air now since March 2022 due to a transmitter problem." Ts. KHAIRUDDIN HJ OSMAN Head of Assistant Director (Operation) Seksyen Teknikal Rangkaian Bahagian Perkhidmatan Teknikal Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia So seems both frequencies are actually from their repaired transmitters. Ron Re: Malaysia - Sarawak FM (9835 kHz.) reactivated with good signal Ron Howard - Jun 28 (Tue), 2022 14:18 UTC No.5081 A quick reply from khair@rtm.gov.my > to my email congratulating RTM on the reactivation of Sarawak FM on SW and asking if their good reception now was due to a new xmtr or just a repair of their old one? Asked the same question regarding the good reception on 11665 (Wai FM) that I have had since about April. "Thank you for your signal report. We manage to repair and up our transmitter on the air now since March 2022 due to a transmitter problem." Ts. KHAIRUDDIN HJ OSMAN Head of Assistant Director (Operation) Seksyen Teknikal Rangkaian Bahagian Perkhidmatan Teknikal Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia So seems both frequencies are actually from their repaired transmitters. Ron California Re: China - Voice of Strait relaying CNR1 Ron Howard - Jul 09 (Sat), 2022 11:47 UTC No.5083 CHINA. Voice of Strait with new schedule? July 8 & 9. From 1038 (tune-in) till 1100 UT; instead of the usual VOS?programs, heard 4900 // 4940 clearly with relay of CNR1 (// 6125), all with fair signals; at 1100, both VOS frequenciesended CNR1 coverage and went to their individual VOS programming; both no longer //. Certainly this is a newdevelopment, but is it really a regular?segment now? Ron California Re: Japan: HFD Radio Station JG2XA currently off the air (5006 // 8006 kHz.) Ron Howard - Jul 12 (Tue), 2022 00:55 UTC No.5084 JAPAN[non-log]. 5006, HFD Radio Station JG2XA. July 11, from 1217+ UT. Have not checked on this frequency or // 8006 recently, but today both clearly off the air. These low powered stations (the last I knew they were 60W) are carrying out a HF-Doppler (HFD) project. (Ron - California) - - - - In about one hour, a quick reply to my email to the professor regarding the absence of 5006 & 8006 kHz. "Hi Ron, Thanks for your message. As you wrote, we have been silent since 17:24 JST [0824 UT - Ron] on July 11. This is because we need to replace the air-conditioning system in the operation room. Hopefully the system will be back in a few days. Thanks! Keisuke HOSOKAWA, Ph.D. Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics, University of Electro-Communications 1-5-1, Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, JAPAN TEL: +81-42-443-5299 FAX: +81-42-443-5293 E-mail: keisuke.hosokawa@uec.ac.jp WWW: http://gwave.cei.uec.ac.jp/~hosokawa/index.html " Re: Myanmar Radio on 9730 kHz. (ex: 5985 kHz.) Ron Howard - Jul 27 (Wed), 2022 02:51 UTC No.5085 MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio (ex: 5985), July 26, from 1238+ UT. Doing better than usual against CRI QRM (1200-1400), in fact today was stronger than China. Is the 5985 xmtr down or is this just a new schedule? After 1400+, fairly good reception. First noted this change on July 24. My audio of a portion of their Buddhist segment (nice Buddhist bell) and then intro to English segment - https://bit.ly/3zACIc3 . Still announcing 5985 kHz. Frankly I like 9730 much better than 5985! Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna: 30m long wire Re:Korea: Changes for Voice of the People and VOH Ron Howard - Jul 27 (Wed), 2022 04:22 UTC No.5086 KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH, frequencies for this week (July 25-31): 3985 // 4880 // 5995 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095 kHz. Voice of the People: Some good news; several of their frequencies have not been jammed for over a week now; 3480 (as usual, not jammed) // 3910 (good - not jammed now) // 3930 (good - not jammed now) // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1318 UT on July 26; heard a program I was not familiar with. My 3910 audio - https://bit.ly/3cyjWca . Surprised at 1520 to find VOP clearly off the air on 3480, 3910, 3930, 4450 (not sure about 6520 & 6600). Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna: 30m long wire Re: Korea Ron Howard - Aug 16 (Tue), 2022 10:10 UTC No.5087 Aug 15 (Monday) observations: Voice of Freedom: 5920, not jammed, but moderate QRN, at 1150 UT. Aug 11, was the first day VOF was on 5920 (ex: 6045) and found strong QRM from 1300 to 1400 UT, from Shiokaze/Sea Breeze. On 6045 & 6135, super jamming from N. Korea against no known stations. Frequencies for this week (Aug 15-21 [Mon-Sun]): Echo of Hope - VOH: 3990 // 4885 // 6000 // 6250 // 6355 // 9100, at 1140 UT, with weekday only English language lessons. On Aug 14 (Sunday), the VOH weekend only program at 1125 UT, with the reading of the "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" story in English, with lengthy explanations in Korea. Voice of the People: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 (these three were fair with no jamming) // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1145 UT. Ron California Re: Radio Vanuatu Ron Howard - Aug 16 (Tue), 2022 10:15 UTC No.5088 Radio Vanuatu - Am happy to find they are now giving frequent SAs as "Radio Vanuatu, Vois Blong Yumi." They continue to have decent reception on 11835 (3rd harmonic of 3945) !! SAs & weather audio attached. File:5088.mp3 (705KB) Re: Voice of Freedom on 5920 kHz. (ex: 6045 kHz.) Amano - Aug 17 (Wed), 2022 11:40 UTC No.5089 Hi Ron-san いつもありがとうございます。 Your audio of Radio Vanuatu is so amazing! SAs as "Radio Vanuatu, Vois Blong Yumi." (00:07-00:10, 01:23-01:26) can be heard clearly. Thank you for the information about Korea. Based on your information, I heard VOF today. KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom (ex: 6045), Aug 17, from 0753- UT. Start VOF without jamming. But about 1 minute later, North Korea started bubble jamming. My audio is attached. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Akabane Tokyo, JAPAN SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:5089.mp3 (147KB) Re: Shiokaze with new frequencies today Ron Howard - Aug 25 (Thu), 2022 14:28 UTC No.5090 First day on alternate frequency of 5935 (ex 5920 - so the Voice of Freedom [Korea] is now in the clear) // 6070 (ex 6040), Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata (Japan), from 1303+ UT (10:03 PM JST); scheduled 13-14 UT, on Aug 25. Found 5935 with very poor reception due to Shiokaze now blocking the usually fair reception I formerly had from Tibet (PBS Xizang); while 6070 was fairly good. There really is no need now for these periodic changes of frequencies, as N. Korea stopped jamming Shiokaze a while ago (believe it was in mid-May they ended all the jamming of Shiokaze). Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Korea: Echo of Hope - VOH: new format with foghorn! Ron Howard - Aug 30 (Tue), 2022 01:26 UTC No.5091 > (Posted to WOR iog) Recorded 9100 kHz overnight today (21 August) for Echo of Hope (VoH). Station signed on at > about 09:00 UTC with "foghorn" hour marker. Richard Langley [Hawaii] Monday - Aug 29 observations: KOREA SOUTH. Was unfamiliar with the VOH sign on format, so was very intrigued by Richard's report about hearing a "foghorn" (Thanks Richard!), which I had never heard at any time in the past. Today when I checked for the weekly VOH frequency changes, indeed heard the new format of foghorn at the ToH; noted foghorn at 1300 UT (10:00 PM JST) and?into the news in?Korean (item about "Australia, Queensland," etc.); also again at 1401 UT (11:01 PM JST) and again at?1500 UT (12:00 midnight JST) (brief audio attached), followed?by the "Oneul-ui sosig" (Today's News) program. VOH today on 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 (VOH's only off frequency!) // 9100 kHz.; good from Aug 29 to Sept 4. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna: 30m long wire File:5091.mp3 (293KB) Re: Malaysia - Sarawak FM on 9835 kHz. Amano - Sep 06 (Tue), 2022 15:10 UTC No.5092 Hi Ron-san いつも情報ありがとうございます。 MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 1005-1050 UT, Sept 2 (Friday). It was good reception ?with some interference. My audio before and after the news is attached. At 1043 UTC, the chanting of the Quran began. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Toda-city Saitama, JAPAN SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip ↓My audio↓ 00:00-02:00, 1010:15-1012:15 UTC. *00:28-00:30 “～Berita, Sarawak FM“ *00:33-00:34 “RTM Kuching“ *00:36-00:46 SJ “Berita, Sarawak FM.“ * “Berita“ is News in English. File:5092.mp3 (235KB) Re: Radio Vanuatu now on 7932 kHz. Ron Howard - Sep 06 (Tue), 2022 17:30 UTC No.5093 VANUATU. 7932, Radio Vanuatu, 0535-0659* UT Sept 6. Again being heard, but on this new frequency; seems this must be the fundamental/primary frequency (not a harmonic), as no carrier heard on 3966 nor 11898; CODAR QRM, as also reported by others. After 0659, I couldn't find them anywhere (2485, 3945, 5040, 7260, etc.). Here are a few highlights (in general they played a lot of nice island music!): 0535-0544 UT: Phone interview. 0555-0600: Usual series of PSAs, commercial announcements, etc. 0600-0603: News in Bislama; unreadable. 0630-0640: Weather update for the many provinces. 0656: Advertisement for sugarcane products produced by "83 Islands Distillery" [ https://83islands.com/ ] (audio attached); PSA for vaccinations against measles. Ron California File:5093.mp3 (278KB) Re: Radio Vanuatu on new frequencies Ron Howard - Sep 07 (Wed), 2022 09:38 UTC No.5094 Sept 7 - After 0659* UT (3:59* PM JST) on 7932 kHz., I went looking for Vanuatu. Not on the usual frequencies. Found Radio Vanuatu on new 8620.22 kHz., as measured on my old Eton E1 (am sure someone can get a more accurate measurement!); mostly fair; // 4310.11 (poor) // 12930.33 (very poor). 0705-0716 UT (4:05-4:16 PM JST): News/sports in Bislama. 0731-0801: Interview in English about investments (talking about gov't bonds, National Bank, low interest rate loans, interest rates, "Investments not all in one basket," etc.). 0802+: Speech in Bislama about domestic violence in Vanuatu, violence against women, Vanuatu's Women Center, etc. Wonder how they are coming up with these strange frequencies? Ron California Re: KTWR Agana, Guam in Ukrainian. Amano - Sep 08 (Thu), 2022 22:55 UTC No.5095 Hi Ron-san Thank you for the information on Radio Vanuatu. I checked TWR's Ukrainian broadcast. Reference : https://twr.org/story/sharing-hope-near-ukraines-front-lines 15200, KTWR Agana, Guam in Ukrainian, -1700*, Sept 7. Very strong signal and good reception. 13660, KTWR Agana, Guam in Russian, *1701-, Sept 7. Good reception here too. There was an announcement in english. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsmw/img/3657.mp3 . *00:00-01:00, 1659’40“-1700’40“ UT, 15200 kHz KTWR in Ukrainian, ending. *01:00-03:00, 1701’20“-1703’20“ UT, 13660 kHz KTWR in Russian, opening. Amano Saitama, JAPAN ANDO S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Historic audio clip - Prince Charles visiting Vanuatu in 2018 Ron Howard - Sep 10 (Sat), 2022 10:23 UTC No.5096 VANUATU. Sept 10 observations: 7932, Radio Vanuatu heard 0633-0659* UT. At 0633: The usual segment of messages, but today was in French, instead of the usual Bislama; 0637 the segment ending with the usual indigenous drums; 0638 till suddenly cut off at 0659*, with Island songs. 8620+, Radio Vanuatu, *0659 UT, suddenly started 10 seconds after 7932 went off the air: 0701-0712 UT: News/sports in Bislama (interesting sound bite of an historic address made to a crowd in Vanuatu, back on April 7, 2018, during the visit of Prince Charles, when he was given the title and name of honorary high chief Mal Menaringmanu; ending his address with "Vanuatu, you number one!". My audio posted at https://bit.ly/3qu7Rss ). This audio clip was separately repeated again at 0739. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1, external antenna: 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(27) Ron Howard - Sep 13 (Tue), 2022 01:09 UTC No.5097 BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar (External Service), was unusually poor today; *1224 UT with test tone; 1227, start of their IS, but otherwise unusable; mixing with CNR1. INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, broadcasting from Palangkaraya, still silent (1207+ UT). KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope -VOH, after two consecutive weeks on the same frequencies, VOH has finally again made a Monday change: 3985 // 4890 // 5995 // 6255 // 6350.0 // 9105, at 1147 UT; the EBS TV audio feed for "Wang cho bo yeong-eo," which is always aired only on weekdays; intro and exit theme song is with the very distinctive "Party Will Come Alive," by the Wizardz Of Oz/Ruben Martinez - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOnHJJUOuDI ; the usual intro has announcer saying "English trainer" and giving his name ("Mayu"), then the woman announcer says her name ("Mini"); 9105, as usual, with excellent reception (brief audio attached). Voice of Freedom, 6045, at 1158 UT; closing SA for the "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowledge is power) program; 1200, the usual single tone; then "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida." (In English - Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm); nice singing station jingle - "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" (Voice of Truth, Voice of Hope, Voice of Freedom broadcast); then the "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza) segment; today the N. Korean jamming here was lighter than normal, so better VOF reception. SOLOMON ISLANDS, 5020, SIBC, still on 1250+ UT; non-stop pop music. Ron California File:5097.mp3 (366KB)

Monitoring Korea --- Christopher J. Lehner - Jun 30 (Thu), 2022 03:10 UTC No.5082 Hello again; It's been a while since I last posted. Friday, 24 June I was on an SDR from Hunter Valley, NSW Australia. 3250 KCBS Pyoungyang Instrumental music at 1530 UTC with some local static from storms. 43333 SINPO. 3320 Pyoungyang Broadcasting Service with an interesting saxophone instrumental at 1535 UTC. 43333 SINPO 3480 V.O. People. Jamming heard in background at 1538 UTC. Male and female anncrs in dialogue. SINPO 33333 // 3910 which is degraded with more static SINPO 33233. Also has a different type of jamming than what's heard on 3480. 3930 V.O.P. at 1543 Korean language. SINPO 22222 with local static and jamming.

7993kHz USB, Music --- sat_dxer - Mar 04 (Fri), 2022 15:34 UTC No.5039 7993kHz USB, Music VV telephone busy signal heard 1425z 4 Mar/22 as per [3284] 7200kHz MYANMAR : Relaying MRTV Radio, etc.. Name:XYZ Day:Jun 09, 2018 08:16 UTC listing: "7993kHz USB, Music and YLTK in vietnamese, Utility station test ??" Re: 7993kHz USB, Music XYZ - Mar 04 (Fri), 2022 23:54 UTC No.5040 Maybe it has something to do with this : https://bit.ly/3sHXAL1 " ... frequency of 7993 kHz, Ho Chi Minh Radio and Television Station of the Vietnam Coastal Information System (TTDH System)... " Re: 7993kHz USB, Music sat_dxer - Mar 05 (Sat), 2022 02:26 UTC No.5041 Thanks for the link, good to know

Asia - Pacific DX log(26) --- XYZ - Apr 02 (Fri), 2021 10:34 UTC No.4829 Here is a new thread for logging of broadcasts in Asia and elsewhere. ** And also information of other areas is OK. ** Please do not post to old threads. When replying, quote the original article and post it in a new thread. 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And also information of other areas is OK. TNX! and FBDXing !! Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Apr 06 (Tue), 2021 17:19 UTC No.4830 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, on April 5, cut off at 1306:05 UT; still averaging close to 5 seconds earlier every day. CHINA / VANUATU. 11835, random monitoring on April 6 (Tuesday), from 0510 to 0705 UT; CNR2 dominating the whole time over Radio Vanuatu (harmonic); CNR2 didn't close down at 0600, as they did last week; by 0615, started fading in of RV on 7890, with 3945 no heard; at 0701, could make out the distinctive start of the RV news underneath CNR2. INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, 1345 UT, April 3. Another day with very decent audio; SA and frequency; "Music Corner" show, with Indonesian songs; later at 1409, after the news in Bahasa Indonesia, distinctive national song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country); almost fair reception. KOREA NORTH/SOUTH. April 5 (Monday) observations: VOH: 3980 // 4885 (good - never jammed here) // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100 (good - never jammed here), at 1110 UT; news in Korean; for a long time VOH had changed their frequencies every Monday, but anomaly today with no changes! VOP: 3480 (still the best) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1105 UT. As usual, as it has been for a long time now, with no changes from last week. Voice of Freedom: 6045, at 1115 UT; poor due to N. Korea super jamming QRM. Ex 5920 was a clear frequency today, except for OTH radar. Hope that VOF will shortly return to 5920 again, where they would have good reception. N. Korea super jamming noted on both 6045 and again on 6135. KCBS Pyongyang DRM, on 3205, at 1255 UT; regularly heard with good signal. KCBS Pyongyang, on 3250 // 3959, at 1134 & 1251 UT; both equally fair; 3920 was off the air today. ? Pyongyang BS, on 6160 (good) continues broadcasting here (assume ex 6400) and // 3320 (poor-fair), at 1132 UT. National Unity Radio, 9475, from 1245 to 1246 UT, with brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; gave a few words in Chinese and a sentence using the words; fair; strong N. Korea jamming noted at 1158, but NUR was strong enough to mostly block out the jamming after *1200. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1523+ UT, April 3 (Saturday). The usual format; Buddhist chanting of the sutra, followed by the ringing of a bell, English segment; 1538, "weather news"; after the daily news and weather report, they always play the same song - "We Are Unity" (video posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMvAQXjQCDs ); music program (One Direction - "Drag Me Down," etc.) till 1559, when blocked by CRI sign-on. 9730, Myanmar Radio, on April 4 (Sunday), heard 1109-1128 UT, with children's show; chatting on the phone and also with children singing alone (no music or anything) (audio attached); 1128, usual singing station jingle; *1140 start of // 5985; hard to say just when 9730 cut off (1145* UT?), due to CNR1 jamming of SOH; Myanmar clearly running later than the normal 1130* UT. Today also monitored by Ralph Perry and Mark Taylor. April 5, found 9730 still with anomaly; running today till 1155* UT, with no CNR1 jamming heard; 5985, with very weak *1156, but quickly went off the air; still off at last check at 1301. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire ? ? Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Apr 06 (Tue), 2021 17:31 UTC No.4831 > 9730, Myanmar Radio, on April 4 (Sunday), heard 1109-1128, with children's show; chatting on the > phone and also with children singing alone (no music or anything) (audio attached). File:4831.mp3 (469KB) Re: Radio Vanuatu change of schedule Ron Howard - Apr 14 (Wed), 2021 07:05 UTC No.4832 VANUATU. April 14 - RV went back to an alternate frequency. 7260 kHz. - Tuned in at 0515 to hear an UNID; extremely poor, but slowly improving; by 0545, with positive SA and island music; cut off at 0559* UT; ex: 3945 & harmonics. 7890 kHz. - RV 2nd Harmonic - *0600 UT, with brief news headlines, followed by the extended weather report; poor; unable to hear 3945 or 3rd harmonic (11835). Ron California Re: Voice of Indonesia Ron Howard - Apr 15 (Thu), 2021 15:55 UTC No.4833 INDONESIA. Voice of Indonesia doing very well this week! 3325, VOI, via Palangkaraya, on April 15, from 1400+ UT; in Bahasa Indonesia; SA, news and patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country); mostly fair; my audio posted at http://bit.ly/3dirptQ . 4749.95, VOI, via Cimanggis/Jakarta, 1200-1218, April 12. Unusual reception; clearly able to hear VOI (Japanese) mixing with CNR1 (Chinese); this was possible as Bangladesh had not started yet. 3325, via Palangkaraya, was heard with a strong carrier, but no trace of any audio today. April 14, again had positive VOI reception 1311-1314, with distinctive national song “Bagimu Negeri,” after the news in English; mixing with China and Bangladesh's test tone (BB IS started at 1314 and time pips at 1315); today heard very decent carrier on 3325, but no trace of any audio. ? Ron California Re: National Unity Radio on 9475 kHz. Amano - Apr 16 (Fri), 2021 15:00 UTC No.4834 KOREA SOUTH. National Unity Radio, 9475, 1245-1246 UT, on April 16 (Friday). Brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; gave a few words in Chinese and a sentence using the words; today's words is "我好感動 W? h?o g?ndong (I am very touched)". N. Korean jamming is strong and hard to hear. My audio attached. Ron-san I am very touched to hear Joyce Chu "Hao xiang ni" song for the first time without going online. I am always grateful for your information. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4834.mp3 (250KB) Re: National Unity Radio on 9475 kHz. Ron Howard - Apr 16 (Fri), 2021 18:54 UTC No.4835 Amano - Thank you very much! Was also listening at the same time today on 9475 kHz. Attached is my audio of the same Chinese language lesson. Ron File:4835.mp3 (391KB) Re: National Unity Radio on 9475 kHz. Amano - Apr 16 (Fri), 2021 22:25 UTC No.4836 Ron-san Thank you for following me. At the start, it was difficult to hear due to North Korean jamming. I wanted to know how to say “我好感動“ in Korean in the program. I found it at 00:21 in your audio. 00:21- ??? “?? ????“...; oneul-eun “gamdong bad-ass-eoyo“...; Today, “I am very touched”.... North Korean jamming interference is small in California. In Japan, the interference is greater. I am very happy and touched that I was listening to the same broadcast as you at the same time. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Itabashi-city, JAPAN Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Apr 20 (Tue), 2021 04:39 UTC No.4837 CHINA. 6060 // 7225, Sichuan PBS-2, 1400 UT, April 14. Pleased to find them still with the usual multi-language SAs at ToH - "Sichu?n minzu gu?ngbo, Sichuan Ethnic Radio"; indigenous music/singing; 6060 slightly better reception. KOREA SOUTH. VOH: On 4890, April 16, from 1340 to 1347 UT, Choi Soo-jin's "Morning Special" EBS news program in English and Korean; not just a news show, but really a language lesson, explaining the meaning of many of the words used in the news; today's show was originally broadcast via EBS FM on March 29, so actually old news (item "EBS Radio unveils its new programming lineup today," etc.). VOH: On 9100, April 9 (Friday), at 1154 UT, with the weekday EBS (Educational Broadcasting System - https://www.ebs.co.kr/main ) produced English language lesson; as always with a good signal (audio attached). On Sunday (11th), at 0729, the weekend only reading of a Harry Potter story in both English and Korean. Seems that all the VOH English language programs (news, etc.) are from EBS FM. VOH continuing with a repeating four hour program loop. National Unity Radio, 9475, from 1245 to 1246 UT, on April 16 (Friday) with brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; gave a few words in Chinese and a sentence using the words; "W? h?o g?ndong" (I am very touched); fair, even with N. Korea jamming; Amano, listening in Japan, heard the same program today, but with considerably stronger jamming than I heard. On April 19 (Monday), for the first time on this frequency, noted no N. Korea jamming during the 1243-1244 Chinese language lesson. Voice of Freedom, remains buried on 6045, under very strong super jamming from N. Korea, from 1120+ UT, on April 19; totally unusable signal. April 19 (Monday), with frequencies for this week: Voice of the People: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1115 UT. Echo of Hope - VOH: 3990 // 4885 // 6000 (QRM) // 6250 // 6355 // 9100, at 1105 UT. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1530-1559 UT, April 14 (Wednesday). The usual English segment; 1539, "We Are Unity" song after the news and "weather news"; 1551, Wed. only "VOA Words and Their Stories" program ("On March 17 in many places around the world, people celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day," etc.); 1559 blocked by CRI start-up. Myanmar Radio, 5985, with the Wednesday and Friday editions of "Learning English with BBC, Burmese"; April 14 (Wed.), from 1252 to 1302 UT and April 16 (Fri.) from 1241 to 1251 UT; "Survey of workers . . 'Give and take' is about many things . . They still have bosses . . Adults need 8 hours of sleep . . I am an early riser . . I always get to bed early," etc.; semi-readable. VANUATU. 3945 // 7890 (harmonic) // 11835 (harmonic, with best reception), Radio Vanuatu, 1034-1100 UT, April 19. Unusual to be able to hear all three frequencies; preaching in Bislama and many religious songs; several brief, clear SAs; 1059, National Anthem; 1100+ dead air (no audio). Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire File:4837.mp3 (517KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Apr 20 (Tue), 2021 13:18 UTC No.4838 9730 kHz. - Today (April 20), unlike yesterday, KNLS (Alaska) definitely on the air; stilted Chinese, totally dominating frequency 1121+ UT, with positive Myanmar (very poor) far underneath. This frequency tentatively had Myanmar with 1152* UT; seemed to be a 3rd station on frequency (SOH?). While on 5985 kHz., noted Myanmar Radio with *1129 UT; // 9730. Very unusual today (1210 UT) to find PBS Xizang (Tibet) off the air on all their frequencies (checked 4820, 4905, 4920, 6130 & 6200). A rare occurrence! Power outage? ? Ron California Re: PBS Xizang (Tibet) continues to be silent Ron Howard - Apr 21 (Wed), 2021 14:35 UTC No.4839 PBS Xizang (Tibet) off the air again today (April 21), on all their frequencies from 1121+ UT (checked 4820, 4905, 4920, 6130 & 6200 kHz.). Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Apr 23 (Fri), 2021 13:40 UTC No.4840 A few misc. observations from Asilomar Beach, Calif., USA, for April 23 PBS Xizang (Tibet) off the air again today (April 23), on all their frequencies (checked 4820, 4905, 4920, 6130 & 6200), at 0920, 1004 & 1041 UT. Seeing as Ivo reported in WOR iog them on 9580, at 0700 UT, April 22, perhaps on a different abbreviated schedule or just different frequencies now? Today Myanmar Radio had fair reception on 9730, from 1120 till cut off at 1201* UT (no QRM; no KNLS heard at all, nor CNR1 jamming, nor SOH); interesting rendition of "Strangers In The Night," in Burmese! CRI (English) started at 1200, but Myanmar clearly heard going off, underneath China. So a definite change from ex: 1130*. MR suddenly came on about 1122, on 5985 and was // 9730. Radio Vanuatu, 1030-1037 UT, on 7890 (harmonic), with the usual preaching in Bislama; 1037-1101, non-stop religious songs (most in English); 1101, now giving their full SA, along with frequencies; NA; ended audio at 1103; just dead air till transmitter off 1114 (must be on a timer, as have recently noted them going off at the same time); closing ID unlike their former extremely brief "Radio Vanuatu" SA before the NA. NBC continues their long standing silence on 3260 (NBC Madang) and 3325 (NBC Bougainville); checking 1118+ UT today (and checked most days!). Sarawak FM (9835) was again doing fairly well today; while 11665 (Wai FM) is never well heard. Ron Re: Voice of Jinling on 6200 kHz. Amano - Apr 25 (Sun), 2021 18:40 UTC No.4841 CHINA. Voice of Jinling, 6200, *1225-1327 UT, on April 23 (Friday). I knew from Ron’s information that PBS Xizang (Tibet) remains silent. I checked 6200 kHz after 1200 UT. At 1225 UT, the Voice of Jinling signed on from the middle of the music. I confirmed the station and program ID after 1300 UT. My audio (02:00; 1259’04“ - 1301’04“ UT) attached. 00:00-01:00 紅色高跟鞋 (Red High Heels) - 蔡健雅 (Tanya Chua) : https://youtu.be/4mmL07h3MMo 01:03-01:07 Station ID : 金陵之声广播?台(J?nling zh? sh?ng gu?ngbo diantai) 01:26-01:28 Program ID : 海上生明月(H?ishang sh?ng mingyue), Bright moon on the sea 01:46-01:49 “各位好(Gewei h?o)，?迎収听(hu?nying sh?u t?ng)，海上生明月(H?ishang sh?ng mingyue)，我是?静。(w? shi chen jing.)“ In English, “Hello everyone, welcome to listen to "Bright moon on the sea", I am Chen Jing.“ Ron-san Nice information! Thanks to your information, I was able to hear the Voice of Jinling clearly. Thank you very much. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4841.mp3 (299KB) Re: Voice of Jinling on 6200 kHz. Ron Howard - Apr 26 (Mon), 2021 02:19 UTC No.4842 Amano - Thank you very much. This might be of interest to you. Ron "Jinling Voice Broadcasting Station ? With the passing of time, we have entered the era of passionate media integration. On the occasion of the?30th anniversary of the birth of the Voice of Jinling Radio Station, the Voice of Jinling Network has met you. On November 12, 1986, the Voice of Jinling Broadcasting Station came out on the 120th anniversary of? Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s birth. “Serve wholeheartedly for the reunification of the motherland and the revitalization?of China, and serve Taiwan compatriots with enthusiasm.” It became the mission of establishing Taiwan,?which was advocated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The "fraternity" spirit of communication between the two sides?of the strait has made the radio station’s unique character and style; for several years, in-depth cooperation?with Taiwan’s broadcasting media has generated repercussions among the Taiwan compatriots, and its?characteristics of Taiwan, cultural, historical, and local characteristics have formed the Voice of Jinling?Brand image. Entering the 21st century, the Voice of Jinling, looking to the world, making friends with international peers,?constantly updating its technical means and program style, and successively establishing cooperative relations?with Chinese-language radio stations such as the United States and Singapore, as well as China Radio?International, and the Voice of Beibu Gulf. At present, the Voice of Jinling has grown into a radio station that?inherits the excellent culture of the Chinese nation and gathers listeners from all over the world. Many?broadcasting platforms have worked together to depict a brilliant rainbow that connects Taiwan, Hong Kong?and Macao and communicates with each other at home and abroad. The Voice of Jinling moves forward with the times. Radio to Taiwan is adhering to the theme of continuing to? promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, and making unremitting efforts to realize the? Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation for compatriots on both sides of the strait.? External broadcasting closely relies on the national "One Belt One Road" development strategy, more?shows the vivid scenes of Jiangsu's opening to the outside world and economic and cultural development?at the intersection of the One Belt and One Road, and tells the Jiangsu chapter of China's story with a lively?voice. "The Moon on the Sea", "The New World of Literature and Art", "Blue Music Field", "Fashion Materia Medica",? "Jiangsu Broadcasting Hundred Anchors Ode to Classics" and other programs, come from colleagues in various? business sectors of the Broadcast Media Center of Jiangsu Radio and Television General Station (Group) The? meticulously crafted, let us walk with the audience and netizens at home and abroad in the time passing by? current affairs, culture, art and history. The Voice of Jinling is broadcast on Jiangsu Broadcasting Network?www.vojs.cn , and the broadcast domain? name of the Voice of Jinling is jlzs.vojs.cn . The Voice of Jinling communicates with you and me, the two sides of the strait, and the world." http://www.vojs.cn/2014new/c/n/about.shtml Program list: Show time? ? Program 7:00-8:00? ? Health every day 8:00-9:00? ? Hundreds of Jiangsu Broadcasting Anchors Ode to Classics + Classic Music from Hong Kong and Taiwan 9:00-10:00? ?Bright Moon on the Sea + Chinese Fashion Puzzle Music Edition 10:00-11:00? Light and shadow 11:00-12:00? A stroll in the pear orchard 12:00-13:00? Bright Moon on the Sea + Chinese Fashion Puzzle Music Edition 13:00-15:00? Blue music field 15:00-16:00? Light and shadow16:00-17:00? Hundreds of Jiangsu Radio Broadcasters Ode to Classics + Classic European and American Music 17:00-18:00? Bright Moon on the Sea + Chinese Fashion Puzzle Music Edition 18:00-19:00? Health every day 19:00-21:00? Blue music field 21:00-22:00? Bright Moon on the Sea + Chinese Fashion Puzzle Music Edition 22:00-23:00? Light and shadow 23:00-00:00? Hundreds of Jiangsu Radio Broadcasters Ode to Classics + Classic European and American Music Copy of my VOJ QSL is posted at -?https://app.box.com/s/ex5pnxqgmgf2wlpi0vnp . Ron Visiting San Francisco, Calif. on a non-DXing trip Re: Voice of Jinling on 6200 kHz. Amano - Apr 28 (Wed), 2021 14:45 UTC No.4843 Ron-san Thank you for the information about Voice of Jinling. The program I received is also in the program list. Your VOJL QSL card is very good. Jan. 20, 2013. At that time, it was broadcast on 5860 kHz. I remember that the Korean HLL weather broadcast was interfering. Please have a good time in San Francisco! Amano Saitama at home, Japan Re: Myanmar Radio - Change of English language lesson Ron Howard - Apr 28 (Wed), 2021 15:09 UTC No.4844 MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1250-1301, April 28 (Wednesday). Tuned in expecting to hear the usual? "Learning English?with BBC, Burmese," but instead they were airing the "Say It In English" program, which is?also produced in England and was?carried by MR years ago; mostly readable. Am very pleased to hear this?series of lessons back on the air again, as it is always?a pleasure to hear the comical misadventures of "Tom."?I have heard today's show twice in the past, on Aug 7, 2017 and Feb 5,?2018. My audio of a portion of today's?program is at http://bit.ly/3u5EGMo . In DXLD 17-32: "5985, Myanmar Radio, on Aug 7, 2017, tuned in at 1215, to hear the Monday edition of the?English language?lesson ("Say It In English") already in progress; program will be repeated on Wed.; dialogue?between "Mr. Harris" and "Tom,"?who wants Tom to take the morning 7:00 train to Manchester; "The meeting is?very important. Don't miss the train"; Tom works?for a company that "makes some of the finest clocks and?watches in the world," but he is "never on time for anything"; he missed?the train and then rushes to take a taxi?to the airport to catch the 8:00 plane to Manchester; 1227 end of "Say It In English"; fairly?readable . . . " 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1142-1154*, April 28. Continuing to run well past their former 1130*; mostly stronger than?KNLS (Alaska) on?frequency; both fairly distinctive programs, so easy to tell them apart; no CNR1 jamming nor?SOH heard; closing time varies a little. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. [back home again!] CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire ? Re: Myanmar Radio on 9730 kHz. Amano - Apr 28 (Wed), 2021 16:30 UTC No.4845 Ron-san - Welcome back! Did you have fun? Amano Your audio Myanmar Radio, the "Say It In English" program sounds very clear. I also listened to Myanmar Radio on 9730 kHz before 1100 UT when KNLS started. MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1000-1100 UTC, Apr. 28 (Wednesday). At 1000 UT, the strong signal CNR1 Jammer stopped. I heard female Burmese and SOH Chinese. The signal on Myanmar Radio was a little weak at first, but over time the signal came up. It became quite easy to hear around 1100 UT, but I was still worried about SOH Chinese interference. KNLS, Alaska carrier on at 1059’38“ UT. KNLS Chinese signed on with IS at 1100 UTC. My audio (05:00; 1055’30“ - 1100’30“ UT) attached. *The songs recorded in my audio are: Nge Paung Tha Nge Chin by Ei Ei Chon https://youtu.be/a8xQ2RaFfxE Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4845.mp3 (650KB) Re: National Unity Radio on 9475 kHz. Ron Howard - Apr 29 (Thu), 2021 07:54 UTC No.4846 Amano - Is always fun to visit San Francisco. They have such good food there! Ron National Unity Radio, 9475, from 1249 to 1250 UT, April 29. Brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; a few words in Chinese and a sentence using the words; "W?men Tandelai" (we share the same view or we understand each other); N. Korea no longer jamming this frequency, so nice reception. My audio posted at http://bit.ly/3xvEgRv . ? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: National Unity Radio on 9475 kHz. Ron Howard - Apr 29 (Thu), 2021 07:57 UTC No.4847 Sorry - Should be April 28 reception! Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Apr 29 (Thu), 2021 08:54 UTC No.4848 CHINA. 7270, PBS Nei Menggu, 1223 UT, April 28. Very strong signal; generating very noticeable spurs on low side 7262 // 7254 and high side 7278 // 7286. KOREA SOUTH. Checked on April 28 (Wednesday), for frequencies for this week: Voice of the People: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1135 UT. Echo of Hope - VOH: 3985 // 4880 // 5995 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095, at 1128 UT; start of an English language lesson. ? Voice of Freedom, still remains buried on 6045, under very strong super jamming from N. Korea, from 1140+ UT, on April 28; totally unusable signal. No jamming on 6135 nor on ex VOF frequency of 5920, which is a nice clear frequency. VANUATU. 7260 (not a harmonic), Radio Vanuatu, 0559* UT on April 29. Cut off with island music; very poor. 7890 // 11835 (both harmonics) at *0559; 0601-0604, news headlines; non-stop C&W and island music; 7890, poor, but improving, while 11835 had strong CNR2 QRM; 3945 not heard. 7890 (harmonic) Radio Vanuatu, 1032, April 28. Preaching in Bislama and religious songs; 1103, full SA with list of frequencies and www reference; 1104, National Anthem; 1105, dead air (no audio) till transmitter off via a timer at 1114. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire ? ? Re: National Unity Radio on 9475 kHz. Amano - Apr 29 (Thu), 2021 10:25 UTC No.4849 Ron-san - I'm glad to hear that I enjoyed eating delicious food in San Francisco! Amano I listen to your audio and add Korean and Japanese below. National Unity Radio, 9475, from 1249 to 1250 UT, April 28 (Wednesday). Brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; a few words in Chinese and a sentence using the words; Simplified Chinese : 我??得来 Traditional Chinese : 我們談得來 Chinese pinyin notation : W?men tan de lai Korean Hangul : ??? ??? ??? - Ulineun ma-eum-i tonghada Japanese : 私達は心が通じ合う - Watashitachi wa kokoro ga ts?ji au English : We understand each other. or We share the same view. Amano Saitama at home, Japan Re: Myanmar Radio - Change of English language lesson Ron Howard - Apr 30 (Fri), 2021 14:47 UTC No.4850 April 30 - Checking for the Friday edition of "Say It In English," on 5985 (Myanmar Radio) and heard?it 1245-1259 UT,?but with a different program than heard on Wed.; today "Tom" was checking into a?hotel to get a quiet night's sleep, but?"poor Tom has been trying to sleep for three hours now," but a?loud TV was being played in the room next to his; better?than semi-readable. I first heard this same?program back on Sept 10, 2018, also on 5985, via MR. So definitely a Wed. &?Fri. schedule, but could?it be on at other times? Ron California Re: RTM Wai FM on 11665 kHz. Amano - May 03 (Mon), 2021 20:45 UTC No.4851 MALAYSIA. 11665, RTM Wai FM, 1300-1407* UTC, May 3 (Monday). After 1300 UT, the upper and lower sides became clear channels and I was able to listen to Wai FM well. I was also able to confirm the Wai FM ID several times. Wai FM became the Quran after 1330 and lasted for 24 minutes. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9034.mp3 *00:00-00:30 1311’00“-1311’30“ Wai FM SJ *00:30-01:15 1314’25“-1315’10“ Wai FM Program Promotion? *01:15-02:15 1353’50“-1354’50“ Male talk after the end of the Quran. After 1404, Wai FM SJ, male talk and RTM Sarawak theme music? And the Wai FM ended after the music at 1407 UT. My audio attached *00:00-03:45 1403’55-1407’40“ Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4851.mp3 (504KB) Re: RTM Wai FM on 11665 kHz. Ron Howard - May 03 (Mon), 2021 21:57 UTC No.4852 Hi Amano - Greetings from California! Recently have been hearing Wai FM (11665 kHz.) with better than normal signal strength. Have noted the audio quality is rather poor. The constant crackling sound I believe is due to a problem with their transmitter. Sarawak FM (9835 kHz.) doesn't have any problem with their audio. I also very much enjoy hearing the unique Wai FM SA's. This from 2012 - https://app.box.com/s/f82b0de9844a0af1ea10 . Thank you for your audio clips! Ron Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - May 04 (Tue), 2021 02:12 UTC No.4853 Ramadan 2021 - This year have recently been checking the former RRI frequencies for any new activity. None noted on 3344.86 (RRI Ternate), 3905 (RRI Merauke), 4789.98v (RRI Fak Fak), 4869.9 (RRI Wamena), 4925 (RRI Jambi) nor 7289.92 (RRI Nabire). In past years, Ternate often reactivated just for Ramadan, but no longer so. (May 3) AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, on May 1, noted cutting off at 1303:50* UT. ? BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar (External Service), 1250-1258 UT, May 1. In English and mixing with CNR1; thanks to Dr Hansjoerg Biener, who on March 29, via WOR iog, first reported that BB had corrected their long standing audio problem. Yes, heard today with clear audio; giving the history of Pakistan/Bangladesh relations and about the 1974 agreement between them, as well as the India/ Bangladesh water agreement of 1975; at 1258, with the closing announcement to tune in again tomorrow and then the start of test tone. Not very readable due to CNR1 QRM and VOI was not noted. INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, with rare reception on May 3. At 1043 UT, already on the air; normally starts about *1100; also rare to have audio today, in English till 1100; into stilted Chinese with the news; 1211, after the news in Japanese, the usual patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country); 1300, intro to English; "National News" (Indonesia has just received a large shipment of beef from Brazil, etc.) and "moving onto the International News"; commentary about projected figures for future carbon emission reductions; 1315, "Today In History" (this date in 1973, Australian Patrick White won the Nobel Prize in Literature; this date in 1985, Ellyas Pical, was first world boxing champion from Indonesia; this date in 1993, UN proclaimed the first World Press Freedom Day); better than semi-readable. TAIWAN. 9774, Fu Hsing BS, from April 22, including May 3, have noted the absence of their transmitter on 9410; clearly not broadcasting recently. Am only hearing them on 9774, before 0900 UT. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Korea - Voice of Freedom back on 5920 kHz. Amano - May 04 (Tue), 2021 08:05 UTC No.4854 Hello Ron-san - Thank you for listening to my audio. Below is breaking news. KOREA SOUTH. back on alternate frequency 5920 (ex: 6045), *0753-, May 4 (Tuesday). The existence of the unmodulated signal on 5920 kHz was already confirmed at 0700 UT. *0752-, confirmed the start of VOF on 5920 kHz. -0800-, I confirmed the start of "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng (Let's go music together)" at this frequency with the start of "There's A Kind Of Hush" sung by the Carpenters. NK Super Jamming on 6045 kHz still hears powerful. 5925 kHz is still no jamming. Amano Saitama at home, Japan ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: AN-12 Re: Korea - Voice of Freedom back on 5920 kHz. Ron Howard - May 04 (Tue), 2021 16:00 UTC No.4855 > -0800-, I confirmed the start of "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng (Let's go music together)" at > this frequency with the start of "There's A Kind Of Hush" sung by the Carpenters. Amano - Thank you very much for this timely VOF alert! At 1400 UT, I heard the same program as you did today at 0800 UT. My 8 minute audio is posted at http://bit.ly/3vHeEzr . After 1430+, strong QRM from Vatican Radio, via Philippines, in Hindi. Ron California Re:Help Ron Howard - May 04 (Tue), 2021 16:24 UTC No.4856 Komatsubara Hiroyuki - Hope you are feeling better. Take care. Can you please delete my duplicate postings over on 韓国：自由の声放送 - VOF(4) 2021年番組表. I had a problem posting today. Thank you very much! Ron (California) Re: Korea - Voice of Freedom back on 5920 kHz. Amano - May 04 (Tue), 2021 19:20 UTC No.4857 KOREA SOUTH. back on alternate frequency 5920 (ex: 6045), 1129-1305, May 4 (Tuesday). I feel like there is bubble jamming on 5920 kHz, but It doesn't have much interference. It was received on the lower side due to the interference of CNR5 on the upper side. -1158-, I changed the frequency to sync on USB to center it, considering the interference of the lower CRI. However, the interference of CNR5 on the upper side was strong. -1202-, changed to sync on LSB. There was almost no CRI interference. My audio is at attached. 00:00- 1130 UTC, "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing is power) 01:00- 1200 UTC, "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) 02:00- 1210 UTC, "Nalssi Jeonmangdae" (Weather Observatory) 03:00- 1215 UTC, "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The world through a magnifying glasses) 04:00- 1230 UTC, "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" (Korean people, to unity, to the future） 05:00- 1300 UTC, "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) There seems to be no change in the VOF program list below. https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4826 Ron-san - Thank you for checking VOF. I confirmed that the contents of the program I listened to at 0800 UT (// 1400 UT) match. Today's "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng (Let's go music together)" was mainly broadcast on subway-themed songs. Your audio is at http://bit.ly/3vHeEzr . 00:00- 1400 UTC, "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng“ (Let's go music together) 01:14- AKMU??????. ????? “Akmu-ga buleu-ibnida. Jihacheol-eseo“ 01:18- “????? - On The Subway“ sung by ????? - Akdong Musician (AKMU) https://youtu.be/dXWZ3mC6twA 06:48- ???? ?? “Jihacheol-eul tago“ 06:57- “???? ?? - Take The Subway“ sung by ?? - Haee https://youtu.be/HtfVBEIl7X8 Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4857.mp3 (768KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) XYZ - May 05 (Wed), 2021 09:29 UTC No.4858 >>https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4856 Thanks Ron-san ! Don't worry, it's an error on my system. ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU ! Re: RTM Wai FM on 11665 kHz. Amano - May 06 (Thu), 2021 14:40 UTC No.4859 MALAYSIA. 11665, RTM Wai FM, 1310-1400* UTC, May 4 (Tuesday). As Ron says, the sound is certainly bad. It feels like the broadcast sound is delayed by a few seconds and the same sound is mixed with a distorted sound. Even though the signal is strong, it's a shame. The broadcast stopped just at 1400 UTC. The end time seems to vary slightly from day to day. (-1400v *) After the Wai FM stopped, I checked Sarawak FM on 9835 kHz and found that it had already stopped. Ron-san - I listened to your audio, the unique Wai FM SA's. It sounds very good and is enjoy to listen to. A lot of unique SA’s also were broadcast on May 4 at Wai FM on 11665 kHz from 1311 UTC. A song that included Sarawak in the lyrics that was broadcast just before the end of the broadcast on May 3 was also broadcast at this timing. My audio attached. Komatsubara - Thank you for your support. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4859.mp3 (826KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - May 08 (Sat), 2021 23:46 UTC No.4860 CHINA. 6200, Voice of Jinling, *1228-1229* and *1230+, May 7. Started with their well known double sign on; on for about 25 seconds, then off for about 43 seconds, then finally on to stay; in Chinese and EZL song. Currently with nice clear reception, due to Xizang PBS (Tibet - Lhasa) now being off the air here for temporary maintenance, which normally causes some QRM for VOJL. Thanks to Wolfie for this item: "RTC Kashgar-Kashi broadcast center of CRI, on refurbishing repair action on April 15 til 29, 2021; acc mail from CRI Beijing German sce. Maybe the RTC transmitter engineers solved the Kashgar work and now moved to Tibetan CTB Lhasa-Baiding site for annual maintenance refurbishing work ? (wb ?df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 24)" My unedited audio of VOJL starting up today, posted at http://bit.ly/3evdlh8 . INDIA. 5040, AIR Jeypore, 1230, May 8. A change in format? Seems different now. My local sunrise today was at 1306 UT. 1230-1235: Subcontinent music (clearly no news!); 1235-1240: News; too weak to make out the language?; 1240: More subcontinent music (indigenous singing/chanting) (clearly no news!); Is this really a new format with only 5 minutes of news? KOREA NORTH[non-log]. 6160, Pyongyang BS, both May 7 & 8 noted off the air, after only recently moving here; today not on ex: 6400 either; 3320 was heard normally. KOREA SOUTH. 5857.48 AM, HLL2 Seoul, 1005-1012, on May 7. With English weather info from various observatories in Asia (Shanghai, etc.) providing wind direction, wind speed in meters per second, air pressure in hectopascals, temperature in Celsius; mostly fair; heard daily. LAOS[non-log]. 6130, LNR. Recently emailed the Director General of Lao National Radio (Phosy Keomanivong), saying in part: "For a long time now I have noted the absence of LNR on SW. I hope that you will again be able to transmit on 6130 kHz. in the near future. Your presence on SW is greatly missed!" No reply yet. Thanks to Mauno Ritola, for his encouragement to contact LNR. Now with the temporary absence of Xizang PBS (Tibet - Lhasa), it is especially clear that LNR is not broadcasting on 6130. (May 8) MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, via Kajang (on the west coast of the Malaysia peninsular - not from Sarawak), 1044, May 7. The distinctive Islamic Maghrib (sunset prayer) call-to-prayer. My audio is posted at http://bit.ly/3xUBc1z . Much better audio here than now being heard via Wai FM, on 11665. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, *1154, May 7. Seems that one of the Myanmar transmitters is not working. Normally in the past, both 5985 and 9730 each had separate transmitters, evidenced by both frequencies often heard on the air at the same time, but recently as soon as 9730 closes down, 5985 starts operating; today 9730, went off at 1154*, continuing on with their new schedule (ex: 1130*). May 8, heard 9730, with 1156* and 5985, with *1156. Later on May 7 - Checking for the Friday edition of "Say It In English"; heard at 1243-1256; "What is the best way to London? (way to the airport?) . . What do you think I should do? . . Can you recommend a good hotel? (a good restaurant?) (a good book?) . . ," "Tom" has to travel to Guildford on business and "Kate" wants to come along, but they get caught in a traffic jam; semi-readable. SINGAPORE. 6676-USB, Singapore Radio, on May 8, *1250-1254*. VOLMET weather for Hong Kong, Bali, etc.; "Broadcast ends. Singapore Radio out"; fairly readable. TAIWAN. 9774, Fu Hsing BS, 0833-1000*, May 7 (Friday). Sign off time here varies a great deal; seems to be either about 0900 or 1000; tuned into a very weak signal, but slowly improved; Chinese announcers and some EZL Chinese songs; am still not hearing any carrier on clear 9410, which had been a second frequency for them. Are they repairing or doing maintenance on the 9410 transmitter? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Radio Vanuatu - New schedule (5040 kHz.) Ron Howard - May 10 (Mon), 2021 08:47 UTC No.4861 VANUATU. Radio Vanuatu, recently have not heard them on 7260, at 0559*, nor on 3945 (7890H // 11835H) at *0559 UT. May 10, again no RV signal on 7260, at 0559*, nor on 3945 (7890H // 11835H) at *0559 UT. At 0637 UT, noted an UNID on 5040 kHz. with a very poor signal; 0650, dramatic, sudden improvement in reception (transmitter adjusted?); 0655, SAs for both "Radio Vanuatu" and "Voice of Papua New Guinea"; cut off 0659*. On 7890 (harmonic), found a new starting time of *0659 UT; from 0704 to 0728, news/ sports in Bislama; approaching fair reception; 11835 harmonic covered by CNR2 and 3945, not heard. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Radio Vanuatu - New schedule (5040 kHz.) Ron Howard - May 10 (Mon), 2021 22:01 UTC No.4862 Bryan Clark (New Zealand) kindly checked for the new Radio Vanuatu schedule. His reply on May 10: "Yes, listening here in Mangawhai - 3945 closed at 2059:30 and 5040 opened at 2059:34 - decent carrier but poor audio given the daylight signal path." Thanks to Bryan for updating the new schedule. ? Of course for those of us in NoAm, we have to contend with a strong Cuba on 5040 most of the time. Ron Re: Korea - Voice of Freedom on 5920 kHz. Amano - May 11 (Tue), 2021 06:10 UTC No.4863 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, 1755-1905, May 10 (Monday). There was a bit of North Korean jamming, but the VOF sounded clear. The ending of "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing is power) was heard very well. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4718.mp3 . At 1800, there was a station name, a time signal announcement, and VOF SJ before the start of "Bodo gwangjang (News plaza)". After that, the program proceeded according to the VOF's one-day program guide. VOF's one-day program guide is at https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4826 . At 1900, "Haengboghan Daehanmingug (Happy Republic of Korea)“ starts. North Korean jamming was a little noticeable. I summarized my received audio with a flash for the 1 minute part of the program start. My audio attached. (06:00) * Station name and time signal announcement before the start of "Bodo gwangjang (News plaza)“ 1800UTC, ’Jayuuisolibangsong-eseo saebyeog 3 (ses) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 3am (1800 UTC).’ Jan. 2, 2021, My audio - https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4661.mp3 1200UTC, ’Jayuuisolibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm (1200 UTC).’ "Bodo gwangjang (News plaza)“ will be broadcast at 0900, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2100, 0000 and 0300 UTC. That time is your chance to get an ID. Amano Saitama at home, Japan ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: AN-12 File:4863.mp3 (768KB) Re: Korea - Voice of Freedom on 5920 kHz. Ron Howard - May 11 (Tue), 2021 10:55 UTC No.4864 Hi Amano, Thank you for your most informative information!! On May 9 (Sunday), I also noted the same. At 1157 UT, clear SA ("Aneun geos-i him-ida" - Knowing is power), at the end of the program. At 1200 UT, station name, a time signal announcement, and VOF SJ before the start of "Bodo gwangjang" - News plaza. Audio of portions of my reception posted at http://bit.ly/3uEYI0q . Great information from you > " 'Bodo gwangjang (News plaza)' will be broadcast at 0900, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2100, 0000 and 0300 UTC. That time is your chance to get an ID." I was checking for the Sunday only "COVID-19 Prevention Measures" program, if still aired from 1155 to 1200 UT? No, only the "Aneun geos-i him-ida" program was heard, so no longer with the COVID-19 program. Amano - thanks again for your continuing help with these interesting Asian stations and for providing such good audio clips! Ron California Re: Taiwan - Fu Hsing BS on 9774 // 15375 kHz. Ron Howard - May 11 (Tue), 2021 11:15 UTC No.4865 TAIWAN. 9774 // 15375, Fu Hsing BS, 0753-0859* UT, May 11. Tuned in to a very weak signal on 9774, and finally remembered to check // 15375, which I rarely remember to do; found it much better than 9774; positive // reception; at 0855, noted both?of them?about equal strength, when I was also able to confirm that their third frequency of 9410, continues to be off the air, as recently?noted.?Very pleased today to find 15375 doing so well. Ron California Re: RTM Sarawak FM on 9835 kHz. Amano - May 11 (Tue), 2021 19:00 UTC No.4866 Hi Ron-san, I’m always grateful for your information! MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 1255-1401*, May 11 (Tuesday). The sound quality is better than Wai FM on 11665 kHz. However, the interference on the upper and lower sides is severe and difficult to hear. My audio attached. (03:07 edit) 00:00-02:20 1356’20“-1358’40“ UTC 02:20-03:07 1359’28“-1400’15“ UTC The female Malay music in my audio is below. “Senandung Hari Raya Untukmu (A Feast Song For You)“ sung by Dayangku Intan https://youtu.be/9mfloalOzp8 Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4866.mp3 (430KB) Re: Korea - Voice of Freedom, COVID-19 program. Now...? Amano - May 12 (Wed), 2021 11:00 UTC No.4867 Hello! Ron-san I will answer the following questions. > I was checking for the Sunday only "COVID-19 Prevention Measures" program, if still aired from 1155 to 1200 UT? No, only the "Aneun geos-i him-ida" program was heard, so no longer with the COVID-19 program. In 2020, the COVID-19 program was broadcast every Sunday at the time of the "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart). "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" was a weekend-only program. As of 2021, it is broadcast every day. The COVID-19 program has not been confirmed since 2021. "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" has been broadcast since 2021 at the following times. * "Ma-eum-e swimpyo (Resting heart)" broadcast time (Everyday) 0915, 1815, 2115, 0010 and 0310 UTC If the COVID-19 program is still airing on Sunday, check it out at the times of the following Days. 1815 UTC on Saturday 2115 UTC on Saturday 0010 UTC on Sunday 0310 UTC on Sunday 0915 UTC on Sunday In addition, since "Jugan jonghab bodo gwangjang (Weekly general news plaza)“ is broadcast on Saturday, COVID-19 may also be on Saturday. In that case, 1815 UTC on Friday 2115 UTC on Friday 0010 UTC on Saturday 0310 UTC on Saturday 0915 UTC on Saturday If there is no broadcast on the weekend, the COVID-19 program is not being broadcast now. Amano Saitama, Japan Re: RTM Wai FM on 11665 kHz. Amano - May 12 (Wed), 2021 17:05 UTC No.4868 MALAYSIA. 11665, RTM Wai FM, 1310-1401* UTC, May 12 (Wednesday). The sound quality is still poor. The content was almost all Ramadan. Will Ramadan be over soon? At 1325 UT, the usual reciting from the Qur'an. At 1330 UT, Wai FM station jingle, and male talk. At 1331 UT, performance music like national anthem; it's not the Malaysian national anthem (Negaraku). My audio attached. (04:00, 1329:00-1333:00 UT) At 1339 UT, same performance music. (// 1331 UT) At 1401 UT, signed off. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4868.mp3 (533KB) Re: Islamic call-to-prayers Ron Howard - May 12 (Wed), 2021 18:25 UTC No.4869 Hi Amano, Sorry for any confusion I caused about the Muslim call-to-prayers. Here is a list of the five Islamic call-to-prayer times for Kuching (Sarawak) for Wednesday, 12 May. Muslims are called-to-prayer five times a day. These are carried via Sarawak FM (9835 kHz.) and the prayers are always about 3 to 4 minutes long. They are different from the usual reciting from the Qur'an. Is easy to ID them by their unique individual timings and during the prayer, many references to "Allah akbar." Here is audio of a recent, typical Maghrib call-to-prayer - ?http://bit.ly/3xUBc1z . Fajr ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?05:19 AM (2119 UT) - the dawn prayer Dhuhr ? ? ? ? ? ? 12:39 PM (0439 UT) - early afternoon prayer Asr ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 16:01 PM (0801 UT) - late afternoon prayer Maghrib ? ? ? ? 18:44 PM (1044 UT) - the sunset prayer [I most often hear this one - Ron] Isha'a ? ? ? ? ? ? 19:56 PM (1156 UT) - the night prayer https://www.muslimpro.com/en/Prayer-times-Kuching-Malaysia-1735634 . Ron California Re: Voice of Freedom, COVID-19 program. Now...? Ron Howard - May 12 (Wed), 2021 19:16 UTC No.4870 Hi Amano - Thank you for this additional good information. Next weekend will try to check again. Ron Re: Islamic call-to-prayers Amano - May 12 (Wed), 2021 21:10 UTC No.4871 Hi! Ron-san Japan is morning right now. Good morning. - おはようございます。 Thank you for following Islamic call-to-prayers. Sorry, I misunderstood. Sarawak FM on 9835, 1044 UT, May 7, your audio clip is the sunset prayer. It is certainly so. Wai FM on 11665, 1325 UT, May 12, my audio clip is the usual reciting from the Qur'an. 00:00-01:00, 1329-1330 UT, https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/img/4868.mp3 . I understand! The Wai FM article (No.4868) I posted earlier has been revised. I learned a lot from that. TNX! Ron Amano Saitama, Japan Re: Voice of Jinling on 6200 kHz. Amano - May 12 (Wed), 2021 21:15 UTC No.4872 CHINA. Voice of Jinling, 6200, *1224-1305 UT, on May 12 (Wednesday). At 1224:45 UT, signed on. At 1225:06 UT, signed off. At 1225:42 UT, signed on. At 1228:40 UT, commercial. At 1230:00 UT, program start. At 1230:17 UT, female says, “?典音? ??? ?人?尚??“. “J?ngdi?n y?nyue q?ng f?xian huaren shishang p?ntu“. “Classic music, please find, Chinese Fashion Puzzle“. This program is “?人?尚?? (Chinese Fashion Puzzle Music Edition)“. At 1230:39 UT, 肆無忌憚 sung by 薛之謙 https://youtu.be/cMXGqYZUN8c My audio attached. (04:41 edit) 00:00-01:37, 1224:30-1226:07 UTC 01:37-04:03, 1228:09-1231:13 UTC After that, the following songs were played. At 1234:57 UT, instrumental music. Sorry, song title unknown. At 1241:33 UT, commercial. At 1242:33 UT, guitar solo music. Sorry, song title unknown. At 1247:46 UT, ?一個天堂 sung by 王力宏 & 張?穎 https://youtu.be/bXT7ZipPwxs At 1252:09 UT, 一眼瞬間 sung by 張惠妹 & 蕭敬騰 https://youtu.be/Egrpx5g0UgI At 1258:02 UT, commercial. At 1259:03 UT, 紅色高跟鞋 sung by 蔡健雅 https://youtu.be/4mmL07h3MMo At 1300:00 UT, Station ID : 金陵之声广播?台, and 海上生明月 program. From 1230 - 1300 UT, the same song was playing on Friday, April 23. After 1230 UT, you can see that the first song is the same song in the following audio clip. April 23. (Friday) - https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9041.mp3 . May 7. (Friday) - http://bit.ly/3evdlh8 . May 12. (Wednesday) - My audio attached. I think the 1230-1300 UTC program plays the same song every day. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4872.mp3 (613KB) Re: Malaysia Ron Howard - May 13 (Thu), 2021 11:54 UTC No.4873 Sarawak FM (9835 kHz.) doing especially well on May 13. From 0954 UT, music program, 1000, 1+1 time pips;?1000-1010,?news in vernacular. Enjoyable listening! My audio of one minute of music, three of news, is at http://bit.ly/3eItwrF . Wai FM (11665) with terrible audio as usual 1012-1020 UT. Ron California Re: Voice of Freedom Ron Howard - May 13 (Thu), 2021 12:26 UTC No.4874 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 1050 UT, May 13. Clear reception with no jamming of program in Korean; "Ulisoli hanmadang" (Our sound festival), with indigenous music. My four minute audio at https://bit.ly/2RQV7y1 . When I checked earlier (0920) heard very strong N. Korean pulsating noise jamming here. Rather strange that the jamming is erratic. Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Amano - May 14 (Fri), 2021 14:55 UTC No.4875 Hi Ron-san, Sarawak FM on 9835 kHz. What a great your audio! There is little side interference around 1000 UT, right? Next time I would like to check 9835 kHz around 1000 UT. Your audio - http://bit.ly/3eItwrF Your audio 00:00- // 02:35- Below YouTube “Kepulangan Yang Dinanti“ sung by Aman Shah https://youtu.be/LaN_mP5VERQ Voice of Freedom on 5920 kHz. Your audio - https://bit.ly/2RQV7y1 This is also Enjoyable listening! “Ulisoli hanmadang” on this day introduces Korean national music related to the sea (?? bada). Ron - Thank you for your very enjoyable audio clip! Amano Saitama, Japan Re: Sarawak FM audio Ron Howard - May 14 (Fri), 2021 18:12 UTC No.4876 Hi Amano - Regarding my Sarawak FM audio: At 1000, heard 1+1 time pips and then a man said just two words (giving time?), but unable to make out what was said; then the station SA. The reception was fairly good, as there was no adjacent interference. Several hours later I do have adjacent QRM (side interference), so for me, this earlier reception is best. Best regards - Ron Re: Radio Vanuatu Ron Howard - May 15 (Sat), 2021 10:15 UTC No.4877 VANUATU. 7260, Radio Vanuatu, 0505-0559* UT, May 15. Seeing as they are now into their "winter" season, the reception is improving day-by-day; playing non-stop island songs from 0505 to 0529, followed by a long interview. Was listening in LSB, so rather interesting to suddenly note the start of the unique Voice of Nigeria IS at 0558, with audio bleeding over from 7254.93. *0559-0735 UT, RV best on 7890 (harmonic), with 11835 (harmonic) being much poorer, due to mixing with CNR2 (BTW - On May 12, Wednesday, noted CNR2 here before 0600, but clearly off the air after 0600+). Mostly playing island songs, but here are a few points of interest: 0604-0619: Drama in Bislama. 0628: Weather/temperatures for the various provinces. 0659-0700: Promo for the upcoming May 17-18 "ICT Days" (Information and Communication Technologies), being held at Unity Park, King's Town (website - https://ictdays.gov.vu/ ). 0700: Rare SA with frequencies (100 FM, 1125 MW, etc.); local time check ("6 o'clock") and into the news till 0713. My audio from today, with two minutes of island singing, ending with SA/frequencies, posted at http://bit.ly/3fioWiR . Even with heavy QRN (static), I still enjoy listening to RV. Ron California, USA Re: Sarawak FM audio Amano - May 15 (Sat), 2021 10:45 UTC No.4878 Hi Ron-san I investigated the following: >A man said just two words. Giving time? Yes, It's time! He said to be 6 pm in Malay. In Malay it is called “enam petang”. “enam“ is 6, and “petang“ is evening. Malaysia time is UTC + 8. Best regards - Amano Re: China - Voice of Strait off the air Ron Howard - May 17 (Mon), 2021 13:03 UTC No.4879 Amano - Thank you very much for the additional Sarawak FM info! Appreciate it!! CHINA. 4900 & 4940, Voice of Strait, on both May 16 & 17, both frequencies off the air; checking 1000+ UT (last check at 1210). Down for maintenance? Unusual for them to be absent for two consecutive days! 7345, The Voice of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, on May 17, at 1048 UT, noted open?carrier; 1101,?suddenly started with audio; program already in progress. Ron California Re: China - Voice of Strait off the air Amano - May 19 (Wed), 2021 09:20 UTC No.4880 Ron-san - Thank you for the information on Voice of Strait off the air. According to Cahcn's blog information from China, 4940 kHz and 4900 kHz will be shut down from May 16 to July 13, 2021 due to transmitter maintenance and debugging. https://cahcn.github.io/posts/2021-05-16-Voice-of-Strait.html TNX! Cahcn from China Amano Saitama, Japan Re: Shiokaze - new type of jamming? Ron Howard - May 20 (Thu), 2021 02:50 UTC No.4881 5965 // 7295, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Japan, on May 19, at 1318 UT. On 5965, heard with the usual pulsating noise jamming from N. Korea, but what sounded like a new type of jamming on 7295? Don't recall hearing this style of jamming used in the past against Shiokaze. Have others heard this before? My audio is at http://bit.ly/3bAEgGH , with one minute of 5965 and one of 7295. Ron California?? Re: Korea Ron Howard - May 20 (Thu), 2021 03:40 UTC No.4882 KOREA SOUTH. Observed frequencies on May 17 (Monday) for this week for VOP and VOH: Voice of the People: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1205 UT. Echo of Hope - VOH: 3990 // 4885 (QRM Brazil) // 6000 // 6250 // 6350 // 9100, at 0900 UT; news in Korean. ? National Unity Radio, 9475, from 1446 to 1447 UT, on May 18. Brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“ (cute music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdQgPu3iUYk&t=149s ); mostly in Korean; three words and phrases: wo (I), jiao ni (teach you), mei wenti (no problem). Then the whole sentence: W? jiao n? mei wenti (No problem, I will teach you) - 我教?没??. My audio is at http://bit.ly/3oyf499 . Ron California Re: Malaysia Ron Howard - May 20 (Thu), 2021 15:57 UTC No.4883 Sarawak FM (9835 kHz.) on May 20, at 1353. Indigenous chanting (not reciting from Qur'an); 1400, news till cut off at 1405*. This closed first and then a few seconds later Wai FM (11665) cut off, also at 1405*; Wai FM continuing to be heard with bad audio. Please also note Amano's recent informative log here. My observations match his! (Thank you, Amano!!) Ron California Re: Malaysia Amano - May 25 (Tue), 2021 15:30 UTC No.4884 MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 0855-0945* *10??-, May 25 (Tuesday). At 0855, no uper and lower side interference, so fair! At 0900, Interference starts from the lower side, CNR-1 on 9830 signs on. To avoid interference, I used sync on USB. I enjoyed listening to Sarawak FM very much. The sound is better than the Wai FM! At 0945, It suddenly signed off. Wai FM on 11665 is not stopped. Sarawak FM doesn't also sign on after 1000 UTC. At 1100 check, it was already signed on. My audio (03:30) attached. * 00:00-03:30, 0920:00-0923:30 UTC * Sarawak FM, ID called by the child at 03:16. * 00:00- “Raya“ Sung by Jalil Hamid (from the middle) https://youtu.be/ti3Gwu65FMk *My audio, 00:00- // YouTube, 02:38- Sarawak FM on 9835 is good sound. Thank you very much, Ron!!! Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4884.mp3 (475KB) Re: Myanmar Radio on 9730 kHz. Amano - May 25 (Tue), 2021 16:30 UTC No.4885 MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1003-1100 UTC, May. 25 (Tuesday). Today's good reception very well. There is no interference of the same wave SOH. At 1059, after signed on KNLS, Myanmar waves recede. Female Burmese is comfortable voice to hear. My audio attached. * 00:00-02:00, 1053-1055 UTC. * At 00:31-, few seconds, We Will Rock You Sung by Queen. * https://youtu.be/-tJYN-eG1zk Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4885.mp3 (299KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - May 26 (Wed), 2021 10:44 UTC No.4886 Hi Amano - Thank you very much for your updated information! Most helpful. Here is a list of the five Islamic call-to-prayer times for Kuching (Sarawak) for Wednesday, 26 May. Fajr ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 05:18 AM (2118 UT) - the dawn prayer Dhuhr ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 12:40 PM (0440 UT) - early afternoon prayer Asr ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?16:03 PM (0803 UT) - late afternoon prayer Maghrib ? ? ? ? ? ? 18:45 PM (1045 UT) - the sunset prayer [I most often hear this one - Ron] Isha'a ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 19:59 PM (1159 UT) - the night prayer https://www.muslimpro.com/en/Prayer-times-Kuching-Malaysia-1735634 . May 26 - Observed 9835 (Sarawak FM, not // to Wai FM 11665), from 0803-0806* UT. First time for me to hear the Asr late afternoon prayer; transmitter cut off just after the prayer; had not returned to the air by last check at 0845, while Wai FM (11665) continued on as normal. This is very similar to your report from yesterday! Today, I noticed Wai FM (11665) at 0835, with good audio during the news; at 0840, went back to having the usual very poor audio; it sounded like an echo or out of sync audio. So the news audio comes from a different source than all their other programming! Ron California Re: PBS Xizang (Tibet) back on the air again Ron Howard - May 27 (Thu), 2021 12:40 UTC No.4887 May 27 - Heard the return of PBS Xizang (Tibet), from 1109+ UT, on 4820, 4905, 4920, 6200 kHz. Ron California - - - - - - - WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1464 May 4, 2021 CHINA PBS Xizang (Tibet) off the air again today (April 23), on all their frequencies, checked 4820, 4905, 4920, 6130 & 6200 kHz, at 0920 UT, 1004 & 1041 UT. Seeing as Ivo reported in WOR iog them on 9580 kHz, at 0700 UT, April 22, perhaps on a different abbreviated schedule or just different frequencies now? (Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 23) CTB Lhasa-Baiding Tibet, RTC site #602. (wb) Only 9580 kHz CNR Mandarin on air, S=9+5dB at 09.02 UTC, April 24. all others checked at 09.00 UT today, ALL ARE OFF AIR <<<<< 4820, 4905, 4920, 6025, 6050, 6130, 6200 kHz and also 7240, 7255, 7385, and 7450 kHz were missed this morning when listened on remote Perseus SDR at Delhi India. RTC Kashgar-Kashi broadcast center of CRI, on refurbishing repair action on April 15 til 29, 2021; acc mail from CRI Beijing German sce. Maybe the RTC transmitter engineers solved the Kashgar work and now moved to Tibetan CTB Lhasa-Baiding site for annual maintenance refurbishing work ? (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 24) Re: Taiwan - Fu Hsing BS, with some May observations Ron Howard - May 29 (Sat), 2021 20:41 UTC No.4888 TAIWAN. 9774, Fu Hsing BS, with some recent monitoring: May 17 (Monday) - No 9410; no 15375; heard 9774 with cut off at 0958* UT; on much later than usual. May 25 (Tuesday) - No 9410; no 15375; with 9774 cutting off just after 0900. May 26 (Wednesday) - No 9410, no 15375; with 9774 cut off at 0902*. May 29 (Saturday) - No 9410; no 15375; with 9774 cut off at 0900*. Have not heard 15375 since my decent reception on May 11. Clearly it is a rare frequency for them to use. While 9410 has been non-stop silent for a long time now. Ron California Re: Korea - May 30 (Sunday) Ron Howard - May 30 (Sun), 2021 22:25 UTC No.4889 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, on May 30 (Sunday); here are a few of the programs I heard today. Am always grateful to Amano, in Japan, for his continual updating of the program names and schedules. A great job!! 1130-1200 UT: Program "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing Is Power). 1200 (Sunday): A single tone, VOF SA and station singing jingle; program "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). It is only on Saturday that VOF carries "Jugan jonghab bodo gwangjang" (weekly general News Plaza). Today's audio is at https://bit.ly/3fF7Nl7 . 1215: Program "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The World Through A Magnifying Glass). My audio is at https://bit.ly/3fxWB9K . Echo of Hope - VOH: 3985 // 4880 // 6000 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095, at 1133 UT, on May 30 (Sunday), with the weekend only program of reading a "Harry Potter" story in English and explaining it in Korean. All frequencies will be changed tomorrow (Monday), for the up-coming week. Voice of the People: They no longer bother to change their weekly frequencies on Monday, but have maintained the same ones for quite a while now; recently noted on 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire?? Re: Radio Vanuatu back on the air again Ron Howard - Jun 01 (Tue), 2021 06:58 UTC No.4890 VANUATU. 7260, Radio Vanuatu, finally back on the air after having been silent for a while; today (June 1) heard at 0505, started to fade in; cut off at 0559* UT; island music and talk in Bislama ("some countries . . . Vanuatu"); SA - "Radio Vanuatu, Vois Blong Yumi." 7890 (harmonic) // 11835 (harmonic), suddenly on at *0559; continuing with island music; 0601, "News Update" (just brief news) in Bislama; 0604, back to island music. CNR2 QRM on 11835, which should be absent tomorrow (Wednesday) from 0600 to 0900 UT. Great to have Vanuatu back again! Ron California Re: Voice of Freedom on 5920 kHz. Amano - Jun 01 (Tue), 2021 10:00 UTC No.4891 Hi Ron-san Thank you always from California! I heard your audio, "Jugan jonghab bodo gwangjang" and "Dodbogilo boneun sesang". There is almost no North Korean jamming, and the sound is very clear. After the signal tone, you can clearly hear the female's time signal announcement. 1200UTC, ’Jayuuisolibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm (1200 UTC).’ Today I checked other time zones. KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 0000-0402*, on June 1 (Tuesday); the signal is weak here from morning to noon. You can also check the North Korean jamming. 0000 (Tuesday): After the signal tone, the female's time signal announcement. 0000UTC, ’Jayuuisolibangsong-eseo achim 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 9am (0000 UTC).’ My audio attached. (05:30) 00:00-01:00 0000’00“-0001’00“ UTC "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) 01:00-02:00 0010’00"-0011’00“ UTC "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart) 02:00-03:00 0015’00“-0016’00“ UTC "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The world through a magnifying glasses) 03:00-03:30 0057’52“-0058’22“ UTC "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing is power), ending 03:30-04:30 0100’00“-0101’00“ UTC "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) 04:30-05:30 0256’35“-0257’35“ UTC "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together), ending 0300UTC, "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) After the signal tone, the female's time signal announcement. 0300UTC, ’Jayuuisolibangsong-eseo jeong-o eul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced at noon (0300 UTC).’ My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4719.mp3 0400UTC, ending of the VOF. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4720.mp3 Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4891.mp3 (709KB) Re: Radio Vanuatu Ron Howard - Jun 02 (Wed), 2021 07:37 UTC No.4892 Amano - Thanks for your continual updating of VOF!! Ron VANUATU. 11835 (3rd harmonic), Radio Vanuatu, suddenly on at *0559 UT; continuing with island music; as expected, with CNR2 QRM for less than a minute, till they went off the air after their time pips (0600*); 0601-0604, "News Update," today with items about parliament; 0609-0630, segment of songs in English (The Cars - "Drive," Sting - "Every Breath You Take," etc.); several montage SAs for "Radio Vanuatu" and "Voice of Papua New Guinea"; some very nice island songs. (June 2 - Wednesday) Re: Voice of Freedom again on 6045 kHz. Ron Howard - Jun 05 (Sat), 2021 13:56 UTC No.4893 June 5 - VOF again made a terrible frequency assignment back to 6045 kHz. (ex: 5920 kHz.). Very much blocked by N. Korea super jamming on 6045 kHz.; noted today from 1150 UT. Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Jun 05 (Sat), 2021 21:13 UTC No.4894 AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ, on June 5, noted cutting off close to 1300:45* UT. ? CHINA. 7270, PBS Nei Menggu, 1221 UT, June 5. Very strong signal on primary frequency; generating very noticeable spurs on the low side 7262 (strongest spur!) // 7254 and the high side 7278 // 7286. INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, 1302 UT, June 5. A day with some audio, whereas usually they have no modulation; news in English, but unreadable; after the news surprised to find they didn't play the usual “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country), which is their most often played song after the news, but instead heard the distinctive patriotic song "Garuda Pancasila" (aka: "Mars Pancasila"), which was composed by Sudharnoto (who for a time worked at RRI Jakarta), with lyrics about the loyalty of all Indonesian people to Pancasila as the only ideology or philosophy of the Indonesian nation (studio quality recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBNIsIo8OLQ ). My local sunrise was at 1249 UT. "Garuda Pancasila" was also heard at 1209, after the news in Japanese. MYANMAR. Myanmar Radio, on June 5, with 9730 (KNLS QRM) cut off at 1150* UT; whereas 5985, had *1150. NBC continues their long standing silence on both 3260 (NBC Madang) and 3325 (NBC Bougainville); checking these almost daily. A sad situation for PNG to be silent for such a long time now! (June 5, from 1135+ UT) U S A. 7230-LSB, K4DSR (Mobile, Alabama), from 0407+ UT, on June 5 (Saturday). Good reception of the Special Events broadcast this weekend, from the code room of the battleship USS Alabama ( https://www.ussalabama.com/event/ships-across-america-2/ ); a part of the "Museum Ships Weekend"; using the ships original antenna; most contacts were very readable; operated for a time by Ken and then later by a different ham (Tim), so a non-stop event all weekend. ? 7505, WRNO, 0333-0400* UT, June 5. Thanks very much to Dr. Hansjoerg Biener for the timely alert; first time I have heard Hindi here; SA for 7-5-0-5 and contact info; preaching in English, with simultaneous translation into Hindi. Didn't catch the name of the program. VANUATU. 7260, Radio Vanuatu, 0505-0559* UT, on June 5. On 7890 // 11835 (both harmonics), at *0559; later noted at 0701, with SA, frequencies and local time check ("6 o'clock") and then the "National News" in Bislama, about parliament; played a lot of nice island songs, by 0730, faintly heard 3945, while 11835 had strong CNR2 QRM, so 7890 was the best frequency. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA (near Monterey) CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire ? Re: Voice of Freedom again on 6045 kHz. Amano - Jun 07 (Mon), 2021 11:10 UTC No.4895 Ron-san - Thank you for the VOF frequency change information. I also confirmed today. KOREA SOUTH. 6045 (ex:5920), Voice of Freedom, 0005-0020, on June 7 (Monday). North Korean super jamming stopped after 0000 UT. I heard VOF, but the signal is weak. The jamming for VOF was still on 5920 kHz. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4722.mp3 . Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Updating Korea Ron Howard - Jun 16 (Wed), 2021 19:42 UTC No.4896 KOREA NORTH[non]. 5980, ?Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, on June 15, caught them with ID and off (1433-1435* UT); fair/good, with no jamming, but light QRM from OTH radar. 6040 // 5935, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata (Japan). This from Hiroshi - June 16 (Wednesday) now reporting that 1300-1400 UT, will henceforth be in English on Wednesday (ex: Thursday), as it was today. FYI ?- - - - - - - ?From Hiroshi: "United Nations symposium live broadcast. On Tuesday, June 29, the United Nations Symposium on the Abduction Issue will be held online, co-sponsored by the Governments of Japan, the United States, Australia and the EU. Japan, the United States, the Australian Government and the EU will hold an online symposium as a side event of the United Nations with the participation of representatives of UN member states under the theme of "international cooperation to resolve the abduction issue as a global issue". It will be held. At this symposium, we will listen to the complaints of the "live voice" of victims' families in Japan and other countries, and invite North Korean experts from each country to discuss ways to resolve the abduction issue. I will do it. The symposium will be broadcast live on the United Nations Web TV (English) and the official video channel of the YouTube Abduction Issue Countermeasures Headquarters (Japanese), so please watch it. ・ United Nations Web TV 　　　 http://webtv.un.org/ 　 ・ YouTube Abduction Issue Countermeasures Headquarters Official Video Channel ? ? ? ? ? ?https://www.youtube.com/c/rachitaichannel This pattern will be broadcast live on the day ? ? ? ? ? ?of the shortwave broadcast. June 29 (Tuesday), 1200-1340 UTC, 11890kHz Japanese and 11995kHz Korean. ? http://www.rachi.go.jp/en/archives/2021/0519anouncesympo.html ." KOREA NORTH/SOUTH. Pyongyang BS, 3320 // 6160 (ex: 6400 silent), at 1155 UT, on June 14; both fair. Echo of Unification, 3945 // 5905, June 14; open carrier at 1156 UT; fair at 1159, with IS. My audio is at http://bit.ly/3xrUb2t . KCBS Pyongyang, 3250 // 3959, at 1210 UT, on June 14; both equally fair; 3920 had been used in the past, but not today. ? Voice of Freedom, 6045, at 1100 UT, on June 14; covered by the usual super jamming from N. Korea; super jamming also back on 6135 (nothing there to be jammed!); while VOF's ex: 5920 had no jamming, but strong OTH radar. We can only hope they will soon return to 5920, where they normally have good reception free of jamming and not often OTHR. Observed frequencies on June 14 (Monday) for this week for VOP and VOH: Voice of the People: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1055 UT; another week with no change of frequencies. Echo of Hope - VOH: 3985 // 4890 // 5995 // 6255 // 6350 // 9105, from 1122 to 1151 UT, the weekday English language lesson (on weekends this time period has the reading in English of a "Harry Potter" story, with explanations in Korean); reception on 4890 // 9105, is normally good. My audio is at http://bit.ly/2SDGsXC . VOH continues with a four hour program loop; same program repeated every four hours. Here is a picture of a morning visitor to the beach, near where I SWL - ?http://bit.ly/3xqZ23T . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey), USA CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Malaysia Amano - Jun 21 (Mon), 2021 12:50 UTC No.4897 Ron-san - Thank you for the beautiful picture. The deer in the middle is very good. MALAYSIA. 9835 & 11665, RTM Sarawak, *2230v- , June 20 (Sunday). Around 2230, 9835 started. 11665 has also started. The signal is weak and it is difficult to hear due to side interference. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9057.mp3 . *00:00-00:30 2251’25“-2251’55“ ID@00:25 Wai FM Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Voice of Freedom on 6045 kHz. Amano - Jun 21 (Mon), 2021 12:55 UTC No.4898 KOREA SOUTH. 6045, Voice of Freedom, +0000-0010, on June 21 (Monday). North Korean super jamming stopped at 0000’44“. I heard North Korean pip jamming. 5920 kHz is a clear channel. But I can't hear VOF. The signal is weak at this time. Today's Japan is the summer solstice. About two minutes later, it was heard. This time is being broadcast in "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) . My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4723.mp3 . *00:00-01:00 0000’00“-0001’00“ North Korean super jamming stopped at 00:44. *01:00-02:00 0003’00“-0004’00“ About two minutes later, VOF was heard. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Taiwan - Fu Hsing BS [non-log] - anomaly Ron Howard - Jun 24 (Thu), 2021 18:31 UTC No.4899 TAIWAN[non-log], Fu Hsing BS, on June 24, with an anomaly today; random checking from 0745 till 0850 UT, only to note no signal at all on clear frequencies of 9410, 9774 and 15375. Whereas 9774 had been heard recently with consistent reception. Have found their one day a week, extra hour of extended broadcasting (0900-1000*) varies a lot; have heard 1000*, instead of their normal 0900*, on different Mondays and Thursdays, so seems rather a random schedule for the one hour extended broadcast. Ron California Re: Voice of Freedom back on 5920 kHz. Ron Howard - Jun 25 (Fri), 2021 12:13 UTC No.4900 KOREA SOUTH. back on 5920 kHz. (ex: 6045 kHz.), Voice of Freedom, from 0903+ UT, on June 25 (Friday). Ron California Re: Voice of Freedom back on 5920 kHz. Amano - Jun 26 (Sat), 2021 12:35 UTC No.4901 Ron - Thank you very much for this timely VOF alert! KOREA SOUTH. 5920 (ex:6045), Voice of Freedom, 1000-1003, on June 26 (Saturdays). I confirmed VOF "Maeil geudaewa (Everyday with you)“ on 5920. Certainly VOF came back on 5920 (ex:6045). I can hear North Korean pip jamming here, and VOF is hard to hear. Did North Korean pip jamming go after VOF? My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4725.mp3 . 00:00-02:00 1000’00“-1002’00“ "Maeil geudaewa (Everyday with you)“ opening. 02:00-03:00 1002’00“-1003’00“ Any Song sung by ZICO - https://youtu.be/_iW1hrEFzz0 . Amano Saitama at home, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: AN-12 Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Jun 27 (Sun), 2021 21:30 UTC No.4902 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 1300 UT, June 27. Program "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing Is Power); some faint jamming. This frequency is certainly the best one for VOF to use, whereas ex: 6045 always seems to have super jamming from N. Korea. My audio is at https://bit.ly/35X1Ie4 . MALAYSIA. 9835, UNID relay, 1100-1245 UT, June 27.Thanks to Zacharias Liangas's non-log in WOR iog, of June 26, at 1000, noting the absence of Sarawak FM, today I started to randomly check at 1040 UT, only to have the same results - no Malaysia; but at 1100, definite RTM signal, with the news; unable to SA, due to moderate adjacent QRM, plus RTTY QRM and seemed to give very few SAs; certainly the format heard today did not match that of Sarawak FM; the 1100 news was 5 minutes long, which I believe is unlike Sarawak's 10 minute news and unlike Sarawak's 1+1 time pips at ToH, today at 1100 and 1200, had 5+1 time pips; no news at 1200; from 1207 to 1210, with the Islamic Isha'a call-to-prayer (night prayer). So is 9835 starting about 1100? Has Sarawak FM been re-formatted (unlikely!) or is this another RTM station being relayed here? Needs more monitoring and/or better conditions. BTW - Today's station was not // 11665 (Wai FM, which continues to have poor audio). VANUATU[and non-log]. Radio Vanuatu has been silent for three days through June 27. June 27, checking Radio Vanuatu on 3945, 7890H and 11835H, from 1030+ UT (normally xmtr off at 1114); but RV continues to be absent. June 26, checking the usual Radio Vanuatu frequencies from 0545+ UT (last checked at 0655), but clearly off the air. June 25, checking the usual Radio Vanuatu frequencies from 0540 UT till 0800+, but was the first day RV was off the air. Cuba (5040) running very late, due to a special segment about yesterday's UN vote by 184 countries in favour of a resolution to demand the end of the US economic blockade of Cuba (US and Israel voting against it); ended audio at 0659, with the transmitter off at 0704. June 24, the normal RV on 7260, cut off at 0559* UT and at *0559, switched to 3945, 7890 harmonic & 11835 harmonic (CNR2 QRM); till past 0900+ UT. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA (near Monterey) CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Special broadcast of the "United Nations Symposium on the Abduction Issues" Ron Howard - Jun 29 (Tue), 2021 16:07 UTC No.4903 Special broadcast of the "United Nations Symposium on the Abduction Issues," *1200-1400* UT, June 29, with only 11995 being usable and 11890 being too weak to be usable; per Hiroshi, both via Taiwan; 11995 with CODAR QRM and audio with non-stop simultaneous translation (Japanese) underneath a somewhat stronger, different audio in several languages (Korean and English); commenting about Japan/N. Korea abduction issues, family members telling stories about abducted relatives, analysis of US policy towards DPRK, etc.; unfortunately heard with double audio feeds the entire time, making for very unpleasant listening, even with a good signal strength; at 1357, both audio feeds ended simultaneously. My 11 minute audio of a few English segments posted at http://bit.ly/3h2coOB . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Amano - Jun 29 (Tue), 2021 20:45 UTC No.4904 Hello! Ron-san Thank you for the "United Nations Symposium on the Abduction Issues" reception information. Below is my June 27 reception log. MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1040-1100 UT, June 27. There was some SOH interference, but I was able to receive it very clear. Burmese sound and music are good! My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9061.mp3 . * 00:00-02:30 1053’10“-1055’40“ UTC MALAYSIA. 11665, Wai FM, 1125-1157 UT, June 27. At 1130, 1+1 time pips at ToH. lt was 13 seconds late. After ToH, the time signal was announced as "Pukul tujuh (7) setengah" in Malay. In English, “Half past seven (7)“. Wai FM on 11665 kHz is currently hard to hear due to the bad modulation of the same audio, which is delayed by about 2 seconds. My audio attached. * 00:00-02:00 1130’00“-1132’00“ UTC * Wai FM, ID at 00:34- KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 1230 UT, June 27. Program "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" (Korean people, to unity, to the future); some faint jamming. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4726.mp3 . * 00:00-02:30 1230’00“-1232’30“ UTC * 01:32-01:37 Cheosgog-eun Im Jae-yong, Gim Won-ju hamkkebuleu-ibnida. “Neowa Na Uli“. In English, The first song will be sung by Lim Jae Yong featuring Kim Won Joo. it’s called “You and Me“. https://youtu.be/3IXM9ThJ31E At 1300 UTC, program "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) Ron-san’s audio is at https://bit.ly/35X1Ie4 . * Great audio from California! THAILAND. 9390, Radio Thailand, 1300-1315 UT, June 27. Japanese broadcast. Radio Thailand's Japanese broadcast will end on June 30. Japan time tonight is the last broadcast. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9062.mp3 * 00:00-03:00 1259’55“-1302’55“ UTC Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4904.mp3 (299KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Jun 29 (Tue), 2021 22:27 UTC No.4905 > At 1300 UTC, program "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) > Ron-san’s audio is at https://bit.ly/35X1Ie4 . > * Great audio from California! Hi Amano - Thank you so very much for correcting my log. Yes, I now hear it as "Haengboghan Daehanmingug."??Afraid I still have problems SAing the Korean programs! Ron Re: Myanmar - "Say It In English" language lesson Ron Howard - Jun 30 (Wed), 2021 15:34 UTC No.4906 MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1249-1300 UT, on June 30 (Wednesday). Heard the identical English language lesson ("Say It In English") for the first time back on Aug 7, 2017 and heard repeated again on Feb 5, 2018 and yet again on April 28, 2021. Is still fun to listen to the comical misadventures of "Tom." Certainly one of the most entertaining language lessons on SW and infinitely better than "Learning English with BBC, Burmese," that was formerly aired here. April 28, 2021 - - - - - ?MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1250-1301, April 28 (Wednesday)[2021]. Tuned in?expecting to hear the usual "Learning English?with BBC, Burmese," but instead they were airing the "Say It In?English" program, which is also produced in England and was?carried by MR years ago; mostly readable. Am?very pleased to hear this series of lessons back on the air again, as it is always?a pleasure to hear the comical?misadventures of "Tom." I have heard today's show twice in the past, on Aug 7, 2017 and Feb 5,?2018. My audio?of a portion of today's program is at http://bit.ly/3u5EGMo . In DXLD 17-32: "5985, Myanmar Radio, on Aug 7, 2017, tuned in at 1215, to hear the Monday edition of the?English language?lesson ("Say It In English") already in progress; program will be repeated on Wed.; dialogue?between "Mr. Harris" and "Tom,"?who wants Tom to take the morning 7:00 train to Manchester; "The meeting is?very important. Don't miss the train"; Tom works?for a company that "makes some of the finest clocks and watches?in the world," but he is "never on time for anything"; he missed?the train and then rushes to take a taxi to the airport?to catch the 8:00 plane to Manchester; 1227 end of "Say It In English"; fairly?readable . . . " Ron California Re: China - Voice of Strait now testing on SW Ron Howard - Jul 01 (Thu), 2021 12:23 UTC No.4907 After an absence since May 16, VOS noted testing on June 30, on 4900 // 4940, around 1233 UT, for a brief period. July 1, from 1036+, again found VOS testing 4900 // 4940 (Colombia QRM). Ron California - - - - - Posted May 19, 2021: Ron-san - Thank you for the information on Voice of Strait off the air. According to Cahcn's blog information from China, 4940 kHz and 4900 kHz will be shut down from May 16 to July 13, 2021 due to transmitter maintenance and debugging. https://cahcn.github.io/posts/2021-05-16-Voice-of-Strait.html TNX! Cahcn from China Amano Saitama, Japan Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Amano - Jul 02 (Fri), 2021 15:50 UTC No.4908 Hi Ron-san Thank you for the VOS on SW restart information. July 2, from 1104, again found VOS Amoy on 4900 and VOS Chinese on 4940. MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 0950-1001 UT, July 2. At 0950, during this time, there is little interference on both sides and it is easy to hear. My audio attached. * 00:00-02:30 0950’00“-0952’30“ UTC * Sarawak FM, ID at 00:21- * After that, The Final Countdown song by Europe was on the air. At 1000, 1+1 time pips at ToH. lt was 13 seconds late. It is delayed at the same time as Wai FM on 11665 kHz. THAILAND. 9390, Radio Thailand Japanese broadcast, 1300-1315 UT, July 2. Japanese broadcasting continues in July. What was the announcement between June 14 and 16 that "The broadcast will end on June 30" ? http://hiroshi.mediacat-blog.jp/e143981.html My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9065.mp3 * 00:00-03:00 1259’56“-1302’56“ UTC Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip File:4908.mp3 (357KB) Re: Voice of Freedom on 5920 kHz. Amano - Jul 05 (Mon), 2021 15:00 UTC No.4909 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 1820-2135 UT, July 3 (Saturday). There was a little North Korean jamming, but I heard the VOF on 5920 kHz so well that I was listening while sleeping at home. Since it was a weekend, I was able to listen to the 10-minute drama “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love) broadcast only on the VOF weekend. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4727.mp3 * 00:00-01:30 1820’00“-1821’30“ UTC : “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ Opening * 01:30-03:00 1828’30“-1830’00“ UTC : “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ Ending This program will be broadcast at the following times. * 0920-0930 UTC - Sat./Sun. * 1820-1830 UTC - Fri./Sat. * 2120-2130 UTC - Fri./Sat. By the way, “Kkumkkuneun cheongchungeug“ (Dreaming youth drama) is broadcast at the same time on weekdays. At 2100 UT, I heard the time signal announcement before the start of "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza). My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4728.mp3 * 00:00-01:20 2059’40“-2101’00“ UTC Amano Saitama at home, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: AN-12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The audio of the time signal announcement before the start of the "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) broadcast is summarized below. 0900 UTC - https://bit.ly/2WK6JoS * TNX! Ron-san ’Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo ohu 6 (yeoseos) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 6pm (0900 UTC).’ 1200 UTC - https://bit.ly/3fF7Nl7 * TNX! Ron-san ’Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm (1200 UTC).’ 1500 UTC - https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4767.mp3 ’Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo ja-jeong eul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced at midnight (1500 UTC).’ 1800 UTC - https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/img/4863.mp3 ’Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo saebyeog 3 (ses) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 3am (1800 UTC).’ 2100 UTC - https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4728.mp3 ’Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo achim 6 (yeoseos) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 6am (2100 UTC).’ 0000 UTC - https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/img/4891.mp3 ’Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo achim 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced 9am (0000 UTC).’ 0300 UTC - https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4719.mp3 ’Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo jeong-o eul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced at noon (0300 UTC).’ I want 0900 UTC and 1500 UTC audio. >At 1500 on July 16, it was all there. *** In Japanese article : https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:4728 Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Amano - Jul 10 (Sat), 2021 14:10 UTC No.4910 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 0855-0902 UT, July 10 (Saturday). At 0900 UT, I heard the time signal announcement before the start of "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza). It's hard to hear because of North Korean jamming, but I heard the time signal announcement. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4729.mp3 . 　* 00:00-01:05 0859’55“-0901’00“ UTC I also attached it to the above article. The only remaining unreceived is 1500 UTC audio. TAIWAN. 9730, Sound of Hope, 0935-1055 UT, July 10 (Saturday). I was trying to listen to Myanmar, but today SOH was strong. From 1000 UT, the news program "Tian-xia zong-heng" was being broadcast. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4730.mp3 . * 00:00-00:30 1018’00“-1018’30“ UTC : ID@00:12- “Xi-wang zhi sheng guo-ji guang-bo dian-tai“ * 00:30-01:00 1022’10“-1022’40“ UTC : ID@00:43- “?現在收聽的是(Nin xian-zai shou-ting de shi) 希望之聲國際廣播電台 天下縦橫(Tian-xia zong-heng)“ Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Jul 13 (Tue), 2021 05:07 UTC No.4911 Hi Amano - Sorry for the delay in responding to you. July 6 (Tuesday), found VOF (5920) not worth recording at 1500 UT, as there was strong QRM from Vatican Radio on 5920, via the Philippines (*1430+). Please see VOF log below. Here are a few of my recent logs: INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, 1307-1310, July 11; after the news in English, played the usual patriotic song?“Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country); poor reception. KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH, observed July 12 (Monday), with frequencies for this week: 3985 // 4890 (never jammed) // 5995 // 6255 // 6350 // 9105 (never jammed), at 1050 UT, with the EBS-FM (Educational Broadcasting System - https://www.ebs.co.kr/main ) news in English and Korean; but more than just the news, as they explain the meaning of some of the English words, so it's really the news and a language lesson; with outdated news, as today's program was originally broadcast over EBS-FM back on June 28 (item - UK ran a campaign called "grab a jab" to further drive up vaccination rates, etc.). Later at 1127, heard the weekday English language lesson, whereas on the weekend they have a reading in English of "Harry Potter and the Magician's Stone," along with an explanation in Korean, during that same time period; VOH continues to have a four hour program loop. Voice of the People, on July 12, again with no change of frequencies for this week; noted at 1055 UT; 3480 (never jammed) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600. Voice of Freedom, 5920, on July 12, at 1130 UT with program "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing Is Power), which SA again at 1156; then at 1200, a single tone; VOF SA and station singing jingle; program "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza); clear of any jamming, so good reception, whereas there was strong N. Korea jamming that ended about 1100; later the NK jamming starts up again about 1358, in anticipation of the *1405 start of Shiokaze (5920); shortly after Shiokaze signed off (1435*), the N. Korean ends, but at 1430, there is the strong start of Vatican Radio (5920). So for me, the best time for VOF reception is between about 1100 to 1358 UT. TAIWAN. 6230 // 6280, Sound of Hope, recently, through July 12, have heard these two frequencies as usual, but 6215 is no longer on the air 9410 // 9774 // 15375, Fu Hsing BS, 0805-0901*, July 10 (Saturday); a very rare day with all three frequencies being heard; this is their weekend schedule (weekdays with 1000*). VANUATU. 3945 // 7890 (harmonic), Radio Vanuatu, 1101-1114 UT, on July 11; religious song; full SA with frequencies;?National Anthem; then from 1104 to 1114 just open carrier (dead air) till xmtr off via a timer (off at the same time every day).? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Vanuatu - July 13 Ron Howard - Jul 13 (Tue), 2021 09:23 UTC No.4912 July 13 - An enjoyable day of Radio Vanuatu reception; 7890 (harmonic) // 11835 (harmonic); suddenly on at *0559 UT, with song already in progress (The Doobie Brothers - "Listen to the Music"); 0602-0605, "News Update" in Bislama; 0605-0659, DJ in Bislama playing C&W and pop songs in English (The Police - "Every Breath You Take," Hank Williams - "Jambalaya - On the Bayou," etc.); 0700-0719, news/sports in Bislama. Port Vila sunset was at 0626 UT; moderate QRN (static). Only a carrier heard on 3945; CNR2 (11835) only produced low level QRM today. Between 0630 and 0650, heard them play their distinctive station's singing jingle four different times ("Radio Vanuatu" and "Voice of Papua New Guinea"). BTW - The 4th harmonic on 15780 was not heard. Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Jul 15 (Thu), 2021 10:49 UTC No.4913 CHINA. 4900, Voice of Strait, 1123, July 14, found not // to 4940; both unusually good; new // schedule, different from past //'s; at 1130, both became //; 1155-1200, still //, with the Strait Fishery Meteorology report (Channel fishery weather), with the weather forecast for the Strait, with info about wind, waves, temperature, etc., sound of seagulls and a musical selection; after 1200, still //. 7345, The Voice of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (CNR7), 1200, July 14. Strong signal; time pips and full SA with distinctive "F-M" references (FM 98.0 ?[Gau-sap-baat dim ling] for Guangzhou; FM 101.2 [Yat-ling-yat dim yi] for Zhongshan City, covering Shenzhen and Hong Kong; FM 105.4 [Yat-ling-ng dim sei] for Zhuhai City - covering Macau and FM 93.2 [Gau-sap-saam dim yi] for Foshan. INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, with weak audio on July 14: 1114: After the news in Chinese, played the patriotic song "Garuda Pancasila," aka: "Mars Pancasila" - Pancasila March (The five principles of Pancasila, as set forth by then President Sukarno on June 1, 1945, are the underlying ideals of the country). 1209: After the news in Japanese, played the patriotic song "Garuda Pancasila." 1309: After the news in English, surprised to find they played a different patriotic song - “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country). I suspect that for all of August, VOI will probably play the patriotic song “Dirgahayu Indonesiaku” after the news, as they normally do during the month of their independence (Aug. 17). MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1247-1300, July 14 (Wednesday); unusually strong signal, but OTH radar QRM; English language lesson "Say It In English," with the misadventures of "Tom" being sick and "Kate" helping him get to the doctor's office; these lessons air on both Mon. & Wed.; first heard today's show back on Wed, Sept 20, 2017 (that seven minute audio is at - http://bit.ly/2TaeCT4 ) and also heard again on March 26, 2018 (Mon.). TAIWAN. 6214.9 // 6230.0 // 6280.0, Sound of Hope, 1120, July 14; had noted 6215 being silent for over a week and thought perhaps they had abandoned the frequency, but came back again today; clearly off frequency. These frequencies are rarely jammed by CNR1 during my mornings. 9410 // 9774, Fu Hsing BS, 0826, July 15. Today only on two frequencies! 9410 // 9774 // 15375, Fu Hsing BS, 0801, on July 14; BBC had just signed off on 9410; very nice to find all three frequencies active again. The same frequencies were noted on July 10 (Saturday) from 0805 to 0901* (their weekend schedule, as opposed to weekdays 1000*). VANUATU. 7890 (H), Radio Vanuatu and at times relay of Paradise FM 98, from 0705+, July 15. Station was having some issues with their audio today; seemed normal till about 0750, when I suddenly realized I briefly heard YL in Spanish, followed by a brief spot in English ("My family and I want to come back to Vanuatu," etc.); wonder if these spots were about the upcoming Port Vila New Caledonia Regional Youth Festival ( https://wotzonvanuatu.com/event/port-vila-new-caledonia-regional-youth-festival-teouma-valley/ ); after 0800, a number of times noted with two different audio feeds at the same time, creating a mess; at 0803, fairly clear SA slogan - "Any where, any time, Paradise FM, simply the best." This is the first time I have ever heard this situation! 7890 // 11835, both harmonics, Radio Vanuatu, 0600-0602, July 14 (Wednesday). News Update (Vanuatu's "COVID-19 vaccine rollout," etc.); 0630-0634, the regular segment of "messages" in Bislama, which started and ended with nice indigenous drum music. Wed. continues to be the only day that CNR2 (11835) closes down at 0600*, leaving RV in the clear. VIETNAM. 8812-USB, UNID, 1337 till cut off at 1400*, on July 14. Non-stop Vietnamese indigenous music/ singing/chanting; fairly good signal. Not sure who this is? Off with no announcement. My audio is posted at http://bit.ly/3ehE0xw . ? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Voice of Freedom on 5920 kHz at 1500 UTC. Amano - Jul 16 (Fri), 2021 17:21 UTC No.4914 Hi Ron-san - Thank you for the VOF reception report around 1500 UTC. It became a great reference for me! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ July 6 (Tuesday), found VOF (5920) not worth recording at 1500 UT, as there was strong QRM from Vatican Radio on 5920, via the Philippines (*1430+). Voice of Freedom, 5920, on July 12, at 1130 UT with program "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing Is Power), which SA again at 1156; then at 1200, a single tone; VOF SA and station singing jingle; program "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza); clear of any jamming, so good reception, whereas there was strong N. Korea jamming that ended about 1100; later the NK jamming starts up again about 1358, in anticipation of the *1405 start of Shiokaze (5920); shortly after Shiokaze signed off (1435*), the N. Korean ends, but at 1430, there is the strong start of Vatican Radio (5920). So for me, the best time for VOF reception is between about 1100 to 1358 UT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Today I tried to receive VOF on 5920 at 1500 UT. KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 1455-1505 UT, July 16 (Thursday). Perhaps it's jamming for Shiokaze, North Korean jamming is strong. Still, I can hear VOF. At 1500 UT, I heard the time signal announcement before the start of "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza). At 1503 UT, North Korean jamming has stopped. Behind the VOF, a station believed to be Vatican Radio heard. My audio attached. * 00:00-04:10 1459’50“-1504’00“ UTC * 00:10- a single tone; the time signal announcement; ’Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo ja-jeong eul allyeodeulibnida.’ In English, ’Voice of Freedom has announced at midnight (1500 UTC).’ * 03:06- At 1502’56“ UT, North Korean jamming has stopped. The audio of the time signal announcement before the start of the "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) broadcast is all there. I edited and summarized the following articles. https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4909 If there is other good audio, I will replace it. Amano Saitama at home, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: AN-12 File:4914.mp3 (553KB) Re: Solomon Islands - SIBC, on 9545 kHz., from 0730+ UT (former 5020 silent) Ron Howard - Jul 19 (Mon), 2021 09:52 UTC No.4915 SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9545, SIBC, anomaly from tune in 0730+ UT, July 19. Normally this frequency closes at 0500*; in Pijin; some commercial announcements; 0801, calliope and news (sound bites from the national address to the nation, with update about the situation with COVID-19); "This news comes to you from the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation"; 0813, National Anthem, followed by a major national speech in English, with updated info about COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 vaccination info; heavy QRN (static). My audio is posted at http://bit.ly/36I80ys , with one minute of NA, followed by 11 minutes of the COVID-19 speech. Ron California Re: Solomon Islands - SIBC, on 9545 kHz., from 0730+ UT (former 5020 silent) Ron Howard - Jul 20 (Tue), 2021 00:23 UTC No.4916 Thanks to Bryan Clark for his response on July 19. Ron SIBC continues its use of 9545 in lieu of 5020. Fair, clear signal here in northern NZ at 1955 UTC. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Jul 21 (Wed), 2021 19:50 UTC No.4917 CHINA. VOS (4900 / 4940) found not // 1025; 1030 become //; 1113 not //; 1130 became //; 1212 //; 1236 //; 1318 not //. PBS Yunnan - fairly decent on 6035, from 1330 to 1350. CHBC (6185), this morning checked a number of times and heard with mostly fair reception (about the best ever heard!); some Chinese opera. INDONESIA. VOI, after the news in Japanese, at 1210, with patriotic song "Garuda Pancasila"; after the news in English, at 1309, played the patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri”; VOI SA: "3-3-2-5 kilohertz." JAPAN. Shiokaze, 5965 // 7295, with English on Wed.; both jammed. KOREA SOUTH. VOH, at 1001, on 3990 (ham QRM) // 4885 // 6000 // 6250 // 6355 // 9100. Voice of Freedom (5920), the daily NK jamming stopped at 1105*; don't know why they are here at this time; is not against VOF, as jamming is also here when VOF is up on 6045. ? MYANMAR - Today, from 1240 to 1249, with the well heard Wed. edition of "Say It In English"; a repeat of the show I first heard back in 2017: "MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, Oct. 9, 2017. The Monday edition of "Say It In English"; 1218-1231; this weeks adventures (dialogue) of "Tom," has him driving along the "A3, near Guildford," when his car stops, so he calls "Sparky's Garage" and turns out "Tom" had no "petrol." Fairly readable. I have gotten hooked on his weekly antics. My audio posted at http://goo.gl/iE7Ehh ." 9730, Myanmar Radio, from 1054 to 1059, okay reception till totally killed by extremely strong KNLS start-up; then clear again today from 1159 (KNLS went off) till past 1200 (MR running late today, but didn't stay around for their cut off). TAIWAN. 9410 // 9774 // 15375, Fu Hsing BS, heard with weekday schedule of 1000* (weekends with 0900*). Very nice to catch all three frequencies! VANUATU. From 1015+, no RV today on 3945 nor 7890(H) (11835[H], covered by CNR2). Ron California Re: Sarawak Independence Day - special broadcast 9835 // 11665 kHz. Ron Howard - Jul 22 (Thu), 2021 14:41 UTC No.4918 MALAYSIA. 9835 // 11665, Sarawak FM, via Kajang (on the west coast of the Malaysia peninsular - not from Sarawak), in // from about 1220 to 1313 UT, today, which is Independence Day in Sarawak; 1250-1313, aired a national speech by Chief Minister for Sarawak, Abang Johari; mostly in vernacular, with some English; pointing out developments in the country (for energy development, a joint venture agreement to develop onshore Block SK433 field in Sarawak, etc.); after 1313 not //, 11665, back to Wai FM programs; 9835 continued on with the Independence Day celebrations; SA for "Sarawak FM"; at times had fair reception, but also some adjacent QRM. My local sunrise was at 1306 UT. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. CR-1, antenna: 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) sat_dxer - Jul 24 (Sat), 2021 12:10 UTC No.4919 774kHz JOUB NHK2 Akita Japan weak audio & deep fading via Trans-Pacific at 1209z 24 Jul /21 Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Jul 25 (Sun), 2021 20:55 UTC No.4920 I had some fun summertime listening today (July 25). Tuning by 6035, at 1322 and what did I hear? Sammy Davis Jr. singing "Jingle Bells," then Bing Crosby with "Jingle Bells" & "White Christmas," Dean Martin - "Dream a Little Dream of Me," etc. Yes, a DJ in Chinese, from "Yunnan Radio International" (assume the name has not been changed recently), playing songs all in English. Bizarre to hear Xmas songs in July! Recently I have heard outstanding Asian reception. Taiwan with 0900* (weekend schedule), on all three frequencies (9410 // 9774 // 15375). Vanuatu (7890H) from 1025 till xmtr off at 1114, via a timer; Sunday religious songs, except for preaching (1037-1052); then at 1110, full ID and NA. Mexico and China still mixing at 1015, on 6185; with Mexico playing some cool jazz! ? Myanmar, on 9730, clearly going off at 1202*, so they are definitely ex: 1130*. Korea, with Echo of Hope - VOH (9100), with the weekend reading of "Harry Potter and the Magician's Stone," with chapter one (1125-1150); they recently finished reading the whole book and have now started to read it all over again; 1143 - "And finally, bird-watchers everywhere have reported that the nation's owls have been behaving very unusually today. Although owls normally hunt at night and are hardly ever seen in daylight, there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction since sunrise. Experts are unable to explain why the owls have suddenly changed their sleeping pattern." The newscaster allowed himself a grin. "Most mysterious. And now, over to Jim McGuffin with the weather. Going to be any more showers of owls tonight, Jim?" "Well, Ted," said the weatherman, "I don't know about that, but it's not only the owls that have been acting oddly today. Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of shooting stars! Maybe people have been celebrating Bonfire Night early, it's not until next week, folks!" ?Nicely readable!! Ron California ? Re: Vanuatu Ron Howard - Jul 31 (Sat), 2021 11:10 UTC No.4921 Radio Vanuatu: July 25 Sunday - On 7890 (H), heard 1025 till xmtr off at 1114 UT; religious songs, excerpt 1037-1051 preaching; 1110-1112, full ID & NA; 1112-1114, open carrier (dead air); off via the usual timer. July 26 - At 1011, no RV heard on 7890 (H). July 27 - At 0525, no RV on 7260; from 0559+, not heard on 7890 (H) or 11835 (H). July 30 - From 0620+, no RV on 7890 (H) or 11835 (H). July 31 - At 0552, no RV on 7260; from 0559+, not heard on 7890 (H) or 11835 (H). Ron California Re: Bangladesh Betar - July 31 - anomaly with no CNR1 QRM on 4750 kHz. Ron Howard - Jul 31 (Sat), 2021 14:55 UTC No.4922 BANGLADESH. 4750.0, Bangladesh Betar (External Service), with major anomaly on July 31. CNR1, which usually is well heard here, was off the air (CNR1, on 4800, was heard normally!); extremely rare for CNR1 to be silent here; BB xmtr on at 1223 UT and immediately started their test tone; 1227-1230, distinctive IS; 1230, time pips; 1231, start of news in English (not very readable); some nice selections of subcontinent music/singing; a segment about the "Father of the Nation" (Sheikh Mujib) and Pakistan/Bangladesh history. Would be wonderful if CNR1 stayed off the air on this frequency! Before 1223, did hear a very faint carrier (no audio) on 4749.95, which must have been from the Voice of Indonesia, via Cimanggis/Jakarta (BTW - VOI on 3325, via Palangkaraya, had a strong carrier today, but no audio at all). Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Aug 04 (Wed), 2021 19:52 UTC No.4923 MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 1301 UT, on Aug 4. Decent reception; news in vernacular (item about Olympics, etc.), which was // 11665 (Wai FM, which continues to have poor audio); ended being // after the news (1310); 9835, then pop songs; heard my favorite station's slogan in English - "Now the ultimate power in the universe, . . Sarawak FM"; my audio posted at https://bit.ly/3ip0IGu (station's slogan heard at 3:26 on my audio clip). VIETNAM. Aug 4 - Thanks to Barry Bankston and Wolfie for the alert regarding change of VOV frequencies? info via WOR iog.?9840.0 // 12020.0, at 1215 UT, in Japanese with fairly strong signal; stopped audio for?several minutes before the?1230 start of the English segment, which was very well heard, but that only?stayed on for a few minutes till it was?cut off to change the antenna; later came back on, only to have?very poor reception/unusable. The antenna setting?used for the Japanese segment works wonderfully? for reception here on the coast. My 1230 UT audio clip is at?http://bit.ly/3fveFAT . It has been so long that VOV had been off frequency that I think I will miss that! Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: SIBC extended broadcast on 9545 kHz. Ron Howard - Aug 08 (Sun), 2021 08:59 UTC No.4924 SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9545, SIBC, Voice of the Nation, 0502-0745 UT, Aug 8 (Sunday); religious music (0502-0515); sounded like a religious sermon (0516-0533); in English at 0700, with calliope and news/sports/weather, followed by "FM 96.3 . . . S-I-B-C, Voice of the Nation"; good number of series of commercial announcements (many for mobile phone service) ; more segments of religious music; at times almost fair. Brief audio attached of ID and religious song. This is especially nice when they do not switch frequency to 5020, at 0500. Ron California File:4924.mp3 (236KB) Re: Voice of Freedom on 6045 kHz. Amano - Aug 12 (Thu), 2021 09:45 UTC No.4925 KOREA SOUTH. 6045, VOF, 0000-0002 UT, on Aug 12. Desperate frequency where North Korean super jamming stays. However, this jamming stops around 0000 UTC. In today's reception, the jamming signal was a little weak, so I was able to confirm the VOF’s SJ after 0000 UTC. This super jamming stopped at 0001’12“ UTC. After that, I heard a North Korean pip jamming for VOF, and VOF was heard behind it. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4744.mp3 * 00:00-01:30 0000’00“-0001’30“ UTC On Aug 7, VOF moved from 5920 to 6045. Information from Ron. https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:4739 * Thank you for your information on the Japanese site. Ron-san Re: A few SW language lessons Ron Howard - Aug 13 (Fri), 2021 17:13 UTC No.4926 KOREA SOUTH. 9475, National Unity Radio, from 1244 to 1245 UT, on Aug 12. Good reception of a brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended as usual with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean, with a few Chinese words and a sentence. This program will be repeated again about two hours later today. Today's lesson: J?nhou w? y?ding t?ng n? de - 今后我一定听?的 (I will listen to you from now on). My audio is posted at http://bit.ly/3jSEbBg . Echo of Hope - VOH (??????): On 9105, from 1050 to 1100 UT, on August 12, with the weekday EBS (Educational Broadcasting System) produced English news, which is also a language lesson; today's news was originally broadcast via EBS FM on July 26; transcript at http://bit.ly/3jNCGVg . My eleven minute audio at http://bit.ly/3lW36qv . At 1100 UT, news in Korean. VOH continues with a repeating four hour program loop. Later at 1123 UT, VOH had an English, on weekdays only, language lesson. My audio at http://bit.ly/3jNdu13 . MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1248-1302, Aug 11. The Wednesday edition of language lesson "Say It In English"; today "Tom's Aunt Jennifer" had a water leak in her flat, she called "George," the plumber, but he was too busy to fix it, so "Tom" tried and as usual made a mess of it; semi-readable; a different show will be aired this Friday. I first heard today's show back on Dec 13, 2017 (Wednesday). Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: A few SW language lessons Amano - Aug 14 (Sat), 2021 15:30 UTC No.4927 Hi Ron-san Thank you for the information on A few SW language lessons. I listened to VOH today from 1123 UT. KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH (??????): On 4890, from 1122’55“ to 1146’07“ UT (23:12), on August 14 (Saturday). Is it an English lesson program by a female announcer? Is this program this time on weekends? My three minute audio at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4746.mp3 Amano Saitama at home, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: AN-12 Re: A few SW language lessons Ron Howard - Aug 14 (Sat), 2021 15:53 UTC No.4928 Hi Amano - You heard the weekend only reading of?"Harry?Potter?and?the?Magician's?Stone" in English, with a lengthy explanation?in Korea.?VOH?recently finished reading?the?whole book?and?have now started to read it all over again. During weekdays, there is a daily language?lesson in English during this time period. Very nice to hear so much English via VOH!!! Thanks very much for your very clear audio clip. Enjoyable!!! Ron (California) Re: VOH English language lesson Amano - Aug 15 (Sun), 2021 20:15 UTC No.4929 Hi Ron-san Thank you for listening to my audio and following me. Today I listened to the VOH weekdays only program, English language lesson. KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH (??????): On 4890, from 1521’46“ to 1551’27“ UT (29:41), on August 15 (Sunday). Korean local time, 0021’46“-0051’27 KST, on August 16 (Monday). The theme music at the starting and ending of this program is Party Will Come Alive sung by Wizardz Of Oz feat. Ruben Martinez. https://youtu.be/VOnHJJUOuDI When I inspected the relationship between this song and Korean EBS on Google etc., I found the following YouTube video. https://youtu.be/tFmVpXnGiaA This is exactly this program! The program name is ??? ?? (Wang cho bo yeong-eo). Translated into English, it is Super beginner English. This program is produced by EBSe (EBS English). https://ko.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBS_english My three minute audio attached. Ron-san At the beginning of the program, a man says "English ~". Do you know what he is saying? Is he saying "English Supa 'ginner" or "English Super Beginner"? Amano Saitama at home, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: AN-12 File:4929.mp3 (650KB) Re: VOH English language lesson Ron Howard - Aug 15 (Sun), 2021 21:44 UTC No.4930 Hi Amano - Thank you so very much for the additional helpful information. Very interesting! At the beginning of the lesson, he says "English trainer" and gives his name ("Mayu"), then she says her name ("Mini"), then they both say in English, "Good morning everybody." I love listening to the woman, as she is so animated about the lesson. Very entertaining!! Appreciate your great research! Ron Re: VOH English language lesson Amano - Aug 15 (Sun), 2021 22:55 UTC No.4931 Ron-san - Thank you for your quick answer to my question. Very glad! I thought that the question part was the program name. This program is interesting because it certainly has a fun atmosphere. The theme music is the best, too!! Thank you for following me! Amano Re: Myanmar Radio on 9730 kHz. Amano - Aug 20 (Fri), 2021 14:45 UTC No.4932 MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1028-1059, Aug 18. Received by ANDO S11-783DPU, OEM machine of DEGEN DE1103DPU. I was able to receive Myanmar Radio very clearly. My audio(1031-1033 UT) is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9084.mp3 I heard a cute song. Nini Lay sung by Chulay. https://youtu.be/Q02lZBU_nhM Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ANDO S11-783DPU, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Solomon Islands - SIBC - continuing with erratic broadcasting Ron Howard - Aug 23 (Mon), 2021 15:23 UTC No.4933 SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9545, on Aug 19, from 0445+, checking for their normal 0500* UT, but SIBC was absent. 5020, SIBC, on Aug 23. Continuing with their erratic scheduling; 1200, "Evening Devotional," SA in English, National Anthem; instead of the usual closing down for the day, immediately after NA, started non-stop pop songs (some island songs and some in English); no announcements heard at all, so I believe this is not a relay of Wantok FM; occasional periods of open carrier between songs (some breaks with dead air for over five minutes!); heard past 1350+ UT, along with summertime QRN (static). On Aug 22, heard past 1410+. My musical audio from today posted at http://bit.ly/3ybobQj . My local sunrise was at 1331 UT. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Solomon Islands - SIBC - continuing with erratic broadcasting Ron Howard - Aug 29 (Sun), 2021 14:47 UTC No.4934 Aug 29 - SIBC (5020), National Anthem 1202-1204; then start of the Sunday only, non-stop religious music (choir, hymns, etc.); still on the air after 1410+ UT. Ron (California) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Aug 30 (Mon), 2021 01:31 UTC No.4935 Sunday (Aug 29), with some enjoyable Asian reception! CHINA. 6060 // 7225, Sichuan PBS-2, 1400 UT. Happy to find them still with the usual multi-language SAs at ToH - "Sichu?n minzu gu?ngbo, Sichuan Ethnic Radio," plus "Coming up next"; 6060 slightly better reception. Perhaps today's recording was the clearest so far, posted at http://bit.ly/3jsMEwo (English SA 0:25) INDIA. 5040, AIR Jeypore, 1305 UT, nice subcontinent music. Audio at http://bit.ly/3mXfeIr . MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 1240 UT, DJ playing pop songs; fair. Not // 11665 Wai FM (very poor). MYANMAR. 5915, Myanmar Radio, 1314 UT, Buddhist religious service; mixing with CRI. Audio at http://bit.ly/3sUEZd8 . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Amano - Aug 31 (Tue), 2021 02:50 UTC No.4936 Hi Ron-san Thank you as always. いつもありがとうございます。 Monday (Aug 30), I have some enjoyable Asian reception, too. MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1047 UT. A little mixing with SOH. I enjoyed Myanmar songs. The song that was broadcast is A Kyaung Pyan Pay Par sung by Irene Zin Mar Myint. https://youtu.be/ixPvQvCFdeg My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9090.mp3 . * 0:00-02:40, 1047’00“-1049’40“ UT * RX: ANDO S11-783DPU (Narrow), antenna: Built-in whip MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, 1300-1400* UT; fair. 1300-1310 UT, news. // 11665 Wai FM. 1310-1400 UT, DJ playing pop songs. Not // 11665 Wai FM. 1400 UT, closing down. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9091.mp3 . * 00:00-02:05, 1358’00“-1400’05“ UT * RX: ICF-SW7600GR (Sync on LSB), antenna: Built-in whip The song that was broadcast is Kisah Cinta Kita sung by Hafiz Suip. https://youtu.be/h3n9pnToT-o Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN Re: Qinghai News and General Radio on 6145 kHz. Amano - Aug 31 (Tue), 2021 11:10 UTC No.4937 CHINA. 6145, Qinghai News and General Radio, 1215-1300, Aug 30. 1215, 1230 and 1246 UT, the frequency announcement of Qinghai News and General Radio was broadcast three times with the same content. It was announced with the following contents. There were no shortwave frequency announcements. * Qinghai News and General Radio frequency announcement. 新??合广播 (X?nwen zonghe gu?ngbo) 青海之声 (Q?ngh?i zh? sh?ng) 正听?率 (Zheng t?ng pinl?) * The frequency you are currently listening to is 黄南藏族自治州 (Huang nan zangzu zizhizh?u) 同仁? (Tongren xian) FM89.4 尖扎? (Ji?n zh? xian) FM105.4 ??? (Ze ku xian) FM95.9 河南蒙古族自治? (Henan mengg? zu zizhixian) FM99.0, AM666 果洛藏族自治州 (Gu? luo zangzu zizhizh?u) ?沁? (M? qin xian) FM99.6, AM1017 班?? (B?n m? xian) FM89.3 甘德? (G?n de xian) FM99.5, AM711 ?日? (Da ri xian) FM96.3, AM621 久治? (Ji?zhi xian) FM93.6 ?多? (M? du? xian) FM89.8 玉?藏族自治州 (Yushu zangzu zizhizh?u) 玉?? (Yushu xian) FM94.8 ?多? (Za du? xian) FM96.1 称多? (Chen du? xian) FM95.0 治多? (Zhi du? xian) FM96.3, AM666 ??? (Nang qi?n xian) FM90.3, AM711 曲麻莱? (Q? ma lai xian) FM94.0 My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4753.mp3 . * 00:00-02:00, 1246’00“-1248’00“ UT * 00:17-01:37, frequency announcement Amano Arakawa Riverside, Saitama Toda-city, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Voice of Freedom Ron Howard - Sep 03 (Fri), 2021 14:43 UTC No.4938 Sept 3 VOF 5920 kHz. (ex: 6045); 0900+ UT (1800+ JST) 0900 UT - Time tone; "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo ohu 6 (yeoseos) sileul allyeodeulibnida" ("Voice of Freedom announces 6pm"), "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). http://bit.ly/2WK6JoS . 0915 - "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart). http://bit.ly/3jEUinl . ? 0920 - “Kkumkkuneun cheongchungeug“ (Dreaming youth drama). http://bit.ly/3yHpmHk . 0930 - http://bit.ly/3DUQeHM - ?"Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo"? (Korean people, to unity, to the future) 1000 - "Maeil geudaewa" (Everyday with you). http://bit.ly/3DO3mOW . 1050 - “Ulisoli hanmadang“ (Our sound festival). http://bit.ly/2YgbIhI . Ron California Re: Voice of Freedom Ron Howard - Sep 04 (Sat), 2021 20:42 UTC No.4939 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, VOF, 1130+ UT, Sept 4 (Saturday). 1130 - Program "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowledge is power). 1157 - Closing SA for "Aneun geos-i him-ida." 1200 - Time tone; VOF singing jingle - "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong" (Translation: Voice of truth, Voice of hope, Voice of Freedom broadcasting); "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida" (Voice of Freedom announces 9pm); "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). My audio is at http://bit.ly/3h3hGsK . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Japan - HFD Radio Station JG2XA Ron Howard - Sep 04 (Sat), 2021 21:06 UTC No.4940 JAPAN[non-log]. 5006, HFD Radio Station JG2XA. Sept 4, at 1150+ UT. Have not checked on this frequency or // 8006 recently, but today clearly off the air. What is the status of these low powered (200 watts) stations carrying out the HF-Doppler (HFD) project? Ron California Re: Voice of Freedom Amano - Sep 05 (Sun), 2021 15:05 UTC No.4941 Hi! Ron-san Thank you for the timely information. I listened to your received audio. It's clear without jamming. The VOF turned out that the program schedule has not changed since January of this year! >0930 - http://bit.ly/3DUQeHM - ?"Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo"? (Korean people, to unity, to the future) * There is no doubt that the program of this received your audio is "Hanmin jog tong-illo milaelo" (Korean people, to unity, to the future). I also looked at Ron-san's information and checked VOF at Sep. 3, 1726-2135 UTC. KOREA SOUTH. 5920, VOF, 1726-2135 UT, Sept 3 (Friday), 0226-0635 KST/JST, Sept 4 (Saturday). At the start of the check, North Korean pulse jamming against Shiokaze (1600-1700 UTC) continued. 1730 - "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing is power) 1800 - "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) 1810 - "Nalssi Jeonmangdae" (Weather Observatory) 1815 - "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart) At 1820 - After that, North Korean pulse jamming did not stop. Since the 10-minute drama of 1820 UTC is Saturday in local time (0320, Sept. 4), the weekend program “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love) was broadcast. By the way, "Kkumkkuneun cheongchungeug“ (Dreaming youth drama) will be broadcast on weekdays in local time. Ron-san is a program received on Sept. 3, 0920 UTC. http://bit.ly/3yHpmHk My reception audio for 1 minute after the start of the program after 1820 is https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4756.mp3 . * 00:00-01:00, 1820 - “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love) * 01:00-02:00, 1830 - "Hanla-eseo Baegdukkaji" (From Halla to Baekdu) * 02:00-03:00, 1900 - "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" (Happy Republic of Korea) At 1940 - "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae" (Time travel, history exploration party), at the beginning, pulse jamming for Shiokaze from North Korea finally stopped at 1940'27" ! After that, I could hear VOF clearly! My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4757.mp3 . * 00:00-02:00, 1940 - "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae" (Time travel, history exploration party) After that, although there was occasional wood pecker noise, I could hear VOF clearly while enjoying the program. The theme music for "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together) from 2000 UTC has changed from Carpenters' There's A Kind Of Hush to a new and different theme music. My audio attached. * 00:00-01:00, 2000 - "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together) * 01:00-02:00, 2100 - Time tone; "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo achim 6 (yeoseos) sileul allyeodeulibnida" ("Voice of Freedom announces 6am"), "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). * 02:00-03:00, 2110 - "Nalssi Jeonmangdae" (Weather Observatory) * 03:00-04:00, 2115 - "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart) * 04:00-05:00, 2120 - “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love) * 05:00-06:00, 2130 - "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" (Korean people, to unity, to the future） Amano Saitama, JAPAN ANDO S11-783DPU File:4941.mp3 (768KB) Re: Japan - HFD Radio Station JG2XA Ron Howard - Sep 06 (Mon), 2021 14:50 UTC No.4942 Sent off an email to Professor Keisuke Hosokawa (University of Electro - Communications) reporting the absence of both 5006 and 8006 kHz. Received the following informative email. They are now broadcasting with about 60W, so much lower than their former 200W. Email received from <keisuke.hosokawa@uec.ac.jp> and <hfd-all-ml@uec.ac.jp>: "Dear Ron, Thank you very much for your message! During the last weekend, our institute had a planned power outage. We have restarted the transmission since ~15:30 JST on Monday [Sept 6]; thus, I guess you are able to listen now. If you do not hear our morse, please let me know. You may know very well, but JG2XA had been operative since 2001 by Prof. Tomizawa at my institute, who retired a few years ago. After his retirement, I took over his project and have continued operating the Tx station. For the power being, the power of the transmission is ~60W for both the frequencies. You may get some information about the project at the following web site: http://gwave.cei.uec.ac.jp/~hfd/index.html If you have any questions, please let me know. Keep in touch! Keisuke" Re: VOH - Live coverage of South Korea vs Lebabon Ron Howard - Sep 07 (Tue), 2021 12:44 UTC No.4943 KOREA SOUTH. 9100, Echo of Hope - VOH, 1105+ UT, Sept 7. Extremely rare to hear live sports coverage via a "clandestine"; South Korea vs Lebanon, football (soccer) coverage of the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup; good reception. Match started at about 1100 UT. My audio posted at http://bit.ly/38IXKXQ . Ron California Re: Sarawak FM & Myanmar Radio Ron Howard - Sep 08 (Wed), 2021 15:05 UTC No.4944 MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM, on Sept 8. News in vernacular (1300-1310 UT); slogan in English at 1314 ("This station is now the ultimate power in the universe" - at 1:00 on attached audio). The DX season is coming!! MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1241-1255 UT, Sept 8 (Wednesday). Is always a pleasure to hear the comical misadventures of "Tom." I have heard this identical show a total of four times; today and on Aug 7, 2017, plus Feb 5, 2018 and Apr 28, 2021. "Say It In English" will be on again Friday, with a different show. In DXLD 17-32: "5985, Myanmar Radio, on Aug 7, 2017, tuned in at 1215, to hear the Monday edition of the English language lesson ("Say It In English") already in progress; program will be repeated on Wed.; dialogue between "Mr. Harris" and "Tom," who wants Tom to take the morning 7:00 train to Manchester; "The meeting is very important. Don't miss the train"; Tom works for a company that "makes some of the finest clocks and watches in the world," but he is "never on time for anything"; he missed the train and then rushes to take a taxi to the airport to catch the 8:00 plane to Manchester; 1227 end of "Say It In English"; fairly readable . . . " Today (Sept 8) heard 9730, Myanmar Radio, with 1153*; had been // 5985. BTW - CNR2 (6065 & 6155) on Sept 8, continues to be off the air (1210+). Ron California File:4944.mp3 (504KB) Re: Korea: Echo of Hope - VOH Ron Howard - Sep 13 (Mon), 2021 09:41 UTC No.4945 KOREA SOUTH. 6350, Echo of Hope - VOH, Sept 13 (Monday), at 0725, the start of the weekday TV audio feed for the English language lesson ("Wang cho bo yeong-eo" - Beginner's English); produced by EBS English (Educational Broadcasting System); intro theme song - "Party Will Come Alive" by Wizardz Of Oz (with Ruben Martinez); in Korean and English; "Do you have a boyfriend?", etc.; lesson will be repeated again in four hours. No other frequency was heard at this time. Later at 0800 UT, heard all frequencies; the anomaly last Monday of not changing any frequencies did not happen this Monday; all frequencies were changed for this week (3985 // 4890 // 5995 // 6255 // 6350 // 9105 kHz.). Ron California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Sep 15 (Wed), 2021 15:32 UTC No.4946 MYANMAR. 5915, Myanmar Radio, 1120-1130, Sept 10. CRI starts QRM here at *1200 and strong adjacent QRM at *1130, from 5910 (CRI), but otherwise clear reception. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1253-1305, Sept 10. Friday edition of "Say It In English"; first heard this identical show back on Feb 19, 2018; dialogue at a "sales conference," "May I introduce myself?", "Let me introduce myself," "How do you do?", "Nice to meet you," "May I introduce Tom Carter?", "Pleased to meet you," "Please call me Tom," "All right Tom, we will," etc.; a different show than last Wednesday (Sept 8); these are the only two days I know they are on the air. Sept 15 (Wednesday), 1242-1255, another edition of "Say It In English"; "Tom" doesn't know Manchester very well and gets lost, he has an important meeting at the Royal Hotel at 2:00, so he asks several people for directions; fairly readable. First heard this identical show back on Sept 17, 2018. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1132, Sept 10. Decent reception before the strong QRM on frequency from KNLS (Chinese) at *1200, which goes off at 1159*; then MR in the clear for about a minute, until *1200 start of CRI (English) on frequency; MR cut off at 1210*; MR noted // 5985; closing times for 9730 are not very consistent. SOLOMON ISLANDS: Sept 15 - SIBC continuing with an erratic/unknown schedule. 9545 - Checking from 0408+ UT; not heard at all. Is this frequency currently active? 5020 - Checking randomly 1205 to past 1415 UT; no ID, but format consistent to be a Wantok FM relay; 99% non-stop pop songs (LuLu - "To Sir, with Love," etc.) and only a few brief spots with announcers; well past their usual closing time of about 1200. My local sunrise was at 1350 UT. Ron California Re: Korea: Echo of Hope - VOH: anomaly with frequency changes on both Monday & Tuesday Ron Howard - Sep 22 (Wed), 2021 04:18 UTC No.4947 KOREA SOUTH. 9105 (same frequency as last week), Echo of Hope - VOH, Sept 20 (Monday), at 1535, the weekday TV audio feed for the English language lesson ("Wang cho bo yeong-eo" - Beginner's English); in Korean and English; this conforms to their four hour program loop; these programs can be heard at 0735 & 1135 & 1535 UT. Earlier at 1430, VOH noted with interesting anomaly this week; instead of all frequencies changing on Monday as usual, this week only three frequencies changed from last week (3990 [ex 3985] // 6000 [ex 5995] // 6355 [ex 6350]; while three remained the same as last week (4890 // 6255 // 9105). But then the next day (Sept 21 - Tuesday), at 1440, the three unchanged frequencies had changed (4885 [ex 4890] // 6250 [ex 6255] // 9100 [ex 9105]). So VOH has divided up the changes between Monday and Tuesday, something that has never happened before! Voice of the People, as usual, remains the same for this week (3480 [still the best reception by far] // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600). Ron California Re: Radio Ethiopia - Home Service on SW again! Ron Howard - Sep 22 (Wed), 2021 04:31 UTC No.4948 This may be of interest? A station back on SW again, after a long absence. Sept 21 - On 7110 (Radio Ethiopia - Home Service), via long path, at 1500 UT, heard only one gong sounded? (normally with three gongs rung)?and then dead air for?about a minute; 1501, audio back on with the news; at?1512* seemed to go off the air(?), but checked from 1521+ and heard faint audio past 1533+. Also being?reported on the air 0400+ UT. My Sept 17 audio has two minutes of Horn of Africa music and then another four minutes (gong rung three times [1500 UT and 2:00 on my audio], SA "Radio Ethiopia" and news) - http://bit.ly/3hHjUPc . Ron California Re: Korea: Echo of Hope - VOH: no NK jamming on Sept 27 Ron Howard - Sep 27 (Mon), 2021 10:53 UTC No.4949 KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH, Sept 27 (Monday), change of frequencies; 0850, news headlines in English; only on three frequencies; for this week on new 3985 // 5995 // 6350; rare to find them free of North Korea jamming; all fair-good. Later 1000+ UT, all frequencies fair-good; no jamming; new frequencies this week; 3985 // 4880 // 5995 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095 kHz. No super jamming from NK on 6045; clear frequency. Voice of Freedom (5920) jammed; usual pulsating noise; not white noise jamming (0753+ till probably off about 1100 UT) Voice of the People, jammed as usual (3480 [not heard?] // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600). Ron California Re: KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, not jammed on 6015 kHz. Ron Howard - Sep 27 (Mon), 2021 11:31 UTC No.4950 KOREA SOUTH. 6015, KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, from 0714+ UT, Sept 27. Normally this station would be totally blocked by strong NK white noise jamming, but not today; a very rare situation here; "K-B-S Radio" SA; pop songs; 0800, frequencies given; time pips; radio drama. My audio posted at http://bit.ly/3ugiyzF . Ron California Re: Erratic North Korea jamming continues Ron Howard - Sep 28 (Tue), 2021 16:07 UTC No.4951 Sept 28 - Continuing with erratic jamming from North Korea! Echo of Hope - VOH with the usual NK jamming on 3985 // 6245 // 6350, while as usual 4880 // 9095 were free from any jamming, and the surprise was 5995 had good reception with no jamming at all (rare!); at 1126, start of the English language lesson ("Wang cho bo yeong-eo" - Beginner's English); produced by EBS English (Educational Broadcasting System); intro theme song in English ("Party Will Come Alive" by Wizardz Of Oz, with Ruben Martinez); in Korean and English; "I am leaving now," "Mommy, mother," "I am leaving at five," etc.). Here is a YouTube sample of the TV show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFmVpXnGiaA . Voice of the People - From 1002+, found 3480 off the air for the second day in a row (What happened to it?); all the other frequencies were normal and jammed. On 6045, the NK super jamming was again silent today. Voice of Freedom (5920) jamming went off about 1108 UT, leaving VOF with good reception. KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, on 6015, continues to be free of the usual strong white noise jamming from NK; at 1220, in progress with the audio feed from the TV KBS news at 9 (1200 UT = 9:00 PM KST), after each news item SA given - "K-B-S News"; program is daily posted to YouTube (from yesterday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjJZpGKr2eA ). Wonderful to hear this without the normally, always strong white noise jamming! There is some QRM from a much weaker station, which I think is probably PBS Xinjiang. Is this erratic behavior by North Korea due to recent announcements? Part of a New York Times story - Sept. 25 - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/world/asia/korea-summit.html : "SEOUL ? North Korea would consider holding a summit meeting with South Korea and declaring an official end to the Korean War if the South can restore trust with it, the North’s official news agency reported on Saturday, citing the sister of its leader, Kim Jong-un." Ron California Re: PBS Yunnan - SAing as "Yunnan Radio International" on 6035 kHz. Ron Howard - Sep 30 (Thu), 2021 14:54 UTC No.4952 CHINA. 6035, "Yunnan Radio International" (PBS Yunnan), Sept 30 with unusually good reception; tuned in at 1315, expecting to hear Chinese, but instead clearly with Vietnamese (1300-1330?), so assume a new language schedule; in the past, 1000-1030 was their Vietnamese segment, followed by all Chinese; today 1315-1330 was in Vietnamese, then nice clear SAs (one in English - "Yunnan Radio International"); then into programs in Chinese. Was very pleased to find they are still giving IDs in English. My audio, starting with IDs - http://bit.ly/3kXPIBn . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Korea - VOF & VOH Ron Howard - Oct 02 (Sat), 2021 14:01 UTC No.4953 Oct 2 (Saturday) observations from Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA: Voice of Freedom (5920), 1200 UT. Single tone; "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida." (In English - Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm); singing station jingle - "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" (Voice of Truth, Voice of Hope, Voice of Freedom broadcast); "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza). My audio is posted at http://bit.ly/2ZS5A04 . Echo of Hope - VOH (5995), 1138 UT. The weekend only English language lessons with the reading of a "Harry Potter" story in English and wordy explanations in Korean; fairly good reception. My audio is posted at http://bit.ly/3uyJwCN . Ron Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Oct 07 (Thu), 2021 16:12 UTC No.4954 Oct 7 observations: 7345, Thazin Radio under China at 1136 UT, with singing/jingle. This is the best time for me to hear Thazin. 6185, CHBC, decent signal at 1019 UT, with Chinese opera, as they often do. SIBC (5020), xmtr off 1202* UT. R. Vanuatu (5040), audio ended at 1100 UT, after the NA; xmtr still on after 1240+ (open carrier/dead air). 0900-0910 UT news, 9835 (Sarawak FM) // 11665 (Wai FM); after 0910, not //. VOI (3325), playing patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country) at 1110, after the news in Chinese and again at 1211, after the news in Japanese, but with weak audio. I noted Myanmar (9730) cutting off about 1200 UT. Since then they are definitely ex 1130*, but not very consistent with their closing time. Heard today till 1150* and // 5985. Ron California File:4954.mp3 (237KB) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(26) Ron Howard - Oct 07 (Thu), 2021 16:15 UTC No.4955 7345, Thazin Radio under China at 1136 UT, with singing/jingle. This is the best time for me to hear Thazin. File:4955.mp3 (470KB) Re: Voice of Freedom Amano - Oct 09 (Sat), 2021 17:20 UTC No.4956 Hi Ron-san いつもラジオDX受信情報ありがとうございます。 Always thank you for your radio DX reception information. KOREA SOUTH. 5920, VOF, 1828-1831 UT, Oct 1 (Friday), 0328-0331 KST/JST, Oct 2 (Saturday). After 1800 UT, North Korean Pip Jamming for "Shiokaze" had already stopped. The VOF sounded very good. I heard some North Korean jamming against VOF, but it was weak. I confirmed the VOF’s SJ between the end of “Salang-i neomchineun ulijib“ (My home full of love) and the start of "Hanla-eseo Baegdukkaji" (From Halla to Baekdu). My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4760.mp3 . Amano Saitama at home, JAPAN ANDO S11-783DPU; AN-12 Re: Voice of Freedom Ron Howard - Oct 09 (Sat), 2021 20:52 UTC No.4957 Hi Amano - Thank you very much for the entertaining audio clip (by-the-way: was UT Oct 1, Friday). Always enjoy being able to listen in to what you are hearing! Voice of Freedom (5920 kHz.) - Noted daily with strong North Korean pip jamming from before 0700 UT (VOF *0753) till jamming off about 1100. Oct 9 (Saturday), good VOF reception 1130+, with "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowledge is Power). My five minute audio at http://bit.ly/3ls9ntj . Ron Asilomar State Beach, California, USA (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Voice of Freedom Amano - Oct 11 (Mon), 2021 23:20 UTC No.4958 Ron-san - Thank you for following me (sorry: was Oct. instead of Sept., fixed.). Your received sound from California is always fun! http://bit.ly/3ls9ntj "Aneun geos-i him-ida", the first song is Ye Min. It’s called “a e i o u“. https://youtu.be/cpfVpSjAlvA KOREA SOUTH. 5920, VOF, 1955-2035 UT, Oct 10 (Sunday), 0455-0535 KST/JST, Oct 11 (Monday). I can hardly hear North Korean jamming. There was a short noise signal here and there, but I could hear the VOF in a fun state. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4762.mp3 . Around 2000 UT, my received audio is "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae" (Time travel, history exploration party) ending and "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together). "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng", the first song is “Kwang-Hwa-Moon Love Song“ sung by Lee Mun-se https://youtu.be/N0RqMzfJii8 Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Radio Ethiopia - Home Service on SW again! Amano - Oct 12 (Tue), 2021 00:55 UTC No.4959 https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4948 Ron-san - Thank you for the nice information! ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia, 1445-1500* UT, Oct 10 (Sunday). I heard the Horn of Africa music in a 40m ham band. At 1455 UT, Horn of Africa music; “Balageru“ sung by Esayas Tamrat. https://youtu.be/VQ5AXNmXFug Before 1500 UT, SA "Radio Ethiopia" and gong rung two times. (-1500*) My audio (1458:00-1500:10 UT) is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9099.mp3 . Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Radio Ethiopia - Home Service on SW again! Ron Howard - Oct 12 (Tue), 2021 04:14 UTC No.4960 Hi Amano, How very nice! We were listening at the same time. The signal on 7110 kHz. (Radio Ethiopia - Home Service) is being well heard every day now at their closing down. Here is my log: ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia (Home Service), 1430-1500* UT, Oct 10. Very respectable reception via long path; my local sunrise was?at 1410 UT and Addis Ababa sunset was at 1510 UT; usual program during this time period with? chatting on the phone; also some HOA?music; 1455, non-stop music till SAs, nice Interval Signal and audio cut off after?gong rung only two times (not the usual three times). My audio, ending?with SAs, IS and gongs, at http://bit.ly/3iMyCES . Ron California Re: Radio Ethiopia - Home Service on SW again! Amano - Oct 12 (Tue), 2021 14:50 UTC No.4961 Hi Ron-san, Wow! Same reception of Radio Ethiopia on 7110 kHz in California and Tokyo. I am very happy to hear the same broadcast as you at the same time. I have the same audio (1445-1502 UT) as you, although the receiving location is different. I analyzed your audio based on my audio. http://bit.ly/3iMyCES * 00:00-03:52 // 1449’21“-1453’13“ UTC, Interval Signal; chatting on the phone; female HOA music. * 03:52-04:55 // 1459’03“-1500’06“ UTC, ending with SAs, IS and gongs. I searched Shazam for female HOA music but couldn't find it. My audio, 1454’00“-1457’00“ UTC, male talk part between female HOA music and the last song "Balageru", at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9101.mp3 During the male talk, 01:34-, song introduction, saying “Balageru“. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Radio Ethiopia - Home Service on SW again! Amano - Oct 15 (Fri), 2021 03:10 UTC No.4962 ETHIOPIA. 7110, Radio Ethiopia, 1440-1501* UT, Oct 14 (Thursday). Before 1500 UT, Horn of Africa music. After 1500 UT, SA "Radio Ethiopia" and gong rung three times. After that, a little less than 1 minute broadcast continued, -1501*. My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9102.mp3 . * 00:00-02:00 // 1459’30“-1501’30“ UT. Amano Arakawa Riverside, Tokyo Akabane, JAPAN ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in whip Re: Korea - VOH and VOP anomalies Ron Howard - Oct 19 (Tue), 2021 06:17 UTC No.4963 KOREA SOUTH. : Echo of Hope - VOH, on Sat., Oct 16, noted the normal weekend only reading of a Harry Potter story, on 3985 // 5995 // 6350, at 0723 UT. Observed on Monday, Oct 18 VOH, on new frequencies of 3990 // 6000 // 6355; checking for the usual 0723-0752, EBS TV audio feed for the English language lesson ("Wang cho bo yeong-eo" - Beginner's English), which is always aired on weekdays, but today surprised to find instead only non-stop EZL pop songs (Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You," Carpenters - "Close To You," Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On," ?Bee Gees - "How Deep Is Your Love," etc.). This is the first time I have heard this format. Perhaps the TV audio feed was not available today, so they played filler music? Later at 0846, I heard the usual EBS news headlines in English. Echo of Hope - VOH: this week's frequencies: 3990 // 4890 (no change!) // 6000 (this week no longer QRMing Mali) // 6250 // 6355 // 9100, at 0903. Voice of the People: only three frequencies heard at 0910, not the usual six: 3910 // 4450 // 6520; no trace of 3480 (recently has been off the air!), 3930, nor 6600. Echo of Hope - VOH (??????): On 9100 kHz., from 0440 to 0453 UT, on Oct 19. The EBS's (Educational Broadcasting System) produced English "Morning Headlines" program, which is also a language lesson; with a new and different format today; in the past was always Sue Choi in English, followed by a lot of explanations in Korean regarding the news items; today still with Sue, but with a young man chatting in English about the news items and explaining things in English (not in Korean); today's news headlines were originally broadcast via EBS FM on Oct 5; a transcript of today's program is at http://bit.ly/3pjISsi . ? ? Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Myanmar Radio - "Say It In English" program extremely readable Ron Howard - Oct 19 (Tue), 2021 18:14 UTC No.4964 MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1442-1455 UT, Oct 19 (Tuesday). A special treat for me to hear the "Say It In English" program with incredibly readable reception; I normally monitor this station, but today's reception was rare; normally I hear their Wednesday and Friday edition of "Say It In English" about 1245 UT, so in fact it is on the air more often than I thought; more comical misadventures of "Tom." My eleven minute audio is at http://bit.ly/3aSTE0i . Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting) Ron Howard - Oct 20 (Wed), 2021 00:47 UTC No.4965 Hi Amano - Do you happen to know anything about this station, other than it is religious and broadcasting to N. Korea? I appreciate any observations or comments! Ron Oct 19 (Tuesday) - Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting) via RRTM Telecom Tashkent (per Ivo), on 9585, from *1600 to 1630* UT; in Korean; fair-good reception; first time I have checked on this religious station broadcasting to N. Korea; intro frequency (S-W, gu - oh - pal - oh [SW 9585]); sounded like preaching and religious song; at 1626, a clear "Amen." My 1600-1615 UT audio is posted at http://bit.ly/3jimMm8 . Station is only on Tue/Thu/Sun. Ron Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey) Eton E1; external antenna of 30m long wire Re: Asilomar State Beach, California, USA Ron Howard - Oct 20 (Wed), 2021 01:13 UTC No.4966 Picture of Asilomar State Beach, near where I sit in my car and listen to DX. Ron Re: Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting) Ron Howard - Oct 20 (Wed), 2021 03:51 UTC No.4967 Info found online and with the excellent assistance of pasar malam (via "Now On The Radio" Website): Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting), is a religious radio station presented by Sons and Daughters Company, of South Korea. The CEO and founder is Matthew Bahng. The company creates and delivers hopeful messages packed with new sounds to attract all demographics of North Koreans. They know for a fact that their programs are already making an impact in people's lives in North Korea and this is one project that will continue and will not stop until they become one as a nation. Sons & Daughters Company aims to arouse the interest of North Koreans and people around the world by delivering messages through creative and modern content. Little by little, they are seeing results. They are confident that this project will have a positive impact on youth in North Korea and around the world. Intro video in English - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13kzzSo4Ojg . Sons and Daughters Company homepage in Korean - https://www.sonsanddaughtersco.com/ . Thanks very much to pasar malam for his wonderful help! Ron California