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Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jun 23, 2017 12:25 UTC No.2361 Note; -1219- 4770kHz-LSB CHINA VC01 5037kHz-USB CHINA VC01, Reading speed faster than 4770 kHz ** see also: http://radio.chobi.net/DX/SPYnumBBS/?res:2#399 4557kHz NKorea Pyongyang BS, //6400kHz etc.., no jammer ** see also: http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:740#2354 (Thanks ! Philadelphia and CHULSU !!) 4825kHz UNID carrier, no modulation ?? 4885kHz SKorea Echo of Hope, Not // 9100kHz etc Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jun 24, 2017 17:37 UTC No.2365 - - - - - - - Ron posted to DXLD yg: ** BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1057-1200*, June 24. In Pidgin; segments of pop Pacific Islands music and talking; 1146 montage of pop songs along with "NBC Bougainville" [SA]ID; mentioned "Saturday night" and just gave 95.5 FM frequency; 1155 another montage of pop songs and another "NBC Bougainville" [SA]ID, but this time with "3325 kilohertz, 90 meter band, shortwave one"; cut off at 1200*; poor. BTW - After 1200, no trace of Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya, which conforms to Atsunori Ishida's website (http://rri.jpn.org/); so RRI last heard on 3325 was on June 16. Now am only hearing Indonesia via SW from RRI Ternate (open carrier) and VOI (poor). A sad state of affairs! (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Et E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 5037-USB, VC01 (Chinese Military numbers station), 1214 & 1240, June 24. Numbers in Chinese; poor. Thanks to info at Hiroyuki Komatsubara's website, "Now On The Radio" (http://radio.chobi.net/DX/) (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Et E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. On June 24: Echo of Hope - VOH, at 1011 and subsequent checking till 1055: 5995, 6250, 6350, and 9100 were all in //. VOH on 4885 clearly had different programming from the other frequencies; was not a matter of being somewhat out of syn, but had completely different programs; at 1055 confirmed 4885 was still VOH, with a series of the usual "V O H" [SA]IDs. This conforms to excellent info at Hiroyuki Komatsubara's website, "Now On The Radio" (http://radio.chobi.net/DX/). Voice of Freedom, now back on former 5920 (ex 5940), with strong N. Korean jamming; 1005 and subsequent checking through 1252. This also conforms to info at Hiroyuki Komatsubara's website, which I find to be an excellent source for up-to-date info about Asian SW activity (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Et E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang, 1201-1206*, June 24 (Saturday). As it's the weekend, no news at ToH; pop songs; suddenly off the air; poor. 3365, NBC Milne Bay, on June 24, at 1207 & 1217, was only hearing a decent level open carrier with no audio; unusual for them to keep the transmitter on after they end their audio (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Et E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, Wantok FM relay via SIBC, 1227, June 24. Extended broadcast, as Glenn also noted today; pop songs (Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You," etc.); still on at 1242, but gone by 1255. My local sunrise was at 1250 UT (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Et E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jun 26, 2017 08:48 UTC No.2366 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -0845- 9410kHz TAIWAN Fu Hsing BS(tent.), weak signal -0950- PNG fade/in 3260kHz NBC-Madang 3275kHz No signal today 3325kHz NBC-Bougainville 3365kHz NBC-Milne Bay 3345kHz RRI-Ternate 4710kHz UNID carrier 4885kHz Echo of Hope, bad modulation and 20kHz width Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Amano Jun 26, 2017 15:57 UTC No.2367 Hello! Ron-san and Hiroyuki. -1447* VOH "Radio bangsong annae" (Radio Broadcast Guide) program; c/off! (3985, 5995, 6250, 6350, and 9100 were all in // Regular program.) -1520- 60mb survey (5MHz below) 4750kHz CNR1 etc 4760kHz AIR? 4765kHz Radio Tajik. 4900kHz AIR (not CNR1 stay) 4810kHz AIR 4820kHz (not PBS Xizang in Chinese stay) 4870kHz ??? (-1530*?) 4885kHz (not VOH in Korean stay) 4900kHz VOICE OF STRAIT in Hokkien 4905kHz (not PBS Xizang in Tibetan stay) 4910kHz AIR 4920kHz AIR (not PBS Xizang in Tibetan stay) 4930kHz VOA in English 4940kHz VOICE OF STRAIT in Chinese 4970kHz AIR 4990kHz (not PBS Hunan in Chinese stay) Amano, listening my home, Saitama, Japan. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jun 27, 2017 10:27 UTC No.2368 Note; -1015- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3275kHz No signal 3325kHz No signal both RRI & PNG 3345kHz RRI-Ternate 3365kHz PNG NBC-Milne Bay 4710kHz UNID carrier, maybe no modulation 4950kHz UNID Jammer ?? , Similar to DRM waveform, but 8kHz width 5920kHz SKorea Voice of Freedom, heavy QRM of Jamming and OTHR 6135kHz Jammer from NK still here .. 7260kHz VANUATU, in Bislama 7345kHz RUSSIA Radio Sakha, 7295kHz still off air Re: 4710 kHz. UNID - Ron Howard Jun 27, 2017 13:07 UTC No.2369 -1240- 4710 kHz UNID - Garbled audio in LSB; no audio in USB; sounded like an Asian language; non-stop talking. Re: 4710 kHz. UNID - XYZ Jun 27, 2017 13:59 UTC No.2370 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -1350- 4710kHz It is a state that I do not understand well here because of the high noise level (noise floor) and the Static electricity(Thunder). Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jun 27, 2017 22:22 UTC No.2372 BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar - HS, 1235-1243, June 26. The Monday only SAARC (The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) news bulletin in English, starting with 鄭ssalamu alaikum. This is Bangladesh Betar・ clearly in English, but not very readable due to usual CODAR and CNR1 QRM. BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1203*, on June 26. June 27, no trace off them; certainly off the air today. Palangkaraya continues to be silent here, so June 27 a totally clear frequency. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio. On June 26 (Monday), tuned in at 1220 to heard an English language lesson, as well as in Burmese; ended at 1229; some of the English heard - "Can you show me how the machine works?", "No, no. Not like that", "Put money in, then dial the number", "Could you please slow down?", "How do you play that?", "How to slow down?", "How do you use the phone?", "Easy to drive", "Where are you going to park it?", "Press the accelerator gently", "We are going to hit that car", etc.; unable to ID brief program name, but almost positive was not a Radio Australia production (in the past, RA produced the English segments for Mon. & Wed.) Suspect this show will be rebroadcast again on Wednesday? VANUATU. 7259.96, R. Vanuatu, June 26. Poor with QRN (static); 0554-0608 interview in vernacular (no break at ToH); Pacific Islands songs; 0629-0637 segment with intro and exit of drums; clear SA/ID for "Radio Vanuatu." BTW - As a point of interest, it should be noted that the President of Vanuatu suddenly died on June 17. The electoral college will select a new president on July 3, so assume there will be many segments on SW about this activity. ZANZIBAR. 6015, ZBC Radio, on June 26, with sports coverage; preempted regular programs; tuned in at 0347; probably the COSAFA Castle Cup game between Tanzania & Malawi, held in RSA. No drums as usual at 0359, but at 0401 time pips and sounded like the start of a second audio feed with the news, mixing with the sports coverage audio. Poor reception, so hard to be positive as to just what was happening. ZBC was silent on June 25. Re: VOH - Echo of Hope on 4885 kHz. - Amano Jun 28, 2017 14:37 UTC No.2373 ** KOREA SOUTH. On June 28: Echo of Hope - VOH, 4885kHz at 1400-1405 start announcement checking. 3985, 5995, 6250, 6350, and 9100 were all in // Regular program. VOH on 4885 clearly has different programming from the other frequencies. This program name is "Radio Broadcasting Guide". The same content is repeated every hour from 0600-0000 UTC every hour. Below is the contents of the 5 minute start. :Korean reading - Opening music:Tong-il Arirang - So Ji-u - Sound of the bell; 3 times. - Female start announcement: "joguggwa haeoee gyesin dongpo yeoleobun, annyeonghasib nikka? i bangsong-eun haeoedongpochong-yeonhab-eseo bonaedeulineun VOH huimang-e meali bangsong-ibnida. choi VOH huimang-e meali bangsong-eun jogug-e pyeonghwatong-il gwa jeonsegye uri dongpodeul-e jayuwa beon-yeong-eul wi han haeoedongpo bangsong-euloseo hangsangppaleugo jeonghwaghan sosiggwa jinsildoen naeyong-eulo yeoleobunkke yong-giwa huimang-eul jeonhae deuligessseubnida. VOH huimang-e meali bangsong-eun jogug sigan-eulo ohu 3(se)sibuteo da-eumnal achim 9(a-hop)si kkaji danpa 3985(sam-chong gu-peak pal-sip o) kHz wa, 4885(sa-chong pal-peak pal-sip o) kHz, 5995(o-chong gu-peak gu-sip o) kHz, 6250(yuk-chong i-peak o-sip) kHz, 6350(yuk-chong sam-peak o-sip) kHz, 9100(gu-chong peak) kHz lo bangsongdoebnida. geuleom dongpo yeoleobun-e manh-eun aecheong-eul butagdeulimyeon so dongpo yeoleobun-e wi han 'Radio bangsong annae'-eul sijaghagessseubnida. yeogineun haeoedongpochong-yeonhab-eseo bonaedeulineun hui mang-e meali bangsong-ibnida. VOH." - VOH SJ "hui mang!" :English - Opening music:Arirang For One - Ji-u So - Sound of the bell; 3 times. - Female start announcement: "Hello to all my fellow countrymen and overseas fellows! This broadcast is VOH - Echo of Hope sent from the Foreign Family Alliance. Our VOH - Echo of Hope communicates the courage and hope to everyone with constantly quick and accurate news and truth content as one foreign brother broadcast, with the unity of peace in our country and the freedom and prosperity of our fellow countrymen. VOH - Echo of Hope will be broadcast at 3985 kHz, 4885 kHz, 5995 kHz, 6250 kHz, 6350 kHz, 9100 kHz with shortwave from 3 pm in homeland time to 9 o'clock on the next day. Then, I wish for many people 's love hearings, and I will start "Radio Broadcasting Guide" for all my friends. This is Echo of Hope sent from the Foreign Family Alliance. VOH." - VOH SJ "Hope!" Amano, listening my home, Saitama, Japan. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jun 29, 2017 12:48 UTC No.2375 Ron-san and AMANO, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! my logs; -1237- 4557kHz NKorea Pyongyang BS, //6400kHz etc.. 5920kHz SKorea Voice of Freedom, with jammer from NK 9100kHz SKorea Echo of Hope, not//4885kHz Re: "Radio Free Korea" - VOH - Echo of Hope - Ron Howard Jun 29, 2017 14:48 UTC No.2376 Amano-san, arigatou gozaimasu! Ron - - - - Ron posted to DXLD yg: ** KOREA SOUTH. 4885, "Radio Free Korea" - VOH - Echo of Hope, 1141-1241, June 29. At both 1141 & 1241 heard what for me was a new [SA]ID in English - "Radio Free Korea." Per informative info from Amano-san (Saitama, Japan), the same program is repeated here on 4885 every hour; program is "Radio Broadcasting Guide," provided for by "Foreign Family Alliance"; program is different from the other Echo of Hope VOH frequencies, hence 4885 is NOT // to 3985, 5995, 6250, 6350 nor 9100. At 1203 gong/bell rung slowly three times, followed by full [SA]ID in Korean. Thanks very much to Amano-san, here is the [SA]ID and his translation, posted to Hiroyuki Komatsubara's website, "Now On The Radio" (http://radio.chobi.net/DX/): :Korean reading - Sound of the bell; 3 times. - Female start announcement: "joguggwa haeoee gyesin dongpo yeoleobun, annyeonghasib nikka? i bangsong-eun haeoedongpochong-yeonhab-eseo bonaedeulineun VOH huimang-e meali bangsong-ibnida. choi VOH huimang-e meali bangsong-eun jogug-e pyeonghwatong-il gwa jeonsegye uri dongpodeul-e jayuwa beon-yeong-eul wi han haeoedongpo bangsong-euloseo hangsangppaleugo jeonghwaghan sosiggwa jinsildoen naeyong-eulo yeoleobunkke yong-giwa huimang-eul jeonhae deuligessseubnida. VOH huimang-e meali bangsong-eun jogug sigan-eulo ohu 3(se)sibuteo da-eumnal achim 9(a-hop)si kkaji danpa 3985(sam-chong gu-peak pal-sip o) kHz wa, 4885(sa-chong pal-peak pal-sip o) kHz, 5995(o-chong gu-peak gu-sip o) kHz, 6250(yuk- chong i-peak o-sip) kHz, 6350(yuk-chong sam-peak o-sip) kHz, 9100 (gu-chong peak) kHz lo bangsongdoebnida. geuleom dongpo yeoleobun-e manh-eun aecheong-eul butagdeulimyeon so dongpo yeoleobun-e wi han 'Radio bangsong annae'-eul sijaghagessseubnida. yeogineun haeoedongpochong-yeonhab-eseo bonaedeulineun hui mang-e meali bangsong-ibnida. VOH." - VOH SJ "hui mang!" :English - Sound of the bell; 3 times. - Female start announcement: "Hello to all my fellow countrymen and overseas fellows! This broadcast is VOH - Echo of Hope sent from the Foreign Family Alliance. Our VOH - Echo of Hope communicates the courage and hope to everyone with constantly quick and accurate news and truth content as one foreign brother broadcast, with the unity of peace in our country and the freedom and prosperity of our fellow countrymen. VOH - Echo of Hope will be broadcast at 3985 kHz, 4885 kHz, 5995 kHz, 6250 kHz, 6350 kHz, 9100 kHz with shortwave from 3 pm in homeland time to 9 o'clock on the next day. Then, I wish for many people 's love hearings, and I will start "Radio Broadcasting Guide" for all my friends. This is Echo of Hope sent from the Foreign Family Alliance. VOH." - VOH SJ "Hope!" Is wonderful to have Amano-san provide the [SA]ID in Korean, so I could follow along in my recording today, posted at http://goo.gl/8shH2m . (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Et E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: "Radio Free Korea" - VOH - Echo of Hope - Ron Howard Jun 30, 2017 00:28 UTC No.2377 Thanks to Chris Kadlec, an expert on matters relating to Korea, who posted the following to WRTH Facebook page, in response to my posting there today. Helpful info! "Ron, I basically posted this same news yesterday on this same page, [I missed seeing his posting - Ron] minus the translations which I am too busy to bother with honestly, though I have the full recording of the 60-minute broadcast that is being looped as of a few days ago (thanks for the more detailed post!). 4885 has gone rogue and is looping each hour with IDs about every 10 minutes. Just a correction on the Radio Free Korea mention: RFK is a different station, AM 1143. However, of course, they're basically all run by the same people at the NIS [National Intelligence Service, the chief intelligence agency of South Korea - Ron] from the same tower sites (which I've also posted photos of some times in the past). This would be the equivalent of "stunting" I think. They're messing around with their frequencies and programming and North Korea is doing the same right now too. So who knows what they're up to with an RFK [SA]ID in there...!!" 15350kHz RTI - Vietnamese, etc... - XYZ Jun 30, 2017 11:44 UTC No.2380 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -1125- 15350kHz UNID, Vietnamese, Chinese lesson ? Not CRI add; -1158* s/off This is RTI Radio Taiwan International - Vietnamese program, new frequency since June 20, 2017 http://vietnamese.rti.org.tw/listening/?recordId=19211 1100-1200 15350kHz Vietnamese Re: VOH - Echo of Hope on 4885 kHz. - Amano Jun 30, 2017 17:46 UTC No.2382 Hello! Ron-san and Hiroyuki. Thank you for referring to my article, Ron-san. I am very happy right now! I compiled the contents of 4885 kHz "Radio Broadcasting Guide" below. It is based on the information of Korean DXer's Chulsu-san. Mr. Chulsu, thank you always. *** 4885kHz VOH - Echo of Hope "Radio Broadcasting Guide" Contents *** Korean program name is "Radio Bangsong Annae". (Female announcer is Mi-Kyung Lee.) 00- Opening Music - Arirang For One 03- VOH - "Radio Broadcasting Guide" opening announcement. - http://goo.gl/8shH2m (00:12 - End) *What a great audio! Ron-san. 05- Schedule and frequency of broadcasting for North Korea. (Male Commentator is Soo-Hyuk Kim.) *VOH - Echo of Hope - "Huimang-e Meali Bangsong" *RFA - Radio Free Asia - "Jayu Asia Bangsong" *VOA - Voice of America - "Migug-e Soli Bangsong" *KBS - "Hanminjog Bangsong" *National Unity Radio - "Gugmin Tong-il Bangsong" *FEBC - Far East Broadcasting Co. - "Geugdong Bangsong" *NKRR - North Korea Reform Radio - "Choseon Gaehyeok Bangsong" / "Bukhan Gaehyeok Bangsong" *FNK - Free North Korea Radio - "Jayu Bukhan Bangsong" *VOF - Voice of Freedom - "Jayu-e Soli Bangsong" *RFK - Radio Free Korea - "Jayu Korea Bangsong" *Radio Free FM - "Jayu FM Bangsong" 15- Station Jingle Collection. *VOH - SJ "hui mang!" *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ *VOH - Low frequency SJ with Mi-Kyung Lee sings. *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ *Radio Free FM - Jayu FM SJ *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ 18- Broadcasting guide for North Korea *VOH - Echo of Hope - "Huimang-e Meali Bangsong" *RFA - Radio Free Asia - "Jayu Asia Bangsong" *VOA - Voice of America - "Migug-e Soli Bangsong" *KBS - "Hanminjog Bangsong" 29- Station Jingle Collection. *VOH - SJ "Yeoleobun-e VOH! Huimang-e Meali Bangsong" *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ *VOH - High frequency SJ with Mi-Kyung Lee sings. *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ *Radio Free FM - Jayu FM SJ *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ 32- Broadcasting guide for North Korea *National Unity Radio - "Gugmin Tong-il Bangsong" (Four groups to North Korea established Broadcasting station : RFC - Radio Free Choseon "Jayu Choseon Bangsong" / ORNK - Open Radio for North Korea "Yeollin Bukhan Bangsong" / Daily NK / OTV) *FEBC - Far East Broadcasting Co. - "Geugdong Bangsong" *NKRR - North Korea Reform Radio - "Choseon Gaehyeok Bangsong" / "Bukhan Gaehyeok Bangsong" *FNK - Free North Korea Radio - "Jayu Bukhan Bangsong" *VOF - Voice of Freedom - "Jayu-e Soli Bangsong" *RFK - Radio Free Korea - "Jayu Korea Bangsong" - http://goo.gl/8shH2m (Start - 00:12) *Radio Free FM - "Jayu FM Bangsong" 43- Station Jingle Collection. *VOH - SJ "Yeoleobun-e VOH! Huimang-e Meali Bangsong" *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ *VOH - High frequency SJ with Mi-Kyung Lee sings. *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ *Radio Free FM - Jayu FM SJ *RFK - Jayu Korea Bangsong SJ 46- Production method of short wave radio antenna. 55- VOH - "Radio Broadcasting Guide" closing announcement 57- Closing music 60- repeat 00 AIR : relay of Cricket Matches - XYZ Jun 30, 2017 19:57 UTC No.2383 Note; -1945- AIR: All India Radio, Extended broadcasting 4810kHz // 4910kHz // 5010kHz // 5040kHz Thanks to Jose Jacob(India) : https://goo.gl/BuVbUQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The running commentary by AIR of Cricket Matches between India & West Indies being played in West Indies is scheduled as follows: 30 Jun 2017 1230-2030 UTC 2 July 2017 1230-2030 6 July 2017 1400-2200 9 July 2017 1500-1930 The ending time of the commentary varies depending upon the end of the match. Many stations of AIR will relay these programs on MW/SW/FM by having extended schedules than usual at night time. It is a good time to monitor some of these stations operating at unusual times at night/early morning hours. The commentary is alternatively in Hindi & English. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Re: Bhutan - BBS - Ron Howard Jul 01, 2017 15:30 UTC No.2385 BHUTAN. 6035, BBS, tuned in at 1330 till off just after 1400, on July 1. Nowadays I do not often listen at this time period, so cannot say if this was an anomaly extended broadcast or a new schedule, but certainly was a pleasant surprise; poor reception. 1330-1354 with call-in program in vernacular; callers singing indigenous songs; as it was via the phone, of course no accompanying music, just solo singing; adults calling in, except for one rather young girl (please listen to my audio) who also sang a song; 1354 end of program and went to their unique indigenous music and singing till 1400. My audio posted at http://goo.gl/9eQm8V , Ron, listening at Asilomar State Beach, California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 04, 2017 04:01 UTC No.2387 BHUTAN[non-log]. 6035, BBS. Regarding my July 1 reception till just after 1400: July 2 & 3 found no BBS, after starting to check at 1230. So my reception would seem to have been a one day only anomaly? BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville. June 28, cut off at 1159*. June 29, not broadcasting today; clearly off the air. June 30, at 1154 pop song by Police - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"; 1200* suddenly off. July 1, station jingle and SA/ID, then cut off at 1201*. July 2 (Sunday), 1013-1206* mostly religious (Christian) songs in English; DJ in Pidgin; PSAs in English regarding general election. July 3, at 1201, SA/ID for "NBC Bougainville"; instrumental tune "My Heart Will Go On"; PNG bird call and into the "NBC News in brief" with sound bites; cut off at 1203*. BTW - Through July 3, RRI Palangkaraya remains off the air on 3325. KOREA SOUTH. 4885, Echo of Hope VOH. Regarding my recent reporting of the "Radio Free Korea" SA/ID here: thanks to Amano-san for explaining what I actually heard. The program's name that is looped every hour is called "Radio Broadcasting Guide." As such it provides a lot of info about Korean stations, with segments with many different singing jingle IDs, as well as clips of different stations spoken SA/IDs, which is what I heard with "Radio Free Korea." Recently at 1123 & 1223, am hearing "V O A World News" SA/IDs in English, whereas most of the program is in Korean. Thanks again to Amano-san for his helpful assistance. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio. Last June 26 (Monday) from 1220 to 1229, heard an English language lesson. Checked on Monday, July 3, from 1215 to 1245, but no English heard. The 26th was an anomaly? PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Thanks to Timm Breyel (Malaysia) for posting to WRTH Facebook page an official announcement from NBC (June 29), titled "NBC increases coverage for the 2017 general election." NBC has reactivated three medium wave transmitters. They are at Vanimo (Sandaun Province), Lae (Morobe Province) and Kimbe (West New Britain Province), all done with the help of aid from the Australian government. "He [NBC Managing Director, Mr. Kora Nou] said people should have a clear radio service on the 'AM' band" and also "He said NBC is continuing to examine all its transmitters nationwide to see if it can also increase FM radio and TV coverage elsewhere in the country." Sad to say the announcement never once mentioned SW radio. Re: Shiokaze Youtube - Ron Howard Jul 05, 2017 04:14 UTC No.2388 "Al Jazeera English" produced the following Youtube that is all about Shiokaze, broadcasting to N. Korea. http://goo.gl/3dY9EK 9370kHz UNID etc.. <--- Radio Farda - XYZ Jul 05, 2017 10:16 UTC No.2389 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! my logs; -1005- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3275kHz No signal 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville 3345kHz INDONESIA RRI-Ternate 3365kHz No signal 3920kHz NKorea KCBS Pyongyang, //2850, 3220, 6100, 9665, 11680kHz -1045- 9370kHz UNID ?, Pop(Rock ?) song add; -1059*, maybe Southern Asia ?, ** WWRB s/on at *1100- 9370kHz was "Radio Farda", (got clear SA) acc. to IBB monitor: *0630-1100* Kuwait 15745kHz RFA new freq. - XYZ Jul 05, 2017 12:30 UTC No.2392 -1225- 15745kHz Radio Free Asia,Tibetan, http://www.rfa.org/about/info/frequencies.html Re: Myanmar Radio with English lesson - Ron Howard Jul 05, 2017 14:16 UTC No.2393 On July 5 (Wednesday), at 1236, on 5985, tuned into an English language lesson ("Say It In English") already in progress; continuing dialog about Tom's aunt learning to drive and having an accident ("If only she has listened to me . . . If only she had been more careful . . . If only she had stopped in time," etc.); also in Burmese; closing program SA/ID in English at 1247. My local sunrise was at 1253 UT, whereas Yangon sunset was at 1212 UT. So clearly the "Say It In English" lesson is broadcast on both Monday & Wednesday here, but the exact timing of which is not known. Ron San Francisco Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 08, 2017 02:06 UTC No.2395 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1122-1201*, July 5. Usual format of playing pop songs (Journey - "Don't Stop Believing," etc.), but with anomaly of no DJ today; just a minute of dead air between songs; 1200 SA/ID; PNG bird call and start of NBC News till cut off. CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan, 1204-1210*, July 5. Non-stop EZL music till suddenly cut off; BBS/Bhutan not on the air. INDONESIA. 9525.95, VOI, on July 7, at 1033 through subsequent checking till 1207, found only open carrier; no modulation/audio at all. KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 1115, July 5. Why do they stay on this jammed frequency, when their ex 5940 is clear of any jamming? VOF signal often does fairly well against the jamming, e.g. July 7, at 1120 almost fair reception even with jamming. Ex 6135 is still jammed with white noise. RUSSIA. 7345, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk, 1037, July 7. Sounds of a large crowd; sounded like some interviews at the event; strongly suspect this was coverage of Yakutsk's Guinness World Records event with 16,620 people wearing traditional Yakut clothing - http://goo.gl/xspMww . Ron, listening in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 08, 2017 03:13 UTC No.2396 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -0310- Thanks to koko@Doha/Qatar, PERSEUS server 7150kHz ERITREA 7175kHz ERITREA Re: NBC Bougainville - Ron Howard Jul 08, 2017 14:16 UTC No.2397 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1052-1200*, July 8. Reception above the norm, but with QRN (static); DJ in Pidgin with "Saturday night" "dedications" show of various music (C&W, pop and Pacific Islands songs); frequent "NBC Bougainville" SA/IDs and a few full SA/IDs; "frequency 3 point 3 2 5 kilohertz, 90 meter band, shortwave one and on 95.5 FM"; cut off at 1200*. My audio of DJ - http://goo.gl/paJGz6 . Ron, in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 09, 2017 10:41 UTC No.2398 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! my logs: -1027- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville (3275, 3365kHz No signal) 5020kHz SOLOMON 7285kHz Voice of Vietnam ?, Vietnamese, new SKD ? 7345kHz RUSSIA Radio Sakha -1100- 7285kHz VIETNAME Voice of Vietnam, Laotian, Openning music and SA in Lao Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 10, 2017 03:00 UTC No.2399 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, on July 9, Sunday, with a second consecutive day of very decent, above average reception. 1028-1125: Election coverage via "NBC National Radio" audio feed, in English; many different reports giving the vote count; "Stay with us for more election 2017 coverage," ad for mobile phone service, "Welcome back to election 2017 coverage"; promos and PSA about "building a great nation" and for "NBC TV"; "NBC National Radio updates"; "NBC official broadcaster of the 2017 election." 1125-1201*: Local "NBC Bougainville" ID and into the usual Sunday program of religious (Christian) songs mostly in English; DJ in Pidgin; suddenly cut off. A point of interest - PNG during this election has over 3,300 candidates running for office! KOREA SOUTH. 4885. Echo of Hope VOH, on July 9 with anomaly of only hearing a strong open carrier the whole time; no modulation at all; starting at tune in of 1054 through last check at 1230. It will be recalled that 4885 has recently been running a different program ("Radio Broadcasting Guide") than all the other VOH frequencies (3985 // 5995 // 6250 // 6350 // 9100), which today were all on as usual with normal audio at quick checks at 1131 & 1218. 5920, Voice of Freedom, July 9, brief check at 1135, found them somewhat stronger than the jamming; propagation must be currently favoring VOF, rather than N. Korea jamming. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang, noted after Bougainville signed off on July 9; at 1205 giving vote count; promo for NBC National Radio; pop song till suddenly cut off at 1211*. 3275, NBC Southern Highlands[non-log]. July 9, continues silent. 3365, NBC Milne Bay[non-log]. July 9, continues silent. Ron, in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 10, 2017 10:30 UTC No.2400 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! my logs; -1026- 7285kHz VIETNAM Voice of Vietnam, *1026- Openning music, New schedule(ex: *1100-) 5700kHz KCBS etc... - XYZ Jul 11, 2017 09:26 UTC No.2402 Note; -0905- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville (3275, 3365kHz no signal) 4885kHz SKorea Echo of Hope, (not //9100kHz etc..) 5020kHz SOLOMON 5920kHz SKorea Voice of Freedom, (6135kHz still jamming) 7345kHz RUSSIA Radio Sakha, Yakut 7810kHz TAIWAN Sound of Hope 15755kHz Mashaal Radio, Pashto, new frequency //15360kHz, QSY from 15760kHz Thanks to koko@Doha/Qatar, remote PERSEUS server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0920- 7120kHz Radio Hargeysa 7150kHz Test tone signal (1kHz), maybe Eritrea, (add: *0923- music) 7175kHz Test tone signal (1kHz), maybe Eritrea 7205kHz No signal (Sudan) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0935- 5700kHz NKorea KCBS-Pyongyang, //11680kHz, https://youtu.be/qPsC0YtDyiY 7118kHz-USB CHINA VC01 Chinese Robot, HAM band ! Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 11, 2017 13:10 UTC No.2405 Note; -1300- 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville, still on air, SA at 1303 "N-B-C" -1309- 11517kHz NORWAY Voice of Tibet, Chinese Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 11, 2017 14:42 UTC No.2406 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, on July 11, with special extended broadcast. 1028-1203: Continuing special election coverage; same format as I reported July 9, with many different reports giving election results; some breaks for ads, promos and PSAs. Extended broadcast 1203-1320+: 1203-1208: NBC News in English. 1208-1230: DJ in Pidgin, playing pop Pacific Islands songs. 1230-1245: "NBC Bougainville update," in Pidgin, with long list of the voting results. 1245-1320+: more Pacific Islands songs. July 10, noted 1201* cut off, so today was the first day of their extended broadcasting. My local sunrise was at 1257 UT. Wonderful to hear this NBC station without any Indonesian (RRI Palangkaraya) QRM, as they remain absent here, Ron, in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 12, 2017 13:17 UTC No.2408 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -1305- 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville, song "Country Road" etc.. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 12, 2017 15:48 UTC No.2409 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, tuned in at 1018 and still on the air at 1318, on July 12, with second day of extended broadcasting well past the normal 1200* cut off. Today with completely different format than heard on July 9 and 11; didn't carry the "NBC National Radio" audio feed in English; instead had local segments of non-stop music (John Denver - "Take Me Home, Country Roads," etc.) and segments with the election results in Pidgin; a number of local SA/IDs. CHINA. 7118-USB, VC01 (Chinese Military numbers station), at 0957, on July 12. Numbers in Chinese. Strange they would now be in the ham band! Thanks to tip from Hiroyuki Komatsubara (Japan). My audio at http://goo.gl/5EQ24m . INDONESIA. 9525.95, VOI. Years ago, who would have thought we would see the day that this country only had one active SW station? Yes, now RRI Ternate (3344.86) has been silent for several days. As I have been reporting recently, RRI Palangkaraya (3325) has been absent and still so through July 12. VOI heard July 12, at 1001, with news in English; QRM from OTH radar. Ron, in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, Calif. Re: RRI returns to 3325 kHz. - Ron Howard Jul 13, 2017 14:26 UTC No.2410 July 13, at 1117, heard NBC Bougainville reception, on 3325, with moderate QRM from RRI, which had been silent for a while. By 1150, mixing together at equal strength, producing a mess here. Today NBC with DJ in Pidgin; playing pop songs; no election coverage noted and not running the NBC National Radio audio feed; RRI signal improving the whole time. Suppose I should be glad to hear the return of RRI, but in truth, I had very much been enjoying NBC with clear reception! NBC at 1200 continued on with extended broadcast; no NBC news, just continuing DJ in Pidgin and pop songs, while RRI went into the usual Jakarta news feed, which ended at 1225 with patriotic song and then local SA/ID. Tuned out at 1235. Re: RRI returns to 3325 kHz - XYZ Jul 13, 2017 19:50 UTC No.2411 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU ! >3325kHz Good news ! Yesterday the thunderous noise was so terrible that I could not listen to the radio... :-( Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 14, 2017 12:56 UTC No.2415 Note; -1250- 3260, 3325kHz PNG NBC extended broadcasting. 3325kHz INDONESIA RRI-Palangkaraya, weak signal, mixing with PNG 6150kHz CHINA CNR-1, jammer ? Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 15, 2017 03:06 UTC No.2416 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 0957-1016 & 1101-1110, July 14. Local programs in Pidgin; no "NBC National Radio" audio feed today; local segments of election results (vote count) and pop songs; by 1110 started to hear QRM from RRI, making reception of NBC unpleasant, so will not be reporting this as much as when NBC was QRM-free. Thanks to Hiroyuki Komatsubara (Japan), who today reported an extended broadcast here at 1250, mixing with RRI. CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan (Voice of Shangri-la), 1135- 1203*, July 14. In Chinese; some EZL songs; 1201 the usual filler instrumental music till cut off; weak, but clear frequency. No BBS/Bhutan heard today. 6060, Sichuan PBS-2, 1214, July 14. A quick check today confirms again what I have recently been hearing - Cuba is now here (1100-1400), mostly blocking the former clear reception of PBS-2; now making a mess. 7118-USB, VC01 (Chinese Military numbers station), at 0950, on July 14. Numbers in Chinese; still in the ham band where they shouldn't be. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang, on July 14, at 1017, with just open carrier; by 1110 some faint audio; unusable. Thanks to Hiroyuki Komatsubara (Japan), who today reported an extended broadcast here at 1250. 3275, NBC Southern Highlands[non-log]. July 14, continues silent. 3365, NBC Milne Bay[non-log]. July 14, continues silent. 7324.95, Wantok Radio Light[non-log]. On July 14, did one of my periodic checks here at 0948 (before the *1000 sign on of CRI) and found 7325 a clear frequency with no stations present. Aoki now shows "7325" in red, with an "x" ("off the air"). RUSSIA. 7345, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk, 1025-1100, July 14. Above average reception; music program (folk, ballads, pop, etc.); 1050 usual SA/ID ("Radio Sakha") and gave phone number; 1100 IS (Jew's harp - khomus) and 4+1 time pips; then at almost 1101 covered by strong CRI sign on here. This is one of my favorite stations for listening to their nice music. My audio http://goo.gl/XqY8gP . Former // 7295 is no longer on the air. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 15, 2017 15:54 UTC No.2417 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -1545- 3260kHz It was an extended broadcast today, but it seems that it has already ended. 3325kHz RRI and NBC Mixing 4588kHz-USB CHINA VC01, Thanks to Philby : http://radio.chobi.net/DX/SPYnumBBS/?res:2#406 5900kHz Open carrier maybe V24 from SK, strong signal 15755kHz UNID --> Mashaal Radio - XYZ Jul 16, 2017 10:36 UTC No.2418 Note; -1030- 3260kHz No signal 3275kHz PNG ?, maybe open carrier not modulation ? or weak modulation ? 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville 3365kHz No signal -1050- 15755kHz UNID, South asia ?, language ? This is Mashaal Radio, SA at 1058, QSY from 15760kHz // 12130, 15360kHz 3275kHz no signal noticed at -1100- 3325kHz Mixing with RRI and PNG NBC NBC-Madang extended broadcasting - XYZ Jul 16, 2017 13:48 UTC No.2419 Note; -1340- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang, (It is unknown when it started..) 3325kHz INDONESIA RRI-Palangkaraya Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 16, 2017 16:18 UTC No.2420 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 0947-1041, July 15. Local (non-NBC National Radio) segments with the vote count in Pidgin and pop songs (Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On," etc.); by 1041, had QRM from RRI. July 16 (Sunday), 0954-1106. Local (non-NBC National Radio) segments with the vote count in Pidgin and religious (Christian) songs as usual on Sunday; local SA/IDs; 1030 noted Indonesia underneath with reciting from the Qur'an. No extended broadcast today; instead an early sign off; gone by 1156, leaving frequency clear for Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya, which by 1211 was doing very well with the Jakarta news audio feed. CHINA. 7118-USB, VC01 (Chinese Military numbers station), 1112 & 1136, July 15. Numbers in Chinese; fair. July 16, at 1150 & 1225; fair. KOREA NORTH. 3277 (AM), V28 ("The Parrot"), 1232- 1240*, July 16. With Korean numbers; poor, but signal improving. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang, anomaly on July 16, as not heard at usual checking of 0951, 1026 & 1042, but was on the air at tune in of 1158 till cut off at 1230*; giving vote count, saying the number and then repeating with individual digits (e.g. 816, then 8 1 6); poor. Madang come back on the air later, as Hiroyuki Komatsubara today reports them on the air at 1340, so perhaps anomaly due to some type of transmitter problem today? 3275, NBC Southern Highlands, at 0951, 1026 & 1042, on July 16, heard a decent level open carrier here that I believe was them; off the air by 1050; never any audio. 3365, NBC Milne Bay[non-log]. July 16, continues silent. PERU. 4810, Radio Logos, 1113, July 16. Unusually good signal, with religious songs. Rare for me to hear them at this level! My audio at http://goo.gl/ZZncpr . Also heard at the same time in Japan by DFS - http://goo.gl/K5eUqR . TIBET. PBS Xizang. July 16, back on the air again after being silent for several months. Heard 4920 in Tibetan, causing severe QRM for AIR Chennai at 1209; also heard // 6200, at the same time, which was in the clear before the sign on of Voice of Jinling (China), which happens about *1230, but fortunately VOJ is much stronger than Tibet, so very light Tibet QRM after 1230. Maybe the others are also back today? Needs confirmation! Chinese : 4820, 5935, 6050, 7240, 7450 kHz. Tibetan : 4905, 6025, 6110, 6130, 7255, 7385 kHz. Ron, listening in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 16, 2017 18:23 UTC No.2421 Thanks to Ivo, for your confirmation today in DXLD yg: - - - - - Ivo wrote: RE: Ron's logs: All confirmed at 1700 UT, July 16 Chinese : 4820, 5935, 6050, 7240, 7450 kHz. Tibetan : 4905, 6025, 6110, 6130, 7255, 7385 kHz. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 17, 2017 14:16 UTC No.2422 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, July 17, with outstanding reception; 1012-1028*; in Pidgin; "regional" voting results for "North Bougainville," with long list of candidates and their vote count (one received 18 votes); "total number of allowable ballot papers," etc.; fairly readable; suddenly off, leaving a very weak RRI Palangkaraya in the clear, with reciting from the Qur'an. *1034 suddenly back on with music program of pop Pacific Islands songs; still on the air at my last check at 1220. My readable audio at http://goo.gl/C8kj14 . KOREA SOUTH. On July 17: Echo of Hope - VOH, at 1138: 3985 // 5995 // 6250 // 6350, but found 9100 clearly off the air which is rare for them to be silent; leaving frequency clear for faint SOH (Taiwan) reception, which is normally heard far underneath VOH. At the same time, VOH on 4885, as usual, with program "Radio Broadcasting Guide," in Korean and not // to the other frequencies. Voice of Freedom, first day back on former 6135 (ex 5920), at 1144. Both 6135 and ex 5920 both heavily jammed, while former ex 5940 remains a clear frequency. I again wonder why they don't go back to clear 5940? PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang, July 17, with well above the normal reception; 1043 pop Pacific Islands song; 1047, in Pidgin with election results; still on at 1220. 3275, NBC Southern Highlands, on July 17, with another day of just hearing an open carrier; still heard at last check of 1220. 3365, NBC Milne Bay[non-log]. July 17, continues silent. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 18, 2017 04:12 UTC No.2423 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -0400- Thanks to koko@Doha/Qatar, remote PERSEUS server 13800kHz PUNTLAND, maybe relay of Puntland TV (http://www.puntlandtvradio.net/) 7120kHz SOMALILAND, Radio Hargeysa 7150kHz ERITREA with Ethiopian Jammer 7175kHz ERITREA with Ethiopian Jammer 7200kHz SUDAN Re: Russia - R. Sakha reactivates 7295 kHz. - Ron Howard Jul 18, 2017 12:10 UTC No.2424 RUSSIA. reactivated 7295, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk, 1022-1104, July 18. Phone conversation; EZL music; 1051 usual "Radio Sakha" SA/ID; recently noticed they no longer run a series of commercial announcements after the ID as they did in the past; best reception in LSB to get away from moderate QRM from 7300. Several times stronger than // 7345, which was much weaker than usual; 1100 IS (Jew's harp - khomus) and 4+1 time pips. At *1101, CRI (7345) signed on and blocked the weak R. Sakha reception; certainly after 1101, no question that 7295 is the best frequency for me to hear them on. I last heard them here on Feb 26, so very nice to again hear this former frequency active again! Ron, in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 18, 2017 12:47 UTC No.2425 Nice !!! Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !!! -1244- 7295kHz // with 7345kHz Radio Sakha back here ! Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 18, 2017 13:43 UTC No.2426 Note; -1337- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang, weak signal 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville, also RRI ?? Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 19, 2017 15:11 UTC No.2427 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, still on at 1245+, July 19. Usual local programming in Pidgin; election results and mostly pop songs with DJ. The significance of today's broadcast is that there was no trace of any RRI Palangkaraya signal; no carrier at any time. A short lived reactivation? CHINA. 7118-USB, VC01 (Chinese Military numbers station), 1134, July 19, with "ham jam," which is a ham in CW jamming the Chinese numbers station. My audio at http://goo.gl/At9G2L . Feedback from Lou (VK5EEE) in Australia: "A pity when hams don't do this with their call signs to be legal. Sending a test VVV is perfectly legal so long as ID is given at required minimum periods. It can encourage additional 'ham jammers' to test their equipment, but a solitary VVV without callsign is likely to end up being solitary and ineffective. CW QRM especially Contest QRM sends our Indonesian pirates off the 40m band, so it can be effective!" MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, at 1205, on July 19. Special coverage of Myanmar vs Singapore soccer match; in vernacular; usual background sounds for such an event (crowd cheering, loudspeaker, etc.); preempted regular programming; at half-time break, played indigenous music till resuming coverage again. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Jul 22, 2017 14:17 UTC No.2428 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! Weather is bad every day here(Akita/Japan), and lightning is occurring frequently. I am looking forward to the end of the "TSUYU (rainy season)" which is also a feature of the seasons in Japan. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 24, 2017 01:26 UTC No.2429 BHUTAN. 6035, BBS, 1210-1223*, July 22. Announcer in vernacular; usual short break for their unique indigenous instrumental music at 1215; suddenly off; PBS Yunnan already off. BBS is not often heard. BOUGAINVILLE. This Sunday (July 23), listening mostly from 1042 to 1325+. All local programming in Pidgin; frequent SA/IDs for "NBC Bougainville"; music program (some Sunday religious songs, pop Pacific Islands music and C&W songs [Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - "Islands In The Stream," etc.]); no election results today, but several mentions of "regional seats"; yet another day with an extended broadcast past their former 1200*. For a while (1042 to about 1130) did have some RRI Palangkaraya light QRM underneath, but NBC was much stronger and their signal improved to almost fair at times. My report on July 19, for 1245+, with "no trace of any RRI Palangkaraya signal" is now explained by Atsunori Ishida, who lists RRI that day at 1500, so a very late sign on. NBC Madang (3260), on July 23, also running past 1325+, but very different format than NBC Bougainville; instead with a lot of info in Pidgin about the vote count, but not very readable, unlike Bougainville. NBC on 3275 & 3365 continue silent. CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan, 1203-1216+, July 20. Extended broadcast past normal 1200*; non-stop EZL instrumental music till suddenly cut off; BBS/Bhutan off the air during this time today. INDONESIA. 9525.95, VOI, 1040, July 21. In English with music program; 1056 in stilted Chinese; 1213 in Japanese. KOREA NORTH[non]. back to former 5965, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata, ex 7215. At 1300, on July 21; in Korean with no jamming yet; fair-good. July 22, first day of heavy N. Korea jamming, on 5965, at 1246; before the *1300 of Shiokaze. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio. Special coverage of Myanmar vs Brunei, in the U23 soccer games (under age 23), on July 21, at 1139 and still going at 1255; seemed to perhaps be a TV audio feed, as less than full spoken coverage. July 23, with coverage of the Myanmar vs Australia U23 soccer game; these matches being held in Yangon; heard at 1239; fair. For those that are interested, here is video of today's highlights of the U23 soccer match between Myanmar and Australia, that was held in Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FntxOAIhV5M . Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 25, 2017 20:36 UTC No.2430 BHUTAN. 6035, BBS (tentative), 1345-1400*, July 25. Noted definite open carrier, but unable to pull in any audio. Cut off time matches my positive BBS reception here on July 1, so believe it was again them with an extended broadcast. BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville. July 24, listening on-and-off 1058-1249+; mostly non-stop pop hit songs ("Another Day in Paradise," "True Colors," etc.); very few announcers in Pidgin, so no election results today, but still with extended broadcast past 1200. No RRI Palangkaraya QRM noted today, due to another late sign on per Atsunori Ishida ("-1400-1702* LA."). July 25, at 1140, again with music program noted till tuned out at 1302. INDIA. 4970, AIR Shillong, at 1237, on July 25. Start of the usual Tuesday 滴eart to Heart・program; DJ in English playing EZL hit love songs ("Can't Help Falling in Love," Celine Dion - "The Power of Love," etc.). Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 26, 2017 15:20 UTC No.2431 BHUTAN. 6035, BBS, 1206-1224+, July 26. PBS Yunnan (China) cut off at 1206*, leaving weak, but in the clear BBS; announcer in vernacular with usual short breaks at 1213 and 1216 for the unique indigenous instrumental music; 1224 into indigenous music and singing. Found off the air at 1246 check, so did not go through to 1400 today. My local sunrise today was at 1309 UTC, while sunset at Thimphu was 1253 UTC. This is encouraging to find them running past PBS Yunnan going off the air. BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1058, July 26. A moment of nostalgia here, with playing of the song "Waltzing Matilda," by a heavily accented Australian singer. 1109 - Dire Straits with "Walk Of Life." No extended broadcast today, but instead was off the air before 1152. At which time I heard Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya in the clear with almost fair reception; well above the norm for them, with time pips at 1200 and Jakarta news audio feed at 1201. Noted 3260 (NBC Madang - PNG), at 1254 and subsequent checking through to 1325, with no modulation/audio at all, but decent level open carrier. Re: Sikkim - AIR Gangtok - Ron Howard Jul 26, 2017 22:32 UTC No.2432 SIKKIM. 4835, AIR Gangtok. July 26, actually had some audio today 1302-1314. Slightly above threshold level audio; my local sunrise today was at 1309 UT, while sunset at Gangtok was 1257 UT, so very nice grayline reception. Not heard every day. The SWLer in me still misses ABC Alice Springs NT (Tony Delroy's "Nightlife" show, etc.), but the DXer in me is very happy to be able to hear Gangtok in the clear! Re: Radio Malabo well heard 6250 kHz. - Ron Howard Jul 27, 2017 00:23 UTC No.2433 Many reports coming in now of good reception!! Radio Malabo, via Equatorial Guinea, on 6250 kHz. Re: Radio Malabo well heard 6250 kHz - XYZ Jul 27, 2017 04:01 UTC No.2434 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! >6250kHz -1355- Thanks to remote radio in EU and US ! 6250kHz (tent.)Radio Malabo Equatorial Guinea, cheerful song is flowing.. It seems impossible to receive in Japan.. *1500-0900* 6250kHz SKorea Echo of Hope Re: Radio Malabo well heard 6250 kHz. - Ron Howard Jul 27, 2017 07:19 UTC No.2435 EQUATORIAL GUINEA: 6250, Radio Malabo, 0502-0602, July 27. Thanks to alert from Brandon Jordan in DXLD yg; not a music loop, but actual programming in Spanish; started poor and improved up to almost fair, but heavy QRN (static); news and comments; both SA/IDs given together - "Radio Nacional, Radio Malabo"; 0556 commercial announcement by child for "Banco Nacional." My audio at http://goo.gl/m3xfRN . Ron, listening oceanside at Pacific Grove, California, USA 4405kHz NK reactived ? - XYZ Jul 30, 2017 09:10 UTC No.2437 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! my logs; -0905- 4405kHz N KOREA Voice of Korea, reactived ?, px. in japanese //11865, 9650, 3250kHz (No signal 6070kHz) 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainvill 7118kHz(USB) No signal ? VC01 Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Jul 31, 2017 00:53 UTC No.2438 BHUTAN. 6035, BBS, 1231-1236*, July 30. In vernacular, with phone-in program; OM chatting with young girls (no singing today); best in USB to get away from strong CNR1 on 6030, which was playing loud music today; PBS Yunnan (China) already off the air here. CHINA. 4790, CNR1, 1239, July 30. This program jamming already on the air, in anticipation of BBC Uzbek (Tajikistan) signing on at *1300; // CNR1 on 6125. INDIA. 4970, AIR Shillong, 1313, July 30. Ending the usual Sunday show 鼎ounty Roads,・with C&W song (Juice Newton - "Angel of the Morning"); DJ in English; almost fair; 1315 into Hindi. INDONESIA. 3325, Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya, 1135, July 30. Heard only RRI here, whereas earlier (1030-1115) noted NBC Bougainville with their usual Sunday religious programming, so no extended broadcast and instead with an early sign off. From 1240 to 1301, RRI in Bahasa Indonesia, with music program of pop songs in English (Righteous Brothers - "Unchained Melody," Led Zeppelin - "All My Love," etc.); many singing "Pro Satu RRI Palangkaraya" jingles; 1300 time pips; fair. 9525.95, VOI, 1339, July 30. Reading reception report sent via email; in English; poor. KOREA NORTH. Briefly noted July 30, that all their jamming was off the air 1226-1228; on 3985, 5995, 6015, 6135 (clear frequency - no station there, as VOF was down on 5920, as usual), 6350. Whereas on 5920, heard Voice of Freedom with no jamming at all today. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang 1218-1237, July 30. With election results in Pidgin; extended broadcast here unlike NBC Bougainville on 3325, which was off the air by 1135. Good strength open carrier still heard at 1326, but by then with no modulation/audio. 3275, NBC Southern Highlands[non-log], on July 30, not heard. 3365, NBC Milne Bay[non-log], on July 30, continues silent. VIETNAM. 7906-USB // 8294-USB, Ho Chi Minh Radio Coast Station, *1305-1310*, July 30. Started and ended with the usual tones; in Vietnamese; started with SA/ID and then marine conditions; both fair. Ho Chi Minh Radio is the most powerful coastal station, so is usually well heard. Operated by VISHIPEL (Vietnam Maritime Communications and Electronics LLC). Re: Bhutan BBS - Ron Howard Jul 31, 2017 17:44 UTC No.2439 - - - - posted to DXLD yg: ** BHUTAN. 6035, BBS, 1201-1219*, July 31. Heard after PBS Yunnan (China) went off the air at 1201*; monologue in vernacular; 1214 usual brief break for indigenous instrumental music; suddenly off. Thanks very much to feedback from Gautam Kumar Sharma (GK), in Abhayapuri (Assam), India, who heard BBS on July 29, about 1220. His very nice musical recording is at http://goo.gl/9XsAZE . Also heard that day by Ed Kusalik (Canada), 1201-1229*, after PBS Yunnan had gone off the air. GK and I agree that BBS is now fairly regularly running past 1200 (after PBS Yunnan is off the air), which is very good news. My local sunrise today was at 1313 UT, while sunset at Thimphu, was at 1250 UT (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Et E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNID 4860kHz - XYZ Aug 01, 2017 12:44 UTC No.2440 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! my logs; -1227- 3325kHz INDONESIA RRI-Palangkaraya -1242- 3123kHz NK V28, -1243* -1320- 4860kHz UNID, weak signal in my location, spur ?? Re: Echo of Hope - VOH on 6350 not // - Ron Howard Aug 01, 2017 13:26 UTC No.2441 KOREA SOUTH. On August 1, found Echo of Hope - VOH, on 6350 with a third program, different from all the others; heard at 0949 and subsequent checking through 1218; clearly not // to any of the other VOH frequencies. 6350, at 1000 with "V O H" SA/ID and not // to the others; mostly monologues and some pop music. 3985 // 5995 // 9100, at 1002 with the usual news in Korean; 1010 news item about "Beijing"; 1015 normal SA/ID jingle and "V O H" SA/ID. Unable to hear 6250 through the jamming. 4885, at 1003, with the usual bell/gong rung slowly three times and intro to the regular "Radio Broadcasting Guide" program in Korean. Only 4885 and 9100 heard with no jamming. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 01, 2017 13:53 UTC No.2442 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU ! Interesting !! >SOUTH KOREA - Echo of Hope -1345- 4885kHz Usual introduction program.. 3985, 5995, 6250, 9100kHz Radio Drama, parallel 6350kHz Not parallel other frequencies Thanks very much to Ron Howard (USA) !! Note; -1443- 3560kHz NK Voice of Korea, French, // 9435, 11710, 13760, 15245 kHz Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 01, 2017 21:39 UTC No.2445 Note; -2128- Echo of Hope 3985kHz SK //5995, 6250, 9100 kHz (9100kHz still no jamming), K-pops 4885kHz SK "Radio Broadcasting Guide" 6350kHz SK Not // other frequencies, radio drama Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 03, 2017 22:09 UTC No.2446 AUSTRALIA[non-log]. 5055, the future 4KZ - While daily monitoring for the activation of this low powered station, am finding more and more USB chatter in Spanish. My audio at http://goo.gl/19yTQf . Seems I may have some QRM to contend with whenever 4KZ starts up. At 1234, on Aug 2. BHUTAN[non-logs]. 6035, BBS. On Aug 1, noted PBS Yunnan (China) till it cut off about 1208, with non-stop easy-listening filler music. No Bhutan heard here today, unlike yesterdays BBS 1219*. Aug 2, with PBS Yunnan (China) going off at 1200*, after being in Chinese, with EZL song. No BBS today after PBS went off. So BBS is only on after 1200 erratically! CHINA. 5050, Beibu Bay Radio. It was back in Sept. 2016, that during the 1300-1400 time period they changed from being in Chinese, over to Vietnamese, but Aug 3, at 1340 was clearly back again in Chinese; SA in English - "Beibu Bay Radio"; 1400 time pips; time given in Chinese and English ("Beijing time is now 10 PM,"); "Guangxi Beibu Bay Radio" SA in English; briefly in English with "B B R Evening News" intro; into news in Vietnamese. Have not heard AIR Aizawl (India) here for a while now. So is 1300-1400 now completely back to Chinese? Is the former brief English segment still at about 1320? New schedule? Needs more monitoring! INDONESIA. 3325, RRI Palangkaraya, 1406, Aug 3. Palangkaraya local news; ending at 1413 with the playing of the patriotic/national song 泥irgahayu Indonesiaku.・br> It will be recalled that Aug 17th is Independence Day in Indonesia, so all month long they will be playing 泥irgahayu Indonesiaku・at the end of all their news programs. Voice of Indonesia, back on the former 9524.95 (ex 9525.95), on Aug 2, in Chinese at 1138; in Japanese at 1226; at 1315, SA & frequencies in English; "Today in History," "Focus"; close to being readable, but not quite. Aug 3, still on 9524.95. KOREA NORTH[non]. 5965, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata, *1300, Aug 3. As it's Thursday, checking for English; yes and also unjammed today; 1330 repeat of first half hour. My audio http://goo.gl/jTVYdd (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA) KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, on Aug 2, at 1246. Being jammed with pulsating noise, but fortunately not the heavy white noise jamming that is still up on ex 6135, so reception not so bad. My audio at http://goo.gl/VNkyxw . Aug 3, found VOF back on 6135 (ex 5920), at 1139 and subsequent checking till 1425; very much blocked by white noise jamming, while ex 5920 had the usual lighter pulsating noise jamming. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 05, 2017 03:15 UTC No.2447 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1119-1201*, Aug 4. Reception above the norm, but with summertime QRN (static) and light QRM from RRI Palangkaraya; fortunately for me, NBC was much stronger; in English & Pidgin with many mentions of "on the island"; 1123 Public Service Announcement in English for benefits ("Bring your registration card and ID"); DJ in Pidgin playing pop Pacific Islands songs; 1155 DJ with SA ("NBC Bougainville broadcasting 95 point 5, FM band . . 3 point 3 2 5 kilohertz, 90 meter band, shortwave one"); "Friday night, Friday number four." After 1201* cut off, RRI Palangkaraya was in the clear with audio feed of the Jakarta news. My audio at http://goo.gl/oowoyk . CHINA. 5050, Beibu Bay Radio, 1300-1400, Aug 4. Yes, they have reverted back to their pre-Sept. 2016 schedule; mostly in Chinese, but now with no brief English segment. They continue with the previous format of having a brief Thai language segment, today heard 1331+, otherwise in Chinese. 6200, Voice of Jinling. This is a very cosmopolitan station! For over a month now, just after sign on, have been hearing nice traditional French songs (very entertaining!). Aug 4, at 1238 & 1247 with French songs, otherwise in Chinese, with what sounded like many commercial announcements; very light QRM from Xizang PBS (Tibet, via Lhasa), also on frequency. My audio at http://goo.gl/9eY1GV . KOREA SOUTH. 6135, Voice of Freedom (ex 5920). Aug 4, still heard here with the usual white noise jamming, but today VOF with about the best ever reception at 1021 and subsequent checking till 1237. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang. Aug 4, running longer than 3325; pop song (Little River Band - "Cool Changes"); on-air phone calls in Pidgin; 1224* cut off. Since the end of the election results, note Madang has had a good number of these call-in shows, which I assume are callers commenting on the recent election. Not nearly as strong as NBC Bougainville (3325). 3275, NBC Southern Highlands[non-log], on Aug 4, not heard. 3365, NBC Milne Bay[non-log], on Aug 4, continues silent. Re: Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya - Ron Howard Aug 05, 2017 14:28 UTC No.2448 INDONESIA. 3325, Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya, 1139, Aug 5, with NBC Bougainville clearly off the air at this time. Almost fair reception at 1232, with audio feed of the Jakarta news in Bahasa Indonesia, with item about the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting being held today in Manila; short sound bite in English of Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano's ASEAN speech - "We now enjoy peace, security and stability in the region. More importantly . . ."; ending the news at 1234, by playing the patriotic/national song 泥irgahayu Indonesiaku・ SA "Pro Satu RRI Palangkaraya." It will be recalled that this Aug 17th is Independence Day in Indonesia, so all month long RRI will be playing 泥irgahayu Indonesiaku・at the end of their news programs. My audio of ASEAN news item and 泥irgahayu Indonesiaku・at http://goo.gl/LQbh9W . Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 07, 2017 14:35 UTC No.2449 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! In my location, every day I can not hear the radio because of lightning (Static electricity) interference. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 07, 2017 15:53 UTC No.2450 INDIA. 4970, AIR Shillong, 1230-1235, Aug 7. News/sports/ stock market report in English; // AIR Chennai (4920), with both OTH radar and PBS Xizang QRM, and // AIR Jeypore (5040); all semi-readable; was not // 4810, AIR Bhopal. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, on Aug 7, 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, but background noise almost like low level white noise jamming. My local sunrise was at 1318 UTC, whereas Yangon sunset was at 1204 UTC. RUSSIA. 7345, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk, 1255-1325, on Aug 7. Surprisingly strong signal, but mixing with CRI; 1300 IS (Jew's harp - khomus) and time pips; 1300-1325 unusual format that I have never heard before after ToH; non-stop traditional indigenous songs. My audio at http://goo.gl/cYQydd . 7295 remains silent, after being recently briefly reactivated. Re: Echo of Hope - VOH anomaly on 4885 kHz. - Ron Howard Aug 08, 2017 15:22 UTC No.2451 KOREA SOUTH. 4885, Echo of Hope - VOH, on Aug 8, instead of the normal starting and ending at the ToH for the one hour program "Radio Broadcasting Guide," which is repeated again every hour, today was far out of sync and had some transmitter problems; 1303-1320*, *1322-1323*, *1327+; at 1322 bell/gong rung slowly three times and regular intro to the program; normally this would have been at 1303, so today about 19 minutes out of sync; the next hour at 1420 and 1423, there was no transmitter problem, but still out of sync by the same amount of time; good reception. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 09, 2017 15:40 UTC No.2452 BHUTAN. 6035, BBS. Aug 9, a very good day here! Heard PBS Yunnan cut off at 1205*, leaving BBS 1205-1248*; various amounts of adjacent QRM; 1205-1221 with the usual monologue in vernacular; at 1214, 1216 & 1218 normal brief break for indigenous instrumental music; 1221-1230 indigenous singing and music; 1230-1248* with two announcers chatting in vernacular. My audio at http://goo.gl/SoeM1J . My local sunrise today was at 1320 UT, while sunset at Thimphu, was at 1244 UT. BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, Aug 9, with normal format of DJ in Pidgin playing pop songs till suddenly off at 1146*, at which time had only a faint open carrier below threshold level from RRI Palangkaraya. INDIA. 4970, AIR Shillong, 1306, Aug 9. Noted a surprising bad rap (or hip hop?) song, filled with very strong language of mostly swear words. Surely they could have picked a better song! DJ in English; 1315 promo in Hindi for "headline"; usual local SA in English and into a discussion in English. My audio at http://goo.gl/kiWzwK , without the rap song! Re: Echo of Hope - VOH anomaly on 4885 kHz. - Ron Howard Aug 09, 2017 16:28 UTC No.2453 VOH on 4885 kHz. back to normal Aug 9. Programs starts and ends at top-of-the-hour. Re: North Korea (DPRK) anomaly - Ron Howard Aug 10, 2017 21:21 UTC No.2454 KOREA SOUTH. What with all the current news stories about North Korea (DPRK), was interesting to note that on Aug 10, there was a major anomaly, with about one hour of no jamming at all from DPRK. A very rare treat to hear ROK stations without the normally strong interference from the north. Echo of Hope - VOH: 6350, with their third program, not // to other VOH frequencies; 1219-1228 and subsequently till jamming started up between 1241-1248; heard with QRM from some type of pulsating noise (believe not DPRK jamming). 3985 // 5995 // 6250 // 9100, heard in the clear 1211-1216 and subsequently till jamming started up between 1241-1248. See below for later 6250 UNID. 4885, with the regular "Radio Broadcasting Guide" program in Korean; quick check at 1217 and subsequently till jamming started up between 1241-1248. Program being out of sync on the 8th proved to be a one day only anomaly. Now back to program starting and ending at ToH. This frequency is always free of jamming. Voice of the People: 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1230, all free from jamming till it started up between 1241-1248, but 4450 did have strong QRM. KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1 (6015). Free of jamming 1203-1210 and subsequently till jamming started up between 1241-1248; news in Korean; ending each item with "K B S News" in English; some brief sound bites in English; fair-good. Voice of Freedom (6135). No jamming 1151-1200 and subsequently till jamming started up between 1241-1248; fair-good. UNID. 6250, perhaps Echo of Unification (via DPRK); at 1241; two equally strong stations here; one clearly being VOH (// 3985, et al.). UNID not noted earlier, so *1230 per Aoki? No DPRK jamming here till sometime between 1241-1248. My unique audio today: 3930 kHz. (VOP) at http://goo.gl/hQZq8n 5995 kHz. (VOH) at http://goo.gl/ypgFD9 6015 kHz. (KBS) at http://goo.gl/Gw48Nz 6135 kHz. (VOF) at http://goo.gl/vdfbb5 CNR13 & 17 reactived - XYZ Aug 11, 2017 01:56 UTC No.2455 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIAMSU !! -0150- 13700kHz CHINA CNR-13 reactived. See also: http://hiroshi.mediacat-blog.jp/e123642.html ---------------------------------------------- CNR13 Uighur *2355-1805* *2355-1100 15390 1100-1805 9420 2355-1400 13700 1400-1805* 9890 CNR17 Kazakh *2355-1805* 2355-1200 12055 1200-1805 9630 2355-1805 11630 ---------------------------------------------- Thanks HIROSHI ! Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 11, 2017 02:26 UTC No.2456 Note; -0215- 9605kHz WHR, English, new schedule ? -0720- 15265kHz UNID open carrier -0910- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville 5020kHz No signal (SOLOMON) 7345kHz RUSSIA Radio Sakha, QRM V26 Chinese numbers 7345kHz CHINA V26, //9054, 4243kHz both USB mode -1000- 4557kHz NK Pyongyang BS 5020kHz still off air.. 7148kHz-USB CHINA VC01, HAM band !! 7564kHz-LSB CHINA VC01 -1015- 7260kHz UNID 2kHz test tone signal, QRM CHINA Xingjiang PBS -1040- 15330kHz CHINA Firedrake, vs Radio Free Asia - Tibetan px. UNID 4895kHz Mongolia reactived ?? - XYZ Aug 11, 2017 11:29 UTC No.2460 Note; -1115- 4895kHz UNID strong signal but very weak modulation 7260kHz UNID still 2kHz tone signal 4830kHz No signal Memo: http://www.mnb.mn/ Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 12, 2017 09:34 UTC No.2467 Note; -0925- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville 5020kHz SOLOMON, back 7345kHz RUSSIA Radio Sakha, 7295kHz still no signal Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 12, 2017 21:15 UTC No.2470 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, on Aug 11, at 1201*; RRI Palangkaraya also on frequency. PNG - NBC Madang (3260), on Aug 11, with 1206*. INDIA. RE: My "4895, possibly AIR Kurseong? At 1246, Aug 10" log, I guessed wrong - please see MONGOLIA FIJI. 558, Radio Fiji One (presumed), 1245-1315, Aug 12. Mostly non-stop religious singing and music; weak, but fairly clear. My audio at http://goo.gl/oUfrk3 . My local sunrise was at 1322 UTC. KASHMIR. 4950, AIR Radio Kashmir, Srinagar (presumed), 1341, Aug 11. Nice surprise to actually catch some audio above threshold level; clearly in Hindi. Rather a rare event for me, as most days only hear their open carrier! MALAYSIA. 11665, Wai FM, via RTM, from Kajang, 1404, Aug 11. Unique singing SA in vernacular (one of my favorites!), just after the news. MONGOLIA. reactivated 4895, Mongolian Radio 2 (presumed), 1246, Aug 10 and again Aug 11, at 1131, through subsequent checking till 1350; heard only an open carrier; unable to detect any modulation/audio at my QTH. Thanks to feedback from Dave Valko and Hiroyuki Komatsubara, who were also hearing this, but they had faint audio that indicated Mongolia and not India. Mongolia not on their other frequency of 4830; while 7260 is now being reported with a het from a third station, which might also be Mongolia (plus China & Vanuatu). Needs more monitoring! Website - http://www.mnb.mn/ . MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1211-1259, Aug 11. Special live coverage of the Myanmar U18 vs Inter Milan U18, with friendly soccer match held at YTC Thuwunna Stadium (Yangon); 1221 noted half time break with filler music, till coverage started up again; seemed to perhaps be a TV audio feed, as less than full spoken coverage; usual background sounds of the fans. Highlights at Youtube - http://goo.gl/JDwjtn . SOLOMON ISLANDS[non-log]. 5020 & 9545, SIBC. Aug 11, at 1132, found both frequencies silent. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 13, 2017 10:09 UTC No.2471 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -1003- 4750kHz CNR no signal 7148kHz-USB CHINA VC01, HAM band 7564kHz-LSB CHINA VC01 Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 13, 2017 15:27 UTC No.2472 4895 silent today. Very brief Mongolian reactivation? Myanmar (5985) again with live soccer coverage today (1208+). Second match of the Inter Milan Friendly Tour - Myanmar U18 vs Inter Milan U18 Highlights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkb59aYvRvY Re: India - Eve of Independence Day special Aug 14 - Ron Howard Aug 14, 2017 18:22 UTC No.2473 List of AIR // stations heard on the eve of Independence Day; Aug 14, from 1330+ UTC; intro in English and Hindi; National Anthem, which is rarely heard on SW, except for these special occasions; president of India addressed the nation; first in Hindi and then repeated again in English, which started at 1351; longer than usual speech; for the past five years was first given in English, then followed again in Hindi. The last time in Hindi, then English was in 2011. Independence Day is tomorrow, the 15th. 4760 AIR Leh - not heard. 4760 AIR Port Blair - only an open carrier; no audio. 4800 AIR Hyderabad - only CNR1 heard. 4810 AIR Bhopal - heard. 4835 AIR Gangtok - heard with definite audio. 4895 AIR Kurseong - not on the air, nor was Mongolia present. 4910 AIR Jaipur - mostly open carrier and maybe faint audio? 4920 AIR Chennai - heard, but unusually weak underneath Tibet. 4950 AIR Radio Kashmir, Srinagar - heard with definite audio. 4970 AIR Shillong - heard. 5010 AIR Thiruvananthapuram - heard, but very weak audio. 5040 AIR Jeypore - heard; note audio link below. 5050 AIR Aizawl - not heard; only Beibu Bay Radio (China) present. 9380 AIR, via Aligarh - only an open carrier. AIR? 9865 AIR, via Bangalore - well heard. My AIR Jeypore audio of NA - http://goo.gl/7h9Vjd . So for me, this year's highlight was hearing definite audio from both AIR Gangtok and AIR Radio Kashmir, Srinagar! Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 15, 2017 14:57 UTC No.2474 Ron-sa, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -1453- 5130kHz Radio Sedaye Zindagi, 1kHz tone signal, *1454- Opening Song Maybe it is the last broadcast of this month. 7120kHz Radio Hargeisya 7140kHz ERITREA, no jamming 7182kHz ERITREA, no jamming Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 16, 2017 17:40 UTC No.2475 CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan (Voice of Shangri-la), 1212-1241, Aug 15. Running well past their normal 1200*; EZL instrumental music of hit songs ("Bridge Over Troubled Water," etc.); still on when tuned out at 1241. No BBS/Bhutan heard today. 7270, PBS Nei Menggu, // to spur on 7266, at 1225, Aug 13. First noted an UNID carrier on 7266 back on March 19, but never heard any audio there till today, when it was clearly //. BTW - Azad Kashmir Radio, on 7265, has not been heard for a long time now, during the QRM free time of 1215+. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio. August 16, with special live coverage of the Southeast Asian Games soccer/football match with Myanmar vs Laos; pregame intro at 1240, with playing of the National Anthems of both countries; 1245 start of coverage of the game (TV audio feed); fair. Youtube - http://goo.gl/JuULYy , with intro anthems. RUSSIA. 7345, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk, 1335, Aug 16. Music by a Jew's harp (khomus) and with singing. Certainly this unique musical instrument is very popular in this region of Siberia; actually stronger signal than the CNR1 QRM. 7295 remains silent. For those interested in the khomus, note http://khomus.com/ , a Siberian website. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 18, 2017 09:18 UTC No.2476 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -0909- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville 7345kHz RUSSIA Radio Sakha, Russian Re: Korea - Voice of Freedom not heard - Ron Howard Aug 20, 2017 15:37 UTC No.2477 KOREA SOUTH[non-log]. Voice of Freedom, on Aug 20, no signal at all from them at 1203 and subsequent checking through 1344. 6135, the recent frequency used by VOF; just the normal white noise jamming, but clearly no VOF. 5920, first day I have found this frequency clear of the usual North Korea pulsating noise jamming, but VOF also not here; a clear frequency. 5940, clear frequency. 6020, only hearing the usual Vietnam. Unusual for VOF to be off the air! Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 20, 2017 20:15 UTC No.2478 CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan (Voice of Shangri-la), 1200-1201*, Aug 20. ToH ends their regular programming; start of their EZL filler music till suddenly off. No BBS/Bhutan today. 6155, CNR2/China Business Radio, 1212-1232, Aug 20. The often heard, popular variety show "Haiyang Live"; mostly comedy with a lot of canned laughter, but also pop songs; in Chinese, except for a brief segment in English ("As many of you prepare to take the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, I wish you success in your endeavors . . . Whether you aim to be a doctor, teacher, scientist, musician, engineer or writer . . . You are the next generation of leaders for generations to come."); // 6065 // 7315. The examination is given throughout China to high school students to determine which university they can attend. A tremendous amount of pressure on the students to do well, as it greatly affects their future. Will always remember some years ago, I was in Shanghai during the day of the exam. Needed to take a taxi someplace, which are normally very easy to find, as there are so many of them in the city, but that day all the taxis were occupied by students. Later found out that almost all the taxis in the city had been reserved to take students to the exam. 7148-USB (ex: 7118-USB), VC01 (Chinese Military numbers station), on Aug 20, heard at 1138, 1152, 1241 and 1259, with numbers in Chinese; fair reception. Seems they now like the ham band! INDIA. 4970, AIR Shillong, 1250, Aug 20. The usual Sunday "Country Roads" C&W music show with DJ in English; Kenny Rogers, "You Decorated my Life," etc. INDIA/MONGOLIA[non-log]. 4895, on Aug 20, at 1155 and subsequent checking, found frequency free of either Mongolian Radio 2 nor AIR Kurseong. The reactivation of Mongolia here was indeed very brief! MYANMAR. 5915, Myanmar Radio, at 1308, on Aug 20, found a greatly improved reception of this station, that until today had recently been QRMed by the North Korea jamming of 5920 (against Voice of Freedom, which sometimes used that frequency); usual QRM from CRI (Russian) on 5915. 6045kHz etc.. - XYZ Aug 21, 2017 10:03 UTC No.2479 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -0930- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang, good signal 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville -1000- 6045kHz UNID Korean station, Voice of Freedom ??(5920, 5940kHz no signal) TNX! Ron-san !! http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:2477 -1001- "Bughan Dongpo ..." (mean: "North Korean compatriots") (Attachment MP3) -1140- SA by female "Jayu ui soli" **sound like as "Chayu-e-Soli" Voice of Freedom -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0300-0800 5920, 5940, 6020, 6045, 6135 kHz ** any one frequency 0900-1500 5920, 5940, 6020, 6045, 6135 kHz ** any one frequency 1600-2000 5920, 5940, 6020, 6045, 6135 kHz ** any one frequency 2100-0200 5920, 5940, 6020, 6045, 6135 kHz ** any one frequency -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part of their program name ... "Bughan Dongpo" ("North Korean compatriots") "minji-wa hamkke" ("With Mingji") "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" ("Happy Republic of Korea") "Igeos-i Jinsil-ida" ("This is the truth" **Program for loudspeaker) "Saeloun Salm-eul Chaj-eun Salamdeul" ("People looking for new life") ....... Unfortunately I can not hear everything. Special thanks to AMANO ! http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:3894 http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:3899 http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:3900 http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:3902 http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:3910 http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:3911 sorry, all in japanese.. 2479.mp3 Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 22, 2017 01:14 UTC No.2484 Note; -0100- Asian morning broadcast check... 6045kHz S KOREA Voice of Freedom 7260kHz MONGOLIA MNB Radio 2 (Golden Radio), ---fade out 9505kHz UNID Chinese ??, very weak signal .... -0120- 9505kHz CHINA Voice of Strait - General program // http://www.zuiaishiting.com/radio/fj/26.html changed SKD ? -0718- Echo of Hope (1) 3985, 5995, 6250, 9100 (2) 4885, ** Another program (3) 6350, ** Another program NK Jammer(49mb) 5830, 5995, 6003, 6015, 6135 kHz 6015lHz S KOREA KBS-Hanminjok, with NK Jamming 6125kHz UNID carrier, -0725* no modulation Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 23, 2017 09:13 UTC No.2491 Note; -0900- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville 6045kHz S KOREA Voice of Freedom, *0900- 6970kHz TAIWAN SOH-Sound of Hope 7148kHz CHINA VC01 Chinese Numbers, USB mode 7345kHz RUSSIA Radio Sakha, New in russian *0900- 7564kHz CHINA VC01 Chinese numbers, LSB mode 7650kHz TAIWAN SOH-Sound of Hope, new frequency -1010- 6074kHz N KOREA Voice of Korea,(6074.3vkHz),japanese program, moved from 6070kHz -1145- 3425.5kHz UNID, AM, https://youtu.be/uj_yixwhmMI Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 24, 2017 09:55 UTC No.2496 Note; -0940- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville 6070kHz N KOREA Voice of Korea, japanese, back here from 6075kHz(yesterday) 6970kHz TAIWAN Sound of Hope 7345kHz RUSSIA Radio Sakha, (7295kHz still off air) 7650kHz TAIWAN Sound of Hope, QSY from 7810kHz ?? -1000- 4109kHz CHINA VC01, USB mode 6115kHz JAPAN Radio Nikkei, -1000* ; Voice of Strait, Minnan language program 7564kHz CHINA VC01, LSB mode Re: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau - Ron Howard Aug 24, 2017 15:02 UTC No.2498 TAIWAN. 5170-USB, Central Weather Bureau. Signal seemed stronger than listed 250W? 1333-1340, Aug 24; assume in Cantonese, with marine weather forecast. Website - http://www.cwb.gov.tw/eng/index.htm . Was // to 8117-USB, which is listed as 400W, but both seemed about equal strength. My audio at http://goo.gl/MjzWUQ , with CODAR QRM and QRN (static). More details of this station in DX LISTENING DIGEST 5-213. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 24, 2017 21:25 UTC No.2499 BHUTAN. 6035, BBS. On Aug 22, heard PBS Yunnan (China) cut off at 1204*; BBS not on the air. Aug 23, at 1150, could make out two stations here; one with pop music (BBS) and the other with announcers in Chinese (PBS Yunnan), which cut off at 1200*, leaving BBS in the clear; in vernacular till BBS cut off at 1207*. Disappointed they did not stay on the air longer! My local sunrise today was at 1331 UT, while sunset at Thimphu was at 1230 UT. Aug 24, at 1213, BBS with the normal monologue in vernacular; 1219 brief break for indigenous instrumental music; cut off at 1221*. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1314, August 21, with special live coverage of the Southeast Asian Games soccer/football match with Myanmar vs Malaysia, held at Shah Alam Stadium (Malaysia); fair. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC. Rare anomaly before 1159*, Aug 22. Had no "Evening Devotional," no SA in English and no National Anthem. Never before have I heard this format at closing time; DJ in Pijin playing pop music till cut off. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 25, 2017 10:24 UTC No.2501 Ron-san and AMANO ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -0915- 4895kHz UNID carrier, heavy QRM from 4885kHz Re: 13th Chinese National Games - Ron Howard Aug 27, 2017 15:17 UTC No.2502 CHINA. 6125, CNR1, 1216-1308, Aug 27. Preempted regular programs to provide live coverage of the opening ceremony of the 13th Nation Games of China, held in northeastern China (Tianjin); 1232 played the National Anthem ("March of the Volunteers"); President Xi Jinping with speech opening the games. Youtube coverage in Chinese (CCTV) at http://goo.gl/Uw5pAV . Certainly a major production and has been called China's mini-Olympics. Think we can look for more special coverage in the days to come. Ron, listening in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: Email from Taiwan Central Weather Bureau - Ron Howard Aug 28, 2017 01:53 UTC No.2503 After my Aug 24 reception, emailed my reception report, with the link to my audio clip, to the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. My report was in Google Chinese. Sent via their contact email form at http://goo.gl/h9b6dY . They replied on Aug 27, as follows. Ron Dear Sir, We are very glad to receive your reception report letter and will send you a QSL card. Currently we have two voice broadcasting stations, 5170KHz and 8117KHz, which comprise a network covering the maritime space of Taiwan. Both of them are accessible 24 hours. We set the above SSB radio voice broadcasting system to improve our weather reporting service for those who work overseas. In the report, you can get the information in Chinese and Taiwanese as follows: 1. The latest weather observing data. 2. Weather analysis and weather forecast for the following three days. 3. Latest typhoon alarm reports will be provided every 1 to 3 hours during typhoon warning period. 4. The latest typhoon report in the North Pacific. It will be highly appreciated if you introduce our weather broadcasting systems to your friends. Thank you! Yours sincerely, Central Weather Bureau Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 28, 2017 05:58 UTC No.2504 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1124-1151*, Aug 27. Sunday religious songs till 1130, when switched over to pop hit songs (Linda Ronstadt - "When Will I Be Loved," etc.); DJ in Pidgin; suddenly off at 1151*, leaving a weak RRI in the clear. On Aug 26, heard 1103-1203*; usual DJ in Pidgin ("Saturday night . . last hour," etc.); playing pop Pacific Islands songs; 1154 SA with frequencies; entertaining reception, as was stronger than normal and very light RRI QRM. NBC Bougainville also heard Aug 25, at 1154; pop song Eric Carmen - "Hungry Eyes"; suddenly off 1201*. BTW - NBC Madang (3260), on Aug 26, with cut off at 1216*. CHINA. 7148-USB, VC01 (Chinese Military numbers station), on Aug 27; heard at 0937, 1033, 1122 & 1203, with numbers in Chinese; fair reception. Also // 7564-LSB at 0937, 1033, but off the air at 1122 & 1203. 7345-USB, V26, 1217, Aug 26. Numbers in Chinese; mixing with equally strong CRI. CHINA[and non-log]. 6065 & 6155, CNR2, Aug 27 at 1259+, found both frequencies silent; whereas CNR2 was on the air 7265 // 7315. FIJI[non-log]. 558, Radio Fiji One. Normally I daily hear some type of signal from them, but Aug 27 had no trace of any carrier here. Just very poor propagation or what? KOREA SOUTH. 6045, Voice of Freedom, on Aug 25, 26 & 27, 0941+. Continuing on this new frequency with no hint of any North Korea jamming yet; very strong signal. Aug 27, noted former VOF frequencies 6135 (still being jammed), 5920 clear, 5940 clear and 6020 with Vietnam. MONGOLIA. 4895, Mongolian Radio 2 (suspected), 1235 through subsequent checking till 1322, Aug 26. Only a definite open carrier; never any modulation/audio; have been monitoring here daily since their recent very brief reactivation. Also open carrier on Aug 27; noted at 1051, 1211 & 1252; again with no audio at all detected. Would like to think this is them, but will take someone hearing some audio to confirm this! On Aug 25, Hiroyuki Komatsubara reported "-0915- 4895kHz UNID carrier, heavy QRM from 4885kHz," but when I checked at 1130, the carrier was off. Worth keeping an eye on this frequency. RUSSIA. 7345, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk, 0948-1030, Aug 27. Usual SA at 0950 and series of ads; pop music; 1000 with IS (Jew's harp - khomus) and time pips; long segment of on-air phone calls after the news; fair reception as CNR1 doesn't sign on till about 1101. 7295 remains silent. Guess I enjoy this so much as it is the only Russian station that I hear now! Ron, listening in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: "Ozy Radio" testing on 5045 kHz. - Ron Howard Aug 28, 2017 16:09 UTC No.2505 AUSTRALIA. 5045, "Ozy Radio." It was back on Jul 6, 2011, that I last heard Craig Allen's low powered "Ozy Radio" on 5050. In 2015, Craig informed me "We will be back soon on 5045 kHz. with more power, 1kw. Ozy Radio." Has actually happened Aug 28. Dave Kernick, et al., have confirmed the SA today for this test transmission. Thanks fellows! Thanks also to an emailed alert from Bruce Churchill, drove to the beach and at 0927 heard a very weak open carrier. Reception of any audio not possible here till my local sunrise, which was at 1336 UTC. My most distinctive details were at 1334 & 1419, with hearing the unmistakable "Waltzing Matilda," as a brief instrumental. Ozy Radio IS? Noted a number of songs, but not strong enough to be able to SA them. 1402-1411 OM & YL with what seemed to be the news; 1411 into EZL older hit songs, but again too weak to SA. Am not disappointed by this poor reception today, as BBR (China) on 5050 is normally well heard by me, but today was extremely poor (unusable), which is rare. Believe propagation today was rather unique, so on a day with normal propagation, Ozy Radio could be just fine. Ron, listening in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Aug 28, 2017 20:59 UTC No.2506 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! and thanks to MAUNO @WRTH-FB : https://goo.gl/veMYy6 >5045kHz -2055- 5045kHz Thanks very much this information !! Now I hear it now, via AUS remote radio(PERSEUS server) thanks Neil Brisbane !! Re: "Ozy Radio" testing on 5045 kHz - XYZ Aug 28, 2017 21:09 UTC No.2507 >> "Ozy Radio" testing on 5045 kHz SA at 2100- with IS of Radio Australia !! and "Dacelo novaeguineae" YouTube : https://youtu.be/fc1-x6m8dZo Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 30, 2017 22:17 UTC No.2511 AUSTRALIA. 5045, Ozy Radio (presumed). Aug 30 had much better overall propagation than my 28th reception, but with that BBR (China) on 5050 was heard with a decent signal; some of the BBR audio spilled over to 5045, so I had to listen in LSB. Just like Glenn Hauser, I also noted the assumed utility signal at 1205, on 5045.8, along with 5045 open carrier, but later utility was not heard. At my local sunrise (1337), thought I would start to catch some audio here, as I did on 28th, but not so; no audio checking through 1406; just an open carrier today, even with the better propagation. Completely different reception than on the 28th, when I had definite audio. Seems every day will have different reception here. Can only hope Craig will increase the power in the future. BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1134-1138*, on Aug 30. Above average reception (almost fair); pop songs, with DJ in Pidgin. After suddenly going off, frequency was clear (RRI Palangkaraya was very late signing on today!). BTW - NBC Madang (3260), on Aug 30, cut off at 1149*. So both these NBC stations cut off earlier than normal. NBC on 3275 & 3365 still remain silent. CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan (Voice of Shangri-la), Aug 30, noted cut off at 1201*. They never give a closing SA, but instead usually give the last SA at about 1131; still with the nice English & Chinese SA - "S W liu(6) ling(0) san(3) wu(5). Yunnan Radio and Television International, the Voice Shangri- la". No BBS/Bhutan here today. INDONESIA. Aug 30, with a rare occurrence! For a period of time there were no Indonesian stations on SW. None at all. 3325, Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya. After NBC Bougainville cut off at 1138*, no hint of RRI; subsequently still off the air, but by 1232 heard them with fair reception; so came on the air sometime between 1227-1232; at 1237 ended the Jakarta news relay, in Bahasa Indonesia, with patriotic/national song 泥irgahayu Indonesiaku・(should be played throughout the month of August); series of nice SAs for both "Pro Satu RRI Palangkaraya" and the full "Pro Satu Radio Republik Indonesia Palangkaraya"; many promos for "audio on demand . . . audio streaming . . download," for RRI stations; 1400 several RRI Palangkaraya jingles; into their local news; still with fair reception. 9524.95, VOI, off the air; checked 1215-1347. KOREA SOUTH. 1566, HLAZ (Far Eastern Broadcasting Company, FEBC), 1245, Aug 30. Best reception in USB; poor, but clearly in Japanese (matches schedule); religious organ music; some days only have an open carrier here. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, 1154, Aug 30. Start of the usual "Evening Devotional" Christian spot in English; SA in English, but cut off at 1159* before SA completed. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Aug 31, 2017 15:59 UTC No.2514 Amano-san - Thank you very much for the great Voice of Freedom info! Ron BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1153-1157*, Aug 31. Pop song (Faith Hill - "Piece Of My Heart") till suddenly cut off. RRI Palangkaraya off the air today, checking 1157-1352. BTW - NBC Madang, 3260, on Aug 31, cut off at 1204*, while playing Elton John's song Lady Diana - Candle in the wind (Goodbye England's rose). INDIA. 4810 (AIR Bhopal) // 5010 (AIR Thiruvananthapuram) // 5040 (AIR Jeypore), at 1238, on Aug 31; special live coverage of the India vs Sri Lanka cricket match held at Colombo; many ads; coverage in English and Hindi; at 1345 not // any more. 4920 (AIR Chennai) was never //. INDONESIA[non-log]. Aug 31, noted Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya (3325) and Voice of Indonesia (9524.95) both off the air from 1157 to 1352. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, 1159*, Aug 31. Cut off as if on a timer, in the middle of the "Evening Devotional"; so today off without SA or National Anthem. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Sep 01, 2017 19:31 UTC No.2515 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1159-1201*, Sept 1. Montage of songs with several "NBC Bougainville" SAs; 1200 another SA with frequencies; start of a promo in English for "NBC Radio", but cut off before it finished. After closing, RRI Palangkaraya in the clear with the Jakarta news relay, so back on the air again. CHINA. new schedule for Voice of Strait. Sept 1 heard 4900 & 4940 (different programs) at 1206, so tentatively: 6115 kHz. at 1200* (ex 1300*) switches to 4900 kHz. and 9505 kHz. at 1200* (ex 1300*) switches to 4940 kHz. Needs to be actually observed to confirm. 6035, PBS Yunnan (Voice of Shangri-la), 1123-1145, Sept 1. Pop song (Berlin - "Take My Breath Away"); 1133 with clear "Yunnan Radio and Television International, the Voice Shangri- la"; shortly after 1123 sounded like two stations here; other one assumed to be BBS/Bhutan, but unable to tell when it went off the air. INDONESIA[and non-log]. Sept 1, with RRI Palangkaraya (3325) back on the air after being silent for the Jakarta news at 1201 for the past two days. While Voice of Indonesia (9524.95) continues silent at 1115+. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, Sept 1, with just a quick check to confirm another day with sudden 1159* cut off. Is now the consistent time for closing down. Re: Ozy Radio - Ron Howard Sep 02, 2017 15:13 UTC No.2517 AUSTRALIA. 5045, Ozy Radio, 1132-1156, Sept 2. Best reception so far! EZL pop songs; just a little bit too weak to be able to SA them; fortunately the most distinctive feature of the broadcast is the old Radio Australia's "Waltzing Matilda" and that came through loud and clear (my audio clip - http://goo.gl/jai54P), which was heard at 1156, as well as at 1142, then followed by "Ozy Radio" SA and email address (only able to make out bits & pieces of announcement). After 1156, was unable to again hear any audio (none at all). So seemed to just be a brief spot with unusually good propagation? Very pleased to be able to catch so nice a reception of the Ozy Radio IS. Certainly makes it much easier for us listeners in North America to positively SA this low powered station. Ron, listening in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: eQSL - Ozy Radio - Ron Howard Sep 03, 2017 09:39 UTC No.2518 Sent a reception report, including the reference to my audio clip, to: John Wright <dxer1234@gmail.com>. Thanks to Johno, for sending the following confirmation on Sept 3: "eQSL OZY MUSIC RADIO. Yes can confirm your report of 5045khz 1142-1156 UTC. 500 watts from Razorback near Camden NSW 25 NM SW of Sydney. 2nd September 2017. Yes here in Eastern Australia there was some good propagation for a change! Regards Johno" Ron San Francisco Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Sep 03, 2017 11:26 UTC No.2519 Ron-san, QSL OMEDETOUGOZAIMASU !!! Here is a bad weather day, I can not listen to the radio because of the electricity. This year in Japan, it is raining everyday with abnormal weather. :-( Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Sep 03, 2017 13:57 UTC No.2520 San Francisco, during the day, on Friday, was 41.1ｰC. Yesterday (Saturday) was 38.3ｰC. So I go to the beach very early in the morning, before the sun comes up, to listen to SW, as it's only 21.1ｰC there :)) Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Sep 03, 2017 19:43 UTC No.2521 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1101-1151*, Sept 3. Another Sunday with an entertaining program by DJ in Pidgin; mix of pop, C&W and religious (Christian) songs; Lionel Richie - "Jesus Is Love," Dolly Parton - "When You Think About Love," Don Williams - "Shot Full Of Love," etc.; many local time checks ("19 past 10"), which would set it apart from local times given by NBC Madang (PNG) on 3260, which happens to be one hour behind Bougainville; decent reception, as very light QRM from RRI Palangkaraya today. BTW - Voice of Indonesia remains silent for yet another day up on 9524.95. SIKKIM. 4835, AIR Gangtok, 1230, Sept 1. Into the AIR news in English; // 4810 (AIR Bhopal) // 5010 AIR Thiruvananthapuram // 5040 (AIR Jeypore); item about a high court ruling and sports news; 1235 no longer //; Gangtok nicely above threshold level audio. SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC. Sept 3 anomaly; they kept the transmitter on for almost an hour after their normal 1159* cut off time, but was all dead air (no audio at all). A shame they did not relay Wantok FM while they were on the air anyway! Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Sep 04, 2017 14:11 UTC No.2523 Ron-san, ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU !! -1410* 7200kHz UNID no modulation strong open carrier Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Sep 04, 2017 15:30 UTC No.2524 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1156*, Sept 4. Cut off during Dolly Parton singing "When You Think About Love," which was the same song I heard here yesterday. Again with only light QRM from RRI Palangkaraya. INDONESIA. 9524.95, Voice of Indonesia. After being silent for five days, back on the air Sept 4; better than normal reception; fairly readable; 1151 in Chinese; 1200 into Japanese; 1300 into English; today's program schedule; news and commentary; 1314 "Today in History" - this date in 1998 incorporation of Google. KOREA SOUTH. 6045, Voice of Freedom. Sept 4, what happened here? Seemed as if VOF had strong carrier, but no audio at all; also here was N. Korea jamming with pulsating noise for the very first time since VOF moved to this frequency; same type of jamming as formerly heard on 5920 when VOF was there. On former VOF frequencies: 6135, still being jammed with strong white noise; 5920 clear; 5940 clear; 6020 with weak Vietnam, but all without VOF. MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, on Sept 4, tuned in at 1222 to hear the Monday edition of the English language lesson "Say It In English" already in progress; program must be produced in England, as they often refer to "Manchester." Today's dialogue: "Do you know if the train is on time?", "No, sorry I don't," "20 minutes late," "Did you have a good trip?", "My suitcase is on the train," "What time does the train to Manchester leave?", "What platform does the train to Manchester leave from?"; 1232 end of lesson. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang, 1203, Sept 4. Series of non-stop phone conversations in Pidgin; running longer than normal; off sometime between 1233-1237. Re: QSL - Taiwan Central Weather Bureau - Ron Howard Sep 05, 2017 21:18 UTC No.2525 Have received my QSL from Taiwan Central Weather Bureau - http://goo.gl/tRM1Bw . QSL indicates 200W, not 250W. Very pleased to have this one, as it's rarely reported in North America. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Sep 06, 2017 08:09 UTC No.2526 Ron-san, QSL-letter OMEDETOUGOZAIMASU !! -0805- 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainvill, weak signak 3560kHz N KOREA DRM 3920kHz N KOREA KCBS-Pyongyang, //11680kHz etc.. 6045kHz Pips Jammer, maybe NK 7260kHz VANUATU fair signal today, maybe Bismala language 7350kHz CHINA Firedrake, Their target is unknown.. 7691kHz CHINA VC01, USB mode, new freq. 9710kHz CHINA Firedrake, //7350kHz etc.. 9900kHz USA USCG DRM test 5920kHz Voice of Freedom, 4895kHz MNB back again - XYZ Sep 07, 2017 09:37 UTC No.2528 Note; -0930- 3260kHz PNG NBC-Madang 3325kHz PNG NBC-Bougainville 3560kHz NK KCBS "DPRK DRM" 3920kHz No signal today (NK KCBS-Pyongyang) 5200kHz US USCG-DRM, text data only 5920kHz SK Voice of Freedom, QSY from 6045kHz 6045kHz NK Pips Jammer 6135kHz NK Noise Jammer still here 7644kHz CHINA VC01 (Chinese Robot), LSB 7691kHz CHINA VC01 (Chinese Robot), USB -1015- 4895kHz UNID open carrier, fair signal, -around-1014* -1057- 4895kHz MONGOLIA Golden Radio, (Radio 2), http://www.mnb.mn/live/radio2 Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Sep 07, 2017 21:08 UTC No.2529 BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, 1133, Sept 6. Nice to hear a singing version of "Waltzing Matilda" here; cut off at 1200*, revealing RRI Palangkaraya. Sept 7, was a bad day here, with both NBC and RRI being about equal strength, causing a mess; NBC cut off at 1203*, leaving RRI in the clear. Normally NBC is considerably stronger, making their station more listenable. INDONESIA. 3325, RRI Palangkaraya. As August is over, they are no longer playing the patriotic/national song 泥irgahayu Indonesiaku・to close the 1200 Jakarta news relay. Instead on Sept 6, at 1225, ended the news with the patriotic song "Garuda Pancasila" (aka: "Mars Pancasila"), which was composed by Sudharnoto, with lyrics about the loyalty of all Indonesian people to Pancasila as the only ideology or philosophy of the Indonesian nation. KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom (ex: 6045). After going three days without any VOF, they have returned to this former frequency on Sept 7. Noted at 1119, plus subsequent checks. Thanks go to Hiroyuki Komatsubara, who confirmed he was also hearing them today at 0930. On former VOF frequencies: 6135, still being jammed with strong white noise; 5940 clear; 6020 with weak Vietnam and 6045 with pulsating noise jamming that has been here now for four days (causing considerable QRM for Tibet on 6050). MONGOLIA. 4895, Mongolian Radio 2. Has been on the air here very erratically; back again Sept 7, with decent level carrier, but am unable to catch any audio; 1131 and subsquent checking. Thanks to Hiroyuki Komatsubara for reporting "-1057- 4895kHz MONGOLIA Golden Radio, (Radio 2)." MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, on Wednesday (Sept 6), heard repeat of the Monday program of "Say It In English" that dealt with the "train to Manchester"; started later than the Monday show, as it ended at 1247, instead of ending at 1232. So I can confirm the English language lessons are only on Monday and Wednesday! Ron, listening in San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, California Re: 5920 kHz. Voice of Freedom - Ron Howard Sep 08, 2017 04:06 UTC No.2530 YouTube Live stream: 2010DFS Live test&#12288;Voice of Freedom? 5920 kHz. http://goo.gl/YrddcA at 0400 UTC, yes, clearly in Korean. Signal improving a lot after 0400+. Re: 5920 kHz. Voice of Freedom - Amano Sep 08, 2017 12:42 UTC No.2531 KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, 1159-1201, Sept 8. Thank you for your information, Hiroyuki and Ron-san. I also confirmed that VOF shifted from 6045 kHz to 5920 kHz. There is no jammed on 5920 kHz from North Korea. I confirmed the following at 5920 kHz. -1159- Ending : "Ssaesalm-eul Chaj-eun Salamdeul" ("People who found a new life") -1200- Opening : "i bam-eul Minji-wa hamkke" ("This night with Minji") Amano, listening at my home in Saitama, Japan. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - Ron Howard Sep 08, 2017 14:19 UTC No.2532 CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan (Voice of Shangri-la), Sept 8, noted cut off at 1202*. No BBS/Bhutan. 6125, CNR1, 1209-1252+, Sept 8. Preempted regular programs to provide live coverage of the closing ceremony of 13th National Games of China, held in northeastern China (Tianjin); these games started Aug 27; speeches and musical performers. KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom (ex: 6045). Sept 8 was their second day here and still free of North Korea jamming; 1146+; fair-good. Re: 5920 kHz. Voice of Freedom - Amano Sep 08, 2017 15:10 UTC No.2533 Ron-san I checked "2010DFS Live test Voice of Freedom". It is described below. 0000'00"- Unid program. 0005'04"- "Bughan dongpoyeoleobun" ("Everybody, North Korean compatriots") 0009'04"- "Bodo gwangjang" ("News plaza") 0024'04"- "Oneul-e chojeom" ("Today's focus") 0029'04"- "Haengboghan Daehanmingug" ("Happy Republic of Korea") 0105'04"- "Bughan dongpoyeoleobun" ("Everybody, North Korean compatriots") 0109'04"- "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" ("Korean people, to unity, to the future"） 0139'04"- "Bughan-e jjang" ("North Korea's amazing") 0149'04"- "Gimsasgas Paldoyulamgi" ("Kim Sakkat Faldo Cruise" ** Radio drama) 0154'04"- "Oneul-e chojeom" ("Today's focus") 0159'04"- "Ingwon balo algi" ("Know human rights correctly") 0209'04"- VOF SJ: "jinsil-e soli~~~, huimang-e soli~~~, jayu-e soli bangsong~~~!" after that, female announcement talk, and music. 0224'54"* This Youtube audio is definitely Voice of Freedom! TNX! DFS-san from Shimane, Japan. Re: Asia - Pacific DX log (11) - XYZ Sep 09, 2017 12:35 UTC No.2534 Note; -1220- 3325kHz INDONESIA RRI-Palangkaraya 3560kHz NKOREA DRM 4770kHz CHINA VC01-Chinese Robot, LSB 4895kHz No signal today, (MONGOLIA) 5375kHz CHINA VC01-Chinese Robot, USB 5920kHz SKOREA Voice of Freedom -1230- NKOREA V28 missing ... Changed broadcasting time ?? 3140kHz - 3277kHz - 3690kHz - etc..