Re: Asia - Pacific DX log(32) -
Ron Howard Sep 25 (Wed), 2024 12:29 UTC No.5636
INDONESIA[and non]. 7289.93, RRI Nabire Pro 1, tuned-in at 0827 till suddenly off at 0958* UT, Sept 25.
Playing mostly EZL songs, with a few Middle Eastern/Islamic influenced music/singing.
This coming DX season, listeners in the States who are East of my location, will probably have a chance
at some decent reception. The most easily identified feature is the Islamic segment. Today with Shalawat
Tarhim prayer (0850-0857) and the Maghrib (sunset) call-to-prayer (0857-0900). Today with a good signal,
but moderate QRN (static).
[non] 7780, Voice of Indonesia (Channel Two) via WRMI (USA), 0810-0825 UT, Sept 25 (Wednesday); TV audio
streaming; fair. Here are a few highlights:
0817: Promo for responsible Bali tourism. My audio - https://app.box.com/s/2zake3zxvoj7ubs5sho6geb54wqxg1rn .
0820+: News items - https://en.tempo.co/read/1920622/jokowi-says-ikn-airport-construction-will-conclude-in-december-2024 :
"President Joko Widodo or Jokowi said the IKN Airport’s construction in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN), East
Kalimantan, will be completed by the end of this year.
'By the end of December, the construction for both the terminal and the runway, which stretched 3,000 meters long,
will be completed, allowing wide-bodied aircraft to land at IKN,' said President Jokowi during the groundbreaking
of Teras Hutan Kota by Plataran on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, as quoted from the Presidential Secretariat. . . ,"
followed by an item about Malaysia will have flights to the new airport, to encourage travel between the two counties.
Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey)
CommRadio CR-1, external antenna: 30m long wire
Re: Malaysia - Miri FM (11665 kHz.) broadcasting in Kenyah language -
Ron Howard Oct 23 (Wed), 2024 11:45 UTC No.5637 Malaysia - Miri FM (11665 kHz.) broadcasting in Kenyah language
- - - - - - Posted to WORiog:
Hi Zach - Thank you so much for pointing out the interesting Miri FM programming you heard back in April!
On Oct 23, checking from tune-in at 0932 till 1000 UT, on 11665 kHz., via the remote SDR at Talsay City,
Philippines; heard Miri FMin scheduled Kenyah language (a group of languages spoken in Sarawak, Malaysia,
and Kalimantan, Indonesia, that share a common ancestor, Proto-Kenyah); after years of listening to Wai FM,
today was certainly unique; DJ playing pop songs; decent reception, but some adjacent QRM. At 1000, switched
to Wai FM programs in scheduled Iban language, and suddenly with frequent Wai FM IDs.
https://philipdxinglog.blogspot.com/2023/12/waifm-sw11665kHz-MYTV710-AstroCH871-schedule.html :
0630-0900 hours: Wai FM Iban (Pengerak Pagi)
0900-1200 hours: Wai FM Iban (Wai 9-12)
1200-1500 hours: Radio Tau Lun Bawang (Limbang FM)
1500-1700 hours: Radio Kayan Miri FM (Peji Dahin Kelo') [0700-0900 UT]
1700-1800 hours: Talidio Kenyah Miri FM (Pemung Kejaie) [0900-1000 UT/6:00-7:00 PM JST]
1800-2100 hours: Wai FM Iban (Sada Lemai)
2100-2205 hours: Wai FM Iban (Pemerindang Malam)
"Wai FM on SW 11665kHz, MYTV CH710 and Astro CH871 is hybrid broadcast as it relays Lun Bawang program
from Limbang FM, Kayan program from Miri FM and Kenyah program from Miri FM, despite its majority hours are
in Iban, relay from Kuching. It does not air in Iban 24 hours a day like FM 101.3MHz in Kuching."
Ron
Monterey, California
Re: 7200 kHz. - National Unity Radio (National Unification Broadcasting - Unification Media Group) -
Ron Howard Oct 29 (Tue), 2024 18:28 UTC No.5638
KOREA SOUTH[non]. 7200, believe this must be National Unity Radio (National Unification Broadcasting -
Unification Media Group), ex 7340; broadcasting on new frequency from Taiwan, extremely strong signal
on remote SDR at Oita, Japan; no N. Korea jamming yet; 1406-1428* UT (unusual closing time? normally
1458*?), Oct 29. Needs more monitoring! Their website has not been updated -
https://www.uni-media.net/?page_id=703 .
Aoki database - www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/pc/nc/userlist1.txt .
B24 Shortwave Frequency List October 29 2024, 1000 UTC Day 1 = Sunday
kHz Time(UTC) ITU Station Lang. Location Days
7200 1200-1458 TWN National Unity Radio Kor Tamsui Dist 1-7
On NUR's ex frequency, I heard this distinctive language today:
7340 1400-1500 TKS PBS Xinjiang (CNR17) Kaz Urumqi 1-7
Thanks very much to Wolfie for the following Oct 20, WORiog informative posting:
"re 7200 kHz {7000 - 7200 kHz ham radio band; 7205 upwards bcast band ...} ITU Radio Regulations of
ITU 4.5 and Circular Letter of ITU Switzerland CR/282 3.2
RR 4.5
The frequency assigned to a station of a given service shall be separated from the limits of the band
allocated to this service in such a way that, taking account of the frequency band assigned to a station,
no harmful interference is caused to services to which frequency bands immediately adjoining are allocated.
(ed. df5sx)"
Ron
Monterey, California
Re: National Unity Radio (7200) with new English lesson -
Ron Howard Oct 30 (Wed), 2024 14:04 UTC No.5639 National Unity Radio (7200) with new English lesson
KOREA SOUTH[non]. Broadcasting from Taiwan.
National Unity Radio (7200 kHz.), 1233-1252 UT, Oct 30, via Oita, Japan remote SDR; today with N. Korea
pulsating jamming; they seem to have dropped the one minute of an English quotation and Korean explanation
of it (1238-1239); replaced with an interesting 20 minute English language lesson; played snippets of the pop
song by a-ha, titled "Take On Me" and explained in detail the meaning of all the words; 1247, played the whole
song. A unique lesson! My edited remote audio - https://app.box.com/s/itr20npj07xto8wjh7h5bohr1n608a9h .
Today again with an unusual cut off time of 1258* UT, with yesterday off at 1428* UT.
Ron
Monterey, California
Re: National Unity Radio (7200) with new English lesson -
Ron Howard Oct 31 (Thu), 2024 12:50 UTC No.5640 Oct 31 - No NUR (7200) signal with random monitoring from 1200 to 1245 UT, only N. Korea jamming.
They have become erratic! Ron
Re: National Unity Radio (7200) with new English lesson -
Ron Howard Oct 31 (Thu), 2024 16:12 UTC No.5641 There seems to be a good reason for National Unity Radio being off the air today! Broadcasting from
Taiwan, which has seen the arrival of Typhoon Kong-rey, with very strong winds. News story -
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-shuts-down-arrival-super-typhoon-kong-rey-2024-10-30/ .
Ron
Re: ** Major Announcement - 'Wind of Home', 'Wind of Japan', and Taiwan's Danshui broadcasts were also all halted" today -
Ron Howard Nov 01 (Fri), 2024 03:47 UTC No.5642 - - - - - posted to WORiog today:
"On the 31st, the Japanese government's 'Wind of Home', 'Wind of Japan', and Taiwan's
Danshui broadcasts were also all halted.
Sekyung
--
'Northeast Asian Broadcasting Institute'
in Seoul Korea"
Re: Taiwan typhoon -
Ron Howard Nov 01 (Fri), 2024 04:25 UTC No.5643 Must mean "halted" due to the typhoon. Ron
Re: National Unity Radio on new 6115 kHz. (ex: 7200 kHz.) -
Ron Howard Nov 11 (Mon), 2024 13:53 UTC No.5644
KOREA SOUTH[non]. 6115, National Unity Radio (National Unification Broadcasting - Unification Media Group),
ex 7200; broadcasting on new frequency from Taiwan, good reception with no N. Korean jamming yet, via the
remote SDR at Oita, Japan; 1205-1258:04* UT (9:05 PM JST - 9:58 PM JST), Nov 11. Thanks to their website
being updated - https://www.uni-media.net/?page_id=703 .
1233+: Program "Arim Sam's Singing Class"; seems to be a regular program at this time.
1238-1241, K-pop group 2NE1, singing "Lonely," in Korean and English ("I don't know. Baby, I am so lonely");
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n4V3lGEyG4 .
1241+: Announcers talking about the song and singing portions of the song in the studio with no music.
My remote audio - https://app.box.com/s/nb7brfdc8l9ufdz7ytfk09xom1nntznu .
Aoki database - www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/pc/nc/userlist1.txt
B24 Shortwave Frequency List November 11 2024, 1100 UTC Day 1 = Sunday
kHz Time(UTC) ITU Station Lang. Location Days
6115 1100-1258 TWN National Unity Radio Kor Tamsui Dist 1-7
Ron
Monterey, California
Re: Happy New Year 2025 ! -
Amano Jan 02 (Thu), 2025 08:45 UTC No.5646 Happy New Year !
Wishing you and yours all the best in 2025.
KOREA SOUTH. 711, KBS-1 HLKA , 1455-1504 UT, Dec 31.
At 1500 UT (0000 JST/KST, Jan 1, 2025), a live broadcast from a temple in South Korea. The New Year countdown could be heard.
After the countdown the bells began to ring.
My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/img/4943.mp3 .
* 00:00-06:00, 1458’00“-1504’00“ UT, 2358’00“-2404’00“ JST/KST, New Year countdown and bells ringing.
* SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: Built-in bar.
SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC Voice of the Nation, 1635-1945 UT, Dec 31.
It sounded very good with very little interference or noise.
Around 1735 UT (0435 SBT, Jan 1, 2025), the talk "Happy New Year 2025 !" could be heard with "Auld Lang Syne" playing in the background.
My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9813.mp3 .
* 00:00-07:30, 1732’00“-1739’30“ UT, 0432’00“-0439’30“ SBT, "Happy New Year 2025 !" with "Auld Lang Syne" playing in the background.
* SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: SONY AN-12.
The content of the New Year's special broadcast consisted of a New Year's talk over the phone between a female announcer and listeners, with music playing in between.
My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9814.mp3 .
* 00:00-07:30, 1803’00“-1810’30“ UT, 0503’00“-0510’30“ SBT, New Year phone talk and music.
* SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: SONY AN-12.
At 1850 UT, I heard a male announcer announce the station ID for “SIBC Voice of the Nation“.
At 1900 UT, a female announcer was heard announcing each SIBC frequency.
The following audio was heard from 05:23-05:31: "SIBC broadcasting on 10-35 medium wave, 50-20 short wave frequencies, on FM 96.3 ~".
My audio is at https://radio.chobi.net/bbs/img/9815.mp3 .
* 00:00-01:00, 1849’45“-1850’45“ UT, 0549’45“-0550’45“ SBT, SIBC Voice of the Nation station ID.
* 01:00-07:30, 1856’00“-1902’30“ UT, 0556’00“-0602’30“ SBT, after the music, SIBC frequency announcement.
* SONY ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: SONY AN-12.
Amano
Mouth of Arakawa River in Tokyo Bay, JAPAN
