Special thanks to regular contributor Ron Howard, for sharing his final round of logging observations from Shanghai, China. Ron comments, "have had a good time in this great city, but will shortly return to California."
Now thats what I call a DXpedition!
Gayle VH
Now thats what I call a DXpedition!
Gayle VH
CHINA. Firedrake/music jamming, now on 10300. Heard April 3 at 1254 & 1413 & 1443, in // with 9200. Noted April 9 at 1216 & 1314, but 9200 has not been heard for some days now. (Howard - China)
CHINA. 6115, Voice of Strait (presumed), 0845-0900, April 10, Chinese pop music till ToH, not //. From 0900-0943 noted // 7280, with Chinese programming (talking about Taiwan, indigenous chanting, etc.).
7280, Voice of Strait (presumed), 0845-0900, April 10, phone-in program, ToH begins // 6115. (Howard - China)
CLANDESTINE. 9485, Shiokaze Two via Taiwan, *1300-1330, April 10 (Tue.), in English, gives schedule "10:00 to 10:30 PM Japanese Time on 9.485 and 5:30 to 6:00 AM Japanese Time" and incorrectly gives 9.785 (should be 6045), portion of mailing address: "Tokyo Central Station, P.O. Box 1022", OM reads names of abductees by age, indicating their "birth year", starts with 1914, 1917, 1918, 1922 through to 1984, mostly fair, no jamming noted, BoH start of another clandestine: assume Radio Free Chosun, with orchestra music. (Howard - China)
INDIA. 4970, AIR-Shillong, 1623-1631*, April 10, OM DJ in English with jazz program, sign-off "This is the North Eastern Service of All India Radio broadcasting from Shillong on 60.36 meters, corresponding to 4970 kHz" plus ID in vernacular, fair. (Howard - China)
PHILIPPINES. 15325, FEBC, *0950-1029*, April 9 & 10, usual loop (IS & English IDs), ToH "Haven Today" religious program, fair. Exclusively "Haven Today" programming? (Howard - China)
RUSSIA. 7200, R. Rossii via Yakutsk/Tulagino, 1208-1253, April 9, R. Rossii IDs, great program of jazz, usual audio problem (warble), looked for parallels, only found 5920 (via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij). (Howard -China)
RUSSIA, 9765, R. Tikhiy Okean (R. Pacific Ocean), *0835-0900*, April 8, on with "Govorit Vladivostok", chimes IS, ID with sound of ship's bell, usual Russian programming, several nice Russian folk songs/ballads, fair, // 12065 (poor). Ex: 5960 // 7330, Ex: 0935-1000 UTC. Reception of this is better back in Calif. (Howard - China)
TIBET, 4905, Xizang PBS - Lhasa, 1650-1705, April 9, nice surprise to hear English. American student talking about her experiences; invites people to come to their medical massage clinic in Lhasa, gives phone numbers, says to ask for directions at the hotel, list several types of medical massages that are available (one type cost 56 Renminbi [about 7.25 USD]); 1705-1725 in assume Tibetan, with classical western music, // 4920. (Howard - China)
CHINA. 6115, Voice of Strait (presumed), 0845-0900, April 10, Chinese pop music till ToH, not //. From 0900-0943 noted // 7280, with Chinese programming (talking about Taiwan, indigenous chanting, etc.).
7280, Voice of Strait (presumed), 0845-0900, April 10, phone-in program, ToH begins // 6115. (Howard - China)
CLANDESTINE. 9485, Shiokaze Two via Taiwan, *1300-1330, April 10 (Tue.), in English, gives schedule "10:00 to 10:30 PM Japanese Time on 9.485 and 5:30 to 6:00 AM Japanese Time" and incorrectly gives 9.785 (should be 6045), portion of mailing address: "Tokyo Central Station, P.O. Box 1022", OM reads names of abductees by age, indicating their "birth year", starts with 1914, 1917, 1918, 1922 through to 1984, mostly fair, no jamming noted, BoH start of another clandestine: assume Radio Free Chosun, with orchestra music. (Howard - China)
INDIA. 4970, AIR-Shillong, 1623-1631*, April 10, OM DJ in English with jazz program, sign-off "This is the North Eastern Service of All India Radio broadcasting from Shillong on 60.36 meters, corresponding to 4970 kHz" plus ID in vernacular, fair. (Howard - China)
PHILIPPINES. 15325, FEBC, *0950-1029*, April 9 & 10, usual loop (IS & English IDs), ToH "Haven Today" religious program, fair. Exclusively "Haven Today" programming? (Howard - China)
RUSSIA. 7200, R. Rossii via Yakutsk/Tulagino, 1208-1253, April 9, R. Rossii IDs, great program of jazz, usual audio problem (warble), looked for parallels, only found 5920 (via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij). (Howard -China)
RUSSIA, 9765, R. Tikhiy Okean (R. Pacific Ocean), *0835-0900*, April 8, on with "Govorit Vladivostok", chimes IS, ID with sound of ship's bell, usual Russian programming, several nice Russian folk songs/ballads, fair, // 12065 (poor). Ex: 5960 // 7330, Ex: 0935-1000 UTC. Reception of this is better back in Calif. (Howard - China)
TIBET, 4905, Xizang PBS - Lhasa, 1650-1705, April 9, nice surprise to hear English. American student talking about her experiences; invites people to come to their medical massage clinic in Lhasa, gives phone numbers, says to ask for directions at the hotel, list several types of medical massages that are available (one type cost 56 Renminbi [about 7.25 USD]); 1705-1725 in assume Tibetan, with classical western music, // 4920. (Howard - China)