Grayland DXpedition October 2023

 A second 2023 MW DXpedition to Casa Sea-Esta (Grayland, WA) by Tom Rothlisberger K7WV

DKAZ deployed Oct 19 2023
Our DKAZ on the morning of Oct 19, 2023. We locate it 400-550 feet from the house for best results.

--K7WV Grayland DXpedition October 2023 MW Results--
   
Country Freq Station City Date UTC Comments MP3
JAPAN 531 JOQG NHK1 Morioka 10/19/2023 1400 pips and "NHK News-desu" // 567  
AUSTRALIA 549 2CR ABC Central West Orange 10/19/2023 1400 ABC fanfare and ABC News, male announcer  
ALASKA 550 KTZN Anchorage 10/18/2023 0530 "5 ways to arrive alive" PSA by "Alaska Highway Safety Office"  
HAWAII 550 KNUI Maui 10/19/2023 1432 "We're K-Country FM 106.3 and AM 550"  KNUI
JAPAN 558 JOCR CRK Kobe 10/20/2023 1454 Rapid-fire female announcer mixing with KBS-2  
S. KOREA 558 HLQH KBS-2 Yeong-Il 10/20/2023 1500 Announcement, distinctive TOH chimes, program "Sweet Drive" // 603  
JAPAN 567 JOIK NHK-1 Sapporo 10/18/2023 1300 Start of show with "Konbanwa" and NHK mention  
HAWAII 570 KUAI Eleele 10/18/2023 1101 "KUAI Eleele K283CQ Lihue Kawai's Country"  KUAI
AUSTRALIA 576 2RN ABC National Sydney 10/19/2023 1400 ABC fanfare and news  
AUSTRALIA 585 7RN ABC National Hobart 10/19/2023 1400 ABC fanfare at TOH, weak  
JAPAN 585 JOPG NHK-1 Kushiro 10/20/2023 1328 Woman announcer // 594, weak  
HAWAII 590 KSSK Honolulu 10/19/2023 1158 "Hawaii's Feel Good favorites of yesterday and today 92-3 KSSK"  KSSK
ALASKA 590 KHAR Anchorage 10/18/2023 0800 "KHAR Anchorage" mix with KUGN  
AUSTRALIA 594 3WV ABC W. Victoria Horsham 10/19/2023 1300 ABC fanfare mix wih NHK-1  
JAPAN 594 JOAK NHK-1 Tokyo 10/20/2023 1300 Start of show with "Konbanwa" and NHK mention  
S. KOREA 603 HLSA KBS-2 Seoul 10/19/2023 1330 woman in Korean // 558  
AUSTRALIA 612 4QR ABC Brisbane Brisbane 10/19/2023 1200 ABC fanfare at TOH  
ALASKA 620 KGTL Homer 10/18/2023 0800 "KPEN Soldotna-Kenai and KGTL AM and FM Homer"  
AUSTRALIA 621 3RN ABC National Melbourne 10/19/2023 1300 ABC Fanfare over QRM  
AUSTRALIA 630 4QN ABC North QLD Townsville 10/19/2023 1300 ABC fanfare on top, mix with domestics  
ALASKA 630 KJNO Juneau 10/18/2023 0700 "KJNO 630 AM and 97.5 FM The Right Stuff"  
CHINA 639 CNR-1 synchros various 10/19/2023 1500 CNR-1 TOH ID, weak  
JAPAN 639 JOIP NHK-1 Oita 10/20/2023 1300 Start of show with "Konbanwa" and NHK mention // 594  
ALASKA 640 KYUK Bethel 10/18/2023 0600 "Thanks for listening to KYUK 640 in Bethel, Alaska"  KYUK
JAPAN 648 JOIG NHK-1 Toyama 10/20/2023 1300 Start of show with "Konbanwa" and NHK mention // 594  
ALASKA 650 KENI Anchorage 10/18/2023 0700 "Newsradio 650 KENI Anchorage and streaming at KENI650.com"  KENI
NEW ZEALAND 657 Star Wellington 10/19/2023 1300 "The very latest from home & around the world this is Star News"  
N. KOREA 657 Pyongyang Bangsong Kangnam 10/20/2023 1401 NK marching music and commentary in Korean. Off freq at 656.833  
JAPAN 666 JOBK NHK-1 Osaka 10/20/2023 1200 "NHK News desu" after pips  
AUSTRALIA 666 2RN ABC National Sydney 10/18/2023 1400 ABC fanfare and news, weak  
HAWAII 670 KPUA Hilo 10/19/2023 1000 "AM 670 KPUA Hilo and 98.5 FM K253CR Hilo"  
ALASKA 670 KDLG Dillingham 10/18/2023 0600 "This is KDLG Dillingham also heard on KNSA Unalakleet"  KDLG
JAPAN 675 JOVK NHK-1 Hakodate 10/19/2023 1445 Man and woman reading news // 594  
NEW ZEALAND 675 RNZ National Christchurch 10/18/2023 1427 Distinctive song and female announcer // 756, loud  
JAPAN 693 JOAB NHK-2 Tokyo 10/19/2023 1400 Musical intro and start of English lessons after pips // 774  
ALASKA 700 KBYR Anchorage 10/18/2023 0700 "KBYR Anchorage Alaska's Information Station"  
JAPAN 702 JOFB/JOKD NHK-2 Hiroshima/Kitami 10/20/2023 1300 Pips and musical intro with woman // 774  
AUSTRALIA 702 2BL ABC Sydney Sydney 10/18/2023 1300 ABC fanfare and news  
S. KOREA 711 HLKA KBS-1 Sorae 10/19/2023 1400 AM and FM frequencies, "HLKA" by male announcer  
AUSTRALIA 720 4AT ABC Far North QLD Atherton (likely) 10/19/2023 1400 ABC fanfare weak, mix with domestic  
AUSTRALIA 729 5RN ABC National Adelaide 10/18/2023 1230 ABC fanfare and news  
JAPAN 729 JOCK NHK-1 Nagoya 10/20/2023 1300 Start of show with "Konbanwa" and NHK mention // 594  
TAIWAN 738 BEL2 Baisha 10/20/2023 1300 Distinctive "steel drum" signature with Chinese ID, very weak  
AUSTRALIA 738 2NR ABC North Coast Grafton 10/19/2023 1300 ABC fanfare and ABC News weak  
HAWAII 740 KCIK Kihae, Maui 10/19/2023 1200 "KCIK Kihei, Maui listener supported Relevant Radio 740 AM"  
JAPAN 747 JOIB NHK-2 Sapporo 10/19/2023 1400 Musical intro and start of English lessons after pips  
AUSTRALIA 747 4QS ABC Southern QLD Toowoomba 10/18/2023 1300 ABC fanfare and news, on top  
ALASKA 750 KFQD Anchorage 10/18/2023 0600 KFQD Anchorage jingle mix with KXTG  KFQD
NEW ZEALAND 756 RNZ National Auckland 10/18/2023 1427 Distinctive song and female announcer // 675, just over white noise  
HAWAII 760 KGU Honolulu 10/20/2023 1000 "KGU Honolulu is Hawaii Sports Radio Network on 95.1 FM & AM 760"  
ALASKA 770 KCHU Valdez 10/18/2023 0600 "KCHU 770 AM Valdez, KXTA 90.5 FM Glenallen and KXKN 89.7…"  
AUSTRALIA 774 3LO ABC Melbourne Melbourne 10/19/2023 1200 ABC fanfare mixing with NHK  
JAPAN 774 JOUB NHK-2 Akita 10/19/2023 1400 Musical intro and start of English lessons after pips  
ALASKA 780 KNOM Nome 10/18/2023 0800 "KNOM AM and FM in Nome it's 12:00" well over KKOH  KNOM
RUSSIA 786 TF (Aero Beacon) Ohka 10/20/2023 1450 Ohka Novostroyka Airport runway 13 marker beacon  
ALASKA 790 KCAM Glennallen 10/18/2023 0800 "This is the voice of the Copper River Valley KCAM Glennallen"  KCAM
AUSTRALIA 792 4RN ABC National Brisbane 10/19/2023 1200 ABC fanfare at TOH  
NEW ZEALAND 792 Gold Sport Hamilton 10/18/2023 1427 Oldies music // 1503 all alone  
ALASKA 800 KINY Juneau 10/18/2023 0800 "Stream KINY for news, compelling conversation and great music"  KINY
JAPAN 819 JONK NHK-1 Nagano 10/20/2023 1228 Man and woman reading news // 594  
N. KOREA 819 KCBS Pyongyang 10/20/2023 1402 NK chorus // 873, mixing with JONK  
ALASKA 820 KCBF Fairbanks 10/18/2023 0630 Local ads with Alaska mentions, "107.9 FM 820 AM ESPN Radio"  KCBF
AUSTRALIA 828 3GI ABC Gippsland Sale 10/18/2023 1400 ABC fanfare and news over NHK2  
JAPAN 828 JOBB NHK-2 Osaka 10/19/2023 1400 Musical intro and start of English lessons after pips // 774  
HAWAII 830 KHVH Honolulu 10/19/2023 1500 Newsradio 830 KHVH Honolulu an I-heart radio station"  
ALASKA 830 KSDP Sand point 10/18/2023 0700 KSDP 830 AM Sand Point K201DA 88.1 King Cove…"  
AUSTRALIA 837 4RK ABC Capricornia Rockhampton 10/19/2023 1300 ABC fanfare and news on top  
JAPAN 837 JOQK NHK-1 Niigata 10/20/2023 1228 Man and woman reading news // 594  
CHINA 837 Harbin GD Harbin 10/19/2023 1446 Several commercials in Mandarin, all alone  
ALASKA 840 KPEN Kenai 10/18/2023 0600 "KGTL AM and FM Homer and KPEN AM and FM Soldotna-Kenai"  
AUSTRALIA 846 2RN ABC National Canberra 10/19/2023 1200 ABC fanfare at TOH  
JAPAN 846 JOCP NHK-1 Koriyama 10/20/2023 1228 Man and woman reading news // 594  
AUSTRALIA 846 2RN ABC National Canberra 10/19/2023 1300 ABC fanfare and news at TOH  
ALASKA 850 KICY Nome 10/18/2023 0701 "This is KICY Nome" between gospel songs  KICY
HAWAII 850 KHLO Hilo, Hawaii 10/19/2023 1400 "This is KKON Kealakakua and KHLO Hilo"  KHLO
AUSTRALIA 855 4QO ABC Wide Bay Eidsvold 10/19/2023 1400 ABC fanfare and news  
S. KOREA 864 HLKR KBS-1 Gangneung 10/18/2023 1500 AM, FM freq's, "HLKR"  
N. KOREA 873 KCBS Sinuiju 10/20/2023 1402 Good with NK chorus // 819  
JAPAN 873 JOGB NHK-2 Kumamoto 10/19/2023 1400 Musical intro and start of English lessons after pips // 774  
NEW ZEALAND 882 Star Auckland 10/18/2023 1400 "This is Star News" // 657  
JAPAN 882 JOPK NHK-1 Shizuoka 10/20/2023 1500 NHK news // 594  
ALASKA 890 KBBI Homer 10/18/2023 0600 "You are tuned to KBBI Homer AM 890 listener supported public R."  KBBI
JAPAN 891 JOHK NHK-1 Sendai 10/20/2023 1300 Start of show with "Konbanwa" and NHK mention // 594  
AUSTRALIA 891 5AN ABC Adelaide Adelaide 10/18/2023 1330 ABC fanfare and news  
NEW ZEALAND 891 Magic Wellington 10/18/2023 1428 congratulating contest winners, then "Cherry Cherry" (Neil Diamond)  
HAWAII 900 KMVI Kahului, Maui 10/19/2023 1200 "KMVI AM 900 and K273DN 102.5 FM Kahului, Maui's ESPN R. Stn"  
NEW ZEALAND 900 Star Dunedin 10/18/2023 1427 Woman with monologue // 657, 882, 909 mixing with music  
NEW ZEALAND 909 Star Napier-Hastings 10/18/2023 1427 Woman with monologue // 657, 882, 900  
JAPAN 909 JOVX HBC Abashiri 10/19/2023 1500 Up-tempo lead-in music after pips // 1287  
CHINA 918 Shandong GD Jinan 10/19/2023 1400 "Shandong Guangbo Diantai, Zonghe Guangbo" after pips  
JAPAN 918 JOEF YBC Yamagata 10/20/2/23 1330 Distinctive J-Pop song by female artist // 1242, 1332 (NRN)  
ALASKA 920 KSRM Soldotna 10/18/2023 0700 "Now in our 56th year Newstalk 92 KSRM Soldotna-Kenai-Homer"  
ALASKA 930 KTKN Ketchikan 10/18/2023 0531 "KTKN stream us at full quality at ketchikanradio.com"  KTKN
AUSTRALIA 936 4PB ABC NewsRadio Brisbane 10/18/2023 1400 ABC fanfare and news  
NEW ZEALAND 936 Chinese Voice Auckland 10/18/2023 1423 slow pop song in Mandarin, briefly good. China stn's not in.  C.V.
JAPAN 945 JOIQ NHK-1 Muroran 10/20/2023 1228 Man and woman reading news // 594  
JAPAN 954 JOKR TBS Tokyo 10/20/2023 1500 commercials, pips, start of show "Mynavi Laughter Night"  
JAPAN 963 JOTG, other NHK-1 synchros Aomori, others 10/20/2023 1228 Man and woman reading news // 594  
CHINA 963 CRI "Radio Kitaya" Huadian 10/20/2023 1200 CRI melody, ID in Mandarin and Russian "Govorit Radio Kitaya"  
ALASKA 970 KFBX Fairbanks 10/18/2023 0600 "Newsradio 970 KFBX" and  jingle "Radio 970 KFBX Fairbanks" at TOH  KFBX
S. KOREA 972 KBS Hanminjok Bangsong Dangjin 10/19/2023 1500 Marimba clip, frequencies and two "Hanminjok" mentions  
CHINA 981 CNR-1 Changchun 10/19/2023 1400 CNR-1 standard TOH announcement and music  CNR1
HAWAII 990 KIKI Honolulu 10/19/2023 1200 "Fox sports 990 is KIKI Honolulu"  
AUSTRALIA 1008 4TAB Radio TAB Brisbane 10/20/2023 1059 Two announcers with payouts for concluded races  
JAPAN 1008 JONR ABC Osaka 10/20/2023 1454 "ABC Radio" and Osaka references by female announcer  
CHINA 1017 CRI Changchun 10/20/2023 1300 CRI signature I/S on top  
NEW ZEALAND 1017 Newstalk ZB Christchurch 10/18/2023 1427 commentary with man and woman // 1098, 1278, mix with Tonga  
TONGA 1017 A3Z Nuku'alofa 10/19/2023 11:00 Island choral music ends, another starts. Female announcer at 11:02  
ALASKA 1020 KVNT Eagle River 10/18/2023 0700 This is KVNT 1020 Eagle River, Alaska translated on K223GJ Eagle R."  
NEW ZEALAND 1026 Newstalk ZB Whangerei 10/18.2023 1422 commentary with host and phone guest // 1035, 1278 under DU stn.  
S. KOREA 1035 HLCP KBS-1 Pohang 10/20/2023 1300 AM, FM freqs, Radio Imnida HLCP"  
NEW ZEALAND 1035 Newstalk ZB Wellington 10/18/2023 1422 commentary with host and phone guest // 1215, 1278  
HAWAII 1040 KLHT Honolulu 10/19/2023 1300 "KLHT Honolulu" by woman  KLHT
CHINA 1053 Jiangsu Guangbo Nanjing 10/20/2023 1300 Beijing time check, underlying music with "Guangbo" mention  
AUSTRALIA 1062 4TI Thursday Isl, Qld 10/18/2023 1500 ABC Fanfare and news, good strength  
JAPAN 1071 JOWM STV Obihiro 10/19/2023 1500 "STV Radio Hokkaido" and time check prior to time chime // 1440  
JAPAN 1089 JOHB NHK-2 Sendai 10/20/2023 1300 Konnichiwa and musical intro to Korean language lessons, weak  
CHINA 1098 CNR-1 unknown 10/19/2023 1500 CNR-1 melody and full ID // 981  
NEW ZEALAND 1098 Newstalk ZB Christchurch 10/18/2023 1427 commentary with man and woman // 1017, 1278, mix with Tonga  
ALASKA 1110 KAGV Big Lake 10/18/2023 0630 "This is KAGV 1110 AM Alaska's Gospel Voice"  KAGV
HAWAII 1110 KAOI Kihei, Maui 10/18/2023 1400 "KAOI Kihei 1110 AM, 96-7 and 96-5 west side, 98-7 up country"  
JAPAN 1116 JODR / JODF Niigata (likely) 10/20/2023 1500 Program start // 1134 after pips  
AUSTRALIA 1116 4BH Brisbane 10/20/2023 1300 "4BH..All day all night, totally '80s bringing the greatest songs for the age"  
JAPAN 1134 JOQR Tokyo 10/20/2023 1300 "Bunka Hoso Desu" just prior to pips  
ALASKA 1140 KSLD Soldotna 10/18/2023 0631 "AM 1140 and 96.9 FM your choice for sports on the Kenai Peninsula"  
JAPAN 1152 JOPC NHK-2 Kushiro 10/20/2023 1300 Konnichiwa and musical intro to Korean language lessons // 1386  
AUSTRALIA 1152 6PNN ABC Newsradio Busselton 10/18/2023 1500 BBCWS to TOH, ABC fanfare at good strength  
AUSTRALIA 1161 7FG ABC Northern Tasmania Fingal 10/19/2023 1300 ABC fanfare at TOH, weak (1kw)  
S. KOREA 1170 KBS World Radio Gimje 10/19/2023 1500 "KBS World Radio" after pips  
NEW ZEALAND 1179 Radio Ake Auckland 10/18/2023 1230 "Ake 11-79" musical jingle, weak  
JAPAN 1179 JOOR MBS Osaka 10/19/2023 1432 Discussion group of four with music clips and commercials   
S. KOREA 1188 HLKX RFA Seoul 10/20/2023 1300 "This is Radio Free Asia the following program is in Korean"  
JAPAN 1188 JOKP NHK-1 Kitami 10/20/2023 1459 Woman with background music // 594  
JAPAN 1197 JOWL STV Asahikawa 10/19/2023 1438 Woman with program announcement // 1440  
CHINA 1206 Yanbian GD Yanji 10/20/2023 1300 Operatic singer to TOH, announcement in Korean  
NEW ZEALAND 1215 Newstalk ZB Kaikohe 10/18/2023 1423 commentary with host and phone guest // 1278  
JAPAN 1224 JOJK NHK-1 Kanazawa 10/20/2023 1228 Man and woman reading news // 594  
AUSTRALIA 1233 2NC ABC Newcastle Newcastle 10/18/2023 1500 ABC fanfare and news at TOH  
JAPAN 1242 JOLF Nippon Hoso Tokyo 10/20/2023 1330 Distinctive J-Pop song by female artist // 1332 (NRN)  
CHINA 1251 CNR-1 Harbin (Shangzhi) 10/19/2023 1400 CNR-1 melody and standard ID  
NEW ZEALAND 1251 Rhema Auckland 10/18/2023 1402 "This is Rhema" by male announcer after song  
HAWAII 1270 KNDI Honolulu 10/19/2023 1103 "KNDI Honolulu" musical jingle  KNDI
NEW ZEALAND 1278 Newstalk ZB Napier-Hastings 10/18/2023 1427 commentary with man and woman // 1017  
JAPAN 1287 JOHR HBC Sapporo 10/20/2023 1300 HBC musical jingle. Ad and start of "Marian Love-Rin" show  JOHR HBC
AUSTRALIA 1305 5RN ABC National Renmark 10/18/2023 1414 Woman with commentary // 729  
CHINA 1323 CRI "Radio Kitaya" Shuanghyashan 10/19/2023 1400 CRI melody, ID in Mandarin and Russian "Govorit Radio Kitaya"  
ALASKA 1330 KXXJ Juneau 10/18/2023 0601 "Juneau's greatest hits 93.3 KXXJ FM Juneau" musical jingle  KXXJ
NEW ZEALAND 1332 Gold Sport Auckland 10/18/2023 1400 "Gold Sport your home for live commentary News" // 1503  
JAPAN 1332 JOSF Tokai Hoso Nagoya 10/20/2023 1330 Distinctive J-Pop song by female artist // 1242 (NRN)  
JAPAN 1377 JOTZ/JOUC NHK-2 Hachinohe, others 10/19/2023 1444 music box sounds // 702, 747, 774  
NEW ZEALAND 1386 Radio Tarana Auckland 10/18/2023 1423 "Bollywood" music in Hindi, up tempo, loud  
JAPAN 1386 JOJB NHK-2 Kanazawa 10/20/2023 1300 Konnichiwa and musical intro to Korean language lessons  
NEW ZEALAND 1404 Rhema Invercargill 10/18/2023 1421 Woman with monologue // 1251, weak  
NEW ZEALAND 1413 Newstalk ZB Tokoroa 10/18/2023 1423 commentary with host and phone guest // 1035, 1278  
HAWAII 1420 KKEA Honolulu 10/20/2023 1100 "University of Hawaii football on KKEA Honolulu" weak under domestic  
NEW ZEALAND 1431 Radio Hawkes Bay Napier-Hastings 10/18/2023 1418 Tentative; fade-ups with pop/folk songs on top of 2RN  
AUSTRALIA 1431 2RN ABC National Wollongong 10/18/2023 1424 Woman with commentary // 1512 mixing with music station  
JAPAN 1440 JOWF STV Sapporo 10/19/2023 1500 "STV Radio Hokkaido" and time check prior to time chime  
JAPAN 1449 JOQM HBC Abashiri 10/20/2023 1454 Male announcer // 1287, weak  
JAPAN 1467 UNID NHK-2 1KW various 10/20/2023 1300 Konnichiwa and musical intro to Korean language lessons // 1386  
HAWAII 1500 KHKA Honolulu 10/19/2023 1400 "CBS 1500 is Hawaii's information station KHKA AM Honolulu"  
NEW ZEALAND 1503 Gold Sport Wellington 10/18/2023 1500 "Gold Sport your home for live commentary...News"  
JAPAN 1503 JOUK NHK-1 Akita 10/20/2023 1300 Start of show with "Konbanwa" and NHK mention // 594  
AUSTRALIA 1512 2RN ABC National Newcastle 10/18/2023 1500 ABC fanfare and news, loud  
AUSTRALIA 1539 Radio TAB Adelaide 10/18/2023 1429 Horse race call in progress // 1008  
HAWAII 1540 KREA Honolulu 10/19/2023 1500 "KREA Honolulu 1540 on the AM dial"  KREA
AUSTRALIA 1548 4QD Emerald 10/19/2023 1200 ABC fanfare at TOH  
S. KOREA 1566 HLAZ FEBC Jeju 10/18/2023 1057 Japanese announcement, frequencies and "HLAZ"  
HAWAII 1570 KUAU Haiku, Maui 10/19/2023 1400 on 1570 AM Maui's Christian radio station"  
THAILAND 1575 VOA Ban Phachi 10/18/2023 1421 loud; talk show in apparent Middle Eastern language.  
AUSTRALIA 1593 Sentrack Melbourne 10/18/2023 1423 "Sentrack" ID, Series of commercials with ".com.au" URLs  
JAPAN 1593 JOTB/JOQB NHK-2 Matsue / Niigata 10/19/2023 1442 music box sounds // 702, 747, 774  
AUSTRALIA 1611 Vision Radio Network various 10/18/2023 1421 Sermon with discussion of "one faith" // 1665  
AUSTRALIA 1629 Vision Radio Network Dubbo / Bathhurst 10/18/2023 1400 "Vision Christian Radio" with underlying music  
AUSTRALIA 1629 Sports Entertainment Network Adelaide 10/18/2023 1421 WBBL Women's cricket league discussion, loud  
NEW ZEALAND 1630 TM (Aero Beacon) Taumaruni Apt 10/18/2023 1428 200W CW Beacon +997 [1630.997] observed offset  
AUSTRALIA 1647 4ME  Brisbane, QLD 10/18/2023 1428 Arabic quarter-tone music featuring male singer  
AUSTRALIA 1656 Vision Radio Network Bundaberg, QLD 10/18/2023 1419 Sermon delivered by man // 1611  
AUSTRALIA 1665 Vision Radio Network Melbourne, Vic 10/18/2023 1421 Sermon with discussion of "one faith" // 1611  
AUSTRALIA 1674 Radio Haanji Sydney / Melbourne 10/18/2023 1428 Hindi male vocalist briefly at good strength  
AUSTRALIA 1701 3VMV Islamic Voice Melbourne 10/18/2023 1423 Arabic Koranic chanting by male  
USA 1710 JBLM Radio Joint Base L-M, WA 10/19/2023 0346 "Thank you for listening to JBLM Radio on AM 1710"  JBLM Radio
USA 1710 Travis AFB Information R. Travis AFB, CA 10/18/2023 0504 "Travis AFB Command Post operates this station…"  TravisAFB
USA 1710 KHMB Half Moon Bay, CA 10/18/2023 1445 "AM 1710, 100.9 FM KH-MB" following Perry Como song, 0.5 watt  KHMB

Comments and highlights of the October, 2023 MW Results

The MW station log is now complete, less MP3 files. In addition to the many up and down MW catches from Australia, Japan and China and at least one MW Russian beacon we also had some domestic action of interest on 1710 Khz. Not only was the Travis AFB, CA TIS station in all night with big signal but briefly after sunrise KHMB was in from Half Moon Bay, CA all alone with ID. This legal, unlicensed "Part 15" station uses 5 synchronized Hamilton Rangemaster AM1000 100 mw transmitters for a total of 0.5 watt. I have heard it here only once before and not this good.

At least 25 Alaskans were in very early in the evening of Oct 18, including two Fairbanks and both Nome stations with full IDs. Yet another good October for AK and the 4th straight with 20 or more! 17 Hawaiians ID'd as well for a very good haul. 42 combined AK + HI was only exceeded once (in 2022) by one station. Fine opening to NZL as local dawn approached on the 18th. AUS X-band stations in nicely at that time as well. China/Japan/Korea much diminished from last year and mostly just the big guns were in with a few 2nd tier stations in northern regions. Mediocre northern path condx prevailed after the Alaskans of early evening on the 18th.

Overall MW Highlights and Observations:
--25 Alaskans is well above average, and included Fairbanks
--17 Hawaiians, also good. KNUI & KHLO heard at all 3 DXpeditions this year
--Russian MW beacon TF on 786
--Lively Aussie X-Band included "new one" SEN from Adelaide on 1629
--Radio Hawkes Bay, NZL 1431 was new
--KHMB 1710 1/2-watt station heard well at 644 miles / 1036 km or 1288 miles per watt
--Northern Path Asian stations were lackluster and nothing special heard. No Philippines, Vietnam or S. China
--The DKAZ vactrol was apparently not operating / fine tuned. Graveyards were a jumble of ESPN stations and no KIFW.
--K7WV Grayland DXpedition October 2023 NDB Results--

LW and MW NDBs received during Grayland DXpedition October 2023
UTC DATE UTC KHz CALL MI KM Location Country MP3
10/18/2023 09:31 233 ALJ 1307 2103 Orca Bay - Hinchinbrook  ALS  
10/18/2023 09:58 245 HNS 975 1569 Haines  ALS  
10/18/2023 09:29 266 ICK 657 1058 Nichols - Annette Island  ALS  
10/18/202309:58272UTO17112754Utopia Creek Indian Mtn LRRS ALS 
10/18/2023 06:58 277 ACE 1422 2288 Kachemak - Homer Apt  ALS  
10/18/2023 09:27 283 DUT 1904 3063 Dutch Harbor  ALS  
10/19/2023 07:57 205 PEE 1476 2375 Peters Creek - Talkeetna Apt  ALS   PEE
10/19/2023 07:58 320 AI 5050 8126 Aitutaki - Amuri  CKS  
10/18/2023 12:18 327 VYI 2547 4098 Valley Island' Kahului, Maui  HI  
10/20/2023 09:30 332 POA 4126 2564 Pahoa, Hawai'i  HI  
10/18/2023 10:00 341 ELF 1754 2822 Elfee - Cold Bay  ALS  
10/19/2023 11:59 345 HH  4697 7557 Fare (Huahine Island)  AUI  
10/18/2023 07:01 347 TNC 2057 3311 Tin City LRRS Apt  ALS  
10/19/2023 12:30 347 TB 5102 8211 Tubuai Apt  AUI  
10/18/2023 06:57 350 VTR 1646 2649 Takotna River' McGrath, ALS  ALS  
10/19/2023 07:57 352 RG 5201 8369 Nikau - Rarotonga IAP  CKS  
10/19/2023 11:57 353 NH 3968 6385 Nuku Hiva  MAR  
10/18/2023 09:29 356 HHM 1953 3142 Hotham - Kotzebue  ALS  
10/18/2023 09:28 358 SIT 846 1362 Sitka - Biorka Island  ALS  
10/18/2023 06:57 359 ANI 1727 2779 Aniak  ALS  
10/19/2023 12:16 370 HAO 4605 7410 Tuamotu Archipeligo  TUA  
10/19/2023 09:02 376 PVQ 1812 2916 Put River - Deadhorse  ALS  
10/19/2023 11:58 376 NP 4346 6994 Napuka Apt  TUA  
10/19/2023 11:57 377.5 MO 4721 7596 Moorae - Temae Apt  OCE  
10/18/2023 06:56 382 JNR 1821 2931 North River - Unalakleet  ALS  
10/19/2023 08:31 383 HV 4016 6462 Hiva Oa - Oa Island Apt  MAR  
10/19/2023 11:31 384 BB 4697 7557 Bora Bora IAP  OCE  
10/18/2023 06:29 385 OCC 1087 1749 Ocean Cape - Yakutat  ALS  
10/18/2023 06:57 385 EHM 1756 2825 Cape Newenham LRRS Apt, ALS  ALS  
10/18/2023 09:30 390 HBT 1665 2678 Borland - Sand Point Apt  ALS  
10/18/2023 07:00 390 AES 1312 2111 Nabesna' Northway  ALS  
10/18/2023 13:42 391 EEF 912 1468 Elephant - Sisters Island  ALS  
10/19/2023 09:01 391 EAV 1703 2741 Evansville - Bettles  ALS  
10/18/2023 06:31 394 RWO 1398 2249 Woody Island - Kodiak  ALS  
10/18/2023 06:29 396 CMJ 675 1086 Clam Cove - Ketchikan IAP  ALS  
10/18/2023 09:32 399 SRI 2021 3252 'Pribilof' St George  ALS  
10/19/2023 14:21 400 MDY 3120 5021 Midway - Henderson Field MDY  
10/18/2023 09:31 403 AMF 1848 2975 Ambler  ALS  
10/18/2023 12:59 404 GCR 1278 2056 Glacier River - Cordova Apt  ALS  
10/18/2023 13:42 411 ILI 1533 2468 Iliamna Apt  ALS  
10/18/2023 07:00 414 IME 853 1372 Mount Edgecumbe - Sitka Apt  ALS  
10/19/2023 13:47 469 HI 4318 6948 Khabarovsk  (IDx3)  RSE   HI
10/19/2023 13:47 482 BT 3858 6208 Berkut Oil Rig. Sea of Okhotsk  XOA  
10/18/2023 06:58 524 MNL 1327 2136 Mineral Creek - Valdez  ALS  
10/18/2023 06:59 525 ICW 1544 2484 Ice Pool - Nenana Muni Apt  ALS  
10/18/2023 06:59 529 SQM 769 1238 Sumner Strait - Big Level Isl  ALS  
10/18/2023 06:59 530 ADK 2341 3766 Mount Moffett - Adak Island  ALS  
10/20/2023 14:50 786 TF 3843 6184 Okha (Novostroyka) Apt  (IDx2)  RSE   TF 786
10/18/2023 14:45 1630 TM 7003 11267 Taumarunui Apt  NZL  
Longwave NDB Map Oct 2023
Comments and highlights of the October, 2023 NDB Results
Noise issues were negligible this time as linear power supplies and common mode chokes have practically eliminated equipment and house electrical noise. As for the wind turbines, they usually were pointing south and while turning the ever present noise pattern was much reduced. Better shielding off the sides? At any rate this made for excellent LW reception from Alaska, just a touch short of last year with 4 of the 5 beacons north of the Arctic Circle noted, and 14 Pacifics which was great for Grayland considering the solar cycle, decommissionings and not having the advantage of the Oregon cliffs and their dropoff for these long wavelengths. Max LW distance was 8400 km. French Polynesia was surprisingly good this time with 6 all-time new loggings for Grayland and WA state. We also heard a few Russians such as rare 469 HI Khabarovsk and Okha's 786 TF.

Incidentally last year's unknown MW beacon 786 OI has been located to Okha (Novostroyka) Airport on Northern Sakhalin Island, Russia as the runway 13 marker. Bill got the counterpart NDB for the opposite runway 31 at this same airfield 786 TF on his September 2023 DXpedition here and it was in for us at this DXpedition as well on all 3 nights, most clearly on Oct 20 with a good signal. This change was discovered through official up to date Russian airport publications such as: HERE which give precise Lat-Long coordinates and pictorials. The switch-over from the former 437 Khz beacons (OG 437 was well heard here in WA) at this airport occurred on or near September 2022. The active beacon depends on the wind and runway in use.
The infamous wind turbines                                   vehicles on the beach Oct 18
The infamous wind turbines facing west                                                                                          Grayland Beach October Sunset      

DXers:

Tom Rothlisberger ....3 Nights Oct 18-Oct 20 2023
Bruce Portzer ............3 Nights Oct 18-Oct 20 2023
Jeroen Bet .................3 Nights Oct 18-Oct 20 2023
Chuck Hutton ...........3 Nights Oct 18-Oct 20 2023
Location:

Casa-Sea-Esta VRBO rental house Grayland, Washington, 0.36 mile (585 mtrs) North of Grayland Beach State Park
Coordinates: 46.799237 -124.097870  (Decimal Degrees)
GPS Formatted Coordinates: N 46 47.954 W 124 05.872
Maidenhead Grid Square CN76wt-81GT
Google Maps Satellite View
64.5 miles / 107.8 km north of Rockwork 4 DXpedition site
866 feet (264 mtrs) from Breakwater Inn (former Grayland Motel)

Equipment Used:

Radios:
Microtelecom Perseus SDR Used by all of us as primary. Most are using Jaguar software to provide enhanced recording graphics.
Airspy HF+ Discovery SDR (served as standby backup for this DXpedition). Some partners such as Naka-san used one here as a secondary SDR
KiwiSDR Network SDR for real time remote access to our DXpedition. (Provided and set up by my DX partners; using the Super KAZ antenna)
Antennas:
160 ft /49 mtr DKAZ at 255 degrees with vactrol termination
110 X 25 ft Super KAZ at 320 degrees with vactrol termination
DKAZ antenna supports
Supports must be perfectly vertical to capture LW beacons
Ancillary Devices:
Bodnar Mini GPS Clock Jeroen provided this unit for precise offset management (used with Jaguar)
Sola SLS-05-030-1 linear (non-switching) regulated power supply 5.0000V @3.0 A. Extremely RF quiet.
Numerous Jameco 12V 500ma linear regulated wall wart power supplies
Tripp-Lite Isobar 6 isolated, filtered metal multiple AC outlet bar with surge protection
Dell "2 in 1" 11.6-inch netbook (Win 10) 2TB internal SSD. FT-240 ferrite toroid type 77 material on power supply and printer cable (used by Perseus).
Samsung EVO 1-TB external backup/ transfer SSD
Wellbrook FLG-100LN broadband amplifier modules
Wellbrook ALA100M modules and power supply (standby backup duty at this DXpedition, also used for air travel)
60 feet (18.3 meters) of #18 multi stranded copper wire, jacketed (Not used this time)
31-foot orange J-Kite fiberglass poles (2) and electric fence step-ins (3) for the DKAZ with pre-measured wires
16 and 20 foot segmented fiberglass "Wonderpoles" and weighted (with concrete) tip-resistant stands (Flag Ant not used in lieu of the Super Kaz)
350 feet RG8X coax with BNC connectors (Available for flag but not used)
Common Mode Choke FT-240-31 provided by Jeroen for the Super KAZ
Vactrol indoor (9-turns pot) and outdoor unit with power supply. Mine used on the Super KAZ on Day 2 and 3.
Mini Circuits  6-way splitter for antenna sharing.
CMMA Military Tritium Lensatic Compass for DKAZ alignment. Add 15° to magnetic reading to obtain true orientation..
Yuneec Q500 Typhoon 4K camera drone Weather unsuitable except for Day 2 which was dedicated to the Super KAZ antenna erection.
Links:
Grayland DXpedition June 2023 K7WV Results Page Complete with audio clips
Grayland DXpedition October 2022 K7WV Results
Grayland DXpedition Sep-Oct 2021 K7WV Results
Grayland DXpedition October 2020 K7WV Results
Grayland DXpedition September 2019 K7WV Results
Grayland DXpedition October 2018 K7WV Results
Grayland DXpedition October 2016 K7WV Results
Grayland DXpedition October 2015 K7WV Results