| K7WV
Grayland DXpedition Results
Oct 10-11 2015 |
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Antenna:. 28 X 160' DKAZ oriented due West (270°
True), Fixed Termination |
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Oct 10 conditions were much more favorable to DU's
while Oct 11 favored the northern path to Japan. However DUs and Japan
were heard together on both days. |
| The K-Index dropped to 2 on both mornings during
the prime 1300-1430 utc listening times |
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| KHz |
Country |
CALL, CITY, UTC DATE/TIME,
COMMENTS |
mp3 CLIP |
| 531 |
AUSTRALIA |
4KZ Innisfail with TOH ID, all
alone and clear at Oct 10 1300 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 531 |
JAPAN |
JOQG Morioka NHK1 // 567 Oct 11 1300 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 550 |
HAWAII |
KNUI Wailuku, Maui 5 KW
commercial break, Ad for "Maui Now dot com" beneath KOAC Oct 11 1439
(TR Oct 15) |
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| 558 |
JAPAN |
JOCR Kobe "R. Kansai" Rapid
fire JJ conversation Oct 10 1420 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 567 |
GUAM |
KGUM Agana 10 KW "Newstalk K57
KGUM Agana, Guam" and into CBS news, weak but alone, clear Oct 10 1400
(TR Oct 15) |
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| 567 |
JAPAN |
JOIK Sapporo NHK1 with mentions of Hokaido Oct
11 1259, Time pips and JJ talk // 594 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 570 |
HAWAII |
KUAI Eleele, Kauai 1KW Oct 11
1407 Postal Service PSA, musical ID jingle, into music. Loud (TR Oct 15) |
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| 576 |
AUSTRALIA |
2RN Sydney ABC National; Musical ABC fanfare into
ABC News at TOH Oct 11 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 590 |
HAWAII |
KSSK Honolulu with musical
jingle "The best mix of yesterday and today 92.3 KSSK" ID between songs
Oct 11 1408 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 594 |
JAPAN |
JOAK Tokyo NHK1 Oct 11 1300
News after time pips with mentions of "JR" and "Shinkansen" 300 KW "Big
Gun" (TR Oct 15) |
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| 612 |
AUSTRALIA |
4QR Brisbane ABC News with
distinctive ABC fanfare Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 621 |
TUVALU |
Funafuti; song in Pacific lang
by YL with "down in Tuvalu" in EE inserted within; 0958 Oct 10 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 630 |
AUSTRALIA |
4QN Townsville; ABC News with
ABC musical fanfare lead-in Oct 10 1400 fighting it out with KWRO (TR
Oct 15) |
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| 648 |
JAPAN |
JOIG Toyama NHK1 Oct 11 1428 //
594 weak. (TR Oct 15) |
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| 650 |
HAWAII |
KPRP Honolulu "Aloha, Mabuhay! KPRP AM Honolulu"
prior to US nat'l anthem at 1400 Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 657 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Wellington; "Star" with lite Christian music Oct
10 1421 // 963 but weaker (TR Oct 15) |
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| 666 |
JAPAN |
JOBK Osaka NHK1 // 594 1400 (TR
Oct 15) |
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| 670 |
HAWAII |
KPUA Hilo 5KW 1359 Oct 10, musical ID loud and
alone (TR Oct 15) |
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| 675 |
AUSTRALIA |
2CO Corowa NSW ABC News with musical fanfare
intro Oct 10 1400 weak (TR Oct 15) |
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| 684 |
AUSTRALIA |
2KP Kempsey 10 KW with ABC News fanfare, weak
Oct 10 1400. With
Crystal Gayle song // 702, 1233 Oct 10 1412 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 690 |
HAWAII |
KHNR Honolulu "AM 690 The Answer KHNR Honolulu"
weak under CBU. Oct 11 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 693 |
JAPAN |
JOAB Tokyo NHK2 super-loud 1402
Oct 11 with start of English Lesson Prgr, "Big Gun" station (TR Oct 15) |
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| 702 |
AUSTRALIA |
2BL Sydney ABC News with
distinctive musical intro Oct 11 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 729 |
JAPAN |
JOCK Nagoya NHK1 // 594 Oct 11
1358 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 738 |
AUSTRALIA |
2NR Grafton, NSW ABC News with
distinctive musical intro Oct 10 1400 weak (TR Oct 15) |
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| 738 |
TAHITI |
Radio Premère Polynésie FPO
Mahina; Loud as usual with pop music Oct 11 1331 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 740 |
HAWAII |
KCIK Kihae, Maui "This is
Imacculate Heart Radio KCIK Kihea, Maui" Loud with musical jingle after
ID Oct 11 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 747 |
JAPAN |
JOIB Sapporo NHK2 Loud as usual
(500 KW "big gun") //774 but louder at TOH Oct 11 1300 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 760 |
HAWAII |
KGU Honolulu "Hawaii's Business
Authority KGU Honolulu" Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 774 |
AUSTRALIA |
3LO Melbourne ABC News with distinctive fanfare
intro Oct 11 1400 Well under dominant JOUB NHK2 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 774 |
JAPAN |
JOUB Akita NHK2 Huge signal with EE lessons Oct
11 1427 One of the "Big Guns" at 500KW (TR Oct 15) |
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| 792 |
AUSTRALIA |
4RN Brisbane ABC News with
fanfare musical intro Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 828 |
JAPAN |
JOBB NHK2 Osaka "Big Gun"
station at 300 KW // 774 and huge as usual Oct 11 1429 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 830 |
HAWAII |
KHVH Honolulu "KHVH Honolulu an
I-heart Radio Station" Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 837 |
JAPAN |
UNID NHK1 Oct 11 1300 // 594
Oct 11 1410 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 846 |
JAPAN |
UNID NHK1 synchros // 594 Oct 11 1401 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 850 |
HAWAII |
KHLO Hilo (Presumed, no TOH ID)
"The Playoffs on ESPN Radio and espnradio.com" over KHHO Oct 10 1400
(TR Oct 15) |
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| 855 |
AUSTRALIA |
4QO/4QB ABC Wide Bay (QLD) ABC
musical fanfare into news at TOH Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 864 |
JAPAN |
JOXR Naha, Okinawa ROK Musical commercials, with
clear TOH "J-O-X-R" ID Oct 11 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 873 |
JAPAN |
JOGB Kumamoto NHK2 //774 Oct 11
1359 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 882 | AUSTRALIA | 4BH Brisbane 1315 Oct 10 "Magic 882 Saturday Night Oldies" ID, into "Do the Hustle" (TR Oct 15) |
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| 891 |
AUSTRALIA |
4TAB Townsville, QLD 5 KW horse
racing with race being called Oct 10 1401 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 891 |
AUSTRALIA |
5AN Adelaide Johnny Cash song
into commentary with DU-accented YL in EE Oct 10 1344. ABC News offset
30 min (TR Oct 15) |
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| 891 |
JAPAN |
JOHK Sendai NHK1 // 594 Oct 11
1358 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 900 |
HAWAII |
KMVI Kahului, Maui "KMVI AM 900
Kahului, Maui's ESPN radio station" Oct 11 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 909 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Napier-Hastings 5KW "Star" with
lite Christian music Oct 10 1423 with distinctive song, weak // 657,
963 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 909 |
JAPAN |
JOBC Nagoya NHK2 //774 Oct 11
1359 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 918 |
JAPAN |
JOEF Yamagata 5KW YBC TOH ID:
"Y-B-C Yamagata Hoso Desu" followed by the time "Juu-ichi Desu" Oct 11
1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 930 |
ALASKA |
KTKN Ketchikan all alone with
pop music and ID Oct 11 1227, in for hours (TR Oct 15) |
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| 940 |
HAWAII |
KKNE Waipahu "All Traditional
Hawaiian All The Time" in for hours and loud Oct 11 1427 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 954 |
JAPAN |
JOKR Tokyo TBS Oct 11 1411 (TR
Oct 15) |
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| 963 |
JAPAN |
UNID NHK1 synchros // 594 Oct 11 1300 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 963 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Christchurch 10 KW "Star" with lite Christian
music Oct 10 1421 loud with distinctive song // 657, 909 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 972 |
S. KOREA |
HLCA Dangjin "Hanminjok Bangsong" Loud with man
and several women in KK Oct 11 1408 Korean "big gun"
(TR Oct 15) |
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| 981 |
AUSTRALIA |
2NM Muswellbrook with oldies, good ID at 1422
"981 2NM" then into "Rock with You" (Michael Jackson) Oct 10 1422 (TR
Oct 15) |
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| 990 |
HAWAII |
KIKI Honolulu 5KW "Stimulating Talk Radio AM 990
KIKI" loud and all alone Oct 11 1429 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1008 |
JAPAN |
JONR Osaka; Asahi Hoso 1415 Oct 11 Group
speaking and laughing in JJ, loud
(TR Oct 15) |
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| 1008 |
AUSTRALIA |
4TAB Brisbane 5 KW horse racing race call in EE
Oct 10 1420, way over Osaka station (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1017 |
JAPAN |
JOLB Fukuoka NHK2 //774 Oct 11
1359 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1017 |
TONGA |
A3Z Nuku'alofa 10 KW with Pacific male choral
music into talk 1000 Oct 11. Soccer
sponsors, commercials at 1415 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1026 |
AUSTRALIA |
4MK Mackay 5 KW with Oldies, "Come Softly"
(Fleetwoods) prior to TOH, time pip, news. Briefly over 3PB Oct 10 1400 |
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| 1026 |
AUSTRALIA |
3PB Melbourne; Announcer calls sporting match
and later congratulates the winner. Not // 1035 "ZB"
Oct 10 1420 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1035 |
JAPAN |
UNID NHK2 synchros //1017, 1 KW and 0.1 KW 1300
Oct 11 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1035 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Wellington "Newstalk ZB"
commercials with mentions of Wellington, "This is Newstalk ZB News"
Loud Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1040 |
HAWAII |
KLHT Honolulu "K-L-H-T Honolulu
1040 AM" Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1044 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Dunedin "Newstalk ZB" // 1035
but weaker 10 KW Oct 10 1354 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1053 |
JAPAN |
JOAR Nagoya CBC w CBC ID after
time pips Oct 10 1400, loud with music program Oct 11 1419 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1053 |
S. KOREA |
Bubble Jammer Oct 11 1359 Very
robust and on top of CBC Nagoya (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1062 |
AUSTRALIA |
4TI Thursday Is, QLD
2 KW ABC News with distinctive fanfare intro Oct 10
1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1062 |
PHILIPPINES |
DZEC Pasig R. Agila; Loud briefly with rapid
talk in Tagalog with brief music in background Oct 11 1411 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1071 |
JAPAN |
JOFK Hiroshima NHK1 Oct 10 1400
// 594 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1098 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Christchurch "Newstalk ZB" //
1035 7.5 KW Man and woman on phone discussing political personality Oct
10 1354 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1098 |
JAPAN |
JOSR and others, "echo effect"
from SBC synchros, and two distinct JJ prgrs at similar strength Oct 11
1430 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1107 |
JAPAN |
JOCF MBS Kagoshima "Minaminihon Hoso" time pips
and start of program with excited YL Oct 11 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1107 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Tauranga "RadioLive" 1KW; Man
speaking, clear "RadioLive, your official…" at end of recording Oct 10
1409 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1110 |
HAWAII |
KAOI Kihea, Maui "This is KAOI
AM Kihae 1110 AM, 96.7
FM, 96.5 FM West Maui" Oct 11 1300 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1116 |
AUSTRALIA |
4BC Brisbane 17 KW catchy
musical "What's up in Brisbane? 4BC Brisbane" jingle into "4BC News" 10
Oct 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1116 |
JAPAN |
UNID (JODR?)YL with commercials prior
to TOH, male announcer just after TOH chime in JJ Oct 11 1300 (TR Oct
15) |
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| 1134 |
JAPAN |
JOQR Tokyo NCB "Bunka Hoso"
Commercials then "Bunka Hoso" and musical chimes ID Oct 11 1400 (TR Oct
15) |
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| 1143 |
TAIWAN |
BEL3 Baisha, Oct 10 1400
"Guangbo Diantai" ID with distinctive musical chimes at TOH, briefly over JOBR (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1143 |
JAPAN |
JOBR Kyoto KBS Kinki Hoso w/
commercials to TOH Oct 11 1358 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1152 |
AUSTRALIA |
6PNN Busselton; Discussion of Olympic Games, medalist interviews, (BBC) "Sportsworld" ID Oct 10 1420 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1152 |
JAPAN |
JOPC Kushiro NHK2 //693 Oct 11
1359 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1161 |
AUSTRALIA |
7FG Fingal, Tasmania ABC News with fanfare
musical intro Oct 10 1400 Not offset on half-hour nor // 891 (not 5PA)
(TR Oct 15) |
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| 1161 |
AUSTRALIA |
4FC Maryborough 'Radio TAB' 2
KW In briefly with horse racing call and payouts of winners Oct 10 1432
(TR Oct 15) |
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| 1161 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Wellington presumed, Continuous music, loud,
woman in Island-sounding lang (Maori?) w/ pop songs 1420 Oct 11 (TR Oct
15) |
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| 1179 |
JAPAN |
JOOR Osaka MBS "Mainichi Hoso" Oct 10 1400 (TR
Oct 15) |
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| 1188 |
JAPAN |
JOKP Kitami NHK1 // 594 weak Oct 11 1301 (TR Oct
15) |
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| 1197 |
JAPAN |
JOWL Asahikawa STV // 1440 KHz
3 KW, Oct 11 1416 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1215 |
PHILIPPINES |
DYRF Cebu City "R.Fuerza" In Tagalog, man and woman
in phone discussion following song Oct 10 1416 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1224 |
JAPAN |
JOJK Kanazawa NHK1 // 594 Oct
10 1401 10 KW (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1233 |
AUSTRALIA |
2NC Newcastle With Crystal
Gayle song // 684, 702, 738 Oct 10 1412 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1240 |
HAWAII |
KEWE Kahului 1 KW "Maui's Gospel Lighthouse KEWE
The Spirit" all alone, loud Oct 11 1440 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1242 |
JAPAN |
JOLF Tokyo; Loud with several
commercials, "Wonderful Night" program with Kanako Yanagihara 1428 Oct
11 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1251 |
AUSTRALIA |
2DU Dubbo NSW 'SRN network' DU-accented males in
discussion 1419 Oct 11 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1251 |
PHILIPPINES |
UNID; DXPH Prosperidad presumed; Brief Tagalog
with music just after TOH Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1269 |
JAPAN |
JOHW/JOFM "Hokkaido Hoso" HBC // 1287 with JJ
talk by YL and occasional guitar chords Oct 11 1419 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1278 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Napier-Hastings 2 KW "Newstalk ZB" // 1035,
briefly loud. Oct 10 1419 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1287 |
JAPAN |
JOHR HBC "Hokkaido Hoso" loud with discussion
with several men mentioning Hokkaido and HBC Oct 11 1300 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1314 |
JAPAN |
JOUF OBC Osaka with
commercials, another station underneath with YL singing 1420 Oct 11 (TR
Oct 15) |
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| 1332 |
JAPAN |
JOSF Nagoya "Tokai Hoso" Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1386 |
JAPAN |
Several possibilities, NHK2
//774 Oct 11 1359 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1386 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Auckland "R. Tarana" with Hindi
music Loud, EE announcement by female with mention of Auckland at Oct
10 1301 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1420 |
HAWAII |
KKEA Honolulu "ESPN 1420,
channel 884 on your Oceanic Time Warner Cable box" under KITI Oct 10
0900 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1422 |
JAPAN |
JORF Yokohama "R. Nippon"; Loud
with two women in JJ Oct 10 1351 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1440 |
JAPAN |
JOWF Sapporo "STV" YL and OM
speaking back and forth in JJ, all alone Oct 11 1416 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1467 |
JAPAN |
UNID NHK2 synchros (all 1KW or
less) // 1386 with EE lessons Oct 11 2015 1429 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1494 |
JAPAN |
JOYR Okayama 'Sanyo Hoso' RSK
Oct 11 1443 Rapid fire JJ from excited woman (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1500 |
HAWAII |
KHKA Honolulu "NBC Sports Radio
AM 1500 and NBC Sports Radio.com" TOH ID Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1503 |
JAPAN |
JOUK Akita NHK1 // 594 1400 Oct
11 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1503 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Wellington "Radio Sport" 5 KW with FOX Sports
relay, Loud 1400 Oct 10 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1512 |
JAPAN |
UNID NHK2 synchros, start of EE lessons // 1386.
UNID Oldies stn beneath . Oct 11 1429 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1512 |
AUSTRALIA |
2RN ABC Newcastle NSW Talk show in EE discussing
health matters, pop music stn behind it Oct 10 1420 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1540 |
HAWAII |
KREA Honolulu "This is KREA Honolulu 1540 on the
AM Dial" Oct 10 1400 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1548 |
AUSTRALIA |
4QD Emerald ABC News with
musical fanfare intro and man reading news in EE Oct 10 1300 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1557 |
TAIWAN |
Kouhu RTI / Music Interactive
Netwk 300 KW Oct 10 1400 Music, time pips, piano lead-in with male
announcer in CC (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1566 |
S. KOREA |
HLAZ FEBC Cheju-Do in CC with
"Ni Hao" to open program Oct 11 1400 Loud as usual (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1570 |
HAWAII |
KUAU Haiku "You're listening to
KUAU Haiku, Maui 1570 on your AM dial" Loud and alone Oct 10 1400 (TR
Oct 15) |
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| 1575 |
JAPAN |
AFN (presumed Misawa AB) US pop
music, then "This is AFN" clear ID at TOH 1400 Oct 11 2015 600w (TR Oct
15) |
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| 1575 |
THAILAND |
Ban Phachi, "VOA" with VOA
jingle between apparent news stories read in UNID Asian language Oct 10
1419 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1584 | NEW ZEALAND | Napier-Hastings ;
Male: "Coast Music--The Greatest Hits" female: "Seeking the Southern
Star" 1KW Oct 10 1408 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1593 |
JAPAN |
JOTB/JOQB NHK2 // 774 Oct 11
1400 JOQB Niigata most likely, both 10 KW (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1602 |
JAPAN |
UNID 1 KW NHK2 synchros // 774 Oct 11 1400 (TR
Oct 15) |
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| 1611 |
AUSTRALIA |
UNID, EE talk into country music, most likely
"4DB Hot Country" affiliate (several listed) Oct 10 1414 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1630 | NEW ZEALAND | Taumarunui Airport; 0.2 KW Aeronautical Beacon "TM" in CW Morse Oct 10 1230 Offset +985 (TR Oct 15) | |
| 1638 |
AUSTRALIA |
2ME Sydney presumed; 'Radio Lebanon' 400 w with
distinct Arabic music sung by male at good level Oct 10 1419 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1656 |
AUSTRALIA |
Brisbane "Voice of the Australian Chinese" Woman
in CC during piano music break; "Guangbo Diantai". Oct 10 1416 (TR Oct
15) |
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| 1656 |
AUSTRALIA |
Melbourne "Rythmos AM" Greek presumed with male
singer at good level over CC station piano music Oct 10 1412 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1683 |
AUSTRALIA |
Sydney 400w Greek station; off freq at 1683.235;
music with male singer and wooden flute loud Oct 10 1424 (TR Oct 15) |
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| 1701 |
AUSTRALIA |
Brisbane "R. Brisvaani" Hindi
music at good strength Oct 10 1412, listed as 100 watts in PAL (TR Oct
15) |
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