K7WV  Grayland DXpedition Results  Oct 08-09 2011
   
With a solar flux approaching 100 the conditions were not expected to be at 2009 / 2010 levels and indeed they were not. However, 21 southern Alaskans were still in with IDs on the 8th (corresponding with K-index of 1-2), as well as some truly unexpected DX such as AFN Misawa 1575 and R. Rodenezh 675 from Russia. Misawa and 22nd Alaskan KVOK heard on Oct 9 before dawn after the K index dropped back to 1.
 
K-Index during the DXpedition weekend. 
 
 
K-Indes during DXpedeition 
279 RUSSIA R. Rossii Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Oct 09 1200 Loud with musical TOH ID and time pips, another spoken ID and RR news read by YL (TR Oct 11)
549 RUSSIA (3 possibilities) Radiostansiya Mayak Oct 09 1348 Man delivering monologue in RR with much voice inflection, "Radiostansiya Mayak" ID at 1350 (TR Oct 11)
558 S KOREA HLQH KBS-2 Oct 09 1420 with American Jazz "Sentimental Reasons" and others, //603 (TR Oct 11)
560 CANADA CHTK Prince Rupert Oct 08 0601 "The Mix...Best of the 80s, 90s and Today" (TR Oct 11) 
560 ALASKA KVOK Kodiak Oct 09 1423 Ad: Kodiakhelpwanted.com, "Good Morning Kodiak"…(Subway of Kodiak ad) over KPQ (TR Oct 11)
580 ALASKA KRSA Petersburg Oct 08 0500 ID: "KRSA Petersburg, Sitka, Wrangel and Haines" (TR Oct 11)
590 ALASKA KHAR Anchorage Oct 08 1212 "KHAR 590 AM and 96.7 FM"  (TR Oct 11) On top with nostalgia format // 620 (TR Oct 11)
603 S KOREA HLSA Seoul KBS-2 Oct 09 1420 with American Jazz "Sentimental Reasons" and others, //558, loud (TR Oct 11)
620 ALASKA KGTL Homer Oct 08 0800 "Great listening 620 AM KGTL Homer"  (TR Oct 11)
630 ALASKA KJNO Juneau Oct 08 0700 "The capital's information station…K-J-N-O Juneau, Alaska" (TR Oct 11)
640 ALASKA KYUK Bethel Oct 08 1400 "You're listening to KYUK 640 AM Bethel, Alaska"  (TR Oct 11) 
650 ALASKA KENI Anchorage Oct 08 0600 "News radio 650 KENI, Anchorage" (TR Oct 11)
657 N KOREA Pyongyang Pangsong, Kangnam Oct 09 1422 Loud with female vocalist in KK, not //819 (TR Oct 11)
666 RUSSIA Komsomolsk Oct 09 1300 Radiostansiya Mayak "Moscow Nights" chimes at TOH and time pips (TR Oct 11)
666 JAPAN JOBK NHK-1 Osaka 1302 On top with spoken JJ by OM, // 594 but weaker (TR Oct 11)
670 ALASKA KDLG Dillingham Oct 08 0500 "This is KDLG Dillingham" (TR Oct 11)
675 RUSSIA R. Radonezh, Razdolnoye Oct 08 1200 "Govorit Radiostansiya Radonezh" and "The Great Gate of Kiev" overture. Russian Orthodox religious station. (TR Oct 11)
700 ALASKA KBYR Anchorage Oct 08 0600 "KBYR Anchorage, Kuparuk - Prudhoe Bay" (TR Oct 11)
729 JAPAN JOCK Nagoya Oct 09 1412 NHK-1 Two YL in JJ conversation, //594 (TR Oct 11)
750 ALASKA KFQD Oct 06 1200 Musical "KFQD Anchorage" ID at TOH, dominating frequency (TR Oct 11)
756 CHINA CNR-1 synchros Oct 09 1213 //981 and slightly weaker, OM in CC talking over music clip (TR Oct 11)
770 ALASKA KCHU Oct 08 1359 "This is KCHU Valdez, KXKM McCarthy and KXGA Glenallen" (TR Oct 11)
780 ALASKA KNOM Nome Oct 08 1200 TOH ID: "KNOM in Nome, it's four o'clock" (TR Oct 11)
800 ALASKA KINY Juneau Oct 08 0500 TOH ID: "Hometown Radio 800, KINY Juneau" (TR Oct 11)
819 N KOREA KCBS Pyongyang Oct 09 1419 Loud with female vocalist in KK (TR Oct 11)
850 ALASKA KICY Nome Oct 08 0600 ID: "Serving Shishmaref, Koyuk and all of western Alaska this is KICY, Nome" (TR Oct 11)
864 S KOREA HLKR KBS-1 Gangneung Oct 09 1420 ID in KK and talk program (TR oct 11)
870 ALASKA KSKO McGrath Oct 08 1200 Solid TOH ID; "You are listening to KSKO in McGrath repeated as KZPA 900 AM Ft Yukon "  (TR Oct 11)
873 N KOREA KCBS Sinuiju Oct 09 1424 female vocalist in KK typical NK song, //819 (TR Oct 11)
890 ALASKA KBBI Homer Oct 08 1159 "Public Radio for the Southern Kenai Peninsula" (TR Oct 11)
918 CHINA Jinan Oct 09 1500 Shandong RGD News Channel time pips and musical underlain ID in CC (TR Oct 11) 
920 ALASKA KSRM Soldotna Oct 08 0800  ID: "Our 44th year, this is Newstalk 92 KSRM Soldotna" (TR Oct 11)
930 ALASKA KTKN Ketchikan Oct 08 0400 "Serving southern Southeast Alaska AM 930 KTKN Ketchikan"  (TR Oct 11)
936 CHINA Anhui RGD, Hefei Oct 09 1420 Loud with song and several apparent commercials, YL in CC (TR Oct 11)
945 CHINA UNID Oct 09 1413  Loud with YL in CC followed by string of a half-dozen commercials (TR Oct 11)
954 JAPAN JOKR Tokyo Hoso Oct 09 1418 Loud with OM and YL in JJ back and forth (TR Oct 11)
981 CHINA CNR-1 Nanchang Oct 09 1331 presumed with string of commercials then apparent news with OM and YL in CC (TR Oct 11)
1017 JAPAN JOLB Fukuoka Oct 09 1413 NHK-2 with English lesson, //774 (TR Oct 11)
1017 CHINA CNR-1 Changchun presumed with YL vocalist singing slow CC song, mixing with JOLB (TR Oct 11)
1020 ALASKA KOAN Eagle River Oct 08 1200 TOH: "Fair and balanced for Alaska this is Fox Newstalk 95.5 FM and AM 1020 K-O-A-N Eagle River - Anchorage" Nice and clear (TR Oct 11)
1044 CHINA Changzhou CRI Oct 09 1500 Music to time pips, CRI chimes and interval sig at TOH (TR Oct 11)
1044 S KOREA HLCI Samcheck KBS-1 Oct 09 1421  // 864 with KK talk OM and YL in conversation 10KW (TR Oct 11)
1053 S KOREA Bubble jammer Oct 09 1332 Loud over music station in background
1107 S KOREA HLAV Pohang Oct 09 1200 MBS int sig melody just prior to TOH, then YL speaking in KK 10 KW (TR Oct 11)
1110 ALASKA KAGV Big Lake Oct 08 0600 "KAGV 1110 broadcasting from Houston, Alaska and licensed by the Federal Communications Commision as KAGV Big Lake" spoken by child, mixing with KBND (TR Oct 11)
1125 CHINA Changjiang presumed Oct 09 1400 YL in CC, two time pips, OM in CC (TR Oct 11)
1134 S KOREA HLKC KBS-3 Kimpo Oct 09 1427 Way on top, music and YL announcer in KK (TR Oct 11)
1134 JAPAN JOQR Tokyo Oct 09 1400 "Bunka Hoso" ID at TOH by YL then time pips (TR Oct 11)
1140 ALASKA KSLD Soldotna Oct 08 1200 TOH ID "KSLD Soldotna - Kenai - Homer" mixing at equal strength with KHTK (TR Oct 11)
1188 JAPAN JOKP Kitami, Hokkaido Oct 09 1412 NHK-1 //594 Two YL's talking and giggling 10 KW (TR Oct 11)
1215 CHINA UNID Oct 09 1300 Loud TOH ID "Dungyang Renmin Guangbo Dientai" but unable to match to city or province; CC, no CNR-2 int sig. (TR Oct 11)
1242 JAPAN JOLF Tokyo Nippon Hoso Oct 09 1200 Ad with excited YL, 7 multi-tone pips, YL in JJ TOH 
1251 RUSSIA VOR Ussuriysk Oct 09 1200 "Great Gate of Kiev " int sig TOH, magestic music clip and YL in CC (TR Oct 11)
1287 JAPAN JOHR Oct 09 1200 Sapporo HBC 'Hokkaido Hoso' Loud with ad and TOH chime, OM in JJ (TR Oct 11)
1330 ALASKA KXXJ Juneau Oct 08 0600 "KXXJ Juneau, Alaska USA" Oldies format. (TR Oct 11)
1332 JAPAN JOSF Nagoya Oct 09 1500 'Tokai Hoso' Rapid-fire JJ ads up to TOH, 3 time pips, Excited YL starts next program (TR Oct 11)
1422 JAPAN JORF Yokohama Oct 09 1429 "R. Nippon" ID by YL in JJ, Rejoins talk prgr with OMs at 1430 (TR Oct 11)
1440 JAPAN JOWF STV Sapporo Oct 09 1415 J-pop music clips and excited talk by YL, commercials (TR Oct 11)
1575 JAPAN AFN Misawa Oct 9 1400 "This is The Source, 1575" followed by AP Network News.  600w!  Facebook page confirms AFN Misawa's on-air slogan is "The Source". (TR Oct 11)
1602 JAPAN UNID NHK-2 synchros Oct 09 1419 EE language lesson "Are you ready? Here we go!" 1 KW (TR Oct 11)
Antenna: BOG at approx 305 Degrees, approx 1400 feet terminated.
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