Grayland DX Clip Sampler
I have assembled a sampler of my DX catches made at Grayland in October 2006. The quality of the catches varies widely, but I hope that I am able to give a taste of what can be heard at Grayland. Be aware that some of the clips are rather long. (All times in UTC). Have fun! Bill
531 - JOQG (NHK1) Morioka, Japan
- Not a great clip, but if you listen closely, you can hear the
muffled call letters JOQG at about 0:03. This is followed by
time pips and a male announcer in Japanese. There is another
set of pips just before the NHK time pips. A mystery
station! 20061007-0959
CLIP (0:47)
550 - KTZN Anchorage, Alaska
- The V show on ESPN, talk about NFL football. Ad and local
ID "The Zone" and calls. Nasty interference from
mostly KOAC and KARI. 20061008-0952
CLIP (4:35)
558 - HLQH (KBS2) Daegu, South Korea
- Music, ID by female "KBS Che-i Radio-mnida",
sponsor of time check (unclear) for 9 o'clock, sounder and
time pip. This was followed by a new program. I did
not catch the name of the program, but I heard a reference to
something about Sunday. Near the end of the clip you can
hear JOCR, Kobe, Japan trying to fade in.
20061007-1159
CLIP (1:31)
558
-JOCR (AMK) Kobe, Japan
- In this clip, you can hear a woman singing a song
promoting the station and near the end, she says
"AMK" for the name of the station.
20061007-1445
CLIP (0:51)
580 - KRSA Petersburg, Alaska
- Ad for March of Dimes, weather for Southeast Alaska, local ID,
and Christian Music. Mostly above the interference.
20061008-1002
CLIP (3:19)
560 - CHTK Prince Rupert, British Columbia and
KPQ Wenatchee, Washington - I was trying for CHTK on
this clip, but KPQ with Coast to Coast AM and Art Bell was
dominating the channel. CHTK did manage to sneak in a couple
times. There is a good clear ID for CHTK at about 0:42
20061008-1006
CLIP (2:48)
570 - CKWH Whitehorse, Yukon
- The woman speaking in this clip is most likely CKWH. I
assume that the man talking is KVI. I tuned across 570 several
times during the DXpedition, but never long enough for a good ID.
20061008-0915
CLIP (0:18)
594 - JOAK (NHK1) Tokyo, Japan
- Two man talking in the studio in Japanese. There
was severe slop from 590 and 600. 20061007-1419
CLIP (1:25)
603 HLSA (KBS2) Seoul (Namyang) South
Korea
- This is a really rough clip and typical for what I
heard on this channel at Grayland. On this one, I heard
Korean by a man and a woman. There is a sub-audible het
(SAH) and possibly some audio in the mix on this clip. This
may be the Chinese station I heard trying to break through at
other times. 20061007-1412
CLIP (0:50)
621 - Pyongyang Bangsong (PBS) Chongjin, North
Korea - This clip starts out with a woman in Korean
mixing with a station in presumed Russian (Radio Rossii?). This
was followed by musical interlude and then a man talking in
Korean. If you can help ID the other station, please
let me know. 20061007-1405
CLIP (5:15)
639 - Chinese National Radio 1 (CNR1) Beijing,
China
- A man and a woman speaking in Chinese. I identified it
earlier as a parallel to 4460. I believe there was another
station lurking in this clip. HLKC 639 South Korea was heard
here at other times. 20061007-1411
CLIP (0:25)
640 - KYUK Bethel, Alaska
- ID by female right at TOH, ad for the Peace Corps and
then NPR news. 20061008-1400
LONG CLIP (2:35) /
TOH ID CLIP (0:08)
650 - KENI Anchorage, Alaska
- Newsradio 650 KENI promo into spot for UAA Hockey. Mixing
with presumed CISL. 20061007-0730
CLIP (0:48)
- Weather forecast for South Central Alaska and IDs.
20061007-0828
CLIP (0:32)
657 - Pyongyang Bangsong (PBS) Pyongyang (Kangnam), North
Korea
- Identified using 2850 as a parallel. What is
interesting is that the music is the same on both channels,
but the chorus is more audible on the shortwave
frequency. At other times, I heard the South
Korean jammer, HLKM, and possibly a Chinese station here.
20061008-1220
CLIP (4:25)
666 - JOBK (NHK1) Osaka, Japan
- In this short clip, a male is speaking in Japanese. I was
surprised at the low level audio that this channel
produced. I was hoping for another station to show itself,
but none did. 20061007-1418
CLIP (0:44)
670 - KDLG Dillingham, Alaska
- This one starts out with a BBC World Business Review
and is followed by a review of program featuring American
composers and finally an ID. 20061008-1358
CLIP (1:15)
684 - Unidentified
Stations China
- I never did positively identify a station here.
This clip has at least two Chinese stations audible. I was
hoping to hear the North Korean station on this channel, but so
far I have not heard them on any of the clips from this channel.
20061008-1424
CLIP (0:30)
693 - JOAB (NHK1) Tokyo, Japan
- English language lesson. Topic was an older sister
with good fashion sense when she handed down a skirt to her
younger sister. Alone on the channel this and every other time I
tuned by. 20061006-1104
CLIP (0:43)
700 - KXLX Airway Heights,
Washington
- I always get a kick out of the way many stations which
run network programming swallow their legal top of the hour IDs
like this one. 20061007-1500
CLIP (0:11)
702 -2BL (ABC) Sydney, Australia
- Man talking in English, song "Lost in Love,"
which was cut off. Into time pips at 1000, news sounder, and a
female with with news. 20061006-0959
CLIP (3:03)
729 - JOCK (NHK) Nagoya, Japan
- Two men speaking in Japanese. They were on top of this
channel for a while before Jiangxi RGD faded up.
20061007-1157
CLIP (0:43)
729 - Jiangxi RGD Namchang, China
- Many references to Jiangxi, string of ads. Into remote
broadcast. 20061008-1417:30
CLIP (2:30)
729 - DWES Tuguegarao, Philippines (tentative) and
Voice of Vietnam, Quang Binh, Vietnam
- In addition to the Japanese on this clip, Charlie Taylor
informs me that the language of one of the stations is
standard (northern Vietnamese). He also says that he hears
a station from the Philippines on the clip because there are two
mentions of Filipinas as well as the the word Ano meaning
"what." Thanks Charlie. 20061008-1423
CLIP (1:43)
738 - RBC or KNB Japan
- I don't know which private Japanese station this
is, but it is one them. A Chinese station and possibly the
Korean station are also audible on the clip.
20061006-1440
CLIP (0:59)
738 - HLKG (KBS) Daegu, South Korea
- Man in Korean with weather. Female with time check for
10 o'clock and full ID including calls. This was followed by
the 10 o'clock News. 20061008-1259
CLIP (1:10)
774 - Hubei RGD Wuhan, China
- After listening to my clip numerous times and consulting with
other DXers, heard a mention of Hubei. Other DXers recorded
a positive ID right before my recording started.
20061008-1540
CLIP (6:20)
774 - JOUB Akita, Japan
- Weather in Japanese by male announcer, local ID by female
announcer, and then Korean language lessons for Japanese
speakers. A Chinese station was audible in the background.
20061006-1319
CLIP (1:09)
780 - KNOM Nome, Alaska
(Tentative) and KKOH Reno, Nevada
- Presumed KNOM with instrumental music and KKOH with an
informercial. Starting at about 4:45 into the
clip, the presumed KNOM had some talk.
20061008-1247
CLIP (6:28)
- I heard some music and then an announcement also under KKOH
with the informercial. I have tried, without luck, to listen
for a clear KNOM ID on both clips. Can you hear an
ID? If you can please let me know the exact time into the
clip? 20061008-1258
CLIP (1:00)
783 - HLCV (KBS1) Yeongwol, South Korea; Unidentified
China or Hong Kong; and Voice of Vietnam Can Tho (Thoi Long),
Vietnam
- At the start of this clip, there were a few seconds of
Korean, but not enough to make out what was said. Ater that, the
other two stations took over. I would like to find out if
I had a station from the main part of China
or from Hong Kong. 20061007-1434
CLIP (7:09)
810 - Radio Rossii Razdol'noe, Russia-
- One of my most fascinating clips I have ever recorded. Blew
away KGO for a few minutes. At the beginning of the clip you
can hear a clear ID by male "Radio Rossii", woman and
man spoke. China and someone else (maybe FEN Tokyo) trying to
break through. KGO was possibly heard in the mix with religion.
KTBI was also heard at the end of the clip signing on.
20061008-1408
CLIP (7:32)
819 - JONK Nagano,
Japan/Korean Central Broadcasting Station (KCBS) Pyongyang, North
Korea
- A mix of a female announcer in Japanese and Choral
music in Korean. 20061007-1014
CLIP (1:33)
828 - JOBB (NHK2) Osaka, Japan
- Little doubt who this was with the English language lessons.
20061007-0931
CLIP (0:30)
830 - KSPD Sand Point, Alaska (0:37)
- You can hear a clear ID by KSPD on this clip at about 0:24.
There was interference from KLAA with Doctor roy and another
station. 20061007-0652
CLIP
850 - KICY Nome, Alaska
- Talk in Russian and song by man and woman in Russian.
Topping the Channel. ID in EE and RR at the end of the full clip.
New program with female announcer. Topping the channel about 3/4
of the time. 20061007-1014
ID ONLY (0:48) /
FULL CLIP (9:47)
864 - HLKR Gangneung, South Korea
- A man and a woman talking in Korean over the din of at
least two or three stations. I am pretty sure two of the
stations were from Japan. 20061008-1215
CLIP (1:03)
- A woman in Korean talking about something going on with the
police. Not perfectly readable over the channel din.
20061008-1217
CLIP (1:20)
873 - JOGB (NHK) Kumamoto, Japan and Korean Central
Broadcast Station (KCBS) Sinuiju, North Korea (1:03)
- A man in Japanese was topping the channel over the North
Korean. Someone was off frequency and wobbling between 20 hz and
150 hz. This was easily filtered out and made the audio
more clear. 20061007-1206
CLIP
891 - Radio Thailand 1st Network, Nong Khae, Thailand,
HLKB (KBS1) Busan, South Korea, and JOHK (NHK1) Sendai,
Japan
- A woman probably in Thai on top of the presumed HLKB and
JOHK 20061008-1242
CLIP (0:32)
- The stations take turns dominating the channel. This clip
starts out with Thai music and then a man talking in
Japanese. A little later on a woman is talking in
Korean. There is a woman talking in Thai as well.
20061008-1342
CLIP (2:37)
930 - KTKN Ketchikan, Alaska
- On top with sports by a woman, ID by a man for KTKN and a
translator. Into song "Money, Money."
20061008-1340
CLIP (1:22)
936 - Anhui RGD 936 Hefei, China
- Assumed the one with a man speaking with a monotone. A
female announcer in Chinese bubbled up for a second at about 3:25
into the cut. I thought I heard another station yet in the mix,
possibly Japanese or Korean. 20061007-1336
CLIP (3:45)
945 - China National Radio 1 (CNR1) Various,
China
- Lady and Man in Chinese with ads. ID by female at 1333
"Chunghwa Renmin Guangpo Dientai" //4460. Beginning at
about 1:05 into the clip, another station tries to break through
with some singing. 20061007-1332
CLIP (3:00)
954 - JOKR (TBS - Tokyo Hoso) Tokyo, Japan
- Studio banter in Japanese at least two males and one
female. 20061006-1128
CLIP (1:17)
963 - China Radio International - Unknown, China
- Female in Russian, assumed CRI Fairly good signal,
but lots of slop.
00963-20061007-1122 (2:01)
- Male and female in Russian CRI, o/station in Korean which was
trying to bubble through
00963-20061008-1136 (3:15)
972 - HLCA (KBS Liberty 1) Dangjin, South Korea
-Female in Studio reading news items and then turning
over to reporters. One example, rapid fire male in KK talking
about diplomatic relations and North Korea //1134
0972-20061006-1212-KBS_Liberty_Program (3:51)
Male in Korean introducing song. Song's name was "Wae,
wae, wae ulkka?" (Why, Why, Why, are You Crying?") TOH
ID by Male. Slop made it difficult to hear the ID, but I heard
the mentions of at least two frequencies and of
"Che-il" (or number 1) into News.
0972-20061006-1458-HLCA (3:18)
981 - China National Radio (CNR1) Various,
China
- Female in Chinese and music. Clear ID 1:29 into the clip as
"Chunghua Renmin Guangpo Dientai." You can hear an echo
effect on the clip. There is a deep fade in the second half of
the clip, but stick with it, the signal comes back strong with a
man singing.
00981-20061007-1026 (3:35)
- Assumed the one with a man speaking in Chinese. Another station
was lurking in the background.
00981-20061008-1207 (1:33)
1008
- HLCS (KBS3) Sokcho, South Korea
- Female
and male in Korean. Over presumed JONR 20061007-1021
CLIP (0:55)
1017 - China Radio International
(CRI) Chungchun
- Female in
Korean reading the news. One of the items quoted KBS. Interesting! Besides NHK
in Japanese, there was a third station in the mix. MBC?
20061008-1144
CLIP (0:57)
1026-20061007-1023
01026-20061007-1024
1044-20061006-1355-CRI-KBS
1044-20061008-1059-HLCx
1053-20061006-jamming_and_others
1062-20061008-1129-
01053-20061007-0938
01062-20061007-0942
01062-20061008-1204-UNID
1107-20061007-1258-
1125-20061007-1255
01125-20061007-1235-
01134-20061008-1601
01143-20061008-1619
01170-20061007-1222-RKI
01170-20061008-1548
01179-20061006-1137
01188-20061007-0841
JOKP (NHK1) 1188 Kitami, Japan
- A female in Japanese is heard on this clip. There is
another station in the background which sounds like HLKX playing
music. At the end of the clip, you can hear me changing the
frequency to 567 to check for a parallel, which it was.
20061007-0948
CLIP (1:00)
01197-20061006-1147
01197-20061007-0813
01197-20061007-0826
1197-20061006-1200
01206-20061007-0845
01206-20061007-0855-Yanbian_PBS
1206-20061006-1026-Yanbian_PBS
1206-20061006-1305-Yanbian-PBS
1215-20061007-1052-
1215-20061007-1100
01230-20061008-0853
1230-20061008-0306-KORT
1242-20061006-1451-JOLF
1260-20061006-1256p-CBPU
01260-20061007-1210-unid
01278-20061007-1211
1305
SOUTH KOREA Uljin. HLSV KBS1.
Oct 8 1200 with woman, TOH ID as KBS,
no calls, and time pips into news
01305-20061008-1159-
1314 PHILIPPINES Paranaque. DWXI. Oct 6 1413
Female in Tagalog and English with scripture readings and talk. Sometimes
besting JOUF.
1314-20061006-1414-UNID
1314
JAPAN Osaka. JOUF OBC. Oct 6 1414 Male and Female in Japanese. Heard several
mentions of Osaka and two mentions of OBC.
1314-20061006-1415-JOUF
1323 CHINA Urumchi. CRI. Oct 6 1419 Male in
Russian, over and mixing with a Korean station and another UNID station. Also
Oct 8 1212 Female in Russian //963.SOUTH KOREA Ulleung/Yeonggwang. HLCU/HLQJ
KBS1. Oct 6 1420. A male and a female in Korean under CRI.
1323-20061006-1419-CRI_Russian
Oct 8 1212 Female in Russian //963
01323-20061008-1212-and_00963-
1332 SOUTH KOREA Chungju. HLAO MBC
-male speaking in Korean over Japanese, which was trying to
break through.
01332-20061007-1049 (1:04)
1332 JAPAN Nagoya. JOSF Tokai Hoso.
-Also a rapid fire male on Oct 7 0902 presumably announcing
a sports event
01332-20061007-0902 (0:32)
-a man singing in Japanese, an excited female announcer abd a
male announcer in Japanese, followed by ads by a man and a
woman.
01332-20061007-1512- (5:13)
1350 JAPAN Hiroshima. JOER RCC.
Oct 7 1431 Man speaking in Japanese. Noted numerous times in
passing.
01350-20061007-1431_30-(1:30)
China National radio 1377 Zhengzhou,
China
-Male in chinese. Identified by parallel to 4460.
CLIP (1:00)
JOxx (NHK2), 1386 Various, Japan
-Heard with English language lessons.
CLIP (0:55)
JOWF (STV) 1440 Sapporo, Japan
- This was the channel dominant all three nights after the sunset
in Hokkaido. In this clip you hear two women talk with a man.
CLIP (2:00)
HLKN (KBS1) 1467 Mokpo and JOxx (NHK2) 1467 Various,
Japan
This a mixture of NHK2's English language lessons
and a man talking in Korean. Both signals were not very
strong, but you could hear them distinctly. 20061007-0924
CLIP (4:15)
JOYR 1494 (RSK) Okayama, Japan
This is another rough cut. The clip starts out with a song, and
then a man said RSK. Then you can hear a man and a
woman speaking in Japanese. The clip continued with a song and
what sounded like an ad. A couple of times it sounded like
another station was trying to break through. 20061007-1429
CLIP (2:48)
4QD 1548 Emerald, Australia
A man spoke in English and I believe I heard a muffled
station identification. He was followed by a ballad song.
20061007-1423
CLIP (5:19)
Family Radio 1557 Kouhu, Taiwan (Tentative)
This is a tentative reception of Family Radio Taiwan. I
heard several different speakers in Chinesse. I don't have
any idea of who else this could be. 20061007-1033
CLIP (3:37)
HLAZ 1566 Jeju, South Korea
Religious program in Chinese and music. HLAZ is one of the
most reliable stations from the Far East. 20061006-1150. A couple
of times I thought I heard a station under HLAZ. I was able
to see a weaker trace with HLAZ on the air.
CLIP (1:10)
VOA 1575 Thailand
VOA Thailand is usually an easy catch at
Grayland. On this clip you will hear the closing
announcement of one program, the opening announcement of the next
program, followed by a woman speaking in Burmese.
20061006-1429
CLIP (1:02)
FEN 1575 Sasebo/Misawa/Iwakuni, Japan
This station, presumed FEN Japan, faded up for almost
two minutes with the song "Barracuda" by Heart. I tried
to listen across the top of the hour a couple times to see if I
could hear a local ID, but unfortunately, the station or stations
faded out at the time for the ID. 20061007-0904
CLIP (1:45)
1593 - China National Radio 1 (CNR1) and JOTB/JOQB (NHK2)
Matsue/Niigata, Japan
Woman and a man speaking in Chinese on this clip.
IDed as // to 4460. In the background you can hear a man
giving a weather report in Japanese. That is no doubt NHK2.
20061007-1313
CLIP
1602 - JOxx 1602 (NHK2) Various, Japan
Something fun to try when DXing Japanese stations is to
listen for local IDs. designated times, NHK stations broadcast
their local IDs. It is especially fun to try this on the Japanese
equivalent of the North American graveyard channels, in this case
1602. Bruce Portzer and I tried on this channel at
1319. Unfortunately, neither one of us heard a clear ID, but
we heard JO(pile-up of the last two letters and station
locations.) Hear for yourself. 20061007-1319
CLIP (1:01) and 20061008-1319
CLIP (1:00)
1610 - WQEL572 1610 Westport, Washington/unidentified
TIS
I heard at least three TIS's here all day long. The
only one I could positively identify was WQEL572 with weather and
sea conditions. I think one of the other TIS may have been
WPHF897 from South Bend, Washington. If you can identify
another TIS here please send me an E-Mail. 20061006-2215
CLIP (7:23)