Grayland 2019 Logs – Brett Saylor

All times UTC

Longwave

DGPS

288 ALASKA #892 Gustavus 0900-1330 8 Sept - 100 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

295 CHINA #614 Shitang 0900-1330 8 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

295 ALASKA #891 Level Island 0900-1330 8 Sept - 100 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

298 ALASKA #895 Potato Point 0900-1330 8 Sept - 100 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

300 CANADA #906 Sandspit BC 0900-1330 8 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

305 ALASKA #890 Biorka 0900-1330 8 Sept - 100 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

306 AUSTRALIA #712 Perth WA 0900-1330 8 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

306 AUSTRALIA #708 Ingham QLD 0900-1330 8 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

308 AUSTRALIA #703 Sydney NSW 0900-1330 8 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

309 CANADA #909 Alert Bay BC 0900-1330 8 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

310 ALASKA #896 Kenai 0900-1330 8 Sept - 100 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

313 ALASKA #897 Kodiak 0900-1330 8 Sept - 100 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

315 CANADA #908 Tofino BC 0900-1330 8 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

316 AUSTRALIA #710 Corny Point SA 1300 10 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

318 AUSTRALIA #713 Mallacoota VIC 1300 10 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

320 CANADA #907 Richmond BC 0900-1330 8 Sept - 200 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

323 ALASKA #889 Annette Island 0900-1330 8 Sept - 100 baud digital GPS beacon (BS-WA)

NAVTEX

424 JAPAN J JNL Otaru 1251 9 Sept – NAVTEX nav/wx info (BS-WA)

424 JAPAN K JNX Kushiro 1315 9 Sept – NAVTEX nav/wx info (BS-WA)

518 ALASKA J NOJ Kodiak 1330 10 Sept – NAVTEX nav/wx info (BS-WA)

518 CANADA H XLK-835 Tofino BC 1310 10 Sept – NAVTEX nav/wx info (BS-WA)

518 CANADA D VAJ Prince Rupert BC 1230 10 Sept – NAVTEX nav/wx info (BS-WA)

TWEB

358 ALASKA SIT KAW-27 Sitka 1227 8 Sept - TWEB transcribed weather; continuous wx by a M (BS-WA)

385 ALASKA OCC KKW-92 Yakutat 1227 8 Sept - TWEB transcribed weather; continuous wx by a M (BS-WA)

394 ALASKA RWO KAK-20 Kodiak 1222 8 Sept – TWEB transcribed weather; continuous wx by a M (BS-WA)
529 ALASKA SQM KQA-59 Level Island 1158 8 Sept - TWEB transcribed weather for Sitka; continuous wx by a M (BS-WA)

Medium Wave

531 AUSTRALIA 4KZ Innisfail 1232 8 Sept – The Range country western music program, local ads, 4KZ weather and news; responded quickly to reception report with QSL card and bumper stickers (BS-WA)

531 NEW ZEALAND 4XA More FM Alexandra 1159 9 Sept – music, More FM ID by W (BS-WA)

540 MEXICO XESURF Tijuana BC 1200 8 Sept - "X-E-S-U-R-F, AM 540, Tijuana Mexico…" ID in SP (BS-WA)

540 CANADA CBK Regina SK 1200 8 Sept - CBC Radio sounder, World Report pgm (BS-WA)

540 AUSTRALIA 4QL ABC Western Longreach QLD 1400 9 Sept - Carol King's "Where You Lead" then anncmt "the number to call... 1-300..." by M, ABC fanfare into nx by a M (BS-WA)

549 AUSTRALIA 2CR ABC Central West Cumnock NSW,1400 9 Sept - //540 ABC music and talk, “…after the news” by M and ABC fanfare (BS-WA)

558 FIJI Radio Fiji 1 Naulu 1400 9 Sept - Island music, talk and "Radio Fiji One" ID by W in pres Fijian, then more music through top of the hour (BS-WA)

558 SOUTH KOREA HLQH KBS 2 Radio Pohang 1359 11 Sept - singing ID “KBS…” very good (BS-WA)

576 AUSTRALIA 2RN Radio National Sydney NSW 1400 9 Sept - Six short 740 Hz pips, "...coming up after the news", ABC fanfare, "ABC news with... scores of people" (BS-WA)

620 ALASKA KGTL Homer 0500 11 Sept – “The Answer… 100.1 KGTL Homer” ID by M (BS-WA)

650 ALASKA KENI Anchorage 0500 11 Sept – ID by M into ABC news (BS-WA)

657 NORTH KOREA KCBS Pyongyang (presumed) Kangnam 1400 6 Sept – Korean talk and martial music; 1356 9 Sept - orchestral music, female vocal mx at top of hour, 3+1 pips over top with no break or ID (BS-WA)

657 NEW ZEALAND Star Wellington 1338 9 Sept – religious talk, “Star – Christian music you’ve loved for years… Star” over music bed by W (BS-WA)

666 AUSTRALIA 2CN Canberra NSW 1400 11 Sept - ABC fanfare (BS-WA)

666 JAPAN JOBK NHK Radio 1 Osaka 1400 9 Sept – 3+1 TOH pips, NHK ID by M in JP (BS-WA)

670 ALASKA KDLG Dillingham 0700 8 Sept – end jazz music, ID “KDLG Dillingham, 670AM and 930AM” (BS-WA)

675 NEW ZEALAND RNZ National Christchurch 1400 9 Sept - ID into news (BS-WA)

693 JAPAN JOAB Shobu NHK Radio 2 1359 9 Sept – W in PT, 3+1 TOH pips, into EG lesson program (BS-WA)

702 JAPAN (multiple) NHK Radio 2 1256 6 Sept - EG lesson (BS-WA)

738 NEW ZEALAND Magic Music Christchurch 1318 6 Sept – Cat Steven’s “Wild World” (BS-WA)

738 AUSTRALIA 2NR ABC North Coast (p) Grafton NSW 1400 9 Sept - End of Carol King song, ABC fanfare into news; very good (BS-WA)

747 JAPAN JOIB NHK Radio 2 Sapporo 1313 6 Sept – EG lesson then JP talk by M and W (BS-WA)

750 ALASKA KFQD Anchorage 0500 11 Sept – singing ID, under baseball game (BS-WA)

756 AUSTRALIA 3RN ABC Radio National Wangaratta VIC 1400 9 Sept - ABC fanfare (BS-WA)

774 AUSTRALIA 3LO ABC Melbourne 1400 9 Sept - End of Carol King song, six short 740 Hz pips, ABC fanfare into news; very good (BS-WA)

792 AUSTRALIA 4RN ABC Radio National Brisbane 1400 9 Sept – ABC fanfare into nx (BS-WA)

800 ALASKA KINY Juneau 0700 8 Sept – ID “…in our new home 94.9 FM, KINY Juneau…news, sports, weather and…all day…KINY” by M (BS-WA)

819 NEW ZEALAND RNZ National Tauranga 1332 9 Sept - // webstream (BS-WA)

846 KIRIBATI Radio Kiribati Kiritimati 0544 8 Sept – huge carrier but no modulation; 0430 9 Sept – island type music came up quickly; 0559 9 Sept - Kiribati talk w/ mention Kiribati, short jingle, 6 o’clock time check into BBC WS news (BS-WA)

846.1 PHILIPPINES AM Veritas 846 Malolos 1205 10 Sept – talk by a W in pres Tagalog, “Veritas 8-4-6” ID by a M at 1300, rosary at 1313; measured 846.108 (BS-WA)

864 JAPAN JOXR ROK Radio Okinawa 1328 10 Sept - Ending “Hotel California” by the Eagles, then email address, fax number and physical address by W in JP, “Radio Okinawa” ID, short clip from a Japanese pop song into a commercial w/animated JP M and W. Thank you to Hiroo Nakagawa for assistance in ID (BS-WA)

890 ALASKA KBBI Homer 1200 9 Sept – ID by W “where the sound meets the sea” slogan (BS-WA)

900 HAWAII KMVI Kahului ESPN 0000 11 Sept – sports programming, ID (BS-WA)

909 NEW ZEALAND 2XD Southern Star Napier 1405 10 Sept – “Wings of a Dove” by Ferlin Husky // webstream (BS-WA)

930 ALASKA KTKN Ketchikan 0700 8 Sept - “Need You Tonight” by INXS, ID (BS-WA)

940 HAWAII KKNE Waipahu 0701 8 Sept – Hawaiian music and ID, mix with KWBY-OR regional Mexican mx (BS-WA)

990 JAPAN JORK NHK Radio 1 (pres) Kochi 1300 8 Sept – NHK 3+1 TOH pips but audio dominated by domestics (BS-WA)

1017 TONGA A3Z Radio Tonga Nuku'alofa 0556 8 Sept – Island vocal music into talk by a W (BS-WA)

1026 AUSTRALIA 4MK Mackay 1359 9 Sept - local commercial, “1026 4MK and 91.5…” ID into news (BS-WA)

1035 NEW ZEALAND 2ZB Newstalk Wellington 1400 9 Sept - “Newstalk ZB... this is Newstalk ZB" ID by M (BS-WA)

1323 CHINA CRI Shuangyashan (pres) 1307 7Sept - Russian talk by a W (BS-WA)

1512 AUSTRALIA 2RN Newcastle 1413 9 Sept – talk by a W, DYAB Philippines underneath (BS-WA)

1512 PHILIPPINES DYAB 1417 9 Sept – Tagalog talk by a M and W w/ chimes in background // webstream (BS-WA)

1548 AUSTRALIA 4QD Emerald 1413 9 Sept - talk show (BS-WA)

1566 SOUTH KOREA HLAZ w/ FEBC program (pres) 1354 9 Sept – religious music, mix with likely 3NE Wangaratta Australia EG talk (BS-WA)

1575 THAILAND VOA Ban Phachi 1351 11 Sept – talk and music (Khmer language listed) (BS-WA)

1610 UNITED STATES WQEL572 Coast Guard Station Greys Harbor Bar 0351 11 Sept – weather conditions (BS-WA)

1638 AUSTRALIA 2ME (multiple) 1340 9 Sept - Arabic music, then AR talk by a W and a M; three carriers on 1637.88, 1638.00 and 1638.02 but the music zero beats on 1637.88 (BS-WA)

1656 AUSTRALIA Vision Christian Radio Bundaberg 1340 7 Sept – EG ID into contem Christian mx, could also hear VAC Radio under with Asian lang talk (BS-WA)

1665 AUSTRALIA Radio Rhythm Suffolk Park 1349 9 Sept – Indian mx // webstream (BS-WA)

1674 AUSTRALIA Radio Haanji Sydney 1307 7 Sept - // webstream for Sydney, could also hear Radio Haanji Melbourne underneath (BS-WA)

1692 AUSTRALIA Radio Rhythm 1335 7 Sept - Bollywood mx // webstream (BS-WA)

1700 MEXICO XEPE Tijuana BC 1257 Sept 9 - discussion in SP between two men and a W; at TOH Mexican national anthem was played, and discussion continued after anthem - seemed like an automated insert. At 1100 TOH there were local ads for Tijuana restaurants and businesses (BS-WA)

1701 AUSTRALIA VMV503 Islamic Voice Radio Melbourne 1424 10 Sept – Koran reading (BS-WA)

1701.7 AUSTRALIA Radio Brisvaani Brisbane 1356 11 Sept - Indian music, with likely Islam Radio underneath/over top; 3 distinct carriers corresponding to 3 stations on freq (BS-WA)

1710 UNITED STATES Travis AFB TIS 1302 11 Sept - Information Radio Station continuous loop alternating between M and W discussing generic safety and emergencies; also briefly heard mx underneath (BS-WA)

Shortwave

2056 AUSTRALIA VMW Wiluna USB 1300 9 Sept - wx broadcast (BS-WA)

2201 AUSTRALIA VMC Charleville USB 1402 9 Sept - wx broadcast (BS-WA)

2207 NEW ZEALAND ZLM Taupo Maritime Radio USB 1402 9 Sept - wx broadcast (BS-WA)

3220 NORTH KOREA KCBS Pyongyang 1345 6 Sept – pop-ish Korean F vocal music (BS-WA)

3260 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Radio Madang 1102 11 Sept – “90.7 NBC Madang…” pidgin ID by two kids, into nx with mentions of Prime Minister and Bougainville House of Representatives (BS-WA)

3325 PAPUA NEW GUINEA NBC Bougainville 1101 11 Sept – station promo by M and W in EG, several mentions of Bougainville; Voice of Indonesia underneath (BS-WA)

3480 SOUTH KOREA Voice of the People 1333 6 Sept – Korean talk by a M and W, stingers between items, NK jamming (BS-WA)

3560 NORTH KOREA Kujang 1340 6 Sept – martial mx, Korean tlk (BS-WA)

3945 JAPAN Radio Nikkei 2 Chiba-Nagara 1142 11 Sept – “You are listening to Radio Nikkei, the best music (playlist?)… Radio Nikkei” ID by M, JP pop song (BS-WA)

4885 SOUTH KOREA Echo of Hope 1347 6 Sept – Korean talk (BS-WA)

5050 CHINA Beibu Bay Radio 1215 7 Sept – Thai lang bcst with mx (BS-WA)

5055 AUSTRALIA 4KZ 1205 7 Sept – pop mx (BS-WA)

5875 THAILAND Radio Thailand 1152 7 Sept – Burmese program w/ talk by W, off at 1159 with mx; 1145 11 Sept – sign off with EG ID and bells (BS-WA)

5985 MYANMAR Myanmar Radio Yangon 1527 6 Sept – Bhuddist chanting, three bells @ 1528 then talk by a W. At 1552 EG program w/ Asian pop mx, sign-off anncmts at 1556 mentioned “studios in Tokyo” so this is likely an NHK relay (BS-WA)