Top Ten Asian Blasters in Hawaii
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Asian propagation is obviously enhanced in Hawaii-- not to mention DU propagation, South American propagation and that from many other areas. The "big gun" blasters are different from the Japanese and Korean regulars in the Pacific Northwest, however. The Taiwan-directed Chinese propaganda stations on 549, 783 and 909 test out your radio's crunch resistance every sunrise, along with a completely different set of big guns like 558-JOCR and 918-RNK in Cambodia. For those who would like to experience these Hawaiian beach blasters, recordings from the top ten Asians at Poipu, Kauai last month are posted below.
549 CNR5 (Zhonghua zhi Sheng) Fujian, China 1200 kW This propaganda mega-station is only 1 kHz away from 550-Maui, but the Hawaiian pest is little more than cannon fodder for the Taiwan-directed female speech at 1520 UTC on 11-5 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/gfzalx9gc3z3isdjlkfinit3oprjhiy0 558 JOCR Kobe, Japan 20 kW Overwhelming S9 strength is typical from this Japanese commercial blaster, such as at 1523 on 11-5 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6mki3j53ywjd8zye2kuuk1n6xnfwymy7 603 CRI Dongfang, China 300 kW The Vietnamese program's Chinese lessons are presumably beamed south, but a listener in Hawaii could have armchair reception on most mornings, such as at 1603 on 11-3 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/msey1vpfj7ns1o4rkwt78i39u5zktxhv 630 DZMM Quezon City, Philippines 50 kW Depending on propagation, this Tagalog blaster on our domestic frequency could make you wonder if Hawaii has a new local pest, as at 1623 on 11-2 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/jwcaltkpa4pipy27z5rkvnotqek9iooq 666 JOBK Osaka, Japan 100 kW Southern Japanese stations like this one and 558-JOCR got a major boost from Hawaiian propagation while the others seemed to take a hit. This NHK1 outlet made up for 594 (typically plastered by Honolulu) at 1631 on 11-4 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/22gs75g6tbb75u8x4p9ayb0h0r99mpyu 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan 100 kW Hawaiian local pest on 740 doesn't slow down this super station at all with its Indonesian program at 1545 on 11-3 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/uua43tjehvixla46x6idudjepy00ngo0 783 Voice of the Strait (Haixia zhi Sheng) Fujian, China 600 kW Another Taiwan-directed propaganda blaster with S9+ strength every sunrise session, such as with Chinese pop music, 5 + 1 pips and the sign off message at 1556 on 11-6 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/1dvk49fqtey4cng7385qhafz3k915nft 909 CNR6 (Shenzhou zhi Sheng) Fujian, China 100 kW One more Taiwan-directed mega-station with various Chinese ID's prior to sign off at 1603 on 11-3 (with sign off at 1605). This station, 783 and 549 typically wipe out their frequencies in Hawaii until they sign off https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/61tny0opnqasy5x1zwqe9kwxc3pn2ans 918 RNK Phnom Penh, Cambodia 600 kW Elusive catch on the west coast is a powerful big gun in Hawaii, blasting in every morning with distinctive Cambodian music prior to its 1702 UTC sign off. This S9+ signal at 1652 on 11-3 is apparently a news wrap up before the sign off routine starts (heard on other days as well) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ljvxv1bha2307wvj244ol82tpl40hvg0 1575 VOA Ban Phachi, Thailand 1000 kW The VOA's Bengali program sounds a lot better without the Iranian Jammer plastering it (like it did last year, at the same beach). This overwhelming signal was at 1605 on 11-2 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dupsdnoee00zbw7fnd9yvqaqkkghoevw Gary DeBock (DXing with Craig Barnes and Chris Rogers in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii from November 2-8)
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