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Loggings => Shortwave Broadcast => Topic started by: Paul65 on October 25, 2023, 1230 UTC
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SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng 15775 1200utc 25Oct23 sinpo44343. Chinese Cantonese
Music, YL talking.
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SOH doesn't play music, so this was probably China using CNR1 to jam. SOH is nearly impossible to copy because China broadcasts CNR1 on any SOH frequency that can be detected. Also, SOH is a very low powered signal, something like 1 kW.
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Thankyou for that info, I have heard this station a few times, looking up some info with other sources , I thot I was sure I got the correct station. Again Thanks for the correct info. :)
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You're very welcome. It happens regularly that folks report SOH because not all of the online schedule sources will give any indication that China jams them, and uses their own domestic service to do so.
Ron from CA, a master DXer who's also well positioned to copy SOH and has several times, has a good thread under the Clandestine Station board with tips for distinguishing the real SOH from CNR1. (SOH is technically considered to be a "clandestine station" since it's not a state-sponsored broadcast but is political in nature and is intended for an audience in a censorious country.) I'll share a couple of tips that will help right off the bat - CNR1 is an all-purpose broadcast and will have news, music, stuff that sounds like it's intended for children, and so on, while SOH is usually a rather monotonous monologue, much like other religious broadcasts. And CNR1 has time pips at the top of the hour - SOH doesn't. But do check out Ron's post over on the Clandestine board. He's a veteran at this stuff.
Thanks! ;D