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Clandestine Stations / Korea - May 3-4

« on: May 04, 2021, 1910 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom. Finally moved away from ex: 6045 and the super jamming
there from N. Korea; first day back to their alternate frequency and decent reception; thanks to a timely tip
from Amano, who today reported:

"Below is breaking news.

KOREA SOUTH. back on alternate frequency 5920 (ex: 6045),  *0753-, May 4 (Tuesday).
The existence of the unmodulated signal on 5920 kHz was already confirmed at 0700 UT.
*0752-, confirmed the start of VOF on 5920 kHz.
-0800-, I confirmed the start of "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng (Let's go music together)" at this
frequency with the start of "There's A Kind Of Hush" sung by the Carpenters.
NK Super Jamming on 6045 kHz still heard powerful.
5925 kHz is still no jamming.

Amano
Saitama at home, Japan
ICF-SW7600GR, antenna: AN-12"

Today (May 4), at 1400 UT, I heard the same program he heard at 0800 ("Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng"
[Let's go music together]). My 8 minute audio is posted at http://bit.ly/3vHeEzr . After 1430+, strong QRM from
Vatican Radio, via Philippines, in Hindi.

Observed frequencies on May 3 (Monday) for this week:

Voice of the People: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1015 UT; earlier the reception was too poor to confirm.

Echo of Hope - VOH: 3980 // 4885 (QRM Brazil) // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100, at 0850 UT.  

National Unity Radio, 9475, from 1447 to 1448 UT, on May 4. Brief Chinese language lesson; started and
ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; a few words in Chinese and a
sentence using the words. Thanks very much to Glenn Hauser for noticing this repeated language lesson
given 2 hours later than I had been hearing the same program.

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Clandestine Stations / A few South Korea items

« on: April 29, 2021, 1101 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. Checked on April 28 (Wednesday), for frequencies for this week:

Voice of the People: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1135 UT.

Echo of Hope - VOH: 3985 // 4880 // 5995 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095, at 1128 UT; start of an English language lesson.  

National Unity Radio, 9475, from 1249 to 1250 UT, on April 28. Brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended
with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; a few words in Chinese and a sentence using
the words; "Women Tándélái" (we share the same view or we understand each other); N. Korea no longer jamming
this frequency, so nice reception. My audio at http://bit.ly/3xvEgRv .

Voice of Freedom, still remains buried on 6045, under very strong super jamming from N. Korea, from 1140+ UT,
on April 28; totally unusable signal. No jamming on 6135 nor on ex VOF frequency of 5920, which is a nice
clear frequency.

123

Clandestine Stations / Recent Korea logs

« on: April 20, 2021, 0449 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. VOH: On 4890, April 16, from 1340 to 1347 UT, Choi Soo-jin's "Morning Special" EBS news
program in English and Korean; not just a news show, but really a language lesson, explaining the meaning
of many of the words used in the news; today's show was originally broadcast via EBS FM on March 29, so
actually old news (item "EBS Radio unveils its new programming lineup today," etc.).

VOH: On 9100, April 9 (Friday), at 1154 UT, with the weekday EBS (Educational Broadcasting System -
https://www.ebs.co.kr/main ) produced English language lesson; as always with a good signal (audio
at https://app.box.com/s/katt9tnlbhi26xjoqbu45gmjbfaqrkeo ). On Sunday (11th), at 0729, the weekend
only reading of a Harry Potter story in both English and Korean. Seems that all the VOH English language
programs (news, etc.) are from EBS FM. VOH continuing with a repeating four hour program loop.

National Unity Radio, 9475, from 1245 to 1246 UT, on April 16 (Friday) with brief Chinese language lesson;
started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; gave a few words
in Chinese and a sentence using the words; "Wǒ hǎo gǎndňng" (I am very touched); fair, even with N. Korea
jamming; Amano, listening in Japan, heard the same program today, but with considerably stronger jamming
than I heard. On April 19 (Monday), for the first time on this frequency, noted no N. Korea jamming during the
1243-1244 Chinese language lesson.

Voice of Freedom, remains buried on 6045, under very strong super jamming from N. Korea, from 1120+ UT, on
April 19; totally unusable signal.

April 19 (Monday), with frequencies for this week:

Voice of the People: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1115 UT.

Echo of Hope - VOH: 3990 // 4885 // 6000 (QRM) // 6250 // 6355 // 9100, at 1105 UT.

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA
CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire    

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Clandestine Stations / Korea - Monday - April 12

« on: April 12, 2021, 1846 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. April 12 (Monday) observations:

VOH: 3985 // 4890 (good - never jammed here) // 5995 // 6255 (as already reported by Dan Robinson at WOR iog) // 6350 // 9105 (good - never
jammed here), at 0802 UTC. Unlike last week, all frequencies changed for this week. Years ago this station gave a nice ID in English, spelling "V-O-H,"
along with a singing jingle ID.
[April 9 (Friday), VOH, on 9100, at 1154 UTC, with the weekday EBS (Educational Broadcasting System - https://www.ebs.co.kr/main ) produced English
language lesson; as always with a good signal. On Sunday (11th), at 0729, the weekend only reading of a Harry Potter story in both English and Korean.
Seems that all the VOH English language programs (news, etc.) are from EBS FM. VOH continuing with a four hour program loop].

VOP: 3480 (still the best) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1007 UTC. As usual no changes from last week; VOP didn't fade in today as
quickly as VOH did..

Voice of Freedom (presumed): 6045, at 0920 UTC; very poor. N. Korea super jamming noted on both 6045 and again on 6135.

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Clandestine Stations / Korea - Monday - April 5

« on: April 05, 2021, 2213 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. April 5 (Monday) observations:

Echo of Hope - VOH: 3980 // 4885 (good - never jammed here) // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100 (good - never jammed here), at 1110 UT; news
in Korean; for a long time VOH had changed their frequencies every Monday, but anomaly today with no changes!

Voice of the People: 3480 (still the best) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1105 UT. As usual, as it has been for a long time now, with
no changes for last week.

Voice of Freedom: 6045, at 1115 UT; poor due to N. Korea super jamming QRM. Ex 5920 was a clear frequency today, except for OTH radar.
Hope that VOF will shortly return to 5920 again, where they would have good reception. N. Korea super jamming noted on both 6045 and again
on 6135 kHz.

National Unity Radio: 9475, from 1245 to 1246 UT, with brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni -
I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; gave a few words in Chinese and a sentence using the words; fair; strong N. Korea jamming noted at 1158, before
the start of NUR, which was strong enough to mostly block out the jamming.

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Clandestine Stations / Korea - National Unity Radio now on 9475 kHz.

« on: April 01, 2021, 1544 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. new 9475, National Unity Radio, 1249-1250 UT, on April 1 (Thursday), ex: 7200. Brief Chinese language lesson;
started and ended with Joyce Chu singing "Hao xiang ni - I Miss You“; mostly in Korean; gave a few words in Chinese and a
sentence using the words; poor, as N. Korea jamming had already started here by 1150. This seems rather strange to me, as
the whole time they were on 7200, they were never jammed (not even once!).

Ron
California

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Clandestine Stations / Voice of Freedom's detailed one day program guide.

« on: April 01, 2021, 0010 UTC »

Currently (March 31) VOF being heard on 6045 kHz., underneath N. Korea super jamming.
Thanks very much to Amano (Japan) for his continuing to monitor VOF.

https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4826 .

Ron
California

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Clandestine Stations / Korea - Monday - March 29

« on: March 29, 2021, 1508 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. March 29 (Monday) - Frequencies for this week:  

VOH: 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100, at 1035 UT.

VOP: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1030 UT.

Voice of Freedom: 6045, at 1040 UT and mixing badly with N. Korea super jamming.
6135, was clear frequency at 1040, but at 1159 re-check, heard super jamming here again; SJ is on the air rather erratically!

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif.
CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire  

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Clandestine Stations / Korea - Monday - March 22

« on: March 22, 2021, 2107 UTC »

Here are my March 22 (Monday) Korea observations:

KOREA NORTH. From 0710+ UT, noted 6045 and 6135, continuing to have super jamming.

KOREA SOUTH. Frequencies for this week:  

VOH: At 0941 UT, only three frequencies on the air; all well heard; 3985 // 5995 // 6350; news stories in English and Korean; a new time
for this segment; formerly 0741 and 1141. Do not know what the new news schedule is? Later at *1000, found 4880 // 6245 // 9095.

VOP: At 0946 UT, only three frequencies on the air; 3480 // 3910 // 4450. Later at 1001, found 3930 // 6520 // 6600.

Voice of Freedom: At 0930 UT, on 5920; fair-good reception (no jamming), with "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo" program (Korean people,
to unity, to the future).

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif.
CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire

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Clandestine Stations / Korea - March 15 - Monday

« on: March 16, 2021, 0230 UTC »

Here are my March 15 (Monday) Korea observations:

KOREA NORTH. KCBS Pyongyang, on 3250 // 3920 // 3959, at 1012 UT.

6135, strong super jamming, as well as on 6045, from 0815+ UT. Against no known clandestine stations!

KOREA SOUTH. VOH: 9105 (before the frequency change), at 0326 UT, start of English language lesson
("Here is your coffee." "I am sorry, actually I ordered iced coffee." "My mistake." etc.); this is the earliest I
have heard VOH; was able to hear the same program again at 0726, so VOH is continuing with the four
hour program loop.

Frequencies for this week:  

VOH: At 0810 UT, only three frequencies on the air: 3990 // 6000 // 6355; later at 0913, heard three additional frequencies:
4885 (mixing with Brazil) // 6250 // 9100 [ex: 9105 heard earlier], so all frequencies changed again this week.

VOP: 3480 (strongest/clearest frequency) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 0916; again with no changes for this week.

Voice of Freedom, on 5920, fair reception (no jamming), at 0815.

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif.
CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire

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Clandestine Stations / National Unity Radio on 7200 kHz., with new Chinese language lessons

« on: March 11, 2021, 1349 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. 7200, National Unity Radio, 1147 UTC, on March 10 (Wednesday). Checking for the normal
weekday English language lesson, but instead found a brief Chinese language lesson; started and ended
with child singing Chinese jingle; mostly in Korean; gave a few words in Chinese and sentence - "Nǐ shě shéi?"
(Who are you?). My audio is at http://bit.ly/3l4kabg . On March 11, at 1145 UTC, another Chinese language
lesson, so the English lessons are permanently gone?

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif.
CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire

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Clandestine Stations / Korea - Monday - March 8

« on: March 08, 2021, 0939 UTC »

March 8 (Monday) observations:

KOREA NORTH. 6135, strong super jamming, as well as on 6045, from 0650+ UT. Apparently no known clandestine stations on these frequencies? 

KOREA SOUTH. This weeks frequencies for March 8:

VOH: At 0730 UT, only three frequencies on the air with the weekday English language lesson; 3985 // 5995 // 6350.

VOP: 3480 (this is always the best heard frequency) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 0815 UT; again with no changes this week.

VOH: 3985 // 4890 // 5995 // 6255 // 6350 // 9105, at 0810 UT; all frequencies changed this week.

Voice of Freedom, on 5920, fair reception (no jamming), at 0808 UT; heard shortly after their sign-on.

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif.
CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire

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Clandestine Stations / CDNK North Korean Democratization Committee on 7580 kHz.

« on: March 04, 2021, 2213 UTC »

- - - - Posted to WOR iog by Ivo Ivanov:

UZBEKISTAN(non) CDNK North Korean Democratization Committee is a
new clandestine broadcast to North Korea via RTTM Telekom Tashkent

1340-1400 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs dead air - March 4
1400-1405 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs VERY STRONG NOISE*
1405-1416 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sat
1416-1418 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs AGAIN STRONG NOISE
1418-1430 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sat

*NOT JAMMING - ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TRANSMITTER OF RTTM TELEKOM TASHKENT
Very good signal via SDR's Tambov & Novosibirsk, Russia on March 4.

- - - - Posted by me:

Hi Ivo,

Thanks very much for this info! Yes, I was fooled. Thought it was intermittent
heavy noise jamming. Appreciate the correct info.

My audio of the last six minutes of their Thursday broadcast is posted
at http://bit.ly/3c1NCKX .

Ron
California

- - - - - Also posted by me:

Website -  http://bit.ly/38aYlle . Also noted:

https://www.mygive.co.kr/mygive/landing/landing.jsp?uid=5157
"greetings - Hello, I am the North Korean Democratization Committee. The unification we must
achieve is a free reunification in which the founding ideologies of the Republic of Korea are
liberal democracy, free market economy, ROK-US companionship, and Christian entry theory.

North Korean defectors are connecting to North Korea's nine provinces, 211 cities and counties,
and 3,611 villages. Together with them, it is the time to achieve free unification right now,
and the time to achieve it. Please lead the turbulent era of unification together. Together,
you are the hope of unification."

Ron
California

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Clandestine Stations / Korea - March 1

« on: March 01, 2021, 1605 UTC »

March 1 (Monday) observations:

KOREA NORTH. 6135, strong super jamming has again returned here, after being away for a short time; 6045 continues with super jamming.

KOREA SOUTH. This weeks frequencies:

VOP: 3480 (this is always the best heard frequency) // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1010 UT; again with no changes this week.

VOH: 3980 // 4880 // 6000 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100, at 1015 UT; all frequencies changed this week.

Voice of Freedom, on 5920, good reception at 1340 UT, with the 20 minutes program "Sigan-yeohaeng, yeogsa tamheomdae"  (Time travel, history
exploration party), with the theme music by South Korean electronic group Idiotape - "Melodie" ("6 synthesizers and 1 drummer formed an electronic
band Idiotape to play synth playing rock music" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emoadwiK4TM&feature=youtu.be ). Thanks again to Amano
(Japan) for IDing the VOF programs. My four minute audio of today's show is at http://bit.ly/2MGPjF6 .

National Unity Radio, 7200, at 1140-1200 UT, with special programming, preempted the usual one minute language lesson.

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif.
CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire

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Clandestine Stations / Voice of Freedom

« on: February 27, 2021, 2000 UTC »

KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Voice of Freedom, *0753-0808 UTC, Feb 26. Choral National Anthem, followed by singing station jingle -
"jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!" (Voice of truth, Voice of hope, Voice of Freedom Broadcast); 0800
local time check with pips; first program was "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together).

As always, I'm very grateful to Amano (Japan) for his observations. He is wonderful at deciphering my audio files!

"Your audio at http://bit.ly/2NH98fR [15 minute audio clip - Ron].

00:00 - VOF opening.
06:53 - Time signal announcement “Jayu-e soli bangsong-i ohu 5(daseos) sileul allyeodeulibnida. (The Voice of Freedom announces 5 pm.).“

07:01 - "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together)“ opening.
Program ID: "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (on audio clip 07:13-07:16).
Opening theme music: "There's A Kind Of Hush" (The Carpenters).

08:23 - The first song is Bulnol-iya by Ogseun 80 ( https://youtu.be/VE_tHFMF5uk )    .

12:32 - “Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng, Ogseun 80(palsib)-e Bulnol-iya …"