I attended a two-night Mediumwave DXpedition with Chuck Hutton and Bruce Portzer at the famous DXing locale the Grayland Motel as is usual for me during an October weekend, since my first visit in October 2007. The "Storm of the Century" (As the press was calling it, which did produce an EF-2 tornado at Manzanita, home base for the Rockwork 4 DXpeditions) did not dissuade us from erecting antennas. In fact at set-up time it was calm and sunny after the long drive from Seattle through rain squalls. The dire forecast even scared off the beachcombers who often book rooms during storms so we had the Grayland Motel all to ourselves. We set up a 160-foot DKAZ at 270 degrees true as we did last year. As I pulled in, Chuck and Bruce were out front cutting wires to make one. It performed great as it did last year.
As a special project, I also erected a delta loop with 17 feet per side, feeding a ALA100M for Longwave action as the DKAZ last year was nearly deaf at LW frequencies. Results were outstanding with 7 NDBs from mainland Australia including a couple never reported heard from North America, and plenty of other first rate DX targets. In fact with 11 stations over 11000 km distant this was the finest LW session I have ever experienced. Also in was TM 1630, the New Zealand MW aero beacon, heard on the DKAZ. Longwave results were posted to NDBlist and DGPSlist and can be seen below. Not in were the 16+ French Polynesian beacons heard from Rockwork 4 last year. In plotting the catches using the WWSU "Station Radar" feature, the antenna turned out to be exceedingly directional and needed to be reoriented more southward to get those. The directionality also explains the Rockwork 4 longwave results in which the orientation was more southerly but nothing NW of Australia was heard. I will know to reorient in the future at both DXpedition locations.
The
morning of the 15th had the MW band full of Filippinos which was
most unusual. Chuck and Bruce found 16 in one recorded file while still
on
site. Also some good
second-tier Japan as the K-index actually dropped to Kp=2 that
morning, and
plenty of loud Aussies and Kiwis. The next morning on the 16th was
terrible overnight, not
even Hawaiians were in. Bruce actually went out and checked the
antenna. I went back to bed but came back at 14:00 for
possible dawn
enhancement. Good decision...one of the most stunning turnarounds I've
ever experiencd and now conditions were outstanding.
About 1 wonderful hour of Japan and Hawaii at vibrant levels, absent
earlier, and louder
than Day 1. {Example:
JOQR Tokyo 1134 Khz}
Good IDs from KIPA 1060 Hilo (relaying "102.7 The Beach")
on both days from Aloha-land. JOLF 1242 was in long after
sunrise
(occurring at 14:30 UTC) and still going strong at 15:30 when I finally
put down the headphones. Kp=3 this morning. Analysis of the remaining
DX recordings is complete and has been added below, soon to
include
many audio
clips. It can also be downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet below. Even
better
results than 2015 are noted in every category, with over 65 AUS/NZ,
over 50 Japan, 20+
Philippines, many Pacifics like Tuvalu, Tonga, Guam, Marshalls and even
V6AI
Yap, FSM on the air late with tropical storm emergency announcements.
(This was particularly interesting because I have actually visited
Colonia, Yap during my time as a USAF Navigator).
The Alaska/Hawaii results with audio clips are
posted below separately. The 22 Hawaiians logged is a personal record,
thanks in part
to a renewed KIPA 1060 which was off the air in 2015. As KHRA 1460 left
the air in June 2017, that record may stand for some time.
Another
two mornings of great DX were to be enjoyed at Grayland October
DXpedition 2016. Bruce, Chuck and I used the well performing
DKAZ. I also had a LW delta / ALA-100M setup that performed wonderfully
on LW.
| K7WV Grayland DXpedition Results: MW (Excluding AK and HI) Oct 15-16 2016 | |||||||
| Date | UTC | KHz | Country | Station | CITY, NETWORK, DETAILS, COMMENTS | KW | mp3 CLIP |
| 15-Oct | 1300 | 531 | AUSTRALIA | 4KZ | Innisfail, QLD "Across the Far North...4KZ News" announced on the hour (TR WA) | 5 |  |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 540 | JAPAN | JOJG | Yamagata (and others), NHK1; Jpop song by female idol followed by commentary, // 594, weak (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1300 | 540 | AUSTRALIA | 4QL | Longreach, QLD (ABC W. Queensland); ABC News fanfare into news (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1347 | 549 | JAPAN | JOAP | Naha, Okinawa NHK1, Man in JJ with pronounced voice inflections // 594 (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 549 | AUSTRALIA | 2CR | Orange, NSW (ABC Central West); ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1400 | 558 | AUSTRALIA | 6WA | Wagin, WE (ABC Great Southern); ABC news fanfare, then "ABC News…) (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1000 | 558 | JAPAN | JOCR | CRK Kobe with commercials, musical ID, time pips. (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 15-Oct | 0900 | 567 | GUAM | KGUM | Agana; K-57 with "CBS News" announcement and musical jingle into EE news at TOH, poor (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 567 | AUSTRALIA | 4JK | Julia Creek, QLD (ABC Carpinteria); ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1130 | 567 | S. KOREA | HLKF | KBS-1, Time pips on the half hour followed by KK announcer (TR WA) | 100 | |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 567 | JAPAN | JOIK | Sapporo NHK1 Female Jpop idol with song and commentary in JJ // 594 (TR WA) | 100 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 576 | AUSTRALIA | 2RN | Sydney NSW (ABC National); ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1405 | 585 | AUSTRALIA | 2WEB | Bourke, NSW; "2WEB" clear with ID and several commercials (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1300 | 585 | AUSTRALIA | 7RN | Hobart, TAS (ABC National); ABC News fanfare into news (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1300 | 594 | AUSTRALIA | 3WV | Horsham, VIC (ABC W. Victoria); ABC News fanfare over Japan (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 594 | JAPAN | JOAK | Tokyo NHK1; Jpop song by female idol followed by commentary, // 729, 846, 882, 945, 963; Loud (TR WA) | 300 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 603 | AUSTRALIA | 4CH | Charleville (ABC Western QLD); ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1301 | 603 | NEW ZEALAND | Manukau-Auckland (Waatea); US oldies incl "Shining Star" (The Manhattans), others // 765, poor (TR WA) | 5 | ||
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 612 | AUSTRALIA | 4QR | Brisbane, QLD (ABC Brisbane); ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 0959 | 621 | TUVALU | T2U2 | Funafuti, woman announcer in Pacific language into national anthem with male choir (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 621 | AUSTRALIA | 3RN | Melbourne, VIC (ABC National) ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 630 | AUSTRALIA | 4QN | Townsville, QLD (ABC North QLD) ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1330 | 639 | AUSTRALIA | 5CK | Port Pirie, SA (ABC North & West) ABC news fanfare on the half-hour (SA time zone offset) (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1435 | 648 | JAPAN | AFN | Okinawa; (Surf 648); Intro music and female ann in US English speaking rapidly. Poor. (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 16-Oct | 1424 | 657 | NEW ZEALAND | Star | Wellington (Star); // 909 Dominant with slow song male singer (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1115 | 657 | N. KOREA | Kangnam, (Pyongyang Bangsong), Light music with female choir in KK (TR WA) | 1500 | |
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| 15-Oct | 1200 | 657 | AUSTRALIA | 2BY | Byrock, NSW (ABC Western Plains) ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1408 | 666 | PHILIPPINES | DZRH | Manila, Tagalog/EE mix, announcement for sporting tickets for match on Oct 15 at the 'Olympian' (TR WA) | 35 | |
| 15-Oct | 1345 | 666 | JAPAN | JOBK | Osaka, NHK1 Loud with Jpop music with male singer // 594 (TR WA) | 100 | |
| 15-Oct | 1400 | 675 | AUSTRALIA | 2CO | Corowa (ABC Riverina) ABC News fanfare at TOH (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1307 | 684 | PHILIPPINES | UNID | Tagalog talk by male announcer, briefly fair (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1400 | 684 | AUSTRALIA | 2KP | Kempsey, NSW (ABC Mid-North Coast) ABC News fanfare at TOH (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1425 | 693 | JAPAN | JOAB | Tokyo (NHK2) EE lessons // 774; (pretty advanced conversational scenarios). Loud as usual. (TR WA) | 500 | |
| 16-Oct | 1423 | 702 | NEW ZEALAND | Magic | Magic Auckland; "Too Late to Turn Back Now" (Cornelius Bros) into Niel Diamond song, mixing with 2BL (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 702 | AUSTRALIA | 2BL | Sydney (ABC Sydney) ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1130 | 729 | AUSTRALIA | 5RN | Adelaide (ABC National) with ABC News fanfare at fair strength (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-0ct | 1354 | 729 | JAPAN | JOCK | Nagoya NHK1; Jpop song by female idol followed by commentary, // 594 (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 738 | AUSTRALIA | 2NR | Grafton, NSW (ABC North Coast) ABC News fanfare, (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1345 | 738 | TAIWAN | BEL2 | Baisha, Fisheries station with music into female announcer, // 1143 good strength (TR WA) | 100 | |
| 15-Oct | 0600 | 738 | TAHITI | R. PP | Papeete; Song "Knocking on Heaven's Door" into TOH with fanfare and news(?) in FF, good (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 15-Oct | 1400 | 747 | AUSTRALIA | 4QS | Toowoomba (ABC Southern QLD), Very poor ABC News fanfare on the hour with poor NHK (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1425 | 747 | JAPAN | JOIB | Sapporo (NHK2); EE lessons and analysis in JJ. //693, 774 (TR WA) | 500 | |
| 15-Oct | 1301 | 765 | NEW ZEALAND | Napier-Hastings R. Kahungunu (relays Waatea); "Shining Star" (The Manhattans), others // 603, fair (TR WA) | 2.5 | ||
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 774 | AUSTRALIA | 3LO | Melbourne, VIC (ABC Melbourne) ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 16-Oct | 1430 | 774 | JAPAN | JOUB | Akita (NHK2); "Use English Here and Now!" EE lessons. Huge signal as usual (TR WA) | 500 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 792 | AUSTRALIA | 4RN | 4RN Brisbane, QLD (ABC National) ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 25 | |
| 15-Oct | 1346 | 801 | GUAM | KTWR | Agana, Briefly fair, out of song, mentions of "Homecoming Radio" (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1300 | 819 | AUSTRALIA | 2GL | Glen Innis, NSW (ABC New England); ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1133 | 828 | AUSTRALIA | 3GI | Sale, VIC (ABC Gippsland) Saturday Night Country prgr with banjo into female announcer // 702, 549 (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1430 | 828 | JAPAN | JOBB | Osaka (NHK2) "Use English Here and Now!" EE lessons. Typical huge signal from this "Big Gun" (TR WA) | 300 | |
| 15-Oct | 1300 | 837 | AUSTRALIA | 4RK | Rockhampton, QLD (ABC Capricornia) ABC News fanfare on the hour, fair to good (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1201 | 837 | PHILIPPINES | DYPM | Iloilo City; Tagalog with some EE, 'Bombo Radyo' mentions, 'Iloilo City' mention, apparent song requests (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1345 | 837 | JAPAN | JOQK | Niigata NHK1 // 594, 666 with J-Pop featuring male singer (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 846 | AUSTRALIA | 2RN | Canberra, ACT (ABC National) ABC News fanfare, (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1422 | 846 | PHILIPPINES | DZRV | Manila; Tagalog commercial, "9-1-1" musical jingle (program name?), Tagalog talk (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 846 | JAPAN | JOCP | Koriyama (most likely) NHK1; Jpop song by female idol followed by commentary, // 594 (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 855 | AUSTRALIA | 4QO | Eidsvold, QLD (ABC Wide Bay) ABC News fanfare, (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1432 | 855 | PHILIPPINES | MBC | Manila or Davao, Tagalog announcement included "Tu Radyo sa Radyo MBC"; (DXZH or DXGO) (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1400 | 864 | JAPAN | JOXR | Naha, Okinawa (ROK), String of commercials into "J-O-X-R" ID and time pips TOH (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1446 | 873 | JAPAN | JOGB | Kumamoto (NHK2) EE lessons // 774 Loud as usual (TR WA) | 500 | |
| 15-Oct | 1419 | 882 | NEW ZEALAND | Star | Auckland; Star // 657 fair with EZ Christian song (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1415 | 882 | AUSTRALIA | 4BH | Brisbane; Oldies: This Is It (Kenny Loggins), Today (New Christy Minstrels), others (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1421 | 882 | PHILIPPINES | DWIZ | Manila (presumed)Tagalog announcements at rapid pace, over oldies station. (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 882 | JAPAN | JOPK | Shizuoka NHK1; JPop song by female idol followed by commentary, // 594 (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1130 | 891 | AUSTRALIA | 4TAB | Townsville QLD; Horse racing results and payoffs mixing with ABC News Adelaide (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1329 | 891 | AUSTRALIA | 5AN | Adelaide, SA (ABC National) good with "Saturday Night Country" program and announcements (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 891 | JAPAN | JOHK | Sendai NHK1 Female JPop idol with song and commentary in JJ // 594 (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 15-Oct | 1407 | 900 | PHILIPPINES | UNID | Priest and children apparently reciting Catholic liturgy in Tagalog over KMVI (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1423 | 909 | NEW ZEALAND | Star | Napier-Hastings; Star // 657 Loud with song by male singer (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1427 | 909 | JAPAN | JOCB | Nagoya (NHK2); // 774 briefly over "Star" with male announcer speaking distinctly (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1500 | 918 | JAPAN | JOEF | Yamagata; "YBC Yamagata Hoso Desu" followed by the time of day and TOH chime (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1417 | 927 | AUSTRALIA | 4CC | Gladstone, QLD; female: "Thanks for listening to us" male: "4-Double C" between oldies songs (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1359 | 936 | AUSTRALIA | 4PB | Brisbane, QLD (ABC News R.) BBC program ending, "Here on 4PB News" ID and upcoming programs (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 945 | JAPAN | JOIQ | Muroran? NHK1 (several possibities); JPop song by female idol followed by commentary, // 594 (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1500 | 954 | JAPAN | JOKR | Tokyo (TBS); Commercials, time pips, start of "Tokyo Boogie Night" program (TR WA) | 100 | |
| 15-Oct | 1344 | 963 | JAPAN | JOTG | NHK1 // 594 with distinctive J-Pop song. Several possibilities, most likely Aomori (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1438 | 963 | CHINA | CRI | Huaduan; Male announcer in RR with vocalist and piano music, loud (TR WA) | 600 | |
| 16-Oct | 1424 | 963 | NEW ZEALAND | Star | Christchurch // 657 with slow song with female and piano (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1439 | 972 | PHILIPPINES | DXKH | Cagayan de Oro; Tagalog/EE by male announcer with D-Z-R-H ID and many 'RH' mentions (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1114 | 972 | S. KOREA | HLCA | Dangjin (KBS Hanminjok Bangsong); idol interview, then up-tempo Kpop song performance. Loud (TR WA) | 1500 | |
| 16-Oct | 1432 | 981 | CHINA | CNR1 | multiple locations; Male announcer in CC with musical fanfare lead-ins (TR WA) | 200 | |
| 15-Oct | 1413 | 990 | PHILIPPINES | DZIQ | Manila; Running commentary in Tagalog by woman and "Radyo Inquirer" ID; fair to good (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1429 | 999 | PHILIPPINES | DYSS | Cebu City; Tagalog announcements "Cebu" mentions, several DY- - calls and cities (affiliates?) (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1429 | 1008 | JAPAN | JONR | Osaka (ABC) Commercials at BOH, loud and robust signal with storm static crashes (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1230 | 1008 | AUSTRALIA | 4TAB | Brisbane, QLD Horse race being called, // 1017 (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1230 | 1017 | AUSTRALIA | 2KY | Sydney, NSW (Racing Radio) Horse race being called, // 1008 (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1302 | 1017 | PHILIPPINES | UNID | Song "Top of the World" (Carpenters) into commentary with several people with EE/Tagalog mix (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1422 | 1017 | JAPAN | JOLB | Fukuoka (NHK2) // 774 with man and woman back and forth (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 0959 | 1017 | TONGA | A3Z | Nuku'alofa, Spoken words by male in Pacific language (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 1026 | PHILIPPINES | DZAR | Quezon City / Manila (Sonshine R.) Religious sermon in mostly accented EE w/ Tagalog, over 4MK (TR WA) | 25 | |
| 15-Oct | 1129 | 1026 | AUSTRALIA | 4MK | 4MK Mackay, QLD "Classic Hits 4MK, 100% Mackay" Very good, in for hours, best I've heard them (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1412 | 1026 | NEW ZEALAND | "ZB" | 2 possibilities from Northland; Newstalk ZB with two men in discussion in EE, // 1215. (TR WA) | 2 | |
| 16-Oct | 1447 | 1035 | JAPAN | UNID | NHK2 synchros with EE lesson // 774, 1 KW max. (TR WA) | 1 | |
| 15-Oct | 1200 | 1035 | NEW ZEALAND | "ZB" | Wellington, "Newstalk ZB news" just past TOH (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 16-Oct | 1432 | 1044 | CHINA | CRI | CRI in JJ with female announcer and music (TR WA) | 300 | |
| 15-Oct | 1418 | 1044 | NEW ZEALAND | "ZB" | Dunedin (Newstalk ZB) Announcer interviewing caller on phone // 1035 but weaker. (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1440 | 1053 | JAPAN | JOAR | Nagoya (CBC); Jazz program with female announcer and US standards; "In A Sentimental Mood", etc (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1345 | 1053 | S. KOREA | Bubble jammer dominating the frequency (TR WA) | ? | ||
| 15-Oct | 1427 | 1062 | AUSTRALIA | 4TI | Thursday Island (ABC Far North) Country music vocalist // 630 4QN (Saturday Night Country prgr) (TR WA) | 2 | |
| 15-Oct | 1400 | 1062 | PHILIPPINES | DZEC | Pasig / Manila (R. Agila); "DZEC" ID and various relay stations ID'd at TOH. Fair. (TR WA) | 40 | |
| 15-Oct | 1433 | 1071 | AUSTRALIA | UNID | 4SB or 3EL, Oldies, "Give Me One Reason" (Tracy Chapman), Shambala (Three Dog Night), others (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1429 | 1071 | JAPAN | JOFK | NHK1 Hiroshima; // 594 Male talk in JJ (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 15-Oct | 1419 | 1098 | NEW ZEALAND | "ZB" | Christchurch (Newstalk ZB) interview with phone caller discussing Democracy // 1035 but weaker. (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1130 | 1098 | MARSHALL ISL | V7AB | Majuro; Song into male ann in Pacific Language, Marshalese anthem at 11:31 signoff. Good with fades. (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1448 | 1098 | JAPAN | UNID | JJ talk, male and female back and forth, speaking rapidly (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16 Oct | 1436 | 1107 | JAPAN | UNID | Probably JOCF Kagoshima; Man speaking as if reading followed by piano music. (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 15-Oct | 1258 | 1107 | PHILIPPINES | DYIN | Kalibo; Tagalog at rapid pace, "Bombo" mention. Poor. (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1428 | 1107 | NEW ZEALAND | Tauranga (RadioLive), String of commercials including "Ultimate Motor Group" (=Tauranga, NZ) (TR WA) | 1 | |
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| 15-Oct | 1117 | 1116 | AUSTRALIA | 4BC | Brisbane, QLD; Commercial about Country Music, solid 4BC ID at good level (TR WA) | 17 | |
| 16-Oct | 1436 | 1116 | JAPAN | UNID | Two JJ stations, one with men in conversation, one with excited female (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1430 | 1125 | JAPAN | JOAD | Naha? (NHK2) Others at 1KW and under. "Let's use English Here and Now! EE lessons // 747 (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1420 | 1125 | PHILIPPINES | DXGM | Davao City "GMA" mention, Tagalog and EE mix, rapid fire contest info, into song. (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1420 | 1134 | JAPAN | JOQR | Tokyo; Idol intro "Konbanwa" (good evening) and performance of JPop song "Starting Over". Excellent (TR WA) | 100 | |
| 15-Oct | 1345 | 1143 | TAIWAN | BEL3 | Baisha, Fisheries station with music into female announcer, // 738, good strength (TR WA) | 100 | |
| 16-Oct | 1430 | 1143 | JAPAN | JOBR | KBS Kyoto (Kinki Hoso) with musical JJ commercials and talk by female (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 15-Oct | 1416 | 1152 | AUSTRALIA | 6PNN | Busselton, WE (ABC News Radio), fair with "BBC Sportsworld" and UK soccer talk, as per schedule (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1448 | 1152 | JAPAN | JOPC | Kushiro (most likely) NHK2; EE lessons "OK, time's up" // 774 (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1400 | 1161 | TAIWAN | BEDxx | 2 locations,(BCC Country network); Lists of AM frequencies and locations in CC dialect (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1427 | 1161 | AUSTRALIA | 7FG | Fingal, Tas. (ABC Northern Tasmania) Woman speaking about values and justice in society // 702 (TR WA) | 1 | |
| 16-Oct | 1448 | 1161 | NEW ZEALAND | Wellington presumed with du-wop oldies not // 891 (TR WA) | 5 | ||
| 16-Oct | 1500 | 1170 | S. KOREA | HLSR | Gimje (KBS World) "KBS Hanminjok" and frequency announcement at TOH and time pips. Loud. (TR WA) | 500 | |
| 15-Oct | 1415 | 1179 | PHILIPPINES | DYSB | Bacolod (GMA Network), Tagalog by male announcer at fast pace, brief music, "DZBB" ID (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1426 | 1179 | JAPAN | JOOR | Osaka (MBS) Several in conversation with laughing woman in JJ (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1437 | 1188 | PHILIPPINES | UNID | Tagalog with one man in rapid fire talk, the other laughing and commenting. Fair to good briefly. (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1353 | 1188 | JAPAN | JOKP | Kitami NHK1; JPop song by female idol followed by commentary, // 594 (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1454 | 1197 | JAPAN | JOWL | STV; Asahikawa presumed; Up-tempo, catchy Jpop music // 1440 (TR WA) | 3 | |
| 16-Oct | 1452 | 1197 | JAPAN | UNID | Conversation with man and woman and traditional song rising to top over JOWL (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1421 | 1206 | CHINA | Yanji (Yanbian RGD); Korean lang with female announcer and female on phone, fair to good (TR WA) | 200 | ||
| 15-Oct | 1412 | 1215 | NEW ZEALAND | "ZB" | Kiakohe, Northland; Newstalk ZB with two men in discussion in EE, // 1026. (TR WA) | 2 | |
| 15-Oct | 1346 | 1215 | PHILIPPINES | DYRF | Cebu; Unknown anthem at fair strength, presumably this station by process of elimination (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1457 | 1224 | JAPAN | JOJK | Kanazawa (NHK1) // 594 Man speaking slowly (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1114 | 1233 | AUSTRALIA | 2NC | Newcastle NSW (ABC Newcastle), Out of song and into comments by DU-accented woman in EE (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1428 | 1242 | JAPAN | JOLF | Tokyo (Nippon Hoso), "Wonderful Night" program hosted by Kanako Yanagihara; JPop music and talk (TR WA) | 100 | |
| 15-Oct | 1418 | 1251 | NEW ZEALAND | Rhema | Auckland, Christian music at good strength, "Rhema" ID between songs at 1418 (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1436 | 1269 | JAPAN | JOJR | JRT Tokushima, not // 1287 HBC, Song and excited female in JJ (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 16-Oct | 1439 | 1278 | JAPAN | JOFR | Fukuoka (RKB); Two males in conversation, introduce Jpop song (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 16-Oct | 1459 | 1287 | JAPAN | JOHR | Sapporo (HBC); string of commercials and HBC ID, musical HBC jingle just prior to TOH. (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1414 | 1305 | AUSTRALIA | 5RN | Renmark, SA (ABC National) Jazz program with string bass and glissading trumpet // 792, poor (TR WA) | 2 | |
| 16-Oct | 1449 | 1314 | JAPAN | JOUF | Osaka OBC; Japanese lady with voice inflections and laughter (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 15-Oct | 1317 | 1314 | PHILIPPINES | DWXI | Paranaque; Religious sermon containing some accented EE (TR WA) | 30 | |
| 15-Oct | 1115 | 1323 | CHINA | CRI | Huadian; CRI Russian Svc; Woman in RR at good strength (TR WA) | 600 | |
| 16-Oct | 1455 | 1332 | JAPAN | JOSF | Nagoya (Tokai Hoso); Intro and Jpop song by male group; Good (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 16-Oct | 1438 | 1350 | JAPAN | JOER | RCC Hiroshima Dominating over domestic C&W with JJ talk and Koto music (TR WA) | 20 | |
| 16-Oct | 1447 | 1377 | JAPAN | UNID | NHK2, 3 possibilities; JOUC Yamaguchi most likely; EE lessons // 774 (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1429 | 1377 | NEW ZEALAND | Star | Dunedin; Distinctive song at good volume // 657 (TR WA) | 3 | |
| 15-Oct | 1414 | 1386 | JAPAN | UNID | NHK2, 4 possibilities woman speaking slowly // 774 (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1416 | 1386 | NEW ZEALAND | Auckland (R. Tarana); Hindi music into EE commercials over Japan NHK2 station. (TR WA) | 10 | |
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| 16-Oct | 1439 | 1404 | JAPAN | JOVR | Shizuoka (SBS); Commercial with excited man and woman back and forth in JJ (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1430 | 1413 | JAPAN | JOIF | Fukuoka (KBC) Man and several women in conversation (Idol band interview?) (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 16-Oct | 1428 | 1422 | JAPAN | JORF | Yokohama; Male announcer with song titles and positions on the Oricon music chart. Huge signal. (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 16-Oct | 1454 | 1440 | JAPAN | JOWF | Sapporo (STV); up-tempo Jpop // 1197, occasionally on top of domestics (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 16-Oct | 1459 | 1467 | JAPAN | UNID | NHK2 synchros (1 kw max) // 774 with wrap up of English lessons (TR WA) | 1 | |
| 16-Oct | 1445 | 1476 | THAILAND | Piano and singer often with no announcements, unfamiliar lang with apparent China stn well beneath (TR WA) | 50 | ||
| 16-Oct | 1434 | 1494 | MICRONESIA | V6AI | Colonia, Yap; EE with tropical storm info (US units: wind speeds in MPH, forecast tidal surge in feet). (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1415 | 1503 | JAPAN | JOUK | Akita, NHK1 JJ commentary and instrumental music followed by "Konbanwa" (Good Evening) // 594 (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1409 | 1503 | NEW ZEALAND | R sport | Wellington (Radio Sport), Discussion about the NFL vs MLB (Fox Sports relay) Good and all alone (TR WA) | 5 | |
| 15-Oct | 1412 | 1512 | JAPAN | UNID | NHK2 synchros 1KW and under; Female speaking slowly // 774 (TR WA) | 1 | |
| 15-Oct | 1430 | 1512 | PHILIPPINES | DZAT? | 2 possiblities; Light piano and Tagalog and EE mix by woman. "This time we present the following" (TR WA) | 15 | |
| 15-Oct | 1329 | 1539 | AUSTRALIA | R. TAB | Adelaide, SA; Horse racing results by male announcer (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 15-Oct | 1300 | 1548 | AUSTRALIA | 4QD | 4QD Emerald, QLD (ABC Central QLD); ABC News fanfare (TR WA) | 50 | |
| 16-Oct | 1444 | 1557 | TAIWAN | RTI | Kouhu (RTI) Presumed; CC song by female with instrumental interlude (TR WA) | 300 | |
| 16-Oct | 1500 | 1566 | S. KOREA | HLAZ | Fanfare and Chinese language lead in to show, huge signal as usual (TR WA) | 250 | |
| 15-Oct | 1300 | 1575 | THAILAND | VOA | VOA Ban Phachi "This is the Voice of America" (TR WA) | 1000 | |
| 15-Oct | 1408 | 1584 | NEW ZEALAND | Coast | Napier-Hastings; EZ listening oldies: If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot), others (TR WA) | 1 | |
| 16-Oct | 1423 | 1593 | CHINA | CNR1 | Changzhou; Man speaking rapidly in CC as if reading news (TR WA) | 400 | |
| 16-Oct | 1446 | 1593 | JAPAN | JOQB | Niigata (likely) or JOTB Matsue; NHK2 // 774 EE lessons "Let's meet at the usual time..." (TR WA) | 10 | |
| 16-Oct | 1450 | 1602 | JAPAN | UNID | NHK2 synchros // 774, "Let's use English here and now!" EE lessons (TR WA) | 1 | |
| 16-Oct | 1440 | 1611 | AUSTRALIA | 4DB | 3 locations, QLD; ("Hot Country") Country song by female vocalist at fair strength (TR WA) | 0.4 | |
| 15-Oct | 1317 | 1630 | NEW ZEALAND | TM | Taumarunui Airport; Aeronautical beacon "TM" in CW Morse; offsets +/- 1 KHZ (TR WA) | 0.2 | |
| 16-Oct | 1429 | 1701 | AUSTRALIA | UNID | Religious chanting in Arabic at fair level, Sydney or Melbourne (not Brisbane) likely (TR WA) | 0.4 | |
| Pacific / Asia NDBs received during Grayland Dxpedition 2016 | ||||||
| UTC DATE | UTC | KHz | CALL | KM | Location | Country |
| 10/15/2016 | 13:38 | 238 | KT | 11038 | Kaitaia - Waimanoni - Awanui | NZL |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:21 | 242 | HN | 4162 | EWABE - Barbers Point Housing | HWA |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:20 | 260 | NF | 10832 | Norfolk Island - Anson Bay | NFK |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:20 | 270 | FA | 8259 | Apia (Upolu Island) | SMO |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:20 | 276 | TVL | 11490 | Townsville Apt - RAAF Garbutt, QD | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:23 | 278 | CG | 11712 | Coolangatta, QD | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:40 | 316 | MAJ | 7518 | Majuro Atoll - Amata Kabua IAP | MHL |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:16 | 327 | VYI | 4098 | Valley Island - Kahului | HWA |
| 10/15/2016 | 08:00 | 332 | POA | 4299 | Pahoa, Hawai'i | HWA |
| 10/15/2016 | 13:34 | 343 | ML | 7474 | Minami Tori Shima | MTS |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:22 | 346 | TG | 11111 | Tauranga Apt | NZL |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:21 | 348 | HN | 9716 | Honiara | SLM |
| 10/15/2016 | 13:38 | 352 | RG | 8369 | Nikau - Rarotonga IAP | CKS |
| 10/15/2016 | 08:00 | 353 | LLD | 4315 | Lanai | HWA |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:23 | 353 | LRE | 11999 | Longreach Apt, QD | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 13:13 | 355 | NI | 8473 | Nauru - Nauru IAP | NRU |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:43 | 359 | NDJ | 7647 | Bucholz AAF - Kwajalein | MHL |
| 10/16/2016 | 14:17 | 360 | OX | 8362 | Iwo Jima | VOI |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:17 | 364 | MI | 9270 | Momi - Nadi | FJI |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:23 | 366 | SF | 11051 | Springfield | NZL |
| 10/15/2016 | 14:23 | 366 | PNI | 8507 | Pohnpei - Pohnpei Island | FSM |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:22 | 371 | HUG | 11801 | Hughenden Apt, QD | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:19 | 373 | HHI | 4148 | 'Wheeler' Wahiawa | HWA |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:22 | 377 | ROM | 11915 | Roma, QD | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:19 | 380 | SU | 11616 | Maroochydore/Sunshine Coast Ap, QD | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:50 | 385 | AL | 9259 | Malolo - Nadi | FJI |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:25 | 393 | UKS | 8280 | Kosrae IAP | FSM |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:23 | 395 | PMQ | 12012 | Port MacQuarie Apt, NW | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:22 | 400 | MDY | 5021 | Midway - Henderson Field | MDW |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:22 | 403 | TUT | 8232 | Pago Pago IAP | SMA |
| 10/15/2016 | 13:17 | 1630 | TM | 11267 | Taumarunui Apt | NZL |
| Differential GPS Beacons received and not previously reported from WA; Grayland Dxpedition 2016 | |||||||
| UTC DATE | UTC | KHz | Call | RefID | # Decodes | Location | CTY |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:10 | 300 | #880 | (260 | 22 | Kokole Point | HWA |
| 10/16/2016 | 04:30 | 302 | #881 | (262 | 27 | Point Loma, CA | USA |
| 10/15/2016 | 12:17 | 304 | #705 | (005 | 549 | Cape Flattery, QD | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:20 | 306 | #708 | (008 | 1101 | Ingham, QD | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:22 | 308 | #703 | (003 | 611 | Sydney, NW | AUS |
| 10/15/2016 | 11:45 | 313 | #706 | (006 | 894 | Gladstone, QD | AUS |
