What you were hearing was not a pipeline to East Asia but a pipeline to
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.

Both Japan and Vietnam have relays during that time frame from Canada.

Yeah, I realized that as soon as starman posted. I'm a
throwback to when R.Nederland meant either Hilversom or Bonaire...now
you hear them on FM local...never occured to me that a program no longer
equals a transmitter.

It would also be unlikely for either of those two stations broadcasting directly
(rather than a relay) to put in signals on that band that would kick the s meter
right up to the pin at that time as both countries are in daylight.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B