INDONESIA 2960, 1354-1405, RPDT2 Manggarai Sep 23 Probable. Two women in
discussion or interview at 1354; heard one of the women exclaim 'That's the
way it is! Talk to me, baby!' in English, and then return to Indonesian
talk. Light folk music from 1358 to 1404, then talk by woman announcer; too
weak of a signal for ID. Poor level, with occasional peaks to fair. Best on
NW Beverage. (Atkins-WA)

JAPAN 3970 USB, 1413-1421, NHK Unid. Outlet Sep 23 Two men in discussion in
Japanese to instrumental music 1418; mentions of 'NHK' 1421. Fair to good
signal with some ham radio QRM. Most likely the 600 watt Sapporo station
rather than the further south and weaker Nabeta transmitter. (Atkins-WA)

NOT SHORTWAVE, BUT...this week has been another interesting one for
trans-Pacific MW DX during the fall equinox period. Japanese and Korean
stations continue to be audible on my NW antenna in the few minutes before
local dawn (1355 UTC). On Tuesday, JOAK Tokyo on 594 and JOUB Akita 774 were
the strongest, while JOQR Tokyo on 1134 has consistently put in the best
high band signal.

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA
Modified RA6790GM & R75
Kiwa MAP / ERGO / DSP-59+
450 & 700 ft. Beverage Antennas