[HCDX]: N Korean Soldier Radio back on

["Sonny M. Ashimori" <sonny@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

NORTH KOREA

1613v  1445-1515 KK  Frontline Soldiers Radio broke a 3-week silence and
resumed transmission Jan. 7 for what appears to be the first time since
Dec. 18, which was the only time the station was heard in December. ID at
1505 "Chonyon Chobyondurul wihan Bangsong imnida." Usual North Korean songs
and political slogans. The station was suddenly blacked out at 1515.

Also, to update you on the drifting KCBS Chongjin (presumed), it was
observed on 3940v on Jan. 6 at 1600-1800 and 3938v on Jan. 7 at 1400-1530.
So far, the range has been 3936-3945. Constantly on the air since last
weekend.

North Korea's power supply may have 'improved' slightly these few days.
Compared to the last few weeks of December, much more of Radio Pyongyang's
foreign service transmissions have been observed active since last week.
Frequent browouts still interrupt transmissions, however, and feeders from
Pyongyang to the transmitters are still terribly unreliable and errtatic.

Sonny

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SONNY M. ASHIMORI  sonny@xxxxxxxxxxx
Yaesu FRG-7700 + 40m Dipole   QTH Kobe Japan 43.34N/135.20E
DXing North Korea http://www.serve.com/ashimori/dxnk.html

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