5580 USB 0653: Male in Spanish (Mexican Navy) w/ call to Papa Oscar 103 or 104.
6215 USB 0816: US Coast Guard CAMSPAC w/ pan-pan message regarding missing 36-foot sailing vessel Arcturus that was en route from Kauai to Oahu.
8903 USB 1721: San Francisco wkg Asiana 606. Airbus A321 from Saipan to Incheon.
11175 USB 2127: Aircraft 50 wkg Offutt for HF radio check. Aircraft gave short title # USEAD-543. Requested secure voice check and Offutt has them QSY to 11220.
13330 USB 2347: Nairobi wkg Kenya 311. Boeing 767-300 from Dubai to Nairobi.
One of the great things about HF/shortwave monitoring is the fact we can listen to various stations from around the world. While many broadcasters have moved on to Internet streaming, there are still interesting stations to be heard. One of them is the Voice of Korea which broadcasts from Pyongyang, North Korea. The Voice of Korea gives outsiders a good opportunity to experience genuine broadcasts directly from the DPRK. With the passing of Kim Jong-il, I figured this would be an interesting time to tune in and was certainly not disappointed.