Yes! Definitely would like a Tokyo Rose mod
and like your approach to solving it.
Speaking only for myself, I don't think I would mind the static too much, assuming there's enough non-static for the listener to know it's supposed to be a broadcast. If it's a separate radio station, I would just tune to a clearer station and then maybe go back to see if the reception was any better as would a real-life listener. I have all of my U.S. swing music in the Washington folder, for instance.
Does she have to identify herself at all? If the various broadcasters never actually identified themselves by any particular on-air handle then I don't need it in a mod (again, just my opinion).
Don't think she needs to be all that mean. My understanding is that the female broadcasters offered propaganda in the friendliest of ways - e.g., "Enjoy this song we know is one of your favorites, and think about your girls at home who are going out with other boys while you are fighting a war you cannot win." [Said with a smile]. If that is an incorrect understanding on my part, then FWIW I might like to have the male voice added in to read the propaganda and leave the music to "Rose."
Don't think her propaganda should be directed solely at the sub service; everyone in the Pacific was listening to her whether they were G.I.s or marines or sailors. Might be kind of fun to be on a sub and hear her say something like "This song is for the soldiers of the 1rst Marine Division, who are currently suffering on Guadalcanal...." Here again, I'd defer to more expert knowledge, but I think soldiers sometimes got their "news" and scuttlebutt in similar fashion.
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What music do we want playing in between the broadcasts? US swing or Japanese martial and traditional music?
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Both I think.
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How far from Japan should “NHK Radio” be able to be picked up on our radios?
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Don't know - whatever is historically accurate (or a reasonable approximation).
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Let’s confine this to just Tokyo Rose. The German “Lord Haw Haw” and “Axis Sally” were not heard in the Pacific.
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Agree.
Thanks for doing this!