billybob_chider Posted December 25, 2007 Author Posted December 25, 2007 (edited) Winston said: Yep, pretty sure, I heard ads for Merimbula, etc as well as station IDs "Summer is 2EC". 104.3 was playing Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend".This is where the DXing was done... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&...c=addr&om=1 Not "Kurnell" proper, but this road that goes to nowhere and faces south. I stand corrected Winston . I wasn't sure where Potter Point was, but judging from the location it would be definitely possible to dx Batemans (perhaps even Eden and Brown Mountain?) quite clearly from there. I have an old street directory that doesn't show the road going all the way to the point. Will have to check this out, next Sunday if the cricket is finished. Thought it was all 4WD tracks around that area... does the road go to a lookout at the point or something? EDIT: 92.7 may have also been Bay and Basin FM from Vincentia. Only 100 w but definitely possible given the location. Edited December 25, 2007 by billybob_chider
BlueDusk Posted December 25, 2007 Posted December 25, 2007 billybob_chider said: I stand corrected Winston . I wasn't sure where Potter Point was, but judging from the location it would be definitely possible to dx Batemans (perhaps even Eden and Brown Mountain?) quite clearly from there. I have an old street directory that doesn't show the road going all the way to the point. Will have to check this out, next Sunday if the cricket is finished. Thought it was all 4WD tracks around that area... does the road go to a lookout at the point or something?EDIT: 92.7 may have also been Bay and Basin FM from Vincentia. Only 100 w but definitely possible given the location. Here's a Sydway map showing the road, you have to go through speed hump hell to get there http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6380/clipboard01sq4.jpg It's just a narrow (but sealed) National Parks road that leads to a beach/sandstone platform with a car park at the end of the road.
Moasaica Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 This morning, near Campbelltown, with the Cenn-Cruaich services (102.3, 105.5, 106.3) coming in stronger than usual, I've managed to pick up 92.7 Zoo FM from Dubbo through my Sangean for the first time. The last time I picked up Zoo FM near Campbelltown was through the Astra's Blaupunkt 520 car radio back in May 2002. 93.5 Eagle FM from Goulburn was heardable as well.
JamieH Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 (edited) This morning from Adelaide at around 9.30am SA time was receiving Maryborough, QLD (1700km). The two I actually did ID were: 101.9 4CEE (Sea FM) 103.5 4MBB (MIX FM) other frequencies at the time that weren't identified: 93.3, 94.9, 97.3 & 106.1 then at 11.30 a couple more frequencies from elsewhere, but were only in very briefly so no ID's...they were: 95.5, 97.1, 97.9 97.9 was strongest of the 3, sounded like a commercial station, but would fade out as quick as it came in. Kalgoorlie perhaps?? was getting NE Tasmania a few days ago. Jamie using Indoor T dipole antenna and a DENON TU-235RD tuner UPDATE: gotten some more ID's now from this morning: 93.3 4SBS Brisbane 94.9 4MIX Ipswich 97.3 4BFM Brisbane 106.1 4ABCFM Brisbane Edited December 28, 2007 by JamieH
billybob_chider Posted December 28, 2007 Author Posted December 28, 2007 A long lasting Es opening to NZ from around 1030-1400! Some of the reception was so stable it was like hearing tropo (though it wasn't tropo). Usual Auckland/Northland/Hamilton Fmers, but since FBI has been having some transmission problems of late, I managed to log 94.6 Life FM Hamilton for the first time. FBI is broadcasting at significantly reduced power, hence I was able to get a splatter free copy of this station at one point! Other logs were an UNID on 90.7 (Harvey Norman ad) and a UNID ABC RR/RN station on 92.5 (Aussie accent). Not 3ABCRN Western Vic as nothing on 93.3, nor 2ABCRN Wallerawang as clear E-skip reception. Unlikely WA reception at this hour. Very likely 4ABCRR Glenden, was not parallel to anything in this timezone. 91.7 was also received with a commercial program, this could have been 4MMK/T Glenden. The ABCRR station is a mere 20 watts! This opening to the Mackay region was immediately before the NZ DX.
Moasaica Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 (edited) There's currently an E-skip opening between Sydney & Townsville/Cairns. I'm receiving, as of 11am-1pm AEDT: 95.9 Hot FM, Charters Towers 98.3 Kool FM, Innisfail 98.7 Sea FM, Mackay 99.5 Sea FM, Cairns/Triple J, Mackay 100.7 Sea FM, Townsville 101.1 ABC Newsradio, Cairns 101.5 ABC Classic FM, Townsville 102.3 4TO-FM, Townsville 102.7 ABC Radio National, Mackay/4CA-FM, Cairns 103.5 Hot FM, Cairns 103.9 4TTT, Townsville 104.3 HPON, Cairns 104.7 ABC Radio National, Townsville 105.1 ABC Radio National, Cairns 105.5 Triple J, Townsville 105.9 ABC Classic FM, Cairns 106.3 Mix FM, Townsville 106.7 ABC Local Radio, Cairns 107.5 Triple J, Cairns EDIT: It seems to be disappearing now, as of 1:20pm AEDT. Edited December 29, 2007 by dtv_campbelltown
datvman Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 Yay some E-skip for me - much like dtv_campbelltowns reception. All recieved over the splatter of local stations. 100.7 Sea FM Townsville 102.3 4TO FM 103.1 Hot FM (recieved in full stereo, like a local station. No interference while I was driving around this morning) 106.3 Mix FM (although now just branding themselves as 1063) 95.5 ABC Local Radio Manning River 95.9 Hot FM Charters 93.9 - Community station of some sort doing a outside broadcast. Could of been HPON from Tully.
Moasaica Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 Just looked at the tropo forecast map (http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_aus.html) and upon seeing it, the next few days will be quite interesting in the Sydney region, regarding tropo. :) So far, this has been a rather dull tropo season in Sydney. However, we had a few E-skips from Queensland, SA & NZ to compensate for that!
billybob_chider Posted December 29, 2007 Author Posted December 29, 2007 dtv_campbelltown said: Just looked at the tropo forecast map (http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_aus.html) and upon seeing it, the next few days will be quite interesting in the Sydney region, regarding tropo. :)So far, this has been a rather dull tropo season in Sydney. However, we had a few E-skips from Queensland, SA & NZ to compensate for that! I don't look at the tropo forecast map myself as I want to be surprised . However, it's obvious that tropo is going to be good for the foreseeable future, with stable weather forecast. Tropo tonight from all directions; this morning Newcastle/Mid Brother was in, tonight I have BAB, Mt. Ulandra, Eagle FM, Canberra, Cenn Cruaich in. I get Mt. Ulandra most of the time in summer, as well as Batemans Bay.
Rock in stereo Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 (edited) E-skip 6.30pm EDST (-1h QLD time) 94.7 Triple J Tamworth, 10kw, confirmed, 5 seconds only New logging. Cheers Leigh PS. If you are wondering how 5 seconds of audio can be confirmed... I flicked to 96.1 JJJ Lismore which was carrying the same programming, "Pirate Radio". Luckily it was a talk break. Just on this topic, having non DST has one little advantage. Only one. You can record songs you like on Triple J Brisbane because you always know what is coming up if you primarily listen to the NSW services (namely 96.1 Lismore, sometimes 91.5) rather than 107.7. Particularly good for listening to the Hottest 100... Edited December 29, 2007 by Rock in stereo
Moasaica Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 billybob_chider said: Tropo tonight from all directions; this morning Newcastle/Mid Brother was in, I did get 95.5 ABC Mid North Coast from Middle Brother in the early afternoon, when I was receiving North Queensland FM stations via E-skip. Also on that E-skip, I've achieved my personal best FM DX record, in which I've received FM signals from almost 2,000km away (Cairns to Campbelltown)!!! billybob_chider said: tonight I have BAB, Mt. Ulandra, Eagle FM, Canberra, Cenn Cruaich in. I get Mt. Ulandra most of the time in summer, as well as Batemans Bay. I did get Eagle FM from Goulburn, as well as ABC Newsradio/SBS from Canberra & JJJ from Cenn-Cruaich. Strangely, I can't get Mt. Ulandra services, even though I'm closer to it than 'billybob_chider' is.
matt86 Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 With FBI now at low power, JJJ 94.7 Tamworth seems to permanently have a very weak signal in Western Sydney. Tropo also regularly bringing in 2KY on 94.3 from Goulburn. Zoo FM belting in on Friday night, listened to it driving through Quakers Hill no worries. That area has particularly good LOS to the West. Just the 131009 Carallis Feed though.
billybob_chider Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 matt86 said: Zoo FM belting in on Friday night, listened to it driving through Quakers Hill no worries. That area has particularly good LOS to the West. Just the 131009 Carallis Feed though. Zoo FM was belting in this morning as well early on. Even got a bit of Mt. Dowe (99.1) last night.
JamieH Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Had an all night Tropo opening to Adelaide from the Spencer Gulf (and a couple of Yorke Peninsula): 89.3 5GFM Arthurton (Gulf FM) 90.9 8SAT Yorke peninsula (Flow FM) 100.75 TV audio - GTS4 Port Pirie (weak) 102.7 5PB Spencer Gulf (local strength) 103.5 5JJJ Spencer Gulf (strong) 105.1 5TRX Port Pirie (Trax FM) 105.9 5AUU (Magic FM) Spencer Gulf 106.7 5ABCRN Spencer Gulf (local strength) first noticed around mid-evening and lasted to around 9am this morning Jamie
Moasaica Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 I was down in my favourite part of the world today, which is the Wollongong area, and well, there were lots of interesting things to talk about, regarding DXing, which were all recorded on my Sangean. In around Campbelltown & Appin, the Cenn-Cruaich services were coming in strong through my Sangean (inside the moving Astra, sitting in the back seat). Between Appin & Bulli Tops, 99.9 JJJ & 100.7 ABC Radio National from Mt. Dowe was coming through. The biggest highlight of that day trip was achieved at Bald Hill, near Stanwell Park. I have finally picked up FM stations from NZ!!!!! :D They were coming in very clear at times, which was at around 12pm AEDT. I've picked up the following NZ stations, all of which transmit from Auckland's Sky Tower: 88.6 Mai FM 89.4 NewsTalk ZB 90.2 The Rock FM 91.0 ZM 91.8 More FM (heavily interfered by WIN3 audio carrier, but managed to get it) 93.4 The Breeze From Bald Hill to Auckland's Sky Tower, the distance between those two places is almost 2,200km, which has become my personal best DX record for receiving the furthest FM signals at one particular place. At Flagstaff Point in Wollongong, the Mt. Wandera stations were coming through, including 104.3 Power FM & 105.9 2EC. I also got 105.5 2EC from Bimmil Hill, which was co-channeling with SBS Radio from Canberra. I also got 103.9 ABC Newsradio from Canberra. At the Wollongong Foreshore Park (close to Wollongong Harbour), with a good line-of-sight towards the south, I was having a 'mini-picnic' for an hour, listening to mainly BAB (80s Retro) & 2EC. Strangely, the 105.5 service from Eden was coming in stronger than the 105.9 service from Mt. Wandera, and it was quite listenable too, reception-wise. At around 3pm AEDT, the Mackay FM services were coming through only briefly, which was waving in & out. On 101.9, I was listening to 4MK playing "Woman" by John Lennon, which suddenly become a classical music piece (ie. ABC Classic FM from Mt. Wandera). On 100.3, I was listening to Hot FM Mackay when it suddenly became 2MCR from Campbelltown. As for tropo, I faintly got 101.5 Great Lakes FM from Forster, as well as 103.7 2NUR from Newcastle, and 104.7 2SEA from Eden (not affiliated with an MRR station). All in all, a really great day for E-skip/Tropo in the Campbelltown/Wollongong area. A bit off-topic for the following, but to anyone curious, when I was in around Wollongong today, I didn't listen to Wave FM & i98FM very much (not that I'm missing it).
billybob_chider Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 dtv_campbelltown said: I was down in my favourite part of the world today, which is the Wollongong area, and well, there were lots of interesting things to talk about, regarding DXing, which were all recorded on my Sangean. In around Campbelltown & Appin, the Cenn-Cruaich services were coming in strong through my Sangean (inside the moving Astra, sitting in the back seat). Between Appin & Bulli Tops, 99.9 JJJ & 100.7 ABC Radio National from Mt. Dowe was coming through. Got Mt. Dowe briefly from home last night (99.1 service only), Cenn Cruaich was booming in all night. Quote The biggest highlight of that day trip was achieved at Bald Hill, near Stanwell Park. I have finally picked up FM stations from NZ!!!!! :D They were coming in very clear at times, which was at around 12pm AEDT. I've picked up the following NZ stations, all of which transmit from Auckland's Sky Tower: 88.6 Mai FM 89.4 NewsTalk ZB 90.2 The Rock FM 91.0 ZM 91.8 More FM (heavily interfered by WIN3 audio carrier, but managed to get it) 93.4 The Breeze Congratulations! I picked up these stations (bar Mai FM) today between 11 and 12 from home. Did you try 91.6 from Northland? I was getting that even clearer than Auckland. Bald Hill is one of the best NZ DX spots around. I can never seem to get Mai FM . Quote From Bald Hill to Auckland's Sky Tower, the distance between those two places is almost 2,200km, which has become my personal best DX record for receiving the furthest FM signals at one particular place. Next stop WA for you then . Quote At Flagstaff Point in Wollongong, the Mt. Wandera stations were coming through, including 104.3 Power FM & 105.9 2EC. I also got 105.5 2EC from Bimmil Hill, which was co-channeling with SBS Radio from Canberra. I also got 103.9 ABC Newsradio from Canberra I weakly got Power 104.3 and 2EC 105.9 from home this morning. At this very moment (and since 5 pm), I've been getting about a 4/10 signal of 105.5 2EC from Eden, with no hint of Canberra. Canberra was coming in strong this morning though. Also about a 5/10 fadey signal of BAB at the moment, all indoors on the Sangean. The tropo is kicking, about time! Quote At the Wollongong Foreshore Park (close to Wollongong Harbour), with a good line-of-sight towards the south, I was having a 'mini-picnic' for an hour, listening to mainly BAB (80s Retro) & 2EC. Strangely, the 105.5 service from Eden was coming in stronger than the 105.9 service from Mt. Wandera, and it was quite listenable too, reception-wise. The 2EC anomaly is what I observed back in October. Right now I'm getting 105.5 2EC with no hint of 105.9 (although I'm getting some reception of the ABC Wandera services, which I usually do in summer). It's because of the coastal ducting path, which excludes Mt. Wandera as it's a bit inland. Tropo from Mt. Wandera is concurrent with Canberra tropo, in my experience. Now, I think that 2EC 105.5 comes in when you get 'southern coastal tropo', i.e. BAB and increased reception of Wollongong TV stations. Quote At around 3pm AEDT, the Mackay FM services were coming through only briefly, which was waving in & out. I was trying for North QLD FM all morning, but only got bloody NZ yet again . I don't get northern paths as well as you do (I'm blocked on the north side). Very open to the east, which is why I get NZ skip on an almost daily basis this time of year. Once again, congratulations on your first Trans Tasman FM DX!!!
dkint3 Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 dtv_campbelltown said: I was down in my favourite part of the world today, which is the Wollongong area You probably need to get out more.....
Moasaica Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) billybob_chider said: I picked up these stations (bar Mai FM) today between 11 and 12 from home. Then I'm not alone then at this Trans Tasman E-skip session. billybob_chider said: Did you try 91.6 from Northland? I was getting that even clearer than Auckland. I did try 91.6, but I only got splatter of the WIN3 audio carrier. billybob_chider said: Bald Hill is one of the best NZ DX spots around. I agree. Being so high up, and with nothing in between Bald Hill & NZ. billybob_chider said: Next stop WA for you then . This is going to be a tough one though. I've been to WA myself, twice. billybob_chider said: At this very moment (and since 5 pm), I've been getting about a 4/10 signal of 105.5 2EC from Eden, with no hint of Canberra. Canberra was coming in strong this morning though. Also about a 5/10 fadey signal of BAB at the moment, all indoors on the Sangean. The tropo is kicking, about time!Right now I'm getting 105.5 2EC with no hint of 105.9 (although I'm getting some reception of the ABC Wandera services, which I usually do in summer). It's because of the coastal ducting path, which excludes Mt. Wandera as it's a bit inland. Tropo from Mt. Wandera is concurrent with Canberra tropo, in my experience. Now, I think that 2EC 105.5 comes in when you get 'southern coastal tropo', i.e. BAB and increased reception of Wollongong TV stations. What I currently got on 105.5 at home is ABC Classic FM from Cenn-Cruaich. On the other following frequencies, as of 7:20pm AEDT: 92.7 - nothing 103.5 - Nothing 104.3 - ABC Radio National, Orange (faint) 105.9 - Nothing I'm not in a good location for a 'southern coastal tropo'. I'm more likely to get 'northern coastal tropo' & 'inland tropo' at my location. billybob_chider said: I was trying for North QLD FM all morning, but only got bloody NZ yet again . I don't get northern paths as well as you do (I'm blocked on the north side). Very open to the east, which is why I get NZ skip on an almost daily basis this time of year. This might explain why I might never have got NZ FM stations near Campbelltown. billybob_chider said: Once again, congratulations on your first Trans Tasman FM DX!!! Thanks very much. dkint3 said: You probably need to get out more..... Or even better, move down to the Wollongong area, especially in areas between Stanwell Park & Thirroul, where I would get NZ FM stations when conditions are ideal, as well as permanent reception of BAB (92.7) & also 2EC 105.5 from Eden during 'southern coastal tropo'. The Wollongong area is not such a dull area for radio listening after all, meaning you don't always have to put up with the local Wollongong commercial stations (Wave & i98), even in normal conditions! Edited December 30, 2007 by dtv_campbelltown
Moasaica Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) At around 9:30am this morning near Campbelltown, what I got on 92.7 was not Zoo FM from near Dubbo, but it was either: * A translator service for Heart 103.2 (don't know any of it) * Weak harmonic of Heart 103.2 Evidence of this is that they said 'Heart 103.2' on-air, and I also checked on its 103.2 service. Cenn-Cruaich (102.3, 105.5 & 106.3) & ABC Newsradio from Canberra was coming in strongly this morning, as well as a faint signal of Eagle FM from Goulburn. Edited December 30, 2007 by dtv_campbelltown
billybob_chider Posted December 31, 2007 Author Posted December 31, 2007 dtv_campbelltown said: At around 9:30am this morning near Campbelltown, what I got on 92.7 was not Zoo FM from near Dubbo, but it was either:* A translator service for Heart 103.2 (don't know any of it) * Weak harmonic of Heart 103.2 Evidence of this is that they said 'Heart 103.2' on-air, and I also checked on its 103.2 service. Cenn-Cruaich (102.3, 105.5 & 106.3) & ABC Newsradio from Canberra was coming in strongly this morning, as well as a faint signal of Eagle FM from Goulburn. Yes, 92.7 produces a weak harmonic of Heart 103.2 at my place as well . In tropo conditions it is easily mudded by either BAB, Artsound or Zoo. Usual inland tropo this morning here as well, but managed to get a "Tune" light on 2EC 105.9 for the first time! Power FM FSC was well under 2ABCRN Orange though. At Kurnell this morning, got 2EC and Power FSC weakly from Potter Point. Some weak E-skip from 93.3 4MK/T Clairview and (suspect) 91.7 4QAA Dysart, which was received facing north across Botany Bay. Also picked up a pirate on 91.7, transmitting Arabic. Can't get it at home though. Was not e-skip as a stable signal.
Rock in stereo Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 Welcome to 2 Double-0 8. If you partied hard last night, hope it was a good night... with heaps of cabs available! Yesterday was a fantastic, rewarding afternoon of Dxing from Brisbane. No Geelong or Melbourne services were receivable despite my best efforts of checking all vacant frequencies. Nevertheless, I was very satisfied with Darwin, regional Victoria and Hobart! The irony of hearing the Power FM Ballarat news reporting 38 degrees of heat there, while it was raining heavily on my car in Brisbane was not lost on me! 31 December 13.20 - 14.30 EDST 3BBA 103.1 "Power FM" Ballarat (20kw) - NEW 3RBA 102.3 "3BA" Ballarat (20kw) - NEW 3BBO 93.5 (only available on 93.6) "3BO" Bendigo (120kw) - NEW 14.30 - 15.00 EDST 3HFM 93.7 "Mixx FM" Warrnambool Transl. Portland (2kw) - BARELY RECEIVED OVER REBEL FM G/Cst transl. Canungra (50watts) - NEW 7ABCFM 93.9 "ABC Classic FM" Hobart (56kw) 16.00 - 16.30 EDST 8PNN 102.5 "ABC News Radio" Darwin (32kw) - NEW 2JJJ 94.7 "Triple J" Tamworth (10kw) - 5 SECONDS ONLY 4BCR 94.7 "Community - No identifier given" Bundaberg (3kw) - VIA STRONG TROPO 16.30 -17.00 EDST 3BBO 93.5 "3BO" Bendigo (120kw) - RECURRED 3RBA 102.3 "3BA" Ballarat (20kw) - RECURRED "NEW" denotes new logging. Yes! All received in Sporadic-E mode unless stated otherwise. Cheers Leigh Equipment: (1) Ford radio (2) Audi Concert branded (Audi A4) Factory CD Receiver, manufacturer unknown, manuf. 2006 - marginally better selectivity, slighter weaker sensitivity than Ford radio
Moasaica Posted January 7, 2008 Posted January 7, 2008 Here's a good website to check out what FM stations you could receive at your location. The web address is: http://www.fmscan.org/
mgaleano Posted January 7, 2008 Posted January 7, 2008 dtv_campbelltown said: Here's a good website to check out what FM stations you could receive at your location. The web address is: http://www.fmscan.org/ Great site. I didn't know ABC newsradio and ABC Local were transmitted from the same site as the commericals. It was interesting going to palm beach on the weekend. ABC newsradio 98.1 was clear in Palm Beach as soon you drive 6 km down the road it was a mess. I think the signal was still ok but i98 fm will puts up a good fight. Palm Beach sydney reception is really borderline. I wonder why they can't put newsradio on 98.3FM like 96.3 FM. Maybe 2000 FM would have issues.
billybob_chider Posted January 8, 2008 Author Posted January 8, 2008 mgaleano said: It was interesting going to palm beach on the weekend. ABC newsradio 98.1 was clear in Palm Beach as soon you drive 6 km down the road it was a mess. I think the signal was still ok but i98 fm will puts up a good fight. Palm Beach sydney reception is really borderline. I wonder why they can't put newsradio on 98.3FM like 96.3 FM. Maybe 2000 FM would have issues. NBN. What more can I say? Some morning inland tropo brought the following new catches from Oatley on 8/1; 2ABCRN Mt. Soma (Tamworth) 93.9 2JJJ Mt. Soma 94.7 2RVR Mt. Bingar (Griffith) 100.5 Also, a hint of Es from Auckland (91.0).
Rock in stereo Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Sporadic E in at present in Brisbane (from North Queensland cities). Conditions for Sydney look even better. So if you aren't working this afternoon have a look. It probably won't stay in til dark. http://www.ips.gov.au/HF_Systems/1/2/1 Yesterday E-skip here was from Tasmania and Victoria. Regarding the .org site above... Where was it when I needed it? Fantastic site. It took me hours manually to do (reading off the Commonwealth PDFs) what 5 minutes on the site does. For tropo-holics, it is a must look. http://www.fmscan.org/form.php?qth=Brisban...=-27.5&cs=3 Many many thanks for the link! Cheers Leigh Edited January 8, 2008 by Rock in stereo
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