Mudgee has ABC Local Radio on 99.5 and ABC NewsRadio on 101.1. I dare say that’s what you were hearing.
Unusual there’s tropo down this way as there has been some fairly consistent storm activity this afternoon and evening. I’ve got the Sony unplugged as a result.
Possible…
True, but several of these mine sites & remote locations have techs that don’t adhere to ACMA allocations. Lord Howe Island is or was also one such location that used even frequencies if I recall correctly.
In a motel in Adelaide CBD only on level 2 but got tropo from Spencer Gulf (Magic, Triple J and ABC Classic) as well as Flow FM from Maitland with RDS, none were received last week from a nearby hotel
Lots of enhanced reception in Brisbane including Middle Brother ABCs, 105.9 2CBD Glenn Innes. Breeze Tenterfield with RDS.
Good signals from Mt. Moombil (Coffs) this morning on 97.9 and 99.5; 92.3 was weaker. 90.7/91.5 were covered up by Riverina which was also enhanced.
I did try for Lismore/Mt Nardi but Sydney was too dominant. 100.9 also had Bathurst pounding in.
You will never believe what I managed to catch up here on 88.9 this morning @dxnerd… first day of my dxing setup and I find that!
Quite a bit of activity from the south coast tonight.
Mt Wandera 101.9, 103.5 and 105.1 ABCs PLUS Power 104.3 and 2EC 105.9 received. Can’t get News 100.5 in a null of 2RPH though or 2EAR 107.5 though.
ALL Brown Mt ABCs plus Power 102.5 received. No sign of 2EC on 94.5 though, and nothing from Eden either, was hoping for the new Power 103.9 but weak ABC News Canberra was there instead.
@dxnerd will be pleased to know Braidwood FM is being received, weak and in mono though reasonably clear with the radio in the right spot.
Oddly nothing from 2ST on 91.7 or 106.7 either, or 2BAB 92.7.
Wollongong pretty good though.
Edit: now getting 2EAR 107.5!
Meanwhile, down in Huskisson, I’m getting a fairly weak signal of the ABCs from Middle Brother. It was a bit stronger earlier though.
Also, it’s interesting to note that depending on how I orient the radio, I’m getting i98 & Wave just as strong (even stronger in parts) as the local Power FM at Huskisson, even though its meant to be transmitting at a lower power & antenna height than that of Power on the same direction. The Knights Hill towers can be seen from there after all.
I really struggle to get i98 here. Must be right in the null. In fact, this morning I was getting Power FM from Muswellbrook clearly via As.
Wave FM is a bit better and Power FM is a permanent strong signal, as are the ABCs.
Getting yet another storm here tonight so had to unplug once again.
Got 92.9 Tamworth in a null of Semi-Local 2ABCFM Sydney tonight along with Brown Mountain and Middle Brother ABCs plus 98.1 Muswellbrook and 97.9, 99.5 Coffs Harbour
Also got 2EC on 105.9 and 2EAR on 107.5
Excellent catches!
That tropo never reached here as we weren’t in the coastal inversion. Bungendore was 33C in contrast to Moss Vale’s 27 yesterday.
I have been picking up a very strong ABC News Radio on 89.7 of late, I never noticed it before, In Eastside radio operation at lower power?
Brown Mountain you were receiving (Transmitter covers Cooma and Bega)
Strong reception from Taree this morning including Max 107.3. Have managed to get a preamp on.
100.5 2RPH Kings Cross is currently open carrier at the moment.
There’s something underneath it, after notching the carrier, weak fading.
Very little tropo about. Suspect other signal could be 2RPH Newcastle or 2PNN Batemans Bay.
UPDATE: It’s 2PNN Batemans Bay underneath 
Just got Rebel FM 90.5 via meteor scatter here! Song playing was Eskimo Joe- Foreign Land which matched the stream.
A brief bit of 89.0 NCL too around 7 AM.
Need medium to high gain outdoor antennas for meteor dx, is that right?
Went for a drive up to Muswellbrook today.
A few notes.
× The Bulga mine TXs seem to have pretty reasonable New England highway coverage now… listened to the cricket on 90.1 ABC Local from the Liddell Power station turnoff down to just north of Branxton, a distance of nearly 60km! Also clear and stable throughout Singleton. Not bad for a 40 watt TX that is 15km off the highway. It used to be when they first went to air that the signals would only last for a couple of kms on even the Golden Highway, which is much closer to Bulga.
× The Ravensworth mine TX on 94.9 is now transmitting ABC Local Radio, previously Power FM. 91.7 and 93.3 still Triple J and 2NM respectively. Signal not as good as the Bulga TXs.
× SBS Muswellbrook 107.7 now off air.
× Very little DX was present. Mt Cenn Cruaich ABCs were faint, nothing from Orange or Dubbo.
Yes - certainly helps although I’ve had good MS using one of those T shaped indoor ribbon FM antennas (this was during The Leonids 2002).
An outdoor vs indoor or whip antenna improves FM reception like night & day.
