Tropo forecast suggests a few good days for the S.E. coast.
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Out at Harden with the 3 els beam. 99.1 XL FM Cabramurra/Mt Selwyn is on air! Best catch is 103.7 Swan Hill up clearly. Sydney FMs also with RDS. Braidwood FM is receivable but no RDS.
We are using a desktop version of the TEF this time.
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DXed at the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse Devonport this morning.
The predictions of some Bass Strait action came to fruition, seems like an impressive list without the benefit of local knowledge.
89.3 LAFM Launceston strong RDS
89.5 ABC News Bendigo fair
89.7 ABC Local Lileah fair
90.1 Chili FM Launceston strong RDS
90.3 JJJ Bendigo fair stereo
90.5 ABC News Burnie good
90.9 Triple J Nth TAS strong
91.3 ABC RN Lileah fair
91.7 ABC Local Nth TAS strong
91.9 Hit Bendigo fair stereo partial RDS
92.5 ABC News Nth TAS strong
92.7 ABC Classic Bendigo fair stereo
92.9 JJJ Hobart fair stereo no RDS
93.3 ABC Classic Nth TAS strong
93.5 Triple M Bendigo fair partial RDS
93.9 ABC Classic Hobart fair stereo no RDS
94.1 ABC RN Nth TAS strong
94.9 7AD Barrington Valley good stereo RDS
95.1 ABC News Gippsland fair
95.3 Tamar FM George Town good stereo with RDS
95.7 7SD Scottsdale good stereo with RDS
96.1 7RPH Devonport local
96.7 JJJ Gippsland fair stereo
96.9 MVFM good stereo RDS
97.7 Tote Radio Burnie fair
98.9 7AD Devonport local RDS
99.7 Chilli FM Scottsdale with RDS
100.7 ABC Gippsland good
100.9 7BU Burnie strong with RDS
101.3 Tote Radio local
101.5 Classic FM Gippsland good stereo
101.7 Sea FM Burnie strong stereo
101.9 Fox Melbourne fair stereo with RDS
102.1 News Radio local
102.5 ABC Local Burnie good
102.7 3RRR Melbourne fair stereo with RDS
102.9 Sea FM Barrington Valley good with RDS
103.3 ABC Local Waratah good
103.5 3MBS Melbourne fair stereo with RDS
103.7 City Park Launceston fair stereo with RDS
104.1 ABC Classic weak mono suspect Mt Gambier?
104.3 Vision Hobart fair stereo
104.7 Coast FM local RDS
104.9 ABC RN Waratah
105.1 Triple M Melbourne mono fair no RDS
105.3 Way FM Launceston fair stereo with partial RDS
105.5 ABC Classic Ballarat good stereo
105.7 SBS Hobart fait stereo with RDS
105.9 Classic Melbourne weak stereo
106.1 Coast FM Wynyard weak
106.5 Ultra Hobart weak mono
106.7 3PBS Melbourne weak mono
107.1 JJJ Ballarat good stereo
107.5 ABC Melbourne fair stereo no RDS
107.7 Sea FM local RDS
107.9 ABC Ballarat good
Even now in Launceston, I can still get all 3 Ballarat ABC stations in my hotel room!
Update: Also have ABCs from Bendigo, Melbourne (plus SBS) and Gippsland, plus Hit and MMM Bendigo too!
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Went up to the Bungendore DX hill this morning with the big gun setup, but results were pretty pedestrian. Some of the signal levels were awesome though: Orange ABCs at a massive 70 dB; Sydney around 50-54 dB. 97.1 was just Taree around 15-20 dB- not much of 2MG unfortunately.
The strong Bass Strait tropo experienced by @Radiohead isnāt making it here. It might have been interesting from Mount Cooper this morning but alas, dxer22000 was visiting here!
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Some more impressive reception in Launceston today.
Had Classic and JJJ Bega/Cooma as my highlight! Also heard TRFM 99.5 Traralgon and I think 3REG Bairnsdale too (as there was modern music in borderline stereo on 105.5, and didnāt match 105.9 Melbourne).
In addition to what i listed yesterday, I also got the Ballarat stations on 94.3, 102.3 and 103.1, Bendigo 3BPH 88.7, and most Melbourne wide stations, many with RDS as well.
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Not a complete list of this morningās FM DX via the Melb Remote webserver, but a listing of the better logs with focus towards Tassie.
88.5 7NT King Is
89.7 7ABCRN Lileah
90.1 7EXX Mt. Barrow (v.weak)
90.5 7PNN Burnie
90.9 7JJJ Mt. Barrow
91.7 7NT Mt. Barrow
92.5 7PNN Mt. Barrow
92.9 7JJJ Hobart
93.3 7ABCFM Mt. Barrow
95.3 3YFM Warrnambool
95.7 Another station underneath Golden Days Radio (Tassie?)
96.9 MVFM Deloraine w/RDS
97.3 7ABCFM Currie
99.7 7RGS Scottsdale w/RDS
100.5 7ABCRR Devonport East
100.9 Tas (unsure which commercial station) very weak.
101.3 TAB Devonport
102.9 7DDD Barrington Valley, Tas
103.3 7ABCRR Waratah, Tas
103.7 7LTN Launceston w/RDS
104.1 7QN Savage River/Waratah, Tas
104.5 3ABCRN Alexandra, Vic
104.9 7ABCRN Waratah
105.3 7WAY Launceston, Tas w/RDS
105.7 2BDR Albury
105.7 7SBSFM Hobart
106.1 7DBS Wynyard
106.3 7QN Roseberry
107.1 Another stn under Triple J Ballarat, 7XS???
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Great list!
Rosebery must be shielded by the mountains here, canāt get them in Launceston, and i donāt think I had them in Devonport either.
Your 95.7 is probably 7SD Scottsdale.
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100.9 is presumably 7BU?
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First time ever went to Burragorang Lookout at Nattai for a day trip, could not do any extensive dxing as was a family day trip.
Highlights where-
Eagle fm was at moderate to good strength on the car radio. No GNFM, Triple M CC dominated the frequency even at the south facing lookout. GNFM did cause some CCI to Triple M in a couple of spots.
Power fm / 102.9 2ST was strong, 91.7 2ST was received but weak.
All Canberra fn stations were received ranging from weak to moderate. commercials / Community being the weakest and the nationals at moderate strength.
This is probably the best spot for Canberra reception within the greater Sydney region, it is no surprise considering it faces due south at an altitude of 600m with LOS into the Southern Highlands. Canberra dab+ would be possible here with big Canberra Tropo events. I need to go back and do more extensive dxing at this location.
Lastly the view is pretty good too.
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You need to get up towards Cradle Mountain to hear 7XS 107.1, though I think you can just hear it in parts of Burnie.
At Cradle itself, you can also hear 92.1 7XS.
@Ant5476- any sign of 2BRW from Burragorang? Iād venture reception would be good there during tropo, probably the closest location to Sydney where Braidwood FM is commonly received.
@Radiohead , you are striking it lucky with the Bass Strait tropo, I had dead flat conditions in May 2018 when I last visited. If youāre going to Bridport or the Bay of Fires area you might even get further into NSW, pity 95.7 is now blocked.
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I did not have time to check as I was out with the family on a day trip.
Will have to make a solo trip there again and do a ban scan.
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Other than ABC Central Coast, I had not had any decent Tropo on 92.5 since Music FM went off the air.
Until now!
Looks like the Bass Strait Tropo has reached the Highlands.
93.3 was also received in a null of 2RPH and 94.1 was mixing with Pulse Kiama
Edit 9:38pm: All gone now.
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Tropo between Canberra and Sydney tonight,
Eagle quite strong on the peaks, just below RDS.
All Canberra ABC National fm stations receivable, 102.3 Classic fn the strongest as per normal with itās signal just below stereo freeholdās on the peaks.
Of the 20KWās from Black Mountain only 1WAY 2XXFm, and Mix 106.3. Mix the weakest just above the noise floor and the splatter of KIIS 106.5
Also 2BA Batemans Bay in but weak.
Of the local signals Power fm is around normal strength but 2ST is significantly weaker than normal. looks like the signal is being bent away by the ducts running between Sydney and Canberra tonight.
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Great catch Dani!
Iām heading east tomorrow, the Weldborough Pass has a lookout and is quite elevated, be interesting to see what I can get there assuming the tropo sticks around.
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Great catches, just the usual ABC CC on 92.5 and 2RPH on 93.3 for me.
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Very strong Goulburn reception into Sydney this morning, Eagle fm received on the dx setup with full RDS, and perfect stereo on the peaks. It was even strong enough for stereo separation on the car radio.
GNFM causing CCI to Triple M CC near Rouse Hill Metro station. Not quite strong enough to cut over the top of Triple M CC.
2MG received on the car radio near the Rouse Hill Metro station, this is the first time I have received it since fm conversion in Sydney.
Weak Classic fm Mt Dowe.
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7XS doesnāt get out very far at all, by the rugged terrain of the West Coast.
In normal conditions you often lose them on 107.1 as you come past Cradle Mountain when JJJ Ballarat cuts in, before they come back further north (at a lower elevation).
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Well this is quite some tropo ā¦ Taken at The Sideling Lookout near Scottsdale TAS 10am todayā¦some 790 kmā¦
Also had Gold and 99.9 TRFM Bairnsdale, and 2EC/Power Bega all with RDS too.
Also had 94.9 Power FM RDS on the car radio at one point too!
By the time I got to Weldborough Pass, 94.9 was Triple J Hamilton VIC.
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The Bass Strait Tropo went in both directions!
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Amazing! I should have got up much earlierā¦
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