AM and FM DX

Best night of DXing for a while… it called for a full log report.

Multiple stations on multiple frequencies between 8-10pm tonight.

88.1 2RDJ Burwood (Sydney)
88.3 2UUS Camden, 2ABC SW Slopes
88.5 2RRR Ryde (Sydney) with RDS
88.7 was a mix of Vintage FM HPON Campbelltown with RDS but 2MWM Bilgola Plateau (Nth Syd) could be received as well.
88.9 was mostly 2RE Taree, but had some 2BRW with RDS too.
89.1 2BLU Katoomba and 2ABCRN SW Slopes
89.3 2GLF Liverpool (Syd) RDS
89.5 2ABC Goulburn
89.7 2RES Waverley, later 2PNN Bega,
89.9 2HWK Windsor
90.1 2NBC Oatley (Sth Syd) with RDS, also had 2HVR Bulga as well
90.3 2MWM Manly, also 2ABCRR Goulburn
90.5 2HD Belmont North with RDS
90.7 2JJJ SW Slopes
90.9 2PNN Wollongong
91.1 1CMS Canberra with RDS
91.3 2MAC Campbelltown with RDS
91.5 2PNN SW Slopes
91.7 2ST Nowra with RDS
91.9 1WAY Canberra but doesn’t seem to be running RDS, signal seemed good enough for it.
92.1 2MFM Sydney with RDS
92.3 2MCE Bathurst
92.5 2BL Gosford
92.7 1ART Canberra with RDS
92.9 2ABC Sydney with RDS
93.1 2GEE Mudgee tonight, but weak, no RDS.
93.3 2SNR Gosford with RDS
93.5 2SNO Goulburn with RDS
93.7 2LND Sydney with RDS
93.9 heard both 2LFF Young and 2ABCRN Tamworth at different times
94.1 mostly 2CCM Gosford, but could often null that to get 2LIV Wollongong
94.3 SKY Racing Goulburn with RDS
94.5 2FBI Sydney, with RDS
94.7 2PNN Taree, tried for 2JJJ Tamworth and 2MCE Orange, but no dice
94.9 2GCB Gosford with RDS, but could null that to get 2WSK Nowra
95.1 2PNN Nelson Bay, but also could get 2BS Bathurst tonight in stereo, but no RDS
95.3 2PTV Sydney with RDS
95.5 2MRR Taree
95.7 2ABC Wollongong with RDS
95.9 2NC Nelson Bay
96.1 2ONE Katoomba with RDS
96.3 2CCC Gosford with RDS
96.5 2UUL Wollongong with RDS, couldn’t really get 2CHR Cessnock
96.7 heard both 2ABC Upper Namoi and TCBL Queanbeyan.
96.9 2SYD Sydney with RDS
97.1 2ABCRN Taree, could hear bits of 2MG Mudgee in nulls.
97.3 mostly 2ILA Wollongong, but bits of 2MAQ Lake Macquarie as well.
97.5 2HD Nelson Bay
97.7 2SBS Sydney with RDS
97.9 2ABCRN Goulburn
98.1 mostly 2WIN Wollongong with RDS, but could also null in 2PNN Gosford at times.
98.3 mostly 2XX FM Canberra with RDS, but could null in 2ABCRN Nelson Bay
98.5 2OOO Sydney with RDS
98.7 2ABC Taree
98.9 2JJJ Wollongong with RDS
99.1 2UUS Winmalee (Wst Syd)
99.3 2NSB Chatswood (Syd) with RDS, later 2ABC Bega.
99.5 2ICE Katoomba
99.7 2RFM Newcastle with RDS
99.9 2SWR Blacktown (Syd) with RDS
100.1 2JJJ Bega/Cooma (2HHH Hornsby off air).
100.3 2MCR Campbelltown, but could null in 2RE Forster as well.
100.5 2RPH Newcastle
100.7 mostly 2PQQ Port Macquarie with RDS, but also heard 2ABCRN Upper Namoi and 2WOW Penrith
100.9 a real smorgasboard, heard 2PSR Nelson Bay, 2BAC Bankstown, HPON Bathurst and 2ABCRN Bega at different times.
101.1 2LT Katoomba
101.3 2CFM Gosford with RDS
101.5 mostly 2JJJ Canberra with RDS, could also get 2GLA Forster with RDS
101.7 2UUS Sydney with RDS
101.9 mostly 2ABC Batemans Bay, but had 2JJJ Orange as wlel.
102.1 2JJJ Newcastle
102.3 2ABC Canberra, nearly a ‘white whale’ moment with signal peaking at 41 dbuv and the RDS light flashing, but sadly no PTY or anything :slightly_frowning_face:
102.5 2MBS Sydney with RDS, had hints of 2EEE Bega underneath
102.7 2ABC Orange
102.9 2KKO Newcastle, local with RDS
103.2 2CBA Sydney with RDS
103.3 heard some 2GCR Goulburn and HPON Muswellbrook
103.5 2BA Batemans Bay, but also had 2CCB Orange in stereo but no RDS for a bit.
103.7 2NUR Newcastle with RDS
103.9 2PNN Canberra
104.1 2DAY Sydney with RDS
104.3 heard some 2EEE Batemans Bay and 2ABCRN Orange. Orange more dominant
104.5 2GOS Gosford with RDS
104.7 2ROC Canberra with RDS
104.9 2MMM Sydney with RDS
105.1 mostly 2ABCRN Batemans Bay, but had 2OAG Orange no RDS.
105.3 2NEW Newcastle with RDS
105.5 2SBS Canberra with RDS
105.7 2JJJ Sydney with RDS
105.9 had 2EC Batemans Bay and also 2GZF Orange
106.1 2ABC Newcastle, local
106.3 1MIX Canberra with RDS
106.5 2WFM Sydney with RDS
106.7 HPON Orange with RDS
106.9 2XXX Newcastle with RDS
107.1 2WKT Bowral with RDS
107.3 was mostly 2SER Sydney with RDS
107.5 2EAR Batemans Bay with RDS tonight, was airing the sounds of silence, did hear some weak 2OCW Orange poking through in nulls.
107.7 2GGO Gosford local with RDS
107.9 2ICE Katoomba, also heard some HPON Hurstville.

Edit: 2BRW summed up tonight for me with their RT Text … well done @dxnerd

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I have Faith FM from Albury coming through on 88.0 quite strongly in Brisbane today:

Albury [AUS] 0.001 kW [V] • 1114 km • 210°. This seems unlikely, but looks like a good DXing day! Also on the Sunnycoast fm-dx-webserver.

That would be an omission in the database.

Faith FM has stations around the country including in Brisbane on 88.0 as well as Caloundra.

Stations

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Haha. Ok, that seems more likely than a 1 watt station from 1114km on my omni. It sounds local. I haven’t logged it before. Must be a new one here.

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Sometimes it tells me it’s coming from Waikiki in WA

I can get both Caloundra and Nambour

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Probably because of @cmoore node, who I believe was getting the spurious Albury decode. Waikiki WA would be the local Faif FM for him.

You might want to add 88.0 as a blacklisted frequency in your Scanner plugin to avoid the false log showing up on the FMList map:

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Some tropo to Mount Gambier tonight.


Ballarat also very strong.

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Heavy rain in SEQ today with troppo from CQ.

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E-skip alert - QLD into Sydney at the moment:

Edit - Townsville now also:

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I missed the opening as I was out for dinner at the pub. Oh well.

Very flat conditions tonight.

But I did note Gold and KIIS Sydney are on the side mount antenna at the moment. Haven’t seen that for a while, and haven’t seen SCA switch to Gore Hill for a while either.

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Some good inland tropo this morning. Managed to get the 250W relay of Real FM from Kandos on 97.9. Zoo FM was coming in pretty well also, but not enough for RDS.

Long ID from Real FM:

Short ID from Zoo FM:

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I was out that way October last year, Zoo FM still didn’t have RDS (and I’ve never seen it)… there is no listing of it on the RDS worksheet either.

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Ah, interesting. I just assumed Zoo would have RDS since the smaller adjacent market of Mudgee has it on Real.

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Yeah I know, there is no consistency with them!

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Any sign of the 2MG relay on 101.5? That gets to at least Wallerawang in normal conditions.

There was something on 101.5, but not sure what it was as it was barely above the noise floor and it seemed like there were a few different signals mixing together at the time.

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My new AM loop antenna seems to be working pretty well. These are the furthest catches I picked up tonight:
558khz ABC Wagin 50KW 2568KM
720khz ABC Perth 50KW 2738KM
747khz Triple M Esperance 5KW 2133KM

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Thought it was time for a Radiohead road trip and radio report!

First stop, Armidale (via Gloucester and Walcha).

At Gloucester, Sky Racing 99.3 is back on air, but no RDS. Still no Rebel, Breeze 97.7 now has the lower case ‘b’ in it’s RDS, only other station with RDS is Bucketts Radio (104.1).

Next stop, Pioneer Lookout, about 50 kms north of Gloucester., has a great takeoff to the west, not so much in other directions. Did a bandscan. Best catches were the ABCs from CW Slopes, except 102.3 was Hit Port Macquarie. Also had 95.3 2TRR from Coolah. Couldn’t get anything from Sydney (but did have CADA), Wollongong, Kempsey or Coffs though. Tamworth and Upper Namoi ABCs were clear.

At Walcha, 90.9 HPON not on air, only the three stations on 88.5, 89.3, 90.1.

Armidale, same as ever! Sky Racing still only station with RDS and 94.3 (for 2AD conversion) is as dead as a doornail! Did receive Lismore ABCs on the south/high side of town though. 101.9 ABC Local also with no stereo pilot now.

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