Commercial FM from Coffs on 105.5 and 106.3 tonight - stereo but no RDS.
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Tropo DX in this morning from:
Bathurst: 92.3 2MCE, 100.9 Sky Sports Radio & nice surprise: 97.5 2ABCFM (200Watts)
Orange: Most of the usuals + 94.7 2MCE
Goulburn: 93.5 & 94.3
Cootamundra: 91.5 2PNN
Taree: 97.1 & 98.7
Also enhancement to Canberra etc
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Briefly had 2MW over the top of JJJ on 104.1 this morning.
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I just received all Sydney DAB+ muxes from Tuross Head on my Sangean DPR-45. Distance is around 240 km. Mount Moombil, Middle Brother and 2MC Port also well received.
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Port Macquarie coming in to NW Sydney tonight. 92.7 Sky Sports Radio, and Hit 102.3 Port Macquarie. Slght enhancement of Triple J Coffs / Grafton, Middle Brother, Newcastle.
Heading up to Forster for Easter break, will see what the ducting is like while I am up there.
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Not really DX, but I suspect 2RES Waverley is off air as I am getting SKY Sports Radio from Lithgow on 89.7.
And I can get weak reception of that new HPON in Sydney inner suburbs on 91.1
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I went up to the âroof of Australiaâ this morning. The 2XL transmissions on 98.5 and 98.9 are spurs from Perisher 98.7. It was even spreading to 98.3 and 99.1 in the Perisher Valley resort precinct. 91.7 and 92.5 Charlotte Pass are currently off air.
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Am getting some good group from the South Coast right now
2ST 91.7 in stereo with RDS song info
Power FM Nowra also with RDS and song info coming in over the top of Radio Rhema Gosford.
Pulse 94.1 also being received with station name RDS but not song info over Todayâs Country from Gosford
Faint ABCs from Batemans Bay also.
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First night in Forster and some good catches from 5th floor of unit block southerly facing. Nationals from Coffs Harbour / Grafton booming in.
All Sydney and Central Coast Fm received except for Coast Fm, due to local Triple J on 96.3.
Sydney DAB 9a and 9C received and with audio, no 9b possibly due to interference from digital tv at Middle Brother.
This is the furthest north I have received Sydney Dab+
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Illawarra nationals, i98 and Wave also received.
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Some good catches there!
There shouldnât be any issues with 9B digital.
Middle Brother uses the same VHF RF channels for DTV as Sydney.
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A little enhancement to Canberra & Dubbo regions this morning.
LOGS 31/3/2018:
92.7 Dubbo
93.5 Dubbo (when âEagle FMâ Goulburn faded down)
93.9 Young
98.3, 104.7 & 106.3 Canberra
LOGS 30/3/2018:
96.7 2ABCFM Namoi River region, NSW
97.9 2ABCFM Grafton
105.5 2ABCFM Central Western Slopes
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I had ABC South East from Mt Wandera on 103.5 at Boambee Headland, Sawtell the other day on the car radio. Quite a strong signal too. 669km, a new record for domestic tropo reception for me.
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Interesting ionospheric reception, AM 747 6SE strong last night on the Gold Coast. The sweep of âRadioWest is now Triple Mâ was clearly audible over 4QS Dalby which by day has a rural grade signal on the Gold Coast (away from RFI of course)
Are they only on air during peak season? How was the view? Love to see a photo, can you post us one?
North Brother has been done too. I suspect the isolated coast points from there south would also work in the right weather. Diamond Head and Crowdy Head.
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Thatâs a good catch re 6SE!
Re North Brother - I didnât get Sydney DAB the last time I was up there. I donât deny that could be done however, elevation and distance wouldnât be an issue, but thereâs a lot of trees up there, particularly to the south, so youâd have to be in the right spot for it.
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Charlotte Pass is usually on all year round as far as Iâm aware. The reception from the end of the Kosciuszko Road isnât that spectacular as youâre hemmed in by the Main Range. Cabramurra is a much better site as youâre at the NW flank of the Snowies.
There was some excellent tropo to Tasmania this morning from Numeralla. 7HO and MMM were received throughout the morning. I also had 2RRR Ryde last evening up at Countegany on the car radio.
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Thatâs true, Sydney FM is fine up there, digital as we know is a lot more susceptible to trees, multi path distortion I guess?
I had to look that locality up, itâs basically a property thatâs been in the one family since the 1850âs.
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Drove through Mt Tamborine today. Virtually all stations that have RDS in SE Qld display on the list.
Sunshine Coast, all commercials and the lower powered Salt. Sunshine had no RDS displaying but good quality.
River also.
Dual tuner Audi car radio again demonstrated that at least the four ringed circus of a brand is good for something, its radio: tuned between 100.6 Breeze from Mt Tamb, 100.7 Toowoomba (Mt Kynoch) and 100.9 from Mt Nardi, they all were clear or close to it.
Digital radio also works on a handheld receiver with the antenna at its collapsed length vertical.
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Last night in Forster with tropo ducting. Holiday apartment 5th floor facing south- east.
Sydney dab+ 9a and 9C received again.
Here is a band scan of what was received on the Pure Move with headphone antenna-
87.6 - narrowcast test transmission with test tone
90.3- Triple M, Mid North Coast
90.7 - News Radio, Grafton / Kempsey
90.9 - News Radio Illawarra
91.3 - C91.3
91.5 - Triple J, Grafton / Kempsey
91.7 - News Radio, Tamworth
92.1 - 2MFM, Sydney
92.3 - ABC Local Radio , Grafton Kempsey
92.5 - 702,Gosford
92.7 - Sky Sports Radio, Port Macquarie
92.9 - ABC Classic Fm, Sydney
93.1 - ??? Possibly RN Emmavile
93.3- Radio 50+ Central Coast
93.5 - BOG Mid North Coast
93.7 - 2LND
93.9 - Radio National Tamworth / possible Spur of Triple J off 96.3
94.1- Pulse Fm Illawarra
94.5 - 2FBI
94.7 - News Radio Manning River
94.9 - Rhema Central Coast
95.1 - News Radio, Port Stephens
95.3 - Smooth Fm, Sydney, Stereo with full RDS
95.5 - ABC Local Radio, Manning River
95.7 - ABC Classic Fm, Illawarra
95.9 - ABC Local Radio, Port Stephens
96.3 - Triple J Manning River
96.5 - Wave Fm
96.9 - Nova 96.9 Stereo with full RDS
97.1 - Radio National, Manning River
97.3 - ABC Illawarra
97.5 -2HD, Port Stephens
97.7 -SBS Radio, Sydney, Stereo with full RDS
97.9 - ABC Classic Fm, Kempsey / Grafton
98.1 - i98
98.3 - Radio National, Port Stephens
98.5 - 2000fm
98.7 - ABC Classic Fm, Manning River
98.9 - Triple J, Ilawarra
99.5 - Radio National - Grafton / Kempsey
99.7 - Rhema, Newcastle
99.9 - Rhema, Port Macquarie
100.3 - 2RE, Forster
100.5 - 2RPH, Newcastle
100.7 - Triple M Mid North Coast
101.1 - ABC Classic Fm ??? Spur of 98.7 as no listing for this frequency on Frequency finder
101.3 - Sea Fm, Central Coast
101.5 - Great Lakes Community Radio
101.7 - WS Fm
102.1 - Triple J, Newcastle
102.3 - Hit, Port Macquarie
102.5 - Fine Music with RDS
102.9 - KO Fm
103.2 - Hope 103.2 with RDS
103.3 - 2TLP, Taree
103.7 - 2NUR
103.9 - 2Way Fm, Wauchope
104.1 - 2Day Fm
104.5 - Star 104.5, Central Coast with RDS
104.7 - 2BOB Fm, Taree
104.9 - Triple M, Sydney with RDS
105.1 - Hit, Kempsey
105.3 - New Fm with RDS, Newcastleâs best music
105.5 - 2EC, Eden
105.7 - Sky Sports Radio / Triple J Sydney by moving headphone antenna cable
106.1 - ABC Classic Fm, Newcastle
106.5 - Rhema Fm, Manning River / KIIS fm depending on position of headphone antenna
106.7 - Triple M, Mid North Coast
106.9 - Hit 106.9, Newcastle
107.3 - Max Fm, Taree
107.7 - 2GO, Gosford
107.9 - Move Fm, Lithgow
I wonder what I would have received at this location with proper equipment e.g masthead amp, outdoor Fm / Dab+ antenna.
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Thatâs a great log!
93.1 is interesting⌠I wouldnât have thought it would be Emmaville though, particularly as no other stations from the Armidale or Inverell region is on your list. Canât think what elseâŚ
Wasnât 96.1 The Edge there?