Hobart over bay 93.9 Geelong in Melbourne currently
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Getting weak Bendigo ABCRR 91.1 and Classic 92.7 along with fair News Radio Swan Hill (95.9), Radio National Nhill (95.7) and a very weak Hay ABCRR 88.1 popping up now and then tonight on the wideband. No sign of Adelaide so far which may help more Victorian tropo come in.
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wouldâve thought Bendigo was permanent in summer considering how flat it is after you climb the ranges.
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I assume Bendigo is back at full power now?
I had them at fair strength in Euston/Robinvale back in July; this was in the morning though and so they may not be there all the time.
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Thatâs been my experience as well, Bendigo only really comes in with a decent inversion in the mornings. 92.7mhz has a chance of being either Classic or Fresh927.
Adelaide plus Loxton are the ones I consider semi-permanent, while levels vary you can get at least one station from both most days, usually 5SBS 106.3 and 5PNN 93.9 respectively.
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6dB down other directions, quarter of the power in other words @ninkeon58
My Switch website provides clues on this for the TV radiation pattern from Hay, you see it on the Mid Western Hwy travelling in the direction of WW. It wouldâve been designed in the days of ATV and mirrored that output.
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Perhaps a change of DX direction, both on same freq 92.1:
Any ideas anyone as to the * against some sites in their list?
Mt Beauty and Myrtleford were already on air when I passed through last October, there were issues with the audio feed, being heavily skewed to the left channel.
Iâve since heard Yarrawonga has been switched / was about to be switched on, but havenât heard if Wodonga has yet.
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Nothing on 93.7 when I passed through the Twin Cities last month. I couldnât remember what frequency was allocated so I had to resort to the autoseek function on the car radio, but nil found, only the main 92.1 tx.
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I have gotten it from Colac before which must be rare then
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Some good results from Ouyen this morning
5RM - FM Renmark
Magic FM Renmark
3PNN Colac
3ABCFM Ballarat
3JJJ Ballarat
3ABCRR Ballarat
Some fading with Sydney happening tonight, enough for the new Muswellbrook ABC RDS to sneak in under Triple J⌠Almost anti DX, but thatâs rare here.
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Getting Rockhampton ABCs in Brisbane.
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It seems that the ABC is hunting (huntering)?the JaysâŚwhich would make it a cannibal!
It must be hungry since itâs just eaten three jays.
Reminds of when they used to ID as âJay Jay Jayâ in the mid 80s.
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Itâs an ABC kind of morning up in sunny Mildura.
88.1 ABCRR Hay - very weak
88.3 ABCFM Bethungra - weak, no stereo or RDS
88.9 ABCRN Hay - weak
89.3 ABC NewsRadio Horsham - very weak
89.9 ABCRR Bethungra - good, no RDS
90.7 Triple J Bethungra - fair, CCI with Hot FM Wentworth
91.1 ABCRR Bendigo - very weak
92.7 ABCFM Bendigo - weak, no stereo or RDS
93.5 Triple M Bendigo - very weak
95.3 Flow FM Speed - weak
95.9 ABC NewsRadio Nhill - strong
96.1 ABCFM Shepparton - very weak
96.5 Triple J Griffith - good with stereo and RDS
97.3 ABCFM Griffith - good with stereo and RDS
98.1 ABC NewsRadio Griffith - good, below RDS level
98.9 ABCRN Griffith - good with RDS
99.7 hit Griffith - fair with stereo
100.5 ABCRR Griffith - fair, no RDS, CCI with Sky Sports Radio Broken Hill
102.1 ABCRR Mildura/Swan Hill - good, no RDS?
102.3 KIIS Adelaide - good with stereo, no RDS
102.9 ABCRN Broken Hill - weak
103.1 5EBI Adelaide - weak
103.3 Triple J Wodonga - very weak
103.5 Triple J Port Pirie - weak, brief stereo
103.7 ABCFM Swan Hill - strong with stereo, no RDS?
103.9 ABCFM Adelaide - fair
104.5 ABC NewsRadio Broken Hill - fair
104.7 Triple M Adelaide - weak, has some CCI
105.3 Triple J Swan Hill - good with stereo, muffled as usual
105.5 Triple J Adelaide - weak
105.7 Triple M Wodonga - weak
106.3 SBS Adelaide - fair with stereo
106.5 ABCRR Wodonga - weak
106.9 ??? (Severe CCI with RSN and UNID station)
107.1 SAFM Adelaide - weak, no stereo
107.7 Mixx FM Swan Hill - fair with stereo, no RDS
107.9 ABCRR Ballarat - very weak
Port Pirie Triple J was a first time catch, thanks in part to the lack of Victorian tropo which bought it across.
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This is quite specific on the location (but correct)!
Iâve been logging with the transmitter site+ service area, so:
88.3 2ABCFM Mount Ulandra/SW Slopes
In truth, itâs SW Slopes/E Riverina but thatâs too cumbersome for me!
Noted you got Hay again too. I didnât try this morning because itâs a warm dry westerly here, but evidently there was some tropo happening to the west.
âWodongaâ is also quite parochial but correct; Iâm just as parochial when I refer to it colloquially as âAlburyâ but the transmitter is firmly in the Education State at Mount Baranduda, service area officially Upper Murray. A bit like how on the Hume Highway in VIC, Albury is never mentioned on road signs but Wodonga is.
Iâve been cross referencing these from the FMDX.ORG maps, who seem to prefer the closest town name for site identification rather than the actual mountain names or areas served. It would be preferable if they listed it as a note like they do with some of the other areas.
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Bendigo is off air tonight allowing for first time reception of what i assume is vision 90.3 Sale in Melbourne. It ided as âfaith fmâ but could just be a networked show.
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An intrguing catch!
Sale 90.3 has never been on air as far as far as I know. I was thinking that might be the Griffith HPON, which is at 1kw. Though NSW HPONs are mostly racing ones, with the odd country music one here and there.
But then neither of the Vision Christian or Faith FM websites list as being on 90.3 in either town.
But it canât be anything else except a pirate or spur.
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