Wyn FM 88.9 is off air at the moment in Melbourne allowing for scatter reception of mixx 88.9. Seems surprisingly common with it peaking near rds levels when planes fly over.
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With some storms around Mildura today, I had an opportunity for some rare lightning skip on FM. While I did not get anything too exotic, I did make some interesting observations around lightning causing polarisation changes as well as weak tropo forming on the storm fronts. And yes, FM does have lightning crashes, which appear as a large spike of noise and audible if it is strong enough. On a distant stereo broadcast, it can cause the stereo to drop out for a moment and can also cause RDS errors.
Todays catches were mainly the ABCs from Bethungra / SW Slopes - 88.3 Classic and 89.9 ABC Riverina at 4PM in the afternoon. However, over on 92.7, I had both Classic and Fresh927, depending on the polarisation at the time. 88.7 3BPH Bendigo was also heard, also being affected by the lightning.
Also I noted that Triple J on 105.3 finally has fixed the pre-emphasis, it now sounds as good as my local on 101.1
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The Hepburn maps currently show a possible path from coast to inland in Victoria. Potential for some rare catches for those based in Melbourne, the map almost looks ideal for Bendigo, Swan Hill and maybe even Mildura.
Up here in Mildura, its the usual fare of tropo related catches, with all Broken Hill FMs including 96.5 Hill FM being receivable, all favouring the vertical 3el over the horizontal wideband this afternoon. As I type this, there is a whiff of weak Mount Dundas and Shepparton commercials at the same intensity on both, with both 95.3 and 96.9 duking it out against Flow FM Speed and Meringur respectively. Rarer catches include 101.3 Mixx FM Horsham, 96.3 5MU and 102.5 Edge FM Deniliquin, all weak to good.
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Some decent Tassie tropo in Melbourne tonight, getting some rarer catches such as sea 101.7 and sea 102.9. Launceston is also very strong
These are all the different transmitters ive gotten so far tonight
Getting another rare catch, 88.9 Coast FM Lileah, normally blocked by Wyn FM
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Early this morning from Ouyen:
88.3: 3ACBRN (Hopetoun, Victoria)
89.3: 3PNN Horsham
91.7: 3PNN Western Victoria
92.1: Star FM Wangaratta
92.7: 3ABCFM Bendigo
93.9: 3BAY FM Geelong
95.3: Triple M Shepparton
95.7: ABCRN Nhill
95.9: 3PNN Murray Valley
96.9: Hit 96.9 Shepparton
97.7: 3GVR Goulburn Valley
102.5: Edge FM Deniliquin
103.3: 3JJJ Upper Murray
103.7: 3ABCFM Murray Vallay
104.1: 3ABCFM Upper Murray
105.1: 3MMM Melbourne
105.3: 3JJJ Murray Valley
105.7: 2BDR Albury
106.3: 2PNN Central Western Slopes
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Wow, that’s a great get at about 750 km without a water path !!
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Though the Hay Plains act like an inland sea whenever there’s tropo!
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Well done getting this, I always end up with 5SBS Adelaide instead (it’s basically in permanently on my old TV aerial setup). You may have also had Triple J on 102.3, providing KIIS wasn’t cutting in as usual
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Victoria and South Australia FM received in Bunbury 5am this morning. Furthest distance 95.1 Latrobe valley, 2800km. No RDS on 95.1 it seamed but many other RDS stations received.
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Wow well done!!! Is this 5am WA time? I checked at around 8am Vic time and didn’t get any WA (although other western stuff was strong)
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Yes, 5am WA time. Still dark outside. Same at home, strong Albany and Esperance. Weak Hamilton and SAFM 107.1. I had to head out to my nearby lookout to get these stations.
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With a quick trip across to Adelaide, I had another go at AM DX tonight, by far the most widespread, with some WA stations audible as well. The lowest powered catch was 1359 from Mildura, the RSN relay. All are listed with the call signs from the ACMA book.
567 2BH Broken Hill - weak
576 2RN Sydney - fair
585 2WEB Bourke - good
603 2RN Nowra - fair
612 4QR Brisbane - good
621 3RN Melbourne - strong
648 6GF Kalgoorlie - weak, CCI with 2NU Tamworth
657 2BY Byrock - fair
675 2CO Corowa - good
684 2KP Kempsy - fair
693 3AW Melbourne - fair, CCI with 5SY
702 2BL Sydney - fair
711 4QW St George - good
756 3RN Wangaratta - fair
774 3LO Melbourne - strong
792 4RN Brisbane - weak
810 2BA Bega - fair
819 2GL Glen Innes - fair
828 3GI Sale - strong
837 4RK Rockhampton - weak
846 2RN Canberra- fair
855 4QO Eidsvold - fair, CCI with 3CR Melbourne
864 4QR Toowoomba - weak, CCI with 7RPH Hobart
918 4VL Charleville - weak, CCI with 6NA Narrogin
927 3UZ Melbourne - good
936 4PB Brisbane - fair, CCI with 7ZR Hobart
954 2UE Sydney - fair
963 2RG Griffith- fair, splatter with 5PB
999 2NB Broken Hill - good
1017 2KY Sydney - fair
1026 3PB Melbourne - strong
1053 2CA Canberra - fair
1071 3EL Bendigo - strong
1080 6IX Perth - weak, CCI with 2MO Gunnedah
1089 3WM - good, CCI with 2EL Orange
1107 2EA Sydney- good
1116 3AK Melbourne - strong
1125 ??? (Was playing music, not 1RPH as did not match stream) - good
1134 3CS Colac - fair
1143 2HD Newcastle- fair, CCI with 4HI Emerald
1152 2WG Wagga Wagga - fair, splatter from 5PA)
1161 5PA Narracourte - strong
1170 2CH Sydney - fair
1188 2NZ Inverell - fair, splatter from 5RPH
1224 2RPH Sydney - good
1260 3SR Shepparton - good
1269 2SM Sydney - weak, CCI from 6RN Busselton
1278 3EE Melbourne - strong
1296 4RPH Brisbane - weak, CCI from 6RN Wagin
1314 3BT Ballarat - weak, splatter from 5DN
1332 3SH Swan Hill - fair, splatter from 5DN
1341 3GL Geelong - weak
1350 2LF Young - weak, unknown CCI
1359 3UZ Mildura - fair
1377 3MP Melbourne - strong
1404 2PK Parkes - fair
1413 2EA Newcastle - good
1422 3XY Melbourne - strong
1431 2RN Wollongong - weak, strong CCI with unknown
1440 1EA Canberra - weak
1458 2PB Newcastle - weak
1467 3ML Mildura - fair
1494 2AY Albury - good
1503 3KND Melbourne - fair
1512 2RN Newcastle - good
1521 2QN Deniliquin - good
1530 2VM Moree - fair
1548 4QD Emerald - good
1557 KIX Renmark - weak
1593 SenTRACK Melbourne- weak
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