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
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
Wow, that’s a great get at about 750 km without a water path !!
Though the Hay Plains act like an inland sea whenever there’s tropo!
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
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.
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)
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.
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
Another very active morning from Ouyen:
89.3: 3PNN Horsham
91.1: 3ABCRR Bendigo
91.5: 5RM – FM Renmark
91.7: 3PNN Western Victoria
92.5: ABCRN Western Victoria
93.1: ABCFM Western Victoria
93.3: Triple M Shepparton
93.7: MIXX-FM Portland
93.9: Bay-FM Geelong
94.1: 3ABCRR Western Victoria
94.5: MIXX-FM Nhill
94.9: 3JJJ Western Victoria
95.3: Triple M Shepparton
95.7: ABCRN Nhill
96.1: ABCFM Goulburn Valley
96.5: 2JJJ Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
96.9: Hit 969 Shepparton
97.7: 3GVR Goulbourn Valley
98.7: MIXX-FM Kerang
100.7: 3GLR Latrobe Valley
101.5: 3ABCFM Latrobe Valley
101.9: 5JJJ Renmark
103.1: Power FM Ballarat
103.3: 3JJJ Upper Murray
103.9: 3GCB Latrobe Valley
105.1: 5ABCFM Renmark
105.3: 3JJJ Murray Valley
105.5: 3ABCFM Ballarat
105.7: Triple M Albury
106.3: MIXX-FM Colac
106.5: 3MRR Upper Murray
107.1: 3JJJ Ballarat
107.9: ABCRR Ballarat
Another good morning of DE-xing from Ouyen:
89.3: 3PNN Horsham
90.3: 3JJJ Bendigo
91.1: 3ABCRR Bendigo
91.5: 5RM-FM Renmark
91.7: 3PNN Western Victoria
92.1: Star FM Wangaratta
92.5: 3ABCRN Western Victoria
92.7: 3ABCFM Bendigo
92.9: 3WM Nhill
93.1: Magic FM Renmark
93.3: ABCFM Western Victoria
93.9: Bay FM Geelong
94.1: 3ABCRR Western Victoria
94.5: MIXX-FM Nhill
94.9: 3JJJ Western Victoria
95.7: ABCRN Nhill
95.9: 3PNN Murray Valley
96.1: 3ABCFM Goulburn Valley
96.3: 3GGR Geelong
96.9: Hit969 Shepparton
97.7: 3GVR Goulburn Valley
100.7: 3GLR Latrobe Valley
101.9: 5JJJ Renmark
102.5: Edge FM Deniliquin
103.3: 3JJJ Upper Murray
103.7: 3ABCFM Murray Valley
103.9: 5ABCFM Adelaide
104.1: ABCFM Upper Murray
105.1: 5ABCFM Renmark
105.3: 3JJJ Murray Valley
105.5: 5JJJ Adelaide
105.7: 5PNN Mt Gambier
106.3: MIXX-FM Colac
106.5: 3MRR Upper Murray
107.1: 3JJJ Ballarat
107.9: ABCRR Ballarat
Was good to pull In Adelaide for the first time & an extra station from Geelong & one from Colac
Interesting how strong Melbourne gets into Adelaide.
Congrats on the long haul Victorian tropo. It seems March is the best month for these Bight paths so I might have to plan another visit to Cape Bridgewater at this time of year. I had success in March 2016 with tropo almost every day, though the tropo only went as far as Port Lincoln and Hobart.
By contrast, this January was very ho-hum. A pity as January is when I want to escape the heat up here (March is usually when it starts to get better).
Very quiet morning In Ouyen didn’t get anything like other active mornings but i did get 106.3 5SBSFM from Adelaide.
What stations do you regularly get in Ouyen on a quiet morning like today?
I’m guessing the Mildura ABCs/commercials, Loxton ABCs, Swan Hill ABCs, Flow FM Speed and Donald/Birchip?, the local 90.7 3HOT relay, 88.3 ABC RN at Hopetoun ??? Anything else?
If it’s a quiet morning mainly local stations from Mildura, but reception can still be bad ABC is better with all stations being higher power & I might get Murray Valley, Renmark was very faint this morning a couple of mornings ago I was getting Deniliquin, Murrumbidgee, Upper Murray, Albury & Wangaratta.
Not a bad morning here from Ouyen:
89.3: 3PNN Horsham
91.1: 3ABCRR Bendigo
91.7: 3PNN Western Victoria
92.5: 3ABCRN Western Victoria
92.7: 3ABCFM Bendigo
92.9: 3WM Nhill
93.1: Magic FM Renmark
93.3: 3ABCFM Western Victoria
93.9: 5PNN Renmark
94.9: 3JJJ Western Victoria
95.7: 3ABCRN Nhill
95.9:: 3PNN Murray Valley
96.1: Triple M Mt Gambier
96.3: 5MU Murray Bridge
96.5: 2JJJ Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
96.9: Hit 969 Shepparton
97.7: Magic FM Waikerie
98.7: Power FM Murray Bridge
101.9: 5JJJ Renmark
103.7: 3ABCFM Murray Valley
105.1: 5ABCFM Renmark
105.3: 3JJJ Murray Valley
105.5: 3ABCFM Ballarat
106.3: 5SBSFM Adelaide
Likewise, up the road in Mildura it was quite a busy morning, with the vast majority also favoring South Australia. For the first time, all Crafers / Mount Lofty FMs were received and noted, as were all three 5MUs and two out of three Power FMs (Mount Barker is blocked by local ABC News Radio). Today’s first time catches were Magic 89.9 Port Lincoln (kudos to @AustraliaRadio232 who received it first), Happy FM 90.1, 5MU and Power FM Victor Harbour respectively, and 107.9 Life FM Adelaide. All were caught on the wideband TV aerial at NNODE 2.
88.7 3BPH / Vision Australia Radio Bendigo (good, stereo, no RDS)
89.3 ABC News Radio Horsham (strong, no RDS noted)
89.5 ABC News Radio Bendigo (weak)
89.9 MAGIC 89.9 Port Lincoln (weak to fair, no stereo or RDS)
ABC Riverina Bethungra / SW Slopes (weak, CCI)
90.1 Happy FM Victor Harbour (strong, stereo and RDS)
90.3 Triple J Bendigo (good, stereo, no RDS)
90.5 Triple M Limestone Coast (fair to good, stereo, no RDS)
91.1 ABC Bendigo (good, no RDS)
91.7 ABC News Radio Mount Dundas (strong, no RDS)
91.9 Nova Adelaide (fair to good, stereo, no RDS)
92.5 ABC RN Mount Dundas (strong, no RDS)
92.7 Fresh FM Adelaide (strong, stereo and RDS)
92.9 3WM FM Nhill (fair, stereo, no RDS)
93.3 ABC Classic Mount Dundas (strong, stereo, no RDS)
93.5 Triple M Bendigo (fair to good, stereo, partial RDS)
93.7 Three D Adelaide (good to strong, stereo and RDS)
94.1 ABC SW Victoria Mt Dundas (good, no RDS)
94.3 5MU Mount Barker (good, stereo and RDS)
94.5 MIXX FM Nhill (good, stereo no RDS)
94.9 Triple J Mount Dundas (good, stereo, no RDS)
95.7 ABC RN Nhill (good to strong, no RDS)
95.9 ABC News Radio Swan Hill (very weak)
96.1 SAFM Limestone Coast (fair to good, stereo, no RDS)
96.3 5MU Murray Bridge (strong, stereo and RDS)
96.5 Hill FM Broken Hill (fair, no stereo or RDS)
97.1 5MU Victor Harbor (good, stereo, no RDS)
97.7 Flow FM Coonalpyn (good to strong, stereo and RDS)
98.7 Power FM Murray Bridge (good, stereo and RDS)
99.7 Power FM Victor Harbour (fair to good, stereo, no RDS)
99.9 Voice FM Ballarat (weak, brief stereo)
100.5 Sky Sports Radio Broken Hill (weak)
101.3 Mixx FM Horsham (good, stereo, no RDS)
101.5 Radio Adelaide (fair, stereo)
102.3 KIIS Adelaide (strong with stereo and RDS)
102.5 Triple J Mount Gambier (fair, stereo, no RDS)
102.9 ABC RN Broken Hill (fair)
103.1 5EBI Adelaide (strong with stereo)
103.3 ABC RN Mount Gambier (good with RDS)
103.7 ABC Classic Swan Hill (good with stereo)
103.9 ABC Classic Adelaide (strong with stereo and RDS)
104.1 ABC Classic Mount Gambier (good with stereo, no RDS)
104.5 ABC News Radio Broken Hill (weak)
104.7 Triple M Adelaide (good to strong, stereo and RDS)
104.9 Lime FM Mount Gambier (very weak)
105.3 Triple J Swan Hill (good to strong, stereo)
105.5 Triple J Adelaide (strong, stereo and RDS)
105.7 ABC News Radio Mount Gambier (fair, no RDS)
106.3 SBS Radio Adelaide (strong, stereo and RDS)
106.5 ABC Goulburn Murray Wodonga (weak)
106.9 RSN Swan Hill (good)
107.1 SAFM Adelaide (strong, stereo and RDS)
107.7 Mixx FM Swan Hill (good, stereo, no RDS)
107.9 Life FM Adelaide (good, stereo, no RDS - CCI with ABC Ballarat)
As a sidenote, I’m considering consolidating both servers to one site, as the noise floor on my first setup has not improved. The 3 element yagi set up in vertical polarisation would come in handy for some other hard to receive stations, and provide some further tropo help.
At Cape Bridgewater I found that 5MU (97.1) and Power FM (99.7) Victor Harbor came in stronger than the Adelaide FMs. The direct water path trumps the higher ERP of Mount Lofty.
The laconic, languid highs of March produce this southern tropo, and it’s lasting longer inland due to the slightly less intense heat and longer evenings.
