AM and FM DX

Well after being In hospital down In Melbourne for a week & a couple of weeks recovering at home I finally managed to do a bit of DXing not the most active morning In Ouyen but pulling In 3ABCRN from Hopetoun (Vic) is always good seeing that they only transmit at a power of 500 watts:

88.3: 3ABCRN Hopetoun (Vic)

89.3: 3PNN Horsham

93.1: 5RIV Renmark

93.9: 5PNN Renmark

95.7: 3ABCRN Nhill

101.3: 3WWM (MIXX-FM Horsham)

102.1: 3MIL Murray Valley

103.7: 3ABCFM Murray Valley

105.3: 3JJJ Murray Valley

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Now in Armidale.

DXed at Mallanganee Lookout on the way from Ballina (roughly halfway between Lismore and Tenterfield).

FM bandscan 11am Partly Cloudy

88.5 4ABC Gold Coast fair

88.9 2RBR Coraki - good, could be nulled to get 2NWR Tenterfield with RDS, good

89.3 4CRB Gold Coast fair

89.5 2GF Grafton good with RDS

89.7 2TEN Tenterfield good with RDS

90.1 4ABCRN Gold Coast fair

90.5 2ABCRN Tenterfield good with RDS

90.7 2PNN Coffs Harbour good with RDS

90.9 4SEA Gold Coast fair

91.1 4MCY Sunshine Coast very weak

91.3 2NRR Bonalbo good with RDS

91.5 2JJJ Coffs Harbour good with RDS

91.7 4ABCRR Gold Coast fair

91.9 4RGD Warwick fair

92.1 2ABCRN Bonalbo good with RDS

92.3 2MRR Coffs Harbour good with RDS

92.5 4GLD Gold Coast fair

92.9 2NCR Lismore good

93.3 4SBS fair to good with RDS

93.5 2TLC Yamba fair

93.7 4RBL Tenterfield good with RDS

94.1 TCBL Gold Coast fair

94.5 2NNR Lismore strong with RDS

94.9 4MIX Ipswich good with RDS

95.3 2ABC Lismore strong with RDS

95.7 4PNN Gold Coast fair

96.1 2JJJ Lismore strong with RDS

96.3 4PNN Warwick fair

96.5 4FRB Brisbane fair

96.7 2ABC Upper Namoi fair

96.9 2ABCRN Lismore strong with RDS

97.1 4RBL Stanthorpe weak to fair

97.3 4BFM Brisbane weak

97.7 4JJJ Gold Coast fair

97.9 2ABC Coffs Harbour good with RDS

98.1 4EB Brisbane weak

98.5 2PNN Lismore strong with RDS

98.7 2TEN Stanthorpe weak

98.9 4AAA Brisbane weak

99.1 2NWR Upper Namoi fair

99.5 2ABCRN Coffs Harbour good with RDS

99.9 2BAY Byron Bay good with RDS

100.3 think this was 4GR Stanthorpe mixing with 4BAY Redland Bay, both weak

100.7 2ABCRN Upper Namoi mixing with 4RGD Toowoomba

100.9 2ZZZ Lismore strong with RDS

101.1 think this was 4CBL Loganholme weak

101.3 TCBL Murwillumbah fair to good

101.5 HPON Grafton fair

101.7 4ABC Southern Downs good with RDS

101.9 2PAR Ballina good with RDS

102.1 4ZZZ Brisbane weak

102.3 2NIM Nimbin fair

102.5 4BRZ Tenterfield good with RDS

102.9 4HTB Gold Coast fair

103.1 2CVC Grafton fair

103.3 4JJJ Southern Downs good with RDS

103.5 2MW Mullumbimby fair

103.7 4MBS Brisbane weak

104.1 was 2MW Currumbin mixing with 4JJJ Darling Downs both fair

104.3 2LM Kyogle good

104.5 4MMM Brisbane weak

104.7 2CLR Grafton good with RDS

104.9 4QS Southern Downs good with RDS

105.3 4BBB Brisbane weak

105.5 2CSF Coffs Harbour weak

105.7 was 4MET Gold Coast mixing with 4ABCRN Darling Downs

106.1 4ABC Brisbane fair

106.3 2CFS Coffs Harbour fair

106.5 4ABCRN Southern Downs good with RDS

106.9 4BNE Brisbane weak

107.3 was 4CAB Gold Coast mixing with 4ABC Darling Downs

107.7 4JJJ Brisbane weak

107.9 2COW Casino good with RDS

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Great log, plenty of roaches and toads alike in that.

Nice to see you logged the rarely heard Bonalbo ABCs. I’m surprised both have RDS, though they might be off air relays from Mount Nardi?

2NIM Nimbin is also rarely logged. Nice to see their smoke signals are still working :smiley:

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Very interesting mix of stations from NSW and QLD. I suppose influenced by a good location at the lookout.

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A bit of a good night on the TEF on the AM Band after seeing NSW lift that shield.

The usual China on 765 (under 5CC), 783 and 909.

1287 under Newstalk ZB was JOHR Sapporo with a Japanese female voice who turns out to be Nako Yabuki who used to be part of the Jpop group HKT48 until she left in 2023 in order to host the Wednesday edition of the Recommendation show that is networked across Japan.

Although the other day under Glen Innes and Tauranga on 819 was some weak music. Knowing the style, I assume it would be KCBS Pyongyang, North Korea

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The Dear Leader’s music leader.

Well done on those. 1287 Sapporo is regularly logged in North America but I don’t think I’ve read a report from SE Australia. If only we could steal a bit of Sapporo’s snow as well as its radio signals!

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Worth noting that KCBS can usually be heard also on 3250khz AM and on 3205khz DRM on HF, though I don’t know if a portable can receive it as both can be rather weak. 3250 at least would be a good reference point for picking it out on MW underneath other stations.