Sorry confusing with Dab+
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Being only a few km away from @Ant5476 I can virtually copy and paste that list although my location favours the south and west (particularly west).
Omnidirectional mixed pol antenna with no amp.
Sony XDRS3HD
Permanent stations:
87.6- LPON Vintage Fm (Penrith)
87.8- LPON Vintage Fm (Penrith)
88.0- LPON Air Fm (Penrith)
88.1-2RDJ (Burwood)
88.3-2UUS (Camden)
88.5-2RRR (Ryde) - very weak
88.7 - Vintage (Camden)
89.1-2BLU (Katoomba) RDS
89.3 - 2GLF (Liverpool)
89.7 -2RES (Waverley) Very weak, wiped out easily by South coast with any tropo
89.9-TCBLs (Windsor). Hawkesbury Gold with RDS
90.1-2NSB (Narwee)
90.5-2CCR (Parramatta) RDS
90.9-2PNN (Illawarra)
91.3-2MAC (Campbelltown) RDS
92.1-2MFM (Sydney) RDS
92.5-2WYR (Mittagong)
92.9-2ABC (Sydney) RDS
93.3- 2SNR (Gosford)
93.5-2SNO (Goulburn)
93.7-2LND (Sydney)
94.1-2LIV (Wollongong)
94.5-2FBI (Sydney)
94.9- Power FM (Nowra)
95.1-2BS (Bathurst)
95.3-2PTV (Sydney) RDS
95.7-2ABC (Illawarra)
96.1-2ONE (Katoomba) RDS
96.3-2CCC (Gosford)
96.5-2UUL (Wollongong) RDS
96.9-2SYD (Sydney) RDS
97.3-2ILL (Illawarra)
97.7-2SBS (Sydney) RDS
98.1-2WIN (Wollongong) RDS
98.5-2OOO (Sydney) RDS
98.9-2JJJ (Illawarra)
99.1-2UUS (Richmond)
99.3-B Rock (Bathurst)
99.5-2ICEt (Katoomba)
99.7-2SSR (Sutherland
99.9-2SWR (Blacktown) RDS
100.1-Life FM (Bathurst)
100.3-2MCR (Campbelltown)
100.5-2RPHt (Kings Cross)
100.7-2WOW (Penrith)
100.9-2TAB (Bathurst)
101.1-2LTt (Katoomba)
101.3-2CFM (Gosford) RDS
101.5 - JJJ (Canberra) weak
101.7-2WWS (Sydney) RDS
101.9-2JJJ (Orange)
102.1-2JJJ (Newcastle)
102.3 - ABCFM (Canberra) weak
102.5-2MBS (Sydney) RDS
102.7 - ABCFM (Orange)
102.9-2ST (Mittagong)
103.2-2CBA (Sydney) RDS
103.5 - 1035FM (Orange) weak
104.1-2DAY (Sydney) RDS
104.3-2RN (Orange)
104.5-2GOS (Gosford) RDS
104.9-2MMM (Sydney) RDS
105.1 - MMM (Orange)
105.3 - HPON (Wollongong)
105.7-2JJJ (Sydney) RDS
105.9 - sHit FM (Orange)
106.1-2ABC (Newcastle)
106.5-2WFM (Sydney) RDS
106.9-2VOX (Wollongong) RDS
107.1-2WKT(Bowral)
107.3-2SER (Sydney) RDS
107.5 - 2OCR (Orange)
107.7-2GGO (Gosford) RDS
107.9-2ICE (Lithgow). None of the Sydney Special event broadcasts have gotten over Move.
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That is quite an impressive list too, how is your permanent reception of Eagle Fm, Brock and the Orange Commercials??
Your Fm antenna being mixed polarisation would increase the gain on those weak stations whereas mine being purely horizontal would not perform as well.
As I said my LOS to the south is not as good as yours. I have the Acacia Gardens Ridgeline and water tower to the south of me. I am about 80m ASL the highest part of Stanhope Gardens, whereas the water tower at Acacia Gardens is close to 100m ASL, that is why near the water tower it is so good for Dxing as it has excellent LOS in all directions.
The Newcastle stations and Middle Brother ABC Fm I get that are not on your lists are weak but only just receivable. However with ducting they can be at local strength with RDS where applicable.
Middle Brother ABC Fm is stronger then the Newcastle commercial fm’s and will fluctuate from weak mono to stereo in flat conditions.
Eagle fm is not receivable or just receivable in normal conditions but will fade up to strong with RDS when aircraft fly over.
I use to get the Canberra nationals with only the lightest of tropo when I faced my Matchmaster Omni fm antenna to the south, but I then missed out on the strongest enhancements which are from the north.
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Brock is very recently permanent again. Used to get it all the time but then sometime earlier this year 2NSB moved to their new site and I got them 50/50. I suspect some alterations have been made to Brock with the addition of 2BS FM at Mt Ovens as its permanent over 2NSB again.
Eagle FM is pretty much always there to some degree. It does vary though from nearly below the noise floor up to 2 bars with RDS.
Orange commercials are always there 0-1 bars but Batemans Bay does wipe out Triple M (2GZ) at times. I have never had 2EC over Hit105.9. Bit of tropo and I’ll get RDS from them.
Newcastle ABCs are about the same as Eagle FM to me. And yes I get middle brother before I would any three of the Newcastle commercial stations. Infact I’ve only ever had them here once strong enough to get over their respective “south co-channels”
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My Eagle Fm reception is similar but yours is stronger due to your LOS. Newcastle ABCs at medium strength always in stereo. Triple J strongest.
Orange Nationals just above the noise floor except ABC Fm which is well above the noise floor.
Brock use to be received in stereo but 2NSB is at local strength with RDS so will not be received unless 2NSB goes off air.
Castle Hill at Harvey Norman roof car park Kia Carnival.
87.8 Vintage Fm
89.3 2GLF
89.9 Hawkesbury Radio
90.5 Alive FM
90.9 Newsradio
91.3 C91.3
92.1 Muslim radio
92.9 ABC Fine Music
94.1 Todays Country Central Coast
94.5 FBi
95.3 Smooth
95.7 Abc fine music
96.1 The Edge
96.5 Wave FM
96.9 Nova
97.3 Abc radio
97.7 SBS radio
98.1 i98fm
98.5 2000
98.9 JJJ
99.1 WS Fm
99.3 Northside radio
99.9 SWR
100.3 2MCR
101.7 WSFM
102.5 Fine Music
103.2 Hope FM
104.1 2day
104.5 Star fm
104.9 Triple M
105.7 jjj
106.5 KIIS fm
107.3 2ser
107.7 2GO
Some stations I manually tuned into (no scan) 99.7 can be received but not full stereo
No 2BS. 2LT scratchy on 101.1, 2st better but not great similar to 99.7. 100.1 average but can be listened too cannot be scanned. Pretty good LOS north yet 2mcr is better from a lot further away.
Using the sangean pocket radio at same location with earphones. (auto scan)
90.5 alive fm is the only suburban community radio could be tune in. All the Sydney high power stations could be tune except 107.3. No other stations could be scanned. (distant scan zone).
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From my location in the Albion Park area (I won’t reveal the exact suburb for privacy sake) of the Illawarra:
FM:
87.6 - Oldies FM
87.8 - Faith FM
88.0 - *Unknown
90.9 - ABCNewsRadio (Wollongong)
91.3 - C91.3 (Macarthur)
91.7 - 2ST (Shoalhaven Heads)
92.1 - 2MFM (Chester Hill)
92.5 - Youth FM (Bowral)
92.7 - Bay & Basin FM (Sussex Inlet)
92.9 - ABC Classic FM (Sydney)
93.7 - Koori Radio (Redfern)
94.1 - Pulse FM (Wollongong)
94.5 - FBi Radio (Sydney)
94.9 - Power FM (Nowra)
95.3 - Smooth FM (Sydney)
95.7 - ABC Classic FM (Wollongong)
96.1 - The Edge (Katoomba)
96.5 - Wave FM (Wollongong)
96.9 - Nova FM (Sydney)
97.3 - ABC Illawarra (Wollongong)
97.7 - SBS Radio (Sydney)
98.1 - i98fm (Wollongong)
98.5 - 2OOO FM (Burwood)
98.9 - Triple J (Wollongong)
99.3 - 2NSB (Chatswood)
100.3 - 2MCR (Campbelltown)
101.1 - Kix Country (Nowra)
101.7 - WSFM (Sydney)
102.5 - FineMusic (Sydney)
102.9 - 2ST (Bowral)
103.2 - Hope FM (Sydney)
103.7 - Sky Sports Radio (Nowra)
104.1 - 2DayFM (Sydney)
104.5 - 2UUU (Nowra)
104.9 - Triple M (Sydney)
105.3 - Kix Country (Wollongong)
105.7 - Triple J (Sydney)
106.5 - KIIS FM (Sydney)
106.9 - VOX FM (Wollongong)
107.1 - Highland FM (Bowral)
107.3 - 2SER (Sydney)
107.7 - 2GO (Gosford)
107.9 - Move FM (Lithgow)
Total FM stations: 43.
I’ve always found it difficult to receive SEA FM (which is why it isn’t listed), even during favourable conditions. Sometimes I can receive the signal when I am driving down neighbouring streets, but due to interference by 2UUU, the signal suffers from a lot of static and is never reliable enough to listen to. I can generally receive 2UUU on 104.5 more often than not.
AM
549 - ABC Central West (Orange)
576 - Radio National (Sydney)
603 - Radio National (Wollongong)
630 - ABC NewsRadio (Sydney)
666 - ABC Radio (Canberra)
702 - ABC Sydney
801 - Niche Radio Network (Gosford)
846 - Radio National (Canberra)
873 - 2GB (Sydney)
954 - 2UE (Sydney)
999 - 2ST
1017 - Sky Sports Radio (Sydney)
1035 - SBS (Wollongong)
1107 - SBS Radio (Sydney)
1143 - 2HD (Newcastle)
1170 - Classic Hits 2CH (Sydney)
1224 - 2RPH (Sydney)
1269 - 2SM (Sydney)
1314 - 2KY (Wollongong)
1431 - Radio National (Wollongong)
1485 - 2EA / SBS (Wollongong)
1539 - Niche Radio Network (Sydney)
1575 - Rete Italia (Wollongong)
Total AM stations: 23
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I was wondering if anyone else in the Sydney area are hearing ‘Voice of Islam’ on 88.7MHz parallel with their usual 87.6 outlets?
I think I could be hearing three stations on 88.7MHz with aircraft scatter etc.
I suspect also: Vintage FM & Radio Manly Warringah.
I can only find two licenced sites in the greater Sydney region for 88.7 on ACMA website.
Is Vintage FM still using the Razorback site?
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Is 88.0FM a tourist information station? I’ve been a few places where 88.something has been an info station.
I went on the north west train. Brought my sangean. There is basically no dab reception (outside the tunnel). How I was pleasantly surprised how good dab was around the Ponds. SWR was your rural grade reception. As good as Oran Park. Listenable. 2LT is pretty good there on 101.1. 99.1 ws fm was about as good as SWR. 101.7 was better. Did not have much time to do a band scan. The train was good going there but on the way back it was slow (stopped at stations for 10 mins) for no reason.
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Two and a half years since my original post. I thought I’d post my updated list of permanently receivable stations at my location on my car radio.
Normal text: No change
Strikethrough text: No longer broadcasting
Bold text: New station
Underline text: Station now receivable due to more sensitive radio in my new car
87.6 - LPON (Voice of Islam) - multiple transmitters
87.8 - LPON (Radio Austral) - multiple transmitters
88.0 - LPON (Air FM) - Penrith
88.0 - LPON (Vintage FM) - Penrith
88.1 - 2RDJ - Burwood
88.3 - 2UUS - Camden
88.5 - 2RRR - Ryde
88.7 - LPON (Vintage FM) - Camden
88.7 - 2MWM - Manly (North) [weaker co-channel]
88.9 - 2RSR - (Inner) Sydney
89.1 - 2BLU - Katoomba
89.3 - 2GLF - Liverpool
89.5 - Penrith Valley Bangaz (pirate - not always broadcasting)
89.7 - 2RES - Waverley
89.9 - 2VTR - Windsor
89.9 - Various TCBLs - Windsor
90.1 - 2NBC - Narwee
90.3 - 2MWM - Manly (South)
90.5 - 2CCR - Parramatta
90.7
90.9 - 2PNN - Illawarra
91.1
91.3 - 2MAC - Campbelltown
91.5 - Pirate (dance music - not always broadcasting)
91.6 - TCBL (Chinese)
91.7
91.9
92.1 - 2MFM - Sydney
92.3
92.5 - 2BL - Gosford
92.5 - 2MVH - Bowral [weaker co-channel]
92.7
92.9 - 2ABCFM - Sydney
93.1
93.3 - 2SNR - Gosford
93.5 - 2SNO - Goulburn (very weak)
93.7 - 2LND - Sydney
94.1 - 2CCM - Gosford
94.1 - 2LIV - Wollongong/Nowra [weaker co-channel]
94.3
94.5 - 2FBI - Sydney
94.7
94.9 - 2GCB - Gosford
94.9 - 2WSK - Nowra [weaker co-channel]
95.1 - 2BS - Bathurst
95.3 - 2PTV - Sydney
95.5
95.7 - 2ABCFM - Illawarra
95.9
96.1 - 2ONE - Katoomba
96.3 - 2CCC - Gosford
96.5 - 2UUL - Wollongong
96.7
96.9 - 2SYD - Sydney
97.1
97.3 - 2ILA - Illawarra
97.5
97.7 - 2SBSFM - Sydney
97.9
98.1 - 2WIN - Wollongong
98.1 - 2PNN - Gosford [weaker co-channel]
98.3
98.5 - 2OOO - Sydney
98.7
98.9 - 2JJJ - Illawarra
99.1 - 2UUS - Richmond
99.3 - 2NSB - Chatswood
99.5 - 2ICE - Katoomba
99.7 - 2SSR - Sutherland
99.9 - 2SWR - Blacktown
100.1 - 2HHH - Hornsby
100.3 - 2MCR - Campbelltown
100.5 - 2RPH - (Eastern) Sydney
100.7 - 2WOW - Penrith
100.9 - 2BAC - Bankstown
101.1 - 2LT - Katoomba
101.3 - 2CFM - Gosford
101.5
101.7 - 2UUS - Sydney
101.9 - 2JJJ - Central Tablelands
102.1 - 2JJJ - Newcastle
102.3
102.5 - 2MBS - Sydney
102.7 - 2ABCFM - Central Tablelands
102.9 - 2ST - Bowral
103.2 - 2CBA - Sydney
103.5 - 2CCB - Orange (very weak)
103.7
103.9
104.1 - 2DAY - Sydney
104.3 - 2ABCRN - Central Tablelands
104.5 - 2GOS - Gosford
104.7
104.9 - 2MMM - Sydney
105.1 - 2OAG - Orange
105.3 - HPON (Kix Country) - Wollongong
105.5
105.7 - 2JJJ - Sydney
105.9 - 2GZF - Orange
106.1 - 2ABCFM - Newcastle
106.3
106.5 - 2WFM - Sydney
106.7 - HPON (2KY) - Orange
106.9 - 2VOX - Wollongong
107.1 - 2WKT - Bowral
107.3 - 2SER - Sydney
107.5 - 2OCW - Orange (weak)
107.7 - 2GGO - Gosford
107.9 - TCBL (Islamic) - Sydney
107.9 - 2ICE - Lithgow
Total stations: 82
Real FM Mudgee on 93.1 sometimes comes in, as it is tonight (often alongside Zoo FM on 92.7), but that might just be tropo. I typically do my bandscans at night and they’re often playing the same songs.
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Good to see what’s changed!
91.6 TCBL was broadcasting only a few weeks ago, only broadcasts a few times a year.
New list using the new much better RTLSDR dongle, no idea why 107.7FM is so weak:
87.6FM - ???
87.8FM - Radio Austral
88.1FM - 2RDJ
88.3FM - WSFM
88.5FM - 2RRR
88.9FM - Radio Skid Row
89.3FM - 2GLF
89.7FM - Eastside Radio
89.9FM - Hawkesbury Radio
90.1FM - 2NBC
90.5FM - ALIVE905 (RDS)
90.9FM - ABC NewsRadio Illawarra
91.3FM - C91.3
92.1FM - 2MFM (RDS)
92.9FM - ABC Classic FM (RDS)
93.7FM - Koori Radio
94.5FM - FBi (RDS)
95.3FM - Smooth FM (RDS)
95.7FM - ABC Classic FM Illawarra
96.1FM - The EDGE (RDS)
96.5FM - Wave FM
96.9FM - Nova 969 (RDS)
97.3FM - ABC Illawarra
97.7FM - SBS Radio (RDS)
98.1FM - i98
98.5FM - 2000FM (RDS)
98.9FM - Triple J Illawarra
99.1FM - WSFM
99.3FM - 2NSB (partial RDS)
99.5FM - Move FM
99.7FM - 2SSR (faint)
99.9FM - SWR
100.1FM - Triple H
100.3FM - 2MCR
100.5FM - 2RPH
100.7FM - Wow FM
100.9FM - 2BACR
101.1FM - 2LT
101.3FM - Hit 101.3
101.7FM - WSFM (RDS)
102.5FM - Fine Music (RDS)
103.2FM - Hope 1032 (RDS)
104.1FM - 2DayFM (RDS)
104.5FM - Star 1045
104.9FM - Triple M
105.7FM - Triple J (RDS)
106.1FM - ABC Classic FM Newcastle (very faint)
106.5FM - KIIS1065 (RDS)
106.9FM - NXFM? (very faint)
107.1FM - ?? (faint)
107.3FM - 2SER (RDS)
107.7FM - Triple M (very faint)
107.9FM - Move FM (faint)
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Voice of Islam.
Either Hit Newcastle or VOX FM (community station) from Wollongong.
Probably Highlands FM Bowral.
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Without giving your address where are you? I am interested you don’t get WSFM on 99.1.
My guess somewhere in the eastern suburbs? Although I don’t know how you get 2LT on 101.1 and not WS FM on 99.1 FM.
Just west of Parramatta.
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So no WS FM 99.1… Interesting 
I can get it, just faintly.
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I decided to use a small portable radio last night to see just how many stations I can receive at home using a standard antenna. I can receive more stations with my car radio, but the ones in the video are generally the ones which I can pick up at my location the best.
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You must be in the southern suburbs of Wollongong, considering your Power fm reception is so good, and able to receive 2ST Nowra on 91.7.
Very interesting the reception difference between VOX and KIX, considering they both have the same licence specs. Your antenna is vertical so I am assuming KIX is most likely mixed polarity and not vertical which we originally thought. It looks like they are broadcasting at less then their licence ERP.
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