Quite clear down here where I am at night. It sometimes fluxuates in and out with some interference but it is mostly audible. I sent In a reception report via email last week and was advised a QSL was sent out for me so thatās something for me to look forward to next week. Usually when I am up in Northern Victoria I notice a much clearer signal then down here in Melbourne although that said I still enjoy listening to it and it comes through clear here at most times of the night.
Iām picking up a station now I have never heard of before: Helleniki Radiophonia from Greece on 9420khz. Itās coming very clear into Melbourne now.
Thanks for your reply. Great you emailed and they responded.
Got a video for you, Not sure if itās sounding the best but itās audible.
Anyone able to help me identify what 399khz is on longwave here in Melb? Iām picking up what sounds like ATC mixed in with some Morse code going over the top. Iāve centred the frequency to 399khz but seems to have a small spread. Cheers.
Youāre 1 kHz off. 398 kHz is operated by Airservices Australia from Moorabbin.
Hereās the transmitter: https://goo.gl/maps/xo3vnshi6pLikFfM8
Great reception if youāre at Morabbin DFO, just over the other side of the airport it seems.
@Dj_Cazzah, itās a directional beacon, youāll not thereās two ābeaconsā. Thatās how directional beacons are done at airports.
What you should listen out for are the NOTAMs from the RAAF. Provides useful weather information and flight details on whether aircraft need to request entry to airspace or not enter (training, operations etc).
Amberley west of Brisbane does one.
Thanks guys, being not too far away from Tullamarine and Essendon airports I thought there would be a beacon for those too but I havenāt found anything of interest yet.
You donāt need to blindly twiddle the dial.
Search the ACMA radcom database for that area and range of 100 - 500 kHz should cover it.
Thatās the fun part!
Anyone in and around Melbourne and own a 27mhz radio and would like to have a chat sometime? (35LSB seems to be the way to go) Iām trying to test out my new setup properly and would like to know if I am getting out okay. My next door neighbour is currently complaining saying she is getting TV interference from it. I have spoken to some people but Iāve been told my signal is weak.
Re the TVI.
Consider a 27MHz Lowpass TX Filter for your CB install (if you suspect your CB radiating harmonics or spurs well above 27MHz) or a High Pass receive filter for your neighbourās TV both specifically designed for the problem you have (or both). These fit close to the respective RX/TX units.
Also a ābraid breakerā (isolator) maybe all thatās required at her TV antenna input.
More than likely the problem will be fixed at her end.
These 3 devices used to be cheap & common place in the 70s & 80ās during the 27MHz CB craze.
73s
Managed to catch Voice of America in English this morning.
Not sure of the stationās name or origin, but as I was driving home, I managed to catch an *American station (presumably, since the two DJs were both American) on 15210khz shortly after 8.30pm this evening. Any ideas on what this station could have been? Maybe Voice of America?
At the time you mentioned, China Radio International was broacasting in English on 15210 kHz.
Yes- the CRI announcers sound quite American; some of them are probably Americans in any case. VOA doesnāt broadcast in English to the Asia/Pacific region anymore; that 11720 kHz transmission is targeted elsewhere I think.
Also Chinese learn American English and hear their accents from TV and movies. About 10 years ago I had a neighbour who was an international student from China and he sounded American but had never been there
Ok, thanks everyone for clearing that up. I thought it seemed unlikely that I would have been listening to an American station, but I thought I would ask anyway.