[IRCA] ABC 6NM 1215khz Northam, Western Australia

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've emailed ABC Wheatbealt & Midwest with my recording of 1215khz, to see
if it's really them.  I know most have said it is ABC, 6NM Northam but I
wanted to try and confirm it on my own. The clip was recorded at 1837UTC
November 25th, which would be 237AM November 26th in Northam, Western
Australia and 737AM in New Zealand (Sunrise in NZ that day was about 545AM)

Here's my recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIBPaqhXQso

I listened to clips of ABC Overnight hosts Trevor Chappel and Rod Quinn
along with clips of Nigel Yalden, the guy who would've been on NewsTalk ZB
at the time.

Nigel Yalden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z1JU5P03gg
Rod Quinn:
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/overnights/overnights---olympic-games-closing-ceremony/7770022
Trevor Chappel:
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/overnights/end-of-life-discussions/8058010

My clip does not sound much like Nigel Yalden at all and in the mushy messy
signal It could sound like Trevor or rod, but Rod was hosting that night..
and it does kinda sound more like him then the other 2.

I just find it near amazing that a 500 watt non directional AM would make
it 13,000km/8100 miles but there are only two real options for what I
heard.. NewsTalk ZB 1215 or 6NM and I think Nigel's voice and the fact it
was well past sunrise in NZ rules out ZB.

I am pretty sure that the Grant Broadcaster's Kix Country network doesn't
run any pure speech/talk programming. Though, They do have an AM on 1215 in
Borwal, NSW Australia.

One other ting leading me to think this really is 6NM is that around the
same time, within minutes of each other, I am fairly certain I heard 6RPH
990, Perth Western Australia which is only 95km/59 miles away from Northam.

Some previous email threads about this are below.

Paul Walker
Galena, Alaska, USA (-17 below, 1030AM/1930UTC)
Two 225 foot long wires
Grundig Sattelit 750 & Lowe HF 225
DXEngineering HF PreAmp
3 antenna switch
Wellbrook ALA1530LNP


On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Paul <format4nz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Paul
>
> 1215 is definitely not New Zealand, the guy has an Australian accent. What
> he's talking about is cricket and the weather. From what I heard he was
> saying that the afternoon will be better than the morning.
>
> This will  fit with the station. The programme would be Grandstand and
> there
> is only one station carrying this on this frequency in Australia. It looks
> as though you have heard 6NM Northam, Western Australia with 500 Watts!
>
> Paul
> Christchurch NZ
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hard-Core-DX [mailto:hard-core-dx-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Paul B. Walker, Jr.
> Sent: Saturday, 26 November 2016 1:18 p.m.
> To: James Niven
>
>
> Now, someones pulled a rabbit out of their hat and suggested that the 1215
> I
> heard was not ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt's 6NM Northam, but possibly NewsTalk
> ZB from New Zealand on 1215khz.
>
> Paul
>
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > It looks like, based upon the consensus of some folks on an Australian
> > transmitter site group on Facebook my 1215khz is the 500 watter, 6NM
> > Northam
> >> On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 11:59 AM, James Niven <jniven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Paul,
> >>>
> >>> 1215 khz is aussie, he is mentioning weather conditions in different
> >>> Australian states
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Hard-Core-DX [mailto:hard-core-dx-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >>> Behalf Of Paul B. Walker, Jr.
> >>> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2016 2:14 PM
> >>> To: Hard-Core-DX; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of
> >>> America; NRC
> >>> Subject: Re: [HCDX] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot
> >>>
> >>> The one I am most puzzled about is 1215.. looking in the ACMA
> >>> database, I get two listings...4HI Moranbah with 250 Watts and 6NM
> >>> Northam with 500W..
> >>> that would seem near impossible to be heard up here.
> >>>
> >>> I guess 1152 is 6PB.  Not sure who 1134 is though.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> >>> walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Here's a video of the spot where I DX and how I have things set up:
> >>> >
> >>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ny4Rzt2h3g
> >>> >
> >>> > 1215 audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIBPaqhXQso
> >>> >
> >>> > Paul Walker
> >>> > Lowe HF 225
> >>> > Two 225 foot long wires
> >>> > DXEngineering HF PreAmp
> >>> > Wellbrook ALA1530LNP magnetic loop
> >>> > 3 antenna coax switch
> >
>
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