Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's with New Zealand logged, Aug 31

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

<<< 702 Magic, Auckland, NZ, confirmed just minutes after 1100 UTC TOH while 
mixing equally with 2BL Sydney who had fast paced sports play-by-play with 
mention of the "Broncos". A unique sound effect popped out of the noise at 
1103 which turns out to be Magic's transition from news into weather. This 
was confirmed against their live webstream, which I also recorded via 
Audacity for later comparison. New Zealand is officially in the logbook 
now and a new Medium Wave country. 8,303 miles. >>> 

Congratulations, Tim! 

702-Magic is fantastic DX for your far inland location. Since the station changed its format in 2015 (it was formerly 702-Radio Live) I've never heard of anyone receiving it so far away. Magic and 2BL fight it out all the time here on the coast, but carrying their competition all the way to Michigan seems a little excessive :-) 

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) 


----- Original Message -----

From: "Tim Tromp" <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: "IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "abdx" <abdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 9:20:12 PM 
Subject: [IRCA] Michigan DU's with New Zealand logged, Aug 31 

Local sunrise: 1109 UTC 
Receiver: Perseus SDR 
Antenna: southwest phased BOGs 


612 with trace audio around 1112 UTC, maybe parallel to 702 but too weak 
for confirmation, likely 4QR Brisbane. There's generally a 2.5 kHz wide 
"quiet zone" centered on 612 which is splash-free. This can let some 
narrow audio through when conditions allow. 


639 unid, moderate DU carrier after sunrise at 1118 UTC, no audio. A 
closer look on the Perseus reveals two equal carriers, one at nominal and 
one under at 638.998 


693 unid, strong DU carrier again this morning for several minutes between 
1100-1120 UTC. Despite being a relatively quiet frequency (little domestic 
interference), no audio was heard. 


702 Magic, Auckland, NZ, confirmed just minutes after 1100 UTC TOH while 
mixing equally with 2BL Sydney who had fast paced sports play-by-play with 
mention of the "Broncos". A unique sound effect popped out of the noise at 
1103 which turns out to be Magic's transition from news into weather. This 
was confirmed against their live webstream, which I also recorded via 
Audacity for later comparison. New Zealand is officially in the logbook 
now and a new Medium Wave country. 8,303 miles. 


1098 again this morning with weak music beginning at 1106 UTC and continues 
for several minutes. Careful listening and I can tell it's Bryan Adams 
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You". Not exactly "island music", but at 
least something identifiable now! Song ends at 1110 UTC and goes into 
announcer but too weak for speech. New song begins at 1111 UTC. 
Clip posted to YT here: https://youtu.be/Az6B1rrhWlE 


73, 
Tim Tromp 
West Michigan 
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