Re: [IRCA] Turbocharged Tonga

[Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the information and link, Bruce.

It's obvious that something had dramatically changed with 1017-Tonga's signal in Oregon. Along with the revitalized 558-Fiji, North American DXers now have two powerful DU targets. The Japanese transmitter on 558 is still performing very well, and 990-Fiji Gold was a big gun in the Cooks.

Gary

> On August 9, 2018 at 9:43 PM Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Tonga had a new transmitter installed about a year ago, which would 
> explain why it's been heard so well lately.
>
> There's a brief story about it at http://www.tonga-broadcasting.net/?p=7192
>
> Bruce
>
> On 8/9/2018 20:53, Gary DeBock wrote:
> > Hi Guy (and Mark),
> >
> > <<< You are so right about Tonga since itâs gone 24/7! This re-energized
> > station has been a powerhouse into Grayland this week too, and like you
> > said the vibrant signal is a welcome replacement for Tahiti 738. It makes
> > for enjoyable wide-bandwidth listening! >>>
> >
> > Yes, we were all amazed to hear 1017-Tonga at such a potent level. It showed up on all 9 days for me, usually with some extended S9 strength. Craig even had it at S9 level on his 3.5" Baby FSL
> >
> > Despite the squatter issue we all had a lot of DU-DXing fun at the Cliff, and as far as I know, Craig, Tom, Nick and I are all booking our return trips for next August. Unfortunately those guys left without hearing Western Australia, but it certainly seemed like 558 was making a return appearance this morning around 1256 during my very last session (DU English female speech in between the Fiji music). Now comes the hard part-- matching the recorded content with ABC's byzantine, contradictory website.
> >
> > 73, Gary (back in the DU-DXing wasteland of Puyallup)
> >
> >> On August 9, 2018 at 11:08 AM Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Gary,
> >>
> >> You are so right about Tonga since itâs gone 24/7! This re-energized
> >> station has been a powerhouse into Grayland this week too, and like you
> >> said the vibrant signal is a welcome replacement for Tahiti 738. It makes
> >> for enjoyable wide-bandwidth listening!
> >>
> >> For any carrier chasers out there, after calibration my SDR's software
> >> reports their signal as 5.5 Hz on the high side of 1017. At least a couple
> >> other station peaks were noted slightly lower than 1017.
> >>
> >> Good DX,
> >>
> >> Guy
>
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