Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & KFMB San Diego, Aug 29

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Tim, 

Based on the recent ocean coast DXpeditions I've included a few suggestions on your UnID-DU frequencies. Hope this proves useful! 

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 


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From: "Tim Tromp" <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 7:44:27 PM 
Subject: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & KFMB San Diego, Aug 29 

Local sunrise: 1107 UTC 
Receiver: Perseus SDR 
Antenna: southwest phased BOGs 


<<< 603 unid with solid strong carrier at 1100 UTC and just a few dB shy of 
producing audio but good enough to hold the sync AM lock on the Perseus. >>> 

At your Australia-favoring location this is likely 603-2RN in Nowra ( // 576), but it could also be the 5 kW New Zealand Maori station Radio Waatea. Waatea plays a lot of rhythmic music, while the ABC RN network is usually talk (but with some exotic music at times). The two were fighting it out during Australia-favored propagation at Rockwork 4 on August 4th of this month, with 2RN dominant https://app.box.com/s/i3mgrjxw0dwadrtc2c69x7f2f7h6qzua 

693 unid with another solid carrier at 1100 UTC, again just not enough to 
punch any audio through but one to watch in the future. 

<<< 701.999 unid with threshold music, no pips, no ABC fanfare heard at TOH, so 
maybe something other than Sydney? Song ends at 1101 UTC and then male 
announcer. Lost to 700 splash soon after. 701.996 shows a strong carrier 
later, at 1122 UTC, whom I think belongs to 2BL Sydney. >>> 

Almost certainly the 10 kW oldies broadcaster 702-Magic in Auckland, NZ. It mixes frequently with 2BL on the coast. The TOH ID is "Magic-- feels good" like at 55 seconds into the recording at https://app.box.com/s/1kmy738awm8pl70ht0vmsm6rrvswijb6 


<<< 756 unid with solid carrier for several minutes at 1053 UTC and threshold 
audio but far too weak to make anything out. Blown out of the ocean at 
1100 UTC when WNDZ signs on the air. >>> 

Likely 756-RNZ in New Zealand, one of the strongest RNZ frequencies on the coast, and // 567 and 675 https://app.box.com/s/anomc4qcr64ezmoe8aykin4podyah1w7 

<<< 1017 had a "near audio" carrier at 1057 UTC. >>> 

Tonga is much stronger than any other DU on the frequency, so as long as you have a decent carrier on 1017 in the Midwest it's most likely Tonga https://app.box.com/s/zjc64srpsqz6xplxlr2v8o2i667qrvrc 

1098 probably Marshalls with very faint music during a rare moment of 
minimum 1090 splash. This was at 1052 UTC. Music, though not identifiable 
to my ears, was probably good enough to make a parallel confirmation if I 
had been DXing live at the time. Best audio so far from 1098 and 
encouraging. 


Weaker DU carriers also noted on many of the lower 9 kHz channels this 
morning. 


Domestic notes: 

760 KFMB San Diego continues to be heard here every morning at sunrise 
under WJR. This could be a good time to log them from the Midwest if you 
need them. 

73, 
Tim Tromp 
West Michigan 
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