Re: [IRCA] Fiji 774 ???

[Nigel Pimblett <ntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nick,
   Interesting, and I recall you had mused about the possibility of Fiji 
being back on when we corresponded about the off channel station I was 
observing on 774 with Spectran on my DU beverage back in October.   At 
times the signal was nearly equal with 3LO, but rather poor DU 
conditions in the fall never allowed me any audio.  The frequency seemed 
to be corrected subsequently, but perhaps it's drifted slightly since.   
Fiji would certainly fit with the observations.  As you said then, a 
field trip to investigate should be undertaken!

73,

Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, Alberta


Nick Hall-Patch wrote:

>Recently, Bruce Portzer discovered that R. Fiji was listed on their 
>website as broadcasting on 774 kHz, though no one has heard them 
>there for some years.
>
>Had a bit of time last evening to follow up on this. Pacific island 
>carriers had appeared by 0630UT, and included likely Fiji frequencies 
>of 639, 684, 1152 and 1467...but a few minutes later 774 had a
>carrier as well; in fact, in short order, it had two carriers, 
>separated by about 5 Hertz per Spectran. This was on the west Flag, 
>which responds well to signals from Tahiti through Alaska. But the 
>lower frequency carrier was alone when I switched to the northerly 
>Flag, an antenna which doesn't hear well to the southwest, but
>usually hears Japan well. So maybe this one was JOUB, which can fade 
>in this early at this time of year. A quick measurement using 
>Spectran with 0.24Hz resolution put this pretty much spot on 774.000
>kHz (and using the IBOC stations / WWV for correction, as described 
>recently in DX Monitor )
>
>Now, what about the other carrier? This was more like 774.005 kHz, 
>and was too weak to get a really good bearing on it, but again using 
>Spectran and the indoor loop, I found the signal disappeared between
>about 200 and 270 degrees as the loop was turned. So the null could 
>have been at 235 degrees; a later null when the signal was stronger, 
>put it between 245 and 215 degrees, maybe 230 degrees? Fiji is 234
>degrees from here. Hmmmm, especially as at this time, Fiji would be 
>the only southerly station on the channel even remotely near the terminator.
>
>So, maybe Fiji >is< on 774 kHz again....quick....out to Grayland to make sure!
>
>By 0850UT, there were as many as 4 or 5 carriers on 774kHz using the 
>westerly Flag, but only one on the northerly Flag, and that one was 
>delivering weak audio, with the NHK pips at 0900 clinching it, and
>yes, same 774.000 kHz observed earlier.
>
>But, if Fiji is on 774, it has nothing like the oomph of 639 which 
>had audio traces by 0930UT, and was looping very close to 235 
>degrees, as it had a good strength carrier to play with.
>
>Ah, speculating about what the DX would be if it ever punched 
>through  the noise....
>
>best wishes,
>
>Nick
>
>
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