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[IRCA] MW loggings from the South Pacific for 7 November, 2009, and a few from the 8th.
MW observations for 7 November 2009 from the Tasman Sea between Tasmania
and New Zealand aboard the HAL Amsterdam using a modified Eton e100
receiver. Satellite is down tonight, so I'll have to try this again in
the morning.
New Zealand stations are dominating despite being only a third way
across the Tasman:
531: More FM ID noted about 08:05 on 8 Nov. Listed as Alexandra, Otago
with 2 kW.
567: RNZ National, Wellington at excellent level at 09:10
594: 2 cochannel. Presumably an Aussie and Radio Rhema, with 2 listed in
PAL, but most likely the 5 kW tx at Timaru. Also heard the following
evening at excellent level.
657: Southern Star network with frequent IDs at excellent level at
09:15. Ads for Springs Road Auto Services, Hornby and for Petworld in
Christchurch. Many // noted. Presumably the 50 kW tx in Wellington.
693: Radio Sport, Dunedin at 5 kW dominating another cochannel from
Australia (with an ad for solar power).
765: 2EC with local ID at 09:24 at good level, into song, “Monday,
Monday”. 5 kW located in Bega, NSW.
873: 2GB, The Talk of Sydney with 10 kW(day)/5 kW (night) at excellent
level with a Sydney cabbie being interviewed.
909: Southern Star, Napier with 5 kW with network ID at 09:30. Very good.
927: Newstalk ZB, Palmerston North with 2 kW at very good level, // 945
Gisbourne also 2 kW at fair/good level with talk about appliance repair
in Auckland.
990: unid ethnic station with call-in program, cochannel with play-by
play station which was also // to 1008 (excellent level). I wonder
whether the 990 station is Radio Trackside, Nelson with 1 kW, while the
1008 was Newstalk ZB, Tauranga at 10 kW?
1026: The Word, Invercargill at 2.5 kW with religious program about
Moses. Very good reception. I’ve never heard of this network before.
1062: Radio Sport, Wanganui at 1 kW with “Radio Sport news” (later
weather), and TC for “6 minutes after 10”. 09:06 UTC. Very good reception.
1080: Newstalk ZB, Auckland at 10 kW, cochannel an unid C&W station.
1107: SBS Radio, Sydney with 5 kW with ethnic programming (sounds
Cantonese) cochannel another ethnic unid station.
1180: My one and only 10 kHz station heard at fair level in SS. This one
is apparently VOA/Radio Marti from Marathon, Fl according to John from
Sydney. I’m pleased about this catch!
1224: SBS Radio, Melbourne with 5 kW in Cantonese at 09:38 at very good
level.
1287: Newstalk ZB ID at 09:39 into music. The most recent PAL lists this
one as Radio Sport, but very good reception and positive ID noted.
Location listed as Westport with 2 kW. Noted at same time // to 1296 at
exc level which is Hamilton at 2.5 kW.
1314: Play by play with echo noted. PAL lists 2 sports radio stations
from Australia (the NZ stations listed don’t match the format), so it
seems that they were both playing the same play by play? 3BT is Sports
927 in Balarat, Victoria with 5 kW and 2ZW is 2KY Racing Radio in
Wollongong, NSW also with 5 kW. Interesting!
1386: Radio Tarana, Auckland at 10 kW with Hindi programming at 09:42 at
very good level.
1422: Very strong station with Indian music, at least that’s what it
sounded like to me at very good level. PAL notes only Radio Hellas from
Melbourne with 5 kW, though.
1440: 1SBS, Canberra with 2 kW with Cantonese programming at 09:44 at
fair/good level.
1494: 2AY ID at fair level at 09:45. This is from Albury, NSW with 2 kW.
How I wish I had my Perseus SDR with me to catch a few TOH segments for
future fun! Oh well, standing at the aft end of the ship with my Eton
receiver is still loads of fun, but has had people looking twice at me!
Cheers from the Tasman! ……Walt Salmaniw
PS: One SW logging, thanks to John in Sydney: 08:00 7325 Wantok Radio
Light from PNG with low modulation talk after spiritual music around
08:01, presumed ID at fair to good level using Colin Newell’s Grundig
Aviator G6. Thanks, Colin!
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