[IRCA] 531-More FM-- Another Rare Appearance

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

The rare low-band Kiwi station 531-More FM (2 kW in Alexandra, New Zealand) made another infrequent appearance during the recent Rockwork 4 Ultralight radio + FSL antenna DXpedition from August 5-8, surfacing during enhanced Kiwi propagation to completely bury the usually dominant co-channel 531-PI. 

With low power and extremely short (and infrequent) ID's the station is usually a tough catch, although around 1300 on August 5th its modern hip-hop music temporarily reached a pretty good level (actually, the strongest level of any 531 kHz station during the entire DXpedition). The MP3 posted at the link below contains an extremely short, female-voiced "More FM" ID at 7 seconds into the recording (inserted right in the middle of a song), although headphones and very sharp hearing are necessary to pick it out. An interesting point is that all of the More FM ID's are short and choppy like this, with Yankee-accented male or female voices. This recording was made on a 15" FSL antenna, which was set up to remotely record 531 kHz for later file review. 

https://app.box.com/s/au14qacc2juzybnlokcecywmgwnwpp9i 

73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manzanita, Oregon, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 15" FSL antenna 


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