Fish Hoek is an excellent location for the reception of stations from Australia thanks to the mostly sea water path.
Favourable reception from down under usually consists of stations from Western Australia which are the most consistent. South Australia and Queensland are heard less frequently. Victoria and New South Wales are not heard that often. The Northern Territory and Tasmania are rarely heard.
Excellent reception from Australia on the 13th April 2007 produced 75 stations from across the continent ! It was unusual to be able to hear all states during a single evening's listening !
Highlights included 8 stations heard for the first time : 540 4QL Longreach (10 kw), 549 2CR Orange (50 kw), 612 4QR Brisbane (50 kw), 657 2BY Byrock (10 kw), 747 4QS Toowoomba (10 kw), 801 5RM Berri (2 kw), 981 3HA Hamilton (2 kw) and 1530 2VM Moree (2 kw).
Loggings :
Freq Time Call Location
531 1835 6DL Dalwallinu w mx interlude // 720 Perth - poor/fair
540 1835 4QL Longreach // 720 Perth - very poor *
549 1835 2CR Orange // 720 Perth - poor *
558 1836 6WA Wagin - fair with side splatter from 567 Cape Talk
585 1927 6PB Perth w BBC relay - fair
594 1836 3WV Horsham // 720 Perth - very good
603 1836 6PH Port Hedland // 720 Perth - poor (presumed)
612 1837 4QR Brisbane // 720 Perth - poor *
612 1837 6RN Dalwallinu w disscussion // 1296 Wagin - fair
630 1838 4QN Queensland - poor
639 1845 5CK Port Pirie // 720 Perth - fair
657 1845 2BY Byrock // 720 Perth - very poor under Meyerton (presumed) *
675 1846 6BE Broome // 720 Perth - fair
702 1846 6KP Karratha // 720 Perth - poor
720 1855 6WF Perth w report on offloading cargo of cars at Sydney - excellent
729 1835 5RN Adelaide w profile on musician Chris Miller - very good
747 1857 4QS Toowoomba w report on offloading cargo of cars at Sydney - poor/fair *
747 1830 6SE Esperance w local ads and mx // WA Radio West stations except for local ads - fair
756 1830 6TZ Margaret River w local ads and mx // 747 Esperance - poor
765 1847 5CC Port Lincoln w mx - poor
774 1831 3LO Melbourne w mx - very good
783 1832 6VA Albany w local ads and mx // 747 Esperance - fair
783 1829 8AL Alice Springs w ABC local radio id - poor (presumed)
792 1905 4RN Brisbane w wx and Radio National id - fair
801 1830 5RM Beri w ads and id : " 5RM, the only station with a blend of community information, entertainment and the best songs of all time - poor/fair *
810 1820 6RN Perth - fair w good peaks
828 1818 6GN Geraldton w mx interlude // 720 Perth - very good
837 1818 6ED Esperance // 720 Perth - poor
846 1818 6CA Carnarvon // 720 Perth - very poor under Komga
864 1817 6AM Northam w mx // 747 Esperance - poor/fair
882 1816 6PR Perth w ads, id and John Lewis' px - excellent
891 1810 5AA Adelaide - fair under Radio Lesotho
900 1815 6BY Bridgetown w mx // 747 Esperance - poor
918 1814 6NA Narrogin w mx // 747 Esperance - good
927 1810 4CC Gladstone w pops - poor (tentative)*
936 1850 7ZR Hobart w mx // 720 Perth - fair
963 1807 6TZ Bunburry w local ads and mx // 747 Esperance - fair
981 1804 3HA Hamilton w wx and id - poor *
981 1805 6KG Kalgoorlie w discussion - good peak
990 1802 6RPH Perth w BBC relay - very good
1044 1755 5CS Port Pirie w ads and id - good
1053 1747 2CA Canberra w mx - very poor
1062 1706 5MV Renmark w ABC local radio id - fair
1080 1747 6IX Perth w mx - good
1098 1746 6MD Merredin w mx // 747 Esperance - fair
1116 1745 6MM Mandurah w mx - good
1125 1708 5MU Murray Bridge w mx and id : " The best songs of all time. 5MU " - fair/good
1161 1652 5PA Naracoorte w cricket commentary - fair/good
1188 1915 6XM Exmouth // 720 Perth - poor
1197 1759 5RPH Adelaide w BBC program, promo and id : " You're listening to the BBC World service on 11-97 Adelaide where the time is 29 past 3 " - poor/fair. Pleased to be able to hear and identify 5RPH as Family Radio, Lesotho seemed to be having transmitter problems and were off air at the time.
1224 1837 6RN Busselton // 1296 Wagin - fair
1242 1744 5AU Port Augusta w mx - good
1251 1924 2DU Dubbo w id : " 12-51, 9-7-2 2DU " followed by country mx - very poor
1278 1915 3EE Melbourne w mx - poor
1296 1837 6RN Wagin w discussion - excellent
1305 1743 5RN Renmark w interview - fair
1323 1909 5DN Adelaidee w mx - good
1332 1930 3SH Swan Hill w ads including "Swan Hill Toyota" - poor/fair
1377 1915 3MP Melbourne w mx - poor
1395 1912 5AA Adelaide w ads and talkback - fair
1404 1742 6TAB Busselton w racing results // 1449 Mandurah - poor
1422 1720 6GS Wagin w mx - poor
1449 1742 6TAB Mandurah w racing results - good
1467 1912 3ML Mildura w mx - good
1512 1715 6BAY Morawa w id as "The Spirit" and mx - fair
1521 1658 2QN Deniliquin w mx - poor
1530 1704 2VM Moree w wx and Country Music Radio px - poor/fair *
1539 2001 5TAB w sports results - fair/good
1548 1702 4QD Emerald w cricket - good
1566 1952 3NE Wangaratta w ads - poor
1602 1736 UNIDENTIFIED ABC station(s) w talkback - very poor. Interesting low-power frequency with 2CP Cooma (50 watts), 5LC Leigh (100 watts) and 3WL Warmambool (250 watts).
1611 1938 6MX Albany w ads which included id : " ... supported by Albany's only 100 percent locally owned commercial radio station - AM 16-11. Gold Coast MX ... " - fair peak
1611 1937 6GS Wagin w mx - poor under 6MX (presumed)
1620 1901 UNIDENTIFIED w news read by female - very poor
1638 1742 NTC Radio 16 Armidale/Sydney w AA mx - very poor
1647 1940 NTC Radio Canberra w mx - very poor (presumed)
Location : Fish Hoek sportsfield
Receiver : Yaesu Musen FRG 7
Antenna : 220 m BOG towards Perth
Check out http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/fishhoek_2006_03.dx
Favourable reception from down under usually consists of stations from Western Australia which are the most consistent. South Australia and Queensland are heard less frequently. Victoria and New South Wales are not heard that often. The Northern Territory and Tasmania are rarely heard.
Excellent reception from Australia on the 13th April 2007 produced 75 stations from across the continent ! It was unusual to be able to hear all states during a single evening's listening !
Highlights included 8 stations heard for the first time : 540 4QL Longreach (10 kw), 549 2CR Orange (50 kw), 612 4QR Brisbane (50 kw), 657 2BY Byrock (10 kw), 747 4QS Toowoomba (10 kw), 801 5RM Berri (2 kw), 981 3HA Hamilton (2 kw) and 1530 2VM Moree (2 kw).
Loggings :
Freq Time Call Location
531 1835 6DL Dalwallinu w mx interlude // 720 Perth - poor/fair
540 1835 4QL Longreach // 720 Perth - very poor *
549 1835 2CR Orange // 720 Perth - poor *
558 1836 6WA Wagin - fair with side splatter from 567 Cape Talk
585 1927 6PB Perth w BBC relay - fair
594 1836 3WV Horsham // 720 Perth - very good
603 1836 6PH Port Hedland // 720 Perth - poor (presumed)
612 1837 4QR Brisbane // 720 Perth - poor *
612 1837 6RN Dalwallinu w disscussion // 1296 Wagin - fair
630 1838 4QN Queensland - poor
639 1845 5CK Port Pirie // 720 Perth - fair
657 1845 2BY Byrock // 720 Perth - very poor under Meyerton (presumed) *
675 1846 6BE Broome // 720 Perth - fair
702 1846 6KP Karratha // 720 Perth - poor
720 1855 6WF Perth w report on offloading cargo of cars at Sydney - excellent
729 1835 5RN Adelaide w profile on musician Chris Miller - very good
747 1857 4QS Toowoomba w report on offloading cargo of cars at Sydney - poor/fair *
747 1830 6SE Esperance w local ads and mx // WA Radio West stations except for local ads - fair
756 1830 6TZ Margaret River w local ads and mx // 747 Esperance - poor
765 1847 5CC Port Lincoln w mx - poor
774 1831 3LO Melbourne w mx - very good
783 1832 6VA Albany w local ads and mx // 747 Esperance - fair
783 1829 8AL Alice Springs w ABC local radio id - poor (presumed)
792 1905 4RN Brisbane w wx and Radio National id - fair
801 1830 5RM Beri w ads and id : " 5RM, the only station with a blend of community information, entertainment and the best songs of all time - poor/fair *
810 1820 6RN Perth - fair w good peaks
828 1818 6GN Geraldton w mx interlude // 720 Perth - very good
837 1818 6ED Esperance // 720 Perth - poor
846 1818 6CA Carnarvon // 720 Perth - very poor under Komga
864 1817 6AM Northam w mx // 747 Esperance - poor/fair
882 1816 6PR Perth w ads, id and John Lewis' px - excellent
891 1810 5AA Adelaide - fair under Radio Lesotho
900 1815 6BY Bridgetown w mx // 747 Esperance - poor
918 1814 6NA Narrogin w mx // 747 Esperance - good
927 1810 4CC Gladstone w pops - poor (tentative)*
936 1850 7ZR Hobart w mx // 720 Perth - fair
963 1807 6TZ Bunburry w local ads and mx // 747 Esperance - fair
981 1804 3HA Hamilton w wx and id - poor *
981 1805 6KG Kalgoorlie w discussion - good peak
990 1802 6RPH Perth w BBC relay - very good
1044 1755 5CS Port Pirie w ads and id - good
1053 1747 2CA Canberra w mx - very poor
1062 1706 5MV Renmark w ABC local radio id - fair
1080 1747 6IX Perth w mx - good
1098 1746 6MD Merredin w mx // 747 Esperance - fair
1116 1745 6MM Mandurah w mx - good
1125 1708 5MU Murray Bridge w mx and id : " The best songs of all time. 5MU " - fair/good
1161 1652 5PA Naracoorte w cricket commentary - fair/good
1188 1915 6XM Exmouth // 720 Perth - poor
1197 1759 5RPH Adelaide w BBC program, promo and id : " You're listening to the BBC World service on 11-97 Adelaide where the time is 29 past 3 " - poor/fair. Pleased to be able to hear and identify 5RPH as Family Radio, Lesotho seemed to be having transmitter problems and were off air at the time.
1224 1837 6RN Busselton // 1296 Wagin - fair
1242 1744 5AU Port Augusta w mx - good
1251 1924 2DU Dubbo w id : " 12-51, 9-7-2 2DU " followed by country mx - very poor
1278 1915 3EE Melbourne w mx - poor
1296 1837 6RN Wagin w discussion - excellent
1305 1743 5RN Renmark w interview - fair
1323 1909 5DN Adelaidee w mx - good
1332 1930 3SH Swan Hill w ads including "Swan Hill Toyota" - poor/fair
1377 1915 3MP Melbourne w mx - poor
1395 1912 5AA Adelaide w ads and talkback - fair
1404 1742 6TAB Busselton w racing results // 1449 Mandurah - poor
1422 1720 6GS Wagin w mx - poor
1449 1742 6TAB Mandurah w racing results - good
1467 1912 3ML Mildura w mx - good
1512 1715 6BAY Morawa w id as "The Spirit" and mx - fair
1521 1658 2QN Deniliquin w mx - poor
1530 1704 2VM Moree w wx and Country Music Radio px - poor/fair *
1539 2001 5TAB w sports results - fair/good
1548 1702 4QD Emerald w cricket - good
1566 1952 3NE Wangaratta w ads - poor
1602 1736 UNIDENTIFIED ABC station(s) w talkback - very poor. Interesting low-power frequency with 2CP Cooma (50 watts), 5LC Leigh (100 watts) and 3WL Warmambool (250 watts).
1611 1938 6MX Albany w ads which included id : " ... supported by Albany's only 100 percent locally owned commercial radio station - AM 16-11. Gold Coast MX ... " - fair peak
1611 1937 6GS Wagin w mx - poor under 6MX (presumed)
1620 1901 UNIDENTIFIED w news read by female - very poor
1638 1742 NTC Radio 16 Armidale/Sydney w AA mx - very poor
1647 1940 NTC Radio Canberra w mx - very poor (presumed)
Location : Fish Hoek sportsfield
Receiver : Yaesu Musen FRG 7
Antenna : 220 m BOG towards Perth
Check out http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/fishhoek_2006_03.dx
for a March/April 2006 Fish Hoek DXpedition report and pics.
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