Steve, The Aussies are reporting three stations on 1674. From the latest Australian DX News via DXLD:
73, Glenn Hauser ** AUSTRALIA. [X-band logs excerpted] 1611, Vision Radio Network in Melbourne with UCB news 2020 23/4. (RW) [RW is never identified -- gh] 1629, HRH Newcastle. Old classic songs 40’s and 50’s this 100 watt station 0850 going well from 130 miles away 4/5 over the The Goanna station. (C-DX). 1638, The Goanna. This network still going 0937 with ID as “The Goanna”, C and W songs. 4/5 (C-DX). 1663, 3ME Melbourne. AA music 23/4 1130 (RW). 1674, Vision Radio Network, Brisbane. UCB News with Mike London 0900- 0920 f/out then religious programming, Fair level 4/5 then clobbered by LION FM faded in over them. (C-DX). 1674, LION FM, Frankston Vic. 0920 Faded in over the top of the Vision BNE station. 4/5 then an announcement which was a good thing I had 3 other Dxers there to hear the announcement, “LION FM does not broadcast on the Jewish Sabbath”!!! So they play pop songs! What an ID! (C-DX). 1674, Surf FM, Frankston Vic. While looking for LION FM! 1045 5/5 ID’s one of them was “Variety 90’s to now Melbourne’s Surf City sound 1674”. Good level played several songs then an ID that was the programming. (CDX). 1683, Greek Radio, Revesby NSW. Greek music 1200 23/4 (RW), Robert this is only 2 miles away from my place in a direct line and gee Con destroys this part of the band! -ed. John Wright (C-DX = Cataract Dam DX Pedition, near Appin NSW: John Wright ICOM R8500, 100 metres longwire. John Sanderson FRG 7 and 50 metres of wire. Denis Smithson ICOM R71A and 50 metres of wire David Brown ICOM R75 and 50 metres of wire June Australian DX News via DXLD) Again tuning up 1600 kHz 0835-0835 KGST Fresno California, brief nice ID but then slid back into the mud! I kept tuning the dial to 1674 khz and heard Vision Radio Network, the new station from Brisbane as it turns out, heard by John Hagen and then Tony Magon. Whilst doing a reception report 0900-0920 UT up came pop music on the same frequency to clobber the Vision religious station. I persisted and got an ID as LION FM, then the ID as “LION FM does not broadcast on the Jewish Sabbath”! I thought this lot had gone forever but Surf radio has shared airtime! Now that was also a surprise! Heard at a good level, on occasions. Again we listened to 1674 kHz and got another surprise, 1674 not Lion FM but was Surf Radio! (CATARACT DAM DXpedition 2012 By John Wright, starting Friday 4th May, June Australian DX News via DXLD) Re: Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:13:12 -0700 From: Steve Ratzlaff <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Wednesday (1674 Philippines?) Going through my WRTH just now, it lists only one station on 1674, from the Philippines. If so then that's my first MW Philippine station. Steve NE Oregon On 6/6/2012 5:52 AM, Steve Ratzlaff wrote: > MW high band was unusually good for Down Under reception this morning. > And best on the short 400' N/S wire. Signals peaked around 1205 utc and > all audio was gone along with most hets by 1215 utc. Few hets and if > any, very weak, below about 1300 kHz today. > 1503 very poor/poor DU first noted 1136 > 1548 very poor/poor DU talk 1153 > 1566 very poor/poor DU talk 1154; weak 1158, phone call interviews, > "first electric train in the Southern Hemisphere, in Australia in the > 1890's"; 1200 TOH, 6 same-tone pips, into news of flooding in Australia, > "1000 in Brisbane". Weak/medium on peaks, best audio of any channel > heard this morning. > 1584 very poor/poor DU talk 1201 > 1593 very poor/poor DU talk 1201 > 1629 very poor DU talk 1145; several stations, music, talk 1204 > 1674 EE R&R music, very poor/poor 1205 > 1701 middle-eastern vocal music, very poor/poor 1207, 1212 > 1725 GA,PNG beacon poor 1141 > > Steve > NE Oregon > R75, longwires _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
