[IRCA] DXing from the South Pacific 16 Nov2009
*/Dxing report from the South Pacific (sailing toward Tonga) for November 16, 2009:/* Hello, everyone! We’re now 2 days outbound from The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and bound for Tonga. During these at-sea days, there’s more time and energy to do some serious DXing and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. On November 16^th , I concentrated on the 9 kHz channels, whereas last night it was the 10 kHz channels. A lot of what I heard I’ve recorded with a running mp3 recorder (iRiver 795T). The MW noise from the ship, at least at the aft end is remarkably absent and using Gary’s modified eton e100 with the Murata filter and large ferrite rod (tuneable) has enabled me to do some good Dxing in a very small package. It’s rather fun sitting in the semi-dark with ear buds holding my tiny receiver and rotating it this way and that. Have had a few people ask what I was up to, though! Of course on the first night, New Zealand dominated. I’m surprised by the huge number of transmitters carrying the same program (especially the Newstalk ZB network, and to a lesser extent New Zealand’s Rhema, Southern Star, and Radio New Zealand National. They sure get out. Don’t bother with legal local IDs. Instead they all seem to carry local ads which easily ID the station and location. I simply made notes, and later went through my loggings and was usually able to ID the station with the help of PAL. Thanks, Bruce and David for that! Here we go for Nov 16^th . Assume approximately the same time as the previous loggings as I pretty much systematically went from 531 upwards: 531 08:42 531PI in Auckland with 5 kw in presumed Samoan mentioning Easter Island and then an English ad for an appliance store in Hunter’s Corner, and other English ads. Excellent. Weaker cochannel with music. 549: 09:00 Rhema from Kaltaia, Northland with 2 kW and cochannel Radio Trackside 1 kW from Napier. 558: Radio Fiji 1, Naulu 10 kW with Trackside Sport ID at 10:50 (listed as Radio Sport, Invercargill 5 kW…note the different ID). I was surprised how well the Invercargill and Dunedin stations came in. 567: Radio NZ National, Wellington with 50 kW. Very strong at 09:06. 576: The Word, Hamilton with 2.5 kW with religious programming and weaker cochannel, presumed ABC Sydney with 50 kW. 585: unid oldies 594: unid with modern pop music 603: unid modern soul music. 612: unid , // 594 and 621. This is either ABC Brisbane (with the others being 3WV Horsham and ABC Melbourne) or possibly Rhema. Not sure. 630: Radio NZ National, Napier-Hastings with 10 kW with NZ news re Wellington bus accidents. // to 639 (weak) 2 kW from Alexandra, Otago. 648: 10:51 ID for NZ’s Rhema. Very strong. From Gisborne, 5 kW. 657: strong pop music, and EZL music. Presumed Southern Star, Wellington with 50 kW. 666: RFO, New Caledonia. 20 kW, Noumea. Very good reception with lots of French talk (Bonsoir, bonsoir, bonsoir….). //729 barely audible. At 09:59, heard cochannel ABC jingle to TOH, making this 2CN, ABC Canberra with 5 kW. Later on at 11:02:40 noted “RFO” ID at excellent level. 675: Radio NZ National, Christchurch 10 kW. NZ weather. Excellent. 684: 2KP ABC mid-North Coast, Kempsey 10kW. Call in program discussing the Rural Parks Service, fires. Phone # given as 1300 222 … 690: possibly KHNR, Honolulu with 10 kW. Thought I might have heard CBC, but not sure (which would have made in CBU, Vancouver). Fair reception. 693: Radio Sport, Dunedin 5 kW discussing Nigeria’s disqualification from the world cup. 702: Radio Live, Auckland 10 kW cochannel 711: Radio Trackside, Wellington 5 kW with sport play by play with het. Fair reception. 720: Radio NZ National, Invercargill 10 kW with talk program at good level. 729: Radio Sport, Wangarei 2.5 kW discussing rugby 738: Radio Live with ID at excellent level. Christchurch 5 kW. Ad giving a phone number as: 0-800-CONTAINER, and ID as “Christchurch 99.3 FM”. No sign of Tahiti. 747: 2 cochannels at poor/fair level. 750: KFQD, Anchorage at fair level at 09:28 with ID as, “Newstalk KFQD”. Happy to hear this one at this distance! 756: Radio NZ National, Auckland 10 kW. With call-in about the future of music at good level, with a weaker cochannel music station. 765: unid with pop music ?Napier? 774: Radio Sport, New Plymouth 5 kw with talk about ball control, and cochannel ABC Melbourne 50 kW. 783: Access Radio, Wellington 10 kW. Very strong with music. 792: Radio Sport, Hamilton 5 kW with talk about a player needing shoulder surgery. 810: Radio NZ National, Dunedin 10 kW. Very good reception, // 819 also very good from Tauranga with 10 kW. Also weak cochannel with music. Discussing building a business using the internet. 828: Radio Trackside, Palmerston-North 2 kW. Fair with sports, and cochannel too. 837: Radio NZ National, with 2 transmitters in the Northland at 2 and 2.5 kW. Excellent reception with NZ business. 846: 2 cochannels at fair level.
Re: [IRCA] DXing from the South Pacific 16 Nov2009
*/Dxing report from the South Pacific (sailing toward Tonga) for November 16, 2009:/* Hello, everyone! Were now 2 days outbound from The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and bound for Tonga. Good work Walt - you are working way harder than I am! I keep trying different deployments of the ALA100M as there is a 12kv line about 160 feet away and with all the salt spray here, there is an s4 to s9 level of frying static across 1/2 the MW band and the entire LW band... Sometimes it subsides after midnight. There is also TVI across the MW band and a good part of SW and this also vanishes after midnight - cap that off with a variety of hash noises that are likely old style light dimmers. I have gone down by the pool quite a few times and it is very very quiet there. 10 more days and then home to the rain. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT Com -- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] DXing from the South Pacific 16 Nov2009
Absolutely wonderful to read that log, Walter!!! I've heard a number of outlets of all of those networks. It was really a thrilling read. I'll keep this one for sure. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! I've sure been looking for FF on 666 for New Caledonia for the past several years. I've heard them twice before on the last solar cycle, but they failed to QSL., Good to hear that they are getting out. We'll be looking for them next season, too. I'll bet that you and Wanda LOVED New Zealand, as most everyone, especially from the NW, does. Please keep sending us stuff. You have not missed anything weather-wise here. The entire month has been just as we tell the tourists. We have had less than an hour of direct sunlight since late October half today, between storms. I'm learning the difference in weather forecasts: Showers with Sun Breaks; Scattered or Occasional Showers; Showers; Scattered Rain; Rain; Heavy Rain; Storms (means the wind is blowing HARD) may be used in tandem with any of the other 6 forecasts. They actually look you in the eye on TV and argue between just which one of those 6 it was, today! Even Arizona may look a little better after a full month of the above six forecasts :) John Bryant Orcas Island, WA, USA Winradio G313e and various Ultralights Wellbrook Phased Array + Superloops At 02:59 AM 11/18/2009 +, you wrote: */Dxing report from the South Pacific (sailing toward Tonga) for November 16, 2009:/* Hello, everyone! Were now 2 days outbound from The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and bound for Tonga. During these at-sea days, theres more time and energy to do some serious DXing and thats exactly what Ive been doing. On November 16^th , I concentrated on the 9 kHz channels, whereas last night it was the 10 kHz channels. A lot of what I heard Ive recorded with a running mp3 recorder (iRiver 795T). The MW noise from the ship, at least at the aft end is remarkably absent and using Garys modified eton e100 with the Murata filter and large ferrite rod (tuneable) has enabled me to do some good Dxing in a very small package. Its rather fun sitting in the semi-dark with ear buds holding my tiny receiver and rotating it this way and that. Have had a few people ask what I was up to, though! Of course on the first night, New Zealand dominated. Im surprised by the huge number of transmitters carrying the same program (especially the Newstalk ZB network, and to a lesser extent New Zealands Rhema, Southern Star, and Radio New Zealand National. They sure get out. Dont bother with legal local IDs. Instead they all seem to carry local ads which easily ID the station and location. I simply made notes, and later went through my loggings and was usually able to ID the station with the help of PAL. Thanks, Bruce and David for that! Here we go for Nov 16^th . Assume approximately the same time as the previous loggings as I pretty much systematically went from 531 upwards: 531 08:42 531PI in Auckland with 5 kw in presumed Samoan mentioning Easter Island and then an English ad for an appliance store in Hunters Corner, and other English ads. Excellent. Weaker cochannel with music. 549: 09:00 Rhema from Kaltaia, Northland with 2 kW and cochannel Radio Trackside 1 kW from Napier. 558: Radio Fiji 1, Naulu 10 kW with Trackside Sport ID at 10:50 (listed as Radio Sport, Invercargill 5 kW note the different ID). I was surprised how well the Invercargill and Dunedin stations came in. 567: Radio NZ National, Wellington with 50 kW. Very strong at 09:06. 576: The Word, Hamilton with 2.5 kW with religious programming and weaker cochannel, presumed ABC Sydney with 50 kW. 585: unid oldies 594: unid with modern pop music 603: unid modern soul music. 612: unid , // 594 and 621. This is either ABC Brisbane (with the others being 3WV Horsham and ABC Melbourne) or possibly Rhema. Not sure. 630: Radio NZ National, Napier-Hastings with 10 kW with NZ news re Wellington bus accidents. // to 639 (weak) 2 kW from Alexandra, Otago. 648: 10:51 ID for NZs Rhema. Very strong. From Gisborne, 5 kW. 657: strong pop music, and EZL music. Presumed Southern Star, Wellington with 50 kW. 666: RFO, New Caledonia. 20 kW, Noumea. Very good reception with lots of French talk (Bonsoir, bonsoir, bonsoir .). //729 barely audible. At 09:59, heard cochannel ABC jingle to TOH, making this 2CN, ABC Canberra with 5 kW. Later on at 11:02:40 noted RFO ID at excellent level. 675: Radio NZ National, Christchurch 10 kW. NZ weather. Excellent. 684: 2KP ABC mid-North Coast, Kempsey 10kW. Call in program discussing the Rural Parks Service, fires. Phone # given as 1300 222 690: possibly KHNR, Honolulu with 10 kW. Thought I might have heard CBC, but not sure (which would have made in CBU, Vancouver). Fair reception. 693: Radio Sport, Dunedin 5 kW discussing Nigerias disqualification from the world cup. 702: Radio Live,
Re: [IRCA] DXing from the South Pacific 16 Nov2009
Hi Walt, What a superb listing of stations heard! Were there any Kiwi outlets you *didn't* hear? This list is a keeper for sure. Thanks for writing up all the catches. Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA http://fivebelow.squarespace.com - Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:59:19 + From: Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] DXing from the South Pacific 16 Nov2009 */Dxing report from the South Pacific (sailing toward Tonga) for November 16, 2009:/* Hello, everyone! We?re now 2 days outbound from The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and bound for Tonga. During these at-sea days, there?s more time and energy to do some serious DXing and that?s exactly what I?ve been doing. On November 16^th , I concentrated on the 9 kHz channels, whereas last night it was the 10 kHz channels. A lot of what I heard I?ve recorded with a running mp3 recorder (iRiver 795T). The MW noise from the ship, at least at the aft end is remarkably absent and using Gary?s modified eton e100 with the Murata filter and large ferrite rod (tuneable) has enabled me to do some good Dxing in a very small package. It?s rather fun sitting in the semi-dark with ear buds holding my tiny receiver and rotating it this way and that. Have had a few people ask what I was up to, though! Of course on the first night, New Zealand dominated. I?m surprised by the huge number of transmitters carrying the same program (especially the Newstalk ZB network, and to a lesser extent New Zealand?s Rhema, Southern Star, and Radio New Zealand National. They sure get out. Don?t bother with legal local IDs. Instead they all seem to carry local ads which easily ID the station and location. I simply made notes, and later went through my loggings and was usually able to ID the station with the help of PAL. Thanks, Bruce and David for that! Here we go for Nov 16^th . Assume approximately the same time as the previous loggings as I pretty much systematically went from 531 upwards: SNIP ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] DXing from the South Pacific 16 Nov2009
Hello Walt, Thanks for that great DX report from the South Pacific, with extremely useful information for every Grayland summertime DU-chaser. Like John, I plan to save your post as an essential archive for Kiwi station information, and appreciate the time and effort that you used to compile it for us (and others). I'm very happy that your modified E100 is bringing in some nice DX, which reminds me of my Navy days DXing in the South Pacific in 1975 (although it wasn't exactly a pleasure cruise). The ocean propagation never ceased to amaze me, and it's obvious that you are enjoying similar results. Have fun during the rest of the cruise, and thanks again for the very informative DX report. 73, Gary DeBock (in rainy and windy Puyallup, WA) In a message dated 11/17/2009 7:19:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, can...@gmail.com writes: */Dxing report from the South Pacific (sailing toward Tonga) for November 16, 2009:/* Hello, everyone! We’re now 2 days outbound from The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and bound for Tonga. During these at-sea days, there’s more time and energy to do some serious DXing and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. On November 16^th , I concentrated on the 9 kHz channels, whereas last night it was the 10 kHz channels. A lot of what I heard I’ve recorded with a running mp3 recorder (iRiver 795T). The MW noise from the ship, at least at the aft end is remarkably absent and using Gary’s modified eton e100 with the Murata filter and large ferrite rod (tuneable) has enabled me to do some good Dxing in a very small package. It’s rather fun sitting in the semi-dark with ear buds holding my tiny receiver and rotating it this way and that. Have had a few people ask what I was up to, though! Of course on the first night, New Zealand dominated. I’m surprised by the huge number of transmitters carrying the same program (especially the Newstalk ZB network, and to a lesser extent New Zealand’s Rhema, Southern Star, and Radio New Zealand National. They sure get out. Don’t bother with legal local IDs. Instead they all seem to carry local ads which easily ID the station and location. I simply made notes, and later went through my loggings and was usually able to ID the station with the help of PAL. Thanks, Bruce and David for that! Here we go for Nov 16^th . Assume approximately the same time as the previous loggings as I pretty much systematically went from 531 upwards: 531 08:42 531PI in Auckland with 5 kw in presumed Samoan mentioning Easter Island and then an English ad for an appliance store in Hunter’s Corner, and other English ads. Excellent. Weaker cochannel with music. 549: 09:00 Rhema from Kaltaia, Northland with 2 kW and cochannel Radio Trackside 1 kW from Napier. 558: Radio Fiji 1, Naulu 10 kW with Trackside Sport ID at 10:50 (listed as Radio Sport, Invercargill 5 kW…note the different ID). I was surprised how well the Invercargill and Dunedin stations came in. 567: Radio NZ National, Wellington with 50 kW. Very strong at 09:06. 576: The Word, Hamilton with 2.5 kW with religious programming and weaker cochannel, presumed ABC Sydney with 50 kW. 585: unid oldies 594: unid with modern pop music 603: unid modern soul music. 612: unid , // 594 and 621. This is either ABC Brisbane (with the others being 3WV Horsham and ABC Melbourne) or possibly Rhema. Not sure. 630: Radio NZ National, Napier-Hastings with 10 kW with NZ news re Wellington bus accidents. // to 639 (weak) 2 kW from Alexandra, Otago. 648: 10:51 ID for NZ’s Rhema. Very strong. From Gisborne, 5 kW. 657: strong pop music, and EZL music. Presumed Southern Star, Wellington with 50 kW. 666: RFO, New Caledonia. 20 kW, Noumea. Very good reception with lots of French talk (Bonsoir, bonsoir, bonsoir….). //729 barely audible. At 09:59, heard cochannel ABC jingle to TOH, making this 2CN, ABC Canberra with 5 kW. Later on at 11:02:40 noted “RFO” ID at excellent level. 675: Radio NZ National, Christchurch 10 kW. NZ weather. Excellent. 684: 2KP ABC mid-North Coast, Kempsey 10kW. Call in program discussing the Rural Parks Service, fires. Phone # given as 1300 222 … 690: possibly KHNR, Honolulu with 10 kW. Thought I might have heard CBC, but not sure (which would have made in CBU, Vancouver). Fair reception. 693: Radio Sport, Dunedin 5 kW discussing Nigeria’s disqualification from the world cup. 702: Radio Live, Auckland 10 kW cochannel 711: Radio Trackside, Wellington 5 kW with sport play by play with het. Fair reception. 720: Radio NZ National, Invercargill 10 kW with talk program at good level. 729: Radio Sport, Wangarei 2.5 kW discussing rugby 738: Radio Live with ID at excellent level. Christchurch 5 kW. Ad giving a phone number as: 0-800-CONTAINER, and ID as “Christchurch 99.3 FM”. No sign of Tahiti. 747: 2 cochannels at poor/fair level. 750: KFQD, Anchorage at fair level at 09:28 with ID as,
