E's log 29 + 30/12/13

Today's post consist of a short, quick opening to Manning River (NSW) on the 29th, and a good opening to Queensland today (30th).

29/12/13
1.57 - 2.03pm
95.5 2MRR
96.3 2JJJ
97.1 2ABCRN
98.7 2ABCFM
all Manning River

30/12/13
12.35 - 2.15pm (approx)
88.3 4ABCRR Miriam Vale
89.1 4PNN Emerald (mixing with permanent 5BBB)
89.5 4JJJ Nambour
89.9 4ABCRN Miriam Vale
90.7 4ABCFM Emerald
91.1 4MCY Nambour
91.3 4HIT Moranbah
93.3 4ABCRN unknown if Glenden or Dysart
93.5 4ROK Gladstone
93.9 4ABCRN Emerald
94.3 4PNN Townsville
94.5 4PNN Gympie
94.7 4HIT Emerald
94.9 ? likely 4MIX Ipswich
95.3 4SCR Gympie
95.5 Racing Emerald
96.1 4NNN Gympie
96.9 4ABCRN Gympie
96.9 4RFM Moranbah
97.3 ? (weak)
97.7 4ABCFM Roma
97.9 4ABCFM Mackay
98.5 4ABCFM Wide Bay
98.7 4RGM Mackay
99.3 4JJJ Wide Bay
99.5 4JJJ Mackay
100.1 4ABCRR Wide Bay
100.9 4ABCRN Wide Bay
101.1 4QAA Mackay
101.9 4MMK Mackay
102.7 4ABCRN Mackay
104.3 4PNN Mackay
104.9 4QAA Moranbah

DX log - Christmas Day + 27/12/13

Christmas day 2013 was a somewhat frustrating and strange day for E-Skip.  Nothing lasted any more than 10 minutes - no real full on opening.  The 27th saw some good Tropo in the morning from Victoria.

25/12/13
11.05am
96.9 4RFM Moranbah
97.9 4ABCFM Mackay
101.1 4QAA Mackay

11.45am
94.9 ?possibly 4MIX Ipswich. Music with some strong peaks. Lone signal.

12.18pm
101.1, 105.1, 105.9 - all unknown

12.55pm
88.5 4ABCFM Gold Coast
91.7 4ABCRR Gold Coast

27/12/13
Morning Tropo
89.9 5CCC Pt. Lincoln
91.1 3ABCRR Bendigo
91.5 5PNN Tumby Bay
93.1 5ABCFM Pt. Lincoln (over Magic FM Riverland)
93.5 3BBO Bendigo
94.5 3JJJ Goulburn Valley
95.3 3SRR Shepparton
96.1 3ABCFM Goulburn Valley
96.9 3SUN Shepparton
107.5 8SAT Hallett
107.7 3PNN Goulburn Valley
+ Western Victoria

Christmas Eve DX log

December 24, Christmas Eve, ended up being good for E-Skip from Western Australia.  Interestingly it went from one area to another.  Starting at 2.20pm with Perth, they then left and Bunbury came in, after that was Kalgoorlie and Albany. Then they both eventually died out and Central Agricultural (WA's wheatbelt, east of Perth) came in and quickly was strong - Perth came back soon after at 3.55pm, stronger than they were earlier.  On with the log:

2.20pm
89.1 ? Mixing with permanent semi-local 5BBB, possibly Ravensthorpe
93.3 6ABCFM Bunbury
94.1 6JJJ Bunbury
96.9 6SBS Perth
95.3 6EBA Perth
96.1 6NOW Perth
96.3 6PNN Wagin
97.7 6ABCFM Perth
98.5 6SON Perth
99.3 6JJJ Perth
101.1 ?
104.3 ?

3pm (Kalgoorlie 3.25pm)
92.1 6PNN Southern Agricultural
92.9 6JJJ Southern Agricultural
94.5 6ABCFM Southern Agricultural
95.3 6AAY Albany
95.5 6ABCFM Kalgoorlie
96.9 6ABCRN Southern Agricultural
97.1 6ABCRN Kalgoorlie
97.9 6KAR Kalgoorlie
98.7 6JJJ Kalgoorlie

3.40pm
98.1 6JJJ Central Agricultural
98.9 6ABCFM Central Agricultural
99.7 6PNN Central Agricultural
105.1 6MER Merriden

Also, believe I had a short opening to Emerald, QLD, right in the middle of the WA reception
90.7 4ABCFM
95.5 Racing

At 4.07pm I abandoned the monitoring as I had to leave home, however Perth and Central Agricultural were going strong when I switched the Tuner off.

Recent DX

A little round-up of the most recently logged FM DX.

15/12/13
7pm
92.1, 92.9, 94.5 - not identified, likely Northern NSW.

Tropo - Western Victoria, Bendigo, Pt. Lincoln (into morning of the 16th)

16/12/13
1pm
94.7 4BCR Bundaberg
95.5 Racing Bundaberg
98.5 4ABCFM Wide Bay
99.3 4JJJ Wide Bay
99.5 4JJJ ?
100.1 4ABCRR Wide Bay
100.9 4ABCRN Wide Bay

UnID: 93.5, 96.3, 101.1

17/12/13
Morning Tropo: Pt. Lincoln, Western Victoria + 102.5 and 105.7 Mt Gambier.

Nothing heard since. Either E-Skip has been dead here, or I have simply been unlucky and missed openings when I have not been home.

E's December 9th & 10th, 2013

9/12/13 - A fairly weak opening noted.
7.25 - 8.05pm
94.5 2NNR
95.3 2ABCFM
96.1 2JJJ
96.9 2ABCRN
All Richmond / Tweed
Unidentified 93.5

10/12/13 - saw a good opening to Queensland. Initially was sparse and not real strong, before disappearing and then later reappearing stronger.
5.50 - 6.05pm + 6.15 - 6.55pm
88.3 4ABCRR Miriam Vale
88.9 ?
89.1 4KRY Kingaroy
89.5 4JJJ Nambour
89.9 4ABCRN Miriam Vale + another unidentified
90.7 4CSB Wondai
91.1 4MCY Nambour
91.5 The Range Toowoomba
91.5 4GCR Gympie
92.3 KIX Country Hervey Bay / Maryborough
93.1 4RGB Bundaberg
93.5 4ROK Gladstone
93.9 4RUM Bundaberg
94.1 ?
94.3 Racing Gladstone
94.5 4PNN Gympie
94.7 4BCR Bundaberg
95.3 4SCR Gympie
96.1 4NNN Gympie
96.3 KFM Kingaroy
96.9 4ABCRN Gympie

7.50 - 8pm
94.3 4ABCRN, unknown if Blackwater or Goondiwindi.

E's Log 8/12/13

Arrived home this evening to find some E's from W.A. coming in. Here's the run down:

7.20pm (already in progress)
94.1 6JJJ Bunbury
95.5 6ABCFM Kalgoorlie
97.1 6ABCRN Kalgoorlie
97.9 6KAR Kalgoorlie
98.7 6JJJ Kalgoorlie

7.50pm
92.1 6PNN Southern Agricultural
93.3 6ABCFM Bunbury
94.5 6ABCFM Southern Agricultural
95.3 6AAY Albany
96.3 6PNN Wagin
96.9 6ABCRN Albany
98.1 6JJJ Central Agricultural
99.3 6JJJ ?Possibly Perth, but not heard at the same time as the Perth stations later heard.

8.25pm
92.9 6PPM Perth
96.9 6SBS Perth
97.7 6ABCFM Perth

E's Season Under Way

After a long wait, the summer E's season 2013/2014 has arrived with the first FM E's into Adelaide noted today.

91.3 4HIT Moranbah
94.3 4ABCRN Blackwater
94.7 4HIT Emerald
100.1 4ABCRR Wide Bay
100.9 4ABCRN Wide Bay

Unidentified: 89.9, 91.7, 93.3, 100.7 and 102.1.

Additionally, not identified, but most likely: 97.9 4ABCFM and 99.5 4JJJ Mackay (both in at the same time and only briefly), and 98.5 4YOU Rockhampton (also only in briefly).

Opening lasted 12.50pm (already in progress when I checked) to approx. 1.30pm.  However, it was not a particularly intense opening, hence the difficulty in getting IDs.  I hope this is not a sign of another weak E's season, fingers crossed.

Winter E's 2013

Yesterday, July 17, I checked my radio at 5.30pm local Adelaide time, to find I was getting strong 89.5 and 94.5.  A definite ID of JJJ on 89.5, means this was Nambour.  While there was no ID caught on 94.5, I'm pretty sure it was 4PNN Gympie.  91.1 was also weakly heard.  Given the JJJ reception, this most likely was Nambour too.

Unfortunately they were only around perhaps 5 minutes.  It appears I caught the tail-end of the opening.

Will be keeping a closer ear out today, hopefully I can hear some more.

Goodbye Analog TV

At bang on 9am this morning, Adelaide's analog television transmissions ceased.  I switched on the TV to witness this happen - no fanfare, nothing. Just simply went from the regular programming to snow, just like that.

This now leaves the following left to switch over:

Tasmania: April 9 2013
Perth: April 16 2013
Brisbane/Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast: May 28 2013
Darwin: July 30 2013
Sydney/Gosford: December 3 2013
Melbourne: December 10 2013

Friday Tropo - 8/2/13

Another morning of tropo from Victoria.  This time including a couple of Melbourne stations.  This is the first time I have logged Melbourne.  Identified via their live web stream, as they were quite weak.  Bendigo was the best heard this morning.

89.5 3PNN Bendigo
91.1 3ABCRR Bendigo
91.5 3PTV Melbourne
92.3 3ZZZ Melbourne
93.5 3BBO Bendigo
94.5 3JJJ Goulburn Valley
95.3 3SRR Shepparton
96.1 3ABCFM Goulburn Valley
96.9 3SUN Shepparton
97.7 3GVR Goulburn Valley
101.1 3JJJ Mildura

Mount Dundas frequencies also in again, but weak this time.
UnID: 89.9, 90.7 and 107.5.  I suspect these may have also been Melbourne.

Tropo activity

Things have been quiet of late, however, this morning (7-2-13) saw strong tropo to Western and Central Victoria.

88.9 3HFM Hamilton
89.5 3PNN Bendigo
91.1 3ABCRR Bendigo
91.5 5PNN Tumby Bay
93.5 3BBO Bendigo
95.7 3ABCRN Nhill
97.9 3RMR Mildura
99.5 3MDA Mildura
101.1 3JJJ Mildura
101.3 3WWM Horsham
107.5 8SAT Hallett
107.7 5YYY Whyalla

Also, the Mount Dundas outlets, which were at first (7.30am) observed at 3 bars on the Sony (40dBuV on the Onkyo).  Mildura was 1 bar, except Triple J - 2 bars.

94.5 and 95.3 also heard, but far too weak to ID.  I suspect 94.5 to likely be Nhill, as 95.7 was quite strong.

Audio: 99.5 Star FM, Mildura

 

Morning Tropo - 19/1/13

Reception about mid-morning.

91.1 3ABCRR Bendigo

93.5 3BBO Bendigo

94.5 3JJJ Goulburn Valley

96.1 3ABCFM Goulburn Valley

96.5 2JJJ Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

97.3 2ABCFM Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

97.7 3GVR Goulburn Valley

98.1 2PB Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

98.9 2ABCRN Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

99.7 2RGF Griffith

Have not been able to do much monitoring this weekend so far, as have got family visiting from the country - but checking when I can. 

QLD + NSW E's - 16/1/13

A good amount of E's were heard Wednesday morning the 16th...here's the log:

9.45am

91.7 2PNN Tamworth

92.9 2TTT Tamworth

94.7 2JJJ Tamworth

10.15am -10.45am

91.5 2JJJ Grafton / Kempsey

92.3 2MRR Grafton / Kempsey

93.3 4SBS Brisbane

94.5 2NNR Richmond / Tweed

94.9 4MIX Ipswich

95.3 2ABCFM Richmond / Tweed

96.3 2JJJ Manning River

96.5 4FRB Brisbane

97.1 2ABCRN Manning River

97.3 4BFM Brisbane w/- RDS

97.9 2ABCFM Grafton / Kempsey

98.1 4EB Brisbane

98.7 2ABCFM Manning River

99.5 2ABCRN Grafton / Kempsey

10.50am - 11.30am

88.3 2ABCFM SW Slopes / E. Riverina

89.9 2RVR SW Slopes / E. Riverina

90.1 2NBC Sydney (Narwee)

92.1 2MFM Sydney

92.9 2ABCFM Sydney w/- RDS

94.5 2FBI Sydney

94.9 2WSK Nowra

95.3 2PTV Sydney

95.7 2ABCFM Illawarra

97.3 2ILA Illawarra

97.7 2SBS Sydney w/- RDS

98.9 2JJJ Illawarra

Audio: ABCFM Illawarra

4BFM Brisbane

ABCFM Sydney

SBS Sydney

E's logs - 11 & 12th Jan.

Yesterday, January 12, only saw some very patchy E-Skip about:

6.50pm
91.5, 92.3 Grafton / Kempsey
not identified: 92.1 and 93.5. Opening lasted about 20 minutes.

8.20pm - for 10 minutes
91.1 ?Suspected Nambour
93.3 4SBS Brisbane
94.9 4MIX Ipswich
97.3 4BFM Brisbane

By contrast, the 11th saw a larger early opening to South East QLD.
7.10am - 8.50am
88.5 4ABCFM Gold Coast
89.5 4JJJ Nambour
89.9 4DDD Dalby
90.7 4CSB Wondai
91.1 4MCY Nambour
91.5 The Range Toowoomba
92.3 KIX Country Maryborough
93.3 4SBS Brisbane
94.5 4PNN Gympie
94.5 2NNR Richmond / Tweed
94.9 4MIX Ipswich
95.3 4SCR Gympie
95.3 2ABCFM Richmond / Tweed
96.1 4NNN Gympie
96.9 4ABCRN Gympie
97.3 4BFM Brisbane
100.7 4RGD Toowoomba
101.3 4NSA Noosa
Several were not identified.
 
10.37am
91.3, 92.5 and 94.1 - not identified. Lasted no more than 5 minutes

11.03
92.9 - another that lasted no more than 5 minutes, but had a very strong minute or two. Appeared to be the same station I heard earlier in the day during the early morning QLD opening, at which time I heard Cheap Wine by Cold Chisel playing.

Tropo log - 8/1/13

Some Tropo from yesterday.  E-Skip has been very quiet, hope it picks up a bit before the season ends!

88.9 3HFM Hamilton

89.9 5CCC Pt. Lincoln

91.1 3ABCRR Bendigo

91.5 5PNN Tumby Bay

92.1 6PNN Southern Agricultural

92.9 6JJJ Southern Agricultural

93.1 5ABCFM Pt. Lincoln

93.5 3BBO Bendigo

94.5 6ABCFM Southern Agricultural

95.7 3ABCRN Nhill

96.9 6ABCRN Southern Agricultural

99.3 8SAT Streaky Bay

100.9 5ABCRN Streaky Bay

101.3 3WWM Horsham

101.9 5ABCRN Tumby Bay

Mt. Dundas at 1 bar

Port Pirie noted at 3 bars

DTV from Port Pirie also viewed - see photo below.

Southern Cross Ten, Port Pirie (RF ch. 40)

E's log - 2/1/13

After the large tropo opening this morning, I was going to write today off as far as E's were concerned, but then came a large E's opening from QLD, late in the evening.

1pm (very brief)
90.7 3REG Lakes Entrance

10pm - 11.30pm

88.5 4ABCFM Gold Coast

89.3 4ABCRN Thallon

89.5 4JJJ Nambour

89.9 4DDD Dalby

90.1 4ABCRN Gold Coast

90.7 4CSB Wondai

91.1 4MCY Nambour

91.5 4GCR Gympie

91.5 The Range Toowoomba

92.3 KIX Country Maryborough

92.5 4SB Tarong Coal Mine

92.9 4GOD Toowoomba

93.1 4RGB Bundaberg

93.3 4SBS Brisbane

93.9 4RUM Bundaberg

94.3 Racing Dalby (poss. Gladstone)

94.7 4BCR Bundaberg

94.5 4PNN Gympie

94.9 4MIX Ipswich

95.3 4SCR Gympie

96.1 4NNN Gympie

96.5 4FRB Brisbane

96.9 4ABCRN Gympie

97.1 KIX Country Bundaberg

98.5 4ABCFM Wide Bay

99.3 4JJJ Wide Bay

100.1 4ABCRR Wide Bay

100.7 4RGD Toowoomba

100.9 4ABCRN Wide Bay

101.7 4ABCFM Southern Downs

101.9 4CEE Maryborough

103.5 4MBB Maryborough

104.1 4JJJ Darling Downs

105.1 4WBR Maryborough

105.7 4ABCRN Darling Downs

107.3 4ABCFM Darling Downs

This is not complete, a couple of frequencies I did not ID, plus several had at least 2 stations mixing.

Audio below, in order:

Hot 91.1 Nambour

Sea FM Bundaberg

CFM Toowoomba

Morning Tropo - 2/1/13

Another morning of Tropo and lots of it. Here's the log:

88.3 2ABCFM SW Slopes / E. Riverina

89.5 3PNN Bendigo

89.9 5CCC Pt. Lincoln

90.7 2JJJ SW Slopes / E. Riverina

91.1 3ABCRR Bendigo

91.5 2PB SW Slopes / E. Riverina

91.5 5PNN Tumby Bay

93.5 3BBO Bendigo

94.5 3JJJ Goulburn Valley

95.3 3SRR Shepparton

96.1 3ABCFM Goulburn Valley

96.5 2JJJ Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

96.9 3SUN Shepparton

97.3 2ABCFM Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

97.7 3GVR Goulburn Valley

98.1 2PB Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

98.9 2ABCRN Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

99.7 2RGF Griffith

106.9 8SAT Wudinna

107.7 5ABCRN Wudinna

Audio from this morning (in order):

Star FM Griffith

3BO Bendigo

ABCFM SW Slopes / E. Riverina