Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Blog Logs - Australia & Indonesia


AUSTRALIA 2310 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, 2016-2046, 18 Nov, English, light songs, phone-ins, ABC newscast 2030; too noisy by 2030, but then strong as never before, 54343.

2325 VL8T, Tennant Creek NT, 2017-2048, 18 Nov, cf. // 2310; deteriorating at 2030; 54343.

2485 VL8K, Katherine NT, 2031-2045, 18 Nov, , cf. // 2310 or 2325; almost inaudible by the time I started observing the other two ABC stns, and then vy. bad at 2045; 34342.

4835 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, 0806-0832*, 09 Nov, English, chats, interview, prgr announcements, music, news 0830; 45332; // 4910 at approx. same quality.

9710 R. Australia, Shepperton VIC, 0825-0857, 14 Nov, English to PNG+Pacific, "PM" prgr; blocked by LTU at 0900; 45433. (all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 23)

INDONESIA UnID RRI hrd on 3214.84 kHz at 1101-1329+ UT on Nov 21. (S. Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC via wwdxc BC-DX Nov 22)

This station s/off at 1436 UT on Nov 21. Nov 22 on 3215.16 kHz, Jakarta Nx relay at 1200-1224 UT. Reactive Manado ? (last check on May 2000). (A. Ishida-JPN, NDXC via wwdxc BC-DX Nov 22)

9524.96 Voice of Indonesia, 1030-1100 UT Noted local music with comments between tunes by a woman. Believe she announced whatever it was she announced, in Mandarin? I find it curious that China is not blocking this freq with their "Firedrake" signal, since Mandarin is schedule for this half hour according to a schedule I gleaned from the web. Just a thought. Signal was armchair here in Clewiston. (Chuck Bolland-USA, hcdx Nov 21)

Today Nov 21 are outstanding reception conditions towards AS and PAC. 11860 kHz RRI Jakarta shows a signal strength at my place, about S=9+20 dB on Eton E1 Radio from Lextronix. Armchair listening. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 21)

I'm glad you managed to hear RRI Jakarta on 11860 kHz. As I said, it puts in a really good signal to W.A. It is quite amazing how a single shortwave transmitter can cover a wide area.
(Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 21)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News, BC DX#783)