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.