E-Skip log 6/1/15

January 6, saw another E's opening after a bit of a lull. Concentrated primarily around Sydney and Illawarra.

5.10 - 5.50pm
89.9 2VTR Windsor (Sydney)
90.9 2PNN Illawarra
91.7 ? Likely 2ST St. Georges Basin
92.1 2MFM Sydney
92.9 2ABCFM Sydney
94.1 2LIV Wollongong/Nowra
94.3 Racing Goulburn
94.5 2FBI Sydney*
94.5 2NNR Richmond/Tweed*
94.9 2WSK Nowra
95.3 2PTV Sydney*
95.3 2ABCFM Richmond/Tweed*
95.7 2ABCFM Illawarra
96.1 2JJJ Richmond/Tweed
96.5 2UUL Wollongong
96.9 2SYD Sydney
97.3 2ILA Illawarra
97.7 2SBSFM Sydney
98.9 2JJJ Illawarra
101.3 2CFM Gosford
101.7 2UUS Sydney
102.1 2JJJ Newcastle
102.5 2MBS Sydney
104.3 2EEE Batemans Bay/Moruya
104.9 2MMM Sydney
105.7 2JJJ Sydney
106.1 2ABCFM Newcastle

6.10pm
94.5, 95.3, 96.1 and 96.9 Richmond/Tweed for just a couple of minutes.

*Mixing, Sydney more dominant.

E's log 23/12/14

Yesterday, December 23, saw a large 2 1/2 hour opening with E's from South East QLD, as well as some from Northern NSW. Lots of signals, right across the whole FM band, some frequencies with more than one station - a mess at times. On with the log.....

2.55 - 5.25pm
88.5 4ABCFM Gold Coast
89.3 4CRB Gold Coast
89.5 4JJJ Nambour
89.9 4DDD Dalby
90.1 4ABCRN Gold Coast
90.5 4RBL Beaudesert
90.7 4CSB Wondai
90.9 4SEA Gold Coast
91.1 4MCY Nambour
91.5 4WK Stanthorpe
91.5 The Range Toowoomba
91.7 4ABCRR Gold Coast
92.1 4BRZ Beaudesert
92.5 4GLD Gold Coast
92.9 4GOD Toowoomba
93.3 4SBS Brisbane
93.5 2PNN Inverell
94.1 4JAZ Gold Coast
94.5 2NNR Richmond/Tweed
94.5 4PNN Gympie
94.9 4MIX Ipswich
95.3 2ABCFM Richmond/Tweed
95.3 4SCR Gympie
95.5 Racing, likely Bundaberg
95.7 4PNN Gold Coast
96.1 2JJJ Richmond/Tweed
96.1 4NNN Gympie
96.3 4PNN Warwick (+1, unknown)
96.9 2ABCRN Richmond/Tweed
96.9 4ABCRN Gympie
97.3 4BFM Brisbane w/- RDS
97.7 4JJJ Gold Coast (+1, likely Wide Bay)
98.1 4EB Brisbane
98.5 4ABCFM Wide Bay
98.5 2PNN Richmond/Tweed
100.1 4ABCRR Wide Bay
100.7 4RGD Toowoomba
100.9 2ZZZ Lismore
100.9 4ABCRN Wide Bay
101.1 4CBL Logan
101.1 2JJJ Armidale
101.3 4NSA Noosa
101.7 4ABCFM Southern Downs
101.9 4CEE Maryborough
101.9 2NWR Armidale
102.1 4ZZZ Brisbane
102.5 4BRZ Tenterfield
102.9 2GEM Warialda
103.3 4JJJ Southern Downs
103.5 4MBB Maryborough
103.5 2JJJ Armidale
103.7 Racing (+1, unknown)
104.1 4JJJ Darling Downs
104.3 Racing Armidale
104.5 4MMM Brisbane
104.9 4QS Southern Downs
105.3 4BBB Brisbane
105.7 4ABCRN Darling Downs
106.1 4ABCFM Brisbane
106.5 4CLB Nambour
106.7 ? Likely 2GEM Glen Innes, or 4BRZ Childers
106.9 4BNE Brisbane
107.3 4CAB Gold Coast
107.3 4ABCFM Darling Downs
107.7 4JJJ Brisbane

There were some frequencies that weren't identified, such as unknown 103.7, according to my notes was parallel with 105.9. Also unknown, 107.5 and 104.3.

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Log for 19/12/14
11.20 - 11.30am
89.5 4JJJ Nambour
91.1 4MCY Nambour
93.3 4SBS Brisbane
94.5 4PNN Gympie
95.3 4SCR Gympie
96.1 4NNN Gympie
96.9 4ABCRN Gympie
97.3 4BFM Brisbane

11.55am
94.9, 99.7 - unknown, only lasted minutes.

Tropo 16/12

The morning of December 16, saw a continuation of the Western Victoria tropo from late the previous night at strong levels. Additionally, these were heard in the morning:

89.9 5CCC Pt. Lincoln
91.1 3ABCRR Bendigo (very weak)
91.5 5PNN Tumby Bay (weak)
97.9 3RMR Mildura
101.1 3JJJ Mildura
102.7 3ABCFM Mildura*
105.9 3ABCRN Mildura*
107.5 8SAT Hallet
107.7 5ABCRN Wudinna

*Mixing with Port Pirie.

The strong tropo to Western Victoria also means strong lift to the Riverland stations.

E's 14/12/14

Sunday's E-skip proved to be rather fleeting with two distinct openings, both of 5 minute duration.

2.30 - 2.35pm - Brisbane
93.3 4SBS
94.9 4MIX Ipswich
96.5 4FRB
97.3 4BFM

2.35 - 2.40pm - Bundaberg (plus a minute or two around 2.50pm)
93.1 4RGB
93.9 4RUM
94.7 4BCR
95.5 HPON (Racing)
97.1 HPON

The morning of the 15th saw Tropo from Western Victoria - 91.7, 92.5, 93.3, 94.1, 94.9. At the time of typing (around midnight that night), the Tropo from them is back at good levels.

First E's of the Season.

Yesterday, Thursday December 11, marked my first E-skip for the 2014/2015 season. Log as follows:

1.10pm - 2.15pm
88.5 2NWR Walcha
88.9 2ABCFM Lightning Ridge
90.5 ? Brief. Likely 2ABCRN Tenterfield
90.1 2ABCRN Walcha
90.7 2PNN Grafton
91.5 2JJJ Grafton
91.7 2PNN Tamworth
92.3 2MRR Grafton
92.9 2TTT Tamworth
93.3 2BBB Dorrigo
93.9 2ABCRN Tamworth
94.5 2ABCRN Grafton
94.7 2JJJ Tamworth
97.9 2ABCFM Grafton
101.1 2JJJ Armidale
101.9 2NWR Armidale
102.1 2JJJ unknown if Newcastle or Broken Hill
102.7 2PNN Armidale
103.5 2ABCFM Armidale
104.1 ? Not Sydney (no others about). Possibly Coffs Harbour, but signal left once I got the online stream up to see if it matched.

2.25pm - 2.30pm
95.5, 96.3, 97.1 suspected Manning River

More Tropo 11/11/14

With all the warm to hot weather in Adelaide, I really must remember to keep checking my radios, as things are picking up, and it will be E-Skip season too.

More Tropo noted this morning - nothing unusual, but good to be hearing the regulars again.

Heard were 91.1 and 93.5 Bendigo, as well as 91.7, 92.5, 93.3, 94.1 and 94.9 Western Victoria.

89.5 Bendigo was not heard, as the others were fairly weak, and that only comes up once they are reasonably strong.

On other news, now am on a brand new desktop PC, 6 core processor 3.5 Ghz (4.1 Ghz turbo), 1TB hard drive, 8GB RAM and Windows 8.1 64 bit.  Didn't know how I would go with 8.1, as have been using XP for years, but got used to it pretty quickly...phew!!

The new computer box

I'm back!

After a very quiet winter for DX (as well as my hard drive on my desktop PC failing, again!! and still not fixed), I am back. With the warmer weather upon us (37 degrees tomorrow), I am looking forward to posting activity from Tropo and E-Skip from here in Adelaide.

Last night (19th October) and this morning (20th), 91.1 an 93.5 Bendigo, along with 89.9 Port Lincoln were noted.

Here's to a good DX season.