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Sunday 24 February 2008

Frequencies 24-Feburary-2008


Using DEGEN DE1103 - 10m Random Wire, QTH: Canberra

khz UTC SINPO Country Station
2310 1921 55555 AUS ABC NT Service(Alice Springs)
2310 1922 55545 AUS ABC NT Service(Tennant Creek)
2485 1923 55545 AUS ABC NT Service(Katherine)
3200 1927 35444 SWZ Trans World Radio - English
3230 1933 35433 US Family Radio Englis MP Preaching. Via Meyerton S Africa
3255 1935 35433 G BBC - English via Meyerton S Africa
3320 1937 25332 S Africa Radio Sondergrense, F Singer, MP, M Singer. Via Meyerton S Africa
3325 1941 34444 ?? Cant Make out Language, Cultural Singing / Celebrating and a drum beat.
Somae Interference from Morse Code.
3335 1944 34333 PNG Radio East Sepik - English
3345 1945 23332 S Africa Channel Africa (non Englsih)
3395 1948 12232 ?? ??
3955 1950 34344 China R. Taiwan Intl. (German) - via Skelton UK
3975 1951 44334 Hungary R. Budapest - 2 x MP's
4770 1955 45444 Nigeria Radio Nigeria
4828 1957 45444 Zinbabwe Zinbabwe BC Corp
4840 1959 45544 ?? Carrier Signal, no modulation, stops 2000 UTC
4845 2002 35543 Mauritania R. Mauritanie News, F & MP - Arabic
4905 2004 54545 ?? French MP - Another cochanne3 faintly in background.
4930 2005 35443 Turkmenistan Turkmen Radio - (English) - MP introducing next song's Artist (Religous related).
4940 2008 25443 USA VOA via Sao Toma - English (W&C Africa).
4965 2009 43343 Zambia Voice of Africa - FP (Englsih) - Strong Digital Mode Interference.
5010 2012 45544 Madagasgar RTV Malagasy - Slightly Muffled / Overdriven Modulation.
M Singer and up beat/tempo Music.
5750 2017 45544 USA VOA - via Kuwait
5850 2021 45444 Canada Radio Canada Intl - (French) - Via Horby Sweden.
French MP's, STID clear given through out broadcast.


Saturday 16 February 2008

Frequencies 15-February-2008


Using DEGEN DE1103 - 10m Random Wire, QTH: Canberra

khz UTC SINPO Country Station
2310 1920 55555 AUS ABC NT Service(Alice Springs)
2310 1925 55545 AUS ABC NT Service(Tennant Creek)
2485 1927 55545 AUS ABC NT Service(Katherine)
3200 1928 25342 SWZ Trans World Radio - English (Station ID 1930)
3360 1930 25321 ?? very faintly hear a Female voice repeating Phonic Alphabet.
3955 1936 45544 TWN Radio Taiwan Int. (German) - via Skelton UK
3985 1944 53444 IRN IRIB Teheran (clearly hear male and female presenter talking russian).
4770 1954 45333 NIG Listed as Radio Nigeria Kaduna - (English) - however this was not an english broadcast, so not able to confirm.
Listened for a while more and got drums almost chinese style. At 2000 English News was broadcasted, very noisy with Atmospheric noise and fade.
4905 2005 45444 TCD Rdiff.Nat. Tchadienne -(Instruments, good beat, sounds great, now their singing).
4950 2013 44434 USA VOA - English - (Listen Here) - (Station ID 2014) - Playing Music, very hip program, also like BBC top40)
Targerting Central Africa via Botswana.
A Digital Mode was interferring a little.

Saturday 9 February 2008

Frequencies 08-February-2008


Using DEGEN DE1103 - 10m Random Wire, QTH: Canberra

khz UTC SINPO Country Station
4780 1915 45434 DJI RTV Djibouti (Arabic like, MP, Music, talking)
4975 1932 23331 ?? (Something there, SSB can't clear it up).
4965 1935 24332 ?? (Music, Talking, can't determine what language) ??
4930 1938 35443 USA VOA (via Botswana) (English - MP - slow speak, must be a Special English Broadcast. "Walmart has donated 1 million dollars".)
6195 1941 55545 G BBC - (English, some fade)
6185 1943 45444 CVA Radio Vaticana (Mustly a good signal, but some noise and constant, slight fade).
6175 1944 55545 USA WYFR Family Radio - (MP in arabic repeats several time - xxxxxxxxx Open Forum). A faint co-channel possibly speaking English in background Possibly Russia)
6150 1951 44444 USA VOA - English (Some co-channel interference, and fade, mostly a clean signal)
6130 1953 44444 RUS VOR - Russian (Muffled / overdriving FP)
6120 1955 44444 TUR Voice of Turkey. (Music, faint channel in background).



Sunday 3 February 2008

Frequencies 03-February-2008



khz UTC SINPO Country Station
17505 0448 35433 CHN CRI.
17525 0451 33444 HWA KWHR (slight QRM +5khz)
17800 0459 35544 D Deutsche Welle (Targeting Afica)
17820 0500 35544 AUS CVC International - (abrupt sign off 0500)
15110 0502 35544 KWT Radio Kuwait (English)
15259 0504 25332 AUS CVC International (mostly distance, but some good fade in)
15285 0506 35443 ARS BSKSA Riad (Swahili - Targeting East Africa) - Muffled with some QRN.
15515 0513 55555 AUS R. Australia (Cricket)
13690 0515 55555 AUS R. Australia (Cricket)
13740 0516 35533 IRN IRIB Teheran
13800 0517 25432 IRN IRIB Teheran
9700 0526 35433 TUR Voice of Turkey (some QRN from storms)
9495 0531 35433 GEO R.Rep.Abkhazia - (Listen Here) - (Unconfirmed, is whats listed under EIBI)
7190 0624 35343 TUN RTT Tunis (some QRN from storms)

Frequencies 02-February-2008



khz UTC SINPO Country Station
7240 1915 55555 AUS R. Australia (1930 UTC signal declined to 35433)
7250 1942 55545 CVA Radio Vaticana
7290 1950 33333 RUS Voice of Russia (Interference from adj channel, and modulation is very faint, were as the carrier signal is strong).
7325 2000 54445 EGY ERTU Radio Cairo - (Listen Here) - Slight co-channel interference from BBC (Russian)
7365 2008 45444 CVA Radio Vaticana
7375 2009 45544 USA Radio Farda (Music)
7420 2010 55545 S Radio Sweden (Swedish - Listen Here)
7450 2017 33343 GRC ERT3 Makedonias - (Listen Here) - Interference from Digital Mode.
7540 2021 55444 CLA Denge Mezopotamia (music / singing) - (Listen Here)
5835 2111 24442 USA Radio Free Asia - Faint, can hear MP.
5885 2112 35433 CVA Radio Vaticana - English
5905 2116 55545 D Deutsche Welle (Arabic)
5945 2118 34434 AUT Radio Austria Int. (German)
6120 2122 44444 TUR Voice of Turkey - slight Co and adj channel interference

Friday 1 February 2008

Australia Day Long Weekend -Thredbo Camp 2008

G'day All,

The wife and I just had a fantastic, relaxing long weekend camping at Thredbo, kosciusko National Park. We normally go June Long Week (Ski season opening weekend), but descided to see how looked during Summer. We'll I got out of work early Friday 25th January 2008, packed the 4x4 and hooked up the Camper Popup Trailer. As we got nearer to the camp grounds after fairly light traffic, we started asking ourselves "How busy is this camp ground going to be?", As we started to decend down the dirt track into the camp ground we were greeted by a fairly busy camp ground. Most of good camp sites were already taken, especially the one we use during winter. But that said, I spotted a good spot that noone had used as it was on a slope, but I had spotted a rock which hopefully would level out the camper trailer.



Well it worked, here our little setup and if you look under the tyres / axel, you can see on the far side the wheel on the rock.















What does Thredbo have to offer, well there are are few walking track nearby, and fair number more a small drive away which are great during summer. During Winter it SKI SEASON on the slopes. There also fishing for trout in the Thredbo river a short walk away and also during summer if you brave enough swimming in the Thredbo river.

But for me and my wife, this camp was all about kicking back, listen to the radio, drink a few beers, read a book, drink a few beers, and just catch up on that over due sleep :)







One of the other BIG likes we both love about camping and that is the camp fire. With the national park, your suppose to bring in your own wood, but many campers just go for short drives and fill there boots with wood. Me on the other hand, I don't need a flaring, raging, skin roasting fire which a couple of camp sites had..... Nooooo, I normally just use a pile of BBQ / Webber hot rock coals and when that gets going there a nice smokeless heat source which doesn't kill your night vision, and allows you to have heat and still admire the night sky and stars.











Well now on to the important side of the camp, and that was once again the DEGEN DE1103 performed like a little trooper. As you can see I had it with me as the sun was setting beside the fire :) Also you can just see the 10 meter wire antenna strung from the radio to the pole rope and then out and up high into a tree branch.

The Camp ground is not close to any residential properties and hence there is none to barely any RFI noise interference. Here is the frequencies I thought worthy of logging, as there was just toooooooo many :)



Frequencies 25-January-2008


khz UTC SINPO Country Station
7190 0733 35444 TUN RTV Tunisienne
7220 0737 35444 HOL Radio Nederland
7245 0746 35434 TJK Voice of Tajik
9765 0755 45545 NZL Radio New Zealand Int.
7380 2304 35435 HOL Radio Nederland (News)
7560 2310 35444 USA WEWN
9170 2313 25443 CHN Central Peoples BS
9425 2316 55555 CHN CRI
9610 2320 35543 CHN CRI - (English News)
9660 2328 34543 AUS R. Australia
9740 2334 34543 G BBC
11955 2326 34534 G BBC






Frequencies 26-January-2008


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Frequencies 27-January-2008


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Brisbane QTH 2007

Brisbane QTH 2007
Heres my little Listening Post at Brisbane

Charlotte Pass August 2007

Charlotte Pass August 2007
The DEGEN 1103 in action on the ski slopes

Listening Post Thredbo

Listening Post Thredbo
Degen DE1103 and Long Wire - Thredbo Camp Site June 2007

Condamine Gorge - XMAS / NEW YEARS 2006

Condamine Gorge - XMAS / NEW YEARS 2006
Brother Robbie and I listening to the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race scheduled radio morning Check in. Those swags are very confortable.

Cold Night - Mum, Dad and Robbie at Lake St Clair on our Tassie Trip 2007

Cold Night - Mum, Dad and Robbie at Lake St Clair on our Tassie Trip 2007
It was a very cold night, but man that fire was bueatiful. Using the Sangean ATS-505 coupled with external 100ft wire for MW DXing.

New Years Eve 2005 - My Wife Tanya and I

New Years Eve 2005 - My Wife Tanya and I
You can see the FRG-7 we brought in my New Years as a Family. Starting with New Zealand / Melborne / Brisbane then lost count after that :) And it finished for me with BBC broadcast of chimes of Big Ben Clock from London.