Hello All, As usual during an ocean coast DXpedition, several frequencies turned up with Unidentified or mystery stations during the recent Oregon Cliff trip. Any advice or suggestions on the following MP3's (recorded on the Cape Perpetua cliff with a 7.5" loopstick PL-380 Ultralight and 8" FSL antenna) would be greatly appreciated!
855 kHz: Two different DU stations were apparently received on this frequency. This first recording (during favorable Australian propagation on July 18th) was almost certainly one of the 10 kW ABC stations on the frequency: http://www.mediafire.com/?3ndxd5mpbb17yon This second recording, however, was made during New Zealand-slanted propagation on July 20th, and I suspect that it is the 2 kW NZ Rhema station playing Christian music (the only kind of music that the station plays). If anyone can confirm that this is indeed a Christian music song, it would help in the indentification process: http://www.mediafire.com/?fq3j1z1fpx3fila 927 kHz: Can anyone confirm that Radio Fiji One has already left this frequency? This recording certainly sounds like them, although it's possible that one of the two 5 kW Australian stations could have been playing this Island-type music. It certainly doesn't sound like Newstalk ZB (the 558 kHz Rafio Fiji One // was unavailable at the time) http://www.mediafire.com/?dvggy0mw5j114sw 1017 kHz: This station was received on July 18th during favorable Australian propagation and is believed to be 2KY (received during a previous Dxpedition) although the lack of horse racing info was puzzling. The 2.5 kW Radio Sport station in New Zealand is an outside possibility: http://www.mediafire.com/?w9pvb9jrpng0c17 1503 kHz: This mix of two sports-oriented stations recorded on July 19th is almost certainly the 5 kW Radio Sport New Zealand station and one of the 5 kW Australians, but I have no idea which one is in the mix: http://www.mediafire.com/?4d3742c6v841l32 1701 kHz: Very low powered Australian HPONS station (400 watts) produced a shaky signal on July 20th. An ID of sorts pops out of the noise at 22 seconds into the recording, with a male-voiced announcer saying something like "You're listening to J.R. (something mumbled), the Christian way." Confirmation of these station's identities may be tricky, according to the WRTH (a classic understatement, it seems :-) http://www.mediafire.com/?el2l4z8pr2qdoo6 Thanks very much again for any assistance! 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
