Fantastic catch when one considers the power and QRM and that this is from inland far down the South Island. 73 and congratz .. KAZ
-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Jul 17, 2015 11:02 AM >To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America ><[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [IRCA] 531-More FM (2 kW) in Alexandra, NZ Received at Rockwork 4 > >Hi Nick, >Thanks for sharing the Grayland results, and thanks also for the time and >effort that you and Bruce spent in setting up the A/B antenna tests. > >The Rockwork propagation on Friday morning (6-26) didn't seem very impressive >at first, with some apparent hangover from the solar storm earlier in the >week. 531 was an all-Kiwi frequency throughout the session, with (5 kW) PI the >only station audible from 1140-1228. Suddenly the More FM signal rose up out >of the noise to take over the 531 frequency for a clear ID at 1230, only to >fall back into the noise under PI a couple of minutes later. Chuck was with me >at the time, but I don't know if he recorded any of this. The 15" FSL which >received 531-More FM was set up with an Ultralight radio to record remotely, >so I had no idea that anything special had been received until last night, >when two more hours of 531 recordings were finally reviewed (feeling a little >like a Perseus-SDR DXer this morning). > >73, Gary (with another 4 hours of 531 recordings to go through) > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Nick Hall-Patch" <[email protected]> >To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 7:51:57 AM >Subject: Re: [IRCA] 531-More FM (2 kW) in Alexandra, NZ Received at Rockwork >4 > >Very nice catch Gary. I checked the Grayland >files for that time....and not only are you are >the first to hear it, you're the only one so >far. I was still coming to terms with the >Grayland noise level then, and 531 was a mess. > >best wishes, > >Nick > > >At 08:09 17-07-15, you wrote: >>Hello All,  While continuing to sort through 7 >>hours of 531 recordings made during the Rockwork >>4 DXpedition a real gem was uncovered-- a >>vibrant ID of a long-term target, the 2 kW More >>FM station in Alexandra. This low-power station >>rarely has a chance on the cliff because of >>531-PI's overwhelming presence-- and its strong >>appearance for this MP3 may have been due to the >>tail end of auroral propagation on June 26th. >> >>https://app.box.com/s/g3j1fyusrvmekq5iem0pawnrzl806tpw >>  531-More FM is not in the Grayland Master >>log, and was not one of Chuck's 87 Kiwi stations >>received last July. As such, it is apparently >>an all-time west coast first.  73 and Good DX, >>Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) >>  >>_______________________________________________ >>IRCA mailing list [email protected] >>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: [email protected] > > >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >[email protected] >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: [email protected] > > >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >[email protected] >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: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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: [email protected]
