GRAYLAND DXPEDITION 15 and 16 October 2016
Chuck Hutton (Perseus) and Bruce Portzer (Elad FDM S2), 160’ DKAZ Chuck Hutton notes: Not much from NZ, China or the Koreas. Stuff that was good: Australia (kind of), Japan, Micronesia, Guam, Philippines and Tuvalu with the Philippines being at the relative best spot. I don’t think I’ve previously heard this many Philippinos on one night. No big guns reported by me, so a number of stations don’t appear. Tom Rothlisberger was with us but hasn’t processed his logs yet. They’ll be on his web site a little later. ALASKA (1 log) 930 ALASKA KTKN, Ketchikan. 0500 10/15 dominant w/local ads and legal ID. (bp-WA) AUSTRALIA (66 logs) 531 AUSTRALIA 4KZ, Innisfail. 1100 10/15 poor ID. (CH-WA) 540 AUSTRALIA 4QL, Longreach, Qsld, ABC Western. 1100, 1300 and 1400 10/15 poor with ABC fanfare on empty channel. (CH-WA) 549 AUSTRALIA 2CR, Orange, NSW, ABC Central West. 1130 10/15 almost fair with ABC Saturday Night Country. (CH-WA) + 1400 10/15, fair ABC news mixing w/UnID. (bp-WA) 558 AUSTRALIA 6WA, Wagin, ABC Regional. With ABC fanfare 1400 10/15. (CH-WA) + 1400 10/15, poor-fair ABC news. (bp-WA) 567 AUSTRALIA 4JK, Julia Creek, ABC Carpentaria. Poor with ABC fanfare 1400 10/15. (CH-WA) + 1430 10/15, Country music show //630. (bp-WA) 576 AUSTRALIA 2RN, Sydney, ABC National. 1409 10/15, jazz w/Aussie male announcer. (bp-WA) 585 AUSTRALIA 2WEB, Bourke, NSW, Outback Radio. Fair 1405 10/15 with ads and ID. (CH-WA) AUSTRALIA 7RN, Hobart, ABC National. 1300 10/15 poor ABC fanfare and ABC ID. (CH-WA) + 1412 10/15, jazz //792. (bp-WA) 594 AUSTRALIA 3WV, Horsham, ABC Western Victoria. 1400 10/15 "Saturday Night Country”, then ABC news 1400, mostly u/JOAK. (bp-WA) 603 AUSTRALIA 4CH, Charleville. 1141 10/15, woman w/country music program //1548, briefly atop Korea. (bp-WA) AUSTRALIA 4CH and/or 2RN, Charleville/Nowra. 1200 and 1400 10/15 poor ABC fanfare. (CH-WA) 612 AUSTRALIA 4QR, Brisbane, ABC Brisbane. 1400 10/15 "Saturday Night Country”, then ABC news 1400, huge signal but badly QRMed by local gurgling noise. (bp-WA) 621 AUSTRALIA 3RN, Melbourne, ABC National. 1100 10/15, woman w/ABC news. (bp-WA) 630 AUSTRALIA 4QN, Townsville, ABC North Queensland. 1300 10/15 better than fair with ABC fanfare and ID. 1412-1413 10/15 almost good, dominant and very little sign of domestics underneath. (CH-WA) + 1405 10/15, huge signal o/domestics ending weather, ABC ID .Still strong later w/Saturday Night Country show. (bp-WA) 639 AUSTRALIA 5CK, Port Pirie, SA, ABC North and West. 1330 10/15 poor ABC fanfare. 1348 poor, //729. 1350 poor-fair ABC Saturday Night Country not //702 or 774 so must be SA. (CH-WA) + 10/15 1330, ABC news fair. (bp-WA) 657 AUSTRALIA 2BY, Byrock, NSW, ABC Western Plains. 1200 and 1440 10/15 poor ABC fanfare. (CH-WA) 675 AUSTRALIA 2CO, Corowa, NSW, ABC NSW Regional. 1228 10/15 fair country music //ABC net. (CH-WA) + 1330 10/15, Country music show //other ABCs fair-weak. (bp-WA) 684 AUSTRALIA 2KP, Kempsey, NSW, ABC Mid-North Coast. 1228 10/15 fair country music //ABC net. 1300 and 1400 poor ABC fanfare. (CH-WA) + 1400 10/15, ABC news fair-poor. (bp-WA) 720 AUSTRALIA 4AT, Atherton, ABC Far North. The likely source of ABC //5612 as 3MT is directional towards us. Poor 1423 11/16. (CH-WA) AUSTRALIA. Could be Atherton, Omeo or Perth 1415 10/15 with woman singing //ABC net. (CH-WA) 729 AUSTRALIA 5RN, Adelaide, SA, ABC National. 1130 10/15 fair ABC fanfare, 1427 better than fair with ABC jazz program. (CH-WA) 738 AUSTRALIA 2NR, Grafton, ABC North Coast. 1338 10/15 fair music //ABC net, better that fair at 1354. (CH-WA) 747 AUSTRALIA 4QS, Toowoomba, ABC Southern Queensland. 1400 10/15 very very poor ABC fanfare – only a part could be heard. (CH-WA) 801t AUSTRALIA 4QY, Cairns, ABC Far North. 1228 10/15, poor with woman singing that seems //the ABC network. (CH-WA) 819 AUSTRALIA 2GL, Glen Innes, ABC New England. Poor 1300 10/15 with ABC fanfare. (CH-WA) 828 AUSTRALIA 3GI, Sale, ABC Gippsland. Poor 1130 10/15 with country music under NHK. (CH-WA) + 1400 10/15, pips and news u/JOBB (bp-WA) 837 AUSTRALIA 4RK, Rockhampton, ABC Capricornia. 1300 10/15 not quite fair with ABC fanfare. (CH-WA) 846 AUSTRALIA 2RN, Canberra, ABC National. 1200 10/15 poor ABC fanfare. 1230 poor jazz music //ABC Radio National. (CH-WA) 855 AUSTRALIA 4QO, Eidsvold, ABC Wide Bay. 1200 10/15 poor ABC fanfare. (CH-WA) + 1405 10/15, sports and weather, “ABC News” ID //630. (bp-WA) 873t AUSTRALIA 2GB, Sydney, Talk of Sydney. 1100 10/15, Aussie woman w/news fair-poor, must be 2GB, then faded u/JOGB. (bp-WA) 882t AUSTRALIA 4BH, Brisbane. (or maybe not) 1417 10/16 poor with ‘Sugar Sugar’. Only station whose format fits. (CH-WA) 891 AUSTRALIA 4TAB, Townsvile, Qsld, Radio TAB. 1130 10/15 fair with horse racing results. (CH-WA) + 1434 10/15, horserace o/5AN. (bp-WA) AUSTRALIA 5AN, Adelaide, ABC Adelaide. 1328 10/15 almost good with ABC Saturday Night Country. (CH-WA) 927 AUSTRALIA UnID. 10/15 1436, rock music fair-poor, a couple of ads, apparent ID: woman saying “your station”, then unintelligible words by man. Probably 4CC. (bp-WA) 936 AUSTRALIA 3PB, Brisbane, ABC NewsRadio. 1420 10/16 woman talking about surgery //1152. (CH-WA) 999 AUSTRALIA 2NB, Broken Hill, ABC Broken Hill. Poor 1130 10/15 with ABC fanfare. (CH-WA) + 1430 10/15, ABC news fanfare, weak. Also 1325 country music program then news 1330. (bp-WA) 1008 AUSTRALIA 4TAB, Brisbane, Radio TAB. Fair 1229 and 1414 10/15 with horse races. (CH-WA) 1017 AUSTRALIA 2KY, Sydney, Racing Radio. 1229 10/15 not quite fair with a horse race //1008. (CH-WA) 1026 AUSTRALIA 4MK, Mackay. 1130 10/15 better than fair with 4MK ID. 1231 almost good with oldies. (CH-WA) 1044 AUSTRALIA 2UH, Muswellbrook, ABC Upper Hunter. 1229 10/15 poor with woman talking //738 and 549. (CH-WA) 1062 AUSTRALIA 4TI, Thursday Island, ABC Far North. 1428 10/15, Saturday Night Country program //4QN-630. (bp-WA) 1125 AUSTRALIA 5MU, Murray Bridge. Is the only Aussie here so seems to be the source of a poor “hard jamming station” slogan at 1419 10/15. (CH-WA) 1152 AUSTRALIA 6PNN, Busselton, ABC NewRadio. Almost fair1412-1420 10/15 European fútbol news with British accent, matches NewsRadio's schedule. 1428-1436 amazing at almost good level. (CH-WA) + 1506 10/15 still good with BBC news. (bp-WA) + 1416-1424 10/16 interview program mentioning surgery, //936. 1431-1432 poor news //936. 1456-1502 almost fair Aussie English. (CH-WA) 1161 AUSTRALIA Maryborough, Radio TAB. 1434 10/15 poor with horse race. (CH-WA) 1233 AUSTRALIA 2NC, Newcastle, ABC Newcastle. 1228 10/15 poor with ABC Saturday Night Country. (CH-WA) 1251 AUSTRALIA 2DU, Dubbo, NSW. As the only Australian listed on 1251, it must be them at 1158 10/15 with a Subway ad and phone number. There are 3 Subway stores in Dubbo. (CH-WA) 1269 AUSTRALIA 2SM, Sydney. Poor 1417 10/16 with the word “previously” sticking out and not //National 1152. Therefore, it can’t be 6RN Busselton.(CH-WA) 1305 AUSTRALIA 5RN, Renmark, SA, ABC National. Poor 1414 10/15 with squiggly jazz program //Radio National (576 or 621 or 792). (CH-WA) 1314 AUSTRALIA 2KY, Racing Radio, Wollongong. 1230 10/15 with horse talk way under the others. (CH-WA) 1539 AUSTRALIA Adelaide, Radio TAB. 10/15 1054, poor, horse race //891. (bp-WA) + 1329 10/15 fair sports talk //891 TAB. 1414 poor horse race/talk. (CH-WA) 1548 AUSTRALIA 4QD, Emerald, ABC Central Queensland. 1503 10/15, loud ABC news. 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