Mount Evelyn DX Report

DX QUICK TIPS August 25, 2018 Hi Folks, Things have been very busy here in recent times. Since my last DX Quick Tips  from the Flinders Ranges, South Australia almost a month ago, my wife and I completed another two weeks of travel (but without any opportunity for extensive radio listening). And since we arrived back home, I am currently in the midst of adjudicating for a big two-week music festival here in Melbourne, and in regional cities of Geelong and Bendigo. So last night was the first time I have been able to get into the home radio shack for over a month! Here are a few observations from two listening sessions: 3260   PAPUA NEW GUINEA. NBC Port Moresby - Madang. Local current affairs in English at 1020 including ID, good signal, Aug 24. 3325   PAPUA NEW GUINEA. NBC - Bougainville. Local news in English at 1010 with a strong signal. Not to be confused with RRI/VOI - Palangkaraya (some lists to have English scheduled at this time), Aug 2...

REACTIVATED:  RRI - Nabire The big news in recent days has been the reactivation of Radio Republik Indonesia's station at Nabire, in the Papua Province of Indonesia. First noted at the end of July/beginning of August, this reactivation appears to have suddenly come out of the blue.  Ron Howard (CA, USA) reports: 7289.92 kHz. INDONESIA. RRI Nabire , reactivated on SW. 0808-1026*, Aug 2. Decent signal, but up against summertime QRN (static). Also heard at the same time today by Dave Valko (PA - USA). My edited audio at http://goo.gl/yu3ZNL . Highlights: ➤0808-0900: Mostly non-stop songs; very few announcements. ➤0900-0910: Reciting from the Qur'an. ➤0910-1013: Mostly non-stop songs, with ID at 0931 (able to only hear "Radio Republik Indonesia"). ➤1013-1026*: Indigenous music, into a monologue, till suddenly cut off. There are probably two good reasons why this has been reactivated now. It will be recalled that August 17 is Independence Day ...

A typical antenna at the station, constructed of fiberglass (to resist corrosion from the salty ocean air) with a copper-wound core. Seen in the distance is the island of Niihau. Photo Credit:  D. Okayama/NIST A VISIT TO WWVH Time on the Beach: Working at NIST Hawaii At some time or other, just about everyone would have heard both WWV and WWVH, the standard time and frequency transmissions from the U.S.A. on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 mHz. These stations have been reliable beacons on the radio dial for many decades now. Here's a really interesting article by Andrew Nobleman that appeared on the blog of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last month.  My thanks to Ken Reitz at The Spectrum Monitor for the heads-up on this article. Time on the Beach: Working at NIST Hawaii by Andrew Nobleman The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has campuses in Maryland, Colorado, South Carolina and Hawaii. Now, I know what you’re thi...