Yes indeed, David, 738 KHz Tahiti has closed down.
Apparently 666 KHz & 729 KHz New Caledonia also recently switched
off.
558 KHz is the only remaining TX left on Fiji,
however, it recently benefited some performance upgrade. I frequently try for
558 Fiji, but co-channel from 4AM Atherton, and 4GY Gympie makes it
difficult.
648 KHz WVUV American Samoa used to be a regular
early morning signal into Sydney in the 1980s. Now long gone, but no doubt it
was previously received on the USA west coast decades ago. American Samoa FM has
been received in eastern Australia, but it doesn't occur every year. Fiji FM is
received virtually every year.
Many MW DXers listen for the distinctive ABC
Majestic Fanfare news theme on the hour. This is what I listen for when
discriminating western Australia MW among eastern Australia co-channel
DX.
Your 585 KHz 2WEB Bourke station is a useful
reference for testing radio selectivity performance next to my local 576 KHz 2RN
Sydney. 585 2WEB is best received on my Drake R8B in 4 KHz IF mode. Second is
the Sangean PR-D15, followed by the PL-380/390. It is a strong signal into Sydney every evening. 558 7RN Hobart is infrequently received.
Regards,
Todd
---In ultralightdx@..., <ddsradio@...> wrote :
Perhaps this is incorrect, but I had heard somewhere Tahiti abandoned MW exclusively for FM (a silly decision IMHO if true).
