Great pictures Paul...but the wildlife around you looks pretty scary!

Jay

Updated: January 2020.
https://ultralightradiodxing.blogspot.com/2020/01/planning-portable-ultralight-radio.html
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Hi all.

Over the past few months (while I was away from the hobby), I removed myself from most of my Groups.io groups, I now can't find most of them. Is anybody a member of any other DXing type groups and can share some links?

Paul


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https://youtu.be/ss3zIRDFFGQ

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https://youtu.be/-nw8i9wjDfk

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73
Phil
KD2HTN / WA2069SWL

Thanks Will,

<<<   I wouldn't 100% rule out 6DL and I was actually going to suggest that as a 'differential diagnosis'. The national weather at the start of your clip makes 6DL a possibility because that's exactly what the ABC does at the conclusion of its news bulletins. The more detailed weather report could be regional WA weather; the showers and thunderstorms with SE winds could have been for places like Albany and other parts of southern WA, or alternatively for the far northern Kimberley region.   >>>

That sounds very interesting, but other than going back to Hawaii and listening on 531 kHz again, there's not much more I can do to narrow this down to 6DL :-) I checked the ABC website for a Podcast, but in a cost-cutting move they seem to have deleted all of them over 8 days old. The lady's voice and speaking style are pretty disinctive, though, so I'm sure that she will show up again in the multiple Oz recordings made during this trip, or on our wacky plunging cliff on the Oregon coast.

Speaking of which, it's much easier to make sure of 531-6DL reception there-- you just record an AFL football game, and you know it's got to be Dalwallinu  :-)

73, Gary

Hi Gary,

No problems- I enjoy helping others identify their DX signals. 

I wouldn't 100% rule out 6DL and I was actually going to suggest that as a 'differential diagnosis'. The national weather at the start of your clip makes 6DL a possibility because that's exactly what the ABC does at the conclusion of its news bulletins. The more detailed weather report could be regional WA weather; the showers and thunderstorms with SE winds could have been for places like Albany and other parts of southern WA, or alternatively for the far northern Kimberley region. 

Regards,

Will. 

Hi Will,

Thanks very much for listening to the 531 recording, and for your assessment (which are greatly appreciated).

It would seem that the overall evidence would indicate 4KZ for this signal, and since I have another good 4KZ recording from Hawaii, it's OK if this one ends up without definite ID clues. There was an outside chance of tracking down 6DL from Western Australia, so I thought I would investigate all possibilities. 531 is a very productive frequency at our Rockwork ocean cliff in Oregon state, with 6DL, 4KZ, 2PM, PI and More FM all having been received there within the last couple of years (with Ultralights and FSL's). Of course that's no guarantee that they will show up in Hawaii :-) Thanks again.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

Hi Gary,

The weather report and its presenter sounds much like the very detailed reports given on 4KZ. I could only conclusively identify 'showers and thunderstorms' and 'SE winds', a common forecast for Far North Queensland in November. The weather report is usually followed by an ID 'on the KZ radio network' but I think your signal fades at the critical time. The female presenter is probably from a syndicated show so it's not much assistance. 

At the very start of the clip I think some national weather was given; I think I can hear 'Canberra' and 'Townsville' mentioned. This would rule out the Kiwis. Sorry I couldn't find a 'smoking gun' on this occasion. 


Best regards,

Will. 

Looks like this guy has found a ton of them: https://www.ebay.com/usr/fixit-ez I emailed him asking for recommendations and he was helpful.

Thank you for your reply Dean.

Very interesting about the flux concentration.

Keep at it. Looking forward to seeing what you find.

Bill