Congratulations and well done on some superb logs as usual, especially from
suburban Puyallup.

RRI Serui is interesting. I see that it is now moved from 4606.6 to 4605! -
I think reception in U.S. is favoured by the fact that the Serui TX has the
large mass of Irian Jaya mainland behind it and the high mountains. In my
empirical experience this would favour transmission to your QTH as some of
the transmitted signal would bounce off the mountains in your direction.
Received here in Montagu at 2100 utc, bang on local Serui sunrise. Very
faint though and confirms it's 500 watt power. Only managed a very faint RRI
"Radio Republika Indonesia" ID. Signal was barely readable and only came in
for about ten minutes.

OTOH I received RRI Fak Fak also at 2100 utc booming in quite clear with
excellent ID's on 4790 Khz. According to my theory Fak Fak is located on a
large bay with its outlook pointing directly to South Africa and mountains
behind the TX favouring reception in my area. This is also confirmed by the
fact that the signal is so strong here that it gives the impression that the
TX power is much more than the listed 1 Kw, but bear in mind that it is not
received in the U.S. at all.

Both Serui and Fak Fak were received at 2100 utc on 040906
They are both equidistant from Puyallup and Montagu - some 7,500 miles.
--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 540 s, East 20 d 07 m 541 s.
RX Drake R8B, SW8
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop

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SHORTWAVE


INDONESIA 4604.9, 1326-1458*, RRI Serui Sep 4 Caught tail end of RRI
network
broadcast, with RRI promo and announcements leading up to 'RRI Serui' ID
by
male, 'Waktu Timur' time check, other announcements, and into very nice
lagu
hiburan music. ID again at 1336. Excellent, pounding signal at tune-in;
best
ever heard. Signal only weakening slightly past local sunrise. Low studio
modulation ID by male and voice-over steel guitar type instrument at 1454;
Love Ambon tune at 1455 (slightly upbeat, peppy version I've never heard
before), and announcer with ID, time check, frequency, and announcements
1456. At 1458* Love Ambon ended with Serui sign-off (1-1/2 hours past
local
SR). Also heard at great levels on August 5. Can Serui really be just 500
watts? Sounds more like 10 kw. (Atkins-WA)


***BELOW are bang on local sunrise here in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA 3255, 0416-0420, SABC Meyerton Sep 2 BBC World Service news
or
commentary by man, with discussion about US Bush adminstration's dealings
with Mexico, and into business news 0420. Fair signal at Meyerton sunrise,
and parallel to 5975. (Atkins-WA)

SOUTH AFRICA 3320, 0432-0438, R. Sonder Grense Sep 2 Tentative. Weak
signal
of what seemed to be Afrikaans lang. by male. Ute QRM on frequency also,
disturbing the copy of Sonder Grense. Fading signal just past Meyerton
sunrise. (Atkins-WA)

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA
Modified RA6790GM & R75
Kiwa MAP / ERGO / DSP-59+
450 & 700 ft. Beverage Antennas