dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:
John Plimmer wrote:
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.
Why would you say Fak Fak is not received in the U.S. at all? It is reported
here from time to time.
In fact, I believe it is them that I have here at 1200 on 4789.95 or so.
That should have been 1100.
I don't think the mountains have a lot to do with it.
dxAce
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