Australian Ham Radio Discussion Forum ( AHRDF )

Saw this below in the July 2022 edition of Australian DX News.  The frequencies sounded familiar, so I checked an old Codan profile and found they used to be used by the ABC from Alice Springs.

Quote:An apparent new shortwave service from the Bendigo area of Victoria has emerged without fanfare on two frequencies, being widely heard. Here is the extract from ACMA’s database:

 
Licence Number: 10308945/5
Freq. Assign. ID 0001969531
EFL ID 9325929
System ID 481246
Client : David J Stuart
Site: 1450 Eaglehawk Neilborough Rd NEILBOROUGH VIC
Station Name: Station 1
Coverage: Local
Status: Granted
Device Type: Transmitter
Date Authorised: 05/Jul/2022
Emission Center Frequency : 2.31 MHz
Bandwidth: 6 kHz
Emission Designator: 6K00A3E
Antenna: Inverted V-I, UNKNOWN-I, UNKNOWN
Antenna Height (AGL): 10 m
Antenna Polarisation: Linear Horizontal
Antenna Azimuth
Antenna Tilt
Antenna Multi Mode: Y
Transmitter Power: 5000 W pY
Feeder Loss: 0 dB
EIRP: 5000 W

Licence Number: 10308946/6
Freq. Assign. ID: 0001969532
EFL ID: 9325930
System ID: 481247
Client: David J Stuart
Site: 1450 Eaglehawk Neilborough Rd NEILBOROUGH VIC
Station Name: Station 1
Coverage: Local
Status Granted
Device Type: Transmitter
Date Authorised: 05/Jul/2022
Emission Center Frequency 4.835 MHz
Bandwidth: 6 kHz
Emission Designator 6K00A3E
Antenna: Inverted V-I, UNKNOWN-I, UNKNOWN
Antenna Height (AGL): 10 m
Antenna Polarisation: Linear Horizontal
Antenna Azimuth
Antenna Tilt
Antenna Multi Mode: Y
Transmitter Power: 5000 W pY
Feeder Loss 0 dB
EIRP: 5000 W

Announces on air as transmitting from “outback Victoria”, though Neilborough is just north of Bendigo – not exactly remote. The licensee also holds an amateur licence, VK3ASE. Announces a mobile number on air for “talkback”. Audio and transmission quality is good, reflecting appropriate technical expertise.

I wonder which box my SW radio ended up in...

Just log on to one of the kiwisdr sites eg http://sdr-amradioantennas.com:8071/ for a quick listen.

Then you'll know if it's worth hunting for the radio

(17-07-2022, 01:42 PM)VK5TM Wrote: [ -> ]Just log on to one of the kiwisdr sites eg http://sdr-amradioantennas.com:8071/ for a quick listen.

Then you'll know if it's worth hunting for the radio

That's quite a fun tool.

Once I come back inside later it might be worth a play.


Thanks

I think the station IDing now as "Shortwave Australia" is on test and settling in right now.

Ironstone Range is a good SDR. I use it regularly here on many bands. Some of the others are in suburbia somewhere and don't do quite so well.

Ironstone Range SDRs

Damien,
Thanks for the link. A nice quiet location, better than the one in suburban Melb.

Nev