Wednesday, February 8, 2012

ABC Northern Territory (Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek)

ABC Northern Territory in Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek, Australia was heard in June and July 2011. After repeated emails and letters to ABC Northern Territory, an on-line email for the reception reports below FINALLY netted this eQSL on 9 February 2012. A follow-up letter was submitted to the address below; response is pending.

Reception Report for Alice Springs
Station: ABC Northern Territory
Location:  Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Date: 17 June 2011 UTC (18 June 2011 in Malaysia/Australia)
Time: Monitored 21.30-22.30 UTC
Frequency: 4.835 kHz 
Reception (SINPO) was 35323 -- fair reception at 21.30 UTC, which was by 22.00 UTC was severely degraded  by increasing QRN and finally inaudible after 22.25 UTC
Programming (in English):
21.30 - News and weather for Northern Territory (female announcer)
21.41 - Programme summary, followed by music (male announcer)
21.45 - 45th Alice Springs Show for a horse racing event and request for volunteers (male announcer)
21.55 - Music (Mary Wells "My Guy")
21.58 - Sports (football) hosted by male announcer
21.59 - Music
22.03 - 5-Question Quiz -- listener phone-in (male announcer)
22.09 - Music
22.10 - Talk (male announcer)
22.15 - News (female announcer)

Reception Report for Katherine
Station: ABC Northern Territory
Location:  Katherine, Northern Territory
Date: 17 June 2011 UTC (18 June 2011 in Malaysia/Australia)
Time: Monitored 21.30-22.15 UTC
Frequency: 5.025 kHz 
Reception (SINPO) was 25212 -- much weaker reception at 22.30  which worsened as QRN increased after 22.00 UTC. By 22.15 UTC signal was extremely weak and nearly inaudible.
Programming (in English):
21.30 - News and weather for Northern Territory (female announcer)
21.41 - Programme summary, followed by music (male announcer)
21.45 - Horse racing coverage (male commentator)
21.45 - Community announcements, including the Commodore Cup (male and female announcers)
21.54 - Music
21.56 - Commentary on dinosaurs in Australia (male announcer)
22.03 - Music
22.07 - Talk (male announcer)
22.15 - News (female announcer)

Reception Report for Tennant Creek
Station: ABC Northern Territory
Location:  Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
Date: 6 July 2011 UTC (7 July2011 in Malaysia/Australia)
Time: Monitored 21.40-22.10 UTC
Frequency: 4.910 kHz
Reception (SINPO) at 21.40 UTC was 25312. After 22.45 UTC no signal was audible due to atmospheric noise. 
Programming (in English): 
21.40 - Music (male announcer)
21.45 - Community announcement and discussion with an event organizer of fireworks competition, dance, etc. 
21.49 - Commercial advertisement (male announcer)
21.50 - Community announcements (male announcer)
21.52 - Music
21.55 - Community announcements. (male announcer) 
22.10 - Signal began to wane and unintelligible reception ensued. By 22.45 UTC signal was undetected.

Back of QSL


Address:

ABC Northern Territory
1 Cavenagh Street
Darwin, Northern Territory 0800 
AUSTRALIA

Website:
www.abc.net.au/darwin/ 



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