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.
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