South Pacific DX 8/17/2014

[Kilokat7]

702 Presumed Sydney in this morning with a good carrier and then into *very* faint audio peaking around 1043 UTC.  Man speaking with call-in listener which seemed to match up with the 2BL webstream.  I was hoping for some music that would help nail it, but these MW sunrise peaks only last for a few minutes, and poof - they vanish completely.  Strong t-storm crashes on the band didn't help things.

738 Tahiti, Polynésie 1, peaking around the same time as above with upbeat music that clearly matched their webstream.  Destroyed at 1100 UTC when 740 WRPQ Baraboo came on.

Other carriers noted this morning: 747, 1017, 1026, 1035.

[Chanter]

Tahiti?  Daaaaang!  That is seriously impressive!  How the heck did you manage that one?   

[Kilokat7]

Tahiti?  Daaaaang!  That is seriously impressive!  How the heck did you manage that one?   

Beverage antenna and extreme patience :-)

[skeezix]

Ya... Tahiti.

I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really want to get that one.

[Kilokat7]

Ya... Tahiti.

I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really want to get that one.

What is 740 like there during early morning?  I'm guessing Fargo on 740 might give you trouble when trying for 738?  A D-KAZ pointing 90 degrees away from KVOX might put you in good alignment with the South Pacific while nulling KVOX at the same time.  I guess I'm lucky in that the Toronto blaster on 740 is East of me.  As sunrise approaches here, their signal is weakened and I can usually kill it completely with the phaser.  This opens up 740 for me and reduces the splatter on 738 making the frequency pretty quiet (except when 740 Baraboo, WI. signs on for the day).

[skeezix]

Very little chance of 738 here.

740 CFZM from Toronto in the evenings & night.

740 WDGY (local 5kW with IBOC) will wipe out everything. Can't remember if they have a PSRA, I want to say yes as they seem to be on before sunrise (but mornings are hard for me, so I could be completely wrong on them coming on at 6:00. I should actually pay attention when I am up that early).


I was down in French Polynesia back in June 2011 and picked 738 up as a local. Brought the ATS-909X with and did some DXing while there. Was also trying to get U.S. pirates, but no luck.