RNZI 7425 am 911 UTC 12 August 2017

[Ct Yankee]

0911z First hints of reception....OM faintly talking fading in/out
1025z Beginning of steady decent reception, unid C&W tune
1027z "Oh Darling" Instrumental Piano jazz start to unknown cover, very long version
1033z Electronic jazz instrumental to chant-like lyrics.  Skipmunk - How 'bout those Bronx Bombers   ?
1038z OM "That was Focus Round goes the Gossip"
1039z Unid C&W YL singer from 50's
1134z Reception continues (no antenna switch at 1058z) YL talking with OM

[Skipmuck]

1028 UTC Awesome S9 signal here this morning with "Oh Darling"-Bela Fleck & Flecktones live version
1032 UTC OM with ID of last and next song, into "Round Goes the Gossip"-Focus
1039 UTC OM DJ chat, into a faux duet of "I Fall To Pieces"-Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves

Hey CT Yankee....point taken here   our bullpen fell apart
But then again....8 wins in a row was a pretty good streak! 

[MDK2]

I was briefly up early to see if there were any meteors from the Perseid shower to see, but no luck. However, I was listening to RNZI starting right at 1059, heard the pips for 1100 and observed that there was no antenna switch. Their site still says that they are supposed to switch the beam, but this lack of change has been observed since 28 JUL, the same date that they moved the 0459-0658 leg of their broadcasting from 9700 to 9630 AM. They do have two transmitters, so perhaps they are still broadcasting to the NW 1059-1258 as advertised.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/listen

Perhaps I'll submit a reception report with these observations and guesses, see if they respond in detail or just with a canned reply.

[Ct Yankee]

I emailed them two weeks ago asking specifically about whether the antenna switch has stopped.  Still awaiting response.

[MDK2]

@CT Yankee - I was looking at their website and I think I have found the answer.

RNZI Antenna

We operate two high frequency and two low band antennae manufactured by TCI of California. One of each beams 35 degrees and one of each beams 325 degrees. They can be driven individually, or when fed in parallel the beam widens to 140 degrees.

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The 35 degree beam covers the South Eastern Pacific, and North America. The 325 degree beam covers the South Western Pacific, NE Australia, Japan, China and Europe.

With the antennae combined, virtually all the Pacific Basin is covered.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/technical