NDB Logs September 2019

[Looking-Glass]

A month of plenty of ups and downs with varying propagation, a friend of mine at Muttaburra, in Northern Queensland scored a good logging by way of:

1334z  350KHz  BM  Blagoveschensk, Asiatic Russia (near border with China) for a 419 report and 8,153kms. He was using a Loop antenna and Icom receiver.

Just the usual this way just short of 4,000kms and most of the same old regulars noted plus one new one in New Zealand:

UTC    Freq      Call    Location                         Kms               RST

1438z  221KHz  KU    Kunanurra, Western Australia 2,914kms 419 report
1436z  240KHz  ABA  Albany, Western Australia 2,962kms 519 report
1439z  404KHz  KA    Karratha, Western Australia 3,568kms 419 report.
1441z  232KHz  NWN Newman, Western Australia 3,1189kms 519 report
1445z  322KHz  CI    Chatham Island, New Zealand, 3,095kms 519 report.
1458z  377KHz  WP   Weipa, Northern Queensland, 2,466kms 419 report
1459z  366KHz  TU    Timaru, New Zealand, 2,184kms 419 report (seldom heard)
1302z  356KHz  TN    Tindal, Northern Territory, 2,785kms 529 report
1500z  326KHz  ESP   Esperance, Western Australia, 2,619kms 519 report.
1601z  323KHz  CAR  Carnarvon, Western Australia 3,663kms 519 report.
1518z  272KHz  TNK  Tennant Creek, Northern Territory 2,224kms 519 report.
1518z  287KHz  KG    Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 2,722kms 529 report.
1530z  260KHz  PD    Port Hedland, Western Australia, 3,434kms 519 report.
1355z  268KHz  FRT   Forrest, Western Australia, 2,191kms 419 report.
1615z  377KHz  LEO   Leonora, Western Australia 2,793kms 419 report.
1306z  278KHz  WS    Westport, New Zealand, 2,081kms 529 report.
1352z  382KHz  WU    Wanganui, New Zealand, 2,352kms 519 report.
1352z  346KHz  TG    Tauranga, New Zealand, 2,357kms 529 report.
1352z  230KHz  AP    Taupo, New Zealand, 2,393kms 519 report.
1500z  242KHz  PP    Paraparamu, New Zealand, 2,344kms 419 report.
1601z  358KHz  NL    Newlands, New Zealand, 2,316kms 519 report.
1555z  254KHz  WI    Waiuku, New Zealand, 2,263kms 419 report.
1557z  326KHz  WR   Whangarei, New Zealand, 2,211kms 529 report.
1422z  366KHz  SF    Springfield, New Zealand, 2,207kms 529 report.
1007z  310KHz  HK    Hokitika, New Zealand, 2,081kms 579 report.
1010z  238KHz  KT    Kaitaia, New Zealand, 2,128kms 569 report.
1015z  260KHz  NF    Norfolk Island, Australia, 1,765kms 579 report.
1311z  362KHz  WK   Whakatane, New Zealand, 2,467kms 519 report.
1328z  383KHz  WLU  Wiluna, Western Australia, 2,973kms 319 report.
1328z  390KHz  HN    Hamilton, New Zealand, 2,315kms 419 report.
1329z  394KHz  BE    Berridale, New Zealand, 2,169kms 319 report. (seldom heard)
1413z  254KHz  AS    Ashburton, New Zealand, 2,196kms 519 report.
1437z  274KHz  GB    Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, 2,320kms 319 report. (seldom heard)
1258z  314KHz  RD    Miranda, New Zealand, 2,314kms 319 report. New logging, mixed up with GPRS.
1431z  293KHz  CUN  Cunderin, Western Australia, 3,085kms 419 report.
1324z  242KHz  KOW Kowanyma, Northern Queensland, 2,190Kms 419 report.
1400z  386KHz  LX    Alexandra, New Zealand, 2,099kms 519 report.
1839z  233KHz  AYE  Ayres Rock, Northern Territory, 2,072kms 519 report.
1418z  350KHz  KI    Kaikoura, New Zealand, 2,279kms 319 report.

Unidentified signals:

1327z  424KHz  ?  Unidentified "idler" type signal, common on SW bands to reserve/hold a frequency. Not a harmonic, in/out 529 at best. 18th September 2019
1348z  472KHz  ?  Weak CW around 8wpm floating on noise threshold, purpose/location unknown, not a beacon. Maybe experimental licence station. 18th September 2019

As per usual, I am a distance chaser, and tend not to bother with beacons under 2,000kms range unless it's a new logging.