AUSTRALIA
An apparent new shortwave service from the Bendi[g]o area of Victoria has emerged without fanfare on twoi frequencies, being widely heard. Here is the extract from ACMA’s database:
Licence Number: 10308945/5
Freq. Assign. ID 0001969531
EFL ID 9325929
System ID 481246
Client : David J Stuart
Site: 1450 Eaglehawk Neilborough Rd NEILBOROUGH VIC
Station Name: Station 1
Coverage: Local
Status: Granted
Device Type: Transmitter
Date Authorised: 05/Jul/2022
Emission Center Frequency : 2.31 MHz
Bandwidth: 6 kHz
Emission Designator: 6K00A3E
Antenna: Inverted V-I, UNKNOWN-I, UNKNOWN
Antenna Height (AGL): 10 m
Antenna Polarisation: Linear Horizontal
Antenna Azimuth
Antenna Tilt
Antenna Multi Mode: Y
Transmitter Power: 5000 W pY
Feeder Loss: 0 dB
EIRP: 5000 W
Licence Number: 10308946/6
Freq. Assign. ID: 0001969532
EFL ID: 9325930
System ID: 481247
Client: David J Stuart
Site: 1450 Eaglehawk Neilborough Rd NEILBOROUGH VIC
Station Name: Station 1
Coverage: Local
Status Granted
Device Type: Transmitter
Date Authorised: 05/Jul/2022
Emission Center Frequency 4.835 MHz
Bandwidth: 6 kHz
Emission Designator 6K00A3E
Antenna: Inverted V-I, UNKNOWN-I, UNKNOWN
Antenna Height (AGL): 10 m
Antenna Polarisation: Linear Horizontal
Antenna Azimuth
Antenna Tilt
Antenna Multi Mode: Y
Transmitter Power: 5000 W pY
Feeder Loss 0 dB
EIRP: 5000 W
Announces on air as transmitting from “outback Victoria”, though Neilborough is just north of Bendigo – not exactly remote. The licensee also holds an amateur licence, VK3ASE. Announces a mobile number on air for “talkback”. Audio and transmission quality is good, reflecting appropriate technical expertise.
4835 Shortwave Australia. New station, long discussion about music formats from tune in 0515 with rather good signal, nice audio. Quick ID over the program feed at 0525 for 'Shortwave Australia on 4835 kHz'. Thanks to tips from Kiwi DXers on Dxdialog@groups.io. Some discussion online this may be operated from near Bendigo, Victoria according to ACMA database. 6/7 (Francis). ᴥAlso hearing them tonight on 2310, first heard around 0830 but much better 1000, // 4835 which is starting to suffer from some QRM from WWCR 4840 (Francis).
July 2022 - Australian DX News - 8 via WOR io group
