More DRM from Radio Australia

Radio Australia will commence a DRM schedule from its main Pacific station at Shepparton, Victoria from 1 April 2012. Average power is 40 kW from a Continental 418G transmitter. Competent reception reports welcome especially notifying interference to the RA transmissions. Include postal details if emailing reports. Broadcasts to central Pacific may also be audible in North America; broadcasts to the south-west Pacific and PNG may also be audible in eastern Australia. Broadcasts to south-east Asia may be audible in Europe.

Details are:

Time (UT) Freq.(kHz)Target DRM mode

0100-0300 19000 central Pacific mode C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s

0700-0900 7410 south-west Pacific mode B 10 kHz 64QAM level 2 24 kb/s

0900-1100 9475 south-west Pacific mode B 10 kHz 64QAM level 2 24 kb/s

1100-1300 6080 west Pacific & PNG mode C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s

1300-1500 9890 central Pacific mode C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s

1500-1700 5940 SE-Asia mode C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s

1700-1900 9475 SE-Asia mode C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s

Nigel Holmes, Chief Engineer, Radio Australia via Craig Seager

Via Australian Radio DX Club Mailing List, spotted by Alokesh Gupta.
Thanks Alokesh, looking forward to more listening opportunities soon!
UPDATE 20120403: Here is some more info regarding the delay from John Westlund of ABC Radio (courtesy of Ian Johnson via ARDXC mailing list-thanks again Alokesh!):

"We’re struck some unforseen delays in establishing the DRM schedule from
Shepparton. Of course we are as excited as anyone in getting DRM on the
schedule. We see it as a very useful second tier distribution means into
remote locations (for feeding small FM community stations) and hope to see
it very soon."