Revisit Lojing Highlands, Kelantan (PART 3): Receiving Gunung Ledang and Bukit Besar radio stations (TROPO DX)

 

At Lojing mosque in Lojing Highland, Kelantan where I revisited on 1st May 2022 (a day before "Hurry Raya"), Fly FM 87.9MHz from Gunung Kledang signal check was my core target, following by Molek FM 105.1MHz, Gegar FM 88.1MHz and Manis FM 90.6MHz, but there are about 5 ultra far radio stations which I received in Lojing Highlands unexpectedly.

 

3 radio stations from Gunung Ledang (Melaka/North Johor), meanwhile 2 radio stations are from Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu). These unexpected radio stations are actually a tropospheric propagation signal, copied in Lojing.

 

==Distance of transmitter site to Lojing Highlands, Kelantan==

* Gunung Ledang: 279km

* Bukit Besar: 204km 

 

1. Radio Klasik FM 93.6MHz Gunung Ledang

Co-channel interference with weak signal radio station Molek FM 93.6MHz from Bukit Besar can be heard.

 

In Lojing Highlands, FM 95.5MHz Bukit Bakar is the clearest tuning frequency for Radio Klasik, following by FM 88.3MHz from Gunung Kledang and FM 89.1MHz from Gunung Brinchang.

 

FM 88.3MHz from Gunung Kledang is moderately receivable (clear with static), but no interference with other radio station like Gunung Brinchang FM 89.1MHz which having interference with Thailand Parliament Radio Station FM 89.0MHz.

2. Molek FM 93.6MHz Bukit Besar

Signal is not strong as FM 105.1MHz from Kota Bharu, but less serious of co-channel interference.

 

3. Raaga FM 99.7MHz Gunung Ledang

Tropospheric signal overlaps 988 FM 99.8MHz Gunung Kledang transmitter is detected.

 

4. IKIM FM 100.2MHz Bukit Besar

Adjacent channel interference with RTM Pahang FM 100.3MHz from Gunung Brinchang can be detected, but IKIM FM can be tuned louder and clearer via Ipoh frequency 102.7MHz from Gunung Kledang. 

5. RTM Negeri FM 107.7MHz Gunung Ledang

 

Signal was moderately clear with MONO signal, no interference from any adjacent station was detected so far.