FM DX: Dalat, Sarawak

After having Kolo Mee breakfast in Mukah town, I continued my journey to Dalat as my final radio DXing location in Sarawak before heading back to Sibu. 

 

Dalat is another small town in Mukah Division, it is ultra far from Sibu by driving via Selangau and Mukah, there is no shortcut from Sibu to Dalat at all, this makes me to feel very far to travel both towns.

 

For radio signal monitoring, Dalat is better than Mukah actually. 

 

In Dalat, RTM radio stations are still covered by Mukah transmitter, but the radio stations from Bukit Singgalang and Bukit Setiam are still receivable there. Sibu commercial radio stations like Tea FM, Era Sarawak, MY FM and Hitz are receivable in Dalat, signals are moderately weak.

 

The radio reception of Tea FM, Era Sarawak, MY FM and Hitz in Dalat are MONO signal actually.

 

1. Era FM Sarawak 96.3MHz (53km from Bukit Lima)

 

2. Hitz FM 105.1MHz (53km from Bukit Lima)

 

 

3. MY FM 105.9MHz (53km from Bukit Lima)

 

4. Tea FM 100.7MHz (53km from Bukit Lima)

 

5. RTM Bintulu FM 97.5MHz (112km from Bukit Setiam)

Videos were recorded at Dalat Waterfront, opposite of Kampung Brunei Dalat by using TECSUN PL-310ET radio receiver.

 

RTM Sarawak FM in Dalat is tuned on 89.9MHz from TM Mukah, formerly it had a local frequency on 96.9MHz, but Sarawak FM 96.9MHz from Stesen Dalat was already terminated its transmission. 

 

From Dalat to Mukah via Oya, Bukit Lima transmitted Sibu radio stations become weak near Oya, Sarawak. It is very interesting whether MY FM 105.9, Hitz 105.1, Tea FM 100.7 and Era Sarawak 96.3 from Bukit Lima could be tuned in other towns like Daro, Igan and Matu or not, but I have no chance to reach those areas because they are very far from Mukah and Sibu, somehow Daro has no road access without ferry.

 

Dalat town is very quiet actually. If you want to get rid of stress from the city, this town is recommended for you.