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Radio 8RN (ABC – 657 kHz) Darwin Transmission Site - NT

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Position

DEG: -12.424073 130.849223

DMS: 12º 25' 26.66" S 130º 50' 57.22" E

UTM: 52 L 8625854mN 701016mE

Altitude: 7.27m

Address & Contact

Douglas St
Parap NT 0820

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.abc.net.au/darwin

Information

ABC Radio provides regular updates during emergencies like floods, bushfires and cyclones.
Mast Height - 40m.
Transmitter Power - 2,000 watts.
Standby mast also onsite.
AM Radio Propagation (coverage) – typically 50 – 200km during the day (ground wave) and much further at night (sky wave).

PlaceID	416608

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Darwin Airport at 02/12:30am CST

Distance from Radio 8RN (ABC – 657 kHz) Darwin Transmission Site 4.7km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
24.7°C	25.3°C	65%	17.7°C	1012.7hPa	0.0mm	SSE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Darwin Airport

Distance from Radio 8RN (ABC – 657 kHz) Darwin Transmission Site 4.7km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.8	31.4	31.9	32.7	32.0	30.6	30.5	31.4	32.6	33.2	33.3	32.6
Mean Min. °C	24.8	24.7	24.5	24.0	22.1	19.9	19.3	20.4	23.0	24.9	25.3	25.3
Mean Rain mm	423.8	374.6	322.1	101.2	21.3	1.9	1.2	5.0	15.7	70.2	139.3	251.3