WBNZ is silent and has been for quite a few months! I have gotten WPWX and WMXD in the area (WPWX more often) and I did get WBNZ once when they first moved to 92.3 a few years ago. With WBNZ off, I bet WJPD Ishpeming, MI could be heard during good conditions with a decent setup
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What do you think you could get if you were...
- Thread starter Buckeyes2001
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I wonder how easy it would be to hear KNUI from San Diego on 900 (if KECR was off) maybe if you were standing right on the shore? It could be morning in Rancho San Diego but still dark in Hawaii so maybe it could happen in the daytime. Of course 900 could bring in some other TP DX at night.
I've got a pretty challenging one, I live about 25 miles from most Seattle sticks. Assuming they're all off, what should I be able to get? I have an idea for some,
88.1 KWAO or whatever the other Christian rock station is that I usually get.
88.9 CBUX-FM-1
89.1 CSN translator.
89.7 CJSU
89.9 KASB and/or KGRG.
90.1 could KUPS make it?
90.5 CBCV.
90.9 KVTI.
91.1 KROH
91.3 CJZN
91.7 KXOT
91.9 KPTZ
92.1 CBU-FM-1
92.9 KISM
93.7 CJJR and/or KANY.
94.5 the usual mess of signals with K233BU on top.
95.3 possibly CKZZ in good tropo.
96.1 KXXO
96.9 KGY-FM, CKLG in decent tropo.
97.7 KOMO-FM
98.5 CIOC
99.3 KDDS
100.3 CKKQ
101.1 CFMI and KXL-FM, both of which only when conditions are right.
101.9 possibly KINK in good conditions.
102.1 usually KPQ-FM.
102.9 KYNW.
103.3 could be KKCW again if conditions are right.
104.1 KAFE.
104.9 KKBW, CFUN in tropo.
105.7 possibly CBU-FM.
106.5 KWPZ.
107.3 CHBE. Am I missing anything?
88.1 KWAO or whatever the other Christian rock station is that I usually get.
88.9 CBUX-FM-1
89.1 CSN translator.
89.7 CJSU
89.9 KASB and/or KGRG.
90.1 could KUPS make it?
90.5 CBCV.
90.9 KVTI.
91.1 KROH
91.3 CJZN
91.7 KXOT
91.9 KPTZ
92.1 CBU-FM-1
92.9 KISM
93.7 CJJR and/or KANY.
94.5 the usual mess of signals with K233BU on top.
95.3 possibly CKZZ in good tropo.
96.1 KXXO
96.9 KGY-FM, CKLG in decent tropo.
97.7 KOMO-FM
98.5 CIOC
99.3 KDDS
100.3 CKKQ
101.1 CFMI and KXL-FM, both of which only when conditions are right.
101.9 possibly KINK in good conditions.
102.1 usually KPQ-FM.
102.9 KYNW.
103.3 could be KKCW again if conditions are right.
104.1 KAFE.
104.9 KKBW, CFUN in tropo.
105.7 possibly CBU-FM.
106.5 KWPZ.
107.3 CHBE. Am I missing anything?
1310 in Biggar, SK: Likely KNOX Grand Forks, ND and KEIN Great Falls, MT
101.3 in Leeds, ND: E-skip or really good tropo would be required to get anything there
102.3 in Leeds, ND - CITI/Winnipeg, MB mainly and less often KRCQ/Detroit Lakes, MN. Cheaper radios would get splatter from KDVL 102.5
1310 in Biggar, SK - Probably a mix of CHLW/St. Paul, AB and KNOX/Grand Forks, ND. KEIN appears to be off the air. CHLW may be dominant at night unless they throw a good null towards Biggar.
I heard KEIN in late 2011, but it seems to be silent now. CHLW is now on FM so 1310 is likely KNOX and maybe a couple of weak others.
102.3 - don't you mean CKY Winnipeg? CITI is 92.1.
bobdavcav, I have some ideas for stations that you'd hear if Seattle was off.
KPLZ 101.5 - KFLY instead.
KING 98.1 - maybe CKSR 98.3, not sure about 98.1 but maybe aircraft scatter from KISC if you are plenty lucky.
KMTT 103.7 - CHQM 103.5 stronger, 103.7 maybe KNRQ Eugene, 103.9 maybe KVAS Ilwaco
KRWM 106.9 - KLTH 106.7, KRQT 107.1. I did hear KRWM off for about a half hour one time and copied rock and country aircraft scatter bursts on 106.9. I was in Auburn at the time so I likely heard weak bursts of CHWF and KMOK in Lewiston. You might be able to pick up CHWF Nanaimo on 106.9 if KRWM was off. I think I could in Marysville, being on top of a hill - CHLY 101.7 is very common here.
-crainbebo
102.3 - don't you mean CKY Winnipeg? CITI is 92.1.
bobdavcav, I have some ideas for stations that you'd hear if Seattle was off.
KPLZ 101.5 - KFLY instead.
KING 98.1 - maybe CKSR 98.3, not sure about 98.1 but maybe aircraft scatter from KISC if you are plenty lucky.
KMTT 103.7 - CHQM 103.5 stronger, 103.7 maybe KNRQ Eugene, 103.9 maybe KVAS Ilwaco
KRWM 106.9 - KLTH 106.7, KRQT 107.1. I did hear KRWM off for about a half hour one time and copied rock and country aircraft scatter bursts on 106.9. I was in Auburn at the time so I likely heard weak bursts of CHWF and KMOK in Lewiston. You might be able to pick up CHWF Nanaimo on 106.9 if KRWM was off. I think I could in Marysville, being on top of a hill - CHLY 101.7 is very common here.
-crainbebo
I did get W222BB over by the airport in GR (along with W273AR). And with WBNZ off, I think WJPD Ishpeming, MI may come in when conditions are right.
Probably a mess of KELP El Paso, TX and KDAV Lubbock, TX
New: 88.3 MHz in Cadillac, MI
88.3 MHz in Cadillac, MI:
Probably a mess of Christian broadcasters from WTCY, WSMZ, and WEJC with occasional appearances from WAYK.
Probably a mess of Christian broadcasters from WTCY, WSMZ, and WEJC with occasional appearances from WAYK.
How about something a little different? 
Location - your choice from the following (all are in Antarctica):
79°44′24″S 108°13′12″E - South Geomagnetic Pole
83º50'37"S 65º43'30"E - South Pole of Inaccessibility (point on land farthest from coastline/ocean, accounting for ice shelves as well as continental land)
90ºS - Geographic South Pole
Frequency:
Anything with propagation enhanced via the ionosphere. Transmitter must be earth bound, in a fixed location with at least a somewhat regular schedule, and may not be located anywhere on Antarctica. (You may chase DX co-channel to them, though.)
Time:
whenever propagation is best If you can simultaneously hear LW time, NDB and broadcast stations, 6 and 2 meter hams, FM radio and VHF TV from the northern hemisphere, with at least one station in each major band saturating a well-designed handheld portable radio's S/N ratio reception capability using only the supplied antenna, that would be preferred.
Also a quick side question. What conditions would be required for 6 hams to have a voice QSO (using only natural terrestrial propagation - no repeaters or satellites), such that...
• Their locations are: A = 90ºS, B = 90ºN, C = 0ºN 0ºEº, D = 0ºN 180ºWº, E = 0ºN 90ºW, F = 0ºN 90ºE
• Their frequencies, if not co-channel (full duplex wouldn't be possible if they were), are concentrated within 2x emission bandwidth of each other
• Minimum received signal strength is such that the S/N ratio is as high as using a large sensitive portable radio and several-foot tuned loop within the 3.16 V/m contour of an AM station away from any sources of electrical noise.
Location - your choice from the following (all are in Antarctica):
79°44′24″S 108°13′12″E - South Geomagnetic Pole
83º50'37"S 65º43'30"E - South Pole of Inaccessibility (point on land farthest from coastline/ocean, accounting for ice shelves as well as continental land)
90ºS - Geographic South Pole
Frequency:
Anything with propagation enhanced via the ionosphere. Transmitter must be earth bound, in a fixed location with at least a somewhat regular schedule, and may not be located anywhere on Antarctica. (You may chase DX co-channel to them, though.)
Time:
whenever propagation is best
If you can simultaneously hear LW time, NDB and broadcast stations, 6 and 2 meter hams, FM radio and VHF TV from the northern hemisphere, with at least one station in each major band saturating a well-designed handheld portable radio's S/N ratio reception capability using only the supplied antenna, that would be preferred. Also a quick side question. What conditions would be required for 6 hams to have a voice QSO (using only natural terrestrial propagation - no repeaters or satellites), such that...
• Their locations are: A = 90ºS, B = 90ºN, C = 0ºN 0ºEº, D = 0ºN 180ºWº, E = 0ºN 90ºW, F = 0ºN 90ºE
• Their frequencies, if not co-channel (full duplex wouldn't be possible if they were), are concentrated within 2x emission bandwidth of each other
• Minimum received signal strength is such that the S/N ratio is as high as using a large sensitive portable radio and several-foot tuned loop within the 3.16 V/m contour of an AM station away from any sources of electrical noise.
Finally after all these years, I'm going to get a chance to do some daytime AM DXing from the Jersey Shore!
I'll be up in New Jersey the first week of November and taking the Sangean PR-D5 down to Long Beach Island is definitely in the itinerary.
Of course all those years ago, I remember hearing a good signal from WBZ @ 255 miles and WNBC and WCBS had local signal strength daytime @ 80 miles away but I never thought of seeing if I could get a trace of WQAM by nulling out WFIL and now I'll finally be able to try it!
If anyone has any other suggestions on what I can look for in the middle of the day, I'd appreciate it.
I'll be up in New Jersey the first week of November and taking the Sangean PR-D5 down to Long Beach Island is definitely in the itinerary.
Of course all those years ago, I remember hearing a good signal from WBZ @ 255 miles and WNBC and WCBS had local signal strength daytime @ 80 miles away but I never thought of seeing if I could get a trace of WQAM by nulling out WFIL and now I'll finally be able to try it!
If anyone has any other suggestions on what I can look for in the middle of the day, I'd appreciate it.
Piano, if those conditions existed I think you would have a huge unrecognizable graveyard-type mess (or loud hash) on any frequency within the AM or FM broadcast bands except maybe 1610 kHz although it would be interesting to try DXing from either pole at solar minimum just to see what might come in.
Next one:
770 kHz in Hope, TX
Next one:
770 kHz in Hope, TX
Looks like this thread could use resurrecting?
770 in Hope, TX ...
Daytime:
KAAM with a fairly weak signal on a radio with an 8-inch ferrite bar. Aiming east with a SAT may bring in KJCB underneath. A large loop aimed west may bring in a faint KKOB.
Sunrise/Sunset:
KKOB, KAAM, KJCB, WEW, in no particular order
Night:
KAAM, probably also WABC.
How about another one?
740 kHz at the CFZM (or ex-CBL) transmitter site in the Toronto area, when that frequency was silent several years ago. What would you have heard at night? And could anything have been detected in the daytime with a good communications receiver and large antenna (either the tower, or a beverage)?
770 in Hope, TX ...
Daytime:
KAAM with a fairly weak signal on a radio with an 8-inch ferrite bar. Aiming east with a SAT may bring in KJCB underneath. A large loop aimed west may bring in a faint KKOB.
Sunrise/Sunset:
KKOB, KAAM, KJCB, WEW, in no particular order
Night:
KAAM, probably also WABC.
How about another one?
740 kHz at the CFZM (or ex-CBL) transmitter site in the Toronto area, when that frequency was silent several years ago. What would you have heard at night? And could anything have been detected in the daytime with a good communications receiver and large antenna (either the tower, or a beverage)?
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