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From west Houston, a couple of new ones last evening (times CST)

1040, R. Mayabeque Cuba, 12/9 1750 equal to WHO at times w/SS pop music
1040, WHBO FL, Pinellas Park 12/9 1755 poor under Cuban in WHO null. Talk program //stream. Surprised if this is night power, 420w directional south.
1270, WIJD AL, Pritchard, 12/9 1733 good with KFLC nulled. Heard very animated black preacher //stream
1600, KOGT TX, Orange 12/9 1815 poor w/Texas Longhorns basketball. 1st time heard at only 110 miles.
 
wildthangjim said:
1270, WIJD AL, Pritchard, 12/9 1733 good with KFLC nulled. Heard very animated black preacher //stream
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There's regular preaching, and then there's radio pastors. Basically the only profession where stations pay you money to predict doom and get all huffy about it. I think I will stick to my local sermons :)
 
wildthangjim said:
From west Houston, a few new ones recently (times CST, radio Sony ICF-SW7600GR):

890 KTXV TX, Mebank, 12/3/21 1652 very strong over WLS/Cuba, S Asian music, Radio Punjab mention //stream
990 KWAM TN, Memphis 12/8 1743 good over XET, Lars Larson show, ID as Mighty 990, mention of mighty990.com
1100 KNZZ CO, Grand Junction, 12/8 1852, fair signal briefly on top of jumble, ID as 1100 KNZZ Newstalk //stream
1140 WBXR AL, Hazel Green, 12/7 1728 strong signal on top of XEMR, end of religious program and ID ment. Huntsville
1470 XEAI MEXICO, Mexico City DF 12/3 1933 strong w/SS ballads. Minimal announcements but //stream

Odd that I've never logged KTXV before.
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@wildthangjim thanks for the tips. I logged KWAM and XEAI last night here in DFW. I had previously logged WBXR.
 
wildthangjim said:
From west Houston, a couple of new ones last evening (times CST)

1040, R. Mayabeque Cuba, 12/9 1750 equal to WHO at times w/SS pop music
1040, WHBO FL, Pinellas Park 12/9 1755 poor under Cuban in WHO null. Talk program //stream. Surprised if this is night power, 420w directional south.
1270, WIJD AL, Pritchard, 12/9 1733 good with KFLC nulled. Heard very animated black preacher //stream
1600, KOGT TX, Orange 12/9 1815 poor w/Texas Longhorns basketball. 1st time heard at only 110 miles.
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@wildthangjim WHBO apparently gets out well across the gulf, I logged them here in DFW on 11/18 at midnight. Also, just recently logged KOGT up here. Retro: I had logged KOGT back in Florida in ancient times.
 
For anyone interested or near DFW, local KZMP 1540 University Park (Dallas) has been off the air since yesterday (12/9). Only a weak KEDA (San Antonio) audible here today, will try for KXEL near sunset.
 
wildthangjim said:
From west Houst'ron, a couple of new ones last evening (times CST)
1270, WIJD AL, Pritchard, 12/9 1733 good with KFLC nulled. Heard very animated black preacher //stream
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Nice.

When I'm spending time at the beach, I'm basically across Mobile Bay from WIJD, and they're very difficult daytime and completely missing at night. OTOH, WHBO is clearly audible daytime, and WHO is usually in with a good signal at night. Often as good, if not better, than the other usual midwest blowtorches.
 
wildthangjim said:
From west Houston, a few new ones recently (times CST, radio Sony ICF-SW7600GR):

890 KTXV TX, Mebank, 12/3/21 1652 very strong over WLS/Cuba, S Asian music, Radio Punjab mention //stream

Odd that I've never logged KTXV before.
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I’ve got to try for KTXV soon. I’ve never managed to catch it from San Antonio.

The 7600GR is a nice radio, and it’s more sensitive on LW than all of my other portables except for my Sony ICF-2010 (which isn’t working).
 
It's 3:53 p.m. in Chicago and WBZ 1030 Boston is overwhelming WNVR Vernon Hills. The magic of sunset skip in the winter – and the ERP of a 50 kW directional clear-channel transmitter.
 
TXPH97 said:
@wildthangjim thanks for the tips. I logged KWAM and XEAI last night here in DFW. I had previously logged WBXR.
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@TXPH97 you're welcome. I'd logged WBXR, along with KZIM and a couple of others, thanks to your reports, so thanks for that! I also get some good tips from @jim-satx . Let's keep it going.

jim-satx said:
The 7600GR is a nice radio, and it’s more sensitive on LW than all of my other portables except for my Sony ICF-2010 (which isn’t working).
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I really like my 7600GR. I've had it for 10 years and although the volume control is now a bit wonky, it's a solid DX radio.
 
TXPH97 said:
@wildthangjim thanks for the tips. I logged KWAM and XEAI last night here in DFW. I had previously logged WBXR.
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KWAM is on my "wish list", but the problem at my location is that CBW is one of the strongest skywave signals here at night. If I null it, it's a jumble of weak...and very weak...signals, with WNML most likely to surface. But even that doesn't happen very often.
 
TXPH97 said:
@wildthangjim WHBO apparently gets out well across the gulf, I logged them here in DFW on 11/18 at midnight. Also, just recently logged KOGT up here. Retro: I had logged KOGT back in Florida in ancient times.
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In the mid to late 60's while attending college in Kingsville, TX, KOGT was a regular nightly visitor. On Friday nights would listen to the Orange Tigers football games. KOGT's slogan was Keep On Going Tigers
 
DFW, Texas Receiver: Sangean ATS-909X. Times are CST.

New stations logged:
650 XETNT MEX Los Mochis 12/11/2021 0610 Music and announcements in Spanish // stream. Fair to good with no WSM.
720 XEJCC MEX Ciudad Juárez 12/11/2021 0620 Mexican music // stream. Good o/WGN.
740 KCMC TX Texarkana 12/11/2021 0450 Sports talk // stream. Faded up in KTRH null, mixing with CFZM. (I still haven't heard KRMG, go figure.)
750 KOAL UT Price 12/11/2021 0715 Billy Kinder Outdoor show matched web schedule. Ad mentioned Moab. Fair with fading until KSEO sign-on, no WSB.
990 KWAM TN Memphis 12/9/2021 2200 Townhall News, fading in/out, mixing with XET // stream
1100 KNZZ CO Grand Junction 12/10/2021 1745 ID "In Defense of Liberty News Radio 1100 KNZZ", alone/good (Thanks @wildthangjim for another)
1190 KJJI AR White Hall 12/11/2021 0417 Classic rock - Alice Cooper, The Who. Faded up occasionally, then buried. Songs were // stream.
1460 KZUE OK El Reno 12/7/2021 2210 Reg. Mexican music fading in/out. Listed as a daytimer, but matched stream.
1470 XEAI MEX DF 12/9/2021 2144 Spanish talk and variety, fading in/out, // stream
1540 KGBC TX Galveston 12/11/2021 0700 TOH ID in English "KGBC Galveston - Houston", then back to regional Mexican music. Fair in KEDA null, local KZMP off.
 
wildthangjim said:
I really like my 7600GR. I've had it for 10 years and although the volume control is now a bit wonky, it's a solid DX radio.
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The volume control wonkiness must be common with the 7600GR. Mine is almost seven years old, and it started having that same issue a couple of years ago. Other than that, it is indeed a solid DX radio.
 
WFNT 1470 peaked at about 2.4 mV/m about 2 minutes before 5:00 PM EST Power reduction and Pattern Change near Pellston, MI. Pretty much equal to other interfering signals such as WMBD after 5:00 PM EST, but they change patterns about 5:15 PM EST, increasing the interference.
 


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