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KVRI 1600 Blaine, WA

SomeRadioGuy

SomeRadioGuy

This station targets the punjab community in the Vancouver area and not exactly a surprise, but it is incredibly strong here in McGrath, Alaska!! It's 10KW/6 tower night pattern is right along the waterfront and beams right up the coast. If I draw a line from it's tower array and main lobe, its pointed almost dead center at my general area.

Not unexpected but still amazing considering KVRI is 1500 miles away! They are my most consistent station... the strongest, most regular. I hear the 50kw'ers from Vancouver 1320,, 1470, 1130, 730, etc.... but this one tops them all by noticeable amounts.

Here's some audio of the station with the audio filter widened to 6khz on my CC CRane Skywave with my FSL loop tuned up:

Paul Walker
 
MarioMania said:
Paul, Have you ever tried for KUBA?
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Did you eve bother to listen to my clip? I dont think so, youd realize it would be nearly impossible to hear KUBA
 
MarioMania said:
Yes I did, I stil stan what I said, Anything is Possible, even on AM
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AS best as i can remember, ive never heard anythinng else on 1600.. KVRI is the farthest NW/West AM on 1600 in the USA.. no AM's exist on 1600 in canada, and noe one else in the world is on 1600 besides the us.. and when KVRI fades out, so will the rest of thecountry as its daylight
 
I've heard KUBA once or twice, underneath KVRI. Of course, I'm on the opposite side of their main lobe from SomeRadioGuy's perspective. So KUBA makes it up to the Seattle area once or twice a year. Several years ago I got a clear ID, and it went into the log.

Sometimes the station in Utah (KTUB, I think) makes it with their Spanish language programming. And an NPR station from Eugene on rare occasions. KOHI, St. Helens OR used to make it here frequently, but not since the solar cycle dived.
 
KOHI lost their transmitter lease a couple years back I believe, and have been on a longwire at 5 watts (nights) on a STA since then. Sunspots or no, you are not too likely to pick them up at night currently, anywhere outside their immediate vicinity.
 
The New Chico said:
KOHI lost their transmitter lease a couple years back I believe, and have been on a longwire at 5 watts (nights) on a STA since then. Sunspots or no, you are not too likely to pick them up at night currently, anywhere outside their immediate vicinity.
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And they also illegally operated, purposefully.. on 1610 for several days a year or so ago
 
My experience with KVRI is from my biz trips to Vancouver. Where....to use radioman's phrase....it "peels paint" 24/7.

The Vancouver metro area, street numbering system, etc. extends all the way to the U.S. Border. There, it runs into the Blaine, Washington city limits. KVRI's transmitter is about 3-4 miles from the border at most.
 
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This is a location about 10 miles east of Blaine. Has to be the most convivial and understated international border you are likely to find. The BC side is 0 Avenue- as Cyberdad mentioned, it is the start of their grid. The American side is Boundary Road (duh!) They run parallel for about 2 miles. All that sits between them is that short cable style guardrail and a ditch. (And likely a few more discrete monitoring devices, I suppose. And some big pole mounted ones that are not discrete as well.) Went for a Sunday drive this afternoon and witnessed the following- a Canadian couple and an American couple, sitting in folding chairs, just having a conversation with each other over the fence in that gravel area you see here. Further down the road, there were two gals having an afternoon stroll, one of each side of the border. And there appeared to be a mini tailgate thing going on at the other end of the parallel roads, with about 8 folks kind of just hanging out around the fence. The American side had a cooler, and the Canadian side had a portable BBQ. Passing a beer or a brat over the border would be illegal of course so I am sure none of THAT was happening.
 
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