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AM reception

Mediafrog+ said:
The well-known XEOY Radio Mil ID was a quick four note "mid-high-low-high" whistle followed by a female singing "Es Radio Mil" with the same notes. Length was about two seconds.

Unfortunately, I can't find any online recordings of it at a quick search.
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Was what you remember different than the 1969 jingle I posted above? It's played clearly at the end of that video, and sounds like what you described.
 
schmave said:
From Columbus, Ohio, the farthest station I have ever pulled in on any radio is PJB from Bonaire. I believe that was in January 2024 although it might have been earlier. It was the first of so far two times I have ever heard it, and it was about as weak as you could imagine given the distance.
Domestically (or Canada), KOA is my farthest catch from here, but I will add that WBAP is the only station I have personally heard in both Columbus and Las Vegas. I remember it blasting in during a work trip to Vegas about 20 years ago. Guessing WOAI would also fit the bill, but its skywave signal has been awful around here for years, at least on the times I've tuned to 1200.
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Back in the day, PJB Bonaire wreaked havoc on CKLW's signal (sometimes even in the Windsor-Detroit area. It was 525,000 watts, either omnidirectional or beamed north. The present-day PJB is 440kW but directional to either Havana or Brazil.
 
From East Tennessee it's probably been KOA in Denver, received clearly around sunset while our local 850 was in its silent year.
When I lived in Ohio, I had a few weeks where I could get KFI very late at night.
 
In Canyon Lake, Texas, I have heard WBZ from Boston. KFI and KNX will make it here from the West Coast. Around 2009 or 2010, I pulled in 750 from Caracas. Although this is an AM reception thread, FM E-skips have brought in both Los Angeles and Miami stations.
 
Calhoun said:
A some point, a caller asked Glick about the same signal I was hearing. The caller had traced the signal down to an extremely powerful Christian station in Bonaire. Glick talked about calling/interviewing someone from the Bonaire station staff live on his show, but I don’t know if he ever did.
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Which one? I know TWR is in Bonaire but that's on 800 khz. At least nowadays
 
KC8UOK said:
Which one? I know TWR is in Bonaire but that's on 800 khz. At least nowadays
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That is and was the only facility on Bonaire with anything but local power. Since the 60's it has been on 800.
 
Calhoun said:
If this is the XEOY whistle jingle you are referring to, it's not what l heard repeatedly back in the day. Tune is wrong and the jingle I referenced had no voice over, strictly whistling.
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The posted jingle (at the very end of the "video") is exactly what was used during the 60's and 70's at least. I DXed it in the earlier 60's, and then heard it a lot when in the city in 1963 (including visiting the station) and monitoring it on every visit to the DF later in the 60's and all through the 70s'.
 
KC8UOK said:
Which one? I know TWR is in Bonaire but that's on 800 khz. At least nowadays
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Don't remember if the caller even gave specifics other than a powerful Christian station in Bonaire. If I can find the clip, I'll post it.

I brought it up only because someone mentioned having picked up a strong signal out of Bonaire. Just seeing the word "Bonaire" immediately triggered that 6-7 note jingle in my mind all these years later.
 
Calhoun said:
Don't remember if the caller even gave specifics other than a powerful Christian station in Bonaire. If I can find the clip, I'll post it.
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Yes, that is Trans World Radio. It also is sometimes referenced to the Netherlands state radio hours they used to broadcast as a "compensation" for the license. But it is the only high power station, ever, on Bonaire.
 
gr8oldies said:
Back in the day, PJB Bonaire wreaked havoc on CKLW's signal (sometimes even in the Windsor-Detroit area. It was 525,000 watts, either omnidirectional or beamed north. The present-day PJB is 440kW but directional to either Havana or Brazil.
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I remember thinking "this has to be PJB" and I was able to pull off and verify it via stream within a few minutes. Over 2,100 miles as the crow flies. This was around 8 on a January evening, so long past dark but still not particularly late at night either. I might have heard it once since, but I wasn't in a position to verify. Just kind of assumed that's what it was and moved on.
 
800 PJB Bonaire is in on top of 800 here in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area as I type this.

Edit: They played the anthem and the carrier dropped at 03:30:55 utc.
 
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gr8oldies said:
Apparently 7:30-12midnight or 8:30p-1am. First half hour in English, rest in Spanish. The beam is aimed at Havana.
There is an SDR operated by TWR and you can find it here http://bon.twrmon.net:8073/
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Thanks! Are those local Bonaire time or ?

That SDR is great for hearing South Americans but haven't heard much from up north on the times I've tried it.
 
wildthangjim said:
Thanks! Are those local Bonaire time or ?

That SDR is great for hearing South Americans but haven't heard much from up north on the times I've tried it.
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Bonaire is in the Atlantic Time Zone but it does not deserve DST (it's almost an even 12 hour day all year). Having said the, I believe we're talking Eastern Time for this schedule
 
I noticed Local Ground Conductivity plays a big a very surprising role, and i found a great example & very interesting info with the potential range & coverage of the following stations:

WORD-AM in Spartanburg, SC .. &
KJRG-AM in Newton, Kansas:

Both of these stations are on the same frequency (AM 950), However, Local Coverage of the Kansas station is about 2x as much/as far as the station in Upstate SC. Even while using only 1/10 the wattage!! ⚡

KJRG-AM with 500 watts easily reaches 50+ Miles, but WORD-AM with 5000 watts barely reaches 25 Miles!😳

Speaking of Kansas...
Here's Another & Similar Example ... with
KNSS-AM in Wichita KS .. &
WYRD-AM in Greenville SC ...

KNSS-AM 's Local Coverage/Range is 65+ Miles.
But ... 😳 Wow ...
WYRD-AM 's Local Coverage/Range is Only 15 Miles!

Both Stations (KNSS & WYRD) are on AM 1330. 📻
Both Stations use 5000 Watts of Energy. ⚡

Even with Extra Power, a Horrible Ground Conductivity is Pretty Much why 1330 WYRD Needs/is paired with 950 WORD in to cover that same area/market.

Listening to AM radio DX in Kansas & Oklahoma is fun. AM Radio Reception the Great Plains & Midwest is a nice experience, as many stations easily reach pretty far, Even with only a Small Amount of power. ⚡ 📻
Some stations, like WIBW, KFRM, KGGF and KRMG, can easily reach over 100-200+ miles, using only just a few hundred or few thousand(s) of watts.
 
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