Amazing Beach Tropo

[gamefreak]

I was at the beach in Hernando County the other day and was noting some good beach tropo. All I had at the arsenal was a crappy FM tuner built in a $20 Sandisk MP3 Player. Most of the time I can't pick it locals on it unless I'm right next to the stations stick. (Above 80dBu)Serious! Anyways here is what I was able to pick up.

All Tampa Stations 93.3, 94.1, 94.9, 98.7 100.7 and 101.5 and even 102.5 acting like Locals. Can even scan to them how strong the signals were
Max 98.3 from Lakeland
Wink 96.9
102.9 Naples "Bob FM"
105.9 Sarasota "The Buzz" fighting with 105-9 Sunny FM Orlando
Of course only being located 30 Miles from Holiday I could pick up 97.1, 97.9 and 105.5 with excellent signals

Interesting indeed. Just to think if I had an actual radio.

 

[billalm]

Figured I'd post on this old thread since it has to do with "tropo"...

This morning around 10:30am I was driving a rental car from Delaware to Baltimore and in the area approaching the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Decided to seek and scan across the dial to see what the folks out in Delaware pick up from Baltimore and Washington. What did the radio stop on? 102.9 WJGO with the RDS display clearing stating this. I did a double take and after listening for a few minutes it was indeed Bob-FM from Ft. Myers coming in clear as a bell. Scanned for other stations in our home area and found 101.1 WAVV was also clear with RDS. In fact, it was completely overriding DC 101. Just thought it was pretty interesting and amazing that the station from Florida was winning the signal battle in the area.

 

[nocomradio]

The Chesapeake Bay can create some pretty interesting signal propagation at times in and of itself with all that salt water. Didn't cause the tropo, but it definitely does have an effect on things.

 

[w9wi]

Today's Northeast<=>Florida opening was sporadic-E skip. Just as thrilling, but technically a different phenomenon. Nice catches!

 

[vadar]

In Ocala Saturday night. Picked up the following Tallahassee stations loud and clear. 98.9 101.5, 103.1, 104.1, and 107.1. Isn't that all of the radio stations up there? ;D

 

[gamefreak]

In Ocala Saturday night. Picked up the following Tallahassee stations loud and clear. 98.9 101.5, 103.1, 104.1, and 107.1. Isn't that all of the radio stations up there? ;D

I get these stations on a regular basis here in Citrus County. I also get 94.9 TNT overpowering WWRM's signal and coming in crystal clear.

I also pick up Jacksonville stations, however not quite as often as the Tallahassee stations. Including WAPE coming in clear right next to WXCV 95.3. (WXCV's signal is less than 5 miles up the road from me, typical Class A station running at 6,000 Watts.)

 

[gar hi]

Today's Northeast<=>Florida opening was sporadic-E skip. Just as thrilling, but technically a different phenomenon. Nice catches!

The E Skip was amazing here in Tampa on Tuesday.

Many normally empty frequencies had at least 2 stations battling it out at once making it hard to get official station IDs.

The first station I was able to ID was 94.5 WPST from Trenton and I knew it was from that area when I heard them say "Area code 609..." WSTW from Wilmington was also coming in pretty good.

I also got Q-102 Philadelphia and also WMGK which was then completely taken over by WDRC from Hartford.

Also briefly heard Z-100 from New York.