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Any of you have those July 6, 2004 loggings?

C

crainbebo

I was just wondering, if you guys have any loggings from the biggest E-skip opening of the decade: July 6, 2004? I' don't, but I agree with you, it was crazy. If I was going to DX that day, I probably wouldn't have gotten a local at all! Maybe 3 stations on every frequency, like bleeding from a 100 kw FM 10 miles away. Do you have any loggings on FM or TV from July 6, 2004? I would love to see it.

-crainbebo
 
Crain,

7/6/04 was an EPIC Es day in Michigan as well. It started out for me with 628 mile short-skip on WRNS 95.1 from North Carolina around 11:00 AM. As the morning progressed, I logged now-perennial frequent flier skip stations from Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL before it dipped below the FM band around 1:00 that afternoon.

The Es returned with a vengeance in the early evening hours with some of the shortest skip I've ever witnessed in my area. I logged 475 mile distant Baltimore, MD stations. I've only heard one station closer than that via Es, but that opening wasn't nearly as epic as this one. After hearing a few more from Maryland and Massachusetts, I had to shut the radio off and get to my Dad's 50th birthday party. Nothing gets between me and family!

After the birthday party ended around 9:00, I headed back to the radio to find the Es STILL going on. I managed to log a few more from New Orleans before it finally ended for good. I then went to the message boards to read if anyone else had logged anything and that's when I found out I missed a historic Es opening.

I logged 23 new ones to bring my then total to 565 stations (currently at 1,295). It's scary to think about how many I COULD have heard on this day, but I don't regret missing them. Those stations will always be there.
 
What a great DX day that was... it just wouldn't quit! Here is my log for that day, and this is just the new loggings... it does not include those I'd heard previously and of course the many many unID's that were lost in the interference.

The first number after the state is the mileage, and the second number is the azimuth. All this DX was done on a Boston Accoustics Recepter radio. It was quite sensitive, but poor adjacent channel selectivity. DX location is Poughkeepsie, NY.

WYUU 92.5 Safety Harbor Florida 1086 210 7/6/2004 9:53 AM
WSMR 89.1 Sarasota Florida 1122 208 7/6/2004 10:01 AM
WMTM 93.9 Moultrie Georgia 912 220 7/6/2004 10:24 AM
WLVE 93.9 Miami Beach Florida 1150 200 7/6/2004 10:26 AM
WXFX 95.1 Prattville Alabama 941 231 7/6/2004 10:39 AM
WTVY 95.5 Dothan Alabama 961 225 7/6/2004 10:40 AM
WJDB 95.5 Thomasville Alabama 1032 232 7/6/2004 10:41 AM
WRTO 98.3 Goulds Florida 1183 201 7/6/2004 10:50 AM
WQYK 99.5 St. Petersburg Florida 1070 210 7/6/2004 11:01 AM
WHHY 101.9 Montgomery Alabama 936 230 7/6/2004 11:03 AM
WMBX 102.3 Jensen Beach Florida 1079 201 7/6/2004 11:10 AM
WDRR 107.1 Lehigh Acres Florida 1158 205 7/6/2004 11:20 AM
WIRK 107.9 W Palm Beach Florida 1097 201 7/6/2004 11:26 AM
WSRZ 107.9 Coral Cove Florida 1121 208 7/6/2004 11:32 AM
WMGF 107.7 Mount Dora Florida 981 208 7/6/2004 11:34 AM
WAOA 107.1 Melbourne Florida 1017 204 7/6/2004 11:38 AM
WZMQ 106.3 Key Largo Florida 1212 200 7/6/2004 11:40 AM
WRMA 106.7 Ft. Lauderdale Florida 1147 200 7/6/2004 11:45 AM
WBGG 105.9 Ft. Lauderdale Florida 1147 200 7/6/2004 11:48 AM
WKXD 106.9 Monterrey Tennessee 724 241 7/6/2004 11:52 AM
WNRQ 105.9 Nashville Tennessee 801 245 7/6/2004 12:09 PM
WDAF 106.5 Liberty Missouri 1097 267 7/6/2004 12:15 PM
WSKZ 106.5 Chatanooga Tennessee 768 237 7/6/2004 12:18 PM
WBZE 98.9 Tallahassee Florida 970 220 7/6/2004 12:54 PM
WQIK 99.1 Jacksonville Florida 902 211 7/6/2004 12:58 PM
WTRS 102.3 Dunnellon Florida 991 211 7/6/2004 1:00 PM
WMFM 107.9 Key West Florida 1259 203 7/6/2004 1:04 PM
WNDN 107.9 Chiefland Florida 985 214 7/6/2004 1:12 PM
WXXL 106.7 Tavares Florida 1010 208 7/6/2004 1:15 PM
WYKS 105.3 Gainesville Florida 965 212 7/6/2004 1:32 PM
WSKY 97.3 Micanopy Florida 969 213 7/6/2004 1:38 PM
WBTP 95.7 Clearwater Florida 1080 210 7/6/2004 1:42 PM
WCRJ 88.1 Jacksonville Florida 902 211 7/6/2004 4:21 PM
WIXV 95.5 Savannah Georgia 787 214 7/6/2004 4:51 PM
WSJT 94.1 Lakeland Florida 1079 208 7/6/2004 5:00 PM
WYNR 102.5 Waycross Georgia 859 214 7/6/2004 5:14 PM
WWSN 103.3 Waycross Georgia 859 214 7/6/2004 5:16 PM
WKMX 106.7 Enterprise Alabama 979 227 7/6/2004 5:34 PM
WFXX 107.7 Georgiana Alabama 1002 229 7/6/2004 5:38 PM
WWYN 106.9 Mckenzie Tennessee 897 248 7/6/2004 5:56 PM
KRZK 106.3 Branson Missouri 1086 258 7/6/2004 6:04 PM
WQBZ 106.3 Fort Valley Georgia 825 224 7/6/2004 6:06 PM
WSBZ 106.3 Miramar Beach Florida 1046 225 7/6/2004 6:08 PM
WDUV 105.5 New Port Richey Florida 1064 211 7/6/2004 6:18 PM
KZNN 105.3 Rolla Missouri 984 260 7/6/2004 6:22 PM
KXRR 106.1 Monroe Louisiana 1179 244 7/6/2004 6:32 PM
WGNL 104.3 Greenwood Mississippi 1055 243 7/6/2004 6:45 PM
KJLO 104.1 Monroe Louisiana 1180 244 7/6/2004 6:52 PM
KVMA 107.9 Magnolia Arkansas 1207 247 7/6/2004 7:05 PM
WGFX 104.5 Gallatin Tennessee 790 245 7/6/2004 7:22 PM
WKHC 104.3 Dahlonega Georgia 750 231 7/6/2004 7:40 PM
KOLL 106.3 Lonoke Arkansas 1092 249 7/6/2004 7:50 PM
WMJU 104.3 Bude Mississippi 1164 238 7/6/2004 8:00 PM
KBCN 104.3 Marshall Arkansas 1087 254 7/6/2004 8:02 PM


The great opening of July 29, 2009 wasn't quite as crazy, but signals were coming in from more directions: from South Carolina to South Dakota, from Florida, to Arkansas to Wisconsin!
 
I'm a ham, and thus, wasn't on FM broadcast. But...

I caught wind of the opening on the way home from my son's karate class late afternoon. The 6m FM call channel (52.525) was awash with signals -- always a good sign. When I arrived home, 144.200 was full of hams from the New England area. It was on.

Over the next couple of hours, MUF never dropped below 2 meters. I even worked several stations on 2m FM, some of them just guys with 50W mobiles on the way home. It was freakin' crazy. MUF, I understand, got well above 200 MHz. Some lucky TV DXers even IDed stations as high as channel 13 (WLOX/Biloxi was seen in New England, if memory serves).

I think I worked 70 or more 2m stations that day (my log isn't at my fingertips). I can't imagine ever doing that kind of volume again. The editor of QST Magazine called July 6, 2004 the biggest VHF opening ever seen in North America (interestingly, I worked him on 2m during the opening -- Memphis to Maryland).

DE
 
Several videos from a DXer in Inlet, NY show Channels 7-13 full of Es. Just search "Hgih Band Es" on YouTube and see what you get.

There are videos of
WDAM Laurel, MS
WVUE New Orleans
WTOV Tupelo, MS (tentative)
WTOK Meridian, MS
WJTV Jackson, MS
WLOX Blioxi, MS

-crainbebo
 
I think I remember this opening. I was in North Myrtle Beach, and I remember picking up stations from TX and OK (like KBEZ Tulsa, KWEN Tulsa, KRAV Tulsa). I also picked up KTCS Fort Smith, 93.9 in McCook, NE, and several others.

What an opening.
 
I have my full log somewhere, I remember it took me hours to identify every station. I got over 100 stations. I was glued to the radio for more than 6 hours that day, I got stations from every state between Florida and Minnesota. All the locals were covered (so much that the reception "problems" made the news that night), every frequency had multiple stations. I logged 450 mile skip, as well as several translators.

If that happened to me this summer, I would be driving home from work, notice the e-skip, and I would sit in my parked car for 5 hours and have a lot of explaining to do when I get home 5 hours late for an unexplained reason.
 
I bet the radio stations phone lines were jammed up with people saying "I'm not getting my local! I'm getting something from Missouri!" and then they said "There's nothing wrong with your radio." Then they would say "Yes it is! I tried adjusting antenna, no help!" I wonder if the stories featured DXers picking up stations.

-crainbebo
 
The E Skip on 7/6/2004 was definitely an opening that I'll never forget. I'm pretty sure it's the only time that I've seen E Skip reach the 2 meter ham band here in Southeastern MA.

Here was my log from that day, stations heard for the first time back then are indicated with an @ at the beginning.

Time Call Freq. City St. Comments Distance (miles)
@0108 KWOI 90.7 Carroll IA WOI 1221
@0141 WERN 88.7 Madison WI Wisconson Public Radio 948
@1017 WXKB 103.9 Cape Coral FL B103.9 1240
@1019 WCZR 101.7 Vero Beach FL Real Radio 1127
@1020 WAVV 101.1 Marco FL Wave 101 1253
1022 WRTO 98.3 Goulds FL Spanish 1265
1023 WRMF 97.9 Palm Beach FL 1194
@1030 WZGC 92.9 Atlanta GA Z93, RDS PI: 974A 931
1032 WZZR 94.3 Riviera Beach FL RDS: WZZR 1178
1035 WTYX 94.7 Jackson MS Arrow 94.7 1248
1036 WLTM 94.9 Atlanta GA 94.9 Lite FM, RDS: 949Lite 926
@1040 WKLS 96.1 Atlanta GA 96 Rock, RDS PI: 7040 926
1042 WUSJ 96.3 Jackson MS US 96.3 1266
1048 WMXA 96.7 Opelika AL Mix 96.7 1028
@1053 WBPT 106.9 Birmingham AL 106.9 The Point 1049
@1054 WAVH 106.5 Daphne AL Oldies 106.5 1231
@1056 WSTH 106.1 Alexander City AL Rooster 106 1024
1057 WMAX 105.3 Bowden GA RDS: FM TALK 966
@1100 WACR 103.9 Columbus MS 1112
@1102 WQLD 104.3 Luverne AL Cool 104.3 1090
@1104 WEAT 104.3 West Palm Beach FL Sunny 104.3 1194
@1106 WMXS 103.3 Montgomery AL Mix 103 1071
@1111 WTBT 103.5 Bradenton FL Thunder 103.5 1172
@1113 WMBX 102.3 Jensen Beach FL X102.3 1164
@1119 WKBB 100.9 West Point MS Super Talk 1128
@1120 WJXN 100.9 Utica MS Magic 100.9 1271
@1122 WJMI 99.7 Jackson MS 99 Jams 1259
@1124 WBEI 101.7 Reform AL B101.7 1107
@1125 WYOY 101.7 Gluckstadt MS Y101.7 1249
@1126 WANZ 100.5 Northport AL Z100.5 1102
@1131 WFMN 97.3 Flora MS Super Talk 1250
1133 WMMO 98.9 Orlando FL 1104
@1136 WLAY 100.3 Tuscumbia AL 1037
@1138 WLOQ 103.1 Winter Park FL Smooth Jazz 1106
1139 WHTQ 96.5 Orlando FL 1092
1140 WPBZ 103.1 Indiantown FL The Buzz 1164
@1144 WSYE 93.3 Houston MS Sunny 93.3 1132
@1146 WSJT 94.1 Lakeland FL Smooth Jazz 1178
@1146 WCFB 94.5 Daytona Beach FL Star 94.5 1080
@1151 WMGF 107.7 Mount Dora FL Magic 107.7 1079
@1200 WHHM 107.7 Henderson TN Star 107.7 1056
@1203 WLDI 95.5 Fort Pierce FL Wild 95-5 1163
@1209 WKXD 106.9 Monterey TN Kicks 106.9 870
@1211 WAFR 88.3 Tupelo MS RDS: WAFR 1097
@1219 WAID 106.5 Clarksdale MS Power 106.5 1199
1221 WGKX 105.9 Memphis TN Kix 106 1124
@1223 WRBO 103.5 Como MS Soul Classics 103.5 1137
@1225 WEGR 102.7 Memphis TN Rock 103 1118
1227 WMC 99.7 Memphis TN FM 100 1127
@1227 KJMS 101.1 Memphis TN V101.1 1138
@1230 WSRR 98.1 Millington TN 98.1 The Cat 1124
@1235 WJXA 92.9 Nashville TN Mix 92.9 952
@1237 WRVW 107.5 Lebanon TN 107.5 The River 939
@1242 WRQQ 97.1 Goodlettsville TN Star 97 936
@1244 WSEK 97.1 Somerset KY 97 Power Country 808
@1248 KLAL 107.7 Wrightsville AR Alice 107.7 1261
@1255 WRVR 104.5 Memphis TN The River 1124
1257 WJZN 98.9 Munford TN Smooth Jazz 98.9 1131
@1258 KHLS 96.3 Blytheville AR 96 Country 1101
@1301 WHBX 96.1 Tallahassee FL 96.1 Jamz 1102
@1302 WYYL 96.1 Tunica MS Spanish 1156
@1306 KSSN 95.7 Little Rock AR Kissin' 96 1267
@1314 WAAZ 104.7 Crestview FL 1167
@1316 KSPQ 93.9 West Plains MO Q94 1169
@1320 WKTG 93.9 Madisonville KY Power Rock 93-9 928
1330 KZLE 93.1 Batesville AR 93.1 The Max 1193
1334 KSHE 94.7 Crestwood MO K-She 95, RDS PI: A442 1048
@1338 KTTS 94.7 Springfield MO 1221
1345 KIHT 96.3 Saint Louis MO K-Hits 96 1048
1347 KCMQ 96.7 Columbia MO 1136
1348 WKSJ 94.9 Mobile AL RDS: 95 KSJ 1218
@1352 KMFC 92.1 Centralia MO 1129
1358 WTNT 94.9 Tallahassee FL RDS: 94.9 TNT 1085
1400 KCMO 94.9 Kansas City MO Oldies 95 1255
@1402 KCHZ 95.7 Ottawa KS Z95.7 1279
@1410 WYEC 93.9 Kewanee IL 981
1416 KRLS 92.1 Knoxville IA 1137
@1631 WGAC 93.1 Warrenton GA 580 WGAC 870
1633 WZNS 96.5 Fort Walton Beach FL Z96 1186
1633 WBZY 96.7 Peachtree City GA 96-7 The Buzz 951
1634 WKXK 96.7 Pine Hill AL 1147
@1641 WKGR 98.7 Fort Pierce FL The Gator 1164
@1644 WRAK 97.3 Bainbridge GA Real Rock 97-3 1066
@1649 WOCY 106.5 Carrabelle FL Oyster Country 1154
1651 WFXX 107.7 Georgiana AL 107.7 The Fox 1134
@1656 WKAK 104.5 Albany GA K-Country 1024
@1703 WRRX 106.1 Gulf Breeze FL Rock 106 1210
@1707 WOLL 105.5 Hobe Sound FL RDS PI: 7AC9, Kool 105.5 1178
@1712 WMXJ 102.7 Pompano Beach FL Magic 102.7 1232
@1713 WMIB 103.5 Fort Lauderdale FL 103-5 The Beat 1232
@1720 WVRK 102.9 Columbus GA Rock 103 1016
@1725 WHPT 102.5 Sarasota FL 102-5 The Bone 1198
@1728 WHHY 101.9 Montgomery AL Y102 1071
@1740 KIPR 92.3 Pine Bluff AR Power 92 Jamz 1266
1741 WQST 92.5 Forest MS RDS: WQST 1216
1746 WILN 105.9 Panama City FL Island 106 1165
@1747 WOCL 105.9 Deland FL O-Rock 105-9 1079
@1755 WRBQ 104.7 Tampa FL Oldies 104.7 1172
@1800 WDUV 105.5 New Port Richey FL The Dove 1168
@1802 WSLY 104.9 York AL Sly 104.9 1167
@1804 WPOI 101.5 Saint Petersburg FL 101.5 The Point 1174
1810 WXTB 97.9 Clearwater FL 98 Rock 1168
@1815 WXBM 102.7 Milton FL 1216
@1818 WMTX 100.7 Tampa FL Mix 100.7 1172
@1820 WXXL 106.7 Tavares FL XL 106.7 1109
@1832 WUWF 88.1 Pensacola FL 1202
@1837 WIOL 92.7 Eufaula AL 92.7 The River 1037
@1844 WXGL 107.3 Saint Petersburg FL 107.3 The Eagle 1173
1902 WBVR 96.7 Bowling Green KY Beaver Country FM 893
1903 WHRK 97.1 Memphis TN K97 1132
@1907 KDEW 97.3 De Witt AR Country 97.3 1228
@1950 WDDQ 92.1 Adel GA Wild Adventures Radio 1023
@1952 WGNL 104.3 Greenwood MS G104.3 1202
@2002 WLSM 107.1 Louisville MS Star 107 1165
@2006 WNSP 105.5 Bay Minette AL Sports Radio 1217
2008 WOKK 97.1 Meridian MS 97 OKK 1184
@2019 KLAZ 105.9 Hot Springs AR 1309
@2024 WMPR 90.1 Jackson MS 1253
@2033 KZRB 103.5 New Boston TX B103.5 1421
@2039 KQOR 105.3 Mena AR Oldies 105.3 1365
@2044 KDVE 103.1 Pittsburg TX The Ranch 1457
2046 WXRG 105.9 Pascagoula MS Classic Rock 105.9 1277
2050 WHER 99.3 Heidelberg MS Eagle 99.3 1234
@2055 KHOM 100.9 Salem AR 1169
@2106 KBCN 104.3 Marshall AR Hot New Country 1240
@2108 WQNZ 95.1 Natchez AR 95 Country
@2116 WBLE 100.5 Batesville MS Country 101 1150
 
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