We always enjoy reading about the regional DX reception within various areas of the United States, but has anyone had DX reception, for example, on the east coast from a west coast FM or TV signal or vice versa? I read some posts about DX reception from, for example, some Denver TV stations to the East Coast, but what any DXing from cities like Los Angeles or San Diego to the east coast? I imagine that would be difficult, given factors like the jet stream and the mountainous areas on the west coast, but I was curious to see if anyone had this experience.
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COAST TO COAST DX RECEPTION?
- Thread starter JR1967
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For TV and FM conditions known as "double hop" sporadic E would be required for coast to coast receptions.
It has been done, but is very rare. It probably happens more often than observed though as the usually stronger "first hop" signals will mask over the 2nd hop. It's very common on the 50MHz ham band, even mutilpe "hops" such as this evening when signals as far as Japan were into Florida. In 2006 a DXer in Oregon received 93.9 WKYS Washington DC along with some FM's from Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Ontario. Personally my best above 50MHz is TV2 KBCI Boise, ID at 1850 miles briefly.
It has been done, but is very rare. It probably happens more often than observed though as the usually stronger "first hop" signals will mask over the 2nd hop. It's very common on the 50MHz ham band, even mutilpe "hops" such as this evening when signals as far as Japan were into Florida. In 2006 a DXer in Oregon received 93.9 WKYS Washington DC along with some FM's from Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Ontario. Personally my best above 50MHz is TV2 KBCI Boise, ID at 1850 miles briefly.
TV: Farthest West I've ever received hear on the right coast, is the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico.
FM: Ditto
AM: KFI Los Angeles, received faintly in central Georgia about thirty years ago.
FM: Ditto
AM: KFI Los Angeles, received faintly in central Georgia about thirty years ago.
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How much of the USA does Clear Channel's 850 KOA (50kW nd) Denver cover?
ponderosaAZ said:
KOA is a regular catch in Nashville (noisy, but definately there).
As for best AM DX...KNX...5:00am in 1988 or so. Just once, but it was KNX: I was surprised to hear traffic reports at 3am ...
the phrases "on the 101" and "high desert weather" clinched it
KOA is loud & strong almost every night in the Chicago area.
I've heard KOA several times in the metro Atlanta area, weakly, but able to be heard.
Anywhere east of Atlanta, the frequency is taken over by the 850 in Gainesville or Birmingham at night.
Anywhere east of Atlanta, the frequency is taken over by the 850 in Gainesville or Birmingham at night.
ponderosaAZ said:
Got it in (northern) New Jersey once.
Only a few months ago, in December, I received KOA in Alpharetta, at about 10 o'clock at night. It was weak, but you could distinguish it from the other stations on the frequency.
I also received it one time in Lilburn, off I-85 one night, in a hotel room.
I also received it one time in Lilburn, off I-85 one night, in a hotel room.
Very likely, that Norfolk station would be WTAR 850 News-Talk. Go to www.radio-locator.com
and punch in their call letters. They have quite a complex directional signal.
and punch in their call letters. They have quite a complex directional signal.
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