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Epic E-Skip tonight 6/2

Wow! I got my first sporadic E reception of the season here in Tampa! Finally!

They're all coming from Maine and Massachusetts with rapid fading in and out from one station to the other.

Video to follow when I get the time to sort out what I got.
 
East TN right now.,a Cat Country on 95.1 promoting a Carrie Underwood concert with MDT time reference. Huskers radio network show on 93.9, and Charles Stanley on 95.1
 
Log from Alexandria, VA today:

92.1 unID Spanish-language, possibly WAFZ, Immokalee, Florida
92.3 WWKA Orlando, FL Country "K92"
92.3 unID Spanish-language, possibly WCMQ, Hialeah, FL
92.5 unID Spanish-language, possibly WYUU, Safety Harbor, FL
92.5 WFSX Estero, FL Talk "Fox News"
92.7 unID Classical
92.7 unID Country, possibly WAVW, Stuart, FL
92.9 WIKX Charlotte Harbor, FL Country "Kix Country"
92.9 unID playing "Just The Two Of Us"
93.5 WKEY-FM Key West, FL
93.5 unID Spanish-language, probably WBGF Belle Glade, FL
93.7 unID AC, possibly WTLT Sanibel, FL
94.1 WLLD Lakeland, FL Rhythmic CHR "Hits and Hip-Hop - Wild"
94.3 unID interview with a Coast Guard representative and gave out a number with 504 area code, possibly WTIX, Gailliano, LA
94.5 unID playing something Freestyle Dance-ish, possibly WYEZ Murrells Inlet, SC
94.9 WWRM Tampa, FL AC
95.1 unID playing Miley Cyrus "Can't Be Tamed", probably WBVD Melbourne, FL
95.3 WOLZ Fort Myers, FL "OLZ"
95.7 unID Spanish-language, most likely WXDJ North Miami Beach, FL
96.5 WPOW Miami, FL Rhythmic CHR "Power 96"
96.9 WKEZ Tavernier, FL AC
97.3 WFLC Miami, FL AC
97.9 WRMF Palm Beach, FL AC
98.1 WNUE Titusville, FL Tropical
98.1 WYBB Folly Beach, SC
98.1 unID playing Lady Gaga's "Telephone" probably from FL
98.1 unID playing Shontelle's "Impossible" may or may not be the same station as above
98.3 WRTO Goulds, FL Tropical "La Kalle"
99.3 WLRQ Cocoa, FL AC
99.7 WJKD Vero Beach, FL
99.9 unID Spanish-language
100.7 WHYI Fort Lauderdale, FL CHR "Y100"
100.7 unID Country probably from FL
101.9 WWGR Fort Myers, FL Country
102.1 unID - a real unID as I heard 4 full songs with no station IDs or local commercials. I think it's WKLG, Rock Harbor, FL, because I've heard them in the past and they are very sparse.
102.7 unID Country probably from FL
102.7 WMXJ Pompano Beach, FL Oldies "Magic 102.7"
102.7 unID playing Lonestar "Amazed", probably WHKR, Rockledge, FL
102.9 WJGO Tice, FL Variety Hits "Bob"
103.1 WPBZ Indiantown, FL Alternative
103.9 WXKB Cape Coral, FL CHR "B 103.9"
104.3 WEAT West Palm Beach, FL AC
104.5 unID AC
104.7 WSGL Naples, FL AC "Mix 104.7"
105.5 unID Spanish-language, probably WWWK, Islamorada, FL
106.3 unID Spanish-language, probably WRAZ, Leisure City, FL


92.3 KEZO Omaha, NE Rock "Z92"
92.7 unID playing Billy Ocean
92.9 KTGL Beatrice, NE Classic Rock "The Eagle"
93.5 KKOT Columbus, NE Classic Hits "Nebraska's Classic Hits, The Hawk"
93.5 unID playing Rob Thomas "Lonely No More" probably from somehwere in KS or NE
97.5 KJCK Junction City, KS CHR "Power Hits"
98.1 KFGE 98.1 Milford, NE Country "Froggy 98"
98.9 unID Oldies probably from somewhere in KS or NE
101.3 unID playing Cheryl Lynn's "Got To Be Real" probably from somehwere in KS or NE

WYEZ and WYBB are the two closest stations I've ever received via E-Skip, both under 500 miles.
 
I got some E skip late afternoon yesterday through early evening. (I had to stop in order to go to work.)

The following stations I heard are from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area all the way to Mobile, AL and possibly NW FL, and one in OK.

WZEW 92.1 Mobile
WKBU 95.7 New Orleans
WLWI 92.3 Montgomery, AL
WVLX 92.9 Mobile, AL with HD signal
WMJY 93.7 Biloxi, MS
3 94.1's with oldies, AC, annd Spanish formats,
96.7 playing 38 Special's "Hold on Loosely",
96.7 playing country
97.5 WABB Mobile, Top 40, another 97.5 playing country
97.9 KBFB Dallas playing Ludacris's "Sex Room"
98.3 KBOC Bridgeport, TX
101.7 Spanish, problably KTCY Azle, TX
Couple ofunidentified 101.7's, one playing a Cranberries song, other playing Luke Bryan's "Rain is a Good Thing"
102.1 Soft AC, unknown
103.9 country RDS "*KKI10" whatever that is,
105.3 Spanish music
3 106.3's unknown, one religion, one country, one oldies
91.7 KOSU Stillwater, OK.

I'm in Manassas, VA and I didn't hear any station in NE or FL, I don't think.
 
gr8oldies said:
East TN right now.,a Cat Country on 95.1 promoting a Carrie Underwood concert with MDT time reference. Huskers radio network show on 93.9, and Charles Stanley on 95.1
Click to expand...

I heard the Huskers show on 93.9 myself, and am quite sure it's KSWN in McCook, Nebraska. (ESPN Radio, normally)
 
It was also one of the best days (and nights) in many years for ham radio operators on 6 meters (50-54 MHZ) which is located just below TV channel 2. With only 100 watts and a short vertical antenna (no gain) up merely 20 feet, I had two-way contacts with dozens of stations in California from Lexington, KY. Also heard other stations from all over the country and Mexico on the band. TV reception was interesting, too. Saw Fidel on Channels 2 and 3 (analog of course).
 
Here in southeast Wisconsin, I was talking to my wife that we haven't had sporadic E this year, yet. I turn on the radio after supper & the San Angelo/Abilene, TX area was open. I wanted to post, but Radio-Info was down for the upgrade.

I tuned in just past 7pm CDT & the event was totally over by about 8:15. I was using a Sangean WR-2 with a C. Crane FM Reflect dipole facing North/South.

There were so many stations fading in & out so quickly, it was so hard to get a positive ID by audio or RDS. Due to the language, the Spanish stations were impossible to ID

In that hour, I did manage to ID:

91.3 KZLV Lytle, TX Contemp. Christian "K-Love" RDS "K-LOVE" 1,084 miles
92.3 KETX Livingston, TX Classic Rock "The Eagle" 893 miles
92.9 KDCD San Angelo, TX Country "Lonestar Country" 1.017 miles
93.9 KRCN San Angelo, TX Religious "Your Voice for Hope" 994 miles
97.1 KVRP Haskell, TX Country "Big Country" 897 miles
98.7 KELI San Angelo, TX Adult Hits "Bob FM" 1,003 miles
100.1 KCCL San Angelo, TX Oldies "Cool 100" 1,009 miles
105.1 KEAN Abilene, TX Country "Today's Best Country 936 miles
 
The opening yesterday was phenomenal. I live in Oklahoma City and managed to hear WXYT in Detroit, WBBL in Grand Rapids, WDRV in Chicago, CHUM in Toronto, WQKT in Wooster Ohio, KRNG in Reno Nevada, WSNX in Muskegon Michigan (with RDS), KURK in Carson City NV, KIKX in Twin Falls ID.

I heard plenty of Tigers & Indians affiliates yesterday during the almost perfect game. Had I wrote down the stations where I was hearing the game and compared that with their affiliates list, I would have been able to ID several more stations. I kept hearing a traditional Jazz station at 97.1fm but never could ID it.

I've learned this site is very handy: http://www.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/ham/aprs/path.cgi?map=na
 
It was pretty darn good on 144 MHz (2 meters), too. From here in Memphis, I worked North Carolina, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. A couple of those contacts were pretty short-haul, implying a very high MUF.

Fun stuff, this.

DE
 
MUF was OVER 200 mHz in your area. What a joke here! AZ was picking up Eastern WA stations, I kept trying for KJZZ on 91.5 or KZAI on 89.9 but nothing.

-crainbebo
 
I also noted the opening around 7P CDT. Caught KIXY-FM, San Angelo, TX (94.7) in route to La Porte, Indiana (roughly 65 miles east of Chicago at the time). No evidence of WLS-FM on that frequency for several seconds at a time. Ad for car dealership and CHR type format on KIXY.

Regards,

RememberWHEN
 
Nice opening here in Poughkeepsie, NY also June 2nd, with tons of FM stations from Florida to Texas to Illinois. I added nine new ones to my FM Log, bringing total to 1342 since May 2003.

Most distant new catch was KTST-101.9 "The Twister" from Oklahoma City, at 1338 miles.
Closest was WYMG-100.5 Chatham, IL at 852mi.
Lowest power catch was KESA-100.9 Eureka Springs, AR, with 1100 watts.

After 7:00 or so, Florida FM's were especially strong. At one point, previous log WTRS "Thunder Country" on 102.3 from the Ocala area was topping the frequency off the side of the antenna, when it was aimed slightly north of due west!

June's off to a great start. Let's have some more great DX conditions.
 
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