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First e-skip opening of the year; 6/02/2016

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crainbebo

After a long time waiting for any long-range DX on FM...I finally got my first opening of the year today. At least 4 new, and maybe more. All of these were logged with the new and improved Radio Shack DX-402 (thanks Bruce/rbrucecarter5!) 150KHZ narrow filters on FM. All times are Pacific.

10:22AM - first wisps of skip on 88.3
10:23AM - 94.1 KKXK Montrose, CO; mentioned Star Drive-In Theater and showing of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows"; ID "94 Kix". NEW #520, 100KW at 856 miles.
10:29AM - 101.5 KRMQ Clovis, NM; very strong with ID "the all new Big 101.5" and several local ads. Relog, 100KW at 1239 miles.
10:30AM - 88.3 UNID - "support for Colorado Public Radio comes from..." couldn't hear a local ID, probably KPRH Montrose, 3.5KW
10:36AM - Highest MUF noted. 105.5 w/ classic hits, i.e. "Takin' it to the Street" Doobie Brothers; through KRSE splatter.
10:39AM - 100.7 KLVF Las Vegas, NM w/ call ID "KLVF" through splatter. NEW #521, 10KW at 1100 miles.
10:41AM - 102.5 KZII Lubbock, TX; fair to good with ID "Lubbock's #1 Hit Music Station, 102.5 Kiss FM" into top 40 music. NEW #522, 100KW at 1333 miles.
10:43AM - 102.3 KKYC Clovis, NM; fair with rapid fading. Classic rock and ID "The Wolf." NEW #523, 25KW at 1239 miles.
10:44AM - UNID 101.9 sounded like Christian rock. Probably KXWA Centennial, CO which would be a relog from years ago.
10:45AM - 92.3 KIJN Farwell, TX; start of Accelerate Church program (they are in Amarillo); matched program sked. Relog, 100KW at 1246 miles.
10:52AM - 95.9 STRONG signal with fishing reports mentioning New Mexico and the city of Hagerman...maybe KSSR, will post a clip later. Also 96.7 w/ One More Night Phil Collins, UNID as it faded.
11:10AM - 96.3 KLLL Lubbock, TX; good over KRCW with several local ads, one for Gene Wilder Chevrolet as well. Relog, 100KW at 1333 miles.

Will update if there's any more. Good opening today!
 
Congrats, crainbebo. E-skip lives! Too bad your TX catches didn't extended about 300 miles further down, or south TX would've been in on the fun, too. :cool:
 
That would all be double hop...and it's very rare. I would need to align the first hop with a second hop as well.
 
 
Well, it's about that time of year, isn't it? Anyway, congratulations on some nice "season openers". There was evidently some nice FMDX when I was in North Carolina last week, but I didn't get the chance to check it out. However, I think that was probably tropo and not E-skip.
 
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