FM Bandscan - Kooskia, ID (10 August 2021)

[dxsphere]

A couple weeks ago, I went on vacation to Boise to visit family. But rather than going through Tri Cities and catching I-84, I took a long route - I went south/east toward Lewiston, east to Missoula, south to Challis, then to Stanley, Ketchum, Mountain Home (via US-20) and finally to Boise. After a few days in Boise, I took the typical I-84 to I-82/US-395 route back home.

Along my route, I recorded numerous bandscans (including three TV scans) - some of them at high elevation passes/summits. I did manage to divert off the main route and temporarily cross the Continental Divide - I did record a bandscan on the divide trail.

The first bandscan was done at Lewiston, although I'm not creating a post here because it wasn't very significant. I was in Lewiston on August 12 of last year, and the only change made was the addition of a 95.5 translator in Lewiston.

This is the second bandscan of the trip - recorded along US-12 just north of Kooskia, ID. This location doesn't seem favourable for DX, but I ended up receiving some pretty good tropo, including one across the divide.

QTH - US-12 Kooskia, ID DN26ad
Date - 10 August 2021
Time - Around 0930-1000 PT

* 88.3 KKAG Grangeville, ID (33 km / 21 mi)
* 88.7 KIYE Kamiah, ID (35 km / 22 mi)
* 88.7 KIYE-FM1 Kamiah, ID (9 km / 6 mi) -- I did hear a little bit of crossfading between KIYE and KIYE-FM1; the delay is in the milliseconds, but is audible with good ears.
* 89.3 K207EJ Grangeville, ID (33 km / 21 mi)
* 89.7 K209FH Grangeville, ID (33 km / 21 mi)
* 90.1 KNWO Cottonwood, ID (38 km / 24 mi)
* 90.5 K213BN Orofino, ID (44 km / 27 mi)
* 90.9 KKRH Grangeville, ID (33 km / 21 mi)
* 91.3 K217GA Clarkston, WA (92 km / 57 mi)
* 91.3 K217DR Grangeville, ID (33 km / 21 mi)
* 91.7 KRFA Moscow, ID (96 km / 60 mi)
* 92.1 K221BA Grangeville, ID (33 km / 21 mi)
* 92.3 KZUS Ephrata, WA (304 km / 189 mi)
* 92.3 KIZN Boise, ID (266 km / 165 mi) - Branding heard
* 92.3 KKMT Ronan, MT (223 km / 139 mi)
* 92.7 KORT Grangeville, ID (33 km / 21 mi)
* 93.7 KDRK Spokane, WA (179 km / 111 mi)
* 94.1 KCLK Clarkston, WA (93 km / 58 mi)
* 94.5 KHTQ Hayden, ID (184 km / 114 mi)
* 96.1 KFOO Opportunity, WA (179 km / 111 mi)
* 96.5 KOZE Lewiston, ID (86 km / 53 mi)
* 96.9 K245CH Grangeville, ID (33 km / 21 mi)
* 97.3 KMEI-LP Kamiah, ID (7 km / 4 mi)
* 98.9 KKZX Spokane, WA (189 km / 117 mi)
* 99.5 KZZL Pullman, WA (96 km / 60 mi)
* 99.9 KXLY Spokane, WA (215 km / 134 mi)
* 100.5 KQZB Troy, ID (103 km / 64 mi)
* 101.1 KEYF Cheney, WA (189 km / 117 mi)
* 101.5 KATW Lewiston, ID (93 km / 58 mi)
* 102.1 K271CU Pullman, WA (103 km / 64 mi)
* 102.5 KRAO Colfax, WA (121 km / 75 mi)
* 102.7 K274BK Kamiah, ID (5 km / 3 mi)
* 103.1 KCDA Post Falls, ID (184 km / 114 mi)
* 103.3 KLER Orofino, ID (42 km / 26 mi)
* 103.5 KWHT Pendleton, OR (189 km / 117 mi)
* 103.7 K279CN Kamiah, ID (5 km / 3 mi)
* 104.3 KHTR Pullman, WA (103 km / 64 mi)
* 104.7 K284BW Moscow, ID (103 km / 64 mi)
* 105.3 KONA Kennewick, WA (247 km / 153 mi)
* 105.7 KZBD Spokane, WA (188 km / 117 mi)
* 106.1 KZFN Moscow, ID (96 km / 60 mi)
* 106.5 KEGX Richland, WA (242 km / 150 mi)
* 106.9 KMOK Lewiston, ID (88 km / 55 mi)
* 107.3 KIMO Townsend, MT (336 km / 209 mi) - Farthest tropo >> Branding heard
* 107.9 KMBI Spokane, WA (179 km / 111 mi)

I have more bandscans coming over the next few days.

 

[dxsphere]

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[crainbebo]

Very nice and good to know what you can receive. I am considering a move to North Idaho after I graduate from CWU next summer (fewer taxes, smaller state, lots of outdoor opportunities). Probably somewhere close to the WA border, somewhere between Sandpoint and Lewiston. I do know that if I move into that core area between Rathdrum and Coeur D'Alene, my FM dial will be packed solid with translators and Spokane stations. We'll see how it goes...