Thanks to those who answered my questions about DX'ing in Seattle. I'm now in SE Texas, which seems to be a tropo gold mine in the summer. I just spent some time in Galveston, and DX'd stations from San Antonio, Beaumont, and Corpus Christi. Is this normal? Or was I experiencing tropo? I thought San Antonio's distance might have indicated tropo.
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FM DX'ing from Southeast Texas
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SE Texas is a tropo goldmine for sure. I always look forward to the great spring and summer tropo when I travel there.
Your reception of San Antonio stations from Galveston was definitely tropo. In the last couple of weeks there has been great tropo in S.A. as well, and I logged Beaumont stations 91.3 KVLU and 94.1 KQXY over locals.
Are you in Texas for an extended time or just on a vacation?
Thanks for the info, gentlemen.
I am here on vacation, and now on South Padre. Despite being a Florida native, my Spanish is horrible. So I'm having trouble identifying some of the Mexican stations I've picked up. I picked up something on 97.7 yesterday that was clearly from Mexico.
I figured the San Antonio stations had to be Tropo. I picked up KJ 97 and 102.7 Jack FM from Stewart Beach in Galveston. The tropo seems very light right now.
I actually DX'd stations in Texas from Clearwater Beach back in 2006. The Houston stations were very strong that day.
Unfortunately, no time for any barrier islands. But I will try some AM DX'ing here.
I am here on vacation, and now on South Padre. Despite being a Florida native, my Spanish is horrible. So I'm having trouble identifying some of the Mexican stations I've picked up. I picked up something on 97.7 yesterday that was clearly from Mexico.
I figured the San Antonio stations had to be Tropo. I picked up KJ 97 and 102.7 Jack FM from Stewart Beach in Galveston. The tropo seems very light right now.
I actually DX'd stations in Texas from Clearwater Beach back in 2006. The Houston stations were very strong that day.
Unfortunately, no time for any barrier islands. But I will try some AM DX'ing here.
Update: This really is a DX'ers paradise! I just recorded Minneapolis's 93X from the beach in South Padre. Classic e-skip opening. Stations are fading in and out at 15 second clips.
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