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Good Aurora Conditions Again Tonight (10/17) on AM

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Buckeyes2001

Getting lots of Spanish across the AM dial tonight. WABC was wiped out totally by Spanish here in Vermilion, OH. WCBS getting clobbered by a Spanish station (likely Cuba) R. Reloj quite strong under WWL on 870. Spanish also on 600 and 640. Looks like a good auroral DX night tonight!

Post what you're hearing here
 
AM 1000 out of Chicago was getting hammered by some co-channel signal back around 8 p.m. in suburban Columbus. Never heard what the other signal was but it was quite a fight, and WMVP was coming in as poorly as I've ever heard it. When I got back in the car around 9:15, WMVP was fine. I might go out to the car in a bit and flip around to check on other frequencies.
 
Mainly OR and CA here - sounds like a very weak aurora opening here, compared to others I've had (that involved everything being wiped out except CA, and CA graveyard stations on 1240, 1340 etc)

-crainbebo
 
Haven't checked out conditions tonight....yet.

But before dawn this morning, there was a good path from the west and northwest to my location in northern Illinois. Most notable was on 950, where I had KRWZ (Denver) mixing with CFAM (Winnipeg area). It was only the second time I've heard CFAM here, and I don't think I've heard Denver since its KIMN days. "Next door" on 960, CFAC (Calgary) was on top. On 540, CBK was completely blowing out Milwaukee, while on 620, CKRM was trashing WTMJ. Further up the dial, CKSB was roaring in alone on 1050. Good stuff...and all on the SRF37 Walkman.
 
I was just listening to AM, I heard chatter on 700 strong..didn't sound like KALL..But it went to Dead Carrier...Then it faded out
 
I'm checking now, and these are some stations I'm hearing from latitudes north of mine. (Stations with an asterisk are audible throughout the day.)

550 KUZZ Bakersfield, CA | 560 KSFO San Francisco, CA | *570 KLAC Los Angeles, CA
580 KMJ Fresno, CA | 590 KTIE San Bernardino, CA | 610 KEAR San Francisco, CA
630 KHOW Denver, CO | 630 KIDD Monterrey, CA | *640 KFI Los Angeles, CA
650 KMTI Manti, UT | 680 KNBR San Francisco, CA | 700 KALL North Salt Lake City, UT
*710 KSPN Los Angeles, CA | 720 KDWN Las Vegas, NV | 740 KCBS San Francisco, CA
750 KOAL Price, UT | *760 KFMB San Diego, CA (local - 50kW, 7.3mi NW, ~82dBu)
770 KKOB Albuquerque, NM | 780 KKOH Reno, NV | *790 KABC Los Angeles, CA
810 KGO San Francisco, CA | *830 KLAA Orange, CA | 840 KXNT North Las Vegas, NV
850 KOA Denver, CO | *870 KRLA Glendale, CA | 880 KRVN Lexington, NE
890 KDXU St George, UT | *910 KECR El Cajon, CA (local - 5kW, 9.3mi N, ~71dBu)
910 KKSF Oakland, CA | *930 KHJ Los Angeles, CA | 940 KFIG Fresno, CA
960 KNEW Oakland, CA | 960 KKNT Phoenix, AZ | 970 KHTY Bakersfield, CA
*980 KFWB Los Angeles, CA | *1000 KCEO Vista, CA | 1000 KOMO Seattle, WA
*1020 KTNQ Los Angeles, CA | 1030 KTWO Casper, WY | *1070 KNX Los Angeles, CA
1100 KFAX San Francisco, CA | *1110 KDIS Pasadena, CA | 1120 KANN Roy, UT
*1130 KSDO San Diego, CA (local - 10kW, 6.3mi N, ~75dBu) | 1140 KXST North Las Vegas, NV
1160 KSL Salt Lake City, UT | *1170 KCBQ San Diego, CA (local - 2.9kW, 9.3mi N, ~68dBu)
1180 KERN Wasco-Greenacres, CA | *1190 KGBN Anaheim, CA | 1190 KEX Portland, OR
*1210 KPRZ San Marcos-Poway, CA | 1310 KMKY Oakland, CA
1320 KCTC West Sacramento, CA | *1330 KWKW Los Angeles, CA | 1430 KMRB San Gabriel, CA
1430 KLO Ogden, UT | 1440 KUHL Santa Maria, CA | *1440 KFNY Riverside, CA
1500 KSJX San Jose, CA | 1500 KSTP St Paul, MN | 1520 KOKC Oklahoma City, OK
1530 KFBK Sacramento, CA | 1540 KMPC Los Angeles, CA | 1560 KNZR Bakersfield, CA
1580 KMIK Tempe, AZ | *1580 KBLA Santa Monica, CA | 1620 KSMH West Sacramento, CA
1640 KDIA Vallejo, CA | 1650 KFOX Torrance, CA | *1670 KHPY Moreno Valley, CA
1670 KNRO Redding, CA | 1680 KGED Fresno, CA | 1690 KFSG Roseville, CA

I left off stations whose identity I was very unsure of. I understand that aurora wipes out signals to the north, right? If so, wouldn't I expect to not even be able to detect carriers from *ANY* of these stations, and have stations to the south blowing apart my radio's front end instead? What type of aurora conditions would be required to totally wipe out all traces of those listed stations, and any other stations north of my ~32:45:40N latitude? Or am I too far south to get the "crainbebo aurora effect"? (he had stations SOUTH of him - 750 KXTG comes to mind - obliterated a week or two ago. unfortunately I was unable to check conditions here then.)
 
Absolutely crazy Caribbean. For me outside Boston, Cuba was stomping 530, 540, 550, 570, 600, 620, 640, 670, 750. Sure Ive received these before but tonight these signals were loud. Enciclopedia on 530 was as clear as a local at times. Cuba was also causing trouble for the usual NYC suspects 710 and 770.

The big log of the night was getting beacon DDP 391kHz from outside San Juan PR!

I also had a carrier of some sort on 526 kHz which could have been a beacon from the Bahamas. No CW was audible though.
 
I didn't hear any exceptional auroral activity, but there were two unusual Mexican sounding stations coming in from the E or SE, one on 640 khz and the other one on 730 khz. Was unable to get a clear ID (no location or slogan in Spanish) on either. They were mostly gone by one a.m.
 
I was listening to UCF vs Louisville play by play with Marc Daniels and Jerry Oneill on 740 WQTM Orlando tonight around 8:45 from Tavenier Florida in the Keys 350 miles away. 580 WDBO is a regular here every night. No sign of 540 WFLA. Also, 1030 Orlando was booming in around the same time.
 
I have never DXed in California, so I don't know what you'd hear, but you'd probably hear stations from the North being reduced in strength. Maybe what you heard from KALL was auroral in nature.
 
I check the WWV Solar Report. If the K level is in the 0, 1, maybe 2 range, DX should be OK (especially at 0). It's really good DX east-west when the A level is less than 4 or 5. If it gets up into the 10s, then southern night conditions begin.

-crainbebo
 
MarioMania said:
Again, How can I tell if there's Aurora Conditions here?
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Like I said, stations from the north would be reduced in strength (or missing), and from the southern part of the US they would consequently be stronger. During auroral conditions the auroral zone drops farther south and the ionosphere absorbs the northern signals, rather than refracting them back to earth.

The background noise may also be greater.

I don't generally check the propagation websites, although I know they can be helpful. I just switch on the radio -- which is what I'm going to do anyway. When Canada (and often NW stations also) is missing and California sounds grainy, and there are more stations that sound like they're coming in from Mexico, I know the conditions are probably auroral.
 
pianoplayer88key said:
I'm checking now, and these are some stations I'm hearing from latitudes north of mine. (Stations with an asterisk are audible throughout the day.)

550 KUZZ Bakersfield, CA | 560 KSFO San Francisco, CA | *570 KLAC Los Angeles, CA
580 KMJ Fresno, CA | 590 KTIE San Bernardino, CA | 610 KEAR San Francisco, CA
630 KHOW Denver, CO | 630 KIDD Monterrey, CA | *640 KFI Los Angeles, CA
650 KMTI Manti, UT | 680 KNBR San Francisco, CA | 700 KALL North Salt Lake City, UT
*710 KSPN Los Angeles, CA | 720 KDWN Las Vegas, NV | 740 KCBS San Francisco, CA
750 KOAL Price, UT | *760 KFMB San Diego, CA (local - 50kW, 7.3mi NW, ~82dBu)
770 KKOB Albuquerque, NM | 780 KKOH Reno, NV | *790 KABC Los Angeles, CA
810 KGO San Francisco, CA | *830 KLAA Orange, CA | 840 KXNT North Las Vegas, NV
850 KOA Denver, CO | *870 KRLA Glendale, CA | 880 KRVN Lexington, NE
890 KDXU St George, UT | *910 KECR El Cajon, CA (local - 5kW, 9.3mi N, ~71dBu)
910 KKSF Oakland, CA | *930 KHJ Los Angeles, CA | 940 KFIG Fresno, CA
960 KNEW Oakland, CA | 960 KKNT Phoenix, AZ | 970 KHTY Bakersfield, CA
*980 KFWB Los Angeles, CA | *1000 KCEO Vista, CA | 1000 KOMO Seattle, WA
*1020 KTNQ Los Angeles, CA | 1030 KTWO Casper, WY | *1070 KNX Los Angeles, CA
1100 KFAX San Francisco, CA | *1110 KDIS Pasadena, CA | 1120 KANN Roy, UT
*1130 KSDO San Diego, CA (local - 10kW, 6.3mi N, ~75dBu) | 1140 KXST North Las Vegas, NV
1160 KSL Salt Lake City, UT | *1170 KCBQ San Diego, CA (local - 2.9kW, 9.3mi N, ~68dBu)
1180 KERN Wasco-Greenacres, CA | *1190 KGBN Anaheim, CA | 1190 KEX Portland, OR
*1210 KPRZ San Marcos-Poway, CA | 1310 KMKY Oakland, CA
1320 KCTC West Sacramento, CA | *1330 KWKW Los Angeles, CA | 1430 KMRB San Gabriel, CA
1430 KLO Ogden, UT | 1440 KUHL Santa Maria, CA | *1440 KFNY Riverside, CA
1500 KSJX San Jose, CA | 1500 KSTP St Paul, MN | 1520 KOKC Oklahoma City, OK
1530 KFBK Sacramento, CA | 1540 KMPC Los Angeles, CA | 1560 KNZR Bakersfield, CA
1580 KMIK Tempe, AZ | *1580 KBLA Santa Monica, CA | 1620 KSMH West Sacramento, CA
1640 KDIA Vallejo, CA | 1650 KFOX Torrance, CA | *1670 KHPY Moreno Valley, CA
1670 KNRO Redding, CA | 1680 KGED Fresno, CA | 1690 KFSG Roseville, CA

I left off stations whose identity I was very unsure of. I understand that aurora wipes out signals to the north, right? If so, wouldn't I expect to not even be able to detect carriers from *ANY* of these stations, and have stations to the south blowing apart my radio's front end instead? What type of aurora conditions would be required to totally wipe out all traces of those listed stations, and any other stations north of my ~32:45:40N latitude? Or am I too far south to get the "crainbebo aurora effect"? (he had stations SOUTH of him - 750 KXTG comes to mind - obliterated a week or two ago. unfortunately I was unable to check conditions here then.)
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Where are you located?
 
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