has anyone ever dxed a part 15 AM or FM

[Mid West Clubber]

I dont mean pirate stations cause that I know has happened,, but what about a little 50 microvolt fm or a part 15 100 millowatt am? I suppose it would be a tough ID since most dont give a TOH ID....

 

[radiorob2.0]

The Frankfort, KY TIS at 530 could be received 45 miles away in Richmond, KY.

 

[crainbebo]

I've picked up a Part 15 station, Langley Community Radio in Langley, WA on 1610 AM about 5 miles out at 100mw. Not bad!

Also have gotten far-out TIS stations at night. I got WQBV569 Union Gap, WA, about 116 miles away from my location, at 10w. also got the NWR relay out of the Tri-Cities (from the NWS office in Pendelton). That's about 170-180 miles.

-crainbebo

 

[Radio-X]

I dont mean pirate stations cause that I know has happened,, but what about a little 50 microvolt fm or a part 15 100 millowatt am? I suppose it would be a tough ID since most dont give a TOH ID....

Here in SC I picked up one of those TIS emergency stations (I think its a Rangemaster part 15 "Tune to 1680 when flashing"...signal normally goes about 1/2 mile) from Hardeeville, SC out on Hilton Head...about 15 miles away.

SCAD Radio in Savannah, GA (part 15 AM/internet) had a Rangemaster on top of their hotel dorm in downtown. Range was basically line of sight which was about a mile. That signal is no longer active although the transmitter/antenna is still up and their website said something about picking it up...one night I picked it up at the mall...a good 4-5 mi catch considering how far it normally went.

I have picked up my old Sirius FM transmitter about 1/2 mi. away without the antenna plugged in to it. And that was on a normal basis with a clear channel.

Radio-X

 

[stormy01]

The Frankfort, KY TIS at 530 could be received 45 miles away in Richmond, KY.

Isn't Part 15 generally limited to 100 milliwatts maximum input power? I suspect that TIS was more like 10 watts to be heard 45 miles out. Broadcast stations using 1 watt of power often can't be heard beyond visual sighting of the tower! TIS is not Part 15 unless they're 100mW or less.

See also: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/lowpwr.html#TRAVELLERS

I have heard a "Talking House" transmitter about 3 miles out.

 

[Icangelp]

I have heard a "Talking House" transmitter about 3 miles out.

I heard about a talking horse and a talking mule way back when, but never a talking house. ;D

 

[stormy01]

I have heard a "Talking House" transmitter about 3 miles out.

I heard about a talking horse and a talking mule way back when, but never a talking house. ;D

http://www.talkinghouse.com/

 

[over38]

I heard WQEQ301 AM 1690 Dearborn Heights,Mi - 10Watts - last winter
in Ypsilanti,Mi - about 20 miles

 

[Tom Wells]

From the community radio board:

WVRM aka Village Radio AM 1620 in Montclair, NJ actually skipped on at least one occasion in the 1990's. I read a story about how it had been heard hundreds of miles away from Montclair despite the fact they were using a USI Trans AM 100 100 mw transmitter that had recently been inspected by the FCC.

Of course this was before the X-band got packed up 4 deep or more on each frequency. :'(

 

[nd2023]

This may not be broadcast band, but I picked up a Wi-Fi signal on my iPhone a half mile from the wireless router and could connect to it. I had line of sight to the building.