Living in the 49th state for 12-1/2 years back in the 50s & 60's, I have always enjoying logging Alaskan stations. I have most heard & QSL'd on AM over the past 50+ years from the Oregon Coast. Now, I am trying to log Alaska on FM. I am 750 air miles from Ketchikan, 900 from Juneau, and about 1500 from Anchorage. That should be possible with either meteor scatter or E Skip. I am trying to find out what FM stations have RDS? I would think some Anchorage stations would have it. Does anyone know? How would I go about find out the PI codes? Thank you.
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Alaska Is RDS common on FM in Alaska?
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http://db.wftda.org has your answer
Never got an Alaskan FM or TV in Idaho. Even the AMs were very rare probably due to one "bounce" being in the mountains.
Closest Low VHF was Ch 3 in Juneau and they were low power.
Closest Low VHF was Ch 3 in Juneau and they were low power.
When I started TV DXing we only had 2 & 7 and a fringe 11 (Twin Falls 110 miles away).
Ch 2 signed off after midnight so I'd get a lot of late nigh Ch 2 skip.
I believe KTOO Juneau was on Ch 3 analog.
Ch 2 signed off after midnight so I'd get a lot of late nigh Ch 2 skip.
I believe KTOO Juneau was on Ch 3 analog.
our main signal has RDS but our repeater stations do not
The old KTOO Ch 3 antenna in the Federal Building / Google Earth.
KTOO-FM (not co-owned) and a couple translators are shown as still on that tower.
KTOO-FM (not co-owned) and a couple translators are shown as still on that tower.
Most Anchorage area and Fairbanks FMs have RDS. Not sure about Kenai/Soldotna or Juneau stations.
When visiting my old home Alaska last Sept. 2024, I had my Sangean HDR16 with me, and although I didn't compile a list of stations with RDS; I was surprised at just how many Anchorage and Fairbanks stations had it, including Public stations KUAC Fairbanks and KSKA Anchorage had it. Even in Kodiak KMXT had it and HD 2 and HD3. Nothing noted in Valdez, just a religious translator, and KCHU's FM was not yet on air. Seward had none, nothing noted on local KIBH. I didn;t get to Kenai peninsula so can't comment on those stations.
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