KSL heard in Englewood FL-great catch??

[vibe]

Maybe the station "gets out" there every 30 years!
I did get a religious station while in Englewood on 800 that was in English and Spanish. No idea what it is or where it came from.

 

[jd]

I did get a religious station while in Englewood on 800 that was in English and Spanish. No idea what it is or where it came from.

That would be PJB-Trans World Radio in Bonaire, which has been on the air since the 1970's. If you heard it a few years ago they were running at their authorized "super-power" level of 500,000 watts, with varying directional patterns depending upon the target area (North, Central or South America, e.g.) According to the TWR home page they now run 100,000 watts.

 

[vibe]

No I got that religious station on 800 about a day or 2 before the post but thanks a lot for the ID. I'll have to look up and find where Bonaire is.

 

[BobOnTheJob]

I heard Bonaire frequently in the not too recent past in Indiana...that 500KW explains it. Bet CKLW loved that.

 

[gr8oldies]

Oh yeah..because TWR didin't follow any treaties, they just fired up 500kW in the name of Jesus hallelujah! CKLW did have to change pattern to protect XEROK in Mexico.

 

[4dude]

Amazing!

We dont want this IBOC crap to ruin it do we????

 

[davideduardo]

Oh yeah..because TWR didin't follow any treaties, they just fired up 500kW in the name of Jesus hallelujah! CKLW did have to change pattern to protect XEROK in Mexico.

CKLW always had to protect XESK / XELO (later XEROK) as the channel was, under the old classifications, a joint Mexico / Canada 1-B clear channel with Mexico having the priority. This goes back to the 1941 NARBA reallocation. Prior to that, CKLW had been on 1030, while XESK appears to have been created in the granting of priority on 800 to Mexico.

See http://64.225.234.33/Radex_Complete_Issues.htm for the stations on 800 in 1942 after NARBA. XESK in Juárez was 150 kw, and CKLW was 5 kw. When they later raised power, they had to continue to protect XESK.

 

[Tim L]

In the late 1970's or early 1980's I picked up a very faint signal from KFI 640 Los Angeles in East Canton, Ohio..This was when WHLO 640 in Akron used to go off the air overnight...Used to hear KOA 850 in Denver..Ive heard KSL 1160 maybe once or twice.

 

[gr8oldies]

I heard KFI a few times in Western Ohio when a strong Cuban vacated the frequency. My only west coast catch to date.

 

[vibe]

Whrever I go on the East Coast, I try for KFI but no go. A friend of mine, a radio geek got KFI from New Britain CT in the mid 60's more than once. I'd like to know how far east does the 770 in Albuquerque and 660 from Window Rock penetrate.? Are those receivable east of the Mississippi?

 

[jd]

I'd like to know how far east does the 770 in Albuquerque and 660 from Window Rock penetrate.? Are those receivable east of the Mississippi?

Since KKOB and KTNN use nighttime patterns with deep nulls in an easterly direction (toward WABC and WFAN, respectively) they're really unlikely catches. Your best (or maybe your only) chance would be the narrow window just before their local sunset times when they're still non-directional. Or if you ever catch them running tests in the wee hours with the daytime rig, but something like that's very rare. If you're really looking to log some extra states you might want to check out this site occasionally for any upcoming tests: www.dxtests.info/ (Or if you subscribe to it, they'll notify you when something new is posted.)

 

[vibe]

thankx for the info on this..

 

[foreverchanges75]

In Memphis, I've recieved KTNN only once. Then again, I've recieved WFAN only once as well (usually 660 is something in Spanish, though I'm not sure what, or just a mess).

Sometimes, if WDIA goes off the air for some reason I can get KNX.

 

[missterled01]

tfcwings--I can recall hearing 620 in Tampa-St. Pete from the beach at Biloxi, MS many years ago on the Superadio II receiver, so in ideal conditions WWL could possibly come through for you.

 

[vibe]

Two of my favorite sports stationswhile in Englewood FL (75 mi S of St. Pete) are on 1640 (Biloxi area) and 1600 from Key West. That is way out of their coverage area.

 

[kenglish]

Did you send in a reception report to KSL?
They DO QSL!

 

[vibe]

I didn't know QSL cards existed anymore. I think getting the station was a fluke as it hasn't happened since.

 

[BobOnTheJob]

I'd like to know how far east does the 770 in Albuquerque and 660 from Window Rock penetrate.? Are those receivable east of the Mississippi?

Since KKOB and KTNN use nighttime patterns with deep nulls in an easterly direction (toward WABC and WFAN, respectively) they're really unlikely catches. Your best (or maybe your only) chance would be the narrow window just before their local sunset times when they're still non-directional. Or if you ever catch them running tests in the wee hours with the daytime rig, but something like that's very rare. If you're really looking to log some extra states you might want to check out this site occasionally for any upcoming tests: www.dxtests.info/ (Or if you subscribe to it, they'll notify you when something new is posted.)

I logged KKOB (then it was KOB) in Cincinnati during the few minutes WABC was off air during the 1965 power blackout. They QSL'd back then...I keep hoping someday I'll find that card they sent me. Never have heard them again...it was an hour or two after sunset--perfect timing. Or at age 12, maybe beginner's luck. If WABC hadn't been my favorite station back then (I tuned in every night after supper), I doubt I would have snagged that one. I listened on a Zenith console radio from the 1940's with the "tuning eye" tube and a 100' long wire. Not a DX machine by today's standards, but the dial was a LOT less packed back then. The "clear channels" were actually clear at night...no mix of spanish & a jumble of not so weak stations. Example, when WJJD 1160 Chicago signed off, you either heard KSL Salt Lake City weakly in the distance or you heard noise...big difference from today. But all was not a DXer's paradise...the graveyard channels sounded just as bad then as they do now. 40 mile daytime coverage shrank to 7 miles (or less in some cases) just like it does today.

 

[vibe]

back in the early 60's when I was about 13. I had a classmate who was REALLY into DX ing AM stations. He had quite a setup and received KFI (LA) several times from Central Conn. He received several others from the West Coast but I don't recollect the calls. That's why I wondered if getting SLC from Englewood FL was a good catch or not.
But the bands WERE less cluttered. My uncle was a St. Louis Cardinal fan and he listened nightly to KMOX during the baseball season.