I can hear kwen from Tulsa, OK nearly every day in Richardson, TX. I noticed this about three months ago. At times the signal is quite clear even when moving in a vehicle. It ranges from clear to barely audible. Would someone be kind enough to offer a technical explanation for this? Thanks.
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KWEN Tulsa
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DXER1
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> I can hear kwen from Tulsa, OK nearly every day in
> Richardson, TX. I noticed this about three months ago. At
> times the signal is quite clear even when moving in a
> vehicle. It ranges from clear to barely audible. Would
> someone be kind enough to offer a technical explanation for
> this? Thanks.
>
What frequency are you picking it up on? I remember about five or six years ago a freind of mine could pick up 90.5 up out of Tulsa (Broken Arrow) and it always came in clear here in the Carrollton,TX area I thought it was a translator station here in the Dallas area on the same frequency. <P ID="signature">______________
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> Richardson, TX. I noticed this about three months ago. At
> times the signal is quite clear even when moving in a
> vehicle. It ranges from clear to barely audible. Would
> someone be kind enough to offer a technical explanation for
> this? Thanks.
>
What frequency are you picking it up on? I remember about five or six years ago a freind of mine could pick up 90.5 up out of Tulsa (Broken Arrow) and it always came in clear here in the Carrollton,TX area I thought it was a translator station here in the Dallas area on the same frequency. <P ID="signature">______________
"I'm a gonna go to hell when I die!" Connan O'Brien
"yay boo, yay boo, it's lots of fun to do, if ya like it holler yay, and if ya don't ya holler boo!"
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> > I can hear kwen from Tulsa, OK nearly every day
I used to listen to KVOO in central Texas, but in North Texas it didn't come in as clearly... I guess it's bouncing the skywave over me.
I did hear KWKH Shreveport come booming in one evening last week in S. Tarrant County, but it hasn't been very clear since then. Like KVOO, used to get consistently clear reception in central Texas.
Also, I haven't heard KOMA since I moved up here. It was a regular in central Texas.
I used to listen to KVOO in central Texas, but in North Texas it didn't come in as clearly... I guess it's bouncing the skywave over me.
I did hear KWKH Shreveport come booming in one evening last week in S. Tarrant County, but it hasn't been very clear since then. Like KVOO, used to get consistently clear reception in central Texas.
Also, I haven't heard KOMA since I moved up here. It was a regular in central Texas.
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rbrucecarter
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300 mile FM DX ---
> I can hear kwen from Tulsa, OK nearly every day in
> Richardson, TX. I noticed this about three months ago. At
> times the signal is quite clear even when moving in a
> vehicle. It ranges from clear to barely audible. Would
> someone be kind enough to offer a technical explanation for
> this? Thanks.
Is not only possible - I did it for years from Midland and Lubbock on many of the Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio stations. All that is required is enough antenna gain in the direction of reception, and a good, low noise front end in your tuner. Since I am in Plano, I'll swing a yagi that direction and see if I can verify it. Country music stations aren't of any interest to me, but that would be an interesting catch. 95.5 is about as clear a frequency as you can find in the metroplex. So many of the nearby cities like Houston have co-channels, otherwise Houston would be a relatively easy catch.
Another thing about 300 mile DX. Occasionally you have a node from a station out that far. No reason, just coincidence. I remember KFOX Gainesville Georgia made a node on I-10 near Lake City FL. More than 300 miles - absolutely repeatable with a car radio. Then 102 Jamz out of Orlando did the same thing about 50 miles East of Tallahassee. Time and time again I've gotten 300 mile FM DX out of the blue like that. Repeatable every time I drive the drive.
KWEN seems to be a powerhouse. They have a CP to go up on a taller antenna. Maybe they already did it:
Station Status Licensed Class C FM Station
Area of Coverage View Coverage Map
Effective Radiated Power 96,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 405 meters (1330 feet)
Height above Ground Level 343 meters (1126 feet)
Height above Sea Level 639 meters (2098 feet)
Transmitter Location 36° 11' 46" N, 96° 05' 53" W
License Granted November 30 1987
License Expires June 01 2013
Last FCC Update May 27 2005
This station may also be operating under the following Construction Permit: [Help]
Status Construction Permit [Help] for a Class C FM Station
Area of Coverage View Coverage Map
Effective Radiated Power 100,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 453 meters (1487 feet)
Height above Ground Level 391 meters (1284 feet)
Height above Sea Level 687 meters (2255 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 36° 11' 46" N, 96° 05' 53" W
Construction Permit Granted June 10 2005
Construction Permit Expires June 10 2008
Last FCC Update June 10 2005
> I can hear kwen from Tulsa, OK nearly every day in
> Richardson, TX. I noticed this about three months ago. At
> times the signal is quite clear even when moving in a
> vehicle. It ranges from clear to barely audible. Would
> someone be kind enough to offer a technical explanation for
> this? Thanks.
Is not only possible - I did it for years from Midland and Lubbock on many of the Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio stations. All that is required is enough antenna gain in the direction of reception, and a good, low noise front end in your tuner. Since I am in Plano, I'll swing a yagi that direction and see if I can verify it. Country music stations aren't of any interest to me, but that would be an interesting catch. 95.5 is about as clear a frequency as you can find in the metroplex. So many of the nearby cities like Houston have co-channels, otherwise Houston would be a relatively easy catch.
Another thing about 300 mile DX. Occasionally you have a node from a station out that far. No reason, just coincidence. I remember KFOX Gainesville Georgia made a node on I-10 near Lake City FL. More than 300 miles - absolutely repeatable with a car radio. Then 102 Jamz out of Orlando did the same thing about 50 miles East of Tallahassee. Time and time again I've gotten 300 mile FM DX out of the blue like that. Repeatable every time I drive the drive.
KWEN seems to be a powerhouse. They have a CP to go up on a taller antenna. Maybe they already did it:
Station Status Licensed Class C FM Station
Area of Coverage View Coverage Map
Effective Radiated Power 96,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 405 meters (1330 feet)
Height above Ground Level 343 meters (1126 feet)
Height above Sea Level 639 meters (2098 feet)
Transmitter Location 36° 11' 46" N, 96° 05' 53" W
License Granted November 30 1987
License Expires June 01 2013
Last FCC Update May 27 2005
This station may also be operating under the following Construction Permit: [Help]
Status Construction Permit [Help] for a Class C FM Station
Area of Coverage View Coverage Map
Effective Radiated Power 100,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 453 meters (1487 feet)
Height above Ground Level 391 meters (1284 feet)
Height above Sea Level 687 meters (2255 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 36° 11' 46" N, 96° 05' 53" W
Construction Permit Granted June 10 2005
Construction Permit Expires June 10 2008
Last FCC Update June 10 2005
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rbrucecarter
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NOT Confirmed ---
There is a 95.5 in Paris TX, a country station, that obliterates 95.5 from Tulsa. I tried turning the antenna to put Paris, TX in a null and still did not get KWEN. It was probably similar atmospherics on a number of mornings.
I did get quite an opening to the West, however. I worked Lubbock and Amarillo for a couple of hours.
There is a 95.5 in Paris TX, a country station, that obliterates 95.5 from Tulsa. I tried turning the antenna to put Paris, TX in a null and still did not get KWEN. It was probably similar atmospherics on a number of mornings.
I did get quite an opening to the West, however. I worked Lubbock and Amarillo for a couple of hours.
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