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Nice tropo! 5/16/13

Some nice tropo last night in Manistee, MI (caught with the Tecsun PL-390)
88.1 – WHID Green Bay, WI (83 miles)*
88.3 – WTCY Greilickville, MI (57 miles)*
88.5 – WNLI Sturgeon Bay, WI (69 miles)*
88.7 – WIAA Interlochen, MI (30 miles)*
88.9 – WHEY North Muskegon, MI (67 miles) [NEW! #176]
88.9 – unID classical; not WIAA slop
89.3 – WPNE Green Bay, WI (84 miles)* [I think their IBOC showed up on 89.1 and 89.5]
89.7 – WLMN Manistee, MI (10 miles)*
89.9 – WLJN Traverse City, MI (49 miles)*
90.1 – WNMU Marquette, MI (164 miles)*
90.1 – WORQ Green Bay, WI (83 miles)*
90.3 – WBLV Twin Lake, MI (50 miles)*
90.5 – WPFF Sturgeon Bay, WI (69 miles)*
90.7 – WHAD Delafield, WI (133 miles)*
90.7 – WNMC Traverse City, MI (48 miles)*
90.9 – unID classical; not parallel to WPNE
91.1 – WOLW Cadillac, MI (30 miles)*
91.3 – WRMW Peshtigo, WI (69 miles)*
91.5 – WICA Traverse City, MI (48 miles)*
91.7 – W219DK Manistee, MI (3 miles)*
91.9 – WEMI Appleton, WI (105 miles) [NEW! #177]
91.9 – WHDI Sister Bay, WI (78 miles)*
92.1 – WLTU Manitowoc, WI (65 miles)*
92.3 – WJPD Ishpeming, MI (167 miles)*
92.5 – WBWI West Bend, WI (114 miles)*
92.5 – WFDX Atlanta, MI (111 miles)*
92.7 – WAUN Kewaunee, WI (65 miles)*
92.7 – WRPP Manistique, MI (119 miles)*
92.9 – WJZQ Cadillac, MI (61 miles)*
93.1 – WIMK Iron Mountain, MI (138 miles)*
93.3 – WLDB Milwaukee, WI (112 miles)*
93.5 – WRQE New London, WI (112 miles)*
93.7 – WKAD Harrietta, MI (36 miles)*
93.9 – WDOR Sturgeon Bay, WI (69 miles)*
94.1 – WWKR Hart, MI (39 miles)*
94.3 – WFCX Leland, MI (48 miles)*
94.5 – WLWK Milwaukee, WI (112 miles)*
94.7 – WZOR Mishicot, WI (73 miles)*
94.9 – WKZC Scottville, MI (14 miles)*
94.9 – WUPZ Chocolay Township, MI (167 miles) [NEW! #178]
95.1 – WLST Marinette, WI (87 miles)*
95.3 – WGVS Whitehall, MI (61 miles)
95.5 – WQEZ Glen Arbor, MI (43 miles)*
95.7 – WHWL Marquette, MI (165 miles)*
95.9 – WKSZ DePere, WI (83 miles)*
96.1 – W241AG Sheboygan, WI (79 miles)
96.1 – WMAX Holland, MI (101 miles)
96.3 – WSFQ Peshtigo, WI (97 miles)*
96.5 – WKLH Milwaukee, WI (112 miles)
96.7 – WBDK Algoma, WI (63 miles)*
96.7 – WLXV Cadillac, MI (39 miles)*
97.1 – WGLQ Escanaba, MI (134 miles)*
97.3 – WDEE Reed City, MI (47 miles)*
97.3 – WHDG Rhinelander, WI (161 miles)
97.5 – WKLT Kalkaska, MI (66 miles)*
97.7 – WMLQ Manistee, MI (3 miles)*
98.1 – WGFN Glen Arbor, MI (43 miles)
98.3 – WRUP Palmer, MI (175 miles) [NEW! #179]
98.5 – WQLH Green Bay, WI (94 miles)*
98.5 – WUPS Harrison, MI (78 miles)*
98.7 – WLDN Pentwater, MI (23 miles)*
98.9 – W255AQ Sturgeon Bay, WI (66 miles) [NEW! #180]
98.9 – WKLZ Petoskey, MI (109 miles)
99.1 – WMYX Milwaukee, WI (125 miles)
99.3 – WOWN Shawano, WI (106 miles)*
99.5 – WPKR Omro, WI (120 miles)
99.7 – WZDR Sturgeon Bay, WI (70 miles)*
100.1 – WPJP Port Washington, WI (101 miles)
100.1 – WVIB Holton, MI (65 miles)
100.3 – WNCY Neenah-Menasha, WI (93 miles)*
100.3 – WQON Grayling, MI (84 miles)*
100.5 – WDTX Rothschild, WI (175 miles)
100.7 – WOBE Crystal Falls, MI (138 miles)*
100.9 – WWBR Big Rapids, MI (58 miles)
101.1 – WIXX Green Bay, WI (84 miles)*
101.3 – WBFX Grand Rapids, MI (96 miles)*
101.5 – WJNR Iron Mountain, MI (138 miles)*
101.5 – WMTE Manistee, MI (1 mile)*
101.7 – WMRR Muskegon Heights, MI (67 miles)
101.9 – WLDR Traverse City, MI (48 miles)*
102.1 – WRKU Forestville, WI (63 miles)*
102.3 – WYBR Big Rapids, MI (53 miles)*
102.5 – WCMM Gulliver, MI (119 miles)
102.7 – WMOM Pentwater, MI (26 miles)*
102.7 – WRVM Suring, WI (115 miles)*
102.9 – WMKC Indian River, MI (116 miles)*
103.1 – WGDN Gladwin, MI (90 miles) [NEW! #181]
103.1 – WOGB Kaukauna, WI (83 miles)*
103.3 – WFXD Marquette, MI (175 miles)*
103.5 – WTCM Traverse City, MI (34 miles)*
103.7 – WHYB Menominee, MI (87 miles)*
103.9 – WCMW Harbor Springs, MI (108 miles)* [NEW! #182)
104.1 – WRLU Algoma, WI (63 miles)*
104.3 – WKZG Seymour, WI (101 miles)*
104.3 – WVCN Baraga, MI (195 miles)*
104.5 – WZTC Traverse City, MI (48 miles)*
104.7 – WYKX Escanaba, MI (125 miles)*
104.9 – WAIR Lake City, MI (50 miles)*
104.9 – WPCK Denmark, WI (73 miles)*
105.1 – WSBW Sister Bay, WI (78 miles)*
105.3 – WHTS Coopersville, MI (68 miles)*
105.3 – WRLO Antigo, WI (159 miles)
105.5 – WGKL Gladstone, MI (116 miles)*
105.5 – WSRJ Honor, MI (38 miles)*
105.7 – WAPL Appleton, WI (83 miles)*
105.7 – WSRW Grand Rapids, MI (117 miles)
105.9 – WKHQ Charlevoix, MI (88 miles)*
106.1 – WMIL Waukesha, WI (112 miles)*
106.3 – WKLA Ludington, MI (14 miles)*
106.5 – WHBZ Sheboygan Falls, WI (79 miles)
106.5 – WYTE Marshfield, WI (177 miles)*
106.7 – WKRU Allouez, WI (82 miles)*
106.7 – WSRT Gaylord, MI (91 miles)*
106.9 – WLGE Baileys Harbor, WI (69 miles)*
107.1 – WCKC Cadillac, MI (49 miles)
107.1 – WOCO Oconto, WI (92 miles)* [NEW! #183]
107.3 – WUPF Powers, MI (113 miles)*
107.5 – WCCW Traverse City, MI (48 miles)*
107.5 – WDUZ Brillion, WI (83 miles)*
107.7 – WMQT Ishpeming, MI (169 miles)*
107.7 – WVCY Milwaukee, WI (125 miles)
107.9 – WCDY McBain, MI (49 miles)*
Notes:
WMTE was being wiped out completely by WJNR
WKZC was fighting it out with WUPZ
Several Wisconsin and UP stations were coming in stronger than WTCM!
 
Nice catches!

I caught some unusually strong tropo on my way to work this morning (5/17) out here in Lubbock, TX. If I wasn't running late this morning, I would have played around with the radio a lot longer.

Dallas stations (over 300 miles away) were coming in like locals. Caught K104 and 102.1 The Edge crystal clear!

WBAP-FM (a dallas rimshot) was coming in like a local as well.

It is not uncommon to hear Dallas stations in Lubbock a few times during the season...but it was rather unusual to hear them this strong (especially 102.1 the Edge since it usually gets blown out by KFZX in Midland).

Farthest catch of the day, however, goes to KKUS-FM in Tyler. That station was weaker than the Dallas stations but still very listenable in some spots...and almost 400 miles away!
 
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