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Out of market station reception in Central Massachusetts
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TA Es - Cape Cod, MA to Azores - WTFDA Forums
Pleased to report that I've confirmed a Trans-Atlantic Es on FM from earlier today, July 1, 2021. Around 9:30 am eastern, with 50 MHz TA paths on DXMaps and WTFDA members reporting paths from east coast to Canadian Martimes, I began beaming ENE and recording on SDRs from 87 to 99 MHz. While I...
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Cape Cod Southeast Massachusetts/Southern Rhode Island Tropo strong tonight.
I am outside the fringe reception on all of these stations, and they are all not normally received here. I am located about 5 minutes away from the Newton/Needham towers.
WBUA 92.7 2/5 reception
WFRQ 93.5 5/5 reception
WZAI 94.3 3/5 reception
WXTK 95.1 3/5 reception
WCRI 95.9 5/5 reception
WEII 96.3 5/5 reception
WTIC 96.5 2/5 reception
WJFD 97.3 5/5 reception
WCTK 98.1 5/5 reception
WILI 98.3 3/5 reception
WMNP 99.3 5/5 reception (in like a local, and I swear this station is much stronger than the reception that is normally listed for this station)
WEAN 99.7 4/5 reception
WQRC 99.9 5/5 reception (strongest signal on the cape currently)
WKKB 100.3 3/5 reception
WRCH 100.5 2/5 reception
WKNL 100.9 3/5 reception
WKFY 101.5 3/5 reception
WCIB 101.9 4/5 reception (thank you iHeartMedia for the 4/5 reception, however it was best of this station since signal reduction)
WPXC 102.9 3/5 reception
WKPE 103.9 3/5 reception
Cape Cod Southeast Massachusetts/Southern Rhode Island Tropo strong tonight.
I am outside the fringe reception on all of these stations, and they are all not normally received here. I am located about 5 minutes away from the Newton/Needham towers.
WBUA 92.7 2/5 reception
WFRQ 93.5 5/5 reception
WZAI 94.3 3/5 reception
WXTK 95.1 3/5 reception
WCRI 95.9 5/5 reception
WEII 96.3 5/5 reception
WTIC 96.5 2/5 reception
WJFD 97.3 5/5 reception
WCTK 98.1 5/5 reception
WILI 98.3 3/5 reception
WMNP 99.3 5/5 reception (in like a local, and I swear this station is much stronger than the reception that is normally listed for this station)
WEAN 99.7 4/5 reception
WQRC 99.9 5/5 reception (strongest signal on the cape currently)
WKKB 100.3 3/5 reception
WRCH 100.5 2/5 reception
WKNL 100.9 3/5 reception
WKFY 101.5 3/5 reception
WCIB 101.9 4/5 reception (thank you iHeartMedia for the 4/5 reception, however it was best of this station since signal reduction)
WPXC 102.9 3/5 reception
WKPE 103.9 3/5 reception
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WOCN 104.7 5/5 reception
WBOQ 104.9 2/5 reception
WQGN 105.5 2/5 reception
WCOD 106.1 5/5 reception
WBMW 106.5 4/5 reception
WFHN 107.1 3/5 reception
WFCC 107.5 5/5 reception
WWRX 107.7 2/5 reception
WOCN 104.7 5/5 reception
WBOQ 104.9 2/5 reception
WQGN 105.5 2/5 reception
WCOD 106.1 5/5 reception
WBMW 106.5 4/5 reception
WFHN 107.1 3/5 reception
WFCC 107.5 5/5 reception
WWRX 107.7 2/5 reception
Plus....102.9-WPXC out of Hyannis is also Classic Rock for the most part...
And WPXC would be more likely to benefit from tropo at BostonProvidence's Central Massachusetts location than WBLM would. I have heard WDRC and WBLM mixing for short intervals while driving on the Mass Pike, but that's not tropo, just both stations' extreme fringe signal areas intersecting briefly.
Got several of those last night on North Shore
including 94.3, 104.7, 99.3
including 94.3, 104.7, 99.3
I’m in Natick and right now on the morning of 9/5, WPLM is partly being over-ridden by WPLR. I tried to see if I could get any of the other CT stations but it doesn’t seem to be happening. WMRC is still coming in on 101.3, and I also tried to pick up 106.5. But I did notice I’ve been getting 99.3 from RI and 98.9 is coming in a lot better than it usually does. It seems like WPLM always loses to tropo/DX.
I remember having someone come in when there was trop from Maine and Quebec on 2M FM.
We used to have daily conversations on 2M to and from work with a whole bunch of local regulars on the 147.15 Framingham repeater. Cell phones ended that for us.
Lee, K1GL.
I didn't have issues yet losing WPLM to a tropo/DX. Maybe if I lived a town or two north from where I do I would (the 99.1 signal drops off sharply just north of where I am), however WPLM has at least moderate reception within my entire town.
I didn't check the morning of 9/5 however.
I have 3 radios I use (yes they are cheaper models, so not the best for amazing results), my worst radio is so bad it's limited to Newton-Needham transmitter stations and 89.7 for reception. I haven't used this one in 2-3 years and it's probably heading to the trash pile soon. Of course, 5 minutes away from the Newton-Needham towers those stations should be very well received.
My second radio does well with all major Boston stations (the above mentioned stations, as well as Prudential Tower and other major Boston area stations), also it picks up 96.1/104.5/107.3 from Worcester, 92.3/93.3/94.1/95.5/105.1/106.3 from Providence, and WPLM good, however it doesn't do well with splatter on other channels, and it doesn't do well with a Tropo, unless the signal is as strong as a local.
My best radio does the above local stations, however no splatter, and it's the best one for giving DX a try. My best radio also does well with getting reception of 97.3/98.1 New Bedford/103.7/101.5/99.7 RI and 95.7 NH as well quite usually. 97.3 reception on my other two radios, is splatter from 103.3, quite unusually strong, I wonder why? I always find it confusing which station I am receiving with splatter from 102.5 happening on 98.1 as well, especially on my second radio, given the same format of both stations.
Last night, no luck, other than WPLM was stronger than usual for reception being roughly 40 miles away from the transmitter, second radio was used since I was nearby that one.
WMRC's 101.3 translator is strong other than 1 area where it has a very noticeable weak spot every time I try reception on that. One night in that "weak spot" I was able to get WKCI in, although with rather weak 2/5 reception. Other times in that weak spot, it's a ton of interference that makes the station absolutely unlistenable. One night I thought the station was having transmitter issues when I left the radio in that location, until I moved the radio around and it came in.
99.3 seems to be a tropo favorite, even though the signal shouldn't be very strong outside far Southern Rhode Island.
98.9 (assuming this is Worcester) has improved with reception a good amount a few years back as well. Yes, sometimes the station comes in terrible, other times it's a nice distant listening signal, on parity with the other Worcester/Providence stations in the area.
I didn't check the morning of 9/5 however.
I have 3 radios I use (yes they are cheaper models, so not the best for amazing results), my worst radio is so bad it's limited to Newton-Needham transmitter stations and 89.7 for reception. I haven't used this one in 2-3 years and it's probably heading to the trash pile soon. Of course, 5 minutes away from the Newton-Needham towers those stations should be very well received.
My second radio does well with all major Boston stations (the above mentioned stations, as well as Prudential Tower and other major Boston area stations), also it picks up 96.1/104.5/107.3 from Worcester, 92.3/93.3/94.1/95.5/105.1/106.3 from Providence, and WPLM good, however it doesn't do well with splatter on other channels, and it doesn't do well with a Tropo, unless the signal is as strong as a local.
My best radio does the above local stations, however no splatter, and it's the best one for giving DX a try. My best radio also does well with getting reception of 97.3/98.1 New Bedford/103.7/101.5/99.7 RI and 95.7 NH as well quite usually. 97.3 reception on my other two radios, is splatter from 103.3, quite unusually strong, I wonder why? I always find it confusing which station I am receiving with splatter from 102.5 happening on 98.1 as well, especially on my second radio, given the same format of both stations.
Last night, no luck, other than WPLM was stronger than usual for reception being roughly 40 miles away from the transmitter, second radio was used since I was nearby that one.
WMRC's 101.3 translator is strong other than 1 area where it has a very noticeable weak spot every time I try reception on that. One night in that "weak spot" I was able to get WKCI in, although with rather weak 2/5 reception. Other times in that weak spot, it's a ton of interference that makes the station absolutely unlistenable. One night I thought the station was having transmitter issues when I left the radio in that location, until I moved the radio around and it came in.
99.3 seems to be a tropo favorite, even though the signal shouldn't be very strong outside far Southern Rhode Island.
98.9 (assuming this is Worcester) has improved with reception a good amount a few years back as well. Yes, sometimes the station comes in terrible, other times it's a nice distant listening signal, on parity with the other Worcester/Providence stations in the area.
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