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MichaelTheZ said:
I haven't had much time to look for new stations the last few days, but when I do it has seemed that reception is too good... I'm hearing many stations on a lot of frequencies, so anything new is going to be hard to find. Basically, the opposite of the auroral conditions we were getting a while back.
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That's pretty much what I'm running into. Lots of signals and not much that's rising to the top.
 
XEFCR on 1670 just across the border from McAllen, TX appears to be on the air again. Running english language AC music, no IDs. Been catching it most of this week and last week. Fights heavily with BIN 1670 WMGE.
 
Yesterday I got to knock a station off my "closest unheard" list - classic country 1000 KSTA in Coleman, TX, at 161 miles to the N-NW.

After experiencing some good AM daytime skywave yesterday afternoon, I checked the band again around 4:30 p.m. CT (one hour before sunset). On 1000 I was hearing Faith Hill's "Where Are You Christmas?" mixing with KTOK and XEOY. It was followed by DJ talk with references to "We are Coleman," Coleman county, and livestock auctions. The station was in/out for a little while longer with songs by Mel McDaniels and Brooks & Dunn.
 
Try JML right now. I have it on right now. It’s likely a computer issue, but the studio might not be easily accessible due to the snow. It’s way out in (and with) the sticks. Maybe that’s another reason Bob and Tom left for Indianapolis...
 
Is WBT coming in? The WJML nulls are in the range of 2.4 kW, toward Tustin, but toward Western NY, the IDF is in the 10 kW range. Plus, there’s the skip zone.
 
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WJML noted by a Springfield MA DXer at 5:30 PM ET tonight, way over WBT. Running CBS Sports. Not sure if they are still on late.
 
This morning on the Westfjords, Iceland SDR about 4:00AM CST: CFRB strong, KDKA weak, WBZ fair, WEPN good, 1060 Calgary good, WTAM good, WBT, fair; WBBM fair, WJR, fair
 
DFW, Texas Receiver: ATS-909X unless noted. Times are CST.

New loggings:
530 Radio Rebelde Cuba 12/8/2021 2055 Spanish talk under R. Enciclopidia // stream weak
560 KLVI TX Beaumont 12/7/2021 2006 Newstalk 560 KLVI ID, fair in KWTO null
590 R. Musical National Cuba 12/7/2021 2011 Instrumental music, fair // stream
600 Radio Rebelde Cuba 12/8/2021 2220 Mixing with KTBB // stream, fair
670 Radio Rebelde Cuba 12/8/2021 2223 In WSCR null // stream, fair
710 Radio Rebelde Cuba 12/8/2021 2111 Spanish talk mixing with KCMO // stream, fair
730 XEX MEX DF 12/8/2021 2125 Live sporting event in Spanish // stream, good
810 KLVZ CO Brighton 12/8/2021 2130 American Pie matched web song list, in WHB null, fair
880 WCBS NY New York 12/7/2021 2025 WCBS ID, local news, Bloomberg money report, weak to good in KRVN null
920 KYST TX Texas City 12/7/2021 2150 Spanish music fading in/out // stream, KARN nulled
980 KCAB AR Dardanelle 12/8/2021 2149 ID River Valley Radio, EAB Weather Central, Keep it here on Bob, Classic hits, strong, most certainly on day power
1550 KMAD OK Madill 12/8/2021 1300 TOH ID KMAD Madill, 3ADN radio, syndicated religious programming, weak
 
Heard a new one last night:

1250 KCUE, Red Wing, MN at 8:21 PM CST with "America's Greatest Country" slogan and country music.

also a relog on 660 WESC Greenville, SC breaking through WSCR slop at 3:15 PM CST with "92.5 WESC Carolina's Best Country" slogan.

Chicago suburb
Drake R8, Quantum QX Pro Loop
 
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From west Houston, a few new ones recently (times CST, radio Sony ICF-SW7600GR):

890 KTXV TX, Mebank, 12/3/21 1652 very strong over WLS/Cuba, S Asian music, Radio Punjab mention //stream
990 KWAM TN, Memphis 12/8 1743 good over XET, Lars Larson show, ID as Mighty 990, mention of mighty990.com
1100 KNZZ CO, Grand Junction, 12/8 1852, fair signal briefly on top of jumble, ID as 1100 KNZZ Newstalk //stream
1140 WBXR AL, Hazel Green, 12/7 1728 strong signal on top of XEMR, end of religious program and ID ment. Huntsville
1470 XEAI MEXICO, Mexico City DF 12/3 1933 strong w/SS ballads. Minimal announcements but //stream

Odd that I've never logged KTXV before.
 
for what its worth, ive been unable to find any correlation between my DXing in rural central alaska and anyone elses.

you know, like.. if someone in OHio is hearing something from mexico or a spanish speaking country further south, its oft5en worth others checking.

ive never had my conditions or quality of reception match anyone else.

all i know is aurora activity/northern lights completely ruins reception.

ive had my reception be a bit different then even someone in anchorage only 250 miles away
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
for what its worth, ive been unable to find any correlation between my DXing in rural central alaska and anyone elses.

you know, like.. if someone in OHio is hearing something from mexico or a spanish speaking country further south, its oft5en worth others checking.

ive never had my conditions or quality of reception match anyone else.

all i know is aurora activity/northern lights completely ruins reception.

ive had my reception be a bit different then even someone in anchorage only 250 miles away
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While I was trying to find a station where KGLC/KVIS 910 interfered with out West, I discovered that WFDF is one of the biggest skywave interference contributors to the now deleted KIYU in Galena, Alaska. That is surprising, as it is about 3000 miles away.

Galena the mineral can apparently be used as a detector. I wonder if you could take a rock from the ground near Galena and build a crystal radio?🤣
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
all i know is aurora activity/northern lights completely ruins reception.
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I'm wondering if that's the issue we seem to be experiencing with the Norway Arctic SDR. It has long been my understanding that Alaska isn't a great spot for DX for that reason. That said, you've shared a lot of impressive catches that debunk that supposition.
 
cyberdad said:
I'm wondering if that's the issue we seem to be experiencing with the Norway Arctic SDR. It has long been my understanding that Alaska isn't a great spot for DX for that reason. That said, you've shared a lot of impressive catches that debunk that supposition.
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No, i havent. My catches/logs have all been when there is no northern lights/aurora activity. As I said, thats what ruins radio reception

Schroedingers Cat said:
While I was trying to find a station where KGLC/KVIS 910 interfered with out West, I discovered that WFDF is one of the biggest skywave interference contributors to the now deleted KIYU in Galena, Alaska. That is surprising, as it is about 3000 miles away.

Galena the mineral can apparently be used as a detector. I wonder if you could take a rock from the ground near Galena and build a crystal radio?🤣
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I worked at KIYU, but long after it moved to 97.1 then to 88.1.. back in 2016. THen the AM tower was still standing and a DX10 was still in the shack, hadnt been regularly used in a decade.
 
cyberdad said:
I heard that one a few months back. I'm a little surprised that I was able to somehow beat you to it. :)
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I am not surprised. The one rule that applies to DXing is "being at the right place, at the right time". Almost anything is possible.
 


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