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Hopefully you get some stuff this year soon.
Also, Brief ES opening to KS earlier this afternoon with KZNK, KZNA, and KNCK. All relogs. All pretty weak signals.
It's extremely difficult to predict Sporadic-E. It will often show up on lower bands before it reaches into the FM band and higher.
The best we have now is to pay attention and be on your toes. Setting up alerts with an account at fmlist.org and looking at dxmaps.com is the best you can do. Also, listening for 6M ham band SSB and sideband is also useful. Especially if it becomes short.
If luck is on your side you can have a Multihop Sporadic-E opening and really push the distance out extremely far. There has been Trans Oceanic FM mulithop paths.
Here is an extreme example of it
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Audio from the January 22, 2024 massive winter e-skip opening has finally been posted. I am such a procrastinator. The FM band had Es up to 108 MHz, mostly SD/NE with some KS, ND, CO included.
KBRB-FM (with HS basketball) - KBRB-FM 92.7 Ainsworth NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA - West Holt vs Boyd County HS basketball
KMOM - KMOM 105.5 Roscoe SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KORN-FM - KORN-FM 92.1 Parkston SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA - massive winter opening begins
KQLZ - KQLZ 95.7 New England NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KZTL - KZTL 93.5 Paxton NE 1 22 24 from Yakima WA
KOLB - KOLB 88.3 Hartington NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KGCR - KGCR 107.7 Goodland KS 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KBRY - KBRY 92.3 Sargent NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KBFO - KBFO 106.7 Aberdeen SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KCVN - KCVN 104.5 Cozad NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA over Yakima translator (terrain blocked)
KXNP - KXNP 103.5 North Platte NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KFNF - KFNF 101.1 Oberlin KS 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KZSD-FM - KZSD-FM 102.5 Martin SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA - over local translator!
KRNY -
KKPR - KKPR 98.9 Kearney NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KCNB - KCNB 94.7 Chadron NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSTH - KSTH 92.3 Holyoke CO 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSRX - KSRX 97.5 Sterling CO 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSDZ - KSDZ 95.5 Gordon NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSQY - KSQY 95.1 Deadwood SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KKMK - KKMK 93.9 Rapid City SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KBRB-FM (with HS basketball) - KBRB-FM 92.7 Ainsworth NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA - West Holt vs Boyd County HS basketball
KMOM - KMOM 105.5 Roscoe SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KORN-FM - KORN-FM 92.1 Parkston SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA - massive winter opening begins
KQLZ - KQLZ 95.7 New England NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KZTL - KZTL 93.5 Paxton NE 1 22 24 from Yakima WA
KOLB - KOLB 88.3 Hartington NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KGCR - KGCR 107.7 Goodland KS 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KBRY - KBRY 92.3 Sargent NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KBFO - KBFO 106.7 Aberdeen SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KCVN - KCVN 104.5 Cozad NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA over Yakima translator (terrain blocked)
KXNP - KXNP 103.5 North Platte NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KFNF - KFNF 101.1 Oberlin KS 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KZSD-FM - KZSD-FM 102.5 Martin SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA - over local translator!
KRNY -
KRNY 102.3 Kearney NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
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KCNB - KCNB 94.7 Chadron NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSTH - KSTH 92.3 Holyoke CO 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSRX - KSRX 97.5 Sterling CO 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSDZ - KSDZ 95.5 Gordon NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSQY - KSQY 95.1 Deadwood SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KKMK - KKMK 93.9 Rapid City SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
I'm the Tecsun PL-310ET in a few weeks, Going to play around with FM
Does anyone have this?
Does anyone have this?
JeeperOne
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Why not just use standard MP3 for these clips?? WMA is OLD & OUTDATEDAudio from the January 22, 2024 massive winter e-skip opening has finally been posted. I am such a procrastinator. The FM band had Es up to 108 MHz, mostly SD/NE with some KS, ND, CO included.
KBRB-FM (with HS basketball) - KBRB-FM 92.7 Ainsworth NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA - West Holt vs Boyd County HS basketball
KMOM - KMOM 105.5 Roscoe SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KORN-FM - KORN-FM 92.1 Parkston SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA - massive winter opening begins
KQLZ - KQLZ 95.7 New England NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KZTL - KZTL 93.5 Paxton NE 1 22 24 from Yakima WA
KOLB - KOLB 88.3 Hartington NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KGCR - KGCR 107.7 Goodland KS 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KBRY - KBRY 92.3 Sargent NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KBFO - KBFO 106.7 Aberdeen SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KCVN - KCVN 104.5 Cozad NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA over Yakima translator (terrain blocked)
KXNP - KXNP 103.5 North Platte NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KFNF - KFNF 101.1 Oberlin KS 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KZSD-FM - KZSD-FM 102.5 Martin SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA - over local translator!
KRNY -KKPR - KKPR 98.9 Kearney NE 1 22 24 from Selah WAKRNY 102.3 Kearney NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
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KCNB - KCNB 94.7 Chadron NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSTH - KSTH 92.3 Holyoke CO 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSRX - KSRX 97.5 Sterling CO 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSDZ - KSDZ 95.5 Gordon NE 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KSQY - KSQY 95.1 Deadwood SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
KKMK - KKMK 93.9 Rapid City SD 1 22 24 from Selah WA
It may be, but it's still reasonably well supported (especially on PCs) so there's no technical reason not to use it if one chooses.
It would be easier to simply use MP3 since it's much more common and is universally supported, but again, there's nothing wrong with using WMA if that's what they want to use.
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JeeperOne
Banned
Thing is EVEN MICROSOFT no longer supports it (They stopped doing that when they stopped developing Windows Media Player) even though Media Player Classic (Kinda sorta) supports it
Plus there are FAR more editors that support MP3 than WMA anyway
SOURCE - Windows Media Player - Microsoft Support
Plus there are FAR more editors that support MP3 than WMA anyway
SOURCE - Windows Media Player - Microsoft Support
Been messing with my Tecsun PL-310ET on AM in Vallejo
I got 1480 KEJB Redding, Matched the Live Stream
I got 1480 KEJB Redding, Matched the Live Stream
Oops, Don't know why I put Redding
One Es log last night, it was a very weak opening. Heard at 5:25PM PT, 6/15
91.7 - KNOG Nogales, AZ; with weak ID 'Manantial FM', back into Spanish religious music. Had the recorder but couldn't get the recording in time. Also heard an UNID station on 88.3 with jazz vocals (could be KSDS San Diego, but a friend in Moses Lake also had South Dakota, so could have been KESD SD). KNOG is NEW #843, 50KW at 1171 miles.
91.7 - KNOG Nogales, AZ; with weak ID 'Manantial FM', back into Spanish religious music. Had the recorder but couldn't get the recording in time. Also heard an UNID station on 88.3 with jazz vocals (could be KSDS San Diego, but a friend in Moses Lake also had South Dakota, so could have been KESD SD). KNOG is NEW #843, 50KW at 1171 miles.
I like KEJB. It's no secret I like oldies, so it's a treat when this comes in.
It comes in pretty regularly at night, especially late, with relatively little fading for extended periods, especially if conditions are favorable to DX reception from up north. Usually when conditions are more or less neutral, KEJB will regularly trade places with Vietnamese-language KVNR, which is almost the same distance from my location as KEJB.
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So this June has been a horrible Es month. Not just for me but for everybody.
A few things have happened but it's been pretty weak and nothing above 100 Mhz. Monday I had the usual West Texas to New Mexico path here.
Yesterday some very light brief fade ups which is likely around the Oklahoma city area.
Still, The best of this season has been Houston back in late May.
A few things have happened but it's been pretty weak and nothing above 100 Mhz. Monday I had the usual West Texas to New Mexico path here.
Yesterday some very light brief fade ups which is likely around the Oklahoma city area.
Still, The best of this season has been Houston back in late May.
Nutley, NJ. strong tropo towards the East. First time catch. WKFY 101.5, Koffee FM from East Harwich, MA, Around 227 miles as it's transmitter is in Orleans on Cape Cod. WFCC 107.5 and 101.9 WCIB could also be heard when WBLS and WFAN were nulled. Mind you, both WBLS and WFAN are 10 miles from my location with the Empire in view!
Eastern Upstate SC yesterday:
Decent Tropo was able to hear 101.5 from Atlanta (WKHX / 175 Miles SW) even over the semi local 101.5 WOHS in Shelby NC (W268CU / 15 Miles North)
Also, local 103.3 (WLTS / Air1) was off the air yesterday due to power failure, and with it off, I was able to hear a mix / weak signals of either 103.3 WVEE in Atlanta (175 Miles SW) and also 103.3 Streets in Charlotte NC (W277CB / 45 Miles East).
Decent Tropo was able to hear 101.5 from Atlanta (WKHX / 175 Miles SW) even over the semi local 101.5 WOHS in Shelby NC (W268CU / 15 Miles North)
Also, local 103.3 (WLTS / Air1) was off the air yesterday due to power failure, and with it off, I was able to hear a mix / weak signals of either 103.3 WVEE in Atlanta (175 Miles SW) and also 103.3 Streets in Charlotte NC (W277CB / 45 Miles East).
KITI is really the only 1420 ive ever logged here, and quite well at times. I've heard KSTN like 3 or 4 times, not that well, not for long.
New FM log this morning, due to a wildfire that caused power to go off for 25,000+ people in Yakima, and many radio stations / TV stations went off, some are still on dead air only.
103.1 - CHTT BC, Victoria, with 'Mr. Jones' Counting Crows around 11:45AM PT this morning. Matched playlist. Also heard KAFE-104.1 very strong at that point, nearly cueing RDS. NEW #859, 20KW at 186 miles.
I also heard KZZL-99.5 Pullman, KZLY-99.5 Ione OR, an UNID on 99.7 that didn't sound like country music (maybe KLMY Long Beach?), KQFM-93.7 Hermiston, and KLKY-96.1 Stanfield. None of these are possible with the local translators/full-power FMs on, the 99.5 because of HD hash from 99.7.
103.1 - CHTT BC, Victoria, with 'Mr. Jones' Counting Crows around 11:45AM PT this morning. Matched playlist. Also heard KAFE-104.1 very strong at that point, nearly cueing RDS. NEW #859, 20KW at 186 miles.
I also heard KZZL-99.5 Pullman, KZLY-99.5 Ione OR, an UNID on 99.7 that didn't sound like country music (maybe KLMY Long Beach?), KQFM-93.7 Hermiston, and KLKY-96.1 Stanfield. None of these are possible with the local translators/full-power FMs on, the 99.5 because of HD hash from 99.7.