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For FM, the Radio-Locator is the best that I know. For AM, either that or the AMLogBook.com will do. The problem with Radio-Locator is that it limits the time it allows us to use it (not sure the amount of time) and when we reach the limit, it makes us stop and it will say "You have exceeded your allotted usage of Radio-Locator for the day," and won't let us continue until the next day. :mad:
 
On Radio Locator try cleaning your browser history, Go tools then internet options General tab and delete your browser history, This will clean out your cookies saved pass words etc. But when it gets full or to many cookies (small files) that will jam it up. You may have to reboot your browser ( disconnect and close then reopen it. On rare occasion reboot the computer. That may help you at least that works for me. :)
 
Unfortunately radio-locator's listings on stations' formats is not very accurate. Some changes they will update right away, and others definitely not. There's one local station still listed with a format that they haven't had in almost 10 years. I've submitted updates for that one and others, but they only update some of them, totally randomly.
 
Their formats are highly inaccurate, but ive found their signal meters to be fairly accurate.
 
Maintaining a database can be a bear. For several years I worked for a collection of small companies owned by a family. One of my jobs was keeping a list of about 150 vehicles, reporting an end-of-year history log to the insurance company, and buying license plates current on them. It was a task that could NOT be done to perfection.

Think what it must be like to try to keep a list of all the radio stations accurate. I would expect the FORMAT information to be the hardest. I don't believe a station is required to file an applications with the FCC every time they tinker with the programming format. Radio-Locator apparently is very good at downloading the FCC database and extracting info.

If I were running Radio-Locator, the only people who can submit programming information I can trust would be the management of the station. If you as a listeners, as a hobbyist, as a DX enthusiast notice programming info is wrong and you submit a change, can I trust you? How do I know that you are not a competitor station just trying to sabotage the system?

I think in the last ten years I have hit the daily usage limit maybe five or six times. And I stir the waters at R-L pretty good. If you use it enough to hit the limit often, there is a solution. Pay them the fee. Sign up for paid membership.

Hey, I can be a cheap and frugal as they come, but there are times when you have to buy a ticket if you want to attend the concert.
 
gwise96557 said:
On Radio Locator try cleaning your browser history, Go tools then internet options General tab and delete your browser history, This will clean out your cookies saved pass words etc. But when it gets full or to many cookies (small files) that will jam it up. You may have to reboot your browser ( disconnect and close then reopen it. On rare occasion reboot the computer. That may help you at least that works for me. :)
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I cleared my cookies and all history the first time I got the message that I exceeded my allowed daily number of views but that doesn't work.

Unfortunately, you have to wait until the next day to start back again with a fresh allotment of allowed views.

I really like Radio Locator for the most part and it's been very useful but I have notived in some cases where the "fringe" estimates are on the conservative side.
 
Goat Rodeo Cowboy said:
I think in the last ten years I have hit the daily usage limit maybe five or six times. And I stir the waters at R-L pretty good. If you use it enough to hit the limit often, there is a solution. Pay them the fee. Sign up for paid membership.
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I'd rather not do that and wait until tomorrow to use R-L.
 
Nothing works...clearing browser history, delete cookies & even rolling back the clock & date

I tryed Flock, Google Chrome nothing

How does radio-locator know's how many times you searched??
 
travisl5678 said:
the fee is like 300 dollars
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It's gone up a bit: $50/mo., $275/6-mo., $520/yr. http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/page?p=preferred Unless you're a professional in the broadcasting business, or you're well-to-do, I can't imagine that most individuals are going for the subscription... (;>

There are certainly other ways of getting information for free: http://www.fcc.gov/searchtools.html, fmscan.org note: also has AM, http://www.w9wi.com/fm-channel-index.html, http://www.mwlist.org/ul_login.php?sprache=en, http://www.v-soft.com/ZipSignal/, http://www.am-dx.com/fcclist.htm Have fun!
 
KeithE4 said:
MarioMania said:
Thanks for the site..
http://amlogbook.com/jones/jones15.htm
I had that book in '86
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I still have mine somewhere in storage, along with every edition from 1968 to that one. I believe the 1984 book was his last one.
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I have several of the North American Radio-TV Guides by Vane Jones myself. Back in the day, those Vane Jones AM-FM-TV guides were the gold standard for DXers to help identify their catches! Just didn't have directional pattern information, though.
 
Radio-Locator is great to get an overview of what can be heard on a regular basis at any given place. Canadian listings are way outdated; CIDR in Windsor is still listed as CKLW-FM and CHYR is still listed as being on AM.
 
I usually hit the limit after a decent e-skip opening. I'm sure the site is overloaded after e-skips since it's slower.

You can get around the limit by using a proxy site. Search for "proxy site" and then use any of them to get to radio-locator.
 
stormy01 said:
I have several of the North American Radio-TV Guides by Vane Jones myself. Back in the day, those Vane Jones AM-FM-TV guides were the gold standard for DXers to help identify their catches! Just didn't have directional pattern information, though.
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Try the National Radio Club directional pattern book, available from the NRC website.
 
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