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Add my note of congratulations. Nice Catches. Well Done!
I discovered firsthand that CFFR has a monster signal when I was in Alberta and B.C. on my trip to the Pacific Northwest earlier this month. Same goes for KMON (clearly audible daytime in Calgary). I've never head either of these in the Chicago area. Between the local WIND on 560 and splatter from WSCR covering up 660, these would be pretty tough duty at my location.
Under previous ownership, WIND would be off occasionally during pre-sunrise hours, and KLZ has been known to sneak through. IIRC, they do have a little minor lobe to the east. KWTO would be more common, however.
I discovered firsthand that CFFR has a monster signal when I was in Alberta and B.C. on my trip to the Pacific Northwest earlier this month. Same goes for KMON (clearly audible daytime in Calgary). I've never head either of these in the Chicago area. Between the local WIND on 560 and splatter from WSCR covering up 660, these would be pretty tough duty at my location.
Under previous ownership, WIND would be off occasionally during pre-sunrise hours, and KLZ has been known to sneak through. IIRC, they do have a little minor lobe to the east. KWTO would be more common, however.
I heard a new one this morning at 1200 UTC. Not a distance record by any means, but anything from Montana is rare for me, this being only the second station I've heard from MT:
590 KGLE Glendive, MT. 1000w day / 111w night mixing with local WKZO, weak but clearly pronounced call letter ID given at the top of the hour and then into SRN News, all while WKZO was blasting a song by Eminem (Happy B-Day today). KGLE new log!
590 KGLE Glendive, MT. 1000w day / 111w night mixing with local WKZO, weak but clearly pronounced call letter ID given at the top of the hour and then into SRN News, all while WKZO was blasting a song by Eminem (Happy B-Day today). KGLE new log!
Was KMIK strong enough so you could put some up on youtube? (Haven't checked your channel yet to see if it's already there.)
I wonder if they're possibly running non-directional? They're supposed to have a deep wide null toward you at night. Most of their night power gets sent almost right at me, to the tune of about 100 kW ERP. (About 10-20° or so counter-clockwise (toward the southwest approx) they send out about 400 kW, right at New Zealand.) Sometimes they are so strong here that by combining one of my Tecsuns, SAT and a utility groundwire near here, they can sometimes actually overload the radio to the point of having audible clipping-type distortion on their assigned frequency. (Somewhere I have a pic of my PL-606 indicating 97 dBu (starting to noticeably overload) on 1580 from 300 miles away, while another one shows the same signal about 90 or so feet from 1 of the towers of a 5 kW station on 1290.)
I wonder if they're possibly running non-directional? They're supposed to have a deep wide null toward you at night. Most of their night power gets sent almost right at me, to the tune of about 100 kW ERP. (About 10-20° or so counter-clockwise (toward the southwest approx) they send out about 400 kW, right at New Zealand.) Sometimes they are so strong here that by combining one of my Tecsuns, SAT and a utility groundwire near here, they can sometimes actually overload the radio to the point of having audible clipping-type distortion on their assigned frequency. (Somewhere I have a pic of my PL-606 indicating 97 dBu (starting to noticeably overload) on 1580 from 300 miles away, while another one shows the same signal about 90 or so feet from 1 of the towers of a 5 kW station on 1290.)
I was noticing that too. Also their signal has been a bit weaker than normal the last couple nights here. Normally their directional antenna has a whole lotta juice pumped my way - I wonder if they've been operating non-directional?
A few minutes ago I was checking on globaltuners, and KMIK was weak but audible on the Grand Junction, CO receiver with the attenuator switched on. (Switching the attenuator off resulted in front-end overload from local signals, blocking KMIK.) Checking just now (in El Cajon, CA - about 12 mi E/NE of San Diego) with my Tecsun PL-398mp, a carrier was audible on 1580, SAT revealed KMIK on top with a faint KBLA far underneath.
A few minutes ago I was checking on globaltuners, and KMIK was weak but audible on the Grand Junction, CO receiver with the attenuator switched on. (Switching the attenuator off resulted in front-end overload from local signals, blocking KMIK.) Checking just now (in El Cajon, CA - about 12 mi E/NE of San Diego) with my Tecsun PL-398mp, a carrier was audible on 1580, SAT revealed KMIK on top with a faint KBLA far underneath.
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pianoplayer88key said:
I once caught 1580 Tempe when it was KNIX around 1989, from south FL. I didn't even know that the signal pointed to the SW! Shoulda recorded it.
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1100 KNZZ Grand Junction, CO. with Mark Levin show and local ads, nice ID at 0025 UTC while still on legal day power. Booming signal until pattern change at 0030 UTC then pooof - completely gone! Now hearing a weak ESPN carrying game 1 of the World Series - I'm guessing this is KWWN Las Vegas - wish I could nail an ID. Also a Mexican station faintly in there on 1100 which is probably XETGO which would be a relog. All of this under phase-nulled WTAM which is almost completely nulled.
Nice job Kilokat.
kilokat7 said:
In the AM I've been still trying to snag KNBR. No official ID yet, but I thought I had it a few weeks ago.
Heard a Nebraska station on 1060 just before Chicago sunrise (local for me)Saturday morning. Forgot the calls, but somewhere west of Omaha.
Never would've gotten it in the WHFB days.
KNLV Ord, NE is your UNID 1060.
Unfortunately-AM DX here in WA is on hiatus, due to my Grundig G5. It got stuck Sunday morning, and I reset it, but it wouldn't display the time as "0:00" or anything else. It just died. I tried four other batteries, but they wouldn't work either.
RIP Grundig G5-July 2007 to October 28, 2012
Hopefully soon I can get either the Tecsun PL-380 or 390, since I hear they are AWESOME for AM, especially the 390. Plus the 390 has an almost 3' whip antenna which will really help with FM reception. My G8 is beautiful on FM, even though the whip is only around less than 2'.
-crainbebo
Unfortunately-AM DX here in WA is on hiatus, due to my Grundig G5. It got stuck Sunday morning, and I reset it, but it wouldn't display the time as "0:00" or anything else. It just died. I tried four other batteries, but they wouldn't work either.
RIP Grundig G5-July 2007 to October 28, 2012
Hopefully soon I can get either the Tecsun PL-380 or 390, since I hear they are AWESOME for AM, especially the 390. Plus the 390 has an almost 3' whip antenna which will really help with FM reception. My G8 is beautiful on FM, even though the whip is only around less than 2'.
-crainbebo
crainbebo said:KNLV Ord, NE is your UNID 1060.
Unfortunately-AM DX here in WA is on hiatus, due to my Grundig G5. It got stuck Sunday morning, and I reset it, but it wouldn't display the time as "0:00" or anything else. It just died. I tried four other batteries, but they wouldn't work either.
RIP Grundig G5-July 2007 to October 28, 2012
Hopefully soon I can get either the Tecsun PL-380 or 390, since I hear they are AWESOME for AM, especially the 390. Plus the 390 has an almost 3' whip antenna which will really help with FM reception. My G8 is beautiful on FM, even though the whip is only around less than 2'.
-crainbebo
It was KNLV--thanks!
Sorry about your Grundig. Take a look at The Sangean PR-D5--an excellent AM receiver.
Crainbebo --
Have you tried leaving the batteries out of your G5 and letting it sit for a few hours, before retrying it?
There have been people who have done that with the Realistic DX-440 and DX-375, when their microprocessors wig out, and taking the batteries out, leaving the radio sit unpowered for a while sometimes will reset the microprocessor.
From what I've read on forums about some digital portables, sometimes reset buttons don't always get the job done.
Another thing would be to check the battery connection to the main PCB. I had a DX-398 that would turn itself off for no reason. This was after it had been working fine for maybe seven or eight years. I resoldered the connection between the battery and the main PCB, and it fixed the problem. The solder connector just developed an intermittent. I had a similar problem with my Sony SRF-42. It would turn itself off, and then back on, while I was listening to it. I resoldered the battery connections to the PCB and it worked fine afterwards.
I think with some radios the battery spring connector stresses the solder pad over time, causing it to go haywire.
I'm not trying to oversimplify what may be wrong with your radio, but taking the back off and checking the battery's PCB connector, or looking it over, could be worth a try.
Have you tried leaving the batteries out of your G5 and letting it sit for a few hours, before retrying it?
There have been people who have done that with the Realistic DX-440 and DX-375, when their microprocessors wig out, and taking the batteries out, leaving the radio sit unpowered for a while sometimes will reset the microprocessor.
From what I've read on forums about some digital portables, sometimes reset buttons don't always get the job done.
Another thing would be to check the battery connection to the main PCB. I had a DX-398 that would turn itself off for no reason. This was after it had been working fine for maybe seven or eight years. I resoldered the connection between the battery and the main PCB, and it fixed the problem. The solder connector just developed an intermittent. I had a similar problem with my Sony SRF-42. It would turn itself off, and then back on, while I was listening to it. I resoldered the battery connections to the PCB and it worked fine afterwards.
I think with some radios the battery spring connector stresses the solder pad over time, causing it to go haywire.
I'm not trying to oversimplify what may be wrong with your radio, but taking the back off and checking the battery's PCB connector, or looking it over, could be worth a try.
boombox said:
MANY, MANY, **MANY** thanks to you boombox for the help!
Now my radio is working again, after taking the batteries out for several hours last night. I can trust you now for any help with my radio!
Tonight I'm going to see if the Midwest conditions are going nuts. I'm expecting WBBM over KKOH...
-crainbebo
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