Your best shot is somewhere in the central US outside of a large metro area where the dial is crowded with a lot of cities. When I lived in NJ I dx'ed in the shadow of the NYC stations and because of the location way to the east and lots of traffic on the band it was a challenge. From there I did manage to log the following states: NJ, NY, CT, MA, RI, PA, DE, DC, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, OH, MI, IN, LA, TN, KY, IL, MN, IA, TX, CO, UT, CA, NH, MO, WV... so if my math is correct that's 30 states... plus Canadian provinces of ON, QB, and NB, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Netherlands Antillies. My best catches were 5kw regionals KIMN Denver and KSD St. Louis.
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Which State Can Hear The Most States ?
- Thread starter Steve Green NEPA
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Reason I suggested Michigan instead of farther South into the heartland -- and true ; there are LOTs of geographic parts to Michigan -- is because of the Auroral effect on AM. Michigan is far more 'proximate to those tough New England states than, say, Nebraska is.
Here in NE PA a few DXing friends and I were getting this thing from Florida one night called The Fox on 1040 -- Auroral reception all the way. There wasn't even any WHO Des Moines present. That's how far south the great Northern Lights must have encroached.
WSHE 1580 Fort Lauderdale ; same conditions. There is no water path to here in Coal Country.
I believe the Hawaii and Alaska stations are all omni. Two of my buddies heard KORL -- Radio Pacific -- on 650. One was living in Ohio, and the other on Long Island.
But there are no big-signalled AM omnis from Maine, New Hampshire, Delaware or Vermont. In fact, the only Vermont station I ever heard here -- albeit in a far more casual DXing mood -- was off the mid-winter anomaly (WCFR 1480, about 2PM, 270 miles).
Just as AK and HI are better bets on the AM DX for Nebraska or Kansas, I have to conclude that Michigan is probably the state from which to hear all 50.
Go Spartans, lol!
At least, until you play Notre Dame
On that note, am getting the idea that northern Indiana might give Michigan a run for hearing the fifty states in 2013 ; same theories .......
Here in NE PA a few DXing friends and I were getting this thing from Florida one night called The Fox on 1040 -- Auroral reception all the way. There wasn't even any WHO Des Moines present. That's how far south the great Northern Lights must have encroached.
WSHE 1580 Fort Lauderdale ; same conditions. There is no water path to here in Coal Country.
I believe the Hawaii and Alaska stations are all omni. Two of my buddies heard KORL -- Radio Pacific -- on 650. One was living in Ohio, and the other on Long Island.
But there are no big-signalled AM omnis from Maine, New Hampshire, Delaware or Vermont. In fact, the only Vermont station I ever heard here -- albeit in a far more casual DXing mood -- was off the mid-winter anomaly (WCFR 1480, about 2PM, 270 miles).
Just as AK and HI are better bets on the AM DX for Nebraska or Kansas, I have to conclude that Michigan is probably the state from which to hear all 50.
Go Spartans, lol!
At least, until you play Notre Dame
On that note, am getting the idea that northern Indiana might give Michigan a run for hearing the fifty states in 2013 ; same theories .......
Just outside Boston using portables with internal antenna only:
AM states received= 27
MA, NY, PA, FL, MD, VT, RI, ME, CT, NH, TN, IL, WV, GA, MI, TX, VA, KY, LA, NJ, IA, OH, FL, NC, IN, AL, WI
Throw in WTOP and you can add DC
AM provinces received= 6
ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI, NF
If you count NAVTEX on 518kHz then you can add SC to my state list lol.
I don't ever anticipate receiving anything more on AM from west of the Mississippi River with my method. There's way too much happening on the band between here and there.
I suppose the trade off for me are the things I can get that someone inland cannot..... such as Europe on longwave and navtex... Oh and the 90% saltwater path to Cuba. Fuuuuuuuuun. LOL
AM states received= 27
MA, NY, PA, FL, MD, VT, RI, ME, CT, NH, TN, IL, WV, GA, MI, TX, VA, KY, LA, NJ, IA, OH, FL, NC, IN, AL, WI
Throw in WTOP and you can add DC
AM provinces received= 6
ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI, NF
If you count NAVTEX on 518kHz then you can add SC to my state list lol.
I don't ever anticipate receiving anything more on AM from west of the Mississippi River with my method. There's way too much happening on the band between here and there.
I suppose the trade off for me are the things I can get that someone inland cannot..... such as Europe on longwave and navtex... Oh and the 90% saltwater path to Cuba. Fuuuuuuuuun. LOL
Let's see.. from the Nashville area...
AM:
MA CT
NY NJ
PA MD DC
VA NC SC GA FL KY TN AL
MS AR LA TX OK NM
CA
WA UT WY AZ
MI OH WV
IL IN WI
MN IA MO KS NE CO ND SD
I count 40. New England is difficult due to lack of clear-channel stations; obviously distance doesn't help with the West. Washington and Arizona would never have happened if not for 50,000-watt stations with nighttime patterns out of whack.
FM:
MA ME CT RI VT NH
NY NJ
PA DE
TN FL GA KY AL NC VA
MS TX AR NM OK LA
CA
MT AZ WY UT
OH WV MI
IL IN WI
I count 41. Why no Maryland -- bad luck.. South Carolina -- can't get through the mountains & too close for E-skip. Of course, the West Coast requires double-hop & I used up my one shot at double-hop to log California
AM:
MA CT
NY NJ
PA MD DC
VA NC SC GA FL KY TN AL
MS AR LA TX OK NM
CA
WA UT WY AZ
MI OH WV
IL IN WI
MN IA MO KS NE CO ND SD
I count 40. New England is difficult due to lack of clear-channel stations; obviously distance doesn't help with the West. Washington and Arizona would never have happened if not for 50,000-watt stations with nighttime patterns out of whack.
FM:
MA ME CT RI VT NH
NY NJ
PA DE
TN FL GA KY AL NC VA
MS TX AR NM OK LA
CA
MT AZ WY UT
OH WV MI
IL IN WI
I count 41. Why no Maryland -- bad luck.. South Carolina -- can't get through the mountains & too close for E-skip. Of course, the West Coast requires double-hop & I used up my one shot at double-hop to log California
Forgot to add FM as well...
WA - duh
OR - tropo pests
CA - loads of E-skip logs from here
NV - many Las Vegas E-skip logs
AZ - various E-skip logs
NM - many Albuquerque's, KTRA 102.1 Farmington, 101.1 KVLC Hatch
TX - KATP 101.9 Amarillo, K205CW translator of KJIL, 88.9 Follett TX
KS - KZRD 93.9, KSKL 94.5
UT - KLGL 93.7 (now 94.5), KPLD 105.1
WY - several in the log
CO - ditto
NE - used to be just three in the log, now several including three NET rebroadcasters (KHNE, KRNE, KCNE)
SD - KWYR 93.7, KGRJ 89.9, KOUT 98.7, KRKI 99.5
ND - several
MN - Two, KSNR 100.3 and 96.1 from Crookston.
IA - KKMA 99.5 Sioux City
For the West Coast, that's darn good - 16 states on FM. E-skip is a luxury at times here!
Also have logged MB, BC, SK on FM, and BCN Mexico.
-crainbebo
WA - duh
OR - tropo pests
CA - loads of E-skip logs from here
NV - many Las Vegas E-skip logs
AZ - various E-skip logs
NM - many Albuquerque's, KTRA 102.1 Farmington, 101.1 KVLC Hatch
TX - KATP 101.9 Amarillo, K205CW translator of KJIL, 88.9 Follett TX
KS - KZRD 93.9, KSKL 94.5
UT - KLGL 93.7 (now 94.5), KPLD 105.1
WY - several in the log
CO - ditto
NE - used to be just three in the log, now several including three NET rebroadcasters (KHNE, KRNE, KCNE)
SD - KWYR 93.7, KGRJ 89.9, KOUT 98.7, KRKI 99.5
ND - several
MN - Two, KSNR 100.3 and 96.1 from Crookston.
IA - KKMA 99.5 Sioux City
For the West Coast, that's darn good - 16 states on FM. E-skip is a luxury at times here!
Also have logged MB, BC, SK on FM, and BCN Mexico.
-crainbebo
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