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- Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:25 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: WPON testing again ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 329
Re: WPON testing again ?
Kind of related, as they are on the same towers: This afternoon, I heard what surely must have been WCXI 1160 fairly strong in Mexicantown, not booming, but easy to hear. Two old men talking about 1950s cars and 1950s music. They also sounded like they were overmodulated. Also heard Motown music on...
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:13 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: WPON testing again ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 329
Re: WPON testing again ?
Hawaii has many shared AMBC antennas, for several stations in some cases, all the AM stations in Honolulu are single tower. You find this where real estate is really pricey !
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:08 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Is ≤2dB a good noise figure for an amp or should I get one that has less noise?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 149
Re: Is ≤2dB a good noise figure for an amp or should I get one that has less noise?
Is the 3 DB an ANTENNA GAIN figure ??
Depends what freq range you are on and what is the signal that you are listening for ??
Depends what freq range you are on and what is the signal that you are listening for ??
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:13 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: WPON testing again ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 329
WPON testing again ?
Tuning the AMBC frequencies and heard Motown oldies on 1460 kHz again, very strong signal and good modulation BUT it keeps going off and coming back on the air, TESTING ?
Yes Female voice annuncement of "WPON 1460 is testing"
Yes Female voice annuncement of "WPON 1460 is testing"
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:19 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Indespensible SW resource - HF Underground
- Replies: 4
- Views: 146
Re: Indespensible SW resource - HF Underground
My favorite source of HF BC info is gone. "What's on ShortWave right now" where You could type a freq and it would return a list of users and what one is currently on the air and some rough strengths of the signals you would likely hear AND the program language !!. Made it easy to be sure what forie...
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:25 am
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: 102.7 WDKL HD and all Air1 translators off air since last Friday
- Replies: 10
- Views: 275
Re: 102.7 WDKL HD and all Air1 translators off air since last Friday
I am hearing something on 102.7 this morning , in Commerce, but sure not very well. lot of weak signal hash in with it.
Just heard ID but hard to understand, sounded like WDVD or WDZZ ???
Just heard ID but hard to understand, sounded like WDVD or WDZZ ???
- Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:53 pm
- Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
- Topic: CHYR Radio 7 Canada
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1606
Re: CHYR Radio 7 Canada
I started listening to CHYR (CJSP in Canada's Sun Parlour) when I was about 13 years old. I thught it was strange for them to have to change frequency to keep broadcasting at night. Now we had WNZK that changed from 680 to 690 at sundown ! I got a Hallicrafters S 38 D for Xmas in 1957 and listened t...
- Fri Aug 02, 2019 2:03 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Reduced ERP from "Overheight" FM Stations
- Replies: 18
- Views: 547
Re: Reduced ERP from "Overheight" FM Stations
Just checked the C&M page for WHNN antenna info, , nice quaddirectional pattern 
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 7:46 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: A great explanation of "Tropo"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 170
Re: A great explanation of "Tropo"
Have been working some good distances on tropo openings, since I got on VHF back in 1962, on the 6 M band and in 1978 on the 2 M band.
Started listening to FMBC DX with a 3 tube Granco tuner and a twinlead dipole taped to my wall, in 1960
Started listening to FMBC DX with a 3 tube Granco tuner and a twinlead dipole taped to my wall, in 1960
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 7:37 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Reduced ERP from "Overheight" FM Stations
- Replies: 18
- Views: 547
Re: Reduced ERP from "Overheight" FM Stations
Not happy with 300 ft and 3000 W ?
Was that on 100.9 ? I see 3000 W and 328 ft HAAT listed !!
Was the station licensed to Allegan or just located there ?
Was that on 100.9 ? I see 3000 W and 328 ft HAAT listed !!
Was the station licensed to Allegan or just located there ?
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:17 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Can You Figure Out What This Is?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 321
Re: Can You Figure Out What This Is?
A map of the cosmic microwave 3 degree Kelvin, background radiation ?
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:15 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: As the repack continues, TVFool still doesn't have an updated transmitter database. What's going to happen?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
Re: As the repack continues, TVFool still doesn't have an updated transmitter database. What's going to happen?
I have not been too interested in TV but FM Fool has been pretty accurate. I use it to make a list, when we go camping around the state , to predict what I will likely hear out in the woods.
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:05 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Reduced ERP from "Overheight" FM Stations
- Replies: 18
- Views: 547
Re: Reduced ERP from "Overheight" FM Stations
Back in the late 60's I got all the FCC signal level curves and charts for Low antenna high power vs. High towers and low power. I wanted to see what reception would be at different distances and see if there was really parity . I found that he low power and high antenna signal went a lot longer dis...
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:19 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: More New Outdoor Antenna Options, And The TV Antenna With Red Light
- Replies: 6
- Views: 248
Re: More New Outdoor Antenna Options, And The TV Antenna With Red Light
Those non, directional saucers are subject to multipath , a problem in urban and suburban settings. Used to cause "ghosting" in the old signals but now it will cause intermittant "pixelating" or blue screen. Some directionality is the cure for that problem !
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- Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:00 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Why Are Towers Shrouded On Satellite View?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 185
Re: Why Are Towers Shrouded On Satellite View?
I see lots of towers on GoogleEarth. I am particularly interested in directional AM BC arrays. Some images are so clear the guy lines show up, some are not so good and you have to look for shadows to pinpoint towers. I have caught details like FM arrays on the side of AM towers.