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Metro Detroit CB

Last post by Mike Oxlong « Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:21 pm
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by syntheticexctasy » Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:05 am
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Feel free to remove if discussing in the wrong forum...

I recently dusted off my old CB and antenna and have been listening a lot, talking a bit....
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Last post by Mike Oxlong
Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:21 pm
WWVH

Last post by Mike Oxlong « Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:01 pm
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by Ed Joseph » Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:18 pm

Wow... I went out and cleaned up my home's ground rod after being on my to-do list for a couple years. The rod was rusted, the contactor broken. I...

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Last post by Mike Oxlong
Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:01 pm
WTVN 610

Last post by innate-in-you « Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:48 am
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by Deleted User 14888 » Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:16 pm
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Anyone notice WTVN has become a tougher catch lately within the last 2 months or so, I’ve been getting the 610 out of Philadelphia most nights and...
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Last post by innate-in-you
Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:48 am
any thoughtssss

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:13 pm
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by fairbankshockeypuck » Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:38 pm

I had asked a question and never got an answer....Maybe>>> we have am 970 5KW and 820AM 10kw..transmitters three miles north of town...same...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:13 pm
WPON , Time to pull the plug.

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:23 pm
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by Deleted User 14888 » Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:22 pm

How much longer before this debacle is totally finished, Let’s face it, Time for the owner to pack it in and call it a day.

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:23 pm
New Radio

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:10 pm
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by Turkeytop » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:59 pm

Every year, when I'm in Florida, I order a new radio. This year I decided not to. I already have so many radios I just can't justify one more. I...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:10 pm
FCC Crackdown On Badly Maintained AM Facilities?

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:05 pm
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by CK-722 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:06 pm

I've noticed several AMs that are suddenly quite a bit stronger than they have been in a while. It could be just the extremely cold weather.

But I...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:05 pm
What If WION did a DX Test and Nobody Came?

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:56 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:34 pm

What's the deal? WION supposedly did a 4.7 kW omni DX test at Midnight this morning. Did anyone hear it or hear about it? I tuned in about 12:55 AM...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:56 pm
Anyone Observe WCXI Or WPON Testing Activity?

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:51 pm
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by CK-722 » Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:07 pm
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Has anyone heard anything different on 1160 or 1460?

Something Nice To Say About WCXI 1160.

I was listening to Jimmy James on WCXI today. I was...
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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:51 pm
No Backup streams for iHeart/Premiere XDS?

Last post by 80sTalkRadioFan « Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:27 pm

by 80sTalkRadioFan » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:27 pm

Noticed two Toledo area stations having satellite issues tonight, Tuesday March 12. In the past, these were short lived because the XDS satellite...

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Last post by 80sTalkRadioFan
Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:27 pm
Lake Superior Bandscan Series

Last post by cckadlec « Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:52 pm
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by cckadlec » Wed Nov 21, 2018 1:57 pm
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The following maps and scans are from my Lake Superior radio study of this past summer. Instead of posting these many dial scans in separate posts, I...
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Last post by cckadlec
Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:52 pm
Timothy Alan Dick, Harry Rodger Webb Callsigns, Funny Physics

Last post by Ben Zonia « Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:56 pm
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by CK-722 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 4:11 pm

I had to look up the callsign KK6OTD that I found last Night after Last Man Standing . I thought I had the wrong one when the name Dick, Tim came...

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:56 pm
Can't Get WJBK Off-Air in SW Detroit

Last post by innate-in-you « Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:59 am
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by moldyoldie » Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:17 am
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My uncle has an old analog 24-inch TV with an external digital converter and an old ( really old!) external rabbit ears antenna with one ear lopped...
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Last post by innate-in-you
Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:59 am
Snow & wind outages vs Cable TV

Last post by fairbankshockeypuck « Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:05 pm
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by SolarMax » Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:47 pm

One of Big Cable's selling points has been that, unlike Satellite TV (Dish/Direct, etc.), weather-related outages due to rain, snow, ice and wind...

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Last post by fairbankshockeypuck
Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:05 pm
WOOD TV Repeater in Muskegon on 46

Last post by CSlovinski « Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:31 pm
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by CSlovinski » Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:51 am

I live about 4 miles to the west of the WOOD TV repeater on channel 46 in Muskegon and for the last week I have received no signal on that channel. I...

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Last post by CSlovinski
Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:31 pm
Looking for antenna advice

Last post by djb « Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:28 am
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by n8fnr » Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:01 am

I live in Royal Oak just north of Detroit and am looking for some antenna advice. I want to put up a fixed antenna mainly to get CBET CH 9 and CICO...

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Last post by djb
Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:28 am
500 Top-of-Hour IDs from Fremont

Last post by cckadlec « Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:24 pm

by cckadlec » Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:24 pm

Cross-posted from Grand Rapids category too, but figure many don't always browse a single region when they live elsewhere.

Here is my 500...

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Last post by cckadlec
Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:24 pm
TV detecting vans

Last post by audiophile « Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:01 pm
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by TC Talks » Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:44 pm

Pre cable, England was fierce about collecting the TV license fee. They built these TV detecting Vans which drove around scaring people into buying...

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Last post by audiophile
Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:01 pm
The Old FM Band 42-50mhz

Last post by k8jd « Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:09 pm
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by Deleted User 14803 » Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:42 pm

Any of you radio geeks know why the first FM Band 42-50 MHZ was never fully utilized , I know there were experimental stations for a short while but...

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Last post by k8jd
Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:09 pm
CFRB Or WINS 1010 On STA? WINS 1010 Dominates In SE MI

Last post by k8jd « Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:43 pm
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by CK-722 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:18 pm

WINS has been Dominating 1010 over CFRB for at least a year in SE MI, beginning during CH and in the Evening and Night. Anyone know what's going on?...

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Last post by k8jd
Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:43 pm
A mildly surprising HDTV catch...

Last post by Deleted User 14888 « Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:59 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:24 am

From my location near the Royal Oak / Birmingham border, I hooked up a cheap $10 indoor RCA antenna to my bedroom TV to see what I could pull in....

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Last post by Deleted User 14888
Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:59 pm
Holy Winter Tropo Blasters!

Last post by cckadlec « Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:08 pm
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by cckadlec » Fri Dec 14, 2018 9:10 pm
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Hope everyone has been enjoying this strongest short-haul tropo opening of 2018 today!

It started at 10am here in Fremont with intense signals from...
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Last post by cckadlec
Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:08 pm
The Good Old Days of Full-Powered Analog TV

Last post by CK-722 « Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm
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by mtburb » Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:52 pm
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This is the second time this thread had to be remade...the last two attempts at this thread were deleted in forum crashes.

Remember the pre-2009...
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Last post by CK-722
Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm
HD Noise Cancellers

Last post by CK-722 « Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:49 am
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by Arthur Mometer » Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:02 am

Does this sound to you like it would help receive first adjacent FM BC channels by canceling IBOC interference? And is there any hope of a design for...

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Last post by CK-722
Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:49 am
Allow FM Translators Of AM Stations To Use AM Callsign With LT Extension?

Last post by WOHO « Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:54 pm
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by Arthur Mometer » Tue Dec 25, 2018 3:49 am

Anyone see any problem with allowing FM Translators Of AM Stations to use the AM Callsign With an LT Extension? For example, W286DC, WKAR AM's...

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Last post by WOHO
Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:54 pm
Cartridge for SL1200

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:07 pm
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by TC Talks » Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:42 pm
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I'm exploring cartridges for my SL1200. I currently have a Stanton 500, I can't figure out what would be a nice upgrade. I'm not DJing I am just...
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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:07 pm
Ferrite Bead Advice For AM BC Interference Supression

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:22 pm
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by CK-722 » Wed Dec 26, 2018 8:42 pm

Ferrite beads. What kinds should I get and where's the best place to put then on cords? What devices?

Which devices? Concerned about remote control...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:22 pm
Longwave Broadcast DX from Europe

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:02 pm
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by Deleted User 14888 » Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:46 pm

Has anyone received any LW reception from across the pond, and if you did what station or stations did you receive. I have Longwave Reception on my...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:02 pm
Are most sound engineers half deaf?

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:51 pm
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by bmw » Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:53 am

I could go off on 10 different tangents here - from over-processed CD's to over-modulated FM radio to sportscasts that sound like they're being...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:51 pm
TERK TUNVR1 HD TUNER DVR

Last post by CK-722 « Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:33 am

by CK-722 » Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:33 am

Terk HD Tuner DVR

Any reviews? Is the Thumb Drive extra? Otherwise I might rather take a Sunday Drive to the Thumb and buy an M-25 Decal if they...

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Last post by CK-722
Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:33 am
Spanish Station on 1580

Last post by Big Signal « Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:17 am
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by Deleted User 14888 » Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:21 am

This one I get a solid signal at 9 This morning, where is this coming from?

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Last post by Big Signal
Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:17 am
Oldies on AM 1500 during Critical Hours

Last post by Deleted User 14888 « Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:05 am
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by Deleted User 14888 » Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:40 pm

Anyone have any idea as to who is on 1500 with an Oldies format, I heard this tonight about 5:30.

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Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:05 am
Perennial Critical Hours Pre Sunset Post Sunrise Log Changes Formats

Last post by CK-722 « Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:49 pm

by CK-722 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:49 pm

WFNR 710, a 10000 Watt DA-D Blacksburg, VA station that blasts a Critical Hours signal into areas that used to be served by WOR before they changed...

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Last post by CK-722
Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:49 pm
FM translator signal range in Metro Detroit

Last post by fairbankshockeypuck « Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:06 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:28 pm
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Has anyone else noticed technical changes in 106.3's signal since K-Love moved to the big 102.7 stick?

Some have claimed W292DK was operating with...
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Last post by fairbankshockeypuck
Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:06 am
Rare catch on 720 AM at night

Last post by EnbyCee « Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:19 pm
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by EnbyCee » Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:52 pm

Driving on I-80/90 from Chicago to Toledo last night, I was attempting to listen to the Blackhawks game on WGN. Near the Indiana-Ohio state line...

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Last post by EnbyCee
Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:19 pm
WSM 650

Last post by mocom70 « Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:16 am
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by Deleted User 14803 » Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:51 pm

Anyone have problems recently receiving WSM, last evening it was like they weren’t even on the air.

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Last post by mocom70
Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:16 am
Could WWV Be Repurposed As A Private Combined News Outlet/Time Signal Like Radio Reloj?

Last post by k8jd « Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:17 pm
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by CK-722 » Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:46 am

Just wondering. Your thoughts on a joint Private/Public News/Time signal on WWV like Radio Reloj (but hopefully not Cuban propaganda programming).

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Last post by k8jd
Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:17 pm
Old WDTR Tower gone

Last post by Arthur Mometer « Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:25 pm
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by Art Van Damme » Tue Dec 18, 2018 6:41 pm

FYI: Passed by Lawton St the other week and noticed the old WDTR tower was gone. The transmission line support was gone, too. Building is still...

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Last post by Arthur Mometer
Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:25 pm
Travel Back In Time To Buy A Good TV Antenna

Last post by Arthur Mometer « Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:49 pm
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by Arthur Mometer » Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:16 pm
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Travel back in time to buy an antenna which will get digital TV signals reliably more than 15 miles!

Whatever the mileage claims for analog,...
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Last post by Arthur Mometer
Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:49 pm
WGN Transmitting Station From 1939

Last post by HD74 « Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:14 pm
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by Arthur Mometer » Thu Dec 13, 2018 5:32 pm

WGN Transmitting Station, near Roselle, IL and Schaumburg, IL. 1939 Chicago Tribune article.

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Last post by HD74
Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:14 pm
Spanish Station on AM 1030

Last post by Deleted User 14803 « Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:37 pm
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by Deleted User 14803 » Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:01 pm

This morning at 7:30 just before WUFL came on the air, I was receiving a Spanish Language station loud and clear on AM 1030 any ideas ?

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Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:37 pm
WWJ ID's

Last post by cckadlec « Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:58 pm
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by SolarMax » Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:49 am

WWJ is now doing its TOH legal ID as WWJ, and WXYT HD2 Detroit, not WWJ and WWJ HD, Detroit. This would imply (to me) that there's no more AM IBOC,...

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Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:58 pm
WNYY 1470

Last post by Big Signal « Mon Dec 17, 2018 3:25 pm
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by Deleted User 14803 » Sat Dec 15, 2018 12:10 pm

WNYY 1470 was received numerous times last evening from Utica, Mi. they also have a translator at 94.1, they call the station Pure Oldies 94.1 and...

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Last post by Big Signal
Mon Dec 17, 2018 3:25 pm
Tom Cruise issues PSA against motion smoothing

Last post by FET-500 « Sun Dec 16, 2018 2:00 pm
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by bmw » Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:15 am

AKA - the soap opera effect.

Now if only some high-profile musicians would issue PSA's speaking out against the loudness war.

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Sun Dec 16, 2018 2:00 pm
DX Dec 11, 2018

Last post by ZenithCKLW « Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:22 pm
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by ZenithCKLW » Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:30 pm
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Last night I received WFSC 1050, a station from south-west North Carolina. Radio-locator says its nighttime ERP is 153 watts nondirectional. I...
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Last post by ZenithCKLW
Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:22 pm
2018 Tropos

Last post by mtburb « Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:47 pm
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by Splouge » Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:01 am

This is where you can post your 2018 tropos, and post any tropos you can remember from this year that you posted about. RIP Mar 2017-Oct 2018 posts

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Last post by mtburb
Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:47 pm
MiniDiscs anyone?

Last post by Deleted User 14803 « Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:34 pm
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by WOHO » Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:10 am

Yes, I'm one of the fanboys for 'older technology' that was unique, works quite well, (still probably working too), but never caught-on big in the...

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Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:34 pm
WKQI HD 2

Last post by Deleted User 14803 « Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:45 pm

by Deleted User 14803 » Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:45 pm

Here’s a perfect example of why radio stations don’t care about HD radio anymore ,WKQI HD 2 has some technical issues that has to do with the volume...

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Last post by Deleted User 14803
Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:45 pm
DX identification tricks

Last post by SolarMax « Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:18 am
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by ZenithCKLW » Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:35 pm

Recently, if I discover a new station that I'm trying to identify, I'll try to narrow the search by using the AM DX iPhone app, and narrowing down...

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Last post by SolarMax
Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:18 am
Country 600 North Bay

Last post by Marcus « Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:40 pm
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by Deleted User 14803 » Sat Nov 03, 2018 7:25 pm

Anyone pick up this station,Here in Macomb County I seem to receive this station quite frequently.

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Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:40 pm

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