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July Tropo

Last post by innate-in-you « Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:44 pm
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by windsor » Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:01 am

Nice opening this morn into Ohio............

Columbus......WCMH rf14, WBNS rf21,WOSU rf38, Fox45 rf30
Dayton......WKEF rf18

Saw Ashley Baracy doing...

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Last post by innate-in-you
Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:44 pm
Sputnik 1

Last post by k8jd « Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:40 pm
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by mars » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:44 pm

Anyone know what type of antennas that those whips sticking out. How did they work, and what was the frequency used.

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Last post by k8jd
Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:40 pm
I bought the $1.99 flat HD antenna Menards had on sale this week...

Last post by Jeff Dugan « Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:54 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Jul 13, 2019 9:02 pm

...check back to this thread for a detailed reception report by Monday evening. :)

Channels I can receive normally with my $10 RCA antenna and $20...

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Last post by Jeff Dugan
Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:54 pm
I'm stumped

Last post by k8jd « Sun Jul 14, 2019 5:08 pm
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by Mega Hertz » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:57 am

I live in Brighton, right near the 23-96 interchange. I have a standard Pioneer VSX-D906S receiver in my music room DOWNSTAIRS and this morning,...

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Last post by k8jd
Sun Jul 14, 2019 5:08 pm
Shortwave - WBCQ new 500kW transmitter on 9330kHz

Last post by innate-in-you « Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:29 am
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by Ed Joseph » Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:10 pm

A FLAT EARTH group has paid WBCQ's owner to upgrade the 9330kHz transmitter with new 500kW Continental transmitter and Ampegon rotatable array...

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Last post by innate-in-you
Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:29 am
Grand Sable Dunes Bandscans +Audio

Last post by cckadlec « Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:49 am
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by cckadlec » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:58 pm

Grand Sable Dunes is one of my 20 Lake Superior bandscan sites (two have yet to be added to my website as they are new and these things take time; I...

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Last post by cckadlec
Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:49 am
SHortwave pirate stations

Last post by CK-722 « Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:32 am
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by Ed Joseph » Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:20 pm
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They have really been active lately! I just got back into the SWL hobby after a decade off. I've never heard more pirates on SW in my life! At least...
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Last post by CK-722
Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:32 am
Irons, MI FM bandscan 6/29/19

Last post by cckadlec « Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:31 pm
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by ftballfan » Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:13 pm

88.1 – WHID Green Bay, WI (17kW @ 104 mi)
88.3 – WSMZ Crystal Valley (1.5kW @ 36 mi)
88.5 – WPVM Sturgeon Bay, WI (15kW @ 89 mi)
88.7 – WIAA...

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Last post by cckadlec
Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:31 pm
Interesting conditions last night and this morning

Last post by CK-722 « Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:19 pm
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by ftballfan » Sun Jul 07, 2019 3:41 pm

Last night and this morning, I had some strong tropo into central and eastern Wisconsin. The following were heard (besides the typical...

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Last post by CK-722
Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:19 pm
Worst Tower Sites For Getting Stuck-Water, Mud, Sand, Snow, Ice, Grade, etc.

Last post by Ed Joseph « Fri Jul 05, 2019 12:25 pm
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by CK-722 » Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:37 pm
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What are the worst tower sites for getting stuck in the Michigan/Great Lakes Region? Sites where a four wheel drive may not be enough? I got stuck...
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Last post by Ed Joseph
Fri Jul 05, 2019 12:25 pm
Helping someone get WJBK OTA in SW Wyandotte

Last post by SolarMax « Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:17 am
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by mtburb » Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:12 pm
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I am assisting Susan David-Thorne from the Wyandotte residents group on Facebook. She has a flat antenna for TV reception. She can usually get WJBK...
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Last post by SolarMax
Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:17 am
FCC Crackdown On Badly Maintained AM Facilities?

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:58 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
Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:58 pm
Coming Soon From Eton - Grundig

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:40 pm
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by Turkeytop » Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:58 pm

13.1”L x 7.1”H x 2.5”W Weight: 4 lbs. 3 oz.

Wiping drool from my screen

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:40 pm
We're Ahead Of The Curve Again On TV Antennas!

Last post by RingtailedFox « Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:05 pm
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by Arthur Mometer » Wed May 01, 2019 8:35 am

TV Antennas are the latest thing for young adults as well as older Americans. Next rage will be the resurgence of landlines. Vacuum tubes are still...

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Last post by RingtailedFox
Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:05 pm
Anyone Observe WCXI Or WPON Testing Activity?

Last post by Big Signal « Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:36 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 Big Signal
Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:36 pm
Rescan Time. It begins...

Last post by innate-in-you « Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:01 pm
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by SolarMax » Wed May 01, 2019 11:05 pm

WMYD is informing their viewers on air and on their website that viewers will have to do a rescan on June 1.
You'll need to rescan your TV to get...

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Last post by innate-in-you
Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:01 pm
FM E-skip opening 6-21

Last post by ftballfan « Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:30 pm
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by TomSanders » Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:56 pm

In Lakeport, the opening began just after noon and ended just before 2 PM. Stations heard:

92.1 WZEW Fairhope AL, classic rock 92-Zoo
92.9 WZGC...

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Last post by ftballfan
Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:30 pm
WLLZ HD signal

Last post by Big Signal « Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:30 am
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by Deleted User 15050 » Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:32 am

Anyone experiencing issues with WLLZ HD in Northern Macomb County, I Can’t lock in any HD signal in Romeo 106.7 is the only station with HD issues.

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Last post by Big Signal
Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:30 am
WJR vs. WWJ Fields at Utica, MI

Last post by Rich « Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:06 am
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by Rich » Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:15 am
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Below is a table showing the calculated, daytime fields from WJR and WWJ in Utica, MI.

Just wondering if anyone owning one of the ultralight...
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Last post by Rich
Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:06 am
Schematic Diagram For Realistic STA-111

Last post by CK-722 « Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:49 pm
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by CK-722 » Mon May 13, 2019 8:08 pm

Does anyone have any ideas for finding a schematic for a Realistic STA-111 Receiver? The relay system for preventing the amplifiers from being...

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Last post by CK-722
Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:49 pm
WTVN Back To 5 kW DA-N?

Last post by CK-722 « Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:36 am
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by CK-722 » Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:55 pm

I just returned from the Straits Area and WTVN was booming in up there at Night. I suspect that they have returned to 5 kW DA-N. Anyone else notice...

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Last post by CK-722
Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:36 am
Most distant AM/FM/TV signal you ever tuned in?

Last post by innate-in-you « Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:25 pm
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by mtburb » Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:05 pm
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Another pre-crash thread recreation. As in the old thread, list the most distant AM, FM and TV signal you've ever tuned in.

From my current memory,...
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Last post by innate-in-you
Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:25 pm
AM Radio Signal Patterns

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:59 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sun May 26, 2019 9:29 pm

A coule of years ago, someone posted these links to a really great website that displayed the daytime and nighttime patterns for every AM station on...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:59 pm
Bought The Tecsun PL-880; Logged PH 333 kHz; Questions For Rich

Last post by CK-722 « Fri May 31, 2019 3:25 am
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by CK-722 » Wed May 29, 2019 12:00 pm
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I just received my Tecsun PL-880. It is NEARLY perfect. I am disappointed in the AM Barefoot Sensitivity, the fact that there are no AM BC and FM BC...
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Last post by CK-722
Fri May 31, 2019 3:25 am
Early Spring Tropo Reports

Last post by bmw « Sat May 25, 2019 10:36 pm
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by cckadlec » Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:18 pm

Good day.

Conditions have been favorable the past few days here in West Michigan. Despite the 11 of snow here in Fremont, signals were still falling...

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Last post by bmw
Sat May 25, 2019 10:36 pm
Popular Communications Magazine

Last post by k8jd « Sat May 25, 2019 2:24 pm
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by Turkeytop » Wed May 22, 2019 3:39 pm

For those of you who were readers of Popular Communications, as I was, here is a link to a web site I found that has archived every single issue of...

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Last post by k8jd
Sat May 25, 2019 2:24 pm
FCC Posts TV Rescan Help Video

Last post by Deleted User 14992 « Wed May 22, 2019 4:49 pm
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by tvbobn » Wed May 22, 2019 3:40 pm

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Wed May 22, 2019 4:49 pm
WDFN nights

Last post by CK-722 « Mon May 20, 2019 10:38 pm
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by SolarMax » Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:40 pm

On an AM Radio group on Facebook, someone in western Massachusetts yesterday (4/20) reported hearing nighttime interference from WDFN to Bloomberg's...

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Last post by CK-722
Mon May 20, 2019 10:38 pm
So many 50 kW AM signals

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon May 20, 2019 10:24 pm
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by k8jd » Fri May 03, 2019 3:59 pm
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If you used , as a starting point, the corner of 135th St. and 7th ave, in Harlem. Run a radius of 8.5 miles out from that point, and scribe a circle...
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Last post by Turkeytop
Mon May 20, 2019 10:24 pm
White Cloud Bandscan

Last post by originalzzmfmjock « Sun May 12, 2019 10:44 pm
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by cckadlec » Fri May 10, 2019 3:51 pm

I decided to do a brief basic bandscan this afternoon in White Cloud, which is typical similar to my home location 14 miles away in Fremont (my...

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Last post by originalzzmfmjock
Sun May 12, 2019 10:44 pm
Picture Of Two Old Self Supporting Towers On Drudge

Last post by Arthur Mometer « Sun May 05, 2019 12:19 pm
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by CK-722 » Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:16 am

Article about the resiliency of AM Radio. There's a picture of a two tower AM array in the left column.. Who's array is this? Probably an old 5000...

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Last post by Arthur Mometer
Sun May 05, 2019 12:19 pm
Two AM 1210’s

Last post by TomSanders « Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:52 pm
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by Deleted User 14992 » Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:17 am

Last evening all evening, I was receiving WPHT and another 1210 perhaps the one from The Traverse City area, Has anyone else noticed this as well?

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Last post by TomSanders
Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:52 pm
Bluetooth Frequencies

Last post by k8jd « Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:25 pm
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by Deleted User 14992 » Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:44 pm

Is there a frequency range for Bluetooth devices, Just curious. I have a portable CD player that transmits Bluetooth to a speaker with Bluetooth as...

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Last post by k8jd
Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:25 pm
Glen Clark, Radio Consulting Engineer, Has Passed Away

Last post by kager « Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:39 pm
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by CK-722 » Mon Apr 22, 2019 11:50 pm

Glen Clark, Radio Consulting Engineer, of New Castle, PA, has passed away. Glen designed some of the most complex AM Directional antennas in the...

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Last post by kager
Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:39 pm
Report And Order On Translator Interference (A Doozy)

Last post by mtburb « Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:38 pm
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by CK-722 » Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:46 am

45 dBu complaint contour limit.

The WDTW Translator not just interferes, but obliterates WCRZ Cars 108 for a large part of the interference...

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Last post by mtburb
Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:38 pm
Easter Weekend Tropo

Last post by mtburb « Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:36 pm
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by Chris1980 » Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:48 pm

I missed the big opening early Easter morning, but still had some decent enhancement coming through late Sunday night into early Monday morning. Many...

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Last post by mtburb
Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:36 pm
Ron Rackley Of DuTriel, Lundin, and Rackley Has Also Passed Away

Last post by CK-722 « Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:38 am

by CK-722 » Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:38 am

Ron Rackley has also passed away, about April 12, 2019.

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Last post by CK-722
Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:38 am
Coming Soon

Last post by Deleted User 14992 « Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:58 pm
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by Turkeytop » Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:41 pm

At long last, this anemic solar cycle 24 is about to shuffle off. Welcome 25.

Scientists predict a new solar cycle is about to begin and that it...

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Last post by Deleted User 14992
Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:58 pm
Fighting Back To DX The FM BCB In SE Michigan (Or Elsewhere) Again

Last post by k8jd « Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:48 am
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by CK-722 » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:13 am

Here's some home brew antenna designs and software to design high performance FM and TV antennas. From the K6STI site, which has many more designs....

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Last post by k8jd
Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:48 am
Is HD Radio Dead Yet!

Last post by kc8yqq « Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:22 am
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by Deleted User 14935 » Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:12 am

How much longer can this fiasco go on, Are they still putting HD Radio’s in new vehicles anymore? Can we go into a store and still purchase an HD...

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Last post by kc8yqq
Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:22 am
Metro Detroit CB

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:39 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 Ed Joseph
Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:39 pm
0.8 MHZ spacing interference question

Last post by CK-722 « Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:24 am
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by bmw » Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:00 pm

When the 106.9 translator for 1480 WIOS went on the air last year in Tawas City, it all but obliterated 107.7 WHSB out of Alpena.

However, today,...

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Last post by CK-722
Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:24 am
FM Stations That Used To Be Listenable In SE MI, But Now Difficult Or Impossible

Last post by Chris1980 « Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:13 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:00 pm
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Here is a list of stations which used to have listenable service in some or all of Metro Detroit, which are no longer heard, or are heard with great...
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Last post by Chris1980
Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:13 pm
Can't Get WJBK Off-Air in SW Detroit

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Apr 08, 2019 7:14 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 MWmetalhead
Mon Apr 08, 2019 7:14 am
DX’ing The NOAA Weather Band.

Last post by XMTRNUT « Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:53 pm
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by Deleted User 14935 » Tue Apr 02, 2019 4:39 pm

Has anyone done this it’s actually kind of neat especially in the Spring and Summer, Here are a few of my catches from last summer on a $30. Midland...

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Last post by XMTRNUT
Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:53 pm
How Many Radio Stations In USA

Last post by Deleted User 14935 « Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:21 pm

by Deleted User 14935 » Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:21 pm

According to the FCC as of March 31, 2019 we have as follows,
AM 4613
FM 6762
FM Educational 4139
FM Translators & Boosters 8048
LPFM 2171
New totals...

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Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:21 pm
Sheboygan & Manitowoc Bandscans

Last post by cckadlec « Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:58 pm

by cckadlec » Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:58 pm

Here are bandscans from the Sheboygan and Manitowoc areas. The first is taken at Kohler a few miles south of Sheboygan, while the second is taken on...

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Last post by cckadlec
Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:58 pm
Southern Dunes Bandscans

Last post by cckadlec « Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:54 pm

by cckadlec » Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:54 pm

Here are two bandscans conducted on the same day: Warren Dunes and Indiana Dunes. I will post in the future when both scans have their maps, photos,...

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Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:54 pm
The cost of FM Translators and LPFM Transmitters

Last post by ZenithCKLW « Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:19 pm
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by Deleted User 14935 » Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:01 pm

Anyone have an idea what an FM Translator cost versus a Transmitter for an LPFM.

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Last post by ZenithCKLW
Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:19 pm
Are 50KW Clear Channel Stations in Jeopardy?

Last post by CK-722 « Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:17 am
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by Deleted User 14935 » Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:10 am
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With this revitalization of the AM Band will the 50 KW Clear Channel Stations no longer be protected, Apparently the next phase of revitalizing the...
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Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:17 am

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