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AM reception question

Last post by Turkeytop « Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:00 pm
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by Vic Doucette » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:02 pm
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I have a GE Superadio in my kitchen that I use mainly to listen to WWJ. The signal almost always has a buzz or static. In particular, there's a...
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Last post by Turkeytop
Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:00 pm
WWJ sounds great right now! Full 10 kHz analog bandwidth!

Last post by Lucky615 « Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:06 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:29 am

I-BLOC has been off for a while, and until recently, analog bandwidth was still brickwalled at 5 kHz.

To my delight, this morning, WWJ is using a...

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Last post by Lucky615
Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:06 pm
Late Summer NOAA WX Station DX

Last post by CK-722 « Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:33 pm
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by CK-722 » Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:12 am

Since translators, IBOC, and other interference, it is becoming more difficult to DX the FM Band.

We recently put my late relative's Scanner back...

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Last post by CK-722
Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:33 pm
antenna lift

Last post by Rich F. « Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:02 am
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by SolarMax » Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:05 pm

For those fascinated by such things, there might be a chopper doing antenna lift Saturday 6/20 on the 8 Mile/Meyers tower, around 8am.

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Last post by Rich F.
Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:02 am
Are Section 73.239 and Section 73.635 Being Enforced?

Last post by kc8yqq « Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:10 am
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by CK-722 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:11 pm

Common use of FM and TV towers.

For situations like WLAV-FM, if a competitor makes it difficult to collocate or otherwise relocate, increased...

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Last post by kc8yqq
Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:10 am
DX in reverse?

Last post by statmanmi « Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:56 am
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by ADD in TC » Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:27 am

Sunday,at around 1:15,while listening to 98.9 WEMP over the Tune in app,the music I was hearing suddenly was replaced by a statical signal from the...

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Last post by statmanmi
Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:56 am
Scanners

Last post by WOHO « Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:34 am
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by Turkeytop » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:32 pm
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Are any of you scanner enthusiasts? It's one aspect of the radio hobby I've never tried but might want to introduce myself to.

I don't want to...
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Last post by WOHO
Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:34 am
Non Metallic Antenna Mounting Pipes

Last post by CK-722 « Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:01 am
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by CK-722 » Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:40 am

I'm thinking of mounting a short light vertically polarized antenna on a PVC mast on a PVC vent pipe, to avoid reflections affecting the pattern...

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Last post by CK-722
Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:01 am
What's your typical FM Dial?

Last post by Big Signal « Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:02 pm
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by radioandtventhusiast » Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:56 pm

What FM stations do you typically receive on your car or home radio where you live? I saw a now-deleted topic on here from 2010 using the Internet...

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Last post by Big Signal
Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:02 pm
WCXI problems

Last post by Big Signal « Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:04 am
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by k8jd » Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:33 pm
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WCXI 1160 dead air at night ?
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Last post by Big Signal
Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:04 am
Under Construction-100 Oldest Radio Stations In The US

Last post by CK-722 « Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:57 pm
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by CK-722 » Sun Jun 28, 2020 6:43 pm

This Page Is Under Construction-Old List

Poster's Note:

MANY STATIONS BEGAN AS EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS. The dates shown here are when they were...

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Last post by CK-722
Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:57 pm
Most distant AM/FM/TV signal you ever tuned in?

Last post by innate-in-you « Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:45 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 Jul 13, 2020 6:45 pm
WTVS repack upgrades completed

Last post by km1125 « Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:38 am
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by SolarMax » Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:50 pm

WTVS 56 (RF 20) is now operational on its permanent antenna on the candelabra, at full authorized power.

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Last post by km1125
Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:38 am
Booming in from the north

Last post by ChrisWL1980 « Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:49 pm
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by Mega Hertz » Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:19 am

Lots of good reception this morning in Brighton coming from the north.

106.1 The Point from Tawas City beating Q106 from Jackson. That one's always...

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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:49 pm
Manditory ATSC 1.0 Simulcasting End Date

Last post by RingtailedFox « Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:30 pm

by RingtailedFox » Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:30 pm

So, we now know what the length of time for manditory simulcasting of x.1 ATSC 1.0 streams will be: sometime in 2023, according to

After that, a...

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Last post by RingtailedFox
Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:30 pm
Traverse City DX

Last post by ftballfan « Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:14 am
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by ADD in TC » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:35 pm

Night of 6-17 l received 3 stations clearly but briefly with full RDS from the Denver area.

96.5 KXPK a Spanish station,99.5 the Mountain,And 106.7...

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Last post by ftballfan
Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:14 am
y'think this might be true? (AM DX)

Last post by innate-in-you « Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:18 pm
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by TomSanders » Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:28 am

A couple sources -- middle-level people inside the New York and New Jersey governors' offices -- have recommended that AM DXers in the Northeast and...

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Last post by innate-in-you
Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:18 pm
WWV / WWVH

Last post by CK-722 « Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:03 am
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by Turkeytop » Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:27 pm

I've been going around resetting the clocks for DST.

WWV is weak on 10 MHZ. On 5 MHZ I'm getting a good signal from WWVH, with a weaker WWV in the...

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Last post by CK-722
Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:03 am
The Strongest Skywaves In The Straits Area Of Northern Michigan

Last post by innate-in-you « Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:41 am
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by CK-722 » Sun May 10, 2020 10:51 am
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1. WWJ 950 50000 watts, Directional to the North.
2. WFDF 910 25000 watts, Directional to the North.
3. WJR 760 50000 watts, Nondirectional.
4. WMVP...
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Last post by innate-in-you
Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:41 am
New GM Radio

Last post by innate-in-you « Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:18 am
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by Turkeytop » Fri May 22, 2020 9:56 pm

Got my new 2020 Equinox today. It replaces the 2016 Equinox I had. As was the 2016, this one too has a radio equipped to receive SXM. They've made...

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Last post by innate-in-you
Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:18 am
Golden Gate Bridge Humming After New Slats Installed

Last post by Turkeytop « Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:59 pm
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by CK-722 » Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:23 pm

Golden Gate Bridge is a humming!

If the engineers who designed these slats were old enough to have had a TV antenna with Low VHF folded dipoles,...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:59 pm
Spring/Summer 2020 Tropos

Last post by k8jd « Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:14 pm
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by ChrisWL1980 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:36 pm

Last night was perhaps the first big FM opening of the season for me (I missed the previous E-skip openings). Better late than never, I suppose....

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Last post by k8jd
Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:14 pm
Cool Demonstration Picture From 1940

Last post by CK-722 « Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:13 pm

by CK-722 » Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:13 pm

FM vs. AM demonstration from 1940. The arc is from a one million volt static generator.

Though I am still a proponent of AM Radio as much as...

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Last post by CK-722
Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:13 pm
Downriver AM transmitters

Last post by Lucky615 « Thu Jun 04, 2020 12:39 pm
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by ZenithCKLW » Mon Apr 27, 2020 3:25 pm
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Can someone explain the strategy behind broadcasters placing an AM transmitter downriver, especially in SE Michigan? It seems the 50kw AM radio...
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Last post by Lucky615
Thu Jun 04, 2020 12:39 pm
VA3 FEZ

Last post by k8jd « Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:49 am
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by Turkeytop » Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:51 pm
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VA3 FEZ is an amateur repeater in London ON. I hear the same two operators yacking on there every night.

What's the etiquette for these things? Do...
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Last post by k8jd
Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:49 am
Solar Cycle 25

Last post by SolarMax « Sun May 31, 2020 8:03 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sun May 03, 2020 10:59 pm

According to Arnie Coro at Radio Havana, the sun's magnetic field has reversed, indicating the start of a new solar cycle.

Scientific predictions...

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Last post by SolarMax
Sun May 31, 2020 8:03 pm
WLNS/WLAJ RF14

Last post by innate-in-you « Sun May 31, 2020 3:57 pm
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by windsor » Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:37 pm

Since WLNS/WLAJ moved to RF14 I have been getting a weird signal from them everyday at all hours.But cant get a lock.

Comes in like gangbusters for...

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Last post by innate-in-you
Sun May 31, 2020 3:57 pm
I Never Saw A Tuning Indicator I Didn't Like

Last post by Turkeytop « Thu May 21, 2020 9:25 pm
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by CK-722 » Wed May 20, 2020 11:39 pm

Thread under construction.

You'll see these in old movies and TV shows, like The Waltons, on old radios. It pretty much has to be in color....

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Last post by Turkeytop
Thu May 21, 2020 9:25 pm
Bowtie Antenna Calculator

Last post by CK-722 « Fri May 08, 2020 3:46 pm
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by CK-722 » Thu May 07, 2020 11:49 am

Something you might want to try.

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Last post by CK-722
Fri May 08, 2020 3:46 pm
If You Want It, Here It Is, Come And Get It!

Last post by Ben Zonia « Fri May 08, 2020 10:57 am
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by CK-722 » Tue May 05, 2020 1:50 pm

Free stripped 20 kW FM Transmitter. Tubes need to be replaced. No exciter. Real Estate people would probably call it a fixer upper . You have to...

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Fri May 08, 2020 10:57 am
Strangest Radio Signals

Last post by CK-722 « Thu May 07, 2020 8:22 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Fri May 01, 2020 3:35 pm

Here's one-The Buzzer.

Buzzer breaks down at 2:00.

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Last post by CK-722
Thu May 07, 2020 8:22 pm
Speaking Of Strongest Signals-Just Logged WA1HLR

Last post by k8jd « Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:43 am
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by CK-722 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:34 am

Anyone else ever hear WA1HLR from Maine on 3870 or 3885 kHz using Amplitude Modulation? Just heard it with a Grundig S350 with the telescoping whip...

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Last post by k8jd
Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:43 am
MW DX Tonight

Last post by k8jd « Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:26 pm
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by Turkeytop » Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:36 am
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Just been listening to CJOB 680 KHZ from Winnipeg, First time I ever heard it.
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Last post by k8jd
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:26 pm
25 Strongest Signals in the Great Lakes

Last post by cckadlec « Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:04 pm
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by cckadlec » Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:13 am

Here are the top 25 most potent FM signals in the Great Lakes region - in order - measured in terms of coastal reception from 80 beaches where full...

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Last post by cckadlec
Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:04 pm
DIY antenna designs for attic?

Last post by km1125 « Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:38 pm
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by km1125 » Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:18 pm
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Wondering if there are any updated designs for DIY UHF antenna that focus on the 470-600MHz frequencies that might be optimized over the old 470-890...
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Last post by km1125
Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:38 pm
Studio Safety In The Age Of Coronavirus

Last post by k8jd « Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:51 pm
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by CK-722 » Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:07 pm

Looks like everyone should work from home studios whenever possible, and at the very least, maybe everyone should have their own microphone and boom,...

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Last post by k8jd
Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:51 pm
Review of Sangean ATS-909X

Last post by Turkeytop « Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:18 pm
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by radioandtventhusiast » Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:08 pm

I got a Sangean ATS-909X last Sunday, after buying it on Amazon. Let me tell you, this is one of the best radios for picking up distant stations and...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:18 pm
Great Lakes Reception Maps

Last post by cckadlec « Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:06 pm
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by cckadlec » Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:01 am

As part of my coastal propagation project I've been working on for the past 18 years, I've been wrapping things up with maps and articles based upon...

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Last post by cckadlec
Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:06 pm
AM DX - Manistee - 2005 onward

Last post by WC8KCY « Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:03 pm

by WC8KCY » Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:03 pm

Most of these were tuned in with a Grundig G5 receiver with a Terk AM Advtange antenna connected via patch cord...

NIGHTTIME
540 CBK Wautrous SK...

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Last post by WC8KCY
Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:03 pm
AM Bandscan from Manistee - 16 April

Last post by WC8KCY « Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:10 am
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by WC8KCY » Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:43 am

Tonight's AM Bandscan from Manistee, tuned in on a Grundig G5 receiver with a Terk AM Advantage antenna with patch cord connection:

540 WAUK Jackson...

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Last post by WC8KCY
Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:10 am
Why several Detroit AMs have reverted to 10 kHz analog bandwidth...

Last post by k8jd « Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:52 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:53 pm

I think the whole let's restrict the crap out of our analog signal's bandwidth and transmit in Hybrid Digital line of thinking is borne by a notion...

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Last post by k8jd
Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:52 pm
Londoners Burning 5G Towers

Last post by Mike Oxlong « Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:13 pm
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by CK-722 » Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:22 pm

This is interesting. Graphic picture burning 5G antenna.

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Last post by Mike Oxlong
Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:13 pm
5G Stuff

Last post by k8jd « Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:58 pm
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by djb » Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:31 am

So, I've been hearing some acquaintances talking about the 5G rollout. Apparently in the midst of everything COVID-19, there's some 5G something or...

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Last post by k8jd
Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:58 pm
Florida trip bandscans!

Last post by k8jd « Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:52 am
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by ftballfan » Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:14 pm

Calhoun, GA 2/28/20
88.1 – WUTC Chattanooga, TN (30kW @ 55 mi)
88.9 – WMBW Chattanooga, TN (100kW @ 43 mi)
89.7 – WYBK Chattanooga, TN (100kW @ 54...

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Last post by k8jd
Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:52 am
Translators Galore! Intense Tropo.

Last post by cckadlec « Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:43 pm

by cckadlec » Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:43 pm

Opening practice run of the lake tropo season:

With numerous 60+ mile mirages of skylines across the water over the past week, I decided to check...

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Last post by cckadlec
Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:43 pm
Lake Michigan FM Bandscans

Last post by cckadlec « Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:58 am
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by cckadlec » Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:36 pm
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With my project of conducting full bandscans at 80 beaches on the Great Lakes now completed, I'm working on typing out the data from the most recent...
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Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:58 am
Wifi Slow Down Due To Increased Home Use

Last post by djb « Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:19 am
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by Ben Zonia » Thu Apr 02, 2020 3:05 pm

There has been a noticeable reduction in internet speeds due to stay home orders, and particularly children home from school.

In order to use less...

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Last post by djb
Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:19 am
High Tower Debate And Hearings

Last post by CK-722 « Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:55 am

by CK-722 » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:55 am

Hearings about Broadcasting Industry, FCC, FAA, and zoning issues in the 1960s. There's a section that talks about small towers being more dangerous...

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Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:55 am
Schematic Diagram For Realistic STA-111

Last post by CK-722 « Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:11 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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Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:11 pm
Best portable radio for picking up the most stations?

Last post by Lester The Nightfly « Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:54 pm
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by radioandtventhusiast » Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:34 pm

I have a Sangean-ATS 405 that I use for traveling. It's not a bad radio, but I have problems with the radio resetting for no reason sometimes. I was...

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Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:54 pm

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