For the past couple years on western antennas I've commonly noted the Iowa TIS's in the mix on 1680, but nothing like I heard yesterday evening between about 6:45 and 7pm CDT. X-banders commonly skip in rather early, and I had WQHC968 (ID's as Quad Cities) almost all alone and very clear for a while. There was sometimes QRM from WQHC967 (ID's as Iowa City) and by 7 pm Bloomberg Radio WRJO was starting to QRM them.
These TIS's use computized female voices for traffic info and ID frequently. I've had the one in Soiux City a few times but still need Council Bluffs which is the newest of the 4. There's also one in Des Moines on 1670 that can get thru WOZN. 1680 can be quite wide open in this part of the midwest if you can get rid of WPRR, so these may be good targets for other DXers. No trace of WPRR was noted whatsoever during this time frame in the back null of my just installed (for tests and mods) Double KAZ antenna aimed due west. 73 KAZ Barrington IL _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
