Congrats on the three new loggings! Guess a vertical is a pretty logical choice for DXing the BCB. Mike Sanburn KG6LJU
Sent from my iPod > On Sep 21, 2017, at 8:26 AM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > After some needed hardware arrived last week, I finally got my 35-year-old > Hy-Gain 18AVQ vertical back on the air. On the AM/MW front, I was immediately > rewarded with three new entries in the log! > > Compared to the 80-meter inverted Vee, the noise floor of the vertical is > much lower, while signal strength on the vertical is slightly lower on the > vertical with most stations. On the other hand, switching back and forth > between antennas, I heard a handful stations on the each antenna that I could > not hear at all on the other. > > Anyway, here are the new stations I heard with the vertical: > > *WMBS*on 590 kHz in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, transmitting 1 kW, 376 miles to > the west-southwest. > > *WSLB* on 1400 kHz in Ogdensburg, New York, transmitting 1 kW, 248 miles to > the north-northwest. > > *WJFK*on 1580 kHz in Morningside, Maryland, transmitting 50 kW, 282 miles to > the southwest. > > The receiver was the ELAD FDM-S2/SW2. > > Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU > Wolcott, CT, USA > horzepa.com > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
