Re: [IRCA] Kenwood R-5000 vs. Drake SW-8: Image rejection, sensitivity, and selectivity factors

[George Sherman]

Hi Rick, I had a SW8 & would not recommend it for FM. Selectivity is not all 
that it could be & no RDS. It is a good unit on other bands but I started to 
have a problem with part of a digit disappearing. It also quit working on 
batteries.

My favorite overall for FM DX is the new Sangean CL-100 FM/MW/WX table radio 
about 7" long by 5" deep by 2" high. Comes with AC adapter & can use 4 AA. No 
signal strength indicator & a 2 second mute changing frequencies, but excellent 
performance with RBDS & DSP. I paid about $66 (from Amazon).
Receives adjacent to non-IBOC FM locals. Amazon has easy returns but this radio 
has 4 or 5 star ratings from everyone on there.

The CL-100 comes with a magnetic mount antenna that plugs into RCA jack, at the 
end of a 6' cable. AM ant & ground screws. 

MW is good but only 10 kHz steps & seems only a single selectivity. Gets 
adjacent to locals. Has 3" speaker, 1 watt amplifier, bass & treble controls, 
external antenna connections. Gets a fairly decent signal from your local 590 
all day with internal antenna. 

For pocket radio, I use the Tecsun PL-310. FM performance like Sangean but no 
RDS. Does have LW (poor) MW/SW OK with selectivities of 12/8/6/4/2 kHz.
Numerical signal strength reading. Only about $60 from Ms. Joyce (anon-co on 
eBay) & she checks them before shipping in case the factory let a lemon go out. 
Volume is jumpy on weak fady signals. Got unreadable audio on MW f/W Eu, NW Afr 
& Japan. 

The Kenwood R-5000 I read has internal temperature of 114 degrees, don't know 
if that's cause for worry. I only had the R-1000 & don't recall it getting hot. 
The Sony tuner also runs hot. Reviews online of many radios. eham.net is pretty 
good for that & Amazon for current models.

The very new Sangean ATS-909X might be excellent ($260). I expect online 
reviews to be appearing in the next week or two. 73, George S., MN



--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Rick Dau  wrote:

> From: Rick Dau 
> Subject: [IRCA] Kenwood R-5000 vs. Drake SW-8: Image rejection, sensitivity, 
> and selectivity factors
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, a...@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 10:23 AM
> As you can probably surmise by the
> subject line, I'm doing some comparison 
> shopping.  My 2010 is dying (it's practically useless on
> LW and SW now, and it's 
> always been so on FM), and I've narrowed my preference for
> my next set-up to two 
> options: 
> 
> 
> a) the Kenwood R-5000 + an FM tuner to be named later 
> 
> b) the Drake SW-8 
> 
> Would like to find out from people who own either of these
> receivers how they 
> perform, and I'm especially interested in how the SW-8 does
> on the FM side (if 
> I'd be better off with a tuner, I'll go that route, but I
> would be quite happy 
> if I could get a LW/MW/SW desktop that also has exceptional
> FM reception so that 
> I don't have to pony up more $$$ for something that'll
> take up more space).  And 
> as far the the image rejection, the sensitivity, and the
> selectivity go, I want 
> to know how both radios do in these areas on ALL bands. 
> 
> 
> 73,
> Rick Dau
> South Omaha, NE
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Complete station information ?

[Tim Hills]

Try Radio-Locator  for US and Canadian MW 
stations.


Tacoma? I used to live on Harstein . I miss the lack of background noise 
there.


Tim Hills
Sioux Falls,SD

On 3/1/2011 23:55, Pete Taylor wrote:

Bill, if you wold include the links to these sites, that would be helpful.

Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
HQ180&  ICF2010
Kiwa aircore&  Palomar loops
DX398, SRF-59&  M37V
Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380
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[IRCA] More great southern DX > ON

[Saul DX]

1350 with "classic country" and a jingle that sounded like WNVA - has Norton VA 
switched from southern gospel to classic country?

1070 with Lady Eagles basketball. Possibly playing U of KY but not yet sure. 
One key player has last name Jordan, which some searching takes me to the Union 
City TN area. But there's no 1070 close-by.

660 has Cuba's Progreso, in //690, 880, 890. The 2009 WRTH lists only a Rebelde 
in Cuba, so I'll have to work on this one.

990 in Knowxville with FSR and local ads.

Haiti is absolutely huge on 840, with religious talk in Creole. No distortion 
at all in its signal, unlike something I heard awhile back on 840.

Too busy listening to sort these all out, yet. I'm not asking anyone to solve 
these - just pointing to some great cx this evening. Too bad I leave tomorrow.

Back to my unattended recording...

Saul @ Burnt River ON

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Re: [IRCA] Who's on 1510?

[Tim Hills]

You probably didn't find anything on Google about it because there's 
only one prototype in existence. An earlier prototype may still be on a 
shelf in the RF Lab at the U but I expect it was scrapped years ago. 
MWDX hasn't been an option recently until I manage to get it working 
right or go with a better design.


Because of reception problems with this location the "Helen" receiver is 
undergoing single to dual conversion surgery and replacing the 2N3819 
based front end to 3N200s for better AGC and intermod response. As much 
as I dislike digital receivers an SDR final IF/detector based on the 
Soft66Lite  will also be added. I've been 
building my own receivers and such for about 30 years and "Helen" is the 
5th generation. Maybe I should make it 6th considering that not much 
will be left of the first iteration of this model when I'm done.


I haven't logged much after moving recently because both KELO, 1320 and 
KSOO, 1140 (both 5KW night) are less than 5 miles away and have 
nighttime patterns that converge in my back yard. Add to that strong 
locals at 1000, 1230, 1270 and 1520 with 500W just up the road. The 
upper end of the MW band is a zoo of whistles. birdies and hum from the 
33kV lines on the lot line. Most of it goes away in the 60M band but 
anything below that is hopeless at the moment. I hope to get that array 
working again soon. I have an S350DL and a modded DX-160 that usually 
does very well with the internal loopstick but both are overwhelmed even 
in my basement shack. The house was built on fill over an old creekbed 
so sinking a good RF ground should be a breeze once it thaws.


I just got it out of a box after a move and it still needs a bit of work 
before I put out schematics or details but here's basically how it works.


3 matched 12" ferrite loopsticks with matched MVAM109 varactors are set 
horizontally in a triangle about 2'on a side (1 foot from one end to 
center point) with each of them pointing or nulls directed at the 
center. Variable 10  to 180 Deg. Phase delays, pre-amps and boost/buck 
switching into a common torroid transformer. With all 3 set to the same 
phase delay and added the pattern is omnidirectional with no null but 
with careful tweaking it can be coaxed into a cardioid or lobed pattern. 
The tweaking part is a real PITA but if/when I get the kinks out I can 
use a PIC to do my thinking for me.


The stations I mentioned were more likely to be picked up in ON. KMSD 
and KIFG were frequent catches on 1510 at my old location. I haven't 
kept a formal log in years but plan to start again once I get the 
technical problems of this location sorted out. I've never seen a worse 
place for MWDX but my YL loves the house so it makes her happy and gives 
me a challenge.


Blessing in disguise maybe, necessity is a Mother after all..

Good Dxing
T Hills, Sioux Falls, SD
On 3/1/2011 17:24, neilkaz wrote:

Tim, I'm curious about your active antenna array. I could find nothing about it 
using google.  I assume you commonly note KMSD on 1510 with oldies? They are 
common here with WLAC phased in the evenings.


73&  Thx .. KAZ Barrington IL


-Original Message-

From: Tim Hills
Sent: Feb 28, 2011 3:32 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Who's on 1510?

Talk radio at my location, Sioux Falls, SD, on 1510 is usually KCTE from
Independence, MO. 10 KW daytime only station. Directional antenna and ON
would be on or near one of the lobes.

KTTT in Columbus, NE is also sometimes heard here with 500W non
directional. Also daytime only

Hope that helps.
Tim Hills

//Receiver, "Helen" engineering prototype, Antenna, Centaur 3.2 active array
On 3/1/2011 2:35, Saul DX wrote:



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[IRCA] 1000 Radio Granma from Cuba > ON

[Saul DX]

New one in Radio Granma, a reportedly 1-kw'er from Cuba. Surely it'll be more 
than that. Solid ID at 2100 EST on 1000 KHz.

Nice to hear something from Cuba other than Reloj, rebelde and Progreso.

Saul @ Burnt River ON

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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[Ng1u]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2011 Mar 02 0010 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 01 March follow.
Solar flux 111 and mid-latitude A-index 25.
The mid-latitude K-index at  UTC on 02 March was 4 (49 nT).
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 28   28   28   28   28   01   01   01   01   01   01   01   01   02
UTC  0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 
SFlx 90   90   90   90   96   96   96   96   96   96   96   96   111  111
A-in 11112222222226   25
K-in 11112122345544
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm

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[IRCA] Huge Latin cx tonight > ON

[Saul DX]

Mexico on 1030 (not yet sure which, think MCity), Cuba, Colombia... you name 
it. From 540 right up to the 1100s. Big signals. Some two deep in Spanish. US 
clears are there, just being run over.

Also stuff like WLIL TN 730 with Braves baseball, 600 with Wolfpack basketball, 
signoff from 1030 Floyd VA (new catch).

All on my 300 foot sw BOB, or rather BOI - beverage on ice (frozen lake)

Am I correct in noting that 1060 Mex City no longer appears to be //6185?

Saul @ Burnt River ON

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[IRCA] Geomagnetic Storm?

[HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS]

>From Spaceweather.com

GEOMAGNETIC STORM:  A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field
during the early hours of March
1st.  The impact sparked a polar geomagnetic storm that was, at first,
minor, but the storm has been
intensifying throughout the day.  If the trend continues, high-latitude
sky watchers will likely
witness bright auroras after nightfall on March 1-2. Northern-tier US
states such as Maine,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Washington could be favored with photographic
and/or visual displays. 

Check http://spaceweather.com for updates.


73
Dave Hascall
Indianapolis


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Re: [IRCA] Complete station information ?

[Pete Taylor]

Bill, if you wold include the links to these sites, that would be helpful.

Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
HQ180 & ICF2010
Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380
=
bill kral wrote:

> Just found : At Northwest Broadcasters Website : Cool Links : Regulatory 
> Agencies: FCC : What looks like up to date info on all AM stations in Can, US 
> &  Meghico listed by Frequency including Call, Freq, Power D/N and Geo 
> Location Co ordinates in Degrees,Minutes,Seconds etc.The list includes  new 
> stations( not on air yet) and one is for 530 KHz for Surrey BC. (Future 
> operation?) Anyone out there has been using this already?
> Other links in this section include histiory of Canadian Broadcasting with 
> beginning and up to date present day info of all Canadian AM stations 
> including evolution and history. 
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[Ng1u]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2011 Mar 01 2105 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 01 March follow.
Solar flux 111 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 26.
The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 01 March was 4 (59 nT).
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 28   28   28   28   28   28   01   01   01   01   01   01   01   01
UTC  0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100
SFlx 90   90   90   90   90   96   96   96   96   96   96   96   96   111
A-in 111112222222226
K-in 01111212234554
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm

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[IRCA] Complete station information ?

[bill kral]

Just found : At Northwest Broadcasters Website : Cool Links : Regulatory 
Agencies: FCC : What looks like up to date info on all AM stations in Can, US 
&  Meghico listed by Frequency including Call, Freq, Power D/N and Geo Location 
Co ordinates in Degrees,Minutes,Seconds etc.The list includes  new stations( 
not on air yet) and one is for 530 KHz for Surrey BC. (Future operation?) 
Anyone out there has been using this already?
Other links in this section include histiory of Canadian Broadcasting with 
beginning and up to date present day info of all Canadian AM stations including 
evolution and history. 
Bill in BC

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Re: [IRCA] Hets on high side of 1520 and low side of 1540

[HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS]

I think that WCKY has had some audio + signal issues over the past few
months.  At about 100 air miles (at night) their signal often sounds
muddy or even like properly tuned SSB (slightly artificial / garbled).
I have also noticed that their signal is very fat, producing way to much
splatter.  I have noticed this on several different receivers.  Sounds
like they need to do what WSCR 670-IL has done and take it down for a
night or two to see what's up.  AND that is okay with me as they are my
only log on 1530. :)

73,
Dave in Indy



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Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:42:07 -0500
From: Saul DX 
To: , 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Hets on high side of 1520 and low side of 1540
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No question in my mind this is WCKY. I had this on both 1520 and 1540,
and 
indeed looped away from Saudi Areabia - at Burnt River ON. The signal on

1530 was huge.

Saul


- Original Message - 
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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 12:41 AM
Subject: [IRCA] Hets on high side of 1520 and low side of 1540





There are hets on high side of 1520, started at 1khz, now at
2.5khz high. There is also a het on low side of 1540, was 1khz
low, now 2.5khz low.

In the middle of this is
1530. My suspicion is WCKY is putting out spikes on either
side of it's carrier.

Anyone else picking these up?
Doubt this is the Saudi, loop bearing is slightly SE - in direction
of Cincinnatti.

Tom Jasinski
Joliet, IL



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Re: [IRCA] Who's on 1510?

[neilkaz]

Tim, I'm curious about your active antenna array. I could find nothing about it 
using google.  I assume you commonly note KMSD on 1510 with oldies? They are 
common here with WLAC phased in the evenings.


73 & Thx .. KAZ Barrington IL


-Original Message-
>From: Tim Hills 
>Sent: Feb 28, 2011 3:32 PM
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
>
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Who's on 1510?
>
>Talk radio at my location, Sioux Falls, SD, on 1510 is usually KCTE from 
>Independence, MO. 10 KW daytime only station. Directional antenna and ON 
>would be on or near one of the lobes.
>
>KTTT in Columbus, NE is also sometimes heard here with 500W non 
>directional. Also daytime only
>
>Hope that helps.
>Tim Hills
>
>//Receiver, "Helen" engineering prototype, Antenna, Centaur 3.2 active array
>On 3/1/2011 2:35, Saul DX wrote:
>> At Burnt River ON, I have WLAC in well, doing political talk. And 
>> presume the oldies to be NJ, and the sports talk to be Boston.
>>
>> Who then is also doing political talk, mixing with all this, in 2nd to 
>> 4th place, on my wire aimed southwest (which tends to sweep from SC-FL 
>> through to TX-IL)?
>>
>> What are you all hearing on 1510 this evening?
>>
>> Saul Chernos
>>
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Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re WZRX 1590 MS & also 1510

[neilkaz]

Sports on 1510 to the west, at least from here in IL is likely CO. WA on 1510 
is rare anymore and not hrd after they switch at sunset.

You do very well to the west at sunrise and far better than I do from here. 
Having fewer locals and semi locals and being further north really helps SRS. 

I haven't tried for WZRX as I've had them under some call or another before and 
my south antenna (double pennnant, "bowtie") came down during the blizzard and 
will take some work to get back up. 

Hopefully you can do well at SSS and SRS for a couple days, noting that most 
northerly stations will stay on day rig for 30 or even 45 minutes longer today 
than yesterday. They'll also come on earlier in the morning. 

73 KAZ


-Original Message-
>From: Saul DX 
>Sent: Mar 1, 2011 8:48 AM
>To: a...@nrcdxas.org, Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
>, a...@wtfda.info, amfmt...@mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [NRC-AM] Re WZRX 1590 MS & also 1510
>
>Thank you to thhose who (a) reported WZRX is still having tonal automation 
>issues (making it easy to log), and letting me know what you heard on 1510. On 
>1510, when In went back to the west wire the sports was gone. Perhaps CO or 
>WA, though cx were not much more than average last night...
>
>On a separate note, this morning's post-SRS greyline actoivity was a sleeper. 
>Given that I nabbed seven new catches yesterday (graveyarders from MN (3), WI 
>(3) and MI (1 in Upper Peninsula), I can hardly complain. But interesting how 
>cx can turn on a dime. We'll see what tonight and tomorrow morning bring, then 
>it's back to the big city for a couple weeks.
>
>Saul @ Burnt River ON
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Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Hets on high side of 1520 and low side of 1540

[Earl Higgins]

I had this also (from St. Louis, Missouri). I immediately became excited that 
this might be TA in origin (1521 and 1539). Once I measured the "1521" at 
1520.90 at around 9 PM Eastern, I concluded it definitely WASN'T Saudi Arabia 
and probably wasn't "real" (I assumed it was some sort of TVI or something, 
even 
though the carrier was quite stable with no "buzz"). WCKY seems like a likely 
culprit, now that you all mention it! Now I wish I would have measured the 1540 
low side het. I will check again tonight.

Earl Higgins
St. Louis, Missouri


- Original Message 
From: Saul DX 
Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 8:42:07 AM

No question in my mind this is WCKY. I had this on both 1520 and 1540, and 
indeed looped away from Saudi Areabia - at Burnt River ON. The signal on 
1530 was huge.

Saul

- Original Message - 
From: 
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 12:41 AM

There are hets on high side of 1520, started at 1khz, now at
2.5khz high. There is also a het on low side of 1540, was 1khz
low, now 2.5khz low.

In the middle of this is
1530. My suspicion is WCKY is putting out spikes on either
side of it's carrier.

Anyone else picking these up?
Doubt this is the Saudi, loop bearing is slightly SE - in direction
of Cincinnatti.

Tom Jasinski
Joliet, IL


  
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[IRCA] Re WZRX 1590 MS & also 1510

[Saul DX]

Thank you to thhose who (a) reported WZRX is still having tonal automation 
issues (making it easy to log), and letting me know what you heard on 1510. On 
1510, when In went back to the west wire the sports was gone. Perhaps CO or WA, 
though cx were not much more than average last night...

On a separate note, this morning's post-SRS greyline actoivity was a sleeper. 
Given that I nabbed seven new catches yesterday (graveyarders from MN (3), WI 
(3) and MI (1 in Upper Peninsula), I can hardly complain. But interesting how 
cx can turn on a dime. We'll see what tonight and tomorrow morning bring, then 
it's back to the big city for a couple weeks.

Saul @ Burnt River ON

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Re: [IRCA] Hets on high side of 1520 and low side of 1540

[Saul DX]

No question in my mind this is WCKY. I had this on both 1520 and 1540, and 
indeed looped away from Saudi Areabia - at Burnt River ON. The signal on 
1530 was huge.


Saul


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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 12:41 AM
Subject: [IRCA] Hets on high side of 1520 and low side of 1540





There are hets on high side of 1520, started at 1khz, now at
2.5khz high. There is also a het on low side of 1540, was 1khz
low, now 2.5khz low.

In the middle of this is
1530. My suspicion is WCKY is putting out spikes on either
side of it's carrier.

Anyone else picking these up?
Doubt this is the Saudi, loop bearing is slightly SE - in direction
of Cincinnatti.

Tom Jasinski
Joliet, IL

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[IRCA] My new QSL (thanks to Paul B Walker Jr)

[BARRY DAVIES]

WGIG   Brunswick GA   1440   epost   1day
v/s Scott Ryfun, Director of operations.




Best wishes




Barry :-) 
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Re: [IRCA] Who's on 1510?

[Tim Hills]

Talk radio at my location, Sioux Falls, SD, on 1510 is usually KCTE from 
Independence, MO. 10 KW daytime only station. Directional antenna and ON 
would be on or near one of the lobes.


KTTT in Columbus, NE is also sometimes heard here with 500W non 
directional. Also daytime only


Hope that helps.
Tim Hills

//Receiver, "Helen" engineering prototype, Antenna, Centaur 3.2 active array
On 3/1/2011 2:35, Saul DX wrote:
At Burnt River ON, I have WLAC in well, doing political talk. And 
presume the oldies to be NJ, and the sports talk to be Boston.


Who then is also doing political talk, mixing with all this, in 2nd to 
4th place, on my wire aimed southwest (which tends to sweep from SC-FL 
through to TX-IL)?


What are you all hearing on 1510 this evening?

Saul Chernos


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Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] WZRX-1590 Jackson MS (& 1510 follow-up)

[mwhunter]

On 1590 the tone was VERY faint here under an ESPN station (WI?) and WCGO
Evanston IL that is playing Arabic man and women singing with a bassy
drumbeat.

Mike Hunter
W2MHZ
Neshanic Station, NJ

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Subject: [Amdx] WZRX-1590 Jackson MS (& 1510 follow-up)

I have a tone - very weak - on my sw wire on 1590. Anyone else hearing this?

Supposedly WZRX MS has been doing this due to an automation glitch.

I am still working on 1510. Going to try my west wire to see if the sports 
station is the odd one out. Thanks for any comments thus far, and to Paul 
for checking with WLRB.


Saul @ Burnt River ON

- Original Message - 
From: "Steve Francis" 
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Amdx] WZRX-1590 Jackson MS


>
> Tone stopped at midnight EST for ABC news, promo/intro for Phil Armstrong 
> Show at 12:06:30, then L&C tone starts immediately at 12:06:53.  Tone 
> sounds loud enough to be heard in Europe.
>
> Steve Francis
> Alcoa, Tennessee

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Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] Who's on 1510?

[mwhunter]

WWZN is running political talk - Stephanie Miller at the moment. WLAC is
also talking. I am unable to receive WRNJ at night here at a distance of 26
miles, but as you noted they run mostly oldies.

The sports show would seem to be the odd one. Colorado?

Mike Hunter
W2MHZ
Neshanic Station, NJ

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Subject: [Amdx] Who's on 1510?

At Burnt River ON, I have WLAC in well, doing political talk. And presume 
the oldies to be NJ, and the sports talk to be Boston.

Who then is also doing political talk, mixing with all this, in 2nd to 4th 
place, on my wire aimed southwest (which tends to sweep from SC-FL through 
to TX-IL)?

What are you all hearing on 1510 this evening?

Saul Chernos


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Re: [IRCA] WBZS-550 returns

[Craig Healy]

The 550 station formerly Radio Disney in the Providence market is 
scheduled to go back on the air Tuesday around noon.  Salem Communications 
purchased it and will be doing Bloomberg Business Radio.  And *NO* HD 
Radio!



And I got an email late last night saying it's been put off until Wednesday 
at the earliest.


Craig Healy
Providence, RI

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