Doing some X-Band monitoring in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, 17 March
2015, I heard a station on 1640 kHz carrying "The Blaze" programming. My radio
is the CCPocket Radio using the 2.5 kHz BW with CCBuds.
I listened from 0255 - 0305 AM CDT, but did not hear an ID, just several "Blaze
Radio
Here's a great offer from our friends at CCrane Radio! I just ordered 3 of the
CCBuds for less than the regular cost of 1!! Coolness!
Viva La Audio!
Nobody should have to pay a lot of money for quality audio! It's shameful what
you have to pay for great earphones. For a
Rick,
I have found that 7zip is more than adequate for all of my Zip file tasks.
http://www.7-zip.org
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston, TX
"Integrity is the result of self-discipline and a decision to be honest in all
situations of life." ~ John Maxwell
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Quick note - KJMJ 580, Alexandria, LA, was unusually strong tonight around 0230
CST (0330 EST) with "Radio Maria" programming.
I heard and verified this station as KALB back in the early 1970's. Due to its
location on the low end of the dial, it used to have a pretty potent groundwave
signal th
Okay, so I admit my being slow on the draw on this, but I've just now noticed
the past 3 nights that KMIC 1590 has not been heard at my QTH in SE Houston.
I knew they were facing possible sale, but I haven't seen or heard anything
about that happening.
Did they allow their license to expire? Di
And their website says that they are sold out online ...
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston, TX
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> On Dec 25, 2014, at 3:51 AM, Kraig wrote:
>
> Not at any local Radio Shacks aroun
I apologise for being late with this log. I found my scratch paper log just
now in a notepad that I had taken with me on a trip to Shreveport, LA, to
attend my aunt's funeral. That's another story ...
Date: 25 Nov 2014
QTH: Marriott Courtyard Shreveport Airport
Lat-Lon: 32:27:03 N, 93:51:31
Oops! Sorry about that!
I should have hyperlinked the URL.
Here it is, clickable ...
stevemorse.org/jcal/latlon.php
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston TX
stephen_pon...@sbcglobal.net
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
- Robert Frost
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I stumbled on a URL for determining Lat-Lon of a location based on the street
address of that location. I cannot remember the circumstances of how I found
this URL, so I'll chalk it up to serendipity.
Here's the URL: stevemorse.org/jcal/latlon.php
I have tested it with several locations for
This information came from http://www.timeanddate.com/
Most of Mexico also ends DST on Oct 26
In most parts of Mexico, DST also ends on Sunday, October 26, when clocks are
set back 1 hour from 2am (02:00) to 1am (01:00) local time. However, the
northern Mexican border towns, likeTijuana and Jua
September 25, 1922
-
On this day in 1922, WOAI-San Antonio, the first radio station in South Texas,
began broadcasting. The station, founded by G. A. C. Halff, had an initial
power of 500 watts. It grew to 5,000 watts by 1925--considered powerful at that
time. On February
For the past several weeks, I have been hearing an XE station beneath my local
KSHJ on 1430. I know it's an XE because they play the XE National Anthem at
midnight CDT (0500 UTC). I have tried and tried to null KSHJ just enough to get
a good ID on them, but no joy.
Well, this morning (14 Sep 20
All,
They appear as a text file attachment to the email on my devices, also ...
Asus Laptop running Windows 8;
HP Split 13x2 Tablet/Laptop running Windows 8;
Apple iPhone 4S running iOS 7.1;
Kindle Fire HD
I don't remember when I first noticed this ...
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
"The t
I recently purchased a "gently used" GE 7-2500A AM/FM portable. I haven't
completely taken it for a spin yet, but it seems to be a pretty good portable.
One oddity I noticed at first is that you have to pop off the whole back of the
plastic case in order to install the 9V battery. No separate ba
Dennis,
Thanks!
Do you have a copy of the IRCA Mexican Log? It's published every year by the
IRCA. I've been a "loyal" customer for many years now. It's the best in-print
reference (other than John's work of love you mentioned) you can find.
I suggest these XE radio info websites from time to
I found a website the other day that those of us who "chase" XE radio stations
may want to add to their bookmarks/favourites:
http://enmedios.com/movil/radio/radiopda.htm
The page has links to stations in:
- Distrito Federal
- Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Guanajuato, Guanajuat
I have been seeing several Sony Sport SRF-M70 AM/FM Arm Band radios on eBay
lately, most between $20-30 with free shipping.
According to the photos I've seen on eBay, this radio has a digital display
with backlight.
Is this radio a good candidate for a DX radio (similar to the SRF-M37V), or
sh
Quick question for those MWDX'ers who use "ultralight" or "pocket-sized" radios
... do any of you use the CC Pocket Radio that is marketed by the C. Crane
company?
I frequently scan the signature blocks of the emails posted to the group
reflectors to see what DX radios others are using. I can't
DX NOTES - Wed 26 Feb 2014
Time in UTC (CST + 6 Hrs)
CC Pocket Radio (2.5 kHz BW)
970 XERFR MÉXICO DF México City - "Grupo Fórmula" ID at 0958 UTC, followed
by M/F talk. "Official" Grupo Fórmula ID at 1000 UTC, then more M/F talk at
1002 UTC (Notícias?)
A quick check of the Grupo Fórmula we
Just found this playlist on YouTube. The videos use the same background with
the flag of the state CGI'ed on it, but at least you get to hear the hymns of
each of the Mexican States.
http://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CA310CE18DB0E1E
I have bookmarked this playlist for cross-reference.
73 &
Just heard choral version (already in progress) of the "Himno Nacional" at 0556
UTC on 1080 kHz under KRLD Dallas, followed by a choral Mexican State anthem
(not the Coahuila one) at 0558 UTC. The station ID at 0600 UTC was covered (of
course, sigh ...) by TOH ID's from other stations.
I kept l
Many of you may remember my post a few weeks back concerning an unid Hispanic
station heard almost every night at my QTH under WCCO 830. If you replied to my
post, thanks! I have your responses written down on my log page.
Tonight (Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014, at 0003 UTC), I solved the mystery!
Nul
Just heard "The Mighty KBC" sign-on at UTC (1800 PM CST) here in Houston
on 7375 kHz. They started out with a very short ID, followed by a Bob Dylan
song. At 0005 UTC, they had a "The Giant Jukebox with Eric van Willegen" ID.
I'm using my Tecsun PL-310 with its whip antenna. Signals here
Just noticed this in tonight's episode - "The Talk" (S1/Ep07). There is a
Hallicrafters S-38 on top of Nathan's dresser. Couldn't tell if it was the
S-38/A/B/C model because the camera panned away too quickly.
Anybody else notice this?
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston, TX
While sitting on 710 kHz tonight (12-13 November), I had an interesting radio
experience. At approximately 11:43PM CST (0543 UTC) I heard a signal fading up
to readable levels with a male announcer reading what sounded like either a
news bulletin or an editorial segment. He gave two "En Radio Ma
Continuing my quest for KUBR, I just heard a "Radio Cristiana" 'network' ID at
the unusual time of 0455 EDT on Sunday, 06 Oct 2013. The ID listed numerous AM
& FM stations in Texas and New Mexico. The NM station was KZPI in Deming, I
believe.
At 0505 EDT, I heard a spot that started with the ph
While trying to squeeze as much DX as possible from an unusually
south-favouring night, I landed on 1210 kHz around 0600 UTC (1:00 AM) where,
instead of the regular country-formatted sounds of KGYN in Guymon, OK, I was
surprised with Spanish M/F religious chatter.
The signal strength of this UN
There is a GE SR2 on eBay for $39.99 with "Buy It Now" option and Free
Shipping. Item number 261296375135.
Seller is "ghettoblaster4life" in Carlisle, OH.
I am not affiliated with the seller, nor do I stand to receive any monetary
gain by the posting of this alert. Just an FYI ...
Of course, Y
I'm listening to KIKK-650 as I type this email. They definitely ID as "CBS
Sports Radio 650."
The TOH ID is "KIKK AM 650 Pasadena-Houston, CBS Sports Radio 650."
73 & Great DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston, TX
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While adding the Cantú "by frequency" lists to my Kindle bookmarks, I came
across a website that has coverage maps for Mexican AM and FM stations. The
maps are in PDF format and are arranged by states and then call letters (no
freqs).
Here is the URL (be careful with the line breaks) - it's LON
Sorry this log is a little late. It's been a chaotic week ... ugh!
Heard using a barefoot Eton e100 in the early hours (CDT local) of Wed 22 May
2013 ...
9700 kHz NEW ZEALAND RNZI 0816 UTC "This is RNZI Radio New Zealand
International" ID, then into what sounded like a 4-part harmony Maori
Maybe they're on daytime power/pattern due to severe weather in their listening
area ...
Still lots of storm watches/warnings popping up all through the midwest.
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
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On May 21, 2013, at 11:23 PM, "Neil Bartlett" wrote:
During the wee hours (0300-0306 CDT) of Wednesday, 15 Mar 2013, I noticed two
stations "battling it out" on 970. I was using my Grundig G8, which I don't use
that often, instead of my Sangean DT-400W.
The first station was KIXL in Del Valle, TX, a suburb of Austin, TX, which I
deduced from seve
1370 WCOA FL Pensacola - Heard at 0224 EDT (0624 UTC) with "... right here on
News/Talk 1370 WCOA 100.7 FM ..." ID, then back into "Red Eye Radio" network
feed. Lots of thunderstorm QRN on band, so signals were only fair. Checked
against website - http://www.wcoapensacola.com
Heard with my Sang
Managed to stay awake, even after a rough day with migraine headache & extreme
dizziness ... ugh.
Could not hear even a hint of CW through the ridiculous traffic jam of signals
that is 1450 at night here in "Space City."
Thanks to all who arranged the test and to the WKAL staff who executed it.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Heard using my "trusty" Sangean DT-400W "barefoot" ...
1290 KIVY TX Crockett - Heard at 0723 UTC on 05-May-2013 with "America's Best
Music 1290 KIVY" ID, then into instrumental song.
1350 WWWL LA New Orleans - Heard at 0545 UTC on 05-May-2013 with brief "ESPN
1350 WWWL" I
970 kHz XERFR, México City, DF - Heard at 0807 UTC with "XERFR, Novecientos
Setenta Kilohertz, con Cincuenta Mil vatios de potencia, un estación de Radio
Fórmula, la Primera Cadena Nacional."
Good signal considering the amount of noise on the MW band tonight. Heard using
my Sangean DT-400W baref
The Mexican on 990 could be XET, "La T Grande," in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
They're pretty potent here at night.
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
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Started listening at 0458 UTC (11:58 PM CDT) for the KBXD 1480 test. Tried
every orientation I could with my Eton e100 and Radio West Shotgun Loop, but
all I could hear was "Bollywood" music from local KLVL in Pasadena, TX.
Tried again at BOH - same thing.
Maybe I'll have better luck with tomor
Heard on a Sangean DT-400W ...
730 kHz XEHB MÉX Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Sunday 10 March @ 0715 UTC with
"Ke Buena Ciento Siete Punto Uno y Ke Buena Siete Ciento Triente" ID. Very
strong signals (even with lightning static in background) in deep null of
co-channel XEX from México City. Ti
XET 990 kHz - Sun 24 Feb - Monterrey, NL, MÉX - 0745 UTC w/"La T Grande" ID.
Fair sigs w/QRN. [1]
WJBO 1150 kHz Baton Rouge, LA - 0834 UTC - Sun 24 Feb - w/"News Radio 1150
WJBO" ID. Fair copy tonite w/QRN. [2]
73 & Good DX
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston, TX
Twitter: @setxdxer
Radios Used:
[1] S
There's a GE Superadio II, 7-2885F, on eBay for $89.99 Buy It Now. Item Number
261173093644.
Judging from the pictures on the page, the radio is in AWESOME condition!
If I weren't cash-strapped, I'd go for it!!
Seller's name is "jmaxflash (1201)."
I have no monetary interest in either eBay or
Everybody,
Thanks for your prompt responses to my inquiry about the #MWDX hashtag on
Twitter!
Concerning the #mwdx chat room on StarChat, I'm usually already in bed when I
tweet my "Insomniac DX" tips, so logging into StarChat would be a little
cumbersome. However, I will keep that option ope
Sometime in the not-too-distant past, I remember reading an article in a radio
journal that suggested the use of the "#MWDX" hashtag on Twitter as a means of
disseminating DX tips/catches to other DXers. Is this method still being
suggested?
I have been doing this during my "Insomniac DX" sessi
Don,
Well, Happy Birthday to you!! You deserve some "sweet" DX today! Hope the
ionosphere is good to you and brings some to you!!
73 & Great DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston, TX
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Tom,
My comments are almost exactly like Todd's. As an Electrical Engineer (BSEE
'75, La Tech) with a 'concentration' in Communications Engineering, I am very
much interested in all aspects of radio wave propagation.
I look forward to your forecasts so that I can use them in my all-band DX'ing
Ira,
I work at NASA/Johnson Space Center. Back when I was in the Mission Ops
Directorate (MOD), the NASA Branch Chiefs had a direct feed of the prime
Space-to-Ground link (SG1, I think) from the Mission Control Center (MCC) to
their offices. That way they could listen to real-time audio during
Well, I listened on 1500 kHz until around 0345 UTC. The more I listened, the
more the unid station faded in and out. The fade-ins were occasionally clear
enough for me to *tentatively* ID the language as Greek. This would match the
style of music that I was hearing, too.
I heard several phrases
Who is playing Middle-Eastern mx on 1500 kHz at 0240 UTC? I've been hearing
them almost every nite around the same time recently. There's also a male anncr
with heavily-accented ME-sounding language (to my untrained ears, it doesn't
sound like Arabic).
Is it coincidental this unid station showe
This was supposed to have been sent
yesterday. Don't know why it got
snarled in the ether ...
>> Just noticed a GE Superadio II on eBay for BuyItNow price of $USD 55.00.
>> Item # 230830297424. Ships from Pensacola,FL. Seller has 99.5% rating.
>> Auction has 2.5 Hours left.
>>
>> Just an announ
Just noticed a GE Superadio II on eBay for BuyItNow price of $USD 55.00. Item #
230830297424. Ships from Pensacola,FL. Seller has 99.5% rating. Auction has 2.5
Hours left.
Just an announcement, NOT an endorsement.
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
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Marc,
I've never eaten true Poke Salad myself, but have heard that it's similar in
taste to spinach salad, just a little more "tangy." I think most of the
festivals use just regular green salads, since pokeweed may not be the safest
thing to eat nowadays.
Strange customs we Southerners have,
Growing up in north Louisiana, I was always told that it was "Poke Salad" and
that it was a meal that folks ate when they had nothing else to eat. Lots of
small towns in Louisiana have a "Poke Salad Festival" during the year. The one
that I'm most familiar with is in Blanchard, LA, which is a
04-Nov-2011 ... Unid SS station on 1600 kHz using "La Mejor" IDs. Listened
2204-2238 CDT, but hrd no full IDs. WAOS Atlanta, GA??
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Clear Lake City, TX USA
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Receiver Used: Radio Shack DX-402 (Sangean ATS-505)
830 XEIK México Coahuila Piedras Negras - S/Off at 1900 CDT w/ID "La Norteñita"
and mention of Piedras Negras, then choral version of Mexican National Anthem.
Gone by 1904 CDT. [Ponder 11/02]
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Clear Lake City, TX USA
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Mon Oct 24th.
Radio is barefoot Sangean DT-400W.
QTH is Southeast Houston, TX.
73 and Great DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Clear Lake City, TX USA
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The date should have been Sun 10/23 instead of Sun 11/23. Sorry about the
confusion. Migraines do weird things when you're typing a note!
73 & Great DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Clear Lake City, TX USA
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No luck with hearing the WGBW test this morning (Sun 11/23 @ CDT). Local
station KMIC (Radio Disney) is on that frequency with IBOC.
>From my QTH here in far SE Houston (Clear Lake City), it's very hard to get a
>null on KMIC using my DT-400W. Maybe things would have been different using an
KRND 1630 has a good signal here in SE Houston, too. Heard "16-30 AM La Jota
Mexicana" ID's at 2344 CDT and 2350 CDT. I'm using my DT-400W barefoot. Thanks
for all the tips!
73 & Great DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Clear Lake City, TX USA
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Tuning around on my Sangean DT-400W before going to bed tonight, I heard a C&W
station with a fairly consistent signal on 1520. This was around 2350 CDT (0450
GMT).
I kept listening and at the TOH ( CDT, 0500 GMT) was treated with an ID for
"KRHW 1520 and 98.9 Sikeston, Missour
Glenn,
Local KNTH-1070 here in Houston
has been playing Adult Contemporary
Christian music on Sunday nights lately.
Could this be your station?
73 & Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
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On Oct 2, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Glenn Hauser wrote:
> UNIDENTIFIED. 1070, S
KIVY-1290 Crockett,TX, putting a good signal into SE Houston @ 2315 CDT.
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
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I was very surprised to hear the IBOC hash of WOAI 1200 last night, since I'm
so
far away from San Antonio (I live in Houston!). I was even more surprised to
null out a new station for me - KQQZ 1190 in St. Louis, MO!
All times have been converted to ELT.
1190 KQQZ MO St. Louis - 9/21 0057 -
I had another exciting FM tropo catch this morning on the way to work ...
Sep 15 Tr
0843 WZNF 95.3 MS Lumberton South Mississippi's Classic Rock Z95.3 - Big John
and Billy, The Big Show
They played a song written and performed by Hoyt Axton (remember him?) called
"Charlie Sheen" - dedicated t
Saw this on the Herculodge (http://herculodge.typepad.com/herculodge/) blog
this
morning ...
New Radio Alert: C.C. GOZO Scheduled for October 1 Sale
Thanks, Ed:
C.C. GOZO is scheduled for Oct 1 sale. See picture and info:
http://www.ccrane.com/radios/am-fm-radios/ccgozo.aspx
Anybody know anyth
More "Dashboard DX" this morning!
As I drove to work this morning, I tuned my 2003 Camry's radio to 90.3 MHz,
right next to local 90.5 MHz KPFT Pacifica Radio. I heard some flutter, but
nothing intelligible. When I pulled into the parking lot at work, the signals
became quite strong and clear
KBC Radio to start mediumwave tests on 19 August
August 16th, 2011 - 15:19 UTC
by Andy Sennitt.
Dutch-based KBC Radio carries the following updated announcement on its website:
“KBC has received a test license for 531 kHz in Burg Germany. We start testing
onFriday the 19th on AM 531.
More dat
Patrick,
I can empathize with you. I still have not isolated the source of my noise on
the MW band, but I've received a lot of help from group members. Hopefully,
you'll get as much help as I did!!
Have you or you neighbors received a visit from your cable repairman recently?
Check the outside
I don't recall this being mentioned in this thread, but if it has, please
forgive me for repeating it.
Wolfman Jack, AKA Bob Smith, and his wife had an easy-listening music program
on one of the Shreveport, LA, stations back in the late 1950's. I think the
station was either KRMD-1340 or KCIJ-1
Just noticed this on Saturday afternoon while trying to listen to WWL 870 for
latest news on flooding.
Extremely loud buzz totally covering entire MW band (530 -1700 khz). Only
locals punching through noise.
Went through perfunctory tests here - switched off everything we could think of
- no j
All,
Unfortunately, with local blowtorch KGOW "The Game" on the same frequency, even
though I tried with three separate radios (DT-400W, PR-D5, and CC-Radio EP), it
was a "water haul" from my location in far south-east Houston.
73 & Good DX,
Stephen H. Ponder, N5WBI
Houston, Texas, USA - EL
Rick,
Thanks for bringing back those great memories of the "glory days" of DX'ing the
AM band!
I had a similar experience with a clock radio picking up "exotic" DX. It was
mid-October in 1975 and I was in my first full semester of seminary in Fort
Worth, TX. Having moved there from Shrevepor
N, not R. Maria - so of course I didn't find it...
>
> Russ Edmunds
> 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia
> Grid FN20id
>
> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8
> AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot
>
>
> --- On Fri, 3/4/11, Step
Paul,
My bet would be that you heard KDEI out of Port Arthur, TX. They run the "Radio
Maria" programming format. They are a satellite/sister station to KJMJ in Ball,
LA.
73 and Good DX,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Clear Lake City, TX
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Kevin,
Try to listen for "Radio Canon" ID's (pronounced 'Can-yohn'). XEROK from
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, is a 150 kW station on that frequency. They
use the "Radio Canon" ID's.
They used to cover pretty much all of the USA before the FCC relaxed the rules
on the clear-channel frequenc
It's the Sony SRF-M606. The video has an introduction sequence (approx. 5-6
secs.) where that information is displayed in white text on blue background.
Thnaks & 73,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston, TX
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On Jan 6, 2011, at 6:59 PM, dyp...@aol.com wrote:
> He
Booming in here at 8:30 PM CST in southeast Houston, TX! Radio used was my
Radio Shack 12-888 Digital AM/FM/Weather Band radio on battery power using its
internal loopstick antenna.
Just had a deep fade (approx. 10 seconds) at 8:36 PM CST, but came back just as
strong as before.
Their format i
This must be the time of year for dashboard DX'ing!
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have a 6:15 AM CST telecon, so I'm usually on my
way to work by 5:30 AM.
This morning, around 5:34 AM CST (1134 UTC), I was listening to 760 kHz.
Instead of the usual monster
signal from XEABC in Mexico City, I hea
Seems like today was a good day for dashboard DX!
On my way home from work tonight, I decided to tune around some more. I
stopped
on 720 kHz, where I
heard a very strong signal in Spanish. Thinking this was the Cuban outlet that
I normally hear on this
frequency, I started to tune away when I
Okay - I "fat-fingered" my earlier e-mail. Thanks, Dave, for pointing that out.
I was driving my 1993 Camry, not a 1973 one. Did Toyota even make a Camry back
in 1973? Were Toyotas even available in the USA back in 1973?
Back in 1973, I was driving a 1968 Chevy Nova with an AM-only radio. I
On my way to work this morning - later than normal - I was tuning around the
dial on my 1973 Camry's radio.
Around 9:15 AM CST (1515 UTC) I stopped on 1240 kHz because I heard a station
beneath the co-channel
splash of local KQUE 1230. I heard several Cajun musical selections, local
commercial
I must have really been stressed out this week! I woke up this morning
(Saturday, Nov 6th, 2010) at 4:00 AM, thinking it was a work day with a 6:00 AM
teleconference!! I was halfway down the hallway, headed toward the shower,
when
I had that Homer Simpson "Doh!" moment and realized that it wa
Dave,
Here is the nighttime antenna pattern from the FCC ...
http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/628547-78269.pdf
Looks like most of their power is directed toward Houston at night now.
73,
Stephen H. Ponder, N5WBI
"Your attitude is a choice you make every day." - Chuc
Did anybody catch any XE's broadcasting special programming last night?
I totally forgot that last night was the eve of Mexico's Bicentennial
Celebration and that Presidente Calderon would be leading the "El Grito" and
ringing the "Hidalgo Bell" from the Metropolitan Cathedral in the Zocalo Regi
Most sources say thatall of the Radio Enciclopedia outlets originate from
La Habana (Havana), Cuba. Of course, that's like saying that all of the
Voice of America outlets originate from Washington, DC.
Their website link is: http://www.radioenciclopedia.cu/
73 and Great DX!
Stephen H. Ponder
Paul,
Try Dan Sampson's excellent website:
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com
Here's what he shows for Taiwan Radio International in English ...
Taiwan Taiwan R. Int'l 0200-0300 NA 5950wy, 9680wy
Taiwan Taiwan R. Int'l 0300-0400 NA,LA,As 5950wy, 15215wy, 15320
Taiwan Taiwan R. I
Universal Radio has a very good looking
Hammarlund SP-600 for sale ...
http://www.universal-radio.com/used/used9.html
73,
Steve N5WBI
Houston TX
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73 & Great DX'ing!
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i 300PE. For a
"less-than-$50" radio, it does quite well. I have
all 3 of the "Mini" radios - the Mini 100PE, the
Mini 200PE, and the Mini 300PE. I like them all!
73 & Great DX'ing!!
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Stephen Ponder N5WBI
Southeast TX DXer
http://setxdxer.blogspot.com/
Houston TX
o that
you get "stereo" sound with FM stations. Here's a link to the
User's Guide (it has a picture of the radio in it):
http://www.radioshack.com/graphics/uc/rsk/Support/ProductManuals/1200888_PM_EN.pdf
73 & GREAT DX!
--
Stephen Ponder N5WBI
Southeast TX DXer
http://set
O LOGBOOK, and way too weak to jump out of bed
to get them.
Maybe I'll get them again tonight.
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Stephen Ponder N5WBI
Southeast TX DXer
http://setxdxer.blogspot.com/
Houston TX USA
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