Archives for: 2/2018

Feb. 28, 2018, 7:44 p.m. [15:09] Jim, I can see WVPX out my window, but the tropo was not reciprocating here. Tropo has been dead for a long time. Even last fall, normally good tropo season, was dead. I don't even have tropo on my mind much anymore. I don't bother checking as often. If it's not there, you do other things. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 28, 2018, 4:38 p.m. Tr [15:54] KSNW 45/3, Wichita, KS 366 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:44 p.m. Chris I remember reading about your tropo dx on here a week ago but didn't realize you had added an HDHR to the DX shack :-) de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:36 p.m. Ms 105.1 KMJX Conway AR RDS showing bogus PI: 13B1 or KBKJ, PTY is Country, relog at 894 miles de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:27 p.m. Jim, yes my Mobile page is bookmarked. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:21 p.m. Chris, do you have your mobile page bookmarked for your autologger? de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:20 p.m. That was odd because WVPX showed up in the last 24 hrs search but now they are gone. Rabbitears must've had a brief memory problem de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:14 p.m. [15:09] WVPX (and WDLI & WFMJ) were Feb 22. Nice Ohio opening. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:12 p.m. [15:04] Jim, I got the HDHR about 1 1/2 weeks ago. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:09 p.m. I see Chris had dx early this morning, WVPX 23 Akron @ 402 mi. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:05 p.m. Uhhgg! I must be outta the loop, can't type. Question was, am I outta the loop? de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2018, 3:04 p.m. I'm I outta the loop? When did DTVDXER (Chris) get an HDHR and go up on Rabbitears? de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 28, 2018, 1:28 p.m. Tr KSCW 12/33, Wichita, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 28, 2018, 12:42 p.m. Tr 105.1 KYKS Lufkin Tx (220 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 28, 2018, 11:53 a.m. Tr KSNC 22/2, Great Bend, KS 414 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 28, 2018, 11:16 a.m. Tr KWCH 19/12, Hutchinson, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL. A few quick decodes. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 28, 2018, 10:06 a.m. Tr 93.9 KMXR Corpus Christi TX (432 mi) in weak on the Airspy HF+ & the Sony XDR-F1HD Tuner de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 27, 2018, 7:24 p.m. I know why I've never logged it... WDKA 49 :-( de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 27, 2018, 2:25 p.m. Tr KEFN-CD 49/49, St. Louis, MO 106 mi. from Payson, IL. New log. Not sure why this one's never been rec. and/or noticed prior. Rec. in Milford @ 213 mi. in 2015. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 27, 2018, 1:08 p.m. I finished installing my 600 watt solid state linear amplifier. This should be fun. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 27, 2018, 1:06 p.m. Jim, it took me a day or two of having my ham license to TALK to someone in Houston, and that's probably one of the poorer propagation logs. Meanwhile, I don't think I'll ever log Houston DTV. I'm beginning to be more okay with that as long as I have enough fun with ham radio. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 26, 2018, 8:35 p.m. ED has two conditions at his shack - tropo or T-storms :-} de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 26, 2018, 7:26 p.m. Ed had Houston again? I'm still waiting for my 1st Houston station. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 26, 2018, 3:35 p.m. Tr KYTX 18/19 Nacogdoches TX 507 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 26, 2018, 2:51 p.m. Tr 103.5 KBPA San Marcos Tx (408 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 26, 2018, 2:35 p.m. Tr KZJL 44/61 Houston 646 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 26, 2018, 2:33 p.m. Tr 96.7 KHFI Georgetown Tx (389mi) on air ID - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 26, 2018, 2:30 p.m. Tr WNBD-LD 33 Grenada MS 266 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 26, 2018, 2:25 p.m. Tr 100.3 KJKK Dallas Tx ( 369 mi) (new) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 26, 2018, 2:06 p.m. Tr 100.5 KZHE Stamps AR (244 mi) (new) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 26, 2018, 1:24 p.m. Tr 97.5 KQUS Hot Springs AR (316 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 26, 2018, 1:11 p.m. Tr KTXH 19/20 Houston 646 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 26, 2018, 1:04 p.m. Tr KLRT & KARZ are also back in w big sigs... lots of 100+ milers QRMing DX :-( de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 26, 2018, 12:52 p.m. Tr K19KX-D "IPTV1-I" 19/12, Keokuk, IA 42 mi. from Payson, IL. New log. STA w/temp. call sign replaces K44AB-D; T-Mobile displacement. Translator for KIIN 12, Iowa City, IA. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 26, 2018, 12:51 p.m. Tr 94.7 KAMX Luling Tx (393 mi) in weak on the AirSpy HF+ & XDR-F1HD Tuner de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 26, 2018, 12:51 p.m. Tr 98.9 KUTX Leander, Tx (400 mi) in weak on the AirSpy HF+ & XDR-F1HD Tuner with PI code of 46D5 on RDS Spy de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 26, 2018, 12:46 p.m. Tr KTAL & KTVE have resurfaced de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 26, 2018, 12:05 p.m. Tr KIAH 38/39 Houston 645 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 10:59 p.m. Tr KATV 22/7 Little Rock 265 mi Over local KBSI de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 10:47 p.m. Tr KLRT 30/16 & KARZ 44/42 Little Rock 265 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 10:46 p.m. Tr KASN 39/38 Pine Bluff AR 267 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 4:56 p.m. Tr WMAO 25/23 Greenwood MS 266 mi Over WATN Memphis 130 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 4:40 p.m. Tr WMAU 18/17 Bude MS 400 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 4:26 p.m. Tr KPXJ 21 Minden LA 420 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 4:16 p.m. Tr KTAL 15/6 Texarkana 415 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 4:16 p.m. Tr KTVE 27/10 El Dorado AR 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 25, 2018, 10:43 a.m. RE: 02:28... I've got 19 ch 15's in the log but WPSU is not one of them... WZTV Nashville is a BIG pest on ch 15. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 24, 2018, 6:43 p.m. Tr 102.5 WTSS Buffalo. While they are heard at least a little most days, now they have quite a nice signal. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 24, 2018, 2:20 p.m. Tr - Roy on Cape Cod getting WATM 24/23 Altoona, PA NOW (411 miles) de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 24, 2018, 2:01 p.m. Tr WJAC xltr 29/6 Bedford, PA 274 mi some tropo poppin' up. This is new log #3 for 2018. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 24, 2018, 2:30 a.m. And everyone logs KDKA too. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 24, 2018, 2:28 a.m. Everyone seems to log WPSU, including me!! Yes, I've logged it over my megawatt blowtorch WEWS @ 22 miles... now that says something about how well WPSU gets out. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 24, 2018, 12:02 a.m. [15:41] Chris, WPSU 15/3 is just under 60 miles from me. I can see a yellow bar in the “BAD” area all the time on my Insignia tuner and they do decode every so often de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 23, 2018, 9:17 p.m. Tr KOZK "OPT" 23/21, Springfield, MO 373 mi. from Milford, IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 9:15 p.m. Tr KMOS 15/6, Sedalia, MO 312 mi. from Milford, IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 3:41 p.m. [13:56] Dave.. How far are you from WPSU-15? They were in and out for hours Weds night. Also logged WHVL-LD-27 around 3am.. then went to bed.. don't know if they continued to decode. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 23, 2018, 3:41 p.m. Tr KFTA 27/24, Ft. Smith, AR 491 mi. from IL DX site. PSIP listed "24.2 KNWA-DT" first. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 3:25 p.m. Tr KHBS 21/40, Fort Smith, AR 544 mi. from Milford, IL DX site. tx near Poteau, OK. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 3:10 p.m. Tr KFSM 18/5, Ft. Smith, AR 486 mi. from Milford, IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 2:38 p.m. Tr KOLR 10/10, Springfield, MO 371 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 2:37 p.m. Tr KOTV 45/6, Tulsa, OK 541 mi. from IL DX site. Weak, in/out, maybe will pick up. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 1:56 p.m. Morning Steve, I see Chris had very good tropo over top of me the other day but I go up to take the dog out and watch TV about 8pm; that’s if nothing’s coming in and that night it was dead here de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 23, 2018, 1:22 p.m. Tr KOTV 45/6, Tulsa, OK 356 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 1:20 p.m. Tr KFSM 18/5, Ft. Smith, AR 318 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 1:19 p.m. Hi Dave. You never really know when it's going to show up, especially this time of year. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 1:04 p.m. I’ve seen some impressive tropo receptions logged in the upper Midwest over the past several days…nice going! de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 23, 2018, 12:58 p.m. Ms 99.7 WXST Hollywood, SC 635 miles, a quick burst showing PS/PI & PTY of R&B relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 23, 2018, 12:57 p.m. Tr KHBS 21/40, Fort Smith, AR 378 mi. from Payson, IL. New log. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 12:49 p.m. Tr KTUZ 29/30, OKC, OK 450 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 12:49 p.m. Tr KWTV "News9" 39/9, Oklahoma City, OK 450 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 12:48 p.m. Tr KFOR 27/4, OKC, OK 448 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 23, 2018, 12:38 p.m. Tr KOCB 33/34, Oklahoma City, OK 451 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 22, 2018, 8:06 p.m. Gw 216.825 "The Big 80s on 8" , Sirius XM satellite radio ch. 8 - wonder who's running this, 216-217 MHz is used for video-production wireless mics in Canada - de WRH ON FN03

Feb. 22, 2018, 3:53 p.m. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 22, 2018, 3:18 p.m. I was awake last night at the time you received my locals, and I was looking, but I quickly realized it wasn't worth the bother. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 22, 2018, 3:16 p.m. Chris, you can add last night as another in the count of many times when people receive my locals, yet the tropo doesn't reciprocate. I was very unimpressed with what I received here. I suppose it's time for me to move on. Ham radio is more eventful here anyways. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 22, 2018, 2:52 p.m. Thanks Steve... a real fun and unexpected night. Pics and video posted shortly on Facebook TV & FM DXing group. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 22, 2018, 12:49 p.m. Nice going, Chris. Enjoy seeing your reception on the map. Saw this Bewitched episode about Poughkeepsie yesterday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLamzDoB-Uk de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 22, 2018, 7:03 a.m. Tr WKYC-17/3 Cleveland, OH w/ Olympics 405 miles de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 22, 2018, 6:16 a.m. Tr ..and now WDLI-49/17 Canton, OH w/all 5 subs.403 mi de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 22, 2018, 6:13 a.m. Tr WVPX-23 Akron, OH w/ WDLI on sub 17.1 402 mi de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 22, 2018, 5:54 a.m. Tr WTAE 51/4 Pittsburgh, PA - quick decode 326 miles de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 22, 2018, 5:51 a.m. Tr WMIA-93.9 Miami Beach FL "MIA" 502 mi de fred SC FM03af

Feb. 22, 2018, 5:47 a.m. Tr WFMJ 20/21 Youngstown, OH in quite good right now 354 miles de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 22, 2018, 5:29 a.m. Tr WWGR-101.9 Ft Myers FL - RDS 485 mi - tropo finally settung up in the SE de fred SC FM03af

Feb. 22, 2018, 5:25 a.m. Tr WIVB 39/4 Buffalo 251 miles de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 22, 2018, 5:22 a.m. Tr WKBW 38/7 Buffalo, NY 250 miles, just barely decoding de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 22, 2018, 2:44 a.m. Tr WPSU 15/3 Clearfield, PA 241 miles as tropo is picking up west from Pougkeepsie de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 21, 2018, 4:59 p.m. If it was, it must have been either only along the coast or offshore de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 21, 2018, 4:34 p.m. Lots of humidity in low levels. Dry aloft. de WRH ON FN03

Feb. 21, 2018, 4:34 p.m. There should have been something on the east coast. All the indicies were lining up. de WRH ON FN03

Feb. 21, 2018, 4:34 p.m. Set up to record 4 channels overnight and today, but as expected, nothing here either de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 21, 2018, 3:34 p.m. No tropo. Not surprised, an opening of that magnitude in February would have been rather unprecedented de W2NJL NJ FM29

Feb. 21, 2018, 3:14 p.m. East coast tropo went belly up?? de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 21, 2018, 1:09 p.m. Local WNJU-36 is OFF.. there was good tropo forecast for this a.m., and nothing, Murphy's Law. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 20, 2018, 10:22 a.m. Tr WSES-DT-33 Tuscaloosa AL (282 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 20, 2018, 10:15 a.m. Tr 107.7 WUHT Birmingham, AL (331 mi) (new) in weak on both AirSpy HF+ & Sony XDR-F1HD de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 19, 2018, 10:18 p.m. Issue with ch. 40 at Payson appears to be TMobile w/strong, steady signal when aimed at cell tower. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2018, 10:15 p.m. [21:34] Chris, yes, that sounds like splatter/some overload from W42AE. I see that at Milford from strong local WICD 41 @ 42 mi. on 40 & 42 when aimed towards tower. Still get DX on 40 & 42 when strong enough. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2018, 10:01 p.m. DTVs are supposed to have sharp cut-off at ch edges but, in 'the real world,' who knows de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:57 p.m. Do analogs have more bleedover to adjacent channels compared to DTVs? de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:55 p.m. Chris, that makes sense. I see the same thing particularly at my Doylestown site. Channel 18 is a good example... it gets adjacent splatter from WKYC 17, but it doesn't seem to harm the DX, despite the signal often showing 100 on channel 18. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:44 p.m. WDKA QRM has kept me from logging W50CH-D Alton IL :-( de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:41 p.m. Ah-ha... I get blasted by WDKA 49 splatter when aimed that direction. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:40 p.m. Actually, I see big fluctuations on all channels 40 on up when aimed at W42AE (241 deg). de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:34 p.m. My rf-41 fluctutations are likely splatter from local W42AE, When aimed at NYC rf-41, no fluctuation at all. When aimed at W42AE, wild fluctuations on 41 AND 43. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:29 p.m. "White-Space" device of some kind? de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:24 p.m. [21:12] Yeah, but the signal on channel 41 doesn't appear that high to have T-Mobile on it, and it's intermittant. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 19, 2018, 9:12 p.m. Chris... T-Mobile?... iirc, T-Mobile has been 'buying off' LPTVs so they can begin operation on chs 38-51. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 8:23 p.m. [20:17] That's a likely explanation, but I'm looking at your signal strengths for channels 57 through 61, and they're not maxed out at 100 like mine are (on my home autologger). I don't really need to use an LTE filter here. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 19, 2018, 8:17 p.m. HDHomerun question.. On my "tuner 0" I see wildly fluctuating signal stength on rf-41. (from 27% to 80%+) changing every 1/2 second. Is this cellphones? Most cellular channels (i.e. ch 60) show very consistent signals. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 19, 2018, 7:28 p.m. [17:51] That's interesting Steve!! I'm glad to hear someone sticking up for their rights!! Most of the people in the forums won't challenge the HOA. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 19, 2018, 7:27 p.m. They say on the product details, get a better HDTV signal. I don't think so. PLEASE don't choke on the price de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 7:26 p.m. What the heck does this thing pre-amplify? https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=TTPA-8626 de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 5:55 p.m. In 2008 when I wanted to install a 31' tower, I showed this https://www.ccfj.net/FCClaw.htm to my neighbor, the HOA president and local attorney. A few days later, he gave me the green light. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2018, 5:51 p.m. HOA zealots need to understand the Telecommunications Act of 1996. I've lived in an HOA subdivision since 1992, and I've had outdoor antennas since 2001. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 19, 2018, 5:29 p.m. Ah yes - the HOA zealots. My lack of antenna space has to do with overload from the nearby transmitters and limited space. Thankfully no HOA here de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 5:09 p.m. A lot of people now prefer living in their gestapo, cookie-cutter subdivisions where they have an HOA dictate their lives. They don't dare to challenge the HOA rules on antennas despite being allowed by the FCC to erect an antenna. And I have to listen to these guys complain every day on the "other" forums. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 19, 2018, 5:03 p.m. Looks promising, although probably only those quite close to the coast will benefit if the maps predictions hold up de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 4:43 p.m. I hope East coast dxers are on alert for Wednesday morning...http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tr_map/fcst/eam072.jpg de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 4:34 p.m. Ah, OK... Cuba & DC were also regulars in the Trenton area... WDCA 20 (D.C.) was one of my 'benchmark' stns de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 4:28 p.m. Only DC area via tropo, a couple of FL and Cubans via Es using small antennas de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 4:25 p.m. Ed, I've never had the antennas to do any serious TV DX from here... de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 4:02 p.m. ... Found my old Trenton area log book... New Bern ch 12 was WCTI at that time. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:57 p.m. ... Sometimes, local cable-co would pick up New Bern when WHYY shut off :-) de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:55 p.m. Russ... I used to see ch 12 New Bern NC when WHYY went off... Hv you ever seen that one? de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:38 p.m. Most of these can't figure out why if OTA worked 5+ years ago, it doesn't now de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:35 p.m. Most apt complex renters that try to use a *dinky* antenna don't realize that BIG cellular tower just outside is a major culprit to their reception issues, and they just won't get it... de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:32 p.m. There are a lot of apartment dwellers that are becoming cord cutters, that wish they could receive OTA TV. Too bad there isn't a simple solution, but there isn't. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:30 p.m. From the Wikiknowledge pages, "I know it’s an ugly looking antenna, but you know what they say: If it ain't broke....." de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:30 p.m. And you are the man that keeps all those Jeff Foxworthy sayings alive..... de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:28 p.m. ... I thought about telling him I'd already logged over 500 DTVs with one but, then I remembered... You can't fix stupid... so I just let it go. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:27 p.m. Ed, what are you trying to do, kill me with laughter? de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:26 p.m. Jim... I read one of 'those boards' where a guy went on, for several pages, about how 'analog pre-amps' won't work w DTV sigs... de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:24 p.m. ATSC 3.... de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:24 p.m. Latest news stories I've read on ATSC it could be 20 years before the country changes, aka no gov't mandate with a deadline de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:23 p.m. Lets hope ATSC 3 will better deal w multi-path issues... It's supposed to. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:21 p.m. [15:18] Those things are less help than rabbit ears except that they can be hung at ceiling level de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:20 p.m. [15:10] I'm <10 from WPVI-6 and reception is usually unstable. If I get that in solid, I lose WHYY-12 de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:20 p.m. He asked if I would be an antenna consultant for his group. I told him I would have to think about it, as most people DON'T want help de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:18 p.m. He told me he did the research and knows they are very limited in what they can do de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:17 p.m. Chatting with the adm of the FB cord cutter group I'm signed up with, he said most members believe those little flat antennas that hang on the wall are suppose to work! de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:16 p.m. There are several large metal structures around me and when local signal bounces off of them the DTV box gets confused. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:08 p.m. Hence my recent comments. To them the conversion was simply a ploy to benefit TV mfrs de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 3:01 p.m. RE: 19:50... Remember... John Q. Public is a moron. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 19, 2018, 2:26 p.m. And that's at LT 10 miles de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 2:26 p.m. Especially true if they're trying for stations still on low VHF. To get reliable signals from the one here, I need an outdoor antenna and elevation of it de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 2:25 p.m. [20:22] At 20 miles, trees can be a problem, so can terrain, and so can multi-path. Those weren't such a problem with analog, and I bet none of those folks have any idea about the differences de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 19, 2018, 1:53 p.m. Tr WBOC 21/16 Salisbury, MD just surfaced. A bit of tropo this morning. 244 miles de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 19, 2018, 1:48 p.m. [20:22] Not really, they're complaining they can't get 20-mile full-power locals. I'm tired of it, I give them advice, but they never take it. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 19, 2018, 12:51 a.m. Local PBS, WFYI 21/20, Indy is promoting this announcement. https://www.wfyi.org/plan-to-rescan Appears to be related to ATSC 3.0 conversion. https://www.publicmedia.co/public-tv-station-coalition-formed-to-plan-for-conversion-to-atsc-3-0/ de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 18, 2018, 8:22 p.m. One suspects their idea of "locals" is greatly exaggerated de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 18, 2018, 7:50 p.m. You can't give these guys on the cord cutting groups any advice. They never listen. Then they endlessly complain that they can't pick up the locals they should be with the antenna they purchased from the infomercial. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:48 p.m. [15:35] Whether they intend it or not, the FCC is ultimately going to drive TV to become an internet or cable experience - no OTA de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:35 p.m. [15:31] There are no major cities nearby, with water on 3 sides de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:35 p.m. Its going to drive those OTA newbies crazy when they learn the FCC has a plan to mess with their new found toy... de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:33 p.m. repeat...Cord Cutting is popping up like crazy.... de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:33 p.m. Cord Cutting is popping us like crazy and there are a handful of Facebook *support* groups, but very few of them know what to do about OTA TV de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:32 p.m. Tr WDCQ 15/19, Bad Axe, MI (PBS) really gets out de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:32 p.m. 15:26... Tell him to get his antenna off of the basement floor :-) de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:31 p.m. I had an idea where it was. Curious why OTA TV is so bad there? The guy says he's in an apt, can only get a PBS station, that's it. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:31 p.m. Bad Axe is in the "thumb" of MI. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:30 p.m. Tr KYTV 44/3 Springfield MO 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:29 p.m. Google Maps is your friend - its near the point of the thumb of Michigan de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:26 p.m. Where in the world is Bad Axe Michigan? I'm on a FB Cord Cutter group, one member says he doesn't get much OTA TV there :-( de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 18, 2018, 3:20 p.m. Tr KHBS 21/40 Fort Smith AR 368 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 2:52 p.m. Tr WAGA 27/5 Atlanta 313 mi Over the 'Nashville Rash' (WKRN) de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 2:49 p.m. Tr KMYT 42/41, Tulsa, OK 356 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 18, 2018, 2:38 p.m. Tr KTPX 28/44 "ION" Okmulgee, OK 382 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 18, 2018, 2:29 p.m. Tr KOTV 45/6, Tulsa, OK 356 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 18, 2018, 2:22 p.m. Tr WRBL 15/3 Columbus GA 375 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 2:07 p.m. Tr KLRT 30/16 & KARZ 44/42 Little Rock 265 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 12:38 p.m. Tr WPBA 21/30 Atlanta 315 mi "ATLPBS" de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 12:21 p.m. Tr WPXA 31/14 Rome GA 276 mi "ION" de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 12:03 p.m. Tr WUVG 48/34 Athens GA 312 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 11:28 a.m. Tr WPCH 20/17 Atlanta 312 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 11:14 a.m. Tr a few Birmingham AL DTVs 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 5:11 a.m. Tr WLOV 16/27 West Point MS 212 mi Big sig de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 4:48 a.m. Tr KPXJ 21 Minden LA 420 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 4:48 a.m. Tr KTAL 15/6 Texarkana 415 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 18, 2018, 4:47 a.m. Tr KTVE 27/10 El Dorado AR 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 17, 2018, 8:19 p.m. 07:24... long range wx forecast calls for rain/storms on/off, w OH river flooding, until further notice. :-( de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 17, 2018, 7:29 a.m. Tr 97.5 WABD Mobile, AL (211 mi) in weak on both AirSpy HF+ & Sony XDR-F1HD de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 17, 2018, 7:28 a.m. [2/15 10:15] nice long haul Tropo to the Gulf coast indysteve de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 17, 2018, 7:24 a.m. I hope the weather gets better for your area Ed. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 15, 2018, 9:59 p.m. Good to see some Tr... the word, "thunderstorm" is in my wx forecast so, I'm unplugged. :-( de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 15, 2018, 12:52 p.m. Tr 105.7 KRNB Decatur, TX (424mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 15, 2018, 12:17 p.m. Tr 99.7 KBCY TYE TX (531 mi) at 11:04 utc de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40

Feb. 15, 2018, 11:52 a.m. Tr KWCH 19/12, Hutchinson, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 15, 2018, 11:51 a.m. Tr WIBW 13/13, Topeka, KS 262 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 15, 2018, 10:15 a.m. Tr Autologger in Dix, IL got to Houston @ 709 miles. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 15, 2018, 10:14 a.m. Tr [07:54] WMPN 20/29, Jackson, MS 528 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. Antenna was off correct azimuth by 35 deg. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 15, 2018, 1:46 a.m. Tr KOET 31/3 Eufaula OK 180 miles de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 15, 2018, 1:39 a.m. Tr KNWA 50/51, Rogers, AR 277 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 15, 2018, 1:37 a.m. Tr KOKH 24, KOCB 33, KAUT 40 OKC @ 257 miles de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 15, 2018, 12:36 a.m. Tr pretty much every Tulsa DTV now decoding de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 15, 2018, 12:24 a.m. Tr KOKI 22/23 Tulsa 153 mi. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 15, 2018, 12:17 a.m. Tr KMYT 42/41 Tulsa OK 153 mi. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 14, 2018, 11:56 p.m. Tr kinda, KAFT 9/13 106 mi., KFSM 18/5 108 mi., both Fayetteville AR de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 14, 2018, 11:45 p.m. Tr KQCW 20/19 Bartlesville-Tulsa OK 170 miles de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 14, 2018, 7:42 p.m. Tr KOOD 16/9, Hays, KS 408 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 14, 2018, 7:34 p.m. Tr KSCW 12/33, Wichita, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL. Very briefly in. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 14, 2018, 7:27 p.m. Tr KWCH 19/12, Hutchinson, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 14, 2018, 10:01 a.m. Ms 98.9 at 0514z WSPA Spartanburg, SC 510 miles, RDS capture PS, PI, PTY & $tereo, (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 14, 2018, 1:19 a.m. Tr: -WWTV RF Channel 9 Virtual Channel 9.1 CADILLAC, MI DX 174.3 miles de chad NW-OH EN71

Feb. 14, 2018, 12:18 a.m. Tr - CFMT-1 - RF Channel 48, Virtual Channel 69 London, ON - DX 186.8 miles. de chad NW-OH EN71

Feb. 13, 2018, 3:58 p.m. Tr WCMH 14/4, Columbus, OH 245 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 12, 2018, 6:42 p.m. Just noticed WAWV 39/38, Terre Haute, IN back on the air after repairing antenna problem several months ago. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 11, 2018, 10:27 p.m. Tr - WEAO RF Channel 50 Virtual Channel 49.1 Akron, OH DX 156.2 miles de chad NW-OH EN71

Feb. 11, 2018, 1:17 p.m. Tr [2/10, 21:59] WTVF 25/5, Nashville, TN 305 mi. from IL DX site via autologger, tuner 1. Little activity lately. de indysteve IN EM69

Feb. 11, 2018, 10:34 a.m. Ms 96.9 KIAQ Clarion, IA 792 mi., RDS calls and Country, relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 11, 2018, 1:35 a.m. Jim - I was never impressed with the HDP-269. Look here http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?11765-New-Vintage-Winegard-Preamps-Model-AP-2870-AP-3700-AP-8275&p=45418#post45418 de chad NW-OH EN71

Feb. 10, 2018, 9:35 p.m. Ms 88.9 WLXJ Battle Ground, IN RDS RELOG new calls 345 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo

Feb. 10, 2018, 9:27 p.m. Chad is that the same as the Winegard HDP-269? I have the HDP-269 on my mast. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 10, 2018, 7:58 p.m. I have some new in the box Winegard AP-2780, dual input pre-amps - If the group needs some. de Chad NW-OH EN71

Feb. 10, 2018, 7:56 p.m. Tr - Indy stations received in NW Ohio @ 130 miles. de Chad NW-OH EN71

Feb. 10, 2018, 10:05 a.m. Ms 96.9 at 0848z WTCD Indianola, MS 863 miles, RDS pic showing PS/PI/PTY and $tereo, relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 9, 2018, 7:32 p.m. Tr Memphis DTVs (140-ish mi) in/out... Most other DTV 'beacon' stns way down or no-show. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 9, 2018, 6:44 p.m. Thanks Chris... Should be DXable then... Guess it's just the Winter Tr dead zone keeping me from seeing it. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 9, 2018, 4:47 p.m. KPTN is DA, but not very. Best signal is SW. Ed, toward you about 50% of power. de dtvdxer NY FN31

Feb. 9, 2018, 3:46 p.m. Question... Is KPTN-LD 19/7 St Louis using a directional antenna? Been sitting on ch 19 for 3 months w/o any sign of it. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 8, 2018, 4 a.m. [23:24] No de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 7, 2018, 11:27 p.m. Along with the other Key West stations. Someone must've been visiting there. de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 7, 2018, 11:26 p.m. WSBS signal was captured on 12-05-17 with an HDHR tuner, can be found here...https://www.rabbitears.info/screencaps/fl-eyw/72053-0_0.htm de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 7, 2018, 11:24 p.m. Has anyone ever received WSBS Key West FL via Es? I notice Trip just recently posted their TSID/HTML data on Rabbitears de Jim-T MO EM37

Feb. 7, 2018, 12:40 a.m. Tr WMLV-89.7 Miami - RDS - 532 mi / WRTO-98.3 Gould 531 mi - South FL in strong! de fred SC FM03af

Feb. 6, 2018, 8:33 p.m. Freezing rain event coming in overnight... As if my antennas haven't taken enough of a beating already... UGH! de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 6, 2018, 4:29 p.m. Tr WMIA-93.9 FL Miami Beach - 939 MIA 502 mi fading in/out de fred SC FM03af

Feb. 6, 2018, 4:24 p.m. Tr WAVW-92.7 FL Stuart - RDS 411 mi - tropo strong from Orlando/Tampa direction de fred SC FM03af

Feb. 6, 2018, 3:31 p.m. [18:56] Makes one long for the days of active OO's and an FCC that would enforce de amfmdxer PA FN20id

Feb. 5, 2018, 7:06 p.m. [19:00] that KSPW-MO de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 5, 2018, 7 p.m. Ms 96.5 today WVO in stereo R&B, WMJJ-AL bogus KCAD Soft Rock, KRBZ-MO Rock, KSFW-MO Top 40, one unIded the rest relogs de Dave-N PA FN01qx

Feb. 5, 2018, 6:56 p.m. And they're really good at cramming the most profane words in a single sentence. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 5, 2018, 6:54 p.m. Ed, I've already discovered 7.200. Those guys are really talented at making up insults so quickly. The CB channel 27.165 is far worse here locally. Sometimes it's a hoot listening to. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 5, 2018, 6:25 p.m. You'll want to stay away from 7.200 on 40M... Bunch of CBers gone wild... Sad. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 5, 2018, 6:23 p.m. COOL !... Yup, you migtht as well go for the Extra and then you'll have it all. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 5, 2018, 1:55 p.m. I strung a cheap wire antenna through my yard and tested it out. I was able to reach Vermont and Minnesota on 40 meters and 20 meters, so I know it's working. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 5, 2018, 1:52 p.m. Hey Ed, I got my general ham license over the weekend. Maybe I'll catch you on HF sometime. I'd like to get my extra license so I can expand the usable frequencies. de Andrew K OH EN91EB

Feb. 1, 2018, 5:46 p.m. OK, good. de Ed W-KY EM56

Feb. 1, 2018, 2:50 p.m. [21:09] Ed - I got it okay last night - Thanks! de fred SC FM03af