Archives for: 2/2020
Feb. 29, 2020, 7:32 p.m. http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tv-sam.htm de cd FL EL96
Feb. 29, 2020, 7:32 p.m. Per WRH's excellent site (above), it's iffy I will ever see F2 again, based on the next solar cycle vis-a-vis analog shutdown dates... de cd FL EL96
Feb. 29, 2020, 7:27 p.m. More here: http://www.wtfda.org/forums/forum/wtfda-dx-talk/got-analog-tv-dx/7247-feb-29-2012-leap-dx-tep de cd FL EL96
Feb. 29, 2020, 7:25 p.m. I saw streaming video of that exact program the next day, replete with the car chase. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 29, 2020, 7:24 p.m. "Frecuencia Latina" was mentioned earlier in a promo...AND... de cd FL EL96
Feb. 29, 2020, 7:23 p.m. [19:05] I still have the master, but it's all bad! Anyway. "Frecuencia Latina" de cd FL EL96
Feb. 29, 2020, 7:05 p.m. cd - How did you identify Lima? de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 29, 2020, 6:28 p.m. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bce5rjH1TC0 de cd FL EL96
Feb. 29, 2020, 6:28 p.m. Yes, Leap Day. It was 8 years ago today that this happened for me, above. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 29, 2020, 4:58 p.m. Happy Leap Day! You have one extra day for DX this year, use it wisely - https://www.timeanddate.com/date/leap-day.html de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 29, 2020, 4:33 p.m. Ditto Monique in Mane. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 29, 2020, 4:31 p.m. I like new look. I don't see Roy on Cape Cod (Falmouth)... does the list only include autologgers reporting at the current time? de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 29, 2020, 3:11 p.m. New look to Rabbitears all_tuners site. Locations listed east to west. Easier to find. Thanks, Trip. https://rabbitears.info/tvdx/all_tuners de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 29, 2020, 2:41 p.m. I'd say so, Steve... KBSI is still puny here.... Figures WRBU is off 28 atm :-( I've got good sigs from other St-L stns de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 29, 2020, 2:39 p.m. Tr KGCW 21/26, Burlington, IA 152 mi. from Milford, IL. Barely got thru the QRM. Repacked from 41 & new tx site w/other Quad Cities DTVs (near Orion, IL). New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 29, 2020, 2:28 p.m. Ed, is KBSI 36/23, Cape Girardeau, MO still on STA? It's coming in with a fairly good signal at Payson this a.m. Maybe a little enhancement. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 29, 2020, 12:57 p.m. WRBU: Not long after I posted about RF 28 it disappeared and is not on this morning. Looks like I caught a test period. RF 47 is strong at Payson this morning. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 29, 2020, 4:55 a.m. I'm aimed at St Louis, parked on 28, seeing a little bit of signal, now & then... de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 29, 2020, 4:26 a.m. WRBU correction, RF 47 de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 29, 2020, 4:19 a.m. [19:20] WRBU...testing on RF 28? St. Louis autologger still shows a signal on 46 de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 28, 2020, 9:56 p.m. I'll look for WRBU tonite / Sat... Thunder- we're all gonna die -Storms fcst Sun thru Wed :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 28, 2020, 9:29 p.m. 19:20... Thanks for the heads-up, Steve... I see a WEVV - WRBU - WREG collision in my future de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 28, 2020, 9:29 p.m. [21:15] "Church Channel" is sooooo 2015! de cd FL EL96
Feb. 28, 2020, 9:15 p.m. 12:39... Close enough... My sat rx still displays it as 'Smile of a Child'. It also shows Hillsong as 'Church Channel' fwiw de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 28, 2020, 8:06 p.m. [20:05] a grand total of 187, over 11 years trying! *Sigh* de cd FL EL96
Feb. 28, 2020, 8:05 p.m. I just redid my total DTV Log, combining any and all on same RF that formerly and currently exist, serving the same general market.... de cd FL EL96
Feb. 28, 2020, 7:20 p.m. Tr WRBU "ION" 28/46, East St. Louis, IL 106 mi. from Payson, IL. Repack ch. & still on RF 47, too. A little more height & much more ERP on 26. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 28, 2020, 3:43 p.m. Well, the five calls must have come in....WMXJ 102.7's HD is back. (No 2 or 3) de cd FL EL96
Feb. 28, 2020, 12:39 p.m. [27/21:20] Smile of a Child is now just Smile TV. de WRH ON FN03
Feb. 28, 2020, 10:23 a.m. Ms at 0623z WYJJ 97.7 Trenton, TN 702 miles, RDS calls and Soft R&B, relog same prop mode de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 27, 2020, 9:20 p.m. 02:55 ... The Galaxy 19 sat line up is TBN, Hillsong, Enlace, Smile of a child, Positiv... I think this is the standard 'TBN 5' you speak of de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 27, 2020, 9:07 p.m. 00:30... Thanks, Jim... Makes sense... It seems to be movies w a Christian theme de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 27, 2020, 9:03 p.m. ... WTCT = " We're Tri-State Christian TV" ... It has 3 subs... -1 HD feed... -2 SD feed... -3 Light TV de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 27, 2020, 9 p.m. I think you're right cd... WTCT is owned by Garth & Tina Coonce... It runs some TBN stuff + original pgms... de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 27, 2020, 2:55 a.m. [20:40] That's odd. TBN O&O's have five distinct channels. I guess your "TBN"/LightTV is only an affiliate. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 27, 2020, 12:30 a.m. JUCE TV was rebranded Positiv TV on January 27, 2020 and the programming was tweaked to *uplifting movies* (*their words*) de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 26, 2020, 9:04 p.m. Did 'Juce TV' turn into 'Positiv' or, is it something all-together new? ... On sat (Galaxy 19) Positiv is in the place where Juce used to be de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 26, 2020, 8:40 p.m. 1718... cd, my local TBN, WTCT, runs regular ads on their, "Light TV" sub-ch de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 26, 2020, 8:35 p.m. [20:03] Nevermind, managed to track it down. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 26, 2020, 8:03 p.m. Anyone know how to pull an email address from QRZ.com? Oregon ham op told me I could get his QRZ address. I don't have QRZ acct, have to have FCC callsign de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 24, 2020, 6:10 p.m. [14:39] they seem to be in "we don't care" mode now....the underlying theme of most of the broadcast industry now. I've done a ton of *marketing* to the TV industry the past 6 months, seems to be the general consensus. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 24, 2020, 5:18 p.m. I just discovered this morning, that TBN's Positiv ch (.5) now runs *mainstream commercials* in between their movies. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 24, 2020, 2:42 p.m. By the way, the website for WGGN television has not been updated in at least 11 years. It warns viewers that they may lose coverage due to the analog to digital conversion, and if you call their prayline phone number, it's disconnected. de Andrew OH EN91
Feb. 24, 2020, 2:39 p.m. [2/22 14:20] No update on WGGN... they seem to be in "we don't care" mode now. They were supposed to be transmitting on DT 3 by Thanksgiving. de Andrew OH EN91
Feb. 24, 2020, 9:30 a.m. Ms 93.7 WTNM Courtland, MS 802 miles, RDS calls and Talk, relog prev Es de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 23, 2020, 10:21 p.m. Weak pilot 82.31 (RF 6) bearing east, fading in & out. Wish I knew who it is. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 23, 2020, 10:11 p.m. Ms DTV 6 east was really strong but no decode de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 23, 2020, 2:51 p.m. WDJC is on 93.7 BTW de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 23, 2020, 2:50 p.m. Ms at 1333z WDJC Birmingham, Al 741 mi., RDS PS/PI/RT/PTY: Religious Music, (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 23, 2020, 2:22 p.m. [06:04] I hope the hitman that killed tropo got paid big money for it :-/ de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 23, 2020, 2:02 p.m. Tr WDIV 45/4, Detroit 260 mi. from Milford, IL via manual tuner. Brief decode, very in/out. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 23, 2020, 12:38 p.m. Tr WUPW 46/36, Toledo, OH 227 mi. from Milford, IL. Repack to RF 26 deadline 3/13/20. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 23, 2020, 6:04 a.m. Yup... Tr's been dead dead dead hr de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 23, 2020, 1:41 a.m. [22:30] Unless I see WCTV 46 again, I'd be wasting my time. Condx dead here. BTW 48 still home to WOPX (similar azi). de cd FL EL96
Feb. 22, 2020, 10:36 p.m. ... (2/19 11:47 & 11:56) de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 22, 2020, 10:30 p.m. cd... did you note, as of a few days ago, WZDX 41/54 & WAFF 48 N-AL are still on air?... Go get 'em :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 22, 2020, 10:19 p.m. WGGS 2 SC 363 mi is gonna be more of a problem... Kinda long for Tr, kinda short for Es, plus WHDF QRM de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 22, 2020, 10:14 p.m. OK thanks guys... WVIR should be an easy Es target from here... Parked on 2, twiddling thumbs.... de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 22, 2020, 10:09 p.m. Re WVIR, if I could ever get a smidgeon of Ms, Charlottesville VA is decent distance---as is Huntsville AL---for DT 2. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 22, 2020, 10:09 p.m. re: WVIR - They have been reported testing on rf-2. Their CP has been extended to July 15... but it looks like they might be on soon. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 22, 2020, 10:08 p.m. [22:06] Ed, per the "other board," WVIR was indeed testing this week for a day or two. They haven't moved yet, but as Brook Benton once sang: "It's just a matter of time." de cd FL EL96
Feb. 22, 2020, 10:06 p.m. 1420... While we're at it... Is WVIR ever gonna get ch 2 running? de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 22, 2020, 7:54 p.m. Seems the LMS Query is what is down. Couldn't get it to work most of last Saturday either. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 22, 2020, 7:53 p.m. Probably started working again right after I posted that. Did the same thing last Saturday, was down about 5 hrs de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 22, 2020, 7:07 p.m. FCC sites working for me. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 22, 2020, 6:11 p.m. FCC didn't pay their internet bill. Third Saturday in a row it hasn't worked. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 22, 2020, 2:27 p.m. [2/19 14:07] Trip replied to my comment. "Yes, I expect LPTV stations to end up as ATSC 3.0 host stations in a number of cases since they have no simulcast requirements." de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 22, 2020, 2:20 p.m. Andrew, any update regarding WGGN 3, Sandusky, OH hitting the air? I've got a very weak decode of WTLW 4, Lima, OH @ 117 mi. at my house this morning. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 21, 2020, 10:29 a.m. Ms 103.3 KIXB El Dorado, AR 985 miles, RDS PS/PI/PTY, relog same mode of prop de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 19, 2020, 9:11 p.m. Ms CITO 3+ Timmins ON 870 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 19, 2020, 9:04 p.m. Ms and CHBX 2- Sault Ste Marie ON 705 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 19, 2020, 9 p.m. Ms ol' reliable CIII 2+ Bancroft ON 810 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 19, 2020, 8:48 p.m. Tr 50.068-ish weak N4LR bcn N-AL de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 19, 2020, 2:07 p.m. Tr KDTL-LD "Retro" 16/16, St. Louis, MO 203 mi. from Milford, IL. Only one stream. I wonder if stations like this might be the early DTVs with ATSC 3.0 as it has to be on a different ch. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 19, 2020, 1:52 p.m. Tr WTWO 35/2 Terre Haute IN 177 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 19, 2020, 1:39 p.m. Tr WTVW 22/7, Evansville, IN 242 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. Thru local WVDM-LD. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 19, 2020, 1:11 p.m. Tr WHAS 11/11, Louisville, KY 306 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. In briefly. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 19, 2020, 12:52 p.m. Tr WDKY "FOX" 19/56, Danville, KY 259 mi. from Milford, IL. Brief decode via manual tuner. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 19, 2020, 12:42 p.m. Tr WDBB 14/17 Bessemer AL 240 mi 17-1 "CW" 17-2 "ABC3340" 17-3 "Weather" de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 19, 2020, 12:34 p.m. Tr WAND 20/17 Decatur, IL 128 mi. from Payson, IL. Repack from 17. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 19, 2020, 12:20 p.m. Tr Some St. Louis mkt. DTVs 204-218 mi. from Milford, IL in/out including KTVI 43/2 & WRBU "ION" 47/46. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 19, 2020, 12:13 p.m. Tr WAVE 36/3, Louisville, KY 306 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 19, 2020, 12:12 p.m. Tr WBKI 16/58, Salem, IN (Louisville) 306 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 19, 2020, 12:03 p.m. 1423... I've seen some good documentaries abt Allman Bros, Lynyrd Skynyrd & Stevie Ray Vaughan on Circle Network de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 19, 2020, 11:56 a.m. Tr WZDX 41/54 Huntsville AL 181 mi w T-mobile QRM de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 19, 2020, 11:47 a.m. Tr WAFF 48 Huntsville AL 182 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 18, 2020, 2:23 p.m. FYI, KYTV 19/3 added Circle, Justice and Quest today de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 17, 2020, 4:55 p.m. [04:55] WHIZ was granted a Licence to Cover for rf-30 on Jan 28. They should no longer be operating on rf-40. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 17, 2020, 11:52 a.m. Tr [07:00] KWCH 19/12, Hutchinson, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. Per graph it was in a few min. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 17, 2020, 4:55 a.m. WHIZ is on both 40 and 30 currently de Andrew OH EN91
Feb. 17, 2020, 4:54 a.m. Tr WHIZ 30/18 Zanesville, OH @ 80 miles *NEW* repack de Andrew OH EN91
Feb. 17, 2020, 2:34 a.m. Tr WNEO 45/45, Alliance, OH 350 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 17, 2020, 2:30 a.m. Tr WCMH 14/4, WOSU 38/34 & WWHO "CW" 46/53, Columbus, OH mkt. 245-248 mi. from Milford, IL. Strong signals atm. Other channels so jammed. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 17, 2020, 2:20 a.m. Tr KFXA "FOX" 27/28, Cedar Rapids, IA 253 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 16, 2020, 2:51 p.m. Ms at 1313z WRNZ 105.1 Lancaster, KY 437 miles, RDS PS: partial “H”, PI: 82F7 or WRNZ, PTY: Adult Hits, (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 16, 2020, 1:45 p.m. Tr WDIV 45/4, Detroit, MI 260 mi. from Milford, IL. In briefly. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 16, 2020, 1 p.m. [12:59] Sorry....should be WIFR-LD de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 16, 2020, 12:59 p.m. Tr WIRF-LD 28/23, Freeport (Rockford), IL 140 mi. from Milford, IL. Repacked from 41. New log. WQRF, Rockford still on RF 42. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 16, 2020, 12:47 p.m. Tr KRIN "IowaPBS" 35/32, Waterloo, IA 248 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 16, 2020, 12:36 p.m. Tr KGAN "CBS" 29/2, Cedar Rapids, IA 248 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 16, 2020, 12:38 a.m. Es 2 RCN CLM de cd FL EL96
Feb. 16, 2020, 12:05 a.m. I've determined that TVes is showing the movie "Notting Hill," based on one EE song from the film. TVes used to stream. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 15, 2020, 11:51 p.m. Es 88.7 very briefly Pequiven, Zulia VEN//stream. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 15, 2020, 11:18 p.m. Es 2 CARACOL CLM de cd FL EL96
Feb. 15, 2020, 11:18 p.m. That's VEN....and SS on 89.1 building. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 15, 2020, 11:17 p.m. Es 3 TVes. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 15, 2020, 10:55 p.m. Es on analog 3---gotta be Televen in VEN, due to the siren. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 15, 2020, 9:21 p.m. Nobody home... Gotta call back Mon-Fri during normal business hours de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 9:15 p.m. OK... I'm gonna call him... gotta go off line to do it... de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 9:10 p.m. IF you call him, ask him if he has any MPEG 4 units that are close outs or specials. He doesn't advertise those on his website. Tell him you were talking to Jim in Springfield. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 9:09 p.m. This his lowest priced advertised one $121.50 includes S&H...https://www.rickssatelliteusa.com/sx88.htm de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 9:07 p.m. I don't need anything fancy... Just a good blind-scan rx de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 9:04 p.m. Guess I'll call Rick's Sat (KC-MO) & see what he has de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 9:02 p.m. I found an ITC C band NASCAR source on 99w, but of course it is MPEG-4 also. ED, you need a new receiver, some are right around $100 de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 9 p.m. Yup, there's the catch, my rx no hablo MPEG 4 ... Time to buy a new rx de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 8:59 p.m. But of course I JUST FOUND the listing for the Grand Junciton channels, both are MPEG-4, grrrrrr de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 8:57 p.m. And yes Fox and NatlGeo are on 91w C de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 8:56 p.m. On 91w Ku (Galaxy 17), you should easily find ABC feeds (4 mux) @ 12011 V SR 13333. Two of them are MPEG-4, two are MPEG-2. Very strong signal. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 8:54 p.m. Lemme check Ed...just got back on here de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 8:34 p.m. Am I on the correct sat? de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 8:31 p.m. ... Horz pol... C-band... open Word Network... Scrambled NBC feeds... Ku... Nothing de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 8:26 p.m. OK, Jim here's what I found... Vert pol... C-band... scrambled FOX & Nat Geo... Open JTV, Univision, ARTS... Ku ... wild feeds de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 7:02 p.m. KREX/KFQX Grand Junction CO @ 12127 V 8750. You can always try it. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 7:01 p.m. Ed, I guess I should ask you if you can get 91w Ku? de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 7:01 p.m. I've only got mpeg 2 rx, Jim.... I think those FTA FOX feeds are mpeg 4... If that's what you're thinking... de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 6:28 p.m. Ed, what is your range on C/Ku satellite? de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 15, 2020, 4:50 p.m. Hi cd... Local 95.7 WCCK Calvert City KY (classic country) covers NASCAR so that's gonna be "plan B" de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. That's only radio, of course. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. [16:38] My workaround: http://kiwisdr.com/public/ de cd FL EL96
Feb. 15, 2020, 4:38 p.m. KBSI is sooo puny it's just in/out now... 70 mi... I may hv to listen to Daytona on the radio if I can't get a good sig from any of the FOX stns :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 4:20 p.m. I hope to do a re-re-build on the P-7 & get it back up this Spring... I'm gonna need it de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 4:12 p.m. ... I have to aim 285 deg to get KBSI... It's true heading is 305 deg de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 4:11 p.m. OK, Steve, thanks... Yup... we''ll end up doing more aiming where the QRM is least, vs aiming directly at the desired stn... de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 3:56 p.m. Ed, Rabbitears indicates WHTN "Licensed" on 16 w/no STAs showing up now. 900 kW, DA (mostly to SW), 820'. Not much signal aimed north, at Milford. These days, it's about less QRM to get a decode. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 15, 2020, 3:55 p.m. Nashville WTVF 5 "5-11"... WTVF 36/5 "5-1" de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 3:50 p.m. Tr WKYT 21/27 Lexington KY 240 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 3:42 p.m. 14:55... Steve, has WHTN got to 'full power' now?... It's sig is much better than it has been de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 3:28 p.m. I'm gonna see a big traffic jam when 'normal' Summer Tr returns :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 3:18 p.m. 13:57... Early today, on 2nd floor indoor ants, fixed on locals, WDKA (47 mi) was wiped out by WATN Memphis (130 mi) de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 3:05 p.m. Tr sub-d's on 41 42 43 44 48 de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 2:55 p.m. Tr WAND 20/17 Decatur IL 217 mi Repack from 17 de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 15, 2020, 2:55 p.m. Tr WHTN 16/39, Murfreesboro, TN 321 mi. from Milford, IL via manual tuner. Brief decode. Then WBKI 16 popped up. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 15, 2020, 2:22 p.m. [14:21] DUH....KPLR, St. Louis. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 15, 2020, 2:21 p.m. Tr WFIE 26/14, Evansville, IN 190 mi. from Milford, IL via manual tuner. Brief PSIP over KSPR, St. Louis. Plus, local WCCU off 26. WFIE repack ch. from 46. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 15, 2020, 2:17 p.m. Tr WBBJ 43/7, Jackson, TN 350 mi. from Milford, IL via man. tuner & autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 15, 2020, 2:12 p.m. Tr [06:38] WREG 28/3, Memphis, TN 329 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. Brief decode overnight. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 15, 2020, 1:57 p.m. Tr WDKA "MyTV" 25/49, Paducah, KY 235 mi. from Milford, IL. Strong signal atm. Best DX so far. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 15, 2020, 4:46 a.m. I am pretty sure the station reporting the DX (N3ENM-10) is having an issue Chris...reporting a bunch of distant stations I've never seen before on there. Typical mid-winter dead conditions all around de W2NJL NJ FM29
Feb. 14, 2020, 10:10 p.m. What's the big orange blob that's been over PA all day on the APRS map? Conditions are pretty dead... no-one's reporting anything? de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 14, 2020, 4:27 a.m. Thanks, Steve... I've only seen a flicker of signal, so far... de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 14, 2020, 2:12 a.m. (21:29) WAND operating with 507 kW from temp. side-mounted ant. @ 1000' de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 13, 2020, 9:29 p.m. Is the 'new' WAND 20 running a megawatt or is it running temp-low-power ? de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 13, 2020, 8:32 p.m. Tried it and got, "Sorry, you are not authorized to view this page" de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 13, 2020, 8:23 p.m. Remember that only 2012 and later are there any attachments to view de cd FL EL96
Feb. 13, 2020, 8:22 p.m. Ed, see if u can access: http://www.wtfda.org/forums/search?q=k04dh-d de cd FL EL96
Feb. 13, 2020, 8:01 p.m. ... The whole story is (was?) on the WTFDA forum (which I can't access anymore)... Try a search for "K04DH-D" & see if it's still on the forum de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 13, 2020, 7:58 p.m. ... Best flea power DX was K04DH-D 4 Gunnison CO 1013 mi running 100-ish watts... What it has going for it is altitude... it's abt 10-K ft up in the mountains de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 13, 2020, 7:50 p.m. Checked the log... Found 7 Es DTVs w power of 1KW or less... fwiw de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 13, 2020, 7:40 p.m. I have to look up power of WBRA 3---but my friend who lives 20 mi from Roanoke really gets frustrated trying to watch it. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 13, 2020, 7:38 p.m. ------I take it back! Isn't WNYB 5 at 4 kW? Caught it for a few sec last year---testing phase! de cd FL EL96
Feb. 13, 2020, 7:37 p.m. Aside from 300 watt WKOB-2 pre-2014, I think all my DTV via Es are at least 9 kW. Of course, I would think HAAT has a say in it./cdel96 de cd FL EL96
Feb. 13, 2020, 5:26 p.m. [16:48] 3kw about 5db less than standard 10kw, so they can get out depending how crowded the channel is. "Full power" 3kw WLBZ-2 ME is widely reported. I haven't logged any 3kw. (But I have two 1200 watt Canadians - CKPR-2 and CHFD-4). de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 13, 2020, 4:48 p.m. Anyone know how well a DTV VHF low @ 3 kw gets out via Es? I notice several LD's being reassigned to VHF 2-6, around the country. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 13, 2020, 10:07 a.m. Ms 94.7 KSHE Crestwood, MO 658 miles, RDS & stereo PI: bogus WDU, PTY: Rock, relog same prop mode de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 12, 2020, 9:04 p.m. [03:59] I noticed the new maps won't show up on my Win 7 computer. de WRH ON FN03
Feb. 12, 2020, 1:58 p.m. Previous post, disregard [02:41]. Received a few min. ago. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 12, 2020, 1:56 p.m. Tr [02:41] WPBI-LD 17/16, Lafayette, IN 43 mi. from Milford, IL via man. tuner. With WAND off 17, finally got this repack, but WYIN, Gary, 50 mi., killing it. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 12, 2020, 1:13 p.m. Tr WCMH 14/4, Columbus, OH 245 mi. from Milford, IL. In/out via manual tuner. A little enhancement. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 12, 2020, 12:46 p.m. Chris & Bill, single-tuner maps are now available, but they have a different look. https://rabbitears.info/tvdx/one_tuner_map/101B94C9/tuner0 de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 12, 2020, 12:27 p.m. GW WAND 20/17, Decatur, IL 80 mi. from Milford, IL. Finally got repack to work. Now off 17. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 12, 2020, 4:02 a.m. WDOX is RF 24 moving to 29 (if it hasn't already), but WDOX & WXOD are in //. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 12, 2020, 4:01 a.m. Tr 8/24 WXOD LD FL, PSIP "WDOX-LD", unlike shown in Rabbitears....---> de cd FL EL96
Feb. 12, 2020, 3:59 a.m. I can't get new signle-tuner maps. Just blank screen with "configure". No map. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 12, 2020, 1:15 a.m. Also WCWN-22, and WYPX-19 are off in Albany market. WTEN-26/10 is ON. Re; WMHT-23 xltr, no PSIP (and blank screen) ... just full scale bar onZentih Box. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 12, 2020, 12:56 a.m. Local WMHT 25/17 Schenedctady, NY is OFF the air, allowing rare reception of WWOR/WRNN 25 NYC. Also local WMHT sxlt on rf-23 is blank... carrier and PSIP only. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 11, 2020, 9:12 p.m. I already miss the old-style Rabbitears single-tuner maps, but I guess I can get used to the new ones. de WRH ON FN03
Feb. 11, 2020, 2:23 p.m. WAND, Decatur, IL dealing with yet another repack delay. With new parts, hopes to be on RF 20 tomorrow. https://www.wandtv.com/community/wand-re-scan-for-over-the-air-and-antenna/article_128ba388-3eed-11ea-8479-3765293cbf71.html de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 11, 2020, 12:35 p.m. [00:31] Thanks. Updated accordingly. de Trip VA
Feb. 11, 2020, 11:48 a.m. Tr [09:35] WDIV 45/4, Detroit 260 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. In for a few minutes. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 11, 2020, 12:31 a.m. Hey Trip, WOVA-LD is already on 20. I received that a couple weeks ago. de Andrew OH EN91
Feb. 10, 2020, 8:19 p.m. [2/9 22:08] No Trip, the only way I'd see WTAP now is if they weren't cochannel to a local, but that was the consequence of the repack. TV DX is officially dead. de Andrew OH EN91
Feb. 10, 2020, 2:36 a.m. OK I do see RF 3 still there---but it has been at least 8 months, maybe a year, nada. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 10, 2020, 2:33 a.m. Trip knows more than I---but IIRC W43CB was to move to RF 3; but I think they just "mailed it in." de cd FL EL96
Feb. 10, 2020, 2:32 a.m. OK, Chris. Instead of writing down, maybe the whole concept of mystery is better. Didn't know about Sebring. W43CB is "histoire." de cd FL EL96
Feb. 10, 2020, 2:13 a.m. .... You can check RabbitEars regular "Market listings" to see if a stationis off the air. It looks like WUFX-LD-38 Tampa is still ON the air on 38. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 10, 2020, 2:13 a.m. [01:02] cd - What I meant was the map will show LD's that are gone if they haven't yet gone on the air on their new channel. In addition to W43CB, WALM-LD Sebring-38 is also gone. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 10, 2020, 1:02 a.m. [20:33 Not sure if this is what you meant, but W43CB Miami still shows. They're loooooooong gone. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 10, 2020, 12:59 a.m. [23:54] I've had one and only one Tr catch north of NC, and not much more north: 106.9 WAFX VA. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 10, 2020, 12:42 a.m. There's supposedly an LD in Sebring still on 38. That's certainly possible. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 10, 2020, 12:41 a.m. [23:54] One word: Bwahahaha! de cd FL EL96
Feb. 9, 2020, 11:54 p.m. cd --- I note there is nothing on the air on rf-38 between you and Baltimore, MD. If you should happen to get a great northerly opening, look for WMAR-38/2.. they move is Phase 9. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 9, 2020, 10:41 p.m. ChrisL: Thanks much on that tip! I will have to write down all the "possibilities" on paper, but that'll definitely work. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 9, 2020, 10:08 p.m. Has anyone seen WTAP on new channel 35? Their website says they moved 2/3. de Trip VA
Feb. 9, 2020, 10:01 p.m. [2/4 13:30] WPXS had requested a move to channel 11 prior to the repack, and so from the perspective of the repack system, they were moved from 11 to 13. de Trip VA
Feb. 9, 2020, 9:51 p.m. [20:33] I hadn't even noticed that. If I had, I'd forgotten about it. It was an easy fix and should now be better. Let me know if you spot anything else wrong with it. de Trip VA
Feb. 9, 2020, 9:46 p.m. Stations on 38, 44, 45, and 46 have until July 13, 2020. Stations on other channels have until wireless kicks them off the channel. de Trip VA
Feb. 9, 2020, 9:45 p.m. [Re: WPXS] Yes, it's on the air. See here: https://m.rabbitears.info/index.php?request=tvdx_lookup&callsign=WPXS de Trip VA
Feb. 9, 2020, 9:38 p.m. When I caught the 106.9 Houston (faintly) last week as Tr, a new 42 was trying, but to no avail. I suspect KGLA LA. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 9, 2020, 9:35 p.m. Other 38+ that appear often are: 43/43 WWDT LD Ft Myers, 44/44 WTOG St Pete, 48/56 WOPX Melbourne, and 50/11 WINK Ft. Myers---and that's it. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 9, 2020, 9:31 p.m. As for me, I still have WGEN LD on 45, and that might be for a while (Trip said 45 is okay for a while). de cd FL EL96
Feb. 9, 2020, 8:36 p.m. BTW, WRSP-44 is still on rf-44 with Phase change to Ph 9 (May 1). Likewise, WSEC-15 and WICS-42. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 9, 2020, 8:35 p.m. A little delay there!! Forexample, WXFT-44 Chicago shows up, but they are a Guest with WLS now on ch 22. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 9, 2020, 8:33 p.m. ..cont.. 2 caveats: 1st, a glitch often shows a "Guest Station" that has transistioned as still on. 2nd LPTV's will show up they are silent when building or applying for a new CP, since they still are licnesed. Otherwise, this is extrmely helpful de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 9, 2020, 6:45 p.m. Sorry I'm not much help, cd de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 9, 2020, 6:45 p.m. Maybe, WZDX 41/54 Huntsville AL... It's been a month or more since I've seen it de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 9, 2020, 6:38 p.m. Also... WRSP 44/55 Springfield IL... But, that's been a few weeks... Tr has been stone dead, lately de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 9, 2020, 6:33 p.m. I have one 38+ local still on... WBBJ 43/7 Jackson TN... fwiw de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 9, 2020, 5:58 p.m. Q: Is there a good quick link to find which TV stations RF 38+ are still on? Rabbitears goes haywire when I do the TV query by channel. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 9, 2020, 12:51 p.m. Been parked on 104.1 FM all night and nothing. Took Murphy (our Cocker Spaniel) up just before 07:00AM to give him his breakfast, come back down and logged WOGY-TN. de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 9, 2020, 12:40 p.m. Ms at 1200z WOGY 104.1 Jackson, TN 700 mi., RDS & stereo, PS: 104! 731, PI: WOGY, PTY: Country, relog same prop mode de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 9, 2020, 2:27 a.m. 22:14 New autologger near Chicago confirms it's still on the air de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 9, 2020, 2:09 a.m. As usual, I read incorrectly---the 98.1 translator at Ev City shows as silent; but they were never on, AFAIK. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 8, 2020, 11:18 p.m. I had read somewhere that WBGY 88.1 went silent. Au contraire; it's very much on---all 12 watts of it de cd FL EL96
Feb. 8, 2020, 11:18 p.m. We're at the Seafood Festival at Everglades City....Radio information above. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 8, 2020, 10:14 p.m. [18:33} Not a bad catchfor February. WEDE-CD has not yet filed for Licence to Cover, so is operating on CP (which had received an extension to Apr 15). de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 8, 2020, 9:03 p.m. Anyone seen this: https://recnet.net/fmmap/. AM & FM Tranmitter locations for US/Canada. Zoom down deeply to see the stations. The map is not blank. de Mike CT FN31
Feb. 8, 2020, 6:26 p.m. Tr [21:33] WEDE-CD 28/34, Arlington Heights (Chicago) 85 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. Trip has it listed as a CP. Repack from 34. 2.84 kW, DA, 1462' New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 8, 2020, 6:05 p.m. Es DTV 3, two pilots dancing back and forth, has to be WJLP and WBRA de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 8, 2020, 5:55 p.m. Es 60.310 bearing east, not real strong ATM de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 8, 2020, 5:42 p.m. Es I think, due to slow rise-time of signals... Sub-d 2 bmg N-E... WDPN ? WLBZ ? WSBE ? de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 7, 2020, 2:30 p.m. Ms at 1417z KYQQ 106.5 Arkansas City, KS 1022 miles RDS stereo, calls & Unassigned, original received via Es de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 7, 2020, 3:28 a.m. [12:34] I think WPXS has always been on (most recently seen 16-17 months ago), but RARE AS HECK, doesn't get out at all. de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 6, 2020, 9:38 p.m. ... I suspect that's why ant pattern is aimed W (St Louis) and SE (Mt Vernon) de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 6, 2020, 9:37 p.m. WPXS (ex WCEE) started out in Mt Vernon IL... It's moved NW from it's original tx site, trying to be a St Louis stn, while COL is still Mt Vernon... de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 6, 2020, 7:41 p.m. WPXS sounds like my WBEH LD when it was on 38. Only 12 miles away, yet only caught once. WTFDA member said it radiated only about 13w my way! de cd FL EL96
Feb. 6, 2020, 7:18 p.m. [16:40] WPXS-21 has been on the air as it has been received at Payson, but very rarely with a super tight DA. On 13, new tx site southeast of St. Louis with 160 kW!!!! de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 6, 2020, 4:40 p.m. [12:34] WPXS-21 is an very tight DA with almost all signal going West or SE. I don't know for sure if they are on the air, but I see no indication they re off, and they properly filed their transition progress report last month. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 6, 2020, 3:04 p.m. [18:50] Another 5?! (Yes I know LD) de cd FL EL96
Feb. 6, 2020, 12:34 p.m. I assume WPXS-21 hasn’t been on air in years. Even the local Dix IL autologger doesn’t seem to have ever caught it. ????? de andy IL
Feb. 6, 2020, 5:10 a.m. Tr was strong around 0500 UTC to Tampa with NEW 18/32 WMOR + 7/8 WFLA strong. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 4, 2020, 8:45 p.m. Mike---my Cuba catches lately have been to the eastern half; no Havana in sight. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 4, 2020, 8:12 p.m. Tr Pedro in Havana tells me he had strong UHF tropo to Tampa and Miami yesterday 8-10pm. Sent some photos. He cannot do VHF due to noise interference. de Mike CT FN31
Feb. 4, 2020, 6:50 p.m. Just noticed WBDI-LD, Springfield, IL has CP (repack) on RF 5. 3kW, ND, 328' We'll see if it gets built. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 4, 2020, 6:18 p.m. [02:21] Frank, WAOE 10 using old WWTO 10 tower near Oglesby, IL. 24kW, DA, 1347' w/sig. aimed at Peoria & Chicago. Only approx. 1.5kW aimed at Milford, 82 mi. Quite a distance from WGEM, Quincy. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 4, 2020, 5:27 p.m. Local WEPT-CD 28/15 is now off the air.. they've been having antenna issues. WNYJ-LD-28 NYC and WHPX 28/26 New London, CT (Hartford) are in. Regular "dead-band" conditions. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 4, 2020, 1:30 p.m. [07:00] WPXS - Must be a typo. Other info on RabbitEars shows WPXS is on 21 (and going to 13). de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 4, 2020, 1:27 p.m. ***Es yesterday (in Feb!): 2's CARACOL & RCN. Maybe Shakira did this. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 4, 2020, 10:22 a.m. I mean...December and January (which gave me I think 10 new logs on 36, with KWQC gone, before WMEC showed up) de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 4, 2020, 7 a.m. Phase maps show WPXS moving from Channel 11?? But, they're on 21...? Certainly glad I had the Channel 36 bonanza in December, now that WMEC is there... de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 4, 2020, 5:37 a.m. You can see what's going to happen in phase 9...https://www.rabbitears.info/phasemap.php?maptype=s&phase=9 de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 4, 2020, 5:32 a.m. WCIX is also receiving $402,000 in repack expenses, which covers the cost of the new transmitter. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 4, 2020, 5:30 a.m. WCIX is in a *chain* of channel moves, there are neighboring stations moving to RF 13, thus the reason WCIX is moving to RF 11. de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 4, 2020, 5:05 a.m. Wow, that doesn't even make sense. Why would WCIX even have to move? They're not bothering anybody, and a new transmitter is expensive... de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 4, 2020, 4:13 a.m. [02:21] WCIX is moving to ch 11. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 4, 2020, 2:21 a.m. [12:12] Um...WHAT? WAOE moving to rf-TEN??? That's awfully short-spaced to WGEM, it seems! Channel 11 wouldn't be nearly as short-spaced to WLFI. de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 3, 2020, 11:46 p.m. Re: WGBH - read this document and you will know as much as anybody :-) - https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff36cdf780d016cf8ed00cb0d9d&id=25076ff36cdf780d016cf8ed00cb0d9d&goBack=N de Jim-T MO EM37
Feb. 3, 2020, 11:34 p.m. Any update on WGBH with their power update? Nothing happens fast. de Chad NW-OH EN71
Feb. 3, 2020, 9:44 p.m. I mean...doesn't that mean people will DIE? No phone calls for ambulances, etc. de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 3, 2020, 9:43 p.m. 19:25] Ed, what's this? I looked up "VCI maintenance" and can't find anything. de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 3, 2020, 8:11 p.m. An outage of local OTA TV stations would be just what the Dr ordered, but I know that won't happen. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 3, 2020, 7:27 p.m. ... Not sure this will include the BB but, be prepared for an outage de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 3, 2020, 7:25 p.m. NOTICE: VCI will have scheduled maintence on Thursday Feb 6 between 1am and 4am. During this time internet, email and telephones will be down de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 3, 2020, 3:17 p.m. Tr 3, 4, 5 Cuba. 4 & 5 obviously Tele Rebelde---looks like tribute to Kobe Bryant. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 3, 2020, 2:21 p.m. Tr WCCU 36/27, Urbana, IL 177 mi. from Payson, IL. Repacked from 26. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 2:03 p.m. Also sub-d's on 14 and 42 (Bradenton abandoned 42).....hubba hubba. de cd FL EL96
Feb. 3, 2020, 1:51 p.m. Tr 106.9 KHPT TX (yesss!)---first TX tropo from home in a few years . de cd FL EL96
Feb. 3, 2020, 1:36 p.m. Tr earlier, 46/6 WCTV GA & 106.5 WAVH AL de cd FL EL96
Feb. 3, 2020, 1:35 p.m. Tr earlier, Star 106.5 Nassau de cd FL EL96
Feb. 3, 2020, 1:03 p.m. Tr KDMI 19/19, Des Moines, IA 322 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:43 p.m. Tr KDSM "FOX" 16/17, Des Moines, IA 322 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:42 p.m. Tr WHOI 24/19, Peoria, IL 104 mi. from Milford, IL. Repacked from 19. 2 streams: 19.1 WHOI 59.1 WAOE (as Chris posted) New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:37 p.m. Tr KFXA "FOX" 27/28, Cedar Rapids, IA 253 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:33 p.m. Tr WTVP 35/47, Peoria, IL 103 mi. from Milford, IL. Repacked from 46. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:26 p.m. Tr WOSU 38/34, Columbus, OH 248 mi. from Milford, IL with ant. aimed west instead of east. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:25 p.m. Tr KGAN "CBS" 29/2, Cedar Rapids, IA 248 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:14 p.m. Tr [05:56] WEAU 38/13, Eau Claire, WI 326 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:12 p.m. [7:37 & 7:38] Frank - WEEK: No STA: Licenced at 246kw WAOE moving to rf-10, but received extension to July. Currently on STA to operate as sub-channel of WHOI-24.. de dtvdxer NY FN31
Feb. 3, 2020, 12:12 p.m. Tr [05:41] KTIV 14/4, Sioux City, IA 464 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 3, 2020, 9:02 a.m. Ms at 0054z 106.5 WDAF Liberty, MO 860 miles RDS calls and country, prev Es de Dave-N PA FN01qx
Feb. 3, 2020, 8:33 a.m. Tr February??!! KTIV-14 (340 miles), KETV-20 (300 miles)...just started checking! de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 3, 2020, 7:38 a.m. Is WEEK on some kind of STA with lower power? They used to be almost invincible, but they've been weak (!) for at least two months now. de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 3, 2020, 7:37 a.m. OK, found WEEK on 25, but still no WAOE, where did they move? KWKB ate WEEK earlier! de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 3, 2020, 7:33 a.m. Peoria stations WEEK and WAOE are currently M.I.A. - wondering if strong Chicago signals ate them up. de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 3, 2020, 6:11 a.m. Tr Strong signals from Chicago (188), and Des Moines/Mason City/Dubuque to 200 miles! Lots of new stations, too, but as repacked locals. de frankfrank IL EN40
Feb. 2, 2020, 1:33 p.m. Tr KODE 23/12, Joplin, MO 260 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 2, 2020, 1:30 p.m. Tr KCKS-LD 19/25, Kansas City, MO 203 mi. from Payson, IL. Relog, but just noticed it has 12 streams!! de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 2, 2020, 1:25 p.m. Tr KCDN-LD 23/35, Kansas City, MO 183 mi. from Payson, IL. Daystar, only one stream. New log. Trip shows a CP on same ch. Maybe more ant. height??? Not sure. de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 2, 2020, 1:20 p.m. I've been in the Tr dead-zone, for weeks... Tho, a few <150 milers, this morning de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 2, 2020, 1:09 p.m. Tr WIBW 13/13, Topeka, KS 262 mi. from Payson, IL. Ed, a little tropo activity from here. :) de indysteve IN EM69
Feb. 2, 2020, 1:03 p.m. This just in... Live, from Otis, KY... Local groundhog, Jefferson Davis D'Xer, has seen his shadow... So, six more weeks of poor Tr propagation :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
Feb. 2, 2020, 12:31 p.m. Tr [06:02] WCMU 26/14, Mt. Pleasant, MI 247 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. Brief decode. de indysteve IN EM69