Archives for: 4/2016
April 30, 2016, 6:17 p.m. Looks like tropo conditions go back in the toilet for another week de Jim-T MO EM37
April 30, 2016, 2:58 p.m. USA is bucking world trend. Many countries are making TV all-UHF. USA will be moving to VHF in a big way. de WRH ON FN03
April 30, 2016, 1:34 p.m. Tr KTBO 15/14 Oklahoma City OK 255 mi NEW! de Jim-T MO EM37
April 30, 2016, 1:05 p.m. Haven't had dx in that direction for a couple months de Jim-T MO EM37
April 30, 2016, 1:05 p.m. Tr KOCO 7/5 Oklahoma City OK 256 mi (relog) de Jim-T MO EM37
April 30, 2016, 1:05 p.m. Tr KOED 11 Tulsa OK 153 mi de Jim-T MO EM37
April 30, 2016, 12:07 p.m. Tr WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. from IL DX site. Not much tropo, but this one popped up the second I rotated the antennas. I'm sure this won't happen in the near future. de indysteve IN EM69
April 30, 2016, 12:05 p.m. DTV DXers, enjoy the "wide open spaces" :-) while you can.......... de indysteve IN EM69
April 30, 2016, 2:43 a.m. Pardon me, March 24 (last month!) de Jim-T MO EM37
April 30, 2016, 2:43 a.m. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-broadcast-auction-speculators-20160324-story.html de Jim-T MO EM37
April 30, 2016, 2:42 a.m. One of many stories about the auction, published last Sunday in the LA Times.... de Jim-T MO EM37
April 30, 2016, 1:24 a.m. When I was a kid, Canada survived with just 12 VHF channels. UHF didn't arrive until the 1970's. de WRH ON FN03
April 30, 2016, 12:32 a.m. We're gonna need an ATSC 10.0 just to have enough bandwidth after spectrum is destroyed de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 30, 2016, 12:32 a.m. Actually, he was president of the wireless/cable association. de WRH ON FN03
April 30, 2016, 12:31 a.m. Because Wheeler is an ex-lobbyist for the wireless & cable industry. de WRH ON FN03
April 30, 2016, 12:31 a.m. Wheeler also expressed his gratitude to broadcasters for "doing their part" in making 5G possible. He seems overly excited about this. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 30, 2016, 12:29 a.m. Wheeler's attitude toward the spectrum auction has been very concerning. There seems to be no care about protecting what we have. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 30, 2016, 12:26 a.m. 144 MHz would've been all channels above 26. de WRH ON FN03
April 30, 2016, 12:22 a.m. Could've been even worse : From B&C Mag : "The FCC initially set 138MHZ and 144MHZ as initial targets, too, but those were withdrawn last fall due to coordination issues with Canada." de WRH ON FN03
April 30, 2016, 12:21 a.m. Well, guaranteed now that low-band VHF will be packed. de WRH ON FN03
April 30, 2016, 12:17 a.m. Chairman of the FCC Tom Wheeler is excited. His Twitter page calls it a "spectrum extravaganza". de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 11:52 p.m. Wow, that's even more devastating to OTA DTV than thought. In my mind, that means LOTS of changes. de indysteve IN EM69
April 29, 2016, 11:37 p.m. FCC plans to auction off 126 MHz of spectrum, all channels above 29... http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/94379/fcc-to-auction-off-126-mhz-of-spectrum de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 10:56 p.m. I'm seeing WNEO 45 wiped out. I turned on analog 45, and it's revealing severe inteference like someone is broadcasting something on this channel. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 7:44 p.m. Tr 88.9 WSND Notre Dame, IN classical, RDS relog 275 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 29, 2016, 6:56 p.m. nothing here right now - de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 6:48 p.m. Did the Es drop back to six meters? de Jim-T MO EM37
April 29, 2016, 6:03 p.m. Es 88.9 brief fade up of WMAU Bude, MS de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 29, 2016, 5:58 p.m. Es 89.5 KVNE Tyler, TX religious fade up de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 29, 2016, 5:56 p.m. Es 3 DT - de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 5:38 p.m. Es 89.5 unID BBN, very low key anncr, prayer requests de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 29, 2016, 5:22 p.m. Yep, I just checked about an hour ago, and there was no skip here. I was probably too late. All I saw was the typical inteference on low-VHF channels I can't get rid of. I'm not sure if it's because I put a larger antenna on the higher roof, because since then, it has been a problem. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 4:16 p.m. skip gone de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:58 p.m. muf still hovering around 4. de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:48 p.m. My 3/5 were Santa Clara. de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:47 p.m. CUB has weakened to just carriers now - de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:42 p.m. Es Quick fade up ch 2 South. Cuba? Nothing else. de indysteve IN EM69
April 29, 2016, 3:36 p.m. Nothing noted on FM here yet. de Jon ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:29 p.m. Es 72.8 WQFQ-287 Sunrise, FL - Noaa Wx Radio - de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:25 p.m. Map looks favorable for Cuba her too, but I can't check because I'm not home at the moment. I may go home in a bit if it's still there. de andrew k OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 3:24 p.m. BTW, semi-local CIII-2 is off again. de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:23 p.m. I still have a source of interference to low-VHF that I haven't been able to identify the source. de andrew k OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 3:23 p.m. It was built-in to a table and uses a small bulb - thus why I never knew it existed. de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:22 p.m. This touch lamp was a deal-breaker. Unbelievable difference. Must've been like this for years. de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:21 p.m. Es 5z CMEA or CMAH CUB - de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:21 p.m. Bill, I have several lamps, kitchen under-cabinet lighting, and dimmable light switches that cause inteference to low-VHF. I keep them off during e-skip season. de andrew k OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 3:15 p.m. Es 2- CMBA Havana, CUB - de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:12 p.m. Es 3z CMEC or CMAF CUB - de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:10 p.m. Cuba in colour ! de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:10 p.m. Wow! So happy - and my wife says it's OK to leave it unplugged ! de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:07 p.m. Low-VHF noise down 3 to 5 S units ! de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:07 p.m. Just discovered the #1 noise producer in the house - my wife's touch lamp on her bedside table - never knew it existed. de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 3:06 p.m. Es 5 prob Cuba - de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 2:58 p.m. Es 3z getting a carrier fading up/down de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 29, 2016, 1:41 p.m. ...but for folks in the Gulf, spring is a great time for DX. de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 1:40 p.m. And when there's high pressure, it's usually too dry. Fall high pressure usually has a little more humidity in it to support Tr. de WRH ON FN03
April 29, 2016, 1:29 p.m. The Doylestown autologger will begin construction tomorrow with installation of the mount and antenna. Rotator and computer stuff will be intalled later. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 1:27 p.m. It has been said, "April showers bring May flowers", but around here it's more like April showers bring May showers and June showers too. And the low pressure and rain doesn't help with the tropo. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 1:24 p.m. Tr WCOV-20 AL Montgomery 372 mi de Fred SC FM03af
April 29, 2016, 1:24 p.m. Bill, you weren't kidding when you said that this time of year is crappy for tropo around here. Your tropo forecast maps look dismal. There's so much activity just slightly out of reach to the south and west. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 29, 2016, 1:20 p.m. Tr WTVF 25/5, Nashville, TN 305 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 29, 2016, 1:12 p.m. Tr WUXP 21/30, Nashville, TN 305 mi. from IL DX site. Both TN DTVs via manual tuner. Signals not stable, very erratic de indysteve IN EM69
April 29, 2016, 12:41 p.m. 8 NEW FMers logged in yesterday's Es Opening to Alabama and Florida Panhandle!! Good start to the 2016 Season�. de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 29, 2016, 11:52 a.m. Tr WZTV 15/17, Nashville, TN 305 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 29, 2016, 5:26 a.m. Re: UNID Help�May be in Alabama or Florida Panhandle??? de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 29, 2016, 5:24 a.m. UNID Help��88.5 PI Code was 5FBE which translates to WEFE , RDS may have had "University" in it. Who is this?? de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 28, 2016, 9:35 p.m. Maybe, soon, we'll find out if any MX lo-ch analogs are left de Ed W-KY EM56
April 28, 2016, 9:32 p.m. 'Bout time Es showed up... I was working, so I missed it, of course. :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
April 28, 2016, 8:13 p.m. It's a new log. de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 8:12 p.m. Tks Andrew ! de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 8:08 p.m. Definitely WJIK... They say all of their station's call letters in the TOH ID. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 28, 2016, 6:39 p.m. If they're controlled remotely from CA, maybe there was a mixup. de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 6:38 p.m. Mmm, WJIK 89.3 Fulton, AL is on the list. The weird thing was that this was a TOH ID. de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 6:19 p.m. 88.1 KRTM is the owner of these network of stations. Look it up on Wikipedia. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 28, 2016, 6:18 p.m. WKJA 91.9 Brunswick is a local of mine. It's one of a network of stations across the country. They ID WKJA at the TOH as one of the IDs. I don't recall the owner, but I remember it's a Christian radio station in California, Yucca Valley perhaps? de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 28, 2016, 6:16 p.m. [1747] Nice Es opening to IA/IL/MN/WI muf 108 - 8 new loggings (live dx) with several I/Q files yet to be reviewed. de Fred SC FM03af
April 28, 2016, 6:08 p.m. [16:40] Just updated KKMY to show they are KISS, Rhythmic Top 40. Don't know why they were listed as Mexican de Jim-T MO EM37
April 28, 2016, 6:01 p.m. [17:57] No, I mean a skip target that was rx'ing OH at the time (i.e.- 2-way skip) - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:57 p.m. OH has just two translators on 89.3... de Mike CT FN31
April 28, 2016, 5:49 p.m. re 17:01 : unID 89.3 : I wonder if I rx'd a 91.9 repeater that was picking up WKJA by skip ? de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:48 p.m. Welcome to the 2016 Es Season!!! de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 28, 2016, 5:47 p.m. Yup�Petered out here too��Lots of Recordings to review on the ELAD, 1 NEW Stn Live DXing!! de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 28, 2016, 5:45 p.m. muf down to tv 5 - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:39 p.m. Seems to be completely off FM now. de Mike CT FN31
April 28, 2016, 5:34 p.m. Es 88.1 WMAW-HD Meridian, MS - 2 HD streams - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:33 p.m. KDQN 92.1 DeQueen AR is still in and has been for 20 minutes or so. Most else is gone. de Mike CT FN31
April 28, 2016, 5:32 p.m. Es still going good on Lower FM to ALABAMA de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 28, 2016, 5:31 p.m. Es 88.5 WLJR Birmingham, ALABAMA NEW STN @ 1 KW RDS and RElig Talk IDs de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 28, 2016, 5:30 p.m. Es 89.1 KUAR Little Rock, AR. Skip very spotty now. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 5:29 p.m. Es 90.1 WMPR Jackson, MS - via Es for once instead of Ms ! - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:27 p.m. Sorry, Ashtabula. de Jon ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:27 p.m. I'm getting Ashabula on 97.1, so dx isn't blocked to the SW. de Jon ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:26 p.m. Es 94.9 KHKN Maumelle, AR "Big FM" wih oldies, used to be Tom FM. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 5:24 p.m. Es 90.9 WATP Laurel, MS - RDS - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:22 p.m. muf down to 92.3 - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:22 p.m. Es 92.3 WRKN Laplace, LA - RDS - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:21 p.m. Es 93.1 KTYL Tyler, TX spots for Blue Cross of TX and Honda of Longview. "NEW LOG" de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 5:18 p.m. Same here, Saul. de Jon ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:18 p.m. Nothing noted on FM here so far. de Jon ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:17 p.m. Just checked car downtown Toronto, just strong Rochester NY and such. Saul ON de Saul ON FN04
April 28, 2016, 5:15 p.m. Es 89.9 WWNO-HD New Orleans, LA - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:12 p.m. Es 90.7 WWOZ-HD New Orleans, LA - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:07 p.m. Es 104.5 KMGC Camden, AR talking about coming events in Camden. "NEW LOG" de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 5:06 p.m. Es 101.9 WLMG New Orleans, LA - RDS - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:03 p.m. muf 104.9 - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 5:01 p.m. Es 89.3 unID - ID as "WKJA Brunswick". There is one in OH on 91.9 - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 4:58 p.m. Es 94.3 WTIX Galliano, LA - RDS - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 4:56 p.m. Es 101.9 KLXQ Mountain Pine AR de W2NJL NJ FM29
April 28, 2016, 4:51 p.m. Es 90.5 WQLS Camden, AL - *NEW* c/s & local ads - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 4:51 p.m. Es 107.5 KXKZ Ruston, LA c/w Z-107.5 1217 mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 4:49 p.m. Es So far KTSR 92.1 LA, KQXY 94.1 TX and just now KRLQ 94.1 LA de Mike CT FN31
April 28, 2016, 4:49 p.m. I'm just sitting here in my car doing the eskip DX, no fancy antenna. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 28, 2016, 4:46 p.m. Es 92.1 WZEW Fairhope, AL - RDS w/local phased - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 4:45 p.m. Es 92.7 WTDR Talladega, AL "Thunder 92.7" de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 28, 2016, 4:40 p.m. looks like 104.5 is KKMY Orange, TX. Doesn't show up in data base search as Kiss. Prev log. 1370mi de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 4:39 p.m. Es 92.1 WZEW Fairhope, AL RDS "The Sound of Mobile" de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 28, 2016, 4:38 p.m. Es 89.1 WPAS Pascagoula, MS - RDS - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 4:38 p.m. Es 106.7 KYXA Homer LA RDS de W2NJL NJ FM29
April 28, 2016, 4:36 p.m. Es FM muf 108+mhz KFMW-107.9 IA Waterloo RDS (978) de Fred SC FM03af
April 28, 2016, 4:36 p.m. Es 90.9 WOWB Brewton, AL - RDS - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 4:35 p.m. Es 92.1 WECQ Destin, FL de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 28, 2016, 4:35 p.m. Es 103.5 KBPA San Marcos TX HD de W2NJL NJ FM29
April 28, 2016, 4:34 p.m. Es 104.5 unID KISS FM loud. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 4:34 p.m. semi-local CIII-2 was off but suddenly came on @ 16:33 de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 4:32 p.m. Es Alabama and Florida Panhandle on FM de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 28, 2016, 4:30 p.m. Es 107.7 KTBQ Nacogdoches TX 'q1077.com' de W2NJL NJ FM29
April 28, 2016, 4:30 p.m. Es 91.7 WEGS Pensacola, FL de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 28, 2016, 4:28 p.m. Es 88.1 WUWF-HD Pensacola, FL - de WRH ON FN03
April 28, 2016, 4:25 p.m. Es 104.1 KJLO Monroe LA RDS de W2NJL NJ FM29
April 28, 2016, 4:22 p.m. Es 107.5 KXKZ Ruston LA RDS de W2NJL NJ FM29
April 28, 2016, 4:22 p.m. Es should be 88.7��not 988.8!! de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 28, 2016, 4:21 p.m. Es 988.8 WRWA Dothan, ALABAMA RELOG with HD and Talk TROY-1 de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 28, 2016, 4:19 p.m. Es 94.5 KSMB Lafayette, LA RDS w/ Taylor Swift. 1288mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 4:17 p.m. Es 100.9 WJXN Utica, MS "The Legend": classic country... first Es ID of the season. 1127 mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 28, 2016, 4:17 p.m. Es into FM - KRLS-92.1 IA Knoxville RDS (909) de Fred SC FM03af
April 28, 2016, 4:05 p.m. Es 100.3 KILT TX HD de W2NJL NJ FM29
April 28, 2016, 4:02 p.m. Es 92.9 KKBQ Pasadena TX RDS de W2NJL NJ FM29
April 28, 2016, 3:37 p.m. Es Ch 2-dtv pilot (likely WLBZ ME)+ 6m ham beacon New Jersey in de Fred SC FM03af
April 28, 2016, 2:58 p.m. Es - check the 6m maps...strong in the eastern us de mike CT FN31
April 27, 2016, 3:49 p.m. Es 2- very wk carrier - de WRH ON FN03
April 27, 2016, 2:19 p.m. Sounds like some eskip on 55.24 trying to get started de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 27, 2016, 1:50 p.m. Es finally! - HIJB-2z Dom Rep - in with T/A logo 1143 mi de Fred SC FM03af
April 27, 2016, 11:53 a.m. Tr WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 27, 2016, 1:11 a.m. Tr strong north Florida - WKBJ-LD-20 Live Oak (238) & WBXJ-CD Jacksonville (224) both NEW de Fred SC FM03af
April 26, 2016, 12:22 p.m. Tr WHRO-90.3 VA Norfolk - ID - Classical - (316) de Fred SC FM03af
April 26, 2016, 1 a.m. [22:41] I guess I have a pretty good understanding of weather systems, so I would be able to see how H & L pressure systems are interacting and frontal gradient areas, but I understand if the map looks too busy.... de Jim-T MO EM37
April 26, 2016, 12:50 a.m. Tr central Florida in good - Furthest so far WPCV-97.5 364 mi de Fred SC FM03af
April 25, 2016, 10:41 p.m. [21:47] I have thought about that, but purposely haven't because I want the maps to concentrate on tropo only. Clutter can be distracting. de WRH ON FN03
April 25, 2016, 9:48 p.m. And then I thought Bill would say, "Great, trying to make my job more complicated!" de Jim-T MO EM37
April 25, 2016, 9:47 p.m. Been on the road for work for a week and it popped into my head the other night, "I wish Bill could overlay Highs and Lows and frontal boundaries on his tropo forecast maps" de Jim-T MO EM37
April 25, 2016, 9:46 p.m. Wow I get on here and you guys are talking about weather maps and the tropo forecast map! de Jim-T MO EM37
April 25, 2016, 1 p.m. I'm thinking about a map that would basically be an average of all your tropo forecasts... showing which areas are "tropo alley" and which aren't, and shows intensity and how often tropo is likely to occur. de andrew K OH EN91EB
April 25, 2016, 3:54 a.m. I've been trying to think of a way to do that easily. I have 16 years worth of data to sift through. de WRH ON FN03
April 25, 2016, 3:30 a.m. You mean a climatology map for tropo ? de WRH ON FN03
April 25, 2016, 12:41 a.m. Bill, have you ever thought of making a "tropo probability map" which would show which parts of the country are more likely to get the tropo de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 24, 2016, 10:57 p.m. Advantage of this area is lakes NE & WSW which means no obstructions for 200+ miles, so less Tr degradation. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 10:57 p.m. Tr KGAN 29/2, Cedar Rapids, IA 248 mi. from IL DX site. Quick decode via the manual tuner. de indysteve IN EM69
April 24, 2016, 10:53 p.m. But MSL elevations are low compared to neighbouring ON/NY. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 10:52 p.m. The terrain above the escarpment is very flat - except for Fonthill which sticks up a bit. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 10:51 p.m. Exception is Lake Erie near Buffalo (SW wnd) and Lake Ont. near Hamilton (NE wnd), but this isn't where the turbines are. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 10:50 p.m. The Niagara Peninsula is not particularly windy. Esp. in summer when opposing lake breezes (Ont/Erie) cause light & variable wind patterns. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 10:44 p.m. Maybe the wind turbines are a sign that you live in a good DX location... High elevation or flat and unobstructed terrain. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 24, 2016, 9:44 p.m. Ms 88.1 KMLV Ralston, NE RDS "WAD" relog 756 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 24, 2016, 9:40 p.m. You know, I looked at some maps and now I don't think the turbines are the cause of my flutter - they're too far east of the path to Detroit. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 9:10 p.m. I think I'll be fine too as long they don't get closer than 2 miles. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 9:05 p.m. Thankfully the ones around here are lot smaller than 580' de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 24, 2016, 9:04 p.m. There are hundreds and hundreds of those monsters between approx. 10-20 miles east of the Milford, IL remote DX site. So far I haven't noticed any issues. de indysteve IN EM69
April 24, 2016, 9:04 p.m. I don't notice it today because it's not windy. Luckily Tr & windy wx don't usually go hand-in-hand. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 9:03 p.m. I think it will damage digital sigs more than analog. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 9:02 p.m. Not sure if I'd call it bad yet - just getting strong flutter on Detroit sigs - the peaks may even be STRONGER than before. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 8:56 p.m. Haven't noticed any bad effects as yet though de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 24, 2016, 8:55 p.m. Past year they have put up 50 or 60 wind turbines 5 to 10 miles south of me and several more to the NW...welcome to the club Bill! de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 24, 2016, 8:39 p.m. Potential for new ones as close as 2.7 miles. I have 2 years to hope they don't get built before we elect a new provincial govt. to stop this nonsense. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 8:38 p.m. These aren't little ones - these are behemoths - 580' tall ! de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 8:36 p.m. Remember my fluttery FM comment from a few days ago. I have the answer : NEW WIND TURBINES - 6.8 miles to my south. Part of a cluster of 80+ that are being installed. de WRH ON FN03
April 24, 2016, 3:29 p.m. Tr WVVA 46/6, Bluefield, WV 416 mi. from IL DX site. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
April 24, 2016, 3:13 p.m. Changed calls Apr 6, RDS still with old calls de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 24, 2016, 3:11 p.m. RE: 14:48.... FCC site says call change was April 6. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 24, 2016, 2:53 p.m. Make that RDS as "WCGF" not WCCF. de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 24, 2016, 2:49 p.m. Tr WZTV 15/17, Nashville, TN 305 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 24, 2016, 2:48 p.m. RE: 14:07�..Jeff the RDS is showing as WCCF for 89.9 Cambridge Springs. When did they change calls??? de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 24, 2016, 2:28 p.m. Tr 100.3 WIXY Champaign, IL (277 mi, 13 kW) de Bryce-K4NBF TN EM66
April 24, 2016, 2:15 p.m. Local 98.3 WJLI seems to be back at full power... it's 40 over S-9 on the R-7000.... yesterday it was S-5. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 24, 2016, 2:07 p.m. Tr 89.9 WCOB Cambridge Springs, PA legal ID, "Family Life Radio" relog new calls ex WCGP 142 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 24, 2016, 1:22 p.m. Tr WDKA 49/49 Paducah, KY at 232 mi de mikeg IN EM69
April 24, 2016, 12:55 p.m. Tr a few Chicago area DTVs 350 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
April 24, 2016, 10:52 a.m. Tr W15BU-D 15/15, Johnston City, IL 205 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 24, 2016, 7:18 a.m. de Bryce-K4NBF TN EM66
April 24, 2016, 4:17 a.m. Tr WPCH 20/17 Atlanta 312 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
April 23, 2016, 10:13 p.m. Ms 88.9 CKMW Winkler, MB "on Country 88" relog 875 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 23, 2016, 3:40 p.m. Hi Mike, thanks... It's #761... I only logged 25 new ones last year.. We'll see how this year goes. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 23, 2016, 3:35 p.m. Congrats, Ed, on a new one! Must be difficult when you are well over 700 logs! de mikeg IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 3:31 p.m. Tr WFRV 39/5 Green Bay has been fairly steady for half hour now de mikeg IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 3:25 p.m. Tr KJNE-LD 42 Jonesboro AR 139 mi. First new one of the year de Ed W-KY EM56
April 23, 2016, 1:35 p.m. Tr KLJB 49/18 Davenport, IA at 221 mi de mikeg IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 1:25 p.m. Tr KGAN 29/2, Cedar Rapids, IA 248 mi. from IL DX site. 250 mi. seems to be the limit. de indysteve IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 12:44 p.m. Tr WPSD 32/6, Paducah, KY 249 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 12:20 p.m. Feels like winter again! de mikeg IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 12:18 p.m. Great catch from home, Mike. Chicago DTVs strong at Milford, but still getting out some today. de indysteve IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 12:13 p.m. Controlling my home systems from the south side of Chicago. de mikeg IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 12:12 p.m. Tr WFRV 39/5 Green Bay, WI at 300 mi de mikeg IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 12:11 p.m. Tr WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 23, 2016, 8:03 a.m. It's a miracle!... WJLI 98.3 has a top tower light for the first time in 5 years. It's tx still running low power, though. One step at a time, I guess. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 22, 2016, 11:44 p.m. Ms 104.5 WGFX Gallatin, TN.. likely w/ reference to Middle Tennessee families, at 8:28am. Previous via Es. 790mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 22, 2016, 6:01 a.m. Ms 90.1 WXVS Waycross, GA - 842 mi - relog, decent burst w/mention of "gpb.org" - de WRH ON FN03
April 22, 2016, 2:02 a.m. WBNS 21/10 just decoded with the antenna aiming 135 degrees off, yet it won't decode aiming straight at it. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 22, 2016, 12:51 a.m. It looks like aprs tropo map has been stuck for a few hours. I hope it gets fixed soon. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 21, 2016, 11:10 p.m. Didn't notice autolog nabbed a new sub on WBNX-30 this morning : 2016-04-21 0400 30 55.4 Heroes OH AKRON. de WRH ON FN03
April 21, 2016, 4:27 p.m. Ms 88.9 WMAU Bude, MS. RELOG Long MS Bursdt with RDS Readout and Talk about Allergies de Rob-VA3SW ON EN92
April 21, 2016, 12:35 p.m. Ms 104.1 WALR Palmetto, GA 681 mi., RDS with calls and RT: KISS, re-log same mode de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 21, 2016, 12:22 p.m. Ms 104.1 WGLF Tallahassee, FL 850 mi., a quick �.Gulf 104.�.. and gone, re-log de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 21, 2016, 2:01 a.m. Tr 48/69 CFMT-1 London, ON (131 miles) de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 21, 2016, 12:19 a.m. In the analog days, WWTI-50 was often stronger than WKBW-7 Buffalo (which had some snow), thus I jokingly called it my local ABC during the spring/early summer. de WRH ON FN03
April 21, 2016, 12:17 a.m. WWTI-21 Watertown (200 mi) is a regular visitor here between 11 AM - 9 PM on lake effect days. de WRH ON FN03
April 21, 2016, 12:14 a.m. The peak time for lake tropo is late afternoon (strongest inversion of warm/dry over cool/moist lake). For pure lake Tr it's all downhill from here other than the usual nocturnal radiation tropo. de WRH ON FN03
April 21, 2016, 12:09 a.m. It may be a good evening to look for tropo from across Lake Erie. I have a good mobile spot for that I think I'll give a try. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 20, 2016, 11:25 p.m. Gw 102.7 CJRK Toronto, ON - 46 mi - new station testing in Tamil, replaces 7-watt CJVF. de WRH ON FN03
April 20, 2016, 8:53 p.m. What I can't understand is why my mobile spot in Medina has to hog all the tropo. Seriously... why does it always appear there? There are tons of signals out there that occur so frequently, and yet I've never seen at my home. de andrew k OH EN91EB
April 20, 2016, 8:39 p.m. All of our DX is a "mirage". (Not really any difference between optical and radio - it's all em waves). de WRH ON FN03
April 20, 2016, 8:38 p.m. Re lake Tr : I do see optical mirages on the other side of the lake, and the usual radio/TV mirages are there too from Watertown NY (200 mi). de WRH ON FN03
April 20, 2016, 8:26 p.m. Spring sucks for tropo in our area. de WRH ON FN03
April 20, 2016, 8:24 p.m. I don't think they'll be any correlation to nocturnal TrE nor daytime lake Tr (in the lower troposphere). de WRH ON FN03
April 20, 2016, 8:23 p.m. [19:37] I think it's just that the mechanisms that cause TrS are enhanced today (in mid-upper troposphere). de WRH ON FN03
April 20, 2016, 7:37 p.m. [18:42] Bill, does that mean anything? Can that be an indication that tropo will pick up? I noticed your forecast seems to indicate a bit of lake-enhanced tropo around the Lake Erie. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 20, 2016, 6:42 p.m. FM band has sounded unusually "fluttery" today. Hard to describe. Sounds like continuous Ms (although I know it's just TrS) - de WRH ON FN03
April 20, 2016, 2:54 p.m. Tr WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 20, 2016, 1:11 p.m. Last night's tropo was strong and full of too much co-channel interference at my mobile spot in Medina. At home, it was completely non-existent. Even WTFDA member Jeff Rostron in Akron said he saw nothing too. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 20, 2016, 10:54 a.m. Tr WADL 39/38, Mt. Clemens, 246 mi. from Indy. de indysteve IN EM69
April 20, 2016, 3:38 a.m. I installed my new MXV5100 @ 41 ft. w/Winegard HDP-269 preamp & FM filter. Please with results so far. de indysteve IN EM69
April 20, 2016, 3:34 a.m. Tr WWHO 46/53, Chillicothe, OH 248 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 20, 2016, 3:11 a.m. Tr 25/6 WRTV Indianapolis, IN (250 miles) de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 20, 2016, 3:06 a.m. Thanks Steve de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 20, 2016, 3:03 a.m. Tr WCMH 14/4, Columbus, OH 245 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 20, 2016, 3:03 a.m. Tr finally from central FL - WOCL-105.9/WMGF-107.7/WOCL-105.9 all at 307 mi de Fred SC FM03af
April 20, 2016, 3:02 a.m. Great catch with the LD, Andrew. de indysteve IN EM69
April 20, 2016, 2:45 a.m. Tr 39/69 WMYS-LD South Bend, IN (230 miles) de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 20, 2016, 2:37 a.m. Tr WXYZ 41/7 & WTVS 43/56, Detroit, MI 230 mi. from Indy de indysteve IN EM69
April 20, 2016, 2:33 a.m. Tr WEWS 15/5, Cleveland, OH 311 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 19, 2016, 4:19 p.m. Tr WSFJ 24/51 Newark, OH at 198 mi de mikeg IN EM69
April 19, 2016, 2:54 p.m. Location, location, location... de mikeg IN EM69
April 19, 2016, 2:47 p.m. Mike, I've found that an AntennaCraft HBU33 is better there than my stacked XG91s at my home. And a dipole is better there for VHF than my MXV5100 at home. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 19, 2016, 1:30 p.m. One 91XG ai Doylestown is probably better than a 4 stack at your home, Andrew. de mikeg IN EM69
April 19, 2016, 1:28 p.m. Great news, Andrew! You are an effective persuader. de mikeg IN EM69
April 19, 2016, 12:13 p.m. Ed, the only stipulation is that it can't be too large, but that's a matter of opinion. I think an XG91 is okay. I'll put it in a spot where it's not as noticeable, yet still effective. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 19, 2016, 8:05 a.m. OK Andrew... a 4-stack of 91 XG's and the CS-1100 would look good on a 50 ft tower. :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
April 19, 2016, 1:16 a.m. The Doylestown Autologger will move forward. I convinced my sister-in-law to have it setup. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 18, 2016, 7:47 p.m. 98.3 WJLI is still running low power... dunno what their problem is. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 18, 2016, 7:42 p.m. Good on your new one, Chris... Tr's been a goose-egg, here... Might as well be February. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 18, 2016, 11:16 a.m. Tr W20EF 20/27 Teaneck, NJ overnight decode, was sub-decode only last few weeks. 1600 watts, from Trump Tower, NYC, 70 m. Rabbit Ears shows "W20EH", FCC shows "W19EH". ?? First new log of 2016. #275. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 17, 2016, 9:35 p.m. Thanks to Mike G. for overhauling the old Dell PC used for my autologger. It had been several yrs. Had it on this a.m. and got WXYZ/WTVS, Detroit @ 230 mi. de indysteve IN EM69
April 17, 2016, 9:32 p.m. Andrew, couldn't get much from Milford all morning as almost every ch. was being swamped by Chicago @ 85 mi., even the CD/LDs. de indysteve IN EM69
April 17, 2016, 7:38 p.m. The only signals I could see from home were Pittsburgh, that was it. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 17, 2016, 7:36 p.m. I tried a couple different spots with my DTV mobile setup this morning at 6 am in Medina & Doylestown... signals were from all directions: Erie, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Toledo, Ft. Wayne, and Columbus. The Medina spot still seems to be a magnet for everything coming from the west though. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 17, 2016, 4:02 p.m. Ms 99.7 KKCK Marshall, MN 904 miles, RDS with bogus �WVP�, PTY: Top 40, re-log de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 17, 2016, 4:47 a.m. Tr 100.1 WRHN Rhinelander, WI "Jack FM" relog 411 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 16, 2016, 2:38 p.m. Tr WGGN 42/52, Sandusky, OH 271 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 16, 2016, 1:42 p.m. Tr WEWS 15/5, Cleveland, OH 311 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 16, 2016, 11:02 a.m. I logged my meteor scatter as eskip on dxmaps, so disregard the skip logging de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 16, 2016, 10:55 a.m. Ms 99.7 KXFT Manson, IA 803 mi., has RDS PS: title/artist, PI: 4D51, PTY: Adult Hits, (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 16, 2016, 1:41 a.m. 11:37 Thanks, Andrew, nice to get some decent Tropo. de mikeg IN EM69
April 15, 2016, 2:55 p.m. I'm hoping to accidently get some 400+ mile tropo from the northeast, but I can't seem to get anything past Toronto/Buffalo. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 15, 2016, 1:22 p.m. I left my ant. pointed SW overnite, but never got farther than Cleveland/Sarnia. de WRH ON FN03
April 15, 2016, 12:28 p.m. I got a few DTVs from Ft. Wayne and Detroit by taking the autologger out to Doylestown last night for testing. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 15, 2016, 12:27 p.m. I had the Zenith parked on RF 44 all night because there was a nice sub-decode from Detroit, but it never decoded. Tropo was steady but weak. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 15, 2016, 11:37 a.m. Wow, nice catches Mike. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 15, 2016, 9:51 a.m. Tr WGRZ 33/2 Buffalo, NY at 445 mi during night. de mikeg IN EM69
April 15, 2016, 9:48 a.m. Tr WJET 24/24 Erie, PA at 357 mi *NEW* #456 de mikeg IN EM69
April 15, 2016, 3:06 a.m. Gw 95.7 W239BA Niagara Falls, NY - 34 mi - now relays W291CN 106.1 Buffalo (ex: WCOU 88.3 Attica). Never noticed this before. de WRH ON FN03
April 14, 2016, 9:38 p.m. Au was short-lived, gone already. Will monitor in case it comes back. de WRH ON FN03
April 14, 2016, 9:16 p.m. CICI-5 Sudbury in colour via Tr (240 mi) despite Au QRM starting up - de WRH ON FN03
April 14, 2016, 9:15 p.m. Au 6+ muf de WRH ON FN03
April 14, 2016, 9:04 p.m. Au 2 muf CHBX carrier looks auroral - de WRH ON FN03
April 14, 2016, 6:11 p.m. Tr 93.1 WIMK Iron Mountain, MI weak "93 Rock" relog 354 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 14, 2016, 5:02 p.m. Tr 97.9 WIHC Newberry, MI loud w/legal ID "Strong Tower Radio" relog 262 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 14, 2016, 3:33 p.m. Ms 88.5 WCUG Lumpkin, GA RDS "WEFE" relog 823 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 14, 2016, 1:18 p.m. Tr WLRM 47/47 Canton, OH at 276 mi de mikeg IN EM69
April 14, 2016, 1:01 p.m. Yeah, after a while of no tropo activity, it's nice to finally see it. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 14, 2016, 12:59 p.m. At least some sign of life here, the 'regulars' from Utica/Watertown (out to 230 mi) - de WRH ON FN03
April 14, 2016, 12:58 p.m. Steve, Columbus DTVs are being received here too. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 14, 2016, 12:57 p.m. Tr 44 WTLW Lima, OH (135 miles)... good and steady signal too, not too frequent here. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 14, 2016, 12:51 p.m. Andrew, I'm getting a few DTVs from Toledo and Columbus in Indy. de indysteve IN EM69
April 14, 2016, 12:27 p.m. Tr Ft. Wayne UHFs have been in sub-decode mode all night. I left the tuner parked on WISE 18/33, but it never decoded. It came close. Tropo just isn't that strong. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 14, 2016, 12:02 p.m. Tr WDCQ 15/19, Bad Axe, MI 279 mi. de indysteve IN EM69
April 14, 2016, 9:59 a.m. Ms 99.7 WRFX Kannapolis, NC 474 mi., RDS with bogus �KAVD�, Classic Rock, re-log de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 14, 2016, 1:41 a.m. Tr 11 WTOL & 13 WTVG @ 102 miles barely decoding on Zenith but not on autologger. I suspect CBET 9 is trying to decode, but isn't. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 14, 2016, 12:26 a.m. My conclusion is that there is outside interference I can't completely remove from low-VHF (the sparkly dots), but the preamp improves signal a bit, so I'm keeping it. I just have to apply the full FM trap before the preamp. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 14, 2016, 12:10 a.m. When I disconnect the antenna on the backward splitter and use just the modulator, all sparklies completely disappear, and the picture is flawless. So there is interference in the neighborhood. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 14, 2016, 12:06 a.m. I'm not sure what's causing the noise on low-VHF as I have practically everything else off in the house including dimmable lights. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 14, 2016, 12:05 a.m. I hooked up an RF modulator set to channel 4, and combined it with my massive VHF antenna using a backward splitter. I'm noticing sparklies on the analog channel 4... some sort of noise that is undoubtedly messing with low-VHF signals with or without the preamp. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 13, 2016, 9:47 p.m. Unless you live out in the boonies, VHF amp in the shack is better, imo. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 9:47 p.m. The ability to recover is why I don't think VHF amps at the antenna are necessary - there isn't that much loss in a cable at VHF freqs. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 9:41 p.m. Correction : 8 dB amp. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 9:21 p.m. A 10 dB amp after that brings it back to life with 100 watt VOR on 108.2 (95 mi TrS). No FM intermod at all. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 9:21 p.m. For my Icom, I have an FM filter ahead of it that really weakens 108-112 MHz to barely being able to hear the background noise level. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 9:19 p.m. I'm surprised how low you can let signals drop and then recover them with an amp. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 8:45 p.m. Yes, Bill, too much gain is a killer. Mike G. and I use the Winegard HDP-269, 12 dB gain. Best overall preamp I've used with high RF. Of course, it is now discontinued. de indysteve IN EM69
April 13, 2016, 8:34 p.m. If you only use one receiver (no splits), even one amp can be overkill. A 2-way split = 3.5 dB loss. A 4-way split = 7 dB loss. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 8:32 p.m. [20:26] That's why with VHF to keep things matched, an amp in the shack can be better than an amp at the antenna. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 8:28 p.m. Maybe a few more dB gain if receiver is deaf - but not much more. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 8:26 p.m. For every 1 dB lost in the cable/connectors, you should only have 1 dB of amp gain. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 8:24 p.m. Very tricky when the range is high at the antenna to begin with. If low is 5 and high is only 60, then you have a lot more room to play with. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 8:23 p.m. It's all about dynamic range. Think of antenna sigs as weakest level 5 units, strongest level 95 - somehow you have to maintain that at the receiver - without low sig dropping below 0 or high sig rising above 100. de WRH ON FN03
April 13, 2016, 8:10 p.m. WTHR 13/13, Indy's tower is 3 mi. @ 251 deg. When VHF-hi ant. is aimed @ 172 deg. for Louisville, WTHR will not decode. No surprise with your WJW & WOIO comment. de indysteve IN EM69
April 13, 2016, 8:07 p.m. Some sigs are better with preamp and some better without. Usually better as long as ants aren't aimed at the towers. de indysteve IN EM69
April 13, 2016, 8:05 p.m. Andrew, I've tested various ants./preamps at my current location since 2001. I've had very similar pros & cons. Living near high RF is a PITA. de indysteve IN EM69
April 13, 2016, 7:08 p.m. As the day progressed, noise on VHF has increased gradually, and locals WJW 8 and WOIO 10 have stopped decoding with antenna aimed west. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 13, 2016, 7:07 p.m. This morning, the preamp was getting WMFD 12, but without the preamp, no decode. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 13, 2016, 7:03 p.m. I'm still undecided as to whether or not the preamp should stay for VHF TV. Sometimes it clearly helps, and other times, I can't tell because it appears to be amplifying too much noise. I will have to do more experimentation with the modulator on VHF. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 13, 2016, 6:59 p.m. I can't understand why when I use the preamp, VHF signal strengths shoot up to the 90's and even 100% on the HD Homerun, but typically during the daytime. The preamp was definitely helping with VHF this morning, so I left it on. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 13, 2016, 6:54 p.m. Pix of tx site... http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?10698-WJLI-98-3-tx-site de Ed W-KY EM56
April 13, 2016, 5:46 p.m. Just got back from WJLI 98.3 tx site... whatta mess... it's power amp is off... just running on the exciter.... only a few watts power out. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 13, 2016, 4:31 p.m. Tr A few Birmingham AL area DTVs 250-ish mi de Ed W-KY EM56
April 13, 2016, 4:04 p.m. RE: 20:34... It's back on air, sort of... It's really weak... I may drive over to the tx site to see what's going on... de Ed W-KY EM56
April 13, 2016, 12:15 p.m. Preamp improves VHF signals quite a bit, even in this high RF area. I just have to apply a full FM trap before the preamp. I think I'll use the preamp as e-skip season approaches. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 13, 2016, 3:30 a.m. Tr KTAL 15/6 Texarkana TX 415 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
April 13, 2016, 2:15 a.m. Tr KTVE 27/10 El Dorado AR 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
April 12, 2016, 8:37 p.m. ... It's been down for 24 hrs, or more. Noticed it was off yesterday afternoon. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 12, 2016, 8:34 p.m. Most Local FM 98.3 WJLI Metropolis, IL (tx in Golo, KY) is off air. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 12, 2016, 9:30 a.m. Ms 103.3 KIXB El Dorado, AR 985 mi., RDS photo taken @ 0820z, relog same mode de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 12, 2016, 1:47 a.m. Using 80 mi, my open UHFs are 16,18,21,24,27,30,45,46,48,50 and 51. So just one more here Mike. de WRH ON FN03
April 12, 2016, 1:37 a.m. [13.50] With local analog 34 now digital on 34 w/15kw, only clear channels here on UHF are 14,15,16,17,18,24,25,32,38 and 44. 38 should be a local but it's off.. de mike CT FN31
April 11, 2016, 3:47 p.m. At least one hope we still have are the land-mobile channels which should remain free for DXing. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 11, 2016, 3:46 p.m. Chris, you live in a unique area just outside NYC, which basically has the most crowded DTV market in the US as well as other markets not far from you. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 11, 2016, 3:12 p.m. (ok, maybe 100, lol) de WRH ON FN03
April 11, 2016, 2:37 p.m. ooops.. scratch 9 & 17.. there are low-powers in NYC metro that I haven't logged here. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 11, 2016, 2:36 p.m. Tr KMOS 15/6, Sedalia, MO 312 mi. from IL DX site w/manual tuner. Fighting back/forth with WSEC 15/14, IL. 245 deg. vs. 242 deg. de indysteve IN EM69
April 11, 2016, 2:29 p.m. [13:50] I already have a station within 80 miles on every channel except: 4,5,8,9,15,16, &17, and ch 8 is 24/7 anyway. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 11, 2016, 1:54 p.m. Tr WNWO 49/24, Toledo, OH 232 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 11, 2016, 1:51 p.m. I'm not sure what's going to happen in crowded markets where there are no open channels. Stations will HAVE to sell in order for any re-packing to occur. de andrew k OH EN91EB
April 11, 2016, 1:50 p.m. After re-packing, every channel with a station within 80 miles. de WRH ON FN03
April 11, 2016, 1:46 p.m. Signal strengths 90-100% with so much co-ch. interference and no decode. Wait until after the repacking. de indysteve IN EM69
April 11, 2016, 1:43 p.m. Signals 100-150 mi. so strong that they are killing distant DX chances. de indysteve IN EM69
April 11, 2016, 1:40 p.m. Steve, I'm glad to see there is some tropo you're receiving. Tropo activity has been way too inactive lately. Currently I am aiming toward Columbus, but see nothing here. APRS map is indicating a good path for you, but not here. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 11, 2016, 1:31 p.m. Tr WTVS 43/56, Detroit, MI 261 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 11, 2016, 1:29 p.m. Tr WKBD 14/50, Detroit, MI 256 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 11, 2016, 1:25 p.m. Tr WEYI 30/25, Saginaw, MI 267 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 11, 2016, 1:20 p.m. Tr WDCQ 15/19, Bad Axe, MI 285 mi. from IL DX site. de indysteve IN EM69
April 11, 2016, 10:11 a.m. Ms 104.1 overnight KPOC Pocahontas, AR 767 mi., RDS @ 0150z, calls & Adult Hits (NEW) @ 0323z WOGY TN, 700 mi., RDS calls & Country, prev Es de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 10, 2016, 4:28 p.m. 104.5 KSRZ Omaha, NE Ms at 8:48am. Ad for Judson Irrigation. Previous by Es. 1143 mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 10, 2016, 12:23 p.m. Steve, I was using my mobile setup... the AntennaCraft HBU33 with VHF part not included. So part of the UHF element is just a high-VHF dipole. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 10, 2016, 11:17 a.m. Or were you using your mobile setup equipment for the test? de indysteve IN EM69
April 10, 2016, 11:15 a.m. Good test, Andrew. Congrats. So you received the VHF DTVs with the XG91? de indysteve IN EM69
April 10, 2016, 4:30 a.m. Ms 98.3 KUQL Ethan, SD "on Kool 98" relog 844 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 10, 2016, 4:26 a.m. Ms 98.3 WSVZ Tower Hill, IL part of ad / RDS NEW! de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 10, 2016, 12:28 a.m. Doylestown autologger map link... http://www.rabbitears.info/tvdx/many_tuner_map/103A3769/tuner0 de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 10, 2016, 12:27 a.m. [23:41] I'll see what we can do. I'm thinking we can work something out easily. For now, the new Doylestown autologger is up and ready for testing... http://m.rabbitears.info/index.php?request=tvdx_grid&tid=103A3769&tno=0&sort=all&hours=all&tzone=ET&unit= de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 9, 2016, 11:57 p.m. Ms 98.3 KXGT Carrington, ND RDS PS TED-FM PI "WFJ" relog 883 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 9, 2016, 11:43 p.m. She thinks its great all the channels I pull in without paying for it de Jim-T MO EM37
April 9, 2016, 11:42 p.m. We live on 1.5 acres and I have four satellite dishes up, PLUS my antenna tower. I didn't think the wife would like that much *stuff* in the yard de Jim-T MO EM37
April 9, 2016, 11:41 p.m. Andrew, if your S-I-L *benefits* from your antenna set up, maybe she won't *complain*. Perhaps an antenna cable feed for their local TV from your antennas? Even if they are on pay TV? de Jim-T MO EM37
April 9, 2016, 3:53 p.m. Tr 102.9 WHQG Milwaukee, WI rock / " The Hog" relog 327 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 9, 2016, 3:34 p.m. I'm glad my wife doesn't mind the massive antennas I have on our roof. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 9, 2016, 3:32 p.m. [13:12] I'm going through with this anyways. My brother said he wants me to install it, and she needs to be more willing to compromise in the marriage. She basically gets everything she wants anyways, so if she turns this into a crisis, then that's her problem. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 9, 2016, 3:29 p.m. Ms 100.1 KYKC Byng, OK C&W / RDS relog 1013 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 9, 2016, 3:14 p.m. Ms 89.1 KUAR Little Rock, AR RDS relog 844mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 9, 2016, 2:46 p.m. Ms 89.1 KMUW Wichita, KS "Car Talk" RDS PS KMUW PI "KMTV" relog 929 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 9, 2016, 1:21 p.m. Unfortunately, I believe I would have the same issue with my sister-in-law too. Maybe you could cover the antenna with a beautifully crocheted doily. I read that suggestion several years ago. LOL de indysteve IN EM69
April 9, 2016, 1:18 p.m. [21:13] Sorry about your issue with the dreadful WF (wife factor) or in your case the SILF (sister-in-law factor). I've read about it for years. de indysteve IN EM69
April 9, 2016, 10 a.m. Ms WWLI 105.1 Providence, RI 359 mi., RDS photo taken @ 2am ET, ant. aimed west stn east, prev tropo de Dave-N PA FN01qx
April 9, 2016, 12:01 a.m. Tr 89.7 WONU Kankakee, IL legal ID "Shine FM" relog 365 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 8, 2016, 11:46 p.m. 102.5 W273BL was off the air for 2 days, and as I was listening to the static, it came back on abruptly. I thought it was a strong meteor burst at first until I realized the local had just came back on the air. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 8, 2016, 11:45 p.m. Ms 102.5 WHPT Sarasota, FL (945 miles) "102.5 The Bone" de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 8, 2016, 9:16 p.m. I went into my local RS (the only one still left), and they don't even sell outdoor antennas or supplies, just the pretty and flat crappy antennas that don't work well... very disappointing. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 8, 2016, 9:15 p.m. It seems that the feeling about antennas recently is that people now prefer pretty indoor antennas that don't work well. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 8, 2016, 9:13 p.m. My proposed Doylestown autologger is receiving resistance from my sister-in-law who thinks antennas are ugly. My brother said it's okay to put the antenna up... we shall see who wins this argument. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 8, 2016, 9:05 p.m. It's supposed to snow a few inches tonight. Tropo is nowhere to be found and isn't planning on showing up according to the forecast. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 8, 2016, 8:30 p.m. 104.5 earlier Ms around noon, very clear "The Cat" ... WLKT Lexington, KY for New Log de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 8, 2016, 4:38 p.m. I know Ed. When a website publishes you ISP address, its easy to track down an email address that is assigned to that ISP address de Jim-T MO EM37
April 8, 2016, 3:31 p.m. I haven't been back, since de Ed W-KY EM56
April 8, 2016, 3:26 p.m. ... That site is an open sewer for data-miners / spammers. de Ed W-KY EM56
April 8, 2016, 3:25 p.m. Jim... last time I checked into the TV/FM SkipLog I got a ton of Eastern Euro-porn E-mails.... de Ed W-KY EM56
April 8, 2016, 3:22 p.m. If wind wasn't gusting 25 to 30 mph it'd be a good time to do antenna work de Ed W-KY EM56
April 8, 2016, 3:14 p.m. With tropo dead and no Es yet, the *other* dx board is a lot of mindless drivel about satellite TV, as in not DX chatter de Jim-T MO EM37
April 8, 2016, 3:06 p.m. Somebody in SK or MB has left the door open... cool, dry air keeps pouring in... might as well be Feb... Tr is quite dead. :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
April 8, 2016, 2:34 p.m. Ms 104.5 sounded like "Mix 104.5" whcih could be WYYUDalton, GA, but wasn't recording and I'm not sure. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 7, 2016, 11:08 p.m. Au into FM - de WRH ON FN03
April 7, 2016, 11:06 p.m. Au muf 5 - Au "fuzzy" carrier even noticeable on semi-local Bancroft at only 175 miles ! - de WRH ON FN03
April 7, 2016, 12:42 p.m. Tr WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. (356 deg.) from IL DX site via manual tuner. 23 not cluttered by Chicago (359 deg., 85 mi.) & Milwaukee (355 deg., 170 mi.) de indysteve IN EM69
April 7, 2016, 10:26 a.m. Tr WJKT 39/16 (80 mi) and WBBJ 43/7 (83 mi) Jackson TN on indoor loop w panel reflector aimed out S window on 1st floor de Ed W-KY EM56
April 6, 2016, 6:40 a.m. Tr WPBM-CD 46/31 Scottsville KY 132 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
April 6, 2016, 6:14 a.m. Tr WATE 26/6 Knoxville TN 260 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
April 6, 2016, 12:04 a.m. Learning about satellite signals has made me appreciate more so the effort put in to receiving terrestrial OTA DTV de Jim-T MO EM37
April 6, 2016, 12:01 a.m. DT QRM - a case in point for trying to receive FTA satellite signals! At 2 degrees apart in the sky, IF you don't have your dish tuned correctly, DT QRM will kill the signal de Jim-T MO EM37
April 5, 2016, 11:46 p.m. DT<->DT QRM is a lot worse than DT<->Analog. de WRH ON FN03
April 5, 2016, 7:37 p.m. Bill, when WICU was digital and CHEX wasn't yet, I could see CHEX on analog. I've never seen it with digital (yet), but I have seen CIII-27 from Peterborough. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 5, 2016, 4:46 p.m. (That's 18 Peterboro, not 18 London) de WRH ON FN03
April 5, 2016, 4:46 p.m. If CICO-18 was still around, it would probably be in @ 96 mi. The analog was a blowtorch. de WRH ON FN03
April 5, 2016, 4:33 p.m. For me it's 81 miles - CKVR-10. CHEX-12 at 101 mi almost qualifies but it breaks up constantly. de WRH ON FN03
April 5, 2016, 2:28 p.m. WOSU @ 85 miles is 24/7. WBNS, WCMH, and WSYX @ 98 miles looked like they were going to decode but didn't. I think using an XG91 and preamp over my portable setup should be enough to make those 24/7, I hope. WWHO @ 121 miles was a weak sub-decode. This is when there's no tropo, so it should be a good spot. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 5, 2016, 2:04 p.m. Andrew, 100 miles is great! I don't think any of us here in the NE get that far. My best 24/7 is WNJB-8 86mi. I used to have WQPX-32 Scranton "subdecode 24/7" at 99mi before new local came on. de dtvdxer NY FN31
April 4, 2016, 8:52 p.m. New autologger should be up and running in about a month from Doylestown Ohio. Testing out there has shown farthest non-tropo 24/7 signals to be coming from Columbus just below 100 miles. de Andrew K OH EN91EB
April 4, 2016, 6:50 p.m. Weather in Midwest winterlike again but WBAY 23/2, Green Bay, WI 261 mi. from IL DX site just popped up, while Milwaukee DTVs @ 170 mi. have been in and out. de indysteve IN EM69
April 4, 2016, 12:44 a.m. I am getting an occasional faint 2z carrier from the south (TEP ?) de WRH ON FN03
April 4, 2016, 12:06 a.m. Some TEP reaching up into NY/Mid Atlantic. Keep an eye out. de WRH ON FN03
April 3, 2016, 2:14 p.m. Ms 101.9 KRWK Fargo, ND 15 second burst AC music / RDS relog 796 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 3, 2016, 2:08 p.m. Tr 101.9 WDEZ Wausau, WI Sunday morning polka show, legal iD relog 414 mi de jEFF ON EN93fo
April 3, 2016, 5:22 a.m. Just the faintest hint of Au carriers from 2-Soo & 4-Hearst here - de WRH ON FN03
April 3, 2016, 12:15 a.m. Looking north for Au de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 2, 2016, 10:10 p.m. Ms 103.3 KZCR Fergus Falls, MN AC/DC tune, RDS PI NEW! 735 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 2, 2016, 10:07 p.m. Tr 103.3 WGLX Wisconsin Rapids, WI on weak Tr scatter for a few mins NEW! 419 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 2, 2016, 4:07 p.m. Ms 100.1 KYKC Byng, OK C&W RDS PS/PI relog 1013 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 2, 2016, 3:30 p.m. Ms 95.3 KERX Paris, AR RDS relog 880 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
April 2, 2016, 3:05 p.m. Ms 88.5 KZTH Piedmont, OK RDS 1045 mi de JEFF ON EN93fo
April 2, 2016, 3:04 p.m. Ms 88.5 WCUG Lumpkin, GA RDS "WEFE" relog 823 mi de JEFF ON EN93fo
April 2, 2016, 12:57 a.m. Last 300+ mi. DTV dx logged here waayyy back on Nov. 2...Dallas metroplex area @ 383 miles. Hope tropo comes around again sometime soon. Winter type temps don't want to let go de Jim-T MO EM37
April 1, 2016, 7:16 p.m. Where is the April fools day DX??? de Jim-T MO EM37