Archives for: 5/2019
May 31, 2019, 11:59 p.m. My 2- video carrier is right at 55.23971 to be exact. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 11:53 p.m. Es quick tally 2-,z.+ 3z 4-,z,+ 5z 6-,+ de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:53 p.m. No Es notes here besides some weak 6 meter FT8 from Florida and a weak 2- video carrier de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 11:50 p.m. Es 2- Rebelde w Besbol de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:41 p.m. Es 6+ w same as 2z & 3z Cubavision de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:37 p.m. Es 5z w same as 4+... Besbol de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:35 p.m. Es 4+ w SS sports ... Tele Rebelde? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:33 p.m. Es all the way up to ch 6 now de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:25 p.m. Es same thing on 3z so, prob Cubavision de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:24 p.m. Es 2z SS w news / talk show... no logo de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 10:55 p.m. ... I think they're Cubans but they're kinda puny sigs atm de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 10:44 p.m. Es on 2z & 3z SS de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 10:41 p.m. [16:38] They can also detect QRM. It's just a signal strength reading. de WRH ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 10:32 p.m. Es 2- weak carrier south - de WRH ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 9:58 p.m. ...post it in the, members only, BB chat section and post a link to it, here de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 9:52 p.m. 2022... There ya go... If ya wanna get chatty, Mike's created a place for you to do it... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 8:41 p.m. See my post at the BB forum re public archives. de Mike CT FN31
May 31, 2019, 8:22 p.m. I've created a BB forum at the WTFDA Forums...right next to the General Chat Forum...continue this over there. de Mike CT FN31
May 31, 2019, 4:45 p.m. Es Cubans slowly fading away de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 4:38 p.m. The HDHR tuners can *detect* an analog signal, they just can't do anything with them. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 4:37 p.m. Yeah Mike confusing digital versus analog, meant video carrier for an analog 2. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 4:23 p.m. Re: 16:16 Jim..reread what you wrote. An analog 2 does not have a pilot. Only a digital 2 does. Maybe you meant something else? de Mike CT FN31
May 31, 2019, 4:18 p.m. 1522 I believe this one is Tele Rebelde de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 4:16 p.m. Can't understand the difference between my HDHR and the SDR. HDHR keeps detecting an analog 2 signal, can't find a pilot on the SDR at all. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 4:13 p.m. Current program on Cubavisión *cartelera" HERMANITAS CALLE which is a Caracol program. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 4:09 p.m. ... It appears the Cubans are running some Caracol pgms de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 4:04 p.m. 1524... I saw a Caracol logo on the Cubavision channel... Don't be fooled de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 4:03 p.m. Tr WCML Alpena,MI RF channel 24 Virtual channel 6, 245.8 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 31, 2019, 3:56 p.m. To add to what Mike posted... I've been getting complaints about too much yakitty-yak on the BB de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 3:48 p.m. Let's stay on topic please. Thanks. de Mike CT FN31
May 31, 2019, 3:24 p.m. Es 3z w Cubavision de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 3:22 p.m. Es 2+ SS w bicycle racing de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 3:06 p.m. Tr K24IM-D "KIIN" 24/12, Keosauqua, IA 227 mi. from Milford, IL. //KIIN 12. de indysteve IN EM69
May 31, 2019, 2:58 p.m. My ARPS map now coming to life....starting to show a few short-range blobs.. Minneapolis, etc. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 31, 2019, 2:50 p.m. My APRS map is still blank. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 31, 2019, 2:37 p.m. Es A2 bearing Cuba up & down de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 2:22 p.m. APRS map website is working. de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 31, 2019, 1:46 p.m. Tr KRIN "IPTV1-R" 32/35, Waterloo, IA 248 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
May 31, 2019, 1:30 p.m. If anyone here on the board sees WDPN or WJLP with MeTV as the main, I'd be interested to know if the station cuts in during a break, for local ads... de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 1:23 p.m. I noticed on a local autologger that CIII-29 Sarnia has moved to channel 35 de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 1:14 p.m. ....and now that local WLRN took over RF 26 where I cannot see Orlando, the only way to catch Decades is via WDPN 2-6 as Es! de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 1:03 p.m. [11:28] For a long time their WMEU-CD was programmed with the wrong TSID code and last yr. it aired ATSC 1.0 on its ATSC 3.0 test ch. which is a no-no per our FCC friend. de indysteve IN EM69
May 31, 2019, 12:56 p.m. Not seeing any evidence of tr enhancement on FM here de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 31, 2019, 12:50 p.m. [12:39] I find it less useful too. Cranking up the density to full blast helped a bit though. de WRH ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 12:41 p.m. Nothing over 100 mi tropo-wise here. de Jon ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 12:39 p.m. Looks like the APRS map is still down - since its re-emergence it's been less useful anyway - mostly I get a bunch of overlapping indistingushable blobs anyway de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 31, 2019, 12:34 p.m. Tr Buffalo DTVs now appearing... WNLO/WIVB, WUTV, WGRZ, and WKBW. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 12:28 p.m. Tr WFRV 39/5, Green Bay, WI 255 mi. from Milford, IL. Not much distance so far. de indysteve IN EM69
May 31, 2019, 12:28 p.m. Tr WHIQ 24/25 Huntsville AL 180 mi over local WQTV-LP analog de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 12:15 p.m. Tr WGBA 14/26, Green Bay, WI 257 mi. from Milford, IL. Strong sig atm. de indysteve IN EM69
May 31, 2019, 12:12 p.m. Gw 93.5 W228EL Akron, OH @ 1 mile... new 250 watt blowtorch, this may cause overload de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 12:01 p.m. Strong VHF tropo over lower Great Lakes area? G7IZU is plotting it like its Es activity (short distances). de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 11:58 a.m. Tr WIAT 30/42 Birmingham 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:57 a.m. Tr W18BL-D 18 Adamsville TN 110 mi "UBN" w small, square pic...There's more empty screen than there is picture de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:51 a.m. Tr a little odd... N-AL UHFs much stronger than WHDF 2/15 ... 'Normally' WHDF is better than the UHFs de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:46 a.m. [11:20] Might be WAUR-LD, Ottawa, IL just west of Chicago. This station has come/gone before, like last yr. de indysteve IN EM69
May 31, 2019, 11:40 a.m. Some sort of backup system test perhaps? de WRH ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 11:40 a.m. Those are co-owned stations. de WRH ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 11:39 a.m. Curious log by my alternate autologger yesterday morning : CHEX-12 Peterboro' had two extra subs : 41.1 CIII and 11.1 CKWS. de WRH ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 11:38 a.m. Tr [07:34] 31 WMYD Detroit, MI - 190 mi - *NEW* - ex: ch 21 - de WRH ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 11:37 a.m. Tr WNEM 22/5 Flint, MI @ 205 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 11:28 a.m. [11:27] Then again, I could be wrong; all I know is that Weigel is too professional to run a low budget deal like YouToo. de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 11:27 a.m. [11:20] YouToo is also on WYKE-LD in Crystal River FL. Weigel should have nothing to do with it, because they run "Me Too," not the same. de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 11:21 a.m. Tr WZDX 41/54 Huntsville AL 180 mi over local WKPD de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 11:20 a.m. I think Weigel Broadcasting, Chicago, is up to "whatever we want to do" again. RF 18's been firing up early mornings mostly with signal, w/no PSIP, no video/audio, but now it is in/out. I see "YouToo" on screen, WMEU-CD. RF 18 is its repack in PHASE 6!!!! de indysteve IN EM69
May 31, 2019, 11:20 a.m. Ms 90.7 KLSA Alexandria, LA 1058 miles, RDS calls, Public and in stereo, prev Es de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 31, 2019, 11:08 a.m. The APRS map must be down. Anyway, that coastal tropo has dropped like an anvil. de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 11:05 a.m. Andrew, check the Ascan "review" file. Is WKBD still on 14? It was last week. de indysteve IN EM69
May 31, 2019, 11 a.m. Tr WJRT 12/12 Flint, MI @ 195 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 11 a.m. Yes, the WMYD 31/20 is real de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 10:55 a.m. Tr ... my autologger says it received WMYD 31/20. If that's true, then it would be *NEW*, but it disappeared, and I went to tune manually, and I don't see it... that's their repack channel de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 31, 2019, 10:55 a.m. Tr WBRC 50/6 Birmingham 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 10:49 a.m. Tr very strong sigs from Nashville 100 mi... even the low powered DTVs de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 4:52 a.m. [03:11] I have been hearing ol' reliable, 106.5 WSFL, but no TV decodes yet. Mighta been Raleigh again as 48 & 49 mimic each other! de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 3:53 a.m. 0206.. Jim, check for 'off freq' pilots... I looked at my notes and found one that was .315 instead of .310 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 3:51 a.m. Tnx Guys... Nice to log a new one and a new State. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 31, 2019, 3:22 a.m. (fingers close together) I'm *this much* south of The Blob. de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 3:21 a.m. I'm still waiting.... de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 3:11 a.m. Tr south FL 3rd night in a row: 16-WPBF Tequesta 422 mi and 93.9-WMIA & 94.9-WZTU N Miami Beach 502 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 31, 2019, 2:06 a.m. This SDR is NOT showing a pilot for DTV 2 but the Zenith box is showing a Knafel bar! de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 2:05 a.m. Es DTV 2 sub-decode west de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 1:34 a.m. Great catch Ed! de WRH ON FN03
May 31, 2019, 1:21 a.m. [00:59] Congratulations Ed! I know you've been after them for awhile now. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 31, 2019, 1:18 a.m. 3 FM pirates came ona t 6 pm. Must be a "pirate iHeart" thing de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 1:15 a.m. <....to me, the "2" logo looks like a 1970s landline telephone 📞 on a cradle. Mebbe it just me. de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 1:14 a.m. Because CDR 2 often is the video channel when a radio talk show is also shown on ch 2...> de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 1:12 a.m. [22:51] Indeed that is the current logo, which was shown during live video on www.repretel.com de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 1:11 a.m. [00:59] Well done! !Bien hecho! de cd FL EL96
May 31, 2019, 12:59 a.m. Es K04QP-D 4 Casas Adobes AZ 1318 mi "KVOANBC" New State de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 10:57 p.m. The C-AM/Carib Es has pretty-well fizzled de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 10:52 p.m. TNX, Jim... I'll check it out during hi Ms activity... It'd be a longshot :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 10:52 p.m. I'm getting that info from ASEP Panama, the license bureau. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 30, 2019, 10:51 p.m. Closest match is CDR logo found on Bill's page http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tv-cam.htm de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 10:51 p.m. Ed, the channel 37 in Panama is 37z (609.2500) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 30, 2019, 10:51 p.m. Can't tell much from ur pic, cd... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 10:38 p.m. Ed, pls check email. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 10:37 p.m. 2211... If I knew the exact vid-car freq I could/might get a 'chirp' out of it via Ms de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 10:28 p.m. [22:23] See 22:08. I know the C in a circle because I was able to access the video stream. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 10:23 p.m. 2148 Circular logo in L-R... Trying to find a match... Dial-up = Slooooowwwww de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 10:22 p.m. [22:11] 1,534,280 watts - 457.6 m haat de Jim-T MO EM37
May 30, 2019, 10:14 p.m. Skip map is a dog's breakfast. Hard to know where to point. de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 10:11 p.m. Ed.. There's an analog Channel 37 in Panama with 1,500,000 watts. You could try for that. (; de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 10:10 p.m. TVN logo indeed is UR, moved from LR during last 12 months. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 10:10 p.m. i say that coz most all of their programming is music videos or talk shows//a local radio station. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 10:09 p.m. I suspect that 50% or more of the signal is audio, especially because often it hangs around while video changes channel! de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 10:08 p.m. [21:48] Ed, 2 CR's logo is in UR, with a "C" in a circle (maybe program name) LR. They are one tough catch. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 10:04 p.m. Es 61.25z weak @ 150 deg de Jim-T MO EM37
May 30, 2019, 10:04 p.m. Es 3z w TVN logo in upper right so, Panama ? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 9:55 p.m. Es 3z w talk of "Coobah" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 9:48 p.m. Es 2z looked kinda like the 'CDR' logo in lower right so, maybe, Costa Rica de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 9:41 p.m. Es 2z SS dunno who, yet.. bmg S... weak de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 9:23 p.m. Es now 4 Nicaragua strong de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 9:17 p.m. Es commercial break, Repretel 4 logo de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 9:15 p.m. Es 4 a teen drama in color, but no logo bug. i suspect Costa Rica de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 9:14 p.m. ... That is, when it works, at all :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 9:13 p.m. Es 2 CDR Costa Rica, mostly audio//stream, mix with 2 Nicaragua de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 9:12 p.m. ... 'Til then it's, HUMMMMM, Snap-crackle-pop, etc de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 9:09 p.m. Hi Mike... nope, not fixed, just hanging on by a thread... Phone-co repairman won't be hr 'til June 4th de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 9:03 p.m. Es had 3//4, so had to be Nicaragua. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 9:01 p.m. Es from Central America here: 2 thru 4. 3 looks like TSi Honduras. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 9 p.m. Gotta check lcl 4pm news / wx to see if it's safe to connect TV ants... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 9 p.m. Ed...your internet/phone is fixed I assume? de Mike CT FN31
May 30, 2019, 8:51 p.m. Getting video on 2z now. de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 8:50 p.m. Re CBers : In my case it's 2 x 27 MHz = 54 MHz. de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 8:50 p.m. Es 2z 3z carriers south - de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 8:47 p.m. When was the last time any of you heard this on the radio? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4_mAqsBcI&app=desktop de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 8:40 p.m. I suppose it was much worse during the CB craze of 1976. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 8:39 p.m. Ouch, that's really bad if you have unlicensed CBers on a ham band. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 30, 2019, 8:38 p.m. ... I've heard lots of CBers on the low end of 10M de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 8:37 p.m. Can't they just texOOOOPS de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 8:37 p.m. Hi Andrew... it's bad enuff on 27 MHz but those "export" CB rigs run from 24 to 30+ MHz.... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 8:33 p.m. Ed, on 11 meters, 4 watts 5000 watts... what's the difference? lol de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 30, 2019, 8:32 p.m. ... I've heard their splatter as low as 1.8 MHz and as high as UHF de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 8:27 p.m. 1744 I get that a lot... Truck-drivin' CBers on local Interstate 69 (1/3 mi to my S) w overdriven / unfiltered / illegal amps etc... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 30, 2019, 6:13 p.m. Ms 88.9 WFSU Tallahassee, FL 834 miles, RDS calls, Public & stereo, prev Es de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 30, 2019, 5:44 p.m. ...Or more likely a CB harmonic. de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 5:44 p.m. Gw 54.309 ham talk, gone now. Must be nearby to show up on TV channel 2. de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 5:40 p.m. I'll be heading for the Plane around 4 PM....so you guys should get a Blowout Es Session later today! Have Fun..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 30, 2019, 5:24 p.m. [16:30] "Al Mediodia" is good, as it reflects the pop culture AND shows upcoming clips for the various channels in CUB. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 5:19 p.m. BTW I noticed, under the MeTV logo on 2, it now reads "WDPN-TV", no numeral 2. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 5:18 p.m. Well, it's a start! de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 4:59 p.m. All Es gone here now. de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 4:39 p.m. No Es noted here de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 30, 2019, 4:37 p.m. muf 5 de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 4:30 p.m. Es 3z CMEC Santa Clara, CUB - "Al Mediodia" program - de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 4:07 p.m. Es 3z SS tentative CUB - de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 4 p.m. Es 89.5 WEOS NY, NEW de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:59 p.m. Es 2 Global, color de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:30 p.m. muf 4 de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 3:18 p.m. Es DT 2 WDPN DE de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:08 p.m. Es 2z weak carrier south - again. de WRH ON FN03
May 30, 2019, 1:03 p.m. Ms 98.7 KISD Pipestone, MN 883 miles, RDS calls and Oldies, relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 30, 2019, 11:30 a.m. [10:50] And, 5-2 "WRAL-SD" is Cozi TV. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 10:50 a.m. Tr 48/5 WRAL NC, "WRAL_HD" PSIP. Currently recording 38 for the elusive Fayetteville. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 9:42 a.m. Ms 98.7 WNOR-HD Norfolk, VA 377 miles, RDS into HD mode, ant aimed west WNOR is SSE, prev Tr in 1992 I’ll post pics on FB de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 30, 2019, 5:26 a.m. Tr 44/16 WJWJ SC. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:48 a.m. Spotty sub-d on 14; whatever it is would be a new one. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:32 a.m. Jacksonville seemingly a non factor, as WHDT 34 full strength. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:31 a.m. WTCE 18 Ft Pierce is only showing 52% signal...if no DX, it'd shoot up to 85% or so. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:29 a.m. 14 & 46 showed sub-d's---WCTV & WWAY are the only possibilities, and nothing seems to be WCTV-way! de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:28 a.m. It might be a matter of *so many* TV stations (if my FM 106.5 is any indication), that everything is cancrlling out!! de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:26 a.m. [02:47] We are in email contact. He just told me he had WZTU 94.9 from down here. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 3:14 a.m. both 422 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 30, 2019, 3:14 a.m. Tr WPBF-16 Tequesta & 12-WPTV W Palm Beach 4both 22 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 30, 2019, 2:57 a.m. Tr south FL - WMIA-93.9 FL Miami Beach - 939 MIA 502 mi for 2nd night in a row de fred SC FM03af
May 30, 2019, 2:47 a.m. Rick Shaftan is in the Outer banks, I think... de Saul ON FN04
May 30, 2019, 1:05 a.m. Tr 106.5 now is WSFL NC. Still no TV of note. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 12:20 a.m. I'll check WX. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 12:18 a.m. Tr 106.5 WLFF again, but (1) all open freqs are kinda soft-fluttery, and (2) not a lick o' DTV. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 12:12 a.m. Outer Banks and the Tidewater grandfathers (pre power limits) could well be possible. Too bad there are no FM/TV DXers I know of---just the 2 hams, one plays with AM at times. de cd FL EL96
May 30, 2019, 12:10 a.m. [23:26] Harumph! Well there is *definitely* FM....and with about 90 open frequencies, sky's (almost) the limit! de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 11:26 p.m. [22:09] DVB-T with conditional access. Just like DVB-S satellite with conditional access. de WRH ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 11:07 p.m. DXMaps 4.0 is working fine. 2.8 is stuck and hasn't been loading new data since the 25th. de Jon ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 10:39 p.m. I see that DXMaps is accessible, but frozen from 15:27 UTC. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 10:09 p.m. [20:13] WRH, are you saying that their cable TV is using channels that anyone can access? You mean, like the old days of scrambled signals like "ON TV" in USA? de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 10:03 p.m. Chad & Andrew, analog WINM 63 may have had more power than 1,380 kW at one time. Per a list prior to the analog demise, that was the power listed. Their Ft. Wayne translator is LP, WEIJ-LD, and recently repacked from 38 to 17. de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 9:24 p.m. Lots of station here are increasing their facilties... most notably WLIW-21->32 Garden City, LI, NY, moving to WTCheight increase from 364 ft to 1706 ft, with a very modest reeduction of power. Service contour increases from 37mi to 58 mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 29, 2019, 9:20 p.m. http://en.blitzortung.org/live_lightning_maps.php?map=30 de WRH ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 9:18 p.m. Severe weather all week long and hardly any Es clouds have formed. de WRH ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 9:18 p.m. Well anyone who's been hanging their hat on thunderstorms causing e-skip must be really disappointed. de WRH ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 8:59 p.m. I might be able to escape some of the Cleveland low-powers if I use my portable setup, but a couple are actually increasing their coverage in the repack! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 8:56 p.m. Bill, here is what I'll have post transition... 15 WEWS, 16 WRAP, 17 WBNX, 18 WOIO, 19 WKYC, 20 WLFM, 22 WVPX, 24 WEAO, 26 WEKA, 27 W16DO, 29 WNEO, 31 WYTV, 32 WYFX, 33 WFMJ, 35 WVIZ, 36 WQHS de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 8:16 p.m. Mind you, 5 open UHF channels is more than I'll have post transition. de WRH ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 8:13 p.m. Bermuda would suck for TV DX. DTVs on every UHF channel 19 thru 50. 20 is free, 19 is mobile TV, 21-50 are encrypted wireless cable. de WRH ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 8:09 p.m. I sent VP9NM a couple of photos of this phenomenomenomon. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 8:08 p.m. I sent VP9🍎😴 de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 8:08 p.m. Oh to be in Bermuda, with all equipment of mine being equal! de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 7:58 p.m. The ocean temp must be cool enough to create that temperature inversion de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 7:58 p.m. I shall email Rick. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 7:57 p.m. It's been really hot down there, so I'd assume all that hot air is helping with the tropo over the ocean. I never did log WESH 11 fom Myrtle Beach due to local conchannel, but I did log some WESH DRT. I don't quite recall the RF channel... 18 maybe, I can't remember. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 7:53 p.m. Tr Rick on the Outer Banks just had WESH-11 Daytona at nearly 600 miles... mid afternoon. He seems to do particularly well with VHF. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 29, 2019, 7:47 p.m. ... If the boys act up you have my full support to go BB Nazi on them :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 29, 2019, 7:42 p.m. MIKE B... my phone / internet line has gone bad, agn... May be off line for a week... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 29, 2019, 7:41 p.m. LAST REMINDER: BB WILL BE OFF LINE FOR 3 HRS STARTING TONIGHT AT 10:30 PM CDT de Ed W-KY EM56
May 29, 2019, 7:39 p.m. KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau MO is 6.8 KW & suffers pic break-up if there's a T-storm within 200 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 29, 2019, 7:26 p.m. WINM has varied their power multiple times. de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 29, 2019, 6:52 p.m. Steve, yep... that's a typical power level for a high-VHF station like WINM, but I thought WINM was running 5 million watts on channel 63 at one point, right? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 6:27 p.m. Tr [17:54] KSCW 12/33, Wichita, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. On same tower with KWCH. de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 6:24 p.m. Chad, WINM is a full-power DTV like your locals, WTOL 11 16.9 kW & WTVG 13 16.7 kW. On analog ch. 63 WINM ran 1,380 kW. de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 5:08 p.m. Tr WINM RF Channel 12 Virtual channel 12 ANGOLA, 16.5 kW - New log from this low power worthless station de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 29, 2019, 4:08 p.m. Naw Andrew...after 45 years of Dxing....I missed lots of Openings. There will be lots more to come before it's over. I'll cheer you guys on..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 29, 2019, 3:51 p.m. Rob, don't monitor the Es maps or it'll give you anxiety de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 3:46 p.m. Im not taking any Radios so won't be DXing out there...visiting our Son and Daughter in Law.....and just goofing off! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 29, 2019, 3:45 p.m. I'll be back on the 6th of June, maybe things will be Rockin' by then....Have Fun ! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 29, 2019, 3:44 p.m. I'm heading to Edmonton and the Rocky Mountains for a week as of tomorrow, hopefully the Es will bust loose for you guys...Log a few for me. de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 29, 2019, 3:13 p.m. WPEC 13/12 was off air briefly (maybe 5 years ago), ans WEDU Tampa squeaked in for a minute or so. No such fate with WPTV. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 2:59 p.m. I mentioned WTVT in that link below; I have yet to see it....thanks a bunch WPTV-TV-TV-TV. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 2:58 p.m. Earlier Tr 47 WYKE-CD Crystal River FL, NEW; only about 80 mi from Tampa's 47, that is some sharp duct! de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 2:57 p.m. Es TA 2 Rep Dom yet again. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 2:57 p.m. I logged WTVT from Myrtle Beach using a UHF-only antenna. That path is common and typically strong. Now if that'll only appear here in Ohio. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 2:54 p.m. Rodanthe, NC autologger rec. WTVT 12, Tampa 668 mi. @ 7:03 a.m. EDT. Great luxury of no QRM for 180 deg....unless FCC starts licensing stations in the ocean.... de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 2:52 p.m. [14:30] Wow, odd---but then again, I don't often aim ant. toward Miami. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 2:45 p.m. [13:04] KWCH has been in for 30 min. but nothing else from Wichita mkt. de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 2:30 p.m. cd, the Haitian pirate on 90.1 was very wide and spilling over into adjacent frequencies de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 2:28 p.m. NOTE: No pirate activity here on 91.7 atm. Good freq for me to record for Es. I think it hits the air at noon EST. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 1:43 p.m. Es 90.5-HIWP Santo Domingo DR RDS in a couple of fade ups de fred SC FM03af
May 29, 2019, 1:37 p.m. Tr 46 WCTV GA was at about 70%! de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 1:31 p.m. Tr sub-d on 5, likely Gainesville LD, not to mention same with 16 messing up WPBF. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 1:19 p.m. It was noted on the website for WBNX TV that they'll be moving to their repack channel on August 2nd. I'd assume there'll be more moves at that time too, due to all the coordination issues. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 1:15 p.m. CIII-2 Bancroft back @ full power. de WRH ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 1:09 p.m. if i GET nothing at home. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 1:09 p.m. [13:01] I have learned, if I tet nothing at home, to monitor others' rxs (GT & SDR.hu); no end to the fun. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 1:08 p.m. Es 2z occasional weak carriers south - de WRH ON FN03
May 29, 2019, 1:07 p.m. http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?12301-Startling-discovery-re-Xtreme-Signal-antenna-or-Channel-Master-Preamp&p=47756#post47756 de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 1:04 p.m. Tr KWCH 19/12, Hutchinson, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL on manual tuner. Weak in/out decode. de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 1:02 p.m. I'm hoping to get gobs of audio from FM Es this summer. Maybe reviewing the recordings will keep me busy enough in the down time. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 1:01 p.m. Those who complain there isn't enough tropo or Es could probably find another aspect of the hobby to enjoy in the down time. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 12:57 p.m. Jim, if you don't get the tropo, then don't move location, get into ham radio! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 29, 2019, 12:56 p.m. Mike & I were at Milford, the crash site, Monday. Ants. to the recyle pile :( Salvaged two 10' tower sections & rotor. More tower sections avail. on site. Hope to start rebuilding next wk. de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 12:50 p.m. Looks like about 1800 UTC the Payson autologger should be swimming in Iowa tropo :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 29, 2019, 12:42 p.m. Jim, location rules. Without the signal, nothing happens, even with the best equipment. WIBW wasn't in long and its tower is farther west than the other Topeka DTVs. KC DTVs in now 180-185 mi. de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 12:37 p.m. Yeah I know Rob, LUCK is an unmeasured science :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 29, 2019, 12:30 p.m. That's Re: 12:20.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 29, 2019, 12:29 p.m. Re: 20:20....Jim, I've always said DXing is 90 % LUCK....the other 10 % is LUCK! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 29, 2019, 12:22 p.m. Topeka autologger doesn't have much of an antenna but I think the area is similar to Payson autologger de Jim-T MO EM37
May 29, 2019, 12:21 p.m. ....Topeka autologger with antenna @ 140' is pulling in my locals with strong signals and beyond and I am not getting any Topeka signals de Jim-T MO EM37
May 29, 2019, 12:20 p.m. I'm convinced success with DTV dxing is location, location, location.... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 29, 2019, 11:40 a.m. Tr WIBW 13/13, Topeka, KS 262 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 29, 2019, 5:45 a.m. There again is definitely tropo here....106.5 WSFL NC in all the chaos, but no new TV (RF 46 at it again). de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 5:01 a.m. [02:09] Locally, any "transmitter announcement" that my locals will go online-only would be most graciously welcome. de cd FL EL96
May 29, 2019, 2:11 a.m. ... WKHA Hazard 16->33 and WKMR Morehead 15->30... "You'll need to re-scan on Friday June 21st..." etc... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 29, 2019, 2:09 a.m. KET is running full screen notification RE: xmitter ch changes on 6-21... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 29, 2019, 12:39 a.m. I wish Es would be delivered like pizza. Does that mean Ed gets a refund? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 29, 2019, 12:31 a.m. Skip is a week "late" this year. 30 minutes or it's free... de Saul ON FN04
May 28, 2019, 11:54 p.m. I think you got that right Mike. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 11:43 p.m. Maybe "NA Dxers" aren't the right words. Maybe "Some of the posters there..." is a bit better :-) de Mike CT FN31
May 28, 2019, 11:36 p.m. There seems to be plenty of whining over there because of it. de Mike CT FN31
May 28, 2019, 11:35 p.m. The European skip season always begins before ours. NA Dxers can't accept that fact. de Mike CT FN31
May 28, 2019, 9:35 p.m. [17:52] Someone from Europe questioned on the *other* BB earlier about why US dxers want Es so badly at beginning of season and Eu dxers can't get away from it? Wonder why they got that??? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 9:26 p.m. There's also a steady roar of lightning QRM on TV 2. Likely from Andrew's state. de WRH ON FN03
May 28, 2019, 9:20 p.m. I notice every so often I get TrS hits from NH on 50 Mc FT8 - 429 miles. de WRH ON FN03
May 28, 2019, 9 p.m. Sun's poking through now... Youngstown is 50 miles east of here. Severe weather sounds spotty. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 8:55 p.m. Heard mentions of Youngstown on NOAA Wx Alert...Maybe you're not that close to Youngstown? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 28, 2019, 8:54 p.m. Rob, there is foul weather here? I didn't notice. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 8:40 p.m. Andrrew...looks like a lot of Foul Weather down your way again..all OK at your place. Hearing Wx Alerts on Stations across the Lake. 2 Tornados in Dayton last night I see.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 28, 2019, 8:30 p.m. Gonna try to nap a long time now, in case The Red Blobs rear their heads again tonight. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 8:28 p.m. Jones said he was never good with tools....he helped created Wile E. Coyote, whose contraptions always backfired, reflecting on his own ineptness. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 8:27 p.m. [20:10] This does not work for the male species. Chuck Jones, the famous cartoon director, hit on a goldmine...^ de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 8:10 p.m. 1611 If all else fails, read the instructions :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 6:03 p.m. Europe crazy with Es & I cannot access GT. Harumph.. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 6:01 p.m. OK I assumed it was Es, Andrew. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 5:52 p.m. Europe going Bonkers with Es.....and we're twiddling our thumbs...sounds about right eh? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 28, 2019, 4:56 p.m. Es 54.310 weak WSW de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 28, 2019, 4:31 p.m. The DT 5 pilot frequency is too stable on the SDR to be Es de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 4:30 p.m. There is no indication of any Es here. Thanks to the fake 6 meter FT8 for making this clear. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 4:27 p.m. I think my DTV 5 is WDTV 5 de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 4:26 p.m. Gainesville is an LD though. However I came oh so close a couple of times to getting WRUF. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 4:26 p.m. Aim at either Columbus GA or Gainesville FL, Andrew. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 4:20 p.m. Yellow bar on Zenith box DT 5... tropo or Es?? Currently aiming south. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 4:18 p.m. I have to be content with just a "PEEK" mode! de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 4:12 p.m. Will help keeping better track of co-channel Latins. de WRH ON FN03
May 28, 2019, 4:11 p.m. Why didn't I know about this before? de WRH ON FN03
May 28, 2019, 4:11 p.m. lol.. I just discovered "Peak" mode on my Icom. Instant readout of sig freq down to 1 Hz. Easy to scan to other sigs up or down. de WRH ON FN03
May 28, 2019, 3:25 p.m. Hot diggity---Canal Educativo ch 4 is having English class. Faded away while typing. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 3:21 p.m. If Yogi Bear were here, he'd say, "First red of the day! Hey hey hey!" de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 3:20 p.m. Saul, getting NC from ON is no ordinary feat!! de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 3:19 p.m. Es 2 DT pilot SSW - de WRH ON FN03
May 28, 2019, 3:19 p.m. ....that they're 1.8 kW out of a possible 2.4. I notified, so the DB was updated accordingly de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 3:18 p.m. Note: Despite multiple sources listing ZBM as 15 kW, I was told in email by someone at Bermuda Broadcasting...> de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 3:17 p.m. CD, rather....not DC de Saul ON FN04
May 28, 2019, 3:17 p.m. DC, not easy going with past the Apps either. I have twice had NC via Tr but that's my limit so far. But you never know ... de Saul ON FN04
May 28, 2019, 3:11 p.m. Last summer there was a day when most iBlock was off AND Es went wild; I shoulda checked 106.1 that day. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 3:10 p.m. it wouldn't matter, as all BDA FM for me (save 89.1) is either co-channel or iBlockt. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 3:09 p.m. If Bermuda FM were > 10 kW, I'd maybe have had a shot recently, even last nightt, however...> de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 2:57 p.m. Doug in SC has an autologger that regularly receives DTVs well into Florida, but he never gets any tropo from the north over Appalacia de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 2:53 p.m. Appalacians start to flatten out more in PA... so getting across PA is easier than getting through the taller mountains of VA, NC, or TN. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 2:52 p.m. Christopher Dunne, I've mentioned this before, but my best true cross-Appalacian tropo was to Raleigh NC at 408 miles. If you received West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Indiana down there in Florida, then that would be true cross-Appalacian tropo. But I don't recall anyone accomplishing this except I do recall Ed logging Virginia Beach. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 2:04 p.m. But no tropo distance records will be broken cross-Apps. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 2:03 p.m. and 106.9 WAFX Suffolk VA, my farthest catch north @ 770 mi. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 2:02 p.m. I've had FM from Chattanooga (TrS), TV/FM from Raleigh, and TV/FM from Charlotte area...> de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 2:01 p.m. [13:43] Lessee...I dunno if cross-Appalachian, but---^ de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:43 p.m. Christopher Dunne, we need cross-Appalacian tropo de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 1:32 p.m. I've have *figured it out* that FT8 QSO's can be used for Es development conditions. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:31 p.m. ...I'm not a proponent of FT8, but I think it is an early mechanism for Es cloud development de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Same here CD. I'm a little annoyed they opted to ignore FT8.... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:30 p.m. BTW---my only gripe with SDR.hu is the lack of any FM receivers, not to mention being unable to chat right there while rx is being tuned. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:27 p.m. Jim, I'm using the tvcomm.uk site more often now for Es alerts. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:27 p.m. Now howzabout some cross Gulf tonight? or cross Caribbean Sea? 😉 de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:23 p.m. I suppose I'm game for another round of tropo late tonight. I'm sure sleepy now. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:22 p.m. [13:15] NPR runs a weekly series on NYP performances. Probably stole it from one of the affiliates or downloaded off the internet. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:21 p.m. WDNA briefly had HD, but glad they don't now, if Es goes south (literally) de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:21 p.m. [13:17 WDNA] I cannot even hear THAT if antenna aimed north (WQCS, whose iBlock kills the sides). de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:20 p.m. Hmm... Keys FM & Cuba TV signals audible, but no sign of WKWM 91.5 Marathon. If I were in the Keys today, that'd open up COCO/CMCK 91.7 El Periódico del Aire! de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:18 p.m. If I didn't have the ability to log in and record from my SDR on Sunday, I woulda had nothing. I was at a family BBQ. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 1:17 p.m. I was thinking it was one of the CMBF relays from the beginning. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:17 p.m. I also noted a new log on the recording... 88.9 WDNA with RDS over top my local WSTB de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 1:16 p.m. Andrew, don't forget to check the stream exactly 168 hours after you caught that (CMBF). The voice might be heard again. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:16 p.m. And some Haitian pirates on 91.7 and 90.1 de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 1:16 p.m. I had a few Cubans it sounded like on the audio... 90.9, 92.7, and 93.5. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 1:15 p.m. Global Tuners is also stuck on certain pages. It matters not, on iPhone, whether Safari or Chrome. I am missing out. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 1:15 p.m. Jim, I'm willing to bet that my 92.7 with classical music was Cienfuegos Cuba. I heard the NYC orchestra with English announcer, but a Spanish announcer came in right after that. So it sounds like the Cubans got the audio from somewhere, maybe stole it. But it was mostly a Spanish announcer with classical music for about 10 minutes. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 1:13 p.m. I have TeamViewer in my PC, just haven't bothered to get it in my iPhone. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:12 p.m. Jim, if you have a smartphone, download the TeamViewer app. That's the first step, and if you have that, that'll help you out a lot. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 1:10 p.m. BTW, Andrew did you Shazam that classical recording from your Es to get an ID on the music piece? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:09 p.m. Hmm, DxMaps just went to *service unavailable* de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:07 p.m. Probably Andrew, haven't got that far yet and today I don't have the time to *learn* how to do it. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 1:07 p.m. Ms 104.7 WTUE OH Dayton - Ad for Joseph Chevrolet (dot com) heard live while passing within earshot of the radio (it's recording) at 0902 EDT. Ms relog also preb heard via Tr and Au). de Saul ON FN04
May 28, 2019, 1:06 p.m. [12:46] Jim, if Es fires up, can't you log in remotely to your home computer using an app on a smartphone (assuming you have one) and begin recording on the SDR? I am learning the wonders of SDR recording, considering I have a busy life, and I'm not retired. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 28, 2019, 1:05 p.m. Tr (hmmph) 2 & 4 analog La Habana, not really enjoyable. 2 from here is never easy. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 12:52 p.m. I sure hope to catch something on DTV in Tidewater VA; I had a 50 this morning---not WGNT but rather relog WCBD. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 12:49 p.m. Tnx, Jim... Aimed at KNWA 33 atm but all I'm getting is 1/3 scale sig de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 12:49 p.m. Hahaha...I have no idea what I just did there?? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 28, 2019, 12:49 p.m. R0ckabilly de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 28, 2019, 12:46 p.m. I won't get to DX today, work beckons at 9am de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 12:45 p.m. Ed FYI an Es cloud just popped up over central to southern AL, maybe early signs of Habana via Es de Jim-T MO EM37
May 28, 2019, 12:42 p.m. Ms... If I had to guess, I'd say CIII 2+ Bancroft is still off air de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 12:41 p.m. Ms hints of 3z Cuba de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 12:09 p.m. Tr 19/32 WMOR FL, over Miami LD. Tampa bringing some mega signals now; however WFLA 7/8 still won't appear a second time for me (it appeared a month ago). de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 12:04 p.m. Farthest tropo to the north appears to be WGHP 35/8 NC @ 677 mi, one mi farther than a whole cluster, in more than one city! de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 12:03 p.m. was doing some crunching (I'd prefer Cap'n Crunch for breakfast now)...^ de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:55 a.m. Yeah, I know abt geography... 30 yrs in TV DX Hell (E-PA & C-NJ) 100 stns logged :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 11:54 a.m. What is really odd, is that the two Cancún DTV catches last July are my ONLY Cancún FM/TV logs, from anywhere, even da Keys. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:52 a.m. A handful hit the air at the same time, I think 🤔. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:52 a.m. [08:03] I wonder if analog WYDO debuted at the time FCC was handing out call letter series beginning with WYD- de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:50 a.m. I doubt I'd even be at 190; reception has not been exactly stellar from Cuba last 10 years, but I'll take what I kin gets. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:49 a.m. I wonder if I'd be at 200, if Cuba adopted ATSC.... de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:49 a.m. Keep in mind my geography.... de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:48 a.m. [11:47] Rub it in, Ed, rub it in. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:47 a.m. 1136 You don't want to know :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 11:40 a.m. WITV 7 SC still eludes me, and likely this is due to WFGC Palm Beach moving to 7 with just enough flea power to make a difference . de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:39 a.m. [May 27 17:20] Maybe a silly observation, Bill, but the stated ID on 33.42 doesn't match the name of the file. That's a nice catch. de Rick WA
May 28, 2019, 11:39 a.m. The repacking brought on the Carolinas onslaught! de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:38 a.m. Next to FL, states with most catches are NC & SC (now 10 each), then GA with 7, then TX with 5 (one as Es, KCWX). de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:36 a.m. Trivial stats: Unofficially I am up to abt 180 DTV (need to review)...now...^ de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:35 a.m. This was as close to a DX "allnighter" I have pulled. Got an hour sleep twice. Glad I'm off this week! de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:34 a.m. [10:44] Crazy thumbs again---654 mi per Free Map Tools, my home to WYDO tower. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:33 a.m. [10:44] 654 mi per Free de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:30 a.m. Tr KOLR 10 & KYTV 19/3 Springfield MO 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 11:18 a.m. Right, Chris---47. Crazy thumbs here. 😉 de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 11:07 a.m. Tr KAFT 9/13 Fayetteville AR 317 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 10:44 a.m. That should be "Your" way. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 28, 2019, 10:44 a.m. [08:03] cd -- WYDO is rf 47 (47/14). Very nice catch... WYDO is only 200 kw DA, with less than 75 kw going our way. 600+ miles? de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 28, 2019, 10:10 a.m. I just seen on the news that bad Tornados tore thru Ceila and Daton Ohio. I hope Andrew and everyone in those areas affected is OK. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 28, 2019, 8:30 a.m. Tr 104.1 W281BR (WMSO-AM) Memphis, TN (161 mi, 250 watts, new log) de josh AR EM36ui
May 28, 2019, 8:04 a.m. [*I love it when I need to look up where a station I see is---don't you?] de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 8:03 a.m. Tr two more new TV: 8 WOFT-LD Orlando & 46/14 WYDO* Greenville NC. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 7:43 a.m. Tr 106.9 KHPT Conroe, TX (453 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 28, 2019, 7:41 a.m. Tr 104.1 KRBE Houston, TX (503 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 28, 2019, 7:39 a.m. Tr - woke up to see 44 decoded as WECT NC (new); also got 46/3 WWAY with audio ID. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 7:34 a.m. 96.7 KTCK is surprisingly absent. de josh AR EM36ui
May 28, 2019, 7:33 a.m. Tr 94.1 KLNO Fort Worth, TX (372 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 28, 2019, 7:02 a.m. Tr 92.3 KKGQ Newton, KS (302 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 28, 2019, 6:48 a.m. Tr 96.3 KACZ Riley, KS (307 mi, 12.5 kW, new) with Z 96-3 mentions. de josh AR EM36ui
May 28, 2019, 6:15 a.m. That RF 7 just hits the 30% wall. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 6:14 a.m. Lotsa sub-d's, and also likely "canceling-out" multiples on some chs. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 5:52 a.m. Think big cd... It's probably WFIE 46/14 Evansville IN :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 5:44 a.m. Sub-d on 46 again. Any 46 is outside FL if full power. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 5:34 a.m. TV been teasing me tonight. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 5:19 a.m. Yup... Might hv to take a snooze & check later in the a.m. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 5:17 a.m. I almost caught WX 162.40 Daytona, but Belle Glade (semi local) gobbled it up. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 5:15 a.m. I don't think I wanna be up at 4 or 5 am.... de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 5:06 a.m. Tr I'm seeing a few sub-d's that might be LA / MS but not enuff sig, yet de Ed W-KY EM56
May 28, 2019, 4:41 a.m. I still need Charleston SC on RF 7, which has shown signs of life in little bits. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 4:40 a.m. Tr sub-d on rare 14....I'm leaning toward Daytona (not literally!) de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 4:39 a.m. [04:32] And very briefly RF 27! de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 4:32 a.m. [04:28] correction - 35-WFLX ex Ch 28 de fred SC FM03af
May 28, 2019, 4:28 a.m. Tr south FL super strong signals. Four new logs=35-WFLX W Palm Beach (ex-Ch 48), 9-WSVN Miami, 20-WTVX Ft Pierce (ex-Ch 34), 18-WTCE Ft Pierce (ex Ch 38) - no Cuba so far de fred SC FM03af
May 28, 2019, 3:14 a.m. Tr 106.5 WLFF SC again, almost full-q. de cd FL EL96
May 28, 2019, 12:12 a.m. Stale Es from yesterday... 92.7 WMXR-LP Miami, FL... with RDS and only 64 watts! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 27, 2019, 11:53 p.m. Tr 3 & 5 Santa Clara almost watchable here now, but not quite. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 11:45 p.m. Tr WJET-TV RF Channel 24 Virtual Channel 24 ERIE,PA 187.8 miles while raining.... de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 27, 2019, 11:42 p.m. Tr W38ET-D RF Channel 19 Virtual channel 25 Eastlake, OH ERP 15 kW - Low Power station is back. de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 27, 2019, 10:32 p.m. [21:38] Wellllll, KVZK 2 is now using RF 5, if that. means anything.... de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 10:31 p.m. Okay guys, I will have to leave home. It's the only way to generate dx. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 9:38 p.m. Gotta hop on the tractor & mow the south 40... I expect to see that everybody's logged VHF-Hi DTV multi-hop Es from Guam when I get back de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 9:22 p.m. Speaking of upgrades, the FM DATABASE will be down on JUNE 4th from 7-10PM EDT for a MySQL Server upgrade. Please Hostgator, don't crash our site. de Mike CT FN31
May 27, 2019, 9:20 p.m. Es 3z the Venz 'siren' has just cropped up de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 9:07 p.m. At least he didn't say the BB administrator is going on vacation for 2 wks and this BB would be closed until he returns. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 9:03 p.m. CourtTV is already on WHDT (now sis to WPTV), with wall to wall Winslow II rape trial coverage. I admit, it is not a bunch of old court show reruns as I thot de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 9:02 p.m. [20:02 WPSD] Looks like THIS will be pased out altogether in September; CourtTV will replace it on WSFL-TV here. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 8:37 p.m. Es + a little Ms.. VERY weak 2- & 3z bmg Cuba de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:26 p.m. Yeah, kind of a slow start, Chris... Tho, I've heard / seen Cuba, Guatemala, Venz in the last couple of weeks de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:22 p.m. As I type... My computer is puting out a birdie on 55.25 (2z vid-car freq) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:20 p.m. [19:52 - Ed} The Sporadic E Clouds need a System Upgrade! de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 27, 2019, 8:19 p.m. 1635 Jim... The RF spectrum is full of 'birdies'... Nearly everything that has power applied to it is generating RF crud now-a-days de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:12 p.m. Lightning Scatter BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:12 p.m. MoonBounce BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:12 p.m. Iono-Scatter BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:11 p.m. Back-Scatter BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:11 p.m. TEP BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:11 p.m. F2 BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:03 p.m. Where's the F2 REMINDER ? de WRH ON FN03
May 27, 2019, 8:02 p.m. Local WPSD 32/6 Paducah has dropped "THIS" & replaced it w "COZI" on 6-2 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8:02 p.m. I won't write Tr here....but Santa Clara 3 & 5 are trying right now. I am aiming SE on 4 for whatever. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 8:01 p.m. This BB is brought to you in living color.... de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 8 p.m. Ms REMINDER: BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8 p.m. Au REMINDER: BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 8 p.m. Tr REMINDER: BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 7:59 p.m. Es REMINDER: BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 7:58 p.m. Now not only cable or sat, but now you have Roku, Netflix, Amazon Fire Stick, the whole 8.2 metres. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 7:57 p.m. Well, in 2019 it seems that applying for any new OTA TV station is like applying for a new AM station---an exercise in futility.... de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 7:53 p.m. There might be channels available low VHF, and in some cases Hi-VHF. Nothng full power likely in UHF except the sparely populated West. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 27, 2019, 7:52 p.m. REMINDER: BB WILL SHUT DOWN 10:30 pm CDT WED 29th FOR ABT 3 HRS FOR SYSTEM UPGRADES de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 7:52 p.m. [15:36] cd .. I haven't heard that definitetively, but it is very likely so in markets of any size. The auction took only as many stations dark as was necessary to fit the available number of channels. If any station went dark as a result of the auction, that means the channel was needed for those that remained. No vacancies. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 27, 2019, 5:20 p.m. One of my favourite catches was 33.42 in Washington State - 2,056 miles - via F2 skip : http://dxinfocentre.com/audio/psb/WQJW689.mp3 de WRH ON FN03
May 27, 2019, 5:17 p.m. You'll notice that I often report some of the US stations in 72-76, which are STLs for TIS stations on AM. de WRH ON FN03
May 27, 2019, 5:14 p.m. [16:37] WRH, believe it or not, I have never heard that Sunrise 72.8, only 20 miles from me! de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 5:13 p.m. I once had Managua's Ondas de Luz 94.3 QRMing 72.9, which was Radio Selectos (now online only) at that time. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 5:13 p.m. I have a few more of those 72.9-type stations listed on my webpage - but it's sadly out-of-date : http://dxinfocentre.com/stl.htm de WRH ON FN03
May 27, 2019, 5:13 p.m. It's 1500 watts, and obviously no QRM *unless* a nasty 94.3 causes QRM [94.3 minus (10.7 x 2)]. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 5:11 p.m. Last I had something there, it was Alba Petroleos....--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsA94_cVED8 de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 5:10 p.m. [16:37] Muy importante---can your rx receive 72.9 MHz audio? The reason I ask... ^ de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 4:54 p.m. If Central America TV analog (what's left of it) ever pops up, it will probably bite me, since I don't know what to be looking for. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 4:52 p.m. Thanks WRH. Still learning where things belong on low VHF. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 4:37 p.m. Mid-band VHF is the gap between 4 and 5 - 72-76 MHz. This is where low power devices can be found. de WRH ON FN03
May 27, 2019, 4:35 p.m. Analog ch A-4 is 66-72 MHz : 67.25 video, 71.75 audio. DTV pilot at 66.30944. Nothing at 68.25 nor 69.17. de WRH ON FN03
May 27, 2019, 4:35 p.m. I will assume it was some kind of rfi, as it went away de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 4:29 p.m. I see Es clouds over the Gulf states so antenna is looking to Central America. Maybe something from the industrial park south of me? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 4:27 p.m. Sorry typo...68.25z is the frequency de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 4:25 p.m. Both frequencies the signals are fading in and out. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 4:25 p.m. Nope 68.75z, nothing at 67.25, second signal with it at 69.17 pulsating. Did I *find* another atomic clock? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 4:24 p.m. analog or dij? de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 4:19 p.m. 67.25 ? de WRH ON FN03
May 27, 2019, 4:10 p.m. Es 68.25z carrier in and out, antenna straight south ?? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 4:06 p.m. I appreciate all of you who served in the Armed Forces. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 4:05 p.m. [15:24] OT---> Gunther Kia/Mazda has free BBQ here for Memorial Day. Yummm! That's how you treat customers! de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 3:51 p.m. I'll ask Trip, Jim. I read that somewhere, no new *full power* CP's. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 3:40 p.m. No new CP's?? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 3:40 p.m. Ed, if you subtracted the time you spend napping, hiding under your desk, unplugging antenna due to storms ... there'd be nuthin left! ;-) de Saul ON FN04
May 27, 2019, 3:37 p.m. Capturing low power stations = Happy dance. :-) de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 27, 2019, 3:36 p.m. [15:36] I meant the answer assumed to be YES. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 3:36 p.m. Tr WUEK-LD RF Channel 25 Virtual Channel 26 Canton, OH 102.6 miles - Low power and super short tower, 319' 7kW de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 27, 2019, 3:36 p.m. Dumb question, assuming the answer NO: Is WJLP 3/33 the very last "new OTA station"? I read there'll be no more (no new CP's). de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 3:27 p.m. Tr W38ET-D RF Channel 19 Virtual Channel 25 Eastlake,OH 135.3 miles - Low power and short tower 524' 15 kW de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 27, 2019, 3:25 p.m. Antenna aimed at WHDF. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 3:24 p.m. There HAS to be DX today. I am away for 5 hours for car maintenance! de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 3:12 p.m. I'm gonna park the box on 4, aimed at AZ, & take a nap. ZZZzzz... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 3:11 p.m. In CW or SSB mode you should hear a tone when tuning around on the DTV pilots de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 3:09 p.m. Question - do VHF DTV carriers have a sound, like analogs? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 3:03 p.m. I need K04QP-D also. No sign of KHSV 2 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 2:58 p.m. AZ would be nice... Need K04QP-D... Nothing on 6M atm de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 2:55 p.m. I'm looking W but nobody home... I'll check 6M for bcns... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 2:45 p.m. It sure seems as if the western US is getting more Es than the East of late. Good 4 them. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 2:38 p.m. Ed, are you listening for any CA-AZ HP ops? There's an Es cloud over NM-TX panhandle area now de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 2:09 p.m. Tr WPBM-CD 46/31 Scottsville KY 132 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 2:06 p.m. Tr WDKY 19/56 Danville KY 240 mi repacked from 31 "FOX" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 2:05 p.m. Tr WEWS 15/5, Cleveland, OH 311 mi. from Milford, IL. Also WEAO earlier. de indysteve IN EM69
May 27, 2019, 1:57 p.m. Listening now on 60.31 bmg E .. hr a weak Tr-like sig & a few Ms pings de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 1:52 p.m. Jim... I had brief sub-d 3 on Zenith box... By the time I checked pilot freq w R-7000 rx it was gone... why I suspect it was Ms de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 1:50 p.m. I see that on lightning map, Jim... Sorry you're getting my wx de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 1:49 p.m. Ed I've got a very weak 60.31 carrier east, rolling up and down like a yoyo. Es? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 1:44 p.m. Ms I guess... Sub-d 3 bmg E de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 1:42 p.m. More rain on the way, conjuring up CCR's "Who Will Stop The Rain?". I'm too young to remember the rain at Woodstock de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 1:38 p.m. Tr WCZU-LD 39 Bowling Green KY 120 mi w a bunch of T-Mobile cell site QRM de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 1:36 p.m. Tr from 5:06 am local time... W38ET 19/25 Eastlake, OH @ 52 miles *NEW*, displaced from 38, moved to 19 as a temporary channel before moving to 34 after the repack de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 27, 2019, 1:35 p.m. [13:02] Chris, I have not logged WLMB from my home. The FM intermod is really bad here. I think about a month ago, I may have figured out that 89.7 WKSU was causing problems, so I attenuated that frequency. I've logged WLMB from my Doylestown autologger using an XG91 antenna, but it would not decode at my home at the same time using a real low-VHF antenna. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 27, 2019, 1:27 p.m. It's just a matter of time cd... You'll get it de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 1:12 p.m. [11:58] Ed, I aimed to WHDF about 8 pm last night as I saw a report of Havana logged from Knoxville....definitely had a sub-d on 2 but I guess I was too late. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 1:05 p.m. Tr (late report) DFW @ 4am on autologger - KERA 14/13, KXAS 24/5, KTXA 29/21 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 1:02 p.m. [11:56] Andrew, how 'bout WLMB-5? I can't believe you've never had this one. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 27, 2019, 12:48 p.m. Nothing shows up on Zenith box but the "18-3" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 12:40 p.m. [12:02] Ed, KDKZ-LD had PSIP working 2 days ago when rec. in Payson on manual tuner. de indysteve IN EM69
May 27, 2019, 12:29 p.m. Tr weak, steady, DTV 6 pilot (82.31) bmg 60 deg... Suspect W06AY-D Lebanon KY... I've only seen it once (300 Watts) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 12:23 p.m. Tr weak, steady, 4z vid-car (67.25) bmg S-E... Suspect WUVM-LP Atlanta de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 12:20 p.m. Tr weak, steady, DTV 3 pilot (60.31) bmg S... Suspect WDVZ-CD Greensboro AL de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 12:12 p.m. Es (weak) + Ms 3z w SS bmg S de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 12:02 p.m. Tr KDKZ-LD 18 Farmington MO 130 mi..."18-3" No PSIP info but, itty-bitty ID in lower left of pic. Running AMGTV de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 11:58 a.m. Tr WHDF 2/15 Florence AL 146 mi... Who's gonna log this one (via Es) today? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 11:56 a.m. Tr WOUC 6/44 Cambridge, OH @ 69 miles... first time I've seen it decode at home, strong signal low SNR de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 27, 2019, 11:55 a.m. ... Might as well be using omni-directional rx ant. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 11:54 a.m. ... Aim the ant in any ol' random direction & rx Bowling Green, Evansville, Memphis, Nashville, St Louis, etc in one scan de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 11:52 a.m. Tr typical 'summer' morning clutter to 150 mi... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 27, 2019, 11:15 a.m. Tr WNIN 9/9, Evansville, IN 247 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
May 27, 2019, 10:11 a.m. Ms 98.7 WBHK Warrior, AL 736 miles, RDS calls and Soft R&B, relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 27, 2019, 2:10 a.m. Tr (thx Jim) 89.5 BBN//local---assumed Savannah. No TV. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:51 a.m. Re WHDF's distance from me: methinks it to be just as possible a catch via Ms as via Es. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:50 a.m. Sorry Russ, I misread---you mentioned two 1 kW's. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:46 a.m. [00:37] only two program classical de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 27, 2019, 12:43 a.m. [00:41] Shazam app is amazing. 95% of the time it'll ID a recorded song. Helps if contacting a station! de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:42 a.m. This is amazing....including LPFM & translators, there are over a dozen 92.7's in FL. SMH de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:41 a.m. Andrew, do you have the Shazam app in your phone? It might be able to ID the music and maybe match to a station de Jim-T MO EM37
May 27, 2019, 12:39 a.m. ....both Cienfuegos & Bayamo 92.7's are relays of CMBF (classical) 99.1 La Habana. But without RDS or announcements, it's up in the air. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:37 a.m. Per the DB, there are more'n two 92.7's in Cuba---however!... de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:35 a.m. Maybe one of the two 1kw Cubans ? de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 27, 2019, 12:29 a.m. Could be---but Tallahassee seems outta the PTA. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:26 a.m. W224AT relaying WFSQ-FL ? de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 27, 2019, 12:22 a.m. Classical on 92.7?!?! I wonder if an LPFM then! de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:21 a.m. Based on new info, moved antenna toward WHDF 2...definitely saw a sub-d. Patience, cd, patience. de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:20 a.m. Andrew---re Revolution 93.5, whichever one it was, you have my sincerest sympathy! de cd FL EL96
May 27, 2019, 12:06 a.m. Too bad there isn't a DTV program that will take snapshots of DX similar to recording with the SDR program de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 11:53 p.m. Reviewing this afternoon's Es recordings... 88.3 WGNK, 88.5 WKPX, 88.5 WMFL, 88.9 WQCS, 90.1 Haitian Pirate, 90.9 WLFE, 91.9 WSCF, 92.3 WCMQ, 92.7 WAVW, 93.5 Revolution Radio (not sure which one), 93.7 WGYL, and 93.9 WMIA. That's as high as I recorded, and there were several unIDs. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 11:36 p.m. Es on lower end of FM dial in briefly from OK/TX de fred SC FM03af
May 26, 2019, 11:27 p.m. Ok, thanks. Also trying to ID the classical music I heard on 92.7... reviewing the audio recording now de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 11:13 p.m. Andrew check this url for the 90.1 Haitian Pirate http://touchedouceradio.com de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 11:06 p.m. [23:00 TA] TA 2 reception almost always evolves into that of StormTV; this morning may have been an exception. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 11:04 p.m. Alert: I have scheduled car maintenance tomorrow for 5 hours. Long story short, get ready for a huge opening. 😉 de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 11:02 p.m. [22:59 map] I look more often at the tvcomm deal now; but hard to read MUF's, not to mention that it seems that not enough folk report there. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 11:02 p.m. They are on 90.1 de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 11 p.m. When Es nets me TA ch 2 again, for me it's always a good idea to check 87.5 for R FM Plus in Port-au-Prince. Logged it last year. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 11 p.m. Andrew...I have logged Radio Touche Douce from Miami...they are a Haitian Pirate. Heard them several times de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:59 p.m. I may have once caught a "legit" 90.1 outta Haiti about 7 years back; if Es goes that way again, it'll be a conununanindumunum for me... de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:59 p.m. Re Skip Map: Now with so many automated FT8 reports, using the "Only last 15 min" option makes more sense. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 10:58 p.m. I do believe that the 90.1 used to be much stronger than now. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:57 p.m. CD, I got something that sounds Haitian on 90.1 de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 10:57 p.m. [22:55] Copy/paste: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/fcc-tries-to-make-miami-pirate-radio-station-walk-the-plank/?amp=1 de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:56 p.m. ....and IIRC they got an NOUO months ago; it may or may not be the NOUO station back from the dead. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:55 p.m. Yes I believe so on the 90.1, but it's so weak now that just a turn of the antenna knocks it out...> de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:53 p.m. Is there a pirate in South Florida on 90.1 with Haitian? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 10:53 p.m. [22:51] Dual ID I mean. However---if you hear it again, check for SOMETIME parallel //90.3 WEJF. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:51 p.m. [22:47] Or WKFA. 😉 But you'll never know unless you are in the town of St. Catharines FL. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:47 p.m. Maybe that Arabic on 89.3 was WPIO...but it's uneeded here for the log. Had them many times in the past. de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:42 p.m. I was, of course, up and around, when the earlier 87.9 was playing; I figured it to be a good long day, but not even one subdecode on 2-6. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:42 p.m. WPIO schedule has "Arab Language - Voice of Preaching the Gospel" at 3:10 PM Sundays. de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 10:41 p.m. [20:18] WPIO & WKFA stream, but not 24/7. They feature a unique "secular love songs" program on Friday nights, verboten to stream. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:39 p.m. [22:32] WTFDA once had a member in Las Canarias. Nice dude too. I wonder if he still DXes. Wanna say his name is Brian. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:38 p.m. [22:34] (note to self) Not so fast, cd---coulda been one of a handful of possibilities in FL. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:37 p.m. WYBP is also a RELOG Chris.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:35 p.m. Chris I have to review some Recordings...that may fill in a few blanks! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:34 p.m. [19:40 & 19:43] BBN would be WYBP FL and I'm sure the other post was too. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:33 p.m. Other than my local park rangers and the Grand Island Fire Dept. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 10:32 p.m. Still have Canaries in - but not much use to me. I'm auto-scanning 30-50 MHz for sigs, but nothing showing up. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 10:32 p.m. Thanks Chris....That would be a RELOG...Just like everything else in Florida! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:32 p.m. [20:18] I wonder if that's WPIO FL or the weaker // sister WKFA FL. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:31 p.m. [20:16] Likely WJCB FL which is //WJFP 91.1. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:30 p.m. You folk up north---I apologize. I coulda helped out in realtime, but I had a long nap! 😴 de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 10:29 p.m. Ed was my Elmer..HAHAHHAHA. Hi Ed! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:28 p.m. Yeah....Thank God I had no coins in my pocket!! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:27 p.m. Rob...do you still have your burn scars from the Carrington Event? de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 10:23 p.m. That was before I got my Telegraphers Licence and worked for the Pony Express. de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:22 p.m. Heck Jim...I used a Cat Whisker and a Galena Crystal when I started!! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:19 p.m. We would dx together over summer weekends, long B4 either of us knew what Es or tropo was de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 10:18 p.m. It was my best buddies' radio. He inherited from his uncle who picked it up in EU while on military duty de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 10:17 p.m. WRH, this is what I *cut my teeth on* learning to DX at 15 years old...https://antiqueradio.org/phil02.htm de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 10:15 p.m. Those "0 to 10" scales didn't help much, lol. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 10:13 p.m. Same with 30-50 MHz, looking for Euro vid carriers. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 10:13 p.m. In the 70s I'd be tuning VHF radios between 108-174 MHz without a clue as to what actual frequency I was on. It was all guess work. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 10:10 p.m. Yeah Bill..if I would have had an SDR in the 70's and 80's...I would have heard everything on FM by Now and could take up basket Weaving instead of looking for New FMers..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:06 p.m. If only we had these tools back in the analog days. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 9:48 p.m. Similar path VA3WV To EA8DBM per N3TUQ map de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 26, 2019, 9:42 p.m. EA8DBM Canaries has been in for 53 solid minutes. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 8:50 p.m. Es 50 Mc NS & Canaries via FT8 - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 8:50 p.m. OK de Mike CT FN31
May 26, 2019, 8:39 p.m. Yeah, I have it set at 8 MHz now de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 8:38 p.m. If you still don't have 8mhz showing, there's one more thing to do. de Mike CT FN31
May 26, 2019, 8:37 p.m. Andrew:On the home tab of colsole, set bandwidth for 8mhz. Make sure the zoom slider is all the way down...it's hidden...upper right in the spectrum window. de Mike CT FN31
May 26, 2019, 8:32 p.m. Loud 61.250 video from somewhere - not sure where de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 26, 2019, 8:28 p.m. Plus in 45 Years of DXing...I've never heard Dearborn on 89.3...have a semi Local there, AA was taking it out! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 8:27 p.m. WHFR has Gospel music now, so it isn't them. de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 8:26 p.m. Re 20:24 Yep, that's why I always use 8mhz. You have to set Console for 8 mhz instead of 6... de Mike CT FN31
May 26, 2019, 8:25 p.m. Don't think it was Dearborn Jon...signal was up and down like a Yo Yo Es Fades de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 8:24 p.m. Console de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 8:24 p.m. Signals are weaker when I use 10 MHz de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 8:22 p.m. Are you using SDR# or Uno or Console with it? de Mike CT FN31
May 26, 2019, 8:22 p.m. You should be able to do 8mhz, even 10mhz with it. de Mike CT FN31
May 26, 2019, 8:21 p.m. 89.3 = WHFR Dearborn, MI? de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 8:20 p.m. I’m using the RSP2 de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 8:18 p.m. Es 89.3 UNID Male with Arabic Dialect?? No Idea who that is?? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 8:17 p.m. RE: 19:26 Andrew what SDR are you using there?? de Mike CT FN31
May 26, 2019, 8:16 p.m. Es 88.5 UNID Black Gospel Music de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 8:13 p.m. Es 90.9 WLFE de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 8:12 p.m. Es 93.9 WMIA Miami, FL de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 8:11 p.m. Nothing noted on FM here. de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 8:09 p.m. Es 91.9 WSCF Vero Beach, FL... I can see the RDS on my SDR while remotely logged in de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 8:03 p.m. Es ... more spikes but faded by TOH. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 8 p.m. Es 88.5 WMFL Florida City, FL. ID by Male and Relig Talk de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:58 p.m. Es 88.3 Spanish Talk by Male and Female de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:58 p.m. Es 91.9 was WSCF de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:56 p.m. Es 91.9 WSC FL. Christian Mx and RDS de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:54 p.m. Es 90.9 WLFE Cutler Bay, FL. Relig. Local Church Talk de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:51 p.m. Es 92.3 WCMQ FL. with RDS and Spanish Talk ment of Hialeah de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:51 p.m. Es WLRN now in HD de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:50 p.m. Es WLRN FL. with RDS and Folk Music de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:46 p.m. Es 2- & 4z Havana, CUB - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 7:44 p.m. Es occasional spikes unless it's also troposcatter. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 7:43 p.m. Es 90.3 Male with Relig Talk UND de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:32 p.m. I was seeing some strong signal spikes on 88.5, 92.1, 93.5, and 93.9. I will review later, but I didn’t notice any RDS. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 7:31 p.m. Thanks, Jim. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 7:31 p.m. I stopped the recording... about 15 minutes to review when I return home de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 7:31 p.m. On an ELAD S2 that may be the limit Andrew. The S3 will handle the whole band... de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Barely into FM here ... as is often the case when Miami is in a bit further south. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 7:27 p.m. Backing off now.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:26 p.m. My SDR is only recording from 88.1 to 94.1... any idea how I can record more spectrum at the same time? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 7:22 p.m. Es MUF 99.5 de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:20 p.m. The WTFDA FB has light traffic because there aren't that many that belong to it. The other is almost ALL non-WTFDA members. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 7:19 p.m. Es 96.9 WKEZ FL. RDS and Rock Music Mix 96.9 de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:17 p.m. [19:02] Saul, the TV-FM DXing FB page was started first. Its open to anyone that requests. Mike B. started the WTFDA FB for members only. He has his reasons why we have that one, which I belong to both also de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 7:17 p.m. I’m not home, but I logged into my home computer to start the SDR recording. I can see some signals peaking in the spectrum. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 7:16 p.m. Es 91.9 WSCG FL. RDS and Pop Music de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:16 p.m. Es 91.3 WLRN FL in HD with Talk de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:15 p.m. ELAD is recording all of this...for Details de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:15 p.m. Es 90.7 Christian Music de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:14 p.m. Es 90.5 WVUM FL. RDS and Jazz Mx de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:14 p.m. Es 90.3 BBN Christian Staion de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:13 p.m. Es 90.1 Spanish de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:13 p.m. Es 89.7 WMLV Fl. RDS and Christian de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:12 p.m. Es 88.3 Spanish de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:11 p.m. Quit whining Saul and Log the Es! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:10 p.m. Hard to test an antenna when the skip fades up. Sheesh! ;-) de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 7:10 p.m. Es 92.3 Spanish Florida?? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:09 p.m. Starting to crank up now! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:08 p.m. Es 90.9 WLFE Florida RDS and Christian RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:06 p.m. Co-Ordinated effort from Sunrise Bill... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:05 p.m. Es 88.5 WKPX Sunrise, FL. ID by Male DJ into Alt Music RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:05 p.m. Es 72.8 WQFQ-287 Sunrise, FL - "Information Radio" - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 7:03 p.m. Es Fadeups on Lower FM to the South.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 7:02 p.m. Just filed to join TV-FM DXing. That's the second WTFDA FB group I belong to. Thje other one has very light traffic. Why are there two of them? de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 6:59 p.m. Es 72.7 wireless clock , unkn dir de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 6:46 p.m. The 4.0 version is working, the 2.8 is still frozen. de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 6:38 p.m. [18:26] My DX Maps not frozen. It shows time as 18:36Z de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 26, 2019, 6:26 p.m. Now DX Maps is frozen at 1530 Zulu...... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 5:53 p.m. I doubt I'll remember it Bill...... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 5:48 p.m. I'm getting shorter skip now on FT8 - 742 miles into SC. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:47 p.m. You can tell your grandkids about it someday. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:29 p.m. Well..that was pretty exciting.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 5:10 p.m. muf 4 de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:09 p.m. Es 2- brief popup. Likely Havana. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:08 p.m. Man...I wish that was Tropo!! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 5:08 p.m. Es 88.9 WQCS Ft. Pierce, FL. in with HD Capture and NPR Pgm RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 5:08 p.m. Tr 88.9 WQCS Ft. Pierce, FL. in with HD Capture and NPR Pgm RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 4:47 p.m. I briefly had hip-hop on 87.9, but it didn't hang. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 4:33 p.m. "TV & FM DXing", Saul. de Rich NY FN12
May 26, 2019, 4:32 p.m. Rich, what FB group? Checked WTFDA's... de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 4:29 p.m. Es hearing all 3 offsets on ch 2 ATV, also ch 2 DTV pilot NNE - all weak de fred SC FM03af
May 26, 2019, 4:18 p.m. Earlier Es 2 TA Dom Rep, color, animated movie, then poof. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 3:59 p.m. Es 88.1 WJIS "Joy FM" Bradenton, FL with HD-lock, total 3 subs. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 26, 2019, 3:55 p.m. Thanks, Bill. de Rich NY FN12
May 26, 2019, 3:55 p.m. Bancroft is off the air. Yesterday it was there, but weak. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 3:53 p.m. I just posted the worst/best pun I've thought of all day in the FB group. de Rich NY FN12
May 26, 2019, 3:45 p.m. I don't receive 2 well if at all generally, now TV tower and crappy tv set-up. Plus a cliff behind me in that direction. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 3:44 p.m. Rich, surprisingly, I didn't see any sign of CIII-2 last night when Ottawa was coming in on FM here. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 3:43 p.m. Any Ontarians getting CIII in Bancroft today? From near Syracuse, I'm getting Ch 5 in Pembroke and 6 in Deseronto (or would if our local WVOA wasn't there) but no sign of anything on 2. de Rich NY FN12
May 26, 2019, 3:26 p.m. Es RDS hit WQCS 88.9 FL de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 26, 2019, 3:12 p.m. [15:11] If you see color bars, Ed, that's WEYS Miami. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 3:12 p.m. Well i just checked here---nothing remotely resembling DX here. But things change. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 3:11 p.m. Es 6-, 6z, 6+... FMers, get ready... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 3:07 p.m. OT: I never could understand the appeal of that franchise. However my brother built me a replica of the Mystery Machine as a Christmas gift. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 3:06 p.m. indeed, per Cuba TV "cartelera": Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Estados Unidos / 1998 / 77 min. / Comedia. Terror. Infantil / rtx de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 3:06 p.m. 1442... Yup, Scooby-Doo... full color, letter-boxed, pic w Cubavision logo in upper left de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 3:02 p.m. Es now two 3z sigs... One, slightly high in freq de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 3:01 p.m. Es all three ch 2 offsets in/out de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 2:56 p.m. I wonder if I'll be able to catch WHDF then. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 2:55 p.m. Canal Educativo in Havana fills your 4z fix, per WRH site. de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 2:53 p.m. [14:42] "....and I woulda got that DX if it weren't for those meddling pirates'l de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 2:48 p.m. Es 4z weak w SS de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 2:42 p.m. Es 3z Cubavision w cartoon... Might be Scooby-Doo de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 2:40 p.m. No antennas connected, internet is wireless so I can still be here but no dxing, and the rain is back :-( de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 2:33 p.m. Es 2-, 2z, 3z bmg Cuba de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 2:26 p.m. Gotta go, storms 20 miles west, lightning QRN nuts on the radio...https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=SGF&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 2:26 p.m. Some of the Cuban vid-cars sound a bit 'raspy'... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 2:23 p.m. And south FL Will be bone dry, next 3 days. If only more DX... de cd FL EL96
May 26, 2019, 2:23 p.m. Ed, does the Cuba 61.25z carrier have a whining sound? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 2:20 p.m. I'm 63 and I think that is the hardest I have ever seen it rain. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 2:19 p.m. Thursday morning 5-7:30am we had 5" of rain! Looking out the front door of house, I couldn't even see my front yard! It was beyond a snowstorm whiteout. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 2:15 p.m. Now you know what it's like to live here... A few yrs back, Benton KY had 15+ in. of rain in one day ! de Ed W-KY EM56
May 26, 2019, 1:54 p.m. Looks like in about one hour I will be disconnecting. Storms to the west AGAIN! Over 15" of rain the past 2 wks. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 1:52 p.m. I see that Bob Hawkins, south of Indy, rec. KCWX 5, TX 960 mi. yesterday afternoon. de indysteve IN EM69
May 26, 2019, 1:49 p.m. Very interesting tone came up on 51.25, almost a warbling sound? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 1:42 p.m. Es 51.25 SE very weak, repeat of yesterday? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 12:43 p.m. Tr WDKA "MyTV" 49/49, Paducah, KY 235 mi. from Milford, IL (other tower). Hi Ed! WKMA "KET" 42/35, Madisonville, KY 238 mi. in briefly few min. ago. Strong area sigs, not much distance. de indysteve IN EM69
May 26, 2019, 12:32 p.m. Tr? Everything is dead except for NYC 24 (NYLIFE) and something on 25. de Mike CT FN31
May 26, 2019, 12:31 p.m. hmmm, I wonder who fits that *bill*? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 12:30 p.m. [04:08] brain·i·ac /ˈbrānēˌak/ noun informal North American noun: brainiac; plural noun: brainiacs - an exceptionally intelligent person. "she's the original brainiac, a kid who completed high school at 14" de Jim-T MO EM37
May 26, 2019, 12:15 p.m. Tr WMPT 29/67 Baltimore, MD faded up and stayed... Decent signal. 221 miles de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 26, 2019, 12:10 p.m. That should be "autologger MISSED this one..." BTW, WQMY still shows call letter in PSIP... while sister station WOLF-45 Hazelton, PA shows network only. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 26, 2019, 12:08 p.m. Tr General short-haul enhancement this morning... generally common stations. Only DTV close to unusual was WQMY-29/53 Williamsport, PA 173 miles. Autologger this one as well as WHVL-CD -27 Satte College, PA at the same time. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 26, 2019, 12:02 p.m. Just back from my east hill near Burnt River ON: Ottawa signals very strong, otherwise nothing too special. Was probably much better overnight but did not feel like DXing mobile then. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, noon Tr 95.7 ON Ottawa 'Element FM' which replaced a previous, separate Aborginal station. NEW de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 11:20 a.m. Tr 104.3 CKWS Kingston, ON. FRESH RADIO Kingston Ads Pop Music RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 10:10 a.m. Tr 98.5 WINL Linden Al (235 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 26, 2019, 6:18 a.m. Tr 94.5 KSMB Lafayette, LA (413 mi) in weak. de josh AR EM36ui
May 26, 2019, 5:52 a.m. Funny how this wx-radio comes in after the TV's fade... de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:49 a.m. Tr 162.55 CZN-626 Ottawa, ON - 241 mi - *NEW* - wx for Ottawa, Gatineau, Kemptville in FF - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:37 a.m. I have to actually wait for a TOH ID screen capture. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:36 a.m. With these new non-IDs, even screen captures aren't "QSL-worthy" - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:32 a.m. Tr 9 WTOV Steubenville, OH - 204 mi - *NEW* - 9.1 NBC 9.2 FOX 9.3 MeTV - ex: analog 9 - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:20 a.m. Tr 102.5 CBOX Ottawa, ON, AA Music // 90.3, 238 mi. New! de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:13 a.m. Tr 106.1 CHEZ Ottawa, ON, Playlist Match, 238 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:10 a.m. Tr 104.1 CKTF Gatineau, QC, Stream Match, 238 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5:02 a.m. I'm even getting the Ottawa OPP/trunked xmtr on 142.83 MHz. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 5 a.m. Tr 106.5 CFPT Toronto, ON now in with HD Signal! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 4:57 a.m. 91.5 CBC Radio 1 is in too. de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:56 a.m. Tr 90.7 CBOF Ottawa, ON, FF Talk, 238 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:55 a.m. Tr 100.3 CJMJ Ottawa ON. in with HD and Pop Music MAJIC 100 IDs RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 4:52 a.m. Tr 93.9 CKKL Ottawa, ON @ 420 miles *NEW* de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:51 a.m. Tr 101.1 CKBY Smiths Falls, ON, "Country 101-1", 202 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:48 a.m. Tr 103.5 K278CT (KLIK-AM) Jefferson City, MO (152 mi, 250 watts) de josh AR EM36ui
May 26, 2019, 4:42 a.m. CJMJ came in strong for a few minutes then disappeared de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:41 a.m. Tr 93.9 CKKL Ottawa, ON. "Ottawa's New Country 94" C/W Mx Blasting in! RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 4:41 a.m. Tr 106.9 CKQB Ottawa, ON, "Jump! 106-9", 238 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:40 a.m. Tr CICA 19/19 Toronto, ON @ 211 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:38 a.m. Tr 161.85 CJH-20 Mont Riguad, QC - 303 mi - Quebec Coast Guard Radio notices in FF - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:37 a.m. Tr 93.9 CKKL Ottawa, ON, "Ottawa's New Country 94", 238 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:36 a.m. Tr 99.1 CBLA Toronto @ 211 miles... was hoping for Ottawa de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:36 a.m. Tr 121.15 VAA Ottawa, ON - 242 mi - Ottawa Intl ATIS broadcast - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:33 a.m. Tr 100.3 CJMJ Ottawa, ON, RDS: CJMJ-FM, 238 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:31 a.m. Tr 100.3 CJMJ Ottawa, ON @ 420 miles strong signal! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:25 a.m. Hey Saul...does 106.5 CFPT use the old CKAV Transmitter....or is CFPT a completely NEW STATION?? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 4:24 a.m. Tr 106.5 CFPT Toronto, ON. ID as "The Spirit of Tornto - 106.5 ELMNT-FM into Pop Music. 2.6 KW May be NEW?? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 4:18 a.m. Bill, I could use CBOFT. Do you mind sending it down here? Or maybe CBOT? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:18 a.m. lol, 33 Ottawa is clobbering Buffalo now w/out phasing. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:09 a.m. I have a weak 9 pilot south, 6 is much stronger - but no yellow bar. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:08 a.m. Some brainiac in the group needs to make an auto-null phase tuner that automatically adjusts and follows the null. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:06 a.m. Bill, the autologger near you has WTOV 9... try for that de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:06 a.m. I'm using the pilots for phasing. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:05 a.m. So I don't think bandwidth is an issue - instability of the null is. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:05 a.m. I could use some Ottawa DTVs de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:05 a.m. There's also the issue of bandwidth (6 MHz) - although when I look at the spectrum (I'm limited to 5 MHz), it seems the whole signal goes up+down in unison. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:04 a.m. I'd imagine phasing would be too difficult for the long-haul tropo that only appears briefly de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 4:03 a.m. There was no way Ottawa was going to get by Buffalo without knocking it down. Ottawa wasn't that strong, but decoded well. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 4:02 a.m. UHF wavelengths are small - so phase is constantly changing. You can't just dial up a null - you have chase it (or just go for the average and wait) - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 3:59 a.m. Bill, that's interesting. I heard it was too difficult, but why? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 3:58 a.m. Proof of concept will be if I can get a new one by phasing. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 3:56 a.m. I just phased 33 Buffalo and got 33 Ottawa. UHF Phasing can be done !!!!! de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 3:43 a.m. Ottawa-Gatineau U's in. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 3:42 a.m. Tr CIBU-1 91.7 ON Bluewater NEW with "Midwestern Ontario's classic rock 94.5" ID. Welland and Sudbury and Alepna MI have all blocked this one for me till tonight. Weak but steady. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 3:41 a.m. Not much hapenning on the FM band. Just strong London & Barrie signals. de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 3:30 a.m. Tr from Norfolk VA - 33-WTVZ & 40-WTKR 316 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 26, 2019, 3:30 a.m. Tr WNLO/WIVB 32-23/4 and WNED 43/17 Buffalo, NY @ 194 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 3:22 a.m. Tr CKNY-11 11 (Analog) Huntsville, ON @ 318 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 26, 2019, 2:56 a.m. Tr Cleveland OH also strong. Out to 280 miles or so max. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 2:56 a.m. Tr WTGV 97.7 Sandusky MI, 89.5 Mt Pleasant MI, lots of Buffalo and Rochester NY. Nothing unusual enough to warrant logging. Semilocals have gained huge strength. The few open channels not yielding much. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 2:46 a.m. Rare 162.55 KEC-63 Detroit, MI in w/Buffalo phased. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 2:34 a.m. Tr 162.525 KZZ-33 Mount Pleasant, MI - 263 mi - solid - de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 2:33 a.m. Looks so, oh well, thought I had something unusual. Still, it isn't an everyday log here. Thanks Jon. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 2:32 a.m. Rock 105 on 104.9 probably WRKT Erie PA and "Rocket 105" ... de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 2:32 a.m. Saul, could it be Rocket 105 in Erie, PA? de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 2:30 a.m. 104.3 WOMC is in like a local now. de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 2:30 a.m. I've never DXed in the clouds before ... I'm outside using portable on upper deck. Wearing a headlamp. Air is thick with water particles and my breath creates a huge lingering fog. Now to see who Rock 105 is on 104.9 under Shelburne ON... de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 2:27 a.m. 1st sign of life - 45 Detroit. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 2:17 a.m. Tr 99.7 Midland MI, 102.7 Detroit MI are very strong. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 2:12 a.m. Dinner is done. Time to head up to the upper deck, where I check for tropo. WCMU is a regular fade-in, so let's see if it's CIUT or WCMU running the channel... de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 2:11 a.m. It's picking up here as well. de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 2:10 a.m. Tr 103.1 CHAW Manitoulin Island, ON, "Country 103" & Stream Match, 239 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 2:03 a.m. Tr 100.9 WLUN Pinconning, MI. with Minor League Baseball RELOG Good Signal de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 1:56 a.m. Saul, it's just starting to get decnt here now....WCMU 89.5 is now in HD de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 1:55 a.m. Tr 89.5 WCMU Mt. Pleasant, MI. with Spanish Music Pgm and RDS Good Signal RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 1:54 a.m. Rob, please don't suck up all the DX as it heads eastwards. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 1:53 a.m. Tr 88.5 WGVU Allendale, MI. With Saturday Night Blues Pgm ID as WGVU RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 26, 2019, 12:59 a.m. It's certainly not standard deadband / enhancement ... de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 12:52 a.m. Starting to get some distant UHF DT pilots showing up - hope it turns into something. de WRH ON FN03
May 26, 2019, 12:47 a.m. WRH ... 103.5 Orangeville and some stsations just south of nearby Peterborough are also weak, anti-tropo-like... de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 12:47 a.m. WRH ... Also fog listing evenly off the lake post- T-storms... de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 12:32 a.m. WRH ... 23:46 ... WNCX 98.5 Cleveland is in, no Buffalo or waterloo ON. But weak-moderate at this time. de Saul ON FN04
May 26, 2019, 12:11 a.m. The most recent info on XHMVS can be found on Post # 2212 in Raymie's Mexico Beat, in the Forums. I skimmed all after it. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 11:47 p.m. [23:45] I'm the opposite of you - I don't have a cellphone. Handed mine in when I retired & haven't needed one since. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 11:47 p.m. [23:17] All it does for me is take me to the thread in question. Over 220 pages---however, the XHMVS thing is fairly recent. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 11:46 p.m. Saul...I'm getting anti-tropo. 24/7 CKVR-10 Barrie not decoding at 81 miles. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 11:45 p.m. [23:17] Well, all I have is the iPhone. Dunno how it works using keyboard---but in this case, Ed has the upper hand. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 11:30 p.m. Radio Rebelde - spot the sign ... https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-cancelled-flights-turks-and-caicos-cuba-cta-ruling-1.5149512 de Saul ON FN04
May 25, 2019, 11:17 p.m. {22:35} Ctrl 'F' should work on any webpage, independent of other searches. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 10:58 p.m. Tr Watch ON cont'd = Later on forecast calls for duct well into MI... this should come later, no signs yet. de Saul ON FN04
May 25, 2019, 10:57 p.m. Tr Watch ON = Forecast for stuff to north beginning to pan out with strong Little Current 97.5, North Bay and environs on various FM. de Saul ON FN04
May 25, 2019, 10:35 p.m. The trouble with the Search is that you won't be taken to the exact page. You have to comb and comb unttil you see the keyword highlighted in yellow. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 10:32 p.m. [21:28] I have nagged Raymie about that. I doubt it'll come on this year; but I think the calls are XHMVS if u wanna enter that time n Forums search. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 9:44 p.m. ... I've hrd a DTV 4 pilot, from out W, that's closer to 66.314... still dunno who it is, tho :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 9:41 p.m. Jim... remember to look a bit + or - when looking for DTV pilots & analog vid-cars... Not everyone lands on freq... I've found a few that're quite a ways off freq de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 9:28 p.m. Has there been any more chatter abt Mex City DTV 2 coming on air? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 9:27 p.m. The old maps and the new ones are different; one may be correct, suspect new ones... de Saul ON FN04
May 25, 2019, 9:18 p.m. Since I can't access lcl radar anymore, I use this to watch for storms... http://www.lightningmaps.org/blitzortung/america/index.php?bo_showmap=usa&bo_page=map&bo_period=0.25&lang=en de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 9:13 p.m. Ed, storms between Mount Vernon and Vincennes de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 9:12 p.m. DxMaps maybe came back couple hrs ago but it isn't updating. Stuck at 1530 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 9:11 p.m. I am picking up some lightning QRN to my N, Jim... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 9:08 p.m. The Cubans hv fizzled out for now... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:57 p.m. Looks like the centerpoint is building right over your head. Do you feel static electricity in the air yet? :-P de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 8:56 p.m. Es wk ch 4 (all 3 offsets) bmg 150 deg de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:52 p.m. 2008... I hope it moves W... I still need K04QP-D AZ de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:45 p.m. Es 3z has come back up, agn w same pgm de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:44 p.m. What a difference 250 mi makes... 2z is solid hr atm de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:41 p.m. I'm not even seeing a carrier at 55.25 USB de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 8:37 p.m. ... Full color, letter-boxed, pic w Cubavision logo in upper-left de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:35 p.m. Ya might try 59.75 narrow FM (2z)... Better sig now than 3z, hr de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:28 p.m. They probably stole it :-) ... Saw some Discovery Channel stuff earlier today de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:25 p.m. That's it, Jim... Hvnt hrd Morgan Freeman, yet but lotsa kids w British accents... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:25 p.m. How did Cuba get so lucky? That's a 2018 movie. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 8:23 p.m. Es 2z Cubavision w same Disney movie as 3z de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:23 p.m. Ed, sounds like you're seeing Cubavisión right now. Movie on their sked "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" with Morgan Freeman and others de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 8:18 p.m. Hey Ed, I can tune 65.75 in narrow FM also. No signal from Coobah right now, all went away. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 8:17 p.m. If u can vary the bandwidth u may find compromise between distorted and listenable de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:16 p.m. What choice of audio bandwidth do u hv w the SDR ? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:15 p.m. Jim... I'm hearing the Cuban audio in narrow FM mode... In wide mode, audio just barely there (65.75) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:13 p.m. 2000 Movie's in EE w SS text de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 8:08 p.m. I wonder which way this Es will go this evening...blow up or poop out? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 8 p.m. Es 3z Cubavision w start of some Disney movie... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 7:58 p.m. ....but that didn't prevent me from seeing the needed WCTV! de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 7:57 p.m. [19:21] If you look at APRS late evenings, lately you'll see big red blobs hittiing a "border wall" at Palm Beach Co. to the south.... de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 7:56 p.m. Was pretty spotty and short bursts - haven't had anything in a bit now de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 25, 2019, 7:34 p.m. PSK Reporter shows my transmission is reaching Massachusetts and northern Alabama too de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 7:33 p.m. Yeah, Es map shows the paths leading to Detroit area. I am reaching Texas on 6 meter FT8 and raking in many contacts, but that's about it. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 7:21 p.m. Bill...Youi're hogging all the Es...It's not making it across the Border Wall! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 25, 2019, 7:20 p.m. Es 93.3 KGSR Cedar Park, TX "Star 93.3" and Austin Ments - 1125 miles de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 25, 2019, 7:15 p.m. Es 88.5 KEOM Mesquite, TX - Briefly with 80s music de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 25, 2019, 7:10 p.m. Es 90.7 KRZU Batesville, TX "Radio Bilingue" de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 25, 2019, 7 p.m. Es 96.1 KXXM San Antonio, TX - Briefly with "96.1 Now FM" and San Antonio ments - 1207 miles de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 25, 2019, 6:41 p.m. I can hear weak fade-ups on lower FM de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 6:31 p.m. Es 92.9 KROM San Antonio, TX RDS and SS Musica 1208 miles de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 25, 2019, 6:23 p.m. Es KLVW-90.5 Odessa TX -RDS 1298 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 25, 2019, 6:05 p.m. Es 89.5 KMFA Austin, TX - briefly with RDS and Classical Music - 1139 miles de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 25, 2019, 5:31 p.m. Es 54.310 Weak WSW de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 25, 2019, 5 p.m. I watched the pilots on the Icom and used them for phasing. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 4:58 p.m. In this case I got a great decode of WICU-12 at 81 miles. There was no where that I could point the main antenna and get WICU-12. Best was yellow bar CHEX/WICU mix. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 4:57 p.m. On another note, I successfully phased a DTV last night for 1st time ever. Will do more experimenting & report findings on Facebook page. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 4:52 p.m. Box parked on 4 bmg AZ... Nap time de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 4:51 p.m. Sorry Rob, the packers are only working on chicken. Beef gets the day off :-P de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 4:50 p.m. I'm done cutting the Grass...I see the only thing that has happened is DX Maps has come back online! Where's the beef? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 25, 2019, 4:47 p.m. Hi Mike, AirSpy HF+ de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 4:39 p.m. Es Cubans have dropped out... Path shifting westward de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 4:38 p.m. Tr WATN 25/24, Memphis, TN 323 mi. from Payson, IL via manual tuner left on 25 over last 90 min. Looks like a little Es teasing ch. 2. de indysteve IN EM69
May 25, 2019, 4:31 p.m. Jim which SDR do you have? de Mike CT FN31
May 25, 2019, 4:31 p.m. Es C-TX 6M bcn EM01 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 4:29 p.m. Es starting to hear LA 6M bcn EM32 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 4:20 p.m. DX Maps loads OK now. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 25, 2019, 4:16 p.m. IF this Es season can't get its act together, might as well go to the dentist and have him pull all my teeth! Yikes!! de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 4:15 p.m. Thanks for the suggestions guys. Still in the *learning curve* with this SDR. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 4:15 p.m. Re: 16:08 remember just because the MUF reaches 61mhz video - it may not reach 65mhz for the audio. Meanwhile here...nothing...dead. Leaving in a while anyway. de Mike CT FN31
May 25, 2019, 4:13 p.m. 1604... sometimes narrow FM will bring vry weak aud sig out of the noise de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 4:12 p.m. Jim... since vid freqs are lower than aud freq, sometimes the vid can be heard w/o the aud making it... due to MUF (max useable freq) not getting high enuff for aud freq de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 4:10 p.m. Glad I have 6 meters to make contacts on 'cause TV is not keeping me busy enough. I'd be sitting here twiddling my thumbs with no amateur radio. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 4:09 p.m. Yeah, this Es is kinda lousy for TV... very weak so far de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 4:08 p.m. Tuned to 65.75 and I see the waveform *swelling* but must still be too weak for audio de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 4:05 p.m. Can't think of any reason why not de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 25, 2019, 4:04 p.m. Jim, are you tuned to 65.75 MHz for channel 3, wide FM mode? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 4:04 p.m. Jim... Tune to 65.75 FM for 3z audio de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 4:03 p.m. Es now 2+ Rebelde has taken over de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 4:03 p.m. Just curious, shouldn't I be able to hear analog TV audio on my SDR? Cuba 3z is quite strong now (video carrier full quieting) but no audio de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 4:01 p.m. Es CMEC 3 Santa Clara, Cuba with cartoons de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 4 p.m. Es CMEA 5 Santa Clara, Cuba de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 4 p.m. Es hearing a little 6M activity... 2- Rebelde solid de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:56 p.m. 6 meter sideband is still very active. I just threw my callsign out and got 4 guys from Florida. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 3:53 p.m. DXMAPS is back up de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 25, 2019, 3:51 p.m. Es Weak video on 2 and 3... probably just Cuba again de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 3:51 p.m. sig levels are still pathetic with this/these clouds. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 3:48 p.m. Es 3z and 3+ de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 3:48 p.m. muf 72.7 de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 3:47 p.m. 1532... I've had NN2E since 1985... Not gonna give it up just to get stuck w some KABC4DEFG 4th area call de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:43 p.m. I just talked to N4GRS and WD8KUF in Florida on the 50.125 calling frequency. N4GRS grew up in Doylestown Ohio. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 3:38 p.m. [15:35] I heard that one a while back too. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 3:35 p.m. Es DTV 3 pilot (60.31) w slight freq shift at 1 second intervals... new one for me de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:34 p.m. Tnx, Bill de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:34 p.m. Going out to mow the lawn...that should get things cooking for you guys while I'm gone! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 25, 2019, 3:32 p.m. Andrew, tell 'em to ditch the W1 call sign and get a proper W4 call sign. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 3:30 p.m. Ed, I just threw out my callsign on 50.125 USB and got a response right away from W1LBY in Florida de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 3:30 p.m. Televen Coro, VEN is the 3z siren. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 3:28 p.m. Es got the 3z siren, now... Who is it, Bill? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:25 p.m. Nothing on 6M... Odd de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:16 p.m. Es 2 back & forth between 2- Rebelde & 2z Cubavision... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:14 p.m. Es 2- CMBA Havana, CUB - de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 3:06 p.m. Es 2z w Cubavision / kids pgm de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:05 p.m. Going to have to go on a QRM-expedition. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 3:04 p.m. I'm pretty sure my high HF/low VHF QRM that comes & goes is caused by wind turbines to the south. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 3:03 p.m. Es 4z w at least three sigs de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3:02 p.m. Yes Jim, choosing to ignore FT8 means that you lose a lot of useful data. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 3:02 p.m. Es 4 w all three offsets... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 3 p.m. Cubavision logo in upper-left de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:59 p.m. I see the *down side* of the two Es websites not posting FT8...blank pages. No clue there would be a *TVEs* opening, especially if MOST of the hams are working FT8 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 2:59 p.m. I saw hints of the Coro siren Andrew, so path is definitely open. de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 2:59 p.m. Full color pic... vry strong sig atm de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:58 p.m. Es 3z Cuba w "Backyardigans" cartoon de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:55 p.m. 1445... WHDF also QRMing the Cubans... Hv to aim away from WHDF to get good Cuban pic... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:55 p.m. But it's worth noting that the Venezuela path is there, it's just very weak. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 2:54 p.m. I see YV4DYJ on 6 meter FT8, but his signal is -17 dB which would not be anywhere close to TV reception strength. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 2:52 p.m. My FT8 is showing FL de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 2:52 p.m. Es wk DT pilots 2-5 de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 2:52 p.m. The Es map is down, so I'm sitting here in the shack playing around with 6 meter FT8. PSK Reporter is showing that my signal is reaching Florida and Bermuda, but signal strengths are weak and not stable. I noted one brief reception of Venezuela FT8, but not strong. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 25, 2019, 2:51 p.m. Es 3z w sounds like kids pgm... Talk of 'Cubanos'... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:51 p.m. Looks like the carrier is actually 3z de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 2:50 p.m. Es A 3-, aha I found a carrier bearing Cuba de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 2:47 p.m. I've been looking for WHDF but still no dice. I had a signal overnight several days ago with antenna south, but was weak. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 2:45 p.m. Tr WHDF 2/15 Florence AL 146 mi in/out... Getting QRMed by the Cubans de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:40 p.m. Es several wk carriers 2- 2z 3z/siren 4z de WRH ON FN03
May 25, 2019, 2:39 p.m. Looks like wrestling, now... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:38 p.m. Es 2 w slight delay between two of the same Tele Rebelde pgms de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:32 p.m. Es still climbing... 4z now in... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:30 p.m. Es 3z & 3+ starting to come up... still bmg S-E de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:29 p.m. 0124... I think the check cleared, Saul :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:27 p.m. Es 2 w all three offsets now active... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:27 p.m. Your Cuba centerpoint must be narrow or more eastern, not making it here in SW MO de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 2:24 p.m. Tnx, Jim... That's it de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:23 p.m. "Ger / Fra" on scoreboard... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:22 p.m. Ed, from Tele Relde's schedule - 09:05AM MUNDIAL DE BALONMANO: Alemania vs Francia TTRSATBALOMALEMANIAVS Francia, Tx6, T (1. 30) CARPETA BLMAN INT rtx de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 2:21 p.m. ... What looks like large letter Q in mid-screen when going in/out of replays... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:19 p.m. ... Not basketball... maybe indoor soccer? ... Net/goal at ends of court... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2:17 p.m. Keep hearing 'Alemania" so one of the teams is German... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 2 p.m. Es 2+ SS bmg S-E w looks like basketball de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 1:54 p.m. [13:20] I like the Google Maps application for N3TUQ's Sporadic Es map, being able to zoom and click on end points de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 1:33 p.m. [05:11] cd, great catch with WCTV. WCTV is the most distant UHF catch at Payson, IL @ 753 miles. de indysteve IN EM69
May 25, 2019, 1:23 p.m. The Haitian pirate on 91.7 has reared its ugly head again this morning. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 1:20 p.m. I never thought I'd catch both WWAY & WCTV so soon, if at all!! de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 1:20 p.m. 20 minutes ago EU MUF went over 140 MHz, maybe DxMaps overloaded! de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 1:20 p.m. And here's another alternative: https://n3tuq.com/dxmap.php which also excludes FT4, FT8 de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 25, 2019, 1:20 p.m. WQXT & others ("9 channels!")--- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UXndiNPrqs de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 1:19 p.m. ....thereby opening up 46 here for another 10 months or so. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 1:18 p.m. [12:20] WQXT is an absolute trip! I caught it during repack, but I won't get to see it anymore, as WHFT moved from 46 to 28.... de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 1:16 p.m. [13:13] Been using that more and more of late! de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 1:13 p.m. DX Maps now says 'service unavailable' ... Jim's post at 12:57 has an alternative. de Saul ON FN04
May 25, 2019, 1:11 p.m. [12:39] Jim, it appeared to have started, then fell apart. Now more promising to the south/southeast, but nothing distant so far. de indysteve IN EM69
May 25, 2019, 12:59 p.m. On that site Andy chose not to show FT4 & FT8, so map won't look the same as DxMaps de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 12:59 p.m. Thanks Jim...yes I have that in the Favourites as well.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 25, 2019, 12:58 p.m. OK thanks Saul....wasn't sure if it was just on my end or a Universal problem? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 25, 2019, 12:57 p.m. Rob, your backup is here>http://tvcomm.co.uk/g7izu/propagation-maps/north-american-sporadic-e/ de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 12:54 p.m. DX maps been very slow to open since yesterday... de Saul ON FN04
May 25, 2019, 12:52 p.m. Is DX Maps broken this morning. Can't get ot to open here? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 25, 2019, 12:39 p.m. IndySteve, if you are around, tropo duct opening to the west from Payson. Maybe Nebraska? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 25, 2019, 12:27 p.m. WCTV still spotty this morning. Local news showed, but dropped out. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 12:22 p.m. P.S., coffee maker went this morning so had to drink instant. I’m on my way to Walmart….wish me luck! de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 25, 2019, 12:20 p.m. Tr still strong from central FL - overnight - 28-WQXT-CD St Augustine NEW 244 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 25, 2019, 12:16 p.m. Meteor scatter on 98.7 this morning @ 06:00:40 ET, RDS +stereo so not a RDS tuner fluke was KJNR Adult Hits ant. aiming west, ant. direction I’ve noticed doesn’t matter…any ideas guys? de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 25, 2019, 12:14 p.m. Tr KODE 23/12, Joplin, MO 260 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
May 25, 2019, 5:11 a.m. Tr 46/6 (yesssss!) WCTV GA; have to review VHS, but decoded while I was playing with an online SDR. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 4:14 a.m. ooh sub-d on 46 aiming toward Tallahassee. If I bag WCTV, my 46's are pretty much done! de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 3:13 a.m. The Tr here shifted more toward Orlando. DT 8 sub-d, sure it's WXGA. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 1:24 a.m. Ed, your cheque musta been baaaad! ;-) de Saul ON FN04
May 25, 2019, 1:05 a.m. Looks like tropo will be "meh" tonight; looked so promising earlier. de cd FL EL96
May 25, 2019, 12:51 a.m. Tr WKUW-LD 28/40 White House TN (Nashville) w a good sig... This one 'gets out' well for an LD de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 12:46 a.m. Tr lots of 100 mi clutter, already... Nashville clogging the chs de Ed W-KY EM56
May 25, 2019, 12:45 a.m. 2219... Rob, I mailed the Es bill ten days ago so I'd think the check should clear any time, now de Ed W-KY EM56
May 24, 2019, 11:34 p.m. Mine would be terrible for CW - if I ever operated that mode de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 24, 2019, 10:48 p.m. Tr 106.5 WXXJ "X106-5" Ponte Vedra Beach FL serving Jax, // stream. Bring it on! de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 10:46 p.m. Tr 106.9 WUBB SC already audible here + likely WYFS GA on 89.5. Sun doesn't set for about an hour. de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 10:41 p.m. I have good battery operated TV (hybrid) & radio, so 😛 . de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 10:23 p.m. Be careful guys, you may get Es dx to pop up, then the electricity goes out :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 10:19 p.m. Ed didn't pay the E-Skip Bill, and Jim didn't pay the Electricity Bill..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 24, 2019, 10:19 p.m. Well, power came back on and the DX went bye-bye de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 10:10 p.m. Es DTV 2 about 30 minutes ago, then the power went out. Sitting here with no electricity and no dx 😩 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 9:34 p.m. For practical purposes, a short callsign is better. After using KN8FEL for over a year, it’s sometimes difficult to make contacts when you have to ensure that they can hear “kilo November eight foxtrot echo Lima” over and over. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 9:19 p.m. Andrew, you have a name-friendly callsign now! de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 9:05 p.m. VE3JFC was issued to me in 1977 de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 24, 2019, 9:04 p.m. My Original Call which I still hold is VE3JFC de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 24, 2019, 9:03 p.m. When they brought out the forst VA Prefix Calls I tried on the first day to get VA3DX, VA3AM, VA3FM, VA3TV and they were gone in seconds! I ended up with VA3SW. I'm the only holder of that call since it was issued. de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 24, 2019, 8:54 p.m. I put in an application for the callsign N8HT. I have a 50/50 shot at that one, and if I don't get it, I have a 14% shot at K8NO. If I get neither, then I keep trying. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 8:52 p.m. By the way, I'll be changing my amateur radio callsign hopefully soon. I've been putting in applications with the FCC for the next available 1x2 shortened callsign that I like. I'm facing competition though. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 8:48 p.m. Rob, I am all set to record if Es goes bazerk. I think the Es is waiting for my equipment to malfunction before taking off. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 8:46 p.m. Andrew, check channel 2 for NBA quarterfinals. 😉 (Finals are almost set now? de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 8:25 p.m. Andrew...I am heading for Edmonton next Thursday...it will go nuts starting then! I'll just read about it on the board here! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 24, 2019, 8:13 p.m. Still haven't received any FM or DTV Es here yet... just Cuban analogs. Es is off to a poor start... hopefully it picks up. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 8:02 p.m. Es into FM from Dom Rep for 2nd time in May - HIWP-90.5 Santo Domingo - RDS de fred SC FM03af
May 24, 2019, 7:11 p.m. Es 2 DT pilot, rising up among the Ms pings - de WRH ON FN03
May 24, 2019, 6:27 p.m. I just hope that the current orange turns blood red again tonight. Often the south terminus has been at Palm Beach and not a mile further. de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 6:09 p.m. [17:40] cd....Very nice with tht tropo throughout the day. No tropo here.. totally dead, and quite windy.. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 24, 2019, 5:41 p.m. Oh to go to Palm Beach tonight....can't. de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 5:40 p.m. Tr (hey Fred,) 92.5 WCKN here----at 1:43 pm!! de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 5:08 p.m. Nothing noted on TV or FM though de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 5:08 p.m. Stopped at home on my lunch break... make a few 6 meter FT8 contacts. It looks like the reporting stations in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, and Nebraska were receiving my transmission. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 5:03 p.m. Oops, that CW contest is Sat-Sun...https://www.cqwpx.com/ de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 5:02 p.m. Tr WTVW 28/7, Evansville, IN 242 mi. from Payson, IL popped up via autologger just as a line of t'storms was ready to hit Payson. de indysteve IN EM69
May 24, 2019, 5:02 p.m. There is a one day CW contest tomorrow, starts at 0000 Saturday de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 4:59 p.m. Today is part of a long holiday weekend for some, I think hams are anxious for Es most likely de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 4:58 p.m. Next ARRL Contest is June 8-9 (June VHF). I think FT8 is skewing the map....http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 4:46 p.m. The Tr up the Atlantic has been so strong, that WPBF 16/25 wouldn't decode, despite antenna aimed right there. de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 4:42 p.m. I believe that there's another ARRL contest going on, which could throw the maps off. TVCOMM.uk seems more plausible to view right now. de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 3:58 p.m. [14:34] 44/16 ETV Beaufort SC decoded again---after 11 am?!?! de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 3:53 p.m. A procedure? Rob, did you make medical history for having a frontal lobotomy to make room for an ELAD? ;_0 de Saul ON FN04
May 24, 2019, 3:52 p.m. No Jim...he was working at the other end! HAHAHHA.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 24, 2019, 3:52 p.m. Probably put a whole friggin ELAD in his head. He'll no doubt be hearing voices shortly. de Saul ON FN04
May 24, 2019, 3:40 p.m. ...If you report hearing Es from California...did the Dr put an FM receiver in your head? hahaha de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 3:38 p.m. Just home from the Hospital after being sedated for a procedure..If I report hearing Es from California...I'm still a little groggy! Bring on the es... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 24, 2019, 3:25 p.m. 54.31 carrier almost full quieting at times, autologger still hasn't been able to capture it de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 3:20 p.m. Es DTV 3 east yellow bar is bouncing a lot, still no decode de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 3:12 p.m. Nothing noted on FM here yet. de Jon ON FN03
May 24, 2019, 3:11 p.m. I have a 54.31 DTV pilot aiming west de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 3:06 p.m. Es Ch 5 DTV :76.31 pilot in with slow fades on the Radio Shack scanner - NW de fred SC FM03af
May 24, 2019, 3:05 p.m. I think you'se guys in Ontario should be seeing/hearing something SW about now... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 3:03 p.m. Es DTV 3 sub-d, WBRA? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 2:57 p.m. Es 54.31 surging quite strongly at times, antenna east de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 2:34 p.m. I received no more Tr decodes this morning, but amazingly 46 was still in sub-d mode past 10:30 am. How abt tonight????? de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 2:21 p.m. Hey Rich, If you send some Bitcoin my way I won't tell yer client ;-) de Saul ON FN04
May 24, 2019, 2:05 p.m. Es 4+ weak carrier, dir unkn - de WRH ON FN03
May 24, 2019, 1:57 p.m. Doug Smith posted this on FB a few min. ago about FCC accepting applications to operate ATSC 3.0 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-453A1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0iLgZdXzLHycRWxjtrkQZsevv8ACNf2V0E89SuZMPl9ifiBCafgxGZ958 de indysteve IN EM69
May 24, 2019, 1:55 p.m. I have a job this morning, but the job this aft can be reschedule in case this more important matter of eskip arises. de Rich NY FN12
May 24, 2019, 1:32 p.m. And now it looks like the Es drought has eased, EU bathing in red this morning. Maybe NA will get going with Es de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 12:57 p.m. Tr from central FL as well as 27-WTXL 46-WCTV de fred SC FM03af
May 24, 2019, 12:56 p.m. Tr [received at 05:55] KMSS 34/33 & KLTS 24 Shreveport LA 318 mi de Jim-T MO EM37
May 24, 2019, 12:49 p.m. I'm seeing Es on the map de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 24, 2019, 11:17 a.m. Tr - the 44 was WJWJ (ETV) SC. Now a sub-d on 14! de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 10:44 a.m. Tr strong 150 mi clutter blocking DX (if there is any) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 24, 2019, 10:26 a.m. Tr 96.9 WJGL & 104.5 WOKV Jax; the latter overcoming 104.3 iBlock. de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 10:05 a.m. Seven just won't expand beyond the 30% wall; however 44 is higher, and there's indeed a 44 in Wilmington NC. de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 9:43 a.m. Tr 8 WXGA GA; sub-d's on 7 & 46. 46 would likely be WWAY NC again; I need Charleston on 7. de cd FL EL96
May 24, 2019, 6:15 a.m. Tr WDKY 19/56 Danville KY 240 mi Repacked from 31 "FOX" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 23, 2019, 9:08 p.m. **Earlier Es around 2000 UTC: TA 2 Dom Rep. de cd FL EL96
May 23, 2019, 8:39 p.m. During yesterday's Es, I was sending 6 meter FT8 in between DXing TV and FM. The MUF didn't reach into FM here, but I managed to get a few more grid squares confirmed in Logbook of the World for 6 meters. So when Es is just kinda so-so, I can still be productive and increase my contacted grid squares! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 6:33 p.m. R.I.P. CS-1100 & P-7... A moment of silence... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 23, 2019, 1:28 p.m. Thanks, guys. The tower was used and free. I hate losing classic antennas no longer in production, but I do have backups. Mike enjoys project challenges more than simple DXing, so here we go Mike!! de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 1:07 p.m. Steve, wishing you ease and haste and low cost in getting back up de saul ON FN04
May 23, 2019, 12:55 p.m. ...Steve's *casualty* was in the line of those same storms. Crazy weather. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 23, 2019, 12:54 p.m. Not dx related but a tornado hit Jefferson City just before midnight last night. No casualties but just about destroyed the business district... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 23, 2019, 12:52 p.m. Uh oh de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m. That sucks Steve. de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 12:43 p.m. "We will rebuild". de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 12:41 p.m. Steve, I am really sorry. I just said a prayer about the situation. de cd FL EL96
May 23, 2019, 12:39 p.m. Aw Crap Steve...sorry to hear that! This eather Pattern has really stunk lately. Hope everyone is OK down there! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:36 p.m. The rise & fall of Milford. A bad storm with very high winds after I stopped DXing early this morning snapped the 40 ft. tower to the ground. Looks like the Finco P-7 & Antennacraft CS-1100 are history. Good news, the 100 ft. tower survived just fine. Wireless internet out, too. Now to figure out our options..... de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 12:36 p.m. FYI 4.64" of rain at my house since 5 am. Quack quack. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 23, 2019, 12:21 p.m. Well, thunderstorms rolling into London now....so that's the end of any Tropo or Es Dxing for now! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:11 p.m. Bill, I predicted that you'd log CBET first on vacated channel 9, and I was right. My reason was because the tropo path always tends to get funneled up and down that direction, and it happened as usual. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 11:57 a.m. My hunch has been, for a good e-skip day it needs to start in Atlantic Canada on TV de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 23, 2019, 11:53 a.m. Tr [08:44] 22 WNEM Bay City, MI - 216 mi - *NEW* - 5.1 WNEM-HD, 5.2 WNEM-D2, 5.3 WNEM-D3, 5.4 WNEM D4 - ex: analog 5 - de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 11:52 a.m. Tr [08:40] 7 WOOD Grand Rapids, MI - 303 mi - *NEW* - via autologger, ex: analog 8 - de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 11:42 a.m. Rain came through this morning and wiped everything out de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 23, 2019, 11:32 a.m. That was some nice early Tropo last night.....now how about some Es?! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 11:31 a.m. Well...things are looking pretty Dead on the FM Band here this morning! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 9:55 a.m. Tr 101.7 CKNX Wingham, Ontario Canada "101.7 The One" 177 miles de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 23, 2019, 6:20 a.m. Tr 34 WISE Fort Wayne, IN - 322 mi - de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 6 a.m. Tr 31 WANE Fort Wayne, IN - 322 mi - de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 5:28 a.m. Cashing in for now...will check back around 0500 or so.....Salute! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 5:27 a.m. Tr 96.7 CHYM Kitchener, ON is blasting through 96.5 WAKS IBOC de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 5:15 a.m. Tr to Elkhart IN through to Detroit, Toledo and Sandusky OH areas. May be closing in... de Saul ON FN04
May 23, 2019, 5:15 a.m. It did a Belly Flop here about an hour ago...... not much doing atm..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 5:11 a.m. Tr CICO 28/28, Kitchener, ON 410 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 4:54 a.m. Tr CJMT 40/40, Toronto, ON 469 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. Quick in/out. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 4:38 a.m. Nothing over 300 mi here now. de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 4:34 a.m. Tr 88.1 WHRQ Sandusky, OHIO EWTN Promos and IDs Relays 89.7 WNOC 380 Watts! RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 4:30 a.m. Tr CKCO 13/13, Kitchener, ON 406 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 4:23 a.m. Tr WNYO "MyTV" 49/49, Buffalo, NY 494 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger & manual tuner. Very short decode. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 4:17 a.m. Tr 101.5 WNSN South Bend, IN, "Benton Harbor" & "Sunny 101.5". 370 mi. New! de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 4:15 a.m. Tr CIII 29/29, Sarnia-Oil Springs, ON 315 mi. from Milford, IL. Relog. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 4:09 a.m. Tr WMNT-CD 36/48, Toledo, OH 223 mi. from Milford, IL. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 4:05 a.m. Thanks, Bill. Didn't expect tr in this direction. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 4:05 a.m. Tr 103.1 WHME South Bend, IN, TOH ID, 370 mi . New! de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 3:59 a.m. 26 Owen Sd is a great catch Steve. It rarely shows up here @ only 113 mi - de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 3:58 a.m. Tr CIII-4 26/4, Owen Sound, ON 426 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 3:57 a.m. Tr WTLJ 24/54 Grand Rapids, MI over local WOIO Akron repeater de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 3:54 a.m. Tr 89.5 WBEW IN Chesterton: Chicago's urban alternative. NEW! de Saul ON FN04
May 23, 2019, 3:52 a.m. Tr 24 WPTA Fort Wayne, IN - 322 mi - de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 3:50 a.m. My logs show CBET-9 first rcvd on 1976-08-24. de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 3:48 a.m. Tr 104.7 WFRN Elkhart, IN, "104.7 WFRN", 358 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 3:47 a.m. Tr 9 CBET-DT Windsor, ON - 187 mi - 9.1 CBET-DT - ex: analog - finally something on newly empty ch 9 ! - de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 3:44 a.m. Tr WAQP 48/49 Saginaw, MI *NEW* de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 3:39 a.m. Tr WLWT RF Channel 35 Virtual Channel 5 CINCINNATI, OH DX 176.6 miles NEW log de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:37 a.m. Tr WICD RF Channel 32 Virtual Channel 15 CHAMPAIGN, IL DX 246.6 miles New log de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:36 a.m. Good job Saul...glad you're catching some of this stuff! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 3:35 a.m. ...and to think I just got up here at Burnt River after landing late yesterday from three weeks in Europe... great timing. de Saul ON FN04
May 23, 2019, 3:35 a.m. Tr - Paris IL 98.5 WWVR The River; 104.7 WFRN IN religion; Chicago the Drive 97.1... awesome for early season in May here... de Saul ON FN04
May 23, 2019, 3:35 a.m. Re:03:32...Oh Nooo Ed, we'll have to go and talk to people on Facebook! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 3:33 a.m. Tr WSOT-LD RF Channel 27 Virtual Channel 27 MARION, IN DX 121.4 miles NEW log de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:32 a.m. ATTN: ONE WEEK FROM NOW, SERVER WILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR UPGRADES. OUTAGE WILL LAST ABT 3 HRS. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 23, 2019, 3:30 a.m. Tr WEIU-TV RF Channel 50 Virtual Channel 51 CHARLESTON, IL DX 281.7 miles NEW log de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:30 a.m. Tr WJRT 12/12 Flint, MI @ 195 miles *NEW* de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 3:28 a.m. Tr 93.7 WFRR Walton, IN. Stn Promo and IDs as WFRN into Christian Mx RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 3:26 a.m. Tr CBET 9/9, Windsor, ON 262 mi. from Milford, IL. Finally got this one. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 3:24 a.m. Tr Chicago DTVs @ 206 miles WLS, WTTW, WJYS de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:20 a.m. Tr WMYS-LD RF Channel 33 Virtual Channel 0 SOUTH BEND, IN DX130.9 miles New log de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:15 a.m. Tr WWTV RF Channel 9 Virtual Channel 9 CADILLAC, MI DX 195 miles NEW log de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:14 a.m. Tr WJRT-TV RF Channel 12 Virtual Channel 12 FLINT, MI DX 114.6 miles NEW log de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:12 a.m. Tr CIII 17/6, Paris, ON 410 mi. from Milford, IL. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 3:09 a.m. Tr 104.7 WIOT Toledo, OH, Playlist Match, 237 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 3:05 a.m. Tr WOSU 38/34, Columbus, OH 248 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 3:03 a.m. Andrew, nice log of the low-powered, Class A station WMNT. de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 3:01 a.m. Tr WMNT-CD 36/36 Toledo, OH @ 100 miles *NEW* repack channel de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 3 a.m. No TV here beyond 100 miles, but the Milton autologger has Bowling Green, OH. de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 3 a.m. Tr Chicago DTVs @ 314 miles... WCIU, WLS, WTTW de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 2:56 a.m. Tr CICO-28 RF Channel 28 Virtual Channel 28 Kitchener, ON 200.4 miles (Getting closer to the Hepburn QTH) de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 2:56 a.m. Tr 88.1 WVPE Elkhart, IN. with HD de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:50 a.m. Tr CFPL-DT RF Channel 10 Virtual Channel 10 London, ON 154.2 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 2:47 a.m. Tr CJMT-1 RF Channel 20 Virtual Channel 20 London, ON DX 150.7 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 2:47 a.m. Seems to be shifting around now....Lots of OHIO stuff in.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:45 a.m. Tr CHCH-2 RF Channel 51 Virtual Channel 51 London, ON DX 126.1 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 2:43 a.m. WSHW is approx. 30 mi. from me. It gets DXed a lot. Seems to really get out from its 500 ft. tower. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:39 a.m. Tr 99.7 WSHW Frankfort, IN. Blasting in with SHINE 99 IDs and Pop Music RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:34 a.m. 4 songs have matched so far in the stream. Pretty weak signal. de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 2:34 a.m. Tr 99.7 WSHW Frankfort, IN, Stream Match. 415 mi. New! de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 2:32 a.m. [02:15] Hey Rob, in the words of Red Green, "I'm pulling for you!" de Jim-T MO EM37
May 23, 2019, 2:29 a.m. Hello DX'ers - I had to get back into the hobby. I miss my Pioneer site. :-( de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 2:28 a.m. TR LP W43CZ-D RF Channel 43 Virtual Channel 34 MANSFIELD, OH DX 86.5 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 2:27 a.m. Tr 91.1 WOSB Marion, OHIO in with HD and Classical RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:25 a.m. LOTS of QRM, hard to get strong signals to decode. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:24 a.m. Hi Rob....I noticed that. 2-way street with the tr tonight. Keep going! And hi Chad. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:23 a.m. Tr WEAO 50/49, Akron, OH 313 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:21 a.m. Hi Steve...I'm about 1 mile from the CFPL 10 Transmitter!! Good Show! All kinds if INDY FMers in here too! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:21 a.m. Tr WEWS 15/5, Cleveland, OH 311 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:16 a.m. Tr CFPL 10/10, London, ON 369 mi. from Milford, IL. Quick decode via manual tuner. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:15 a.m. This may stretch out to St. Louis if I'm lucky! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:13 a.m. Tr 162.500 KJY-62 Michigan City, IN - 382 mi - wx for Michigan City, etc. - de WRH ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 2:11 a.m. Tr WAVE RF Channel 47 Virtual Channel 3 LOUISVILLE, KY DX 250.8 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 2:10 a.m. Tr WDCQ 15/19, Bad Axe, MI 284 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:10 a.m. Tr 88.1 WVPE Elkhart, IN. with HD RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:09 a.m. Tr 107.9 Indianapolis still in with HD de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:09 a.m. Tr WEYI 30/25, Saginaw, MI 267 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:08 a.m. Tr 106.3 WBUK Ottawa, OHIO THE FOX with Classic Rock RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 2:05 a.m. Tr WADL 39/38, Mt. CLemens, MI 277 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:04 a.m. Tr Several Detroit DTVs 255-260 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:02 a.m. Tr CHCH-2 51/51, London, ON 333 mi. from Milford, IL. Signal at 96%. de indysteve IN EM69
May 23, 2019, 2:01 a.m. Tr 99.1 WYXY Savoy, ILLINOIS Classic C/W "WIXY Classic 99.1" IDs RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:55 a.m. Tr WTHI-TV RF Channel 10 Virtual Channel 10 TERRE HAUTE, IN DX 254.9 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 1:53 a.m. Tr 88.7 WICR Indianapolis, IN. in with HD over Windsor, ON. Indy Public Radio RELOG @ 8 KW de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:49 a.m. Tr WYZZ-TV RF Channel 28 Virtual Channel 43 BLOOMINGTON, IL DX 295.4 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 23, 2019, 1:48 a.m. Tr 107.9 WNTR Indianapolis, IN. in Full warp Full HD! with Hoosier Lottery Ad 107.9 the MIX IDs Pop Mx de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:42 a.m. Tr 107.1 WEDJ Danville, IN. Radio Latina is blasting in now with Spanish! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:41 a.m. Tr 105.7 WXYB Indianapolis IN "B105.7" 211 miles de N8UUP Bill MI EN82ee
May 23, 2019, 1:40 a.m. Tr 104.9 WEGE Lima, OHIO Lima Ads ID as 104.9 THE EAGLE 3 KW RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:36 a.m. Tr 104.5 WJJK Noblesville, IN. RDS Indianapolis Wx. Classic Hits RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:32 a.m. Tr 100.7 WBYT Elkhart, IN. B-100 IDs C/W Mx RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:27 a.m. Bill's maps look pretty good for later. Tropo may reach Niagara for a change. de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 1:24 a.m. Tr 90.5 WKAR East Lansing, MI, Stream Match, 264 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 1:21 a.m. Tr 93.3 WBTU Kendallville, IN. with C/W Music and US 93 IDs. RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:18 a.m. Should be WONU for Kankakee....Now in with RDS as well sorry for typo de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:15 a.m. Tr 89.7 WONJ is Banging in here! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:14 a.m. Tr 89.7 WONJ Kankakee, IL. Shine Dot FM IDs Kankakee spots and Christian 363 Miles! RELOG de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:14 a.m. (Coverage shouldn't include Gainesville though.) de cd FL EL96
May 23, 2019, 1:13 a.m. (Coverage shouldn't in de cd FL EL96
May 23, 2019, 1:13 a.m. Remember that WMYZ 88.7 (//WPOZ) has moved to The Villages, increased power to 35 k, and now has Ocala in contour. de cd FL EL96
May 23, 2019, 1:11 a.m. [00:23] Sure it's straight male preaching and not maybe combined with Christian music? (cont.) de cd FL EL96
May 23, 2019, 1:10 a.m. ELAD running...opening up to Indiana! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 1:05 a.m. Tr 107.1 WEDJ Danville, IN. Radio Latina with Mexican Music SS Talk and ID // to live webfeed 352 Miles 1.8 KW! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:57 a.m. Tr 107.1 SPANISH to S/W ...Maybe Danville, IN??? SW of Indy?? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:46 a.m. Tr 89.9 WDPG Greenville, OHIO in with HD Relays 88.1 Dayton RELOG Classical de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:37 a.m. 100.3 & 101.9 are in like locals. de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 12:37 a.m. Tr 97.1 WXYT Detroit, MI, Detroit Sports Talk, 208 mi de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 12:27 a.m. Tr 88.9 WJYW Union City, IN. with Star 88.3 IDs and Christian Music de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:24 a.m. Saul...sorry to hear your f-ups are f-ups! HAHHAHHA de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:23 a.m. Es still have the 88.3 Preacher fading up...no ID yet de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:17 a.m. Know uyou have Es, just not sure if my f-ups are skip. 93.9 turned out to be strong Windsor... 90.3 may be Cleveland. Tr forecast is picking up somewhat maybe. de Saul ON FN04
May 23, 2019, 12:16 a.m. Detroit and SW ON stations are gaining strength here. de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 12:12 a.m. Yup...they are Saul.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:08 a.m. Es, suspecting fade-ups are skip ??? de Saul ON FN04
May 23, 2019, 12:07 a.m. Es 88.3 UNId with Male Preacher....Talking about Ocala and Gainesville Florida de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 23, 2019, 12:07 a.m. Nothing noted on FM here yet. de Jon ON FN03
May 23, 2019, 12:07 a.m. Es CMBA 2 Havana, Cuba de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 12:07 a.m. Es CMEC 3 Santa Clara, Cuba de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 23, 2019, 12:04 a.m. 4 Havana (Educativo) is // Cubavision right now. de WRH ON FN03
May 22, 2019, 11:57 p.m. CMBA-2 and CMEC-3 confirmed. I'm getting lots of RFI QRM on 2 & 3. de WRH ON FN03
May 22, 2019, 11:52 p.m. Es 2- 3z 4z SS - likely CUB - de WRH ON FN03
May 22, 2019, 11:44 p.m. Looks like some Es Clouds forming nicely to the South ....Maybe into Florida?? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 22, 2019, 9:08 p.m. Three DTV logs to go to hit 200. Been at it since 2011 :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 7:26 p.m. I also have 54.31 programmed into the Icom IC-7200 for the DTV pilot frequency. That gives a very distinct tone way before you'll see a bar on the Zenith box. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 7:25 p.m. Yeah Andrew, I'm listening to it in USB. I see hams in TX>FL are making FT8 qso's off same region as my centerpoint to Havana. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 7:23 p.m. Jim, Icom IC-7200, on have the channel 2 video offsets programmed into the memory. I listen on upper sideband to 55.239, 55.249, and 55.259. I think I can hear the pleasant humming noise better in USB mode. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 7:19 p.m. Signal is just about gone now. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 7:17 p.m. Thanks Andrew! de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 7:14 p.m. Havana is 2- de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 7:14 p.m. Jim, if you're using your SDR, the minus offset is at 55.24 and the plus offset is at 55.26. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 7:13 p.m. Pretty sure its Havana but how can I adjust the tuner to determine offset? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 7:12 p.m. I've been listening to an A 2 (55.25/59.75) for the past couple hours whining up and down. Surges to around 14 dB above noise floor, then into floor. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 7:11 p.m. Question for those in the know...how do you know if an analog TV carrier is plus or minus? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 5:45 p.m. Es 55.25 southeast rolling up and down. Probably Coobah.... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 5:34 p.m. [16:22] Jim, I logged it only with the autologger at my brother's house in Doylestown. He as an almost 300' elevation advantage over my home location. That was 658 miles, the farthest tropo catch I've seen from that location. That type of Tropo Alley tropo doesn't make its way up here too often. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 4:42 p.m. I have weak dead air on 89.1 aiming at 60°. Must be a pirate waiting to go on. Good Es to Bermuda (same azi) will overcome it. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 4:24 p.m. Tr 90.7 WHAD Delafield WI WPR ID. de N8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 22, 2019, 4:22 p.m. [16:01} I was thinking that Andrew, but I didn't trust my memory. Thanks for the reminder. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 4:18 p.m. Tr WLUK 11/11, Green Bay, WI 270 mi. from Milford, IL. Tr extending north. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 4:01 p.m. Jim, I logged KYTV last fall when it was on 44 de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 4 p.m. I'm surprised Andrew hasn't logged KYTV and KOZL yet :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 3:58 p.m. I note that KYTV and KOZL, at 200 miles, make it to the Topeka autologger daily. 2000' sticks and a 130' receiving antenna. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 3:55 p.m. ....very rare, meant to say. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 3:54 p.m. Even central MO stations at 100 miles, very rate. NW Arkansas station @ 100 mile seen almost daily. Don't know why there is a difference in direction. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 3:53 p.m. The Quad Cities stations are the same distance as Tulsa and Little Rock, but I see Tulsa/LR signals quite often. Extremely rare to see QC stations. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 3:51 p.m. FWIW, I have NEVER seen a hint of a signal from any of the Chicago stations. My worst DX direction, for some reason. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 3:49 p.m. You're working those 2000' sticks, Steve. Looks like all the tropo has left my antenna. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 3:38 p.m. Tr KOLR 10/10, Springfield, MO 371 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 3:32 p.m. Tr KYTV 19/3, Springfield, MO 373 mi. from Milford, IL. New log since repack to 19. Jim, look towards Chicago. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 3:24 p.m. Jim, no problem. Hope your wife is doing well. Looks like you might have a shot towards Chicago (??) de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 3:19 p.m. [11:29] Sorry Steve, right after I posted St. Louis stuff had to take wife to hospital for cancer stuff, minor surgery de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 3:05 p.m. Tr KTEJ 20/19, Jonesboro, AR 271 mi. from Payson, IL. KVTJ, Jonesboro 293 mi. back in with strong signal. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 2:09 p.m. Tr [13:51] KNWA 33/51, Rogers, AR 451 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. A quick in and out. Verified with TSID file. New log. Earlier, KASN was a new log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 1:58 p.m. Tr some FM/TV Orlando area stations still in after strong tropo last night -15-WBBH Ft Myers the farthest at 455 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 22, 2019, 1:19 p.m. Tr KAIT 8/8, Jonesboro, AR 271 mi. from Payson, IL. Quick in and out. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 1:10 p.m. WRH, your tropo forecast appears to be right on course. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 12:21 p.m. Tr WKNO 29/10, Memphis, TN 331 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 12:18 p.m. Tr WREG 28/3, Memphis, TN 329 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 12:10 p.m. Tr WTTE 27/28 Columbus, OH *NEW* repack channel, reduced power 105 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 12:08 p.m. Tr KARZ 44/42, Little Rock, AR 353 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 11:58 a.m. Tr KBNS-CD 36/36, Branson, MO 237 mi. from Payson, IL. A travel channel. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 11:29 a.m. A weak decode on the Zenith sometimes decodes .3, so you see whatever is on it. From Payson, Quad City and Peoria DTVs are strong off back of ant. Can you get that far? de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 11:29 a.m. Ed must have went on vacation again. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 11:27 a.m. Hey Steve, that was on the Zenith box. Rabbitears still shows KNLC. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 11:19 a.m. [11:06] Jim, you got a weak decode from KNLC. Heroes is on 24.3. 24.1 comes up "KNLC." de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 11:08 a.m. Tr most St. Louis DTV stations in/out de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 11:06 a.m. Tr 14/24 KNLC now comes up as Heroes. Whats'up with all these NON-ids of stations now??? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 10:56 a.m. Tr KFSM 18/5, Ft. Smith, AR 318 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger & manual tuner. In/out. Have to misaim ant. due to so much QRM. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 10:54 a.m. [10:46] Yes, that's WICS. Good one. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 10:51 a.m. Tr WDKA 49 Paducah KY 244 mi de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 10:50 a.m. Tr KMOV 24/4 St. Louis MO 189 mi de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 10:49 a.m. Tr KPLR 26/11 St. Louis MO 189 mi de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 10:47 a.m. Tr WRSP 44/55 Springfield IL 275 mi, new! de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 10:46 a.m. Tr 42/20 comes up as ABC? WICS Springfield IL? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 10:45 a.m. Tr WSIL 34/3 Harrisburg IL 248 mi de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 10:42 a.m. Tr KARZ 44/42, Little Rock, AR 484 mi. from Milford, IL. Brief in/out signal for PSIP. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 10:32 a.m. Tr [10:15] KASN 34/38, Pine Bluff, AR 497 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. Off 100' tower. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 10:20 a.m. Tr WSIL 34/3, Harrisburg, IL 198 mi. from Payson, IL. So strong blowing thru local WQEC 34/27, Quincy @ 12 mi. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 10:17 a.m. Tr KNWA 33/51, Rogers, AR 277 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 10:16 a.m. Tr [05:54] KVTJ "VTN" 18/48, Jonesboro, AR 293 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
May 22, 2019, 8:58 a.m. Tr WTVQ 40/36 & WLEX 39/18 Lexington, KY @ 248 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 8:44 a.m. Tr 98.9 WISH Galatia, IL (228 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 7:29 a.m. Tr 100.1 WJBD Salem, IL (237 mi, 1150 watts, new) de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 7:15 a.m. Tr 106.9 WDML Woodlawn, IL (224 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 6:36 a.m. Tr 104.3 KDBB Bonne Terre, MO (139 miles, new log, 1650 watts) over 100 kW KBCN at 39 miles. de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 6:03 a.m. Tr 101.7 WGEL Greenville, IL (234 mi, new log) has been takingout local KCTT for the last 20 minutes. de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 5:49 a.m. Tr 95.9 WMXZ SC w/ ad for Berkeley Outdoors. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 5:46 a.m. I wonder who the 106.5 was, that played moldies. I heard "Little Star" by the Elegants. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 5:33 a.m. Sub-d on 46, likely WWAY NC again---but no TV outta state yet. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 5:20 a.m. Tr 92.5 WCKN SC---hi Fred! Now to get some DTV heah. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 4:39 a.m. Tr WLFF SC Nash FM. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 4:39 a.m. Tr 89.5 likely WYFS Savannah//my WYBP 90.3. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 2:43 a.m. [02:38] St. Louis locals also strong enough that their IBOC is taking over adjacents. de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 2:40 a.m. Jim, I was only parked, after the red'n'blue were spinning. 😁 I was let off with a warning. I went 65 in a 50 zone. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 2:38 a.m. Tr 99.7 KTTR Saint James, MO (123 mi) with PI code of 442B taking out 50 kW KBOD 18 miles away. de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 2:36 a.m. [02:33] Hmm, do they give you a ticket for speeding when you're parked on the side of the road? :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 22, 2019, 2:33 a.m. Gotta visit that tower. It's in Dundee FL, a town I know for getting pulled over for speeding.... de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 2:32 a.m. Here we go again: KC4PEM Polk County FL claiming tropo to PR. Uh huh. de cd FL EL96
May 22, 2019, 2:03 a.m. Tr WLFB 40/40 Bluefield, WV @ 266 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 2:03 a.m. Tr WVAH-TV RF Channel 19 Virtual Channel 11. CHARLESTON, DX 238.9 miles de Chad NW-OH EN71
May 22, 2019, 1:57 a.m. Tr WVVA 46/6 Bluefield, WV @ 257 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 1:46 a.m. Tr 101.1 K266CA (KATI) Jefferson City, MO (153 mi, new) (250 watts) with Kat Country liner. de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 1:45 a.m. Tr WLFG 14/68 Grundy, VA @ 301 miles *NEW* de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 22, 2019, 1:32 a.m. Tr 103.5 K278CT (KLIK-AM) Jefferson City, MO (152 mi) (250 watts), only logged once before. de josh AR EM36ui
May 22, 2019, 12:42 a.m. Tr 96.7 KOYE Frankston, TX (347 mi), fairly rare. de josh AR EM36ui
May 21, 2019, 9:10 p.m. Ed, if you aren't hiding under your desk for storms, I thought you should know that you are going to have a big tropo day tomorrow de Jim-T MO EM37
May 21, 2019, 4:34 p.m. [15:53] All gone at both locations. de indysteve IN EM69
May 21, 2019, 3:53 p.m. Bob Hawkins' autologger, 30 mi. s. of dt Indy, is rec. WCTE 22, Cookeville, TN 222 mi. It appears I'm rec. a sub-decode of it at my house @ 264 mi. This has been building slowly. de indysteve IN EM69
May 21, 2019, 3:25 p.m. My antenna was aimed at Havana but I saw HD flash & then "CIHR-FM" RDS. de cd FL EL96
May 21, 2019, 3:25 p.m. [14:57] http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?10096-Oh-Canada!-07-25-2015-OR-Have-a-Heart!&highlight=cihr de cd FL EL96
May 21, 2019, 3:13 p.m. Ironically, the first South FL station to adopt IBLOCK no longer has it: 106.7 now WXDJ. de cd FL EL96
May 21, 2019, 2:58 p.m. I get lots of HD Signals from across the Lake ...Cleveland, Erie, Detroit, Buffalo, Toronto, Toledo, etc ...but none of them cause a problem....most are about 100 Miles away. de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 21, 2019, 2:57 p.m. Closest IBOC to me is a semi Local 104.7 Woodstock ONTARIO @ 30 Miles. I'm a lucky boy! (So Far!!) de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 21, 2019, 2:56 p.m. IBOC I contend with here 100.9 at 1 mile and 50 watt, 89.7 at 24 miles and 90.1 at 26 miles….thank God! de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 21, 2019, 2:42 p.m. from my QTH, IBLOCK are as follows (locals only, aside from fringe fm): 91.1/91.5/92.9/93.3/93.7/94.1/94.7/95.1/96.3/96.7/97.1/97.5/97.7/98.1/98.9/99.3/99.7/100.1/100.5/100.9/101.3/101.7/102.5/102.9/103.3/103.7/104.1/104.5/104.9/105.3/105.7/106.1/107.3/107.7. de cd FL EL96
May 21, 2019, 2:16 p.m. Local IBOC here: 88.5/88.9/90.3/90.5/90.7/92.5/93.1/93.7/95.7/96.5/97.9/99.1/99.3/99.9/100.5/100.9/101.3/102.1/102.9/104.1/105.5/105.9. I think that's 22 of them. de mike CT FN31
May 21, 2019, 1:22 p.m. With IBOC, translators, and LPs invading FM here... the capture effect seems to rule the band due to overlapping coverages. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 21, 2019, 1:21 p.m. I have strong IBOC from 91.3 WAPS, and another local 91.5 WKHR is covered up. I can see half of WKHR on the SDR spectrum, but if I narrow the receiving width, I can get distorted audio from 91.5 WKHR... that's about it. It's not good enough to actually hear anything. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 21, 2019, 1:10 p.m. One of the strong locals on 103.3, WCRF, for example is NOT IBOC. And it's just amazing how 103.1 and 103.5 are excellent DX frequencies here. It's really a shame what IBOC has done to DXing here. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 21, 2019, 1:07 p.m. FWIW, I have 17 strong IBOC stations here, so that's 51 FM frequencies that are really difficult to DX. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 21, 2019, 1:04 p.m. IBOC is only nice if you're receiving it via Es de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 21, 2019, 5:19 a.m. Tr 103.5 KBPA San Marcos, TX (542 mi) with 103.5 Bob FM mention. It is very unstable. de josh AR EM36ui
May 21, 2019, 1:34 a.m. That's only 502 miles per Free Map Tools. de cd FL EL96
May 21, 2019, 1:30 a.m. **Earlier Es, around 17:25 UTC: Cubavisión 2, very likely Santiago de Cuba.... de cd FL EL96
May 21, 2019, 1:02 a.m. I see that the English CBC's in T.O. don't have HD, but Ici Musique does! de cd FL EL96
May 21, 2019, 12:17 a.m. CHUM had IBOC - but then it moved to co-owned CKFM 99.9. de WRH ON FN03
May 21, 2019, 12:17 a.m. 99.9 CKFM's HD remains on. de Jon ON FN03
May 21, 2019, 12:16 a.m. CHUM did have HD. Thankfully, it is off. 104.3 & 104.7 are prime dx frequencies here. de Jon ON FN03
May 21, 2019, 12:02 a.m. [22:10] In my market, seriously, if not the IBOC/LP/translators, there'd be pirates. de cd FL EL96
May 21, 2019, 12:01 a.m. Kinda surprised CHUM-FM 104.5 doesn't have it. Didn't they at one time? Is CIHR why CHUM doesn't have it, de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 11:59 p.m. [17:30] I had CIHR 104.7 with HD in June 2015, and at that time they were one of maybe only three FM in Canada with HD. de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 11:58 p.m. [17:06] Andrew, you'd be surprised. I rarely point the antenna toward Miami (directly SE), but trying for Hispaniola/PR was a waste of time. de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 10:39 p.m. Shifting my VHF-UHF interests to more "ute" stations. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 10:37 p.m. ..that I can get excited about. 400+ mile Tr logs tougher to come by. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 10:37 p.m. [20:59] I can still DX FM, but there's only so many 200 mile relogs de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 10:10 p.m. I moved from Seattle, with 21 IBOC stations (taking up 63 channels) to Clarkston WA with 1. Not the reason for my move, but a benefit. Anyone suffering from the IBOC plague (isn't that everyone?) has my sympathy. I won't miss it. de Rick WA
May 20, 2019, 8:59 p.m. Still dxing FM here, despite all the IBOC. Only 95.1 & 95.5 are completely blocked. de Jon ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 8:26 p.m. WRH niagara already massively crowded so IBOC is lousy development de saul ON FN04
May 20, 2019, 6 p.m. So you might have none, and then all of sudden a whole bunch as they all sign on at H+39 with their IDs. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 6 p.m. One last WC note : they normally only transmit between H+39 and H+06. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:55 p.m. https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/General_Menu_Reports/engineering_search.cfm?accessible=NO de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:52 p.m. Oh okay... thanks Bill de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:51 p.m. [17:50] Thanks Bill, that's probably all I need to know, but then if I have the ID, where can I look up the callsign? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:51 p.m. (17:41) They are usually located in schools, hospitals, factories, other large buildings were clocks need auto-setting. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:50 p.m. (17:41) Clock licences are online, but as often is the case your FCC server is down right now. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:50 p.m. (17:43) IDs are via CW Morse Code. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:45 p.m. ...hoping one of the low VHF TV stations on the West coast will pop up de Jim-T MO EM37
May 20, 2019, 5:44 p.m. Andrew, I noticed the growing Es cloud out West and I have the antennas that direction... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 20, 2019, 5:43 p.m. Bill, maybe you can message me with an explanation on how to ID thos clocks. I've seen a bunch, but I don't know where they're coming from. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:42 p.m. The Es map is showing a nice blob out west. They've been doing well out there so far this season. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:41 p.m. (17:35) With an SDR recording - you can ID a whole bunch with just a 1 minute recording. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:41 p.m. Would the airport 2 miles away have that kind of clock? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 20, 2019, 5:41 p.m. (17:35) They all ID simultaneously (since their timing is perfect, being wireless clocks and all). de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:40 p.m. (17:35) I've even IDed some from FL. IDs are at H+39 for most. H+00 for continuous versions. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:37 p.m. (17:35) Wireless clock xmtrs occupy 72-73 MHz in many areas (esp. 72-72.4). de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:37 p.m. Bill, at least you can understand what I'm going through with IBOC. And I know CD can too. If you live in a smaller market where IBOC isn't common, then consider yourself very lucky. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:36 p.m. 90.1 was my best Ms channel. 106.3 was the channel I got SD tropo on. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:35 p.m. What causes this kind of noise? 72.25 MHz has a constant whining, 72:32 sounds like a squealing heart thob. Very specific to those frequencies de Jim-T MO EM37
May 20, 2019, 5:35 p.m. Recently I've lost DX channels 89.1 90.1 90.5 92.3 92.7 95.1 95.5 96.5 99.7 100.1 101.1 101.5 106.3 and 106.7 to Canadian IBOC. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:30 p.m. IBOC, IBOC, and then more IBOC. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:27 p.m. WRH what happened to kill your fm? de saul ON FN04
May 20, 2019, 5:25 p.m. Basically all the FM frequencies I receive Es on are already occupied by locals or semi-locals. The Es just has to overpower it. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:23 p.m. E-skip is still possible, and stronger Tr. Ms...maybe. But Au is now impossible for me. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:18 p.m. I drove from Akron to Dayton on Friday. There is basically few to zero gaps in FM for DX anymore. It's all plugged up here and everywhere in between. Drive 50 miles and get completely different FM signals on the same frequency. There are no gaps. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:16 p.m. Ah, OK. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:12 p.m. Bill, you forecasted the translator HDs. I went a step further and forecasted the LP HDs, lol. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:10 p.m. Some LP's go far. I've had the same LP from Florida 4 times via es. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:09 p.m. FM DXing is toast. de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:09 p.m. Andrew...didn't I forecast this last week? de WRH ON FN03
May 20, 2019, 5:09 p.m. Are there any low VHF DTV's on yet in California? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 20, 2019, 5:06 p.m. CD, those LPs only cover a few city blocks anyways... just drive a mile or two down the road. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 5:05 p.m. Wait a sec... an FM LP running HD? Hahaha!!! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 20, 2019, 4:53 p.m. I just cannot believe this. WMXR-LP 92.7 Miami is running HD! This hampers possible WORO 92.5 PR reception. de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 4:41 p.m. Es - when TA comes, a Storm is sure to follow. Music videos. de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 4:19 p.m. Es 2 TA Dom Rep, the only thing in....color too. de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 1:58 p.m. Ms 3z bmg Cuba... Plenty of pings but no Es, yet... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 20, 2019, 11:27 a.m. Tr KYTV 19/3 Springfield MO 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 20, 2019, 10:44 a.m. Tr [07:49] WREG 28/3, Memphis, TN 329 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
May 20, 2019, 10:42 a.m. Tr WATN 25/24, Memphis, TN 323 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 20, 2019, 6:50 a.m. Tr clutter is out to abt 150 mi, now but, no real DX... Maybe later... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 20, 2019, 5:14 a.m. Good news tho: after tomorrow morning, the chances for t'storms the rest of the week is near zilch, so time to fire the VCR up! de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 5:12 a.m. Last few nights, the red & orange tropo blobs stop at Palm Beach and go no further. Sorry but I cannot camp out up there. de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 4:29 a.m. Tr WTKR-40 Norfolk VA 316 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 20, 2019, 4:24 a.m. Tr WAVY-31 Portsmouth VA 316 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 20, 2019, 4:16 a.m. Tr Lotsa 100 mi clutter.... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 20, 2019, 4:16 a.m. Tr WTVZ-33 Norfolk VA 316 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 20, 2019, 1:06 a.m. (Seriously though, I dropped all online banking 2 years ago. I got hacked but good.) de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 1:06 a.m. [00:58] Can this not be done online? Even dial-up? 😉 de cd FL EL96
May 20, 2019, 12:58 a.m. I paid the Es bill last week... As soon as the check clears Es should start. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 19, 2019, 7:08 p.m. (14:01) One of our counties is over twice as big as Florida : Kenora District, 157,000 sq. mi.. de WRH ON FN03
May 19, 2019, 7:06 p.m. Time to send the creditors to Ed's house. de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 6:04 p.m. Okay, ¿dónde está la roja, eh? de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 3:31 p.m. We need Ed to shoot some Fireworks into the sky down there in Kentucky and get the Ionosphere humming. A Kentucky cloud would work for me.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 19, 2019, 3:14 p.m. Maybe the *lull* is continuing, appears the Es didn't have the gas to do anything. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 19, 2019, 2:59 p.m. [14:09] Me too....but let's face it, the myriad Cuban AM + FCC granting night power on the Mexican Clears, etc....ain't easy here anymore. ---> de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 2:32 p.m. FL and Guadeloupe has been in on 50 Mc FT8. de WRH ON FN03
May 19, 2019, 2:09 p.m. That's cool Chris...I've listened on a few of those sdr.hu Receivers, but I just can't get into it. I wanna hear stuff from home...... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 19, 2019, 2:05 p.m. Your honor, I rest my case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoG2hCEAbfc de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 2:04 p.m. I've been monitoring sdr.hu's Bjargtangar (Iceland) rx. It's a humdinger for the Americas between 0400 & 0530 UTC; Argentina has been the berries! de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 2:02 p.m. OK Rob. Re AM, Ive de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 2:01 p.m. Few ppl know this, but FL is the 2nd largest state in area,east of the MS River de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 2:01 p.m. cd...I have no TV Antennas up at the present, haven't done any TV DX for quite some time....been concentrating on FM and AM BCB in the winter! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 19, 2019, 2 p.m. Yeah pretty much Jim....we have a direct pipeline to Florida and TEXAS too! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 19, 2019, 2 p.m. Rob, have u seen WTSP relay on 4 yet? If not, there's your FL challenge. de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 1:58 p.m. Hmmm, isn't Florida Ontario's *back yard*, when it comes to Es? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 19, 2019, 1:58 p.m. We are @ Taco Bell, going to church soon; VCR & box running on DT 2 in case WHDF. de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 1:57 p.m. I just wanna test out the New SDR Console Software on my ELAD to see what it will capture with PI and RDS Codes..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 19, 2019, 1:55 p.m. HAH..cd I think I have logged everything from Florida on FM, including the Pirates! But Es is Es, and ya gotta start somewhere! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 19, 2019, 1:46 p.m. [13:32] Rob, you can HAVE it. de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 1:32 p.m. OK guys..it's time for a Victoria Day Long Weekend Es Blowout!! I'll even take Florida! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 19, 2019, 1:01 p.m. [12:38] ....and Fred might be getting Hispaniola or PR. I have to manually turn both antennæ. de cd FL EL96
May 19, 2019, 12:52 p.m. Es muf 3 , weak carriers 2- 3z south - de WRH ON FN03
May 19, 2019, 12:38 p.m. CD, the Es lull is over. Europe bathing in Es this morning and Es on US east coast this morning de Jim-T MO EM37
May 19, 2019, 12:07 p.m. Tr KNLJ 20 Jefferson City MO 122 miles, NEW (finally!) overnight on autologger de Jim-T MO EM37
May 19, 2019, 3:54 a.m. Tr from FL very strong again tonight - 45-WYME-CD Gainesville FL NEW ~292 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 19, 2019, 12:12 a.m. muf down to 3. de WRH ON FN03
May 18, 2019, 11:38 p.m. Es muf 6, but still weak. de WRH ON FN03
May 18, 2019, 11:33 p.m. Es 11 meters open to NC and VA, but nothing higher yet. de josh AR EM36ui
May 18, 2019, 11:32 p.m. Es muf 4 weak carriers south - de WRH ON FN03
May 18, 2019, 11:05 p.m. great, let's see more red; I don't get home until about 01:00 UTC. Got analog 4 recording now. de cd FL EL96
May 18, 2019, 10:44 p.m. Es brief 2z carrier south - de WRH ON FN03
May 18, 2019, 10:36 p.m. Es 50 Mc Bermuda via FT8 - de WRH ON FN03
May 18, 2019, 10:13 p.m. [11:19] OOPS, I my logbook I have WFIQ logged received last on RF-36. This could be a typo - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 1:06 p.m. [09:06] Nothing arrived on 7 all night. Oh well. de cd FL EL96
May 18, 2019, 12:32 p.m. Tr 103.1 KNNW Columbia, LA (288 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 18, 2019, 12:17 p.m. Tr 103.5 KLAA Tioga, LA (340 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 18, 2019, 11:55 a.m. Tr 103.7 WFFX Hattiesburg, MS (380 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 18, 2019, 11:52 a.m. Tr last night was very strong from most of FL - 31-WGCU Ft Myers 455 mi NEW de fred SC FM03af
May 18, 2019, 11:49 a.m. Tr 102.1 WWAV Santa Rosa Beach, FL (525 mi) coming in weak. de josh AR EM36ui
May 18, 2019, 11:39 a.m. Tr WBRC 50/6 Birmingham 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 11:37 a.m. Tr 103.7 WQEN Trussville, AL (368 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 18, 2019, 11:32 a.m. Tr WDBD 14/40 Jackson MS 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 11:29 a.m. Tr KMLU 11 Columbia LA 380 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 11:23 a.m. WFIQ was analog 36 when I moved hr in 1989 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 11:19 a.m. Bobby... WFIQ has been on RF 22 for a looong time... First logged hr in Nov 2008 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 11:15 a.m. Tr WMBD 30/31 Peoria IL 270 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 11:10 a.m. Tr WFIQ-DT-22 Florence AL (347 mi) First time receiving their repack signal on RF-22. They was on RF-36 - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 11:08 a.m. Tr WCIA 48/3 Champaign IL 225 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 11:03 a.m. Tr WRSP 44/55 Springfield IL 212 mi w ant aimed S de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 11:02 a.m. Tr WLOV 16/27 West Point MS 212 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 18, 2019, 10:39 a.m. Tr 54.310 ATSC carrier signal extremely weak on my AirSpy R0. This must be WHDF-DT-2 from Florence AL @ 362 miles from my location - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 10:10 a.m. Tr WKNO-DT-29 Memphis TN (334 mi) (new) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 9:38 a.m. Tr WTJP-DT-26 Birmingham AL (361 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 9:32 a.m. Tr WBRC-DT-50 Birmingham, Al (331 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 9:21 a.m. Tr WSES DT-33 Tuscaloosa Al (303 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 9:10 a.m. Tr 97.5 WWMS Oxford Ms (286 mi) (new) With RDS Near the Tennessee border Ed. - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 9:06 a.m. [05:32] Hopefully far south near your location. or should I say farther north to Fred's location. ;) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 5:32 a.m. [04:18] Ah but how *far* south, am? 😉 I am getting sub-d on 8 (likely WOLO SC) but I am leaving box on 7 w/ VCR & saying goodnight. de cd FL EL96
May 18, 2019, 5:15 a.m. That's WKBS. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 18, 2019, 5:15 a.m. Tr WKB46/47 Altoona, PA assumed, no PSIP info displayed. ctvn logo (Cornerstone0). 251 miles de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 18, 2019, 4:59 a.m. Tr WNEO 45/45 Alliance, OH (370 miles) caught by autologger about 1/2 hour ago. Surprising since Scranton's WOLF-45 is in with good signal tonight. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 18, 2019, 4:32 a.m. Tr WFMJ 21/22 Youngstown, OH 354 mi, sub 22.2 is called "WBCB" (fake calls). de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 18, 2019, 4:28 a.m. Tr WPSU 15/3 Clearfield, PA 241mi. Tropo building slowly, peaking west across PA. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 18, 2019, 4:21 a.m. [04:06] Nice FM Tropo catch from the west of you dtvdxer NY de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 4:18 a.m. [04:04] Nice Tropo catch to the south Fred. APRS map showing good Tropo paths into south Florida de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 18, 2019, 4:06 a.m. Tr 104.5 WQKT Wooster, OH TOHG news into Country Mx... decent signal, topping the channel..422miles. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 18, 2019, 4:04 a.m. Tr WBBH-15 Ft Myers FL 455 mi de fred SC FM03af
May 18, 2019, 1:20 a.m. [14:55] From what I've seen, I don't expect much, but I will post something if VCR surprises me. de cd FL EL96
May 17, 2019, 8:22 p.m. 1940... keep forgetting WMYO is now WBKI de Ed W-KY EM56
May 17, 2019, 7:52 p.m. Not too many yrs back I'd get a warbley chorus of DT 51 pilots when aimed thru T-storm clusters. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 17, 2019, 7:41 p.m. ... So, it coulda bn CHCH via Lightning Scatter... Not that many 51's left de Ed W-KY EM56
May 17, 2019, 7:40 p.m. 1451... tnx Steve... had a chirpy-warbley sig (along w WMYO) at times... T-storms were abt mid-point from hr to London ON... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 17, 2019, 2:55 p.m. Goody goody, forecast today has no thunderstorms , so I can record TV. Now to get out of this lull. de cd FL EL96
May 17, 2019, 2:51 p.m. Ed, CHCH 51 was still on the air April 22 when Milford rec. it last. de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 2:37 p.m. 860 mi on hi-V is amazing!! de cd FL EL96
May 17, 2019, 2:02 p.m. Chris, from Milford to Amarillo would be about 860 mi., another 200 miles! Jim, line-of-site in that direction from Payson site is very wide open. de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 1:52 p.m. [10:54, 13:43] Real nice long-hul VHF tropo, Steve w/ KACV & KSNG. Now you can work on getting KACV frorm Milford!! de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 17, 2019, 1:50 p.m. Haven't logged KSNG yet either. I don't know how that stuff gets around me and makes it to Payson! de Jim-T MO EM37
May 17, 2019, 1:43 p.m. Tr [13:22] KSNG 11/11, Garden City, KS 536 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. Relog. Nothing over 100 mi. showing up and then bang. de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 12:56 p.m. Mike Glass & I were in Lima, OH yest. Met Fred Vobbe, CE @ WLIO 8, plus 3 LP DTVs. Got a tour of studios/transmitter equip at that location. Tower crew installing new STL dishes at new tx site, so weren't allowed on that site for tour. de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 12:41 p.m. APRS map currently showing a lot of tr out that same direction but not seeing anything at Payson now. de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 12:38 p.m. Thanks, Jim. That's a new personal record for VHF via tr. The Antennacraft VHF ant. only 16 ft. AGL. Ascan confirmed the TSID code, too. de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 12:37 p.m. Tr KOLR 10 Springfield MO 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 17, 2019, 12:37 p.m. Good one, Steve... I think I hv KACV 2 analog on VHS, somewhere de Ed W-KY EM56
May 17, 2019, 12:17 p.m. Steve I'm still waiting for my first Amarillo DTV log, that's incredible de Jim-T MO EM37
May 17, 2019, 10:54 a.m. Tr [07:58] KACV 9/2, Amarillo, TX 656 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. New log. de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 9:09 a.m. Ms 99.7 WXAJ Hillsboro, IL 598 miles, 17 images snapped of RDS PS/PI/RT & PTY: Adult Hits, relog of my almost 600 mile semi-local de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 17, 2019, 8:29 a.m. Ms 92.5 KSYN Joplin, MO 911 miles, RDS PS/PI and PTY: Top 40, pres Es de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 17, 2019, 5:44 a.m. Tr WIBW 13/13, Topeka, KS 262 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 5:41 a.m. Tr KWCH 19/12, Hutchinson, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 5:38 a.m. Tr KODE 23/12, Joplin, MO 260 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 5:28 a.m. Tr KSNC 22/2, Great Bend, KS 414 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 5:24 a.m. Tr KSCW 12/33, Wichita, KS 370 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 5:21 a.m. Tr KSNW 45/3, Wichita, KS 366 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 17, 2019, 4:03 a.m. Tr W18BL-D 18 Adamsville TN 110 mi "UBN" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 17, 2019, 2:56 a.m. Those TV Guides were interesting. de cd FL EL96
May 17, 2019, 2:56 a.m. I am old enough to remember when Wyoming had only 3 TV stations (I was age 13)---and all three cherry-picked from each of the Big Three Networks. de cd FL EL96
May 17, 2019, 2:37 a.m. cd... I'm old, too... Just poking fun.. I remember a guy who counted every sub-ch towards his DTV total... Good times :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 17, 2019, 1:08 a.m. My bro once told me that when you get old, two things happen. 1, you start to forget everything....and I cannot remember the other thing. de cd FL EL96
May 17, 2019, 12:46 a.m. "At 60 years old, your broad mind and narrow waist automatically trade places." de Jim-T MO EM37
May 17, 2019, 12:16 a.m. Ed, I hope you didn't take that personal. I am getting excessively snarky/cynical/sarcastic, now that I am past 60 years old. de cd FL EL96
May 17, 2019, 12:14 a.m. I had one of them last year or 2017 (Ejecutiva)!! de cd FL EL96
May 16, 2019, 11:39 p.m. CD there are a couple 100 watt stations in Honduras on 88.7. Take your pick. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 16, 2019, 10:39 p.m. (whatever I select) de cd FL EL96
May 16, 2019, 10:39 p.m. [20:51] I briefly heard music in SS rhythm on 88.7 this afternoon. Can I select from the DB and count whatever it is? 🤔 de cd FL EL96
May 16, 2019, 10:38 p.m. [20:51] Er, no. de cd FL EL96
May 16, 2019, 9:53 p.m. ... Is CHCH London ON still on air ? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 9:52 p.m. Lightning Scatter... aimed thru storms in C-IN... occ chirpy sounding pilot on 692.31 (DT 51)... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 9:04 p.m. IF you log it, can I log it too? I dunno if the pilot is even there. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 16, 2019, 8:57 p.m. Tr DT 3 pilot (60.31) bmg AL so, it's gotta be WDVZ-CD... Can I log this one,too? :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 8:51 p.m. Ms DT 3 pilot (60.31) bmg S-FL... gotta be WSBS, right?... Whatta ya think, cd, can I count it? :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 4:58 p.m. 1505... Thanks Chris de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 4 p.m. [15:36] - WPEC .. another Sinclair station. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 16, 2019, 3:36 p.m. Ed & others....WPEC 13/12 West Palm Beach now has PSIP of "CBS". Wonderful, no? de cd FL EL96
May 16, 2019, 3:05 p.m. [14:25] Ed,yep, WCTZ-LD xmtr is just a few miles north of Nashville. Contours don't even reach Bowling Green. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 16, 2019, 3:03 p.m. Tr KOCB 33/34, OKC, OK 450 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger de indysteve IN EM69
May 16, 2019, 2:25 p.m. 1401... I wonder if it's tx is closer to Nashville... Beam heading would seem to indicate so de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 2:19 p.m. Tr WPXA 31/14 Rome GA 275 mi "ION" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 2:16 p.m. Tr KS DTVs 370 - 414 mi. from Payson, IL. On the road away from home. de indysteve IN EM69
May 16, 2019, 2:02 p.m. Are we in the May Lull for Es now? I think there's a period of about 2 weeks of nothing, before it all picks up again around Memorial Day. de cd FL EL96
May 16, 2019, 2:01 p.m. Tr WCTZ-LD 35 Bowling Green KY 110 mi w 7 subs de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 1:50 p.m. Tr WELF 16/23 Dalton GA 220 mi "TBN HD" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 1:13 p.m. Tr KSNW 45/3 Wichita KS 229 mi de Jim-T MO EM37
May 16, 2019, 12:50 p.m. Tr several OKC DTV signals came up in the middle of the night, says the autologger de Jim-T MO EM37
May 16, 2019, 12:47 p.m. Tr KSAS 26/24 Wichita KS 229 mi de Jim-T MO EM37
May 16, 2019, 12:26 p.m. Ms 3z w lotsa bits & pieces of SS audio... bmg Cuba de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 5:06 a.m. Always be sure to save the tracking number.... de cd FL EL96
May 16, 2019, 3:38 a.m. 2254 The check is in the mail de Ed W-KY EM56
May 16, 2019, 12:43 a.m. Re RCTV----from 4 years back: http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?10302-Could-RCTV-soon-return-to-the-Venezuelan-airwaves&highlight=acquiesce de cd FL EL96
May 15, 2019, 11:59 p.m. Well except for the first week of June when I'll be in Edmonton visitng our Son and Daughter in Law. I'm sure that will be the week it goes Bonkers! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 15, 2019, 11:58 p.m. Jim, at least I managed to get all my Yardwork and Gardens finished during the Lull...now it can go Nuts, I have all the time in the world! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 15, 2019, 10:54 p.m. Ed, I think your check for the Es payment bounced. Nobody delivering any truckloads of Es yet, unless they shipped it to Europe by mistake. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 15, 2019, 9:50 p.m. Lotsa 6m from New Eng to South AM but nothing here. I have the RSP and SDR console sitting on 55.250/61.250 but nothing. de Mike CT FN31
May 15, 2019, 9:47 p.m. Es mostly Ms 3z still in/out bmg Cuba de Ed W-KY EM56
May 15, 2019, 9:37 p.m. Oh that's right. Chavez. de Rich NY FN12
May 15, 2019, 9:23 p.m. I picked them up via F2 skip when they were RCTV. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 9:22 p.m. It was Chavez who did that in 2007. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 9:12 p.m. If Maduro falls, I wonder if TVES will go back to Radio Caracas TV. Maduro kicked them out and took over the network. de Rich NY FN12
May 15, 2019, 9:07 p.m. [20:58] Even Girard departed from ch 2 when Es was arriving on TV. I remember seeing the Zenith box screen, when things were hot and heavy. de cd FL EL96
May 15, 2019, 9:06 p.m. [21:00] It wouldn't be unlike the "icravetv.com" 20 years ago, which streamed Buffalo & Toronto TV. It couldn't have lasted! de cd FL EL96
May 15, 2019, 9:05 p.m. [20:50] That would be fantastic to revive a "2-cam". Of course I don't even have a PC at this time. l de cd FL EL96
May 15, 2019, 9 p.m. It would also mostly show ch 2 Bancroft - which I'm sure would be a copyright violation. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 8:58 p.m. I'd need a dedicated tuner. I'm always fiddling with the dials on mine. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 8:50 p.m. Any of you guys ever think of streaming analog ch2 during skip season on line, like Girard used to do.... maybe on Facebook live? de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 15, 2019, 8:50 p.m. Double-hop has vanished. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 8:22 p.m. Es 50.313 Trinidad via FT8 - de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 8:17 p.m. Es 3z unID Tves VEN // 2z - de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 8:02 p.m. Somebody's been tuning up the xmtrs - now have a 3z on 61.250.00. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 7:56 p.m. Es 2z 248.99 this one I've gotten before (249.01) - possibly El Tigre, VEN ? - de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 7:55 p.m. My guess is Caracas, looking at paths. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 7:51 p.m. Nice one Bill! I'm not home to look, but the map isn't indicating a path quite to Ohio, but I see the path to Ontario. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 7:47 p.m. Es 2z YV-- VEN , Tves ID, freq 250.00. Can't tell if Caracas (249.95) or Maracaibo (250.03) drifted or a different xmtr. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 7:43 p.m. Es 2z SS kids show w/puppets - de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 7:35 p.m. Too much QRM on ch 2 from Bancroft. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 7:33 p.m. In my case, both of them were problems with the cable - one had an illegal connection, the other needed something at their end which had stopped working - this is 20+ years ago.... de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 15, 2019, 7:31 p.m. muf 3. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Es 2z two moderate carriers, Brazil in on 50 Mc FT8 - de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 7:18 p.m. Ms + wk Es... 3z (61.25) bmg Cuba... and a little Lightning QRN from SE-MO :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
May 15, 2019, 7:05 p.m. Tr WHDF 2/15 decoding now... Not a bad sig for this time of day de Ed W-KY EM56
May 15, 2019, 6:58 p.m. RE: 2M... iirc, cable ch 18 (aka cable ch E) is the one on 2M freq that gets / gives (w cable leakage) QRM de Ed W-KY EM56
May 15, 2019, 6:55 p.m. Chris... WHDF at 146 mi is 'ever present' hr but, so far, not a prob... Cuba got thru it yesterday. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 15, 2019, 6:46 p.m. Steve... tnx for the WDKY info... hvnt seen much from Lex KY area lately... WUSI Olney IL likes to QRM ch 19 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 15, 2019, 5:44 p.m. Well, if I'm blasting through their TV, I haven't heard any complaints yet. I am using a 13.2 dBi yagi also! (600 watts on HF) de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 4:28 p.m. In my experience, if you're running 80 on 2 ( as I did for years ) the first and most likely place interference would occur with neighbors would be TV reception, and more likely with cable than OTA. de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 15, 2019, 2:37 p.m. But if I fire up my 80 watt 2 meter rig, my kid's toys are also radomly making noises due to some kind of interference. I'm still not sure if I'm causing issues with my neighbors. They may be hearing me talk through their toaster. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 2:36 p.m. Well, low-VHF DTV is an issue here only because DTV sucks. If I get on 2 meters and fire up my 80 watt rig, I'm talking to guys on their repeaters 200 miles away no problem... at the same time low-VHF TV is non-existent. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 2:30 p.m. [13:55] WACP-4 (at 150 miles) is a problem for me to the South, but there's not much in that direction other than WTSP. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 15, 2019, 2:25 p.m. My only Poughkeepsie-Kingston locals will be 23,28, & 29, all low power. All other channels are fair game. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 15, 2019, 2:24 p.m. Tr KFXA 27/28, Cedar Rapids, IA 253 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. 1st one over 250 mi. today. de indysteve IN EM69
May 15, 2019, 2:23 p.m. [13:26] No, the clock is ticking. WYPX-50 Amsterdam repacks to 19 from the Albany antenna farm. I should still be able to do some DXing W and SW, but distances like WDKY probably not. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 15, 2019, 2:21 p.m. That's true, considering that you haven't had a decode of WDTV 5 yet. de cd FL EL96
May 15, 2019, 1:55 p.m. I know most people who post here live in better than average tropo locations, so a 95-mile station would be a nuisance, but it definitely won't be here. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 1:54 p.m. Luckily with WQED being 95 miles away, I won't have to worry about them affecting my Es. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 1:52 p.m. Christopher, I did not contact WQED. In a comment I left on Twitter mentioning them, they must've found it from doing a search and commented themselves. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 1:51 p.m. I am off work that week as well! de cd FL EL96
May 15, 2019, 1:51 p.m. [13:42] Hot diggity. Thanx Andrew for contacting them. de cd FL EL96
May 15, 2019, 1:42 p.m. I got a notification from WQED TV in Pittsburgh that they're moving to DT 4 between June 27 and July 1. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 1:26 p.m. Chris, you still have channel 19 available for DX after the repack? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 15, 2019, 12:55 p.m. [12:35] Thanks Steve. In Sept 2017 I had freak reception of the former WBKI-19 from that same region. I'd sure like to add WDKY-19 to the log now. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 15, 2019, 12:49 p.m. I have no signal from WQPX-32/64 Scranton (99 miles) this morning... usually sub-decode / occasionaldecodes. No tropo,so no-one else there. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 15, 2019, 12:35 p.m. Chris, per your FB post, appears WDKY, KY repacked to 19. Bob Hawkins, south of Indy, got it almost daily on 31. Now no WDKY on 31 while 36, 39 & 40 are in. Indy's 19 probably killing it. de indysteve IN EM69
May 15, 2019, 1:44 a.m. No Au prop being detected up here. de WRH ON FN03
May 15, 2019, 12:10 a.m. Es I'm hearing Spanish on 89.3. de josh AR EM36ui
May 14, 2019, 11:19 p.m. [23:02] Whatever it was Ed, it affected TV 2 & 3 for awhile. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 11:17 p.m. 1,268 miles from the Que Buena tower to the Pembroke Pines Mall, forgot where you live CD. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 11:07 p.m. Es 88.7 Que Buena, Panamá, per DB. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 11:06 p.m. Rob mentioned high solar activity... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 11:02 p.m. Jim...Au prop ? Try bmg N & check vid-cars de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 11 p.m. Ms 3 quick blast of kids playing basketball then, back to weak Guatemalan de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 11 p.m. ...see my Rabbitears autologger graph here - https://www.rabbitears.info/tvdx/render_graph/101C926D/tuner0/2/-24hours/now de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 10:59 p.m. Question - can an analog 2 carrier (55.25) sound like a bunch of static? I had something come up really strong that sounded like static.... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 10:58 p.m. Es 89.1 Centro 89.1 Panamá, relog. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 10:50 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_VHymqK4iE de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 10:44 p.m. I've got SAP on... we'll see what happens... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 10:41 p.m. pgm sounds like drama / tele-novela de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 10:40 p.m. Ed, if you have an SAP button, hit it during the Guatemala talk. Ya might hear their local 88.5 Galaxia La Picosa on the SAP. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 10:39 p.m. Es 3z w ads and talk of Guatemala de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 10:08 p.m. This ch 2 is a pain. The logo just won't hold; I know it's CR. But the logo (cdr.cr Canal 2) is dumb anyway. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 10:07 p.m. Yeah I realized . Yes they do show that legit stuff. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 10:06 p.m. Wrestling, cd (mighta bn Judo) not "wrasslin" :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 10:05 p.m. Tele Rebelde is 2- so, Havana de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 10:04 p.m. so, pro wrestling is a sport, in Cuba. 🙄 de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 10:02 p.m. Es 91.7 ad, "lo mejor---de Panamá." de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 10 p.m. Es 2 w Tele Rebelde pgm sked de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 9:53 p.m. Hopefully this Costa Rica 2 will hang beyond TOH. ID is like pulling teeth. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 9:52 p.m. No real killer signal here. No TV above 4. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 9:46 p.m. Conundrum es el problema. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 9:46 p.m. Es 2z SS w wrestling match bmg 150 deg de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 9:45 p.m. I'm sure the musical Canal 2 is Costa Rica---okay I finally see the logo. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 9:44 p.m. Es MUF to C America up to 92. The 88.7 keeps cutting off audio every few seconds. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 9:42 p.m. The OyeTV has been quite the conunmdrumnum. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 9:35 p.m. And then I see that RPC is a sister station, and there are three RPC stations on 4, duh! de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 9:35 p.m. [21:19] Oye TV is broadcast on analog 7 and TDT 43. Who broadcasts it on 4? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 9:33 p.m. Es 2z w SS audio, now... Pic is trying to get thru the WHDF QRM de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 9:27 p.m. Es ch 2 vid-car sigs on all three offsets bmg S-E de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 9:21 p.m. Es 3z bmg Cuba de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 9:19 p.m. Es 4 OyeTV Panamá de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 9:16 p.m. Does that turn on the water or electricity...I mean Es...instantly or does the payment go through 10 different offices b4 they know what to do? :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 9:15 p.m. Es (thx for paying Ed)....3 TVN Panamá & possibly 2 Costa Rica, but this is the day when the stream won't play! de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 9:13 p.m. FWIW... I paid the Es bill today so DX should pick up, shortly de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 8:57 p.m. Tr 50.068 "V V V de N4LR/b EM73 AL" pretty good sig for this time of day de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 8:50 p.m. There's a bit of an Es cloud going now between Florida and Costa Rica. Looks like its hitting other states also. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 8:32 p.m. Wow... I see WACP has 8 subs now de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 8:30 p.m. Es while I was out... WACP 4 Atco NJ 764 mi... Found it on the box when I got back... What I really wanted was CHAU de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 8:18 p.m. 1437 Thanks, Steve... Just kinda curious abt WHDF's Tr footprint... at 146 mi it's 'always' there for me de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 8:12 p.m. Not my fault that Europe abandoned < 50 for TV audio....or Chile dropping SCA Música around 48. Sigh. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 8:11 p.m. Andrew, all I can work is 52.525 MHz, as no SSB capability. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 7:41 p.m. Or you can just switch to a lower frequency band where there is always e-skip. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 14, 2019, 7:35 p.m. what's a little envy ? de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 14, 2019, 7:21 p.m. Otherwise, it's just a way for us to whine! de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 7:21 p.m. (2) globaltuners.com features Europe SDR's with FM, and we can access them (and even chat, if sharing).... de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 7:20 p.m. Well, two things: (1) sometimes we can figure out that we in the Americas might be bleeding 5 hours later....and.... de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 7:07 p.m. Is there any reason to look at the European skip map? There’s no correlation to what’s occurring here, except to marvel at what you’re not getting. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 14, 2019, 5:54 p.m. The number of days I've seen heavy activity and Europe and little or none here over the past several years is very large de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 14, 2019, 5:54 p.m. Looks like the FM Es has moved to central Europe and reaching maybe 94 MHz now de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 5:49 p.m. There was FM Es up to 99 MHz in western Europe so there must be something going on de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 5:17 p.m. The maps have had heavy reds in Europe with little or nothing here for many years - predating the popularity of FT8. There's heavy activity over there even excluding digital and WSPR de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 14, 2019, 5:07 p.m. Every ham in Europe must be reporting that fake FT8 mode again. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 14, 2019, 4:44 p.m. Europe bleeding again! de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 4:43 p.m. Gone now on the Maps of anything out of FL. We have doctor appointments anyway... de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 4:33 p.m. with a similar path showing on the DXMaps site for 6m de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 14, 2019, 4:19 p.m. Es here comes TGV 3 Guatemala de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 3:39 p.m. Cubavisión 2 (gotta be Santiago de Cuba), WCBD 2 SC from Everglades City, WKRG 5 AL, WRBL 3 GA. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 3:38 p.m. My +/- 500 mile Es are as follows, all analog. See above: de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 3:37 p.m. Well, I'm encouraged about seeing WHDF at a distance a few miles less than that of WBRA which has been seen multiple times. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 3:03 p.m. At 278 miles, I'm not holding out hope for WBRA Es. But WHDF is doable. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 14, 2019, 2:57 p.m. [14:27] Same here Ed, at 415 miles. de WRH ON FN03
May 14, 2019, 2:55 p.m. So WHDF is 381 mi from me, sounds entirely plausible I could receive them via Es? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 2:48 p.m. I'm thinking that Es on channel 2 at short range is the easiest due to lower frequency, and I've seen it occur with CIII-2 @ 355 miles with super-strong signal. I know I've mentioned that before. I think the WTFDA record is WBRA 3 at around 200 some miles. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 14, 2019, 2:41 p.m. KHME 2 Rapid City is 698 mi and surprised me that I received them this past summer (7-10-18) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 14, 2019, 2:37 p.m. Ed, not a hint of WHDF. Tr hasn't been heading that direction lately. de indysteve IN EM69
May 14, 2019, 2:27 p.m. WBRA 3 Roanoke is 459 mi and a fairly regular Es rx, hr de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 2:24 p.m. I've had only about four TV stations (going back to analog days) via Es in that range. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 2:23 p.m. Hmm Andrew, 515 is a tough nut to crack for Es. de cd FL EL96
May 14, 2019, 2:11 p.m. I'm 515 miles from WHDF. They should be a good Es target for me. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 14, 2019, 1:56 p.m. Steve... Hv u seen any hint of WHDF 2/15 AL via Tr, yet ? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 1:42 p.m. Tr WAND-LD 29/17 Jacksonville IL 210 mi "WAND HD" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 1:36 p.m. Tr WRSP 44/55 Springfield IL 212 mi "FOX" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 1:33 p.m. Ms maybe, weak Es... 3z (61.25) bmg Cuba w weak, but fairly steady, sig de Ed W-KY EM56
May 14, 2019, 1:25 p.m. Tr WTVW 28/7, Evansville, IN 242 mi. from Payson, IL. Good sig atm. de indysteve IN EM69
May 14, 2019, 10:25 a.m. High K Index @ 0900 UTC this morning...A6/K7 Severe Storm. Made some AM BCB Recordings to check later. Could spark something today/Tonight? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 13, 2019, 10:17 p.m. Es I made a 6 meter FT8 contact to Puerto Rico... WP4G. His signal is +11 dB, which is really good. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 13, 2019, 9:36 p.m. ..from Valencia, VEN. de WRH ON FN03
May 13, 2019, 9:35 p.m. Es 50 Mc VEN - steady FT8 de WRH ON FN03
May 13, 2019, 8:12 p.m. 2z de WRH ON FN03
May 13, 2019, 8:12 p.m. Es 2 weak carrier S-SE. de WRH ON FN03
May 13, 2019, 7:12 p.m. [16:52] Jim, thanks for info. Doesn't look like much of an antenna for $641. But good height. At Milford, DX is better with parabolic on 40 ft. tower vs. stacked Yagis on 100 ft. tower (too much QRM from area DTVs). At Payson, stacked Yagis @ 19 ft. have gone over 700 mi. YMMV. de indysteve IN EM69
May 13, 2019, 5:14 p.m. Yeah right. I could see that happen, right in the flight path of a national airport (2 miles away) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 13, 2019, 5:04 p.m. Jim, sounds like you need a 160' tower for your yard now :) de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 13, 2019, 4:52 p.m. ....I got word via email, its run by a TV engineer on a TV tower. As he says, "It is a Scala Cl-1469B. It is outside, mounted 160 feet high with a preamp, FYI" de Jim-T MO EM37
May 13, 2019, 4:51 p.m. For anyone that would like to know about the Topeka Rabbitears autologger.... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 13, 2019, 4:49 p.m. DTV America originally filed for three stations in the Joplin MO market, then proceeded to move them to Springfield and they still are not on the air de Jim-T MO EM37
May 13, 2019, 3:25 p.m. Since TA in Dom Rep is still using analog 2---I wonder if the ch 10 of which TA annouced its move is only a DTV channel. de cd FL EL96
May 13, 2019, 3:11 p.m. Hmmm! Sounds like our FM pirates. ARRRRR! de cd FL EL96
May 13, 2019, 2:55 p.m. DTV America has been playing musical chairs with DT applications and construction permits to move their stations far from the actual COL, but they're not actually following the FCC rules. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 13, 2019, 2:54 p.m. cd, additionally, KONV-LD was supposed to light up their DT 43 before hopping on to DT 23. They did not do that... that's another violation. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 13, 2019, 2:53 p.m. cd, I wouldn't give them the benefit of the doubt. They've had way too many violations and fines. They don't seem to have much regard for following the rules. It specifically states that they cannot go on the air in their CP until WVPX moves. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 13, 2019, 2:41 p.m. I am sure that DTV America isn't aware. de cd FL EL96
May 13, 2019, 2:38 p.m. I wouldn't mind having ION ticked off! de cd FL EL96
May 13, 2019, 2:03 p.m. Yeah Steve, isn't that just wonderful? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 13, 2019, 1:58 p.m. ]12:05] That should not happen until AFTER WVPX repacks to RF 22 in Phase 4. I'm sure ION is ticked off about that.!! de indysteve IN EM69
May 13, 2019, 12:05 p.m. DTV America (or whatever their name is now) is being really stupid right now. They lit up their DT 23 transmitter for KONV-LD in Cleveland over the weekend, and it's causing massive interference to WVPX 23, which is 1000 kW and 25 miles away. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 12, 2019, 11:50 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcR_fssZ5PE de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 11:08 p.m. All gone poof now! de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 11:01 p.m. Es StormTV 2 has supplanted TA---color too. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 11 p.m. FWIW, live feed at https://teleantillas.com.do/transmision-en-vivo/ is 32 sec behind TV. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:54 p.m. Pirates on 88.7, 89.5, 91.7 all active as I type. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:51 p.m. Es Canal 4 RD Dom Rep---logo slightly larger than in the past. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:36 p.m. Es had SS alternate audio w/ TA video (sounds like fútbol). de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:34 p.m. Es 2 TA Dom Rep, color briefly, was strong enuf to check SAP (nothing). de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:30 p.m. Is 4z carrier is likely CJCB NS via ionoscatter. In & out. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 10:26 p.m. [I typed TRY, not TREE.] de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:25 p.m. LPFM & translators have pretty much killed the pirate scene here. Still, they try🌳. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:24 p.m. ....90.1 Haitian, 91.7 Haitian music (strongest here, but nullable), and possibly 95.9 but haven't heard lately. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:23 p.m. Pirates of late here: 88.7 usually morning/afternoon only, weak 89.1, 89.5 sometimes.... de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 10:22 p.m. [21:28] We have had a part time pirate on 89.5. The most recent one where I remember the name, it was called Plug FM. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 9:28 p.m. cd - Do you have any pirates in S Fla on 89,5? de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 12, 2019, 5:28 p.m. [17:21] Didn't inow that de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 5:24 p.m. I'd love to have Russia in my cap before it's all digital. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 5:24 p.m. Last year, Andrew & I got deep into Europe. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 5:23 p.m. I'm also on the alert for openings to other countries that still have analog via multi-hop - which FT8 will show before anything else. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 5:21 p.m. [17:17] Some small cities still have analogue apparently. Boa Vista is one. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 5:17 p.m. [17:12] But---hasn't Brazil abandoned analog TV? de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 5:16 p.m. Bryce Foster in TN vacayed in PR last year (or 2017), and caught a Boa Vista FM & also Fredericton NB! de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 5:15 p.m. One or maybe two hams in Boa Vista have been having a ball this weekend. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 5:12 p.m. It's a 50 MHz map after all, not an FM map. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 5:12 p.m. [14:44] I never look at the MUFs, but do look at paths to see when, for example, TV to Boa Vista, Brazil might be possible. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 5:11 p.m. Somebody from "there" emailed me yesterday asking for the email address of another person over there. He thought I ran that board. I set him straight. de Mike CT FN31
May 12, 2019, 5:04 p.m. Oh well. Now to get more Latin America members. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 5:03 p.m. Not our fault. They could be but choose not to. Obviously $10 is too much :-) de Mike CT FN31
May 12, 2019, 4:55 p.m. Western US & SW British Columbia well represented on the other board, but not so much here. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 4:50 p.m. [16:27] Trudat. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 4:27 p.m. Skip moved out to the West de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 12, 2019, 4:25 p.m. Just FYI...the N3TUQ prop map doesn't show FT8 either. https://n3tuq.com/dxmap.php de Mike CT FN31
May 12, 2019, 4:19 p.m. Too much black here! de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 3:56 p.m. Not YET, Chris. So far my western dx has been KHSV-2, KHME-2, KREX-2. I've had signals to the west on 3, 4, & 5 but no decodes de Jim-T MO EM37
May 12, 2019, 3:53 p.m. [14:45] Jim... do you ever have any sign of west coast E-skip, like KFTY-LD-2, KCSO-LD-3, KWHY-4, KQSL-LD-4 or KVCR-5? de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 12, 2019, 3:44 p.m. I don't think that hams should be reporting FT8 signals that are weak, unless you're making contact with Japan or Europe on 6 meters. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 12, 2019, 3:33 p.m. I also have mixed feelings about FT8 and its *usefullness* in predicting MUF, but please remember the primary reason the BB is here. Now Ed or Mike can shoot me :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 12, 2019, 3:31 p.m. The controversy of using FT8 to establish MUF merits more than what this BB can support. This dialogue needs to be on the Forums or the WTFDA email. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 12, 2019, 3:28 p.m. Predicting MUF's is of questionable validity in my mind to begin with. I'm more interested in seeing what frequencies the contacts were made over and deciding how closely to monitor based on those. de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 12, 2019, 3:28 p.m. FT8 paths ARE useful in calculating a MUF. It's real propagation. It's not magic. I'm running the software right now on my computer, and I'm seeing signals from Florida that have a whopping +18 dB signal strength. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 12, 2019, 3:25 p.m. [14:44] That misses the point. That FT8 etc paths aren't useful for caluclating MUF, or necessarily not reliable for predicting FM broadcast Es propagation doesn't mean anything mopre than that. I can't look at DXMaps or a couple of the others and gain anything about strengthHistorically 6m voice, CW and SSB contacts have been comparatively more helpful. de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 12, 2019, 3:02 p.m. The paths are real! A faded colour for FT8 is another option. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 3:02 p.m. [14:44] Or show the paths - just don't use them to calculate MUFs. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 3:01 p.m. [14:44] Too bad there can't be a compromise - a signal strength cutoff. de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 3:01 p.m. Just a brief in and out while away from the radio Jon de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 12, 2019, 2:54 p.m. Nothing noted on FM so far. de Jon ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 2:48 p.m. Es at 10:23ET 88.9 WQCS-FL de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 12, 2019, 2:45 p.m. Es DTV 2 sub-d on Zenith box now, probably Las Vegas de Jim-T MO EM37
May 12, 2019, 2:44 p.m. [14:35] Russ, I think that’s unfortunate. There are tons of hams who use FT8. You’ll hear lots of signals, and it’s a much better indicator than SSB, which is dead most of the time. Particularly when FT8 signals are well into positive dB signal strengths, they shouldn’t just be ignored. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 12, 2019, 2:38 p.m. muf 6 de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 2:35 p.m. IN view of earlier comments, I'll drop in this quote from the G7IZU prop maps: "Due to the low-signal nature of some of the new digi-modes, such as FT-4 and FT-8, the traditional calculations for the MUF becomes inaccurate. I am therefore not displaying these digi-mode contacts on the maps until further notice." de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 12, 2019, 2:33 p.m. Es 3z CMEC Santa Clara, CUB - de WRH ON FN03
May 12, 2019, 2:13 p.m. Es DTV 2, 54.310 carrier spiking a lot, antenna west de Jim-T MO EM37
May 12, 2019, 1:57 p.m. Es 2 CIII assumed, Larry King infomercial. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 1:54 p.m. I hearing a ch3z offset fading up/down….not a cable leak or tropo de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 12, 2019, 1:09 p.m. Es My transmission on 6 meter FT8 is reaching the Miami area de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 12, 2019, 12:48 p.m. Es CMEC 3 Santa Clara, Cuba de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 12, 2019, 1:46 a.m. I may have had RCN 2 Colombia here too, but "bowtie" logo seems to have shrunken this year. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 1:43 a.m. Cuba 2 keeps popping up at times but very weak. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 12, 2019, 1:34 a.m. That unID 4 with Canal 6 ref I looked at again. The 6 logo looks kinda like the Costa Rica 6 (4 & 6 Costa Rica also co owned)---makes sense. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 12:37 a.m. Es 55.249 USB carrier peaking at times, probably Havana 2, antenna is SE de Jim-T MO EM37
May 12, 2019, 12:26 a.m. [23:45] So far no Es video seen on ch 2 this season - only brief/weak video carrier tones heard. de fred SC FM03af
May 12, 2019, 12:25 a.m. Es 2 could be StormTV Haiti de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 12:20 a.m. Es 50.313 carrier fading in & out, not voices just a tone de Jim-T MO EM37
May 12, 2019, 12:16 a.m. Es unID 4, ".....porrrrr---Canal 6" [sic]. 4 & 6 San Salvador are co owned. Hmm de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 12:12 a.m. Es analog 5 Telemicro DR, brief color. de cd FL EL96
May 12, 2019, 12:03 a.m. Es --I take it back. TA is still on 2. de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 11:50 p.m. Since I don't hear the Marlins here, that makes me a *fish out of water* :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 11, 2019, 11:48 p.m. Jim, until now, hunting Es is as exciting as listening to a Marlins game. de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 11:48 p.m. I'm getting hits to the SE on 50.313 but I don't have the setup for FT8 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 11, 2019, 11:45 p.m. Fred! Tell me if chA2 is showing anything. I am 99.8% sure you won't see TA there anymore. de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 11:45 p.m. [HIWP] de fred SC FM03af
May 11, 2019, 11:44 p.m. Es WIWP-90.5 Santo Domingo RDS - first FM Es logging this season de fred SC FM03af
May 11, 2019, 11:43 p.m. I've been here all day. The red wave on DXMaps is misleading. de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 11:42 p.m. NOTE: "tvn" logo now is in UR. de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 11:41 p.m. What took you so long CD? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 11, 2019, 11:38 p.m. Es analog 3 TVN Panamá. de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 10:45 p.m. ch 4 Hearst is no longer around as a good indicator of conditions. de WRH ON FN03
May 11, 2019, 10:45 p.m. Au muf 5 de WRH ON FN03
May 11, 2019, 9:43 p.m. Au both CHBX-2 and CITO-3 carriers showing both Tr and Au characteristics. So very weak Au. de WRH ON FN03
May 11, 2019, 9:24 p.m. At this time, PU8TAL in Brazil is killin' it with DX contacts. I wonder if he monitors FM/TV. de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 5:38 p.m. I presume there is a *sound* with the video carrier? I would be tuning to 55.25 on the AirSpy HF+, which is just audio de Jim-T MO EM37
May 11, 2019, 5:18 p.m. RE: 14:56 I'd say 55.25 because you'll always see the video carrier before you notice any audio. Without the video there wouldn't be any audio. de mike CT FN31
May 11, 2019, 3:17 p.m. Ms 59.75 random meter pings, bmg Cuba no sign of Es yet de Jim-T MO EM37
May 11, 2019, 2:56 p.m. Ed, which ch 2 carrier is more logical to tune to for Es? 55.25 video or 59.75 audio de Jim-T MO EM37
May 11, 2019, 12:50 p.m. Ms fairly steady 3z (61.25) bmg Cuba w occ 2nd sig (slightly higher in freq) pings de Ed W-KY EM56
May 11, 2019, 12:32 p.m. 0415... And I'm using the, built in, FM trap... I hv 100KW 98.3 WJLI just 5 mi to my S de Ed W-KY EM56
May 11, 2019, 10:44 a.m. Check my logbook and my earliest FM e-skip was April 30, 1994 to Florida de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 11, 2019, 4:52 a.m. I'm using this----not: https://www.tvfreewaygold.com/ ---new TV ad de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 4:15 a.m. I'm using the AntennaCraft HD-1850 V/U combo antenna, thru a Rad-Shack 15-396 low pass filter, to a CM 7777 (1st gen - set to single input) pre-amp. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 11, 2019, 2:47 a.m. Ed, Do you use a preamp on your VHF LO / HI antenna to DX analog TV via Ms and Es ? de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 11, 2019, 2:45 a.m. Gotta visit that WC4PEM tower in Dundee FL! de cd FL EL96
May 11, 2019, 2:44 a.m. "It's all about the U" earlier this week; a barrier between cross Gulf out of Tampa, and an APRS "white area" for me. Oh well. At least Es doesn't discriminate as much! de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 11:44 p.m. WRH Tr maps actually make pretty good wx forecast maps... "U" area, hr, means T-Storms are a good bet de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 11:43 p.m. Well... I hv seen Es + Tr propagation... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 11:34 p.m. [23:01] No help with Es... de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 11:16 p.m. Ms big blast of CIII 2+ Bancroft, ON w letter-boxed pic & 'Global / Toronto' logo in lower-right 810 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 11:11 p.m. Earlier, I had 2 bcns, from the same grid square in C-TX, nearly on the same freq de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 11:07 p.m. Congrats to WRH for the first to have WHDF decode via Es. de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 11:05 p.m. When looking for Es I check the lower end of 6M... It's littered w bcns de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 11:01 p.m. The only maps I use are the WRH Tr maps de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 10:50 p.m. I simply take that syuff with a grain of salt as the site is still helpful - I just don't read a lot into it de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 10:49 p.m. The latter are what produces 250-300 mile Es which just doesn't happen. Projecting a 109 mHz MUF from a 50 mHz contact doesn't seem reasonable to me either. de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 10:48 p.m. I've been back and forth with Gabriel about a couple of issues on the DX Sherlock maps. He claims he has algrithms which predict the MUF, and others which determine prop mode de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 10:45 p.m. Which maps ? de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 10:42 p.m. Es 50.056-ish... "V V V de VE3TDG/b FN25nn Alfred, ON pwr 8W" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 10:39 p.m. A couple FT8 contacts (short distance) spawned 109 MHz and 104 MHz spots on DxMaps, but no other contacts supported that MUF. How does that happen? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 10, 2019, 8:04 p.m. Thanks Chris. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 10, 2019, 7:58 p.m. The Es is taking a nap this afternoon. I wonder if it'll fire up again. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 7:57 p.m. [19:43] KJWP became WDPN on September 4, 2018. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 7:51 p.m. [19:43] Jim.... sometime last year. I don't know exactly when. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 7:43 p.m. When did KJWP become WDPN-TV? I had them via Es this morning but they only show up as 2.1 MeTV de Jim-T MO EM37
May 10, 2019, 6:13 p.m. My particular LG TV used to shut off after a while if channel was empty. I had to go into a hidden menu to change the setting to stay on indefinitely. de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 5:57 p.m. Maybe this season I'll work on increasing my grid squares contacted on 6 meters for a VUCC award. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 5:55 p.m. I stopped at home on my lunch and made a few Es 6 meter contacts in the 5 call area. I'll have to check and see what states, but I'm guessing Texas and Florida. PSK Reporter showed my transmission reaching basically all the southern states, even as close as NC on 6 meters. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 5:53 p.m. Oh, okay. Thanks guys. I was under the impression that the good tuners were discontinued. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 5:52 p.m. Andrew, any LG TV manufactured since 2017 is on their 7th gen chipset. The Zenith/Best Buy boxes were the 3rd gen chipsets. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 10, 2019, 5:49 p.m. LG's are very popular and widely available, I got mine at Best Buy. I've see different models of tuners, but for the most part they are tunable by rf channel, though not as conveniently as the Zenith Box. Mine works better ona channel with QRM, while some times LG won't decode a station on an otherwise clear channel that the Box gets solidly. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 5:32 p.m. Where can I purchase one of these LG TVs that are supposedly good at RX? And don't tell me they're discontinued. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 5:25 p.m. Es DTV 2 & 3, KJWP is on 2 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 10, 2019, 5:02 p.m. WHDF-2 xmtr is actually in Minor Hill, TN. de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 4:59 p.m. Es 6m ham NW IL & ch 2 dtv pilog from NNE likely Bangor ME - Es cloud mostly overhead here. de fred SC FM03af
May 10, 2019, 4:57 p.m. Es hrng a few NJ & TX bcns on 6M de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 4:50 p.m. Es 2 WHDF Florence, AL - 15.1 WHDF-DT, *NEW* - decoded on LG TV, but just yellow bar on Zenith box - de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 4:40 p.m. Es CMEC 3 Santa Clara, Cuba de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 4:35 p.m. Es yellow bar DT 5 SW de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 4:32 p.m. Most skip seems to have died here. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 4:31 p.m. Es 91.7 "Hot 91.7", must be ZNH, kind of weak w/ some fade ups, o/ 2 strong semi-locals (WOSR & WFRH) de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 4:20 p.m. Es 104.5 probably ZNS, mention of Bahamian people. Weak signal here. I hadn't checked this part of the dial morning. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 4:16 p.m. Es Nassau 99.5 L&C de Mike CT FN31
May 10, 2019, 4:14 p.m. ZNS still in super on 104.5 de Mike CT FN31
May 10, 2019, 4:13 p.m. Es weak 2z Cuba w, I think, Tele Rebelde de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 4:11 p.m. [16:06] ...But it does mention that since March 25 tower work would continue and there might be times when the station could be off-air. Hmmmmmm. de indysteve IN EM69
May 10, 2019, 4:11 p.m. Out of FM here. de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 4:10 p.m. seems to be fading here de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 4:06 p.m. [15:44] Chris, this site suggests, yes, WJSP 5 is on the air. http://www.gpb.org/rescan de indysteve IN EM69
May 10, 2019, 4:04 p.m. Es Nassau BAH 104.5, weather and Radio Bahamas 1540am and 104.5 fm de Mike CT FN31
May 10, 2019, 4:03 p.m. Es 106.7 WXDJ Fort Lauderdale, FL, "nuestras tiendas en Dolphin Mall" de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 4:01 p.m. Es 94.9 WZTU-HD Miami Beach, FL - not DXing FM as much as before, but will report what I stumble upon when checking mufs - de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 4 p.m. Oh God WDRC just turned on their new XLTR on 103.3 and good-bye DX on 103.3 now. de Mike CT FN31
May 10, 2019, 4 p.m. Es WVFS-89.7 PI 8CB0 de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:59 p.m. Es 92.7 WEOW Key West, FL, "Wow 92.7" de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:57 p.m. Es 100.7 "MIX-FM" (RDS). WMTX Tampa?? de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:54 p.m. Es 102.7 WMXJ Pompano Beach, FL, RDS: BEACH de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:54 p.m. I'm just a shade too far west of the Good cloud right now...... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 3:53 p.m. I wonder why DXMaps 4.0 shows nothing. I unchecked Digital, but something should show. 2.8 today. de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 3:53 p.m. Es 72.8 WQFQ-287 Sunrise, FL - S FL wx - de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:53 p.m. Es 91.5 WFSQ PI 63C0 de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:51 p.m. Es 89.7 WMLV FL de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:51 p.m. RDS on WEYS = KYTK. de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:50 p.m. Es WFLF 94.5 FL with RDS 12FF de Mike CT FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:49 p.m. Es 107.5 WAMR Miami, FL, "Miami" & SS ads de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:49 p.m. Es 103.1 WFKZ Plantation Key, FL 1180 mi., RDS bogus WXB (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 10, 2019, 3:49 p.m. video is a tp de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:49 p.m. Es 6+ WEYS Miami, FL - SS - de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:49 p.m. Es 98.7 WPBB Holmes Beach, FL "The Shark" in HD, solid now ov/ WEPN NYC and local 98.8 WGNY IBOC WPBB is another *NEW LOG*. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:47 p.m. Es yellow bar on 3 de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:47 p.m. I replaced 3 caps in the Zenith DTV box p.s. and it now works again! de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:47 p.m. Es 103.1 WIRK Indiantown, FL, "Offices in Palm Beach" de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:45 p.m. Es WFSU 88.9 PI 63C4 de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:44 p.m. Es - out of nowhere KVNE-TX-89.5 PI 48CA de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:44 p.m. No sign of WJSP-5. I wonder if they're really on. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:43 p.m. Es 104.3 WSFS Miramar, FL, "It's Deena Lang" de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:41 p.m. Es 97.5 WHLJ Statenville, GA, Gospel, many Valdosta and area mentions. Long spot break. First *NEW LOG* of this skip season. Also callletter mention. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:38 p.m. Es 88.5 UNID Christian Music de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 3:37 p.m. Es 93.9 WMIA Miami Beach, FL, "Letty & Mack in the Morning" de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:34 p.m. Es 90.7 WFLV West Palm Beach, FL 1070 miles RDS relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 10, 2019, 3:31 p.m. Ch3 video carrier right now. S3. de Mike CT FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:26 p.m. Es 88.9 WQCS-FL de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 10, 2019, 3:24 p.m. Es WOLR 91.3 PI 973F de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:23 p.m. Es WBVM 90.5 PI 597A de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:22 p.m. Es 107.9 WSRZ Coral Cove, FL and also an unID SS WMFM Key West? de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:22 p.m. Chris...Your MUF is rising pretty good! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 3:19 p.m. First dx of 2019! de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:19 p.m. Es 89.7 WMLV Miami, FL, RDS: K-LOVE de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:17 p.m. Es WSMR-89.1 PI 8579 de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:17 p.m. Es 97.5 WPCV Winter Haven, FL strong now w/ country de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:16 p.m. Rob, I'm not in the zone either. I just checked the SDR, and I'm not seeing anything on FM. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 3:15 p.m. New version of SDR Console shows PIs plus Callsigns. Nice! de Mike CT FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:15 p.m. I'm currently out of the zone I guess... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 3:14 p.m. Es 92.9 WMFQ Ocala with RDS de Mike CT FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:13 p.m. Es 94.9 WWRM PI9086 de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:12 p.m. Es WUSF-89.7 PI 8B51 de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:09 p.m. Es 94.9 WWRM "Magic 94.9" Tampa, FL de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:08 p.m. No fade-ups noted here yet. de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:08 p.m. CHIN is back on. de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 3:07 p.m. Es 88.7 w/ RDS WSQA-FM de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 3:06 p.m. Es 89.5 WITF PA de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 3:05 p.m. WCTQ 92.1 PI 13B8 de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:05 p.m. Es unID 87.9 rap, prolly uncensored. Any ideas? de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 3:04 p.m. Es WJIS 88.1 PI 6D4E de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 3:03 p.m. Es 89.7 WUSF Tampa, FL HD, lock o/ local WFGB de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3:02 p.m. 88.3 WPOZ Union Park, FL strong o/local WFSO. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 3 p.m. Es lots of Fade Ups on lower end now..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 3 p.m. Es 88.1 WJIS FL and 89.1 WSMR FL both three bars... first strong signals of this opening. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 2:59 p.m. My Zenith DTV has finally bit the dust. It refuses to stay on. I'm going to have to check the P.S. capacitors. de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 2:59 p.m. 100.7 CHIN Toronto is off the air. Nothing noted in its place. de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 2:55 p.m. Keep er going Boys, hopefully it will break loose! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 2:49 p.m. WAYJ-89.5 PI 5721 - 1st Es of season de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 10, 2019, 2:49 p.m. Andrew... I've heard some EE audio on 3z bmg Cuba... Movie w sub titles ? Dunno... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 2:49 p.m. Es 89.5 WAYJ Naples, FL "RDS: WAY-FM" breifly overriding the SS unID. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 2:46 p.m. Es 2 Global + subd 3 & 4, nothing else. de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 2:45 p.m. Es 89.5 UnID... station playing medolic SS music... been in and out for a while. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 2:44 p.m. No WHDF-2 of anyone else on skip. Not even sub-decode. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 2:43 p.m. I decided to record the channel 3 audio frequency. I'll check later. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 2:43 p.m. Good show......Es for everyone! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 2:40 p.m. Any signs of WHDF 2/15 Chris? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 2:38 p.m. Es 88.1 WUWF-HD Pensacola, FL. Nice fade up, first FM Es of season here,. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 10, 2019, 2:28 p.m. I'm using new Software on my ELAD SDR SDR-Console) which is much more sensitive for PI Codes and RDS Readouts...so that should help things as well..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 2:18 p.m. Congrats, Rob. May you get many new stations this year! de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 2:16 p.m. Welcome to the Es season Rob! de Jim-T MO EM37
May 10, 2019, 2:12 p.m. Just the one Miami so far...but looks promising on the Map! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 2:08 p.m. Atta boy, Rob! Happy Es season! de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 10, 2019, 2:07 p.m. Nothing noted on FM here yet. de Jon ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 2:04 p.m. LET THE GAMES BEGIN ! de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 2:02 p.m. Es 88.9 WDNA Miami, FL. with Legal ID in News. Nice Fade Up 1st FM Es of the Season! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 1:58 p.m. Tr WVUA AL pilot (82.31) is in 'stepper' mode... You'll know it when you hear it de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 1:51 p.m. (I mean on ch 2 or 3) de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 1:51 p.m. Es 6- 6z, surprised I'm not getting any video yet. de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 1:47 p.m. Es muf 4, climbing but still very weak. de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 1:47 p.m. That 3z video carrier on the SDR is looking really good right now. Too bad I'm not home, or I'd be seeing Cubavision. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 1:44 p.m. I see a 5z video carrier too de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 1:42 p.m. A little aud / vid on 3z bmg Coobah... Not ready to call it Es, yet de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 1:42 p.m. Now the 3z carrier is back, but very weak de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 1:42 p.m. At the moment, the 3z video carrier disappeared. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 1:41 p.m. I am not home, but I logged in remotely and checked the SDR. There's a small video carrier on 3z, but nothing impressive. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 1:39 p.m. I had a feeling we may get some Es today Bill.......Hopefully it will hit FM! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 10, 2019, 1:39 p.m. Ms I'm getting a few blips of SS audio on 59.74 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 1:31 p.m. Es muf 3, but still very weak. de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 1:24 p.m. Es 2- south, suspect CUB - de WRH ON FN03
May 10, 2019, 1:01 p.m. FYI, Es map is actually showing a blob of good MUF this morning, but I'm not home at the moment. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 12:15 p.m. Ms looks / sounds like CIII 2+ is back in action (see: 13:31) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 12:12 p.m. Bill, you'll log either CBET or WTOV first. That is my prediction. I'm leaning more toward CBET due to how tropo always funnels up and down that direction. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 10, 2019, 11:43 a.m. Ms 91.9 WMBV Dixons Mills, AL 851 miles, RDS calls only, prev Es in ‘94 de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 10, 2019, 4:09 a.m. I'd think, on an open ch 9, it's vid-car could be heard via Ms de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 3:58 a.m. 2316 WRH... analog WQWQ-LP 9z operating from Paducah KY... good luck. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 10, 2019, 3:56 a.m. ....and right near the entrance to our park was an alligator or crocodile. It got away b4 I could get a good photo. de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 3:55 a.m. Speaking of weather (OT)---I got home but cannot get out of the car. Lightning all around...> de cd FL EL96
May 10, 2019, 2:40 a.m. Almost mid May and tropo went back to a mid winter pattern. Crazy weather. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 10, 2019, 12:25 a.m. As you know, RF 7 was vacated last month. I've had WFLA, WJCT, & WFGC. However, pulling in any of them is like pulling teeth. de cd FL EL96
May 9, 2019, 11:56 p.m. WRH... Next time you get tropo to Scranton, look fr WBPH-9 Allentown. Not as high up as Scranton stations but runs 80kw... a real pest here, especially in summer. They're staying on ch 9. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 9, 2019, 11:56 p.m. Bill I mean. de cd FL EL96
May 9, 2019, 11:55 p.m. Won't be long, Jim, I'd think. de cd FL EL96
May 9, 2019, 11:16 p.m. At this point in time, I have ZERO currently-operating stations logged on recently-vacated ch 9. I'm looking forward to my "1st" log. de WRH ON FN03
May 9, 2019, 9:07 p.m. In my local situation, before the LPFM & translators multiplied, it was pirate city. One or the other. de cd FL EL96
May 9, 2019, 9:05 p.m. The reality is that this mostly puts into regulation something quite close to current practice. de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 9, 2019, 9 p.m. [20:47] WRH, and the LPs too!! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 9, 2019, 8:58 p.m. Russ, I laughed at that... "available" frequency... no such thing here. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 9, 2019, 8:47 p.m. Why should we be surprised ? Just change channels and start the interference clock running again. And no definition of 'available' frequency. de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 9, 2019, 8:47 p.m. Wait until the translators start adding IBOC! lol. de WRH ON FN03
May 9, 2019, 6:35 p.m. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/176692/fcc-adopts-new-translator-interference-rules/ de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 9, 2019, 5:31 p.m. Es 50 Mc Bermuda - consistent FT8 sig - de WRH ON FN03
May 8, 2019, 5:10 p.m. Likewise here as with Chris, just a brief FL opening on 5/14 last year, but June was as good as it gets for Es. Recent trend here is for more FM Es in August vs. May de W2NJL NJ FM29
May 8, 2019, 4:52 p.m. Last year was strange here... NO DTV skip in May, but tons of tropo. In June, Tons of Es, and virtually no tropo. First DTV E-skip last year was WHBF-4 on June 6. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 8, 2019, 4:03 p.m. [14:21] Last Sunday I put up the VHF 2-6 antenna, in anticipation of Es THIS WEEK. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 8, 2019, 4:02 p.m. [14:32] C'mon Ed, is that why they haven't turned on the Es generator yet? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 8, 2019, 2:41 p.m. I thought WOUC was going to kill DT 6 Es for me, but apparently not even close. I can barely receive a yellow signal bar from them if I try, so that's good news for actual DX. Hopefully WGGN won't destroy DT 3 when they move soon. I don't think they will. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 8, 2019, 2:39 p.m. The Es season is starting extremely late this year. Nothing here yet. de cd FL EL96
May 8, 2019, 2:32 p.m. Thanks for the reminder, Steve... I have to pay the Es bill this month :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 8, 2019, 2:29 p.m. It looks like I had both KNOP and KHME DT 2 decode for the first time last year on May 9th. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 8, 2019, 2:21 p.m. One yr. ago today/this hour...."Es KHSV 2 Las Vegas NV @ 1200 miles just popped up about 10 minutes ago de Jim-T MO EM37" Come on Es!
May 8, 2019, 1:31 p.m. Ms no sign of CIII 2+ Bancroft... Off air, again? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 8, 2019, 1:27 p.m. Ms 3+ bmg ON... Usually hear 'the whooper' CITO Timmins but, no whoops... Have they fixed their vid-car? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 8, 2019, 1:19 p.m. Tr 4z bmg S-E... I guess this could be WUVM-LP Atlanta de Ed W-KY EM56
May 8, 2019, 1:10 p.m. After a week of promo... "Court TV" is up & running on WSIL 34/3-4 de Ed W-KY EM56
May 8, 2019, 12:40 p.m. Nice going, Bobby, in Baton Rouge rec. WFTX 35/36, Cape Coral, FL 622 mi. across the Gulf last evening. de indysteve IN EM69
May 8, 2019, 12:15 p.m. Ms 91.5 WUAL-AL around 750 miles popped in while having my hair cut at 7am, relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 8, 2019, 11:48 a.m. Tr WATN 25/24, Memphis, TN 323 mi. from Payson, IL via manual tuner & autologger. Signal very in/out. de indysteve IN EM69
May 8, 2019, 11:33 a.m. Tr [10:33] WLOV 16/27, West Point, MS 432 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
May 8, 2019, 11:01 a.m. Tr Chicago DTVs WMAQ, WLS, and WTTW at 314 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 8, 2019, 8:59 a.m. Ms 95.3 overnite at 05:17z KERX Paris, AR 943 miles, RDS PS/PI/PTY: Sports, prev Es de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 8, 2019, 4:16 a.m. Tr 105.1 WMGC Detroit, MI @ 125 miles over local WQXK de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 8, 2019, 3:57 a.m. Tr 91.9 WMBV Dixons Mills, AL (392 mi, new) with PI code of 7487. de josh AR EM36ui
May 8, 2019, 3:48 a.m. Tr 104.9 WSLY York, AL (364 mi) also sounding like a local. de josh AR EM36ui
May 8, 2019, 3:43 a.m. Tr 95.5 WJDB Thomasville, AL (412 mi) sounding like a local and trigging RDS with a PI code of 6CBB. de josh AR EM36ui
May 8, 2019, 3:37 a.m. Tr 98.5 WINL Linden, AL (392 mi), just barely caught the end of a Dixie Country liner before it was replaced with Z 98.5 in Tupelo, MS. de josh AR EM36ui
May 8, 2019, 3:35 a.m. Tr 94.5 WHOD Jackson, AL (425 mi) with Smash Hits 94.5 liner. de josh AR EM36ui
May 8, 2019, 12:38 a.m. First NEW Station of the 2019 Season....... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 8, 2019, 12:37 a.m. Tr 101.5 W268CO Willoughby, OHIO NEW STN @ 190 Watts! IDs as WINT FM and 1330 AM Integrity Radio. Talk Radio Willoughby Ads. Translator de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 7, 2019, 11:08 p.m. Not digital, but here's some ch 2 tropo--- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ugOLmL2d0 de cd FL EL96
May 7, 2019, 9:50 p.m. As mentioned before, I am a little over 1 mile from the Springfield airport and the NOAA radar site. A 2 mile radius is specified a *radio free zone*. The closest TV or FM tower to me is 9 miles away. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 7, 2019, 9:48 p.m. Thanks Chris, Andrew, Ed. Ed, I suspect WHDF at a little over 300 miles. Andrew, that is one thing I like about my location, very little noise on VHF here. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 7, 2019, 8:54 p.m. I see Tr enhancement on WHDF 2/15 AL 146 mi just about every night / morning de Ed W-KY EM56
May 7, 2019, 6:44 p.m. [17:59] Jim,, sure, though VHF tropo tends to be weaker and shorter than UHF. I see WDPN-2 Philadelphia a lot during the summer.. 139 miles.I don't have any other channel 2 signals within tropo distance. Coming soon... WVIR-2 VA, so I'll be looking for them..but WDPN will probably be in the way. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 7, 2019, 5:59 p.m. Is it possible to get tropo on rf 2? I had an elevated signal with antenna aimed south overnight, but no decode. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 7, 2019, 2:54 p.m. Tr WMPB 29/67 Baltimore, MD "MPT" 221 mi, this has been a sub-decode all morning. Didn't know if it was WMPB or W29EV NJ. WMPB is lower power than other Baltimore stations. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 7, 2019, 2:47 p.m. Regional tropo W and S to Harrisburg and DC areas. Nothing new, nothing unusual de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 7, 2019, 2:39 p.m. Tr WGAL 8/8, Lancester, PA, o/ usual WNJB NYC area. 187 miles. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 7, 2019, 2:36 p.m. Tr KDOR 36/17 Bartlesville OK 142 mi over semi local LD de Jim-T MO EM37
May 7, 2019, 2:32 p.m. Tr WHP 21 Harrisburg, PA solid decode on LG TV o/ splatter from local W23ER... just "yellow bar" on STB. 184 miles. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 7, 2019, 2:09 p.m. Tr WFDC Arlington, VA (Washington), 258mi, good decode on LG TV, o/land mobile. Zenith Box much worse. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 7, 2019, 1:50 p.m. Tr WDRB 49/41 Louisville KY 180 mi over local WDKA de Ed W-KY EM56
May 7, 2019, 1:48 p.m. Es 4z weak carrier east - de WRH ON FN03
May 7, 2019, 1:32 p.m. I'm having to aim in some odd directions to rx stns thru all the regional clutter de Ed W-KY EM56
May 7, 2019, 1:22 p.m. Hmmm, where can I file a complaint with the FCC about the tropo? It's killing my local LD stations. There *might* be something I would like to watch. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 7, 2019, 1 p.m. Tr WMPT 42/22 Annapolis, MD o/usual WTXF Philly. 239 mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 7, 2019, 12:45 p.m. Tr WCKV-LD 30 Clarksville TN 65 mi w/o any ID or PSIP info at all... "30-3" is all you'll get out of this one de Ed W-KY EM56
May 7, 2019, 12:30 p.m. Tr 17/43 WTCN LD West Palm Beach FL over WBEH LD Miami, NEW de cd FL EL96
May 7, 2019, 12:29 p.m. Tr KEGW-CD 24/33 Fayetteville AR 15 kw, only 89 miles but really strong signal right now de Jim-T MO EM37
May 7, 2019, 12:28 p.m. Tr overnight 7/61 WFGC Palm Beach FL, on low power, NEW de cd FL EL96
May 7, 2019, 11:58 a.m. Tr WRC 48/4 Washington, DC has been in this morning, 258 mi. Also, brief WMAR 38/2 and WBFF 46/45 Baltimore. de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 7, 2019, 11:58 a.m. Tr WNBJ-LD 16/39 Jackson TN 87 mi usually gets covered up by WLOV in N-MS de Ed W-KY EM56
May 7, 2019, 11:42 a.m. Tr Tulsa area @ 153 miles - 20/19 KQCW, 34/41 KMYT, 45/6 KOTV de Jim-T MO EM37
May 7, 2019, 7:53 a.m. Tr 94.9 WGUO Reserve, LA (466 mi, new), haven't heard a peep out of KHKN for the last day or two. I suspect they're either off the air or on low power. de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 7:37 a.m. Tr 95.5 WHLH Jackson, MS (304 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 7:31 a.m. Tr 104.1 KVDU Houma, LA (451 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 5:30 a.m. Tr 104.1 WDLT Saraland, AL (479 mi) is in but very weak. This has been the story for most of the tropo tonight. de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 4:58 a.m. Tr 104.1 KRBE Houston, TX (503 mi) is back but very weak. de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 4:42 a.m. Tr 95.5 Diboll, TX (369 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 4:37 a.m. Tr 101.5 KNUE Tyler, TX (320 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 4:01 a.m. Tr lots of <150 mi clutter... Stns QRMing each other de Ed W-KY EM56
May 7, 2019, 3:49 a.m. Tr 93.7 KNOR Krum, TX (351 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 3:36 a.m. Thanks Jim. It's only showing a 40% chance after 1 AM here. de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 3:31 a.m. Josh glad to see the tropo is kicking in, in your area. Looks like we have some storms coming through before we get any tropo tonight de Jim-T MO EM37
May 7, 2019, 2:48 a.m. Tr 96.7 KTCK Flower Mound, TX (356 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 2:40 a.m. Tr 93.7 KQBT Houston, TX (503 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 2:33 a.m. Tr 104.1 KRBE Houston, TX (503 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 7, 2019, 1:15 a.m. Looks like tropo is firirg up along the Gulf states de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 11:47 p.m. But it doesn't retain my selections, and when I hit "show all..." it bounces me to some other ham. This isn't as user-friendly as it could be, that's for sure de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 6, 2019, 11:46 p.m. Finally got it to zoom in farther de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 6, 2019, 11:44 p.m. I'll try another time when some Es shows on DXMaps de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 6, 2019, 11:43 p.m. I am unable to zoom in tight enough to identify someone closest to me - I tried a couple in nearby grid squares, but at the moment it's all local activity. de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 6, 2019, 11:37 p.m. Russ, the signal strength of an FT8 signal at which it translates to minimumally discernible by ear is a few dB below zero, I can't remember the exact number. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 11:28 p.m. [21:08] Russ, at the end of this post, I'm going to share the link to PSK Reporter. Go to this website and choose 6 meters from the pull down menu. Zoom in near your home location and select any pin on the map. Then click "Show all seen by...". It will show you all the stations received by that particular ham. You can select each pin and see the signal report. Look for any signal reports with positive dB... https://www.pskreporter.info/pskmap.html de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 9:52 p.m. Re WRH's tropo maps---tomorrow would be great IF I wasn't in the "U" area the next couple of days. Storms aplenty de cd FL EL96
May 6, 2019, 9:08 p.m. How does that work if I don'ty know where the FT-8 originates ? I've tried to use FT-8 activity as shown on the maps to predict FM Es but I've found that to be unhelpful de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 6, 2019, 6:45 p.m. Hi Russ, tune your radio to 50.313 USB. If you hear the FT8, then it's strong enough for SSB phone conversation. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 5:53 p.m. I'm still skeptical about a correlation between FT-8 digital activity on 6m and FM or TV Es. Over the past 2 years that FT-8 has been in heavy use, it doesn't seem to have the same value that voice activity did de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 6, 2019, 5:46 p.m. Anyone can use the PSK Reporter website to view the map and see what hams near them are receiving and what the signal strengths are. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 5:44 p.m. I still think FT8 is the best way to detect Es on 6 meters. But the websites most DXers use do not show the actual signal strengths. FT8 can decode -24 dB. I wouldn't care about that, but if the signals from one particular area begin to reach positive digits, then I'd know Es was good. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 5:41 p.m. Thanks Jim. I believe last year I was turning off WSPR mode, but forgot why! de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 6, 2019, 5:32 p.m. You might say WSPR was a *pre-cursor* to FT8 (WSPR began in 2008) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Chris, its a weak signal digital broadcast format....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSPR_(amateur_radio_software) de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 5:25 p.m. [15:11] On DX Maps, what is "WSPR" mode? de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 6, 2019, 5:11 p.m. Regarding FT8, this mode can be used with the PSK Reporter website if you're a ham to report what stations you receive. I can keep the program running all day on 6 meters and check the website map to see what I'm receiving and the signal strength. That's all I need to know regarding Es. So FT8 is very useful. If the signal strengths are too low, then I don't waste my time. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 4:54 p.m. Jim, re your earlier FT8 comments: which is worse, an empty 6-meter band because hams are unaware of openings, or the "false positive" of FT8, which at least hints at potential? Especially without analog TV, (no Central America from here in the west), at least it's an alerting mechanism. I do lament less verbal communication, though. de Rick WA
May 6, 2019, 4:35 p.m. Ms 88.9 KGLV Manhattan, KS 935 miles, RDS PS/PI/RT & Adult Hits (K-Love) relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 6, 2019, 4:30 p.m. Simple solution - I just dragged South America's map over to become North America. de WRH ON FN03
May 6, 2019, 4:29 p.m. Weird..just North America. Probably at my end. de WRH ON FN03
May 6, 2019, 4:25 p.m. Is DxMaps not working on your end WRH? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 4:22 p.m. Skip map has crashed? de WRH ON FN03
May 6, 2019, 4:21 p.m. OK...no Es and No Tropo....so back to the Yardwork!! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 6, 2019, 4:20 p.m. I DXed CW marine/fixed stations as well Rob. The speeds were slow enough for me to decode. de WRH ON FN03
May 6, 2019, 4:18 p.m. Yep, Bill. You're exactly right. That's why I said that those who know CW proficiently should look at things from another perspective of someone who is starting out. Cultivate their interests. Don't scare them away. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 4:17 p.m. Not to disrespect anybody, but just letting you know what when through my then 12-year old mind. de WRH ON FN03
May 6, 2019, 4:17 p.m. I learned CW a while befoe I even wrote my Ticket so I could DX the CW Coast stations from around the World , I was a very active Utilty DXer in the 70's and 80s.... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 6, 2019, 4:17 p.m. Rob, I don't think CW is dead though. I hear it a lot, and hearing it makes me curious to be able to recognize it proficiently and use it. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 4:16 p.m. Even in 1975 when I started my radio hobby, I thought CW was for old fogeys. It was a factor in making me not care about becoming a ham. de WRH ON FN03
May 6, 2019, 4:16 p.m. Andrew, IF you get really good at CW, you need to look into joining your local SkyWarn chapter de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 4:14 p.m. Well....You can catch fish with a net, or you can learn how to use a Fly Rod, and have some fun! Anyway...I'm glad to hear you are interested in CW and plan to use it! I think you are in the minority of new hams...so good for you! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 6, 2019, 4:13 p.m. Old timer elmers I've talked to say most new hams would be lost if they needed to key with an HT in an emergency situation de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 4:12 p.m. Rob, think of it from a perspective of another generation like mine. CW was initially a huge turn-off to getting into ham radio. Now that I've got to experience the other modes first, I WANT to learn it. I'm not forced to. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 4:12 p.m. Rob-va3sw, computer software has changed all that. You can send code from text now and don't have to know a dot or dash of code de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 4:09 p.m. Then you had to use CW for a Year before you coiuld write your Advanced and get on SSB. Plus you needed 15 WPM for that!! Times have changed I guess....instant gratification rules..... de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 6, 2019, 4:07 p.m. Wow.....I didn't know that!! Back in the stone ages when I got my Ticket.....we needed 10 wpm copied 100 % before you could even write the technical for the Entry Level Ham Ticket. If you didn't pass the code....you couldn't even write the technical part of the test. de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 6, 2019, 4:05 p.m. Tr WTOK 11 Meridian MS 311 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 4:05 p.m. Ed I'm too far west of your tropo action. Not a sniff of anything waayyy over here de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 4:03 p.m. Yeah Rob, no CW required for extra class anymore. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 4:02 p.m. Tr WFGX 50/35 Fort Walton Beach FL 432 mi "MyTV" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 4 p.m. Andrew, were you able to get your Extra Class license without any CW?? Have thery completely abolished it for all classes now? de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 6, 2019, 3:54 p.m. Tr WYES 11/'12 New Orleans 480 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 3:51 p.m. Yes, that's part of the excitement of ham radio! I downloaded an app for my phone where I can copy and send CW. It's really cool. I hope to become proficient in it. So I don't see FT8 killing ham radio. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 3:50 p.m. I'm glad to hear you are learning CW Andrew. Kudos to you. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 3:49 p.m. Tr WAPT 21/16 Jackson MS 330 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 3:47 p.m. Believe me, I'm not settling for just operating FT8 on the ham bands. I do lots of different modes. I have real yagi antennas. I've upgraded to the highest license class available, and I'm learning CW too. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 3:42 p.m. Tr WMAW 44/14 Meridian MS 325 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 3:42 p.m. Maybe DTV is bad because it cannot decode like FT8! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 3:41 p.m. FT8 is not bad. And the bands are still full of SSB. I often have to tread carefully when picking a frequency on 80 meters due to all the rag chewers and nets. Luckily I have the extra class now that doubles the usable SSB frequencies on 80 meters where I don't have to get past the barbed wire of people who "own" frequencies. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 3:38 p.m. Ed, Dix, IL autologger rec. WFNA, Gulf Shores, AL 539 mi. around 30 min. ago. Currently rec. WCBI 27, MS 324 mi. de indysteve IN EM69
May 6, 2019, 3:30 p.m. Tr WBRC 50/6 Birmingham 250 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 3:28 p.m. Tr WCIQ 7 Mt Cheaha AL 275 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 3:25 p.m. [15:11] That's exactly what I have done. de cd FL EL96
May 6, 2019, 3:11 p.m. Happy Es Season to all! You can filter DX Maps to not show digital. Agreed there is not enough SSBCW anymore de N8UUP Bill EN82 de n8uup bill MI EN82ee
May 6, 2019, 3:09 p.m. I'm not a ham but love FT8 for alerting me to openings. Also have had many interesting European countries via multi-Es on 50 MHz FT8. de WRH ON FN03
May 6, 2019, 3:06 p.m. Also... weak, raspy sounding, 2- vid-car bmg Cuba de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 3:06 p.m. My sentiments about ham radio found here....https://hackaday.com/2018/11/02/ft8-saving-ham-radio-or-killing-it/comment-page-2/ de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 3:03 p.m. Ms looks like CIII 2+ Bancroft ON 810 mi is back on air... Sig is kinda acting like weak Es de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 3:02 p.m. So I guess FT8 is the ham's answer to text messaging?? Nobody talks anymore? I don't get it. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 3:01 p.m. ....the map would be blank if you remove all the FT8. I think the DxMaps website is a wasteland for any real Es indicators now, just my opinion de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 3 p.m. Everything being plotted right now is FT8. Since FT8 is so low power and doesn't take much conditions to exist.... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 6, 2019, 2:50 p.m. [14:04] Not if you use 4.0! de cd FL EL96
May 6, 2019, 2:46 p.m. Tr WPCH 20/17 Atlanta 312 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 2:04 p.m. CD, e-skip map looks promising. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 1:54 p.m. There has been severe weather all around here---so no recording during work today. Antenna aimed at WHDF for now. de cd FL EL96
May 6, 2019, 1:32 p.m. Tr W51EG 51/33 Parkersburg, WV @ 121 miles de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 1:31 p.m. [12:56] Tropo Alley de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 1:31 p.m. [12:56] Tropo de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 6, 2019, 12:56 p.m. Bob Hawkins, south of Indy, rec. WMAU 18/17, MS 615 mi. just after midnight EDT. de indysteve IN EM69
May 6, 2019, 11:30 a.m. Tr WHDF 2/15 Florence AL 146 mi w a big sig de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 11:28 a.m. Autologger in Dix, IL received WFNA 25/55, Gulf Shores, AL & WMPV 20/21, Mobile, AL 538-545 mi. last hour. Appears all gone now. de indysteve IN EM69
May 6, 2019, 11:13 a.m. DX seems to hv dropped off, some. Evansville, Memphis, Nashville QRM not helping de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 8:18 a.m. Not hearing anything past Jackson, MS at this time. Think I'll let the Airspy handle this one while I get some sleep. de josh AR EM36ui
May 6, 2019, 8:17 a.m. Tr 106.7 WSTZ Vicksburg, MS (306 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 6, 2019, 6:58 a.m. Nothing new turning up... Nap time de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 6:35 a.m. My ant (currently a V/U combo) is up 40 ft de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 6:34 a.m. W Tr generally, the higher the antennas the better, But, there are always exceptions... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 6:31 a.m. [06:28] TYPO: Depends at what elevation the Tropo Duct sets up and if your antenna is high enough to reach it to receive DX from it . Right ? de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 6:28 a.m. [06:26] Guess it depends what elevation the Tropo Duct sets up. Right ? de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 6:26 a.m. I'm not seeing anything from BR-LA de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 6:26 a.m. Tr doesn't always work in both directions de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 6:21 a.m. [06:19] But I am trying to get DX up your way Ed. :-) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 6:19 a.m. [06:17] I am probably too low in land elevation to get anything up in your location de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 6:17 a.m. OK thanks Ed. I am still checking DTV and FM to see what I can get. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 6:13 a.m. Tr 95.5 WHLH Jackson, MS (304 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 6, 2019, 6:09 a.m. ... also 11... Might be WTOK MS or WYES N.O. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 6:06 a.m. 50 WPXL & 26 WGNO (I suspect) are 1/3 scale sig at times de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 5:46 a.m. [05:35] Ed, What channel numbers are the sub-d's that you think are New Orleans. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 5:43 a.m. [05:35] Ed I am turning my 91XG & FM-6 antenna to the north / northeast toc your location to see if I can get any DX up your way. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 5:40 a.m. Tr WMPN 20/29 Jackson MS 340 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 5:35 a.m. I've got a couple of sub-d's that I think are New Orleans de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 5:34 a.m. Hi Bobby... Tr's getting a little better... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 5:32 a.m. Tr KARD 19/14 West Monroe LA 390 mi again de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 5:30 a.m. [05:13] Hi Ed, Tropo up.Will get better as morning goes on. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 5:26 a.m. Tr 97.5 WABD Mobile, AL (211 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 5:15 a.m. Tr WMAU 18/17 Bude MS 400 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 5:13 a.m. Getting a lot of Nashville (100 mi) QRM de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 4:54 a.m. Tr 94.7 KAMX Luling Tx (393 mi) - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 6, 2019, 4:42 a.m. Tr WDBD 14/40 Jackson MS 335 mi again de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 4:32 a.m. Tr KMLU 11 Columbia LA 380 mi again de Ed W-KY EM56
May 6, 2019, 4:29 a.m. Tr WLBT 30/3 Jackson MS 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 10:32 p.m. There was just a few min ago EAS on my KLove (!) mentioning storms and hail over Port of Miami, with warning of possible roof damage, until 2315 UTC. de cd FL EL96
May 5, 2019, 10:31 p.m. Non digital Es 6m PR to FL, but lightning is affecting all analog here....also...^ de cd FL EL96
May 5, 2019, 7:16 p.m. [11:51] KPXD 42/68, TX was not a new log. Actually received it 4/29 for the first time when I thought it was a relog. Ooops. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 6:58 p.m. The tropo UHF amtenna and the 2-6 VHF skip antenna have been officially put up for the season. Happy Es and Tropo season everybody! :-P de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 4:32 p.m. Tr WDBD 14/40 Jackson MS 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 3:32 p.m. Tr WDBD 14/40 Jackson MS 388 mi, relog de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 3:19 p.m. Tr KFTA 27 Fort Smith AR 115 mi, kinda rare de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 3:08 p.m. Tr KOTV 45/6 Tulsa, OK 356 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 2:54 p.m. Tr KNWA 33/51, Rogers, AR 277 mi. from Payson, IL. Autologger snagged it recently but first I've seen video via manual tuner on repacked RF 33. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 2:46 p.m. Geez, butchered that sentence Jackson MS, on rf 14 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 2:45 p.m. Tr KHBS 21/40, Ft. Smith, AR 378 mi. from Payson, IL via manual tuner. Weak, PSIP only. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 2:45 p.m. WDBD 14/40 Jacksonm MS must have a pipeline this direction this morning. Constant sig on 124, they just popped up on Topeka autologger again de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 2:37 p.m. Jim, KFSM is back again but still nothing from KAFT 9. Local WGEM 10 @ 11 mi. probably causing a little interference, too. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 2:25 p.m. Tr KOCB 33/34 OKC 257 mi, they just ran right over KNWA signal de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 2:22 p.m. [13:53] Steve, looks like KOZK has until Oct. 10 to complete their STA construction de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 2:17 p.m. KTUZ is 29/36... de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 2:16 p.m. Tr KTUZ 29/30 Shawnee-OKC 257 mi, full decode. Things waking up? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 2:01 p.m. I've got zilch from Spr-MO... and that's been the trend, lately de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:53 p.m. At Payson, currently dominated by Kansas City @ 180-186 mi. & St. Louis @ 100+ mi. Jim, wonder when KOZK 16 will crank up its recently approved power increase? Don't see evidence this a.m. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 1:49 p.m. Remember when there was a TBN x-lator on EVERY ch ? :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:46 p.m. If this was analog we'd all be logging a bunch of stns instead of 1/3 scale signals w/o decode de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:46 p.m. Tr KOTV 45/6 Tulsa OK 153 mi, tropo is throwing me a bone! ;-P de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 1:42 p.m. Tr KMLU 11 Columbia LA 380 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:42 p.m. Yup CD and Ed. If this was all DTV dxing ever did, I would get bored pretty quickly. Hard to believe you can't get something out of a signal like that. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 1:35 p.m. [13:20] Lemme guess. 30% bar, right? de cd FL EL96
May 5, 2019, 1:35 p.m. KOED has been like that for 11 hours w only one or two decodes de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:33 p.m. I've seen stns hang at sub-d level all day de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:20 p.m. Is this an ATSC 1.0 thing? I've got a LOT of sub-decode signals, using a 6' parabolic & CM 7777 pre-amp. These sig's just don't want to go anywhere. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 1:17 p.m. Tr KARD 19/14 West Monroe LA 390 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:11 p.m. I've been lookin' for your 'new' 33 Jim but keep getting Memphis de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:08 p.m. Tr 11 KOED Tulsa 153 mi. decoded off side of antenna de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 1:06 p.m. Can't hide from 33/51 KNWA Rogers AR anymore, @ 66 miles. Stronger than they were on rf 50 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 12:58 p.m. [12:47] I think the rf 14 I see popping up is also WDBD, with antenna aimed at them de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 12:53 p.m. KFSM just popped up again at Milford but nothing else that distant. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 12:47 p.m. I just noticed 14/40 WDBD Jackson MS @ 557 miles just popped up on the Topeka autologger. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 12:39 p.m. If ur lookin' for ch 9's, there's always WQWQ-LP 9 Paducah (analog) de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 12:30 p.m. [12:16] KFSM just came back so now checking for KAFT 9. Thanks. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 12:30 p.m. QRM is starting already, my local LD's are already dropping out. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 12:28 p.m. Tr KTVE 27/10 El Dorado AR 335 mi... I think this is where it started, last week de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 12:24 p.m. Tr 97.1 KYAL Muskogee OK "The Sports Animal" in steady at 170 miles de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 12:16 p.m. Did you check rf 9 to Fayetteville, Steve? KAFT putting out a good signal now @ 106 miles de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 12:03 p.m. Tr KFSM 18/5, Ft. Smith, AR 318 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger & manual tuner. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 11:59 a.m. Jim, time will tell. Didn't expect this activity today in spite of the forecast. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 11:57 a.m. 7 KOCO OKC making it as far north as Topeka right now @ 260 miles de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 11:54 a.m. Steve, if Hepburn forecast holds up, the ArkLaTex area might be doing pretty good in a couple hours de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 11:51 a.m. Tr [11:18] KPXD 42/68, Arlington, TX 594 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. New log. Popped up while DXing from Milford. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 11:28 a.m. Tr DFW signals stirring around, still sub-decodes de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 11:08 a.m. Tr [07:42] KFSM 18/5, Ft. Smith, AR 486 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. Nothing else over 222 mi. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 11:02 a.m. Tr [10:07] WREG 28/3, Memphis, TN 329 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 11:01 a.m. Tr [09:02] WATN 25/24, Memphis, TN 323 mi. from Payson, IL via autologger. de indysteve IN EM69
May 5, 2019, 10:44 a.m. Ms 96.9 WXLP Moline, IL at 09:31:49z 607 mi, RDS relog followed at 09:31:59z by WTHB Wrens, GA 635 mi, RDS PS/PI & PTY; Religious Talk (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx
May 5, 2019, 5:59 a.m. KFSM & KOED still hangin' around but not much else... Maybe business will pick up after sunrise de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 3:51 a.m. Tr 93.3 KJKE Newcastle, OK (308 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 5, 2019, 3:40 a.m. Hi Josh... KOED is already in the log de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 3:37 a.m. Tr KFSM 18/5 Fort Smith AR 325 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 3:34 a.m. [03:21] Nice one, Ed. Is that a new log? de josh AR EM36ui
May 5, 2019, 3:32 a.m. Tr 96.7 KTCK Flower Mound, TX (356 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
May 5, 2019, 3:21 a.m. Tr Bingo... KOED 11 Tulsa 405 mi "OETA-HD" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 2:36 a.m. ... sub-d on 45... Might also be Tulsa de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 2:11 a.m. Can't be Tulsa for me...I turned the antennas straight at Tulsa and signal on 11 disappeared. Nothing showing up from Tulsa here. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 2:04 a.m. ... I am seeing sub-d 11 bmg 260 deg... Tulsa ? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:57 a.m. I've got sub-d's bmg Little Rock... Maybe Tr will come to us later on de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:56 a.m. Nothing on 11 atm, Jim de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:55 a.m. Andrew... RE: Archives... Are they showing up on this server (VCI) or from some other source? de Ed W-KY EM56
May 5, 2019, 1:47 a.m. Ed, are you seeing 11 KMLU Columbia LA on your tuner? I've got a signal in/out at 170 degrees, not strong enuf to decode de Jim-T MO EM37
May 5, 2019, 1:40 a.m. 0017... Thanks for the heads up Jim but WTVF Nashville owns ch 5 in that direction. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 4, 2019, 11:56 p.m. The lat/lon coords of KVSP are 35.2511, -98.6147. de josh AR EM36ui
May 4, 2019, 11:54 p.m. Jim, it's about 70 miles southwestof Oklahoma City and 40 miles north of Lawton. de josh AR EM36ui
May 4, 2019, 11:21 p.m. Hey Josh, where is Anadarko located in OK? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 4, 2019, 10:57 p.m. Tr 103.5 KVSP Anadarko, OK (362 mi) coming in weak. de josh AR EM36ui
May 4, 2019, 7:21 p.m. No red to report here. No decode on 2. de cd FL EL96
May 4, 2019, 4:49 p.m. That talk I just heard on the 6 meter calling frequency was local. But anyways Jim, FT8 is nice because it allows you to see what's really hiding in the noise. Last year, I had Japan on 6 meter FT8. Now if only DTV was that sensitive! DTV probably has to have a signal a gazillion times stronger to get a decode. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 4:46 p.m. FM Es from TX>MX now, in the last 20 minutes de Jim-T MO EM37
May 4, 2019, 4:33 p.m. I hear talk on 50.125 now de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 4:29 p.m. Jim, not all hams like FT8, but many do because it allows quick contacts and good DX with signals received well below the minimum discernible detection of your ear. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 4:13 p.m. Andrew, why is there so much interest among hams in FT8? Been doing radio stuff ALL my life and I have no interest in it, yet. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 4, 2019, 4:12 p.m. We are away for a few hours, but DTV is at 2, aimed at WHDF FWIW. de cd FL EL96
May 4, 2019, 4:10 p.m. I just checked GT, but as usual, almost all the tuned receivers are in the aircraft band. I don't get the excitement. de cd FL EL96
May 4, 2019, 4:08 p.m. I wonder if GlobalTuners is getting any action atm. de cd FL EL96
May 4, 2019, 4:07 p.m. I keep calling CQ on 50.125, but it's dead. I'll hang up the mic and try when conditions improve. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 4:03 p.m. Yes, USB for 50.125 de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 4:02 p.m. Do I need to be set to a particular mode @ 50.125? USB, CW, WFM, NFM, still learning this gadget and it does a good job with weak signals. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 4, 2019, 4:02 p.m. No one is home on the 50.125 calling frequency. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 3:59 p.m. Jim, you can try 50.125. I'm calling CQ now. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 3:57 p.m. Jim, FT8 definitely has a sound when you're tuned to the frequency. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 3:55 p.m. Just curious...since FT8 is packets of data, I guess there is NO sound with the transmission?? I see digital stuff pops up but I hear nothing. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 4, 2019, 3:53 p.m. I can tell the AirSpy HF+ sees the FT8 but can't do anything with it. I don't have the virtual cable and WSJT-X installed to automatically decode it. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 4, 2019, 3:50 p.m. Hey Jim, the map says I'm reaching Missouri too. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 3:36 p.m. Looks like I'm reaching Iowa too de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 3:34 p.m. [15:28] Andrew, I've been monitoring 6 on the Airspy HF+ and haven't heard anything yet here. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 4, 2019, 3:29 p.m. OK, just checked again, and my signal was received in Massachusetts and South Carolina on 50.313. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 3:28 p.m. [15:21] Poor screen grabs here: http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?8808-DT-2-it-s-not-about-quot-Me-quot&highlight=kjwp de cd FL EL96
May 4, 2019, 3:28 p.m. I just hopped on 6 meters and started transmitting, but PSK Reporter is only showing my signal being received at a couple spots in Minnesota. Es is very weak and brief. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 4, 2019, 3:21 p.m. Well FWIW, it was late morning 5 years ago today, that KJWP 2 (now WDPN, grrr) arrived here in south FL. de cd FL EL96
May 4, 2019, 2:10 p.m. Es Clouds firing up on the Map....keep an eye to the South! de Rob-va3sw ON EN92
May 4, 2019, 11:50 a.m. Ms 101.1 KLAB Siloam Springs AR RDS, previous Es 859 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
May 4, 2019, 2:53 a.m. [02:46] Well be sure to check for Cuba analog. de cd FL EL96
May 4, 2019, 2:46 a.m. Well I may have a shot with some good DX to the southeast into cd area in southern Florida Tuesday. http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tr_map/fcst/car090.jpg de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 4, 2019, 2:42 a.m. I am starting to understand that when DXers from the far north and northeast are receiving DX from my area, the Tropo Ducts are elevated over my antennas and land is too low to tap into those elevated Tropo Ducts de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 4, 2019, 2:36 a.m. I had my DTV autologger running and antennas pointed north / northeast to Illinois when the autologgers up there was receiving my locals but I got no DX from up there. - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 4, 2019, 2:32 a.m. Congrats to all that got the good long haul Tropo at the end of April. I was working 12 hour shifts at work and could not DX. - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
May 4, 2019, 12:17 a.m. Ed, when you are around again. WJSP Columbus GA has repacked to rf 5, according to Doug Smith in TV News. Have you seen any hints of them yet? de Jim-T MO EM37
May 3, 2019, 7:11 p.m. Tr WFRV 39/5, Green Bay, WI 255 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger last hr. Quick hit then out. de indysteve IN EM69
May 3, 2019, 5:53 p.m. [17:15] Great job! I have the same issue with local 90.1 @ 5 miles. Even with a RS FM filter & no preamp, when the ant. is aimed near the ant. farm I hear the station's audio on RF 6. When ant. aimed away from ant. farm I still hear it a little or simply extra noise. de indysteve IN EM69
May 3, 2019, 2:44 p.m. Ms 91.3 KUAF Fayetteville AR RDS relog 852 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
May 3, 2019, 1:40 p.m. I logged WOUB 32/20 for the first time at my home last night since their move to DT 32. I also saw a yellow bar on DT 6 from WOUC, so that's a little encouraging. It almost decoded. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 2, 2019, 4:18 p.m. I successfully reported the Akron pirate on 96.9 and had them shut down... https://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2019/DOC-357117A1.html de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 2, 2019, 12:31 p.m. Tr WDKY "FOX" 31/56, Danville (Lexington), KY 259 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
May 2, 2019, 12:27 a.m. I will hear a website to visit, but due to the robotics, it's not easy to make out, it seems. de cd FL EL96
May 2, 2019, 12:26 a.m. I listen to NOAA for DX sometimes, but I miss the true human voices and not the syllable-by-syllable robotic-sounding stuff...> de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 11:50 p.m. I don't pay much attention to the NWS broadcasts other than when severe weather is expected, and I've found them to be good - must vary by NWS office de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 1, 2019, 11:37 p.m. 2029... Russ, sometimes our local NWS is sooo far off I wonder if they've even bothered to look out the window :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 10:51 p.m. ... And it can be run on a dial-up connection... At least I'm not 'blind' to storms, now. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 10:49 p.m. I found this http://www.lightningmaps.org/blitzortung/america/index.php?bo_showmap=usa de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 8:29 p.m. NOAA Weather radio ought to be of some help. With severe weather they sometimes try to describe what is on the radar de Russ-WB2BJH PA FN20id
May 1, 2019, 7:37 p.m. The ION subs like the shopping channels are exempt, because the main and/or Qubo run **so much** E/I to offset the others. Sneaky but legal, if I read right. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 7:35 p.m. Remember, like I wrote in the Forums, even the *weather* subchannels are subject to mandatory 3 hours E/I per week. Best to run during calm wx. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 7:32 p.m. [18:26] If only "Start" would just end. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 6:26 p.m. [16:19] Same for Rochester,NY ch 10 dot 3 wx gone now "Start" also dot 5 H & I Was easy to check wx without having to go online--progress de jpizzi NY
May 1, 2019, 5:52 p.m. Time to unplug & hide under the desk since, now, I hv no idea when the storms will get here. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 5:52 p.m. [17:44] Nice response from WSIL, lol. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 5:50 p.m. Even if I could access radar via dial-up it's not safe to be connected during T-storms... I've had several answering machines / phones blasted by lightning. de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 5:45 p.m. 1737 Thanks, Chris but it won't play de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 5:44 p.m. Got a 'bug letter' reply from WSIL... "Sorry, blah, blah, blah, etc" de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 5:37 p.m. [17:16 Ed]... Ttry this. https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=pah&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no de dtvdxer NY FN31
May 1, 2019, 5:16 p.m. Do any TV stations still say to tune in to a local *AM* station anymore for up to date weather? FM I understand---just wondering if only FM or FM translators are mentioned. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 5:16 p.m. Severe wx today & tomorrow and now I've no access to local radar... Thanks a lot WSIL ! de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 5:15 p.m. Our only OTA weather channel is Weathernation on WPEC 12 West Palm Beach. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 5:07 p.m. I sent them an e-mail... for all the good it'll do :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 5:05 p.m. ... So much for all that, "public service" BS de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 5:05 p.m. Ed, call and they'll tell you everyone uses smartphone apps with weather radar now. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 4:19 p.m. ... They've dropped their local WX channel right at the peak of severe WX season... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 4:08 p.m. Local WSIL 34/3 Harrisburg IL has added subs... 3-3 Justice, 3-4 Court TV, 3-5 ION... de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 1:56 p.m. I spent a night at a Roanoke motel. Tuned portable Coby TV and WBRA 3 landed, but I don't think it was in the clear. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 1:51 p.m. I once had the very weak WGEN 8 Key West at 75%, but if I checked 3, there was nothing. At 250 watts, I won't get it. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 1:50 p.m. and I can kiss off WSBS 3! de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 1:45 p.m. I have a nice portable DTV setup in my car. I should take it to a low-noise area and try for WOUC. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 1:45 p.m. I came oh-so-close about 5-6 years ago with a sub-d on 5 which was likely Gainesville, due to the FM chaos. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 1:44 p.m. Andrew, being in south FL, I don't have much of a chance of 2-6 via Tropo, buuut.... de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 1:40 p.m. I've NEVER had a low-VHF DTV decode at my home via tropo... NEVER. That's how bad the noise and ATSC 1.0 is. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 1:39 p.m. I know Trip (Mark) has a section called "VHF Nightmares" on his website. I really do think the problem is ATSC 1.0. It'll be nice if the new ATSC 3.0 standard will handle low-VHF noise better for decoding so that broadcasters won't be afraid of using it anymore. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 1:31 p.m. Keep in mind that only US/Canada/soon Mexico is even using 54-88 MHz for ATSC 1.0. I don't think any other ATSC country will touch 54-88 with a 10 foot mast. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 1:08 p.m. Andrew, I've read on other DX forums that other formats of digital TV do not have the decode problems of ATSC 1.0 de Jim-T MO EM37
May 1, 2019, 12:41 p.m. The noises that render a DTV signal completely useless are bearable on other modes like analog. I get analog Es on low-VHF all the time. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 12:38 p.m. I really do think the true problem is DTV! The ATSC 1.0 standard is a disaster for low-VHF. I don't have this problem with ham radio modes on any band. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 12:36 p.m. Steve, yep... that's how it typically works. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 12:33 p.m. Andrew, that's all I know after 18 yrs. of DXing DTV. The new Antennacraft CS-1100 barely received anything at my house, thought it was defective. Installed it at Milford in 2015 and look how it's performed. Total 180! de indysteve IN EM69
May 1, 2019, 12:29 p.m. Steve, it doesn't make much sense to me. DTV must just be a disaster. When I got into working VHF/UHF satellites, I was worried about noise, but it's not an issue here. And I have no problem with sideband modulation hearing and transmitting with extremely low power to a LOS satellite. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 12:25 p.m. [12:21] I'm referring to my Indy (house) location, not Payson & Milford, IL where there is less interference. ATSC 3.0 may improve this issue. de indysteve IN EM69
May 1, 2019, 12:21 p.m. [12:05] Interference...NOISE! Early days of DTV I did fairly well with DTV via Es, but much worse past few yrs. Nearby retired local TV engineer told me "lots of noise in our area." Various sources (DTV/FM ant. farm, cell towers, etc.) de indysteve IN EM69
May 1, 2019, 12:05 p.m. [11:34] Steve, why would you suspect that WOUC 6 decodes at my Doylestown autologger but not at my home? The difference is only 7 miles. I'm using a low-VHF antenna, on a tower, aimed directly at WOUC, and I still didn't get a decode! Yet it decodes at Doylestown?! What the heck. Why bother? Something must be destroying the channel, but what? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 11:47 a.m. Good to know, Jim. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 11:47 a.m. I looked out the window, looks like the antennas survived the 70 mph winds. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 1, 2019, 11:46 a.m. Poking my head from out under the desk....is it safe to come out now? I heard all kinds of storm noise last night. de Jim-T MO EM37
May 1, 2019, 11:34 a.m. Andrew, good job...both the same day. APRS map indicates tr. One of the better hi-VHF catches at Payson was via the 91XG (UHF-only) de indysteve IN EM69
May 1, 2019, 11:09 a.m. Tr WOUB 32/20 Athens, OH @ 116 miles *NEW*... repack channel de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 11:07 a.m. Tr WOUC 6/44 Cambridge, OH @ 64 miles *NEW*... decoded at Doylestown autologger only using UHF antenna de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
May 1, 2019, 4:02 a.m. Tr WPXX 33/50 Memphis w TOH, little itty-bitty, text ID at the bottom of the screen de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 3:54 a.m. Tr WLBT 30/3 Jackson MS 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
May 1, 2019, 2:35 a.m. The 102.7 WVLG translator was formerly home to Z88.3. de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 12:46 a.m. WMYZ 88.7 "Z88.3" (//WPOZ 88.3 Orlando) has moved 20 miles or so north from Clermont to The Villages and has increased to 35 kW. Es target! de cd FL EL96
May 1, 2019, 12:45 a.m. I mentioned yesterday about WVLG/the Villages----reminder above ^^^ de cd FL EL96