Sandbagger
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Post by Sandbagger on Jun 23, 2018 12:40:53 GMT -5
I was on vacation this past week, but thanks to the internet I was alerted to a massive opening on the FM band. This was Wednesday evening, June 20th. All occurred between approx. 7:30 to 8:00 pm. My location was roughly 15 miles south of Wilkes Barre, Pa. next to a small (160 acre) lake. There were multiple stations fighting it out on frequencies up and down the dial, so I scrambled to find a pen and paper to make notes. I heard so many more, but was only able to confirm these... - 92.7 KGFX Pierre SD, “River 92” @ 1,256 miles - 93.3 KSJZ Bedford ND, “Mix 93” @ 1,196 miles - 94.1 KNEB Scottsbluff NE, “The Brand” @ 1,433 miles - 93.1 KQID Alexandria LA, “Q93” @ 1,112 miles - 95.5 CKGY Red Deer, AB, Canada, “95.5 Real Country” @ 1,933 miles That was CRR night and the conditions were great to those places as well. We talked to a couple of Canadian stations including High Tower. It's not too common for the FM broadcast band to "skip". That's why it's cool to catch it when it does. This is the time of year for sporadic-E conditions so you might get lucky and catch it again soon.
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Post by MonkeyMan on Jun 23, 2018 16:08:10 GMT -5
I'm certainly hoping to catch more. That opening was amazing. I had my Tecsun PL390 with me and as soon as I caught wind of what was going on I grabbed it and turned it on. I couldn't believe the multiple stations on a single frequency fighting it out. The tuning scheme on that radio is a bit tedious, so with beer in hand I went out to the car to use that radio. Stations were coming and going so fast it was difficult to log anything, but I managed. When it started to fade I wrapped it up and went back in, very excited. As I explained what I was doing the rest of the family looked at me like I was mental.
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Post by BBB on Jun 24, 2018 7:10:24 GMT -5
Interesting. Seems to have coincided with an opening on the 11 meter band when Canada came in.
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Post by MonkeyMan on Jun 25, 2018 19:08:16 GMT -5
More Es today. Heading to my parents place after work @ 4:00 I noticed some mixing on 88.5, so I started tuning around. Caught 94.9 WZTU and 93.1 WFEZ, both of the Miami area, and both at approx. 1020 miles. Heard many others, but could only confirm these two.
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Post by Sandbagger on Jun 25, 2018 20:19:48 GMT -5
Interesting. Seems to have coincided with an opening on the 11 meter band when Canada came in. Sporadic-E conditions are caused by the same phenomenon regardless of what frequencies you're on. The difference is where the MUF falls. Sometimes it dies just above 10 meters. Sometimes it hits 6 meters as well. And much rarer are the times when it reaches the FM broadcast and 2 meter ham bands. But if it's open at the FM broadcast band, chances are, it'll be open on 11 meters,and likely open to the same general direction(s).
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Post by MonkeyMan on Aug 15, 2018 9:44:18 GMT -5
Caught another great opening Monday evening. Time was 6:00-7:12 pm...
- 94.9 WUPZ Chocolay Township, MI @ 733 miles - 93.1 CFOB Fort Frances, Ontario CA, @ 1,046 miles - 92.9 WSCD Duluth, MN @ 938 miles - 92.3 WJPD Ishpeming, MI @ 733 miles - 91.5 CKPR Thunder Bay, Ontario CA @ 873 miles - 92.1 WYRQ Little Falls, MN @ 1,016 miles - 95.5 WIFC Wausau, WI @ 1,259 miles - 94.7 WOZZ Mosinee, WI @ 797 miles
I heard many more, but these were all I could positively identify.
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Post by Sandbagger on Aug 15, 2018 15:52:57 GMT -5
Caught another great opening Monday evening. Time was 6:00-7:12 pm... - 94.9 WUPZ Chocolay Township, MI @ 733 miles - 93.1 CFOB Fort Frances, Ontario CA, @ 1,046 miles - 92.9 WSCD Duluth, MN @ 938 miles - 92.3 WJPD Ishpeming, MI @ 733 miles - 91.5 CKPR Thunder Bay, Ontario CA @ 873 miles - 92.1 WYRQ Little Falls, MN @ 1,016 miles - 95.5 WIFC Wausau, WI @ 1,259 miles - 94.7 WOZZ Mosinee, WI @ 797 miles I heard many more, but these were all I could positively identify. I wonder if it'll be a weird skip night for tonight's CRR........
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Post by MonkeyMan on Dec 18, 2018 12:12:26 GMT -5
My latest acquisition, a Sony XDR S3HD radio, one of three Sony models that are considered THE best dxing radios available. The other two are the XDR F1HD, which is ridiculously expensive and overheats, and the XDR S10HDiP, which doesn't have an audio out jack. The one I picked up seems to be the best compromise overall as it has an internal fan and an audio out jack. This thing looks new. It came with the original box, which is in great shape, and all the original accessories & paperwork. My price? $25 and a drive to Reading. These go for over $100 on eBay in similar condition. I played around with it last night after getting it home. It does pull stations slightly better than my Pioneer SX-1050, but it's amazingly quiet. Looking forward to using it with a directional antenna during some tropo conditions. Pics from the web...
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Post by 321 treeclimber on Jan 5, 2019 7:15:46 GMT -5
Wow ! What an education i just got reading this thread! Didnt know what fm or am dxing was. I short wave listen abunch on my old halicrafters, thats a rip of a time late night. Im in the catskills at 1400ft. Sometimes it helps being on a hilltop. 321
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