I spent about an hour (2230 to 2330 UTC) last night tuning up and down
the AM/MW band and noted more transatlantic carriers than I ever recall
hearing before and one new station for the log on a frequency where I
seldom expect to find anything!
Tuning from 530 to 1710, I was very surprised to clearly hear a station
on 1070. Usually all I hear on 1070 is slop from WTIC on 1080, but last
night I found WPLB with an S-9 signal. WPLB, "Mid Century Radio," is a
daytimer located in Plattsburg, New York, transmitting 5,000 watts 207
miles to my north.
Examining WTIC's signal on my IC-R8600's spectrum scope, it was obvious
that WTIC's signal was not as wide and strong as it normally appears
here (16 miles from their 50 kW transmitter). Was there a problem with
their transmitter or antenna? Did they shut down their IBOC? Dunno, but
I will keep checking their signal to see if the change was temporary or
permanent.
Meanwhile, I noted the following 23 "transatlantic" carriers, an amazing
number (to me): 531, 549, 567, 684, 693, 774, 855, 936, 954, 963, 1008,
1044, 1053, 1152, 1179, 1215, 1278, 1296, 1305, 1539, 1584, 1593, 1602.
Comparing my collection of carriers with WA1ION's recent loggings from
Cape Cod (142 miles to my east), I presume I heard the following station
carriers:
531 - Algeria, Radio Algerie
549 - Algeria, Radio Algerie
567 - Spain, Radio Nacional de España, Radio 5
684 - ?
693 - United Kingdom, BBC, Radio 5
774 - Spain, Radio Nacional de España, Radio 1
855 - Spain, Radio Nacional de España, Radio 1
936 - Morocco, SNRT (Société nationale de radiodiffusion et de télévision)
954 - Spain, Radio Onda Cero
963 - ?
1008 - ?
1044 - Spain, SER [Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión (Spanish
Broadcasting Company)]
1053 - United Kingdom, talkSPORT
1152 - ?
1179 - ?
1215 - United Kingdom, Absolute Radio
1278 - ?
1296 - ?
1305 - ?
1539 - ?
1584 - ?
1593 - ?
1602 - ?
Equipment used here were an ICOM IC-R8600 receiver and a
Hy-Gain 18AVT/WB-A vertical antenna.
What a night!
Stan, WA1LOU
Wolcott, CT, USA
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