Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook page day 3
Worked fine for me, Mike ... thanks for the Facebook page and thanks again for the convention, an enjoyable weekend for this oldtimer. John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist, Retired Newspaper Editor, DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook page day 3
It worked for me.. BTW. Anyone here listen/watch ham nation on the TWiT? Well if not here it is I'm not a ham, but I got me looking in to it... http://twit.tv/hn On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:06 AM, John Callarman johncallar...@msn.com wrote: Worked fine for me, Mike ... thanks for the Facebook page and thanks again for the convention, an enjoyable weekend for this oldtimer. John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist, Retired Newspaper Editor, DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KWMT 540 coverage
``KWMT gets out amazingly well to the south -- Glenn Hauser sez he hears them daytimes 365 days a year in northern Oklahoma. But, to the north, it's a totally different story.`` Not any more can I hear KWMT any day. 540 is dominated by KDFT in The Metroplex, tho KWMT may be underneath. Did KWMT ever fully recover from their tower collapse, or whatever happened? 73, Glenn Hauser, Enid ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook page day 3
Thanks again Mr Callarman. So glad you could join us. (Mike--KG6LJU) From: johncallar...@msn.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:06:47 -0500 Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook page day 3 Worked fine for me, Mike ... thanks for the Facebook page and thanks again for the convention, an enjoyable weekend for this oldtimer. John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist, Retired Newspaper Editor, DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
Same here in particular the 150 Watt filaments which are now deemed illegal to sell. over here!. Best wishes Barry :-) --- On Mon, 27/6/11, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote: From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net Subject: Re: [IRCA] noise issue update To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, 27 June, 2011, 19:24 I have heard the LEDs are noisy too. The old tryed and true bulbs are still throughout my house. I have stored a lot of them, so if they quit making them, I still will have them for years. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
I heard the old bulbs will not be sold past 2018 here, except the odd sizes. But the 40-60-75-100w units will be history. But I still have 6 or 7 years to stock up more. Home Depot has good prices on them, plus the Dollar stores, 4 bulbs for a dollar there. I have tryed the expensive bulbs and the inexpensive and they all seem to last about the same. What helps I have heard if to limit to voltage/urrent, they last longer. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2011 Jun 28 1505 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 27 June follow. Solar flux 89 and mid-latitude A-index 6. The mid-latitude K-index at 1500 UTC on 28 June was 2 (13 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 SFlx 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 A-in 77777774666666 K-in 12221212223112 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
100's will be phased out by the end of this year. I believe that 75's and 60's will go by then end of 2013, and 40's in 2014. I don't see that you have until 2018. So far I've not noted anything about smaller wattages and/or other types of bulbs. My house uses a lot of candle-type bulbs. As those don't last as long as standard-sized bulbs, I've stocked up on those. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id wb2...@yahoo.com FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8 AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot --- On Tue, 6/28/11, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote: From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net Subject: Re: [IRCA] noise issue update To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 3:18 PM I heard the old bulbs will not be sold past 2018 here, except the odd sizes. But the 40-60-75-100w units will be history. But I still have 6 or 7 years to stock up more. Home Depot has good prices on them, plus the Dollar stores, 4 bulbs for a dollar there. I have tryed the expensive bulbs and the inexpensive and they all seem to last about the same. What helps I have heard if to limit to voltage/urrent, they last longer. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
Old trick on that one, making filaments last longer that is. A diode in series with the center conductor drops the wattage of a 100W bulb to about 82W and they last many times longer. Tungsten increases in resistance as it gets hotter so even though the RMS voltage is 1/2, the current is higher making up the other 32% of power. Learned that trick when I worked for 3M on overhead projectors and copiers (ahem) a few years back. 2A 400V diodes are fine for up to 100W, increase the current rating for larger bulbs. Center conductor on an Edison base bulb because the outer screw-ring is (supposed to be) neutral with the center being hot. Safety first... A 0.1 uF 400V ceramic cap across the diode should kill any RFI. 0.01uF/1KV caps across the ballast of fourescents also kills the noise nicely but only on the transformer based ballasts. On 6/28/2011 14:18, Patrick Martin wrote: I heard the old bulbs will not be sold past 2018 here, except the odd sizes. But the 40-60-75-100w units will be history. But I still have 6 or 7 years to stock up more. Home Depot has good prices on them, plus the Dollar stores, 4 bulbs for a dollar there. I have tryed the expensive bulbs and the inexpensive and they all seem to last about the same. What helps I have heard if to limit to voltage/urrent, they last longer. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KWMT 540 coverage
As a result of this, I made a point of monitoring 540 as I was driving around Enid this afternoon from local mean noon, 1830+ UT: Definitely two stations there, Spanish religion from KDFT atop, and making a SAH of about 0.5 Hz, country music, no doubt KWMT, which is about twice as far away, close to the opposite direxion. I have always wanted to pull KNMX NM from the west by daytime groundwave, but not so far to here. 73, Glenn Hauser, Enid --- On Tue, 6/28/11, Glenn Hauser wghau...@yahoo.com wrote: ``KWMT gets out amazingly well to the south -- Glenn Hauser sez he hears them daytimes 365 days a year in northern Oklahoma. But, to the north, it's a totally different story.`` Not any more can I hear KWMT any day. 540 is dominated by KDFT in The Metroplex, tho KWMT may be underneath. Did KWMT ever fully recover from their tower collapse, or whatever happened? 73, Glenn Hauser, Enid ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KWMT 540 coverage
Due to excellent ground conductivity, KWMT is usually audible at by QTH during daylight hours at my QTH in northwest of Perry OK. Richard Allen ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] WXYG vs. KWMT vs. CBK vs. XEWA
They are on today as of 2000 CDT. Todd. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone neilkaz neil...@earthlink.net wrote: So WXYG isn't on today? I thought I had some rock-ish mx but then KWMT IDed at 2104 CDT tonight and into CW although I thought they may have been mixing but couldn't tell as weak o/u WAUK. Anyhow, this isn't a time of the year where I do any AM DX other than to test out antennas since it is the worst month of the year. Things stink here in the upper midwest between mid May and Mid July, but if you can confirm that they are on 24/7 or even just daytimes I'll try for them. Also possible on 540 sometimes at night on western antennas (nulls XEWA rather well) is XETX La Ranchera de Paquime Not to get too far OT, but I've never had TA audio here in IL in June or July I few days ago I tried and the TA BOG was just working as usual to the NW, but only weak hets from 1512 and 1521 near Saudi SR. From WI I've had TA's during those months, but being Lake Michigan frontage means 10-15 dB more signal from them but all I've had is some weak mouth of Med strong stations and a weak Mauritania 783 (lower latitude path so is clearly dark all the way and they stay on often a bit past 8 pm CDT in summer) 73 KAZ Barrington IL noting WSCR IBOC REMAINS OFF :) -Original Message- From: Todd todftscytj7...@aol.com Sent: Jun 27, 2011 7:57 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] WXYG vs. KWMT vs. CBK vs. XEWA Hi all, WXYQ has been off for the last 2-3 weeks. When the are on, I have only heard them on during the day. Their day pattern is a sideways 8. They cover all of the twin cities that dominates. However, KWMT manages to come in u/WXYQ in the burnsville and the rest of the S/SW metro. The same goes for KCRO u/ KBHR. KWMT does not make it past the dwtn's of msp/stp. Very little overlapping of these two stations. Until this last season, XEWA has not been heard for awhile. In the winter months I have heard CBK all day at times. Hope that paints a better picture. Todd Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone Rick Dau drummer1965...@yahoo.com wrote: I hadn't even known that WXYG wasn't on the air yet until I opened up my inbox this morning and saw Paul Walker's original post on 'em. Some thoughts: I have no idea how the FCC even let a station in mid-Minnesota on 540 in the first place, when KWMT and CBK are so near and stations on 540 get out like gangbusters. And I especially can't see how WXYG is able to throw virtually all of its night power in the direction of Fort Dodge, when they SHOULD be protecting KWMT at night. Regarding XEWA, I haven't heard them ONCE since starting a new logbook at my South Omaha QTH this past September. At night it's CBK when the Quantum loop is pointed NW-SE and KWMT when it's 90 degrees from that. KWMT gets out amazingly well to the south -- Glenn Hauser sez he hears them daytimes 365 days a year in northern Oklahoma. But, to the north, it's a totally different story. When I drove to Winnipeg in August 2008, KWMT was still there, albeit not real strong, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. By the time I got to Fargo, however, it was all CBK. Once upon a time (say, early 1960s and before), KWMT held the honor of having the largest daytime coverage of any AM station in the U.S. Nowadays, I'd put them 3rd behind both KFYR-550 (whose terrestrial signal I was listening to through most of this morning for their coverage on the flooding in Minot) and WNAX-570. And CBK easily gets the honor of largest dayime coverage of any AM station in North America. 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska From: Earl Higgins earlthe...@yahoo.com Sent: Mon, June 27, 2011 10:41:27 AM Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] WXYG 540 Sauk Rapids, MN That nighttime pattern surprises me, but I forgot Fort Dodge isn't entitled to nighttime protection. Ouch, that's got to be quite a clash in KWMT's secondary coverage areas (Storm Lake, Ames), especially since they ALSO null to the north. 2011/6/27 Doug Smith w...@earthlink.net The daytime pattern has lobes roughly due east (larger) and west (smaller). Looks like there's a null, though not particularly deep, in the direction of Saskatchewan. (where the monster signal of CBK is on 540) There's another daytime null due south, probably for KWMT. The nighttime pattern is a circle, tangential to the transmitter site and radiating everything south-southwest. KWMT is a Class D station, not entitled to nighttime protection -- it looks like nearly all the protection is to the Canadian border. I would imagine WXYG causes considerable interference to CBK in areas in the U.S. that used to get a decent CBK signal. These days, Canadian stations are not entitled to interference protection outside Canada. (and vice-versa; Canada can license stations that would interfere with U.S. operations, as
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2011 Jun 29 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 28 June follow. Solar flux 87 and mid-latitude A-index 5. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 29 June was 1 (08 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 2100 SFlx 90 90 90 90 90 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 87 87 A-in 77777466666655 K-in 22121222311211 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
Russ, Thanks for the update. I guess the info I had changed. I don't know exactly how many bulbs I will need for the next 25-30 years, but I have quite a few. I don't use 100 watters, but 60 75 and on occasion a 40. Of course we could always mail order for them from Canada or Mexico. :-) Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
On 28/06/2011 10:00 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: Russ, Thanks for the update. I guess the info I had changed. I don't know exactly how many bulbs I will need for the next 25-30 years, but I have quite a few. I don't use 100 watters, but 60 75 and on occasion a 40. Of course we could always mail order for them from Canada or Mexico. :-) Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager Patrick...not so sure you'll be able to mail order them from CANADA!! We're supposed to be banning the sale of the Old Bulbs within the next year or so I heard!!! Everytime I go across the border to Port Huron or Detroit MichiganI bring a Bunch of Regular Bulbs back in Quantity!!! They are Already getting hard to find here in London, Ontario..especially at a decent price!! I think I have about 100, 60 Watters and maybe 40, 100 Watters stashed awayand I'm gonna get a bunch more the next time I go cross border shopping here!! Even if I don't need that many...they shouldn't be hard to get rid of once they quit selling them!! I not only hate the new Bulbs for the RFI.I can't see bugger all with them!!! They're just not right!! 73..ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
Ross, I totally agree. It is all bull anyway. We will allow more radio stations on the air wasting power to few listeners and yet we are supposed to conserve. I have well over 100 bulbs I am sure. Local Costco and Home Depot still has them as well as Fred Meyer and Rite Aid. Not as many, but at least they have them. I should count how many I have. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
I just checked and with the 40w/60w/75w blubs, I have somewhere between 350-400. I am 62, so plenty to last me the rest of my life. I may get a couple more packs of the 40w for my lanps though. I don't have many extra 40w. I presume the 25w ones from fridges stoves will continue to be made. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
You can sell off what you don't need to the collectors on eBay and fund your retirement! Mike Hawkins On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote: I just checked and with the 40w/60w/75w blubs, I have somewhere between 350-400. I am 62, so plenty to last me the rest of my life. I may get a couple more packs of the 40w for my lanps though. I don't have many extra 40w. I presume the 25w ones from fridges stoves will continue to be made. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
I probably could sell off what I don't need. As wih many, I also don't like the light the CFL's put out. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KWMT 540 coverage
So KWMT can reach into northern Oklahoma during the daytime, but probably not much further beyond that, even if KDFT wasn't on the air. Interestingly enough, when I was in Branson back in November, I tried on a car radio to get KWMT in a daytime bandscan, and all that 540 was turned out to be a very faint (so much so that I couldn't get any clear audio) battle between two stations, one of which was undoubtedly KWMT, and the other, going by where I was at the time, was probably WDXN in Clarksville, TN. In 1961, '62, and '63, the NRC had its conventions in Amarillo, Indianapolis, and Denver, respectively. I've heard it told that daytime bandscans were done in those locations, and that KWMT was the dominant station on 540 at all three. Nowadays, I know that wouldn't be the case. In Indy, it would be under WAUK; in Amarillo, probably inaudible even if KDFT wasn't a factor; and in Denver, definitely inaudible -- when travelling eastbound in the daytime through the Nebraska panhandle in Oct. 2002, KWMT didn't start showing up until somewhere around the small town of Hyannis. In short, it doesn't cover quite as much as it did back in the day, and both KFYR and WNAX surpass it now. 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska From: richa...@perryisp.net richa...@perryisp.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tue, June 28, 2011 6:16:12 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] KWMT 540 coverage Due to excellent ground conductivity, KWMT is usually audible at by QTH during daylight hours at my QTH in northwest of Perry OK. Richard Allen ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
