Sorry its late, but I just noticed CBK 540 Watrous SK. is off the air right
now at 1:24 AM CST/MDT. I didn't hear of any notice earlier today, I don't
know how long they will be off. The local FM feed on 102.5 is still on.
Terry Keyowski
Regina, Saskatchewan
03 16 07, 0100 AM PDT,Victoria,BC---Listening to Coast
2 Coast AM on 840 Khz from 2 locations simultaneously
with split-second echo delay between the two. with one
emerging on top just in time at TOH to ID as
NewsRadio 840 WHAS (Louisville,KY) and no ID from
other Coaster.I think that's about as
Mike in AB, Bill in BC,The station on 1480 with
similar sounding call letters could have been WMDD in
Fajardo PR,that's Puerto Rico running on 5KW
DN,according to The Frquency Page Website.That's the
closest thing with call and power to match your catch.--
Hi Mike,
Would WHBC be a possibility? It's fairly close phonetically, and
they do broadcast Cavalier basketball. It would certainly be easy to
mishear Cavs Basketball as Cat Basketball.Not that I've ever
heard them, but with 5000 watts at night, it would at least seem feasible.
73,
Not long ago, stations were compensated for interference from Cuba, whose
effervescent folksy cheesz, don fido, was pulling transmitter tricks as
retaliation for R. Marti
As many say, it ain't over until...
The world, contrary to his 'put half the am stations off air and none would
Listened from 1140-1315 UT. Got to the dials earlier than usual. Hope Chuck
Bruce at Grayland are listening to some far away stations. Good luck.
153 Russia, Radio Rossii 1140 fair.
180 Russia, Radio Rossii 1144 weak
594 Japan, JOAK 1220 fair
666
Nigel Pimblett wrote:
Hi Mike,
Would WHBC be a possibility? It's fairly close phonetically, and
they do broadcast Cavalier basketball. It would certainly be easy to
mishear Cavs Basketball as Cat Basketball.Not that I've ever
heard them, but with 5000 watts at night, it would at
Two stations with audio this morning 774 with man in JJ at 1310 and 828 with JJ
talk at 1315. Carriers were heard on 558, 594, 648, 693, 747, 774, 828, 945,
963, 972, 1053, 1115, 1278 and 1566 heard from 1302-1345 UT.
Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ
Drake R8
Overall poor for TP reception this morning. No station was much better than
poor, with 594, 828, 1566 with audio. LWBC 279 was its usual good level.
Steve
NE Oregon
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Mike,
If it makes any difference, WHBC usually puts a fairly decent night signal
into N.E. MN--which would also be right at your location.
Paul LaFreniere
Grand Marais, MN
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At 11:13 PM 3/16/2007 -0400, you wrote:
I had in mind that the VOA operations from Okinawa ended in 1976, but the
1977 WRTH notes that the termination of operations was scheduled for May 15,
1977, in accordance with the Reversion Treaty of 1972.
Dan
Dan,
You came back with what I wanted. I
At 13:17 17/03/2007, you wrote:
Hope Chuck Bruce at Grayland are listening to some far away
stations. Good luck.
Possibly they'll be having some good post sunrise DX, if they can
keep awake. Even here at 1540UT, there are audio traces on 1566 747,
828 and 594 (maybe 972 too?), with
WHBC was logged here a few years back during good cx to the East. They
even QSL'd with one of their old 40s/50s QSL cards too.WMDD I have also
heard.
73,
Patrick
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2007 MLB NETWORKS - ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
(per arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/ari/schedule/affiliates.jsp)
600-KVNA-Flagstaff AZ
610-KNML-Albuquerque NM
620-KTAR-Phoenix AZ (Flagship)
780-KAZM-Sedona AZ
950-KNFT-Bayard NM
980-KNTR-Lake Havasu City AZ
990-KTKT-Tucson AZ (Spanish)
990-KSVP-Artesia NM
Better than yesterday, but still rather variable. The upper band died early
My listening was 1315-1416UT, but missed about 15 minutes before the
hour, when I suspect peak signals occurred!
Good audio though usually fighting with splash : 594 (sometimes over
splash), 612 (Aussie) 747, 774,
If the FCC were completely reasonable about this, they would
authorize temporary experiemental use of IBOC at night just to see
what would happen before making a final decision. It seems to me
that the question of what would happen with nighttime IBOC is still
open.
Bill Harms
On 16 Mar
And now, the end is near, and so I've reached the final curtain.
Isn't that how that song goes ?
73 KAZ who will be spending more time in the evening working out, since his
DX hobby will be ruined in a few years. With luck I can live another 50
years or so and watch the AM band die almost
Good thought, but I understand that many other countrys are going to
digital on MW.
Bill Harms
On 17 Mar 2007 at 13:06, Neil Kazaross wrote:
73 KAZ who will be spending more time in the evening working out, since
his DX hobby will be ruined in a few years. With luck I can live another
50
Good deal. This will be fun trying to pick up. I have them verified
on 1340 and 1590. The 1340 QSL is the smallest in my collection (a
business card).
http://qsl.philcobill.com/mw/usa/KMTI_Manti_1340a.jpg
http://qsl.philcobill.com/mw/usa/KMTI_Manti_1590.jpg
See you on #MWDX
Bill Harms
Yes, and it end it The FCC did in their way...
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KAZ,
At 58, if my health holds up, I should last another 30 years. My
grandfather died at 86 and my father at 87. The way things are moving,
it will not take long if IBOC goes 24/7 to totally kill the AM band. I
talked to a friend I have known since college. Rocco is not a DXer, but
loves
Bill,
I don't think there is any question about IBOC at night. We have heard
it often. KSL alone ran their IBOC 24/7 over a 3 day holiday sometime
back. 1150 1170 were not listenable even out here at 800 miles. KWSU
1250 Pullman was running IBOC the other night, 1260 especially was
creamed. Our
P.S. Another side note to IBOC, is I have talked to a lot of engineers
from all over the country in obtaining QSLs and others I am friends
with. Some have had no comment as they fear losing their job, but many
have told me off the record that IBOC is garbage, especially on AM.
73,
Patrick
I guess I am thinking more in terms of understanding the full impact
of what nighttime operation of IBOC would be like. It is one thing
to understand what is going on on paper, or in the few instances that
DXers have been able document, and another if the entire band is
HISSing. I think that
I wonder if people like Rocco and those who like to listen and drive or
listen from rural areas (i.e., no internet connections) won't have a bit to
say if there is a dialogue in your country on this. If the Garrison
Keillors and Andy Rooney types would or could energize anything . . .
ef
On
Rocco's numbers are legion. They've plenty to say about HD, none of it good.
They'll not be maginalized by HD flacks nor will they tolerate 90s spin from a
complicit FCC.
Not everyone is as stupid as the FCC. I say that based upon statements of FCC
personnel.
I learned of DXng from
No, the FCC did it their way (iNiquity) excuse me, err, mean iBiquity,
Bob Young
Analog, Ma
KB1OKL
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I agree 100% Patrick,
Bob Young
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May I disagree with you and Pat?
The fact remains that there are people in the world who are not
convinced until they actually see or hear something. Since IBOC has
not been tried at night except for a few rare instances and at sunset
and sunrise, we have not seen exactly what will happen
Part of the problem is you never hear anything about it anywhere really. It
is only in magazines for professional broadcasters, some of whom obviously
blindly see it as a savior or something like that or in lists such as this
one where it is seen more realistically as the scourge it is. I would
Bob -
And doesn't this exoise TeamBLOC's palpable dishonesty? On one hand they blat
interminable exhortations re 'we must do more to get the HD message out' .
But they don't.
Like suspects, they dummy up. Yeah, they coerce engineers into silence
strong-arm station owners. But they've
It is my understanding that Ibiquity refuses to spend
any money on promoting their product but wants the
stations to promote it. So the stations send money
to Ibiquity but have to promote the product themselves?
Suppose I own a hamburger chain (which I don't!) and
send money to the franchiser.
Wait until the trouble comes from Yankees fans in New Jersey. They'll be
tuned to WCBS, of course. They'll get the hash from WLS and, probably, WWL,
making the game unlistenable on WCBS in Jersey (and the rest of the night
time coverage area that WCBS previously enjoyed). This may be a
At 09:01 PM 3/17/2007 +, you wrote:
Say Charles (or Phil),
Does one need 3 phase power to operate an R 390?
Jerry,
===
Yes, and your town's lights will all dim down when you turn it on.
Actually, it draws something like 300 watts at 120 VAC.
Since the GOP is loved by the bubbas in the south, and when they
can't listen to the radio OR watch TV, the corporate president, W and
the GOP will get a rude welcome. I say turn off analog today. Turn
it off right this second if its that good.
Turn off analog now. Don't wait. Do it now.
I still say, if they want it, quit messing around. Turn it on 100%
and get it on and over with.
I want to see what the people say then...
Kevin
On Mar 17, 2007, at 4:48 PM, Bill Harms wrote:
I am sure that when that
happens, some people will then realize the monster that has been
They will get what they want. They will tell everyone to pay for
listening to baseball on XM. They will tell everyone to listen to
baseball on the internet and pay for the privilege.
Its Money that Matters, In the USA. - Randy Newman
Its money that matters
Hear what I say
Its money that
JimT Peer IRCAnauts,
Interesting obs. Does Mr. Struble fear liability? Might he naively believe
having others pimp FrankenBLOC absolves him of it?
Wouldn't it jibe w/last summer's 11th hour HD scrub? TeamBLOC's actions
statements suggested Stroovoulos was distancing himself from
Bill,
You have a very good point. There is a difference between a handfull of
stations running IBOC at night and everyone doing it. Everyone that goes
IBOC that is. I think the DXers in the LA area, Chicago, NY, etc are
beginning to feel the whole band going IBOC by the complaints I have
heard
I think it would take a while for people to realize if they even do, they'll
think that they are having some kind of interference or something or they
will think, wow the AM band is really getting bad gotta turn on the
computer, or even wow I forgot how bad AM sounds, no wonder they have those
They got a rude welcome or was it a rude adios last November, hi!
Bob young
Commieland, Ma,
KB1OKL
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As you say, Bob, they're not playing on the level. That means scam. And scams
'inevitably' fail. The bigger the scam, the more painful the failure. And HD
is seen as a big scam.
FCC can do what they want.
I'll do what little I can to ensure 'all the hard work' on part of TeamBLOC
receives
Of course you could always download a program or record one to CD or
cassette or to an IPOD and listen in the car, jogging, or whatever. But
in time wireless internet will become a reality. Maybe transmitted via
cel type towers? Who knows? But once that happens things will indeed
change.
Patrick
We have to really
start opening our mouths and writing letters.
Bob,
Its way past that. I begged and begged and begged DXers on all kinds
of mail lists back in 99/00 to comment on FCC Docket 99-325 the IBAC
Enabling Act because that was the time to stop it. Some very few of
us can stand
Bob,
Doesn't the FCC have the final word? Go or no go?
Patrick
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Way too much money under the bridge to stop it now.
Kevin
On Mar 17, 2007, at 7:03 PM, Patrick Martin wrote:
Bob,
Doesn't the FCC have the final word? Go or no go?
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Bill,
My concern is that once the monster is released, then there is no way to
stop it. First telling a station they can operate with IBOC, then
telling them they can't, is going to open up another can of worms. Any
way you look at it, it doesn't look good. But as Rocco told me when I
mentioned
I think the message is with listeners to radio is no one knows and no
one cares. This will be a flop as much as Quad was
73,
Patrick
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Hello to the group:
My thanks to everyone who responded to my request for help. I'm now 99.9%
sure I was hearing WHBC-Canton. This was a new logging for me.
Mike in St Isidore, AB
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The whole issue on IBOC is that is doesn't make any sense. Report after
report on how poor the coverage is in IBOC. Stations don't ever cover
their city of license with it. What good is it?
Patrick
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Gerry,
Good point! This will be a very interesting fight from all sides. There
might even be issues no one has even throught about too. Bring on the
popcorn and watch it all play out...
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Bob,
Dish has a lot more HD channels than anyone else, including a lot of
local cities
Kevin,
You may have a point there. Maybe the future is pay radio. You want
Rush, you may, you want the news, you pay, whatever. Maybe going digital
they can control what goes out. well, if radio goes pay, I wont be
listening to it. But millions already with XM and Sirius do. Why not
over the air
Pat:
I have also noticed that many stations which were stalwarts on AM are
now focusing on FM. Even our old time friend KSL is emphasizing its
FM over the AM. There are countless other stations doing the same
thing. Maybe AM is indeed dying. IBOC would only hasten the end.
Bill Harms
On
I agree there's probably no way to stop it once it starts, it'll either
peter out as AM stereo did or kill the band which is the more likely of the
two. AM stereo actually sounded good and didn't cause any inteference to
other stations that I know of although I was mostly inactive during those
Kevin,
The NAB and the FCC are going to do what they want to do. Legally they
have to ask for comments. When all is said and done, they do what the
money wants. I learned that first hand attending NAB conventions.
73,
Patrick
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KAVT Reception Manager
Much ado about nothing?
Please, let us enjoy what we we have while we can.
Now this Libertarian, not GOP lovin', Bubba, is going to go listen to the
radio.
Goodnight Johnboy!
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
P.S. I don't know if I really qualify as a Bubba
Bill,
I have heard for years that less than 10% of radio listeners listen to
AM these days. That is still a lot of listeners, but many more listen to
FM. I have another non radio friend, Carey who listens to local FM
stations. He never listens to AM. He hasn't in years. First of all he
does not
Bonneville has also done FM on KTAR 620 in Phoenix and moved the news
to 92.3. KTAR 620 does ESPN sports and 860 KMVP here is stunting. I
wonder what the new format will be. They do run IBAC on 860.
We already know they did it on WTOP as well as KSL.
Kevin
On Mar 17, 2007, at 7:31 PM, Bill
Bob,
It still comes down to the same thing as it always has. If the people
don't buy the radios, then it will go the way of the horse and buggy.
73,
Patrick
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Kevin,
860 Phoenix is IBOC too? I thought the only AMer in your market running
IBOC was 550. So far 1190 and 1330 Portland are running it and 850 in
Tacoma.
Patrick
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I certainly hope you're right Parick, and hey, there's always ham radio.
That isn't going digital anytime soon although a few hams are experimenting
way up high with a mode of digital, not a good sign, me thinks.
Bob Young
Millbury, Ma
KB1OKL
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Mike,
Congrats. Are you going to send them a report. The CE used to be very DX
Friendly and answered with an old QSL card which is really nice. I nice
piece of history. This was in the 90s.
73,
Patrick
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Now here's some bubbas, haha! very funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE_ULsNm198mode=usersearch=
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Analog, Ma
KB1OKL
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Bob,
I still DX the Tropical bands from time to time and get a few new SW
QSLs a year. My love is MW and I would really miss it, but I am hoping
that IBOC does go away.
But what we say on this list has no effect on what the powers do or not
do. We will just have to wait and see and deal with what
How long does it take to tune a R-390 from 530-1700 kcs? Hope to buy one some
day.
Dennis,
Vancouver, WA
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At 09:01 PM 3/17/2007 +, you wrote:
Say Charles (or Phil),
Does one need 3 phase
Please make note of the TN flag in the background.
P.S. No offense to Willis or any other Volunteers out there.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
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550 KFYI, 620 KTAR and 860 KMVP all IBAC.
From 530 to 650 in the days, its unDXable.
You already know how hard it is to try to DX in the desert. IBAC is
not helping at all.
If they want digital, switch 100% of them today. Do it now and face
the music, FCC.
Kevin
On Mar 17, 2007, at 7:00
Respectfully, Kevin, look at the difficulty that ARRL has had trying
to deal with BPL - they have mounted a very technically sound
campaign based totally on physical science, and they are still having
trouble keeping that nasty genie in the bottle. I think the fix was
in on IBOC too, and
Hi Dennis
I have a R-390 and its a good radio and I like it. After I got my Drake R8 I
use the R-390 very little as it takes to long to tune from 530-1700. The Drake
receiver is much better on TPs as the R-390 takes to long to tune.
Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kevin -
Why fall into self-defeating shoulda-would-coulda traps?
You told people about this in 99? Good. You saw the danger and warned others.
In '99 I wasn't on this board. Nor were others. In 99, many, me included,
were leery but we trusted BunHD claims of non-interference.
Old
Brett,
If you look at the comments, there were literally hundreds of
individuals who commented on IBAC. Almost all individuals were against.
There are THOUSANDS of comments from corporations since the beginning
on IBAC even before 99-235. Almost all corporation comments were that
we needed
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Yell until these liars stop their noise.
I still yell and still write my congressman and senators but I know
how this will end. I see it as fighting it out til the end.
I'd like to give the bureaucrats a bloody nose, a fat lip and a
My low end here is also trashed beyond recognition days and presunset. My
phased BOG setups are so good that I can with the proper wires copy Montreal
690 pre IBOC(yes thru MI and paste WI) and Winnepeg 990(phase Chi 1000 and
aim NW) daytimes to give you an idea of my setup here and what I have
Kevin -
Reality will defeat them. It's our job to introduce these sleazeballs and
their noisy little RFlatulence machine to and irate public.
Imagine driving in a blizzard at night, trying to get weather and traffic
info, and all you hear is hiss?
Want to really aggravate the driver? Tell
LOL have u ever been in a Chicago cab :) ? For those drivers that can read
EE rather than AA, I surely want them not to be reading texting so to keep
both eyes on the road and perhaps actually use a signal !!
LOL such clueless a FCC paid off by Ibequity and well paid off..to think
that reading
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