Hi Dave, I too was shooting blind when I called CKTB this morning. I was able to leave Bonnie Heslop a Voice mail message. Bonnie is the News Director and Announcer at that station and she is the person announcing in my recording. I also sent them an e-mail with my contact info and link to my RFI video from last night.
Just FYI, Don (wd8dsb) On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 11:42 AM David Olean <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello 160 ops, > > I tried a telephone call to all the numbers for CKTB, but there is no way > to leave a messagee unless you know the name of someone there on the > directory list. There is no receptionist to answer the phone during the > day. I left my second e mail with contact information, but have yet to get > any response. I'll try the FCC if I do not hear from them in a day or two. > > Dave K1WHS > On 3/26/2020 2:07 PM, Don Kirk wrote: > > Hi Dave and gang, > > Here is a link to a youtube video from last nights reception of the 610 > KHz AM broadcast station in Canada that was causing RFI on 1.830 KHz. > https://youtu.be/SeL4TcnkWN8 > > I have now encountered this interference 3 nights this week, always around > 10:30 PM EDT (0230 UTC). I will also try contacting this station to file a > complaint as my recording provides enough evidence that it's indeed CKTB > (recorded the announcers name and their frequency, etc.). This station is > 413 miles from my location. > > 73, > Don (wd8dsb) > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 10:44 PM David Olean <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That is good. I will see what happens when I call them. I suspect they >> will do nothing as there is probably no engineer on staff. A VE3 ham >> told me that this station is notorious in that area! >> >> Thanks again >> >> Dave K1WHS >> On 3/26/2020 2:39 AM, Don Kirk wrote: >> >> Hi Dave, >> >> I’m copying phone station again on 1830.0 KHz and tonight the audio is >> good copy (not distorted tonight). Station advertisements are Canadian and >> they did say they are on 610. Time once again is 10:30 EDT 0230 UTC, and I >> once again recorded it. >> >> Don (wd8dsb) >> >> On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 10:33 PM Don Kirk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Dave, >>> >>> I’m hearing bursts of distorted audio right now on 1830.0 KHZ (it comes >>> and goes). Bursts peak about 10db over my noise floor. >>> >>> I’m hearing it on my pennant pointing 40 degrees from near Indianapolis >>> (02:30UTC). >>> >>> Don >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 6:43 PM David Olean <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I turned on my 160 meter radio around 0100 UT on the 21st, and was >>>> greeted by a huge level of noise on 1830. It wasn't too long before I >>>> realized that I was listening to an AM BC station. Audio was distorted, >>>> but I could copy the ads and they all referred to Buffalo and St. >>>> Catherines, Canada. They finally identified as CKTB AM 610, so I was >>>> hearing the third harmonic and it was over S9 on my west and NW >>>> beverages! It also was cutting in and out, no doubt from the high winds >>>> near Toronto. >>>> >>>> I tuned it in on my BC band aircraft receiver and the main signal on >>>> 610 kHz was loud, but being interfered with by other stations on that >>>> frequency. It was not a bodacious signal by any means, so I do not >>>> suspect a problem in my back yard. There are plenty of louder stations >>>> that I did not hear. Being a third harmonic, the signal was wide at >>>> 1830 >>>> and quite distorted. It covered 20 to 30 kHz of bandwidth. I e mailed >>>> the station but have heard nothing back. I tried calling but the >>>> offices >>>> were closed when I called last night. Did anyone else hear this? >>>> >>>> Dave K1WHS >>>> >>>> >>>> _________________ >>>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >>>> Reflector >>>> >>> _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
