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- Posts on things related to distant radio and television reception from my site in the Niagara Region. DC to daylight.William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-77481043207779649482023-12-20T16:10:00.019-05:002023-12-20T16:15:48.649-05:00<h1 style="background-color: black; color: #cbcbcb; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">10m : Lithuania & Newfoundland</span></h1><h1 style="background-color: black; color: #cbcbcb; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;"><br /></span></h1><h1 style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><i>Lithuania</i></span></h1><div style="background-color: black; color: #cbcbcb; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Jqc-1JLZ9ChNMziENg2SOGU-CJJ_E-0WQGCDFS3f_xsXo5IoC4cxcf2-wTk9j8SQE9TYNbh9ZuR-GGOHax6h1AOibhzBavypfBlWSCz-4iGzFpGMrevXY4_gO6CRtAVGjmMkR1gDv4V9mFoezz2-nSrLNQ8Wr9BtXuKXtcWCjXObs6eo7vGINfIOAq0/s180/LTU.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="180" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Jqc-1JLZ9ChNMziENg2SOGU-CJJ_E-0WQGCDFS3f_xsXo5IoC4cxcf2-wTk9j8SQE9TYNbh9ZuR-GGOHax6h1AOibhzBavypfBlWSCz-4iGzFpGMrevXY4_gO6CRtAVGjmMkR1gDv4V9mFoezz2-nSrLNQ8Wr9BtXuKXtcWCjXObs6eo7vGINfIOAq0/s1600/LTU.png" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">LY3BFH Vilnius, Lithuania on 28.68 MHz adds another country to the 10-metre logbook.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cbcbcb; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cbcbcb; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWQ96Xtw9zF6cT9S1OkE2IMZuTptOCU7BKsC-xeVGvOepxwjJfWgxYfsgWhq-krdyczTaMtuOrxVk6gWZqabJnA0Kif9JKYWl4L6ytCwU6rJriysyl6ArzXNbXetxAPWSgp8UYCxNJbyt-6kIIt1Q3_f-gmAvUawxOUBC6dJViCGWv8vDKv_7q9Q0wTQ/s640/LY3BFH-10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWQ96Xtw9zF6cT9S1OkE2IMZuTptOCU7BKsC-xeVGvOepxwjJfWgxYfsgWhq-krdyczTaMtuOrxVk6gWZqabJnA0Kif9JKYWl4L6ytCwU6rJriysyl6ArzXNbXetxAPWSgp8UYCxNJbyt-6kIIt1Q3_f-gmAvUawxOUBC6dJViCGWv8vDKv_7q9Q0wTQ/s320/LY3BFH-10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cbcbcb; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><h1 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: white;"><i>Newfoundland & Labrador</i></span></h1><div style="color: #cbcbcb; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P1gacYdwpPr0VhRCHoGd_4bs3Um2kuBSg92j9gNawrf-nvXIQM1oaAmJaN-c5v_ro6d-EqPrcSK7nyHguDuynP22pZUJRbvvX_2Jg0R3DAWjhBfEeNeUm-4ZaqnEMDOMvog4U24olkRzTLuzRGjf7oiH2MEZU_9INgy9VB5tyomNlaggw17WOGK3_hI/s180/NL.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="180" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P1gacYdwpPr0VhRCHoGd_4bs3Um2kuBSg92j9gNawrf-nvXIQM1oaAmJaN-c5v_ro6d-EqPrcSK7nyHguDuynP22pZUJRbvvX_2Jg0R3DAWjhBfEeNeUm-4ZaqnEMDOMvog4U24olkRzTLuzRGjf7oiH2MEZU_9INgy9VB5tyomNlaggw17WOGK3_hI/s1600/NL.png" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">VO1SW Gander, Newfoundland on 28.68 MHz adds another sub-country.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-12209471943196580422023-12-09T17:05:00.004-05:002023-12-20T16:16:46.930-05:00<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0080ff;"> 10m : Western Cape</span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizn5hXn3jZxYASxkeAtjYts2UsL2M92vnuNXlRBp6npL6og9mBh8PV0h1pz6xn1ShhNHfJbSbw2U-tSdJxv4tOvqrIUh1wadRIlP0H8Jcaja190ST6wTC8sC7xsJ0EJq8p0_rSsNLgujUt7l1-VdowhyKzjLjZSC6oErRicMv58O5Ts6CGq0evRgxe8wQ/s180/WC.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="180" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizn5hXn3jZxYASxkeAtjYts2UsL2M92vnuNXlRBp6npL6og9mBh8PV0h1pz6xn1ShhNHfJbSbw2U-tSdJxv4tOvqrIUh1wadRIlP0H8Jcaja190ST6wTC8sC7xsJ0EJq8p0_rSsNLgujUt7l1-VdowhyKzjLjZSC6oErRicMv58O5Ts6CGq0evRgxe8wQ/s1600/WC.png" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #00aaff;"><br /></span></div><div><span>ZS1KC Cape Town, South Africa on 28.68 MHz adds another sub-country to the 10-metre logbook.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKt-jtE2Y4xZBe7SE5XJp39zKgG_SflH1CP1Db-CKLmLeFWoiRyIP0Id0vINn8J5mRyYpDqzy_kiAknwqlhBn5jkyLowVS9CLGsxQ19IKjSTvVHCrpr8F63cLTeEp3an8i63RlJXJcOJgu6dJJNovq8ZjXBO1R0M6Rw7qVpxsNs5ZpA5QyVlsoh6kdP4/s640/ZS1KC-10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKt-jtE2Y4xZBe7SE5XJp39zKgG_SflH1CP1Db-CKLmLeFWoiRyIP0Id0vINn8J5mRyYpDqzy_kiAknwqlhBn5jkyLowVS9CLGsxQ19IKjSTvVHCrpr8F63cLTeEp3an8i63RlJXJcOJgu6dJJNovq8ZjXBO1R0M6Rw7qVpxsNs5ZpA5QyVlsoh6kdP4/s320/ZS1KC-10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </span></div>William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-8464419086819547452023-10-18T23:44:00.013-04:002023-12-20T16:17:08.878-05:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">10m : Saxony-Anhalt + Tula</span></h1><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two new sub-countries received on 28.68 MHz SSTV during the past few days :</span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6nqeAzDsYrg2kYYhSLH-mTQwwIZzqjmfQvkGMnd_b_xBRUS83lXiCwFpASNY2TzYMSGxlsIdcd7t-79mez35Lk7LYTy_KQAxnD-OPjvV6sY47Surs0b9zxFIF34zsPhVVoJZyUYXfUFcdUoTnGMo3AFTOpvEfzdpEcvwIeQqwMOMICD6BiR2LS7dDlg/s180/ST.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6nqeAzDsYrg2kYYhSLH-mTQwwIZzqjmfQvkGMnd_b_xBRUS83lXiCwFpASNY2TzYMSGxlsIdcd7t-79mez35Lk7LYTy_KQAxnD-OPjvV6sY47Surs0b9zxFIF34zsPhVVoJZyUYXfUFcdUoTnGMo3AFTOpvEfzdpEcvwIeQqwMOMICD6BiR2LS7dDlg/s16000/ST.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">SAXONY-ANHALT</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2guvSa-bKhzCYk1q5HqI0FUF7soDwEUhkjDa1okSc-GmruClzrUUbVkL_-hn6w_3TvJbiomfjYIozp1vR7Bl-mlRprO_bEtrObNeTBXkaSXJRWbvkjy0iqIQwI5DUZmdhjRgNuztZ9ACdFdgVXM0AKk4E4CLEZhbeFeymHznF8lVsAWh0Xx8-HN0PL9w/s640/DO1YSF-10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2guvSa-bKhzCYk1q5HqI0FUF7soDwEUhkjDa1okSc-GmruClzrUUbVkL_-hn6w_3TvJbiomfjYIozp1vR7Bl-mlRprO_bEtrObNeTBXkaSXJRWbvkjy0iqIQwI5DUZmdhjRgNuztZ9ACdFdgVXM0AKk4E4CLEZhbeFeymHznF8lVsAWh0Xx8-HN0PL9w/s320/DO1YSF-10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And ... </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL6jrcD3Y0n1oibSRWMUp5Fsyj7DgdICKuCjReM4fjUrHWMvkPVipBfgaXmdbU-Mff1jD8nVCvU1t883N5b5Ohdt8TPJdj-lGDmlwKbe6eYXAe4wuS6XncUIN-QkdeWHnQg6pUrHgDDPHAm3jS6-P1JOfUI7x9zLyJaiKhAOrfz7YyEqvE1hi-hLYMN0/s180/TUL.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="180" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL6jrcD3Y0n1oibSRWMUp5Fsyj7DgdICKuCjReM4fjUrHWMvkPVipBfgaXmdbU-Mff1jD8nVCvU1t883N5b5Ohdt8TPJdj-lGDmlwKbe6eYXAe4wuS6XncUIN-QkdeWHnQg6pUrHgDDPHAm3jS6-P1JOfUI7x9zLyJaiKhAOrfz7YyEqvE1hi-hLYMN0/s1600/TUL.png" width="180" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">TULA</span><br /></b><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn63VdoesaqZrO92_vFAUfDGSE94MRUaEByVw48mViHlm9b8bdF28OybaynoR5Fu9Sl0amtiv7mTURUHwBmXM-bmTCFBIEgrBq9DINbY3R7LrBzYe7dRRCUJUoYG95GD2SgXSOsNWi6Cf_sjnBaEgQ0OCG2tHPlOkLpR43aocB8V8gDZHlqQuXjRZ9BDc/s640/R3PLT-10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn63VdoesaqZrO92_vFAUfDGSE94MRUaEByVw48mViHlm9b8bdF28OybaynoR5Fu9Sl0amtiv7mTURUHwBmXM-bmTCFBIEgrBq9DINbY3R7LrBzYe7dRRCUJUoYG95GD2SgXSOsNWi6Cf_sjnBaEgQ0OCG2tHPlOkLpR43aocB8V8gDZHlqQuXjRZ9BDc/s320/R3PLT-10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">See all pics at : <a href="https://dxinfocentre.com/hepburn/fax_dx_vhf_at.html">https://dxinfocentre.com/hepburn/fax_dx_vhf_at.html</a></span></div><br /><p></p></div></div>William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-45818630724620427572023-08-21T16:00:00.002-04:002023-08-21T16:01:46.233-04:00Great tropo opening continues - switches to the northwest.<p> <span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tropo summary part 2 - for Aug 20-21 opening towards South Dakota.</span></p><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;">miles</span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;">874 - WXM-41 162.425 South Shore, SD</span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;">824 - KNCM 91.3 Appleton, MN</span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;">724 - WNG-676 162.525 Clearwater, MN</span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;">693 - WFTC 29 Minneapolis, MN</span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;">517 - WDEZ 101.9 Wausau, WI</span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: white;">QTH - West Niagara, ON</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2f3437; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEief56YUfC-cZWjbo5qRTBxMZjtQDQGF6UtqmLY-GZNLzXZZph0UoDPBqbH9DJZeCe7TsNxWNyAcJVa2hZF_RG5YAwiqd2AVWpzAHXLYDjMc4tDUOK-UedU44MwA4dNWmTtqRguPIRlq8q9zG_fXxjJPxGNHib-0k9EwE1IJVAZHyZ4YiXlCXa7anN9TZs/s867/KNCM%20-%20Copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="671" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEief56YUfC-cZWjbo5qRTBxMZjtQDQGF6UtqmLY-GZNLzXZZph0UoDPBqbH9DJZeCe7TsNxWNyAcJVa2hZF_RG5YAwiqd2AVWpzAHXLYDjMc4tDUOK-UedU44MwA4dNWmTtqRguPIRlq8q9zG_fXxjJPxGNHib-0k9EwE1IJVAZHyZ4YiXlCXa7anN9TZs/s320/KNCM%20-%20Copy.png" width="248" /></a></div><span style="color: #2f3437;"><br /></span></div><p><br /><br /></p>William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-87183051352856654012023-08-20T22:06:00.001-04:002023-08-20T22:06:12.269-04:00Big Tropo Opening TN > ON on August 19-20, 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;">A quick summary of my 500+ mile catches during the Aug 19-20 Tr opening. This was my 1st-ever Nashville TV opening :</span></p><div class="post_text f-14 break-word px-16 mb-16 " data-testid="post-text" style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-left: 1rem; padding-right: 1rem; word-break: break-word;"><div class="c-text-truncate ember-view" id="ember619" style="height: auto; min-width: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="c-text-truncate" style="height: auto; min-width: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="text-truncate_wrapper " style="height: auto; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><p dir="auto" style="margin: 1em 0px 0px;">miles<br />776 - WPGF 87.75 Memphis TN<br />719 - WWH30 162.500 Dyersburg TN<br />650 - KXI42 162.450 Chester IL<br />638 - WDDJ 96.9 Paducah KY<br />631 - WXM49 162.425 Marion IL<br />628 - WCVQ-HD 107.9 Fort Campbell KY<br />626 - WKRN 27 Nashville TN<br />613 - WUXP 21 Nashville TN<br />605 - WNKJ 89.3 Hopkinsville KY<br />591 - WXN74 162.500 Hickman TN<br />589 - WXJ91 162.525 Madisonville KY<br />556 - WKDQ 99.5 Henderson KY<br />542 - WNG732 162.450 Lafollette TN<br />510 - WDCL 89.7 Somerset KY<br />508 - WULF 94.3 Hardinsburg KY</p><p dir="auto" style="margin: 1em 0px 0px;">QTH = West Niagara, ON.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="c-mw-postbar postbar mt-16 " style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 1rem;"><div class="postbar_header items-center content-between p-relative mx-16 py-8" style="align-items: center; display: flex; height: 2rem; justify-content: space-between; margin-left: 1rem; margin-right: 1rem; padding-bottom: 0.5rem; padding-top: 0.5rem; position: relative;"><div class="postbar_buttons d-flex " style="display: flex; height: inherit;"><div class="button-targets c-button-targets h-100 skin-postbar postbar_button " data-testid="repost-forward-btn" style="align-items: center; cursor: pointer; display: flex; font-size: 0.875rem; height: 32px; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-right: 1.5rem;"><svg class="svg_share dropdown-icon"><use xlink:href="#svg_share"></use></svg><div class="dropdown-positioner no-wrap" style="text-wrap: nowrap;">Repost</div></div><div class="c-mw-postbar-emoji-button postbar_button postbar-emoji-button font-1 p-relative cursor-pointer
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Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-57563702656144797342021-09-17T08:40:00.006-04:002021-09-17T08:40:56.319-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><h2 style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">NAVTEX Frequency Pollution from Canada</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Canada's telecommunication authority - ISEDC - continues to allow CHLO-HD 530 Brampton, ON to create destructive interference to the 518 NAVTEX frequency in the form of a digital IBOC sideband covering 515-520 kHz. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This electromagnetic pollution is in total disregard for the principles of GMDSS and ITU spectrum obilgations.</span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><br /></div>William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-19775291758947746762021-07-23T07:57:00.003-04:002021-07-23T07:59:23.330-04:00<p> </p><h1> <span style="background-color: black; color: #00bbff; font-family: verdana;">Nicaragua TV double-hop</span></h1><h3><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i>YNFA-302 Channel 2 Managua </i></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i>YNFA-304 Channel 4 Managua</i></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i> Channel 3 Matagalpa</i></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">A 4-hour long double-hop sporadic E-skip event on July 22, 2021 brought TV signals from Nicaragua into Canada. Channel 2 Managua was first noted at 3:01 p.m. EDT. This was followed by the stronger Channel 4 Managua at 3:15 p.m. with a Multinoticias logo. Later the station returned to its usual '4' logo. YNFA-304 was in colour at times. A new catch, 1 kW Channel 3 Matagalpa was seen at 4:34 p.m. This repeater station was // to channel 4. The Nicaraguan signals managed to stick around until ~ 7 pm.<br /><br />Seen here is a recording of Channel 4 Managua. This video uses frame-stacking, which although causes motion blur, increases the sharpness of still objects. The audio change partway through is a result of changing from NFM to WFM.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0gNiuovOKI"><span style="color: #fcff01;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0gNiuovOKI</span></a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-7019406446869411182021-07-15T17:27:00.004-04:002021-07-15T17:27:56.724-04:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: #00bbff; font-family: verdana;">Colombia TV double-hop</span></h1><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i>5JA-5166 Channel 4 Santa Marta + </i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i>5JA-8295 Channel 3 Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta +</i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i>5J... Channel 3 Monteria</i></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">A long lasting double-hop sporadic E-skip event on July 13, 2021, that also brought in TV from Dominicana and FM from Puerto Rico, allowed reception of Colombia on channels 3 and 4 from here in Canada. The first sign of Colombia came at 4:24 p.m. EDT with relog Channel 4 Caracol Te Ve in Santa Marta. This continued until 5:09 p.m. when a new catch was seen, Channel 3 Caracol Te Ve in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (near Valledupar) // to Channel 4. Later on at 6:38 p.m., another new catch on Channel 3 with Telecaribe in Monteria. The Colombian opening lasted well over 2 hours.<br /><br />Seen here are recordings of Channel 4 Santa Marta and Channel 3 Monteria.</span><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzA3Tr4P6J7Up5csYLKo3Z5uH09-f4fWajb5UGaNLxKUJt9mRFquVlGaPlzmeKuvQGF4d4F1KJV-OzYhnDivg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dytp4F5gERyTc726qIcojStfblJJz_1rmJP9zY-8NxaV8XGJ6GYHM1RIPAn1EalGZZcczJBRAgAzvnCOu-49Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-70704164135077370192021-07-15T09:48:00.005-04:002021-07-15T09:56:30.688-04:00<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <strong style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #00ddff; font-family: verdana;">Puerto Rico FM into Canada !</span></strong></h2><div><span style="background-color: black; color: #00ddf0; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: black;">WRTU-FM 89.7 San Juan at 1,891 miles on July 13, 2021</i></span></h3><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: black;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">On July 13 during a double-hop E-skip event where Dominicana and Colombia were coming in on lowband TV, Puerto Rico appeared on the FM dial at 5:08 p.m. EDT, a new FM country for me (#8). The recording below begins at 5:27 p.m. Unfortunately my antenna switch wasn't pushed over completely, so the signal was about 10 dB lower than it could of been. Amazing strength for double-hop. Midpoint was in the Atlantic Ocean. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Also received was an unID Spanish station on 97.1. No matches could be found in Puerto Rico, so Dominicana is suspected. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwZ-4iitn582Nq1l6HJTTpWU_QodkAt6feBlu28_epSH31JWj0Ka0OR5Kf0auCUcl8KDgwmPbTRLekiUXFcgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-26319600078514619572021-07-09T08:18:00.009-04:002021-07-24T10:42:01.615-04:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #00ddff; font-family: verdana;">Trans-Atlantic FM DX into Ontario !</span></strong></span></h1><h3 style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em><strong><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: medium;">87.7 Azores confirmed - 2,816 mile double-hop</span></strong></em></h3><div style="font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">It took some investigation, podcasts, and a mix-up with Azores vs. Portugal time zones, but I managed to confirm reception of 87.7 RTP-3 Ponta Delgada, Azores (Pico de Barrosa xmtr) here in Grimsby, ON at 6:38-6:40 p.m. EDT July 8th. Top-of-the-band skip to Newfoundland was in at the time.<br /><br />According to the schedule, the program 'Indiegente' was on at the time. (The podcast was found here : <a class="group-color" href="https://www.rtp.pt/play/p257/e556841/indiegente" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; word-break: break-all;" target="_blank">https://www.rtp.pt/play/p257/e556841/indiegente</a> ). Recorded here are the few snippets of reception followed by clips from a podcast of the program.<br /><br />My QTH is Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Receiver : Icom R-8600 w/SDR Console. Antenna : CM-3671. no preamp. </span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Update : As far as I know, this is officially a new North American FM DX record!</span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Note : The blank recording has been fixed.</span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxv4OtukFzSeSIQRC2xhCGExJlh_7OKFXheiFCfHR5fbX3anFJFogEBjCL4hSHYW3iL5KMyDzC2JI4qZhP0UA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-78860607526451881542016-07-25T07:30:00.000-04:002016-07-25T09:36:03.108-04:0040 Years of TV DXingIt was 40 years ago this morning that I started my bizarre hobby of trying to get distant TV stations on our antenna (in Niagara Falls, Ontario). Now after getting 1,086 stations from 9 provinces, 38 states and 15 countries, that keen interest still carries on.<br />
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The day before July 25, 1976, I decided I was going to get up early every morning and check the TV for distant stations. I had dabbled in TV DXing before, looking for those stations in the TV Guide that we never watched (or couldn't seem to get) as early as 1969, at the age of 6. I found my first "unlisted" station that same year, WICU 12 Erie, Pennsylvania, and then my first "real" DX in 1972 with WTOL 11 Toledo, Ohio. But now, this was going to be organized and I was going to keep a log.<br />
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WTOL had been my stagnant record for 4 years. That first morning, I was determined to find something equal or farther away. Luckily, conditions were favourable. I found a station battling with my semi-local Channel 6 Paris, ON, it ended up being WTVN 6 Columbus, Ohio. At a distance of 298 miles, I had already beaten my old record on the very first day. I was pumped wondering what I would get next.<br />
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On the 3rd day, in the evening at 6:29 p.m., I was totally blown away when I found a strong signal on Channel 3 that was showing the weather for Florida! That was crazy. It was in colour and easily watchable. It was WEAR Pensacola. Wow, how was this even possible? Florida? How come I couldn't get anything in between? Where was Ohio? Where was Tennessee? Why just one lonely station? My dad saw it too when he came to watch the news. He was impressed enough to tell the guys at work about it (but he also wanted me to change the channel, but relented).<br />
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Little did I know that what I saw was "sporadic E-skip", an unpredictable ionospheric propagation mode that was more like what you came across nightly on AM radio than on TV. I didn't find out about E-skip until I got hold of a brochure from the WTFDA (Worldwide TV-FM DX Association) in early 1977. I joined then and have been a member ever since.<br />
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WEAR-TV would turn out to be the only skip station I saw that summer. My tropospheric DX extended in all directions, with my best catch ending up being WOTV Channel 8 Grand Rapids, Michigan at 325 miles.<br />
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The next year, 1977, opened up the brand new world of E-skip DXing. By the end of that summer I was already up to 6 provinces and 20 states. I was hooked; and have been ever since.<br />
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Catches over the years can be found here... <a href="http://dxinfocentre.com/hepburn/tv_dx_vhf-lo.html">http://dxinfocentre.com/hepburn/tv_dx_vhf-lo.html</a><br />
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<br />William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-53464578074380989852016-06-10T12:08:00.002-04:002016-06-10T12:09:13.520-04:001st Trans-Atlantic E-SkipIt wasn't on TV or any of the other broadcast bands, but I'm still happy to receive my first Trans-Atlantic VHF signal yesterday via E-Skip mode rather than F2 Skip. It was also my first VHF DX from Africa.<br />
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The station received was EA8DBM Tenerife, Canary Islands, a ham station transmitting CQ and QRA messages on 50.1 MHz in Morse Code. Time of reception was 1:48 p.m. EDT. The distance of 3,591 miles broke my old record of 2,491 miles to TV Channel 4 Trinidad.<br />
<br />William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-39538348017901085782016-06-09T09:46:00.002-04:002016-06-09T09:57:56.335-04:00Another odd-ball TV stationWhile we're on the topic of strange-acting analogue TV carriers, I found another one yesterday during an E-skip opening. So far it's a UTV (unidentified television station) as I could not get any discernible video. It really is odd as the carrier seems to FM-modulate then narrow again. It was on channel 5z. Time of reception : 9:28 p.m. EDT. The signal seemed to peak west. Openings to Nebraska-Kansas, Manitoba and Alabama were active at this time. Target Area: Missouri ?<br />
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It appears to be CITO-3 Timmins, Ontario. At a distance of 376 miles, I can normally see the carrier from this station, and occasionally hear the audio. This morning the signal was enhanced. What you see below is a screen capture. At 61.25 you can see regular CICI1 Elliot Lake. At 61.26 you can see the misbehaving CITO carrier.<br />
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It really does sound a police siren, especially when off-tuned. The first audio file below is the sound of the carrier in USB. The second file is the carrier off-tuned.<br />
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Now Ed Phelps is 878 miles from this station. He is likely receiving it via meteor scatter mixed with some lingering ionoscatter. Mike Bugaj in Connecticut also reports hearing the signal.<br />
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<br />William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-14346415236912458592014-07-27T21:20:00.000-04:002014-07-27T23:29:46.313-04:009th Province via TV<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On July 15th, I finally managed to pick up Prince Edward Island on TV via sporadic E-skip to bring my provincial total up to 9 - leaving just one more to go (British Columbia) to complete all 10. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Due to its small size, PEI has always been a difficult VHF DX target. This isn't the first VHF DX received from PEI. I've previously heard PEI on FM in 2012, and prior to that the VOR air navaid at Charlottetown - YYG on 113.8 MHz - received back on July 22, 1995. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been trying to get PEI on TV for a while now, and especially since the US digital transition in 2009. There were 2 lowband targets left in 2009 - both in the community of St. Edward and both analogue : CBCT-1 (CBC) on the now-empty channel 4 and CKCW-TV-2 (CTV) on the still-occupied channel 5 (by local CBLT Toronto). CBCT1 was shutdown by the CBC in 2012, so it was no longer a target. That left just CKCW2, but at least by then channel 5 had been vacated by Toronto. Once CKCW2 shuts down, the only remaining TV stations in PEI will be digital on channels 8, 13 and 42. Channel 8 is not impossible by E-skip or tropo - but not very likely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What has made CKCW2 so elusive for the past couple of years has been the fact that channel 5, despite being much "emptier", is still occupied by CHRO Pembroke, Ontario. Although it is 218 miles away, it's received 24/7 - at least the audio is. CHRO and CKCW2 are on the same offset (+) and also in the same general direction. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The distance to St. Edward is 793 miles.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The morning of July 15th started off with a lowband TV opening into the Southern US. Just after 11 am, an opening to the Maritimes appeared that soon moved up into the FM band. At 12:53 PM EDT, I finally heard some audio on 5+ (81.76 MHz) punch through CHRO. It was an ad for a "Wiggles" tour with stops in Halifax, Saint John, etc. Definitely a Maritimes station. Luckily fellow CTV Atlantic station CJCB channel 4 Sydney, Nova Scotia was also in at the same time, so I could confirm that they were parallel. Finally PEI had been received on TV! Unfortunately the video was never strong enough to punch through CHRO, although it gave a good fight with strong CCI.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 ON 1967 CBLT 6 Toronto</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">2 QC 1976-08-03-06.. CBOT 4 Ottawa, ON</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">3 SK 1977-06-05-2111 CKCK2 6 Willow Bunch</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">4 MB 1977-06-06-2159 CBWFT 3 Winnipeg</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">5 NB 1977-07-07-2145 CKCW 2 Moncton</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">6 NS 1977-07-07-2145 CBHT 3 Halifax</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">7 NL 1988-06-27-2158 CJCN 4 Grand Falls</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">8 AB 2013-07-03-2012 CHAT1 4 Pivot</span></div>
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William R. Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071241481033814781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530053189441081622.post-78098394200500245472014-07-24T23:54:00.000-04:002014-07-25T01:08:07.368-04:00DXing near the North Pole<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As my first blog, I thought I'd reissue something that I wrote back in 1997 but is still of interest. It was written in response to Kevin Redding who asked what DXing was like during my time living in Canada's High Arctic (Nunavut, ex-NWT). I originally posted it on the AMFMTVDX forum. Here it is...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kevin, I lived in the NWT from Aug. '82-Aug. '85 - in 4 different locations (while working as a young punk at the wx stations)...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka,_Nunavut">Eureka</a> (Ellesmere Island)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 80-00 N 85-49 W Civilian Wx station (pop. 9)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolute,_Nunavut">Resolute Bay</a> (Cornwallis Island)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 74-43 N 94-58 W High Arctic hub & Inuit village (pop. 170)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_Beach">Hall Beach</a> (Melville Peninsula)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 68-46 N 81-14 W DEW-line site & Inuit village (pop. 350)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Harbour">Coral Harbour</a> (Southampton Island)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 61-12 N 83-22 W Inuit village (pop. 430)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At 80°N, Eureka is further north than the most northern Inuit village (Grise Fiord). Unfortunately, I didn't have a proper DX setup; doing a lot of DXing on a "ghetto-blaster" inside a metal-encased building !!! (Compared to other portables, I now find the receiver, a JVC PC-R11C, to be below average on AM).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Eureka, we had a 4.5 month dark winter, a 4.5 month lit summer, and a 6-week long spring & fall. There was one "local" AM station when I first got there in August of '82 - it was AFRS-1430 Thule, Greenland. It was about 350 miles away and could be heard 24-hrs a day. A month later, it left the air & moved to FM. We had lost our "favourite" (and only) station! Otherwise, the closest AM station was 990 Qaannaaq, Greenland at 300 miles which faded in & out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After AFRS left AM, we were left without a source for new music. With 24-hour sunlight, the AM band was basically dead. Sometimes KBRW-680 Barrow, AK (1,300 miles) would come in, but it was a boring station. The "local" CBC station, 1230 Frobisher Bay (1,200 miles), could not be heard in daylight. We had a satellite dish, but it was only hooked up for TV. Actually, the TV station was 7 miles away at Skull Point where the dish was. Eureka is in the middle of mountains - the south was blocked off. At Skull Point, the south can be seen. The elevation angle of the dish is 0.5 degrees - nearly horizontal! An unlicensed 1-watt transmitter on Channel 9 (still the world's most northern TV station) broadcasts from Skull Point, which we picked up in Eureka using a simple yagi. The satellite channel could be changed from our site by remote control.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyways - back to AM. We had no source for music, so KYOI-Shortwave Saipan became "our" station. If you remember, KYOI was a commercial music station on shortwave broadcasting in Japanese & English from a studio in Los Angeles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the winter, the AM band went nuts. In the evening, we used to listen to Radio Luxembourg on 1440. Back then it was in English from studios in London. "R-T-L 2-0-8" is still my all-time favourite radio station. It was so lively with excellent DJs. Some evenings they'd play the Top-20 countdown from the UK, some nights the US countdown. It came in loud & clear on 1440 between 8 PM - 11 PM until it faded & CFGO Ottawa took over. Sometimes, Saudi Arabia would come in on 1440 and create a nuisance. Luxembourg wasn't the strongest European signal though, that honour went to 1314 Norway hands down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So after 11 PM, the Eastern North Americans would take over; then after 2 AM, the Western guys would come in. Meanwhile the Alaskans would be in most of the night. KJNP-1170 North Pole was by far the strongest Alaskan. KICY-850 Nome was always an interesting station. I never did hear Japan though. Novosibirsk did come in on 1026. Occasionally Caribbean stations such as 1580 Antigua came in. Oh yeah, regarding Mexico City, from Resolute Bay I have XEW listed as my only entry on 900!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The graveyard channels were empty, so stations such as CJOK-1230 Fort McMurray, AB (about 2,000 miles) came in loud at times without any QRM, later in the night when Frobisher Bay & Churchill were weaker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As far as the Europeans go, the part of the band above 1000 was definitely better. Here were the stations heard most often :</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greenland 570 , 650 , 750 , 850 , 990</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Albania 1395 , 1458</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Austria 1476</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Belgium 1125</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">England 1053 , 1089</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">France 164 , 1350 , 1377</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Germany 185 , 1017 , 1044 , 1197 , 1269 , 1422 , 1539 , 1593</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Luxembourg 1440</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Norway 1314</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Northern Ireland 1341</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Poland 1503</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saudi Arabia 1440</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soviet Union 236 , 1026 , 1143 , 1323 , 1566</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweden 1179</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, the most bizarre AM happening that I had in the Arctic had to be in Hall Beach. I arrived there in Feb. '84. With 24-hr dark, I was expecting lots of AM stations. Would you believe the band was dead! In fact the band was dead all the way through February until I left in July! The ONLY station heard was CFFB-1230 Frobisher Bay. It didn't matter whether I was inside, outside, at the wx station - all AM radios were dead. When I came back in September, the band was going nuts with stations at night! Could this be explained by the "auroral-doughnut" or whatever its properly called? Could Hall Beach be in the centre of it? Auroral displays were rare there, another clue?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No VHF DX was had in Eureka, Resolute or Hall. Hall Beach had 2 FM stations, one was the CBC on 106.1, the other was KMBR on 108.25 (ex-109.05)! It was a feed from KMBR-FM Kansas City. The CBC station is apparently unlicensed. It was the station on which I made my weather broadcasting debut, hi. It may have had the calls CHHB-FM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Coral Harbour, E-skip was had on both TV & FM from NF to AB, including the states of MI, WI, MN, ND, SD & MT. Most of the ES was between 11 PM - 1 AM CST indicating a likely link to auroral activity. There was only 1 local station - the CBC on 105.1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So that's a bit of a rundown. I can only imagine what it would have been like if I had laid out a mile-long wire on the tundra and had my NRD-535D with me! Maybe someday I'll volunteer for a tour-of-duty some winter. I still remember those droning depressing "This is Radio Tirana" announcements and the Russian woodpecker sound shooting across the AM band!</span><br />
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