May17 07:01 Cold front (dry front) came thru earlier & killed tropo. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.24) 
May17 04:53 Finally recalculated my FM totals - total now 1,019. Had no idea I even passed 1,000. New log will not let something like that happen again. - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May17 04:52 Dn64, I hope that the Es will start soon. This season is NOT going to be like 2002... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May17 04:41 Nvm, its splatter from 92.7 :( - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May17 04:40 Lcl 91.3 NPR has HD off, can hr something on 91.7 - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May17 04:29 No sign of 92.3 KYUS - Miles City - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May17 04:27 Tr 99.5 KMCJ Colstrip, MT - not new, just not hrd in awhile - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May17 04:20 Wonder how long his tenure as CE there was ? - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/wfmy-62q.jpg     (69.153.6.197) 
May17 04:17 wish W4PLL (WFMY-2) had a listed e-mail route, might like to see old QSLs he issued - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May17 03:54 (click on each photo to enlarge it and also to advance to the next one)     (173.233.165.243) 
May17 03:54 de K1MOD - added a few more vintage TV QSLs ---> http://oldtvguides.com/Needham2/     (173.233.165.243) 
May17 01:28 Tr S 93.1 CHAY Barrie, ON- weak w/ fade-up over WDRQ w/ weather forecast and 'Chay FM' 100kw 315 miles-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May17 01:12 LOL  Univision was a clever buyer.  They didn't have to buy a transmitter, a studio, or a license.  They just bought the number 92.7!  N8NU      (72.240.16.224) 
May17 01:11 LOL  Univision was a clever buyer.  They didn     (72.240.16.224) 
May17 01:00  d'oh     (173.233.165.243) 
May17 00:45 K1MOD: Read the eBay write-up.  It explains why you can't find it ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May17 00:34 looks like a screw-up; nothing on google     de   K1MOD     (173.233.165.243) 
May17 00:19 Or did the manufacturer entirely/totally screw it up?  (7.29 is 92.7 backwards!!)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May17 00:18 WHAT IS THIS??  7.29 mc??  Was there a shortwave station on Long Island at one time? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960s-Long-Island-New-York-WLIR-Radio-Station-Gas-Station-Clock-/350565738733?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519f58a8ed     (184.171.232.23) 
May16 23:46 Also regarding Europe, do remember that population, especially of VHF hams, is drastically more dense there than in North America. It will look relatively busier - K4NBF EM65     (68.53.67.202) 
May16 23:45 Considering that consistent activity in the FM band doesn't normally begin until later in the month - K4NBF EM65     (68.53.67.202) 
May16 23:44 This May, especially the first 10 days or so, has been more active than years past at my location - K4NBF EM65     (68.53.67.202) 
May16 23:30 Rick: If that's the case, just fiddle with a few cables and maybe you can fool the gods ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May16 23:29 Seriously, CN87, too early to worry about lack of activity. I wouldn't call this late yet. I'd rather see an active July than an active May, if given the choice. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May16 23:06 I'm causing the late E season. I'm better set up to capture and record DX; I wasn't in prior years here. If I take down the radios and recorders, the skip season will start 'cause I won't be ready for it. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May16 22:45 the free-electron density in Es doesn't decrease because of recombination (as in other layers) but rather dispersion as the compression from wind shear "relaxes" - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 22:38 suitable vertical wind-shear profiles often don't exist over a wide enough horizontal area to permit an Es patch to drift thousands of miles - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 22:33 it takes continued wind shear to keep those metalic ion clouds vertically compressed - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 22:25 If the EU is getting so much Es every day, how come none of those ion clouds are floating over the Atlantic? - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 21:53 Plus..the Website says that Orders OUTSIDE of EUROPE SAVE 20 % off those prices ...don't have to pay the Euro Taxes!!! Yippeeee!! Making these a lot more reasonable!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May16 21:52 If I don't see any Es on Jun 1 I will probably be 10x frustrated...c'mon it's the middle of May > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May16 21:51 I'm anxious to see what Dxers think of these when they get here!! The Specs sure sound good!! We don't have a lot of choices out there now..so these may be a Godsend!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May16 21:51 Notice: If anyone receives ABQ during an Es opening KLQT 95.1 flipped to CHR "Channel 951" today from Lite 95.1 soft rock, picked it up a couple times with the AC > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May16 21:49 Yeah..but claimed and actual ain't always the same!! Wouldn't take 206 mph loaded with Canadian ICE!!!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May16 21:46 with a claimed 206-mph wind survival they could have used them on the Nevada Test Site - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 21:31 Hard to be sure til they arrive...but they LOOK Well Made in the Photo??? I'm hoping they are built like a Tank!!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May16 21:30 I already have an APS-13 and an APS-14....But I may be interested in the 8 element Beam  if these things turn out to be good. Could use a smaller beam for lower elevation use for E-Skip de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May16 21:28 Pat......I think that's the 8 Element Beam in that Photo....not the 14 Element de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May16 19:35 How is the gain 11 dBi ... but 17 dBi if you mount it at 10m ... elevation has no bearing on antenna gain !!! ? - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May16 19:21 that photo on there is missing a lot of boom and elements - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 19:15 3 kw rating - xmit antenna ? - don't like ants that cost svrl times what my rcvr connected to them did :> - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 18:53 The price is 289.95 British Pounds = 461.59 US Dollars - KA3JAW EL87      (72.40.102.46) 
May16 18:42 I already know two guys who have ordered the 14 element version . we will see. Mike/CT     (76.239.136.237) 
May16 18:41 FM guys may be interested in this. Also 8 and 11 element designs available. http://tinyurl.com/89h6cg2     (76.239.136.237) 
May16 17:29 early on nice that the summer Es season fit well with the summer vacation from school - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 17:23 Time to mow the lawn. Paint the deck. Have a relaxing candle-lit dinner with the spouse. Buy ready-to-serve or easy-cook food that stores well.          Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.52)
May16 17:22 GW condx here a bit improved. Gillette stns coming in slightly better than avg. despite no recent precip - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 17:17 Although if you centre it on Jun 21 ... it should be May 10 - Aug 1 - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May16 17:15 Re: ES season - I usually consider it to be May 20 - Aug 10 here in Niagara - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May16 16:41 btw... Good one w WLMT, Fred. I can't hide from the Memphis DTVs, hr. (135-140 mi.)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 16:28 ...Like 51 Harlan, 12, 16 Hazard & 24 Pikeville... tho you may hv conflicting chs / stns closer to you. Ed EM56      (207.162.169.170) 
May16 16:23 Fred... you'd think some of the 'high up' in the hills DTVs from E-KY would get to you.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 16:18 Also, I've yet to log any FM stations from WV by any prop mode, the closest being 96.3-WROV.  Any ideas anybody?         KJ4BUG - Fred - SC FM03af      (98.124.115.37)
May16 16:05 Hv also gotten into central VA "over the hump"  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 16:03 Hi Fred... I've logged some central & eastern NC stns before... dunno why SC is such a problem. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 15:59 Also WMYA 14/40 Anderson should be easy but Nashville hs analog 14 LP QRMer that's been running nothing but a TP for years. UGH!  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 15:59 I've yet to log any DTVs from KY or WV due to mountains blocking signals - however I did log WLMT-DT-31 on 11/8/09         KJ4BUG - Fred - SC FM03af      (98.124.115.37)
May16 15:57 You'd think WGGS 16 Greenville would be easy but WNKY 16/40 Bowling Green keeps gettin' in the way.  :-(  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 15:55 Hr there are two main choices, 13 miles or 15.6 in two different directions - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May16 15:54 Ed, all of my stns are logged via COL, not by TL either. That is, unless i know exactly how far I am from the TL - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May16 15:53 Some of the eastern SC analogs used to make it "over the hump" so I hv a few of them on the "hit list" too. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 15:50 ... some of the Evansville COL stns hv TL in KY. Some of the Louisville COL stns hv TL in IN.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 15:49 So GSP sounds like your best target, although I could see low country sneaking in there if the channel was open for WJWJ-DT Beaufort - Matt EN21     (132.3.49.68) 
May16 15:48 fwiw... stns go in the log under their COL even tho TL might be different.... for example...     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 15:48 Some long Ms pings overnight but nothing worthwhile on 97.1 - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May16 15:42 Same here with CH-3 Portales NM.....Now never see it...  ed n5jeh dm65rd     (67.0.5.187) 
May16 15:37 What really bugs me is... analog SC stns used to be easy. Could hear / see some of them on almost daily basis.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 15:33 Dunno if I've ever run into the COL vs TL thing before. I'd like to hv them both in the same State to count as a new State. Ed EM56      (207.162.169.170) 
May16 15:30 Greenville might be the best shot, Matt. I hv a special SC list of chs I check every day.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 14:58 Ed, which target do you think is your best chance at SC?  Greenville?  Would you count Augusta, GA if the xmtr was in SC (I recall WAGT-26 analog was)...-Matt EN21     (132.3.49.68) 
May16 14:43 Es Ch-2 Spanish  ed n5jeh dm65rd     (67.0.5.187) 
May16 14:41 Thanks CN87... that one had been bustin' my chops for a loooong time. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 14:38 Congrats Ed for your log of WAAY. You deserved it. Now if I can just get Es... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May16 14:38 Tr WJDE-LD 31 Nashville, TN. 105 mi. HSN. Still w no PSIP info. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 14:27 Tr WUXP 21/30 Nashville 100 mi.  Just threw this in for the call / channel thing.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 14:17 Tr WUPX 21/67 Morehead, KY. 275 mi. "ION" Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 14:10 20 yrs ago most locals went off air late night. Now they all run 24-7.  :-(  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 14:06 Tr Louisville (180 mi.) & Cincy (265 mi.) DTVs vry strong. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 14:06 Ed your lucky to have stations go off the air.  I have never had one go off here.  LM/FM29     (173.49.121.213) 
May16 14:03 Most wanted would be ANYTHING from S.C.  Almost 4 yrs DXing DTVs and not a single SC.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 14:01 Thanks Guys. It just so rare to hv WPSD down, and tropo up, at the same time. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.170) 
May16 12:47 Cool Ed, glad to hear you got that one... Matt EN21     (132.3.49.68) 
May16 10:51 Was that yolur most-wanted?  DO you have a most-wanted?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May16 10:51 FB on that one, Ed!  It certainly makes up for the other day.  They felt bad for you when they found out the conditions were so crummy when they dropped before LOL--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May16 09:18 WPSD back on air. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.77) 
May16 08:47 Tr WAAY 32/31 Huntsville, AL. 181 mi. ABC. DTV #655.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.77) 
May16 08:45 WOOOO - HOOOO !!!! Lcl channel clogger WPSD 32/6 is off air, and, wait for it......     (207.162.169.77) 
May16 08:04 Jeff, I'll have to get over there next week and show you what I did (and bring my camera so you can get WNMU-13 photo off it)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May16 08:02 I'm missing at least 20 or 25 which should be easy to log...some can be heard turning on ANY radio...oops--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May16 08:01 WOW!!!  DONE!!!  The end of about 200 hours of work---all FM logs are complete, up to date, and add up precisely--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May16 07:20 Tr intense out to 200 mi. but no "real" DX. Maybe at sunrise...  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.82) 
May16 06:03 Three Seattle regular HDs off: 95.7, 100.7, and now KBCS-91.3 Bellevue. Hope we get skip before they return. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May16 03:49 Es 54.310(s) still lingering - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 03:00 thot it might soothe some of the anxiety out there :> - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 03:00 I think your last line sums it up pretty well ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May16 02:58 Looking at your logs Pat, you didn't start gettting Wyo until the first of June last yr. - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 02:53 He's too busy messing with radio stations in Gillette to worry about my computer - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 02:51 Well, there are experts and there are ex-spurts.  Guess which he likely is ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May16 02:45 This (my IT guy) is the same guy that said defragging a computer that is used for news and handles hundreds of files a month is not going to help it... pshh - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 02:38 have your guy do a full malware check and check his network logs for excessive bandwidth usage (just in case there's a bot on there) ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May16 02:28 The computer seems to be functioning fine, just not the mouse or keyboard. I can put it into sleep, wake it up, and it works again - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 02:27 video works at the time? ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May16 02:23 html version of my Jan-Jun 2011 FM-DX log - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/fmdx2011.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 02:22 Its just the mouse and keyboard, nothing else is hanging - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 02:20 If hangs are 30 seconds long, that is common for TCP/IP (network communications) timeouts ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May16 02:19 Justin: If its on a work network, it could also be hanging trying to access a non-existent network device.  Your IT guy hopefully knows his own network to check it out ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May16 02:14 Its a desktop dell, locked down to all hell by the IT guy. I'm amazed I installed firefox on it - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 02:12 Whats up Mike, was at a meeting... I will look back - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 01:59 Been listening to "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama-hopefully Es isn't like that! > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May16 01:56 Es 55.25 weak pop ups - de kb7wox cn85      (50.39.112.109) 
May16 01:54 Justin: Did you read my earlier msgs here? ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May16 01:53 Es 54.,310(s) - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May16 01:51 I thought for a second I had audio on ch 3, but whatever it was is gone. May have been XHBC, but  I am still at work - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May16 01:40 Only two paths on 6M however. Looks like it will be ANOTHER bust...I could just hibernate right now until the FM Es alarm wakes me up... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May16 01:27 Wow! I got an email from Sherlock. Haven't seen one of them in weeks! - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May15 23:25 hmm...have two radio shack 19-1210's and a portable to match...wonder what universal radio would put towards a new xcvr in trade   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 22:07 hod/hot.....just call me Ed :)   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 22:06 Although my Dual brand car receiver is not so hod in the intermod dept.:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwBtVx-U1RNCZmQ5Mzg0YTktNzQ3NS00NDI5LTkzNDEtYjE5OTVkYTU3MGNk  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 22:06 re 87.7: I almost wrote it off as intermod until I heard it in nice and clear. Besides, the radio I was using hasn't exhibited any intermod yet   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 22:03 I had that problem.  Dell Tech Support killed my box in process of "fixing" it. I don't trust them and fixed it myself ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May15 22:02 Justin: Read comment from 21:34.  If you find disk timeouts in Event Viewer, you need to study disk driver rev levels ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May15 21:59 JJ, your 87.7 isn't my local K06AT, it wasn't on the air in January. Darn Franken FMs - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May15 21:57 Its a Dell, basically brand new. Hangs unexpectantly but the computer is still going. IT/Radio Engineer can't figure it out... uh, turn on Windows update ya dork - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May15 21:55  Es it's Cuba   de   MOD     (173.233.165.243) 
May15 21:54 https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwBtVx-U1RNCMWMwYjBiYzYtYmMxNi00MDZhLWIwZjAtYjVhNDI4YzUyZjQ4   Still not sure where my phantom 87.7 came from    JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 21:45 I don't even know what kind of antenna it is, it's not stamped anywhere, but it serves me well. Have added a CM7778 but that doesn't always get used (I frequently take trips up the ladder)  JJ in EN82   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 21:44 Es ch. 2- in SS    de K1MOD EN40 IL     (173.233.165.243) 
May15 21:42 JJ it finally let me in for some odd reason it was acting up.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May15 21:38 Lee: Strange, does it say you're restricted or something? The photos are shared publicly     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 21:36 havent noticed anything with my new HP Windows 7 yet  Mike-LA     (74.234.65.164) 
May15 21:35 Dn- my old Dell w/ Windows XP did that from time to time..had to restart   Mike-LA     (74.234.65.164) 
May15 21:34 There are disk driver issues with 64-bit Windows 7 (unexpected hangs).  Event viewer shows data ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May15 21:29 JJ cant view google docs.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May15 21:28 counter= computer how did i miss-type that.  LOL. LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May15 21:27 Lee: That seems like a reasonably priced antenna. I'm still using this:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwBtVx-U1RNCYmM2ZDg0MGItNmQyYy00NmNhLTg5MTUtMTkyYjA0MTBmZGFh   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 21:27 If its Dry it will be a major problem for USB items especially keyboards and mice.  It just confuses the counter and stops working.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May15 21:26 Justin: Is it a Dell laptop and 64-bit Windows? ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May15 21:23 Sounds like a USB issue   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 21:23 Is it dry there Justin?  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May15 21:19 Anyone else have a problem with Win 7 where the mouse and keyboard freeze, but the computer is still working? - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May15 21:13 About to order 2 Winegard 6055's to sealup the deal on my FM antenna's to split between all my rigs.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May15 21:06 WDOR seems like a good target....77kw @ 1299'asl but CIDR's 100kw stick 20 or so miles away says otherwise   JJ in En82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 21:04 have tried to get other FMs from that area....locals or IBOC covers them all up   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 21:02 man, WNLI really tears it up here sometimes  JJ in En82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 21:00 Tr WNLI 88.5 Sturgeon Bay, WI relog @ 262mi  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:35 I suspect the FCC won't be happy until the entire RF spectrum sounds like 27 MHz at the peak of an Es opening.  :-(  Ed EM56      (207.162.169.120) 
May15 20:31 I think they're only using WYBA temporarily.. The owners (Swick Broadcasting) run WBET AM-FM in Sturgis as well as a few others-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May15 20:29 Ed: Yes, I think IBOC should have never even been implemented on AM  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:29 I don't understand why WYBA would need an xltr in Sturgis....it's JUST outside their city grade   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:28 Understand JJ... I don't DX FM but I listen, a little... IBOC not too bad, hr. Sure has made a mess of the AM BCB, too. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.120) 
May15 20:28 Nooo, this was 92.9 previously licensed (but never operating) from Battle Creek.. It's currently about one-third of the way thru it's move-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May15 20:27 EN71: They're moving it from Coldwater? or just another xltr?  JJ in En82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:26 Me thinks 93.5 or 104.3 will be lost to this new xltr-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May15 20:26 Ed: The only issue I have with IBOC (as I'm sure most of us here do) is the pummeling of  adjacents   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:26 The new owners of the xltr are hop-scotching it down to it's eventual tower site in Sturgis where it will take on a different frequency-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May15 20:24 MICHIGAN GUYS- Look out for W225BB 92.9. 250 watts licensed to Athens, MI with programming from WYBA-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May15 20:22 Tr WBCL Fort Wayne, IN 90.3 Webstream Match @ 125mi   #205  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:18 JJ- I see some nice yellows and oranges right down the barrel of Lake Erie, but i'm too far away right now.. Will try later-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May15 20:16 ... I mean, Enjoy, HD IBOC FM...   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.120) 
May15 20:14 Uh oh! I'm monitoring!! EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May15 20:13 Tr WRUW Clevland, OH @ 114mi, not too impressive. You can tell I don't frequent the Edu band  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:13 ...20:07...probably telling us he's gonna put a 100KW FM HD IBOC tx on all freqs, every 50 mi along the U.S.- Canadian border.  Why should our FM Dxers be the only ones to suffer..... :-) Ed EM56      (207.162.169.120) 
May15 20:11 it is really giving usual WFUM a run for it's money here right now   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:07 Have something creeping up on WFUM 91.1 pointing south, heard Barack Obama speaking, likely a public radio  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:04 Let's see...Erdf... you're right !  I'd better copy-n-paste this part...  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.120) 
May15 20:03 I don't see a problem getting my license, I do see a problem with my wallet becoming pretty empty after I do!   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 20:01 LOL Ed  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 19:57 Ed...I think you could even mis-spell ED!!! HAHAHHAA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:56 As poorly as I type, the fewer letters, the better.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.120) 
May15 19:56 Yeah....You can look us all up too....and keep tabs on us...helps to keep us in line!! (NOT!!) HAHAHA de ROB VA3Sw EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:56 ...19:42... yeah, but, NN2E is easier to mis-spell than Ed.  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.120) 
May15 19:49 was following N8NQN yesterday lol  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 19:48 funny that you mention the license plates, I typically look up the calls I see on the internet  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 19:46 As you've noticed...a lot of the guys on this List are Hams!! (In more ways than one!!) de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:45 It's lot easier to get your ham License now too........In the Old Days...you needed Code and a lot more Theory!! We had to draw Schematics and explain them as well back in 1977!! Sure I've forgot all that by now though!! HAHHA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:42 And instead of signing here with JJ.....You can use your Hamcall instead!! (Then we can track you down by that!! ) HAHHAA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:41 PLUS...You can get yourself some Cool VANITY License Plates too!!! HAHAHAHA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:40 it certainly increased my Knowledge of Geography and Anthropology !!! JJ...I say GET your HAM LICENSE!! You'll enjoy it.....de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:38 I'm glad I got my Ticket......met a lot of interesting People and talked to the World!!! Probably learned a lot about the World I otherwise wouldn't know!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:38 6m looks/sounds like a lot of fun  JJ in En82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 19:38 6m looks/sounds like a lot of fun  JJ in En82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 19:37 Ham Radio isn't as hip as it used to be....Had my Ticket since 1977...but it's still useful and a lot of FUN!!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May15 19:34 thinking about getting my ham license....  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May15 19:04 let the probability statisticians see if they can discern any "pattern" in that data plot - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May15 18:38 [18:20] looks like a powerball number frequency chart      (50.39.112.109) 
May15 18:21 detailed here - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/fmdx2002.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May15 18:20 the dismal/dwarf 2002 summer Es season - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/iyxsusum.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May15 18:07 Tr KVAL-DT Ch13  - dekb7wox cn85     (50.39.112.109) 
May15 17:46 I've put gulf coast Es conditions on hold til I get back from fishing trip on Friday :)  Mike-LA     (74.234.76.41) 
May15 17:26 Two dollars says we have at least some skip by this weekend - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May15 17:20 You can tell summer is growing closer.  Look at Europe now on 50MHz on the QSO map, its hot.  LM/FM29     (173.49.121.213) 
May15 15:44 Aug. was the best month. 8-2--2 9 hours of TV and 3 hours of FM, hets on 162.40. Paris, TX, Corpus Christi, others. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May15 15:42 Frank, you've mentioned your dismal 2002 season. In Phoenix MUF hardly ever moved up to FM. [more] - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May15 15:14 Been after that one for abt 10 months.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.56) 
May15 15:11 Almost gotta decode out of KDTL-LD 16 St. Louis...but not quite.  :-(   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.56) 
May15 15:08 Hi Lee... got real close to #655 but propagation has fizzled. Oh well. It'll be there another day.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.56) 
May15 15:06 lotta <200 mi clutter this morning. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.56) 
May15 15:04 I see your still getting new logs Ed.  LM/FM29     (173.49.121.213) 
May15 13:53 Tr W40CV-D 40/17 Jacksonville, IL. 210 mi. "WAND-DT"  DTV #654.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.56) 
May15 13:49 Tr WQAD 38/8 Moline, IL. 326 mi. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.56) 
May15 09:26 MO will be tough because there are more changes in that state than any other.  That and nearly all states west of me are all that remain to do (+foreign)--Merrill/IL       (184.171.232.23) 
May15 09:24 All FM totals are tying out so far, and the only huge states left to do (ON THE FM MAPS) are MO and TX.  I was real happy when the big one Illinois added properly--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May15 09:23 "Don't do it in the lake" - Mr. Typo of the North--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May15 09:22 [23:19] Me too!  I used to watch those Saturday night horror movies, too.  "Don't to it in the lake!"--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May15 04:33 GW 102.7 unID w/intermittent oldies mx suddenly turning on + off, north on vertical only, suspect one of the 50-watters in Greater Toronto area - WRH/ON FN03      (24.36.227.196) 
May15 04:00 Yep WUDT only shows 23-1 with Daystar prgming de N8UUP     (68.60.60.107) 
May15 03:58 Yep lost Flint about as soon as I got it, very unstable here de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May15 03:51 WMYD back in force - this opening is quite variable  N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 03:49 Tr  DTV 23  getting Daystar PSIPing only as 23-1 - almost certainly WUDT, would be new for me N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 03:39 WTVS is back in now, too   N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 03:37 Tr WSMH 16/66 Flint, MI - not real far but not seen often de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May15 03:34 WWJ Signal has severe QSB   N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 03:33 Yeah, WWJ 44 back, weak, still getting WBNS of the back of the antenna whilst beaming WMYD!  N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 03:31 check that WMYD appears off de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May15 03:30 All Detroit stations full scale here de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May15 03:26 Are all the stations on the CBS Detroit tower (WMYD 21, WTVS 43 and WWJ 44) off air or just getting wiped by Tr??   N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 03:14 Getting a sub-decode on RF-30, hmmm....de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May15 03:09 Tr  WFXP 22 (66), rare, in, but not the common WJET 24    N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 03:08 Weird!  All Cleveland except 15 & 17, booming 5 minutes ago, dropped off fhe face of the earth!  N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 03:06 it should do well on analog, my PDR-3222 tuner isn't as good as the Emerson 872 was - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May15 03:03 Tr  DTV 21 WBNS (10) booming - not really DX, but first time in many months, usually unable to overpower WMYD   N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 01:39 Pat, i ordered a VC500 yesterday.  How does it do on analog (I'm thinking Mexican text IDs)?   de   K1MOD     (173.233.165.243) 
May15 00:33 by the time I got most TV-DX photos not many using bulls-eye tps - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/w/wa5iyx//tvdximg.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May15 00:21 No Es in sight today-and dead band reception > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May15 00:12 @  WRH  That would be the one  (OMG, I feel like I'm a 14-year-old again!)     (72.240.16.224) 
May15 00:01 Correction, KELN - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May14 23:58 Ms - 97.1 KENS  North Platte, NE - "Mix 97-one... North Platte's" - new - over night recording - Justin - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May14 23:56 This one... http://dxinfocentre.com/pix/8-Cleveland-WJKW.JPG ??? - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May14 23:41 @Eric B  You're so right about WJ(K)W 8, I'll never forget the first time I saw their color bullseye TP snowfree with rabbit ears in Detroit  N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May14 23:29 time stamps on hr in fixed GMT, which couldn't care less about manmade DST machinations - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 23:29 semi-local 90.1 (Ft Myers) off air, p/u Tr brief in car "WUFT channel 5" ad, then start of PBS Newshour, probably WJUF - sean EL87si       (71.228.73.39) 
May14 23:28 Es - Strong Spanish-language and some southern US on 28 megs         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.190)
May14 23:26 Ms - 90.5 KDNI Duluth MN with weak Faith Radio in burst at 1815          Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.190)
May14 23:25 Tr - 90.5 waiting for MS: Gaylord MI, Erie PA, Rochester NY, Exeter ON, unID NPR (either Pittsburgh or East Lansing)         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.190)
May14 23:24 One of my clocks may be off, or this site is not using daylight savings... is it 0:24 UTC? - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May14 23:21 WQHS-61 was another semi-common visitor in here when it was analog. Sure, it was mostly // semi-local WBSX-31, but sometimes "In Your Interest" during network breaks had something interesting on about their area. de Eric B, Carleton, MI     (69.246.65.137) 
May14 23:19 Back when it was still analog, WJW-8 was a VERY common nightly visitor on Lake Scatter/Tropo. Watched many a horror film Saturday nights on there back in the day! de Eric B, Carleton, MI     (69.246.65.137) 
May14 23:03 Tr  A2 CKCO2 Wiarton  -N8NU in EN81fs     (72.240.16.224) 
May14 23:01 test - dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May14 21:12 seems to me like I always end up with FM and UHF, but VHF 8 is rare   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May14 21:11 Bill: Experienced just what you are the other day...VHF and FM in from Cleveland, but no UHF   JJ in En82     (75.46.18.161) 
May14 21:10 Pat: Have you looked into DOSBox?  It will run under WIN7 even 64bit   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May14 21:08 should've gotten a refurb XP laptop to keep all these legacy programs viable - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 20:40 yay     (173.233.165.243) 
May14 20:40 Vacation posts never made it.  Will this?   de  K1MOD     (173.233.165.243) 
May14 20:33 Tr WJW-DT8 Cleveland, OH FOX 8 - everything else at sub-decode levels de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May14 20:08 No, wait a minute - that doesn't make sense  !!!!!! doh - TV is horizontal, too - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May14 20:08 Might be to protect CIII-6 Paris - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May14 20:07 Not sure why I didn't take advantage of polarization before. - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May14 20:07 Found out that not only is CBC 90.5 horizontal only, so are CBC 89.1/89.9/90.7 Paris - using vertical antenna is like having new DX channels - WRH/ON FN03      (24.36.227.196) 
May14 19:48 [17:47] Pat:  Try WinRAR.  Better, compatible, and has command-line capability ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May14 19:13 finally with their new format (warning loud tune on site) - de WA5IYX   http://www.texasmusicworld.com/kgwt/     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 19:09 harbingers ? - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 18:39 hepburn map not looking good for my area   JJ in EN82     (24.172.179.166) 
May14 18:01 OK, the ZIP one of it online is now corrected - 12+ years in error on there :< - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 17:48 try that agn ... - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/w/wa5iyx//FMLOG83a.txt     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 17:47 "fixed" version - can't do PKZIP in DOS on this Win7 OS - de WA5IYX   \http://www.qsl.net/w/wa5iyx//FMLOG83a.txt     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 17:41 OK, this file has 14 loggings as 06-06-83 in error vs 06-07-83 - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/zip/fmlog83.zip     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 17:37 Interesting. I think altogether I had eight hours of FM that day; TV almost constant till 2:30 AM 6/8/83. FM from Bakersfield covered almost all of my skip territory, _except_ San Antonio. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May14 17:37 this show svrl Jun 7 south Calif clips made - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/w/wa5iyx//83wavdub.txt     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 17:31 this matrix shows 150 min of FM Es Jun 7, but nil in my log - need to check raw sheets - de WA5IYX http://www.qsl.net/w/wa5iyx//fmes06bde.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 17:26 that Jun 7 typo - log has 06-06-83: 2043 KSYV  96.7  CA  SOLVANG - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 16:59 Pat, do you recall 6/7/83 as a major DX day for you? In your '97 text log I only notice one new station. Think it was my best day ever in Cal. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May14 15:19 this one was "fun" to watch live on them - de WA5IYX   http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19991211&id=2rRjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NoEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3258,4445401     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 15:07 got familiar with a notorious sharp cruve that must have had a dozen+ 18-wheelers flip over on it during those 15 years they were on - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 15:04 they'd even divert the cameras towards structure fires - showed more than a few medivac helicopters land and pick up accident victims - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 15:01 when severe wx hr (storms, snow, ice) it was very nice to keep track of progress across the city on them - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 14:52 TrS 103.7 KMTT;  KLove translator mix - de kb7wox cn85      (50.39.107.84) 
May14 14:28 Its a shame Pat, local people could actually check the traffic situation visually, before heading out.  Mike-LA     (70.153.88.153) 
May14 14:25 I doubt it, CN87. I even suspect the high pressure will die long before tomorrow. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May14 14:22 Hepburn maps are showing 2s and 3s for tomorrow though-will it finally show KINK and KXL? > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May14 14:19 Tr 101.1 CFMI Vancouver, nothing else. AM DXing at the moment is more fun... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May14 14:14 just found this "obit" on them - de WA5IYX   http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=5&sqi=2&ved=0CHUQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Flicensing.fcc.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fprod%2Fcdbs%2Fforms%2Fprod%2Fgetimportletter_exh.cgi%3Fimport_letter_id%3D25434&ei=XRGxT9DmD8W22gW-wLzpCA&usg=AFQjCNGoIsYaAyhk5UGI61uIluH8BnQ_xQ&sig2=I67YGSCpm8A_Nz3mkiGCvw     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 14:04 last I can find abt them - live wrecks, fires, wx on them made for "reality TV" for sure - de WA5IYX   http://www.dot.state.tx.us/sat/newsrel/070-2006.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 13:58 A view of I10 west at Vance Jackson viewing west  Mike-LA     (70.153.88.153) 
May14 13:56 it was so strange when I first saw it...had no idea what I was looking at  :)   Mike-LA     (70.153.88.153) 
May14 13:54 Pat I caught K54FA on 3-31-10 on ch 53...now its gone, thus one of my one-time catches  Mike-LA     (70.153.88.153) 
May14 13:40 Tr on DTV a waste this morning....signals up/down and nothing will decode! - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.98.32) 
May14 13:34 their Jul 2010 view of Alamodome (super call still K54--) - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/K53JC.jpg     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 13:31 Was Ch 54 then 53 (2006) then poof - xmtr c. 2 mi away - watched so often their logo got burned in on one CRT here! - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 13:30 Spr-MO DTVs are there but sub-decode. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 13:29 TX isn't big enough to be a province  (;  -WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May14 13:28 They eventually changed that to more-understandable cross street names (but they're no longer available on UHF OTA :<) - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 13:27 27 & 38 Nashville area. 46 Evansville.  I'll look west...  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 13:20 When Transguide started out c. 1995 their cameras along IH10 had these cryptic numeric subtitles (miles to El Paso) - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 13:20 Tr on DTV 27, 38, 46 at sub-decode levels. Sound like a certain market or region? Antenna to the east - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.98.32) 
May14 13:03 i.e., nw tip to se tip of Calif more than TX w tip to Louisiana border - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 13:01 actually, Calif max straight-line intrastate distance greater than same in TX - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 12:58 The mile markers on IH10 based on El Paso - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 12:57 Tr DTV 38 possibly WHTN Murfreesboro TN - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.98.32) 
May14 12:56 ... next to "El Paso" I think it read... "You can't get there from here." (E-TX)  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 12:55 Remember driving into TX on the interstate & seeing sign listing mileages to svrl TX cities......     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 12:48 El Paso almost 500-mi, that radius from hr also reaches NM,OK,AR,LA,MS - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 12:43 Wud hv to go out to abt 375 mi. just to incl all of KY. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 12:39 Oddly enuff, not one of those 14 states is entirely within the 300 mi. radius. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 12:33 ...IA, LA, NC, VA... juuuust barely. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 12:32 A 300 mi radius incl 14 States... AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, OH, TN, VA....     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 12:17 old FM chronological station log list c. 1997 - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/w/wa5iyx//FMCHRONT97.TXT     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 12:10 Ed, abt how mni states within c. 300-mi radius of u ?  Except for Mexico it's that far from hr to get out of TX - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 12:07 Es Call Letters Frequency City, State of License Other info about station or how you IDed it Your name/callsign      (76.117.240.149) 
May14 11:44 Tr WMAE 12 Booneville, MS. 150 mi. Over lcl KFVS. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 11:26 same with WAND 17...it's gotten over WTCT 17/27 a couple of times and WTCT is a WHOPPER here. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 11:25 Even with two ch 18s S of hr (W18BL-D & WDYR-CD) WMAU 18/17 (400 mi.) climbs over them on a regular basis, even with them all on abt the same beam heading. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 11:22 WXIN 45/59 Indy has climbed over WEVV 45/44 Evansville several times. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 11:18 Thot it wud hv trouble getting over Evansville (same beam heading) WYYW-LD but, no problem. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 11:17 Frank...WHMB should be far enuff away not to be a problem. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May14 11:04 Es Call Letters Frequency City, State of License Other info about station or how you IDed it Your name/callsign City, State     (76.117.240.149) 
May14 10:56 Merrill:  You better hide anything sharp just in case you're off by 1 ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May14 10:54 [07:24] Ed can curse in more languages than I can, hi--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 08:03 so, I know exactly how many each State map is supposed to show, and any errors will show up.  Now for that last part of the work--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 08:02 Still working...12 removed from totals (unintentional duplications, "bogus" new-COL counting). ALL MODES agree via frequency and maps...     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 07:24 I'm not even going to try for WHMB-20.  That damn thing will get in the way of something else while I curse it (after logging it then)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 06:18 Tr WLFI 11/18 Lafayette, IN. 265 mi. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.218) 
May14 05:41 Tr a few other Indy DTVs at 245 mi. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.218) 
May14 05:40 Tr WHMB 20/40 Indianapolis, IN. 245 mi. WHT. DTV #653. Moved from ch 16. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.218) 
May14 05:25 CN87, I heard a trace of something on 100.5 so recording unattended in case I can hear CKPK or even KMME, a dance station in Cottage Grove OR if trop comes in. Doubtful, but ... - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May14 04:55 I heard KISM while I was in Portland in September. Distance around 220 miles > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May14 04:53 Tr 92.9 KISM Orcas Island - de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.107.84) 
May14 04:42 Tr 101.1 CFMI Vancouver continues-no CKPK at all. KB7WOX is getting KQMV but I can't even get KINK-Murphy wins again! > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May14 04:24 Rick I've been trying to get CKPK-haven't got it yet > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May14 04:17 Yeah, for the most part. I tend to be really busy - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May14 04:01 I guess the job is going okay in Sheridan? - wdx0fbu     (166.250.96.20) 
May14 03:56 Probably. Hi Jim, long time. The Sony is still working perfectly btw - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May14 03:44 I checked the 2-6 DTV awhile ago but nothing...course there isn't a lot on low VHF - wdx0fbu     (166.250.96.20) 
May14 03:43 Justin, if there was still analog tv, you'd probably be seeing some VHF reports of skip - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.96.20) 
May14 03:41 No TV2 either I take it? - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May14 03:40  Gw 90.5 WLNF Rapids, NY - 47 mi - new station , c/s - on vertical ant (29 mi CBLA-1 on horizontal) - very close spacing! - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May14 03:39 The Wolf is fluttering in, movin 92.5 is jammed between the hash & a 10w Air 1 translator - de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.107.84) 
May14 03:37 So far that big ole cloud on 6m just not producing any FM Es de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May14 03:29 Nice! Can you try for KKWF 100.7? The frequency is open in Portland > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May14 03:26 Tr  KQMVMOViN 92.5 breaking thru local KGON 92. 3 iboc hash - de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.107.84) 
May14 03:22 KKWF HD missing in action. Gonna look to see if there's anything worth trying for on adjacents. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May14 03:15 Surprised nobody has Es into FM yet with that cloud. - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May14 02:47 Just got back from Auburn. Many Portland stations heard including 95.5 KBFF and a possible 89.1 KMHD. Yakima: KXDD/KYPL, Ellensburg 95.3, Vancouver 93.7/95.3/101.1 also heard > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May14 02:39 Can anybody yet tell me WHY I had a full legal ID for KQBO Rio Grande City on 105.1 a couple years ago?  Always been on 107.5?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:36 Of course that one is **not** new if I hear it as "Homewood" and in fact have marked in the newest log as Homewood to avoid confusion--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:36 Am I dreaming, or am I really seeing that big cloud of Es on Sherlock? - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May14 02:35 Like, for example, Birmingham moved to Homewood on 106.9, antenna didn't move--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:34 WHAT'S THE POINT of moving a 100kw station to a SUBURB and not moving the antenna?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:33 At least THAT part is entirely done--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:33 I had to research something like 400 Community of License changes, even the ones that looked trivial--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:32 Assuming everything works, the project will have taken about 200 hours--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:31 ...perhaps by Wednesday?  Assumes no "TOTALS COMPLICATIONS" which I may now have gone one off from agreeing (oops)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:31 ...then will redo the maps by adding the pre-2000 DX to them, then I';ll be done...     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 02:30 STILL working on redoing my FM logs.  Now posting all the "extinct" loggings (about 500! - freq and community changes, etc.) to the new logbook and maps...     (184.171.232.23) 
May14 01:58 Es 66.310 faint - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May14 00:45 Has anyone tried a Winegard YA-6260 on FM?  I guess it may work in the Ed band, but tank further up the dial  N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May13 22:23 Tr S 100.5 CBBL London, ON- poor but listenable w 'Vinyl Tap on CBC Radio'-- 198 miles-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May13 22:22 Tr S 103.5 CIDC Orangeville, ON- poor/weak fade up over WMUZ w/ Z 103.5 and Canada's Wonderland commercial-- 280 miles-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May13 22:18 I am going to be using my APS13 and 2 winegard 6055's on my rigs.  LM/FM29     (68.63.141.153) 
May13 22:12 Thank you, I am going to stop using my FM6's kinda useless to a degree.  LM/FM29     (68.63.141.153) 
May13 22:04 However the off-the-back reception isn't quite as I hoped. Other that that, great antenna-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May13 22:04 I currently use a Winegard 6055P antenna. It's an improvement from my old Radio Shack FM-6...     (66.231.51.192) 
May13 21:46 How many of yous use a winegard 6055?  For FM Dx'ing? And whatsvyour results?  LM/FM29     (68.63.141.153) 
May13 21:28 a fairly good FM Es event 40 yrs ago this eve - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/zip/fmlog72.zip     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 21:20 Thx LM but not much merit as was just sitting on 88.5 listening to the tunes :)     (142.217.35.211) 
May13 21:04 Nice grab Desrudx.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May13 20:58 Ms WAMU-FM Washington DC RDS decode with HD lock briefly, over Ottawa, rare that happens!- Desrudx     (142.217.35.211) 
May13 20:40 In subtle ways, Yes. Usually by drawing blood.  :-(  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:35 any of them ever "respond" ? - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 20:29 Es trying now up to 92.9 - toward the SW briefly de N8UUP Bill     (68.60.60.107) 
May13 20:29 Used to work on lots of Euro-import cars so i would curse them in their native languages while i worked on them.  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:24 Es 54.310 - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 20:23 OOPs.. forgot abt Italian... make that seven languages. :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:22 I only know how to "cuss" in Arabic, English, French, German, Latin & Spanish.  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:16 six why not 13 since its the worst #.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May13 20:15 It took me an hour, the next day, to sweep up all of the swear words. (in six different languages)   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:13 Tr kinda blocking Es.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May13 20:12 WPSD almost never goes off air and, thanks to Murphy, the only night in recent history it goes down, the band is beyond dead.  UGH!   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:10 What good is a scapegoat that's undependable? ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May13 20:09 ... (BOO!) and the next night after WPSD was back on prop was good enuff for WAAY to wipe out WPSD when bmg at AL... but no decode. Insert a whole lotta swear words here.....   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:09 Ed: Not that he loves to, but that you expect him to and its important for him to meet your expectations ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May13 20:07 ... prop was soooo bad I was unable to log WAAY in AL at only 180 mi....     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:06 Latest example... last week local channel clogger WPSD 32/6 was off air (YAY!) but...     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:05 Murphy just loves to kick me when I'm down. :-(   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 20:04 Bit closer to lLake Huron here Rob, is only 63 F here -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 20:03 Beautiful Sunny Day 72 Degrees F here in London ONT Ed.....de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 20:02 I'll tell you all about it Ed.......HAHAHHA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 19:59 ...I'll prob miss out on that F2 DTV from Hawaii..  :-(   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.156) 
May13 19:58 Somebody put the word "thunderstorm" in the WX forecast so ants are unhooked....      (207.162.169.156) 
May13 19:54 I am monitoring here in the DX room.  LM/FM29  but nada so far.     (68.80.32.109) 
May13 19:53 Sherlock is working again.....and there's some Es Starting on the map!!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 19:00 Signals were pretty strong via Tr on tv this morning but sadly quickly faded...Doesn't look as nice after compression of course but here is a clip ..-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH6uLTchR2U&feature=youtu.be     (142.217.35.211) 
May13 18:59 KMIH I can null a little bit-might be able to get something, 89.1 is mostly the Radio U xlator, sometimes the CSN in Granite Falls. I *might* be able to get something on 89.1 during Es.  > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 18:58 6m Es to Argentina now from Florida, still no FM Es here, think i missed the mini-opening de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May13 18:54 Steve, that KUAR clip is sweet. It's lovely when they fade _in_ for the ID, isn't it? - rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May13 18:53 I've lately been able to null 88.9 and 89.1 better, so I'll have to get those for you, CN87. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May13 18:52 this is bad enuf today that it's affecting KCWX-DT-5 decodes bmd n.e. - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/RFI_2011-2012.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 18:48 last hour's brief Es did make it to 96.3, found WUSJ-MS in review from last hour - Steve K3PHL FN20 http://home.comcast.net/~k3phl/2012/963_WUSJ_05_13_2012_1343.mp3     (68.84.68.138) 
May13 18:48 sounds like some funny business other than WBCT on 93.7 pointed s right now   JJ in EN82     (166.249.100.197) 
May13 18:42 Yeah Jeff..that WTPG Whitehouse really gets out!! Why is it that ALL the Religious Broadcasters Blow smoke up here from that area??? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 18:41 and unless KBCS has IBOC off, forget KOPB, KJZZ or any other Tr/Es targets on 91.5-the transmitter is a few miles away > Seattle     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 18:40 Here in Bellevue, KMIH 88.9 is even stronger than it was in Bothell-so it's harder to null out and get something. Pretty much the entire low FM band has something, or IBOC, on it, except during summer vacation when 89.9 KASB shuts down > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 18:39 Nothing past London here. - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May13 18:38 88.9 was a good freq to check for Es until WTPG came on -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 18:36 Tr 91.9 WORW Port Huron also good with 180 w -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 18:35 nice clip K3PHL! Makes me look forward to just ONE Es opening this month > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 18:35 Yeah Me too Jeff....but getting Grand Rapids right over them!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 18:34 Ant is pointed right at PH -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 18:32 Tr 91.3 Not Port Huron Here Jeff....But WCSG Grand Rapids, MICH. RELOG @ 225 Miles ID &  Relig Music de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 18:28 and worse here - de WA5IYX   http://www.on4kst.info/chat/map_data2.php     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 18:27 not as easy to follow on this - de WA5IYX   http://www.tvcomm.co.uk/radio/muf_2.html     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 18:27 Some funky mixing now 88.5 - hard to tell since there is TrS to Cleveland right now de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May13 18:26 re 18:02, always nice hearing the first Es of the year. Here's KUAR's TOH ID sneaking in last hour - Steve K3PHL FN20 http://home.comcast.net/~k3phl/2012/891_KUAR_05_13_2012_1359_TOH.mp3     (68.84.68.138) 
May13 18:25 Tr 91.3 WSGR Port Huron, MI blasting in with 120 watts at 13m, mono -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 18:23 Also hearing CIOC 98.5 Victoria like a local at 80 mi-but no big Tr today-looking forward to Tuesday > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 18:21 It is broke again de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May13 18:19 Tr S 95.3 CKZZ Vancouver, BC-usually blank freq. 120 mi > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 18:14 Oh Oh...Is Sherlock Broken Now??? Nothing on the Map at all??? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 18:13 No sign of FM Es yet in EN82 de N8UUP Bill     (68.60.60.107) 
May13 18:12 However...the 88.9 was definitely Es.....But couldn't ID it. de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 18:12 Nope..the 89.9 was West Virginia Public Radio....Nice Multi-City ID given de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 18:08 Rob are you sure you weren't hearing Es not Tr on 89.9? - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May13 18:07 No Es here in Niagara - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May13 18:03 Vanished off FM already up here, after briefly wiping a few low-end Ottawa stations briefly- Desrudx     (142.217.35.211) 
May13 18:02 Es 89.1 KUAR Little Rock, AR TOH ID (1011 mi)  - Steve K3PHL FN20     (68.84.68.138) 
May13 18:01 Artta Boy Bill...Glad I wasn't Hearing Things!! de ROB VA3Sw EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 18:00 Tr 89.9 WVNP Wheeling, WVA.......NPR WVA Public Radio......Multi City ID de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 18:00 Es 88.1 WMAW Meridian, MS in - 922 mi - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May13 17:58 Musta been a Rogue Es Fade Up on 88.9....can't find anything else?? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 17:57 Es up to 93.7 FM just noted ...sorry Tom your logo doesn't seem like anything I'm familiar with...- Desrudx SW Qc     (142.217.35.211) 
May13 17:56 I withdraw my previous comment. I was seeing an older version of the map :D - DN64     (174.31.119.183) 
May13 17:51 Es on FM!!! 88.9 UNID...2 Stations Mixing. One NPR one with Blues Muisc!! To the SOUTH?? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 17:43 Sherlock looks pathetic :( - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May13 17:30 Hepburn says Tr will increase Tuesday, maybe I'll be able to get KDUK again > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 17:30 Tr S 101.1 CFMI Vancouver, BC with local ads and music-Tr marginal 120 mi > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 17:29 Tr S 101.1 CFMI Vancouver,      (76.22.60.125) 
May13 17:24 All gone here - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May13 17:09 Right now, MS pings are actually overiding the ES ! - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May13 17:06 it's weak, but that MUF is increasing > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 17:02 ES is weak - still no "yellow bars" - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May13 16:58 Es 5 DT - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May13 16:56 Es 4 DT appears to be fm southwest - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May13 16:45 Es Some Es rolling on Channel 2 Analog ...to the SOUTH Nothing  Useable Yet de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 16:35 that TV2 is weird K4MM. Never have seen that anywhere. > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 16:35 Tr 88.3 WHWN Painesville, OHIO SPANISH....Thought I had E's!! RELOG 700 Watts "WHWN La Nueva Mia" Drats!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 16:30 Tr 88.5 WMUB Oxford, OH weak scatter 327 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 16:26 Sherlock on its minimal 15-min window for heavy plots - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 16:20 No Es here in Niagara - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May13 16:19 Es reaching low end of FM looking northeast - KW4RZ EM60     (72.216.32.134) 
May13 16:19 Sitting on 88.5 pointed SSW, just a few weak Ms pings so far -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 16:14 Yeah Jeff..the tropos fading to the West...but the Es are picking up to the South!! Maybe today will the Day!!  de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 16:13 OK Jeff TU     (99.127.62.178) 
May13 16:13 Ciao!  Tom-MM-EL97     (99.127.62.178) 
May13 16:12 Haven't done any TV DXing here for 20 or more yrs, sri Tom -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 16:09 Es Ch3 Analog in and out. Tom-MM-EL97  Guess no one home from Canada to help with ID's.     (99.127.62.178) 
May13 16:06 VE TV Ch2 Now a pgm called Sport Scene     (99.127.62.178) 
May13 16:04 Es Ch2 Analog Canada Logo= D with 2 backward C's. Any help?   Tom-MM-EL97     (99.127.62.178) 
May13 15:57 Sherlock beginning to look interesting -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 15:55 so far just ms bursts on 54.310 - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 15:54 Monitoring for E-Skip here, nothing noted at this current time. LM/FM29  But Earlier.     (68.80.32.109) 
May13 15:42 Most of the time when I get Cleveland in, it's UHF and FM, no VHF   JJ in En82     (75.46.18.161) 
May13 15:42 Es TV2-, surely Havana - Rich, FN11     (174.55.94.181) 
May13 15:42 I have VHF and FM in from Cleveland at the moment, but no UHF...different   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May13 15:29 Tr 101.5 WWBN Tuscola, MICHIGAN RELOG "Banana 101" Rock Music de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 15:27 Hearing mostly WJXQ on 106.1 (as usual) except where pointing at WVNO  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May13 15:24 Maybe the Aug 1986 event was from radioactive clouds drifting across the Arctic Ocean to Canada, USA after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident on April 26, 1986. - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May13 15:24 I have WQAL Cleveland on 104.1 in any direction at the moment  JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May13 15:20 Tr 106.1 WJXQ Charlotte, MICHIGAN RELOG Local Ads and Station Promo for Fox 47 de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 15:13 Es Analog 2 S/E. LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May13 15:10 I wasn't using an outdoor ant until the 1974 season, nor a dedicated FM until the 1977 one - de WA5IYX     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 15:08 Tr 104.1 WVGR Grand Rapids. MICHIGAN RELOG NPR Car Talk de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 15:07 two stand-out questions - What killed 2002 and why was Aug 1986 so huge ? - de WA5IYX       (69.153.6.197) 
May13 15:06 WCPN is blazing on in, but no HD decodes   JJ in En82     (75.46.18.161) 
May13 15:05 or colorful eye-catching (:>) graphics - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/iyxsusum.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 15:04 funny, pointing right at WMUK right now, I get WDOK   JJ in EN82     (75.46.18.161) 
May13 15:04 if you like tables of old FM Es event data - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/iyxfmsum.htm     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 14:56 Es 55.250 raspy sounding, Puerto Rico on 6 meters - KW4RZ EM60     (72.216.32.134) 
May13 14:56 Whoops...Meant to Google that not Post it!! de ROB VA3SW EN(2     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 14:56 102.1 wmuk     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 14:55 Tr 100.1 WBCH Hastings MICHIGAN 3 KE RELOG Country Music // Webfeed de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 14:53 Tr 102.1 WMUK Kalamazoo, MI HD 3CH 218 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 14:51 Tr 91.7 WUOM Ann Arbor, MI phantom HD over 6.3 mi away CIBU1 -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 14:49 Tr 90.5 WKAR Lansing, MICHIGAN FULL HD!!! Top of Scale Meter Reading!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 14:49 Tr 101.7 WHZZ Lansing, MI strong, no sign of local CKNX -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 14:46 Tr 100.1 W261BH Flint, MI good "K-Love" 38 watts -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 14:40 Tr Grand Rapids/Lansing strong most with HD/RDS -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May13 14:29 The best I had so far within three weeks was CH-6 YSLA, El Salvador at 1,070 miles - KA3JAW EL87 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9hhUqUchkM&list=UUvXtysq6al9idrp5ayQOMhA&index=2&feature=plcp     (72.40.102.46) 
May13 14:18 Es does weird things like that.  KOET-3, placed to be an ideal Es target, was "absent" for years.  In 2001, it seemed that most of my Es was CJCB=4 - not common in other years   N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May13 14:14 [01:54] Different years have different patterns. Usually TX is common in AZ, but I had years when northern paths ruled and I couldn't buy a TX opening. Being in the north now, I'm hoping for one of those years. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May13 14:12 [01:21] LOL. But seriously, we've had so few decent openings the past few years we cling to 3 or 4 as our basis for hope. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May13 13:11 Tr  Good time of the year for LP DTVs.  WOHL-CD-35, Lima, OH @ 119 miles (9 kW) is back again.  Virtually nothing else!  Steve Indy EM69               (70.225.130.121)
May13 13:06 so one less SS that way to confuse things during Es events to Latin America - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.6.197) 
May13 05:17 looks like KGWT 93.5 s.e. of hr has gone from Tejano to "Bronco 93" format - de WA5IYX       (69.153.6.197) 
May13 01:54 Also used to get Alberta.  Now I seem to get a beeline to Rapid City or central KS, if and when there's skip. ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May13 01:53 I used to have "chronic" openings to San Angelo TX...I say that because I got them every time there was skip.  Desert SW skip hasn't been there much since 2010. ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May13 01:47 that opening was great. I enjoy picking up stuff from the Dakotas. Except for KWYR 93.7, I have nothing from SD... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 01:39 You.  That one specific day comes up quite often ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May13 01:22 are you talking about VA3SW and his 6/6/77 opening, or me and my ND opening on 7/5/10? > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 01:22 If I had only one decent day in a hobby, I'd move on to something else ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May13 01:21 Can't get your mind off of that day, can you? ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May13 01:11 I remember the big ND to CO to BCN opening on 7/5/10 was a Monday afternoon/evening > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May13 01:05 I haven't lived in the same place long enough to get a solid long-term log! This should be it finally. - Matt, formerly Jax, FL, now Houston, TX     (98.199.42.14) 
May13 00:26 Thanks Pat...Saul, it looks like June 6th 1977 was a MONDAY Evening de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May13 00:16 old calnedar(s) - took me 1970-78 to get 1000 FM Es - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1977&country=1     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 23:57 Saul...the Opening started at 1930 EDT for me.....don't know if it was a weekend?? Could check Old Calendar?? I was in College....does that mean you're Older than me??? HAHHAA de ROB VA3SW EN92??     (99.249.244.21) 
May12 23:51 Maybe some tropo building getting some HD decodes.  But I may go DX the AM band tonight instead  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 23:40 Rob, was this evening? And on a weekend (Fri-Sat?) That may have been the same opening, I wonder. I was in high school then. If it was June it woiuld have been a weekend.          Saul - BR-On      (184.151.61.16)
May12 23:27 Last year in Sheridan, I had skip on 5-14-11, and then again on the 19th, and then the 22nd, and on and on - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May12 23:03 Saul..I'm camped out on 99.7 and hearing some decent Ms Pings...but of course...Nothing IDable!!?? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May12 23:01 Also moved into the Gulf Coast of Texas that night....and I logged a bunch more!! I had a Ball....de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May12 23:00 Saul...My first FM E's also in 1977...June/06/77 1930 EDT 93.7 WFUZ Ocala, FLORIDA!!!  I was Befuddled..heard on INDOOR DIPOLE!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May12 22:55 Tr channel 17 WAND-DT Decatur, IL into EN71 266 miles -KB8U     (68.40.196.230) 
May12 22:45 The first time I had Es was on FM in 1977. I had three stations - Joplin, St. Paul and OKC. I have no idea what the date was. It was sunset, the sky was a brilliant red. I had no idea what was happening, all I knew was I wanted to get my arse to the library to find out where the stations were.         Saul / BR-ON      (184.151.61.16)
May12 22:40 :-}  - wdx0fbu     (166.250.101.247) 
May12 22:40 I misplace my 2012 Dx Calendar...can someone remind me what date is marked for the official start of Es in the Midwest? - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.101.247) 
May12 22:25 The first time I saw Es (and knew what it was) was on a 22nd of May (1979) - the season starts later here in the North  N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May12 22:24 @Saul BR  I would not give up on Es season until the last week of may,  Southern DXers had good Es in late Apr, so late May will tell the story (28-day Es cycle)  N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May12 22:19 Ms - An Iowa Falls news item on 104.9 would be KLMJ Hampton IA, prev Es, at 1810         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.16)
May12 21:58 it wud have to include a full-fledged ATSC tuner since the audio is "spread out" over the 6-MHz channel unlike just a little spot of FM it was with NTSC - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 21:57 and the only thing we are getting this year is non-stop reception of XETV 6 and 91X Tijuana :D. I hope South Dakota will pop up soon > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May12 21:51 Actually, I have some nbad news. The E-skip this year has been cancelled. Something from on high about austerity measures. The good news is there's hope next summer's Es season can be salvaged.         Saul @ B.R.      (184.151.61.16)
May12 21:48 May12 22:50 Is there a receiver for audio only for the digital TV band?  ejw     (68.13.147.205) 
May12 21:47 Any good meteor showers coming up? - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May12 21:18 Lost my clearest freq 99.3 to a translator today.  Grrrrr.  They get out way to far for just 10W.  Robb EN80     (75.49.5.65) 
May12 21:16 dont expect summer Es conditions until the last week of May de kw4rz/m     (98.174.38.232) 
May12 20:53 The Es map looks like it's March. C'mon, it's May! > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May12 19:32 Ms 94.1 KSDN Aberdeen, SD 30 sec burst Cheap Trick song/RDS 846 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May12 19:30 Ms 94.1 KRNA Iowa City, IA rock music, got enough pings to //stream 929 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May12 18:30 the Monroes concluded their 6m prop study in this issue - de WA5IYX   http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=l&yr=1964&mo=11&pg=004     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 18:21 the articles on pg. 37 and 60 is what inspired me to keep better TV (etc) Es records - de WA5IYX   http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=l&yr=1962&mo=06&pg=005     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 18:09 mni of those likely contest results, but I used to correspond with their prop editor, W3ASK - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 18:06 tho I sure seemed to have been mentioned in it a LOT more than I ever realized!! - de WA5IYX   http://hamcall.net/cqcgi?nam=DEMO&pw=&search=WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 18:00 the next (and last!) time CQ mag printed anything of mine - de WA5IYX   http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=l&yr=1972&mo=08&pg=005     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 17:59 ...eddie pennington is my uncle but he is not here with us today. those penningtons love their bluegrass music! - tim     (166.216.162.71) 
May12 17:58 hi ed! im up here @ a backyard family bbq...perhaps you have heard of the pennington music festival held every year in princeton, ky....     (166.216.162.71) 
May12 17:54 cringe - de WA5IYX    http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=l&yr=1966&mo=10&pg=008     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 17:50 Oct 1966 CQ mag printed my "letter to the editors" re Class D CRS - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 17:14 Hi Tim & welcome to the "Bluegrass"... No sign of any Es yet today. :-(  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.34) 
May12 17:10 i would like to experience Es from a different location. - tim     (166.216.162.53) 
May12 17:09 ...And, thanks to "no-code," the Ham bands are well on their way.  :-(   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.34) 
May12 17:09 greetings from louisville, ky. hoping for Es this eve or tomorrow before going back to kingsport,  tn. EM86(home grid square)     (166.216.162.53) 
May12 17:07 Listened to 27 MHz yesterday & found it to be an RF Sodom and Gomorrah.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.34) 
May12 16:18 being just an 11 year old couldn't get license or else might've been sucked into it ... - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 16:16 typoing agn, diathermy ... did create a sudden new market for 11-m gear that soon dwarfed (in numbers) the ham radio segment - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 16:14 27-MHz contained a bit of ISM (daithermy) - some allege Class D CRS was granted to hep electronics industry out of a recession back then - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 16:10 seems they only were concerned about prop when a commercial "broadcasting" service with listeners, ads, and $ were involved - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 16:00 RE: 14:44... I wonder where their "in-depth knowledge" was when they let the 27 MHz Pandora out of the box?  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.34) 
May12 14:59 years ago KTSA-550 hr used to carry Gimarc's syndicated 2-hr Sun eve pgm, he once played samples of those - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 14:49 as shown here - de WA5IYX   http://gimarc.com/1941.html     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 14:47 a number of civilians managed to make acetates of OTA programs during WW2 - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 14:47 I'm sure Americans had German teachers on that specialty - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May12 14:44 amazed by their in-depth knowledge of the various VHF prop modes that early on - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 14:42 Ref: 1322 - Another reason why it will be difficult to find WWII era acetate disks was the fact they were made from glass when aluminum was in short supply - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May12 14:17 At first FCC wanted new band to be 84-108 MHz -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May12 14:15 Trying to find out who was first on new FM band. Several stations were testing on the new 88-108 MHz band by mid 1945 -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May12 14:00 all make for interesting historical reading - de WA5IYX   http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/assemble?docno=450627     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 13:51 for example - de WA5IYX   http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/assemble?docno=440928     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 13:49 they're down under "Early FM" on this - de WA5IYX   http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/includes/30-engrser.htm     (69.152.231.64) 
May12 13:31 data like that used to move FM bcst to 88-108 MHz to "avoid" such Es (and F2) interference - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 13:24 "probably" ... during WW2 FCC did extensive Es field strength data collection of WGTR  Paxton, MA et al - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 13:22 prop some studio acetate disk recordings of "old FM band" station programming - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 13:11 Ms - 93.9 KSOU Iowa with "KSOU" on RDS of Sangean ATS909 upon waking up this morning at 0730         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.35)
May12 13:10 Ms - 104.3 Breezy Point MN KLKS ad for The Feet People in Baxter 0830 or so         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.35)
May12 12:02 Ms 93.1 KQID Alexandria, LA "on Q-93" 1010 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May12 11:52 Ms 89.7 KIWR Council Bluffs, IA 30 sec burst "The River" 756 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May12 07:14 lcl SSF 108.4 has advisory of FM QRM (107.5 ?) - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://www.airnav.com/cgi-bin/navaid-info?id=SSF&type=VOR&name=STINSON     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 07:08 imagine no ILS/VOR 108-108.1 near a 107.9 coverage area  - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 06:45 Tr another nite of strong <150 mi DTV sigs. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May12 06:40 That makes sense. The only e-skip I got in HD not on 107.9 was 93.1 WFEZ Miami. Its IBOC even bled on to a local on 93.3 when the signal strength peaked.     (76.117.240.149) 
May12 06:36 because the band is open above 107.9 to get the high side HD.. 88.1 is similar on the low side - Steve K3PHL     (68.84.68.138) 
May12 06:33 I wonder why it's so much easier to get HD to decode on 107.9. I got 4 e-skip stations in HD on 107.9, and only 1 HD e-skip on other freqs     (76.117.240.149) 
May12 06:31 Unable to see pic from Memphis Franken-FM but audio is no prob. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May12 06:29 RE: FM trap in CM 7777 pre-amp...it works, so-so. Still hv QRM on ch 6 from 100KW 98.3 abt 4-5 mi to my S but DX can over-ride it. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May12 06:27 Hey Frank, glad you got the FM log all fixed. Now's time to get that DTV log up to date. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.187) 
May12 06:13 I agree Mike. I still like AM DXing but I prefer when skip comes in - DN64     (174.31.119.183) 
May12 04:53 If they exist, the dates may be undocumented or speculative (but it would be great for one announcing the 40 mHz band, to surface)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 04:39 wonder if any audio recordings of 88-108 FM Es exist from the 40-50s, or of the "old" FM band prior to that ? - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 04:36 amen to that--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 04:12 Justin:  I never thought FM has DX opportunities until the first time I heard skip.  I was shocked, amazed, jazzed and hooked!  So much cleaner than AM ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May12 03:48 John DE, Re: 2:16, I too wish I had paid attention from 2007 to 2008. 2007 was my first season, and I had no idea what skip was. - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May12 03:12 i'd think that the solar activity would start messing with the ionosphere, but if it is, its very minor...Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May12 02:55 (Just guessing (:       (24.36.227.196) 
May12 02:54 The ionosphere is too clean!! - not enough nuclei for ion development (; = WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May12 02:52 skip gods are slacking big-time! ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May12 02:36 set of replacement VTs prob c. $100 now, not that I'd dare power it up after 40 yrs of it being idle! - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 02:34 Sep 2011 pix of chassis san VTs - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/GEDC0200.JPG     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 02:26 wish I'd had better than this 1962-1970 - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/StewWarn.htm     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 02:16 I wish I had paid attention to FM Es back in 2000 when I logged by first station- I wasted 7 good years!  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 02:15 First FM Es was KTRA-102.1 Farmington, NM on 7/29/2007, with a country countdown show. > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May12 02:13 Annapolis used to come in rather well on 107.9 back when Family Radio was there.  Nothing but Spanish there now  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 02:12 My first FM MS **PREDATES** my first ever FM Es - on 97.5 "...exclusively on CJOB with play-by-play at..." in summer 1965...my Miami opening was a winter opening in December--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 02:11 I can see why 107.9 would be good for you, as you're pretty far from Annapolis (or apparently far enough, at least) and anything else--Merrill     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 02:10 My first FM Es was June 24, 2000, KRPS 89.9, Manhattan KS.  I remember lots of Cuban TV Es in the 70s and 80s  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 02:09 Oh, my first FM ES, that is...on TV my first Es ever was WTWO-2 Bangor ME sometime in the Fifties, while trying to watch Beat The Clock on WJBK--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 02:09 107.9 is a very productive channel for me- lost of tropo and Es- even got a HD2 decode from Minnesota on 107.9 two years ago  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 02:08 I'd really have to look back to know what my first Es here in Illinois was.  Probably Texas, low on the dial.  My first **ever** Es was Miami 97.3 from Michigan in 1965--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 02:07 Weird, John DE, though only eleven frequencies exceed my own 107.9 Skip totals...I actually know TWO people whose FIRST EVER Es loggings were on 107.9!!--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 02:05 And also all too often, outside of the station ID, there is often no local origination whatsoever.  This is especially true of religious teaching stations (which dominate that part of the dial nowadays)--Merrill     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 02:05 Most of my Es is on 88.3, 92.1, 92.3...and 107.9???  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 02:04 [00:43] Also consider that, all too often, stations coming in below "92" will ID **only once per hour**--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 02:02 FN03, I don't think of this as a late start yet.  Sometimes I've noticed in early-ES seasons, the season "burns out" early in July or just doesn't have much Es--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 02:00 [00:43] I do the same thing...the educational part of the band is also my worst for Es totals.    After the 92-98 cluster, my skip the rest of the way up the dial is pretty "flat" with 99-101 looking no different than my 106-108     Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 01:29 I have 1014 AM logs- would like to get to a thousand both on AM and FM!  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 01:28 I started FM DXing in 2007 altho I have my first Es log back in 2000, with rather basic equipment- John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 01:27 I'm at 845 here, hoping to reach at least 900 this year. My goal was 1,000....But the season will have a late start, so it seems unlikely now. - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May12 01:24 John in DE I havent even done any leg work on putting the count on what I have gotten thus far. LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May12 01:20 I;m just hoping I can crack 800 stations this year- currently at 726  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May12 01:03 thru mid Jul 2011 I had somewhat over 100 new FMs, mostly Es as usual - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 00:59 Frank.....Congrats on getting the Totals done and cracking 4,000 Heard on FM!!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May12 00:55 Bolin Phase Box has enabled tr DX on adjacents to lcl HDs (notably 95.1) - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 00:53 This is my first full year with my APS13 to see how it helps me out with Es.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May12 00:45 sferics agn - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 00:44 I haven't experienced enough Es with my current setup to know how it reacts. Have had one semi-confirmed FM Es this year  JJ in EN82     (97.147.143.40) 
May12 00:43 Previous interference is now completely gone wonder what the deal is as nothing has been changed here electrical or usage wise.  LM/FM29      (68.80.32.109) 
May12 00:43 often just ck 88-92 to see if Es MUF still there then go above 92 looking for better chance idents - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 00:42 I guess then I will be very limited to as what i can get and use as far as open frequencies.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May12 00:40 88-92 idents sure increased since RDS/HD able, before then didn't linger long there - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 00:39 [00:26] between 92.1 and 98.3 is 106.3 with 37 Es logged (including 10 or so since the local WTND-LP came on)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:35 I'm guessing that my low skip antenna height accomplishes FAR more than any kind of antenna tilt ever would--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:35 Maybe once a year I see a signal bust through IBOC sideband de AC7XP     (98.165.217.159) 
May12 00:33 My experience is that it takes a very strong opening to bust through IBOC on adjacents de AC7XP     (98.165.217.159) 
May12 00:32 I am very RF saturated, with alot fo HD IBOC crap, not sure if sitting on side stations of the main station running IBOC would be good for Es to leave my rigs on to record. LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May12 00:32 However, you have to do some sophisticated computer modeling of the antenna and environment first if you want to pre-establish what you have before you just try it during an opening de AC7XP     (98.165.217.159) 
May12 00:30 So, yes, height above ground, polarity, and tilt relative to the ground can have a profound effect on directional antennas de AC7XP     (98.165.217.159) 
May12 00:29 Ground gain/reflections can be a big factor when determining patterns and gain on directional antennas de AC7XP     (98.165.217.159) 
May12 00:27 Furthermore, the educational band is the most crowded part, with the most stations operating--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:27 Totals are comparatively terrible on the Educational Band, total 632 logged which is far below proper representation for the 20% of the dial it occupies--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:26 now if I can ever finish the 2011 tapes/logs - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/fmst1012.htm     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 00:26 Most ES 37/92.1, 35/98.3...most Tropo 107.1/39, 95.9/38--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:23 thru 12-31-2010 I'd 802 tr, 3272 Es, 116 ms - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 00:23 Best states:  IL/344, TX/307, FL/251, MO/236.  Quebec/62.  Tamaulipas/28.  Bahamas/3, Cuba/13, Dominican Republic/2--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:22 Best frequency here, surprisingly, is 106.3 with 69 logged - my very closest local [LPFM] is on that position--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:20 LM/FM29, I doubt that a slight tilt really helps, but I'm only guessing, does anybody really know?  Off-plane gain is never specified, and I don't know the typical gain on the vertical front lobe on an antenna is--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:19 Es Ch 2 faint mix south - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.231.149) 
May12 00:18 I was happiest of all when all of the SUBTOTALS (tropo, etc.) *AGREED* on the "by frequency" and "by political unit" tallies, so the horrid part is done!--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:17 I wish they still made those old VHF 16+ footers like a few years ago. Thats what I woulda bought  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May12 00:17 So a slight tilt on the antenna could help Es?  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May12 00:16 HOORAY!  My totals on FM are entirely resolved...2192 TR, 2055 ES, 14 MS, 8 Au...less 61 duplications by multiple modes...grand total 4,208 logged--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:14 I also note often that deep ES (like >1250 miles) gets attenuated as well...which could support my idea...as the angle on deep skip is extremely low--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:13 MY THEORY:  How tall/high are the peaks and valleys of the waves.  Is it possible the ground absorbs parts of the troughs, but Es not affected because it comes in at an angle?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:10 I meant 107.3 not 101.7     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:10 The low height (hey, an oxymoron!) does quite a number on semilocals and the skip can really kill them, even 100 kw'ers at 40 miles (95.3, 101.7)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:09 KA3JAW, I use a Winegard 8-element (never got around to putting APS-13 replacement up) only 7 feet above ground, for skip--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May12 00:06 Es XHCBD-3 Veracruz (811 mi)  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 23:55 Es XHGV-4 Veracruz (811 mi)  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 23:40 I would prefer to have it stay in the backyard at 10' AGL if those large oak trees were not there. Less RFI in the yard compared to your house leaking it through the roof - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 23:34 10' off the ground on a metal pole in the backyard in close proximity to the neighbors group of oak trees. I have to aim right through the trees for that azimuth - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 23:34 Es got to 93.9 here, gone now. Need to review recordings to see if I can ID any of them. Craig EL98     (98.85.6.60) 
May11 23:32 Seems to be more effective on the roof of the house due to less obstructions nearby (oak trees) compared to being - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 23:30 Notice any improvement in the height?  I keep my CM 3671 at about 17-18 ft   Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 23:25 Es starting to deteriorate here now, it's your turn Mike-LA to grab the Es - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 23:23 Mike-LA: I move the Antennacraft YA-526 off the 10' metal pole to the roof of the house at 25' - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 23:16 KA3 that low band antenna seems to be working well for you  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:59 Es TV6 video sweeping with a trace, prob. HRJG - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 22:49 Rick, KEXP-90.3 IBOC is back on. But KJR is not. Guess I'll send an invitation to KWNR 95.5... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 22:48 in ur case with KRVS use ahead of FM set with s-meter, tune traps for min 88.7, then put it in TV line - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:45 those are powdered-iron slug-tuned coil in the FT-7600 so not made for constant twiddling, just set and forget - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:36 KA3 send some of that in my direction  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:35 Maybe something like this http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=FT-7600&d=Winegard-FT7600-Two-Stage-Variable-FM-Trap-(FT-7600)&sku=615798102043&utm_campaign=base&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=google_base     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:35 Es SS Es building here in lower FM atm. Craig EL98jq     (98.85.6.60) 
May11 22:32 Es TV2 YNTC with translucent logo u/r - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 22:31 I guess I can google "tunable FM traps"     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:30 Doesnt the CM 7777 have a built in FM trap? But I guess not tuneable  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:28 years ago a local electronic store had a basketfull of FT-7600s for like $1 each - should have stockpiled then - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:25 or DID, the "new" FT-3000 doesn't look tuneable :< - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:23 svrl folk offer the Winegard FT-7600 for that - I used to have mine set to 97.3 to stop intermod overload on TM-1001 - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:23 Es TV4 YNTM with logo u/r - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 22:20 our 88.3 (100kw 9 mi wnw) QRMs Ch 6 hr as well - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:19 a tuneable trap on 88.7 should help reduce KRVS effects on Ch 6 - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:15 89.9 CJKX1 ON Sunderland back to full power. Managed 5 MS stations, four of which are new to my log. Had never had MS on 89.9 before.         Saul @ Burnt RiverON      (184.151.61.164)
May11 22:12 KRVS is almost always coming in on XET-6  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:10 I guess I'm lucky, I get to have 2 of them locally, :(  also KRVS  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:07 OK thanks     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:07 I got a few nightlight Ch 6s  (Miami, Orlando, Denver) in Jun-Jul 2009 over our KFLZ, plus GA & AL DTVs on Es - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:07 or do I have no hopes for a TV6 Es?     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:06 rotate antenna to minimize, use another antenna and phasing system to reduce it - that's about it - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 22:05 thanks KA3...so can a strong signal over ride the FM?  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:03 Sooo...really nothing I can do Pat?  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 22:03 Es TV5 El Lider HRTG - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 22:01 87.7 FM is riding slightly off frequency from the assigned TV-6 audio carrier of 87.75 Mhz - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 21:59 if KXKW is a Franken FM it IS Ch 6  (like my KFLZ-CA-6 here) - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 21:59 Mike-LA: KXKU Mustang 87.7 in Lafayette, La - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 21:53 Es TV4 HRLP - seen logo circle border with 7/4 inside of it - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 21:53 KA3 whats the answer to an FM station (KXKW) coming in on my ch 6?  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 21:45 Tripp-Lite has Isobar premium surge protectors - KA3JAW EL87 http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/product-series.cfm?txtSeriesID=825     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 21:41 Anyone know of anything i can use to plug into the outlet to get rid of the signal issues?  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May11 21:33 Es Ch3 TVG Guatemala City Popped in nicely with a bunch of promos.  Tom-MM-EL97     (99.127.62.178) 
May11 21:29 MAjor problem just noted, something is jamming my 2-5 like a power supply on a computer is emitting RF.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May11 21:14 Getting what sound like air rushing through a tube on TV6 audio - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 21:13 Es TV3 TGV with court  program - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 21:11 Es Ch2 Azteca7. Unk location.. Also Ch3 & 4 trying.  Tom-MM-EL97     (99.127.62.178) 
May11 20:49 KJ4BUG: Have the same here too - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 20:39 Two Seattle HDs off in case skip comes in. KEXP-90.3 and KJR-95.7. Yay for 4 more freqs! - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May11 20:36 Es - ch 2/4 from SSW - ch 2 - HJRS Honduras with Vica TV logo (1323 mi)         KJ4BUG - Fred - SC FM03af      (98.124.115.37)
May11 20:06 Hoping Es awakens from its afternoon siesta, because I should be done with work soon! - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May11 16:25 Es TV2 Mx Net-7 logo u/r with temp. 30 and time stamp 11:22, then poss. program called Dimelo - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May11 15:58 Es Ch2 qsb - de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.119.56) 
May11 15:42 Es ch 4 Mex w Net 5 logo u/r  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.185) 
May11 15:40 "10" logo ul corner     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 15:40 Chiapas still fading in and out...when its in its very clear  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 15:35 all my Ch 2-4 vid carriers seem to be XE tropo - de WA5IYX EL09ql     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 15:27 Es XHTAA-2 Tapachula, Chiapas (1072 mi)  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 15:00 TV2 some program w/Telly Savalas in English w/Spanish subtitles  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 14:45 Es 61.25 snowy - de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.119.56) 
May11 14:45 Es 61.25 snowy - de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.119.56) 
May11 14:44 Es 2-3-4 south (weak)  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.225) 
May11 14:32 aircraft departing SF often found 118-136 MHz path to Hawaii when passing thru the "right" altitudes - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 14:30 DTV antenna patterns there probably not favorable for Hawaii paths - de WA5IYX     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 14:11 Es ch 2 Mex w net 7 logo u/r & News pgm. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.165) 
May11 14:03 that Hawaii-CA Tr path happens a lot-not uncommon to hear San Diego low FM from Hilo 2500 mi W > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 13:44 http://www.esnips.com/displayimage.php?album=2298681&pid=34088662&uid=480993#top_display_media     (142.217.35.211) 
May11 13:44 Until Es does arrive just remembered this recording from last year on 90.5, Circuito X from Puerto La Cruz Venezuela     (142.217.35.211) 
May11 13:18 Es ch 2 Mex  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.238) 
May11 13:01 Movie classic, "The Last Picture Show" now starting on "Antenna TV."  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.238) 
May11 12:59 Es - ch 2/3 - // programming with male annr iin Spanish - in briefly - most likely Cuba         KJ4BUG - Fred - SC FM03af      (98.124.115.37)
May11 12:58 from May 1981 before his move to Hawaii - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/wb6wml-a.jpg     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 12:49 item re his exploits in this - de WA5IYX   http://members.ozemail.com.au/~tecknolt/VHF%20News/vhfjune98.htm     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 12:47 Shel Remington - de WA5IYX   http://www.qrz.com/db/KH6SR     (69.152.231.149) 
May11 12:42 Tr  Very strong DTVs from Dayton & Cincy (100 miles).  WKMR-DT-15, Morehead, KY @ 190 miles, best distance.  Steve EM69               (70.225.130.121)
May11 12:36 Re the 90.5 classic country, I know it's not really enough to ID, was just more intrigued to discover there was such a station on that frequency branding itself as such, I'd never heard of that one ...- Desrudx     (142.217.35.211) 
May11 12:34 FYI-a  tropo FM distance record - 90.3 TR XHPVA  Puerto Vallarta	MX 3241mi Shel Remington-Keaau-HI	02/10/98	          KJ4BUG - Fred - SC FM03af      (98.124.115.37)
May11 10:47 I also can't remember which island he was on--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:47 I think his name was Sheldon Remington, but I could be entirely getting the name wrong--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:46 [09:11] Does anybody know whether that's the **world record** for a BROADCASTING (not ham/amateur) station via Tropo?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:44 NOW to get all the old stuff posted to the new map, and I'm done, and I can SEE what I need during openings!!--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:43 Oops, I mean 134, because I have KJAB-88.3 and KWWR-95.7  :p  --Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:43 Mexico total now 132--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:39 Of all my totals I'm probably happiest with my 122 Tropo logged from Kansas--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:38 Strangest quirk in all the tallying was that all 13 of the new Idaho loggings in the 2000's were in the upper half of the dial (lowest freq. Rexburg 98.1)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:35 Adding the pre-2000 total of 3226 to the 2000 and after new total 982, it looks like 4208 FM's logged here--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:33 YAY!!!  I found the errors.  I mis-=counted the West Virginia map (easy to spot, skip is rare there)...and forgot to mark Grand Junction 107.9 on map--Merrill/IL       (184.171.232.23) 
May11 10:20 Portugal Ch E2 48.242 MHz closed this morning.  Hugh     (85.247.178.16) 
May11 09:15 ...because I have NOT officially logged WLWM-89.7 (Macomb) yet!!  I hadn't noticed it's no longer a translator--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:14 No doubt there will be other "obvious" stuff missing, but I think that one will win the prize, or maybe not??...     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:13 ...having heard is BEFORE 2000 elsewhere, and having not logged (or noticed) since.  I also noticed I need to log Colchester IL 96.7 yet (BIG PEST) lol--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:12 And, as far as COL changes, it's going to be easy NOW...there will be more, but they will all now be comparisons between...     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:11 About fifteen yeaers ago a guy in Hawaii had 3,500-mile FM Tropo to, I think, Puerto Vallarta MX--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:10 Ah Mike...I wasn't thinking of airport codes but I got San Antonio right away.  Trans-Gulf is pretty impressive.  Water does interesting things--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:07 Hatr tricks:  I was wrong about Pratt 93.1, I only have via Tr and Au, NO MS.  My only other hat trick is Dallas 97.9 (all but via Aurora)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:04 Merrill;  TPA=Tampa, SAT=San Antonio ... airport codes ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May11 09:03 I CAN DEFINITELY DO THIS!!  At least the problem is within only one mode.--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:03 However, they add to 615 new logfgings via Es on the maps, and 617 by frequency, so I have to reaolve that difference--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:02 The saga of calibrating my totals continues.  My new Tropo 2000-2012 add to 366 both via frequency and via maps--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 09:01 Mike, what is TPA?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 08:57 [01:52] keep in mind that many traditional college stations also may have "block programming" - which sometimes may indeed include somebody having a 2 or 3 hour slot playing old Country--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 06:16 TPA from SAT is disgusting! ... mike/cm87     (166.250.45.75) 
May11 05:58 found 10 other FM via tr/ms/Es - 88.5 Atlanta, Tampa; 92.3 Montgomery,Laplace; 92.5 Panama City; 94.7 Springfield MO; 94.9 Mobile,Miami Bch,Tampa; 95.1 Mammoth Spgs AR - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May11 05:37 CN87, I got Seattle TV audio pretty wel on a scanner. Esp. 13, as I recall. 92.9 did a stunting countdown forseveral days but format remained country; '92 or'93. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May11 04:57 Tr is short but strong. Good DTV sigs from <150mi. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.164) 
May11 04:52 and Rick-were you able to get any Seattle TV via Tr? KSTW, KTZZ, KIRO? > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 04:52 non-commercial Spanish I was going to say > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 04:51 KFFM is 107.3-gigantic signal, could hear them heading WEST on SR-8 near Capitol Peak. KXDD 104.1, 91.9 IS KDNA. It's non-commercial      (76.22.60.125) 
May11 04:51 92.9 used to be KHYT in the late 80s, then KXXS from '93-'97, KQSN '97-'02 [as Sunny 92.9] and now KDBL [92.9 The Bull]. It is heard in Dupont along I-5 like a local for about 2mi. > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 04:32 CN87, yes, Nightwatch. In the Dalles I got the 92.9, KFFM, KXXD on selective tuners, KDNA? 91.9. KING was the only consistent Seattle station there. KMCQ hit parts of Seattle before 2008 signoff.- Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May11 04:25 KDIX first logged Jul 1962, a 1965 photo - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/650104.jpg     (69.152.255.244) 
May11 04:19 old 1974 KDIX ident, they went KNDX in 1983, KXMA in 1985 - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/ra/kdix74a.ra     (69.152.255.244) 
May11 04:17 I know its early, but I'm impatient, and itching to try out my new TV antenna :) - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May11 04:15 I meant back to 2009 (;     (24.36.227.196) 
May11 04:15 I plan on putting my daily logs + records online soon. Finally goin' paperless.  Have completed up to 2009 so far. - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May11 04:14 Finally updated my TV log totals. Total now at 933 = 773 analog + 160 dtv. - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May11 04:13 and another question: Did you ever get any Yakima stations from the Dalles? Nearest I got to you in Wapato was KYYT-102.3 Goldendale, but it was extremely weak > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 04:12 that would be the old CBS News Nightwatch [predecessor to Up To The Minute] > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 03:46 It wasn't KDIX then, no. They were running a news program from CBS. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May11 03:38 And it WAS KXMA in 1988-KDIX turned into KNDX until 1985, then KXMA > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 03:32 They must have had color bars at that time of night... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 03:30 Re early season DX: 1988 from the Dalles,OR: KDIX-tv2 Dickinson, Apr. 5th a bit after 2 AM for 10 minutes. Nice treat. - Rick N6KCR Seattle      (174.61.229.178) 
May11 03:27 Re: Jan. discussion of Es and small radios: I discovered Es on a $15 Lloyd's transistor radio in '68. Radio was quite deaf but no problem for intense skip. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May11 02:11 Es usually starts here around Memorial Day, but we had a good bit of early Es last year- I got spoiled  John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May11 02:05 But I hope the next few days are just DX God "rest" and we'll starting seeing FM MUFs again > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May11 02:04 I had that monster one on May 22, 2011 to CA, AZ, NV and NM, as well as an AZ low band opening on 5/4/2010. > Seattle      (76.22.60.125) 
May11 02:00 FWIW - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/MMJ-7211.gif     (69.152.255.244) 
May11 01:59 No hat tricks here.  I have heard 88.7 WYTF Indianola MS by both Es and Ms- John DE     (108.16.164.4) 
May11 01:54 Sorry typing too fast...but researched it and they are listed as class A ( 4500 watts) non-profit playing classic country -      (142.217.35.211) 
May11 01:52 I'm intrigued but this, heard Ms ping that sounded like classic country song on 90.5, found WCOQ has such a format, that's unusual in the edu band? - Desrudx SW Qc     (142.217.35.211) 
May11 01:23 I never expect FM Es before Memorial Day de AC7XP     (98.165.217.159) 
May11 01:20 It's _so_ early Justin! Some seasons start early, go quiet, but end up great. '86 had a couple of good openings in early June in Cal, seemed dead, then got active after July 20. And the north often starts late. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May11 01:00 KWLS (et. al.) via Tr, MS, Au...I think; KQIZ via Es, Tr, MS (so this makes KWLS one of my most-wanted Es)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 00:58 So far I think my only hat tricks may be KQIZ amarillo and (varions calls) Pratt KS on 93.1...but I don't have any "grand slams"--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May11 00:38 Only have 2 FMs via hat trick KDHX-88.1 via Es/Ms/Tr and CKMF-94.3 via Au/Ms/Tr -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May11 00:22 Lets just say I'm not very impressed by this year's skip season so far. In fact, I've had no Es at all year to date - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May11 00:10 On TV I've only done that with WBRZ-2,WESH-2,WEAR-3,WRBL-3 - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 23:57 need to formulate my master station log to see how many I have via "hat trick" (all 3 modes) - Steve K3PHL FN20     (68.84.68.138) 
May10 22:27 WKNO is one of those logged by ms, Es, and tr - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 21:49 Ms 89.1 WPAS Pascagoula, MS RDS 977 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May10 20:49 Mr DTV chasing analog...doesnt look right.  Mike-LA     (74.234.65.51) 
May10 20:47 Yeah you're starting to dig deep now Ed  :)  Mike-LA     (74.234.65.51) 
May10 19:58 Tr analog W29CI 29 Salem, IL. 123 mi. 3ABN. You'll know I'm bored when I start posting analogs.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.5) 
May10 19:57 Ms 19:55:20z 91.9 WKNO TN Memphis (RDS dead air) 625 mi - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 19:27 most going south and east of hr - thunder has slacked off - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 19:17 Saul...I'm getting PINGS here...but nothing too useful!! Band is quieter than normal here allowing the Pings to get through......Not holding my breath though!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 19:14 Re Ms 91.3 WI - For now I will probably keep it as a synchro.         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.79)
May10 19:13 Ms - Two hits this aft from WI Public Radio on 91.3. Not sure I can tell which of the two ones listed there it would be though         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.79)
May10 19:11 We do that kinda thing abt every other day, here.  Ed EM56      (207.162.169.5) 
May10 19:10 We do that kind thing abt every other day, here.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.5) 
May10 19:07 RE: 18:52... When did you move to KY, Pat...  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.5) 
May10 19:03 Tr S 104.5 CHUM Toronto, ON- very weak and barely above the static with Mariah Carey's Fantasy and webstream match-- 307 miles-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May10 19:01 Tr S 103.5 CIDC Orangeville, ON- poor/weak fade up over WMUZ with hip-hop and webstream match-- 280 miles-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May10 18:59 busy, busy - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://broadcast-weather.net/tornado.html     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:52 lcl TV constantly interrupting with numerous tornado warnings to our south - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:50 with electroluminesecent display it ate 9-v bats quickly, got a TI with red LEDs soon after - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:47 when I took it to Australia in Jul 1979 some folk there were impressed, even tho it took a couple of seconds to do a trig function - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:46 I didn't get something similar until Dec 1973 at c. $40, first "scientific" Mark APF-50 a few years later about same $ from Lafayette Radio - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:44 in fall of 1971 at a business machine shop here someone had a simple 4-function handheld $300 - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:36 Pat..In 1971 a Handheld Calculator woulda cost almost as much as a Car!! Cutting Edge Technology around that time!!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 18:36 I still have the sets of tables and maps I made - now I don't have to worry about ever putting it the Web as better analyses is already there :> - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:34 wasn't totally raw, monthly graphs of % of times for months of field strength on the numerous paths c.1964-69 - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:31 I had to use an electro-mechanical calculator to crunch the numbers vs a handheld electronic :< - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:29 until now, I never had all the background info on that raw data that I was handed to analyze and make maps from over a Sept 1971 weekend - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:07 I suspected maybe tropospheric contamination to some of the high-loss paths over the North Sea - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:04 hardly a "shortcut" URL ! - anyway it's a 2M PDF file to download/view with lots of familiar paths - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:03 North America gets skunked during the big European Es openings - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May10 18:03 OK Pat...I got it now!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 18:01 maybe it takes this to work - de WA5IYX   http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=european+broadcasting+union+Band+I+Sporadic-E+field+strength+data&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CFQQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Frd%2Fpubs%2Freports%2F1975-17.pdf&ei=jf6rT87nIMis2gWaiNmmAg&usg=AFQjCNHOSdtA4_PzYIJsJWwDJBl_BG6-3Q     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 18:00 Yeah DN64....that's what caused me to post that question...It's like that over there pretty much every day!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 17:59 then add the http:// before it - like Fig. 7 diurnal diagram :> - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 17:59 Speaking of European Es, check out Sherlock. It's cooking over there. - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May10 17:58 Anyone on the List have a SANGEAN HDT-1X HD Tuner FOR SALE???? If so...Please contact me at va3sw@rogers.com   I want to BUY IT!!! Is there any place still selling NEW in BOX Units???  Thanks de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 17:56 Sorry pat...that last link is not working?? Says not found on server??? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 17:52 I "played" with data like this from 1966-69 when at Boulder - de WA5IYX   www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1975-17.pdf     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 17:43 OK Pat....Thanks for the European Es Data....Always wondered why they were always going Wacky with E-Skip??? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 17:38 obtuse filtering on here preventing my post re EBU TV field strength data in the 60s - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 17:36 Ms pings on 105.9, but nothing ID'able-- EN71 S. Michigan     (66.231.51.192) 
May10 17:34 data I saw in 1971 when at Boulder indicated that it got "better" as one went east towards the Black Sea - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 17:23 nature's magnetic field over Europe- data back to the 50s-60s shows high incidence of Es there than N America - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 17:16 Even Northern Europe seems to get in on the Action!! Are they paying Higher Taxes or what???? Just wondering what's going on??? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 17:16 Europe's Openings seem to Start way before ours do.....and every day seems to be a Good One over there??? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 17:15 Stupid Question # 1543..Why is it that EUROPE has had MORE INTENSE Es Openings and MORE OPENINGS than North America the past 3-4 years??? de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 16:41 Es ch 2 Can FF Ed EM56     (207.162.169.137) 
May10 16:18 105.7 san antonio     (66.213.29.2) 
May10 15:59 Ms - 89.9 Two hits WHSA Brule WI for new log: "Stay with WI Pub Radio" 0809; "This is WI Pub Radio News" at 0930         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.79)
May10 15:43 whatever sol nx not much x-rays behind it all - de WA5IYX   http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 15:36 Lot's of solar noise this morning..It's going to blow!!!!   ed n5jeh dm65rd     (70.57.135.176) 
May10 15:30 now this is amazing...no signs of WBCT at all even pointing right at it and hearing lots of pings on 93.7  JJ in EN82     (75.198.81.145) 
May10 15:28 I'm headed out for lunch in 30 minutes.  I'd like to phone in an order of FM skip for pickup at 11am CT... thanks! - Matt EN21     (132.3.49.68) 
May10 15:26 Ms pings on 93.7 also  JJ in EN82     (75.198.81.145) 
May10 15:25 there was mention of "public radio", but faded out too quickly  JJ in EN82     (75.198.81.145) 
May10 15:23 just heard a random swarm of stations "flare up" on 93.7 pointed SW  JJ in EN82     (75.198.81.145) 
May10 15:17 Ms - "91.3 WUKY" is Lexington KY at 1100         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.79)
May10 15:13 Just hrd another 'wave' of solar noise on 10M. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.71) 
May10 15:11 Looks like there's a skip cloud over "Kentuckiana" right now... anyone hearing anything? - Matt EN21     (132.3.49.68) 
May10 15:11 Hearing svrl 8th & 9th call area bcns on 10 M but no QSOs.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.71) 
May10 15:06 Tr WQEL Bucyrus, OH Webstream Match  114mi Also WLPC-LD RF 40...unusual to see here  JJ in EN82     (75.198.81.145) 
May10 14:55 Yeah, I know, I typo'd the word "assembly" but I guess y'all should be used to it by now.  Ed EM56 aka Mr. Typo     (207.162.169.71) 
May10 14:42 my HS didn't get central air until decades after my era there ... - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 14:40 decades ago the lack of school air conditioning was a big factor in their skeds - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 14:38 TX school starts used to be after Labor Day, it's crept well back into Aug now - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 14:33 de Ed EM56     (207.162.169.71) 
May10 14:32 RE: 11:37... for a change the thunderstorm assemblly line is not here tho, it'll be back next week     (207.162.169.71) 
May10 14:09 No FM Es in eastern PA - Steve K3PHL FN20     (68.84.68.138) 
May10 14:00 No Es here in Niagara yet. - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May10 13:59 Maps show Es to 79 Megs above EM86...         Saul @ Bu rt River ON      (184.151.61.79)
May10 13:55 Nowadays in Western WA most school districts get out around the first day of summer-not like 50 yrs ago when that was around Memorial Day Wknd-seems like they keep taking MORE of June away from kids > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May10 13:47 recall one Es event yrs ago where KUSD-2 was showing U of SD grad ceremonies live - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 13:45 my HS Class had over 800, took a while for stage walks; UT had c. 4000 - no stage walks! - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 13:33 most other grade 5-9 stuff was around Memorial Day (Calif 1955-57 was well into June!) - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 13:30 It's supposed to affect most of Thurs and Fri hr - that's an early grad date (my HS was May 19 '66, UT May 15, '71 - didn't attend that) - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 13:21 Pat could you keep it in your area another 24 hours pls? :)   Mike-LA     (74.234.92.207) 
May10 13:20 11:37- Yeah and it will be here Saturday just in time for my son's college graduation :(   Mike-LA     (74.234.92.207) 
May10 12:04 BTW, that new 105.7 is sited on the Tower of the Americas at over 600' AGL so the 145w has lots more coverage area than most xltors in this market - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 11:37 weather event starting up - de WA5IYX   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 10:12 Now...BRING ON THE SKIP!  Between two sets of maps, everything I've logged is marked in now--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May10 10:11 ...Interestingly it seems that most of the station moves were stations less than 10-15 years old (strange)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May10 10:10 Monahans/Gardendale TX 102.1 was, I think, the ONLY one I had to "erase" versus classic (1900's) DX...     (184.171.232.23) 
May10 10:09 SURPRISINGLY FEW "bogus COL moves" loggings of classic DX, maybe it's a good thing the incredible clutter kept me from noticing a lot of them--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May10 10:08 Bedtime!  All modern DX posted now, and there were about 15 more COL's to research.     (184.171.232.23) 
May10 06:09 Also still trying to figure out who gave the fake PI "WEW" from Mexico on 93.1 last year durding that deep opening?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May10 06:07 Can't even find any 105.1 even remotely close to there, could there be an LPFM relaying them?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May10 06:04 Caught while calibrating my logs:  2010 full legal ID for KQBO Rio Grande City omn 105.1??  They're on 107.5 and I can't find anything logical on 105.1 including translators, what was this?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May10 05:27 Another cold front passed thru today and brought the tropo dead zone with it. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.93) 
May10 04:10 [01:11} Ed: That's my normal conditions here with IBOC sidebands everywhere ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May10 02:10 We do better here than our targets do. But WA-CA DX moves fast. For us, we move with it to AZ/NV. In CA, it's gone quickly. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May10 02:08 CN87, from AZ and CA, Seattle DX was usually quick: 10 minutes to the top of the dial, then gone. Intense but fast. TX and NE would settle in and stay awhile. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May10 02:00 In '93-'94 off-season in Phoenix, I had TV Es about every 10 days from near Halloween thru December, as I recall. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May10 01:56 [23:52] '94 was my 1stPhoenix Es season. 4-hour TV opening 1st Fri in April. FM early & often. '95 great too, then less active for a few years. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May10 01:33 IUIN (it's on a different freq now) - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/w/wa5iyx//ra/iuin_72.ra     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 01:28 Ms - 103.7 Lebanon MO KJEL 1745 with ad for Lebanon Technology & Career Center at 532-5494          Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.129)
May10 01:27 before the 105.7 diversion, I was going to mention that 1972 set picked up an ILS Navaid from IL (IUIN) - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 01:18 Ed...see my 2343 UTC Message re Huge Sunspot getting ready to Blow!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 01:14 Thot so... Ed EM56...   http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/propagation.html     (207.162.169.119) 
May10 01:11 Think we've had some Solar "input" today.. Little while ago, 10 meter noise level shot up (frying sound) and faded back to normal level.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.119) 
May10 01:00 I'm abt where the "S" in San Antonio is on that coverage map - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:57 7.4 miles at 118-deg with 145 watts - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=K289BN&service=FX&status=C&hours=U     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:53 KRNH well most of time unless tropo or Es supplants it - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:46 How well does 92.3 KRNH come in in ST Pat? - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May10 00:44 &, FWIW, FM1 mems 88.1, 89.5, 90.5, 91.1, 92.7, 93.5, 94.5, 95.5, 96.5, 97.9 - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:43 Es (very brief) or Ms (very long) ch 2 un-id SS. Lasted abt a minute. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.119) 
May10 00:42 I hope NO ONE in Seattle will even TOUCH 101.9. That will be the end of it... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May10 00:40 OK FM2 mems 99.9,100.7,101.5,102.9,103.3,104.9,106.1,106.3,107.1,107.9 - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:37 Damn xlators! - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May10 00:30 now to try to remember how to repogram the HDT-1x mems and make that 106.3 - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:24 #$^& the 105.7 now lost - it's RDS but PI "WVO" - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:23 Pat...Who's this Hauser Guy?? We supposed to know him??? HAHAHA...Just Kidding of course!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 00:22 I've c. 150 other clips from that year, but acoustic coupling used so quality suffers - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:22 Pat, check 105.7 - it is airing WOAI now (I'm listening via San Antonio GT node). K289BN? One frequency less for DX? - finndx http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?action=printpage;topic=209358.0     (88.113.54.107) 
May10 00:08 the 1972 audio clip is from it - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/fmdx-ra.htm     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:06 NEVER have I heard reports from Seattle of Es over KIRO-7. Sure, MUF has probably gotten that high here before but never have heard reports > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May10 00:06 sometimes (often) I never knew if I were on 93.9, 94.1, or 94.3 with that thing! - de WA5IYX     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:06 Maybe that's what steered me into 32+ Years with the Local PD!!! Was a Police Dispatcher for 7 of those years. de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 00:04 I had something similar to that...but it was made by ROSS ELECTRONICS....Used to listen to the Police Calls on it too!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 00:04 that same day Hauser in Von Ormy got Ch 7 Miami Es (around the time I had under 500-mi 92.3 Es from Louisiana) - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May10 00:04 I was thinking the same thing ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May10 00:03 Pat...A Fine State of the Art piece of Gear for the Early 70's!! Where's the Digital Readout??? HAHHAHA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May10 00:00 this is what I was using for that Jun 1973 event - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/GEN-1451a.htm     (69.152.255.244) 
May09 23:57 Saul...I can barely remember April/30 2012!!! You got way too much free time Pal to remember that!!!! HAHAHAH..de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:52 I seem to recall Apr 30 1994 was a Saturday or SDunday, as I was on mky way to meet a buddy for dim sum in Mississauga when I noticed then FM going nuts.           Saul      (184.151.61.129)
May09 23:51 That's under Ideal Sunrise and Sunset Conditions...a Guy in Manila Philippines got a Great Photo and the Sunspot is quite Noticeable!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:50 Apparently this Sunspot is so Large it can be Photographed without the aide of a Telescope!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:43 Space Weather.com is reporting a HUGE SUNSPOT getting ready to blow!!! Maybe some Huge Solar Flares soon!! Maybe some Es????  de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:38 Pat....an Indoor Antenna is usually good for Es....no QRM from Semi Locals!! I used an Indoor Dipole in the Early days and did quite well with it...de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:36 Usually the 5 Hour Sessions are to Florida or Texas...and I've logged well over 200 Stations to both of those States..so it means a TON of Relogs usually......de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:34 Jun 5, 1973 FM Es 0900-2300 CST, and that was with an indoor antenna - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.152.255.244) 
May09 23:27 I wouldn't pray to stop! I'd keep going here! Way to rack up more new logs... > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 23:25 I've had a few 5 + Hours or More openings.....where I was praying for it to stop....so I could hit the can!!! HAHHAHA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:21 and I have NEVER heard 5+hr openings here in WA. Seems like the average is around 90 min in length > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 23:14 Closest to that here was periodic openings on 5/22/11 to AZ/NM, then one to NV, then all faded, then it rose to LA/Fresno all the way to 108 for an hour+ > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 23:14 Saul...That was before I was Retired!!! I woulda been working before Noon!! I like this Retired Gig a lot more!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:11 I actually had TWO separate FM openings Apr 30/94, one before noon, other in evening. Both top of FM band.         Saul ?B.R. ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 23:11 Jeff...You are the Ms King in this neck of the woods!! Probably in a lot of other necks of the woods too!! HAHHAA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:09 Only Es here so far this yr was couple of hours worth on Jan 23 -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May09 23:08 Actually....Those 2 years are the Only years I logged NEW STATIONS in April by Es...there may have been a few more Openings where I heard RELOGS....but not many I would guess!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 23:07 Have 297 via Ms now, nearly all logged live -de Jeff VA3NN      (24.235.50.98) 
May09 22:56 I agree Saul....only 2 April E's Sessions here in London....Apr/27/87 to Florida and Apr/30/94 to Florida!! That's in 36 Years of FM DXing!!de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 22:45 April is unusual for FM Es up this way, Jon, you were lucky. My earliest is April 30, in 1994, and I had more huge Es openings that year than any oither - and that includes some nice ones caught in downtown Toronto         Saul / BR on      (184.151.61.129)
May09 22:43 Pat....I think that's the secret, Peter Sawatsky's MS Receptions were in the Mid 70's.....the Band is MUCH MORE crowded with Locals now. Wonder where Peter went???de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 22:40 This year there hasn't been anything yet - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May09 22:40 Last 2 years I had Es here in April - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May09 22:32 Pretty good Aurora kicking in gear now on 6 meters de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May09 22:30 Now I can tv-dx mobile - built-in tv tuner (ntsc/pal) - KA3JAW EL87 http://www.sonicelectronix.com/pictures_new.php?id=3283&picture_id=81920     (72.40.102.46) 
May09 22:30 Here in PNW we're starved for DX. No trop as you know it in the east, often no winter Es. So we haven't had real DX since Aug. That's why we get impatient.- Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May09 22:21 Re Es - To be fair, Es on FM doesn't generally kick in here in ON until around 3rd week of May; last year was an exception with a couple very ealy openings I missed.         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 22:19 89.9 CJKX1 Sunderland ON, one of my closest pests, continues on reduced power, 3 new by Ms thus far, hope for some Es soon to take advantage of this!         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 22:17 Ms - 89.9 WDAV NC Davidson - "Classical Public Radio 89.9 WDAV" clearly, then QTH that sounded more like Abbeville or Mandeville than Davidson         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 22:08 Tr 89.1 WBOI Fort Wayne, IN 130mi b/c local WJJE off air.  Robb EN80     (75.49.5.65) 
May09 22:03 And I am READY for a gigantic 2m Es opening to South Dakota NOW > Seattle     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 22:03 Drive down to Kent or Auburn and you'll hear KSWW at sometimes 10 dBu or more! KPQ sometimes > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 21:45 No, CN87, I've never gotten KSWW from here. It'll be a major deal when it happens. It's KPQ-FM or nothing. Or skip. Which I'm ready for. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May09 21:36 Rick do you ever get KSWW? I get them very occasionally around here on 102.1 > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 21:36 Rick do you ever get      (76.22.60.125) 
May09 21:31 for those 20 min of the hour most likely to have local content (news, wx, etc) - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 21:30 he used a 555 IC-based timer to turn tape recorder on from 5 before to 5 after the hour and half hour - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 21:28 Peter Sawatzky was in Ontario and managed 400-500 ms idents in the mid 70s - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 20:56 KMHA and CKSB are both presumed logs. Other stations on 91.3 carry National Native News, but all are quite weak or well beyond 1500 miles. Same with French Chaine Culturelle, others very weak and/or within easty Tropo scatter range. MB & ND easy pickings here...common by MS         Saul @ BRiver ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 20:53 Ms - 91.3 KMHA ND New Town yesterday and today with Native Network News.         Saul @ BRiver ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 20:52 Ms - 89.9 CKSB MB Winnipeg French CBC Chaine Culturelle pops in from time to time with French //90.3, and once atop and // with the 89.9 in Paris ON.         Saul @ BRiver ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 20:51 Thanks. I get fade-ups on my emptiest channels, but have a few I can work fairly easily. It helps to be north of Toronto.          Saul @ BRiver ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 19:28 hmm...verizon 3g data in my area seems to be having extensive issues   JJ in EN82     (75.219.155.63) 
May09 19:06 Having said that...just turned on rx and heard strong burst on 104.9 - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May09 19:04 9 here in the mecca of Grimsby - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May09 18:52 Toronto, Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland, Erie, Toledo, Pittsburgh and a few other Major Cities put a real damper on quiet Freqs here in London!!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 18:51 London ONTARIO is no Mecca for MS.....Every Channel has a Whomping Signal on it!!! Hard to hear MS over that!! Only have 5 or 6 ID'd MS Here in over 35 years!! de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May09 18:26 Six?  Jon, I only have 2 MS logs in Delaware!  John DE     (23.24.109.217) 
May09 18:10 More like Burnt River and Clinton are Meccas - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May09 18:09 Ontario a Mecca??? I've only got 6 Ms logs here... - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May09 18:07 Ontario - Mecca for Meteor Scatter - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 17:15 Nice Job Saul.  I am getting myself setup also to be full year round recording.  LM/FM29     (173.49.121.213) 
May09 17:08 Meteor Scatter a poppin' this morning, now revewing tapes...         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 17:07 Ms - 103.7 KVIL TX Highland Park at 1053 ad Sheryl Crow at Meyerson Symphony Ctr ATTPAC.org         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 17:06 Ms - 103.7 KGIM SD Redfield two hits with "Brown County Fairgrounds in Aberdeen" at 1038 & "Pheasant Country 103" at 1013.         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 17:05 Ms - 103.7 WDBR Springfield IL with local ad at 0947         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.129)
May09 15:40 [13:56] What a difference a few miles make! 4 me KXLE is a milestone; 4 u no big deal. OTOH KPQ-FM almost always in; never other locals on 102.1. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May09 14:45 better understimate counts than overestimate, I'll only worry about if a COL change with a TL change suffices for "new" with my "current" loggings - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 14:41 WVVA-DT Tx site is a tougher..almost looks right on the state line. I put as VA since the tower access road comes from that side. - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May09 13:56 Rick, KXLE used to be in almost every day in Bothell at 100 miles, I could stand on the deck near the family room door and hear it like a local, but a few steps later I would get a weak CKZZ Vancouver > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 13:39 6m Es reported now from FN54 to EM89 and EN36 de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May09 12:42 Tr WLWT 35/5 Cincinnati, OH. 267 mi. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.193) 
May09 12:38 Tr Louisville, KY. (180 mi.) DTVs very strong atm. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.193) 
May09 12:32 ... is WRIK 98.3 Brookport, IL. whose tx is in Golo, KY. abt 4-5 mi. S of me...abt 30-35 mi from Brookport.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.193) 
May09 12:30 I can see where this COL vs TL would drive me crazy. The closest example I always refer to ...     (207.162.169.193) 
May09 12:19 I mentioned I count 94.7 Mayfield/Clinton as ONE [I have yet to hear as "Clinton" anyway - no antenna move], but 102.1 Clinton/Mayfield as two [antenna move] - Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:17 WZBH-93.5 Millsboro [georgetown] DE, KCSI-95.3 Villisca [red oak] IA, WLIT-106.3 Bolivia [shallotte] NC, WCXT-98.3 Hartford [south haven] MI, etc (no antenna moves) --Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:13 A few more found that I'll consider "new" and "old" equivalent, so I'll post to the maps and freq. list under new parameters, some are:     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:12 It's going to get crazy, though, when I "hit" all those COL changes for "classic" loggings from 1988 and 1997, etc--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:11 Strange thing is that it makes only THREE FM signals ever ID'ed from Tucson proper, despite a ton of stations there--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:10 Also discovered my 101.3 "KFMA" logging in 2003 was a Tucson translator, not a Freq change for the 92.1--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:09 If, for example, there are no antenna move grants between 1998 and 2007, they cannot move the antenna like in 2004--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:08 The FCCinfo search is **really valuable** as I've figured out the "ropes" in using it--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:07 (like 102.1 move from Monahans TX), and some "under 25 miles" I'll count due to antenna moves and change in market focus--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:06 Research done!!  for now...there are some "over 25 miles" COL I won't count because antenna never moved     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 12:06 Yeah Ed, too bad the WPSD outage and your small opening didn't coincide, would've made a trivial opening suddenly important--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 09:38 First example found of a "classic" log that I'll annotate in its NEW location is in your back yard, the old WXID-94.7...they never moved their antenna so "Clinton" is equivalent--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 08:51 So this is one of the rarer less-than-25-miles moves I'll count, so whenever my taped "relogging" was marked down, it might not be a relog, hi--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 08:50 On their websdite:  "WCBL-FM is a popular radio station in the Paducah,KY-C.Gird,MO-Harbg area" so they've abandoned their original market--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 08:47 That includes marking in my "classic" loggings as the NEWER COL's shown in FM Atlas 21, IF the move would have been "uncountable"--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 08:44 Researching these changes, though, is going pretty well, again I just want to do it right--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 08:43 Interesting, Ed - thanks for checking.  Saves me a little work.  From Smithland, they're obviously trying to be a "Paducah" station certainly more than Benton--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 07:44 Prior 2251 UTC 5-8 & several times during 8-hour recording; no Vancouver. - Rick N6KCR Seattle      (174.61.229.178) 
May09 07:41 Not tr opening but 1st time KXLE-95.3 Ellensburg WA 110Mi. Normally only hear Vancouver BC if anything. Freq not usually clear; KJR-FM's HD off. - Rick N6KCR Seattle      (174.61.229.178) 
May09 07:39 Huh... WQQR 94.7 "Clinton, KY." & WLLE 102.1 tx's are both in Mayfield, KY. ... not vry far apart.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 07:19 I'll see if I can find the 94.7 & 102.1 tx sites... this could take a while... Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 07:10 ...I'd guess it could be... seems close enough.... Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 07:07 ... and might actually be closer to Paducah than Benton tho, I dunno if it's officiallly a Paducah market stn...     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 07:05 OK... as I suspected WCBL FM's tx is not in Grand Rivers... It's closer to Smithland, KY. than anywhere else...     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 06:44 a phone chat with the CE revealed that it was only going to be "very temporary" ... - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 06:41 once decades ago the aux for a lcl (101.9 ?) fired up about 3 mi away nw (vs. 6 mi se) - drove the TM-1001 into intermod frenzy - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 06:40 Lemme dig around Doug's site & see if I can figure out where, exactly, 99.1 is now....Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 06:39 I'm not sure where "in" Grand Rivers the new 99.1 tx is... I'd guess Grand Rivers is abt 20 mi from Benton.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 06:36 ...I was over at WCBL 1290 AM a week ago & inspected their tx's. The old 99.1 FM tx is still in Benton tho only as a back-up to the Grand Rivers tx.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 06:33 I can tell you that WCBL's FM (what ever it's call is) is no longet tx from Benton, KY....     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 06:32 Dunno abt the FMs, Frank. I really don't pay any attn to them other than a casual look thru the band now & then. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 06:28 Ironically, the "market focus change" is much more likely with a big power increase, this is still kind of a work in progress--merrill/il     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 06:28 Or is WCBL still trying to serve Benton as well?  I'm using less than 25 miles if market focus is changed substantially--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 06:27 Ed, did Clinton KY 94.7, Mayfield KY 102.1 move antennas when COL's moved?  Do you know if Grand Rivers 99.1 is now "in" the Paducah market?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 06:08 Tr KARZ 44/42 & KLRT 30/16 Little Rock, AR. 265 mi. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 05:58 Tr WBUY 41/40 Holly Springs, MS. (tx nr Memphis...140 mi.) is wiping out local WKPD 41/29 Paducah, KY. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 05:55 Tr  <150 mi DTVs VERY strong atm. N-AL DTV good sigs. Where was this prop when I needed it last nite while WPSD was down? UGH !  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.251) 
May09 05:40 Some will "disappear" because they're less than 25 miles (regardless of antenna move)...but I guarantee when I finally post my pre-2000 logs the total will jump up past 150--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 05:39 Continuing the Community-of-License saga:  So far I have 43 to research--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 04:58 on the FT-847 the pilot can be very strong w/o DTT901 decoding or rather faint with decoding - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 04:56 the DTV pilot is supposed to be about 10% of the total ERP and have to be a "pure carrier" to alert to ATSC tuner "to look" for the rest of the 6-MHz wide data - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 04:53 I know some foreign DXers do though. - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May09 04:52 Would still just result in tentatives - would never count loggings based on freq alone. - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May09 04:51 You can probably ID some stations by how far off freq their pilot tones are. - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May09 04:50 Too bad the pilot tones don't have some encoded data. They're usually much stronger than the rest of the channel - WRH/ON FN03      (24.36.227.196) 
May09 03:55 I wrote to Harris a couple weeks ago asking if such a thing existed, but nobody there replied--Merrill     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 03:55 Seems to me that some kind of equipment like that could be useful to some engineers, or to the FCC--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 03:54 [17:52] Ed, a good example why it would be so cool to have that mythical ATSC tuner which shows PSIP's for signals far below video threshold--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 03:52 Plus, CN87, our area often seems to be the last to open up. I'm just hoping we have a good season when it does. Seeing the FL reports last month makes us want it, but we don't get what FL and TX get, & not as early. - Rick N6KCR Seattle.      (174.61.229.178) 
May09 03:48 This is a really fun clock!!  It also calibrates to your time zone http://www.asriran.com/files/fa/news/1389/8/16/155486_922.swf     (184.171.232.23) 
May09 03:39 Got it set up in a great spot, all my local TV chs are in. I had two antennas doing this before. I withdraw my comments - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May09 02:39 a whole lot of FM Es in the first ten days of May is relatively rare here - de WA5IYX  EL09ql       (69.153.2.252) 
May09 02:35 perspective, been some better Mays so far, but ... - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/fmes05bdf.htm     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 02:17 I have no balcony or adequate space near the window to place it, so I will be hanging it from my ceiling. - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May09 02:17 ...that is not line of sight to the towers (15-17 miles in two directions) and has stucco siding - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May09 02:16 Just got an RCA ANT751R. Not too impressed with it so far, but then again, it is in a second floor apartment... - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May09 02:12 Very Depressing night here in the Philly Region.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May09 02:03 CN87 sorry     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 02:03 Jim I agree > Seattle CFN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May09 01:53 Where's the Es????????????????????? - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.97.10) 
May09 01:31 abt where things got muddled down - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/ROBSON.TXT     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 01:30 Have Es (?) on 10m now to AZ....a long way away from 88 Mhz de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May09 01:10 helped that the maternal side already had good records back to the early 1800s to start with before delving into the LDS FHS files - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 01:02 knew abt the calendar date change in the UK in the 1750s but never realized that until then they began the New Year there in March! - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 01:00 abt 15 yrs ago got genealogy back to late 1600s in Yorkshire but records seem to have gotten messed up with UK Civil War - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May09 00:16 I haven't had an opening this YEAR at all. C'mon DX Gods! > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May08 23:37 LETS GO FLYERS.  LM/FM29 hopefully they pull out a win tonight.     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 23:33 Sorry I digress - PLEASE BAND OPEN! : ) de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May08 23:33 Stuck in the muck that is Ireland records, but have had much luck with Scottish records back to 1680 on some lines de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May08 23:28 Right on Bill!  No dx here on the Jersey shore tonight, so sorting through some of my genealogy files while watching the hockey game.  Bob-Nj Fn20     (141.150.41.110) 
May08 23:24 Bill: Hope you have better luck on your tough ones than I do.  G-G-G-GFather (Caucasian) married Indian woman.  Both societies shunned them. Son went from ME to CA, married but died young.  Fun! ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May08 23:21 Filling the time working on my family tree. Hunting for ancestors a lot like hunting rare DX hehe! de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May08 23:19 Hoping for a X-class solar flare from AR1476 (four dark cores = 62,137 miles wide) within 48 hours - KA3JAW EL87       (72.40.102.46) 
May08 23:12 First Es to hit Sheridan came on May 22. I was pretty busy at the new job then - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May08 23:09 By this time last year, I had Es to Yuma, AZ and Illinois on May 5 from Green River. Logs show Dallas TX on same day - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May08 23:09 agrees with Justin de N8UUP Bill EN82 (gettin an itchy clicker finger)     (68.60.60.107) 
May08 23:07 Seriously, DX is this dead. It is May right? - Justin Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May08 23:05 Or suffered from an EMP from a near-by lighting strike - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 23:04 balun core wire winding that resulted in a open circuit (break) due to corrision build-up. - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 23:03 I suggest before you replace the coax, try a new balun/transformer first. The old one could of had moisture seep into the - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 23:01 Hope you used an outdoor balun/transformer and not the indoor type on your APS-13 - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 22:59 Not sure, even tropo, isnt what i expected.  So i think, its time to replace. LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 22:55 Did your symptom occur recently or was it like that from the start? - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 22:52 All connections at the antenna appear to be good. LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 22:43 i will check at the antenna. LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 22:39 Perhaps the strain of the RG-11 coax pulled it off the antenna terminals/lugs - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 22:39 That's not to say that I don't use pre-made cables from time to time.......I just don't trust them because 1 out of every 3 that I get turn out bad de AC7XP     (63.230.242.106) 
May08 22:38 Use binoculars and take a look at the APS-13 balun/transformer, the 300 ohm twin-lead side to see if is still attached to the antenna terminal lugs. - KA3JA3 EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 22:37 Yeah, you will be best served to buy a specific length of cable and install your own connectors de AC7XP     (63.230.242.106) 
May08 22:35 Yes Pre-made RG-11.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 22:32 Did you say the cables are pre-made? They are notorious for being faulty de AC7XP     (63.230.242.106) 
May08 22:30 Bad section of cable, bad connector, bad balun.......lots of things can make the feedlines incomparable de AC7XP     (63.230.242.106) 
May08 22:30 You have to test the feedline by themselves with a tester to do an accurate comparison de AC7XP     (63.230.242.106) 
May08 22:26 RG-11 should be performing much better if everything else is equal de AC7XP     (63.230.242.106) 
May08 22:24 its the compression type pre-made coax i got from an online site.  LM/FM29 on the RG-11     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 22:23 On the RG-11 coax, did you use compression type connectors? If so, perhaps it pulled out a little and not making contact wit the center pin. If you can get rid of 50' of RG-6 that would be better - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 22:18 No they arent the RG-11 is 100 Feet, If i replace the RG-11 with RG-6 Quad, I can run it right up the roof cutting out about 50 feet of the length off.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 22:13 Are your coax runs the same length? - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 22:11 I am unsure as i am using the RG-11 on the APS13 and then an FM6 antenna with RG-6 at a lower height and the FM6 and quad-shield is blowing away the RG-11 on the APS13.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 22:03 LM/FM29: Are you getting electromagnetic interference using the RG-11? - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 21:59 LM/FM29 sorry forgot to post who i was.     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 21:59 I am finding out i gotta replace my RG-11 and use RG-6 Quad Shield     (68.80.32.109) 
May08 21:38 sample of KPRC-DT-35.3 - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/20120425-000034-1_KPRC-DT-35.3.jpg     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 21:37 Makes me glad I didn't allow them to build cell tower on my property.. it's bad enuff QRM from 3/4 mi away.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.189) 
May08 21:35 It gets a lot of QRM from the cell site I hv to aim thru to see it.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.189) 
May08 21:33 frank... I just checked on WUWT-CA 26 Union City, TN. (bogus call "WOBT") and, yes, it's still on air in analog format. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.189) 
May08 21:22 this Diamond VC500 vid capture (USB) a lot easier/faster than the Snappy 4  I was using on a Win98 machine - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 21:19  for that reason many of my DTV ID pix will show "NO SIGNAL."  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.189) 
May08 21:18 RE 19;20... same w DTV... Es & Tr can be sooo fleeting... by the time iI reach for the 'shutter" button on digi-camera sig can go from perfect to "NO SIGNAL"   Ed EM56      (207.162.169.189) 
May08 20:51 Tr 101.9 WDET Detroit, MI, Detroit Traffic, 203 mi - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May08 19:20 by the time I've done that menu fiddling often the RDS/HD decode is gone :< - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 19:19 I have to force flash off each time on that GE camera for those LCD shots - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 19:17 that being from 1713 CST (2313z) Jun 10, 2011 - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 19:16 I always have a digital camera at hand during live Es/Tr since 5 of my radios are RDS and/or HD capable - Steve K3PHL FN20     (68.84.68.138) 
May08 19:14 anyway, I've 150+ like these from it from last season - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/GEDC0034.JPG     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 19:13 no, I didn't know that ... mine was $138 from Newegg in Mar 2011 - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 19:04 I shouldve bought a 2nd for backup - (since when does an apostrophe = enter ?) - WRH-ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May08 19:03 I should'     (24.36.227.196) 
May08 19:03 I sjould     (24.36.227.196) 
May08 19:03 I didn't realize the Sangean HDT's have been discontinued - but they have - probably old nx for most of you - WRH/ON FN03-     (24.36.227.196) 
May08 18:54 or, as Glenn Hauser said decades ago, "tune for talk" - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 18:52 OTOH, in hectic Es events I'm changing freq (manual entry or mems) every few seconds trying for RDS/HD decodes or pgm material likely to lead to an ident - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 18:49 anyway, that Web Cam system OK for ms when it's all left alone on one freq for long periods - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 18:48 Bolin Phase Box is right under HDT-1x, and its two varicap knobs can't be twiddled with by a remote - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 17:56 You could set up another camera     (94.8.3.216) 
May08 17:55 still sample of that setup - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/2011-08-12%2002-38-07.796.jpg     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 17:52 I tried using a $10 Web Cam on the HDT-1x for the 2011 Perseids but not enuf decodes - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 17:52 WPSD 32/6 Paducah, KY. is back on air. WAAY Huntsville, AL never did decode. *sigh*   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.98) 
May08 17:51 unless I use the remote to tune I sort of "get in the way" of a fixed camera on the FM rcvr display - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 17:48 I don't even have an RDS capable receiver :(  JJ in EN82     (24.172.179.26) 
May08 17:36 With my setup, i am most likely going to use those security camera's to record the displays of the radio's to have some video archive of the displays, to share with everyone of my RDS displays of stations i get.  LM/FM29     (173.49.121.213) 
May08 17:08 MS - WCBU 89.9 IL with "Fair skies & 66 degrees now in Peoria" - 1st ever Ms on 89.9         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.84)
May08 16:44 Hopefully that stuff in the SE States will edge north and east so we here can work some Es.  LM/FM29     (173.49.121.213) 
May08 15:49 Tr 91.1 WOSE Coshocton, OH "Classical 101" 154 miles de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May08 15:45 Tr 89.7 WOSU Columbus, OH over semi-lcl WNOC - 160 miles de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May08 15:33 Es 91.7 KSUI Iowa City IA RDS Craig EL98jq     (98.85.0.109) 
May08 15:23 Tr 100.3 WNIC Dearborn, MI, Yes Match, 205 mi - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May08 15:18 No Es yet here, just tropo to Cleveland and thereabouts de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May08 15:14 Es 91.7 One of the K-Love stations. Craig EL98jq     (98.85.0.109) 
May08 15:13 89.9 CJKX-1 Uxbridge ON is on some kind of low-power, likely an aux xmtr, First noticed on arrival here last night. Running tape for Ms but no good hits yet.         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.84)
May08 15:11 Es 91.3 WNDY Crawfordsville IN  Craig EL98jq     (98.85.0.109) 
May08 15:11 Tr - Was also on 104.3 and had CIQM Sault Ste Marie MI fade up strong for 20m mins. Mostly just weak TrS, many channels nicely empty for Ms (and hopefully Es).         Saul @ Burnt River ON      (184.151.61.84)
May08 15:00 slowly creeping in from the west - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 14:33 Now if I can see just ONE path on 2m here in the NW that is sporadic-E, I would thank the DX gods! > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May08 14:21 Tr 104.3 WOMC Detroit, MI, Detroit area ads, 203 mi - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May08 14:18 looks like an anisotropic 2m Es event across Eu - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 14:10 if only something like that were my only all-consuming concern hr vs et al - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 14:02 Tr 89.1 WBOI Ft. Wayne, INDIANA RELOG @ 240 Miles Local News Ments of Ft. Wayne Temp into Nat'l News items de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May08 13:05 [08:14] You should have said that it was "Waay too weak..."--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May08 13:03 Likely I'll want an antenna move with the in-state move of 25 miles or more, but I'll do the "new state" regardless--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May08 13:01 [21:35] I'm going to calibrate my totals (basically from scratch) NEVER again, so I just want to do it right, but I'll stick with my 25 miles/across state lines rule I think--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May08 11:33 like in this example - de WA5IYX   http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/AmateurActions/files/PA_ne12_04_10_5311.html     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 11:29 best if one can cite a specific offending device but some of those reference an "unknown electrical/electronic" item - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 11:24 read those send to private (non Power Company) citizens - easy vs hard way to resolve RFI - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 11:18 which can result in these unpleasant things being issued - de WA5IYX   http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/AmateurActions/Welcome.html     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 10:50 Re: 0554 - When residents are uncooperative/hostile such determination is difficult - this is more than likely going to turn into an ARRL-FCC matter - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 09:33 I'm sorry, Jeff, did I wake you with all my cursing at the TV? Ed EM56     (207.162.169.78) 
May08 09:17 tsting to see if this appears   de K1MOD in SW Mich.     (66.178.206.246) 
May08 09:13 On any other day, but today, N-AL DTVs are easy. Thanks Murphy.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.78) 
May08 09:11 An hour later and still no decode from WAAY. (it'd be a new one) Sig will not go past 1/3 scale. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.78) 
May08 08:14 Gotta sub-decode sig bmg 145 deg that I know is WAAY Huntsville, AL. but it's just tooo weak. :-(   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.78) 
May08 08:09 But, due to dead tropo condx I'm unable to see any other ch 32. UGH !  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.78) 
May08 08:08 Local WPSD 32/6 Paducah, KY.has been off & on for past 20 min. and now appears to have quit completely. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.78) 
May08 06:12 Looks like passage of cold front has put the lid on tropo. Nothing more than 150 mi. atm. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.99) 
May08 05:55 RE: 21:35 Frank... I'd recommend "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson to help you get your mind right. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.99) 
May08 05:54 Pat, have you ever been able to ID what could be causing that RFI?  I live in an apartment so my rx conditions are not much better than that buzz - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May08 05:46 RE: 01:23... I always make sure to wave at the spy sats whenever I'm taking a leak off of the back porch.  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.99) 
May08 05:38 For the first time in several days the sferics are not coming from my QTH. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.99) 
May08 04:04 we're supposed to a have a rerun of this stormy wx most evenings of this week - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 04:04 Tr 107.7 WWRX Ledyard, CT (194 mi) Class A 1.4KW - Steve K3PHL FN20     (68.84.68.138) 
May08 04:00 Tr 106.5 WBMW Pawcatuk, CT (189 mi) - Steve K3PHL FN20     (68.84.68.138) 
May08 03:26 slight update on this *$#%^ situation - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/RFI_2011-2012.htm     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 02:04 if anyone wants sferics on the SA GT node now is a gud time - de WA5IYX   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.153.2.252) 
May08 01:23 Let it be known! - - - KA3JAW EL87 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/4-high-tech-ways-federal-government-spying-private-153556125.html     (72.40.102.46) 
May08 00:46 Tr 94.1 WNNF Cincinnati, OH poor with C&W //stream 346 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May08 00:33 Es 55.25 qsb - de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.96.135) 
May08 00:19 A lil tropo eh Jeff? Might have to make a trip to the shack between hockey periods de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May07 23:29 Tr 93,3 WAKW Cincinnati, OH "Star 93.3" 346 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May07 23:21 Tr 88,5 WMUB Cambridge, OH good sig 327 mi -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May07 22:51 Aahhh!  13th Floor Elevator!  Good stuff ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May07 21:36 too bad all FM stations can't put their TL coords into an RDS field for us all :> - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 21:35 Frank...You're taking this way too serious!! Play a couple 13th Floor Elevators 45's.......and it will all make sense!! HAHHAHA de ROB VA3SW EN92     (99.249.244.21) 
May07 20:56 Brain works like multiplex stereo - adding/subtracting 3 cone signals - with certain combinations resulting in magenta - which has no single equivalent electromagnetic wavelength or frequency (thus why not on a rainbow) - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 20:49 getting ready for a "busy" eve/nite/morn - de WA5IYX   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 20:47 Magenta is an imaginary color invented by our brains that doesn't exist in the real world. WRH-ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 20:32 To take this one step further... Reality isn't real, we just perceive it to be.. so none of this really matters, anyway. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 20:31 I am counting it as Oregon, rather than having to go back and change WCOY-99.5 to MO, Newark-105.9 to NY, change some Texarkanas, etc.  (I just want to be 100% consistent)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 20:27 It REALLY bothers me that Ontario OR-96.1 has always transmitted from Idaho.  Without that I'd have 48 stated logged "clean."--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 20:26 I do like to be closer to "exact" on mileages, though, when it concerns stuff such as 700-mile tropo--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 20:26 [20:-02] Yeah, I've got it now - I'll just assume that in a COL change, the station moved close to 25,000 miles via long path haha--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 20:14 I think I'll just stick with the "close enough" philosophy on mileage...it'll save a lot of wear & tear on the brain cells.  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 20:03 classical electrodynamics is usually enough to deal with the ionoshphere most of the time - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 20:02 There ya go Frank... we've solved you COL problem.  :-)   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 20:01 ouch, Gallilean-Newtonian mechanics vs Relativity - I left that and quantum mechanics 41 yrs ago - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:59 ... and could have an infinite number of mileage distances due to a signal's slightly warped path through space / time.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:58 With that in mind ... two points on a map are actually constantly moving targets within space / time...     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:56 ..IE: our movement around the Earth axis, Earth's movement within the sloar system, Solar system's movement within the Galaxy, Galaxy's movement withing the Universe, etc...      (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:54 We could further complicate the signal path distance by taking into account our movement through space / time...     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:52 in 1971 a basic 4-function handheld calc was abt a $300 item - maybe the grad/postgrad folk cud afford them - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:45 By the time I finished w Physics (Physics was finished w me) at least we had calculators by then. (Thank God ! )  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:45 Es - Ch 2-UNID Spanish from SSE - most likely Cuba         KJ4BUG - Fred - SC FM03af      (98.124.115.37)
May07 19:43 often the profs didn't require the precise numerical computations as long as u had the right equations set up for an answer - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:40 those "small" AMU nuclei differences gave a lot of ergs when multiplied by c-squared :> - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:38 If we all used FCC / Govt math (2+2= anything but 4) we could claim any kind of mileage we wanted.  :-)   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:38 slide rules didn't help in nuke physics courses where atomic mass differences had to be calculated to six or seven decimal places :< - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:34 ... probably why I have "dain bramage" when it comes to math...  :-)   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:33 RE 13:13... My early Physics classes (pre- calculator days) involved a lot of slide-rule use....     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:31 CAN'T rerun them ... maybe on the Win98SE on the ancient Toshiba - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:31 but it's with the old 1966-69 IBM1620/CDC6600 printouts, and I can rerun them in QBASIC on this Win7 OS :< - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:27 I used to have a table giving the extra "slant range" for 1-hop Es at various heights and ground ranges - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:23 and, of course, your signal path may've been longer than the GCP - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:21 sort of pear-shaped with the southern hemisphere bulging more than the north - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 19:20 At some point ya just gotta say... "Eh, close enough" and put it in the log.  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:18 ...soooo, all that Nth degree decimal stuff is actually a variable depending on time of day, Moon location, season, etc.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:16 ... and is a little flatter at the poles & bulges at the equator and is even further distorted by the gravitational effects of the Sun & Moon.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 19:14 RE: 15:15... Good point, Pat... the "decimal point to the Nth degree" mileage folks seem to forget that the Earth is not round like a ball....     (207.162.169.85) 
May07 18:44 Es Ch2 CCI - de kb7wox cn85      (50.39.96.135) 
May07 18:01 slight risk severe (hail/wind), then more hvy rain maybe ltr in week - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 17:51 Ms 3 nice strong 7" burst of audio - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 17:48 No skip but summerlike Victoria/Vancouver enhancement, and no KJR HD. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May07 17:47 Stay safe Pat! - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May07 17:42 this area is now under flash flood watch from Mon eve thru Tue morn and maybe longer - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 16:42 Es 67.25 qsb - de kb7wox cn85      (50.39.96.135) 
May07 16:35 its DOS menu permits some half dozen ways to enter coords, set yours, etc - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 16:33 once source for bd.exe bear-dist calc pgm - de WA5IYX   http://www.w1ghz.org/new/bd_2004.zip     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 16:27 Es Ch2 Azteca w/ CDT time lr - de kb7wox cn85      (50.39.96.135) 
May07 16:26 Es 2 weak DT - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 16:23 Es Ch3 likely XHBC  hola Mexicali qrb 1566km (973mi) - de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.96.135) 
May07 16:22 with most XE TLs (except for coords nr US border) it's bacl to using mostly COL coords - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 16:20 54.310 in on faint scatter - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 16:20 wish they had included Mexico in the database :(  Mike-LA     (74.234.76.103) 
May07 16:18 May07 14:34 : Google Earth also has the TVFool transmitter icon addon that overlays tx call signs  Mike-LA     (74.234.76.103) 
May07 15:53 re 13:18 - I just about lost my breakfast reading that line. Bahahah! - Justin - DN64     (174.31.119.183) 
May07 15:31 Es Ch2 XEPM  snowy - de kb7wox cn85      (50.39.96.135) 
May07 15:15 not that it matters much for intra-US paths, but it supposedly takes into account the true non-spherical shape of the Earth - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 15:14 I normally use the TL coords from W9WI's site and plug them into a DOS program bd.exe (by W9IP) - outputs km/mi, bearing (and rev), grid sq - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 15:11 the map was mounted on heavy cardboard that was hung up when measuring time came (map replaced at least once due to wear!) - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 15:09 I used a 1' "Engineer's Ruler" (1/10th" div) for short ranges and a similar scale on masking tape on a yardstick for longer ranges - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 14:35 sometimes I use Radio Locator and type in my coordinates > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 14:34 For FM DX I usually will use Google Earth, and use the city distance only [even though the xmitters might be 15-mi away] and use distance there > Seattle CN87\     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 14:26 The TV transmitter distance printouts John Combs offered were most helpful also... - Matt EN21     (132.3.49.68) 
May07 14:25 That's funny Pat-I used the same Nat'l Geo map you did.  I made a cardboard 'ruler' with every 10 miles marked on it using the 72mi/inch reference to figure out my distances to the COL. - Matt EN21     (132.3.49.68) 
May07 14:02 before first scanner (Aug 1979) I'd no easy to determine most 30-50 MHz freqs (zero-beating E-200-C sig gen harmonic using freq counter took time!) - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:54 never mind all the mobile fire/police units one cud get direct on diff freqs (or repeated thru the base xmtr) ... - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:51 that's why it became senseless to try to claim any "station" count for 30-50 MHz loggings, even the pagers had multi xmtr coords to get local/area saturation  - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:49 trouble was with many PSB (FD,PD, etc) they often have multiple xmtrs scattered over a city/county using same call  :< - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:47 In sum 1971 at Boulder NBS Library found these tomes with coords for broadcast as well as 30-50 MHz FDs, etc - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:43 I still round off to nearest mile - too much variation in distance calc programs to go beyond the decimal point in mileages - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:38 What I do in my log ... IN Evansville  (for IN xmtr) ,   KY Evansville, IN  (for KY xmtr) - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 13:36 Until 1992 I used COL measured on a 1968 Nat. Geog. US map (72-mi/inch) - and rounded off to 5 miles - lots of interpolation back then - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:33 And once (if) you got them it was a session with a slide rule or logarithm tables and a bunch of spherical trig equations to work out mileages to each - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:31 What did folk do 50 yrs ago when the only place u cud get TL coords was likely in some expensive GPO publication or write and ask each station by mail ? - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 13:28 Es 54.310  qsb -de kb7wox cn85     (50.39.96.135) 
May07 13:18 To summarize, I'll quote Bill Clinton... "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is."  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.204) 
May07 13:08 I'd better quit stirring this with the canoe paddle before Frank goes "postal."  :-)  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.204) 
May07 13:01 If we wanna get really picky... the studio for every one of the KET tx's is in Lexington, so, technically, wouldn't all the KET tx's have a COL of Lexington?  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.204) 
May07 12:58 WKMU's COL is Murray, KY. .. tho, it's in Calloway County, and has no studio at that location, either. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.204) 
May07 12:54 ...The most accurate discription of it's TL would be, "rural Graves County, KY."   Ed EM56     (207.162.169.204) 
May07 12:52 ... it's nearest "town" is Farmington, KY. but it's not "in" Farmington...     (207.162.169.204) 
May07 12:51 If we had to log all by exact town of TL, WKMU 36/21 would be un-logable as, technically, it's nowhere....Ed EM56     (207.162.169.204) 
May07 12:48 iirc... WHYY 12 had a COL of Wilmington, DE. but the TX was nr Philly... but that was a loooong time ago when I was "Joisey"  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.204) 
May07 12:32 WKQX-LP, Rochelle (Chicago), IL ....  Forgot to include location.                   (70.225.130.121)
May07 12:29 WLFM-LP 87.7 (LP ch. 6) is now WKQX-LP with alternative rock format.  No longer smooth jazz.  Steve EM69               (70.225.130.121)
May07 12:12 [05:54] You would've had that in New Jersey when you saw Channel 12/61 Wilmington which transmits from PA, right?  (Or am I wrong, and 12 has Tx in DE so 61 doesn't come into play?)--Merrill/IL      (184.171.232.23) 
May07 12:10 Just wanna make sure I do it right, because I don't intend to EVER do this again, hi--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 11:28 WTFDA rules are good - so that *if* we do compare totals - it's not apples vs. oranges - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 11:28 I count call changes as new in my log - but don't for WTFDA totals - WRH/ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 06:13 Guess they think I'm "cheating" if I call it 250 mi but it's actually 249.999 mi.  :-) Ed EM56     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:57 ... but if it's not any kind of record and I've got the mileage within +/- 25 mi. that's close enough for me.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:56 Some folks get waaaay too hung up on exact mileages (I know, I hear from them) ....     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:54 S'pose I'd have to split hairs if I were trying to determine a new state by using TL but haven't run into that yet. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:49 ... It's tx may be in Buttcrack, ND but I'm still callin' it Fargo.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:48 ...all I know is it's 833.074 miles from where I'm sitting.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:47 ... for instance... WDAY 21/6 Fargo, ND... dunno if it's tx reall is in Fargo... don't care...     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:45 ... the only time I'm worried abt exact locations is for a possible distance record...     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:44 .. . and I log Lousville stations as such even to tx is prob in IN...     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:43 ... I log the Evansville DTV stations as such even tho tx is prob in KY...     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:41 fwiw.. w DTV I'm really not too concerned abt COL vs actual tx location...     (207.162.169.123) 
May07 05:34 (STL as in Studio-to-Transmitter link - not STL = St. Louis, lol)     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 05:33 There's always STL DXing (;  WRH-ON FN03     (24.36.227.196) 
May07 05:32 The DX signal originates from the transmitter site - not the studio. WRH-ON FN03      (24.36.227.196) 
May07 05:29 Counting by antenna site means that an AM DX'er can **NEVER LOG ST. LOUIS** because EVERY AM'er licensed to S. L. transmits from IL???--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 05:27 Surprising to see that PIRATES/CLANDESTINES are counted.  OK, what about stations on 87.9?  (I've logged nothing there yet, but...)--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 05:26 But, are people *really* counting WHTZ-100.3 as NY instead of NJ?  I haven't seen that...--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 05:25 The guideline seemed to be more "WHEN TO COUNT AN ANTENNA MOVE" than when to count a COL change--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 05:25 [03:48]  THANKS JEFF!  It seems to IMPLY that a COL change "counts" as new, IF the antenna is moved?  Is that correct?  Still no other answer--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 05:14 my bad, ch 3 not 4. It was 93.5 from GJ that was bleeding on to CH 3 on the GT node - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May07 04:32 Murphy's Law has hit my area twice-disallowing any 88-108 Es to come in > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 04:31 Nope, that was Justin DN64-not me > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 04:23 I don't even want to ponder (or much care) how many changes in COLs/TLs occuurred over those decades! - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 04:21 CN87, 65.75 is channel 3 audio, not 4. - Rick N6KCR Seattle     (174.61.229.178) 
May07 04:13 none were of "new" stations per se, but there's still 1973-1979 r-to-r and some yrs 1992-1997 (when I got an ISP) that hasn't been done yet - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 04:11 when reviewing audio tapes (1982-1991) and raw FM log notes to makes audio clips I was able to ascertain (Googling ad adrs and tel #s) c. 100 idents - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 04:08 Bad image on (65.75) ch 4 audio on Grand Junction Global Tuner, not fading like Es - Dn64      (174.31.119.183) 
May07 03:58 The gods are laughing at my FM-6 leaning against a window. No Es hr - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May07 03:57 Justin: Path over your head right now.  Are the Gods smiling on you? ... Mike     (76.102.95.18) 
May07 03:48 Frank, does this help?  de  K1MOD ---> http://anarc.org/wtfda/records_standards.htm     (173.233.165.243) 
May07 03:33 and 107.3 had an SS in poor quality, faded out near Kent. Not Es or DX...likely pirate too > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 03:33 I also had an 87.7 near Renton that sounded like SS Christian. Unknown station, pirate LPTV? > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 03:32 East Coasters from the Philly NYC region there is massive tropo down to NC.  LM/FM29     (68.80.32.109) 
May07 03:27 ...and all because of the incredible clutter on the maps, so I could NEVER see that it was "missing"--Merrill     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:27 For example I just noticed about TWO WEEKS ago that WXDJ-95.7 moved north from Homestead (major antenna move too), though it happened 10-15 years ago     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:25 If anybody has a link somewhere, that will do - thanks!  I just CANNOT deal with the impossible clutter on the newest Elving map without knowing exactly what's logged--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:21 I don't have more than a week to wait, to approach the Skip season FRESHLY, when it kicks in, but I need to get to work--Merrill?IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:21 Thank you for anybody who can help me on this...I really cannot DX using the 14-year-old maps anymore...Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:20 I am sure I am missing a ton of stations that I could just turn on my radio and hear, but in a year some will be covered by OTHER new-to-air stations, etc.--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:19 I can't wait too long to resume tallying what I've logged, otherwise I'll have yet another FM-DX season under the complete collapse of meaningful ability to DX--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:18 I've got requests out seemingly everywhere, and I'm getting no specific response of any kind     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:18 HELP, I'M SERIOUS!!!   Can anybody, anywhere, PLEASE tell me the WTFDA guidelines for counting City of License changes?--Merrill/IL     (184.171.232.23) 
May07 03:15 The cloud seems rather stable, but does seem to be moving W to WNW ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May07 03:08 Es Ch 3 mix west - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 03:04 What do you guys think, if that cloud is still as strong in 30 min or so, will I have skip? - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May07 02:55 but that's a good sign for the season! > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 02:49 did get 91.1 KYPL Yakima in Auburn however, Positive Life Radio as well as 104.1 KXDD and 107.3 KFFM from same area > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 02:49 OK must have been Ms possibly...no paths in WA rats>  Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 02:48 I'm not that lucky Mike - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May07 02:48 Es or Ms unid 93.7 with AAA-like music near Bellevue, only lasted several seconds. No other Es on any other stations. Aircraft Scatter possibly? Pirate? > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May07 02:47 Es or      (76.22.60.125) 
May07 02:47 Justin: Its heading your way (if you're lucky) ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May07 02:41 Tr WOBR 95.3 Nags Head,NC.  LM/FM29 NEW.     (68.80.32.109) 
May07 02:40 Es Ch-2 French audio  ed n5jeh dm65rd     (70.57.135.176) 
May07 02:37 Still not a peep on TV here - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May07 02:17 Es CKND-TV-2 w/Global Winnipeg IDs    de K1MOD EN40 IL     (173.233.165.243) 
May07 02:13 Es cloud looks to have moved NW like they normally do, still no DX here - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May07 02:12 Es KSNV-DT-2 NV Las Vegas agn - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 02:00 next closest rf31 is chicago I think...depending on tower height, could be cci on rf31 causing it  JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May07 01:57 frozen digital image on analog 48 detroit  (//wpxd-1) has been there for at least 20 minutes, looks like a signal interruption of some sort?    JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May07 01:42 90.5 WHVT Clyde, OH clobbering WKAR Lansing attm de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May07 01:37 WKYC and WEWS Cleveland are inescapable at the moment  JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May07 01:33 Bad spur on 90.3 , or Es... I'm betting spur - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May07 01:23 Tr WEAO 50/49 Akron, OH PBS de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May07 01:18 Tr WFMJ- 20/21 Youngstown, OH NBC 171 miles de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May07 01:16 Might be a good thing for me - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May07 01:14 The e-clouds are shifting westerly, so you will be out of range - KA3JAW EL87     (72.40.102.46) 
May07 01:04 Es dying out or clouds shifting? - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May07 00:46 KE4WBO: Good job on bagging TVN Panama, that should be about 1,240 air miles - KA3JAW EL87      (72.40.102.46) 
May07 00:46 in the 70s once had a 10m Es event into Dallas area where they had severe storms - propagated sferics made it sound as if we were in the midst of it all! - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 00:45 ch2 cci    tvn in/out    beam  45deg to direct , to capture video      (65.9.228.104) 
May07 00:41 Es XEPM-2  Juarez  de  K1MOD EN40 IL     (173.233.165.243) 
May07 00:41 Surpsing lack of Es despite all that red on the map - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May07 00:25 terms dates back to lf, mf, hf days - de WA5IYX   http://stormhighway.com/sferics.shtml     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 00:24 or here..  Ed EM56   http://thunderstorm.vaisala.com/explorer.html     (207.162.169.139) 
May07 00:23 Es  tvn ch2  Panama   cerro- Azul  qsb >fl  ke4wbo      (65.9.228.104) 
May07 00:22 You can "see" the sferics here...  Ed EM56 http://www.strikestarus.com/index.aspx?id=10     (207.162.169.139) 
May07 00:21 the KSAT-12 late nx wx guy was dismissive of those "distant" storms last nite - they proved him wrong! - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 00:20 ah.. hearing it on 54.31, but wasn't sure if that is what it was. I'm still relatively new to FM and TV DX - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May07 00:19 lightning discharges = "atmospherics" a bit of an ancient radio term for them but concise - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 00:15 By sferics, are you referring to the crackles and such every once and awhile Pat? I hear them too on the GT tuner- DN64     (72.55.215.32) 
May07 00:14 54.310 s-7 on FT-847 with a few decodes, sferics on 66.310 - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May07 00:12 Fading tone on 54.310 on San Antonio GT - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May06 23:43 a lot of my early recordings of TV audios have 30-Hz hum on them cuz of the set's vert osc :< - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:42 Once the guy in Gillette gets multiple contacts, I know I have Es here, based on last year :) - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May06 23:40 sferics starting agn - de WA5IYX  EL09ql   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:40 hum gone on 59.740 thru 59.760 MHz now  - amfmtvdtvbrla  EM40     (68.105.40.106) 
May06 23:38 now getting lines like faint bars rolling from botton to top of screen in the snowy screen on ch. 2. maybe somthing maybe not   - amfmtvdtvbrla  EM40     (68.105.40.106) 
May06 23:36 most of us take "hum" to mean 60/120 Hz from AC power - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:34 6 meters trying to come alive here  gonna look WSW and check FM de N8UUP Bill EN82     (68.60.60.107) 
May06 23:34 how mni Hz hum ?  a 400-Hz or 1000-Hz tone common with tp or CBars - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:32 Es still spotty decodes of KSNV-DT-2 NV - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:32 i am also receiving an audio hum tone on 47.900MHz the hum sound is the same hum that is when stations had test color bars on with call letters late at night in the analog days  - amfmtvdtvbrla  EM40     (68.105.40.106) 
May06 23:29 KXDP-LP-6 Denver should be coming in but isn't.     Big 6m CO sigs.  de K1MOD EN40 IL     (173.233.165.243) 
May06 23:26 that is how mni US NTSC LPTV Ch2s ...still Ch 2,3 DTV pilots hr - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:25 I am at work, skip will come now. GF at home can record for me :) - Dn64     (72.55.215.32) 
May06 23:22 if QSB maybe malfunctioning XE xmtr (not sure how mni US LPTV Ch 2s are still on) - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:20 re Ch 2 "audio hum", if no fade wud suspect CATV egress, or maybe l.o. from something - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:16 The skip shall come...I have to leave the house for a few hours - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.96.203) 
May06 23:16 by 60.310 and 66.310 that  50-MHz antenna gets "deaf" fast - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:15 my 5-el 50-MHz on the FT-847 is beamed sse at S America - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:10 Must be the rx then pat. He uses 12 m hamstick and MW loop - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May06 23:09 have loud humming sound that I have never heard before on 2004 Pro Scanner on 59.740 thru 59.760 MHz only hear it with antenna pointed southwest. anyone know what it my be? dubble hop E-Skip?  - amfmtvdtvbrla  EM40     (68.105.40.106) 
May06 23:08 Es 60.310 faint, 54.310 is NOT faint hr - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 23:01 Using the San Antonio GT node, faint  54.31. - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May06 22:55 Just now hooked up the FM-6, I'm ready! Send it my way :) - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May06 22:51 Justin, that Es cloud just might move a bit west and you could be hearing some skip! - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.96.203) 
May06 22:40 thot first might have been ms as parked on Ch 2 when it "burst" decoded - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 22:37 Es KSNV-DT-2 NV Las Vegas - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 22:36 Big Es cloud, or nothing I should worry about? - Dn64     (174.31.119.183) 
May06 22:18 some areas east of here had 3"-6" of rainfall, tho "official" SA was <2" - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 22:11 a lightning strike from wee-hour storms caused fire that destroyed a 16-unit apartment complex on this side of town - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 21:00 we may get some help for getting Es via new sunspot 1476 when it gets in range of earth - amfmtvdtvbrla http://www.spaceweather.com/     (68.105.40.106) 
May06 19:31 I was fortunate in that I had my camera set up in time for the text ID  Mike-LA     (74.234.122.83) 
May06 19:28 Thx Jim, its been tuff the last few days  Mike-LA     (74.234.122.83) 
May06 19:22 Yeah Mike....glad to see you are getting Es! - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.112.85) 
May06 19:21 Azteca 13     (74.234.122.83) 
May06 19:18 Which Net? Net 2? > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May06 19:17 Es XHGJ-2 Puerto Vallarta JAL (new) -1047 mi  Mike-LA     (74.234.122.83) 
May06 18:37 Es XEWO-TV  Másvisión CH. 2 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (1022 mi) . - amfmtvdtvbrla   EM40     (68.105.40.106) 
May06 18:31 Seattle, I wish I lived in Colorado also but the wife wanted to be near family again...22 years in northern CO! - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.112.85) 
May06 18:29 Skip is late this yr. First good Es last year was May 5, 2 yrs ago Apr 27 -de Jeff VA3NN     (24.235.50.98) 
May06 18:23 I agree wdx0fbu! But I wish you still lived in DN70, as an alert system in case Craig DM79 isn't there :D > Seattle CN87     (76.22.60.125) 
May06 18:10 C'mon e-skip! - wdx0fbu     (166.250.112.85) 
May06 18:09 Looks like tropo is going to go bye-bye with cold front approaching, like maybe for a week! - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.112.85) 
May06 17:35 must have been lots more severe up at KCWX's TL in the Hill Country - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 17:32 2nd line of storms >08z-10z+ closer, lots of thunder, enuf wind to move 11-e 2m from n.e. to e (no rotor) - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 16:32 FCC / Govt math primer... 2+2= anything but 4.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.18) 
May06 16:30 Only by using FCC / Government math does the KFVS DTV power output of 6.8 kw equal it's old analog power of 316 kw.  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.18) 
May06 16:11 Jeez whatta night.... lightning / storms so intense even local UHFs suffered picture break-up. KFVS 12 was useless at times. No surprise there. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.18) 
May06 14:12 Tr 95.5 WFGI Johnstown, PA, "Froggy 95", 197 mi - de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61) 
May06 14:09 mimeographed material put on display (even for a few years) doesn't survive too well :< - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 14:07 their pre-1960 "chimes" logo on KPLC-7 verie - de WA5IYX   http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/images/kplc-59.jpg     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 14:04 Tr KTEN 26/10 Ada OK 268 mi. (relog) - wdx0fbu EM37     (166.250.112.87) 
May06 13:49 another NBC logo de K1MOD ----> http://oldtvguides.com/Needham2/ma-04-wnbc-qsl.html     (173.233.165.243) 
May06 13:33 I've probably got others from the 60s & 70s with TWX numbers on their veries - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 13:26 RE: 02:35 - Nice station letter Pat. Interesting seeing Teletype (TWX) number on the letter head and early logo. Those are long gone!   - de N5NIQ     (108.92.100.241) 
May06 13:26 54.310 scatter, ms ?? - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 13:13 well, that seems to have been "fixed" in short order :< - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 12:31 looks like storms have taken KCWX-DT-5 off air, nice if it wud remain so thru at least one Es event with MUF there - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 12:29 Tr WFMJ Youngstown, OH   JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May06 12:29 Tr WFMJ Youngstown, OH   JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May06 12:22 Tr Pointing SW KDKA Pittsburgh  JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May06 12:22 no signs of life here despite the blob   de K1MOD EN40 IL     (173.233.165.243) 
May06 12:20 Tr WLIO Lima, OH  JJ in En82     (75.46.47.168) 
May06 12:19 Id like to log the new ch. 26 in Holly, MI; should be able to get it normally here, Haven't even seen it during tropo  JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May06 12:09 Tr WDCQ-DT-15, Bad Axe, MI @ 279 miles.  Steve EM69               (70.225.130.121)
May06 11:54 Also WKYC, WEWS, WVIZ, WEAO, and WQHS from Cleveland / Akron Area  JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May06 11:53 Tr WXYZ-DT-41, Detroit, MI @ 230 miles.  Steve EM69               (70.225.130.121)
May06 11:53  - JJ in EN82     (75.46.47.168) 
May06 11:53 Tr WSYX and WTTE in from columbus oh on tv     (75.46.47.168) 
May06 11:52 Tr WNEM-DT-22, Bay City, MI @ 271 miles.  Steve EM69               (70.225.130.121)
May06 07:45 most of storm effects seem to have slid to the east of us (so far) - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 06:25 KCWX-DT-5 decoding supressed by QRN etc - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 06:12 So, who was it wanted to move to KY?  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.231) 
May06 06:11 secured a few things in the backyard "just in case" - de WA5IYX   http://sanantonio.justweather.com/#lightbox=p29&tab=w16lb&position=5%2Fw18     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 06:10 T-storms popping up all around, WX radio alarm screaming, warning siren whailing, It's like WW-II London all over again. Ed EM56     (207.162.169.231) 
May06 05:54 learned a lot, didn't know it was an early (temp victory) in 1862 vs later, like 1867 - de WA5IYX   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 05:39 @Mike-LA  XHP-3 was the perfect station to bag on 5/5 - Cinco de Mayo is actually more a Poblano holiday than a Mexican one.  Only in the US do people think 5/5 is a bigger holiday than 9/16  -N8NU     (72.240.16.224) 
May06 05:28 Es 54.310, and sferics source getting closer - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 04:32 See ...  Ed EM56   http://thunderstorm.vaisala.com/explorer.html     (207.162.169.231) 
May06 04:24 And, once again, it's the only T-storm for 500 mi around.  :-(  Ed EM56     (207.162.169.231) 
May06 04:15 Wanna talk sferics? You oughta see the lightning this thing, 20 mi to my SW, is making. It's BLAZIN' !  Ed EM56    http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=zoom&num=5&delay=15&scale=0.500&noclutter=1&ID=PAH&type=N0R&lat=36.87797928&lon=-88.33319855&label=Benton, KY&showstorms=5&map.x=405&map.y=242¢erx=353¢ery=186&lightning=0&smooth=1&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0     (207.162.169.231) 
May06 04:04 that didn't last vy long, still sferics from north (100 mi) - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 03:29 Es 60.310, back to DTV system - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 03:26 I hate PC ... Mike/cm87     (76.102.95.18) 
May06 03:25 maybe one fatality in that (relative of Gen. Schwarzkopf) tempered any levity - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 03:18 We're way more PC today...heck you cant even say anything...Grrrr...  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.28) 
May06 03:14 lol...good one :)  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.28) 
May06 03:08 on this day in 1993 this area had large flash flooding, everyone was too PC to make the pun "sinko de Mayo" - de WA5IYX     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 03:05 For all that mess today, I was able to ID my only "cinco de mayo" XHP-3  Mike-LA     (74.234.92.28) 
May06 03:03 Es also a mix of Ch 2 NTSC west - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 03:01 Es 54.310 faint; multi Ch 3 NTSC west - de WA5IYX  EL09ql     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 02:54 NBC logo tale(s) hr - de WA5IYX   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_logos#Fancy-Cut_N_logo_.281976.E2.80.931979.29     (69.153.2.252) 
May06 02:44 May 5th, and still no Es here...- de Jon in FN03     (216.121.189.61)