AM DX In alaska 2022-2023

[DXerPaulAK]

I do SW in the spring and summer, but move to AM when it begins to stay dark late enough in the morning...... and today (Fri Aug 5th) I had to get up at an ass o clock time thats way earlier then Id like, but I was chompin at the bit to get some AM DX in.

My first log of the 2022-2023 AM DX Season is...............

the 5kw non directional 1107khz Tauranga relay of "Today FM" New Zealand. About 7000 miles give or take a few dozen miles. Not very strong, but between 1115 and 1200UTC, I had several understandable fade ups including a long snippet of "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins leading into news at 1200UTC.

1107kHz Tauranga, NZ isn't new or even uncommon for me. In early fall (which is what were really in, based on temps) through late fall and again in late winter, this signal whose tower is right near the water is a regular catch and sometimes, very good too.

I will use this thread to update everyone with my logs/catches and audio that I record of what I hear.

I use a CC Crane Skywave (non SSB model) and this antenna:

 

[pb_lonny]

Great to hear of your first logging of the season. I look forward to reading more about your loggings.

Paul From Tasmania

 

[DXerPaulAK]

NEW Log! KMBY 1240 Monterey, CA 1KW 24/7, the tower is right on the water, 2300 miles form my QTH. Heard between 315 and 405am AK Time with several classic hits songs.

 

[DXerPaulAK]

Well, here's some AM DX Audio from McGRath, Alaska 250 miles NW of Anchorage using a portable CCrane Skywave 5" Tunable FSL antenna.

"Today FM" 1107kHz Tauranga, New Zealand Sat Aug 5 at 1159UTC with Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone" into news. Audio: Today FM 1107kHz Tauranga, NZ Fri Aug 5, 2022 1159UTC


"News Talk Zed-Bee" New Zealand, 1026Khz, 2KW Non Directional from the very tip of the north island with an ad, Zed-Bee mention and then weather. Audio: NewsTalk ZB 1026 Thu Aug 11, 2022 1203UTC



Fri Aug 12 at 344AM AK Time with Country music from KSTN 1420 Stockton, CA. THere's a bit of a fade down but it comes back up very nicely. Audio: MediaFire

KMKY 1310 Oakland, CA with Punjabi music Fri Aug 12 at 328AM AK Time. Audio: KMKY 1310 Oakland, CA Fri Aug 12, 2022 328AM AK Time

KVTO 1400 Berkley, CA Fri Aug 12 at 403am AK Time. The soft voiced female singing is KVTO. Audio: KVTO 1400 Berkley, CA Fri Aug 12, 2022 403am AK Time

KMBY 1240 Monterey, CA Fri Aug 12 at 341AM AK time with "It's All Right". Audio: KMBY 1240 Monterey, CA Fri Aug 12, 2022 341AM AK Time

And here';s KMBY again from August 6th. Audio: KMBY 1240 Monterey, CA Sat Aug 6, 2022 321AM AK Time

KLTX 1390 Long Beach, CA Thu Aug 11 at 348AM AK time with spanish christian music. Audio: KLTX 1390 Long Beach, CA Thu Aug 11, 2022 348AM AK Time

KTKZ 1380 Sacramento, CA with the Hugh Hewitt Show Thu Aug 11 at 337AM AK time. Audio: KTKZ 130 Sacramento, CA Thu Aug 11, 2022 337AM AK Time (. I think KHTK is audible every night under banging in like a ton of bricks local KSLD 1140 Soldotna, AK 10KW, 300 miles away)

 

[DXerPaulAK]

This is the correct link for KSTN, the one above may not work: KSTN 1420 Stockton, CA Fri Aug 12, 2022 344AM AK Time

 

[mmckenna]

KMBY 1240 Monterey, CA Fri Aug 12 at 341AM AK time with "It's All Right". Audio: KMBY 1240 Monterey, CA Fri Aug 12, 2022 341AM AK Time

And here';s KMBY again from August 6th. Audio: KMBY 1240 Monterey, CA Sat Aug 6, 2022 321AM AK Time

That one is as impressive as the New Zealand stations.

KMBY is a little pip-squeak of a station, 1KW into a single vertical antenna that is sitting behind an ice cream shop on Cannery Row. When the tide is in, the concrete base is sitting in the Monterey Bay.
I live not too far away and it's nearly impossible for me to hear at night due to so many other low power stations on the same frequency all bouncing off the upper atmosphere and vying for access to my radio.

 

[DXerPaulAK]

That one is as impressive as the New Zealand stations.

KMBY is a little pip-squeak of a station, 1KW into a single vertical antenna that is sitting behind an ice cream shop on Cannery Row. When the tide is in, the concrete base is sitting in the Monterey Bay.
I live not too far away and it's nearly impossible for me to hear at night due to so many other low power stations on the same frequency all bouncing off the upper atmosphere and vying for access to my radio.

I'm probably the only one who says "Ehh" at 1kw from 2200 miles away... lol. I love my logging of KMBY, but I like my NZ logs better

 

[mmckenna]

I'm probably the only one who says "Ehh" at 1kw from 2200 miles away... lol. I love my logging of KMBY, but I like my NZ logs better

NZ is impressive.
The antenna for KMBY makes it a good catch.

 

[DXerPaulAK]

NZ is impressive.
The antenna for KMBY makes it a good catch.

@mmckenna my fart5hest graveyard logging is about 150 miles more.. KPYV 1340 Oroville, Ca..and at times, was even clearer than KMBY!

Audio: KPYV-AM 1340 Oroville, CA Fri SEpt 3, 2021 1140pm AK Time

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Great catches DX Paul. BTW. What time is ass o clock?😆👌👌

DW
So. Cal

 

[DXerPaulAK]

Great catches DX Paul. BTW. What time is ass o clock?😆👌👌

DW
So. Cal

If you thought that "the ass crack of dawn was early", this is even earlier.. i was up at 3am a few times early in august.. i am NOT a morning person

 

[oldradioguy2010]

🤣 oh I thought it was AK. time.
About 6 years ago we went on a cruse up your way. I did not log anything but get some good MW catches from the inside passage.

DW
So. Cal

 

[DXerPaulAK]

SEN Trackside Sydney 1539kHz, 3KW non directional, 7000 miles, 1330 to 1415UTC Tue Aug 30th with horse racing matches

Will post audio and a picture later when my internet is better

 

[mmckenna]

SEN Trackside Sydney 1539kHz, 3KW non directional, 7000 miles, 1330 to 1415UTC Tue Aug 30th with horse racing matches

Would be totally epic if you placed a bet via DX and won…..

 

[DXerPaulAK]

SEN Trackside Sydney 1539kHz, 3KW non directional, 7000 miles, 1330 to 1415UTC Tue Aug 30th with horse racing matches

Will post audio and a picture later when my internet is better

I've got some audio to post finally.. its not bad for only 1KW non directional at 7000 miles, its getting hit hard by a het from KKEA 1540 Honolulu and I just couldnt quite null it out despite my second FSL.

SEN Sydney Trackside 1539khz Tue aug 30 1330 to 1415 UTC:


Audio clip #1, from Tue Aug 30th at 1332UTC:

SEN TRackside Sydney 1539kHz Tue Aug 30, 2022 1332UTC

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Audio clip #2 from 1337UTC:

SEN TRackside Sydney 1539kHz Tue Aug 30, 2022 1337UTC

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Audio clip #3: SEN TRackside Sydney 1539kHz Tue Aug 30, 2022 1349UTC
This is a 35 minute clip ,but it gets alot better in the last 10 to 11 minutes

 

[DXerPaulAK]

It’s been pretty dismal till today here in Alaska.

I’ve had my first logging this season if A3Z 1017 in Tonga.

Of note, I’ve also had 2NC 1233 Newcastle, NSW at just the right time with the ABC News top of hour fanfare.

I’ve had short but decently ok snippets of 4BH 1116, Today FM 1107KHz and 4TAB 1008Khz

And there’s Today FM on 1107kHz again with a live service for Queen Elizabeth from the UK at 1432UTC

I wouldn't call this mediocre, but close.. I've had all of these signals before and much stronger for longer periods of time than I had them today

 

[DXerPaulAK]

Wed Sept 21.. Japan, Japan and oh my, more Japan!!

Not usually what i go for, but I could tell stuff was way better then normal so I started tuning around

One of the Japanese 1404's, running one of those all night laugh track shows as i call it. Likely JQOL.

NHK repeaters on 1386, 1521, 1593 and 1602.. and very very well at that.

1197 JOWL, confirmed thanks to matching audio to 1287 and getting a top of hour time tone and ID.

1368 JOTS thanks to matching audio to 1287 JOHR, and this being the only possible 1368.

Alot of what was heard today was upper band and pretty low power!

 

[DXerPaulAK]

DX From Thu night Sept 22

KHHO doing nicely to beat semi local KICY
KKOH wiping the floor with semi local KNOM
XEKAM 950 coming in nicely over never very strong KJR Seattle
KGB 760 mostly loud and clear for a few mintues in the second half of the 9pm hour.


DX for Fri. morning Sept 23
1206 Yanbian was super great most of the morning. 945 was great some of the time. 981 was super great most of the time. I had CNR1 on 1251 fair well on and off.

I had some Japan stuff, the usual JOHR was mostly great most of the time, JOWF was kinda ok some of the time. The other Japanese weren’t very good except some of the big guns.

 

[DXerPaulAK]

Wednesday night here in the west central interior of Alaska, I logged KMES 1430 Ogden, Utah the spanish religious station in the SLC market. It gets real clear at the 8 minute 30 second mark, the english talk station competing with it is KYKN Keiser/Salem, Oregon.

Here's audio of what I heard:
KMES 1430 Ogden, UT Wed Sep 21, 2022 826pm AK Time.mp3

 

[JerryX]

If you thought that "the ass crack of dawn was early", this is even earlier.. i was up at 3am a few times early in august.. i am NOT a morning person

SDR revolutionized the way I DX the AMBC band. I used to get up at odd hours of the night to listen, but no more. Now I record the entire AM band every day from dusk to dawn while I'm sleeping and scan it the next day at a convenient time.