k9rzz
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Some great stuff there. ^^^ Time for me to start pulling some wire out onto the lake ice! I think phasing those with my 6ft indoor loop will work great.
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ridgescan
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+1 but what else is new-kilokat's setup and results leave me perpetually envious.
k9rzz
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You're right on the friggen west coast. HUGE advantage!
ridgescan
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Yeah for SW but we're talking MW here. I cannot get past Wyoming there whereas you flatlanders can get L.A.!
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Okay, now look over your LEFT shoulder ... you've got the whole Pacific rim at your finger tips on medium wave. Japan, Australia, Hawaii, ALaska, Fiji, you name it. NO chance for us here, but they are there for the taking by you! Start with a simple loop to null the locals and you'll be filling your log with EXOTIC medium wave catches in no time. #JELEOUS
http://www.qsl.net/n7ecj/grayland.html
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ridgescan
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Oh-ok I didn't put any thought into digging for stuff outside the good old USA. I will check that link thanks John.
I guess i will have to do the SSB narrow deally for a change.
I guess i will have to do the SSB narrow deally for a change.
I agree with K9. Use your location to your best advantage and look towards the South Pacific and Asia during the early morning and familiarize yourself with what others are catching on the west coast so you know where and what to look for. Most importantly, just have fun with it and don't get discouraged!
ridgescan
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Whats doin kat! Thanks for the tip about early AM etc.
I do have that CCrane "Justice" twin-coil MW active antenna out in the kitchen connected to my old Delmonico Novum. I also still have that old reliable Select A Tenna
not to mention the Wellbrook on the comms receivers. I even have that Ray Jeff RDF receiver that is pretty selective in MW with that rotatable MW antenna.
But you guys know darn well there aint no sub for a nice piece of real estate to sprawl a proper longwire out on. Still jelly here!
BTW anyone reading this, please do check out kilokat7's youtube videos via the link in his posts. This guy works the MW broadcast band getting such far-distant stuff that will impress even folks who don't give a rat's butt about these things. Worth a look!
I do have that CCrane "Justice" twin-coil MW active antenna out in the kitchen connected to my old Delmonico Novum. I also still have that old reliable Select A Tenna
not to mention the Wellbrook on the comms receivers. I even have that Ray Jeff RDF receiver that is pretty selective in MW with that rotatable MW antenna. But you guys know darn well there aint no sub for a nice piece of real estate to sprawl a proper longwire out on. Still jelly here!
BTW anyone reading this, please do check out kilokat7's youtube videos via the link in his posts. This guy works the MW broadcast band getting such far-distant stuff that will impress even folks who don't give a rat's butt about these things. Worth a look!
k9rzz
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Here in the Midwest, on a GOOD morning, we can hear hets out of the Pacific, maybe a little audio, but you're 2,000+ miles closer. Give it a try. I ventured about 10 feet onto the ice tonight, appears to be 4 inches thick, so I stuck near the shore and extended my wire to 150 feet. I'm picking up some power line noise something fierce on that wire. Not audible on my dipole or indoor loop, so I'm stumped. Hearing Cuba on multiple MW frequencies tonight on the 6 ft loop however.
ridgescan
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Are you getting something on 515kHz now (0401utc) son of a gun I hear music there! Also music on 521kHz too, with CW saying "INE". Isn't that a kick! Also getting some RTTY on 519kHz BTW. And getting a het at 526kHz. So yeah there are possibilities I never tried. Thanks guys.
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majoco
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Don't forget we're on 9kHz channels Ridgy.
ridgescan
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WHatsup Marty-how's that? You mean yours there in NZ? Cool I would LOVE catching some of that here.
Also I looked up the CW on 521 and it's a NDB out of Missoula, Montana! Not bad-400 watter.
ridgescan
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I have a hockey game now 0432utc on 800kHz CKST out of Langley, BC at 780 miles. Hiding way up under 810 KGO San Francisco's mini skirt. Using lower sideband narrow to hear it. KDPQ out of Portland, Oregon at 533 miles is fighting to get in there now.
majoco
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Our BC band tx's are quite low power except for the RNZ National on 567kHz. Most of the rest are networked so other than the frequency there's no way of ascertaining which tx you are listening to, especially as some frequencies are doubled up.
Some of the Aussie stations are quite high power due to the vast areas they try to cover and they also use frequencies in the troppo bands 120, 90 and 75 metres.
You can get arrested for this, can't you....
Some of the Aussie stations are quite high power due to the vast areas they try to cover and they also use frequencies in the troppo bands 120, 90 and 75 metres.
You can get arrested for this, can't you....
Seems like a good time to plug my favorite look-up website for American and Canadian MW stations:
Canada/US AM Station Info Lookup Page
Punch in a frequency to see all Canadian and American stations active on that frequency, then use the filter option to narrow down the search based on the format of the station that you're trying to ID. Heard partial call letters? No problem, use the tentative callsign filter to narrow it down even more. Great tools to have and I'd be lost without this site.
Canada/US AM Station Info Lookup Page
Punch in a frequency to see all Canadian and American stations active on that frequency, then use the filter option to narrow down the search based on the format of the station that you're trying to ID. Heard partial call letters? No problem, use the tentative callsign filter to narrow it down even more. Great tools to have and I'd be lost without this site.
The music will just be hash coming from some station on the broadcast band (Above 535 Khz). It could be a spurious signal from their transmitter, or some strange mixing going on inside your receiver.
The CW is from the non directional beacon (NDB) for Missoula Montana Airport. Konna NDB (INE) @ OurAirports
These NDB's go down to 160 Khz. They all transmit very slow CW and can be fun to listen for if you have a receiver that can tune that low... http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm
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ridgescan
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I have gotten some decent LF catches in the past and use that bottom link of yours to figure them out plus this one which I like too
RNA > signals
I have gotten quite a few from up in B.C. like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHkQgeT3uJg
the catches last night were new to me.
Ah, you're into the LW beacons too. It can be addictive
I've bookmarked that classaxe.com link. It's one I didn't have, thanks.
I'm actually in the middle of building a low pass filter to block out some of the hash caused by AM BCB stations. 500kHz Low Pass Filter Hopefully it will attenuate everything above 500 Khz. (I get some music too in the 200-300khz range).
I had to mail order the torroids because they weren't available locally. I'm still waiting for them.
I've bookmarked that classaxe.com link. It's one I didn't have, thanks.
I'm actually in the middle of building a low pass filter to block out some of the hash caused by AM BCB stations. 500kHz Low Pass Filter Hopefully it will attenuate everything above 500 Khz. (I get some music too in the 200-300khz range).
I had to mail order the torroids because they weren't available locally. I'm still waiting for them.
You sure that isn't CKOR Penticton? They blast in here in the Seattle area like a local most nights. I think they have hockey on certain nights.
Never heard CKST on 800 myself. There is a station with those call letters higher up the dial, though. 1040? Can't remember offhand. All sports. I think CKST moved there, at least according to the Wiki.
CKOR will be instantly recognisable any other time (aside from hockey) because they play pop music, and ID frequently as "EZRock".
PS: INE comes in fairly well here in Seattle. In a way, it's a marker for the low AM band. On good nights a second beacon in the general area, from Canada, will interfere with it. I think that beacon is on 520 khz. Can't remember the identifier, log isn't handy.
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