"Jerry Martes" wrote in message
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"Dave Pitzer" wrote in message
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I live approx 80 miles from the xmitter of station WABC (New York)
50,000
watts. During the day my reception is good-to-very good. After sunset
however, the signal is poor to unlistenable -- due to fading and
man-made
QRM. The stations night-time signal is directional but I live in the
direction of the major lobe. The station advertises covering 27 eastern
US
states at night -- which I don't doubt.

I can receive a Boston station (WBZ, 50k watts) and a Charlotte, NC
station
(WBT, 50k watts)at night loud and clear. Both of these hundreds of miles
from me. (Also get WJR in Detroit and WLS in Chicago loud & clear.)

I seem to be in a "shadow" for the relatively close WABC. I'm using a
high
quality (Sangean) table radio with a built-in ferrite loop antenn. Any
suggestions for improving my WABC night time reception??

Dave Pitzer
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Dave

I'm curious about a similar situation. in California. Are you able to
receive the stations equally well, or poorly, with the radio oin a car at
this location?

Jerry

Hmmmmm.... haven't tried that. The use of a non-directional "whip" (car)
antenna might actually help to seriously attenuate the ground wave yet
"grab" the sky wave.

AM BCB DXing in a car/truck at night is a popular hobby I understand.

DP
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DP
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