Bob Dobbs wrote:
dave wrote:

I don't see any sport in receiving a 50 KW station, period.

Depending on the distance and adjacent stations,
even 50KW might seem a bit light.
Sometimes the 'sport' is in being able to dig something out from under a
strong local on an adjacent freq. Here in San Diego I use the blowtorch
KKOB 770 w/50KW (over 620 miles away) as a selectivity test against the
local KFMB 760 w/50KW night time (about 6 miles away) and aimed right at
me. Of the several receivers I have of varying capability, the results
aren't always consistent. There are times when a simple AM sync-det will
suffice, or switching to the upper sideband with reduced bandwidth and
other times when I have to use a very narrow bandwidth combined with a
significant shift of the passband.
Last night was a rough one as propagation didn't give any favor to NM.
Even 80m amateur was soft. Weird as WWV 2.5 and 5 were both strong,
maybe some piezoelectric effect of the lithosphere.
Are we due for an earthquake?


Always. I blame HAARP, not the lithosphere. I listen to 720, 740, 760,
770,780,790 and 810. I use my old Drake SW2 and a 60' random wire.

I have a GAP Titan DX vertical that's 35' straight up. All I have room
for (besides the RX antennas). My R-390A was a really good DX receiver;
pain in the ass to maintain and a power hog.