1.110 AM ???
 

Hiya..

I'm doing a bit of medium wave dx'ng. Right now at 23:50 UTC, I'm picking
up "The Clark Howard Show" on 1.110 I'm using LSB to hear it better. Way
too messy in AM mode. It's surrounded by noise, but it's audible. Any idea
what station this is ???

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Respectfully,

Michael

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SoundBlstr Live PC card w/five piece Cambridge
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The last time I tried, at _noon_ a couple of years ago with a
Select-a-tenna, I got 17 copies of Limbaugh.
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Michael wrote:
I took a look on the "Coast to Coast" web page to check out all the other
stations that broadcast it. I made a list of every 50KW AM station in the
US east of the Mississippi that they listed and I tried them all. Here are
the results...

Do note that most AM stations that run more then 1KW at night use
directional antennas. Sometimes (example: WBT) the directional pattern
favors you; other times (example: KFAB) it doesn't. On 1110, if WBT and
KFAB were to both use non-directional antennas at night, the two
stations would severely interfere with each other - even within their
intended service areas. So WBT limits the amount of power radiated
towards Omaha, and KFAB limits the amount radiated towards Charlotte.

(in some cases, more than one other station must be "protected", leading
to some pretty complicated antenna patterns!)

Directional antennas can SEVERELY reduce the "effective radiated power"
in particular directions. I live about 25 miles from 50,000-watt
WLAC-1510, but I'm in one of their directional nulls. Their effective
power at my location at night is roughly 600 watts, and it's not unusual
for me to hear other stations besides WLAC on 1510. Many other stations
are far *more* directional than WLAC.

A few notes about the stations you tried:

WTIC 1080 in Hartford, CT : Audible and clear above the noise, but fades

Directional, protects KRLD in Dallas.

WGY 810 in Albany, NY : Audible and clear above the noise but fades out

Non-directional

WPHT 1210 in Philadelphia, PA: Audible, but fading in and out regularly.

Non-directional

WBT 1110 in Charlotte, NC: Audible and strong. Minimal fading. S7 to S8

Directional, protects KFAB in Omaha.

WTAM 1100 in Cleveland, OH: Perfectly audible, strong and clear. No

Non-directional.

WRKO 680 Boston, MA: in USB with the NB on I can hear something resembling

Directional. Certainly protects KNBR in San Francisco but I believe
numerous other stations (Montreal, Toronto, others) as well.

KSTP 1500 in St. Paul, MN: It's lost completely. All I can hear is a

Directional. Protects the other 1500 station you mentioned, which is
WTOP in Washington.

WHAS 840 Louisville, KY: News Radio. Talking about "Arnold's" political

Non-directional. (no idea who the other station is!)

WLAC 1510 in Nashville TN: Can't hear it. It's completely stepped on by

Directional, protects "The Zone" (WWZN) Boston and KGA in Spokane, Wash.
(I thought "Coast-to-Coast" was on WWTN-FM here but could easily be
mistaken)

WFLF 540 in Orlando FL: I'm not sure if I'm hearing it or not. I'm hearing

Directional. The dominant stations are in Saskatchewan and Mexico but I
*believe* WFLF protects the entire Canadian and Mexican borders. I
won't even speculate on the other stations you're hearing!
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

"Michael" wrote in message .net...
WBT in Charlotte, NC is indeed coming in very well here.

John M also posted that you can hear Art Bell live from 1:00 to 5:00 am est
on WBT. This gave me an idea to try a little MW DX'ing experiment.

I took a look on the "Coast to Coast" web page to check out all the other
stations that broadcast it. I made a list of every 50KW AM station in the
US east of the Mississippi that they listed and I tried them all. Here are
the results...

2:30 UTC

WTIC 1080 in Hartford, CT : Audible and clear above the noise, but fades
out at times. S5 on the meter with no preamp. Must use LSB and not AM. NB
function is needed.

WGY 810 in Albany, NY : Audible and clear above the noise but fades out
completely at times. Best on LSB, but can be listened to in AM unless fading
out.. S6 on the meter with no preamp. NB function needed.

WPHT 1210 in Philadelphia, PA: Audible, but fading in and out regularly.
Spooks from local stations are audible here. S3 to S4 on the meter with no
preamp. Must use LSB.

WBT 1110 in Charlotte, NC: Audible and strong. Minimal fading. S7 to S8
on the meter with no preamp. Can use AM quite well at times. SSB and ECSS
not needed most of the time.

WTAM 1100 in Cleveland, OH: Perfectly audible, strong and clear. No
Fading. AM works fine, ECSS not needed. S-9 on the meter with no preamp.
They are playing the football game; Steelers vs Browns.

WRKO 680 Boston, MA: in USB with the NB on I can hear something resembling
talk, but I don't know for sure what I'm hearing. In short, it cant hear it.

KSTP 1500 in St. Paul, MN: It's lost completely. All I can hear is a
station that ID'ed as, I think WCOP. They are talking about DC area news
and mentioned the "BELTWAY" a few times. Must be in VA or MD. Definitely
no chance for me to be able to get KSTP.

That would be WTOP, licensed to Washington, DC. KSTP protects their coverage area.

WHAS 840 Louisville, KY: News Radio. Talking about "Arnold's" political
woes. At times, can be heard well, but only in LSB or USB with NB function.
It also fades out from time to time. I also hear another station under it.
The station is playing what sounds to be Italian opera music but I have not
been able to figure out what station it is.

WLAC 1510 in Nashville TN: Can't hear it. It's completely stepped on by
1510 "THE ZONE" in Boston. Currently giving NFL scores.

WFLF 540 in Orlando FL: I'm not sure if I'm hearing it or not. I'm hearing
a news sports brief on one station that sounds very weak. Down this low, it
may even be a spook from a strong local station. Under that signal, I can
hear a country music song being played by another station. I havent heard
any station ID's. It's messy on this part of the dial.

And that's it. All the 50KW stations in the US east of the Mississippi that
broadcast Art Bell as heard from North East NJ.
--
Respectfully,

Michael

840 could be KTIC West Ppoint Nebraska
"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
...
Michael wrote:
I took a look on the "Coast to Coast" web page to check out all the
other
stations that broadcast it. I made a list of every 50KW AM station in
the
US east of the Mississippi that they listed and I tried them all. Here
are
the results...

Do note that most AM stations that run more then 1KW at night use
directional antennas. Sometimes (example: WBT) the directional pattern
favors you; other times (example: KFAB) it doesn't. On 1110, if WBT and
KFAB were to both use non-directional antennas at night, the two
stations would severely interfere with each other - even within their
intended service areas. So WBT limits the amount of power radiated
towards Omaha, and KFAB limits the amount radiated towards Charlotte.

(in some cases, more than one other station must be "protected", leading
to some pretty complicated antenna patterns!)

Directional antennas can SEVERELY reduce the "effective radiated power"
in particular directions. I live about 25 miles from 50,000-watt
WLAC-1510, but I'm in one of their directional nulls. Their effective
power at my location at night is roughly 600 watts, and it's not unusual
for me to hear other stations besides WLAC on 1510. Many other stations
are far *more* directional than WLAC.

A few notes about the stations you tried:

WTIC 1080 in Hartford, CT : Audible and clear above the noise, but
fades

Directional, protects KRLD in Dallas.

WGY 810 in Albany, NY : Audible and clear above the noise but fades out

Non-directional

WPHT 1210 in Philadelphia, PA: Audible, but fading in and out
regularly.

Non-directional

WBT 1110 in Charlotte, NC: Audible and strong. Minimal fading. S7 to
S8

Directional, protects KFAB in Omaha.

WTAM 1100 in Cleveland, OH: Perfectly audible, strong and clear. No

Non-directional.

WRKO 680 Boston, MA: in USB with the NB on I can hear something
resembling

Directional. Certainly protects KNBR in San Francisco but I believe
numerous other stations (Montreal, Toronto, others) as well.

KSTP 1500 in St. Paul, MN: It's lost completely. All I can hear is a

Directional. Protects the other 1500 station you mentioned, which is
WTOP in Washington.

WHAS 840 Louisville, KY: News Radio. Talking about "Arnold's"
political

Non-directional. (no idea who the other station is!)

WLAC 1510 in Nashville TN: Can't hear it. It's completely stepped on
by

Directional, protects "The Zone" (WWZN) Boston and KGA in Spokane, Wash.
(I thought "Coast-to-Coast" was on WWTN-FM here but could easily be
mistaken)

WFLF 540 in Orlando FL: I'm not sure if I'm hearing it or not. I'm
hearing

Directional. The dominant stations are in Saskatchewan and Mexico but I
*believe* WFLF protects the entire Canadian and Mexican borders. I
won't even speculate on the other stations you're hearing!
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com