Hiya..

Any offerings regarding the longest distance MW, AM broadcast that you ever
got ???

Mine, here in NJ, has been: 580 KMJ in Fresno, CA. It's a 50KW station
that I have been able to hear a few times during exceptional MW conditions.
I had to use SSB, NB, several tweaks to the pbt and my "Frankenstein"
antenna, but I was able to hear the station ID.

Any other war stories out there ???
--
Respectfully,

Michael

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Michael wrote:
Hiya..

Any offerings regarding the longest distance MW, AM broadcast that you ever
got ???

Mine, here in NJ, has been: 580 KMJ in Fresno, CA. It's a 50KW station
that I have been able to hear a few times during exceptional MW conditions.
I had to use SSB, NB, several tweaks to the pbt and my "Frankenstein"
antenna, but I was able to hear the station ID.

Any other war stories out there ???
--
Respectfully,

Michael

From this location (KP4) my best on MW has been CBN on 860 from Rio de
Janeiro. I think its 100kw. Checks in at 3200 miles. Actually I hear
it quite often.
I hear the European carriers quite often but never with enough strength
to "claim" them.

-Bill M

Michael wrote:

Hiya..

Any offerings regarding the longest distance MW, AM broadcast that you ever
got ???

Mine, here in NJ, has been: 580 KMJ in Fresno, CA. It's a 50KW station
that I have been able to hear a few times during exceptional MW conditions.
I had to use SSB, NB, several tweaks to the pbt and my "Frankenstein"
antenna, but I was able to hear the station ID.

Any other war stories out there ???
--
Respectfully,

Michael



Actually posted one of mine a few weeks ago here, but my two best
catches have been (the station now known as) KNUS in Denver, CO from my
room at home in Detroit when I was a kid (1964). A 5,000W station from
1200 miles away. I still remember that late afternoon (KNUS was on the
grayline at the time I got the reception).

I also pulled CMBV from Wajay, Cuba not long ago, which was my first
foreign (excluding Canada) AM broadcast. That's about 1350 miles from
where I live now, but it is listed as a 500,000W station! But it was a
heck of a kick to know I was listening to an ordinary AM station from
another part of the world.

Tony


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Tony Meloche wrote:
I also pulled CMBV from Wajay, Cuba not long ago, which was my first
foreign (excluding Canada) AM broadcast. That's about 1350 miles from
where I live now, but it is listed as a 500,000W station! But it was a
heck of a kick to know I was listening to an ordinary AM station from
another part of the world.

Most observers believe many of the Cuban stations listed with extremely
high powers are not using anywhere near as much power as listed. (with
the loosening of relations between Russia and Cuba, they're having an
electricity crisis and power for operating broadcast transmitters is
scarce) It's quite likely CMBV's power was a lot close to 50,000W,
making it an even better catch!
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

Doug Smith W9WI wrote:

Tony Meloche wrote:
I also pulled CMBV from Wajay, Cuba not long ago, which was my first
foreign (excluding Canada) AM broadcast. That's about 1350 miles from
where I live now, but it is listed as a 500,000W station! But it was a
heck of a kick to know I was listening to an ordinary AM station from
another part of the world.

Most observers believe many of the Cuban stations listed with extremely
high powers are not using anywhere near as much power as listed. (with
the loosening of relations between Russia and Cuba, they're having an
electricity crisis and power for operating broadcast transmitters is
scarce) It's quite likely CMBV's power was a lot close to 50,000W,
making it an even better catch!
--
Doug Smith W9WI



Thanks, Doug - I had thought myself that that was possible - one
should be able to hear a 500,000K AM station from Cuba at night in
Michigan on a pocket transistor radio!

Tony


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Behold, Michael signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:

Hiya..

Any offerings regarding the longest distance MW, AM broadcast that you
ever got ???

Insane DX about a month ago. Pulled in a Korean station from here in
Vancouver.

--
Gregg
*It's probably useful, even if it can't be SPICE'd*
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca

Norway to Pennsylvania. I didn't find it on my own, I happened to read about it
on this newsgroup a few years ago and tuned in while the band was still open.

Caracas, Venezuela or PJB Bonaire, Netherland Antilles from here in Milwaukee ,
WI. Each approx 2,500 miles. Mexico City is pretty regular here, thats about
1,700 miles.

I've actually done better on Longwave hearing Iceland and Europe, thats about 3
- 4,000 miles.


jw
wb9uai
milwaukee

Columbia South America, late sunday night back in 1975, to New York.
Had a great Panasonic Radio that had am/fm/ low and high police and
UHF . Wish I could remember the model #

Mike










On 18 Oct 2003 03:42:28 GMT, (J999w) wrote:

Caracas, Venezuela or PJB Bonaire, Netherland Antilles from here in Milwaukee ,
WI. Each approx 2,500 miles. Mexico City is pretty regular here, thats about
1,700 miles.

I've actually done better on Longwave hearing Iceland and Europe, thats about 3
- 4,000 miles.


jw
wb9uai
milwaukee

"Mike DeMeo" wrote in message
...
Columbia South America, late sunday night back in 1975, to New York.
Had a great Panasonic Radio that had am/fm/ low and high police and
UHF . Wish I could remember the model #

"Columbia" is a district, a river, a university and a space shuttle. It is
not a country.

The country is "Colombia."