But looking at all the propagation conditions I can find, ie. mag storms (none, in fact unusually quiet) and Xrays (none, quiet), nothing changed from eg. yesterday to today. So what indicator is there that I'm not seeing? It is all quite elementary really :-P MW/BCB Propagation Primer http://66.175.38.157/kn4lf8.htm Propagation Outlook: ....the low bands of 160, 120, 90 and 80 meters saw the best propagation conditions since September 2004. Why? Because all of the general guide lines as spelled out by me further down in this outlook were met. http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf6.htm |
MW conditions, what changed?
WFAN 660 NYC has been like a local at 5:30am in Central Ohio the
past few days, and today is barely audible over Cubans and probably a Pittsburgh station (no station ID), which don't seem to be any stronger than usual. It's just that WFAN is really weak. But looking at all the propagation conditions I can find, ie. mag storms (none, in fact unusually quiet) and Xrays (none, quiet), nothing changed from eg. yesterday to today. So what indicator is there that I'm not seeing? -- Ron Hardin On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
"Ron Hardin" wrote in message ... WFAN 660 NYC has been like a local at 5:30am in Central Ohio the past few days, and today is barely audible over Cubans and probably a Pittsburgh station (no station ID), which don't seem to be any stronger than usual. It's just that WFAN is really weak. But looking at all the propagation conditions I can find, ie. mag storms (none, in fact unusually quiet) and Xrays (none, quiet), nothing changed from eg. yesterday to today. So what indicator is there that I'm not seeing? These uncertaincies in propagation in the medium wave band makes dx'ing that band a challenging proposition. I still remember one night a long time ago, when I was living in Virginia, KOA (850 in Denver, CO) came in with an extremely strong signal. The next night, it didn't come in at all. I also remembered, while living in upstate New York about 15 years ago, I picked up a signal from Colombia that drowned out WBT (Charlotte, NC). |
The Sun is changing.
On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:09:11 GMT, Ron Hardin wrote: WFAN 660 NYC has been like a local at 5:30am in Central Ohio the past few days, and today is barely audible over Cubans and probably a Pittsburgh station (no station ID), which don't seem to be any stronger than usual. It's just that WFAN is really weak. But looking at all the propagation conditions I can find, ie. mag storms (none, in fact unusually quiet) and Xrays (none, quiet), nothing changed from eg. yesterday to today. So what indicator is there that I'm not seeing? |
I live forty miles East of Vicksburg,Mississippi.Those little five and
six transistor shirt pocket size AM/MW band radios,back in the 1950's it was normal at night times to pick up radio stations in New York City,Minneapolis,Chicago,Detroit,Denver,Cincinatti ,once in a while California and that station way out in West Texas that isn't there anymore,(Del Rio,Texas,I think that's it) and quite a few other long distance AM/MW radio stations too. cuhulin |
hi all. i guess while you are on the subject of mw. i used to pick up
wcfl in chicago on one of those little pocket radios every night when i was growing up here (also in central ohio). what year did wcfl quit operations? i went thru a bunch of 9volt batteries come to think of it. |
mongo wrote: hi all. i guess while you are on the subject of mw. i used to pick up wcfl in chicago on one of those little pocket radios every night when i was growing up here (also in central ohio). what year did wcfl quit operations? i went thru a bunch of 9volt batteries come to think of it. I think it was in the mid-80's that WCFL ceased to exist? They are now WMVP and broadcast sports talk. I too went through a lot of 9 volt batteries with the little portable underneath my pillow. dxAce Michigan USA |
My first new shirt pocket six transistor radio I bought at a Motorola
store here in Jackson in the 1960's.The bottom half of the sides of my six transistor Motorola radio was round on both sides,the top half was straight and the bottom of the radio was flat.I don't remember what model of radio it was or how much money I paid for it,I remember it was a red color.The first transistor radio I ever bought was from an advertisement in a Popular Mechanics magazine back in the early 1950's.The radio was made in Kearney,Nebraska and it had an earphone,no speaker.I think I paid about $10.00 for that little radio and it wasen't worth a crap either,it wouldn't hardly pick up anything.It would probally bring a pretty penny on eBay though. cuhulin |
I noticed great conditions last night. Even in my electrical noisy
apartment building I was getting Dallas and Tennesee, among other places, on my YB-400. |
dxAce wrote:
mongo wrote: hi all. i guess while you are on the subject of mw. i used to pick up wcfl in chicago on one of those little pocket radios every night when i was growing up here (also in central ohio). what year did wcfl quit operations? i went thru a bunch of 9volt batteries come to think of it. I think it was in the mid-80's that WCFL ceased to exist? They are now WMVP and broadcast sports talk. I too went through a lot of 9 volt batteries with the little portable underneath my pillow. dxAce Michigan USA I still have the Pansonic T-601 six tranistor that I got for my birthday 40 years ago - and it still works (though not well). A radio the size of a package of king size cigarettes, and at night I would listen to WBZ in Boston from my bed in Detroit. That would fascinate any kid - it certainly did me! Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
heck, you had the best rock and roll station right beside you. cfl came
in around 9-9:30 at night here. i have to check and see if mom has those radios packed up somewhere. all had the leather case. i have a letter from wcfl they sent me about the song "american pie" bob dearborn wrote. man i feel old. also had a zenith shortwave that had about 20 tubes that lit my room up at night. tall as i was. |
I don't care what they say.There are NO transistor radios than can match
those old tube radios.Espicially those old wooden cabinet floor model radios,and the sound quality.Bose,y'all haven't learned **** yet!!! cuhulin |
The earth's magnetic field is weakening, and whatever affects the magnetic
field has a bearing on the condition of the ionosphere. I think the FCC may have changed the power output some stations can use, and the radiation patterns they may use. ~~~~~ God gives peace not war + "Ron Hardin" wrote in message ... WFAN 660 NYC has been like a local at 5:30am in Central Ohio the past few days, and today is barely audible over Cubans and probably a Pittsburgh station (no station ID), which don't seem to be any stronger than usual. It's just that WFAN is really weak. But looking at all the propagation conditions I can find, ie. mag storms (none, in fact unusually quiet) and Xrays (none, quiet), nothing changed from eg. yesterday to today. So what indicator is there that I'm not seeing? -- Ron Hardin On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
From: mongo Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 12:40:44 -0500 Subject: MW conditions, what changed? hi all. i guess while you are on the subject of mw. i used to pick up wcfl in chicago on one of those little pocket radios every night when i was growing up here (also in central ohio). what year did wcfl quit operations? i went thru a bunch of 9volt batteries come to think of it. Boy does this thread bring back memories. I was in high school in Bangor, Maine, ca. 1960, when I got a shirt-pocket Silvertone 6 transistor radio from Sears for Christmas. My favorite stations for rock music were WKBW, Buffalo, WPTR, Albany I think, WABC, New York, and, of course, WMEX (?), Boston, with "Arnie Ginsberg and the Night Train Show". It was a couple years later that we moved to Florida and I traveled to New Orleans to march in the Mardi Gras parade with my high school band. I was half asleep one night when I was startled by a weird howling noise coming over my radio through the little earplug. Some strange dude named Wolfman Jack! |
Some strange dude named Wolfman Jack! Del Rio Texas, they bled over on everything on the bottom end of the AM dial. RM~ |
tianli wrote: But looking at all the propagation conditions I can find, ie. mag storms (none, in fact unusually quiet) and Xrays (none, quiet), nothing changed from eg. yesterday to today. So what indicator is there that I'm not seeing? It is all quite elementary really :-P MW/BCB Propagation Primer http://66.175.38.157/kn4lf8.htm Propagation Outlook: ...the low bands of 160, 120, 90 and 80 meters saw the best propagation conditions since September 2004. Why? Because all of the general guide lines as spelled out by me further down in this outlook were met. http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf6.htm |
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