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Where'd Medium Wave Go
720, 810, 840 all absent. Usually booming this time of day.
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David ) writes: 720, 810, 840 all absent. Usually booming this time of day. Who cares right now. It's really hot here, and that means we are likely to see increased activity on the FM band. I realize that is different from listening on the FM band, but it was wonderful a few years back when I heard an Mississippi station here in Montreal. I'd just woken up, it was July, and it was steaming hot. Michael |
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Hazards (and fun) of long distance dxning I guess. Had my favorite
Toronto oldies station AM740 disappear into the mud for 2 weeks...I was in withdrawl!!! But now it's back. |
John S. wrote: Hazards (and fun) of long distance dxning I guess. Had my favorite Toronto oldies station AM740 disappear into the mud for 2 weeks...I was in withdrawl!!! But now it's back. .................................................. ................................... Strange propagation for a month now. From my location on the edge of the Laurentian shield, I rely on sky wave to hear Art Bell & Co at night. I have the big clear channel stations set up on the pushbutton of my dx-398 so that as one station fades out I can switch to another with a different skip distance and not miss any thrilling detail of the end of the world, etc. The stations on the buttons are Chicago 890, Des Moines 1040, WGY, among others. All these stations have vanished with no hint of a signal for almost a month. I don't know if this is caused by some seasonal change, HAARP, an upcoming pole shift, or the chemtrails in the sky being laid down every day, and if I can't hear Art Bell, I can't find out what is going on. Should I sell my shortwave radios, buy some Burky water filters, lay in a year's supply of dried food, or study Edgar Cayce? Strangely, although shortwave is the pits, except for some long skip, the usual bible thumpers are still coming through on shortwave. Could it be some sort of cosmic conspiracy? Or is it scientifically explained by sunpots. Even my GE II just hisses, a bit Satanic, I think. |
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John S. wrote:
Hazards (and fun) of long distance dxning I guess. Had my favorite Toronto oldies station AM740 disappear into the mud for 2 weeks...I was in withdrawl!!! But now it's back. I could have written this post! The solar activity made AM 740 vanish, all right, but it is coming back these last few nights. Where do you listen from, John? Remember last winter when it was clear as a bell from 6:30 or so on? 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 =---- |
Tony Meloche wrote:
John S. wrote: Hazards (and fun) of long distance dxning I guess. Had my favorite Toronto oldies station AM740 disappear into the mud for 2 weeks...I was in withdrawl!!! But now it's back. I could have written this post! The solar activity made AM 740 vanish, all right, but it is coming back these last few nights. Where do you listen from, John? It comes and goes for me in suburban Chicago. -- I miss my .signature. |
clifto wrote:
Tony Meloche wrote: John S. wrote: Hazards (and fun) of long distance dxning I guess. Had my favorite Toronto oldies station AM740 disappear into the mud for 2 weeks...I was in withdrawl!!! But now it's back. I could have written this post! The solar activity made AM 740 vanish, all right, but it is coming back these last few nights. Where do you listen from, John? It comes and goes for me in suburban Chicago. Same neighborhood (DX speaking) - I'm in SW Michigan. 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 =---- |
Naw...don't sell that radio. If there is any one thing guaranteed
about shortwave and mw dxing, it is that propogation will always change. When my favorite AM 740 disappeared some other station popped in...barely audible, but it was there. |
Hi Tony. I'm listening from Northen Virginia, how about you. Yes
there were times when 740 was coming in during the morning rush hour!!! That's what I love about dxning...it is never constant!!! |
John S. wrote:
Hi Tony. I'm listening from Northen Virginia, how about you. Yes there were times when 740 was coming in during the morning rush hour!!! That's what I love about dxning...it is never constant!!! When my favorite AM 740 disappeared some other station popped in...barely audible, but it was there. Sorry I didn't mention it in my first post, and you evidently missed my follow-up one: I'm in the SW corner of Michigan. The faint station you were hearing on that frequency was likely KRMG from Tulsa, OK. On a good winter night, it clashes annoyingly with CHWO where I am, though CHWO usually wins. It's no problem past KRMG's night operation time, as they then drop to 25,000W. 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 =---- |
David Eduardo wrote:
"Tony Meloche" wrote in message ... John S. wrote: Hi Tony. I'm listening from Northen Virginia, how about you. Yes there were times when 740 was coming in during the morning rush hour!!! That's what I love about dxning...it is never constant!!! When my favorite AM 740 disappeared some other station popped in...barely audible, but it was there. Sorry I didn't mention it in my first post, and you evidently missed my follow-up one: I'm in the SW corner of Michigan. The faint station you were hearing on that frequency was likely KRMG from Tulsa, OK. On a good winter night, it clashes annoyingly with CHWO where I am, though CHWO usually wins. It's no problem past KRMG's night operation time, as they then drop to 25,000W. It is not the power drop, it is the fact that KRMG is extremely directional at night in that direction. 25 kw is huge power, and a change from 50 kw to 25 kw would hardly be noticed, as it only effects the station's field strength by 25%. (Shrug) I can only tell you what I hear at my location during the winter months. When darkness comes to the Central time zone, overlap from KRMG falls off sharply here. 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 =---- |
"Tony Meloche" wrote in message ... David Eduardo wrote: "Tony Meloche" wrote in message ... John S. wrote: Hi Tony. I'm listening from Northen Virginia, how about you. Yes there were times when 740 was coming in during the morning rush hour!!! That's what I love about dxning...it is never constant!!! When my favorite AM 740 disappeared some other station popped in...barely audible, but it was there. Sorry I didn't mention it in my first post, and you evidently missed my follow-up one: I'm in the SW corner of Michigan. The faint station you were hearing on that frequency was likely KRMG from Tulsa, OK. On a good winter night, it clashes annoyingly with CHWO where I am, though CHWO usually wins. It's no problem past KRMG's night operation time, as they then drop to 25,000W. It is not the power drop, it is the fact that KRMG is extremely directional at night in that direction. 25 kw is huge power, and a change from 50 kw to 25 kw would hardly be noticed, as it only effects the station's field strength by 25%. (Shrug) I can only tell you what I hear at my location during the winter months. When darkness comes to the Central time zone, overlap from KRMG falls off sharply here. And that is because KRMG goes directional at night, sending nearly all the signal away from you. It is not because they reduce power. |
David Eduardo wrote:
"Tony Meloche" wrote in message ... David Eduardo wrote: "Tony Meloche" wrote in message ... John S. wrote: Hi Tony. I'm listening from Northen Virginia, how about you. Yes there were times when 740 was coming in during the morning rush hour!!! That's what I love about dxning...it is never constant!!! When my favorite AM 740 disappeared some other station popped in...barely audible, but it was there. Sorry I didn't mention it in my first post, and you evidently missed my follow-up one: I'm in the SW corner of Michigan. The faint station you were hearing on that frequency was likely KRMG from Tulsa, OK. On a good winter night, it clashes annoyingly with CHWO where I am, though CHWO usually wins. It's no problem past KRMG's night operation time, as they then drop to 25,000W. It is not the power drop, it is the fact that KRMG is extremely directional at night in that direction. 25 kw is huge power, and a change from 50 kw to 25 kw would hardly be noticed, as it only effects the station's field strength by 25%. (Shrug) I can only tell you what I hear at my location during the winter months. When darkness comes to the Central time zone, overlap from KRMG falls off sharply here. And that is because KRMG goes directional at night, sending nearly all the signal away from you. It is not because they reduce power. Ah, so - I knew they had a DA2 antenna, but in your last post I thought you were saying that the nightime direction *was* in my direction. Thanks for the clarification. 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 =---- |
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