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Transatlantic MW reception
Over the Christmas break I hope to find some time to listen to some US or Canadian medium wave stations. Any suggestions on best frequencies to try?
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Over the Christmas break I hope to find some time to listen to some US or Canadian medium wave stations. Any suggestions on best frequencies to try?
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1510 WMEX Boston with its 50kW directional antenna would be a good place to start. Whether the content is worthwhile is another matter...
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1510 WMEX Boston with its 50kW directional antenna would be a good place to start. Whether the content is worthwhile is another matter...
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WINS New York on 1010 kHz is something that's often heard over here, just before dusk UK time ?
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Over the Christmas break I hope to find some time to listen to some US or Canadian medium wave stations. Any suggestions on best frequencies to try?
A synchronous detector such as found in the Sony 2001D is pretty much essential, so as to be able to maximise the raster window and also to eliminate strong upper/lower sideband European interference. Disclaimer: I've not listened in to CJYQ since 80s holiday trips to my now-home in the Hebrides so don't know how 'listenable' its new country music format is. |
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D'oh ! DS mangled the previous directional antenna link.
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Why bother?
Just use Radio Garden to find suitable stations then listen to them online: http://radio.garden/live/ |
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Why bother?
Just use Radio Garden to find suitable stations then listen to them online: http://radio.garden/live/ |
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For DXing in general, it might be useful to know how atmospheric pressure is playing out. The following pressure model is for a week ahead - if you've not seen this particular one before, have a play around to see how it can be advanced by "hours" or "days"...
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-b...=glob&VAR=pslv Good luck with your quest ! |
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I understand listening on the west coast of ireland is easier due to the atlantic path.
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Over the Christmas break I hope to find some time to listen to some US or Canadian medium wave stations.
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For DXing in general, it might be useful to know how atmospheric pressure is playing out....
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VOCM (Voice of The Common Man) on 590 kHz is also a fairly easy catch if conditions are right.
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WINS New York on 1010 kHz is something that's often heard over here, just before [dawn] UK time ?
How many kW of power does the station broadcast at? |
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How many kW of power does the station broadcast at?
BTW I've just had a quick scan with my radio and I'm picking up faint audio from the following New York stations 710 WOR 1010 WINS 1520 WWKB |
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WINS is 50 kW
BTW I've just had a quick scan with my radio and I'm picking up faint audio from the following New York stations 710 WOR 1010 WINS 1520 WWKB |
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This thread brings back memories. I remember listening to WINS and WMEX maybe as much as 50 years ago. The UK's MW was a bit quieter back then so it was somewhat easier.
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For DXing in general, it might be useful to know how atmospheric pressure is playing out.
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I don't think the pressure or anything else about the atmospheric weather has any effect on MW Dx. The reflecting layers for that are too high up, >150km, way above the weather.
The US does not have very high power Medium Wave transmitters like the Europe does though I seem to remember Radio Marti is quite high power. |
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Yes if you like listening to Baseball games! I only heard this station once when I had insomnia. Best times to catch it are between 3 - 6am GMT.
Another couple of interesting MW DX catches come from Asia. This year, I've managed to catch All India Radio on 1566 and China Radio International (in Russian) on 1521, both on the east coast of England. Both these stations run huge power and are fairly easy to hear during dusk. Now is a good time for MW DX as many of the high-power European stations are gone - however, there seem to be a few UK MW community radio stations in the pipeline which could cause issues in the future. |
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I don't think the pressure or anything else about the atmospheric weather has any effect on MW Dx. The reflecting layers for that are too high up, >150km, way above the weather.
The last section about mentions how wet weather improves groundwave MW propagation. http://www.mwcircle.org/mw_intro.htm |
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