The technical side of broadcasting. Think IBOC is a sham? Talk about it here! How about HDTV? Post DX reports here as well.
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:35 pm
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The Big Opening To The East
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cckadlec » Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:49 pm
Here's a summary of tropo happenings in Fremont from the afternoon of Sept. 11th into the morning of the following day.
A duct broke open into...
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Last post by ftballfan
Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:01 am
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Beer Goes Nerdy
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audiophile » Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:30 am
Heathkit and MFJ could have made a mint - both had cantennas aka dummy loads..
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Last post by audiophile
Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:30 am
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DX late morning (9/3/20)
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MWmetalhead » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:04 pm
Was picking up 98.5 WUPS at full quieting with RDS around Fowlerville and Webberville around 10:45a this morning.
Was also picking up a pretty good...
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Last post by CK-722
Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:13 pm
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:21 pm
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Last post by audiophile
Sat Aug 29, 2020 7:29 am
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AM reception question
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by Deleted User 24 » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:02 pm
I have a GE Superadio in my kitchen that I use mainly to listen to WWJ. The signal almost always has a buzz or static. In particular, there's a...
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Last post by k8jd
Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:38 pm
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Late Summer NOAA WX Station DX
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CK-722 » Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:12 am
Since translators, IBOC, and other interference, it is becoming more difficult to DX the FM Band.
We recently put my late relative's Scanner back...
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Last post by SolarMax
Tue Aug 25, 2020 4:18 pm
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Last post by SolarMax
Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:10 pm
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Long Wave Broadcast Radio
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by Deleted User 15342 » Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:41 pm
Has anyone ever received any European broadcast on the long wave broadcast band 148 kHz-283 kHz, just curious. I know here in the U.S it’s mainly...
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Last post by k8jd
Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:45 pm
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The Climbing Of Island View Hill
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CK-722 » Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:53 pm
Last week, I decided to take a ride along the M-119 Tunnel Of Trees. I had always wanted to see where the short lived WMBN-FM 96.3 site (mid-1980s)...
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Last post by CK-722
Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:53 pm
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WDMJ STA
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Ben Zonia » Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:44 pm
WDMJ reportedly has had a complete antenna failure and is operating with a long wire antenna wit 200 watts. That old WJPD 1240 facility is looking...
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Last post by Deleted User 15342
Wed Aug 19, 2020 11:02 am
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antenna lift
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SolarMax » Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:05 pm
For those fascinated by such things, there might be a chopper doing antenna lift Saturday 6/20 on the 8 Mile/Meyers tower, around 8am.
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Last post by Rich F.
Tue Aug 18, 2020 4:17 pm
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Last post by audiophile
Sat Aug 15, 2020 11:42 am
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:08 am
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FM reception note From Lakeport.
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k8jd » Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:53 am
I just got back from a few days of camping on the shore of Lake Huron. When I took a listen across he FM band I was surprized to hear a few minutes...
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Last post by k8jd
Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:53 am
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Last post by kc8yqq
Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:10 am
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Non Metallic Antenna Mounting Pipes
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CK-722 » Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:40 am
I'm thinking of mounting a short light vertically polarized antenna on a PVC mast on a PVC vent pipe, to avoid reflections affecting the pattern...
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Last post by CK-722
Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:01 am
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What's your typical FM Dial?
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radioandtventhusiast » Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:56 pm
What FM stations do you typically receive on your car or home radio where you live? I saw a now-deleted topic on here from 2010 using the Internet...
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Last post by Deleted User 3751
Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:02 pm
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WCXI problems
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k8jd » Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:33 pm
WCXI 1160 dead air at night ?
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Last post by Deleted User 3751
Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:04 am
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Last post by CK-722
Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:57 pm
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Last post by innate-in-you
Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:45 pm
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Last post by km1125
Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:38 am
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Booming in from the north
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Mega Hertz » Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:19 am
Lots of good reception this morning in Brighton coming from the north.
106.1 The Point from Tawas City beating Q106 from Jackson. That one's always...
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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:49 pm
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Last post by RingtailedFox
Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:30 pm
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Traverse City DX
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ADD in TC » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:35 pm
Night of 6-17 l received 3 stations clearly but briefly with full RDS from the Denver area.
96.5 KXPK a Spanish station,99.5 the Mountain,And 106.7...
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Last post by ftballfan
Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:14 am
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y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
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TomSanders » Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:28 am
A couple sources -- middle-level people inside the New York and New Jersey governors' offices -- have recommended that AM DXers in the Northeast and...
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Last post by innate-in-you
Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:18 pm
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Last post by innate-in-you
Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:41 am
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New GM Radio
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Turkeytop » Fri May 22, 2020 9:56 pm
Got my new 2020 Equinox today. It replaces the 2016 Equinox I had. As was the 2016, this one too has a radio equipped to receive SXM. They've made...
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Last post by innate-in-you
Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:18 am
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Last post by Turkeytop
Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:59 pm
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Spring/Summer 2020 Tropos
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ChrisWL1980 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:36 pm
Last night was perhaps the first big FM opening of the season for me (I missed the previous E-skip openings). Better late than never, I suppose....
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Last post by k8jd
Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:14 pm
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Cool Demonstration Picture From 1940
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CK-722 » Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:13 pm
FM vs. AM demonstration from 1940. The arc is from a one million volt static generator.
Though I am still a proponent of AM Radio as much as...
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Last post by CK-722
Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:13 pm
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VA3 FEZ
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Turkeytop » Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:51 pm
VA3 FEZ is an amateur repeater in London ON. I hear the same two operators yacking on there every night.
What's the etiquette for these things? Do...
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Last post by k8jd
Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:49 am
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Solar Cycle 25
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Turkeytop » Sun May 03, 2020 10:59 pm
According to Arnie Coro at Radio Havana, the sun's magnetic field has reversed, indicating the start of a new solar cycle.
Scientific predictions...
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Last post by SolarMax
Sun May 31, 2020 8:03 pm
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WLNS/WLAJ RF14
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windsor » Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:37 pm
Since WLNS/WLAJ moved to RF14 I have been getting a weird signal from them everyday at all hours.But cant get a lock.
Comes in like gangbusters for...
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Last post by innate-in-you
Sun May 31, 2020 3:57 pm
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Last post by Turkeytop
Thu May 21, 2020 9:25 pm
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Last post by CK-722
Fri May 08, 2020 3:46 pm
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Fri May 08, 2020 10:57 am
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Last post by CK-722
Thu May 07, 2020 8:22 pm
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Last post by k8jd
Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:43 am
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MW DX Tonight
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Turkeytop » Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:36 am
Just been listening to CJOB 680 KHZ from Winnipeg, First time I ever heard it.
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Last post by k8jd
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:26 pm
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25 Strongest Signals in the Great Lakes
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cckadlec » Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:13 am
Here are the top 25 most potent FM signals in the Great Lakes region - in order - measured in terms of coastal reception from 80 beaches where full...
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Last post by cckadlec
Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:04 pm
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Studio Safety In The Age Of Coronavirus
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CK-722 » Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:07 pm
Looks like everyone should work from home studios whenever possible, and at the very least, maybe everyone should have their own microphone and boom,...
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Last post by k8jd
Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:51 pm
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Review of Sangean ATS-909X
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radioandtventhusiast » Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:08 pm
I got a Sangean ATS-909X last Sunday, after buying it on Amazon. Let me tell you, this is one of the best radios for picking up distant stations and...
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Last post by Turkeytop
Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:18 pm
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Great Lakes Reception Maps
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cckadlec » Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:01 am
As part of my coastal propagation project I've been working on for the past 18 years, I've been wrapping things up with maps and articles based upon...
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Last post by cckadlec
Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:06 pm
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AM DX - Manistee - 2005 onward
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WC8KCY » Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:03 pm
Most of these were tuned in with a Grundig G5 receiver with a Terk AM Advtange antenna connected via patch cord...
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540 CBK Wautrous SK...
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Last post by WC8KCY
Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:03 pm
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AM Bandscan from Manistee - 16 April
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WC8KCY » Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:43 am
Tonight's AM Bandscan from Manistee, tuned in on a Grundig G5 receiver with a Terk AM Advantage antenna with patch cord connection:
540 WAUK Jackson...
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Last post by WC8KCY
Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:10 am
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Last post by k8jd
Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:52 pm
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Last post by Deleted User 14896
Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:13 pm
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5G Stuff
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djb » Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:31 am
So, I've been hearing some acquaintances talking about the 5G rollout. Apparently in the midst of everything COVID-19, there's some 5G something or...
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Last post by k8jd
Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:58 pm
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