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DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
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DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
Picking up Q106 with RDS in Royal Oak and Troy.
Also hearing WJIM-FM, WBCT, WUPS, WVFM, and many others with ease! 97.7 from Midland very audible at the moment.
WWDK is wiping out the Family Life Radio translator at 94.1.
Also hearing WJIM-FM, WBCT, WUPS, WVFM, and many others with ease! 97.7 from Midland very audible at the moment.
WWDK is wiping out the Family Life Radio translator at 94.1.
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.
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Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
U93 South Bend and WFRN Elkhart were coming in here in Whitmore Lake about half an hour ago. WMUK and WVFM in like locals as well.
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Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
Correction - the 97.7 I am hearing is from Sandusky, MI.
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Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
WYBR from Big Rapids completely wiping out Windsor's 102.3!
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Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
I figured that when I saw the temperature differential at ground level on the weather site I use. It's 10-15 degrees warmer in West Michigan than Southeast Michigan. Unfortunately, I am presently in an area with strong IBOC sidebands. Since WDET got a new transmitter, the IBOC sidebands blast in, covering up CKNX-FM 101.7 and WLEW-FM 102.1, which used to be frequently heard. Then there's all the Windsor Essex new stations and Detroit Area translators on second adjacents. I'm lucky if I can find even a few open channels that you can DX without a good beam antenna with 7-8 dB gain and 20+ dB front to biggest back or side lobe ratio. Even an MR-80 is useless with IBOC sidebands, compared to much cheaper alternatives.
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Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
A look at the tropo propagation map shows southern MI, northern OH and IN as a medium-"hot" zone this evening, possibly linked to the storm lines crossing the state. While these observations are based on 144MHz amateur radio reports, the info usually translates well to FM and VHF TV bands
http://aprs.mennolink.org/
http://aprs.mennolink.org/
Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
It's been showering on and off here, so I just took one of my Sangean portables out into the carport and did a quick scan of the dial. Nothing really exotic but it's stuff we don't normally get here and it's solid just like local.
91.3 - WQLN Erie PA
103.7 - WRTS Erie PA
104.9 - WRKT Erie PA
91.7 - WUOM Detroit
99.1 - WFMK Lansing
100.3 - WNIC Dearborn
101.1 - WRIF Detroit
91.3 - WQLN Erie PA
103.7 - WRTS Erie PA
104.9 - WRKT Erie PA
91.7 - WUOM Detroit
99.1 - WFMK Lansing
100.3 - WNIC Dearborn
101.1 - WRIF Detroit
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
I heard 96.7 CHYR ID in Kentwood near the airport and right next to WLAV
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Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
Picking up Q106 with RDS four miles due north of the WDMK tower was an amazing catch for me. Loved hearing Avenged Sevenfold and Hellyeah!
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.
Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
107.7 WRKR from Kalamazoo booming into Tawas City right now. A quick browse of the dial suggests a lot of stations from SW Michigan coming in. Not surprising considering the TROPO map right now -
Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
I live north of GR and i got quite a bit of stations from Milwaukee and chicago 50 miles inland that i rarely get such as 102.7 WVAZ
the storm knocked out 90.9 and 91.9
the storm knocked out 90.9 and 91.9
Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
On my way to work this morning, several Chicago stations were in. The most impressive was hearing WSTQ from Streator, IL with local ads only a few miles from WGRD's stick! Also, WHQG tried to lock in HD over WYHA just north of Allegan.
Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
Question, the dark blob over Cleveland/Columbus and "U" - is shown on the map- what does that indicate? Is there a 'legend'?
Also, I see that the map says 20August, today, is that correct?
Also, I see that the map says 20August, today, is that correct?
Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
That is apparently a dynamic image, always auto-updating to the next-day's map.
Source here: https://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html
The "U" stands for "unstable"
Source here: https://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html
The "U" stands for "unstable"
Re: DX-er alert!!! SE Michigan, 6PM on 8-11
Is there a legend anywhere to interpret the meaning of the various colours on the map?
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.