Re: [IRCA] 890 Last Night

["David Gleason" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Propagation from PR has always been somewhat strange. Still, there are a
number of Non-DA stations that used to make it through regularly before the
band was so filled up.

In the 60's, WIVV in Vieques, PR, signed on at 4 AM EST. This one was widely
heard, even to the west coast, as 1370 was totally silent on Monday
mornings, allowing Easterners to log easily KXLF in MT, and then the
Westerners could get PR on its early in the clear sign on. 

Except for WAPA, there is no 10 kw or above that was non directional. But
ones like WMDD, WCMN and WUNO and WKAQ got out well. When at WUNO, I am sure
I answered a hundred DX reports in the early 70's. On the other hand, WQII
reports in the late 70's were few and all from Scandinavia. 

My Ohio logs on PR from the early 60s included WAPA-680, WKAQ-680, WIAC-740,
WHOA 870 and WHOA 1400, WISA 1390, WABA 850, AFRTS Ramey 780 50 watts,
WITA-1140 (which, 15 years later, I would manage!), WCMN-1280, WIVV-1370,
WMDD-1480, WRSJ-1560, WIPR 940, WISA 1390, WPRA 990. Never got one from the
South Coast, though. 

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] 890 Last Night

890 and 880 Cubans used to be heard here on the WC in the early 80s
often. But so many frequencies blocked these days, so Cubans are much
more rare now.

Are Puerto Ricans common on the East Coast? I don't see them reported
very often. I think alot send their signal out to the Atlantic to
protect the mainland stations. I have two, 1480 and 1660.
73,

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside  OR
KAVT Reception Manager

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