Re: [IRCA] a Few AM DX Notes from Alaska

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

I will email WGN and see if there's any downtime scheduled.

When's a good time for a KOTZ test?

Paul

On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, Bill Dvorak <dxerak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Another test from KOTZ would be excellent if you could arrange it, Paul,
> especially if the three Chicago stations, 670 WSCR, 720 WGN and 780
> WBBM, were to schedule joint down time sometime this DX season. My
> recollection of the last KOTZ test March 10, 2012 (and thank you very much
> for arranging it), was that conditions were quite auroral, robbing eastern
> and Midwestern DXers of any chance to hear KOTZ. Heck, KBOI was conducting
> a DX test at the same time and I couldn't hear a trace of it from my QTH in
> Madison WI. The auroral conditions were great for Latin American stations
> and it did turn out to be a productive night,  but it would sure be nice if
> we got another chance under conditions more favorable to western DX.
> Bill Dvorak Madison WI
>
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Todd S <amdxing1976@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Hi Paul,
> > I understand and I appreciate your efforts.
> >
> > Todd
> >
> > On Sep 12, 2016 5:40 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <
> > walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe KOTZ... I have no real relationship with these other stations but
> > > I'll make an attempt sometime this winter.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > On Monday, September 12, 2016, Todd S <amdxing1976@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Paul,
> > > >
> > > > You've probably already been asked this but are you able to arrange
> > some
> > > dx
> > > > tests with some of these Alaskans for the dead of wintertime?
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely
> > > > Todd Skaine
> > > > Bloomington MN
> > > >
> > > > On Sep 10, 2016 3:28 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <
> > > > walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;> <javascript:;>>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > OOPS, I forgot one!
> > > > >
> > > > > Here is how KYUK 640 sounded in Galena  at 310 miles away  to my
> > > > > north/northeast at 229AM on Saturday September 10th. I was using a
> > > > Grundig
> > > > > Sattelit 750 and a 225 foot long wire.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's the recording of the 10kw signal
> > > > > *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUYQp-CGd5o
> > > > > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUYQp-CGd5o>*
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> > > > > walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I didn't hear Bhutan Broadcasting on 6035khz like I was hoping to
> > on
> > > > > > Saturday early morning, so I went hopping the AM band.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here is KOTZ 720 Kotzebue, Alaska with 10kw at 219 miles to my
> > > > Northwest
> > > > > > with KDWN 720 Las Vegas very clear underneath at times. Wen KOTZ
> > > would
> > > > > have
> > > > > > dead air between the locally automated music, KDWN popped up
> like a
> > > > near
> > > > > > local
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Audio at 216AM AKDT/1016UTC
> > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1ALWDNJkE
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I had KDLG 670 Dillingham, AK with 10kw at 396 miles to my north.
> > > > Pretty
> > > > > > decent signal with a tiny bit of chatter from a talk program.
> Turns
> > > out
> > > > > > that's "Red Eye Radio" From KBOI Boise, Idaho (I've already
> spoken
> > to
> > > > > > KBOI's engineer and verified this was KBOI under KDLG)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Audio at 224AM AKDT/1024UTC:
> > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwx3am5ukyk
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I logged Aleetian Peninsula Broadcasting's KSDP 830 Sand Point,
> > > Alaska
> > > > at
> > > > > > 660 iles south of me with 1000 watts just a few seconds before
> > 220AM
> > > > > > AKDT/1020UTC
> > > > > >
> > > > > > audio here;
> > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAIIoBzuTGc
> > > > > >
> > > > > > KICY 850 Nome, Alaska at 255 miles away sends 50kw west to Russia
> > at
> > > > > night
> > > > > > with 5 hours of russian programming. I've already heard back from
> > the
> > > > > KICY
> > > > > > General Manager who tells me about 10kw comes off the backside of
> > the
> > > > > > directional away towards Galena.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here's audio from 221AM AKDT/1021UTC:
> > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKufixP4MS8
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Radio was a Grundig Sattelit 750 and a 225 foot long wire.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Paul Walker
> > > > > >
> > > > > > .
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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