[IRCA] MW DX from Enid OK, November 2, 2010

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

All times and dates strictly UT. MW log editors are welcome to excerpt items, reformat and change to favorite timezone if necessary. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only; some caradio as specified; above 2 MHz on FRG-7 with 110-foot east-west longwire.
 
** U S A. As I have been outpointing, 1200 UT is the official local sunrise time in Orangeburg SC for November, but apparently WPJK has not heard about it. Tune in 3160 at 1158 Nov 2 and it`s already on with music; so still signing on at 1130? Must resume checking that early. 1159 announcement, 1200 train whistles, gospel music; T-storm noise from offshore TX & LA, and/or northern MS, prevented much copy (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. MW DX on DX-398 with internal antenna; prime references NRC AM Log, and NRC Pattern Book:

720, still looking for KDWN Las Vegas NV, Nov 2 at 1315 UT, no sign of it, just the SAH typical of KSAH vs WGN. I am monitoring again at 1415 which is when KDWN is authorized to switch to non-direxional day pattern. I do hear a weak signal now but cannot be sure it is not just WGN, and hard to DF; a slower subaudible heterodyne does point to something other than WGN/KSAH in the mix.

880, Nov 2 at 1306, Imus from E/W vs KRVN from the N/S, i.e. KLRG Arkansas per http://www.imus.com/station-list/category/arkansas which shows him at 5-9 am CT.

1210, Nov 2 at 1310, local news mentioning Huron, 1311 clips of South Dakota gubernatorial and other candidates; 1313 outro with ID as ``Dakota Country 1210, KOKK, news director Zack Nelson(?)``. Huron is in east central SD, nowhere near a Great Lake; seems KOKK has a good local news department thanks to him.

It`s easy at the moment, nulling KGYN. Day power is 5 kW, night 900 watts. Official Huron sunrise in Nov is not until 1330 UT, while in Oct it was 1245. Day pattern has a deep null northwards, broad lobe to SE but plenty also to S, while nite pattern has deep null toward Philadelphia, broad lobe to NW but some also to S. Has CP for similar patterns. NRC lists no PSRA, but this signal suggests it was on day power and pattern early.

1300, Nov 2 at 1318, ``perfect weather for voting`` frosty at 27 degrees, but climbing; DF for N/S, but at that temp I`ll pick north. Faded before any further clues. Most likely 5 kW KBRL McCook NE which has a lobe our way, if not non-direxional 5 kW KOLY Mobridge SD.

1350, Nov 2 at 1257 UT, ID as 1350 KMAN, Manhattan (Kansas), plug for community calendar at http://1350kman.com and also had a low het from NW/SE; at 1259 a Fox Sports Radio from NW/SE, presumably KDZA Pueblo CO.

1370, Nov 2 at 1406, ``Fox 1370, The Right Choice``, plugging Ingraham and Hannity shows; Google hits point instead to ``Talk 1370, The Right Choice,`` for Austin TX market, KJCE Rollingwood, which has a broad northward lobe. Program guide:
http://www.talkradio1370am.com/pages/402107.php
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. TP MW carrier search Nov 2: from 1242 UT upward in LSB mode on DX-398: 747, 828. 1244 downward in USB mode: 1422, 1332, 1242, 1179, 1134, 1116, 1044, 972, 828, 774. 972, no doubt KOREA SOUTH, seemed a bit stronger than the other traces, but not enough for audio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1560, Nov 2 at 1255 UT, one station here is off-frequency enough to make a rumbling low het; seems to peak NNE/SSW, making KLNG Council Bluffs IA or KZQQ Abilene TX the prime suspects, while dominant signal was KGOW Bellaire TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###


      
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