Re: [IRCA] ULR DX....AURORA ALERT!!! 1360 WMOB Mobile, ALABAMA @ 212 WATTS!!!

[Robert Ross <va3sw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to Kaz and others who have pointed out that WMOB is notorious for running Daytime Power at Night!!! I appreciate the Info.......Still happy to hear them no matter what they are running, as it is a NEW Station here for me!! Hearing it on the Ultralight Radio is a Bonus!!

Regards...ROB VA3SW

Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA
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On 2012-10-09, at 12:13 PM, neilkaz wrote:

> While I know that this is not politically correct to say this, WMOB is one station that can be called a cheater. They intentionally have run day power at night for most of the past two decades and I chatted with a DXer who spoke to their owner about this. 
> 
> This is why they've been heard in Europe. I believe they've been fined at least once for this.  73 KAZ
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Oct 9, 2012 7:58 AM
>> To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: "irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] ULR DX....AURORA ALERT!!! 1360 WMOB Mobile,	ALABAMA @ 212 WATTS!!!
>> 
>> I logged WMOB in Northernwestern Mississippi back in 2003 and 2004 quite
>> often. I hate to label them as cheater, but Rob.. it's very likely they
>> were on a full 5KW Daytime power.
>> 
>> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Rick Dau <drummer1965usa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> WMOB is a station that, over the course of some 20+ years, has cheated
>>> OFTEN with 5 kw non-D, so it most likely wasn't the 212 that they should
>>> have been running when you heard them.  They have, more or less, become a
>>> reliable indicator of auroral conditions on the MW band.  I'm really
>>> surprised the FCC hasn't cracked down on them.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Rick Dau
>>> South Omaha, Nebraska

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