Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Sunset Skip (SSS) Top Ten Targets

[Chernos Saul <sauldx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

710 and 1000 have also made it here as has 1510 - from WA. I like the wee hours for nailing the west coast, up to before local sunrise, 
My fave time these days for DXing these days is 0630 local to well past sunrise
There's a good spike just before sunrise, then fades to almost daytime cx, then just when you'd think it's time to quit, sometimes a nice greyline rebound to west (for me to MN WI MI OH IN - and less often SD ND MB MO as was the case today. I nailed two new on 1370 - Fairmont MN and Grand Forks ND. They were the two dominant on the channel at 10 am!
Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON



Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:13:34 -0800
From: earlthenut@xxxxxxxxx
To: les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; am@xxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; am@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] Sunset Skip (SSS) Top Ten Targets

Sorry about that Les. Thanks for filling in what I neglected to!
For Washington State, in my opinion your best bet is KGA-Spokane 1510, heard at least a couple times every year during the last week of October at their sunset pattern change. Incidentally that reminds me you can get sunrise and sunset info for every station at Barry
 MacLarnan's excellent database at the "Topaz Designs" website.
Others have reported hearing KOMO-Seattle 1000 at sunset, but I haven't heard that one yet at least not at sunset. Used to be semi regular when Chicago station would go off on Monday mornings, sadly those days are gone.
South Dakota is another one that used to be easy when Richmond Virginia would go off every Sunday morning on 1140 and KSOO-Sioux Falls (and sometimes CKXL Calgary) would boom in. Now your best bet for South Dakota is either KSOO-1140 at sunset or KOKK-1210 also at sunset or sunrise.
Good luck, keep us posted! Glad to help. Earl Higgins

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     On Monday, January 13, 2014 4:25 PM, Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    
  

    
  
  
    Earl Higgins made some good suggestions. But his reply pointed out
    how veteran DX'ers can sometimes assume that everyone is as familiar
    with the AM Band as they are. I didn't know exactly where each
    station was located, and felt the need to add a few notes to help me
    log them. If you're keeping score at home, or just compiling your
    own target list, you might want to add the following: 

    

    

    660 KTNN, Widow Rock, AZ (Navaho language) 50KW,
        nighttime pattern protects WFAN in NYC. Look for them before
        pattern change
    720 KDWN Las Vegas, NV 50KW, nighttime directional.
        News/Talk format. "K-DAWN". Look for them before pattern change
        

      
    850 KOA  Denver, CO 50KW, Clear Channel-Check for
        this powerhouse to appear earlier and louder than normal. 

      
    1030 KTWO  Casper, WY 50 KW, nighttime pattern
        protects WBZ in Boston. Mix of country and news-talk format.
        Look for them before pattern change
    1160 KSL Salt Lake City, UT 50KW, News-Talk
        format-Listen for this one to appear earlier and louder than
        normal
    1580 KMIK Tempe, AZ 50KW Radio Disney format- Check
        before pattern change, sometimes after.

        

      

    
    

    

      Of these, I've logged KTNN, KOA, and KSL only. But I haven't tried
      for them at sunset yet. What would be the best bet for a station
      in Washington state? Any other recommendations to fill out the Top
      Ten? Seems I recall a target station in South Dakota (?) that used
      to be pretty well heard at SSS...as I recall, they broadcast farm
      reports, commodities pricing, etc. Content really stood out from
      the usual fare. 

      

      Thanks Earl! 

      

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