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- Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] FLORIDA ROAD TRIP DASHBOARD-DX AND MOTEL ADDS
- From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:04:38 -0500
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I think that the tricky thing about Florida is hearing much beyond the
GAGGLE of Cubans bombarding the area.
Those Cubans are (as we say in these parts) "wicked loud" even here
almost all the way up the US East Coast.
Even though the distance to the Midwest and to Florida are both in the
1200 mile range from here, there is no comparison signal-strength wise.
Miami's WIOD-610 dominates the channel (over NH and PA) most nights
with a good signal, at least on my antenna that fires south. WFLF-540
dominates if I'm aimed south (otherwise it's CBT-NL). WAXY-790 and
WINZ-940 are common catches. WAXY-790 slugs it out with Cuba's Reloj,
WNIS-VA, and semi-local WPRV-RI. WINZ-940 usually has WIPR Puerto Rico
for competition. Once in a while Miami's WQAM-560 is in the mix (with
WFIL-PA, WHYN-MA, and Cuba) under WGAN-ME. Despite massive Cuban
competition (not to mention Venezuela), WWFE shows up on 670 every so
often.
WOKV (ex-WAPE) 690 Jacksonville even makes it here (well, 3 miles away
at the beach anyway) in the DAYTIME, a 1200 mile groundwave run coming
up the coastline on a trajectory just east of the NC Outer Banks.
I also think that you would have some night exposure to the mid and
eastern Caribbean, South and Central America, maybe even TA's.
Certainly there will be more similarity to stuff I hear than what
you're getting in the initial stage of your roadtrip.
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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The thing that's interesting about South Florida MW is the daytime
fades and
beats as stations from the Southern states come sliding across the
Gulf.
They're a long way away but they're in there without the benefit of
skywave
:-))
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From: Mark Connelly
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 6:27 PM
To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx ; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] FLORIDA ROAD TRIP DASHBOARD-DX AND MOTEL ADDS
This first bunch of logs has little (basically nothing) in common with
the dial here, but I suspect that as you pull into Florida there will
be a lot more in the way of similar receptions as I hear much better in
that direction even though the distance isn't that different.
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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