Re: [IRCA] AM DX from central Alaska

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

I will be building a 10-20 foot box loop in May or June and will have it
mounted up on a 10 foot pole and will use it by the banks of the hopefully
then thawed out Yukon River.

Paul

On Saturday, March 26, 2016, Patrick Martin <mwdxer1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Paul,
>
> When I lived up there Koreans & Japanese were all over the dial. As
> far North as you are, in the Winter you should have plenty of TA
> activity too. I even got them in Seward with a simple longwire and a
> Portable.
>
> Patrick
>
> On 3/26/16, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > Getting up before local dawn will mea like 3-4 am by summer.  No thanks
> > lol.  Right now that's about 7am.
> >
> > On Saturday, March 26, 2016, Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> >> I think you should have a pretty good shot at the Japanese there Paul,
> as
> >> long as you don't mind getting up a bit before local dawn.
> >>
> >> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> >> South Yarmouth, MA
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Patrick Martin <mwdxer1@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>
> >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mwdxer1@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>');>>
> >> To: Paul B. Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>
> >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>');>>
> >> Cc: mwdx <mwdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>
> >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mwdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>');>>;
> NRC <
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> >> Sent: Sat, Mar 26, 2016 6:19 am
> >> Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] AM DX from central Alaska
> >>
> >> Hi Paul,
> >>
> >> Your dial sounds a bit like the stuff I used to hear pretty regular
> >> when I lived in Seward in the 60s.
> >> It has been years since I have even heard KLAM mentioned. They were a
> >> regular in Seward. In those days the station operated from 7:30-9:30
> >> AM and again from 5-10 PM. I QSL's KSDP quite a few years ago here. I
> >> even phoned the station and also the own at home. An interesting
> >> station.
> >>
> >> Patrick
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/26/16, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >> > All between about 9pm and 1030pm AKDT Thursday March 24th and Friday
> >> March
> >> > 25th using a Sangean ATS909X and 80 foot longwire 5 feet off the
> ground
> >> > strung through trees in Galena, Alaska... 300 miles west of Fairbanks
> >> > and
> >> > 300 miles eats of Nome
> >> >
> >> > CBR 1010 Calgary and CBW 990 Winnipeg, both running identical
> >> > programming
> >> > it seemed.
> >> >
> >> > What I think is KXEL 1540 Waterloo, IA (webstream matched AM audio and
> >> > couldnt find any other obvious hits, unless I'm having a blonde
> moment)
> >> >
> >> > Heard a weather forecast and then the live news anchor said "News Talk
> >> 780
> >> > KOH", no real sign of KNOM 780 only 300 miles to my west.
> >> >
> >> > TSN 1040 Vancouver, with mentions of RBC Bank
> >> >
> >> > News 1130 CKWX Vancouver with ads for Audi of Richmond.
> >> >
> >> > AM 730 CHMJ with Vancouver specific mentions.
> >> >
> >> > KTCT 1050 & KNBR 680 San Francisco, CA
> >> >
> >> > Business Radio 1300 KKOL Seattle, WA
> >> >
> >> > KMED 1440 Medford, OR with station specific call letters mentioned
> into
> >> > a
> >> > commercial break.
> >> >
> >> > KVRI 1600 Blaine, WA
> >> >
> >> > KNRO 1670 Redding, CA
> >> >
> >> > KYIZ 1620 Renton, WA
> >> >
> >> > KPOJ 620 Portland, OR under KGTL 620 Homer, AK
> >> >
> >> > And what sounded like Ham radio communications on 10074USB.. it
> sounded
> >> > "Asian like" but they used the phrase Bula, with is of fijian origin,
> >> > so
> >> > i'm nto sure what/where I heard.
> >> >
> >> > Also logged, of less significance was KSDP 830 Sand Point, AK.. KVAK
> >> > 1230
> >> > Valdez, AK, KLAM 1450 Cordova, AK
> >> >
> >> > Paul
> >> >
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