[IRCA] Power Outage and 1710 KHz

[Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Itâs literally been years since I logged anything new on 1710 KHzâor even heard a signal for that matter. Rising noise level have virtually eliminated the always-weak signals heard on this channel. 

Last night we had a violent front come through, taking out power lines all over our city. Power was out from about 8:30 PM until well into the early morning. I took advantage of the quiet to listen for some DX. 

Over the years, 1710 KHz has been an interesting channel. Pirates, radio convention stations, fishing buoy, etc. To my surprise last night, it came alive again. I heard a Spanish language station, playing mostly romantic Spanish ballads sung by females, and announcements by a male announcer. Never made out enough of anything to ID. 

When the power came back on at around 4AM, the noise levels rushed up and drowned the station out immediately. 

Any idea who my mystery station might have been? 


73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
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Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. 

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