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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, October 27-November 2, 2018

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All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 UT period to the previous date by ELT].

Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; IC-R75 with E-W longwire.

These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as 
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST: 
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open access:Â 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page72
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These logs are [potentially] in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of USA [if any], unidentified [if any], separated by ======= Within each, they are in frequency order

** CANADA. 650, Oct 28 at 1204 UT, outro news from Canadian Press, 
``650 CKOM Update``, 1205 weather from minus 5 to plus 19; plug 
CKOM.com, back to ``Saskatchewan`s biggest conversation`` seems a 
playback. WSM easily nulled, XETNT not fading up until later, and KGAB 
no obstacle. 10/10 kW U4 from Saskatoon. Night pattern is supposed to 
be all-north; day with a minor lobe south. Last logged here Sept 7, 
2017 at 0549. At first I thought they were saying CKON, but that might 
be in Ontario. Branded as ``650 CKOM`` several times but did not hear 
``NewsTalk 650`` as in NRC AM Log, altho that is certainly their 
format and might still be uttered (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** CANADA. 860, Nov 1 at 1247 UT, as I am trying to separate KKOW from 
XEMO, but can`t since they are almost collinear with Enid, instead 
with both of them nulled I hear French in the clear, mentioning 
Canada, which is CBKF-2, Saskatoon, Sask., 10/10 kW U4. NRC Pattern 
Book of 2013 shows major lobe north day and night, but almost as major 
to S at night, SSE at day, no doubt to cover Regina (Glenn Hauser, OK, 
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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** OKLAHOMA. Periodic update on Enid stations as of November 1:

530, `K530AM` Vance AFB TIS remains off the air for months now, altho 
sometimes I think I have a very weak carrier.

1390, KCRC, 1/1 kW, continues to put big spurs causing hets circa 30 
and 60 kHz above and below: 1330, 1360, 1420, 1450. The two closer 
ones have plenty of modulation, all messing up KS and OK legit 
stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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** U S A. 840, Nov 1 at 1245 UT, ``102.9, mÃs mÃsica y variedad --- en 
espaÃol, el motivador``. Must be US station, as a Mexican would never 
need to say it`s in Spanish! Loops E/W. NRC AM Log shows it`s KJFA 
BelÃn, Nuevo MÃjico, 1800/30 watts U1, slogan as Ãxitos 102.9. Yes, of 
course, it`s way pre-sunrise there, so on day power? Official sunrise 
is not until an hour later, 1345 UT! (December: 1400). First time I`ve 
heard it here; KJFA-840 is successor to KARS-860 BelÃn. Now for 
Albuquerque market, address for the cluster at 4125 Carlisle NE, which 
I think used to host KHFM i.a.

I thought 102.9 would be a translator, even on Sandia Crest, but no, 
KJFA-FM is 3.7 kW ERP horizontal only, licensed to Pecos NM, on the 
other side of SC, so how does that get into ABQ? FCC coverage map 
shows it does not, and barely into Santa Fe and Las Vegas (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 870, Nov 1 at 1225 UT, weather in the 20s and 30s, snow, 
mention northern Wisconsin, so this sure isn`t WWL. First on R75, then 
switch to DX-398 to get a bearing. Yes, with WWL nulled. 1228 UT more 
such weather, highs in 40s. 1231 UT TC for 7:31 =CDT, now 25 degrees, 
mention Minnesota. This is certainly KPRM Park Rapids MN, 50/2.5 kW 
U2. Suspect on 50 kW ND day pattern as night nulls south. But official 
FCC November sunrise is not until 1315 UT! Even in October it was 1230 
UT, so I should not have been hearing it already at 1225. December 
will be 1400 UT which they will probably also precede (Glenn Hauser, 
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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