Re: [IRCA] Bandscan SE FL

["W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete,

After you asked about 990 WMYM, the Miami Disney outlet, and whether I 
could hear it, I began checking more closely.  While the splatter from 980 
WHSR does cover 990, a comparison with similar Miami stations also at 5kW 
would lead me to think I should hear something from them.  Both 560 WQAM 
and 610 WIOD are 5kW like WMYM, and come in strong here.

I tuned as best I could to eliminate the splatter and still heard nothing 
from WMYM.  Even in CW mode there is only the faintest carrier, as there is 
on all MW BCB channels.  Based on the FCC DB I must assume WMYM is on the 
air, but you couldn't prove it by me.

Then I checked the patterns on Radio-Locator and think I see why I don't 
hear them.  WMYM has a very narrow beam aimed straight east out to sea, 
blasting Miami but leaving Boca in the fringe region of their daytime 
pattern.  Both WQAM and WIOD have much more open patterns that put Boca in 
their local coverage areas.

Apparently this pattern is to protect the Disney 50kW signal out of 
Orlando, also on 990 from WDYZ.  Neither covers the region between Port 
Saint Lucie and Boca Raton.  I assume this is a sort of buffer zone between 
the two 990's.  Disney has 1600 WMNE 5kW Riviera Beach, with a pattern that 
pretty well fills that gap.  So, the most important thing is, I am not 
deprived of Disney.

Thanks for bring this up, gave me something fun to do despite the static.

Curt
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W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) FL


At 02:41 PM 5/26/2006, W. Curt Deegan wrote:
>Pete,
>
>The bandscan was done of stations I receive regularly and reasonably 
>well.  In most cases I have not tried to dig out the very weak ones.  With 
>Cubans I've made somewhat more of an effort as a part of my Wobbler 
>fixation.  Some others, like WPBI, is unique for one reason or another and 
>I've tracked them.  So there are probably a few weak ones that have 
>slipped by.  I note one below thanks to your questions.
>
>To answer your specific questions:
>
>1.  From the FCC database WMYM 990 is still on in Miami but is covered by 
>the splatter from WHSR 980 Pompano Beach.  I may try nulling that to see 
>if I can detect WMYM, but by my standards for the bandscan, it wouldn't be 
>considered one of my usual stations.
>
>2.  I do get a weak signal from WDAE 620 St.Pete, competing with the 
>Cuban.  During the winter I can use the phaser to hear it, but under 
>normal circumstances it is covered by R.Rebelde, Mantanzas, or they 
>clobber each other.  The Cuban has a regular Wobbler, so I focus more on it.
>
>3.  I've only gotten into MW DXing recently and in the past never followed 
>inside moves of station call signs and such.  I do seem to recall some 
>flip flopping of WJNO and other calls and stations because it affected 
>what I was listening to, but I don't know any specifics.
>
>4.  You're right, I do get WOCN 1450 Miami.  For some reason I never noted 
>that during the scan.  It is marginal but as strong as some others I did 
>include.  I probably left it out initially and never added in as I 
>expanded the list on later scans; I have added it now.  It's mid-day, I'll 
>check to see if it holds up through the rest of day.  Though with 
>thunderstorms moving in as I type, that may have to wait until tomorrow .
>
>I'm glad you found this interesting, I wasn't sure anyone would.
>
>Thanks a lot for you input,
>Curt
>-------
>W. Curt Deegan
>Boca Raton, (southeast) FL
>
>
>At 11:03 PM 5/25/2006, you wrote:
>>Curt,
>>
>>I was raised in Miami so naturally found your bandscan of interest -
>>particularly since I have been back a couple of times and faced
>>nothing but QRN in hotels and cars next to noisy powerlines.
>>
>>Just a couple of questions:
>>1. Is Miami-990 off the air or is WHSR just too much? I would think
>>you would get something.
>>2. No St. Pete at all on 620? That Cuban must really be strong.
>>3. Do you understand what's going on with WJNO? Originally 1230, then
>>1040, and now 1290?
>>4. Neither Stuart nor Miami on 1450?
>>
>>Thanks for putting this in. The dial has changed quite a bit since I
>>lived there (I did the all night show at WQAM when it was rock) but
>>it's always fun to see what's on!
>>
>>Pete
>>Pete Taylor
>>Tacoma, WA
>>ICF2010 + Kiwa air core loop
>>DX398; Palomar loop


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