Re: [IRCA] 1400 Graveyard listening for the newbie

["HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>]

I am almost totally opposite as Steve - I DX domestics (US/Canada)
almost exclusively.  However I have never had the patience or touch to
DX the Graveyarders (1230, 1240, 1340, 1400, 1450 and 1490) with much
success.  Now I have heard some distant ones, VA, MN and FL for instance
but only a handful on each GY channel, including locals and semi-locals!
I used to DX using a radio's speaker only but after switching to
headphones and earbuds (thanks to the ULR craze), I still find it hard
to pick out ID's and such.

I may have mentioned a few weeks back hearing WOHI E. Liverpool Ohio on
1490.  It was like listening to a non-GY channel - I could understand
every song and the ID @ almost 300 miles!  That, for me, is the
exception to the rule.  What was even better was that WOHI was heard on
a Grundig S-350 using the speaker.  Wish they could all be like that!
Normally I catch an ID popping through the jumble.

At any rate, Steve, the GY channels can be a fun challenge.

Good Luck and 73,

Dave in Indy


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Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:23:14 -0800
From: "Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [IRCA] 1400 Graveyard listening for the newbie
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As almost everyone probably knows, I am anything but a domestic AM DXer.

Several days ago Paul Walker made a request for anyone hearing several 
stations. Since one was 100 miles away I figured it would be an easy
listen, 
just tune there and have at it. How wrong I was! Not being previously 
remotely knowledgable about signals on 1400, I have become much better 
acquainted the past 3 days and I admit it's been interesting and even 
enjoyable. And I have only heard 1400 KJDY once so far, a brief fadeup
with 
mentions of John Day (Oregon). The farthest has been KEYL, MN "Real
Country" 
which faded up briefly this morning. Others have been KQMS, CA; KRPL,
ID; 
KSPT/KBFI, ID; KBCK, MT; KQDJ, ND; KBCH, OR; KLCK, WA/OR; KEDO, WA;
KODI, 
WY. A SS station has been heard several times but no chance for an ID.
It's interesting that the best time is early morning for several hours.
So 
far I haven't pulled any audio out of the continuous jumble of stations 
mixing together at night.
73,
Steve
NE Oregon
AR7030, R75, longwires 


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