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Author Topic: Big E-skip opening logs  (Read 211 times)

Offline atrainradio

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Big E-skip opening logs
« on: June 26, 2025, 1752 UTC »
The E-Skip gods treated me to the once-a-year-if-you're-lucky E-skip opening today. I only could log three stations, but that's pretty good considering I'm working with the very crowded NYC FM Band.

KXCV 90.5 Maryville, Missouri - College
KTBG 90.9 Kansas City - alternative rock
KUAF 91.3 Fayetteville, Arkansas - NPR

I guess I'll see ya next year, e-skip!
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Re: Big E-skip opening logs
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2025, 1554 UTC »
I really should get back into FM DXing, which is the only kind that should be as happening as it was 40 years ago...MW/SW/TV DXing aren't what they were but FM should be.  I am in a market (State College PA) without Spanish language stations, so I was surprised to find one on my beer run a few minutes ago (so July 4 1545 UTC) and it was KTUZ 106.7 Oklahoma City.  Doesn't beat my best FMDX from around 1980 which was Winnipeg (which the letter from their chief engineer called "amazing," probably because he didn't know about E-skip), but not bad for a beer run.
Big into SWDX late 70s through early 90s, then forgot about it and when I returned via SDRs it wasn't at all what I remembered, but I'll deal with it. Grumble, grumble. All SDRs acknowledged, nothing is from my own radio.

 

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