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Offline East Troy Don

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WMKT Traverse City MI
« on: June 04, 2019, 0509 UTC »
1270 KHZ @ 0456 UTC (2356 CDT local) with Y/L Hosting a syndicated talk format.
ID at 0500 followed by a news block.   Strong, steady signal.  Rather rare to hook this one as  TX pattern is straight north away from my QTH

SINPO: 4-4-3-4-4
NITE POWER:  5 KW
TX<>RX:   195 miles
 
Primary: R75 W/WV-601 passive loop masted @ 20'  Secondary: Yaesu  FRG 7700 W/MLA-30+ indoors. Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  . : Also, Qdosen DX-286, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: FONTANA, WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 990' .  75 miles (but not far enough) NW of Chicago

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Re: WMKT Traverse City MI
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2019, 1139 UTC »
Do you hear them during daytime ?
Das Radiobunker somewhere in Michigan

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Re: WMKT Traverse City MI
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2019, 2331 UTC »
Nope.
Primary: R75 W/WV-601 passive loop masted @ 20'  Secondary: Yaesu  FRG 7700 W/MLA-30+ indoors. Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  . : Also, Qdosen DX-286, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: FONTANA, WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 990' .  75 miles (but not far enough) NW of Chicago

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Re: WMKT Traverse City MI
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2019, 1248 UTC »
Nope.

OK
They have a non-directional 27 kw daytime signal.
The tower is located west of Lake Charlevoix nearly to Lake Michigan.
Thought perhaps given those conditions you may have been able to
hear a signal (probably weak) during the day.
Das Radiobunker somewhere in Michigan

 

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