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Author Topic: WSKW 1160 am 2359 utc 18 Mar 2020  (Read 872 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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WSKW 1160 am 2359 utc 18 Mar 2020
« on: March 19, 2020, 0007 UTC »

Very good reception from Skowhegan, Maine, 730 watts, 300 miles.  First ever catch from Maine  ;D!

2359 Unid oldies tune
0000 ID to news
0005 "Light My Fire" The Doors
« Last Edit: March 19, 2020, 0105 UTC by Ct Yankee »
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
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Re: WSKW 1160 am 2359 utc 18 Mar 2020
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2020, 1443 UTC »
FB on the Maine station  :)
been looking for Maine all winter,
no joy  :(
Das Radiobunker somewhere in Michigan

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Re: WSKW 1160 am 2359 utc 18 Mar 2020
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2020, 2129 UTC »


Thanks, Pinto.  When I first heard the ID, I thought it was out your way - Cheboygan.  Then I heard Augusta and Maine commercials.  Yes, I recall your post about trying to DX Maine.
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
QTH:  Durham, Connecticut (rural setting, 15 miles north of Long Island Sound)
qsl please to:  jamcanner@comcast.net  (Thank you)

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Re: WSKW 1160 am 2359 utc 18 Mar 2020
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2020, 1841 UTC »
Thanks for the heads up on the Maine station.
50 kw WYLL Chicago pretty much rules 1160  here even
covering more local WCXI, however, there are occasional
deep fades so it may be possible to catch WSKW on sunrise skip
after they go to 10 kw daytime full power
Das Radiobunker somewhere in Michigan

 

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