Pat Dyer, WA5IYX, 5315 Silvertip Drive, San Antonio, TX 78228-2744
[email protected]
May 1998
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Realistic TM-1001 tuner (two i.f. mod. w/150-kHz fil.) into Allied 426;
52-ohm step-attenuator box used to reduce local intermod/overload when
needed; 6-e Archer antenna at 20' with rotor; mm-dd-yy format and CST
(GMT-6) is used - {new} are noted - the distances are in miles
A 1950's (tube) Narco Omnigator was used for most of the navaids.
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05-01-98: Es
1158 WVKS 92.5 OH Toledo (local ad) 1183
05-02-98: tr
2119 WWRM 94.9 FL Tampa (local ad) 997
2122 WMTX- 95.7 FL Clearwater (area ad) 974
2128 KZAM 104.7 TX Ganado ("KZ-105") {new} 132
2130 KHOM 104.1 LA Houma (area ad) 473
2132 WCOF 107.3 FL St. Petersburg ("Coast") 974
2134 WTIX 94.3 LA Galliano (ID) 527
2258 KROF- 105.1 LA Abbeville (ID) 390
05-03-98: tr
0001 KYBJ 91.1 TX Lake Jackson (ID) {new} 198
05-12-98: Es
1127 XHIMER 94.5 DF Mexico (cx) 690
1131 XHNU 94.5 GR Acapulco (local ad) 870
tr
1138 XHSRO- 92.5 NL Monterrey (local ad) 284
Es
1140 XHPA- 93.7 GR Acapulco (local ad) 870
1143 XHGRC- 97.7 GR Acapulco (local ad) 870
1159 XHZM 92.5 PU Puebla (local ad) 715
tr
1201 XHPP 93.5 TM Tampico (local ad) 495
05-13-98: tr
0153 KSMB 94.5 LA Lafayette (ID) 387
05-15-98: tr
0052 KZMZ 96.9 LA Alexandria (ID) 388
0053 WCKW 92.3 LA La Place (ID) 473
05-17-98: tr
1829 XHRW 97.7 TM Tampico (local ad) {new} 495
1900 XHPP 93.5 TM Tampico (ID) 495
Es
1901 ---- 88.9 Bze Belize City (area town) 1187
05-18-98: Es
1644 WVKS 92.5 OH Toledo (area ad) 1183
1717 WIRN 92.5 MN Buhl (MN Public Radio) 1284
1723 WWXM 97.7 SC Georgetown (area ad) 1184
1724 WTBX 93.9 MN Hibbing (ID) 1273
1729 KQDS- 94.9 MN Duluth ("KQ-95") 1247
1734 KSTP- 94.5 MN St. Paul ("KS-95") 1118
1739 WKIX 96.9 NC Goldsboro ("Kicks") 1232
1743 WXRA 94.5 NC Eden ("Rock Alternative") 1181
1747 WAKG 103.3 VA Danville (ID) 1217
1747 WTQR 104.1 NC Winston-Salem (ID) 1157
1749 WTAK- 106.1 AL Hartselle (ID) {new} 780
1752 WKRR 92.3 NC Asheboro (area ad) 1174
1753 WFMX 105.7 NC Statesville (ID) 1128
1800 WKKT 96.9 NC Statesville ("Cat Country") 1117
1816 WXBQ- 96.9 TN Bristol (ID) 1067
1818 WPCH 94.9 GA Atlanta ("Peach") 890
1819 WJMX- 103.3 SC Cheraw (area ad) 1147
1820 WSFL 106.5 NC New Bern (area ad) 1297
1824 WGST- 105.7 GA Canton (area ad) 887
1838 WZBR 97.7 NC Kinston (local ad;"Country Bear") 1286
1844 WKML 95.7 NC Lumberton (ID) 1199
1844 WFLB 96.5 NC Laurinburg (ID) 1199
1855 WQSL 92.3 NC Jacksonville (local ad; "Q-92") 1285
1859 WMHK 89.7 NC Columbia (ID) 1093
05-20-98: Es
1240 WZZR 92.7 FL Stuart ("ZZR") 1122
1250 WWRM 94.9 FL Tampa ("Warm") 997
1252 WBBE 94.7 FL Gifford ("B 94.7") 1113
tr
1357 WCKW 92.3 LA La Place (ID) 473
1406 KSMB 94.5 LA Lafayette (ID) 387
2158 WADU 94.9 LA Reserve (ID) {new} 480
2247 WPAP 92.5 FL Panama City (ID) 787
05-21-98: tr
0019 WGGZ 98.1 LA Baton Rouge (local ad;"Eagle") 446
0558 WKZB 93.5 AL Butler ("KZB - The Rocket") 628
05-22-98: tr
0455 WKSJ 94.9 AL Mobile ("95-KSJ") 659
0514 WLUN 95.3 MS Lumberton (area ad) {new} 577
1935 WWRM 94.9 FL Tampa (ID) 997
2154 WCKW 92.3 LA La Place (area ad) 473
2155 WPAP 92.5 FL Panama City (ID) 787
2159 WMBV 91.9 AL Dixons Mills (ID) 670
2208 KANJ 91.5 TX Gidddings (ID; rel) {new} 114
2213 WMMO 98.9 FL Orlando (ID) 1041
2220 WTIX 94.3 LA Galliano (ID) 527
05-23-98: tr
0035 WKSJ 94.9 AL Mobile ("KSJ-95") 659
0046 KTUX 98.9 TX Carthage (area ad; "99-X") 338
0051 WABB- 97.5 AL Mobile (area ad) 649
0052 WYCL 107.3 FL Pensacola ("Cool 107") 674
0100 WGGZ 98.1 LA Baton Rouge ("Eagle") 446
0201 WJDX 96.3 MS Jackson ("Mix 96.3") 522
05-24-98: tr
1739 KSSN 95.7 AR Little Rock (local ad) 513
05-26-98: tr
0842 XHSRO- 92.5 NL Monterrey (local ad) 284
05-27-98: Es
0913 WFLB 96.5 NC Laurinburg (area ad) 1199
0914 WWBD 95.7 SC Bamberg (local ad) 1065
0914 WYAV 104.1 NC Myrtle Beach ("Wave") 1184
0916 WZNY 105.7 GA Augusta (local ad;"Y-105") 1024
0918 WRNN 94.5 SC Murrells Inlet (ID) 1184
0922 WWXM 97.7 SC Georgetown ("Mix 97.7") 1184
0931 WMUU- 94.5 SC Greenville ("Unique FM") 1017
0931 WKIX 96.9 NC Goldsboro ("Kicks") 1232
0937 WZFX 99.1 NC Whiteville (area ad;"Foxy") 1213
0940 WPCH 94.9 GA Atlanta ("Peach") 890
0942 WEND 106.5 NC Salisbury (area wx) 1127
0944 TDG 108.8 AL Talladgea (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 792
0948 ELW 108.6 SC Anderson (Morse ID-VOR) 988
0951 WTQR 104.1 NC Winston-Salem (local ad) 1157
0951 WLNK- 107.9 NC Charlotte (area ad) 1092
0953 HRS 109.8 GA Harris (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 938
1003 SOT 108.8 TN Snowbird (Morse ID-VOR) 1003
1012 WAKG 103.3 VA Danville (local ad) 1217
1014 WLIL- 93.5 TN Lenoir City (area ad) 939
1017 WFMX 105.7 NC Statesville (ID) 1128
1020 WXLK 92.3 VA Roanoke ("K-92") 1188
1022 WIKQ 94.9 TN Greeneville (ID) 1029
1025 WMEV- 93.9 VA Marion ("Super Country FM94") 1110
1028 WXBQ- 96.9 TN Bristol (ID) 1067
1030 WTFM 98.5 TN KIngsport (ID) 1046
05-28-98: Es
1001 XHRM 92.5 BCN Tijuana (area ad) 1111
tr
1004 KBIM 94.9 NM Roswell (local ad) 396
Es
1410 WEOW 92.5 FL Key West (local ad) 1101
1413 WWRM 94.9 FL Tampa (local ad) 997
1413 WCMQ 92.3 FL Hialeah (Spanish) 1154
1418 WPOW 96.5 FL Miami ("Power 96") 1149
1420 WARO 94.5 FL Naples ("Arrow 94.5") 1052
1426 WTKS 104.1 FL Cocoa Beach ("Real Radio") 1059
1426 WMMO 98.9 FL Orlando (local ad) 1041
1430 WBGF 93.5 FL Belle Glade (area ad) 1107
1434 WGNE- 98.1 FL Titusville (area traffic report) 1070
1436 WKQL 96.9 FL Jacksonville ("Cool 96.9") 1021
1439 WZTA 94.9 FL Miami Beach ("Zeta") 1149
1440 WTCQ 97.7 GA Vidalia (local ad;"98-Q") 976
1441 WVOH- 93.5 GA Hazlehurst (local ad) 966
1443 WKIS 99.9 FL Boca Raton (area ad) 1151
1449 WBYZ 94.5 GA Baxley (area ad) 972
1450 WMKS 92.3 GA Macon ("Kissin' 92.3") 863
1451 WFFM 105.7 GA Ashburn (area ID) 902
1452 WJCL- 96.5 GA Savannah (area ad) 1039
1453 WDAI 98.5 SC Pawleys Island (area ad) {new} 1183
1455 WYAV 104.1 SC Myrtle Beach (local ad) 1184
1457 WPEZ 107.9 GA Macon (local ad) 917
1458 WYFA 107.1 GA Waynesboro (ID) {new} 1012
1501 WZNY 105.7 GA Augusta (ID) 1024
1504 WWSK 107.1 SC Mullins ("The Fox") 1193
1504 AHN 109.6 GA Athens (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 950
1518 CTF 108.2 SC Chesterfield (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 1131
1525 SSI 109.8 GA Brunswick (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 1030
1526 IFTY 109.1 GA Atlanta (Morse ID-ILS) 881
1528 ELW 108.6 SC Anderson (Morse ID-VOR) 988
1531 WRHM 107.1 SC Lancaster (area ad) {new} 1103
1532 WMQX 93.1 NC Winston-Salem (area ad) 1178
1534 WIKQ 94.9 TN Greeneville (local ad) 1029
1537 WXRA 94.5 NC Eden ("Rock Alternative") 1181
1538 WTQR 104.1 NC Winston-Salem (ID) 1157
1538 WNCT- 107.9 NC Greenville (area ad) 1299
1539 WIVK- 107.7 TN Knoxville (ID) 971
1541 WKSF 99.9 NC Asheville (ID) 1010
1541 WDRZ 103.1 TN Etowah (area traffic report) 910
1548 WNKS 95.1 NC Charlotte (area ad) 1094
1556 WYGE 92.3 KY London (local ad) 995
1557 WBXE 93.7 TN Baxter (area ad) {new} 894
1557 WQHY 95.5 KY Prestonsburg (ID) 1072
1601 WGSQ 94.7 TN Cookeville (area ad) 897
1601 WBES- 94.5 WV Dunbar (area ad;"B-94.5") 1145
1603 WTFM 98.5 TN KIngsport (local ad) 1046
1603 WNHW 92.5 NC Nags Head ("...and the Wind") 1404
1606 WFTM- 95.9 KY Maysville (area ad) 1057
1608 WEMM 107.9 WV Huntington (area news) 1122
1610 WCYO 106.1 KY Irvine (area ad) 1016
1613 WKKW 97.9 WV Fairmont (ID) 1256
1615 WGKS 96.9 KY Paris (area ad;"Kiss") 1011
1617 WHOK 95.5 OH Lancaster (area ad;"K-95.5") 1145
1619 WTCR 103.3 WV Huntington (ID) 1113
1619 WULF 94.3 KY Hardinsburg (local ad) 915
1620 WRZZ 106.1 WV Elizabeth (area ad;"Z-106") 1183
1622 WCKQ 104.1 KY Campbellsville (local ad) 935
1629 WKIO 92.5 IL Urbana ("Oldies 92.5") 940
1642 WXLK 92.3 VA Roanoke ("K-92"; VA lottery) 1188
1647 WPVR 94.9 VA Roanoke ("Arrow 94.9") 1188
1817 KBYZ 96.5 ND Bismarck (rk;"The Fox") 1189
1820 OZB 109.0 NE Cozad (Morse ID-VOR) 790
1821 IEAR 110.9 NE Kearney (Morse ID-ILS) {new} 778
1830 EAR 111.2 NE Kearney (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 776
1839 IGRI 111.9 NE Grand Island (Morse ID-ILS) {new} 795
1843 YKN 111.4 SD Yankton (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 930
1845 OFK 109.6 NE Norfolk (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 866
1858 MHK 110.2 KS Manhattan (Morse ID-VOR) {new} 676
1858 ISLN 108.9 KS Salina (Morse ID-ILS) 647
1918 WJZF 104.1 GA La Grange (area ad) 855
1919 WVNO 106.1 OH Mansfield (area ad) 1190
1925 KKOK 95.7 MN Morris (area ad) 1125
1927 WIKY 104.1 IN Evansville (ID) 863
1929 WSIP- 98.9 KY Paintsville (area baseball) 1073
1932 WHVE 92.7 KY Russell Springs (ID) {new} 935
1933 WCRC 95.7 IL Effingham (area ad) 877
1935 WKNK 99.1 KY Edmonton (ID) 915
1935 WQIK 99.1 FL Jacksonville (ID) 1021
1945 WPAY- 104.1 OH Portsmouth (ID) 1095
1949 WIXV 95.5 GA Savannah (local ad) 1039
1950 WKIX 96.9 NC Goldsboro (ID) 1232
1954 KIQK 104.1 SD Rapid City (local ad) 1038
1959 WGNR 97.9 IN Anderson (ID) 1033
1959 ICKF 108.9 GA Cordele (Morse ID-ILS) 899
2015 WRXR 96.3 SC Aiken ("96-X") 1022
2016 WCSD 95.9 TN Livingston ("Sunny 95.9") {new} 898
2018 WFLB 96.5 NC Laurinburg (area ad) 1199
2021 WOMG 103.1 SC Columbia (local ad) 1079
2024 WYGY 96.5 OH Hamilton (k;"Y-96") 1060
2028 WRDU 106.1 NC Wilson ("RDU") 1262
2031 WFMX 105.7 NC Statesville (ID) 1128
2032 WESC- 92.5 SC Greenville (local ad) 1011
2032 WFBC- 93.7 SC Greenville ("B-93.7") 1011
2036 WACF 98.5 IL Paris (ID) 933
2041 WLQI 97.7 IN Rensselaer (ID) 1022
2046 WXRC 95.7 NC Hickory (area ad) 1101
2049 WWCT 105.7 IL Peoria (local ad;"Rock 106") 932
2053 KEZO 92.3 NE Omaha (area wx;"Z-92") 831
2057 WYCA 92.3 IN Hammond (rel) 1044
2105 KKOT 93.5 NE Columbus (ID) 836
2109 WOLX 94.9 WI Baraboo (ID) 1084
2110 WKOO 98.7 NC Jacksonville ("Kool") 1282
2116 KOEL- 92.3 IA Oelwein (ID) 986
2118 KFIL- 103.1 MN Preston (ID) 1049
2123 KQRC 98.9 KS Leavenworth (area ad) 702
2124 KGGO 94.9 IA Des Moines (local ad) 888
2136 KITN 93.5 MN Worthington (ID) 985
2143 WAXM 93.5 VA Big Stone Gap (ID) 1042
05-29-98: Es
1519 WVKS 92.5 OH Toledo (local ad) 1183
1652 WKIO 92.5 IL Urbana ("Oldies") 940
05-30-98: Es
1308 KQMA 92.5 KS Phillipsburg (local ad) 703
1315 KFIX 96.9 KS Plainville (rk; ID) {new} 661
1323 KDGB 93.9 KS Dodge City (local ad) {new} 593
1329 KJLT- 94.9 NE North Platte (local ad) 807
1330 KSKL 94.5 KS Scott City (ID) 640
1556 XHRM 92.5 BCN Tijuana (area ad) 1111
1559 KVOD 92.5 CO Greeley (cx) 817
1614 XHMOE 90.7 BCN Mexicali (area ad) 1021
1639 KCYQ 93.7 UT Richfield (local ad) 1002
05-31-98: Es
2105 WIKQ 94.9 TN Greeneville (ID) 1029
The best transgulf tropo sessions from here in a couple of years,
and a far more robust Es season in May than 1997 produced. The
Omnigator set (after 18 months) is finally getting to catch some
good VOR/ILS via Es.
73, Pat - WA5IYX