RE: MW DX in Bermuda

["Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@03038.com>]

I'm surprised you didn't pick up WBT (1110-Charlotte NC)

I can see where the salt water path would help you pick up the Boston-NY
stations

Paul Hopfgarten
East Derry NH 03041
paul@03038.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Ari
> Alpert
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 10:58 AM
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: MW DX in Bermuda
>
>
> Thought you might be interested in my brief (and
> incomplete) MW reception report from my Bermuda
> vacation.  I was surprised by some of the stations I
> logged.  Needless to say, my portable Grundig digital
> traveler II didn't pick any surprises on FM.  I didn't
> bother to try SW with just the stock antenna and
> wasn't feeling up to bringing my portable long wire
> and hanging it out the window (not sure my wife or
> hotel management would have liked that very much).
> Bermuda is about 775 southwest miles from Boston.
>
> By day, MW was empty except for local stations.  The
> most powerful nighttime Boston signal was 1510 WWZN by
> far which isn't too much of a surprise.  It easily lit
> the signal indicator while 1030 WBZ was a distant
> second but usually clearly audible.  I was surprised
> to very clearly hear 1360 WDRC from Hartford and what
> I believed to be 920 WHJJ.  1480 WSAR was just audible
> enough to hear a legal ID which also surprised me as
> these signals are so poor just 25 miles west of
> Boston.
>
> There were only about 3 local FM's and 5 local AM's in
> Bermuda serving the local population of about 65,000 +
> visitors.
>
> Here's a list of some other frequencies logged (mostly
> from Boston/New York area), most of which would be
> expected nighttime MW (some just audible through lots
> of interfering foreign language).
>
> 660 WFAN, New York
> 680 WRKO, Boston (noisy)
> 710 WOR, New York
> 750 WSB, Atlanta
> 770 WABC, New York
> 790 WSKO, Providence (ESPN heard though calls not
> confirmed)
> 850 WEEI, Boston (ID barely heard through interfering
> <Canadian?> signal)
> 890 WLS, Chicago
> 920 WHJJ, Providence (no ID! automation failed on
> local fill)
> 1010 WINS, New York
> 1020 KDKA, Pittsburgh
> 1030 WBZ, Boston
> 1040 WHO, Des Moines (most distant/clearly heard ID)
> 1050 WEVD, New York
> 1080 WTIC, Hartford (clearest Red Sox affiliate)
> 1090 WBAL, Baltimore
> 1130 WBBR, New York
> 1360 WDRC, Hartford (clearly heard Rock Cats baseball
> game)
> 1480 WSAR, Fall River (very noisy, times when this was
> clearest Sox signal)
> 1500 WTOP, D.C.
> 1510 WWZN, Boston
> 1520 WWKB, Buffalo
> 1540 WPTR, Albany (not confirmed, heard MOR music)
>
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