Month: December 2017

Radios used were Tecsun PL-880 and PL-380.

Location was San Diego.

580 KMJ Fresno, CA — News radio.

620 KTAR Phoenix, AZ — ESPN

660 KTNN Window Rock, AZ — Navajo music, and country. A fun station to listen to for a while.

740 KCBS San Francisco — Traffic reports (Concord tunnel was mentioned)

780 KKOH Reno, NV — Advertisements.

880 KRVN Lexington, NE — Visit Nebraska Ad. This station comes in surprisingly strong at times considering its distance.

960 KKNT Phoenix, AZ — The Patriot.

1000 KOMO Seattle, WA — “KOMO News” (Pronounced Como, as in  Perry)

Radios used were Tecsun PL-380 and PL-880. C Crane CCRadio-2E. Location was San Diego.

550 KUZZ Bakersfield, CA — Country music (PL-380)

560 KSFO San Francisco, CA — Larry Kudlow (PL-880)

810 KGO San Francisco, CA — “KGO on the go” (PL-380)

820 WBAP Dallas, TX — Fading in and out, but heard the call letters three times at the bottom of the hour. (C Crane)

840 KXNT Las Vegas, NV — CBS News (PL-380)

850 KOA Denver, CO — Discussion about The Broncos (PL-380)

880 KHAC Tsa Benito, NM — Heard late afternoon on my SUV radio. Decreases power later on.

990 KTMS Santa Barbara, CA — News (PL-880)

1160 KSL Salt Lake City, UT — Something about public safety (PL-380)

1180 KERN Wasco (near Bakersfield), CA — Michael Savage (C Crane)

 

On October 28, 2017, I received WWL in San Diego. It’s the only station starting with W that I’ve received since starting to DX again. This is despite KRLA Glendale being on the same frequency, as well as a Mexican station I haven’t identified yet.

I was using a Tecsun PL-880 held perpendicular to KRLA, effectively nulling it out enough to let WWL through. First I heard a reference to The Saints, which wasn’t conclusive of course. Then it faded out. A while later it returned, and I heard somebody mention Southeast Louisiana. It returned for a third time and I clearly heard somebody say WWL, New Orleans. It was only audible for less than a minute each time. I haven’t heard it since then, although I check frequently.

So was this an anomaly? I don’t know, but it’s the kind of thing that keeps things interesting. Now, if I could only hear WLS that’s waiting somewhere behind that St. George Utah station.