[HCDX] three mediumwave logs - am stereo + Cuba

[aurel chiochiu <acq@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Warm greetings to all of you !

While the Radio Coro 780 peaked up nicely for a few minutes, I put the tape to delet the low-signal parts and now, I'm glad to admit, I have a full C90 tape with 780 oddities: Radio Coro on one side and WTEM in Maine, a daytimer with Post Sunset Authority staying on late with it's full power on the other one !

But the best is yet to come: armchair copy of KCJJ-1630 with over and under the co-channel QRM and CJRS Radio Shalom splatter ! Unbelievable, but true...do not really sounds like they switched to their 1 kW night rig, though it may seem stronger because they are omnidirectionnal !

Into the logs:

1630 KCJJ Iowa City, IA 01/28 0154 EST - End of ad bloc, "Hot Talk, Hot Hits" jingle with very clean stereo separation during a very good signal peak, followed by an Alicia Keys number. Also heard a couple of dozens of minutes earlier with a man host talking about the best way to take care of a golden retriever (like the very sensitive one I already breed and cheers). SINPO 43523 and I more reliable than WIRY-1340 as far as its signal strength goes, at least that's the way it was the past night. I'm very happy with this one ! Heard with a fair level of QRM from WDAG (also new !) and a Spanish Mexican playing ranchera that was probably the one in Wyoming. Also some IBOC hash, unsure from who... Is there something IBOC on 1620-1640 in the northeast or even further into the midwest that could potentially harm KCJJ in the Montreal area ? Still, not too bad overall, as far as the reception goes ! How many IBOC "badcasters" are slicing the X-band ? (BC-QC)

1680 WTTM Princettown, NJ 01/28 0235 EST - in order to get it in CQuam, I almost had to break the dial which stopss right at 1678 or 1679 kHz, sounded like some stereo separation on WTTM, maybe just a fake ? Always hard to tell with those forced stereo sets like my trusty Sony CFS-6000 (which works very well between 515 and 1670 kHz) and the poor stereo separation on ranchera music, though I thought I had one instrument one side and the other on the left side with the voice in both channels, though it was hard to tell. Fadings on the X-band are choppy and my inability to tune right to 1680 made the fadings sound even more unbearable than on KCJJ ! (BC-QC)

600 CUBA   CMKV, Radio Rebelde, Urbano Norrís JAN 28 0422 UTC - woman doing a speech against racism and taking phone calls from her listeners. Atop CKAT ! Heard on the Sony SRF-A1 barefoot while walking the dog near the Céres park in Pierrefonds. Briefly good, then overtaked by QRM. Condx toward Latin America generally very poor. (Chiochiu-QC)


Additionnal comments:

While I've only slept 4 hours the past night, I've dreamed a lot... Time to get ready for walking the dog and starting to do that Spanish homework with the Radio Coro tape in mind !


This report is brougt to you by Bogdan Alexandru Chiochiu DXing using his Sony CFS-6000 with the passive tunable PK AM loop or the Sony SRF-A1 barefoot while walking the dog - both excellent for mediumwave and DXing and Motorola C-Quam listening !


May the good DX be with you !
Bogdan Chiochiu
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