If only I DXed during the analog days. Oh well, at least analog FM e-skip still exists lol
@bdalbor
3 жыл бұрын
I really like the touch-ups you did in this video (the "visual-chroma-aural" indicator is a really cool addition). I remember watching these videos back when they first came out back in 2014, and it kind of got me into a bit of AM-DXing. Even though I've been on-and-off with DX-ing over the past 7 years, there is a soft spot for when I catch something in Chicago (or even Bonaire!) from Louisiana during an AM-DXing session. Keep up the great work!
@bdalbor
3 жыл бұрын
@@friesareyummy Not bad! I did actually manage to catch PJB out of Bonaire a few months ago (their 440kW of power somehow makes this a somewhat common catch at this point), and that's almost 2,000 miles from where I live. Alongside that, I've caught stations from Cuba, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Iowa, among other states. I've never managed to catch anything from Canada, but hopefully that should be happening soon.
@Brettthesus
Ай бұрын
Thats impressive that you picked up KSNW all the way in new york
@aaronberns8485
3 жыл бұрын
So cool that now we get to see more of these stations during when you filmed them.
@maihuongle1110
3 жыл бұрын
WEDU/KMTV/KYTV/KIMT/WCIA/KSNW/KTVO/WSIL: all e-skip from KYW (Philly!) WFOR: e-skip from WNBC WPBT or WTVJ: e-skip of no station WPSD/KEMV: all e-skip of no station
@Neptuneman07
9 ай бұрын
Caught my attention. WCIA channel 3 is literally one block from where I am watching this here in Champaign. It's a historical power-watt VHF station that was easily reachable all over Central Illinois.
@404sVHSCollection
3 жыл бұрын
7:41 sounds like the andy griffith show opening, interesting. great video by the way!
@kevinwilliams-ub7uy
2 жыл бұрын
King island we received channels like this in the warmer months 1960s and 70s all cutting across one another from all over Australia as far away as Brisbane Queensland Adelaide Melbourne regional areas Tasmania as king island was in between Tasmania and the main land 😁I had to turn the big antenna to get a stable single.🇦🇺
@jakemidass
3 жыл бұрын
Clips improved from the original uploads
@BastidasLeonardo1867
2 күн бұрын
Reupload video? Not edit
@tylersalisbury872
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you had KTVI Fox 2 (IDK if it was ABC still back in 1998 or not) under WPBT PBS 2
@KeganDXer
3 жыл бұрын
1:51 - 1:52 -- sounds like audio from WISC 3
@eascec8374
3 жыл бұрын
That Could Be It, Since It Is The “Doughnut” Station In The Midwest. I Can Hear Some Lady Outspoken The Call-Letters Before The Following Wave.
@jordanc9584
3 жыл бұрын
Could be!
@therichard27
10 ай бұрын
1:18 You're stating that you had no local on channel 3. Wouldn't KYW 3 Philadelphia be (somewhat) local and be easier to catch than other channel 3 stations scattered across North America?
@atrainradio929
3 жыл бұрын
So the Chroma info is sent on a separate frequency from the visual info? Interesting! I knew the audio had its own separate freq but didn’t know color did too.
@jordanc9584
3 жыл бұрын
Me either!
@friesareyummy
3 жыл бұрын
I kinda knew that this existed, based on the fact that visual was for black and white screens and chroma was added due to the addition of color for TV.
@FloridaTVDX
3 жыл бұрын
The color carrier was added onto the existing black-and-white standard in the 1950's. Digital, OTOH, is boring. Just one carrier for everything.
@friesareyummy
3 жыл бұрын
Digital is neat but boring. Analog was messy but exciting.
@Justin-Hill-1987
3 жыл бұрын
@@friesareyummy The only thing fun about digital is the addition of subchannels, but everything else is boring...
@jordanc9584
3 жыл бұрын
Is it possible that any interference on channel 3 could have been from WFSB in Hartford?
@FloridaTVDX
3 жыл бұрын
WFSB was 90 degrees and over 100 km away. Any interference from it would've been negligible. E-skip is a sporadic mode of propagation... the signals fluctuate by the millisecond and run together with other distant signals from states bordering the station, or another part of the country altogether. Miami could fare a little better because there was nothing in the Bahamas or the Atlantic to interfere with it. A local-like signal via e-skip, stable for any period of time, is very very rare.
@crabbyeric900
3 жыл бұрын
Can you explain exactly what a QSL is? It looks like some sort of pamphlet or something right?
@FloridaTVDX
3 жыл бұрын
A verification of reception sent by the station. Standard practice among amateur radio operators, not so standard for TV and radio broadcasters anymore.
WPBT seems like there was another station in there playing Saturday’s alright by elton john. Any idea who it was?
@jordanc9584
3 жыл бұрын
It was probably WCBS because that is a local station for Long Islanders.
@dariqaa
3 жыл бұрын
4:08 I saw "WTLW Chicago" and I don't know why it's there.
@jordanc9584
3 жыл бұрын
That’s actually “WTTW Chicago”
@friesareyummy
3 жыл бұрын
It's the logo for the station providing the video for the PBS network.
@dariqaa
3 жыл бұрын
@@jordanc9584 thanks
@Josephdapro08
3 жыл бұрын
did u do dx from patchogue but in other countries?
@FloridaTVDX
3 жыл бұрын
Only CKPR in Ontario and that possible Cuban on 6.
@friesareyummy
3 жыл бұрын
@@FloridaTVDX CMG?
@gwailou5
3 жыл бұрын
Is there interference from WNBC in channel 4 in WFOR reception?
@jordanc9584
3 жыл бұрын
Probably, because WNBC is a local station for Long Islanders. This was also filmed less than one year after the dial position swap between WCIX/WFOR and WTVJ that occurred in September 1995, with WTVJ going to channel 6 and WCIX going to channel 4 and thus changing its call letters to WFOR.
@FloridaTVDX
3 жыл бұрын
It was WNBC. Even with the antenna turned, the distant signal needs to be pretty strong to push it out completely.
@friesareyummy
2 жыл бұрын
@@FloridaTVDX Like what WVEC did to WNET? Jeez tropo that night must have been strong.
@dxer22000
2 жыл бұрын
I would imagine that during mega Es events, that most of Band 1 would have been super bloated with signals & pretty much un-watchable?
@FloridaTVDX
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Though a strong local signal might be perfectly fine, it was common to see other signals 'ghosting' over weaker locals (which WCBS, WNBC, and WNYW were to me). Channel 3 would turn into a madhouse of multiple signals. It felt like I was picking up the whole country at once.
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