AM DX Log: Two Birds with One Stone

I logged two new stations on the same frequency at the same time. The two stations, WTNT and CKAC, faded in and out in tandem on 730 kc for about a half hour while I tried to identify them. WTNT was amazing catch since it is transmitting only 25 watts!

• WTNT in Alexandria, VA on 730 kc. Talk radio, 25 watts, 300 miles SW

• CKAC in Montreal, QC on 730 kc. Talk radio, 50 kW, 270 miles N

My receiving equipment: C.Crane CCRadio-SW and CC twin coil ferrite antenna.

WTNT antenna farm

AM DX Log

Home sick, but feeling good enough this morning to turn on the radio and listen to the static. Logged four new ones!

• WIZZ in Greenfield, MA on 1520 kc. Oldies format, the station transmits 10 kW 68 miles NNE

• WQEA416 in Southington, CT on 1670 kc. CT DOT traffic advisory station transmitting 10 W 3 miles E

• WARV in Warwick, RI on 1590 kc  (my first logging on 1590). Religious format, the station transmits 5 kW 78 miles E

• WPQH451 in Rocky Hill, CT on 1610 kc. CT DOT traffic advisory station transmitting 10 W 14 miles ENE

My receiving equipment: C.Crane CCRadio-SW and CC twin coil ferrite antenna for the first two stations and my 40-meter dipole antenna for the last two.

The antenna farm at WQEA416 in Southington, CT

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AM DX Log: WMTR

Another nice catch this evening: WMTR. Here is the log entry:

2013-02-01   2325Z   1250 kHz   WMTR   Morristown, NJ   5 kW   97 miles NE S-0 to S-4 QSB    station id

My receiving equipment: C.Crane CCRadio-SW and CC twin coil ferrite antenna.

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