by Tape Splicer » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:58 pm
The final DXpedition of the summer took us to Chilliwack for a week. I do enjoy using the Grundig G8. The selectivity and sensitivity of the radio continues to amaze me.
The weather change over the weekend did not seam to affect what I was able to hear . I was able to hear these same stations over the course of the week.
I thought that with Chilliwack mountain between Vancouver and my location there would be a 'Nul" on the local frequencies, but all the Vancouver AM stations could be heard with equal strength to those from farther away. Vancouver stations were well heard in the daylight hours as well. Although I was not DXing for FM stations, Vancouver FM stations were also heard.
1550 was of equal strength to other stations from this area. 1600 was not as well heard. There was a very weak signal under CKNW 980Khz which I could not catch.
This list includes several Canadian stations - There are also some stations that have been noted above. I also heard a navigation beacon on 345 Khz (Morse Code: -... -... ______ )
For what it is worth, here as the list I compiled after checking the notes I took with a data base on line. I left out local stations from this Vancouver area and those stations that are not a challenge to catch.
540 CBC Radio 1 Unknown location, 560 Wanatchee WA, 580 Nappa ID, 590 KGLE Glendive MT, CJWW Saskatoon SK, 610 CHNL Kamloops BC, // KONA Kennewick WA, 620 KPOJ Portland OR, 630 CHED Edmonton AB, 660 CFFR Calgary AB, 670 KBOI Boise ID, 680 KNBR San fransisco CA, 700 KALL N. Salt Lake City UT, 740 CBX Edmonton AB, 750 KXTG Portland OR, 770 Unknown Talk format, KKOH Reno NE, 790 KGMI Bellingham WA, CKOR Penticton BC, 820 KGNW Burien WA, 880 KIXI Seattle WA, // KWIP Dallas OR, 890 CJDC Dawson Creek BC, 900 CKBI Prince Albert SK, 910 CKDQ Drumheller AB, 920 KXLW Spokane WA, // KSHO Lebanon OR, 930 KYAK Yakima WA, 940 KYNO Fresno CA, 960 KLAD Klamath Falls OR, // Unknown Spanish, 970 KTTO Spokane WA, 990 KTMS Santa Barbara CA, 1010 CBR Calgary AB, 1020 KTNQ Las Angeles CA, // KDUN Reedsport OR, 1030 KMAS Shelton WA, 1060 CKMX Calgary AB, 1080 KFXX Portland OR, 1090 KPTK Seattle WA, 1110 KBND Bend OR, 1120 KPNW Eugene OR, 1140 High River AB, 1150 Unknown Sports Format, 1290 Pendleton OR, 1300 KKOL Seattle WA, 1310 KWpT Newport OR, 1360 KKMO Tacoma WA, 1380 Unknown Spanish, 1420 Walla Walla WA, 1430 KYKN Keizer OR, 1520 KKXA Snohomish WA.