DX that makes all the effort worth it

[Toomas Losin]

Oh my! I checked 1580, heard something beneath what I assume is KGAL, and started recording. Reviewing it I heard music followed by a single CKDO call before it faded out. That's only my second time hearing Oshawa. For some reason I don't want to go to bed now!

[radiofan]

I tried for CKMW at 11:00 PDT, but no luck. Just st6atic and a faint Spanish which I assume was Lodi.

On the way down the dial, KXEL 1540 Waterloo, IA was dominating with local news and then into Red Neck Radio. Another I haven't heard for a few years was coming in strong, KLIX 1310 Twin Falls, ID
with local news then into C2C.

[Toomas Losin]

Good catch on KXEL.

Last night's recordings are both frustrating and revealing. An hour more of 1580 did not turn up a second CKDO ID although music faded in at times. A spanish-speaking station dropped in briefly, probably KBLA.

I tried for CHAM on 820 which I haven't heard in almost 20 years. There was something beneath KGNW but it was likely WBAP based on past experience. Noise didn't help and neither did KGNW fading out at times. I heard "ESPN" a couple of times from an unknown station. There was a faint but audible 1 kHz het from something on 819.

The star of the night's show was found on 1503. I tried for Australia but received Japan at various times from 1200 - 1300 UTC. The 3 kHz het with North American stations was very strong. The audio was not very intelligible due to noise but it did fade up a couple of times for a few seconds of intelligibility. JOUK is supposedly only 10 kW, a good example of how propagation can be more important than raw power.