AM Broadcast Vertical Arrays

http://www.am-dx.com/lists/

On this website, you can click on a frequency of the radio station you are interested in, such as 890sort.htm for radio stations on 890kHz to see power levels and a link to the radio station's directional pattern where applicable.

This does not show the physical array implementation or relative power level arrangements, but the polar chart shows the power levels at different angles and the number of elements used for this pattern.

This is kinda neat.

[kc7jty]

you must be some kind of radio enthusiast Jerry.

[N3ATS]

That is neat, thanks! I CTL-D'd it.

[N2NH]

Same here. I usually get into AM DXing in the summer. Must be my great love of static crashes.
:)

Same here. I usually get into AM DXing in the summer. Must be my great love of static crashes.
:)

And your eternal lust for the voice of Limbo Land. :D

Heh heh.

[N2NH]

Same here. I usually get into AM DXing in the summer. Must be my great love of static crashes.
:)

And your eternal lust for the voice of Limbo Land. :D

Heh heh.
:D
Sometimes if there's nothing on at night, I try to see how many stations I can get that are airing AM Coast to Coast.

The record is 6 so far. What makes it challenging is all the AM stations in the area here and many that are running 50KW.

[N2RJ]

I think 610AM in Trinidad is no more. That was state owned ICN radio (formerly 610 NBS). The Government dissolved the state broadcasting company a few years ago.

730AM Radio Trinidad may still be there.

[kc2orw]

Same here. I usually get into AM DXing in the summer. Must be my great love of static crashes.
:)
Best lightning detector I know of :lol:

Same here. I usually get into AM DXing in the summer. Must be my great love of static crashes.
:)

And your eternal lust for the voice of Limbo Land. :D

Heh heh.
:D
Sometimes if there's nothing on at night, I try to see how many stations I can get that are airing AM Coast to Coast.

The record is 6 so far. What makes it challenging is all the AM stations in the area here and many that are running 50KW.

Yeah. I have three 50kW stations within 6 miles of the shack. Fortunately one Chicago area 50 kW station is far away, but I do have 3 out of 4 right here. My Yaesu FT-840 doesn't care though. It picks up about anything on adjacent channels anyway.

Oh, and sorry for the raz, John.

[kc2orw]

Same here. I usually get into AM DXing in the summer. Must be my great love of static crashes.
:)

And your eternal lust for the voice of Limbo Land. :D

Heh heh.
:D
Sometimes if there's nothing on at night, I try to see how many stations I can get that are airing AM Coast to Coast.

The record is 6 so far. What makes it challenging is all the AM stations in the area here and many that are running 50KW.

Oh yeah who did you get so far I haven't kept an accurate count but I think about 6 for me right now...
Albany, Hartford, New Haven, Kingston, Kentucky (but I didn't get the call sign), Viginia/DC (might have been WMAL)
:lol:

You can check the frequency and use that website to try to find the callsign. There is some educated guessing in there. If you see an Atlanta station for example, and they have a signal null off into your direction, you can figure it probably isn't going to be that station.

In Pittsburg, KS, there is a radio station that runs an omni directional during the day and 2 element directional 5 kW at night. At night, you can't receive their signal in Arma, KS a few miles to the North, but it is easy to receive their signal in Austin, TX.

[kc2orw]

Yup I used it t figure some of them out...
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/info/wheretolisten.html


Kentucky was WHAS 50 KW so pretty easy.

Albany, NY is pretty common 50 KW WGY

Kingston, NY is a weenie low power station and some low mountains usually block it and no longer an affiliate WGHQ 920
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGHQ

Hartford, CT 50 KW WTIC easy to pickup

New Haven, CT WELI 5 KW not hard at all but the signal can be too low and static ridden.

Actually I have picked up other but didn't get a call sign or city and I frequently pick up a host of Canadian stations, some in French?
Oh well goofy stuff :lol:

[kq9j]

Thanks for the link. When I was in high school, just getting started in ham radio, I also was a part time announcer at a broadcast station. 1 KW daytime AM, 500 watt PSA, 3000 ERP unlimited FM. I remember buying a broadcast station directory from some publisher that had all the broadcast stations, their power etc.

Brings back some good memories.