New Alaskans 1330 and 1430 have verified

It's nice to capture new stations every now and then - especially from a state like Alaska. Since KXLJ-1330 and KMBQ-1430 began broadcasting during the last season I have been hunting them in every possible occasion. During ENOX17 I was lucky to pick up them both at the same time late in the afternoon. KXLJ is an ESPN affiliate and KMBQ aired local broadcasting when I heard them. KXLJ had a fine TOH ID and KMBQ used frequently it's slogan instead of call letters. KMBQ's frequency drifted between 1430.010 kHz and 1430.020 kHz during the listening period (about an hour) and it was never on it's nominal 1430.000 kHz.

KXLJ verified very quickly with an email. V/s told that they have actually received reports from Scandinavia even earlier but the listeners' mp3s had been so faint and distorted that the station management has not been able to identify KXLJ on them. So the v/s officially verified my report to be the first correct report that KXLJ has ever received. KMBQ verified with a short email including a complete verification.

My total AK is now 46.

ENOX17 – October 14, 2009

The conditions to North America during the last few days have been quite good. Mostly east coast on nights, in the morning east coast together with Cubans and South Americans and later west coast as usual. A couple of Hawaii and Alaska openings in the afternoon. Especially last Sunday was great towards AK and HI and during this opening KXLJ-1330 and KMBQ-1430 were both well audible on ENOX17.

Many fine IDs, great stations and huge signals have been saved on the disks. It will take some time to go thru all of them. I have checked, let’s say…, about 1% of all the material so far so there is plenty of interesting moments ahead. Here is the link to the first draft version of ENOX17 -log. It will be updated during the coming weeks and months as soon as there are new loggings available.

It’s time to pack and drive home tomorrow. All the best to all KONG-, PAX-, AND- and LEM -crews during this season. Thank You - ENOX17 is signing off.

TuA

ENOX17 - SPECIAL UPDATE - OCT. 11, 2009

KXLJ Juneau AK 1330 and KMBQ Wasilla, AK 1430 were both captured on ENOX17!
TuA

ENOX17 – October 9, 2009

When you look at the current solar weather it should be clear that right now we have the top conditions with TA –signals on the medium wave. However, I have been facing a lot better conditions several times with much worse solar weather. Okay, TA –stations have been audible every night, morning and day but somehow signals have not been so loud and clear as they could be with these K- and A –values.
Last night was poor. In the morning stations from coast to coast were audible but signals were not too strong and they faded in and out all the time. Stations faded mostly away as early as around 08:00 UTC. Later in the afternoon some west coast dominants as well as Alaskans and some GYs were audible for a while. So this was the worst day of ENOX17 so far - hopefully cxs get better during the coming weekend.
As for the good news. I have received some nice veries today including WIND-560, KIHH-1400, KZNX-1530. Earlier this week KWKH-1130 verified my ENOX17 report with an email. Otherwise it has been sunny day with the temperatures between -20 and -3 degrees Celsius.
TuA

ENOX17 - Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Heavy snowstorm hit Enontekiö today . There is already about 5 cms white snow on the ground around tne QTH and it’s still snowing hard. Temperature is -8 degrees C. Luckily I walked thru and checked all the antennas yesterday when it was sunny all day long.
Today was the best day so far on ENOX17. I slept later than I planned last night and so actually I don’t know if there were conditions before 00:00 UTC. Anyway the rest of the night wasn’t good at all but fortunately conditions got better after sunrise.
Many loud and clear signals for example from the Lakes District were audible before noon. Signals were quite stable and I was lucky to pick up some new stations for me. From today’s logbook: WVNA-1590, WCCN-1370, WPDR-1350, WCLU-1490 and KZNX-1530.
TuA

ENOX17 (October 4, 2009-)

October 6, 2009
I arrived Enontekiö late on Sunday evening. It took a while to set up all equipment I have. Later in the night and morning many fine signals frm NA were audible especially on the upper band. My first new ones were this season's super stations KYES-1180 and KWKH-1130 both with loud and clear signals. KZZJ-1450 and KDLR-1240 are worth mentioning as well.
Clear and chilly outside the cabin. Monday’s low -4 degrees C.

TuA

Classic Country - WWSM Annville-Cleona, PA and a gospel daytimer WWHN Joliet, IL - both on 1510 kHz

Hannu Niilekselä and I spent a couple of days in Enontekiö in the beginning of September maintainig antennas and scanning a liitle bit AM -band. Although cxs were not brilliant we heard two nice ones. One of them was WWSM Annville-Cleona from PA on 1510. This one came in quite clearly on TOH giving a complete ID. Otherwise WWSM played great country music. Nashville and Boston came thru as well on 1510 kHz but luckily WWSM faded in quite strongy once in a while. GM verified the reception with a short email.

As for the other stations on ENOX16 we also picked up WWHN in Joliet, IL on 1510 kHz for the first time in Finland. This daytimer played Gospel music and the station manager verified the reception with a couple of emails.

So this season started quite well in Enontekiö as well. ENOX17 will begin on October 4, 2009 in the evening.

ENOX10 loggings updates

880 26.10. 1119 USA KWIP Dallas, OR
1300 26.10. 1030 USA WRDZ La Grange, IL
1330 26.10. 1100 USA KNSS Wichita, KS
1370 26.10. 0959 USA WGIV Pineville, NC
1430 26.10. 0943 USA KZQZ St. Louis, MO
1450 26.10. 1100 USA +KGFF Shawnee, OK
1480 26.10. 1039 USA KAUS Austin, MN
1490 26.10. 1106 USA KDMO Carthage, MO
1490 26.10. 1108 USA KRIB Mason City, IA
1550 26.10. 1103 USA KYAL Sapulpa, OK
1600 26.10. 1043 USA KLGA Algona, IA
1600 26.10. 1111 USA KWBG Boone, IA

KNRY Monterey CA 1240

KNRY was heard briefly on ENOX10 last October on TOH. It made its first appearance in Enontekiö identifying "AM1240 KNRY - Monterey's News Center". KNRY's traffic manager kindly verified my report and mp3 in 24 hours with an email. KNRY became my CA # 55. Tnx to HN for helping me with this one!

PUDXK - Summer Meetings

PUDXK-Summer meetings, "unsynchronized meetings" at Oulu (JPRs home) and "King´s Village" Kungsböle-Strömfors are over. Thanks for joining JPR,TUA,JVA,MR,MKA and LN (observer member)!
DXing results were not amazing although friends at KB-QTH did erect a longer longwire for TA. The dramatic thing was a Perseus who got 12 V inside with well known results!



After some dxing and good food (well known "Kungsböle Rökt Fisk" among others we finally discover a new and reliable method for the predicton of the next season´s geomagnetic condtions and Solar Activity. My wife´s fresh "Blank Sun Blueberry Pie" (blueberries partly picked near my antennas) showed the exact situation on Sun: the Coronal Holes are becoming smaller and not well defined anymore: this should mean better MW-conditions soon !



So the DX-season 2009-2010 is now officially opened!

73 TK