VHF-UHF DIGEST The Official Publication of the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association SEPTEMBER 2010 The Magazine for TV and FM DXers ANTENNACRAFT Y-10 CH7-13 YAGI Photo by Karl Zuk In This Issue Convention 2010 is History ***** E-Skip Ends With a Thud Visit Us At www.wtfda.org THE WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX ASSOCIATION Serving the UHF-VHF Enthusiast THE VHF-UHF DIGEST IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO THE OBSERVATION AND STUDY OF THE PROPAGATION OF LONG DISTANCE TELEVISION AND FM BROADCASTING SIGNALS AT VHF AND UHF. WTFDA IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DOUG SMITH, GREG CONIGLIO, BRUCE HALL, KEITH McGINNIS AND MIKE BUGAJ. Editor and publisher: Mike Bugaj Treasurer: Keith McGinnis wtfda.org Webmaster: Tim McVey wtfda.info Site Administrator: Chris Cervantez Editorial Staff: Jeff Kruszka, Keith McGinnis, Fred Nordquist, Nick Langan, Doug Smith, Peter Baskind, Bill Hale and John Zondlo, Our website: www.wtfda.org; Our forums: www.wtfda.info SEPTEMBER 2010 _______________________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS Page Two 2 Mailbox 3 Finally! For those of you online with an email TV News…Doug Smith 4 address, we now offer a quick, convenient and FM News…Bill Hale 9 secure way to join or renew your membership FCC Facilities Changes 14 in the WTFDA. Just logon to Paypal and send Photo News…Jeff Kruszka 19 your dues to [email protected]. Southern FM DX…John Zondlo 21 Use the address above to either join the Northern FM DX…Keith McGinnis 23 WTFDA or renew your membership in North Coast to Coast TV DX…Nick Langan 46 America’s only TV and DX organization. Antennacraft Y-10…Karl Zuk 52 Membership with Paper VUD: $25/year Renewal Form 55 Membership with eVUD (.pdf): $11/year Over 110 WTFDA members renew their club membership with Paypal. Why not join them? FIND US FAST! WTFDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mike Bugaj, use the WTFDA Mailing address listed below [email protected] Doug Smith, 1385 Old Clarksville Pike, Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 [email protected] Greg Coniglio, 11825 Genesee St., Alden, NY 14004 [email protected] D.Bruce Hall, 5 Stirton Ave., Brantford, ON N3T1E2 Canada [email protected] Keith McGinnis, 18 Newbridge St., Hingham, MA 02043 [email protected] ******************************************************************************************************* THE MAILBOX and all general club correspondence: Mike Bugaj at WTFDA, PO Box 501, Somersville, CT 06072 [email protected] TV NEWS Doug Smith, 1389 Old Clarksville Pike, Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 [email protected] FM NEWS Bill Hale, 6124 Roaring Springs Drive, N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 [email protected] PHOTO NEWS Jeff Kruszka, 1909 Lost Lake Pl., Pearland, TX 77581 [email protected] EASTERN AND WESTERN TV DX Nick Langan, 1040 Riverview Dr., Florence, NJ 08516 [email protected] SOUTHERN FM John Zondlo, 4009 Driftwood Cir., Yukon, OK 73099 [email protected] NORTHERN FM Keith McGinnis, 18 Newbridge St., Hingham, MA 02043 [email protected] TV and FM STATISTICS Fred Nordquist, 147 Travis Hill Road, Moncks Corner, SC [email protected] 6 METER/2 METER Peter Baskind, 3225 Forest Hill-Irene Rd, Germantown, TN 38138 [email protected] WEBSITE Tim McVey Webmaster http://www.wtfda.org [email protected] 2 P.O. Box 501, Somersville, CT USA 06072 MIKE BUGAJ [email protected] CONVENTION 2010 antenna and was about to tackle the construction when he found a picture of the By the time you receive this VUD in the antenna on the web. Richard writes “I am mail, Convention 2010 will be history. In his nearly finished the first half of the Finco's most recent update, Scott Fybush reported construction. I have to say, it is BIG! I'm sure that well over 50 NRC/WTFDA members had the neighbors are going to love it!” registered. He also had prepared a schedule I’m sure your neighbors would love this of events which we linked to at both wtfda.info and wtfda.org. A glance of the schedule thing as much as my wife would. Don’t forget showed a variety of activities that should to send a picture of it when it’s done. It would satisfy everyone there. Hope you all had fun! make a neat cover, and I could use some cover photos (hint, hint!). MEMBERS AND MORE WTFDA MEMBERS IN PRINT This month we welcome Ron Rader to the WTFDA. We don’t know where Ron lives Bruce Elving gives because he never said, but safe to say it’s us the info. “Danny somewhere in North America. Welcome, Ron. And here’s another big WTFDA welcome Oglethorpe has an to Bob Hawkins. Bob lives in Edinburgh, IN. article, (in the)August Welcome to both of you. Monitoring Times, Renewals were received during the period "TV DX: Better Than of 7/14 to 8/13 from Benjamin Greenlaw Ever!" occupying pp. (ME), Alan Michalek (MA), Robert Williams 8-10, and mentioning (ID), Jeff Kruszka (TX), John Hourigan the WTFDA. I think (CO), Nick Lombardi (GA), Fred the article has been McCormack (MN), Gary Siegel (OH), favorably alluded to in Richard Gray (LA), Peter Giacopelli (NY), Rob Ross (ON), Bob Timmerman (IN), or on various e-mails Richard McVicar (NY), David Braun (DE), in the TV-FM DX forums. I have not read all of Anders Akerlind (Sweden), John Zondlo Danny's article, but from what I have seen it is (OK), Mike DeRoo (KS), Steve Walko (PA), excellent. Walter Patton (ON), Tommy Adair (TN), The home page of Popular John Callarman (TX), Keith McGinnis (MA), Communications mentions August as the Steve Rich (IN), Roy Barstow (MA), FJ current issue, but I have an advance copy of Issard (ON), Jeff Lehmann (MA) and the September issue in which my article about Dennis Park Smith (CA). Thanks everybody! HD radio occurs. My article is pp. 46-50, and Here’s a little plug from DJ Lenny Goldberg, who writes “You probably will includes pictures and text mentioning never pick up 100 watt KSKQ via Es, not until currently available HD radios, HD radio DXing next year's season anyway. This winter they and HD in the car. It talks about HD bullying are switching from 94.9 to 89.5 with a power its way past the normal FM channel to be raise and better antenna location. I hated accused of being "off channel," instead of as losing 94.9 as a Dx frequency; it'll be nice to the industry calls it, "in-band, on-channel." get it back! Meanwhile my "Cruisin" soul By the time the September VUD comes oldies show will be aired on Wednesday out, the September PopComm will be the nights, 10 to midnight eastern, 7 to 9 here on current issue, and the August "Monitoring the left coast. You can tune in at: www.kskq.org.” Doo wah! Times" available as a recent back issue. Richard Gray (LA) is Some retailers, such as Radio City in Mounds currently involved in a View MN carry both publications, current and major project. That recent back issues, and Barnes & Noble project is building a usually has PopComm on sale, current issue.” Finco 400-A TV That’s about it for this issue. I hope antenna. A picture of everyone had a great time at the this antenna is on the NRC/WTFDA Convention. I officially retire left. Richard was able from my job at the end of August after being a to find three patent copier technician since 1971. Good God! numbers for this Don’t know how I survived it! See you next month! 3 Douglas E. Smith TV 1389 Old Clarksville Pike Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 News [email protected] http://www.w9wi.com September 2010 Abbreviations: AF Applied For (a new station) NW New station on the air Aux Auxiliary (backup) transmitter PA Proposed Amendment CC Callsign change PC Power (and/or tower height) change on the air CL City-of-license change PG Power change granted DC Converted to DTV PR Power change requested DCC Digital Companion Channel RA Returns to the air NS DCC Granted flash-cut to DTV QC Channel (frequency) change on the air DE License/permit deleted QG Channel change granted DR Requests flash-cut to DTV QR Channel change requested FC Programming (format) change RE Reinstated (previously-dismissed app.) FTP Failure to Prosecute ROA Request of Applicant GA Granted amendment (to table of channel SI Off the air (silent) allotments) LC License to Cover STA Special Temporary Authority MX Mutually Exclusive XC Transmitter site changed NDA Non-directional antenna XG Transmitter site change granted NS Permit granted for new station XR Transmitter site change requested DG Granted conversion to DTV News: (full-power digital stations in bold face; LPTV and translators in Alabama: regular type; full-power analog stations in bold italics; low-power Birmingham 39 WBIQ QG from 10, analog stations in regular italics) 1000kw/366m Birmingham 40 WBMA-LP DR from ch. 58, 15kw * indicates this DTV facility replaces an analog facility on the same Cusseta 18 WQMK-LD DR; DG channel. Alaska: Anchorage 14 KYES - NS 257w, 61-11-13/ 0519ACW 149-55-29; DRT for ch. 5 Canada: Arizona: Alberta: Phoenix 22 KTVP-LP DR 5kw Calgary 49 CKAL-DT NS 100kw/ Sun City 21 K53IJ QR from ch. 53, 15kw, 378m 33-57-21/ Edmonton 12 CFRN-DT NS 25kw/ 112-28-34; CL from 228m Peeples Valley Manitoba: Arkansas: Winnipeg 40 CKND-DT NS 25.1kw/ Van Buren 24 KFSM - AF 15kw, 35-23-07/ 131m, 49-53-44/ 0726AIS 94-24-57, DRT for ch. 97-08-22 18 Fort Smith Ontario: California: Ottawa 13 CJOH-DT NS 19kw/ Bakersfield 35 K24GS QR from ch.