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VHF-UHF DIGEST The Official Publication of the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association DECEMBER 2010 The Magazine for TV and FM DXers FLEA MARKET FIND Andria Radio “Sharp Focus” Television/Radio The AUVIO HD TUNER IS IT ANY GOOD? Merry Christmas! 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 DECEMBER 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 13 in the WTFDA. Just logon to Paypal and send Photo News…Jeff Kruszka 16 your dues to [email protected]. Northern FM DX…Keith McGinnis 19 Use the email address above to either join Southern FM DX…John Zondlo 25 the WTFDA or renew your membership in Coast to Coast TV DX…Nick Langan 26 North America’s only TV and DX organization. Membership List 27 Renewal Form 31 Membership with Paper VUD: $24/year Membership with eVUD (.pdf): $10/year Well, since it’s December, “dere ain’t much Over 110 WTFDA members renew their club dxin goin’ on out dere, is dere?” Hardly. So membership with Paypal. Why not join them? check out this VUD then go back to doin’ what you were doin’ and have fun doin’ it. Merry Christmas from Evelyn and me! 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] MERRY CHRISTMAS! 5 bar meter in display for HD. HD can be defeated thru button on remote. Yes, Merry Christmas to everyone from Audio is very good, Using inexpensive the WTFDA staff! Hard to believe it’s already amplified speakers w/ sub-woofer. Has December. It seems that July was just yesterday. But December it is, and you can volume and mute on remote. tell because the VUDs get thinner and the Display is the same size and color as the email list and the forums slow down as people Sangean, but can't be dimmed. Has similar go into hibernation for the winter months. Just info read-out too. remember that winter Es is possible. I Step-tunes with knob on unit, also on remember watching XHRIO 2 up here during remote (.02 steps, 95.7,95.9,96.1 etc.). Direct Es last February, so it can happen when entry on remote. Has seek and HD seek. 8 you’re not expecting it. presets for AM and FM each into FM1, FM2, AM1,AM2 just like the Sangean. It has the MEMBERS AND MORE look of a Sangean, but that's were it ends. This month we have one new WTFDA Runs cold--draws only 3 watts! Can be member and he is Earl Bronkar in rack mounted. Chillicothe, Ohio. Welcome Earl! Now for AM. Supplied loop is worthless. We’ve received renewals during the period Used my small Radio Shack tunable loop and of 10/17 to 11/14 from Russell Lay (NC), Bill got good results. Lots of HD flashing from Harms (MD), Ed MacDonald (MO), John NYC, Boston, Philly, etc. Even got a decode Adams (OR), David Wurl (WI), Marvin of 1060 KYW Philly-3 bars on the meter. Shults (IL), Dave Dennett (AR) and Matt My opinion is that it is not for dxing. But Sittel (NE). Thank you all for staying with us another year. used in a metro area or 20-25 miles from transmitters, it will satisfy the average listener. AVION HD TUNER --Jim Pizzi, 15 miles east of Rochester NY Radio Shack was clearing out this one OUR COVER PHOTO and selling it cheap, so Jim Pizzi bought one and reported on it. It’s okay, but nothing out of This month’s cover photo is an old the ordinary. Here is Jim’s review: TV/radio combo I saw at the Jewitt City Flea OK-I can't resist trying a new product (in Market over the summer. We went back in my price range). Went to my local "Shack"- it November and it was still there. So, if you want it, you know where to find it. is available at your local store. It's Clearance Priced--aka DISCONTINUED. $59.97+ tax. READ ABOUT SPe! Compared with Sony XDR-F1HD and Sangean HDT-1X using APS-13 antenna and Bob Cooper gives us an idea of how to supplied dipole. spend the winter months: Sensitivity: Just average or less, Jim Kennedy, amateur K6MIO/KH6 and Overloads a lot, even when not pointed at retired manager for Project GONG (world locals. Use of supplied dipole on FM would be monitoring network of sub-surface solar sufficient for non-DX use, still it had some measurements) from 2000>2010 has created overload in spots with dipole. seven conference papers dealing with the Selectivity: Seems OK, but could be magic of sporadic E (Es) and F layer in the because of lack of sensitivity (compared to VHF region. As of yesterday (11/22)for the Sony/ Sangean). Hard to tell because of first time all papers are available to read, overloading. It even overloaded using a download and print from www.bobcooper.tv. dipole antenna. My closest locals (50kw and When there, look left to file list and click on others) are about 7 miles west; others 10 to KH6/K6MIO. There is no better tutorial on 20 miles wnw and nw. these subjects available anywhere. Bob RDS: Has some difficulty on Syracuse Cooper in New Zealand stations that were solid on control sets--Still sensitivity related. That’s it for this month. Just a note there’s HD: Locals locked very quickly, semi finally an updated membership list in this locals up to 4-5 seconds (sensitivity again). A issue. Some will find it interesting! CU in Jan. 3 Douglas E. Smith TV 1389 Old Clarksville Pike Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 News [email protected] http://www.w9wi.com December 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 Halifax 39 CBHT-DT NS 157.54kw/266m regular type; full-power analog stations in bold italics; low-power analog stations in regular italics) Ontario: Ottawa 25 CBOT-DT NS 165kw/ * indicates this DTV facility replaces an analog facility on the same 333m channel. Windsor 26 CHWI-TV-60 QR from ch. 60, 6.2kw Québec: Anse-au-Valleau 12 CHAU-DT-9 AF 75w/54m Baie-Saint-Paul 13 CIMT-DT-4 AF 40w/4m CANADA: Cabano 23 CIMT-DT-8 AF 101w/126m Alberta: Carleton-sur- 5 CHAU-DT AF 9.85kw/ Calgary 21 CBRT-DT NS 23.5kw/ Mer 482m 276m Chandler 26 CHAU-DT-4 AF 184w/22m Edmonton 42 CBXT-DT NS 131.71kw/233m Cloridorme 11 CHAU-DT-8 AF 110w/30m Gaspe 7 CHAU-DT-6 AF 130w/76m British Columbia: Les Escoumins 35 CIMT-DT-7 AF 312w/88m Fraser Valley 47 CHNU-DT NS 21.4kw/ Perce 13 CHAU-DT-5 AF 10.375kw/ 335m 390m Vancouver 33 CKVU-DT NS 8.3kw/ Port-Daniel 10 CHAU-DT-3 AF 21w/152m 670m Québec 12 CBVT-DT NS 2.45kw/ Victoria 21 CHNU-DT-1 NS 3.5kw/ 500m 94m Québec 17 CFCM-DT AF 210kw/ Victoria 23 CIVI-DT AF 1.5kw/100m 117m Victoria 27, CKVU-DT-2, NS 2.75kw/ Riviere-au- 4 CHAU-DT-7 AF 990w/228m 29 CHNM-DT-1 100m, 48-25-31/ Renard 123-20-08 Saint-Urbain 36 CIMT-DT-5 AF 394w/28m Sainte- 3 CHAU-DT-1 AF 1.68kw/ Manitoba: Marguerite-Marie 200m Winnipeg 27, CBWT-DT, NS 42kw/139, Trois-Pistoles 13 CIMT-DT-2 AF 50w/51m 51 CBWFT-DT 7.6kw/139m New Brunswick: Edmundston 4 CIMT-DT-1 AF 2.22kw/ 114m Kedgwick 27 CHAU-DT-11 AF 93w/67m Puerto Rico: St.-Quentin 31 CHAU-DT-2 AF 226w/96m Mayaguez 44 W21CX-D QR from ch.