The Official Publication of the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association SEPTEMBER 2012 The Magazine for TV and FM DXers ARTWORK BY PAUL MITSCHLER In This Issue NICK LANGAN’S AMAZING FM Es CATCHES AND OTHER GREAT DX LOGGINGS 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, 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 2012 It’s September now and we’ve made the Thank you all for supporting the club and the transition to tropo from E skip. There has been hobby. some strong tropo along the east coast from New Brunswick down through Boston and from NEW SONY XDR-F1HD MODS Boston down the coast to Virginia. Plus there was a report or two by Chris Kadlec reporting I don’t own an XDR-F1HD anymore, so I some strong Great Lake tropo from his location tend to not keep up with mods to that tuner, but in Michigan. And that covers the month of an email from Pat Dyer made me see that August. something is going on. Pat wrote: “Due to a posting of a link to one of these YouTube MEMBERS AND MORE videos last night by KA3JAW I found these http://www.youtube.com/user/iks202 which led to WR We have four new members to welcome Hepburn finding this this month and they are Denis Allard (QC) http://kkonrad.dyndns.org/wordpress/?page_id=10. who came aboard with the help of Chary If that all works as stated then the Sony could Gauthier, Ryan Leigh Donaldson (Brisbane, be used to tune the Ch 3-6 NTSC video AUS) who frequents the new Australasia carriers and audios, those ATSC pilots, as well section of the WTFDA Forums, Mike Perron as the 108-118 MHz Navaids! It also permits (LA) who is better known as mp11 on the adjustments to many of the Sony's other WTFDA Forums and last, but not least, parameters. With this Richard Lewelling, KG4EFQ (GA) who wrote http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/seeeduino-v221-atmega- 328p-p-669.html inexpensive board (plus some me that he is a meteorologist for the Weather other components) it almost seems to be too Channel. If I’m counting correctly, we have at good to believe, combining some of the nice three other meteorologists in the WTFDA. features of the HDT-1x (e.g., rapid direct- Welcome to all of you! frequency access), and adding others (like a Renewals during the period from July 20th real signal-strength readout). through August 26th came in from Bob Sure enough, there now is a mod that lets Hawkins-IN, John Johnson-MT, Peter you control your XDR-F1HD from a PC. Your Giacopelli-NY, Ralph Strobel-IN, Ron tuner could tune 60mhz to 130mhz, tune in Purdue-MN, Ronnie Rader-IA, Fred 5khz steps, use fixed or adaptive bandwidth MacCormack-MN, John Hourigan-CO, Steve from 15khz to wide, give signal level in dBf, Rich-IN, Frank Aden-ID, John Zondlo-OK, tune instantly to any frequency, provide AM Joe Esser-NJ, Jeff Falconer-ON, Rich demodulation for the aircraft band, provide McVicar-NY, Richard Gray-LA, James RDS, fast PI detection, and provide RF/IF 6db Nahirniak-MI, John Callarman-TX, Al Tobia- gain control plus much more. OR, Glen Boche-MN, Wolfgang Schneiter– Interested? Check the URLs Pat provided CA, Jeff Lehmann-MA, Roy Barstow-MA, above, do it and let us know how it worked. If I Walter Patton-ON, Steve French-MN, Rod still had one, I’d be one of the first to try it. Jorgenson-WI and Nick Lombardi-GA. 2 Douglas E. Smith TV 1389 Old Clarksville Pike Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 News [email protected] http://www.w9wi.com September 2012 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 CX Canceled PR Power change requested DC Converted to DTV RA Returns to the air DCC Digital Companion Channel QC Channel (frequency) change on the air NS DCC Granted flash-cut to DTV QG Channel change granted DE License/permit deleted QR Channel change requested DR Requests flash-cut to DTV RE Reinstated (previously-dismissed app.) FC Programming (format) change ROA Request of Applicant FTP Failure to Prosecute SI Off the air (silent) GA Granted amendment (to table of channel STA Special Temporary Authority allotments) LC License to Cover XC Transmitter site changed MX Mutually Exclusive XG Transmitter site change granted NDA Non-directional antenna XR Transmitter site change requested NS Permit granted for new station lpdtv Low Power Digital TV DG Granted conversion to DTV DRT Digital Replacement Translator News: (full-power digital stations in bold face; LPTV and translators in regular type; full-power analog stations in bold italics; low-power analog stations in regular italics) USA Alabama Birmingham 27 WBUN-CD DG 15kw CANADA Cullman 27 WCQT- CX Alberta Decatur 35 W35DG NS 4.5kw, 34-13-13/ Calgary 21 CBRT- PG>507kw/351 86-51-35; DCC for W33CM British Columbia Enterprise 26, W26EI, NS 15kw/ Kelowna 27 CHBC- NS 32.6kw/ 41 W41EJ 1kw, 31-19-06/ 510m 85-49-57 Penticton 30 CHKL-1 NS 3kw/365m Scottsboro 31 W31DX NS 900w, 34-43-21/ Penticton 32 CHBC-1 NS 3kw/365m 86-29-29; DCC for Vernon 20 CHBC-2 NS 3kw/185m W27CV Vernon 22 CHKL-2 NS 3kw/185m Tuscaloosa 46 W46BU DG 15kw Ontario Arizona Leamington 34 CFTV-DT DG 621w/56m Bullshead 47 K47OC DG from K51IO, 1kw, 35-28-14/ 114-55-10; CL from Bullhead City Cottonwood 24 K51HV DR from 51, 6kw Flagstaff 28 K28CW PG>1kw; PC PUERTO RICO Phoenix 15 KNXV-TV AF 530kw/ Adjuntas 28 W28EH DC from W68BU, 491m (aux) 336w, 18-10-16/ Prescott 30 K09KV DR from 9, 1.2kw, 34- 66-42-12 29-25/ Fajardo 43 WIPR-TV PG 10kw/250m for 112-32-00 DTS transmitter of Tolleson 51 KPPX-TV QC from 52, San Juan station 210kw/533m Mayaguez 2 W02CU PR>3kw; PG Tucson 31 KWTA-LP CX Mayaguez 45 WTPM-LD PR>1.77kw San Juan 38 WWXY-LP DC 2.91kw Arkansas Yauco 41 WIRS PG>1000kw/ Fort Smith 20, K20LU, NS 15kw, 35-30-18/ 840m 29, K29KW, 94-14-22 49 K49MR 3 California Beverly Hills 45 W32DI QR from 32, 28-46-40/ Bakersfield 18 K18HD PG<12.43kw, 35-26- 82-28-04; CL from 17/ Crystal River 118-44-22 Big Pine Key 6 W57AM DR from 57, 3kw, 24- Bakersfield 21 K21FP DR 15kw; DG 34-05/ Banning 6 KRPE-LP PR>1kw, 33-57-42/ 81-44-54 dismissed 117-16-47 Gulf Breeze 12 WBQP- PC<2.26kw Cedarville 24 K24KX DC from K51KJ, 100w, Key West 41 WMDF-LD PR>3.91kw, 24-39-58/ 41-38-13/ 81-21-32 120-05-27 Leesburg 20 WFTV - NS 7kw, 28-58-47/ Edwards 43 K43AG PR<400w, 34-28-13/ 0207AAR 81-27-20; DRT for 39 117-18-58 Orlando Fresno 17 K17JI DR from K12OZ, 15kw, Matecumbe 43 W43AD PR<2kw, 25-28-08/ 36-44-45/ 80-29-07 119-16-57; DG Naples 26 W26EK NS 15kw, 26-12-07/ Fresno 39 KMSG-LP DC 15kw 81-48-49; DCC for ?? Los Angeles 25 KNET-CA DC 12.86kw, 34-13-55/ Sebastian 24 WDOX-LD CC from W24DZ 118-04-18 Tallahassee 44 W44DP NS 5kw, 39-29-32/ Lucerne Vly 33 KVVB-LP CC from K33DK 84-17-02 Modesto 31 NEW-lpdtv AF 15kw, 37-43-45/ Vero Beach 39 WMMF-LD NS 15kw, 27-01-31/ 121-11-49; DCC for 80-10-43; DCC for K49EO analog 19 Palm Desert 9 K09XW DC 300w Reading 41 KRHT-LD DG 15kw Georgia Sacramento 34 K45HC DR from 45, 15kw Savannah 32 WHDS- CX San Bernardino 12 K12QV PR>990w, 34-09-32/ 118-18-52 Hawaii San Diego 25 KTCD-CD DG from 17, 15kw, 32- Hilo 5 KHHB-LP CX 50-20/ 117-14-56 Idaho San Diego 25 KZTC-LP DR from 63, 15kw, 32- Blackfoot 25 K25NP NS 1kw, 43-11-30/ 41-47/ 112-20-38 116-56-07 dismissed Boise 2 K02RF NS 3kw, 43-35-21/ San Diego 42 KSEX-CD NW 10kw, 32-41-48/ 116-15-03 116-56-10 DuBois 16, K16KQ, NS 1kw, 44-10-03/ San Luis Obispo 47 K47GD DR 15kw; DG 25, K25NQ, 112-01-50 Santa Barbara 21 KPMR PR<917m, 34-31-36/ 39, K39LZ, 119-58-16 42 K42LI Santa Maria 22 NEW-lpdtv AF 15kw, 34-31-32/ Hamer 21, K21MF, NS 1kw, 43-55-18/ 119-57-28, DCC for 33, K33MR, 112-12-25 K46GF 35, K35LL, South Lake 48 K48LA PR<175w, 39-19-23/ 46 K46MG Tahoe 119-56-34 Idaho Falls 27, K27MD, NS 1kw, 43-36-42/ Truckee 49 K49MD PR<175w; PG 48 K48NZ 112-04-59 Malad City 41, K41NG, NS 1kw, 42-18-18/ Colorado 43 K43OE 112-14-08 Anton 45 K45FD PG>435w Mc Cammon 38, K38OL, NS 1kw, 42-37-50/ Boulder 27 K17CF DC from 17, 200w, 39- 50 K50MX 112-09-58 43-46/ Monida 19, K19KA, NS 1kw, 44-33-29/ 105-14-08 30, K30NC, 112-17-11 Canon City 12 K12ME CX 44, K44LQ, Cripple Ck.