[BC] DX Reception across the bonny seas

[Tom Dimeo]

On the east coast stations from Europe and Africa can be 
heard during the winter months especially during December and 
January.  Likewise on the west coast stations from the 
Pacific can be heard.  Probably the easiest station from 
Europe to hear on the east coast is Norway on 1314.  Due to 
the nine kHz spacing of stations in Europe, heterodynes can 
often be heard on United States stations.  The best time to 
hear from long distances on the long wave band and medium 
wave band is during the low part of the eleven year sun spot 
cycle.  When conditions are good it doesn't take a 
sophisticated radio or antenna to hear some of the stations.

Some of the United States stations that are heard in Europe 
are: WINS 1010 New York, New York 1050, (maybe it is now 
WEPN) WBAL Baltimore, WBBR 1130 New York, WTOP 1500 
Washington, Boston 1510 (maybe WEZN now) WWKB 1520 Buffalo, 
Albany 1540 (whatever the callsign is there now).  I think 
some west coast stations can be heard at various places in 
the Pacific but I live on the east coast so I'm not familiar 
with the west coast.

There are a couple of radio clubs dedicated to dxing on the 
medium wave band and they have e-mail lists so if you are 
interested I can send the information to you.

Tom Dimeo

Harrisburg Pennsylvania

** Original Message From: AM Lover **
>But while I was cussing out the fact that all these signals 
>obliterate everything and nothing is listenable, i was 
>wondering if along the east or west coast, can AM signals 
>from europe or asia be received readily at night across the 
>seawater?  I've never driven up and down those coastal areas 
>and i just wondered if it is routine for signals to traverse 
>the ocean on AM? How about USA signals on regular AM 
>receivable in Europe routinely at nite on the coast?  Perhaps 
>some of you who have lived in those areas (Especially BEFORE 
>the USA completely ruined nighttime AM over here)  could tell 
>about this.  It never crossed my mind before but long drives 
>make one's mind wander.