AM band

[antennafarm]

Anyone know what AM stations can be heard in the western Caribbian?  Any US stations blasting in there after sunset and overnight?

[DavidEduardo]

> Anyone know what AM stations can be heard in the western
> Caribbian?  Any US stations blasting in there after sunset
> and overnight?

Western Caribbean as in Cozumel or Cancún? Or Belize? Or where?

Mostly you will hear Mexican and Central American stations in most places, with a few Jamaicans or Cubans, as well as the very big colombians. One or two big US stations, like WWL in New Orleans or WAQI in Miami may come in, but there are so many nearer stations on every channel taht they may be interfered with. KTRH in Houston is another possibility.

[agreenbe]

when i was in the turks islands, I could get WCBS 880 from NYC at night, but mostly everything else kept fading in/out and overlapping.

> Anyone know what AM stations can be heard in the western
> Caribbian?  Any US stations blasting in there after sunset
> and overnight?
>

[schmave]

> > Anyone know what AM stations can be heard in the western
> > Caribbian?  Any US stations blasting in there after sunset
>
> > and overnight?
>
> Western Caribbean as in Cozumel or Cancún? Or Belize? Or
> where?
>
> Mostly you will hear Mexican and Central American stations
> in most places, with a few Jamaicans or Cubans, as well as
> the very big colombians. One or two big US stations, like
> WWL in New Orleans or WAQI in Miami may come in, but there
> are so many nearer stations on every channel taht they may
> be interfered with. KTRH in Houston is another possibility.
>
I'd have to agree on KTRH. Ever get a look at its southern lobe? Due to many circumstances it's quite exaggerated, putting about 160,000 watts due south and 213,000 over downtown Houston while throwing all of 150 watts in its due north null. 150! Nonetheless, with its tower situated only 20 or 25 miles inland I'm sure the signal would pack quite a punch into Central America. However, I think I've read about some 740s in Mexico and Latin America that would have a say against KTRH in or near the Yucatan and other such locations.

[schmave]

... Due to many circumstances it's quite exaggerated,
> putting about 160,000 watts due south and 213,000 over
> downtown Houston while throwing all of 150 watts in its due
> north null. 150! ...

Seems I shortchanged 740. The major null to the north has 342 watts ERP (according to a recent Mike_O post), not 150. Still, that can't get more than 20 or 30 miles at night. I'd love to drive by the tower at night and hear the change of signal ... must be amazing.

[ai4i]

> Still, that can't get more than 20 or 30 miles at night. I'd
> love to drive by the tower at night and hear the change of
> signal ... must be amazing.
>
No, their listenable range would more likely zero in their null.  Highly directional AM's tend to be frequency selective.  That is, it would cancel 740Khz, but not 737Khz and 743Khz.  What you wind up getting sounds like double sideband with suppresed carrier.  You would actually hear them more clearly on 1480Khz, their second harmonic.

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[antennafarm]

> > Still, that can't get more than 20 or 30 miles at night.
> I'd
> > love to drive by the tower at night and hear the change of
>
> > signal ... must be amazing.
> >
> No, their listenable range would more likely zero in their
> null.  Highly directional AM's tend to be frequency
> selective.  That is, it would cancel 740Khz, but not 737Khz
> and 743Khz.  What you wind up getting sounds like double
> sideband with suppresed carrier.  You would actually hear
> them more clearly on 1480Khz, their second harmonic.
>
Thanks for info.  I'm a broadcaster who will be on a cruise next month and, of course, I have to take along my handy, dandy receiver.  I couldn't take my amateur radio HF or handheld stuff on the ship, so I have to have something else to do besides eat. Just curious about what signals are out there.  You folks have been a great help.  LK

[954]

> Thanks for info.  I'm a broadcaster who will be on a cruise
> next month and, of course, I have to take along my handy,
> dandy receiver.  I couldn't take my amateur radio HF or
> handheld stuff on the ship, so I have to have something else
> to do besides eat. Just curious about what signals are out
> there.  You folks have been a great help.  LK

When we went on a cruise a few years ago, I brought along
a small radio.

Not for DX, but to listen to the locals.

I find that more interesting than drinking, gambling,
or going to a stage show.

I am in a very small minority, I found out.

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