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Author Topic: CHLO 530 AM Brampton ON 2215 UTC 29 Nov 2020  (Read 1119 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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CHLO 530 AM Brampton ON 2215 UTC 29 Nov 2020
« on: November 29, 2020, 2227 UTC »
A great signal this evening, their Italian program, with lots of music.  I checked their schedule, and unfortunately they no longer seem to have a Polish program.
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Re: CHLO 530 AM Brampton ON 2215 UTC 29 Nov 2020
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2020, 2123 UTC »
Being that low in FREQ, they have an incredible footprint. In the daytime, you can hear them all the way past the Elmira / Corning / Ithaca area.
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is like a very long cat. You yank his tail in New York and he
meows in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Now, radio is
exactly the same, except that there is no cat.”
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Re: CHLO 530 AM Brampton ON 2215 UTC 29 Nov 2020
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2020, 0208 UTC »
Initial solid signal here @ 01:58  530 KHZ from Brampton, Ontario.   Jamaican music until the TOH station ID.  Then a short Reggae song before entering into a commercial block @ 02:02

TX<>RX:  439 miles
Night power: 250 watts

Fading out at 02:05. 
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Re: CHLO 530 AM Brampton ON 2215 UTC 29 Nov 2020
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2020, 1307 UTC »
Good signal in here on the car radio just before dawn but with an annoying heterodyne.
AFAIK, they are the only AM broadcaster on 530.
Upon arriving home, went down to the shack and got out the CCrane2E and was able to
separate the whistle from the station by turning the radio.  Placed CHLO in the null and peaked
the whistle northwest-southeast of me.  Did some quick internet research and there appears to be
a 10 watt TIS in Lansing MI on 530.  Based on my quick DF that would make sense.
Unable however to hear any voice from the possible TIS.
Das Radiobunker somewhere in Michigan

 

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