DX Report - Heard my 4th AM/MW "HD" Radio Broadcast - Today 21 OCT 2007
~ RHF
2007
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Time : 07:06 AM PDT in Twain Harte, CA -heard- KSL-AM Newsradio
1160 kHz in Salt Lake City, UT - Distance [DX] about 600 Miles
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Something about a Hannah Montana Concert in Salt Lake City;
and then something about the "Keys To Success" Program
between the Utah Governor's Office and the Ken Garff Auto
Group; dropping back to Analog at 7:08 AM (~2 Minutes).
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KSL-AM Radio 1160 kHz => http://www.ksl.com/?nid=251 .
Brand : "KSL Newsradio" 1160 AM -and- 102.7 FM .
-Simulcasting- Salt Lake City, Utah -USA-
"KSL Newsradio" Program Line-Up
Mon~Fri - http://www.ksl.com/?sid=122030&nid=312
Sat - http://www.ksl.com/?sid=124407&nid=43
Sun - http://www.ksl.com/?sid=124433&nid=43
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Radio Shows on KSL Newsradio 1160 kHz
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=311
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Radio Station : KSL-AM 1160 kHz @ 50,000 Watts
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=KSL&service=AM
both Day and Night from Salt Lake City, Utah.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSL_Newsradio
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Therefore the IBOC -ERP- Digital Signal
at 1% would be ~500 Watts.
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=6375
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KSL-AM 1160 kHz uses One (1) Half Wave Tower ~193*EH
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=40.77944,+-112.09889+(KSL-AM)&om=1
Note - The KSL-AM 1160 kHz Transmitter & Tower are
located about 6-Miles West of Salt Lake City, Utah;
and North of Highway 80; near the Great Salt Lake.
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Predicted Daytime Coverage Area for KSL-AM 1160 kHz,
Salt Lake City, UT.
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KSL&service=AM&status=L&hours=U
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KSL-AM "Newsradio" 1160 kHz - Audio Sound Notes :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCBS_(AM)
* Analog Male and Female Voices sounded OK {Natural}
* Digital Male and Female Voices also sounded very Natual
Yes the Digital Voice Quality and Tone were OK.
IMHO - KSL-AM got the IBOC Signals {Audio Quality}
for both the Analog and the Digital : 'R-I-G-H-T" !
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HD Radio - Radi-Osophy HD-100 Radio
http://www.radiosophy.com/products/hd100.html
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AM/MW Antenna - Triangle Loop Antenna with a 20-Foot
Base and two 25-Foot Sides pointed toward* Manteca, CA
{SF Bay Area} : With the back-end pointed at "You Got It"
Salt Lake City :o)
* Making Hawaii to the Far West -and- Iceland to the Far East.
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hy dee ray dee oh ~ RHF
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