Topband: Last night on 160

[Don Kirk]

Hi Dave and gang,

Here is a link to a youtube video from last nights reception of the 610 KHz
AM broadcast station in Canada that was causing RFI on 1.830 KHz.
https://youtu.be/SeL4TcnkWN8

I have now encountered this interference 3 nights this week, always around
10:30 PM EDT (0230 UTC).  I will also try contacting this station to file a
complaint as my recording provides enough evidence that it's indeed CKTB
(recorded the announcers name and their frequency, etc.).  This station is
413 miles from my location.

73,
Don (wd8dsb)



On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 10:44 PM David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:

> That is good. I will see what happens when I call them. I suspect they
> will do nothing as there is probably no engineer on staff.   A  VE3 ham
> told me that this station is notorious in that area!
>
> Thanks again
>
> Dave K1WHS
> On 3/26/2020 2:39 AM, Don Kirk wrote:
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I’m copying phone station again on 1830.0 KHz and tonight the audio is
> good copy (not distorted tonight).  Station advertisements are Canadian and
> they did say they are on 610.  Time once again is 10:30 EDT 0230 UTC, and I
> once again recorded it.
>
> Don (wd8dsb)
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 10:33 PM Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> I’m hearing bursts of distorted audio right now on 1830.0 KHZ (it comes
>> and goes).  Bursts peak about 10db over my noise floor.
>>
>> I’m hearing it on my pennant pointing 40 degrees from near Indianapolis
>> (02:30UTC).
>>
>> Don
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 6:43 PM David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I turned on my 160 meter radio around 0100 UT on the 21st, and was
>>> greeted by a huge level of noise on 1830. It wasn't too long before I
>>> realized that I was listening to an AM BC station. Audio was distorted,
>>> but I could copy the ads and they all referred to Buffalo and St.
>>> Catherines, Canada.  They finally identified as CKTB AM 610, so I was
>>> hearing the third harmonic and it was over S9 on my west and NW
>>> beverages! It also was cutting in and out, no doubt from the high winds
>>> near Toronto.
>>>
>>> I tuned it in on my BC band aircraft receiver and the  main signal on
>>> 610 kHz was loud, but being interfered with by other stations on that
>>> frequency. It was not a bodacious signal by any means, so I do not
>>> suspect a problem in my back yard. There are plenty of louder stations
>>> that I did not hear. Being a third harmonic, the signal was wide at 1830
>>> and quite distorted. It covered 20 to 30 kHz of bandwidth.  I e mailed
>>> the station but have heard nothing back. I tried calling but the offices
>>> were closed when I called last night.  Did anyone else hear this?
>>>
>>> Dave K1WHS
>>>
>>>
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