Topband: Last night on 160

[Don Kirk]

Hi Dave,

I too was shooting blind when I called CKTB this morning.  I was able to
leave Bonnie Heslop a Voice mail message.  Bonnie is the News Director and
Announcer at that station and she is the person announcing in my
recording.  I also sent them an e-mail with my contact info and link to my
RFI video from last night.

Just FYI,
Don (wd8dsb)

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 11:42 AM David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:

>
> Hello 160 ops,
>
> I tried a telephone call to all the numbers for CKTB, but there is no way
> to leave a messagee unless you know the name of someone there on the
> directory list. There is no receptionist to answer the phone during the
> day. I left my second e mail with contact information, but have yet to get
> any response. I'll try the FCC if I do not hear from them in a day or two.
>
> Dave  K1WHS
> On 3/26/2020 2:07 PM, Don Kirk wrote:
>
> 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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