audmod01
Super Member
The greatest distance for my favorite station, WRR 101.1mHz is a little over 60 miles away. I have an FM relay station, KWRD at 100.7 that broadcasts at 10kW only 4.5 miles north of my house. I use an outside Winegard FM only antenna with 9 elements pointed straight south to Dallas. WRR's signal comes in at -59dBm and KWRD is coming in at -9dBm on the back end of my antenna. I am using alternately a Kenwood KT-7500 in narrow bandwidth, a Fisher 202-R or a Fisher FM-200-B. Most of the time the Kenwood delivers the best reception in stereo with mostly full quieting. Occasionally signal conditions degrade due to weather and some noise begins to enter the sound. Occasionally the two Fisher tube tuners begin to get KWRD audio faintly in the background of the WRR signal (weather conditions again).
Years ago I lived about 48 miles SE of Austin, TX and used to listen to KRBE which was at the time a classical music station from Houston, TX. The distance was over 100 miles. This was in the early 1960s. I was using my Harman-Kardon F-50-XK tuner and picked up stations from both the east and west coasts in full stereo and quieting due to weather conditions and ducting effect. The condition would last for hours, especially in the morning with signals gradually fading out by around 11AM or noon. I also occasionally picked up stations from Mexico, but my antenna was oriented more for east or west directions.
Joe
Years ago I lived about 48 miles SE of Austin, TX and used to listen to KRBE which was at the time a classical music station from Houston, TX. The distance was over 100 miles. This was in the early 1960s. I was using my Harman-Kardon F-50-XK tuner and picked up stations from both the east and west coasts in full stereo and quieting due to weather conditions and ducting effect. The condition would last for hours, especially in the morning with signals gradually fading out by around 11AM or noon. I also occasionally picked up stations from Mexico, but my antenna was oriented more for east or west directions.
Joe