Aircheck of 98.1 | KKFM | Colorado Springs, CO
Received January 22, 2024 @ 2000 CST in Mandeville, LA
Propagation: Sporadic Es
Distance: 1,018 miles

A rare January Sporadic Es season hit the week of January 21, 2024. There were multiple openings here in EM40, netting some new states and new states from Mexico as well!

Receiver: Elad FDM S3 https://shop.eladusa.com/sdrradio/f...
Software: SDR Console https://www.sdrradio.com/download
Software: RDS Spy https://rdsspy.com/
Software: HiFi Virtual Audio Cable https://vbaudio.com/Cable/#DownloadA...
Antenna: Channel Master Stereo Probe 9 9element Yagi @ 15’ on a rotor (no longer in production)
Rotor RCA VH226E Antenna Rotor https://www.amazon.com/AUDIOVOXRemot...

Rabbitears RDS Autologger Setup:
Receiver: Airspy HF+ Discovery: https://airspy.com/airspyhfdiscovery/
Software: SDRSharp with RDS Data Logger plugin: https://airspy.com/download/ / https://www.apritch.co.uk/sdrsharp_pl...
Antenna: Centerfire FM Dipole @ 21’: https://centerfireantenna.com/fmband...
Amplifier: Kitz K501 CoaxPowered Amp: https://www.kitztech.com/KT501.html
Feedline: 100’ of RG11 LowLoss, Direct Bury 75 Ohm: https://a.co/d/42oGd0O

View my entire FM logbook from Mandeville, complete with analysis and maps: https://sites.google.com/view/mandevi...
View my RDS Autologger Decodes:
https://rabbitears.info/tvdx/fm_one_t...

FM DX Resources:
WTFDA Club (includes database, forums and more): https://www.wtfda.org/
FMList.org (logging and station list): https://www.fmlist.org/ul_login.php
WTFDA Station Database: https://db.wtfda.org/
WLogger (Requires WTFDA membership): https://wlogger.app/accounts/login/?n...

FMlist Last 30 minutes Map: https://www.fmlist.org/fm_logmap.php?...
VHF Propagation Map (APRS data): http://aprs.mennolink.org/
DXMaps: https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php...
Rabbitears RDS Autologgers (All Users): https://rabbitears.info/tvdx/fm_all_t...

Sporadic Es Forecast: https://www.propquest.co.uk/map.php
Bill Hepburn's Tropospheric Forecast: https://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html
F5LEN Tropo Forecast: http://tropo.f5len.org/northamerica/

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