Es FL->Mexico again

[egrabow]

Televisa on Channel 3

[egrabow]

Who's Televisa on 3? I know it wasn't Mexicali.

I've updated my DX Map: http://www.egrabow.com/dx/FM_1500TV.gif

[cd637299]

Is it the Canal de las Estrellas? More'n likely XHVIZ in Villahermosa, Tabasco.

I wasn't getting anything strong except unID SS & KIII TX on 3.

Why can't you get anything much on 2? Naples LPTV too strong?

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[KW4RZ]

There's a good number of Televisa network stations on channel 3. With a receiver to tune the offsets you can usually narrow it down.
Here's the list of XE television by Fred Cantu.
http://www.fredcantu.com/frec_tv.htm
And attached is a list showing offsets.

[Danny]

Sometimes I think DXers feel that my comments about the difficulty of IDing Mexican TV stations are harsh, exaggerated, and UNsympathetic. I fully understand how it feels to have the low-band packed with Mexicans for hours and not be able to ID even one station. (I generally do not report unIDs.)

Allow me to remind everybody that I use a CM distribution amp and a separate TV/VCR for each low-band channel, each running continously while Es is up. As superimposed local text IDs are displayed at odd times, this is the only way to catch them. When an ID is difficult to read, I review the tape. Even then, the IDs cannot always be read.

[cd637299]

Danny,

I think your comments on Mexico TV are realistic, especially as you have had a career of seeing Mexico.....DXers need to take heed.

XHVIZ, my most common catch, does have a supered ID maybe every 30 minutes? Doesn't last long though.

Here is my most recent XHVIZ with ID from 2006....

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[NN2E]

Hi Danny,
I feel your pain. I can't hide from the Mexican E-skip stuff here either. I've just about quit analog E-skip DXing in favor of DTV at this point.
73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds

[Danny]

Ed, I quit fretting over the Mexicans in the 1990s and decided to conquer them instead. In fact, at times I have turned my antenna away from US/Canada Es in order to work the Mexicans.

Don't give up on the Mexicans.