4/25/09 Tropo IL> MS,LA

[KA9UVY]

Good condits this morning south from S. IL into MS and LA. First opening into New Orleans since Katrina for me.
Nine new DTV captures this morning:
WTOK-49
WKDH-45
WLOV-16
KGLA-42
WMPN-20
WDSU-43
WWL-36
WMAU-18
WMDN-24

DTV total now stands at 233 stations.

[NN2E]

It must have been going over my head.
All I was able to see last night / this morning was...
WSEC 15 (14) Jacksonville, IL. 210 mi.
#242 WPXS 21 (13) Mt. Vernon, IL. 140 mi. I had the DTV box sitting on this one for 8 days before it finally locked in.
73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds
UHF: Finco P-7 at 45 ft.
VHF: One third of an Antennacraft MXV-5100 at 40 ft.
Pre-amp: Channel Master 7777
Feedline: 3/4 in. hardline
Rotor: Alliance HD-73
Anaolg receiver: Icom R7000 + TV-R7000
Digital receiver: Zenith DTT-901
Monitor: Pro Video VM-901B
Analogs: 1070
DTVs: 242

[w9wi]

Good condits this morning south from S. IL into MS and LA. First opening into New Orleans since Katrina for me.
Nine new DTV captures this morning:
WTOK-49
WKDH-45
WLOV-16
KGLA-42
WMPN-20
WDSU-43
WWL-36
WMAU-18
WMDN-24

DTV total now stands at 233 stations.

Nice set of catches.
I had WKDH, WLOV, WMPN, and WMAU yesterday morning. WTOK and WMDN appeared in previous openings but not yesterday.

WMAU is now my DTV DX record at about 405 miles. Also managed WVLA-33 analog - not new, but my first 400+-mile catch in quite some time.

[NN2E]

Finally a little something to call DX....
#243 WXVT 15 Greenville, MS. 210 mi.
I'm able to DX in this direction (190 to 210 degrees) now that the RF rash from WKMU 21 is gone. Good riddance WKMU analog!
73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds
UHF: Finco P-7 at 45 ft.
VHF: One third of an Antennacraft MXV-5100 at 40 ft.
Pre-amp: Channel Master 7777
Feedline: 3/4 in. hardline
Rotor: Alliance HD-73
Anaolg receiver: Icom R7000 + TV-R7000
Digital receiver: Zenith DTT-901
Monitor: Pro Video VM-901B
Analogs: 1070
DTVs: 243