Cape Cod Medium-Wave Bandscan

Mark Connelly - South Yarmouth, MA, USA - revision 20121128

member National Radio Club

 

 

Cape Cod DX Get-Together - 16 OCT 2004
Cape Cod DXpedition sites, including photos
West Yarmouth scan - July 2000 - accurate strength measurements
West Yarmouth scan - July 2000 - spectrum analysis chart
Older Bandscans (including night time)

 

DAYTIME BANDSCAN - November 1999 - South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA

site: Bass River Beach (GC= 70.198 W / 41.645 N)

receiver: car radio in 1998 Ford Taurus

DXer: Mark Connelly, WA1ION

 

Unless more than one signal is of nearly-equal strength, only the dominant station is listed for each channel. Subdominants, when known from previous listening with directive antennas, are listed in "reception notes" if discerned on the non-directional car radio antenna / radio below the dominant.

 

Daytime Bandscan - NOV 1999 - South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA

FREQ

call

location

ST/P

reception notes

530

R.V.C

TURKS & CAICOS

a bit above noise floor

540

WLUX

ISLIP

NY

good; over WDMV-MD

540

WDMV

POCOMOKE CITY

MD

slightly under WLUX-NY

550

WLKW

PAWTUCKET

RI

good

560

WGAN

PORTLAND

ME

excellent; way over WHYN-MA

570

WMCA

NEW YORK

NY

very good

580

WTAG

WORCESTER

MA

poor/fair over CJFX-NS / WHP-PA

590

WEZE

BOSTON

MA

excellent

600

WICC

BRIDGEPORT

CT

fair/good

610

WGIR

MANCHESTER

NH

good; over WIP-PA

620

WZON

BANGOR

ME

fair/good; over WJWR-NJ

630

WPRO

PROVIDENCE

RI

excellent; way over CFCY-PEI

640

WWJZ

MOUNT HOLLY

NJ

good; slightly over WNNZ-MA

640

WNNZ

WESTFIELD

MA

a bit under WWJZ-NJ

650

WRPT

ASHLAND

MA

fair

660

WFAN

NEW YORK

NY

excellent

670

unID

??

??

either VA or PA at noise floor; bad 660/680 slop

680

WRKO

BOSTON

MA

excellent

690

CIQC

MONTREAL

QU

mixed with WOKV-FL; over WADS-CT

690

WOKV

JACKSONVILLE

FL

mixed with CIQC-PQ; over WADS-CT

700

WCAT

ORANGE-ATHOL

MA

poor; slightly over probable WWTL-MD

710

WOR

NEW YORK

NY

excellent

720

CHTN

CHARLOTTETOWN

PE

poor/fair; slopped by WOR

730

WJTO

BATH

ME

good; way over WACE-MA

740

WGSM

HUNTINGTON

NY

very good (// WHLI-1100); over WJIB-MA

740

WJIB

CAMBRIDGE

MA

slightly under WGSM-NY

750

WBMD

BALTIMORE

MD

at noise threshold; PA, GA, and NL have also been heard here during daytime with better equipment

760

WVNE

LEICESTER

MA

over WCPS-NY / WJR-MI (both ID'ed under)

770

WABC

NEW YORK

NY

excellent

780

CFDR

DARTMOUTH

NS

mix WABS-VA; poor. Much better at Orleans, Eastham, etc.

780

WABS

ARLINGTON

VA

mix CFDR-NS; poor

790

WSKO

PROVIDENCE

RI

very good; over WNIS-VA

800

WCCM

LAWRENCE

MA

good; over CJAD-PQ

810

WGY

SCHENECTADY

NY

over WYRE-MD / CJVA - NB

820

WNYC

NEW YORK

NY

excellent

830

WCRN

WORCESTER

MA

fair

840

WRYM

NEW BRITAIN

CT

poor

850

WEEI

BOSTON

MA

excellent

860

CJBC

TORONTO

ON

mix WSBS-MA / WWDB-PA; poor

860

WSBS

GREAT BARRINGTON

MA

mix CJBC-ON / WWDB-PA; poor

860

WWDB

PHILADELPHIA

PA

mix WSBS-MA / CJBC-ON; poor

870

WLAM

GORHAM

ME

fair

880

WCBS

NEW YORK

NY

excellent

890

WBPS

DEDHAM

MA

good

900

WJJB

BRUNSWICK

ME

slightly over WJWL-DE / WMVU-NH

910

WABI

BANGOR

ME

over WNEZ-CT

920

WHJJ

PROVIDENCE

RI

good; way over CJCH-NS

930

WGIN

ROCHESTER

NH

good; over WPAT-NJ / CFBC-NB

940

CKNN

MONTREAL

QU

mix WGFP-MA; poor

940

WGFP

WEBSTER

MA

mix CKNN-PQ; poor

950

WROL

BOSTON

MA

excellent

960

WELI

NEW HAVEN

CT

poor/fair; over WTGM-MD / CHNS-NS / WFGL-MA

970

WZAN

PORTLAND

ME

good; over WWDJ-NJ

980

WCAP

LOWELL

MA

fair; over WSUB-CT

990

WALE

GREENVILLE

RI

good

1000

CKBW

BRIDGEWATER

NS

mix WCMX-MA; poor in 1010 slop. Strong at Orleans, MA

1000

WCMX

LEOMINSTER

MA

mix CKBW-NS; poor in 1010 slop

1010

WINS

NEW YORK

NY

excellent

1020

WIBG

OCEAN CITY-SOMERS PT.

NJ

poor/fair; over WNTK-NH

1030

WBZ

BOSTON

MA

excellent

1040

WJHR

FLEMINGTON

NJ

poor; tough 1030/1050 slop

1050

WEVD

NEW YORK

NY

excellent; way over probable WCMS-VA

1060

WJLT

NATICK

MA

fair

1070

CBA

MONCTON

NB

poor/fair; a bit over WNCT-NC / WKMB-NJ / WGLY-NY

1080

WTIC

HARTFORD

CT

fair

1090

WILD

BOSTON

MA

excellent

1100

WHLI

HEMPSTEAD

NY

fair

1110

WPMZ

EAST PROVIDENCE

RI

very good; over WNNW-NH

1120

WBNW

CONCORD

MA

fair

1130

WBBR

NEW YORK

NY

excellent

1140

CBI

SYDNEY

NS

at noise threshold; mix WRVA-VA; bad 1130/1150 slop

1140

WRVA

RICHMOND

VA

at noise threshold; mix CBI-NS; bad 1130/1150 slop

1150

WAMG

BOSTON

MA

excellent

1160

WOBM

LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP

NJ

good; over WVNJ-NJ

1170

WFPB

ORLEANS

MA

excellent

1180

WJJF

HOPE VALLEY

RI

fair/good

1190

WLIB

NEW YORK

NY

excellent

1200

WKOX

FRAMINGHAM

MA

very good

1210

WPHT

PHILADELPHIA

PA

fair/good

1220

WRIB

PROVIDENCE

RI

good; over WPHX-ME

1230

WESX

SALEM

MA

good; over WCMC-NJ / WXNI-RI

1240

WBUR

WEST YARMOUTH

MA

excellent (distance about 2 km)

1250

WARE

WARE

MA

mix WKBR-NH; over WMTR-NJ; bad 1240 slop

1250

WKBR

MANCHESTER

NH

mix WARE-MA; over WMTR-NJ; bad 1240 slop

1260

WPZE

BOSTON

MA

good

1270

WTSN

DOVER

NH

good; way over WTJZ-VA / WSPR-MA

1280

WADO

NEW YORK

NY

good; over WFAU-ME / WEIM-MA

1290

WRNI

PROVIDENCE

RI

good; way over possible WCCC-CT

1300

WJDA

QUINCY

MA

good

1310

WLOB

PORTLAND

ME

over WICH-CT and mess (likely WGH-VA / WADB-NJ / WORC-MA)

1320

WJYT

ATTLEBORO

MA

good; over WDER-NH and probable WICO-MD / CKEC-NS

1330

WRCA

WALTHAM

MA

fair/good; over WWRV-NY

1340

WNBH

NEW BEDFORD

MA

excellent; over WMID-NJ / CJLS-NS

1350

WINY

PUTNAM

CT

poor; mix WGPL-VA; over WEZS-NH

1350

WGPL

PORTSMOUTH

VA

poor; mix WINY-CT; over WEZS-NH

1360

WLYN

LYNN

MA

excellent

1370

WFEA

MANCHESTER

NH

fair; over WDEA-ME / WALK-NY

1380

WMYF

PORTSMOUTH

NH

mix WKDM-NY

1380

WKDM

NEW YORK

NY

mix WMYF-NH

1390

WPLM

PLYMOUTH

MA

excellent; way over WRIV-NY

1400

WIDE

BIDDEFORD

ME

mix WOND-NJ; well over WHTB-MA & others

1400

WOND

PLEASANTVILLE

NJ

mix WIDE-ME; well over WHTB-MA & others

1410

WPOP

HARTFORD

CT

fair; mix WMSX-MA; over probable WDOV-DE / CIGO-NS / WHTG-NJ

1410

WMSX

BROCKTON

MA

fair; mix WPOP-CT; over probable WDOV-DE / CIGO-NS / WHTG-NJ

1420

WBSM

NEW BEDFORD

MA

excellent

1430

WXKS

EVERETT

MA

excellent; way over WNSW-NJ

1440

WJAE

WESTBROOK

ME

good

1450

WNBP

NEWBURYPORT

MA

very good; over WFPG-NJ / WRKD-ME / WDYZ-RI

1460

WBET

BROCKTON

MA

way over presumed WVOX-NY

1470

WZOU

LEWISTON

ME

slightly over WMMW-CT / WSRO - MA / WJDY-MD

1480

WSAR

FALL RIVER

MA

very good

1490

WBAE

PORTLAND

ME

mix WGYM-NJ; over WHAV-MA / WMRC-MA

1490

WGYM

PLEASANTVILLE

NJ

mix WBAE-ME; over WHAV-MA / WMRC-MA

1500

WFIF

MILFORD

CT

fair/good; over WTOP-DC

1510

WNRB

BOSTON

MA

excellent

1520

WGAM

GREENFIELD

MA

poor/fair; mix WTHE-NY; over WWKB-NY

1520

WTHE

MINEOLA

NY

poor/fair; mix WGAM-MA; over WWKB-NY

1530

WDJZ

BRIDGEPORT

CT

fair; mix WVBF-MA; over WOBR-NC

1530

WVBF

MIDDLEBOROUGH

MA

fair; mix WDJZ-CT; over WOBR-NC

1540

WADK

NEWPORT

RI

good; slightly over WGIP-NH

1540

WGIP

EXETER

NH

a bit under WADK-RI

1550

WNTN

NEWTON

MA

fair/good. VA Beach used to be heard under, not noted this time.

1560

WQEW

NEW YORK

NY

very good

1570

WPEP

TAUNTON

MA

a bit over presumed WRHD-NY / WNSH-MA

1580

WLIM

PATCHOGUE

NY

good

1590

WARV

WARWICK

RI

good; over likely WETT-MD / WSMN-NH

1600

WUNR

BROOKLINE

MA

good; mix WWRL-NY

1600

WWRL

NEW YORK

NY

good; mix WUNR-MA

1610

TIS

WOOD'S HOLE

MA

poor (Steamship Authority station)

1650

WHKT

PORTSMOUTH

VA

fair; over slightly off-freq. Logan Airport (Boston) TIS

1660

WWRU

JERSEY CITY

NJ

very good; best daytime X-bander

1680

WTTM

PRINCETON

NJ

fair

1690

WMDM

LEXINGTON PARK

MD

fair

 

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