WA5IYX  2016  TV-DX  Log

Equipment: DTV (2008) Zenith DTT901; A/V into Diamond VC500 USB device used into Dell XP Optiplex GX620
           This system failed on May 13 with a Dell Latitude D830 XP machine then being fed with it.
           For NTSC audios a 2015 Airspy unit into a E-Machine EL 1852G-52W Win 7 was in temporary use.
           May 13 a Sharp VC-A5240U VCR and a Panasonic 9" B&W CCTV Monitor TR-990C were used for video
           and a line to Emachines SP-30A speakers for audio.
           
Antennas:  (2008) CM-4228 at 20' AGL; (2013) Winegard HD-5030 at 15' AGL using different masts/rotors
           indoor (2009) CM-7777 preamp

new    Es    tr    F2

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(times given for latent idents may be hours late from actual decodes)


   date    prop  CST                                          
mm-dd-yyyy mode time call     Ch  st City of License      mile
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01-22-2016  Es  1552 KVMY-DT   2  NV Las Vegas            1053
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02-01-2016  tr  0751 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
02-01-2016  tr  0922 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
02-01-2016  tr  1945 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
02-01-2016  tr  2030 XHVTV-DT 51  TA Matamoros             256

02-11-2016  tr  2115 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
02-11-2016  tr  2115 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
02-11-2016  tr  2126 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
02-11-2016  tr  2254 WWL-DT   36  LA New Orleans           514
02-11-2016  tr  2301 KGLA-DT  42  LA Hammond               520
02-11-2016  tr  2304 WDSU-DT  43  LA New Orleans           519
02-11-2016  tr  2312 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
02-11-2016  tr  2314 WHNO-DT  21  LA New Orleans           515
02-11-2016  tr  2316 WEAR-DT  17  FL Pensacola             659

02-12-2016  tr  0001 WEAR-DT  17  FL Pensacola             659
02-12-2016  tr  0036 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
02-12-2016  tr  0056 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
02-12-2016  tr  0059 KALB-DT  35  LA Alexandria            379
02-12-2016  tr  0144 WHLT-DT  22  MS Hattiesburg           573
02-12-2016  tr  0157 WHNO-DT  21  LA New Orleans           515
02-12-2016  tr  0155 KGLA-DT  42  LA Hammond               520
02-12-2016  tr  0158 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
02-12-2016  tr  0300 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
02-12-2016  tr  0339 WFNA-DT  25  AL Gulf Shores           663

02-19-2016  tr  0247 WMPN-DT  20  MS Jackson               521
02-19-2016  tr  0253 WMAW-DT  44  MS Meridian              594
02-19-2016  tr  0323 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
02-19-2016  tr  0404 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
02-19-2016  tr  0525 WHLT-DT  22  MS Hattiesburg           573
02-19-2016  tr  0721 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
02-19-2016  tr  0734 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285

02-27-2016  tr  2230 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285

02-28-2016  tr  0005 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
02-28-2016  tr  0104 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
02-28-2016  tr  0113 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
02-28-2016  tr  0132 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519

Several good February tropo sessions.                         
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03-04-2016  tr  2210 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
03-04-2016  tr  2216 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
03-04-2016  tr  2330 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
03-04-2016  tr  2337 KBTV-DT  40  TX Port Arthur           280
03-04-2016  tr  2352 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341

03-05-2016  tr  0024 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
03-05-2016  tr  0025 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
03-05-2016  tr  0025 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
03-05-2016  tr  0027 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
03-05-2016  tr  0027 KBTV-DT  40  TX Port Arthur           280

03-06-2016  tr  0137 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
03-06-2016  tr  1345 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341

03-07-2016  tr  0205 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519

03-14-2016  tr  2109 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
03-14-2016  tr  2114 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
03-14-2016  tr  2122 WHNO-DT  21  LA New Orleans           515
03-14-2016  tr  2132 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
03-14-2016  tr  2134 WUPL-DT  24  LA Slidell               515
03-14-2016  tr  2136 WMPV-DT  20  AL Mobile                663
03-14-2016  tr  2137 WEAR-DT  17  FL Pensacola             659
03-14-2016  tr  2142 KGLA-DT  42  LA Hammond               520
03-14-2016  tr  2142 WDSU-DT  43  LA New Orleans           519
03-14-2016  tr  2146 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
03-14-2016  tr  2202 WNOL-DT  15  LA New Orleans           519
03-14-2016  tr  2216 WWL-DT   36  LA New Orleans           514
03-14-2016  tr  2220 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341

03-15-2016  tr  0003 WDSU-DT  43  LA New Orleans           519
03-15-2016  tr  0003 WWL-DT   36  LA New Orleans           514
03-15-2016  tr  0004 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
03-15-2016  tr  0025 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
03-15-2016  tr  0027 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
03-15-2016  tr  0033 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
03-15-2016  tr  0601 WHLT-DT  22  MS Hattiesburg           573
03-15-2016  tr  0611 WNOL-DT  15  LA New Orleans           519
03-15-2016  tr  0645 KGLA-DT  42  LA Hammond               520
03-15-2016  tr  0700 WMPV-DT  20  AL Mobile                663
03-15-2016  tr  0756 WPXL-DT  50  LA New Orleans (latent)  515
03-15-2016  tr  1015 WJTC-DT  45  FL Pensacola             664  
03-15-2016  tr  1025 WAKA-DT  42  AL Montgomery (latent)   726
03-15-2016  tr  1031 WCTV-DT  46  GA Thomasville           881  
03-15-2016  tr  1043 WPMI-DT  15  AL Mobile                663  
03-15-2016  tr  1124 WFNA-DT  25  AL Gulf Shores           663

03-23-2016  tr  1815 KGSA-LD  23  TX San Antonio             7

Good tropo session mid-month.                                 
Unfortunately DTV #200 had to be a local LD.                  
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04-06-2016  tr  0325 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
04-06-2016  tr  0404 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519

04-28-2016  tr  0708 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
04-28-2016  tr  0709 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
04-28-2016  tr  0712 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285

04-29-2016  tr  0655 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette (latent)    395

Remarkable lack of tropo for April, several hailstorms though.
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05-10-2016  Es  0935 KHME-DT   2  SD Rapid City (latent)  1040

05-11-2016  Es  1331 KHME-DT   2  SD Rapid City           1040
05-11-2016  tr  2335 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
05-11-2016  tr  2341 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
05-11-2016  tr  2343 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
05-11-2016  tr  2350 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519

05-12-2016  tr  0153 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395

05-22-2016  Es  1115 KHME-DT   2  SD Rapid City           1040
05-22-2016  Es  1125 KDLO-DT   3  SD Florence (latent)    1071

05-27-2016  tr  2205 KFDX-DT  28  TX Wichita Falls         305

Poor Es levels.
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06-14-2016  Es  0920 ----      4  Cu Havana               1200
06-14-2016  tr  2300 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395

06-15-2016  tr  2059 WWL-DT   36  LA New Orleans           514
06-15-2016  tr  2103 WHNO-DT  21  LA New Orleans           515
06-15-2016  tr  2103 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
06-15-2016  tr  2158 WUPL-DT  24  LA Slidell               515
06-15-2016  tr  2203 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
06-15-2016  tr  2209 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
06-15-2016  tr  2211 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
06-15-2016  tr  2214 WDSU-DT  43  LA New Orleans           519
06-15-2016  tr  2218 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
06-15-2016  tr  2339 KALB-DT  35  LA Alexandria            379
06-15-2016  tr  2342 KBTV-DT  40  TX Port Arthur           280

06-16-2016  tr  0014 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
06-16-2016  tr  0153 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
06-16-2016  tr  0154 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
06-16-2016  tr  0154 KBTV-DT  40  TX Port Arthur           280
06-16-2016  tr  0156 WHLT-DT  22  MS Hattiesburg           573
06-16-2016  tr  0159 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
06-16-2016  tr  0202 WWL-DT   36  LA New Orleans           514
06-16-2016  tr  0202 KALB-DT  35  LA Alexandria            379
06-16-2016  tr  0207 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
06-16-2016  tr  0208 WHNO-DT  21  LA New Orleans           515
06-16-2016  tr  0423 WNOL-DT  15  LA New Orleans           519
06-16-2016  tr  0426 WDSU-DT  43  LA New Orleans           519

06-17-2016  tr  0002 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
06-17-2016  tr  0005 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519
06-17-2016  tr  0010 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
06-17-2016  tr  2355 KARD-DT  36  LA West Monroe (latent)  422

06-18-2016  tr  0114 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395

06-21-2016  Es  1137 KHSV-DT   2  NV Las Vegas            1053

Good mid-month tropo but very poor Es levels.
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07-03-2016  tr  0259 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395

07-05-2016  tr  0055 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
07-05-2016  tr  0104 WMPN-DT  20  MS Jackson               521
07-05-2016  tr  0125 WUPL-DT  24  LA Slidell               515
07-05-2016  tr  0128 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519

07-08-2016  tr  0418 KTBS-DT  28  LA Shreveport (latent)   354

07-10-2016  Es  1128 KHSV-DT   2  NV Las Vegas            1053

07-11-2016  tr  2141 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
07-11-2016  tr  2144 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395

07-13-2016  tr  2215 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
07-13-2016  tr  2218 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
07-13-2016  tr  2221 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
07-13-2016  tr  2228 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
07-13-2016  tr  2229 KBTV-DT  40  TX Port Arthur           280
07-13-2016  tr  2357 WVUE-DT  29  LA New Orleans           519

07-14-2016  tr  0000 WDSU-DT  43  LA New Orleans           519
07-14-2016  tr  0003 WHNO-DT  21  LA New Orleans           515
07-14-2016  tr  0005 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
07-14-2016  tr  0006 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
07-14-2016  tr  0007 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
07-14-2016  tr  0011 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
07-14-2016  Es  1515 KNOP-DT   2  NE North Platte (latent) 819

07-15-2016  tr  2234 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
07-15-2016  tr  2237 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280
07-15-2016  tr  2238 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341

07-17-2016  Es  0913 TGV       3 Gua Guatemala City       1120

07-19-2016  Es  1044 KNOP-DT   2  NE North Platte (latent) 819
07-19-2016  Es  1127 KHME-DT   2  SD Rapid City           1040

07-20-2016  Es  0933 TGV       3 Gua Guatemala City       1120

07-21-2016  Es  1123 KHSV-DT   2  NV Las Vegas            1053

07-31-2016  tr  2357 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles (latent) 341

Better Es than June.
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08-01-2016  tr  0220 KITU-DT  33  TX Beaumont              285
08-01-2016  tr  0222 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341

08-12-2016  tr  0029 KATC-DT  28  LA Lafayette             395
08-12-2016  tr  0031 KLTL-DT  20  LA Lake Charles          341
08-12-2016  tr  0625 KIBN-LD  14  TX Lufkin (latent)       263
08-12-2016  tr  0806 KFDM-DT  25  TX Beaumont              280

Aug FM Es levels were so good little time spent with the TV.
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