QSL WMEN Royal Palm Beach FL AM 660

The Programme Director of WMEN verified a report on a signal heard in Cape Point....'very cool that you are hearing us way over there.' Way over there being about 7700 miles (12400 km). Night-time power is slated to be at only 460 watts, so one of my best catches. The  signal came in on two different dxpeditions to Cape Pt, so something is going right! Directionally it seems that the path is more or less this way. The clip has a clear ID as '6-40 The Hurricane' along with an auto dealer ad. I found myself wondering if they use this cue when one of those destructive Florida hurricanes is ripping through!?

QSL WDCX Rochester NY AM 990

From the shores of Lake Ontario in upstate New York comes a QSL from WDCX, Rochester on AM 990. Night-time output is only 2.5 kW but it made here to Cape Pt, 8000 miles or just about 13000 km away. Brian Cunningham at the station enthused: 'This is most assuredly the FARTHERMOST reception report I have ever received! I can verify that the audio you included with your report is indeed WDCX! WOW!' Brian says: 'we reduce power to 2.5 kW, utilizing 6 towers at night. Our night-time signal propagates due East at night, to protect another station on 990 in Detroit.' So not exactly south-east towards the southern tip of Africa but in the general direction! There's quite a bit of co-channel interference in the clip but the ID is clear enough.

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