San Francisco - Alaska Cruise DX 6/29/2022 to 7/9/2022

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San Francisco - Alaska Cruise DX 6/29/2022 to 7/9/2022

Stations heard on a Realistic DX-350

My room was on the left (Port) side of the ship so I was facing out to sea on the way to Alaska. The metal in the ship blocks signals from transmitting into the room which led to me having to exclusively DX from the balcony. Thirteen separate DX sessions occurred, mostly during daylight hours because there was very little darkness along the route. Since many of the stations were heard from multiple locations I am compiling a list of stations by state/province and including a note from where stations were heard.

Alaska

Station ID	Frequency	City	Format	Power d/n	Notes
K210AS	89.9	Excursion Inlet	Public		7/2 Inner Passage Early Night (AK Pub. Radio Translator)
K220CH	91.9	Port Alexander	Public		7/2 Inner Passage Early Morning (AK Pub. Radio Translator)
KRNN	102.7	Juneau	Public		7/2 Inner Passage Night (AK Pub. Radio)
KSBZ	103.1	Sitka	Public		7/2 Inner Passage Early Morning (KINY Translator)
K280DX	103.9	Angoon	Adult Contemporary		7/2 Inner Passage Night (KINY Translator)
KCAW	104.7	Sitka	Public		7/2 Inner Passage Early Morning (AK Pub. Radio)
KJNO	630	Juneau	News/Talk	5/1kW	7/3 Juneau Day, 7/3 Juneau Night
KINY	800	Juneau	Adult Contemporary	10/7.6kW	7/2 In. Pas. Late Evening, 7/3 Juneau Day, 7/3 Juneau Night
KTKN	930	Ketchikan	Adult Contemporary	5/1kW	7/5 Ketchikan Day
KIFW	1230	Sitka	Adult Hits	1/1kW	7/2 Inner Passage Early Morning
KXXJ	1330	Juneau	Classic Hits	10/3kW	7/2 In. Pas. Late Evening, 7/3 Juneau Day, 7/3 Juneau Night

California

Station ID	Frequency	City	Format	Power d/n	Notes
KCBS	740	San Francisco	News/Talk	50/50kW	7/8 Del Norte
KEJY	790	Eureka	Classic Country	5/.111kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte (IDs as KEKA)
KWSW	980	Eureka	Adult Contemporary	5/.5kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte
KNX	1070	Los Angeles	News	50/50kW	7/3 Juneau Night
KFAX	1100	San Francisco	Religious	50/50kW	7/1 N. Vancouver Isl. Night, 7/8 Del Norte
KHTK	1140	Sacramento	Sports	50/50kW	7/1 North Vancouver Isl. Night
KDAC	1230	Fort Bragg	Classic Hits	1/1kW	7/8 Mendocino Coast
KPOD	1240	Crescent City	News/Talk	1/1kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte
KLLK	1250	Willits	Classic Hits	5/2.5kW	7/8 Mendocino Coast
KPMO	1300	Mendocino	Public	5/0.77kW	7/8 Mendocino Coast
KATA	1340	Arcata	Sports	1/1kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte
KIHH	1400	Eureka	Religious	.790/.790kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte
KUKI	1400	Ukiah	Classic Hits	1/1kW	7/8 Mendocino Coast
KGOE	1480	Eureka	Talk	5/1kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte
KFBK	1530	Sacramento	News/Talk	50/50kW	7/1 N. Van. Isl. Night, 7/4 In. Pas. Night, 7/8 Del Norte

Oregon

Station ID	Frequency	City	Format	Power d/n	Notes
KRTA	610	Medford	Regional Mexican	2.5/5kW	7/8 Del Norte
KWRO	630	Coquille	News/Talk	5/.046kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte
KGRV	700	Winston	Religious	23/.460kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte
KXTG	750	Portland	Sports	50/50kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KPAM	860	Troutdale	News/Talk	50/15kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KURY	910	Brookings	Adult Contemporary	1/.037kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/8 Del Norte
KAGI	930	Grants Pass	Public	5/.123kW	7/8 Del Norte
KTBR	950	Roseburg	Public	3.4/.020kW	7/8 Del Norte
KLAD	960	Klamath Falls	Sports	5/5kW	7/8 Del Norte
KDUN	1030	Reedsport	Oldies	50/.630kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/7 Olympic Pen., 7/8 Del Norte
KFXX	1080	Portland	Sports	50/9kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KBND	1110	Bend	News/Talk	10/5kW	7/3 Juneau Night
KPNW	1120	Eugene	News/Talk	50/50kW	6/30 Eureka, 7/3 Juneau Night, 7/7 Olympic Pen., 7/8 Del Norte
KEX	1190	Portland	News/Talk	50/50kW	7/3 Juneau Night, 7/4 Inner Passage Night, 7/7 Olympic Pen
KAJO	1270	Grants Pass	Adult Contemporary	10/.048kW	7/8 Del Norte
KAPL	1400	Phoenix	Religious	20/5kW	7/8 Del Norte
KAST	1370	Astoria	News/Talk	1/1kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KMHS	1420	Coos Bay	Classic Country	1/0.41kW	7/8 Del Norte
KYKN	1430	Keizer	News/Talk	5/5kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KMED	1440	Medford	News/Talk	5/1kW	7/8 Del Norte
KTIL	1590	Netarts	Oldies	5/1kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.

Utah

Station ID	Frequency	City	Format	Power d/n	Notes
KSL	1160	Salt Lake City	News/Talk	50/50kW	7/1 North Vancouver Isl. Night

Washington

Station ID	Frequency	City	Format	Power d/n	Notes
KAPS	660	Mount Vernon	Country	10/1kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KIRO	710	Seattle	Sports	50/50kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KGNW	820	Burien-Seattle	Religious	50/5kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KHHO	850	Tacoma	Black Information Network	10/1kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KIXI	880	Mercer Island-Seattle	Nostalgia	50/10kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KNWN	1000	Seattle	News	50/50kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KPTR	1090	Seattle	News/Talk	50/50kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KRPA	1100	Oak Harbor	Ethnic-Indian	9/2.5kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KKNW	1150	Seattle	Talk	10/6kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KPUG	1170	Bellingham	Sports	10/5kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KMIA	1210	Auburn-Federal Way	Religious	27.5/.220kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KEDO	1270	Longview	News/Talk	5/.083kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KKOL	1300	Seattle	Talk	50/3.2kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KXRO	1320	Aberdeen	News/Talk	5/1kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KRKO	1380	Everett	Classic Hits	50/50kW	7/3 Juneau Night
KITI	1420	Centralia-Chehalis	Oldies	5/5kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KARR	1460	Kirkland	Religious	5/2.5kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KWOK	1490	Aberdeen	Sports	1/1kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
KKXA	1520	Snohomish	Classic Country	50/50kW	7/3 Juneau Night
KVRI	1600	Blaine	Ethnic-Indian	50/10kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.

Canada

Alberta

Station ID Frequency City Format Power d/n Notes

CKMX 1060 Calgary Comedy 50/50kW 7/3 Juneau Night

British Columbia

Station ID Frequency City Format Power d/n Notes

CKSP 600 Vancouver Ethnic-Punjabi 50/20kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen. (Not in Radio Locator)

CISL 650 Richmond Sports 20/4kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CBU 690 Vancouver Public/CBC 50/50kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CKGO 730 Vancouver Traffic/Information 50/50kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CFPR 860 Prince Rupert Public/CBC 10/2.5kW 7/1 North Vancouver Isl. Afternoon, 7/6 Prince Rupert

CKNW 980 New Westminster News 50/50kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CKST 1040 Vancouver Comedy 50/50kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/3 Juneau Night, 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CFAX 1070 Victoria News/Talk 10/10kW 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CKWX 1130 Vancouver News 50/50kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CJRJ 1200 Vancouver Indian 25/25kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CFNI 1240 Port Hardy Classic Hits 1/1kW 7/7 North Vancouver Isl. (Coast AM)

CFTE 1410 Vancouver Business News 50/50kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/3 Juneau Night, 7/7 Olympic Pen.

CJVB 1470 Vancouver Asian 50/50kW 7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.

DX List

Date Name Description

6/30/2022 Eureka Morning DX, 75 miles west of Eureka, CA

7/1/2022 Vancouver Island Morning DX, 250 miles west of Vancouver, BC

7/1/2022 North of Vancouver Island Afternoon DX, 150 miles west of the north end of Vancouver Island

7/1/2022 North of Vancouver Island Late Night DX, 200 miles northwest of the north end of Vancouver Island

7/2/2022 Inner Passage Morning Early Morning DX, 60 miles southeast of Sitka, AK

7/2/2022 Inner Passage Night 1 Night DX, 50 miles southeast of Hoonah, AK

7/3/2022 Juneau Day Day DX, In port

7/3/2022 Juneau Night Late Night DX, 30 miles southwest of Juneau

7/4/2022 Inner Passage Night 2 Night DX, 60 miles southeast of Sitka, AK

7/5/2022 Ketchikan Day DX, In port

7/6/2022 Prince Rupert Day DX, In port

7/7/2022 North Vancouver Island Day DX, 100 miles west of the north end of Vancouver Island

7/8/2022 Del Norte Day DX, 70 miles west of Crescent City, CA

7/8/2022 Mendocino Coast Day DX, 75 miles northwest of Mendocino, CA

Explanations of Radio (s) used:
RS Realistic DX-350 Multiband radio, AM: 510-1720 KHz, LW: 150-281 KHz

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Station ID	Frequency	City	Format	Power d/n	Notes
CKSP	600	Vancouver	Ethnic-Punjabi	50/20kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen. (Not in Radio Locator)
CISL	650	Richmond	Sports	20/4kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.
CBU	690	Vancouver	Public/CBC	50/50kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.
CKGO	730	Vancouver	Traffic/Information	50/50kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.
CFPR	860	Prince Rupert	Public/CBC	10/2.5kW	7/1 North Vancouver Isl. Afternoon, 7/6 Prince Rupert
CKNW	980	New Westminster	News	50/50kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.
CKST	1040	Vancouver	Comedy	50/50kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/3 Juneau Night, 7/7 Olympic Pen.
CFAX	1070	Victoria	News/Talk	10/10kW	7/7 Olympic Pen.
CKWX	1130	Vancouver	News	50/50kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.
CJRJ	1200	Vancouver	Indian	25/25kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.
CFNI	1240	Port Hardy	Classic Hits	1/1kW	7/7 North Vancouver Isl. (Coast AM)
CFTE	1410	Vancouver	Business News	50/50kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/3 Juneau Night, 7/7 Olympic Pen.
CJVB	1470	Vancouver	Asian	50/50kW	7/1 Vancouver Isl., 7/7 Olympic Pen.

Date	Name	Description
6/30/2022	Eureka	Morning DX, 75 miles west of Eureka, CA
7/1/2022	Vancouver Island	Morning DX, 250 miles west of Vancouver, BC
7/1/2022	North of Vancouver Island	Afternoon DX, 150 miles west of the north end of Vancouver Island
7/1/2022	North of Vancouver Island	Late Night DX, 200 miles northwest of the north end of Vancouver Island
7/2/2022	Inner Passage Morning	Early Morning DX, 60 miles southeast of Sitka, AK
7/2/2022	Inner Passage Night 1	Night DX, 50 miles southeast of Hoonah, AK
7/3/2022	Juneau Day	Day DX, In port
7/3/2022	Juneau Night	Late Night DX, 30 miles southwest of Juneau
7/4/2022	Inner Passage Night 2	Night DX, 60 miles southeast of Sitka, AK
7/5/2022	Ketchikan	Day DX, In port
7/6/2022	Prince Rupert	Day DX, In port
7/7/2022	North Vancouver Island	Day DX, 100 miles west of the north end of Vancouver Island
7/8/2022	Del Norte	Day DX, 70 miles west of Crescent City, CA
7/8/2022	Mendocino Coast	Day DX, 75 miles northwest of Mendocino, CA