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JUNE '22 TVDX: 4 reports
Michael Procop, Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)

RSPduo SDR
SDRuno software
RDS Spy (fast RDS decoder)
6 Element FM Antenna (modified)
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna (VHF TV rx & FM phasing)
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
TV DX:
2031 2 KHME SD Rapid City 23.1 MeTV .2 HNI .3 StartTV .4 Decades
2118 6 KBSD KS Ensign 6.1 .2 wx .3 Heroes
2130 2 KNOP NE North Platte 2.1 America’s Got Talent .2 Fox .3 ion
2143 5 KXDA-LD TX Garland 41.1 - .5 PSIP only, no picture NEW#236

JULY '21 TVDX: 3 reports
Michael Procop, Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland) TIMES:EDT
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna (VHF TV rx & FM phasing)
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
7-22 Es:
1645 2 WLBZ ME Bangor PSIP ONLY 2.2 Crime .3 Quest .4 Twist
1651 4 CJCB NS Sydney ZERO OFFSET, CTV, Nova Scotia COVID PSA, CTV Atlantic wx
1818 2 WGGS SC Greenville very brief decode 16.1 .2 Walk .3 SBN .4 DEFY .5 TRUREAL .6 QUEST .7 COURT .8 GETTV .9 QVC .10 THISTV (448 miles)


JUNE '21 TVDX: 3 reports
Michael Procop, Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland) TIMES:EDT
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna (VHF TV rx & FM phasing)
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
6-27 Es:
1043 5 KCWX TX Fredericksburg 2.1 .2 .3 Bounce .4 Decades .5 Quili
1240 6 KBSD KS Ensign 6.1 .2 KBSD-wx .3 Heroes .4 Circle (never get a full decode for this one)
1249 2 KNOP NE North Platte


MAY '21 TVDX: 5 reports AVERAGE:n/a
Michael Procop, Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland) TIMES:EDT
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna (VHF TV rx & FM phasing)
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
5-31 Es:
1706 2 unID w/ baseball, SS audio 59.74, probably CUBA
1708 3 unID w/ cartoon, SS audio 65.75, CUBA?
1835 3 CUBA program with nC logo, same as logo for Noticiero Cultural airing on Cubavision at that time
5-25 Es:
2034 2 KNOP NE North Platte 2.1 .2 K11T .3 ION
5-23 Es:
2059 2 KNOP NE North Platte 2.1 local comm., .2 K11T .3 ION
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AUGUST '20 TVDX: 1 report AVERAGE:n/a
Michael Procop, Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
Sony XDR-F1HD tuner
6 Element FM Antenna (modified)
Phase Box (home brew)
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
TIMES EDT
TV DX (EDT)
8-15 Es:
1828 2 WGGS SC Greenville 16.1-7 only had the green and purple squares, no video 448mi #231 NEW STATE


JULY '20 TVDX: 4 reports AVERAGE:n/a
TV DX:
7-18 tropo:
0021 13 WZZM MI Grand Rapids just over the threshold 13.1 nightline .2 wx .3 Justice .4 Quest 260mi
0033 25 WXYZ MI Detroit 7.1 abc .2 Bounce .3 Laff .4 Comet #228 (able to catch this with local low power off, hopefully for good)
0047 30 W30EI-D PA Sharon full decode 30.1 CTVN religious 59mi #229
0110 23 WWHO OH Chillicothe 53.1 CW .2 Charge .3 Comet 126mi #230 (tower is in/near Columbus now, was farther away when on channel 46)



JUNE '20 TVDX: 10 reports AVERAGE:19.03
TV DX:
6-17 Es:
1826 2 KHME SD Rapid City 23.1 MeTV
1842 2 KNOP NE North Platte 2.1 NBC nx
6-14 Es:
1940 4 CKYB MB Brandon local ads ANALOG NTSC! 1058mi
1950 2 KHME SD Rapid City 23.1 a few frames of decode
2044 2 KNOP NE North Platte 2.1 a short lived full decode
6-13 Es:
1740 4 CJCB NS Sydney CTV Atlantic nx, 902 area code, in full ANALOG NTSC colour 1114mi
6-9 tropo:
0827 4 WTLW OH Lima 44.3 exercise program .4 WOSN-DT 144mi
6-8 tropo:
0203 14 CHCH-DT-2 ON London 51.1 John Wayne movie 101mi #220
0236 20 WPGH PA Pittsburgh 53.1 "FOX" no calls in PSIP .2 Antenna .3 Charge! 101mi #221
0245 4 WQED PA Pittsburgh 13.1 PBS .2 create .3 WORLD .4 SHOW .5 KIDS 105mi #222


MAY '20 TVDX: 2 reports
TV DX:
5-30 Es:
1733 2 WSBE RI Providence 36.1 PBS .2 Learn brief periods of full audio/video, otherwise freezing/pixelating 532mi #215 STATE #18! (xmtr is in MA)
5-26 tropo:
0055 14 WLNS/WLAJ MI Lansing 6.1 WLNS cbs 53.1 WLAJ abc, 53.2 CW5 strong full decode 170mi #214



SEPTEMBER '19 TVDX: 16 reports
Michael Procop
Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland) EDT
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
9-6 tropo:
0000 28 WPTO OH Oxford 14.1 "ThinkTV" PBS .2 14Prime .3 KIDS .4 World .5 NEW
0002 30 WRGT OH Dayton 45 Fox etc.
0003 43 W43CZ OH Mansfield 34.1 WOSU etc. PBS
0014 50 WDTN OH Dayton 2.1 etc. & 26.1 etc.
0017 34 WCET OH Cincinnati 48.1 CETHD PBS BBC .2 create .3 Art NEW
0030 41 WHIO OH Dayton 7.1


AUGUST'19 TVDX: 16 reports
Michael Procop
Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
TV DX: (some of it is actually DX!)
8-4 tropo:
0016 50 WPXD MI Ann Arbor 31.1 ION .2 qubo .3 IONPlus .4 Shop .5 QVC .6 HSN NEW (x-31 and 33)
0021 34 WKBD MI Detroit 50.1 CW50 .2 Comet .3 Charge .4 TBD NEW (x-14)
8-3 LOCAL/tropo:
0100 36 WQHS OH Cleveland 61.1 Univision .2 UNIMAS .3 GET .4 ESCAPE NEW LOCAL (x-34)
0105 33 WFMJ OH Youngstown 21.1 NBC .2 WBCB-HD CW NEW (x-20)
0110 23 KONV-LD OH Canton 28.1 AZTECA and 6 other sub channels of garbage NEW LOCAL (tower is in Cleveland, if anyone in Canton can actually pick this up, consider it DX! Was expecting channel 23 to be open, but now I have a nuisance with nothing good to watch blocking the channel)
0110 22 WVPX OH Akron 17.1 WDLI-TV IONLife 23.1 ION .2 qubo .3 Shop .5 QVC .6 HSN NEW LOCAL (x-23)
0110 17 WBNX OH Akron 55.1 independent .2 rel .3 Movies .4 H&I .5 Start TV .6 Decades NEW LOCAL (x-30, tower is in Parma with the other Cleveland stations, there is a nice park there with hiking trails that go near the towers!)
0857 30 WRGT OH Dayton 45.1 FOX45 .2 MyTV .3 comet .4 charge SOLID FULL DECODE NEW approx 180mi
0902 50 WDTN OH Dayton 2.1 WDTN HD .2 ESCAPE 26.1 WBDT .2 Bounce 43.1 ION NEW
8-2 LOCAL/tropo:
0028 19 WYFX-LP OH Youngstown 19.1 Fox .2 My .3 ION .4 Bounce .5 LAFF .6 Get 53mi 15kw (not rare but nice to see one last time before local WKYC going on 19, wonder if this is still on 19 after WKYC moved to that channel, about 60 miles apart and WKYC running 900kw-1000kw)
0040 19 WKYC OH Cleveland 3.1 NBC .2 Justice .3 Cozi .4 Quest NEW LOCAL (x-17, 17 OFF a few minutes later)
0054 35 WVIZ OH Cleveland 25.1 PBS .2 OhioCh .3 World .4 create .5 KIDS .9 CSCN audio NEW LOCAL (x-26, 26 noted OFF at 0022)
0057 31 WYTV OH Youngstown 27.1 WKBN CBS .2 WYFX-HD FOX 33.1 WYTV-HD ABC .2 MyYTV NEW (x-36, 36 still on at the same time this was logged)
0719 49 WTAP WV Parkersburg 15.1 NBC .2 CBS .3 FOX .4 wx NEW (wonder why I never caught this before, 141mi 315kw!, strange)
8-1 LOCAL:
2358 18 WOIO OH Shaker Hts (Akron repeater) 19.1 CBS .2 Me 43.1 WUAB .2 Bounce NEW LOCAL (x-channel 24)
2359 24 WEAO OH Akron 47.1 WRLM TCT rel 49.1 PBS .2 ARTS .3 MHz NEW LOCAL (x-50, was on both channels for a day or so)


JULY'19 TVDX: 10 reports
Michael Procop
Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
TX DX:
7-21 tropo:
0012 32 CICO-DT-59 ON Chatham 32.1 TVO (x-33, temporary channel) NEW
0016 35 CIII-DT-29 ON Sarnia-Oil Springs 29.1 CIII-HD Global SNL NEW (x-29)
7-20 tropo:
0853 4 WTLW OH Lima 44.3 Gospel Bill, 44.4 WOSN-DT sports NEW (x-44)
7-20 Es:
1506 2 KNOP NE North Platte 2.1 NBC Tour de France, 2.2 K11T, 2.3 ION
1509 4 KSNB NE Superior 4.2 MeMy, 4.3 ION
1545 5 KHAS NE Hastings 5.1 MeMy-TV, 5.2 KSNB-HD, 5.3 CW HD, 5.4 ION
1610 3 KDLO SD Florence 3.1 CBS, 3.2 UTV with My UTV logo
1638 2 KHME SD Rapid City 23.1 MeTV, 23.2 H&I
7-18 tropo:
0038 47 WPBN MI Traverse City full decode 7.1 "NBC", .2 "ABC", .3 "Comet" (does not use call in PSIP)
0117 22 WBGU OH Bowling Green strong signal 27.1 PBS .2 Encore .3 create NEW
7-14 Es:
1005 5 KCWX TX Fredericksburg 2.1 .2 .3 Bounce


JULY'16 TVDX: 6 reports
Michael Procop,Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland) EDT
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
7-1 tropo:
0002 32 WTAJ PA Altoona 10.1 .2 Escape .3 Laff .4 Grit
0038 33 WKAR MI East Lansing 23.1 PBS .2 WKARWLD .3 WKARCRT .4 WKARKDS (moved from RF 40) NEW!
0047 19 CICA ON Toronto 19.1 TVO
0058 39 WFRV WI Green Bay 5.1 very brief decode 384mi
0150 38 WKBW NY Buffalo 7.1 .2 LAFF .3 ESCAPE .4 Grit
0234 48 WAQP MI Saginaw 49.1 .2 .3 very brief decode
JUNE'18 TVDX: 1 report
Michael Procop,Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
6-30 tropo:
2338 20 WOTV MI Battle Creek 41.1 .2 GET .3 GRIT .4 RADAR



JULY'16 TVDX: 2 reports
Michael Procop,Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
Sony XDR-F1HD tuner
6 Element FM Antenna (modified)
Phase Box (home brew)
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT901 DTV converter box
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna (FM phase VHF TV Wx)
7-18 tropo:
2340 33 WPXI-LD PA NEW CASTLE 11.1 NBC .2 Me .3 LAFF 2kw //Pittsburgh 72mi #167
7-15 Es:
2101 2 KNOP NE North Platte 2.1 2.2 KIIT FOX

JULY '15 TVDX: 3 reports
Michael Procop,Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland) EDT
Sony XDR-F1HD tuner
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT900 & DTT901 digital TV tuner converter boxes
6 Element FM Antenna
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
Yeasu G-450A rotor
TV DX:
7-16 tropo
0116 44 WTLW OH Lima 44.1 religious
0120 19 WVAH WV Charleston 11.1
0810 39 WKOI IN Richmond 43.1 TBN
0830 22 WCPO OH Cincinnati 9.1
0837 35 WLWT OH Cincinnati 5.1 TODAY 5.2 ME NEW! 222mi
0841 13 WOWK WV Huntington 13.1 CBS 13.2 radar NEW! 202mi
0853 33 WSTR OH Cincinnati 64.1 STAR 64 logo, 64.2 GET NEW! 218mi
1206 18 WKEF OH Dayton 22.1 abc22 22.2 GET NEW! (x-51) 183mi
DECEMBER TVDX: 1 report
Michael Procop
Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
Zenith DTT901 digital TV tuner converter box
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
6 Element FM Antenna
Channel Master CM 30
12-25:
2305 29 WAOH-LP OH Akron full decode when antenna aimed directly at signal, semi local, now on in digital w/ retro network on 29-1, IDs as “Prg 3”, that’s a useful ID when DXing DTV! 15kw 22mi low HAAT, so it’s not a channel killer! Volume too low as well. #156


JULY'14 TVDX: 3 reports
Michael Procop,Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland) EDT
Sony XDR-F1HD tuner
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT900 & DTT901 digital TV tuner converter boxes
6 Element FM Antenna
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
Yeasu G-450A rotor
July 6 Es:
1145 2 WLBZ ME Bangor 2.1 2.2 local nx
1744 2 KNOP NE North Platte 2.1 Tour de France 2.2 K11T
2140 2 KOTA SD Rapid City 3.1 3.2 3.3 this


JUNE'14 TVDX: 4 reports
Michael Procop
Sony XDR-F1HD tuner
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT900 & DTT901 digital TV tuner converter boxes
6 Element FM Antenna
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
Yeasu G-450A rotor
6-13/14 tropo (EDT)
0059 46 WVVA Bluefield WV 6.1 6.2 CW 6.3 MeTV
0104 19 WVAH Charleston WV 11.1 11.2 TCN
0121 40 WLFB Bluefield WV 40.1 religious


John J Rieger, South Milwaukee WI CDT
Westinghouse IW40T8GW, stock whip
June 6:
1300 49 WMKG-CA MI Muskegon -Ottawa-Oceana&Kent County


MAY TVDX: 1 report
Michael Procop
Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
Sony XDR-F1HD tuner
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
Zenith DTT900 & DTT901 digital TV tuner converter boxes
6 Element FM Antenna
Channel Master CM 3023 UHF TV antenna
Winegard HD 5030 VHF TV antenna
Yeasu G-450A rotor
5-11 tropo (EDT)
1012 19 WVAH-DT Charleston WV 11.1 Van Impe 11.2 TCN