The
NWR Nebraska / Wyoming Report
Radio Shack Model 12-239 7-Band Weatheradio Cube
June 8, 2000 - June 11, 2000
At I-80 Mile 390 west of Lincoln, only ten miles west of the
WXM-20 transmitter, reception quality was poor. They were probably
having station trouble, as other times when I have been in the
area I have picked up a strong signal.
At Mile 386, near Pleasant Dale, I got a strong signal from WXM-20.
WXM-20 Notes
Forecast: "Here is your forecast for Lincoln and the surrounding
area"
Observations: "At 7 AM at Lincoln..."
"Severe Weather Outlook for Eastern Nebraska and Southwest
Iowa - Storm Spotter Activation..."
"Here is the climate summary for Lincoln for Thursday, June
8, 2000. At Lincoln Municipal Airport..."
Good reception at I-80 Exit 382 (Milford).
Moderate to good reception at Exit 379 (Seward).
At Exit 366, near Utica, WXM-20 reception quality was poor to
moderate, better on hills. Two miles west, at Mile 364, I got
a faint signal from WXL-74, located near Giltner, NE, in addition
to a poor to moderate strength signal from WXM-20.
At Exit 348, I got a moderate strength signal from a station which
I still have been unable to identify. I did hear the words "...
central Nebraska . . . west central panhandle...", but that
does not help a whole lot in figuring out which station that was.
My best guess would be WXL-73.
At Exit 338 (Hampton), I got a moderate to good quality signal
from WXL-74.
WXL-74 broadcasts on 162.400 MHz, with forecasts for "Parts
of central and south-central Nebraska". Complete observations
were recorded at Grand Island and Hastings, and temperature observations
were recorded at locations "elsewhere across south-central
Nebraska...in eastern Nebraska...in western Nebraska...and in
northern Kansas."
At Mile 329, near Aurora, WXL-74 reception was very good. At Mile
327.5, I was directly north of the WXL-74 transmitter, which is
visible from the interstate.
I-80, Wood River, NE to Kearney, NE
WXL-74 & WXL-75 Notes
Mile 303, near Wood River WXL-74 VG Reception, WXL-75 Poor
to Mod. Rec.
Mile 298 WXL-74 Good Reception, WXL-75 Poor to Moderate Reception
Exit 291 (Shelton) WXL-74 Good Reception, WXL-75 Poor Reception
Exit 285 (Gibbon) WXL-74 Mod. to Good Rec., WXL-75 Poor Reception
Exit 279 (Minden Exit) WXL-74 Poor Rec. WXL-75 Poor to Moderate
Reception
Mile 271, near Kearney, WXL-74 Poor Reception, WXL-75 Moderate
to Good Reception
Moderate to good reception WXL-75 at Mile 266, near Odessa.
Good Reception WXL-75 at Odessa Exit 263.
Moderate to good reception WXL-75 at Lexington. The signal was
beginning to break up, but I got some notes on WXL-75.
WXL-75 Notes
Forecast: "Here is the forecast for parts of south central
Nebraska"
Complete observations were recorded at Kearney. Other observations:
"...southcentral...Lexington...Holdrege...East Central...West
Central...Northern Kansas"
At Cozad, I got a faint signal from WXL-75.
At Gothenburg, I was not able to pick up anything.
At I-80 Mile 208, west of Gothenburg, I caught a very faint signal
from a station, probably WXL-68 located in Sutherland, NE.
At Mile 196, near Brady, WXL-68 reception quality was moderate
to good.
WXL-68 Notes
"The Forecast for North Platte and Vicinity"
"For Locations south and west of North Platte including the
cities of Imperial, Enders, and Hayes Center"
"At 12 PM Central Daylight Time 11 AM Mountain Daylight Time
at North Platte... At 12 PM Central Daylight Time 11 AM Mountain
Daylight Time at Ogallala...
Across the local area..
In the panhandle...
Across Northern Nebraska...Valentine...O'Neill...
In the central part of the state...Broken Bow...Kearney...
In eastern Nebraska...
In surrounding states..."
Good reception at Mile 188
Very good reception at the Sutherland Exit 158.
Very good reception at the time zone line near Paxton.
At Ogallala, WXL-68 reception quality was moderate to good.
Faint signal at Mile 111 (near Brule)
Faint signal at Mile 99 (near I-76 JCT)
Faint signal at Exit 95 (Julesburg CO Exit)
Faint signal at Mile 86 (near Chappell)
Faint signal at Mile 79 (near Lodgepole)
At Mile 68, I picked up a Colorado station, probably WXM-53
in Sterling. Reception quality was poor to moderate.
Notes
"Forecast for Greeley and Fort Morgan"
"Forecast for the northeast corner of Colorado, including
Akron, Holyoke, and Julesburg"
"Severe Weather Outlook for Northeast and North Central Colorado."
"Around northeast Colorado, at Akron... at Greeley..."
At I-80 Mile 65, near Sunol, the Colorado station and WXL-67
(Angora, NE) both came in moderately well.
At Sidney, WXL-67 reception was moderate to good, and the Colorado
station, probably WXM-53, came in poor to moderate.
WXL-67 Notes
"The forecast for the Panhandle, including Alliance, Scottsbluff,
Gering, Kimball, and Sidney."
"The Extended Forecast for Nebraska"
"This is WXL-67 near Angora"
"These are the 2 PM Mountain Daylight Time observations for
the local area. At Scottsbluff... At Alliance..."
Poor reception near Exit 55, just west of Sidney.
Moderate reception near Exit 48 (Brownson).
WXL-67 Reception in the Southwest corner of the Panhandle
At Mile 35, moderate reception
At Mile 31, good reception
At Mile 25, moderate reception, good on hills
At Mile 17, moderate reception
At Mile 14, poor to moderate reception
At Mile 400 (Pine Bluffs) on I-80 in Wyoming, WXM-37 (Southeast
Wyoming) reception quality was good.
At Mile 383, WXM-37 reception quality was good.
At Mile 376, WXM-37 reception quality was good.
At Cheyenne, WXM-37 reception quality was good. There was intermittent
strong interference which would reduce the reception quality greatly
at places.
Near Buford, WXM-37 reception quality was very good. WXM-92 (Fort
Collins, CO) reception quality was moderate. Due to some signal
breakup, station notes may have some errors.
"Significant weather outlook for northeast and north central
Colorado"
"Around Northeast Colorado, at Denver International Airport...,
at Aurora..., at Englewood..., at Broomfield..., at Fort Collins
Loveland Airport..., at Colorado Springs..., at Akron..., at Lyman..."
"Forecast for the Front Range and Urban Corridor, Denver
to Fort Collins"
WXM-92 reception quality was poor to moderate at the Buford exit.
WXM-37 reception quality was moderate to good.
Good reception WXM-37 at mile 327.
Very good reception at I-80 summit east of Laramie.
At Laramie (Best Western Foster's Country Inn) WXM-37 reception
quality was very good.
WXM-37 Notes
"Here are some of the high temperatures from around the region"
"This is WXM-37 on Sherman Hill"
"The forecast for Southeast Wyoming"
"The Extended forecast for Wyoming"
"These are the 8 PM Mountain Daylight Time observations for
the local area. At Cheyenne..., at Laramie..."
"Here are some of the low temperatures from around the region"
"This is WXM-37 on Sherman Hill"
"These are the 7 AM Mountain Daylight Time observations for
the local area. At Cheyenne..., at Laramie..."
"Here is the Climate Data"
(Climate information for Cheyenne)
"The Southeast Wyoming Forecast"
"The Extended Forecast"
"The Extended Outlook"
"Here is the Regional Weather Summary"
WXM-37 reception good to very good from Laramie to Centennial.
At Centennial, there was some background "popping" sounds,
but reception quality was still in the "good" category.
WXM-37 Reception notes from Centennial to Saratoga
5 miles west of Centennial - Moderate reception
11 miles west of Centennial - Good to very good reception
13 miles west of Centennial (Libby Flats) - Good to very good
reception
15 miles west of Centennial - Poor reception
16 miles west of Centennial - Moderate reception
17 miles west of Centennial - Good reception
18 mles west of Centennial (Snowy Range Pass) - Good Reception
19 miles west of Centennial - Poor reception
Faint signal 21, 29, and 35 miles west of Centennial. No reception
40 miles west of Centennial or at Saratoga.
At Fort Steele, no stations came in.
1 mile north of Rawlins WXM-37 reception quality was poor.
WXM-47 (Casper Mtn.) reception quality was moderate at Muddy
Gap.
WXM-47 reception quality was moderate at Split Rock
Faint signal at Jeffrey City.
15 miles southwest of Lander, WXM-61 (Lander) reception quality
was moderate.
"The Local Forecast for the Wind River Basin"
"You are listening to NOAA Weather Radio, the voice of the
National Weather Service, serving central Fremont County, and
originating from the National Weather Service office in Riverton"
"Current Weather Conditions at 2 PM at Riverton... At 2 PM
at Lander... around western Wyoming...for central and eastern
Wyoming...across the region...once again, 2 PM weather in Riverton...
once again, 2 PM weather in Lander"
Very good reception at Lander.
Moderate reception at Holiday Inn Riverton.
"This is NOAA Weather Radio station WXM-61, the voice of
the National Weather Service office in Riverton, with a transmitter
located in Lander. Additional weather and road condition information
can be found on the internet at www.crh.noaa.gov/riw/ "
"The climatological import for Lander and Riverton Wyoming. At the Lander Airport... At the Riverton Airport..."
At Sinks Canyon State Park, WXM-61 reception quality was very
good.
At Hudson, WXM-61 reception quality was very good.
At Arapahoe, WXM-61 reception quality was good.
At St. Stephens, WXM-61 reception quality was good.
At Riverton, WXM-61 reception quality was moderate.
7 miles southwest of Shoshoni, WXM-61 reception quality was moderate
to good.
At Shoshoni, WXM-61 reception quality was poor.
4 miles west of Hiland I picked up a faint signal, probably
from WXM-47 on Casper Mountain.
At the Rest Area near Waltman, WXM-47 reception quality was moderate.
"The local forecast for Casper and vicinity"
"You are listening to NOAA Weather Radio, the voice of the
National Weather Service, serving western Natrona county, and
originating from the National Weather Service office in Riverton"
"Current Weather Conditions at 11 AM at Casper... At 11 AM
at Douglas...Around central and eastern Wyoming...In western Wyoming...Across
the region...Once again, 11 AM weather at Casper...Once again,
11 AM weather at Douglas"
Moderate reception WXM-47 at Powder River.
"This is NOAA Weather Radio station WXM-47, the voice of the National Weather Service office in Riverton Wyoming, with at transmitter located on Casper Mountain. The tower facilities are provided by K2. Additional weather and road condition information can be found on the internet at www.crh.noaa.gov/riw/ "
At Casper, WXM-47 reception quality was very good.
Between Casper and Glenrock, at I-25 mile 167, WXM-47 reception quality was moderate.
At Glenrock, WXM-47 came in moderately well.
Faint signal at Douglas, probably from WXM-47
Very poor reception WXM-37 (Sherman Hill) at Orin. I got two faint signals at Lost Springs and Keeline.
At Lusk, I got two faint signals, one slightly stronger than the other. At Van Tassell, I got a moderate signal from WXK-64, Hot Springs (Battle Mtn.), SD.
At Harrison, NE, WXK-64 reception was poor to moderate.
WXK-64 reception, Harrison to Chadron
8 miles east of Harrison - Good reception on hills, poor reception
in valleys
9 miles west of Crawford - Very good reception from WXK-64 and
one other station.
4 miles southwest of Fort Robinson SP on White River Road - Poor
reception
At Fort Robinson SP - Moderate reception
At Crawford - Moderate to good reception
South of Whitney, on Hwy. 20 - Good reception
2 miles west of Chadron (Chadron Airport) - Good reception
Chadron (Best Western West Hills Inn) - Good to very good reception
WXK-64 Notes
2:30 PM, 6/10
"The Forecast fot the Hot Springs Vicinity in southwestern
South Dakota...
"For locations north of Angostura, including the cities of
Hot Springs and Custer..."
"At 2 PM in Rapid City...Reports from western South Dakota...Across
the central part of the state...In eastern South Dakota...For
eastern Wyoming...In southeastern Montana...The review of western
North Dakota...Across western Nebraska...Once again, at 2 PM in
Rapid City..."
"This is NOAA Weather Radio WXK-64 in Hot Springs, South
Dakota"
"Taking a look at the weather map..."
8:30 PM, 6/10
"At 8 PM in Rapid City...Reports from western South Dakota...Across
the central part of the state...In eastern South Dakota...For
eastern Wyoming...In southeastern Montana...The review of western
North Dakota...Across western Nebraska...Once again at 8 PM in
Rapid City..."
"The current time is 8:07"
"This is NOAA Weather Radio WXK-64 in Hot Springs, South
Dakota"
"Taking a look at the weather map..."
"The forecast for the southwestern South Dakota plains..."
"And the extended forecast..."
"The forecast for the southern Black Hills..."
"And the Black Hills extended forecast..."
7:30 AM, 6/11
"The Forecast fot the Hot Springs Vicinity in southwestern
South Dakota...
"For locations north of Angostura, including the cities of
Hot Springs and Custer..."
"At 7 AM in Rapid City...Reports from western South Dakota...Across
the central part of the state...In eastern South Dakota...For
eastern Wyoming...In southeastern Montana...The review of western
North Dakota...Across western Nebraska...Once again, at 7 AM in
Rapid City..."
"This is NOAA Weather Radio WXK-64 in Hot Springs, South
Dakota"
"Taking a look at the weather map..."
WXK-64 reception quality was good 10 miles southeast of Chadron.
WXL-67 (near Angora, NE) reception quality was moderate at Hay
Springs
WXL-67 Notes. Data incomplete due to signal breakup.
"Here are some of the low temperatures from around the region"
"This is WXL-67 near Angora"
"The Nebraska Panhandle Forecast"
"Here is the regional weather summary"
"These are the 8 AM Mountain Daylight Time observations from
around the area. At Scottsbluff..., at Alliance..."
Poor reception WXL-67 and WXL-76 (western Cherry County, NE) 7
miles east of Hay Springs, or 5 miles west of Rushville.
At Rushville, poor reception WXL-76. Poor to moderate reception
WXL-67.
At Clinton, poor signal quality WXL-67. Moderate signal from WXL-76.
At Gordon, good signal quality WXL-76.
WXL-76 Notes. Station ID unavailable due to temporary loss of
signal.
(Weather Synopsis)
"At 9 AM Central Daylight Time 8 AM Mountain Daylight Time
at Valentine...At 9 AM Central Daylight Time 8 AM Mountain Daylight
Time at Alliance...Across the local area...In the panhandle...Across
northern Nebraska...In the central part of the state...In eastern
Nebraska...In the southwest...Along the Rockies...Across South
Dakota...At 9 AM Central Daylight Time 8 AM Mountain Daylight
Time at Valentine...At 9 AM Central Daylight Time 8 AM Mountain
Daylight Time at Alliance..."
"Short Term Forecast for Gordon and Merriman, from the National
Weather Service in North Platte"
(Station ID)
"Storm Spotter Activation..."
"The Forecast for Gordon and vicinity..."
"For locations east of Gordon including the city of Merriman..."
Moderate reception at Merriman. Poor reception WXL-76 3 miles
east of Merriman.
Moderate reception 4 miles west of Cody. Poor to moderate reception
at Nenzel.
No reception at Kilgore, Valentine, and Smith Falls State Park.
Moderate reception quality WXL-73 (central Rock county) at
Norden.
WXL-73 Notes
"Storm spotter activation..."
"The forecast for Bassett and vicinity..."
(Weather Synopsis)
"At 1 PM at O'Neill...At 1 PM at Ainsworth...Across the local
area...In eastern Nebraska...In the central part of the state...In
the southwest...Across South Dakota...Along the Rockies...At 1
PM at O'Neill...At 1 PM at Ainsworth..."
"This is NOAA Weather Radio station WXL-73 on a frequency
of 162.475 MHz. This service is provided by the National Weather
Service in North Platte, transmitting from tower facilities in
Bassett, Nebraska. This service is provided by the Nebraska Educational
Telecommunications Commission, serving parts of North Central
Nebraska."
Good reception at Springview and Mills.
WXL-73 reception quality was good 6 miles west of Butte. Reception
was moderate 4 miles west, and poor 2 miles west. No stations
came in at Butte.
4 miles north of Spencer:
WXL-73 Bassett, NE - Poor to moderate reception
KXI-21 Yankton, SD - Poor to moderate reception
Poor to moderate reception KXI-21 at Gross, NE.
3:15 PM 6/11 Notes for KXI-21 Yankton, SD.
"At 3 PM skies were partly cloudy at Yankton...around the
area, O'Neill...Norfolk...Sioux City...Sioux Falls...Once again,
at 3 PM in Yankton..."
"Operating on a frequency of 162.50 MHz, this is NOAA Weather
Radio station KXI-21. Our program originates from the National
Weather Service in Sioux Falls, and serves Yankton and the surrounding
area."
"The regional weather synopsis for the northern plains..."
"Your National Weather Service forecast fot Yankton and the
surrounding areas..."
Moderate reception at Monowi and Verdel.
Part of the 4 PM Weather Roundup:
"At 4 PM skies were partly cloudy in Yankton...around the
area...some locations to the west of Yankton..."
5:05 PM 6/11 Notes for KXI-21 Yankton, SD.
"At 5 PM skies were partly cloudy at Yankton...around the
area, O'Neill...Norfolk...Sioux City...Sioux Falls...Once again,
at 3 PM in Yankton..."
"Operating on a frequency of 162.50 MHz, this is NOAA Weather
Radio station KXI-21. Our program originates from the National
Weather Service in Sioux Falls, and serves Yankton and the surrounding
area."
"The regional weather synopsis for the northern plains..."
"Your National Weather Service forecast fot Yankton and the
surrounding areas..."
Good to very good reception at Niobrara State Park. Very good
reception 12 miles south of Yankton, near Fordyce, NE.
The KXI-21 signal quality was in the "good" category
19 miles south of Yankton, or near the Hwy. 81 / 84 Jct.
Moderate reception WXL-77 (Carroll, NE) 20 miles south of Yankton.
At the junction of Highways 18 and 59, reception quality was good
for KXI-21 and WXL-77.
4 miles north of the Hwy. 81 / Hwy. 20 junction, three stations
came in.
WXL-77, Very good reception; KXI-21, Moderate reception; WXL-62
(Lawton, IA), Poor reception.
The WXL-62 signal only came in for about a mile so I was unable
to get any notes.
4 miles south of the Hwy. 81 / Hwy. 20 junction, two stations
came in.
WXL-77, Very good reception; KXI-21, Poor reception.
The WXL-77 reception quality was very good at the US 81 / State 98 East junction, and at the Madison county line. No other stations came in.
The WXL-77 reception quality was in the "good" category
in Norfolk. There was some background noise.
WXL-77 Notes
"At 6 PM, at Norfolk...across the area...Omaha...Lincoln...Columbus...O'Neill...Yankton
South Dakota...Sioux City...Elsewhere across the region...Sioux
Falls...Des Moines...Kansas City...Grand Island...North Platte...Denver...Cheyenne...Valentine...Once
again, at 6 PM at Norfolk..."
"Severe weather outlook for East-central Nebraska and Southwest
Iowa..."
(Weather Synopsis)
"Here is your forecast for Norfolk and the surrounding area"
Moderate reception at Madison. Good reception 1 mile south
of Madison. Moderate reception 5 miles south of Madison.
"Here is the evening climate summary for Norfolk for Sunday,
June 11, 2000. At Karl Stefan Memorial Airport..."
Moderate reception at Humphrey. The WXL-77 reception quality was
moderate 2 miles north of the Tarnov turn.
5 miles north of Columbus, WXM-20 (Lincoln) reception quality
was moderate. WXL-77 reception quality was poor.
WXL-77 transmitter location: "...NETV tower, near Carroll,
NE..."
In Columbus, poor to moderate reception WXM-20. In Bellwood three
stations came in. WXM-20, Poor to moderate reception; WXL-77,
Poor reception; KIH-61 (Omaha), Poor reception.
At David City, three stations came in. WXM-20, Moderate reception;
WXL-77, Poor reception; KIH-61, Faint signal.
At the Hwy. 92 / 15 junction south of David City, only WXM-20
came in. The reception quality was moderate to good, with some
backgrouind noise.
North of Brainard on Hwy. 92: WXM-20, good reception. KIH-61,
moderate reception.
At the Bruno turnoff, WXM-20 reception was good. KIH-61 reception
was poor to moderate. At the Touhy turn (Hwy. 92 / 79 Jct.), WXM-20
reception was good. There was some background noise. KIH-61 reception
was moderate.
At Wahoo, both WXM-20 and KIH-61 came in. WXM-20, Good reception.
KIH-61, Moderate to good reception. There was background noise
on both stations, slightly more on KIH-61.
Near Mead: WXM-20: Good reception - - KIH-61: Good reception.
KIH-61 possibly came in a little better.
At Yutan, KIH-61 reception quality was in the "very good"
category. WXM-20 reception was in the "good" category.
At Venice, KIH-61 reception quality was in the very good"
category. WXM-20 reception was in the "moderate" category.
From the Highway 92 / 275 junction to the Highways 6-31 / 92 -
275 junction:
KIH-61, Very good reception; WXM-20, Poor to moderate reception
From the Highways 6-31 / 92-275 junction south to Q Street (1
mile):
KIH-61, Very good reception; WXM-20, Poor reception
2 miles north of Gretna, or near Harrison Street, the Douglas
/ Sarpy County Line, KIH-61 reception was in the "very good"
category, and WXM-20 reception was in the "moderate"
category.
Less than 1 mile north of Gretna, or between Giles and Cornhusker
Roads, the KIH-61 signal reception quality was in the "very
good" category, and the WXM-20 signal reception quality was
in the "good" category.
Sherman Hill Photograph (WXM-37)