DX Radio

DX Radio is the hobby of listening to distant radio stations, typically from locations well outside their intended coverage area. Sometimes the weakness of the signal is the challenge, sometimes the amount of interference, and other times the infrequent or irregular schedule of the station. Typically most dx-ing is achieved on the Mediumwave Band (... AM band) and the shortwave Tropical Bands between 2 and 6 MHz. The higher shortwave bands 6 to 30 MHz are generally used for true international broadcasting. It's a challenge. Radio propagation isn't constant and many factors influence it. The time of day and the time of year affect the strength of signals. Radiation emitted by the sun changes daily which affects the earth's ionosphere as well as the approximate 11 year cycle of sunspot activity. The weather and the seasons also dramatically affect VHF propagation, with the summer often allowing stations to be heard from many hundreds of miles. For instance Italy, Spain and North Africa are frequently heard in the UK on FM from May through to September. FM DX - Sporadic E to Algeria, Spain and Portugal. MW DX - Flame Christian Community Radio Flame Radio heard on 1521 kHz. 24 minute recording male presenter, music up to top of hour. SW DX - Radio New Zealand RNZI is coming in loud and clear on 15720 kHz. Top of the hour recording 12:00 ID and News MW DX - Hot Country CIMR are coming in loud and clear from North East Ireland on their licenced 549 kHz channel, whch is on-air each weekend until December. This is apparently running 25 kW power, and it's easily overcoming the German station on the channel. Short recording of it on today's DX logs page MW DX - Toronto dominated the DX logs tonight, presenting the best audio. Many other stations heard too, but didn't stay on 700 WLW, 760 WJR for long enough. Solitary station heard in the x-band (1620-1700 KHz) was KVNS from SE Texas. MW DX - With a new EWE aerial across the back of the garden, here are some MW DX logs January 2008 DX logs . Pleasantly surprised at the ...Read More