KE0FFTDX Central’s “2024 Summer of DX” challenge explained. #DXcentral #DXCentralSummerOfDX #AMDX #AMlistening #AMradio #AMband #KE0FFTam ~ https://youtu.be/qhEBQx2uBcI?si=td3gCNkN6lZ-ZPRJ
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@croyle One thing to keep in mind is that, depending on your setup, you might be able to receive some very distant & unexpected AM programs. I've enjoyed participating in some of the DX challenges put out by #DXcentral such as #DXCentralMWfrequencyChallenge & the #DXCentralSummerOfDX. It's fun to try to find new stations; and in the process, I discovered quite a few worthwhile regional & syndicated programs that I never would've heard otherwise. See my #KE0FFTam posts for some of my results.
Anyone out there listen to #AMradio ? I bought a Select-A-Tenna and tried it out for the first time today. I was impressed! #AMdx #AMband #AMlistening #KE0FFT #KE0FFTam #Radio #SelectATenna
#WRVA out of Richmond, Virginia, as heard in Olney, Illinois on Saturday, February 17th, 2024 at 2130CST / 2230EST. Distance: 592mi. Of course the signal would fade right at the half-hour mark, but I did get a station ID at the end of the clip. Enjoying some #AMlistening tonight on the back porch with some of my wife’s delicious, home-made corn chowder. #KE0FFTam #KE0FTT #AMdx #AMradio #TecsunS2000
So part of the rest of the story from this morning is that I apparently had hit the “reset” button on the radio by mistake at some point the last time I used it.
I haven’t even used the radio in wide band mode since I got it, so I hadn’t noticed it was in WB yet here (but of course it is, and that’s why I was receiving that freq 10kHz up).
The bigger problem was…
This morning I was experimenting w/ the Tecsun AN-200 AM Tuned Loop Antenna while trying to participate in DX Central’s MW Frequency Challenge (an unequivocal logging fail today - but that’s another story). On 1600AM, I tuned into the “Multi-Format-Network Show,” (which includes samples of their programming). Started out w/ a strong enough signal at 1000UTC / 0400CST, and heard the call letters #W240EH 95.9 Evanston / Chicago at that time. But…
0855UTC Still working on goal-oriented AM listening for DX Central’s MW Frequency Challenge (Week 6: 690-720kHz) ~ (DX Challenges .com). I hear two stations fading in & out on 710AM depending on how I position the #TecsunS2000 “internal” rotatable AM antenna. With ends oriented NW to SE - I intermittently pick up C2C AM on WOR out of NYC, NY w/ a strong sig ~ Dist: 755mi. If it’s oriented SW to NE , I get a talk-show on an unknown station - #AMDX #DX #KE0FFTam #DXCentralMWfrequencyChallenge
I did some goal-oriented AM listening overnight as part of DX Central’s MW Frequency Challenge (Week 6: 690-720kHz) ~ (DX Challenges .com ). Here are the stations I heard:
1011UTC: WLW Cincinnati, OH - Dist: 206mi.
1029UTC: WGN Chicago, IL - 226mi.
1058UTC: WQNO New Orleans, LA - 690mi.
1224UTC: WZAP Bristol, VA - 355mi.
All heard in Olney, IL using a Tecsun S-2000 with the radio’s “internal” rotatable AM antenna. #AMDX #DX #KE0FFTam
Video clip of 1520AM KOLM 0827-0920UTC Sun Jan 21st, 2024 out of Rochester, Minnesota.
0900UTC ~ Sports radio 1520 - “The Ticket.” ~ CBS Sports Radio with David Shepherd “The good shepherd”~ Distance: 430mi / 692km. ~ #KE0FFTam #MWfrequencyChallenge ~ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2XVjm_uXN8/?igsh=MWt2dXhhYmc3am1p
1510AM WLAC Nashville, TN - Station ID at 0534UTC - #KE0FFTam ~ #MWfrequencyChallenge ~ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2XOe1fO55k/?igsh=NXByaGN2MnBmaW9u