A visit to Big Bend National Park brought spectacular views followed by the best FM DX event I’ve experienced in my decades of radio listening.
Category: DX
Posts about long-distance radio and TV reception, including logs of stations received at various locations.
DX Log: The Strongest Distant AM Signals in the Upper Midwest
Hear how distant AM nighttime skywave signals on the former “clear channels” sound in the Upper Midwest.
DX Log: The 415 AM Stations Heard from Superior, Wis. (So Far)
If you’re an AM DX’er, you probably know that 415 stations isn’t really all that impressive to hear over a few decades living at one location.
DX Log: What You Can Hear at the End of the Gunflint Trail
Trails End Campground is literally at the end of the road: the Gunflint Trail ends at the U.S. Forest Service campground.
DX Log: 124 FM’s from 6 States and Provinces in 1 Night of Camping
A night at a new campground yields hiking and reception of 124 FM stations from four states and two provinces!
DX Log: Riding the FM Waves on Minnesota’s North Shore
For decades, I’ve been enjoying drives up and down Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior, not just for the stunning beauty, but for the radio reception.
DX Log: Lake Superior, The Huge FM Directional Antenna
I love the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota not just because of the natural beauty of the lake, the great sightseeing, and the excellent hiking, but because of the FM…
Tropo and E-skip Bring Distant FM Signals All Summer Long
This is the time of year when distant signals start to fill up the FM dial. Most of these distant signals are brought in by troposphere-enhanced reception, but some are caused by E-skip. What’s the difference?
Living History: Long-Distance Signals from ‘Golden Age of Radio’ Still On Air
The longer nights of fall and winter bring more opportunity to listen for the old signals that once carried Jack Benny and Dragnet.