Here’s a (admittedly incomplete) daytime AM bandscan from the Outer Banks of North Carolina that might interest other medium wave DXers. We camped at the Cape Point Campground August 10th-11th, 2010. I hauled my radio gear including a DX-440 portable / Quantum Loop combo and my Perseus SDR and an 800 foot beverage antenna. I was able to do a little DXing between other family activities. Here’s what I caught using the DX-440 and loop around solar noon. It’ll take me some time to go through the spectrum recordings taken during the pre & post sunset hours. Unfortunately I wasn’t...
All logs from June 20th, 2010. Of particular interest is 700 KHSE which has been creeping in under powerhouse WLW lately. VLF Bandscan: kHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km 24 0300 USA NAA, Cutler (ME) Presumed NAA w/ 5 second tones spaced 5 seconds apart (marker?) 942 km 25 0300 USA NML4, Lamoure (ND) 60 0300 USA WWVB, Fort Collins (CO) 984 km 74 0300 CAN CFH, Halifax (NS) MW Logs: kHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km 700 0300 USA KHSE, Wylie (TX) Presumed under WLW w/ Asian music & programming, strong at times....
Below are long wave and medium wave North American receptions for the month of April, 2010. Many of these have been logged before, but they are new to my mwlist.org logbook that has now replaced my traditional spreadsheet log. April 2nd, 2010: kHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km 1070 1400 USA WTSO-ESPN, Madison (WI) Poor, just above noise floor, TOH ID 160 km 1090 0249 USA WCAR, Livonia (MI) EWTN Global Catholic Network programming 153 km 1110 1400 USA WUNN, Mason (MI) Slogan: Family Life Radio, religious 99 km 1140 1359 USA WVEL, Pekin...
Since I’ve taken up the antenna for the summer season, I continue to DX “in the past” thanks to the spectrum recording feature on the Perseus. Typically I record 100khz to 1700khz and usually discard the recording once I’ve gone through the whole MW band unless there’s something interesting worth archiving. I decided on this particular recording to check for activity on the 600 meter experimental amateur band and was pleased to log WD2XSH/6 from Mississippi on 508.8 khz sending out a CW holiday greeting: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD5Qa8gj8sw&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1] According to a report read on 500kc.com, station WD2XSH/6 has a calculated ERP of...
I have been using the Perseus for a few months now and thoroughly enjoy it. The spectrum recording capability of the Perseus came into good use during an auroral opening last month. From my Michigan location, the medium wave band was not recognizable the night of the April 7th, 2010, thanks to this event. Signals from the South replaced those more familiar to my ears and it made for some interesting DX to say the least! Two Perseus recordings were made of the MW band on the night of the 7th at both 8pm & 9pm EST to capture and...
DX’ers love to keep records of their logs and count the number of states and/or countries they have heard. I guess I’m no different in this regard. I’ve been DX’ing medium wave casually for one year now, so it seems fitting to assess where I’m at. Here goes: Total US states heard: 36 + District of Columbia Total Canadian provinces: 5 Total countries: 22 Total AM stations: 353 Furthest domestic catch: KNX Los Angeles Furthest TA: 783 Khz Syria @ approx 5,900 miles
KNMX heard with a fair signal during peaks with West Las Vegas (NM) “Lady Dons” high school basketball at 0300 UTC. Lady Dons vs. Robertson(?) Usuals CBK Saskatchewan & KWMT were unheard. I assume KNMX was on their 5kw day power as 25w would be an unlikely catch.
New opportunities have presented themselves on both 690 & 940 thanks to CINF & CINW going silent on Jan.29th, 2010. Both Montreal stations dominated the channels here, so it will be interesting to see what can be heard in their absence. New logs on 690: KTSM El Paso, TX. WZAP Bristol, VA. KGGF Coffeyville, KS. In addition to the above, Radio 5 Live on 693 was in the clear with enjoyable audio during most of the evening last night. New logs on 940: KVSH Valentine, NE. KPSZ Des Moines, IA. WGRP Greenville, PA. No doubt, there will be more new...
I’ve been hearing a faint carrier on 531 during the evening for the last few months but nothing ever reaching audio. CIAO on 530 usually obliterates anything in this neighborhood anyway for me but I have heard Cuba here before. Checked again tonight, not really expecting to hear anything other than the mystery carrier, and was surprised to hear some audio coming across from RNE 5 Spain on 531. I had to tune up to 533 to avoid much of CIAO’s splatter. About 5 minutes after tuning in, RNE 5 faded into soft pop music which had started to dominate. ...
