A moment for speculation

by | Jan 26, 2026 | Miscellaneous

I do not ordinarily use this space for wild speculation. Unhinged speculation about wireless transmissions runs rampant in some online spaces, from AVS Forum local city subs to private Telegram groups about wireless services in general. But have been following...

8 January 2026

by | Jan 8, 2026 | FM DX, TV DX

Minor regional tropo conditions earlier this morning. Only listing stations over 100 miles distant. TV: 22 – KRBK, 153 miles, last received 5:31 AM 34 – WSIL, 115 miles, last received 6:38 AM FM: 89.1 KWFC, 154 miles, 3:42 AM 95.1 KAMS, 142 miles, 3:45 AM...

31 December 2025

by | Dec 31, 2025 | FM DX

Couple more FM logs from this week to close out the year. Dec 27: 103.9 KKIX Fayetteville, AR – 11:53 PM, 261 miles Dec 30: 105.1 KXMX Muldrow, OK – 11:41 AM, 300 miles

26 December 2025

by | Dec 26, 2025 | FM DX, NWR DX, TV DX

FM: 89.1 KWFC Springfield – 8:25 AM, 154 miles 106.1 KFFB Fairfield Bay, AR – 8:39 PM yesterday, 211 miles 102.9 KMMO Marshall – 5:31 AM, 145 miles TV: 34 WSIL 11:04 PM yesterday, 115 miles NWR: 162.425 KXI66 Piedmont last night 162.425 WNG644...

21 December 2025

by | Dec 22, 2025 | FM DX

FM DX: Received 98.5 KTIS-FM Minneapolis, MN at 1:26 PM Sunday, at a distance of 469 miles, over semi-local KTJJ-FM.

3 December 2025

by | Dec 3, 2025 | FM DX, NWR DX, TV DX

Multiple DX logs this morning: NWR 162.400 WXL46 Springfield/Fordland, heard about 8:13 AM and continuing past 9:00 162.425 KXI66 Piedmont, heard about 8:21 AM 162.450 WXL66 Mountain View, heard about 8:18 AM and continuing past 8:45 162.500 WNG648 Rolla/Dixon, heard...

26 November 2025

by | Nov 26, 2025 | FM DX

Couple of distant FM logs last night and this morning: 91.7 WRVX Cameron, MO – 210.4 miles, 10:29 PM 102.9 KMMO-FM Marshall, MO – 145 miles, 7:18 AM

22 November 2025

by | Nov 22, 2025 | FM DX

FM logged today at 90 miles or more: 89.1 KWFC Springfield, MO – 6:59 PM and 9:15 PM, 154 miles 94.3 KATI California, MO – 5:38 PM, 94 miles 99.9 WOOZ Harrisburg, IL – 10:44 PM, 116 miles 102.9 KEZS Cape Girardeau, MO – 7:16 PM, 97 miles 100.7...

Archiving Dial Guide 11/2025

by | Nov 20, 2025 | FM DX, Miscellaneous

Due to a move to a new location I am archiving the previous dial guide from northwest St. Louis County as it last appeared in summer 2025. FM Dial Guide at my location in St. Louis County, Missouri, updated 6/2/2025 to reflect recent call sign changes: local = strong...

10 November 2025

by | Nov 10, 2025 | FM DX

92.3 KCCV Olathe, KS – 11/10 2:16 PM – 228 miles 89.5 KHKE Cedar Falls, IA – 11/9 8:13 AM – 282 miles And via e-skip or meteor scatter, 102.3 KZXY Apple Valley, CA – 11/8 10:02 PM – 1499 miles

24 October 2025

by | Oct 25, 2025 | NWR DX

NWR logged late night 10/23 and early morning 10/24, all 162.400 MHz. WXJ75 Springfield, IL WXL45 Fulton, MO WXK72 Putnamville, IN WXL47 Bloomfield, MO KIH45 Bowling Green, KY WXK61 Cookeville, TN KEC77 St. Joseph, MO Also 1-2 unidentified, possibly from eastern...

8 October 2025

by | Oct 8, 2025 | FM DX

Catching up on a couple e-skip FM logs from the last few days. 99.3 WHKF Harrisburg, PA – 10/7 9:13 PM (729 miles) 98.3 KARB Price, UT – 10/5 5:37 PM (1095 miles)

16 September 2025

by | Sep 16, 2025 | NWR DX

162.400 – WXN85 Fairfield, IA 162.425 – WNG728 Hawk Point, MO (local) 162.450 – KXI70 Jerseyville, IL (local) but a faint additional signal underneath 162.475 – WXK82 Hannibal, MO 162.500 – WWF49 Fredericktown, MO 162.525 – WWF75...

15 August 2025

by | Aug 15, 2025 | FM DX, TV DX

FM: 98.5 KTIS Minneapolis, MN 455 miles @ 12:49 AM 102.1 KEEY St. Paul, MN 455 miles @ 12:41 AM 99.5 KSJN Minneapolis, MN 455 miles @ 11:26 PM last night 104.5 WAXX Eau Claire, WI 407 miles @ 1:56 AM 97.5 KNXR Rochester, MN 376 miles @ 1:22 AM 91.7 KZSE Rochester, MN...

13 August 2025

by | Aug 14, 2025 | FM DX

FM DX logged today: 90.1 KTXI Ingram, TX – 777 miles at 10:59 AM 93.5 WDOG Allendale, SC – 645 miles at 4:28 PM 94.3 WCYY Biddeford, ME – 1090 miles at 10:37 PM