19 November 2024

NWR DX logged this morning, November 19. Nothing too exciting, but a minor opening to the north: 162.475 WXK82 Hannibal 162.500 WXJ92 Macomb 162.525 WXM90 Jacksonville 162.525 WWF75 Bourbon This is in addition to local signals on 162.425, 162.450 and 162.550. I have...

Shannon County, MO Recap

Radio dial and NWR dial recap from a few days ago in northeastern Shannon County, MO using a portable yellow La Crosse AM/FM/NWR radio with a short telescoping antenna. 88.5 KMST Rolla 88.7 KDMC Van Buren 89.5 gospel 91.1 KBGM Park Hills 91.7 KCVX Salem 92.5...

23 August 2023

The DX opening to the northwest continued into another day, as on a scan this morning I heard Omaha stations such as KIWR 89.7, KQKQ 98.5 and KSRZ 104.5 (as well as NOAA KIH61) for another consecutive day. Interestingly enough, KIH61 was the only non-local weather...

22 August 2023

The DX opening to eastern Nebraska, western Iowa and southeast South Dakota continues into another day… FM logs (all heard/confirmed) between 8:30 and 9:15 AM CDT (13:30-14:15 UTC): WBNH 88.5 Pekin, IL KLFG 89.5 Fort Dodge, IA KIWR 89.7 Council Bluffs, IA WOI...

20 August 2023

FM and TV DX received in the past 24 hours: TV 7 KHQA-TV, 6:33 AM 8/20, 96 miles 10 WGEM-TV, 5:17 AM 8/20, 95 miles 11 KFVS-TV, 6:43 AM 8/20, 105 miles 18 KCPT, 11:54 PM 8/19, 220 miles 20 KFDR, 12:02 AM 8/20, 92 miles 21 WJKT, 5:36 AM 8/20, 219 miles 21 KTAJ-TV,...

14 July 2023

Logged NOAA Weather Radio KIH61 from Omaha, NE for several minutes, enough to hear Douglas County allergen/pollen count readings, station ID, hazardous weather outlook and Omaha/Council Bluffs forecast. This is a distance of about 340 miles and beats the old record of...