Dxing on the road

Again I got to do some short wave listening on the road. Not in the car like I have before but away from home. It is always neat to me to hear familar station as well as hearing ones I don't here at home. I got to hear Radio Netherlands in Lebanon Indiana. The only disappointing thing is that I did not bring my main radio so it was not a perfect comparison.

Hard-Core-DX.Com

I have been looking online for more sources of dx information and have found hard-core-dx.com. They have several areas of information including schedules, pirates and many, many others. They have an email news service that I am checking and will probably report back on. Don't let this blog fool you and I doubt it is, I am still on a learning curve with this dx thing and this is just describing the journey.

Marion's Attic Music Box Edition

I was listening to Marion's Attic last night on WBCQ (7415 KHZ) from Monticello, Maine. It was a neat and different program than she usually does. Instead of doing old records like she ususally does, she was playing music box pieces. They were not the small music box pieces that you think of with jewelry boxes but with 15 inch plates to play. The tone of it made every piece sound like it was a fantasy piece- really light and airy. The show runs from 9 to 10 on Saturday night but i still was too tired from the day to stay up for the last. That was a shame because it was a great show. Maybe I can catch the whole thing if it gets rerun as they sometimes do.

Japan QSL

DXing.com

I came across a website I have not run across before and it is dxing.com. It has a lot of information about radio listening including about antennas, pirate radio, police scanners and other things to get you in the dxing hobby. Hopefully i can get some time to look closer and make good use of the information there.

Listening To CHWO

Yesterday's article reminded me of listening to CHWO (740 AM) from Toronto except in reverse. CHWO is a 24/7 station but due to its distance from me, I can only hear it starting about 30-40 minutes after dark depending on conditions. It makes it kinda odd that WAWK, a local daytime medium station cuts off usually before sunset and then a bit after sunset, Toronto starts propagating. It is weird. I lose WAWK so it does not going farther and interfering with another station but with Toronto, I start getting it because it si on a clearer frequency. One o fthe neat things about DXing.

WAWK Scheduling of Broadcasts

This week has reminded mer on how WAWK's broadcasting changes with the seasons. This is the Week of the Noble County Fair and is the only week where they have live programming for the full week in the evening. It is usually prerecorded music. Before I go further, i should also say they are a daytime only AM station. Usually their only live evening programs are on the weekend. This is also not true for the year for during winter they usually sign off about 5 or 5:30 PM. This usually means that the prerecorded stuff is also gone during the winter. You can usually tell if it is prerecorded by the way they sign the station off. If, it is a live broadcast, they say say they are going off and play the national anthem. If it is on auto pilot, it justs goes off the air and a lot of times, it does so in the middle of a song. Makes for some interesting listening sometimes.

Radio Sweden QSL

Solar Activity

With the low solar activity putting shortwave listening into the dumpster. there is a site where you can track solar activity. Check it out here.

Radio Prague QSL

Scheduled Posts

I have been working on getting ahead of posts. My apologies if they are spartan and short for a while. I am hoping to get enough ahead on them that I can not only have a nice cushion on them and but also improve the quality of the posts as well. I am also hoping that getting ahead will get me in the position of actually reporting in on what I have been listening to.

World Radio TV Handbook

The World Radio TV handbook is a handy book listing radio and TV stations around the world. It can give you a hand up in your search for stations to listen to. Its website is here. It may not fit a need in your shack but it is a recommended get. It is an annual publication and even though I have have gotten a lot of the the few copies I have gotten, I do not get it every year.

Fourth of July Reception Report

I did a smattering of listening to as much as I could of everything this weekend. As usual, it was not enough. I did hear of a neighbor dispute and a gun shot going off during the fireworks. I don't think it was related. Some kids playing on the frs band. There was a good deal of private airplane traffic on the fourth which is to be expected with a holiday with just about perfect weather. There was patriotic music and references made all weekend as well as the reporting of all the local celebrations on medium wave. I also got to listen to lost disc radio for the first time in a long time. That reminds me I need to do a qsl before I forget. Until I report back.

Radio Sweden QSL

Another neat nautical QSL by radio Sweden.

Tuning in the Fourth of July

Tomorrow will be the Fourth of July and I will be turning on the radios. I will be listening to the police scanner for reports on the fair and the fireworks coordination. I will also be listening for all the bad boys and girls who will be stupid with their own fireworks. I will also be monitoring mw, fm and shortwave for any special programming I hear. Hopefully between the listening and enjoying of the fourth of July celebrations I can take enough mental notes to report anything interesting I hear over the weekend. Until then.

Glen Hauser's World of Radio

I first heard of Glen Hauser and his world of radio on WBCQ on their 7415 KHZ frequency. I have since found his website. It is an informative and interesting show although more dry than some of the shows I have heard. It s focus is more dry because it aims at information rather than strictly entertainment. It is a good place to hear news in the shortwave arena. Check it out and judge for yourself.