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Hi! My name is Lynn. I live with my husband in northern Virginia. I have always been fascinated by DXing- SW, AM, FM, TV
SW- I have played with SW a few times. The first time, I didn't know what I was doing! The second time, I had just moved right near Reagan national airport, which really messed with things. I gave up! Two summers ago, I did a little more with SW before I got married and moved to our current place. I picked up Radio Croatia and Radio New Zealand.
AM- I always knew AM radio could travel far. I DXed one time to keep me occupied when I was driving home around 10 pm. (On the Maryland side of DC) I picked up Bloomberg radio from NY and a West Virginia station. One and a half years later, on a long car ride, I DXed beginning on 695 in Towson, Maryland, during the early evening in November. I *remember* picking up Ohio, Missouri, and Toronto.
I like to AM DX w/o any special equipment. In the house near Reagan airport, I picked up Ohio, Missouri, Harrisburg PA, Atlanta, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and *maybe* Michigan. In hubby's car, a 1998 Buick, we have listened to Chicago WGN whilst driving south on I-95, northern Maryland section.
TV- Never considered DXing with TV. When hubby and I were first married, we were using a plain antenna on our TV. One night in July, we picked up a station from Virginia Beach and one from Richmond. We were so impressed. (Both stations vanished the next day and never returned. Never had any successful DX after that.)
FM- Also kind of happened upon it unintentionally. My dad and I once had a conversation about FM stations travelling decent sized distances. Well, one time I was driving to NJ from VA. I was on 295 (B-W Parkway), about to take the exit for 895. I remember picking up NJ 101.5 FM on the correct frequency! I was shocked and enthralled. A few days later, I was driving I-95 N in southern Maine at night. Picked up a Connecticut classic rock station. (I thought.... interesting....)
GEM- (These are gems for me, maybe not really that fantastic.) In early Aug 2005, I was vacationing in Sydney, Nova Scotia. I had just seen a live band performance at the water front. I got in my car to head back to the hotel. I got the idea to DX on AM, as I was quite far from my usual DX location of northern VA. Well, I wasn't impressed at first. I remember hearing the station ID for "Virgin" radio. Thought it was nothing. Well, just a couple days ago, I finally realize that I had pulled in a station from London, UK. Again, I was only using a plain old radio that was installed in my 2004 VW.
I have to DX on a budget. We have cable modem at home, so I can listen to soooo many stations online. I have a clock radio with one of those dangly wire antenas. We exposed a bit of the wire to a copper wire, then ran the copper wire across the window. DXed a bit, but got nothing. We are moving to Alexandria in July, so I'll focus on DXing then.
I am looking for a portable radio for AM and FM DXing. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know. If you could provide a link to the product, that would be awesome, too!
SW- I have played with SW a few times. The first time, I didn't know what I was doing! The second time, I had just moved right near Reagan national airport, which really messed with things. I gave up! Two summers ago, I did a little more with SW before I got married and moved to our current place. I picked up Radio Croatia and Radio New Zealand.
AM- I always knew AM radio could travel far. I DXed one time to keep me occupied when I was driving home around 10 pm. (On the Maryland side of DC) I picked up Bloomberg radio from NY and a West Virginia station. One and a half years later, on a long car ride, I DXed beginning on 695 in Towson, Maryland, during the early evening in November. I *remember* picking up Ohio, Missouri, and Toronto.
I like to AM DX w/o any special equipment. In the house near Reagan airport, I picked up Ohio, Missouri, Harrisburg PA, Atlanta, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and *maybe* Michigan. In hubby's car, a 1998 Buick, we have listened to Chicago WGN whilst driving south on I-95, northern Maryland section.
TV- Never considered DXing with TV. When hubby and I were first married, we were using a plain antenna on our TV. One night in July, we picked up a station from Virginia Beach and one from Richmond. We were so impressed. (Both stations vanished the next day and never returned. Never had any successful DX after that.)
FM- Also kind of happened upon it unintentionally. My dad and I once had a conversation about FM stations travelling decent sized distances. Well, one time I was driving to NJ from VA. I was on 295 (B-W Parkway), about to take the exit for 895. I remember picking up NJ 101.5 FM on the correct frequency! I was shocked and enthralled. A few days later, I was driving I-95 N in southern Maine at night. Picked up a Connecticut classic rock station. (I thought.... interesting....)
GEM- (These are gems for me, maybe not really that fantastic.) In early Aug 2005, I was vacationing in Sydney, Nova Scotia. I had just seen a live band performance at the water front. I got in my car to head back to the hotel. I got the idea to DX on AM, as I was quite far from my usual DX location of northern VA. Well, I wasn't impressed at first. I remember hearing the station ID for "Virgin" radio. Thought it was nothing. Well, just a couple days ago, I finally realize that I had pulled in a station from London, UK. Again, I was only using a plain old radio that was installed in my 2004 VW.
I have to DX on a budget. We have cable modem at home, so I can listen to soooo many stations online. I have a clock radio with one of those dangly wire antenas. We exposed a bit of the wire to a copper wire, then ran the copper wire across the window. DXed a bit, but got nothing. We are moving to Alexandria in July, so I'll focus on DXing then.
I am looking for a portable radio for AM and FM DXing. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know. If you could provide a link to the product, that would be awesome, too!
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