crainbebo
08-02-2009, 10:51 PM
Today marks my first of many posts to come on WTFDA. However, I have been a DXer since June 2007. My history goes like this. I live in Bothell, WA (near Seattle).
In July 2007, I used a Grundig G5 (AM/FM/LW/SW) to log many distant stations from Victoria, Vancouver and Portland. On July 29, 2007 (all of you know that opening), There was something odd with 102.1, usually it's KSWW Aberdeen, WA or KPQ Wenatchee, WA. I heard a Country countdown show! Later, I found out it was KTRA from Farmington, NM, 1053 miles from my location! :)
In 2008, my antenna on the G5 broke off by an accident. However, I still used it for AM DX, which I have logged these all-time records from Bothell, WA.
Farthest station caught: 1700 KVNS Brownsville, TX at 2021 miles
2nd farthest station: 1530 WCKY Cincinatti, OH at 1965 miles, found just a couple minutes before sunset, by nulling clear channel KFBK
3rd farthest station: 780 WBBM Chicago, IL at 1727 miles
This year, I started doing FM DX again, with a brand-new Sangean ATS-909. These stations have been logged from my house in Bothell, WA over E-skip. Here they are, by date. Mileage is in miles, not kilometers.
Freq. Callsign Location Mileage Date Format
93.7 KWYR Winner, SD 1120 6/26/09 Adult Contemporary
87.7 KRMA-TV Denver, CO 1018 7/1/09 PBS (nightlight)
104.1 KNAB Burlington, CO 1155 7/1/09 Country
96.1 KSME Greeley, CO 1003 7/1/09 CHR
101.9 KIGN Burns, WY 988 7/1/09 Classic Rock
93.7 KAZY Cheyenne, WY 967 7/1/09 Active Rock
104.7 KNNG Sterling, CO 1055 7/1/09 Country
96.9 KCMI Scottsbluff, NE 993 7/1/09 Christian
102.1 KPRI San Diego, CA 1073 7/8/09 Adult Alternative
95.3 KYDN Monte Vista, CO 1077 7/13/09 Country
101.9 KATP Amarillo, TX 1360 7/13/09 Country
91.1 KLDV Morrison, CO 1017 7/13/09 K-LOVE
101.9 KKHI Denver, CO 1018 7/13/09 Smooth Jazz
95.3 KBBN Broken Bow, NE 1190 7/23/09 Rock
94.5 KLIQ Hastings, NE 1276 7/23/09 Soft AC
Those are my E-skip loggings. Thanks for reading. I will post more threads soon.
-crainbebo
In July 2007, I used a Grundig G5 (AM/FM/LW/SW) to log many distant stations from Victoria, Vancouver and Portland. On July 29, 2007 (all of you know that opening), There was something odd with 102.1, usually it's KSWW Aberdeen, WA or KPQ Wenatchee, WA. I heard a Country countdown show! Later, I found out it was KTRA from Farmington, NM, 1053 miles from my location! :)
In 2008, my antenna on the G5 broke off by an accident. However, I still used it for AM DX, which I have logged these all-time records from Bothell, WA.
Farthest station caught: 1700 KVNS Brownsville, TX at 2021 miles
2nd farthest station: 1530 WCKY Cincinatti, OH at 1965 miles, found just a couple minutes before sunset, by nulling clear channel KFBK
3rd farthest station: 780 WBBM Chicago, IL at 1727 miles
This year, I started doing FM DX again, with a brand-new Sangean ATS-909. These stations have been logged from my house in Bothell, WA over E-skip. Here they are, by date. Mileage is in miles, not kilometers.
Freq. Callsign Location Mileage Date Format
93.7 KWYR Winner, SD 1120 6/26/09 Adult Contemporary
87.7 KRMA-TV Denver, CO 1018 7/1/09 PBS (nightlight)
104.1 KNAB Burlington, CO 1155 7/1/09 Country
96.1 KSME Greeley, CO 1003 7/1/09 CHR
101.9 KIGN Burns, WY 988 7/1/09 Classic Rock
93.7 KAZY Cheyenne, WY 967 7/1/09 Active Rock
104.7 KNNG Sterling, CO 1055 7/1/09 Country
96.9 KCMI Scottsbluff, NE 993 7/1/09 Christian
102.1 KPRI San Diego, CA 1073 7/8/09 Adult Alternative
95.3 KYDN Monte Vista, CO 1077 7/13/09 Country
101.9 KATP Amarillo, TX 1360 7/13/09 Country
91.1 KLDV Morrison, CO 1017 7/13/09 K-LOVE
101.9 KKHI Denver, CO 1018 7/13/09 Smooth Jazz
95.3 KBBN Broken Bow, NE 1190 7/23/09 Rock
94.5 KLIQ Hastings, NE 1276 7/23/09 Soft AC
Those are my E-skip loggings. Thanks for reading. I will post more threads soon.
-crainbebo