The Medium Wave BandPOSTED JUN 13, 2013

As announced , I officially began DXing the AM Band (Medium Wave) on June 11. This was the 17th anniversary of my first TV e-skip catch in New York, my own DXing holiday if you will. Summer is not the best season for MW DX, but this way I can get the low hanging fruit out of the way before things pick up in the winter. Here's some low hanging fruit now:

#1 WFED 1500 Washington DC 904mi
#2 WLAC 1510 Nashville, TN 728mi
#3 ZNS-1 1540 Nassau, Bahamas 302mi
#4 WCBS 880 New York, NY 1089mi
#5 WCKY 1530 Cincinnati, OH 876mi
#6 WSM 650 Nashville, TN 712mi
#7 WLW 700 Cincinnati, OH 893mi
#8 WWL 870 New Orleans, LA 551mi
#9 KMOX 1120 St. Louis, MO 963mi

Those are the first night's loggings, all "clear channels" (easier to catch). I added a few more the next night:

#10 WSB 750 Atlanta, GA 521mi
#11 WGN 720 Chicago, IL 1121mi
#12 WMOX 1010 Meridian, MS 573mi (not a clear channel)

It'll take a while to get used to DXing such a large band (118 channels, not counting Europe's). The spanish language still presents a barrier, but efforts to learn it continue. The DX-394, my shortwave radio, turned out to be a dud for DXing. For now, I'm using a Sony Walkman that has surprisingly good performance. Hopefully I can buy a more full-featured radio next year.

TV DXing came back in 2012, MW DXing in 2013. Perhaps FM will be added in 2014? The answer is yes. :)

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