Guys...The idea of DXing on a tiny, pocket, battery-powered AM portable has reignited my interest in a 40+ year hobby of mine: AM DXing. It's akin to my ham radio QRP operating. I simply love it. SPR-

Guys...The little SRF-59's excellent nulling capability is really making ultralight AM "DXing" fun! I'm building up my few-days-old ultralight logbook. A few loggings from today, Friday, 9/5/08, all E

Guys...All I could hear on 1540 last night was KXEL in Waterloo, Iowa and a super-strong CHIN in Toronto...with SS music...some of which *sounded* like it was RnB. CHIN sounded like they were a semi-l

Perhaps this is old news to many of us, but thought I'd pass it along any way, just in case many don't know: sunRISE-set is a GREAT time to AM DX. Even, 5:00am-local sunrise is often a fantastic time

Guys....WBSC 1550 in SC was heard here in northeastern Ohio last night on the SRF-59....at times topping the frequency with high school football. Yes, the two announcers had strong southern accents. A

Get 'em while they're even available.] OK...maybe I'm over-reacting...but: I was stunned tonight to go in a super Walmart near a big city and the lady in electronics told me they nolonger carry portab

OK...I'll make myself look stupid. But, I want to know the answer, LOL, hi, hi: Gary...when you say you "aligned" a radio...what do you mean? Align the dial so the frequencies of the stations heard li

Today I purchased another SRF-59 at the Tallmadge (Ohio) K-Mart store. $14.99 + tax. And, they had 2 or 3 of them. So, I now have 2 good 59's, and my original one...with the scratching noise/defective

Here in northeastern Ohio I too heard 850 KOA/Denver on Saturday night. My challenge: a local station ALSO on 850...WKNR, who's transmitter site is 15 miles north of me, runs 4,400 watts at night, dir

I simply LOVE the ultralight explosion! I love my SRF-59, and for $14.99 it's the best buy I can think of. This morning I was able to null out 50,000-watt WTAM up the road FIFTEEN MILES from my home a

Hi Gary & everyone...Thanks for the feedback on my comments re: the Sony SRF-T615. I wasn't at all saying the 615 isn't a great radio. From everything I've heard and read...it is. It isn't a question

1724.> I'm pretty sure 1530 WYNE's city of license is North East, Pennsylvania....that's a suburb that is, surprise: northeast of Erie! They used to be in a cement block building in a corn field out i

After 3 weeks of very casual listening on my little SRF-59 I have: 92 stations heard 23 states 3 provinces Among what I consider the better catches: * 940 KPSZ Des Moines, IA *1350 WOYK York, PA (I ha

Here's my loggings from the last couple days on my SRF-59, barefoot, all times EDT: Fri. 9/19/08 950 WVTS/Charleston, WV, 7:24pm. " " 1330 WVHI/Evansville, IL, 10:59pm, relgious. Sat. 9/20/08 690 WELD

This group is really growing nicely! The ultralight phenomenon has really stoked a lot of interest in AM- band DXing....and re-ignited my interest in broadcast band DXing even though I'd been doing it

Guys...I'm up to 114 stations logged in just under 4 weeks of very casual (not every day) DXing....24 US states, 3 Canadian provinces. All logged on SRF-59, barefoot, and unmodified/stock, all EDT: 13

Guys...Just one unusual catch tonight so far: 1270 WMKT/Charlevoix, MI, legal ID in the clear at 8:00pm EDT into Fox Radio Network news...mixing with 1270 WXYT/Detroit. ID mentioned simulcast with the

Hi again guys.....Here's a few new ulr loggings from my SRF-59 barefoot, and unmodified (dates & times are EDT): Thurs. 9/25/08 860 WOAY/Oak Hill, WV, 7:00am legal ID. " " 1270 WMKT/Charlevoix, MI, 8:

Can anybody tell me who is the station on 1460 with Spanish language programming? Have heard it at sunrise/sunset a bunch of times...often dominant on the frequency, but just can't catch the calls or

SRF-59, barefoot, all Monday, 9/29/08, EDT: 1550 WIGN/Bristol, TN, 7:20pm, gospel. 1470 WBTX/Broadway-Timerland, VA, 7:29pm, s/off anmt. 1430 WXNT/Indianapolis, IN, 7:47pm, "news-talk 14-30". 1390 WMP