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Dispatrick

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Here is my AM DX list. I don't have an exact date when I started keeping it but it goes back several years! Enjoy!

Location: Home (Bergen County NJ)

530 CHLO Brampton ON
540 wccs Canonsburg PA
550 wddz Pawtucket, RI
550 wgr Buffalo ny
580 CFRA Ottawa ON

600 wicc Bridgeport CT
610 wfnz Charlotte NC
610 wip philadelphia pa
630 wpro Providence, RI
640 whlo akron oh
650 wsm Nashville TN
670 wscr chicago il
680 wrko boston MA
680 wcbm Baltimore MD
680 CFTR Toronto On
690 cinf montreal QC

700 wlw Cincinnati oh
720 wgn chicago il
730 ckac montreal qc
740 chwo toronto ON
750 wsb atlanta ga
760 wjr detroit MI
780 wbbm chicago il
790 whth heath oh
790 cigm sudbury on

800 cklw windsor on
810 wgy Schenectady ny
830 wcco minnealpolis MN
840 whas louisville ky
850 wref ridgefield ct
860 cjbc toronto on
870 WWL NEW ORLEANS, LA
890 wls Chicaho IL

900 chml hamilton on
920 cknx wingham ON
930 ckns espanola on
940 cbm Montreal QC
950 wpen philadelphia pa
950 wibx utica ny
960 WEAV Plattsburgh NY
980 WTEM BETHESDA, MD
990 WTNP PHILADELPHIA PA
990 chtx montreal qc
990 wdcx buffalo ny

1020 KDKA Pittsburgh PA
1030 wbz boston ma
1070 wgos highpoint nc
1080 wtic hartford ct
1090 Wbal Baltimore md

1100 wtam cleveland oh
1110 wbt Charlotte NC
1120 KMOX St. Louis MO
1170 WWVA wheeling wv
1180 wham rochester ny
1180 wnjn atlantic city nj

1210 wpht philadelphia pa
1220 whko cleveland oh

1300 wtmm rensselaer ny
1300 wjfk baltimore md
1300 wrdz la grange IL
1370 wvmr frost WV
1390 wyxl athens TN
1390 weok Poughkeepsie, NY

1410 kqv pittsburgh pa
1410 wpop hartford ct
1420 whk cleveland oh

1500 wtwp Washington DC
1510 wwzn Boston MA
1520 wwkb Buffalo NY
1520 wizz greenfield ma
1530 wcky cincinnati oh
1550 wzdk bloomfield ct
1550 cbe windsor on
1570 wnst towson md
1580 CKDO Oshawa Ontatio

1650 WHKT Portsmouth VA
1670 WTDY MADISON WI
1680 WDDS ada mi
1690 WPTX Lexington park MD
 

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What are some good AM stations from Europe, Africa, South America, Caribbean, Asia, Etc, to listen for from my area? I'm in Bergen County NJ.

Thanks! :)
 

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MW propagation isn't quite like you have on HF. You didn't say anything about what you are using; you will need very good (and, at times, long) antennas and a good receiver. If you want to get into this heavily, then take a look at the wiki article below, and consider joining up with one (or both) of the US based MW DX clubs - the International Club of America and the National Radio Club. This is where you will get the most up to date information


Asia and Africa are, as I understand it, very tough on the East Coast. Europe can be had if the conditions are right. The Caribbean is generally a lot easier.....

One thing that you will run into is that in North America, stations are on a 10 khz seperation -the rest of the world (except the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada) is on a 9 khz station seperation. This means that you need a radio with good selectivity. strong signal handling as well as the ability to tune in 9 Khz increments. Many portables can tune in this way, but may not have the selectivity or strong signal handling to make the DX a bit easier.

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Here is my AM DX list. I don't have an exact date when I started keeping it but it goes back several years! Enjoy!

Location: Home (Bergen County NJ)

530 CHLO Brampton ON
540 wccs Canonsburg PA
550 wddz Pawtucket, RI
550 wgr Buffalo ny
580 CFRA Ottawa ON

600 wicc Bridgeport CT
610 wfnz Charlotte NC
610 wip philadelphia pa
630 wpro Providence, RI
640 whlo akron oh
650 wsm Nashville TN
670 wscr chicago il
680 wrko boston MA
680 wcbm Baltimore MD
680 CFTR Toronto On
690 cinf montreal QC

700 wlw Cincinnati oh
720 wgn chicago il
730 ckac montreal qc
740 chwo toronto ON
750 wsb atlanta ga
760 wjr detroit MI
780 wbbm chicago il
790 whth heath oh
790 cigm sudbury on

800 cklw windsor on
810 wgy Schenectady ny
830 wcco minnealpolis MN
840 whas louisville ky
850 wref ridgefield ct
860 cjbc toronto on
870 WWL NEW ORLEANS, LA
890 wls Chicaho IL

900 chml hamilton on
920 cknx wingham ON
930 ckns espanola on
940 cbm Montreal QC
950 wpen philadelphia pa
950 wibx utica ny
960 WEAV Plattsburgh NY
980 WTEM BETHESDA, MD
990 WTNP PHILADELPHIA PA
990 chtx montreal qc
990 wdcx buffalo ny

1020 KDKA Pittsburgh PA
1030 wbz boston ma
1070 wgos highpoint nc
1080 wtic hartford ct
1090 Wbal Baltimore md

1100 wtam cleveland oh
1110 wbt Charlotte NC
1120 KMOX St. Louis MO
1170 WWVA wheeling wv
1180 wham rochester ny
1180 wnjn atlantic city nj

1210 wpht philadelphia pa
1220 whko cleveland oh

1300 wtmm rensselaer ny
1300 wjfk baltimore md
1300 wrdz la grange IL
1370 wvmr frost WV
1390 wyxl athens TN
1390 weok Poughkeepsie, NY

1410 kqv pittsburgh pa
1410 wpop hartford ct
1420 whk cleveland oh

1500 wtwp Washington DC
1510 wwzn Boston MA
1520 wwkb Buffalo NY
1520 wizz greenfield ma
1530 wcky cincinnati oh
1550 wzdk bloomfield ct
1550 cbe windsor on
1570 wnst towson md
1580 CKDO Oshawa Ontatio

1650 WHKT Portsmouth VA
1670 WTDY MADISON WI
1680 WDDS ada mi
1690 WPTX Lexington park MD
WTOP Washington DC was 1500 AM Now I think WFED
 

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550 WSVA HARRISONBURG

610 WXVA OLDIES Winchester (60s,70a,80s)*

630 WMAL*

650 WSM Nashville STRONG*

660 WFAN NYC

670 WSCR 50K NDA Chicago all sports (the score) 670 oldies 4-1-17
680 OLDIES OLD SHOWS SUNDAY WPTF NC Raleigh

690 AM DAY WV nite is Montreal

700 WLW Cincinnati 888-860-TRUK (8785) GOOD*

710 WOR L&C is WOR 50K-DA New York City

720* WGN ChicagoSTRONG oldies radio shows at nite jack benny

740 CFZM Oldies 40s Toronto,Ontario WRNR Sports Martinsburg,WV

750 WSB ATLANTA HANNITY STRONG*

760 WJR Detroit Mark Levin till 1100PM WJR 50K-U NDA STRONG CLARK@nite

770 Loud 1-800-600-8850 most likely is WABC in New York City 50K-NDA

780 WBBM L&C CHICAGO 780 is WBBM 50K-NDA all news all the time STRONG*

790 Excellent WSG(W )Saginaw MI or PGH WSVG 790 Mt Jackson days AM

810* WGY Tallk is Schnectady, New York 50K-NDA

830 WCCO Minneapolis or Havana Cuba in spanish

840* WHAS L&C Bill Cunningham Louisville,KY 50K Clear channel Mark Levin off 1100PM

870 WWL New Orleans

880 WSLK MONETA,VA, WCBS L&C New York STRONG*or CKLQ Brandon, Manitoba

890 WLS talk Chicago STRONG Mark Levin*

900 CHML OLD RADIO SHOWS Sunday night HAMILTON ONTARIO STRONG,StantonClassic Cty

910

920 CKNX Country Music Wingham Ontario 800-265-3030

930 WFMD EXCELLENT FREDERICK

950 KRWZ oldies DENVER 5K- DA1 that means it uses the same pattern for both day and night

960 4-1-17

980 Excellent

1000 1000 WMVP Chicago 50K-U DA-2

1020 Christian

1030 WBZ Boston STRONG

1060 KYW Philadelphia 50K DA1

1090 WBAL country nite am or little rock but I doubt it

1100 WTAM from Cleveland 50K- NDA

1110 WBT Charlotte

1120 KMOX L&C CBS News St Louis

1130 KWKH Shreveport

1140 WRVA Richmond VA Mark Levin NASCAR

1170 WWVA Wheeling WV

1190 WIXE Monroe NC WOWO Fort Wayne, IN 50K, 9.8K DA-N(?) WQQZ

1330 WRAA Luray Classic Country Excellent Country

1360 WSAI Cincinnati, OH 5K-U DA-N (?)

1400 South Boston,HillsvilleWHHV Excellent

1410 WRTZ Roanoke Classic Cty

1420 WKCW Warrenton VA

1440 WLXN Lexington, NC 5K, 1K DA-N (?)

1470 WBTX Broadway Christian

1500 WTOP Washington DC WFED

1510 WLAC Tn

1520 WWKB ESPN (Was WKBW George “Hound dog” Lorenz)

1530 WCKY

1540 KXEL Talk Waterloo Iowa

1560 WQEW New York City 50K, DA-2

1590 Radio Show

1690 WPGS Oldies
 

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Since the early 70's, I have logged 261 AM stations in the US, Canada and Cuba. 34 states and provinces.
Top distant include;
CMEA 570 Villa Clara Cuba
KOA 850 Denver CO
WOAI 1200 San Antonio TX
WTAW 1620 College Station TX
WBAP 820 Ft Worth TX
CBW 990 Winnipeg MB
KOKC 1520 Oklahoma City OK
WWL 870 New Orleans LA
WLNO 1060 New Orleans LA
WKNN (Off Air) 1580 Gulfport MS
KLRA (Off Air) 1010 Little Rock AR

Back in the day, it was a Panasonic stereo with 8-track connected to a random long wire in the attic. These days a RTL-SDR, Nooelec Ham It Up converter with a Bonito Boni-Whip about 30 feet up the 40' tower
 

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Here's mine dating back to 2006 (Time is local central time 0030 = 12:30AM)
The asterisks were stations I picked up using a Wellbrook loop.
Most were received on my IC-7600.

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560    KMON    Great Falls MT           14Feb06  0033
560    WIND    Chicago, IL                  26May06  0330
560    WEBC    Duluth, MN                 17Dec19  1930
570    WNAX    Yankton, SD               16Nov10  2100
580    CKDR    Dreyden, ON               26May06  0320
580    CFRA    Ottawa, ON                 17Dec19  1947 *
590    KID     Idaho Falls, ID                17Dec19  2000 *
600    KSJB    Jamestown, ND            12Dec08  1500
600    CJWW    Saskatoon, SK            17Dec10  2002 *
610    KDAL    Duluth, MN                   11Feb06  1852
620    CKRM    Regina, SK                   25Oct09  2017
630    WDGY    St Paul MN (Spanish)     11Feb06  1903
630    CFCO    Chatham ON               09Mar06  0500
640    CJBC    Toronto, ON              29Aug16  2135
650    CKOM    Saskatoon SK             12Feb06  0241
650    WSM     Nashville, TN            12Feb06  0222
660    KEYZ    Williston, ND            26May06  0300
660    CFFR    Calgary, AB              26May06  0311
670    WSCR    Chicago IL               12Feb06  0225
700    WLW     Cincinnatti OH           12Feb06  0249
720    WGN     Chicago                  12Feb06  0252
730    CKDM    Dauphin                  04Dec19  1943
740    CHWO    Toronto, ON              13Feb06  0805
740    KKAG    Fargo, ND                14Feb08  1830
750    WSB     Atlanta, GA              25Oct09  2036
750    CKJH    Melfort, SK              25Oct09  2037
760    WJR     Detroit, MI              13Mar06  2002
760    KKZN    Thornton, CO             30Nov08  1200
770    CHQR    Calgary, AB              21Nov06  0730
770    WABC    New York, NY             13Mar06  2000
780    WBBM    Chicago, IL              06May09  0127
790    KGHL    Billings, MT             16Nov10  2117
790    KFGO    Fargo, ND                03Dec19
800    CHAB    Moose Jaw SK             30Nov08  1210
820    WBAP    Fort Worth, TX           12Feb06  0257
830    WCCO    Minneapolis MN           12Feb06  0300
840    WHAS    Louisville KY            12Feb06  0305
850    KOA     Denver CO                12Feb06  0315
860    CJBC    Toronto, On              29Aug16  1715
870    WWL     New Orleans, LA          09Mar06  0512
800    CHAB    Moose Jaw, SK            14Oct08  2000
880    CKLQ    Brandon                  06Nov14  2138
890    KDJQ    Meridian, Id             28Sep06  2100
890    WLS     Chicago IL               12Feb06  0319
900    CHML    Hamilton, ON             14Mar06  2100
900    CKBI    Prince Albert, SK        14Mar08  1950
910    CKDQ    Drumheller, AB           25Oct09  2054
940    CJGX    Yorkton, SK              12Feb06  0330
960    CFAC    Calgary AB               11Feb06  1759
970    WDAY    Fargo, ND                11Feb06  1800
1010   CBR     Calgary, AB              09May06  0148
1020   KDKA    Pittsburgh, PA           16May06  0432
1020   KJJK    Fergus Falls, MN         16May06  0438
1030   KBUF    Holcomb, KS              16May06  0426
1040   WHO     Des Moins, IA            09May06  0139
1050   CJNB    North Battleford, SK     23Dec19  1849 *
1060   CKMX    Calgary, Alta            23Dec19  1846 *
1070   KVKK    Verndale, MN             16May06  0453
1070   KHMO    Hannibal, MO             16May06  0453
1090   KAAY    Little Rock, AK          17Dec19  2020 *
1100   KNZZ    Grand Junction, CO       16May06  0519
1100   WZFG    Dilworth    MN              16Oct06  0730 *
1100   WTAM    Cleveland OH             16Oct16  1935 *
1110   KFAB    Omaha, NE                26May06  0344
1110   KBND    Bend, OR                 06Oct09  0800
1120   KMOX    St Louis MO              03Feb06
1130   CKWX    Vancouver BC             03Feb06
1030   KTWO    Casper WY                23Aug09  1111
1140   KSOO    Sioux Falls, SD          11Feb06  1808
1150   CKOC    Hamilton, Ont            25Nov11  2255
1160   WYLL    Chicago, IL              11Feb06  1828
1160   KSL     Salt Lake City UT        12Dec07  0710
1170   KBOB    Davenport IA             16Oct16  2000 *
1190   CFSL    Weyburn, SK              11Feb06  1844
1200   WOAI    San Antonio, TX          23Nov10  0601
1200   KFNW    Fargo ND                 16Oct16  2010 *
1210   CFYM    Kindersley, SK           09May06  0156
1220   CJRB    Boissevain, MB           04Dec11  2200
1260   CFRN    Edmonton, AB             23Nov10  0607  
1280   CJSL    Estevan, SK              09May06  0207
1300   KGLO,   Mason City, IA           23Nov10  0616
1310   KGLB    Glencoe,    MN              21Oct16  2103 *
1320   KELO    Sioux Falls, SD          22Jul16  1011
1330   CJYM    Saskatoon, SK            09May06  0154
1330   KNSS    Wichita, KS              24Oct09  2057
1410   CFUN    Vancouver BC             03Feb06
1410   KRWB    Roseau, MN               28Nov10  1855
1420   KTOE    Mankato, MN              28Nov10  1907
1420   KULY    Ulysses, Kansas          19Mar16  2105 *
1430   KLO     Ogden, UT                23Nov10  0627
1440   KRDZ    Wray, CO                 28Nov10  1922
1450   KBMW    Wahpeton ND              11Apr10  0952
1460   KKAQ    Thief River Falls, MN    31May09  2030
1470   KKTY    Douglas, WY              16Oct16  0730 *
1480   KKVQ    Austin, MN               31May09  2100
1500   KSTP    Minneapolis, MN          03Feb06
1510   KGA     Spokane, WA              09Mar06  0227
1510   KCUV    Denver, CO               09Mar06  0244
1510   KCKK    Denver, CO               06Nov14  2147
1520   KOKC    Oklahoma City OK         24Oct09  2124
1530   WCKY    Cincinnati, OH           13Oct16  0502 *
1540   KXEL    Waterloo IA              08Feb06
1550   CBEF    Windsor, ON              13Oct16  0521 *
1560   KKAA    Aberdeen, SD             09May06  0250
1570   WLRS    Albany IN Spanish        15Oct16  2030 *
1590   KVGB    Great Bend KS            26May16  0944 *
1620   KOZN    Bellvue, NE              17Jan20  1955 *
1630   KCJJ    Iowa City IA             17Jan20  1930 *
1650   KGDB    Denver, CO               27Man16  2133 *
1650   KCNZ    Ceder Falls IA           09Mar06  0430
1660   KQWB    West Fargo, MN           13Mar06  2020
1670   WTDY    Madison, WI              09Mar06  0528
1680   WPRR    Ada, (Grand Rapids) Mi   17Jan20  2014 *
1590   KGFK    E Grand Forks MN         15Oct16  2118 *
1690   WRLL    Berwyn, IL               13Mar06  0825
1690   KDMT    Denver (Arvada)          25Mar16  2134 *
1700   KBGG    Des Moins, IA            23Nov10  0647

* - Using Wellbrook Loop
 
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Here is my AM DX list. I don't have an exact date when I started keeping it but it goes back several years! Enjoy!
Location: Home (Bergen County NJ)

Thanks for the share! Have you tried 620? It's a clear-channel broadcaster from Milwaukee, WI.
 

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Ask your question here -this thread covers that topic...


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what's a good radio for am dx

any one of a number of name-brand radios work quite well (if you want general-coverage) or or AM broadcast band DXing specifically/only, I've had a lot of good luck with car stereos have done the vast majority of AM BC-band DXing after sundown, usually when heading home from work during winter months. (Home stereos, at least those that I've used, are the absolute worst: it seems like the manufacturers include AM only as an after-thought--I guess because so few people actually listen to AM--so home stereos have poor selectivity on AM. Although maybe improved on more recently designed stereos?)
 

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I am using an old Yaesu FRG-7700 that my father in law had. It is an outstanding performer. I am playing around with loop and longwire antennas at the moment. I also use a Radio Shack DX-396 (aka Sangean ATS-909). What are you using?

I can pick up stations to the North and West of me very well, but for some reason South and South East is difficult.
 

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what's a good radio for am dx
You'll find a lot of info at Jay Allen's AM Portable Mega-Shootout. I'm a big fan of the Panasonic RF-2200, though these days you'll probably need to take your chances with buying one used on the internet. It will almost certainly need for the switches to be cleaned. Hopefully it wouldn't need to be re-capped. Of current production radios, the CCrane CCRadio2E and the CCRadio EP-Pro are likely the best bets.

If you want to get really serious there are some tabletop shortwave receivers that can get amazing reception on MW when paired with the right external antenna. You're probably back in the used market there, though, since tabletop shortwave is an effectively dead market.
 

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My list. One of best catches so far is WHK at 5 kw.
Listening to CHWO on my DX-396 and Tecsun resonate loop now, its an easy pick up from my location.


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surprised none of you mentioned using the Select-a-tenna...
still have mine in a box someplace,
haven't used it since the Art Bell Coast to Coast days.
1200 San antonio was the big one I listened to him on.
 
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