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| FM and Ultralight DXing From Delmarva John Cereghin’s (KB3LYP/WDX3IAO) Very Humble DX Page From Smyrna, Delaware Updated March 7, 2010 |
I’ve been a DXer since 1976. That got started when I was 11
years old and was living in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
There was an air show on the base one day and my friend
and I were listening to the festivities on the local AM station,
KFLI on 1240 khz with his father’s Radio Shack multi-band
portable. During the day, we started fooling around with
that radio and we tuned to one of the bands marked “SW1”.
We came across the weirdest station- it broadcasted
nothing but time! Of course, it was WWV on 10 mhz.
years old and was living in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
There was an air show on the base one day and my friend
and I were listening to the festivities on the local AM station,
KFLI on 1240 khz with his father’s Radio Shack multi-band
portable. During the day, we started fooling around with
that radio and we tuned to one of the bands marked “SW1”.
We came across the weirdest station- it broadcasted
nothing but time! Of course, it was WWV on 10 mhz.
That summer, when we moved back to the east coast, my
uncle gave me an old Heathkit AR-2. That thing was a beast.
I liked his old Gonset G-33 better! But the AR-2 was the first
step until I received a Radio Shack DX-160 for Christmas,
1977. I also joined the old SPEEDX club in 1976 and even
edited their Western Hemisphere column in the mid-1980s. I
also was active in CIDX in the 1980s.
uncle gave me an old Heathkit AR-2. That thing was a beast.
I liked his old Gonset G-33 better! But the AR-2 was the first
step until I received a Radio Shack DX-160 for Christmas,
1977. I also joined the old SPEEDX club in 1976 and even
edited their Western Hemisphere column in the mid-1980s. I
also was active in CIDX in the 1980s.
The current primary rig- a classic FRG-7
My first love- the classic DX-160
BTW- if anyone has some of the old SPEEDX bulletins from the 1970s or 1980s they want to get rid of,
shoot me an email at jcereghin AT gmail.com. I'd be willing to pay for photocopies of the SPEEDX
bulletins, from 1978-1983.
shoot me an email at jcereghin AT gmail.com. I'd be willing to pay for photocopies of the SPEEDX
bulletins, from 1978-1983.
College (1983-1988) found me changing my interests from shortwave to scanning. I subscribed to the
North East Scanning News, and edited their Maryland-Delaware column for a few years. My “mid-life”
crises saw me return to DXing after about a 15-year layoff. Since I sold a few of my old radios (my DX-
302 and that old DX-160, what a fool I was! I literally wore out my Radio Shack DX-400.), I needed to
rebuild my shack. I had always wanted a FRG-7, way back in it’s hey-day in the late 1970s but could
never hope to afford one on a teenager’s bank account. But a search on eBay found a nice one and it
proudly sits in my shack. I also have obtained a Grundig YB-400, a Kaito 1103 and a Radio Shack DX-
150B and DX-440. My stable of Ultralight Radios includes 3 Sony SRF-59s, Sangean DT-200VX and DT-
400W, a Tecsun R-9012 and PL-300WT and an Eton E-100.
For the curious, I pastor Grace Baptist Church, here in Smyrna, Delaware, since 1998.
North East Scanning News, and edited their Maryland-Delaware column for a few years. My “mid-life”
crises saw me return to DXing after about a 15-year layoff. Since I sold a few of my old radios (my DX-
302 and that old DX-160, what a fool I was! I literally wore out my Radio Shack DX-400.), I needed to
rebuild my shack. I had always wanted a FRG-7, way back in it’s hey-day in the late 1970s but could
never hope to afford one on a teenager’s bank account. But a search on eBay found a nice one and it
proudly sits in my shack. I also have obtained a Grundig YB-400, a Kaito 1103 and a Radio Shack DX-
150B and DX-440. My stable of Ultralight Radios includes 3 Sony SRF-59s, Sangean DT-200VX and DT-
400W, a Tecsun R-9012 and PL-300WT and an Eton E-100.
For the curious, I pastor Grace Baptist Church, here in Smyrna, Delaware, since 1998.
I have actually worked in radio., at WOEL-89.9 FM in Elkton, Maryland, from 1986 to 1998 and at
WDEL-1150 AM in Wilmington, Delaware for a while in 1998, as a traffic reporter.
WDEL-1150 AM in Wilmington, Delaware for a while in 1998, as a traffic reporter.
Currently, I am active on the ABDX and IRCA mail lists and am a member of WTFDA, the NRC and IRCA.
My Twitter and Facebook links are at the bottom of the page.
My Twitter and Facebook links are at the bottom of the page.
GENERAL RADIO LINKS
AMANDX. DXing from Manitoba.
DCRTV. Broadcast info from the Baltimore-Washington area. Part of it is behind a pay wall.
ABDX. A very active mailing list, concentrating on all modes of broadcasting.
AC6V’s Megalist of Links. The motherlode of DX links!
DXer.ca, Canada's original Worldband radio website & the official Ultra-Light-Radio resource center! Great stuff
here, especially for Ultralight DXing.
RadioIntel. Great reviews and other info.
MW DX LINKS
AM Logbook. Great listings of US and Canadian MW stations the best on the web.
International Radio Club of America. A good MW club.
21centimeter.com Site of Peter Jernakoff in nearby Wilmington, Delaware, with audio clips of his DX.
BAM Log. Website of Bruce Condi- lots of good MW stuff.
DXMid-America . Jam-packed MW info from the heartland. Good if you live on the coasts, too!
National Radio Club. Another fine MW club that I belong to. I edit their "College Sports" column.
Ultralight DX Yahoo Group. Dedicated to Ultralight DXing. Join today!
Targeted UL Dxing- an article by yours truly
SHORTWAVE LINKS
World of Radio. Glenn Hauser’s DX news site, must reading!
Prime Time Shortwave. English language Shortwave schedules.
FM DX LINKS
Girard Westerberg’s FM/TV DX Page. Don’t miss his lists of FM and MW stations.
FM DX Forecast. A necessary site from William Hepburn, for tropo forecasts.
Worldwide TV-FX DX Association. The premier VHF DX club for FM and TV DX.
Mike’s TV and FM DX Page. DX goodness from New England.
David's FM DX site from Woodbridge VA
FM DX real-time logger
K3PHL's FM DX site from Pennsylvania
AMANDX. DXing from Manitoba.
DCRTV. Broadcast info from the Baltimore-Washington area. Part of it is behind a pay wall.
ABDX. A very active mailing list, concentrating on all modes of broadcasting.
AC6V’s Megalist of Links. The motherlode of DX links!
DXer.ca, Canada's original Worldband radio website & the official Ultra-Light-Radio resource center! Great stuff
here, especially for Ultralight DXing.
RadioIntel. Great reviews and other info.
MW DX LINKS
AM Logbook. Great listings of US and Canadian MW stations the best on the web.
International Radio Club of America. A good MW club.
21centimeter.com Site of Peter Jernakoff in nearby Wilmington, Delaware, with audio clips of his DX.
BAM Log. Website of Bruce Condi- lots of good MW stuff.
DXMid-America . Jam-packed MW info from the heartland. Good if you live on the coasts, too!
National Radio Club. Another fine MW club that I belong to. I edit their "College Sports" column.
Ultralight DX Yahoo Group. Dedicated to Ultralight DXing. Join today!
Targeted UL Dxing- an article by yours truly
SHORTWAVE LINKS
World of Radio. Glenn Hauser’s DX news site, must reading!
Prime Time Shortwave. English language Shortwave schedules.
FM DX LINKS
Girard Westerberg’s FM/TV DX Page. Don’t miss his lists of FM and MW stations.
FM DX Forecast. A necessary site from William Hepburn, for tropo forecasts.
Worldwide TV-FX DX Association. The premier VHF DX club for FM and TV DX.
Mike’s TV and FM DX Page. DX goodness from New England.
David's FM DX site from Woodbridge VA
FM DX real-time logger
K3PHL's FM DX site from Pennsylvania
E-mail to mwdx AT pilgrimway.org or jcereghin AT gmail.com
A classic- and rare- SPEEDX felt pennant,
probably from the late 1970s, hanging in
my shack.
probably from the late 1970s, hanging in
my shack.
AM/Ultralight LOGS:
My current MW log is here. This is in Excel format. Updated March 7.
My current Ultralight Log is here, updated March 7.
FM LOGS
My current master FM log in Excel format. Updated February 26.
My current MW log is here. This is in Excel format. Updated March 7.
My current Ultralight Log is here, updated March 7.
FM LOGS
My current master FM log in Excel format. Updated February 26.
Sunclock courtesy of James Elliot
(http://www.brunchboy.com/sunclock.shtml)
(http://www.brunchboy.com/sunclock.shtml)
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