| DXing From Delmarva John Cereghin’s (KB3LYP/WDX3IAO) Very Humble DX Page From Smyrna, Delaware Updated February 1, 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. But
that got the ball rolling.
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. But
that got the ball rolling.
That summer, when we moved back to the east coast, my
uncle gave me an old Heathkit AR-2. Yes, 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. Yes, 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 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! And 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 also pastor Grace Baptist Church, here in Smyrna, Delaware, since 1998.
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! And 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 also pastor Grace Baptist Church, here in Smyrna, Delaware, since 1998.
I have actually worked in radio. I worked at WOEL-89.9 FM in Elkton, Maryland, from 1986 to 1998. I also
worked at WDEL-1150 AM in Wilmington, Delaware for a while in 1998, as a traffic reporter.
worked at 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.
GENERAL RADIO LINKS
The WDX3IAO Blog- my radio blog.
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. I'm a member of this fine 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!
SHORTWAVE LINKS
World of Radio. Glenn Hauser’s DX news site
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.
KW4RZ's FM DX page. FM DXing from Florida.
David's FM DX site from Woodbridge VA
FM DX real-time logger
K3PHL's FM DX site from Pennsylvania
The WDX3IAO Blog- my radio blog.
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. I'm a member of this fine 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!
SHORTWAVE LINKS
World of Radio. Glenn Hauser’s DX news site
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.
KW4RZ's FM DX page. FM DXing from Florida.
David's FM DX site from Woodbridge VA
FM DX real-time logger
K3PHL's FM DX site from Pennsylvania
CURRENT COUNTS- BRAG TAPE
MW STATIONS 887 ULTRA-LIGHT STATIONS 671 FM STATIONS 486
MW STATES 36 ULTRA-LIGHT STATES 34 FM STATES 33
MW COUNTRIES 24 ULTRA-LIGHT COUNTRIES 15 FM PROVINCES 6
FM GRIDS LOGGED 107
FM COUNTRIES 4
MW STATIONS 887 ULTRA-LIGHT STATIONS 671 FM STATIONS 486
MW STATES 36 ULTRA-LIGHT STATES 34 FM STATES 33
MW COUNTRIES 24 ULTRA-LIGHT COUNTRIES 15 FM PROVINCES 6
FM GRIDS LOGGED 107
FM COUNTRIES 4
E-mail to mwdx AT pilgrimway.org or jcereghin AT gmail.com
A classic- and rare- SPEEDX felt pennant,
probably from the late 1970s.
probably from the late 1970s.
AM LOGS:
My current MW log is here. This is in Excel format. Updated February 2.
My current Ultralight Log is here, updated February 2.
AM and FM Stations on the Delmarva Peninsula, including Delaware and the Eastern Shores of Maryland
and Virginia. This is in Excel xls format. Last updated August 28, 2009.
FM LOGS
My current master FM log in Excel format. Updated February 2.
My current MW log is here. This is in Excel format. Updated February 2.
My current Ultralight Log is here, updated February 2.
AM and FM Stations on the Delmarva Peninsula, including Delaware and the Eastern Shores of Maryland
and Virginia. This is in Excel xls format. Last updated August 28, 2009.
FM LOGS
My current master FM log in Excel format. Updated February 2.
Sunclock courtesy of James Elliot
(http://www.brunchboy.com/sunclock.shtml)
(http://www.brunchboy.com/sunclock.shtml)
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