| John Cereghin’s (KB3LYP/WDX3IAO) Very Humble DX Page Updated July 24, 2008 |
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.
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.
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 old Gonset G-33
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
shoot me an email at jcereghin AT gmail.com
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.
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.
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.
Yes, 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.
also worked at WDEL-1150 AM in Wilmington, Delaware for a while in 1998, as a traffic reporter.
These days find me mainly concentrating on MW and FM DX. My log from the 1970s and 1980s was lost,
so I have had to reconstruct a lot of my log from memory and consulting back issues of the WRTH.
so I have had to reconstruct a lot of my log from memory and consulting back issues of the WRTH.
Currently, I am active on the ABDX and IRCA mail lists and am a member of WTFDA, the NRC and IRCA.
GENERAL RADIO LINKS
AMANDX. DXing from Manitoba.
DCRTV. A necessary site for 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!
MW DX LINKS
AM Logbook. Great listings of US and Canadian MW stations.
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.
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 station lists.
FM DX Forecast. A necessary site from William Hepburn, for tropo forecasts.
Worldwide TV-FX DX Association. The premier VHF DX club, best for FM and TV DX.
W9WI. Great for TV DX info.
Mike’s TV and FM DX Page. DX goodness from New England.
AMANDX. DXing from Manitoba.
DCRTV. A necessary site for 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!
MW DX LINKS
AM Logbook. Great listings of US and Canadian MW stations.
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.
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 station lists.
FM DX Forecast. A necessary site from William Hepburn, for tropo forecasts.
Worldwide TV-FX DX Association. The premier VHF DX club, best for FM and TV DX.
W9WI. Great for TV DX info.
Mike’s TV and FM DX Page. DX goodness from New England.
CURRENT COUNTS
MW STATIONS 670 FM STATIONS 342 SW STATIONS 365
MW STATES 36 FM STATES 26 TOTAL RADIO COUNTRIES 173
MW COUNTRIES 24 GRIDS LOGGED- 53
MW STATIONS 670 FM STATIONS 342 SW STATIONS 365
MW STATES 36 FM STATES 26 TOTAL RADIO COUNTRIES 173
MW COUNTRIES 24 GRIDS LOGGED- 53
E-mail to jcereghin AT gmail.com
A classic- and rare- SPEEDX felt pennant,
probably from the late 1970s.
probably from the late 1970s.
FM Stations on the Delmarva Peninsula, including Delaware and the Eastern Shores of Maryland and
Virginia. This is in Excel xls format. Last updated July 17, 2008.
My current master FM log, all stations heard in Central Delaware since August 2007. Updated July 22.
My daily FM DX log is here (in Word format) Updated July 22.
Virginia. This is in Excel xls format. Last updated July 17, 2008.
My current master FM log, all stations heard in Central Delaware since August 2007. Updated July 22.
My daily FM DX log is here (in Word format) Updated July 22.
FM Grids I have logged
My current MW log is here. Some of the MW log has been reconstructed from memory and old notes,
so there are stations there that are no longer on the air. My FM log is recent and not very impressive,
as I only got seriously interested in FM DXing last summer. I update these logs as required. This is in
Excel format (which can also be read with the OpenOffice spreadsheet. Updated July 24.
so there are stations there that are no longer on the air. My FM log is recent and not very impressive,
as I only got seriously interested in FM DXing last summer. I update these logs as required. This is in
Excel format (which can also be read with the OpenOffice spreadsheet. Updated July 24.
