(Michael Holme) wrote in message . com...
Hi,

Can anybody point to any good website or books to get me started
in MW DXing. Also what's the best antenna to use. I currently have an
AOR LA350 with the medium wave attachment and a 8M longwire. The
longwire seems a bit noisier at my QTH. My radio is an AOR AR7030
plus. I'm located in the UK and would like to receiver American
stations if possible. What's the best time to listen and what
frequencies should I try. Do I need a better antenna ?
Any help much appreciated. BTW I realize this is rec.radio.shortwave
but I wasn't aware of a medium wave group

Thanks,
Mike

Thank you everybody for the most helpful replies and links, etc.
I have an Uncle who owns a farm. If I could get the battery pack
for my AOR AR7030 plus, who knows, maybe I could set that beverage
up ! Perhaps when I'm more clued up as to where to tune in and when.

Mike

Say! Those of you who have MW loops, especially on the east and west coasts of
NA, should try pointing them at the aurora. I've noticed, during solar
instability, that SW signals are one way, east bound, but that they are two-way
off the aurora.

Bill, K5BY

Other good ones to try.....

850 WEEI Boston
1110 WBT Charlotte
710 WOR New York
810 WGY Schenectady
660 WFAN New York
740 CHWO Toronto

A 1m air loop would do you well. As would a KIWA loop if you have the
money.

Kent, K9EZ
Menomonee Falls, WI

"Michael Holme" wrote in message
om...
(snip)

I don't think there *is* a MW group, this seems to be the best place.

Good, then I've landed home !

Try http://www.nrcdxas.org in the States, I'd bet there's a link off
http://www.skywaves.info in the U.K.. (Skywaves is a FM/TV group but
I'd bet they have a link to U.K. MW DXers)

The *best* antenna to use is a Beverage - a very long wire very close to
the ground. As in, 150m long or longer and maybe 20-30cm to 1m above
ground.

:0 We only have a small back yard.

Obviously few DXers have enough room to use such an antenna!

I think you're going to want to look at a ferrite-core or air loop
antenna. (you can make your own air loop fairly easily) A longwire
will probably have to be at least 40-50m long to stand much chance of
hearing American stations.

Yeah, 8 metres is my max for a longwire. I've got what I think is a
ferrite-core, but no loop.

Virtually all American stations (except low-power outlets) operate 24/7.
I might suggest your best chance is to listen at your sunrise, when

Yeah I read somewhere that MWDXers tend to be insomniacs.

it's already light across Europe (and the stations on the Continent are
beginning to fade out) but still dark across the Atlantic.

Writing from the "wrong" side of the ocean I'm not all that familiar
with what's the best frequencies to check. The stations we consider
most commonly DX'd here in the States are often NOT the ones that are
strongest in Europe. Most U.S. stations that operate at night use
highly-directional antennas to beam most of their power out to sea (and
away from other American stations on the same frequency) at the nearest
beach.. which means they're not well-heard in the American interior but
can be plenty loud overseas.

I think CBC Radio 1 on 640KHz from St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
is probably the most-often-heard American station in the U.K.. The
all-sports station on 1510 in Boston seems to be fairly commonly heard
as well.

I'll try those tonight, thanks very much for the help.

LOL, I was looking thru messages and had to chuckle when I came across
this one. I have a hard time getting 850 WEEI Boston at night and I
am less then 50 miles away from the station. I believe the night time
transmitting area is directional though for that station. I can
actually get 660 FAN from New York better at night.

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:45:17 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

Other good ones to try.....

850 WEEI Boston
1110 WBT Charlotte
710 WOR New York
810 WGY Schenectady
660 WFAN New York
740 CHWO Toronto

A 1m air loop would do you well. As would a KIWA loop if you have the
money.

Kent, K9EZ
Menomonee Falls, WI

If you are "behind" the station, it will be tougher.

Here is the night pattern.....
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...atus=L&hours=N


"newbieguy" wrote in message
...

LOL, I was looking thru messages and had to chuckle when I came across
this one. I have a hard time getting 850 WEEI Boston at night and I
am less then 50 miles away from the station. I believe the night time
transmitting area is directional though for that station. I can
actually get 660 FAN from New York better at night.

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:45:17 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

Other good ones to try.....

850 WEEI Boston
1110 WBT Charlotte
710 WOR New York
810 WGY Schenectady
660 WFAN New York
740 CHWO Toronto

A 1m air loop would do you well. As would a KIWA loop if you have the
money.

Kent, K9EZ
Menomonee Falls, WI

Kent, that is an interesting site that I was not aware of. Thanks for
the link. WBZ is very strong in Boston. I can pick it up in Vermont
approximately 175 miles away in the middle of the day.

On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 03:43:26 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

If you are "behind" the station, it will be tougher.

Here is the night pattern.....
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...atus=L&hours=N


"newbieguy" wrote in message
.. .

LOL, I was looking thru messages and had to chuckle when I came across
this one. I have a hard time getting 850 WEEI Boston at night and I
am less then 50 miles away from the station. I believe the night time
transmitting area is directional though for that station. I can
actually get 660 FAN from New York better at night.

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:45:17 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

Other good ones to try.....

850 WEEI Boston
1110 WBT Charlotte
710 WOR New York
810 WGY Schenectady
660 WFAN New York
740 CHWO Toronto

A 1m air loop would do you well. As would a KIWA loop if you have the
money.

Kent, K9EZ
Menomonee Falls, WI

newbieguy wrote:

Kent, that is an interesting site that I was not aware of. Thanks for
the link. WBZ is very strong in Boston. I can pick it up in Vermont
approximately 175 miles away in the middle of the day.

On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 03:43:26 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

If you are "behind" the station, it will be tougher.

Here is the night pattern.....
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...atus=L&hours=N


"newbieguy" wrote in message
.. .

LOL, I was looking thru messages and had to chuckle when I came across
this one. I have a hard time getting 850 WEEI Boston at night and I
am less then 50 miles away from the station. I believe the night time
transmitting area is directional though for that station. I can
actually get 660 FAN from New York better at night.

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:45:17 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

Other good ones to try.....

850 WEEI Boston
1110 WBT Charlotte
710 WOR New York
810 WGY Schenectady
660 WFAN New York
740 CHWO Toronto

A 1m air loop would do you well. As would a KIWA loop if you have the
money.

Kent, K9EZ
Menomonee Falls, WI



Love CHWO- on a good hight, it's "local" clear here in SW Michigan.
Another Eastern USA powerhouse is WBBM Chicago. WJR in Detroit used to
be clearly audible in Florida most evenings, and I assume still is - ?
WWL in New Orleans is an easy nightime catch right up to the Canadian
border most evenings.

Tony

Try 1170 A.M ( WWVA, Wheeling West Virginia)

If the " Skip Pattern" is right, you can hear it WAY beyond it's " Night
Pattern"


http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...atus=L&hours=N


Subject: Getting started in MW DXing
From: Tony Meloche
Date: 7/15/2004 8:18 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:



newbieguy wrote:

Kent, that is an interesting site that I was not aware of. Thanks for
the link. WBZ is very strong in Boston. I can pick it up in Vermont
approximately 175 miles away in the middle of the day.

On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 03:43:26 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

If you are "behind" the station, it will be tougher.

Here is the night pattern.....

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...=AM&status=L&h
ours=N


"newbieguy" wrote in message
.. .

LOL, I was looking thru messages and had to chuckle when I came across
this one. I have a hard time getting 850 WEEI Boston at night and I
am less then 50 miles away from the station. I believe the night time
transmitting area is directional though for that station. I can
actually get 660 FAN from New York better at night.

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:45:17 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

Other good ones to try.....

850 WEEI Boston
1110 WBT Charlotte
710 WOR New York
810 WGY Schenectady
660 WFAN New York
740 CHWO Toronto

A 1m air loop would do you well. As would a KIWA loop if you have the
money.

Kent, K9EZ
Menomonee Falls, WI



Love CHWO- on a good hight, it's "local" clear here in SW Michigan.
Another Eastern USA powerhouse is WBBM Chicago. WJR in Detroit used to
be clearly audible in Florida most evenings, and I assume still is - ?
WWL in New Orleans is an easy nightime catch right up to the Canadian
border most evenings.

Tony

"Chandler7600" wrote in message
...
Try 1170 A.M ( WWVA, Wheeling West Virginia)

If the " Skip Pattern" is right, you can hear it WAY beyond it's " Night
Pattern"



http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...atus=L&hours=N


Subject: Getting started in MW DXing
From: Tony Meloche
Date: 7/15/2004 8:18 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:



newbieguy wrote:

Kent, that is an interesting site that I was not aware of. Thanks for
the link. WBZ is very strong in Boston. I can pick it up in Vermont
approximately 175 miles away in the middle of the day.

On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 03:43:26 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

If you are "behind" the station, it will be tougher.

Here is the night pattern.....

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...=AM&status=L&h
ours=N


"newbieguy" wrote in message
.. .

LOL, I was looking thru messages and had to chuckle when I came
across
this one. I have a hard time getting 850 WEEI Boston at night and I
am less then 50 miles away from the station. I believe the night
time
transmitting area is directional though for that station. I can
actually get 660 FAN from New York better at night.

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:45:17 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

Other good ones to try.....

850 WEEI Boston
1110 WBT Charlotte
710 WOR New York
810 WGY Schenectady
660 WFAN New York
740 CHWO Toronto

A 1m air loop would do you well. As would a KIWA loop if you have
the
money.

Kent, K9EZ
Menomonee Falls, WI



Love CHWO- on a good hight, it's "local" clear here in SW Michigan.
Another Eastern USA powerhouse is WBBM Chicago. WJR in Detroit used to
be clearly audible in Florida most evenings, and I assume still is - ?
WWL in New Orleans is an easy nightime catch right up to the Canadian
border most evenings.

Tony



For me here in NJ, the champs are 1090 WBAL Baltimore, 1100 WTAM in
Cleveland, 1110 WBT in Charlotte... Most of the time in the evening, they
are reliable, and sometimes that sound like local stations...

For the most part, I can also hear just about every other 50kW station that
is east of the Mississippi so long as it is not directional and nulling away
from me or on the dial right next to any of the local powerhouse stations.

--
Respectfully,

Michael

Location: New Jersey
Primary Receiver: R-75 with full Kiwa mods
Antennas: G5RV, 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire
Additional Radios: KA-1101,KA-1102,PL-550,
KA-989, Info-Mate 837, GE-SR III
Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)
Web Site: http://md_dxing.tripod.com

Try some of the english language stations from Canada,
CFRB 1010 kHz Toronto may not be audible. But it
is is covered by WINS in New Your, NY most of the time.
CFRB has a short wave relay CFRX on 6070 kHz, it may
not be on the air any more!

CJAD 800 kHz and 940 kHz from Montreal, should be up on the air!
I can listen to 940 kHz down in the I-93 and I-95 corridor of Massachusetts.
There is a stretch of I-93 in Wilmington, MA where the CFRB 1010 kHz signal lobe
cancels out WINS! It's great to here CFRB direct!
On week ends CFRB and CJAD simulcast evening and late night programming of CFRB!
The CBC Radio 1 from Montreal on 91.7 MHz FM should be audible from Vermont!
CBC is also relayed on The Quebec Northern Service on short wave 9625 kHz. AM
Try 1100 KhZ Cleveland and 1210 Khz Philly! Also 680 Khz should pound into your
area at night!
I us a Realistic DX 440 to do may MW dxing!
Jim

newbieguy wrote:

Kent, that is an interesting site that I was not aware of. Thanks for
the link. WBZ is very strong in Boston. I can pick it up in Vermont
approximately 175 miles away in the middle of the day.

On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 03:43:26 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

If you are "behind" the station, it will be tougher.

Here is the night pattern.....
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...atus=L&hours=N


"newbieguy" wrote in message
.. .

LOL, I was looking thru messages and had to chuckle when I came across
this one. I have a hard time getting 850 WEEI Boston at night and I
am less then 50 miles away from the station. I believe the night time
transmitting area is directional though for that station. I can
actually get 660 FAN from New York better at night.

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:45:17 GMT, "Kent" wrote:

Other good ones to try.....

850 WEEI Boston
1110 WBT Charlotte
710 WOR New York
810 WGY Schenectady
660 WFAN New York
740 CHWO Toronto

A 1m air loop would do you well. As would a KIWA loop if you have the
money.

Kent, K9EZ
Menomonee Falls, WI