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• MW-Specific Sites
  Mark's Radio, Electronics, Music, and other Web Links - Mark Connelly, WA1ION, is the designer of many of the antenna phasing units used by MW DXers.  Find construction plans for phasing units, and many other interesting DX links.
  Funkenhauser's Whamlog & Mediumwave DX Links - For mediumwave (also known as MW, AM, BCB, and standard broadcast band) DX, DXers, and DXing.
  Del-DX - A repository of DX recordings, logs, photos and links aimed primarily at the avid medium wave DXer, created by Peter Jernakoff of Delaware.
  The Central American and Caribbean AM DX Page - Target list by Barry McLarnon, "To help AM DXers log stations in Central American and Caribbean countries, many of which are quite difficult to hear."
  AM-DX.com - The distant AM station reception hobby, 150 to 1800 kHz, site by Craig Healy.  Database includes over 3,300 directional antenna patterns.  
  DXpedition Stories - From the Valhalla Beach DX bus located north of Winnipeg.
  Lemmenjoki, Finland DX - The Radiosivut page of Esa Hänninen's web site, featuring the Lemmenjoki, Finland DXpeditions.
  Kongsfjord DXpeditions - Logs, photos, and more from extreme northeast Norway.
  DX Clip Joint - DX audio files, examples of long distance AM broadcast reception.
  The Wobbler - A Mystery Radio Signal - Investigation of the so-called Cuban wobblers by W.Curt Deegan.
  
• Solar Activity
  HFRadio.org - Current global propagation conditions, solar activity, and information, by columnist Tomas Hood, NW7US.
  KN4LF Daily Solar Space Weather and Geomagnetic Data Archive - Check here for the 7-day medium frequency radio propagation outlook by Thomas Giella, KN4LF.
  Solar Terrestrial Activity Report - Prepared by Jan Alvestad of the DX Listeners' Club.
  Solar Cycle 24.com - "All of your solar and auroral needs in one place!" by VE3EN.
  Current Solar Forecast - Report of solar-geophysical activity prepared jointly by the US Dept of Commerce, NOAA, the Space Environment Center, and the US Air Force.
  3-Day Estimated Kp Index Monitor - SEC/NOAA Planetary K-Index graphical representation updated dynamically every 15 minutes.
  SEC Geophysical Alert Message - Describes the new format and defines terminology used in the three-hourly WWV broadcasts.
  POES Auroral Oval - Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites real-time auroral oval images.
  CARISMA Auroral Oval - Canadian Array for Realtime Investigations of Magnetic Activity current and archived auroral oval graphics.
  OVATION Auroral Oval - Oval Variation Assessment Tracking Intensity and Online Nowcasting real-time and archived auroral oval images.
  SpaceWeather.com - Science news and information about the Sun-Earth environment.  Sunspots, solar flares, indices, coronal holes, geomagnetic storms... it's all here!
  The Basics of Radio Wave Propagation - By Edwin C. Jones, MD, PhD, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee.
  IPS Radio and Space Services - The Australian Space Weather Agency.
  US Naval Observatory - Obtain sunrise/sunset data for any location worldwide.
  
• Radio Station Databases and Listings
  MW List - Database of all longwave, mediumwave, and tropical band radio stations worldwide with Google Map links to transmitter sites.
  European Medium Wave Guide (EMWG) - This publication compiled by Herman Boel "gives an overview of literally all long and medium wave stations in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East."
  The Pacific Asian Log (PAL) - "A list of all known medium wave broadcast stations in the Asia-Pacific region from Afghanistan to Alaska," compiled by Bruce Portzer, N7ECJ.
  Asiawaves - AM, FM, and TV broadcasting in south and southeast Asia, maintained by WRTH contributor Alan G. Davies.
  Lista de Emissoras Brasileiras de Ondas Médias - From DX Clube do Brasil, "The most complete list of Brazilian MW stations... compiled with the help of dozens of Brazilian DXers and periodically updated."
  Progreso, Rebelde, and Reloj: The Three Todopoderosos - Cuba national network list and map, for archive purposes only. Go to http://usuarios.iponet.es/mmolano/CUBA-plan-ENG.pdf for the most current and complete list available, compiled by Mauricio Molano, April 2011.
  The Canada/US AM Station Info Lookup Page - Calculate distance and bearing, look up sunrise/sunset times, and search for station information by call letters and format.
  CDBS Public Access - Search FCC Media Bureau databases for AM, FM, TV, LPTV, and DTV broadcast stations.
  AM/FM Signal Strengths - Find the field strengths of AM and FM stations serving a location by zip code.
  Radio Locator.com - Links to over 10,000 radio stations and 2,500 audio streams, formerly the MIT list of stations on the Internet.
  OnTheRadio.net - Find a radio station, song, or commercial.
  FCCinfo.com - The FCC search engine by Cavell, Mertz & Davis Inc. with mapping linked to TopoZone.
  100000 Watts: US Radio & TV Directory - M Street radio and TV listings plus news headlines, by subscription.
  The AMANDX Pages - Canadian AM/FM directory, databases for SWL and amateur radio.
  SCT Información - Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM.  Mexican AM radio station list (pdf).
  AirNav.com - Select Navaids to search the database for longwave non-directional beacons by identifier, name, or frequency.
  Master List of Part 15 Radio Stations of North America - Stations "authorized under the various subsections of 47 CFR, Part 15," plus transmitters and resources.
  The Interval Signals Archive - "A collection of audio clips of foreign radio stations, with identification announcements in various languages, signature tunes and jingles, and of course interval signals."
  RabbitEars.info - TVGOS database and DTV transition information.
  
• Additional Resources
  DXing.com - The Web Resource for Radio Hobbyists sponsored by Universal Radio and originally created by Harry Helms, it's all about DXing, the art and science of listening to distant stations.
  Wooden Radio - Informational website sponsored by C.Crane to assist radio listeners.
  DXing.info - The reliable information source for radio hobbyists. Includes the 2002 Chamberlain, Maine DXpedition report.
  fybush.com - "Your source for broadcasting news in the northeastern US and eastern Canada." Home of the Tower Site Calendar and the Northeast Radio Watch.
  dxlinks.info - DXing links, radio station links, links to media pages, station lists and databases... Over 4000 links, updated weekly.
  DX Radio.co.uk - The latest DX news, features, and links from the UK by Mark Hattam.
  Radio-Info.com - Web Directory, "All of radio's best links, not just some of them." Dead link, 20 May'09.
  Zona Latina - A collection of links to Latin American radio stations.
  DX Tuners.com - Now called HamSphere, The world's best real time radio network. Listen online via remote control receivers located around the world.
  NationalAnthems.net - Choral and instrumental anthems.  Listen to streaming audio or downmoad mp3 files.
  
• History
  On The Shortwaves.com - "Devoted primarily to the history of shortwave broadcasting and the shortwave broadcast DX hobby.  Because the roots of shortwave DXing were in the hobby of long distance mediumwave listening, we also cover early broadcast band DXing..."
  Early Radio History - "Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies," by Thomas H. White.
  Radio Heritage Foundation - Based in New Zealand, "Sharing the stories of Pacific radio."
  Canadian Communications Foundation - Go to Engineering to read "DXing - The Art of Listening to Distant Signals," complete with photos, by Brent Taylor.
  Jim Hawkins' Radio and Broadcast Technology Page - Featuring broadcast transmitter facilities of VOA, 700 WLW, WABC-77, RCI, and other standard broadcast stations with over 300 pictures.
  
• Mapping
  Caribbean-On-Line - Outstanding source of island maps.
  Multimap.com - Online maps to everywhere.
  TopoZone.com - Topo Factory custom topography maps and download services.
  Lat-Long Distance Estimates - Free software for calculating the great circle shortest surface distance between two points, accounting for the elliptical shape of the Earth.
  AZ Map - Free Azimuthal-Equidistance (Great Circle) Map Generator software by Paul Burton AA6Z.
  

• Construction Diagrams
  Broadband Loop - The broadband loop is bi-directional, producing a figure-8 reception pattern.  With a "floating ground" it doesn't require a good earth ground at the antenna to perform well, making it ideal for a balcony, rooftop, or any location where grounding isn't practical. It's an easy to build low noise antenna.
  Corner-Fed Broadband Loop - A broadband loop with a corner feed-point results in performance close to unidirectional with improved reception in one direction.
  SuperLoop - Addition of a series terminating resistor changes corner-fed broadband loop reception pattern from a modified figure-8 to a cardioid with > 30 dB backside null.  Uses a length to height ratio in a range from 2.1:1 up to 2.5:1 similar to Ewe and Flag antennas.  The super-sized dimensions produce exceptional gain at low angles for long distance mediumwave reception.
  Remote Control Variable Termination SuperLoop - A transformer isolated remote potentiometer replaces the fixed resistor termination.  Works with any terminated broadband loop antenna.
  Flag & Pennant - Variations of the terminated broadband loop with floating ground, producing a unidirectional cardioid reception pattern.
  Ewe - Produces a unidirectional cardioid reception pattern.  A good earth ground is required.
  Beverage - The classic narrow-beam wave-guide antenna; a terminated long wire, greater than or equal to one wavelength long, performs best over poor ground conductivity.
  
  Homebrew 5-ft Folded Dipole FM Antenna - A simple and effective outdoor bidirectional FM antenna.
  
  
• Beverage Resources
  Misek Antenna Research - Publisher of The Beverage Antenna Handbook, supplier of transformer cores, clips, and FETs used in Beverage antenna construction.
  Oak Ridge Radio - The Byan remote-controlled termination.
  The Wave Antenna for 200-Meter Reception by H.H.Beverage, QST, November 1922.
  The Classic Beverage Antenna, Revisited by H.H.Beverage and Doug DeMaw, QST, January 1982.
  
  
• Antenna Modeling
  EZNEC - Antenna modeling software by W7EL.
  
  

                

• Nashua, New Hampshire
  2008 Logbook
        2009 Logbook
  
  Summer 2009 FM Bandscan
  
  2011 Logbook
  

           

• Camden, Maine
  2008 Logbook
  2009 Logbook
  
  
• Chatham, Massachusetts
  2011 CMMC DXpedition
  2012 CMMC DXpedition
  
  
• Prince Edward Island
  2009... nothing on but the radio
  2010 Savage Harbour
  
  
• Rockport, Massachusetts
  2009 DX Clams
  
  
• Cappahayden, Newfoundland
  NFDX 16:  April 2006
  
  
• Grayland, Washington
  2002 DXpedition
  
  

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