tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47470273385215434722024-02-06T19:57:16.857-08:00INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL RADIO CLUBAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478239985968176809noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747027338521543472.post-42217344047677005072013-11-14T02:50:00.001-08:002013-11-14T02:50:11.339-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://sw-radio.blogspot.com/2013/03/palm-beach-usa-how-do-you-find-jupiters.html">Palm Beach, USA: How do you find Jupiter’s little radio station? Look for the antenna in the palm tree!</a></h3>
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antenna for WJTW is attached to a palm tree behind the radio station’s
studio in Jupiter. (Bruce R. Bennett/The Palm Beach Post)</span></td></tr>
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While there are several ways to grow a radio station’s audience, not many include fertilizer.</div>
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But then, few radio stations use a 70-foot Washingtonian palm tree planted in back of its studio as an antenna pole.</div>
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“We
try to take good care of that tree,” said Tom Boyhan, the owner of
low-power WJTW, 100.3 FM, known as “Jupiter’s Home Town Radio Station.”
“Our first one got hit by lightning.”</div>
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The
palm tree was Boyhan’s workaround of a Town of Jupiter rule prohibiting
antennas more than 50 feet tall near residential areas.</div>
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With
an extra dose of fertilizer and regular watering, a few more listeners
each year from Palm Beach Gardens to Hobe Sound might be able to tune in
to the station’s mix of local news and nostalgia, with songs that range
from ’50s crooners to ’70s soft rock, salted with plenty of show tunes.</div>
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“The
joke around town is the taller that palm, the better the signal,” said
Jennifer Sardone-Shiner, marketing director of Maltz Jupiter Theatre.</div>
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On
a local radio dial dominated by homogenized super stations with
corporate formats devised in board rooms, tiny home-grown WJTW is
radio’s artisanal micro-brew.</div>
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Instead
of “Don’t Touch That Dial” bombast, there’s a handmade quality to the
airwaves emanating from this four-room office suite, where the
transmitter room is the size of a closet and the production studio
doesn’t have soundproofing.</div>
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Read More at <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/entertainment/how-do-you-find-jupiters-little-radio-stationlook-/nWpmJ/">The Palm Beach Post</a></div>
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(Source : The Palm Beach Post, spotted by SCOOPWEB)</div>
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Find frequencies for in at : GMT (NOW) <br /> or <br /> Find out what stations are broadcasting on a frequency of kHz ( ± 10 kHz) <br /><br />Frequencies and Sites in Bengali Currently On-Air<br />Map of sites and frequencies currently on air in Bengali<br />Your search produced 54 results and took 0.148 Seconds. Database dated 11 Nov 13.<br />Freq ▼ Station Start End Days Language Pwr Az Transmitter Site Lat/Long Remarks ◆<br />4750 R.BANGLADESH BETAR 08:30 12:35 1234567 Bengali 100 ND <br />BGD<br />Shavar 23N26 090E12 <br />SIGNAL_STRENGTH_4<br />BANGL<br />4750 R.BANGLADESH BETAR 12:55 15:30 1234567 Bengali 100 ND <br />BGD<br />Shavar 23N26 090E12 <br />OFF_AIR<br />BANGL<br />4750 R.BANGLADESH BETAR 15:45 16:00 1234567 Bengali 100 ND <br />BGD<br />Shavar 23N26 090E12 <br />OFF_AIR<br />BANGL<br />5845 BBC 13:30 13:59 1234567 Bengali 250 305 <br />THA<br />Nakhon Sawan 15N03 100E03 <br />OFF_AIR<br />5875 BBC 16:30 17:00 1234567 Bengali 250 325 <br />THA<br />Nakhon Sawan 15N03 100E03 <br />OFF_AIR<br />5905 FEBA RADIO 00:00 00:30 1234567 Bengali 100 131 <br />UZB<br />Tashkent 41N13 069E09 <br />OFF_AIR<br />IBRA BAB<br />5955 TWR India 13:15 13:30 ......7 Bengali 250 224 <br />RUS<br />Irkutsk 52N17 104E17 <br />OFF_AIR<br />7240 Athmeeya Yatra R. 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Bengali 250 305 <br />THA<br />Nakhon Sawan 15N03 100E03 <br />OFF_AIR<br />12035 R.JAPAN 13:00 13:45 1234567 Bengali 100 131 <br />UZB<br />Tashkent 41N13 069E09 <br />OFF_AIR<br />NHK<br />12065 BBC 13:30 14:00 1234567 Bengali 100 330 <br />SNG<br />Kranji 01N25 103E44 <br />OFF_AIR<br />12095 BBC 14:00 15:00 1.3.... Bengali 250 315 <br />SNG<br />Kranji 01N25 103E44 <br />OFF_AIR<br />15120 R.RIYADH 12:00 14:57 1234567 Bengali 500 70 <br />ARS<br />Riyadh 24N30 046E22 <br />OFF_AIR<br />BSKSA Holy Qur`an<br />15215 KSDA-AWR GUAM 13:00 13:30 1234567 Bengali 100 285 <br />GUM<br />Agat 13N20 144E39 <br />OFF_AIR<br />AWR<br />15235 Athmeeya Yatra R. (GFA) 15:15 15:30 1....67 Bengali 250 85 <br />D<br />Nauen 52N37 012E54 <br />OFF_AIR<br />AYA MBR<br />15265 R.VERITAS ASIA 00:30 00:57 1234567 Bengali 250 280 <br />PHL<br />Palauig-Zambales 15N28 119E49 <br />OFF_AIR<br />RVA<br />15270 BBC 01:30 02:00 1234567 Bengali 250 315 <br />SNG<br />Kranji 01N25 103E44 <br />OFF_AIR<br />15340 HCJB AUSTRALIA 12:45 13:00 .2..... Bengali 100 310 <br />AUS<br />Kununurra 15S46 128E41 <br />OFF_AIR<br />HCA<br />15340 HCJB AUSTRALIA 14:30 14:45 .2..... Bengali 100 310 <br />AUS<br />Kununurra 15S46 128E41 <br />OFF_AIR<br />HCA<br />15430 ADVENTIST WORLD R. 12:30 13:00 .23.5.7 Bengali 125 25 <br />CLN<br />Trincomalee 08N43 081E08 <br />OFF_AIR<br />17760 HCJB AUSTRALIA 01:15 01:30 .2..... Bengali 100 310 <br />AUS<br />Kununurra 15S46 128E41 <br />OFF_AIR<br />HCA<br />17760 HCJB AUSTRALIA 02:15 02:30 .2..... Bengali 100 310 <br />AUS<br />Kununurra 15S46 128E41 <br />OFF_AIR<br />HCA<br /><br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: BN-BD;"></span></b><span lang="BN-BD" style="font-family: Vrinda; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: BN-BD; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">চীন
থেকে মর্যাদাসম্পন্ন “সিআরআই শ্রেষ্ঠ শ্রোতাসংঘ ২০১৩” পুরস্কার গ্রহণ করে
এবং এক সপ্তাহের মূল্যবান চীন সফর শেষে বাংলাদেশে ফিরে এসেছেন সিআরআই সাউথ
এশিয়া রেডিও ক্লাবের উপ-পরিচালক এবং ঢাকা জেলার সভাপতি তাছলিমা আক্তার
লিমা।</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: BN-BD;"></span></b></div>
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<span lang="BN-BD" style="font-family: Vrinda; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: BN-BD; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">বিশ্বের
মাঝে বাংলাদেশের সুনাম বৃদ্ধি করায় এবং দেশের জন্য সম্মান ও মর্যাদা বয়ে
আনায় ঢাকায় হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দরের আগমনী লাউঞ্জে তাকেঁ
চীন আন্তর্জাতিক বেতারের শ্রোতাদের পক্ষ থেকে সংবর্ধনা দেওয়া হয়। আজ ৩১
অক্টোবর ২০১৩ বৃহস্পতিবার চায়না ইস্টার্ণ এয়ারলাইন্সের এমইউ-২০৩৫ ফ্লাইটে
বোয়িং ৭৩ই বিমানে করে দুপুর ১টা ৫০ মিনিটে তিনি বিমানবন্দরে এসে পৌঁছান।
সিআরআই সাউথ এশিয়া রেডিও ক্লাবের পরিচালক দিদারুল ইকবাল, অন্যান্য শ্রোতা
নেতৃবৃন্দের মধ্যে বিপ্লব কুমার অধিকারী, সৈয়দ আসিফুল ইসলাম, হাজেরা বেগম,
রফিকুল ইসলাম, মো:সেলিম উল আলম প্রমূখ উপস্থিত থেকে তাছলিমা আক্তার লিমাকে
স্বাগত এবং অভিনন্দন জানান। শ্রোতাদের পক্ষ থেকে সিআরআই ক্লাব’৯৫ এর সভাপতি
বিপ্লব কুমার অধিকারী তাছলিমা আক্তার লিমাকে ফুলের তোড়া উপহার দেন।</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: BN-BD;"></span></b></div>
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<span lang="BN-BD" style="font-family: Vrinda; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: BN-BD; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">বাংলাদেশে
চীনের সংস্কৃতি বিনিময়, সিআরআই’র অনুষ্ঠান প্রচার ও দু’দেশের জনগণের মধ্যে
বন্ধুত্ব জোরদারের ক্ষেত্রে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালন এবং সংশ্লিষ্ট বিষয়ে
বছর জুড়ে বিভিন্ন অনুষ্ঠানের আয়োজন করে বিশ্বের ৪১১২টি দেশী-বিদেশী বেতার
শ্রোতাসংঘ ও ওয়েবসাইট ফ্যান ক্লাবের মধ্যে পরিচালিত বিশেষ আন্তর্জাতিক
প্রতিযোগিতায় চীন আন্তর্জাতিক বেতার (সিআরআই) থেকে “সিআরআই শ্রেষ্ঠ
শ্রোতাসংঘ ২০১৩” পুরস্কার জয়লাভ করে বাংলাদেশের সিআরআই সাউথ এশিয়া রেডিও
ক্লাব।</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: BN-BD;"></span></b></div>
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অক্টোবর বুধবার চীনের রাজধানী বেইজিং-এ চীন আন্তর্জাতিক বেতার (সিআরআই)
কর্তৃক আয়োজিত “সিআরআই শ্রেষ্ঠ শ্রোতাসংঘ ২০১৩” পুরস্কার বিতরণের এক জমকালো
অনুষ্ঠানে সিআরআই দক্ষিণ এশিয়া কেন্দ্রের উপ-পরিচালক চাও ছিয়াও সিআরআই
সাউথ এশিয়া রেডিও ক্লাবের উপ-পরিচালক এবং ঢাকা জেলার সভাপতি তাছলিমা আক্তার
লিমার হাতে এই পুরস্কার তুলে দেন।</span></div>
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China Radio International (CRI)</h2>
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<span class="caption">Dhaka- 103.20, Ctg.- 105.40 KHz at 06:30 to 07:30 PM (Everyday)</span></div>
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NHK World Radio Japan</h2>
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97.60, Comilla- 101.20, Khulna- 102.00, Sylhet and Rajshahi- 105.00,
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<span class="caption">Dhaka-
97.60, Khulna- 102.00, Sylhet and Rajshahi- 105.00, Chittagong and
Rangpur- 105.40 KHz at 08:00 to 08:30 PM and 08:00 to 08:30 AM
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Finally Closed Radio Deutsche Welle (DW) Bengali Service</h2>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>WHAT IS SINPO CODE ???????????????</b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>SINPO</b>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym" title="Acronym">acronym</a>
for <b>signal, interference, noise, propagation, and overall</b>, is a code
used to describe the quality of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">radio</a> transmissions, especially in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reception_report" title="Reception report">reception
reports</a> written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_listening" title="Shortwave listening">shortwave listeners</a>. Each letter of the code
stands for a specific factor of the signal, and each item is graded on a 1 to 5
scale (where 1 stands for very bad and 5 for very good).</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">
</span><span style="color: blue;">The use of the SINPO code is subjective and varies from person to person.
Not all <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave" title="Shortwave">shortwave</a>
listeners are conversant with the SINPO code and prefer using plain language
instead</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span class="mw-headline">Code explained</span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">S (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signalling_%28telecommunication%29" title="Signalling (telecommunication)">Signal</a> strength) </span></div>
<span style="color: #741b47;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="color: #741b47;">The relative strength of the
transmission.</span></div>
<span style="color: #741b47;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #741b47;">I (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interference_%28communication%29" title="Interference (communication)">Interference</a>) </span></div>
<span style="color: #741b47;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="color: #741b47;">Interference from other stations on
the same or adjacent frequencies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">N (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_noise" title="Signal noise">Noise</a>) </span></div>
<span style="color: #741b47;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="color: #741b47;">The amount of atmospheric or
man-made noise.</span></div>
<span style="color: #741b47;">
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<span style="color: #741b47;">P (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_propagation" title="Radio propagation">Propagation</a>) </span></div>
<span style="color: #741b47;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="color: #741b47;">Whether the signal is steady or
fades from time to time.</span></div>
<span style="color: #741b47;">
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<span style="color: #741b47;">O (Overall merit) </span></div>
<span style="color: #741b47;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="color: #741b47;">An overall score for the listening
experience under these conditions.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span id="Examples_of_SINPO_code_applied"><span class="mw-headline">Examples
of SINPO code applied</span></span></span></h2>
<span style="color: #660000;">
</span><span style="color: #660000;">In responding to a shortwave reception, the SINPO indicates to the
transmitting station the overall quality of the reception.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;">
</span><span style="color: #660000;">The SINPO code in normal use consists of the 5 rating numbers listed without
the letters, as in the examples below:</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;">
</span><span style="color: #660000;"><b>54555</b> - This indicates a relatively clear reception, with only slight
interference; however, nothing that would significantly degrade the listening
experience.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;">
</span><span style="color: #660000;"><b>33434</b> - This indicates a signal which is moderately strong, but has
more interference, and therefore deterioration of the received signal.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;">
</span><span style="color: #660000;">Generally, a SINPO with a code number starting with a 2 or lower would not
be worth reporting, unless there is no noise, interference or loss of
propagation, since it would be likely the signal would be unintelligible. This
does not apply to shortwave stations broadcasting on SSB, however, as there is
no carrier signal to receive.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">One shortwave listener (SWL) may rate a signal as 33232
while another SWL at a different location might rate it as 44333. Although the
original SINPO code established technical specifications for each number (i.e.,
a number 3 in the P column meant a fixed </span></span><br />
<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>DXing</b> is the hobby of receiving and identifying distant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">radio</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_television" title="Terrestrial television">television</a> signals, or making two way radio contact with distant stations in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio" title="Amateur radio">amateur radio</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens%27_band_radio" title="Citizens' band radio">citizens' band radio</a>
or other two way radio communications. Many DXers also attempt to
obtain written verifications of reception or contact, sometimes referred
to as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QSL_card" title="QSL card">QSLs</a>" or "veries". The name of the hobby comes from DX, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraph" title="Telegraph">telegraphic</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorthand" title="Shorthand">shorthand</a> for "distance" or "distant".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXing#cite_note-1"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">The practice of DXing arose during the early days of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_broadcasting" title="Radio broadcasting">radio broadcasting</a>.
Listeners would mail "reception reports" to radio broadcasting stations
in hopes of getting a written acknowledgement or a QSL card that served
to officially verify they had heard a distant station. Collecting these
cards became popular with radio listeners in the 1920s and 1930s, and
reception reports were often used by early broadcasters to gauge the
effectiveness of their transmissions. Although international shortwave
broadcasts are on the decline, DXing remains popular among dedicated
shortwave listeners. The pursuit of two-way contact between distant
amateur radio operators is also a significant activity within the
amateur radio hobby.</span><br />
<br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="AM_radio_DX">AM radio DX</span></span></h3>
<div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">
<span style="color: blue;">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MW_DX" title="MW DX">MW DX</a></span></div>
<span style="color: blue;">Early radio listeners, often using home made <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_set" title="Crystal set">crystal sets</a>
and long wire antennas, found radio stations few and far between. With
the broadcast bands uncrowded, signals of the most powerful stations
could be heard over hundreds of miles, but weaker signals required more
precise tuning or better receiving gear.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">By the 1950s, and continuing through the mid-1970s, many of the most powerful <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North American</a> "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear-channel_stations" title="Clear-channel stations">clear channel</a>" stations such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDKA_%28AM%29" title="KDKA (AM)">KDKA</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLW" title="WLW">WLW</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKLW" title="CKLW">CKLW</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHUM_%28AM%29" title="CHUM (AM)">CHUM</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABC_%28AM%29" title="WABC (AM)">WABC</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJR" title="WJR">WJR</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLS_%28AM%29" title="WLS (AM)">WLS</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWKB" title="WWKB">WKBW</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFI" title="KFI">KFI</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAAY" title="KAAY">KAAY</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSL_%28radio%29" title="KSL (radio)">KSL</a> and a host of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_blaster" title="Border blaster">border blasters</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> pumped out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40" title="Top 40">Top 40</a> music played by popular <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_jockey" title="Disc jockey">disc jockeys</a>. As most smaller, local <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM_radio" title="AM radio">AM radio</a> stations had to sign off at night, the big 50 <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt" title="Kilowatt">kW</a> stations had loyal listeners hundreds of miles away.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">The popularity of DXing the medium-wave band has diminished as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular music</a> formats quickly migrated to the clearer, though less propagating, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_radio" title="FM radio">FM radio</a> beginning in the 1970s. Meanwhile, the MW band in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> was getting more and more crowded with new stations and existing stations receiving <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC authorization</a> to operate at night. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, just the opposite occurred as AM stations began moving to FM beginning in the 1980s and continuing through today.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Outside
of the Americas and Australia, most AM radio broadcasting was in the
form of synchronous networks of government-operated stations, operating
with hundreds, even thousands of kilowatts of power. Still, the lower
powered stations and occasional trans-oceanic signal were popular DX
targets.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXing#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></span><br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Shortwave_DX">Shortwave DX</span></span></h3>
<div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">
<span style="color: blue;">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_listening" title="Shortwave listening">Shortwave listening</a></span></div>
<span style="color: blue;">Especially
during wartime and times of conflict, reception of international
broadcasters, whose signals propagate around the world on the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave" title="Shortwave">shortwave</a> bands has been popular with both casual listeners and DXing hobbyists.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">With the rise in popularity of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_audio" title="Streaming audio">streaming audio</a> over the internet, many international broadcasters (including the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America" title="Voice of America">Voice of America</a>) have cut back on their shortwave broadcasts. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionary" title="Missionary">Missionary</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_broadcasting" title="Religious broadcasting">Religious broadcasters</a> still make extensive use of shortwave radio to reach less developed countries around the world.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">In addition to international broadcasters, the shortwave bands also are home to <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_communication" title="Military communication">military communications</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioteletype" title="Radioteletype">RTTY</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio" title="Amateur radio">amateur radio</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_radio" title="Pirate radio">pirate radio</a>, and the mysterious broadcasts of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station" title="Numbers station">numbers stations</a>. Many of these signals are transmitted in single <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideband" title="Sideband">side band</a> mode, which requires the use of specialized receivers more suitable to DXing than to casual listening.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXing#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup></span><br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="VHF_DXing">VHF DXing</span></span></h3>
<div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">
<span style="color: blue;">Main article: <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV-FM_DX" title="TV-FM DX">TV-FM DX</a></span></div>
<span style="color: blue;">Though sporadic in nature, signals on the FM broadcast and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF" title="VHF">VHF</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>
bands - especially those stations at the lower end of these bands - can
"skip" for hundreds, even thousands of miles. American FM stations have
been occasionally received in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe" title="Western Europe">Western Europe</a>, though no reports exist of European FM signals propagating to North America.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Police, fire, and military communications on the VHF bands are also DX'ed to some extent on multi-band <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_scanner" title="Radio scanner">radio scanners</a>,
though they are mainly listened to strictly on a local basis. One
difficulty is in identifying the exact origins of communications of this
nature, as opposed to commercial broadcasters which must identify
themselves at the top of each hour, and can often be identified through
mentions of sponsors, slogans, etc. throughout their programming.</span><br />
<h3>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Amateur_radio_DX">Amateur radio DX</span></span></h3>
<div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">
<span style="color: blue;">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio" title="Amateur radio">Amateur radio</a></span></div>
<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_operator" title="Amateur radio operator">Amateur radio operators</a>
who specialize in making two way radio contact with other amateurs in
distant countries are also referred to as "DXers". On the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_frequency" title="High frequency">HF</a> (also known as <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave" title="Shortwave">shortwave</a>) amateur bands, DX stations are those in foreign <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country" title="Country">countries</a>. On the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_high_frequency" title="Very high frequency">VHF</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency" title="Ultra high frequency">UHF</a> amateur bands, DX stations can be within the same <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country" title="Country">country</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent" title="Continent">continent</a>, since making a long-distance VHF contact, without the help of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite">satellite</a>,
can be very difficult. DXers collect QSL cards as proof of contact and
can earn special certificates and awards from amateur radio
organizations.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GregorySahre2003_6-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXing#cite_note-GregorySahre2003-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">In addition, many <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clubs" title="Clubs">clubs</a> offer awards for communicating with a certain number of DX stations. For example, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Radio_Relay_League" title="American Radio Relay League">ARRL</a> offers the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DX_Century_Club" title="DX Century Club">DX Century Club</a> award, or <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXCC" title="DXCC">DXCC</a>. The basic certificate is awarded for working and confirming at least 100 entities on the ARRL DXCC List. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXing#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> For award purposes, other areas than just political <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries" title="Countries">countries</a> can be classified as "DX countries". For example, the French protectorate of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reunion_Island" title="Reunion Island">Reunion Island</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> is counted as a DX country, even though it is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_France" title="Regions of France">region of France</a>.
The rules for determining what is a DX country can be quite complex and
to avoid potential confusion, radio amateurs often use the term <i>entity</i> instead of country. In addition to entities, some awards are based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island" title="Island">island</a> groups in the world's <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceans" title="Oceans">oceans</a>. On the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_high_frequency" title="Very high frequency">VHF</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency" title="Ultra high frequency">UHF</a> bands, many radio amateurs pursue awards based on <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead_grid_locator" title="Maidenhead grid locator">Maidenhead grid locators</a>.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">In order to give other amateurs a chance to confirm contacts at new or exotic locations, amateurs have mounted <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXpedition" title="DXpedition">DXpeditions</a> to countries or regions that have no permanent base of amateur radio operators. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GregorySahre2003_6-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXing#cite_note-GregorySahre2003-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> There are also frequent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contesting" title="Contesting">contests</a>
where radio amateurs operate their stations on certain dates for a
fixed period of time to try to communicate with as many DX stations as
possible.</span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="DX_Clubs">DX Clubs</span></span></h2>
<span style="color: blue;">Many
radio enthusiasts are members of DX clubs. There are many DX clubs in
many countries around the world. They are useful places to find
information about up-to-date news relating to international radio. Many
people also enjoy social events, which can form a large part of the
enjoyment that people can get out of the radio hobby.</span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="QSL_cards">QSL cards</span></span></h2>
<div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">
<span style="color: blue;">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QSL_card" title="QSL card">QSL card</a></span></div>
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<div class="thumbinner" style="width: 222px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QSL-VOA-Thessaloniki-1972.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="340" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/QSL-VOA-Thessaloniki-1972.jpg/220px-QSL-VOA-Thessaloniki-1972.jpg" width="220" /></a></span><div class="thumbcaption">
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<span style="color: blue;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QSL-VOA-Thessaloniki-1972.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/static-1.23wmf2/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: blue;">QSL card from Voice of America</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<span style="color: blue;">One
of the interesting sides of DXing as a hobby is collecting QSL cards
(acknowledgement cards from the broadcaster) confirming the listener's
reception report (sometimes called SINPO report, see next section).</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Usually
a QSL card will have a picture on one side and the reception data on
the other. Most of the broadcasters will use pictures and messages
indicating their country's culture or technological life.</span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="SINPO_report">SINPO report</span></span></h2>
<span style="color: blue;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SINPO" title="SINPO">SINPO</a> stands for the following qualities, graded on a scale of 1 to 5, where '1' means the quality was very bad and '5' very good.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">S - Signal strength<br />I - Interference with other stations or broadcasters<br />N - Noise ratio in the received signal<br />P - Propagation (ups and downs of the reception)<br />O - Overall merit</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Although
this is a subjective measure, with practise the grading becomes more
consistent, and a particular broadcast may be assessed by several
listeners from the same area, in which case the broadcaster could assess
correspondence between reports.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">After listening to a broadcast,
the listener writes a report with SINPO values, typically including his
geographical location (called QTH in amateur radio teminology) in
longitude and latitude, a brief description of the programme listened
to, their opinion about it, suggestions if any, and so on.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">The listener can send the report to the broadcaster either by post or email, and request verification (QSL) from them.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Variants
of this report are: a) the SIO report which omits the Noise and
Propagation, b) grading on a scale of 1 to 3 (instead of 1 to 5) and c)
the SINFO report where the F stands for fading.</span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="DX_Communication">DX Communication</span></span></h2>
<span style="color: blue;"><b>DX communication</b> is communication over great distances using the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionosphere" title="Ionosphere">ionosphere</a> to refract the transmitted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">radio</a>
beam. The beam returns to the Earth's surface, and may then be
reflected back into the ionosphere for a second bounce. Ionospheric
refraction is generally only feasible for frequencies below about
50 MHz, and is highly dependent upon atmospheric conditions, the time of
day, and the eleven-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunspot" title="Sunspot">sunspot</a> cycle. It is also affected by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare" title="Solar flare">solar storms</a> and some other solar events, which can alter the Earth's ionosphere by ejecting a shower of charged particles.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">The
angle of refraction places a minimum on the distance at which the
refracted beam will first return to Earth. This distance increases with
frequency. As a result, any station employing DX will be surrounded by
an annular <i>dead zone</i> where they can't hear other stations or be heard by them.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">This is the phenomenon that allows <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_wave" title="Short wave">short wave</a> radio reception to occur beyond the limits of line of sight. It is utilized by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio" title="Amateur radio">amateur radio</a> enthusiasts (hams), shortwave broadcast stations (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America" title="Voice of America">Voice of America</a>)
and others. This is what allows you to hear AM (MW) stations from
locations far from your location. It is one of the backups to failure of
long distance communication by satellites, when their operation is
affected by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_radiation" title="Electromagnetic radiation">electromagnetic</a> storms from the sun.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">For example, in clear <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionosphere" title="Ionosphere">ionosphere</a> conditions, you can hear Radio France Inter on 711 kHz, far into the UK and as far as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire" title="Reading, Berkshire">Reading, Berkshire</a></span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline" id="DXing_equipment">DXing equipment</span></span></h2>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: blue;">Radio
equipment used in DXing ranges from inexpensive portable receivers to
deluxe equipment costing thousands of dollars. Using just a simple AM
radio, one can easily hear signals from the most powerful stations
propagating hundreds of miles at night. Even an inexpensive shortwave
radio can receive signals emanating from several countries during any
time of day.<span style="background-color: blue;"><span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: blue;">Serious hobbyists use more elaborate receivers
designed specifically for pulling in distant signals, and often build
their own antennas specifically designed for a specific frequency band.
There is much discussion and debate in the hobby about the relative
merits of lesser priced shortwave receivers vs. their multi-thousand
dollar "big brother" radios. In general, a good desktop or "PC Radio"
will be able to "hear" just about what a very expensive high-performance
receiver can receive. The difference between the two types comes into
play during difficult band or reception conditions. The expensive
receiver will have more filtering options and usually better <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjacent_channel_interference" title="Adjacent channel interference">adjacent channel interference</a>
blocking, sometimes resulting in the difference of being able to
receive or not receive a signal under poor conditions. Reception of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_broadcasting" title="International broadcasting">international broadcasting</a> seldom shows a noticeable difference between the two radios. <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_audio" title="Car audio">Car radios</a> are also used for DXing the broadcast bands.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Another recent<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (April 2011)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup>
trend is for the hobbyist to employ multiple radios and antennas
connected to a personal computer. Through advanced radio control
software, the radios can be automatically ganged together, so that
tuning one radio can tune all the others in the group. This DXing
technique is sometimes referred to as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_scheme" title="Diversity scheme">diversity</a>
reception and facilitates easy "A to B" comparison of different
antennas and receivers for a given signal. For more details on "PC
Radios" or computer controlled shortwave receivers see the discussion in
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_listening" title="Shortwave listening">Shortwave listening</a>.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Having a minimum of two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipole_antenna" title="Dipole antenna">Dipole antenna</a>
at right angles to each other, for example, one running North-South and
one running East-West can produce dramatically different reception
patterns. These simple antennas can be made for a few dollars worth of
wire and a couple of insulators.</span></div>
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