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Welcome to DX Section
Here along with DX news you will Find the Beginners
Guide to DXing------- Special excerpts from the book "DX Tips
for Beginners" written by the Great DXer Carl
Mann from USA and freely distributed by your friends at the
new life station,
KNLS, Anchor Point
Alaska, All the Credits of this section Goes to DXer Carl
Mann & station KNLS Alaska, Please Note that we don't have any
Commercial relation with them. In this section you will
find small definitions on DX terms in simple English if you want
to know more about these topics you can go to specific sections
in our site. Please feel free to send your feedback to us at
elnino at dxinginfo.com
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Whats DXing
by Herman Boel
DXing is a very interesting radio hobby. As it is,
sometimes it is very hard to explain exactly what one's
hobby is. Radio listening does not really sound like a
hobby, and if you emphasize the technical side, people
think you are a ham radio operator or a CBer. There are
a lot of special technical words used in the radio
listening hobby. Most of these words are abbreviations
which go back to the days of telegraphy.
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MW DXing
Long distance Medium wave listening
The Medium Wave (MW) band is an internationally agreed band
of frequencies(520-1720 kHz) primarily set aside for the purpose
of broadcasting. It is also known as the AM or MF band or the
Broadcast Band (BCB) in various parts of the world. Indeed there
are stations using this band in every continent (except
Antarctica) and to appreciate the sheer numbers of broadcasters
just consider that in the USA alone there are about 5300
stations on 106 channels in the AM band. What sorts of signals
can you hear on the MW band?
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Propagation
Introduction to Propagation, Waves &
Ionosphere : Ground wave, Sky wave, and the Ionosphere, Radio
Spectrum : The Radio Spectrum
Here along with Latest report on Propagation you will Find
the details on what is Propagation - Special excerpts from the
book "Radio Propagation For Beginners" written by the Great DXer
Carl Mann from USA and freely distributed by your friends at the
new life station, KNLS, Anchor Point Alaska, All the Credits of
this section Goes to DXer Carl Mann & station KNLS Alaska,
Please Note that we don't have any Commercial relation with
them. We want to provide those stuffs free of charge for new
DXers.
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 The Marconi Site
THE DISTANT LISTENER by Dan Kenneth Phillips
Here stood one of the world's great pioneer radio stations.
Marconi's South Wellfleet Wireless, or "Old CC." Unfortunately,
the historic station was dismantled and abandoned in 1920, and
the ocean has eroded away over half the land it occupied.
The model encased behind you depicts the station as it appeared in
1903 when it transmitted its first overseas message
The Marconi Site
THE DISTANT LISTENER by Dan Kenneth Phillips
Here stood one of the world's great pioneer radio stations.
Marconi's South Wellfleet Wireless, or "Old CC." Unfortunately,
the historic station was dismantled and abandoned in 1920, and
the ocean has eroded away over half the land it occupied.
The model encased behind you depicts the station as it appeared in
1903 when it transmitted its first overseas message
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Carl Mann has been listening to short-wave since 1956. He began
after noticing the distant stations audible between the locals
on the AM band. This started his armchair travels that most
DXers embark upon to the four corners of the world. Thousands of
loggings, tapings, and hundreds of QSL's later, this accumulated
experience is briefly summarized in "DX TIPS FOR BEGINNERS" to
speed along newcomers in their enjoyment of the short-wave
bands. A native of the state of Nebraska, Carl's real travels
have included much of the western U.S. while pursuing a career
in broadcasting, plus a visit to Korea and Japan during a hitch
in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam era. As a broadcaster, Carl has
been a technician, news director, rock DJ on a clear channel
station in Oklahoma City, and program director for AM and FM
stations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska. During the
army years, he was an announcer for the American Forces Korea
Network outlet near the DMZ. He's also credited as
writer/producer for several weekend specials for syndication to
radio, including SEVENTIES REWIND and a RICK NELSON special.
Carl still chases the DX and plans trips to new places with his
wife, Sharie, as time permits. A member of various short-wave
and medium wave radio clubs, Carl has been contributor to the
clubs and co-hosted three club conventions. He was an official
monitor for two years for Radio Nederland and Radio RSA. Maps,
pennants, and pins on his office walls attest to his SWL past.
Carl brings 30 years of experience to the DX TIPS series, with
the hope it brings the same enjoyment to new listeners today as
it has for him and his friends through the years.
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QSL
These 3 letters, QSL, are probably a bit of mystery to the new
comer, so, what do they mean?
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New Horizons While most shortwave stations heard can be
identified, you may come across some that are more mysterious
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Blackout!
When tuning the SW bands or
working an amateur radio contest, all of a sudden, all the signals
go away
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