DX Conditions As They Happen
 
OVER 1,600 FM STATIONS LOGGED!
 
 - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 -
Last Update 07:16 AM EAT
EDT = UTC - 5 hours

LIVE TV DX CAM
(Analog Channel 2 TV)
  
Live TV DX-Cam

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Analog TV:  Dell W1700 TV, Panasonic DMR-E60 DVD Recorder, Delhi / Jerrold VIP 307SR VHF antenna, CM 4228 UHF antenna.   Digital TV:  Insignia DTV STB, Hauppauge Win TV-D.   

 

 

LIVE AUDIO STREAMS!
Current Antenna Azimuth 310°

 

R7000 Receiver Ch 2 Analog
Audio		 R8500 Receiver Ch 2 DTV Pilot
Meteor Pings

 

NEW CHANNEL 2 DTV PILOT SPECTRUM PLOTS

These plots are created using Spectrum Lab V2.73.  The plot is a visual representation of the channel 2 DTV pilot detection audio, described above.  These plots are updated automatically every five minutes. 

 

Click HERE to view the latest plot.
 

Basic Equipment
TV Audio:  Icom R7000, Delhi/Jerrold VIP 307SR Antenna, CM 4228 UHF antenna
FM Audio:  Denon TU 1500RD Tuner, 2 APS-13 Antennas, Andy Bolin Phase Box
CH 2 DTV Pilot Audio:  IcomR8500 SSB, Delhi/Jerrold VIP 307SR Antenna
 

Note:  these streams are provided for experimental and scientific purposes as an aid to the FM and TV DXing community!  They are not intended for public performance or entertainment purposes. This website receives no income for its audio streaming. 
 

 
Auroral and Sporadic E Monitor
(Provided by DXrobot - Gouda - The Netherlands)
 

Max MUF Today:

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Auroral DX:

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Es in Europe:

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Es in USA:

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REGIONAL DX CONDITIONS and NEWS
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

 

SPRING FORWARD THIS WEEKEND!

 

It's that time again (already).  Daylight saving time kicks in this Sunday morning at 2:00 AM.  Set your clock forward one hour.

 

 

 Real-Time Solar / Geomagnetic Activity

Current Solar image
 

 



Current Solar Image

Solar (last 24 hours):

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Geomagnetic (last 24 hours):

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Click to get values and an explanation Auroral Map

Real-Time Solar Wind Data

Northern Hemisphere Auroral Activity

Data courtesy: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Space Environment Center and N3KL.ORG

Estimated Planetary K Index

Today's Sunspots

 


Current Solar Report and Forecast
 

Solar activity was very low. No flares were observed during the past 24 hours. The solar disk is void of sunspots.

Solar activity is expected to be very low for the next three days (10-12 March).

The geomagnetic field was quiet during the past 24 hours.

The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet for the next three days (10-12 March).  
                     

Source: NOAA, Space Environment Center, the U.S. Air Force, RWC Belgium, spaceweather.com.
 

 
March Meteor Activity
 

Classification Radiant Duration Peak
Minor Rho Leonids Feb 13-Mar 13 Mar 1-4
Minor Pi Virginids Feb 13-Apr 8 Mar 3-9
Minor Leonids Ursids Feb 18-Apr 7 Mar 10/11
Minor / Day March Aquarids ?? Mar 15-18
Minor Gamma Normids Mar 11-21 Mar 16/17
Minor Eta Virginids Feb 24-Mar 27 Mar 18/19
Minor Delta Mensids Mar 14-21 Mar 18/19
Minor Beta Leonids Feb 14-Apr 25 Mar 19/21
Minor Theta Virginids Mar 10-Apr 21 Mar 20/21
Minor Eta Draconids Mar 22-Apr 8 Mar 29-31

 

Click HERE for The American Meteor Society's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook.

 

The best time to hear meteor bursts is usually in the hours surrounding your local dawn.  However, good meteor bursts can often be heard at other times throughout the day and night.

 

 
New FM/TV DX
(stations heard and logged here for the first time)
 

All FM stations are logged using two Denon TU-1500RD tuners with RDS.  The FM antenna system is an APS-13 FM Yagi at 50 feet.  A second APS-13 antenna at 35 feet is used with Andy Bolin's Phaser to null out undesired stations.  Analog TV receptions are made with a Dell W1700 TV.  Early DTV logs were made with a Hauppauge WinTV-D card.  Newer DTV logs are made with an Insignia STB.  TV antennas are the Delhi VIP307SR (VHF) and Channel Master 4228 (UHF).  All screen captures were made using a Hauppauge WinTV-D card.

 

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DX Reports From You
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This may be just wishful thinking but with the mild winter we've been enjoying (around Montreal anyway), I'd suggest to all interested to "brace for impact" as this season might get an early kick start. Now I'm not suggesting to turn DXFM into a betting site but it would be fun to run some kind of poll on how early northern hemisphere ES gets going. And by the looks of things,  I vote for early April! I'll have the yagi out by then that's for sure!
 
Happy 2010 DX season everyone!
 
Denis, Montreal

 

Denis,
 
It's always fun to speculate.  I would say that someone will see Es, but perhaps later in the month of April.  I'm guessing it'll come at us from the south. 

G.W.

 

FM / TV / DTV / AM SPREADSHEETS NOW AVAILABLE
 

NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD... I offer a variety of Excel spreadsheets, created using data extracted from the FCC's Consolidated Data Base System (CDBS) and the Canadian Broadcast Data Base System (BDBS).  Plug in your latitude and longitude, and these spreadsheets will calculate the azimuth and distance to every listed facility.  The U.S. and Canadian spreadsheets are typically updated each week.  Mexican FM & TV spreadsheets are updated only when new data is discovered.  These are very useful tools for the serious FM, TV and AM DXer. These spreadsheets may be freely used and distributed. 

 

For additional information about these spreadsheets, including release notes, click HERE.

 

 
US and Canadian Spreadsheets Last Updated
03/06/10
 

NOTE:  Until the FCC catches up with all the recent changes associated with the analog shutdown and various DTV flash cuts, the US DTV spreadsheet will likely contain some outdated or incorrect data.  The US Analog TV spreadsheet has been discontinued.
 

Click to download
 

US AM RADIO SPREADSHEET
US FULL SERVICE FM RADIO SPREADSHEET
US FM TRANSLATOR & LOW POWER SPREADSHEET
   US ANALOG TRANSLATOR & LOW POWER TV SPREADSHEET 
US DTV TV SPREADSHEET

CANADIAN AM RADIO SPREADSHEET
CANADIAN FM RADIO SPREADSHEET
CANADIAN TV SPREADSHEET

MEXICAN AM RADIO STATION SPREADSHEET
WESTERN HEMISPHERE AM RADIO (10 kHz Spacing)
 

These files are compressed using WinZip.  Click HERE if you need to download WinZip to uncompress these files.  When you run this EXE file it will install WinZip on your Windows- based system. 
 

Spreadsheet compatibility issues?  Click HERE for a possible solution.
 

 

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DTV Images Captured BEFORE the 06/12/09 Transition
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