DX Conditions As They Happen 
OVER 1,600 FM STATIONS LOGGED!
  
 - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 -
Last Update 08:46 AM EDT
EDT = UTC - 4 hours

LIVE TV DX CAM
(Analog Channel 2)
  
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 220°

 

Analog Channel 2
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.  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)
 

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REGIONAL DX CONDITIONS and NEWS
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS
I'll be back after Thanksgiving week.

 

No, I haven't abandoned my DXing.  I had storm damage to my main FM antenna system, as well as my main computer and some other equipment.  Work has kept me very busy during the summer into fall.  I just haven't had the time to put everything back together again.  I hope to be back up and running at 100% before the DX season fires up next spring.

 

  
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 has been at low levels for the past 24 hours. Regions 1386 (S18E22) and 1387 (S21W57) both have produced multiple C-class events, with the largest being a C8/1f at 27/0422Z from Region 1386. Associated with this event, was a non Earth directed CME. Both Regions continue to grow and evolve as they rotate across the disk. Region 1388 (S23E67) was numbered early in the period as it rotated onto the east limb.

Solar activity is expected to be at moderate levels for the next three days (28 - 30 December).

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours.

The geomagnetic field is expected  to be at quiet to active levels with isolated periods of minor storm levels on days one and two (28 - 29 December) with multiple CME arrivals expected. A decrease in activity is expected on day three (30 December) as CME effects wane.

 

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

 

December Meteor Activity

 

Classification Radiant Duration Peak
Minor Alpha Puppids Nov 17-Dec 9 Dec 2-5
Minor Phoenicids Nov 29-Dec 9 Dec 5/6
Minor Delta Arietids Dec 8-Jan 2 Dec 8/9
Minor 11 Canis Minorids Dec 4-15 Dec 10/11
Minor Northern Chi Orionids Nov 16-Dec 16 Dec 10/11
Minor Southern Chi Orionids Dec 2-18 Dec 10/11
Minor Sigma Hydrids Dec 4-15 Dec 11/12
Minor December Monocerotids Nov 9-Dec 18 Dec 11/12
Major Geminids Dec 6-19 Dec 14
Moderate Ursids Dec 17-25 Dec 22
Minor Coma Berenicids Dec 8-Jan 23 Dec 18-Jan 6

 

January Meteor Activity

 

Minor Zeta Aurigids Dec 11-Jan 21 Dec 31/Jan 1
Major Quadrantids Dec 28-Jan 7 Jan 3
Minor Gamma Velids Jan 1-17 Jan 5-8
Minor Rho Geminids Dec 28-Jan 28 Jan 8-9
Minor January Draconids Jan 10-24 Jan 13-16
Minor Eta Craterids Jan 11-22 Jan 16/17
Minor January Bootids Jan 9-18 Jan 16-18
Minor Delta Cancrids Dec 14-Feb 14 Jan 17
Minor Alpha Hydrids Jan 15-30 Jan 20/21
Minor Eta Carinids Jan 14-27 Jan 21/22
Minor Canids Jan 13-30 Jan 24/25
Minor Alpha Leonids Jan 13-Feb 13 Jan 24-31

 

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
We Sincerely Appreciate Your Reports!
Be sure to include your NAME, LOCATION and the DATE of your receptions.
 

Click HERE to E-Mail Your DX Reports
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Recent storms damaged my main computer.  I do not currently have access to DX emails.  I will be updating DX reports as soon as I am able to make repairs.



 

 

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
 
06/11/11

 

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
DTV Images Captured AFTER the 06/12/09 Transition
 
Click HERE to see my complete log of DTV receptions.
 

 
 

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