DX Conditions As They Happen OVER 1,600 FM STATIONS LOGGED! - Friday, July 03, 2009 - Last Update 07:25 AM EDT EDT = UTC - 4 hours
LIVE TV DX CAM Usually Channel 2 Analog TV (Unless I'm tuning around for DX)
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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.
Current Antenna Azimuth 135°
LIVE AUDIO STREAMS!
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Currently Listening to: ANALOG CHANNEL 2 TV AUDIO
Currently Listening to: DIGITAL CHANNEL 2 TV PILOT
NEW CHANNEL 2 DTV PILOT DETECTION AUDIO
Click on the image above to hear the new audio stream that monitors the pilot frequency of a Channel 2 DTV signal. This is a very narrow signal that can easily be detected on a communications receiver in Single Sideband (SSB) mode. This stream uses an Icom R7000 receiver in SSB mode set to 54.3090 MHz. This produces an approximate tone in the range of 1200 to 1300 Hz when a Channel 2 DTV pilot signal is detected. The results have been amazing thus far. An almost steady stream of faint (often stronger) meteor scatter "pings" can be heard at any given time of the day or night. During an actual Es opening, the tone is constant and very strong. The best meteor activity is most often heard during the early morning hours.
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 R8500, 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: IcomR7000 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)
REGIONAL DX CONDITIONS and NEWS Friday, July 03, 2009
Last Night @ 10:15 PM EDT - New DTV Log #187 KDLO-DT (RF Channel 3), Florence, SD 831 Miles A few frames of video decoded, but I wasn't quick enough to grab it!
Most of the U.S. analog TV stations are now gone. However, as of today, just over 50 full-power analog stations are still on the air running DTV instructional "nightlight" service. All of the remaining nightlights will leave the air in less than two weeks, on or before July 12th.
With the impending shutdown of U.S. analog TV stations, many DXers predicted the end of analog television DXing. I was NOT one of them. As it turned out, we've seen some amazing and exciting analog DX since the June 12th analog shutoff date. U.S. DXers have seen stations all the way south to Venezuela. Puerto Rico has been logged all the way into Canada. Canadian, Mexican and Cuban DX is now common. A number of LPTVs have been logged via sporadic E and tropo. Many DXers have already logged one or more VHF low band DTV stations. With the majority of analog stations gone, DTV loggings are way up.
TV DXing is not dead by a long shot. A new era has begun, with new opportunities for both analog and digital DXers.