![]() ![]() If you have a short attention span, this isn't a hobby for you. This technique is handy when you have two or more stations on the same frequency and they are mixing together.ĭX'ing requires attentive listening. You will hear the signal strength vary as you point the radio in different directions. Lay the radio flat on its back and slowly rotate the entire radio. You will figure this out by trial and error. This means that it will pick up stations better when it's pointed a certain way towards the signal. Cold fronts in particular can cause a big increase in DX not only on the AM band, but also in the FM band. Rain and cold fronts can bring in signals you normally wouldn't pickup. AM broadcast stations have very elaborate electrical grounding systems for this reason. The reason for this is that the earth essentially carries one half of the signal. Wet ground or proximity to a body of water can help pull in signals. At night, AM broadcast signals will bounce off the atmosphere and back down to earth. Radio waves can bounce off the atmosphere or they can follow the ground. If you don't know what's supposed to be there, it will be a little tougher to figure out what signals are coming from afar. It's important to become familiar with what's on the AM dial in your area during the day. What you're listening for is radio stations you don't normally pick up in your area during the day. It's just you and the broadcaster with nothing but air between the two of you. Listening to far away stations via radio though requires skill, some understanding of radio waves, luck, and no dependency on a middle man (the internet). "I can listen to whatever I want on the internet." Yes you can. How's that for low buck hobby? You might be saying. Even if you have none of the items required, you can pick up everything you need to get started for under $10 at the local thrift store. The stuff you need to get started is probably already in your home. This is probably the most rewarding low dollar radio related hobby there is. Many DX'ers keep journals of all the stations they have heard. ![]() Radio hobbyist have been DX'ing since radio was first invented over 100 years ago. AM broadcast signals by nature can carry for hundreds, if not thousands of miles at night. AM broadcast DX'ing is the hobby of trying to "catch" as many far away AM radio stations as you can. DX'ing is a radio term for looking for radio signals from far away. In this instructable we'll teach you the basics of AM broadcast DX'ing and provide some basics on choosing a radio. ![]()
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