

AIH142
DXpedition in Lapland: A steady flow U.S. stations
until a major solar eruption
Our
traditional October DX trip (AIH142)
focused squarely on North American stations. We
had a couple of nice openings, and reception improved
gradually until October 28th. Just as we expected
to enjoy daytimer-filled final days of the month,
a large solar eruption silenced the AM band for
the remaining days. Apart from DXing, a definite
highlight was an excursion to the Arctic Ocean coast,
where we enjoyed the hospitality of our Norwegian
DX friends over a fabulous king crab dinner.
To
the AIH142 DXpedition report (November 9, 2021)
 
A second building added to
the Aihkiniemi DX base in 2020

Imagine
spending a week in the middle of nowhere with 14
Beverage antennas each roughly a kilometer
in length and capable of catching hundreds of rare
stations. It's possible because we've
made our famous DXpedition base in Aihkiniemi, Finland
available for rent to other DXers. The facilities
have greatly improved in 2020. Going on a first
class DXpedition has never been this easy.
To
the article (updated in Dec. 2020)
To
the latest DXpedition report from Aihkiniemi
(February 25, 2021)
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Using
Carrier Sleuth to Find the Fine Details of DX
As
technology advances, making highly accurate measurements
of the carrier frequencies of received radio stations
is becoming more widespread, especially among medium
wave DXers. A few programs can deliver such details
by playing back SDR files. One of those is Carrier
Sleuth, and Nick
Hall-Patch looks at output waterfalls from this
program, while addressing how they can aid the DXer
in hearing new stations. He then goes on to describe
how to generate these outputs, as well as the non-visual
data that is available from them.
To
the article (PDF file, April 8, 2021)
 
How to Identify Chinese Radio
Stations

China
is one of the few countries increasing its presence
on the medium wave (AM) radio dial, as DXers have
been able to observe. Identifying Chinese stations
can however be tricky if you don't understand the
language. With
this guide you will learn how to identify Chinese
stations based on just a few keywords and phrases.
Don't let the language barrier intimidate you, because
DXing Chinese stations can be extremely exciting
and rewarding.
To
the Article (January 1, 2014)
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