[Milsurplus] Radio pic and early FM

[Brenda Gentry]

Years ago, AM stations would sign off at midnight or 1:00 for 
maintenance. A directional antenna like an ARN-6 or 7) could log some 
good DX in the wee hours. As the stations in the east off, you could 
then try for those in the central time zone, etc. I too am amazed at how 
well the active antennas on newer vehicles do on the AM band. I doubt 
they are as good as the full size whips into a well designed car tube 
radio. On late night family road trips, I would search for  stations 
with headphones, then turn the speaker on for everyone when I found 
something good. Rt. 81 runs along the Appalachian mountain ridge in 
Pennsylvania, there was outstanding DX at night. Later when I was on my 
own, I had an ARN-6 in my station wagon (remember those?!) and was able 
to hear some really good DX there. It broke the boredom.

    B. Gentry, KA2IVY

On 4/19/25 4:37 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
> I do a fair amount of "DX listening" and i note that when driving, a 
> stronger FM broadcaster will "pop in" even if for just a couple 
> minutes and then gone. On 2M hamband the strongest station wins, with 
> just a growl heard underneath. On MW AM band, i can so often hear 
> audio from 2 stations, maybe more, on same channel. The freq accuracy 
> of the AM transmitters is such that there's no beat note at all 
> unless  very rarely one of the co channels might be overseas. So on AM 
> to separate them you either need a directional antenna, or just wait 
> and hope a station comes way uo in strength for s spell.
> It kind of still bewonders me that this inches long antenna on top my 
> van does so well for AM DX.
> -Hue Miller
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