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Welcome to the new home of the WTFDA! We’re glad to see you here. Feel free to browse the site. We hope you will find something here to interest you. We feature original apps such as the WLogger (Prop logger), FM Database and the Radioland app developed by WTFDA members for the DX community. This site is dedicated to TV and FM DXers everywhere!
It’s Back!
The Channel Master Stereo Probe 9 is back! The beloved Probe is now called the SBFM9 and manufactured by Sky Blue Antennas of Burnsville, Minnesota and sold by dealers across the upper midwest, northern New England, Houston and elsewhere. The SBFM9 is a nine element fringe yagi for the FM band. Buyers of this antenna are giving it a big ‘thumbs up’ for performance and build quality. Finally, DXers in North America have an FM fringe yagi built here in North America that doesn’t need to be shipped from across the Atlantic.
Brian Beezley’s specs on the Probe 9.
The Openradio Community
Everything about the TEF6686 radios from flashing your radio to setting up a Webserver. It’s all here including a portal to their Discord server.
Make TV-FM DXing Even More Fun with an almost-free WTFDA membership! Find out here.
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The WTFDA Blog! – News You Can Use
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WRTH Drops Paper!
WRTH Drops Paper! The World Radio-TV Handbook for 2026 Will Be the Last Printed Issue. According to the publisher, the change to digital is due to “rising costs in printing, paper, tariffs, logistics and labor (which) have made it financially...
SDR Connect 1.0.5 is Here
Version 1.0.5 was released on September 25, 2025 Added Diversity support over the network via server (requires RSPduo) MP3 Audio recording support Rig control supporto Omni-Rig (windows only)o HamLib Waterfall gradient preview Show ticks on the RF...
Sample This!
The Summer of MeTV FM!.... plus more! It's the Frankens!!
WLogger V2 is Now Live!
WLogger V2 is now live for WTFDA members. Now WTFDA members can log both TV and FM stations automatically using the WTFDA FM Database as its data source. Not only can you log stations, you can now plot them on a map for a visual representation of...
E Skip Is Around the Corner
**What Is Sporadic-E Propagation in the Radio and TV world?** Sporadic-E propagation (or Es) is when radio signals are reflected off clouds of ionized gas in the E layer of the ionosphere, allowing radio amateurs to make contacts over distances of...
Line of Sight DX
Back in September 2024, the club phased out the VHF-UHF Digest, a publication that goes way back to the early 1970s. Times have changed. DXing has changed; DX reporting has changed over the years to the point where a publication that has relied...