The Quadrantids

The Quadrantids

Next period of activity: December 26th, 2023 to January 16th, 2024 he Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the strongest and most consistent showers of the year. It is active (and visible) between Dec. 28 and Jan. 12.  The Quadrantids will next peak between Jan. 3...
The Giveaway is Over!

The Giveaway is Over!

During the month of November, WTFDA ran a giveaway for a brand new Airspy HF+ Discovery SDR. We had about 85 entrants. We’re happy to announce that we had a winner and he’s a member from Florida. We want to thank all of our WTFDA club members who...
WPIX to go ATSC-3.0

WPIX to go ATSC-3.0

WPIX New York becomes the 2nd station in the market to switch to ATSC-3.0. Check out the following URLs… https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076ff38bd02040018bd8c8dadd1f81 and...
Christmas Music on the Radio

Christmas Music on the Radio

Can You Give Me a Ho-Ho-Ho? Can’t get enough Xmas music for the holidays? Some FM radio stations have already jumped in head first, starting on November 1st. On Fox News’ website “Live Now Fox”, they have a Christmas music watch list article...
Multihop Es – East Coast NA to Azores

Multihop Es – East Coast NA to Azores

Saturday morning, June 24th was a good morning for FM DXers looking for TA catches. At least 5 DXers heard RTP Antenna 3, 87.7mhz from Pico de Barrosa, Azores from roughly 8am to 10am EDT. Distances ranged from 2400 – 2700 miles. These fortunate DXers live in...