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I used to do that, didn't know there was a name for it.

 

I lived in Corpus Christi(CC) before I moved to Houston. It's a little over 200 miles south of Houston. I'd taken a trip to Houston and had been listening to 93Q (a top 40 station @ 92.9). On the trip back I listened to tapes, and got static on the radio when I'd change them. I was surprised when I got back to CC and 93Q came thru clear when I popped out the tape. It didn't work all the time, but it did often enough that I kept it on a preset.

I've heard KDKA Pittsburgh from within Illinois.

DXing is fun to do in the high desert at night, as the conditions there are ideal. My brother and I once camped near White Mountain Peak on the California/Nevada border, at around 12,000 feet elevation. His radio (with digital tuner) picked up an audible station at every single frequency, from 530-1610 kHz in steps of 10 kHz. Some of the stations were thousands of miles away.

I'm in the middle of a valley in Western Oregon and yet I got a station from Las Vegas last night. I think the conditions will be good for a few more days where I live, so I'd better take advantage of it, so that means little sleep for me. There's a whole website about DXing for anyone who's interested, www.w9wi.com I'm just beginning to get the hang of it.