Have you tried DX'ing by your smart phone? I have an Android phone and downloaded the APP called TUNEIN Radio and also I HEART RADIO. TuneIn features 3000 radio stations by Country, State, City, Frequency and Format. I have really enjoyed listening to stations in other cities that faded in and out or were non existent to me being able to listen to on a standard radio. I can listen to stations in L.A. San Francisco, Cleveland, Denver, Chicago, anywhere --- the state of Florida, if I choose. I listen to Talk radio, News radio and OLDIES formatted stations. I like being informed and can go directly to the source of breaking news, whether it is a major fire, earthquake or some other news event.
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New challenge, DX radio by using your smart phone!
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I do this all the time. Even listen to radio from Canada, the UK and Latin America via iPhone apps.
But I wouldn't call that dxing. You're streaming wireless internet and in doing so, it's no harder to get a pop station from Ireland than it is to get your local news/talker. No challenge there. That's like hunting at a petting zoo (I know - horrible analogy, but still apt).
Now, the smartphone can be used as a tool in dxing. By comparing a hard-to-discern radio signal with a webstream (of who you suspect it is), you may well positively ID that tough catch. Of course the webstream is likely 10-15 seconds delayed, so you have to remember that.
Recently, we had an awesome tropo day where I live and I used the internet on my smartphone to google search the monikers and frequencies of new stations I was picking up. That helped immensely when it came to IDing a signal without being able to hang on to them long enough for the TOH. Remember that for the next e-skip because it can be done very quickly.
But I wouldn't call that dxing. You're streaming wireless internet and in doing so, it's no harder to get a pop station from Ireland than it is to get your local news/talker. No challenge there. That's like hunting at a petting zoo (I know - horrible analogy, but still apt).
Now, the smartphone can be used as a tool in dxing. By comparing a hard-to-discern radio signal with a webstream (of who you suspect it is), you may well positively ID that tough catch. Of course the webstream is likely 10-15 seconds delayed, so you have to remember that.
Recently, we had an awesome tropo day where I live and I used the internet on my smartphone to google search the monikers and frequencies of new stations I was picking up. That helped immensely when it came to IDing a signal without being able to hang on to them long enough for the TOH. Remember that for the next e-skip because it can be done very quickly.
Agree 100% with BRNout.
The iPhone is great fun for listening, but it's not actual DX. Although it can be a highly useful DXing tool as BRNout described. I think Tunein is the best radio app out there, but no one app covers everything. WundeRadio is basically as good as Tunein...and even gets more stuff (weather radios, railroad communications, police, etc.), but it costs more. I'm personally not a big fan of i-heart, but you need it if you like any of Clear Channel's stations. CBS has a counterpart called simply "Radio", which has their stuff plus AOL and Yahoo streams. You can get CBS stations on other apps, however. You don't need to download their app to hear their stations. Shoutcast is another good app....has loads of stations from all over the world, and it's free. IME, it tends to drop streams a little more often than the others.
Aside from DXing, probably 85% of my radio listening is via internet....and most of that is on my iPhone. This includes in the car via audio input jack and/or FM modulator. I have stations from all over the U.S. and Canada bookmarked, as well as stations from Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, UK, Australia, Germany, and The Netherlands.
The iPhone is great fun for listening, but it's not actual DX. Although it can be a highly useful DXing tool as BRNout described. I think Tunein is the best radio app out there, but no one app covers everything. WundeRadio is basically as good as Tunein...and even gets more stuff (weather radios, railroad communications, police, etc.), but it costs more. I'm personally not a big fan of i-heart, but you need it if you like any of Clear Channel's stations. CBS has a counterpart called simply "Radio", which has their stuff plus AOL and Yahoo streams. You can get CBS stations on other apps, however. You don't need to download their app to hear their stations. Shoutcast is another good app....has loads of stations from all over the world, and it's free. IME, it tends to drop streams a little more often than the others.
Aside from DXing, probably 85% of my radio listening is via internet....and most of that is on my iPhone. This includes in the car via audio input jack and/or FM modulator. I have stations from all over the U.S. and Canada bookmarked, as well as stations from Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, UK, Australia, Germany, and The Netherlands.
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