These are the radios of WYDX and SLCDX. We use each radio extensively for our DXing activities, sometimes with external antennas to improve our catch performance. Some of these aren't radios, just equipment that helps us confirm and record stations.
Each radio, if you notice, has a number, and will be described in detail how well it performs to our DX standards testing (which is secret).
| RADIO NUMBER | MAKE & MODEL | HOW WELL IT PERFORMS |
| 1 | Grundig S350 | This is "The AM" radio, and has me stunned at its abilities. Stations I never thought possible are reachable on this rig, such as Great Bend Kansas from Green River. No other radio could hear that station before. The direction ability and selectivity are top notch. I really like the narrow/wide band selection switch as it helps filter out the locals down to 10khz spacing like they should be. Passes the DX test with flying colors. The external antenna jacks really take the cake though. Used primarily for AM/SW dxing. |
| 2 | Grundig FR200 | I really like the portability of this radio. It has wind up power and that helps when I don't want to buy batteries. The overall reception of this radio is fairly average. Performance wise, its no different from the much larger Radioshack Multiband that is used by FLGDX. It has brought in several record stations however, and is a good portable to our line up of radios. This radio is also used by FLGDX. |
| 3 | Kchibo KK939-B | This has to have been the cheapest radio I have ever owned, and I paid a price literally for that cheapness. The radio is no longer functioning after an electric surge knocked out its ability to receive stations and operate normally. The radio was a good performer for awhile, but the tuning is poorly designed. It has very crappy SW reception, and can't receive AM as well as its much more expensive counterparts. |
| 4 | Panasonic Boom Box Circa 1982 RXC37 | In the early days of Casper DX, this radio was a major performer and caught almost all of the stations there before being replaced by the Radioshack Multiband. In Green River, when no other radios were available, the radio still performed and worked till 2009 despite being almost 25 years old. The radio suffered from its age and the dial did not show anything after 1600. This was built before the AM band was extended. No longer used, due to age and failed tuner. |
| 5 | RCA Digital Recorder
RP 5011A |
Sound quality aint that great, but it caught a majority of the LARDX recorded IDs you hear on the site. Rarely used for radio these days, its primary use is EVP ghost recording for IMPS. |
| 6 | Radioshack PRO 76 Scanner | Scanner DX activities take place with this true gem of the Radioshack scanner line. No longer in production, this oldie (circa mid 1990s) but goodie still works to this day, and is used quite a bit. |
| 7 | Olympus Digital Recorder VN-2100 | Another addition to the WYDX/SLCDX equipment lineup. Records very good quality audio. Also used by IMPS ghost investigators for EVP. |
| 8 | Wireless Phone | Quickly becoming a good way to confirm stations with fellow DXers in the UbstuDX circle of friends (hea). |
Here it is, the brand new Sony XDR-F1HD. After a year or so of wanting this radio, I have it.
Her name is Lucy, and she's used for FM DXing and HD reception. HD radio sucks, but mostly on AM only.
She passes the DX test as far as FM, but has not gone through the rigourous AM test yet, although she has received the HD signal of KNX already (didn't decode).
--Antenna pictures possibly coming soon--