“DX”ing is a niche radio hobby, I’ve definitely fallen into it from time to time. The aim is to hear geographically distant stations - so it’s all about radio p

“DX”ing is a niche radio hobby, I’ve definitely fallen into it from time to time. The aim is to hear geographically distant stations - so it’s all about radio propagation throughout the day and that differs seasonally too. These days you can cheat, there are directories of SDR radios available for free online - in a couple of clicks you can explore the RF spectrum as heard from most populated locations in the world. If you want to play “old school” there’s a few radios are prized, i have a Sony ICF2001D which is a circa 90s radio and expensive today because of its reputation. The US manufacturer C.Crane is a common name on the list of top performing sets and they’re much cheaper. There’s an annual catalogue of broadcast stations published, the WRTH - World Radio & TV Handbook. Propagation behaviours of different frequencies throughout the day is definitely one of the most interesting parts for me. One thing I’ve learned from scanning the bands over the years is that there’s a LOT of chinese sponsored English language content.