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Four must haves for TV DX'ing:
TV (obviously, but preferably with an analog tuner)
TV Antenna - a big 'ole Fringe Yagi mounted as high as possible
Antenna Rotator, with the antenna matched to the compass
LOTS of coffee, for late night DX'ing
When I was a younger, Dad used to DX with his 27 element VHF/UHF Channel Master "wind trap" antenna hooked up to a Channel Master rotator. I remember my thrill was watching the antenna turn. He used a TS-915 Quasar we had, and would regularly pick up stations along the East Coast - farthest probably being WDCA in Washington (200 miles) or the Wilmington NC station (>300 miles!). We couldn't see too far to the west, probably because of the Appalachian Mountains, but would pick up Richmond and Petersburg, both about 90 miles away. If the nearby (<3 mi) Naval Air Station had any air traffic, all bets were off - the radar/ILS would interfere.
Thanks for posting the links - some of those stations are now Mega-stations on cable or with PBS (WGBH..) I'd love to see a screen shot of WYAH-27, if somebody out there has one....
Cheers,
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Brian
USN RET 22YRS (Avionics/Cal)
CET-Consumer Repair and Avionics ('88)
"Capacitor Cosmetologist since '79"
When fuses go to work, they quit!
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