I have been AM DXing with a new radio, the Qodosen SR-286 AM/LW/FM/SW portable. One attractive (to me) feature is the ability to electronically disconnect the internal AM/LW antenna and use an external antenna via a jack on the side of the radio.
I took advantage of this feature and connected the SR-286 to the DX Tools Quantum Loop QX antenna, which is an amplified external ferrite antenna on a mount that allows you to rotate the antenna for maximum (or minimum) signal reception.
I used this combination for a few evenings and I was impressed hearing many DX stations, but nothing new for the log until the last two nights when I logged the following new entries:
WIZR transmitting 28 watts on 930 kHz from Johnstown, New York, 118 miles to the north-northwest,
WVAE transmitting 1000 watts on 1400 kHz from Biddeford, Maine, 197 miles to the northeast.
WFLI transmitting 2500 watts on 1070 kHz from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, 811 miles to the southwest.
