DX Central’s From the Static Podcast

DX Central's From The Static Podcast | Episode 31 | May 2026 Sporadic Es Recap

NOTE:  This podcast was recorded on June 5, 2026, before the ionosphere absolutely exploded with activity between June 8 and June 10.  For more information on that recent activity, be sure to pick up the July 2026 edition of The Spectrum Monitor magazine at The Spectrum Monitor [https://thespectrummonitor.com/]. The 2026 Sporadic Es season is off to a roaring start, but things took a while to get going in May, despite some considerable activity over a three day period in the third week of the month. For Episode 31 of the From the Static podcast, we dive into the data from May 2026 for North American FM Sporadic Es. How did it stack up with previous years and can we gleam anything from the data to look ahead at the rest of 2026?

Episode 30 | DX Central (Re)Live! - Season 6, Episode 30 - Season Finale! - May 1, 2026

- Introduction to SEDAP (Sporadic Es Data Analysis Project) and walking through the new dashboard and data visualizations including our groundbreaking Sporadic Es Cloud Tracker - Introduction of the 2026 Summer of DX challenge with an all new visual and interface, new bands, new challenges, bounties and more!  - Season ending shoutouts

Episode 29 | DX Central (Re)Live! - Season 6, Episode 29 - April 24, 2026

* Using other bands to spot openings on FM from Tropo and Sporadic Es. Some folks use 6 Meters for Es and 2 Meters for Tropo as early warning signs of FM openings. How reliable are they? We talk through it. * Sporadic Es season is so close, here are your last minute preparations you need to wrap up to be ready, come what May (get it?) * The tropo forecast for next week looks promising. A bit too early to get excited but we may have some folks seeing the first "real" opening of the year! * Meteor Scatter - yes, Tropo and Es get all the headlines.....but Meteor Scatter can pay off too. Contrary to the belief of some, you can DX FM Meteor Scatter! * Let's talk about RDS. What it is, how it can help your DX and why you see weird things sometimes with it TOH DX * All three hours will be a mix of FM and MW.....whatever you guys want to hear!

Episode 28 | DX Central (Re)Live! - Season 6, Episode 28 - April 17, 2026

Hour 1 - Logging stations using FMlist.org [https://FMlist.org] and why this is important - FM Antenna shootout - last week we looked at SDRs for FM season, this week we tackle Antennas Hour 2 - Logging stations using WTFDA's WLogger and why this is important - Early warning of openings - how to be ready just in case TOH DX: FM DX with hopes of some at least mild tropo

Episode 27 | DX Central (Re)Live! - Season 6, Episode 27 - April 10, 2026

HOUR 1 * FM DX Webservers: Using them as a DXer, hosting one for yourself and other DXers * Updating SDR Console with the latest RDS information HOUR 2 * RDS Autologging through Rabbitears: How to use this information as a DXer, how to host your own autologger * SDR Options for high bandwidth (~10 MHz) IQ recordings for FM TOH DX * We navigate the local FM band, keeping an eye on MW * If time permits, we will go through our 8/13/25 Sporadic Es recording