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Welcome to the new home of the WTFDA! We’re glad to see you here. Feel free to browse the site. We hope you will find something here to interest you. We feature original apps such as the WLogger (Prop logger), FM Database and the Radioland app developed by WTFDA members for the DX community. This site is dedicated to TV and FM DXers everywhere!
It’s Back!
The Channel Master Stereo Probe 9 is back! The beloved Probe is now called the SBFM9 and manufactured by Sky Blue Antennas of Burnsville, Minnesota and sold by dealers across the upper midwest, northern New England, Houston and elsewhere. The SBFM9 is a nine element fringe yagi for the FM band. Buyers of this antenna are giving it a big ‘thumbs up’ for performance and build quality. Finally, DXers in North America have an FM fringe yagi built here in North America that doesn’t need to be shipped from across the Atlantic.
Brian Beezley’s specs on the Probe 9.
The Openradio Community
Everything about the TEF6686 radios from flashing your radio to setting up a Webserver. It’s all here including a portal to their Discord server.
Make TV-FM DXing Even More Fun with an almost-free WTFDA membership! Find out here.
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Meteor DX
Meteor Basics. Here's a two minute tutorial on YOUTUBE about "What is a meteor shower?" Very thorough for being only two minutes in length and I like the way they present it.
The Quadrantids
The Quadrantids have the potential to be the strongest shower of the year but usually fall short due to the short length of maximum activity (6 hours) and the poor weather experienced during early January. The average hourly rates one can expect...
Christmas Music 2025 – updated 12/17
CONTEST IS CLOSED! The WTFDA is running a contest for the month of December. The grand prize is an Airspy HF+ Discovery! All our members have to do is tell us what stations in their area play Christmas Music all day. We've had a good amount of...
The Geminids – 2025
The Geminid meteor shower in 2025 will peak on the night of December 13-14, with the best viewing conditions due to a waning crescent moon. This shower is known for producing bright meteors, with rates potentially reaching up to 150 meteors per...
Mandatory ATSC3.0?
Maybe? Maybe not? The FCC is thinking about it. The FCC says to leave it up to the stations. Make it voluntary. The NAB says not so fast. Make it February 2028. What happens now? Read about it here.
Post Windows 10? What next?
Some of You Will Move to Windows 11 And Some of you will move on to something else. Wildows 10 went end-of-life on October 14th. Some of you will realize that you're fed up with Microsoft and want no part of Windows 11. This is for you. Linux is a...
WRTH Drops Paper!
WRTH Drops Paper! The World Radio-TV Handbook for 2026 Will Be the Last Printed Issue. According to the publisher, the change to digital is due to “rising costs in printing, paper, tariffs, logistics and labor (which) have made it financially...