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DTV DX Records
E-skip, Meteor Scatter, Tropo

Updated 10-13-2015.
Ed Phelps and Christopher Dunne are the most-recent DXer to provide updates. Other updates will be added soon.

See DTV DX Hall of Fame for Transition Period records (2000 - June 12, 2009)

NEWS: Ed Phelps (NN2E) Logs a Record-Breaking 750th DTV!


Categories:
  • The 300 Logs Club: DXers who have logged 300 or more total DTVs
  • The 500 Logs Club: DXers who have logged 500 or more total DTVs
  • The 700 Logs Club: DXers who have logged 700 or more total DTVs
  • DTVs received via E-skip
  • LDTVs received via Es
  • Longest distance for DTVs via E-skip (1,300 miles and above)
  • Shortest distance for DTVs via E-skip (600 miles and below)
  • DTVs received via Meteor Scatter
  • The 600 Mile Tropo Club: DXers who have received DTVs at a distance of 600 or more miles
  • The 800 Mile Tropo Club: DXers who have received DTVs at a distance of 800 or more miles
  • The 1,000 Mile Tropo Club: DXers who have received DTVs at a distance of 1,000 or more miles

Please note that this page only keeps track of DXer DTV stats in select categories. Send general DTV, ATV, and FM stats to WTFDAer Fred Nordquist. See this page on the WTFDA site

Important Changes in Criteria For Counting Low Power DTVs via E-skip

When it comes to DTV DXing, difficulty of reception is more important for DXers than FCC DTV station classifications. The purpose of this page is to keep track of DTV DX feats. Therefore, I recently asked Ed Phelps for suggestions on new criteria to categorize DTV "Low Powered" DTVs. Based on Ed's suggestions, this is the new criteria:
  1. All DTVs with CD, D, and LD suffixes, regardless of power.
  2. All DTVs under 1kW, regardless of FCC classification.
This means WEDY-DT-6 at 400 watts and KREX-DT-2 at 800 watts are considered "low-powered" on this page. If you logged those DTVs, let me know so your stats can be changed to reflect the new criteria.

The "DTV via E-skip" category still includes both full-service and low-power logs.

Now send logs to this email address: oglethorpedxer@gmail.com. Please put "DTV Records" in the subject line.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER SENT ME YOUR LOGS IN THE PAST for distance records via E-skip and tropo, please include the following: Date, time, equipment, and your location.



THE 700 LOGS CLUB:
DXers With 700 Total DTV Logs
Rank DXer Total
1 Ed Phelps (KY)
See Ed's Photos
See Ed's Log
 		750





THE 500 LOGS CLUB:
DXers With 500 Total DTV Logs
Rank DXer Total
1 Jeff Kadet (IL) 682



THE 300 LOGS CLUB:
DXers With 300 Total DTV Logs
Rank DXer Total
1 Robert Delaney (IL) 470
2 Mike Glass (IN) 390
3 Greg Barker (IN) 376
4 Jerry Boaz (IL) 312
5 Frank Merrill (IL) 300+
6 Roy Barstow (MA) 300

DXERS RANKED BY NUMBER OF
LOW-POWER DTVS RECEIVED VIA E-SKIP
Includes "full-service" DTVs under 1kW
DXer LDTVs
via Es
Ed Phelps (KY) 7
Jeff Kadet (IL) 4
Jerry Boaz (IL) 4
   
   
   
Danny Oglethorpe (LA) 2
Jim Pizzi (NY) 2
Christopher S. Dunne (FL) 1
Steve Rich (IN) 1
Jeff Rostron (MA) 1
William Hepburn (ON) 1


DXERS RANKED BY NUMBER OF
DTVS RECEIVED VIA E-SKIP
DXer DTVs
via Es
Ed Phelps (KY) 35
Jim Pizzi (NY) 25
Jeff Kadet (IL) 23
Jerry Boaz (IL) 22
William Hepburn (ON) 22
Danny Oglethorpe (LA) 21
Jeff Rostron (MA) 19
Chris Lucas (NY) 15
Christopher S. Dunne (FL) 14
Frank Merrill (IL) 12
Mike Bugaj (CT) 10
Robert Delaney (IL) 10
Roy Barstow (MA) 10
Mike Glass (IN) 10
Pat Dyer (TX) 9
Robert Grant (MI) 9
Greg Barker (IN) 8
Jeff Kruszka (TX) 8
Steve Rich (IN) 7
Fritze Prentice (AR) 6
Fred Nordquist (SC) 5
Dave Pomeroy (KS) 3
Glen Hale (KY) 2
Matt Sittel (NE) 2
Girard Westerberg (KY) 2
Richard Lucas (NY) 1
Robert S. Ross (ON) 1
John Zondlo (OK) 1

DTVS RECEIVED VIA E-SKIP BY DXERS
    LOW POWER
    Includes full-service DTVs under 1kW
  • K04DH-D Gunnison CO 40 Watts
  • K04QP-D Casas Adobes AZ 300 watts
  • K04RA-D Clarksville AR 300 Watts
  • K05MD-D Cripple Creek CO 300 watts
  • KHPK-LD3 DeSoto TX 300 watts
  • KJWY-DT2 Jackson WY 270 watts
  • KREX-DT2 Grand Junction CO 800 watts
  • WEDY-DT6 New Haven CT 400 watts
  • WKOB-LD2 New York NY 300 watts
  • WRUF-LD5 Gainesville FL 300 watts
  • WVBK-CD-2 Manchester VT

    FULL POWER
    Does not include DTVs below 1kW
  • CHAU-DT-3 Ste-Marguerite QC
  • CHAU-DT-5 Carleton QC
  • CKPR-DT2 Thunder Bay ON
  • KBSD-DT6 Ensign KS
  • KCWX-DT5 Fredericksburg TX
  • KDLO-DT2 Florence SD
  • KDLO-DT3 Florence SD
  • KHAS-DT5 Hastings NE
  • KIVV-DT5 Lead SD
  • KNOP-DT2 North Platte NE
  • KOTA-DT2 Rapid City SD
  • KPXB-DT5 Conroe TX
  • KSNB-DT4 Superior NE
  • KTVM-DT6 Butte MT
  • KVBC-DT2 Las Vegas NV
  • KWNB-DT6 Hayes Center NE
  • KXGN-DT5 Glendive MT
  • KXLF-DT5 Butte MT
  • KYUS-DT3 Miles City MT
  • WABW-DT6 Albany GA
  • WACP-DT4 Atlantic City NJ
  • WBRA-DT3 Roanoke VA
  • WCES-DT2 Wrens GA
  • WCES-DT6 Wrens GA
  • WCFT-DT5 Tuscaloosa AL
  • WCYB-DT5 Bristol VA
  • WDKY-DT4 Danville KY
  • WGVK-DT5 Kalamazoo MI
  • WHBF-DT4 Rock Island IL
  • WKYC-DT2 Cleveland OH
  • WLBZ-DT2 Bangor ME
  • WLMB-DT5 Toledo OH
  • WMAZ-DT4 Macon GA
  • WMC-DT5 Memphis TN
  • WOI-DT5 Ames IA
  • WRGB-DT6 Schenectady NY
  • WSKY-DT4 Manteo NC
  • WTVF-DT5 Nashville TN
  • WTWC-DT2 Tallahassee FL
  • WUOA-DT6 Tuscaloosa AL


LONGEST DISTANCE FOR DTVS RECEIVED VIA E-SKIP
1300 miles or more distance
Miles DXer Station via Es
1486 Chris Lucas (NY) KOTA-DT-2 SD
1472 Ed Phelps (KY) KVBC-DT2 NV
1467 Jim Pizzi (NY) KCWX-DT5 TX
1456 Mike Bugaj (CT) KNOP-DT2 NE
1442 Robert Delaney (IL) KVBC-DT2 NV
1387 Ed Phelps (KY) KTVM-DT6, KXLF-DT5 MT
1384 Chris Lucas (NY) KNOP-DT2 NE
1381 William Hepburn (ON) KCWX-DT5 TX
1374 Ed Phelps (KY) CHAU-DT-5 QC
1357 Jerry Boaz (IL) KTVM-DT6 MT
1355 Mike (LA) KVBC-DT2 NV
1355 Jerry Boaz (IL) CHAU-DT-5 QC
1351 Jeff Kadet (IL) KVBC-DT2 NV
1345 Fred Nordquist (SC) KCWX-DT5 TX
1343 Mike Bugaj (CT) KHAS-DT5 NE
1340 Ed Phelps (KY) CHAU-DT-3 QC
1339 Jeff Rostron (MA) KHAS-DT5 NE
1328 Jim Pizzi (NY) KIVV-DT5 SD
1320 Jerry Boaz (IL) CHAU-DT-3 QC
1313 Robert Delaney (IL) KTVM-DT6 MT
1301 Jim Pizzi (NY) KOTA-DT2 SD
SHORTEST DISTANCE FOR DTVS RECEIVED VIA E-SKIP
600 miles or less distance
Miles DXer Station via Es
317 Lee Molineux (PA) WBRA-DT3 VA
325 Greg Barker (IN) WBRA-DT3 VA
364 Robert Grant (MI) WBRA-DT3 VA
415 William Hepburn (ON) WBRA-DT3 VA
439 Jeff Rostron (MA) WSKY-DT4 NC
443 William Hepburn (ON) WDKY-DT4 KY
445 Jim Pizzi (NY) WLBZ-DT2 ME
459 Ed Phelps (KY) WBRA-DT3 VA
460 Chris Lucas (NY) WBRA-DT3 VA
465 Frank Merrill (IL) KDLO-DT3 SD
469 Jerry Boaz (IL) WDTV-DT5 WV
512 Mike Bugaj (CT) WBRA-DT3 VA
522 Chris Lucas (NY) WLMB-DT5 OH
528 Jeff Kadet (IL) KNOP-DT-2 NE
531 Jeff Rostron (MA) WBRA-DT3 VA
531 Fred Nordquist (SC) WACP-DT-4 NJ
551 William Hepburn (ON) WLBZ-DT2 ME
552 Jeff Kadet (IL) WDTV-DT5 WV
558 Ed Phelps (KY) KSNB-DT4 NE
566 Jeff Kruszka (TX) WUOA-DT-6 AL
568 William Hepburn (ON) WHBF-DT4 IL
574 Chris Lucas (NY) WCYB-DT5 VA
579 Roy Barstow (MA) WBRA-DT3 VA
582 Steve Rich (IN) WSKY-DT4 NC
591 Jeff Rostron (MA) WLMB-DT5 OH
596 Ed Phelps (KY) KHAS-DT5 NE

DXERS RANKED BY NUMBER OF
DTVS RECEIVED VIA MS
DXer DTVs
via MS
Jeff Rostron (MA) 2
Jim Pizzi (NY) 2
Girard Westerberg (KY) 1
Ed Phelps (KY) 1


THE 1,000 MILE TROPO CLUB:
DXers Who Have Received DTVs Via Tropo At 1,000 MIles
Miles DXer Station via tropo Total DTVs
600 miles
 		Total DTVs
800 miles
 		Total DTVs
1,000 miles
1112 Christopher S. Dunne (FL) KENS-DT39 TX 2+  
 		 
1100 Roy Barstow (MA) WOPX-DT48 FL 27  
 		 
1061 Pat Dyer (TX) WKCF-DT17, et al FL
Pat's Log 		14  
 		 


THE 800 MILE TROPO CLUB:
DXers Who Have Received DTVs Via Tropo At 800 MIles
Miles DXer Station via tropo Total DTVs
600 miles 		Total DTVs
800 miles
999 Mike Glass (IN) KENS-DT-39 TX 7 10
998 Robert Delaney (IL) KNVO-DT49 TX 47  
835 Jeff Kruszka (LA) WNCN-DT55 NC 8  
833 Ed Phelps (KY) WDAY-DT21 ND 52 2
805 Jeff Kruszka (TX) WVEA-DT25 FL 3  
800 Jeff Kadet (IL) KTMD-DT48, et al TX 37  


THE 600 MILE TROPO CLUB:
DXers Who Have Received DTVs Via Tropo At 600 MIles
Miles DXer Station via tropo Total DTVs
600 miles
683 Jim Pizzi (NY) WHBF-DT4 IL  
650 Greg Barker (IN) KTAL-DT15 TX  
649 Girard Westerberg (KY) KMSS-DT34 LA  
640 Frank Merrill (IL) WGNM-DT45 GA 2
631 Ryan Grabow (FL) WMAU-DT-18 Bude, MS  
624 Mike Perron (LA) WUSI-DT19 IL  
623 Steve Rich (IN) WTVY-DT36 AL  
622 Fred Nordquist (SC) WUFX-DT41 MS  




DTV DX LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

JEFF KADET

Jeff Kadet of Illinois, North America's first digital TV DXer, passed away in November of 2014.

Jeff began DTV DXing on a computer in 1999, using a prototype DTV tuner that was provided to him by Hauppauge for testing. In fifteen years, Jeff logged 682 DTVs, second only to the number of DTVs logged by Ed Phelps.

As an analog TV DXer, Jeff is first in most TV DX categories, which includes 1,962 analog TV stations logged.




Post Analog
DTV DX PIONEER

Ed Phelps of Kentucky
• First to log 700 DTVs (2013)
• First to log 30 DTVs via Es (2013)



Post Analog
DTV DX PIONEER

Ed Phelps of Kentucky
• First to log 600 DTVs (2011)



Post Analog
DTV DX PIONEER

Ed Phelps of Kentucky
• First to log 500 DTVs (2010)



Post Analog
DTV DX PIONEER

Jeff Kadet of Illinois
• First to log 400 DTVs (2009)



Post Analog
DTV DX PIONEER

Girard Westerberg of Kentucky
• First to receive a DTV via MS (2009)



Post Analog
DTV DX PIONEER

Steve Rich of Indiana
• First to receive a low power DTV via E-skip (KHPK-LP-3 DeSota TX) (2009)



Post Analog
DTV DX PIONEER

Saul Chernos of Ontario
• First to receive a DTV via E-skip using rabbit ears antenna (2009)



Post Analog
DTV DX PIONEER

Greg Barker of Indiana
• First to receive a DTV via E-skip under 400 miles distance (WBRA-DT3 VA at 325 miles) (2009)


Criteria used for entries in DTV DX Records

The DXer must receive PSIP ID data (calls, station name, remapped channel), video, or both. These are not considered legitimate logs for the purpose of this page: (1) The presence of snow on an analog TV screen; (2) A DTV signal indicated on a STB signal meter or light, scanner, or communications receiver.

Now send logs to this email address: oglethorpedxer@gmail.com. Put "DTV Records" in the subject line.

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