The summer tradition continues — Bryce and Nick reunite in person from Cape Cod, this time for the July 4th holiday, which include DX fireworks amidst a controversial E-Skip season so far. We discuss the season from both sides of the pond, chat about our DX shacks at and away from home, discuss SDR innovations (or lack thereof) and the art of DX'ing with fellow hobbyists in person!
Timestamps:
0 - :03 | 🇺🇸 4th of July weekend intro + live from Cape Cod
:03 – :07 | Casual tower touring on the Cape, Radioland app, and July 4th festivities
:07 – :14 | July 4–5 DX
:14 – :27 | Season-to-date North America roundup: double hop, NOAA WX DX, West Coast short-skip
:27 – :36 | Europe midseason report from fmdx.org community
:36 - :51 | TEF talk; remote servers, headless TEF, fmdx.org projects
:51 – 1:07 | Remote DXing, DX shacks, and the fun of DXing with a friend in 2025
1:07 – 1:19 | Taking stock of SDR hardware landscape: Hydra, stagnation, innovation, future hopes
References
Nick's RadioWorld article: "Double Hop Dreams"
Randy Zerr: July 4th E-Skip (YouTube)
Matt Sittel: July 4th E-Skip on NOAA Weather Radio band (YouTube)
RadioLand app for tower touring
Chrome Remote Desktop (Nick's remote PC preference)
PST Rotator (remote rotator control)
RTL-SDR Blog: Hydra SDR review