Episode 19 | DX Central (Re)Live! - Season 6, Episode 16 - January 23, 2026

HOUR 1 Solar Storm (Take 1 - The Demo Version) - Well, that wasn't much to sneeze at, was it? The Bz stayed more positive than a motivational speaker on their 2nd pot of coffee. As such, we didn't get a visual or radio event from this one. There was a definite radio blackout - even down here we noticed. Some folks saw little pockets of enhancement this week, but not what we were hoping for. Some folks way up North did manage some FM AuEs! Solar Storm (Take 2?) - There are some space weather folks forecasting more to come. We shall take a look. NEW CHALLENGE: We say "see ya" to 1500-1540 and start our newest challenge and this will be a three week marathon: The 1000+ Mile Challenge. We are resurrecting this popular challenge from last year in which only stations located 1000 miles or more from each DXer's home location will count. 999 miles? Sorry, not gonna cut it. 1001 miles? Congrats, you just made it. This will be running all the way through February 13, so stretch out, make a plan and knock off as many as you can. Hopefully the sun will play along nicely to help us out. HOUR 2 Portable DXing - Just in time for the looming threat of power outages. Once you have secured your homestead, every one is safe, warm and hunkered down.....why not flip on a portable radio and tune around? If nothing else, you get to hear weather updates. And as we have seen time and time again, natural disasters are when radio shines the brightest, so should make for some interesting and gripping programming to tune in. Not to mention a noise floor you haven't had the luxury of enjoying since the Cold War. TOH DX Hour 1 - 1500-1540 Hour 2 and 3 - We look out - way out there - for real DX!