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What goes into a DX logbook? Nick Langan explores in his latest Signal Spot.
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November 19, 2025
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Do You Know Your U.S. FM Power Limits? ⚡️
100,000 watts - 41%
 
75,000 watts - 4%
 
50,000 watts - 51%
 
Unlimited ERP - 4%
 
 
50,000 watts is max in the land of Class B FMs
 
50,000 watts is max in the land of Class B FMs
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There are exceptions, through grandfathered FM signals like the Mount Wilson FM signals for Los Angeles, Boston's 89.7 WGBH(FM), Pittsburgh's 92.9 WLTJ(FM) and 102.5 WDVE(FM) and a few others in cities like Washington, D.C., and Buffalo. But with a maximum HAAT of 150 meters, 50 kW is the highest ERP allowed by the FCC in Zones I and I-A. Once outside the boundaries, such as where 106.9 WAFX(FM)'s Class C facility is located in Suffolk, Va., is where 100 kW territory begins.
 
 
 
 
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Lee Costic's FM DX logbook, 1986, from Virginia Beach
Lee Costic's FM DX logbook, 1986, from Virginia Beach
To Log, or Not to Log?
A logbook is one of the most integral parts of the long-distance listening hobby, Nick Langan writes. The criteria for counting a station, meanwhile, is an entirely different subject altogether, and one worth deeply exploring in his latest