WTEM 980 AM Washington, DC (07.03.2024)

Call Letters & Frequency: WTEM 980 KHz
City of License: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Branding: The Team 980
Transmitter distance: 200 miles (322 km)
Daytime power: 50,000 watts
Nighttime power: 5,000 watts
Location received: Clifton, New Jersey, USA
Date & Time (EDT): Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Date & Time (UTC): Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 05:59
Content: PSA, Legal ID
The following IDs were mentioned.
980 WTEM Washington, District of Columbia
106.7 WJFK-FM HD2 Manassas, Virginia
Here is how I got reception using an external antenna. I connected my Terk Advantage AM Loop Antenna to a "3.5mm male to 3.5mm male" mono cable. Then, the mono cable was connected to the antenna jack.

[@davidsradioroom9678]

Great reception!

[@tonymagnier9846]

I've had this radio for several months now and one of the main features on FM that I haven't seen mentioned online is the ability of this radio not to drop multiple dbs reception of weaker stations when in multiple FM stations in urban setting running anywhere from 2-10kWs, the other DSPs such as the Xhdata d-808 are noticeably affected in very strong FM reception areas, the Qodosen retains the integrigyt of the weaker, recovered singals where the other DSPs do not - its the only radio in my collection that has this feature and its an important one. The FM AutoBW function is also excellent and just one example I have a "blowtorch" FM transmitter nearby on 102.6 running around 2 kilowatts at least, when auto tuning this Qodosen stopped on 102.5 as it heard a weak station a couple of hundred miles away, such is the power of this little radio... dont be fooled by its size, its a huge performer on MW and LW also using the telescopic with the amp activated. I was amazed at how many UK stations it could hear in Pisa including Caroline on 648 and even BBC Radio Somerset on 1566, that is amazing to say the least. The display is spot on as was mentioned here. I'm looking forward to what people make of the new DX-286 but for now the SR-286 is my go-to travel radio having taken over from the D-808

[@tvradio1972]

Thank you for the feedback. Both the DX-286 and the TEF6686 can pick up FM stations that my other radios can't pick up. I agree with you on MW. It performs well, and it's even better when I attach a loop antenna and 3.5mm mono cable to the antenna jack.