Thanks Tom! I fear that Father Time, and lots of competition for listeners are making those of us who enjoy MW a bit of endangered species. :-)
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
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Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
Perseus SDR, Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy + Discovery, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip.
“Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”
On Jan 23, 2020, at 2:21 PM, Tom Crosbie G6PZZ < tom@...> wrote:
Hi Les, Not an answer to your query but just saying welcome to the Medium Wave Circle. Caught your name in magazine, which I knew from IRCA. Now you pop up here too. Small world, made smaller by radio 😊. Cheers Tom G6PZZ Spent some time today digging through the files for this group--and found the enthusiasm for MW DXing with Ultralights to be contagious. I've been a member of this group from afar for years, and own
several of the Ultralight approved radios. But honestly, I always thought "Nice for travel but no way these things compare to my SDR's and large antennas back home." But reading through the articles today makes me think that I am very wrong.
Time to get serious about these little gems!
Right now, my inventory includes a CC Crane Skywave (Original model, non-SSB), Sony SRF-T615, Sony SRF-59, Tecsun PL-310, and a few others. Spent time looking for recent shootouts to see which models were the best performers currently available, but can't find anything recent.
Is there a recent shootout available somewhere? Is there a consensus on which models are the best for MW DXing? My main interest is in domestic stations. I'm five hours from the nearest beach, so TA and TP are not a high priority.
It's clear that the URL guys are having fun with MW DXing--and that is why I got into this hobby. To have fun. Keep it up!
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Birmingham, AL
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