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Earbud sleeves
Phillips
Maybe, like me, you have small ear canals and find standard size earbuds uncomfortable with extended use. Well help is at hand. Replacement earbud sleeves in three sizes are being offered on eBay at little cost. A small set arrived for me yesterday and they are a great comfort improvement.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-6Pcs-Bullet-shape-Earphone-Earbuds-Eartips-Silicone-Sleeve-S-M-L-Size-/131433946245? This is the Oz eBay site but I am pretty sure that your eBay ID/password works on all eBay sites. Mine works on eBay in USA, UK, NZ, FR and I do nothing special. All the best, Ray
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Chinese Spring Festival/New Year DX
Dan Sheedy <wpe6bvt@...>
Gung Hay Fat Choy/Gongxi Facai & welcome to the Year of the Goat/Sheep/Ram.. 1st up: beeg props to Rob for the new logs tnx NYC 1560 being off (geezer memories: listening on an HQ140X in the mid-60s to WQXR s/on @ 3AM PST).. #2 (but trying harder)..the SW side of ULR DX: 5910 Shiokaze/Seabreeze (via Yamata) *1600+ 20 Feb. Back here a/o 16 Feb. in KR today..NK jammer hasn't arrived yet, so reception was decent. 6200 Voice of Jinling 1515-1610+ 18 Feb. Chinese New Year celebrations from CCTV live feed (tnx Ron Howard for the info)//6185 (China Huayi BC)/4940 (Voice of the Strait)..4940/6185 off @ listed 1600, Jinling running 'way late (sked 1500*). 15135 AIR (Panaji) *1513-24* 19 Feb. OC, tone, IS w/ vy low modulation..off @ :24 & showing up on "usual" 15175 & still undermodulated..*1513+ 20 Feb. Today they started on 15175 & stayed there until :59*. 15140 RSO 1502-40+ 19 Feb. Strong in EG today (EG sked 14-15, then AR 15-22) w/ weather warnings for fishermen & desert drivers, modern EG pop/dance/hip-hop (including Toro y Moi, Sophie, Toni Braxton), zippy 90.4 jingles, DJ chat, call to prayers @ :19 (al-Isha). 1500+ 20 Feb. back to AR programming. 15560 1533+ 20 Feb. The (p) Sudanese tone jammer (v. Dabanga-15550) back here again after a day on 15550. looking forward to the annual R. Oomrang broadcast 21 Feb. 16-1659 on 15215 (via Nauen) for another ULR rpt & (maybe) QSL. cheers to all from Encinitas.. Dan WB6FJD
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Re: FSL using potcores
lamontcranston17
I forgot to ask,
What kind of Q numbers are you getting on the FSL antennas?
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FSL using potcores
lamontcranston17
Hi Guys, I have a 12 large pot cores, approx 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" made with 3C81 ferrite material. I stacked them 4 long making 3 rods in a form. I wrapped 21 turns to get about 240uH. I checked the Q and was dissappointed, Q=114 at 530kHz and Q =17 at 1350kHz. I guess the material is getting lossy at the upper frequency. I used #16 solid wire for the test. My cores may be better for LF antenna. Any thoughts about a better arrangement? Here are a couple of pictures, I hope they work. Antique Radio Forums • Information
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Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-20
Hello All,
Low band Asians were the attraction of the morning here, with
signals potent enough for anybody who might be in Grayland even to delay a visit
to the Blue Bouy. Both 594-JOAK and 603-HLSA were vibrant enough to catch some
serious attention around 1440, with the 603 Chinese co-channel also making an
unusual winter appearance.
Right from my start at 1430 the NHK big guns on 594, 693, 747,
774 and 828 were much stronger than their typical February strength, with
594-JOAK setting the pace with very good signals in and out. 603-HLSA wasn't far
behind at 1440, with good-level Korean pop music hosted by KBS2's deep-voiced
male. During strong peaks its Chinese co-channel (Hulun Buir?) also chimed in
with female speech at a poor level. 693-JOAB and 747-JOIK also hit some very
good peaks during peak sunrise enhancement around 1445, while 972-HLCA and
1134-KBS were in and out with good-level male and female Korean speech. The high
band didn't seem to share very much in the propagation bonanza,
although 1503-JOUK, 1566-HLAZ and 1593-CNR1 all had brief moments of fair audio
for anyone patient enough to sit on their frequencies from 1440-1500. Despite
the potent low band propagation Asians signals once again started making an
early exit around 1510, with the final survivors on 594 and 693 finally diving
into the noise around 1515. With such healthy TP signals showing up at this
mediocre location, Bill may well have another morning of interesting Perseus
recordings to sort through.
594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Interval music and Japanese male
speech at very good level around 1442
603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Korean pop music at a good level
around 1440, with Chinese female speech from co-channel chiming in during peaks.
Deep-voiced Korean male host mixing with Chinese female at conclusion
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight +
15" FSL antenna
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AM-BCB DX….2 More NEW STNS for the Ultralight Log last night…………..
Hi Guys:
Wel…nothing new was logged on 1560 Khz last night with WQEW New York still off the air. However, I did log 2 NEW STNS one frequency up on 1570 Khz!! It's been a good week for ULR DXing with 7 New Stations heard for the ULR LOG in the past 2 Days!! I'm sure New York will be back on the air soon and the party here will be over!! Conditions were good to the SOUTH last Night…... RADIO USED……………………SONY SRF-T615 Ultralight BAREFOOT. 73…..ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ***************************************************************************************** 1570 WVOJ Fernadina Beach, FLORIDA Feb/19/15 1804 EST SPANISH VG Mexican Flavoured Music with lots of Tubas and Accordions @ 1804 EST Tune In. IDs by Male DJ as "La Raza". Also station Jingles as "larazalarazadotcom". These Jingles also match the Station's website which lists that url as them! More Upbeat Mexican Music. VERY STRONG Signal, so most likely still on Day Power of 10 KW??? NEW STN ULR # 1089 10 KW/30 Watts Nights ROSS, ON. ***************************************************************************************** 1570 WKKS Vanceburg, KENTUCKY Feb/19/15 2230 EST EE GOOD Classic Country Music. John Denver "Country Roads" @ 2230-34 EST. Male DJ with a Heavy Southern Drawl spoke @ 2238 EST. "ID and slogan as "CLASSIC COUNTRY - WKKS". IN/out with Classic Country til 2249 EST. Country Version of "Stand By Me" @ 2249-2252 EST. More C/W Music up to the hour. ID as "WKKS Vanceburg" @ 2300 EST. Appeared to be on LATE??!! NEW STN ULR # 1090 1 KW Days. ROSS, ON. ****************************************************************************************** 730 WZGV Cramerton, NORTH CAROLINA Feb/18/15 2220 EST EE GOOD Appalachian State Mountaineers Basketball game from Arlington, TEXAS @ 2220 EST. UPS Ad @ 2220 EST. Ad for "Appalachian Mountain Brewery" 2221 EST. Network ID as "Appalachian State Mountaineers Basketball from IMG" @ 2222 EST/ ID @ 2224 EST as "Charlotte's Home for Sports ESPN 730". Didn't sound like 190 Watts Night Power??!! RELOG 10 KW/190 Watts Nights ROSS, ON. *******************************************************************************************
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Re: 2 NEW Stations for the ULTRALIGHT LOG last night!!
Stan Horzepa
Heard nothing on 1560 kHz on the CC Skywave at home the past two evenings, but Thursday morning during my dawn commute, I heard a very weak station playing gospel music, but it was too weak to id.
This morning, listening to nothing on 1560 kHz, sitting at a traffic light at 7 AM, gospel station WSBV signs on loud and clear with the Star Spangled Banner out of South Boston, VA, transmitting 2.5 KW 464 miles to my southwest. The stock radio in my Subaru does not qualify as an ultralight, but it is a nice catch nonetheless. Thanks, Rob VA3SW for the alert about 1560! Stan, WA1LOU
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Re: Sony ICR-S71 AM only radio
n2_ss
Lots of sellers seem to have them for sale on Amazon.
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Re: Ecstacy and the agony
Paul Blundell
That is really good news Ray. A couple of frequencies to listen out on are: 540KHz - 4QL / 7SD 711KHz - 4QW 747KHz - 6SE / 7PB 783KHz - 6VA / 8AL 864KHz - 4GR / 6AM / 7RPH 909KHz - Radio NZ 1008KHz - HPON Launceston, Canberra, Geraldton 1386KHz - Radio Tarana (New Zealand) I would be keen to see what you hear on each of these. Paul
On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Phillips phillicom@... [ultralightdx] <ultralightdx@...> wrote:
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Long term Ultralight DXing Project Results - 20/02/2015
Paul Blundell
I have just published my latest results of my "Long term Ultralight DXing project" http://ultralightdxing.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/long-term-ultralight-dxing-project_20.html
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Ecstacy and the agony
Phillips
The ecstacy: A big thank you to all those people who posted items about replacing stock loopsticks. I have taken one of the cheapest radios on eBay and replaced its tiny loopstick with 200mm of ex-iron-curtain ferrite using advice garnered from contributors to this group. Many stations appeared out of the hash and stations which were but a faint burble became quite listenable. Its improved directionality has enabled me to identfy multiple stations on the one frequency on some occasions where there is reasonable directional difference. In three sessions I have logged 90+ Australian frequencies from my home in Adelaide, the furthest of which is 6WA, Wagin West Australia, 1980 Kms, 50KW. My favourite is 5LN, Port Lincoln South Australia, 250Kms, 200Watts, in the daytime. The agony: Many spots on the dial that were once empty now have that tantalizing little drizzle of sound that is just too low to make out. I sit and wait for the band conditions to bring the signal up but mostly I wait in vain. With most Australian stations in a 90 degree arc east from my home (35S-138E), the directionality is often not quite good enough to use it to single out stations on multiple use frequencies. So it seems that I need to work on my loopstick technology a bit more to pull in those threshold stations and to get a bit more directionality to help with identification. I look forward to the challenge knowing that this group possesses and has shared a great wealth of knowledge that will get me a long way towards success. I can't wait for my first international station - will it be Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, New Caledonia or New Zealand? Time to start buying in some more ferrite. Thanks once more to the Ultralight gurus - you guys rock! All the best, Ray Not still in the past using QWERTY are you? Make the EASY switch to COLEMAK! Available for Windows, Mac, Linux & Android
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Re: Newfoundland Ultralight Log February 19
Tony Ward
I had a good try for Simiutaq 720 (phasing WGN), but it was a short few months of effort before they pulled the Big Switch. I did manage the tiny SW outlet on the East Coast in the middle of the 80m Ham Band (?3815), that suffered the same rude fate! If Simiutaq returns I will put more wire out!
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Re: Newfoundland Ultralight Log February 19
Paul Blundell
Well done Allen, it is always good to add a new station, I am surprised you have gone almost 2 months in to 2015 before getting a new one.
On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 2:38 AM, vo1_001_swl@... [ultralightdx] <ultralightdx@...> wrote:
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Re: More Ultralight Fun on 1560 Khz with WQEW Gone!!! 3 New Ones for the ULR LOG!!
Paul Blundell
Very well done Robert, it is always good to log new stations.
On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 2:02 AM, Robert Ross va3sw@... [ultralightdx] <ultralightdx@...> wrote: Hi Guys:
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Re: Newfoundland Ultralight Log February 19
Allen Willie
Thanks Tony, I haven't heard Greenland on the re-activated 650 kHz yet, I have a local in Gander , NL that doesn't help much in having a chance to hear it . When 720 is back on that should be the strongest Greenland station at this location like it used to be. Good DX Allen Willie
On Thursday, February 19, 2015 2:18 PM, "Tony Ward tonyward@... [ultralightdx]" wrote: Glad to see you are still active Allen! Hope the Winter is not too brutal Rumours are that some at least of the Greenland AM stations are returning to the air and I was wondering if you had heard any on. 650 AM has been mentioned as active, Cheers, and best DX! Tony Ward (VE3NO) Enhancing Universal Entropy since 1942!
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Re: Newfoundland Ultralight Log February 19
Tony Ward
Glad to see you are still active Allen! Hope the Winter is not too brutal Rumours are that some at least of the Greenland AM stations are returning to the air and I was wondering if you had heard any on. 650 AM has been mentioned as active, Cheers, and best DX!
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Re: Sony ICR-S71 AM only radio
texnote
I have a similar request if anybody has a ICR-S71 for sale. Thanks! Paul
From: "clarion1710@... [ultralightdx]" To: ultralightdx@... Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 3:29 AM Subject: [ultralightdx] Sony ICR-S71 AM only radio Hi,
I realise the Sony ICR-S71 is not an ultralight however it has been mentioned in the ultralightdx group as a few members own this model. Anyway, I am looking to buy one and found it is discontinued. I am hoping Sony release a MK2 or an updated model but for now I would really like to buy an ICR-S71 to try some long distance reception testing. I will welcome contact from members who have one and would consider selling it. Kind regards, tjw.
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Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-19
Hello All,
The coyotes must have been howling at Grayland this morning as
lackluster propagation sent a collection of anemic Asians into an early demise.
Some weak signals showed up on both the low and high band during a mediocre
sunrise enhancement but the entire collection bailed out well before 1515.
The only Asians in audio at my 1430 start time were 594-JOAK
(poor), 693-JOAB (poor to fair) and 1566-HLAZ (poor). This miserable group was
soon joined by 603-HLSA (also poor), 1134 (apparently KBS, but too weak to be
sure) and 1503-JOUK (poor) around 1445, at which time it seemed like the band
might finally have some potential. Unfortunately that was the high point of the
morning, as the entire anemic collection started to plunge into the noise. By
1505 there were only a few gasps left from 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB-- the last
Asians to bite the dust on a lackluster morning. Best signals of the session
were only fair (and of very short duration) from 594 around 1443 and 693 around
1435. If Bill was trying any live DX at Grayland this morning, he had a good
excuse to cut it short and head for the Blue Bouy.
594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Japanese female speech at very brief
fair level around 1443
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick C. Crane Skywave Ultralight +
15" FSL antenna
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Newfoundland Ultralight Log February 19
Allen Willie
Hello To All, Logged my first new Ultralight catch of 2015 as follows:
Ultralight Station # 1304 Trans-Atlantic Station # 524
Allen Willie VOPC1AA
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More Ultralight Fun on 1560 Khz with WQEW Gone!!! 3 New Ones for the ULR LOG!!
Hi Guys:
I've been making Hay while the Sun Shines (Well….It's not really shining…it's - 3 F currently!!) However, with WQEW New York off the air for a few days, I've been taking advantage of that and have added 3 More New ones to the ULR LOG. That makes 4 New Ones in the last 2 Days on 1560 Khz! Also heard a few RELOGS on 1560 Khz as well …….Details Below. RADIO USED………………….SONY SRF-T615 Ultralight (BAREFOOT) 73………….ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ************************************************************************ 1560 WTNS Coshocton, OHIO Feb/18/15 1539 EST EE FAIR ID given by Male DJ @ 1539 EST as "AM-1560 WTNS". Into C/W Music @ 1539-1543 EST. More Music then Female DJ with Ads @ 1546 EST. Son By Randy Travis "Forever and ever Amen". NBC TV Promos @ 1635 EST. Several Local Ohio Ads @ 1635 as well. NEW STN NEW ULR # 1086 1 KW Days ROSS, ON. ************************************************************************ 1560 WCNW Fairfield, OHIO Feb/18/15 1748 EST EE FAIR LOcal Dayton Ohio area Ads @ 1748 EST. One ad for "The Centerville Car Wash" in Centerville, OHIO. Into Gospel Music.1748-1750 EST. In and out of the mush…… NEW STN NEW ULR # 1087 5 KW Days ROSS, ON. ************************************************************************ 1560 KKAA Aberdeen, SOUTH DAKOTA Feb/19/15 0257 EST EE FAIR Instrumental Gospel Music @ 0257-0300 EST. Male spoke @ 0300 with Promos and Announcements for Family Radio @ 0300 EST. Into Religious Sermon Program called "Family Bible Study - with Harold Camping". I know he's dead….but still on the air!!Religious Vocal Music @ 0327-0333 EST. Back to Religious Talk @ 0333 EST. Also in // to the Live Webfeed. RELOG for OVERALL LOG but NEW ULR # 1088 10 Kw ROSS, ON. ************************************************************************ 1560 WYZD Dobson, NORTH CAROLINA Feb/18/15 1740 EST EE GOOD Male DJ with Gospel Talk @ 1740-1743 EST. Gave a Promo for a Station that sounded like "WGDIradio.com"?? Not sure what that was?? End of show @ 1743 EST. Gave Address for station as "BOX 797 Dobson, NC" @ 1744. RELOG 4.2 KW Days ROSS, ON. ************************************************************************ 1560 WSBV South Boston, VIRGINIA Feb/18/15 1755 EST EE GOOD Gospel Music @ 1755-1758 EST. Right into the Star Spangled Banner with Vocals @ 1758-1759 EST. Sign Off Announcement AFTER the SSB as "This concludes another Broadcast day for WSBV. Operating on 1560 Khz under authority of the FCC in South Boston, Virgina". OFF AIR @ 1800 EST. RELOG ROSS, ON. ************************************************************************ 1590 WCSL Cherryville, NC Feb/19/15 0155 EST EE GOOD C/W Music "Johnny Cash - One Piece at a time" @ 0155-0158 EST. Promo - "This is Alan Jackson and you're listening to Great Country Music" @ 0158 EST. More C/W Music and ID as "WOHS - SHELBY" (Sister Station). Several Mentions of SHELBY and GREENVILLE @ 0204 EST. More C/W Music. RELOG ROSS, ON. ************************************************************************
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