As soon as my ferrite rod arrives from Amidon, I (and my box of assorted wire, and parts) am ready to go for the build! I had one question about dressing the leads from the ferrite. In the photo for

Regarding the use of 1/16" shrink tubing in the PL-380 "Supercharging" article, only one step of the actual modification instructions (Step 29) incorrectly called for 3/16" shrink tubing to be used.

WRVA is making it into Colorado right now LOUD! at 11:50/6:50 UTC Friday night. Very loud! Never heard anything east of Smokies/Blue Ridge in US in Colorado. John ];')

Hello All, After reviewing the Parts List for the Tecsun PL-380 7.5" loopstick transplant (a.k.a. "Supercharging") article, I noticed that a minor correction needs to be made in the size of shrink

Hi Ryan, Have you seen this YouTube video (may click on the link below)? http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PiCt4LNkAXU&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPiCt4LNkAXU It shows the PL-380 "Supercharged" located in

Has anyone compared a supercharged pl-380 to a Sangean PR-D5? Is there a big enough "dx advantage" over the PR-D5 in the midwest(near Chicago) to mod a pl-380? Would a 2' tunable loop and a PR-D5 be

Thanks Gary for your feedback. Hope you have gobbled up lots of turkeys today! 73, John ---In ultralightdx@..., <D1028Gary@...> wrote: Hi John, <<< Just a thought. Have you tried or

Hi John, <<< Just a thought. Have you tried or considered building the 7.5" loopstick to put on a PL-390? Now I'm not sure if the PL-390 would be considered an "ultralight". But if we think

Hi Gary, Just a thought. Have you tried or considered building the 7.5" loopstick to put on a PL-390? Now I'm not sure if the PL-390 would be considered an "ultralight". But if we think outside the

Hello All, There were some fairly vibrant Asian signals to be Thankful for this morning on both the low and high band, as a generous sunrise enhancement repeated for a second day. The listening

Hey Gary, Great article. It will make it very easy to construct one of these. I sent you an email directly, hopefully to the correct email address. I am interested in getting one of the frames for

Hello All, Vibrant Asian signals showed up once again from 1500-1545 here this morning, in what was basically a repeat of yesterday (with slightly different players). Whereas 603-HLSA was the star

New ULR log on November 27 on the PL310 barefoot: 920 WKVA Lewistown PA, oldies (kinda sounded like Motown-type selections), caught call ID at 1700 in the mush. ULR station 902 and my 1050th AM log

To Gary and everyone, Want to wish all to have a Happy Thanksgiving! Gary, nice youtube video, compliments to your wife holding the camera, really enjoyed the sceneries. Thank you for your hard work

Nice job on 1690-CJLO, Tony. You are smart to chase DX on the X-band, far away from the Radio Sport/ Trackside/ Rhema/ Maori/ RNZ maze from 531-1602. <<< Gary: "Confucius say: Man who DX on cliff

My PL380 is doing its stuff off a 100m longwire by induction. Logged on 31 October CJLO 1690 1kw at 0800 UTC, 2.a.m. in Montreal. Not bad from NZ and topping west Coast US powerhouses like KFSG.

Hello All, For those interested, the "Heathkit-like" Tecsun PL-380 loopstick transplant article has now been fully completed, with the final addition of a "Testing and Operation" section. The

Those interested in the Tecsun PL-880: The initial chassis owners manual is available here: http://swling.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Tecsun-pl880-Manual.pdf Note that the manual MIGHT reflect

Gary, If you have any of the loopstick frames still available, I would like to purchase one. Please provide details for Paypal payment. Thank you, Barry Gelb, Bayside, NY ---In

Hello All, It was an excellent morning for low-band Asians here, with 603-HLSA and 648-VOR leading the show around 1535. The listening session was short (1530-1550), but quite a few vibrant TP's