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Logging: W Sahara Rebel Radio, Rabuni, Algeria 700 kHz

2300Z 12/27/09 700 kHz Algeria, RN Dem. Sahara Rebels. Under WLW. Confirmed not 702 kHz as no signal there, though weak het can be heard in one-minute recording here:

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #6978 ·

Re: Coil Winding Advice

Hello Phil, Welcome to the group, and thanks for your interest in the coil windingtechnique used here in the PL-310 loopstick experimentation. In answer to your question about the type of tape

By Gary DeBock · #6980 ·

Re: A simplistic explanation (SCOTT!)

Scott!!! Let me add my name to the Welcoming Committee. You and the other folks atSiLabs have turned a serious segment of radio on its head! Bravo. Iswear that the 47xx family of chips will go far

By John H. Bryant <bjohnorcas@...> · #6977 ·

New DX Technique article by John Cereghin

Friends, John Cereghin has given us all a Christmas treat. He has produced anexcellent five page article on establishing a series of target lists froman initial sort of the FCC database database to

By John H. Bryant <bjohnorcas@...> · #6976 ·

ULR DX...3 NEW STNS @ Sunset...after a 9 Day Drought!!

Hi Guys: I hope everyone had a Great Christmas....and received a New Ultralight Radio in their sock!!! All was great here.....and we had a Blast. No DXing was done however, over the last 3 days...as

By robert ross · #6974 ·

Tecsun PL-380 Four Band Performance Review

Hello All, For those interested in the DXing capabilities of Tecsun's newest DSPpocket radio, a thorough 7-page review of the PL-380 AM-LW-FM-SWreceiver (covering the development, capabilities and

By Gary DeBock · #6975 ·

Coil Winding Advice

Hello to the group. I have beenlurking here for awhile, as I do in a dozen or so radio related groups. Just as a matter of perspective, I built my first crystal set in 1958. I have somewhere around 40

By Phil Pasteur · #6973 ·

Re: New logs

hi Jeff, on the 1680 in spanish, i copied a spanish speaking station and heard the city name of lindenwold, at the half hour. looked it up and found WTTM 1680 lindenwold NJ 10kw day, 1kw night. i'm

By wa8lcz · #6972 ·

Convert your SRF-59 to SW

With the advent of the new Tecsuns, doesn't everyone have a spare SRF-59 going to waste? "Dr Phil" converted one to SWBC. Definitely not a pocket radio anymore, but there is some good theoretical

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #6971 ·

New logs

I haven't had much luck adding new logs with the G8, but hit on a couple of good ones. Times are UTC and radio is a barefoot Grundig G8. I'm located in Plainfield Indiana. 12/25/2009 05:58 970 AM

By Jeff Curtis · #6970 ·

interesting link

A friend in Oklahoma passed this along. http://www.solarcycle24.com/ Carl DeWhitt Maryville,Tn.

By Carl DeWhitt · #6969 ·

Re: A simplistic explanation (long)

Hi Scott! Thanks from the streets of Laredo! Outstanding work! I marvel at the successful engineering made this chip possible. Wow! I agree with Roy...we're all hoping for a way to defeat the

By lrdheat · #6967 ·

Thanks to all the Engineers!

I want to thank all the engineers here who work on understanding and modifying these tiny radios, and help us hobbyists to get the most fun and performance out of them. It is a huge effort in time,

By Rik · #6966 ·

Last night's TA recordings

Made with PL-380 and Terk loop from South Florida. If you've figured out how to firewall RealPlayer, those files are smaller, but the MP3s are identical. I use a Sony UDX IC-70 MP3 recorder plugged

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #6965 ·

Re: A simplistic explanation (long)

Hello Scott, Thank you for your introduction, and once again congratulations on youroutstanding work in helping to design the Si4734 chip. This innovativebreakthrough has certainly caused a

By Gary DeBock · #6968 ·

Re: A simplistic explanation (long)

Scott, Many thanks for posting! Hats off to you and SiLabs for a great design. 73, Jim, KR1S

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #6964 ·

Re: 1610 confusion

I have a homemade regen that has logged lots of DX. Got seduced into the ULR stuff a month ago by the shady characters on this group. :) At the high end of the band the tuning resolution is a little

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #6963 ·

Re: A simplistic explanation (long)

Hi Scott Welcome to the group. Thank you for putting us straight on the operation of the Si4734 and congratulations on your part in designing one of the best little radio chips on the planet. It has

By Roy <roy.dyball@...> · #6962 ·

Re: A simplistic explanation (long)

Hi Roy, Gary, Jim, and others: I've been following this group for a week or so with a special interest in your experiments with radios based on the Si4734 chip. My interest comes partly as a radio

By sdwillingham · #6961 ·

Re: 1610 confusion

Could also be 1600 WKZK out of North Augusta, South Carolina. They play a black gospel format but will have some preaching and sorts inbetween. They almost never give their call sign but on the hour.

By Blake · #6960 ·

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