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New Logging

After monitoring 1260 for a total of 4 hours, I finally nailed an ID on a XE sta I thought I hadn't ever heard which proved to be true. Logged on SRF-59 w/ SAT. 1260, XEOG, Ojinaga, CH, 0105 UTC,

By Kirk <kirk74601@...> · #7199 ·

1450 Help Needed

I just finished listening to a ESPN sta on 1450. It faded up to a nice lvl a bit after 0800 UTC w/ a clear ID of "ESPN Radio WMAJ." Okay, here's where it gets confusing. WMAJ is the former call sign

By Kirk <kirk74601@...> · #7198 ·

more on PL-380 loop antennas

Well, I hauled out a small slug adjustable ferrite "loopstick" from my junk box, and tried using it as the loop antenna for the PL380, hanging outboard in a similar location to Gary DeBock's 7.5" loop

By Nick Hall-Patch · #7197 ·

Tecsun PL-330

Hi all Don�ft know if this one has been posted before. Here is a picture of the Pl-330, I don�ft have any details. Vertical format looks good. Roy.

By Roy <roy.dyball@...> · #7196 ·

Re: Tecsun PL-380 "Soft Mute" (or lack thereof)

What I read in the tecsun's forum is that the new version got the alarm clock bug fixed only. But anon-co may know more details of it.

By kbar123456 <kbar123456@...> · #7195 ·

Re: Tecsun PL-380 "Soft Mute" (or lack thereof)

Mike/Gary, I asked Ms. Joyce that question and her comment was that the upgrade was to make the "receiving status stabler." See msg 7132. Thanx! 73 Jim Shaw AL7BA

By Jim <jshaw1@...> · #7193 ·

Re: Tecsun PL-380 "Soft Mute" (or lack thereof)

Since Joyce is the one who mentioned this 'version 2', why not "go straight to the horse's mouth" and, simply, ask her what the difference is? ... rather than all these attempts to infer what the

By thenoviciate <mikecoughlin2@...> · #7191 ·

Re: ULR DX......One NEW Station @ SUNSET...Plus a UNID ESPN on 700 Khz....Need h

KR1S... Fair & Balanced. I report, you decide. :) 73, Jim, KR1S

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #7190 ·

Re: G8 vs CR-1100 preliminary AM BCB report-FARMERIK

Gary - Thanks for offering to mail the manual, but Kaito did email me a link, and I downloaded and printed it off. As you said, I did not find instructions on how to change from 9 to 10 Kc.steps. The

By Rik · #7189 ·

Re: Tecsun PL-380 "Soft Mute" (or lack thereof)

Hi Jim, Thanks for the reminder, and of course your original message that Joyce hadmentioned a "new version" of the PL-380 alerted us that Tecsun had made a changein the model-- and we appreciate

By Gary DeBock · #7194 ·

Re: ULR DX......One NEW Station @ SUNSET...Plus a UNID ESPN on 700 Khz....Need h

jim_kr1s wrote:Well...that was what I was suspecting....but I thought I had heardthese guys were Brazilian Format/Portuguese language programming???? Guess they are back to ESPN?? 73...ROB VA3SW

By robert ross · #7187 ·

Re: ULR DX......One NEW Station @ SUNSET...Plus a UNID ESPN on 700 Khz....Need h

--- In ultralightdx@..., "Robert S.Ross VA3SW" <va3sw@...> wrote: etailed SIGNOFF on WTSB 1090....for a New One!! > > Also had a UNID on 700 Khz with ESPN Prgramming. It appeared to

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #7184 ·

ULR DX......One NEW Station @ SUNSET...Plus a UNID ESPN on 700 Khz....Need help!!

Hi Guys: One New Station tonight @ SUNSET which is NEW to both the ULR and OVERALL LOGS! Nice to hear a Detailed SIGNOFF on WTSB 1090....for a New One!! Also had a UNID on 700 Khz with ESPN

By robert ross · #7183 ·

Re: Tecsun PL-380 "Soft Mute" (or lack thereof)

Your discussion about the "new" models prompted me to check my PL-380 that I received from Anon in mid December. The serial number is: 3692009 000333 Mfg Date 11 09 It has 2 screws in the battery

By Larry Fravel · #7181 ·

Re: Tecsun PL-380 "Soft Mute" (or lack thereof)

Hi Mike, Thanks for your comments, which sound logical to me. Since Joyce is probably not an expert in Tecsun radio design, however, thebest option seems to be specifically placing an order with

By Gary DeBock · #7192 ·

Re: Tecsun PL-380 "Soft Mute" (or lack thereof)

Hi Roy, It really seems that Tecsun didn't change anything with these threePL-380's, since the filter selections, filtering performance, and the ability totune 1 kHz up or down from a weak station

By Gary DeBock · #7188 ·

Re: Tecsun PL-380 "Soft Mute" (or lack thereof)

In a message dated 1/5/2010 1:25:35 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,roy.dyball@... writes:

By Gary DeBock · #7186 ·

Re: G8 vs CR-1100 preliminary AM BCB report-FARMERIK

Hello Farmerik, Thanks for your message. The CR1100 units were obviously designed for the Chinese domestic market and can be set to tune in 9 kHz steps, but the neither the poorly-writtenEnglish

By Gary DeBock · #7185 ·

Re: MI log

Hello Byron, Actually there have been several DXers who have replaced the tiny tuningthumbwheel on the SRF-59 (and the very similar analog SRF-39FP) with a largevernier drive tuning system. John

By Gary DeBock · #7182 ·

MI log

Hi all, 1660 WRRU NJ Jersey City, Korean 10k 10k beams south east NEW 1320 WJAS PA Pittsburg 5k 5k NEW 1690 WPTX MD Lexington Park 10k 1k beams south east NEW 1680 WTTM NJ spanish, heard many times,

By wa8lcz · #7180 ·

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