Pardon me for asking, but this may interest others. There are a ton of Cuban stations; do they count for the Latin America ULR awards? How about Puerto Rico? Or does the entire Caribbean (what's left

Friends, I've just uploaded a new article to the DXing Techniques section of the Ultralight Library in our Files section. Its called "Techniques of Barefoot Ultralight DXing." It's written by four of

Hello All, Thanks to all who have expressed interest in the simple $5 modification tothe Tecsun PL-380 model, which significantly increases AM sensitivity across the530-1700 kHz spectrum, and

All times Eastern 01.18.10, 2337,AM 1060, KYW, Philadelphia, PA, 627mi/1009km, DX-350 01.19.10, 0635, AM 750, WSB, Atlanta, GA, 761mi/1224km, Sangean DT-400W 01.19.10, 0643, AM 1120, KMOX, St. Louis,

Hi Gary It sounds like you have been very busy. Your new stealth Pl-380 sounds like a good cheap and easy mod. I had a listen to the sound files and you can hear the increase. I have just wound a

As Jim (KR1S) detailed in this thread, we had a great time and heard lots of DX on a stock PL-380! Later that evening at the hotel, I turned the PL-380 back on for a pre-bedtime DX session. Here is a

HI Guys: Well..the Pickens have been pretty slim around here for the last 8 days....but last night at bedtime I finally broke the hex and logged a new one on ULR!!! Conditions were VERY GOOD to the

Hi Roy, Your detailed explanation of the Si4734 control interface (andrecommendation to take full advantage of the programming manual) are greatlyappreciated, and I'm grateful for your thorough

Hello All, Describing the recent experimentation in which two Tecsun PL-380 modelsreceived a significant boost in MW sensitivity (and a major boost in LWperformance) simply by substituting

Mr.Pollock has summed it up perfectly. If youalready own a Terk or Select-A, I would invest a few dollarsin building a larger loop which would give you furtherimprovement. Keith

I have one that I bought for $15-20 some time ago. Compared tothe Terk or the Select-a-tenna it is quite a bit inferior regarding buildquality; all three work about the same with a slight nod to the

*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* Has anyone tried or seen the Tecsun AN-200 MW loop antenna in the flesh? Seems to be more or less a generic tuned

Hello All, With the TP-DX early this morning in the tank, I decided to use the rarespare time to upgrade a second Tecsun PL-380 model, by rewinding the stockferrite bar with higher quality 40/44

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--- In ultralightdx@..., "Kirk" wrote: > I sure haven't logged that one in OK or down here in TX. To be honest, I haven't checked 530 for quite a while, but w/ your tips in hand, I'll be going there

My head hangs in shame.... that is the first error that I made since theFourth Grade! (yeah, RIGHT!) John Bryant

Greg Hart of Lake City, FL, Kirk Allen of Pasadena, TX andAllen Willie of St. Johns, Newfoundland all wracked up major milestonesthis week. Greg Hart's first flock of submissions to Rob Ross garnered

Have you logged TIRI on 530? That one's tough for me, as I have R Encic on about the same bearing. I sure haven't logged that one in OK or down here in TX. To be honest, I haven't checked 530 for

--- In ultralightdx@..., Sutton Burtenshaw wrote: > > Hi Jim, Thanks for your reply > Yes, I am looking at other chargers and suppliers so will see what > eventuates. That price for freight really

--- In ultralightdx@..., "Kirk" > Cool pictures, Jim! I do have a question thnough. Who is who in those pictures? Thanks, Kirk. Chris is the youngster. :) > Another thing, thanks for the wake up