THANKS! Actually that is a tiny fraction of them and my wife Nan thinks I have WAY too many radios. I tell her they are like flowers, you can never have enough! - FARMERIK

Back in the 1980s, the late Doug DeMaw of ARRL Headquarters, just down the road from you in Newington, got interested in the 160-Meter (1800-2000 kHz) ham band. His house was on a small suburban lot,

Hello All, One of the fringe benefits of a successful loopstick projects is to enjoythe DX obtained with your new creation :-) Although the TP's are typicallyfairly anemic in January, for some

Hi: Unfortunately, the G8 is not very sensitive at all on LW. I took it to Europe last summer, and even with megawatt LW stations nearby, reception was still only just OK. The LW sections of the

You have more radios than Nan has pumpkin breads! Great collection. Thanks for the pix and info. 73, Jim, KR1S http://qrp.kearman.com/

I was noticing some of my radios are pretty directional, when using the ferrite rod antenna inside of them. I was wondering if a shield could be made which would block signals from the sides even

Most of these are not ULR's, but some members may enjoy photos of a few radios in my collection. Start here and click 'next' until you run out of radio pictures. Be sure to scroll down and see the

Roy Dyball's notes on winding an antenna coil mentioned the need to re-tune the radio after each change in the number of turns on the antenna. As Roy mentioned, confirmed by my experiments, the

Hello Jim, Thanks for your amusing comments. Since you have already apologized oncefor doubting the 554 uh inductance value in the PL-380 7.5" external loopstickproject (as pasted below), I find it

Thanks, My favorite right now for AM dxing is the Grundig G5, which isn't a ultralight by any means but it's the perfect size, easy to rotate around. I've read a lot of positive things about the G8

I'm definitely interrested in learning more about the mod you're speaking of. Also, would it possibly have the added benefit of getting the loopstick away from the LCD, DSP chip, CPU, etc, and

HI Guys: Amazing DX conditions tonight at SUNSET to the SOUTH!! Logged a pile of Stations from Tenn/VA/NC/FLORIDA. Included in the lot is 2 NEW STATIONS for both the ULR and OVERALL LOGS. Also heard

Hi John Interested to know how what other UL's you have and how the 310 compares to them.I have been siting on the fence trying to decide between the 380 and the 310. Thanks Michael Glynn Niagara

Hello all: Received the Tecsun PL-310 yesterday putting me at three ultralights. Interesting the English manual cover says PL-310, but the insides is all about the PL-380. 540 WAUK Jackson WI

Hi Stephen, Thanks for your comments, and I'll try to answer your questions one by one. "I don't really care much about any longwave boost (in fact I don't think I even have anything close to me

John, Very well put. I am the one who asked the loop winding question, and I will certainly post my results when I am finished. After a long hiatus from MW listening, I have gotten back into it over

Stephen, Gary has pointed out in previous posts that the Amidon's thickness, .5" OD, prevents it from being used where the stock ferrite lies. Major plastic trimming to allow a fit looks risky in

Hi gpsblake, The G6 is an ultralight, but if you're shopping for a radio for MW DXing, I wouldn't recommend it. I have one and rarely use it. There are better options, such as the G8/PL300wt, which

Not exactly the Playboy Channel, but there's lot to like about 1160 kHz. John Bryant encouraged me to report loggings and apply for awards, so I took the PL-380 out of the breadbox last night and

Just checked the frequency again this morning. KGBC 1540 on Galveston Island (TX) is still off the air. This is the station that recently switched to China Radio International programming. Haven't