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unID on 1060kHz

I was listening this morning between 0400-0500 EST (0900-1000 UT) on 1060 KYW from Phils., PA. From about 0425 to 0450 I was hearing a weak Spanish station coming in under KYW, and also during a few

By ferrite61 <dxrx@...> · #12699 ·

Re: 7.5" Longwave Loopstick Shootout

Thanks for the informative testing of the various loopsticks for LongWave. I note that all varieties peak in the 280-350 kHz range with noticible drop-off on each side (200 and 450 kHz), and that the

By ferrite61 <dxrx@...> · #12698 ·

Logs December 12th

Hi all, excellent conditions this morning around 0830 UTC Here a few of the stations that were heard *= barefoot. ** = 1st barefoot logging of station. RX Tecsun PL310 with small Tecsun loop, most

By Paul Logan · #12697 ·

Re: 7.5" Longwave Loopstick Shootout

Gary: Thank you for your updates. I can guarantee you I don't understand all of your data, but that's not necessary to use the antenna. Best wishes. Richard. Richard Allen 36°22'51"N /

By bbwrwy · #12696 ·

7.5" Longwave Loopstick Shootout

Hello All, For those interested in the design of a new 7.5" Longwave plug-in loopstickfor the PL-360 (and other Tecsun DSP models), five different loopstickvariations were compared today using a

By Gary DeBock · #12695 ·

Venezuela heard in Newfoundland tonight

Hello To All YVKS in Caracas,Venezuela on 750 khz audible in Newfoundland this evening at 3:10 UT with Sports match commentary in Spanish Good DX Allen Willie St. John's Newfoundland

By Allen Willie · #12694 ·

Another one bites the dust - WOOD 1300 Grand Rapids, MI

In the next few weeks (3?) WOOD AM 1300 Grand Rapids, Michigan will go the way of the dinosaur. If you need to add it to your list.... last call. Happy DXing! Mark

By R. Mark Barnett · #12693 ·

Re: Two New AM Logs

Hey John: At this stage, two in one night is quite a feat! Amazing what the little DT400W can do on the RF-rich East Coast. Kevin

By Kevin Schanilec · #12692 ·

Newfoundland Ultralight Trans-Atlantics and Domestics Report Dec 10-11

Hello To All, Decent propagation conditions early last evening and later on evidenced by reports of what others were hearing as well. Greenland was heard here with a decent signal very early on still

By Allen Willie · #12691 ·

Re: Quebec catch !

RE: Hi all: On the barefoot Tecsun PL-310, I just picked up The Team, Sports Radio 990, out of Montreal, doing just well enough for a clear ID plus some local ads (under Winnipeg-990, CBC-1). I

By Allen Willie · #12690 ·

Two New AM Logs

Good conditions last night bagged two more stations for the ultralight log, using my DT-400W barefoot: 1480 WLEA, Hornell NY, TOH call ID in the jumble, into local news, poor signal. Ultralight

By John Cereghin <jcereghin@...> · #12689 ·

Re: 1700 XEPE

XEPE also gets up here quite well, also mixing with KVNS more than not . Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA

By Kevin Schanilec · #12688 ·

1700 XEPE

Kevin wonders if XEPE gets out beyond the San Diego area. Sure does and is heard in NZ year round around midnight PST. Often covered however by KVNS Brownsville TX with its Classic Hits. As our summer

By Tony King <tonyzl@...> · #12687 ·

New Province - Quebec!

Hi all: On the barefoot Tecsun PL-310, I just picked up The Team, Sports Radio 990, out of Montreal, doing just well enough for a clear ID plus some local ads (under Winnipeg-990, CBC-1). I hadn't

By Kevin Schanilec · #12686 ·

Re: 7.5" LW-optimized PL-360 Loopstick Experimentation

Hi Farmerik and Kevin, The current plan is to use the same plastic frame mounting system for thenew 7.5" LW plug-in loopsticks, complete with the same rubber hose lockingsystem (to secure the

By Gary DeBock · #12685 ·

Re: 7.5" LW-optimized PL-360 Loopstick Experimentation

I just tried shielded audio cables of 6 and 12 feet on Gary's ferrite connected to the PL-360. There is significant loss in all RSSI numbers on the 12 foot cable, but it is directional. With the 6

By Rik · #12684 ·

Re: Signal Hill Logs

RE: Hi Alan: One word comes to mind... Ouch! That is a serious haul in the generously-filtered M37V, all in less than an hour. That sounds like an excellent spot you have found - can I borrow

By Allen Willie · #12683 ·

Re: Newfoundland Ultralight Trans-Atlantics Report December 8

Hi Alan: One word comes to mind... Ouch! That is a serious haul in the generously-filtered M37V, all in less than an hour. That sounds like an excellent spot you have found - can I borrow

By Kevin Schanilec · #12682 ·

Re: 7.5" LW-optimized PL-360 Loopstick Experimentation

Hi Farmerik: I just tried it out, and it does indeed work, at least for signal transfer. There is a few dB loss, but not terrible. However, nulling capability is almost non-existent, at least on my

By Kevin Schanilec · #12681 ·

Re: 7.5" LW-optimized PL-360 Loopstick Experimentation

Garry - I noticed with the rook and diamond weave litz air core loops it did not make much difference to have the lead to the PL-360 several feet long. I tried your AM BCB ferrite, and that seems to

By Rik · #12680 ·

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