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Re: 500 at last

Hi all, many thanks Jim, Richard, Gary, and Robert, for all of your kind words regarding my latest UL milestone. It's a pleasure being part of this group. Gary I have prety much exhausted barefoot

By Paul Logan · #8798 ·

Re: PL-380 - tuning knob broke again :( (also a TP question)

Hi Stephen, Out of twelve PL-380's that have passed through here (for myself andothers), two have had tuning controls with binding rotation (requiringdisassembly, adjustment and/or lubrication), but

By Gary DeBock · #8797 ·

Re: PL-380 - tuning knob broke again :( (also a TP question)

So is there nothing that I can do about it? My dad seems to think it's a poor design, btw. Should I contact anon-co to see if I can get a replacement knob? Also has anyone else had their tuning

By pianoplayer88key · #8795 ·

Re: 500 at last

Paul Logan wrote:Paul......CONGRATULATIONS on hitting # 500 from Europe!! Welcome to the500 Club!! As you're well aware...things start getting even tougher with each 100you hear...but I wish you

By robert ross · #8794 ·

Re: 500 at last

Hi Paul, Congratulations on logging 1650-CJRS on your E100 with the Tecsun 9" loop,and finally receiving station #500! That is an amazing accomplishment fromNorthern Ireland, especially when you

By Gary DeBock · #8796 ·

Re: 500 at last

Paul: Congratulations on logging 500 stations with an ultralight. Best wishes and good DX. Richard. Richard Allen 36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W (near Perry OK USA)

By bbwrwy · #8792 ·

Re: 500 at last

Paul, Congrats on 500! A nice bonus that it was a TA. 73, Jim, KR1S http://kr1s.kearman.com/

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #8791 ·

500 at last

Hi all, well I finally made it to 500 and I have to say it took some doing! Just ywo years after starting! 500 was always the magic number I was aiming at, pickings are somewhat slim here in Europe

By Paul Logan · #8790 ·

Re: New ULR Lggings...Answer for Jim..........

Jim wrote:Yes Jim....it will count as a NEW STATION. The Conditions and QRM onthe new frequency more than warrant it being counted. If you can bagthem on 680...Congratulations....I've been trying for

By robert ross · #8789 ·

Re: Once again,3 new stations last night, no new states

Dang it. I have it in my log correctly. Brain fart. :) Thanks!

By Rick Garrett <IndyRick@...> · #8788 ·

Re: Once again,3 new stations last night, no new states

Uh, Rick, CKLW 800 is in Windsor, not Toronto. 73, Jim Rick Garrett wrote:

By Jim <va3jno@...> · #8787 ·

New ULR Loggings

Radio Used..........................................................barefoot Tecsun PL-380 Total ULR Loggings (Port Dover).........................321 690 WNZK Dearborn Heights MI. Program in

By Jim <va3jno@...> · #8786 ·

Once again,3 new stations last night, no new states

Wow, I seem to be stuck in the "3 new stations, 0 new states" rut right now! Last night (4/2/10), from here in Indy, I got the following new ones for me: WRFD, 880, Columbus, Ohio CKLW, Toronto (Not

By Rick Garrett <IndyRick@...> · #8785 ·

LW on the PL-380

Experiments to make the PL-380 play better on LW are encouraging. The MW coil with Hoop Loop coupling winding were replaced with a 3300-uH coil wound on an FT114-61 toroid. While -61 is not the best

By jim_kr1s <jkearman@...> · #8784 ·

Puyallup, WA TP's for 4-3.. a Korean Morning

Hello All, Like Dennis, I found this morning's TP session to be one of the betteropenings so far this spring, but here the propagation seemed slanted towardKorea, including the best-ever signal from

By Gary DeBock · #8793 ·

CORRECTION XEZR

In the OOPS Department, I incorrectly stated XEZR's QTH. It's Zaragoza, COAHUILA, not Zacatecas. I knew I should have slept a little before trying to send my report:-) Kirk Allen Pasadena, TX

By Kirk <kirk74601@...> · #8783 ·

Pasadena, TX Loggings

I have a few loggings from the last 3 or 4 days that are worth noting. Two new stations rolled in here in that time frame. Logged these on the SRF-59 w/ SAT w/ one exception. This first logging below

By Kirk <kirk74601@...> · #8782 ·

Re: First time posting here. 3 new stations last night, no new states.

Rick: Welcome to our unique group. It's surprising how easy it is to DX using only a hand-held radio receiver. Best wishes and good DX. Richard. Richard Allen 36°22'51"N / 97°26'35" W (near

By bbwrwy · #8779 ·

Japanese DXer's MP3 of unID 1600-Spanish Station

Hello All, Below is a link to an 11-second recording of an UnID Spanish station'ssignal on 1600 kHz, as heard by Hiroo Nakagawa of Japan. Because of thedistance and propagation involved, a station

By Gary DeBock · #8781 ·

Puyallup, WA TP's for 4-2...Better Than Expected

Hello All, Like Dennis mentioned, the TP's this morning were not nearly as bad as thesolar indexes (A14, K4) would suggest. Most of the usual high band Asians madean appearance with audio, although

By Gary DeBock · #8780 ·

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