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dx'ing from train

hi Tony, when i tried dx'ing from inside my van, the signals were all weak, but holding the radio outside the van, made a very big difference in signal strength. you wouldnt expect glass to attenuate

By wa8lcz · #8378 ·

DX'ing from Amtrak

Will be going from Grand Rapids, MI to Sacramento, CA tomorrow via Amtrak. Any hints or suggestions for DX'ing from the train? -- Tony Kekalos Traverse City, MI SWLR-RN072 EN74es

By Antonios Kekalos <akekalos@...> · #8377 ·

ULR DX.....1 NEW STATION @ Sunset Tonight.............

Hi Guys: 1050 Khz is Tough Frequency for me with CHUM 1050 Toronto there @ 50 KW...but I have logged 2 New Stations on this Frequency in last week or so!!!......Including this one tonight. It is NEW

By robert ross · #8375 ·

Congratulations to Kirk Allen-- 170 Latin American Stations Received

Hello All, Kirk Allen of Pasadena, Texas has once again proven that a greatDXer can have continued success with Ultralight radios-- no matter where heresides. After assembling a tremendous

By Gary DeBock · #8380 ·

Congratulations to Russell Nelson-- Survivor of Rob Ross Challenge

Hello All, Russell Nelson of Austin, Texas seems to have had some exceptional DXingsuccess while staying at the Residence Inn at the DallasMarket Center-- qualifying for four different Ultralight

By Gary DeBock · #8376 ·

Re: SONY SRF-29 ?'s

Thank you very much Gary for a very complete answer and even more help offered by email. - FARMERIK PS- Our dump has a shed for good items no longer needed by there owners. I have gotten other good

By Rik · #8374 ·

MI LOG

Mar 7 Sun 1110 WJML Petoskey MI 0721 EST 10k 10w MI Talk Network 220 mi **** NW tip of MI, 0700-0730 bear hunting tips and stories **** then whitetail deer hunting, fadded out. #255 **** WJML'S sister

By wa8lcz · #8373 ·

New UL Log- WTVN-610

I pulled out my PL-310 this morning to do some DXing at about 0645 but fell asleep until about 0705, when I heard: 610 WTVN Columbus OH, 0700, woke up to weather with “Doppler 10 Radar”,

By pastor@... · #8372 ·

Re: Snagged KVTT-1110 Mineral Wells, TX

Hi Steve, Glad you nailed those guys. What surprised me was that we hadn't run across them before. Good booming sigs from a new sta are really a joy after spending hours straining to hear IDs from

By Kirk <kirk74601@...> · #8371 ·

Snagged KVTT-1110 Mineral Wells, TX

Hey Kirk!, Thanks for the tip! I caught KVTT 1110 from Mineral Wells, TX, tonight (Saturday 06 March 2010) at 1829 CST/0029 UTC. They were doing the outro of "Unshacked," one of my favorite

By Stephen Ponder <stephen_ponder@...> · #8370 ·

2 New UL Logs

UL DXing has been lean lately with few new stations, but things may be starting to pick up again with two new stations over the last two days on the PL-310: March 5 920 WGHQ Kingston NY, 1715, ID

By pastor@... · #8367 ·

Re: Puyallup, WA not so ultralight TP-DXer Luncheon

That sounds like fun! Setting the way back machine to the late 1970's, Country Buffet used to be Royal Fork Buffet and later King's Table Buffet - at least here in Colorado. I remember seeing

By Chris Knight <chris@...> · #8366 ·

Re: SONY SRF-29 ?'s

Do dumps still sell radios ?? Some auto radios could be quite good but was not sure anybody was still interested enough in these parts for junk yards to save such. Sony SRF-29 from a dump

By terribly wet · #8365 ·

ULR DX......1 NEW STN @ SUNSET....1560 WTOD Toledo, OHIO

Hi Guys: Local Sunset here is now past 1830 EST....and the Days are getting longer!! One NEW STN Logged for the ULR LOG Tonight during a Sunset DX Session. It is a RELOG for the Overall Log.....but

By robert ross · #8364 ·

Re: Puyallup, WA not so ultralight TP-DXer Luncheon

Hi Chris, Well, we would have certainly enjoyed having you with us at the OldCountry Buffet today! Between Chuck and Guy, there was enough combinedDXpedition experience to answer almost any question

By Gary DeBock · #8369 ·

SONY SRF-29 ?'s

I picked up a SONY SRF-29 at the dump today. I didn't find that model number mentioned in the articles in the files section, so I was wondering what sort of reputation it has for DXing? Also, the

By Rik · #8362 ·

Re: SONY SRF-29 ?'s

Hello Farmerik, The SRF-29 is one of the Sony analog portable radio family based on theCX1129N IC chip, which provided excellent AM sensitivity and selectivity for itsearly 1990's design. Other

By Gary DeBock · #8368 ·

Re: Loggings from Houston

Congratulations, Kirk!! Two milestones in one night! You keep giving me hope that one day I'll be able to snag those same stations, too! Keep up the good DX! 73, Steve in Clear Lake

By Stephen Ponder <stephen_ponder@...> · #8360 ·

PL-360? anyone have one yet?

I was curious if anyone had the PL-360 yet, and if so how it works with an external loop antenna like the Terk or Tecsun directly connected to the radio. - FARMERIK

By Rik · #8361 ·

Puyallup, WA not so ultralight TP-DXer Luncheon

Hello All, After a local ham fair, three hard-core TP-DXers (all with solid ULRcredentials) gathered at the Old Country Buffet on South Hill (puyallup, WA)this afternoon, for a general discussion of

By Gary DeBock · #8363 ·

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