Hi. Is the PL-380 known under any Alias, such as Eton or Grundig?? In the UK the PL-300 is available as the Grundig G8 for example! which I am very pleased with except for the soft squelch and

hi Jim WOAP is WNW from me, the french station is ENE, also why would an Owosso station broadcast in French ? the music was not Oldies, as i know them. i haven't heard that song before. they are 72

Jan 15 1080 KRLD TX Dallas 1832 EST 50k 50k 1000 miles, cbs news Dallas was really loud from 1832 to about 1845, when i checked back on freq, at 1845 it was WTIC Hartford CT (home of ARRL). ant

Great going,Kirk on logging The Bahamas ! I have caught them here on 1540 but not on 810 yet. Carl DeWhitt Maryville,Tn.

Hi Scott Thank you for the tip with the diode I will try this with a larger coil as I believe this provides greater signal due to increased transformer action. I also believe in the standard

Thanks very much to the recent tip from STEVE PONDER, I was able to bag the Bahamas tonight for ULR country #10 for the TX log. Thanks very much, Steve! Also logged two new XE stations plus two

Thanks, Greg! I also was hearing tonight what I thought was either Creole or FF on 800 circa 0430 UTC. I thought my ears were playing tricks on me, so I wasn't going to report it. I can now rest

Yeah, I'm still trying to understand all the factors that play in the loopstick game. I think in addition to Q limits, there are several parasitics that can confound the numbers. If one is trying to

Class act as always Gary!!! And it's awesome that you got two locals to me 700 WLW and 1530 WCKY!! 73's Alex N8UCN

Tonight I was hearing french on 800khz on my D96L. At first I thought it was the Canada station on 800 but after a little research on the net found out it is 4VEH Haiti broadcasting via TWR

Thanks to John and Steve. I haven't had a chance to read the referenced articles yet, but will definitely do so soon. Thanks again!

Tony, There are numerous ways to connect external antennas to Ultralights andsimilar radios. The strategies for both inductive and direct connectionsare discussed in an article by Kevin Schanilec in

As a p.s., I started messing around with the ICF-S5W again during noon time, and had forgotten how much fun it was to listen in on that set! Heatwave

Gary... I'm wondering what type of noon time reception you get with your ICF-2010 with it's 30" rod? Is reception of distant stations much improved over the sliders and ICF-S5W? From Laredo, TX, my

Hi Scott, Thanks once again for sharing expert information on the Si4734 design,and also your calculations of the ability of the stock configurationto resonate up to about 550 uh. As you may have

Hello Richard, Your question certainly is an interesting one, and it's a subject that hasfascinated me for years-- concerning the maximum noontime DXingdistance possible with an ultra-sensitive AM

Was it Oldies? WOAP OWOSO MI is a 1000-W 1080-kHz daytimer listed as an Oldies station. 73, Jim, KR1S

Hi Gary, Thanks for the great DXpedition report, and for making available theexcellent MP3 of your reception of 1610- Anguilla in Noordhoek. After receiving 1610- Anguilla myself here about a year

wrote: I stand corrected, and apologize to Gary for doubting him. But yesterday, he got a peak response at around 330 uH on an internal loopstick. I'm trying to understand this. His external antenna

New to the group and very much enjoying the email traffic. I have read in several emails that folks are using long wires with their ultralights. What I would like to know, is how they connect the