This recent exchange with, primarily, Gary DeBock insuburban Seattle-Tacoma and Roy Dyball in Australia helping anUltralighter who was beginning his first ferrite rod-coil winding is agreat example of

Ok... lol... seems that this thread kinda got a bit disorganized :) so my "replies" may be likewise a bit out of order. So apparently you can use a ceramic tile saw to cut a ferrite rod. Would it

Thanks John but I can`t send anything via this medium or the pointer to email!! could you send me your email addy please?? Cheers. Lee.

Hi Barry I don't use a winding rig, I lay the wire out straight in front of me and feed the wire through my thumb and forefinger to get an even tension while I rotate the rod. Be careful not to kink

I saw a list of radios and this one was not included. I know it's small enough to be an ultralight but is there a reason this one doesn't count as an ultralight?

Gary in Australia Johson & Johnson Produuucts are no longer sold There is a Leukoplast waterproof tape sold as follows Leukoplast# Waterproof is a white tape featuring a zinc oxide adhesive,

Gary, Thanks for your reply; however, the picture did not appear in your message. 73, Barry

In a message dated 1/21/2010 11:56:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,roy.dyball@... writes: Hello Roy, Thanks for mentioning this. In the dynamic tuning of thePL-380 "stealth models" (a 40/44 Litz wire

Hello to all and thank you to Gary, Roy and all the prolific contributors to this group who gladly share their expertise, experience and time with everyone. Can anyone share any tips from their

Sorry Steve-- after re-reading your post and getting what's left of my mind in order i see that you are talking about today--a whirlwind trip has left me somewhat confused about what the date

Steve i was on the island the evenings of 19 and 20 jan.--i heard the chinese programming on 1540Khz.--i believe it was the evening of the 19th that i was listening---is it possible that they have

Hello Neil, Well, I sure wish I could tell you whether the Leukoplast tape issuitable as a coil winding base or not, but having never used the material, it'stough to say. If you have access to an

Thank you, Rob. -- Tony Kekalos Traverse City, MI EN74es

Upon noticing that the "new" KGBC 1540 on Galveston Island was off the air, I tuned to 1530 and was rewarded with a nice ULR catch - "La Tremenda 1530 KGBT" in Harlingen, TX! The time was 2116 UTC

Robert S.Ross VA3SW wrote:THEY are actually on 1430 KHZ!!

Antonios Kekalos wrote:Tony...this will be CHKT Toronto ONTARIO....they are predominatelyCHINESE Programming. 50 KW 73......ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA

First heard at 1745 eastern and still going fairly strong at 1805. Some fading, but never lose completely. Can anyone tell me if this is a probable valid international signal or a local with Chinese

Hi Barry, Sorry you didn't get the photo-- it was included in the list message backfrom the Yahoo Ultralightdx site, sent to me by AOL. Anyway, I'll send itto you privately. Good luck in your

Hello Bgelb2@..., Thanks for your interest in the PL-380 7.5" loopstick transplantoperation, and I'm happy to share my own experience in building two successfultransplant models. First of all, you

Tony and Rob, The Chinese signal from CHKT-1430 really gets out, into the west. Nigel Pimblett of Dunmore, Alberta sent me a strong MP3 of the station allalone on 1430, asking for Chinese dialect