John: Don't worry about aligning the SRF-59. It's the easiest of all the ultralights to align. Once you open the case everything is there in front of you. We've all had doubts before aligning our

Jay, If it can be screwed up, believe me, I'm the guy to do it. But with my luck, I may cross-wire the '59 in such a way that I'll hear Neptune on it. If I do, I promise I'll post what I did here.

Be not afraid, John. I'm very far from an expert at this. I've open a few radios before, but that's about it. I found the SRF-59 very easy to work on. Before you begin, take a moment to observe the

Reading Jay's post has emboldened me to put one of my 3 SRF-59s "under the knife". I have one turkey that needs help badly, so if I do horrible things to its innards, I won't feel too bad. Now I'm a

Hi all: While waiting in Anchorage to see if Mt. Redoubt ash will let my plane take off, I found the Tecsun R-203T. It looks like the R-202T, but has a different FM sensitivity specification. The

Jay, Mine isn't quite that bad although it is shifted too far "upband". On FM, I can get TV channel 5 audio at the low end of the band, and it just squeezes in 107.9 at the top end. And yes, we

I bought a couple refurb SRF-59s a while back so I could experiment without putting my "good" one in peril. One of the refurbs was just as hot as the first one I purchased retail. The other one was a

Jay and John, In aligning the SRF-59 (and all of its variants like the SRF-39FP),please be aware that the trimming capacitors on the back of the tuner do notcorrespond with the Tecsun model R9012

I'll take that as suck but will wait for your review. Currently I use a DT400V and SRF-M37 and have a R-911 on the way. Kevin

Hey Kevin: The G1100 (Tecsun DR-920), and its cosmetic predecessor G1000 (Tecsun DR-910) are Ultralights, but they apparently, well, as you say, provide negative pressure that tends to pull things

You can get a Grundig G-1100 on eBay for under $9. Is it an ultralight and is it ok or does it suck? Kevin

Since Rob's initial post, I've been trying to get KFGO. I finally got a positive ID at 0700 UTC today, but it was on a Kaito 1103. It was interesting to hear how 3 ulrs received the signals. The

Richard; Congrats.....you are an inspiration to someone like myself that is just getting started at this ULR hobby. Keep up the GREAT work and please keep us posted of any new catches.. glenn

Hi Guys: Thanks to a Tip from Paul Walker.......I just logged a NEW STATION for the ULR LOG and the OVERALL LOG. 1100 WZFG DILWORTH MINNESOTA on Emergency Day Power of 50 KW for Flood Advisories in

Rob: Hearing Washington and Oregon is a tall order. I've heard KOMO 1000 during a brief window in December, but Oregon continues to elude me. Three 50kW California stations are heard here

bbwrwy wrote: OK Richard.........I'm glad you were able to grab these guys for a NEW ONE!! Happy to be able to help. Now......If you can just help me hear Washington, Oregon and

Hi Horacio: Thanks for the information on the DR-920 (Grundig G1100). Your experience mirrors Gary DeBock's, and so I am not expecting a whole lot when it arrives next Monday. It sounds like the

Rob: I just tuned to 790 kHz, at 0320 UTC, and heard "The Mighty 790 KFGO" for the first time. As you described the station is broadcasting continuous coverage of the flooding in the region. Thank

Hi Guys: If anyone else still needs NORTH DAKOTA for their ULR LOG...they are in again tonight @ 2240 EDT. Not as strong as the past 2 nights..and CIGM is on top most of the time tonight...but they

If my computer will allow, I attempt to complete the message. One year ago tomorrow (3/27/08) I picked up my Sony SRF-M37V and began ULR DXing. Although I've since replaced the M37V with a