That sounds very interesting and something I would have loved to have done. Paul -- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

Just curious to see if anyone else here has made a career of radio listening. I have been doing it professionally for about 40 years. I started out when I joined the US Army Security Agency and

Thanks for the info, Gary. I just got a very good deal on a GE Super Radio 1 so I'm hoping to get some good DX with it. I know its not UL, but at this point I can't afford to put a lot of money into

Hi Todd (and Michael), <<< I never knew how many MW FSL antennas you have stored at home. The development process seems to have gone through multiple iterations. There are enough FSLs to sell online

<<< I'm really interested in any "exotic" antenna that will work with my PL-600. Any ideas? Whats a ballpark price for the construction of one of the small FSL and are the materials readily

Now we know why many of us are receiving weak signals : Gary's FSL array is sucking in most of the RF energy :-) Michael UK ...

Hi all. To help both keep the main group "on topic" but also allow some more "social" interactions, especially with how the world is at the moment around COVID-19, I have created a sub group, it can

Hi Gary, I never knew how many MW FSL antennas you have stored at home. The development process seems to have gone through multiple iterations. There are enough FSLs to sell online as a business. I am

I'm really interested in any "exotic" antenna that will work with my PL-600. Any ideas? Whats a ballpark price for the construction of one of the small FSL and are the materials readily available?

I can not agree more. I love trying the different areas of the radio hobby and seeing what I can hear. You are an asset to the hobby and always bring new ideas.-- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

Thanks Paul, I've always figured that the best way to keep excited about the radio hobby (and DXing in general) is to constantly push the limits in weird antenna construction, repeatedly attempting to

Thanks, Gary, good advice. Look forward to hearing about your latest antenna creations. Keith Beesley (Skyway/Seattle, WA)

So very true Gary and something I am trying to get across to those around me, this too will pass and we need to be ready for what is on the other side. Based on that photos, do you think you have a

While the Governor of the state of Washington has decreed that all "non-essential" businesses must shut down (marijuana sellers excluded, of course) and all state parks and most ocean beaches are off

Not a bad idea, or stations that are not talking about COVID-19 at all....-- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

Number of individual stations heard with breathless Wuhan Virus reports/ news items in a UTC 24 hour period?

That sounds like a great spot and good idea, hopefully once the world is back to some sort of normal you can get back to it. Paul -- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

Thanks Todd. That is some interesting reading and I will also check out your website more. -- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

In recent months, every Monday afternoon I have had the opportunity to travel to Narrabeen, Sydney for a 8 km lake walk, and subsequent evening dinner at the host's home. The host home location is

Portable FM radio + inbuilt whip weak signal DX performance is down some 30 to 40 dB relative to a commercially available 8-element rooftop Yagi + sensitive high-end tuner (e.g. Sony XDR tuner). In