The Australian ACMA website has a list of pending AM to FM conversions. Quite a few stations will go forever such as recently departed 918 KHz Cooma. Time to record these AM stations while they remain

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Great list. I will keep an ear out for them.-- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

Thanks Gary, that was a good read -- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

More Australian MW stations have permanently switched off. This opens up more clear frequencies for Australian DXers. I hope they switch off my local 1539 KHz Rete Italia Sydney transmitter. This

Michael, Battery gunge can often cause short circuits, so a magnifying glass and a very strong light is a good idea. Your worst enemy though is going to be corrosion, as you might have already

Thanks, Tom, I have done most of that, but will try it again - with a magnifying glass :-) I fear the original battery leak may have fed alien voltages to parts of the signal processing circuitry.

I have used this method to fix shavers, torches, radios and flash guns. I hope it helps. Before opening the case, use cotton wool buds to wipe out excess gunge from the battery compartment. Stubborn

I have an AR-1733. It was good. Sadly the batteries leaked and it is now dead. Any suggestions as to how to dissect and possible revive it? Michael UK ................................ ...

Paul, The Digitech AR-1733 (and the identical Japanese market Elpa ER-C57WR) are actually predecessors to the C.Crane Skywave model (which was introduced late in 2014), made by the Redsun company in

As a side note, I am a big fan of the Digitech AR-1733 which can be easily found in Jaycar stores locally.-- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

<<< Right now, my inventory includes a CC Crane Skywave (Original model, non-SSB), Sony SRF-T615, Sony SRF-59, Tecsun PL-310, and a few others. Spent time looking for recent shootouts to see which

Again from what I have been told no MW improvement between the two models. Only go for the SSB model if you intend to use that feature.

Thank you, that’s exactly the information that I was looking for. I own the original CC Crane Skywave. Are there any opinions on if it’s worth upgrading to the SSB model? 73, Les Rayburn,

Thanks Tom! I fear that Father Time, and lots of competition for listeners are making those of us who enjoy MW a bit of endangered species. :-) 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL

Hi Les, Not an answer to your query but just saying welcome to the Medium Wave Circle. Caught your name in magazine, which I knew from IRCA. Now you pop up here too. Small world, made smaller by

Thanks for the message and encouragement. I don't think we have any recent shootouts but Gary might be able to confirm this. Paul -- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

Thanks for letting me know. I have just tested it on a computer here and it downloaded in about 20 seconds. -- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

Thanks Gary. I hope this might encourage more people to join and be active in the hobby. I am planning on producing more of these videos in the future. Paul -- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

After a recent trip dxing with the Ultralight expert Gary Debock in Kauai, this same topic was discussed. Gary has tested extensively nearly all the serious radios that fit into the Ultralight