Please keep up the good work Gary :)

This is OT but as I've replied to Gary directly, Aussie's calls are really VL-. NZ's were ZL- until broadcast calls were dropped circa 30 years ago. In both countries, the numeric/alpha suffix were

I think it is that there are two possible reasons: 1/ Domestic broadcast stations - should not/are not - -received/receivable - outside the domestic jurisdiction so no need to follow

Hi Vimal, <<< My two Cents... I have listened to all four recordings, and though noise floor seems to me as equal,but voice appears to be a bit better in last 15 seconds,i.e. with Ni-Zn

To me the second recording is always just noticeably better than the first 15 seconds. I am curious what that white noise which varies in strength is. It's not familiar to me. Is it common on the west

Thanks to all who replied, to the group and privately, about this; the replies were enlightening. Apparently the US is in the minority in strictly following the international call sign prefix

Hi My two Cents... I have listened to all four recordings, and though noise floor seems to me as equal,but voice appears to be a bit better in last 15 seconds,i.e. with Ni-Zn ferrite. Vimal Oberoi

I can't locate a UK supplier, only US. Apart from shipping cost, I would fear breakage en route from the US :-) Michael UK ...

Thanks for the excellent information. You just keep finding new ways to keep pushing this hobby forward. -- Paul - Moderator UltralightDX

Since the beginning of the Ultralight Radio boom in early 2008, the most popular modification (by far) has been the replacement of a midget stock loopstick with a 7.5 inch Amidon ferrite rod-based

Are you sure that the problem is the ferrite antenna and not the input damaged or desensitized? Wait and try again to see if it recovers by itself and if the problem persist try to connect it to a air

I have a Tivdo V-111 (same as Vite VT-111) and opened it up to see what my options were for improving MW reception. Somehow, I must have damaged the coil because now the MW band is virtually dead. Any

Thanks for the information. I am actually in Tasmania. I already have my local frequencies programmed, I am now working on documenting the active frequencies for other areas. Paul -- Paul -

Thanks for providing this excellent reply, I did see the emails but was unable to respond until now. In Australia we use a code for each state, as per this

Re airband activity at your location: Horowhenua is in NZ near Wellington yes? Suggest start here: https://skyvector.com/airport/NZWN/Wellington-Int-Airport Start with the tower, even if the

Tom and Peter, Even though the Australian MW station call signs don't follow the international call sign prefix system, the numbers in the call signs do generally follow the same numbering system for

I've not studied the situation intensely, but I'm beginning to think that it's the US and Canada (and Mexico, I guess) are the only ones that make a big deal about broadcast callsigns. No one else

Paul, I'm going to show my stupidity about radio station call signs in your part of the world, but my curiosity has got the best of me. Here in the US the FCC closely follows the

Clock set. At clock screen press and hold the freq key until the screen flashes. Enter the time in the format hh.mm Tuning steps. Press the tuning knob to switch between Fast Slow Stop -- Paul -

With more Ultralight radios now including the VHF Airband. I have written a short guide to this and posted the link below. I hope overtime to see this group to expand to include ALL radio listening