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Re: Ultimately

For AM DXing follow Gary's posts on this list. For serious FM DXing you will need a rotating beam on the roof as with any normal radio.

By microcode@... · #23939 ·

Re: Ultimately

I want to AM dX and FM dX. Remember that when you think you've got it all figured out you wake up and start a new day

By Ernie Rice · #23938 ·

Re: Ultimately

I figured people better qualified than I would answer you but didn't see anything so here goes. "Ultralights" aren't any different from other radios except for the size. What works with a normal

By microcode@... · #23937 ·

Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-26

Hello All, The solar-challenged band lived down to low expectations this morning,delivering one of the worst clunker sessions in the entire season (at least inthis DU-dead zone). A few Asian big

By Gary DeBock · #23936 ·

Re: Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-25

Gary: The transoceanic DX drought continues here on the southern Great Plains. No sign of a signal from Asia in over a fortnight. However, this morning (10-25) there was a trace of signal from about

By bbwrwy · #23935 ·

Re: Finally! A New ULR Log

John, Congrats on your new log!! Because the AM band is getting more congested due to the FCC's lack of enforcement and more polluted due to all of the QRM/QRN being generated by all of our "creature

By Stephen Ponder <stephen_ponder@...> · #23934 ·

Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-25

Hello All, The Asians were still suffering somewhat from the recent solartantrum this morning, giving them a general case of anemia here. Lacking the DUreception capability of Dennis and Nick it was

By Gary DeBock · #23933 ·

Ultimately

i am new to ultra lights. I bought a pl380 from a friend. What type of external can I use to improve rx Lee

By Ernie Rice · #23932 ·

Re: Carrying an Ultralight Radio Daily

Paul, The CC Pocket by C Crane is excellent for this purpose. It is small, vertically oriented and gets very good reception. I use mine all the time when walking. It has MW, FM and WX bands, but no

By DiamJ · #23931 ·

Re: Finally! A New ULR Log

Good Job John!! If we can get some decent conditions this winter, you may be able to join the 1,000 Club before too long!! New ones have been hard to find around here lately as well. I have to admit

By robert ross · #23930 ·

Newfoundland Ultralight Radio Log ( new ) Oct 25

Hello To All, Disturbed propagation seems to be on the menu in the evenings lately, however another new catch added to the Ultralight log last night. 702 kHz - SAUDI ARABIA - BSKSA Radio Jeddah 2nd

By Allen Willie · #23929 ·

Finally! A New ULR Log

New ULR logs have been few and far between lately but I finally got a new one this morning on the E-100: 1440 WJJL, Niagara Falls NY, 0645 with a call ID then into some indistinct talk, then back

By jcereghin@... · #23928 ·

Most of Mexico also ends DST on Oct 26

This information came from http://www.timeanddate.com/ Most of Mexico also ends DST on Oct 26 In most parts of Mexico, DST also ends on Sunday, October 26, when clocks are set back 1 hour from 2am

By Stephen Ponder <stephen_ponder@...> · #23927 ·

Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-24

Hello All, It was "check your antenna" time this morning at my 1240 starttime as the Asians were all completely comatose-- without even a weak carrier tobe found. This dreary situation continued

By Gary DeBock · #23926 ·

Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-23

Hello All, Asian propagation rebounded quite well here this morning, withpotent audio from the Japanese and Korean big guns right from my 1240 starttime. Second-tier TP's were very anemic, though,

By Gary DeBock · #23925 ·

Re: Ultralight DXing Report - 16/10/2014 - Launceston, Tasmania

Paul, It's great to have you back in Ultralight radio DXing, and to read your latest report from Launceston. Congratulations on your new loggings of 666-4CC and 648-6GF. I didn't have very much

By Gary DeBock · #23924 ·

Ultralight DXing Report - 16/10/2014 - Launceston, Tasmania

Date: 16/10/2014 Time: 20:40 - 22:05 AEDST Location: Home, Launceston Tasmania Radio: 7.5” Loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Total stations logged: 156 New stations logged: 2 - 4CC (666kHz)

By Paul Blundell · #23923 ·

Carrying an Ultralight Radio Daily

Hi all, Does anybody carry an ultralight radio with them in day to day life? I have considered doing this as I am spending more time out and about with work and yesterday I found myself close to a

By Paul Blundell · #23922 ·

Re: Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-22

Another good report Gary. I got a few minutes to have a listen here at our local sunset last night, some good signals on the normal frequencies but a few regular catches were way down in the noise

By Paul Blundell · #23921 ·

Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-22

Hello All, The overactive sun took its toll on Asian signals this morning,with absolute clunker conditions across the North Pacific. Auroral propagationdid bring up 738-Tahiti to a fair level in

By Gary DeBock · #23920 ·

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