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Re: Congratulations to Chris Knight-- 30 Latin American Stations Heard
Congratulations, Chris great work!!!
I wish I could log just one!! Alex N8UCN / KOH8IG / SWLR-RN037
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Re: TA is hot tonight!
Greg H <ad4re@...>
Thanks Jim for the tip. Listening now to R Farda 1575 on my D96L barefoot, in North Florida, fades in and out but sometimes amazing strong.
Greg To: ultralightdx@... From: jkearman@... Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:15:05 +0000 Subject: [ultralightdx] TA is hot tonight!
The geomag disturbances of the last few days have abated and mid-latitude TAs are very strong into South Florida tonight. Right now I'm listening to R Farda 1575 on the speaker. Earlier, Croatia 1134 was also speaker-level copy, and I picked up France on 1557 for a new country, though not as strong as Croatia. I'll have recordings of Croatia and Farda tomorrow. Right now, fire up those ULRs. I'm using my PL-380 with modified internal loop antenna 330 uH.
73, Jim, KR1S http://qrp.kearman.
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TA is hot tonight!
jim_kr1s <jkearman@...>
The geomag disturbances of the last few days have abated and mid-latitude TAs are very strong into South Florida tonight. Right now I'm listening to R Farda 1575 on the speaker. Earlier, Croatia 1134 was also speaker-level copy, and I picked up France on 1557 for a new country, though not as strong as Croatia. I'll have recordings of Croatia and Farda tomorrow. Right now, fire up those ULRs. I'm using my PL-380 with modified internal loop antenna 330 uH.
73, Jim, KR1S http://qrp.kearman.com/
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Re: Tecsun PL-310 rechargeable batteries
Tony Germanotta
I just checked the ones that came with my PL-310 and they were the same model batteries. I believe they are rechargeable due to the voltage specified and the fact that they declared their capacity in mAH. I never did use them, though, because they are only 1000mAH and I had three 2500 mAH batteries here. They give 2 1/2 times the run time and charge up just fine in the radio.
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Re: Tecsun PL-310 rechargeable batteries
jim_kr1s <jkearman@...>
--- In ultralightdx@..., "kg4lac" wrote: > > New Tecsun PL-310 from China was supposed to include rechargeable batteries. 3 Tecsun QN1000m Size R6 1.2 volt batteries were included. Are these rechargeable? Or, are they regular batteries? > > Thanks. > > Kraig, KG4LAC > Hi, Kraig, Non-rechargeable alkaline cells are 1.5 V. Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd/Nicad) and Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) cells are 1.2 V, and both are rechargeable. Yours are probably NiMH. "Size R6" is another name for "AA." 73, Jim, KR1S http://qrp.kearman.com/
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Traverse City, MI Loggings, All Times Eastern
Antonios Kekalos <akekalos@...>
2.23.10, 0059, AM 880, WCBS, New York, NY, 656mi/1057km, 50k/50k, "News Radio 880", CCRadio-SWP
-- Tony Kekalos Traverse City, MI SWLR-RN072 EN74es
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ULR DX...One NEW STATION @ SUNSET.......
Hi Guys:
It's been pretty slim pickens with absolutely Nothing NEW logged in the last 7 days...despite many hours of DXing at different times of the day!! Conditions here have been quite noisy...and the extended Daylight Hours are slowing things down quite a bit it seems. Tonight at SUNSET though, I did manage a NEW LOG for the ULR LOG....it is a RELOG for the OVERALL LOG however. This is the infamous station that has been throwing the massive het on 1040 Khz for the past Month or so......Finally got some Audio out of these guys after listening to their Off Frequency Het every night for quite some time!! RADIO USED............SONY SRF-T615 ULR Barefoot ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ULR LOG TOTALS are now.....811 STATIONS Heard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 73..........ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA *************************************************************** 1040 WJTB North Ridgeville, OHIO Feb/23/10 1738 EST EE FAIR Black Gospel Music Program @ Tune In. "The Afternoon Praise Party with Ace Alexander". (Matches their Program Schedule) Throwing a loud het as well on the frequency. In WHO Null...but mixing at times with WHO. More Gospel Music til 1800 EST then ID as WJTB. RELOG......But NEW ULR # 811 5 KW DAYS ROSS, ONT. ***************************************************************
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Tecsun PL-310 rechargeable batteries
kg4lac <kg4lac@...>
New Tecsun PL-310 from China was supposed to include rechargeable batteries. 3 Tecsun QN1000m Size R6 1.2 volt batteries were included. Are these rechargeable? Or, are they regular batteries?
Thanks. Kraig, KG4LAC
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Re: Congratulations to Chris Knight-- 30 Latin American Statio
Well Rob,
Since John was frequently on my case about not applying for awards (even
after qualifying for a slew of them), it feels kind of weird to be
making up the Award Certificates now!
Like John, most of my Ultralight DXing was done chasing TP's with monster
antennas, and both of us had logged well over 100 of them. We were both
really only competing with each other-- but John's TP-DXing experience
(over the decades) certainly gave him the edge. He was the resident authority on
which TP's to expect on which frequency, but once in a great while I could
sneak in a TP that he had never heard before (like 594-KBS1 on the 9' PVC Loop,
an apparent all-time west coast first). It's going to be tough heading to
Grayland without him around.
73, Gary
In a message dated 2/23/2010 6:52:21 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
va3sw@... writes:
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Congratulations to Chris Knight-- 30 Latin American Stations Heard
Hello All,
Chris Knight of Fort Lupton, Colorado has certainly had great success this
past DX season, qualifying for no fewer than 7 Award Certificates from our newly
restored Ultralight Awards Committee! This may set a record
for applications approved at one time, and Rob Ross and
I certainly admire Chris' success in receiving great transoceanic
and Latin American DX.
In the first group of Award Certificates, Chris has been issued the
following three awards:
1) Ten Latin American Stations Heard (unlimited class)
2) Twenty Latin American Stations Heard (unlimited class)
3) Thirty Latin American Stations Heard (unlimited class)
Chris has also qualified for several other Award Certificates, which
should be issued to him shortly. Rob and I take pleasure in
recognizing Chris' fine DXing accomplishments, and are happy to award him
these unique certificates, based on John Bryant's original artwork. We wish the
best of DX to him in the future, and thank him for his support of our program to
honor John's legacy.
73, Gary DeBock
(in Puyallup, WA, USA)
An extensive group of awards
certificates is available from the Ultralight MW DXing Awards Committee. Each
recipient receives a digital file which may be used for electronic display or is
suitable for framing when printed at 8 12" x 11" on good quality paper.
Information on the Awards Program and the simple application procedures are
found in the Downloads>Ultralight Files>General Information area of
dxer.ca and our own file area here at ultralightdx. Applications go directly to
Rob Ross com
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Correction
Kirk <kirk74601@...>
Just for the record, 1450, KCTI, Gonzales, TX I just dicovered is a RELOG here. So my total is at 392 rather than 393. Sri abt that.
73! Kirk Allen Pasadena, TX
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Re: Good DXing Night in SE Texas
bbwrwy
Kirk:
Congratulations. Lucky you to hear five new stations in a single DX session. Like you I've been to be caught in a rut. I don't think it because the signals aren't there, I'm just listening in the wrong place or at the wrong time. Good DX to all. Richard. Richard Allen 36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W (near Perry OK USA) Sony SRF-T615 SRF-39FP (barefoot)
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Good DXing Night in SE Texas
Kirk <kirk74601@...>
After a real drought for the past 3 or 4 weeks, I finally was under the headphones when conditions really opened up and allowed a few new stations to roll in this way. I'm making like an inchworm and inching my way up to 400 stations hrd for the TX log. The last 10 have been tough for sure. "I don't think we're in Oklahoma anymore, Toto."
1580, Cadena Agramonte, CMHA, Camaguey, Cuba, 0005 UTC, 2/23/10, Tnx very much to a tip from Jim Kearman, hrd this w/ all tlk mostly by a W ancr. Seemed to be talking abt some Cuban history from what I could decipher. Ments of Agramonte and many ments of Cuba. Reception deteriorated after 0030 UTC. Tnx, Jim! 1580, XELI, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 0050 UTC, 2/23/10, Fading in around 0030 and began to dominate over the Cuban. Very long deep fades made it challenging for sure. Finally a clear ment of "Radio Super 94..." (missed the rest of the ID). Mixing at times with XEDM plus an UNID EWTN sta plus an UNID ESPN sta. This freq was really hopping tonight! (ULR LAm sta #164) 1290, KCUB, Tucson, AZ, 0700 UTC, 2/23/10, sounded like a zillion stations here, but this one really came up @ the TOH w/ a good KCUB, Tucson ID. Hard to follow the pgm'g. Caught the tail end of a lcl ad then ID followed. Over and under several semi-strong SS stations, one of which sounded like a Cuban. 1380, KPLZ, Parker, AZ, 0720 UTC, 2/23/10, hrd an ad (not much copied) followed by a clear sta ID, then into more yak not copied. QRM from KDXE and XECO. Got vy lucky tonight on some of these IDs. 1450, KCTI, Gonzales, TX, 0800 UTC, 2/23/10, jumbled and mixing w/ a ESPN sta. Caught a call ltr ID plus "....sound?? of Texas..." Not hrd in quite a while and a first for the TX logbook. ULR Sta #393. That's it from here, gang. Hope everyone is well and gettin' some good catches from time to time. 73! Kirk Allen Pasadena, TX Loggings above hrd on Sony SRF-59 and SAT
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Re: Hacking the Si4734: two more PDFs
Roy <roy.dyball@...>
Hi Phil Having a look at the SW pre-amp/filter in the G8 there appears to be two transistors built around a small toroid transformer. To the right of that are the 2 transistors used to switch the (diode) signal onto the AM line. In the PL-380 the surface mount transistors for the filter/amp have been replaced with three leg non surface mount devices. Phil I finally had a chance to look at the capacitor values when set on SW. The programming manual recommends the varactor be set to 1 which means the capacitor will read 7.095pf for all frequencies above 1710Khz. But just for the heck of it I left it in automatic. Here is what it read. 2.3Mhz 141.6pf Cheers Roy.
--- In ultralightdx@..., "just_rtfm" wrote:
> > hi everyone, > > i added two more Si4734 PDFs to my site: > > 1) KK-D48L circuit description > 2) shortwave antenna musings > > http://home.comcast.net/~phils_radio_designs/index2.htm > > regards, > phil :) > > PS error reports welcomed >
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Hacking the Si4734: two more PDFs
just_rtfm
hi everyone,
i added two more Si4734 PDFs to my site: 1) KK-D48L circuit description 2) shortwave antenna musings http://home.comcast.net/~phils_radio_designs/index2.htm regards, phil :) PS error reports welcomed
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Re: ULR FM Dxing
Pilgrimway <pastor@...>
Chris,
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I build a Moxon for the FM band just today! I built it mainly for my new Sony XDRF1HD but I also intend to hook it up to my PL 310 and 380 and see how well it works. John Cereghin Smyrna DE
--- In ultralightdx@..., "Chris Knight" <chris@...> wrote:
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Two New Logs Tonight
Pilgrimway <pastor@...>
The new UL station drought has continued through February, but I did snag two new stations tonight:
1150 WWDJ Boston MA, 1800, Spanish religious talk under local pest WDEL, presumed ID but too weak to make out all of it. UL log 676 970 WFSR Harlan KY, 2100, southern gospel music, "It's a little slice of heaven, AM 970, WFSR, Harlan, Kentucky". On late with day power? Listed at only 24 watts of night power. UL log 677. John Cereghin Smyrna DE www.pilgrimway.org/dx
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Re: MI LOG
BILLY PAGE
OOOPS - My goof - your are CORRECT - WARE is the one !!
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On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@...> wrote:
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Re: ULR FM Dxing
Chris Knight <chris@...>
Thanks for the info, John! Your study seems to agree with my observation
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last December that the PL-380 is better on FM than the Grundig G8/Tecsun PL-300WT. I was able to hear good MS pings at times on both the G8 and PL-380 with just the radio's whip antenna. Reception was further enhanced on a G8 with a Moxon antenna (Kevin Schanilec's design). 73, Chris Chris Knight (N0IJK) Fort Lupton, Colorado http://sites.google.com/site/ftluptonulrlogs/
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From: ultralightdx@... [mailto:ultralightdx@...] On Behalf Of grace123moscow Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 7:45 AM To: ultralightdx@... Subject: [ultralightdx] ULR FM Dxing Valentine's Day, 2010. We (Sheryl and John Washburn) decided to have some radio fun together. From 10am to 2pm we would test some ultralight radios to see how they would be for FM DXing. We live in Newport, Vermont. Specifically, a housing development on a ridge overlooking Lake Memphremagog and Canada to the North. This part of Vermont is characterized by granite mountains up to 3300 feet above sea level. These mountains are divided by swift flowing streams and lots of ponds and lakes. Our home is high enough to have a clear 360 degree view of the horizon. Ideal for FM Dxing. Our focus for FM Dxing is northeast US and Canada. Our primary receiver has been the Sony HDR-F1HD digital FM Tuner. We are able to switch between two FM antennas: an omni directional FanFare FM2G and a highly directional APS-13 that is mounted on an antenna rotator. We have been using these resources: Girard Westerberg has a wonderful web site on FM Dxing (DxFM.com). Bruce Elving's book: FM Atlas. The web site of Fmscan.org. We decided that we would start with producing a list of FM stations as candidates for our testing. Based on our location, the Fmscan.org site gave us a list of 52 stations above the threshold of 35db. This was our starting point. How would each receiver do in identifying these stations? The resulting list included 24 cities within a 90-mile radius within Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, and Quebec. Here are the results showing name of receiver, approximate cost, size, percentage of stations identified, and number of additional stations identified (but not on the Fmscan list). The non-URL Sony became a reference receiver and was attached to the omni directional FanFare FM2G antenna and produced these results: 98% + 18 The URLs were tested as is. No modifications were made. No special antennas used. Degen DE15 ($45; 16.6cu ci): 98% +5 Tecsun PL380 ($45; 18.1cu ci): 98% + 2 Tecsun PL310 ($40; 19.9cu ci): 92% + 0 Grundig G8 ($50; 18.6cu ci): 83% + 5 Sangean DT120 ($30; 4.8cu ci): 81% +0 Eton E100 ($70; 16.6cu ci): 73% +1 Grundig G6 ($87; 16.2cu ci): 71% +2 Kaito KA1101 ($55; 16.5cu ci): 60% +0 We are sure there are other ULRs we could have tested. These are the ones we had or barrowed. "Your test results may vary" John Washburn Jewashburn(at)Comcast.net ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: ULR FM Dxing
John Cereghin <pilgrimway.geo@...>
--- On Mon, 2/22/10, grace123moscow wrote:
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