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Re: The Crate Loop - now available at DXer.ca

satya@...
 

Hi David:

I just ran a quick test, putting two turns of wire as a sense/pick-up coil
around the far edge of the crate (in the picture in Step 3 of the
instructions, the two turns are in the channel on the far left of the
picture). I terminated it with an RCA plug, assuming about 50-75 ohms,
and ran it straight into my Yaesu FRG-100B. I also did an A/B comparison
with my Quantum Loop.

The results were surprisingly good! While the Crate Loop was typically
running about 5-10 db lower than the Quantum Loop, the received signal on
the Yaesu FRG-100B was the same, if not a little better, so that extra
5-10 db appears to be simply the amplifier in the Quantum Loop. Since it
was about an S-7 or S-8 anyway, the amplifier was not really doing
anything of benefit, so the two turns on the Crate Loop appear to yield
the equivalent of a Quantum Loop!

This makes sense, since the capturing power of the rather large air-core
loop on the Crate Loop is certainly the equivalent of the much smaller
coils within the Quantum Loop head, even with the assistance of a ferrite
bar. The Litz coil and ferrite in the Quantum Loop head is about the same
as that on the Slider e100, and since the Crate Loop really helps the
Slider e100, it should also compete well with the Quantum Loop.

It appears to be important to put the two turns for the sense loop at
least a couple inches away from the main loop coil, since wrapping the
sense loop right in the middle of the main coil yielded poorer results.
You can see this with holding an SRF-59 to the Crate Loop - if you get too
close, the tuning sharpness goes way down.

Thanks for the idea, David - looks like an update to the Crate Loop
instructions is in order!

Kevin

Thanks Kevin. I haven't soldered in years but could probably manage
that. The wife would probably be more receptive to it than my old loop
which is rotting away (I'm sure) in mom's basement.

Do let us know about an add-on so that it could be directly coupled. I
still have the RS DX-400 that I used with the Sanserino.

About directionality, the Sanserino was great and I added 7 new stations
the day that I got it / strung it but it was hard to use when two
stations were 180 degrees apart. I found that if I took my old
Select-a-tenna and placed it across the feed going to the receiver and
adjusting the S-a-T's capacitor that I could notch one direction out.
That was nice but very difficult / tricky to do in every case.

What about the slinky loop? My inspiration is here:
http://www.ayrshirehistory.eu/tadx/david_hamilton_05.html

73,
Dave in Indy

-----Original Message-----
From: satya@... [mailto:satya@...]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 2:26 PM
To: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
Subject: RE: The Crate Loop - now available at DXer.ca

Hi David:

The Crate Loop, like the Sanserino, Terk Loop et al, are bi-directional,
just like portable receivers. It is suitable for passive coupling only,
although with an extra couple turns to make a sense coil, it could be
fed
into a communications receiver or other receiver with an antenna input.
I
may try that in the coming days to see how it works!

If your soldering expertise is such that you can stumble through without
hurting yourself or burning the house down (which is about where I'm
at),
the Crate Loop is a snap to assemble.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin for the interesting plans. I'm not too technical so I
may
never build one but I like to read about things like this and wonder.
Question: Directionality - I had an old Sanserino box loop. That was
bi-directional to the sides. How directional is this, or is it
omnidirectional? If I wanted to hook this loop up to the antenna
terminals on a receiver (instead of using the proximity coupling
technique), how would I do that?

I also saw plans online for a Slinky loop, that uses 4 slinky's. It
is
unidirectional (like a Ewe) to the coax side and nulls to the pot
side.
I daydreamed of mounting the slinky's on a piece of plywood to make it
portable and have hinged pieces to come out and stand it up.

Dreamin' on in Indy,

Dave


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Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 20:29:40 -0800 (PST)
From: satya@...
Subject: [IRCA] The Crate Loop - now available at DXer.ca
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Hi all:

Just published on the DXer.ca web site are the detailed plans for The
Crate Loop, a quick, cheap and easy way to make a very capable passive
loop antenna which far exceeds the capabilities of the Terk,
Select-A-Tenna and other similar loops. I created it to make a loop
that
would be effective with the Eton e100 Slider, but it is a killer loop
for
any portable radio or desktop ferrite loop like the Quantum Loop.

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA
Re: Slider antenna vs. C. Crane Twin Coil

John H. Bryant <bjohnorcas@...>
 

Kirk Allen has also been doing some testing of a Barefoot E100 vs a Slider E100 vs a Slider + A Small Passive Loop (Select-a-Tenna and others) His preliminary findings (article to follow soon) are very much aligned with Kevin S's results.... Slider E100 is great by itself, Slider E100 + Loop is even better!  Like Kevin, all of Kirk's testing has been on domestic channels.

John B.









At 03:19 PM 1/2/2009 -0500, you wrote:

Hello Paul,
 
     The stock E100 has a poorly shaped, flat loopstick which makes inductive coupling with external passive loop systems marginal at best.  To my knowledge, every user of a Slider E100 has found it superior in DX performance to a stock E100 with either a Terk, SAT, Twin Coil, Q-stick, Quantum Loop or other accessory.  This is based on observations by Kirk Allen, Kevin Schanilec, myself and others.
 
     These passive and active loop systems usually provide a greater boost with other Ultralight radio designs, because of better-designed stock loopsticks in these other models.
 
     73,  Gary DeBock 
 
In a message dated 1/2/2009 12:06:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, texnote@... writes:

Is there an update on this, by way of a comparison between the
slider antenna and the twin coil ferrite antenna?

Paul

--- In ultralightdx@..., D1028Gary@... wrote:
>
> Hello Gary,
>
> Recently John Bryant gave a plywood-mounted Slider E100 to
Kirk Allen,
> and I gave plastic-mounted Slider E100 models to Kevin Schanilec,
and Colin
> Newell.
>
> Both Kirk and Kevin have mentioned that their Slider E100's
outperform
> certain external antenna accessories in sensitivity, and Colin
also has given
> a similar great report..
>
> As one of the designers of the Slider antenna, I try to avoid
criticism
> of competing antenna systems, and let others give their own report
on its
> superior capabilities. Within a few days, I think you will hear
more about
> these direct comparisons run by impartial observers, which of
course will
> persuade curious DXers much more than anything that I could say.
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock
>
>
>
> **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email,
and
> favorite sites in one place. Try it now.
> ( http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-
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>




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Re: The Crate Loop - now available at DXer.ca

bbwrwy
 

Kevin:

Thanks for sharing your fantastic antenna design.

If I build one, I think I'll add vernier tuning. My arthritic hands
don't work well without it.

Have a great DXing year.

Richard Allen
36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"
(near Perry OK USA)
Re: Daytime testing of the Slider e100 and Crate Loop

John H. Bryant <bjohnorcas@...>
 

Kevin,

Thanks so much for your excellent Crate Loop article.... Well done and a great idea.  I wonder, would you please append these tests to the article on DXer.ca???
Everyone with a Slider or similar hot portable is going to ask "is this simple/cheap project really worth the time/effort???"  Your tests answer with a resounding "YES!!!"

Excellent work, Kevin! Bravo and a Gold Star in the Grade Book!

John B.
 





At 11:54 AM 1/2/2009 -0800, you wrote:

Hi all:

I had a chance to try out the Slider e100 with and without the Crate Loop
this morning to see what kind of improvement in sensitivity and
selectivity could be had with the hottest receiver around. For stations
that were already doing well on the “barefoot” Slider, improvements with
the Crate Loop were often quite modest. However, with targets that were
weak and/or suffering interference from strong locals, the results were
often dramatic. Some examples were:

530 – the Slider had the airport TIS station with fairly reasonable audio,
but nothing else, since it was not that far above the noise floor. With
the Crate Loop, the airport TIS came in clear, and the more distant TIS
station for the mountain pass on I-90 was also intelligible above a much
quieter noise floor.

560 – in the shadow of a very strong local on 570 (KVI, 5kw about 14 miles
away) nulled to the extent possible, the Slider had a semi-local (KPQ)
fairly good with mostly-intelligible audio under moderate interference.
With the Crate Loop in adjacent orientation, the audio was clearly
intelligible and the interference much reduced.

670 – the Slider had KBOI (420 miles away) with fairly intelligible audio
that occasionally dipped below intelligibility and/or disappeared during
fades. The Crate Loop had consistent good audio that remained
intelligible during most of the the fades.

680 – the Slider had a semi-local old-time music station with decent
signal but suffering horribly from an image/heterodyne from a strong local
on 1590. With the Crate Loop in adjacent orientation to notch out 1590,
the image disappeared and the music station was in the clear.

1060 – the Slider had nothing but interference from a nulled strong local
on 1050 (KBLE, 5kw about 7 miles away). With the Crate Loop in facing
orientation, CKMX in Calgary (450 miles away) had reasonable CW music, and
the interference was noticeably reduced.

1110 – the Slider had a 500 watt semi-local (KDWB, about 50 miles away)
with mumbling audio. With the Crate Loop in facing orientation, the audio
was clearly intelligible.

1140 – the Slider had CHRB (440 miles away) with mumbling audio under
heavy interference from a nulled strong local on 1150, while the Crate
Loop in adjacent orientation brought it in with intelligible audio and
almost no interference.

1530 – the Slider had KFBK-Sacramento (600 miles away) with somewhat
intelligible audio, while the Crate Loop had clear audio.

1640 – the Slider had semi-local KDZR with acceptable audio (if Radio
Disney programming can be referred to as such... :-), while the audio with
Crate Loop was much better (correction: much clearer... :-).

73 - Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA
Re: Slider antenna vs. C. Crane Twin Coil

texnote
 

Is there an update on this, by way of a comparison between the
slider antenna and the twin coil ferrite antenna?

Paul


--- In ultralightdx@..., D1028Gary@... wrote:

Hello Gary,

Recently John Bryant gave a plywood-mounted Slider E100 to
Kirk Allen,
and I gave plastic-mounted Slider E100 models to Kevin Schanilec,
and Colin
Newell.

Both Kirk and Kevin have mentioned that their Slider E100's
outperform
certain external antenna accessories in sensitivity, and Colin
also has given
a similar great report..

As one of the designers of the Slider antenna, I try to avoid
criticism
of competing antenna systems, and let others give their own report
on its
superior capabilities. Within a few days, I think you will hear
more about
these direct comparisons run by impartial observers, which of
course will
persuade curious DXers much more than anything that I could say.

73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock



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Daytime testing of the Slider e100 and Crate Loop

satya@...
 

Hi all:

I had a chance to try out the Slider e100 with and without the Crate Loop
this morning to see what kind of improvement in sensitivity and
selectivity could be had with the hottest receiver around. For stations
that were already doing well on the barefoot Slider, improvements with
the Crate Loop were often quite modest. However, with targets that were
weak and/or suffering interference from strong locals, the results were
often dramatic. Some examples were:

530 the Slider had the airport TIS station with fairly reasonable audio,
but nothing else, since it was not that far above the noise floor. With
the Crate Loop, the airport TIS came in clear, and the more distant TIS
station for the mountain pass on I-90 was also intelligible above a much
quieter noise floor.

560 in the shadow of a very strong local on 570 (KVI, 5kw about 14 miles
away) nulled to the extent possible, the Slider had a semi-local (KPQ)
fairly good with mostly-intelligible audio under moderate interference.
With the Crate Loop in adjacent orientation, the audio was clearly
intelligible and the interference much reduced.

670 the Slider had KBOI (420 miles away) with fairly intelligible audio
that occasionally dipped below intelligibility and/or disappeared during
fades. The Crate Loop had consistent good audio that remained
intelligible during most of the the fades.

680 the Slider had a semi-local old-time music station with decent
signal but suffering horribly from an image/heterodyne from a strong local
on 1590. With the Crate Loop in adjacent orientation to notch out 1590,
the image disappeared and the music station was in the clear.

1060 the Slider had nothing but interference from a nulled strong local
on 1050 (KBLE, 5kw about 7 miles away). With the Crate Loop in facing
orientation, CKMX in Calgary (450 miles away) had reasonable CW music, and
the interference was noticeably reduced.

1110 the Slider had a 500 watt semi-local (KDWB, about 50 miles away)
with mumbling audio. With the Crate Loop in facing orientation, the audio
was clearly intelligible.

1140 the Slider had CHRB (440 miles away) with mumbling audio under
heavy interference from a nulled strong local on 1150, while the Crate
Loop in adjacent orientation brought it in with intelligible audio and
almost no interference.

1530 the Slider had KFBK-Sacramento (600 miles away) with somewhat
intelligible audio, while the Crate Loop had clear audio.

1640 the Slider had semi-local KDZR with acceptable audio (if Radio
Disney programming can be referred to as such... :-), while the audio with
Crate Loop was much better (correction: much clearer... :-).

73 - Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA
Re: The Crate Loop - now available at DXer.ca

Gil Stacy
 

Kevin,
Nice job.
Gil
Daytime testing of the Slider e100 and Crate Loop

Gary DeBock
 

Hello Kevin,
 
     Great work on your Crate Loop article posted on DXer.Ca, and also on the fantastic daytime DX catches with your Slider E100, assisted by the Crate Loop.  Those are really some outstanding catches, even for the enhanced daytime conditions currently prevailing.
 
     As crammed as my tiny shack is with multiple loopstick hot-rodding experiments, after reading your Crate Loop article, I think there might just be space for another project :>)     Congratulations again, and have lots of fun with your little Slider DX monster this winter. 
 
     73,  Gary 
 
In a message dated 1/2/2009 11:54:38 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, satya@... writes:

Hi all:

I had a chance to try out the Slider e100 with and without the Crate Loop
this morning to see what kind of improvement in sensitivity and
selectivity could be had with the hottest receiver around. For stations
that were already doing well on the “barefoot” Slider, improvements with
the Crate Loop were often quite modest. However, with targets that were
weak and/or suffering interference from strong locals, the results were
often dramatic. Some examples were:

530 – the Slider had the airport TIS station with fairly reasonable audio,
but nothing else, since it was not that far above the noise floor. With
the Crate Loop, the airport TIS came in clear, and the more distant TIS
station for the mountain pass on I-90 was also intelligible above a much
quieter noise floor.

560 – in the shadow of a very strong local on 570 (KVI, 5kw about 14 miles
away) nulled to the extent possible, the Slider had a semi-local (KPQ)
fairly good with mostly-intelligible audio under moderate interference.
With the Crate Loop in adjacent orientation, the audio was clearly
intelligible and the interference much reduced.

670 – the Slider had KBOI (420 miles away) with fairly intelligible audio
that occasionally dipped below intelligibility and/or disappeared during
fades. The Crate Loop had consistent good audio that remained
intelligible during most of the the fades.

680 – the Slider had a semi-local old-time music station with decent
signal but suffering horribly from an image/heterodyne from a strong local
on 1590. With the Crate Loop in adjacent orientation to notch out 1590,
the image disappeared and the music station was in the clear.

1060 – the Slider had nothing but interference from a nulled strong local
on 1050 (KBLE, 5kw about 7 miles away). With the Crate Loop in facing
orientation, CKMX in Calgary (450 miles away) had reasonable CW music, and
the interference was noticeably reduced.

1110 – the Slider had a 500 watt semi-local (KDWB, about 50 miles away)
with mumbling audio. With the Crate Loop in facing orientation, the audio
was clearly intelligible.

1140 – the Slider had CHRB (440 miles away) with mumbling audio under
heavy interference from a nulled strong local on 1150, while the Crate
Loop in adjacent orientation brought it in with intelligible audio and
almost no interference.

1530 – the Slider had KFBK-Sacramento (600 miles away) with somewhat
intelligible audio, while the Crate Loop had clear audio.

1640 – the Slider had semi-local KDZR with acceptable audio (if Radio
Disney programming can be referred to as such... :-), while the audio with
Crate Loop was much better (correction: much clearer... :-).

73 - Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA

.
Re: Slider antenna vs. C. Crane Twin Coil

Gary DeBock
 

Hello Paul,
 
     The stock E100 has a poorly shaped, flat loopstick which makes inductive coupling with external passive loop systems marginal at best.  To my knowledge, every user of a Slider E100 has found it superior in DX performance to a stock E100 with either a Terk, SAT, Twin Coil, Q-stick, Quantum Loop or other accessory.  This is based on observations by Kirk Allen, Kevin Schanilec, myself and others.
 
     These passive and active loop systems usually provide a greater boost with other Ultralight radio designs, because of better-designed stock loopsticks in these other models.
 
     73,  Gary DeBock  
 
In a message dated 1/2/2009 12:06:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, texnote@... writes:

Is there an update on this, by way of a comparison between the
slider antenna and the twin coil ferrite antenna?

Paul

--- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com, D1028Gary@... wrote:
>
> Hello Gary,
>
> Recently John Bryant gave a plywood-mounted Slider E100 to
Kirk Allen,
> and I gave plastic-mounted Slider E100 models to Kevin Schanilec,
and Colin
> Newell.
>
> Both Kirk and Kevin have mentioned that their Slider E100's
outperform
> certain external antenna accessories in sensitivity, and Colin
also has given
> a similar great report..
>
> As one of the designers of the Slider antenna, I try to avoid
criticism
> of competing antenna systems, and let others give their own report
on its
> superior capabilities. Within a few days, I think you will hear
more about
> these direct comparisons run by impartial observers, which of
course will
> persuade curious DXers much more than anything that I could say.
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock
>
>
>
> **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email,
and
> favorite sites in one place. Try it now.
> (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-
dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)
>
Welcome Aboard

Gil Stacy
 

Re: The Crate Loop - now available at DXer.ca

Phil Bytheway <phil_tekno@...>
 

The Crate is great. I've seen a couple of others made this way... they typically have good gain but kinda weird nulls... and if strong enough you can sit on it!!!
Put it on a coaster and you can swivel DX.
 
Nice Kevin... keep that brain cooking!!
 
Phil Bytheway - Seaapple WA

From: "satya@..."
To: irca@...; ultralightdx@...
Sent: Thursday, January 1, 2009 8:29:40 PM
Subject: [ultralightdx] The Crate Loop - now available at DXer.ca

Hi all:

Just published on the DXer.ca web site are the detailed plans for The
Crate Loop, a quick, cheap and easy way to make a very capable passive
loop antenna which far exceeds the capabilities of the Terk,
Select-A-Tenna and other similar loops. I created it to make a loop that
would be effective with the Eton e100 Slider, but it is a killer loop for
any portable radio or desktop ferrite loop like the Quantum Loop.

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA
The Crate Loop - now available at DXer.ca

satya@...
 

Hi all:

Just published on the DXer.ca web site are the detailed plans for The
Crate Loop, a quick, cheap and easy way to make a very capable passive
loop antenna which far exceeds the capabilities of the Terk,
Select-A-Tenna and other similar loops. I created it to make a loop that
would be effective with the Eton e100 Slider, but it is a killer loop for
any portable radio or desktop ferrite loop like the Quantum Loop.

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA
GS Ultralight Loggings Jan. 1, 2009

Greg Shoom <shoomg@...>
 

Ultralight loggings for Thurs. Jan. 1, 2009. All stations logged from Toronto, ON. Dates and times in UTC.

A very good start to 2009. Let's hope this is a sign of what the year's DXing will be like. Added five new stations and one new Canadian province (New Brunswick) to the ultralight log. Total ultralight count: 236. Total Canadian provinces: 4.

1410 WENU NY South Glens Falls - 01-Jan-2009 2235 UTC - Nostalgia music. ID. 1 kW / 103 W. Sangean DT-400W (Poor).
--> New station for the overall log.

1400 WSLB NY Ogdensburg - 01-Jan-2009 2255 UTC - Sports talk. ID: "WLSB Ogdensburg" 1 kW. Sangean DT-400W (Poor).

1400 WAMC NY Albany - 01-Jan-2009 2255 UTC - National Public Radio news. 1 kW. Sangean DT-400W (Poor).
--> New station for the overall log.

950 CKNB NB Campbellton - 01-Jan-2009 2315 UTC - Pop and rock music. Callsign ID. 10 kW / 1 kW. Sangean DT-400W (Poor).
--> New province for the ultralight log.

620 WSNR NJ Newark - 01-Jan-2009 2358 UTC - ID "This is AM 620 WSNR". 3 kW / 7.6 kW. Eton E-100 (Poor).

Best,
Greg Shoom
VE3LXL
3 New UL Logs to start the New Year!

John Cereghin <jcereghin@...>
 

Re: [NRC-AM] Ultralight Log (Part One) (ONE YAER CHALLENGE)

robert ross
 

Ira Elbert New III wrote: 
IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - SONY SRF-M37
  
1510 WLAC TN Nashville - 01/01/09 0130 - Coast To Coast AM with George Noory featuring Art Bell hosting Part II of his Annual Prediction Show for 2009. Very good, steady signal. "Newsradio 1510, WLAC". (IEN-GA)
  
  
*****I realize this may seem an odd station to report, but in a shameless attempt to perhaps duplicate the amazing feat of fellow DX'er Robert Ross, I am going to report everything I hear in 2009 on one of the four Ultralights I own. There will be a lot of relogs in there, I hope, but I want to see what can be heard here on an Ultralight regardless of what it might be. Will I top 600 like he did? Only time will tell. Wish me luck in my endeavor.
  


Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
Hello Bert:

I'm glad to see I have inspired you to give ULR DX'ing a whirl......and better yet happy to see you sending in your logs for all of us to see what can be heard on a ULR Radio from your part of the world!!

I'm sure you will have lots of fun starting from Scratch with the ULR's...and watching your totals grow on a daily basis. Along the way you will log some amazing DX ...especially for a Hand Held Radio......

I'm sure you will receive lots of encouragement and help from the ULR DX Community along the way, and I take this moment to say that I hope you have a Great Time on your ULR Journey!! The bottom line is ...Having FUN...so when the going gets a little rough...hang in there and you should be rewarded with a healthy ULR Logbook at the end of 2009.

I for one am looking forward to see what you can do Bert....and I think this would be a great challenge to other ULR DX'ers who may wish to attempt the ONE YEAR ULR Challenge!! Since this is the First Day of the New Year...why not start a ONE YEAR ULR Challenge...and compare notes at the end of the year. What a great way to stimulate AM BCB DXing....and add a Pile of DX to your logbook at the same time!!

Hey...Maybe the ULR Awards Committee can come up with some kind of award for those participating and logging all the stations they hear in a ONE YEAR CHALLENGE!! Maybe we`ll talk about this and see how it can be structured....I`ll see what John Bryant and Gary Debock think about this....

Go get 'em Bert....and hopefully a few others will pick up the challenge...and join you in your quest!!

One Caveat Bert........ This form of entertainment can become VERY ADDICTIVE...and may seriously interfere with Sleep Patterns as you know them!! HAHA

Have Fun and Happy ULR YEAR!!

73...ROB.

Robert S. Ross VA3SW
London, Ontario CANADA
[NRC-AM] Ultralight Log (Part One)

robert ross
  

IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - SONY SRF-M37


1510 WLAC TN Nashville - 01/01/09 0130 - Coast To Coast AM with George Noory featuring Art Bell hosting Part II of his Annual Prediction Show for 2009. Very good, steady signal. "Newsradio 1510, WLAC". (IEN-GA)





*****I realize this may seem an odd station to report, but in a shameless attempt to perhaps duplicate the amazing feat of fellow DX'er Robert Ross, I am going to report everything I hear in 2009 on one of the four Ultralights I own. There will be a lot of relogs in there, I hope, but I want to see what can be heard here on an Ultralight regardless of what it might be. Will I top 600 like he did? Only time will tell. Wish me luck in my endeavor.







Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!







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Hi John:

Welcome to the group!  This is a wonderful little community that I hope
you will enjoy.  I read your bio, and it's great top have someone with so
much DX experience checking in.  Good luck with not spending more of your
childrens' inheritance on assembling an arsenal of Ultralights: they are
habit-forming!

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA

				
					
					

					

						
Hi all - this is my first post to this group
A group of very kind ultralighters in the Western USA sent a few of us
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John Plimmer wrote: 





Hi all - this is my first post to this group
A group of very kind ultralighters in the Western USA sent a few of us South 
African DXer's some ultralights and I ended up with one.


 


 


Hello from Newfoundland ,  John  . looking forward to your logs of  what you are hearing there in South Africa also. Welcome to our group of Ultralight DXers.


 


 


Allen Willie


St. John's, Newfoundland 





      
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John Plimmer wrote:


  

  
Hi all - this is my first post to this group

A group of very kind ultralighters in the Western USA sent a few of us
South 

African DXer's some ultralights and I ended up with one.

  

  

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa

  

  
  






















Hi John:



   Welcome to the Ultralight Radio Reflector...Nice to have you in the
group, and great to have a South African Member join the group!!



Nice loggings with your little Sony SRF-39P ULR...and we look forward
to seeing more of your logs soon!!



I have a funny feeling that we may just know that group of very kind
Ultralighters in the Western USA!! HAHHAHAHA....



Jump in anytime John.....a pretty friendly bunch of guys in this group!!



Happy New Year from CANADA John...



Regards.....ROB.



Robert S. Ross VA3SW

London, Ontario CANADA
















				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
			
				
	
		
	

		
			
			

			
			
				
				

					

						
							
							

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Hello Guys,


 


     One of the primary culprits for the Ultralight
radio craze would like to wish every one of you an exciting, DX-filled 2009,
with thrilling pocket radio DX to fill your new year!  May you all have the
productivity of Rob Ross, the luck of Allen Willie, the DXing knowledge of John
Bryant, and the technical wizardry of Steve Ratzlaff!


 


     Back from New Year's Day in 2008 (and
completely without any popular demand), for those of you with strong stomachs, I
offer this awful selection of poetry from the very early days of Ultralight
Radio.  Feel free to read it at your own risk, and have a wonderful New
Year!


 


HAPPY ULTRALIGHT NEW YEAR (1-1-2008)


 


The weather is icy, the snow is quite deep...

The TA's and TP's have
fallen asleep.

The bands they are dreary, the Asians are
gone...

The current conditions provoke a big yawn.

But deep in our
hearts,  we know there is hope..

A new day is dawning, no reason to
mope.

We hold in our hands the key to success..

A tiny receiver
that banishes stress.

It warms the winter like cookies from
Mom,

And zaps IBOC gloom like a nuclear bomb.

It nulls all your
pests, eats locals for lunch...

And of all of your toys is the best of
the bunch!

When winter is over, and spring shall appear..

We all
know DXers will jump with great cheer.

For tiny receivers will lead us to
joy...

And make us all feel like we did as a boy.

We may not be
young now, and over the hill..

But these tiny toys still provoke a great
thrill.

The Club, it has hope now, the future is bright..

Happy
New Year to All... with a new Ultralight!

   
73 and
Apologies to All,  Gary DeBock




				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
	

	

		
		
		
		
		
	

	

		
		
		
		
		
	

	
	

		
		
		
		
	



	

		

			
	
		

			

				

					
						
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