Ultralight loggings for Tues. Dec. 30, 2008. All stations logged from Toronto, ON. Dates and times in UTC.

First time in a week that I've been able to spend enough time listening to be able to add another station to the ultralight log. Added one more station this morning. Total ultralight count: 231.

950 WROL MA Boston - 30-Dec-2008 1245 UTC - Religious show ("A Season for Miracles" ?) with religious music, talk, and an interview. ID on hour with callsign and slogan "The Spirit of Boston" and "a service of Salem Communications". Then into another religious program. 5 kW / 90W. Shortly after sun-up on daytime power. Eton E-100. (Fair).

Best,
Greg Shoom
VE3LXL

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1450 UNID Beaming South/SE DEC/30/08 1516 EST EE FAIR
ID by Male DJ @ 1516 EST as "AM 1450 and 1400" Into a TALK Show.
It could have been Sports talk...but I think just Talk. Also the 2nd Freq
in the ID sounded like 1400...but coulda been 1500 or 1300 ??

Only thing I can see on the net with those 2 freqs (1450 & 1400)
is a station in IDAHO.....and I don't think it was them!!

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1490 UNID Beaming South/SE DEC/30/08 1633 EST EE GOOD
Oldies Music. Sonny & Cher...Baby Don't Go. Male DJ spoke and gave
"Today's Health Tip"...on Blueberries. ID as "Your Home for Timeless
Favourites". Then into "Timeless Community Calender" Sung out by
Females, then Male DJ with Community Events".

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Too many talk/news/sports stations on 1450 to



1490 sounds like WMPX-MI. They're one of two stations on 1490 using the "Timeless Favorites" slogan and programming. The other is in California.


Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
<wb2bjh@...>
FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot

Hi Guys:

Well today was my day off work so after I went and got my 2 License
Plate Stickers, my new Driver's License...and my New Health Card ....(Yes
my Birthday is in January!!).....I found a few minutes this afternoon for
some SUNSET SKIP DX with the ULR......

I spent a good part of the time on the GRAVEYARD Freqs again and was
rewarded with ONE NEW STN.....and maybe a few more if anyone can help to
ID a couple of UNIDS. I also heard a Pile of RELOGS on the GY Freqs. Today
was one of those days where the stations jump out of the mud at you!!

RADIO used today was.........SONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Foot Homebrew Tunable
Box Loop.

ULR LOG TOTALS are now......603 Stations Heard.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Here's the 2 UNIDS first if anyone can Help........The Internet didn't help
me much with these......but maybe they are someone's LOCALS!!??

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1450 UNID Beaming South/SE DEC/30/08 1516 EST EE FAIR
ID by Male DJ @ 1516 EST as "AM 1450 and 1400" Into a TALK Show.
It could have been Sports talk...but I think just Talk. Also the 2nd Freq
in the ID sounded like 1400...but coulda been 1500 or 1300 ??

Only thing I can see on the net with those 2 freqs (1450 & 1400)
is a station in IDAHO.....and I don't think it was them!!

UNID...Need Help Please!!
ROSS, ONT.
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1490 UNID Beaming South/SE DEC/30/08 1633 EST EE GOOD
Oldies Music. Sonny & Cher...Baby Don't Go. Male DJ spoke and gave
"Today's Health Tip"...on Blueberries. ID as "Your Home for Timeless
Favourites". Then into "Timeless Community Calender" Sung out by
Females, then Male DJ with Community Events".

UNID...Need Help Please!!
ROSS, ONT.
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1340 WEPM Martinsburg, W.VA. DEC/30/08 1500 EST EE FAIR
ID by Male DJ @ 1500 EST as "The very best in Sports....WEPM
Martinsburg". Into ESPN Sports talk@ 1500 EST. ESPN DOT COM IDS.

NEW STN NEW ULR # 603 NEW ULR GY # 52 1 KW
ROSS, ONT.
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73............ROB.

Robert S. Ross VA3SW
Box 1003, Stn. B.
London, Ontario
CANADA N6A5K1

Antique/Vintage Radio Enthusiast
Amateur Radio Stations VA3SW/VE3JFC
Enjoy Ultralight Radio DXing......It's like being a KID again!!

Defy Physics.....Play Table Tennis!! (Ping Pong with an Attitude)
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I have added 1 new log today bringing my totals here in Tennessee to
260 stations.
WKLB 1290 Manchester,Ky. 0900-0907 EST on 12.30.08 Community
Calendar,wx and i.d."1290 WKLB in Manchester" poor.Radio used:E-100
barefoot.
73 and good dx.
Carl DeWhitt
Maryville,Tn.

--- I have been ULR dxing with one of my SRF-59,s + my e-100 since i
moved here to Tennesee.I plan to get my other SRF-59 out along with
my SRF-M37V and M37W in my quest to greatly improve my station totals.
I concur with Rob that the sky may be the limit on ULR dxing.There
will always be something new to log because their will be new
stations to come on the air and others will go dark or change antenna
patterns or power levels.That will open new dx oppurtunities on their
respective frequencies or on adjacent channels.
One thing that might help is to make yourself a list of northern
indicator stations which are normally heard from your north.If a
aurora occurs,it can sometimes be severe enough to wipe out all or
most stations to your north and reveal stations to your south not
normally heard.Once,i noticed the effects of an aurora when i lived
in Oklahoma.It was in February and WHAS 840 Louisville,Ky. was
weakened to the point where it was easily nullable revealing Radio
Nacional de Panama.Guatemala on 1210 and some others were heard this
same night as i recall.In summary,a radio effecting aurora can be a
good oppurtunity to log new ones.I think they are most likely to
occur around the Spring and Autumnal equinoxes.Any one else here have
any experience dxing mw during an aurora ?
73 and good dx.
Carl DeWhitt
Maryville,Tn.

In ultralightdx@..., "John Cereghin" <jcereghin@...>
wrote:

You hit the bullseye with that, Gary! I realized that I have

neglected by

trio of SRF-59s of late for the fancy digital readouts of my DT-

200/400 and

E100. I feel so dirty! :)

John Cereghin
Smyrna DE

Even stock SRF-59 DXing is alive and well, despite the
fact that lazier DXers (like yours truly) have bailed out :>)

Happy New Year 2009 to all of my friends
on the Ultralight DX List!

May this next year be one of promise, hope,
and blessing!

Oh, and lots of new DX would be good, too!

73,

Steve N5WBI
Houston TX

Hi Guys,   Just a short note to wish everyone and their families all the best in the New Year . This past year has been extra special with the fabulous ultralights added into the mix for Dxing. Like many others  I was totally blown away at what could be heard on these gems.   My thanks to Gary,John, Robert and the entire membership of the Good Ship Ultralight for making my 40 th year in radio Dxing  such a  memorable one   Wishing everyone good things and good Dxing  in 2009   Allen Willie St. John's, Newfoundland .

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Robert,

Firstly, my congratulations on you logging 602 stations using ULRs.
That's a very impressive feat in itself, let alone when using hi-end
table top receivers. I truly admire your dedication and perseverance
to a task such as this, and you're absolutely correct saying time
and location means everything in this hobby. Lets also not forget
good propagation!

I don't think I'd ever be able to log that many stations using an
ULR, at least not from this poor location. I live just miles north of
many of the hi-power towers for the NYC stations. It's taken me
decades to log my near 800 station count from this location here in
northern NJ. My second problem is the lack of time to devote to this
great hobby.

Never-the-less, you've been such a a great inspiration to the ULR DX
hobby and I for one have enjoyed reading all your posts. My
suggestion to you is don't stop now! Keep logging new ones! It'll be
interesting to see just how many you can log and I have no doubt that
you'll be able to snag new ones every now and then while your total
continues to grow. Why not shoot for 1000 stations as your next
target point?

Thanks so much for your contributions to the ULR hobby. People such
as yourself, Colin, Gary and the others have made this a most
enjoyable and most importantly FUN addition to the MW DX-ing
community!!

Happy New Year to all and good luck with your new loggings!

73- Good DX!
Gary Wilt- W2GJW
NRC Webmaster
Wood Ridge, NJ FN20wu

Rob and Nick,

     Rob's discussion is downright profound, and should  be read by all ULR
enthusiasts!

     Of course, we all have different DXing goals, and  reasons why we enjoy
using these little radios.  600 ULR stations  received in one year is
phenomenal from any location, but from the west  coast... well, it's about as likely
as receiving WOON-1240 (or  maybe MOON-1240  :>)

     To be honest, Rob has taken the ULR focus  into a direction that I never
would have considered, since from the beginning,  my own ULR interest has
been receiving TP's on these tiny wonders-- an  absolutely thrilling experience. 
Catching the tail end of the 2007 fall  season with my humble stock SRF-59, I
managed to log 3 of them (JOAK-594,  JOIB-747, and HLCA-972), before the band
went into the winter hibernation period  in December (which we are now
experiencing again, one year later).

     Greatly missing the TP's (and having some moderate  Navy technical
experience), a fascinating challenge developed-- no doubt equally  fascinating to
Rob's multiple station challenge--  I wanted to make the ULR  radios
ultra-competitive for TP reception!  Yes, make them,  ultra-sensitive, ultra-selective
and ultra-effective for transoceanic DXing...  so that they could outperform
even the full-sized stock portables like the  ICF-2010 and E1.  This challenging
goal was probably equally daunting to  Rob's goal of logging many hundreds of
stations in one year-- and equally  fascinating.

     Along the way, some outstanding technicians like  John Bryant, Guy
Atkins and Steve Ratzlaff joined in-- as we pursued the common  goal of creating an
Ultralight radio with unprecedented 9 kHz-split DX  capability.  I had a lot
of "education" along the way--  SRF-39FP  loopstick transplants that boosted
sensitivity but degraded selectivity, vintage  ferrite loopsticks that needed
to be retired, etc.  But eventually,  working together, we found the perfect
way to combine extreme sensitivity  with extreme selectivity in a modified
Ultralight (with extreme nulling ability  as a bonus).  The Slider loopstick E100's
(with the Murata CFJ455K5 IF  filter) are now astonishing ever DXer who tries
one out-- and like Rob, I  can truthfully say that this year has provided
great Ultralight radio  thrills for me, for John Bryant, and many other TP DXers.

     We all have differing reasons for enjoying these  tiny wonders, but like
Rob eloquently wrote, we all have one great thing in  common-- FUN!  It's a
total blast to hold a tiny modified E100 in your  hand, and receive 5AN-891 in
Adelaide, Australia (8,230 miles from  Grayland).  It's equally fun for Allen
Willie to log new European, African  and Asian countries on his stock
SRF-M37V, or John Bryant to log multiple  Aussies and Kiwis with his E100, assisted by
a Wellbrook  array. Even stock SRF-59 DXing is alive and well, despite the
fact  that lazier DXers (like yours truly) have bailed out :>)

     So in addition to thanking Rob again for his  phenomenal
accomplishments, I would like to thank all of you for setting  the standard in AM-DXing fun
this past year, and for giving this hobby a huge  enthusiasm boost.  Our best
days are yet to come, and 2009 looks like  an ultra-exciting year for our
booming niche group.

     73 and Best Wishes,    Gary  DeBock   

       
In a message dated 12/30/2008 11:34:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
nhp@... writes:

Hello all,

Well, if some of you guys hadn't bought half a dozen of these, then
there might be more left for everyone else. (You know who you are.)

Regards,
Gary

Hi Guys:

After logging # 602 I have found myself in another Drought...not hearing anything New on ULRs for the last 2 Days!! Several people have asked the Million Dollar Question....Is there a limit to how many stations can be logged using ULR Radios??? Will we eventually hit a Brick Wall that will cause us to give up and abandon the ULR cause?? Interesting question......and I have asked myself the very same question.

When I began ULR DX'ing back in Jan/08......I thought it would be cool to hear 100 Stations on my New SRF-59. After a week and over 100 Loggings....I figured with a Lot of work ...I could most likely Log 300. ( That took the rest of the month!!) I surely never imagined that 300 in a month would be possible.

The trek continued........it started to slow down a bit....but soon enough I had 400 then 500 and now 600 Stations in the Log!! The Last 100 from 500 to 600 took about 3 Months...so you can see that it's starting to become more of a challenge with each new station heard. However...rather than have that Discourage me....it gives me more desire to try and hit # 700...and beyond. Now we're actually getting to the stage where I'm not just turning on the Radio and listening for New Ones...I actually have to work at it....use various strategies......use propagation to my advantage ...and rely on other things like External Antennas, Filters, and of course Lady Luck!!

Being in the right place at the right time has a lot to do with it........so it only makes sense that if you spend a lot of time at the dials.....you will hear a lot of stations. Listening at different times of the day and night are factors that will add to your totals. Don't forget as well that no 2 Days are alike (Except for the ones where you hear nothing!! HAHHA). Sometimes Sunset Skip favours the South , other times it's the West, other times stations seem to be coming in from all directions!! Some days the GraveYard freqs are totally Jammed...and nothing can be sifted out of the Mud.....other days the Stations seem to jump right out at you.

What I am finding lately is that I am NOT hearing NEW ONES every day any more...but they seem to be coming in bunches....nothing for 2 Days....then 3 or 4 stations in 10 minutes!! I am also seeing a lot more Regional Stuff being heard....like last night I was hearing everything from the Philadelphia, New Jersey, NYC area . Sometimes if I hear Grand Rapids, Michigan on 1230 Khz....I will also hear them on 1340 Khz as well. I know the propagation for AM BCB is not like FM Radio...but at times what you hear on AM tends to have that FM TROPO Feel to it. Stuff from a particular area is all over the band.

I think a real important factor now aside from any skills I may have picked up along the way is an element of LUCK!! Somedays will be Poor no matter what you do....whole others will be Excellent in spite of anything you may do wrong. It all comes down to being there when it happens. Keeping an eye on the tips from the members of the various reflectors will help add New Ones to your Totals. I have logged a pile of New Ones thanks to someone even 500 Miles away advising they were hearing something Unusual like a Station on Late, or a Station Testing. We have to use the expertise of others to help in our quest.

Now back to the Million Dollar Question........do I think there is a LIMIT as to how many stations can be heard on a ULR Radio?? No....There is no limit, as long as we are patient, never give up and use all the tools we have at our disposal. I believe there is NO LIMIT because even though I have logged 1200 Stations OVERALL on the BCB in 35 Years, I have already logged 600 , or half as many in my first year with an ULR. Also...of those 600 Heard.....200 of those were New to the OVERALL Log as well. How may people with over 1000 Stations Heard can say they have Logged 200 NEW ONES to their Overall log in the past year??? My guess is NOT MANY!! One of the reasons I was not hearing many new stations for the Overall Log was it was just not fun fighting through all the noise, QRM, and Crud on the Band the last few years. Since obtaining the ULR's I have found those obstacles much less of a problem ...and therefore am enjoying myself much more. When something is FUN....you tend to stick with it!

Oh yes...things are going to slow down substantially.......but I don't think they will ever dry up as far as ULR DX'ing goes. It's gonna get a lot tougher....but somethinjg I am finding now is that when I do log a New One.....it is usually a GOOD Logging....either a Low Power Station, A GraveYarder....or something FAR AWAY!! I think I have pretty much logged most of the close in stuff, and all of the easy stuff. You know something else....everyone is in the Hobby for different Reasons....be it Diehard DX'ers, Casual Listeners, Live Sports Aficionados, QSL'ers, or Technical Geeks!!! (No Offense Gary, John and Guy!!) HAHHAA.....

Friendly competition is something that spurs some of us on the ACHIEVE just a little more. As I passed the 600 mark in URL Stations Heard......there is a healthy group of ULR DX'ers that have either reached the 500 Mark....or are making a surge towards it. As they motor along logging more and more stations each and every day....I see them in the Rear View Mirror...and it's only a matter of time before one of them takes the lead....and in turn takes the ULR Hobby to the next level. I hope that my efforts to hear Stations on the ULR Radios has given others the desire to try it out....and in turn spread some of their enthusiasm on New ULR Dx'ers!! I'm sure Gary Debock sometimes scratches his head and says.."Oh My God...what kind of a monster have I created here!!" HAHAHAA.....It's a Happy Monster Gary...sort of like "Milton the Monster"....for those Old enough to remember this 1960's Cartoon!!

My "Thing" with ULR's is DXing and Logging Stations.....I'm not much of a TECHIE.......Guys Like Gary, John, Guy, Steve and a Bunch of the others out on the Left Coast are the Experts in that department. I need to thank them for spending countless hours attempting...and succeeding in making the ULRs a Lot better for me to DX with!! Without the Knowledge and Practical Skills of these guys.....I would be equipped a little less to battle the Propagation Gods!!

Finally for all those ULR DX'ers that are Stuck at 200 or 300 or 400 and think things will eventually dry up making it impossible to hear new stations..FEAR NOT. I really do not believe there is any limit or magic number that can be heard before it's all over!! Just as the Long Distance Boys have proven that there is NO LIMIT in Distance that can be heard....Spare the circumference of the globe!!

Press on .....and remember the most important aspect of ULR DX'ing is not how many we can hear....or how far away they are, or what they are playing when we hear them.....the most important aspect is HAVING FUN!! I truly believe that is what has brought ULR DXing to where it is today...and where it's going to be in years to come!!

HAPPY ULR YEAR TO ALL ......

73...ROB

Robert S. Ross VA3SW
London, Ontario CANADA

Rob and Nick,

 

     Rob's discussion is downright profound, and should be read by all ULR enthusiasts!

 

     Of course, we all have different DXing goals, and reasons why we enjoy using these little radios.  600 ULR stations received in one year is phenomenal from any location, but from the west coast... well, it's about as likely as receiving WOON-1240 (or maybe MOON-1240  :>)

 

     To be honest, Rob has taken the ULR focus into a direction that I never would have considered, since from the beginning, my own ULR interest has been receiving TP's on these tiny wonders-- an absolutely thrilling experience.  Catching the tail end of the 2007 fall season with my humble stock SRF-59, I managed to log 3 of them (JOAK-594, JOIB-747, and HLCA-972), before the band went into the winter hibernation period in December (which we are now experiencing again, one year later).

 

     Greatly missing the TP's (and having some moderate Navy technical experience), a fascinating challenge developed-- no doubt equally fascinating to Rob's multiple station challenge--  I wanted to make the ULR radios ultra-competitive for TP reception!  Yes, make them, ultra-sensitive, ultra-selective and ultra-effective for transoceanic DXing... so that they could outperform even the full-sized stock portables like the ICF-2010 and E1.  This challenging goal was probably equally daunting to Rob's goal of logging many hundreds of stations in one year-- and equally fascinating.

 

     Along the way, some outstanding technicians like John Bryant, Guy Atkins and Steve Ratzlaff joined in-- as we pursued the common goal of creating an Ultralight radio with unprecedented 9 kHz-split DX capability.  I had a lot of "education" along the way--  SRF-39FP loopstick transplants that boosted sensitivity but degraded selectivity, vintage ferrite loopsticks that needed to be retired, etc.  But eventually, working together, we found the perfect way to combine extreme sensitivity with extreme selectivity in a modified Ultralight (with extreme nulling ability as a bonus).  The Slider loopstick E100's (with the Murata CFJ455K5 IF filter) are now astonishing ever DXer who tries one out-- and like Rob, I can truthfully say that this year has provided great Ultralight radio thrills for me, for John Bryant, and many other TP DXers.

 

     We all have differing reasons for enjoying these tiny wonders, but like Rob eloquently wrote, we all have one great thing in common-- FUN!  It's a total blast to hold a tiny modified E100 in your hand, and receive 5AN-891 in Adelaide, Australia (8,230 miles from Grayland).  It's equally fun for Allen Willie to log new European, African and Asian countries on his stock SRF-M37V, or John Bryant to log multiple Aussies and Kiwis with his E100, assisted by a Wellbrook array. Even stock SRF-59 DXing is alive and well, despite the fact that lazier DXers (like yours truly) have bailed out :>)

 

     So in addition to thanking Rob again for his phenomenal accomplishments, I would like to thank all of you for setting the standard in AM-DXing fun this past year, and for giving this hobby a huge enthusiasm boost.  Our best days are yet to come, and 2009 looks like an ultra-exciting year for our booming niche group.

 

     73 and Best Wishes,    Gary DeBock   

 

        

 In a message dated 12/30/2008 11:34:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, nhp@... writes:

At 18:24 12/30/2008, you wrote:

>Hi Guys:
>
>  After logging # 602 I have found myself in another Drought...not
>hearing anything New on ULRs for the last 2 Days!! Several people have
>asked the Million Dollar Question....Is there a limit to how many
>stations can be logged using ULR Radios??


a great write-up, Rob.  Your  basic DXing technique is universally applicable (you don't hear 'em if the radio isn't switched on; a couple of hundred brand new stations in a single year after many years of DXing attests to that), but your observations concerning regional "spotlights" certainly bear repeating as well. 

Thanks, and Happy New Year.

Nick



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Victoria, BC
Canada

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Nothing new was heard yesterday or yet today.But here are a few logs of
note that i did not have time to post yesterday.
CHUM 1050 Toronto,Ontario ,Canada, 2052-2105 EST 0n 12.26.08 promo for
Christian Science Senntinel program,"CHUM 1050 ,Toronto" i.d. and
oldies like
"Rockin Robin" and "The Name Game"fair to very poor
WEAE 1250 Pittsburgh,Pa 1840-1931 EST on 12.27.08 Champs Sports Bowl
broadcast,i.d."Your home for the Steelers 365 days a year,Espn
1250".Jan.6 Pittsburgh radio job fair. fair to very poor.
I also noted a call change but i do not count them in my totals.WQBB
1040-Powell,Tn is now WKTI "Studio 1040" labeling them selves as
playing America,s best music.This is a semi-local here and puts in a
strong daytime signal.
My stations totals are now at 259 heard here in Tennessee.
The radio used for the afore mentioned logs was a barefoot SRF-59.
73 and good dx.
Carl DeWhitt
Maryville,Tn.

--- Congratulations to Rob Ross on the outstanding achievement of
logging 600+ stations.Go,Rob !Let,s see how fast you can make it to
700 !Nice job!
Carl DeWhitt
Maryville,Tn.

In ultralightdx@..., satya@... wrote:

Hi Robert:

Kudos from me as well! 600 on any radio is quite an achievement,

much

less these little guys. Your line-up of receivers reads like a

who's-who

of the ULR world, and makes me wonder again how I managed to not

ever get

a SRF-615....yet...

Keep up the great work, and onwards to 700!

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA

Robert:

Congratulations on surpassing the 600 stations heard mark. I've

been

away from my computer the past few days and am just now catching

up on

happenings in the group.

I was amazed to see your progress in the hobby was similar to

mine.

Starting off with a SRF-59 progressing up to the SRF-T615, E100

and

DT-400W. Likewise the T615 is my favorite. It's an amazing

little

receiver and should qualify as the "ultra" of the ultralights.

Good luck on reaching 700.

Richard Allen
36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W
(near Perry OK)

Hi Robert:

Kudos from me as well! 600 on any radio is quite an achievement, much
less these little guys. Your line-up of receivers reads like a who's-who
of the ULR world, and makes me wonder again how I managed to not ever get
a SRF-615....yet...

Keep up the great work, and onwards to 700!

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA

Robert:

Congratulations on surpassing the 600 stations heard mark. I've been
away from my computer the past few days and am just now catching up on
happenings in the group.

I was amazed to see your progress in the hobby was similar to mine.
Starting off with a SRF-59 progressing up to the SRF-T615, E100 and
DT-400W. Likewise the T615 is my favorite. It's an amazing little
receiver and should qualify as the "ultra" of the ultralights.

Good luck on reaching 700.

Richard Allen
36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W
(near Perry OK)

ROBERT,

"WOW" is right amigo!! What an outstanding achievement you Radio Guru
you!! CONGRATULATIONS on accomplishing something that nobody would have
ever dreamed could be possible using a feather-weight radio!! Now the
cheerleading squad can take a break, and I guess maybe you can too, ha
ha...of course knowing you, you'll still be hittin' the dials the next
chance you get. A true diehard ye be! I'm wondering how many others of
us will be able to join the 600 club...time will tell. Take care,
buddy, and I certainly look forward to hearing more outta London,
Ontario!!
73's!!
Kirk Allen
Ponca City, OK

--- In ultralightdx@..., Robert Ross <va3sw@...> wrote:

HI Guys:

Well...after 13 Hours of Listening to static...I have finally

Logged

ULTRALIGHT STATION # 600!! However..the parade did not stop there.

Today

was one of those days where all the stars aligned and along with

Logging #

600....I heard 2 More to bring the totals up to 602.

Hello Guys,

 

     Russ Johnson advised me this morning that Durham Radio of Whitby, Ontario has sold out their stock of the discontinued Eton E100, and that they will no longer be available.  Their web site confirms this. Durham Radio has sold a great number of these NOS E100's to the Ultralight Radio AM-DXing group at the special price of $44.93 (plus shipping), but unfortunately hobbyists desiring to purchase these outstanding compact models will now need to track one down from other sources (at a much higher price).

 

     The Eton E100 was the subject of intensive hoobyist modifications for sensitivity and selectivity improvements recently, making it an extremely capable AM-DXing receiver.  A new Slider loopstick was combined with a Murata CFJ455K5 premium IF filter, giving it unprecedented 9-kHz split transoceanic DX performance among compact portables.

 

     If you would still like to purchase this superb model, it is recommended that you act without delay to secure one from another source.  Please also be aware that the units with serial numbers of E10-0709xxxxxx have an inferior AM design, and are not possible to modify for increased DX performance, according to the articles posted on http://www.dxer.ca.

 

     73,  Gary DeBock     

Hi Guys:

Several people have asked what Radio(s) I used to log my 600 ULR Stations. Here`s a Run Down.......


SONY SRF-59 Analog...Started with this Radio Jan. 01 2008 (Compliments of Gary Debock)

SONY SRF-39 Analog Prison Radio...Obtained a month or so later.......

SONY-SRF-T615 Digital.....Ordered from JAPAN at the end of Jan. 2008

ETON-E-100 Digital...Ordered from Durham Radio in April 2008 (Later Modified with Narrow Filter and Slider Coil)

SANGEAN DT-400W Digital...Ordered from J&R Radio in NYC in August 2008

And Yes.......I DO have Multiples of many of these Radios!! (Gotta have backups!!)

The First 300 were logged using a combination of the 3 Sony`s.

The Next 300 were logged using MAINLY the SONY SRF-T615 with the Eton E-100 and Sangean used on Occasion.

My Favourite Radio to use for ease of Operation and it`s DX Capabilities is the SONY SRF-T615!! It has heard some amazing stuff...and it is also the SMALLEST of the 5 Radios. If I could only keep one of the ULR`s.....it would be the SRF-T615. Next in Line would be the ETON-E-100 Slider!! But since I don`t have to chose.....I`m gonna KEEP `EM ALL!!.....because they are all great little DX Machines.

The First 500 Stations were all logged BAREFOOT...using NO EXTERNAL ANTENNAS or DEVICES.

The Last 100 Stations were logged using a 2.5 Foot Homebrew Tunable Box Loop, or the E-100 SLIDER COIL ANTENNA, or a PK Tunable Passive Loop which was purchased from AUSTRALIA...and is quite GOOD!!

All 600 Stations were Logged from INSIDE MY HOME......The Majority of them from the BASEMENT!! Other DX Locales were.....The Bedroom (When I was Lazy) and the Dining Room Table when I wanted to Spread things out a little!!

So there it is.........You don`t need 3 Acres of Land to achieve this feat.....just lots of Patience and Lots of Luck!!...and Lots of TIME!!

73...ROB.

Robert S. Ross VA3SW
London, Ontario CANADA