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ICF-S5W, ICF-EX5
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Final set of ULR logs from Southern California
Joseph Miller <radiodxer2000@...>
Here's my final ULR logs from Hermosa Beach. One valuable lesson, don't try a DXPedition from highly populated areas. The electrical noise is very high. Had to go outside to hear many of these. I don't how Saul does it in Toronto. Ended up with 56 total way short of my goal of 100.
All times are in UTC, reminder subtract 8 hours for local times. 1230 KYPA Los Angeles 12/23 0430 Korean language, music & announcements 1280 KFRN Long Beach 12/23 0442 Religious Christmas music 1390 KLTX Long Beach 12/23 0455 SS Radio Nuevo Vida, local ads & music 1700 XEKTT Tijuana 12/23 0510 NFL Westwood One, Bob Baker Toyota ad 690 XETRA Tijuana 12/23 0520 Radio seis novente 740 KCBS San Francisco 12/23 0526 News and ID 780 KKOH Reno 12/23 0530 Help wanted ad for Citadel Broadcasting 810 KGO San Francisco 12/23 0525 Stn ID, call in program 950 XEKAM Tijuana 12/23 0550 Talk show in SS, stn ID 970 XEDF Iztapalapa 12/23 1518 Somos Grupo Formula ID 1680 KGED Fresno 12/24 0330 La palabra preciosa de Dios program 1030 XESDD Ensenada 12/25 1645 SS mx, diez treinte “La Tremenda” 1210 KPRZ San Marcos 12/25 1730 Talk abt 1967 Arab Israeli war 1430 KMRB San Gabriel 12/25 2044 Cantonese language 1480 KVNR Santa Ana 12/25 2048 Little Saigon Radio 1580 KBLA Santa Monica 12/25 2300 SS Religious, KBLA ID 1550 KYCY San Francisco 12/26 0106 News & stn ID, talk abt pers hygiene 1600 KMNY Pasadena 12/26 0128 Cantonese Chinese program 1190 KXMX Anaheim 12/26 0330 Asian language Best wishes and 73 de Joe |
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Re: ICF-S5W, ICF-EX5
Hello Heatwave,
The ICF-EX5 is basically a Japanese-market upgrade
for the ICF-S5(W) series, adding double conversion and a synch detector (but not
an improved 455 kHz IF filter, or improved loopstick design).
The loopstick in the ICF-EX5 is indeed more
isolated away from the main circuit board, however, which may account for your
discovery of slightly better nulling ability than that of the ICF-S5W. All
of the modified portables here have gained a significant increase in
nulling ability, when a loopstick is mounted outside and above the radio's
cabinet. For example, the new Slider E100's can null out locals and
receive noontime daytime DX stations 10 kHz away, at distances of 150-200 miles
during the enhanced December conditions.
The tilted loopstick in the ICF-S5(W) series can
improve nulling ability in some cases, but Sony's placement of the
loopstick near the middle of the cabinet would tend to minimize this
advantage. My own impression is that Sony chose this loopstick position as
a matter of convenience, to avoid having the 4 main loopstick coil wires (and
the other 4 from the external antenna connector jack) interfere with the dial
string system (having the red and green LED's moving across the top of the
analog dial). When I designed the Slider loopstick for the ICF-S5W
(which ultimately was a DUD), I needed to thread the 4 loopstick Litz wires
through an empty screw hole in the center of the back cabinet, in order to
avoid snarling the dial string system. Sony probably placed the stock
loopstick in the middle of the cabinet, for the same reason.
73, Gary
In a message dated 12/26/2008 1:03:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
lrdheat@... writes:
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ULTRALIGHT DX.......2 NEW ONES in past 2 days!!
Hi Guys:
I hope everyone had a Good Day today and had Fun ....and Ate too Much..and all the rest of the good stuff!! After 3 days of partying, and eating...my body is just about ready to surrender!! When I married a Christmas Day Birthday Girl on Dec/23 1983 (25 years Ago)...I had no idea what kind of Havoc, having an Anniversary, the Wife's Birthday and Christmas all at once would cause!! It wasn't so bad when I was a Young Feller and in better health...but all this excitement is more than the Old Bones can handle nowadays!! HAHAHA..... Anyways...I think I survived it all for another year......won't know for sure til the weekend after I've had time to recover. In the midst of all this I did find a LITTLE Time to DX and was able to add 2 NEW ULR Stations to the Log. Both were heard at Sunset and both are also NEW to the OVERALL LOG as well. Both of these New Ones are also GRAVEYARDERS...which brings the ULR GY TOTAL to 47 STATIONS HEARD. Radio used was.......SONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Foot Homebrew Tuneable Box Loop. ULR LOG TOTALS are now........................593 Stations Heard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ So I am now needing 7 more stations with 6 more days to go!! Help me Lord!! HHAAHHA...... ***************************************************************************************** 1230 WJOI Norfolk, VA. DEC/24/08 1554 EST EE FAIR Christmas Music 1554-57 EST. ID Sung Out by Females as " JOY 1230 WJOI". Into More Christmas Music. NEW STATION NEW ULR # 592 ULR GY'er # 46 627 Watts ROSS, ONT. ***************************************************************************************** 1340 WYCB Washington, DC DEC/25/08 1545 EST EE FAIR Local ad string for the Washington DC area @ 1545 EST. One ad was for Ted's Hauling & Moving" in LANHAM, MARYLAND. Gave the Phone Number as 301-577-4411. This Stations address is also in Lanham Maryland..and their Phone Number is a 301 Area Code too. NEW STATION NEW ULR # 593 ULR GY'er # 47 1 KW ROSS, ONT. ****************************************************************************************** 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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Rocky Mountain High
Kirk Allen <kirk74601@...>
Merry Christmas Everyone,
Since I wasn't able to get together with my son, daughter-in-law, and grankids for Christmas, I had nothing to do with my time off except tune around on the E-100. I experienced a first. 5 new stations came rolling in this morning, and 4 of those were from Colorado, one of my very favorite states. All times/dates in UTC per usual. All hrd on the E-100 slider. 930, KRKY, Granby, CO, 1411-1420, 12/25, Hrd in null of semi-lcl WKY (OK City). EZ/lite Christmas vcl mx played. Clear ID 1414 and ancd an FM freq as well. G sig. 1360, KHNC, Johnstown, CO, 1433-1500+, 12/25, featured a highly enthralling infomercial guarnteed to cure all ailments, even if they've never been discovered before, ha ha. Just kidding. They were pushing some kind of health product and was hosted by an alleged Chiropractor..they refered to it as the "green herb"...I didn't think that was legal to advertise...ahemm. 1460, KZNT, Colorado Springs, CO, 1503, 12/25, I believe this sta must have switched from night to daytime power right after tune/in. The station suddenly popped on with a huge signal and scared the heck out of me! ID immediately after they became audible...good deal, that gave me more time to tune around some more. 1090, KMXA, Aurora, CO, 1530-1559, 12/25, all SS lang pgm'g with IDs and SS Christmas mx. G sig just like the above CO stations were this morning. 1090, KEXS, Excelsior Springs, MO, 1600, 12/25, Started mixing it up w/ KMXA until this one became more audible. A Catholic radio net of some kind was ancd. Nice ID 1600. One ID by a little girl (circa 5 years old) was hrd, and was quite cute sounding. (Hey Robert: Once you get freed up for some listening, don't forget to come up for air now and then...good luck in hittin' 600...even if ya don't, you're still way ahead of us I do believe!!) That's it from here for now. MERRY CHRISTMAS Kirk Alen Ponca City, OK |
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Passport Review of the Degen DE1123
texnote
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Second Slider DT-200VX model
Hello Guys,
The DT-200VX has apparently been discontinued
by Sangean, but a couple of these models will live on as souped-up DXing
monsters.
Like the Eton E100 ultralight, the DT-200VX
receives a phenomenal boost in sensitivity when a 7.5" Amidon ferrite bar-based
sliding coil loopstick is transplanted into the front end
circuitry. The Slider DT-200VX sensitivity is fully equal to
that of the Slider E100's, which can run circles around many
full-sized portables.
Unlike the Slider E100 project, however, it is
not beginner-friendly. The four Litz wire soldering connections on
the RF circuit board include two that are extremely crammed, making it mandatory
to use a soldering iron bus wire attachment, to avoid frying adjacent
components. For this reason, these DT-200VX Slider monsters are
unlikely to proliferate, like the souped-up E100's.
The Slider loopsticks do not always provide a
phenomenal sensitivity boost-- they have proven to be Duds in the SRF-39FP and
ICF-S5W models, inducing a serious dose of necessary humility in the
transplant tinkerer. The DT-400W model should be another DXing monster,
however.
73 and Merry Christmas to All,
Gary DeBock
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Santa Brings me 2 NEW ULR LOGS......Finally!!
Hi Guys:
Well after a 2 Day Drought in the ULTRALIGHT Department...Santa brought me 2 New ones this morning at Sunrise!! Both are welcome logs as I STRUGGLE trying to hit # 600. It has not been easy...but these 2 Logs really gave me hope!! HAHA.. I've now whittled it down to 9 Stations Needed with 8 Days to go!! Congratulations to Richard Allen on Achieving 500 ULR Stations heard!!! Way to go Richard!! I think I'm the only other one to do 500 so far...and believe me..I do know what an accomplishment that is....and you also did it BAREFOOT, as did I !! Welcome to the Half a Thousand Club Richard!! Don't know how everyone is doing in the SNOW DEPT....but we got another Foot or More last night. It's getting so high along the sides of the Driveway....that the Snowblower can barely fling the snow up over the tops of the Piles!! Now it's getting REAL WARM.....and everything is melting...after I was out there for 3 Hours this morning SnowBlowing and Shovelling!! What CRAZY WEATHER!!j At least the Dogs like it...they're out there having a BALL!! Radio Used for these Loggings was...........SONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Foot Homebrew Tuneable Box Loop. ULR LOG TOTALS are now...................591 Stations Heard. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ****************************************************************************************** 1350 WCSM Celina, OHIO Dec/24/08 0505 EST EE GOOD "OHIO NEWS NETWORK" News. Items from Columbus, Piqua etc. Many "ONN" News IDs. NEW STATION NEW ULR # 590 500Watts/11 Watts Nights ROSS, ONT. ******************************************************************************************* 1340 IDs as "980 Homer". (In Parallel to 980 WONE Dayton). Ad for "International Diamond Jewellers" In the DAYTON Area. Another Local Dayton Ad. FSR Sports Radio ID". RELOG.....But NEW ULR # 591 ULR GRAVEYARD # 45 1 KW ROSS, ONT. ******************************************************************************************** 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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Re: #500 heard on an ULR
Kirk Allen <kirk74601@...>
Richard,
I just read the great news from you. CONGRATULATIONS AMIGO. I figured you'd get that #500 within a day since you were sitting at 499 stations a couple evenings ago. It's quite encouraging to read about DX'ers like you logging that large a number of stations on ULR's...that gives me hope that one day I might hit that 500 mark. I think I'll try to take my time getting to 500. Knowing myself the way I do, I'm afraid I might get really bored with this if I get to the point of not logging anything new after hours and hours of listening. Like John B. posted, what's next? Good question. Oh well, I have a long ways to go before I need to concern myself with that, ha ha. Richard, thank you for all your help along this ULR journey. You're truly an inspiration!! 73's Everyone, Kirk Allen Ponca City, OK --- In ultralightdx@..., "bbwrwy" <richarda@...> wrote: hear on these tiny sets, especially the Sony SRF-T615.two decades and the ULR definitely revitalized my interest. I alsowant to express my thanks to everyone who has helped me, especially KirkHe's catching up with me at a rapid pace. Now I'm on to catching upwith Rob. |
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Re: #500 heard on an ULR
bjohnorcas@...
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I never expected that anyone would get close to 500 stations! A wonderful accomplishment. If you ever slow down enough to send Rob the appropriate submittals, both you and Kirk have earned a slew of new awards. I can't help but speculate "What happens next?" Is there a "ceiling," a number of stations beyond which a person can only add one or two new ones a month??? At that point, if there is a ceiling, whadda ya do??? Kirk and I wimped out very early and have been piling up our station counts in the Unlimited class.... we can shift over to Barefoot and start over doing a much more difficult slog through the numbers.... but what happens then? Are limits of "ten dollar radios" or crystal sets in our futures??? In any case, Richard, a Barefoot 500 has only been accomplished once before, I believe. "What happens next?" is a great problem to have. Merry Christmas to all! John Bryant I accomplished my goal of hearing 500 stations on a barefoot, |
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Re: #500 heard on an ULR
John Cereghin <jcereghin@...>
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stuck at 449 stations, as I've been in a drought for the past two weeks. Of course, DXing from Oklahoma has it's own unique challenges compared to DXing from the coasts, especially for those foreign catches- I'd love to snag Japan, although I have Croatia and Spain. Onto 600! As for me, I'm shooting for my 500th station by March. But no one is going to catch Rob Ross! John Cereghin Smyrna DE --- In ultralightdx@..., "bbwrwy" <richarda@...> wrote:
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TP's FROM OREGON COAST 12/19-20, 2008: HIGHLY MODDED E100 MONSTER SLIDER:
normwclark <ultralightdx@...>
I finally got the opportunity to give my Guy Atkins highly-modded Eton
E100 a good tryout at Arch Cape on the Oregon coast when I stayed several days at my sister's house there! On Friday morning (12/19) it was snowing so I stayed indoors, and all my subsequent catches were made in the front living room facing the ocean (great view, of course!). Guy installed a CFJ455K5 Murata filter in the E100, mounted it on a Slik tripod, and adapted a Stormwise 16.8" X 1.0" ferrite rod antenna to the radio using a cool slider coil. The sensitivity of this radio is surpassed only by its selectivity, and the tripod allows a full-range of motion for such tricks as tilting of the antenna for the last bit of nulling on a co-channel station. I am very "grateful" to be alive and using this very, very capable DXer! Here is a quick sampling of my log: E100 Monster Slider: 774 JOUB Akita, Japan 12/19/08, 1442 UTC, M&F dialogue (Eng/Japanese), Loud and Clear! 828 JOBB Osaka, Japan 12/19/08, 1502 UTC, Male speaking Japanese, good audio 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan 12/19/08, 1503 UTC, M&F dialogue (Eng/Japanese) Strong Signal! 693 JOAB Tokyo, Japan 12/19/08, 1504 UTC, Male speaking Japanese, Loud! 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea 12/19/08, 1508 UTC, Male speaking Korean, Loud & Clear! 567 JOIK, NHK1, Japan 12/19/08, 1515 UTC, M&F dialogue, Strong Signal 693 JOAB, Japan 12/19/08, 1520 UTC, Male speaking, Loud & Clear reception! 774 JOUB Akita, Japan 12/19/08 1541 UTC, Female Speaking, Loud & Clear/@1603 UTC, Keyboard playing "How Dry I am." 774 JOUB Akita, Japan 12/20/08 1440 UTC, M&F dialogue (Eng/Japanese) conversation about real estate properties to show. 1575 VOA Ban Rason, Thailand, 1455 UTC, male speaking, Loud & Clear, fading by 1511. Barefoot Sony SRF-T615 1467 HLKN Korea 12/19/08 0400 UTC – Blowtorch on Friday evening! 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan 12/20/08, 1530 UTC, men speaking Japanese; very good music audio and stringed musical instrument (Koto?) strumming single notes. 774 JOUB Akita, Japan 12/20/08, 1510 UTC, M&F dialogue, Loud & Clear reception! 828 JOBB Osaka, Japan 12/20/08, 1513 UTC, man speaking, Great audio, which faded out by 1518. 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea 12/20/08, 1519 UTC, woman speaking Korean, fair audio 1575 VOA Thailand, 1526 UTC, barely audible but understandable, as E100 Slider had it Loud & Clear at same time. 73, Norm Clark, Monmouth, OR |
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#500 heard on an ULR
bbwrwy
I accomplished my goal of hearing 500 stations on a barefoot,
unmodified ultralight receiver by Christmas. A few minutes ago, at 0334 UTC I heard XEFQ 680, in Chihuahua, Mexico. Now I can rest peacefully through the holiday. Since beginning 3/27/08 I have logged identified stations from 35 states, five provinces,11 estados, and nine countries (including Croatia, Japan and Spain). I'm amazed at what I've been able to hear on these tiny sets, especially the Sony SRF-T615. I especially wish to thank Gary DeBock for introducing us to this aspect of medium wave DXing. I'd been out of the hobby for almost two decades and the ULR definitely revitalized my interest. I also want to express my thanks to everyone who has helped me, especially Kirk Allen and John Bryant. Congratulations to Kirk on reaching 400. He's catching up with me at a rapid pace. Now I'm on to catching up with Rob. My hope is all of you have an enjoyable holiday. Richard Allen, 36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W (near Perry OK) |
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Way to Go Kirk Allen with # 400 Heard!!!
Hey Kirk..I knew you could do it!! 400 is a Piece of Cake eh??!! HAHAHHAA.....Good luck as you press on to # 500!!
I'm still holding out hope that I can hit # 600 by the end of the year (8 Days Left)...but it's looking a little Glum lately...nothing NEW heard in the last 2 Days....and I've spent a lot of time at the dials!! I really wanna hit 600 just to round out the first year of ULR DXing with an Even Number......but with My Wife's Birthday Party tomorrow night...and Christmas the next day...and my 25th Wedding Anniversary Party a little earlier tonight..I am a little strapped for time. I'll try to do some DXing thru the night if I can stay awake...and at Sunrise...but Sunset Skip DX Time ain't looking too good the next few days!! Oh well...If I make it...I make it!! We'll see what happens!! A couple of Good DX sessions could change the whole scenario!! I am currently sitting at 589 Stations Heard...so I need 11 Stations in 8 Days........ Hey Kirk...now that you've heard your 400.......Maybe you can lend me a few if you hear any more New Ones!! HAHAHA... Merry Christmas everyone...and Happy ULR DXing in the New Year. I'll keep everyone apprised of any new developments in my Quest to 600....... Heck...Kirk may get there BEFORE I do!! 73...ROB. Robert S. Ross VA3SW London, Ontario CANADA |
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External Speaker availability for ULRs
Joseph Miller <radiodxer2000@...>
While carousing around from store to store today, I saw an Universal Stereo Speaker by Gigaware at one of the area Radio Shacks, part number 40-222 and which is intended for MP3 players. What got me was the fine print reading "or any other audio device that has 1/8" [3.5 mm] headphone jack".
Sounded great in theory, but practicality wins every time. For starters, there is a miniture amplifier in said unit requiring an AA battery, and a seperate ON-OFF switch. The jack itself actually slides, so it is possible to line up the speaker with whatever device it is connected to. However, the drawback is that it causes RFI probably due to it's very close positioning to the internal ferrite bar antenna. Fortunately, the salesperson ta Radio Shack said that it could be returned if it doesn't work. I thought I would have enjoyed this miniature speaker as I really don't care for headphones, but it's going back. 73 de Joe Miller, KJ8O, Troy MI |
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Re: #500 heard on an ULR
Hello Richard,
Thanks for your generous comments.
Actually, except for a little ULR promotional work
I enjoyed doing a year ago, it's been guys like you, John Bryant, Kirk Allen,
Allen Willie, Rob Ross, Kevin Schanilec, John Cereghin and a multitude of other
enthusiastic DXers carrying the Ultralight Radio cause forward,
recently. You guys are a phenomenal group, and I deeply appreciate the
chance to watch the ULR group continue to boom, even if I spend most of my
recent time tinkering with some bizarre new Slider loopstick
transplants. Congratulations on #500, Richard, and have a great
Christmas!
73,
Gary
In a message dated 12/23/2008 8:08:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
richarda@... writes:
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New logs
Carl DeWhitt
I have logged 4 new stations since my last post.Station totals now
stand at 240 here in Tennessee. Here are the best 2 logs. WKCM 1160 Hawesville,Ky. 2136-2141 EST on 12.22.08. fair to poor with "1160 WKCM" i.d.,area wx and Real Country slogan.C&W mx. WYLL 1160 Chicago,Il. 0843-0902 EST 0n 12.23.08.Truth for Life program,lifechangers.org website,,car dealer ad, Chicago area wx.i.d."Chicago,s Christian talk, WYLL 1160 am". good. This may be my last post until after Christmas.May you all have the best Christmas ever. 73 and good dx Carl DeWhitt Maryville,Tn. |
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Merry Christmas to all on the list
Carl DeWhitt
A very Merry Christmas to Kirk,John and Richard as well as to all on
the list.It will be just my wife and myself for Christmas day.But i will get to spend Christmas eve with my brother that lives here in Maryville.That,s for the first time in a long time. re Quebec: I have been hearing a French language station here in east Tennessee on 690 that is probably Quebec in spite of WLW IBOC. 73 and good dx Carl DeWhitt Maryville,Tn. |
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Re: Congratulations to Kirk Allen
Carl DeWhitt
--- I have a question concerning your internet radio stations.Please
contact me via e mail and i can ask the question off list. Carl DeWhitt Maryville,Tn. In ultralightdx@..., Allen Willie <vo1_001_swl@...> wrote: station on Ultralights. That's an amazing accomplishment Kirk, I'm sitting at just over 400 stations myself but you managed the feat in a lot less time than I did. Well Done ! Happy Holidays. I'm hoping to get back into some serious Dxing with the Ultralights after Christmas winds down. St. John's have kept us busy here with temorary format change on one to all Christmas music and the other switching to an adult comtemporary format in the new year from 70's and 80' soft rock. listeners from 130 countries since it began Nov 22 __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, andbookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. |
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Re: ULR Station #400 Heard
Carl DeWhitt
---Congrats,Kirk on making 400!I am still working on 300 here in
Tennessee.I started my log here on Oct.8,i hope to be at 300 before Jan.8 or 300 in 3 months. 73 and good dx Carl DeWhitt Maryville,Tn. In ultralightdx@..., "Kirk Allen" <kirk74601@...> wrote: this morning. About a month ago when I nailed #300, Rob Ross told methat now I could shoot for 400 by the end of the year. I truly didn'twhat I speculate might have been the entire population of Atlanta, haha. By the way, Atlanta is in the extreme NE corner of TX, very closeto both AR and LA.years. Thank you to all who participate here sharing their tech insightand DX saavy. |
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