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. All 3 of these
stations are NEW to the OVERALL LOG as well.......and they are also ULR GRAVEYARDERS # 49, 50 and 51. As well...the Last Graveyarder logged is also
my 1200th BCB STATION heard OVERALL!!! So...it is a TRIPLE PLAY
Today....and brings my Ultralight DX Year to an amazing end!! It was
looking real bad earlier today as the conditions this afternoon were real
POOR at best. I was hearing NOTHING again...and then all of a sudden the
floodgates opened!! I was still hearing good stuff when I was called to
supper.....but I already had # 600....and a few spares...so I reluctantly
trudged off to the Feeding Trough!! AHHHHA

Here are the STATS that bring me to where I am today in ULR DXing.......

First ULR Station Logged JAN/01/2008
600th ULR Station Logged DEC/28/2008

Elapsed Time to achieve 600 Stations was........362 Days (No Listening was
done during May, June, July, and almost all of August)

Along the way I have heard..........

567 Domestics
34 Latins
1 European
51 Graveyarders
36 States
5 Provinces
11 Countries
3 Continents

And who said you can't have a Bag of Fun with 2 Penlight Batteries!!! HAHAHHA

Thanks to everyone who paved the way for this great Sub-Culture of AM BCB
DXing...and to all who offered encouragement and helped me during the
Trek!! It has been a pleasure to be Part of Ultralight Dxing's First
Year...and a Great Year it has been for all involved!! I hope my
enthusiasm has spilled over to a few of you...and truly hope that you are
having as much fun as I am!!

For those who have not yet become involved with ULR DX'ing....I hope you
will give it a try and experience what 100's of others have found to be a
Refreshing kick to Am BCB DXing!!

Am I having Fun????.....OH YEAH!!

Radio used for todays DX was.....SONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Foot Homebrew
Tuneable Box Loop.

ULR LOG TOTALS are now............602 Stations Heard.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

***************************************************************************************
1340 WQSC Charleston, SC DEC/28/08 1600 EST EE FAIR
ID by Male DJ at 1600 EST as "REAL TALK RADIO 1340 WQSC..Part of the
Talk Radio Network". Into News 1600-03 Fade.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 600 ULR GY'er # 49 1 KW
ROSS, ONT.
****************************************************************************************
1230 WCRO Johnstown, PA. DEC/28/08 1720 EST EE FAIR
Station Promo and "Season's Greetings from AM 1230 WCRO" ID by Male
DJ @ 1720 EST. Into Old Standards Music.


NEW STATION NEW ULR # 601 ULR GY'er # 50 1 KW
ROSS, ONT.
*****************************************************************************************
1230 WCMD Cumberland, MD. DEC/28/08 1738 EST EE FAIR
Ad for a Local Bar. Gave 301 Area Code Phone Number to make Reservations
for New Years Eve. Another Ad for Medical Services. Into ESPN Sports Talk.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 602 ULR GY'er # 51 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)
«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«

Since my last post prior to Christmas,i have logged 19 new stations
along with 2 or 3 unids.
Here are some of the highlights;
WSDZ 1260 bELLEVILLE,Il.047-0657 EST on 12.25.08 Radio Disney
programming.i.d."WSDZ and WSDZ-HD,Belleville-St.Louis" poor
WILY 1210 Centralia,Il.1234-1240 EST on 12.25.08 with"Santa Claus is
coming to town" i.d."So.Illinois, oldies station,the big
1210 ,WILY"poor to very poor.My most distant daytime catch here so
far ,i am sure.I have figured the distantance ,but i have not got
anything further.
WFAW 940 Atkinson,Wi 1900 EST on 12.25.08 i.d."Seasons greetings from
Jefferson County,s news talk 940,WFAW.poor.
WISN 1310 Milwaukee,Wi 0839-0853 on 12.26.08 i.d. and ad for catholic
mens conference in Milwaukee. poor to v.poor.
73
Carl

---Kirk:
Congrats on logging NC.WBT was the one and only station i logged from
NC that i loged when i was back in Oklahoma.Now it is a regular here
as is NC through many other stations from that state.But then again
we are probably no more than 50 miles from the NC border from here in
Maryville.
73 and good dx.
Carl DeWhitt
Maryville,Tn.
In ultralightdx@..., "Kirk Allen" <kirk74601@...> wrote:

Good Day DX'ers,

First of all, ROBERT, YOU CAN DO IT MAN! You have a cheerleading

squad

of at least 100, so....ra ra re, kickem in the knee, ra ra ras,

kickem

in the other knee!

Thanks very much to Richard Allen and John Bryant for the tips on

where

to log a station from NC for a new state. This morning one of them
finally rolled into the E-100 slider.

1110, WBT, Charlotte, NC, 1252-1305+ UTC, 12/28/08, Hrd in the null

of

KFAB, Omaha, signal faded up to a VG lvl shortly after 1300. Lcl

ads,

wx reports, and traffic report. Several nice IDs noted. Newstalk
format. New state #33.

And after that, I logged my 5th new Colorado station in the past 3

days.

1040, KCBE, Monument, CO, 1335-1402, 12/28/08, Religious tlk by a M
ancr and some very pretty vcl mx selections such as "Navidad Es

Amor."

IDs near the TOH. VG signal. New state #33.

73's for now,
Kirk Allen
Ponca City, OK

Congratulations Rob,

 

     You probably thought I was a little nuts a year ago, when I claimed that the SRF-59 could hear real DX on the AM band.  I'm sure happy you at least gave it a try, and didn't stick it away somewhere. 600 ULR stations in one year is incredible, and your legendary enthusiasm has created legions of new ULR fans throughout the world. Thanks for your great accomplishments, and I'd have to say that your $16 SRF-59 is the best investment I ever made :>)

 

     73,  Gary

 

      

 

In a message dated 12/28/2008 3:34:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, va3sw@... writes:

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. All 3 of these
stations are NEW to the OVERALL LOG as well.......and they are also ULR
GRAVEYARDERS # 49, 50 and 51. As well...the Last Graveyarder logged is also
my 1200th BCB STATION heard OVERALL!!! So...it is a TRIPLE PLAY
Today....and brings my Ultralight DX Year to an amazing end!! It was
looking real bad earlier today as the conditions this afternoon were real
POOR at best. I was hearing NOTHING again...and then all of a sudden the
floodgates opened!! I was still hearing good stuff when I was called to
supper.....but I already had # 600....and a few spares...so I reluctantly
trudged off to the Feeding Trough!! AHHHHA

Here are the STATS that bring me to where I am today in ULR DXing.......

First ULR Station Logged JAN/01/2008
600th ULR Station Logged DEC/28/2008

Elapsed Time to achieve 600 Stations was........362 Days (No Listening was
done during May, June, July, and almost all of August)

Along the way I have heard..........

567 Domestics
34 Latins
1 European
51 Graveyarders
36 States
5 Provinces
11 Countries
3 Continents

And who said you can't have a Bag of Fun with 2 Penlight Batteries!!! HAHAHHA

Thanks to everyone who paved the way for this great Sub-Culture of AM BCB
DXing...and to all who offered encouragement and helped me during the
Trek!! It has been a pleasure to be Part of Ultralight Dxing's First
Year...and a Great Year it has been for all involved!! I hope my
enthusiasm has spilled over to a few of you...and truly hope that you are
having as much fun as I am!!

For those who have not yet become involved with ULR DX'ing....I hope you
will give it a try and experience what 100's of others have found to be a
Refreshing kick to Am BCB DXing!!

Am I having Fun????.....OH YEAH!!

Radio used for todays DX was.....SONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Foot Homebrew
Tuneable Box Loop.

ULR LOG TOTALS are now............602 Stations Heard.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

***************************************************************************************
1340 WQSC Charleston, SC DEC/28/08 1600 EST EE FAIR
ID by Male DJ at 1600 EST as "REAL TALK RADIO 1340 WQSC..Part of the
Talk Radio Network". Into News 1600-03 Fade.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 600 ULR GY'er # 49 1 KW
ROSS, ONT.
****************************************************************************************
1230 WCRO Johnstown, PA. DEC/28/08 1720 EST EE FAIR
Station Promo and "Season's Greetings from AM 1230 WCRO" ID by Male
DJ @ 1720 EST. Into Old Standards Music.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 601 ULR GY'er # 50 1 KW
ROSS, ONT.
*****************************************************************************************
1230 WCMD Cumberland, MD. DEC/28/08 1738 EST EE FAIR
Ad for a Local Bar. Gave 301 Area Code Phone Number to make Reservations
for New Years Eve. Another Ad for Medical Services. Into ESPN Sports Talk.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 602 ULR GY'er # 51 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)
«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«

Good Day DX'ers,

First of all, ROBERT, YOU CAN DO IT MAN! You have a cheerleading squad
of at least 100, so....ra ra re, kickem in the knee, ra ra ras, kickem
in the other knee!

Thanks very much to Richard Allen and John Bryant for the tips on where
to log a station from NC for a new state. This morning one of them
finally rolled into the E-100 slider.

1110, WBT, Charlotte, NC, 1252-1305+ UTC, 12/28/08, Hrd in the null of
KFAB, Omaha, signal faded up to a VG lvl shortly after 1300. Lcl ads,
wx reports, and traffic report. Several nice IDs noted. Newstalk
format. New state #33.

And after that, I logged my 5th new Colorado station in the past 3 days.
1040, KCBE, Monument, CO, 1335-1402, 12/28/08, Religious tlk by a M
ancr and some very pretty vcl mx selections such as "Navidad Es Amor."
IDs near the TOH. VG signal. New state #33.

73's for now,
Kirk Allen
Ponca City, OK

Hi Guys:

Well...after logging ULR # 599 yesterday morning..I figured by this morning......# 600 would be in the Bag and I could sit back and relax. NO CIGAR!!

I DX'd 4 Hours at Sunset last night..at least another 4 Hours through the night..and about 3 Hours at Sunrise this morning...and didn't log a single station that was new!!?? I heard a lot of Good Stuff...even WJOE on 700 Khz again.......but no way could I find a NEW ONE!! A couple of times I got all excited thinking I had a NEW ONE...and it turned out to be a RELOG!! DRATS!!

I even used various Radios thinking that might help...and I got the Wife to BUZZ all my Hair Off...thinking that a BALD HEAD might be Lucky!! All that did was make me look like Buddha!! AHHAHHHA....Where`s my Horseshoe.....

I guess that's what makes this hobby Fun..never knowing what is gonna happen!! The previous 2 Days were Great, yesterday and this morning just plain STUNK!!

Most likely when I do find # 600 I will log about 5 other new ones within an hour of hearing it!!

I still have 4 days left til the end of the year ...so hopefully I can squeak one more out before then!! I will not surrender....but I sure hope I'm not in one of those 5 Days Droughts!!

I'll be back at the dials this afternoon about 1400 EST.......hoping something better happens today.....

The Propagation Gods are making me work for this!!

73...ROB.

Robert S. Ross VA3SW
London, Ontario CANADA

Hi Guys,   Just checking in  to say congratulations to Richard Allen in  attaining his 500th station heard on an Ultralight . Great accomplishment Richard !!   Also want to wish Robert Ross good luck in getting your 600th station before year end .   I haven;t been  at the  dials much myself  at all lately with things going on here but hopefully in the next while  I'll start logging them again.   Best of the New Year to everyone   Allen Willie St. John's, Newfoundland

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Saludos Fellow DX'ers,

This morning's DX session brought in just one new ULR logging, but it
was a fun one for me. I hrd this one on the E-100 slider plus the SAT.

1470, KLCL, Lake Charles, LA, 1300, 12/27, Apparently this sta must
have switched to their daytime power of 5 kw because it appeared out of
nowhere. I had been on the freq for about 10 minutes trying to ID an XE
when this one came blasting in. Initially I hrd what sounded like a
heavy-duty Cajun song in progress. M ancr w/ ID very shortly
thereafter. "Broadcasting...on 1470, we're Cajun Radio, KLCL, Lake
Charles, and 1290, Jennings." (ULR Station #410)

For you Cajun mx fans, here's the link to their online streaming audio:
http://www.cajunradio.net/common/gap_streamer.php

73's,
Kirk Allen
Ponca City, OK

Rob,
Truly amazing my friend!! Wow, you're definitely going to hit that
600th station no doubt about it. You certainly have the patience of
Job, and it's paying off big time. I've got the DX party hat waiting
for your 600th station. I'll definitely celebrate with you in spirit
when it rolls into your radio!
73's,
Kirk Allen
Ponca City, OK

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

Hi Guys:

Well...it looks like it's gonna happen soon ....hopefully

sometime

today!!! After a productive Sunrise and a New Cuban logged last

night....I

am currently sitting at 599 ULR Stations Logged!! After a poor

beginning of

the week.....the last 2 days have saved my Bacon....and brought me

to the

brink of cracking # 600!!

I think I'm gonna start DX'ing at about 1400 EST today (as this is

when

things have been starting to go lately)....and I will continue to

listen

UNTIL I get that elusive station!!! I am off work today and
tomorrow....with not much on the schedule...so I may as well get it

over

with before I have to return to work on Monday!! So....1 Station
needed..and 5 Days to get it....should be a piece of cake..but I

have gone

5 days with nothing logged before!! HAHHAHHA.....

Thanks to those who offered help on my 2 UNIDS from yesterday...at

this

point I'm just gonna leave them as UNIDS....as I'm not 100 % sure

on either

of them!! I'd like to count one of them and get this over....but I

wanna do

this right!! I'd also like to make # 600 a GRAVEYARDER....if the

Propagtion

Gods co-operate!!

RADIO USED for this DX was......SANGEAN DT-400W with 2 1/2 Foot

Homebrew

Tuneable Box Loop

ULR LOG TOTALS are now......599 Stations heard.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

**********************************************************************
******************

620 R.Rebelde CMGN Colon, CUBA Dec/26/08 2245 EST SS

FR

Male Dj with Live Talk or Speech in SPANISH. Chimes/Bells @ 2245

EST.

Mixing with a Talk Station 2246-50. Chimes/Bells again @ 2250 and
Radio Rebelde ID and Mentions of CUBA @ 2250 EST. Back to Live Talk
or Speech. ( IN PARALLEL to 670 and 710 Khz.)

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 597 ULR LATIN # 34 30 KW
ROSS, ONT.

**********************************************************************
*******************

1300 WBZQ Huntington, IND. Dec/27/08 0641 EST EE GOOD
Local Weather by Male DJ. ID by Male DJ as "Your Station for

Memories....

Oldies 1300 WBZQ" @ 0642 EST. Into Oldies Music "You Make my Dreams
Come True". Surprised to hear this Low Power Station right beside

my

Local on
1290 Khz!!

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 598 500 Watts/19 Watts Nights
ROSS, ONT.

**********************************************************************
*********************

1330 WESR Onley, VA. Dec/27/08 0704 EST EE GOOD
Oldies Msuic..."Chain of Fools" Aretha Franklin . ID as "We're the

Station

that....?????...AM 1330 WESR" @ 0707 EST. Into Rolling Stones

Song...

"Can't get no Satisfaction".

RELOG...But NEW ULR # 599 5 KW/51 Watts Nights
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)
«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«

Too bad I don't understand Spanish better...as
there's stuff all
over the lower half of the AM dial (i.e.: something under
WSB 750,
under CKLW 800)...and a SS on 600kHz.....haven't a
clue.

One of them (I believe the 750 kept saying Chile...and
Andes (as in
Andes Mountains). Who the heck can figure that one out with
just
those two pieces of "information").

Congratulations Tim.

You just logged Venezuela on 750. I'll have to dig in my logbook for more precise details, but several members of IRCA and NRC identified this one for me when I heard them about a year ago. Your description certainly seems to fit. AND YOU DID IT ON A ULR!!!! WAY TO GO!!!

73 de Joe, KJ8O

Hi Guys:

Well...it looks like it's gonna happen soon ....hopefully sometime
today!!! After a productive Sunrise and a New Cuban logged last night....I
am currently sitting at 599 ULR Stations Logged!! After a poor beginning of
the week.....the last 2 days have saved my Bacon....and brought me to the
brink of cracking # 600!!

I think I'm gonna start DX'ing at about 1400 EST today (as this is when
things have been starting to go lately)....and I will continue to listen
UNTIL I get that elusive station!!! I am off work today and
tomorrow....with not much on the schedule...so I may as well get it over
with before I have to return to work on Monday!! So....1 Station
needed..and 5 Days to get it....should be a piece of cake..but I have gone
5 days with nothing logged before!! HAHHAHHA.....

Thanks to those who offered help on my 2 UNIDS from yesterday...at this
point I'm just gonna leave them as UNIDS....as I'm not 100 % sure on either
of them!! I'd like to count one of them and get this over....but I wanna do
this right!! I'd also like to make # 600 a GRAVEYARDER....if the Propagtion
Gods co-operate!!

RADIO USED for this DX was......SANGEAN DT-400W with 2 1/2 Foot Homebrew
Tuneable Box Loop

ULR LOG TOTALS are now......599 Stations heard.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


****************************************************************************************
620 R.Rebelde CMGN Colon, CUBA Dec/26/08 2245 EST SS FR
Male Dj with Live Talk or Speech in SPANISH. Chimes/Bells @ 2245 EST.
Mixing with a Talk Station 2246-50. Chimes/Bells again @ 2250 and
Radio Rebelde ID and Mentions of CUBA @ 2250 EST. Back to Live Talk
or Speech. ( IN PARALLEL to 670 and 710 Khz.)

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 597 ULR LATIN # 34 30 KW
ROSS, ONT.
*****************************************************************************************
1300 WBZQ Huntington, IND. Dec/27/08 0641 EST EE GOOD
Local Weather by Male DJ. ID by Male DJ as "Your Station for Memories....
Oldies 1300 WBZQ" @ 0642 EST. Into Oldies Music "You Make my Dreams
Come True". Surprised to hear this Low Power Station right beside my
Local on
1290 Khz!!

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 598 500 Watts/19 Watts Nights
ROSS, ONT.
*******************************************************************************************
1330 WESR Onley, VA. Dec/27/08 0704 EST EE GOOD
Oldies Msuic..."Chain of Fools" Aretha Franklin . ID as "We're the Station
that....?????...AM 1330 WESR" @ 0707 EST. Into Rolling Stones Song...
"Can't get no Satisfaction".

RELOG...But NEW ULR # 599 5 KW/51 Watts Nights
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)
«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«

Rob,

About that station on 1490- it's unlikely to be Lancaster because, as
you said, Lancaster is not in the Laurel Highlands. It's hilly around
Lancaster but no mountains (I go to Lancaster all the time)! A
Lancaster station usually IDs with something like "Lancaster County",
so it's probably not WLPA.

John Cereghin
Smyrna DE

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

HI Guys:

Conditions seemed pretty good today at Sunrise and Sunset....and I
managed to Log 3 NEW ONES...Plus I have a couple of UNIDS...that I NEED
HELP WITH...if anyone can help. All 3 of the New ones are NEW to the
OVERALL LOG as well......and One of them is a GRAVEYARDER for # 48

on ULR

GY'ers. Finally was able to hear the NEW Station CINA in

Mississauga, ONT

on 1650...Thanks to Greg Shoom's DX Tip earlier in the week!!

So If anyone can help with these Unids.....that will be great!!

RADIO USED for this DX was.......SONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Ft. Homebrew
Tuneable Box Loop.

ULR LOG TOTALS are now...............596 Stations Heard.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Here's the UNIDS FIRST!!

**************************************************************************************************

1490 UNID Beaming South/SE Dec/26/08 1400 EST EE

FAIR

ID given by Male DJ @ 1400 EST as "AM 1490 FOX Sports Radio Network

for the

Laurel Highlands"??? Into Sports Talk. I'm pretty sure he said "Laurel
Highlands??"
I know for sure he said HIGHLANDS!! I'm thinking that this MAY be WLPA
Lancaster
PA....but I think it is too far EAST to ID as LAUREL HIGHLANDS?? Maybe
there are
some other Highlands south of me......but I can't find them!! Does

anyone

near Lancaster
know if they ID as Laurel Highlands?? If so...this is them!! If not...I
have NO IDEA!!
PLEASE HELP...this should be IDable!! This will be NEW so I'd really

like

to get it ID'd!!

UNID...PLEASE HELP!!
ROSS, ONT.

******************************************************************************************************

1370 UNID Beaming SouthEast Dec/26/08 1442 EST EE FAIR
Oldies/Older Rock Music. Jackie Deshannon, Limbo Rock Chubby

Checker. ID as

"TIMELESS FAVORITES" @ 1448 EST. Ads for AT&T and RADIO SHACK,

Robitussin

Ad. Into More Oldies/Rock.

UNID..PLEASE HELP!!
ROSS, ONT.

*******************************************************************************************************

1450 WCUM Bridgeport, CT. Dec/26/08 0724 EST SPANISH

FAIR

Lively Spanish Music Vocals and Trumpets. Spanish Ballads. Not so much
Mexican Sounding
as Spanish Popular Music. Radio Cumbre.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 594 ULR GY'er # 48 1 KW
ROSS, ONT.

********************************************************************************************************

1650 CINA Mississauga, ONT. Dec/26/08 1348 EST HINDI/EE

FAIR

Asian String Music and Vocals in Indian Dialect?? @ 1348-51 EST. ID

by Male

DJ in
ENGLISH as "You're listening to a Test Broadcast of CINA on a

frequency of

1650 Khz as
authorized by the ?? CRTC??. Into more Asian Music and Vocals @

1352-56 EST.

Under Radio Disney @ 1356 EST.
TESTING ONLY!!

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 595 1 KW/680 Watts Nights
ROSS, ONT.

**********************************************************************************************************

1420 WKCW Warrenton, VA. Dec/26/08 1610 EST SPANISH

FAIR

Female with SPANISH Vocals and Music @ 1610-13. Male DJ with SS

Talk and

several
Jingles/Slogans "La Ley"?? Into SS Vocals and Accordion Music. I

believe

this is a Sister
Station to WKDV 1460 Manassas, VA.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 596 10KW/17 Watts Nights.
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)
«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«

HI Guys:

Conditions seemed pretty good today at Sunrise and Sunset....and I
managed to Log 3 NEW ONES...Plus I have a couple of UNIDS...that I NEED
HELP WITH...if anyone can help. All 3 of the New ones are NEW to the OVERALL LOG as well......and One of them is a GRAVEYARDER for # 48 on ULR GY'ers. Finally was able to hear the NEW Station CINA in Mississauga, ONT on 1650...Thanks to Greg Shoom's DX Tip earlier in the week!!

So If anyone can help with these Unids.....that will be great!!

RADIO USED for this DX was.......SONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Ft. Homebrew
Tuneable Box Loop.

ULR LOG TOTALS are now...............596 Stations Heard.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Here's the UNIDS FIRST!!
**************************************************************************************************
1490 UNID Beaming South/SE Dec/26/08 1400 EST EE FAIR
ID given by Male DJ @ 1400 EST as "AM 1490 FOX Sports Radio Network for the
Laurel Highlands"??? Into Sports Talk. I'm pretty sure he said "Laurel
Highlands??"
I know for sure he said HIGHLANDS!! I'm thinking that this MAY be WLPA
Lancaster
PA....but I think it is too far EAST to ID as LAUREL HIGHLANDS?? Maybe
there are
some other Highlands south of me......but I can't find them!! Does anyone
near Lancaster
know if they ID as Laurel Highlands?? If so...this is them!! If not...I
have NO IDEA!!
PLEASE HELP...this should be IDable!! This will be NEW so I'd really like
to get it ID'd!!

UNID...PLEASE HELP!!
ROSS, ONT.
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1370 UNID Beaming SouthEast Dec/26/08 1442 EST EE FAIR
Oldies/Older Rock Music. Jackie Deshannon, Limbo Rock Chubby Checker. ID as
"TIMELESS FAVORITES" @ 1448 EST. Ads for AT&T and RADIO SHACK, Robitussin
Ad. Into More Oldies/Rock.

UNID..PLEASE HELP!!
ROSS, ONT.
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1450 WCUM Bridgeport, CT. Dec/26/08 0724 EST SPANISH FAIR
Lively Spanish Music Vocals and Trumpets. Spanish Ballads. Not so much
Mexican Sounding
as Spanish Popular Music. Radio Cumbre.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 594 ULR GY'er # 48 1 KW
ROSS, ONT.
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1650 CINA Mississauga, ONT. Dec/26/08 1348 EST HINDI/EE FAIR
Asian String Music and Vocals in Indian Dialect?? @ 1348-51 EST. ID by Male
DJ in
ENGLISH as "You're listening to a Test Broadcast of CINA on a frequency of
1650 Khz as
authorized by the ?? CRTC??. Into more Asian Music and Vocals @ 1352-56 EST.
Under Radio Disney @ 1356 EST.
TESTING ONLY!!

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 595 1 KW/680 Watts Nights
ROSS, ONT.
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1420 WKCW Warrenton, VA. Dec/26/08 1610 EST SPANISH FAIR
Female with SPANISH Vocals and Music @ 1610-13. Male DJ with SS Talk and
several
Jingles/Slogans "La Ley"?? Into SS Vocals and Accordion Music. I believe
this is a Sister
Station to WKDV 1460 Manassas, VA.

NEW STATION NEW ULR # 596 10KW/17 Watts Nights.
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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Too bad I don't understand Spanish better...as there's stuff all
over the lower half of the AM dial (i.e.: something under WSB 750,
under CKLW 800)...and a SS on 600kHz.....haven't a clue.

One of them (I believe the 750 kept saying Chile...and Andes (as in
Andes Mountains). Who the heck can figure that one out with just
those two pieces of "information").

Any way...new ones today, all EST...on the SRF-59, 100% barefoot and
unmodified:

1430 WENE/Endicott, NY...3:27pm with "Binhampton's sports station".
1360 WPPA/Pottsville, PA, 3:33pm.
1280 WHTK/Rochester, NY, 3:38pm, talk.
580 CFRA/Ottawa, ONT, dominate at 8:22pm, "news-talk 5-80".
690 CINF/Montreal, QUE, 8:35pm, FF news.
730 CKAC/Montreal, QUE, 8:38pm, FF talk.
(the last 2 finally getting around to counting them).

Am up to 270 ULR's heard. Some weeks I'll listen 4 or 5 hours total,
some weeks not at all. Suppose if I did my totals would be closer to
400 or so. Being from the middle part of the country helps.

I've noticed a lot of regional stuff is coming in about 2 or 3 in
the afternoon...a bit earlier than usual...with local sunset at
about 5:15pm.

Stable "daytime, local conditions" last less and less total time
during the winter..per usual.

73's, happy DXing, and Happy New Year,

Tim, KD8GZ
Norton, Ohio (near Akron)

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

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:

I was wondering (Gary...), My EX5 seems better at nulling, and a hair more selective than the S5W...is the EX5's ferrite bar further removed from the electeonics than the S5W? Is the EX5 bar horizontal (was there a reception related motivation for having the S5W bar non horizontal?   Heatwave