Hi Guys,
I'm a bit confused on the rule for the most stations heard. In the
pdf file I saved from dxer.ca, the rules say a total listening time
of 4 hours, but this posting states 8 hours. Maybe I missed
something, but could one of you guys help clarify this for me?
Thanks. I hope everyone enjoys the competition.
Kirk Allen
JRC NRD-515, Eton E-100, Sony SRF-59
Ponca City, Oklahoma

Oh, DANG IT ALL!!!  The official rules govern, of course. Its four hours, to be broken in a maximum of 8 segments, each a minimum of 30 minutes and my failing brain just mushed all of that together, DANG IT!

4 hours

Thanks to Eagle Eye Kirk Allen for spotting my error. Sorry for the confusion.

John Bryant!

Hi Guys,
I'm a bit confused on the rule for the most stations heard. In the
pdf file I saved from dxer.ca, the rules say a total listening time
of 4 hours, but this posting states 8 hours. Maybe I missed
something, but could one of you guys help clarify this for me?
Thanks. I hope everyone enjoys the competition.
Kirk Allen
JRC NRD-515, Eton E-100, Sony SRF-59
Ponca City, Oklahoma

--- In ultralightdx@..., "John H. Bryant"
<bjohnorcas@...> wrote:

Just a reminder that the 2008 Ultralight Fall Follies DX Contests
start this Friday at 30 minutes prior to Local Sunset and run until
30 minutes past Local Sunrise on the Monday 10 days later (October

24

thru Nov. 3). There are three separate contests that DXers in the

US

and Canada may enter; two of those contests may be entered by DXers
from around the world. Within each of the three contests, DXers may
compete with either a modified (Unlimited Class) or a stock

(Barefoot

Class) Ultralight radio. So, there are really 6 contests for your
consideration.

Two of the contests (the most stations heard within an aggregate
eight hours of DXing, Barefoot or Unlimited Classes, require a fair
amount of time (at least 8 hours at the dials.) The other four
contests are the summation of distance to your five most distant
stations, within North America(check the rules) and world-wide.

These

latter contests, again may be entered with either the Unlimited or
the Barefoot Class of receiver. The time devoted to the "five most
distant stations" contests is unlimited, within the span of the
overall ten days. You may DX as much or as little as you wish in
these contests..

There is a complete Participant's Package in the first page of

files

in the Ultralight Files area of dxer.ca. It contains both the rules
and a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions section.

There are no prizes, but results will be announced and a new
"suitable for framing" certificate has been designed for all

participants.

Be there or Be Square!

The Fall Follies Contest Committee
John Bryant
Kevin Schanilec
Allen Willie

Yesterday was Day 15 of the Challenge and it has proven to be
beneficial to the log. After 15 days, I have logged 247 stations, or
82.33% of the way to the goal. I've been able to add 33 new stations
to my main Ultralight log, bringing that total to 379 stations. I've
also been able to add 14 new stations to my overall log (I'm not sure
how many stations I have total- around 740, but I'm in the process of
re-editing my master log).

This is exactly what I hoping for- adding a number of new stations as
a result of the Challenge. Hopefully, a combination of the Challenge
and the Fall Follies may add even more stations- onward to 400 total!

Over the last two days, I've been sitting on 1300, 1310 and 1320. I
got a tentative ID on that gospel station on 1300 and I'm pretty sure
it is WJMO in Cleveland OH. I added WABD-Asbury Park NJ on 1310 this
morning, WNQM in Nashville TN on 1300 last night. I had a station on
1310 this morning with a partial ID of "...sburg, West Virginia", then
into ABC news at 0700. Maybe WSLW in White Sulphur Springs VA?
Lewisburg WV is nearby and maybe they included Lewisburg in their ID?

John Cereghin
Smyrna DE

One new log  early this morning as follows:   1180 khz - CMBA  R. Rebelde, Villa Maria Cuba   10/24/08  9:04 UTC w/ man in spanish followed by woman with announcements, mentions of Havana and Cuba   *NEW ONE *  on ULR and overall   SRF-39FP barefoot     Wishing everyone  good luck and a lot of fun during the upcoming  Fall Follies Ultralight DX Contests     73 Allen Willie St. John's, Newfoundland

---

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I'm really enjoying mine. If you run into a weak signal it works very
well with a passive loop such as a Select-a-Tenna or Terk loop (I have
both; they perform identically). The Terk is cheaper and much nicer
looking.

73

--- In ultralightdx@..., "John H. Bryant" <bjohnorcas@...>
wrote:

Great Job, John...

That E100 is a real radio, eh? I was sure having difficulties with
my own patience and toleration of frustration using the SRF-39FP,
though I still love it... Getting the E100 was like a dream come true!

John B.
Orcas Island, WA, USA

As you probably already know, the Fall Follies DX Contests start at 30 minutes prior to your local sunset tomorrow!!!

Good luck everybody!

John Bryant
Kevin Schanilec
Allen Willie
The Ultralight Contest Committee

Hi Guys:

Had a bit of time to take in some Sunset DX tonight with the Ultralight
Radio...here's what I heard. 2 New Ones for the ULR Log...and a Nice RELOG
from FLORIDA!!!!

Radio used was the SONY SRF-T615 Ultralight Barefoot
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ULR LOG Totals are now................517 Stations Heard
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

73.................ROB.

***************************************************************************************
1600 WULM Springfield, OHIO Oct/23/08 1820 EDT EE Fair
Mixing with WAAM Ann Arbor, MICH.
Male Announcer with Community Events Listings. Mentioned "Miami Ohio"
which I presume is "Miami Valley".....or maybe even Miami University in
Oxford??
Spot for event with Proceeds going to benefit Breast Cancer.
Station Promo...mentioned every morning at 6 am.....

RELOG...NEW CALLS NEW ULR # 516 1 KW/34 Watts Nights
ROSS, ONT.
*****************************************************************************************
690 WZAP Bristol, VA. Oct/23/08 1840 EDT EE GOOD
On top of the frequency with Southern Gospel and Country Gospel Tunes.
Male DJ with Talk after every 2 or 3 songs. At 1854 EDT, DJ said....
" For those about to lose our signal..we'll be back to our 10,000 watt
Signal at 0730 AM tomorrow morning..if you're listening locally, stay tuned
for more
of the good gospel". Into more Southern Gospel. At 1856 DJ said..." WZAP is
required by the FCC to Reduce power at this time. WZAP is owned and Operated
by.......then Dropped power to 14 watts and Disappeared. When they Disappeared,
the Station Below was logged...

RELOG....But ........NEW ULR # 517 10 KW/14 Watts Nights
ROSS, ONT.
**********************************************************************************************
690 WOKV Jacksonville, FLA. Oct/23/08 1900 EDT EE GOOD
ID heard after WZAP Reduced Power to 14 Watts....."AM 690 WOKV
Jacksonville......also mentioned the FM Frequency. Also ID'd as....
The Stations Jacksonville turns to first". Then Faded......

RELOG...Always nice to hear FLORIDA on an Ultralight!!! 50/25 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!!

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Hi all:

Just posted on the DXer.ca web site is an 8-page guide to using passive
loop antennas. There is so much more you can do with these besides simply
delivering more signal to your portable radio or desktop loop: increased
selectivity, adjacent channel notching, co-channel phasing, image
reduction and more.

Check it out at by clicking the Ultra-light File area tab at DXer.ca.

73 Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA

--- Thanks,John.I will give them a shot.I just added my 26th state
heard here last night with WHO,Des Moines,Ia-1040kHz.They were in
even better this morning.
Carl DeWhitt
Walland,Tn


Carl DeWhitt
Walland,Tn
In ultralightdx@..., "John Cereghin" <pastor@...> wrote:

Your best shot for Delaware is WDEL-1150 in Wilmington, which runs 5
kw day and night, with a talk format.

Next would be WDOV-1410 in Dover, also with a atlk format.

John Cereghin
Smyrna DE

--- In ultralightdx@..., "Carl DeWhitt" <carl_elissa@>
wrote:

--I should note that i am new to Tennessee(having moved from

Oklahoma)

and i am starting a log all over again here.
Carl DeWhitt
Walland ,TN
- In ultralightdx@..., "Carl DeWhitt" <carl_elissa@>
wrote:

I need to know what stations from Delaware and other eastern

states

(NJ,RI,VT,NH and ME)might be good possibilities for logging

here in

east Tennessee.John Cereghin ,do you have any ideas ?
One tactic i am using , that i think helps me log more stations

in a

shorter period of time, is writing down all 10 khz channel

frequencies

in the am band and when i log a station on each frequency i

underline

it to show i have logged a station on that frequency .That

helps me

know where to look to add more stations to the log.

Allen, We are going to have to throw a party when you get to TA #200!!!  BRAVO!

John B.



At 12:02 PM 10/23/2008 -0700, you wrote:

Hi Guys,   Added a couple stations to my ULR and overall totals last night , also a new country as  follows:   909 khz - BALEARIC ISLANDS - Radio Nacional Palma de Mallorca   10/23/08  3:20 UTC w/ commentary in spanish by man followed by fast paced spanish songs and music (Heard mixing with BBC Five Live )   SRF-39FP barefoot  Transatlantic # 194     549 khz - GERMANY - Deutschlandfunk Radio   Nordkirchen   10/23/08   3:35 UTC  w/ man and woman reading news in German , mentioned Deutsch   SRF-39FP barefoot Transatlantic # 195     73 Allen Willie St. John's, Newfoundland SRF-39FP barefoot

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These are some amazing contacts. What are the locations of some of the
high, say top 5-10, participants. Makes me want to move there Are you
along the coastline, mid west, or elsewhere?

John,

Don't I recognize your name from the "Good Old Days" in either NASWA, NRC, Fine Tuning or some such??? My problem is that I'm so old that there are too durn many Good Old Days :>)

I know what you mean about noise, though I am fortunate to live in a fairly noise-free environment right now. You, in the townhouse, and the E100 are excellent candidates for a couple of strategies in the Unlimited Class of Ultralighting.  First and easiest would be using a small air core loop inductively coupled to the E100: Something like the Terk or the Select-a-Tenna.  That route might give you a better S/N ratio plus a better chance to null at least some of the noise.  Kevin Schanilec has written a fairly advanced article on using such small loops in the last 6 weeks... a wonderful article that has been published in several of the club bulletins.  Kevin will be putting that article up on our Ultralight Files area on dxer.ca in the next few days.  He is also writing a more basic (near beginners') article that should be out soon.

The second route would be to turn your E100 into what will soon be a classic Unlimited set: the "Slider E100."  That amounts to transplanting a 7.5"x.5" Type 61 Amidon ferrite bar and sliding tuning coil onto the E100.  A brief look at how to do that is covered in one chapter of the four part series of short articles on hotrodding the E100 by Gary DeBock, Guy Atkins and me.  We are all so convinced that the Slider mod is the number one way to hotrod an Ultralight that Gary and I have spent quite a bit of time putting together an expanded step-by-step article (7 pages!) called "YOU CAN DO THIS! More About Building the Slider E100." We are flabbergasted that so few people seem interested (so far) in this wonderfully simple (two screws, two solder joints!) and relatively inexpensive mod (under $30).  The Slider mod. turns the already great E100 into a flat out DX Demon!

So, the second way to go might well be turning the E100 into a Slider version.. especially with the outboard antenna mod, too. That would allow you to use the full range of tricks to beat the urban signal to noise radio.... including two room-size single turn vertically-oriented loops (around the walls) that could even be phased together before insertion into the Slider E100.

If you get the idea that I'm running my own hobby with one eye firmly on the day when I, too, may be in a townhouse, you would be exactly right :>) Anyway, that YOU CAN DO THIS article will be announced and posted on the dxer.ca website soon.

So, John, keep us up on how you are doing with the E100 and don't forget about the Awards program (look on DXer.ca for details) and, if you are so inclined the FALL FOLLIES, which start tomorrow.

Best Regards,

John B.
Orcas Island, WA, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, Slider E100
Antennas: Wellbrook Phased Array NW
Two 70' x 100' Conti Super Loops, West and Northwest




At 09:17 AM 10/23/2008 -0500, you wrote:

Robert,

I think its the Cleveland station, too, but they WON'T ID or make ANY
announcements!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing but continual music. I listened
for an hour this morning, and still nada. And they don't have a
webstream to check.

*sigh*...the joys of DXing! :D

John Cereghin
Smyrna DE

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

At 09:13 AM 10/22/2008, you wrote:

I've been tracking an urban gospel station on 1300 for several days
now, under WJFK in Baltimore. They never ID, there are no ads or
announcements, just continuous urban gospel songs, and there was no ID
at 0700 this morning. I was assuming WIMG in Ewing NJ but their
webstream wasn't matching what I was hearing. Very frustrating!

John Cereghin
Smyrna DE

John........that Gospel station could very well be WJMO

Cleveland...I hear

them hear some times even with 1290 CJBK right next door as a local!!

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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