Cold, Snowy and Windy today….AGAIN!! Nothing else to do but stay inside and DX!! One New Station heard tonight @ Sunset. It is NEW for both the OVERALL and ULR LOGS!!
RADIO USED……………………..SONY SRF-T615 Ultralight BAREFOOT
73…………..ROB VA3SW
Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA
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1480 WGVU Kentwood, MICHIGAN Feb/24/15 1800 EST EE GOOD
NPR News in Progress @ 1800 EST Tune In. Male Announcer read News 1800-1803 EST.
ID by Male Announcer as "Taking you back to a time when…….REAL OLDIES 1480 & 850"
@ 1803 EST. Into Oldies song "Tell Her No" by The Zombies @ 1803-06 Fade Out.
NEW STN NEW ULR # 1093 2/5 KW
ROSS, ON.
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Taking advantage of disturbed propagation conditions I logged two new stations using an ULR receiver on 2/24/15.
780 kHz XESFT, San Fernando, Tamaulipas, México (1 kW @ 1286 km / 799 mi). Heard at good strength from 0122 to 0139 GMT with música and frequent "Radio Ponderosa" IDs. ULR station #1049 (barefoot #1036 / México #189).
740 kHz. XEQN, Torreón, Coahuila, México (10 kW @ 1335 km / 830 mi). Heard at fair strength over nearby KRMG, Tulsa OK, from 1232 to 1249 GMT with noticias and occasional "Radio Formula" announcements. ULR station #1050 (barefoot #1037 / México #190).
Receiver: C Crane Skywave.
Good DX.
Richard Allen,
near Perry OK USA.
A cheeky person (er... me) asking the Groups feelings regarding the good, bad, pretty or ugly recommendations (or not) for the purchase and use of the receiver generally referred to as the Eton YB-550PE AM/FM/Shortwave Yacht Boy:
Eton YB-550PE Image: http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/0550.jpg
(Thank you to Universal-Radio for use of image if it shows)
Knowing now that it was / is also known as the Tecsun PL-230, and that the very few reviews I have located on-line seem to agree that it is a "hot" receiver, presuming referring to overall sensitivity.
Others feelings as to basic usage, quality, sound quality, thumbs up or down greatly appreciated.
My particular intended use is for general travel and bedside use, perhaps some occasional ultralight DX work in the AM and SW bands, and pleasure listening on FM with headphones, using the onboard antennas, and occasionally external antennas as well.
Thanks to all for any input, as I also located an older Yahoo Group that mentions this model, but the group is not well attended for now.
Joe Rotello / Knoxville, TN / USA
Some Semi-Auroral conditions last night. Here are a couple of stations I heard taking out 50 KW Regulars……..
RADIO USED………………….SONY SRF-T615 Ultralight BAREFOOT
73…………ROB VA3SW
Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA
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880 WMDB Nashville, TENNESSEE Feb/23/15 2125 EST SPANISH GOOD
Taking out WCBS - New York……
Lively Ranchera Music with SS Vocals @ 2125-2128 EST Tune In.
2 Male DJ's with Station Jingles and "LA RANCHERA" IDs.
More Mexican Music with lots of Tubas and Accordians.
Spanish Jingles and "LA RANCHERA" IDs.
RELOG 2.5 KW/2 Watts Nights. ( Surely not using 2 Watts!!)
ROSS, ON.
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950 WBES Charleston, WEST VA. Feb/23/15 2140 EST EE GOOD
Taking out WWJ - Detroit…………..
Sports talk. "Fox Sports Radio" ID's.
Also ID as "95 The Sports Fox". Pgm Promos.
PSA for Kids.
RELOG 5/1 KW
ROSS, ON.
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From: 'Michael' michael.setaazul@... [ultralightdx]
Sent: 24/02/2015 8:20 PM
To: ultralightdx@...
Subject: Re: [ultralightdx] NZ MW Changes from April
Topy,
Interesting development. Are there trends in NZ and Oz to close down MW
gradually as in Europe?
Michael
UK
----- Original Message -----
NEW ZEALAND MW Changes ahead
. . .
The Mangere (Auckland) site occupied by transmitters/antennas for the
BBC World Service Auckland (810kHz) and Radio Apna (990kHz) has been
sold for commercial development, necessitating their relocation.These
stations will shortly be hosted at Radio New Zealand’s Henderson site in
West Auckland, meaning a total of 15 AM stations operating from the 2
masts at Henderson.
. . .
Tony
From: 'Michael' michael.setaazul@... [ultralightdx]
Sent: 24/02/2015 8:20 PM
To: ultralightdx@...
Subject: Re: [ultralightdx] NZ MW Changes from April
Topy,
Interesting development. Are there trends in NZ and Oz to close down MW
gradually as in Europe?
Michael
UK
----- Original Message -----
NEW ZEALAND MW Changes ahead
. . .
The Mangere (Auckland) site occupied by transmitters/antennas for the
BBC World Service Auckland (810kHz) and Radio Apna (990kHz) has been
sold for commercial development, necessitating their relocation.These
stations will shortly be hosted at Radio New Zealand’s Henderson site in
West Auckland, meaning a total of 15 AM stations operating from the 2
masts at Henderson.
. . .
Tony
From: tonyzl@... [ultralightdx]
Sent: 24/02/2015 4:42 PM
To: ultralightdx@...
Subject: [ultralightdx] NZ MW Changes from April
NEW ZEALAND MW Changes ahead
April will open up some DX listening opportunities for Nzers on medium wave.
The Mangere (Auckland) site occupied by transmitters/antennas for the
BBC World Service Auckland (810kHz) and Radio Apna (990kHz) has been
sold for commercial development, necessitating their relocation.These
stations will shortly be hosted at Radio New Zealand’s Henderson site in
West Auckland, meaning a total of 15 AM stations operating from the 2
masts at Henderson.
We can expect shutdowns of all stations at Henderson to complete the
transfer.Addition of new co-hosted stations is a significant technical
project as RNZ’s website http://www.radionz.co.nz/outage_schedule
advises that *756* AM (Radio NZ National) could have _early morning
outages of 4 hours 50 minutes on 17 nights between Tuesday 7 April and
Friday 1 May_.
Other frequencies carried by the Henderson masts are
*531*,*603*,*702*,*882*,*936*,*1080*,*1179*,*1251*,*1332*,*1386, 1476
and 1593* – these frequencies will also go silent during April when work
is done on their shared antenna.
So, how are you going to respond to this unusual listening opportunity?
Tony. (Cross post from Yahoo Group DXDIALOG)
Interesting development. Are there trends in NZ and Oz to close down MW
gradually as in Europe?
Michael
UK
NEW ZEALAND MW Changes ahead
. . .
The Mangere (Auckland) site occupied by transmitters/antennas for the
BBC World Service Auckland (810kHz) and Radio Apna (990kHz) has been
sold for commercial development, necessitating their relocation.These
stations will shortly be hosted at Radio New Zealand’s Henderson site in
West Auckland, meaning a total of 15 AM stations operating from the 2
masts at Henderson.
. . .
Tony
transfer.Addition of new co-hosted stations is a significant technical
project as RNZ’s website http://www.radionz.co.nz/outage_schedule
advises that *756* AM (Radio NZ National) could have _early morning
outages of 4 hours 50 minutes on 17 nights between Tuesday 7 April and
Friday 1 May_. Other frequencies carried by the Henderson masts are
*531*,*603*,*702*,*882*,*936*,*1080*,*1179*,*1251*,*1332*,*1386, 1476
and 1593* – these frequencies will also go silent during April when work
is done on their shared antenna.
So, how are you going to respond to this unusual listening opportunity? >>>
From: tonyzl@... [ultralightdx]
To: ultralightdx
Sent: Mon, Feb 23, 2015 9:42 pm
Subject: [ultralightdx] NZ MW Changes from April
The Mangere (Auckland) site occupied by transmitters/antennas for the
BBC World Service Auckland (810kHz) and Radio Apna (990kHz) has been
sold for commercial development, necessitating their relocation.These
stations will shortly be hosted at Radio New Zealand’s Henderson site in
West Auckland, meaning a total of 15 AM stations operating from the 2
masts at Henderson.
We can expect shutdowns of all stations at Henderson to complete the
transfer.Addition of new co-hosted stations is a significant technical
project as RNZ’s website http://www.radionz.co.nz/outage_schedule
advises that *756* AM (Radio NZ National) could have _early morning
outages of 4 hours 50 minutes on 17 nights between Tuesday 7 April and
Friday 1 May_.
Other frequencies carried by the Henderson masts are
*531*,*603*,*702*,*882*,*936*,*1080*,*1179*,*1251*,*1332*,*1386, 1476
and 1593* – these frequencies will also go silent during April when work
is done on their shared antenna.
So, how are you going to respond to this unusual listening opportunity?
NEW ZEALAND MW Changes ahead
April will open up some DX listening opportunities for Nzers on medium wave.
The Mangere (Auckland) site occupied by transmitters/antennas for the
BBC World Service Auckland (810kHz) and Radio Apna (990kHz) has been
sold for commercial development, necessitating their relocation.These
stations will shortly be hosted at Radio New Zealand’s Henderson site in
West Auckland, meaning a total of 15 AM stations operating from the 2
masts at Henderson.
We can expect shutdowns of all stations at Henderson to complete the
transfer.Addition of new co-hosted stations is a significant technical
project as RNZ’s website http://www.radionz.co.nz/outage_schedule
advises that *756* AM (Radio NZ National) could have _early morning
outages of 4 hours 50 minutes on 17 nights between Tuesday 7 April and
Friday 1 May_.
Other frequencies carried by the Henderson masts are
*531*,*603*,*702*,*882*,*936*,*1080*,*1179*,*1251*,*1332*,*1386, 1476
and 1593* – these frequencies will also go silent during April when work
is done on their shared antenna.
So, how are you going to respond to this unusual listening opportunity?
Tony. (Cross post from Yahoo Group DXDIALOG)
Wonder if this is the same or similar to the KA29 from Kaito
--
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Monday, 23 February 2015, 09:26PM -05:00 from "Andy Gardner ceo@... [ultralightdx]" <ultralightdx@...>:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-Singbox-V3-Portable-Digital-Audio-Speaker-All-Wave-Receiver-Radio-MP3-Sound-Box-Multifunctional/1602005969.html
gives more data. MW and LW sensitivity doesn't look good.
I suspect the TF card is just for storing and playing mp3 files.
Someone needs to get one and pull it apart and check the build quality.
Andy
ZL3AG
On 24/02/2015, at 1:06 PM, 'R. Mark Barnett' orgelkraft@... [ultralightdx] wrote:
>
> I didn't see the exact frequencies covered, like on LW and SW.. If it RECORDED too I would order one tonight! I like the removable battery, having a fully charged spare would be handy!
>
> Mark B. N8PGV
>
I have that radio in my collection and it is good, but not nearly as good as the ICF-EX5MK2 which sells for around $150 sometimes. - FARMERIK
gives more data. MW and LW sensitivity doesn't look good.
I suspect the TF card is just for storing and playing mp3 files.
Someone needs to get one and pull it apart and check the build quality.
Andy
ZL3AG
I didn't see the exact frequencies covered, like on LW and SW.. If it RECORDED too I would order one tonight! I like the removable battery, having a fully charged spare would be handy!
Mark B. N8PGV
From: "Marc Coevoet sintsixtus@... [ultralightdx]"
To: ultralightdx@...
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:28 PM
Subject: [ultralightdx] Radio with silabs chip si4734
Hello,
It is in the specs here:
"Adopts SILICON LABS si4734 DSP chip "
http://www.dx.com/p/singbox-v3-1-7-lcd-full-band-fm1-fm2-mw-sw-lw-radio-speaker-w-tf-usb-silvery-grey-253154#.VOu2-GNQvrk
Marc
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[ultralightdx] <ultralightdx@...> wrote:
Hello,Well, that's kinda cool. I gather you can record to the "TF" card?
It is in the specs here:
"Adopts SILICON LABS si4734 DSP chip "
http://www.dx.com/p/singbox-v3-1-7-lcd-full-band-fm1-fm2-mw-sw-lw-radio-speaker-w-tf-usb-silvery-grey-253154#.VOu2-GNQvrk
TF is apparently an old name for micro SD cards according to the
internet.
--<Insert Burgess Meredith impersonation here>
The "Penguin" has arrived - and he's not going away - ever.
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It is in the specs here:
"Adopts SILICON LABS si4734 DSP chip "
http://www.dx.com/p/singbox-v3-1-7-lcd-full-band-fm1-fm2-mw-sw-lw-radio-speaker-w-tf-usb-silvery-grey-253154#.VOu2-GNQvrk
Marc
--
The "Penguin" has arrived - and he's not going away - ever.
What's on Shortwave guide: choose an hour, go!
http://shortwave dot tk
700+ Radio Stations on SW http://swstations dot tk
300+ languages on SW http://radiolanguages dot tk
Well…nothing New logged last night, but Conditions to the West were pretty good later in the evening and early morning hours. Logged a bunch of stuff I don't hear very often!!
RADIO USED…………………..SONY SRF-T615 BAREFOOT
73…………….ROB VA3SW
Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA
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1430 KZQZ St. Louis, MISSOURI Feb/21/15 1736 EST EE VG
Blasting in before Sunset with OLDIES Mx @ 1733 EST Tune In.
ID as "KZQZ The Crazy Q", also mentioned something about "Insane" ??
Song "High on a Mountain of Love" 1736-39 EST. Musical Jingle with ID
and into more Oldies.
RELOG 50 KW/5KW
ROSS, ON.
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810 WHB Kansas City, MISSOURI Feb/21/15 2320 EST EE VG
Great signal taking out WGY!! Basketball game (Sounded like a Poor Phone-Link).
Teams were the Univ. of Missouri Kangeroos?? and Bakersfield?? @ 2320 EST.
Many mentions of the ROOS and BAKERSFIELD. Ad for "Mercedes Benz of Kansas
City" - "MBKCdotcom". Ad for "Highland Dairy in KC"@ 2328 EST.
Sponsor for the game was "Liberty Fruits". ID as "Sports Radio 810 WHB with
UM-KC Basketball" @ 2332 EST. Ads @ 2323 EST.
RELOG 50KW/5KW
ROSS, ON.
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950 CFAM Altona, MANITOBA Feb/21/15 2335 EST EE VG
Great Signal with C/W Music @ 2335 EST Tune In. ID by Male DJ as
CFAM. Into Local Weather Report @ 2338 EST. "Currently Minus 25 in Altona".
ID as "On CFAM RADIO 950". Into more C/W Music.
RELOG 10 KW
ROSS, ON.
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540 CBK Regina, SASK. Feb/21/15 2346 EST EE GOOD
Gospel Blues Music Pgm @ 2346 EST Tune In. CBC Promos and IDs @ 2358 EST.
Instrum. Interlude @ 2358 EST. CBC ID @ 0000 EST and "CBC Radio One in Regina
97.7 FM ands 540 AM".
RELOG 50 KW
ROSS, ON.
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550 KFYR Bismarck, NORTH DAKOTA Feb/22/15 0001 EST EE GOOD
Male with "FOX News" @ 0001 EST. ID as "FOX News Radio". Ads then back to
News 0003-0005 EST. ID as "FOX News Radio - The Station that never sleeps -
AM550 KFYR". Local Weather by Steve Williams. Ids as "K-FIRE -KFYR" Mx Jingle.
Into Oldies Music "Cecilia" @ 0006 EST.
RELOG 5 KW
ROSS, ON.
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620 CKRM Regina, SASK. Feb/22/15 0017 EST EE GOOD
C/W Song @ 0017-0022 EST. Male DJ with ID as "??? Country CKRM".
Into more C/W Music.
RELOG 10 KW
ROSS, ON.
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640 WOI Ames IOWA Feb/22/15 0025 EST EE VG
Taking out Toronto!! BBC Pgm @ 0025-0030 EST. ID and Promos @ 0030 EST as
"IOWA PUBLIC RADIO". Back to BBC News @ 0030 EST.
RELOG 5/1 KW
ROSS, ON.
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730 CKDM Dauphin, MANITOBA Feb/22/15 0240 EST EE VG
Rock Music @ 0240 EST Tune In. ID by Male DJ @ 0243 EST as "We're The
Heartland's Best - 730 CKDM". Then into a C/W Song…….
RELOG 10/5 KW
ROSS, ON.
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