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Loggings - 28/01/2022
Paul Blundell
DATE: 28/01/2022 TIME: 22:00 LOCATION: Home Launceston Tasmania RADIO: DIGITECH AR-1733 NOTES: Late night session at home. 531 - 3GG 540 - 7SD 549 - 2CR 585 - 7RN 621 - 3RN 639 - 5CK 666 - 2CN 693 - 3AW 720 - 3MT 747 - 7PB 756 - 3RN 810 - 2BA 828 - 3GI 855 - 3CR 864 - 7RPH 873 - 2GB 891 - 5AN 927 - 3UZ 936 - 7ZR 954 - 2UE 963 - 5SE 981 - 3HA Paul
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Re: Tecsun AN-200 = Sutekus
FenDrifter
Hi Peter Drifter
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Re: Tecsun AN-200 = Sutekus
Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
Here's a video with an impressive signal boost using a Tecsun AN200!
https://youtu.be/NHSuJ9zcvJ8 Peter
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Re: Tecsun AN-200 = Sutekus
Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
I have similar experience to Jay Allen with the AN200. I wasn't impressed when I used it with a Tecsun DSP radio.
As Jay said there is an improvement but not spectacular. On the other hand, using an AN200 loop with an analogue portable or a PLL portable gave good results. It can certainly null noise and boost a weak signal. I had some good results with analogue pocket radios with the AN200. Unfortunately my AN200 and most of my portable radios are in the UK and I'm in Botswana so I can't make a comparison video. I have several videos on my YouTube channel showing use of the AN200 but I can't remember the titles. I'll try and find some. I have hundreds of videos! Peter Wilson
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Re: Tecsun AN-200 = Sutekus
FenDrifter
Hi again Jay Thanks again
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Re: Etón E5
FenDrifter
Hi again Peter Drifter
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Re: Etón E5
Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
Hello Drifter,
No, it means I'm from the UK and bought it there. I do have some E5 videos. The problem is I can't easily make comparisons with other radios, as I have to use a power supply with the E5, that does cause some problems to other radios. It does lack a very narrow bandwidth, (just a narrow and wide switch for bandwidth), so it isn't as selective as my DSP portables. The sensitivity is good, however, although the ergonomics are not good. Peter
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Re: Tecsun AN-200 = Sutekus
radiojayallen
Yours is not an uncommon experience but it would help to understand some things about how these tuned passive loops work, and this will hep to explain why they seem not to work in some circumstances.
Except in the extremely unlikely event there is a broken connection in your loop, again, highly unlikely, they will indeed provide give a noticeable gain in signal strength, several db. So why does it seem it is not working for you? The most common reason is that signal strength is not the limiting factor in your reception, but rather, signal to noise ratio. This is significant because in the later case the antenna will amplify the noise along with the signal, so the net result is no observable change. In the old days when radios had analog signal meters it was easier to see the signal meter jump when the antenna was peaked but with many radios with no meters or less obvious metering the gain may go unnoticed. But it is still there. One other thing that happens with some DSP tuned radios like the PL-330 is that the DSP chip tunes the radios input to the ferrite rod and introducing an external antenna inductively may upset this tuning. I have experimented with my AN-200 and PL-330 and it is indeed trickier to see the improvement but it is there. You might try aiming the radio improperly to minimize the signal strength to peak the AN-200 more precisely, then re-orient the radio and you should see a higher signal level on the meter. Also try varying the distance between the radio and the antenna as you peak the antennas tuning ...you should hear a blip as you cross the proper tuning spot. Jay
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Re: Etón E5
FenDrifter
Hi Peter
Does £50 mean you’re in the UK? Anyway, thanks for your reply. Mine doesn’t have the power supply, and I’m now hoping the battery drain is okay 🤔. I’ve just found a few videos on YouTube with one of them by an Englishman called Peter, that’s not you by any chance? How do you think it stacks up against current competition? Drifter
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Re: Etón E5
Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
Yes, I have one. Mine cost £50.
It is a bit quirky. Mine is faulty. It continues to use power when the radio is switched off! It works fine on the included power supply though, which doesn't cause too much interference. You of course lose your settings when you switch it off. Peter
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Etón E5
FenDrifter
Hi all Drifter
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Re: UK Brookmans Park booming into Botswana 25th Jan
Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
Thanks Isaac.
Yes, I prefer this method for logging. I don't really use an actual logbook. Peter
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1386 LTU Radio Baltic Waves International NHK World 9011km 0330 UTC 25th Jan 2022
Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
First time to log this one. Received in Botswana.
My big MW opening on 25th Jan 2022 keeps on giving.
Sign on from RBWI Lithuania with NHK World Japan (Russian Service).
Binaural (AM) pseudo stereo 5kHz bw.
Airspy HF+ Discovery, SDR Console V3, random wire with binocular balun. https://youtu.be/7cEB7WgdOAk Peter
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Re: Tecsun AN-200 = Sutekus
Issac Quincey
Are these a good starter aerial for somebody who is only just starting out in the hobby? Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Saturday, January 29th, 2022 at 5:55 AM, FenDrifter via groups.io <essexmarshman@...> wrote:
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Re: UK Brookmans Park booming into Botswana 25th Jan
Issac Quincey
I love those videos, that is a really great method for logging and recording the stations you hear. Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Saturday, January 29th, 2022 at 5:03 PM, Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...> wrote:
I had a huge MW opening early in the morning my time on 25th Jan 2022.
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audio clip 1377 CHN CNR 1 Xingyang 11400km 600kW
Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
Here is a bit of music from 1377 Xingyang @2058UTC 28-01-2022
Binaural (AM) pseudo stereo 6kHz bw. https://app.box.com/s/ztozhzm4nah6kw22xj28w1wrx4sxo2cu
1377 TZA Mwanza Radio Free Africa was off air. Airspy HF+ Discovery, SDR console V3, randon wire with balun. Received in Botswana Peter
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UK Brookmans Park booming into Botswana 25th Jan
Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
I had a huge MW opening early in the morning my time on 25th Jan 2022.
I've been concentrating on N Am stations, but also found these two, both from the same site. 1215 Absolute Radio 8kHz bandwidth (Binaural AM) https://youtu.be/R3b-Rl1RDHk 1458 Lyca Radio 4.5kHz ECSS-L bandwidth. (I used ECSS-L due to several USA stations on 1460kHz) https://youtu.be/GfsWgNgiMCY I have received both of these on ultralight portables before, but used an SDR for this reception. Airspy HF+ Discovery, SDR Console V3, random wire with binocular balun Peter
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Re: Tecsun AN-200 = Sutekus
FenDrifter
Hi Marc
What do you mean by a standard tuner please? Drifter p.s. Glad to see you’re a Penguin man, I’m a Ubuntu man myself, running on my Dell laptop. But I’m writing this on my iPad 🤭
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Re: DXing while away? Unattended Recording
Paul Blundell
This is an interesting idea and something I must try to do more often. Paul
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Re: Tecsun AN-200 = Sutekus
Marc Coevoet
Op 28/01/2022 om 19:55 schreef FenDrifter via groups.io:
Hi allI have a "true" tecsun. - It tunes very fine, so don't turn the wheel too fast. - connect it to a standard tuner ... Marc -- The "Penguin" has arrived - and he's not going away - ever. For former Apple users: Xubuntu.org (menu's up left) For former Windows users: Lubuntu.org (menu's down left)
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