Hello jgriff670@..., For optimal Longwave reception on the Tecsun Pl-330, the best solution would be to replace the MW-optimized stock loopstick with an externally mounted Longwave-optimized loo

Thanks Ola, At my location Peru on MW is impossible, so we are even! For those who have interest in constructing this model (shown in the photo, along with its wacky designer) a full construction arti

Congratulations Ola, Those are fantastic long range receptions with the 19cm loopstick D-808! I myself love to chase long range DX with that receiver. At the Rockwork ocean cliff in Oregon I made this

I think it's time for a reality check here. Long range DX is very dependent on seasonal changes, especially transoceanic DX on medium wave. For example, here in the USA I can routinely receive transoc

Congratulations, Peter! By way of reference, the longest worldwide reception using "official" Ultralight radios was made by Gary Deacon at Fish Hoek, South Africa, who received 850-KOA in Denver, Colo

Hi Loyd, The 7" FSL construction article was published in October of 2011, and there have been numerous improvements in construction techniques and materials since then. Once your ferrite rods come in

Hi Jim, Since FSL antennas require so many ferrite rods there has always been a demand for inexpensive rods, since the cost of the American-made material is considered too expensive by most DXers. The

Hello Zacharias, I don't have a Tecsun AN-200, but I do have a Terk Advantage loop, which is considered by most DXers to be superior to the AN-200. All of the Baby FSL models here outperform the Terk

Hello Ola, Welcome to our Ultralight radio group! The 19cm (7.5 inch) loopstick XHDATA D-808 model is in high demand worldwide, similar to the demand for small FSL antennas. Unfortunately I don't have

Hi again Dirk (and Nick, Paul, Peter and Phil), The short answer to your question is "no," but you can find a lot of FSL information in the Ultralightdx files and in the IRCA articles, as Nick suggest

Design photo attached. Sorry, none are for sale. Gary

Thanks Nick, I had almost forgotten that I had written some of those articles (lol). The early days of FSL antenna experimentation were indeed fascinating, and if we had not used so much time trying t

Thanks Jerry and Paul, It's great to have both of you in the group-- as well as 1000+ others! Gary

For those of you who have recently joined our Ultralight DX group and also for those who have been with us for the duration (since late 2007), we are honored to have you in one of the radio community'

Hi Phil, Issac, Paul and All, Phil is correct-- the new 3" Baby FSL full construction article is still in the works. I've attached design photos of the 3 inch 125mm rod FSL model that Paul uses, and a

Thanks Jorge, Your information about the Cuban accent and its typical programming in the 640 recording is very helpful, and agrees with what some other DXers have said about the identity of that power

This was received at 1017 UTC (0217 PST, west coast time) on December 3, 2021 (last month) when KFI suddenly went silent in the early morning. At 57 seconds there is an apparent ID (Novio Radio?) in t

Hi Issac, Welcome to our Ultralight Radio group! It's true that your Icon R75 doesn't quite qualify as an Ultralight, but you can get very detailed information about which portables are currently at t

Yes John, The transoceanic propagation this season has been very poor compared to last year at this time, and even the best FSL's cannot receive much transoceanic DX under such bad conditions. When th

John, After some research I found the FSL design that you used to build your antenna-- it is the 3.5 inch Long Rod model used in the 2012 FSL Antenna Optimization article-- both of which are attached