Peter, Barefoot, eh? Why, that's only 7692.575 miles . . . barefoot. Holy smokes (and I'm happy when I can get Cincinnati, Ohio, from New York State). It couldn't possibly be patience, skill, persiste

John, I like your idea; analogue adds to the feeling of "exploring the unknown." Cheers, Jock

Paul, Thanks for that blog. It's always fun to take my CCrane Skywave SSB, hit the search function, and see what's popping up on the air band. In a similar vein, some ultralights also receive NOAA Wea

This makes me smile! Some of the ultralights can also receive NOAA weather stations. Sometimes I enjoy DXing NOAA weather radio: https://swling.com/blog/2021/09/jock-satisfies-his-inner-radio-nerd-wit

Gary, very useful. I don't know about others here, but I have a tendency to apply the "prune juice theory" to antennas -- ie, if a little bit is good, then a whole lot more ought to be great, right? (

https://swling.com/blog/2021/11/jock-reviews-the-bhi-compact-in-line-noise-eliminating-module/

Phil, https://www.thespectrummonitor.com/ is where you will find the FSL article, but you have to subscribe. Cheers, Jock

My article on "Ultralight MW DXing with Ferrite Sleeve Loop Antennas" has been published in the October issue of Spectrum Monitor and would not have been possible without wonderful cooperation and int

https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/mw-dxing-in-alaska.430813/

Yes, the CCrane Skywave SSB comes with a roll-up wire antenna, and it works well. But sometimes it is not so handy to deploy, and the tech at CCrane had mentioned using the mini usb socket as a connec

A technician at CCrane suggested that, if I wanted to squeeze more performance out of my Skywave SSB on the HF bands, I might consider attaching a counterpoise to the mini (or micro, not sure) USB por

Paul, Excellent guide! I don't know if you want to get into this level of detail, but some ultralights have the capacity to "scan and store" AIR frequencies, so that they can can scan the air band and

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Looks like you had a Wellman loop there as well. What are those things that look suspiciously like antennas in the roadway?

Radio Reference -- https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/ -- is an excellent source of frequency information of all sorts, including aviation. I have used it for United States information, and there

For anyone interested in improving the reception of the radios that receive airband, the following thread from Radio Reference might be of interest: It concerns turning a TV "rabbit ears" antenna into

Jorge, My high school Spanish is now 60 years behind me, but your test needed no words -- to go from white noise to fully copyable signal by placing the AN-200 next to the radio and adjusting the dial

I also posted this on Radio Reference: I have a problem: when my radio room was in the front of the house (on the east side), it was easy to run a feedline to a large RF-hungry SWL dipole with various

Interesting!

With regard to the NOAA weather radio reception of the CCrane Skywave SSB, here's some info that I posted Radio Reference that might prove useful for anyone for whom NOAA weather radio is a high prior

Gary, Wow, this is terrific stuff . . . thorough, useful, and deftly written. Well done! Put a Gold Star on your chart. Cheers, Jock