Thanks Peter. I have had one of these in the past. I was was looking for something that "looks" like a normal radio.

Thanks Peter. I am looking for something small / pocket sized.

Thanks Jerry, I have been meaning to do this for ages. Paul

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Of late I have been spending more time listening to "content", not just getting an ID and moving on. The current vaccine discussion / roll out process have given me a good chance to log some different

Does anybody have any experience with these radios (which are popping up on eBay at the moment) around their performance on the VHF airband? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Portable-VHF-Air-Band-Transceiv

Given the values of some of our radio collections (both Ultralight and more generally), what if anything have you done to protect these? While they are not exactly highly desirable, like an iPhone or

That is an interesting find and just shows that often these manuals can not be trusted. Paul https://ultralightradiodxing.blogspot.com/

Hi John, I can't help with any local sources but this seems to be a popular radio: https://ccrane.com/cc-skywave-am-fm-shortwave-weather-alert-and-vhf-airband-small-portable-travel-radio/ Paul

Another great video. This location seems to really "work" for you. Paul

That is a great video Gary, it looks like you are having a good time (given the weather).

Hi. I have been checking this frequency the last two nights, I have confirmed 5CC tonight. Paul

Could it have been Iceland?

Thanks for that. I have a local station on 1584kHz so don't hear much on that.

I don't know of / have heard anything on the MW band. I am not about FM but nothing local to me in Tasmania. Paul

Another update: Last night, just after midnight I heard this station the best I ever have. It was booming in and even barefoot, my AR1733 made this sound like a local station.

Date: 04/03/2021 Time: 7:00am Location: Home, Launceston Tasmania. Notes: An early morning session at home for my 500KM DX Challenge. 24 out of 30 stations were logged, those stations that were not lo

Thanks for sharing this and some interesting observations. Paul

Well done and thanks for sharing this, it is good to see this has had such a good response. Paul

I have recently come across this article which I found very interesting. https://blog.rescuetime.com/hobbies-schedule-leisure-time/ Generally speaking, how time do you spend per week on your hobbies?

Date: 02/03/2021 Time: 10:00am Location: Home, Launceston Tasmania. Notes: A mid-morning session on a rare week day off. I logged 24 stations, these were a mix of Tasmanian and Victorian stations. All