This strong 531 kHz Australian station with an oldies music format was received at 1441 UTC on March 3 at the Rockwork ocean cliff during a sunrise session, and features an ID, "Radio Five Thirty One"

Thanks Art and Craig, Craig, these compact , reworked FSL antennas are the way to go-- just ask Paul, up in Alaska! He mentioned to me yesterday that he thinks his 5 inch FSL outperforms a 4 foot air

How wild is ocean cliff DXing? Well, here is a minor sample. At 1415 UTC on March 3rd a 6 inch (15cm) FSL antenna set up on the Rockwork 2 plunging cliff near Manzanita, Oregon (USA) tracked down 531-

Thanks Dave, <<< You observed that “In the Squelch mode you can also toggle the Squelch speed by short pressing the Tuning knob to switch between “Off, Fast and Slow””. On my example a short press in

Thanks to Satoshi Miyauchi of Sagamihara, Japan for detailed information on the Squelch capability of the XHDATA D-808 portable. My 10-page mouse print manual for the D-808 said nothing about a Squelc

Hi John, If you are looking for a "legit" Ultralight, any of the 5 models covered in the 2015 Ultralight Radio Shootout will fit the bill. One of those is your CCPocket-- which I agree isn't exactly i

With nasty weather forecast for 3 out of 4 days I knew that the latest DXing trip to Manzanita, Oregon would never be boring! The weather was indeed the most severe ever faced during ocean cliff live

Paul Walker is indeed the Master of live FSL DXing in subzero temperatures, but the Rockwork cliff in Oregon has far more tricks up its sleeve to put Extreme DXers to the test! This video shows the hi

Those are awesome DXing results, Peter! Good luck tracking down more long range DX on your barefoot XHDATA D-808. 73, Gary DeBock (N7EKX) Ultralight Group Co-Founder Puyallup, WA, USA

Thanks Tom (and Paul), Your interest is appreciated! 73, Gary

Hi Dave, Hmm-- very interesting! My D-808 manual says nothing about a squelch capability, so apparently not all D-808 manuals are created equal. I'm current on an ocean coast DXpedition and unable to

Thanks Tom, I would be highly honored to share this XHDATA D-808 review with your subscribers, as well as the full 2021 Shootout review later on. Your interest is greatly appreciated! 73, Gary DeBock

For those of you not on Facebook, there will be a 2021 Ultralight Radio Shootout completed soon, providing extensive reviews of the XHDATA D-808, the Radiwow R-108, the C. Crane Skywave, the Tecsun PL

Congratulations, Jorge! These are the same ferrite rods used in the "Paul Walker variant" 5 inch (12.7cm) diameter FSL currently being used in McGrath, Alaska (design photo attached). Gary DeBock (in

Welcome back to the group, Alex! Yes, the SRF-29, 39, 49 and 59 series of analog Ultralights have been discontinued by Sony for quite a while. Occasionally NOS units will show up on eBay, though, with

Hello Jorge, Thank you for your excellent comments! Our Ultralight radio group has always tried to be as inclusive as possible, and we have always welcomed DXing reports with any size of portable, not

Hi Alex, Welcome back to the group! Paul's explanation is accurate-- because of a lack of volunteers the Classifications Committee has been in limbo for years, and the list of officially accepted Ultr

Nice logging, Paul! Your peak time for tracking down Kiwi signals should be around your local sunset, especially if you can manage to try this on an eastern Tasmanian ocean beach. You'll probably find

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Hello Jock, Welcome to the group, and thanks for your introduction! Detailed comparison reviews between stock (or modified) Ultralight radios and full-sized portables are kind of rare, but Jay Allen h