Hi group! Visiting the Amidon home page, I noticed that they now offer a 12" ferrite rod in 61-material. Price is 95 bucks. Anywone in the group who tried to hotrod a PL-380 or CC Skywave using this r

Group, It's been a while since my last posting here. Due to work and other obligations, I've been too busy to compile my loogings made in late August and onwards. Anyhow, here's a few (and very happy

Thanks, Gary! Well, I'm planning to visit the "DX-caravan" for some more Hardcore UL_DXing the next following 3 or 4 weekends. Hopefully the "Propagation-Gods" will be on my side. Regarding Mayotte; t

They're all welcome! Anyone who likes to try some UL-DXing "arctic style" while the winter storms are roaring outside the caravan, are most welcome to do so. The caravan is actually guyed and anchored

Hi group! Spent a few days in my "DX-caravan", south of Vardo in Arctic Norway. Up here, we are definetely approaching autumn conditions, and already now the MW-band is opening up with signals from As

Group, Here's a few "vacation style" loggings from the last week of July. Was visiting a cabin, out in the woods, some 100 km north-west of Oslo. Receiver: PL-380 (supercharged) Antenna: Quantum QX (i

Well, it's still an UNID. Got nothing that sound like an ID, but it might have been a RFI-relay, which in that case indicates Mayotte. However, Mayotte was logged in Finnish Lapland (Aihkiniemi, some

Hi all! Yet two more evenings in the "DX-caravan", out of town, at the Barents Seashore. Some quite interesting loggings this time; RTA Kabul on 1107 kHz and again Radio Free Africa in Mwanza, Tanzani

Please excuse my ignorance - but is this really interesting? can we obtain any "practical benefits" with this knowledge? just wondering... Hans / LA2MOA Vardo island, Arctic Norway

Many thanks, Gary! Yes, I've been following your last expedition to Rockwork 4 closely, and been studying your logs with envy, hi! I must admit, that DXing the mediumwave band in the beginning and mid

Hi again! Well, I couldn't resist the temptation to pay another visit to my "DX Caravan", located some 30 km south of Vardo island, on the mainland, about 200 meters from the Komgvaer River. A very ni

Hi Group! Last weekend I went out to my "DX-camper" located some 30 km south of Vardo, on the mainland. Armed with my Supercharged PL-380 and my 12" x 7,5" FSL, I didn't have any great expectations bu

...by the way, the seller of this particular ferrite rods is mkmak222, well known for selling litz wire by the foot for various FSL-projects... And, I did order one of these 7.5" ferrite rods... :) 73

Hi all! Found a guy who are selling these ferrite rods on eBay at a fair price. It's said that one can reach a much higher Q-value using these rods. Anyone inthe group who has tried "supercharging" a

Good catch, Allen! I have a Sony SRF-M37W as well. Maybe I should try it out when the MW-season starts up here. We'll still have midnight sun for yet another month up here, but in he end of July/begin

Hi Gary! Now, that's what UL-DXing all about! Experimenting, and having fun! I'm sure that your setup works excellent, when used in a QRM-free location! 73! Hans / LA2MOA Vardo island, Arctic Norway

Together with my CC Skywave, I received a pair of "CC Buds" - and I love them! Excellent earbuds! They are retailed for US$12.95, according to the latest C Crane catalogue. 73! Hans / LA2MOA Vardo isl

HI Jay! Agrree! But if you follow the thread to it's original message you'll find that I was answering a question whether the AN-200 was a suitable loop in combination with the Sony SRF-59 pocket rece

Hi Erik! Hi Erik! Very interesting ideed! Maybe I should grab one of these DX-loops from PK-antennas before next season starts. Seems to be a good antenna. One can never have too many AM-loops in the

Hi Everett! The FSL is just awesome, and works amazingly well! I also found out that it's an excellent performer also in the longwave band, and your design with switchable LW and MW-coils is nothing b