Good Morning,

It was quite obvious at first check (1315) that last night's great
TA
conditions had somehow fizzled out, at least at this modest DX location.
The
powerhouses and a few other seasonal powers had good audio, but there
were
only anemic carriers on the other frequencies I was chasing (945,1035,
1143,
etc.), so I decided to try for a new kind of thrill.

JOAK-594 was booming in at 1349, so I grabbed the smallest
Ultralight
on the planet, the 1.19" loopstick Sony SRF-S84 (1.4 ounces). The radio
practically looks like an attachment to the headphone plug. Anyway, after
some
serious tuning and nulling of CKBD-600, I had a decent heterodyne on the
ultra-tiny radio, and proceeded to wait for the TP signal to come up. It
finally
did! JOAK-594 was received at my very modest, salt-water free location
on the
smallest Ultralight on the planet. What a thrill!

Which points out the biggest advantage of Ultralight DXing-- you can
choose your own challenge level, from the "full pachage" modified E100
(with
performance exceeding that of a stock ICF-2010 or E1) down to the
microscopic
SRF-S84, which forces you to use all your DXing skill for the strongest
of
TP's. What a great new way to enjoy a great hobby!

73, Gary



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