I'm really spoiled by all of the wonderfulness of the past three weeks.
This morning the low band was quite a bit below average, with CC
dominating, but most of the JJ Big Guns sort of slinking into the
picture, too. The high band was pretty dismal, with one of the only
really useable audios be
Things were pretty much back to what my idea is of "normal" this AM,
with the JJs a bit elevated from that and most of the CCs down from
"normal" just a bit. There were a few items of special interest:
810 was Chinese for a while and then Radio Rossii a bit later, both
in the phase null of KGO
TPs were fair to poor early and about average in the first half of
dawn enhancement. The season for Japanese is clearly over the Big
Guns were slinking around at somewhat reduced levels, but none of the
second tier stations were there (This has been the case for several
weeks.) The Chinese
Wednesday was my travel day from Orcas Island to Grayland. Rain some
fog and numerous accidents in the Seattle area forced me to divert
widely around the metropolitan area, and take an additional ferry to
get here. A normal 6 hour trip became a low stress eight plus
hours. The travel delay and
Friends,
Got back from Grayland last night. I was able to
download at the Local Bar and Grill on Friday and
Saturday noons, but had problems (that I did not
realize) uploading. So, I've pasted and edited
my uploads into a four day narrative that also
includes the more interesting loggings.
Conditions 90 minutes before dawn were abysmal... worst in a couple
of months, but it did get spottily better during dawn enhancement.
There has to be something going on with the sun... really weird
conditions. It was as if it was trying to be a really good Japanese
morning and there just wasn'
Wow, what a difference a few miles makes (in the case of the Victoria
Three, its about 15 miles)!!!
This morning here was about as good as I remember the BEST days from
a month ago, and I've got the recordings to prove it. I made an
early run at 1315, 90 minutes before dawn, and already things
TPs this morning were good, not great at 90 minutes before
sun-up, the Japanese were quite decent, but it is too late in the
season for them to get a boost at dawn they are already fading
down well before that starts. Note Dennis' comment from today:
"Listened from 1230-1405 ut. Better
With all of the TA action from here in the Pacific NW last night,
like some others, I was CERTAIN that the TPs would be rolling in this
morning. I got up especially early: 1200 UT for dawn at 1445 hey,
I'm leaving the Northwest in a week... gotta get all of the gusto!
Like most others, I wa
Really sorry to hear how horrible things were for the rest of the TP
regulars on here... It wasn't that bad here not great, but not
that bad at dawn enhancement.
Happily, I decided to forego my 3 hour before dawn start, though
when I did hit the dials at 1345, 70 minutes before sun-up,
Was up early, again and the first run at 1300 (2 hours before dawn)
was VERY promising and actually better than the early run
yesterday. Had useable audio from China on 639, 756, 918, 963, 1017
and 1377. Those were joined by Vietnam 675, Japan 747 and 774, Korea
1188 and the usuals on 1566 and
Bill Harms wrote:
John, I am curious about the Korean on 873. do you have a clip of it?
According to my Japanese DXer friends, North Korea is not on that
frequency. Neither is South Korea. Is this a PRC station running Korean?
Bill, I confess that I pretty much blow the Koreans off I have
Was up early again and things were really hopping at 1300 (dawn
1500UT). Both low and high band were active and as far as audio
was concerned, there were a few of the Big Gun Japanese who joined
the Chinese at being active early. I was expecting a wonderful dawn
and didn't get it. At dawn
Man, this hobby is beguiling...
Yesterday, most of my TP compatriots were waxing poetic about the
wonderful morning and mine was good but nothing really to write home
about. This morning, most folks reporting so far are describing a
mediocre morning and I had the best one that I've had in thre
Sorry,
Patrick was entirely correct, as usual. It was not CFRN that I was
listening to in Hindi on 990... Twas most likely CBW in Winnepeg
because it WAS on 990. Could have been Fiji, I guess, tho I don't
see one in PAL (my eyes aren't too good any more, either!)
I'm pretty sure it was CB
Was at the dials from 1300 to 1530, with breaks along the way. Dawn
about 1505. Early, things were decent and a bit more Japanese than
the last several mornings. Nothing new, different or especially
strong except a momentary thrill on 990 early. There, on the
northwesterly lobe of the Wellbroo
At 1300, two hours before LSR (1510), the band was hopping. The JJs
were better than yesterday morning, though still not great. On
average, the Chinese weren't as strong as they have been (early) but
many were there in audio. At dawn, as has been usual lately, there
wasn't that much improvement
I heard mention, some time ago, of an internet group that was
dedicated to graveyard channel DXing and which picked out one
frequency each weekend for a contest among themselves. Since I've
not DXed domestic stations since about February 1960, and I'm heading
back to our winter home in Oklahom
I had a late night last night and, happily, was at the dial only one
hour before dawn. TP conditions were very poor then and actually got
worse, overall, at dawn.
I had about 25 in some forem of audio, but it was almost all at the
mumble level. Early, I could ID the language on 747, 774 (the
This morning was somewhat improved from yesterday, but still poor, by
any standards. Both early and at dawn, the band was fairly well
populated with fairly strong hets, about half of which were putting
in the very weakest possible threshold audio. Only 11 stations rose
to very marginal "languag
Since this AM was my last one to DX here until mid-May, I got up at
4:30 local time (sunrise 7:15 AM) to get the last bit of gusto before
we head back to OKlahoma. My efforts were rewarded with pretty darn
decent conditions, even that early. I had at least mumble-level audio
on virtually every
Friends,
Our leave-taking from Orcas Island, WA was delayed about 12 hours
last Monday due to 90+mph winds, power outages and a totally messed
up ferry schedule (hey, 90 mph winds will DO that!) However, after a
rocky start, it was smooth sailing across the Great Basin and down
the Prairie to
My oh MY Yahoo! I never expected CBC to give up their
marvelous West Coast Anchor, CBU, the Mighty 690. AM is truly being
shoved into the dustbin of history in Canada. When we are on Orcas
Island, the towers of both AM 600 and 690 are line of sight from my
antennas across twenty miles
At 06:36 PM 12/30/2007 +, you wrote:
>2) Which DX accomplishments would you like to see rewarded? (Number of
>states heard, number of TA or
> TP contacts, number of countries heard, etc)
>
>3) What kind of rewards should we offer? (paper certificates or actual
>Ultralight radios)
AWAR
Colin mentioned using his fine site for a UltraLight Forum or that he
could assist with the formation of an UltraLight Yahoo e-group, if
there is appropriate interest. I hate to see the UltraLighters
abandon the IRCA list, because it has been great to talk
enthusiastically about something and
Man oh MAN, I love Gil Stacy's contest ideas Especially the 4
hour period that he described and limiting it to two categories:
SRF-59 barefoot and SRF-59 Super Modified. This won't be the last
contest, merely the first. Why not start small and simple and learn
from that??? Other contest
Because of my research and writing about Trans-Oceanics and the
history of Zenith Radio Corporation, I'm particularly sensitive to
the concept of "Firsts." It was a big deal in the 20s and 30s: First
AC set, First Portable Radio, First Trans-Continental Reception, etc.
I think that we need the s
Thanks to Brett... and by remote, Gil, for contributions to the
Firsts List. Gary DeB, could you please give me the date of your
first JJ reception? I'm going to keep dates, but not time, unless
that becomes relevant in a particular logging.
Some unilateral definitions:
Since we are restri
Gee,
This thing really is a runnaway train! GREAT.
Several thoughts on Firsts and Records:
First, DENNIS, thank you for the response. DON'T THROW THOSE NON-59
RECORDS AWAY, P*L*E*A*S*E!!! As soon as we get a definition of
just what an UltraLight really is, I'll be expanding the list to
UltraLight MWDXing
(currently SRF-59 records only)
Firsts and Records
Firsts
First Transoceanic Reception from North America:
Gary DeBock, Seattle, WA JOIB-747 Sapporo, Japan, 11/20/2007
First TP from North America:
Gary DeBock, Seattle, WA JOIB-747 Sapporo, Japan, 11/
I had explained privately to Kevin S, that I his Bainbridge Island WA
to Turks and Caicos logging did not qualify for one of the awards
because I did not want to get in the business of defining just which
island groups were WITHIN North America and which were not. If T&C
is in North America
Hey, Mike...
Great work on the improved selectivity of the M37V I'm sure that
it will qualify as an Ultralight and there are VERY FEW record
holders in the "Super Modified" class right now. Go to work with
that hummer and keep good records for a week or ten days until we can
sort this o
Gary,
I'd just been thinking about finding some precedent for where Aruba
and Bahamas are, continentally... I was going to suggest the
governing body of aviation records as they are very serious about
transcontinental records... They would rule with me, for the hard
continental boundaries...
At 05:35 AM 1/3/2008 +, you wrote:
>You guys might want to check the IRCA Countries List, which last
>appeared in DX Monitor a couple months back. It even lists the
>continent each country is *on* (including island countries).
>
>My goodness, I've been editing the bloody thing for several y
The Countries List is posted on line at
http://geocities.com/amlogbook/newmembers/country.htm
It was last updated in 2004, when I was sent a copy...
regards, Lee
Lee F, THANKS I haven't really paid much attention to the IRCA
country list, because I count countries my own way and don'
Fabulous, Rob... do you take time to eat and go to the toilet??? :>)
No kidding, what a great record! Please think
about submitting some of these catches for the
UltraLight Records. I'm in the process of
reorganizing them and will put up a posting in
the next 36 hours. You've surely set the
I'd like to recommend a simple device that I built 8 or 9 years ago
that has been my most useful piece of peripheral equipment. Its three
switches and four audio output ports (RCA or 1/8" phone jacks)
mounted in a small box. What this simple circuit does is take two
monaural audio inputs and
I've never before concerned myself much about accurate distance
calculation between cities and towns in the Western Hemisphere.
is there an especially easy calculator for stuff within the US and
Canada??? Is there any semi-easy one that will do things like
measure the distance from Bainb
George!
GREAT GOING with the UltraLights. I hope that you kept decent log
book details! Please consider submitting some of those loggings for
our "Firsts and Records" List. I'm sure that you hold some of the records.
There will be more details about submissions for records up today,
along wi
Rob,
Thanks for the tip on the MFJ unit... I wasn.t aware of it. It does
do the same thing, but the e-ham reviews question the reliability of
some fairly cheap switches. For those who are really short of radio
time or who shy away from even simple construction, the MFJ unit
might be the way
I just officially joined the DXer.ca (dead easy!!!) and went to the
new UltraLight upload/download area that Colin has established for us
(THANK YOU, SIR):
http://www.dxer.ca/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,87/Itemid,77/
or http://tinyurl.com/36t32o
I found a couple of things t
If you wish to to have a logging(s) considered for a particular
Record or First with an UltraLight receiver, please submit them in an
e-mail that is specific for that purpose and has some title similar
to " Submission for UltraLight Record." I don't read every e-mail
that is uploaded to IRCA
Here is the "Firsts" list as of January 5th. The distance Records
portion will be uploaded in two or three hours.
Let me know of errors, omissions and new loggings! Thanks!
UltraLight MWDXing
(currently SRF-59 records only)
Firsts
Firsts
First Transoceanic Reception from North America:
As you will note, giving Colin Newell belated but very appropriate
credit for the first reception of RVC on Nov 28th (from Victoria, BC)
caused some receptions, previously thought to be Firsts to be
deleted. There were several changes and editions, too, when we
adopted the official IRCA Country
Please look this list over carefully. You will note that, as with
the Firsts list, the Records list is limited to DXers living in North
America. Allowing DXers world-wide to participate in at least the
"World-wide Receptions" category might be a good thing. However, it
may also add a level o
Excellent article, Gil!!! And the illustrations are truly worth1000
words. One thing that you didn't mention (or maybe I missed) is how
the outboard ferrite bar affects the vaunted nulling ability of the
'59. Better, worse, the same? I'm sure it would be an intuitive
judgement at this point,
FOR MR. NEW AND OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE MISSED THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT I
SENT IT OUT:
If you wish to to have a logging(s) considered for a particular
Record or First with an UltraLight receiver, please submit them in an
e-mail that is specific for that purpose and has some title similar
to " Subm
Great catch, Dennis
Were you using the '59 or one of your others You ARE keeping a
list of loggings for the other radios... for submission for Firsts
and Records after the Technical Certification process, yes
John B.
At 11:20 PM 1/6/2008 +, you wrote:
>Happy Sunday,
>
>A per
Excellent John, you'll be supplanting Pete
Taylor's initial 250 watt record.
Thanks
John B.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods)
Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini-Bev, Wellbrook Phased Array (pre-production version)
At 09:02 PM 1/6/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>
Excellent way to go at it, Dennis That kind of log makes it very
easy for me!
Why I asked about the WBBM Log is that I think that might be the
first logging from the West Coast of a station east of the
Mississippi. Since this is a domestic record only, the loggings of
RVC don't count for
Thanks to everyone who made suggestions of distance calculators
it does appear that international distance records are a bit tough to
calculate, especially for small-town transmitter sites.
On the domestic side, though, I'd like to recommend a site that I was
introduced to through the Gra
Allen,
Those are super logs PLEASE KEEP UP WITH THEM. Right now, our
UltraLight Firsts and Records list is limited to receptions with the
SRF-59 this is just until our Technical Committee establishes a
working definition of what the heck an UltraLight is and then
Vets some radio m
There have not been many changes in the "Firsts" area these last 48
hours, but we've had several additions to the Record Distances, so
here is the current list.
I know that the word wrap and elimination of BOLD and other
formatting on IRCA makes this list hard to read. Colin Newell and I
are
Its in the list, Dennis Congratulations and THANKS!!!
John B.
At 01:07 AM 1/8/2008 +, you wrote:
>Pat,
>
>Had the SRF-59 on 1630 late last night and had the religious
>programming on and could never get an ID. Spent about 45 minutes of
>the frequency.
>
>Dennis,
>Vancouver, WA
>
>-
Congratulations, Nigel (your RAT!)
"Great accomplishment!" is one of my thoughts as I look northward and
turn green with envy!
John B.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods)
Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini-Bev, Wellbrook Phased Array (pre-production version)
At
Last night at 8:00, I checked into the hospital for a long-scheduled
overnight stay for tests related to sleep disturbances, etc. I've
done this once before since we have been back in Oklahoma. They
connect about 20 sensors to various parts of your body and you go to
bed in what looks like a
Dennis,
Will you please submit the KCJJ log for Firsts and Records??? Since
there was no reference to Ultralights, I almost missed the notes on
this wonderful catch entirely.
Thanks!
John B.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods)
Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini-B
Excellent work, Gil I'd kind of been wondering about that and
also the related boost that one sometimes gets on a AM car radio
driving under some (but not all) power lines. The next time that
happens, I'm gonna try DXing with an Ultralight from there.
With your discovery, I can just see the
Dennis,
I'm sorry, I caused you some extra work for nothing. The 1000 watt
record is currently held by Kevin S. for Brownsville, TX at 2016
miles. Oddly enough, the 10,000 watt record (daytime power of both
Brownsville and Iowa City) is under 1000 miles and either of you
would have qualified
Dennis...
As far as UltraLight Records are concerned, receptions with ANY
certified (a.k.a. "approved") Ultralight may be used to set Firsts or
Distance Records. When you make a submission to me for the list, you
do need to tell me the radio used and whether it is barefoot or super-modified.
Folks,
Now that we have 14 radios officially recognized as UltraLights, now
is the time to send in all of those back loggings to be retroactively
added to the UltraLights Firsts and Records. The playing field is
level and your loggings will count and could even supplant current
Firsts and Re
Well,
It should be obvious that I hit the wrong button and managed to
embarrass Colin Newell and myself both. Gee whiz, I'm sorry for the
trouble to all concerned.
I was even slow and careful just don't handle computers well.
SORRY, COLIN!
John B.
At 12:18 PM 1/11/2008 -0600, you wr
Colin,
I've not heard from you in response to my note asking for your phone
number and whether I could call you this weekend. I fear that I may
have (completely unintentionally) hurt your feelings related to the
mechanics of putting the Ultralight Firsts and Records list on
DXer.ca. For whate
Dennis,
Someone, maybe it was Kevin S or Colin, said that we not only needed
to have our Definitions Committee work on what is "barefoot," but we
should also define "bare handed!" They were kiddin' and so am I
:>) You might learn to play the '59 like a Therimin...
John B.
At 02:40 AM 1/
Folks,
After the Definitions Committee approved their first wave of radios
acceptable as ultralight radios for use in records, awards, contests,
etc., I expected to be flooded with submissions for Firsts and
Records. Not so in the first three or four days I've received NONE!
Possib
I've done some more thinking about my personal feelings related to
Ultra-Terminology. Like a lot of things, there are quite a few
viewpoints on our terminology and quite a bit of merit in many of
them. I do think that Colin is right to be concerned about this
issue for use in FORMAL communi
One of the first things that I thought about when Gary first infected
me with this disease was inductively coupling a major piece of
ferrite, possibly tuned, to one of these little beauties. Gil Stacy
has already done that, of course, and has uploaded a very nice
article to Ultralight Radio
Great comparison, Bruce and most helpful for those of us
contemplating going digital dial. My DT-210VX should be here Monday.
John B.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods)
Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini-Bev, Wellbrook Phased Array (pre-production version)
I'll be publishing an updated List here and in the IRCA bulletin in
less than 48 hours. However, anyone that would like a pdf of the
current standings can send me an e-mail at by personal address
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll send you a pdf of the list by near
automated return. Please do not re
Folks,
The article that describes Bill Bowers and me designing and building
a series of Very Large Ferrite Loop Antennas is now available in the
Ultralight Files area:
http://www.dxer.ca/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,87/Itemid,77/
You might want to read this if you are contemp
t;Inquiring minds like to know these things
>
>73 de Joe Miller, KJ8O
>
>
>
>--- "John H. Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > Now that we have 14 radios officially recognized as
> > UltraLights
GAD!!! Gil, they sure did fall thru the cracks I never saw
them. Please resend them to me ASAP. I'll start instantly replying
to Official submissions.
Sorry for the foul/fowl-up!
John B.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods)
Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini
We've had quite a bit of activity in the past week and have blown
away several records including, the Top of the Heap, the World
Ultralight DXing Distance Record. That was held for over a month by
our illustrious Ultrafounder, Gary DeBock 5201 miles from
Puyallup, WA to HLCA-972, Dangjin
I swore that I was going to leave you guys alone about Firsts and
Records for a few days, but, gee,
Allen Willie and his magic SRF-M37V just checked in with loggings,
barefoot, from St. John's Newfoundland to Sweden, Spain, Kuwait,
Monaco and Luxembourg. That's five new country Firsts and our
Hey,
This is fabulous, we could have a niche-niche hobby restricted to
clear plastic see-through Ultralight radios! I'm also happy to learn
that I can DX behind bars, if they ever catch up with me though I
worry about the RF environment and my choice of room mates.
I really never would ha
Rob,
The subscription site, 100,000 watts shows then
at 500w nights. Usually, I'd say that we gotta
count them as 500w. However, they are also listed
as directional and the NRC Night Time Pattern
Book shows then as directional due East. I don't
know what to tell ya about that.
John B.
Wow, my guess is that we will never have another week with this many
Ultralight Firsts established. We've added TWO CONTINENTS and more
than a dozen countries to the list in the last seven days.
The list has just been uploaded to the Ultralight Files Area of
www.dxer.ca for your use. Look at
No, my TP was with a replica of a vintage 1-tube regenerative set.
Its dead easy to go TP with a so-called 1AD (one-active-device.) One
of the xtal set guys is in Hawaii with a crystal set the size of
a desk top and he routinely DXes our West Coast. I see no reason at
all why a crystal set
We continue to get a flurry of new Firsts into the list, along with a
new over all distance record and new ones at 5000 and 500 watts, as
well... The List will be officially updated and published next Monday
morning. In the meantime, I thought you might like an easy reference
for the Western
Even though I have not DXed domestic MW signals from here since 1960
(DXed here as a kid), I still know the dial fairly well and don't
have too much difficulty figgerin out where I am on the dial of my
trusty '59 BUT there are two circumstances where I really need
some outboard help. The
At 12:16 PM 1/23/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>Wouldn't it be simpler just to find the parallel program on the
>SRF-M37V? That's what I'd do ... unless we collectively determined
>it to be un-kosher.
>
>Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon
John, it might be on channels where there was actual programming.
However
Man oh man!!!
If you have any interest in modern AM broadcasting in the Pacific,
this is the article to read. Very well done and with beautiful
pictures, BUT very depressing from a DXer's point of view.
We've been wondering of late how come we hear so very few DX signals
from the islands "out
Hey, Dennis,
That HLAZ is a new world distance record in the Super Modified
class how 'bout submitting it to me, with distance???
BIG Congratulations!
John B.
At 01:59 PM 1/24/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Dennis,
>
> Congratulations on your receptions of HLAZ-1566, using your SRF-39FP
Patrick, you did not mention Tuvalu or Vanuatu, both of which I
have I'll bet that you have Vanuatu, but could it be that you
never heard Tuvalu?? It would make my day to ave one that you DON'T
:>) Almost always, the count is vastly the other way, of course.
John B.
At 10:48 AM 1/24/2
Wow, Patrick,
I hang my head... that is a fabulous list. And I guess that I'm
happy to have one QSL, Kosrae, that you do not... it took a prepared
card and letter, but I guess that I got lucky. Speaking of
persistence, I've been running in the 90 percent bracket for eventual
reply rate, but
Barry,
Please don't drop the discussion your expertise is very valuable
to all of us. I have to remind myself time-after-time that we are
all working with a very limited medium here on the internet. Tone of
voice is SO important in human communications and this durn keyboard
robs us of:
Kevin,
Kazaross has been the most active experimenting with BOGs for
about the last two years. Most of his BOGs now tend to be in the 400
to 600 foot range, as I remember. However, I think that he started
out at about 200 or maybe even less. Laying on the ground tends to
make the thing
Hey,
There have been so many new Firsts and records this week that I
couldn't get them all entered tonight. We've several new distance
records, with Allen Willie setting a new overall record with Radio
Farda or was it Dennis Vroom with HLAZ??? Stay tuned to find
out. Willie sent in a
A new version of the Ultralight Records and Firsts has just been
posted on DXer.ca at the usual place in the Ultralight Files Here is the URL
http://www.dxer.ca/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,87/Itemid,77/
Things have been hopping... There were so many changes this week,
that I
Congratulations on station #300, Rob. How many were total new
logs? 10 percent?? 5 percent???
A monumental achievement, for sure!
John B.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods)
Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini-Bev, Wellbrook Phased Array (pre-production version
Friends,
Gil Stacy and I, along with several others have been contemplating
organizing a fun event... simultaneous DXing... in the near
future. Gil and I became the committee that organized it. The
following announcement should be spread far and wide. We hope that
most of you will seriously
Guy Atkins reported a failure (generated interference) recording the
output of an Ultralight using his otherwise very nice MP3
player/recorder, the iRiver X20. Recording has become such an
important dimension of our hobby over the last twenty years or so
that I'm a bit concerned. Guy, did y
Since we have pushed the Ultralight distance records out so far so
fast, and since even the UN and the ARRL run out of new countries at
some point, I thought that this might be the first week with no
changes in the records... or maybe only a minor one, or two. NOT SO, BUNKIE!
Kevin Schanilec,
Thanks to everyone who uploaded to this subject I learned a great
deal I'll report my successes and failures.
John B.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods)
Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini-Bev, Wellbrook Phased Array (pre-production version)
_
What a shame I can't understand anyone objecting to a bunch of
folks simply having fun. Really glad that you had back-ups, Colin!
Some of that stuff (articles) is priceless.
John B.
At 10:45 AM 2/6/2008 -0800, you wrote:
>Sadly, the DXer.ca file area for Ultra-light radio stuff was
>t
I had been planning on waiting until I return to the Northwest in May
to really "get serious" about Ultralight DXing. However, the upcoming
Ultralight DX Sprint at the end of the month was just too attractive
and I got sucked in early. I decided to lay a foundation for my
Ultralighting by ID
Thanks, Gary,
I think that I understand... I'll report on my mods, too. I really
do think that there is easily improvement possible in many aspects of
the Performance of Ultralights.. and I think that a lot of it is
accessible to people like me, without complete technical competency
AND/OR wi
The Definitions Committee was called into action to more precisely
define the erh, ah, limits of the Unlimited Class of Ultralight
Radios for the purposes of the Firsts and Records List and the
upcoming DX Sprint. Some very creative folks had even thought of
using the ULr simply to tune the IF
This week, Allen Willie of St. Johns has added two more Country
Firsts to his long list: Portugal-1035 and Switzerland-765. I keep
thinking that he will completely run out of countries at some point,
but it sure isn't yet! Great going, Allen!
I've finally added a few distance records myself
I started out holding my Ultralights horizontally and progressed from
that to the turntable that I've mentioned. I've tried tilting things
to improve a null several times and have not had much success. I
think that I remember that Gary DeB holds his Ultras vertically
and finds tilting q
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