Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

[James Niven]

Russ/Bill,

This sounds like the model I need to buy, it will do the job nicely.
Thanks to all for the emails.

James Niven
Austin, Texas


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Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 4:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

I use something very similar to the Alpha-Delta, although I don't recall
right now the name of the maker. Most of my cables are PL-259/SO-239 as that
is what I had used for my amateur operations as well. For the LBI
DXpedition, I have also accumulated a number of adapters.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
Grid FN20id


AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip
FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun
PL-310 ( 2); modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15'; Grundig G8 w/whip;
modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip


On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:

> James, I use the Alpha-Delta Model Delta-4 coax switch.  The only 
> drawback for me is that I have to add SO-239 to BNC adapters, as all 
> my coax is BNC.  Thankfully, over the years, I accumulated plenty of 
> them.  It's nice, very sturdy, and can be "turned off", by the center 
> click.  It claims to be a surge protector as well, although I'm not 
> sure how much I'd trust it for those purposes.  I've had many others 
> over the years.  Seems like at Hamfests, it's always easy to find the 
> rotary variety (they're circular) with, I believe 5 or 6 inputs 
> available.  Building your own can be done, but seems like a lot of 
> trouble when there are so many commercially available, and on the used
market.  Here's the one I'm talking about:
>
> http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/alf-delta-4b
>
> 73,...Walt
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 9:23 PM, James Niven  wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am curious as to what other DXers use to switch between several
> different
> > antennas. I have 4 different antennas here and looking for a 
> > suitable why to switch between them.
> >
> > I found this link
> > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/selector.html 
> > which allows for two antenna operation, but wish to home make a 
> > selector for 4
> antennas.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > James Niven
> >
> > Austin, Texas
> >
> >
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Jan 31 2105 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 January follow.
Solar flux 101 and estimated planetary A-index 8.
The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 31 January was 2.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 30   30   30   30   30   30   31   31   31   31   31   31   31   31
UTC  0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100
SFlx 107  107  107  107  107  105  105  105  105  105  105  105  105  101
A-in 33333433333338
K-in 01101112232222
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Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

[Bill Block]

James, I use the Delta-4 made by Alpha Delta as I also have 4 antennas and it 
has been working well for the last 6 years.

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[IRCA] Antenna Selectors

[James Niven]

Hi,

 

I am curious as to what other DXers use to switch between several different
antennas. I have 4 different antennas here and looking for a suitable why to
switch between them.

I found this link
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/selector.html which allows
for two antenna operation, but wish to home make a selector for 4 antennas.

 

Thanks

 

James Niven

Austin, Texas

 



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Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

[Walter Salmaniw]

James, I use the Alpha-Delta Model Delta-4 coax switch.  The only drawback
for me is that I have to add SO-239 to BNC adapters, as all my coax is
BNC.  Thankfully, over the years, I accumulated plenty of them.  It's nice,
very sturdy, and can be "turned off", by the center click.  It claims to be
a surge protector as well, although I'm not sure how much I'd trust it for
those purposes.  I've had many others over the years.  Seems like at
Hamfests, it's always easy to find the rotary variety (they're circular)
with, I believe 5 or 6 inputs available.  Building your own can be done,
but seems like a lot of trouble when there are so many commercially
available, and on the used market.  Here's the one I'm talking about:

http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/alf-delta-4b

73,...Walt

On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 9:23 PM, James Niven  wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
>
> I am curious as to what other DXers use to switch between several different
> antennas. I have 4 different antennas here and looking for a suitable why
> to
> switch between them.
>
> I found this link
> http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/selector.html which
> allows
> for two antenna operation, but wish to home make a selector for 4 antennas.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> James Niven
>
> Austin, Texas
>
>
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

[Russ Edmunds]

I use something very similar to the Alpha-Delta, although I don't recall
right now the name of the maker. Most of my cables are PL-259/SO-239 as
that is what I had used for my amateur operations as well. For the LBI
DXpedition, I have also accumulated a number of adapters.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
Grid FN20id


AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip
FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2);
modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15';
Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip


On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:

> James, I use the Alpha-Delta Model Delta-4 coax switch.  The only drawback
> for me is that I have to add SO-239 to BNC adapters, as all my coax is
> BNC.  Thankfully, over the years, I accumulated plenty of them.  It's nice,
> very sturdy, and can be "turned off", by the center click.  It claims to be
> a surge protector as well, although I'm not sure how much I'd trust it for
> those purposes.  I've had many others over the years.  Seems like at
> Hamfests, it's always easy to find the rotary variety (they're circular)
> with, I believe 5 or 6 inputs available.  Building your own can be done,
> but seems like a lot of trouble when there are so many commercially
> available, and on the used market.  Here's the one I'm talking about:
>
> http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/alf-delta-4b
>
> 73,...Walt
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 9:23 PM, James Niven  wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am curious as to what other DXers use to switch between several
> different
> > antennas. I have 4 different antennas here and looking for a suitable why
> > to
> > switch between them.
> >
> > I found this link
> > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/selector.html which
> > allows
> > for two antenna operation, but wish to home make a selector for 4
> antennas.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > James Niven
> >
> > Austin, Texas
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

[James Niven]

Thanks Walt for your recommendation, I viewed the link and I like the model.

James Niven
Austin, Texas

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Salmaniw
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 3:40 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

James, I use the Alpha-Delta Model Delta-4 coax switch.  The only drawback
for me is that I have to add SO-239 to BNC adapters, as all my coax is BNC.
Thankfully, over the years, I accumulated plenty of them.  It's nice, very
sturdy, and can be "turned off", by the center click.  It claims to be a
surge protector as well, although I'm not sure how much I'd trust it for
those purposes.  I've had many others over the years.  Seems like at
Hamfests, it's always easy to find the rotary variety (they're circular)
with, I believe 5 or 6 inputs available.  Building your own can be done, but
seems like a lot of trouble when there are so many commercially available,
and on the used market.  Here's the one I'm talking about:

http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/alf-delta-4b

73,...Walt

On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 9:23 PM, James Niven  wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
>
> I am curious as to what other DXers use to switch between several 
> different antennas. I have 4 different antennas here and looking for a 
> suitable why to switch between them.
>
> I found this link
> http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/selector.html which 
> allows for two antenna operation, but wish to home make a selector for 
> 4 antennas.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> James Niven
>
> Austin, Texas
>
>
>
>
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[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 31 January 2016

[Nigel Pimblett]

 I can't say I didn't expect it, but this morning was a bit dropoff 
after the interesting morning yesterday.   Tuned in around the same 
time, 1440, and VOA on 1575 had fair audio.  The only other audio though 
was CNR1 on 1593, and it was pretty marginal.  Things went quickly 
downhill from there, with the last of the VOA audio noted at 1450.





73,

Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, AB
Perseus SDR & Wellbrook Phased Array
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Feb 01 0005 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 January follow.
Solar flux 101 and estimated planetary A-index 10.
The estimated planetary K-index at  UTC on 01 February was 4.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 30   30   30   30   30   31   31   31   31   31   31   31   31   01
UTC  0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 
SFlx 107  107  107  107  105  105  105  105  105  105  105  105  101  101
A-in 333343333333810
K-in 11011122322224
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Re: [IRCA] TP 31 Jan Victoria version

[Walter Salmaniw]

Nick, I got up early this morning for the action, and to see if I could
hear reactivated PNG Bougainville on 6020 and 3325.  Alas, MW was terrible,
as you observed, and PNG was not active, unlike the previous morning :-(
Walt Salmaniw

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 4:57 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> A very poor morning indeed. Exactly two audios over a two+ hour period.
>
>
>
>
> pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at
> least briefly):
>
> nope
>
>
>
>
> Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it understandable
> by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):
>
>
> 1575 woman in SE Asian language 1528UT, a few notes of Yankee Doodle at
> 1529UT, and Voice of America ID by man
>
>
>
>
> not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise
> could be understood by a native speaker:
>
> 738 assumed Tahiti w/pop music 1350UT
>
>
>
>
> Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at
> by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music)
>
> the above passing through
>
>
>
>
> Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or
> ravaged by splatter)
>
> 594 774 1116
>
>
>
>
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
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Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

[Chuck Hutton]

The A-D is fine, but expensive. Switches can be found on eBay for much, much 
less if you are so inclined.
It's very good to have the unused inputs grounded, to prevent leakage. Plenty 
of switches have that feature, and on those that don't it is often easy to wire 
the unused inputs to ground via the switch wafer that "unselects" them.

Chuck


From: IRCA  on behalf of Russ Edmunds 

Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 10:23 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

I use something very similar to the Alpha-Delta, although I don't recall
right now the name of the maker. Most of my cables are PL-259/SO-239 as
that is what I had used for my amateur operations as well. For the LBI
DXpedition, I have also accumulated a number of adapters.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
Grid FN20id


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FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2);
modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15';
Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip


On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:

> James, I use the Alpha-Delta Model Delta-4 coax switch.  The only drawback
> for me is that I have to add SO-239 to BNC adapters, as all my coax is
> BNC.  Thankfully, over the years, I accumulated plenty of them.  It's nice,
> very sturdy, and can be "turned off", by the center click.  It claims to be
> a surge protector as well, although I'm not sure how much I'd trust it for
> those purposes.  I've had many others over the years.  Seems like at
> Hamfests, it's always easy to find the rotary variety (they're circular)
> with, I believe 5 or 6 inputs available.  Building your own can be done,
> but seems like a lot of trouble when there are so many commercially
> available, and on the used market.  Here's the one I'm talking about:
>
> http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/alf-delta-4b
>
> 73,...Walt
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 9:23 PM, James Niven  wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am curious as to what other DXers use to switch between several
> different
> > antennas. I have 4 different antennas here and looking for a suitable why
> > to
> > switch between them.
> >
> > I found this link
> > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/selector.html which
> > allows
> > for two antenna operation, but wish to home make a selector for 4
> antennas.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > James Niven
> >
> > Austin, Texas
> >
> >
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[IRCA] kiwa loop

[Terry Baugh]

WOW, So it went for USD$ 790.00 plus $64.50 shipping, a record perhaps?

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[IRCA] TP 31 Jan Victoria version

[Nick Hall-Patch]

A very poor morning indeed. Exactly two audios over a two+ hour period.




pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, 
at least briefly):


nope




Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it 
understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):



1575 woman in SE Asian language 1528UT, a few notes of Yankee Doodle 
at 1529UT, and Voice of America ID by man





not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or 
noise could be understood by a native speaker:


738 assumed Tahiti w/pop music 1350UT




Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be 
guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in 
talk or music)


the above passing through




Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or 
ravaged by splatter)


594 774 1116





best wishes,

Nick

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Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

[Patrick Martin]

I like the Delta 4B and I have used it a lot over the years that I have had it, 
probably 10+ years and it is well built, expensive, but I wanted something to 
last and to date I have not had any issues with it. It works as well as it did 
the day I hooked it up. 

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> From: charle...@msn.com
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 00:27:19 +
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors
> 
> The A-D is fine, but expensive. Switches can be found on eBay for much, much 
> less if you are so inclined.
> It's very good to have the unused inputs grounded, to prevent leakage. Plenty 
> of switches have that feature, and on those that don't it is often easy to 
> wire the unused inputs to ground via the switch wafer that "unselects" them.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of Russ Edmunds 
> 
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 10:23 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors
> 
> I use something very similar to the Alpha-Delta, although I don't recall
> right now the name of the maker. Most of my cables are PL-259/SO-239 as
> that is what I had used for my amateur operations as well. For the LBI
> DXpedition, I have also accumulated a number of adapters.
> 
> Russ Edmunds
> 15 mi NW Phila
> Grid FN20id
> 
> 
> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip
> FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
> Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2);
> modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15';
> Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:
> 
> > James, I use the Alpha-Delta Model Delta-4 coax switch.  The only drawback
> > for me is that I have to add SO-239 to BNC adapters, as all my coax is
> > BNC.  Thankfully, over the years, I accumulated plenty of them.  It's nice,
> > very sturdy, and can be "turned off", by the center click.  It claims to be
> > a surge protector as well, although I'm not sure how much I'd trust it for
> > those purposes.  I've had many others over the years.  Seems like at
> > Hamfests, it's always easy to find the rotary variety (they're circular)
> > with, I believe 5 or 6 inputs available.  Building your own can be done,
> > but seems like a lot of trouble when there are so many commercially
> > available, and on the used market.  Here's the one I'm talking about:
> >
> > http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/alf-delta-4b
> >
> > 73,...Walt
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 9:23 PM, James Niven  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I am curious as to what other DXers use to switch between several
> > different
> > > antennas. I have 4 different antennas here and looking for a suitable why
> > > to
> > > switch between them.
> > >
> > > I found this link
> > > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/selector.html which
> > > allows
> > > for two antenna operation, but wish to home make a selector for 4
> > antennas.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > James Niven
> > >
> > > Austin, Texas
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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