Re: [IRCA] Current UltraLight Distance Records
Paul, Sorry for the delayed reply. I've been involved in administering the 2008 Cabin Fever Ultralight DX Sprint that occurred about ten days ago. It was a 4 hour DX event that participants could spread over a four day weekend as they wished. Sorry that you missed it It was so much fun that I'm sure that we'll do another one, possibly as soon as mid-summer and certainly in October. Anyway, I just completed my part of the admin chores this moprning and could find time to answer e-mail. Was really happy to hear from you! We are having so much fun over here that I just can't imagine some of the UK folks not getting involved. Hopefullly, you are the first of at least a hardcore handful of DXers from The Old Country who will become active in this craziness. The motherlode of information on Ultralighting and the normal repository for the Ultralight Firsts and Records is the Ultralight Files area of the very nice Canadian website, dxer.ca. The url for the files area is http://www.dxer.ca/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,87/Itemid,77/ There are about two dozen files there and at least half of them should be interesting to you. So far, there is no special set of records for European and African DXers, though if things get going, I'll be happy to help someone start such. However, about half of what I've been keeping on this side o the Pond are World-wide Firsts and Distance Records open to any ultralighter, anywhere. The other half of the distance records are for DXers living in the Americas. Having your first Ultralight DX reception be a new World-wide First (it is the first Ultralight DX reception of Taiwan by anyone anywhere!) is an absolute GREAT way to start, Paul You are also the first non-North American to establish any Ultralight First or Distance Record. BRAVO!!! If you go forward with this (and we really hope that you will), be sure and keep good notes so that your receptions can be recorded in a section for European/African DXers, should such be established. So far, you and Barry Davies are the only UK-based DXers who have inquired further after the articles in MWC. We really hope that you two can encourage others to get started. As you are finding out, this Ultralight craziness is so much fun that it ought to be illegal! Its even got me to start DXing North American domestics for the first time since February,1960! You might consider joining the irca mailing list, at least for a while. It is where Ultralighting got started and is still a center of discussion about various aspects of the movement. You can find that webpage easily with google. I'll be updating the Firsts and Records on dxer.ca after next weekend and I'll send you a copy of the new one, too. By the way, was your reception with the SRF-59 barefoot or did you have it inductively coupled to your antenas??? We keep two sets of records, one for Barefoot Class Receivers and one for Unlimited Class. Thanks again for your note, Paul! Do let me know of any other potential Firsts or Records! I'll send you the current listing in a separate e-mail. John B. Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods), Lotsa Ultralights Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini-Bev, Wellbrook Phased Array (pre-production version) At 11:37 PM 3/8/2008 +, you wrote: Hi John, just a brief note to say that I enjoyed reading your article on Ultralighting in the March 2008 copy of Medium Wave News. I've been watching with great interest as this new facet of our hobby opens up. Tonight I got a big surprise!. I have owned a Sony SRF 59 for a couple of weeks but have not really had too much time to try it out. At 1045 local time tonight I got the shock of my life!. Tuning around I was very surprised to hear Chinese speech on 1557. I checked the bearing and was astounded that the signal was indeed coming from the direction of Taiwan. I listen for a few minutes to a yl talking before it was overtaken by France. I am certain this was WYFR from Kouhu Taiwan. I Have heard it before on barefoot portables but on a shirt pocket radio it really is astounding. Im not sure who is keeping distance records - or where they can be viewed, but this is a big one!. 10029km / 6232 miles Paul Logan, Lisnaskea, Northern Ireland, WYFR 1557 Kouhu, Taiwan. 3-8-08 (SRF-59) Hope this is of interest! Maybe you can point me in the direction of the distance lists. thanks to yourself and the others who are putting the fun back into am listening, regards Paul Logan, Lisnaskea, N. Ireland. Low VHF / FMDX page http://www.geocities.com/yogi540 __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. The World's Favourite Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in
[IRCA] Current UltraLight Distance Records
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 going to be working on having the list updated weekly on DXer.ca soon and the current list, as of next Sunday will be published in a very readable format in the IRCA bulletin that comes out three days later. In the meantime, here are the current UltraLight Distance Records. Congratulations to all of the new record holders, but especially to Tacoma's Pete Taylor who has established the first records at 250 watts and below with a Eureka California station running 110 watts at over 450 miles. That is .25 watts per mile into a $14 shirt pocket radio. AMAZING! UltraLight MWDXing (currently SRF-59 records only) Open to MW DXers residing in Canada and the USA Records Worldwide Reception from North America Longest Distance Reception 5201 miles Gary DeBock, Puyallup, WA HLCA, Dangjin, South Korea(Seoul) 11/22/2007(SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 50 kW. 3403 miles Colin Newell, Victoria BC, RVC-530 South Turk Isl, 11/28/2007 (SRF-59) ** miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, RVC-530, 12/10/2007 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 10 kW. 936 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, CJGX-940, Yorkton, K, 1/6/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 5 kW. 597 Miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WEBC-560 Duluth, MN 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) 674 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, KBUL-970, , Billings, MT, 1/6/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 1 kW. 2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) **2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, B'bridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 500 W. 107 miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WWCB-1370 Corry, PA 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) 313 miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WXTR Frederick, MD 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 250 W. 458 miles Pete Taylor, Tacoma, WA, KWSW-790 Eureka, CA (110 w) 12/18/07 (SRF-59) Western Hemisphere Reception from North America Longest Distance Reception-Western Hemisphere 3403 miles Colin Newell, Victoria BC, RVC-530 South Turk Isl, 11/28/2007 (SRF-59) ** miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, RVC-530, 12/10/2007 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Domestic Reception within Canada and the USA* 1277 miles Joe Miller, Troy MI, KOA-850 Denver CO, 12/13/2007 (SRF-59) 2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) **2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, B'bridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 50 kW. -Western Hemisphere 3403 miles Colin Newell, Victoria BC, RVC-530 South Turk Isl, 11/28/2007 (SRF-59) ** miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, RVC-530, 12/10/2007 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 10 kW. -Western Hemisphere 936 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, CJGX-940, Yorkton, K, 1/6/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 5 kW. -Western Hemisphere 597 Miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WEBC-560 Duluth, MN 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) 674 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, KBUL-970, , Billings, MT, 1/6/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 1 kW. -Western Hemisphere 2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) **2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, B'bridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 500 W. -Western Hemisphere 107 miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WWCB-1370 Corry, PA 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) 313 miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WXTR Frederick, MD 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 250 W. -Western Hemisphere 458 miles Pete Taylor, Tacoma, WA, KWSW-790 Eureka, CA (110 w) 12/18/07 (SRF-59) Each distance category is defined as addressing receptions from stations that do not exceed the listed power. Thus Rob Ross' reception of WXTR held the 500 watt class record, despite operating at night with just under 400 W. *This special category is limited to reception within the continental limits of Canada and the USA. This stricture eliminates DXers and stations in Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, among others. Each Record Class contains two categories :Barefoot and Super Modified ** Indicates a record in the Super-Modified Category At least for the present, previous holders of a particular record will be maintained on the list to indicate the history and development of that record. The current record logging is listed last. If the
[IRCA] Current UltraLight Distance Records
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 of complexity that we may wish to avoid. This list is in its infancy and the limitation to North American DXers is a decision that can be revisited in the future. You will note that there are no longer North American Records, but rather Western Hemisphere records. This division more accurately reflects the differing character of DXing stations on the 10 kHz splits and those outside the Western Hemisphere that generally fall on the 9 kHz. rhythm. I'm personally surprised that we have as yet only one submitted logging in the Super-Modified category of receiver. Get busy, you guys... the UltraLight hobby just cries out for tinkerers to start souping these things up. I know that I'm not the only ex-hotrodder (of the automobile) in these ranks! UltraLight MWDXing (currently SRF-59 records only) Open to MW DXers residing in Canada and the USA Records Worldwide Reception from North America Longest Distance Reception 5201 miles Gary DeBock, Puyallup, WA HLCA, Dangjin, South Korea(Seoul) 11/22/2007(SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 50 kW. 3403 miles Colin Newell, Victoria BC, RVC-530 South Turk Isl, 11/28/2007 (SRF-59) ** miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, RVC-530, 12/10/2007 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 10 kW. Longest Distance Reception @ 5 kW. 597 Miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WEBC-560 Duluth, MN 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 1 kW. 2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) **2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, B'bridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 500 W. 107 miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WWCB-1370 Corry, PA 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) 313 miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WXTR Frederick, MD 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 250 W. Western Hemisphere Reception from North America Longest Distance Reception-Western Hemisphere 3403 miles Colin Newell, Victoria BC, RVC-530 South Turk Isl, 11/28/2007 (SRF-59) ** miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, RVC-530, 12/10/2007 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Domestic Reception within Canada and the USA* 1277 miles Joe Miller, Troy MI, KOA-850 Denver CO, 12/13/2007 (SRF-59) 2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) **2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, B'bridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 50 kW. -Western Hemisphere 3403 miles Colin Newell, Victoria BC, RVC-530 South Turk Isl, 11/28/2007 (SRF-59) ** miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, RVC-530, 12/10/2007 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 10 kW. -Western Hemisphere Longest Distance Reception @ 5 kW. -Western Hemisphere 597 Miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WEBC-560 Duluth, MN 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 1 kW. -Western Hemisphere 2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, Bainbridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) **2016 miles Kevin Schanilec, B'bridge Is. WA, KVNS-1700 Brownsville TX, 1/1/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 500 W. -Western Hemisphere 107 miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WWCB-1370 Corry, PA 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) 313 miles Rob Ross, London, ON, WXTR Frederick, MD 1/03/2008 (SRF-59) Longest Distance Reception @ 250 W. -Western Hemisphere Each distance category is defined as addressing receptions from stations that do not exceed the listed power. Thus Rob Ross' reception of WXTR held the 500 watt class record, despite operating at night with just under 400 W. *This special class is limited to reception within the continental limits of Canada and the USA. This stricture eliminates DXers and stations in Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, among others. Each Record Class contains two categories :Barefoot and Super Modified ** Indicates a record in the Super-Modified Category At least for the present, previous holders of a particular record will be maintained on the list to indicate the history and development of that record. The current record logging is listed last. If the interest is there in the next few months, we may add: A Domestic DX Class for DXers' receptions within Canada and the USA A Graveyard DX Class for receptions on 1230, 1240, 1340, 1400, 1450 and 1490 local channels 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
Re: [IRCA] Current UltraLight Distance Records
Hey John: Thanks for doing this! I've got something for these two categories: Worldwide Reception from North America Longest Distance Reception @ 10 kW. Western Hemisphere Reception from North America Longest Distance Reception @ 10 kW. -Western Hemisphere I just got a barefoot SRF-59 clear ID from 1560, KNZR Bakersfield CA. 869 miles from my QTH, running 10,000 watts at night. 1/6/2008, 0700 UTC, TOH ID. Great idea for the graveyards, etc. - clearly in a class by themselves!!! Plus, those are a very level playing field, since everyone has a hundred within their grasp all fighting each other to a draw. Also, a suggestion: what about periodically posting it to the dxer.ca Web site, since email on the IRCA causes a bunch of carriage returns (or whatever they're called now - line breaks?), making it more difficult to read. Maybe a weekly update to dxer.ca? Gotta get back to the couch! 73 - Kevin ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
