Hello All,
Asian results here this morning seemed somewhat better than Bruce's version,
although vibrant audio was still limited to the Japanese big guns. A fairly
potent sunrise enhancement boost late in the session brought 594-JOAK and
693-JOAB up to respectable levels, while 747-JOIB and
Hello All,
Like Bruce has reported the Asian propagation improved quite a bit this morning
in comparison to previous days, with both the Japanese and Korean big guns
receiving a potent sunrise enhancement boost late in the session here. Although
several of these stations reached S9+ levels (
Hello All,
Asian results here this morning were once again very similar to those reported
by Dennis as TP propagation took a definite step backward, in comparison to
yesterday. What sounded like a real clunker session early on was rescued
somewhat by a very late sunrise enhancement boost, br
Great job, Rob.
I always knew that you could track down an Alaskan AM station sooner or later!
73, Gary
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From: "Robert Ross"
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 8:33:16 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] DX
Hello All,
Asian propagation was improved somewhat this morning, with greater variety and
strength in both the Japanese and Korean signals. After a promising start the
session finally turned into another big gun revue, however, with the usual
diehards on 594, 693, 747, 972, 1053, 1287 and 1
Hello All,
Usually my Asian results are fairly similar to Dennis' report, but there were
quite a few differences this morning. We both agree that the propagation was
good, however, and besides the usual big guns some weak but interesting DX is
coming out of the noise.
At my 1300 start ti
Hi Richard,
<<< Thus far it has been the worst TP DX season in several years here. And,
it was another frustrating session listening this morning. I did manage
to hear a few minutes of poor audio from JOUB 774 at 1041-1045 GMT.
Once the signal faded out nothing was heard afterward.
Hi Guy,
Well, the mystery noise on 648 and 747 has a greater "coverage area" than any
of us ever imagined! Both frequencies are almost wiped out here 24/7, except
when VOR and JOIB can really boom in to smash through the noise. I do know that
the 648 and 747 mystery noise doesn't have enoug
Hello All,
Unlike Nigel's dreary report Asian signals did continue a positive trend here
this morning, with several second-tier TP's managing weak audio in between the
vibrant big guns. 738-BEL2 managed its best audio of the new season (fair)
around 1253, while both 603 and 657 had weak mix
Hi Richard,
Congratulations on again receiving 774-JOUB this morning in Oklahoma. I hope
that some other TP's will make it through sometime soon, to give you more Asian
variety.
Signals from the low band Japanese big guns on 594, 693 and 747 were
exceptional here on the coast this morning,
Hello All,
The low band Japanese were at exceptional strength here this morning, with
594-JOAK, 693-JOAB and 747-JOIB all reaching S9 levels at times from 1245-1400.
The big star of the morning was 603-HLSA, though, with a monster run from
1358-1402 producing its strongest-ever signals here
Hi Richard,
<<< I did listen on 594, 693, 747 and 828, but heard nothing. Thus far this
season hasn't been up to the standards of the last few. Hopefully it will
improve. >>>
Well, all of the TP-DXers seem to have made at least one comment about the
lackluster season so far-- so y
Hello All,
It was a wild and wacky morning here for Asian DX, with low-band Chinese
stations the stars of the session. Some highlights were 738-BEL2 with far and
away its best audio of the new season (on an S7 run from 1353-1402, fighting it
out with a Mainland Chinese co-channel at times),
Hello All,
As Dennis and Bruce have reported, Asian conditions were favorable this
morning, with many second-tier TP's managing energetic audio for the first time
this season. In addition to powerful signals from the usual big guns on 594,
693, 747, 774, 828, 972 and 1053 there were seasonal
Hello All,
After yesterday's excellent conditions the Asian propagation was slightly off
this morning (as Bruce has reported), but there were still some interesting
signals to be found. In addition to potent signals from the usual big guns on
594, 693, 747, 774, 972 and 1053 there was a fair
Hello All,
Overall Asian results here this morning were closer to Dennis' version than
Colin's NHP fish barrel report, but Dennis and I apparently tracked down
different sets of second-tier Asians. I can agree with Colin that conditions
were not nearly so favorable as two days ago, however.
Hi Nick,
It's great to have you back in the daily TP chase.
You really haven't missed very much-- except for September 23rd and October
11th (Saturday), the season has been pretty underwhelming. I hope that things
will pick up before you guys head for Grayland this weekend.
Gary
Hello All,
Asian conditions this morning were similar to yesterday's, except for 603-China
temporarily pounding in at an S9 level around 1411 (its strongest signal ever
here, in 7 years of TP-DXing). The only problem was that 603-HLSA was also at
an S9 level at the time-- resulting in a ver
Hello All,
As Dennis has surmised the Asian propagation was generally miserable this
morning, although there was one Chinese high-band station that certainly went
against the trend. 738-Tahiti also showed up at fair strength around 1350 to
provide a little variety to what was generally a clu
Hello All,
As Colin and Dennis have reported Asian propagation was much improved from
yesterday's clunker session, with the usual Japanese and Korean big guns being
joined by weak second-tier TP's on several frequencies. With the exception of
594-JOAK, 693-JOAB, the 1053-Jammer and 1566-HLAZ
<<< 702Radio Live, Auckland, NZVery weak, but tentatively the
one with man
talking at 1336, as the voice seemed the same as yesterday. I was able
to confirm that yesterday's reception was indeed Radio Live, thanks to
the excellent archive feature on their website. That was
Hello All,
As Colin and Dennis have reported Asian signals took a step backwards this
morning, with only a few big gun TP's showing up. The Japanese and Korean
diehards that did show up were far from convincing, and there weren't very many
of them.
At my 1300 start time the band sounded
Hello All,
Asian propagation rebounded very well this morning, with exceptional signals
from both the low band Japanese and mid band Korean big guns prior to 1300.
Sunrise enhancement was lacking, however, and signals generally took a dive
with the increasing daylight. Low band Chinese stati
Richard and Nigel,
Considering the propagation challenges that both of you face so far inland
(especially during this generally lackluster Asian season), I think that your
TP results so far have been about the best that anyone could hope for at those
extreme distances. Excellent propagation
Hello All,
Although the Japanese big guns were almost as vibrant as yesterday Asian
mainland propagation took a step backward this morning, with most of the Korean
and Chinese stations sounding fairly anemic. With the exception of the Korean
big guns on 972 and 1053 it was mostly a Japanese
Colin and Todd,
I'm very sorry to hear that DXer.Ca is down because of the malicious attacks.
It's tough to figure out why these individuals would be so motivated to attack
a hobby-based web site, other than for selfish, vain reasons.
Anyway, Colin, we look forward to having the DXer.Ca
Hello All,
Once again Dennis and I seem to have gone our separate ways in TP-DXing
results, with different second-tier Asians showing up. Whereas Dennis seems to
have tracked down quite a few of the second-tier Japanese, here it was 603-HLSA
and 1044-CRI that managed fair to good audio. In
Hello All,
Asian propagation was fairly lackluster this morning, with only the Japanese
big guns managing decent audio throughout the session. There was a brief S9 mix
of the 1053-Korean jammer and a TP co-channel around 1255, however, and a fair
appearance of 738-Tahiti in the semi-aurora
Hello All,
The overactive sun took its toll on Asian signals this morning, with absolute
clunker conditions across the North Pacific. Auroral propagation did bring up
738-Tahiti to a fair level in KCBS splatter, however, and some very unusual
weak DU heterodynes (with an NZ pattern) showed u
Colin,
We are very sorry to see DXer.Ca experience these vicious attacks, and can
certainly understand why you found it necessary to make this tough decision.
DXer.Ca has been a major contributor to the rapid worldwide expansion of the
Ultralight Radio DXing community, especially during t
Hello All,
Asian propagation rebounded quite well here this morning, with potent audio
from the Japanese and Korean big guns right from my 1240 start time.
Second-tier TP's were very anemic, though, similar to what Dennis reported. A
lackluster sunrise enhancement didn't help matters, and th
Hello All,
It was "check your antenna" time this morning at my 1240 start time as the
Asians were all completely comatose-- without even a weak carrier to be found.
This dreary situation continued until about 1350, when the auroral propagation
brought 738-Tahiti up out of the noise (in the K
Hello All,
The Asians were still suffering somewhat from the recent solar tantrum this
morning, giving them a general case of anemia here. Lacking the DU reception
capability of Dennis and Nick it was a Japanese and Korean big gun show here,
with a little bit of 738-Tahiti thrown in.
Fir
Hello All,
The solar-challenged band lived down to low expectations this morning,
delivering one of the worst clunker sessions in the entire season (at least in
this DU-dead zone). A few Asian big guns managed threshold audio, but the smart
DXers were the ones that stayed in bed.
At 124
Richard,
Congratulations on your reception of a signal on 774 from a possible 3LO in
Melbourne this morning, and also on your new logging of 740-XECAQ.
774-3LO runs the Australian LR network, which is also carried by 702-2BL and
828-3GI. It is the only logical DU that would show up with
Hi Richard,
<<< I noticed there was a significant solar flare after my DX session
this morning. Usually strong short wave signals from Radio
Australia faded out around 1440 GMT. K-index was reported to
Be 9. I'm curious to know how it might have affected medium wave DX
along the Pacifi
Hello All,
Asian signals were dramatically improved this morning, with the Japanese and
Korean big guns especially vibrant. A long-running sunrise enhancement boosted
signals until 1500, with 972-HLCA going on a freakishly strong run from
1440-1500. 657-Pyongyang was also unusually strong (w
Hello All,
Asian signals rebounded very well this morning, shaking off the slump of the
solar-challenged weekend. Both the Japanese and Korean big guns were well
represented, with the Korean mega-station 972-HLCA freakishly strong from
1440-1500. Some interesting signals from 657-Pyongyang (
For a Fall DX season that has been very skimpy on exotic DX, it doesn't seem to
have had any trouble delivering Asian big gun audio at very potent levels. At
1444 UT yesterday morning 972-HLCA became the fifth Asian station to manage its
best audio in 7 years at this location (after 594-JOAK, 60
Hello All,
After yesterday's interesting session Asian propagation slumped back to this
season's typical lackluster state this morning. As Dennis has reported, TP
audio was primarily limited to the Japanese and Korean big guns, and they all
bailed out about 40 minutes earlier than they did
Hello All,
First of all, congratulations to Richard in Oklahoma for his reception of
594-JOAK, 747-JOIB and 774-JOUB this morning-- certainly an amazing achievement
so far inland (especially in this lean solar year). Asian signals were also
improved here over yesterday's levels, with severa
Richard,
Your continued ability to receive very long range TP-DX in Oklahoma (especially
during this lackluster season) is pretty amazing. Your new 8" FSL antenna
apparently is compensating somewhat for the generally meager propagation.
<<< 594 JOAK? - a barely audible signal at 1243-12
Hello All,
As Richard has reported from Oklahoma Asian propagation slid downhill somewhat
this morning, with vibrant audio limited to the Japanese and Korean big guns.
Second-tier Asians were primarily missing in action, although there were a few
ghostly signals on 603, 657 and 1044.
In
Patrick and Mark,
I'm very sorry to read of the passing of Dave Williams. I had the chance to
meet him during one of Bruce's get-togethers a few years back, and admired his
dedication (and yours, Patrick) in making the long trip to Seattle just to chat
about DX.
Graham Maynard's passing
Hello All,
Asian propagation was pretty scary this morning, with even most of the big guns
reduced to ghostly heterodynes. The frightfully bad conditions were a step
downhill from yesterday, with even the big guns like 594-JOAK and 972-HLCA
sounding half dead.
At my 1310 start time the b
Hello All,
First of all, congratulations to Tim Tromp in Michigan for his extremely long
range reception of 612-ABC in Brisbane-- truly an outstanding new DX catch!
Like Nigel has reported Asian propagation improved somewhat this morning from
yesterday's morbid session, with several second-
Hi Tim,
Congratulations on your outstanding reception of 612-ABC in Brisbane this
morning! At such an extreme long distance, that is probably the best new TP-DX
catch that anybody has made yet during this entire (solar-challenged) Fall
Season.
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
Hello All,
In almost a complete reversal of yesterday's situation, a band that was
comatose during the predawn darkness revived somewhat during a bizarre sunrise
enhancement boost, which selectively raised up a couple of second-tier Korean
stations along with some low-band Japanese big guns.
Hello All,
Asians signals were improved overall this morning from yesterday's subdued
levels, with moderately good TP signals from the both the Japanese and Korean
big guns before and after sunrise. Although most of the second-tier Asians
stayed at fairly weak levels, 1134-HLKC managed its
Hi KAZ,
Thanks for your comments about Tim's 612-4QR reception in Michigan. I've always
had a special interest in extremely long range DU receptions like this in
Michigan and Illinois, and also in Richard Allen's long range Asian TP
receptions in Oklahoma.
<<< Gary, occasionally we ca
Hello All,
It was a Japanese-dominated session this morning with potent signals from all
the usual NHK big guns on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828, and an exceptional signal
from 693-JOAB late in sunrise enhancement around 1445. Signals from Korea and
China were generally lackluster during the se
Hello All,
Despite the latest solar tantrum three low band Japanese big guns did make the
trip this morning, with one of them reaching a fairly good level. The Koreans
and Chinese were completely missing in action, however-- and even 738-Tahiti
stayed away, despite the solar shenanigans.
Mike,
Thanks very much for your comment on the TP-DX audio clips.
It's fun to track down the Asians and make recordings each morning, although
during this lean solar year I sometimes wonder if anyone has interest in
hearing yet another MP3 of the Japanese and Korean big guns :-)
73,
Nick,
Thanks for posting the 594-JOAK recording, which was very interesting for
comparison purposes.
Your proximity to salt water usually seems to give you a longer-running sunrise
enhancement boost than the watered-down version available here. 594-JOAK and
the other NHK big guns had co
Hello All,
Asian signals improved dramatically over yesterday's mediocre session, with an
exceptional signal from 594-JOAK early on around 1415. The Korean big guns on
972, 1053 and 1566 also came back from yesterday's slump, while 603-HLSA and
657-Pyongyang made fair appearances for a brief
Hello All,
Yesterday's improvement in Asian signals did not continue this morning,
although a late sunrise enhancement boost did allow some big guns to be heard
as late as 1510. With the exception of persistent signals from 603-HLSA and
657-Pyongyang the TP audio was limited to a few big gu
An unexpected opportunity to get away this weekend (and more importantly,
boredom with mediocre, land-locked TP propagation) has resulted in a sudden
plan to DX at Grayland from Saturday to Monday. With the current lackluster
propagation (and Grayland's lack of any propagation-enhancing ocean cl
Thanks for the BOG suggestion, Nick, but these three mornings will be a typical
Ultralight radio DXpedition-- minus the ocean cliff.
The lack of a cliff will mean the lack of cliff-provided domestic signal
rejection and cliff-side TP propagation enhancement, but the all-new 17"
DXpedition FS
Hello All,
It's now 1640 UTC in my motel room here in Grayland and 972-HLCA still had
strong audio until about 5 minutes ago-- pretty wild. Nick was right-- Grayland
exceeded my expectations this morning, with powerful TP audio all across the
band, Japanese, Korean and Chinese stations were
Hello All,
An impromptu weekend run to Grayland kicked off with a bang this morning with
Japanese, Korean and Chinese stations all pounding in for a wild 4 hour
session. A new 17" FSL antenna was set up near the picnic table at the end of
Grayland Beach road, and it managed to track down at
Thanks for your generous comment, Nick, but I really think that Walt would be
much more deserving of such an award than me.
Anyone who can stand on the deck of a cruise ship in the South Pacific and
construct a detailed report of New Zealand MW station formats by repeatedly
sliding and peaki
Yes, Chuck, this would have been around 2009, when the "E100 Slider" was the
hottest modified Ultralight around. Walt made an incredibly detailed report of
New Zealand station formats, and posted it on the IRCA list.
The "E100 Slider" had a sliding loopstick coil, which required careful
adjustm
Hello All,
Murphy's Law made a serious ocean beach comeback this morning as heavy rain and
wind combined with an Asian propagation drop off. The big gun TP's were still
at huge levels, but the nasty weather seemed to scare away anything remotely
exotic.
Although the Asian big guns sounde
Hello All,
The propagation deep freeze on the Grayland beach let up somewhat this
morning-- to be replaced by the arctic deep freeze moving in from Canada. While
some moderately interesting DX showed up on frequencies like 846, 864 and 873,
the 37 degree ocean beach temperature and 15 mph wi
Hello All,
One of the major challenges after conducting an ocean coast DXpedition is
returning (and readjusting) to the mediocre propagation typical in landlocked
home areas.
The band lived down to very low expectations this morning, delivering a true
clunker session to welcome me back t
Well, Bruce, after ignoring the likes of 774 and 1566 at Grayland it's pretty
tough to shift gears immediately, and start regarding them as prime DX catches
at home.
Spectrum capture DXpeditioners can always choose to "DX the recordings" as long
as they wish, which certainly beats chasing wispy
Hello All,
Well, it can't get any worse than this-- no Asian audio, carriers or even hints
of a carrier for the entire session. This is the first total shutout here since
August 31st, and the worst morning of the entire lackluster season. Fortunately
there are some new Grayland recordings he
The recording linked below is a 3 TP mix recorded at 1355z on November 8 at
Grayland, WA last weekend. The Japanese female speaker is the CRI Japanese
service announcer, and the Korean male speaker is the 10 kW KBS station in
Samcheok. There is also an additional female speaker audible under the
Walt,
Thanks very much for listening to the 1044 kHz recording from Grayland, and
yes, the 3 TP stations are in quite a jumble. Nothing seems to come easy during
this solar-challenged year!
Bruce mentioned that they also had a 3-TP mix on 1044 last month at Grayland,
so I thought that I
Hello All,
After yesterday's complete clunker session Asian signals made a very weak
recovery this morning, with all the anemic audio limited to the very high band.
1566-HLAZ and 1593-CRN1 both managed to come out of the noise prior to 1500,
although they didn't stick around for very long.
Hello All,
The Asians were almost completely comatose here this morning, slipping backward
even from yesterday's miserable propagation.
Whereas two high band TP's managed fair audio briefly yesterday, there was no
Asian audio at all this morning, and almost no Asian carriers either. A tot
Richard,
This Asian season is by far the weakest since our Ultralight radio group was
formed in late 2007. There have been about 3 or 4 good days when second-tier
stations like 603-HLSA, 657-Pyongyang and 738-BEL2 have had strong audio here
in Puyallup, but for the most part it has been a drear
Hello All,
Asian signals made a very halfhearted recovery this morning, with three big
guns managing anemic audio during sunrise enhancement around 1500. 693-JOAB was
the most persistent of the three, hitting fair peaks in Vancouver splatter for
about 10 minutes.
Unlike yesterday, at fir
Hello All,
For those who may have interest in Washington state TIS stations, on the return
trip from Grayland on November 8th I made the usual I-5 transit of the Fort
Lewis (now JBLM, or "Joint Base Lewis McChord) army base and noticed that the
low-powered 1500 kHz TIS station was no longer
Hello All,
Dennis' TP report from Kalama pretty much describes the lackluster Asian
session here this morning, with several anemic big guns showing up under the
domestic splatter for a few brief minutes each between 1415 and 1445. 594-JOAK,
693-JOAB, 972-HLCA and 1566-HLAZ were the only stat
Hi Guy,
Sorry that the Asian signals are not meeting your DX-pectations at the Nehalem
Bay State Park yurt. November propagation has generally been in the tank, with
this morning another clunker here in Puyallup. Somehow I lucked out last
weekend at Grayland, with at least some good propagation
Hello All,
The Asian DX season seems to have gone into a deep freeze, with clunker
propagation in full force again this morning. A couple of miserably weak
carriers on 1566 and 1593 around 1500 UTC were the only evidence of TP signals,
and these bailed immediately. My sincere condolences to
Russ and Mark,
On the same weekend as the LBI DXpedition I was DXing at Grayland, on the
Washington state ocean coast. Trans-Pacific conditions on Saturday morning
(11-8) were not bad, but certainly not up to the standards of previous years.
Propagation took a major dive on Sunday morning be
Hello All,
Some actual TP audio showed up here this morning as Asian propagation made a
halfhearted recovery. 1566-HLAZ and 1593-CNR1 both rose up out of the noise
around 1430 to manage audio in the domestic splatter, with poor to fair peaks
in and out from 1440-1500. The Korean stations see
Hello All,
The Asians seem to have been hit hard by the latest solar tantrum, resulting in
(what else?) another clunker session. 1566-HLAZ was the only TP to manage weak
audio around 1430, and it didn't stick around for long. 972, 1053 and 1593 also
had weak to moderate carriers from 1415-14
Richard,
<<< While you are probably correct about the TP DX season ending early
this fall, deep down I hope you are wrong. It has never really started
here in heartland. I listened on 1566 and 1593 this morning hearing
not a trace of a signal. >>>
Well, considering the lackluster A
Hello All,
Very similar to yesterday, a couple of high band Asian diehards managed weak
audio from 1430-1500 during what was generally another clunker session.
1566-HLAZ and 1593-CNR1 both rose out of the noise to reach poor levels in the
domestic splatter around 1430, with 1566-HLAZ hittin
Hi Steve,
<<
Hello All,
Asian propagation must have gone south to Arizona this morning, since no TP
audio managed to show up here in Puyallup. It was almost a complete clunker
session, with only a ghostly carrier on 1053 just prior to 1500 UTC.
Fortunately there are some recent Grayland recordings here t
Hello All,
Believe it or not several Asian big guns sounded halfway alive this morning.
Shaking off a 12 day slump the Japanese and Korean mega-stations led the
revival, with 594-JOAK even hitting a fair to good audio level just after 1500.
At first check around 1400 it was already obviou
Hello All,
Yesterday's Asian signal revival certainly didn't start a trend. This morning
TP propagation returned to the Clunker Mode, with only weak carriers showing up
here around 1430 (from 1053 and 1566 kHz). Not really having much interest in
sacrificing sleep to hear possible wispy aud
Hello All,
November clunker propagation continued in full force this morning, limiting
Asian signals to carrier levels. Even the TP carriers didn't seem very
impressed with the situation, as only 594, 1044, 1053 and 1575 managed to
register weak heterodynes, peaking (if you can call it that
Hello All,
Asian propagation generally continued to be in the tank this morning, although
a couple of low band big guns did make a halfhearted attempt to reach audio
level around 1430. Moderate carriers on 594 and 693 rose in and out of the
noise for a few minutes and seemed likely to reach
Hello All,
Asian propagation stayed in the tank for one more session this morning, with
only weak heterodynes showing up on 972, 1053 and 1566 kHz around 1430. Lacking
any real interest in waiting to see if sunrise enhancement would boost up these
miserable signals to weak audio levels, the
Hello All,
Although Asian propagation has recently hit the skids and is no longer
productive for sunrise DXing here in Puyallup, there were some reasonably good
moments during this solar-challenged Fall Season. Probably because of the new
(and more sensitive) 15" FSL antenna being used, seve
Hello All,
For those interested, a full article describing the 3-day Grayland Ultralight
DXpedition conducted with the new 17" FSL antenna on Veterans Day weekend has
been uploaded at
http://www.mediafire.com/view/k7boymq62q2p5v1/November_2014_Grayland_Ultralight_DXpedition.doc
, and will
Hi Nick,
<<< Mid July is more productive than mid December? >>>
Yes, Nick, mid-July is the most productive time of the year-- for chasing Kiwi
AM stations on the Oregon cliffs. Chuck and I both made out like bandits this
past summer. I hope that you can give it a try-- and you will n
Hello All,
As many of you are aware, C.Crane has introduced a new AM-FM-SW-Airband pocket
radio, which easily falls within the Ultralight Radio size and capability
classifications. This C.Crane "Skywave" pocket radio is obviously made by
China's Redsun company (maker of the C.Crane SWP, and
Thanks Colin,
Your comment is appreciated. I'll be happy to forward the full "Skywave" review
to you, upon completion.
Gary
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From: "coffee_canuck"
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:09:23
Hello All,
With clear weather and lots of open space in our back yard, it was time for a
full Shootout between the Si4734-chip-powered Tecsun PL-380 and the new
Si4736-chip-powered C.Crane Skywave portable. Both stock models were checked
out for normal operation before the contest, with new
Walt and Mike,
Thanks for your generous comments on the PL-380 Vs. Skywave comparison.
I'm pretty sure that this new model will become quite popular for the DXers who
don't mind the $89.95 cost. A full disassembly of the Skywave model (performed
for the Ultralight radio group) revealed th
Chuck,
Given the likelihood that these new "Skywave" portables will be used with
extremely high-Q FSL antennas during actual transoceanic DXing, the high-treble
audio of the "Skywave" may help to compensate a little for the tendency of the
FSL's to chop off the higher audio frequencies when
<<< Does the possibility exist that the other receivers will upgrade to the
si4736 chip Ms >>>
Even if the Si4736 chip provides superior performance, Mike, that doesn't mean
that Chinese companies like Tecsun will find it desirable to upgrade. The
Tecsun DSP pocket radios are made pr
<<< I don't think so. The audio response for the two is very similar
(identical?) from 100 - 2500 Hertz. It's just below 3000 that a big difference
can begin to be noted. There's about a 15 dB difference from that point upward,
and it'd sue to "wideband" white noise.
Take a look at a frequenc
Chuck and Walt,
After all the profound discussion about the new C. Crane "Skywave's" audio
reproduction I finally remembered that the model has two selectable audio
options-- "Music" (the default option, under which the previous Shootout MP3's
were recorded) and "Voice" (which deletes the hi
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