tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.comments2022-12-26T16:04:29.923-06:00DX AdventuresDX Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761580261057798315noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-58544322039395183982021-03-11T22:19:50.985-06:002021-03-11T22:19:50.985-06:00It seems I heard most of the same stations as you ...It seems I heard most of the same stations as you did. But it sure does seem like my 7300/6BTV favors South America. I worked the NP/KP4 stations and a KH and nothing in Europe/Asia. I did hear FY5KE but never could return transmission. <br /><br />Only worked 20 stations but still had fun nonetheless.<br /><br />I will try to post my contest log here or on Facebook. <br /><br />de kc5ngxkc5ngxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207483014824554380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-36213015707853347102020-05-20T21:25:25.658-05:002020-05-20T21:25:25.658-05:00A great article, Roland. Very well explained and a...A great article, Roland. Very well explained and an enjoyable read! 73, Rob VK3BVWRob Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327454151069967576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-47437342815734600312020-05-16T14:41:31.886-05:002020-05-16T14:41:31.886-05:00This story is terrific Roland! I never could get a...This story is terrific Roland! I never could get a homemade regen to work correctly so I cheated and eventually bought the Heath version of the Knight Kit and love playing with it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656361899842209770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-55616800254188688842018-09-15T10:20:38.204-05:002018-09-15T10:20:38.204-05:00Extremely helpful. Thank you.Extremely helpful. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379180772378542489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-60517778815590655052018-08-16T04:57:57.523-05:002018-08-16T04:57:57.523-05:009F3USA/P1 story. Good story.I'd like to know w...9F3USA/P1 story. Good story.I'd like to know what /P1 means.<br /><br />BeeWbeeWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840717316180880043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-32623644150899306342018-08-15T00:17:49.048-05:002018-08-15T00:17:49.048-05:00I do trust all the ideas you've presented for ...I do trust all the ideas you've presented for your post.<br />They are very convincing and will definitely work.<br /><br />Nonetheless, the posts are too brief for newbies. May you <br />please lengthen them a bit from next time?<br />Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-45247442977296141252018-02-03T19:24:29.422-06:002018-02-03T19:24:29.422-06:00One Friday evening I contacted Larry W6LVP and ask...One Friday evening I contacted Larry W6LVP and asked a question about the kind of coax that he would recommend for his Magnetic Loop antenna. I was surprised to get a response with technical information within an hour or so. With this kind of customer service I decided to go ahead and order one of his antennas later that evening. I actually received the antenna on Monday afternoon within a couple days.<br />I have extreme electrical noise that was S-8 most of the time on my Carolina Windom and made my radio almost unusable. I temporarily installed the Magnetic Loop antenna on a short 5 FT pole in the backyard. With the XYL as the null monitor at the radio I called her on my cell phone and rotated the antenna by hand and was able to get a sharp noise null of about S-1. Very tight null when rotating just a few degrees one way or the other. Went in the house and couldn’t believe the clear signals that were hidden by the previous high noise level. It reminded me of SWLing 50 years ago as a kid back in the good old days before the electrical noise environment turned so bad!<br />As I mentioned, the antenna arrived within a couple days and was of high quality construction and packed extremely well for shipment. I had read the previous reviews about Larry’s product quality and customer service and my experience was also very good!!<br />I am planning to mount the antenna on a Channel Master rotator one of these days to get the full effect of the excellent directionally of this Magnetic Loop antenna. I even read where Broadcast Band Listeners use this antenna to pick up and select between multiple stations on the exact same AM frequencies.<br />I highly recommend Larry W6LVP and his Magnetic Loop antenna to other Hams and SWL listeners. He responds personally to emails within a business day usually just an hour or two. What more could a customer ask for?WD9GNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-40857884845823492942018-01-01T10:20:07.149-06:002018-01-01T10:20:07.149-06:00Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon yo...Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon your blog and in accession capital to <br />assert that I get actually enjoyed account your blog posts.<br />Any way I'll be subscribing to your feeds and even I achievement you access consistently fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-60550289259429937672016-06-12T20:14:57.923-05:002016-06-12T20:14:57.923-05:00I like to listen to KKYX 680 on a daily basis here...I like to listen to KKYX 680 on a daily basis here.J. Struncknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-11347912026047908582016-06-12T19:17:07.163-05:002016-06-12T19:17:07.163-05:00I do agree! Today i logged zp2 on 28.460mhz. Plent...I do agree! Today i logged zp2 on 28.460mhz. Plenty of statesiders on also! WWV and CHU is an excellent prop tool in addition to time and calibration signals. J. Struncknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-31620553641028437562016-01-10T18:31:44.811-06:002016-01-10T18:31:44.811-06:00Sounds like a great trip! I hope to go to Mustang ...Sounds like a great trip! I hope to go to Mustang Island with the family sometime in June or July. May sneak the IC-745 and a 4th Hamster in the trunk of the Malibu! Should be OK either way. JStrunckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473120782918226507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-92045337998063231422015-12-17T11:52:30.860-06:002015-12-17T11:52:30.860-06:00good job Roland---ten meters is a most neglected b...good job Roland---ten meters is a most neglected band--you are so correct about listening and no one talking---I have been guilty of that in the past--lately I have become interested in beacon monitoring on ten, and that has shown me that ten is open much more than I had previously thought--it may be sporadic E, Trans Equatorial or F layer skip--or a combination of two or more--doesn't matter--the band can be used--the newer rigs have a beacon feature--set up a CQ de .... (insert call sign) let the beacon run--you may have to let it call for a while, but usually you will be rewarded--<br />oh, another propagation indicator is the CB/Freeband at 27mhz--if they're on and making QSOs it most likely will work on ten--maddoggs62https://www.blogger.com/profile/18180077222915145114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-52798347313839051302015-11-30T10:31:27.059-06:002015-11-30T10:31:27.059-06:00Good show RolandGood show Rolandmaddoggs62https://www.blogger.com/profile/18180077222915145114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-52708153464893791722015-11-29T15:33:13.593-06:002015-11-29T15:33:13.593-06:00Jon: I was the one who signed your QSL letter. If ...Jon: I was the one who signed your QSL letter. If you still have it, would love it if you could scan it in and send it to my email. I could post it here. One reason we could probably be heard well is that our audio was highly processed for the time with a Gates Sta-level compressor running on double recovery time with about 20 db of compression and the Gates LA-39 peak limiter set on the fastest recovery time and set for 15 db of limiting.<br /><br />November 29, 2015 at 9:25 AM<br />DX Adventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17761580261057798315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-2242979842500461922015-11-29T09:25:28.559-06:002015-11-29T09:25:28.559-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.DX Adventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17761580261057798315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-68285725907130533592015-11-28T18:50:25.672-06:002015-11-28T18:50:25.672-06:00In the last half of the 1960s, KBGO could be heard...In the last half of the 1960s, KBGO could be heard in Vancouver, Canada, at three different times of the week. My verification letter from the station is signed by Roland Richter for reception on Friday, December 16, 1966, at 11:36 pm Waco time. The station was also a regular at Monday morning signon, when they drowned out KLOU, which signed on a little earlier. Around 1970, I noticed KBGO several days in a row in the winter before sunset Vancouver time, around 6:20 p.m. Waco time, running, if I recall correctly, "The World Tomorrow" religious program.<br /><br />I was always amazed how well the station came in on both 1000 watt day pattern and 500 watt night pattern. When KDAY Santa Monica, CA, was on the air, it was simply a matter of nulling them out.Jonhttp://cfprjon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-2368001366178648782015-11-19T10:14:06.626-06:002015-11-19T10:14:06.626-06:00Roland, i understand what you are saying--it's...Roland, i understand what you are saying--it's never been a competition for me, rather always a sense of wonder at what was happening--it seems when radio comes to a very young person, their lifelong love affair never seems to go away--there is always a magic element in what comes out of that box--those kid shows on BCB back in the '40s and '50s appealed to me, and tuning for them in the afternoon hooked me---i have never stopped spinning the knobs, and never stopped being amazed at what comes through the phones--for me it will always be magic--<br /><br />i enjoy the internet, but it will never replace the thrill of tuning the bands with a real radio--i suppose the best part of the internet is being able to find old time radio program sites, and there listen to or download all those old shows which originally drew me into this amazing hobby--maddoggs62https://www.blogger.com/profile/18180077222915145114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-65860417122996623932015-11-13T10:54:06.223-06:002015-11-13T10:54:06.223-06:00good article Roland---just goes to show you that p...good article Roland---just goes to show you that prognosticators often, if not usually, are wrong--<br />while i didn't really chase DX last weekend i did hear a good bit--<br />my goal was to try to hear all 50 states during the SS contest--as luck would have it i heard 47--i missed Alaska and of all things, Nebraska--i can't recall off hand the third missing state--<br />all in all the conditions were better than i have heard them at this location in a good while--<br /><br />Gerald (JERRY) Steck -- k5psh<br /><br />maddoggs62https://www.blogger.com/profile/18180077222915145114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-29337107983237119952015-11-06T08:30:50.167-06:002015-11-06T08:30:50.167-06:00Great article Roland. I have an AR88 which has sev...Great article Roland. I have an AR88 which has several crystal positions, and I remember the narrowest is great for CW reception. Unfortunately at the moment, that receiver is in my storage area, as the area of the lounge I have for listening would not accommodate the '88 (and the XYL would protest!) But hopefully in the future, I can dust off the venerable beast and get using it again. I can just smell it now....!<br />73's, CharlieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-52961954496445785272015-10-11T22:19:28.833-05:002015-10-11T22:19:28.833-05:00Glad to hear all has been repaired and back to nor...Glad to hear all has been repaired and back to normal. John S. kc5ngxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-35612959282322894552015-10-11T20:19:56.300-05:002015-10-11T20:19:56.300-05:00I have that Hallicrafters. Still my all time favo...I have that Hallicrafters. Still my all time favorite. Front and center. I like that. marcimayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149115723040472780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-53623300658700543842015-08-30T21:34:12.266-05:002015-08-30T21:34:12.266-05:00April 15, 1997 sounds familiar to me. I remember l...April 15, 1997 sounds familiar to me. I remember listening to cw stations thinking i would never be able to copy those stations sending high speed code. To this day, i am still not receiving as fast as i want. But i suppose being able to copy a call after listening to the DX op send it a few times will have to work until further notice. Hi hi. As for logging..., i still use the trusty Radio Shack logbooks. I am still trying to figure out ClubLog. JStrunckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473120782918226507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-31730998734780618242014-07-15T21:18:33.722-05:002014-07-15T21:18:33.722-05:00Very nice. Very nice. txspatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212529202199507929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544382238317398005.post-83591794701113438902013-06-21T05:24:33.098-05:002013-06-21T05:24:33.098-05:00Great idea for a blog Roland- will mention it in m...Great idea for a blog Roland- will mention it in my Radio websites column in August's (UK) RadioUser magazine. ;-)Chrissy Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644679705890329140noreply@blogger.com