Thank you for the kind comments, I am very lucky to love where I do
I have added a link to your blog on the side bar of mine, I hope to see you updating your blog again soon...
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Thank you for the kind comments, I am very lucky to love where I do
I have added a link to your blog on the side bar of mine, I hope to see you updating your blog again soon...
modrachlan
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Can someone point me to a good how-to about loopstick transplants? I have a Tecsun PL-310 that I bought for the unique S/N meter and its reputed FM performance. This thread makes me realize there's a lot of untapped potential with that radio, and I'm itching to try it out.
I looked around on Paul's ultralight pages and see pics of transplanted loopsticks, but no instructions.
I looked around on Paul's ultralight pages and see pics of transplanted loopsticks, but no instructions.
In my view, if you really want to get the most out of that radio, you'd be better off spending your money and time buying or building an external loop and coupling it inductively. Save yourself some time and a bit of bother taking apart your radio....
You'd also undoubtedly be dealing with surface mount solder contacts. So you'd want to be careful.
Even a 200 mm internal loopstick won't pull in as many signals as an external 1-2 ft. loop, inductively coupled.
I have a Superadio and a PR-D5, both are excellent performers with 200mm loopsticks. Both get a boost from a 1.5 ft. box loop. Even the Select-A-Tenna will boost signals by a DB or so. The difference in reception between either of those radios and radios with smaller loopsticks (several small Realistic digital SW portables, Sony SRF-59, etc.), when using an external loop, are minimal -- in my experience, anyway.
But if you really want to put a new loopstick into your radio, the Ultralight DX Yahoo group has a bunch of guys who have put larger loopsticks into / onto their ultralight Tecsuns, so that would be the place to go.
Even so -- many of them use Ferrite Sleeve Loop antennas to DX with, inductively coupled to their radios.
You'd also undoubtedly be dealing with surface mount solder contacts. So you'd want to be careful.
Even a 200 mm internal loopstick won't pull in as many signals as an external 1-2 ft. loop, inductively coupled.
I have a Superadio and a PR-D5, both are excellent performers with 200mm loopsticks. Both get a boost from a 1.5 ft. box loop. Even the Select-A-Tenna will boost signals by a DB or so. The difference in reception between either of those radios and radios with smaller loopsticks (several small Realistic digital SW portables, Sony SRF-59, etc.), when using an external loop, are minimal -- in my experience, anyway.
But if you really want to put a new loopstick into your radio, the Ultralight DX Yahoo group has a bunch of guys who have put larger loopsticks into / onto their ultralight Tecsuns, so that would be the place to go.
Even so -- many of them use Ferrite Sleeve Loop antennas to DX with, inductively coupled to their radios.
modrachlan
Member
Thanks, Boombox, especially for that phrase "Ferrite sleeve loop antenna." Now looking at Ferrite Sleeve Loop Antennas— A DXer’s Guide, very interesting stuff indeed.
Portable Ultralight DXing Session - Punchbowl Reserve - 22/02/2015
For the past few weeks I have been trying to get back to this location for another portable ultralight DXing session. Between other commitments, the weather (both excess heat and rain) and our new baby this has proved to me much harder than what I was expecting.
I have just published a blog post from this mornings session, it has some general notes, loggings, a series of photos and a video of some of the stations I logged:
Ultralight DXing: Portable Ultralight DXing Session - Punchbowl Reserve - 22/02/2015
For the past few weeks I have been trying to get back to this location for another portable ultralight DXing session. Between other commitments, the weather (both excess heat and rain) and our new baby this has proved to me much harder than what I was expecting.
I have just published a blog post from this mornings session, it has some general notes, loggings, a series of photos and a video of some of the stations I logged:
Ultralight DXing: Portable Ultralight DXing Session - Punchbowl Reserve - 22/02/2015
Ultralight DXing - St Helens - 27/2/2015 / 28/2/2015
Over the weekend just been my wife and I took our daughter away to St Helens for the weekend. St Helens is the largest town on the east coast of Tasmania and it is about a 2 hour drive from our home. This location has a very relaxed feel about it and is a very popular holiday spot. I have previously undertaken some ultralight DXing from this area but have not had a chance to get back since getting more serious about ultralight DXing and having my 7.5"loopstick equipped PL-380. This area is also one of the most eastern locations on the Tasmania coast; this I was hoping would produce some good New Zealand DX. I undertook an ultralight DXing session on the Friday night when we arrived and three sessions for my long term ultralight DXing project, the results (and some photos) are below.
Ultralight DXing: Ultralight DXing - St Helens - 27/2/2015 / 28/2/2015
Over the weekend just been my wife and I took our daughter away to St Helens for the weekend. St Helens is the largest town on the east coast of Tasmania and it is about a 2 hour drive from our home. This location has a very relaxed feel about it and is a very popular holiday spot. I have previously undertaken some ultralight DXing from this area but have not had a chance to get back since getting more serious about ultralight DXing and having my 7.5"loopstick equipped PL-380. This area is also one of the most eastern locations on the Tasmania coast; this I was hoping would produce some good New Zealand DX. I undertook an ultralight DXing session on the Friday night when we arrived and three sessions for my long term ultralight DXing project, the results (and some photos) are below.
Ultralight DXing: Ultralight DXing - St Helens - 27/2/2015 / 28/2/2015
k9rzz
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^^^ Would love to hear some audio of your catches some time. Cheers from the frozen north! +:^]
Loggings - 3/3/2015
Time: 22:00 - 23:45 Local
I was having trouble sleeping Tuesday night so spent almost two hours searching the bands, below are my results from this. Overall I logged 126 stations using my 7.5" Loopstick equiped Tecsun PL-380.
531 2PM
531 3GG
540 4QL
540 7SD
549 2CR
558 7BU
567 2BH
576 2RN
585 7RN
594 3WV
603 2RN
612 4QR
621 3RN
630 2PB
639 2HC
639 5CK
648 2NU
657 2BY
666 2CN
666 4CC
675 2CO
684 2KP
693 3AW
702 2BL
711 4QW
720 3MT
729 5RN
738 2NR
747 7PB
756 3RN
765 2EC
765 5CC
774 3LO
783 6VA
792 4RN
801 0_HPON
801 5RM
810 2BA
819 2GL
828 3GI
837 4RK
846 2RN
855 3CR
864 4GR
864 7RPH
873 2GB
882 3YB
891 5AN
900 2LM
900 7AD
909 Radio NZ
918 2XL
927 3UZ
936 4PB
945 0_HPON
954 2UE
963 2RG
963 5SE
972 2MW
981 2NM
981 3HA
1008 0_HPON
1017 2KY
1026 3PB
1035 2EA
1044 2UH
1053 2CA
1062 5MV
1071 3EL
1080 2MO
1080 HPON - Hobart
1089 3WM
1098 2RN
1107 2EA
1116 3AK
1116 4BC
1125 1RPH
1125 5MU
1134 2AD
1134 3CS
1143 2HD
1152 2WG
1161 5PA
1170 2CH
1179 3RPH
1188 2NZ
1197 5RPH
1206 2CC
1215 0_HPON
1224 3EA
1233 2NC
1242 3GV
1242 5AU
1251 2DU
1260 3SR
1269 2SM
1278 3EE
1287 2TM
1296 6RN
1305 5RN
1314 3BT
1323 5DN
1332 3SH
1341 HPON - Geelong
1350 2LF
1368 2GN
1377 3MP
1386 Radio Tarana (Indian)
1395 5AA
1404 2PK
1413 2EA
1422 HPON - Melbourne
1431 2RN
1440 1SBS
1449 2MG
1458 2PB
1476 5MG
1494 2AY
1503 3KND
1512 2RN
1521 2QN
1530 2VM
1539 0_HPON
1557 2RE
1566 3NE
1593 HPON - Melbourne
Paul
Launceston, Tasmania.
Ultralight DXing
Time: 22:00 - 23:45 Local
I was having trouble sleeping Tuesday night so spent almost two hours searching the bands, below are my results from this. Overall I logged 126 stations using my 7.5" Loopstick equiped Tecsun PL-380.
531 2PM
531 3GG
540 4QL
540 7SD
549 2CR
558 7BU
567 2BH
576 2RN
585 7RN
594 3WV
603 2RN
612 4QR
621 3RN
630 2PB
639 2HC
639 5CK
648 2NU
657 2BY
666 2CN
666 4CC
675 2CO
684 2KP
693 3AW
702 2BL
711 4QW
720 3MT
729 5RN
738 2NR
747 7PB
756 3RN
765 2EC
765 5CC
774 3LO
783 6VA
792 4RN
801 0_HPON
801 5RM
810 2BA
819 2GL
828 3GI
837 4RK
846 2RN
855 3CR
864 4GR
864 7RPH
873 2GB
882 3YB
891 5AN
900 2LM
900 7AD
909 Radio NZ
918 2XL
927 3UZ
936 4PB
945 0_HPON
954 2UE
963 2RG
963 5SE
972 2MW
981 2NM
981 3HA
1008 0_HPON
1017 2KY
1026 3PB
1035 2EA
1044 2UH
1053 2CA
1062 5MV
1071 3EL
1080 2MO
1080 HPON - Hobart
1089 3WM
1098 2RN
1107 2EA
1116 3AK
1116 4BC
1125 1RPH
1125 5MU
1134 2AD
1134 3CS
1143 2HD
1152 2WG
1161 5PA
1170 2CH
1179 3RPH
1188 2NZ
1197 5RPH
1206 2CC
1215 0_HPON
1224 3EA
1233 2NC
1242 3GV
1242 5AU
1251 2DU
1260 3SR
1269 2SM
1278 3EE
1287 2TM
1296 6RN
1305 5RN
1314 3BT
1323 5DN
1332 3SH
1341 HPON - Geelong
1350 2LF
1368 2GN
1377 3MP
1386 Radio Tarana (Indian)
1395 5AA
1404 2PK
1413 2EA
1422 HPON - Melbourne
1431 2RN
1440 1SBS
1449 2MG
1458 2PB
1476 5MG
1494 2AY
1503 3KND
1512 2RN
1521 2QN
1530 2VM
1539 0_HPON
1557 2RE
1566 3NE
1593 HPON - Melbourne
Paul
Launceston, Tasmania.
Ultralight DXing
PB_lonny, these are all great catches, but you do realize that this particular thread is for AM broadcast logs, not SWL logs, right?
All best,
Jim
All best,
Jim
They read more like SWL freqs to me. Am I misreading? Are these freqs in kHz? It also may be that where you are from the freqs are a good bit different. For instance, here in the States, an AM BCB log would look like: 1300khz or 880khz, with 10khz spacing. I know in parts of Europe the spacing is 9khz. I'll have to educate myself on what the AM BCB looks like in your neck of the woods!
Just to clarify for Jimru: the entire rest of the world uses 9 khz steps on the AM band, hence the odd looking khz numbers.
Only N. & S. America do they use 10 khz channels on MW, where they are even numbered channels.
That's why a lot of AM radios have selectible 9 & 10 khz steps -- either done through button presses (like the Sangean PR-D5 and Radio Shack version of the Sangean ATS-505), or a switch in the back of the radio (like on my Realistic DX-375).
This is also why if you live near a coast -- or have a terrific antenna and live in the middle of the U.S. or Canada, you can hear trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific stations "in between" our channels -- if the foreign stations come in real strong, you'll hear a heterodyne fading in and out from the foreign channel being a few kilohertz off from our channels.
Only N. & S. America do they use 10 khz channels on MW, where they are even numbered channels.
That's why a lot of AM radios have selectible 9 & 10 khz steps -- either done through button presses (like the Sangean PR-D5 and Radio Shack version of the Sangean ATS-505), or a switch in the back of the radio (like on my Realistic DX-375).
This is also why if you live near a coast -- or have a terrific antenna and live in the middle of the U.S. or Canada, you can hear trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific stations "in between" our channels -- if the foreign stations come in real strong, you'll hear a heterodyne fading in and out from the foreign channel being a few kilohertz off from our channels.
Thanks, I've never tried to do that (monitor trans-Atlantic MW), in all these years. I should have given it a shot when I was living on Cape Cod, MA, as we were sticking out into the ocean. I'll bet the Europeans can be easily monitored there, but never got around to it.
hfflunki
Member
Well after a bad swl season following a great couple years of mw I ordered a pl210 and rebuild my box loop any pointers on ultralight dxing from any of the pros on the board would be appreciated I also have a g8 old model
k9rzz
Member
Last logs posted last APRIL??
Post your logs people! Icom R75, 6 ft loop antenna, audio recorded on GoPro 3+
Last night:
530khz CIAO Toronto about 0800z (0200am CST local) Probably the cleanest I have ever heard them. Here's 60 seconds of ethnic music.
https://soundcloud.com/k9rzz/530khz-ciao-toronto-0800z-15jan16
1550 WIGN Bristol, TN 0015z (1815 CST local). Nice bluegrass music and ident.
https://soundcloud.com/k9rzz/1550khz-wign-bristol-tn-14jan16-1815cst
Post your logs people!
Icom R75, 6 ft loop antenna, audio recorded on GoPro 3+Last night:
530khz CIAO Toronto about 0800z (0200am CST local) Probably the cleanest I have ever heard them. Here's 60 seconds of ethnic music.
https://soundcloud.com/k9rzz/530khz-ciao-toronto-0800z-15jan16
1550 WIGN Bristol, TN 0015z (1815 CST local). Nice bluegrass music and ident.
https://soundcloud.com/k9rzz/1550khz-wign-bristol-tn-14jan16-1815cst
I've been posting my better catches to YouTube for anyone that wants to follow along. I update this playlist frequently whenever I catch anything exotic or unusual:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2CDEDA7EB969E66D
I'm listening from West Michigan on a Perseus SDR and favoring my D-KAZ antenna lately.
Happy MW DXing everyone!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2CDEDA7EB969E66D
I'm listening from West Michigan on a Perseus SDR and favoring my D-KAZ antenna lately.
Happy MW DXing everyone!
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