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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: RadioDiscountCabbage on July 30, 2014, 1819 UTC
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Greetings everyone. First time posting here, wanted to give a quick introduction, then ask a question. If there is a separate thread for introductions, forgive my broadcasting out-of-band.
Name is Spence, and I've been a casual shortwave listener for several years since I wrote an MA thesis on the economics of international broadcasting during the late Cold War years. I have only been a shortwave monitor for a few months, but thanks to some great logging software, have an impressive number of confirmed receptions and even a few physical QSL cards (despite all of my RRs explicitly stating that I don't need them).
For the next few weeks, at least, I reside in the Coosa Valley region of NW Georgia. On the 15th, I will be leaving the US and moving to Beijing to start work at a major international shortwave broadcaster that shall remain nameless for privacy reasons but whose identity should be obvious to all. I know that this may be a controversial thing here, and I welcome your thoughts and questions about this career move.
I can't wait to log a few US pirate stations before I depart and to report this to the HFU community. And then, if I happen to pick up some pirates in Asia, I will be sure to log them here too.
Now onto my question. Something that has helped me tremendously as a monitor is my reception logging software. I use DXtreme reception log, running on a small Asus Transformer book that I use exclusively for SWL logging. It does just about everything I need including providing templates for RRs. I am curious: what sort of logging software (if any) do you use at your monitoring post?
A link to my youtube channel is below for those who would like to learn a bit more about some of what I do.
Thanks in advance for the kind reception. Eat your cereal with a fork. Do your homework in the dark. Blame WWV when you are late for a date. ;D
73s.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGt6JndpRkod2pH4cMQlDjQ
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I hope you can still use this website while you're over there...
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Tested it just now, should be fine. Will likely still connect with a VPN to be on the safe side.
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Mr. Cabbage, welcome to the forum.
I suppose I could hazard a guess as to which prominent broadcaster you will be working for -- and I see nothing wrong with it.
Best of luck in your career there.
I use paper logs, and an excel spreadsheet. Also have my best logs listed in a word doc. Low tech version of logging at my QTH.
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Welcome to the HFU Cabbage! I wish the best of luck for you, and if you have any questions, just shoot myself or anyone else on here a message. We'd be more than happy to answer to our best abilities.
Also, when you move to Asia, look out for KCBS, KBS, and Voice of Korea. I've been trying for the last few months to catch them, but have only heard just the lonely carrier once with no audio.
73!, and again welcome, and may the Gods of propagation treat you well.