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The RF Workbench / Trust, but Verify … With Your Oscilloscope? Nice Radio World article!

« on: April 13, 2023, 0403 UTC »

Well, this is a cool article that Boomer FWR to me! And, using an O'scope to test an LPB-30 transmitter. https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/workbench/trust-but-verify-with-your-oscilloscope

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Podcasts about pirate radio?

« on: April 11, 2023, 1854 UTC »

Ragnar Danistold's, Piratesweek, (Yeah, I know... I butchered that last name spelling.), podcasts was indeed a great one. Question is, was that even archived anywhere so that someone could download and enjoy today. Today though, you have Andrew Yoder's, Hobby Broadcasting Radio podcasts. Show #5 should be coming up around Tax Time. Oh!!!! Another one is Hobart Radio International, but what I get from that feed link is a document tree.   https://feeds.feedburner.com/archive/pOGc    That makes me wonder if HRI is still running today.

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Equipment / Re: Can an antenna work while laying on the ground? RX'ing, yes.

« on: April 11, 2023, 1812 UTC »

Last year, after JTA swearing to me to try this, I've decides to make another W.O.G., (Windom On GND.). The feed point is a W2DU 4:1 Current Balun, one W.O.G. 60ft leg runs down hill, into the valley floor, and away from the power lines, and the other 123ft leg is hugging the hill point, then head down hill. I also have a GND tap on the Balun at the outer SO-239. Then, about a 50ft run on leftover RG-8X, (Mini-8.), coax to the Beverage ANT Input of my rig. And??? Have you ever DX'ed and QSO'ed on the VHF / UHF bands, like 144.200MHz, 222.100MHz, or 432.100MHz, in CW / SSB? That's what I get now for a noise floor on MW, 160M, 75M / 80M, 60M, and 40M. I do hear lightning crashes, still, but at a few S-units, and not crashing at S+20/9. A station at S1 sounds like it could be at S9 strength. Reception is more, or less, regional. I do still hear the Euro-big-guns, like those EA1 / EA2 stations, but I can listen to low bands during the warm season, again. YEA!!!! Still, experimenting. Can I TX on this? Well, the match spectrum-wide is anywhere from 1.7:1 to a flat 1.1:1! (Interesting...) Question is, does this W.O.G. radiate, or is it an over bloated dummyload? Oh yeah... The wire is trashed CATV RG-11 coax, where I use the AL shield, coated with that PVC jacket. A bit of a pain to work with, but should last outside for years. Should...

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Huh? / Radio stations on ATSC 3.0 TV? Why not?

« on: April 09, 2023, 1753 UTC »

While Boomer was at it, he FWR me this as well: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/show-news/nab-show/one-media-moves-forward-with-radio-over-atsc-3
Wouldn't work well mobile, or portably, but this idea is kind of what CATV had done for a couple of decades now.

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Equipment / Vintronics from the UK.

« on: April 09, 2023, 1743 UTC »

Boomer found these. Anyone ever had experience with these TX's?     https://www.sjvbroadcastservices.com/      The AM units could be used for Part 15 Carrier-Current, but couldn't really use the FM's for anything permissibly here.

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Amateur Radio / HAM – Official Documentary 2022? SWL'ing rip.

« on: April 02, 2023, 1804 UTC »

https://swling.com/blog/2023/04/ham-official-documentary-youtube/     Gone viral??? Well, you be the judge there. Enjoy...

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Huh? / Archive . org getting sued? Here we go...

« on: April 01, 2023, 1837 UTC »

Any of us using and posting INFO on  www.archive.org  may have seen this coming sooner, or later.

"The Fight Continues

Here at the Internet Archive, we’re deeply grateful for our community—the partners, patrons, and donors who help us thrive. Your support has proven especially valuable during a lawsuit brought by four major publishers that has aimed to put a stop to our library lending.

A lower court decision released on Friday ruled in favor of the publishers. This is a blow to all libraries and the communities we serve—but the fight is far from over.

We will appeal this judgment, continuing to defend the rights of libraries to serve their patrons, and the rights of readers to access books. We will also continue our work as a library. This case does not challenge many of the services we provide with digitized books, including interlibrary loan, access for the print-disabled, and ongoing donation and preservation of books.

Libraries are a pillar of democracy. They have an age-old role in providing access to knowledge for marginalized communities and preserving knowledge for future generations. As we push forward with our vital work, we hope that you’ll continue to stand with us.

We are powered by donations from individuals like you. If you find our services useful, please consider contributing to help us in our mission to build the web we deserve. "



So, if you see anything of use and interest there, suck it in, while you can! Including my site:  https://archive.org/details/@thadood

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General Radio Discussion / Re: HB Radio #4 on 5130 3/16 EDT. Andrew re-interview?

« on: March 20, 2023, 1942 UTC »

I'm still working on a couple of fronts for another Andrew Yoder follow-up interview, to the 9/10/2001 C2C AM one with the late Art Bell. I've pretty much given-up on George Noory, but still tapping on to Richard Syrett's newer podcasts, Strange Planet,  https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/Richard-Syretts-Strange-Planet-p1085643/?topicId=266129453 and  https://www.strangeplanet.ca/ . He hasn't said NO to this. Other possibilities maybe Ian Punnett and Connie Willis. https://www.conniewillis.com/  Maybe, even George Knapp? Sooner, or later, someone should say, YES.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: HB Radio #4 on 5130 3/16 EDT, Boomer caught it!

« on: March 17, 2023, 1823 UTC »

Yeah... Boomer caught it on his Kiwi-SDR.   http://boomerthedog.com/Tha-Dood-On-WBCQ-5130.000-sam-3-16-23.mp3   There, y'all can check it out, before I do.

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Amateur Radio / Re: Real time on-the-air spotting/sharing network?

« on: March 12, 2023, 2113 UTC »

Sure... I've done stuff like this, but with mixed results. Problem is, it is best to know what type of ops you have. Do you have the kind of ops that are open to various topics to kick around, like what we hear on LF, MW, HF, FM broadcast, TV bands, VHF / UHF, microwave, even light wavelengths, bands, legal operations, not-so legal operations? Or, do you have ultra, (Hum-drum.), conservatives that want nothing out of the norm? This is crowd depending, for sure. Me??? I like the idea to have two-way radio being the ultimate in interactive talk radio, where you use radio to respond and add to the subjects and conversations. It's like anything else, study and know your limit, and stay within it. BTW, not just Amateur Radio, but also CB, MURS, and GMRS, as well.

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Huh? / RadioGPT can talk. It can research. It can take your calls. And it could be HERE

« on: March 12, 2023, 2041 UTC »

 While I was on SWL'ing, came across this: OK... We all knew that this was coming. https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/radiogpt-artificial-intelligence-dj-futuri-interview.html

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Huh? / SWL'ing Survey? Eh... Why not???

« on: March 12, 2023, 1940 UTC »

Huh... Been a while since I've seen any surveys on radio gear. Just some heads-up that you have to scroll down to about mid-page for the survey choices and those DOT's to fill in.   https://swling.com/blog/2023/03/survey-what-type-of-radio-is-your-daily-driver/

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Part 15 AM and FM Station Operation / Greg's Sandbox Carrier-Current INFO?

« on: March 03, 2023, 2052 UTC »

I don't think that this was posted before here, but it is now.  http://www.gregssandbox.com/wocr/carrier.htm 
This next link may have been talked about, but it is a neat read.  https://johnbrashear.tripod.com/wlcr.html

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Huh? / SWL Fest 2023 INFO?

« on: March 03, 2023, 2041 UTC »

Not going, (Maybe, the next decade.), but here's this years INFO. https://swling.com/blog/2023/03/still-time-to-register-today-36th-annual-virtual-winter-swl-fest-this-weekend/

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For Sale / Wanted / Barter / Re: Where to buy used ham transceivers?

« on: February 17, 2023, 1853 UTC »

I've done pretty well with MTC Radio in Paris, TX. Look under their USED GEAR:    https://www.mtcradio.com/  It's where I bought a used Xiegu G90 for under $400.00, a.k.a. my jump-in to an SDR rig.