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Part 15 AM and FM Station Operation / Modulation and Audio FREQ Response MOD's to the older Talking House TX.

« on: October 03, 2023, 1909 UTC »

VID from ALPB:     https://mbcf.boards.net/thread/3104/radios       Hmmmmmmmm... Don't see why this also wouldn't work on the newer Radio Systems version. Does it take out the Phantom Phase MOD?

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Huh? / Radio Survivor, podcast #333, then #304, covers LPFM For Dummies, and much more!

« on: September 30, 2023, 1928 UTC »

Huh... Woke-up this morning to this Radio Survivor airing on WTSQ-LP, https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2023/09/podcast-333-low-power-fm-for-dummies/ I heard about this coming out, but was neat to hear the authur being interviewed.

UPDATE, Friday, 10/6/2023: Apparently, since it's College Radio Day, Radio Survivor banged-out another one for that in RS #304 podcast,   https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2023/10/podcast-334-college-radios-hidden-early-history/      Enjoy!!!!!!

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The RF Workbench / Re: All Electronics going out of business?

« on: September 25, 2023, 1651 UTC »

Well, finally some good news! Gotta' check that out. Thanks, for passing that along.

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The RF Workbench / Martin builds a simple ferrite MW rod to inductively couple radios to!

« on: September 24, 2023, 1803 UTC »

https://swling.com/blog/2023/09/martin-builds-a-simple-ferrite-rod-to-inductively-couple-radios-to-his-external-mediumwave-antenna/     This looks a lot more portable than that godzeye antenna that I've built a decade ago. And yes, SWL'ing rip.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Active Shortwave Pirates (North America) August 2023? (Oooops...)

« on: September 08, 2023, 0443 UTC »

Yep... My bad... That's what happens when I try to post when someone is trying to talk to me. (Uh...) Anyway, I bumped it where it should be. Sorry, and thanks.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Logbooks?

« on: September 08, 2023, 0440 UTC »

Me??? I still write long-hand to old, extra, notebooks. One, for a dupe-sheet of pretty much general observations, in pencil , and a penned notebook of kept loggings. The only, somewhat, problem that I have always had with this is that my Spell Check doesn't seem to work in long-hand. Hmmmmmmmm...

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Huh? / 2023 Grass Roots Radio Conference in Charleston, WV!

« on: September 08, 2023, 0238 UTC »

https://www.2023grassrootsradioconference.com/    and, the host station      https://wtsq.org/news/wtsq-hosting-the-2023-grassroots-radio-conference-29


This, should be interesting!

UPDATE??? So, has anyone gone to this? Share your experiences.

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Amateur Radio / September VHF Sweepsteaks this weekend, 9/9 - 9/11/2023.

« on: September 04, 2023, 1842 UTC »

No Sporadic "E", but hopefully some 6M F2 propagation and maybe Aurora.  https://www.arrl.org/september-vhf  I still have to get that 3M SSB / CW beam up. Here, by the NE USA, it will be cooler then, so may not see too much Tropo Propagation. (Of course...)

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Equipment / Radio Jay reviews the Masterwork M-2812/M-2850 AM Portable Radios.

« on: September 02, 2023, 1802 UTC »

Huh... I don't remember ever seeing these lunchbox AM portables, but they seem pretty cool.   https://radiojayallen.com/masterwork-m-2812-m-2850-am-portable-radios/

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Huh? / Re: FCC Advances FM HD Power Proposal? Oh boy... And, AM???

« on: August 25, 2023, 1830 UTC »

Uh... Apparently, more all digital coming on for AM. https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/digital-radio/crawford-will-flip-an-alabama-am-to-all-digital  At 41W at night, chances are, it won't bug anyone. Oh... Another SWL'ing 1sr rip.

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Amateur Radio / AM'er's delight, last night, on 3880kHz!

« on: August 19, 2023, 1834 UTC »

With this rare cooler-spell, for SW WV, and C2C AM not being anything that I'd want to care about, (Sorry Connie Willis, but I'm pretty much Big Footed out.), I'd thought that I'd try putting the W.O.G. to the 'ol Sangean AST-803A portable, at bedside, and crash-out to that. And??? Lightning crashes were in there, but not pegging the "S" meter, like what's been the norm this Summer 2023. 'W5'-land was very much alive with a great roundtable of dudes from TX, LA, and AS, from about 02:00UTC to about 05:45UTC, when everyone signed-off for the night. If I wasn't too tired from working outside, until dark, I probably would have joined them. Anyway, a neat, and rare Summer AM treat for sure. Probably won't hear these conditions again, until like October. 

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Huh? / FCC Advances FM HD Power Proposal? Oh boy...

« on: August 05, 2023, 1818 UTC »

Yeah, another SWL'ing 1st-peak-at, but I don't think that anyone is really looking for a +10dB increase in HD FM signals. https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/digital-radio/fcc-advances-fm-hd-power-proposal?utm_term=61A8488F-378C-452E-8F94-297BD9CB8D3A&utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&utm_medium=email&utm_content=DD523C78-8571-4126-94F2-5CC028EECA16&utm_source=SmartBrief As if FM DX'ing wasn't hard enough today. This may about kill that hobby.

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VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / What's up with the local chatter on Aviation Emergency FREQ 121.500MHz AM in WV?

« on: August 01, 2023, 1804 UTC »

As long as I have had scanner radios, capable of RX'ing Aviation VHF AM, I have always had two FREQ's programmed, the chit-chat FREQ 123.450MHz, and the Emergency FREQ 121.500MHz. For decades, I wouldn't hear anything on 121.500MHz. Well, about 15 years ago, in WNY, I heard what sounded like a teen beat-boxing on there. (Some kid got Daddy's Aviation HT?) I've always heard chatter on 123.450MHz, some of that being pretty entertaining to listen to. However, this year, I am hearing all sorts of number exchange chatter on 121.500MHz. None of it sounding emergency-like to me. I would assume that these numbers are flight numbers, but why use a known Emergency FREQ to do so? This is SW West Virginia. Is anyone else hearing these? 

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Huh? / A 1MW MW transmitter coming to Pakistan? Looks like it.

« on: July 30, 2023, 1748 UTC »

So, how many teeth fillings and fluorescent lights will this light-up?    https://www.radio.gov.pk/30-07-2023/marriyum-aurangzeb-performs-groundbreaking-of-pbcs-digital-transmitter-in-rawat     Yeah... Another SWL'ing rip. Interesting, that it's going to be DRM. I wouldn't mind seeing a VID tour of this station.

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Huh? / Re: FCC ISSUES NINE WARNINGS TO MIAMI AREA LANDOWNERS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS.

« on: July 27, 2023, 1954 UTC »

Huh??? Maybe, my grammar is bad, in this case. But, I am referring to the tactics of going in to a location, set-up to do a temporary broadcast, tear down, and get-out, before anyone comes to look for the station. And, I've just looked it up. Looks like you are correct, as in 'Guerilla Warfare'. Not a term that I have used often, at least not since the Contra and Sandinista ordeal in El Salvador. (Am I dating myself by saying that?) So, thanks for asking.