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General Radio Discussion / Re: We're doing it this time.
« on: October 04, 2017, 2342 UTC »
I can hear Fansome now -
"Dammit, the tape is jammed again!"
"Dammit, the tape is jammed again!"
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What size PVC pipe are you using there?
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General Radio Discussion / Re: We're doing it this time.
« on: October 04, 2017, 2144 UTC »
You might want to add this site on there when you get a chance (or the map if there's a way to link to it). I've found this f0F2 map very useful when the various graphs were down-- like most of them right now:
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/5
Yeah, I had it saved on a browser link since I go there so often...
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/5
Yeah, I had it saved on a browser link since I go there so often...
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General Radio Discussion / Re: We're doing it this time.
« on: October 04, 2017, 2106 UTC »
YIKES! Propogation page wiped out!
I was using that...
I was using that...
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Huh? / Re: RIP Tom Petty
« on: October 02, 2017, 2052 UTC »
Goddammit.
Out of the many rock stars dying over the past few years-- this is the one that really hurts me.
RIP Tom.
"And you don't even know what you got, 'til it's walkin away..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHjBKRSlg9c
Out of the many rock stars dying over the past few years-- this is the one that really hurts me.
RIP Tom.
"And you don't even know what you got, 'til it's walkin away..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHjBKRSlg9c
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Equipment / Re: Two New Videos - Preparing for Your Next DXpedition
« on: September 14, 2017, 0207 UTC »
It's GREAT to leave all that city-generated RF noise behind...!!!
Typically S-0 background, out in the sticks... and S-5 to S-9 at home
Typically S-0 background, out in the sticks... and S-5 to S-9 at home
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Equipment / Re: Hallicrafters SX 42
« on: September 14, 2017, 0205 UTC »
I was thinking about trying to pick up one of these or an SX-38, to refurbish, just for the hell of it... sometime...
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General Radio Discussion / "Pirates Beware. Chairman Pai Is Coming For You"
« on: September 14, 2017, 0158 UTC »
"Pirates Beware. Chairman Pai Is Coming For You"
The FCC Chairman Pai updated the radio industry on his progress to shut down pirate radio operators, at the NAB conference. He says, thanks in part to the vocal support of Commissioner O’Rielly, the FCC has substantially stepped up its enforcement efforts against pirate radio stations. And here are the numbers…
Since Pai became Chairman in January, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has issued 55 Notices of Unlicensed Operation, several Notices of Apparent Liability, and six Forfeiture Orders against pirate broadcasters. Pai says this FCC has cracked down on illegal operators all across the United States, from California to Kentucky, and up and down the East Coast from Florida to Massachusetts. “You can rest assured we will not just continue, but intensify this effort in the months to come. Our message to pirate operators is clear: the FCC will not tolerate unauthorized, illegal broadcasts, and we will use all of the tools within our disposal to end them.”
from https://radioink.com/2017/09/06/pirates-beware-pai-coming/#comment-17838
Editorial comment:
Pai isn't coming. He's not even breathing heavy.
He is, however, a tool....
I do urge my compatriots to exercise due diligence... especially those within 100 miles of the field offices that remain open.
Don't feed the Pai!
The FCC Chairman Pai updated the radio industry on his progress to shut down pirate radio operators, at the NAB conference. He says, thanks in part to the vocal support of Commissioner O’Rielly, the FCC has substantially stepped up its enforcement efforts against pirate radio stations. And here are the numbers…
Since Pai became Chairman in January, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has issued 55 Notices of Unlicensed Operation, several Notices of Apparent Liability, and six Forfeiture Orders against pirate broadcasters. Pai says this FCC has cracked down on illegal operators all across the United States, from California to Kentucky, and up and down the East Coast from Florida to Massachusetts. “You can rest assured we will not just continue, but intensify this effort in the months to come. Our message to pirate operators is clear: the FCC will not tolerate unauthorized, illegal broadcasts, and we will use all of the tools within our disposal to end them.”
from https://radioink.com/2017/09/06/pirates-beware-pai-coming/#comment-17838
Editorial comment:
Pai isn't coming. He's not even breathing heavy.
He is, however, a tool....
I do urge my compatriots to exercise due diligence... especially those within 100 miles of the field offices that remain open.
Don't feed the Pai!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Burn It Down Radio 6965 AM 2310 UTC 8-24-17
« on: August 24, 2017, 2355 UTC »
Very faint here, listening in USB.
'Take me home country roads' and then
'All you need is love' at 2355 UTC.
About S-4 at best.
'Take me home country roads' and then
'All you need is love' at 2355 UTC.
About S-4 at best.
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Equipment / Re: This might be the start of something big
« on: August 12, 2017, 1952 UTC »Perhaps too big.
Test fit of the PVC pipe for the 10 ft by 10 ft loop antenna. That little patio umbrella stand, as heavy as it is, is no match for the loop frame. But that is just temporary, the loop is actually going to hang from a tree limb, at least for initial prototyping and testing.
The weight of the pipe itself is about 14 lbs, plus throw in the fittings, my guess is 16 or 17 lbs total.
What size PVC pipe are you using there?
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Very sad news
« on: August 12, 2017, 1950 UTC »
A sad surprise. Bummer.
My sincere condolences to family, and friends. We'll miss him here.
My sincere condolences to family, and friends. We'll miss him here.
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General Radio Discussion / FCC Boss Tries to Hide His Latest Gift to Sinclair Broadcasting
« on: July 09, 2017, 0544 UTC »
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday (6-30) quietly approved the transfer of seven major television station licenses owned by Bluestone Television/Bonten Media to Sinclair Broadcast Group -- without informing the agency's sole Democratic commissioner, Mignon Clyburn. Current FCC boss Ajit Pai spent a lot of time complaining about transparency at the FCC when he was a regular commissioner under former FCC boss Tom Wheeler. Yet much like his professed dedication to bridging the digital divide, this dedication to transparency appears to only be skin deep.
Clyburn stated on Twitter that the FCC appears to have tried to bury the news of the approval ahead of the July 4 weekend, and didn't even inform her of the decision. She wound up learning about the decision from her own agency via news reports.
Pai has long opposed media ownership and consolidation limits, and unsurprisingly has made letting these companies grow immensely larger his top agency priority. That has involved attempts to restore the so-called UHF discount, which would let major media companies exceed previous restrictions on the number of stations that they can own.
The efforts have been consistently criticized as damaging to local media outlets and regional reporting. Comedian John Oliver took aim at Sinclair in a segment on his program, Last Week Tonight, but didn't really focus too much on how the current FCC is busy making this possible.
https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Boss-Tries-to-Hide-His-Latest-Gift-to-Sinclair-Broadcasting-139887
That big-broadcasting capitalist scum....
Clyburn stated on Twitter that the FCC appears to have tried to bury the news of the approval ahead of the July 4 weekend, and didn't even inform her of the decision. She wound up learning about the decision from her own agency via news reports.
Pai has long opposed media ownership and consolidation limits, and unsurprisingly has made letting these companies grow immensely larger his top agency priority. That has involved attempts to restore the so-called UHF discount, which would let major media companies exceed previous restrictions on the number of stations that they can own.
The efforts have been consistently criticized as damaging to local media outlets and regional reporting. Comedian John Oliver took aim at Sinclair in a segment on his program, Last Week Tonight, but didn't really focus too much on how the current FCC is busy making this possible.
https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Boss-Tries-to-Hide-His-Latest-Gift-to-Sinclair-Broadcasting-139887
That big-broadcasting capitalist scum....
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Huh? / Re: A certain old dx'er chided me a while back with, "When was the last time...
« on: July 02, 2017, 0642 UTC »
Don't f00k with my Archies! Some of us like to re-live our single-digit years...
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Huh? / Re: I saw where the guy who played "Flounder" in "Animal House" died.
« on: July 02, 2017, 0638 UTC »
He's not really dead-- he's just on "triple-secret probation"!
