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Clandestine Stations / Re: Voice of Martyrs, 11620 AM, 21 NOV 2023, 1520 UTC
« on: November 22, 2023, 2341 UTC »
Congrats - nice catch.
FPE
FPE
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General Radio Discussion / Gone for good?
« on: November 11, 2023, 2154 UTC »
I would have to check my log book but it has been at least 2 or 3 years since Edmund Fitzgerald Radio has been logged/reported/on the air.
They were always a favorite of mine and they were good about sending QSLs for accurate reports. They were a regular around 11/8,9,10 to mark the anniversary of the day that the ship went down in 1975 on November the 10th.
I see SO MANY “unid” stations being reported that as somebody that’s been listening to pirates for 40 plus years I find it sad that EFR may have joined the “gone for good” list while stations that just don’t even identify themselves seem to proliferate - it is very sad. Heck, it can’t be too hard to come up with a station name - even a bad one.
Oh well,
FPE
They were always a favorite of mine and they were good about sending QSLs for accurate reports. They were a regular around 11/8,9,10 to mark the anniversary of the day that the ship went down in 1975 on November the 10th.
I see SO MANY “unid” stations being reported that as somebody that’s been listening to pirates for 40 plus years I find it sad that EFR may have joined the “gone for good” list while stations that just don’t even identify themselves seem to proliferate - it is very sad. Heck, it can’t be too hard to come up with a station name - even a bad one.
Oh well,
FPE
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Equipment / Re: Radio Jay reviews the updated XHDATA D-109WB!
« on: October 11, 2023, 2207 UTC »
I bought a D-808 a few years ago and I can attest that on MW it is as good or better than every desktop receiver that I own. Not sure about this new version but they got it right for the 808 (which if my memory is correct I purchased from a site in China and the radio was shipped to me from Israel). The only thing that I don’t like is that the radio can’t use regular alkaline batteries - just a rechargeable lithium ion type.
FPE
FPE
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The RF Workbench / Re: Here’s a good one!
« on: October 04, 2023, 2102 UTC »
Understood
I’ll let you know how I make out.
Thanks again for all of your help.
FPE
I’ll let you know how I make out.
Thanks again for all of your help.
FPE
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The RF Workbench / Re: Here’s a good one!
« on: October 04, 2023, 1325 UTC »
How do I “start from the back”? I can only access the front (the side you see when looking at the loop head). Doi need to open up the loop head to get to the inside of it?
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The RF Workbench / Re: Here’s a good one!
« on: October 04, 2023, 0129 UTC »
Ok. So do you have any ideas on an easy way to try to spread the 3 parts ever sooooooo slightly to allow the busted off piece of the center conductor from the male to perhaps wiggle loose? I guess just “pick” at it as you suggested.
You see, I graduated from the brawn over brains school of thought so I will admit I leaned on it pretty hard to try to get that new male connector to seat! I’ve had to do that with brand new connectors in the past so I thought “what can happen??”
Thanks for your help!
And thx for the help on how to post a pic
You see, I graduated from the brawn over brains school of thought so I will admit I leaned on it pretty hard to try to get that new male connector to seat! I’ve had to do that with brand new connectors in the past so I thought “what can happen??”
Thanks for your help!
And thx for the help on how to post a pic
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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: Valparaiso 17144.35 WEFAX 2312 UTC 09 SEP 2023
« on: October 03, 2023, 2229 UTC »
Congrats
Very nice
Very nice
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The RF Workbench / Re: Here’s a good one!
« on: October 03, 2023, 2100 UTC »Any chance we can get a picture to see what is going on?Sure - can you PM me your email or tell me here how to upload a picture - it’s just the loop head of a Wellbrook and you can barely see that there is the center conductor of the old male BNC fitting broken off in the center - I only figured that out because I couldn’t get another male BNC to slip on and couldn’t see why but now I do. I can fit a needle into the hole in the center of a new female BNC but not the one sticking out of the loop head. Ugh.
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The RF Workbench / Re: Here’s a good one!
« on: October 03, 2023, 1317 UTC »
No luck so far - anyone else have any suggestions?
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The RF Workbench / Re: Here’s a good one!
« on: October 03, 2023, 0122 UTC »
Thanks thanks I will give that a try!
And I had a loop for strain relief so I am not sure what happened!
Ok thanks again.
And I had a loop for strain relief so I am not sure what happened!
Ok thanks again.
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The RF Workbench / Here’s a good one!
« on: October 02, 2023, 2341 UTC »
Anyone have a fix for this?
While taking the antenna feed/lead off of a Wellbrook loop today I realized that the small center copper (?) wire at the center of the male bnc connector on the lead has broken off flush and is still “in” the center hole of the female bnc connector that protrudes from the base of a typical Wellbrook loop head.
Any body have any idea how I might get that small bit of wire out???
This could only happen to me.
Thx
While taking the antenna feed/lead off of a Wellbrook loop today I realized that the small center copper (?) wire at the center of the male bnc connector on the lead has broken off flush and is still “in” the center hole of the female bnc connector that protrudes from the base of a typical Wellbrook loop head.
Any body have any idea how I might get that small bit of wire out???
This could only happen to me.
Thx
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: YHWH 7475 AM 0325 UTC 3 JUN 2023
« on: June 03, 2023, 1626 UTC »0453 Poor/very low audio/S1, I do hear occasional preaching, kicked over to LSB for a somewhat better copy, but got a fair amount of QRN from storms down over Omaha/KC.Reported off at 0434z. Maybe he came back on?
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General Radio Discussion / Re: HB Radio #5 on 5130 4/20 EDT?
« on: May 27, 2023, 1339 UTC »
Hello All - I’ve been sidelined for a few days - when will #6 be on the air?
Thanks
Thanks
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General Radio Discussion / Re: HB Radio #5 on 5130 4/20 EDT?
« on: April 30, 2023, 2355 UTC »
Finally finished listening to show #5 and I’d like to say thanks as always to Andrew for putting this together and also congrats to Andrew, the op of Radio Ion Ion Radio and Chris Smolinski for a very informative and interesting show.
I look forward to the next episode.
FPE
I look forward to the next episode.
FPE
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General Radio Discussion / Re: HB Radio #4 on 5130 3/16 EDT
« on: April 20, 2023, 2026 UTC »
Andrew - when is show #5 to be broadcast?
