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Huh? / Re: Anyone else...?
« on: November 06, 2015, 1551 UTC »
Zappa??? Everything is fine if you play 'Brown Shoes Don't Make It'
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497
General Radio Discussion / Re: Beijing’s covert radio network airs China-friendly news
« on: November 05, 2015, 1643 UTC »
I've listen to some of these 'broadcasts' and they are so syrupy it's enough to make me gag...
'Oh we are soooo happy.... we are soooooo nice' it's all propaganda BS and the folks that cooked this up are downright stupid or think the listeners are... most likely the latter...
WCRW needs to have its license pulled and the transmitters sold to the highest bidder or better yet, sold for scrap... take that
gahhhhh!
have a great day and a better tomorrow!
vince
ka1iic
'Oh we are soooo happy.... we are soooooo nice' it's all propaganda BS and the folks that cooked this up are downright stupid or think the listeners are... most likely the latter...
WCRW needs to have its license pulled and the transmitters sold to the highest bidder or better yet, sold for scrap... take that
gahhhhh!
have a great day and a better tomorrow!
vince
ka1iic
498
Huh? / Re: Taurids meteor shower could be good show this year
« on: November 04, 2015, 2100 UTC »
Thanks for the info FANSOME!!! Other wise I would have never known.
I just might park my little radios up on 6 and 2 meters just for the fun of it... who knows... I might make a few contacts if I'm lucky.
73
Vince
KA1IIC
I just might park my little radios up on 6 and 2 meters just for the fun of it... who knows... I might make a few contacts if I'm lucky.
73
Vince
KA1IIC
499
10/11 meters / K6FRC/B: Tracy, CA Power Output- 100 watts Frequency- 28.300 MHz.
« on: November 04, 2015, 2055 UTC »
Nov. 4 2015 2000 UTC
K6FRC/B:
Tracy, CA
Power Output- 100 watts
Frequency- 28.300 MHz.
I monitor this beacon almost daily here in S. Ohio and if there is any propagation at all I will hear this one.
As a note for you folks that know more about propagation than I, (and that could be almost anyone ;-)) This beacon hits above the noise level at about 11 AM local time and builds up in strength until past noon (local) and the signal gets weaker as the sun gets lower in the sky.
Right now (2020 UTC or 3:20 pm local) the signal is Q5 and is clearly readable without CW filters etc. But there is slow and deep selective fading.
Is it just me or are there more medium skip openings on the European side then here in the States? Checking the http://www.dxwatch.com/ DX cluster it almost seems that way... Perhaps I am full of you know what... thanks to Doctor Poo and his Litter Box...
anyway, have a good day and a better tomorrow!
73
Vince
KA1IIC
K6FRC/B:
Tracy, CA
Power Output- 100 watts
Frequency- 28.300 MHz.
I monitor this beacon almost daily here in S. Ohio and if there is any propagation at all I will hear this one.
As a note for you folks that know more about propagation than I, (and that could be almost anyone ;-)) This beacon hits above the noise level at about 11 AM local time and builds up in strength until past noon (local) and the signal gets weaker as the sun gets lower in the sky.
Right now (2020 UTC or 3:20 pm local) the signal is Q5 and is clearly readable without CW filters etc. But there is slow and deep selective fading.
Is it just me or are there more medium skip openings on the European side then here in the States? Checking the http://www.dxwatch.com/ DX cluster it almost seems that way... Perhaps I am full of you know what... thanks to Doctor Poo and his Litter Box...
anyway, have a good day and a better tomorrow!
73
Vince
KA1IIC
500
Huh? / Re: A new Bacon's Rebellion......
« on: November 03, 2015, 2139 UTC »[/quote]
Watch it, Penguin Bait.
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Hey!!!! No fair eating Penguins...
501
Huh? / Re: Frodge or Fansome?
« on: November 03, 2015, 2135 UTC »
I vote for Ed (Big Daddy ) Roth...
502
Other / Re: 7200 Khz music, talk, USB at 1320Z
« on: November 03, 2015, 2133 UTC »
Some people just don't know when to give up and return to a world of reality...
503
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 was 6925 AM 2106 UTC 1 Nov 2015
« on: November 02, 2015, 0009 UTC »
Very tough copy here too... even in USB mode... I do hear a bit of music on peaks tho if that is anything <sigh>
That's what I get for living in 'noise city" grrrrrrr
That's what I get for living in 'noise city" grrrrrrr
504
General Radio Discussion / Re: China is planting spying microchips in Electric Iron and kettles that can scan
« on: October 31, 2015, 0011 UTC »
Oh goodie!!!!! I love pile-o-junk..... yeapeeeeeeee!!!!
I love trash....
I love trash....
505
General Radio Discussion / Re: Pirate frequency QRM at my QTH: what could it be?
« on: October 30, 2015, 1855 UTC »
I'm with you... let it just go away... please! Who needs this extra botheration any how?
506
General Radio Discussion / Winter is comming time to check your antennas and ground systems...
« on: October 30, 2015, 1851 UTC »
As the title says, it is time to check our antennas and ground systems. Make sure all connections are clean, without corrosion and other foreign matter. If you have coax connector exposed to the elements disconnect them and check to make sure they are clean. Any solder joints??? make sure they are bright and shiny... we do not want to have a 'cold' solder joint when the winds of January are blowing... been there done that.
It may not be advisable but I give all exposed coax connector a quick shot of WD40... works for me but your mileage may differ.
Now here's one I always do and many times a year, it's NOT eco friendly to some but for radio it's a big do it now... Around your ground rod... make a cup shapped area a few inches around said rod and a few inches deep if possible... fill this 'cup' with rock salt and cover it with soil them wet it down as much as the soil will handle... making a little 'swamp' isn't a bad thing. This will increase your ground conductivity... this is very important for both receiving and transmitting...
Oh yeah... make sure the rope or what-ever that is holding your antenna... dipole or what have you, is in good shape... January winds have torn down many of my antennas over the years... until I got smart... well... I do forget sometimes... or get lazy sometimes, you know the drill
If using open feeders check to make sure there are no broken spacers and replace even the ones that might look a bit dicey...
While you are at it... check your connectors in the shack... why? Humidity, dust, vibration, etc etc can cause problems here.
A whole book can be written about ground systems but they are as important as your antenna... sometimes even more so. One problem I have noticed over the years is... 'conflicting grounds' (my term) I refuse to use the so called ground on the electric mains when I find there is a voltage difference between my station ground (driven ground rod with radials) and the electric house AC system... Voltage leakage... use your imagination to figure the problems with that situation...
WARNING: Just because I do it doesn't mean you should, or anyone else for that matter, in fact it may kill me... who knows... but I live with this fact: "death may very well be the only thing I will do right the first time"...
Oh yeah... take great care with the inspection of your antenna or ground system... I need your ears to tell me where the 'good stuff' is... radio wise that is
It may not be advisable but I give all exposed coax connector a quick shot of WD40... works for me but your mileage may differ.
Now here's one I always do and many times a year, it's NOT eco friendly to some but for radio it's a big do it now... Around your ground rod... make a cup shapped area a few inches around said rod and a few inches deep if possible... fill this 'cup' with rock salt and cover it with soil them wet it down as much as the soil will handle... making a little 'swamp' isn't a bad thing. This will increase your ground conductivity... this is very important for both receiving and transmitting...
Oh yeah... make sure the rope or what-ever that is holding your antenna... dipole or what have you, is in good shape... January winds have torn down many of my antennas over the years... until I got smart... well... I do forget sometimes... or get lazy sometimes, you know the drill
If using open feeders check to make sure there are no broken spacers and replace even the ones that might look a bit dicey...
While you are at it... check your connectors in the shack... why? Humidity, dust, vibration, etc etc can cause problems here.
A whole book can be written about ground systems but they are as important as your antenna... sometimes even more so. One problem I have noticed over the years is... 'conflicting grounds' (my term) I refuse to use the so called ground on the electric mains when I find there is a voltage difference between my station ground (driven ground rod with radials) and the electric house AC system... Voltage leakage... use your imagination to figure the problems with that situation...
WARNING: Just because I do it doesn't mean you should, or anyone else for that matter, in fact it may kill me... who knows... but I live with this fact: "death may very well be the only thing I will do right the first time"...
Oh yeah... take great care with the inspection of your antenna or ground system... I need your ears to tell me where the 'good stuff' is... radio wise that is
507
Other / Re: Nonsense on 14313 USB
« on: October 30, 2015, 1731 UTC »
Well that pirate Ham has been operating on 14275 khz during the hurricane season this year... running that stupid robot beacon he insists on using... if you catch his call sometime check the FCC database... he has no license... he did once but no longer...
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Pirate frequency QRM at my QTH: what could it be?
« on: October 30, 2015, 1724 UTC »
OK... not a harmonic....
Mixing product? possibly but not likely... but it can happen...
Do you live near an airport? naaa... did you mention a more erratic keying? then that would make it less likely, I've seen those beacons go nutz but not very often.
Yep, it looks like you need to do a bit of investigative DFing to locate the source and hope it is a neighbour you can at least talk to rationally... many don't fit into this group of 'rationality' because they believe it couldn't possibly be their 'toy' causing the problem... such 'logic' tells them to believe that it is your radio that is messed up. <sigh>
Let me think about this some more...
Mixing product? possibly but not likely... but it can happen...
Do you live near an airport? naaa... did you mention a more erratic keying? then that would make it less likely, I've seen those beacons go nutz but not very often.
Yep, it looks like you need to do a bit of investigative DFing to locate the source and hope it is a neighbour you can at least talk to rationally... many don't fit into this group of 'rationality' because they believe it couldn't possibly be their 'toy' causing the problem... such 'logic' tells them to believe that it is your radio that is messed up. <sigh>
Let me think about this some more...
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Germany Calling 6950.7 AM 2325 UTC 29 October 2015
« on: October 29, 2015, 2348 UTC »
<sniff sniff>
I hear only a very weak carrier and on USB to boot... Man I need a real antenna <grrrrrrr>
I hear only a very weak carrier and on USB to boot... Man I need a real antenna <grrrrrrr>
510
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6960 USB 22:56 gmt 10/29/15
« on: October 29, 2015, 2325 UTC »
Great signal, 599 with minimal fades.
Recording a few minutes of it for the collection ;-)
QSL tee shirt!!! oh goodie yea!!!!
Recording a few minutes of it for the collection ;-)
QSL tee shirt!!! oh goodie yea!!!!
