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Messages - curious george

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Got them here in NY with an S7-S8 signal, decent audio for SSB.  "Me and Mrs. Jones" at 0254 UTC.

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You're going to need a BCB filter to knockout that 10 kW station near you.  I've got a 5 kW station about a mile from me, and I need a BCB filter even with my Drake R8B.

There's a Facebook group dedicated to the SDRplay, and a lot of questions gets answered there:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sdrplay/

Two of the group members have created guides on getting started with the SDRplay using HDSDR and SDR-Console:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7434avup8mrkzti/AACIY6Bq0UwZKQGCALpu76cka/RSPHDSDR.pdf?dl=0

http://www.nn4f.com/SDR-Console-SDRPlay-RSP_QuickGuideTips.pdf

 

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I received an SDRplay RSP for Christmas, and have been using it with the HDSDR software.  One cool thing about HDSDR is that it has two different buttons for noise reduction, "NR" and "NB".  Recently a local noise source has cropped up in the evenings, and a press of one of these buttons magically makes the noise go away.  You can hear the algorithm at work, slowly the noise gets reduced until it disappears completely. 

My main rig has been a Drake R8B for the past 17 years.  It's got a noise blanker with only two positions (narrow and wide).  I've never found the wide position useful, but I usually keep the narrow position always engaged and it will reduce some local noise.  The R8B can't deal with this latest noise source, but the SDRplay can.

The SDRplay has some limitations, such as overloading by nearby MW stations, or even some high powered SW broadcasters, but there are ways to deal with this so it's not an issue.

Thomas Witherspoon's review (http://swling.com/blog/2015/07/a-review-of-the-sdrplay-rsp-software-defined-receiver/) convinced me that the SDRplay was the "best bang for the buck".  The $150 price puts it in the range of a good portable, but it's performance blows away any portable at that price.  I didn't think I would ever get an SDR, especially since there are fewer and fewer DX targets out there and I couldn't justify spending $1,000 on one.  The SDRplay is a great intro to SDR technology for the price.

Your local noise issues may be a bit too overwhelming for any rig on it's own however.  Techniques such as using a coax lead-in with RF chokes and an isolation/matching transformer at the antenna will help.  Bruce Conti has a good DIY article here: http://www.bamlog.com/diyxfmr.htm  I've built several of them using the Rubbermaid baby food container and everyone that uses them swear by them.

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QSLs Received / Radio Illuminati 6150 kHz QSL
« on: January 18, 2016, 0230 UTC »
Received this great QSL for my reception tonight.  Thanks "Azimuth Coordinator"!


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Thanks Andrew for the lead.  I went back to my recording, and the ID started with some spacey music, then what sounded like "Radio Illuminati".  Would like to hear another ID just to be 100% sure.

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Still on Chris, with Rock Lobster at 2216 UTC.

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Tuned in at 2134 and just heard the end of a Talking Heads song, now "Pulling Mussels from a Shell" by Squeeze.  S7-S8 in NY.  49 meters is propagating much better right now compared to 43 meters.

2140 UTC "Radio Radio"
2143 "Politics of Dancing"
2146 "Red Skies"
2150 "The Reflex"
2155 "Relax"
2200 Heard a weak voiceover, could only make out sixty one fifty kilohertz
2201 "Remember the Nights"
2204 "Rio"
2210 "Rip Her to Shreds" one of my favorite Blondie tunes from their first album!
2213 "Rock Lobster"
2218 "Safety Dance"
2223 Having local QRN issues at the moment. Signal was starting to get weaker.
2226 Switched to an online radio, now with "Save a Prayer"
2229 Song by the Cars
2232 Another voice over, heard pirate radio and Facebook
2238 "Senses Working Overtime" - Still listening to remote receiver.  Too much local QRN on my radio now.
2243 "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll"
2246 "Sex"
2256 "She Bop"

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Got them here with an S9+ signal at 1312 UTC.  Commentary by Bram Stoker.

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"American Woman" heard at 2039 UTC tune in.  S6 in New York.

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1437 Queensryche "Best I Can" (thanks Shazam).  1440 e-mail address for reports.  Strong audio, sounds pretty good for SSB.  S7 in New York.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6975 AM 1425 - 1/10/16
« on: January 10, 2016, 1436 UTC »
My SDRplay's AFC locked on 6976.125.  CSN "Carry On" at 1435.  S8 on my Drake R8B, good audio.

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It's been too long since I last heard the WAZU.  S7-S8 in NY at 1353 UTC with nice clear audio. Mojo Nixon at 1354 followed by a great surf instrumental.  1400 Rush "Red Barchetta".

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I've only got a carrier at 1429 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM 2142 UTC 28 Dec 2015
« on: December 28, 2015, 2147 UTC »
Right after a strong USB station closed down, I heard some weak audio in AM mode.  According to Shazam, what I heard at 2142 UTC was "Heartaches By the Number" by Guy Mitchell.  SIO 232 in NY.  Weak talk by OM at 2147 UTC.

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Have a weak signal here, playing what sounds like country and western at 0322 UTC.  SIO 333 in NY.  Could it be the Fruitcake Station?

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