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General Radio Discussion / Re: RF Safe-Stop shuts down car engines with radio pulse

« on: December 06, 2013, 2141 UTC »

A lot of older car alarms operate around 6 meters, in the 49 kHz. range as do garage door openers and baby monitors.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: The Queen of the LW-MW DX'ers (humor)

« on: December 06, 2013, 1556 UTC »

She looks like end result of someone trying to clone Princess Margret and Eleanor Roosevelt in the same petri dish.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: RF Safe-Stop shuts down car engines with radio pulse

« on: December 06, 2013, 1549 UTC »

There was guy in Alabama in the mid-90's who made 35kW mobile amps for the trucker that had everything.

The word on the things was they would shut down the electronics of nearly any vehicle in close proximity when the mic was keyed.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Jane Weidlan ..........

« on: December 06, 2013, 1541 UTC »

Jane has been a pro dominatrix since the mid-late 80's. It just adds to her hotness.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: The Queen of the LW-MW DX'ers (humor)

« on: December 04, 2013, 0308 UTC »

*shudders*

Is that really a woman?...

I guess we'll never know. Since the picture was taken in 1923, it would probably take forensic evidence to be sure. 

Hang on...

Isn't this Commander Bunny Pre-Op

*sniggers*

Nah, that's Amelia Earhart's half sister, Ophelia Fansome, mother of our pal Al.

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MW Loggings / Re: KQQZ 1190 Desoto, MO 0115 UTC 24 Nov 2013

« on: November 30, 2013, 0023 UTC »

I've heard them on and off for years. I've always suspected they're running a little more power than listed.

There's a station in Horse Cave, KY that runs a mighty 60 watts at night. They're clear as a bell on the external antenna here through the the winter. They're on 1160 if my memory isn't malfunctioning from leftovers.

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The RF Workbench / Re: High Powered Pirates

« on: November 28, 2013, 2157 UTC »

I've always heard that the final for RMWW came from the WJDI set-up. I've seen a chunk of that amp, it was stout.

The story of the transmitter blowing on them once is a classic.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: LATEST New Frequency Discoveries!

« on: November 28, 2013, 2130 UTC »

I heard Radio Havana announce last night that they'll be running on 5040 in SS and EE for the rest of the winter.

I checked 5040 against Radio Rebelde on 5025 last night. Rebelde was good 2-3 S units better than RH on 5040.

My guess is I'm off beam for 5040, but it could be the transmitter sites. Cuba isn't very wide, but that island is long.

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General Radio Discussion / Jane Weidlan ..........

« on: November 28, 2013, 2116 UTC »

Was way hotter than Belinda "The Bulldog" Carlisle.

Just ask Al Fansome.

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Equipment / Re: Museum of Plugs and Sockets

« on: November 19, 2013, 2129 UTC »

Might be handy if you find some oddball equipment at a fest: http://www.fam-oud.nl/~plugsocket/Overview.html

You've finally gone beyond the edge of the known interwebz, Chris. Congratulations.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty faces cyber attack

« on: November 19, 2013, 2124 UTC »

And just where have you been, Fearless Leader?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Rave On radio 6925U 0213z 16 November 2013

« on: November 16, 2013, 1024 UTC »

Good signal from Rave On Radio, S6 in NH, best in a long time...

0235z Zep - Gallows Pole
0238z ID, "In Cold Blood" show, raveonradio@gmail.com
0240z SSTV and off



Sorry I just caught the tail-end of the show Rave On.

Since I missed the start I don't know who these guys are (were), any help?

They murdered a family in the Midwest in a botched robbery in the 50's. Truman Capote made his rep on the book he wrote about it, "In Cold Blood", and the movie that followed.

Capote fell in love with one of the two while writing the book, leading to questions about his objectivity when that fact came out years later.

The movie was responsible for revitalizing former child actor, Robert Blake's career.

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Equipment / Re: Antenna Tuner

« on: November 15, 2013, 2005 UTC »

If your radio is prone to images from strong signals, an antenna tuner will help. I had a single conversion solid state comm receiver that was prone to images below the SW broadcast bands. 

I homebuilt an antenna tuner out of a couple AM radio tuner capacitors and a coil of copper wire wrapped around a large plastic spice bottle, put it between the long wire and the radio. It got rid of the images.

I've used a very similar circuit for listening to random wires for years, Boombox. (And at times with an E5 to boot, CM.) It does well once you figure out how to tune and tweak the thing for the best sig to noise ratio. I use a large pill bottle for the coil form, with about 20 turns of 22 gauge mag wire tapped every 5 turns.

I've got MFJ transmitting ATU for random wires I picked up for 5 bucks at a hamfest. I like it for listening, it will tune up about any hunk of wire. If I can figure out what box of radio junk it's in, I'll post the model number. I know they still make version of it.

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The RF Workbench / Re: Bicycle Mounted Piracy...

« on: November 15, 2013, 1940 UTC »

Outhouse, I was wondering the same thing. LOL.

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The RF Workbench / Re: Bicycle Mounted Piracy...

« on: November 15, 2013, 1118 UTC »

You don't have to get a license, just read the ARRL Antenna guides, some stuff on audio processing, and go have fun. FM antennas are dead easy to make.

BTW, the oddest thing happened the day after this thread turned up. One of the local heathens stashed a mountain bike in the bushes next to my house. It's a sign from the Radio Gods.