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General Radio Discussion / Re: Morse Code Trainer

« on: March 24, 2017, 0129 UTC »

If you have fldigi you can always copy some text into it and tell it to transmit. Just be sure you have it hooked to a speaker and not keying the rig..
And RYRYRYRYRY is east to copy in your heat at 50 bd.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 4065 USB 0140 UTC 3/19/17

« on: March 19, 2017, 0152 UTC »

Just barely above of even with the noise. The static crashes make it hard to copy. Checked lightningmaps.org and they seem to be eastern and offshore North Carolina

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Pee Wee 6930 USB 0046 UTC 3/19/17

« on: March 19, 2017, 0127 UTC »

About 1 S unit above the noise here. Some QSB but easy to copy.
SSTV received at 0130

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Huh? / Re: Chuck Berry dead at 90

« on: March 18, 2017, 2243 UTC »

A true legend. He will be missed.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Pee Wee 6945 USB 0141 UTC 3/12/17

« on: March 12, 2017, 0155 UTC »

Good copy on the SSTV at 0150 then CW ID at 0154.
Thanks for the show and great SSTV pic.

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General Radio Discussion / International Crystals Closing

« on: March 12, 2017, 0116 UTC »

From their website
https://www.icmfg.com/
I did not see a date on the letter or web page so this may be old news. In any event, it is bad news.

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Huh? / Why?

« on: March 01, 2017, 2130 UTC »

To get to the other side

Penguins again (still?)

OOPS. Sorry for double pics, but then again you can never have to many penguins, Eh?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6955 USB 0053 UTC 26 FEB 2016

« on: February 26, 2017, 0145 UTC »

Great signal, started at a solid S7 way above the noise at 0140 them faded to S5 and back to S7.
ID Wolverine Radio at 0145.

0200Z Edit to add just sent two SSTV images, perfect reception. No noise at all.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCS 3430 AM 0007 UTC 24 Feb 2017

« on: February 24, 2017, 0113 UTC »

Just above the noise, QSB and higher on peaks. Bobby Gentry singing Tallahatchee Bridge.

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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: long ago...

« on: February 19, 2017, 0244 UTC »

Things are good. 73 deg but cloudy so I missed seeing the ISS go over earlier. Maybe a bit of rain later tonight. The big news here is I worked a new country (for me) on 40 meters at 0204Z. Andorra, in the mountains on the border between Spain and France. I don't have a big antenna, only the HyGain vertical.  Run 3-400 watts to try to compensate for the antenna.
Be sure to try the bacon trick with the cornbread.

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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: long ago...

« on: February 19, 2017, 0036 UTC »

Yes on the ham hocks. Pork fat rules. And serve with cornbread. If you cook your cornbread in a cast iron skillet (is there any other way?) line it with bacon prior to pouring the mix in. Mmmmmm

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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Smoked Baby Back Ribs

« on: February 19, 2017, 0031 UTC »

Pretty much the same but I use hickory since I can't get free apple or cherry. I do baste with a 50-50 mic of apple juice and white wine from a spray bottle. Sauce is for the table, if at all. Good tip on the silver skin. I use paper towels and just pull it off after getting it started

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017

« on: February 18, 2017, 0205 UTC »

Good copy from about 0200, S9. Wasn't hearing anything earlier.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: HAARP seeking SWL reports for research experiments

« on: February 16, 2017, 2234 UTC »

Should I put my hurricane shutters up?

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The RF Workbench / TI Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference

« on: February 15, 2017, 0202 UTC »

One of the contributors on the win-fldigi Yahoo group mail list posted a link to the Texas Instruments Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference guide. Downloadable for free.

http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/amplifiers/op-amps/precision-op-amps-support-training.page#pocketref

PDF here: https://www.ti.com/seclit/sl/slyw038b/slyw038b.pdf

Or order a hard copy. Looks like $5 + $6.99 S&H