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VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / ISS SSTV Feb 14 17

« on: February 14, 2017, 1624 UTC »

Received on the 16:07 Z pass today. I was listening yesterday also but apparently they didn't transmit. Great signal. Noise bars probably due to my antenna. I was using a dual band J-pole at about 15 ft. Receiver was a Yaesu FT-857D.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6940 USB 0029 UTC 12 FEB 2016

« on: February 12, 2017, 0124 UTC »

S7 here with noise S1, really strong. ID at 0123
Update 0210: I was watching Jerry Lee Lewis singing Great Balls of Fire on YouTube and almost missed the SSTV. Got it in time though.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0043 UTC 2/10/17

« on: February 10, 2017, 0118 UTC »

Solid S5 with some higher peaks here with a very low noise level.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID, 6930 USB, 0132, 29 JAN 2017

« on: January 29, 2017, 0212 UTC »

Back on at 0210 with music. Not real strong but above the noise.

155

General Radio Discussion / Re: Sad lost

« on: January 21, 2017, 0154 UTC »

Horrible. Condolences to you and your family. And yes, God bless his soul.

156

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Sonder Grense 3320 AM 0015 UTC 18 Jan 2017

« on: January 18, 2017, 0209 UTC »

About a full S unit above the noise here. Good signal, easy to listen to but not easy to understand.
As an aside, I managed to work Ascension Island on 80 last night (3450 kHz). 400 watts and my vertical. I was a happy camper. 

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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Spicy Thai Meat Salad (Low Carb edition)

« on: January 13, 2017, 0204 UTC »

Alf says salad is food's food.

158

General Radio Discussion / Re: Did a Russian Physicist Invent Radio?

« on: January 13, 2017, 0202 UTC »

Apparently a man of many talents. 

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Did a Russian Physicist Invent Radio?

« on: January 13, 2017, 0145 UTC »

Good story and LOL at JCM.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Is a comeback in store for radio positioning station?

« on: January 13, 2017, 0139 UTC »

Pigmeat, I see skeezix got an answer up before I saw the question. Sorry for being so slow.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Is a comeback in store for radio positioning station?

« on: January 10, 2017, 2028 UTC »

They won't be using the tower / antenna at the Jupiter, Fl. LORAN site. All gone. I miss it when driving down US1. It just doesn't look right.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: The spy with no name

« on: January 06, 2017, 0246 UTC »

Good read. Thanks for posting the link.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: OTR 6770AM 1225 UTC 2 January 2017

« on: January 02, 2017, 1318 UTC »

A bit above the noise, not bad copy. Lots of static crashes from the t-storms in MS. and TX.

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The RF Workbench / Re: Someone had Corsair II AM TX experience?

« on: January 02, 2017, 0257 UTC »

I am really rusty on this stuff, but it looks like RV2 sets the bias on Q3. Have you tried adjusting it? The schematic shows it should be adjusted for 1.7 to 2.5 VDC at TP.

The next thing I would try is disabling Q3 (remove the 12 V) and listening to the signal without the benefit of the final amplifier.

Again, really rusty on this stuff, hopefully someone more knowledgeable will comment.

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Huh? / Re: Boy, the Grim Fansome sure picked the wrong time....

« on: January 02, 2017, 0234 UTC »

You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor's age by the rings on her fingers.
-Bob Hope