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Part 15 AM and FM Station Operation / Part15.us practically desolate? So is Part15.org. Try this site.

« on: December 15, 2021, 2219 UTC »

Huh... The Part 15 sites seem to be loosing traction, but there seems to be more Part 15 stuff here,   https://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/index.php    They are mainly doing Part 15 AM transmitters for something that classic rigs can jam to, but could certainly be used for our purposes.

And, forgot that Part15.us went to part15.org, but that even seems desolate.   https://part15.org/   

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MW Loggings / It's back. The Mighty 1630KCJJ!

« on: December 10, 2021, 1905 UTC »

Well, it's always been in there, but last night is where I heard it with some sustaining signal strength to WV. Mainly airing hit music from a dozen years ago. https://www.1630kcjj.com/

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Part 15 AM and FM Station Operation / The LPAM Handbook by Kyle Drake? Download free .PDF version.

« on: December 05, 2021, 2020 UTC »

Skimming through this, looks like a lot of good, compiled, LPAM info, including for Part #15 stuff.      https://sites.google.com/site/lowpowerradio/home/the-lpam-handbook-by-kyle-drake

While we're at it, might as well check-out the rest of the Low Power Repository,    https://sites.google.com/site/lowpowerradio/home   

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Amateur Radio / 100th Anniversary of Transatlantic Tests: Special event station using a 1921 rep

« on: December 03, 2021, 1820 UTC »

SWL'ing rip.     https://swling.com/blog/2021/12/100th-anniversary-of-transatlantic-tests-special-event-station-using-a-1921-replica-transmitter/

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Huh? / Legendary radio host believes local content will be the key to KDUN’s success?

« on: November 20, 2021, 1846 UTC »

Neat story! And, rare today.   (Thank you again Boomer for the FWR of this!)    https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/news-makers/delilah-revels-in-rediscovering-her-roots


Oh yeah... Here's the station's site,               https://www.kdunradio.com/

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The RF Workbench / Giuseppe’s Homemade “Magic Tablet” Antenna System?

« on: November 19, 2021, 2019 UTC »

Another SWL'ing rip.   https://swling.com/blog/2021/11/giuseppes-homemade-magic-tablet-antenna-system/#comment-677623 

I made something like this from a godz-eye antenna, but mine is for just Medium Wave, but this dude made is switch from 40M, then 80M, and then 20M. Nice!!!! Granted, my Italian is non-existent, but the VID shows a lot.

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General Radio Discussion / The Low-Down On Long-Wave: Unlicensed Experimental Radio?

« on: November 14, 2021, 2212 UTC »

Interesting that HACKADAY covered this, but.....       https://hackaday.com/2021/10/19/the-low-down-on-long-wave-unlicensed-experimental-radio/


BTW, there are still NBFM Intercoms out there that use the 1750M band, around 175kHz, but many are 10mW, or even less. Still, some of the older ones can be cranked-up.

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The RF Workbench / SWL'ing covers the Radio Shack iconic TRF portables!

« on: November 14, 2021, 2031 UTC »

NICE!!!!! I have the #12-655 portable. Not the best AM-Only portable out there, but I think that it certainly holds it's own.   https://swling.com/blog/2021/11/guest-post-remembering-the-radio-shack-trfs/?unapproved=676517&moderation-hash=a653775516a8dc68ab4b681bf45ebddf#comment-676517

I've added my own $0.02 worth in the comments, and a link to this dude's site:      http://earmark.net/gesr/12-655.htm

BTW, when I recorded the Pat Murphy and Andrew Yorder interviews on C2C AM, the RS #12-655 is the portable that I used to record from.

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Other / WWV at 25MHz is heard again!

« on: November 10, 2021, 1959 UTC »

Wow... For the 1st time in about 6, or 7, years, WWV at 25.0000MHz came-in to WV at 17:10UTC, MAX'ing out to S9. Then, faded out after that. So, F2 from Ft. Collins, CO. Good to hear that, again.

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The RF Workbench / Ferrite Toroids Can Be an Engineer’s Best Pal? Oh yeah!!!!

« on: November 05, 2021, 1831 UTC »

Boomer FWR this to me, and I have Ferrite clamps and toroids everywhere at my locations.  https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/tech-tips/ferrite-toroids-can-be-an-engineers-best-pal

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MW Loggings / GND-Wave continuity must be better now for local MW stations.

« on: November 03, 2021, 1738 UTC »

Huh... Where I am in WV, I won't hear 1020KDKA Pittsburgh during the summer months during the daytime, but do during the mid-day in the dead of winter. Well, on the work drive, KDKA was in there with a decent, steady, signal just before 5:30PM yesterday afternoon. With no fading, I've counted out skip. So, looks like this cold snap has given this a plus.

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Amateur Radio / Long Haul 75M AM! WA to ME...

« on: November 02, 2021, 1827 UTC »

Whoa!!! Heard Timtron, WA1HLR, on 3885AM last night around 06:00UTC, workin' a station West of Seattle, WA. That's a good haul on 75M in any mode, let along AM, from ME to WA. I was hearing that dude at S20/9 with some kick-ass hardware on his end, a commercial Harris TX and a dipole at 160ft up! (No wonder I heard him that well.) Timtron, was bangin' into my QTH in WV at S40/9. Maybe, this weekend, I'll bring back a transceiver on-line and try and join them. 

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Peskies / Russian-like Woodpecker on 6925kHz last night?

« on: October 31, 2021, 1830 UTC »

Eh??? Got back from work and kicked the HF rig on to troll for pirates, only to hear what sounded like the 1970's - 1980's Russian Woodpecker on 6925kHz, +/-12kHz either side, 04:30UTC. Not that strong, peaking at an S5, but certainly obliterated anything that could have been there. That was gone 2hrs later. Tell me that this wasn't deliberate.

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10/11 meters / 11M pipeline from Idaho? Apparently...

« on: October 30, 2021, 1811 UTC »

On CB CH 38LSB, I QSO'ed with Idaho yesterday, but today, Idaho just dominates with stations there! Huh... Sellin' potatoes has these ops to be able to afford SSB CB rigs? (Nah... I'm not stereo-typing here. Hi-hi...) Neat, to hear all of them from that state. Must be a nice F2 pipeline to there from WV.

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Pirate Radio History / Radio Survivor covers the 1987 zine, Radio Is my Bomb!

« on: October 29, 2021, 1910 UTC »

Huh... Never heard of this then. My go-to zine at the time was Ernie Wilson's EBN from Panaxis.     http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2021/10/radio-is-my-bomb-zine-is-a-still-relevant-snapshot-of-free-radio-in-the-1980s/