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Huh? / DX Test of WCGA 1100, 5/1/2022!
« on: April 29, 2022, 1717 UTC »
Another SWL'ing rip, but a heads-up: https://swling.com/blog/2022/04/special-dx-test-via-wcga-may-1-2022-at-0400-utc/
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Equipment / Nice set of mostly vintage rigs that this dude tests-out!
« on: April 26, 2022, 1922 UTC »
https://swling.com/blog/2022/04/matts-2022-rooftop-receiver-shootout/ I'd still take either Drakes and that Panasonic. Electronics class in college had the Panasonic to try out, and it was used to listen to the oscillators that we've built in labs.
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The RF Workbench / C-Crane tells how to build a free AM RX'ing antenna? Um, ok...
« on: April 26, 2022, 1744 UTC »
Huh... Interesting, that a company that normally sells commercially made AM receive antennas is showing how to make one. But, that's cool... https://news.ccrane.com/2018/04/09/how-to-make-a-simple-powerful-am-loop-antenna-for-free/?trk_msg=BHEDMVC34C24FF424ATVLC7V4O&trk_contact=5NJV72NF7SL66QTELJC5E5H0IG&trk_sid=55NP9H1QCA9KTKICDNSF322SH0&trk_link=F3QPVLR57VKK50PH5U7OQNFHR0&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=For+Your+FREE+DIY+Guide+on+How+to+Build+An+AM+Antenna+CLICK+HERE&utm_campaign=How+To+Make+Your+Own+AM+Antenna
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The RF Workbench / Pyrite Radio, Dispatch? Radio, from a piece of iron pyrite? Yep...
« on: April 20, 2022, 0627 UTC »
From Radio Survivor, https://hii-mag.com/article/sound-design-a-feast-for-the-eyes-and-ears-at-pyrite-radio-dispatch And the rest of the RS podcast #326 read, http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2022/04/podcast-326-the-state-of-listening-and-broadcast-radio-in-2022/
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Trends in tropical bands broadcasting 2022? Gained one!
« on: April 19, 2022, 1915 UTC »
In a bit of irony, we've actually gained a station in this FREQ region, if you want to include WBCQ's 4790kHz.
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The RF Workbench / Wanna' communicate, and broadcast, with light? It can be done!
« on: April 15, 2022, 1844 UTC »
I've experimented with IR and white light LED's. Even thought of this as a station STL. However, this is Line-Of-Sight, so snow fall, heavy rain, even birds, will block this. http://www.modulatedlight.org/optical_comms/optical_index.html and https://sites.google.com/site/g3xbmqrp3/optical All neat, and legal to do.
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SDR - Software Defined Radio / Wanna' build an SDR? This book could tell ya how?
« on: April 14, 2022, 1719 UTC »
https://www.amazon.com/Software-Defined-Radio-Transceiver-Construction/dp/B09WYP1ST8/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Software+Defined+Radio+Transceiver&&qid=1649851795&&s=books&&sr=1-3&&tag=swlcom01-20 Well, sounds intriguing. I've bought books like this before, and they are a nice resource to keep around.
Yeah... Another SWL'ing rip.
Yeah... Another SWL'ing rip.
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Huh? / Anyone ever check-out this magazine, The Spectrum Monitor?
« on: April 09, 2022, 1948 UTC »
https://www.thespectrummonitor.com/ and https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=14036 Apparently, most columnists are ex-Monitoring Times. For $25.00, I might give that a go.
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Weather / Well, Space weather. Cycle 25, where are we?
« on: April 06, 2022, 1740 UTC »
A friend of mine linked me to this, https://spaceweather.com/
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Huh? / Wanna' see where Jeff White works? WRMI tour.
« on: April 06, 2022, 0643 UTC »
https://www.radioworld.com/global/a-look-inside-wrmi-its-european-broadcasts I always do like seeing these.
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The RF Workbench / This Amateur Radio Antenna Is Made From a Single Tape Measure?
« on: April 01, 2022, 1827 UTC »
https://www.hackster.io/news/this-amateur-radio-antenna-is-made-from-a-single-tape-measure-95a0020726ea I've heard of doing this, but never tried it myself, yet.
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Huh? / The Cooling Radio Station & MUSA: The Ultimate SSB Receiving Site?
« on: April 01, 2022, 1823 UTC »
Yeah... Another SWL'ing rip, but a neat radio history read, nonetheless. https://swling.com/blog/2022/04/the-cooling-radio-station-musa-the-ultimate-ssb-receiving-site/
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Huh? / More Emergence TIS Stations upgrades, or more TIS Pests?
« on: March 30, 2022, 1924 UTC »
https://theradiosource.com/articles/news-2022-mar.htm This includes, Communities that have received license waivers for increased signal and/or antenna height. So far, the only one that I hear is that NJ, Hudson Co. one on 1710kHz.
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Amateur Radio / Re: 2M FM Simplex?
« on: March 27, 2022, 1937 UTC »
Is there any way that you could get your VHF VERT above the tree, foliage, level? Being in the land of FL, I would believe that 20W on 2M could talk 38 miles daily. And, if you happen to have a 2M beam, you could bounce off of a tall BLDG and see how far you could get out. A friend of mine and I did that with 222MHz national Simplex FREQ 223.500MHz FM. He was over 20 miles away on a IC-3AT HT, (MAX'es-Out at 1.5W.), and I was on my base with a home-brew 1/4-Wave GND-plane. I talked him into downtown Corning, NY, mobile, then lost him. Minutes later, I heard him call me. He was standing 10ft from the front wall of a Wagmans Supermarket and found a sweet-spot to work me on his HT! If he moved a couple of feet, I couldn't hear him. It was a neat test. We also did that bouncing signals off of hills too. BTW, that trick works well on 440MHz, 446.000MHz simplex FM. Passing thoughts.
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Equipment / Re: Larsen NMO 2/70 antenna deaf on HF
« on: March 23, 2022, 1841 UTC »
You may have an existing 30" AM / FM RX'ing antenna that you can already use on your vehicle. They certainly work better than those new short stubbies that come on vehicles today. That 10", 45deg, AM / FM stub antenna on my sisters 2012 Chevy Cruz just sucks.
