6950am 0300z Radio Ronin Shortwave 7-11-2010

[SW-J]

more to follow

0301z ID: "This is ... shortwave" - there was a fade at the ... part.

Signal strength is wild - selective fading with peaks to S8 into Texas

0304z Really a pretty good sounding signal ... still experiencing some wild/selective signal fading

[SW-J]

0321z QRN has picked up here in the last little bit; RSS in the area of S5 to S6 about the level of the static crashes for me ...

[SW-J]

Radio Ronin Shortwave, RSS, recorded earlier - before QRN began to rule the roost and send the S/N ratio 'southward' - as he ID'd and made an announcement rounds about just after the top of the hour:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHdVdIHwock

[Zoidberg]

Blues or blues-rock just audible around 6950.5 AM since around 0300z. Not quite strong enough yet to ID songs or copy station IDs.
0335z: Just heard Radio Ronin Shortwave ID, e-mail address and mention of FRN. More blues, signal a little stronger now.

Listening on barefoot Magnavox D2935 portable indoors. Dunno why but this rig seems to work better than anything else I have with AM pirates.

Fair peaks occasionally, rapid fluttering fades.

[SW-J]

Blues or blues-rock just audible around 6950.5 AM since around 0300z. Not quite strong enough yet to ID songs or copy station IDs.
0335z: Just heard Radio Ronin Shortwave ID, e-mail address and mention of FRN. More blues, signal a little stronger now.

Listening on barefoot Magnavox D2935 portable indoors. Dunno why but this rig seems to work better than anything else I have with AM pirates.

Fair peaks occasionally, rapid fluttering fades.

Are you using the Magnavox with a loop? That can help some too ... this 756 also has some issues with AM to start with (there is a 'void' fidelity-wise, the best way I can explain it, when tuned directly onto an AM signal/the carrier freq for some reason and I don't know why ... tune off a few hundred Hz and it sounds  better, even with voice on 80 M)

[Zoidberg]

Listening on barefoot Magnavox D2935 portable indoors. Dunno why but this rig seems to work better than anything else I have with AM pirates.

Are you using the Magnavox with a loop?

Nope, just the built in whip.  I've tried several antennas with the Magnavox D2935, including external loops, and so far nothing works better than the whip, or the internal loopstick for MW.  Sometimes attaching a ground wire helps but otherwise it works pretty well as-is.  In part it's the excellent audio - the Magnavox (and Philips variant) has outstanding audio, even better than the Palstar, for AM reception on MW and shortwave.  Helps in copying tough signals.