[IRCA] Last night, I only had ears for EWE

Which was hooked to the Drake R8B and firing 130 degrees which is 90 degrees off from a direct shot to Europe from my qth in Ga. At sunset, 2300 Z I did a bandscan on 9 kHz splits and heard hets at 531 558 621 639 711 801 819 909 981 999 1089 1251 1269 1341 1431 1512 1521 As usual, loudest of

[IRCA] Embraceable Ewe (TA report)

Embrace me My sweet embraceable ewe Embrace me My irreplaceable ewe.. Music by George Gerswhin, lyrics by Ira Gerswhin 1928 sung by Judy Garland: http://www.last.fm/music/Judy+Garland/_/Embraceable+You Missed El Sol's curtain fall and wasn't expecting much when I set down at the dials at an hour

[IRCA] UNID Need Help Please.....1170 FAITH RADIO....Southern Gospel

Rob, At the FCC site, there is an email address for questions. I have found the agent listed to be responsive. Sometimes the site lags behind licensing. A few years ago 1100 WCGA was listed as inactive. They were late in paying their license fee, got reinstated, but the website hadn't been

[IRCA] Ewe 2 and TA report

Santa disguised as UPS employee dropped off a Tecsun PL310 from Hong Kong and a Wellbrook FLG100 unit from the UK yesterday. The plan is to upgrade my lonely Ewe with the Wellbrook unit. In that I use twin feed for feeding the ewe, and the unit is equipped with bnc connectors, I'll have to

[IRCA] TA's in Georgia-La Mer and ewe

Twirled the dials at sunset and sporadically through the evening before MNF came on. Audio on LW at 180, 189, 252. Audio on MW 585 Spain 684 Spain 945 France 1089 UK 1134 Croatia--first of the season. Music broke through pesky Hilton Head local on 1130 that is supposed to be at extreme low power

[IRCA] Very Good Night In Georgia for TA's

I fired up the R8B at 0115 Z (815 pm EST) and listened for about 45 minutes. 252 Algeria--so clear and strong it sounded like a local harmonic but for the language 585 Spain, strong and clear 684 Spain, clear 738 threshold audio-a first 765 clear music 774 women's voice, barely audible-a first 783

[IRCA] TA report Georgia 11-19-09 (UTC)

Condx seem to be getting better. Last night was very good for me. For a 45 minute period beginning at 0130 Z, I heard several more firsts. 765 presumed Switzerland. Soft elevator music instrumental followed by French vocal. a first. 585 Spain 855 Spain 945 France 999 Spain 1035 Portugal 1044

[IRCA] Cuba 590

Brandon, Your conclusion that you heard Cuba on 590 is more probable than Puerto Rico at 1200Z. PR is farther east than Havana and sunrise at San Juan is 1100Z compared with 1215 Z at Havana. I heard Cuba on 590 Friday morning while walking the dog at 1200Z. Havana is west of my home in Savannah

[IRCA] Radio Reloj Frequencies

Steve, Official Cuban list is: http://www.radioreloj.cu/ Look in the left hand column, last entry in top box: Contactenos Click it on and it lists frequencies. No need to translate; it's obvious. 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] SRF59 tuner issues

Gary, In the 59, the rotor seems to me to be under a lot of stress/pressure from the way it is mounted in its case, clam-shelled between the top and lower case.The pressure to turn the rotor is subsequently more than in the 39 series and may force it against the stator plates unevenly,

[IRCA] Pirate activity on 6925U

Walt, Expect more pirate activity on the upcoming July 4th Weekend. The pirates tend to hoist the Jolly Roger and breakout their grenade transmitters on holidays. Arrghh! Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] Subject: Re: Kchibo's Top DSP Portable (D96L)-- First

Guy, I see the battery on ebay from several vendors for under $5 shipped. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original

[IRCA] BOG on the web (read this one first) (Jim Glover)

Jim, My first experience with a 500' BOG was lackluster as well. The culprit? Location. I laid the wire in the street gutter parallel to the street on which my house sits. It was deaf, most likely caused by rebar in the concrete gutter. I moved it 90' to the rear of the house into the dirt

[IRCA] How to phase BOG's? (Jim Glover)

Jim, Dave: Dave, I doubt if Jim's car antenna was coupling with the BOG. Jim, I put out my BOGs by holding my hand's outstretched as far apart to my sides as possible holding the reels and walk laying both out at once. My bogs are about 5+' apart. Google the Dallas Langford Pages for DIY

[IRCA] Subject: A simple Phased BOG System description and a recent

Kaz, Great info. Thanks for sharing. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily

[IRCA] TA's found inside BOG last night

Actually, not all of them were found stuck in the BOG. After work, I drove about 20 miles from home to Tybee Island, Ga, and at local sunset, rolled out a 500' BOG along the dune line, and floated the BOG to my E-1 via an insulated clip lead so as not to hit the ground side of the PAL connector.

[IRCA] TA's found inside BOG last night

Kevin, Thanks. I do the same when at home, but it wouldn't work on the beach as neither coax nor my military commo wire have the necessary flexibility to wrap around the Kchibo D96l to easily couple the BOG to the rx. The RS clip lead does. South African Gary Deacon couples his little M37 to

[IRCA] TA's found inside BOG last night

Bert, I wasn't too far from the pier. I was on 12th St., but this not many folks on the beach at sundown. 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

[IRCA] TA's found inside BOG last night (neilkaz)

Kaz, Thanks for the suggestion and heads up on the Africans. Through serendipity I learned that aiming directly at DX with a receive antenna is not always the best choice and that lack of noise can be more important than actual gain. My EWE's beam is directed 130 degrees. My home is 13 miles from

Re: [IRCA] TA's found inside BOG last night + Questions

Dave, Pre-amps are often used to boost antenna input. A good one is made by DX Engineering, the RPA-1. I use it occasionally. There are many designs posted on the net for diy adventures. However, some designs are better than others as far as noise making. If you live in an electrically noisy

[IRCA] Tybee Island, Georgia, Saturday Sunset

Folks, My foray to the beach last night was not as successful as the first and was probably some sort of corollary to Murphy's Law regarding degree of preparation with results being inversely proportional to the amount of preparation and enhanced level of expectations. The first time I went last

[IRCA] Tybee Island, Georgia, Saturday Sunset (Ira Elbert New III)

Bert, I was off Second Avenue, just west of the big bend in Butler Avenue. It's the first public access ramp. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

Re: [IRCA] Missing IBOC signals

WBT turns it on week of NAB which is next week. Groan... That is the nightly 1000 lb. gorilla on my dial. Gil NN4CW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

Re: [IRCA] Cheater term and the FCC

The FCC decision regarding implementation of nighttime IBOC resulted from political pressure from the radio industry. BPL (broad band over power line) was also implemented through political pressure from the power utilities. If IBOC doesn't collapse from the weight of its own problems, as BPL

Re: [IRCA] Cheater term and the FCC

Bill Harms said: I mentioned to him that WOR was getting clobbered by its neighbors on 700 and 720 when they turn on THEIR IBOC. I was not complaining about WOR itself running IBOC. I had miscontrued his reported remarks as if he didn't care if his IBOC signal interferred with other stations,

Re: [IRCA] LOOPS THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY

Pete, This summer I flew with my xyl and 16 year-old daughter to Albany NY from Ga. I carried on a bright yellow Pelican box holding my Elecraft KX1 qrp transceiver. The box contained a mini-straight key and earbuds as well. The sight of me carrying it like a lunch pail through the various

Re: [IRCA] Stopping HD Radio

I begged you and all the people on the IRCA list as well as the NRC list to write the FCC with comments on 99-325 and most of you didn't do jack spit but tell me to be quiet for the most part. I find it quite humorous to see you all try to fight an almost done deal. You should have made comments

Re: [IRCA] Stopping HD Radio

Colin, I understand there is no such thing as a dumb question, only dumb people asking questions. Here's me making mine: Does the SDR-IQ also provide audio or is just a spectrum analyzer??? Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Housing the RF-Space SDR-IQ

Ten Tec has enclosures in various grades of finish and colors from $10 to $35 for those with more time and less money to finish it out or as a matter of principle find it obnoxious to be charged $100 for a small metal box. Seems somewhat odd that 20% of the price of the finished radio is the

Re: [IRCA] 590 1140, R. Musical Nacional; 03 0250Z OCT 07; PVZ

I don't recall hearing RMN 1140, but 590 RMN is a welcome guest in these parts when Atlanta's Rat Radio is not grabbing the spot with bubble gum music. 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Housing the RF-Space SDR-IQ

I spent about 4 wonderful hours with Walter's SDR-IQ and the last time I checked, my hours are worth more than the value of a 100$ box And what pray tell is your hourly rate for dxing? ;) R and D session on the box: 1) Should the enclosure be a sphere, pie, skull or box? 2) Should we make it

Re: [IRCA] Housing the RF-Space SDR-IQ

My motto: measure 3 times - cut once! was used frequently Mine: measure twice, screw up regardless, cuss often. 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

Re: [IRCA] (OT) Anyone here speak Dutch??

Try contacting Roelof Bakker, PA0RDT. He makes an active whip and is on the elecraft and qrp lists frequently. He speaks fluent English. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gil On 10/7/07, Paul B. Walker, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone here can read Dutch pretty fluently, can you contact me offlist?

Re: [IRCA] Good TA Conditions Last Night

J.D. Congratulations! I amazed at your report. Those signals crossed a huge heap of dirt and U.S. MW broadcast towers to find your loop in N. AL. 73 Gil NN4CW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] NAB wants it both ways

Not exactly on point with the topic, but here's an interesting read regarding the problems with marketing HD /IBOC: http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0048/t.9030.html Without car radios, a.m/f.m. is dead. Car manufacturer's are waiting to judge the public's feelings towards IBOC before offering as

Re: [IRCA] NAB wants it both ways

I wonder what the role of the UN's ITU would be in this matter. The U.S. is a member state of this organization (so is Cuba). The purpose of this organization is to divide up the radio spectrum and establish standards (Recommendations) so as to not interfer with one another. It must not have

Re: [IRCA] WDHP-1620

WDHP is a tropical breath of fresh air. Last winter, evening grey line was almost a sure thing daily in coastal Ga. before the terminator waked up WNRP Gulf Breeze on the Panhandle and the Aggies on WTAW. One of the highlights of my dxing career was last winter on a Sunday hearing a live steel

Re: [IRCA] WDHP-1620

Willis, 780 ZBVI, Road Town, Tortola, BVI has been an easy catch the past few weeks, especially at sundown. 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

Re: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta

Perhaps some of the tech gurus here can dig a little deeper into the question of how a few hundred watts, or 1 kW, at 1820 can do so well, compared to MW signals at 1500-ish that need much higher power. Bob, I'm no tech guru, but with top power in the 160 meter band being limited to 1500 W PEP,

[IRCA] 1134 Mhz Croatia

Does the Croatian station use English speaking announcers? Last night, approximately 200 UTC, I heard a male announcer with a British accent discussing news events in Croatia and several European countries. The het had been strong at 1134 earlier. The audio, however was fairly broad and I

Re: [IRCA] 2 Cape Cod DXers make newspaper

Marc, Nice write up. However, I'm distressed to learn that there are 900 MW DXers. I had no idea I was such a conformist. What next, a reality show featuring dxers? ;) 73, Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] Kiwa Electronics

Kiwa let its web address lapse October 16th. Anyone have a current phone number? I found an old number but the recording was for a couple. Thanks. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Re: [IRCA] Kiwa Electronics

Mike, Thanks. If only I could do the wayback machine on a handful of decisions. ;) 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of

Re: [IRCA] Need Help w/ UNID Floridian on 1070

J.D. WNVY--Cantonment FL license in Pensacola Radio Corp. Just checked the FCC site. Glad everything was successful this week. Good news. 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

[IRCA] TA at 1089

2230 UTC: Strong het followed by brief audio at 1089. Male Brit speaking. Inaugural night for 60' Misek micro steerable wave antenna. Works pretty well, quiet and quite steerable. Height above ground is 6', elements made from 300 ohm twin feed from RatShak, military commo wire for feed line.

[IRCA] TA 1089

125 UTC UK talk sport Mike Mendoza call in show Gil Savannah Ga Drake R8B Misek Ratzlaff phaser 60' Misek micro steerable wave antenna ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] UPS

A regular 12v power supply does just as well. Most put out a nominal 13.8v just as a vehicle alternator does. The non-switcher ham type power supplies are made to be quiet for radio use. Most of the time, the non-switcher or linear type is important or you might hear harmonics from the unit on

Re: [IRCA] Comet 17P/Holmes

Willis, Here's an easier to read map with directions: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/ 73, Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those

Re: [IRCA] Comet 17P/Holmes

Willis, Never did see the chart on spacewx--unless it's the French photo showing Auriga and Perseus. Tnx for offering the mags, but I've been a subscriber of ST for over 20 years, dropped Astronomy Mag subscription and have complete set of TM and ATM mags. 73, Gil

Re: [IRCA] Battery back up not UPS

One other option for charging is the Volkswagen solar battery chargers that are dash installed when VWs are transported from Germany to the U.S. They show up for auction regularly on that well known auction spot in cyberspace. Some QRP ops use them to trickle charge their rigs' batteries

Re: [IRCA] Battery back up not UPS

Opps forgot about where y'all live. Perhaps a waterwheel rigged to an alternator? ;) 73' Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those

Re: [IRCA] Ultimate DX House

Methinks the lord and lady of the manor, living in the Cupric Faraday cage they do, eschew the sport of peons, dxing. Perhaps they indulge themselves a merry time watching the gardeners joust whilst the G5 is at Jiffy Lube having its Rolls-Royce BR710's rotated. Gil

Re: [IRCA] British DXpedition

It was a slow load and took several attempts for me. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do

Re: [IRCA] AM Station Lists?

Konnie, The FCC's short list with North , Central and S. America is: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html Lee Freshwater's site has content detail and is usually my first stop: http://www.amlogbook.com/freq/freq1.htm http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html Gil

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

Bill, What the hissmakers would fear most is not a total elimination for all brdcstrs at night, but a mandatory, selective cut back to some but not all of the stations. As long as no one can use it at night, it would be easier for the group of them to swallow it. It would drive an owner nuts

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

Out of facts? Ad Hominum attacks!. When you don't have the facts on your side, argue the law. When you don't have the law on your side, argue the facts. When you don't have the facts or law on your side, just argue. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

Do any of us, as DXers, spend any significant time actually LISTENING to distant programming these days for entertainment? I'm quite curious to hear answers to this question Scott, I regularly listen to WSB early Saturday mornings, before sunrise, to O'Neill Outdoors and Walter Reeves Gardening

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

Scott, This is the link to O'Neill's radio show via flagship station WSB. It proudly proclaims that due to skip at 4-6 a.m. on Saturdays, he has had call ins from 38 states. http://oneilloutside.homestead.com/Radio.html Gil ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] possable LDEs?

Both WABC NY and KKOB NM are at 770 kc, run 50kW and broadcast Coast to Coast late night. Maybe he was hearing both stations. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] possable LDEs?

770 CHQR Calgary has CC at nite, in the same time zone as KKOB and is at 50kW. A more likely suspect than WABC. Gil On 11/5/07, Gil Stacy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Both WABC NY and KKOB NM are at 770 kc, run 50kW and broadcast Coast to Coast late night. Maybe he was hearing both

Re: [IRCA] Sony MW DX Receiver

There was a small battery powered, analog tuned rx that was unusually sensitive, for sale in the Japanese mkt, and limited to 1600 kc up top. Is that the one you are curious about? Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Sony MW DX Receiver

I believe it is the ICF-EX5. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: TP DX...with a Sony SRF-59 Walkman

You folks in the great NW demonstrate over and over the top three factors of successful TP DXing: 1)location 2-3) see #1. Just keep rubbing it in about all those TPs. I have had an SRF M78 for more years than I can remember and it's my dog-walking, dxing machine, pre-sunrise. No great shakes

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: TP DX...with a Sony SRF-59 Walkman

Consistent with man's need to tinker and make good enough better see what Mr. Xin does to his SRF-59 and 83: http://www.fixup.net/tips/srf49/srf49.htm 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: TP DX...with a Sony SRF-59 Walkman

Dr. Xin also comments on the AM sensitivity. He likes the SRF M-59, 83 and M-35V for MW sensitivity. He attributes performance to Sony's proprietary IC and Sony's secretiveness about it--like Coca Cola recipe. As far as unmodified performance, the M-35V, performs the best, according to him.

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 Review

$20 in a walk in store can be cheaper than $14-15 and shipping. Circuit City has both the digital readout SRF-M35V-$36 and the anlalog 59-$20. I didn't see them at the local Best Buy. An ebay seller has the rebuilt by Sony 35V cheaper, but by the time you pay shipping, it's within $4-5 of the

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 Review

GilI can't find any reference to the SRF-M35V...is it the SRF-M37V perchance? Yes, I misquoted myself. ;) Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 Review

Sony is offering free shipping right now Can't beat that deal! Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 Review

Hi Gary, Your Battle of the Ear Mites sounds like a great idea. http://www.radiointel.com/review-sonys10mk2.htm Contains the shoot-out review between the $10 (delivered) 10MK2 and an R-75. The Sony heard 94% of the signals between 530 and 1650 that the Icom heard in 8 sessions. The Sony was

Re: [IRCA] The Truth Behind Radio Coro (was 780 DX TEST)

If 780 is not occupied by WBBM, ZBVI is usually there for me here on the Ga. coast. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 Walkman Review Completed

Gary, Thanks for the thorough shoot out. I expect mine to arrive anyday now from Sony. I may see what I can do hacking into it and attaching a digital readout to it. KD1JV, Steve Weber, sells an smd digital dial kit for $25. I've incorporated it into several projects over the past year or two.

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 Walkman Review Completed

If you are referring to Dr. Xin's site, those mods are all for FM audio and primarily involve replacing the electrolytics with larger values. If you are aware of another site which deals with the a.m. aspects of the radio and everything between the sky and the AF circuit, please direct us to

Re: [IRCA] GE Super Radio II question

DeOxit is a contact cleaner that does wonders on old radios. I had some difficult to use slide switches and a scratchy pot on a recently acquired Drake 2B and 2BQ and it cured the problems. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Sony SR-59 on sale in Canada

For you uber-penny pinchers living a top a mountain far from running water, a store, etc., here's the link from Sony which offers free shipping: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551storeId=10151langId=-1categoryId=3714SR=sony_search_seoSQS=srf%2085 I

[IRCA] Radio Dog

During a recent trip my wife and I were on we drove around the back woods of Georgia. On one back road I saw a sign in front of a broken down shanty style house: Talking Dog for Sale . Well I needed a break so I stopped to see what the deal was. I went into the backyard and see a nice looking

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-M37

No option for 9khz plan that I can see. With power off, depress clock, then with clock held down, press power for more than five seconds. Repeat to go back and forth to 9 khz/10khz. This is the procedure for most walkman rx's and yours specifically. In an earlier post on this the threads,

Re: [IRCA] GE Super Radio II question

The caveat to contact cleaners is that they should be used sparingly. They can react to certain materials and one should wipe up or cover areas below the sprayed part to soak up drip. Short blasts through the attached straw are in order. DeOxit D5 seems to be all purpose cleaner for electronics

Re: [IRCA] Ear phone / bud question

Stephen, This might be a pia for you to do but in building a super lightweight cw rig where the lightest weight is a bonus in contest sprints (Spartan Sprint) I scavenged the mono earplug from a cheap hands-free phone earpiece/mic set from Walmart. It is a foam covered earpiece that doesn't plug

Re: [IRCA] There is one downside to the SRF-59...

I've popped the hood on my SRF59 and decided I'm not going to reinstall the hood. I'll breadboard the guts of it to a base so that I can mount a larger dial with a pointer until I can figure out where the RX mixer is driven. That's where I'll connect my digital dial. A single bead of hot glue

Re: [IRCA] There is one downside to the SRF-59...

I hot-glued a bottled water cap to the top of the dial and then hot-glued the cap to the top of a rice jar--3.5 od. The water bottle cap gave clearance above the components. I attached a paper disk inside the top of the rice jar cap. During the day, I marked freqs. along the rim and indexed the

Re: [IRCA] Pocket Radio Shootout

Gary, I am curious! Pse send the info. Gil On 12/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, The shootout portion of the pocket radio comparison (SRF-59, SRF-M37V, DT200VX and ICF-S10Mk2) was conducted today at noon, and although the full review is still in the

Re: [IRCA] All Hail the SRF-59!

Kevin, The top of the case has a recessed dimple which encircles and presses down on the center hub of the thumbwheel. An effort has been made by Sony to lubricate with grease this area of contact. Perhaps a little trimming here would help. Costs have been cut in the tuning department as

Re: [IRCA] OT: Bernie Ward KGO-810 indicted

If he has been indicted in Federal Court, the evidence is not only usually enough to indict a ham sandwich but also strong enough for a jury of 12 to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and for a judge to sentence the ham sandwich for a term of imprisonment. Standards for indictment in the U.S.

Re: [IRCA] All Hail the SRF-59!

I continue to be amazed at the performance of this radio. For it to have only two active devices, powered by 1.5 VDC, it sure has some mighty sensitive and selective ears. What I thought to be an image at noon from a local Fox sports affilitate, turned out to be 720 Hogansville GA 7.9kW, 245

Re: [IRCA] OT: Bernie Ward KGO-810 indicted

None are ever unjustly convicted at federal level? Never? Didn't say that. Just said that there is a high rate of conviction. Once the sights are set, they usually don't miss, and they pick and choose their targets. There are few notable exceptions. Justice Dept. shows about a 90% conviction

Re: [IRCA] OT: Bernie Ward KGO-810 indicted

As has been pointed out, lots of countries may have high conviction rates, but what separates them from our judicial system is that our citizens, chosen at random, stand between the government and the individual. While our jury system is often maligned by odd results in high profile cases,

Re: [IRCA] Trans-World Radio on 800Kc

Hi Willis, 800 Bonaire has been a regular for me on the xtl radio over the years. Listening to it now on the SRF59. Simultaneous translation from the SP to the EE. Thanks for the heads up. Gil Savannah GA SRF59 barefoot R8B 15' twin phased verticals.

Re: [IRCA] Amazon Lowers Prices on SRF-59 and SRF-M37V

While Amazon offers both radios at the same price as does Sony direct, only Sony offers free ground shipping on the 37V--through Dec. 31st. However, Amazon doesn't charge state sales tax and Sony does.

Re: [IRCA] Headphones

Lifetime guarantee. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the

Re: [IRCA] TWR not on 800 in Auroral cx

The last two nights when I listened, Bonaire has been running simultaneous Spanish/English broadcasting. A few words spoken SS, followed by a brief EE translation or vice versa. The transmission quality was watery. Cdx were overall lousy last night for me in the coastal Georgia low country;

Re: [IRCA] WPTB-Statesboro

Hi Jerry, Interesting that 1 kW WPTB patterns towards Savannah, my qth. Statesboro is about 50 miles from here and 5 kW WRUF Gainesville FL, 180 miles, usually dominates at night at 850. During daylight, WPTB is easy copy on the SRF 59 barefoot, but not at entertainment level signal. Gil

Re: [IRCA] The Sony SRF-59: now with Audio Phasing(!)

Kevin, You should be awarded a black belt for innovation. Neat idea. In keeping with the penny-pinching nature of Radio Thumbelina, the supplied headsets for the two radios could easily be salvaged as the phasing headset and connecting audio plugs for the two radios. 73 Gil

Re: [IRCA] SRF-59 Alignment Procedure

Gary, I was probing around the 59's guts with a digital dial that I made from a kit by KD1JV with the 59's dial preset to a known frequency and only had the digital dial register a frequency at one point so far. Unfortunately, it also changed frequency when the dial registered so I wasn't able

Re: [IRCA] SRF-59 Alignment Procedure

Mike, The circuit is minimalist. Two IC's only, one the magic Sony radio in a chip; the other is audio. Inductors, other than the ferrite bar antenna, are bare solenoids of copper wire held in place with a hot glue. There are two tunable slug cans. Don't see any ceramic filters. It's amazing

Re: [IRCA] SRF-59 Alignment Procedure

Deane, 900+kHz doesn't surprise me. I forget now exactly where the radio was tuned when I was probing with the frequency indicator; I think I had it on 1290 kHz or 1230kHz. The digital reading was over 2000kHz which included the frequency of the signal plus the IF frequency. I was expecting a

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 fever in NC too

Russ, It was free shipping last week purchased alone. Probably still is. Sony's site, too--at least until year's end. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

Re: [IRCA] The New Rockin' 980!

Bert, WAZS, Summerville, SC is just outside of Charleston. Rocket 980. Oldies format. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of

[IRCA] Amazon deal on Sony SRF 59, bye-bye!

Looks like Amazon pulled the plug on free shipping. That leaves Sony as the best mail order price--until Dec. 31st. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

Re: [IRCA] East-coast SRF-59 reception firsts

Brett, Tnx for the heads-up on ZLS. I had a few spare moments last night after seeing your post and heard it as well. I thumbed up through 530 hearing both Cuba and TC, and then upwards to 555 ZIZ Nevis St. Kitts. Not a TA, but definitely a split. Gil NN4CW SE GA. SRF59 barefoot

Re: [IRCA] ULTRALIGHTS; IBOC CESSATION

I just had unID preacher on 980 in the bathroom. I wouldn't touch that with Gary's dipole. ;) 73 Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are

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