This was not what I would consider a good weekend at Jordan River. That said, the Eton E1 with 5 Meter loop on the ALA100M performed well on all fronts.
Some comparisons: While 530Khz had an assortment of TIS stations and T&C Islands later in the evening (on the Eton E1), none of the hand-held ULR's yielded any audio. Tahiti made a good appearance on 738 on the Eton E1 on Friday night yielding good audio and intelligible French dialogue - while on the ULR's, nothing but a het on KCBS 740khz. Saturday morning produced some good sunrise enhancements on 1566khz Korea and 1575 Thailand on the Eton E1 -- I may have had a brief snippet of intelligence on 1566khz on the SRF-M37... maybe, just maybe... with nothing on the other two ULR's I think with the addition of a 3 or 6' passive loop that the ULR's would have sprung to life. I agree with the previous poster (from Grayland) that an "S9" TP on any other DX Receiver (with suitable antenna) should yield some audio on the ULR's barefoot. Funny aside: (OK, not so funny at the time...) - The cabin we stay at has broad ocean views and a private hot-tub on the patio... and a beautiful wood-burning stove in the living area... 2 floors and 17' floor to ceiling front windows facing the sea - the ultimate DX location of course. At night I was loading up the stove to burn for 3 or 4 hours after we went to bed but set the thermostat to kick in the electric perimeter heaters when the cabin temp dropped much below 20 degrees (C). Unfortunately, I left one of my lined canvas "Courier" bags (I call them Jack Bauer bags because there is plenty of room and extra pockets in them for tools, wire, cables, adapters, connectors etc...) up against one of the wall space heaters. The bag happened to be holding my trusty Sony Mini-Disc recorder in a kevlar lined pouch. So. Sure enough I reach for it this morning in the dim light while starting the morning fire. The bag is hot and the inside pouch holding the Sony MiniDisc is hotter still. Much to my horror (as I pull out the Sony MD), the MD's LCD display is completely blackened... the unit is almost too hot to hold on to. I quickly open it up and pull out the Lithium battery -- it too is very hot. After sighing a couple of times, I cross my fingers and say a quiet prayer to the God of the Ionosphere and place the steaming MD Recorder near a cool window. I continue my DX session for about 1/2 hour and then headed back to bed. When I awoke and checked on the MD recorder, the screen had returned to normal. Quickly dropping the battery back in and pressing REC revealed that it was still working. Lucky me. Dodged a bullet. Next time more careful! If anyone is interested, the cabin URL is www.pointnopoint.com - It is a good alternative to Grayland or trips to Tofino on the West Coast of the Island -- there is oodles of privacy and a quaint restaurant nearby if you wish to eschew the more than adequate kitchens that each cabin has. Cheers, -- Colin Newell - Editor/Creator coffeecrew.com | dxer.ca Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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 opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
