Hey Gary;
Thanks for the reply. Yes, John and Gil have worked EXTREMELY hard on
the DX ULR Sprint Contest and my hat is off to them (and all the
contestants). As for the logs, I was thinking more along the lines of a
quick, "down and dirty" cut and paste. In fact, after my incessant
ramblings below, I have "cut and pasted" my logbook from the ULR sprint.
If anything, this would be for other DX'ers to look at what I have heard
as potential DX targets. Curtis Sadowski, just 100 miles away has heard
stuff that he considers "run of the mill" that I have never heard (DX)
so I check out what he reports and think that he does likewise. Gary,
they asked for suggestions about the Sprint and I obliged. :)
As for the cassette units. My wife has been sick and missed months of
work. Long story short and I don't want to drone on about my financial
situation but I not only watch every dime, I watch every penny. So when
at Goodwill I saw a Sony cassette walkman unit that resembled a
SRF-M37V for $2.99, I bought it. I still felt bad about spending $ on
buying it. I think that it has mucho selectivity issues, which seems
similar to the 37 but it hears some good DX. Curtis did try to "gift"
me a used SRF-59 but I paid him for what it he paid for it and shipping
and it is an amazing receiver as is and even better when "peaked." My
point is that the cassette units are as widely available as radio-only
units and I think that they are great fun to use, also. My suggestion
is, if you are trolling a Goodwill or a yard sale and see a Sony tape
model, buy it - I think that you'll like it. I would even offer one of
my tape Walkman units as a test bed, if need be.
About the detailed reports and shootouts on the ULR craze - yes man, I
have read every article, post or blog on ULR's and most at least two or
three times. I want to personally thank you (and everyone else) for
contributing to this movement. It has motivated me to DX more, even
though I'm using standard and non-standard ULR's.
My logs for the Sprint:
0307 UTC 3/2/2008 530 RVC Turks and Caicos
0043 UTC 3/3/2008 530 WAC-67 TIS Indianapolis, IN
1802 UTC 3/2/2008 550 WKRC Cincinatti, OH
1802 UTC 3/2/2008 550 KTRS St. Louis, MO
1804 UTC 3/2/2008 560 WIND Chicago, IL
0309 UTC 3/2/2008 570 CMDC Santa Clara Cuba
1805 UTC 3/2/2008 580 WILL Urbana. IL
0314 UTC 3/2/2008 590 KXSP Omaha, NE
0312 UTC 3/2/2008 600 WMT Cedar Rapids, IA
0312 UTC 3/2/2008 600 CMKV Urbana Noris Cuba
0311 UTC 3/2/2008 610 KCSP Kansas City, MO
1808 UTC 3/2/2008 610 WTVN Columbus, OH
1808 UTC 3/2/2008 630 WLAP Lexington, KY
0309 UTC 3/2/2008 650 WSM Nashville, TN
0316 UTC 3/2/2008 650 WSM Nashville, TN
0316 UTC 3/2/2008 660 WFAN NYC, NY
0316 UTC 3/2/2008 670 WSCR Chicago, IL
0316 UTC 3/2/2008 670 CMQ Havana, CU
0316 UTC 3/2/2008 680 CFTR Toronto, ON
0324 UTC 3/2/2008 680 WCTT Corbin, KY
0045 UTC 3/3/2008 690 CINF Verdun, PQ
0316 UTC 3/2/2008 700 WLW Cincinatti, OH
0316 UTC 3/2/2008 710 WOR NYC, NY
0316 UTC 3/2/2008 710 CMW Havana, CU
0326 UTC 3/2/2008 720 WGN Chicago, IL
0326 UTC 3/2/2008 730 XEX Mexico City, MEX
0327 UTC 3/2/2008 740 CHWO Toronto, ON
0327 UTC 3/2/2008 750 WSB Atlanta, GA
0328 UTC 3/2/2008 760 WJR Detroit. MI
0329 UTC 3/2/2008 770 WABC NYC, NY
0329 UTC 3/2/2008 780 WBBM Chicago, IL
0329 UTC 3/2/2008 800 CKLW Windsor, ON
0330 UTC 3/2/2008 810 WGY Schenectady, NY
1811 UTC 3/2/2008 810 WSYW Indianapolis, IN
0330 UTC 3/2/2008 820 WBAP Fort Worth, TX
0330 UTC 3/2/2008 830 WCCO Minneapolis, MN
0331 UTC 3/2/2008 840 WHAS Louisville, KY
0332 UTC 3/2/2008 850 KOA Denver, CO
0332 UTC 3/2/2008 860 CJBC Toronto, ON
1812 UTC 3/2/2008 860 WMRI Marion, IN
0333 UTC 3/2/2008 870 WWL New Orleans, LA
0336 UTC 3/2/2008 880 WCBS NYC, NY
1812 UTC 3/2/2008 880 WRFD Columbus, OH
0336 UTC 3/2/2008 890 WLS Chicago, IL
1815 UTC 3/2/2008 910 WPFB Middletown, OH
0337 UTC 3/2/2008 920 CKNX Wingham, ON
1815 UTC 3/2/2008 920 WBAA W. Lafayette, IN
0339 UTC 3/2/2008 950 WXLW Indianapolis, IN
0340 UTC 3/2/2008 950 CM Havana, CU
0354 UTC 3/2/2008 970 XERFR Mexico City, MEX
0359 UTC 3/2/2008 980 WYFN Nashville, TN
1820 UTC 3/2/2008 980 WONE Dayton, OH
0357 UTC 3/2/2008 990 CBW Winnipeg, MB
0345 UTC 3/2/2008 1000 WMVP Chicago, IL
0345 UTC 3/2/2008 1010 CFRB Toronto, ON
1820 UTC 3/2/2008 1010 WCSI Columbus, IN
0345 UTC 3/2/2008 1020 KDKA Pittsburgh, PA
0345 UTC 3/2/2008 1030 WBZ Boston, MA
0345 UTC 3/2/2008 1040 WHO Des Moines, IA
0346 UTC 3/2/2008 1050 CHUM Toronto, ON
0347 UTC 3/2/2008 1060 KYW Philadelphia, PA
0347 UTC 3/2/2008 1070 WIBC Indianapolis, IN
0401 UTC 3/2/2008 1100 WTAM Cleveland, OH
0402 UTC 3/2/2008 1120 KMOX St. Louis, MO
0403 UTC 3/2/2008 1130 KWKH Shreveport, LA
0403 UTC 3/2/2008 1130 WISN Milwaukee, WI
0404 UTC 3/2/2008 1140 WRVA Richmond, VA
0425 UTC 3/2/2008 1160 KSL Salt Lake City, UT
0429 UTC 3/2/2008 1160 WODY Fieldale, VA
1822 UTC 3/2/2008 1160 WYLL Chicago, IL
0408 UTC 3/2/2008 1170 WWVA Wheeling, WV
0031 UTC 3/3/2008 1170 WLBH Matoon, IL
0407 UTC 3/2/2008 1180 CMBA Havana, CU
0407 UTC 3/2/2008 1180 WHAM Rochester, NY
1835 UTC 3/2/2008 1190 WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN
0414 UTC 3/2/2008 1200 WOAI San Antonio, TX
0415 UTC 3/2/2008 1210 WPHT Philadelphia, PA
0415 UTC 3/2/2008 1220 WHKW Cleveland, OH
1836 UTC 3/2/2008 1240 WHBU Anderson, IN
0410 UTC 3/2/2008 1260 WNDE Indianapolis, IN
0029 UTC 3/3/2008 1290 WHIO Dayton, OH
0419 UTC 3/2/2008 1310 WTLC Indianapolis, IN
1837 UTC 3/2/2008 1330 WTRE Greensburg, IN
1845 UTC 3/2/2008 1340 WXFN Muncie, IN
1847 UTC 3/2/2008 1400 WBAT Marion, IN
0420 UTC 3/2/2008 1430 WXNT Indianapolis, IN
1850 UTC 3/2/2008 1470 WGNR Anderson, IN
1852 UTC 3/2/2008 1500 WBRI Indianapolis, IN
1852 UTC 3/2/2008 1520 WSVX Shelbyville, IN
1855 UTC 3/2/2008 1530 WCKY Cincinatti, OH
2344 UTC 3/2/2008 1540 KXEL Waterloo, IA
2344 UTC 3/2/2008 1540 CHIN Toronto, ON
1855 UTC 3/2/2008 1550 WMDH New Castle, IN
0001 UTC 3/3/2008 1560 WQEW NYC, NY
1856 UTC 3/2/2008 1590 WNTS Beech Grove, IN
2335 UTC 3/2/2008 1610 CHHA Toronto, ON
2346 UTC 3/2/2008 1630 KCJJ Iowa City, IA
2351 UTC 3/2/2008 1640 WTNI Biloxi, MS
0048 UTC 3/3/2008 1640 WKSH Sussex, WI
0049 UTC 3/3/2008 1670 WTDY Kalamazoo, MI
2351 UTC 3/2/2008 1690 WMLB Avondale Estates, GA
2351 UTC 3/2/2008 1700 KBGG Des Moines, IA
I had an unID on 880 which I later rectified as being Brandon, MB. My
totals would have been 103 versus 102.
73,
Dave in Indy
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:55:59 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IRCA] [Bulk] Survey of Participants in the Recent
Ultralight DX Sprint
To: [email protected]
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To David Hascall,
Thank you for your comments. I am sure that all of us would enjoy
detailed log information from the Sprint Contest, but we must remember
that John
and Gil have already invested an enormous amount of volunteer time and
effort
to organize and administer the Contest, and be sensitive to this fact,
before suggesting additional workload on their part.
Also, concerning your view that your cassette combo unit would
have
been one of the "receivers of choice" had it been discovered back in
November,
may I suggest that you take the opportunity to read the detailed 2007
and 2008
Shootout reviews on dxer.ca, which were both drafted after significant
time
and expense for purchasing, testing, reviewing and grading all
Ultralight
radios suggested by enthusiasts at the time. The current "receivers of
choice"
are those that have proven successful in actual Ultralight DXing during
the
past four months-- not the ones that were "discovered" in November.
The
"Shoutout" results have guided most purchasers in making wise
decisions, and I
hope you will also take advantage of the detailed reports in making
your own
choices.
Thank you again for your comments.
73, Gary DeBock
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