Hi Derek, Thanks for your comments. My main antenna at Grayland for the July 12th trip was an 8' (diagonal) tuned passive loop on a collapsible PVC frame, which was one of the experimental creations here this spring. It is one of several variants of the standard PVC Loop, for which a general article is being wrapped up. Besides this collapsible frame variant (designed for travel in a compact car), there have been 18" and 2' tabletop PVC Loop variants, 3', 4' and 5' indoor models, a 7' longwave model, 6', 7', 8' and 9' (side) monster MW models, and waterproofing designs. John Bryant has advised me to finish up the basic PVC Loop article as a priority project, and deal with the different variant articles later. The performance of the 8' PVC Loop at Grayland was a real thrill, and it has certainly earned itself a spot in my future DXpeditions. With a total cost of only about $65 in parts, it provides a tremendous amount of gain for the $$. John and I talked about running an A/B test with his Wellbrook Array against the 8' PVC Loop, but we were kind of rushed for time, and never got around to it during this trip. Besides "Sharina the Psychic" on 4BC-1116, there were also strong MP3's made of Tahiti-738, 4RN-792, 2YA-567, and KPUA-670 (in Hilo Hawaii) using this 8' PVC Loop, some of which I plan to upload to the Ultralightdx Yahoo file site ( or are available to anyone interested). 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) In a message dated 7/15/2009 2:43:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, eargaz...@aol.com writes: Wow...That sounds so clear..that's from the home brew antenna??? How do I get one of those . Was it it hard to construct?? I think there was a site where you had the instructions for it .. I'm a bit of a dim wit when it comes to putting stuff together.... Anywho.. Great job on the recording.. How did the wellbrook do??? I'd like to do a A/B of the two.. It seems like these ULRs are getting better ad better.. I'm still surprised how well the T615 does. What happend to the grundig G3..
Thank you..... Derek Vincent Vmedia360.......everywhere On Jul 15, 2009, at 12:09 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote: > Hi Derek, > > You should have the MP3 of 4BC-1116 in Brisbane, Australia (with > "Sharina > the Psychic" show at 1212 UTC, recorded at Grayland) by now. > Sharina's > mumbling speech almost made it necessary for a Psychic to ID the > station, but > fortunately a male co-host gave the web site address > (_http://www.sharina.com.au_ (http://www.sharina.com.au) ) to > provide a positive ID, matching the > data on 4BC's web site. > > 73, Gary > > > In a message dated 7/14/2009 8:07:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > eargaz...@aol.com writes: > > Can you pass the mp3 clip to me ?? I'd like to hear it????? > > Thank you..... > > Derek Vincent > > Vmedia360.......everywhere > > On Jul 14, 2009, at 4:30 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> Further investigation of an MP3 recorded on 1116 kHz at 1214 UTC >> reveals >> that a web site address matches a program running at the time on the >> 4BC >> station in Brisbane, Australia, not the 3AK station in Melbourne. >> >> "Sharina's Psychic Encounters" was running from 10-12 PM on Sunday >> night on >> 4BC in Brisbane, and the announcer (Sharina?) gave a web site >> address, >> along with a promotion for "the leading spiritualist magazine." >> Apparently >> Sharina the Psychic has a habit of speaking in a mumbling manner, >> which makes >> her speech border on the unintelligible (especially through a >> Murata narrow >> filter), leading to the confusion about the station identity. The >> booming >> MP3 saved the day, however, and finally provided positive station >> identification-- no thanks to Sharina. >> >> 73, Gary DeBock >> >> >> >> >> >> **************Summer concert season is here! Find your favorite >> artists on >> tour at TourTracker.com. >> (http://www.tourtracker.com/?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000006) >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 opinion of >> the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers >> >> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org >> >> To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 opinion of > the IRCA, > its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > > **************Summer concert season is here! Find your favorite > artists on > tour at TourTracker.com. > (http://www.tourtracker.com/?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000006) > _______________________________________________ > 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 opinion of > the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > _______________________________________________ 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 opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com **************Snoop, Lil Wayne, Lady GaGa -- land the tix you need for this summer's biggest tours. Tourtracker.com (http://www.tourtracker.com/?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000007) _______________________________________________ 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 opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
