Awesome ULR catches...Yes, the Tecsun is good for travel if DXing AM. FM isn't bad either, and if it had RDS display I'd use it year-round for travel.I use a Sangean ATS909 for FM travel; it's small enough for easy packingNot yet sure which I'll take when we travel to Calgary-Banff for a couple weeks this summer, as FM Es will be in season but I'll also be curious about AM out there. Saul ChernosBurnt River ON
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:26:46 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Reception of 693-Bangladesh on Ultralight Radio in > Tokyo Area > > > <<< I have a helluva lot more than a 380 hidden away Rob….I even have a > Sony 615 (along with an embarasing number of other portables to go with the > Perseus. But it is only on the presses that I am currently listening to > BOG-340 -1027 in Columbia. But I do love the Ulr’s. Could not resist the > CCrane Skywave after Gary’s comments, and it performs very well….Janet and I > will be in NZ for 4 months this time next year. I wonder what I will take > with me ... > > Tony Ward (VE3NO) >>> > > Thanks for your comments, Tony. > > One of my biggest Ultralight radio thrills ever was receiving "your" 238 KT > beacon (from Kaitaia, New Zealand. 1100 watts at 6,723 miles) with a humble > PL-380 Ultralight and 8" diameter FSL antenna at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff > in Oregon in 2012. I was so happy that I almost jumped off the 400 foot cliff > into the Pacific for joy. Good thing that I didn't, though-- 260 NF on > Australia's Norfolk Island (500 watts at 6690 miles) showed up a few minutes > later. > > I hope that you and Janet will have fun on the 4 month trip to NZ next year! > > 73, Gary > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tony Ward" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 9:13:13 PM > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Reception of 693-Bangladesh on Ultralight Radio in > Tokyo Area > > I have a helluva lot more than a 380 hidden away Rob….I even have a Sony 615 > (along with an embarasing number of other portables to go with the Perseus. > But it is only on the presses that I am currently listening to BOG-340 -1027 > in Columbia. But I do love the Ulr’s. Could not resist the CCrane Skywave > after Gary’s comments, and it performs very well….Janet and I will be in NZ > for 4 months this time next year. I wonder what I will take with me ... > > Tony Ward (VE3NO) > > Enhancing Universal Entropy since 1942! > > > > > > On Mar 18, 2015, at 11:22 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > Hi Rob (and Saul), > > > > <<< Gary….We'll have 'em all converted before you know it!!! HAHA…There's > > still a few Stubborn Holdouts though………. >>> > > > > Well, Rob, you would be surprised to know how many Perseus-SDR DXers are > > actually subscribing to our Ultralightdx list-- and maybe even have a > > PL-380 hidden away somewhere. > > > > But DX is DX, and we all face the same propagation challenges. Like Saul > > mentioned, Ultralight radios are very convenient to check daily propagation > > during DXpeditions, and to check the band during travel opportunities. And > > when you are on a wild ocean cliff in the middle of a hurricane, which > > would you rather risk... a $90 hot-rodded Ultralight, or a $1000+ Perseus? > > > > 73, Gary > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Robert Ross" <[email protected]> > > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 7:40:06 PM > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Reception of 693-Bangladesh on Ultralight Radio in > > Tokyo Area > > > > > > On 2015-03-18, at 10:03 PM, Saul Chernos wrote: > > > >> I'm using my Ultralight in the heart of downtown Toronto, where I don't > >> have a DX set up, and have had a few stations from as far away as Florida > >> that I have yet to hear from Burnt River ON DX site where I have a full > >> set-up outdoors. > >> > >> I also use the ULR up here to help me decide whether to get up and DX when > >> I wake overnight, and to work between the cracks when there's something > >> I'm chasing and the antennas aren't quite aimed right. > >> So I always enjoy following stories such as this. That's a very cool > >> reception! > >> > >> > >> Saul Chernos > >> Burnt River ON > >> > >> > > > > > > Gary….We'll have 'em all converted before you know it!!! HAHA…There's still > > a few Stubborn Holdouts though………. > > > > I heard a couple of Florida Stations tonight as well by AURORA!! > > > > 1600 Khz WZNZ Atlantic Beach, FLORIDA 5 KW/89 Watts NEW!! ULR # 1101 > > > > 1480 Khz WYZE Atlanta, GEORGIA 10 KW/44 Watts NEW!! ULR # 1102 > > > > 1570 Khz WVOJ presumed Fernadina Beach, FLORIDA 10 KW/30 Watts RELOG > > (2 La Raza's from Florida on 1570!!) > > > > All heard on a BAREFOOT SONY SRF-T615 Ultralight! > > > > 73…ROB VA3SW > > > > Robert S. 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