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Hi Gary,
The version at the box link looked fine on my PC. (I saw your post on the
ultralightdx group mentioning something was jumbled.) Also of course the
mediafire version is good too on my end. I'm running Chrome 47 on Windows 10
Pro. I haven't tested downloading & displaying in Libre Office 5.0.2.2 yet,
and I can't print from here right now due to having network communication
issues between my computer and the printer. My dad's laptop running XP and MS
Office does print, though, but I haven't tried reading the article from there
using the much older browsers that are on that computer; nor have I tried on my
laptop, which runs Lubuntu and Firefox now. (I'm planning to put Windows 7 or
10 Pro on it in hopefully a month or 3.)
I picked up an Eton Traveler III from Amazon recently for $38 + tax, and I just
got it yesterday. So far I'm liking it for the most part, it seems to
definitely be an improvement over my previous ultralights, even though it
doesn't have the 1 kHz filtering. :) Also I got a Sangean SR-35 at Fry's for
$20, and it seems like it could be promising, I need to do some more tests on
it though. A GPX R300B for $12 at Fry's does lack some sensitivity (for
example 930-KHJ & 1340-KCLU which register about 17/05 on the Traveler III are
right at the threshold on the GPX), but it seems to have near-DSP-like
selectivity. (It does seem to use a wide filter, though, possibly 6 kHz, since
IBOC hash is still clearly heard 20 kHz off-channel, but I can get 1110-KDIS
with little to no splash from 1130-KSDO. Also there's no provision for 9 kHz
or 1 kHz tuning.) OTOH, a Naxa NR-921 for $10 is completely dead - even when
using the SAT + utility pole (which badly overloads 760-KFMB at night on my
properly-functioning Tecsuns), I still couldn't get any trace of KFMB at all on
it, and FM is just as dead.
What do you think would be a good solution for a broken ferrite bar in a
PL-398bt? (Yes I know it's not a ULR.) Would a small broadband FSL be good
(so long as I can make it able to survive significant frequent drops cause I am
a gigantic klutz), or would a 7.5" or 12" loopstick be more appropriate, or
maybe even just replacing the stock loopstick internally with something
slightly better that would still fit? As it is now, it's about 70 dBµ or so
less sensitive than if it had its stock antenna.
73, Stephen
On Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:05 PM, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello All,
For those who want to experience breakthrough MW-DXing capability in a portable
receiver, the all-new 3" Bar FSL Tecsun PL-380 model has been designed. With
the triple advantage of superior FSL antenna sensitivity, razor-sharp DSP
selectivity and a powerful audio amplifier, this hand-held model has been
designed to outperform any stock portable on the planet in DXing capability.
Featuring the first hard-wired FSL antenna to be used in a portable
configuration, the PL-380's internal DSP chip (the Silicon Labs' Si4734) tunes
the lightweight 3" Bar FSL antenna for maximum sensitivity throughout the MW
band, freeing the DXer from the need to peak a variable capacitor. The FSL's
cylindrical shape also provides the bonus function of superior nulling
capability, as well as greatly improved Longwave performance relative to the
stock model.
Long-term technical friend Steve Ratzlaff has also built one of these little
monsters, and has reported that there is "no comparison" between its DXing
performance and that of either the stock PL-380 model or a 7.5" loopstick
transplant PL-380 model. For those interested, a full "Heathkit-like"
construction article (15 pages) with multiple Photoshop-enhanced assembly
photos is posted at
http://www.mediafire.com/view/w0gcek56f6aq7kr/3_Inch_FSL_Tecsun_PL.doc For
those who can build or obtain one of these breakthrough models (a photo is
posted at https://app.box.com/s/bpv03wvwpjbicvytw9euicg1hellda3g ) it should
be pretty obvious that portable DXing capability is reaching unprecedented
levels-- and that 2016 should be a very happy new year!
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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