[IRCA] Auroral conditions...

[coffee_canuck]

Endless chatter on radio media about the spectacular Aurora borealis we will 
experience after midnight tonight... Fascinating because spectacular AB cannot 
be predicted that easily.

Anyone out east seeing anything?

All the best of the season and good DX in 2016!

Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - DXer.ca - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC
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Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380

[d1028gary]

<<<   I do know of a guy that stocks up on ferrite bars. Should I get you two 
connected?   >>> 
  
If your contact has a good supply of the 100mm x 20mm x 3mm Russian surplus 
ferrite bars then I'm sure that various builders would be interested, Todd. The 
65mm long size is very common on eBay, but the 100mm long size seems to have 
disappeared from the listings. 
  
My own challenge is tracking down more of the 2 1/4" diameter "Funnoodle" 
swimming floatation tubes (used for the FSL inner core) in the middle of 
winter. My ability to make some of these hotrod models for others may "sink or 
swim" depending upon tracking down more of these 2 1/4" Funnoodles.   
  
73, Gary 
  
  
  
  
- Original Message -

From: "Forrester S"  
To: "IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
 
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 2:24:00 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 

I do know of a guy that stocks up on ferrite bars. Should I get you two 
connected? 

Todd 
On Dec 31, 2015 3:40 PM,  wrote: 

> Thanks Todd, 
> 
> The interest and demand for these has been very high, and the construction 
> information for the modification is being drafted on an expedited basis. 
> Because of the demand there may be some challenges for some builders to 
> track down certain of the construction parts. and even I am scrambling to 
> keep certain items in good supply. It's a pretty wild situation-- and I 
> don't think that the old Red Army will make any more of these ferrite bars 
> to help us out. 
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message - 
> 
> From: "Forrester S"  
> To: "IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" < 
> irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:01:51 AM 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 
> 
> Ditto! 
> 
> Todd Skaine 
> On Dec 24, 2015 1:40 PM, "Ira Elbert New III"  wrote: 
> 
> > I'd love to obtain one at some point. 
> > 
> > :-) 
> > 
> > Bert 
> > 
> > Sent from my iPhone 
> > 
> > > On Dec 24, 2015, at 2:06 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: 
> > > 
> > > Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 model, Scott. 
> > > 
> > > After more testing today I'm pretty sure that this model will provide 
> > some serious new excitement for those who build (or obtain) one. For 
> those 
> > who are interested, I have posted a detailed design photo of the modified 
> > radio at https://app.box.com/s/my5xc5sberwuom5w7fir8qfsjr39yiqf   Since 
> > the Si4734 DSP chip tunes the radio the DXer gets all the benefits of FSL 
> > sensitivity without needing to peak a variable capacitor. 
> > > 
> > > 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > - Original Message - 
> > > 
> > > From: "Scott Fybush"  
> > > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" < 
> > irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 5:41:46 PM 
> > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 
> > > 
> > > I've remained immune to the FSL obsession until now...but this might 
> just 
> > > have to happen to one of my 380s this year.  Very tempting! Nice work, 
> > Gary! 
> > >> On Dec 23, 2015 6:45 PM,  wrote: 
> > >> 
> > >> David, Ira, and Walt, 
> > >> 
> > >> Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL PL-380! 
> > >> 
> > >> Walt, I think that this radio has a better chance of getting through 
> > >> airport TSA checkpoints than a stand-alone FSL (which looks like a 
> ring 
> > of 
> > >> dynamite). The FSL size is small, and they might actually believe you 
> > when 
> > >> you say that it is a radio antenna. 
> > >> 
> > >> DXing performance does seem to be all that I could have hoped for. 
> > >> Sensitivity and nulling ability seem to be in a new league for 
> > portables, 
> > >> and I wish that you could try one of these out there in Hawaii. 
> > >> Fortunately, I have a huge stock of the 100mm x 20mm x 3mm ferrite 
> bars 
> > >> (from Ukraine's Donbass region) already here in Puyallup, so there are 
> > no 
> > >> supply bottlenecks due to Putin's shenanigans. 
> > >> 
> > >> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> - Original Message - 
> > >> 
> > >> From: "Walter Salmaniw"  
> > >> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" < 
> > >> irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 9:25:08 AM 
> > >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 
> > >> 
> > >> Congratulations, Gary!  I'm very interested in seeing the results. 
> > Perhaps 
> > >> one will be able to fly with this, something I haven't been able to do 
> > with 
> > >> the larger loops!  Very pertinent, as I sit enjoying the band in 
> Kauai, 
> > >> wishing that I had a better antenna!  73,  Walt Salmaniw 
> > >> 
> > >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Ira Elbert New III  > 
> > >> wrote: 
> > >> 
> > >>> Very nice. I'll take one, in red please. 
> > >>> 
> > >>>

[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, December 25-31, 2015

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also 
VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without 
much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and 
publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open 
access: 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page42

All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only 
or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan 
stock caradio as specified; ICR-75 with E-W longwire; FRG-7 with NW-SE shortwire

** MEXICO. 610 // 650, Dec 29 at 1314, the Sinaloa twins with their morning 
agriculture show, mentioning Guasave meeting: XEGS 610 Guasave, XETNT 650 Los 
Mochis (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 660, Dec 29 at 1318, adstring by live announcer, 
mentioning Mazatlán and Delicias, for a farmacia i.a., from WSW, presumably 
XEACB in Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua (no 660 in Sinaloa); along with another SS 
further counterclockwise, could be Durango or Aguascalientes. By 1330 UT, ``The 
Answer`` KSKY The Metroplex captures 660, exactly its official Dec & Jan 
sunrise time for jump from 700 to 20,000 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 700, Dec 29 at 1322, rustic music by fiddle and guitar past 1330, 
and at 1331 full ID in Spanish for XEETCH, Etchojoa, Sonora, and then same in 
indigenous language, both mentioning sponsoring federal agency CNDPI - Comisión 
Nacional para el Desarrollo de Pueblos Indígenas; no QRM at first, but 1334 
something in English, probably WLW resurging almost at our sunrise; heard more 
than once, including 1335, interjexion between tunes, ``¡Qué me toque un 
baile!`` -- play me a dance. I love listening to this native music; hard to 
pull away to keep bandscanning (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1806, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 720, Dec 27 at 0121, romantic music, break and ``continuamos con el 
fonógrafo de 720 AM`` atop WGN most of the time. Might have been KSAH TX, but 
definitely Mexican at 0142, with PSAs from INE - Instituto Nacional Electoral, 
SCT - Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transporte, CNDH - Comisión Nacional de 
Derechos Humanos; another ``continuamos`` non-ID as above and back to music. 
Presumed the usual irritant {yea, nemesis} to WGN, making a slow SAH with it, 
XEDE, Saltillo, Coahuila (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 760, Dec 25 at 0207 UT, on Nissan caradio, Spanish station is 
dominant with several social media contacts mentioning Universo, and then ABC, 
so it`s 70/10 kW XEABC in Los Reyes de la Paz, EdoMex, i.e. effectively the DF 
while it still exist. I couldn`t hear WJR now if I wanted to (Glenn Hauser, OK, 
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 790, Dec 25 at 0209 on caradio as I tune by, without really trying, 
hear time pip and RR, from Radio Reloj, which per WRTH 2016 is 25 kW from Pinar 
del Rio, altho there`s another at the far other end of the island, 10 kW in 
Holguín (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BONAIRE [and non]. Even when KQCV OKC is actively gospel-huxtering English 
in the evenings, gospel-huxtering in Spanish can be heard along with it, no 
doubt the super-powering TWR 800 BONAIRE. 

XEROK 800 is still negligible but supposedly on the air at very low power. The 
new 2015 IRCA Mexican Log still has it as 50/50 kW, no mention of any 
degradation; likewise the new 2016 WRTH: despite numerous non-logs from myself 
and others the last several months (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 830, Dec 24 at 0602 UT, last few strains of choral Mexican NA 
among the mix as I am nulling signal already reduced from WCCO with CBS News 
--- so Spanish here doesn`t have to be WFNO Norco LA. Ten XEs are listed (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 870, Dec 29 at 1328, YL Spanish talk about fiestas, then she 
switches to Tarahumara, as it`s obviously XETAR, Guachochi, Chihuahua (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 890.7, Dec 27 at 0123, quite a het here not against WLS, but 
against Cuba`s R. Progreso on 890.0. Can`t pull any audio from it, but is best 
on E-W rather than N-S antenna. Surely Algeria would not be that far off 891 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 970, Dec 29 at 1339, ballads in Spanish pulled past local 960 KGWA, 
1342 DJ maybe mentions Jota, 1347 fades for next announcement including phone 
numbers. Probably XEJ in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, now known as Pancho as 
listed in 2015 IRCA Log, while WRTH 2016 still has it as La J Mexicana (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I recently discovered that XEJ did not vacate the AM dial after all (they 
merely added an FM and cut the power on 

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Jan 01 0005 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 December follow.
Solar flux 96 and estimated planetary A-index 43.
The estimated planetary K-index at  UTC on 01 January was 6.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level are expected.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 30   30   30   30   30   31   31   31   31   31   31   31   31   01
UTC  0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 
SFlx 105  105  105  105  102  102  102  102  102  102  102  102  96   96
A-in 666617   444444441   43
K-in 11111243446456
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm



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Re: [IRCA] BRYAN CLARK

[Neil Kazaross]

Rather than /nz try .nz

bcl...@paradise.net.nz

On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Pete Taylor  wrote:

> I recently received some correspondence from Bryan Clark in New Zealand.
> However, using the same e-mail address from which he sent his note, I
> cannot get a message to go through (bcl...@paradise.net/nz). This has
> happened before; it appears to be a Comcast issue. Does anyone have
> another  e-mail address for him?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Pete Taylor
> Tacoma, WA
> 12225w 4719n
> HQ180 & ICF2010
> Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
> DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
> Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380
>
>
>
>
>
>
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[IRCA] BRYAN CLARK

[Pete Taylor]

I recently received some correspondence from Bryan Clark in New Zealand. 
However, using the same e-mail address from which he sent his note, I cannot 
get a message to go through (bcl...@paradise.net/nz). This has happened before; 
it appears to be a Comcast issue. Does anyone have another  e-mail address for 
him?

Thanks.

Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
HQ180 & ICF2010
Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380






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[IRCA] BASEball game on 610

[Rick Dau]

For those needing KCSP-610 in Kansas City, they're currently replaying Game 5 
of this year's American League Division Series against Houston.  A baseball 
game on the radio on New Year's Eve should stick out like a sore thumb.



73,

Rick Dau

South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af
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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, December 25-31, 2015

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT` during EST; when 
changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-05 UT period 
to the previous date by ELT].

Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S 
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; IC-R75 
with E-W longwire; FRG-7 with NW-SE shortwire

These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also 
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives 
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and 
publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open 
access: 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page42

These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of 
USA, unidentified [if any], separated by === Within each, they are in 
frequency order

** CANADA. 2749-USB, Dec 29 at 0246 UT, robo-YL in English with marine weather, 
S9 but about equal to noise level; includes wind forecasts in knots, gale 
warning. CCG website shows starting at 0240 UT is VCS Halifax via site in 
suburb Sambro: ``Technical marine synopsis, forecasts and wave height forecasts 
for marine areas 201 to 214. Notices to Shipping in South Coast Nova Scotia 
area. Notices to Shipping revising the position of every reported offshore 
exploration and exploitation vessel`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

==

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 530, Dec 29 at 0253 UT, R. Enciclopedia, CUBA has some 
distorted QRM, so is K530AM, Vance AFB out of order? By 1900 UT it`s normal and 
alone (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 800, Dec 28 at 1340 UT, KQCV OKC is OFF! As of 1625 UT 
check, OG&E System Watch has more than 57K outages across central OK; more than 
8000 in OKC proper, many more in suburbs, including almost 4000 in Mustang, 
close to the KQCV site (and 1254 in Enid, but so far only a few power glitches 
here). 800 still off 5 hours later.

Even when KQCV is actively gospel-huxtering English in the evenings, 
gospel-huxtering in Spanish can be heard along with it, no doubt the 
super-powering TWR 800 BONAIRE. 

XEROK 800 is still negligible but supposedly on the air at very low power. The 
new 2015 IRCA Mexican Log still has it as 50/50 kW, no mention of any 
degradation; likewise the new 2016 WRTH: despite numerous non-logs from myself 
and others the last several months (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 800, Dec 29 at 1325 UT, KQCV OKC is back on, and probably 
considerably earlier, having been off at midday yesterday. Didn`t get anything 
useful in its absence (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1120, Dec 29 circa 1900 UT, KETU Catoosa/Sperry/Tulsa is OFF; 
weather-related? Maybe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1120, Dec 30 at 1925 UT, Spanish, with OSU PSA and 918 area code, 
so KETU, Sperry/Catoosa/Tulsa, La Ketú is back on following yesterday`s outage 
(more reliable now that it`s not just music fill, but still subject to absences 
for no particular obvious reason like power failure) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1210, Dec 26 at 0145 UT, ``Today`s Best Country, 12-10 KGYN``, 
into Xmas music. Guymon 10 kW station is back to old trix, failing to protect 
Philadelphia at night as has been the case for a few nights now. They still 
have a CP for 50/39/10 kW, which if it ever happen, will give them the option 
of cheating with 50 kW non-direxional night as well as day. Why not? Other 
stations get away with it, like KNZZ 1100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1230, Dec 29 at 1354 UT, nothing but fill music on this now-talk 
station until 1400 UT sharp, no ID and into CBS News; steady groundwave already 
over the graveyard, certainly our nearest, WBBZ Ponca City. Talk after the news 
probably Beck (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1460, Dec 29 at 1531 UT, I`m still not hearing KZUE El 
Reno, and may have overlooked its absence since the latest ice storm. As of 
1815 UT Dec 29, OG&E Systemwatch shows 3168 customers in El Reno powerless (and 
875 in Enid, but never us, whew! Circa noon ice is crashing off tree branches, 
temp barely reaching unfreezing). 

Instead on 1460, still skywave at 1539 UT Dec 29 from KCLE, mentioning Burleson 
during buy-and-sell call-in, 817 area codes, Old Texas Brewing Co., et al. Same 
show still going at 1620 UT, mixed with another English station with sports 
talk, perhaps nearest KKOY Chanute KS, but could even be skywave still from 
KXNO Des Moines IA. 

Closer to local mean noon I seek KZUE again at 1900 UT: just a mixture of weak 
low-noon skywave, 

Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380

[Forrester S]

I do know of a guy that stocks up on ferrite bars. Should I get you two
connected?

Todd
On Dec 31, 2015 3:40 PM,  wrote:

> Thanks Todd,
>
> The interest and demand for these has been very high, and the construction
> information for the modification is being drafted on an expedited basis.
> Because of the demand there may be some challenges for some builders to
> track down certain of the construction parts. and even I am scrambling to
> keep certain items in good supply. It's a pretty wild situation-- and I
> don't think that the old Red Army will make any more of these ferrite bars
> to help us out.
>
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
>
> From: "Forrester S" 
> To: "IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
> irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:01:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380
>
> Ditto!
>
> Todd Skaine
> On Dec 24, 2015 1:40 PM, "Ira Elbert New III"  wrote:
>
> > I'd love to obtain one at some point.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Bert
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Dec 24, 2015, at 2:06 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 model, Scott.
> > >
> > > After more testing today I'm pretty sure that this model will provide
> > some serious new excitement for those who build (or obtain) one. For
> those
> > who are interested, I have posted a detailed design photo of the modified
> > radio at https://app.box.com/s/my5xc5sberwuom5w7fir8qfsjr39yiqf   Since
> > the Si4734 DSP chip tunes the radio the DXer gets all the benefits of FSL
> > sensitivity without needing to peak a variable capacitor.
> > >
> > > 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > >
> > > From: "Scott Fybush" 
> > > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
> > irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 5:41:46 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380
> > >
> > > I've remained immune to the FSL obsession until now...but this might
> just
> > > have to happen to one of my 380s this year.  Very tempting! Nice work,
> > Gary!
> > >> On Dec 23, 2015 6:45 PM,  wrote:
> > >>
> > >> David, Ira, and Walt,
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL PL-380!
> > >>
> > >> Walt, I think that this radio has a better chance of getting through
> > >> airport TSA checkpoints than a stand-alone FSL (which looks like a
> ring
> > of
> > >> dynamite). The FSL size is small, and they might actually believe you
> > when
> > >> you say that it is a radio antenna.
> > >>
> > >> DXing performance does seem to be all that I could have hoped for.
> > >> Sensitivity and nulling ability seem to be in a new league for
> > portables,
> > >> and I wish that you could try one of these out there in Hawaii.
> > >> Fortunately, I have a huge stock of the 100mm x 20mm x 3mm ferrite
> bars
> > >> (from Ukraine's Donbass region) already here in Puyallup, so there are
> > no
> > >> supply bottlenecks due to Putin's shenanigans.
> > >>
> > >> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> - Original Message -
> > >>
> > >> From: "Walter Salmaniw" 
> > >> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
> > >> irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 9:25:08 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380
> > >>
> > >> Congratulations, Gary!  I'm very interested in seeing the results.
> > Perhaps
> > >> one will be able to fly with this, something I haven't been able to do
> > with
> > >> the larger loops!  Very pertinent, as I sit enjoying the band in
> Kauai,
> > >> wishing that I had a better antenna!  73,  Walt Salmaniw
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Ira Elbert New III  >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Very nice. I'll take one, in red please.
> > >>>
> > >>> :-)
> > >>>
> > >>> Bert
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>>
> >  On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:57 AM, "David McCormick"  >
> > >>> wrote:
> > 
> >  Wow! Gary you've really stooped to your lowest level this time! Nice
> > >>> work, as usual.
> > 
> >  Dave M.
> > 
> > > On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:27 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > Portable antenna fanaticism hit a new high (or low, depending upon
> > >> your
> > >>> perspective) this early morning. The photo posted at
> > >>> https://app.box.com/s/lxy3b5srx5f66qg4hj6nabxt5gchee3f
> > > shows the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380, with a directly connected 3" bar
> FSL
> > >>> composed of 8 lightweight Russian surplus 100mm x 20mm x 3mm ferrite
> > >> bars.
> > >>> The radio's internal Si4734 DSP chip tunes the 300 uH FSL antenna
> coil
> > >>> throughout the MW band, so that the DXer simply needs to tune the
> radio
> > >>> (and get the huge sensitivity boost). Initial indications are that
> the
> > >>> m

Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380

[d1028gary]

Thanks Todd, 
  
The interest and demand for these has been very high, and the construction 
information for the modification is being drafted on an expedited basis. 
Because of the demand there may be some challenges for some builders to track 
down certain of the construction parts. and even I am scrambling to keep 
certain items in good supply. It's a pretty wild situation-- and I don't think 
that the old Red Army will make any more of these ferrite bars to help us out. 
  
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
  
    

- Original Message -

From: "Forrester S"  
To: "IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
 
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:01:51 AM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 

Ditto! 

Todd Skaine 
On Dec 24, 2015 1:40 PM, "Ira Elbert New III"  wrote: 

> I'd love to obtain one at some point. 
> 
> :-) 
> 
> Bert 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 
> 
> > On Dec 24, 2015, at 2:06 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: 
> > 
> > Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 model, Scott. 
> > 
> > After more testing today I'm pretty sure that this model will provide 
> some serious new excitement for those who build (or obtain) one. For those 
> who are interested, I have posted a detailed design photo of the modified 
> radio at https://app.box.com/s/my5xc5sberwuom5w7fir8qfsjr39yiqf   Since 
> the Si4734 DSP chip tunes the radio the DXer gets all the benefits of FSL 
> sensitivity without needing to peak a variable capacitor. 
> > 
> > 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > - Original Message - 
> > 
> > From: "Scott Fybush"  
> > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" < 
> irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 5:41:46 PM 
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 
> > 
> > I've remained immune to the FSL obsession until now...but this might just 
> > have to happen to one of my 380s this year.  Very tempting! Nice work, 
> Gary! 
> >> On Dec 23, 2015 6:45 PM,  wrote: 
> >> 
> >> David, Ira, and Walt, 
> >> 
> >> Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL PL-380! 
> >> 
> >> Walt, I think that this radio has a better chance of getting through 
> >> airport TSA checkpoints than a stand-alone FSL (which looks like a ring 
> of 
> >> dynamite). The FSL size is small, and they might actually believe you 
> when 
> >> you say that it is a radio antenna. 
> >> 
> >> DXing performance does seem to be all that I could have hoped for. 
> >> Sensitivity and nulling ability seem to be in a new league for 
> portables, 
> >> and I wish that you could try one of these out there in Hawaii. 
> >> Fortunately, I have a huge stock of the 100mm x 20mm x 3mm ferrite bars 
> >> (from Ukraine's Donbass region) already here in Puyallup, so there are 
> no 
> >> supply bottlenecks due to Putin's shenanigans. 
> >> 
> >> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> - Original Message - 
> >> 
> >> From: "Walter Salmaniw"  
> >> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" < 
> >> irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 9:25:08 AM 
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 
> >> 
> >> Congratulations, Gary!  I'm very interested in seeing the results. 
> Perhaps 
> >> one will be able to fly with this, something I haven't been able to do 
> with 
> >> the larger loops!  Very pertinent, as I sit enjoying the band in Kauai, 
> >> wishing that I had a better antenna!  73,  Walt Salmaniw 
> >> 
> >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Ira Elbert New III  
> >> wrote: 
> >> 
> >>> Very nice. I'll take one, in red please. 
> >>> 
> >>> :-) 
> >>> 
> >>> Bert 
> >>> 
> >>> Sent from my iPhone 
> >>> 
>  On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:57 AM, "David McCormick"  
> >>> wrote: 
>  
>  Wow! Gary you've really stooped to your lowest level this time! Nice 
> >>> work, as usual. 
>  
>  Dave M. 
>  
> > On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:27 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: 
> > 
> > Hello All, 
> > 
> > Portable antenna fanaticism hit a new high (or low, depending upon 
> >> your 
> >>> perspective) this early morning. The photo posted at 
> >>> https://app.box.com/s/lxy3b5srx5f66qg4hj6nabxt5gchee3f 
> > shows the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380, with a directly connected 3" bar FSL 
> >>> composed of 8 lightweight Russian surplus 100mm x 20mm x 3mm ferrite 
> >> bars. 
> >>> The radio's internal Si4734 DSP chip tunes the 300 uH FSL antenna coil 
> >>> throughout the MW band, so that the DXer simply needs to tune the radio 
> >>> (and get the huge sensitivity boost). Initial indications are that the 
> >>> modified portable is the most sensitive one ever tested, with a 
> >>> science-fiction-like ability to null even local pest stations. 
> >> Construction 
> >>> cost is cheap, also-- about $95 US. 
> > 
> > This is the first portable to have a directly-connected FSL powering 
> >>> its operatio

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Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues

[John Sampson]

I couldn't agree more with what this article says.  Also, Les, you're right on 
the mark concerning fixes; they won't (and probably can't) happen.  
Unfortunately, solid state and digital devices are inherent noise generators 
and now that these are out of Pandora's Box, there's no putting them back in 
(and any "hope" for relief left in the box is non-existant).  

When we moved to Grand Rapids in 1998, there was virtually no electronic noise 
generators in our house and DXing was great.  DSL arrived a few years ago and 
the noise level rise was noticeable.  About the same time, we had our kitchen 
redone (with all the solid state noise generators), the power company installed 
a remote meter reader and a few other noise gremlins appeared.  Now, in order 
to do any significant DXing, I have to turn off the modem and computer, unplug 
the iPad and iPhone chargers, turn off all of the transformer-fed lights,  
throw a couple of breakers to kill kitchen appliances and light dimmers and 
take a few more steps.  Whee!!

Our place in Arizona is worse.  There's a 24 hour buzz, which seems to be 
generated by the power company and kills all but local signals during the day.  
Night is a bit better but I still have to power down the modem, computer, etc.  
When we first moved here (1996), I was able to have some very good DXing (no 
electronic noise then).  No longer the case!

Enough grousing; I was fortunate enough to start DXing in the noise free early 
1950s.  Those days are long gone but they certainly were fun! - John



On Dec 30, 2015, at 3:08 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:

> From Radio World.
> 
> AM Broadcasters affected by RFI issues: AFCCE Symposium Examines AM Broadcast 
> Band Woes 
> 
>  . AM broadcasters are calling upon the FCC to help reduce man-made RFI, 
> which is negatively impacting their businesses.
> 
> Pressure like this can only help. But the reality is that electronics 
> manufacturers, power companies, and similar industries all employ highly-paid 
> lobbyists making regulation and oversight difficult for the FCC to pursue.
> 
> DXing from my neighborhood has become so bad that I'm seriously considering 
> portable operation using SDR's to record TOH's in radio-quiet locations as 
> the only viable means of continuing in the hobby. RFI comes from every house, 
> including my own despite intensive efforts to reduce or eliminate it.
> 
> 
> -- 
> 73,
> 
> 
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63
> 
> Member WTFDA, NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle
> Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA
> 
> == FM DX
> 
> Sony XDR-F1HD, Sangean HDT-1, Elad FDM-S2, AirSpy.
> Denon TU-1500RD w/Ray Dees RDS Decoder,
> FM6 Antenna with CM Mast Pre-Amp, RG-11.
> 
> "Nothing but blues and Elvis and somebody else's
> favorite song..."
> 
> AM DX
> Elad FDM-S2, Wellbrook ALA1530+ Loop, Clifton Labs Active
> Whip, Superloop. Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector
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Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues

[Patrick Martin]

One problem are the overhead power lines like on the coast with moisture. 

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:59:45 -0500
> From: billbl...@cableone.net
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues
> 
> It looks like I am lucky as the noise level here in Arizona is very low.  
> When I left Portland 11 years ago the noise level was very high and very 
> little could be heard but its a lot different here in Arizona with the low 
> noise level.  I have talked to Hams and they also say that the noise level is 
> low here and I hope it stays that way. 
> 
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> Prescott Valley, AZ
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Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380

[Forrester S]

Ditto!

Todd Skaine
On Dec 24, 2015 1:40 PM, "Ira Elbert New III"  wrote:

> I'd love to obtain one at some point.
>
> :-)
>
> Bert
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 24, 2015, at 2:06 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 model, Scott.
> >
> > After more testing today I'm pretty sure that this model will provide
> some serious new excitement for those who build (or obtain) one. For those
> who are interested, I have posted a detailed design photo of the modified
> radio at https://app.box.com/s/my5xc5sberwuom5w7fir8qfsjr39yiqf   Since
> the Si4734 DSP chip tunes the radio the DXer gets all the benefits of FSL
> sensitivity without needing to peak a variable capacitor.
> >
> > 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > - Original Message -
> >
> > From: "Scott Fybush" 
> > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
> irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 5:41:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380
> >
> > I've remained immune to the FSL obsession until now...but this might just
> > have to happen to one of my 380s this year.  Very tempting! Nice work,
> Gary!
> >> On Dec 23, 2015 6:45 PM,  wrote:
> >>
> >> David, Ira, and Walt,
> >>
> >> Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL PL-380!
> >>
> >> Walt, I think that this radio has a better chance of getting through
> >> airport TSA checkpoints than a stand-alone FSL (which looks like a ring
> of
> >> dynamite). The FSL size is small, and they might actually believe you
> when
> >> you say that it is a radio antenna.
> >>
> >> DXing performance does seem to be all that I could have hoped for.
> >> Sensitivity and nulling ability seem to be in a new league for
> portables,
> >> and I wish that you could try one of these out there in Hawaii.
> >> Fortunately, I have a huge stock of the 100mm x 20mm x 3mm ferrite bars
> >> (from Ukraine's Donbass region) already here in Puyallup, so there are
> no
> >> supply bottlenecks due to Putin's shenanigans.
> >>
> >> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> - Original Message -
> >>
> >> From: "Walter Salmaniw" 
> >> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
> >> irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 9:25:08 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380
> >>
> >> Congratulations, Gary!  I'm very interested in seeing the results.
> Perhaps
> >> one will be able to fly with this, something I haven't been able to do
> with
> >> the larger loops!  Very pertinent, as I sit enjoying the band in Kauai,
> >> wishing that I had a better antenna!  73,  Walt Salmaniw
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Ira Elbert New III 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Very nice. I'll take one, in red please.
> >>>
> >>> :-)
> >>>
> >>> Bert
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
>  On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:57 AM, "David McCormick" 
> >>> wrote:
> 
>  Wow! Gary you've really stooped to your lowest level this time! Nice
> >>> work, as usual.
> 
>  Dave M.
> 
> > On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:27 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Portable antenna fanaticism hit a new high (or low, depending upon
> >> your
> >>> perspective) this early morning. The photo posted at
> >>> https://app.box.com/s/lxy3b5srx5f66qg4hj6nabxt5gchee3f
> > shows the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380, with a directly connected 3" bar FSL
> >>> composed of 8 lightweight Russian surplus 100mm x 20mm x 3mm ferrite
> >> bars.
> >>> The radio's internal Si4734 DSP chip tunes the 300 uH FSL antenna coil
> >>> throughout the MW band, so that the DXer simply needs to tune the radio
> >>> (and get the huge sensitivity boost). Initial indications are that the
> >>> modified portable is the most sensitive one ever tested, with a
> >>> science-fiction-like ability to null even local pest stations.
> >> Construction
> >>> cost is cheap, also-- about $95 US.
> >
> > This is the first portable to have a directly-connected FSL powering
> >>> its operation-- and all indications are that it has the potential to be
> >> the
> >>> stand-alone Ultralight of choice for both domestic and transoceanic
> >> DXers.
> >>> It outperforms both the 7.5" loopstick PL-380's and CC Skywaves in
> >>> sensitivity and nulling ability by a significant degree. Construction
> >>> information will be forthcoming.
> >
> > 73 and Good DX,
> > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> >
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Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues

[Bob Coomler via IRCA]

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Well, not in "all" of Arizona, Bill.  :-)
Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ
 

  From: Bill Block 
 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
 
 Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 7:59 AM
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues
   
It looks like I am lucky as the noise level here in Arizona is very low.  When 
I left Portland 11 years ago the noise level was very high and very little 
could be heard but its a lot different here in Arizona with the low noise 
level.  I have talked to Hams and they also say that the noise level is low 
here and I hope it stays that way. 

Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ










































































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Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues

[Bill Block]

It looks like I am lucky as the noise level here in Arizona is very low.  When 
I left Portland 11 years ago the noise level was very high and very little 
could be heard but its a lot different here in Arizona with the low noise 
level.  I have talked to Hams and they also say that the noise level is low 
here and I hope it stays that way. 

Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ










































































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Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues

[Patrick Martin]

In many areas there are small utility companies without enough people to help 
solve noise issues often created by their power lines. Pacific Power here is 
pretty good, but the ones on the South Coast are different issue.

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:35:58 +
> From: can...@gmail.com
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues
> 
> Sigh!  Your point is well taken, Patrick.  I suppose the odds are better
> than us urban folks.  73,  Walt
> 
> On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Patrick Martin  wrote:
> 
> > Walt,
> >
> > Just because a person lives in a rural area doesn't mean the location is
> > noise free. Like here on the Northern Oregon Coast, I never used to have
> > noise, but i do now. I am hoping a Ham operator moving in this coming
> > Spring, that monitors 500 khz, we can find where it is coming from.  I have
> > a friend who lives in rural Coos County that cannot listen to the AM band
> > in most areas he drives. Happy New Year to all.
> >
> > Patrick Martin
> > Seaside OR
> > KGED QSL Manager
> >
> > > From: can...@gmail.com 
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:17:19 +
> > > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
> > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues
> > >
> > > Les, I think that most of us have considered the same option of salvaging
> > > what's left of the hobby.  DXing from home for most of us is a lost
> > cause..
> > > Remote DXing may very well be the wave of the future, or for those of us
> > > lucky enough to own rural properties, another option.  I treasure my
> > times
> > > at my cottage on Haida Gwaii, off the NW coast of British Columbia.
> > Happy
> > > New Year to all!   Walt Salmaniw
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Les Rayburn  > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > From Radio World.
> > > >
> > > > AM Broadcasters affected by RFI issues: AFCCE Symposium Examines AM
> > > > Broadcast Band Woes <
> > > >
> > http://www.radioworld.com/article/afcce-symposium-examines-am-broadcast-band-woes/273098
> > >
> > > > . AM broadcasters are calling upon the FCC to help reduce man-made RFI,
> > > > which is negatively impacting their businesses.
> > > >
> > > > Pressure like this can only help. But the reality is that electronics
> > > > manufacturers, power companies, and similar industries all employ
> > > > highly-paid lobbyists making regulation and oversight difficult for
> > the FCC
> > > > to pursue.
> > > >
> > > > DXing from my neighborhood has become so bad that I'm seriously
> > > > considering portable operation using SDR's to record TOH's in
> > radio-quiet
> > > > locations as the only viable means of continuing in the hobby. RFI
> > comes
> > > > from every house, including my own despite intensive efforts to reduce
> > or
> > > > eliminate it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > 73,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Les Rayburn, N1LF
> > > > Maylene, AL
> > > > EM63
> > > >
> > > > Member WTFDA, NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle
> > > > Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA
> > > >
> > > > == FM DX
> > > >
> > > > Sony XDR-F1HD, Sangean HDT-1, Elad FDM-S2, AirSpy.
> > > > Denon TU-1500RD w/Ray Dees RDS Decoder,
> > > > FM6 Antenna with CM Mast Pre-Amp, RG-11.
> > > >
> > > > "Nothing but blues and Elvis and somebody else's
> > > > favorite song..."
> > > >
> > > > AM DX
> > > > Elad FDM-S2, Wellbrook ALA1530+ Loop, Clifton Labs Active
> > > > Whip, Superloop. Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector
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Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues

[Walter Salmaniw]

Sigh!  Your point is well taken, Patrick.  I suppose the odds are better
than us urban folks.  73,  Walt

On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Patrick Martin  wrote:

> Walt,
>
> Just because a person lives in a rural area doesn't mean the location is
> noise free. Like here on the Northern Oregon Coast, I never used to have
> noise, but i do now. I am hoping a Ham operator moving in this coming
> Spring, that monitors 500 khz, we can find where it is coming from.  I have
> a friend who lives in rural Coos County that cannot listen to the AM band
> in most areas he drives. Happy New Year to all.
>
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
>
> > From: can...@gmail.com 
> > Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:17:19 +
> > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues
> >
> > Les, I think that most of us have considered the same option of salvaging
> > what's left of the hobby.  DXing from home for most of us is a lost
> cause..
> > Remote DXing may very well be the wave of the future, or for those of us
> > lucky enough to own rural properties, another option.  I treasure my
> times
> > at my cottage on Haida Gwaii, off the NW coast of British Columbia.
> Happy
> > New Year to all!   Walt Salmaniw
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Les Rayburn  > wrote:
> >
> > > From Radio World.
> > >
> > > AM Broadcasters affected by RFI issues: AFCCE Symposium Examines AM
> > > Broadcast Band Woes <
> > >
> http://www.radioworld.com/article/afcce-symposium-examines-am-broadcast-band-woes/273098
> >
> > > . AM broadcasters are calling upon the FCC to help reduce man-made RFI,
> > > which is negatively impacting their businesses.
> > >
> > > Pressure like this can only help. But the reality is that electronics
> > > manufacturers, power companies, and similar industries all employ
> > > highly-paid lobbyists making regulation and oversight difficult for
> the FCC
> > > to pursue.
> > >
> > > DXing from my neighborhood has become so bad that I'm seriously
> > > considering portable operation using SDR's to record TOH's in
> radio-quiet
> > > locations as the only viable means of continuing in the hobby. RFI
> comes
> > > from every house, including my own despite intensive efforts to reduce
> or
> > > eliminate it.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > 73,
> > >
> > >
> > > Les Rayburn, N1LF
> > > Maylene, AL
> > > EM63
> > >
> > > Member WTFDA, NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle
> > > Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA
> > >
> > > == FM DX
> > >
> > > Sony XDR-F1HD, Sangean HDT-1, Elad FDM-S2, AirSpy.
> > > Denon TU-1500RD w/Ray Dees RDS Decoder,
> > > FM6 Antenna with CM Mast Pre-Amp, RG-11.
> > >
> > > "Nothing but blues and Elvis and somebody else's
> > > favorite song..."
> > >
> > > AM DX
> > > Elad FDM-S2, Wellbrook ALA1530+ Loop, Clifton Labs Active
> > > Whip, Superloop. Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector
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