[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Feb 02 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 02 February follow. Solar flux 102 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Paging Collin Newell. paging Collin Newell lol Paul On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, Les Rayburn wrote: > Just ordered the North American version of the Wellbrook Large Aperture > Loop Antenna ALA-100LN. I’d like to hear from other users on the list who > have used this

[IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Just ordered the North American version of the Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA-100LN. I’d like to hear from other users on the list who have used this antenna for MW DXing. I’m going to replace the termination and feed point portions of a “Flag” antenna that I have mounted on wooden

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

I have all the ALA100 series antennas - and a couple of Wellbrook FLG series antennas - What can I say? They rock on long wave, they rock on medium, they rock on shortwave. They are directional and they reduce atmospheric and local noise by around 80% under some circumstances - Flag antennas

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Les - I installed the ALA100N in 2014 and have been very pleased and impressed with its performance on a 10' x 20' loop. I'm not sure if you have seen my blogspot describing the loop or not: http://ve7sl.blogspot.ca/2014/10/new-lf-mf-loop.html As well, this link will bring up all of the

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Les, on Collin Newells recommendation I will be buying a Wellbrook loops the ala100ln I think even You'll like it I think Paul On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, Les Rayburn wrote: > Just ordered the North American version of the Wellbrook Large Aperture > Loop Antenna

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

This gives me warmish fuzzies...we're planning on doing LW sleuthing on our 2016 SBT DXPedition to the Eastern Utah desert... Mark Durenberger On The Road Again -Original Message- From: R. Colin Newell Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 5:45 PM To: Mailing list for the International

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Paul, Reading the blogs from Steve now. Glad to hear from someone else who switched from a Flag to this loop—that’s my situation here. My primary interest is in logging new domestic stations from the Western states. While this antenna won’t be as directional as the flag, I think I’ll be

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 2 February 2016

1566 HLAZ and 1575 VOA had poor-fair audio from about 1440-1500, but that was it for audio today. Strong carrier on 1593 (presumably CNR1) was close, but never quite made it. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB Perseus SDR & Wellbrook Phased Array

[IRCA] Drake R8

I got good news today as I now know where my Drake R8 is at!  It was lost by UPS in Phoenix on 1-25 which was the last scan.  Today John Kriner in Ohio who repaired the R8 got it back and will check it out again than will ship it back to me.   No idea why it went back to Ohio.   Great news!

Re: [IRCA] Noise on 1500khz

Last week I sent an e-mail to WPSO in New Port Ritchey, Fla. regarding the noise heard up here on 1500khz. I raised the possibility that it may be originating from their transmitter. Their reply mentioned that they will look into this issue soon. It's hard to imagine how a 250w station could

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

No comparison really. I have owned many Wellbrook antennas over the years and currently have an ALA100LN and FLG100LN. Les did well choosing the latest ALA100 varient. > On Feb 2, 2016, at 5:55 PM, ROBERT GALERSTEIN wrote: > > How does the ALA-100LN compare to the

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Les, I have many ALA 100s and FLG 100s. It's not quite so easy as what everyone says, though. Don't forget they are Bi-directional. If that's an issue, it may pose problems for you. Apart from that, I can't argue with any of the other comments. Wellbrook makes premium products. Walt

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Walter, I have an ALA1530 S+ that performs well, but again with low signal levels overall. S/N ratio is great and I get really good bi-directional nulls with this antenna on a rotor. Hoping the ALA100LN will provide more signal level that the Flag I’m using now. Don’t think the

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Les, you will have no issues with signal strength. The ALA 100 works very well this way, but, the bigger the loop, the more signal you will have. Mine are from 20' circumference to well over 100'. I remember my first try was with a small loop of perhaps 10' around, and I wasn't impressed. Big

[IRCA] ​Re: Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

​Yes, the ALA100LN may be Wellbrook's "jack of all trades" in my opinion.​ Also up for consideration though is the FLG100LN. A pair of deltas with these modules also make an excellent phased system in a reasonable amount of space (40m separation is recommended) compared to a Beverage's space

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

On the other hand Walt, some years ago KKOL-1300 was logged from coastal Hokkaido using about 16 feet of wire formed into a loop around a window, feeding an ALA100, and driving the old Dymek DR-333. It's a pretty nice antenna amplifier, even sometimes with a sub-20 foot aperture. (and come

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

True, Nick. I guess my instant comparisons were with some pretty hefty antennae at my old place in Oak Bay, and with BOGs in Masset, so not really a fair comparison! Walt On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 5:37 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > On the other hand Walt, some years ago KKOL-1300

Re: [IRCA] ​Re: Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Based on Guy’s EZNEC modeling I’ve decided to get a FLG100LN-2 instead of the ALA100LN. I already have a flag constructed, and it’s mounted alongside my wooden privacy fence to favor the Western US. Since “K” calls from the West are my primary interest, it makes sense to keep a uni-directional

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Hi Mark, I suspect you hit the nail on the head when you said Being near the seashore probably means that the signals are "beefy" enough most of the time. Those of us who are more inland notice the limitations of the lower signal antennas like untuned loops and the uni-directional loops

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

And I think amplification is necessary for DU DX from the Pacific NW coasts when using moderate sized flags such as the 18 x 18 and 18 x 36 flags I use. Being near the seashore is a different case when listening to Europeans from 3000-4000 miles than when listening to DU's at 7500 - 8500

[IRCA] AM BCB DX…..ELAD Captures……..4 NEW Stations

Hi Guys: Listening time has been somewhat limited this past week, but here is my report for the catches found on the ELAD Recordings. 4 NEW Stations logged, a Couple RELOG Call Changes and some interesting Relogs as well. RECEIVERELAD FDM-S2 SDR ANTENNA………..WELLBROOK ALA-1530LNP

[IRCA] ​Re: Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Hi Chuck, No, I haven't used the DX Engineering phaser. I lumped it in with others in my comment based on Dave Aichelman's experience. He owned the DX Engineering phaser and found it cumbersome to use and operate compared to the Quantum. He sold the DX Engineering unit and kept the Quantum

[IRCA] TP 2 Feb Victoria version

An early appointment meant no live listening for me this morning which was a pity, as the NetSDR recording says that the band had quite a nice little conniption between about 1510 and 1530UT. Some pretty erratic displays of signal, mostly at the middling to upper end of the band, but some

Re: [IRCA] Drake R8

That's great news Bill. I hope that you are reunited with your rig in no time. Maybe you should try FedEx this time around hi. Doesn't UPS spell oops? With the quality of past Drake receivers such as the SPR-4 and R8 / R8A I'd really love to see them come out with a new communications receiver

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

--- Begin Message --- Flags, Deltas, and SuperLoops can indeed be changed to bidirectional (figure-of-8) from cardioid by shorting out the termination resistor. I do that here from time to time on N-S loop when it's more important to null NYC (W) instead of Boston / Portland (N) when DXing

Re: [IRCA] ​Re: Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Guy, both Nick and I have those phasers. I bought mine on eBay. I know that Andy no longer offers them, but don't know whether a special order would be available. 73, Walt On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, Guy Atkins wrote: > ​Yes, the ALA100LN may be Wellbrook's "jack of

Re: [IRCA] ​Re: Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

From: IRCA on behalf of Guy Atkins Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 1:49 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] ​Re: Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Feb 03 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 02 February follow. Solar flux 102 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The

Re: [IRCA] Drake R8

The Drake R8 series was probably the best MW receiver ever built. I am glad I spent the money back in 2011 to get mine repaired. I will probably have the R8 the rest of my life. I am happy to hear that you will be getting R8 Bill. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager > From: