Those of you that have built loop antennas, what have you done to
mitigate hand capacitance effect when turning the varicap?
I just built me a quick 2 foot loop, and I notice that when I reach in
to tune the loop, it changes the tuned frequency a little.
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Oh wait. You're right.
I thought the FCC always specified powers in kilowatts, but looking at
the PSSA again I see it's watts...
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Steve Francis wrote:
>
> Three and two *watts*, ain't it?
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My MWD
Received email today from Bill Frahm in reply to KBOI DX Test reception report.
He says, "Something coming soon!"
I guess that means QSLs are to be sent out next week!
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Online logbook
I'm still wondering if anyone might have any idea of what station
broadcast 875 Hz pips that I found on my 670 kHz recording at 0200 MST
(0900 UTC) on 10 Mar 2012 during the WSCR down time. The pips lasted
for 15 seconds as shown in the spectrogram linked below.
Audio: http://mesamike.org/radio/mw
I was reviewing my 5 hours worth of recording of 670 kHz from the
other night when the Chicago station went silent for a while, and
found some strange 875 Hz pips at about 0200 MST.
Anybody know what this might have been?
Spectrogram: http://mesamike.org/radio/mwdx/pics/UNID_PIPS-670-20120310_02
After reviewing my recordings, I found a 3rd segment of the KBOI DX
Test at about 1:51 Am MST.
It didn't last very long for me (Only about 15 seconds) and consisted
of a Morse code ID on top of some Christmas music.
Check your recordings!
Here's a link to the audio:
http://mesamike.org/radio/mwdx
I'm guessing that your recording matches what I recorded the other night at
0004 MST (an hour later than your recording) when we were trying to figure
out what this was on 780:
http://mesamike.org/radio/mwdx/audio/dxclips/XEWGR-780-20120305_0004.mp3
So, we did finally figure out that it was XEWG
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 12:13 AM, bill kral wrote:
> 02/18/12---2000PST-Victoria,BC.
> Also in between the two 800 was throwing an S 8 to 10 signal from an SS
> language station with hablo en Espaniol mentioning
> Mexico. I don't believe it was coming from way down there but since I dont
> se
Did you make a recording?
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Bill Block wrote:
>
> The KRSN-1490 Test was heard here in Arizona after local KYCA in Prescott
> s/off at 0207 EST with SSB. Only thing heard from KRSN was sweep tone and
> code. Thanks for the test.
>
> Bill Block
> Prescott Va
It's 47 CFR 73.72
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2009/octqtr/47cfr73.72.htm
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:55 AM, wrote:
>
>
> I am working on another DX Test but the CE has asked me for the specific FCC
> regs that permit testing like this. Can someone point me in the right
> direction so I c
Do far we've had verifiable reports from CA, AZ, CO, NE and OK. A
couple of listeners used the remote tuner in Grand Junction CO.
QSL cards will be sent soon.
Here's a spectrogram of the sweep tone used on the KRSN test, as heard
in northern Colorado
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-a
Just a reminder about the KRSN DX test coming up this weekend:
KRSN Los Alamos, NM 1490 kHz
The DX test is scheduled for early Saturday and Sunday mornings, Jan
21 and 22 at midnight Mountain time. (0700 UTC)
The test will run for 10 minutes each time.
Included are sweep tones, 20 WPM Morse cod
The KRSN DX test is on!
American Broadcast DXers (http://abdx.org/) announces a DX test for
KRSN 1490 kHz, Los Alamos NM.
The DX test is scheduled for early Saturday and Sunday mornings, Jan
21 and 22 at midnight Mountain time.
The test will run for 10 minutes each time.
Included are sweep tone
Here's what you want:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XEPE
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Len Hyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anybody know what the calls are for this station? I've never heard them ID,
> their website doesn't mention them, and they are missing from Freshwater's
> pages.
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I've caught KKOB's 230 Watt Santa Fe night time fill-in transmitter
still on in the daytime quite often lately. The wobbulating is quite
noticeable and annoying up here in Los Alamos. What I don't know is
whether their main transmitter in ABQ was also still on night pattern,
but very well could've
I also don't like the fact that google mail won't show you your own
posts to email lists until someone else responds to them. That is a
major annoyance that I hope Google will fix (or at least make it an
option).
I do find that Google's spam filtering is superb though. Much better
that the Bayesia
Oh, OK.
Sorry for rushing to judgement...
How do you like the E100?
2008/3/30 Robert Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> At 07:49 PM 3/30/2008, you wrote:
>
> >The Eton E1 is considered a ULR?
>
>
> No Mike.That was a "Getting Old Too Fast" Mistake by Me...I meant an
> ETON E-100 ULR!
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The Eton E1 is considered a ULR?
2008/3/28 Robert Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Loggings below made on the NEW ETON E1 ULR Radio.
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I like Audacity, but it doesn't have a timed record function (unless
i missed something).
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Powell E. Way III W4OPW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > I haven't used Audacity particularly, but they
> > mention under "effects" that it can "Change the
> > pitch with
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Allen Willie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Feb 20/08 - 2:33 UTC - 1180 khz Unidentified w/ Island type music
R. Rebelde (Cuba), most likely.
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Ok, thanks.
Until we get a schematic, I guess it's a bit of guesswork.
On Feb 20, 2008 12:23 PM, Gil Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mike,
>
> The center tap may not be for the oscillator. For instance in the
> 39/49/59's the ferrite bar has 5 leads as well. Two connect the short coil
> to
Fascinating.
Does this loopstick have just an antenna coil, or does it also have a
center-tapped oscillator coil on it?
I had pondered using the loopstick from my DX440 (which is 5 inches
long by about a quarter inch diameter) on my SRF-M37V, but the M37V
loopstick has 5 wires coming off it, whe
In my opinion, the SFR450K is too narrow.
If you can get ahold of a SFR450J (can be scavenged from a
DX398/ATS909), that would probably be the best one (but I haven't
tried it yet).
Both of the above are 6-element filters.
Both Gil Statcy and I have had good results with the 4-element
SFP450I, whi
On Feb 10, 2008 10:24 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I recall that someone (Mesa Mike?) reported that the next one down, the
> 3.0 khz model, made things too muffled,
Actually, the one I had that made things too muffled was 3 kHz total
bandwidth, in other words, +/- 1.5 kHz (I think. It might
Wow, I'm glad someone else has decided to do this mod, and was able to
find parts!
What other filters did RadioLabs have in stock, and have you tried any of them?
On Feb 10, 2008 10:24 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> Acting on inspiration from Mesa Mike and Gil Stacy who put a 6.0
Excellent!
I like those limits.
On Feb 11, 2008 9:55 AM, John H. Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Definitions Committee was called into action to more precisely
> define the erh, ah, limits of the Unlimited Class of Ultralight
> Radios for the purposes of the Firsts and Records List and
Good one!
I wonder if they could explain their callsign, though, which doesn't
seem to fit in with ITU allotments.
On Feb 6, 2008 1:32 PM, Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 1600 AR03125 USA, OR, Umatilla
> rec. vl on Dept of the Army letterhead and info on Umatilla Army
> Chemica
On Jan 31, 2008 8:46 PM, Konnie Rychalsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yes it's Ranchero mx. Correction... my previous "la voz" is instead "la rossa"
Probably, "La Raza", which seems typical on stations with a Mexican
format these days.
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Those two phone numbers show up in a document here: http://umcdf.org/G3.pdf
Looks like you've got the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in
northeaster Oregon.
On Jan 28, 2008 11:35 AM, Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I listened back to the cassette again and I have this addit
On Jan 24, 2008 6:21 PM, Nick Hall-Patch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Quoting "Mike Westfall, Lost Almost NM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Thanks for the suggestion, Mike. Does one contact RadioLabs directly? I
> didn't find any filters on offer with a quick scan
Well, that's no good. I hope they weren't just phishing for your
credit card info.
I sent off a message to Sony Customer Care asking about a service
manual, where to get it, how much does it cost, can it be downloaded,
etc.
They sent me back a link to a page where I could download the user's
manua
The SFP series is 4 elements, the SFR series is 6 elements.
The 6 element filter has steeper skirts, so is preferred, but may be
a bit more expensive.
The suffix letter indicates the 6 dB bandwidth.
Filters scavenged from a DX440/ATS803A were the SFP450I and SFR450K.
The SFP450I works great. I t
I'm glad someone else besides me has made the mod!
I wish I had made some notes about sensitivity and nulling ability
before making the mod, so I'm not sure if those were affected much.
Maybe you could opine on those subjects, since you also have an
unmodded M37V that you can compare to?
On J
On Jan 23, 2008 5:40 PM, Nick Hall-Patch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ...some M37V's aren't all that responsive if you have nearby localstuning
> mine, in the daytime particularly, can be like using a simple crystal set,
> with
> my 1070 local showing up well into the 1200's. Sort of difficu
And of course, the service manual is available at
http://servicemanuals.electronica.ro/schematics/sony/radio/srf_t615.pdf
On Jan 23, 2008 7:50 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rob and other Ultralight DX Enthusiasts:
>
> The Sony SRF-T615 is indeed a very special digital DX receiver, with
>
On Jan 15, 2008 12:06 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dispatch cop speaks in voce
> dramatiae into D-104 or similar, followed by shot of BCB tower adjacent to
> red brick
> colonial PD building.
It's usually something like, "Calling all cars! Calling all cars!"
Either that or, "Car Fifty-fo
By the way, does anyone know where one can even buy an XM-less E1
(besides overseas)?
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Opinions expressed in messages on this maili
We keep getting conflicting info here.
First we learned that all E1's were being discontinued.
Elsewhere we learned that E1XM was being retained and the
E1-without-XM was being discontinued because it would compete too
close in price to the Sat750 that's due out any day now.
And now it's the E1X
On Jan 11, 2008 3:09 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My vote is for the "3 Volt Pocket Weasel!"
You still have a 3-volt radio? That's old technology, man.
Get with it! 1.5 volts is the in thing!
Also, I guess you're disenfranchising those Radio Shack Flavoradios
that run on 9 volts, you cad!
I wonder how well does it DX inside those steel reinforced concrete walls?
Anybody planning an doing a review? :-)
On Jan 10, 2008 4:47 PM, Scott Fybush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One down (and my SRF-59 is finally due to arrive tomorrow, too!)
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That letter pronunciation guide doesn't seem too accurate to me, and
leaves out some very common alternate pronunciations to boot.
Here's how they sound to me.
A - ah
B - beh
C - seh
CH - cheh
D - deh
E - eh
F - ef'-feh
G - heh
H - ah'-cheh
I - ee (long e sound)
J - ho'-tah
K - kah
L - eh'-leh
L
So...
I wonder when Sony is going to release a Walkman with
sideband-selectable synchronous detection? They already have a chip
that can do it (used in the ICF-SW77, for example).
Now if they could combine that technology with what they have for the
SRF-59, watch out!
On Jan 9, 2008 12:53 PM, <
I've been using my Radio Shack loop with my SRF-M37V, and it really
makes the radio cook.
However, I find that putting the radio inside the loop is just too
much. It seems to work best when the radio is about 8 inches off to
the side of the loop.
On Jan 7, 2008 8:04 AM, Saul Chernos <[EMAIL PROTEC
front end, including automatic peaking of the tuned RF stage! I wonder
what car radios use it?
Again, if you have any, umm, questions about either of these
electronic, email-able articles, contact me off-list.
On Jan 5, 2008 8:24 PM, Mike Westfall, Lost Almost NM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot
I have obtained a PDF of the IEEE conference paper mentioned. It's
pretty interesting.
Contact me off-list if you have any questions...
On Jan 5, 2008 12:13 PM, Steve Ratzlaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Advanced Low Voltage Single Chip Radio IC
>
> By Okanobu, Tomiyama, and Arimoto
>
> IEEE
The M37V does indeed suffer from images when in the presence of strong
RF. That's a problem common to most digitally tuned single conversion
radios, because they lack tuned front ends which most analog tuned
radios have.
Today I took the unit and parked about a hundred yards from the
antenna of my
$148 at Amazon?
What makes it so special?
On Jan 4, 2008 3:12 PM, Tim Kridel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm interested in the Sony SRF-M97. What were its pros and cons?
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Yes, that's true.
But there is an IF filter for FM that could be changed out
On Jan 4, 2008 3:43 PM, Gil Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mike,
> Is it accurate to say that the filter change does not affect FM operation?
> Gil
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Hi Les, $100 would be way too much.
If you can locate a suitable filter and send it and the radio to me,
I'll do it for free (um.. plus shipping).
I've been looking around for a source of those ceramic filters, but
they don't seem to be readily available. I've sent off a request to
RadioLabs.com
On Jan 3, 2008 10:24 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Mesa Mike,
>
> I found a source that is willing to give me an SRF-M37 service
> manual... for 20 bucks.
Well, if it's a PDF that can be passed around once it's in our grubby
little mitts, I might be willing to chip in for part of the
If there are image and intermod problems, I suspect that the filter
replacement won't take care of that. Fortunately, where I live is off
the beaten path, radio station wise, so I haven't noticed such
problems. I will have to wait until I go to Santa Fe or Albuquerque
before I can assess the perfor
On Jan 3, 2008 6:33 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Congratulation again on your great SRF-M37V modification, Mike, and may
> the Ultralight Force be with you!
Thanks.
Today I decided to experiment more, and decided to put the narrower
SFR450K 6-element ceramic filter (I think it's 4kHz
Is the service manual he provided the real one for the SRF-59 or is it
the one for the SRF-PSY03?
> Kevin also graciously provided the SRF-59 Tech Trio with a full
> SRF-59 Service manual,
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Hi Bert
The hard part eill be obtaining a ceramic filter, I think.
Anybody know where to buy 450 kHz ceramic filters?
On Jan 2, 2008 4:33 PM, Ira Elbert New, III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What will you charge for the technically inept amongst us to render this
> service? Must we provide
Gil,
I think that's probably too big to fit.
On Jan 2, 2008 4:53 PM, Gil Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bert,
> The cost of my filter was $5 more than the cost of an SRF59.
> Mike,
> My filter is a five pin filter, three pins ground and input and out put
> pins. I'd probably lay it on its
z filter for my FRG-7. Any
> reason not to use it??
> 73, Gil
>
>
>
> On 1/2/08, Mike Westfall, Lost Almost NM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > This is for you experimenters out there that are complaining about the
> > poor selectivity of the Sony SRF-M37V W
7. Any
> reason not to use it??
> 73, Gil
>
>
>
> On 1/2/08, Mike Westfall, Lost Almost NM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > This is for you experimenters out there that are complaining about the
> > poor selectivity of the Sony SRF-M37V Walkman mighty-mit
This is for you experimenters out there that are complaining about the
poor selectivity of the Sony SRF-M37V Walkman mighty-mite ultralight.
It turns out that the SRF-M37V does not use the same chip as the
SRF-59. I don't know where I ever got the idea that it did.
I took my SRF-M37V apart and the
Oh, yeah, you're right. My mistake.
The PSY04 is a digitally tuned radio, quite different from the SRF-59/SRF-PSY03
For the SRF-PSY03 service manual try
http://servicemanuals.electronica.ro/schematics/sony/radio/srf_psy03.pdf
On Jan 1, 2008 11:14 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In a message da
On Jan 2, 2008 9:28 AM, Robert Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 900 XEW Mexico City, MEXICO Jan/02/08 0228 EST
> Lively Spanish Music. ID's as "DobleV" (W). S
Been a while since I've logged XEW or one of their affiliates, but it
seems to me they always used to use "Doble-U" not Doble-V"
Has t
As was already mentioned, the SERVICE manual (not merely the
operator's manual) for the SRF-59 can be downloaded here:
http://www.electronica.ro/service_manuals/sony/radio/srf-psy04/
Although the model number is different, it's essentially the same radio.
On Jan 1, 2008 1:24 PM, Bruce Portzer <
And the service manual still gives us no clue as to the local oscillator freq.
It could probably be measured with a high impedance probe at pin 23. Maybe.
Great find, Steve!
The same site has service manuals for other models of radios too.
http://www.electronica.ro/
Look under the "Scheme" box
Be grateful for whatever you can get.
If you'd like something more, at least be diplomatic about asking for it.
On Dec 31, 2007 3:04 PM, k4ape <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > re QSL, is this "card" or letter? I don't collect cyber.
>
> AMEN and AMEN! Cyber is _NOT_ a real QSL!
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On Dec 28, 2007 1:42 PM, Barry McLarnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I find it remarkable that there are so many mailing lists dedicated to
> an esoteric hobby with a relatively small number of practitioners.
Yeah, way too many lists. I only subscribe to a ABDX, IRCA and NRC for
general DXing st
Well, here's what Babelfish says:
(I'm still confused...)
CXAll29N is the new monolithic reception electric circuit which Japan
Sony Corporation produces, it integrated the amplitude modulation,
frequency modulation stereophonic receiver all functions, and consumes
the electricity province, with f
Anybody know how to read Chinese?
http://www.110v.cn/html/3/18/16/20070514/13627.html
On Dec 27, 2007 7:41 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For those of you who wanted the schematic Steve said he had, I've posted it
> so he wouldn't have to upload it on his dialup connection
I wonder which of us recorded DX onto a wax cylinder?
On Dec 27, 2007 3:46 PM, Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How about a Wire Recorder? I had one of those back
> in the 60s.
>
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Interesting idea, but...
Don't the SRF-59 and the SRF-M37V use the same IC (CXD1129AN)?
The M37V is digitally tuned, and I can't imagine how you would
implement a TRF circuit easily on a digitally tuned radio
The SRF-59 does probably enjoy a tuned front end though, like most
analog tuned radi
Is there no ceramic filter whose markings can be examined for center
frequency indication?
I had a RCA walkman type radio that I was able to markedly improve the
selectivity on by replacing the stock 450kHz ceramic filter with one
from a dead DX-440.
Of course, it didn't just fit right in where t
Hey, I remember Chowdanet BBS. I dialed into it few times from
California back in the 90's to get some packet radio stuff. I thought
it was run by N1BEE, Mike Bilow. Am I wrong?
On Dec 4, 2007 7:04 PM, Craig Healy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Chowdanet BBS is an outgrowth of a mid-80's ham
On Dec 4, 2007 5:13 PM, Russ Edmunds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Using gmail
> for list email is maddening because they've set it up so as to (
> helpfully, they think ) suppress you seeing your own post return, thus
> you never know whether your post hit the list or not
Must be a configurat
DOS based UUCP email?
Are you using something like JNOS or TNOS?
On Dec 4, 2007 5:44 PM, Craig Healy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, my original (and still active) email address dates from 1991. I now
> own the domain and host the SMTP server at my office. It's DOS based UUCP.
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> section. They are listed in
> the National Radio section as being on 530 with 15 kw. Probably heard in
> Europe? Would be interesting to know if anyone one in North America heard
> them.
>
> Dennis,
> Vancouver, WA
> ------ Original message
Falkland Islands is on 530 kHz as I recall.
Has anybody ever heard it in the northern hemisphere?
On Nov 21, 2007 3:09 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> San Diego's 1700 XEKTT in with "Dennis Miller Show" at 1:48 PM PST. Never
> heard daytime DX this good before. Wow, that's over 932
Implied easment by prescription beyond the NIF, due to historical and
continuous skywave listenership.
Interesting.
I wonder how that would play out in a court of law?
On 10/9/07, Craig Healy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Third, a group of small station operators get together and file a la
Mike Westfall, N6KUY; mwdx at gentoo dot net; http://mesamike.org
On 9/19/07, Charles A Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> I was building up a nice list of URLs and accidentally deleted it. I was
> furious.
>
> All you who have sent me your URL, please send it again.
>
> Here's wha
Hi Charlie
You can add me to the list, too.
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On 9/13/07, Charles A Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Everyone who's subscribed the IRCA Reflector ("list"), here's the latest
> Reflector directory.
>
>
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The Los Alamos system seems to be synched. When you drive between the two
locations, it's seemless. There is no SAH beating, and there is no delay in
the audio from one transmitter to the other. The system
The two "carriers" on either side of the main carrier at 1610 are
exactly what you would expect from a transmitter broadcasting a single
test tone. These aren't really separate carriers, but sidebands
resulting from the test tone being modulated onto the carrier.
Remember, when you amplitude m
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Polonius Monk now a rapper? One o' 50-cent's posse?
In that case, he's probably the Felonious Monk now...
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"Los Alamos" is Spanish for "More than one Alamo" -- Dave Barry
Chris Black wrote:
> 1611 most probably Vatican.
Wouldn't 1611 have been the side band from the test tone?
Should have been a "carrier" at 1609, too.
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Not sure this came through this morning, so here is a repost:
The DX test for KRSN failed.
We will try to reschedule it soon.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience... :-(
Here's a note I got from David Sutton, owner/operator of KRSN.
> Mike
>
> I'm sorry but the control room computer crashed at aro
Just to remind you all, my local graveyarder, KRSN 1490 will run
inventory inserts consisting of phonetic voice IDs, morse code IDs and
tone sweeps early on Sunday morning.
The test will run at 0100, 0200 and 0300 MST on Nov 26 for ten minutes
each time.
This will be tough. KRSN has a short an
Chris Black wrote:
> Does anybody know of a source for properly shielded dimmer switches or any
> idea on how cure the RF emissions from one.
How bout this:
http://www.ccrane.com/radios/radio-accessories/dimmer-switch-with-rfi-filter.aspx
Seems a bit 'spensive, though.
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Mike McKenna wrote:
> NEW TIS For Ontario International Airport -- run by the City of LA -- on
> 770 Khz.
Last time I was in So Cal, the LAX TIS on 530 made the ONT TIS on 530
unlistenable just a short distance away from the airport (ONT).
So did ONT shut down the 530?
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Mike Westfall,
WQFJ525 site #1 610 kHz seems to have just been activiated sometime today.
The transmitter is run by the Los Alamos Emergency Management Agency and
at this time is just relaying the NOAA weather station in Sant Fe,
WXJ33 162.55 Mhz
Here's a link to a recording
http://gentoo.net/mike/radio/mwd
1610 kHz, not 610. My bad...
Mike Westfall, Lost Almost NM wrote:
> WQFJ525 site #1 610 kHz seems to have just been activiated sometime today.
>
> The transmitter is run by the Los Alamos Emergency Management Agency and
> at this time is just relaying the NOAA weather statio
Chris Black wrote:
> I haven't vetted this site recently, but you might give it a try.
> http://www.intervalsignals.net/
Yes, this is a great site for both recent and vintage audio clips of
radio stations the world over, including interval signals and IDs.
A couple complaints though:
Hardly any
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