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[HCDX] Logs for Al Muick
QTH: Pattaya, Thailand
RX: WinRadio G303e
ANT: 100m Longwire/Randomwire
ACC: none
7210 07 SEP, 0837 UTC, CHINA, PBS Yunnan (Tent.) heard with male/female
announcer, but I could not ID the language. Possibly vernacular? Not
supposed to be here at this time, but definitely NOT AIR Kolkata. Plenty of
traditional Chinese-style music, so doubtful CRI. Fair signals, no QRM.
7295 07 SEP, 0810 UTC, MALAYSIA, RTM Traxx FM, heard with R&B, Soul and DJ
patter in English with good signals. Second check at 0900 UTC reavealed
almost 6dB increase in signal level. Possible change in antenna or
transmitter power?
7325 07 SEP, 1010 UTC, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Wantok Radio Light, with
English/Pidgin religious programming but being hit hard by CRI in Japanese.
Fair signal level
8400 07 SEP, 0917 UTC, CHINA, Firedrake jammer heard with the traditional
jug band doing the mashed potatoes over Sound of Hope, which may or may not
have actually been there!
Well, this was the first day I actually got any DX done here. Too busy
having fun and nursing hangovers otherwise.
I must say it is such a relief to be out of Afghanistan, even if just for 9
days. The food is good and plentiful and the beer is cold, and the rest, I
will leave to your imaginations.
There was a minor disaster as one obstreperous Afghan security official
confiscated a roll of litz wire I had planned to use as an antenna as well
as a BNC female to SMB male adapter just because he felt like it. Rather
than roll around on the floor with the guy and see one of their prisons up
close and personal, I chose to let him have it and continue on my way.
I have not been able to find the adapter here, but I did manage to find some
fine wire which inserts nicely into the SMB female connector on the
WinRadio. It's not correct and it's not right, but it is working and I am
happy.
Alright, I'm off to tear up the town a little bit and will DX some more
hopefully in the late night hours when I get back. I have to say that so
far, the electrical noise is not one tenth as bad as I had imagined or been
led to believe. We'll see what happens when the place goes full-tilt-boogie
in a few hours.
73s and I'll hoist a few cold ones for ya!
Al
"Half a truth is often a great lie."
- Benjamin Franklin
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