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Re: [HCDX] Amazing night for longwave!
Hi Adam,
Yes, the static has indeed been lower in the past few days, but there is
still the standard summer static to be found. I'm afraid there was more
than just that involved. Several of these stations were at levels not
heard during the winter season!
I use a Microtelecom Perseus. It's a darned good unit and well worth
every penny I spent for it. Hopefully, in the next couple of years, I
will be moved ot into the country and away form neighbors with their
RFI=generating equipment. I will most definitely pay the extra to have
to power lines to my house buried. These are all lessons learned!
Currently, the lines to my side of the street are buried, but across the
street in another borough, the lines are still overhead. LCD and plasma
TV's are a bane here, but thankfully, I can contro9l those within my own
house and diminish their harmful effects.
I do use a Wellbrook AL1530P active loop, and I wold not part with it!
It's interesting. I have seen people posting YouTube videos of their
receptions. It just strikes me as odd: posting a web video of an
inanimate object. I understand that people would like to experience DX,
but a road trip to an isolated area with antennas and receivers could
give an even bigger thrill.
73
Al Muick KD3WU
Whitehall PA USA
On 8/17/2013 03:55, Adam Ebel wrote:
Great Job! I think the reason why you can hear these weak signals
is that the lightning activity was lower than it was this summer. Not
to mention the cooler temperatures since it's 72'F
over here in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Did you use a RTL-SDR
radio receiver with a HF up converter or a portable receiver when
receiving these signals? I have not got to DXing LW because
of the distant storm activity and also the LCD TV was turned on. If I
have to listen on LW I would go to Web SDR to hear the signals. I
wish you could of provided a you tube video or SDR IQ file for us to
experience on SDR Sharp. I think the antenna you used was the
Wellbrook loop antenna while DXing on LW.
Adam Ebel
Virginia Beach, VA
On 8/16/2013 23:59, Albert Muick wrote:
These stations are all coming in here in eastern PA now with S2-S4
signals!
162 France Inter playing Riders of the Storm by the Doors at 0348
UTC 17 August 2013 - S4 SINPO level
171 Radio Medi from Morocco coming in with French/Arabic female
vocals @ 0349 UTC on 17 August 2013 - S2
198 BBC Droitwich with English phone-in show at 0349 UTC on 17
August 2013 - S3/4
207 Iceland coming in very weak with male talk (*NOT* German!) at
0352 UTC on 17 August 2013
216 Radio Monte Carlo Roumoules banging in here at S4 with French
talk show, absolutely overpowering NDB @ 0354 UTC on 17 August 2013
234 RTL Luxemburg banging in here as well playing "Who Are You" by
The Who with S-4 signal at 0355 UTC 17 August 2013
252 RTE Radio 1, Ireland, has an S-3 signal playing what appears to
be some military music at 0357 UTC on 17 August 2013
Absolutely amazing reception here in summer.
73
Al Muick
Whitehall PA USA
Wellbrook ALA1530P Active loop
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