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Re: [IRCA] Florence
- Subject: Re: [IRCA] Florence
- From: "Michael Yule" <michaeldyule@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 08:49:33 +0000
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Hey Nick, it's good to hear from you! It's funny that you sent me this
because I was scheming in the back of my brain trying to figure out what
I would use as a frame and the idea of fibreglass tent poles came into
my head, I was going to look for possibilities today. So very timely!
I probably won't be going full on DKAZ, at least yet, unless I am doing
a 'proper' dxpedition. For my little mini ones I would use the frame to
support something like Mark showed me in his email. This source is a big
help, though, thanks.
I hope all is well - I thought that I'd missed your daily DX reports
lately and I was hoping that things are good with you.
Kind regards,
Michael
------ Original Message ------
From: "Nick Hall-Patch" <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Michael Yule" <michaeldyule@xxxxxxxxx>; "Mailing list for the
International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 30-Nov-2017 3:15:37 AM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Florence
If you want to get into bigger antennas at remote sites, Michael, maybe
look at a mini-pole to support either a delta loop or a KAZ terminated
loop. Two of them could allow a small DKaz.
https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/mini-telescopic-fiberglass-poles/
<https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/mini-telescopic-fiberglass-poles/>
These are quite small when telescoped. I traveled on the train with
one in a small suitcase. I borrowed it from Satoshi Miyauchi in Japan,
and it is thanks to him that I even heard about it. You can also get a
"stake kit", also quite small, that can support that pole.
best wishes,
Nick
At 18:09 2017-11-29, Michael Yule wrote:
Hi Mark, thanks for your message on list. It's a different DX
situation here than Nova Scotia for sure, and there are times that I'm
really gonna miss the DKAZ! But there are some compensations for me,
like well heck, I'm living in Florence...! I'm going to be starting
out with a 'Frequent Flyer' FSL that Gary is very generously sending
over to me, and am looking for a portable to go with it, as I can't
couple it directly to my ELAD. I think I've narrowed the choice down
to either a Tecsun 660 or a Sony EX5MK2, and I will take the bus about
20 minutes to the hills outside of the city, a small town called
Fiesole where I think reception will be much better than in town here.
We aren't going to buy a car as there really isn't any need to apart
from mini DXpeditions as everything in the city is in walking range
and if we are going on a longer trip that needs a car we'll rent one.
Most places can be reached though through the excellent public
transport available. That being said, I have been considering ways of
trying to make a foldable version of your broadband loop so I can
bring the ELAD and do some broadband captures, which is what I'd also
really like to do. Is there any way I can use my existing FLG100 with
this rather than having to construct the amplifier? I'd like to use as
many existing parts as possible. I sent myself the FLG, the
transformers I used for the CAT5 and one of Colin's Vactrols from Nova
Scotia before I left along with a couple of toroids and some other
things, and they arrived safe and somewhat sound, athough Poste Italia
made me do a lot of 'splainin what exactly I was trying to import and
made me pay an import fee.
I'm definitely going to join the groups you mentioned, thanks very
much for the tips. My Italian is developing, and I can usually make
myself understood in the present, past perfect and past imperfect
tenses, but my vocabulary is still quite weak and so English is still
very helpful. I still think in English. We have a tutor come in 3X a
week, so we're making some progress.
I will definitely post what I am hearing, and if you )or any of the
other list members are interested in having me try to assist in an ID
based on an interval signal or have me make a TOH or other ID
recording of a particular station please ask and I'll certainly help
as best I can. It will also be really interesting and not a little
unreal to consider NAm stations as 'DX'! I'll let you all know what I
hear.
Thanks again for the message!
Michael
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