Re: [IRCA] TransWorld Radio on 800khz

["W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Les,

Glad the audio was of use.  I hear TWR regularly so reports of my 
reception conditions would be useless to you.

I don't have any wire antennas to compare against, but I have been 
pleased with the H-800, using it across the bands with good 
success.  I'm not the prolific DXer as some, but have had good 
results with NAVTEX, beacons, MW DX and HF DSC, as examples.

A local noise source has made LW and MW impossible at times, so I've 
been less active with that.  I've been playing with VHF and the AIS 
digital ship-ID system lately.  In the past, however, using the H-800 
phased with an M-601, has yielded results on MW DX tests that were 
often competitive with the big boys and their more elaborate antennas.

I don't have room for meaningful wires, and by placing the H-800 on a 
flat roof away from the main part of the house, it has worked very well for me.

Curt
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W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida, USA
http://ScooterHound.com/WWWR/ships


At 02:18 PM 4/13/2007, you wrote:
>Curt,
>
>This is of great interest to me! I continue to search for TWR from
>here in Central Alabama, so hearing their ID really helps.
>
>I'm also curious about how you feel about the LF Engineering H-800
>active whip. I just purchased one for the new home and haven't had a
>chance to install it yet. I'm most interested in MW performance, but
>also hope to do some LF NDB chasing, and maybe some SW.
>
>How's it working out for you?
>
>73,
>
>Les Rayburn, N1LF
>
>
>On Apr 7, 2007, at 10:04 PM, W. Curt Deegan wrote:
>
> > A few days ago there was a discussion of 800 TWR Bonaire, Netherlands
> > Antilles.  I was out of town at the time, but tonight captured the
> > TOH ID from their local strength signal and thought it might be of
> > interest to some.
> >
> > I have uploaded the  130kB MP3 file here:
> > http://ScooterHound.com/WWWR/radio/800_040707_215800.mp3
> >
> > The recording was made at 0200Z 4/8/2007.
> >
> > Curt
> > -------
> > W. Curt Deegan
> > Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida, USA
> > [Ten-Tec RX-320D; LFE H-800 Vertical]
> >


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