Re: [IRCA] Might mites Ultra Light SRF-59 DXing

["Brett Saylor" <bsaylor@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 17, 2007 10:01 PM, Joe Miller, KJ8O <ab8yp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Right now I'm listening to holiday
> > music from CHWO-740 like it's a local.
>
> Fine business there, Brett. I was listening to CHWO
> last night (in bed) at around midnight, and their
> "Canada's Christmas Music" program was amongst the
> best I've ever heard.
>
> Also heard a second station reading sports scores, but
> attempts to null CHWO to pull it in was not
> successful.


Yep, I was listening to their Christmas music (also while in bed) - takes me
back to my days as a kid listening to the radio under the covers! I was able
to null CHWO, but didn't stay on it long enough to tell who was underneath.

While I didn't score any TA's I did hear some hets on the 1 kHz splits like
530, where I was able to pick up both the 250 watt CIAO and R. Vision
Cristinana in Turks and Caicos by rotating the radio. Cuba was booming in on
several channels.So at least I can report some Pan-American reception!

I literally had one station every 10 kHz on the lower half of the band, and
it was fairly easy to resolve that step size. One trick I discovered is to
use my thumbnail on the serrated edge of the tuning knob and push it up or
down about one "tooth" for every 10 kHz of tuning.  Pick the last tooth
that's exposed at the very bottom or top of the knob and push it until you
hit the case of the radio where it will stop.

Brett Saylor
Central PA
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