Re: [IRCA] Ultralight Record + 92 Stations in about 6 hours of DXing

[Robert Ross <va3sw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:02 PM 2/10/2008 -0600, you wrote:


>I decided to lay a foundation for my
>Ultralighting by IDing the dominant on every channel, and easy first
>sub-dominants, with my already beloved SRF-T615.

Glad to see you too have a SONY SRF-T615.....I really love mine as well. 
The Digital Readout makes this one the King!!....over the SRF 59 and SRF 39 
at least.

>I've decided to work
>mostly in the Unlimited Class of receiver, since I like to fool
>around with antennas and other peripheral equipment, so my first move
>was putting together a Booster Bar, a'la Gil Stacy, from a ferrite
>bar and tuning capacitor that I had laying around the shack. I
>combined that with an under $3.00 kitchen shelf turntable from Wally
>World and was off to the races.

Lots of Records open in the Super Modified Category John....Go Get' Em!!



>In about 6 hours, spread over three days, I managed to log 92
>stations, just cherry-picking. These ranged from WSB, RVC and Radio
>Reloj to the Southeast, several stations in Mexico D.F. to the South
>and KNX, Los Angeles to the West. Northwest has only yielded KSL so
>far, and Regina Sask. is my most Northerly. WTAM-1100 in Cleveland is
>as far to the NE as I've gotten. Flat out, though, the most fun was
>running barefoot, hand-held, listening to WJR-760 in the clear and
>then flicking my wrist and catching KKZN-760 Denver, also completely
>in the clear. Arm chair copy in both cases and pure magic!


Good work on the 92 Stations that fast John.....I'm sure you will Bag lots 
more with some time at the Dials. After 200....it starts getting a little 
harder though.....as I'm sure you're aware. I'm finding my 300 in 30 Days 
was "EASIER" than trying to get the NEXT 100 in 30 Days!! In 10  Days so 
far in FEB....I have logged about 40 Stations......it's starting to get 
pretty hard to find NEW ONES!! Still hoping for # 400 by end of 
February...but it's not looking good!!

>I'm somewhat reluctantly putting in my own logging of XETI-Tempoa,
>Veracruz, Mexico at 250 watts for a new distance record at 250 watts,
>Unlimited Class.  I heard them  before and after 6:00AM local time,
>when they IDed after the Mexican National Anthem.  Their night time
>power is listed at 250 watts. Their daytime power is 10,000 watts! At
>exactly 1000 miles from me, the Veracruz area stations have been old
>friends since my first bout of DXing from Oklahoma in the
>mid-50s.  Even though things from there seem to come in here very
>well, I just gotta have some doubt about 250 watts.  I also managed
>to log XEMF in Monclova on 780 in the WBBM null.  MF is a regular
>visitor here and not a big surprise.  Since there is no previous
>record in the Unlimited Class at 500 watts, my 683 miles will be a
>starting record.


Well John.....all we really have to go by as far as Powers used are what's 
listed. We can assume a lot of things, but the Listed Powers are all we 
have, short of Phoning the Station...and even then, they may or may not 
give us the Proper Info on Power being used at any specific time.  Good 
work on the Mexicans no matter what power they were using....


>I have the turntable marked in 15 degree increments for DFing
>purposes and have sure found that to be an aid in preliminary
>identification of stations, especially confirming that I'm listening
>to an already logged channel dominant...


Should be good to use for Big Dinners with lots of Company.....if anyone 
wants the Pepper Shaker...you can say...."Pepper Shaker at 235 Degrees on 
the Turntable"!! HAHHAHHA....


>Now that I've cherry-picked the dial, the "hard work" begins... great fun!


Yup.........that was the easy part John......but everything from here on 
in.....makes you a Better DX'er...and challenges your skill level....not to 
mention your luck!! HAHHHAHA....


>I lost internet for two days (serious withdrawal symptoms) due to
>equipment failure at the provider, so the latest version of
>Ultralight Firsts and Records will be a day or two late this week.


OK...we'll be on Pins and Needles waiting for the Update.....

73....ROB.


Robert S. Ross VA3SW
Box 1003, Stn. B.
London, Ontario
CANADA N6A5K1

Antique/Vintage Radio Enthusiast
Amateur Radio Stations VA3SW/VE3JFC

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