[IRCA] ULTRALIGHT DXINGIRCA Digest, Vol 47, Issue 37

["HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Barry;

Yes those 500KW and up xmtrs may plague a few channels but I think for
their size and cost, they will do quite well.  They can null as good as
any radio and maybe on par with loop antennas.  I will put my
hand-me-down SRF-59 up against my full sized Grundig S-350 any day.  The
only radio that I own that is better, in my book, is the one in my
mini-van (2002 Ford Windstar), unfortunately its antenna is quite
omni-directional (maybe I need to mount a box-loop on the roof - the
wife would love that!).  

I would check thrift stores and such for these kinds of radios.  I also
DX with Sony cassette Walkman units although they are not technically
ULR's, they seem to have many of the ULR traits.  I think that they are
more widely available on the used market than AM-FM only units.

Good Luck in ULR (and full scale) DX,

Dave in Indianapolis, IN

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Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:30:59 +0000 (GMT)
From: BARRY DAVIES <barry.davies25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IRCA] ULTRALIGHT DXING
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Thank you for all your replies. I have to consider the 500,000 and
1,000,000 Watt transmitters we have on this side of "The Pond" hi! I
have stored the emails for consideration. Thanks again
  Barry 

Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  
--- BARRY DAVIES wrote:

> Hello Kevin
> Thank you for your reply. I guess the set that automatically
> removes electrical and PC noise will be a world leader hi! The
> directional properties may help with the noise hi! My initial
> thoughts would be to place the set on a "paper clock" on a particular
> frequency and rotate the set to see what comes in. I have used Sony
> "transistor sets"! in the past and recall its
> sensitivity/directionality properties. I am used to digital read out
> now. 
> 1) Is there a Sony website where I can look at the Sony SRF M37V
> and
> Sony SRF ?T615 JE.?
> 2) What are the key differences between the two models?
> 3) What are the prices?
> 



Start with www.dxer.ca and go to the "Ultralight" section



Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id

FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop


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