Re: [IRCA] Survey of Participants in the Recent Ultralight DX Sprint
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Re: [IRCA] Survey of Participants in the Recent Ultralight DX Sprint

Hey Gary;

Thanks for the reply.  Yes, John and Gil have worked EXTREMELY hard on
the DX ULR Sprint Contest and my hat is off to them  (and all the
contestants).  As for the logs, I was thinking more along the lines of a
quick, "down and dirty" cut and paste.  In fact, after my incessant
ramblings below, I have "cut and pasted" my logbook from the ULR sprint.
If anything, this would be for other DX'ers to look at what I have heard
as potential DX targets.  Curtis Sadowski, just 100 miles away has heard
stuff that he considers "run of the mill" that I have never heard (DX)
so I check out what he reports and think that he does likewise.  Gary,
they asked for suggestions about the Sprint and I obliged.  :)

As for the cassette units.  My wife has been sick and missed months of
work.  Long story short and I don't want to drone on about my financial
situation but I not only watch every dime, I watch every penny.  So when
at Goodwill I saw a Sony cassette walkman  unit that resembled a
SRF-M37V for $2.99, I bought it.  I still felt bad about spending $ on
buying it.  I think that it has mucho selectivity issues, which seems
similar to the 37 but it hears some good DX.  Curtis did try to "gift"
me a used SRF-59 but I paid him for what it he paid for it and shipping
and it is an amazing receiver as is and even better when "peaked."  My
point is that the cassette units are as widely available as radio-only
units and I think that they are great fun to use, also.  My suggestion
is, if you are trolling a Goodwill or a yard sale and see a Sony tape
model, buy it - I think that you'll like it.  I would even offer one of
my tape Walkman units as a test bed, if need be.

About the detailed reports and shootouts on the ULR craze - yes man, I
have read every article, post or blog on ULR's and most at least two or
three times.  I want to personally thank you (and everyone else) for
contributing to this movement.  It has motivated me to DX more, even
though I'm using standard and non-standard ULR's.

My logs for the Sprint:

0307	UTC	3/2/2008	530	RVC	Turks and Caicos
0043	UTC	3/3/2008	530	WAC-67 TIS	Indianapolis, IN
1802	UTC	3/2/2008	550	WKRC	Cincinatti, OH
1802	UTC	3/2/2008	550	KTRS	St. Louis, MO
1804	UTC	3/2/2008	560	WIND	Chicago, IL
0309	UTC	3/2/2008	570	CMDC	Santa Clara Cuba
1805	UTC	3/2/2008	580	WILL	Urbana. IL
0314	UTC	3/2/2008	590	KXSP	Omaha, NE
0312	UTC	3/2/2008	600	WMT	Cedar Rapids, IA
0312	UTC	3/2/2008	600	CMKV	Urbana Noris Cuba
0311	UTC	3/2/2008	610	KCSP	Kansas City, MO
1808	UTC	3/2/2008	610	WTVN	Columbus, OH
1808	UTC	3/2/2008	630	WLAP	Lexington, KY
0309	UTC	3/2/2008	650	WSM	Nashville, TN
0316	UTC	3/2/2008	650	WSM	Nashville, TN
0316	UTC	3/2/2008	660	WFAN	NYC, NY
0316	UTC	3/2/2008	670	WSCR	Chicago, IL
0316	UTC	3/2/2008	670	CMQ	Havana, CU
0316	UTC	3/2/2008	680	CFTR	Toronto, ON
0324	UTC	3/2/2008	680	WCTT	Corbin, KY
0045	UTC	3/3/2008	690	CINF	Verdun, PQ
0316	UTC	3/2/2008	700	WLW	Cincinatti, OH
0316	UTC	3/2/2008	710	WOR	NYC, NY
0316	UTC	3/2/2008	710	CMW	Havana, CU
0326	UTC	3/2/2008	720	WGN	Chicago, IL
0326	UTC	3/2/2008	730	XEX	Mexico City, MEX
0327	UTC	3/2/2008	740	CHWO	Toronto, ON
0327	UTC	3/2/2008	750	WSB	Atlanta, GA
0328	UTC	3/2/2008	760	WJR	Detroit. MI
0329	UTC	3/2/2008	770	WABC	NYC, NY
0329	UTC	3/2/2008	780	WBBM	Chicago, IL
0329	UTC	3/2/2008	800	CKLW	Windsor, ON
0330	UTC	3/2/2008	810	WGY	Schenectady, NY
1811	UTC	3/2/2008	810	WSYW	Indianapolis, IN
0330	UTC	3/2/2008	820	WBAP	Fort Worth, TX
0330	UTC	3/2/2008	830	WCCO	Minneapolis, MN
0331	UTC	3/2/2008	840	WHAS	Louisville, KY
0332	UTC	3/2/2008	850	KOA	Denver, CO
0332	UTC	3/2/2008	860	CJBC	Toronto, ON
1812	UTC	3/2/2008	860	WMRI	Marion, IN
0333	UTC	3/2/2008	870	WWL	New Orleans, LA
0336	UTC	3/2/2008	880	WCBS	NYC, NY
1812	UTC	3/2/2008	880	WRFD	Columbus, OH
0336	UTC	3/2/2008	890	WLS	Chicago, IL
1815	UTC	3/2/2008	910	WPFB	Middletown, OH
0337	UTC	3/2/2008	920	CKNX	Wingham, ON
1815	UTC	3/2/2008	920	WBAA	W. Lafayette, IN
0339	UTC	3/2/2008	950	WXLW	Indianapolis, IN
0340	UTC	3/2/2008	950	CM	Havana, CU
0354	UTC	3/2/2008	970	XERFR	Mexico City, MEX
0359	UTC	3/2/2008	980	WYFN	Nashville, TN
1820	UTC	3/2/2008	980	WONE	Dayton, OH
0357	UTC	3/2/2008	990	CBW	Winnipeg, MB
0345	UTC	3/2/2008	1000	WMVP	Chicago, IL
0345	UTC	3/2/2008	1010	CFRB	Toronto, ON
1820	UTC	3/2/2008	1010	WCSI	Columbus, IN
0345	UTC	3/2/2008	1020	KDKA	Pittsburgh, PA
0345	UTC	3/2/2008	1030	WBZ	Boston, MA
0345	UTC	3/2/2008	1040	WHO	Des Moines, IA
0346	UTC	3/2/2008	1050	CHUM	Toronto, ON
0347	UTC	3/2/2008	1060	KYW	Philadelphia, PA
0347	UTC	3/2/2008	1070	WIBC	Indianapolis, IN
0401	UTC	3/2/2008	1100	WTAM	Cleveland, OH
0402	UTC	3/2/2008	1120	KMOX	St. Louis, MO
0403	UTC	3/2/2008	1130	KWKH	Shreveport, LA
0403	UTC	3/2/2008	1130	WISN	Milwaukee, WI
0404	UTC	3/2/2008	1140	WRVA	Richmond, VA
0425	UTC	3/2/2008	1160	KSL	Salt Lake City, UT
0429	UTC	3/2/2008	1160	WODY	Fieldale, VA
1822	UTC	3/2/2008	1160	WYLL	Chicago, IL
0408	UTC	3/2/2008	1170	WWVA	Wheeling, WV
0031	UTC	3/3/2008	1170	WLBH	Matoon, IL
0407	UTC	3/2/2008	1180	CMBA	Havana, CU
0407	UTC	3/2/2008	1180	WHAM	Rochester, NY
1835	UTC	3/2/2008	1190	WOWO	Ft. Wayne, IN
0414	UTC	3/2/2008	1200	WOAI	San Antonio, TX
0415	UTC	3/2/2008	1210	WPHT	Philadelphia, PA
0415	UTC	3/2/2008	1220	WHKW	Cleveland, OH
1836	UTC	3/2/2008	1240	WHBU	Anderson, IN
0410	UTC	3/2/2008	1260	WNDE	Indianapolis, IN
0029	UTC	3/3/2008	1290	WHIO	Dayton, OH
0419	UTC	3/2/2008	1310	WTLC	Indianapolis, IN
1837	UTC	3/2/2008	1330	WTRE	Greensburg, IN
1845	UTC	3/2/2008	1340	WXFN	Muncie, IN
1847	UTC	3/2/2008	1400	WBAT	Marion, IN
0420	UTC	3/2/2008	1430	WXNT	Indianapolis, IN
1850	UTC	3/2/2008	1470	WGNR	Anderson, IN
1852	UTC	3/2/2008	1500	WBRI	Indianapolis, IN
1852	UTC	3/2/2008	1520	WSVX	Shelbyville, IN
1855	UTC	3/2/2008	1530	WCKY	Cincinatti, OH
2344	UTC	3/2/2008	1540	KXEL	Waterloo, IA
2344	UTC	3/2/2008	1540	CHIN	Toronto, ON
1855	UTC	3/2/2008	1550	WMDH	New Castle, IN
0001	UTC	3/3/2008	1560	WQEW	NYC, NY
1856	UTC	3/2/2008	1590	WNTS	Beech Grove, IN
2335	UTC	3/2/2008	1610	CHHA	Toronto, ON
2346	UTC	3/2/2008	1630	KCJJ	Iowa City, IA
2351	UTC	3/2/2008	1640	WTNI	Biloxi, MS
0048	UTC	3/3/2008	1640	WKSH	Sussex, WI
0049	UTC	3/3/2008	1670	WTDY	Kalamazoo, MI
2351	UTC	3/2/2008	1690	WMLB	Avondale Estates, GA
2351	UTC	3/2/2008	1700	KBGG	Des Moines, IA

I had an unID on 880 which I later rectified as being Brandon, MB.  My
totals would have been 103 versus 102.

73,
Dave in Indy

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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:55:59 EDT
From: D1028Gary@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IRCA] [Bulk] Survey of Participants in the Recent
	Ultralight	DX Sprint
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To David Hascall,
 
     Thank you for your comments.  I am sure that  all of us would enjoy

detailed log information from the Sprint Contest, but we  must remember
that John 
and Gil have already invested an enormous amount of  volunteer time and
effort 
to organize and administer the Contest, and be  sensitive to this fact, 
before suggesting additional workload on their  part.
 
     Also, concerning your view that your cassette  combo unit would
have 
been one of the "receivers of choice" had it been  discovered back in
November, 
may I suggest that you take the opportunity to read  the detailed 2007
and 2008 
Shootout reviews on dxer.ca, which were both drafted  after significant
time 
and expense for purchasing, testing, reviewing and  grading all
Ultralight 
radios suggested by enthusiasts at the time.  The  current "receivers of
choice" 
are those that have proven successful in  actual Ultralight DXing during
the 
past four months-- not the ones that were  "discovered" in November.
The 
"Shoutout" results have guided most  purchasers in making wise
decisions, and I 
hope you will also take advantage of  the detailed reports in making
your own 
choices.
 
     Thank you again for your comments.
 
 

          73,  Gary DeBock  

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