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Re: [IRCA] Thanks to the Sydney DXers
Hello Walt,
Greetings from western Washington, where we are about to enter our 6-month
rainy season (to which I'm sure Victoria DXers can relate).
In reference to your modified Eton E100, the reason why the radio will not
tune higher than 1620 kHz is because you have selected 9 kHz tuning steps
(and the radio assumes that you are in an area without any stations on the
X-band).
Correcting this problem is very easy, and simply involves shifting back to
10 kHz tuning steps. With the radio off, press and release the "SYS SET"
button (this is the same as the "ENTER" button, when you are directly
inputting a frequency). Within three seconds, press "1" and "0" on the keypad,
then again press the "ENTER" button. The display will then indicate "10 khz,"
to confirm that you have selected 10 kHz tuning steps. When you turn the
E100 back on, it will then tune from 520-1710 kHz in 10 kHz steps.
Even with 10 kHz tuning steps selected, you may still enter the 9 kHz-split
frequencies on the keypad, or tune them in manually with the tuning knob.
During all my DXing with the E100 Sliders, I would always leave the radio
in the 10 kHz step system, since you can tune in the entire 520-1710 kHz
range wherever you go.
73 and Have Fun,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
In a message dated 11/1/2009 9:29:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
canswl@xxxxxxxxx writes:
We'll be pulling up anchor shortly and heading to Melbourne. I'd like
to thank John and Tony and others in the Sydney area for responding for
my request to meet or say hello to DXers wherever I've travelled. I
have found this to be a fun and very rewarding experience having met
DXers in Italy and Ukraine to name just a couple of places. These
people have remained close friends to this very day.
Anyway, as luck would have it, we arrived on a lovely Sunday morning in
Sydney (temperatures up to 30 degree C). After getting through all of
the formalities, and after a city bus tour, we arrived at our ship (the
Amsterdam) at noon. I was able to call John and had a very nice chat
(while at Bondi beach). As it turned out, most of the DXers in the
Sydney area live quite far away from the central core where our ship was
moored. I hadn't realized how huge Sydney actually is both by
population (4.6 million) and by size (not sure about that, but it's very
spread out!). Being a Sunday, parking is a real problem, so we weren't
able to meet. Perhaps next time. From here, I've had contact with
DXers in New Zealand, and Honolulu, so I'm confident that I'll be able
to meet up with some of them at those locations.
I do recommend Sydney as a very world class city, and truly lovely (and
this is coming from someone living on the WCNA...so already difficult to
impress). Gorgeous views from all directions, and wonderful landmarks
like the Opera House and bridge! All in all a good start to the vacation.
Radio wise, I did turn on the radio very briefly yesterday to confirm
nothing on Radio Symban's 2368.5 kHz channel. Also found that my Eton
e100 doesn't want to tune past 1620! Strange, as I was hoping to
explore the x-band a little more while here. I do have a Grundig
Aviator G6, though, courtesy of Colin Newell, so I'll have to fire that
one up (it's with me for Radio St. Helena Day later this month).
Cheers, mates! ............Walt Salmaniw, onboard the Amsterdam, Sydney
Harbour, Australia.
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