Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP's 10/5/10

["Richard Allen" <richarda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All of the TP signals I've heard thus far are from transmitters of 100 or more kilowatts.  For example, the easier to hear here, JOUB 774 is 300 kW.  The best time to check for TP's is within the last half-hour before sunrise.  Sometimes I hear JOIB 747 and JOUB around sunset at the station.  When propagation conditions are right, they have been heard from sunset there through to after sunrise here.

I first heard JOUB on a Realistic TRF in the 1980's.  Last season I primarily used a stock Tecsun PL-310, w/o external antenna, to hear TP's, and had no trouble hearing them.  It has selectable bandwidths of 6/4/3/2/1 kHz, but no SSB.  

This season I'm using a slightly modified PL-310.  I removed the internal antenna and installed a mini-jack for connecting the 7.5" loopstick.  The antenna was originally made for my PL-360.  Look for Gary DeBock's article on its construction at http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/cat_view/87-ultra-light-radio-files-area/97-ulr-antennas.  It's simply entitled "7.5-inch LS".

I've also used the 310 with Quantum QX Loop.

Good DX. 

Richard Allen
36°22'51"N /  97°26'35"W
(near Perry OK  USA)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: neilkaz 
  To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 5:09 PM
  Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP's 10/5/10


  Very impressive to be getting TP audio on an ULR in Oklahoma !! Even if it is a souped up ULR. I certainly like one of those, even though serious DX will be done with the Phased BOGs, Drakes, Perseus etc. But that ULR would be most useful for checking cx from inside etc etc.

  73 KAZ heading out to put out the TP BOGs here in NE IL
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