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Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful!!!!



The old bakelite one I have is pretty decent, but there is that Hum in the audio. If I can find an old filter, I would replace it.

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> From: mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 02:19:01 -0800
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful!!!!
> 
> I did a log of really good DX on an RCA 1RA11 5 tube radio built early.60s. If I could go back in time and buy one brand new I would in a heartbeat. Ms
> 
> Sent from my iPod
> 
> > On Nov 25, 2014, at 12:27 AM, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > I have a  50s bakelite type "American 5" type radio that needs a new filter. But I got rid of the tube gear, as I need a noise blanker and none had any. I live next to an electric fence. I sold my SP 600 to Ralph Sanserino back in 2001.
> > 
> > Patrick Martin
> > Seaside OR
> > KGED QSL Manager
> > 
> >> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:54:50 -0800
> >> From: michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx
> >> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful!!!!
> >> 
> >> I STILL have two tube-powered consoles plus a tube-powered R388A. They
> >> still work fine!
> >> 
> >> Mike Hawkins
> >> 
> >> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:35 PM, Mike Sanburn <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Those must have been fun days DXing on tube powered consoles or crystal
> >>> radios and collecting EKKO stamps.
> >>> 
> >>> Sent from my iPod
> >>> 
> >>>> On Nov 24, 2014, at 11:28 PM, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> Mike,
> >>>> 
> >>>> I was a teenager and in my early 20's when the old timers Len Lockwood
> >>> and Hank Wilkinson were around. They started even before Ernie Cooper. In
> >>> fact one of my electronic instructors at Clatsop College was a DXer in the
> >>> 20s. He heard all 88 stations ( I think) in a few months.  This was in the
> >>> mid to late 1920's I believe he told me.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Patrick Martin
> >>>> Seaside OR
> >>>> KGED QSL Manager
> >>>> 
> >>>>> From: mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:04:17 -0800
> >>>>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful!!!!
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Reading about DX in the 1930s would be a blast indeed. Even the DX in
> >>> the 1960s is a whole different world. I think the DXM DVD deserves a full
> >>> page ad with details in an upcoming issue. I should post something about it
> >>> on the IRCA Facebook page as well.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Sent from my iPod
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>> On Nov 24, 2014, at 10:58 PM, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Chuck,
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> I am sure it will be listed. I knew about the DVD's for some time.
> >>> However I did not know they were available until I talked to Phil in
> >>> Billings. They really weren't as it took a couple of months to get my set.
> >>> I wonder if the NRC has anything like this? Going back to the 30s, would be
> >>> interesting.
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Patrick Martin
> >>>>>> Seaside OR
> >>>>>> KGED QSL Manager
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> From: charlesh3@xxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 03:39:07 +0000
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful!!!!
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Of course you can contact Phil (if you somehow knew it was
> >>> available), but it would be much better if it was listed in the web site
> >>> where people would expect to see what is available.
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Chuck
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:16:19 -0800
> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful!!!!
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Chuck,
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> You're right. It doesn't seem to be listed. But you can contact Phil
> >>> directly. But it is sure nice way to have the history on DVD. It is by
> >>> volume and then after I clicked on a volume, then all of the issues for
> >>> that volume comes up and a particular issue you can click on and the whole
> >>> issue is there. The 60s and 70s are especially fun to read the zillions of
> >>> f/c and DX tests. The loggings coast to coast. Fun stuff.
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> 73,
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Patrick
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Patrick Martin
> >>>>>>>> Seaside OR
> >>>>>>>> KGED QSL Manager
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> From: charlesh3@xxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:45:05 +0000
> >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful!!!!
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> There seems to be no mention of this at
> >>> http://ircaonline.org/bookst.htm ..
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>> Chuck
> >>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:38:25 -0800
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful!!!!
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> I just got from Phil and the IRCA bookstore the DX Monitor on DVD..
> >>> Wow! What a walk down memory lane. I had lost a lot of bulletins through
> >>> the years with moves and all, plus I did not join the IRCA until 1968, so I
> >>> missed out on the first 4 years.  What a change in DXing through the years.
> >>> As each year goes by, it is just a little slice of time, but when it all
> >>> adds up and I go back to 1964, radio was in a different World. AM was it..
> >>> FM was not popular and in many cases, few people listened to it. AM's
> >>> supported the FM's. Chief Engineers were from the old school of knowing was
> >>> a QSL was and the percentage of QSL's a DXer got back on their first try
> >>> was nearly 100%. I know in the mid 60s, I rarely had to send out a follow
> >>> up. Even when I did, the reply came through then, with rarely any hold
> >>> outs. DX, Coast to Coast was the norm. I see Larry Godwin reporting WTIC, a
> >>> easy catch from the West on Monday mornings..Ah, Monday Mornings...few
> >>> DXers were not up all night or m
> >>>>>> os
> >>>>>>> t
> >>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>> t
> >>>>>>>>>> he night in those days. I remember hearing 5 KWers from the East
> >>> on many frequencies. 970 had a mix of FL and TN for me, WFLA and WAVE. I am
> >>> sure pleased with the DVD set (2). A very nice Christmas Gift for the DXer
> >>> on your list you have no idea what to buy for. Thank you for all who had a
> >>> part and getting this done for the club. So many names from the past. This
> >>> made my day. Thank you Phil for all you have done and continue to do for
> >>> our club. Again my prayers are with you, Sherry, and your family.
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Patrick
> >>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>>>> Patrick Martin
> >>>>>>>>>> Seaside OR
> >>>>>>>>>> KGED QSL Manager
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