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

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

Thanks for the reply Gary.  I just bought a SRF-M70 at Goodwill last
week ($1.50).  It is d-e-a-d on MW, just a wooshing sound thru the
phones.  FM is okay.  Any idea on if that is easily fixable or where to
begin?  The reason is that I was going to return it to GW (along with a
vintage JC Penney monobander) or trash it but Curtis told me that Brett
Saylor needed a belt clip for his M70.  We worked out a deal where I'll
send him the radio, he can keep the clip and try to fix it and send the
clipless radio back to me.  Any ideas on what Brett should look at?

Thanks again for the encouragement and advancement of ULR DX'ing and
Happy Easter.  73

Dave

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:12:21 EDT
From: D1028Gary@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Survey of Participants in the Recent Ultralight DX
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Hey David,
 
     Thanks for the reply, and I certainly  understand that all of us
must 
live within the limits of our finances, as we  enjoy this new ULR
fascination.
 
     In the beginning of the Ultralight radio boom,  about 99% of
AM-DXers 
were skeptical that these pocket radios could receive  anything other
than 
strong locals, so the only way to spread interest in the  ULR's was to
send out 
some free samples (mostly to Canada), publicize, write  reviews, and
hope that 
new enthusiasts (like Rob Ross, Kevin Schanilec, Gil  Stacy and others)
would 
join the promotional cause.  The current popularity  of the ULR movement
is 
entirely based on dedicated volunteer efforts, like those  of Gil and
John, in 
sponsoring the recent Sprint Contest.
 
     As you might guess, after multiple shootout  reviews and other
equipment 
testing, I do have some extra, fine-performing ULR  units that I am
willing 
to send to any MW DXer who finds it difficult to  purchase a new unit--
please 
contact me off-list if you are interested in one of  these.
 
     Yes, I know that Curtis is a great MW DXer, and  ULR enthusiast.
He 
sent me an inoperable SRF-49 as a gift, but it was an  easy fix, so I
sent it 
back to him repaired and aligned.  He didn't  need to pay me anything,
but he 
sent a very generous check anyway.
 
     Thanks again for your interest in Ultralight  DXing, David, and
best 
wishes to you in exploring this fascinating new niche in  the AM-DXing
hobby.
 
 

    73,  Gary DeBock  



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