[IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP's for 9-30- Sony SRF-S84 Saves the Day

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Good Morning,
 
     It was quite obvious at first check (1315) that  last night's great TA 
conditions had somehow fizzled out, at least at this  modest DX location.  The 
powerhouses and a few other seasonal powers had  good audio, but there were 
only anemic carriers on the other frequencies I was  chasing (945,1035, 1143, 
etc.), so I decided to try for a new kind of  thrill.
 
     JOAK-594 was booming in at 1349, so I grabbed the  smallest Ultralight 
on the planet, the 1.19" loopstick Sony SRF-S84 (1.4  ounces).  The radio 
practically looks like an attachment to the  headphone plug. Anyway, after some 
serious tuning and nulling of CKBD-600,  I had a decent heterodyne on the 
ultra-tiny radio, and proceeded to wait for the  TP signal to come up.  It finally 
did!  JOAK-594 was received at  my very modest, salt-water free location on the 
smallest Ultralight on the  planet.  What a thrill!
 
    Which points out the biggest advantage of Ultralight  DXing--  you can 
choose your own challenge level, from the "full pachage"  modified E100 (with 
performance exceeding that of a stock ICF-2010 or E1) down  to the microscopic 
SRF-S84, which forces you to use all your DXing skill for the  strongest of 
TP's.  What a great new way to enjoy a great hobby!
 
     73, Gary 



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