Re: [IRCA] Thanks to the Sydney DXers

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

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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