Re: [IRCA] West Coast (Puyallup, WA) Ultralight Longwave TA's for 10-21

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wow, Gary.  Those clips are definitely "burbles in the splatter".  Very hard
to make anything out at all to these ears.  Still, picking up *anything *on
LW is an achievement on this coast, especially with a ahem, "compact"
arrangement such as yours  (I'd NEVER want to try and take that baby through
security!!!) is truly amazing.  I bet the reception would be fine if only
you could take it out to a park or similar, away from local noise sources!
 ......Walt

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:08 PM, <d1028gary@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Thanks to a tip from Steve around 0206 UTC last night, there was a
> chance to set up a 12" Longwave FSL antenna in my back yard and be the
> first west coast Ultralight radio user to chase Longwave TA's.
>
> Threshold audio on 5 different Longwave frequencies was received, but
> the signals were nothing to shout about-- almost all of the recordings
> require headphones for detection. Since my FSL antenna was set up in
> the back yard to escape household RF noise, I was only able to match
> web site audio with one of the stations to confirm identity--
> 162-France International. This was also the most persistent of the
> Longwave TA's received, sticking around until 0430 (but dropping in and
> out of threshold level audio). 171 kHz (presumably Morocco) also had
> some weak audio for about an hour, but unfortunately not long enough
> for me to confirm its identity through web site audio (no African TA
> has ever been received on an Ultralight radio by a west coast DXer, on
> either LW or MW). 180 kHz seemed to have threshold audio to me, but
> Steve (a Longwave expert) says that any such audio is probably Radio
> Rossii, or something else that isn't a TA. 189 kHz (presumed Iceland)
> and 198 kHz (presumed BBC) also rose above the noise level with
> ghostlike audio at times.
>
> It was a blast to have TA audio for the first time on Longwave here,
> even though the signals were pretty mediocre. Considering the
> lackluster Medium Wave season so far, this was a pretty big surprise,
> and I'll be happy with what signals showed up! It would be great if
> other of the West Coast gang could share the in the fun, but these
> Longwave TA signals are so weak that a west coast DXer almost needs a
> Longwave-optimized antenna to have much of a chance at receiving them.
> Like I was telling Walt, I doubt that many DXers will want to duplicate
> my 12" Longwave FSL project-- it really is the ultimate antenna to fail
> airport security checks (84 Russian surplus 200mm x 10mm ferrite rods,
> weighing 26 pounds, $500+ and looking extremely subversive).
>
> The audio in the following MP3's is nothing to shout about (fair
> warning!).
>
> 162-France Inter MP3 (headphones recommended)
> http://www.mediafire.com/?r6bhu5ajaoipuwf
> 171-UnID-TA MP3 (headphones recommended)
> http://www.mediafire.com/?ng8brkrb4wv3rmg
> 180-UnID MP3 (headphones recommended)
> http://www.mediafire.com/?yieh00ogi3tqu00
> 189-UnID-TA MP3 (headphones recommended)
> http://www.mediafire.com/?jbidm0ef66lcg11
> 198-UnID- TA MP3 (headphones recommended)
> http://www.mediafire.com/?rk9y85si980jyx0
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> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock
> "G" Longwave loopstick Tecsun PL-380 + 12" Ferrite Sleeve Loop
> antenna (photo athttp://www.mediafire.com/i/?0f1qq4awtt8mlp5 )
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