Re: [IRCA] PL-606 odd behavior in Lakeside, CA recently
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Re: [IRCA] PL-606 odd behavior in Lakeside, CA recently



Stephen, my two cents worth on a couple of things I noticed from your first video:

++ If your goal was KSL:

1. You probably could have favored KSL against KCBQ by dialing to 1158 or so...still within the KSL bandwidth but farther away from the 1170 sidebands. I'm sure you've done that.

2. You can probably do better on KSL by getting the radio off the ground and orienting it toward Salt Lake...or away from KCBQ.

++ If your goal was to observe comparative signal strengths...I wouldn't bother. I never rely on signal readings on any radio, but instead just go for what's coming out of the speaker. As you've noted, signal strengths can be so arbitrary and, depending on the radio, can actually be misleading.

Finally...that close to a 50-kilowatt signal, some radios simply go into overload and all bets are off. That didn't sound like the case with your PL-606 but it is a problem with some radios.

Please forgive, if I'm just re-stating the obvious <g>

Regards,

Mark Durenberger

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From: "Stephen Airy" <pianoplayer88key@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 11:31 PM
To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [IRCA] PL-606 odd behavior in Lakeside, CA recently

Hi all,

I was in Lakeside, CA, yesterday, and recorded a video clip of what happens when I try to receive 1160-KSL at around local sunset using my PL-606. I did mention a few things in the video's description...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eQql8niXLE

Is there some internal modification I could try so that I have the same quality of reception as from 0:53 to about 1:00 or so as at other times (while realizing the variability of skywave)? It'd be a bonus if reception would also be like that a couple miles to the northwest or so. ;)


Also a month ago I recorded these two videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEMLcEqCu3E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEIU3mP5f38

Anyone have any idea what's going on, specifically, especially when I put my radio & SAT up to the utility pole? ("Overload" isn't descriptive enough - is it front-end, detector, audio rectifying signal bypassing RF/IF stages, etc - what (technically?) is happening?)

Thanks for any education that can be sent my way. :)

73,
Stephen

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