Re: [IRCA] FW: 1000th station heard on ULR

[Robert Ross <va3sw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard....Congratulations on Logging Station # 1000 on an ULR !! You worked very hard to accomplish this feat, and I'm sure everyone on the list joins in the celebrations!!! 

Keep up the good work.........and we'll follow your journey to # 2000 as well!!

Thanks for helping to Promote Ultralight Radio, and bagging some nice DX in the Process!! Hang your 1000 Ultralight STATIONS Heard Certificate with Pride...........

73....ROB VA3SW   (For the ULR AWARDS COMMITTEE)

Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA

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On 2012-04-28, at 2:30 AM, richarda@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> After four years and one month, I was able 
> to log station #1000 on my barefoot Sony 
> SRF-T615.
> 
> 4/27/12
> 1100 UTC  880 kHz XEPNK, Los Mochis, 
> Sinaloa, México (2 kW @ 1611 km / 1001 mi).  
> Heard at 1100 with woman announcing "ochenta 
> ocho A M", the national anthem of México at 
> 1100-1102, and the recently adopted anthem 
> of Sinaloa at 1102-1104.  A brief, mostly 
> unintelligible announcement by a woman at 
> 1104, followed by a romantic song performed 
> by a woman at 1105. The signal strength was 
> poor with moderate QRM from Grupo Fórmula 
> station XEV.  There was also slight QRM from 
> KRVN.
> 
> It is México #181 and Sinaloa #13.  
> 
> From rural northern Oklahoma I've been able 
> to hear stations in 19 countries on four continents 
> using an Ultralight.  I've yet to hear any signals 
> from Oceania or South America.
> 
> My furthermost reception is HLAZ, 1566 kHz, 
> Jeju, Republic of Korea, at 11004 km / 6838 miles.  
> Using a barefoot receiver it is JOGB, 873 kHz, 
> Kumamoto, Japan, at 10820 km / 6723 miles.
> 
> My original intent was never to see how many 
> stations I could log with an Ultralight Radio. It 
> simply evolved in that direction as I continued 
> to listen. Originally it was the challenge of 
> hearing signals from Asia and Europe on a 
> pocket size receiver.  It occurred a few months 
> later when I heard JOUB, Akita, Japan, on 747 kHz.  
> Hearing faint Japanese talk here in Oklahoma 
> on a tiny SRF-T615 receiver that first time remains 
> the most exciting moment in this adventure. 
> I think the only thing that could beat it would be 
> to hear Australia.
> 
> Best wishes and good DX.
> 
> Richard
> 
> Richard Allen
> 36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W
> (near Perry OK USA)

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