[IRCA] Perseus SDR - 6 years on and still a gem

["Ken, Scotland" <kenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not too sure why some dxers think recording the full band on a 
Perseus on a nightly basis at the top of the hour would give them time 
problems.... It is not half as bad as it may seem.... Though I am 
judging this from a transatlantic dxers point of view. If I bothered 
much with the Euro channels here I may find the going tougher.

After using the wideband recordings on an almost nightly basis since 
2007, I would hate to have to go back to single channel dxing. It would 
seem like going back to my old domestic radiogram that I used as a 
youngster in the 70's.

I notice though that some dxers make notes of everything they hear in a 
certain file!! Phew, that seems a load of work. I don't even keep a 
written log book now. All notes and logs are made on my web page, as and 
when I hear anything unusual... And that serves as the log book.. I 
don't log WWKB or WBBR every night.... I can hear them any time... My 
all time list notes the common stations that are almost never logged, 
unless something unusual is heard. But using the Perseus highlights what 
really are common regular stations, that I used to class as good dx!! I 
have a very different view now of what is a common station.

You get to know the common stations, and for me it is common 
transatlantic stations on the 10khz splits....  A quick check of a file 
will let you know if it is worth listening more closely.
eg on 26/12 we had a superb Mexican opening on the 0800 recording, so 
that particular 10m recording was worth taking some time over.... and I 
will also keep the file, as there were personal firsts at that time.

Other mornings, like today, offered little of interest first shot, and I 
have no doubt the files will be deleted shortly..

Sometimes, like early January last year, the band is superb for a few 
days, openings to the mid west and the west coast, and those files are 
kept and checked every now and again, incase I missed anything, or even 
just for the memories of listening to an exceptional morning of reception.

Aye, the Perseus was a technological breakthrough as far as MW dxing was 
concerned, so much so that I don't have the AOR or NRD 545 and more. A 
life changing receiver...., and it encouraged me to write a bit about it.

http://www.dxarchive.com/mw/perseus_a_life_changing_receiver.html

I should really rewrite this article after 4 and a half years.... There 
is probably a lot more to add..

Ken

Scotland
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