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- Subject: Re: [IRCA] November 8-10 Grayland DXpedition Report
- From: Stephen Airy <pianoplayer88key@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 11:36:14 +0000 (UTC)
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I enjoyed reading your report as usual, Gary. :)
Something I've been thinking about re: your reception reports..."Signals that pegged the meter at 25 dB S/N" ...
I'd like to see some distinction if possible (especially on future reports) between stations that merely flash 25 dB briefly once or a few times during the session when you're in the +/- 1 kHz BW setting, versus stations that have it solidly pegged at 25 dB S/N even in the +/- 6 kHz BW setting, or something like that. :)
Also, while the giant FSLs are interesting, I'm also interested in learning more about smaller affordable FSLs. ÂI'm especially interested in ones such that the FSL *AND* ULR combined fit within the 20 cubic inches and $100 cost of ULR definitions. :) ÂAlso what about using ultra-short rods to build an FSL around the perimeter of a hollowed-out ULR, for example taking the shell of a DT-400W, putting an SRF-59's guts in it and putting an FSL around its perimeter? ÂAt what point, when going ultra-small/cheap with an FSL, is it better to just use a comparable-size/price ferrite bar or a simple air-core loop or something like that?
73, StephenEl Cajon, CA (haven't really done any TP DXing this fall, but based on your reports from Puyallup, I guess I haven't missed out on much.)
On Sunday, November 30, 2014 10:33 PM, "d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx" <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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For those interested, a full article describing the 3-day Grayland Ultralight DXpedition conducted with theÂnew 17" FSL antenna on Veterans Day weekend has been uploaded at http://www.mediafire.com/view/k7boymq62q2p5v1/November_2014_Grayland_Ultralight_DXpedition.doc Â, and will shortly be uploaded to the Yahoo Ultralightdx file site.Â
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Describing the rare chance to take oversized itemsÂlike the 17"ÂFSL antenna and the 30" loopstick Sony ICF-2010 model to the ocean coast, the article includes multiple photos of the TP-DXing setup at the end of Grayland Beach Road, along with MP3 links for 39 Asian DX recordings madeÂat the site. Thanks very much to Phil Bytheway for already posting summary articles of the DXpedition to the club bulletins-- this full DXpedition article was something that I had not planned to write, but suddenlyÂdecidedÂwas more interesting toÂcomplete than chasing wispy TP audio during dreary sunrise DXing sessions at my landlocked home locationÂ:-)
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73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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