Re: [IRCA] Correction to July 12 Grayland DU Log
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Re: [IRCA] Correction to July 12 Grayland DU Log



Hi Derek,
 
Thanks for your comments.
 
My main antenna at Grayland for the July 12th trip was an 8' (diagonal)  
tuned passive loop on a collapsible PVC frame, which was one of the 
experimental  creations here this spring. It is one of several variants of the 
standard  PVC Loop, for which a general article is being wrapped up. Besides this  
collapsible frame variant (designed for travel in a compact car), there have 
 been 18" and 2' tabletop PVC Loop variants, 3', 4' and 5' indoor models, a 
7'  longwave model, 6', 7', 8' and 9' (side) monster MW models, and 
waterproofing  designs.
 
John Bryant has advised me to finish up the basic PVC Loop article as a  
priority project, and deal with the different variant articles later. The  
performance of the 8' PVC Loop at Grayland was a real thrill, and it has  
certainly earned itself a spot in my future DXpeditions. With a total cost  of 
only about $65 in parts, it provides a tremendous amount of gain for the $$.  
John and I talked about running an A/B test with his Wellbrook Array against 
the  8' PVC Loop, but we were kind of rushed for time, and never got around 
to  it during this trip.
 
Besides "Sharina the Psychic" on 4BC-1116, there were also strong MP3's  
made of Tahiti-738, 4RN-792, 2YA-567, and KPUA-670 (in Hilo Hawaii) using this 
 8' PVC Loop, some of which I plan to upload to the Ultralightdx Yahoo file 
site  ( or are available to anyone interested).
 
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
 
   In a message dated 7/15/2009 2:43:44 P.M. Pacific  Daylight Time, 
eargazimm@xxxxxxx writes:
 
Wow...That sounds so clear..that's from the home brew antenna???  How  
do I get one of those . Was it it hard to construct?? I think  there  
was a site where you had the instructions for it ..
I'm a  bit of a dim wit when it comes to putting stuff together....   
Anywho.. Great job on the recording.. How did the wellbrook do???  I'd   
like to do a A/B of the two.. It seems like these ULRs are  getting  
better ad better.. I'm still surprised how well the T615  does.
What happend to the grundig G3..

Thank you.....

Derek  Vincent

Vmedia360.......everywhere

On Jul 15, 2009, at 12:09 PM,  D1028Gary@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi Derek,
>
> You should have  the MP3 of 4BC-1116 in Brisbane, Australia (with  
>  "Sharina
> the Psychic" show at 1212 UTC, recorded at Grayland) by  now.   
> Sharina's
> mumbling speech almost made it  necessary for a Psychic to ID the   
> station, but
>  fortunately a male co-host gave the web site address
>  (_http://www.sharina.com.au_ (http://www.sharina.com.au) ) to  
>  provide a  positive ID, matching the
> data on 4BC's web  site.
>
> 73, Gary
>
>
> In a message dated  7/14/2009 8:07:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> eargazimm@xxxxxxx  writes:
>
> Can you  pass the mp3 clip to me ?? I'd like to  hear it?????
>
> Thank  you.....
>
> Derek  Vincent
>
> Vmedia360.......everywhere
>
> On  Jul  14, 2009, at 4:30 PM, D1028Gary@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>  Hello  All,
>>
>> Further investigation of an MP3  recorded on 1116 kHz at  1214 UTC
>> reveals
>> that a  web site address matches a  program running at the time on  the
>> 4BC
>> station  in  Brisbane, Australia,  not the 3AK station in Melbourne.
>>
>> "Sharina's Psychic  Encounters" was running from 10-12 PM on Sunday
>> night  on
>> 4BC in Brisbane, and the announcer (Sharina?) gave a  web  site  
>> address,
>> along  with a promotion for  "the leading  spiritualist magazine."
>> Apparently
>>  Sharina the   Psychic has a habit of speaking in a mumbling  manner,
>> which  makes
>> her  speech border on  the unintelligible (especially  through a
>> Murata  narrow
>> filter), leading to the  confusion about the station  identity. The
>> booming
>> MP3  saved the day,  however, and finally provided positive  station
>>  identification-- no thanks to Sharina.
>>
>> 73,  Gary  DeBock
>>
>>
>>
>>
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