"Eric Ferguson" wrote in message
. com...
Last night (or early this morning), I was getting Radio New Zealand on
9885,
with my Yaesu VR-500 and a RS Extendable antenna. The amazing thing was
that
the antenna was totally collapsed at the time and I was getting 3 bars out
of ten on the S-meter. Fantastic!! Eric KA6USJ Approx 38N 122W.



Howdy neighbor, from 37.5N 122W. Call me a Southerner.

Sadly, my Wellbrook loop died, so I haven't been SWL'ing a lot until finally
I broke down and put up a makeshift random-wire & unun antenna. I was
impressed at the reception for an end-fed random wire - especially on 31
meters. Now I'm thinking, it was just that propagation is especially good.


-- Ross