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Old August 2nd 09, 09:29 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Mike[_2_] Mike[_2_] is offline
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Default 49 meter Logs: 0200-0230 UTC, August 2

On Aug 2, 3:20*pm, Joe from Kokomo wrote:
Mike wrote:
Receiver: Eton E1
Location: Highview, KY
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6200 R Prague. Litomyal, Czech Rep., in Spanish
6290 R Cairo, Abis, Egypt, in Arabic

dave wrote:
Receivers:


30m ICOM R75 w/ MFJ-1024 active whip
(all other bands) Ten-Tec 516 Argonaut V w/ GAP Titan DX vertical


Computers running Puppy Linux 4.20 with Fldigi amateur radio digital
applications suite.


*Small markers are the 85 transmitters (show logbook) heard (423
reports, 12 countries last 24 hours; 1071 reports, 29 countries last week).
Txmtr * *Band * *Mode * *Distance * *Time (UTC)
ZL30MDG * *30m * *PSK31 * *11144 kms * *05:01:02
AE5ER * *30m * *PSK31 * *5661 miles * *00:42:59...snip


Well, this takes ham radio and SWL'ing to a new high...or new low,
depending on your point of view.

1) Turn on your rig and computer in the evening.

2) Go to bed.

3) Get up the next morning and see what your ~computer~ heard/worked.

Interesting technology, but why bother? * :-(- Hide quoted text -

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I'm kind of with you there. There's something that it makes it special
to stay up to strange hours and deal with the ergonomic uniqueness of
interacting with each radio. I own almost 50 shortwave radios, and I
enjoy pulling each of them out and using as many as frequently as I
can. Though, I think I may start trying to decode more digital
signals...

Mike