On 6/30/2011 8:52 PM, John Plimmer wrote:
On Jun 28, 2:14 pm, wrote:
Hi John,
MW DX here in S. Florida is not very good. Using my Terk passive loop to
try and get some better reception. Strangely, I was finding my old GE
SuperRadio III with the loop better than the CCrane SW/AM with the double
dipole built in.
What new equipment have you received lately?
Hope the DX is good,
Take care,
Bob
P.S. When is the next time you will be in Atlanta?

Hi Bob,
Here its the coldest winter for years - the Antarctic storms just keep
sweeping through and my heating bill is horrendous.
DXing is never good in Montagu my home QTH. I await my next DXpedition
to Seefontein on the Atlantic coast in September for some fireworks.
My GE SRIII is still doing sterling work in the kitchen, but it is not
as good as my lovely Redsun RP2100 which is outstanding on MW AM band.
The other morning I got France Lille on 1377 over R. Free Africa in
Mwanza Tanzania - a nice rare catch on the big Icom IC-7600. Nothing
from the US though and very little from S. Amarica either.

I'm on the band every morning but little is coming through his winter.
I also enjoy my little ultralight Grundig G8 which is surprisingly
good for its small size. I sold some equipment the other day and
wanted to get the latest ultralight, but the old ball and chain went
ballistic, so the buks had to go to the common fund.

Went to Atlanta last December, so another visit is not scheduled until
next year. Got to be home next May to celebrate our 50th wedding
anniversary.
Be well Bob and thanks for the call.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7600, Perseus SDR
ERGO software
Drake SW8. Sangean 803A, Redsun RP2100
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Grundig G8, Eton E100
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop.
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

John.

Just wondering if the winter static plays havoc on
your DX 1 Pro? I wanted to try one before he stopped
making them, and I waited too long. Good luck on your
next trip. Keep warm.

Drifter...