MW DXing with Ultralights
 

Firstly a big thanks to Count Floyd for defending me over my Grayland
gaff. Somehow the Google poster intertwined the posts and it was a
b***up. My ISP discontinued Usenet two years ago, so I am forced to
use complicated Google Groups whether I like it or not..

I have just received a little miracle of modern engineering: a Sony
analogue SRF-39FP Ultralight kindly sent by friends on the US
Westcoast. There is a group where enthusiasts gather and exchange
ideas and logs.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ultralightdx/

I have been giving it a whirl and so far have got seven countries and
a great long distance catch:
1540 kHz @ 0130 ZNS1 from Nassau, Bahamas, 40 Kw and 7,500 miles away.

I was really amazed and gratified when I got a clear Afro-American
spouting hot gospel from Nassau with UAE 1539 right on it's shoulder.
I never would have thought that such a tiny analogue device could
achieve something like this = difficult enough on my big rigs. Pity I
have no way of recording this catch, as it would be very interesting.
Of course, ZNS1 appeared only briefly for a few seconds at a time, as
it was mainly overshadowed by the powerful UAE station. I certainly
have a new respect for the technology they pack into these tiny
radio's these days.

So ultralighting is something you can try for a minimum of bucks and
have lots of fun. My daughter gave me a very generous Christmas
present, so I asked my good friend Guy in Puyallup WA to get me an
Eton E100, which is digital and has shortwave too. They are now off
the market but he located one that had a slight defect that he can
easily repair (at a very good price) so I look forward to receiving it
in six/eight weeks time.

Have fun with your radios and good DX.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7700, Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
ERGO software
Drake SW8. Sangean 803A
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop.
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:05:26 UTC, wrote:

Firstly a big thanks to Count Floyd for defending me over my Grayland
gaff. Somehow the Google poster intertwined the posts and it was a
b***up. My ISP discontinued Usenet two years ago, so I am forced to
use complicated Google Groups whether I like it or not..

I have just received a little miracle of modern engineering: a Sony
analogue SRF-39FP Ultralight kindly sent by friends on the US
Westcoast. There is a group where enthusiasts gather and exchange
ideas and logs.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ultralightdx/

I have been giving it a whirl and so far have got seven countries and
a great long distance catch:
1540 kHz @ 0130 ZNS1 from Nassau, Bahamas, 40 Kw and 7,500 miles away.

I was really amazed and gratified when I got a clear Afro-American
spouting hot gospel from Nassau with UAE 1539 right on it's shoulder.
I never would have thought that such a tiny analogue device could
achieve something like this = difficult enough on my big rigs. Pity I
have no way of recording this catch, as it would be very interesting.
Of course, ZNS1 appeared only briefly for a few seconds at a time, as
it was mainly overshadowed by the powerful UAE station. I certainly
have a new respect for the technology they pack into these tiny
radio's these days.

So ultralighting is something you can try for a minimum of bucks and
have lots of fun. My daughter gave me a very generous Christmas
present, so I asked my good friend Guy in Puyallup WA to get me an
Eton E100, which is digital and has shortwave too. They are now off
the market but he located one that had a slight defect that he can
easily repair (at a very good price) so I look forward to receiving it
in six/eight weeks time.

Have fun with your radios and good DX.
Hi John,
I just had to say something, that you are truly one of the few people
who contibute POSITIVE comments to the group and not engage in the
disruptive banter. Your comments on ultralights are very interesting.
It is very interesting how today's technology can pack so much into
so little(thinking about my HQ-145XC boatanchor!).
My, your collection will really be growing with your new Eton and I am
sure that you will enjoy taking that and the ultralight on your next
trip to Seefontien(sic)?
Take care,
Bob Grimes aka Count Floyd
Hobe Sound, FL

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

Good post. I found taking about 10 feet of speaker wire and wrapping
it around a small radio makes a huge difference in Dxing. The Grundig
G6 has worked out great for me with AM Dxing since I learned that
secret.

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:23:55 -0800, "Frank"
wrote:

Where can the Sony SRF-39FP be purchased in the US?

Frank

The only place I have found so far is a place to buy such items as
this Sony for direct shipment to a resident of a correctional
facility. Everything I saw had a clear plastic case - makes it tough
to hide stuff inside. However, this stuff is likely on the market
elsewhere and with a little more searching I might find it.


wrote in message
...
Firstly a big thanks to Count Floyd for defending me over my Grayland
gaff. Somehow the Google poster intertwined the posts and it was a
b***up. My ISP discontinued Usenet two years ago, so I am forced to
use complicated Google Groups whether I like it or not..

I have just received a little miracle of modern engineering: a Sony
analogue SRF-39FP Ultralight kindly sent by friends on the US
Westcoast. There is a group where enthusiasts gather and exchange
ideas and logs.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ultralightdx/

I have been giving it a whirl and so far have got seven countries and
a great long distance catch:
1540 kHz @ 0130 ZNS1 from Nassau, Bahamas, 40 Kw and 7,500 miles away.

I was really amazed and gratified when I got a clear Afro-American
spouting hot gospel from Nassau with UAE 1539 right on it's shoulder.
I never would have thought that such a tiny analogue device could
achieve something like this = difficult enough on my big rigs. Pity I
have no way of recording this catch, as it would be very interesting.
Of course, ZNS1 appeared only briefly for a few seconds at a time, as
it was mainly overshadowed by the powerful UAE station. I certainly
have a new respect for the technology they pack into these tiny
radio's these days.

So ultralighting is something you can try for a minimum of bucks and
have lots of fun. My daughter gave me a very generous Christmas
present, so I asked my good friend Guy in Puyallup WA to get me an
Eton E100, which is digital and has shortwave too. They are now off
the market but he located one that had a slight defect that he can
easily repair (at a very good price) so I look forward to receiving it
in six/eight weeks time.

Have fun with your radios and good DX.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7700, Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
ERGO software
Drake SW8. Sangean 803A
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop.
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

Great idea John, are you going to try this again?
If so, please post your results as this is a positive aspect of our
hobby.
I was maritime moble last October , we went off the coast of Mexico. I
was searching for US 50000 watt power houses. My rig was a realistic
DX350.
I had a lot of fun.
73s
DW.
Oxnard Ca
USA.

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

Where can the Sony SRF-39FP be purchased in the US?

Frank

wrote in message
...
Firstly a big thanks to Count Floyd for defending me over my Grayland
gaff. Somehow the Google poster intertwined the posts and it was a
b***up. My ISP discontinued Usenet two years ago, so I am forced to
use complicated Google Groups whether I like it or not..

I have just received a little miracle of modern engineering: a Sony
analogue SRF-39FP Ultralight kindly sent by friends on the US
Westcoast. There is a group where enthusiasts gather and exchange
ideas and logs.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ultralightdx/

I have been giving it a whirl and so far have got seven countries and
a great long distance catch:
1540 kHz @ 0130 ZNS1 from Nassau, Bahamas, 40 Kw and 7,500 miles away.

I was really amazed and gratified when I got a clear Afro-American
spouting hot gospel from Nassau with UAE 1539 right on it's shoulder.
I never would have thought that such a tiny analogue device could
achieve something like this = difficult enough on my big rigs. Pity I
have no way of recording this catch, as it would be very interesting.
Of course, ZNS1 appeared only briefly for a few seconds at a time, as
it was mainly overshadowed by the powerful UAE station. I certainly
have a new respect for the technology they pack into these tiny
radio's these days.

So ultralighting is something you can try for a minimum of bucks and
have lots of fun. My daughter gave me a very generous Christmas
present, so I asked my good friend Guy in Puyallup WA to get me an
Eton E100, which is digital and has shortwave too. They are now off
the market but he located one that had a slight defect that he can
easily repair (at a very good price) so I look forward to receiving it
in six/eight weeks time.

Have fun with your radios and good DX.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7700, Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
ERGO software
Drake SW8. Sangean 803A
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop.
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Jan 7, 12:41*am, elaich wrote:


No, you are not. There are a number of free alternatives, if you would just
educate yourself about them.

Could you perhaps educate me also. I would love to ditch google if I
could.

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Jan 7, 1:22*am, SC Dxing wrote:
On Jan 7, 12:41*am, elaich wrote:



No, you are not. There are a number of free alternatives, if you would just
educate yourself about them.

Could you perhaps educate me also. I would love to ditch google if I
could.

I agree SC, my ISP doesn't have them either. Actually googlegroups IMO
was more confusing than what I had. But it's not that bad now....I
know my way around and all, better than nothing. If I didn't have
usenet I think I would have withdrawls. ;-)

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 05:41:45 UTC, elaich wrote:

wrote in news:4cc6a0e7-6dc2-4fcb-94d0-ae9d9d447e11
@g39g2000pri.googlegroups.com:

My ISP discontinued Usenet two years ago, so I am forced to
use complicated Google Groups whether I like it or not..



No, you are not. There are a number of free alternatives, if you would just
educate yourself about them.

eliach,
Lighten up on John(see my previous post). He at least posts
relevant/helpful information instead of spewing crap, which on this
newsgroup is the norm. Maybe your tone, "educate yourself" comes off
as offensive to some. I know that this is USENET, but the few people
who actually contribute are valuable assets. John is in South Africa,
so his situation may be as he describes, perhaps he doesn't have the
access to all the resources available to him that you or I do.

ISPs Eliminating UseNet Service for Google-Groups Business
 

On Jan 7, 1:33*am, BCBlazysusan wrote:
On Jan 7, 1:22*am, SC Dxing wrote:

On Jan 7, 12:41*am, elaich wrote:

No, you are not. There are a number of free alternatives, if you would just
educate yourself about them.

Could you perhaps educate me also. I would love to ditch google if I
could.

- I agree SC, my ISP doesn't have them either.
- Actually googlegroups IMO was more confusing
- than what I had. But it's not that bad now....I
- know my way around and all, better than nothing.
- If I didn't have usenet I think I would have withdrawls. ;-)

For this Next Generation of Personal Computer [PC]
Internet Users* who know nothing of the UseNet; and
only know Google Groups, YouTube, FaceBook etc.
* Google Groups -is- "Google Groups" it's what you do.

An ISP can not make any Money of of UseNet
by simply providing it as a 'service'.

Eliminating UseNet and allowing Newsgroup Access
via Google-Groups with Paid Advertising may provide
some Income {Money} to the ISP directly or indirectly.

Plus all the former UseNet web-traffic is now funneled
via Google Groups Servers and this may un-burden the
ISP of some utility functions.

the modern day 'internet' is about business and profits
while the 'www-usenet' was a service ~ RHF

ISPs Eliminating UseNet Service for Google-Groups Business
 

RHF wrote:


the modern day 'internet' is about business and profits
while the 'www-usenet' was a service ~ RHF
.

Usenet is not part of the www.

ISPs Eliminating UseNet Service for Google-Groups Business
 

On Jan 7, 5:13*am, Dave wrote:
- - RHF wrote:
- - the modern day 'internet' is about business and profits
- - while the 'www-usenet' was a service ~ RHF

- Usenet is not part of the www.

Dave -TBL- UseNet is old-school and ancient history
to this new generation if Internet {WWW} Users. ~ RHF

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 20:55:23 -0800 (PST), wrote:

come clean, JP!! :-)

As mentioned, mine is the "prison" radio and not so freely available,
but I got mine given to me by kind friends in the U.S.

JP

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

SC Dxing wrote in
:

On Jan 7, 12:41*am, elaich wrote:


No, you are not. There are a number of free alternatives, if you
would ju
st
educate yourself about them.

Could you perhaps educate me also. I would love to ditch google if I
could.


motzarella.org

That's all you need. There are others, too.

(OT) : Access Motzarella.Org
 

On Jan 7, 6:49*am, elaich wrote:
SC Dxing wrote :

On Jan 7, 12:41*am, elaich wrote:

No, you are not. There are a number of free alternatives, if you
would ju
st
educate yourself about them.

- - Could you perhaps educate me also.
- - I would love to ditch google if I could.

- motzarella.org
- That's all you need.
- There are others, too.

Do some Countries deny access to Motzarella.Org ?
http://www.motzarella.org/
Free Access to Text-Only Usenet News
http://motzarella.org/

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Jan 7, 3:53*pm, noel wrote:

come clean, JP!! :-)

As mentioned, mine is the "prison" radio and not so freely available,
but I got mine given to me by kind friends in the U.S.
JP-

Ha ha! = very funny - Noel the fella's that gave me the "prison" radio
have never seen the inside of one - all gold standard US citizens.
Gary de Bock wrote in his review:
"The SRF-39FP is no longer in production, but it does regularly show
up on eBay from a cagey Florida seller, who always seems to put out
new stock after insisting that his supply is gone. The price is
generally $19.95 plus shipping, and represents a true bargain for DX
enthusiasts wanting the best performing analog showpiece in the
Ultralight radio stable."

There's an excellent overview of these little radio's at:
http://www.dxer.ca/component/option,...,96/Itemid,77/
Personnally I favour a digital ultralight, but i must admit the little
analogue SRF-39 is fun and very challenging. Delivers the goods
though.
____________________________

On another tack thanks to Bob Grimes for rushing to my defense as
usual. I looked up mozarella - what's the deal? same **** as Google
with registration and sign up and all = who needs it? I'll stick with
Google.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7700, Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
ERGO software
Drake SW8. Sangean 803A
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop.
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

wrote in message
...

On another tack thanks to Bob Grimes for rushing to my defense as
usual. I looked up mozarella - what's the deal? same **** as Google
with registration and sign up and all = who needs it? I'll stick with
Google.

Have you looked at the free accounts on teranews or giganews? Use real
newsreaders and not have to wade through all the carp in Google Groups..

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Jan 7, 4:08*pm, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
wrote in message

...

On another tack thanks to Bob Grimes for rushing to my defense as
usual. I looked up mozarella - what's the deal? same **** as Google
with registration and sign up and all = who needs it? I'll stick with
Google.

Have you looked at the free accounts on teranews or giganews? Use real
newsreaders and not have to wade through all the carp in Google Groups..

Brenda Ann- what do you mean by "wade through" etc.? Maybe I am wading
through and don't know it. ;-) Is teranews and giganews free? I
remember checking for newsgroup readers three years ago but I just
wasn't going to pay for something that is provided for free.

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

"BCBlazysusan" wrote in message
...
On Jan 7, 4:08 pm, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
wrote in message

...

On another tack thanks to Bob Grimes for rushing to my defense as
usual. I looked up mozarella - what's the deal? same **** as Google
with registration and sign up and all = who needs it? I'll stick with
Google.

Have you looked at the free accounts on teranews or giganews? Use real
newsreaders and not have to wade through all the carp in Google Groups..

Brenda Ann- what do you mean by "wade through" etc.? Maybe I am wading
through and don't know it. ;-) Is teranews and giganews free? I
remember checking for newsgroup readers three years ago but I just
wasn't going to pay for something that is provided for free.

Both have a free level of service. These are usenet providers, not readers.
I use Outlook Express, and have no problems. I believe Mozilla also has a
newsreader that would be free, as do several others.

MW DXing with Ultralights
 

On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:28:08 +0900, "Brenda Ann"
wrote:


"BCBlazysusan" wrote in message
...
On Jan 7, 4:08 pm, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
wrote in message

...

On another tack thanks to Bob Grimes for rushing to my defense as
usual. I looked up mozarella - what's the deal? same **** as Google
with registration and sign up and all = who needs it? I'll stick with
Google.

Have you looked at the free accounts on teranews or giganews? Use real
newsreaders and not have to wade through all the carp in Google Groups..

Brenda Ann- what do you mean by "wade through" etc.? Maybe I am wading
through and don't know it. ;-) Is teranews and giganews free? I
remember checking for newsgroup readers three years ago but I just
wasn't going to pay for something that is provided for free.

Both have a free level of service. These are usenet providers, not readers.
I use Outlook Express, and have no problems. I believe Mozilla also has a
newsreader that would be free, as do several others.


John, I have used Free Agent for years (at least 10).
www.forteinc.com. I've just checked their website and see that they
have now "retired" this free reader in favour of the commercial
release which is $29. there are free trail versions or i could send
you the installer for the free package - 9Meg.

ISPs Eliminating UseNet Service for Google-Groups Business
 

RHF wrote:
On Jan 7, 5:13 am, Dave wrote:
- - RHF wrote:
- - the modern day 'internet' is about business and profits
- - while the 'www-usenet' was a service ~ RHF

- Usenet is not part of the www.

Dave -TBL- UseNet is old-school and ancient history
to this new generation if Internet {WWW} Users. ~ RHF
.

Bull****. Just because you never heard of it don't mean it's obscure.