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April 29th 09, 04:42 AM
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To: John Plimmer/Actually About Radio
Hello John,
Just a quick note to see how the MW/SW DX'ing is going in South Africa? Is it Fall down there now? Still trying to get some of those transatlantic MW stations here in Hobe Sound, getting close, I think I heard a British station the other night, and of course the Saudi powerhouse at 1521 came in again. Any more adventures with your DX pals to the seaside yet again? Those are very interesting to read. Hope that you and yours are doing well and had a great Easter holiday. Take care, Bob -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" |
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April 29th 09, 08:43 AM
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To: John Plimmer/Actually About Radio
On Apr 29, 5:42*am,
wrote: Hello John, Just a quick note to see how the MW/SW DX'ing is going in South Africa? *Is it Fall down there now? *Still trying to get some of those transatlantic MW stations here in Hobe Sound, getting close, I think I heard a British station the other night, and of course the Saudi powerhouse at 1521 came in again. *Any more adventures with your DX pals to the seaside yet again? *Those are very interesting to read. * Hope that you and yours are doing well and had a great Easter holiday. Take care, Bob -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" Bob everythings fine in my sleepy little village and thanks, we had a great Easter, and a good general election just over. Radio is dismal though, i have never know propagation so bad. Only on LF chasing the NDB's have i had a bit of luck. MW is awful and even regulars like 1557 France Nice are not even coming in anymore. SW is not much better - the ham bands are dead and the aero bands are not coming through either - I used to get New York ATC on 5598 every morning, but havent heard them for months now. Autumn is here and the drastic 100F weeks of heat have now given way to cooler cloudy weather and a bit of rain. Next week I have to go to hospital for a few days for a double hernia op, so wish me well. August is the next DXpedition to Jongensgat and in September we go to Atlanta to see my son and daughter-in-law and my new grandson. Keep trying for those TA's in Hobe Sound - if you are getting 1521 Saudi Arabia you can get others with good propagation - good luck with that. regards 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 |
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April 29th 09, 10:59 AM
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To: John Plimmer/Actually About Radio
On Apr 29, 5:42*am,
wrote: Hello John, Just a quick note to see how the MW/SW DX'ing is going in South Africa? *Is it Fall down there now? *Still trying to get some of those transatlantic MW stations here in Hobe Sound, getting close, I think I heard a British station the other night, and of course the Saudi powerhouse at 1521 came in again. *Any more adventures with your DX pals to the seaside yet again? *Those are very interesting to read. * Hope that you and yours are doing well and had a great Easter holiday. Take care, Bob -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" Bob the DX has not been good here in my sleepy little village - propagation has been very poor - even MW regulars like 1557 France Nice are not coming through and on SW my 5598 NY aero band has not been heard for awhile. LF and the NDB beacons has been okay though on occasion - some nice Brazilian beacons. Well if you are getting 1521 Saudi Arabia then that promises for lots more in your Hobe Sound - good luck! No more DXpeditions until Jongensgat when we will go in August. In September we fly Delta to Atlanta to see my son, daughter-in-law and grandson. Have to have a double hernia op in hospital next week, so wish me well. Yes we had a great Easter and nice weather - the weeks of 100F scorchers has gone and autumn is in the air with cool cloudy days and some rain. 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 |
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April 30th 09, 02:30 PM
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To: John Plimmer/Actually About Radio/ KIWA M/W Loop.
On Apr 30, 2:02*pm, Drifter wrote:
wrote: On Apr 29, 5:42 am, wrote: Hello John, Just a quick note to see how the MW/SW DX'ing is going in South Africa? *Is it Fall down there now? *Still trying to get some of those transatlantic MW stations here in Hobe Sound, getting close, I think I heard a British station the other night, and of course the Saudi powerhouse at 1521 came in again. *Any more adventures with your DX pals to the seaside yet again? *Those are very interesting to read. * Hope that you and yours are doing well and had a great Easter holiday. Take care, Bob -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" Bob the DX has not been good here in my sleepy little village - propagation has been very poor - even MW regulars like 1557 France Nice are not coming through and on SW my 5598 NY aero band has not been heard for awhile. LF and the NDB beacons has been okay though on occasion - some nice Brazilian beacons. Well if you are getting 1521 Saudi Arabia then that promises for lots more in your Hobe Sound - good luck! No more DXpeditions until Jongensgat when we will go in August. In September we fly Delta to Atlanta to see my son, daughter-in-law and grandson. Have to have a double hernia op in hospital next week, so wish me well. Yes we had a great Easter and nice weather - the weeks of 100F scorchers has gone and autumn is in the air with cool cloudy days and some rain. 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 Hi John. this came up a week or 3 ago. i just called Craig at KIWA last night on another item. and i ask *about the famous M/W Loop. and Yes! he has all parts and manual in stock. he also does repairs on this loop. so, if you are needing parts or just a check-up, just call the man. myself, i'll never part with this loop. but, the prices on ebay are out of sight. Good DX to you John. Drifter...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi Drifter, Thanks for the info, but shipping the Kiwa MW Loop both ways to the States is going to cost around a crippling $600, so that's out. Fortunately it's performing top of the line and regularly brings in catches from stations 8,000 miles away, so I don;t think anything is wrong with it and I don't think it needs tuning. Craig is always very helpful and on the one occasion some years back when I blew it by touching a beverage to it by mistake, Craig identified the problem with me and sent out some small transistors to fix it for a few dollars. Good DX JP |
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May 1st 09, 01:41 AM
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To: John Plimmer/Actually About Radio
On Apr 29, 5:59*am, wrote:
No more DXpeditions until Jongensgat when we will go in August. In September we fly Delta to Atlanta to see my son, daughter-in-law and grandson. Have to have a double hernia op in hospital next week, so wish me well. Good luck on the op John, I know someone who went through that. Not fun. ;-) |
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