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John Barnard wrote: So what if VOA doesn't broadcast directly to North America!?! I can hear VOA regularly in my part of Canada and I can tell you that my location in North America isn't a target area for most shortwave stations. Radio Australia doesn't broadcast to North America yet plenty of shortwave listeners in North America do hear the station. Shortwave transmissions don't halt at their target areas. You never know what you will hear until you try. And that is the lure of the hobby for many above and beyond simply 'shortwave listening'. Steve Holland, MI Drake R7, R8 and R8B http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm |
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Volker Tonn wrote: John Barnard schrieb: There are a number of spoilers that schedule information can't accomodate. Propagation, receiver differences, antenna differences, local noise etc., etc. can render even the most up-to-date schedule information as seemingly useless. In other words, without knowing everything that Jay tried, the information was useful. So where is a VOA transmission directed(!) to NE-america? There is NONE. So what chance would be to get VOA there? Why are "you guys" being so stupid about this? Like Steve said you can pick them up all the time since many broadcasts originate from north America. If you can't get contenental broadcast of VOA it's time to buy a new radio or get your ears checked. Steve's original response was not nice but at least helpful in that he provided a link to the schedule, which the complainers have not done. Stop complaining and provide some help to the original poster who asked the question. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
starman wrote:
Hey John, where have you been hiding? Moved to Colorado. Learning to breathe at 8500 feet :-) I miss your contributions here. I'm still trying to keep things on topic but it's getting really trying. You can see what happened just with this thread. I feel sorry for the OP. Do you hang out on any other groups for your shortwave 'fix'? Not getting enough of a fix right now. Haven't gotten a good antenna up yet. Site is real quiet: reception outside with the SW100 is great. But the R8 doesn't work so well in the gadget-laden house with a makeshift antenna. -jpd |
N8KDV schrieb: Perhaps you still remember Checkpoint Charlie... I visited Berlin in the late 70's. It was interesting seeing some of the places I had heard about over the years. A lot of history there, both very old, and of course more current. I went to Berlin in spring of 1984 for employment reason. I came (and I'm still coming) over a lot of interesting places in Berlin at least due to my profession as plumper and heating installer on mobile service. My XYL had some relatives living in "eastern"-Berlin. We went to visit them now and then. Every time it was a boring run through official channels getting the permission. Going on a "long weekend" vacation trip to "western" germany on the 'transit route' always began with a several hour stop at the 'Dreilinden checkpoint' and a second stop when leaving GDR at 'Marienborn checkpoint' as there were LOTS of people going to leave Berlin for a few days. On normal road trffic you could pass the 115 miles through GDR within 3 hours checkipoint passing included. But on such weekends it was about 7 to 9 hours... had to go additional 250 miles when visiting my own relatives near cologne. My eldest son was born in september 1989 just a few weeks before the wall felt down and I'm very happy my children can grow up in a city not surrounded by walls and fences much more effective and dangerous than the USA/Mexican border. We like it very much to make a days trip to the 'eastern sea/baltic sea'. Its just two and a half hours away. You could not even _think_ about such a trip before 1989... |
I am wondering if by "you guys" you are including me as I agree with Steve on this
issue. The site to the schedule information is a great way to start. VT's the one having the static fit over the information that Steve posted. I made the statement that propagation and radio and antennas also play a part in reception and that there are mitigating factors with reception that supercede any schedule information. Many DXers here know all about solar conditions killing reception. I have also emailed the original poster to see if he knew about the ILG database as it does have a wealth of information including transmitter sites, target areas and beam directions, etc. Hope this clarifies a few things. John Barnard Telamon wrote: In article , Volker Tonn wrote: John Barnard schrieb: There are a number of spoilers that schedule information can't accomodate. Propagation, receiver differences, antenna differences, local noise etc., etc. can render even the most up-to-date schedule information as seemingly useless. In other words, without knowing everything that Jay tried, the information was useful. So where is a VOA transmission directed(!) to NE-america? There is NONE. So what chance would be to get VOA there? Why are "you guys" being so stupid about this? Like Steve said you can pick them up all the time since many broadcasts originate from north America. If you can't get contenental broadcast of VOA it's time to buy a new radio or get your ears checked. Steve's original response was not nice but at least helpful in that he provided a link to the schedule, which the complainers have not done. Stop complaining and provide some help to the original poster who asked the question. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
John Barnard schrieb: I have also emailed the original poster to see if he knew about the ILG database as it does have a wealth of information including transmitter sites, target areas and beam directions, etc. Unfotunately there is actually no database available for download on ILG. The B03 has gone and the A04 is (still) not yet available :-( |
Volker Tonn wrote: John Barnard schrieb: I have also emailed the original poster to see if he knew about the ILG database as it does have a wealth of information including transmitter sites, target areas and beam directions, etc. Unfotunately there is actually no database available for download on ILG. The B03 has gone and the A04 is (still) not yet available :-( Try the skeds at: http://www.eibi.de.vu/ Steve Holland, MI Drake R7, R8 and R8B |
= = = Telamon wrote in message
= = = ... In article , Volker Tonn wrote: John Barnard schrieb: There are a number of spoilers that schedule information can't accomodate. Propagation, receiver differences, antenna differences, local noise etc., etc. can render even the most up-to-date schedule information as seemingly useless. In other words, without knowing everything that Jay tried, the information was useful. So where is a VOA transmission directed(!) to NE-america? There is NONE. So what chance would be to get VOA there? Why are "you guys" being so stupid about this? Like Steve said you can pick them up all the time since many broadcasts originate from north America. If you can't get contenental broadcast of VOA it's time to buy a new radio or get your ears checked. TELAMON, And lets not forget the Shortwave Listener "SWL" Antenna System. REMEMBER: "The Shortwave and AM/MW Antenna is 55.5% . . . of the Radio/Receiver and Antenna/Ground Reception Equation" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/288 A Shortwave Antenna is "Equally" Important for Good Reception [.] .. .. iane ~ RHF .. .. Steve's original response was not nice but at least helpful in that he provided a link to the schedule, which the complainers have not done. Stop complaining and provide some help to the original poster who asked the question. .. |
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html Hello John, pI just received an SW100 last week that I won on ebay. It's in great shape and I'm really enjoying it. The analog slide rule tuning with speed and fine tuning knobs are more fun to use for SW and MW band scanning than the digital buttons on my Degen 1102, even though the scale on my SW100 seems to be about a 1/4 inch low. The radio itself is certainly not as portable, but the speaker quality is easier to listen to than the small Degen speaker, too. pLooking around on the internet, I haven't been able to locate a whole lot of information about this radio. I posted a query on the Radio Shack group list but haven't heard anything yet. If you or anyone else on the list can answer any of these questions, I'd appreciate your input. pWhat are other users' impressions of this radio? pWhen were they sold by Radio Shack? pWhat were they thinking when they added the "direction finder"? pDoes anyone have or know where I can get a copy of the users manual? pHas anyone come up with any mods? pLooking forward to some learning more from the list. pPete Davis br pJohn Doty wrote: blockquote TYPE=CITEstarman wrote: p Hey John, where have you been hiding? pMoved to Colorado. Learning to breathe at 8500 feet :-) p I miss your contributions here. br I'm still trying to keep things on topic but it's getting really trying. br You can see what happened just with this thread. I feel sorry for the br OP. Do you hang out on any other groups for your shortwave 'fix'? pNot getting enough of a fix right now. Haven't gotten a good antenna up bryet. Site is real quiet: reception outside with the SW100 is great. But brthe R8 doesn't work so well in the gadget-laden house with a makeshift brantenna. p-jpd/blockquote /html |
Sorry, mine's a Sony ICF-SW100: a completely different radio!
Pete & Renee Davis wrote: Hello John, I just received an SW100 last week that I won on ebay. It's in great shape and I'm really enjoying it. The analog slide rule tuning with speed and fine tuning knobs are more fun to use for SW and MW band scanning than the digital buttons on my Degen 1102, even though the scale on my SW100 seems to be about a 1/4 inch low. The radio itself is certainly not as portable, but the speaker quality is easier to listen to than the small Degen speaker, too. Looking around on the internet, I haven't been able to locate a whole lot of information about this radio. I posted a query on the Radio Shack group list but haven't heard anything yet. If you or anyone else on the list can answer any of these questions, I'd appreciate your input. What are other users' impressions of this radio? When were they sold by Radio Shack? What were they thinking when they added the "direction finder"? Does anyone have or know where I can get a copy of the users manual? Has anyone come up with any mods? Looking forward to some learning more from the list. Pete Davis John Doty wrote: starman wrote: Hey John, where have you been hiding? Moved to Colorado. Learning to breathe at 8500 feet :-) I miss your contributions here. I'm still trying to keep things on topic but it's getting really trying. You can see what happened just with this thread. I feel sorry for the OP. Do you hang out on any other groups for your shortwave 'fix'? Not getting enough of a fix right now. Haven't gotten a good antenna up yet. Site is real quiet: reception outside with the SW100 is great. But the R8 doesn't work so well in the gadget-laden house with a makeshift antenna. -jpd |
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html Yep. I realized that about 10 seconds after I hit the Send button. *Blush* pAny one else got a Radio Shack SW100? pPete Davis pJohn Doty wrote: blockquote TYPE=CITESorry, mine's a Sony ICF-SW100: a completely different radio! pPete & Renee Davis wrote: br Hello John, br br I just received an SW100 last week that I won on ebay. It's in great br shape and I'm really enjoying it. The analog slide rule tuning with br speed and fine tuning knobs are more fun to use for SW and MW band br scanning than the digital buttons on my Degen 1102, even though the br scale on my SW100 seems to be about a 1/4 inch low. The radio itself is br certainly not as portable, but the speaker quality is easier to listen br to than the small Degen speaker, too. br br Looking around on the internet, I haven't been able to locate a whole br lot of information about this radio. I posted a query on the Radio Shack br group list but haven't heard anything yet. If you or anyone else on the br list can answer any of these questions, I'd appreciate your input. br br What are other users' impressions of this radio? br br When were they sold by Radio Shack? br br What were they thinking when they added the "direction finder"? br br Does anyone have or know where I can get a copy of the users manual? br br Has anyone come up with any mods? br br Looking forward to some learning more from the list. br br Pete Davis br br br John Doty wrote: br br starman wrote: br br Hey John, where have you been hiding? br br Moved to Colorado. Learning to breathe at 8500 feet :-) br br I miss your contributions here. br I'm still trying to keep things on topic but it's getting really br trying. br You can see what happened just with this thread. I feel sorry for the br OP. Do you hang out on any other groups for your shortwave 'fix'? br br Not getting enough of a fix right now. Haven't gotten a good antenna up br yet. Site is real quiet: reception outside with the SW100 is great. But br the R8 doesn't work so well in the gadget-laden house with a makeshift br antenna. br br -jpd br/blockquote /html |
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http://www.radioshack.com/ProdSuppor...D=3152&T=h tm The files there are dated 1995. Phil Pete & Renee Davis wrote: Hello John, I just received an SW100 last week that I won on ebay. It's in great shape and I'm really enjoying it. The analog slide rule tuning with speed and fine tuning knobs are more fun to use for SW and MW band scanning than the digital buttons on my Degen 1102, even though the scale on my SW100 seems to be about a 1/4 inch low. The radio itself is certainly not as portable, but the speaker quality is easier to listen to than the small Degen speaker, too. Looking around on the internet, I haven't been able to locate a whole lot of information about this radio. I posted a query on the Radio Shack group list but haven't heard anything yet. If you or anyone else on the list can answer any of these questions, I'd appreciate your input. What are other users' impressions of this radio? When were they sold by Radio Shack? What were they thinking when they added the "direction finder"? Does anyone have or know where I can get a copy of the users manual? Has anyone come up with any mods? Looking forward to some learning more from the list. Pete Davis John Doty wrote: starman wrote: Hey John, where have you been hiding? Moved to Colorado. Learning to breathe at 8500 feet :-) I miss your contributions here. I'm still trying to keep things on topic but it's getting really trying. You can see what happened just with this thread. I feel sorry for the OP. Do you hang out on any other groups for your shortwave 'fix'? Not getting enough of a fix right now. Haven't gotten a good antenna up yet. Site is real quiet: reception outside with the SW100 is great. But the R8 doesn't work so well in the gadget-laden house with a makeshift antenna. -jpd |
John Doty wrote:
starman wrote: Hey John, where have you been hiding? Moved to Colorado. Learning to breathe at 8500 feet :-) I miss your contributions here. I'm still trying to keep things on topic but it's getting really trying. You can see what happened just with this thread. I feel sorry for the OP. Do you hang out on any other groups for your shortwave 'fix'? Not getting enough of a fix right now. Haven't gotten a good antenna up yet. Site is real quiet: reception outside with the SW100 is great. But the R8 doesn't work so well in the gadget-laden house with a makeshift antenna. -jpd Let us know what reception is like out there when you get a good antenna up for the R8. I think you know how to make a low noise antenna. :-) -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
I figure I get many signals after they have skipped around the world. Too, the
beamed radiation pattern gets wider and wider the farther it is from a station. Bill, K5BY |
WShoots1 wrote: I figure I get many signals after they have skipped around the world. Too, the beamed radiation pattern gets wider and wider the farther it is from a station. Have you heard of spherical convergence? Steve Holland, MI Drake R7, R8 and R8B http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm |
N8KDV: Have you heard of spherical convergence?
I don't recall that term; please enlighten me. I presume, though, it, whatever it is, would only affect coherent radiation. Bill, K5BY |
JAY,
This is why a Receive ONLY Shortwave Listeners (SWL) Antenna one that is Omni-Directional generally works better then one that is intended to be directional. * The SWL Version of the Inverted "L" Antenna works well as an Omni-Directional Antenna. The SWL Inverted "L" Antenna usually has a Vertical 'Leg' that is 1/3 to 1/2 the Length of the Length of Horizontal 'Arm'. Plus the SWL Inverted "L" Antenna usually is lower to the Ground. This closeness to the Surface of the Ground results in the SWL Inverted "L" Antenna being a form of "Near Vertical Incident Skywave" {NVIS} Antenna. NVIS= http://www.qsl.net/k5eph/nvis.htm * These SWL Versions of the Inverted "L" Antennas can be any size because they are in-fact simply Random Wire Antennas that are designed to fit the available space. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...nna/message/54 * The Inverted "L" Antenna 'Shape' lends itself to the Design Concepts of a "Low Noise Antenna" that has been popularized by John Doty; consisting of: Antenna Element; Matching Transformer; Grounding Point; Coax Cable Feed-in-Line; Radio/Receiver. DOTY= http://www.anarc.org/naswa/badx/ante...e_antenna.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...enna/message/2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/374 - Two Reasons to use a Balun (Matching Transformer) with a Receive Only Antenna. DOTY= http://www.anarc.org/naswa/badx/ante..._longwire.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/150 - Magnetic Longwire Balun (MLB) - Build Your Own "DIY" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/177 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/466 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/467 - Balun Reading List ( Long ) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/337 - The "Grounding-Point" = Ground Rods and Ground Wires ETC. DOTY= http://www.anarc.org/naswa/badx/antennas/grounding.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/425 http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/ground/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/470 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/539 For those who want a 'Set of Numbers' to Build their SWL Inverted "L" Antenna here are a few 'Sets of Numbers' to consider for your available space: - 10Ft High Vertical 'Leg' with a 20-30Ft Horazontal Arm having a Total Lenght of 30-40 Feet. Also: 20x40-60 & 30x60-90 - 15Ft High Vertical 'Leg' with a 30-45Ft Horazontal Arm having a Total Lenght of 45-60 Feet. - 25Ft High Vertical 'Leg' with a 50-75Ft Horazontal Arm having a Total Lenght of 75-100 Feet. - 35Ft High Vertical 'Leg' with a 70-105Ft Horazontal Arm having a Total Lenght of 105-140 Feet. NOTE: The Amateur/HAM Inverted "L" Antenna is usually made-up of Two Equal Sections One Vertical 'Leg' and One Horazontal 'Arm'. These Two Equal Section can be: * 1/8th Wavelength = Quarter Wavelength Total * 1/4th Wavelength = Half Wavelength Total * 1/2th Wavelength = One Wavelength Total Because of the 'equal' porportionality, the Amateur/HAM Inverted "L" Antenna is most often Higher above the Ground then the SWL Version. Dr. Ace's [WH2T] Inverted L Antenna Info ACR= http://www.bloomington.in.us/~wh2t/invertedl.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/309 iane ~ RHF .. .. = = = Jay Heyl wrote in message = = = ... In article , says... Sorry my questions caused you so much anger. I was asking if anyone could tell me about what is going on at the VOA and if anyone could report on any signals they might still be able to receive for VOA. They seemed like reasonable questions for this forum. I regularly get strong VOA signals intended for Africa at lunch time here on the west coast. I've never taken the time to try to figure out where they're coming from. These broadcasts are mostly African futbol scores and discussions, along with the occasional human interest story and American pop song. The only time I listen is if BBC or R. Netherlands aren't coming in that day. -- Jay .. |
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