----- Original Message -----
From: "m II"
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 7:16 PM
Subject: Gene Scott, satellites and MW


Honus wrote:

I'm going to enjoy this damned hobby if it kills me.

Hear, Hear!

There should be a Latin translation of that somewhere...

And here it is, courtesy of the boys over at alt.language.latin:

"I'm going to enjoy this hobby if it kills me."

Hoc studio fructurus sum etsi eo interfiam.

Or

Mihi stat etiam ad mortem hoc studium persequi.

Literally; "I am determined to pursue this hobby even unto death."



I was hoping to end up with a new sig file, but they don't have quite the
ring that I was looking for.

Honus wrote:
I was hoping to end up with a new sig file, but they don't have quite the
ring that I was looking for.

There's always "semper ubi sub ubi".

--
It's unfair to characterize Kerry as a flip-flopper. He's consistently in
favor of marrying a rich widow and buying your way into the White House.
-- Rex Tincher

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:50:48 GMT, "Honus"
wrote:

And for rec.radio.shortwave, does anybody know of a URL that explains
the

process by which SW trasmissions are rebroadcast via satellite?
Obviously,
I've got more to learn about this.

I'm still looking for this one.

Nobody is broadcasting shortwave frequencies from satellites. (There are a few
ham satellites with repeater outputs on the 10-meter band, if they haven't died
by now.) Gene has a conventional TV channel on satellite, but in addition he
and others are using the new technology which is taking the place of shortwave
in affluent countries, MPEG broadcasting. Basically this is using the same
multiplexing and modulation scheme as DBS but with no encryption, on the
medium-power Ku-band satellites rather than the high-power DBS satellites. Just
like DBS, you can pack a few video channels and a lot of audio channels onto one
transponder. In the United States, you'll find two main types of things
broadcast this way: foreign-language programming (Asian channels are
particularly popular) and Protestant evangelism. For further information,
consult alt.video.satellite.mpeg-dvb.

"Honus" wrote in message
...

[snip]


The first part of that went clean over my head. Thanks for trying, though!
g


Not a problem. You don't need to run the numbers on a superhet, anymore
than any driver needs to know how an automatic transmission shifts gears.

But, if you get an anomolous signal on your S-350, just figure it's your
radio hearing a signal that's really somewhere else.

I don't know the S-350, but I'll assume it's a decent radio for program
listening. You won't be happy with it if you expect it to have all it's
images and spurious responses silenced. That costs more money.



No, I wasn't that lucky. It's good to have something to look forward to,
though.




If Dr. Scott is boring, feel free to tune out. His boring shows rarely get
better. Dr. Scott can be very good, but he ain't no Brother Stair.

Frank Dresser

"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
...

"Honus" wrote in message
...

[snip]


The first part of that went clean over my head. Thanks for trying,
though!
g


Not a problem. You don't need to run the numbers on a superhet, anymore
than any driver needs to know how an automatic transmission shifts gears.

But, if you get an anomolous signal on your S-350, just figure it's your
radio hearing a signal that's really somewhere else.

I don't know the S-350, but I'll assume it's a decent radio for program
listening. You won't be happy with it if you expect it to have all it's
images and spurious responses silenced. That costs more money.

Now you tell me. gbg I just wish that when I'd done all of my research
before I bought it, that someone in those many reviews had mentioned
spurious signals, etc. I wouldn't have known what they meant, but I'd have
investigated it...and probably gone with a different unit.

No, I wasn't that lucky. It's good to have something to look forward to,
though.


If Dr. Scott is boring, feel free to tune out. His boring shows rarely
get
better. Dr. Scott can be very good, but he ain't no Brother Stair.

He went off the air before I could hear any ID, or any real ranting or
tirading. I figured out who he was by other means, i.e. the guy speaking
said it was his 75th brthday, etc. I read up on Scott a little, and I really
am looking forward to hearing some of the outrageous stuff that comes from
him. But I'm not going to listen to a boring sermon to get to it! I just
wanted to log that weird 1615 signal. Oh well. Thanks again.

"Honus" wrote in message . ..
I posted this message over in rec.radio.amateur.dx, but no one seems to have
any answers for me. It's perhaps a little off-topic, but since most of the
posts in these parts are, it'll fit right in. And at least here I'll get
some sort of response.

Even if it's political.

I'm just going to cut and paste:



I'm new to the hobby, so please bear with me.

I picked up a Gene Scott broadcast last night on MW at 1615 KHz. Here's the

Anguilla, British West Indies
24 hours a day - 7 days a week

690 KHz AM

1610 KHz
.........snip..................................... .........................

The DX 350 is a sensitive receiver but it doesn't work too well
with a long antenna. The circuits overload and you find images of
stations in all sorts of places where they shouldn't be. The first
thing to do is to disconnect the long wire antenna and see what kind
of reception you get off the whip. Probably the "ghosts" will
disappear. Another thing you can do is to find the switch on the right
hand side of the radio marked ""SW LPF" and switch it on. This will
help remove some of the mysterious signals. If the problem persists
disconnect the ground and see if that helps. You may find that you can
receive most of the stations you want right off the whip. Also, the
"RF Gain" contol should be turned counter-clockwise to the point where
the stations just start to drop off.
If you wnt to get some of the weaker stations, you will have to
experiment and see how much antenna you can use before the
overloading starts. You can wind a few turns around the whip or use
the antenna input at the back. I think 10 or 20 feet of wire would be
plenty. When matched to the right length of antenna, the DX 350
should be fine for your purpose. If you get a bit frustrated at having
to fiddle with the antenna, ride the RF gain, and switch the LPF on
and off, remember that communications receivers that handle a wide
range of signal strengths cost upwards of $1,000.......good
listening.....ken....

"ken" wrote in message
m...
"Honus" wrote in message
. ..
I posted this message over in rec.radio.amateur.dx, but no one seems to
have
any answers for me. It's perhaps a little off-topic, but since most of
the
posts in these parts are, it'll fit right in. And at least here I'll get
some sort of response.

Even if it's political.

I'm just going to cut and paste:



I'm new to the hobby, so please bear with me.

I picked up a Gene Scott broadcast last night on MW at 1615 KHz. Here's
the

Anguilla, British West Indies
24 hours a day - 7 days a week

690 KHz AM

1610 KHz
........snip...................................... ........................

The DX 350 is a sensitive receiver but it doesn't work too well
with a long antenna. The circuits overload and you find images of
stations in all sorts of places where they shouldn't be. The first
thing to do is to disconnect the long wire antenna and see what kind
of reception you get off the whip. Probably the "ghosts" will
disappear. Another thing you can do is to find the switch on the right
hand side of the radio marked ""SW LPF" and switch it on. This will
help remove some of the mysterious signals. If the problem persists
disconnect the ground and see if that helps. You may find that you can
receive most of the stations you want right off the whip. Also, the
"RF Gain" contol should be turned counter-clockwise to the point where
the stations just start to drop off.
If you wnt to get some of the weaker stations, you will have to
experiment and see how much antenna you can use before the
overloading starts. You can wind a few turns around the whip or use
the antenna input at the back. I think 10 or 20 feet of wire would be
plenty. When matched to the right length of antenna, the DX 350
should be fine for your purpose. If you get a bit frustrated at having
to fiddle with the antenna, ride the RF gain, and switch the LPF on
and off, remember that communications receivers that handle a wide
range of signal strengths cost upwards of $1,000.......good
listening.....ken....

Thanks for the tips, Ken. I'm going to give them all a try ASAP.