Lucky wrote:

Hi dxAce

It looks like I can't get LP down here. At least not since I've been trying.
I'm no lame even though I'm only doing "our thing" for 8 months. But, I've
learned a great deal and have good equipment. I guess I have to catch him
under the best conditions.

Hey, I pick up plenty of good DX stations down here in Florida but no luck
for Lucky so far with LP.

Hang in there, you'll catch the Poacher.

Should be up at 1200 on 16084, 15682 and 14487.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

Lucky wrote:

Hi dxAce

It looks like I can't get LP down here. At least not since I've been trying.
I'm no lame even though I'm only doing "our thing" for 8 months. But, I've
learned a great deal and have good equipment. I guess I have to catch him
under the best conditions.

Hey, I pick up plenty of good DX stations down here in Florida but no luck
for Lucky so far with LP.

Hang in there, you'll catch the Poacher.

Should be up at 1200 on 16084, 15682 and 14487.

Heard here on all three frequencies with the 'Poacher Tune', weak.


dxAce
Michigan
USA

Just another repeat of yesterday for me so far.

Lucky

"dxAce" wrote in message
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dxAce wrote:

Lucky wrote:

Hi dxAce

It looks like I can't get LP down here. At least not since I've been
trying.
I'm no lame even though I'm only doing "our thing" for 8 months. But,
I've
learned a great deal and have good equipment. I guess I have to catch
him
under the best conditions.

Hey, I pick up plenty of good DX stations down here in Florida but no
luck
for Lucky so far with LP.

Hang in there, you'll catch the Poacher.

Should be up at 1200 on 16084, 15682 and 14487.

Heard here on all three frequencies with the 'Poacher Tune', weak.


dxAce
Michigan
USA

Just another repeat of yesterday for me so far.


Hey Lucky,
I'm sure you've mentioned it ...but I missed it. What receiver and what type of
antenna are you using.

I heard LP on two of the three incorrect freqs yesterday on a Hammarlund 129X
with a 600ft. tract of wire and on my modded DX-394 on an Alpha Delta sloper
roughly 60 ft. high.

Keep trying, you'll hear it. If I can hear LP on the wrong freqs, I'm sure you
can hear them on the correct ones. ;-)

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1 Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I get
good signals.

Lucky

"GO BEARCATS" wrote in message
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Just another repeat of yesterday for me so far.


Hey Lucky,
I'm sure you've mentioned it ...but I missed it. What receiver and what
type of
antenna are you using.

I heard LP on two of the three incorrect freqs yesterday on a Hammarlund
129X
with a 600ft. tract of wire and on my modded DX-394 on an Alpha Delta
sloper
roughly 60 ft. high.

Keep trying, you'll hear it. If I can hear LP on the wrong freqs, I'm sure
you
can hear them on the correct ones. ;-)

Lucky wrote:

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1 Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I get
good signals.

That's your problem... you're using a dipole. A dipole is for use on a very
narrow range of frequencies. Now, using the tuner, you might get a better match
to the receiver.

My suggestion would be to use a single wire, and match it with a transformer. I
think you might get better broadband performance from that.

However, you may be somewhat limited being on a 23rd floor.

That's not so lucky, no pun intended.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Yes I am limited to the type of ant I use on the terrace. But, I seem to get
less noise using the balun. But being on the 23rd floor I have no real
obstructions. So you think I should go a random single wire? What kind of
transformer do you mean? I research I did on ants say you need 4 leads for a
blaun to work. What can add to a single wire?

Thanks for the tip.

Lucky

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Lucky wrote:

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1
Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use
only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I
get
good signals.

That's your problem... you're using a dipole. A dipole is for use on a
very
narrow range of frequencies. Now, using the tuner, you might get a better
match
to the receiver.

My suggestion would be to use a single wire, and match it with a
transformer. I
think you might get better broadband performance from that.

However, you may be somewhat limited being on a 23rd floor.

That's not so lucky, no pun intended.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

= = = "Lucky" wrote in message
= = = ...

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1 Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I get
good signals.

Lucky

LUCKY,

Forget the Dipole ETC.

Since your are up 23 Floors (10-12Ft X 23 = 230-276 Feet)

Vertical "Drop" Antenna # 1.
- Buy 100-200 Feet of TV 300 Ohm Twin Lead.
- Take the Far-End and 'bare' the Wires, then Twist the ends together.
- Attach a 8 Ounce Fishing Weight to the Far-End.
- Take the Near-End and 'bare' the Wires, then insert/connect
them to the Antenna and Ground Terminals for your Receiver.
- Lower the TV Twin Lead out the Window for your antenna.

Vertical "Drop" Antenna # 2.
- Buy 100-200 Feet of TV 300 Ohm Twin Lead.
- Take the Far-End and 'bare' the Wires, then Twist the ends together.
- Attach a 8 Ounce Fishing Weight to the Far-End.
- Take the Near-End and 'bare' the Wires, then connect them to
the 300 Ohm-End of a TV 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm Matching Transformer.
- Connect the 75 Ohm-End to a 6-25 Foot piece of TV 75 Ohm Coax
Cable. {Enough Coax Cable to go from the Window to the Radio.)
- Buy a "F" to SO-239 Adapter (RadioShack Catalog # 278-258)
to 'connect' the TV Coax Cable to the So-239 Jack on the Radio.
- Lower the TV Twin Lead out the Window for your antenna.

NOTE: Make sure that the Fishing Weight is between Floors
and not hitting (breaking) anyones windows :-{

iane ~ RHF
..
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/502
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You Can Hear Forever and Beyond - The Beyond !
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RHF wrote:

= = = "Lucky" wrote in message
= = = ...

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1 Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I get
good signals.

Lucky

LUCKY,

Forget the Dipole ETC.

Since your are up 23 Floors (10-12Ft X 23 = 230-276 Feet)

Vertical "Drop" Antenna # 1.
- Buy 100-200 Feet of TV 300 Ohm Twin Lead.
- Take the Far-End and 'bare' the Wires, then Twist the ends together.
- Attach a 8 Ounce Fishing Weight to the Far-End.
- Take the Near-End and 'bare' the Wires, then insert/connect
them to the Antenna and Ground Terminals for your Receiver.
- Lower the TV Twin Lead out the Window for your antenna.

Vertical "Drop" Antenna # 2.
- Buy 100-200 Feet of TV 300 Ohm Twin Lead.
- Take the Far-End and 'bare' the Wires, then Twist the ends together.
- Attach a 8 Ounce Fishing Weight to the Far-End.
- Take the Near-End and 'bare' the Wires, then connect them to
the 300 Ohm-End of a TV 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm Matching Transformer.
- Connect the 75 Ohm-End to a 6-25 Foot piece of TV 75 Ohm Coax
Cable. {Enough Coax Cable to go from the Window to the Radio.)
- Buy a "F" to SO-239 Adapter (RadioShack Catalog # 278-258)
to 'connect' the TV Coax Cable to the So-239 Jack on the Radio.
- Lower the TV Twin Lead out the Window for your antenna.

NOTE: Make sure that the Fishing Weight is between Floors
and not hitting (breaking) anyones windows :-{

Probably a bad way to go as that antenna will be going right past all those floors
full of interference.

If he has access to the roof he'd be much better off with a horizontal antenna up
there.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

It's funny cause my dipole is made out of 300Ohm Twinlead. And at one time
before I got the balun I had the ends twisted together!. It was like a mini
loop really since I soldered the leads to an adapter. The problem in this
building is that someone would probably call the office if they saw the wire
hanging or try to pull it down themselves.

Now I was going to do this. The next highest floor is the 24th and that's
it. Not much higher to get to the roof. I was going to take magnetic wire
and crazy glue it along the very top of the roofs sides and run it down to
my window. But, I bought some and let it hang out my window while trying
it's reception properties.

The reception was terrible. Was this because the wire is so, so thin? I
wanted to use very thin wire so it couldn't be seen. What do you think?

Lucky

"RHF" wrote in message
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= = = "Lucky" wrote in message
= = = ...

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1
Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use
only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I
get
good signals.

Lucky

LUCKY,

Forget the Dipole ETC.

Since your are up 23 Floors (10-12Ft X 23 = 230-276 Feet)

Vertical "Drop" Antenna # 1.
- Buy 100-200 Feet of TV 300 Ohm Twin Lead.
- Take the Far-End and 'bare' the Wires, then Twist the ends together.
- Attach a 8 Ounce Fishing Weight to the Far-End.
- Take the Near-End and 'bare' the Wires, then insert/connect
them to the Antenna and Ground Terminals for your Receiver.
- Lower the TV Twin Lead out the Window for your antenna.

Vertical "Drop" Antenna # 2.
- Buy 100-200 Feet of TV 300 Ohm Twin Lead.
- Take the Far-End and 'bare' the Wires, then Twist the ends together.
- Attach a 8 Ounce Fishing Weight to the Far-End.
- Take the Near-End and 'bare' the Wires, then connect them to
the 300 Ohm-End of a TV 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm Matching Transformer.
- Connect the 75 Ohm-End to a 6-25 Foot piece of TV 75 Ohm Coax
Cable. {Enough Coax Cable to go from the Window to the Radio.)
- Buy a "F" to SO-239 Adapter (RadioShack Catalog # 278-258)
to 'connect' the TV Coax Cable to the So-239 Jack on the Radio.
- Lower the TV Twin Lead out the Window for your antenna.

NOTE: Make sure that the Fishing Weight is between Floors
and not hitting (breaking) anyones windows :-{

iane ~ RHF
.
Some Say: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/502
I BELIEVE: On A Clear Night...
You Can Hear Forever and Beyond - The Beyond !
.