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Michael wrote:

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Michael wrote:

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Sri Lanka heard here at 0030 s/on in English on 15747 with opening
announcements
by a woman. Not much of a signal.


00:52 Making it over here at about S-4 with the noise floor.
Currently
music.

The signal has improved since s/on. Currently about S4-5 here on the
R8
with a
70' wire. They generally play some good oldies.

The carrier is barely detectable here, no speech from the noise. QTH nr
Sydney.

Brad.

1:43 UTC I'm still getting it here but it is weak. I've got my R75 in
LSB
with pre-amp 2 turned on. I need to tweak the PBT and use some NR too in
order to clean it up to listen too. Currently news/information.

Isn't pre-amp 2 in the R75 for use in the 50-60 MHz range?


Pre-amp # 2 gives amplification above that of pre-amp # 1 from the bottom of
the tuning dial all the way to the top. So, unless my R75 is a mutant, it
is not only for 50-60 MHz. Regardless, it also amplifies the noise, so I
rarely use any pre-amp unless on a weak signal. With any pre-amp on, I
usually also use some NR to chill things out a bit.

Michael