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#1505 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:47 pm
Subject: Re: 1510KHz bfmtvc
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330 degrees is a waste of time now we are approaching summer. You would be better with a Latin ewe at around 240 degrees now. The ewe has a reasonable beamwidth but you are probably too far off-beam if you are serious about DXing South America on 330 degrees. 270 degrees would make a better "all rounder".

It will be interesting once Belgium 1512 has left the air for good as Brazil can appear shortly after 21:00 hours.

John

Daviesruby@... wrote:

Hi John
Going to record again tonight, ivegot a tape recorder with timer on (Roberts c9950) must sort out the pc to record. Been puttin another ewe up this pm pointing 330degrees its only 20 foot long though, all i could get in that direction. I can get the 25 foot up but that's pointing exactly north.
Just joined the MWC as well, Ive got interference across the tropical bands since returning after easter ! think its from next door. Anyway been meaning to concentrate on MW for a while as Im finding the same stuff on the tropicals.
How are things
Mark


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#1506 From: Daviesruby@...
Date: Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:02 pm
Subject: Re: 1510KHz markanglesey
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Already got an ewe @240 degrees that is what I was using last night. It points out to sea nothing between it and S America basically, there isnt a house in that direction just open water.

Do you think shortening the ewe will make a difference. (The N.American one)

Hopefully will be posting some logs to Skywaves mw more regularly now

Mark

Anglesey

#1507 From: "outlawmobile" <outlawmobile@...>
Date: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:12 am
Subject: new medium wave club outlawmobile
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With the owner/moderators permission I would like to invite everyone to
check out my new group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ammediumwavedxing/
Thanks, Shawn

#1508 From: skywavesmw@...
Date: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:34 am
Subject: New file uploaded to skywavesmw skywavesmw@...
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#1509 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:46 am
Subject: Re: new medium wave club bfmtvc
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outlawmobile wrote:
> With the owner/moderators permission I would like to invite everyone to
> check out my new group:
Er, really?  Nobody asked me.

We are keen to promote the hobby and this has always been 'taken as
read'.  Asking is one thing, but deliberate spamming without asking is
something else.

John

#1510 From: "andreschokker" <andreschokker@...>
Date: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:52 pm
Subject: Looking for a schema andreschokker
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Hi all,

I am looking for a schema of an deltaloop aerial to transmit
on about 1500 khz am with my new to build transmitter on
mediumwave next winter, who have a schema for me ?? or de
messurements  of the wire ?

yours aye

Andre

#1511 From: "Dave Towers" <david.towers@...>
Date: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:09 am
Subject: test radioman69uk
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test

#1512 From: "Dave Towers" <david.towers@...>
Date: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:12 am
Subject: There is not a need for another group radioman69uk
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Hi John
cant see the point of yet another really, as this list and MWC cover
the hobby of LW/MW and Tropical bands.
It just makes correlating information more difficult as it is in
diverse locations.
I will stay as I am
73
dave
G8SZX  Glenfield Leicester IO92jp
webpage
www.g8szx.mediumwaveradio.org

John Faulkner wrote:
> outlawmobile wrote:
>> With the owner/moderators permission I would like to invite
everyone to check out my new group:
> Er, really?  Nobody asked me.
>
> We are keen to promote the hobby and this has always been 'taken as
read'.  Asking is one thing, but deliberate spamming without asking is
something else.
>
> John

#1513 From: "markanglesey" <Daviesruby@...>
Date: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:00 pm
Subject: Last night listening markanglesey
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Hi Guys

Quite a few N.Americans around last night no Ids though, decided to
record 1520, on TOH throughout the morning again N. Americans there
clear at times but no ids. Will have a good listen to the tape tonight
with headphones should be ids there as good signals at times.

Mark

Anglesey

http://www.broadcast-transradio.com/DRM_TRAIL_LITTORAL_ENGL.pdf

#1514 From: David Towers <david.towers@...>
Date: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:44 pm
Subject: Littoral AM Tests radioman69uk
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Latest information from Littoral AM test.
dave G8SZX

Hi Dave,

Thanks a lot for your comments, for the moment we’ve not a website in english but we’ll translate it in english later! You can have some informations on Littoral AM test on the Transradio website! I give you the link:

We broadcast in DRM mode monday, tuesday and friday - 5H5O am to 7H05 pm UTC, wednesday to thursday – 5H50 am UTC (wednesday)to 7H05 pm UTC (thursday). We broadcast in AM mode 1593 kHz - saturday to sunday (and the night of saturday to sunday) – 6H50 am to 5H05 pm UTC.

We’ll send you a QSL of Littoral AM following the sending of your reception report!

Best Regards

Frederic Guyon

Technical Manager

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www.littoralam.fr

www.radionumerique-bretagne.com

http://littoralinfo.over-blog.com

Adress: Littoral AM

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#1515 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:25 am
Subject: Poorly 7030 bfmtvc
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I have just been accounting elsewhere for the lack of any MW DX log here
recently.

The reason for this is a poorly 7030.  I can listen, but only for as
long as the 7030 allows.  Sometimes this is for a few minutes, sometimes
for a few seconds.  It is as if someone unplugs the aerial, although
some signal remains.  Maybe it is a problem with the pre-amp since
signals become comparable to the -40dB pre-amp setting.  I have only
half-heartedly looked into the problem as I anticipate the delivery of
my Perseus soon - in time for the next season I hope.

Regarding what I have 'heard', as opposed to 'identified':  Several
Brazilians here and there but none with any great signal;  East coast
North America has been reasonable at times, but only the most regular of
regulars.

In conclusion, conditions have not been good, but there has occasionally
been something around worth recording.  Sadly, my 7030 has not allowed
me the privilege.

Good DX!

John

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#1516 From: David Towers <david.towers@...>
Date: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:53 pm
Subject: Re: Poorly 7030 radioman69uk
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Hi John
post it to me and I will send in return �10 for the faulty unit and also
repay p&p costs
fair enough?
dave
G8SZX  Glenfield Leicester IO92jp
webpage
www.g8szx.mediumwaveradio.org


John Faulkner wrote:
> I have just been accounting elsewhere for the lack of any MW DX log here
> recently.
>
> The reason for this is a poorly 7030.  I can listen, but only for as
> long as the 7030 allows.  Sometimes this is for a few minutes, sometimes
> for a few seconds.  It is as if someone unplugs the aerial, although
> some signal remains.  Maybe it is a problem with the pre-amp since
> signals become comparable to the -40dB pre-amp setting.  I have only
> half-heartedly looked into the problem as I anticipate the delivery of
> my Perseus soon - in time for the next season I hope.
>
> Regarding what I have 'heard', as opposed to 'identified':  Several
> Brazilians here and there but none with any great signal;  East coast
> North America has been reasonable at times, but only the most regular of
> regulars.
>
> In conclusion, conditions have not been good, but there has occasionally
> been something around worth recording.  Sadly, my 7030 has not allowed
> me the privilege.
>
> Good DX!
>
> John
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#1517 From: "Julian Hardstone" <julian@...>
Date: Mon May 5, 2008 12:11 pm
Subject: Re: Poorly 7030 julesomega
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Guess you'll have to bang it on the table a bit - or would that wake your
wife? ;-)
When can you expect the Perseus?

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#1518 From: "Geraldo de Bem" <gdb@...>
Date: Tue May 6, 2008 5:03 pm
Subject: Guaranias py2akv
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Gentlemen,

Heard at 00:30 local time, for about a whole hour, at 780 kHz, AM,
R�dio Primero de Marzo from Asunci�n, the capital of Paraguay.

Think the time in Asunci�n is an hour less from here and the GMT is
three hours ahead.

Mostly guaranias (the guarania is the Paraguayan music par
excellence) sung in both Spanish (or more appropriately Castilian,
as Spanish is commonly known throughout all South America) and
Guarani (the indigenous language spoken in Paraguay; Paraguay is a
bilingual country so strong is the Guarani culture there).

Insterspersed, also dialogues and interviews with Paraguayans.

Never had heard a Paraguayan station on MW before (only on SW), what
was amazing and noteworthy.

I've already heard, here and there in time, Paraguayan NDBs on LW,
but that's another story.

Clear sound with only occasional fadings, well worth a try to be
heard in the Northern Hemisphere these days: the one who succeeds
will never forget!

Best,

Geraldo

#1519 From: "John Faulkner - Skywaves Group" <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Sun May 11, 2008 9:37 pm
Subject: Re: Guaranias bfmtvc
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Apologies to Geraldo as I have only just discovered this message
which was posted to the group on May 6th.

All new members have their first posts moderated in order to stop
spam.  This time, Yahoo did not forward an alert to me to say that
there was a message in the moderation queue.

Best wishes.

John


--- In skywavesmw@..., "Geraldo de Bem" <gdb@...> wrote:
>
> Gentlemen,
>
> Heard at 00:30 local time, for about a whole hour, at 780 kHz, AM,
> R�dio Primero de Marzo from Asunci�n, the capital of Paraguay.
>
> Think the time in Asunci�n is an hour less from here and the GMT is
> three hours ahead.
>
> Mostly guaranias (the guarania is the Paraguayan music par
> excellence) sung in both Spanish (or more appropriately Castilian,
> as Spanish is commonly known throughout all South America) and
> Guarani (the indigenous language spoken in Paraguay; Paraguay is a
> bilingual country so strong is the Guarani culture there).
>
> Insterspersed, also dialogues and interviews with Paraguayans.
>
> Never had heard a Paraguayan station on MW before (only on SW),
what
> was amazing and noteworthy.
>
> I've already heard, here and there in time, Paraguayan NDBs on LW,
> but that's another story.
>
> Clear sound with only occasional fadings, well worth a try to be
> heard in the Northern Hemisphere these days: the one who succeeds
> will never forget!
>
> Best,
>
> Geraldo
>

#1520 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Tue May 13, 2008 2:37 pm
Subject: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08 bfmtvc
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920 CJCH Halifax NS. �The Greatest Oldies Of All Time, 92 CJCH� F 0230
13/05 JF

930 CFBC St John NB. �Oldies 9-30 CFBC� ID. Brief peak F 0204 13/05 JF

1010 CFRB Toronto ON. �CFRB News� ID F 0204 13/05 JF

1010 WINS New York NY. News �WINS Newstime � � IDs xf CFRB F 0300 13/05 JF

1100 ZYK694 R Globo, Seo Paulo. Echoey �Globo� jingle then spoken ID.
I�ve not heard this since the 80s! F 0300 13/05 JF

1130 WBBR New York NY. �This is Bloomberg News�, �Bloomberg 11-3-oh
traffic and weather� F 0335 13/05 JF

1140 CBI Sydney NS. CBC News jingle and ID F 0300 13/05 JF

1190 WLIB New York NY. �You�re listening to The Miracle Revival Hour
broacdcast. I�m your host Pastor David Hall� F 0230 13/05 JF

1370 WDEA Ellsworth ME. ID heard in 1368 splatter W 0100 13/05 JF

1390 WEGP Sung jingle ID after ad break at 01:08. Mixing unidentified
Spanish F 0108 13/05 JF

1390 WXTC Charleston SC. Presumed with inspirational Gospel/soul music W
0340 13/05 JF

1400 CBG Gander NL. // 1140 W 0300 13/05 JF

1440 WJAE Westbrook ME. Sports commentary, mixing unidentified Spanish W
0100 13/05 JF

1500 WWWT Washington DC. Presumed with talk show F 0330 13/05 JF

1520 WWKB Buffalo NY. Baseball. ID as �The Bisons Baseball Network� at
his time. F 0130 13/05 JF

1540 CHIN Toronto ON. Broadcasting to Toronto on AM 1540 This is the
voice of multicultural radio, this is Chin Radio� F 0130 13/05 JF

1650 WHKT Portsmouth VA. Radio Disney ID W 0400 13/05 JF

1660 WWRU Jersey City NJ. �16-60 AM, WWRU Jersey City� ID W 0300 13/05 JF

1660 WCNZ Marco Island FL. Full toh ID �WCNZ�, Relevant Radio�, etc.
Religion F 0400 13/05 JF

1670 WVVM Dry Branch GA. �Viva� IDs and Mexican rhythms W 0321 13/05 JF
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
----------------------------------------------

My Perseus arrived much quicker than I had hoped - well in time for the
next MW DX season!

Installation could not have been simpler and everything worked perfectly
on my main PC. My laptops were a little less forgiving though, so I have
to use a slightly older version of the Perseus software (v1.0) on those.

I let Perseus record for me overnight so I could sleep. It is far
simpler than the previous method I used with RecAll-PRO. Recording was
made from 00:30 to 08:30 local time, which used 128GB on my external
300GB USB hard drive. Perseus records in blocks of five minutes and
seamlessly links the individual files together. As it happened, we had a
power cut shortly after 3am which only lasted a few minutes. No files
were damaged despite this!

When playing back, I concentrated my listening on the top and bottom of
each hour. This did not seem to take any longer than it used to when
playing back my single-frequency recordings via Winrad.

Conditions: They weren't great, but I suppose not too bad considering
the time of year. It was nice to hear Globo on 1100 again - the first
time I have heard this since the 80s. There were a few other
unidentified signals:

1050 English - presumed WEPN
1130 Spanish
1330 English & Spanish
1360 English
1380 English
1390 Latin
1470 Probably Vibracion
1499.985 (approximately) Latin
1570 English

Carriers were visible on many other frequencies too. This is another big
bonus with Perseus: You can see the carriers long before the signals are
strong enough to produce audio so you can see, ata glance, which
frequencies you should be listening to. Perseus also lets you tune
around the band while you record, but only within the spectrum you have
chosen. This currently stands at 800kHz. I chose to record 900 - 1700 kHz.

The Perseus is an excellent DX machine and so small you could almost put
it in your pocket. I can't wait to try it out on the moors with a
beverage. Anybody taking a Perseus on a DXpedition would surely return
with a HUGE DX log!

Good DX!

John
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Perseus SDR & 10'x25'x10' ewe antenna.

#1521 From: jwagency@...
Date: Tue May 13, 2008 5:55 pm
Subject: Re: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08 dxplease
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Hi John,

Just been looking at one on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhGAafMgkAo&feature=related How much are they?

Thanks

Cyril

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From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
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Sent: Tue, 13 May 2008 15:37
Subject: [skywavesmw] Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08

920 CJCH Halifax NS. “The Greatest Oldies Of All Time, 92 CJCH” F 0230 13/05 JF
930 CFBC St John NB. “Oldies 9-30 CFBC” ID. Brief peak F 0204 13/05 JF
1010 CFRB Toronto ON. “CFRB News” ID F 0204 13/05 JF
1010 WINS New York NY. News “WINS Newstime … “ IDs xf CFRB F 0300 13/05 JF
1100 ZYK694 R Globo, Seo Paulo. Echoey “Globo” jingle then spoken ID. I’ve not heard this since the 80s! F 0300 13/05 JF
1130 WBBR New York NY. “This is Bloomberg News”, “Bloomberg 11-3-oh traffic and weather” F 0335 13/05 JF
1140 CBI Sydney NS. CBC News jingle and ID F 0300 13/05 JF
1190 WLIB New York NY. “You’re listening to The Miracle Revival Hour broacdcast. I’m your host Pastor David Hall” F 0230 13/05 JF
1370 WDEA Ellsworth ME. ID heard in 1368 splatter W 0100 13/05 JF
1390 WEGP Sung jingle ID after ad break at 01:08. Mixing unidentified Spanish F 0108 13/05 JF
1390 WXTC Charleston SC. Presumed with inspirational Gospel/soul music W 0340 13/05 JF
1400 CBG Gander NL. // 1140 W 0300 13/05 JF
1440 WJAE Westbrook ME. Sports commentary, mixing unidentified Spanish W 0100 13/05 JF
1500 WWWT Washington DC. Presumed with talk show F 0330 13/05 JF
1520 WWKB Buffalo NY. Baseball. ID as “The Bisons Baseball Network” at his time. F 0130 13/05 JF
1540 CHIN Toronto ON. Broadcasting to Toronto on AM 1540 This is the voice of multicultural radio, this is Chin Radio” F 0130 13/05 JF
1650 WHKT Portsmouth VA. Radio Disney ID W 0400 13/05 JF
1660 WWRU Jersey City NJ. “16-60 AM, WWRU Jersey City” ID W 0300 13/05 JF
1660 WCNZ Marco Island FL. Full toh ID “WCNZ”, Relevant Radio”, etc. Religion F 0400 13/05 JF
1670 WVVM Dry Branch GA. “Viva” IDs and Mexican rhythms W 0321 13/05 JF
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My Perseus arrived much quicker than I had hoped - well in time for the next MW DX season!
Installation could not have been simpler and everything worked perfectly on my main PC. My laptops were a little less forgiving though, so I have to use a slightly older version of the Perseus software (v1.0) on those.
I let Perseus record for me overnight so I could sleep. It is far simpler than the previous method I used with RecAll-PRO. Recording was made from 00:30 to 08:30 local time, which used 128GB on my external 300GB USB hard drive. Perseus records in blocks of five minutes and seamlessly links the individual files together. As it happened, we had a power cut shortly after 3am which only lasted a few minutes. No files were damaged despite this!
When playing back, I concentrated my listening on the top and bottom of each hour. This did not seem to take any longer than it used to when playing back my single-frequency recordings via Winrad.
Conditions: They weren't great, but I suppose not too bad considering the time of year. It was nice to hear Globo on 1100 again - the first time I have heard this since the 80s. There were a few other unidentified signals:
1050 English - presumed WEPN
1130 Spanish
1330 English & Spanish
1360 English
1380 English
1390 Latin
1470 Probably Vibracion
1499.985 (approximately) Latin
1570 English
Carriers were visible on many other frequencies too. This is another big bonus with Perseus: You can see the carriers long before the signals are strong enough to produce audio so you can see, ata glance, which frequencies you should be listening to. Perseus also lets you tune around the band while you record, but only within the spectrum you have chosen. This currently stands at 800kHz. I chose to record 900 - 1700 kHz.
The Perseus is an excellent DX machine and so small you could almost put it in your pocket. I can't wait to try it out on the moors with a beverage. Anybody taking a Perseus on a DXpedition would surely return with a HUGE DX log!
Good DX!
John
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Perseus SDR & 10'x25'x10' ewe antenna.
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#1522 From: "John Faulkner - Skywaves Group" <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Wed May 14, 2008 1:16 am
Subject: Re: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08 bfmtvc
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Hello Cyril.

Martin Lynch http://www.hamradio.co.uk are the only UK supplier.
Delivery is typically six weeks but can vary.  The cost has just
increased from �595 to �649.  I got mine before the increase.

Nico Palermo, the designer of the Perseus has designed this receiver
for the DXer and actually listens and responds to user's questions on
this Perseus forum. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perseus_SDR

Currently, the Perseus will allow wideband recordings of up to
800kHz.  It is thought that the next software upgrade (free online)
will increase this to at least 1200kHz, which will enable you to
record the entire medium wave band!

Does this sound far fetched? Yesterday, MW DXer Ken Baird in
Ayrshire, sent his medium wave band so I could DX it!  I had the
pleasure of literally tuning the band, exactly as it is at his home
QTH.  This is what you can do with Perseus!  Needless to say, the
file sizes were rather big but they zip up quite nicely with Winrar,
etc.

No need to sit in front of the radio.  Do your DXing the following
day or at a more convenient time.

Cheers

John

#1523 From: "John Faulkner - Skywaves Group" <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Wed May 14, 2008 1:31 am
Subject: Re: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08 bfmtvc
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Hello Cyril.

The Perseus has just increased in price from �600 to �650 and is only
available in the UK from Martin Lynch. http://www.hamradio.co.uk
Delivery is tyically six weeks.

Currently, you can only record 800kHz of MW spectrum but the next
software revision (free online) is expected to increase this to
1200kHz - enough to record the whole MW band!

How's this for "weird". Yesterday, MW DXer Ken Baird in Ayrshire sent
me his medium wave band!  That's right.  In other words, he sent me
some files which contained images of the band exactly as it was
received on a particular night up there in Scotland.  I just run
these files into Perseus and tune the band in realtime, exactly as if
I were at Ken's QTH.  This is what you can do with Perseus.

Nico Palermo, designer of Perseus, created this amazing receiver with
the DXer in mind.  He actually listens and responds to DXer's
questions and suggestions that are put to him in the Perseus SDR
Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perseus_SDR

More Info:  http://www.ssb.de/amateur/englisch/perseus/perseus_e.shtml

Cheers

John

#1524 From: "John Faulkner - Skywaves Group" <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Wed May 14, 2008 1:32 am
Subject: Re: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08 bfmtvc
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Ah - I wondered what had hapened to my first message.  It did send
after all.

John

#1525 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Wed May 14, 2008 2:27 pm
Subject: Ashfield DX Log: 14-05-08 bfmtvc
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750    CBGY    Bonavista Bay NL.  CBC News    F    0200    14/05    JF

800    CHRC    Quebec QC.  Presumed with French talking in the mix
  F    0800    14/05    JF

1050    WEPN    New York NY.  ESPN sports news    F    0105    14/05    JF

1200    CFGO    Ottawa ON.  Talking about Ottawa sporting event and "Fox
Sports" IDs before top of hour    F    0300    14/05    JF

1480    WMDD    R Tropical, Fajardo PR.  Presumed with sports commentary
mentioning Fajardo.  Ads then lost in the noise    F    0100    14/05    JF
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Conditions not so good tonight but still a few whistles and bangs here
and there.

Good DX!

John
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Perseus SDR & 10'x25'x10' ewe antenna.

#1526 From: jwagency@...
Date: Wed May 14, 2008 11:27 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08 dxplease
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Hello John

Well the Perseus is an amazing receiver.
When I saw your log from it I thought it was something from the winer months!
I am saving up now to get one.
Good DX

Cyril

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From: John Faulkner - Skywaves Group <john.faulkner@...>
To: skywavesmw@...
Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 2:31
Subject: [skywavesmw] Re: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08

Hello Cyril.

The Perseus has just increased in price from £600 to £650 and is only
available in the UK from Martin Lynch. http://www.hamradio.co.uk
Delivery is tyically six weeks.

Currently, you can only record 800kHz of MW spectrum but the next
software revision (free online) is expected to increase this to
1200kHz - enough to record the whole MW band!

How's this for "weird". Yesterday, MW DXer Ken Baird in Ayrshire sent
me his medium wave band! That's right. In other words, he sent me
some files which contained images of the band exactly as it was
received on a particular night up there in Scotland. I just run
these files into Perseus and tune the band in realtime, exactly as if
I were at Ken's QTH. This is what you can do with Perseus.

Nico Palermo, designer of Perseus, created this amazing receiver with
the DXer in mind. He actually listens and responds to DXer's
questions and suggestions that are put to him in the Perseus SDR
Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perseus_SDR

More Info: http://www.ssb.de/amateur/englisch/perseus/perseus_e.shtml

Cheers

John

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#1527 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Thu May 15, 2008 9:47 am
Subject: Re: Re: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08 bfmtvc
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You won't regret it Cyril.

I discovered something else yesterday too. It does seem to record the whole medium wave band with its present software version!

I knew that the 800kHz bandwidth was actually larger than this but I did not think the extra bit was accessible. I discovered it could be accessed when I accidentally entered a frequency which was outside the range I had recorded and was able to listen to the channel with no apparent problems. The reason this extra bit is not included in the standard playback window is because there is supposed to be some performance degredation outside this area.

As I have said, the next software upgrade may increase the recordable bandwidth from 800kHz to 1200kHz, and I suspect continuing well beyond this in the future, who knows. But it looks like there will always be a bit either side of the range you can access, though with some reduction in performance.

Cheers

John

jwagency@... wrote:

Hello John
Well the Perseus is an amazing receiver.
When I saw your log from it I thought it was something from the winer months!
I am saving up now to get one.
Good DX
Cyril
-----Original Message-----
From: John Faulkner - Skywaves Group <john.faulkner@...>
To: skywavesmw@...
Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 2:31
Subject: [skywavesmw] Re: Ashfield DX Log: 13-05-08
Hello Cyril.
The Perseus has just increased in price from £600 to £650 and is only available in the UK from Martin Lynch. http://www.hamradio.co.uk Delivery is tyically six weeks.
Currently, you can only record 800kHz of MW spectrum but the next software revision (free online) is expected to increase this to 1200kHz - enough to record the whole MW band!
How's this for "weird". Yesterday, MW DXer Ken Baird in Ayrshire sent me his medium wave band! That's right. In other words, he sent me some files which contained images of the band exactly as it was received on a particular night up there in Scotland. I just run these files into Perseus and tune the band in realtime, exactly as if I were at Ken's QTH. This is what you can do with Perseus. Nico Palermo, designer of Perseus, created this amazing receiver with the DXer in mind. He actually listens and responds to DXer's questions and suggestions that are put to him in the Perseus SDR Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perseus_SDR
More Info: http://www.ssb.de/amateur/englisch/perseus/perseus_e.shtml
Cheers
John
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#1528 From: "bclnews.it" <bclsiciliaclub@...>
Date: Sun May 18, 2008 3:11 pm
Subject: Radio Broadcast Italia testing on 1485 Khz bclsiciliaclub
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New tx on mediumwave in Rome for Radio Broadcast Italia testing on 1485 Khz (150 watt, FP 1 Kw). They have also a little TX in fm operating in Frosinone area.

Roberto Scaglione
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#1529 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Wed May 21, 2008 7:08 pm
Subject: Ashfield DX Log: 16->21-05-08 bfmtvc
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1180 WHAM Rochester NY. �The official voice of the 59th ??? WHAM �
Rochester� F 0300 17/05 JF

1190 LR9 R America, Buenos Aires. �Radio America � Informa� F 0230 17/05 JF

1190 UNID. Brazil with Portuguese talk over the hour. Brief sports
commentary clip at 23:03. A second Latin station underneath. Vw 2300
21/05 JF

1280 ZYJ455 R Tupi, Rio de Janeiro. Presumed. OM in Portuguese with
possible IDs. Lively Portuguese promos. W 0341 21/05 JF

1320 CJMR Mississauga ON. �You�re listening to CJMR 1320 � � then Asian
style singing. W 0300 16/05 JF

1410 WPOP Hartford CT. ESPN IDs and sportstalk F 0230 17/07 JF

1430 CHKT Toronto ON. OM and YL alternating with ID AM 14-30 CHKT,
Fairchild Radio, 14-30 CHKT, Fairchild Radio, Toronto� F 0300 16/05 JF

1430 WENE Endicott NY. �Fox Sports Radio 14-30 The Team� F 9243 17/05 JF

1470 CX147 R Cristal del Uruguay, Las Piedras. The familiar Cristal
jingle heard. Vw 2300 21/05 JF
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Struggling with poor conditions, but it's good to be hearing a few bits
and pieces at this time of year. CHIN has been particularly good at
times over the last three days.

Portuguese stations were heard on several frequencies late on the
20th/early 21st, particularly one on 1190 around 2300.

Good DX

John
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Perseus SDR & ewe antenna

#1530 From: "markanglesey" <Daviesruby@...>
Date: Mon May 26, 2008 2:05 pm
Subject: Dream software markanglesey
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Can anyone help, I want to run the Dream software wher can I find it
and how do I run it, any help appreciated

Mark

Anglesey

#1531 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Mon May 26, 2008 2:19 pm
Subject: Re: Dream software bfmtvc
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Hello Mark.

Check http://www.skywaves.info/index.php?entityType=HTML&id=140

If you intend to use Dream for DXing rather than as a DRM receiver I would recommend Winrad.

http://www.winrad.org/winrad

Cheers

John

markanglesey wrote:

Can anyone help, I want to run the Dream software wher can I find it and how do I run it, any help appreciated
Mark
Anglesey


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#1532 From: Daviesruby@...
Date: Mon May 26, 2008 10:33 am
Subject: Re: Dream software markanglesey
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John Ive got winrad not really used it yet, does it show the spectrum so you can see carriers

Mark

#1533 From: John Faulkner <john.faulkner@...>
Date: Mon May 26, 2008 2:40 pm
Subject: Re: Dream software bfmtvc
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Yes, it is superior to Dream in many ways.

* The audio quality is better
* You can zoom in more closely to see individual carriers on a single channel

Nothing wrong with Dream but I prefer Winrad for digital IF filtering any day.

You can also use Spectrum Laboratory, which is the preferred favourite for some, but I have yet to understand how to configure it.

John

Daviesruby@... wrote:

John Ive got winrad not really used it yet, does it show the spectrum so you can see carriers
Mark


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