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Radio Dabanga – Saturday Morning

This is kind of a neat one – Radio Dabanga only broadcasts for two hours a day – local morning – local evening – the news for the day / evening . . . A bit rough with conditions being what they are . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and rememberContinue reading “Radio Dabanga – Saturday Morning”

Radio Turkey This Morning ( Sunday )

Was trying to make a little less mess of my radio / junk room this morning and was pleasantly surprised to run across this . . . I listened for about an hour and then conditions just basically went sideways – like you flipped a switch . . . Here’s a few pics from aboutContinue reading “Radio Turkey This Morning ( Sunday )”

Case in Point . . . The Loop is Directional – But – There are Limits . . .

Adding obscure lower power stations to the list is fun stuff to do – and don’t think I am knocking anybody’s station – if somebody has the wherewithal to put a station together and put a signal and program out there – That is WAY Cool! So at the same time China Radio International isContinue reading “Case in Point . . . The Loop is Directional – But – There are Limits . . .”

Loop vs Random Wire / 10/05/24 – 17.570 @ 1215 UTC

This first one is the loop antenna . . . This second one is the wire antenna . . . Not too shabby – World Adventist Radio / Madagascar – 100KW I believe . . . If conditions are decent – they both perform well – when it’s crap conditions the loop will tend toContinue reading “Loop vs Random Wire / 10/05/24 – 17.570 @ 1215 UTC”

Just About Anything Will Work . . .

And he is transmitting – not just receiving! For receiving? Virtually anything made of metal will do it – obviously some stuff will work better – some stuff not so good – so get out there and get to listening! I always have one of these with me when I’m traveling – they actually workContinue reading “Just About Anything Will Work . . .”

Does All This “Stuff” REALLY Make a Difference? – MFJ-16010??

Working off of my random wire antenna this morning. And it is a good morning for it – very quiet conditions. Here is what your seeing in the video – FEBC – Far East Broadcasting Company – 15620khz – pushing 100 kilowatts – not the brightest flashlight in the room – but a GOOD signalContinue reading “Does All This “Stuff” REALLY Make a Difference? – MFJ-16010??”

Random Wire vs RF-PRO-1B Loop

Pretty decent conditions right now. If a random wire is what you want to use – go to DXEngineering and pick up the MFJ-16010 – put it inline with your coax going to your radio – assuming proper grounding – it will make a difference in what you are able to find and listen toContinue reading “Random Wire vs RF-PRO-1B Loop”

Random Wire Plan B Done! – Not quite as thrilling as the conclusion of “Plan 9 from Outer Space” – But It’s Done . . .

And it works for me! Used the D ring that was on the side facing the tree not the shed – grand daughter didn’t want to hang off the side of the ladder to get to the shed side of the mast to add another D ring – I tried the old “no guts –Continue reading “Random Wire Plan B Done! – Not quite as thrilling as the conclusion of “Plan 9 from Outer Space” – But It’s Done . . .”

JAMECO To “The Rescue”

The big issue these days is a power supply for your Grundig satellit 800 – so often the OEM power supply and the radio are no longer keeping each other company. So people buy them – got a cheapy power supply and then complain that the old radio is no good – I get allContinue reading “JAMECO To “The Rescue””

The Best? No, there are better – But . . .

I push content out on text messages as well as on this platform – and slowly trying to get folks shifted over to this one – it’s going to take time – folks, if you want to comment on something – I urge you to comment on this platform rather than texting – get moreContinue reading “The Best? No, there are better – But . . .”