It can be as simple this – another easy one – drive 2 four foot ground rods in about 30 feet apart – why he is using a balun / unun and not the 500 ohm connection point on the Eton 750 I couldn’t say – guess anybody? – out camping one time and laidContinue reading “Have a Look at a – LOG or Loop On Ground Antenna”
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And in Conclusion – The XHDATA D-808 . . .
For those of you who really don’t want all the minutia? Simple enough – Go get yourself one – well worth it – they are a click or two away on amazonia . . . Cute little rascal – ain’t it? Now for the rest of you folks who are desirous of minutia . .Continue reading “And in Conclusion – The XHDATA D-808 . . .”
12 Of The Strangest Most Secret Shortwave Signals
With apologies to the 12 days of Christmas . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
As if YOU Need Another Rabbit Hole to Fall Into . . .
As if you don’t have enough “stuff” to keep you busy . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Shortwave Oddities / All 3 Volumes
I chased strange signals for a long time – there was a lot out there at one time – and they are still out there – for a time in the 70’s DTMF style tone bursts were “in vogue” – have not run across one in years – that doesn’t mean they aren’t still beingContinue reading “Shortwave Oddities / All 3 Volumes”
Ham Radio – Do antenna tuners help with shortwave listening?
The short answer is there is no short answer – yes I know that’s not an answer . . . There are so many variables that it is very hard to say “definitively” this will work for you. I used the MFJ 16010 from DXENGINEERING on a long wire app. 60 feet long – noContinue reading “Ham Radio – Do antenna tuners help with shortwave listening?”
A NEW Mystery US Military Signal Appeared
There is so much “stuff” out there to listen to . . . As far as what information is being sent – good luck with that! Have Fun! – Run the gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Malahit DSP SDR V3 1.10C
Here is a look at the malahit I got – same one – it’s quite a learning curve . . . Enjoy! You will have to do the close caption settings translate thing – unless you speak Portuguese (?) Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Conditions / 1330 UTC – 7:30 AM / Midwest USA
wWas listening to some 40 meter ham traffic this morning practicing tuning sideband on the Malahit and made a really cool catch – working the gray line – Radio New Zealand International on 7390 – on my Malahit and MLA 30+ antenna in the house – YAY! The only issue is I couldn’t figure outContinue reading “Conditions / 1330 UTC – 7:30 AM / Midwest USA”
Bell Classics on Smores Indoors – 10 Hours of Ghosts and EVPs
And still more Halloween left overs – Enjoy! Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Guns, Fun, Food and More 