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Shortwave radio enthusiasts.
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First HF QSO 2,000+ Miles on 10 Watts
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I was tweaking my VOX settings while transmitting some text and a guy gave me a 599 from Palmyra Virginia. Ten-Tec 516 Argonaut V. Top loaded mast w/ half sloper. Santa Clara River at Sand Canyon Rd. The Argonaut V is a cool little SDR transceiver; very high-tech innards; looks like a CB. [link]... more »
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McCain Camp ‘Rescues’ Flags From ObaMao's Communist Rally
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12,000 miniature American flags were rescued from the site of Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday. The orphan flags were redistributed to audience members ahead of a McCain rally in Colorado Springs on Saturday. The flags were discovered by a vendor at Denver’s Invesco Field after... more »
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Hurricane Ike - Category 4
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Hurricane Ike is currently a Category 4 storm with winds approching 135 mph. The projected track currently takes it right toward New Orleans, but that is days away and could possibly change. [link] [link] dxAce Michigan USA
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<> Rexsy - Beautiful Relaxing Music <>
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Greetings! Rexsy is curently offering free download on several Albums of Romantic Symphonic Piano Music, which is about Love, Romance, and Beauty! The music is Great for Relaxation and Meditation! [link] Enjoy! Rexsy Rexsy.com [link]... more »
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NOAA Hurricane Comms
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11330 kHz USB 1536z: New York wkg "NOAA 42" (WP-3D Hurricane Hunter, MacDill AFB) for position report during Hurricane Ike mission in Caribbean. (06Sep2008) (ALS) 11330 kHz USB 1925z: New York wkg "NOAA 49" (Gulfstream G-IV-SP, NOAA Hurricane Hunter, MacDill AFB) for position report from 25-30 North,... more »
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MW DX'ing Only REAL Radio Thread in this group.
   
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With all of the "chatter" I have been following this thread with great interest. What with all the killfiles from this group there is still alot of trash to sift through to get to a real radio post.
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Speaker deterioration?
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Anyone have any insights into speaker life? What is a reasonable life span for a small paper cone speaker? It's a bad question, I know. It's a variation on the 'How high is up?' theme, so it's pretty much unanswerable. The reason for asking is the Sangean 909 is slowly losing it's voice. It's been a slow deterioration, with the sound getting more garbled as... more »
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MW DX'ing
   
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Havent seen conditions for MW this good in a long time. WBT 1110 in Charlotte NC & WTAM in Cleveland are usually good here, but tonight they sound like locals. 760 WJR in Detroit is amazingly clear and regular just so long as you use SSB. For the first time, I'm hearing 870 WWL in New Orleans. I can copy it with LSB only. Very sloppy but I got the station ID... more »
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