Mount Evelyn DX Report

  DX QUICK TIPS August 20, 2022 Reception conditions have been quite variable over the past week, with both good and bad patches. It was great to see Nigeria back on air after an absence. Also noted was Algeria using their new transmitter on 7430 kHz. Channel 292 is still being heard via the long path despite winter drawing to a close here. LOCATION : Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia EQUIPMENT : Yaesu FTDX3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, FRG-7, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Panasonic DR-48 ANTENNAS :  Horizontal Sky Loop 100m long, 30m full wave Delta Loop, 14 MHz Double Bazooka, ATU. 6155   AUSTRIA. R. Austria Int'l - Moosbrunn . 0545 German to Eu, classical orchestral music, poor signal at first but improved slightly before s/off, Aug 18. 👍👍 7254.94   NIGERIA. Voice of Nigeria - Abuja . 0618 in Hausa to WAf, discussion program, occasional mentions of Nigeria. 0630 - A few seconds of the usual crazy wind instrument music and into news reports and interviews wi...

  DX QUICK TIPS August 13, 2022 SOME THOUGHTS ON FACEBOOK Before we launch into my DX tips for this week, let me chat about Facebook (a necessary evil!).  FB advised that I was getting very close to the maximum number of "friends" that I'm allowed - apparently, this limit is set at 5000. I was up at 4960....I didn't realise I was so popular! 😂 😜  FB suggested I "thin the herd" (my terminology, not theirs!). I soon found that this is a long and laborious task. And then who should I boot off of my friends' list? Not an easy decision to make. Finally, I came up with the following exit selection criteria: Mad Trump supporters who post on their feeds nothing else except how their election was stolen Other conspiracy theorists who constantly peddle all sorts of rubbish, especially fans of some weird woman called Marjorie Taylor Green and a bunch of her friends (hmmm.... there are lots of conspiracy theorists out there!) Those who say that we must arm everyo...

RETRO RECEIVER REVIEW #18 My recently acquired DR-48. But it doesn't have the front-facing handles, which appear to have been removed sometime in the past. Why would someone do that? PANASONIC RF-4800/4900 (DR-48/49) by ROB WAGNER VK3BVW Perhaps you may have heard of the phrase "buyer's remorse" - the sense of regret or anxiety after having made a purchase. Well, I have "seller's remorse"! I regret having sold some of my previously owned and much-loved radio gear. My Panasonic DR-49 (a.k.a RF-4900) receiver is one such case. Owned somewhere between 1980 and 1995, this rig was foolishly sold to buy more ham gear. However, while owning this lovely radio, it was heavily used for some of my best DX catches and subsequent QSL verifications. Then, in May 2022, a DR-48 (a.k.a. RF-4800) fell into my lap from a deceased estate. It is in very good physical condition, works well, and using it has brought back lots of memories. The '48 and '49 are ...