[ARC5] BC-453 On The Air

[Christopher Bowne]

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> On Feb 25, 2020, at 12:08, Bry Carling <af4k at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Mark was that with a 36 foot whip antenna for receiving?
> 
> I used to log QUITE a few with my SONY ICF-2010 back in the 
> mid-late 1980s in Maryland.  I even took it to Hawaii with me 
> and do some hill top listening. It was nothing great out there! 
> No LAND for many MILES in any direction.
> 
> I did a trick on the receive that improved the copiability 
> of MANY beacons. An old magazine article suggested having 
> an end fed wire of 50 or more feet, and feed it to a coil would
> on an old oatmeal box. Worked great for me! I will have 
> to see if it works on my TECSUN PL-880 and see how 
> it tunes down there.
> 
> Is anyone else using a PL-880 for some of their shortwave
> adventures?
> 
> 
> 73 - Bry, AF4K
> 
> 
> From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net <arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 18:29
> To: ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] BC-453 On The Air
>  
> This weekend was the ndblist's listening event -- the theme was using a old radio preferably with barn door selectivity,  which is why I decided to light up my BC-453.
> 
> I figured I'd hear 6 or 10 NDBs,  and was delighted to put 69 in the log over the weekend!
> 
> Just my 453 hooked up to my 160M INV-L;  no matching etc.   I had a GREAT time.   The 453, stock and pretty much not recapped (yet),  is no slouch for an LF receiver.   
> 
> https://www.k3msb.com/temp/bc453b_1.jpg
> https://www.k3msb.com/temp/bc453b_2.jpg
> https://www.k3msb.com/temp/bc453b_3.jpg
> 
> The dynamotor noise that plagues my BC-454 and BC-455, with the same dynamotor was not present on the 453  which tells me I have a ground issue.
> 
> A boy and his radio had a great time over this weekend!
> 
> 73 Mark K3MSB
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