[Lowfer] Who is on?

Douglas D. Williams kb4oer at gmail.com
Sat Sep 8 11:07:08 EDT 2012


It is quite expensive at $1600. I also considered the Perseus ($1k), the
QS1R ($900), and the SDR-IQ ($500).

I am sure they are all fine receivers, but, for various reasons, I opted
for the Excalibur Pro.

Grove is the USA seller.

D.




On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 10:45 AM, <DnEMoth at aol.com> wrote:

> What is the price of it ???
>
>
> In a message dated 9/8/2012 8:32:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> kb4oer at gmail.com writes:
>
> Well, it  seems to  work.
>
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/33457409/MP090812.jpg
>
>
> Just  purchased a Winradio G33DDC "Excalibur Pro". My main concerns were if
> it  would be sensitive enough for weak signal LF work, would it be  stable
> enough for QRSS, and how well the noise blanker would do against  my
> neighbor's electric fence. It seems to be sensitive enough to receive MP
>  in
> the daytime. The noise blanker does a terrific job. In fact, the  radio
> seems to be much less affected by the clicking noise even without the
>  noise
> blanker.....I better check to see if she even has the fence turned  on,
> lol.
>
> As for stability, here is a screen shot of WWVB on  QRSS120:
>
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/33457409/ExcaliburProWWVB.jpg
>
>
> So,  an amazing piece of gear, IMO, especially considering the thing is
> only
> about the size of a paperback novel. I have two weeks to decide  whether to
> keep it or send it back for a refund (minus shipping). So far,  so good.
> The
> software seems fairly easy to learn.
>
> On Fri, Sep 7,  2012 at 6:00 PM, Mitch Powell
> <mitch.powell at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
> > OOOOPs   MP  QRSS30
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Mitch
> > On 2012-09-07, at 4:58  PM, Douglas D. Williams wrote:
> >
> > > Just bought my 1st SDR.  Was hoping to try to receive a QRSS signal
> before
> > > the storms roll  in tomorrow.
> > >
> > > Is anyone (in the Eastern USA)  transmitting QRSS on 137 or 185 (ish)
> kHz
> > at
> > > the  moment?
> > >
> > >
> > > -Doug KB4OER
> >
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