martedì 3 novembre 2009

Vegas Outdoor DXing for Nov 2, 2009

Pueblo Park Las Vegas

Monday 02.11.09

11740 FAMILY RADIO (WYFR, USA) at 2211 English, OM ancr. VG signal.
11770 R. HABANA CUBA at 2218 Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. G signal.
9895 R. NETHERLANDS (via Rwanda) at 2240 Arabic, OM ancr. G signal.
9660 R. HABANA CUBA (?) at 2242 Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. G signal.
9490 V. OF AMERICA (via Philippines) at 2250 English, OM ancr talking about online universities. Prgm "Life in the United States." Followed by world Wx. F signal.
9370 WTJC (USA) at 2300 English, OM ancr with Nx and rel programming. G signal.
12050 R. CATOLICA NACIONAL (del Ecuador) at 2304 Spanish, OM ancrs. G signal.
12025 DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY (via Rwanda) at 2307 German, YL ancr. G signal.
11885 R. TAIWAN INT (via USA) at 2310 Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. F signal.
11805 V. OF AMERICA (via Philippines) at 2313 Indonesian, YL ancr. F signal.
11665 R. JAPAN at 2318 Japanese, OM and YL ancrs. F-G signal.
11550 R. AUSTRALIA at 2320-2328* Indonesian, OM ancr. Hrd jazz music. OM with Nx at 2328 was abruptly cut off. G signal.
7360 FAMILY RADIO (WYFR, USA) at 2333 Portuguese, OM and YL ancrs. Hrd music. F-G signal.
6055 R. EXTERIOR DE ESPANA (Spain) at 2341 French, YL ancr. F-G signal.
11790 CHINA RADIO INT (via Cuba) at 2345 English, OM ancr. Talk about living in harmony w/ our planet. Mention made of Individual Social Responsibility (ISR). VG signal. // 5990 G signal.

Remarks: I'm using a reel antenna much like the Kaito AN-03L or Sangean ANT-60. I've only 23" of wire to work with so it's not much. At this particular outdoor setting I find only marginal improvement over the telescopic. In many cases the whip provides for a cleaner reception. However, the wind-up results show a slight increase in signal strenght. I'm still working on perfecting this antenna's location. Conditions at the park make it difficult to position the antenna and its height is not high at all. I'm working on finding an alternative which will involve a much longer antenna. I'd appreciate any suggessions posters may have. On the positive side, it's great being outdoors in a park setting. Today's Vegas temperature was a pleasant 83. And my little Kaito gives an outstanding performance using only the whip.

Richard Bianchino, Las Vegas, NV USA. Kaito KA1103, 20' wind-up antenna.

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