Free radio pirates on medium and short wave messageboard of alfa lima

23 OCTOBER 2009: Was looking forward to this Pirate micro-DXpedition all week as I was optimistically expecting an improvement in signal strength and noise reduction with the addition of a filter USB extension and preamp in the Perseus SDR setup. Unfortunately, conditions were disturbed and levels were way down. In fact I thought there was a serious connection problem somewhere or Guy Atkins Wellbrook preamp that he loaned me wasn’t working properly. I changed over to the NRD and back several times just to verify. What had me worried was that I was getting stronger signals on the NRD than with the Perseus with preamp. I figured with the preamp that they would be equal or close. I finally gave up just after 0900. Everything was working fine when I checked back at home. So I guess it was the conditions. At least the weather was OK. Better than the snow last weekend.

RX: Microtelecom Perseus SDR, JRC NRD-535D
ANT: 315' at 50° Beverage (BOG)
QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26
Duration: 0705-0905 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 76 A Index = 5 K Index = 1
WX: Cloudy. Cool, around 40° (5° C.)


6205 R. Borderhunter OC at 0801, and still no audio by 0807. Dance mx at 0815. Weak. Quick ID at 0816. More mx, then anmnts again. 0834 anmnts and “Funkytownâ€

Hello Dave,

Thanks for your logs..!!
Hope you can copy Altrex better the comming weeks..

73's Radio Altrex

Hello Dave,

thanks for the log, much appreciated. Well Hope to be copied next week too, with the new stuff

Happy dx-ing