On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:23:55 -0700, Mike wrote:

Rcvr: Tecsun PL660 w/ built-in ant rod

Location: Louisville, KYDate: June 22, 2012


11725 RNZI, New Zealand, in Engl at 0717. M w/ Pacific nx, good.

13710 CRI, Albania, in Engl at 0712. M w/ nx. Weak.

15300 RFI, France in French at 0708. Very weak, keeps losing sync.
//13695, also weak.

15315 RFI, France, in Hausa at 0706. M w/ nx, weak. //13685.

15490 BBC, Seychelles, in French at 0703 in French. Nx, ID, Good.

15515 RA, Australia, in English at 0625. //15240, 13635, 11945 much
stronger.

15580 VOA, Botswana, in Engl at 0657. Weak, but YL w/ clear VOA News Now
ID.

15595 RV, Vatican , in Engl at 0635, and in Arabic at 0655 recheck.
Fading fast.

17820 DW, Kigali, Rwanda, at 0640 in English. W w/ African features.
Good, but fading.

17855 RFA, No. Marianas, in Chinese at 0651. M w/ interview of YL. Weak
to fair.


Most of these were not audible at all on an Icom R75 with external
antenna!!

Good catches with only the rod antenna. I just broke out my Hammarlund
HQ-145XC with the SelecTenna. Will try it out tonight.