Aziloop DF-72: Electronically Steerable RX Loop for HF and SWL (PileupDX.com)

AZILOOP DF-X Common Interface Unit (CIU) (PileupDX.com)

AZILOOP DF-X - Back (PileupDX.com)

AZILOOP Loop Control Unit (LCU) (PileupDX.com)

J51A broke the 15-year-old record with 255,000+ QSOs—many on the low bands listening on the Aziloop. Fast steering, sharp nulling, compact size—it really makes a difference. In stock at Pileup: buff.ly/DCSGnLg
#hamradio #amateurradio #DX #DXing #AziLoop #160m #80m #J51A

Aziloop DF-72: Electronically Steerable RX Loop for HF and SWL (PileupDX.com)

J51A broke the 15-year-old record with 245,000+ QSOs—many on the low bands while listening on the Aziloop. Fast steering, sharp nulling, compact size—it really makes a difference. buff.ly/DCSGnLg
#hamradio #amateurradio #DX #DXing #AziLoop #160m #80m #J51A

J51A broke the 15-year-old record with 245,000+ QSOs—many on the low bands while listening on the Aziloop. Fast steering, sharp nulling, compact size—it really makes a difference. buff.ly/DCSGnLg
#hamradio #amateurradio #DX #DXing #AziLoop #160m #80m #J51A

I’ve built this antenna several times, the past 2 times successfully. There are 2 differences from the previous to this one. This uses 18AWG, where the other was 34AWG. And because the bigger wire makes a bigger coil, I had to glue 2 rods together. It may be that a more interesting A/B test will be comparing the 2 ferrite rod antennas, to see how much better this one is.

Tonight’s (already running) A/B #HamRadio #antenna test is #160m #WSPR (RX only) between 6-80 #DXCommander vertical & this ferrite rod magnetic loop, indoors, on my bench.

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On a whim, I pulled out a pair of hula-hoops that are hooked together with a rather long wire that goes back & forth between ‘em, & out both ends. Was an experimental #160m center-loaded 1/4 wave #antenna from 2 summers ago. Laid it out on the snow. Receives quieter than the gutter & downspout […]

This morning, #160m band is busy with CW contesters having fun in Stew Perry Top Band Challenge 💂

Not sure if there are any TAs in there, or if there have been any before. Possibly a bit too late for those now into Central Europe.

#hamradio

Lowband #DX on topband #160m and #80m
There was a time I really loved it.
Hearing signals from westcoast W7/VE7 via #longpath
Building #antenna like beverage
Greyline around December 14th.

Forever gone

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #QRM #power #GRID #interference

Andrzej Sierra Echo podczas audycji LAJW 25.01.2025 r., nasłuchujący zawodów CQ 160-Meter Contest CW i dziwiący się olbrzymiemu tłokowi stacji CW na tym paśmie.

Andrzej Sierra Echo próbujący zdekodować sygnał RTTY Deutscher Wetterdienst na 10100 kHz USB, myśląc, że to jest FAX. W oknie MultiPSK widać jedynie ciemny szum...

Za to Andu trochę pokręcił gałą, zrobił 2 stacje #WWA... co wystarczyło do zdobycia 100 pkt i dyplomu 🥳🎉
Potem ja mu polecam zajrzeć na #160m. A tam... 🤯🤯🤯

To są zawody #CQ160CW. Duże, 48h. Andrzej odpalił MultiPSK i zdekodował kilka stacji.

Później […]

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Screenshot of a couple panels of HamClock. On the left: Live Spots, which is merely a count from pskreporter of how many stations I decoded in the past hour on each band. 160m 7 80m 31 60m 10 40m 82 30m 32 20m 56 17m 20 15m 27 12m 26 10m 5 6m 0 2m 0 The square to the right shows the moon phase. Slightly less than the left half is illuminated.

It is one thing to note that 7 stations were heard on #160m #FT8 #HamRadio #HamClock

It is yet another thing to note that it is almost a guarantee it’s the same 7 as yesterday… & as last week.

PSKreporter map of stations heard by me on 1840 kHz USB in FT8 mode, here in NE Poland, around 1945-2220z. Most stations are crowded from Netherlands to Italy, but some outliers include a Portuguese @ 2841km, a 43deg-bearing naZi in Komi region, another naZi in Sverdlovsk @ 2419km, and surprise appearance of 3 Japanese stations located close to each other, between Hiroshima and Osaka, 8210-8255km away.

Zoom-in on the three Japanese stations received in NE Poland on 160m FT8.

This evening I've been decoding some #FT8 on #160m with a KAZ, i.e. terminated delta loop, beaming ~295deg - i.e. towards UK & Eastern North America.

The null should be to opposite direction, somewhere along Ukraine / SW naZZia / Caucasus, and the map seems […]

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