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These are various Amateur Radio videos taken by Scott, WX0V. Most of these are of DX, and their signals into my station in the suburbs of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. My goal it to document their history; especially those DXpeditions that DXers may not see again for many years (or maybe never again).
All videos starting on March 8 of 2016 are dated in GMT. Videos prior to that are dated in Central Standard time, not GMT.
All videos starting on March 8 of 2016 are dated in GMT. Videos prior to that are dated in Central Standard time, not GMT.
FT4GL on 10m FT8 May 28 2024
Despite the recent woes of Cycle 25, here is FT4GL from Glorioso on 10 meter FT8.
Transceiver: Icom IC-7610
Antenna: Mosley MP-33-NW
#FT4GL
Transceiver: Icom IC-7610
Antenna: Mosley MP-33-NW
#FT4GL
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FT4GL on 15m FT8 May 25 2024
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FT4GL from Glorioso with a smokin' operation on 15 meter FT8. He is calling 6 to 9 ops at a shot! Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: Mosley MP-33-NW #FT4GL
Glorioso! FT4GL on 20m FT8 May 25 2024
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Glorioso is QRV! Here is FT4GL (op is Marek) from Glorioso on 20 meter FT8. The 7th Most Wanted entity...very exciting! Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: Mosley MP-33-NW #FT4GL
A52P on 15m FT8 April 25 2024
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SP9FIH and SP6CIK are QRV from Bhutan as A52P and A52CI. Here they are as A52P on 15 meter FT8...not every day DX! Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: Mosley MP-33-NW #A52P
TT8XX on 40m FT8 April 20 2024
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The Italian DX Team is QRV as TT8XX (and other calls) from Chad. Here is their signal on 40 meter FT8. Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: DX Engineering MBVE-2 #TT8XX
H4ØWA on 20m CW February 25 2024
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The Intrepid DX Team is active once again; this time as H40WA from Temotu Province. here is their signal on 20 meter CW. Scott Jasper, NE9U, is the CW op here. Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: Mosley MP-33-NW #H40WA
8R7X on 160m CW February 16 2024
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Here is a little of 8R7X from Guyana on 160 meter CW. He was not very busy which is surprising given how rare 8R is on Top Band. Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: NE0U EZ-J (TX only) and Hustler 6BTV (RX only) #8R2024
7Q6M on 160m FT8 February 16 2024
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Don, is QRV from Malawi as 7Q6M on a LOT of bands. Here he is on 160 meter FT8 with a really nice opening...7Q is a l-o-n-g- way from Minneapolis! Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: Hustler 6BTV (for RX) #7Q6M
8R7X on 30m CW February 15 2024
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An EU team is QRV from Guyana as 8R7X (neat call sign, by the way). Here they are on 30 meter CW. The op, Sven DJ4MX, is putting on a clinic on how to handle a CW pile-up. Superb opertator! Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: NE0U EZ-L (for RX only) #8R2024
CB0ZA on 30m CW February 12 2024
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The team activating Juan Fernandez Island is now QRV as CB0ZA (they also have two other calls signs they will be using). Here they are on 30 meter CW. Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: DX Engineering MBVE-2 #CB0ZA
XV9T on 80m FT8 February 10 2024
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Here is Eddy, XV9T (formerly, XV1X) from Vietnam on 80 meter FT8. Indeed a rarity to see this DXCC on 80 meters here at my QTH. Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: NE0U EZ-L 160m (for RX) #XV9T
Even Nature has Lids!
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Check this out this story from DX-World: www.dx-world.net/7o2wx-yemen/ In this video I offer some advice on this situation...
Last call for Clipperton - TX5S on 12m SSB January 27 2024
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One of the last shots at Clipperton; TX5S on 12 meter SSB. They are very close to going QRT. Get 'em while you still can! Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: Mosley MP-33-NW #TX5S
CQ 160m CW contest January 2024
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Here is some of my activity during the January 2024 version of the CQ Worldwide 160 meter CW contest. Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 TX Antenna: NE0U EZ-J RX Antenna: KK5JY Loop on Ground #CQWW
Wonderful CW! TX5S on 30m CW January 25 2024
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About as good as it gets; TX5S, with Rob, N7QT, putting on a CW clinic here on 30m meters. A loud, clean signal; and no Lids! What a joy to listen to! Transceiver: Icom IC-7610 Antenna: DX Engineering MBVE-2 #TX5S
TX5S; the Difference Between CW and FT8
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TX5S; the Difference Between CW and FT8
Clipperton Island TX5S on 17m FT8 January 20 2024
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Clipperton Island TX5S on 17m FT8 January 20 2024
WA4MCM RAAS-8a Antenna Switch Kit Build
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WA4MCM RAAS-8a Antenna Switch Kit Build
NEØU EZ-J 160m Antenna Update (finally!)
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NEØU EZ-J 160m Antenna Update (finally!)
The VU4N Problem - it's bigger than you realize
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The VU4N Problem - it's bigger than you realize
KK5JY Loop on Ground Antenna Update and Resurfacing
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KK5JY Loop on Ground Antenna Update and Resurfacing
I put my antenna in the front yard originally but had a hum or buzz on strong signals due to AC inductance from the mains coming into the house. I'm curious if you had the same issue? Is your mains coming overhead or underground?
@@ve3nsv My mains are connected on the backyard side, so my LoG is away from them. That said, mine is not impervious to artificial noise, as it does happen from time to time. Your story doesn't surprise me. We are powerless sometimes in this arena; the noise emerges victorious. Thanks for your comment and 73! de WX0V
A great part of the learning experience and well presented. I have two pixies to build, one will be standard and the other will have a few mods, so I can compare.
Thank you for the kind words. I called CQ several times and was having no luck, so I was a little shook when someone actually responded...hope that was felt in the video. I hope your two Pixies work out for you. I am back to chasing needed DX with QRO. 73! de WX0V
I’m new at this, I read one hazard was the weight you throw up a tree can wrap around a branch instead of falling down the other side.
Yes, that is absolutely correct...there is a small assortment of fishing sinkers in the trees nearby my own QTH as proof to your comment. 😎 73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing lol, there is a kit you can buy for arboralists, it is a weight like a leather and cloth beanbag on the end of teflon string and is stored in a collapsable box arrangement which holds the string. Hopefully the softness and the teflon string will mean it won’t snag and can be pulled down again. At my age I’m not sure if I can throw anything up 8 metres. I haven’t tried swinging it around.
@@darylcheshire1618 Good suggestion. My arm is also getting old so I use a wrist rocket. Not super accurate to be sure, but it works. 73! de WX0V
I have 3 pixies so I can experiment. I love listening to them and trying to pick out all the different QSO going on. It’s like 4 people talking at once. I love that. I assumed it was due to know filtering. I wonder it is actually pulling in harmonic from 20 meters. I also love the occasional am broadcast that fades in and out while I’m listening.
Glad you are enjoying your Pixie...73! de WX0V
Thanks for posting. I learned straight key just to use my pixie. I don’t have a stand alone keyer. Started at 15 wpm. C is the hardest character for me. Anyway I made a contact 79 miles away. I am now into practicing straight key. I learned morse code strictly on iambic keys. I stopped at 32 wpm since I don’t want to get faster than that. Learning at a fast rate makes it difficult to slow down. But the pixie forced me to learn slow straight keying.
At times I also find it difficult to send CW slowly...so I understand...73 de WX0V
I bought one of the deluxe Pixie's already assembled and it came with a hand full of different crystals. It was fun to play with but I was never able to make any contacts on it. So it just sits in a box in the closet. I like my Xiegu X6100 though. Think I'm going to donate the Pixie and some other radio equipment to Handy Ham.
In all honesty, mine also just sits there now, but it was fun to build and get a Q with. 73! de WX0V
I just ordered one.
You'll need to change your name to "Kilowatt Rob"... 🙂 Next week will complete my 6th year with my KPA1500. Although the fan noise is bothersome at times, I am happy with my purchase. If I were to purchase another amp today, it would be the KPA1500. I hope you enjoy yours. 73! de WX0V
de K1XV in Vermont
Thanks for a great instructional video!!! I'm looking for the winding experiments/tests suggested by K0SR - can you share a link or more info? I will start with 2:5 and see what happens but was curious about the 3:13 windings, as well. I only have 1 core to experiment with.
Sorry, but I do not have a link for more info on the K0SR transformer (it was shown to me live, by him), but I show how to wind it in this video. You can always order more cores, which is a good idea anyway as then you can experiment. Also, see the note about how to count "turns" in the comments here, as K0SR counted his differently than others (and that is what I went with on this video). Thank you for your kind words and 73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing I did note the turn comments and will be experimenting! Thanks for the info. Explains why my search results were not getting me anywhere.
@@mblogler Sounds good...73!
Big deal! I think ever since Kenwood released their TS440 the transmitters have made hardly any advances. Receivers come with more than bells. Listening to the IC7600 was a rather low value for money, the IC7300 become the new vanilla and the IC7610 is overengineering with old tradition, for that money I would expect some regular firmware updates for proper ham use and perhaps a HDMI output. Tapping the notch 3 times I could live with that. Buying an Icom is like getting a Lexus car, some engineer is making all them traditional decisions for you.
A premium radio, geared for DXers and contesters, should have an easily accessible notch button. Have you ever been chasing a weak-signal DX station, with headphones on, straining to hear them, with the volume up, and have a Lid drop a 10 over S-9 carrier on them? For me, I prefer to protect my ears and that is easier done with a move notch button. If you are not a serious DXer or contester, than yes, it is not a big deal. Thanks for your comment and 73 de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing Yes using headphones has its risks. Probably the main reason ham radio has declined so much.
@@LawpickingLocksmith However, now we have FT8...no need to destroy our ears anymore to work DX. 😀 73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing My pet love was Amtor, with both station could change direction of traffic.Pity ARQ did not allow for long path.
@@LawpickingLocksmith Never used it but sounded like an interesting mode...73! de WX0V
have you worked his computer ???
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Have you worked him Scott??
Yes, I have...for an ATNO, and some bandslots. How about you? Any luck so far?
@@SuburbanDXing yes have FT8 40-20-17-15-12-10 and SSB 15 was ATNO as well, I missed the last one, he is big signal here in EU,
@@fatboymotorsport Excellent! Yeah, FT/G to EU is a chip shot, but we are getting our openings here as well. 73! de WX0V
thank you very much for your video dear friend 73' Freddy F5IRO - team FT4GL - ft4gl.blogspot.com/
At least clipperton is a little more of an island than the joke of scaffold reef a few years ago. That was crazy.
Scarborough Reef (BS7) still exists on the DXCC list but has not been activated since 2007...and doesn't appear to be any time soon. 73! de WX0V
What are you using for a mast to support your yagis? Is it aluminum or perhaps a steel tube?
I use an old Glenn Martin 8 foot mini tower (which is no longer available, I'm sorry to report) and the mast is a steel fence post...I'm serious! It's been in place since 2007...73! de WX0V
WOW! That's quite the "pileup"". Crazy the difference one day can make, right? Congrats on the ATNO! 73 ..
You're on deck, ZBE...go get 'em! 73! de WX0V
ATNO to chase! All right! GL in the chase ES VY 73 DE KA8SYV
Good luck to you as well...73! de WX0V
You may find that the coupling capacitor between the oscillator and pa is too large a value. The original version called for 100pF, not the 10nF/100nF that you find in these kits.
Excellent tip...thank you and 73! de WX0V
I just built one to see if it has a better noise level than my NVIS 40 meter inverted V. Mine is 60 feet of wire with 15 feet per side in a perfect square configuration. I only use QRP so my transformer is only rated at 15 watts. Does it work? Well, yes definitely on 40 & 20 meters. Have not tried above 20 meters yet. Not good for 80 or below. But, while noise level is definitely deceased so is the signal strength in spite of having a reflected power indicated by less than 1.5 on my Nano Vna in SWR mode across the entire band of interest. I'd probably like it more if I increase its size to pick up the lower bands as well as it picks up 40 meters. On the other hand while the operator may not like the result of transmitting into it because of propagation issues I really don't think doing so, if reflected power is very little, will damage the radio anymore than transmitting into a dummy load. Also if your transformer can handle the power it should be OK too. It might be actually kind of interesting to give transmitting a go on the lower bands because I suspect it will behave exactly like NVIS antennas which I have in the past laid directly on the ground.
Interesting post. I have unintentionally transmitted into my LoG multiple times ("ready, FIRE!, aim") which usually results in a blown transformer, but if one keeps the power low it would reduce that result. However, if the goal is to be heard, the LoG isn't likely your best TX option. 😎 73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing Well, yea, it depends on your aim. If you want to transalsntic DX the LOG would totally fail. But, if your aim is to communicate or rag chew with low noise and as good a quality as via telephone within a 400 mile radius NVIS is the cat's meow and I suspect the LOG will give you this. Yep, you can't give a 15 watt rated transformer 100 watts without a failure, but either use less power or heavier gage wire & multiple toroids stacked together such as 4 when considering 500 watts. Give it a go with a friend within a few hundred miles of you & keep the power within the transforner's rating & I bet you will agree to wow, that is a neat use of an antenna.
@@migalito1955 Very good. It is neat to see this variation of the design, to be sure. 73! de WX0V
They had an AMAZING signal that day for sure. Peaked here at -5 also! Soooo happy to get them in the log. Big 73!
A5 is an excellent catch and a rather difficult ATNO from NA, so be proud of your Q...to be sure. 73! de WX0V
QSL! I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing technical detail like fox and hound operation, splitting FT8 streams, and a potential WSJT-X upgrade. All very helpful, 73!
Thank you. Most of my knowledge base comes from absorbing from others so I try to share. 73! de WX0V
Thanks for your video, finally I built my own. And yes.. no smoke also in the Metrodome.. 😊. Regards 73 de YDØARY
Love it! Thanks for your comment, and 73! de WX0V
I got them with 100w and an 80m dipole... You can get them too!
Excellent! I already have A5 confirmed on 15m so I will not be calling them there, but I will chase other bands. 73! de WX0V
Man I thought you died. Just turns out the bands went poopy. 😂
Poopy, indeed. It's currently 1327z with an SFI of 210 and 10 meters is anemic. The high bands have been ridiculously bad up here. Anyway, not dead yet...glad to hear you're still kicking, as well...73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing glad all is well. The ta33 is on the ground and another few sections are ready to go up. I did pick up a f12 c3 and a 6m yagi so things may get a tad better but we sure need the sun the cooperate.
@@JayN4GO Cool on the Force 12. I know it's a pain in the ass, but a few videos on that build and install would be fun to watch. Easy for me to request, isn't it? 🙂 73! de WX0V
no smoke.. no smoke.. a good start at least.. :)
...and remember, there is NO SMOKING IN THE METRODOME! 😃, and yes, my build passed the smoke test; always a victory...73! de WX0V
The 7610 uses a tiny relay to switch the receiver and pin diodes to switch the transmitter. Using a relay for the receiver prevents IMD that diodes could generate. Icom did an excellent job with QSK in the 7610. Not only is there almost zero relay noise but there is no switching artifacts coming from the speaker. In fact, this rig is quieter than anything TenTec ever produced. Tentec used a reed relay in their early models. Some were pretty noisy. The Omni 7 had a mechanical relay and it was very loud. The Elecraft K3 even had a tiny click about the same as the 7610. I never did trace down the source of the K3's click however.
Good information. In the 6 years+ that I have been using the IC-7610, there has never been an instance of distracting relay noise while using full-QSK. Zero. 73! de WX0V
Well done and informative. The phone cord comparison was spot on. Nice kit.
Thank you for your kind words...I was a little concerned with the length and my non-related material (Joe Flacco) brought a negative response from a viewer, but so far, so good. It's the only detailed build video of this device; which I am loving, by the way. 73! de WX0V
Excellent video. Could you offer info on where to buy the plastic caps? Thanks.
Thank you for the compliments. I do not have any affiliate links here but just search for "1 1/4" Hole Black Nylon Locking Panel Plugs" (or whatever size you want) and you should easily find them. Mosley should source them and replace the poor-quality ones they supply with the antenna. It's an easy fix for an ongoing issue but they'll never do it. 73! de WX0V
Great info. I just ordered from Amazon. Thanks again.@@SuburbanDXing
@@LeeFahrner Excellent! Yeah, they are easy to find, and you'll be glad you got them...73! de WX0V
NE9U Op.
Very good! Thank you for your efforts from Temotu Province...73! de WX0V
I’m bummed you didn’t implement auto mode. An otherwise perfect build video.
Good point on the missing auto mode. At times I use different antennas for RX so auto mode will never be used here, but your point is totally valid...it is a feature of the switch that I probably should have covered. I appreciate your feedback; maybe more than you know...73! de WX0V
Foul language and non sensical outbursts of non related comments.
Fair enough...likes versus dislikes is currently 40 to 1...so I'll take those numbers and continue to do what I am doing. You can dislike this and move on to the other detailed builds of this device on You Tube (spoiler alert; there are none)...73 de WX0V
Great video- thank goodness I was not left to myself with the "destructions"~
Thank you. I got the term "destructions" from an old grizzled salesman named Gary Huddleston in the mid-1980's. A group of young guys were trying to assemble something and he walked in and barked "WHERE ARE THE DESTRUCTIONS?!" I loudly laughed and have used it ever since. So there ya go...73! de WX0V
Another good review, outstandig job my friend! 73 from PY2DS
Thank you very much for your kind words...73! de WX0V
Great video you have inspired me to buy one!!!
Cool. I hope your build goes well. So far, I love mine...it's great! No affiliate links here, so you'll have to find him on your own (very easy to do). I do not have any affiliate links because I want unbiased information given to my viewers...73! de WX0V
Why such a complicated control box?
Not sure...perhaps the complexity is needed to work with the software and rig-control. All I know is thus far, the RAAS-8a is working beautifully. 73! de WX0V
Vry loud!! de AA3R
Yes, they should have solid signals, just like H44WA...73! de WX0V
Hello i took down the vertical at beach and replaced with 160m loop Much stronger but just as noisey as vertical I worked ve6sz the other night on 160m with 100w Im going back to beach on tuesday Watch the spots for me Im going to kyrgyzstan 14 march Btw could you hear 7q6m on ft8 I.e. his tone when he was sending? 73 bob Du7et Ex0et wt3a ve5te g0wet
I will keep an eye out for you...would be much easier if I lived in W6/W7...their paths to the west are fantastic. Yes, I could audibly hear 7Q6M during this opening, so he was workable had he been on CW. When I worked him on 160m (a different night than this) he was -20 so CW would likely not have worked. 73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing thanks reply I have w0dd w0vtt w0ne cfm Mn on 160m Worked 1009 1030 1316 utc Feb Feb April My sunset 1000 utc I have peak and then peak 15 minutes b4 ur sunrise or so My goal is WAS 160 3 different stations I have most already Of ND RI DE places like that are tough Only 1 so far I'm still looking for TF for cq zone 40 160m cw that's why I go beach ,clear shot to EU , here mountain qth have mountain about 270 degrees from me, eu is 320 degrees 73
@@baikushex0et682 The timing is good as my sunrise is just before I leave for work...the problem is there has been very few 160m openings to AS/OC this season...very few...we'll see...73! de WX0V
I'm enjoying your videos! They are exceptional. Your narration is first class!
Thank you for those very kind words. FT8 does require some extra commentary versus CW or SSB videos so I do try to add something...glad you like it...73! de WX0V
I like the Pixie, simple yet effective. Be aware there seem to be several manufacturers of the Pixie. When plugging in the headphones my audio shorted to earth and I had to cut the copper track to prevent it shorting. I destroyed the jack socket when removing it to confirm the problem. I put mine on 5.262 MHz. Best dx so far 180 miles with a SWL report for that QSO at 220 miles from Utrecht. 350 mW out. G4GHB.
Good information. I have not touched my Pixie in months, as conditions have been focusing on chasing DX that I need. Thanks for your comment and 73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing Just getting going again after 8 years virtual QRT 160m to 20m due to broadband QRM. They've gone to fibre now. G4GHB.
@@bill-2018 Great to hear your noise level issue has been improved...73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing Yes, I'm happy now. 73.
Cdx this weekend for ARRL DX CW were terrific...hit 2.5 meg...160 was fantastic de AA3R
Great score! 160 was rather bad here...80m was in good shape, however. 73! de WX0V
Just toss an LM317 on a small piece of metal for a heatsink. Then hook it up to a 12/14V battery and dial its output down to 9 Volts. There's no reason to burn up expensive 9V batteries, especially as many of them these days that say "9V" are only specifying the form factor of 9V, and they only put out a bit over 8 volts. Besides, the internal battery resistance causes a voltage drop when you key, which causes the frequency of the oscillator to drift. A stiff supply voltage from a lead-acid or Lithium and a voltage regulator will help stabilize the Pixie's oscillator and provide a cleaner CW note. I'm an Extra, but I figured the odds of many other Extras hanging out on that frequency listening for a slow, weak, dirty-sounding CW note wasn't all that high. On the other hand, that is the only frequency that a lot of these kits are crystalled for, so if there are any other Extras willing to work a Pixie that's exactly where they'll be listening. The signal that you have radiating on receive is due to the RF output transistor also being used as the receive mixer. It leaks out quite noticeably. That was a problem for years with regenerative receivers. You can block it by adding a low gain receive preamp in line with the antenna, and using relay switching between Xmit and receive to bypass the preamp. The beauty of the Pixie lies in how bad, but functional it is. Because it works, but it has such glaring problems that it inspires the builder to fix the problems, one at a time. For instance, the AM broadcast interference can be solved by simply adding an LC in series to ground using a tunable capacitor or inductor to ground on the antenna lead-in. Just tune until the Am station goes away. Use 2 or more such circuits and tune out each offending station. Or simply look up a passive BCB blocking filter circuit online, build it and stick it in the antenna lead-in. There are simple, inexpensive mods all over the web to fix or minimize most obnoxious Pixie problems. I even added an SI-5351 circuit to mine, and a frequency display with TX/RX offset, (after I got the noise out of the display to make the Pixie happy.) That allowed me to cover the entire 40 meter band with digital frequency accuracy and stability. That should allow me to even use it for digital modes, especially since I built a board using a crystal oven reference, though I haven't tried it yet. I suspect there are hams who have managed WAS Awards on Pixies. It just requires a few small mods, RF knowledge, a good antenna, and some patience. You might try building about a 3 foot diameter tunable mag-loop with a low RF resistance, (fat tubing.) That will boost the Q and make the antenna very narrow-band, and solve a lot of bleed-over problems from high-power stations. I suggest to all of the hams I Elmer that they build Pixies when they get their General license. They cost less than $10 to build, and solving all of the irritating little quirks quickly teach the noobs all sorts of things about radio, and leads them to start experimenting, which has always been the heart and soul of amateur radio, (not to mention what the FCC intended for the service when they authorized it). I wanted more frequency agility on my Pixie, so I added an SI5351 circuit in place of the crystal, along with a display, which was noisy, so I had to figure out how to quiet the display.Lots to learn in the ham radio hobby. Plugging in $15,000 worth of appliances and talking around the world is the smallest facet of the hobby and entirely lacks the satisfaction of a 4,000 mile QSO between 2 hams running modified Pixies. I tell my students that after they've played with their Pixies for a couple of months and solved some of the problems with them they will have a much better idea of what attributes they might want in a more expensive rig if they decide they want to buy or build one. I learned on the unlicensed 1750 meter band that I could blanket 1/3 of the lower 48 states every day with an ERP of 5 mW and a 25 foot vertical, a lot less power than a Pixie. I just needed to know what I was doing. So now my 100 Watt HF rigs and amps just sit and gather dust and I build and modify little rigs built from junk-box parts, and I have a ball with them. 73
Thank you for your detailed post...very good information there...73! de WX0V
Thanks for the Video, great to see my pileup from the other side. 73, Sven DJ4MX at 8R7X
Sven, you totally kick ass! Phenomenal operator...awesome! Great work by you and your 8R7X team...just superb...73! de WX0V
Thanks Scott, we’re having a lot of fun here in Guyana. The Jumping around was on purpose, to make it easier to copy a complete callsign the first time, since that was the first night on 30m.
@@dj4mx988 The jumping around was music to my ears...some ops just sit there and slug it out; making 1 Q every 2 minutes. Not you! You're spinning that dial and cranking 'em out...that's the way to do it!
Nice job man! All my antennas suck equally on 160 here. Ha
160m is a tough band...scratching out Qs is a way of life. 73! de WX0V
Hustler more quiet than log? Snow qrn?
No, not snow QRN, but that's a good guess. Snow doesn't effect the LoG, not that I have noticed in using for over 6 years (I installed mine in late 2017). Occasionally I have a local ambient noise source that affects the LoG (more than my usual ANL -Ambient Noise Level), and was doing so when this was filmed. The 6BTV is a surprisingly good RX antenna for 160m, and I use it frequently. By the way, I'm now going to use the acronym "ANL" to describe my noise, since there's so many hot opinions on "QRM" and "QRN"...73! de WX0V
Good stuff! Unfortunately no 160m here... I might have to go portable and try another day... Did you catch 8R7X on 17m FT8 today? Six streams all day, and loud! Unfortunately the pile was massive and I never made the QSO. 73 VE3GKT
I did not see them on 17m FT8. I would have like to have filmed that pile-up. Oh well. Another day. 73! de WX0V
Cool video!!73!!
Thank you, sir! Good to see your channel growing...keep it up...73! de WX0V
I missed them on 17m yesterday, the signal eventually faded out as the MUF went below 15MHz 3 hours after our sunset.
These 4 guys are peppering the airwaves so I suspect you'll get another shot at them on 17m...73! de WX0V
@@SuburbanDXing thank you, 30m would be nice. 73's, Patrick
@@newpatrick8838 If their op was as good as this one was, everyone should get a 30m Q...73!
I think it was DJ4MX Sven at the station
Whoever it was, that op was smoking...so great to see these young ops on a DXpedition...73! de WX0V
The local guy that is usually active is a $$ collector, does reply to QSL's I needs lots of slots but only home from Hospital after Cancer surgery so in to much pain to try yet, hopefully they will still be there when next week I hope to be active,
I hate to ask a personal question since this is a open forum but did they zap all the cancer?
@@SuburbanDXing no worries Scott I don't think many know who I am here, I just had the cells removed, I have to heal and the will do the Radiotherapy in a few weeks,
@@fatboymotorsport Ok...good...I hope all goes smoothy and all the bad stuff is zapped in rapid fashion...73! de WX0V
Only took me about 3 hours to get them. Like you said he was moving 1-2k after each log. Finally picked me out while I was brushing my rigs hair with my left hand 😂
What matters is you got him; hopefully for a new slot. I have also worked DX while cleaning the rig...just normal DXer behavior...73! de WX0V
They're doing a great job so far! This is a group of four young guys from Germany and the UK. Just worked them on 30 cw myself, with a decoder and FLDigi keying for me. Was 100% remote from the basement with the radio upstairs! Unfortunately I forgot to turn on Split at the beginning, but someone sent a reminder and I figured it out. 73 VE3GKT
Good work on the 30m Q. At least I wasn't filming when you were sending simplex 😀...73! de WX0V