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This is what JA signals sound like with 28dB of pre amplification from a Beverage antenna !
Keying errors on my side are mainly due my fat fingers and because my side tone was set at a low level and I was listening on the loudspeaker…I didn´t hear my own sending…
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Incredible isn´t it?
The first QSO in the new year was with JD1BMH in Ogasawara.
The recording is made with almost 30dB of pre amplification from the JA Beverage.
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BA7IO was also heard with clear signals but I was unable to raise him.
BU2AQ in Taiwan was also worked for the second time and we exchanged HNYs.
I took some photos of my view, the first photo is towards the North, the Arctic King may be seen in the distance.
The second photo is taken towards the South.
Yesterday I worked JD1BMH in Ogasawara for a new country and zone. This morning I was up early and was called by JD1BMH for a second QSO immediately followed by a QSO with JD1BLY – also in Ogasawara !
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Earlier I made a few QSOs with several JA stations:
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Eduardo, TI8II in Costa Rica was worked for a new country #134.
This afternoon after adding another 16dB of pre-amplification using a DX Engineering Receiver Preamplifier 0.3-35 MHz – DXE-RPA-1 to the already present 12dB pre-amplification in my Beverage antenna system, I tested the system on 160m.
The noise level at my location is so low at times that I can actually get away with almost 30dB of pre-amplification from the already high output of my Beverage antennas. Receiver protection is included by switching the extra preamplifier off automatically during transmissions using a The DX Engineering TVSU-1 Time Variable Sequencer Unit.
I am now experiencing a new smoothness in my station along with peace of mind.
Several weak JA stations were worked and it was revealed that they would not have been workable without the extra amplification.
My reception is no longer only crystal clear, now it is powerful and crystal clear.
It seems that the Arctic King is even more powerful than I thought.
VK6GX called and we exchanged 559 reports, a bit later HS0ZEE in Chiang Mai, Thailand was worked for #135 and Zone 26 and Ross, 9M2AX also called me with excellent signals.
It is all rather hard to believe. Audio files will be posted in the Online Audio page soon.
NOTE: 01 January 2010. The recording time stamps in the recording were corrupted for some reason. The entire file may be listened to here:
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