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Friday, February 17, 2017

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YB9K Lombok Island Photo Gallery. From DXNews.com

Photogallery of current YB9K activity from Lombok Island.

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PJ4X Bonaire Island. From DXNews.com

WA3LRO, W1MD, K1QX, PJ4LS, N0VD, G4XUM will be active from Bonaire Island, IOTA SA – 006, in ARRL DX CW Contest 18 – 19 February 2017 as PJ4X.

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V21XN Antigua Island. From DXNews.com

Bill, KG4ZXN will be active from Antigua Island, IOTA NA – 100, July 2017 as V21XN.

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3W2MAE – Vietnam

Look for Wolfgang DL5MAE to be active from Phan Thiet, Vietnam as 3W2MAE between February 19-25, 2017. QRV on 20-10m, CW/SSB. QSL via H/c.

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In the last reporting week (February 9-15) average daily sunspot numbers declined from 21.3 to 17.6, and average daily solar flux rose from 73.5 to 75.1. Average planetary A index dropped from 12.9 to 4.7, and mid-latitude A index from 9.9 to 2.9.

Predicted solar flux is 74 on February 17-19, then 77, 80, 83, 85 and 80 on February 20-24, 78 on February 25-26, 76 on February 27-28, 75 on March 1-…

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ARRL Website, Store to be Offline

The ARRL website, the ARRL Store, and other functions will be offline during maintenance on Sunday, February 19, within the period from approximately 2 AM until 4 AM EST (0700 to 0900 UTC). We apologize for any inconvenience.

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5X1O Uganda

Jonathan KK7PW will be active from Uganda 21 February to 7 March 2017 as 5X1O.
Active on 40, 20, 15, 10m.
QSL via EA5GL.

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TX5T Raivavae Island OC-114

Members of CanAm DX Group will be active from Raivavae Island, IOTA OC-114, 20 February to 3 March 2017 as TX5T.
Active on HF bands in CW, SSB and Digi.
Team: W5MJ, VA7DX, VE7KW and W5RF.
QSL Via M0URX.

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Eric spots a Drake SPR-4 shortwave receiver on eBay

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Eric McFadden (WD8RIF), who is quite a Drake fan and recently spotted this SPR-4 on eBay.

The seller has it listed as an auction currently at $400, but with a BuyItNow price of $600 US. That’s a fairly steep price considering Universal Radio has sold them in the past for +/- $400. Of course, the last one in Universal’s sold index was posted in 2011.

I’ve never owned a Drake receiver, but I’ve certainly used them and have been impressed with their performance and audio fidelity. SPF-4 reviews on eHam are certainly positive.

Image source: Universal Radio

I know this: I love the blue backlit dials on this particular Drake line! Gorgeous!

Click here to view on eBay.

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PJ2/OE3GEA Curacao SA-099

Gerhard, OE3GEA will be active from Curacao Island, IOTA SA-099, 18 February to 1 March 2017 as PJ2/OE3GEA.
Active on 40 – 10m in CW.
QSL home call.

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3W2MAE Vietnam. From DXNews.com

Wolfgang, DL5MAE will be active from Vietnam 19 – 25 February 2017 as 3W2MAE.

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Hans discovers a JRC NRD-630 on eBay

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Hans de Zeeuw (MM6HDZ), who writes:

Hi, Thomas here’s a message from bonny Scotland:

Yesterday I found at eBay a JRC NRD-630 receiver for auction. The receiver is located in London, UK and the seller ships worldwide:

Click here to view on eBay.

An opportunity for people who are looking for this very rare receiver.

This is just the sort of receiver Dan Robinson could have in his collection! Looks like the NRD-630 might fetch a hefty price at auction, but I wonder if it’ll exceed the original price (which I’m sure was also hefty!)?

Thanks, Hans.

Any Post readers own the JRC NRD-630? Please comment!

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Activating mobile phone FM: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s remarks at NAB symposium

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Kuhn, who shares the following:

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s remarks at the North American Broadcasters Association’s Future of Radio and Audio Symposium from today have been posted at

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I found the most interesting info in the statement is only 44% of the top selling smartphones in the US have an FM Chip activated have them activated. This figure pales in comparison to Mexico, where 80% of the top selling smartphones have the FM Radio chip activated.

Chair Pai goes on to state:

“You could make a case for activating chips on public safety grounds alone. The former head of our Federal Emergency Management Administration has spoken out in support of this proposal.

[…]I’ll keep speaking out about the benefits of activating FM chips. Having said that, as a believer in free markets and the rule of law, I cannot support a government mandate requiring activation of these chips. I don’t believe the FCC has the power to issue a mandate like that, and more generally I believe it’s best to sort this issue out in the marketplace. For despite the low numbers, we are seeing progress; in the last two years, the percentage of top-selling smartphones in the United States that have activated FM chips has risen from less than 25% to 44%. “

Which leads me to this question for the SWLing Post community: would the benefits, emergency and otherwise, of mandated, activated FM Receiver Chips in new Smartphones sold outweigh the free market arguments?

Feel free to share your comments!

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