2850 NORTH KOREA. KCBS, 1414, 1/24/09. Usual patriotic vocals. Threshold level (Strawman-IA).

3320 NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang BS, 1350, 1/25/09. Patriotic vocals a bit better than threshold, declining by 1410 (Strawman-IA).

4790 INDONESIA. RRI Fak Fak, 1352, 1/25/09. Pop mx spoiled by CODAR. Only audible signal on band. Fair (Strawman-IA).

4904.98 CHAD. R.N’Djamena , 2217, 1/24/09. Presumed NX by OM into high life mx. Closing announcements into anthem @ 2229. Audio out by 2230:49 (Strawman-IA).

5030 CHINA. CNR-1, via Beijing, 1420, 1/24/09. Chinese chatter was fair // better 7110 via Shijiazhuang (Strawman-IA).

6135 BRAZIL. R. Aparacida, 2258, 1/24/09. Pop mx, ads, general chatter was fair on peaks (Strawman-IA).

6300 ALGERIA. RASD, 2250, 1/24/09. Arabic vocals. Low modulation. Poor (Strawman-IA).

6973 ISRAEL. Galei Zahal, 2248, 1/24/09. Seldom heard here. Pop mx was weak but useable (Strawman-IA).

9380 THAILAND. VOA R. Deewa, 1420, 1/25/09. Listed Pashto service via Udon Thani. OM & YL presenting in nx format. Fair but splatter from bible thumper on 9385 (Strawman-IA).

9690 INDIA. AIR Bangalore 500 KW, 1416, 1/25/09. English comment by YL about status of women in India. Fair to good (Strawman-IA).

9839.91 VIETNAM. VOV, 2349, 1/23/09. Suddenly rose up from noise to almost good. Vietnamese vocals. Best in LSB. Timing of peak here about 10 minutes after Hanoi sunrise. Declined just as quickly. YL closing comments to audio out @ 2356 (Strawman-IA).

12090 NORTHERN MARIANAS. KFBS Saipan, 2236, 1/24/09. Listed Vietnamese service. Fair to good. OM announcements and religious songs (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, JRC NRD-545, AOR AR7030 Plus, Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop

2850 NORTH KOREA. 1206, 1/17/09. Threshold signal. OM
in passionate comment (Strawman-IA).

3925 JAPAN. R. Nikkei, 1209, 1/17/09. OM & YL in
conversation with bed of jazz mx underneath (Strawman-IA).

5010 MADAGASCAR. R. Madigasikara, 0245, 11/17/09. Local
vocal & instrumental mx. Threshold signal faded in & out.
Nice flute mx @ 0300. Very weak signal (Strawman-IA).

5910.09 COLOMBIA. 1204, 1/17/09. ID @ 1204, into ads. S7
signal had a bit of distortion, and faded down by 1225
(Strawman-IA).

6009.98 MEXICO. Nucleo Radio Mil (p) Poor signal mixing w/
second station. OM in extended tlk. Audio had occasional reverb
(Strawman-IA).

9805 KOREA. KBS World radio, 2307, 11/17/08. OM & YL presenting
presumed nx. Fair to good signal (Strawman-IA).

11945 NORTHERN MARIANAS. RFA via Tinian, 1615, 1/15/08. Usual
Mandarin chatter reached S7 on peaks (Strawman-IA).

12080 PORTUGAL. DW via Sines, 1621, 1/15/08. Russian service
w/ OM & YL reached S7 (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, JRC NRD-545, AOR AR 7030 Plus,
Wellbrook A-100 Loop 115′

Receivers:

(SOLD)

Excellent Drake R8B receiver w/ manual $1200. 1998 model. R8B
service manual $25. Custom wool dust cover $30. Universal Radio
R8B White Paper $5.  Shallow dent on right side of case could be
easily worked out. Dent is not obvious. Package deal $1250 shipped.

(SOLD)

Excellent Drake R8 receiver. 1994 model. Has Drake R8A/ R8B bottom
cover w/ metal tilt bail to replace problematic original plastic legs.
No issues. $600 shipped.

JRC NRD-545 DSP receiver w/ manual. Serial #17793 (~21000 made).
Case professionally repainted and is excellent. No issues. $1400.
Custom wool dust cover $35. Package deal $1425 shipped.

Sony 2010 portable receiver. Serial # 312487 (~1990-1991 vintage).
No mods or accessories. Only issue is non-working dial light. This radio
is in good condition. It has been used and shows minor scratches and nicks.
Very presentable. Fully operational other than noted. $210 shipped.

(SOLD)

Grundig G5 portable receiver. 150-29999 kHz. Does respectable job on SSB.
Near excellent condition. No accessories. No operational issues. Paper book
size is great for taking along in your briefcase or suitcase. Has external antenna
jack. $60 shipped.

Accessories:

(SOLD)

Am-Com, Inc., ClearSpeech Base DSP noise filter. Perfect condition w/
original box. $135 shipped.

(SOLD)

Sherwood Engineering SE-3 Mk III Synchronous Detector. Comes with 24V wall
wart. New Mk IV is $695. Mine works as it should and has no issues. $400 shipped.

The Fine Print: All equipment is from non-smoking shacks past and present. Listed
shipped prices are for CONUS. I will ship internationally, but you must pay the
extra charges. My equipment is not abused, has not been piled on top of each other,
and does not have years of dust. Pictures and personal references are gladly provided.
I prefer Postal Money Orders. Inquiries to: jlstrawman at yahoo dot com.

4775 SWAZILAND. TWR, Manzini, 0340, 1/11/09. Listed Lomwe service was good. Antenna change at 0400 into German. Signal dropped with beam change. Presumed religious pgm with mx. Signal fair by 0415 w/ CODAR interference (Strawman-IA).

4904.98 CHAD. R. Chad (p), 0425, 1/11/09. French tlk by OM received CODAR interference. Fair to good signal (Strawman-IA).

5910.09 COLOMBIA. Marfil Estereo, 0505, 1/11/08. Good signal. Variety of LA mx including vocals w/ accordian accompaniment. Recorded studio audio was muffled. “Marfil Estereo” ID @ 0507 (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Drake R8B, Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop

9445 INDIA. AIR, 2209, 1/4/09. English nx & local mx. 221o ID
by OM. fair signal reached S8 on peak (Strawman-IA).

9595 JAPAN. R. Nikkei (p), 2207, 1/4/09. OM & YL in extended tlk.
Fair to good signal had back-of-beam echo (Strawman-IA).

9675 CHINA. CRI, 2337, 12/29/08. Tx via Beijing. Listed 100KW.
Signal over Cancao Nova. Fair w/ OM & YL in Chinese comment
(Strawman-IA).

9720 RWANDA. VOA via Kigali, 2205, 1/4/09. Indonesian service
was good reaching S9 peaks. YL presenting presumed nx mentioned
Pakistan (Strawman-IA).

9780 YEMEN. R. Sana’a (p), 2008, 1//4/09. Mixing with VOA French
service via Sao Tome. Signal P-F was OM in extended Arabic tlk
(Strawman-IA).

9875 NORTHERN MARIANAS. VOA via Agignan Point, 2203, 1/4/09.
Presumed Chinese nx headlines were F-G and S8 on peaks (Strawman-IA).

11690 RWANDA. DW via Kigali, 2157, 1/4/09. End of English service
presented by YL. German ID @2200 into nx. Good signal (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, AOR AR7030 Plus, Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop