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Coffee Talk

Introduce yourself here. This is where we can discuss fringe issues of World Band Radio - where it is going, where it's been... the good old days... etc.

Guestbook - An open forum Pull up a chair and introduce yourself. How long have you been in the hobby? What is the future of the radio hobby? Talk about the good old days? This is the off-topic (OT) area. <b>No SPAM please!</b>	205 Topics	592 Replies	Last Post: RIP Don Jensen by colin 19 hours 15 minutes ago
The Time Tunnel What are you best memories of the hobby? Moments that stick with you? Nothing like the good old days...	11 Topics	25 Replies	Last Post: Proceedings Articles ... by colin 3 months 3 weeks ago
Website issues Every website has access issues - and dxer.ca is no exception. Feel free to bring up the bugs here and I will do my level best to fix them.	23 Topics	49 Replies	Last Post: Website access by Recordman 2 months 3 weeks ago
Solving Radio Interference This is our discussion area for radio interference issues - scoping them out, sorting them, identifying them - almost every gets static from time time. We work together to end the noise.	2 Topics	7 Replies	Last Post: We get no respect fr ... by oneamdxer 2 months 4 weeks ago

Ultra Light Radio

This area of the hobby has grown and grown and needs a home of its own. So here it is - the ULR area.

Ultra-light discussion

Whether you have an SRF-59 or SRF-M37 or are part of the Ultra-light revolution, this is the forum for you - for all manner of discussion, techniques, modifications and successes.

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by twinlake
2 months 18 hours ago

Medium-wave DXing

There is a percentage of the radio listening hobbyist population that do not tune above 1700khz. This is their domain.

Equipment and Antennas Discuss your equipment and antenna issues for Medium-wave DXing here only!	32 Topics	84 Replies	Last Post: Buying advice for a ... by Brede 2 months 3 weeks ago
Station identifications Post your new and unusual catches here or unidentified stations you need help with.	24 Topics	77 Replies	Last Post: Rhodesian Broadcasti ... by Perron 2 years 4 weeks ago
Antennas, loops, actives, etc I was a huge fan of the passive loop until I discovered the active broadband loop. Now there are so many options out there in antenna World. Discuss your favorite here.	16 Topics	80 Replies	Last Post: T2FD Antenna by lauchlin 1 year 2 months ago

World-band radio

We talk about World-band radio here.

Receivers - Tabletop Which receiver do you use?	25 Topics	101 Replies	Last Post: Used SWL Receivers by quebec 1 year 1 month ago
Portable receivers I use a Sony 7600G and a Grundig Yacht-boy 400PE. How about you?	88 Topics	546 Replies	Last Post: Advise on buying an ... by gkinsman 3 weeks 6 days ago
Software defined radios Let`s face it folks - the time for the software defined shortwave/medium wave receiver is now. They work. They are stable and they are getting better. Discuss yours here.	6 Topics	23 Replies	Last Post: LFW by haochen 11 months 2 weeks ago
Vintage tubes I started out with a 1938 RCA Tube type receiver. It was love at first site. Some people swear by tube-type receivers and still use them today. What kind of tube-type receiver do you use?	4 Topics	23 Replies	Last Post: Tube radios by 3 years 2 months ago
Program content Broadcasters love it when we actually listen to the program content - and report back to the station. In this forum area we discuss the content and programs on World Band radio.	60 Topics	75 Replies	Last Post: PCJ Test Transmissio ... by Perron 1 year 3 weeks ago

New Stuff and in development

There is always talk of the next big thing. Talk it up here on the New Stuff forum. If it has been just released or is about to be released, this is the place to chat about it.

	New radios just released If it has just hit the shelves and you have your hands on it, let us know what it is and how well it works.	34 Topics	119 Replies	Last Post: Degen DE215 pocket r ... by pm4hire 6 months 23 hours ago
	The rumor-mill There is always something on the drawing board - if you know about it and it is legal to talk about it, share it with the gang.	5 Topics	35 Replies	Last Post: Tecsun PL660? by 2 years 6 months ago

Repair, Modify and Recycle

If your radio is broken or needs some fine tuning, discuss it here! Do not throw anything out before talking to the tech-repair guru's at the DXer.ca website!

Fix that radio If your radio has died or is not quite up to snuff, post your technical repair questions to the guru's at DXer.ca!	27 Topics	95 Replies	Last Post: Sony SRF-T615 needs ... by colin 6 months 3 weeks ago
Modify your radio Do you have a suggestion how to improve the performance of your World-band radio, portable, table-top, Ultra-Light radio or SDR? Pass it along here!	6 Topics	11 Replies	Last Post: FRG 7 by twinlake 1 year 4 months ago
Recycle that radio Have a dead radio and do not think it is worth keeping? Do not throw it in the land-fill! Consider sending it to the DXer.ca tech crew for a free repair, return and possible give-away.	1 Topics	15 Replies	Last Post: Revive those dead ra ... by twinlake 1 year 4 months ago

Antennas

Your radio is only as good as the antenna - let's discuss antennas here.

	Wires, long and short dipoles, long-wires, inverted-l`s, traps, and yagi beams. Which antenna do you use for listening and why?	16 Topics	59 Replies	Last Post: T2FD Antenna and Pa ... by lauchlin 1 year 3 months ago
	Small and Active I use a Wellbrook antenna but there are lots of active antennas to pick from - post your active antenna questions here.	7 Topics	24 Replies	Last Post: Attic mounted loops. ... by twinlake 2 months 1 week ago

What enhances your radio hobby experience? Perhaps you use a paper-log book of your own design or use a PC/Mac based software solution. Maybe you record your reception for posterity - how do you do it?

	Recording methods I have been recording radio reception since 1972 (sadly, my cassette collection only goes back to 1975) - I still use cassette from time to time, but I also use Sony MiniDisc - there are other mediums... so discuss yours.	7 Topics	15 Replies	Last Post: SDRs and recording m ... by Perron 5 months 3 weeks ago
	Books about Radio The radio hobby is not complete without the many fine books that are available. Some of our new radio hobbyists might not be familiar with them. We talk about it here. Moderators: ,	3 Topics	13 Replies	Last Post: Books, books, books! by markcoady 2 years 3 months ago

Buy & Sell / Stuff sought

Your junk is my treasure. Post your radio related things here. This is NOT EBay and the editors/creators of DXer.ca are NOT responsible for any trading that goes on here. Buyer Beware folks!

Radio Buy/Sell Garage sale

Too many radios? Post your stuff here. The creators and editors of DXer.ca are not responsible for trades that go hay-wire. Use common sense!

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by colin
2 months 4 days ago

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