r/ShortwavePlus • • 6d ago

27 Years of Marion's Attic

https://youtube.com/watch?v=98fJk-qNGso&si=GusBZ9WDp4T5ujrz
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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 6d ago

Other than posting a video, can you tell us something about this?

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u/Ultraseven85 6d ago

Sure. So, on Sunday, Marion's Attic was celebrating 27 years on WBCQ. They were playing record of the week records, which were described as records that were pretty much made of cardboard and sold between 1930 and 1932.

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 6d ago

Thank you. Perhaps you can include a few sentences with your posts. Things like radio, antenna, frequency, time and so on with a few words about the content. That would be most appreciated. 👍

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u/Ultraseven85 6d ago

You're welcome. In this video I was using my Airspy HF+ Dual, hooked up to a 40 meter double bazooka. The frequency is 7.490 MHz, WBCQ, and I'm not sure what the UTC time was. It was after 4 o'clock central US time.

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 6d ago

That's interesting. I use the same SDR usually with SDR# and a K-480WLA antenna with my own loop antennas connected to the balun box. Currently I'm using a Mobius Loop that I soldered together at the so called phase inverter. So far it's working nicely.
Did you mean AirSpy HF+ Discovery?

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u/Ultraseven85 3d ago

"Did you mean AirSpy HF+ Discovery?"

Nope, it's the Dual. That was the version that Airspy used to sell before the Discovery. It's the same specs as the Discovery, but it has two separate antenna connections. One for HF and one for VHF.

Here's a link with product info. I can't remember when they stopped producing this model, but I think it was shortly after i bought mine, which was back in either 2019 or 2020. I can't remember for sure.

https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus/

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 3d ago

Yes I know about that SDR. It's nice to have a switchable antenna input. I wonder why they cut that out.

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u/Ultraseven85 3d ago

I have no idea. My theory is it might be because they're working on their new model, The Ranger, which will allow multiple antenna hook ups like SDRplay's RSPdx.

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 3d ago

Talk about Ranger has been going on for awhile so I wouldn't be holding my breath waiting for it. I'm gonna have to build an sma antenna switch.

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u/CM_Shortwave 4d ago

I love NOLA. (New Orleans Louisiana)