SDR IQs and Icom went to new happy owners.
PerseusI have now new SDR receiver Perseus with the possibility to record the whole mw-band, which should simplify the recording process. In the first Perseus listening tests the receiver seems to be more selective than the SDR IQ. Euro splatter could be rejected more easily. Also the controlling software has a few more advanced features than the Spectravue used with IQ, especially notch function is a must!
This March 2009 version of the controlling software seems to have a tendency to crash. I have solved this problem with killing the control sowftware just before actual recording takes place and then relaunching it. Also booting the Windows machine couple of times daily seems to have a positive effect.
AntennasAntennas naturally received major blows during summer. Heavy wind has caused some heavy casualties in the forests. Also forest harvesting snapped a few hundred meters away from the east antenna. I have now DXE-RPA-1 coaxial preamplifier, which itself is a must, because of the long coax feed. At the moment antenna configuration is as follows:
- 700 m 135 degrees / 320 degrees backward beverage to the North America
- 400 m 105 degrees to the China / 290 degrees backward beverage to the East coast of NA.
- 250 m 40 degrees to the Korea, Japan and China / backward section seems to pick very well Spain and the British Isles.
- 1000 m 170 degrees to the South / 350 degrees backward section to the Alaska.
- 1000 m 225 degrees to the West Africa.
Log:Some early new catch from NA, to me, in this Autumn:
660
WFAN NY 11.10 4.05
790
KFGO Fargo-Moorhead, ND 19.10 4.03
850
KOA Denver CO 11.10 4.31
930
WBEN Buffalo NY 14.10 4.02 "Radio Ben" "News talk"
940
CJGX YOrkton SK 14.10 7 "GX94"
970
WZAN Portland ME 10.10 5
1010
WINS NY 13.10 2355 "10 10 Wins news"
1160
KSL Salt Lake City UT 14.10 4
1200
KFNW West Fargo ND 14.10 6.59 *
1330
WRCA Waltham MA 10.10 5
1380
KOTA Rapid City SD 11.10 4 "Information superstation" "News and talk with right will"
1600
WUNR Boston, MA 15.10 4.04 "R Internacional"
1650
CINA Mississauga ON 15.10 4.30 "on the latest hits Cina"
1650
KCNZ Cedar Falls IA, 15.10 4.30 "16-50 Sam, KCNZ". Fox.
1650
KFOX Torrance CA 15.10 6.03
1670
WTDY Madison WI 15.10 4.34
1700
KVNS Brownsville TX 15.10 4.32
Something new. Signals weak but steady.
The best antenna, less noisiest seems to be 1000m antenna directed to South (170). This is picking North West of US & Alaska quite well from it's backward lobe. 
Superb conditions to America! Georgia, Nebraska, Maryland and Kansas new states from US and Nunavut from Canada!
Rock it in, leave it on, WHO! This very same applies to Perseus SDR. It's radio qualities are outstanding. Equally disturbing are some software quirks with recording, most notably hang ups.
ES highlights were:
I have these marvellous SDR receivers still 3 left. There are minor scratchs but these receivers have very robust build. Make your offer to mail: ylonen miumau pp nic fi!
