KVRI 1600kHz

I happened to listen to KVRI from the West coast of the US. After supper, I turned on my IC-R8500 and tuned to 1600kHz. Usually I checked EX-Band, which ranges from 1600 to 1700kHz. Tonight I noticed Indian music was played in the severe condition. The signal was weak and it was hard to figure out what's the content was. But this is my memorable experiece.

Arabic course text

I've been looking for this month's text of NHK TV Arabic course. This text is published every other month but it is a little hard to find one everytime.

KICY 850kHz

I received the signal of KICY from Alaska first time in this season. KICY is a typical Alaska station which Japanese listeners can catch easily on the MW band. I tuned to 850kHz around 23:00.

 

cell phone

I got a new cell phone of docomo. N-01A has a unique features of three styles for operations. 

ICF-6700

I bought a new shortwave radio again. It's Sony's ICF-6700. This radio was produced in the late 70s when a lot of young boys got into shortwave listening hobby. 

The one I purchaedc was restored well by experts and keep a good condition as to listen to Voice of Russia and BBC easily.

This radio has features of a red digital counter which offers a quick respose as the main daial is rotated. Audio quality is good enough to listen to local stations. And also it is equipped with good quality as to pick up weak signals when choosing a narrow filter. 

ipodtouch

I bought a new ipodtouch to replace my walkman which I 've been using more than three years. When I go out, I always carry a mp3 player for listnenig to podcasting programs. I like my old walkman which is handy to handle for its small size just like a small lighter. And I favor Sony's excellent quality, which provide us stability and a long batterylife. On the other hand, I have been away from Apple's products for the reason of its smaller share in the PC market.

But what made me to decide to purchase a new ipodtouch is that this new gadget works as an Internet mashine as well as a mp3 player. It is decisive factor for people who hope to see websites at any time. 

My decision was correct. A ipodtouch offers me more than I've expected. The most impressive character is user-friendly operation system using fingers. It's very easy and comfortable. In some cases, I think it's better than using a mouse.

Radio St. Helena

This is an anual event for shortwave listners. Radio St. Helena from the Atlantic Oceans successfully finished this year's broadcasting. A lot of entusiastic listners caught the wave from far away small island, I think. I got up before five o'lock in the morning and turnen on my receivers. In the first hour, the signal was not so strong as to understand what's on the air. But the condition had getting better and marked its best around 06:12. A lot of messages from Europe, Japan and U.S. were introduced during the program. This is a worldwide event for DXers.

I wrote a reception report and sent it by airmal.

A new celluler phone

I made a reservation for a new model of celluler phone today. NTT docomo has announced the release of new models which will be coming into the market this month. I picked up the NEC's one, which is equipped with some fashinating features. I have a emphasis on how convienience for Net surfing. In this sence, this model is suitable for my demand, because it has a Neuro pointer and rotatable display. The Neuro pointer is a pointing device placed in the center of the keys, with which we can operate a cursor like using a trackpoint of IBM's PC. In addition, the display can be rotated when watching web sites.