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A front view of the new PERSEUS. A DVD ROM is seen to the left as a guide to the phsical size.


Below are links to some sample audio clips of MW DX. Some are common East Coast North American stations, some are difficult DX. Some are audio comparisons with other receivers. All recorded from Perseus unless stated otherwise.
Some of the initial clips were using fast AGC, and seemed to "pump"
a bit. Re recordings have been made of most.


PERSEUS SSB sample. 23rd January 2008, 2338UTC, 1933kHz Top Band QSOs, LSB (1314k) new feb 08


AUDIO SAMPLES IN FREQ ORDER

560 CHVO CARBONEAR, NFLD 14/01/08 0730 (New Feb 08) (158k)
680   RADIO NACIONAL COLUMBIA 07/01/08 (New Feb 08) (848k)
730   RADIO LIDER, COLUMBIA 05/02/08 Some audio disturbance. Ticking. (New Feb 08) (257k)
780 CFDR DARTMOUTH, NS 7/12/07 0800utc 6kHz filter used, manually narrowed (153k)
780 CFDR DARTMOUTH, NS 7/12/07 0800utc 12kHz filter used, manually narrowed (207k)
920 CJCH HALIFAX, NS 5/12/07 2300utc (723k)
930 CFBC ST JOHN, NB Often heard in the mix with CJYQ, though the latter usually dominant. 5/12/07 2300 (175k)
950 WWJ Detroit, MI 1st Feb 08. A personal 1st for me, noted at 0800, with CKNB fading at exactly the right time. Includes good CKNB id. (New Feb 08) (192k)
970 WZAN PORTLAND, ME 04/01/08 0854. Some slight audio ticking (New Feb 08) (157k)
1060 WBIX Natick, MA This common East Coaster made a special DX test on Sunday 24th Feb 2008, noted well here around 0650 and power down at 0700UTC. It is interesting to hear how the cw and the sweepers really punch through the noise. (New Feb 08) (1760k)
1080 WTIC HARTFORD, CT 4/12/07 0830. (New Feb 08) (314k)
1110 WBT CHARLOTTE, NC 5/12/07, 2300 (New Feb 08) (343k)
1130 WBBR NY 5/12/07 2300utc (380k)
1150 WHBY Kimberly, WI 10/12/07 0000. This station is 2kHz away from ILR Glasgow about 25 miles away. Have a good lobe on the beverage though, and it usually presents no real problem. This stn can be very much better than this clip. (219k)
1190   RADIO AMERICAS, ARGENTINA. 22/4/08 2255gmt (729k)
1210 WPHT PHILADELPHIA, PA Difficult channel in Scotland, or certainly here, due to Virgin Radio. 5/12/07 2259 (431k)
1290 CFRW WINNIPEG, MB 31/12/07 0900 (New Feb 08) (93k)
1290 WMBF BINGHAMPTON, NY 6/12/07 0000. This was discovered in a PERSEUS file in Feb 08, recorded the same night Big L was off air, and WEGP was belting in. The audio during record on this one perhaps shows up the audio ticking some dxers have noticed. 1st ID usb, 2nd AM, 3rd Sync AM. The ticking during the usb recording has been enhanced somewhat by dragging the selected bandwidth neared to the carrier. The ticking is also noticed on AM and SAM, and is a very similar sound to that given off by the NRD545 while trying to listen on AM. (New Feb 08) (396k)
1310 WCCW TRAVERSE CITY, MI Personal 1st for this ESPN station. 9/12/07 0840utc. Poor signal. This is using sync AM mode, SAM Incidentally I am informed this is a UK first, therefore as far as is known, a Perseus first for a UK first !! (92k)
1310 WCCW TRAVERSE CITY, MI Personal 1st for this ESPN station. 9/12/07 0840utc. Poor signal. This is using LSB. Incidentally I am informed this is a UK first, therefore as far as is known, a Perseus first for a UK first!! (216k)
1320 WILS LANCING, MI. Personal first. 20/4/08, 0500 (New April 08) (137k)
1320 WGVM LYNCHBURG, VA. Personal first. 17/4/08 0300. (New April 08) (525k)
1320 CKEC NEW GLASGOW, NS 05/01/08 0000 ID as East Coast FM. Now silent. Slight audio ticking. (New Feb 08) (157k)
1320 WJAS Pittsburgh, PA 22/03/08 0400 Sure this is OK, on line for a second opinion. (New March 08) (159k)
1320 WATR Waterbury, CT A weak ID in the mud, after the 1320 ann. 13-20 and WATR ....??. (New March 08) (238k)
1420 WBSM New Bedford, MA 29th January 08. A personal 1st noted at 0800. 0800 ID repeated 3 times, then 0804 id. (New Feb 08) (318k)
1460 WHIC Rochester, NY 10/12/07 0100. Personal 1st. The station of the cross. Weak recording (440k)
1470 WBKV West Bend, WI 9/12/07 1100. A welcome late fade out (301k)
1510 KCKK CO 9/12/07 1100. Paul C in Troon alerted me to an ID he has on tape from exactly 1100 on Sunday 9th Dec. He is about 20 miles from me, but I had no sign of his possible KFNN, and vice versa!! * NB This is very weak many hours after local sunrise, and a test of the PERSEUS. I was not at the receivers to make a signal check against a traditional receiver. KCKK is at 7s. (248k)
1510 WWZN BOSTON, MA Irish presenter gets wrong call. Good signal on this common station. 10/12/07 0100utc (New file Feb 08, slow agc) (801k)
1520 WWKB BUFFALO, NY 10/12/07 0000utc. Crazy commercial advising against using a petrol generator indoors!! (New file Feb 08, slow agc) (387k)
1580 CKDO OSHAWA, ONT 16/12/07 1000 (New Feb 08) (188k)


AUDIO CHECKS AGAINST OTHER RECEIVERS


1390 WEGP PRESQUE ISLE, ME Recorded on a night BIG L / Radio London was off air. 6th December 2007. 2200utc, not on PERSEUS. Prob HF225 Europa. Amusing shuttle news!! (640k)
1390 WEGP PRESQUE ISLE, ME Recorded on a night BIG L / Radio London was off air. 6th December 2007. 2221utc Recorded on PERSEUS. 1-40s AM 6kHz filter manually varied, 40s-50s AM 12kHz filter manually varied, 50s Sync AM, (SAM) 6kHz filter AGC fast, so pumps a bit(957k)
1390 WEGP PRESQUE ISLE, ME Recorded on a night BIG L / Radio London was off air. 6th December 2007. 2221utc Recorded on PERSEUS. As above but slow AGC AM 12kHz. (603k) new feb 08
1390 WEGP PRESQUE ISLE, ME Recorded on a night BIG L / Radio London was off air. 6th December 2007. 2230utc Recorded on 1960s RACAL RA17!! Wide Band (394k)
1390 WEGP PRESQUE ISLE, ME Recorded on a night BIG L / Radio London was off air. 6th December 2007. 2234utc from the reputed poor audio set, NRD545. Includes a very silly discaimer during a commercial. (252k)
1390 WEGP PRESQUE ISLE, ME Recorded on a night BIG L / Radio London was off air. 6th December 2007. 2235utc This time certainly from the HF225 Europa. Great audio on that little set (406k)
1390 WEGP PRESQUE ISLE, ME Recorded on a night BIG L / Radio London was off air. 6th December 2007. 2240 approx, switching from

1) HF225
2) AOR7030
3) NRD515

(687k)


Radio London / Big L, 1395kHz carrier returning to the air.

BIG L after a few minutes, the audio is seen to be spreading more.

The above screen shot is of Radio London / BIG L returning to 1395kHz after a break. QRG is shown by the pointer. The top image, the carrier comes on and audio is a quiet track, but the second image shows the much wider audio after a few minutes.

It is my interntion to add more audio clips inc SW and SSB from top band etc. It all takes time.





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