50 MHz DX SOUND FILES
  Here are some Real Audio sound files as heard/worked in FM18 on 50 MHz. Close to 70 entities are represented thus far. You can download Real Player free here.
My rig in 2000 was an Icom 706 MKII with about 75 feet of RG8 feeding an M2 6M5X at around 30 ft. The feed line
was changed in early December to about 50 feet of 1/2 inch hardline, which (of course) gave me a
marked inprovement in reception. I upgraded my rig in Jan 2001 to a 746, which I like best out of all the ICOM rigs I've tried, including the 756 PRO. Upgraded again courtesy of the Dayton Hamvention to an IC 756 Pro II and I'll never look back- the sensitivity/selectivity is great, and the noise blanker on the Pro II is awesome! Works even better with the stacked pair of M2 6M5X antennas & the WX0B stackmatch I added this summer as well. The recordings
themselves were made with an old cassette tape recorder located below one of
the two outdated Labtec sound-blaster speakers I use as externals. Most of the files were recorded at the same level, but as noted in the table a few were not, so unless you want a nice wake-up call...
 
WATCH YOUR SPEAKER VOLUME FROM FILE TO FILE!!
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N3DB in Japan
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Me in JA on Es. 5 minutes after K3TKJ & JE1BMJ made the 1st ever W3 Es to JA QSO. THANK YOU TAC!!!
NH6P
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Fred on Es into the East Coast
More NH6P June 2007
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Thinner pile but still strong
T96C
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Through the blind caller QRMers
OX2A
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July 2007 with full filters- PJ4/PA3CNX S7 off the back/side same QRG
ZC4LI
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CQing Contest Summer 2006
4X4DK
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The "slap" in the background is the sound of relief :-)
5B4FL
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Cypress on Es
PV8DX
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FJ92 on a doublet
SV1DH
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Strong again but not hearing well
ZD8VHF/b
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Courtest of NW5E- as heard 10/19/03 at 2118Z from EL98.
VP5/K7BV
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Dennis on vacation
YV0D
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Aves Island
YV0D pileup
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This is why I hate pileups
YV0D dogpile
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This isn't HF
More YV0D by request
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The pile thins
48.242 Portugese Video
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Classic early-warning indicator for EU propagation with QSB surges, Es 2004
48.250 Spanish Video
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Steady on Es, 2004. Coming next if my record quality allows, multiple carriers...
FM5WD
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Lucien on Es
V44KJ
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St. Kitts on 6m, 2004
CN8TW
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Morocco on Es, 2004
J79KV
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Jimmy in Dominica 2004
PJ7M
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K2ZD & K4BI's dxpedition
P43JB
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Joop in Aruba, great cw & 6m operator
IS0GQX
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Bruno in Sardinia
9Y4AT/b
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Good SA propagation indicator, Es May 2004
CE Music
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First Music of 2004- what is the song?
PY2TVI
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Surprise- PY2TVI during the 2004 January VHF Contest
ZP6CW
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Doug on Es + TEP, November 2003
GW3LEW
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Geoff on July 8, the best day ever for NA to EU on Es
HB9HFK
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Faulty recorder settings distorted all my July 8th audio- ugh!
9H1AW
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Alan on Es, July 8 2003
IK1EGC & IK5MEN
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This years Es are the best ever, & its not over yet!
5T6M
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DL8YHR's fantastic operation in Mauritania. Es, June 29, 2003
IT9RZR
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Always very loud (Es June 2003)
CE3SAD
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I did try calling your cell phone... Es + TEP
9A2SB & F8OP
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JN95 & JN26 on Es June 6, 2003- Best DX 5B4FL at 9120km (ugh, tape ran out before that QSO)
ZD7MY
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Wow, St. Helena into FM18 10/29/02- 30 day SFI average 166.89
ZD7MY
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More of ZD7MY, booming into Maryland
VE7FG/b
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Unreal! CO83 beacon into FM18 on Es August 27, 2002
PY3DU
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Huge TEP opening Aug. 25, 2002 (ssb)
FS/W6JKV
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W6JKV in St. Martin 2002
GI0OTC
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Straight key to my first GI, fall 2000.
HB0/HB9QQ
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Catching an extremely rare one here in W3
LY2BH
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Lithuania behind DLs in January 2002
PY0FF
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In many times to the north, less here. Poor recording
EU Pileup
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Snipet frm January 17, 2002 ...OK, I, SP, I, OE
5B4FL
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Nick CQing as hrd here
HC8GR
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Weaker recording of frequent /b
7Q7SIX/b
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In here enough times..7Q needs ops
SM7AED
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Arne with a huge signal in January
UT2IC
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SSB to the Ukraine with overpowering inband video
CE0Y/W7XU
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From Easter Island...so excited I forgot to record my QSO
CE MUSIC
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On pure TEP. Traditional music
CE3SAD
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Last spring, TEP.
LU9EHF/b
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Low power ff95 beacon in on May 16 2001.
LU8AHW
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8300 kms on about 5 to 10 watts.
VP8CMT
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This one speaks for itself...
PY3DU
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FB CW QSO to GF49
4T1SIX/4
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Pretty cool- on a Zepp out a hotel window
LU2NI
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Great spring conditions
K2KW/6Y5
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Interesting opening... no one else heard him til later.
JW5RIA
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Only the beacon unfortunately
ON4GG
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Es, June 2001
EH8BPX
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Huge signal in late May
CU3AN
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The Azores on Es
V31TE
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W7AV's one-man 6 meter DXpedition -FB.
S54G
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Milos on winter F2
UY5QZ
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Strong Ukrainians on F2 a number of times, along with tremendous inband video QRM
PZ5RA
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Ramon booming in on June Es
XE1/AA6RX
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Fun cW QSO
XE1UN
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SSB from Mexico City
FG5FR
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Frantz in Guadeloupe
KG4XE
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Breakin' the beacon on Gitmo (599 plus later)
UX7MX
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Bad time for a break...found this on tape later
CT1DYX
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Summer Es 2001
F5CWU
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Flo on Summer Es
EH7GTF
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The guy I hear first almost every Es opening
S57A
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Slovenia through the QRN
G3NVO
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Another example of my late season QRN
I0JX
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Italy on Es 2001
OH7KM
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October 26, 2001 -The first of at least 22 openings I had to Finland on f2.
OH2BC
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Pulling out OH2BC (KP20) Oct. 26, 2001
YO5BRZ
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Tremendous Nov. opening..QRM on 6 meters like this almost never here!
V73AT
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Up to S5 here at times
OE5XBL
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Austrian club station on 6 meters
JY9NX
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Jordan on 6 meters - YESSSSSS!
OH1MM
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KP11 weak on the scatter path Nov. 16, 2001 facing the Azores. On my CQ
DL1IAQ
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One of 91 different German stations in the log during F2 season