Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Christoph Ratzer (OE2CRM), who is well aware that I’m a fan of LRA36, so sent me a tip Saturday (September 26, 2020) at 19:40 UTC that LRA36 was being received in Europe.
I had been working a few POTA stations that afternoon, so simply tuned the IC-756 to 15476 kHz USB–the ‘656 Pro was connected to my large horizontal delta loop antenna. I was rewarded with excellent weak-signal reception from the Argentine Antarctic research station. The signal was surprisingly clear even though the signal was still near noise level.
Here’s a short video (hoping YouTube won’t remove it since there’s music involved–!):
Since the LRA36 signal was in upper sideband mode, the IC-756 Pro was exceptionally well suited to the task! The more I use this transceiver, the more I love it.
Thanks again for the tip, Christoph!
Volgens mij moet dit een geweldige ontvanger zijn.
Christopher, Thanks for the video of your 756 in SWL use. My favorite desktop receiver here is my IC756ProII. Being able to dig out the tough signals with both sound and sight is addictive. I feed the 756 receive antenna from my MFJ-1026 signal enhancer, with main antenna an outdoor OCF dipole and any one of 5 switchable auxiliary antennas. The 1026 is much easier to use effectively with the visual clues.
Best DX , de N3BE