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Welcome to the DXer.CA - 2012 website. The DXer.ca site has been on the air in one form or another for 16 years now (Since 1996 as "espresso.ts.uvic.ca)! We are based in Victoria B.C. Canada but we have listeners and hobbyists stationed all over the globe!
100% of The Ian McFarland Online CD Library of MP3 programs online!
Even more news - All of our CD Libraries are now converted to downloadable chapters - for download on the DXer.ca website - and no, they will not be free - but close enough. Going to create a paid subscription area for specials and all the classics. We have also just added an short (16 page) Ian McFarland Micro-eBook for 99 cents... a good read. Sales have been brisk! Thank you so much everyone!
Site speed - there have been some improvements to the MySQL server this site uses - should be some improvements in overall performance.
Photo Right - Who are these young men? Jim Coward on the left and Ian McFarland (on the right) working on the Antenna Series (a few moons ago!) now available as a download -- and in February 2012 as a CD you can buy as well.
I have been rebuilding our "free" file download area - we have one of the largest collection of small eBooks and documents for the small-radio or ULR fan.
Image at left: One from the memory banks! A very youthful Ian McFarland from the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta! Seriously, folks - he does not look much older now! Check out the new MP3 download area - Ian McFarland library over here.
Note! The shirt that Ian is wearing at left is being auctioned off at the 2012 Winterfest in Kulpsville!
In the last 2 years we have had over 100,000 downloads - which is astounding.
As I have been rebuilding the DXer.ca site and upgrading various pieces of software - in doing so I have upgraded the hosting package from $19/month to $40/month to cope with the demand on the bandwidth. Everything will stay free as long as possible. Thankfully, we now have a couple of sponsors.
Amateur Radio Reviews: We will be reviewing the Yaesu NT-817ND, the ICOM 703+, The Wuoxun Dual-Bander handheld Photo at right, the Kenwood TS-480SAT and more - so much more!
First use of a true DSP Portable and Ultra-light - Gary DeBock (who is the creator of the currently hobby sensation known as "Ultra-light" radio listening has put one of these bad-boys into my eager hands for our trip to Hawaii - actually this sample was Walters - I guess it still is, Looking forward to testing and reviewing this extraordinary product.
Food Bank Benefit Program - New CD + Internet McFarland Series! - Ian and I are conceptualizing the next installment in our successful CD series on the subject of World Band radio...
The next series, aptly titled 4-2012 - and we are digging through the vault for a big chunk of the old and a whole bunch of the new.
Photo right - Guy Atkins pits the Pixel Technologies Pro-1A Antenna against the venerable Wellbrook ALA1530!