World of DX-ing
My DAB preamp, the TGN Technology ULNA 3018 MK V, called it quits after less than two years—leaving my stacked DAB antennas hanging in the signal dust.
After a long wait I finally got a shiny new ULNA 3018 MK V—slightly upgraded—and braved the weather to swap out the old for the new.
Check out the specs below—gain, NF, and OIP—and see how it stacks up!
The ULNA 3018 MK V is coax fed by a 5 V DC power inserter.
The TGN Technology provided power supply feeding the inserter fits rather wobbly into this power inserter.
So I looked around for a better one and found Zolt 45 W universal net adapter from Amazon.
No longer a dodgy connection.
Just to be sure, I tested the old preamp on ground level with a simple DAB dipole… and surprise, surprise— it didn’t work at all. Looks like it was time for a upgrade—happy signals ahead!
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km
98.60 0741 D Antenne Brandenburg, Cottbus/Calau (brb) // stream Aircraft Scatter 645km
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km
100.30 0943 G Classic FM, Pontop Pike (EN-DUR) Aircraft Scatter 611km
89.70 0958 G BBC Radio 2, Tacolneston (EN-NFK) PS: BBC_R2_, PI: C202
97.70 1038 G BBC Radio 1, North Hessary Tor (EN-DVN) Aircraft Scatter 615km
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km
89.70 0638 D WDR 3, Münster/Baumberge (nrw) autologged PS: WDR_3_, PI: D393 212km
93.80 0705 D Bremen Eins, Bremen/Walle (bre) ID 363km
101.20 0709 D Bremen Vier, Bremen/Walle (bre) // stream 363km
91.10 0718 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) ID 343km
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km
87.70 1421 D MDR Kultur, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Aircraft scatter Logged with Highpoint’s Aircraft Scatter plugin 574km
88.40 1430 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) 341km