Re: [IRCA] Air America Radio Update
Good not maybe another station in Boston will pick it up again. I live in the middle of the state and can't get it at all. WKOX 1200 Framingham which is how I used to listen to it went to a Latino format when the bankrupcy stuff was going around, miss it, Hi Bob- Sounds like WKOX went from bad to worse:)) Willis ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] WJXL 1010 Jacksonville, Fla.
--- chris and anne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately, no sign of WJXL tonight.I'll post if anything changes later. Chris Johnson K4NHL S.C. Can't test until midnight Powell ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] 1530 open carrier on 1530
2110 18/05/07 Have an open carrier on 1530, covering WCKY. This thing is S9+20db, and solid signal. Any Ideas as to what it is?? Willis Old Fort, TN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] OT: car electricals
Hi Eric, They are changing over to 42 volt batteries to power the hybrid cars. The driving motors must have enough torque to power the car while the gasoline engine is off. Eventually all accessories will run on 42 volts. 73's John Hunter Rossville GA At 06:44 PM 5/17/2007, you wrote: Well, maybe this is not OT as I have a nice Sony SW car radio, and the car is my most RF-free site to DX by far . . . Anyway, I have heard talk that cars will be changed over to 42 volts very soon. Does anyone know when or why? thanks ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Something Different
570 KKFJ CA Alturas noted very strong atop KVI/KNUS with Music of Your Life program, including songs by Patsy Cline Chad Jeremy. This from about 2335-2345 PDT 5/17/07 Since KKFJ is extremely rare at night here in San Francisco I must assume they are still operating on day pattern. Signal is quite strong and steady. Even fending off the slop/splatter from next door KSFO-560. Otherwise conditions seem to be the usual 'putrid' which is normal for mid-May in San Francisco. Don K. S.F. CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Tp's for 05-18-07
Listened from 1210-1245 ut. No audio heard this morning. Carriers levels: 6) 180 5) 189 774 4) 153 3) 702 891 1566 2) 657 729 738 1053 1098 1116 Dennis, Vancouver, Wa JRC 545 R8B Ewe NW H-800 long-wave 47.7 F Clear ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] OT: car electricals
At 03:44 PM 5/17/2007 -0700, you wrote: Well, maybe this is not OT as I have a nice Sony SW car radio, and the car is my most RF-free site to DX by far . . . Anyway, I have heard talk that cars will be changed over to 42 volts very soon. Does anyone know when or why? thanks Eric, I have a pretty good idea that this is being done to improve the efficiency of the car's electrical system. The power lost in wiring, especially between the car's battery and the starter, is proportional to the square of current drawn. So if one raises the battery voltage from 12 to 24 volts, the current wasted drops to ¼ of that wasted at 12 volts. By the same token, there's been a proposal kicked around somewhere inside government and the electrical utility industry to raise the voltage coming into homes to 1,000 volts, and then step it down with a small autotransformer to 120/240 volts. That'll save some of the power wasted in the service entrance conductors. Happy High Voltage to You! Charles Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Fw: ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA
- Original Message - From: W1AW Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: W1AW List: Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 10:26 AM Subject: ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP021 ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA ZCZC AP21 QST de W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin 21 ARLP021 From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA May 18, 2007 To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP021 ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA This week saw a rise in sunspot numbers, with the average daily value up over 11 points to 29.3. On Wednesday, May 16, the daily sunspot number was 56, the highest daily reading since 162 days earlier on December 5, 2006, when the sunspot number was 59. This week's average sunspot number was the highest since the reporting week of January 4-10, 2007. Keep in mind that a tremendous day-to-day variation in sunspot numbers is normal, so this should not be seen as an indicator that sunspot trends have turned around, and are already into Cycle 24. Of course, increased activity may follow; this just isn't an indicator that higher sunspot numbers are due in the very near term. The bottom of the cycle, late last year predicted for the past couple of months, has moved out as far as a year in the most recent general consensus of the scientific community. With predictions revised so often, it would be useful to keep an eye on each week's release of the Preliminary Report of Solar and Geophysical Data at, http://www.sec.noaa.gov/weekly/. Lately about once per month the report shows a revised projection of smoothed sunspot numbers through the next calendar year around pages 10-12. The last one was in the May 1 issue, #1652. This shows the minimum smoothed numbers from January to June of this year. Compare this to the projection in issue #1627 from November 7, 2006, which had the minimum more tightly predicted to March and April of this year. This week brought reports of seasonal sporadic E layer openings on 10 and 6 meters. Rich Klinman, W3RJ of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania wrote on May 11 noting that both 10 and 6 were good for him. He says, I could easily work from WI to FL and WA to CA including HI to the West. Central and South America late in the afternoon into night. Day after day. Morning until after midnight. Bill Tackett, KN4N of Greenville, Tennessee wrote, 10 meters was W I D E open here Friday May 11 from East Tennessee to the North. We were working stations all the way to Canada mobile with good strong signals. It opened around 0900 DST time and stayed opened until around 1330 DST. Greenville is in the Eastern Time zone, so daylight standard time there would be 1300-1730z. Two weeks ago (May 4) Byron Stoesser, W7SWC was riding his bike in Southern Arizona and working the low end of 17 meters. He was surprised to observe short and long skip contacts back-to-back, first with N6KN in Los Angeles, then CT1IZU in Portugal. No word on the time of day, but the afternoon looks good for the path to Europe on that day. For the near term, we will probably see sunspot numbers higher than the recent periods when it was 0 or 12, but declining a bit, with the next probable peak around May 25-30. Unsettled to active geomagnetic conditions are forecast for the beginning of that period, and we may see some mildly unsettled activity around May 20. We are still in the right season for sporadic E propagation on 10 and 6 meters. Geophysical Institute Prague predicts quiet conditions for May 18, unsettled May 19 and 20, quiet May 21-23, and unsettled to active on May 24. If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at, [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service at, http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html. For a detailed explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin see, http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/k9la-prop.html. An archive of past propagation bulletins is at, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/ . Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at, http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/. Sunspot numbers for May 10 through 16 were 20, 24, 21, 18, 29, 37 and 56 with a mean of 29.3. 10.7 cm flux was 71.2, 71.5, 71.4, 73.5, 72.9, 76.9, and 77.1, with a mean of 73.5. Estimated planetary A indices were 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 6 and 4 with a mean of 3.4. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 4 and 3, with a mean of 2.3. /EX ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] OT: car electricals
--- John Hunter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Eric, They are changing over to 42 volt batteries to power the hybrid cars. The driving motors must have enough torque to power the car while the gasoline engine is off. Eventually all accessories will run on 42 volts. I was told this WAS to start happening a few years ago. 12V systems are currently at the limit, and higher voltage systems mean smaller everything. And also the ability to run more powerful hybrid stuff. Now to really get things going . battery technology needs to take a big leap forward! Powell ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Something Different
After sending the post noted below I returned to the dials and KKFJ was completely missing. Only KVI nosing thru KSFO slop. Interesting!?! Don K. S.F. CA The Kaskey Family wrote: 570 KKFJ CA Alturas noted very strong atop KVI/KNUS with Music of Your Life program, including songs by Patsy Cline Chad Jeremy. This from about 2335-2345 PDT 5/17/07 Since KKFJ is extremely rare at night here in San Francisco I must assume they are still operating on day pattern. Signal is quite strong and steady. Even fending off the slop/splatter from next door KSFO-560. Otherwise conditions seem to be the usual 'putrid' which is normal for mid-May in San Francisco. Don K. S.F. CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] DX logging: WQVB479-1610 Rocky Mount, N. Carolina
1610 WQVB479 NCRocky Mount, Edgecombe Co. 5/18 @1330. Heard constant relay of NWS station Rocky Mount, without any TIS ID. FCC lists this as Edgecombe County Emergency Management. Rocky Mount straddles Edgecombe Nash Counties. 60% intelligible. S-3 w/ QRM from OC and other (apparent) TISs. (CAT-NC) Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] J. Walsh the Ham
From: Bob Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, he's in Electric Radio advertising a certain type of microphone which he says goes great with his boatanchors. That's me with the SX-28A BTW, Joe Walsh's call sign is his ebay name I think, Yes - WB6ACU. 73 - J.D. Stephens Hampton Cove, AL Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545433 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 May 18 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 May follow. Solar flux 77 and mid-latitude A-index 5. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 18 May was 3 (32 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 A-in 44444465555555 K-in 12212122224433 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 May 18 2103 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 May follow. Solar flux 76 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 18. The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 18 May was 3 (23 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 A-in 444446555555518 K-in 22121222244333 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] DX logging: WQVB479-1610 Rocky Mount, N. Carolina
Very nice, Sir. Mike Charles A Taylor wrote: 1610 WQVB479 NCRocky Mount, Edgecombe Co. 5/18 @1330. Heard constant relay of NWS station Rocky Mount, without any TIS ID. FCC lists this as Edgecombe County Emergency Management. Rocky Mount straddles Edgecombe Nash Counties. 60% intelligible. S-3 w/ QRM from OC and other (apparent) TISs. (CAT-NC) Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] DX logging: WQVB479-1610 Rocky Mount, N. Carolina
The TIS could have been in safe-mode. They generally start playing the NOAA weather when that happens. Charles A Taylor wrote: 1610 WQVB479 NCRocky Mount, Edgecombe Co. 5/18 @1330. Heard constant relay of NWS station Rocky Mount, without any TIS ID. FCC lists this as Edgecombe County Emergency Management. Rocky Mount straddles Edgecombe Nash Counties. 60% intelligible. S-3 w/ QRM from OC and other (apparent) TISs. (CAT-NC) Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] (resend) DX logging WQVB479-1610 Rocky Mount, NC
I DETEST justification going to pot on my DX reports! Just to see how it turns out this time and to give Leo Freshwater something better to work with 1610 WQVB479 NCRocky Mount, Edgecombe Co. 5/18 @1330. Heard constant relay of NWS station Rocky Mount, without any TIS ID. FCC lists this as Edgecombe County Emergency Management. Rocky Mount straddles Edgecombe Nash Counties. 60% intelligible. S-3 w/QRM from OC and other (apparent) TISs. (CAT-NC) Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] 1610 NC TISs. OC on 1610.
Mike, Couple e-mails ago, you referred to the TIS-1610 that used to be at the junction of US-70 and US-17 in New Bern, NC. You mentioned the callsign for that one, but I can't find it. Please resend. I completely revamped my 105/285º 65-foot Marconi into a 85-foot (total) EWE antenna. I've been experimenting with terminations. This thing is hot! And the directivity changes with a ground on the far end, no termination, 470-ohm termination, and a 200-pF termination. I'm going to try an inductive termination tomorrow. I heard the Rocky Mount 1610 TIS on it, whereas only the most weak carrier was audible on it before. Now I observe at least 3 carriers. I put up a 45/225º 65-foot Marconi couple weeks ago, and then extended it 200 feet into the woods. I listened on 1610 with the 265-footer, and also heard the Rocky Mount TIS, but it was over-ridden by a dead carrier and another carrier in there. I wonder if the New Bern 1610 TIS is on with dead carrier. The 265-footer (unterminated) favors the northeast and southwest. Sparky Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
