[IRCA] KIXI 880 Seattle going HD
Tonight, while listening to KIXI 880 Seattle, they are giving away HD Radios and they said that soon you will be hearing a better KIXI. So it looks like KIXI is going the same way. I think Bruce Portzer reported that KIXI would be going IBOC. Interesting that KIXI was the test IBOC station at an NAB convention some years back and they sure did a number on 870 especially 890. However, with my N lobe, it may be worse, but tonight CJDC is much stronger than KIXI. KIXI puts a lot of their power to the WNW. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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] EWE antenna questions (Ferrite rings)
Thanks for the info, Barry. 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 6 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 19:11:25 +0100 (BST) From: BARRY DAVIES [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IRCA] EWE antenna questions (Ferrite rings) To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hello Dave Here is the kind of store we get them in the UK. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=29788criteria=ferrite%20ri ngdoy=7m7 Barry HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi; I have been reading lots about the construction of EWE antennas over the past few days. I understand the need for a good ground, terminating (variable) resistors and so on. What I'm less clear about is the ferrite ring / balun / transformer. Where can you get these at? Does anyone have part numbers or links to online stores? When ordering stuff, I'm always leery of minimum orders and being on a tight budget often stifles stuff like that. Also what wire would work best? My one DX radio (a 20 year old RS DX-400) has a two (screw) terminal antenna input. That worked well with my old loop. How can I feed that with the EWE? Thanks and 73, Dave in Indy ___ 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] [NRC-AM] KIXI 880 Seattle going HD
It amazes me that Entercom would be that foolish with their money, since they already have KIXI on HD2 on their 106.9 FM. (KKNW-1150 is also retransmitted on an HD FM, something Entercom is fond of doing.) Considering that 880 already overloads everything here, this is gonna be ugly. -- Rick ___ 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] EWE antenna questions
Thanks Nick; Appreciate the link to CWS. Yup the RS/Uniden does not have a provision to disable the internal antenna. However I used to have an amplified Sanserino loop that I used with it and still got good results. Thanks for the info. Dave in Indy -- Message: 9 Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:17:22 + From: Nick Hall-Patch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IRCA] EWE antenna questions To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii At 17:12 7/7/2008, you wrote: What I'm less clear about is the ferrite ring / balun / transformer. Where can you get these at? Does anyone have part numbers or links to online stores? When ordering stuff, I'm always leery of minimum orders and being on a tight budget often stifles stuff like that. It's been awhile since I ordered from http://www.cwsbytemark.com/index.php?main_page=indexcPath=206_221 but you could check with them...a quick look didn't say anything about minimum orders. Also what wire would work best? My one DX radio (a 20 year old RS DX-400) has a two (screw) terminal antenna input. That worked well with my old loop. How can I feed that with the EWE? you might want to use zip cord or speaker wire from the EWE's transformer to the radio. Unfortunately, I don't recall the DX400 (or its twin the Uniden CR2021) allowing one to use only the antenna input without also incorporating the signal from its internal antenna. It might not be a problem, either because the EWE will swamp the internal antenna's signal, or because the two antennas could be phased against each other. Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ 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] NE Oregon TPs, Tuesday
Poor for DU audio today. 567 with DU talk, brief 6 level 1201 utc; 639 with Island talk, brief 6 level 1147 utc; 855 DU talk, brief 6 level 1213 utc; 891 best today, brief 7 level horse racing reporting 1208 utc, occasional other station with male/female talk; 1116 DU talk, 6 level 1150 utc. LWBC Radio Rossii 180 weak, 279 poor 1124 utc. Steve NE Oregon R75, AR7030, longwires ___ 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] KIXI 880 Seattle going HD
I didn't know Entercom owns 880 or 106.9. Neither is being shown as being Entercom Owned, and in fact, are owned by 2 different entities.. but I know nothing about Seattle radio. Paul On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Rick Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It amazes me that Entercom would be that foolish with their money, since they already have KIXI on HD2 on their 106.9 FM. (KKNW-1150 is also retransmitted on an HD FM, something Entercom is fond of doing.) Considering that 880 already overloads everything here, this is gonna be ugly. -- Rick ___ 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] KIXI 880 Seattle going HD
Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: I didn't know Entercom owns 880 or 106.9. Neither is being shown as being Entercom Owned, and in fact, are owned by 2 different entities.. but I know nothing about Seattle radio. 880 and 106.9 aren't owned by Entercom - they're owned by Sandusky Radio, a different company. ___ 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] [NRC-AM] Re: KIXI 880 Seattle going HD
My mistake, wrote my message before I was truly awake. But my point was that since they're already on HD from FM signals, this doesn't seem to be the brightest way for the owners to use their money. -- Rick ___ 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] Shuffling the CRTCpaperwork on the CBU-690 Vancouver BC story
The following application is to make official what we all know - CBU-690 Vancouver BC will remain on the air, with a new Vancouver FM transmitter on 88.1 MHz, 8.9 kW, 567.2 meters: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notices/2008/pb2008-59.htm Vancouver, British Columbia Application No. 2008-0840-5 Application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to amend the licence of the radio programming undertaking CBU Vancouver, British Columbia. The licensee proposes to add an FM transmitter at Vancouver to broadcast its programming service Radio One originating from CBU Vancouver in order to adequately serve the population of Vancouver. The transmitter would operate on the frequency 88.1 MHz (channel 201C) with an average effective radiated power of 8,900 watts (maximum effective radiated power 19,500 watts/effective antenna height of 567.2 metres). The Commission notes that it approved in part an application for an FM radio programming undertaking at Vancouver in Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-117, Licensing of new radio stations to serve the Vancouver radio market (Decision 2008-117). As part of the decision, the Commission denied the CBC’s request to operate an FM transmitter on Gabriola Island as well as the application to amend the broadcasting licence for CBCV-FM Victoria, to add an FM transmitter to serve Nanaimo. The Commission further decided that the CBC should maintain the operation of its AM frequency in Vancouver to ensure effective coverage in outlying areas. The proposed technical parameters would be the same as those authorized in Decision CRTC 2008-117. The CBC is seeking to amend the authority for the radio programming undertaking granted in Decision 2008-117, into a transmitter of CBU Vancouver. The CBC would maintain the AM undertaking CBU and add an FM transmitter to address coverage deficiencies in Vancouver. 73, Deane McIntyre VE6BPO ___ 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] Wireless headphones - OK for DXing?
Rocket science strikes again. KKMO overloads the receiver making the TV audio either completely inaudible or unusable. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop ICF2010 + DX398; Palomar loop SRF-59 SRF M37V = Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: You bought wireless headphones and the range is limited because of an AM station? How severely limited? Can someone explain why an AM limits the range of wireless headphones? ___ 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] Wireless headphones - OK for DXing?
Hi all: Thanks for your input on this! I recently tried out the non-rechargeable version of the Sennheiser 120, and it was very comfortable, so I think I will get the rechargeable version. 73 - Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA ___ 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] NE Oregon TPs, Tuesday
At 05:27 AM 7/8/2008, you wrote: Poor for DU audio today. 567 with DU talk, brief 6 level 1201 utc; 639 with Island talk, brief 6 level 1147 utc; 855 DU talk, brief 6 level 1213 utc; 891 best today, brief 7 level horse racing reporting 1208 utc, occasional other station with male/female talk; 1116 DU talk, 6 level 1150 utc. LWBC Radio Rossii 180 weak, 279 poor 1124 utc. Steve NE Oregon R75, AR7030, longwires Once again slept in after receiving an overnight call from my son, who called from Malaysia. My trusty Perseus, though, was at work. My early impressions would be a fair DU morning. 6 to 7 audios on the usual channels, including 639 and even weakly on 801. Nothing really strong, though. Once again, I'm faced with the task of whether to bother with reviewing the files, or dump them waiting for a really good morning. Suggestions from any Perseus (or SDR) owners? Is there a quick and dirty way to review GB of .wav files? I was thinking about Nick's DX Radar/Fish Barrel program. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to feed the file to this program, and out the other end comes a graphical view of the 800 kHz in question in real time? Now that would allow rapid interpretation of large files, wouldn't it? Walt. ___ 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] TPs, Tuesday some Asiatics too
At 05:27 AM 7/8/2008, you wrote: Poor for DU audio today. 567 with DU talk, brief 6 level 1201 utc; 639 with Island talk, brief 6 level 1147 utc; 855 DU talk, brief 6 level 1213 utc; 891 best today, brief 7 level horse racing reporting 1208 utc, occasional other station with male/female talk; 1116 DU talk, 6 level 1150 utc. LWBC Radio Rossii 180 weak, 279 poor 1124 utc. Steve NE Oregon R75, AR7030, longwires ___ Noticed NHK2 on 747 at a 7 level at 11:44, so perhaps not bad on the Asiatic side, either. Also //774, heard at 11:49. Almost able to tease out a signal on 828 as well. 774 seemed DU when rechecked at 12:00 ..Walt. ___ 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] [NRC-AM] KIXI 880 Seattle going HD
Rick, They never really said that 880 was going to be HD in their promo, but it sounded like that is what they meant, that KIXI is going to sound better than ever and they are giving away free HD radios. I had no idea they were already using HD2 on FM. But time will tell. Even here, it wont be fun as I can see their HD wipingout good TP/DU channels like 864 khz. That is where I logged Shillong India back in 1992. So all of this HD in the future will do nothing except jam the MW band. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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: 2008 Jul 08 1809 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 07 July follow. Solar flux 66 and mid-latitude A-index 4. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 08 July was 1 (9 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 07 07 07 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 A-in 55555555444444 K-in 11112211100111 ___ 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] TPs, Tuesday some Asiatics too
I actually rousted myself out of bed between 1130-1200 UT and listened on the splits between 700-800Absolutely nothing except slop from US powerhouses and IBOC from KCBS. Don S.F. CA Walter Salmaniw wrote: At 05:27 AM 7/8/2008, you wrote: Poor for DU audio today. 567 with DU talk, brief 6 level 1201 utc; 639 with Island talk, brief 6 level 1147 utc; 855 DU talk, brief 6 level 1213 utc; 891 best today, brief 7 level horse racing reporting 1208 utc, occasional other station with male/female talk; 1116 DU talk, 6 level 1150 utc. LWBC Radio Rossii 180 weak, 279 poor 1124 utc. Steve NE Oregon R75, AR7030, longwires ___ Noticed NHK2 on 747 at a 7 level at 11:44, so perhaps not bad on the Asiatic side, either. Also //774, heard at 11:49. Almost able to tease out a signal on 828 as well. 774 seemed DU when rechecked at 12:00 ..Walt. ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] EWE antenna questions
Dave, Those are good questions about impedance matchers. There are a couple of articles of mine (with Lowfer Guru Bill Bowers) on rolling your own impedance matching unhits... they cover all of your questions and are on the IRCA reprint disks, I believe. They are also available at the Equipment page of DXing.info. Make sure that you read both articles. John Bryant At 01:12 PM 7/7/2008 -0400, you wrote: Hi; I have been reading lots about the construction of EWE antennas over the past few days. I understand the need for a good ground, terminating (variable) resistors and so on. What I'm less clear about is the ferrite ring / balun / transformer. Where can you get these at? Does anyone have part numbers or links to online stores? When ordering stuff, I'm always leery of minimum orders and being on a tight budget often stifles stuff like that. Also what wire would work best? My one DX radio (a 20 year old RS DX-400) has a two (screw) terminal antenna input. That worked well with my old loop. How can I feed that with the EWE? Thanks and 73, Dave in Indy ___ 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] Grayland Day Two: Improving Conditions
DU conditions rebounded here somewhat this morning. Unlike yesterday, there was a decent amount of recognition-level audio around when I drug myself out of the warm bed at 1045 UTC. By 1100, several of the Big Gun Japanese were HUGE, at 8+ (594 and 774, especially) with 828 and 747 trailing but still putting in recognizable audio. In the early going, JOHR-1287 Sapporo was showing quite good audio, as well. Those were the only JJs noted. Early on, there were a decent number of DU audios, as well, with the Kiwis up first. !035 N-T ZB and the Southern Star pair, 657//963 leading the way. I followed 765 throughout the morning trying to determine whether it was 5CC, Port Lincoln or 2EC, Bega. There is an outside chance that it could be the Kiwi, 2XT, R. Kahungunu. I had this as an UNID last month down here. This time, there was no ID at BOH 1130 nor was there one at TOH 1200. ARGH!!! The program was sort of middling Rock music with the odd classic American or Brit 60s Classic Rock number thrown in. Any ideas? As the morning wore on toward 1220 dawn, the JJs faded away and the Aussie Usual Suspects came up fairly strong. Between 1200 and 1220, I had arm chair Level 8 copy on 612, 4QR Brisbane, 738 2NR Grafton, 774 3LO Melbourne, 783 Access Radio, Wellington, 792 4RN Brisbane, 891 5AN Adelaide (there has been no sign of 4TAB, Adelaide's co-channel these last two AMs) From dawn at 1220, I invested a half hour in finding out that the Hawaiians were not doing as well as yesterday morning and logging exactly zero stations different from yesterday. I was surprised that a goodly number of DUs were still in very well at 1240, a full half hour after dawn. 675, National Radio, Christchurch was heard well for the first time this trip. They always seem to appear later than they should. 738 2NR Grafton continued to be the Star of the DXpedition, holding a solid 8+ until 1300, when it dropped like a stone. I also managed a very weak presumed 3NE Wangaratta on 1566 at 1258 Just as the band faded down at 1301, I caught DU EE on 918 which was almost certainly two National Radio New Zealand synchros. They were gone before I could check parallels. I did manage to add 2 maybe 3 DUs to my growing Ultralight Unlimited Class list: 702 2BL, Sydney, 612, 4QR, Brisbane and also my UNID on 765. Finally, I put the standard Grayland West BOG down yesterday as a WSW BOG and compared it several times to the SW Array. They were pretty close, but the Array was the winner the times that they weren't tied. yes, I still have trouble believing that two little delta loops can beat the Beloved Grayland Bevs... or even stay with them, but there you are. Two more mornings to come Here's hoping for continued improvement in conditions. John B. WinRadio 313e + Ultralights Wellbrook Phased Arrays, SW and NW Grayland, WA, USA ___ 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] Grayland Bound
Hello All, On short notice, it was possible to book Room 10 at the Grayland Motel for a one-night visit, hopefully with decent DU conditions in the morning. Rumor has it that another well-known DXer is currently occupying Room 12, with an impressive Wellbrook Array all set up. It should be interesting to compare the performance of the latest stand-alone Ultralights (like the E100 with the CFJ455K5 narrow filter and a 22.5 slider loopstick) with the Wellbrook-connected model, although we all know which setup is preferable for DX. The 30 loopstick ICF-2010 will also be taken along as spotting receiver (perhaps a little overqualified for the job). Some real progress is being made towards the goal of creating a compact, effective DXpedition Ultralight, as evidenced by the reception of five DU's by the latest modified E100 on June 29-30 (during modest conditions). Hopefully, DX conditions in the morning will allow further testing and refinement of this fascinating project. Thanks to Steve, Dennis, Bill, Nick and Walt for the daily DU reports, which give helpful reference information to DXers at the beach. 73, Gary DeBock **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut000507) ___ 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 7-8
Listened from 1120-1220 ut and heard no audio or carriers just a lot of summer noise. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 EWE 20x50x20 _ The i’m Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_ChangeWorld ___ 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] Grayland Bound
Great News, Gary...See you this evening? John B. Westport, WA Library! At 06:46 PM 7/8/2008 -0400, you wrote: Hello All, On short notice, it was possible to book Room 10 at the Grayland Motel for a one-night visit, hopefully with decent DU conditions in the morning. Rumor has it that another well-known DXer is currently occupying Room 12, with an impressive Wellbrook Array all set up. It should be interesting to compare the performance of the latest stand-alone Ultralights (like the E100 with the CFJ455K5 narrow filter and a 22.5 slider loopstick) with the Wellbrook-connected model, although we all know which setup is preferable for DX. The 30 loopstick ICF-2010 will also be taken along as spotting receiver (perhaps a little overqualified for the job). Some real progress is being made towards the goal of creating a compact, effective DXpedition Ultralight, as evidenced by the reception of five DU's by the latest modified E100 on June 29-30 (during modest conditions). Hopefully, DX conditions in the morning will allow further testing and refinement of this fascinating project. Thanks to Steve, Dennis, Bill, Nick and Walt for the daily DU reports, which give helpful reference information to DXers at the beach. 73, Gary DeBock **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut000507) ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] KIXI 880 Seattle going HD
A good friend of mine is on KIXI from 9pm to 1am.. and i nfact on the MYOL network, Al Hardee. He works for ABC Radio in Atlanta as a freelance Production guy and does voiceover work elsewhere. Paul Walker On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick, They never really said that 880 was going to be HD in their promo, but it sounded like that is what they meant, that KIXI is going to sound better than ever and they are giving away free HD radios. I had no idea they were already using HD2 on FM. But time will tell. Even here, it wont be fun as I can see their HD wipingout good TP/DU channels like 864 khz. That is where I logged Shillong India back in 1992. So all of this HD in the future will do nothing except jam the MW band. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ The NRC AM mailing list nrcdxas.org Questions? [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sincerely, Paul B. Walker, Jr. http://www.realradiousa.com http://www.radio-talk.net http://www.myspace.com/walkerbroadcasting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] KJR 950 Seattle HD
According to the HDRadio website, KJR is listed as Soon in HD. Eric Svajdlenka KA7MEK Everett, WA ___ 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] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Do they say KJR 950? There is also KJR FM. I heard KJR was not going IBOC as they were close to KOMO on Vashon. KJR will be a real terror here as they have an ERP of 100 KW in this direction. Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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] KJR
Well, if KIXI KJR both go IBOC, there goes 864 891 and also 936 963 with IBOC hash Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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: 2008 Jul 09 0012 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 July follow. Solar flux 66 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 09 July was 1 (8 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 07 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 09 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 A-in 55555544444422 K-in 11221110011111 ___ 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] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Yes, it was KJR 950 that was specified. KJR-FM has been HD for quite some time. I believe KJR KOMO are separated by about a couple of miles. Eric Svajdlenka KA7MEK Everett WA --- Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do they say KJR 950? There is also KJR FM. I heard KJR was not going IBOC as they were close to KOMO on Vashon. KJR will be a real terror here as they have an ERP of 100 KW in this direction. Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD
I know KIXI has been promoting receiving them in HD, but I've only heard it in reference to 106.9 HD-2 (KWRM, Bremerton). If I remember correctly, KJR 950 is co-located with KGNW 820 Burien (on Vashon, of course). Eric Svajdlenka KA7MEK Everett WA --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it was KJR 950 that was specified. KJR-FM has been HD for quite some time. I believe KJR KOMO are separated by about a couple of miles. Eric Svajdlenka KA7MEK Everett WA --- Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do they say KJR 950? There is also KJR FM. I heard KJR was not going IBOC as they were close to KOMO on Vashon. KJR will be a real terror here as they have an ERP of 100 KW in this direction. Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Eric, It will be interesting to see if they can get away with it with no QRM as there are several stations on Vashon. If they are co located with KGNW, then it may get into their signal, let alone 1000 or 1090. Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Patrick Martin wrote: Eric, It will be interesting to see if they can get away with it with no QRM as there are several stations on Vashon. If they are co located with KGNW, then it may get into their signal, let alone 1000 or 1090. My understanding, as of a couple of years ago, was that neither KJR nor KOMO could easily go IBOC because of their proximity. But that was a couple of years ago, and we know that corporate dictates can sometimes trump sensible engineering on a local level. KJR's diplex with KGNW is less of a problem. A good modern diplexing system (and KJR/KGNW have a very good, very modern one) produces VERY clean signals from both stations using it, often cleaner than they'd be without all the filtering involved in a diplex. What's sometimes a bigger issue is bandwidth through a diplexing system - I don't know whether KJR (or KGNW) has wide enough bandwidth through the diplexer to handle IBOC well. But diplexing, per se, is not an obstacle to the use of IBOC. WCBS and WFAN do it. So (I think) do 1150 and 1020 in LA. s ___ 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] TVDX report for 8 July 2008
TVDX REPORT FOR 8 JULY 2008 ALL TIMES ARE IN EWT 2 KWGN CO Denver2002 Strong signal nice color for about 5 minutes. 2 From 1830 to 2000 had a lot of unIDed stations. One ABC (Possably WSB Atlanta, GA) had a PBS station. At lease one of each network. All mixed together. 3 KOETOK Eufala 2000 Over local WRCB. First time to see this one from this QTH. Channels 4 and 5 with Es, but no ID from any of them. 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] KJR 950 Seattle HD
It sort of makes sense from a business standpoint, seeing as KJR-AM is the only one of Clear Channel's Seattle stations that's not already using HD. Speaking of KJR (sort of), there's a rumor going around town that KIRO might switch to all sports, especially if they take back the Mariners games from KOMO (KOMO's contract ends this year, and they've been losing money on the broadcasts). If KIRO changes format, the current newstalk format would supposedly move to KBSG-FM. All of which remains to be seen, but head to head competition with KIRO would probably cut deeply into KJR's 2.0 share in the ratings (KJR has been sports talk for many years). Seeing as KIRO usually places in the top 5 with something near a 4.0 share, I don't see the wisdom of their going all Sports, but stranger things have happened in the radio business. Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to the HDRadio website, KJR is listed as Soon in HD. Eric Svajdlenka KA7MEK Everett, WA ___ 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] Tower Identity
Has anyone noticed the Farmer's Insurance commercial for identity theft protection with the rooftop foot chase theme? At the end of the chase a large self-supporting 4-leg tower is very briefly visible in the background behind the victim. The tower appears to be mounted on the roof of an adjacent building and appears to have a 4-letter call sign mounted vertically on the face that is towards the camera. The scene is so short that I haven't been able to read the call letters. Every time I see it I wonder if it is real or if this is a computer created background. Does anyone recognize it? Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO Westminster CO http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/ http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/ ___ 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] Tower Identity
Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW wrote: Has anyone noticed the Farmer's Insurance commercial for identity theft protection with the rooftop foot chase theme? At the end of the chase a large self-supporting 4-leg tower is very briefly visible in the background behind the victim. The tower appears to be mounted on the roof of an adjacent building and appears to have a 4-letter call sign mounted vertically on the face that is towards the camera. The scene is so short that I haven't been able to read the call letters. Every time I see it I wonder if it is real or if this is a computer created background. Does anyone recognize it? I haven't seen the ad, but if it was filmed in LA, the building is probably the Arcade Building and the tower would be a former KRKD tower. There's a picture here: http://www.fybush.com/site-020327.html s ___ 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] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Scott, Thanks for the info. Not a good sign if KJR KIXI both hit the IBOC switch, especially for the Puget Sound DXers. KJR will be worse than KIXI here, as they have their fiqure eight South-West lode aimed right at me. With the South phased using the NW SW EWEs, I get S9+50 some nights on KJR. Not fun. I am wondering what the KJR IBOC QRM with do with powerhouse CFAC 960? 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Bruce, That would be a disappointment if KIRO changes to all sports. I would rather have KOMO do it. KIRO has some good talk shows and I listen to them often on the van radio. KIRO is the strongest Puget Sound AM signal here, followed by KJR. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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
