Re: [IRCA] Tx site change applications into FCC
Nick, I talking to 1550 and 1600's CEs years ago, they are basically aimed at the Lower Mainland anyway. They would rather move the whole operation into Vancouver, but are licensed to the US. I think they both mainly sell Vancouver as I doubt there are many listeners in the US. I am sure they feel the competition that RJ 1200 brings. They want LOCAL coverage in Vancouver. From Bellingham there is probably some fading in the Lower mainland. Patrick ___ 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] WHYL DX TEST wrapup
Finished reviewing my recordings here for 1st hour of DX Test and captured many details. Several voice ID's mentioning 960 WHYL, Carlisle, Pa. and DX Test 2009 made it through (good solid ID at 00:34EDT). Several RR songs were heard. The very slow, low, medium and high pitch morse code call letters easily made it along with the long set of sweeps. Announcer was very lively and at one point mentioned several listeners who had called in. Believe I read earlier that the band pass for the audio had emphasis on the high freqs. and the higher pitch code was very crisp and clear. The WHYL antenna pattern does indeed have a sizeable lobe to the west. The only interference here was KMA with intermittant poor/medium signals, perhaps some WSBT with a mention of nearby Michigan City and a cuban with the morse code RR on the minute. Many thanks to all who but this together and those who participated. WHYL was first heard here in 1987 but still needed for a verification. Tom Jasinski Shorewood, IL R8A and Quantum loop ___ 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] WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee, WI
Heard on my $10 Walmart Boombox at about 3:30am Central. The signal was VERY weak, and buried way under 620 CKRM in Regina. All I was able to ascertain were several mentions of WTMJ. It also sounded like Today's was part of their slogan somewhere, but I couldn't tell. NEW LOGGING! I've never heard WTMJ 620 before! Paul Walker Ord, Nebraska (55 to 60 airmiles Northwest of Grand Island, NE www.onairdj.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] KGNO-AM 1370 Garden City, KS
Heard on my $10 Walmart Boombox at about 4am Central. The signal was VERY strong, coming up to very listenable levels for a minute or two at a time, but with fading so deep, it'd get lost in the muck. Heard a station promo, Vinyl never sounded so good, AM Gold Radio 1370, KGNO NEW LOGGING! I've never heard KGNO before! Thanks to the IRCA archives, the only way I ID'd this was by goggling the stations slogan, which showed up in an IRCA archive on google! Paul Walker Ord, Nebraska (55 to 60 airmiles Northwest of Grand Island, NE www.onairdj.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] KGNO-AM 1370 Garden City, KS
OOPS, that should be KGNO-AM 1370 DODGE CITY, Kansas Garden City is over 40 miles away. Sorry! On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com wrote: Heard on my $10 Walmart Boombox at about 4am Central. The signal was VERY strong, coming up to very listenable levels for a minute or two at a time, but with fading so deep, it'd get lost in the muck. Heard a station promo, Vinyl never sounded so good, AM Gold Radio 1370, KGNO NEW LOGGING! I've never heard KGNO before! Thanks to the IRCA archives, the only way I ID'd this was by goggling the stations slogan, which showed up in an IRCA archive on google! Paul Walker Ord, Nebraska (55 to 60 airmiles Northwest of Grand Island, NE www.onairdj.com -- Sincerely, Paul B. Walker, Jr. www.onairdj.com walkerbroadcast...@gmail.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] Arizona TP's for 3-16-09
Listened from 1315-1350 utc and it was all Japan. It was better than the last few days and all carriers and audio was on the bottom part of the band. At first not much was heard but around sunrise it got much better. 594 JOAK very poor at 1334 utc. 666 JOBK very poor at 1340 utc. 693 JOAB fair with man-woman in EE at 1332 utc. 774 JOUB very good at 1340 utc. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ Windows Live™: Life without walls. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_032009 ___ 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] WHYL DX Test heard in Indiana
Sorry folks, I can't get into the lists, to post, over the weekend but I did want to let you all know that I did hear the WHYL DX test. I tuned in at 0058 EDT from my Indianapolis, IN QTH and thought that I heard sweep tones but at 0100 several CW ID's at different frequencies. Those really cut through the pile-up. Similar to what KAZ reported, I don't know if I could have logged them without the morse. It just wasn't that strong. I did hear 70-80's pop but a sports station and a talker were in there on equal terms. I caught WHYL on both a Superadio and the Eton e-100. New to my overall logbook. The next night, as I was getting ready for bed, I logged KZIM 960 Cape Girardeau, MO, which is new to the ULR log. 960 WHYL PA Carlisle 0100 3-15 Morse ID's preceded by a possible sweep tone. Possible pop music but the actual programming just didn't punch through. Thanks to Bruce Collier for this rare (for this season) DX test. New! DH-IN Time EDT. Eton e-100 and GE SR Bruce - Thanks for the test. I appreciate it! 73, Dave Hascall Indianapolis ___ 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] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
Hello All, While fully aware that most of the Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has graduated from basic analog radios to more exotic digital models, a relatively unknown little jewel made by China's Tecsun company has motivated me to inform as many DXers as possible about its superlative performance (even prior to the 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout completion). Following up on a tip from Kevin Schanilec, a Kaito WRX911 was purchased from Amazon.com for $39.95, shipping included. The deep purple model arrived after about a week, and right out of the box, had AM sensitivity and selectivity fairly comparable to the best analog ultralight, the SRF-39FP. The big surprise was the nulling ability-- clearly a step above either the SRF-39FP or its SRF-59 sibling, allowing on-frequency nulling of even booming semi-local stations (KIRO-710, KOMO-1000, KKMO-1360, etc.). Image frequency rejection was also good, with only a tiny whisper of local pest KSUH-1450 showing up on 540. Suddenly intrigued by this tiny analog wonder, I did a full alignment on the loopstick and 1400 kHz trimmer, bringing the sensitivity up to a level slightly exceeding that of the SRF-39FP (on most frequencies). Kevin has also had similar success with his WRX911. The radio's analog tuning is much more comfortable than that of either the SRF-39FP or SRF-59, with a much wider tuning window. As if this were not enough, the model offers multiband Shortwave and FM coverage. The great news is that the WRX911 is seriously overpriced at Amazon, and the equivalent Chinese model Tecsun R911 can be purchased from the EBay vendor dpmega for $12.90, plus $7.00 airmail shipping (or even cheaper at $9.90, if you wish to take your chance at an auction). For those looking for the best Ultralight DXing bargain on the planet, the Tecsun R911 would probably be my strong recommendation. Full details of this superb model (and four other Ultralight radios) will be contained in the upcoming 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout. 73, Gary DeBock **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0002) ___ 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] WHYL-960 DX Test heard in Vermont
WHYL-960 heard very weakly at 0009 EDT and again at 0020 EDT with Morse code IDs at two different pitches and sweep tones, barely audible under extremely strong WEAV-960, in Plattsburgh, NY, just a few miles line-of-sight across Lake Champlain from my QTH in Saint Albans, VT. Another station was also heard very weakly earlier at the top of the hour with news that may have been WFIR-960. I'm frankly rather stunned I was able to hear anything besides WEAV, considering most of WHYL's signal goes E-W. Sony ICF-2010 and Radio West loop. Thanks to Bruce Collier and anyone else involved in organizing and running this test! You can bet I'll be sending in a reception report for this one. Steve Howe Saint Albans, Vermont ___ 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] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
Hi Gary; Thanks for the review of the Kaito and its sister Tecsun. Just to see what this wonder looked like, I searched for products listed by ebay seller dpmega. I see that he is offering Tecsun R909 models but could not find any R911 models. Are the 909/911's similar in any way? I see that the pricing, at least is identical, $9.90 auction price or $12.90 BIN price. He has lots of products / gadgets, including a Kaide BC-R25, http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Pocket-Size-AM-FM-2-Band-Radio-BC-R25_W0QQ itemZ370173551176QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item37017355 1176_trksid=p3911.c0.m14_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A 1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 which, to me epitomizes what a shirt pocket radio is. I'm sure that it is a ULR turkey but I grew up listening to radio's just like that, including many AM only sets. Never bought from them but I wish dealextreme.com would carry ULR sets. They have many unique items and seem to have good prices - love to browse there. 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 10 Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:35:22 EDT From: d1028g...@aol.com To: ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com, irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, o...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder Message-ID: c70.41e30d20.36efd...@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hello All, While fully aware that most of the Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has graduated from basic analog radios to more exotic digital models, a relatively unknown little jewel made by China's Tecsun company has motivated me to inform as many DXers as possible about its superlative performance (even prior to the 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout completion). Following up on a tip from Kevin Schanilec, a Kaito WRX911 was purchased from Amazon.com for $39.95, shipping included. The deep purple model arrived after about a week, and right out of the box, had AM sensitivity and selectivity fairly comparable to the best analog ultralight, the SRF-39FP. The big surprise was the nulling ability-- clearly a step above either the SRF-39FP or its SRF-59 sibling, allowing on-frequency nulling of even booming semi-local stations (KIRO-710, KOMO-1000, KKMO-1360, etc.). Image frequency rejection was also good, with only a tiny whisper of local pest KSUH-1450 showing up on 540. Suddenly intrigued by this tiny analog wonder, I did a full alignment on the loopstick and 1400 kHz trimmer, bringing the sensitivity up to a level slightly exceeding that of the SRF-39FP (on most frequencies). Kevin has also had similar success with his WRX911. The radio's analog tuning is much more comfortable than that of either the SRF-39FP or SRF-59, with a much wider tuning window. As if this were not enough, the model offers multiband Shortwave and FM coverage. The great news is that the WRX911 is seriously overpriced at Amazon, and the equivalent Chinese model Tecsun R911 can be purchased from the EBay vendor dpmega for $12.90, plus $7.00 airmail shipping (or even cheaper at $9.90, if you wish to take your chance at an auction). For those looking for the best Ultralight DXing bargain on the planet, the Tecsun R911 would probably be my strong recommendation. Full details of this superb model (and four other Ultralight radios) will be contained in the upcoming 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout. 73, Gary DeBock **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0002) -- ___ 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 End of IRCA Digest, Vol 59, Issue 35 ___ 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] WHYL-960 heard in Minnesota!
Only the sweep tones for sure. KMA S-9+40 w/ESPN, CFAC w/ESPN 2 seconds behind also strong; news-talk WSBT w/Coast to Coast, R. Reloj w/code ID. 73, George S., MN ___ 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 for 16Mar from Victoria, BC
Yet another not very exciting morning. Listened for a few minutes at 1330 and at 1405UTC. Only thing unusual was a possible DU on 1035 (New Zealand?) pretty darn good audio (at least briefly): 594 JOAK at 1334UT; possibly a DU under it, as wasn't heard on North Flag reasonable audio at times during the period (though often battling w/splash or noise): 774 JOUB 828 JOBB at 1411 not so reasonable audio, occasional words in splash or noise: the above on fades down Burbles in the splatter and noise: 567 JOIK //594 at 1407UT 954 perhaps Japan at 1406UT 972 likely HLCA 1035 at 1408; DU by the loop, and talk had a DU EE inflection 1134 unID at 1406 1566 at 1410 (after pattern change; also heard at this level during the JJ broadcast; carrier quite strong) 1575 VoA? Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 648, 1206 best wishes, 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Mar 16 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 March follow. Solar flux 68 and mid-latitude A-index 10. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 16 March was 2 (14 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 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 A-in 88888810 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 K-in 33332211212212 ___ 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] WHYL-960 DX test
Heard with multi-pitch code IDs, sweep tones, voice IDs and 70's oldies. WERC Birmingham was usually atop, but WHYL was sometimes over them during sweep tone periods. I happily listened for the whole two hours. Bruce, thanks so much for your time and effort in running this test! It was my longest dry spell with DX tests since entering the hobby, and it felt really good to hear one again! Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee ___ 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] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
I ordered my blue one ( it is supposed to be blue not burkle... but anyway) from Universal Radio today. Powell POP email is powell at backroads DOT net --- On Mon, 3/16/09, d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com wrote: Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 12:35 PM Hello All, While fully aware that most of the Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has graduated from basic analog radios to more exotic digital models, a relatively unknown little jewel made by China's Tecsun company has motivated me to inform as many DXers as possible about its superlative performance (even prior to the 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout completion). Following up on a tip from Kevin Schanilec, a Kaito WRX911 was purchased from Amazon.com for $39.95, shipping included. ___ 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] Online campaign warns of ads on CBC Radio
Online campaign warns of ads on CBC Radio THE CANADIAN PRESS CBC's board of directors met Monday to discuss strategies for the economic downturn as a watchdog group warned against putting ads on CBC Radio - a possibility that the public broadcaster raised last month. CBC spokesman Marco Dube would not speculate on the nature of the closed-door meeting, expected to continue Tuesday, saying only that a difficult economic climate will force it to make difficult choices that will affect our people and our programs. Ian Morrison, spokesman for Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, predicted deep cuts to staff and programming, but also said that the broadcaster has been eyeing the ad revenue potential of CBC Radio. full article: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/603136 I believe CBC Radio was commercial at one time. I seem to recall hearing ads on CBL-740 in the early 70s. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ___ 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] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
Hi Dave, Thanks for your response. The eBay seller dpmega had at least one Tecsun R911 model available before I posted my message about the Kaito WRX911 to all the groups, but I'm not surprised that somebody snatched it up right away :) Anyway, the newer equivalent Tecsun R9012 model (with an extra Shortwave band) is available from dpmega at the same price (under $20 including shipping), and also from the seller tquchina, at just a little higher cost. These should satisfy any budget-minded analog DXer looking for superb Ultralight DX. 73, Gary In a message dated 3/16/2009 10:58:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, david.hasc...@dfas.mil writes: Hi Gary; Thanks for the review of the Kaito and its sister Tecsun. Just to see what this wonder looked like, I searched for products listed by ebay seller dpmega. I see that he is offering Tecsun R909 models but could not find any R911 models. Are the 909/911's similar in any way? I see that the pricing, at least is identical, $9.90 auction price or $12.90 BIN price. He has lots of products / gadgets, including a Kaide BC-R25, http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Pocket-Size-AM-FM-2-Band-Radio-BC-R25_W0QQ itemZ370173551176QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item37017355 1176_trksid=p3911.c0.m14_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A 1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 which, to me epitomizes what a shirt pocket radio is. I'm sure that it is a ULR turkey but I grew up listening to radio's just like that, including many AM only sets. Never bought from them but I wish dealextreme.com would carry ULR sets. They have many unique items and seem to have good prices - love to browse there. 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 10 Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:35:22 EDT From: d1028g...@aol.com To: ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com, irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org,o...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder Message-ID: c70.41e30d20.36efd...@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hello All, While fully aware that most of the Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has graduated from basic analog radios to more exotic digital models, a relatively unknown little jewel made by China's Tecsun company has motivated me to inform as many DXers as possible about its superlative performance (even prior to the 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout completion). Following up on a tip from Kevin Schanilec, a Kaito WRX911 was purchased from Amazon.com for $39.95, shipping included. The deep purple model arrived after about a week, and right out of the box, had AM sensitivity and selectivity fairly comparable to the best analog ultralight, the SRF-39FP. The big surprise was the nulling ability-- clearly a step above either the SRF-39FP or its SRF-59 sibling, allowing on-frequency nulling of even booming semi-local stations (KIRO-710, KOMO-1000, KKMO-1360, etc.). Image frequency rejection was also good, with only a tiny whisper of local pest KSUH-1450 showing up on 540. Suddenly intrigued by this tiny analog wonder, I did a full alignment on the loopstick and 1400 kHz trimmer, bringing the sensitivity up to a level slightly exceeding that of the SRF-39FP (on most frequencies). Kevin has also had similar success with his WRX911. The radio's analog tuning is much more comfortable than that of either the SRF-39FP or SRF-59, with a much wider tuning window. As if this were not enough, the model offers multiband Shortwave and FM coverage. The great news is that the WRX911 is seriously overpriced at Amazon, and the equivalent Chinese model Tecsun R911 can be purchased from the EBay vendor dpmega for $12.90, plus $7.00 airmail shipping (or even cheaper at $9.90, if you wish to take your chance at an auction). For those looking for the best Ultralight DXing bargain on the planet, the Tecsun R911 would probably be my strong recommendation. Full details of this superb model (and four other Ultralight radios) will be contained in the upcoming 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout. 73, Gary DeBock **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0002) -- ___ 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 End of IRCA Digest, Vol 59, Issue 35 **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10.
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Mar 17 0001 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 March follow. Solar flux 69 and mid-latitude A-index 5. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 17 March was 0 (2 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 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 A-in 888810 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 55 K-in 33221121221210 ___ 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] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
Gary, Have you also tested the Tecsun R9012? Is it identical to the R911 in performance? 73 Paul --- On Mon, 3/16/09, d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com wrote: From: d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder To: david.hasc...@dfas.mil, irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 5:03 PM Hi Dave, Thanks for your response. The eBay seller dpmega had at least one Tecsun R911 model available before I posted my message about the Kaito WRX911 to all the groups, but I'm not surprised that somebody snatched it up right away :) Anyway, the newer equivalent Tecsun R9012 model (with an extra Shortwave band) is available from dpmega at the same price (under $20 including shipping), and also from the seller tquchina, at just a little higher cost. These should satisfy any budget-minded analog DXer looking for superb Ultralight DX. 73, Gary In a message dated 3/16/2009 10:58:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, david.hasc...@dfas.mil writes: Hi Gary; Thanks for the review of the Kaito and its sister Tecsun. Just to see what this wonder looked like, I searched for products listed by ebay seller dpmega. I see that he is offering Tecsun R909 models but could not find any R911 models. Are the 909/911's similar in any way? I see that the pricing, at least is identical, $9.90 auction price or $12.90 BIN price. He has lots of products / gadgets, including a Kaide BC-R25, http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Pocket-Size-AM-FM-2-Band-Radio-BC-R25_W0QQ itemZ370173551176QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item37017355 1176_trksid=p3911.c0.m14_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A 1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 which, to me epitomizes what a shirt pocket radio is. I'm sure that it is a ULR turkey but I grew up listening to radio's just like that, including many AM only sets. Never bought from them but I wish dealextreme.com would carry ULR sets. They have many unique items and seem to have good prices - love to browse there. 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 10 Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:35:22 EDT From: d1028g...@aol.com To: ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com, irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org,o...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder Message-ID: c70.41e30d20.36efd...@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hello All, While fully aware that most of the Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has graduated from basic analog radios to more exotic digital models, a relatively unknown little jewel made by China's Tecsun company has motivated me to inform as many DXers as possible about its superlative performance (even prior to the 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout completion). Following up on a tip from Kevin Schanilec, a Kaito WRX911 was purchased from Amazon.com for $39.95, shipping included. The deep purple model arrived after about a week, and right out of the box, had AM sensitivity and selectivity fairly comparable to the best analog ultralight, the SRF-39FP. The big surprise was the nulling ability-- clearly a step above either the SRF-39FP or its SRF-59 sibling, allowing on-frequency nulling of even booming semi-local stations (KIRO-710, KOMO-1000, KKMO-1360, etc.). Image frequency rejection was also good, with only a tiny whisper of local pest KSUH-1450 showing up on 540. Suddenly intrigued by this tiny analog wonder, I did a full alignment on the loopstick and 1400 kHz trimmer, bringing the sensitivity up to a level slightly exceeding that of the SRF-39FP (on most frequencies). Kevin has also had similar success with his WRX911. The radio's analog tuning is much more comfortable than that of either the SRF-39FP or SRF-59, with a much wider tuning window. As if this were not enough, the model offers multiband Shortwave and FM coverage. The great news is that the WRX911 is seriously overpriced at Amazon, and the equivalent Chinese model Tecsun R911 can be purchased from the EBay vendor dpmega for $12.90, plus $7.00 airmail shipping (or even cheaper at $9.90, if you wish to take your chance at an auction). For those looking for the best Ultralight DXing bargain on the planet, the Tecsun R911 would probably be my strong recommendation. Full details of this superb model (and four other Ultralight radios) will be contained in the upcoming 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout. 73, Gary DeBock **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0002) -- ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
Hi Paul, I have no fewer than four Tecsun R9012 models on the way from China-- two bright yellow ones from tquchina, and two black ones from dpmega, all of them purchased on eBay. One of the reasons for the delay of the 2009 Ultralight Shootout is to give all of these little analog wonders a thorough investigation, alignment, and performance check (as I did the Kaito WRX911), prior to the final Shootout judgement. In addition, I have a Tecsun R911 black model on the way from dpmega, which will get the same full investigation. Since I have personal experience in seeing one of my radio recommendations result in an astronomical price increase (as happened with the Sony SRF-T615 model after the 2008 Shootout), you may have noticed that I waited until after ordering all these multiple units, before announcing the great performance of the WRX911 :). 73, Gary In a message dated 3/16/2009 6:21:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, texn...@yahoo.com writes: Gary, Have you also tested the Tecsun R9012? Is it identical to the R911 in performance? 73 Paul --- On Mon, 3/16/09, d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com wrote: From: d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder To: david.hasc...@dfas.mil, irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 5:03 PM Hi Dave, Thanks for your response. The eBay seller dpmega had at least one Tecsun R911 model available before I posted my message about the Kaito WRX911 to all the groups, but I'm not surprised that somebody snatched it up right away :) Anyway, the newer equivalent Tecsun R9012 model (with an extra Shortwave band) is available from dpmega at the same price (under $20 including shipping), and also from the seller tquchina, at just a little higher cost. These should satisfy any budget-minded analog DXer looking for superb Ultralight DX. 73, Gary In a message dated 3/16/2009 10:58:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, david.hasc...@dfas.mil writes: Hi Gary; Thanks for the review of the Kaito and its sister Tecsun. Just to see what this wonder looked like, I searched for products listed by ebay seller dpmega. I see that he is offering Tecsun R909 models but could not find any R911 models. Are the 909/911's similar in any way? I see that the pricing, at least is identical, $9.90 auction price or $12.90 BIN price. He has lots of products / gadgets, including a Kaide BC-R25, http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Pocket-Size-AM-FM-2-Band-Radio-BC-R25_W0QQ itemZ370173551176QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item37017355 1176_trksid=p3911.c0.m14_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A 1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 which, to me epitomizes what a shirt pocket radio is. I'm sure that it is a ULR turkey but I grew up listening to radio's just like that, including many AM only sets. Never bought from them but I wish dealextreme.com would carry ULR sets. They have many unique items and seem to have good prices - love to browse there. 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 10 Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:35:22 EDT From: d1028g...@aol.com To: ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com, irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, o...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder Message-ID: c70.41e30d20.36efd...@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hello All, While fully aware that most of the Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has graduated from basic analog radios to more exotic digital models, a relatively unknown little jewel made by China's Tecsun company has motivated me to inform as many DXers as possible about its superlative performance (even prior to the 2009 Ultralight Radio Shootout completion). Following up on a tip from Kevin Schanilec, a Kaito WRX911 was purchased from Amazon.com for $39.95, shipping included. The deep purple model arrived after about a week, and right out of the box, had AM sensitivity and selectivity fairly comparable to the best analog ultralight, the SRF-39FP. The big surprise was the nulling ability-- clearly a step above either the SRF-39FP or its SRF-59 sibling, allowing on-frequency nulling of even booming semi-local stations (KIRO-710, KOMO-1000, KKMO-1360, etc.). Image frequency rejection was also good, with only a tiny whisper of local pest KSUH-1450 showing up on 540. Suddenly intrigued by this tiny analog wonder, I did a full alignment on the loopstick and 1400 kHz trimmer, bringing the sensitivity up to a level slightly exceeding that of the SRF-39FP (on most frequencies). Kevin has also had similar success with his WRX911. The radio's analog tuning is much more comfortable than that of either the SRF-39FP or SRF-59, with a much wider tuning window. As if this were not enough, the model offers
Re: [IRCA] [Bulk] Re: Kaito WRX911 AM-FM-SW Ultralight-- A Real Tiny Wonder
d1028g...@aol.com wrote: Hi Paul, I have no fewer than four Tecsun R9012 models on the way from China-- two bright yellow ones from tquchina, and two black ones from dpmega, all of them purchased on eBay. One of the reasons for the delay of the 2009 Ultralight Shootout is to give all of these little analog wonders a thorough investigation, alignment, and performance check (as I did the Kaito WRX911), prior to the final Shootout judgement. 73, Gary GaryYou're Killing Me Man!!! Ya just gotta keep finding all these Great ULR Deals eh?? I need more of these Things like a Kick in the Head.but they are S Much Fun, and at this Crazy Price I just can't resist!!! I just Ordered One of these Bright Yellow Dudes from tquchina...and also have one of the Tecsun R-911's on the way as well!! I'm so desperate to hear New StationsI'm resorting to using ANALOG ULR's ordered from CHINA now!! AHHAHHAA Save Me Lord!! Hey it's all Great Fun...and the only way to get outta this Recession is to Spend Money and make the World solvent again And luckily I ordered mine BEFORE the PRICE goes WACKY!! HAHHAHHA.. 73...ROB. Robert S. Ross VA3SW London, Ontario 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] DX Podcast Special Edition - we remember Dick Speekman
Our latest podcast features a rare interview between Ian McFarland and Dick Speekman during Dick's visit to Canada a few years back. Available on the DXer.ca website. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] New Hawaiian heard
Hi Everyone: Yesterday afternoon I was going thru my list of unlogged Hawaiian stations and noticed KUMU-1500 was amongst them. Normally KSTP dominates here with a very loud signal, but as the St Paul/Minneapolis sunrise is much earlier than here this time of year, I thought I might have a chance at logging them. So for an over night session I set my timer/radio on 1500 and crossed my fingers. Naturally the first 8 TOH IDs were all from KSTP. At 06:00 and 07:00MST there was someone under KSTP, but I know not who. At 08:00 (10:00EST) I heard the following ID something unintelligible followed by 1500 KUMU Honolulu. The ID was heard again at 09:00, though not as clearly. This is only my second new Hawaiian station logged in the last 22 years. If only they were all as easy as this one had been. Mike in St Isidore, AB with AOR 7030+ and 1000' E/W beverage ___ 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] New Hawaiian heard
Mike, Nice going on your KUMU Honolulu reception. Have not heard a Hawaiian from this location yet. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA - Original Message - From: Mike Stonebridge stonbrdg @ abnorth .com To: IRCA Group irca @hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:03:09 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [ IRCA ] New Hawaiian heard Hi Everyone: Yesterday afternoon I was going thru my list of unlogged Hawaiian stations and noticed KUMU -1500 was amongst them. Normally KSTP dominates here with a very loud signal, but as the St Paul/Minneapolis sunrise is much earlier than here this time of year, I thought I might have a chance at logging them. So for an over night session I set my timer/radio on 1500 and crossed my fingers. Naturally the first 8 TOH IDs were all from KSTP . At 06:00 and 07:00MST there was someone under KSTP , but I know not who. At 08:00 (10:00EST) I heard the following ID something unintelligible followed by 1500 KUMU Honolulu. The ID was heard again at 09:00, though not as clearly. This is only my second new Hawaiian station logged in the last 22 years. If only they were all as easy as this one had been. Mike in St Isidore, AB with AOR 7030+ and 1000' E/W beverage ___ 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] New Hawaiian heard
Mike, Good going. I don't know if I have seen KUMU being logged that far inland. Great catch! 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
