Re: [IRCA] Fwd:

[Patrick Martin]

Thanks Nick. I sure hope the low numbers stay around for next Fall &
Winter. I really want to try out that NE EWE during a good TA opening!

73,

Patrick

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[IRCA] Fwd:

[Nick Hall-Patch]

They're scaling back on the prediction for the peak of the coming solar cycle 
(now predicted to be May 2013 and the weakest in 80 years) :


>http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SolarCycle/index.html


The predicted solar flux graph on that page is spurious, as SF shouldn't go 
below 65, but apparently there's some program glitch in their conversion from 
sunspot number.  

Note how the smoothed Ap index is still dropping; if it hangs in until next 
fall, there should be some pretty good DX coming this way.


best wishes

Nick


*
Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada 

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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[Ng1u]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2009 May 09 0006 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 May follow.
Solar flux 71 and mid-latitude A-index 13.
The mid-latitude K-index at  UTC on 09 May was 2 (11 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 69   69   69   69   70   70   70   70   70   70   70   70   71   71   
A-in 66667888888812   13   
K-in 13111344411222
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[Ng1u]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2009 May 08 1806 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 07 May follow.
Solar flux 70 and mid-latitude A-index 8.
The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 08 May was 2 (10 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 69   69   69   69   69   69   70   70   70   70   70   70   70   70   
A-in 66666678888888
K-in 23131113444112
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[IRCA] TP's for 05-08-09

[vroomski]

Listened from 1155 to 1240 utc. Poor conditions here on MW. Only 774 with 
audio. 

180  RUSSIA , Radio Rossii 1213 very weak with man in Russian, 
279  RUSSIA , Radio Rossii 1155-1200.   Radio Rossii ID at 1258.   5 pips 
and 
 tone at 1200.   Fair signal. 
774      JAPAN , JOUB 1204 poor with splatter and bits of audio.   Fair 1211 
with 
 English conversation lessons.   
2310    AUSTRALIA , Alice Springs 1219 weak. 
2325    AUSTRALIA , Tennant Creek 1220 fair 
2345    AUSTRALIA , Katherine 1222 fair. 
2850    DPR OF KOREA, 1224 good with man in Korean. 
3250    DPR OF KOREA, 1226 good 
3280    CHINA , 1229 Voice of Pujiang good with woman in Chinese. 
3481    KOREA ’S?   Jammer here, strong signal.   This channel not listed in 
Pals. 
3925    JAPAN , Radio Nikkei 1 1239 strong signal with music. 
  

Dennis, 
Salmon Creek , WA 
JRC 545 & ewe NW

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Re: [IRCA] Internet option OT update

[Patrick Martin]

Rick,

I still have not decided if I will make the move or not as yet. I have
so many other interests and I do not spend much time on the computer
anyway. 

Patrick 

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Re: [IRCA] GOOD NEWS- WGOL-AM Stereo 920 Update!

[kevin redding]

I was the guy and was in Russellville and at the time I listened on  
Wednesday at 10 AM they were playing Elvis Presley and it was mono as  
it could possibly be.


Kevin
Crump, TN

On May 8, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:


Since someone on an email list recently mentioned that WGOL wasn't
broadcasting in stereo anymore, I decided to take it upon myself and
check into it.


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[IRCA] Move of CKDH-900 Amherst NS to FM - correction issued by CRTC

[Deane McIntyre]

The CRTC has issued a correction to its decision allowing CKDH-900  
Amherst NS to move to FM -


It seems that the correct frequency is 101.7 MHz, not 107.1 MHz:



CKDH Amherst – Conversion to FM band – Correction

1.

In CKDH Amherst – Conversion to FM band, Broadcasting Decision CRTC  
2009-224, 24 April 2009,
the frequency for the new FM radio station approved in that decision  
was incorrectly identified
as 107.1 MHz. The Commission hereby corrects that decision by  
amending paragraph 2 to read

as follows (change in bold):

2. The applicant proposed to operate the new FM station at 101.7 MHz  
(channel 269B)


with an average effective radiated power of 18,700 watts.

2.

Further, the Commission corrects the relevant paragraph set out in  
the "Terms" section

of the appendix to that decision to read as follows (change in bold):

The station will operate at 101.7 MHz (channel 269B) with an average  
effective radiated power of 18,700 watts.




73,



Deane McIntyre VE6BPO


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[IRCA] GOOD NEWS- WGOL-AM Stereo 920 Update!

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Since someone on an email list recently mentioned that WGOL wasn't
broadcasting in stereo anymore, I decided to take it upon myself and
check into it.

This note came to me this morning directly from WGOL's
Engineer/Technical Assistant..

"WGOL's stereo signal is still on the air. The webstream however, is run in mono

The WGOL transmitter is a Broadcast Electronics AM1A that has never
given us a minute of trouble.  The stereo processor is a CRL Amigo AM.
 The WKAX transmitter is a Harris Gates One that has been much less
reliable.  It has an Inovonics 235 processor.  There are three
Inovonics processors on the studio side of the STL, two of course for
WGOL and one for WKAX.

The station's websites are at http://www.wgolam.com and
http://www.wkaxam.com  but do note, only WGOL streams it's classic
country format. WKAX doesn't stream it's Christian country format.

There you have it, WGOL is still, in fact, broadcasting in stereo.
Whoever reported it as not in stereo, must've been mistaken or had a
problem with their radio.

Sincerely,
Paul B. Walker, Jr.
www.onairdj.com
walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
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Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: Strange image

[Allan Dunn, K1UCY]

Glenn Hauser wrote:

I suggest we keep our terminology straight as there are two entirely different 
things here:

Something produced by a transmitter and really propagated anywhere but on the 
fundamental frequency is a spur:
  


Correct.  Spurious transmission.


Something produced only inside a receiver is an image.
  


Well, there is intermod(ulation) as defined by an earlier post, the 
mixing of various harmonics and frequencies.  This usually occurs 
entirely within the receiver although rusty or corroded connections 
external to the receiver, as stated, can also produce it.


To me, an image is hearing a station that is twice the IF frequency from 
where the receiver is tuned.   For a receiver with a 455KHz IF, a 
station on 1410 would be heard on 500 if the front end of the receiver 
dioes not filter it out.



It may be difficult to tell which is which in some cases, like this?
  


Intermod usually has distorted audio in my experience.  Images sound 
quite clean.


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Re: [IRCA] Internet option OT update

[Patrick Martin]

Thanks Paul. I fiqure the little I am on the computer, 5GB would be
overkill for me. As it is, I may not even turn on the computer for days
at a time. I like the ease of Web TV better.

Patrick 

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Re: [IRCA] OT: Internet option update

[Patrick Martin]

Thanks Steve. I thought about satellite, but with our bad storms and
extremely high winds, the weather would be an issue at times. With
Verizon, probably not an issue. Infact I can pick Verizon internet  up
for a month to see if I like it. If not, I can cancel it. Otherwise, I
am on a 1-2 year contract like I am with the cel phone. I would think
5GB would be fine. I do go on You Tube to watch videos and e mail
friends at times, so the 50MB would not work, but the 5 GB would. I have
not totally decided as yet.

Patrick  

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Re: [IRCA] Internet option OT update

[Tim Kridel]

Most carriers' formerly unlimited plans now have 5 GB caps. However, based
on my experience and what I've heard, they don't enforce the cap unless you
go way over.


> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
> Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> 
> Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 22:50:12 -0500
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Internet option OT update
> 
> IS there any kinda bigger plan then 5gb, like unlimited? It's worth
> it.. 'cuse trust me, 5gb will go quicker then you think... and once
> you get used to having it, you'll use it alot more
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 10:44 PM, WALTER SALMANIW  wrote:
>> Stay away from the 50 MB option, Patrick.  That's nothing, and as soon as you
>> download more than that, it can be very big $$.  5 GB sounds a lot
>> better...Walt.
>> 
>> - Original Message -
>> From: mwd...@webtv.net (Patrick Martin)
>> Date: Friday, May 8, 2009 3:26 am
>> Subject: [IRCA] Internet option OT update
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> 
>>> In talking to Verizon today, where I have my cel phone service, they
>>> offer internet service via the cel tower at $39.99 for 50 MB or $59.99
>>> for 5 GB per month. Since I already have cel phone service
>>> through them,
>>> I would get $5 knocked off, so that is an option. The card
>>> needed is
>>> $79, normally $99, but with it comes a $50 rebate, so not too
>>> bad of a
>>> deal. I do have an option, that should not cause QRN.
>>> 
>>> Patrick
>>> 
>>> Patrick Martin
>>> KGED QSL Manager
>>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Internet option OT update

[Rick Kunath]

Patrick Martin wrote:

5GB is pretty good sized as I am not on the computer all that much. I
have too many other interests.  I know 50MB is too small, but 5GB would
be more than enough. 


I track my usage against my cable companies 250 Gig monthly cap. My 
hardware firewall does this for me, keeping track of all of the upload 
and download data, as these get added together to form the actual cap 
value they use to judge you.


I do OS updates, and my email lists (not that many), a minor amount of 
surfing, no p2p or other audio or video downloading at all, have the 
computers off except when I use them, etc., and I regularly hit 17 to 25 
gigs in a month.


At the current overage rates for wireless on a 5 gig plan, you would 
have an instant heart attack. The overage charges are instant bankruptcy.


So (for Verizon as an example, $.49 for each megabyte over 5 gigs) 
that's (1,073 x 20 - get gigs to megs) x $.49 = $10,515.40 in overage 
charges per month for what I would use.


These overages add up lightning fast. So track them if you get such a 
low cap as 5 gigs per month. And make sure the cap is not shared with 
your phone too because a lot of seemingly unrelated stuff actually uses 
data too.


Go for unlimited if possible.

Rick Kunath
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