Re: [IRCA] TP's 9-26 in Seattle
Gary I'm surprised too. I've heard Taiwan there a few times this season, but never all that well, so I'm a bit surprised by the strong signals you, John, et al have been reporting. For whatever reason, the Korean is more common for me. Bruce d1028g...@aol.com wrote: Hi Bruce, Your repeated Korean loggings on 738 kHz are a real mystery here. I have had 738-Taiwan Fisheries at huge signal levels for most of September, but never a trace of any Koreans. The same weird situation occurs frequently when I compare my TP loggings with those of Guy Atkins, only 4 miles southeast of here. He hears many strong TP's that I don't have a trace of, and vice versa. 73, Gary In a message dated 9/26/2009 9:46:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bport...@comcast.net writes: Conditions were definitely not as good as yesterday, but still OK. Maybe I just wasn't recording the right set of freqs at the right time today (a potential drawback of SDR setups) The Korean peninsula and NE China seemed to be especially good. Highlights from this morning: 567 JJ talk fair 1242 during KVI quiet periods 576 Woman in RR, undermodulated 1239 639 CC YL good 1250 738 Korean dominant again, good w.2 men in KK 1148 ___ 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 09-27-09
Good Morning, Listened from 1245-1400 utc. A Japanese morning here. JOAB, JOUB JOBB reaching good signals. Not so good for the upper channels with only HLAZ VOA coming though with audio. 153RUSSIA, 1246 faint signal. 1307 weak. 180RUSSIA, 1244 weak with music. 1307 gone. 189RUSSIA, 1245 fair with music. 1307 weak. 234RUSSIA, 1247 fair with rap music, then man in Russian. 1308 gone. 279RUSSIA, 1248 good with man singing. 1309 fair. 558JAPAN, JOCR 1249 very weak with bits of audio coming through. Improved to weak at 1337. 567JAPAN, JOIK, 1309 weak and battered in splatter with Japanese talk. 1356 still weak, but less domestic splatter. 594JAPAN, JOAK 1253 weak with women singing. 1337 fair. 603REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLSA 1338 very weak with music. 639CHINA, CRN1 1311 weak and covered in splatter from KFI. // 5030. 666JAPAN, JOBK 1340 weak with man in Japanese. 693JAPAN, JOAB 1341 good with splatter. 738TAIWAN, Fishery? 1355 woman singing in Chinese? Weak steady signal. 747JAPAN, JOIB 1313 fair with man in Japanese and KXL splatter. 774JAPAN, JOUB 1235-1241 good to fair with man in Japanese. 756CHINA? CRN1 1317 very weak audio, gone before checking //. 828JAPAN, JOBB 1242 weak with above program. 1318 Good signal. 873JAPAN, JOGB 1256 very weak with some Japanese talk being heard. 1053 KOREAS, 1319 jammer over weak audio. 1134 JAPAN, JOQR? 1259 believed the station heard for a few seconds with weak signal and a lot of splatter from 1130 kHz. 1287 JAPAN, 1345 JOHR weak with music. 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ 1305 good signal low audio. 1575 THAILAND, VOA 1306 weak. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC 545 ewe NW ___ 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] Victoria TP's 9-27 from sizzle to fizzle
Down from yesterday. A bit of a low band surge with some nice arm-chair Russia on 576 and Korean on 819 and a typical ABC ID on 612 (Brisbane)... other than that, it dove from yesterdays some-fun to utter hum-drum. Results: 531 - trace YL 558 - JJ 567 - JJ 576 - Russian 585 - muddle 594 - superb JJ 603 - Nice music KK YL 612 - ABC Brisbane 621 - good Korean 639 - barely there 675 - trace audio 702 - 738 - very good music in passing 747 - Japan 756 - CC 765 - traces 774 - JJ 783, 792 - traces 801 - big het 819 - KK YL (recorded) 828 - JJ 837 - Choral mx 846 - Tagalog sounding YL - no idea 855 - usual freak show 864 - JJ sounding Above that - a wash out traces and poor audio on... 918, 936, 945, 954, 963, 972 1134 - very good at times Eton E1 my new Debock modified E100 slider... a very nice improvement to last years classic. Better sounding and a better bandwidth profile. -- .. 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] TPs from Orcas, Sept 27
Like Colin said, hum-drum. Lotsa mid-season Asian signals, but all were the usuals and most were down a bit from recent peaks. 909 presumed Tianjin was doing better than usual (which is poorly) putting in a moderate signal and 918 next door was positively ROCKIN' with the Shangdong echo. Otherwise, I feel guilty about it, but things really were hum drum. Loading for Grayland today and then it is on the ferry before dawn. John Bryant Orcas Island, WA, USA Winradio G313e and various Ultralights Wellbrook Phased Array + Superloops ___ 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] [Tvfmdx] Google Book - DX related
What are the best U.S. stores, chain or otherwise, to get cheap, good wire in spools of at least 1000 feet? Saul Chernos ___ 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] Cheap wire - sources
What are the best U.S. stores, chain or otherwise, to get cheap, good wire in spools of at least 1000 feet? ___ 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] Victoria TP's 9-27 from sizzle to fizzle
At 07:10 AM 9/27/2009, you wrote: Down from yesterday. A bit of a low band surge with some nice arm-chair Russia on 576 and Korean on 819 and a typical ABC ID on 612 (Brisbane)... other than that, it dove from yesterdays some-fun to utter hum-drum. Results: As is so often the case, my observations don't sync with Colin's. I monitored between 13:27 and 14:30 and thought that the usual stations were in quite well, and the DU stations performed better than they did yesterday AM. I started today at 1701 and worked down for a change. Here are my results in the usual format with 6 unless otherwise noted: 558: Music noted at 8 level 567: 9 level NHK1 at 14:01. Definitely a real improvement over previous years. Often as strong or stronger than 594. 576: Australia at 7 level at 14:00 585 594: 9 level JJ but also coch Australia at 14:03 612: 9 level at 14:03 Brisban e 621: 9 level ABC National Melbourne with news at 14:04 // to 612. Earlier at 7 level ??CC or KK. Noted a het from 620.935 639: CNR1 very strong at 13:56. Later Fiji at low modulation 7 level at 14:06 675: Vietnam at 8 level 13:55 738: WHAT HAPPENED TO TAHITI? It's been a while since I've heard them here. They were at armchair level a few weeks back, but no more. Instead there was CC early, and Australia at 14:08 at 8 level. 747: underperforming NHK2 today at 7 level 774: 9 level NHK2 and a DU at 13:53. DU alone at 14:08 at 8 level 783: 7 792: 7 801: 6 plus WOBBLY CARRIER. Is anyone else seeing this on the low side again today at 14:09? 819: North Korea. 9 level //2850 with perfect modulation and rock-solid. Not at all like their other transmitters! 828: 9 level NHK2 837 846: 7 level at 13:49 855, 873, 918, 927 936: 7 level 945 954: 7 level, best on my S wire at 14:11 963: CC mostly today at 8 level. 972: 9+ level KK very strong, but with weak cochannel. 1008: 7 level growly sounding. ?jamming or het? Pop music at 13:46 1017: NHK2 at 8 level and cochannel ?CRI KK 1026: Pretty sure this was Sonshine Radio at 7 level with what sounded like a call-in show at 13:44 1053: 7 level jammer at 13:42 1134: 8 level but with serious splatter 1143, 1161, 1188 1251: 7 level with same 3 transmitters producing quite a messy buzz 1278: talk at 7 level 1287: JJ at 8 level 13:37 1305, 1314, 1323, 1332 1377: 7 level CNR1 at 13:33 1386, 1395, 1422, 1503, 1512 1566: HLAZ at 8 level 1575: VOA very strong 9 level 13:27 1593: CC at 7 level X-band: absent There you have it. Not the best morning, but not a bad one either, and a possible Filipino for the first time this season for me. 73s,Walt in Victoria, BC ___ 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 from Orcas, Sept 27
At 07:26 AM 9/27/2009, you wrote: Like Colin said, hum-drum. Lotsa mid-season Asian signals, but all were the usuals and most were down a bit from recent peaks. 909 presumed Tianjin was doing better than usual (which is poorly) putting in a moderate signal and 918 next door was positively ROCKIN' with the Shangdong echo. Otherwise, I feel guilty about it, but things really were hum drum. Loading for Grayland today and then it is on the ferry before dawn. John Bryant Orcas Island, WA, USA Winradio G313e and various Ultralights Wellbrook Phased Array + Superloops ___ John, have a safe drive to Grayland, and don't capture all the DX before it makes it up here! Looking forward to your reports. What antennae do you plan on using while there? .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] Cheap wire - sources
What are the best U.S. stores, chain or otherwise, to get cheap, good wire in spools of at least 1000 feet? I generally get a current price at Home Depot or Lowes and then look on eBay. I've bought close to a couple thousand feet of #12 or #14 THHX stranded wire for a better price, even including shipping. Probably could find vendors in Canada so the over the border fees/time don't happen. At one point a year ot so ago there was a 3,000'+ (900m+) spool of yellow #14 wire. It was probably half the cost per foot of what Home Depot charged. Didn't need it, so I let it go. Coulda-shoulda bought it. FWIW, Home Depot sells an inexpensive good sized orange plastic reel that takes over 1,000' (300m+) of #14 wire. Makes it much easier to use a BOG. Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ 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] IRCA Digest, Vol 65, Issue 104
I have bought 500 ft rolls of #14 wire on ebay for less than $15 per roll ___ 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] BOG on the web (read this one first)
If you haven't read my BOG post yet, this web-page version is probably easier to read, and has more details: http://www.qsl.net/wb5ude/bog/ I'll keep some kind of BOG page on that URL indefinitely. If anyone has any links to good stuff on the web about BOG's please send 'em to me. Thanks! 73, Jim WB5UDE ___ 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 DX for 9-27-09
This was a very interesting morning at the low end of the dial. Above 1000 it was quite lousy. Here are the highlights 549 Russian talk fair 1340 585 Japan fair // 594 w/violin piano mx 1353 612 same as 585 621Chinese woman 1359, decent signal but too much KCIS splatter 639 China fair talk in KCIS splat 1344 675 Vietnamese talk good 1342 729 JOCK good w/ male talk, sometimes stronger than //594 1343 738 This morning was a wild mix of Taiwan and Korea, with Taiwan mostly winning the battle 1310-1340 756 CC talk fair 1325 783 Lively discussion in Chinese 1332, possibly a second station in the background 792 Korea fair w/male talk 1722 873 JOGB w/wx in JJ //747 etc, call ID by woman 1320, fair in KIXI splat 864 Weak male talk, maybe Korea but could't tell language 1333 909 CC woman fair 1334 1026 China, CC woman briefly good 1246 Bruce in Seattle SDR-IQ receiver, K9AY antenna ___ 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] [am] BOG on the web (read this one first)
You BOG directivity will be increased by two things - a) going somewhat longer - 700-800' total, and b) using some sort of termination at one end or the other. At the length you used, unterminated, it's more like a basic longwire, especially given your location where there's less than optimal ground conductivity. For portable use, I'd suggest terminating by way of a detachable 'fan' or 3 or 4 lengths of wire, each 20-30' long to be laid out at the end. Experimentation with using a resistor between the BOG and the fan would be helpful as well. Making it detachable allows you to switch ends to switch direction. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id wb2...@yahoo.com FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot --- On Sun, 9/27/09, Jim Glover psy...@okcforum.org wrote: From: Jim Glover psy...@okcforum.org Subject: [am] BOG on the web (read this one first) To: a...@am-dx.com, a...@yahoogroups.com, irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, amfmt...@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 1:06 PM If you haven't read my BOG post yet, this web-page version is probably easier to read, and has more details: http://www.qsl.net/wb5ude/bog/ I'll keep some kind of BOG page on that URL indefinitely. If anyone has any links to good stuff on the web about BOG's please send 'em to me. Thanks! 73, Jim WB5UDE ___ AM mailing list a...@am-dx.com http://nine.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/am ___ 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] Denmark-1062
Just returned from a DXpedition with Jim Pogue and Brandon Jordan to Joe Wheeler State Park, Russellville, AL. There was no internet access, or I would've posted this tip real-time; Denmark-1062 came in at amazing levels the last two nights. They are currently signing on at 0340 (one hour earlier than listed in the EMWG Guide) with Interval Signal and IDs 'til start of programming at 0345. With the A and K indices still at the same levels as last night, it's possible they would be well-heard again tonight. 73, J.D. Stephens j...@bellsouth.net (Primary) jdstephens...@yahoo.com (Alternate) ___ 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] Neat piece of BCB History picked up today.................
Hi Guys: Today I attended the London, ONTARIO HAMFEST for umpteenth time...and I came home with something pretty cool...or at least I think so. One of my Old Local Stations..CHLO 1570..who went off the air a few years back...was located just a little south of London in ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO. I used to listen to this station when I was a kid growing up. Many years ago I obtained a Souvenir Drinking Glass from my Grandmother that was inscripted with CHLO's Logo and showed them as being on 680 Khz and serving London/St.Thomas. Apparently the LO in CHLO stood for LONDON. They later swapped frequencies with CFTR Toronto.Anyways...I have kept that glass for many years...and have it on Display in my Radio Shack. Today I picked up another piece of CHLO Memorabilia! To make a long story longera friend of mine just happened to be driving by the CHLO Transmitter Site the day they were dismantling everything and taking down the tower when they signed off the air. He asked the guys who were taking the tower down if he could have a souvenir to remember the Station by. Turns out they gave him something which he kept for a few yearsthen passed it along to another friend of ours...who kept it for a few years...and today I obtained that souvenir of CHLO from him!! What I picked up was a set of 2 of the RED BLINKING LIGHTS from the top of the CHLO Tower They are housed in a Heavy Cast Iron Case that is painted Orange. The Entire unit must weight about 10 Pounds or so!! So...I'm gonna clean them up.and maybe repaint the Orange Casing...as it's a little worn..and then display them in my Radio Room alongside the CHLO 680 Drinking Glass!! Pretty amazing what shows up at a Hamfest sometimes!! And to think it was 2 Good friends of mine that previously owned these Lights...and I never knew either had them!! About 15 years ago at the same Hamfest I picked up 2 SHURE 55S ELVIS Chrome Mics that had come from the Studios of CFPL 980 London!! Cool stuff is still out there waiting to be found!!! 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
Re: [IRCA] BOG (Beverage On the Ground) test today: mixed results (w/log)
At 05:03 9/27/2009, you wrote: I tried out a BOG (Beverage On the Ground) on the MW BCB band for the first time today. Here are some of the details and results. The nuts and bolts: I used my Yaesu FT-897D, and a 500' spool of stranded 14 gauge green ground wire purchased (for $25) from Lowe's. I simply stripped the insulation from about an inch of one end of the wire, folded the stripped section in half, and inserted it into the center conductor hole in the SO-239. Hi Jim, I suspect your BOG signal strengths and perhaps directivity might have benefited from using a matching transformer and perhaps a separate ground for the antenna from the receiver ground. There are a number of references available, for example: http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/Experimentation/Beverage.htm (look at the Basic Beverage Antenna schematic as it shows the concept of using a separate ground; termination is optional) http://www.isp.ca/ve3nh/rxant.htm (although I wonder about the -61 material recommended here) http://n1eu.com/topband/BeverageXfmrs.htm and the detailed information on building them at http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ Commercial versions are available also, usually at premium prices. You didn't seem to have noise problems at that site, which a transformer and separate ground would be most useful in mitigating, but it would be interesting to see whether signal strengths and directivity also improve. 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
Re: [IRCA] Denmark-1062
This is honestly one of the easiest TA's if you DX when it is on. They come on an hour earlier than listed in EMWG since it is daylight savings time in Denmark. What are you guys using for antennas at that DXped... 73 KAZ - Original Message - From: J.D. Stephens jdstephens...@yahoo.com To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com; NRC DX Tips dx...@nrcdxas.org; Cumbre DX cumbr...@cs2.ralabs.com; HardCore DX hard-core...@hard-core-dx.com Cc: cont...@emwg.info Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 1:56 PM Subject: [IRCA] Denmark-1062 Just returned from a DXpedition with Jim Pogue and Brandon Jordan to Joe Wheeler State Park, Russellville, AL. There was no internet access, or I would've posted this tip real-time; Denmark-1062 came in at amazing levels the last two nights. They are currently signing on at 0340 (one hour earlier than listed in the EMWG Guide) with Interval Signal and IDs 'til start of programming at 0345. With the A and K indices still at the same levels as last night, it's possible they would be well-heard again tonight. 73, J.D. Stephens j...@bellsouth.net (Primary) jdstephens...@yahoo.com (Alternate) ___ ___ 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] N. Alabama DXpedition - Sep 26-27 - superb TA conditions
Jim Pogue, JD Stephens and I went on a DXpedition to Joe Wheeler State Park in Northern Alabama over the weekend. We employed a Super KAZ loop antenna bearing 40 degrees and enjoyed the best inland TA session that any of us can recall. Northwestern Alabama is not what one would consider a prime TA DX hotspot by any means, but the combination of the outstanding Super KAZ loop and the excellent conditions really created a 'perfect storm' of TA DX fun. The first night, although compromised due to local storm fronts, yielded many great logs in difficult circumstances. Last night (Sep 27 UT) was simply fantastic. Algeria, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, England, Morocco and many other countries logged on MW and LW. I have two nights of Perseus drift net recordings to start digging through, and will post logs over the next weeks both here and on DXWW East. It really was a joy, not to mention a big surprise, hearing DR P5 Kalundborg, Denmark on 1062 kHz signing on with a great signal and that awesome IS! -- Brandon Jordan, Memphis, TN USA Microtelecom Perseus SDR, WinRadio G313e Wellbrook ALA100 4mx8m Loop, KAZ 3mx12m Loop www.bcdx.org ___ 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 Sep 27 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 September follow. Solar flux 72 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 27 September was 2 (12 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 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 A-in 22222212222222 K-in 00012102232422 ___ 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] Cheap wire - sources
For Canadians that happen to live close to any Crown Asset auctions, keep your eyes open. When they used to have them in Victoria monthly, I purchased a pallet load of various wire, including a least a mile of the really heavy duty white Teflon coated multistranded wire that's virtually indestructable and plenty of coax for about $30. Years later, I'm still using that original source for my DXing needs. Walt At 07:43 AM 9/27/2009, you wrote: What are the best U.S. stores, chain or otherwise, to get cheap, good wire in spools of at least 1000 feet? I generally get a current price at Home Depot or Lowes and then look on eBay. I've bought close to a couple thousand feet of #12 or #14 THHX stranded wire for a better price, even including shipping. Probably could find vendors in Canada so the over the border fees/time don't happen. At one point a year ot so ago there was a 3,000'+ (900m+) spool of yellow #14 wire. It was probably half the cost per foot of what Home Depot charged. Didn't need it, so I let it go. Coulda-shoulda bought it. FWIW, Home Depot sells an inexpensive good sized orange plastic reel that takes over 1,000' (300m+) of #14 wire. Makes it much easier to use a BOG. Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.113/2398 - Release Date: 09/27/09 05:51:00 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Fw: Re: [Tvfmdx] Neat piece of BCB History picked up today.................
CHLO was on 1570 as late as 1973, at which time I logged it from New jersey. I believe it was then licensed to Hamilton ( the 'H' in the call ? ). I logged it on 680, from St. Thomas in 1964 from Syracuse NY. Russ Edmunds, WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id FM: Yamaha T-80 w/ Conrad RDS Decoder Onkyo T-450RDS; APS9B @ 15' AM: Sony ICF-2010 barefoot --- On Sun, 9/27/09, Robert S.Ross VA3SW va...@rogers.com wrote: From: Robert S.Ross VA3SW va...@rogers.com Subject: Re: [Tvfmdx] Neat piece of BCB History picked up today. ___ 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] BOG (Beverage On the Ground) test today: mixed results (w/log)
Since I have been using BOGs since 2001, I will reply with some of my experiences with them here and on the other msg lists where Jim posted his test results from yesterday. I do realize that my experiences with them are different than what lots of users experience. ..ie from my experiences they work lots better than what some others have experienced and are more directive than what some others have experienced. I also realize that I am risking being burned at the stake for sacrilege for some of what I will say in various replies about BOGs over the next couple of days...but I'll risk it. First of all, what concerns me about Jim's test is that when he put his hand on his rx, signal levels jumped greatly. I have been using BOGs mostly DXing out of a car or a truck and have never experienced that. My BOGs pass under the truck door and then go to the quantum phaser on the passenger's seat. If I am using the R8A or B I put the phaser on top of the rx on that seat. If the BOGs enter from the driver's side they pass under my legs. In a few minutes I will end this post and head out to DX and I am using the E-1 today as it is easy to use and I just put it in my lap and prop it up against the steering wheel. Once again..I experience no signal changes due to holding the rx. Perhaps there's something different about Jim's rx..one which I am not familiar with. Jim may want to ground his rx to his car chassis although when I tried that with the R8A it didn't matter. Jim was DXing in a park It is not practical to put in ground rods in a public park nor are transformers necessary for this sort of quicky DXped. I've compared transformers to direct hook up here and directivity is the same. I did get just a bit more signal..from the transformer..but the dB or two gain due VSWR improvement from transforming about 250 ohms to 50 isn't going to get you any better domestic DX at night. As for Jim noticing those DFW stations of the side of the antenna I cannot say why, but it would useful to compare to a BOG aimed south right at DFW from OKC. I will say that skip can start early and especially on the high end..ie his 1600 Asian format.. from DFW. Phasing two that are parallel and of different lengths so that you don't phase cancel everything turns even short BOGs into a world class antenna system. Right now I have about 325 ft // 195 ft aimed about 320 degrees. I did a quick test at 5:15 which is two hours prior to Fargo sunset. I phase nulled Chicago 1200 but there was no KFNW yet. However, and without retweaking the phaser when I tuned up to 1660 Fargo was dominant and with no tweak of phase or amplitude. Reducing the phasing or switching to a single wire had Fargo lost into a clearly stronger mix of the Palatine TIS and the Michigan stn on 1660. Phased BOGs work MUCH MUCH better than a single one here in the RF jungle that is the mdwest. The back end null tends to be nice and remains good over at least a +/- 45 degree angle from he direct back end. I'll close by stating that my experiences are with BOGs on nicely cut grass...ie cut like a lawn or a football field or across dirt or much up my driveways..ie ON THE GROUND..rather than across foot high grasses and undergrowth in forests etc. At these lengths, directivity is greater on the high end. 73 KAZ Barrington IL..but it will soon seem like I am DXing in MN on that direction Phased BOG System - Original Message - From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] BOG (Beverage On the Ground) test today: mixed results (w/log) At 05:03 9/27/2009, you wrote: I tried out a BOG (Beverage On the Ground) on the MW BCB band for the first time today. Here are some of the details and results. The nuts and bolts: I used my Yaesu FT-897D, and a 500' spool of stranded 14 gauge green ground wire purchased (for $25) from Lowe's. I simply stripped the insulation from about an inch of one end of the wire, folded the stripped section in half, and inserted it into the center conductor hole in the SO-239. Hi Jim, I suspect your BOG signal strengths and perhaps directivity might have benefited from using a matching transformer and perhaps a separate ground for the antenna from the receiver ground. There are a number of references available, for example: http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/Experimentation/Beverage.htm (look at the Basic Beverage Antenna schematic as it shows the concept of using a separate ground; termination is optional) http://www.isp.ca/ve3nh/rxant.htm (although I wonder about the -61 material recommended here) http://n1eu.com/topband/BeverageXfmrs.htm and the detailed information on building them at http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ Commercial versions are available also, usually at premium prices. You didn't seem to have
Re: [IRCA] Denmark-1062
Dear J.D., Thank you for your message. Denmark-1062 came in at amazing levels the last two nights. They are currently signing on at 0340 (one hour earlier than listed in the EMWG Guide) with Interval Signal and IDs 'til start of programming at 0345. There is a reason why you heard Denmark one hour earlier than in the EMWG. The EMWG gives UTC time during winter time. When summer time is in order, you need to subtract one hour from the times mentioned in the EMWG, if and when the station in question is located in a country where summer time is running. This is explained in the EMWG introduction. Kind regards, - Herman - www.emwg.info ___ 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 Sep 28 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 27 September follow. Solar flux 72 and mid-latitude A-index 8. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 28 September was 0 (03 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 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 A-in 22221222222298 K-in 01210223242200 ___ 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] ULR SUNSET SKIP........One New Station Tonight........
Hi Guys: The March to 700 ULR Stations Heard continues with one more New One heard tonight at SUNSET. This Station is NEW to both the ULR and OVERALL LOGS!! Radio Used..SONY SRF-T615 Antenna Used...2 1/2 Foot Homebrew Box Loop ULR LOG TOTALS are now..694 Stations Heard. ^ 73.ROB Robert S. Ross VA3SW London, Ontario CANADA 1090 WKBZ Muskegon, MICH. Sept/27/09 1918 EDT EEFAIR Local Spot for Western Michigan Jobs in Broadcasting. To Read about Jobs in Western Michigan Broadcasting go to www.michiganbroadcasting.com ??? Local Ad @ 1919. NEW STN. ULR # 694 Heard1KW Days ROSS, ONT. * 73...ROB. ___ 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] BOG (Beverage On the Ground) test today: mixed results (w/log)
At 00:12 9/28/2009, you wrote: Since I have been using BOGs since 2001, I will reply with some of my experiences with them here and on the other msg lists where Jim posted his test results from yesterday. Excellent reply, Neil.I was worried that no-one was going to reply to Jim, and so figured that an inexpert reply would bring out the experts, hi. I will add that when I've compared BOGs to raised wires (this was 25 years ago, mind), I recall that they did not have as good side nulls as the raised wires. 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
