[IRCA] Was WCKL-560 On Saturday Night?
On Saturday, Oct 10, I had a station with urban gospel music on 560, mixing it up with WFIL. There were announcements by a woman speaker wilh very low modulation, which made it very hard to understand what she was saying. I slept through the TOH at 2300 and they were not there Sunday morning. Could it have been WCKL in Catskill NY? I know they are irregular but when they are on, do they broadcast an urban gospel format? John Cereghin Smyrna DE ___ 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 10-11-09
Listened from 1310-1345 ut and conditions were better than yesterday with audio and carriers on the bottom and top of the band. All audio was weak at best. 594 JOAK Japan very poor at 1315 ut. 657 N. Korea heard at 1334 ut with talk. 693 JOAB Japan very poor at 1337 ut. 774 JOBB Japan very poor at 1335 ut. 828 JOBB Japan poor at 1332 ut. 1566 HLAZ S. Korea poor at 1339 ut. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 ___ 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] [DXtip] Iceland 189 kHz
Thanks Brett, I can hear them here in Northern Va too...but already had them, but they were quite strong.. George Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:49:45 -0400 From: bsay...@gmail.com To: dx...@nrcdxas.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [DXtip] Iceland 189 kHz Iceland 189 kHz big into Central Pa, with Fly Like an Eagle and other pop music, 0245 UTC Brett -- N3EVB-State College PA USA Drake R8 // Icom R75 // Tentec RX320 // Perseus SDR _ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ ___ 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] Alberta TPs for 11 Oct 2009
Started out with rather poor conditions. Even Japan on 774 was barely making audio, but things took a big jump at sunrise (something that hasn't really happened much around here this season), bringing in a fair bit of second tier audio, though none of the signals were overly strong. I'm just on the way out, so don't have time for details, but in the end I'd rate the morning as slightly above average. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Grayland report 10/08/09-10/09/09
Pete, Just listened to the recording and the call letters are given after the pips. Then the National Anthem. Music box chimes last 3 1/2 minutes. Thanks for asking about the call ID, I did not notice the call given when recording. If anyone wants a copy of the sign-off I'll send it out. Its a 3.19 mb file. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA - Original Message - From: Pete Taylor p...@comcast.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, October 9, 2009 4:10:09 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] Grayland report 10/08/09-10/09/09 vroom...@comcast.net wrote: Managed to get a recording of 774 JOUB NHK2 sign off at 1500. Dennis, can you confirm that they give the call letters at this time? Thanks. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop ICF2010 + DX398; Palomar loop SRF-59 -M37V Eton E100 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Victoria TPs for 11 Oct 2009 - yawns
Was actually up at 1200 UTC checking up on an emergency repeater system that was set up on my balcony -- for a local triathlon. Only the top tiers were in + 279 Russian LW Got back up at LSR - things picked up quickly but were nothing out of the ordinary. -- .. 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
Re: [IRCA] Was WCKL-560 On Saturday Night?
John Cereghin wrote: On Saturday, Oct 10, I had a station with urban gospel music on 560, mixing it up with WFIL. There were announcements by a woman speaker wilh very low modulation, which made it very hard to understand what she was saying. I slept through the TOH at 2300 and they were not there Sunday morning. Could it have been WCKL in Catskill NY? I know they are irregular but when they are on, do they broadcast an urban gospel format? When I've heard WCKL in the last few months, it's been running a loop of classic rock, with the only announcement a once-an-hour legal ID (not necessarily at TOH!) s ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Oct 11 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 10 October follow. Solar flux 70 and mid-latitude A-index 1. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 11 October was 3 (22 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 09 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 UTC 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1800 SFlx 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 A-in 32222222111111 K-in 10000111002233 ___ 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 Tecsun PL-310 ULR-- Awesome Performance on Three Bands
Hello All, For those of you waiting on a detailed report before considering a purchase of the latest DSP wonder from the Chinese domestic market, the four-band investigation of the new Tecsun PL-310 LW-AM-FM-SW DSP-enhanced pocket radio has been concluded here, and the results are very impressive. The Longwave performance has been significantly improved from the PL-300WT (a.k.a. G8) predecessor, so that competitive beacon reception is possible using only the stock loopstick. Last night at 0800UTC I was able to log the following beacons on these approximate frequencies: NY-351, ZP-369, MOG-405, and also QQ-398. Of these four beacons, the PL-300WT (G8) had only a trace of NY-351, and none of the other three. On AM, I ran a detailed shootout between the new PL-310 and the Kchibo D96L, the winner of the recent 2009 Ultralight Radio AM-DX Shootout (the PL-300WT was thrown in also). The sensitivity of the PL-310 and D96L models is very close overall, but the PL-310 has a decided edge in the mid-range (700-1500 kHz) frequencies, while the D96L has a slight edge on the extreme upper and lower band frequencies. Both the PL-310 and D96L walked all over the PL-300WT (G8) in sensitivity, while in the selectivity tests, the PL-310 and D96L had exactly equal performance [which was far superior to the PL-300WT (G8)]. On FM, the performance of the new PL-310 matches the stellar PL-300WT (G8) completely in both sensitivity and selectivity, so FM-DXing enthusiasts now have another fantastic ULR to choose. Both of these models walked all over the D96L in the FM performance tests, presumably because of the D96L's shorter whip antenna. On SW, the irritating AM spurs and mixing products of the PL-300WT have been corrected in the PL-310, which provides sensitivity equal to that of the PL-300WT without the side effects. The SW performance of the new PL-310 was also quite impressive, but was a shade less than that of the E100 (PL-200) models, making this the only band in which a competing ULR was able to slightly exceed the PL-310 in performance. The full details on the Tecsun PL-310's performance will be provided in a mini-review on the new receiver, which should be wrapped up this evening. In general, this new DSP model seems to be all we have hoped for (and maybe even more!). 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Grayland report 10/08/09-10/09/09
vroom...@comcast.net wrote: Pete, Just listened to the recording and the call letters are given after the pips. Then the National Anthem. Music box chimes last 3 1/2 minutes. Thanks for asking about the call ID, I did not notice the call given when recording. If anyone wants a copy of the sign-off I'll send it out. Its a 3.19 mb file. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA - Original Message - From: Pete Taylor p...@comcast.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, October 9, 2009 4:10:09 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] Grayland report 10/08/09-10/09/09 vroom...@comcast.net wrote: Managed to get a recording of 774 JOUB NHK2 sign off at 1500. Dennis, can you confirm that they give the call letters at this time? Thanks. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop ICF2010 + DX398; Palomar loop SRF-59 -M37V Eton E100 ___ 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 Fellas, I can confirm that they indeed ID at sign-off. Armchair level up here in Masset! 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] Victoria TPs for 11 Oct 2009 - Masset report: India, etc!
c...@islandnet.com wrote: Was actually up at 1200 UTC checking up on an emergency repeater system that was set up on my balcony -- for a local triathlon. Only the top tiers were in + 279 Russian LW Got back up at LSR - things picked up quickly but were nothing out of the ordinary. -- .. 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 Fellas, conditions were very unusual up here on the Charlottes with major fades up and down. Highlights were India on 1566 overpowering HLAZ with EE news at 15:02, Radio Farda over VOA on 1575 at armchair level, Radio Sawa on 1539, Bangladesh at armchair copy dominating 693 over Tokyo with English news at 14:30. Later in the morning, things seemed to settle down with the return of KK/CC and JJ stations to good strength. Just for fun, I continued to monitor Farda at 18:00, and 19:00 (local noon). Life is good up here. Just wish I could stay longer! By the way TAs were way down last night, although I did hear Djibouti. Otherwise a difficult evening with lots of weaker signals, compared to the night before. More later as time permits! ..Walt ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Fw: Does anyone have an affiliates list for conservative talk network?
No takers on my original post. Does anyone have a note of the Radio America affiliates? Any help appreciated Barry --- On Fri, 9/10/09, BARRY DAVIES barry.davie...@btopenworld.com wrote: From: BARRY DAVIES barry.davie...@btopenworld.com Subject: [IRCA] Does anyone have an affiliates list for conservative talk network? To: IRCA SUBMISSIONS irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Friday, 9 October, 2009, 5:17 PM I heard a Radio America talk station this morning around 2am Eastern here in the UK. A reasonable signal so I suspect East coast. No toh ID and into IRN/USA news on 920 AM. Can help appreciated. Barry :-) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] KNOT-1450
KNOT-1450 in Prescott, Arizona has changed format from CW to Oldies. They are now Fun Oldies 1450 Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ ___ 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 Oct 12 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 11 October follow. Solar flux 70 and mid-latitude A-index 7. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 12 October was 0 (4 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 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1800 2100 SFlx 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 A-in 22222211111187 K-in 00011100223310 ___ 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 on Orcas, Oct 10
John, The backyard at Grayland is very dry. You might take along a 5 gallon plastic bucket to soak the area for your ground. Three weeks ago I could push ground rods easy in the ground. This past week I hammered them with a mallet. Good luck to you and Guy. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA - Original Message - From: John H. Bryant bjohnor...@rockisland.com To: irca-hard-core-dx.com irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:38:40 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [IRCA] TPs on Orcas, Oct 10 I'd taken a couple of mornings off, but was at the dials from 1330 to 1430 this morning... generally, I shoulda taken another morning off. Well below average to poor would be my assessment. Although I did eventually get a modest number of audios, even on the upper band at dawn, things were far below normal. I did have Thailand 891 doing decently for a brief period just before 1400 and I noticed that N.K. 819 had gotten their signal cleaned up... sounded great this morning. With the additional boost that Grayland gets, I hope Dennis had a worthwhile morning before he packs up. Guy and I'll be taking the next shift, starting Monday morning, with me at Rm. 15 at the Grayland Motel and Guy a mile to my south at Grayland Beach State Park. Guy will be testing the latest iteration of the Lankford Phased Array and I'll be testing the new production version of the K9AY Phased Array from Wellbrook. The latter antenna requires a decent ground for maximum effectiveness and the Grayland sands will likely inhibit things a bit. However, even under those difficult circumstances, I'm very hopeful that the new antenna will prove even more effective than my older ALA100-based Wellbrook Array. Guy and I will both heading back during the day on Thursday. 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 ___ 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] hardly any TA
Judging by the silence on the list, others are finding a certain silence of TA's as well. Only audio heard this evening was occasional snippets of pop mx on 1215, and not really much in the way of carriers either... 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] hardly any TA
Very similar observations here Nick. Had weak audio on 1134 and 1215, but that was the extent of it. Did note a fair number of carriers, particularly on the low end of the dial, but most of them were well short of audio. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta Nick Hall-Patch wrote: Judging by the silence on the list, others are finding a certain silence of TA's as well. Only audio heard this evening was occasional snippets of pop mx on 1215, and not really much in the way of carriers either... 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 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] First new logging since June
890 WJTP GA Lithia Springs - 10/11 1840 EDT - Atop WLS with Contemporary Christian music in Spanish. 1843 ad for concert with mentions of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia and Buford Highway, several Poderosa Ocho Noventa AM mentions. Plenty of tentatives over the past several months, but they always just cut the carrier at sunset with no ID of any kind. Finally something IDable; Poderosa is their slogan per the Fall '09 listings at arbitron.com. 890 #16. Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee Sanyo stereo, Select-a-tenna ___ 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
