Re: [IRCA] Definite JJ on 774 at 0600 UTC
Pulled out the barefoot ULR T616 and 774 was there... Back to bed now. Why can't the cat feed itself? Thank you. Derek Vincent DX team slacker On Nov 8, 2009, at 10:22 PM, John H. Bryant bjohnor...@rockisland.com wrote: I couldn't believe it especially since I was also following carriers on 576 and 666 plus low audio on 747. Geez, I'm going to BED! John B. ___ 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] Radio America on 700 kHz
Hi all I catched this id on Saturday, November 7th at 0800 UTC on 700 kHz. I haven't found any info on the affiliates, does anyone have an idea? Thanks in advance, Markku Jussila Karperö, Finland ___ 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] Wellbrook versus Beverage comparisons
Nick Hall-Patch wrote: I don't really know the technical reasons for this, but it makes sense that a big antenna will deliver a more robust signal than a smaller one will. It's all about the aperture of the antenna. Even though the larger antenna has a less-tight F/B or forward lobe, the fact that it is physically larger means that it is coupled into a greater area of space. So it has a larger aperture. Because of this, i.e. it's coupling into a larger physical area, it can average out the effects of ionospheric refraction of the signal, fading, etc. over a larger area. This often is perceived as a better signal, or a steadier signal. Hope that made sense. Rick Kunath ___ 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] Drift net MW DX update from northern Delaware
Drift net MW DX update from northern Delaware (receiver = RFSpace SDR-IQ): 01-Nov-09 // 1900 local // 1400 khz. // WAMC // 1 kw // Albany, New York // Graveyard mush then a faint mention of WAMC and WAMC-AM. // New. A 226 mile catch. MP3 clip available here: http://www.21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/1400-khz_1900-Local_11-01-09_WAMC_Albany_NY.mp3 08-Nov-09 // 1700 local // 590 khz. // WLES // 0.6 kw day, 0.028 kw night // Bon Air, Virginia // Male with You're listening to Richmond's voice of truth, AM 590 The Truth and around the world at WTRU.com, WLES Bon Air. Into SRN news. // New. A 183 mile catch. MP3 clip available here: http://www.21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/590-khz_1700-Local_11-8-09_WLES_Bon-Air_Virginia.mp3 08-Nov-09 // 1700 local // 650 khz. // WSRO // 0.25 kw day, 0.009 kw night // Ashland, Massachusetts // Male with AM 650, WSRO, Ashland-Boston. // New. A 281 mile catch. MP3 clip available here: http://www.21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/650-khz_1700-Local_11-8-09_WSRO_Ashland_Massachusetts.mp3 08-Nov-09 // 1700 local // 680 khz. // WPTF // 50 kw // Raleigh, North Carolina // Male with Newstalk 680 WPTF Raleigh, a Curtis Media Group station with the news you need at AM 680 and WPTF.com. // New. A 320 mile catch. MP3 clip available here: http://www.21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/680-khz_1700-Local_11-8-09_WPTF_Raleigh_North-Carolina.mp3 Regards, -Peter Jernakoff- K3KMS Wilmington, Delaware www.21centimeter.com This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be Privileged, confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless explicitly and conspicuously designated as E-Contract Intended, this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not constitute a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese Korean http://www.DuPont.com/corp/email_disclaimer.html ___ 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 11-9-09
Listened from 1305-1410 ut and at first conditions was not very good but around sunrise conditions got very good. Around 1350 ut conditions were the best so far this year with lots of carriers and audio. Audio was heard on: 279, 531, 558, 567, 594, 603, 657, 666, 693, 774, 828, 873, 936, 945 and 1566. 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] What was being heard from the other side of the Pond
Hi Willis I recently heard 1070 WFLI which was a big thrill. I believe I caught it just before it switched down from daytime power 1070WFLILookout Mountain, TN; “ WFLI 10-70 Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee” 50kW/2.5 kW. Personal FirstW/F2300 25/10 Paul texas4...@core.com wrote: Hi Paul- If you ever hear anything from Chattanooga/ Cleveland, TN market, please let us know. Thanks Willis, K4APE Old Fort, TN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] All night talker on 830 SOLVED!
Hi; The all night talker that has been under WCCO for the past week has been solved!!! Just before 0100, early Saturday morning they came out of some talk show and there were all kinds of boings, beeps and other sounds, followed by WKTX calls and mention of the CoL, Cortland, Ohio. This one is new to both logs. They are a 1 Kw daytimer, obviously on late. My old (1991) NRC log mentions they can operate until LSS at WCCO but not 24 hours! :) I also found this on the web, so they've been doing this for over a week: http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,155672.msg1320032.html The news is USA but the programming is IRN, IIRC. Thanks to all who offered up suggestions. I really thought that this was PA but am pleasantly surprised. Earlier Friday evening, I logged WTAR 850 VA for the first time. 850 WTAR VA Norfolk 11-6 1630 G w/ WSJ report and local ads. New! DH-IN 830 WKTX OH Cortalnd 11-7 0059 P-F u/WCCO w/talk show and full LID, not bad on peaks in WCCO null. Daytimer on late. Have heard for several nights, straight. New! DH-IN Time EST. E-100 and S-350 (spotting radio) both barefoot 73, Dave Hascall Indianapolis, IN ___ 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] Wellbrook versus Beverage comparisons
At 13:12 11/9/2009, you wrote: Nick Hall-Patch wrote: I don't really know the technical reasons for this, but it makes sense that a big antenna will deliver a more robust signal than a smaller one will. It's all about the aperture of the antenna. Even though the larger antenna has a less-tight F/B or forward lobe, the fact that it is physically larger means that it is coupled into a greater area of space. So it has a larger aperture. Because of this, i.e. it's coupling into a larger physical area, it can average out the effects of ionospheric refraction of the signal, fading, etc. over a larger area. This often is perceived as a better signal, or a steadier signal. Hope that made sense. Thanks for replying on this Rick. The explanation does ring a few bells (my antenna theory is pretty rusty, and I never considered it to be great). I guess I'm not surprised that a 450m Beverage antenna does a better job of sampling a wavefront than a phased small antenna system of 40m spacing, as one is a wavelength or more at MW frequencies, while the other is a smallish fraction a of a wavelength. But I'm a tad surprised that a 7m x 15m corner fed loop gives noticeably better reception than a 5m x10m Flag even if it's also a splashier signal, as both are a very small fraction of a wavelength. Perhaps your explanation gives way to mine (that when there is so little signal available for demodulation, that a small increase makes a significant improvement in the output signal's readability) with these small antennas, and that my comparison of the Grayland antennas and mine was not apt? Thanks again for getting the brain cells working a bit. 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] Orcas Island TPs: Nov 9
There I was at 10PM local time, concentrating on 774 hoping for Spain, probably... heck, it was 3:00PM in Tokyo... As I concentrated on the murmur, it began to rise and I was listening in my best Mexican Spanish, while not forgetting a big Hungarian and a Morrocan station co-channel, and then my aging brain sez naw, that isn't Japanese (I used to be fairly fluent.) And then I heard unmistakable JJ words... whole bunches of them entire sentences of them! Isn't winter DXing wonderful, especially this far North? I'll be heading back to the South Prairie after Thanksgiving and I will miss this! In this instance, I went to bed! This morning, my first sweep was at 1425, about 40 minutes before LSR. I quit about an hour later. It was a low-average late season morning, with all of the strongest JJs, KKs and even CCs except HLAZ-1566 which was just a nubbin of a carrier. There was a post-dawn boost, though largely of the stronger Chinese. The Echo on 918 (Shangdung) was back to at least three transmitters this morning and 639 CNR1 was walking tall. The big news of the morning was that I had CNR1 with an echo on 1359 there are a bazillion 1 and 10 kW transmitters there I'd only heard this frequency at Grayland once this year, and never here. So, I learned several more things... all useless, but interesting. 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] Puyallup, WA TP's for 11-9... Average at Best
Hello All, The morning TP propagation here had a fairly nice sunrise enhancement, but since the second-tier signals were pretty weak before that boost around 1450, the final results weren't very impressive. An exception was 648-VOR (playing easy listening music during its Chinese program at 1455) with a booming signal-- for its best level of the season (or maybe for the last 5 days, since it seemed to be gone for most of the season). A nice MP3 was made of the music. The UnID Chinese was back on 594 kHz pestering a weakened JOAK around 1458, with neither signal very strong. JOAK had been booming in for most of the morning, however, along with the 747, 774 and 828 NHK powerhouses. Recently, the Chinese co-channels on 594 and 828 kHz seem to prefer the peak sunrise enhancement before showing up. It would be nice to know who they are. Despite the promising carrier on 1503 kHz yesterday, the high band seemed anemic indeed this morning, and setting up another backyard PVC loop (the 4' collapsible frame model) to chase JOUK and other high-band TP's proved fruitless. In summary, this morning seemed very much like the average November propagation, after the fun of the last three days. 73, Gary DeBock Spotting receiver: Modified ICF-2010 (30 loopstick) Main receiver: Modified C.Crane SWP (7.5 Slider loopstick + CFJ455K5 filter) 9' and 4' PVC-framed tuned passive loops (in the back yard) ___ 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] Evening TAa
Hi Jim, I was listening to 648 around the same time as you and noted 2 TA's. Definite RNE Spain on top and someone with pop music underneath. Maybe BBC? Hope you are feeling better! Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass. http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228 - Original Message - From: Jim Renfrew To: a...@nrcdxas.org, Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America , a...@wtfda.info Sent: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:06:10 + (UTC) Subject: [Amdx] Eveming TAa Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 1805 EST648Strong het, weak audio Nothing new, but the signals on 702 and 648 will be if I can hear them again and ID them. ___ 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] Vancouver Island TPs: Nov 9
At 17:25 11/9/2009, you wrote: This morning, my first sweep was at 1425, about 40 minutes before LSR. I quit about an hour later. It was a low-average late season morning, with all of the strongest JJs, KKs and even CCs except HLAZ-1566 which was just a nubbin of a carrier. There was a post-dawn boost, though largely of the stronger Chinese. The Echo on 918 (Shangdung) was back to at least three transmitters this morning and 639 CNR1 was walking tall. The big news of the morning was that I had CNR1 with an echo on 1359 there are a bazillion 1 and 10 kW transmitters there I'd only heard this frequency at Grayland once this year, and never here. I got up late after having got up early (1030UT) to check TPs for the LBI group. Actually, it sounded like a good September morning at that time, occasionally quite good big gun Japanese, Koreans on 558, 603 and 972, some signs of Chinese. But they didn't make it to the east coast except for a little 1566 carrier, left over from the big 1566 carrier here. So, didn't get up until again until a few minutes before 1500UT, and except for 1359, John's observations were about right for here minus an S-unit or two...well 1359 minus 2 S-units might also have been about right, hi. ick * 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] Wellbrook versus Beverage comparisons
Not sure what went odd about the formatting in the message Chuck? Chuck Hutton wrote: The averaging is a form of diversity reception. People have taken measu= rements and found that fading is not identical (time-wise) when antennas ar= e separated as little as 1/10 of a wavelength and almost non-identical as s= eparation reaches 1/4 wavelength. This is a big reason why a long=2C long a= ntenna like the Beverage seems to deliver more usable signals. Yes. As for aperture and sampling=2C size is not such a great way to evaluate th= ings. A horizontal travelling wave antenna like the Beverage is a very inef= ficient sampler. While exact figures depend on ground and height above grou= nd=2C a decent rule of thumb is that it extracts about 10% of the signal co= mpared to a vertical. It is inefficient in transfer of energy into the beverage from the traveling wave, but the antenna size means that the aperture, i.e. area of space that it is coupled into, is still much larger than a typical wire loop. Efficiency included. So the effect of averaging the ionospheric effects is still there. I think that's what you just said another way. Rick Kunath ___ 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] Wellbrook versus Beverage comparisons
At 18:22 11/8/2009, I wrote: What is staggering about the Wellbrook array is that, according to John Bryant, it is competitive with a 600m wire, which is a Beverage antenna, at least above 1000kHz. With the price of land, that's a serious advantage. sorry, boss, I crashed the probe into Marsthat's 600 feet of course; ah, to be able to proofread... 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 * 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] Kona TPs: Nov 9
A sleep in for me -- as up at 1625 UTC Did a quick scan on the E100 slider - Farda dominating Thailand on 1575 with upbeat M.Eastern pop music - and several obvious Farda mentions by YL on the 1/2 hour. Seemed subdued last night before bed -- with wavery WWVH signal and significantly less of the Pacific stuff; 1098 and 738 at reduced strength -- Going to start hunting in earnest for Sri Lanka, India, etc but we all know that this is an obvious vantage point for that region. -- .. 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Nov 09 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 November follow. Solar flux 71 and mid-latitude A-index 7. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 09 November was 1 (5 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 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 A-in 00000047777777 K-in 12122232112201 ___ 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] Radio St Helena Day
Is anyone going to be trying for this and recording it If you are, let me know. I won't be able to listen and am not looking for recordings to try and request a QSL card, but rather an aircheck (recording) of my voice being used during the broadcast. Email me offlist if you want ;) -- 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
Re: [IRCA] Radio America on 700 kHz
I cannot find any matches either. 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 Mon, 11/9/09, Markku Jussila markku.t.juss...@gmail.com wrote: From: Markku Jussila markku.t.juss...@gmail.com Subject: [IRCA] Radio America on 700 kHz To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:47 AM Hi all I catched this id on Saturday, November 7th at 0800 UTC on 700 kHz. I haven't found any info on the affiliates, does anyone have an idea? Thanks in advance, Markku Jussila Karperö, Finland ___ 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] Evening TAs
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Much flatter conditions tonight 1825 EST909, 864, 1215 are about the only audio signals being heard right now. 1827 EST1134HRTVery excellent in English // 7375 khz. MW signal is better! ___ 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] Fwd: [mwcircle] Sweden soon to be on 600m
this from MW Circle list: SM6BGP Granted 600 Meter License My name is Gunnar Ivarsson and call sign is SM6BGP and I write this mail to you just to inform you that I finally got my license now to work on 600 meter band. The paper from our Swedish authorities allows me to work with 10 watts erp between 501 and 507 kHz, and the modes are CW, DIGITAL and SSB. The location on the transmitter is a my summer qth, a little village called Orby, locator JO67IK. On my web site www.500khz.se you can see some pictures of my ongoing project, just now I am working hard to get the antenna to work well. http://www.500khz.se Best 73's de SM6BGP/Gunnar Be sure to take a look at the antenna system he is building! * 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] TA...yawn?
Well, it's sunset, and there are lots of TA carriers, and audio traces on 945kHz briefly. Everything else is also very erratic. 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 Nov 10 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 November follow. Solar flux 72 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 10 November was 1 (05 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 08 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 A-in 00004777777733 K-in 12223211220101 ___ 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] Tecsun PL-380 DSP Receiver-- First Impressions
Hello All, As most Ultralight radio enthusiasts are aware, China's premier radio manufacturer has released yet another DSP-enhanced AM-FM-SW-LW portable for our consideration. After a wait of about 17 days after ordering from the outstanding eBay seller Anon-Co, I received my new black PL-380 today in a very well-packed shipping box, complete with the standard accessory pack (3 rechargeable AA batteries, and a USB cable to charge these batteries from a computer) plus stereo ear bud phones and a clip-on wire antenna. The total cost for this collection was $45.99, plus $24.00 shipping (for registered air mail from Hong Kong). Roy (in Australia) has already given us detailed impressions of his PL-380's performance, which were much appreciated. My comments will hopefully augment his reports, and help to clarify some aspects in which individual model differences may be coming into play. Physically the PL-380 has a cabinet the size of a PL-300WT/G8, and may be pictured as a PL-310 without a round tuning knob (the PL-380 has an internal thumbwheel, like the PL-300WT/G8 models). As Roy has reported, the 4734 IC chip's infamous soft mute function (plaguing the PL-300WT/G8 models, the PL-310 and the Kchibo D96L) has indeed been turned off in the PL-380. This makes it much easier to tune 1 or 2 kHz up or down from a DX station's frequency (to reduce local QRM), without having the DX signal drop off severely. For a transoceanic DXer needing to optimize very weak signals in the face of domestic splatter, this is a major improvement. As opposed to Roy's report of his PL-380 being down in AM sensitivity relative to his PL-310, my new PL-380 seems to have AM sensitivity equivalent to the PL-310 models here, both on the high and low band frequencies. There may be individual differences in the loopstick construction process for the PL-380 models coming into play (such as we have experienced in the PL-300WT/G8 models), resulting in variable AM sensitivity. We will know for sure when there is a larger sample base (and a larger sample base of PL-310's). With the exception of the soft mute function being disabled in the PL-380 model, the overall AM-DXing performance of my new PL-380 seems identical to the PL-310's here. Both models have exceptional 1 kHz DSP selectivity for an inexpensive pocket portable, and should be should be ideal for one of our hobby's ultimate thrills-- chasing TA's or TP's with a hand-held receiver. The FM, SW and LW performance of the new PL-380 will be investigated in the next few days, and propagation permitting, the new model will chase TP's in earnest tomorrow morning. From all appearances, this new DSP ultralight is well worth the $45, and should thrill those DXers who have been eager to chase transoceanic and domestic DX without the soft mute irritation. 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] TA...yawn?
Reminiscent of this morning Bill Nick Hall-Patch wrote: Well, it's sunset, and there are lots of TA carriers, and audio traces on 945kHz briefly. Everything else is also very erratic. 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] TA...yawn?
0200 from Orcas... some hets plus audio on 1539 (VOA???) and 1575 Farda both below language recognition. JOhn B. At 12:44 AM 11/10/2009 +, you wrote: Well, it's sunset, and there are lots of TA carriers, and audio traces on 945kHz briefly. Everything else is also very erratic. 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] In Hawaii - Playing with something new
One of the equipment sponsors for the Kona trip was PK Loop Antennas of Victoria, Australia As little as 3 weeks prior to the Hawaii trip I had never heard of them - the owner, a ham and former telecom-TV engineer decided that what Australia needed was a gadget to aid AM listening in their huge country - so he cooked up some passive and active magnetic loops. He sent me one of their sample passive loops that is tunable from 500 to 1800khz - And I am impressed - have been using it with the E100 slider -- although I should have waited a day before giving away the stock E100 -- as it is really made for any AM radio or ULR with its stock ferrite antenna. I find it particularly useful for boosting what the E100 can already do as modified by Gary DeBock in that one can get a signal boost and also phase out undesirable QRN (noise) and adjacent interference. I will get some photos of it in action on dxer.ca at some point. According to the engineer of the company, they have sold over 3000 units in under 2 years - which is staggering in this economy. Their website is www.amradioantennas.com -- .. 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] TA...yawn?
Croatia 1134 is fair tonight. Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] TA...yawn?
Well, I finally got to the dials a bit ago. With t storms for the past couple of hours, it wasn't possible. Odd weather. Lincoln City even got a F-0 Water Spout that came on shore and became a Tornado. Damaged 30-40 homes near the beach. Very rare for the OR/WA coasts. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] New TA tonight
This didn;t seem to make it onto the lists earlier this evening: Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Great tip Steve! Faint traces on 927 might be // to R, Vlaanderen web audio on Delicast at 0115z. Yes, there it is with distinctive music at 0117z, Old School Loving (and hot chorus of saxes) same as the web audio, a few seconds delayed. New. Belgium #2. Conditions are otherwise fairly flat tonight. Just the normal strong TAs. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY USA --- On Mon, 11/9/09, mwneditor mwnedi...@mwcircle. org wrote: From: mwneditor mwnedi...@mwcircle. org Subject: [mwcircle] Belgium 927 on extended hours tonight To: Mwc mwcir...@yahoogroup s.com Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:07 PM 927khz is still on air after utc. Likely on all night - I think they keep the transmitter running if it is freezing outside. This is the second time this autumn i have noticed them on extended hours. 73s Steve ___ 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] [mwcircle] Belgium 927 on extended hours tonight
Great tip Steve! Faint traces on 927 might be // to web audio on Delicast at 0115z. Yes, there it is with distinctive music at 0117z, Old School Loving (and hot chorus of saxes)same as the web audio. New. Belgium #2. Conditions are otherwise fairly flat tonight. Just the normal strong TAs. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY USA --- On Mon, 11/9/09, mwneditor mwnedi...@mwcircle.org wrote: From: mwneditor mwnedi...@mwcircle.org Subject: [mwcircle] Belgium 927 on extended hours tonight To: Mwc mwcir...@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:07 PM 927khz is still on air after utc. Likely on all night - I think they keep the transmitter running if it is freezing outside. This is the second time this autumn i have noticed them on extended hours. 73s Steve __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: New Members 3 New Files 2 Visit Your Group Start a New Topic MARKETPLACE Mom Power: Discover the community of moms doing more for their families, for the world and for each other Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ ___ 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] What was being heard from the other side of the Pond
Hi Paul- Use to work at WFIL-TV in outside sales. It is strange, as the owner, a Chinesse woman from Tiwain, who is a believer in Buda, runs Christian programing on the radio. AH, The power of money! Willis - Original Message - From: Paul Crankshaw pa...@omne.uk.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] What was being heard from the other side of the Pond Hi Willis I recently heard 1070 WFLI which was a big thrill. I believe I caught it just before it switched down from daytime power 1070WFLILookout Mountain, TN; “ WFLI 10-70 Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee” 50kW/2.5 kW. Personal FirstW/F2300 25/10 Paul texas4...@core.com wrote: Hi Paul- If you ever hear anything from Chattanooga/ Cleveland, TN market, please let us know. Thanks Willis, K4APE Old Fort, TN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ 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] TA...yawn?
Interesting, as there was ablolutelely zero from those UAE channels here tonight. As Nick observed, what is there is very erratic. 1134 is pretty steady here, but that's it. The two UK stations on 1089 and 1215 are fair at times, and anything else is a minute or so of audio at best. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta John H. Bryant wrote: 0200 from Orcas... some hets plus audio on 1539 (VOA???) and 1575 Farda both below language recognition. JOhn B. At 12:44 AM 11/10/2009 +, you wrote: Well, it's sunset, and there are lots of TA carriers, and audio traces on 945kHz briefly. Everything else is also very erratic. 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 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] Beverage - Wellbrook Array Comparisons
At 18:22 11/8/2009, Chuck Hutton wrote: Nick Hall-Patch had his ALA-100 array at Grayland with myself and Bruce Portzer Oct. 3 and 4. During that period, we compared it with a 1400' Beverage at 320 degrees that was terminated via 3 six foot ground rods. A different antenna than a 600' Beverage, to be sure. It was no contest at all according to Nick. The Beverage was in a league by itself. Perhaps Nick can provide details if needed. The Beverage provided Chinese adio on at least 111 channels, and there are some recordings still in the can that I have not checked. Chuck At 6:22AM 11/9 Nick Hall Patch wrote: I might want to temper what Chuck has said, seeing that I am on the record now . First, the Wellbrook array could hear some things better than the big Beverage could. For example, no KFBK-1530 on the array at all except in reverse position. 1530 was effectively an Asian channel on the array, and I could hear Japanese trading places that were just garbage fighting under what was left of KFBK on the Beverage. A phased pair of Beverages would possibly (likely?) have levelled that playing field. If there was a distinct source of interference off the back end, the Wellbrook could deliver a better signal to splatter ratio. This did not always mean a better quality of DX however, because, sorry guys, size matters, at least in the antenna world; I won't venture into other worlds, but I'm sure the contents of your junk folder will tell you all you need to know. I don't really know the technical reasons for this, but it makes sense that a big antenna will deliver a more robust signal than a smaller one will. In the demodulation process, generally the more signal you have, especially in those AM sidebands, the better the readability you will have, even if there is relatively more interference as well (within limits). This is I believe the source of the difference Chuck alludes to. I've observed this locally, comparing a fine Flag antenna I have versus a more haphazard corner fed loop which has about twice the enclosed area. The Flag has observably better rejection off the back end (thereby nulling all my domestic interference with varying degrees of effectiveness), and is a quiet joy to listen with. But the corner fed loop, relatively extra splatter and all, often delivers more readable DX, as it is enclosing a larger portion of the incoming wave fronts, and delivering more raw signal which is demodulated better. It's crisper, less murky, i.e. more readable, and it looks good on the S-meter too. (and yes, bulking up the Flag's signal with a preamplifier to match the corner-fed's signal often doesn't seem to be enough) If it's a matter of real estate, the Wellbrook array wins every time however. 50m worth of a straight line will get you a darned nice antenna with, in this part of the world, rejection of pretty much all of North America's signals, leaving you with a great starting place to hear Asia and Oceania. 50m of wire will get you world class splatter in the same location, no matter how well you match it to your receiver. What is staggering about the Wellbrook array is that, according to John Bryant, it is competitive with a 600m wire, which is a Beverage antenna, at least above 1000kHz. With the price of land, that's a serious advantage. Having said all that, my feeling (and it is mostly a feeling) at this point is that if you have the opportunity to use a man-sized Beverage antenna, especially if you can enhance it with phasing as with Neil's BOGs, then you will still likely hear better DX than with the smaller and truly wonderful phased arrays. It's up to you to decide how many more years you will wait until retirement in order to be able to afford the land needed for a serious Beverage array at the seashore, hi. best wishes, Nick John Bryant's response 9:00PM 11/9 There have been several good exchanges amongst several DXers relative to antenna theory in general and comparing these two very different antennas in particular which are not directly relevant to my own remarks, so I have not reproduced them here. As far as Chuck's allusions and Nick's clear report of the comparison of his Wellbrook ALA-100 Array and Chuck's favorite 1400' well-grounded Beverage, I think that subject is well covered, too. What Chuck seems to ignore is that the Wellbrook family of Phased Arrays has gone rather far beyond the unit that Nick A/Bed with Chuck's Beverage: there are currently two new Arrays, both of which have been A/Bed at Grayland and each of which represents a very noticeable improvement over Nick's ALA-100 Array in the ability to hear very weak DX signals from an ocean-side location. The results of all of those A/B tests have been reported here; why does Chuck ignore them??? Over recent months, Wellbrook's family of non-resonant, large single turn loops has expanded from one to three. These are my personal observations of
Re: [IRCA] Beverage - Wellbrook Array Comparisons
John - I was just reporting on the comparison between Nick's unit and the Beverage we used. As we didn't have anything else to compare against the Beverage, I couldn't very well say anything else. I'll leave the summaries of all the models and the progress reports to you. After all, you're in contact with that side of things. As I drew no conclusions about the other antennas (nor mentioned them), I'd like to have my comment taken for what it is: a simple comparison of Nick's antenna and the Beverage. Chuck Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:46:15 -0800 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com From: bjohnor...@rockisland.com Subject: [IRCA] Beverage - Wellbrook Array Comparisons John Bryant's response 9:00PM 11/9 CLIP What Chuck seems to ignore is that the Wellbrook family of Phased Arrays has gone rather far beyond the unit that Nick A/Bed with Chuck's Beverage: there are currently two new Arrays, both of which have been A/Bed at Grayland and each of which represents a very noticeable improvement over Nick's ALA-100 Array in the ability to hear very weak DX signals from an ocean-side location. The results of all of those A/B tests have been reported here; why does Chuck ignore them??? 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
