[IRCA] Early TP's for 12/19/09
Listened from 0822-0859 utc. 153 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii weak signal 0824 with woman in Russian. 164 Mongolia? 0828 very faint audio, man talking. 189 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii good signal 0823 with music. 234 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii fair signal at 0822 with music. 279 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii good signal with hum at 0830 with woman in Russian. 774 JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 0858 woman in Japanese and good signal. 828 JAPAN, JOBB NHK2 0831 fair signal. 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ 0835 fair signal low audio with Asian language. 2850 DPR KOREA 0836 fair signal with woman singing. 3250 DPR KOREA 0838 fair with man/woman in Korean? 3925 JAPAN, RADIO NIKKIE 1 0841 good signal with woman in Japanese and man in English translating her Japanese. Japanese economic topics. 3945 JAPAN, RADIO NIKKIE 2 0855 good signal with back to back music by women. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 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
Re: [IRCA] Brazil 17/12
Maurits, I have been picking either a Portuguese or Spanish language station on 1330kHz, using a Wellbrook 4 x K9AY Phased array pointing NW. A friend of mine says it is Probably WRCA Watertown MA. They have an ethnic programming mix, I usually hear them with French in the morning, but I think they do SS too. They ID with an EE ID at about 30 seconds past the hour, usually referencing themselves as WRCA a Beasley Broadcasting station, with a disclaimer that the following programme does not represent the views of the station. 73 Andrew Ikin Brecknockshire Wales - Original Message - From: mauritsvandriess...@skynet. mauritsvandriess...@skynet.be To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 5:59 PM Subject: [IRCA] Brazil 17/12 Heart yesterday evening a brazil station on 1330khz at 2225utc .Anyone else heart this station also ?.I heart no ID !! tomatts splatter .So many thanks . 73, Maurits Perseus supper Kaz 275degrees Belgium ___ 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] Burnt River Transpolar Express - TP carriers
Weak-moderate carriers on 747 and 972, judging from hets .40 KHz away on those channels; much weaker ones on more than a dozen channels, when I woke up and checked at 0720. This on a south-north unterminated BOG, maybe 400 feet or so. First time I've ever checked with this set-up at this time. Makes me wonder, given our experience in Nfld with some pretty good signals during good cx. 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] Arizona TPs for 12-19-09
Listened from 1335-1403 ut and conditions was better than yesterday but no stations in audio. The carriers were: 279, 558, 648, 693, 774, 936, 945, 963 and 972. 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
[IRCA] KHOW-630
While TP DXing today I went by 630 and did not hear KHOW so they may have been off the air. Anyone in the Denver area know if they were off the air or not? I did hear one new station at 0918 ut when I heard a weak ID from KIDD in Monterey. 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] TP's for 12/19/09 Late edition
Listened from 1428-1509 utc. 153RUSSIA, 1432 fair with music. 774JAPAN, JOUB 1428-1430 fair at times with US female singer singing pop song. 828JAPAN, JOBB 1434 weak with man in Japanese. 1575 THAILAND, VOA 1441 fair with man in Asian language. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 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
Re: [IRCA] TP's for 12/19/09 Late edition
Man, my QTH was completely socked in, and I wasn't able to coax audio out of anything. However, last night at Asian LSS (0700 UTC), presumed China was good on 1323 (battling the Vancouver BC Chinese station on 1320, no less!), and the usual JJ suspects on 693/747/774 were clearly audible. Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA Listened from 1428-1509 utc. 153RUSSIA, 1432 fair with music. 774JAPAN, JOUB 1428-1430 fair at times with US female singer singing pop song. 828JAPAN, JOBB 1434 weak with man in Japanese. 1575 THAILAND, VOA 1441 fair with man in Asian language. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 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 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] KHOW-630
Hi Bill, I wasn't awake this morning to check the dials. KHOW is on the air right now. If they had problems they are now fixed, at least temporarily. Congrats on KIDD! Chris Knight Fort Lupton, CO -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Bill Block Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:05 AM To: IRCA Hard-Core Subject: [IRCA] KHOW-630 While TP DXing today I went by 630 and did not hear KHOW so they may have been off the air. Anyone in the Denver area know if they were off the air or not? I did hear one new station at 0918 ut when I heard a weak ID from KIDD in Monterey. 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
Re: [IRCA] TP's for 12/19/09 Late edition
At 16:32 12/19/2009, you wrote: Man, my QTH was completely socked in, and I wasn't able to coax audio out of anything. However, last night at Asian LSS (0700 UTC), presumed China was good on 1323 (battling the Vancouver BC Chinese station on 1320, no less!), and the usual JJ suspects on 693/747/774 were clearly audible. Would your antenna favor TA's as well Kevin? VoR from Germany on 1323 was coming in fairly well here about half an hour before your logging, and their local sunrise would have been approaching at 0700. They would have been in English at that time however... 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] KHOW-630
Bill, I was doing my first antenna testing of the K9AY Array (wonderful) this AM and had Khow well about 1200 or a bit before. Good going on KIDD! John B. in Oklahoma At 10:34 AM 12/19/2009 -0700, you wrote: Hi Bill, I wasn't awake this morning to check the dials. KHOW is on the air right now. If they had problems they are now fixed, at least temporarily. Congrats on KIDD! Chris Knight Fort Lupton, CO -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Bill Block Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:05 AM To: IRCA Hard-Core Subject: [IRCA] KHOW-630 While TP DXing today I went by 630 and did not hear KHOW so they may have been off the air. Anyone in the Denver area know if they were off the air or not? I did hear one new station at 0918 ut when I heard a weak ID from KIDD in Monterey. 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 mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP for 19 Dec from Victoria, BC
Things didn't seem awful this morning, though I suspect that signals may have been even better before I started listening at 1510UT, as signal strengths seemed to be dropping. Somewhat of an enhancement around 1525, then a slow fade out to 1600 and beyond. However, if I hadn't had the time to seriously listen, it would have been easy to do a couple of quick checks and say nothing to hear today pretty darn good audio, at least briefly (all of it understandable by a native speaker) 639 CNR-1 //5030 at 1515UT reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 774 JOUB with maybe occasional spurts into the top tier of signals 828 JOBB at 1531UT, but there was a second station there also 972 likely HLCA 1575 seemed to be VoA fading up to this level by 1516 not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker 567 JOIK //594 at 1527 603 SAH and 2 stations at 1519, one w/light instrumental mx and possible KK talk by woman 675 likely Vietnam? this seems well modulated, as carrier isn't always strong 747 JOIB 873 JOGB //774 at 1517 936 CC talk by woman at 1518 Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) : 558 possible mix of two stations at 1526, hard to tell if anything //603 702 seemed //774, so NHK-2 pair 855 N. Korea //2850 918 talking in the murk 945 seemed //5030, so CNR-1 1134 seemed //5030, so CNR-1 1188 guessing it was //594?? Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 864, 1566; the latter actually delivered very murky audio (woman talking) for a moment or two at 1735UT, after their pattern change for the Russian program. 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] KHOW-630
Congrats Bill on being at the right place and the right time. KHOW I remember was quite strong in Rancho Mirage. I never have heard KHOW here, being directional South. KIDD has been heard here, but I have not heard them in sometime. Lots of QRM on 630 here. Good going. 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
Re: [IRCA] TP's for 12/19/09 Late edition
Ya know, it sounded eerily like a Western/Slavic language (it was not clearly audible), so I bet that was it! I will have to go back and listen. Thanks! Kevin At 16:32 12/19/2009, you wrote: Man, my QTH was completely socked in, and I wasn't able to coax audio out of anything. However, last night at Asian LSS (0700 UTC), presumed China was good on 1323 (battling the Vancouver BC Chinese station on 1320, no less!), and the usual JJ suspects on 693/747/774 were clearly audible. Would your antenna favor TA's as well Kevin? VoR from Germany on 1323 was coming in fairly well here about half an hour before your logging, and their local sunrise would have been approaching at 0700. They would have been in English at that time however... 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 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 19 Dec 2009
A bit of a mixed bag here this morning. The Trans-Pacfics were a bit better than average for December, but nothing really came up to a decent level until after 1500. Wound up hearing audio from Japan on 747 and 774, Korea on 972 and 1134, and China on 981. The Trans-Polars weren't up to much, with the exception of the Russian on 1026, which had a nice signal at 1500. Farda, though not overly strong, was dominating 1575, and the CRI stations on 1521 and 1422 put in brief and rather uninspiring appearances. The Farda carrier has never gone away, and it's been joined by several other carriers at the top end of the dial now (just past 1930). 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta ___ 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] Late night on 860
12- 18-09 23:00 to 00:00 PST-Victoria BC: Crystal Clear Signal on 860 -CBC Radio One from Prince Rupert BC at one point matching signal strength with 690 Vancouver.Heard them IDing as This is CBC Radio One 88.3 FM in Fort St.John. Canada Lives Here while 690 ID'd as This is CBC Radio One 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver. Canada lives Here I wonder why the 860 is IDing as Ft.St John instead of Prince Rupert.This is not a one time catch .I've heard them several times IDing the wrong location and freq. Some fading and mixing occured during the hour but P.R owned the Freq most of the time. Also,when catching several IDs and newscasts at TOH all but one CBC signals are in sync. -540,740,990,1010,860,and 88.1 Van and 90.5 in Vic are all synchronized while 690 is behind by about 1 second .What could be the reason for the delay? Any experts out there with ideas? Bill in BC __ Reclaim your name @ymail.com or @rocketmail.com. Get your new email address now! Go to http://ca.promos.yahoo.com/jacko/ ___ 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 Dec 19 2106 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 December follow. Solar flux 82 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 2. The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 19 December was 0 (3 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 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 87 87 87 87 87 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 82 A-in 22222222222222 K-in 01201100011010 ___ 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] Supercharging the Tecsun PL-380- A 7.5 Loopstick Transplant
Hello All, The new Tecsun PL-380 DSP radio is the latest refinement in high performance pocket radios from China, offering very effective 1 kHz DSP selectivity for AM-DXers, as well as freedom from the soft mute issue troubling previous DSP models. With superior FM and SW capabilities, this new Ultralight model has a lot to offer for its $46 (plus shipping) price. The full PL-380 review was being completed here to detail this model's impressive capabilities, but there was a slight detour due to an unexpected delay. In checking the PL-380's stock loopstick, it was discovered that the ferrite bar was small and poorly designed, and that the loopstick coil had a serious inductance mismatch with the 4734 DSP chip, resulting in less-than-optimum AM sensitivity. For a dedicated TP-chaser demanding extreme AM sensitivity to match this models's outstanding AM selectivity, this was simply an unacceptable situation-- so everything was dropped to design an effective 7.5 loopstick transplant, and install it in the PL-380. An 81-turn Slider coil was used to find the optimum AM inductance match with the PL-380's 4734 DSP chip, then a new 81-turn fixed coil of 40/44 Litz wire was wound on a 7.5 Amidon Type 61 ferrite bar, with inductance matching the 554 uh value for optimal AM sensitivity. The new loopstick was soldered into the PL-380's circuitry, providing an average 20 dBu boost in signal strength on all AM frequencies (as well as a massive increase in LW sensitivity). It was then mounted on a custom plastic frame attached to the PL-380's top front cabinet section, and was tested on both AM and LW for weak-signal performance. The modified radio has been found slightly superior in transoceanic DXing performance to any of the previously modified ULR radios, including the E100 Slider models. Both the AM and LW bands received a tremendous sensitivity boost because of the loopstick transplant, opening up a new world of weak-signal performance on both bands. The Microsoft Word article describing this 7.5 loopstick transplant procedure has just been completed, and is suitable as a guide for experienced hobbyists to complete this PL-380 transformation. It is available currently at _http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/cat_view/87-ultra-light-radio-files-area/95-ulr-radio-modifications_ (http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/cat_view/87-ultra-light-radio-files-area/95-ulr-radio-modifications) on DXer.Ca (the first option on the list), in the Yahoo Ultralightdx file section (Alignment and Modifications section, last option on the list), and also directly at the following link: _http://www.mediafire.com/?vnjhmkmazxx_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?vnjhmkmazxx) The delay in completing the full PL-380 review is regretted, but hopefully this new loopstick design will be of interest to those DXers demanding maximum AM sensitivity to match the PL-380's razor-sharp selectivity. With this effective combination, the new PL-380 can certainly fulfill its potential as a legendary 9 kHz-split DX chaser. 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] [Amdx] Burnt River Transpolar Express - TP carriers
Saul I've had RB-350 Resolute Bay, Nunavut in strong the past two nights...so yes the Arctic path is really doing well. wrh On 2009-12-19 7:53 AM, Chernos Saul wrote: Weak-moderate carriers on 747 and 972, judging from hets .40 KHz away on those channels; much weaker ones on more than a dozen channels, when I woke up and checked at 0720. This on a south-north unterminated BOG, maybe 400 feet or so. First time I've ever checked with this set-up at this time. Makes me wonder, given our experience in Nfld with some pretty good signals during good cx. Saul Chernos ___ This is Amdx - The WTFDA AM DX List. Amdx mailing list Post to: a...@lists.wtfda.info Your Info Page: http://lists.wtfda.info/listinfo.cgi/amdx-wtfda.info Visit the WTFDA Forum at http://www.wtfda.info to view or upload your audio files! Register first. -- William R Hepburn Grimsby ON CAN 43 10 59.4 -79 33 34.5 http://dxinfocentre.com/hepburn/ TUNERS DT : Zenith DTT900 TV : Samsung SV-5000W µW : WCS 99X-II FM : Sangean HDT-1 Sony XDR-F1HD PSB: Icom R-8500 ANTENNAS H : Delhi VU-937SR (+VU-8PZ) @ 70' AGL 209' HAAT V : Create CLP 5130-2 @ 74' AGL 213' HAAT PHASER V/U: homebrew Todd's Phaser ___ 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] Late night on 860
At 12:35 PM 12/19/2009, you wrote: 12- 18-09 23:00 to 00:00 PST-Victoria BC: Crystal Clear Signal on 860 -CBC Radio One from Prince Rupert BC at one point matching signal strength with 690 Vancouver.Heard them IDing as This is CBC Radio One 88.3 FM in Fort St.John. Canada Lives Here while 690 ID'd as This is CBC Radio One 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver. Canada lives Here I wonder why the 860 is IDing as Ft.St John instead of Prince Rupert.This is not a one time catch .I've heard them several times IDing the wrong location and freq. Some fading and mixing occured during the hour but P.R owned the Freq most of the time. Also,when catching several IDs and newscasts at TOH all but one CBC signals are in sync. -540,740,990,1010,860,and 88.1 Van and 90.5 in Vic are all synchronized while 690 is behind by about 1 second .What could be the reason for the delay? Any experts out there with ideas? Bill in BC That's an easy one, Bill. They simply ID the various transmitter locations. There's no Prince Rupert studio anymore, I think. Isn't it all from Prince George now? I've heard 860 ID as Prince George, on whatever frequency is used there. Come to think of it, our local 90.5 CBC Radio 1 often also announces where you can hear CBC in it's coverage area, like 99.5 in Sooke and Metchosin. It's advertising, that's allWalt ___ 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] A photo I took at the 2009 IRCA Convention in Albuquerque
I got an interesting e-mail on my Flickr site the other day. I've checked this out and it's legitimate. I told her they can use the photo if they want. This is the one she's talking about. I took it from a balcony during the tour of the Citadel Radio Center: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/3948833651/in/set-72157622443302904 I'd added quite a few radio related photos to my Flickr site in the last few months. If you're into transmitter site/antenna tower and studio tour photos you might find them interesting. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55 and http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/sets From: Emma J. Williams Subject: Schmap: Albuquerque Photo Short-list Hi Dennis, I am writing to let you know that one of your photos has been short-listed for inclusion in the tenth edition of our Schmap Albuquerque Guide, to be published mid-January 2010. While we offer no payment for publication, many photographers are pleased to submit their photos, as Schmap Guides give their work recognition and wide exposure, and are free of charge to readers. Photos are published at a maximum width of 150 pixels, are clearly attributed, and link to high-resolution originals at Flickr. Our submission deadline is Wednesday, December 23. If you happen to be reading this message after this date, please still click on the link above (our Schmap Guides are updated frequently - photos submitted after this deadline will be considered for later releases). Best regards, Emma Williams, Managing Editor, Schmap Guides ___ 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] A photo I took at the 2009 IRCA Convention in Albuquerque
Dennis, that is one hell of a photo!! That's what's fun about FLICKR, you can share with people that you don't even know. I have lots of photos that I can put up there hopefully in the coming months. 'Sitting here DXing 20 meter ham band right now hoping for some Lighthouse Event ContactsHappy Holidays---Mike Sanburn KG6LJU Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:14:21 -0800 From: wb6...@cox.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@yahoogroups.com; ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] A photo I took at the 2009 IRCA Convention in Albuquerque I got an interesting e-mail on my Flickr site the other day. I've checked this out and it's legitimate. I told her they can use the photo if they want. This is the one she's talking about. I took it from a balcony during the tour of the Citadel Radio Center: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/3948833651/in/set-72157622443302904 I'd added quite a few radio related photos to my Flickr site in the last few months. If you're into transmitter site/antenna tower and studio tour photos you might find them interesting. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55 and http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/sets From: Emma J. Williams Subject: Schmap: Albuquerque Photo Short-list Hi Dennis, I am writing to let you know that one of your photos has been short-listed for inclusion in the tenth edition of our Schmap Albuquerque Guide, to be published mid-January 2010. While we offer no payment for publication, many photographers are pleased to submit their photos, as Schmap Guides give their work recognition and wide exposure, and are free of charge to readers. Photos are published at a maximum width of 150 pixels, are clearly attributed, and link to high-resolution originals at Flickr. Our submission deadline is Wednesday, December 23. If you happen to be reading this message after this date, please still click on the link above (our Schmap Guides are updated frequently - photos submitted after this deadline will be considered for later releases). Best regards, Emma Williams, Managing Editor, Schmap Guides ___ 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 _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/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
Re: [IRCA] Late night on 860
Bill, CFPR 860 is a powerhouse here on the OR coast nights. They pretty much dominate the channel to the North. 10 KW ND does well. They used to be heard days before KPAM signed on years ago. According to the CFPR CE from several years back, CFPR has never dropped power to 1 KW at night. Even though some listed them as so. They do have 1 KW as an aux. tx, but they have always been 10 KW ND Day/Night. The 1 sec delay may be from the signal coming from the satellite, since all of the relays are in sync. In comparing NW 98 via ANIK F1 and direct on 980, there is a 1 sec. delay. CBXQ 540 CBC 40w on the West Coast of Vancouver Island is groundwave here on the OR Coast. Has been the 40 years it has been on 540. Bill Block and I drove to CA in June 1970. we carried the LPRT 540 during the day to the OR/CA border, especially if we were right along the coast. It would fade, as we dropped inland in places though. They are generally about S5 on the R8 days. QRMed at night by CBK though. I have several of the LPRTs QSL'd from BC through the years, but some ran more than the 40w. 540-CBXQ-40W 990-CBKN-40W 1070-CBUU-40W 1260-CBRU-250W 1260-CBPU-50W (Weather Radio) 1270-CBRU-400W 1350-CBKY-400W 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Dec 20 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 December follow. Solar flux 82 and mid-latitude A-index 1. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 20 December 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 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 87 87 87 87 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 82 82 A-in 22222222222221 K-in 12011000110100 ___ 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] WIZR-AM 930 smoking on day power
WIZR-930 Johnstown NY still on and has been on day power at night all week. Playing a mix of Hot AC and Christmas music. Station is IDing as 'B 95 point 5. WIZR-AM 930 has been dark and is suspected to be on only to preserve the license. Catch it while you can. Bob Carter KC4QLP - WQJK414 Mid Atlantic Engineering Service www.midatlanticengineeringservice.com sent via Palm Treo Versa mobile mail ___ 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 Farda 1575
Greetings, About the only audio I could pullout so far is Radio Farda 1575, at S3-4 on peaks on the SPR4. Even strong enough to play the audio over the phone to Dave Williams at 0315 UTC. A few other hets, 1269, 1431, etc, and only a slight het on LW tonight for Iceland-189. Nothing much else noted TAwise 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] Fwd: [mwcircle] QSLs: A worrying comment
from Steve Whitt on the Medium Wave Circle list: I guess many of us find webstreams helpful in identifying DX signals we are listen to, but sadly other people are finding the webstreams beneficial for other less ethical purposes I spotted the following in Distance magazine. I have received your QSL requests, and find them valid. Probably 9 out of 10 QSL requests these days are bogus, and I havent figured out how to handle it yet. A large number of the audio clips I get are our web stream audio, with static and noise dubbed over. When I find an easy way of verifying the audio source, I will resume replying to QSLs, sorry you are stuck in the middle. Tracy Teagarden Chief Engineer CBS Radio KKJJ/KLUC/KMXB/KSFN/KXNT/KXTE 6655 W. Sahara Ave. Suite D110 Las Vegas, Nevada 89146 Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mwcircle/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mwcircle/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mwcircle-dig...@yahoogroups.com mwcircle-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: mwcircle-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ * 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] Late night on 860
CBXQ-540.I remember they were in nightly 1967-69 when I dxed from Sacramento. Darned good signal too. Only competition was CBK at the time. Don Patrick Martin wrote: Bill, CFPR 860 is a powerhouse here on the OR coast nights. They pretty much dominate the channel to the North. 10 KW ND does well. They used to be heard days before KPAM signed on years ago. According to the CFPR CE from several years back, CFPR has never dropped power to 1 KW at night. Even though some listed them as so. They do have 1 KW as an aux. tx, but they have always been 10 KW ND Day/Night. The 1 sec delay may be from the signal coming from the satellite, since all of the relays are in sync. In comparing NW 98 via ANIK F1 and direct on 980, there is a 1 sec. delay. CBXQ 540 CBC 40w on the West Coast of Vancouver Island is groundwave here on the OR Coast. Has been the 40 years it has been on 540. Bill Block and I drove to CA in June 1970. we carried the LPRT 540 during the day to the OR/CA border, especially if we were right along the coast. It would fade, as we dropped inland in places though. They are generally about S5 on the R8 days. QRMed at night by CBK though. I have several of the LPRTs QSL'd from BC through the years, but some ran more than the 40w. 540-CBXQ-40W 990-CBKN-40W 1070-CBUU-40W 1260-CBRU-250W 1260-CBPU-50W (Weather Radio) 1270-CBRU-400W 1350-CBKY-400W 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 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
