[IRCA] tonight's TA's from Victoria (19 Jan)
I kid you not, there were some. Unfortunately, I didn't get to the radio until about 0430UT, but at that time, there was quite good audio on 963, and passable audio on 1134 and 1215.of course, they soon faded, though it took a minute or two (a long life for TA DX in this part of the world) to complete the disappearance.After that, things never really recovered. Was anyone listening earlier than 0430UT in the west? 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] Milestone QSL
Nigel, Congrats Glad to see they are coming in. You are right, QSLing today is tough. It looks like the overseas stations are still QSLing at a good rate. Great 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
[IRCA] Daytime DX
A quick check at 15:00 PST today at work with the Sony ICF -S10 Mk2 came up with some decent signals from a hand full of 50 K signals on 750 ,810,1010,1120,1190.1530.A full size portable and some more time would have made for more interesting snaggs to note and check with the log at home.Bill in BC __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ___ 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] Milestone QSL
Hello all, Don't usually post my QSLs to the list, but last week was a milestone week, so will make an exception. After being stuck on 1299 for a while, CRI gave me my 1300th MW station QSLed with a card for 1422 khz from Kashi, China, even including the site. Normally my milestones seem to be ho-hum catches so it was nice #1300 was something exotic. Also got #1301 (WLBL 930 in WI) and #1302 (TalkSport 1053 in the UK) last week, making it my best week in a long time. TalkSport even sent me a 210 page book published for TalkSports 10th anniversary, costing them over 4 pounds in postage. It's weeks like that that still keep me QSLing, in spite of the generally poor response rate these days. 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
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Doug, It is a bit gusty out there tonight so far, but nothing much as yet. We "may" get some gusts to 65 MPH, but the storm is off shore. The one last night was much closer. 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] What a night!
Bert, I'll be ok. A good nights sleep tonight and I will be back to normal, but it was quite the night. 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] RUSSIAN PGMG. ON 1710
Pete, I am not surprised you did not hear from them. They may realize that the transmitter(s) are running more than legal power. I heard one of the MA FF pirates on 1710. I got an e mail from the manager, to send the CD, but no reply from that and none after that first e mail. 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] What a night!
Dennis, It was a nasty storm alright, but the house came through it. That odd ball water break surprised me. But fixed that ok too. I got the beverage soldered and the limbs picked up. The storm tonight should not be anything near what the one was last night. A wind gage a mile away had a gust of 82 MPH, so I guess that is what we were getting here. I knew they were above 70-75 MPH. Glad you and Doug came through it OK too. 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: 2010 Jan 19 0001 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 January follow. Solar flux 82 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 19 January was 1 (07 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 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 84 84 84 84 84 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 82 82 A-in 11111222222222 K-in 20111010110111 ___ 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] RUSSIAN PGMG. ON 1710
Yes, the Russian-language station on 1710 is indeed still on the air. My son works in Everett and checked it out when he got in the car and was getting a very loud signal. When I tracked it down six months or so ago, as I recall, the transmitter was 10+ miles south of Everett. Perhaps they moved it or put up a second transmitter. The PO box for it is in Mount Vernon. At the time of previous research, someone said it couldn't be heard there. I did write them a letter inquiring about the facility but didn't hear back. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 & ICF2010 Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 & M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300 + 380 ___ 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 a night!
Pat, Happy to read that you survive the high winds on the coast. Our winds rattle the windows and blow over our 8' metal wind mill in the backyard. Nothing like the winds in your area. This was the strongest winds in my 7 years of living here. Nice to hear that Doug had no trees falling on his house. Dennis, Salmon Creek, 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] New QSL
Great Martin 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 QSL
An email verie letter for a report from April 2008! 880 KKMC Gonzales CA email verifying my report from John Dick, GM, j...@kkmc.com mailing address: 30 East San Juaquin Street, Suite 105 Salinas, CA 93901 Martin Foltz Mission Viejo CA ___ 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 a night!
You are welcome. It would be a shame to lose you, your antennas, and your wealth of knowledge. Now...go get some sleep. Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! > From: mwd...@webtv.net > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:17:44 -0800 > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > CC: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] What a night! > > Thanks for the kind words, Bert. It has been quite the experience, and > another storm is on tap tonight with gusts 60-65 MPH. I hope they have > this one right. Or even less wind. I fixed the pipe and it is all back > to normal. I moved the heavy branch off the neighbors fene, as they are > elderly, and fixed a support on the Eastern beverage that was broken. > Other than that everything else is fine. But I am tired out today. > Hopefully I can more sleep tonight. Thank the Lord I was able to get > everything back to normal. > > 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 > _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/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] ULR DX.....One New Station Last Night...after an 8 Day Drought!!
HI Guys: Well..the Pickens have been pretty slim around here for the last 8 daysbut last night at bedtime I finally broke the hex and logged a new one on ULR!!! Conditions were VERY GOOD to the Wisconsin/Northern Illinois Border area.and several other Relogs from this area were heard as well. Radio UsedSONY SRF-T615 ULR Barefoot ^ ULR LOG TOTALS are now.790 Stations Heard ^^ 73ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA * 1380 WTJK South Beloit, ILLINOIS Jan/17/10 2350 EST EE FAIR "Football Tonight" Pgm on ESPN. ESPN and ESPN Dot Com Promos. Spot for "Jim Rome on ESPN 1380". Also said they were streaming on "ESPN1380DotCom".@ 2357 EST. I checked that URL and it comes up as WTJK's Webpage! Nice Legal ID by Male DJ @ EST as "1380 WTJK". NEW STATION ULR # 790 5 KW ROSS, ONT. ** ___ 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 a night!
Nice report Patrick and sorry to hear about the plumbing issue (nice timing) and antenna pinching by the tree. Yeah, this one caught me off guard and since I'm in the "timber" range of a lot of big pines I slept on the bottom floor. An adventurous night! So, we have some more coming eh? I guess instead of picking up all the zillions of tree parts on the ground now, I'll just clear out a temporary path. 73- Doug ___ 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 a night!
Kevin, Gee that would have been nice. To be honest, I would have liked hearing my 3rd Indian than to go through what I did throughOh well, there is always tomorrow...Thanks. Gotta run out and solder my lead on the beverage I twisted together this morning. 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] What a night!
John, I am still here. But even in the middle of all or this, I did tune across the dial, after I fixed the beverage, and if I wasn't so tired, I would have DXed as it did not sound too bad out here. JOQR 1134 was quite decent around 1300. I am sorry I did not get to the dials, but after all of that, well there is next time. Thanks again John. 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] What a night!
Mike, No damage, other than the mess to clean up. I am fortunate I was home, or else it would have been bad. I bought a new piece for $5.71 from Home Depot and it took 2 minures to replace. But it was something else. More wind tonight . Thanks. It is one of those things about living on the coast. The neighbors were talking about this this morning. If it wasn't for the piping, it would not have been so rough, but at least the break took my mind off the wind. 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] What a night!
Thanks for the kind words, Bert. It has been quite the experience, and another storm is on tap tonight with gusts 60-65 MPH. I hope they have this one right. Or even less wind. I fixed the pipe and it is all back to normal. I moved the heavy branch off the neighbors fene, as they are elderly, and fixed a support on the Eastern beverage that was broken. Other than that everything else is fine. But I am tired out today. Hopefully I can more sleep tonight. Thank the Lord I was able to get everything back to normal. 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: 2010 Jan 18 2101 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 January follow. Solar flux 82 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 2. The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 18 January was 1 (07 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 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 84 84 84 84 84 84 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 82 A-in 11111122222222 K-in 02011101011011 ___ 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 Heritage Newsletter #24
Hello Radio Heritage Friends A brief reminder that you can still win a copy of the 2010 World Radio TV Handbook in our Tema Beach Bungalow Competition...full details are at our global website www.radioheritage.net. Entries close at midnight your local time on Sunday, January 24. We've got entries from many countries already, and hope to hear from you soon... we'll ship the book for free to the winner anywhere in the world! How would you like to save on radio books and CD's, get discounts for our research, access to premium information and get an instant reward of 10 Art of Radio Japan collectible postcards? We'd like to invite you to become an annual or lifetime supporter of our radio heritage activities. You'll be included on our Roll of Honor as someone who recognizes the importance of saving radio heritage. It's a great way to get involved in a practical way...and full details are now online at www.radioheritage.net.supporter rates start as low as just US$10. Our PAL Radio Guides continued to be very popular in 2009. The AM Radio Guide and the New Zealand LPFM Radio Guide were highly used, and our updated Shortwave Radio Guide also got many visits. .this information is always free, and you can search for stations you want in different ways or simply download the AM and Shortwave Radio Guides. What would you like to see more of at www.radioheritage.net in 2010?.. We've got lots of new articles, guides, and images and audio in the pipeline already, but we always welcome your ideas as well...send us an email at i...@radioheritage.net with your suggestions. You'll find some great holiday season reading with our new books 'Changing Stations' and 'Cold War Radio'...see the book reviews now at www.radioheritage.netone's about Australian commercial radio, the other about Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.. ..and remember you can also get your copy of the 2010 World Radio TV Handbook through us for just US$23.10 plus shipping ..we also encourage you to support the Google Advertisers who support us by their helpful and relevant advertising on any of our hundreds of pages... Wishing you all the very best for 2010... Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage across the Pacific. Visit our global website www.radioheritage.net for fresh news, information, articles and support our radio heritage projects by becoming an annual or lifetime supporter this year. ___ 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] Arizona TP's for 1-18-10 becoming Victoria TPs for 18 Jan
Quoting Kevin S : > It was breathtakingly quiet here as well, starting at 1300 UTC through > local sunrise at 1455 UTC. After nothing at all, eventually there was a > good het on 972, very weak hets on the Japanese powerhouses. Gee, after that report, I feel a lot better about what I heard around 1400UT (but things seem to have deteriorated later when I checked back at 1500UT) Nothing exciting, but JOUB-774 was in with good audio at times, 594 and 828 not so good, and JOGB-873 made a weak appearance //774. There were audio traces on 747, 972 and 1134 as well, at times. 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] Some ols and some new.
Sunday night between 10 PM and 11PM on 1080 with Portland in a dive letting a small 1 Ker in from somewhere with oldies but no ID so the log has it as KVNI Coeur D'alene Idaho.Signal had the frequency twice with one decent peak before being pushed out by Portland again.A first timer for me here. Monday,8AM--650 KSTE Ranchero Cordova,CA with steady signal under CISL Vancouver.1390 KKSN Salem,OR with ESPN in SS. : 1030 KDUN Reedsport,OR in with local strenghth signal for a few minutes with heavy fades letting KMAX in Wa through.--Bill in BC __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.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] What a night!
Patrick, I, too, figgered from your message title that you were, once again, hearing India Geez, that sounds like quite a storm! I'm really glad that you paid a fairly light penalty, after all. I'll bet that you have some neighbors in considerably worse shape. Hang in there, buddy John Bryant At 09:27 AM 1/18/2010 -0800, you wrote: Hey Patrick: Hang in there. I know you're used to tough weather down there, but it's never fun. Hopefully you'll have everything back in working order by tonight. When I first looked at the title of your email, I was hoping that you were writing in about an opening to India and Africa during which you logged 137 new stations! Take care - Kevin S > Hi everyone, > > You are probably asking, what am I doing up at 5AM? Well, I bsically > have been up al night. Here is the story. > Well, the weatherman stated that we may have wind gusts 60-65 MPH, so no > biggie. The wind would come up last night around 8 PM. 8PM came and gone > and no wind. Showers off and on, but nothing else. Ch 12 Portland did > not run their news at 10PM, so I waited until 11 PM. I called NOAA and > the same weather forecast from earlier. At 11PM, Rod Hill cut in on Ch 8 > and said something odd about this storm was happening. Instead of being > a coastal thing, it had cut across and came up the valley as it was > getting very windy in Salem. Still nothing here except for a downpour or > two. I called NOAA and talked to the guy and he was changing the > forecast and was busy, You are about to get hit hard! and Rod Hill said > this storm was turning out to be worse than first thought. At about > 11:30, all heck broke loose. The wind switched from SE to South, like in > a minute and came up with gusts 60-70 MPH. Within an hour, the gusts > were more present and were in the range of 80-90 MPH. The whole house > shook. Of course no one could sleep, and the lights have been on in > houses all night. I tried to sleep, but I could feel my BP going up > every time the wind shook the house. I was right, I checked my BP and it > was 147/99. It has not been that high in several years now. It has come > down to normal now. I went back to bed and listened to KGO. Ray was on > talking about his early years in broadcasting and when he met Martin > Luther King. It was very enjoyable and relaxing. I got up a few times > trying to see my antennas, but really couldn't. The dishes looked ok. I > went back to bed again. Then the wind started to slightly die down about > 3 AM and all of a sudden I heard a vey LOUD hissing. I was half asleep. > I woke up and I could hear it from the bathroom off the bedroom. I > walked in to water all over and It looked like a water pipe broke, as > water was shooting out of the wall behind the toilet. I immediatelly > threw on my slippers ran out in the winds still gusting about 70 MPH and > turned off the water. I came in and started to mop up the water. Some > had run into the heat vent on the far side of the floor. I figured there > wasn't much I could do about that, but I mopped up the rest. Took > everything out of the bathroom and then after I dried everything out on > the floor, I thought, "Wait a minute how could water be coming out of > the wall? This is a manufactured home and the pipes come up from the > floor." Remember when I ran out, I was half asleep. So at closer > looking, I fould the connection where the flexable hose connected to the > toilet had snapped. The flexable hose is metal but the connection on the > tubing is plastic! I am glad it did not happen when I wasn't home. The > whole house would have been flooded. So I turned off the turnout to the > toilet, when out and turned the water back on and everything is fine, so > I will go to Fred Meyer or Home Depot today (If they are open, Fred > Meyer will be) and buy a new hose. An easy fix, but what a pain. Well, > after all of that, I could not sleep. I put on my clothes and decided to > check out the antennas in the backyard with a flashlight. This is at > 4:15 AM. Gusts are still 45-50 MPH. But you know me. I discovered that > the Eastern beverage lead was pulled down to the ground and very tight. > I shot the light back to the back trees, but not seeing anything, I > decided what the heck, I would walk on down in the wind and check it > out. I got down behind the neighbors house a found my problem. A big > branch off the Spruce tree and fallen and across the beverage. I came > in, got my limb cutter and went out and cut the limb in pieces to pull > the antenna loose, and it popped back up in place pretty much and I came > back to pull it back to the nail and I found the wire had snapped > because of the weight of the pull. OK, I came back in, got the cutters > and fixed the wire. I will solder it later, as it in in the backyard. I > am beginning to relax and I am getting tired, so I think I will try and > get some sleep as I want to fix the piping in the bathroom later. But > what night! I sti
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Hey Patrick: Hang in there. I know you're used to tough weather down there, but it's never fun. Hopefully you'll have everything back in working order by tonight. When I first looked at the title of your email, I was hoping that you were writing in about an opening to India and Africa during which you logged 137 new stations! Take care - Kevin S > Hi everyone, > > You are probably asking, what am I doing up at 5AM? Well, I bsically > have been up al night. Here is the story. > Well, the weatherman stated that we may have wind gusts 60-65 MPH, so no > biggie. The wind would come up last night around 8 PM. 8PM came and gone > and no wind. Showers off and on, but nothing else. Ch 12 Portland did > not run their news at 10PM, so I waited until 11 PM. I called NOAA and > the same weather forecast from earlier. At 11PM, Rod Hill cut in on Ch 8 > and said something odd about this storm was happening. Instead of being > a coastal thing, it had cut across and came up the valley as it was > getting very windy in Salem. Still nothing here except for a downpour or > two. I called NOAA and talked to the guy and he was changing the > forecast and was busy, You are about to get hit hard! and Rod Hill said > this storm was turning out to be worse than first thought. At about > 11:30, all heck broke loose. The wind switched from SE to South, like in > a minute and came up with gusts 60-70 MPH. Within an hour, the gusts > were more present and were in the range of 80-90 MPH. The whole house > shook. Of course no one could sleep, and the lights have been on in > houses all night. I tried to sleep, but I could feel my BP going up > every time the wind shook the house. I was right, I checked my BP and it > was 147/99. It has not been that high in several years now. It has come > down to normal now. I went back to bed and listened to KGO. Ray was on > talking about his early years in broadcasting and when he met Martin > Luther King. It was very enjoyable and relaxing. I got up a few times > trying to see my antennas, but really couldn't. The dishes looked ok. I > went back to bed again. Then the wind started to slightly die down about > 3 AM and all of a sudden I heard a vey LOUD hissing. I was half asleep. > I woke up and I could hear it from the bathroom off the bedroom. I > walked in to water all over and It looked like a water pipe broke, as > water was shooting out of the wall behind the toilet. I immediatelly > threw on my slippers ran out in the winds still gusting about 70 MPH and > turned off the water. I came in and started to mop up the water. Some > had run into the heat vent on the far side of the floor. I figured there > wasn't much I could do about that, but I mopped up the rest. Took > everything out of the bathroom and then after I dried everything out on > the floor, I thought, "Wait a minute how could water be coming out of > the wall? This is a manufactured home and the pipes come up from the > floor." Remember when I ran out, I was half asleep. So at closer > looking, I fould the connection where the flexable hose connected to the > toilet had snapped. The flexable hose is metal but the connection on the > tubing is plastic! I am glad it did not happen when I wasn't home. The > whole house would have been flooded. So I turned off the turnout to the > toilet, when out and turned the water back on and everything is fine, so > I will go to Fred Meyer or Home Depot today (If they are open, Fred > Meyer will be) and buy a new hose. An easy fix, but what a pain. Well, > after all of that, I could not sleep. I put on my clothes and decided to > check out the antennas in the backyard with a flashlight. This is at > 4:15 AM. Gusts are still 45-50 MPH. But you know me. I discovered that > the Eastern beverage lead was pulled down to the ground and very tight. > I shot the light back to the back trees, but not seeing anything, I > decided what the heck, I would walk on down in the wind and check it > out. I got down behind the neighbors house a found my problem. A big > branch off the Spruce tree and fallen and across the beverage. I came > in, got my limb cutter and went out and cut the limb in pieces to pull > the antenna loose, and it popped back up in place pretty much and I came > back to pull it back to the nail and I found the wire had snapped > because of the weight of the pull. OK, I came back in, got the cutters > and fixed the wire. I will solder it later, as it in in the backyard. I > am beginning to relax and I am getting tired, so I think I will try and > get some sleep as I want to fix the piping in the bathroom later. But > what night! I still need to check out all the antennas, but that will > wait. In checked them on the R8, they seem "ok". I guess I am doing > pretty good for a man at nearly 61. But people that know me, knows I am > stubborn. I sometimes throw caution to the wind (Isn't that a play on > words. hi), but I love doing what I want. I kbnow, I can hear some of > you saying,
Re: [IRCA] TP for 17 Jan from Victoria, BC
After another poor morning, it's sounding better! Perhaps think of it as having a new baby - ya simply gotta get up for the "feeding"... It looks like sunset in Tokyo is currently around 0800 UTC (0753 per one site). So, it appears to be a post-sunset boost, since 0900-1000 UTC is one to two hours past sunset - perhaps that layer of the ionosphere around the transmitter has to completely dissolve for the TPs to get through this time of year? Korean sunset is a couple hours earlier, so Korean "prime time" should start at around 11 pm our time and run through midnight. And, DU's are a couple hours after Tokyo. So, in theory, we should be staying up all night!!! Kevin > Hi Colin, Nick and Kevin, > > The socially unacceptable hour of 0900 UTC has had some extremely > acceptable DX recently, with signals almost good enough to make you forget > you are > losing sleep (and developing a bizarre reputation). > > After the sunrise TP's started to tank in mid-December, the near-daily > appearance of 1575-Farda just wasn't enough to satisfy the transoceanic > DXing > urge, so I found myself checking the Asian sunset TP's almost every > morning > around 0900 UTC. Any expectation of new loggings is unrealistic, but the > common TP's can really boom in at times. 594, 738, 747, 774, 828, 972, > 1134, > 1287, 1566 and 1575 can all reach "9" levels on great mornings, although > this is rare. Usually the signals are modest-- but still better than the > anemic sunrise variety this month. Like Nick has mentioned, domestic > splatter > is worse at this inconvenient hour, but the TP's usually have their > strongest peaks at differing times, as the sunset gray line spreads > across Asia. > This gives you about a one hour period to track their progress, with peak > signals recently starting around 0900, and fizzling out around 1000. > Depending upon one's schedule, it a nice option for those going through > TP-DXing > withdrawal symptoms (like me :-) > > 73, Gary > > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/17/2010 6:48:46 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > c...@islandnet.com writes: > >> I hate to say it (as others have), but the TP DX really is at night, > > This is what it is like in Hawaii all the time. > > Sure, the most intense stuff is at LSR - but why get up at 6AM > when you can get 80% of the excitement at 11:00 PM local time. > > > -- > > .. > 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 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] What a night!
Wow! What a storm! And what a mess to find in the middle of the night. I feel for you bud. Wish I could help. But as you said, an easy fix. Sure hope the water hasn't done any permanent damage. You take care down there. Mike ___ 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] Arizona TP's for 1-18-10
It was breathtakingly quiet here as well, starting at 1300 UTC through local sunrise at 1455 UTC. After nothing at all, eventually there was a good het on 972, very weak hets on the Japanese powerhouses. TAs last night were equally unimpressive. After a strenuous day of activity yesterday, DXing at 2 or 3 in the morning simply wasn't in the cards! However, there was lots of time this morning to scour the sunrise domestic bands for the first time in a while, where I got two more for the overall log. So, while I do miss the TA/TP's, new ones are good as well. Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA > > > Listened frpm 1345-1430 ut and only a very weak carrier on 774. > > > > 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 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 a night!
Words fail me, but I am glad all is as well as it can be in your neck of the woods. As we sometimes say here in the South, "Bless your heart." Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! > From: mwd...@webtv.net > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:35:06 -0800 > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org > Subject: [IRCA] What a night! > > Hi everyone, > > You are probably asking, what am I doing up at 5AM? Well, I bsically > have been up al night. Here is the story. > Well, the weatherman stated that we may have wind gusts 60-65 MPH, so no > biggie. The wind would come up last night around 8 PM. 8PM came and gone > and no wind. Showers off and on, but nothing else. Ch 12 Portland did > not run their news at 10PM, so I waited until 11 PM. I called NOAA and > the same weather forecast from earlier. At 11PM, Rod Hill cut in on Ch 8 > and said something odd about this storm was happening. Instead of being > a coastal thing, it had cut across and came up the valley as it was > getting very windy in Salem. Still nothing here except for a downpour or > two. I called NOAA and talked to the guy and he was changing the > forecast and was busy, You are about to get hit hard! and Rod Hill said > this storm was turning out to be worse than first thought. At about > 11:30, all heck broke loose. The wind switched from SE to South, like in > a minute and came up with gusts 60-70 MPH. Within an hour, the gusts > were more present and were in the range of 80-90 MPH. The whole house > shook. Of course no one could sleep, and the lights have been on in > houses all night. I tried to sleep, but I could feel my BP going up > every time the wind shook the house. I was right, I checked my BP and it > was 147/99. It has not been that high in several years now. It has come > down to normal now. I went back to bed and listened to KGO. Ray was on > talking about his early years in broadcasting and when he met Martin > Luther King. It was very enjoyable and relaxing. I got up a few times > trying to see my antennas, but really couldn't. The dishes looked ok. I > went back to bed again. Then the wind started to slightly die down about > 3 AM and all of a sudden I heard a vey LOUD hissing. I was half asleep. > I woke up and I could hear it from the bathroom off the bedroom. I > walked in to water all over and It looked like a water pipe broke, as > water was shooting out of the wall behind the toilet. I immediatelly > threw on my slippers ran out in the winds still gusting about 70 MPH and > turned off the water. I came in and started to mop up the water. Some > had run into the heat vent on the far side of the floor. I figured there > wasn't much I could do about that, but I mopped up the rest. Took > everything out of the bathroom and then after I dried everything out on > the floor, I thought, "Wait a minute how could water be coming out of > the wall? This is a manufactured home and the pipes come up from the > floor." Remember when I ran out, I was half asleep. So at closer > looking, I fould the connection where the flexable hose connected to the > toilet had snapped. The flexable hose is metal but the connection on the > tubing is plastic! I am glad it did not happen when I wasn't home. The > whole house would have been flooded. So I turned off the turnout to the > toilet, when out and turned the water back on and everything is fine, so > I will go to Fred Meyer or Home Depot today (If they are open, Fred > Meyer will be) and buy a new hose. An easy fix, but what a pain. Well, > after all of that, I could not sleep. I put on my clothes and decided to > check out the antennas in the backyard with a flashlight. This is at > 4:15 AM. Gusts are still 45-50 MPH. But you know me. I discovered that > the Eastern beverage lead was pulled down to the ground and very tight. > I shot the light back to the back trees, but not seeing anything, I > decided what the heck, I would walk on down in the wind and check it > out. I got down behind the neighbors house a found my problem. A big > branch off the Spruce tree and fallen and across the beverage. I came > in, got my limb cutter and went out and cut the limb in pieces to pull > the antenna loose, and it popped back up in place pretty much and I came > back to pull it back to the nail and I found the wire had snapped > because of the weight of the pull. OK, I came back in, got the cutters > and fixed the wire. I will solder it later, as it in in the backyard. I > am beginning to relax and I am getting tired, so I think I will try and > get some sleep as I want to fix the piping in the bathroom later. But > what night! I still need to check out all the antennas, but that will > wait. In checked them on the R8, they seem "ok". I guess I am doing > pretty good for a man at nearly 61. But people that know me, knows I am > stubborn. I sometimes throw caution to the wind (Isn't that a play on > words. hi), but I love doing what I want. I kbnow, I can hear some of > yo
Re: [IRCA] Tp's in mn 18 jan
Hi nick, i tried but i fell asleep while waiting this morning, hi! I won't be able dx tonight but maybe tue. 73. Todd -Original Message- From: Nick Hall-Patch To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Sent: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:53:13 + Subject: Re: [IRCA] Tp's in mn 18 jan At 11:02 1/18/2010, you wrote: Hi. Quick bandscan here revealed fair carriers on 594 and 747 and a poor carrier on 774 in woodbury mn @1100 utc using my sony icf 2010. 73. Todd Have you tried listening between 0700 and 0800UTC for the Japanese, Todd? Sunset at the transmitter can give a nice enhancement at this time of year. 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] Arizona TP's for 1-18-10
Listened frpm 1345-1430 ut and only a very weak carrier on 774. 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] KMZQ 670 Q Rock and Roll
Dennis KMZQ is now back to talk as I heard "Nevada's Number #1 Talk Station AM 670" at 1417 ut than back to talk. So it looks like they are all talk on weekdays and some Rock on the weekend. Will check this next weekend to see if they have any Rock. And yes they hyad some great music! 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 in mn 18 jan
At 11:02 1/18/2010, you wrote: >Hi. Quick bandscan here revealed fair carriers on 594 and 747 and a poor >carrier on 774 in woodbury mn @1100 utc using my sony icf 2010. 73. Todd > Have you tried listening between 0700 and 0800UTC for the Japanese, Todd? Sunset at the transmitter can give a nice enhancement at this time of year. 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] What a Night add-on
P.S. Did I forget to mention, we have another high wind wach for Monday night into Tuesday afternoon with possible gusts to 65 MPH. we are not out of the woods yet. 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] What a night!
Hi everyone, You are probably asking, what am I doing up at 5AM? Well, I bsically have been up al night. Here is the story. Well, the weatherman stated that we may have wind gusts 60-65 MPH, so no biggie. The wind would come up last night around 8 PM. 8PM came and gone and no wind. Showers off and on, but nothing else. Ch 12 Portland did not run their news at 10PM, so I waited until 11 PM. I called NOAA and the same weather forecast from earlier. At 11PM, Rod Hill cut in on Ch 8 and said something odd about this storm was happening. Instead of being a coastal thing, it had cut across and came up the valley as it was getting very windy in Salem. Still nothing here except for a downpour or two. I called NOAA and talked to the guy and he was changing the forecast and was busy, You are about to get hit hard! and Rod Hill said this storm was turning out to be worse than first thought. At about 11:30, all heck broke loose. The wind switched from SE to South, like in a minute and came up with gusts 60-70 MPH. Within an hour, the gusts were more present and were in the range of 80-90 MPH. The whole house shook. Of course no one could sleep, and the lights have been on in houses all night. I tried to sleep, but I could feel my BP going up every time the wind shook the house. I was right, I checked my BP and it was 147/99. It has not been that high in several years now. It has come down to normal now. I went back to bed and listened to KGO. Ray was on talking about his early years in broadcasting and when he met Martin Luther King. It was very enjoyable and relaxing. I got up a few times trying to see my antennas, but really couldn't. The dishes looked ok. I went back to bed again. Then the wind started to slightly die down about 3 AM and all of a sudden I heard a vey LOUD hissing. I was half asleep. I woke up and I could hear it from the bathroom off the bedroom. I walked in to water all over and It looked like a water pipe broke, as water was shooting out of the wall behind the toilet. I immediatelly threw on my slippers ran out in the winds still gusting about 70 MPH and turned off the water. I came in and started to mop up the water. Some had run into the heat vent on the far side of the floor. I figured there wasn't much I could do about that, but I mopped up the rest. Took everything out of the bathroom and then after I dried everything out on the floor, I thought, "Wait a minute how could water be coming out of the wall? This is a manufactured home and the pipes come up from the floor." Remember when I ran out, I was half asleep. So at closer looking, I fould the connection where the flexable hose connected to the toilet had snapped. The flexable hose is metal but the connection on the tubing is plastic! I am glad it did not happen when I wasn't home. The whole house would have been flooded. So I turned off the turnout to the toilet, when out and turned the water back on and everything is fine, so I will go to Fred Meyer or Home Depot today (If they are open, Fred Meyer will be) and buy a new hose. An easy fix, but what a pain. Well, after all of that, I could not sleep. I put on my clothes and decided to check out the antennas in the backyard with a flashlight. This is at 4:15 AM. Gusts are still 45-50 MPH. But you know me. I discovered that the Eastern beverage lead was pulled down to the ground and very tight. I shot the light back to the back trees, but not seeing anything, I decided what the heck, I would walk on down in the wind and check it out. I got down behind the neighbors house a found my problem. A big branch off the Spruce tree and fallen and across the beverage. I came in, got my limb cutter and went out and cut the limb in pieces to pull the antenna loose, and it popped back up in place pretty much and I came back to pull it back to the nail and I found the wire had snapped because of the weight of the pull. OK, I came back in, got the cutters and fixed the wire. I will solder it later, as it in in the backyard. I am beginning to relax and I am getting tired, so I think I will try and get some sleep as I want to fix the piping in the bathroom later. But what night! I still need to check out all the antennas, but that will wait. In checked them on the R8, they seem "ok". I guess I am doing pretty good for a man at nearly 61. But people that know me, knows I am stubborn. I sometimes throw caution to the wind (Isn't that a play on words. hi), but I love doing what I want. I kbnow, I can hear some of you saying, He is nuts. Maybe I am a bit, but at least I enjoy my life. More later. 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.
[IRCA] Tp's in mn 18 jan
Hi. Quick bandscan here revealed fair carriers on 594 and 747 and a poor carrier on 774 in woodbury mn @1100 utc using my sony icf 2010. 73. Todd ___ 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
