[IRCA] 1710 khz The Big Q pirate
Back again right now @ 1020 UTC with oldies intermixed with classic ads for Coca-Cola, Remco radio kit, etc. Coming in strong the majority of the time with slight fading. Tim Tromp Western Michigan ___ 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] 1710 khz The Big Q pirate
Same here Tim. Seems to come in best with the Wellbrook array pointed 'north.' Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA --- On Feb 19, 2011, at 5:32 AM, Tim Tromp wrote: Back again right now @ 1020 UTC with oldies intermixed with classic ads for Coca-Cola, Remco radio kit, etc. Coming in strong the majority of the time with slight fading. Tim Tromp Western Michigan ___ 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] 1710 khz The Big Q pirate
I lost the signal about 1102 utc here. I also heard it a bit weaker on a remote Perseus in Pennsylvania (N3EVB). Tim Tromp Western Michigan On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:07 AM, Bill Whitacre b...@his.com wrote: Same here Tim. Seems to come in best with the Wellbrook array pointed 'north.' Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA --- On Feb 19, 2011, at 5:32 AM, Tim Tromp wrote: Back again right now @ 1020 UTC with oldies intermixed with classic ads for Coca-Cola, Remco radio kit, etc. Coming in strong the majority of the time with slight fading. Tim Tromp Western Michigan ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Radio Heritage 14 February Donors Wanted
For anyone interested: --- Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.com Just 14 More Donors Needed for February and Good News! __ We're humbled by your response since writing about six weeks ago about our financial challenges in 2011! Not only did we fully cover our January operating expensesbut many of you took the time to tell us how important the work we do is to you...and sent us even more features, stories and images to keep us busy! We know you understand the need to take care of the stuff connected to radio broadcasting..the stories, tape recordings, photos, memorabilia and all the bits and pieces that continue to daily help shape our popular cultureand how much you value going online at www.radioheritage.com for free. We'd really like to keep it that way. If you made a donation in January [and we've replied personally to you all] then this next bit is now for others who would like to take a turn and help us in February. Will you please take a turn this month? ___ Please visit www.radioheritage.com now and use the donation button in the top right hand corner 'Fund Raising 2011' .. our target for February is 14 more donors who will donate US$100 each. Even US$40 will sponsor one day for us, so you can see how you can quickly make a big difference. Mini-Campaigns Launched ___ Since January we've also started testing some mini-campaigns to reach businesses who benefit from commercial radio. You can see several of these postcards in the Kiwi Radio Campaign News feature at www.radioheritage.com. Sponsor one and get involved with a mini-campaign yourself! We've also been asked by many of you to keep adding more content. We said we would do this if operational funding costs could be covered and so far it's looking good! Thank you! Say 'Yes' to the new website! _ So, we dusted off the plans for our new 'Facebook meets Wiki' style website and asked the web company to go ahead on the basis we pay them only if we have the funds! We've started a special project funding campaign at www.indiegogo.com [enter 'Unlocking the Vaults'] to find the US$3,033 we need for this because we're hopeful one commercial sponsor will pick this up and have a story and product or service to share that you'll also enjoy. We're also advertising for a temporary part time volunteer to start work in mid-March on loading lots of great new content from our backlog. If you're interested, you can read our ad at www.thebigidea.co.nz, just look under 'Work-Jobs Opportunities'. We will do our best to respect your ongoing help and bring you much more material from our vaults as we carefully balance the financial demands we're facing each day. The Bank Manager Here at the Radio Heritage Foundation we've done this out of our own pockets for over 5 years, but our bank manager has said no more, operational costs have to come from elsewhere in 2011. We want to keep the site free and add much more from the boxes of tapes, directories, old radio programs, photos and other stuff that keeps stacking up on a daily basis. Please visit www.radioheritage.com now and use the donation button in the top right hand corner 'Fund Raising 2011' and be one of the February target of 14 donors who will donate US$100 each. Even US$40 will make a big difference and cover one days operational costs. No such thing as a 'Free Lunch ___ Your donation helps cover the costs of storing and researching nearly 100,000 tapes, cassettes, QSL cards, and other radio memorabilia items; office expenses like printer cartridges, postage, paper, travelling to protect and save materials from destruction, and all the other expenses that add up over a year so that we can continue sharing material through our website. Governments are slashing budgets and radio stations themselves are focussed on financial survival and see no reason to meet these costs. That leaves it up to people like you and I and we know it's shaping up as another tough year for many people. Radio Moves Us __ Please go to www.radioheritage.com and donate now, with just 14 donations of US$100 we will meet 85% of the monthly running costs for February, and even US$40 will cover one day. Radio moves our hearts and minds, informs and entertains us and is part of the fabric of our daily lives. Hundreds of people like you have helped us with donations, buying books and CDs and contributing to our library and collections. Help us to continue to honor this trust again in 2011. Thanks for continuing to keep it all free! __ Thank you for joining us in 2011. You're making it possible to continue to keep this website free to use for everyone, and to keep bringing together our radio heritage, popular culture and nostalgia for all to enjoy. Please ask your friends and colleagues
Re: [IRCA] 1710 khz The Big Q pirate
On 19/02/2011 5:32 AM, Tim Tromp wrote: Back again right now @ 1020 UTC with oldies intermixed with classic ads for Coca-Cola, Remco radio kit, etc. Coming in strong the majority of the time with slight fading. Tim Tromp Western Michigan Hi Tim .Thanks for the tip on The BIG Q. I had them in here as well @ 0555-0606 EST. 2 Oldies Songs Identified. * 1710 THE BIG Q Pirate (Location Unknown) Feb/19/110555 EST EE POOR-FAIR OLdies Music Rubber Biscuit by the CHIPS @ 0555-0558 EST and Mr. Big Stuff by Jean Knight @ 0558-0601 More Oldies @ 0601-0606 EST...But not able to Identify Songs and HUGE DEEP Fades!! Seems to peak on the Ultralights in an EAST/WEST Orientation from here. ROSS, ONT. ** Anybody been able to figure out where this is emanating from yet?? I'm surprised that only a Handful of People have reported this!! It gets out pretty well at times. I think the fact that they are on the air during the Wee Hours of the morning may have something to do with few reports of hearing it. This is my 2nd Reception of the BIG Q!! 73..ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] CIBQ 1340
I've been meaning to mention that the FM replacement for CIBQ 1340 in Brooks, AB has been on the air for a while now, running parallel with the AM. Still in the testing phase apparently, but in any case the days of the AM are numbered. On the other hand, if you're into FM DX, there's a new target on 105.7 MHz. 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] 1710 khz The Big Q pirate
Happened to have the Perseus on some overnight recordings last night, and indeed The Big Q was in there, quite nicely at times, on the 0900, 1000, and 1100 UTC recordings. As someone mentioned, the signal dropped off shortly after 1100. Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta Tim Tromp wrote: Back again right now @ 1020 UTC with oldies intermixed with classic ads for Coca-Cola, Remco radio kit, etc. Coming in strong the majority of the time with slight fading. Tim Tromp Western Michigan ___ 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2011 Feb 19 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 February follow. Solar flux 109 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 6. The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 19 February was 1 (8 nT). Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are expected. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 111 111 111 111 111 111 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 109 A-in 22222218 17 17 17 17 17 17 6 K-in 34433332231211 ___ 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 02/19/11
Listened off and on from 1158-1400 utc. Only one TP heard. 1566 Republic of Korea HLAZ fair to nearly good signal 1158 with Japanese. Signal dropped after 1215 uct. Dennis Vroom Palstar R30cc High Performance Active Whip ___ 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: 2011 Feb 20 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 February follow. Solar flux 109 and mid-latitude A-index 6. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 20 February was 1 (5 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are expected. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 111 111 111 111 111 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 109 109 A-in 2222218 17 17 17 17 17 17 66 K-in 44333322312111 ___ 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] MW DX from Enid OK, February 12-19, 2011
All times and dates strictly UT. MW log editors are welcome to excerpt items, reformat and change to favorite timezone if necessary. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only; some caradio as specified; above 2 MHz on FRG-7 with 110-foot east-west longwire. ** CUBA. 1620, Feb 18 at 0716, R. Rebelde atop the jumble, unusual but conditions are auroral, // 5025 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 2280+, 2 x 1140, HIRA, Feb 15 at 1054 UT, S9+15 signal well above the noise level in romantic music; 1055 ``Radio Anacaona, [viva?] la reina del sur`` canned ID, loud and clear but was not taping. Then I rolled tape and caught identical ID at next break 1100, right back to music. Here`s a 24-second clip with sample of the music: http://www.w4uvh.net/anacaona.rm Also included in this week`s WORLD OF RADIO 1552 http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1552.m3u Trouble is, its town, San Juan de la Maguana is not on the south coast but in west-central RD, not far from Haiti. Googling on it gets a number of hits in French too (or could there be a Haitian station by the same name? None in WRTH, but FM is incomplete). Maybe they help Haiti out, post-earthquake. Here`s a photo of their building: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/10828907 See my previous report for research on the name Anacaona (accent on the o). My original log of it around -0030 had higher noise/signal ratio, but modulation seemed somewhat distorted. Now I am more sure of that, in music and as lively DJ starts talking around 1102; carrier is also slightly unstable. I then compared it to 1280 and 3280 [ECUADOR], and found 2280 to be slightly on the hi side. 1106 talk, too bassy, overmodulated/distorted, ad with siren SFX. Talk still audible at 1123. Sunrise there today was 1113 UT. It will become an hour earlier by summer solstice (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 780, KSPI Stillwater still has its perpetual plus and minus 4 kHz parasitic spurs on 776 and 784, obvious from hets on caradio stepping 770-780-790. Feb 11 at 2140 UT and anytime (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 640, WWLS has some serious transmitter problem. Again today Feb 12 at 2111 UT, splattering badly, on caradio I now think it reaches up to 670; hard to be sure whether splatter on 680 is coming from it or KGGF-690, both with ESPN Radio tho out of synch. Listening on 650, I can hear some distorted modulation as well as IBOC-like noise, so maybe it`s a mixture with the IBOC portion out of order. Furthermore, like yesterday there is crackling on 640 itself. Is anybody paying attention at the studio? That should be obvious on the off-air monitor, if any (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) A day or two later, back to good ol` IBOC alone. ** U S A. 1110, cf. yesterday`s report of nothing but KFAB Omaha audible here in daytime; is KVTT The Metroplex really on with 50 kW? It does have a null almost usward, and from another location on the west edge of Enid, and thus a little closer to its 320 degree minor lobe, I am hearing a barely audible SAH between KFAB and something else, Feb 12 at 2115 UT, clocked at 36 per minute = 0.6 Hz. Has anyone else measured the separation between these two stations? Such info is hard to come by, even on the MW Offset listing. BTW, at this time, 1440 Spanish from The Metroplex was in well, i.e. skywave at the higher end of the band already working, as KTNO does not make it here on groundwave (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1110, KVTT, Mineral Wells (The Metroplex) TX: re my previous comments about lack of a daytime groundwave signal except for a SAH of 0.6 Hz vs KFAB: Artie Bigley put me in contact with the consulting engineer who designed the new 50 kW facility with a highly direxional pattern, Charles Staples, who gives me the exact bearing of a northward null, which is within a fraxion of a degree of the same true bearing toward Enid: 358 degrees. So if I go a little east or west I should start getting more traces of it. This null is not toward Omaha, as you would expect, which is somewhat east of north from the site which is about halfway between Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. Radio-locator map for entertainment shows it gets into OKC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Looking at my previous report that the website of KRVA-1600, The Metroplex was blank, I click on it again Feb 12 at 0505 UT: now it`s not blank, shows Mortensen Broadcasting, and antique logo for ``KRVA / AM 1600 / La Radio Viva`` plus ``Uploading content... Thank You.`` which I take to be a hollow promise, but will still check it again sometime. No linx on the homepage to anything else about KRVA, not a letter of Vietnamese. Kirk Allen says while in Houston he heard KRVA only in Vietnamese, except some English late at night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 4050-, Feb 15 at 1018 UT, JBA ads in English with 800 numbers; 1052
Re: [IRCA] Left Coast ULR Summit
You should probably start looking now until early April Stephen. HLAZ has been heard from San Diego, though any logging I recall predates IBOC, so KMIK could hinder reception somewhat. You may need to wait until KMIK is in daylight for best chance. India? Be sure to let us know if you hear it; I'm pretty sure it's not been logged in your area on 1566 using any combination of receiver and antenna. best wishes, Nick * At 23:02 14-02-11, Stephen wrote: Would it be worth trying for the 1566 India station from near San Diego, CA? Or would the IBOC from 1580 KMIK, which is 50kW from 300 miles east of me with a directional antenna pointed right at me, render the frequency unusable? (I haven't been able to log HLAZ from S Korea, either, which is on the same frequency.) On the other hand, though, I was able, one time this past fall, to receive 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan, in spite of being only 7.7 miles east of IBOC-spewing 5kW 600 KOGO, using a PL-380 and Select-A-Tenna, so I guess anything's possible? Also when should I start checking for more ULR TPs - when does the spring season get underway? -- Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Radio Heritage Newsletter #27
Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.com Just 14 More Donors Needed for February and Good News! __ We're humbled by your response since writing about six weeks ago about our financial challenges in 2011! Not only did we fully cover our January operating expensesbut many of you took the time to tell us how important the work we do is to you...and sent us even more features, stories and images to keep us busy! We know you understand the need to take care of the stuff connected to radio broadcasting..the stories, tape recordings, photos, memorabilia and all the bits and pieces that continue to daily help shape our popular cultureand how much you value going online at www.radioheritage.com for free. We'd really like to keep it that way. If you made a donation in January [and we've replied personally to you all] then this next bit is now for others who would like to take a turn and help us in February. Will you please take a turn this month? ___ Please visit www.radioheritage.com now and use the donation button in the top right hand corner 'Fund Raising 2011' .. our target for February is 14 more donors who will donate US$100 each. Even US$40 will sponsor one day for us, so you can see how you can quickly make a big difference. Mini-Campaigns Launched ___ Since January we've also started testing some mini-campaigns to reach businesses who benefit from commercial radio. You can see several of these postcards in the Kiwi Radio Campaign News feature at www.radioheritage.com. Sponsor one and get involved with a mini-campaign yourself! We've also been asked by many of you to keep adding more content. We said we would do this if operational funding costs could be covered and so far it's looking good! Thank you! Say 'Yes' to the new website! _ So, we dusted off the plans for our new 'Facebook meets Wiki' style website and asked the web company to go ahead on the basis we pay them only if we have the funds! We've started a special project funding campaign at www.indiegogo.com [enter 'Unlocking the Vaults'] to find the US$3,033 we need for this because we're hopeful one commercial sponsor will pick this up and have a story and product or service to share that you'll also enjoy. We're also advertising for a temporary part time volunteer to start work in mid-March on loading lots of great new content from our backlog. If you're interested, you can read our ad at www.thebigidea.co.nz, just look under 'Work-Jobs Opportunities'. We will do our best to respect your ongoing help and bring you much more material from our vaults as we carefully balance the financial demands we're facing each day. The Bank Manager Here at the Radio Heritage Foundation we've done this out of our own pockets for over 5 years, but our bank manager has said no more, operational costs have to come from elsewhere in 2011. We want to keep the site free and add much more from the boxes of tapes, directories, old radio programs, photos and other stuff that keeps stacking up on a daily basis. Please visit www.radioheritage.com now and use the donation button in the top right hand corner 'Fund Raising 2011' and be one of the February target of 14 donors who will donate US$100 each. Even US$40 will make a big difference and cover one days operational costs. No such thing as a 'Free Lunch ___ Your donation helps cover the costs of storing and researching nearly 100,000 tapes, cassettes, QSL cards, and other radio memorabilia items; office expenses like printer cartridges, postage, paper, travelling to protect and save materials from destruction, and all the other expenses that add up over a year so that we can continue sharing material through our website. Governments are slashing budgets and radio stations themselves are focussed on financial survival and see no reason to meet these costs. That leaves it up to people like you and I and we know it's shaping up as another tough year for many people. Radio Moves Us __ Please go to www.radioheritage.com and donate now, with just 14 donations of US$100 we will meet 85% of the monthly running costs for February, and even US$40 will cover one day. Radio moves our hearts and minds, informs and entertains us and is part of the fabric of our daily lives. Hundreds of people like you have helped us with donations, buying books and CDs and contributing to our library and collections. Help us to continue to honor this trust again in 2011. Thanks for continuing to keep it all free! __ Thank you for joining us in 2011. You're making it possible to continue to keep this website free to use for everyone, and to keep bringing together our radio heritage, popular culture and nostalgia for all to enjoy. Please ask your friends and colleagues to visit
