[IRCA] Newfoundland Ultralight Radio Trans-Atlantics Domestics Report April 18-19
Hello To All, Propagation was decent last evening ,however the noise and static factor was evident as the Solar Index number indicated such. Signals on the band were predominately from 900-1700 khz and anything below 900 was subdued substantially. A few stations already in the ULR log but not heard at this location thus far, made appearances also for the first time. 1 new station was added to the ULR log . 936-IRAN-IRAN-IRIB1 Urumiyeh, 00:34UT/19 Chants 945-FRANCE-France Info Toulouse-Muret 00:49UT/19 woman w/ news in French 909-ENGLAND-BBC 5 Live Moorside Edge, 22:50UT/18 talk 981-ALGERIA-Alger Chaine 2 Ouled Fayet, 1:42UT/19 Arabic music,talk 999-MOLDOVA-Voice of Russia Relay Maiac, 22:45UT/18 World Service talk in Russian 1008-NETHERLANDS-GrootNieuws Radio,Zeewolde 23:05UT/18 Religious programming,songs in English (No Canary Islands at the time) 1008-CANARY ISLANDS-R. Punto Las Palmas,Aruco 00:25UT/19 woman w/ Spanish talk , ment. Grande Canarias 1026-IRAN-IRIB1 Tabriz, 00:33UT/19 Chants 1044-SPAIN-SER San Sebastian, Monte Igueldo, 23:05UT/18 Spanish promos, ID San Sebastian 1062-Unidentified 00:33UT/19 Chants 1071-Unidentified 23:10UT/18 Arabic chants (Egypt or Algeria ) 1080-MOROCCO-RTM Q, Casablanca 23:10UT/18 Arabic talk **NEW** (AW) …. Thanks to Jim Renfrew for tip on this one ! 1089-ENGLAND-Talksport Radio, Brookman's Park 22:44UT/18 talk on etiquette 1116-SPAIN-SER Pontevedra, 23:47UT/18 Spanish teletalk 1125-LIBYA-Voice of Free Libya,El Beida 23:15UT/18 Arabic talk music 1152-Unidentified 22:44UT/18 pop and rock songs,English accented talk 1161-IRAN-VOIRI Abadan 00:45UT/19 Chants 1170-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-R. Sawa, Al Dhabbaya 23:02UT/18 Arabic pop,ID 1170-SLOVENIA-R. Slovenija International,Beli-Kriz 00:26UT/18 woman w/ Slovenian talk,ID 1179-ROMANIA- Romania Actualatiti, various ,22:42UT/18 Romanian talk by man (Like a local @ 00:11UT/19 1197-ENGLAND-Absolute Radio, various 22:46UT/18 Autoglass Ad, talk (good) 1206-FRANCE-France Info, Bordeaux-Neac, 23:02UT/18 woman w/ French news 1242-FRANCE-France Info,Marseille 23:51UT/18 Discussions in French 1251-LIBYA-Voice of Africa,Tripoli 23:04UT/18 Arabic talk (good) 1269-GERMANY-Deutschlandfunk, Neumunster 22:45UT/18 man in German talk about festival 1314-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-R. Farda, Al Dhabbaya 23:31UT/18 man w/ news in Arabic 1341-NORTHERN IRELAND-BBC R. Ulster,Lisnagarvey 22:57UT/18 talk about Easter 1377-FRANCE-France Info,Lille-Camphin en Carembault 22:55UT/18 French talk (Like A Local) 1386-SPAIN-Euskadi Irratia , Bilbao 23:39UT/18 man in Basque talk (good) 1404-FRANCE-France Info, various 00:32UT/19 woman w/ news in French 1413-SPAIN-R. Nacional 5,Jaen 22:52UT/18 Spanish teletalk 1422-GERMANY-Deutschlandfunk,Heusweiler 23:12UT/18 Jazz program music 1440-LUXEMBOURG – China Radio Relay,Marnach 22:52UT/18 English program 1449-LIBYA-Voice of Free Libya Meserata,Al-Assah 22:59UT/18 Arabic singing (in again @ 00:45UT/19 1458-ENGLAND-Sunrise Radio, Brookmans Park 3:00 UT/19 Sunrise Radio jingle Id,news 1485-SPAIN-SER Santander, 23:30UT/18 man w/ Spanish news 1494-FRANCE-France Bleue, Bastia 23:53UT/18 music French talk (France Info under) 1494-FRANCE-France Info various 00:47UT/19 French talk news (over France Bleue) 1503-IRAN-IRIB1, Bushehr 23:33UT/18 Persian talk by man, ment. Iran (Strong) 1521-SAUDI ARABIA-BSKSA Duba 22:44UT/18 Arabic talk,music 1548-KUWAIT-R. Sawa Kuwait City 22:42UT/18 Arabic music,ID 1548-ENGLAND-BBC Radio Bristol,Mangotsfield 3:03UT/19 BBC News 1557-FRANCE-France Info, Fontbonne 22:42UT/18 French talk by woman 1575-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-R. Farda,Al Fhabbaya 22:43 Arabic talk 1575-ITALY-RAI1 Genova, 00:28UT/19 Italian talk,time pips then news 1602-SPAIN-Euskadi Irratia R. Vitoria 22:54UT/18 Spanish talk Receivers: SRF-M37V SRF-39FP barefoot Good DX Allen Willie Dianne Froude Bristols Hope,Newfoundland 47:43N 53:11W http://nldxers.110mb.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] Newfoundland Ultralight Radio Trans-Atlantics DomesticsReport April 18-19
1152-Unidentified 22:44UT/18 pop and rock songs,English accented talk Almost always Clyde 2. This one has come in to Cappahayden after sunrise at times. Manchester is the second most likely, I would say. 1494-FRANCE-France Bleue, Bastia 23:53UT/18 music French talk (France Info under) 1494-FRANCE-France Info various 00:47UT/19 French talk news (over France Bleue) On some lists, such as the old NRC Country List, CORSICA is a separate country. That's the Bastia station. You are right to point out that Bastia alone is Bleue, while all the other synchros on 1494 are Info. Jim Renfrew ___ 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] Newfoundland Ultralight Radio Trans-Atlantics Domestics Report April 18-19
19.4.2011 17:04, Allen Willie kirjoitti: 1071-Unidentified 23:10UT/18 Arabic chants (Egypt or Algeria ) Repeated: Egypt is also on during daytime only. Here in Finland I hear Iran, Syria and Saudi in that order. 1080-MOROCCO-RTM Q, Casablanca 23:10UT/18 Arabic talk **NEW** (AW) …. Thanks to Jim Renfrew for tip on this one ! Repeated: Iran FS in Arabic is on between 1630-0330. Has Morocco been identified on this fq lately? At one point there was a distorted 2nd harmonic of MRC 540 kHz here, Casablanca may have been closed. 73, Mauno ___ 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] CKNX 920
Craig In Providence, If you want to investigate the CKNX signal strength mystery then I can give you their phone number if you don't have it so you can find out exactly what they are doing if they will release that info. Bill in 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] Tornado topples Raleigh, NC tower
According to radio-info-com, the tornado that tore through the Raleigh-Durham area has knocked down the tower shared by 570 1550 AM. Thanks to Mike Terry via the mwdx list for the tip. http://www.radio-info.com/news/tornado-takes-down-a-raleigh-north-carolina-radio-tower Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228 ___ 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] CKNX 920
Craig In Providence, If you want to investigate the CKNX signal strength mystery then I can give you their phone number if you don't have it so you can find out exactly what they are doing if they will release that info. Bill in BC Since the local 920 station isn't one of my clients and they don't seem interested in pursuing it, I'll just let it go. The proper move would be to position myself with a field strength meter so it nulls the local station. Then record the CKNX signal strength across their sunset time. I've had to do that in the past for others, though not 920. I have looked at the CKNX day/night power and pattern. If they did go to night pattern, signal here would drop a considerable amount. It'd probably vanish. Never has happened that I've ever noticed. They aren't the only station that ignores pattern change. It's more common than ever before. Given the general electrical noise increase and additional IBOC hiss, I can't say as I'm surprised. Stations need to survive. Thanks for the offer. The US FCC would have to go through an international department to lodge a complaint. It takes a long time and is often ignored. (shrug) Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ 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] wsm
I`ve heard wsm here in Rock Springs only a couple of times ever, but they area welcome visitor! 73 and good dx to all, Robbie in wyoming ___ 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 Apr 19 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 April follow. Solar flux 111 and mid-latitude A-index 9. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 19 April was 2 (12 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 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 114 114 114 114 114 114 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 A-in 44444410 11 999999 K-in 11333321121122 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ___ 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] WNAX's daytime signal
Here at my location 105 miles north of the MB/ North Dakota border in western Manitoba, WNAX comes in quite decent on a car radio with CKSW underneath. On a Superadio II with a Sanserino loop it comes in great. Since WNAX is located almost straight south and CKSW is straight west, I can null either one and listen to the other. Reception is the same here day and night. These 2 have only been available here since KY58 Winnipeg moved to FM. Before then they were both buried in KY58's AM stereo lower sideband. Kenneth Nawalkowski Sandy Lake MB - Original Message - From: David Faulkner drdsfaulk...@yahoo.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] WNAX's daytime signal They were a regular in Lead, SD, in the northern Black Hills when I lived there; used a TRF w/a Radio West ferrite bar. Listened to 'em once in awhile because they had great state news coverage. I'd rate them about a 3 in 10. Mixed w/Paducah in Ft. Madison, Iowa, about 40 miles south of Iowa City. Heard 'em once during the day in Paducah null when I lived in Witt, Illinois SE of Springfield, but that was a cold, snowy winter day when I also had KFNW-1200 from West Fargo (had 10 kw ND at the time) in all day. On a similar day when I lived in Nebraska I heard WLW at noon on my boom box. 73 David PS. I also recall the Robertson twins telling me they used to hear WNAX mixing w/WFAA (now KLIF) on their family farm in western KS. --- On Mon, 4/18/11, Richard Allen richa...@perryisp.net wrote: From: Richard Allen richa...@perryisp.net Subject: Re: [IRCA] WNAX's daytime signal To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, April 18, 2011, 11:11 PM Rick: Thanks to good ground conductivity it is audible here in north central Oklahoma during the daytime at poor signal strength and with KLIF QRM. Also heard is KWMT 540. This is using barefoot ULR's. Richard Allen 36°22'51N / 97°26'35W (near Perry OK USA) - Original Message - From: Rick Dau To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: a...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 5:19 PM Subject: [IRCA] WNAX's daytime signal I'm kinda curious as to how much ground WNAX can cover in the daytime. From roadtrips I've done in recent years, I've been able to note the following -- Iowa City, IA 8/28/2002 Good signal, 3 on a scale of 1 (faint) to 5 (local) Custer, SD 10/3/2002 Poor signal, rate it a 2 Otter Tail Lake, MN 8/2/2008 Very good signal, rate it a 3 1/2 Grand Forks, ND 8/3/2008 Good signal, rate it a 3 Salina, KS 5/31/2010 Fair signal, rate it a 2 1/2 (through lots of WIBW splash) Washington, MO 4/16/2011 Not there at all Jefferson City, MO 4/17/2011 Still not there, until... Boonville, MO 4/17/2011 Faint, rate it a 1 So that should give you some idea of what their daytime coverage looks like. Not quite as big as CBK or KFYR, but still pretty impressive. 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, NE ___ 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] WNAX's daytime signal
The WNAX transmitter/tower sits very close to the Missouri River. Next time I'm down that way I'll try to remember to get pics of it. The night time pattern happens to line up with the river and I'm sure the ground conductivity has a lot to do with the range considering it's only 5KW. On 4/19/2011 19:27, Kenneth Nawalkowski wrote: Here at my location 105 miles north of the MB/ North Dakota border in western Manitoba, WNAX comes in quite decent on a car radio with CKSW underneath. On a Superadio II with a Sanserino loop it comes in great. Since WNAX is located almost straight south and CKSW is straight west, I can null either one and listen to the other. Reception is the same here day and night. These 2 have only been available here since KY58 Winnipeg moved to FM. Before then they were both buried in KY58's AM stereo lower sideband. Kenneth Nawalkowski Sandy Lake MB - Original Message - From: David Faulkner drdsfaulk...@yahoo.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] WNAX's daytime signal ___ 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] Another history question
Thanks to everyone for the history on moves to 650 Khz. I have another history question. When did the following stations move to 880; KRVN WMEQ KJJR and CHQT? I originally started DXing in the early 70's. My dad used to listen to distant broadcasts like the Grand Ole Opry and that's how I got started. He used a Zenith transoceanic Royal 1000. He bought me a $20 Playmate made in Japan radio after he got tired of me wearing out the batteries in his radio. In spite of being a cheap radio without an RF amplifier like the Zenith has; it actually performed quite well. I frequently received and listened to stations like WBZ, WCBS, WWL, and WSB not to mention others. WCBS was my favorite. I guess it had something to do with New York City. After the radio died in the late 70's I dropped the hobby entirely. I came back to it in January 1991 when I found a GE Superadio II while browsing the electronics section in the Canadian Tire store in Brandon. The words Long Range and High Selectivity on the picture of the dial on the box caught my attention. The big list of specs like 4 tuned IF stages on AM, 8 ferrite rod antenna and tuned RF o! n AM sold me on it and I bought it right there. I unpacked it as soon as I got home, turned it on at 4:45PM that afternoon and was astounded at the sensitivity and selectivity. I have never owned or tried a radio that even came close to the performance of this unit. 5 minutes later I stumbled on WBZ loud and clear and was amazed at the catch considering how cluttered the AM band now was. I always thought that it would be totally impossible to improve the sensitivity of the unit any further, However a few years later I discovered the IRCA and joined. I purchased some literature from the club and Ralph Sanserino's loop was just too tempting not to build and try. I expected it to be a flop, but how wrong I was. It really blew me away as it pulled in stations loud and clear that were totally absent on the Superadio without it even with the volume wide open. It more than doubled the number of station I could pick up during the daytime. Kenneth Nawalkowski ___ 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] Another history question
Hi Kenneth, I'm pretty certain that KRVN moved to 880 in 1972. -- Rick - Original Message - From: Kenneth Nawalkowski kenneth...@mts.net To: IRCA chat irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 5:56 PM Subject: [IRCA] Another history question Thanks to everyone for the history on moves to 650 Khz. I have another history question. When did the following stations move to 880; KRVN WMEQ KJJR and CHQT? I originally started DXing in the early 70's. My dad used to listen to distant broadcasts like the Grand Ole Opry and that's how I got started. He used a Zenith transoceanic Royal 1000. He bought me a $20 Playmate made in Japan radio after he got tired of me wearing out the batteries in his radio. In spite of being a cheap radio without an RF amplifier like the Zenith has; it actually performed quite well. I frequently received and listened to stations like WBZ, WCBS, WWL, and WSB not to mention others. WCBS was my favorite. I guess it had something to do with New York City. After the radio died in the late 70's I dropped the hobby entirely. I came back to it in January 1991 when I found a GE Superadio II while browsing the electronics section in the Canadian Tire store in Brandon. The words Long Range and High Selectivity on the picture of the dial on the box caught my attention. The big list of specs like 4 tuned IF stages on AM, 8 ferrite rod antenna and tuned RF o! n AM sold me on it and I bought it right there. I unpacked it as soon as I got home, turned it on at 4:45PM that afternoon and was astounded at the sensitivity and selectivity. I have never owned or tried a radio that even came close to the performance of this unit. 5 minutes later I stumbled on WBZ loud and clear and was amazed at the catch considering how cluttered the AM band now was. I always thought that it would be totally impossible to improve the sensitivity of the unit any further, However a few years later I discovered the IRCA and joined. I purchased some literature from the club and Ralph Sanserino's loop was just too tempting not to build and try. I expected it to be a flop, but how wrong I was. It really blew me away as it pulled in stations loud and clear that were totally absent on the Superadio without it even with the volume wide open. It more than doubled the number of station I could pick up during the daytime. Kenneth Nawalkowski ___ 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] Another history question
Kenneth, I believe KRVN moved to 880 kHz from 1010 kHz March 6th 1972!! James Niven Cedar Creek, Texas jni...@austin.rr.com -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Rick Lewis Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 8:09 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Another history question Hi Kenneth, I'm pretty certain that KRVN moved to 880 in 1972. -- Rick - Original Message - From: Kenneth Nawalkowski kenneth...@mts.net To: IRCA chat irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 5:56 PM Subject: [IRCA] Another history question Thanks to everyone for the history on moves to 650 Khz. I have another history question. When did the following stations move to 880; KRVN WMEQ KJJR and CHQT? I originally started DXing in the early 70's. My dad used to listen to distant broadcasts like the Grand Ole Opry and that's how I got started. He used a Zenith transoceanic Royal 1000. He bought me a $20 Playmate made in Japan radio after he got tired of me wearing out the batteries in his radio. In spite of being a cheap radio without an RF amplifier like the Zenith has; it actually performed quite well. I frequently received and listened to stations like WBZ, WCBS, WWL, and WSB not to mention others. WCBS was my favorite. I guess it had something to do with New York City. After the radio died in the late 70's I dropped the hobby entirely. I came back to it in January 1991 when I found a GE Superadio II while browsing the electronics section in the Canadian Tire store in Brandon. The words Long Range and High Selectivity on the picture of the dial on the box caught my attention. The big list of specs like 4 tuned IF stages on AM, 8 ferrite rod antenna and tuned RF o! n AM sold me on it and I bought it right there. I unpacked it as soon as I got home, turned it on at 4:45PM that afternoon and was astounded at the sensitivity and selectivity. I have never owned or tried a radio that even came close to the performance of this unit. 5 minutes later I stumbled on WBZ loud and clear and was amazed at the catch considering how cluttered the AM band now was. I always thought that it would be totally impossible to improve the sensitivity of the unit any further, However a few years later I discovered the IRCA and joined. I purchased some literature from the club and Ralph Sanserino's loop was just too tempting not to build and try. I expected it to be a flop, but how wrong I was. It really blew me away as it pulled in stations loud and clear that were totally absent on the Superadio without it even with the volume wide open. It more than doubled the number of station I could pick up during the daytime. Kenneth Nawalkowski ___ 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] Another history question
http://www.krvn.com/about On April 4, 1949, the Nebraska Rural Radio Association decided to apply to the Federal Communications Commission to operate at 1010kc with 25,000 watts of power during daytime hours using a directional antenna. Lexington, Nebraska was chosen for its central location to provide the best coverage of the state. On February 1, 1951, KRVN was given permission to begin broadcasting. In November 1962, KRVN-FM signed on the air to provide a music based compliment to the AM's informational format. In March 1972, the FCC granted KRVN-AM's request to increase power to 50,000 watts at 880 on the AM dial, where it remains today. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Rick Lewis rick...@shellworld.net wrote: Hi Kenneth, I'm pretty certain that KRVN moved to 880 in 1972. -- Rick - Original Message - From: Kenneth Nawalkowski kenneth...@mts.net To: IRCA chat irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 5:56 PM Subject: [IRCA] Another history question Thanks to everyone for the history on moves to 650 Khz. I have another history question. When did the following stations move to 880; KRVN WMEQ KJJR and CHQT? I originally started DXing in the early 70's. My dad used to listen to distant broadcasts like the Grand Ole Opry and that's how I got started. He used a Zenith transoceanic Royal 1000. He bought me a $20 Playmate made in Japan radio after he got tired of me wearing out the batteries in his radio. In spite of being a cheap radio without an RF amplifier like the Zenith has; it actually performed quite well. I frequently received and listened to stations like WBZ, WCBS, WWL, and WSB not to mention others. WCBS was my favorite. I guess it had something to do with New York City. After the radio died in the late 70's I dropped the hobby entirely. I came back to it in January 1991 when I found a GE Superadio II while browsing the electronics section in the Canadian Tire store in Brandon. The words Long Range and High Selectivity on the picture of the dial on the box caught my attention. The big list of specs like 4 tuned IF stages on AM, 8 ferrite rod antenna and tuned RF o! n AM sold me on it and I bought it right there. I unpacked it as soon as I got home, turned it on at 4:45PM that afternoon and was astounded at the sensitivity and selectivity. I have never owned or tried a radio that even came close to the performance of this unit. 5 minutes later I stumbled on WBZ loud and clear and was amazed at the catch considering how cluttered the AM band now was. I always thought that it would be totally impossible to improve the sensitivity of the unit any further, However a few years later I discovered the IRCA and joined. I purchased some literature from the club and Ralph Sanserino's loop was just too tempting not to build and try. I expected it to be a flop, but how wrong I was. It really blew me away as it pulled in stations loud and clear that were totally absent on the Superadio without it even with the volume wide open. It more than doubled the number of station I could pick up during the daytime. Kenneth Nawalkowski ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2011 Apr 20 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 April follow. Solar flux 111 and mid-latitude A-index 6. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 20 April was 3 (21 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 114 114 114 114 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 A-in 444410 11 99999956 K-in 33332112112213 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ___ 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] Another history question
CHQT was in the late 1970s. Old IRCAns will recall the Gnus From the Frozen North column that appeared, particularly the one titled, Read it and Cringe in which the CRTC's plans for high powered stations on the prairies first appeared in DXM. That was sometime in 1977. KJJR moved to 880 while I was in Lead, SD between 1984 and 1987. I logged them on RS 9/20/85, at 0620. Curiously, I never did log CHQT out there, though I did try for them. My guess is they protect KRVN and CKLQ, which dominated the channel at night. 73 David David Faulkner, near Athens, Ohio --- On Wed, 4/20/11, Kenneth Nawalkowski kenneth...@mts.net wrote: From: Kenneth Nawalkowski kenneth...@mts.net Subject: [IRCA] Another history question To: IRCA chat irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:56 AM Thanks to everyone for the history on moves to 650 Khz. I have another history question. When did the following stations move to 880; KRVN WMEQ KJJR and CHQT? I originally started DXing in the early 70's. My dad used to listen to distant broadcasts like the Grand Ole Opry and that's how I got started. He used a Zenith transoceanic Royal 1000. He bought me a $20 Playmate made in Japan radio after he got tired of me wearing out the batteries in his radio. In spite of being a cheap radio without an RF amplifier like the Zenith has; it actually performed quite well. I frequently received and listened to stations like WBZ, WCBS, WWL, and WSB not to mention others. WCBS was my favorite. I guess it had something to do with New York City. After the radio died in the late 70's I dropped the hobby entirely. I came back to it in January 1991 when I found a GE Superadio II while browsing the electronics section in the Canadian Tire store in Brandon. The words Long Range and High Selectivity on the picture of the dial on the box caught my attention. The big list of specs like 4 tuned IF stages on AM, 8 ferrite rod antenna and tuned RF o! n AM sold me on it and I bought it right there. I unpacked it as soon as I got home, turned it on at 4:45PM that afternoon and was astounded at the sensitivity and selectivity. I have never owned or tried a radio that even came close to the performance of this unit. 5 minutes later I stumbled on WBZ loud and clear and was amazed at the catch considering how cluttered the AM band now was. I always thought that it would be totally impossible to improve the sensitivity of the unit any further, However a few years later I discovered the IRCA and joined. I purchased some literature from the club and Ralph Sanserino's loop was just too tempting not to build and try. I expected it to be a flop, but how wrong I was. It really blew me away as it pulled in stations loud and clear that were totally absent on the Superadio without it even with the volume wide open. It more than doubled the number of station I could pick up during the daytime. Kenneth Nawalkowski ___ 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] WNAX's daytime signal
WNAX at 469 miles is a BOG catch here in Barrington IL if I aim basically due west, taking out any WMAM. Ditto further north in Grafton WI (20 miles N of Milwaukee) if I aim BOG properly and don't have too much WMAM. From Barrington, phasing WIND helps. Westerly cardioid antennas also get it weakly mixed with WMAM. 73 KAZ -Original Message- From: Tim Hills thi...@sio.midco.net Sent: Apr 19, 2011 7:53 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] WNAX's daytime signal The WNAX transmitter/tower sits very close to the Missouri River. Next time I'm down that way I'll try to remember to get pics of it. The night time pattern happens to line up with the river and I'm sure the ground conductivity has a lot to do with the range considering it's only 5KW. On 4/19/2011 19:27, Kenneth Nawalkowski wrote: Here at my location 105 miles north of the MB/ North Dakota border in western Manitoba, WNAX comes in quite decent on a car radio with CKSW underneath. On a Superadio II with a Sanserino loop it comes in great. Since WNAX is located almost straight south and CKSW is straight west, I can null either one and listen to the other. Reception is the same here day and night. These 2 have only been available here since KY58 Winnipeg moved to FM. Before then they were both buried in KY58's AM stereo lower sideband. Kenneth Nawalkowski Sandy Lake MB - Original Message - From: David Faulkner drdsfaulk...@yahoo.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] WNAX's daytime signal ___ 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
