[IRCA] 738 Tahiti
Quite decent reception now at 05:22 UTC from RFO Tahiti with French talk by a female announcer, though deep fades also occurring. An interesting ionosphere. 860, for instance, within 1 minute I heard Prince Rupert (CBC), Sask (French), and Oregon. Too strange! 73,Walt ___ 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] Follow the ongoing Arctic DXpeditions
A reminder that there are currently at least four ongoing DXpeditions in the Arctic region of the Nordic countries, and each of them is blogging or otherwise updating information on a daily basis. Here you can access the latest logs and news from above the Arctic Circle: Aihkiniemi, Finland: http://www.dxing.info/community/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2686 (move to page 2 for the latest updates) Lemmenjoki, Finland: http://www.tapiokalmi.net/dx/lem/index.html Kongsfjord, Norway: http://arcticdx.blogspot.fi/ Parkalompolo, Sweden: http://www.furuogrund.se/pax/PAX/paxarkiv.htm - open the "Log" file next to PAX98, or download directly from here: http://www.furuogrund.se/pax/PAX/pax98.rtf Mid-October is often the opening of the AM DX season in Scandinavia, and at no other time can you find such a flurry of activity in all the major DXpedition bases up here. 73 Mika ___ 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: 2012 Oct 17 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 October follow. Solar flux 137 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 17 October was 1. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 132 132 132 132 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 A-in 19 19 19 19 9888888855 K-in 22212111212111 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
[IRCA] ULR DX....1 NEW Station for ULR LOG @ Sunset Tonight.......1440 WMAX
Hi Guys: Some good conditions to the South-East @ Sunset tonight, but the only NEW STN Logged was to the West!!! Had this in until they switched from 5 KW Days to 2.5 KW Days, then they were gone! This is a RELOG for the OVERALL LOG but NEW to the ULR LOG. Radio used is.SONY SRF-T615 Ultralight BAREFOOT ULR LOG TOTALS are now1021 Station Heard 73ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA 1440 WMAX Bay City, MICHIGAN Oct/16/12 1850 EDTEE FAIR-GOOD Catholic Answers Live Pgm @ 1850-55 EDT. EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network IDs. Also ID as "Ave Maria Radio". EWTN Pgm Promos. Relig Talk by Father John Riccardo. Gave 734 Area Code Phone Number which was the Number for WDEO 990 Ypsilanti,Michigan. WMAX is a Sister Station to WDEO. Promo for the "Al Kresta" Show on EWTN. Gone at 1900 EDT Possible power down from 5 KW to 2.5 KW. After 1900 WDRJ Inkster, Michigan took over the Frequency. RELOG...But NEW to ULR LOG # 1021 5/2.5 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
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2012 Oct 16 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 October follow. Solar flux 137 and estimated planetary A-index 8. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 16 October was 1. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 132 132 132 132 132 132 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 A-in 19 19 19 19 19 19 98888888 K-in 32222121112121 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
[IRCA] TP for 16 Oct 2012; Victoria version
As others have observed, it was a return to Asiatic conditions this morning, but nothing much beyond the big guns here. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAB JJ talk by woman and man at 1359UT 774 JOUB JJ talk by woman at 1413UT reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): just the above, passing through not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 972 HLCA presumed at 1420UT, female vocal mx Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) : 738 man talking 1405, FF inflection? 747 JOIB JJ talk by woman //774 1358UT 828 JOBB JJ talk by woman //774, but at 1400UT CC pips were dominant, so there was a Chinese station in there too. Odd, given that none of the "regular" CC channels, 639, 945, 1017, 1206 etc. were heard. 1053 jammer at 1401UT 1566 man talking 1402UT, CC inflection, likely HLAZ Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 864 1008 1098 1242 best wishes, -- 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] TP's & DU's for Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Hi Gary, After listening to your audio clip of Tahiti, sure sounds like the woman I heard talking this morning. Your recording was better than my reception which had moderate KCBS splatter. Thanks for posting the audio. Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, 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] CJRN 710 Niagra Falls
Hi All: Guess that means after 11/30 there will be but one AM left on the Niagara Peninsula, CKTB, 610, St. Catherines. At one time there were five, the short-lived 530 in Ft. Erie, CKTB, CJRN, CHSC-1220 and CHOW, 1470, Welland. I wonder how long it will be before all their smaller market AMs are gone. 73 David --- On Tue, 10/16/12, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. > Subject: [IRCA] CJRN 710 Niagra Falls > To: "NRC" , "Mailing list for the International Radio Club > of America" > Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 1:35 PM > I don't know if this has been posted > somewhere else, but the station is not > getting it's license renewed. > > http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-550.htm > > Paul Walker > ___ > 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-16
Hello All, It was nice to finally have a couple of Asiatic TP's back at decent levels this morning after the long aurora-induced shutdown-- even if they were only the Korean big guns on 972 and 1053. 738-Tahiti's signal apparently still received some benefit from the recent solar tantrum, though, and was back with fair audio around 1355. The Japanese on 594 and 774 were at fair-good levels, and even the 1044-CRI Chinese station showed up weak weak audio in and out. Dennis' apparent reception of 738-BEL2 is quite a puzzle--the station didn't manage a trace here this morning, even though it it one of the very few TP's that this mediocre location seems to pull in quite well. I did notice that at the time that Dennis mentioned (1345-1352) 738-Taiwan had a special program on with a female-voiced narrator (a different female voice than the usual RFO lady announcer that has been heard here over and over this weird season), and the lady's rapid-fire French speech could easily have been mistak! en for Chinese., if a nulling-type antenna wasn't available to check the signal's origin. When I first heard this lady's speech even I thought it might be Chinese, but the direction was all from the SW, and when I listened closely I could identify the language as French (an MP3 link is below). 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Fair Japanese OM speech late at 1405 657 Pyongyang N. Korea Back with undermodulated music on strong carrier at 1407 738 Radio Polynesie Mahina, Tahiti Rapid French YL speech at fair level during apparent special program at 1353 http://www.mediafire.com/?8sptidc2yyfboq9 774 JOUB Akita, Japan Fair Japanese conversation through Seattle splatter at 1351 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Good Korean YL-OM conversation at 1358; best TP signal of the morning http://www.mediafire.com/?48htgl8yicl5ysm 1053 Korean Jammer Not quite at a booming level, but back in action after being lost in the aurora recently http://www.mediafire.com/?578ce8io7upw603 1134 KBS Hwaseong, S. Korea Fair Korean YL speech in CKWX splatter around 1343 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Poor-fair Japanese OM speech during Christain program at 1346 1575 VOA Ban Rassom, Thailand Poor Asiaitic language YL speech around 1349 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 + 8" Medium Wave FSL antenna (demo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqYZcRXCGxM&feature=youtu.be ) ___ 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] Victoria TP's & DU's for Tuesday, October 16, 2012
774 JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 1400 muffled talk in the racket... 891A good het. 1401 Nothing else noted. == Colin Newell - Victoria B.C. DXer and Ham - VA7WWV ICOM 703+ / DRAKE R8 / ETON E1 / Kenwood R2000 Antennas: Wellbrook ALA100's " Workman Verticals == ___ 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 & DU's for Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Hi Dennis, <<<738TAIWAN? BEL 2 1345-1352 poor to very weak signal at times. Asian language. Never heard before, but the Gary up North receives quite often. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 >>> Well, this is strange! I had only 738-Tahiti at a fair level during that same time this morning, but no trace of Taiwan. Maybe the ionosphere got twisted around this morning, and our usual TP signals got switched somehow? :-) 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Dennis Vroom To: irca Sent: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 7:37 am Subject: [IRCA] TP's & DU's for Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Only one Russian long wave this morning. Asian stations with the exception of a possible reception of "The Breeze" on 891. Powerhouse JOUB 774 had a very good signal at times. Might of heard Taiwan on 738 with weak signal, not sure though. 153RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1303 steady weak signal with woman in Russian. Last reception here 10/07. HPAW. 10/16/2012 209ALASKA, Yakataga CYT 1307 weather forecast with weak signal. HPAW. 10/16/2012 576RUSSIA, 1310 assuming the station with brief poor audio before fading out. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 594JAPAN, JOAK NHK1 1246 weak signal with woman in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 693JAPAN, JOAB NHK2 1313 fair signal with moderate splatter. Man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 738TAIWAN? BEL 2 1345-1352 poor to very weak signal at times. Asian language. Never heard before, but the Gary up North receives quite often. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 747JAPAN, JOIB NHK2 1408 fair signal with heavy splatter. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012. 774JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 1249-1255 weak signal with Radio English Conversation Program. Fair signal 1453. Very good signal at 1412 with Chinese lessons. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 828JAPAN, JOBB NHK2 1356 weak signal with woman in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 873JAPAN, JOGB NHK2 1358 weak signal with man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 891NEW ZEALAND? The Breeze? 1419 weak signal with music. Not 5AN. By the time I got the live stream going signal had faded out. Music was being played on live stream. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 972REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLCA 1316 steady weak signal with moderate KUFO splatter. Woman in Korean. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1053 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1256 jammer with fair signal. First time heard since 10/10. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1008 JAPAN, JONR ABC 1319 weak signal with man in Japanese. Music 1320. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1287 JAPAN, JOHR HBC 1401 weak signal with man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1386 JAPAN, JO?? NHK2 1404 fair at times and close to signal strength of // JOUB 774. Amazing for 10 kw of power. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ FEBC 1301 fair signal with man in Japanese. Good signal at 1332. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 - DRAKE R8B - EAC R 390 A NW-SW ewe - Sky wire loop High Performance Active whip Solar Indices SF 137 A 8 K 2 Local Sunrise 1430 utc Sunset 0122 utc ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP's & DU's for Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Only one Russian long wave this morning. Asian stations with the exception of a possible reception of "The Breeze" on 891. Powerhouse JOUB 774 had a very good signal at times. Might of heard Taiwan on 738 with weak signal, not sure though. 153 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1303 steady weak signal with woman in Russian. Last reception here 10/07. HPAW. 10/16/2012 209 ALASKA, Yakataga CYT 1307 weather forecast with weak signal. HPAW. 10/16/2012 576 RUSSIA, 1310 assuming the station with brief poor audio before fading out. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 594 JAPAN, JOAK NHK1 1246 weak signal with woman in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 693 JAPAN, JOAB NHK2 1313 fair signal with moderate splatter. Man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 738 TAIWAN? BEL 2 1345-1352 poor to very weak signal at times. Asian language. Never heard before, but the Gary up North receives quite often. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 747 JAPAN, JOIB NHK2 1408 fair signal with heavy splatter. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012. 774 JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 1249-1255 weak signal with Radio English Conversation Program. Fair signal 1453. Very good signal at 1412 with Chinese lessons. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 828 JAPAN, JOBB NHK2 1356 weak signal with woman in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 873 JAPAN, JOGB NHK2 1358 weak signal with man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 891 NEW ZEALAND? The Breeze? 1419 weak signal with music. Not 5AN. By the time I got the live stream going signal had faded out. Music was being played on live stream. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLCA 1316 steady weak signal with moderate KUFO splatter. Woman in Korean. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1053 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1256 jammer with fair signal. First time heard since 10/10. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1008 JAPAN, JONR ABC 1319 weak signal with man in Japanese. Music 1320. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1287 JAPAN, JOHR HBC 1401 weak signal with man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1386 JAPAN, JO?? NHK2 1404 fair at times and close to signal strength of // JOUB 774. Amazing for 10 kw of power. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ FEBC 1301 fair signal with man in Japanese. Good signal at 1332. W-SW ewe. 10/16/2012 Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 - DRAKE R8B - EAC R 390 A NW-SW ewe - Sky wire loop High Performance Active whip Solar Indices SF 137 A 8 K 2 Local Sunrise 1430 utc Sunset 0122 utc ___ 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
