[IRCA] MW conditions from Masset 9 to 12 March 2013
Despite the reports from DXers in the south, my long weekend in Masset wasn't quite so dismal. I wouldn't say that I heard anything astonishing, but it did turn out to be a very solid Asian weekend. Not a hint of TA activity at all. TPs were solidly Asiatic, with the Koreans blasting in the strongest, followed by the Japanese, Chinese, and Russian MW (and LW) transmitters. Not a hint of India, nor Bangladesh. Vietnam was well heard on 675 on one day at least. 1575, as others reported was booming in most of the time. Nothing heard cochannel here, though, so I wonder whether the AFN Japanese are still there or not. Also, nothing from Radio Farda either. As always, I have a good selection of Perseus wav files. Sunday morning was the best, in my view. Saturday the weakest, and the other days in-between. I used only a single NW BOG of about 700', and 2 ALA-100 close to right angles to each other. 73 to all,Walt Salmaniw, 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] Alberta TP for 12 March 2013
This morning I seemed to experience what the guys out west saw yesterday. VOA on 1575 was fairly good at times between 1320 and 1350, but that was all the TP audio to be had this morning. Quite a few other carriers, but none overly strong, and a number seemed of DU origin rather than Asiatic. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Mar 13 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 12 March follow. Solar flux 123 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 13 March 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 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 123 123 A-in 44445555555555 K-in 21111111212121 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] [Amdx] [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed
I have the engineer's name (it's actually below, so you all have his name) and will be in touch. I would also never mind at all if anyone else - a.k.a. you who are reading this - simply took it upon themselves to contact an engineer, thank them, and let them know that something could be arranged for later on with more notice - and a lot more reports! And y'all know we can make morse code, tones, sweeps and the like. If they're really and truly afraid of receiving mounds of reports - well, don't offer that unless it's a deal-breaker not to, but we can do that too. If EACH ONE OF US contacted three stations...next season could be a barn-burner. Want a sample letter you can adapt to suit a particular station/situation? Or a helping hand to walk you through the process? You know who to ask. Saul Chernos Burnt River ON > Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:46:51 -0700 > From: wb2...@yahoo.com > To: a...@lists.wtfda.info; a...@nrcdxas.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [Amdx] [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed > > > I doubt anyone knew about it. I certainly would have tried had I known. Is > there any possibility we could get a test next year with a little more notice > ? > > Russ Edmunds > 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia > Grid FN20id > > FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8 > AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot > > > --- On Tue, 3/12/13, Steve Francis wrote: > > > From: Steve Francis > > Subject: Re: [Amdx] [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed > > To: amfmt...@mailman.qth.net, a...@nrcdxas.org, a...@wtfda.info, > > irca@hard-core-dx.com > > Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 6:34 PM > > > > Wow, wish we'd known. One of my closest > > unheards. I remember Jody Ritchie from when he ran > > WCGM-1120 here in town. Well, life goes on ... > > Congrats to all who heard it. > > > > Steve Francis > > Alcoa, Tennessee > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Chernos Saul > > To: am ; > > amdx ; > > amfmtvdx ; > > irca > > Sent: Tue, Mar 12, 2013 9:03 am > > Subject: [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed > > > > > > Here's a DX test we probably all missed: > > > > Mar06 08:02 DX TEST THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! 1450 WWXL > > Manchester, KY will transmit > > morse code from 10:30 PM to 11:00 eastern. Per station > > engineer Jody Ritchie > > > > From the BCB propagation logger, which I almost never check > > while away from > > Burnt River because I'm generally unable to DX. > > > > http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html > > > > I checked this morning in advance of a planned trip there in > > a few days. > > > > Please, if you know of DX tests, or see them reported > > elsewhere - especially > > ones put on with very little notice - spread the word to > > these lists and elsewhere. > > > > From posts to BCB logger, this KY GYer made it to eastern NY. > > > > I'll also thank the CE. And post a DX test update today or > > tomorrow - work's kept me too busy to do much else... > > > > Saul Chernos > > Burnt River ON ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed
I doubt anyone knew about it. I certainly would have tried had I known. Is there any possibility we could get a test next year with a little more notice ? Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8 AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot --- On Tue, 3/12/13, Steve Francis wrote: > From: Steve Francis > Subject: Re: [Amdx] [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed > To: amfmt...@mailman.qth.net, a...@nrcdxas.org, a...@wtfda.info, > irca@hard-core-dx.com > Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 6:34 PM > > Wow, wish we'd known. One of my closest > unheards. I remember Jody Ritchie from when he ran > WCGM-1120 here in town. Well, life goes on ... > Congrats to all who heard it. > > Steve Francis > Alcoa, Tennessee > > > -Original Message- > From: Chernos Saul > To: am ; > amdx ; > amfmtvdx ; > irca > Sent: Tue, Mar 12, 2013 9:03 am > Subject: [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed > > > Here's a DX test we probably all missed: > > Mar06 08:02 DX TEST THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! 1450 WWXL > Manchester, KY will transmit > morse code from 10:30 PM to 11:00 eastern. Per station > engineer Jody Ritchie > > From the BCB propagation logger, which I almost never check > while away from > Burnt River because I'm generally unable to DX. > > http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html > > I checked this morning in advance of a planned trip there in > a few days. > > Please, if you know of DX tests, or see them reported > elsewhere - especially > ones put on with very little notice - spread the word to > these lists and > elsewhere. > > From posts to BCB logger, this KY GYer made it to eastern > NY. > > I'll also thank the CE. And post a DX test update today or > tomorrow - work's > kept me too busy to do much else... > > Saul Chernos > Burnt River ON > > > > > > __ > AMFMTVDX mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amfmtvdx > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:amfmt...@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ___ > This is Amdx - The WTFDA AM DX List. > Amdx mailing list > > To unsubscribe, take yourself off list temporarily, change > password, view archives and more, go to http://www.wtfda.org/amdx.html > ___ 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] [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed
Wow, wish we'd known. One of my closest unheards. I remember Jody Ritchie from when he ran WCGM-1120 here in town. Well, life goes on ... Congrats to all who heard it. Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee -Original Message- From: Chernos Saul To: am ; amdx ; amfmtvdx ; irca Sent: Tue, Mar 12, 2013 9:03 am Subject: [AMFMTVDX] DX Test most of us missed Here's a DX test we probably all missed: Mar06 08:02 DX TEST THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! 1450 WWXL Manchester, KY will transmit morse code from 10:30 PM to 11:00 eastern. Per station engineer Jody Ritchie >From the BCB propagation logger, which I almost never check while away from Burnt River because I'm generally unable to DX. http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html I checked this morning in advance of a planned trip there in a few days. Please, if you know of DX tests, or see them reported elsewhere - especially ones put on with very little notice - spread the word to these lists and elsewhere. >From posts to BCB logger, this KY GYer made it to eastern NY. I'll also thank the CE. And post a DX test update today or tomorrow - work's kept me too busy to do much else... Saul Chernos Burnt River ON __ AMFMTVDX mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amfmtvdx Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:amfmt...@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ___ 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] More UNID on 1220 Ideas?
I have another one. This time an SSer. At 0700 EDT 3/13 "La Super, meta, meta.KWJZ(?).." Nothing matches I can find on 1220. When I first heard the SS, I thought regular XEB, but the ID did not match, nor the K calls, a domestic Anyone change format I missed? Thanks. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR 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: 2013 Mar 12 1810 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 11 March follow. Solar flux 120 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 12 March 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 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 119 119 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 A-in 44444455555555 K-in 22211111112121 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] [NRC-AM] UNID on 1220 Ideas?
Thanks Paul & Kaz. I set the timer to run the rest of the night, so maybe I got an ID, but the signal is very elusive for running 5 KW. When I hear it, it sure does not sound like 5 KW as it should be more common with WHKW. WHKW is 50 KW, but sends little signal West. But it sounds like KDXR 1480 Gooding ID. They are on 5 KW, then they are not, then they are. Sitting on 1220, I am bound to get that ID in time. However, I fight the off and on over mod from KVAS 1230 Astoria 7 miles away. Their mod varies from day to day. At times the loud C&W splatters all over the place. For some reason, since I left the Eastern Bev unterminated I have a lobe to them on 1230. Strange. I also extended the beverage another 20-30 feet to the last fence post. But overall the beverage does work better and it is more directional to the East on frequencies overall. I guess you win and lose a bit here and there. But I will keep sitting on 1220. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR 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] TP 12 Mar; Victoria version
An odd morning. Not any really good signals, but a few "spotlights" . Listened around 1330, 1400 and 1430UT approximately, while keeping an eye on ye olde DX Fishbarrel at other times. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): asking a bit much I'm afraid reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 594 JOAK man talking JJ, at 1426UT all alone on the band (barring domestics) 1575 VoA man in SE Asian language at 1335UT, best of the morning; lower band signals were better later not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 738 Tahiti man in FF 1406UT 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) : 531 brass band mx 1337UT, and certainly not // 594 which had an overexcited announcer (sports?) 774 woman talking 1429, too weak for any guess at language Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 828 846 891 1026 1503 1566 best wishes, Nick ___ 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 3-12
Hello All, Mid-March mediocrity settled in again to the band this morning as only three Asian big guns (972-HLCA, 1566-HLAZ and 1575-VOA) managed to produce poor to fair audio here from 1415-1510 UTC. Sunrise enhancement didn't really enhance anything, and 1575-VOA failed to receive anything like yesterday's turbo boost. It was almost dreary enough to make a hard-core TP-DXer consider calling it a season and "getting a life" (like Nick says)-- at least until tomorrow morning. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight + 8" Medium Wave FSL antenna (DXing indoors) ___ 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 Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Listened from 1335-1426 utc. Best signal of the morning goes to HLAZ 1566. 153 RUSSIA, Komosomolsk, Radio Rossii 1335-1341 fair signal with music. NW ewe. 03/12/2013 279 RUSSIA, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Radio Rossii 1353 fair signal with music. NW ewe. 03/12/2013 594 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1343 fair signal with woman in Japanese. NW ewe. 03/12/2013 774 JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2 1422 fair signal with woman in Japanese. NW ewe. 03/12/2013 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Dangjin, HLCA KBS 1350 weak signal with Korean and moderate splatter. NW ewe. 03/12/2013 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1346 good signal with woman in Chinese followed by music and man in Chinese. NW ewe. 03/12/2013 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1348 weak signal with man in Asian language. NW ewe. 03/12/2013 Best regards, Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 NW ewe Solar Indices SF 120 A 5 K 1 ___ 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 3-12-13
Listened from 1315-1345 utc and heard carriers on 774, 1557, 1566 and 1575 and around sunrise audio on 1566 and 1575. 1566 HLAZ heard at 1337 utc very poor with talk. 1575 VOA Thailand heard at 1335 utc fair with talk. 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] DX Test most of us missed
Here's a DX test we probably all missed: Mar06 08:02 DX TEST THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! 1450 WWXL Manchester, KY will transmit morse code from 10:30 PM to 11:00 eastern. Per station engineer Jody Ritchie >From the BCB propagation logger, which I almost never check while away from >Burnt River because I'm generally unable to DX. http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html I checked this morning in advance of a planned trip there in a few days. Please, if you know of DX tests, or see them reported elsewhere - especially ones put on with very little notice - spread the word to these lists and elsewhere. >From posts to BCB logger, this KY GYer made it to eastern NY. I'll also thank the CE. And post a DX test update today or tomorrow - work's kept me too busy to do much else... Saul Chernos Burnt River ON ___ 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] [NRC-AM] UNID on 1220 Ideas?
This is WSLM... "Playing The Greatest Music of All Time" sounds exactly like the slogan one of the satelitte fed CLASSIC HITS services would use. WSLM is known for not powering down, despite their claim they do.. or that they do most of the time and the only time they don't is when someones working on it. For what it's worth, WSLM has a 9KW LPTV signal, WHAN-LPTV. And despite the owners insistance that its on the air, a friend of mine was within 1000 feet of the tower.. and couldn't get a lick of signal from it. Paul On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 5:13 AM, Patrick Martin wrote: > 1220 UNID playing We Are The Champions by Queen, then into promo for > Breakfest in Ameica featuring SuperTramp at 0540 EDT. Then fadeout, fade > back in with Ventura Highway by America at 0550 EDT, followed by > "Playing the Greatest Music of All Time", then another fadeout. > 3/12. (PM-OR) > > Drake R8 > 1500' Eastern Beverage > > Two different stations? It kind of sounded like a Classic Rocker WSLM? > and a NOS station? Any ideas? At least I got some slogans. QRM from a > Rel station, presume The Word, WHKW as usual. Plus there was an Unid C&W > mixing at times (KDDR?) and also some Sports station, but I could not > get it well enough to tell which network it was running. But what a > jumble of weak signals. Too bad the A&K weren't 0 & 0. > Thanks. > 73, > > Patrick Martin > Seaside OR > ___ 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] UNID on 1220 Ideas?
1220 UNID playing We Are The Champions by Queen, then into promo for Breakfest in Ameica featuring SuperTramp at 0540 EDT. Then fadeout, fade back in with Ventura Highway by America at 0550 EDT, followed by "Playing the Greatest Music of All Time", then another fadeout. 3/12. (PM-OR) Drake R8 1500' Eastern Beverage Two different stations? It kind of sounded like a Classic Rocker WSLM? and a NOS station? Any ideas? At least I got some slogans. QRM from a Rel station, presume The Word, WHKW as usual. Plus there was an Unid C&W mixing at times (KDDR?) and also some Sports station, but I could not get it well enough to tell which network it was running. But what a jumble of weak signals. Too bad the A&K weren't 0 & 0. Thanks. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR 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
