Re: [IRCA] KCTC 1320 CA logged in IL tonight
Nice catch! They are weak here, 80 miles away! Mike Hawkins On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:34 PM, neilkaz neil...@earthlink.net wrote: This evening I reversed the feed and termination points on my broadside Double KAZ Array to aim it west rather than east since there's far more HSFB to my west. New with HSFB was KAIR from KS. I have enough directivity to slice past WMBD but the usual was then KWAY. My 2300 Perseus recording had a couple of California ments during an ad about 1 minute prior to ToH o/u KELO and then at the TOH somewhat under a weak KELO there's a KCTC call and West Sacramento and ESPN 1320 mention. Even if they left day pattern on, this doesn't put all that much of their 5 kW in my direction! Shocked to log this! On 1430 I also was able to add KLO with a decent signal and dominant at the same time! KLO was also just logged in Michigan's UP by John Reiger. Are they running day power at night? Anytime I've improved my antenna system's directivity I've improved my DX. 73 KAZ Barrington IL Perseus and Broadside Double KAZ Array spaced 260 ft and aimed West ___ 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 for Saturday, September 14, 2013
Good Morning, Listened from 1320-1352 utc. Late start this morning with the usual stations being heard. 153 RUSSIA, Komosomolsk, Radio Rossii 1320 good signal with music. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 189 RUSSIA, Petropavlovsk, Radio Rossii 1322 good signal with man in Russian.W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 567 JAPAN, Sapporo, JOIK NHK1 1325 poor signal with music and moderate splatter. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 594 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1326 very weak signal with music. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 603 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Seoul, HLSA 1330 with good signal and song You are my Shinning Star. Sky wire loop. 09/14/2013 666 JAPAN, Osaka, JOBK NHK1 1332 fair signal with comedy show. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 693 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOBB NHK2 1337 good signal with man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 774 JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2 1339 fair signal with man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 828 JAPAN, Osaka, JOBB NHK2 1341 fair signal with man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Dangjin, HLCA KBS 1344 fair signal with music. Moderate splatter. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 1053 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1350 jammer with fair signal and moderate splatter. NW ewe. 09/14/2013 1134 JAPAN, JOQR 1140 HBC 1355 fair signal at times with moderate splatter. Woman in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1248 fair signal with man in Chinese. W-SW ewe. 09/14/2013 Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 W-SW ewe Sky wire loop ___ 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 14 Sep; Victoria version
Well, Gary probably heard Korea in a big way this morning. My first N. Koreans of the season were heard, HLSA and HLQH were back, 774 holding past 1400UT etc. etc. Not much China though. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAK man in JJ 1252UT and other times 774 JOUB man in JJ 1247 and 1352UT, and other times I'm sure 1566 HLAZ woman in JJ 1312UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 279 R. Rossii woman in RR 1301UT 567 JOIK man talking, woman laughing, peaked at 1253UT //594 603 HLSA laid back western style vocal mx 1304-1306UT followed by man in KK 639 CNR1 woman in CC 1318UT; also 1254UT, likely earlier as well per DXFishbarrel recording 693 JOAB man w/wx report 1314UT, nulling CBU-690 w/Flag termination sure helped 747 JOIB man JJ 1345UT 828 JOBB SS lessons covering the months 1258UT 873 JOGB man in JJ 1335UT, //828 etc. 972 HLCA man in KK 1258UT, and many other times 1053 jammer wasn't as lively this morning compared with its contemporaries 1575 VoA man in SE Asian language 1324UT, best on N. Flag; these guys are well modulated not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 612 4QR likely, man in DU EE, with woman agreeing... 666 JOBK man in forthright JJ //594 1311UT 819 N. Korea operatic singing by woman 1334UT //2850 873 N. Korea operatic singing //2850 1328UT, fading in and out with JOGB 954 JOKR likely JJ pop mx 1349UT 1323 CRI male ballad 1327UT, same ballad turned up on 963 a minute later, but difficult to get them both together, though did so at a lower level than this at 1331UT, think 1323 was leading slightly 1566 man in CC 1348; I swear HLAZ came back stronger after the pattern change, presumably coming out of a deep fade 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) : 153 R. Rossii male ballad 1259UT //279, but lagging it, pips on hour 558 HLQH male ballad //603 1336UT 612 man talking, DU EE inflection, 1341UT 657 man in sombre KK sounding talk likely N. Korea, but couldn't snag any parallel 1338UT 864 much JJ inflected talk by man at various times, but could never get it //1287, so who knows? 963 CRI male ballad //1323 1329UT 1044 unID 1251UT, if JJ talk, it was very clipped 1242 JOLF seems likely, man in JJ inflected talk 1326 and pop mx1349UT 1287 this was never up to much whenever I tuned by, Pips at 1300 were //864, but could never get the two of them up at the same time Strongish het, no or near imaginaryaudio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 531 621 648 675 702(hum) 837 846 918 945 1008 1017 1035 1143 1179 1251 1377 1422 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] Alberta TP/DU for 14 Sep 2013
Conditions were a bit better here this morning, though other than the 972/1566/1575 regulars it was all Japan. It was almost like being on a DXpedition, as the kids decided we'd all sleep in the tent last night. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Solid signal from tune in at 1232 to past 1300. 693 JOAB Tokyo, Japan Consistent good signal to past 1300. 747 JOIB Sapporo, Japan Good, approaching VG at times. 774 JOUB Akita, Japan Pretty much 100% copy continually from 1235 to 1300. 828 JOBB Osaka, Japan Not quite as solid as 747 and 774, but close. 837 Only the weakest of audio, but could make out NHK style time pips at 1300, so presumably JOQK. 891 unID, traces of audio at 1240. 954 unID, traces of audio at 1248. Likely Japan. 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Good signal at 1239, but didn't stick around long, and pretty much faded out by 1250. 1179 JOOR, Osaka, Japan Few words of Japanese noted at 1249. 1188 JOKP, Kitami Japanese talk at 1243, //594. 1242 JOLF, Tokyo Weak, but presumed the one with woman speaking at 1251. 1422 JORF, Yokohama Weak, with man and woman conversing at 1248. 1566 HLAZ Cheju, S.KoreaGood solid signal for most of the time from 1230 to past 1300. 1575 VOA Thailand Fair signal at 1243, with talk by woman. 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] NE Oregon Saturday TPs
Much better this morning than yesterday--all Asian. 594 1304 utc, poor/weak. 693 1328 utc, very poor/poor 747 1235 utc very poor/poor. 774 1234-1317 utc. Weak on peaks. 828 1302 utc, very poor/poor. 972 first noted 1230 utc, last check 1318, poor. 1566 1230-1322 utc. Medium at times, best signal by far today. LWBC Radio Rossii 153, 180, 189, 279 1203-1305 utc. Steve NE Oregon R75, 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
Re: [IRCA] TP 14 Sep; Victoria version
Hi Nick, Well, Gary probably heard Korea in a big way this morning. You are right, Nick! After our discussion concerning 603-HLSA yesterday, the station must have appreciated the attention... around 1255 this morning it pegged the PL-380 S/N display for the first time ever here with its pop music. It was in a vibrant mix with 603-China for much of the session, but its signals were easily the strongest ever heard here in 7 years of TP-DXing. Its parallel 558-HLQH also had no trouble being heard, and 639-CNR1 managed a huge signal at 1318 with male-female Chinese conversation. The grandma on 657-Pyongyang even got in a good tirade at 1313-- along with the Chinese co-channel trying to silence her at times. More details later. 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sat, Sep 14, 2013 9:39 am Subject: [IRCA] TP 14 Sep; Victoria version Well, Gary probably heard Korea in a big way this morning. My first N. Koreans of the season were heard, HLSA and HLQH were back, 774 holding past 1400UT etc. etc. Not much China though. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAK man in JJ 1252UT and other times 774 JOUB man in JJ 1247 and 1352UT, and other times I'm sure 1566 HLAZ woman in JJ 1312UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 279 R. Rossii woman in RR 1301UT 567 JOIK man talking, woman laughing, peaked at 1253UT //594 603 HLSA laid back western style vocal mx 1304-1306UT followed by man in KK 639 CNR1 woman in CC 1318UT; also 1254UT, likely earlier as well per DXFishbarrel recording 693 JOAB man w/wx report 1314UT, nulling CBU-690 w/Flag termination sure helped 747 JOIB man JJ 1345UT 828 JOBB SS lessons covering the months 1258UT 873 JOGB man in JJ 1335UT, //828 etc. 972 HLCA man in KK 1258UT, and many other times 1053 jammer wasn't as lively this morning compared with its contemporaries 1575 VoA man in SE Asian language 1324UT, best on N. Flag; these guys are well modulated not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 612 4QR likely, man in DU EE, with woman agreeing... 666 JOBK man in forthright JJ //594 1311UT 819 N. Korea operatic singing by woman 1334UT //2850 873 N. Korea operatic singing //2850 1328UT, fading in and out with JOGB 954 JOKR likely JJ pop mx 1349UT 1323 CRI male ballad 1327UT, same ballad turned up on 963 a minute later, but difficult to get them both together, though did so at a lower level than this at 1331UT, think 1323 was leading slightly 1566 man in CC 1348; I swear HLAZ came back stronger after the pattern change, presumably coming out of a deep fade 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) : 153 R. Rossii male ballad 1259UT //279, but lagging it, pips on hour 558 HLQH male ballad //603 1336UT 612 man talking, DU EE inflection, 1341UT 657 man in sombre KK sounding talk likely N. Korea, but couldn't snag any parallel 1338UT 864 much JJ inflected talk by man at various times, but could never get it //1287, so who knows? 963 CRI male ballad //1323 1329UT 1044 unID 1251UT, if JJ talk, it was very clipped 1242 JOLF seems likely, man in JJ inflected talk 1326 and pop mx1349UT 1287 this was never up to much whenever I tuned by, Pips at 1300 were //864, but could never get the two of them up at the same time Strongish het, no or near imaginaryaudio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 531 621 648 675 702(hum) 837 846 918 945 1008 1017 1035 1143 1179 1251 1377 1422 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 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 Sep 14 1810 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 13 September follow. Solar flux 92 and estimated planetary A-index 9. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 14 September 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 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 93 93 93 93 93 93 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 A-in 77777711 9999999 K-in 31212421223121 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-14
Hello All, Korean and Chinese stations came back in force on the low band here this morning, with vibrant mixes on both 603 and 657. Yesterday's topic of conversation (with Nick) 603-HLSA was in a snarl with China (Hulun Buir?) at the start of the session at 1245, and steadily built up strength until its pop music at 1255 briefly pegged the PL-380's S/N display at the 25 maximum (the first time that it's ever managed this in Puyallup over 7 years). 603-China was persistent, though, and it made the frequency pretty wild all session long. 657-Pyongyang was also in a mix with China (Henan?) for much of the session, making its tirades sound pretty throttled at times. 639-CNR1 had the frequency all to itself for a huge signal at 1318 (the best heard here in 2 years), and 558-HLQH had no trouble keeping up a nice parallel with the monster-signal 603-HLSA. The usual TP big guns were vibrant on 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1053, 1134, 1287, 1566 and 1575 this morning, with 594-JOAK and 972-HLCA especially strong. The session was one of the best in recent memory for the low-band Koreans and Chinese, making the morning sound like something worthy of mid-October. 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Very strong with pop music over China at 1255; this recording pegged the PL-380's S/N at the strongest point http://www.mediafire.com/listen/722p4pqw71fic19/603-HLSA-1255z091413Pl380.MP3 603 China (Hulun Buir?) Temporarily dominant over HLSA at 1254, but the Korean station's pop music eventually dominates strongly at the end of the MP3 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/pk4xkzxojefjxji/603-China-HLSA-mix-1254z091413PL380.MP3 639 CNR1 China Synchros Very strong with Chinese YL speech at 1318; best signal here since 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/g4j25jse25awm2a/639-CNR1-1318z091413PL380.MP3 657 Pyongyang N. Korea Temporarily dominant over Chinese co-channel (Henan?) at 1313 with usual lame tirades http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3az5598wfhuytqa/657-Pyongyang-1313z091413PL380.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5 loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 12 medium wave FSL antenna ___ 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-14
presumably heard from your beach house at Neah Bay Gary (hi)? Those are some mighty fine signal levels. best wishes, Nick At 21:00 14-09-13, you wrote: Hello All, Korean and Chinese stations came back in force on the low band here this morning, with vibrant mixes on both 603 and 657. Yesterday's topic of conversation (with Nick) 603-HLSA was in a snarl with China (Hulun Buir?) at the start of the session at 1245, and steadily built up strength until its pop music at 1255 briefly pegged the PL-380's S/N display at the 25 maximum (the first time that it's ever managed this in Puyallup over 7 years). 603-China was persistent, though, and it made the frequency pretty wild all session long. 657-Pyongyang was also in a mix with China (Henan?) for much of the session, making its tirades sound pretty throttled at times. 639-CNR1 had the frequency all to itself for a huge signal at 1318 (the best heard here in 2 years), and 558-HLQH had no trouble keeping up a nice parallel with the monster-signal 603-HLSA. The usual TP big guns were vibrant on 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1053, 1134, 1287, 1566 and 1575 this morning, with 594-JOAK and 972-HLCA especially strong. The session was one of the best in recent memory for the low-band Koreans and Chinese, making the morning sound like something worthy of mid-October. 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Very strong with pop music over China at 1255; this recording pegged the PL-380's S/N at the strongest point http://www.mediafire.com/listen/722p4pqw71fic19/603-HLSA-1255z091413Pl380.MP3 603 China (Hulun Buir?) Temporarily dominant over HLSA at 1254, but the Korean station's pop music eventually dominates strongly at the end of the MP3 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/pk4xkzxojefjxji/603-China-HLSA-mix-1254z091413PL380.MP3 639 CNR1 China Synchros Very strong with Chinese YL speech at 1318; best signal here since 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/g4j25jse25awm2a/639-CNR1-1318z091413PL380.MP3 657 Pyongyang N. Korea Temporarily dominant over Chinese co-channel (Henan?) at 1313 with usual lame tirades http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3az5598wfhuytqa/657-Pyongyang-1313z091413PL380.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5 loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 12 medium wave FSL antenna ___ 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] Loud TA's (14 SEP 2013)
I noted quite a few TA carriers already showing at 6 p.m. EDT / 2200 UTC (pre-sunset) so I set up for a Perseus capture at 7 p.m. EDT / 2300 UTC. Signals were definitely coming in well by that time. There was a good geographical spread from Algeria, Mauritania, and Spain on the southern end of things as well as more northerly countries such as the UK. I suspect that at least some of the bigger guns could go inland. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA Perseus SuperLoop 9m vertical by 15m horizontal, base ht. 1.5m, null west ___ 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] Loud TA's (14 SEP 2013)
Le 2013-09-14 19:21, Mark Connelly a écrit : I suspect that at least some of the bigger guns could go inland. Indeed, they are in at the moment here under apparently good condition, just as it has been lately. Nigeria 917 noted but too weak for audio. Koranic chant on 765 at 19:39 EDT barely fair, probably Iran on a rather empty channel since the departure of Swiss. Sylvain Naud Portneuf, QC ___ 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 Sep 15 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 14 September follow. Solar flux 93 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 15 September 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 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 93 93 93 93 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 93 93 A-in 777711 999999976 K-in 21242122312111 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-14
Nick, presumably heard from your beach house at Neah Bay Gary (hi)? Those are some mighty fine signal levels. Thanks for your generous comments! Nowhere near Neah Bay this morning, but maybe the new FSL antenna brought back a little salt water aroma from the Oregon cliffs?? 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sat, Sep 14, 2013 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-14 presumably heard from your beach house at Neah Bay Gary (hi)? Those are some mighty fine signal levels. best wishes, Nick At 21:00 14-09-13, you wrote: Hello All, Korean and Chinese stations came back in force on the low band here this morning, with vibrant mixes on both 603 and 657. Yesterday's topic of conversation (with Nick) 603-HLSA was in a snarl with China (Hulun Buir?) at the start of the session at 1245, and steadily built up strength until its pop music at 1255 briefly pegged the PL-380's S/N display at the 25 maximum (the first time that it's ever managed this in Puyallup over 7 years). 603-China was persistent, though, and it made the frequency pretty wild all session long. 657-Pyongyang was also in a mix with China (Henan?) for much of the session, making its tirades sound pretty throttled at times. 639-CNR1 had the frequency all to itself for a huge signal at 1318 (the best heard here in 2 years), and 558-HLQH had no trouble keeping up a nice parallel with the monster-signal 603-HLSA. The usual TP big guns were vibrant on 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1053, 1134, 1287, 1566 and 1575 this morning, with 594-JOAK and 972-HLCA especially strong. The session was one of the best in recent memory for the low-band Koreans and Chinese, making the morning sound like something worthy of mid-October. 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Very strong with pop music over China at 1255; this recording pegged the PL-380's S/N at the strongest point http://www.mediafire.com/listen/722p4pqw71fic19/603-HLSA-1255z091413Pl380.MP3 603 China (Hulun Buir?) Temporarily dominant over HLSA at 1254, but the Korean station's pop music eventually dominates strongly at the end of the MP3 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/pk4xkzxojefjxji/603-China-HLSA-mix-1254z091413PL380.MP3 639 CNR1 China Synchros Very strong with Chinese YL speech at 1318; best signal here since 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/g4j25jse25awm2a/639-CNR1-1318z091413PL380.MP3 657 Pyongyang N. Korea Temporarily dominant over Chinese co-channel (Henan?) at 1313 with usual lame tirades http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3az5598wfhuytqa/657-Pyongyang-1313z091413PL380.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5 loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 12 medium wave FSL antenna ___ 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] DX Tip.....690 KFXN Minneapolis, MINNESOTA in Hmong Language ....@ 0030 EDT
Hi Guys: If anyone needs KFXN 690 ..they are being heard now 0030 EDT here in Ontario in the HMONG Language. Female with distinctive Asian Chants/Singing!! You can't miss it if you hear it!! Power is listed as 500 Watts Days/ 4 Watts Nights. No matter what they are using...it's a Good Catch!! Heard on my SONY SRF-T615 ULTRALIGHT..Barefoot!! 73ROB 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
Re: [IRCA] DX Tip.....690 KFXN Minneapolis, MINNESOTA in Hmong Language ....@ 0030 EDT
Yep, there it is. Not needed here, and I've even QSLed it before. But thanks for the tip. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Robert Ross va...@rogers.com wrote: Hi Guys: If anyone needs KFXN 690 ..they are being heard now 0030 EDT here in Ontario in the HMONG Language. Female with distinctive Asian Chants/Singing!! You can't miss it if you hear it!! Power is listed as 500 Watts Days/ 4 Watts Nights. No matter what they are using...it's a Good Catch!! Heard on my SONY SRF-T615 ULTRALIGHT..Barefoot!! 73ROB 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 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] Cable Routers OT
I am finally going to get high speed, via Charter Cable next week and I am looking for a good router. I have been looking at a $45 unit made by Netgear. I have been advised not to get an inexpensive one as they can cause problems. I only need one to run one device at a time as there is only me in the house. What are others using? I still have no clue if there will be an RF noise, but I am fed up with the poor dialup. The speed is one thing, but the noise on the lines just makes it worse. I bought a laptop (Toshiba) with Windows 7. It is set up for wifi. 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] Good night for LW TA's
LW TA's really booming tonight FF and EE heard at good listenable levels, also heard on barefoot Sony ICF-2010 at marginal levels. Bob Young Millbury, Ma HRO-50R1 470 kHz dipole ___ 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] Cable Routers OT
Welcome to the 21st century, Patrick ;-) You have a small place, and not a complicated set-up. My view is just about anything will work fine. I've owned 1/2 dozen routers over the years, and none ever caused any issues, and most were pretty much plug and play. Probably best to stick with recognized names like D-Link (which I use) or Linksys. Just make sure you enable WPA encryption, which I'm sure you'll be prompted to do. I've never noticed any RF issues, though presumably you'll stay away from using the home's power lines. I'm seeing more and more of these units for home use, and they scare mevisions of Broadband over the power lines. 73, Walt. On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 5:27 AM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote: I am finally going to get high speed, via Charter Cable next week and I am looking for a good router. I have been looking at a $45 unit made by Netgear. I have been advised not to get an inexpensive one as they can cause problems. I only need one to run one device at a time as there is only me in the house. What are others using? I still have no clue if there will be an RF noise, but I am fed up with the poor dialup. The speed is one thing, but the noise on the lines just makes it worse. I bought a laptop (Toshiba) with Windows 7. It is set up for wifi. 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 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
