[IRCA] What the heck is that Chinese station - time to find out!
New Year, time to learn a new DX skill - how about a small dose of Chinese? Here's your comprehensive guide to making sense of Chinese station identifications: http://www.dxing.info/articles/identifying_Chinese_radio_stations.dx 73 Mika Makelainen DXing.info ___ 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] OT Light bulbs
Fast forward ten or fifteen years. We will see posts like Old Light Bulb Found I saw an old deak lamp at a tag sale and there was a light bulb in it. 'I carefully took it home and it works. I now have it on a voltage reducer so it will last longer. So good to see the old light again! or even better: Prison talk: What are you in for? Smuggling light bulbs from Poland. (and they all moved away from me) Happy New Year! Karl N2KZ From: Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 1:04 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs If they can circumvent the regulations by defining it as a heat lamp, I don't see why they cant sell them here. (Next step is, they will outlaw heat lamps, hi). From: mwd...@webtv.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:59:41 -0800 Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs Can we imports those into the country? Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:59:40 -0800 Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs I'm glad to see so much feedback, pro and con regarding the new generation lights. Another alternative: A German company is manufacturing something called the Heatball, sold for heat, it is essentially a good old fashioned incandescent. their website is heatball.de/en/verwendurg.php (or verwendung.php if I read it wrong??) 'Might be worth checking into. ms From: mwd...@webtv.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:06:57 -0800 Subject: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs With the new year coming in, the end of the old bulbs in approaching soon. I do not care for the light the new ones put out so I bought a lot of the old 40-60-75 watt bulbs. Anyway, there are quite a few different ones. The LED ones have come down in price. Are the LED ones noise free? Anyone try them? Thanks. I am preparing myself on what is coming down the pike after the first of the year when most will switch. I wonder if there will be more noise issues? 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 ___ 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] OT Heatballs
Heatballs, wasn't that a movie with Bill Murray? hi.ms From: bobyoun...@hotmail.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 01:56:20 -0500 Subject: [IRCA] OT Heatballs This from Heatballs website, I may be looking into these heatballs, haha!: The same safety advice for light bulbs has to be adhered to for the HEATBALL. During its use as a heater, HEATBALLS have an unavoidable emission of light in the visible spectrum. This light is harmless and cannot be used as a reason for reclamation. http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:076:0003:0016:EN:PDF Bob Young Millbury, Ma From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:59:40 -0800 Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs I'm glad to see so much feedback, pro and con regarding the new generation lights. Another alternative: A German company is manufacturing something called the Heatball, sold for heat, it is essentially a good old fashioned incandescent. their website is heatball.de/en/verwendurg.php(or verwendung.php if I read it wrong??) 'Might be worth checking into. ms ___ 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 Wednesday, January 01, 2014
Listened from 1245-1338 utc. Surprise of the morning was Vietnam 675 with piano music matching shortwave // 5975 with fair signal for a minute then fading to a weak signal. Happy to start the New Year with this seldom heard station, Happy New! 153 RUSSIA, Komosomolsk, Radio Rossii 1245 good signal with man in Russian. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 189 RUSSIA, Petropavlovsk, Radio Rossii 1250 good signal with folk music. Sky wire loop. 01/01/2014 209 ALASKA, Yakataga, CYT 1252 very weak signal with weather forecast. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 279 RUSSIA, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Radio Rossii 1254 good signal with Louie Armstrong singing Winter Wonderland. Sky wire loop. 01/01/2014 594 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1258 weak signal with woman in Japanese. Heavy KUGN splatter. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 603 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Namyang, 1300 weak signal with music. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 675 VIETNAM, My Van, 1303 weak to fair signal with man in Vietnamese followed by piano music. // 5975. NW ewe 01/01/2014 774 JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2 1337 fair signal with Chinese lessons. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Dangjin, HLCA KBS 1306 weak signal with woman in Korean, Moderate splatter. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1317 very weak signal with man in Japanese NW ewe. 01/01/2014 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1316 fair signal with man in Asian language. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 Best regards, Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 NW 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
Re: [IRCA] TP's for Wednesday, January 01, 2014
I was listening to Vietnam on 675 kHz as well this morning until sign off at 1700. Very well heard here in Masset as well. An interesting with a real mix of stations. 73, Walt On Wednesday, January 1, 2014, Dennis Vroom wrote: Listened from 1245-1338 utc. Surprise of the morning was Vietnam 675 with piano music matching shortwave // 5975 with fair signal for a minute then fading to a weak signal. Happy to start the New Year with this seldom heard station, Happy New! 153RUSSIA, Komosomolsk, Radio Rossii 1245 good signal with man in Russian. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 189 RUSSIA, Petropavlovsk, Radio Rossii 1250 good signal with folk music. Sky wire loop. 01/01/2014 209ALASKA, Yakataga, CYT 1252 very weak signal with weather forecast. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 279RUSSIA, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Radio Rossii 1254 good signal with Louie Armstrong singing Winter Wonderland. Sky wire loop. 01/01/2014 594 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1258 weak signal with woman in Japanese. Heavy KUGN splatter. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 603REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Namyang, 1300 weak signal with music. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 675VIETNAM, My Van, 1303 weak to fair signal with man in Vietnamese followed by piano music. // 5975. NW ewe 01/01/2014 774JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2 1337 fair signal with Chinese lessons. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 972REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Dangjin, HLCA KBS 1306 weak signal with woman in Korean, Moderate splatter. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1317 very weak signal with man in Japanese NW ewe. 01/01/2014 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1316 fair signal with man in Asian language. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 Best regards, Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 NW ewe + Sky wire loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com javascript:; 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 javascript:; ___ 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] New Year's Day TP's in Seattle
Happy New Year, everyone. TP conditions were a bit unusual today. Most of the activity was in the lower half of the dial, instead of the upper half. The only signals noted at the high end were weak underachievers on 1566 and 1575. The DX peaked early today. Most of the stations had their best signals before 1335. There was little to be heard after that, and virtually no TP DX when sunrise arrived. My SDR recording started at 1250, which left me wondering what would have been heard earlier. Good -Mostly understandable by a native speaker for brief periods 774JOUB, man woman in Japanese 1255. Signal took a dive just before ToH, so no pips heard at 1300, and very lousy signal during weather report. Back with female monologue 1330 at good level, didn't sound like the usual Chinese lessons so possibly something special for New Year's Day. Gone after about 1340. Fair - some of it understandable by a native speaker 747JOIB, briefly faded up with weather report 1310 972HLCA, pips 1300, fanfare, woman in Korean then faded Poor - other stuff 594JOAK, time pips traces of talk 1300 675Very weak talk 1253 981CNR1, weak man woman in Chinese thru CKNW splatter 1321 1566HLAZ, male talk 1258, otherwise a carrier at best 1575VOA, talk in Asian language 1314 Bruce in Seattle Winradio Excalibur with Wellbrook K9AY ___ 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 1 Jan, Victoria version
sunrise enhancement? not to speak of. Most of the action, such as it was, was before 1400UT. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not today Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): nope not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 567 JOIK man in JJ 1345UT, no 594 at this time 747 JOIB woman in JJ //774 1344UT 774 JOUB wiman in JJ 1344UT 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 Tahiti? man talking, FF inflection 1346UT 1575 VoA? man and woman talking 1551UT Strongish het, no or near imaginaryaudio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 828 945 1314 best wishes for the new year, 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2014 Jan 01 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 December follow. Solar flux 145 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 01 January was 3. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate. Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 143 143 143 143 143 143 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 A-in 33333366666666 K-in 21222121122343 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] TP's for Wednesday, January 01, 2014
675VIETNAM, My Van, 1303 weak to fair signal with man in Vietnamese followed by piano music. // 5975. NW ewe 01/01/2014 Nice catch this morning, Dennis! 675-VOV used to be fairly common here during the peak seasons from 2008-2011, but it seems to have fallen on hard times since. It still shows up during ocean coast trips, though. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) -Original Message- From: Dennis Vroom vroom...@ymail.com To: irca irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wed, Jan 1, 2014 5:43 am Subject: [IRCA] TP's for Wednesday, January 01, 2014 Listened from 1245-1338 utc. Surprise of the morning was Vietnam 675 with piano music matching shortwave // 5975 with fair signal for a minute then fading to a weak signal. Happy to start the New Year with this seldom heard station, Happy New! 153RUSSIA, Komosomolsk, Radio Rossii 1245 good signal with man in Russian. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 189 RUSSIA, Petropavlovsk, Radio Rossii 1250 good signal with folk music. Sky wire loop. 01/01/2014 209ALASKA, Yakataga, CYT 1252 very weak signal with weather forecast. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 279RUSSIA, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Radio Rossii 1254 good signal with Louie Armstrong singing Winter Wonderland. Sky wire loop. 01/01/2014 594 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1258 weak signal with woman in Japanese. Heavy KUGN splatter. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 603REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Namyang, 1300 weak signal with music. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 675VIETNAM, My Van, 1303 weak to fair signal with man in Vietnamese followed by piano music. // 5975. NW ewe 01/01/2014 774JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2 1337 fair signal with Chinese lessons. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 972REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Dangjin, HLCA KBS 1306 weak signal with woman in Korean, Moderate splatter. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1317 very weak signal with man in Japanese NW ewe. 01/01/2014 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1316 fair signal with man in Asian language. NW ewe. 01/01/2014 Best regards, Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 NW 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 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] first DX of New Year: fair to good TA's 4:30 p.m. EST, 1 JAN
A quick look at the band around 4:30 p.m. EST / 2130 UTC showed a fair amount of medium-wave transatlantic activity. UK stations on 693, 909, 1089, and 1215 were good. 882 had UK + COPE mix and 1053 was Libya + UK. French stations on several channels were good from the low end (603) up to 1557 indicating no specific part of the band being enhanced. There were some good Spain signals, plus Algeria on several channels, Morocco on 612, and Mauritania with a whopping signal (but light audio) on 783. Eastern Canada was good with NB on 810 1260, NS on 1140 1270, and several Newfies. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, MA ___ 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] SSS 1/1 Dashboard DX
600 WCHT Escanaba MI 1659 CLT hrd w/talk and clear ID. New Odd conditions tonight with the north being in quite well. 600 CJWW Saskatoon 1655-1704 vy poor-poor under WMT, WCHT and KSJB //TUNE-IN app 690 CBKF1 Gravelbourg SK In fair and alone 1705 w/CBC FF nxs. Not common and first time heard alone. 860 Saskatoon 1654 fair just under CJBC and barely behind to produce a clear echo. Also 1050 CKSB will go off 1/4 per Shawn Axelrod. I'm really excited about hearing more stations especially on a night like tonight. Ive probably have heard CJNB before but not recently. Todd Skaine Woodbury, MN 2010 or car radio ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma
Someone recently brought to my attention this new book about the trials and tribulations of attempting to transition radio broadcasting to digital. Most of the book deals with IBOC in the US, but DAB in other parts of the world is also included: http://www.amazon.com/Radios-Digital-Dilemma-Broadcasting-Twenty-First/dp/0415656125 Considering the hefty price tag, I won't be springing for a copy. However, after searching a bit, I discovered that the book's contents are much the same as the author's 2011 PhD thesis, and you can download it here: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/26240/Anderson_John.pdf?sequence=1 It makes for some fascinating reading, and if you're interested in learning more about how IBOC was foisted on an unsuspecting public, and where it may go from here, I encourage you to take a look. You'll probably notice quite a few familiar names mentioned... Barry -- Barry McLarnon Ottawa, 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] Radio's Digital Dilemma
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Do you have rough (or better) numbers for the number of AM stations transmitting IBOC at the peak and today? It seems there have been no new major users of IBOC since the initial phase, and a lot (half?) of the original supporters have turned it off and said why bother?. What I found most interesting was the poor perception of FM IBOC audio quality, and FM IBOC is distinctly better than AM IBOC! So tell me again why masses of consumers will rush out to buy AM IBOC??? Chuck Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:40:05 -0500 From: b...@topazdesigns.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org CC: a...@yahoogroups.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma Someone recently brought to my attention this new book about the trials and tribulations of attempting to transition radio broadcasting to digital. Most of the book deals with IBOC in the US, but DAB in other parts of the world is also included: http://www.amazon.com/Radios-Digital-Dilemma-Broadcasting-Twenty-First/dp/0415656125 Considering the hefty price tag, I won't be springing for a copy. However, after searching a bit, I discovered that the book's contents are much the same as the author's 2011 PhD thesis, and you can download it here: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/26240/Anderson_John.pdf?sequence=1 It makes for some fascinating reading, and if you're interested in learning more about how IBOC was foisted on an unsuspecting public, and where it may go from here, I encourage you to take a look. You'll probably notice quite a few familiar names mentioned... Barry -- Barry McLarnon Ottawa, 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 ___ 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] 1215 GB Absolute Radio
In on peaks Hold the line Toto at 0158 UTC, Absolute radio does not stream outside GB anymore but there is a little button on their website that tells what they're playing at any given time, TA's have not been very good here tonight, got weak hets but nothing really listenable. Bob Young Millbury, Ma R-390A, 160M dipoles and Misek phaser ___ 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] Radio's Digital Dilemma
On 01/01/2014 08:34 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: Do you have rough (or better) numbers for the number of AM stations transmitting IBOC at the peak and today? It seems there have been no new major users of IBOC since the initial phase, and a lot (half?) of the original supporters have turned it off and said why bother?. I haven't tracked the numbers over time, but they've been steadily declining for the past three or four years. A total of about 310 AM stations have run IBOC at one time or another, but only about 175 (or maybe less) are still using it today. Most of those are either owned by iBiquity investors, or their IBOC conversion was subsidized by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's obviously an abject failure... unfortunately, it lingers on. Barry -- Barry McLarnon Ottawa, 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
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2014 Jan 02 0015 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 01 January follow. Solar flux 160 and estimated planetary A-index 12. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 02 January was 3. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate. Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are expected. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 31 31 31 31 31 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 02 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 143 143 143 143 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 160 160 A-in 33336666666612 12 K-in 22212112234333 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] Radio's Digital Dilemma
And would I be correct to assume there has been no new adaptor of AM IBOC in say 3 or 4 years? If so, I'll round this off and say half of the IBOC soldiers have suffered mortal wounds and the other half have numbered days. Let's tell 'em We told you so, Barry. Or better put, they never had enough technical ammo to make the fight win-able, so all we had to do was wait for them to surrender when the market said so what? to AM IBOC. Chuck Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 21:16:53 -0500 From: b...@topazdesigns.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma On 01/01/2014 08:34 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: Do you have rough (or better) numbers for the number of AM stations transmitting IBOC at the peak and today? It seems there have been no new major users of IBOC since the initial phase, and a lot (half?) of the original supporters have turned it off and said why bother?. I haven't tracked the numbers over time, but they've been steadily declining for the past three or four years. A total of about 310 AM stations have run IBOC at one time or another, but only about 175 (or maybe less) are still using it today. Most of those are either owned by iBiquity investors, or their IBOC conversion was subsidized by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's obviously an abject failure... unfortunately, it lingers on. Barry -- Barry McLarnon Ottawa, 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 ___ 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] Radio's Digital Dilemma
Thanks Barry, John used to post on the now defunct Radio-Info HD boards off and on, lately he had been talking about his book Bob Young Millbury, Ma Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:40:05 -0500 From: b...@topazdesigns.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org CC: a...@yahoogroups.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [NRC-AM] Radio's Digital Dilemma Someone recently brought to my attention this new book about the trials and tribulations of attempting to transition radio broadcasting to digital. Most of the book deals with IBOC in the US, but DAB in other parts of the world is also included: http://www.amazon.com/Radios-Digital-Dilemma-Broadcasting-Twenty-First/dp/0415656125 Considering the hefty price tag, I won't be springing for a copy. However, after searching a bit, I discovered that the book's contents are much the same as the author's 2011 PhD thesis, and you can download it here: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/26240/Anderson_John.pdf?sequence=1 It makes for some fascinating reading, and if you're interested in learning more about how IBOC was foisted on an unsuspecting public, and where it may go from here, I encourage you to take a look. You'll probably notice quite a few familiar names mentioned... Barry -- Barry McLarnon Ottawa, ON ___ The NRC AM mailing list Questions? ow...@nrcdxas.org Antenna Pattern Book Now Shipping AM Radio Log is now shipping! FM Atlas 21st Edition Close Out Prices! Details at http://www.nrcdxas.org ___ 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] 1215 GB Absolute Radio
I notice that as I tried to find Absolute Radio and the message came back that it no longer was available outside of Europe. Funny, as even a lot of small private UK stations are streaming to the US. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager From: bobyoun...@hotmail.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 21:04:30 -0500 CC: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] 1215 GB Absolute Radio In on peaks Hold the line Toto at 0158 UTC, Absolute radio does not stream outside GB anymore but there is a little button on their website that tells what they're playing at any given time, TA's have not been very good here tonight, got weak hets but nothing really listenable. Bob Young Millbury, Ma R-390A, 160M dipoles and Misek phaser ___ 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] Radio's Digital Dilemma
The only newer IBOCers are KRKO 1380 and KKXA 1520 Seattle area. Most in the NW on AM have shut it down. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 21:16:53 -0500 From: b...@topazdesigns.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma On 01/01/2014 08:34 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: Do you have rough (or better) numbers for the number of AM stations transmitting IBOC at the peak and today? It seems there have been no new major users of IBOC since the initial phase, and a lot (half?) of the original supporters have turned it off and said why bother?. I haven't tracked the numbers over time, but they've been steadily declining for the past three or four years. A total of about 310 AM stations have run IBOC at one time or another, but only about 175 (or maybe less) are still using it today. Most of those are either owned by iBiquity investors, or their IBOC conversion was subsidized by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's obviously an abject failure... unfortunately, it lingers on. Barry -- Barry McLarnon Ottawa, 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 ___ 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] Radio's Digital Dilemma
Chuck, I hope you are right that AM IBOC's days are numbered. I yes, it is doing on on FM though. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager From: charle...@msn.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 02:37:57 + Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma And would I be correct to assume there has been no new adaptor of AM IBOC in say 3 or 4 years? If so, I'll round this off and say half of the IBOC soldiers have suffered mortal wounds and the other half have numbered days. Let's tell 'em We told you so, Barry. Or better put, they never had enough technical ammo to make the fight win-able, so all we had to do was wait for them to surrender when the market said so what? to AM IBOC. Chuck Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 21:16:53 -0500 From: b...@topazdesigns.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma On 01/01/2014 08:34 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: Do you have rough (or better) numbers for the number of AM stations transmitting IBOC at the peak and today? It seems there have been no new major users of IBOC since the initial phase, and a lot (half?) of the original supporters have turned it off and said why bother?. I haven't tracked the numbers over time, but they've been steadily declining for the past three or four years. A total of about 310 AM stations have run IBOC at one time or another, but only about 175 (or maybe less) are still using it today. Most of those are either owned by iBiquity investors, or their IBOC conversion was subsidized by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's obviously an abject failure... unfortunately, it lingers on. Barry -- Barry McLarnon Ottawa, 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 ___ 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] Radio's Digital Dilemma
XEKAM 950 in Tijuana Mexico added IBOC sometime in the past year. Martin Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 02:37:57 + From: Chuck Hutton charle...@msn.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma And would I be correct to assume there has been no new adaptor of AM IBOC in say 3 or 4 years? If so, I'll round this off and say half of the IBOC soldiers have suffered mortal wounds and the other half have numbered days. Let's tell 'em We told you so, Barry. Or better put, they never had enough technical ammo to make the fight win-able, so all we had to do was wait for them to surrender when the market said so what? to AM IBOC. Chuck ___ 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] Radio's Digital Dilemma
Someone wanted info on IBOC stations a while back. I checked the Alaskans while here in Masset and could find none still using. Far less now than in past DXpeditions here, which is great. I'm only hearing a couple of lower 48 stations causing a nuisance now. Can someone post a list of Alaskan IBOCers for me. My list is from 2011-2012. 73, Walt On Wednesday, January 1, 2014, Barry McLarnon wrote: On 01/01/2014 08:34 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: Do you have rough (or better) numbers for the number of AM stations transmitting IBOC at the peak and today? It seems there have been no new major users of IBOC since the initial phase, and a lot (half?) of the original supporters have turned it off and said why bother?. I haven't tracked the numbers over time, but they've been steadily declining for the past three or four years. A total of about 310 AM stations have run IBOC at one time or another, but only about 175 (or maybe less) are still using it today. Most of those are either owned by iBiquity investors, or their IBOC conversion was subsidized by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's obviously an abject failure... unfortunately, it lingers on. Barry -- Barry McLarnon Ottawa, 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 ___ 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
