[IRCA] Popular new features need new donors!
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[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on January 31
As Nick said, there wasn't much of anything today until after 1500. There was an interesting sunrise enhancement that started at about 1520 and lasted until about 1535. All of today's TP action was above 1250, with no signs of life on the lower 2/3 of the dial. Good - mostly understandable by a native speaker 1557Taiwan, Chinese songs 1522-1531+, sometimes peaking at good levels 1566HLAZ, announcements in Chinese 1531 Fair - a native speaker would recognize a few words or phrases 1314DWXI, man in Tagalog 1531 1422 JORF, Japanese talk 1535 1575VOA, Asian talk 1534 Poor - bits of stuff in the noise and splatter 1287pop music 1528, then JJ(?) talk 1404male talk 1532, sounded JJ carriers 1278 1413 1494 1503 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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] 1640 KZLS OK flipping again
Sorry, meant to delete a repeat of my other logs. Glenn ___ 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] 1640 KZLS OK flipping again
** OKLAHOMA. 1640, Jan 31 at 2102 UT check, no news, just `True Oldies` music even at hourtop from KZLS Enid-Hennessey-Oklahoma City. But not for long! Tnx to Artie Bigley for finding this on the reactivated RadioInsight.com board for Oklahoma, posted by Lance Venta, yet *another* format change for 1640; call change coming too? --- ``Reid Mullins And Talk Coming To KZLS Oklahoma City Last Updated on January 30, 2014 at 3:49 pm Champlin Broadcasting will begin shifting "True Oldies 1640" KZLS Enid/Oklahoma City to Talk on Monday, February 3. Reid Mullins, who had hosted mornings at Clear Channel Talk 1000 KTOK until last August will join the station Monday for a daily program from 7 to 10 am [13-16 UT, probably meaning M-F only, not daily]. McCarvilleReport.com states that "The new show on KZLS will bring back the "information and news" paradigm that former KTOK listeners were accustomed to, Mullins said. Guests will include local, state, and national political figures, commentators, and experts in various fields and sectors from agriculture, energy, healthcare, immigration and more." Mullins joining KZLS will kick off another format change at the station, which picked up the Oldies format and KZLS call letters when sister Classic Country "99.7 Hank-FM" KNAH debuted in late September. KZLS will shift to News/Talk in all dayparts by the end of February.`` One comment so far: ``It was a real treat to hear the Oldies on 1640 via skywave at night in the Dallas area. They had a real nice processor setting too and were not handicapped by the reduced analog bandwidth which so many AM stations seem to run as a default these days. Nothing like Oldies in marvelous mono on skywave. I knew it was too good to last :-( Jay Walker``. I guess the 1630 DFW outlet is evitable (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) On Thu, 1/30/14, Glenn Hauser wrote: Subject: Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, January 23-30, 2014 To: m...@googlegroups.com, "a...@nrcdxas.org" , "amfmt...@mailman.qth.net" , "MWC yg" , "mwdx" , "irca@hard-core-dx.com" Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 12:55 PM All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT`]. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only; or Sony SRF-59 as specified; Nissan stock caradio as specified; FRG-7 with E/W longwire as specified These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open access: http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page19 These logs are in four sexions, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of USA, unidentified, separated by === Within each, they are in frequency order ** OKLAHOMA. 1270, Jan 23 at 2002 UT during music, I get around to comparing KTUZ Claremore-Tulsa to its new parent, KTUZ-FM 106.7 OKC: 1270 is running a couple Spanish words behind, about right for a satellite-feed delay. You`d think AM could pull a direct off-the-air feed from FM? Not with a 106.9 Muskogee-Tulsa station in the way (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. During President Obama`s State of the Union speech, UT January 29 around 0235, I do a quick tune across the AM, FM and SW bands to find which stations are broadcasting it and which are not; on MW I do not dig deeply as the TV and computer are on, but find: Confirmed with SOTU: 700 WLW, 740 KRMG, 780 WBBM, 820 WBAP, 830 WCCO, 850 KOA, 890 WLS, 980 KMBZ, 1040 WHO, 1080 KRLD, 1110 KFAB, 1160 KSL, 1170 KFAQ. Confirmed NOT with SOTU, some with stupid ballgames, some with other equally stupid sports or far-right talk, some (WSM) with music: 650 WSM, 670 WSCR, 690 KGGF, 720 WGN, 760 WJR, 840 WHAS, 1000 KTOK, 1100 WTAM, 1200 WOAI, 1510 WLAC. Due to the noise level could not tell which on 750 WSB, 870 WWL. On the OK FM band, as expected, business as usual, except for 91.7 KOSU, the only one possibly carrying SOTU, with NPR --- but failing at 0243, in attempt to cut away from The Spy musical programming. Pres. Obama speech is JBM as there is something wrong with the feed --- maybe stereo input out of phase, as KOSU broadcasts only in mono! On shortwave, surprise2, none of the private US stations I can hear are carrying it. VOA is not on in English, of course --- but, Radio Martí 7365 is carrying the SOTU with voice-over translation. 9885, Jan 29 at 0632 UT, VOA here is running Pres. Obama during regular English transmission, which is 06-07, 124 degrees via São Tomé. I assume only excerpt, as the s
[IRCA] TP 31 Jan, Victoria version
Except for occasional snippets from 738 and 1566, things were quite dismal from 1300 to getting on 1530UT when a small enhancement started to occur, lasting for not much more than 10 minutes. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): HLAZ (who else?) man in CC 1533UT Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 738 Tahiti woman in FF 1402UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 567 JOIK man in JJ 1534UT //594 which was weaker 603 HLSA? female ballad 1544UT, possibly woman in CC mixing 774 JOUB s/off chimes 1542UT 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) : 747 JOIB s/off chimes 1541UT 1314 DWXI? man preaching? 1534UT 1557 man talking 1541UT CC? Taiwan assumed 1575 VoA assumed, man in SE Asian language? 1533UT best on N. Flag Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 612 639 657 1116 1287 1359 1404 1422 1503 1593 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
Re: [IRCA] low band RNE Spain channels blasting: Victoria version
Big carrier on 1215 on the west coast. Littler ones on 1422, 1269, 1377, 1089; 855 is a mess of 4 or 5 carriers. Bears watching? 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] low band RNE Spain channels blasting
585, 639, 684, 774, and 855 from Spain are loud now, nearly local-like. 909 UK and 945 France are also crankin'. Upper band (above 1200) is less impressive than at sunset; 1521 Saudi the only real blaster at the moment. 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2014 Feb 01 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 January follow. Solar flux 166 and estimated planetary A-index 3. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 01 February was 1. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 01 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 156 156 156 156 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 166 166 A-in 77775555555533 K-in 10001100111011 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] anyone heard from 1450 dx test?? or the results?
I haven't. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot On Fri, 1/31/14, Ken, Scotland wrote: Subject: [IRCA] anyone heard from 1450 dx test?? or the results? To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Friday, January 31, 2014, 2:14 PM Anyone received QSLs from the DX test from Rome on 1450 some weeks ago Ken Scotland http://www.dxarchive.com/mw/transatlantic_logs_january_2014.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 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 31 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 January follow. Solar flux 166 and estimated planetary A-index 3. The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 31 January was 1. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 156 156 156 156 156 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 166 A-in 77777555555553 K-in 31000110011101 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] anyone heard from 1450 dx test?? or the results?
Anyone received QSLs from the DX test from Rome on 1450 some weeks ago Ken Scotland http://www.dxarchive.com/mw/transatlantic_logs_january_2014.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] 1710 yesterday heard in Scotland
I noticed someone has heard the same ann I have heard here in Scotland yesterday morning, 30th as well as 29th on 1710.. It gave the call of WQFG, and is in NJ... There was a music station also mixing at times but couldnt id it... Soeil, or Celestrial?? My audio clipwith call repeated a few times at the start.. I just didnt have a peak at any time to record the whole ann, as it was very weak... Rx Perseus SDR, and 500m beverage.. http://www.dxarchive.com/mw/audio/140130_0103_0257_wqfg_tis_stn_1710.mp3 Another dxer heard it in Scotland back in Sept I think it was, The X band has been roaring its head off this last couple of days. Might be an ideal time for any naughty pirates to try 1720 again.. ___ 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] Array Solutions SAL-30
Guy Atkins sent me this link awhile ago, don't know if you've seen it Les. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f8no9r3Ufo4 That's with a slightly larger version of the same antenna I believe. A smaller and earlier version, closer to what you might be able to handle is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKBOEtkJ7yY Problem with smaller ones, is that you may null a strong station, but there's nothing left to hear on the channel, as you're only left with the noise floor. An antenna with a good null is not necessarily a good antenna. (if effectively, everything else is partially nulled also; phased antennas usually are lossy) best wishes, Nick At 06:39 30-01-14, you wrote: New review of the SAL-30 antenna system posted at: pvrc.org/Newsletters/feb14.pdf I've been lusting in my heart after one of the new Array Solutions Shared Apex Loop antennas for use in MW DXing. My lot would support the SAL-12, but I doubt it would ever pass muster with my neighbors and homeowners association. I'm curious if any AM DX'ers are using this antenna, and how it has performed. See the link below for more information. http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/sal_array.htm -- 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63 Member NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA SDR-IQ,Funcube Pro, Wellbrooke ALA-1530+ loop, LF Engineering Active Whips, Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector ___ 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] Alberta TP/DU for 31 Jan 2014
Listened from 1430 to 1500 again today, with reception so-so. At the low end I had some audio from Japan on 594 and 693, with modest carriers from the other big guns. At the upper end it was pretty much all HLAZ. Some fair audio from them, peaking around 1450, but only carriers elsewhere, even from VOA. 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 Friday TPs
1450-1510 utc was the peak for me this morning. 1566 HLAZ the star with 100% copy, weak/medium level, fading after 1515 utc. 1593 poor/weak at times 1557 poor 1422 poor 603 very poor/poor briefly 1508 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
[IRCA] TP's for Friday, January 31, 204
Listened from 1427-1544 utc. Decent morning with dawn enhancement helping the lower channels attain audio. 657 DPRK heard for this first time since 11/07/2014. JOBK 666 Osaka, Japan has only been heard once this season here. Past seasons they were heard often. Anyone else notice this? Have a nice weekend. 594 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1528 fair signal with music and talk in Japanese. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 603 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Namyang, HLSA 1530 weak signal with music. Over under China. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 603 CHINA, 1530 weak signal with woman talking, over and under HLSA. 01/31/2014 657 DPR KOREA, Pyongyang, 1535 weak signal with man in Korean. // 3250. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 774 JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2 1538 very weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Dangjin, HLCA KBS 1434 very weak signal with talk. Heavy domestic splatter. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1116 CHINA, Shaowu, CNR5 1435 weak signal with woman in Chinese. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1224 CHINA, 1448 weak in & out signal with music and talk. Guessing China, no NHK1 stations to check // for Japan, NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1287 JAPAN, Sapporo, HBC JOHR 1523 weak signal with man in Japanese. Moderate splatter. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1314 JAPAN, Osaka, JOUF Radio Osaka Obc 1543 assuming the station with weak signal with man in Japanese followed by music. NW ewe.01/31/2018 1422 JAPAN, Yokohama, JORF RF, RF Radio Nippon 1525 weak signal with music. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1458 CHINA, Nei Menggu 1526 assuming the station with weak signal. Chinese language? Moderate splatter.NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1503 JAPAN, Akita, JOUK NHK1 1528 weak signal with man in Japanese. // 594 JOAK. NW ewe. 01/30//2014 1557 TAIWAN, Kouhu, Music Interactive Network. 1540 very weak signal with talk. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1427 good signal with woman in Chinese. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1428 weak signal with woman in Asian language. 1529:55 "You are Listening to the Voice of America" Fair at 1541. NW ewe. 01/31/2014 1593 CHINA, Changzhou CNR1 1431 weak signal with woman in Chinese. Moderate KOHI splatter. NW ewe 01/31/2014 Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 NW ewe ___ 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
