[IRCA] TP 3 Mar, Victoria version
An odd morning, in that there weren't many decent carriers, and the ones delivering audio were not the regulars for the most part. You know things are strange when your best signals are from the Philippines. 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): 1215 DYRF? woman singing slowly 1341UT, faded up to this level 1346UT with woman talking insistently, sounded Tagalog to this untrained ear. Sounded like a phone number given "858-9684" but can't get that to match up with anything. Unfortunately I was still in bed when this was recording, but I can't find a webstream anyway. Per a priest's blog site, http://fielsvd.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/new-programs-at-dyrf-radio-fuerza-by-march-2014/"We have just acquired a powerful 12 kilowatt Nautel digital transmitter. With the advent of this top of the line transmitter, our coverage has greatly amplified. We have enveloped totally the whole Cebu province with our broadcast. To date we are also constantly receiving text messages and calls from listeners coming from various towns in Bohol, Ormoc, Leyte, Negros Oriental and Occidental, Surigao del Norte, Siquijor, Zamboanga del Norte, Agusan del Norte, etc. And indeed we are excited even as we celebrate this latest development! " Darn good transmitter, I'd say. Guess I should send a report? not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 1314 DWXI woman in Tagalog 1431UT, followed by man as it faded. This was the only overseas audio on the band just then, tracking its webstream. 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) : 567 JOIK woman talking rapidly 1321UT //594 738 Tahiti? woman talking then man, might have been FF 1230UT 1503 JOUK woman talking, then man //594 1345UT 1566 HLAZ? woman talking JJ inflection 1313UT 1593 CNR1? man and woman talking seemed //6175 1438UT, better on north Flag, even with 1600 splash Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 612 1296 1377 1422 1512 1575 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2014 Mar 04 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 03 March follow. Solar flux 161 and estimated planetary A-index 7. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 04 March was 1. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred. 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 02 02 02 02 02 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 04 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 165 165 165 165 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 A-in 77776555555577 K-in 11101132222111 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] Ho hum TP DX in Seattle on March 3
Conditions here were not much better than the past couple of days. HLAZ at least had some audio, but that wasn't much of a thrill. Good forget it Fair 1566HLAZ, man in Japanese 1318, otherwise poor-nil Poor see "Fair" Carriers 1413 1422 1503 ___ 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 Mar 03 1810 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 02 March follow. Solar flux 161 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 03 March was 1. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred. 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 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 165 165 165 165 165 165 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 A-in 77777765555555 K-in 32111011322221 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] WWXL-1450 DX Test time
J.D.: We switch to Daylight Savings Time on Sunday, March 9, 2014. Can you confirm that the time of the test will actually be 11:00-11:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time? Thanks! Steve Howe Saint Albans, VT and Albany, NY Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 06:36:12 -0800 (PST) From: John Stephens To: "a...@yahoogroups.com" , "hard-core...@hard-core-dx.com" , "irca@hard-core-dx.com" , "wghau...@yahoo.com" Subject: [IRCA] CORRECTION: DX Test From WWXL-1450 Message-ID: <1393857372.67670.yahoomail...@web181305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 *** UPDATED with Correct City this time *** I have arranged another DX test from WWXL-1450, with more lead time this go-around.? Details below: Saturday, March 15, 2014.? 11:00-11:45 PM EST (0400-0445 UTC on the 16th).? WWXL-1450, Manchester, Kentucky will conduct a DX test at a power of 1,000 watts non-directional.? The test will include Morse code, other sound effects and voice announcements.? Reception reports may be sent by email to jodypritc...@gmail.com.? Please include a mp3 audio clip with your e-mail submission. Snail mail reports may be sent to: WWXL-AM Radio,? ATTN: Jody Ritchie - Chief Engineer,? P.O. Box 449, Manchester, KY 40962-0449.? Many thanks to Jody Ritchie for continuing this great series of DX tests!? (Arranged by J.D. Stephens) -- ___ 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] Fw: Re: Elad FDM-S1 and FDM-S2
Below is a capsule review of a beta tester who is on the WTFDA lists. While his review is FM-oriented, some of the points are more general. Another tester, who is on this list will try to pull something more together in a day or two. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id --- On Mon, 3/3/14, Bill Nollman wrote: > From: Bill Nollman > Subject: RE: [lbi-dx] Fw: Re: [IRCA] Elad FDM-S1 and FDM-S2 > To: lbi...@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, March 3, 2014, 9:08 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I’m not. But I can > say that for FM DXing it is 99.% as good as my modified > Yamaha T85 in a very high RF area when pointed right at the > locals. I tested aimed at both antenna farms in Hartford, > one at 4 miles and the other at 9 miles. It performed > exactly the same as the T85 with images being the same but > no overloading at all. Sensitivity was a hair less on some > but not all weak stations. Selectivity just as good. > Soundwise I think the T85 has a bit more bass but that is > probably because it was designed to be a component in a high > end audio system so maybe they have punched it up a bit. > That said the fact they oversample doesn’t seem to matter > much. It is that good. Keith has done more than I with MW > but a quick check it does seem to be just as good as the > Perseus. Keith thinks slightly better with its audio. You > can use the ELAD GUI (which has some interesting bells and > whistles), SDR-Console (free) or Studio 1 (one supports 1 > Virtual RX currently). For the price I don’t think you can > go wrong as it covers 0-150MHz. One thing we haven’t fully > tested is it’s ability to record 6MHz without skipping. > That’s is being determined this week. Oh, last > thing…while there is a bit of a language challenge Franco > and the ELAD team has been VERY responsive so far. Fixes > have happened in days, sometimes hours! Bill Nollman > > --- On Sun, 3/2/14, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > > From: Nick Hall-Patch > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Elad FDM-S1 and FDM-S2 > > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club > of America" > > Date: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 8:03 PM > > They certainly look ideal for travel > > Mark. Principal question is how much the > lack > > of preselection filters affects them (they call it a > > "sampler" at first, changing to > "receiver" for under 30Mhz > > for which there is a low pass filter.) The > similarly > > priced SDR-IQ does have switched front end filters, > but > > it delivers 192kHz bandwidth compared to up to > > 6144kHz (really, that's what they say; > the Elad > > started as a 192kHz receiver also) > > > > A couple of us here on the west coast are talking > > about making an investment to find out...there is > a > > reasonably good review or two floating around on the > web. > > > > The S2 is very intriguing, though not yet widely > available; > > 2 different receivers possible (though only at about > 300kHz > > bandwidth each, I understand, though you can still get > 6MHz > > bandwidth out of one; there's also the complication > of a > > separate VHF receiver)...per Simon Brown on the > sdr-radio > > list: > > > > "Preliminary: FDM-S2 has a 122.88MHz sampling rate > with > > 16bit ADC High performance analog to digital converter > this > > means: 9kHz to 52MHz direct sampling SDR receiver; > -132dBm > > MDS (Bandwidth 500Hz) @ 14 MHz – USB Port Powered – > 2 > > antennas input: one for HF one for VHF (VHF input has > 2 > > filters: one for use Broadcasting FM Band (74-108MHz), > one > > for 136-160 MHz, and more. - possibility two > independent > > receivers: FDM-S2 has two independent NCO (Numerical > Local > > Oscillator) and the new FDM-SW2 software, using > Multichannel > > Extio Dll." > > > > Stay tuned.to a 6MHz wide swath. > > > > best wishes, > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > At 23:13 02-03-14, you wrote: > > > Elad FDM-S1 and FDM-S2 > > > > > > http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s1/ > > > http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/ > > > > > > I thought I saw a mention of these recently. > > > > > > Are these viable competitors to Perseus and > Excalibur > > in raw DXing capability terms and in spectrum capture > / > > replay ability? > > > > > > Of use for "field" operation: > > > "FDM-S1 is powered by USB connection due to > less than > > 2.2 W power consumption." > > > > > > 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 > >
Re: [IRCA] DX Test From WWXL-1450
Clocks go forward this coming weekend, Sunday AM 3/9. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id On Mon, 3/3/14, Barry Davies wrote: Subject: Re: [IRCA] DX Test From WWXL-1450 To: "John Stephens" , "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Date: Monday, March 3, 2014, 11:46 AM When do you put your clocks forward John? Best wishes and 73's Barry :-) Carlisle UK. Lat. 54.9795N Lon. 02.8745W PERSEUS, 3.7m x 10m Flag + FLG100 amp From: John Stephens To: "a...@yahoogroups.com" ; "hard-core...@hard-core-dx.com" ; "irca@hard-core-dx.com" ; "wghau...@yahoo.com" Sent: Monday, 3 March 2014, 14:33 Subject: [IRCA] DX Test From WWXL-1450 I have arranged another DX test from WWXL-1450, with more lead time this go-around. Details below: Saturday, March 15, 2014. 11:00-11:45 PM EST (0400-0445 UTC on the 16th). WWXL-1450, Hazard, Kentucky will conduct a DX test at a power of 1,000 watts non-directional. The test will include Morse code, other sound effects and voice announcements. Reception reports may be sent by email to jodypritc...@gmail.com. Please include a mp3 audio clip with your e-mail submission. Snail mail reports may be sent to: WWXL-AM Radio, ATTN: Jody Ritchie - Chief Engineer, P.O. Box 449, Manchester, KY 40962-0449. Many thanks to Jody Ritchie for continuing this great series of DX tests! (Arranged by J.D. Stephens) ___ 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] DX Test From WWXL-1450
When do you put your clocks forward John? Best wishes and 73's Barry :-) Carlisle UK. Lat. 54.9795N Lon. 02.8745W PERSEUS, 3.7m x 10m Flag + FLG100 amp From: John Stephens To: "a...@yahoogroups.com" ; "hard-core...@hard-core-dx.com" ; "irca@hard-core-dx.com" ; "wghau...@yahoo.com" Sent: Monday, 3 March 2014, 14:33 Subject: [IRCA] DX Test From WWXL-1450 I have arranged another DX test from WWXL-1450, with more lead time this go-around. Details below: Saturday, March 15, 2014. 11:00-11:45 PM EST (0400-0445 UTC on the 16th). WWXL-1450, Hazard, Kentucky will conduct a DX test at a power of 1,000 watts non-directional. The test will include Morse code, other sound effects and voice announcements. Reception reports may be sent by email to jodypritc...@gmail.com. Please include a mp3 audio clip with your e-mail submission. Snail mail reports may be sent to: WWXL-AM Radio, ATTN: Jody Ritchie - Chief Engineer, P.O. Box 449, Manchester, KY 40962-0449. Many thanks to Jody Ritchie for continuing this great series of DX tests! (Arranged by J.D. Stephens) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org/ To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-3
Hello All, Moderate Asian propagation returned to the low and high band this morning, but it wasn't much to shout about. My sunrise enhancement session didn't start until 1415, so I apparently missed out on some of the earlier propagation reported by Dennis. Around 1415 both 594-JOAK and 603-HLSA were already in with fair audio, along with a weak Chinese co-channel on 603. There was also poor Chinese audio from a presumed 738-BEL2 in the KCBS splatter. All of these signals were in and out for the next 20 minutes, but didn't seem to get much of a boost from the increasing daylight. The high band had the best signal of the morning-- 1377-CNR1, which hit a fair to good peak (in 1380 splatter) around 1430. 1503-JOUK, 1575-VOA and 1593-CNR1 were also in and out of domestic splatter with poor audio from 1425-1435, but never stuck around for more than a minute at a time. All of the Asians seemed to fall off a cliff around 1440 here, ending a pretty lackluster session (although a definite improvement over yesterday's miserable propagation). 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight + 12" Experimental 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] TP's for Monday, March 03, 2014 Kalama, WA
Listened from 1336-1446 utc. It was a good morning compared to yesterdays results. Unknown station on 1215. Language sounded like it might be Filipino? Woman was speaking very fast. Conditions dropped about 10 minutes before local sunrise of 1446 utc. 558 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLQH 1402 very weak signal with music. // 603.Moderate splatter. NW ewe. 03/03/2014 567 JAPAN, Sapporo, JOIK NHK1 1343 very weak signal with man in Japanese. // 594.Sky wire.. 03/03/2014 594 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1336 very weak signal with man in Japanese. Sky wire. 03/03/2014 603 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Namyang, HLSA 1345 fair signal with music. Good signal at 1401.Sky wire. 03//03/2014 1215 UNKNOWN, 1350-1400 weak to fair signal at times with fast talking woman in ? language. Signal faded out at 1357. Sky wire. 03/03/2014 1314 JAPAN, Osaka, JOUF Radio Osaka Obc 1407 fair signal with man in Japanese. Sky wire. 03/03/2014 1377 China, 1424 weak signal with music. Man in Chinese. NW ewe. 03/03/2014 1413 JAPAN, Fukuoka, KBC 1325-1328 very weak signal with music followed by man in Japanese. Sky wire. 03/03/2014 1422 JAPAN, Yokohama, JORF RF Radio Nippon 1430 weak signal with man in Japanese.Sky wire. 03/03/2014 1503 JAPAN, Akita, JOUK NHK1 1433 very weak signal with man in Japanese. Sky wire. 03/03//2014 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1338 weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. 03/03/2014 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1339 very weak signal with man in Asian language. NW ewe. 03/03/2014 1593 CHINA, Changzhou CNR1 1411 weak signal with woman in Chinese. Heavy KOHI splatter. NW ewe 03/03/2014 Best regards, Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 NW ewe + Sky wire ___ 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] CORRECTION: DX Test From WWXL-1450
*** UPDATED with Correct City this time *** I have arranged another DX test from WWXL-1450, with more lead time this go-around. Details below: Saturday, March 15, 2014. 11:00-11:45 PM EST (0400-0445 UTC on the 16th). WWXL-1450, Manchester, Kentucky will conduct a DX test at a power of 1,000 watts non-directional. The test will include Morse code, other sound effects and voice announcements. Reception reports may be sent by email to jodypritc...@gmail.com. Please include a mp3 audio clip with your e-mail submission. Snail mail reports may be sent to: WWXL-AM Radio, ATTN: Jody Ritchie - Chief Engineer, P.O. Box 449, Manchester, KY 40962-0449. Many thanks to Jody Ritchie for continuing this great series of DX tests! (Arranged by J.D. Stephens) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] DX Test From WWXL-1450
I have arranged another DX test from WWXL-1450, with more lead time this go-around. Details below: Saturday, March 15, 2014. 11:00-11:45 PM EST (0400-0445 UTC on the 16th). WWXL-1450, Hazard, Kentucky will conduct a DX test at a power of 1,000 watts non-directional. The test will include Morse code, other sound effects and voice announcements. Reception reports may be sent by email to jodypritc...@gmail.com. Please include a mp3 audio clip with your e-mail submission. Snail mail reports may be sent to: WWXL-AM Radio, ATTN: Jody Ritchie - Chief Engineer, P.O. Box 449, Manchester, KY 40962-0449. Many thanks to Jody Ritchie for continuing this great series of DX tests! (Arranged by J.D. Stephens) ___ 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] KIKR-AM 1450 Beaumont, TX
A little bit of trivia regarding that 1450 out of Beaumont...back in 1970, when it was known as KAYC, one of its announcers was legendary DJ Al Caldwell, who also moonlighted as the emcee for dances at the local Knights of Columbus Hall. On February 10th of that year, he had the privilege of presenting a fledgling local blues-rock trio that was playing its first-ever live gig at the KoC that night: ZZ Top. 73,Rick DauSouth Omaha, Nebraska To: a...@nrcdxas.org; a...@yahoogroups.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com From: stephen_pon...@sbcglobal.net Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 15:55:46 -0600 Subject: [ABDX] CBS Sports Radio - KIKR-AM 1450 Beaumont, TX, and KBED-AM 1510 Nederland, TX While waiting for my wife to come out of the local HEB grocery store this afternoon on our way home from morning worship, I decided to see what I could hear on the radio in the Highlander. While tuning through the upper segment of the band, I was surprised to hear a strong station on 1450. Knowing that 1450 is a GY channel and that there is a semi-local to my QTH on 1460 (KBRZ Missouri City, TX), I camped out on frequency to learn more. Turns out that the 1450 station is KIKR-AM in Beaumont, TX, which flipped from Hispanic programming to CBS Sports Radio Format on April 1, 2013. They have a sister station in the Golden Triangle - 1510 KBED-AM in Nederland, TX. Both stations are part of the Cumulus Media group. Here's a link to the article from the Orange Leaf newspaper explaining the format change: http://www.orangeleader.com/breakingnews/x1319119685/All-new-sports-stations-debuts-Monday KBEB-1510 has a much weaker signal to my QTH (southeast Houston) than does KIKR-1450, even though their antenna patterns, according to Radio-Locator.com, look very similar. Just wanted to add this info to the DX community. 73 & Good DX, Steve Ponder, N5WBI Houston, TX "Character is not what people see from a distance-- that's platform. Character is more often seen up close and over time." - Ed Stetzer _ Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) The ABDX website www.abdx.org! Visit Your Group • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ ___ 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
