[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2015 May 16 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 May follow. Solar flux 137 and estimated planetary A-index 8. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 16 May was 1. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 145 145 145 145 145 145 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 A-in 10 10 10 10 10 10 88888888 K-in 22322112212221 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] Sharing at the Convention
Good mornin' We're still on the hunt for folks who'd like to share their DX experiences at the July joint convention in Ft. Wayne. The line-up is starting to look pretty good, and there's always room for more. If you'd like to help us fill out the technical agenda for the convention, we could use your input...a chat of just about any length on an experience you want to share...or perhaps you'd like to ask us to cover certain topics of interest. Please let us know. If you do want to share, we can support you with audio-visual/handout copying etc to make your life easier, but we WOULD like to hear from you! Cheers! Mark Durenberger ___ 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] steel wire fence in Venice, CA (near Los Angeles)
Nick, I should clarify that it is a steel cable fence. So there were three cables running parallel to the ground, that do not touch each other and appeared unbroken. Each steel cable consisted of several twisted smaller wires (but still heavy gauge). The cables ran through slots in fence posts - maybe 10 feet apart. The supports looked non-conductive, but that would need to be tested. At the time I had a portable Degen 1103 - which I haven't used with an external antenna on MW (and I'm not sure how to overide the internal MW antenna - you might have to induce the signal into it with a coil). I also have a QS1R which I would just connect any antenna directly to the antenna connector. But my main question is: How effective is it to use a pickup coil on a beverage antenna? I'm guessing there'd be a loss of sensitivity (though maybe not a huge issue if the antenna is long enough - as the signal/noise ratio would still be very good). Would there be any loss of directionality? I didn't even consider that saltwater conductivity would hurt the beverage directionality!How far should the beverage antenna be from saltwater? Thanks, Aaron -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 05:59:41 + From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] steel wire fence in Venice, CA (near Los Angeles) Message-ID: 20150515055942.cffb25...@texas.kotalampi.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Some unknowns here, Aaron...is it a single wire on supports? A wire fence is a grid of wires in many people's minds, and that's mostly a random chunk of metal as far as being a radio antenna. If it is a single wire on supports, are the supports non-conductive? Because the bike path is parallel to the salt water, your Beverage effect may be quite compromised by the water's electrical conductivity.I suspect you might just get extra signal strength without much directional effect.As for hooking up to it, that would depend on what sort of radio you're using. How would you hook up a random wire to that radio? That might be a good starting point. Good luck with this, Nick At 22:51 11-05-15, you wrote: I didn't have my radio with me at the time, but there is a steel wire fence on a bike path in Venice CA which is around 1000 feet. Could this work as a pre-made beverage? Can you tap a beverage with a simple coil around it, or what is the best approach? https://www.google.com/maps/place/Venice,+Los+Angeles,+CA/@33.9651082,-118.4505142,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2bac03052685d:0x8f1101b40d5c8d3c Aaron ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca ___ 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 16 May Victoria version
After quite a dry period, there was a little evidence of DX this morning. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): no, only a little evidence Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): really quite little not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: tiny, really 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 man talking 1120UT, a bit of music, then man and woman talking animatedly...leaning a bit towards Japan, as 1287 was heard also, and quite a good carrier on 747 1287 weak pip at 1100UT, followed by man mumbling; pop music at slightly better strength heard at 1150UT Strongish het, no or near imaginary audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 738 747 1116 1548 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] 3 new tonight
---BeginMessage--- Continued to play with the SDR-IQ and Wellbrook loop tonight. USB and LSB options make hearing stations next to locals quite possible, grateful for that, hi!! Logged 3 stations. 700 - KXLX, Airway Heights, WA at 2118 w/Mariner game (new)890 - KYWN, Meridian, ID at 2245, ID between SS mx (new) 910 - KMTT, Vancouver, WA ID at 2300 mentioning CBS sports (call change - which I count as new) Still no clue on the E/W Emergency broadcast station on 540 earlier tonight with generic message. Presume in WA but TIS list doesn't show anything that makes sense!! Guess I need to start an update of the list, hi! Phil Bytheway Seattle WA ---End Message--- ___ 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: 2015 May 17 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 May follow. Solar flux 131 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 17 May was 2. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 145 145 145 145 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 131 131 A-in 10 10 10 10 8888888866 K-in 32211221222112 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] NEW LOG NEW STATION!
Fighting with KCKQ was some unidentified talk station.. it was slightly stronger signal wise, but the music stood out a bit more in the mush despite the weaker signal. On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 10:52 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com wrote: This is a station I've never heard before only because it just recently signed on in the last month or two. 1180khz, 1040pm Heard Lynyrd Skynyrd, followed by Reno's Oldies station, Am 1180 into a Three dog Night song. I would believe they are on their 190 Watt 2 tower NW/SE pattern, as I would think if they were at 4KW Non directional day power after dark, their signal would likely be stronger here. I think when they first signed on, a few folks got them loud enough the assumption was they forgot to switch power and pattern at night. Paul Walker Redding, CA Sangean ATS909X H800 Skymatch Active 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] NEW LOG NEW STATION!
This is a station I've never heard before only because it just recently signed on in the last month or two. 1180khz, 1040pm Heard Lynyrd Skynyrd, followed by Reno's Oldies station, Am 1180 into a Three dog Night song. I would believe they are on their 190 Watt 2 tower NW/SE pattern, as I would think if they were at 4KW Non directional day power after dark, their signal would likely be stronger here. I think when they first signed on, a few folks got them loud enough the assumption was they forgot to switch power and pattern at night. Paul Walker Redding, CA Sangean ATS909X H800 Skymatch Active 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
