[IRCA] Sept 27 - Ultra Early TPs/DU

[R. Colin Newell]

Carriers on 621, 891, snippets of audio on 1017...  0640 UTC

Drake R8 - W/NW Flag
ICOM IC-R71A Wellbrook ALA100 N/S

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[IRCA] TA's sort of

[Nicholas Hall-Patch]

As sunrise approaches London, I guess we'll have to say that the DX gods
were just tempting us.

Other carriers were heard on 909 (quite strong), 999, 855, 1053 and 1458,
but nothing developed

best wishes,

Nick
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Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA watch - SEPT 27 (UTC)

[Steve]

TA carriers on 1377, 1422, 864 kHz tonight on NE coast of Mayne Island.

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Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA watch - SEPT 27 (UTC)

[Don Moman VE6JY]

Certainly more and better carriers than last night. Around ~0430   1215
1377 1422 are the best on average, some with audio or close to it...  but
others pop up quite nicely at times.  189 has listenable audio.

Tonite the European DKaz is visibly better than either the Eu or NEu
beverages even on hets near the lower end (esp for Nick since he asked).
 189 is much better on the Eu beverage.

Wondering out loud, but if one was to build a rosette of DKaz arrays -was
thinking 4 or 5 covering the major directions from here - with the
feedpoints in the center, would the interaction be significant? - anyone
with a guess or even better, first hand experience?

73 Don
Lamont, Alberta.

On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 4:14 AM, R. Colin Newell 
wrote:

> As Nick has just reported to me VIA Gabriola Island, there are good
> carriers on
> 1089 Khz and 1215 Khz.
>
> Early yet - so this could improve.
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[IRCA] 1710 possible "CHIM FM", pirate?

[Tim Tromp]

A bit of a mystery tonight in Michigan.  I was tuning around the band and
found a stronger than usual signal on 1710.  Religious talk and Christian
pop music from what I could tell with a decent signal but horrible
distorted modulation (at times it sounded better using the FM mode on my
Perseus).  There have been occasional mentions of Canada between songs.
Strangely I've also heard what sounds like current weather conditions read
by a female robo voice, similar to the TIS stations that rebroadcast NOAA
weather radio, but this doesn't sound like one of the usual TIS stations
that now populate 1710 from the East.  This is sometimes given between
songs for about 30 seconds or so.  0500 UTC now and still going.  A bit of
Googling returned a hit for CHIM FM out of Timmins, Ontario:

http://www.chimfm.com/

Note the reference to 1710 AM.

I have no confirmation or ID yet (that I can understand anyway) but
everything seems to point to this station (signal even seems best on the
North D-KAZ).

Anyone know what's going on here?  If it's a Part 15 station then I
shouldn't be hearing it from here.  Is anyone else hearing this one?  How
about you Ontario guys?

I also found this thread on Radioinsight interesting:

https://radioinsight.com/community/topic/chim-fm-possibly-making-an-unlicensed-return-to-terrestrial-airwaves/

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan
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[IRCA] West Coast TA watch - SEPT 27 (UTC)

[R. Colin Newell]

As Nick has just reported to me VIA Gabriola Island, there are good
carriers on
1089 Khz and 1215 Khz.

Early yet - so this could improve.

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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2015 Sep 27 0010 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 September follow.
Solar flux 120 and estimated planetary A-index 4.
The estimated planetary K-index at  UTC on 27 September was 1.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 25   25   25   25   25   26   26   26   26   26   26   26   26   27
UTC  0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 
SFlx 107  107  107  107  120  120  120  120  120  120  120  120  120  120
A-in 88889777777764
K-in 12311121011121
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm



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[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 26 September 2015

[Nigel Pimblett]

The last few days here have seen a slow downward trend here in 
southern Alberta, and today was the most unispiring morning of the week. 
 Plenty of carriers again today, but most rather weak.



702 UNIDVery weak, with man and woman conversing at 1322

774 AUSTRALIA, Melbourne3LO
	Much like yesterday, first detected man speaking at 1254, only today it 
didn`t get any better.


1035UNIDFaint traces of audio at 1258



73,

Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, AB
Perseus SDR & Wellbrook Phased Array


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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-26

[d1028gary]

Thanks to Bruce and Colin for their earlier TP reports, and I'm happy that they 
both were able to enjoy this morning's enhanced conditions. With my late start 
at 1255 it was pretty obvious that the Asians had already made some serious 
noise across the band, and I felt like someone showing up late to a party that 
was already in full swing. Besides blowtorch-level signals from the Koreans on 
972 and 1566 there were the usual NHK big guns on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828 
with potent audio in and out, along with weaker audio from a whole collection 
of less common Asians on 603, 657, 738, 936 and 1044. The 1053-Jammer had its 
co-channel TP along with it (probably JOAR), and the high band was also full of 
activity, with 1323, 1377, 1503 and 1575 having fair signals in and out.  
  
The wild band was full of activity, and just like Colin's comment about a 
live-DXing session at Rockwork 4, it was a question of where to get started. 
After tuning away from the blowtorch TP signals I concentrated on the low band 
second-tier Asians on 603, 657 and 738. 603 had its first mix of HLSA and China 
this season around 1305 (both at weak levels), while 657-Pyongyang was hitting 
fair peaks with its Korean male tirade at 1308. 738-BEL2's female-voiced 
Chinese news was in and out of the San Francisco splatter at 1305, while brief 
checks of 972 and 1566 revealed almost nuclear-level energy from both HLCA and 
HLAZ. With 603-China's first appearance of the season I was hoping to get a 
good recording of it mixing with HLSA but it never really cooperated, and the 
other low-band Asian targets on 657 and 738 didn't build up much steam, either. 
The middle and high band featured quite a few weak-level Asians on 936, 963, 
1044, 1134, 1143, 1287, 1323, 1377 and other frequencies, while 1575-VOA 
reached good levels in and out with its male-female Asiatic language speech 
around 1315. There was a huge contrast in the signal levels of 972 and 1566 and 
everything else, and I made a couple of recordings of these two blowtorches 
just to remember the situation. 1134 seemed to have a mix of KBS and JOQR late 
on around 1345, while 603-HLSA made somewhat of a rally around 1350 (without 
its Chinese co-channel) to hit good peaks at times. 972-HLCA maintained its 
blowtorch level right up until 1359 (when it collapsed for the TOH), while 
594-JOAK and 693-JOAB did stick around for a few minutes after that. Overall it 
was an outstanding session for TP variety, although once again the really 
potent signals were all from the Japanese and Korean big guns. 
  
972  HLCA   Dangjin, S. Korea   S9+ female pop music testing the crunch 
resistance of my Ultralight radio at 1357-- best Asian signal of the session 
https://app.box.com/s/60h3hh9lptugth96awrlnk912jzftunk    
  
1566  HLAZ   Jeju, S. Korea   S9 Choral music during Japanese program at 1340 
https://app.box.com/s/64vn4gk2pf9ieh5aeho6frobo9a7vgxq    
  
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 
  
 
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2015 Sep 26 1805 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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#  Geophysical Alert Message
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 25 September follow.
Solar flux 120 and estimated planetary A-index 7.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 26 September was 1.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 25   25   25   25   25   25   25   26   26   26   26   26   26   26
UTC  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800
SFlx 107  107  107  107  107  107  120  120  120  120  120  120  120  120
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K-in 22123111210111
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[IRCA] 26 September 2015 TP/DU Victoria B.C. As good as it gets... so far. (PART TWO)

[R. Colin Newell]

1342UTC - 909, 918, 936, 945, 954, 963 - all in some level of audio or
another - scrambling around at this point. https://youtu.be/29WJvenJDbo
Peak DXing nuttiness - gives me a good sense of what Gary's Rockworks scene
must be like... except I am indoors, safe and warm!

1345UTC - 1503 - NHK Syncro's - assuming the JJ OM talking - Most likely
JOUK Akita - https://youtu.be/YGELDXGGCms

1346UTC - 1566 / 1575 2 great signals totally holding the fort on the upper
band. https://youtu.be/hgZRHvQJCsU

1352UTC - 603 - Korea (t) Assume the poppy dance music - band starting to
slip every so slightly about now.

1354UTC - 954 - Japan - JOKR Tokyo - JJ OM/YL in the clear

1355UTC - 1143 - Taiwan - Fisheries station - https://youtu.be/k4ED8YhqZU0

1357UTC - 1323 - CRI - China - // 963 khz w/ Chinese orchestral music -

1359UTC - 963 - CRI - China - // 1323khz w/ Chinese orchestral music -
great level!  Full ID on hour by OM/YL after pips -
https://youtu.be/5_Rj3NDTk5Q

1402UTC - 612 - Australia - 4QR - Brisbane - Armchair news and opinion
pieces with OM/YL - at this point there were
a dozen or so stations still in audio - but the downward trend had begun -
as I turned off and made my way back to bed
for my Saturday sleep in.

I have been medium wave DXing since, I guess, since the late 60's with
various small transistor radios. It was only with the loan of a
4-band SW portable in the Spring of 1971 that a spark was kindled that
would never die. 2 and 1/2 years later on November the 3rd, 1973
my father bought me a Radio Shack DX150B - a radio that would be a game
changer for chasing DX on medium wave and shortwave.

A complimentary copy of the IRCA Bulletin in the Spring of 1975 uncovered
an underground of mysterious men and women that shared this
passion for long distance radio reception. One of those people was Nick
Hall Patch, whom I would call on the phone - and begin what has been a
very successful 40 year collaboration on taking a vibrant hobby to its very
limits... and then beyond. DX-expiditions and GTG's would soon introduce me
to the likes of Bruce Portzer, Gary Debock, Guy Atkins and the late great
John Bryant.

I realize today, this morning, that this hobby is every bit as exciting as
the first days of chasing distant radio stations as a 12 year old.

Have fun everyone - 73 and good DX!

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[IRCA] 26 September 2015 TP/DU Victoria B.C. As good as it gets... so far. (PART ONE)

[R. Colin Newell]

With over 50 channels in audio at times, this mornings session was one for
the win column.
It might have had something to do with a fresh new antenna, A W/NW Flag at
286 degrees remotely adjusted
with a Connelly VACTROL unit -- or just that the conditions were just gosh
darn good.

Last night there were some signs of TA activity in Victoria with 2
threshold carriers (that started with a tip
via e-mail from DX veteran Nick Hall-Patch.)

Anyway - onto the logs - with lots of video!

Session went from 1305 until 1410 when I packed it in -- and there was
still a lot of activity - but my warm bed summoned.

1308U - 558 - (UNID) OM talking in the "fairly clear" which was most likely
Japanese but could have been Korean

1312U - 972 - KBS - Korea - bell ringing levels with usual KK talk and
occasional solemn music - https://youtu.be/zHjCUK-bWr0

1314U - 860 - CBC Prince Rupert - Coastal weather - at amazing levels
completely clear on channel. https://youtu.be/n9lA97XUcuo

1315U - 890 - KBBI Homer Alaska - alone on channel with BBC radio content

1317U - 1566 - FEBC Korea - JJ OM at impressive levels - likely the best
signal of the morning - https://youtu.be/7gB5hOGsD7I

1322U - 873 - NHK - JOGB Kumamoto - EE/JJ lessons above the local buzz on
this channel

1323U - 657 - DPRK - Pyongyang - 1st time I have heard this in a LONG time
with strident YL harangue in Korean

1326U - 1098 - UNid - China? - Strident YL-OM in Chinese / no question
about the language / def. not Korean or Japanese

1327U - 1575 - VOA - Thailand - banging in at times pushing passed 1566 for
strength supremacy

1330U - 1053 - S. Korean jammer - usual stuttering mess of garbage with the
occasional appearance of a relaxed Japanese
speaking OM - https://youtu.be/aS_lWrOjPLY

1331U - 702 - Mix of 2 or 3 things scrapping it out on channel.

1333U - 639 - CHR1 - assume the strident CC YL with occasional bits of
orchestral music later - // 1098 Khz

1335U - 1017 - Tonga (t) assume the Island flavored music here at good
levels -

1340U - 846, 855, 864, 873, 890, 891 - tune up of activity on channel (at
this point there were over 50 channels in audio --
one of the times that an SDR for later analysis would be cool - but you
would spend hours replaying various segments of spectrum -
This is where "live DXing" is at its most fun! --
https://youtu.be/Bq014_M_lYU ---

Cutting this into 2 sections lest it get rejected.

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[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on 26 Sept

[Bruce Portzer]

Conditions were quite good today, possibly the best of the season 
here.   The Japanese were a bit below the levels of the past few days, 
but Koreans and Chinese made up for it.  972 and 1566 were particularly 
impressive.


There were plenty of carriers on intriguing channels like 792 1089 1098 
1116 1179 and 1314, so I'm hoping the upward trend will continue.


GOOD
774JOUB, Japanese male 1336
972HLCA, huge signal today, stronger than 970 at times, 1259:30 
woman with KBS Hanminjok something Inmida ID,3+1 pips, then theme music 
and start of next program
1566HLAZ, consistently good from 1155 until end of Japanese program 
1345.   Still there after start of Chinese pgm but much weaker.



FAIR
693JOAB male talk 1210
747JOIB 1309 English lesson //774
828JOBB 1318 English lesson //774
963CRI, 1339 music //1323
981Chinese talk in the splatter 1332
1053jammer 1317
1323CRI female talk & music 1340.  Carrier was as strong as 1320 
domestics at times, but modulation was a bit light
1575VOA, Woman in Asian language 1320 briefly rising up, still there 
with faint English ID 1330



POOR
594JOAB, weak talk 1210
873JOGB, woman //774 in KIXI splat 1307
864Japanese woman 1328
891weak talk 1350, sounded Japanese
1134woman talking, sounded Japanese 1259, no pips at ToH
1170KBS, 3+1 time pips u/ KPUG 1300
1422faint talk 1318 in 1420 splat
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[IRCA] Glenn Hauser`s New Mexico Trip Log

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[IRCA] Sept 26 TP YYJ alert

[coffee_canuck]

Band wide open - 1305 UTC

Going to be interesting. 

Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC
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