[IRCA] 1330 Spanish Soccer

[Anthony R Gargano]

Here on the SW FL Gulf coast, in and out from 0400Z to 0500Z Feb 24: soccer 
game broadcast in Spanish on 1330. Never able to ID it. Any thoughts?
Thanks, Anthony
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[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 2-26

[Bill Block]

Listened from 1330-1355 UT and conditions was down from yesterday with carriers 
on 1503 and 1566 and weak audio on 1566. 
1566  HLAZ hrd at 1340 UT with talk. 
Bill Block 
Prescott Valley, AZ 
Drake R8 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Re: [IRCA] GeoClock

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Hi Sylvain,

Did you ever get your GeoClock files, and get it working?

Chuck Hutton kindly sent me the files for version 9, and I have 
gotten that working on 64-bit W7 and 64-bit W8.1 computers; my 
version 8.3 did not.   The W10 64-bit computer went off on a field 
trip without me, so I couldn't test that, but I've generally found 
that anything that will run on W8.1 will do the same on W10.


These are   Professional versions of Windows, but I haven't heard of 
any reason that Home versions shouldn't run the program as well.


(I still prefer DXAtlas though, hi)

best wishes,

Nick


At 01:53 22-02-16, you wrote:

Hi All,

I recently made a fresh Windows 10 install on my computer and I was 
looking to re-install my licensed GeoClock but it seems that the 
GeoClock page doesn't exist anymore and unfortunately, I didn't have 
on my backup any GeoClock installation package :(


Is there any recent news of this program? Despite its old "DOS" 
fashion look, I like it because it is lightweight and fairly easy to use.


Thank you

Sylvain Naud
Portneuf, QC







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[IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Dr. Tom Gruis]

 

My comments on the KXEL petition:

 

Response to KXEL petition - 02.26.2014.

 

In addition to the above, I submit that in a national emergency the high
power stations would provide needed dissemination of information within its
day and night coverage areas and provide redundancy should that be needed!
Low power and FM stations would be much less capable of providing the
public's interest, convenience, and necessity. Further, with the heightened
concerns about national security to limit available, operating, and viable
communications systems operating within the law seems at best foolhardy! In
terms of rapid emergency or even, God forbid, catastrophic periods the high
power stations would be a more immediate and possibly coordinated
communications facility. Many ground stations would be much more difficult
to sabotage than concentrated systems such as cable and satellites. And
remember the proven reliability and simplicity of the A. M. systems and
wireless communications in general.

 

Tom E. H. Gruis, Ed. D.

K0HTF

 

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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Here's my response:

I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!

Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
Cincinatti or NYC?

Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and be
done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA from
far away listen online.

The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few
distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet.

Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations
night power or more night power to provide local programming


Paul

On Friday, February 26, 2016, Dr. Tom Gruis  wrote:

>
>
> My comments on the KXEL petition:
>
>
>
> Response to KXEL petition - 02.26.2014.
>
>
>
> In addition to the above, I submit that in a national emergency the high
> power stations would provide needed dissemination of information within its
> day and night coverage areas and provide redundancy should that be needed!
> Low power and FM stations would be much less capable of providing the
> public's interest, convenience, and necessity. Further, with the heightened
> concerns about national security to limit available, operating, and viable
> communications systems operating within the law seems at best foolhardy! In
> terms of rapid emergency or even, God forbid, catastrophic periods the high
> power stations would be a more immediate and possibly coordinated
> communications facility. Many ground stations would be much more difficult
> to sabotage than concentrated systems such as cable and satellites. And
> remember the proven reliability and simplicity of the A. M. systems and
> wireless communications in general.
>
>
>
> Tom E. H. Gruis, Ed. D.
>
> K0HTF
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Les Rayburn]

Paul,

While generally I respect your positions, I have to disagree on this one. 

The Class A stations provide vital service to audiences who are isolated from 
population centers. If you travel much in the Western US, and even parts of the 
East, you’ll find there are more of these areas than some would believe. 

More importantly, during regional emergencies, Class A stations offer perhaps 
the only communication link that is wide-reaching, infrastructure independent, 
and reliable. During Hurricanes Katrina, and Rita as well as Superstorm Sandy, 
I witnessed this first hand. We sheltered evacuees from New Orleans in our 
neighborhood in advance of Katrina, and by listening to WLW, they were able to 
get breaking news about their neighborhoods. For days, it was literally the 
only reliable source of information about the disaster. 

Saw this repeat again in Washington, DC during Sandy, as people evacuated from 
New Jersey—and relied on the Class A’s in the Northeast to get reliable 
information after cellular networks, the Internet, and other links had failed. 

If anything, I think the FCC should consider more protection for the Class A 
stations. 


73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 
EM63nf

Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. 

Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook 
Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. 


> On Feb 26, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
>  wrote:
> 
> Here's my response:
> 
> I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!
> 
> Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
> Cincinatti or NYC?
> 
> Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and be
> done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA from
> far away listen online.
> 
> The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few
> distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet.
> 
> Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations
> night power or more night power to provide local programming
> 
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Friday, February 26, 2016, Dr. Tom Gruis  wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> My comments on the KXEL petition:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Response to KXEL petition - 02.26.2014.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> In addition to the above, I submit that in a national emergency the high
>> power stations would provide needed dissemination of information within its
>> day and night coverage areas and provide redundancy should that be needed!
>> Low power and FM stations would be much less capable of providing the
>> public's interest, convenience, and necessity. Further, with the heightened
>> concerns about national security to limit available, operating, and viable
>> communications systems operating within the law seems at best foolhardy! In
>> terms of rapid emergency or even, God forbid, catastrophic periods the high
>> power stations would be a more immediate and possibly coordinated
>> communications facility. Many ground stations would be much more difficult
>> to sabotage than concentrated systems such as cable and satellites. And
>> remember the proven reliability and simplicity of the A. M. systems and
>> wireless communications in general.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tom E. H. Gruis, Ed. D.
>> 
>> K0HTF
>> 
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

More protection?  Why??

Most of these isolated population centers have local or semi local stations
these days... And stations like KCHE Cherokee IA...or KNLV Ord Nebraska or
KBRX ONeill Nebraska do an excellent job serving their local communities.

No one in central Nebraska is going to tune to KXEL 1540 for emergency
information.

Paul

On Friday, February 26, 2016, Les Rayburn  wrote:

> Paul,
>
> While generally I respect your positions, I have to disagree on this one.
>
> The Class A stations provide vital service to audiences who are isolated
> from population centers. If you travel much in the Western US, and even
> parts of the East, you’ll find there are more of these areas than some
> would believe.
>
> More importantly, during regional emergencies, Class A stations offer
> perhaps the only communication link that is wide-reaching, infrastructure
> independent, and reliable. During Hurricanes Katrina, and Rita as well as
> Superstorm Sandy, I witnessed this first hand. We sheltered evacuees from
> New Orleans in our neighborhood in advance of Katrina, and by listening to
> WLW, they were able to get breaking news about their neighborhoods. For
> days, it was literally the only reliable source of information about the
> disaster.
>
> Saw this repeat again in Washington, DC during Sandy, as people evacuated
> from New Jersey—and relied on the Class A’s in the Northeast to get
> reliable information after cellular networks, the Internet, and other links
> had failed.
>
> If anything, I think the FCC should consider more protection for the Class
> A stations.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> 121 Mayfair Park
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
>
> Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
>
> Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop,
> Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip.
>
>
> > On Feb 26, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > Here's my response:
> >
> > I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!
> >
> > Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
> > Cincinatti or NYC?
> >
> > Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and
> be
> > done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA
> from
> > far away listen online.
> >
> > The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few
> > distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet.
> >
> > Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations
> > night power or more night power to provide local programming
> >
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On Friday, February 26, 2016, Dr. Tom Gruis  > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> My comments on the KXEL petition:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Response to KXEL petition - 02.26.2014.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> In addition to the above, I submit that in a national emergency the high
> >> power stations would provide needed dissemination of information within
> its
> >> day and night coverage areas and provide redundancy should that be
> needed!
> >> Low power and FM stations would be much less capable of providing the
> >> public's interest, convenience, and necessity. Further, with the
> heightened
> >> concerns about national security to limit available, operating, and
> viable
> >> communications systems operating within the law seems at best
> foolhardy! In
> >> terms of rapid emergency or even, God forbid, catastrophic periods the
> high
> >> power stations would be a more immediate and possibly coordinated
> >> communications facility. Many ground stations would be much more
> difficult
> >> to sabotage than concentrated systems such as cable and satellites. And
> >> remember the proven reliability and simplicity of the A. M. systems and
> >> wireless communications in general.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tom E. H. Gruis, Ed. D.
> >>
> >> K0HTF
> >>
> >>
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Re: [IRCA] The Free Ride Should Be Over for Dual Expanded-Band AMs

[William Dvorak]

Wow, really interesting! If you read the article, please pay attention to
the section labeled "KDNZ." This section tells of station KDNZ 1250 kHz
Cedar Falls IA which broadcasts in a Spanish format with slogan "Radio La
Buena" to an audience estimated at 25,000. The station manager describes
how the station is both filling a gap in coverage to an
underserved audience and a  way for advertisers to reach that audience
because it "has been largely ignored by other media." This becomes a
justification to keep this and similarly programmed stations on the air in
the name of diversity. The only thing wrong with this scenario, besides the
fact that KDNZ is no longer the call letters (it is now KCFI) is that this
station has not been Spanish formatted since at least 2012. Apparently KCFI
abandoned its audience of 25,000 to become again a member of that local
media crowd that ignores it. Today KCFI has an oldies format, "Cruisin'
KCFI", streamed at http://www.kcfiradio.com/listen-live/.
73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 5:09 PM, Dennis Gibson  wrote:

> The 1997 AM Expanded Band Fact Sheet is interesting. So is the
> Expanded-Band Sunset Rule Appealed article.
>
> http://www.radioworld.com/article/expanded-band-sunset-rule-appealed/16586
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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Derek Vincent via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
Do we really need 50k stations at all anymore? Maybe drop them down to 20k day 
and 10k or less at night. The San Francisco 50k stations cover far more than 
they need to. Do I really need to hear KCBS in Fresno in the daytime? 

Thanks

derekvme...@aol.com
 


> On Feb 26, 2016, at 9:54 AM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
>  wrote:
> 
> More protection?  Why??
> 
> Most of these isolated population centers have local or semi local stations
> these days... And stations like KCHE Cherokee IA...or KNLV Ord Nebraska or
> KBRX ONeill Nebraska do an excellent job serving their local communities.
> 
> No one in central Nebraska is going to tune to KXEL 1540 for emergency
> information.
> 
> Paul
> 
>> On Friday, February 26, 2016, Les Rayburn  wrote:
>> 
>> Paul,
>> 
>> While generally I respect your positions, I have to disagree on this one.
>> 
>> The Class A stations provide vital service to audiences who are isolated
>> from population centers. If you travel much in the Western US, and even
>> parts of the East, you’ll find there are more of these areas than some
>> would believe.
>> 
>> More importantly, during regional emergencies, Class A stations offer
>> perhaps the only communication link that is wide-reaching, infrastructure
>> independent, and reliable. During Hurricanes Katrina, and Rita as well as
>> Superstorm Sandy, I witnessed this first hand. We sheltered evacuees from
>> New Orleans in our neighborhood in advance of Katrina, and by listening to
>> WLW, they were able to get breaking news about their neighborhoods. For
>> days, it was literally the only reliable source of information about the
>> disaster.
>> 
>> Saw this repeat again in Washington, DC during Sandy, as people evacuated
>> from New Jersey—and relied on the Class A’s in the Northeast to get
>> reliable information after cellular networks, the Internet, and other links
>> had failed.
>> 
>> If anything, I think the FCC should consider more protection for the Class
>> A stations.
>> 
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>> 121 Mayfair Park
>> Maylene, AL
>> EM63nf
>> 
>> Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
>> 
>> Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop,
>> Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip.
>> 
>> 
 On Feb 26, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
>>> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Here's my response:
>>> 
>>> I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!
>>> 
>>> Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
>>> Cincinatti or NYC?
>>> 
>>> Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and
>> be
>>> done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA
>> from
>>> far away listen online.
>>> 
>>> The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few
>>> distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet.
>>> 
>>> Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations
>>> night power or more night power to provide local programming
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> 
 On Friday, February 26, 2016, Dr. Tom Gruis >> > wrote:
>>> 
 
 
 My comments on the KXEL petition:
 
 
 
 Response to KXEL petition - 02.26.2014.
 
 
 
 In addition to the above, I submit that in a national emergency the high
 power stations would provide needed dissemination of information within
>> its
 day and night coverage areas and provide redundancy should that be
>> needed!
 Low power and FM stations would be much less capable of providing the
 public's interest, convenience, and necessity. Further, with the
>> heightened
 concerns about national security to limit available, operating, and
>> viable
 communications systems operating within the law seems at best
>> foolhardy! In
 terms of rapid emergency or even, God forbid, catastrophic periods the
>> high
 power stations would be a more immediate and possibly coordinated
 communications facility. Many ground stations would be much more
>> difficult
 to sabotage than concentrated systems such as cable and satellites. And
 remember the proven reliability and simplicity of the A. M. systems and
 wireless communications in general.
 
 
 
 Tom E. H. Gruis, Ed. D.
 
 K0HTF
 
 
 
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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Theo]

Small stations... night power... local programming?  That's an oxymoron 
times two! 


Heck, even major-market stations at night are simply tx's of packaged 
feeds with advertising inserted by a computer.


How many 'small' stations even have a local news department?  The old 
idea of full-service programming went out the window years ago.


Theo
Burnaby, BC

On 2/26/2016 9:34 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:

Here's my response:

I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!

Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
Cincinatti or NYC?

Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and be
done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA from
far away listen online.

The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few
distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet.

Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations
night power or more night power to provide local programming


Paul




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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Russ Edmunds]

As a practical matter, that 'solution' wouldn't really help anybody because
it doesn't alter the facts of
propagation. Whatever new stations were added to the current 1_A
frequencies would - as many of their predecessors have - suffer significant
interference from the higher powered stations.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
Grid FN20id


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On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Here's my response:
>
> I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!
>
> Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
> Cincinatti or NYC?
>
> Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and be
> done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA from
> far away listen online.
>
> The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few
> distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet.
>
> Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations
> night power or more night power to provide local programming
>
>
> Paul
>
> On Friday, February 26, 2016, Dr. Tom Gruis  wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > My comments on the KXEL petition:
> >
> >
> >
> > Response to KXEL petition - 02.26.2014.
> >
> >
> >
> > In addition to the above, I submit that in a national emergency the high
> > power stations would provide needed dissemination of information within
> its
> > day and night coverage areas and provide redundancy should that be
> needed!
> > Low power and FM stations would be much less capable of providing the
> > public's interest, convenience, and necessity. Further, with the
> heightened
> > concerns about national security to limit available, operating, and
> viable
> > communications systems operating within the law seems at best foolhardy!
> In
> > terms of rapid emergency or even, God forbid, catastrophic periods the
> high
> > power stations would be a more immediate and possibly coordinated
> > communications facility. Many ground stations would be much more
> difficult
> > to sabotage than concentrated systems such as cable and satellites. And
> > remember the proven reliability and simplicity of the A. M. systems and
> > wireless communications in general.
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom E. H. Gruis, Ed. D.
> >
> > K0HTF
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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Scott Fybush]

On 2/26/2016 12:34 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:

Here's my response:

I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!

Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
Cincinatti or NYC?



That's not the real issue. The issue is who cares about WGY in Albany or 
about KDKA in Pittsburgh. These 50 kW stations are the *only* AMs at 
this point that reach even a significant majority of their markets after 
dark or during critical hours. Reduce the protection they now enjoy from 
incoming interference (or worse yet, reduce their power) and now those 
stations, too, fall beneath the noise floor for listeners *within* their 
own markets. You can't magically add new RF to clean AM channels 
somewhere *outside* a market without causing new interference *within* 
that market. Every attempt to cram new signals into the MW spectrum over 
the last 70 years has been testament to that truth.


As it stands, there are already entire markets - DC, for instance, 
Houston, Miami, among others - in which there is not even one AM station 
that can be clearly heard across the entire market. Eliminating more 
protection would only make that situation worse. It's a recipe for 
killing off the last remaining big-market AMs that actually draw 
listeners and make money.


I wrote about this at great length in my original comments on the FCC 
rulemaking from which this current proposal derives:


http://www.fybush.com/nerw-extra-our-am-improvement-filing/

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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Rene Tetro]

There is no reason whatsoever that KXEL needs to have their signal blasting 
into the east coast at night.  When I was working at WPTR in Albany, NY in the 
1970s (also on 1540) KXEL's came in so strongly at night that I could see our 
towers from 3 miles to the south in Guilderland and hear KXEL wiping us out.  
Our pattern was extremely tight to the south (protecting the Bahamas) and the 
west (protecting KXEL) that our signal in many local areas was useless, even 
with 50KW.  Of course, the other side of the coin was that you could hear WPTR 
throughout New England and eastern Canada at night - also a waste of RF.   The 
only solution to all of these problems is for MOST class A stations to power 
down at night.

It would make more sense overall to lower the power of the "big boys"  at night 
to improve local coverage of other stations on class A channels than to have 
everyone else boost power...which would only make things worse.  It would also 
make sense, however, to maintain a few high power class A's at night to provide 
wide area coverage - especially in emergencies.  Perhaps even allow them to go 
superpower, while moving other stations off of those frequencies.  Such 
stations as WBZ, WABC, KDKA, WLS, WLW, WSM, KOA, etc. could serve this purpose 
well.

René

René Tetro
WNTP-WFIL
Philadelphia

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From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Russ Edmunds
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 2:38 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 

Subject: Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

As a practical matter, that 'solution' wouldn't really help anybody because
it doesn't alter the facts of
propagation. Whatever new stations were added to the current 1_A
frequencies would - as many of their predecessors have - suffer significant
interference from the higher powered stations.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Les Rayburn]

Sorry, but I have to disagree. Listen to KMOX, KDKA, WLW, and other 1_A’s at 
night Some of them are all news, and most of it is local. 

Adding more stations to the AM band is not the answer. Reducing the number of 
stations, or allowing economic forces to reduce them is part of the solution. 
Manipulating power levels, adding stations, and other failed experiments by the 
FCC have all hurt the band. 

Why isn’t IBOC eliminated from the band immediately? There is practically zero 
listenership, it generates a lot of interference, and has proven to be 
technically unfeasible. The answer is that manufacturers and business in 
general have WAY WAY WAY too much influence over what is supposed to be a 
regulatory agency. 

The FCC is little more than a corporate shill at the moment. Look no further 
than all the cheap Part 15 switching power supplies in your house for the 
proof. 

It’s past time that we start holding these federal employees to task. Their job 
is to protect the rights of the American public, not that of commercial 
manufacturers. 



73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
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Maylene, AL 
EM63nf

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> On Feb 26, 2016, at 12:34 PM, Theo  wrote:
> 
> Small stations... night power... local programming?  That's an oxymoron times 
> two! 
> 
> Heck, even major-market stations at night are simply tx's of packaged feeds 
> with advertising inserted by a computer.
> 
> How many 'small' stations even have a local news department?  The old idea of 
> full-service programming went out the window years ago.
> 
> Theo
> Burnaby, BC
> 
> On 2/26/2016 9:34 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
>> Here's my response:
>> 
>> I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!
>> 
>> Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
>> Cincinatti or NYC?
>> 
>> Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and be
>> done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA from
>> far away listen online.
>> 
>> The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few
>> distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet.
>> 
>> Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations
>> night power or more night power to provide local programming
>> 
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Feb 26 2105 UTC
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#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 February follow.
Solar flux 89 and estimated planetary A-index 8.
The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 26 February was 1.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

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[IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Les Rayburn]

Let’s say that you had a terrorist attack where a nuclear weapon was exploded 
in Chicago. (God forbid) Not only would the destruction be almost unimaginable, 
but the damage to our communications infrastructure would be widespread and 
severe. 

In cities as far away as LA, Miami, and New York, cellular communications 
networks would be overloaded with people trying to call loved ones, gossip 
about the attack, or just complain that their favorite show wasn’t on because 
of all the news coverage. The EMP effects of the blast and damage to Internet 
backbones would cause widespread outages. Power outages across a lot the 
Midwest would be common. 

In this chaotic environment, the motto “Keep it Simple Stupid” would prevail. 
Every vehicle in the Midwest, including those that might not be able to be 
moved would still have radios—and a lot those radios would work. AM Radio, 
especially at night would be able to bring in vital information that would be 
lifesaving to survivors. 

In this fictional example, stations like KMOX or WSM would be critical conduits 
of news from outside the affected area. 

Here in the South, we’ve seen first hand the impact of the conversion of 
television from analog to digital. During severe weather season, most of us 
here depend on television as our primary source of information regarding the 
weather. Without the benefit of portable, battery powered televisions, access 
to this vital information has been hard to come by—especially in the wake of 
tornadoes such as the ones that hit Tuscaloosa in 2011. 

Hardest hit were the poor, who relied on over-the-air TV for this information, 
and digital TV doesn’t work nearly as well. 

Analog isn’t always “crystal clear” but in an environment where you’re seeking 
timely information, a snowy picture with lifesaving information is much better 
than no picture at all. 

Corporate owned and controlled radio has been virtually useless in severe 
weather coverage. Satellite fed programming, with virtually no local staffing. 
FM radio is a source of literally zero information during most local 
emergencies. That’s all thanks to deregulation and corporate greed. 

AM radio’s future may well depend on being local, community oriented, and 
staffed. The best examples in that regard are found at opposite ends of the 
spectrum. The Class A stations and the class C stations. They generally provide 
the best of local news, coverage, and staffed stations. 

Big, regional disasters are rare—thankfully. But they do happen. There is 
something to be said for keeping reliable communication outlets in place, even 
for just these black swan events. Amateur radio has proven it’s value time and 
again when more modern systems have failed. 

The same can be said for AM radio—especially the clear channel stations at 
night. 




73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 
EM63nf

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[IRCA] Now it`s WLW petition to save nighttime AM

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
http://www.700wlw.com/features/save-am-radio-1919/

discussion of alternatives:
http://www.700wlw.com/onair/bill-cunningham-235/save-am-radio-petition-learn-more-14424190/

(via Artie Bigley, DXLD)
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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Doc - KØHTF]

I should have mentioned that I have about 40 years in broadcasting, AM, FM, TV.

 

KLGZ (1600 AM) in Algona, Iowa does a marvelous job too. BUT it is very local! 
Storms and situations move and change.

 

Many of the high power stations are, or course, directional and even with that 
they cover very much area.  

 

Of course no one in central Nebraska is going to tune to KXEL, especially since 
that is in more or less in one of its nulls. That would be silly. KRVN is a 
great station, albeit that their night pattern covers only the SW portion of 
Nebraska. No one in Algona or Des Moines or Waterloo would tune to KRVN either. 
There are many stations all over the place but there are many places not as 
well served. However – what in an emergency?

 

Here in Algona – the one in Iowa – night reception of A. M. is somewhat 
difficult but possible.

 

There are still many people in rural areas and there is much travel and many 
travelers in remote areas.

 

==> My position is not specifically for KXEL in particular nor was I proposing 
“more protection.” 

 

Distant reception may or not be useful much of the time – BUT – in some crisis 
situation it can at least be a back-up plan! I will confess to some sense of 
anxiety over the current state of our national security.

 

Tom Gruis.

 

 

 

From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. [mailto:walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11:55
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 

Cc: Name missing - dxld@yahoogroups_com ; National Radio 
Club NRC am@nrcdxas_org ; k0...@netins.net
Subject: Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

 

More protection?  Why??

 

Most of these isolated population centers have local or semi local stations 
these days... And stations like KCHE Cherokee IA...or KNLV Ord Nebraska or KBRX 
ONeill Nebraska do an excellent job serving their local communities.

 

No one in central Nebraska is going to tune to KXEL 1540 for emergency 
information.

 

Paul  

On Friday, February 26, 2016, Les Rayburn mailto:l...@highnoonfilm.com> > wrote:

Paul,

While generally I respect your positions, I have to disagree on this one.

The Class A stations provide vital service to audiences who are isolated from 
population centers. If you travel much in the Western US, and even parts of the 
East, you’ll find there are more of these areas than some would believe.

More importantly, during regional emergencies, Class A stations offer perhaps 
the only communication link that is wide-reaching, infrastructure independent, 
and reliable. During Hurricanes Katrina, and Rita as well as Superstorm Sandy, 
I witnessed this first hand. We sheltered evacuees from New Orleans in our 
neighborhood in advance of Katrina, and by listening to WLW, they were able to 
get breaking news about their neighborhoods. For days, it was literally the 
only reliable source of information about the disaster.

Saw this repeat again in Washington, DC during Sandy, as people evacuated from 
New Jersey—and relied on the Class A’s in the Northeast to get reliable 
information after cellular networks, the Internet, and other links had failed.

If anything, I think the FCC should consider more protection for the Class A 
stations.


73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL
EM63nf

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> On Feb 26, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
>  > wrote:
>
> Here's my response:
>
> I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!!
>
> Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in
> Cincinatti or NYC?
>
> Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and be
> done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA from
> far away listen online.
>
> The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few
> distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet.
>
> Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations
> night power or more night power to provide local programming
>
>
> Paul
>
> On Friday, February 26, 2016, Dr. Tom Gruis   > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> My comments on the KXEL petition:
>>
>>
>>
>> Response to KXEL petition - 02.26.2014.
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition to the above, I submit that in a national emergency the high
>> power stations would provide needed dissemination of information within its
>> day and night coverage areas and provide redundancy should that be needed!
>> Low power and FM stations would be much less capable of providing the
>> public's interest, convenience, and necessity. Further, with the heightened
>> concerns about national security to limit available, operating, and viable
>> communications systems operating within the law seems at best foolhardy! In
>> terms of rapid emergency or even, God forbid, catastrophic periods the high
>> power stations would be a more immediate 

Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Russ Edmunds]

Even looking at the GY channels today, many are satellite fed without local
news - or much of any news for that matter.. As Les points out, the large
stations in large metros have the news coverage. Of the smaller local
stations, it's mostly those which are fulltime and are in a market where
there's very few stations. There, local radio isn't a lot different from
what those of us over a certain age can remember being much more prevalent.

I also agree that most of what's wrong with AM today is a result of prior
bad management by the FCC in response to the demands of large group station
owners have steadily increased the numbers of stations on all of the
channels, resulting not in more quality ( whether of the actual sound or of
the content ) but rather more interference. Raising the powers at night
from 250 to 1000 watts on the GY channels only increased mutual
interference because everybody got to increase.

AM has its limitations, but it also has strengths. Unfortunately nearly
everything the FCC has done with AM over the past 40 years has made AM less
viable. More is definitely not always better.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
Grid FN20id


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On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 4:23 PM, Les Rayburn  wrote:

> Let’s say that you had a terrorist attack where a nuclear weapon was
> exploded in Chicago. (God forbid) Not only would the destruction be almost
> unimaginable, but the damage to our communications infrastructure would be
> widespread and severe.
>
> In cities as far away as LA, Miami, and New York, cellular communications
> networks would be overloaded with people trying to call loved ones, gossip
> about the attack, or just complain that their favorite show wasn’t on
> because of all the news coverage. The EMP effects of the blast and damage
> to Internet backbones would cause widespread outages. Power outages across
> a lot the Midwest would be common.
>
> In this chaotic environment, the motto “Keep it Simple Stupid” would
> prevail. Every vehicle in the Midwest, including those that might not be
> able to be moved would still have radios—and a lot those radios would work.
> AM Radio, especially at night would be able to bring in vital information
> that would be lifesaving to survivors.
>
> In this fictional example, stations like KMOX or WSM would be critical
> conduits of news from outside the affected area.
>
> Here in the South, we’ve seen first hand the impact of the conversion of
> television from analog to digital. During severe weather season, most of us
> here depend on television as our primary source of information regarding
> the weather. Without the benefit of portable, battery powered televisions,
> access to this vital information has been hard to come by—especially in the
> wake of tornadoes such as the ones that hit Tuscaloosa in 2011.
>
> Hardest hit were the poor, who relied on over-the-air TV for this
> information, and digital TV doesn’t work nearly as well.
>
> Analog isn’t always “crystal clear” but in an environment where you’re
> seeking timely information, a snowy picture with lifesaving information is
> much better than no picture at all.
>
> Corporate owned and controlled radio has been virtually useless in severe
> weather coverage. Satellite fed programming, with virtually no local
> staffing. FM radio is a source of literally zero information during most
> local emergencies. That’s all thanks to deregulation and corporate greed.
>
> AM radio’s future may well depend on being local, community oriented, and
> staffed. The best examples in that regard are found at opposite ends of the
> spectrum. The Class A stations and the class C stations. They generally
> provide the best of local news, coverage, and staffed stations.
>
> Big, regional disasters are rare—thankfully. But they do happen. There is
> something to be said for keeping reliable communication outlets in place,
> even for just these black swan events. Amateur radio has proven it’s value
> time and again when more modern systems have failed.
>
> The same can be said for AM radio—especially the clear channel stations at
> night.
>
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> 121 Mayfair Park
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
>
> Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
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> Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip.
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Re: [IRCA] TP 25 Feb Victoria version

[R. Colin Newell]

I was up at 1200 UTC until 1300 UTC -- and apart from MASSIVE signals from
1566 Khz --
and occasionally passable signals on 747, 774, 828, 972, 1593 - there was
not a heck of a lot to pick from -

This video of 1566 Korea gives you a sense of how they were fairing out --
which is to say, at times stunning levels - https://youtu.be/M5H1R8pjgMw

Antenna - W/NW Flag w/ VACTROL control
  - Wellbrook ALA100

fed through a MISEK/Ratzlaff/Lankford Phaser

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:14 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> A nice short and sharp enhancement 1442 to about 1447UT this morning
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
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Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---

If 50 kW stations are sometimes even a challenge to hear in steel buildings 
in/near city centers or are challenged by wall-warts, lighting fixtures, etc. 
in the average home, then how is dropping to 10 kW going to help?


Just because the signal goes hundreds of miles when listening on a good car 
radio at a site not near power lines and buildings, 30-50 miles of usable 
coverage might be more like the situation in "real world" listening.


AM stations may actually need to be running more power than less in the modern 
world of RF noise.


And do we really need more AM stations when many existing ones are going belly 
up?


The other play, of course, would be a digital-format band in the VHF or UHF 
region.  DAB and similar are being tried in Europe but not exactly with 
resounding success.


I'd rather have a few AM stations with quality locally-aware programming than a 
bunch of half-baked satellite programming relays.  Run enough power to get into 
typical home, office, and car environments without the accompanying hiss, 
squeaks, and squawks from every electro-gizmo within 500 ft.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


<<
Do we really need 50k stations at all anymore? Maybe drop them down to 20k day 
and 10k or less at night. The San Francisco 50k stations cover far more than 
they need to. Do I really need to hear KCBS in Fresno in the daytime? 


Thanks


derekvme...@aol.com
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[IRCA] Still wondering after 40 years

[Steve Francis via IRCA]

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Any longtime DXers remember receiving a cryptic California-postmarked Christmas 
card in 1975 from "Grandma Greene and Little Mo Mi"?  I seem to recall that 
every member of IRCA got one.  Both are probably gone, but I'd still like to 
know who they were.  

Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee
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[IRCA] KXEL Petition

[Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA]

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Very well stated, Mark.  I agree with Mr. Connelly's position 100%.
 

Marc DeLorenzo 
South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
 http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX
 

 
 
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Sent: Fri, Feb 26, 2016 8:11 pm
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Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:11:08 -0500




If 50 kW stations are sometimes even a challenge to hear in steel buildings 
in/near city centers or are challenged by wall-warts, lighting fixtures, etc. 
in the average home, then how is dropping to 10 kW going to help?


Just because the signal goes hundreds of miles when listening on a good car 
radio at a site not near power lines and buildings, 30-50 miles of usable 
coverage might be more like the situation in "real world" listening.


AM stations may actually need to be running more power than less in the modern 
world of RF noise.


And do we really need more AM stations when many existing ones are going belly 
up?


The other play, of course, would be a digital-format band in the VHF or UHF 
region.  DAB and similar are being tried in Europe but not exactly with 
resounding success.


I'd rather have a few AM stations with quality locally-aware programming than a 
bunch of half-baked satellite programming relays.  Run enough power to get into 
typical home, office, and car environments without the accompanying hiss, 
squeaks, and squawks from every electro-gizmo within 500 ft.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


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Do we really need 50k stations at all anymore? Maybe drop them down to 20k day 
and 10k or less at night. The San Francisco 50k stations cover far more than 
they need to. Do I really need to hear KCBS in Fresno in the daytime? 


Thanks


derekvme...@aol.com
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Feb 27 0005 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 February follow.
Solar flux 89 and estimated planetary A-index 7.
The estimated planetary K-index at  UTC on 27 February was 0.
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 88   88   88   88   92   92   92   92   92   92   92   92   89   89
A-in 77775555555587
K-in 21111233112110
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm



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[IRCA] TP 26 Feb Victoria version

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Mostly DU hints earlier, with some brief Asian boosts between 1430 and 1500UT


pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, 
at least briefly):


1566 HLAZ very fine, peaking -55dBm at times (stronger than many 
domestics), Chinese talk by man 1448-1452UT;




Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it 
understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):


612 4QR "ABC news next" by man 1159UT,  no pips on hour, but usual fanfare
1575 presumed VoA with woman in SE Asian language 1449UT
1593 CNR1 1450UT, better on north Flag, musical interlude //6125, 
then woman in Chinese




not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or 
noise could be understood by a native speaker:


567 JOIK man in Japanese 1455UT //594 which was weaker
1134 JOQR likely; sudden fade up of excited Japanese man and woman 1428UT
1242 JOLF? pop music 1427-8UT



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)


585 mystery continues; weak pop vocals popped out of noise 1450UT, 
fairly steady, but faded for good before 1500UT

603 HLSA pop music //558 1450UT
702 vocal pop music across 1200UT, no pips; NZ? didn't seem likely to 
be 2BL or NHK.   By 1302UT, man talking, //612 meant 2BL
774//828 pips 1200UT, start of English leassons; NHK2, didn't amount 
to much later

774 3LO, bits of ABC fanfare 1300UT
1116 4BC 6 pips and distinctive intonation of "4BC. News" 1200UT




Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or 
ravaged by splatter)


621 882 1386 1458




best wishes,

Nick

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Re: [IRCA] Still wondering after 40 years

[Nick Hall-Patch]

At 02:09 27-02-16, you wrote:

That shook loose a brain cell or two Steve; there is some vague 
recollection of something along those lines.


Sounds like a question to ask at the next convention?





Any longtime DXers remember receiving a cryptic 
California-postmarked Christmas card in 1975 from "Grandma Greene 
and Little Mo Mi"?  I seem to recall that every member of IRCA got 
one.  Both are probably gone, but I'd still like to know who they were.


Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee

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