Re: [IRCA] Japanese DXers Arrive for Rockwork 4 DXpedition

[Hiroyuki Okamura]

Gary-san and Satoshi-san,Hiroo-san Congratulations!! Omedetougozaimasu:-)


Hiroyuki Okamura Japan
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[IRCA] Japanese DXers Arrive for Rockwork 4 DXpedition

[d1028gary]

The famous Japanese DXers Hiroo Nakagawa and Satoshi Miyauchi have arrived to 
participate in the Rockwork 4 DXpedition.here in Oregon state. Tonight the full 
DXpedition team (Tom Rothlisberger, Nick Hall-Patch, the Japanese guests and 
me) had a wonderful welcoming dinner at the aptly-named "Tsunami" restaurant in 
Wheeler, OR. 
  
Both Hiroo-san and Satoshi-san seemed awestruck in their first visit to the 
wild ocean cliff site. A video of their first visit to Rockwork 4 is posted at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4cz1otmP3o&feature=youtu.be  , during which 
Hiroo-san says "kangeki shite imasu," meaning "I'm deeply moved." 
  
73, Gary DeBock (in Nehalem, OR, across a muddy gravel driveway from Nick 
Hall-Patch in the "Bunk House" motel) 
  
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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[k7wv]

All; 
The driver was the problem. I have just solved the problem by deleting the 
device from device manager and reinstalling with a different driver that it 
likes with a little trickery (it's unsigned). Ready for Cliffside action in the 
AM. 

Today's conditions were underwhelming with the often heard big stations only 
and low band only. With the two Japanese DXers Satoshi and Hiroo here we can 
hope for improvement with at least 5 DXers at the cliffs tomorrow. 


- Original Message -

From: "Chuck Hutton"  
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
 
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:18:14 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression 

A Win 10 update caused the Perseus to mute? OK, unmute it But I get the 
feeling that you don't mean mute in the normal sense where audio was stopped by 
a button push. What did happen, so we can be forewarned? 


I'll take a wild guess... It wouldn't talk to the PC? If so, maybe it tossed 
out old unsigned drivers as they are not considered registered? If so, Nico had 
uploaded signed drivers and you can always use the Zadig approach. Delete above 
if not the problem. 


Chuck 


 
From: IRCA  on behalf of Nicholas Hall-Patch 
 
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 8:30 PM 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
Subject: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression 


Disasters? Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his 
Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus 
software on it and was still functional. Thank you Windows 8. So we have 
Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening. 



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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Bruce Portzer]

A few comments on Chuck's rules.

To step 5, I would restart the PC after it's powered down, run a few key 
programs, then shut it down.  I've found from experience that weird 
things occasionally happen when a computer boots up so this is one 
further sanity check.


There's a notorious malware named Perseus, so some anti-virus programs 
freak out when the see a program by that name.  Norton Security Suite 
deleted the Perseus software twice PC without asking, telling me it had 
a "bad reputation".  I eventually figured out how to tell Norton not to 
touch the Perseus folder.


I can't recall any issues with leaving wi-fi turned on while recording 
with SDRs, although I can see Chuck's point.


Bruce


On 7/9/2016 15:31, Chuck Hutton wrote:

Chuck's Rules For DXpedition Equipment :


Computer:

(1) A week before the trip, force an installation of all available Windows 
updates.

(2) Next, disable Internet access so no new updates can get downloaded nor can 
the Internet wreak havoc. Note that Windows updates are downloaded any old time 
but installed at 3AM if you let Windows do auto updates. That means turning 
Internet access off Tuesday night won't prevent an update from being installed 
Wednesday morning if the update was downloaded Monday.

(3) Disable anti-virus so there is no chance of it using too much PC resources 
or being foolish.

(4) Test operation with Perseus to make sure the updates weren't a problem.

(5) Let the computer run a day so Windows can re-index files, adjust to the 
updates, etc. When Task Manager says all is quiet, power off the computer.

(6) Don't mess with it any more.

(7) Know what your battery state is for the intended usage. Battery life 
depends on how hard the PC works: sitting on your desk mostly idle is way 
different from running Perseus full time and recording. Do a test. If your 
battery is not up to the task:

(a) for the common 19V charger input, connect a 12V and 6V battery in series and use 
them as a "charger".

(b) buy a "power bank" lithium battery with a 19V output (assuming 19V is 
correct). Advantages: light, easily rechargable. Disadvantages: may generate interference.

(c) if near a car, buy a cigarette lighter 19V source. Likely to generate 
interference.

(8) If Internet access is needed, use a cellphone or cheap tablet. Don't use 
the Perseus computer.


Never use a DXpedition as a guinea pig to test equipment. Most recent example: 
Jim's dead battery required using an untested cigarette lighter adapter and it 
generated a lot of switching noise.


Another issue is interference generated by all the electronic equipment. Yo 
prevent that, I use big 2.4  inch type 31 ferrite cores on the Perseus power 
cable, Perseus USB cable and Perseus RF input. With 2 Perseii and 2 laptops I 
have no birdies in the MW band. Unfortunately, a non-filtered version of the 
above will yield many birdies.


I won't mention the normal stuff like disk maintenance.


Knock on wood, I've never had a computer issue. In addition to the Tom/Nick 
story and Jim's story below, we had 2 issues at Newfoundland: (1) twice, some 
files were not recorded due to a reset after updates and (2) a laptop with 
battery issues seems to have shut down.


So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your system 
won't fail you on a DXpedition.


Chuck




From: IRCA  on behalf of James Renfrew 

Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs.
I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:


Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just
the same.

I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
NZ parallels

Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
Perseus mute; fortunately,

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[James Renfrew]

Re: Chuck's rules.

Good tips.  To which you can add, "don't drop your laptop during the
DXpedition"!

Thanks.

Jim



On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Chuck Hutton  wrote:

> Chuck's Rules For DXpedition Equipment :
>
>
> Computer:
>
> (1) A week before the trip, force an installation of all available Windows
> updates.
>
> (2) Next, disable Internet access so no new updates can get downloaded nor
> can the Internet wreak havoc. Note that Windows updates are downloaded any
> old time but installed at 3AM if you let Windows do auto updates. That
> means turning Internet access off Tuesday night won't prevent an update
> from being installed Wednesday morning if the update was downloaded Monday.
>
> (3) Disable anti-virus so there is no chance of it using too much PC
> resources or being foolish.
>
> (4) Test operation with Perseus to make sure the updates weren't a problem.
>
> (5) Let the computer run a day so Windows can re-index files, adjust to
> the updates, etc. When Task Manager says all is quiet, power off the
> computer.
>
> (6) Don't mess with it any more.
>
> (7) Know what your battery state is for the intended usage. Battery life
> depends on how hard the PC works: sitting on your desk mostly idle is way
> different from running Perseus full time and recording. Do a test. If your
> battery is not up to the task:
>
>(a) for the common 19V charger input, connect a 12V and 6V battery in
> series and use them as a "charger".
>
>(b) buy a "power bank" lithium battery with a 19V output (assuming 19V
> is correct). Advantages: light, easily rechargable. Disadvantages: may
> generate interference.
>
>(c) if near a car, buy a cigarette lighter 19V source. Likely to
> generate interference.
>
> (8) If Internet access is needed, use a cellphone or cheap tablet. Don't
> use the Perseus computer.
>
>
> Never use a DXpedition as a guinea pig to test equipment. Most recent
> example: Jim's dead battery required using an untested cigarette lighter
> adapter and it generated a lot of switching noise.
>
>
> Another issue is interference generated by all the electronic equipment.
> Yo prevent that, I use big 2.4  inch type 31 ferrite cores on the Perseus
> power cable, Perseus USB cable and Perseus RF input. With 2 Perseii and 2
> laptops I have no birdies in the MW band. Unfortunately, a non-filtered
> version of the above will yield many birdies.
>
>
> I won't mention the normal stuff like disk maintenance.
>
>
> Knock on wood, I've never had a computer issue. In addition to the
> Tom/Nick story and Jim's story below, we had 2 issues at Newfoundland: (1)
> twice, some files were not recorded due to a reset after updates and (2) a
> laptop with battery issues seems to have shut down.
>
>
> So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your
> system won't fail you on a DXpedition.
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of James Renfrew <
> jim.renf...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression
>
> Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs.
> I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
> previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
> in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
> car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
> it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
> was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
> and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
> Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
> was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
> my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
> I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
> On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
> > suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX
> just
> > the same.
> >
> > I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
> > 792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
> > More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
> > NZ parallels
> >
> > Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made
> his
> > Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
> > software on it and was still functional.  Thank you Windows 8.  So we
> have
> > Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.
> >
> > For me, battery and external battery on my laptop died in the middle of
> the
> > opening, not long after we got Tom back into business.  Also
> fortunately, a
> > spare laptop battery was 

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Bruce Portzer]

FWIW, I just updated to Win10 a few days ago.

The Perseus works fine with the Perseus software and HDSDR.

It will also work with Studio1, but at the moment the software receives 
KIRO-710 regardless of the frequency I have entered.   I have the same 
problem with the Elad, so it's a software problem and not a receiver 
problem.  Or maybe operator error.


According to Device Manager, I'm using a Perseus driver dated 6/17/2013.

Bruce


On 7/9/2016 19:06, Chuck Hutton wrote:

Having tried other things, did you try to install unsigned drivers in Win 10? 
It can be done, but takes a little trickery.


When it rains, it pours - the entire Microtelecom site seems to be down. Were 
it up, the new (2016) signed drivers are at 
http://microtelecom.it/perseus/PerseusDriversUpdate2016a1.zip  .


And BTW you can configure Win 10 to not automatically do updates. Your choice.


Chuck





From: IRCA  on behalf of k...@comcast.net 

Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 1:32 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

You got it Chuck, Laptop will not recognize the Perseus hardware. Been trying 
drivers all day to no avail. Zadig installer included. The signed drivers by 
Nico are a dead link. Huge Win 10 update installed uncommanded on July 4 while 
visiting Denver with the laptop. No restore point created. I do have backup in 
the form of the MSI Wind U100 that never failed to capture DX. It's 4 hours 
away in Seattle. My bad.

73--Tom


- Original Message -

From: "Chuck Hutton" 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 

Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:18:14 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

A Win 10 update caused the Perseus to mute? OK, unmute it But I get the 
feeling that you don't mean mute in the normal sense where audio was stopped by 
a button push. What did happen, so we can be forewarned?


I'll take a wild guess... It wouldn't talk to the PC? If so, maybe it tossed 
out old unsigned drivers as they are not considered registered? If so, Nico had 
uploaded signed drivers and you can always use the Zadig approach. Delete above 
if not the problem.


Chuck



From: IRCA  on behalf of Nicholas Hall-Patch 

Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 8:30 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression


Disasters? Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
software on it and was still functional. Thank you Windows 8. So we have
Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.


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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Chuck Hutton]

Having tried other things, did you try to install unsigned drivers in Win 10? 
It can be done, but takes a little trickery.


When it rains, it pours - the entire Microtelecom site seems to be down. Were 
it up, the new (2016) signed drivers are at 
http://microtelecom.it/perseus/PerseusDriversUpdate2016a1.zip  .


And BTW you can configure Win 10 to not automatically do updates. Your choice.


Chuck





From: IRCA  on behalf of k...@comcast.net 

Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 1:32 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

You got it Chuck, Laptop will not recognize the Perseus hardware. Been trying 
drivers all day to no avail. Zadig installer included. The signed drivers by 
Nico are a dead link. Huge Win 10 update installed uncommanded on July 4 while 
visiting Denver with the laptop. No restore point created. I do have backup in 
the form of the MSI Wind U100 that never failed to capture DX. It's 4 hours 
away in Seattle. My bad.

73--Tom


- Original Message -

From: "Chuck Hutton" 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 

Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:18:14 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

A Win 10 update caused the Perseus to mute? OK, unmute it But I get the 
feeling that you don't mean mute in the normal sense where audio was stopped by 
a button push. What did happen, so we can be forewarned?


I'll take a wild guess... It wouldn't talk to the PC? If so, maybe it tossed 
out old unsigned drivers as they are not considered registered? If so, Nico had 
uploaded signed drivers and you can always use the Zadig approach. Delete above 
if not the problem.


Chuck



From: IRCA  on behalf of Nicholas Hall-Patch 

Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 8:30 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression


Disasters? Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
software on it and was still functional. Thank you Windows 8. So we have
Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.



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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Bob Coomler via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---

Pending at an even mil.  Probably not too great for domestic DXing though.  In 
my working life as a real estate appraiser, one of the very nicest and 
comfortable homes I ever saw was a one bedroom of comparable size.  Maybe this 
one will be a DX Den for an empty- nester?
Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ   38650 Beulah Reed Rd, Manzanita, OR 97130 | MLS 
#15223121 | Zillow
  From: Nicholas Hall-Patch 
 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
 
 Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:29 PM
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression
   
Never have to worry about DXpeditioning again.  Make all your mistakes in
the comfort of your own home, and never have to reveal them to anyone.
The house nearest to the cliffs in on the market:

http://www.cascadesothebysrealty.com/prop/38650-beulah-reed-rd-manzanita-or-97130-15223121

(in the "if you have to ask" category.  And presently subject to offer
too,  Dang, Chuck, you never told us.)

best wishes,

Nick

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 10:31 PM, Chuck Hutton  wrote:

> Chuck's Rules For DXpedition Equipment :
>
>
> Computer:
>
> (1) A week before the trip, force an installation of all available Windows
> updates.
>
> (2) Next, disable Internet access so no new updates can get downloaded nor
> can the Internet wreak havoc. Note that Windows updates are downloaded any
> old time but installed at 3AM if you let Windows do auto updates. That
> means turning Internet access off Tuesday night won't prevent an update
> from being installed Wednesday morning if the update was downloaded Monday.
>
> (3) Disable anti-virus so there is no chance of it using too much PC
> resources or being foolish.
>
> (4) Test operation with Perseus to make sure the updates weren't a problem.
>
> (5) Let the computer run a day so Windows can re-index files, adjust to
> the updates, etc. When Task Manager says all is quiet, power off the
> computer.
>
> (6) Don't mess with it any more.
>
> (7) Know what your battery state is for the intended usage. Battery life
> depends on how hard the PC works: sitting on your desk mostly idle is way
> different from running Perseus full time and recording. Do a test. If your
> battery is not up to the task:
>
>    (a) for the common 19V charger input, connect a 12V and 6V battery in
> series and use them as a "charger".
>
>    (b) buy a "power bank" lithium battery with a 19V output (assuming 19V
> is correct). Advantages: light, easily rechargable. Disadvantages: may
> generate interference.
>
>    (c) if near a car, buy a cigarette lighter 19V source. Likely to
> generate interference.
>
> (8) If Internet access is needed, use a cellphone or cheap tablet. Don't
> use the Perseus computer.
>
>
> Never use a DXpedition as a guinea pig to test equipment. Most recent
> example: Jim's dead battery required using an untested cigarette lighter
> adapter and it generated a lot of switching noise.
>
>
> Another issue is interference generated by all the electronic equipment.
> Yo prevent that, I use big 2.4  inch type 31 ferrite cores on the Perseus
> power cable, Perseus USB cable and Perseus RF input. With 2 Perseii and 2
> laptops I have no birdies in the MW band. Unfortunately, a non-filtered
> version of the above will yield many birdies.
>
>
> I won't mention the normal stuff like disk maintenance.
>
>
> Knock on wood, I've never had a computer issue. In addition to the
> Tom/Nick story and Jim's story below, we had 2 issues at Newfoundland: (1)
> twice, some files were not recorded due to a reset after updates and (2) a
> laptop with battery issues seems to have shut down.
>
>
> So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your
> system won't fail you on a DXpedition.
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of James Renfrew <
> jim.renf...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression
>
> Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs.
> I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
> previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
> in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
> car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
> it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
> was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
> and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
> Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
> was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
> my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
> I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
> On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, New Zealand y

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[k7wv]

You got it Chuck, Laptop will not recognize the Perseus hardware. Been trying 
drivers all day to no avail. Zadig installer included. The signed drivers by 
Nico are a dead link. Huge Win 10 update installed uncommanded on July 4 while 
visiting Denver with the laptop. No restore point created. I do have backup in 
the form of the MSI Wind U100 that never failed to capture DX. It's 4 hours 
away in Seattle. My bad. 

73--Tom 


- Original Message -

From: "Chuck Hutton"  
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
 
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:18:14 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression 

A Win 10 update caused the Perseus to mute? OK, unmute it But I get the 
feeling that you don't mean mute in the normal sense where audio was stopped by 
a button push. What did happen, so we can be forewarned? 


I'll take a wild guess... It wouldn't talk to the PC? If so, maybe it tossed 
out old unsigned drivers as they are not considered registered? If so, Nico had 
uploaded signed drivers and you can always use the Zadig approach. Delete above 
if not the problem. 


Chuck 


 
From: IRCA  on behalf of Nicholas Hall-Patch 
 
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 8:30 PM 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
Subject: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression 


Disasters? Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his 
Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus 
software on it and was still functional. Thank you Windows 8. So we have 
Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening. 



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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Chuck Hutton]

A Win 10 update caused the Perseus to mute? OK, unmute it But I get the 
feeling that you don't mean mute in the normal sense where audio was stopped by 
a button push. What did happen, so we can be forewarned?


I'll take a wild guess... It wouldn't talk to the PC?  If so, maybe it tossed 
out old unsigned drivers as they are not considered registered? If so, Nico had 
uploaded signed drivers and you can always use the Zadig approach. Delete above 
if not the problem.


Chuck



From: IRCA  on behalf of Nicholas Hall-Patch 

Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 8:30 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression


Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
software on it and was still functional.  Thank you Windows 8.  So we have
Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.



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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Jul 10 0005 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 July follow.
Solar flux 92 and estimated planetary A-index 14.
The estimated planetary K-index at  UTC on 10 July was 2.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 08   08   08   08   08   09   09   09   09   09   09   09   09   10
UTC  0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 
SFlx 83   83   83   83   87   87   87   87   87   87   87   87   92   92
A-in 23   23   23   23   25   23   23   23   23   23   23   23   18   14
K-in 44544232433332
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm



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Re: [IRCA] 850 Minnesota

[Rick Dau]

Steve, I'm not aware of any daytimers on 850 that were given sunset + 2 hours.  
KFUO in Clayton (St. Louis), Missouri (Neil, I think this is the station you 
were thinking of earlier) is allowed to stay on until sunset in Denver, but, 
AFAIK, every other daytimer on 850 -- WQRM included -- should be signing off at 
its local sunset.



73,

Rick Dau

South Omaha, Nebraska (headed to Davenport, Iowa Monday morning for roughly 48 
hours of AM, FM, NDB, and NOAA DXing)



From: IRCA  on behalf of Neil Kazaross 

Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 7:46 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 850 Minnesota

My close local WAIT 850 goes off when it is supposed to at the given sunset
time.  73 KAZ

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Steve Francis via IRCA <
irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:

>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Steve Francis 
> To: a...@nrcdxas.org, irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Cc:
> Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 20:24:42 -0400
> Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] 850 Minnesota
> Weren't the 850 daytimers given that sunset plus two hours deal back in
> the mid-80's?
>
> Steve Francis
> Alcoa, Tennessee
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Durenberger 
> To: DX @NRC ; DX-IRCA 
> Sent: Sat, Jul 9, 2016 7:23 am
> Subject: [NRC-AM] 850 Minnesota
>
> Has WQRM 850 gained nighttime authority?  Recorded them last night at 10PM.
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mark Durenberger mobile

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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Bob Coomler via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---

Pending at an even mil.  Probably not too great for domestic DXing though.  In 
my working life as a real estate appraiser, one of the very nicest and 
comfortable homes I ever saw was a one bedroom of comparable size.  Maybe this 
one will be a DX Den for an empty- nester?
Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ   38650 Beulah Reed Rd, Manzanita, OR 97130 | MLS 
#15223121 | Zillow
  From: Nicholas Hall-Patch 
 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
 
 Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:29 PM
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression
   
Never have to worry about DXpeditioning again.  Make all your mistakes in
the comfort of your own home, and never have to reveal them to anyone.
The house nearest to the cliffs in on the market:

http://www.cascadesothebysrealty.com/prop/38650-beulah-reed-rd-manzanita-or-97130-15223121

(in the "if you have to ask" category.  And presently subject to offer
too,  Dang, Chuck, you never told us.)

best wishes,

Nick

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 10:31 PM, Chuck Hutton  wrote:

> Chuck's Rules For DXpedition Equipment :
>
>
> Computer:
>
> (1) A week before the trip, force an installation of all available Windows
> updates.
>
> (2) Next, disable Internet access so no new updates can get downloaded nor
> can the Internet wreak havoc. Note that Windows updates are downloaded any
> old time but installed at 3AM if you let Windows do auto updates. That
> means turning Internet access off Tuesday night won't prevent an update
> from being installed Wednesday morning if the update was downloaded Monday.
>
> (3) Disable anti-virus so there is no chance of it using too much PC
> resources or being foolish.
>
> (4) Test operation with Perseus to make sure the updates weren't a problem.
>
> (5) Let the computer run a day so Windows can re-index files, adjust to
> the updates, etc. When Task Manager says all is quiet, power off the
> computer.
>
> (6) Don't mess with it any more.
>
> (7) Know what your battery state is for the intended usage. Battery life
> depends on how hard the PC works: sitting on your desk mostly idle is way
> different from running Perseus full time and recording. Do a test. If your
> battery is not up to the task:
>
>    (a) for the common 19V charger input, connect a 12V and 6V battery in
> series and use them as a "charger".
>
>    (b) buy a "power bank" lithium battery with a 19V output (assuming 19V
> is correct). Advantages: light, easily rechargable. Disadvantages: may
> generate interference.
>
>    (c) if near a car, buy a cigarette lighter 19V source. Likely to
> generate interference.
>
> (8) If Internet access is needed, use a cellphone or cheap tablet. Don't
> use the Perseus computer.
>
>
> Never use a DXpedition as a guinea pig to test equipment. Most recent
> example: Jim's dead battery required using an untested cigarette lighter
> adapter and it generated a lot of switching noise.
>
>
> Another issue is interference generated by all the electronic equipment.
> Yo prevent that, I use big 2.4  inch type 31 ferrite cores on the Perseus
> power cable, Perseus USB cable and Perseus RF input. With 2 Perseii and 2
> laptops I have no birdies in the MW band. Unfortunately, a non-filtered
> version of the above will yield many birdies.
>
>
> I won't mention the normal stuff like disk maintenance.
>
>
> Knock on wood, I've never had a computer issue. In addition to the
> Tom/Nick story and Jim's story below, we had 2 issues at Newfoundland: (1)
> twice, some files were not recorded due to a reset after updates and (2) a
> laptop with battery issues seems to have shut down.
>
>
> So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your
> system won't fail you on a DXpedition.
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of James Renfrew <
> jim.renf...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression
>
> Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs.
> I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
> previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
> in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
> car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
> it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
> was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
> and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
> Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
> was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
> my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
> I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
> On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, New Zealand y

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 850 Minnesota

[Neil Kazaross]

My close local WAIT 850 goes off when it is supposed to at the given sunset
time.  73 KAZ

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Steve Francis via IRCA <
irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:

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> Cc:
> Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 20:24:42 -0400
> Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] 850 Minnesota
> Weren't the 850 daytimers given that sunset plus two hours deal back in
> the mid-80's?
>
> Steve Francis
> Alcoa, Tennessee
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Durenberger 
> To: DX @NRC ; DX-IRCA 
> Sent: Sat, Jul 9, 2016 7:23 am
> Subject: [NRC-AM] 850 Minnesota
>
> Has WQRM 850 gained nighttime authority?  Recorded them last night at 10PM.
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mark Durenberger mobile
>
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[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-9

[d1028gary]

Tom and I were honored to welcome our first international participant to the 
cliff this morning (well, OK, Nick of Victoria, BC).  Fortunately we had the 
Highway 101 turnoff to ourselves for antenna setup this morning, but Nick 
encountered a typical Rockwork 4 session featuring rain, wind and Murphy's Law. 
  
I was separated from Tom and Nick by about 10 meters, and my south side of the 
turnoff was crammed with the usual 4 large FSL antennas, Ultralight radios and 
digital recorders. Having learned the hard way that 1017-Tonga has only one 
late sign-off per week (on their late Saturday night), a determined effort was 
made to set up my largest (17") FSL immediately upon arrival at the cliff (at 
the bizarre hour of 0330 local, or 1030 UTC). The effort paid off with fairly 
good reception of foreign language from the station around 1130, while all of 
us were still setting up our antennas in the predawn darkness. The propagation 
once gain favored New Zealand (so what is new?), with very potent signals from 
the usual regulars (including an awesome signal from the 2.5 kW 765-Kahungunu). 
From my standpoint the more obscure Kiwis (576, 585, 936 etc.) seemed to be 
playing hard to get, though, while Australian signals seemed to have fallen off 
of the cliff. Nick and Tom were both able to record various NZ signals 1 kHz 
away from domestics (such as the 1 kW 549-Trackside) which were fairly hopeless 
with my rudimentary-filtered Ultralights, but Murphy's Law's typically has no 
chance to knock out such crude radios (which depend on live human operation-- a 
stone age concept). At one point in the session Nick came over and inquired 
about the DU signal on 729 (a prime frequency for all of us, with the reduction 
in "Vancouver traffic"), but I needed to admit that my Ultralights weren't 
exactly the optimal gear to filter the 730 splatter. As usual there were minor 
weather challenges, with stiff wind late in the session rocking the Financial 
Sinkhole Loops back and forth (and causing no lack of consternation in their 
creator). Finally, although 738-Tahiti certainly has a reputation of being a 
blowtorch on this cliff, this morning it was a blowtorch on steroids. Its 
French language program at 1230 was so overwhelming that its splatter was 
drowning the usual pest 740-KCBS, to the extent that the Frisco station was 
struggling to be heard. Later today we welcome the first Japanese DXers to 
participate in a Rockwork 4 DXpedition (or possibly, the first to participate 
in a west coast MW-DXpedion?)-- Hiroo Nakagawa and Satoshi Miyauchi. Highly 
skilled in both Perseus-SDR and Ultralight radio DXing, our two honored guests 
will be participating in the ultimate wild DXing experience for the next couple 
of sessions. 
  
684   Rhema   Gisborne, NZ   Fair level Christian contemporary music at 1247 
(log them while you can, according to Tony W.) 
https://app.box.com/s/691ddrcehygaiko5pgpll2jp1nu1en91   
  
702   Magic   Auckland, NZ   Oldies music at blistering level pounding in at 
1223; garbled ID between songs 
https://app.box.com/s/gtd8u8zxduwpirycbso99kigyum2ja5c   
  
738   Radio Polynesie   Mahina, Tahiti   French program at near nuclear level 
threatening to crunch my Ultralight's front end at 1233 
https://app.box.com/s/pw2gpfgh7vd19b33yz8ag7466y18462t   
  
765   Radio Kahungunu   Napier-Hastings, NZ   Beautiful Maori female vocal 
music from this 2.5 kW overachiever at 1230 
https://app.box.com/s/qnmsxpgqdntk772vt8rbc3rfnvfjweuw   
  
1017   A3Z   Nuku'alofa, Tonga   Rushed antenna setup pays off with a 
good-level logging of male speech at 1130 (the only non-English DU on the 
frequency). Not quite as strong as Bill W.'s classic sign off MP3 from a few 
years back, but I'll take it anyway 
https://app.box.com/s/jz35gvlr8re5ldfqol9h6ux0kd04dea5   
  
1044   Newstalk ZB   Dunedin, NZ   Good level call-in talk program getting 
through the splatter // 1035 at 1210 
https://app.box.com/s/z7flaydc0if63v9qhro7deyvp3rno67d   
  
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manznita, Oregon, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralights (3) +17" and 15" DXpedition FSL 
antennas 
Detailed photo from this morning's wild session is posted at 
https://app.box.com/s/k95omx4nhsihrizqimagkwm825bpebe7   
  
  
   
  
 
  
  
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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Nicholas Hall-Patch]

Never have to worry about DXpeditioning again.   Make all your mistakes in
the comfort of your own home, and never have to reveal them to anyone.
The house nearest to the cliffs in on the market:

http://www.cascadesothebysrealty.com/prop/38650-beulah-reed-rd-manzanita-or-97130-15223121

(in the "if you have to ask" category.   And presently subject to offer
too,  Dang, Chuck, you never told us.)

best wishes,

Nick

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 10:31 PM, Chuck Hutton  wrote:

> Chuck's Rules For DXpedition Equipment :
>
>
> Computer:
>
> (1) A week before the trip, force an installation of all available Windows
> updates.
>
> (2) Next, disable Internet access so no new updates can get downloaded nor
> can the Internet wreak havoc. Note that Windows updates are downloaded any
> old time but installed at 3AM if you let Windows do auto updates. That
> means turning Internet access off Tuesday night won't prevent an update
> from being installed Wednesday morning if the update was downloaded Monday.
>
> (3) Disable anti-virus so there is no chance of it using too much PC
> resources or being foolish.
>
> (4) Test operation with Perseus to make sure the updates weren't a problem.
>
> (5) Let the computer run a day so Windows can re-index files, adjust to
> the updates, etc. When Task Manager says all is quiet, power off the
> computer.
>
> (6) Don't mess with it any more.
>
> (7) Know what your battery state is for the intended usage. Battery life
> depends on how hard the PC works: sitting on your desk mostly idle is way
> different from running Perseus full time and recording. Do a test. If your
> battery is not up to the task:
>
>(a) for the common 19V charger input, connect a 12V and 6V battery in
> series and use them as a "charger".
>
>(b) buy a "power bank" lithium battery with a 19V output (assuming 19V
> is correct). Advantages: light, easily rechargable. Disadvantages: may
> generate interference.
>
>(c) if near a car, buy a cigarette lighter 19V source. Likely to
> generate interference.
>
> (8) If Internet access is needed, use a cellphone or cheap tablet. Don't
> use the Perseus computer.
>
>
> Never use a DXpedition as a guinea pig to test equipment. Most recent
> example: Jim's dead battery required using an untested cigarette lighter
> adapter and it generated a lot of switching noise.
>
>
> Another issue is interference generated by all the electronic equipment.
> Yo prevent that, I use big 2.4  inch type 31 ferrite cores on the Perseus
> power cable, Perseus USB cable and Perseus RF input. With 2 Perseii and 2
> laptops I have no birdies in the MW band. Unfortunately, a non-filtered
> version of the above will yield many birdies.
>
>
> I won't mention the normal stuff like disk maintenance.
>
>
> Knock on wood, I've never had a computer issue. In addition to the
> Tom/Nick story and Jim's story below, we had 2 issues at Newfoundland: (1)
> twice, some files were not recorded due to a reset after updates and (2) a
> laptop with battery issues seems to have shut down.
>
>
> So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your
> system won't fail you on a DXpedition.
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of James Renfrew <
> jim.renf...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression
>
> Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs.
> I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
> previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
> in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
> car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
> it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
> was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
> and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
> Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
> was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
> my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
> I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
> On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
> > suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX
> just
> > the same.
> >
> > I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
> > 792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
> > More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
> > NZ parallels
> >
> > Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made
> his
> > Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
> > software on it and was stil

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 850 Minnesota

[Steve Francis via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
Weren't the 850 daytimers given that sunset plus two hours deal back in the 
mid-80's?

Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee


-Original Message-
From: Mark Durenberger 
To: DX @NRC ; DX-IRCA 
Sent: Sat, Jul 9, 2016 7:23 am
Subject: [NRC-AM] 850 Minnesota

Has WQRM 850 gained nighttime authority?  Recorded them last night at 10PM.


Cheers!

Mark Durenberger mobile

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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[coffee_canuck]

Better yet: do what I do - avoid PC based/powered SDR's... That tie you to 
update/reboot crash cycles.
Many of my analog radios have been on for decades and have never needed reboots 
or firmware updates.

Harrumph! Now get off my cliffs. :-) 

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

> On Jul 9, 2016, at 3:31 PM, Chuck Hutton  wrote:
> 
> Chuck's Rules For DXpedition Equipment :
> 
> 
> Computer:
> 
> (1) A week before the trip, force an installation of all available Windows 
> updates.
> 
> (2) Next, disable Internet access so no new updates can get downloaded nor 
> can the Internet wreak havoc. Note that Windows updates are downloaded any 
> old time but installed at 3AM if you let Windows do auto updates. That means 
> turning Internet access off Tuesday night won't prevent an update from being 
> installed Wednesday morning if the update was downloaded Monday.
> 
> (3) Disable anti-virus so there is no chance of it using too much PC 
> resources or being foolish.
> 
> (4) Test operation with Perseus to make sure the updates weren't a problem..
> 
> (5) Let the computer run a day so Windows can re-index files, adjust to the 
> updates, etc. When Task Manager says all is quiet, power off the computer.
> 
> (6) Don't mess with it any more.
> 
> (7) Know what your battery state is for the intended usage. Battery life 
> depends on how hard the PC works: sitting on your desk mostly idle is way 
> different from running Perseus full time and recording. Do a test. If your 
> battery is not up to the task:
> 
>   (a) for the common 19V charger input, connect a 12V and 6V battery in 
> series and use them as a "charger".
> 
>   (b) buy a "power bank" lithium battery with a 19V output (assuming 19V is 
> correct). Advantages: light, easily rechargable. Disadvantages: may generate 
> interference.
> 
>   (c) if near a car, buy a cigarette lighter 19V source. Likely to generate 
> interference.
> 
> (8) If Internet access is needed, use a cellphone or cheap tablet. Don't use 
> the Perseus computer.
> 
> 
> Never use a DXpedition as a guinea pig to test equipment. Most recent 
> example: Jim's dead battery required using an untested cigarette lighter 
> adapter and it generated a lot of switching noise.
> 
> 
> Another issue is interference generated by all the electronic equipment. Yo 
> prevent that, I use big 2.4  inch type 31 ferrite cores on the Perseus power 
> cable, Perseus USB cable and Perseus RF input. With 2 Perseii and 2 laptops I 
> have no birdies in the MW band. Unfortunately, a non-filtered version of the 
> above will yield many birdies.
> 
> 
> I won't mention the normal stuff like disk maintenance.
> 
> 
> Knock on wood, I've never had a computer issue. In addition to the Tom/Nick 
> story and Jim's story below, we had 2 issues at Newfoundland: (1) twice, some 
> files were not recorded due to a reset after updates and (2) a laptop with 
> battery issues seems to have shut down.
> 
> 
> So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your 
> system won't fail you on a DXpedition.
> 
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: IRCA  on behalf of James Renfrew 
> 
> Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression
> 
> Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs..
> I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
> previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
> in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
> car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
> it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
> was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
> and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
> Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
> was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
> my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
> I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
>> On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:
>> 
>> Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
>> suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just
>> the same.
>> 
>> I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
>> 792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
>> More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
>> NZ parallels
>> 
>> Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
>> Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
>> software on it and was still functional.  Thank you Windows 8.  So we have
>> Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.

[IRCA] 1220 Independence Ia

[Todd S]

Either on very low power or off in which I believe to be off. Atlantic and
Stillwater weakly batteling it out.
Was on over Christmas.

Todd Skaine
Dxing in Cedar Falls Ia
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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Chuck Hutton]

Chuck's Rules For DXpedition Equipment :


Computer:

(1) A week before the trip, force an installation of all available Windows 
updates.

(2) Next, disable Internet access so no new updates can get downloaded nor can 
the Internet wreak havoc. Note that Windows updates are downloaded any old time 
but installed at 3AM if you let Windows do auto updates. That means turning 
Internet access off Tuesday night won't prevent an update from being installed 
Wednesday morning if the update was downloaded Monday.

(3) Disable anti-virus so there is no chance of it using too much PC resources 
or being foolish.

(4) Test operation with Perseus to make sure the updates weren't a problem.

(5) Let the computer run a day so Windows can re-index files, adjust to the 
updates, etc. When Task Manager says all is quiet, power off the computer.

(6) Don't mess with it any more.

(7) Know what your battery state is for the intended usage. Battery life 
depends on how hard the PC works: sitting on your desk mostly idle is way 
different from running Perseus full time and recording. Do a test. If your 
battery is not up to the task:

   (a) for the common 19V charger input, connect a 12V and 6V battery in series 
and use them as a "charger".

   (b) buy a "power bank" lithium battery with a 19V output (assuming 19V is 
correct). Advantages: light, easily rechargable. Disadvantages: may generate 
interference.

   (c) if near a car, buy a cigarette lighter 19V source. Likely to generate 
interference.

(8) If Internet access is needed, use a cellphone or cheap tablet. Don't use 
the Perseus computer.


Never use a DXpedition as a guinea pig to test equipment. Most recent example: 
Jim's dead battery required using an untested cigarette lighter adapter and it 
generated a lot of switching noise.


Another issue is interference generated by all the electronic equipment. Yo 
prevent that, I use big 2.4  inch type 31 ferrite cores on the Perseus power 
cable, Perseus USB cable and Perseus RF input. With 2 Perseii and 2 laptops I 
have no birdies in the MW band. Unfortunately, a non-filtered version of the 
above will yield many birdies.


I won't mention the normal stuff like disk maintenance.


Knock on wood, I've never had a computer issue. In addition to the Tom/Nick 
story and Jim's story below, we had 2 issues at Newfoundland: (1) twice, some 
files were not recorded due to a reset after updates and (2) a laptop with 
battery issues seems to have shut down.


So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your system 
won't fail you on a DXpedition.


Chuck




From: IRCA  on behalf of James Renfrew 

Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs.
I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:

> Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
> suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just
> the same.
>
> I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
> 792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
> More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
> NZ parallels
>
> Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
> Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
> software on it and was still functional.  Thank you Windows 8.  So we have
> Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.
>
> For me, battery and external battery on my laptop died in the middle of the
> opening, not long after we got Tom back into business.  Also fortunately, a
> spare laptop battery was available and was frantically installed,
> accompanied by various bad words.   I thought those batteries were all
> charged up.  Ahem.
>
> Still two more days.  Hope we have all the kinks ironed out now.
>
> best wishes,
>
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[IRCA] 940 Des Moines

[Todd S]

in Cedar Falls and absolutely a dead frequency here. Was on yesterday and
heard just on the SE side of Waterloo Ia.  Most likely off the air or
reduced power.  Rick? Anything your way since your in its main lobe?

Todd Skaine
Dxing in Cedar Falls Ia
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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Mark Durenberger]

MY goodness!  WHAT were you buys drinking thinking?


Cheers!

Mark Durenberger mobile

-Original Message- 
From: James Renfrew 
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 4:01 PM 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression 

Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs.
I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:

> Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
> suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just
> the same.
>
> I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
> 792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
> More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
> NZ parallels
>
> Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
> Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
> software on it and was still functional.  Thank you Windows 8.  So we have
> Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.
>
> For me, battery and external battery on my laptop died in the middle of the
> opening, not long after we got Tom back into business.  Also fortunately, a
> spare laptop battery was available and was frantically installed,
> accompanied by various bad words.   I thought those batteries were all
> charged up.  Ahem.
>
> Still two more days.  Hope we have all the kinks ironed out now.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[James Renfrew]

Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs.
I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the
previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon
in the first place).  I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the
car, but not having been tested we were reluctant to make use of it in case
it generated any interference.  Before the third and final morning  while I
was reviewing Perseus recordings in my room the laptop landed on the floor
and shattered the screen.  So I didn't record at all the third morning.
Chuck was recording but from his comments it sounds like the third morning
was the worst of the three.  Upon my return I was pleased to confirm that
my laptop data was intact, so I have two mornings of Oregon recordings that
I am going through.  I did get a new laptop, by the way.  Jim
On Jul 9, 2016 16:30, "Nicholas Hall-Patch"  wrote:

> Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
> suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just
> the same.
>
> I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
> 792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
> More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
> NZ parallels
>
> Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
> Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
> software on it and was still functional.  Thank you Windows 8.  So we have
> Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.
>
> For me, battery and external battery on my laptop died in the middle of the
> opening, not long after we got Tom back into business.  Also fortunately, a
> spare laptop battery was available and was frantically installed,
> accompanied by various bad words.   I thought those batteries were all
> charged up.  Ahem.
>
> Still two more days.  Hope we have all the kinks ironed out now.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
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Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Neil Kazaross]

Nick, what are you guys using for antennas for the SDR's?

73 KAZ

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
> suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just
> the same.
>
> I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
> 792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
> More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
> NZ parallels
>
> Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
> Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
> software on it and was still functional.  Thank you Windows 8.  So we have
> Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.
>
> For me, battery and external battery on my laptop died in the middle of the
> opening, not long after we got Tom back into business.  Also fortunately, a
> spare laptop battery was available and was frantically installed,
> accompanied by various bad words.   I thought those batteries were all
> charged up.  Ahem.
>
> Still two more days.  Hope we have all the kinks ironed out now.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
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[IRCA] First Rockworks impression

[Nicholas Hall-Patch]

Hmmm, New Zealand you say.   Why, yes, one or two.   Both Tom and I
suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just
the same.

I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and
792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band.
More listening to the NetSDR recordings will be required. I do like those
NZ parallels

Disasters?   Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his
Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus
software on it and was still functional.  Thank you Windows 8.  So we have
Perseus recordings through the peak of the opening.

For me, battery and external battery on my laptop died in the middle of the
opening, not long after we got Tom back into business.  Also fortunately, a
spare laptop battery was available and was frantically installed,
accompanied by various bad words.   I thought those batteries were all
charged up.  Ahem.

Still two more days.  Hope we have all the kinks ironed out now.

best wishes,

Nick
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Jul 09 1805 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 July follow.
Solar flux 87 and estimated planetary A-index 23.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 09 July was 3.
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 08   08   08   08   08   08   08   09   09   09   09   09   09   09
UTC  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800
SFlx 83   83   83   83   83   83   87   87   87   87   87   87   87   87
A-in 23   23   23   23   23   23   25   23   23   23   23   23   23   23
K-in 33445442324333
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Re: [IRCA] 850 Minnesota

[Bill Whitacre]

What a great call-letter - WQRM.  I wonder if they have a clue what QRM means 
to ‘radio people?’

As one who has seen what FCC de-funding of inspections and enforcement have 
done over the past 30 years I am never surprised when a station is called out 
for ‘cheating’ but rarely dealt with by the FCC.

—

> On Jul 9, 2016, at 11:23 AM, Neil Kazaross  wrote:
> 
> They usually stay on til about KOA's sunset time but sometimes "err" and
> stay on longer.  73 KAZ
> 
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Dennis Gibson  wrote:
> 
>> Nope.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Jul 9, 2016, at 4:23 AM, Mark Durenberger 
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Has WQRM 850 gained nighttime authority?  Recorded them last night at
>> 10PM..
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers!
>>> 
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Re: [IRCA] 850 Minnesota

[Neil Kazaross]

They usually stay on til about KOA's sunset time but sometimes "err" and
stay on longer.  73 KAZ

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Dennis Gibson  wrote:

> Nope.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jul 9, 2016, at 4:23 AM, Mark Durenberger 
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> >
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Re: [IRCA] 850 Minnesota

[Dennis Gibson]

Nope. 

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> On Jul 9, 2016, at 4:23 AM, Mark Durenberger  wrote:
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> Has WQRM 850 gained nighttime authority?  Recorded them last night at 10PM..
> 
> 
> Cheers!
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[IRCA] 850 Minnesota

[Mark Durenberger]

Has WQRM 850 gained nighttime authority?  Recorded them last night at 10PM.


Cheers!

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