Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

[Patrick Martin]

FM translators are popping up everywhere relaying AM stations. We have two in 
the county (KSWB-840-Seaside) on 98.1 (250w ERP) as well as (KKOR-1230-Astoria) 
on 106.3 also 250w ERP. There are two or three in Longview WA as well as 
Aberdeen WA I can hear. They get out better than the AMs in many cases and have 
better audio quality and Stereo. KSWB got theirs on for about $20,000.


Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager



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Subject: [IRCA] KJNO 630

I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition to
Masset in early January.  Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM.  At 16:00
UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on FM, 99.3", so wonder
whether the AM sender is on borrowed time.   73,  Walt Salmaniw, Victoria,
BC
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Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

[Volodya S]

15 watts, it looks like, so I guess there's no danger of it "replacing"
630!  73,  Walt

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:58 AM, Dennis Gibson  wrote:

> http://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&;
> sAppIDNumber=1733376
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> > On Mar 9, 2017, at 9:52 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Not in this case, no.
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:50 PM Volodya S  wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks, Paul.  So you don't think it's a slippery slope to AM oblivion?
> >> Walt
> >>
> >> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> >> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> It's an FM translator.
> >>>
> >>>
>  On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:48 PM Volodya S  wrote:
> 
>  I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition
> >> to
>  Masset in early January.  Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM.  At
> >> 16:00
>  UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on FM, 99.3", so
> wonder
>  whether the AM sender is on borrowed time.   73,  Walt Salmaniw,
> >>> Victoria,
>  BC
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Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

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Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 9, 2017, at 9:52 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
>  wrote:
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> Not in this case, no.
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:50 PM Volodya S  wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks, Paul.  So you don't think it's a slippery slope to AM oblivion?
>> Walt
>> 
>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
>> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> It's an FM translator.
>>> 
>>> 
 On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:48 PM Volodya S  wrote:
 
 I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition
>> to
 Masset in early January.  Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM.  At
>> 16:00
 UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on FM, 99.3", so wonder
 whether the AM sender is on borrowed time.   73,  Walt Salmaniw,
>>> Victoria,
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Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Not in this case, no.


On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:50 PM Volodya S  wrote:

> Thanks, Paul.  So you don't think it's a slippery slope to AM oblivion?
> Walt
>
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It's an FM translator.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:48 PM Volodya S  wrote:
> >
> > > I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition
> to
> > > Masset in early January.  Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM.  At
> 16:00
> > > UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on FM, 99.3", so wonder
> > > whether the AM sender is on borrowed time.   73,  Walt Salmaniw,
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Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

[Volodya S]

Thanks, Paul.  So you don't think it's a slippery slope to AM oblivion?
Walt

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:

> It's an FM translator.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:48 PM Volodya S  wrote:
>
> > I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition to
> > Masset in early January.  Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM.  At 16:00
> > UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on FM, 99.3", so wonder
> > whether the AM sender is on borrowed time.   73,  Walt Salmaniw,
> Victoria,
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Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

It's an FM translator.


On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:48 PM Volodya S  wrote:

> I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition to
> Masset in early January.  Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM.  At 16:00
> UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on FM, 99.3", so wonder
> whether the AM sender is on borrowed time.   73,  Walt Salmaniw, Victoria,
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[IRCA] KJNO 630

[Volodya S]

I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition to
Masset in early January.  Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM.  At 16:00
UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on FM, 99.3", so wonder
whether the AM sender is on borrowed time.   73,  Walt Salmaniw, Victoria,
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[IRCA] TP 9 Mar Victoria version

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Further deterioration?Mostly big guns, and the party pretty much 
over by 1400UT.   Oddly, there was a small post sunrise "peak" in the 
1540UT-1600UT time period.




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


594 JOAK man in Japanese 1258UT; still around but very weak with man 
talking and pips at 1600UT
828 JOBB Korean lessons 1305UT; the music box chimes crept through at 
1541UT an hour after local sunrise





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


774 JOUB Korean lessons 1305UT; definite music box chimes at 1540UT, 
though not loud by any means.





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


747 JOIB man in Japanese 1318UT ; still traces of music box at 1543UT
1566 HLAZ peaked at end of Japanese program 1342UT, enough to tease 
out FEBC, HLAZeto, nihongo etc.




Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be 
guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in 
talk or music)


567 JOIK man talking  //594 1300UT, pips.   Very weak pips heard at 1600UT also
693 JOAB woman talking //774 1301UT
873 JOGB pips and music to start Korean lessons, 1300UT
891 JOHK man talking //594 1338UT
972 slow male vocal 1305UT



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


603 702 864 954 1053 1089 1134 1242  1287 1422  seemed to be 
Asian;   612 1098  1611 likely DU?




best wishes,

Nick



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Re: [IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

[Steve Ratzlaff]

Current draw for the power inserter version (for receive-only use) is 70 
mA at 12 volts, after I inquired of Larry at W6LVL. So the loop would 
easily run on a small 12V gelcell. I also inquired how robust the preamp 
was for overload resistance from strong signals, and that question was, 
unfortunately, ignored. As contrast, Wellbrook loopamps generally draw 
around 200 mA or more at 12V, and are very robust for 
overload-resistance (and Pixel loopamp current, and robustness, is similar).


Steve AA7U


On 3/9/2017 6:59 PM, DXer wrote:

Hi Bob,

Please let us know of you results, after you had more time to test it.

I'm interested in its performance below 2MHz. Would also be interested 
in details about the amp, if they are available.


The price difference compared to the Wellbrooke, and Pixel, is 
substantial.


Thanks,

Vince
Ottawa, ON
===

Just got mine, but have only had one opportunity to really test drive 
it.  Very
promising.  Good sensitivity in MW and good nulls even down in to the 
NDB band.


Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ


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[IRCA] a few logs - Cape Cod, MA - late FEB 2017

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--- Begin Message ---
Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / 2017 
e-mail = "markwa1...@aol.com" 

[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA 
(GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41° 41.59' N / 70° 11.47' W) (grid FN41vq)

Receiver: Elad FDM-S2
See http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/

Antenna: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 6m vert. by 12.6m horiz. (peak 75 deg., 
null 255 deg.)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.

==

*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, FEB 20 0400 - Arabic pop vocal, 2+2+1 
pips, Jil FM ID's; good. + FEB 20 0500 - Marching band anthem with vocal, 2+2+1 
pips, man in Arabic; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., FEB 17 2300 - Man & woman 
with Five Live news; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, FEB 20 0500 - Koranic wailing; 
good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, FEB 20 0300 - Jazz, then pips, intro music, 
Radio Nacional de Espana ID, news; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, FEB 20 0259 - Modern pop Arabic 
autotune-effect vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5 synchros, FEB 17 2300 - News // 693; noisy. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, FEB 17 2300 - Two men in Spanish, 5+1 pips, 
mentions of Barcelona and Gran Canarias; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1053.1 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, FEB 17 2300 - Man in Arabic; to 
fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, FEB 20 0501 - Woman with news 
mentioning Korea; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, FEB 17 2300 - Music fanfare, Radio Nacional de 
Espana ID in news intro. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, FEB 17 2300 - Pips, intro music, news // 1098. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute R. synchros, FEB 17 2301 - Pretenders "Don't 
Get Me Wrong"; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, FEB 17 2300 - News by man in Arabic; fair. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]


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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

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Solar flux 71 and estimated planetary A-index 15.
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Re: [IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Bob, I am very interested too.  Do you own a wellbrook or pixel loop?


On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 4:59 PM DXer  wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> Please let us know of you results, after you had more time to test it.
>
> I'm interested in its performance below 2MHz. Would also be interested
> in details about the amp, if they are available.
>
> The price difference compared to the Wellbrooke, and Pixel, is substantial.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vince
> Ottawa, ON
> ===
>
> Just got mine, but have only had one opportunity to really test drive
> it.  Very
> promising.  Good sensitivity in MW and good nulls even down in to the
> NDB band.
>
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[IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

[DXer]

Hi Bob,

Please let us know of you results, after you had more time to test it.

I'm interested in its performance below 2MHz. Would also be interested 
in details about the amp, if they are available.


The price difference compared to the Wellbrooke, and Pixel, is substantial.

Thanks,

Vince
Ottawa, ON
===

Just got mine, but have only had one opportunity to really test drive 
it.  Very
promising.  Good sensitivity in MW and good nulls even down in to the 
NDB band.


Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ
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Re: [IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

[Bob Coomler via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
Just got mine, but have only had one opportunity to really test drive it.  Very 
promising.  Good sensitivity in MW and good nulls even down in to the NDB band. 
 
Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ

  From: DXer 
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
 Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2017 5:07 PM
 Subject: [IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.
   
New antenna. For canadians, shipping is an extra US$67.

https://www.w6lvp.com/

eHam reviews are good:

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/13215

Regards,

Vince
Ottawa, ON
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[IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

[DXer]

New antenna. For canadians, shipping is an extra US$67.

https://www.w6lvp.com/

eHam reviews are good:

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/13215

Regards,

Vince
Ottawa, ON
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[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, February 24-March 9, 2017

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also 
VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without 
much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and 
publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open 
access:
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page56
[over 200,000 views! as of March 9, 2017]

All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only 
or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan 
stock caradio as specified; ICR-75  E-W longwire

** MEXICO. 730, March 9 at 1309, Spanish federal PSA for the Cámara de 
Diputados, and another one, then full ID for XEHB AM 730, 50,000 watts y XHHB 
FM 102.1(?), 25,000 ERP ``en efectivo``, with street address in Hidalgo del 
Parral, Chihuahua, ``sólo éxitos en Fiesta Estéreo``. WRTH 2017 still has the 
old ``Ke Buena`` slogan and no FM //. Or is it 107.1 as in IRCA Mexican Log 
2015?

Yes, WTFDA FM Database, which now includes Mexico, shows 107.1 is really 
XHEHB-FM in nearby San Francisco del Oro, Chihuahua, Estereo Fiesta, but fails 
to show // 730 XEHB. The real XHHB FM is 94.7 in Hermosillo; the E`s are 
inserted to avoid duplication as AM stations are forced to start migrating to 
FM, but are easily missed in hearing or even speaking.

I started bandscan upward from 540 a few minutes earlier, already after our 
sunrise at 1251, and this is the first Mexican still audible, despite horrible 
splash from 740 KRMG on 50 kW day power (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** MEXICO. 870, March 9 at 1313, XETAR hasn`t quite faded out yet, in 
indigenous language with some Spanish number-words, LV de la Sierra Tarahumara, 
Guachochi, Chihuahua, as long as WWL is nulled, still strong. Far from the 
border, this daytimer will keep signing on at 1300 UT until DST overtakes April 
2 for *1200, when our sunrise will then be circa 1210 UT, maybe reaudiblizing 
XETAR for a bit (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** SAUDI ARABIA. 1521.0, March 5 at 0218, quite a het upon Kim Komando, 1520.0 
KOKC. Loops NE/SW, not SE/NW, so surely it`s the 2-megawatt BSKSA, Duba, Saudi 
Arabia, rather than a ZNS spur. No other TA carriers noted in cursory check of 
a few frequencies on MW & LW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, March 3-9, 2017

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT` during EST; when 
changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-05 UT period 
to the previous date by ELT].

Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S 
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; IC-R75 
with E-W longwire

These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also 
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives 
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and 
publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST: 
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open 
access: 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page56
[over 200,000 views! as of March 9, 2017]

These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of 
USA [if any], unidentified [if any], separated by === Within each, they are 
in frequency order 

** CANADA. 2748.99-CUSB, March 5 at 0202 UT, marine weather by French YL, 
including Madelaine, avis aux navigateurs. CCG website shows VCS Halifax via 
Chebogue NS site starting at 0140 in English, then French. S8, better signal 
than usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

===


** OKLAHOMA. 1000, March 9 at 1320 UT, KTOK OKC, mentions ``the late Mike 
McCarville``, who had a morning talkshow here. Yes, he just died yesterday. 
Another conservative I never listened to. Here`s a story:
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/163475/

``McCarville [portrait] --- Condolences to family and friends of longtime 
OKLAHOMA radio talk show host and political commentator MIKE MCCARVILLE, who 
died TODAY (3/8) at 76, according to a post at his website.
http://mccarvillereport.com/archives/43933

MCCARVILLE, most recently proprietor of "THE MCCARVILLE REPORT" political blog, 
was a host and PD at KTOK-A/OKLAHOMA CITY and a commentator for KOSU/STILLWATER 
and KGWA/ENID; he also filled in on NRANEWS.COM's talk shows online and on 
SIRIUSXM RADIO.  He was a former reporter for THE OKLAHOMAN and THE TULSA 
TRIBUNE, among many other papers and publications. and an Assistant News 
Director for CBS affiliate KWTV/OKLAHOMA CITY.

In the post on THE MCCARVILLE REPORT, Contributing Editor JASON DOYLE ODEN 
wrote, "It is my unfortunate duty to inform you that our friend MIKE MCCARVILLE 
is no longer with us on Earth. After struggling with an illness, he has gone to 
his deserved rest. That familiar laugh and smile are now part of Heaven’s 
domain. It is the image of that twinkle in MIKE’s eyes and his quick offer of a 
cup of coffee that haunt me as I write this piece to stay [sic] goodbye to the 
man who was my boss, my mentor and best of all, my friend."``

Then weather by Emily Sutton, of KFOR-TV. Lots of TV weatherpersons have side 
deals with various radio stations, extra cash, or it is just part of the TV 
jobs for promotion? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

===

** U S A. 910, March 9 at 1316 UT, loops WSW/ENE, listener comments on phone 
separated by beeps, turns out to be a promo for calling 623-9100, for 
``Noalmark Broadcasting Group and 93.7 The Beep``. Opinion format culled from 
voice mails? Suspect it`s KKBE NM, soon confirmed by PSA for City of Roswell, 
other ads. (No sign of KVIS OK yet.) 

WTFDA FM Database shows as to be expected, 93.7 is a mere 250 watt translator 
wagging this 5 kW dog: ``K229BV // KKBE 910 93.7 ROSWELL NM 0.0 0.25 0.0 5.3 
33-23-55 104-31-18 `NEWS TALK 910` NEWS/TALK`` No such slogan listed, but ha2, 
it`s not really ``The Beep`` despite the beeps, but ``The Beat`` according to 
Wikipedia with ``rhythmic contemporary`` format, whatever that mean. 910 was 
originally KBIM, which led to KBIM-TV channel 10, and its original full-power 
KBIM-FM was 97.1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1020, March 9 at 1322 UT, with KOKP morning non-sports talkshow 
nulled, Spanish making slow SAH, and ``ESPN Deportes`` ID in passing, then 
Omaha traffic report and weather. It`s KMMQ Plattsmouth NE on 50 kW day power, 
last known as ``La Estación de la Raza`` in NRC AM Log 2016-2017. No sign of 
the other SS on 1020 now, 50 kW KCKN Roswell NM, despite just hearing 910 KKBE, 
so presumably that broke down again (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1350, March 5 at 0222 UT and 0229 UT, partial IDs amid music as ``La 
Nueva 13-50 AM y la 97.9 FM, los éxitos``. That`s now a match in the WTFDA FM 
Database for KZTD in Cabot AR, for ``K250BT, 97.9, Jacksonville AR, 250 watt 
translator // KZTD-1350, FIESTA MEXICANA 1350, REGIONAL MEXICAN``. I logged 
this last September with very confusing FM connexions to 105.5 Baton Rouge LA, 
and 98.7 Wichita Falls TX. See
http://www.bclnews.it/2016/09/28/

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2017 Mar 09 2105 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 March follow.
Solar flux 71 and estimated planetary A-index 14.
The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 09 March was 3.
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   08   09   09   09   09   09   09   09   09
UTC  0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100
SFlx 72   72   72   72   72   71   71   71   71   71   71   71   71   71
A-in 16   16   16   16   16   10   12   12   12   12   12   12   12   14
K-in 11232344323323
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm



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[IRCA] NJBA Presses Commissioners on Pirate Problems

[Dennis Gibson]

http://www.radioworld.com/business-and-law/0009/njba-presses-commissioners-on-pirate-problems/339287

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[IRCA] O'Rielly Asks for More Muscle in FCC Pirate Fight

[Dennis Gibson]

http://www.radioworld.com/business-and-law/0009/orielly-asks-for-more-muscle-in-fcc-pirate-fight/339291

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[IRCA] Windstorm DX

[James Renfrew]

Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY

1280 CJRU Toronto
104.9 "WCJW" translator from Arcade vicinity
90.1  WPSX  Kane PA

While local stations are off after yesterday's windstorm.  Not sure if
these are new.  I'm DXing from the car.  Would like to DX with antennas,
but no power at home.
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Re: [IRCA] Backpack DXpeditioning (was: Elad FDM-S2 initial testing)

[Chuck Hutton]

Mark -


Zillions of laptops and tablets will run the Elad. Rather than get advice 
saying "X works", "Y works", ad infinitum,  you might be better off to pick a 
unit with the features you want (battery life, HD size, touch screen etc) then 
check that the CPU is not absolutely at the bottom of the list. This site is a 
common industry reference for CPU benchmarking : 
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php . The new Atoms rate near 1000. They 
are OK but marginal for Perseus in that you better not be doing other stuff. 
For that reason and to have margin, I'd want something near 1500. Were I buying 
something new, it might be an M3 based unit.


I don't understand the keyboard comment. Many have keyboards that attach (dock) 
firmly to the main unit and are no problem.

As to the pop up keyboard, I find them useless. You don't want to tune across 
the band having to enter a new frequency every time. That's why I buy units 
with Bluetooth and use a Bluetooth mouse scroll wheel to tune Perseus. No USB 
port is tied up that way.

I'll make a bet that snow, blowing sand, etc won't be a problem for 99.% of 
DXers. The great majority of the cases deserve attention.

Chuck

From: Mark Connelly 
Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2017 9:33 AM
To: n...@ieee.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Backpack DXpeditioning (was: Elad FDM-S2 initial testing)


 Chuck mentioned more modern Atom-based netbooks that can run Perseus captures 
at full MW bandwidth successfully.

Presumably there's something out there in a small form factor (under 14 inch 
screen) that can run full >= 1200 kHz width Elad captures also.  Any info on 
these will be appreciated.

Tablet with separate keyboard seems like a clunky option since, even though 
it's two small pieces, it's still two pieces instead of one.  More things to 
lose, drop, break, get wet etc. out in "the bush."  Touch screen character 
entry is another possibility (as tablet and smartphone users well know) but do 
you really want the pop-up on-screen keyboard covering part / most of the 
receiver graphical interface window you need to see?  Add in factors such as 
glare, rain, snow, blowing sand / salt, space constraints, adverse temperature 
conditions, possible need for gloves - maybe a sensitive touch screen device 
isn't what really you'd want.

My opinion is that if a powerful enough traditional netbook size PC isn't 
available, I'd still stick with a regular laptop even though the size is larger.

Packing a second charged-up laptop battery isn't a bad idea.

Regarding antennas, some shore sites around here don't have any significant 
supports.  Rocks and/or sand right near water's edge, beach grass / goldenrod / 
low shrubs (rugosa rose, bayberry, etc.) right behind that.  Larger shrubs and 
small trees (beach plum, red cedar, pitch pine) might be found about 100 ft. 
back.  Often these are not particularly straight or tall because of constant 
blasting by salt and sand laden winds.

So it's likely that a single collapsible fiberglass or similar non-metallic 
pole of at least 3m / 10 ft. needs to come along to support the apex of a Delta 
(triangular) shaped loop.  Tent stakes with bungee cords can be used to tension 
the ends.  Kaz antenna 10-12 ft. high by 35-40 ft. wide gets you in the game if 
you provide some amplification (Wellbrook, Lankford, Kiwa, DXE RPA-1, W7IUV, 
etc.) between the antenna feedpoint and the receiver.

The delta shaped loop can be configured as a bidirectional (figure-of-8) 
antenna instead of a terminated cardioid one if that suits the situation better.

Anchoring the support pole can be a non-trivial matter, especially in the type 
of winds found at desirable seashore or mountaintop sites.  Rocky or sandy 
ground instead of sod doesn't help.  A patio umbrella stand certainly works but 
those puppies are usually at least 10 kg / 22 lb.  How far would you want to 
hike with that?  Guy ropes and tent stakes might be easier.  Still, if winds 
are high, you may be limited to wires on the ground.

Vehicular-based DXpeditioning is an easier proposition.  The 2m x 2m car roof 
loop has worked well for me on beach DXpeditions for many years.

http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/loop/car_roof_loop.htm
[http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/loop/car_loop_duxbury.jpg]

Broadband Active Loop for Car Roof Use - 
QSL.net
www.qsl.net
Broadband Active Loop for Car Roof Use. REV = 20130808 . Cardioid pattern 
version of the antenna is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 . Figure-of-8 pattern 
version of the ...




Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


-Original Message-
From: Nick Hall-Patch 
To: Mark Connelly ; irca 
Sent: Wed, Mar 8, 2017 9:34 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Elad FDM-S2 initial testing


Thanks for the further observations Mark.I've traveledin the past with an 
ALA100 and a chunk of wire, and almost always beenable to find a support of 
s

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/9/17

[Richard N Allen]

There were traces of signals on 594, 774, 828 and 1566 kHz, the latter being 
barely audible for a few seconds at 1245 GMT.

Richard Allen,
near Perry OK USA,
PL-310 & FSL.

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[IRCA] Backpack DXpeditioning (was: Elad FDM-S2 initial testing)

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---

Thanks Guy and Chuck for the additional comments that I saw after I just posted 
wanting to know more about suitable computers for SDR control on DXpeditions 
away from mains power.

I get the multi-message digest form so I don't see other IRCA list comments 
until the digest reaches the appropriate size for posting.

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

<<
Hi Mark,

I can second what Chuck has said-- modern Atom processors can handle SDRs
with CPU cycles to spare as long as you don't go crazy and try to run too
many programs at once.

I have a Asus T100TA Transformer tablet/keyboard combination that has the
Bay Trail-T Z3740 processor and runs my FDM-S2 well, including MW recording
to an external SSD. I haven't used this combo since last fall and don't
recall the CPU percentage when recording or playing back files.

Here's a YouTube video I made of an older HP Stream 7 tablet (Atom Z3735)
running the Elad SDR, at around 13% CPU:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FAwxwI95Zg

It's worth noting that the other external bits and pieces needed to run a
WAV file recording, Atom tablet or laptop powered SDR setup can be fiddly,
with OTG adapters, possibly powered USB hubs, and external drives and
cables. However, I've found that the faster MicroSD cards or USB flash
drives like this Sandisk Extreme model
 can
substitute for an SSD drive for a few hours of MW recording depending on
size (Gb). I have also used the tiny Sandisk Ultra Fit flash drive
successfully.

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA

=


Guy -

It really doesn't take much of a flash drive or SD card to keep up with SDR 
(Perseus) recordings. Perseus needs 64 mb/s (megabits) or 8 MB/s when recording 
1.6 MHZ worth of signals. Almost any SD or flash can do that. Even the slowest 
flash drive in the link you sent handles 400 mb/s.

In the real world, I've not had a problem with using garden variety SD cards. 
Units that support SDXC (over 32 G) are common and I put a 128 GB SD in my 
T100TAF.

To me, the problem with the 1 USB port tablets is that with most, you can't 
connect a Perseus and charge the unit at the same time. Of my tablets, only my 
Dell Venue 8 Pro lets me do both via an adaptor. I'd love to hear about other 
devices that support this. It's part of the USB charging specs to allow this, 
so maybe more manufacturers will hop on the bandwagon.

Chuck

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[IRCA] Backpack DXpeditioning (was: Elad FDM-S2 initial testing)

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---

 Chuck mentioned more modern Atom-based netbooks that can run Perseus captures 
at full MW bandwidth successfully.

Presumably there's something out there in a small form factor (under 14 inch 
screen) that can run full >= 1200 kHz width Elad captures also.  Any info on 
these will be appreciated.

Tablet with separate keyboard seems like a clunky option since, even though 
it's two small pieces, it's still two pieces instead of one.  More things to 
lose, drop, break, get wet etc. out in "the bush."  Touch screen character 
entry is another possibility (as tablet and smartphone users well know) but do 
you really want the pop-up on-screen keyboard covering part / most of the 
receiver graphical interface window you need to see?  Add in factors such as 
glare, rain, snow, blowing sand / salt, space constraints, adverse temperature 
conditions, possible need for gloves - maybe a sensitive touch screen device 
isn't what really you'd want.

My opinion is that if a powerful enough traditional netbook size PC isn't 
available, I'd still stick with a regular laptop even though the size is larger.

Packing a second charged-up laptop battery isn't a bad idea.

Regarding antennas, some shore sites around here don't have any significant 
supports.  Rocks and/or sand right near water's edge, beach grass / goldenrod / 
low shrubs (rugosa rose, bayberry, etc.) right behind that.  Larger shrubs and 
small trees (beach plum, red cedar, pitch pine) might be found about 100 ft. 
back.  Often these are not particularly straight or tall because of constant 
blasting by salt and sand laden winds.

So it's likely that a single collapsible fiberglass or similar non-metallic 
pole of at least 3m / 10 ft. needs to come along to support the apex of a Delta 
(triangular) shaped loop.  Tent stakes with bungee cords can be used to tension 
the ends.  Kaz antenna 10-12 ft. high by 35-40 ft. wide gets you in the game if 
you provide some amplification (Wellbrook, Lankford, Kiwa, DXE RPA-1, W7IUV, 
etc.) between the antenna feedpoint and the receiver.

The delta shaped loop can be configured as a bidirectional (figure-of-8) 
antenna instead of a terminated cardioid one if that suits the situation better.

Anchoring the support pole can be a non-trivial matter, especially in the type 
of winds found at desirable seashore or mountaintop sites.  Rocky or sandy 
ground instead of sod doesn't help.  A patio umbrella stand certainly works but 
those puppies are usually at least 10 kg / 22 lb.  How far would you want to 
hike with that?  Guy ropes and tent stakes might be easier.  Still, if winds 
are high, you may be limited to wires on the ground.

Vehicular-based DXpeditioning is an easier proposition.  The 2m x 2m car roof 
loop has worked well for me on beach DXpeditions for many years.

http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/loop/car_roof_loop.htm

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
 

-Original Message-
From: Nick Hall-Patch 
To: Mark Connelly ; irca 
Sent: Wed, Mar 8, 2017 9:34 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Elad FDM-S2 initial testing


Thanks for the further observations Mark.I've traveledin the past with an 
ALA100 and a chunk of wire, and almost always beenable to find a support of 
some sort.  One of the many advantages ofa loop is the ability to place it 
close to the ground, and the ALA100 isquite resistant to noise from the feed 
line.   #22 wire andRG-174 feed line is light.

Hasn't the old style inexpensive netbook pretty much died out now? (ones with 
RJ45 that can be used with Afedri or NetSDR / Cloud-IQ, pluslargish hard 
drives, effectively a small laptop)  One I had was ableto handle 1300kHz 
bandwidth NetSDR recording with ease, but we weretalking about Elads, which 
would be much preferable for travel, and theElad struggled on that machine.

There are several inexpensive tablets that have an accompanying keyboardwith 
USB ports, but although the one I have is quite zippy, there isn'tmuch native 
storage for SDR files.   As I live in Canada, Irealize that I may not be aware 
of all the options, and don't keep up todate very well anyway.Maybe Guy 
Atkins has somethoughts?

best wishes,

Nick

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Mark -

It's bad science to quote the 9 year old MSI Wind with its first generation 
Atom as an example of netbook/Perseus issues.

Semi-modern Atom processors are 3 to 4 times faster than the primitive N270 
used in the Wind.

I have no problems running Perseus on the ubiquitous Z3735F tablets and 
netbooks that are available for under $100. Just don't expect to surf the web, 
make a spreadsheet, read a pdf file or Skype at the same time.

Chuck

From: Mark Connelly 
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 9:05 AM
To: n...@ieee.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Elad FDM-S2 initial testing

With the Perseus I had a similar experience. Atom-based netbook (MSI Wind) gave 
me OK record / playback up to 800 kHz bandwidth but it couldn't cut the mustard 
for 1600 kHz wide