[IRCA] HAARP QSL
I also have received a nice QSL from the HAARP moon bounce project and also my prepared card signed by Stephen M. Floyd, HAARP Chief RF Engineer. Very excited to get this! Art Peterson Richmond, CA 94804 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] HAARP #2 - success!
Tuned in to 6792.5 at 0630Z 1/20/08 for the HAARP test and about fell out of my chair when I heard the lunar echo on the first pulse! The pulses from Alaska were about S-6.5, and the best echoes were up to S-3. I was getting an echo once out of 10 pulses, then 1 of 20, then 1 of 50, and finally no further echoes for the last 20 minutes. At 0730Z I switched to 7407.5, and this was even better, with an echo for every pulse except for an occasional drop-out. WAY COOL!! Now this is what I call the long path - half a million miles, more or less. I don't send many reports these days, but I will report this one. Many thanks to those giving us a heads-up on this. By the way, I don't consider this to be off-topic at all, even if it is SW -- DX is DX. Art Peterson Richmond, CA, CM87tw Winradio G313i, longwire ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] KKMO test
Test easily heard here. What was really cool was watching the sweep tones on the spectrum display of my Winradio! Audio and visual DX. Art Peterson Richmond, CA Winradio G313i, R. West loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] KLAA KEVT tests
Both tests heard here. Code only on KLAA 0901-01:30 UT, La Raza slogan between songs on KEVT at 0705:30 UT. Did not try KQMS since I already had it logged I have big-time QRM on 1400 7 miles away unnullable w/o also nulling the DX. Art Peterson Richmond, CA Winradio G313i, R. West loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1200 WWV-like ticking sound
Saul, How about 1200 being an even multiple of WWVB 60khz? I've heard WWVB on 400knz before. Art Peterson Richmond, CA --- On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:43:10 -0800 (PST) saulamdx [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Niel Wolfish and I were on 1200 last night at 2200 and noticed a suspicious package on the channel. A tickind sound that was more reminiscent of WWV than Radio Reloj. Lasted a few minutes then seem to disappear. Has anyone heard or know of anything like this? Saul Chernos Burnt River ON ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] UnID TIS (Marin County CA)
Patrick, Many thanks for the info. Unlike for some others, today was a work day for me, so I did not look at email until this evening. Art Peterson Richmond, CA On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:27:48 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW) writes: Anybody out there have specific ID info on this?? // Your loop bearing is pretty accurate Art. The FCC database shows a TIS on 1610 licensed to the Ross Valley Fire Service in San Anselmo. The transmitter site is listed as 150 Butterfield Road. The call sign is WPKX394 and the power is 10 watts. The control point and business address is 777 San Anselmo Ave. The contact person is JoAnne Lewis at 415-258-4686. information segments. Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] UnID TIS
Stopped by 1610 on 11/11 at 0600 PST and noted local Berkeley TIS as usual but also was hearing jazz music. Swinging the loop around to knock Berkeley back, I found max signal on NE/SW bearing. Occasional voice announcements with minimal readability sounded like they mentioned Marin County more than once. Also mentioned AM 1610 and Information Radio [now that REALLY pins it down!], but I couldn't dredge out any more. The loop bearing corresponds to the Mill Valley / Corte Madera part of the county. Anybody out there have specific ID info on this?? Also, I thought someone said that playing a lot of music on a TIS was a no-no and yet this was about 90% music. Also noted a huge carrier around 1330 UT on 891 -- Thailand, I guess, but any voice was lost to 890 nonstop voice QRM. 1340-1400UT 11/10 Chinese on 1134 was about the best on my dial for a while, but faded at TOH of course. Art Peterson Richmond, CA [grid CM87tw] Winradio 313i, R. West loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] ERBA
Ah, yes, the legendary El Rancho Bar Association! And, of course, there was BARF -- Bay Area Radio Freaks. Some kind of a Bay Area get-together would be good over a beverage appropriate to the weather conditions. Saturday would be the best day for me. Sorry to hear about your knees, Don. Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] First DX test of season is a GO
Snippets of code from WIRL-1290 test made it into the San Francisco area at 0305 EDT, but no voice or recognizable music. My first W call to be logged on 1290. Art Peterson Richmond, CA Winradio G313i, R. West loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Software Defined Radios
I have the Winradio G313i running quite happily on Windows 98. Can't really comment on other brands of SDRs, lacking experience with them, but they might also run on 98. Also, the Winradio works fabulously with my LCD screen! Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 529khz Aeronautical info - English
These voice weather stations are called TWEBs - Transcribed WEather Broadcast. Used to be a lot more of them on longwaves but have tended to be phased out over time. Intended for use by aviators mostly. Art Peterson Richmond, CA On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:39:09 -0800 WALTER SALMANIW [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bruce is right, Colin. I've heard both Nome and SQM with aviation weather broadcast loops. Listen for the beginning of the loop...that's the airport closest to the location of the beacon. Also, if nothing is available, they'll have a loop stating so and giving a 1-800 number and UTC time for return to air of weather data broadcasts. Another sub-part of our hobby. Up here in Masset, I've heard perhaps 10 or 15 of these voice beacon stations.Walt. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Ano Nuevo DXpedition
Took a trip out to the old traditional beverage site at Ano Nuevo Point State Park (south of SF) and rolled out a 1200-ft BOG on a 250 degree azimuth and tuned most of the morning of 9/22 with the FRG-7. A-index was up, and it rained most of the night (including a little cloud-to-cloud lightning), but it was my only opportunity. Results were rather disappointing overall, but a few interesting results. Had at least a carrier on every 9khz channel up to 1638 + 1683 + 1701. DU conditions 0800-1100 UT, then more TP on up to 1400 UT. At 0845 had an UnID on 603 that was playing the recent hit, Dance With My Father Again, but the slop was so bad I couldn't catch any voice, barely recognized the tune. Any ideas, Patrick? I see you had a Russian and Korean here 5 hours later, but other receptions at the time were more DU in nature. 1512 had presumed 2RN most of the morning. The Russian on 279 was in decently at 1200 UT. ADK-530, the Adak beacon, made a nice showing from 1100 UT until dawn. I was pleased to hear, finally, the two PNG beacons that Steve often hears, GA-1725 (code modulation on 1724 1726) and KUT-1737 (code modulation on 1736.6 and 1737.4). KUT was fair to good most of the morning, and GA was hit-and-miss at about 1/3 of the strength. Not too bad, considering 7000 miles and only about 50 watts! In addition, a drift net beacon, 5IAU, was mixing it up with GA, sending several IDs every few minutes. Definitely did not live up to the legendary past performance of pilgrimages to this site in the 1980s. Plus the added QRM of hash from you-know-what did not help. More complete DXWW report to follow, Patrick, after I catch up on my sleep! Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] reactive terminations. Cheepie FM transmitter
On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:43:25 -0400 Charles A Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 11:09 AM 9/8/2007 -0700, you wrote: Charlie, How about a cordless microphone transmitter? I think that they operate on FM and are not too expensive. Art Peterson Richmond, CA Good thought, Art. The $70 FM broadcaster from C Crane is WAY too expensive for only occasional use. I have an AM signal generator that I can put on another antenna, but the FM mike thing is probably the best way. Do you know of any such wireless mike? Charles Never bought one or shopped for one, sorry. Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] reactive terminations. Cheepie FM transmitter
Charlie, How about a cordless microphone transmitter? I think that they operate on FM and are not too expensive. Art Peterson Richmond, CA -- On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:18:30 -0400 Charles A Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Patrick Martin and fellow EWE lovers, Instead of terminating my EWE with the standard resistive termination, I've been trying reactive terminations with the thought that I may be slew nulls somewhat. Instead of 1,000 ohms termination, I tried a 1,000-pF capacitive termination and noted that some stations on some frequencies dropped considerably in strength as against their co-channel. I have also tried a 500-uH termination with similar effects. This is something to look into, but I've got to locate a cheepie FM transmitter to connect to my R8B audio output so I can go out an try different terminations while listening on my DX-398 (or AM/FM earphone radio). ANYONE KNOW OF SOME CHEAP LITTLE FM TRANSMITTERS. Not the Ramsey professional FM transmitter sort of thing, but something that will broadcast a nice FM signal 100 feet or so. I eliminated the ground on my EWE. Buried a return wire and disconnected the grounds on both ends of the return wire. Now what I have is actually a loop and not a EWE, to be technical. Boy is it quiet! Our TV set is about 125 feet away from my EWE/ loop, but the 15.75-kHz harmonics are weak enough that almost none of them block daytime reception of weak groundwaves. I'm spoiled for sure. If the woods behind my house ever get developed, I'm in for trouble QRM-wise. Well, we have plans to move within the next few years but I hate to lose this RFI free environment! 73 de Charles ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Convention
I was hoping to make this year's IRCA convention, but I have a 45 year class reunion happening that same weekend, so I won't show, unfortunately. Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] NOAA weather radio information
Mike (and others interested), Detailed info about NOAA transmitters can be found on their web site: www.weather.gov/nwr . For instance, the page /CntyCov/nwrCA yields a list for California showing county, the county SAME code, transmitter location, freq, call, and transmitter power. The listed transmitter location is not precise. 162.425 is on Mt. Diablo but is listed as Contra Costa County. 162.550 Monterey and 162.450 Monterey Marine are on Mt. Umunhum, 162.400 San Francisco is on Mt. Pise in San Mateo County, and 162.500 San Francisco is on Big Rock Ridge in Marin County. The preceding more exact locations were gleaned from on-air monitoring of the IDs. Art Peterson Richmond, CA On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:51:24 -0700 (PDT) Michael Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was curious because the owner of ABDX (another DX list for those who don't know already) asked me what WX stations I could hear from this location. The San Francisco area one on 162.4 was strong but did not ID (including TOH) and the Monterey one on 162.55 also did not ID. The 162.475 station was extremely weak and I'd love to know where it came from. All were running WX for SF and Monterey Bay areas. At this time of year, I'm locked in on TV and FM DX but I just happened to have a WX radio. I know they used to ID on each loop of the broadcast, but the loops are also know extremely long in this location. Mike ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Optical DX vs outdoor lighting in Hawaii
On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:40:39 -0700 Walter Salmaniw [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Since I started this thread, maybe I'll add a comment. A few years back my family stayed at the Papakea resort on Maui. All the outdoor light fixtures had been upgraded...perhaps they were the Na vapor lights, or off-color CFBs (they had that orangey glow). Man was the noise on AM and SW fierce, making reception of anything but AM impossible, and very disappointing as I've always loved dxing from Hawaii. That's what worries me. I'm sure there'll be many CFBs that are quiet, and some that are not...bottom line is to expect more, not less noiseWalt Walt, Sodium vapor outdoor lighting in Hawaii is a concession to the observatories which conduct optical DX. Obviously they have a little more pull than the average radio DXer! Sodium produces only 2 spectral lines which are easy to filter out. Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] DC Bulk Power (OT)
That's funny; I chase power lines and visit substations as part of my JOB for the last 4 years! The job is being a utility forester and working to prevent power line/vegetation conflicts. Art Peterson Richmond, CA On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:52:30 -0400 Charles A Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 09:02 PM 4/21/2007 -0600, you wrote: Patrick, Interesting that you and Mike should be interested in this sort of thing. I've had chasing power lines and visiting substations (both distribution and transmission) as a second hobby for about 30 years. By the way, every resource that I've seen indicates that Cuba uses a 60 hz distribution system - not the 50 hz that I have seen mentioned here on numerous occasions in relation to the warbler. Even the WRTH lists Cuba as 60 hz. Patrick Griffith, Westminster CO That's correct. And the sooner we reach an agreement with Cuba, the sooner two cables can be laid down between Cuba and US, and then further out into the Caribbean. 73 kV to you.Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 07 IRCA E-Mail Dir
PETERSON, ArtRichmond, CAawpetersonrpf at juno dot com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] DXpedition 3/24
Thanks to all for your ideas on my 927 unID. Unfortunately I was not in a good position to check parallels, and I did not have any recording equipment with me. I was really down to the minimum: rx, antenna wire, WRTH, DX Edge, paper and pen. I was placing my bets on NHK. At 1400UT I thought I heard the last time pip through the monkey chatter at a pitch that suggested NHK, but I'm really not that sure. This 927 has been driving me nuts all season! Was indeed not the best day to be there, but it was the only opportunity I had for about a month, and the A-index trend through the week was so encouraging. When I checked WWV the evening of 3/23, I was dismayed to find the index up all of a sudden. Murphy is obviously alive and well! Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] TPs and TAs on the West Coast
Larry Godwin and I both heard several TAs from the San Francisco area in 1965. On 11/15/65 I logged and verified BBC-1214 and logged France-1205. Then on 12/16/65 I logged and verified one of my most prized catches, Tallinn, Estonia on 1034. The next day I logged East Germany-1043. Ah, those were the days! Since then, all these frequency allocations have been shifted up 1khz. 40 years later, I've had another nice run of TAs in 10/05 and 11/05, mostly on long wave. That was a welcome bit of DX excitement. Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] NE Oregon TPs Feb. 6
Yes! My notes show a 1.5 sec dash for 2 of them and 3 sec dash on the other. Received in March of 1983 Art Peterson Richmond, CA On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:31:27 -0800 Steve Ratzlaff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Art, I wondered that too--if it might be a fishnet locator. Do you remember if any of the ones you heard had a dash after the ident? Steve - Original Message - From: Arthur W Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] NE Oregon TPs Feb. 6 I wonder if this GW5 beacon might be one of the fish net beacons? Several years ago I logged these: 4ROS, O12, and GH6 in the 1700 kHz range. Art Peterson Richmond, CA On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 08:00:52 -0800 Steve Ratzlaff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Both PNG beacons 1725 GA and 1737 KUT were at weak level this morning. But somewhat more interesting is a new unknown beacon heard this morning. 1736 GW5 with a long dash (like the Canadian LF NDB format) is presently being heard. First noticed at 1512 utc, it's still fading up periodically, 1554 utc. Its carrier is on 1736 and the ident has been only heard on 1737 so far. An internet search so far has not turned up anything on the identity of this; nothing in my various LF beacon databases. I've been recording it! Steve NE Oregon R75, E/W longwire, ALA100 100' NW/SE loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Metric vs. decimal
There seems to be some confusion about what is and what is not metric. The metric clock and calendar are exactly the same as the English clock and calendar. It is, of course, possible (though useless) to create a decimal clock and a decimal calendar, but that has nothing to do with metric. Metric measurements are usually expressed as decimal (but don't really have to be), but decimal is not necessarily metric. Surveyors routinely measure distances in feet and decimal parts (example: 200.234 feet), but that does not make them metric. Also, there is no reason (other than convention) why you can't express a metric measurement as, say, 50 and 1/3 meters instead of 50.3 meters. Art Peterson Richmond, CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Montana tests
Others were unneeded, so concentrated on 930 and 1290 and heard nothing there. Did hear KSEI, so I knew path was open to next-door Montana. Suspected that those tests didn't run and gave up after an hour of listening. Due to our local weighty 680 (KNBR), did not attempt KKGR. Art Peterson Richmond, CA Winradio G313i ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] DX 11/7 8
Surprise logging on car radio 11/7 1700 PST. Usually if KPIG-1510 fades during sunset skip, KGA comes barreling in. This time, no more than a whisper from KGA, and KFNN-1510 ruled the roost instead. New logging. On 11/8, 1400 UT, thought I had China on 945, but instead surprise NHK pips on the hour. 4 syncros listed, combined power = 10kw. At 1300 UT I was on 927 again, but could get no conclusive evidence as to who was putting in the substantial carrier. It was a work day, but I could not pass up the low A-index. Art Peterson Richmond, CA Winradio G313i, R. West loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] China 10/20
Pat, Did not notice any unusual QRM from KNEW at the time I was listening; it was still dark -- that may be the reason. Whatever the reason, I'm thankful. Art Peterson Richmond, CA On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:46:36 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Martin) writes: Art, Great to hear from you. You really did well to hear China on 918 927 there in the Bay area. You weren't bothered by KNEW IBOC? I noticed after 1500 when I got up, they were doing a number on 900 a bit even at this distance. CNR 918 is a syncro with a zillion relays. The echo up here can drive you nuts. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
