Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-23

[Derek Vincent]

Same here... I'd love a link to the DX audio nugget... : )

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On Jul 23, 2013, at 3:55 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
 wrote:

> Bruce ,
> 
> How clear is that recording of Tonga? I'd love to hear it... You can email
> it to me.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, Bruce Portzer wrote:
> 
>> Hi Gary
>> 
>> Maybe one of these days you could start at the top of the dial and work
>> down, just for variety :)
>> 
>> Tonga should be easy where you are, but you'll need to listen earlier.  I
>> have a recording of them signing off at 1108 today.
>> 
>> Bruce
>> 
>> 
>> On 7/23/2013 13:42, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> Hello All,
>>   Thanks to Nigel and Walt for their DU-DXing reports this morning--
>> and I'd certainly agree with them that this was an NZ-slanted morning (as
>> almost every morning seems to be, on this propagation-boosting Cliff).
>>  The Kiwi regulars were pounding in as usual on the foggy cliff, with
>> 657-Southern Star and 765-R. Kahungunu reaching their best levels yet
>> during the DXpedition. The apparent Chinese-language station on 936 was in
>> and out, and 585 had some weak audio again (probably the 2 kW Maori station
>> this time, but I was unable to confirm the // with 603 or 765). Efforts
>> were made to go after more exotic fare on 558 (Fiji), 666 (New Caledonia)
>> and 1017 (Tonga), but once again the peak sunrise enhancement period was
>> relatively short, wrapping up around 1315. In addition,  DU propagation
>> didn't seem to favor (favour) much besides New Zealand this morning, except
>> for the usual Aussie big guns and an awesome signal from 738-Radio
>> Polynesie (Tahiti) around the 1300 TOH. This Rockwork 4 cliff faces
>> directly in the Kiwi direction, and there has yet to be a single summer
>> listening session where New Zealand stations didn't pound in (8 out of 8
>> days so far, including last August). When the!
>> !
>> NZ propagation really kicks in, this Cliff almost seems like part of Kiwi
>> turf.
>> It was great to receive a message from Guy Atkins that the Yachats
>> (OR) DXpedition group has set up their antennas on Cape Perpetua, both at
>> the Highway 101 turn off and at the top (805') level. The greatest
>> limitation here has been the inability to track down all of the vibrant
>> DU's across the entire band (during live DXing) before sunrise enhancement
>> folds each morning. Hopefully the multi-antenna Yachats group can use their
>> Perseus-SDR spectrum-recording capabilities to overcome this delightful
>> "problem."
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] California Cliff-Top (Point Arena)

[Derek Vincent]

I wish I would have known you were in the point arena area... If you saw a 
truck out in the middle of a field just south of point arena... That was me : ) 

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On Jul 25, 2013, at 12:59 PM, "ve7...@telus.net"  wrote:

> On Wednesday morning I took my modest monitoring station to the top of a 
> cliff near Point Arena, California.
> 
> Starting at 1120 UT, I kept tuning my E1 up and down the band. As with 
> Rockwork 4, I only found convincing signals on 738 kHz and 1503 kHz. The 
> former was never more than a moderate carrier but the latter had solid audio 
> until shortly before dawn. The signal on 1503 had completely different 
> programming from what I heard at the other site. This time it was always in 
> an unknown language except for the words "hello" (in response to a ringing 
> telephone sound effect), "inflammation", and "omega threes". During the first 
> hour I only heard a male voice but during the second hour (the period with 
> the English words), it sounded like a series feature stories with alternating 
> periods of a male and a female voice.
> 
> On my barefoot ultralight, 1503 had pretty good audio but it definitely was 
> not as good as the E1 with the external ferrite loop.
> 
> My log may have little to show for my time sitting out in the cold but it was 
> worth getting there when the surf and the adjacent cliff faces were still 
> bathed in bright moonlight. Unlike the other locations, this one was very 
> peaceful with zero traffic on the dead-end road to the lighthouse.
> 
> Brian
> Normally in Victoria, BC
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Re: [IRCA] Alberta DU for 27 July 2013

[Derek Vincent]

The X band was the best it's been this season hear with two stations on 
1701khz... 

I need to be at the DX funnel (rock work 4) 

DX is like a disco ball in a room with a mirrored celling and the TX is the 
spot light. You just never know sometimes. 

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On Jul 27, 2013, at 12:39 PM, Nigel Pimblett  wrote:

> Hi Gary,
>   Ah, the mysteries of propagation!   Double checked my Perseus recordings to 
> make sure I hadn't missed something earlier on, and no - still very poor 
> until the upper end of the band.  The only additional (very feeble) audio I 
> discovered was on 1575 and 1683.24 (presumably Radio Club AM).Definitely 
> a "Tale of Two Bands" here,  with the X-band having its 2nd best day of the 
> month, with the 18th still being #1.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Nigel
> 
> On 27/07/2013 11:40 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>> Hi Nigel,
>> 
>> Wow, it was the exact opposite during this last morning here at Rockwork 4.
>> 
>> By far the best morning for Australia the whole week, with 576, 774 and 792 
>> pegging the PL-380 S/N readout. The Kiwis were enhanced too, though, leading 
>> to snarling fights on many frequencies. The only thing that seemed dead here 
>> was the X-band :-)
>> 
>> 73, Gary DeBock (in Cannon Beach, OR)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Nigel Pimblett 
>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
>> 
>> Sent: Sat, Jul 27, 2013 7:21 am
>> Subject: [IRCA] Alberta DU for  27 July 2013
>> 
>> 
>> This morning looked like a dud when I first tuned in at 1100, with even
>> Tahiti's carrier very weak.  Indeed, Tahiti never did reach audio today,
>> and most of the other carriers were weaker than the past while.  Was
>> pleasantly surprised when I reached the X-band though, to find weak
>> audio on both 1629 and 1701. Multiple carriers at varying offsets noted
>> on 1629.  1701 had two distinct ones, of similar strength.   Brisvaani
>> has been heard here numerous times (though never in July), and the music
>> I heard could certainly have been them, but with a weak signal (and IBOC
>> noise from 1690) it was hard to be certain.The two strongest
>> non-Xband carriers were on 1566 and 1575, both very near to audio, so
>> evidently the higher frequencies were strongly favoured today.
>> 
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Nigel Pimblett
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Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19

[Derek Vincent]

Gary's reports always amaze me... Now I'm cliff top waiting : ) 

And yes it's very dark : ) just stepped out to water the grounds

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On Aug 20, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Yours are really valid points Mark.  Inland definitely can mean considerably 
> poorer signal strengths, and I would not be surprised if my "usual" sunrise 
> enhancements on TP signals are due to high arrival angles of the incoming 
> wave front (see my QEX article of some years ago for that very hypothesis).
> 
> I certainly didn't expect anything like Gary's signal levels, but, as Gary 
> pointed out, Dennis, who is considerably further inland than I also heard a 
> couple of Asiatics quite well, and I heard practically nothing, even 
> carriers.   In this case, it may have been that the farther north path to my 
> location from Asia had some attenuation on it that didn't affect the more 
> southerly paths, though conditions were not particularly auroral.   Generally 
> this summer, Dennis and I have heard similar Asiatics on any given morning, 
> on the rare mornings  that Asiatics were to be heard, though he does better 
> on the longwave Russians, and indeed on MW Asians  as fall approaches.
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts.   Propagation continues to be mysterious!
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 21:34 20-08-13, you wrote:
> 
>> <<
>> It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary,
>> let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the
>> open Pacific here.   As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty
>> much the biggest stinker this summer here.
>> 
>> 
>> best wishes,
>> 
>> 
>> Nick
>> >>
>> 
>> 
>> My home locations have always been a fairly easy commute to TA-capable shore 
>> sites:
>> e.g.
>> Arlington, MA: 7 miles (11 km) to Revere Beach
>> Sudbury, MA: 20 miles (32 km) to Boston waterfront
>> Billerica, MA: 15 miles (24 km) to Salem / Marblehead
>> South Yarmouth, MA: 12 miles (19 km) to Chatham / Orleans
>> 
>> 
>> These are air distances for typical 50-75 degree Euro bearings.  Road 
>> distances to DXpedition sites are typically a bit more if only because the 
>> shore is heavily developed and only offers certain areas useful for DXing 
>> from the car.  In my present case (S. Yarmouth), because of the contour of 
>> the shore, the drive to a usable site is actually shorter than the 50-75 
>> degree bearing air distance house-to-shore.
>> 
>> 
>> In all cases, the differences between home sites and the coastal DXpedition 
>> sites are HUGE.  Some stations were routinely 30-40 dB stronger at the 
>> Granite Pier site in Rockport, MA versus less than an hour's drive away at 
>> Billerica.  The 1544 (later 1550) Algerian clandestine station was one 
>> station which consistently exhibited this whopping difference.  Long term 
>> comparisons were easy to make since I could use the same in-car receiver and 
>> rooftop antenna.
>> 
>> 
>> East Coast inland versus shore differences are greatest in pre-sunset 
>> initial fade-ups and during aurora.  The thinking is that the lower the 
>> arrival angle of the incoming station, the more difference near-field ground 
>> conductivity makes.  There are numerous stations that cannot be heard at 
>> home sites on big antennas yet can be heard from time to time on a 2m by 2m 
>> car-roof loop at nearby beach sites.
>> 
>> 
>> If a station arrives at a higher angle, the location characteristics are 
>> less critical and your inland signal may only be 15 to 20 dB degraded from 
>> what is noted at the shore.  Old 1314 Norway during prime high latitude 
>> conditions (in mid/late evening) fell into this category.  Sunrise at the 
>> European transmitter end could contribute to a higher incoming angle at the 
>> USA receiving end because an ionospheric tilt may contribute to fewer skip 
>> hops being required.
>> 
>> 
>> On groundwave, as with low-angle skip, the differences are huge. V-Soft 
>> shows 660 WFAN (NYC) running 6.24 mV/m at Falmouth, MA 02543 (shore) and 
>> 0.45 mV/m at South Dennis, MA 02660 (about 15 miles / 24 km inland for 255 
>> degree bearing towards station).  In decibels, this equates to a 23 dB drop 
>> - and that's for a LOW-band station.  A high-band station would show an even 
>> greater overland signal deterioration.  The V-Soft groundwave variations 
>> don't look too different from what is routinely observed with low-angle 
>> long-haul DX skip.
>> 
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua (Oregon Cliff) DXpedition- Top Ten Signals from the South Pacific

[Derek Vincent]

Excellent DX nuggets... I spent more time listening to your clips than my own 
clips from this morning : ) 

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On Aug 21, 2013, at 2:25 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Cape Perpetua is Oregon's highest ocean side cliff (at 805 feet), located 
> about 2 miles south of Yachats in Lincoln County. The very bare and exposed 
> Highway 101 turnoff site on this cliff (at the 220' level) recently became 
> the fairly harsh operating venue for the latest "Cliffhanger" DXpedition-- a 
> fanatical 4-day search for South Pacific DX.
> 
> As usual during these wild trips there was no AC power, running water, street 
> lights or weather protection. Curious stares, loud traffic noise and huge 
> 18-wheelers coming straight at you (before they make their final turn on the 
> curving road) add to the charm of the place. When the enhanced cliff-side DU 
> propagation really kicks in during sunrise enhancement, though, all this is 
> quickly forgotten-- the Cape Perpetua cliff becomes a DXer's dream.
> 
> Posted below are MP3 recordings links for the ten strongest South Pacific 
> AM-DX signals received during the 4 days-- 6 of which pegged the S/N readout 
> of the Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight radio at the 25 maximum. Twisted and wild 
> ropagation continued throughout the trip, with many bizarre snarls on 
> frequencies across the band. Signals which pegged the PL-380's S/N readout at 
> the time of reception are identified with a double asterisk (**). For those 
> interested, a photo of the Cape Perpetua DXing site, the new 12" FSL antenna, 
> the new-design 7.5" loopstick PL-380 and not-so-new, sleep deprived DXer is 
> posted at http://www.mediafire.com/view/cw5uw5egiwclrqc/CapePerpetuaSetup.jpg 
> 
> 
> **531-PI  Auckland, New Zealand, 5kW  This Samoan-language station usually 
> was dominant, but almost always had an 
> unidentified Australian (or the Japanese NHK1 station) along 
> with it. One of the best Kiwi performers during the trip
> 
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ijm9n3o7homwmx2/531-PI-1244z081713PL380.MP3
> 
> **567  RNZ National  Wellington, New Zealand, 50 kW  This was usually the 
> first DU station to fade in each morning, as well
>as the strongest Kiwi on most days. Plays a variety of music, 
> interviews and national news, // 639, 675, 756 etc.
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ul63umrnaz5jiq5/567-RNZ-1259z081713PL380.MP3 
> 
> **576  2RN  Sydney, Australia, 50 kW  Usually playing a wide variety of 
> exotic music, this RN network powerhouse could
>   really blast in when propagation favored it. Parallel to 792, 
> which also was capable of huge signals
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qz6x4g6wiit264e/576-2RN-1335z081913PL380.MP3
> 
> **603  Radio Waatea  Auckland, New Zealand, 5 kW  This Maori-language station 
> was an exceptional performer for its power
>   level, and usually the strongest of the early-morning (in NZ) 
> Maori-language network. Although Maori music and speech
>   was the norm, it also occasionally played easy listening (or 
> old Motown) music
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/prxnx4ak011930c/603-R.Waatea-1248z081613PL380.MP3
>  
> 
> **639  2HC  Coff's Harbour, Australia, 5 kW  This Australian talkback station 
> managed its best signals ever during this trip, drowning
>  out the 2 kW RNZ station most of the time. Occasionally it faced 
> some NHK competition, but it was always the last one on
>  the frequency before sunrise enhancement collapsed
>  
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/t7terv2o7hjtggv/639-2HC-1317z081613PL380.MP3 
> 
> **657  Southern Star  Wellington, New Zealand, 50 kW  Strong signals on most 
> mornings with Christian music but troubled with
> domestic splatter much of the time. Parallel to 963, it usually 
> was the stronger of the two
> 
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qs668qkjk32e67p/657-SouthernStar-1310z081713PL380.MP3
> 
> 684  NZ Rhema  Gisborne, New Zealand, 5 kW  Usually good signals with 
> Christian contemporary music from this Rhema network
> station, and usually stronger than its parallel on 594. This 
> recording features a Rhema network public service
> announcement  
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/kznvggqgugsd1p4/684-NZ.Rhema-1348z081813PL380.MP3
> 
> 765  Radio Kahungunu  Napier-Hastings, New Zealand, 2.5 kW  Once again an 
> overachiever for its power level, this Maori language
> broadcaster acted like a Kiwi "big gun" on most mornings. Usually 
> plays Maori music and speech, but occasionally has
> old pop music like this recording. Usually // 603 during these 
> early morning (in NZ) hours
> 
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/gjenj13yu9qqnfv/765-R.Kahungunu-1303z081613PL380.MP3
>   

Re: [IRCA] TP 20 Aug; Victoria version

[Derek Vincent]

The band was in flux and full of splatter down here this morning.. Nice to see 
Gary left some DU Kiwi behind for us : ) 

Lots of china and Korea sneaking in. 
Had a nice het on 531kz at 0530 utc on the S west wire. 

Some head scratchers

1278kz cc female speaking

1296kz male in Tagalog speaking the news

1326kz unid female Lang w/cochannel sounds Russian to me..

Clip coming (headphones)

1008 and 1386kz weak music

1701kz weak arabic female singer.
with co channel het off freq. Where could the het be from?

999kz double het. First time here for this. Normally it's the tagalog here, but 
the weaker het favored the south west wire. Maybe one of Gary's kiwis? 








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On Aug 20, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Hmm, maybe Gary should have stayed out on the coast.   Fairly lively Asian 
> conditions until about 1220UT or so (HLAZ CC program better than the JJ 
> program today for example), though with some DUs as well, then a few more DUs 
> poking through after 1300UT.
> 
> pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at 
> least briefly):
> 
> 279 R. Rossii man in RR 1153UT, and a number of times until 1215 or so.
> 
> 
> 
> Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it understandable by a 
> native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):
> 
> 
> 738 Tahiti.  woman in FF 1236UT
> 1566 HLAZ woman in CC 1149UT, hung around for a minute or so at this level; a 
> number of other times at lesser strength.
> 
> 
> 
> not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could 
> be understood by a native speaker:
> 
> 180 R. Rossii man in RR 1207UT
> 567 laid back instrumental mx 1311UT, presumed R. NZ National
> 774 JOUB EE lessons 1214UT
> 
> 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) :
> 
> 
> 531 older man talking in what sounded like big southern US drawl, interviewed 
> by DU EE sounding man?
> 702 man talking 1202 and 1211UT, DU EE inflection, 2BL?
> 756 man talking 1210 DU EE inflection
> 819 woman singing 1145UT, trashed by 820
> 936 man talking, DU EE inflection 1314UT
> 963 man talking DU EE inflection 1312UT
> 972 HLCA? man talking insistently, possibly KK inflection?  1222UT
> 1053 S. Korean jammer 1205UT and a number of times until after 1230UT
> 1287 woman and man talking at various time, 1152, 1157, 1220UT, presumed 
> JOHR, but not sure.
> 
> 
> 
> Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or ravaged 
> by splatter):
> 
> 603 828 909 1008 1035 1116 1242 1323  1503 1548
> 
> 
> 
> best wishes,
> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP 20 Aug; Victoria version

[Derek Vincent]

A ok. Now that makes sense now.
I thought I was hearing things. I normally hear the Indian religious sounding 
music here. Thanks for the tip. 

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On Aug 21, 2013, at 2:44 PM, Chuck  wrote:

> Derek:
> 
> Radio Brisvaani (for the Indian community in Brisbane) is on 1701.068 and is 
> usually dominant with an Arabic station a bit weaker on 1701.023. The Arabic 
> might be either Sydney or Melbourne: Melbourne is 100 % Arabic and Sydney is 
> a mix of English and Arabic.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> On 8/21/2013 1:54 PM, Derek Vincent wrote:
>> The band was in flux and full of splatter down here this morning.. Nice to 
>> see Gary left some DU Kiwi behind for us : )
>> 
>> Lots of china and Korea sneaking in.
>> Had a nice het on 531kz at 0530 utc on the S west wire.
>> 
>> Some head scratchers
>> 
>> 
>> 1701kz weak arabic female singer.
>> with co channel het off freq. Where could the het be from?
>> 
>> 
>> 
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[IRCA] UNID 1323khz unknown female lang with cochannel

[derek vincent]

Get ready for the splatter... theres a brief moment when the female pops up. 
Sounds russian.not sure what the co channel channel was doing.

Any ideas?

http://youtu.be/iM60kgmHECk



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Re: [IRCA] UNID 1323khz unknown female lang with cochannel

[Derek Vincent]

Thanks Walt.. That makes sense. There was a few Big CC signals this morning. 
The band was all over the place. It almost make me want to set up my k9ay at 
home. Well... Almost. 

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On Aug 21, 2013, at 8:29 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:

> Derek, it's definitely Russian.  No ID I could hear, though.  1323 heard on
> the west coast is normally CRI in Russian in our local mornings, assuming
> that's when you heard them.  Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:14 AM, derek vincent  wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Get ready for the splatter... theres a brief moment when the female pops
>> up. Sounds russian.not sure what the co channel channel was doing.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> http://youtu.be/iM60kgmHECk
>> 
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[IRCA] Aug 25 DX (if you want to call it that)

[Derek Vincent]

I tried DXing from home today. Last time I did that was in 2005 in kent wa. The 
band is much more quite there. 
Unlike here (40 miles north of the bay area) it was what you could expect. It 
would have been a great day to be on the coast. The band was alive with hets 
and a few with audio. 

The best ones were

972khz KK and are good friend 1566kHz .

Makes me wish for a SDR.  : ) 

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[IRCA] TP DX aug 27 Vallejo Ca

[derek vincent]

Well when you Dx in the land of RF giants I guess you enjoy any audio you can 
get.

HLCA 972khz  

https://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/hlca-972-khz-vallejo-ca-aug-23

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Re: [IRCA] TP DX aug 27 Vallejo Ca

[Derek Vincent]

Thanks Nick. That was recorded today. I'm not sure why the like says the 23rd. 

Record time was between 5:30 and 6:30 pacific. 

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On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Sounds pretty good Derek...what time did you record it on the 23rd?
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> At 23:11 27-08-13, you wrote:
>> Well when you Dx in the land of RF giants I guess you enjoy any audio you 
>> can get.
>> 
>> HLCA 972khz
>> 
>> https://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/hlca-972-khz-vallejo-ca-aug-23
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[IRCA] TPDX aug 29 Vallejo Ca

[Derek Vincent]

Lots of hets in the mid and upper band.

Audio on 972 KK 1566 KK 1053 jammer. 

Strong double het on 1206.
Strong het on 1593. Almost audio. 


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Re: [IRCA] TP 16 Sep 2013 - Lions Bay BC

[Derek Vincent]

Welcome to the club Mike. Don't be afraid to share some of your DX 
nuggets(links to audio clips). 



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On Sep 16, 2013, at 7:46 AM, Michael Yule  wrote:

> Hi all - this is my first set of loggings since I moved into this location on 
> the coast of BC just north of Vancouver. I use a Kiwa modified Sony ICF2010, 
> Wellbrook 1520 Imperium on a rotator, and Datong FL3. My home is about 600 
> feet above sea level, facing West South West towards Gibsons BC and the 
> Wellbrook is about 15 metres from the house. I know that most of you have 
> been DX'ing TP a long time, but frankly it was a total rush for me to have 
> amazingly readable audio from TP locations! All of the station ID's are 
> presumed because I did not hear any actual ID's on air. As soon as I get some 
> recording capability (I need a line level converter because the 2010 line out 
> won't push a big enough signal into my Mac mini to do a reasonable recording) 
> I'll probably be able to do some 'proper' ID's.
> 
> Anyway, this morning seemed like condx here were good to Japan, but not so 
> much to China. I note that propagation dropped severely at 14:00, just after 
> local sunrise. Peak was at about 13:50.
> 
> Michael Yule
> 
> 
> 
> 1. Clearly understandable strong audio with reasonably long stretches of 
> readability so content could be understood by a native speaker
> 
> 828 JOBB 12:23 JJ woman and man with what appeared to be language lessons but 
> no EE heard until tuned back at 12:40. May have been another station 
> underneath.
> 747 JOIB 12:41  // 828 EE lessons
> 774 JOUB 12:48 // 828 EE lessons, strongest signal this morning
> 972 HLCA 13:47 2 females speaking in KK, signal way up at 13:48
> 1287 JOHR 13:29 JJ males in conversation, like an interview, also a female. 
> Very strong by 13:32.
> 
> 
> 2. Clearly understandable audio for short periods of time, understandable by 
> a native speaker
> 
> 693 JOAB 13:04 JJ male with presumed news broadcast or reading some other 
> material
> 594 JOAK 12:26 JJ male and female speaking
> 585 JOPG 13:33 JJ male speaking
> 666 JOBK 13:35 JJ male speaking, animated female at 13:37
> 1242 JOLF 12:42 music, male speaking
> 
> 
> 3. Barely understandable audio due to low signal strength, or fading. Some 
> words might have been recognizable to a native speaker
> 
> 531 JOQG 12:49 bits of JJ inflected speech. Also at 13:30 when I checked 
> back, but lots of fading and weak signal.
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Topband: WLW

[Derek Vincent]

Well scream a understatement.. Is 1521 directional? 

Thanks for the DX nugget.

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On Sep 17, 2013, at 7:59 AM, Mark Connelly  wrote:

> 
> 1.7 megawatts out of WLW was no doubt the highest power run by anyone in the 
> Western Hemisphere on medium wave.
> 
> 
> Duba, Saudi Arabia runs 2 megawatts on 1521 kHz all the time.  No wonder that 
> it often screams in here on the coast of Massachusetts around local sunset, 
> as in this recording:
> 
> or this one:
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, MA
> 
> 
> <<
>> He told us it was put in for Crosley who got a bug in his butt to  see what
>> the rig would really do. The meter showed the total current on the  three
>> finals. One night he cranked it up as far as it would go. Keep in mind,  the
>> voltage on the finals was 17,500 volts, as I remember. He got that meter up
>> to 100 amps. Do the math. He burnt up some local fences that  night.
>> 
>> Of course, 13 transmitters (with plug-in coils) each  running 220,000 watts
>> simultaneously on several bands down the road at  VOA was astonishing, but
>> that 1,700,000 watts at WLW was stuck in our minds  all the way home that
>> night.  We were TopBand guys,  afterall!
>> 
>> 73, Best DX, Barry, W9UCW
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Re: [IRCA] Orleans, MA: a few DX audio clips from Wednesday night (UTC 18 to 19 SEP)

[Derek Vincent]

Great job on the DX nuggets.. I like the roof loop... 

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On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Mark Connelly  wrote:

> 
> On Wednesday around local sunset, I did a little DXing out of the car at the 
> Tonset Road site in Orleans, MA (GC= 41.7346 N / 69.991 W).
> 
> 
> Receiver was the Perseus and antenna the car-roof-mounted 2m by 2m 
> "micro-SuperLoop" ( http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/loop/car_roof_loop.htm ).
> 
> 
> It will take several days (at least) to compile a log report but, in the 
> meantime, here are a few audio clips of the action.
> 
> 
> I have been having difficulty posting and sharing these in Yahoo groups 
> lately so I have uploaded them to another server to which I have access.
> 
> 
> BBC Radio Five Live UK on 693: ID, start of 1 a.m. (UK-time) news.
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/uk-693_20130919_z.mp3
> 
> 
> Radio Payem, Iran on 1188: the three-note top-of-hour intro blasted through 
> the WLIB slop even though the speech was mushy.
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/iran-1188_20130919_z.mp3
> 
> 
> France 945: James Bond Theme, France Info music, French talk by woman.
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/france-945_20130919_z.mp3
> 
> 
> Germany 756: piano, electronic sounder, Deutschlandfunk ID, 3+1 pips, news by 
> woman.
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/germany-756_20130919_z.mp3
> 
> 
> Germany 972: talk doing better than usual in getting around loud pest 970 
> WZAN Portland, ME.
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/germany-972_20130918_2325z.mp3
> 
> 
> Netherlands 675 (R. Maria): religious choral music (... into burst of 
> top-of-hour slop from 680 WRKO pest) then Radio Vatican interval signal.
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/holland-675_20130919_z.mp3
> 
> 
> Netherlands 747: end of Carole King "It's Too Late", talk, Radio 5, jingle, 
> pips.
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/holland-747_20130919_z.mp3
> 
> 
> Iran 1071: two clips; thanks to Mauno Ritola of Real DX for ID help.  (Still 
> looking for India here but I keep getting this Middle East stuff.)
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/1071_20130918_2330z.mp3
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/1071_20130918_2325z.mp3
> 
> 
> Iceland 189: end of Beatles / George Harrison "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", 
> fanfare / intro sound, talk.
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/dx_audio/iceland-189_20130919_z.mp3
> 
> 
> I will probably have a few more of these later.  Many more stations were 
> heard, of course.
> 
> 
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
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Re: [IRCA] All India Radio on 1071 khz heard in Newfoundland tonight

[Derek Vincent]

Great job... Post a link to a audio DX nugget : ) 

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On Sep 26, 2013, at 6:13 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Allen,
> 
> Great job on the 1071-India reception tonight in Newfoundland.
> 
> That Sony SRF-39FP Ultralight model is undoubtedly one of the most successful 
> $30 radios ever imported into Canada!
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Allen Willie 
> To: irca 
> Sent: Thu, Sep 26, 2013 5:50 pm
> Subject: [IRCA] All India Radio on 1071 khz heard in Newfoundland tonight
> 
> 
> 
> Hello to All,
> 
> 
> Hearing All India Radio 1071 khz Rajkot once again tonight at 00:40 UTC here 
> in 
> Newfoundland . By far the strongest signal from that one so far this fall DX 
> season. Heard using an SRF-39FP Ultralight radio in the middle of the kitchen 
> and sounding like a local at times.
> 
> 
> Good DX
> 
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Re: [IRCA] 1030 KDUN Oregon heard in Michigan 0215-0230 UTC

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Great catch...  KDUN 50kw day power struggles to reach northern cal at sunset 
under 3 other signals. I wonder why it even has 50kw signal anyway.

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On Sep 27, 2013, at 7:29 PM, Tim Tromp  wrote:

> Fair copy during fade-ups despite heavy static tonight with oldies.  I
> had them last night too at this time, just prior to their pattern
> change.  Rare relog here and my one and only from Oregon.
> 
> Tim Tromp
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Re: [IRCA] Recordings Test

[Derek Vincent]

H...can't access it from my phone... Try YouTube, soundcloud or mediafire.

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On Oct 1, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Michael Yule  wrote:

> Hi everyone - I think that I've set up public access to any recordings I make 
> using Dropbox.
> 
> If so, this is this mornings R Kitaja TOH ID. Perhaps someone could test it 
> out and see if it's working like I want it to.
> 
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16881917/Radio Recordings/Radio - 2013 
> Oct 1 1359 1401 963kHz R Kitaja ID.mp3
> 
> Thanks very much!
> 
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Re: [IRCA] 1640 report

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Hey Pat... Who signed the QSL? I was there in 96 to 98. Sometimes I wonder how 
anything got done there. My job in the morning was to power up 1190 and then 
check the mouse traps and then production : ) 

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On Oct 2, 2013, at 9:45 AM, Patrick Martin  wrote:

> Per my QSLs from (then) KXBT, now KDIA, I got QSL #1 from March 10, 1996, 
> then on 1640 kHz. But by April 29, the FCC moved KXBT to 1630 khz, but I 
> don't have the date when the FCC moved them back to 1640. The first regular 
> broadcast day on KXBT was March 19th, 1996 according to the QSL. KXBT was the 
> second X Bander. WJDM 1660 NJ was first, as my QSL comes from Nov 1, 1995. 
> They ran Radio Aahs at the time. Apparently 1660 was planed for sometime as 
> their coverage map for 1660 goes back to July 17, 1992. There are too many 
> stations, but the QSLs give the dates. hi.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
> 
>> From: wb6...@yahoo.com
>> Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 22:04:07 -0700
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1640 report
>> 
>> KDIA was originally on 1630. If memory serves it may have been the first 
>> expanded band station on the air. 
>> 
>> Numbers 49 and 50 must be Alaska and Hawaii. I'm still looking for Alaska 
>> from California.  
>> 
>> Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 23:19:36 -0400
>> From: James Renfrew 
>> To: "a...@nrcdxas.org" ,Mailing list for the
>>   International Radio Club of America,
>>   "a...@wtfda.info" 
>> Subject: [IRCA] 1640 report
>> 
>> Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
>> 
>> For the last several nights on 1640 ...
>> 
>> ESPN - WTNI (relog)
>> 
>> Weather - Penn DOT (relog, though I think there are a bunch of these)
>> 
>> Oldies - probably KZLS (previously logged as KFXY)
>> 
>> Does Disney simulcast from coast to coast, or are there time zone shifts?
>> I've been trying to match 1560 WQEW to 1640.  I have KDIA from quite some
>> time ago, on 1630 and 1640 if my mind is still reliable.  Need UT and OR on
>> 1640.  1640 would be OR #1 if I can snag it, and state #48.  Guess which
>> states will be #49 and #50?  Unless my yahoo assemblyman and state senator
>> succeed in seceding WNY from the rest of the state.  Too many tin foil hats
>> circulating around here.  My vote for the new state name is the old Seneca
>> word "De-loo-shun".
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Alberta TP/DU for 8 Dec 2013

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All KK down here in the RF jungle.. Only the biggest make it through. 

Good audio 972 kHz... Hmm maybe I should leave the ground off the antenna ? : )

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On Dec 8, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Nigel Pimblett  wrote:

> Like Bruce said, a good morning (for sleep that is).  Zero audio here, 
> and even the carriers were pretty feeble.   One of those "check to see if the 
> antenna is connected" mornings.
> 
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> 73,
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[IRCA] Unid 1240 kHz graveyard

[Derek Vincent]

Can anyone pull out something out of the mud? KTHE??

http://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/1240-unin?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=mshare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=http://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/1240-unin

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Re: [IRCA] Unid 1240 kHz graveyard

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Opps I got it It was KPOD crescent city...

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On Dec 12, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Derek Vincent  wrote:

> Can anyone pull out something out of the mud? KTHE??
> 
> http://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/1240-unin?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=mshare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=http://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/1240-unin
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[IRCA] TIS on 840khz

[Derek Vincent]

Phased down KMPH to find a TIS under it.. Why would they put a tis on a channel 
with 5K big mouth signal on it.

KMPH is directional away from me. Well that's what the maps says, but it sure 
doesn't sound like it... 

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[IRCA] 1240 kHz grave yard unid

[Derek Vincent]

First one sounds like a W call sign

https://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/sets/unid-1240khz-graveyard-w-call?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email

This one just popped up...

https://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/1240-unid-2?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email
 
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Re: [IRCA] 1240 kHz grave yard unid

[Derek Vincent]

Thanks Paul : ) 

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On Dec 13, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
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> Derek,
> 
> I sent the clip featuring KSMX to a friend who works there and we're not
> sure who the background station is bured under KSMX>.. we think it's
> possible it may be an ad and not a station id.. but it sounds liek a legal
> ID.
> 
> In your second clip, all I can remotely make out is a mention of Montgomery
> or something like that.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Derek Vincent  wrote:
> 
>> 
>> First one sounds like a W call sign
>> 
>> 
>> https://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/sets/unid-1240khz-graveyard-w-call?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email
>> 
>> This one just popped up...
>> 
>> 
>> https://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/1240-unid-2?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email
>> 
>> Any ideas
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Re: [IRCA] 1240 kHz grave yard unid

[Derek Vincent]

Norther California 

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On Dec 13, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Russ Edmunds  wrote:

> Derek, where are you located ?
> 
> Russ Edmunds
> 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia  
> Grid FN20id
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --------
> On Fri, 12/13/13, Derek Vincent  wrote:
> 
> Subject: [IRCA] 1240 kHz grave yard unid
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
> 
> Date: Friday, December 13, 2013, 7:12 PM
> 
> 
> First one sounds like a W call sign
> 
> https://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/sets/unid-1240khz-graveyard-w-call?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email
> 
> This one just popped up...
> 
> https://soundcloud.com/12voltdx/1240-unid-2?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email
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Re: [IRCA] 1240 kHz grave yard unid

[Derek Vincent]

Ok that explains the other Spanish I hear to the south...  KNRY is 24hrs to the 
south with KCVV to the north 

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On Dec 13, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Dennis Gibson  wrote:

> There is no KEXY. Do you mean KEZY in San Bernardino? KNXN is on 1470. Do you 
> mean KNSN in San Diego? Both fit. 
> 
> KJOP gets out well. The Christmas music on KNRY is preceding a format change. 
> The new owner has taken over. I think it may go adult standards or jazz after 
> Christmas or on January 1. Adult standards would do well in Monterey. 
> 
> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:44:08 -0800
> From: "Martin Foltz" 
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1240 kHz grave yard unid
> 
> I couldn't identify either one.
> 
> Here in So Cal at night I hear KNRY, KJOP, KSUE and KSMX depending on
> conditions. I heard KNRY a couple nights ago playing Christmas music.
> 
> Daytime it's KEXY and KNXN, both Spanish.
> 
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[IRCA] TP DX Vallejo, Ca

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Well much of the same here from 12:00 to13:50 utc

972 KK khz fair audio untill 1300 then a nose dive.

1053 KK kHz  jamming to the tune of uncle heads rollin' 

1242kHz  super carrier but no audio. Strong enough to bother my graveyard 
channel... Need to watch this one.. 

666 kHz carrier coming back from the dead.. Weak but better than yesterday.

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[IRCA] KGY 1240

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Well that's  #9 for the old gravers delight. And back in the mud it goes.

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[IRCA] CKOR?

[Derek Vincent]

Ez rock 800. On top of the pile tonight..
Did they forget to switch to night power..

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[IRCA] 972 kHz jammer??

[Derek Vincent]

4:35 pst jammer like sound and then it fades leaving the weak korean signal. 

Anyone else here this, or is it all in my head??? 

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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 1-22

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Great job on the recordings... Keep this up and I'll be moving back to Kent : )

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On Jan 22, 2014, at 10:38 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Asian results here this morning seemed similar to Dennis' report, with a few 
> variations. Unlike recent mornings the low band had some audio from Asian 
> mainland TP's, and was at least as good as the high band here. 
> 
> My session started off at 1425, when both 594-JOAK and 603-HLSA already had 
> some fair audio in and out. 972-HLCA was also managing fair audio during this 
> early time, as well as 1593-CNR1 (the strongest high band Asian all morning). 
> The Korean big gun 972-HLCA rose up to a very good level around 1445 with pop 
> music, ending up as the strongest signal of the session (by far). During its 
> peak HLCA also had a TP co-channel (apparent deep-voiced male Chinese) at a 
> weak level to make things more interesting. Around 1520 sunrise enhancement 
> started to kick in, which didn't do very much for the high band  but did make 
> the low band moderately more interesting. 603 kHz ended up with a mix of HLSA 
> and China around 1540 (both at a fair level), and like Dennis reported, 
> 648-VOR was in and out with fair signals around this time also. The high band 
> featured fair signals from 1566-HLAZ and 1575-VOA and an occasional good 
> signal from 1593-CNR1 during sunrise enhancement, none of which sound!
 ed!
>  anything like their potent signals of the past few days. Overall the session 
> was fairly interesting, primarily because of the low and middle band activity 
> during the darkness hours.
> 
> For a change this morning I was DXing with the C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider model, 
> which is fairly unique among the hot-rodded Ultralights in having relatively 
> good audio for MP3 recordings (with its transplanted CFJ455K5 IF filter, the 
> same narrow filter as in the Eton E1 model that Colin uses). The drawback in 
> using the model (compared to the 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380) is that the 
> 7.5" Slider loopstick coil must be peaked with each frequency change--- a 
> hassle that seems to increase according to the rarity of the TP being chased.
> 
> 603  HLSA Namyang, S. Korea   Fair
>Korean pop music at 1535 during
>sunrise enhancement
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/lcp3471zwu5zf2g/603-HLSA-1535z012214SWP.MP3   
>  
> 
> 603  China  (Hulun Buir?)   Fair Chinese
>female speech at 1537
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/fvci3f8f72467bi/603-China-1537z012214SWP.MP3  
>   
> 
> 972  HLCA  Namyang, S. Korea   Very
>   good Korean female pop music at
>   1445; best TP signal of the morning
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/n3aba2p476e1zxz/972-HLCA-1445z012214SWP.MP3 
> 
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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> http://www.mediafire.com/view/7u39i09nb2td96m/Fully-Mod-C.Crane-SWP-.jpg +
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[IRCA] KGO off???

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Will just checked on no KGO 

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Re: [IRCA] KGO off???

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It's back... 

Just a Spanish station and what sounded like a news station underneath .

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Re: [IRCA] TP's for Monday, February 17, 2014 Kalama, WA

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Down here the big guns cut through the noise with ease with audio on 972, 828, 
774 and 594khz at 1100 utc. The mid band was on fire with odd ball carriers on 
909 864 and a double het with faint audio on 855khz . 702khz was also busy with 
faint audio and a slight of freq companion.  This was the best morning this 
year.. 

Dxing from the RF jungle Vallejo, Ca


 


On Feb 17, 2014, at 7:15 AM, Dennis Vroom  wrote:

> Listened on & off from 1306-1511 utc. Best signal of the morning went to JOAK 
> 594 with a good signal. With the A index at 22, this might of lessen the 
> chances of the second tier stations? 
> 567JAPAN, Sapporo, JOIK NHK1 1306 weak signal with woman in Japanese. // 
> 594.Moderate splatter. NW ewe. 02/17/2014
> 
> 594JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1305 good signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. 
> 02/17/2014
> 
> 693JAPAN, Tokyo, JOBB NHK2 1440 very weak signal with man in Japanese. 
> Moderate splatter. NW ewe.  02/17/2014
> 
> 774JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2  1304 fair signal with man in Japanese. NW 
> ewe. Moderate splatter.  02/17/2014
> 
> 828JAPAN, Osaka, JOBB NHK2 1308 poor audio with man in Japanese. Very 
> weak 1434. NW ewe. 02/17/2014
> 
> 1566  REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1311 very weak signal with music. 
> NW ewe. 02/17/2014
> 1575  THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1435  weak signal with woman in Asian language. NW 
> ewe. 02/17/2014
> 
> Best regards,
> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP's for Monday, February 17, 2014 Kalama, WA

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Sorry for the late response. There was a wee bit of boost, but nothing to write 
home about... 



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On Feb 17, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Do you get any sunrise enhancement there Derek?
> 
> 
> 
> At 16:57 17-02-14, Derek wrote:
>> Down here the big guns cut through the noise with ease with audio on 972, 
>> 828, 774 and 594khz at 1100 utc. The mid band was on fire with odd ball 
>> carriers on 909 864 and a double het with faint audio on 855khz . 702khz was 
>> also busy with faint audio and a slight of freq companion.  This was the 
>> best morning this year..
>> 
>> Dxing from the RF jungle Vallejo, Ca
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-18

[Derek Vincent]

A nice repeat of yesterday here. With lots of carriers in the mid band. The 
jammer on 1053khz was doing its thing with a two stations on 855khz. 873khz had 
a super carrier, but no audio. The usual big JJ stations were there with 666khz 
producing audio.. (I never here JJ on 666. It sounds like CC.

972khz had the best audio punching through S7 noise (power lines 30ft from 
antenna) level at 1130 utc and the carrier fading at 1630utc. 

http://snd.sc/1mrHhez


1566khz was there, but petered out leaving a weak off freq het... 

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> Hello All,
> 
> There was a distinct improvement in Asian propagation this morning compared 
> with the last couple of days, although it still wasn't anything really 
> exciting. There were some good TP signals on both the low and high bands, 
> though, with a fairly generous sunrise enhancement boost from 1440-1505.
> 
> My session started at 1420 with fair low band audio from 594-JOAK and 
> 603-HLSA already in, along with similar signals from 972-HLCA,1134-KBS, 
> 1566-HLAZ and 1575-VOA. Increasing daylight around 1445 boosted the signals 
> of most of these, and also brought in fair signals from 657-Pyongyang and a 
> presumed 738-BEL2 (in Chinese, at 1502) as well. Unfortunately some local 
> electrical noise kicked in around 1445 on the very low band, but 603-HLSA 
> (around S9 level) was strong enough at 1448 to punch right through it with 
> the typical Korean pop music. 657-Pyongyang's orchestral music was also 
> strong enough to be heard in and out of the hash at an anemic level, but the 
> noise was enough to bury 594-JOAK's fair signal for the duration. On the high 
> band 1593-CNR1 also got a boost from sunrise enhancement to reach a fair 
> level around 1455, and 1566-HLAZ managed very good signals at the same time. 
> The strongest Asian signal of the morning was from 603-HLSA, however, which 
> demonstrated very!
  p!
> otent strength during sunrise enhancement to get through the local electrical 
> noise. Overall, the session seemed to favor the low band Asians, with only 
> 1566-HLAZ showing much energy on the high band. Increasingly early daylight 
> caused all of the TP's to bail around 1510 here, with 1566-HLAZ the last one 
> standing. 
> 
> 603  HLSA  Namyang, S. Korea   S9 level Korean
> pop music at 1448 over fairly strong local
> electrical noise; best TP signal of the session
> 
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/258igin1v0wr2tv/603-HLSA-1448z021814SWP.MP3  
> 
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight +
> 12" Experimental FSL antenna
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-19

[Derek Vincent]

Conditions were down here and that strange buzz made its way here. 

972khz was in with fair audio at 1130utc, but soon dropped off to poor levels 
and then the buzz kicked in. 

Vallejo Ca 


 


On Feb 19, 2014, at 7:08 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Asian propagation here this morning was almost as bad as the performance of 
> the Russian ice hockey team (which lost to the Finns 3-1, on the Vancouver 
> CBC channel).
> 
> The only audio which managed to get through the deep freeze here was anemic 
> Chinese on 738 kHz at 1450 (presumed BEL-2) and ghostly Asian speech from 
> 1575-VOA at 1455. That was it for a dreary sunrise enhancement session from 
> 1420-1500.
> 
> 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight +
> 12" Medium Wave FSL antrenna
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Re: [IRCA] No TPs in Seattle on March 2

[Derek Vincent]

I think the DX was in a little early this morning. At 1100 utc I woke up 972 
kHz with fair audio and the Korean jammer jamming. Around 1300utc it all went 
to the mud. No sunrise boost. 

Thanks

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> 
> Almost as bad here, Bruce.
> 
> There was very poor audio from 738-Tahiti at 1425 for a few minutes, but no 
> audio or carriers from any Asian TP's. A very miserable morning, the worst of 
> the year so far.
> 
> 73, Gary
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Bruce Portzer 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
> 
> Sent: Sun, Mar 2, 2014 8:24 am
> Subject: [IRCA] No TPs in Seattle on March 2
> 
> 
> This morning, for the first time in ages, I didn't have any TP signals.  
> Yesterday, there were at least a few weak carriers.  This time, not even 
> carriers.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] QSL archival -was- Re: [NRC-AM] More on mergers

[Derek Vincent]

What about all of the audio recordindgs? It would be nice to have audio clips 
to go with the QSL cards. 

Thanks

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On Mar 16, 2014, at 1:55 AM, Patrick Martin  wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> That is not a bad idea. I think there is a couple in Oregon and WA too. The 
> collections would be scattered, but still people would be able to view the 
> QSLs. I hate to think about my relatives just tossing them in the trash. 
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
> 
>> From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:52:30 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL archival -was- Re: [NRC-AM]  More on mergers
>> 
>> There are various Broadcasting and radio museums around the country such as 
>> Pavek in Minnesota, and Museum of TV and Radio in California and New York. 
>> Bob Wien says that there is a nice one near him in Maryland. Perhaps we 
>> could talk to some of these places and petition them to start amassing  qsl 
>> collections.  --Mike
>> 
>>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:49:31 -0400
>>> From: martinfo...@cox.net
>>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>>> CC: irca-requ...@hard-core-dx.com
>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL archival -was- Re: [NRC-AM]  More on mergers
>>> 
>>> My children and grandchildren won't want my small QSL collection (around 
>>> 900 stations). It's a mix of MW (400+), FM (40+), SWBC (250+) and utility 
>>> stations (225+). I still collect QSLs so the collection will grow. Probably 
>>> only a few "rare" ones in there. I do scan them all in so that I have 
>>> duplication in case the originals are lost.
>>> 
>>> I would be interested in an alternative location to donate them in the 
>>> future but I would also like to see collections on-line from the early 
>>> years to present. It's great that there is an archive but I'm in CA and 
>>> will probably never go to MD to see the collection that they have.
>>> 
>>> Martin Foltz
>>> Mission Viejo CA
>>> 
 Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 12:07:25 +
 From: 
 To: a...@nrcdxas.org, irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Subject: [IRCA] QSL archival -was- Re: [NRC-AM]  More on mergers
 Message-ID: <20140315120725.XEMIS.109129.root@cdptpa-web15>
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
 
 I'd like to start a thread about verification archival, if I may,
 which I suppose is somewhat distantly related to the merger thread.
 I was around in the 1960's and actually still have some of the
 material that circulated by mail back then. But that's not why
 I write now.
 
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Re: [IRCA] Grayland DXpedition Report, May 7-9, 2012

[Derek Vincent]

Thanks for taking for the DX report... That sure gets me motivated. Im always 
amazed how quite the band is in Washington especially at your location.

Keep up the good work. 

Derek 



On May 26, 2012, at 3:57 PM, Guy Atkins  wrote:

> The month of May is not considered prime time for either DU or Asian medium
> wave from the Washington coast, so my "DXpectations" weren't very high for
> this trip. Besides the sub-par season, we're a few years removed from the
> periods of excellent DX heard during the low point in the last solar cycle.
> I had planned to be content with antenna experiments, figuring I may not
> hear any overseas DX worth logging.
> 
> Surprise! The first night of the 7th (UTC) was indeed a bust, but the 8th
> and 9th progressively improved--all the way through local sunrise and my
> last recorded Perseus files just past 1300 UTC.
> 
> All loggings below were made with a single delta Flag antenna, oriented at
> 240 degrees. The high, dense brush at Grayland in the southwest direction
> from my camp site prevented me from creating a phased array as I had
> planned, so I erected the 2nd loop at 310 degrees to hopefully be optimum
> for any Asian TPs. The two loops were identical except for their bearing
> (60 ft. base wire at 3 feet above ground, 22 ft. apex height, 1150 ohms
> termination resistor (modeled in EZNEC... thanks KAZ), and using the
> excellent "LN" (low noise) version of Wellbrook's FLG100 modules.
> 
> This was the first time I've used single delta loops rather than arrays of
> loops, and the directionality was better than I expected. Check out *this
> audio clip*  which compares
> approx. 10 seconds each of daytime reception on 820 kHz, as I switch
> between antennas. One signal is KGNW Seattle and the other is KORC
> Waldport, OR.
> 
> DX on the 8th was modest, but it was all Asian until sunrise approached
> when reception shifted mostly to Australia & New Zealand. Even during the
> hours well before sunrise, the Japanese, Chinese, and South Korean stations
> came in best on the southwest delta Flag... evidently a case of skewed path
> reception, perhaps due to the disturbed geo-conditions.
> 
> The last night of the DXpedition on the 9th was almost entirely mid-band DU
> reception and most of the signals were logged during the last 1-1/2 hours
> before sunrise. I did note a few very weak Japanese signals and they were
> best on the northwest loop, as typical. The ability to "rewind" the entire
> medium wave band with Perseus WAV files was again the #1 tool for capturing
> as much DX as possible, especially when propagation is poor and interesting
> foreign signals are hard to find.
> 
> A few photos with captions from the DXpedition can be seen in this folder: *
> https://picasaweb.google.com/114798392023680237679/GraylandDXpeditionMay792012
> *
> 
> --
> 
> 531 JAPAN JOQG Morioka, May 08 1301 - Japanese talk by man, fading up on
> 531 from some local, buzzy QRM. Poor to fair level while it lasted;
> presumed.
> 
> 567 UNIDENTIFIED Unid, May 08 1259 - I noted a very weak English language
> signal 'in the grass' just prior to 1300; it sounded Aussie or Kiwi. It
> resurfaced again at 1302. The RNZ National station in Wellington is most
> likely, based on its 50 kW power.
> 
> 612 AUSTRALIA 4QR Brisbane, May 9 1200 - ABC trumpet fanfare at 1200, and
> into news read by male announcer. Fair.
> 
> 630 ALASKA KJNO Juneau, May 09 0859 - ID by man 'Your capitol information
> station, 630 KJNO, Juneau, Alaska'. Good signal at top of the hour.
> 
> 684 UNIDENTIFIED Unid, May 09 1230 - Soft pop or MOR music playing here, at
> a low level. Never did get any clues as to identification before fade out.
> 
> 693 JAPAN JOAB Tokyo, May 09 1230 - Caught the beginning or end of an
> English lesson program, with lively talk by male and female announcers in
> Japanese and English. Noted to be parallel to 747 and 774 kHz. Poor to
> fair.
> 
> 702 AUSTRALIA 2NR Grafton, May 09 1002 - 2NR with Aussie male and female
> announcers with news items, in slop from 700. Poor. Heard at much better
> level at 1300 with trumpet fanfare, 'ABC News' network ID, and into news
> items by man and woman announcers.
> 
> 720 AUSTRALIA Unid ABC Station, May 09 1230 - I noted a female announcer in
> Aussie accented English, which was parallel to the unid ABC outlet on 756.
> Perhaps 2ML in Murwillumbah on 720? It's only 400 watts but the New South
> Wales location makes sense for propagation to WCNA.
> 
> 738 AUSTRALIA 2NR ABC North Coast - Grafton, May 08 1300 - ABC trumpet
> fanfare at 1300, and into news by man and woman announcers. Fair on peaks.
> Brief evidence of 1ere Tahiti in French.
> 
> 738 TAHITI Polynesie 1ere, May 8 0602 - First definite TP of the evening,
> with French talk by man. Modest signal level; noted wit

Re: [IRCA] TP's and DU's for Tuesday July 17, 2012

[Derek Vincent]

Great luck at the coast Gary... I'll be looking forward to the updates : )

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 17, 2012, at 9:41 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Dennis,
> 
> Thanks for your daily TP and DU reports, which are very interesting.
> 
> The poor propagation doesn't sound very encoraging, but I'll be pushing my 
> luck with Ultralight radios and FSL antennas on the Oregon coast around 
> Yachats for the next 4 days, temporarily joining you, Steve and Nick in 
> suffering through the miserable TP-DXing conditions. Maybe we will get lucky, 
> and things will turn around? :-)
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Dennis Vroom 
> To: irca 
> Sent: Tue, Jul 17, 2012 5:54 am
> Subject: [IRCA] TP's and DU's for Tuesday July 17, 2012
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> Listened from 1205-1250 utc.  Only audio was from Tahiti on 738 utc.  Best
> signal ever heard here and still
> being heard at 1248.  Noise from lighting in the Cascade mountain range 
> present.
>   
> 
> 738 TAHITI, 1208 fair for about 32 minutes with man in French. Faded back 
> in
> splatter.  1225 with
> fair signal with man in French and not much splatter. Good
> signal 1238 with two men 
> in French. Best on Sky wire loop, but heard on all four
> antennas. 
> 729 Level 4 het 1228
> 774 Level 4 het 1214
> 828 Level 4 het 1215
> 891 Level 4 het 1229
> 1008Level 4 het 1216
> 1503Level 4 het 1217
> 1566Level 5 het 1218
> 1611Level 4 het 1218
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Dennis Vroom,
> 
> Kalama, WA
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> SW Ewe & Sky wire loop 753'
> Local Sunrise 1238 utc
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Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff Ultralight DU's for 7-20

[Derek Vincent]

Great job on the reports Can't wait for the DX nuggets I'm off to go 
clean off the ground rods : )

Sent from 500 miles south of Gary 

On Jul 20, 2012, at 1:29 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> The typical rules of medium wave propagation seemed to be thrown out the 
> window this morning on the Cliff, as numerous low-powered New Zealand 
> stations tested the overload level of the Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight. 2.5 kW 
> Radio Kahungunu (a Maori-language station which has apparently never been 
> heard at Grayland) was maxing out the PL-380's S/N display at 25 for about 5 
> minutes with its distinctive Island Music around 1230, while 828-Radio 
> Trackside (2 kW) was solid copy at the same time. 567-RN, 657-Southern Star, 
> 675-RN and 603-Waatea all were maxing out the PL-380's S/N at 25 this 
> morning, and although the time was limited, I crammed in as much fanatical 
> DXing as I could.
> 
> The Aussies were decidedly weaker than the Kiwis this morning, but I pushed 
> my luck by checking for X-band Aussies (all 400 watts or less). On the X-band 
> the Aussies had no New Zealand competition, and on 1701 kHz I was lucky to 
> find fairly decent DU English audio as soon as I tuned in. For some unknown 
> reason the Tijuana ESPN noise generator was silent, and I was able to record 
> a fairly decent ID from an obscure Christian broadcaster on the frequency. 
> Totally wacky!
> 
> The rain and wind were nasty on the Cliff this morning, but fortunately the 
> hot-rodded radios and FSL antennas were up to the weather challenge. Thanks 
> very much to Nick, Steve and Dennis for the daily DU-DXing reports... but I 
> feel more than a little embarassed at the relative results here. I wish that 
> you could all join me for at least one of these wacky ULR + FSL transoceanic 
> sessions (like Norm Clark plans to do tomorrow morning)... the experience 
> would probably turn any of you into a DU-DXing fanatic!!
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (temporarily DXing at Cape Perpetua, OR ocean side Cliff, 
> 400' high)
> 7.5" Medium Wave Loopstick PL-380 (new design) + 8" MW FSL antenna
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] 2012 Cape Perpetua (Oregon) Cliff DXpedition Video

[Derek Vincent]

It's good to see the cliff DX grow in popularity... How did you calculate the 
distance above sea level? 


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On Jul 22, 2012, at 7:39 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Guy,
> 
> Thanks for your comments on the DXpedition video... and of course you
> are far more familiar with the Yachats area than me!
> 
> <<< Is this the particular "wide spot in the road" that you and Norm
> were at: http://goo.gl/maps/9Kax ? When I look at it in Street View
> mode, it appears to be the same place as shown in your video, and it is
> near the base of Cape Perpetua. However, if this was your location or
> anywhere near this turnout, the elevation is nowhere near 400 feet
> above sea level. If you switch to Terrain View in Google Maps, you can
> see that this stretch of Highway 101 is just above the 200 foot line.
> The fact that you were hearing such good DX at half the altitude you
> thought you were at is a very encouraging. >>>
> 
> Yes, that does appear to be the DXing spot. As I was telling Steve, the
> Highway 101 road side turnoff space is just barely large enough to park
> your car, set up an 8" FSL on its PVC base, and feel halfway safe as a
> huge 18 wheeler thunders by in total darkness at 1100 UTC. As for the
> elevation of the cliff site, I must confess that I didn't go down to
> sea level with a tape measure, and your correction is appreciated.
> Regardless of the elevation, I think that the site derives some weird
> DXing benefit from the sheer drop off of the cliff, with the ocean
> seeming unusually close in to those who dare to look down from the side
> of the road!
> 
> <<< While doing some "virtual sightseeing" in Google Maps near Cape
> Perpetua, I accidentally dropped the little Street View man (icon) on
> this spot: http://goo.gl/maps/t1Hx Bingo! This is the end of National
> Forest Road #5553, which is a scenic viewpoint from the 800 foot level
> !! There's a nice parking lot here (no cars whizzing by on the
> highway), and even restrooms across from the lot. I note at least one
> picnic table near the parking lot, overlooking the Pacific. That would
> be a great spot to DX from, perhaps using the Perseus as a "spotting
> scope" for the ULR rig. (Of course, it doesn't seem you had any
> trouble spotting the low power Kiwis even from Highway 101's altitude
> :^)
> In all the years my family has vacationed in nearby Yachats, I can't
> believe I never drove up the Forest Service Rd. #5553! This looks to be
> a superb spot for DXing. There's even room for a temporary Flag, E WE,
> or other modest loop antenna in the grassy area across from the parking
> lot. >>>
> 
> Actually, Guy, I checked out that very spot at he end of National
> Forest Service Rd. #5553 during our first night in Yachats, and it did
> indeed have an extremely high elevation. What deterred me from setting
> up there for DXing was the "Day Use Only" sign at the start of the road
> (since I have already run afoul of the police in Lincoln City for
> violating one of these signs during the July 2011 DXpedition), and the
> fact that the site is highly prone to severe wind and drenching rain
> (much more so than the Highway 101 road side turn off site). On the
> very first DXing morning (Wednesday the 18th) I actually drove up the
> Forest Road #5553 road to the 800' level at 1100 UTC with intentions of
> chasing TP-DX, but since the site was in total darkness at that hour
> (with no lights anywhere within 2 miles, and thick forest on all 4
> sides), I had the distinct impression that a herd of elk was about to
> forcibly evict me from their turf, and that the Highway 101 turnoff
> site would at least solve my claustrophobia problem :-) As it turned
> out, the Highway 101 site was more than sufficient for amazing
> Ultralight radio reception from the South Pacific.
> 
> 73, Gary
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Guy Atkins 
> To: irca 
> Sent: Sun, Jul 22, 2012 7:28 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] 2012 Cape Perpetua (Oregon) Cliff DXpedition Video
> 
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> Thanks for sharing your video. Great stuff! It was great to see Norm with
> you too; he and I had some nice correspondence a few years ago when I sold
> him an Eton E1oo, modified with a Murata filter and a long Stormwise
> ferrite rod antenna.
> 
> Is this the particular "wide spot in the road" that you and Norm were at:
> http://goo.gl/maps/9Kax ?  When I look at it in Street View mode, it
> appears to be the same place as shown in your video, and it is near the
> base of Cape Perpetua.
> 
> However, if this was your location or anywhere near this turnout, the
> elevation is nowhere near 400 feet above sea level. If you switch to
> Terrain View in Google Maps, you can see that this stretch of Highway 101
> is just above the 200 foot line. The fact that you were hearing such good
> DX at half the altitude you thought you were at is a very encouraging.
> 
> While doing some "virtual sightseeing" in Google Maps near Cape Perpetua, I
> accidentally dro

Re: [IRCA] 2012 Cape Perpetua (Oregon) Cliff DXpedition Video

[Derek Vincent]

I hope this guess more of us to do more videos of our DXing adventures. It's 
always nice to see what others are doing. : )

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 23, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Charles Rippel  wrote:

> Gary,
> 
> That adventure was both fun to follow and at the same time, motivating.
> Your video "iced the cake."
> 
> Thank you for sharing.
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Top Ten South Pacific Signals from the Cape Perpetua (OR) Cliff

[Derek Vincent]

WoWzers! The 765kz recording is outstanding and it's amazing that's there 
is no listing of for JB July 13 grayland log... 

It's the power of the cliffs... 

Great work on the DX and video.

Sent from 800 south of grayland.

On Jul 23, 2012, at 12:31 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> From July 17-21 Norm Clark and I had the exciting experience of DXing
> from the Cape Perpetua cliff site on Oregon's central coast, setting
> up with a hot-rodded PL-380 Ultralight radio and an 8" FSL antenna on a
> Highway 101 road side turn off (with an awesome ocean view). The
> operating conditions were rough (no AC power, running water, street
> lights or weather protection) and setup space was extremely limited,
> but the thrilling DU-DX was more than worth the hassle! Recordings from
> the strongest DU stations are linked below.
> 
> 567-Radio National (Wellington, NZ, 50 kW)  A regular every morning on
> the Cliff, with a mix of news, interviews and music. // 675
> http://www.mediafire.com/?9z8vnphq6thc9p2
> 
> 603-Radio Waatea (Auckland, NW, 5 kW)  Maori-language music and news,
> quite vibrant during good Kiwi conditions
> http://www.mediafire.com/?fjsnsk95l62iims
> 
> 657-Southern Star (Wellington, NZ, 50 kW)  Christian music broadcaster
> with extremely strong signals during good Kiwi propagation
> http://www.mediafire.com/?ijcacg8uqmvian9
> 
> 684-NZ Rhema (Gisborne, NZ, 5 kW)  Another Christian music broadcaster
> with an exceptional signal for its transmitter power level
> http://www.mediafire.com/?bge7anmbo8j79a8
> 
> 738-RFO Tahiti (Mahina, Tahiti, 20 kW)  A French language blowtorch on
> the Cliff almost every morning, this station frequently tested the
> PL-380's crunch resistance. One of only two stations not from New
> Zealand to make this "Top Ten" list
> http://www.mediafire.com/?a4shuubhn36b6aa
> 
> 765-Radio Kahungunu (Napier-Hastings, NZ, 2.5 kW)  The booming signals
> from this low-powered Maori language broadcaster almost reached
> science fiction levels on the Cliff. Part of the mystique is that this
> station (and 603-Waatea) have apparently never been received at the
> famous Grayland DXpedition site in Washington state. The second MP3 has
> a beautiful Maori-language rendition of the old Jackson 5 hit, "I'll Be
> There."
> http://www.mediafire.com/?my4o957wpjtve0m
> http://www.mediafire.com/?53ixrx2kv109g34
> 
> 828-Radio Trackside (Palmerston North, NZ, 2 kW)  Another low-powered
> Kiwi station with amazing signals on the Cliff. Apparently helped by
> bizarre propagation shutting out Australian stations, it frequently
> ruled the roost on this frequency
> http://www.mediafire.com/?53b7zau8787ie0j
> 
> 891-5AN (Adelaide, Australia, 50 kW)  The sole Aussie to make this
> list, this ABC broadcaster apparently benefited from its central
> Australia location, giving it booming signals while eastern Australia
> was down in the noise. A frequent blowtorch on the Cliff
> http://www.mediafire.com/?rsvoh1aro2w0xtr
> 
> 1008-Newstalk ZB (Tauranga, NZ, 10 kW)  One of the stronger Kiwis, but
> its proximity to a 1010 kHz domestic station saddled it with a tedious
> 2 kHz heterodyne on the low-tech Tecsun ultralight. The strongest of
> the Kiwi Newstalk ZB stations on the Cliff
> http://www.mediafire.com/?nl9j9f242ldirfm
> 
> Of course, many other South Pacific stations were received on the
> Cliff, but these were just the ten strongest ones. Low-powered New
> Zealand stations (and one obscure 400w Aussie X-bander on 1701 kHz)
> were the order of the day. A full DXpedition report on this bizarre
> 4-day trip will be prepared shortly, which hopefully will motivate
> other DXing fanatics to push their luck on the cliffs!
> 
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> Cape Perpetua DXpedition video posted at
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZzBfstOXA4
> 
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Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report

[Derek Vincent]

Never underestimate the power of CTDX... I've been sitting in the dark since 
2006 and they have never let me down... Even only 160 miles from the bay area 
the cliffs continue to work there magic 

Sent from south of grayland 

On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:31 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Tim,
> 
> Thanks very much for your comments on the DXpedition!
> 
> << lighting probably made a major contribution to your success.   >>>
> 
> Yes, Tim, that was certainly a najor advantage for weak-signal reception on 
> the Cliff. There were no computers or street lights within miles of the DXing 
> site. Once you got used to the complete darkness and total isolation of the 
> makeshift DXing venue it was probably the best site that you could have ever 
> hoped for.
> 
> << offset by local noise anyway. Anything over a 2' loop is pointless here.
> Thanks to my neighbor being the proud owner of a new 60+ inch plasma TV
> I have to move my remote active loop yet again. Wonder how the neighbors
> are going to react to a 40' pole in my yard ;)   >>>
> 
> I'm sorry to hear about your neighbor's new plasma TV, and yes, those 
> RF-polluting beasts are a DXer's mortal enemy. Its RF hash would have ruined 
> everything for me on the Cliff... if there would have been any AC power for 
> your neighbor to plug it in!
> 
> But in general the new FSL antennas can survive high-noise environments much 
> better than air-core loops, and can usually null RF noise generators (like 
> plasma TV's) down into the noise, at least on one bearing. The main challenge 
> with the FSL antennas currently is a sudden booming demand from DXers but no 
> commercial supply... the sellers of surplus Soviet ferrite on eBay must be 
> thanking their lucky stars for the advent of Capitalism.
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Tim Hills 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
> 
> Sent: Thu, Aug 2, 2012 10:22 am
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report
> 
> 
> Gary, some of those "rough conditions" like an AC power or street
> lighting probably made a major contribution to your success.
> 
> One reason I haven't built an FSL is the increased sensitivity would be
> offset by local noise anyway. Anything over a 2' loop is pointless here.
> Thanks to my neighbor being the proud owner of a new 60+ inch plasma TV
> I have to move my remote active loop yet again. Wonder how the neighbors
> are going to react to a 40' pole in my yard ;)
> 
> We had planned on a trip up the west coast in late fall but work for
> both of us has killed that idea along with the mini DXpedition in October.
> 
> Thanks for posting your results, at least I can get in some good DXing
> vicariously.
> 
> Tim Hills
> Sioux Falls, SD
> 
> 
> On 8/1/2012 21:43, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>> (trimmed)
>> 
>> DXing conditions were rough (no AC power, running water, street
>> lighting or weather protection) but the triple advantage of salt water
>> propagation, ocean cliff altitude and high-gain FSL antenna resulted 
> in
>> South Pacific DX of exceptional strength.  2.5 kW and 5 kW signals 
> from
>> New Zealand AM stations like 765-Radio Kahungunu and 684-NZ Rhema were
>> actually pegging the PL-380's S/N readout at 25 (the maximum), while
>> several other DU's like 828-Radio Trackside (2 kW) and 603-Radio 
> Waatea
>> were coming in like locals. The unique combination of rough DXing
>> conditions and awesome South Pacific DX was unforgettable, and every
>> effort was made to record MP3's of the amazing DX for the DXpedition
>> report, which is posted at
>> http://www.mediafire.com/view/?nk9tlf95t0b2m14
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Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report

[Derek Vincent]

Cool vid And yes that is very high : )
Thanks for the video clip... Soon DXpeditions will become a multimedia 
experience.. : )

Ps More video : )

Sent from the shed.

On Aug 3, 2012, at 12:07 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Derek,
> 
> <<<   Never underestimate the power of CTDX... I've been sitting in the
> dark since
> 2006 and they have never let me down... Even only 160 miles from the
> bay area
> the cliffs continue to work their magic Sent from south of grayland
>>>> 
> 
> Well, Derek, I have become a true believer in Cliff Top DXing. and I
> hope that we can persuade other friends to give this thrilling form of
> TP-DXing a try. It would be great to have a joint DXing session with
> you at the top of 805' Cape Perpetua in the future (a video of the
> ocean beach from the 800 foot level is posted at
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HoP77ApQ_o&feature=relmfu ), if we can
> figure out a way to deal with wild animals, and the "Day Use Only"
> police.
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Derek Vincent 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> 
> Sent: Thu, Aug 2, 2012 9:25 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report
> 
> 
> Never underestimate the power of CTDX... I've been sitting in the dark
> since
> 2006 and they have never let me down... Even only 160 miles from the
> bay area
> the cliffs continue to work there magic
> 
> Sent from south of grayland
> 
> On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:31 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Hi Tim,
>> 
>> Thanks very much for your comments on the DXpedition!
>> 
>> <<<Gary, some of those "rough conditions" like an AC power or
> street
>> lighting probably made a major contribution to your success.   >>>
>> 
>> Yes, Tim, that was certainly a najor advantage for weak-signal
> reception on
> the Cliff. There were no computers or street lights within miles of the
> DXing
> site. Once you got used to the complete darkness and total isolation of
> the
> makeshift DXing venue it was probably the best site that you could have
> ever
> hoped for.
>> 
>> <<<One reason I haven't built an FSL is the increased sensitivity
> would be
>> offset by local noise anyway. Anything over a 2' loop is pointless
> here.
>> Thanks to my neighbor being the proud owner of a new 60+ inch plasma
> TV
>> I have to move my remote active loop yet again. Wonder how the
> neighbors
>> are going to react to a 40' pole in my yard ;)   >>>
>> 
>> I'm sorry to hear about your neighbor's new plasma TV, and yes, those
> RF-polluting beasts are a DXer's mortal enemy. Its RF hash would have
> ruined
> everything for me on the Cliff... if there would have been any AC power
> for your
> neighbor to plug it in!
>> 
>> But in general the new FSL antennas can survive high-noise
> environments much
> better than air-core loops, and can usually null RF noise generators
> (like
> plasma TV's) down into the noise, at least on one bearing. The main
> challenge
> with the FSL antennas currently is a sudden booming demand from DXers
> but no
> commercial supply... the sellers of surplus Soviet ferrite on eBay must
> be
> thanking their lucky stars for the advent of Capitalism.
>> 
>> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Tim Hills 
>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> 
>> Sent: Thu, Aug 2, 2012 10:22 am
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report
>> 
>> 
>> Gary, some of those "rough conditions" like an AC power or street
>> lighting probably made a major contribution to your success.
>> 
>> One reason I haven't built an FSL is the increased sensitivity would
> be
>> offset by local noise anyway. Anything over a 2' loop is pointless
> here.
>> Thanks to my neighbor being the proud owner of a new 60+ inch plasma
> TV
>> I have to move my remote active loop yet again. Wonder how the
> neighbors
>> are going to react to a 40' pole in my yard ;)
>> 
>> We had planned on a trip up the west coast in late fall but work for
>> both of us has killed that idea along with the mini DXpedition in
> October.
>> 
>> Thanks for posting your results, at least I can get in some good DXing
>> vicariously.
>> 
>> Tim Hills
>> Sioux Falls, SD
>> 
>> 
>> On 8/1/2012 21:43, d1028g...@a

[IRCA] TPDX sunday aug 8

[derek vincent]

Lots of hets all over the band this morning, but not a lot of audio mostly mid 
band here

Heres a  nuggets

738khz D/U 2RN? olympic updates tahiti co channel
http://youtu.be/C8NDvY91jBs
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[IRCA] TPDX monday 8/6

[derek vincent]

conditions down a wee bit here. lots of spatter. 


Heres a few uind nuggets. Any ideas?


765khz unid woman singing
http://youtu.be/IXa1hnYwJ2U

792khz unid music
http://youtu.be/s9JuzTS400Y

846khz unid soft music 
http://youtu.be/kOwqkIqqBqI
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Re: [IRCA] TP's & DU's for Monday, September 03, 2012

[Derek Vincent]

This was a strange morning... The DX lamp came on a 1030 utc with DU audio on 
1548 and 1502
Anyone else here the arabic music on 1701khz with the off freq cochannel

Thanks

derekvme...@aol.com

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On Sep 3, 2012, at 6:27 AM, Dennis Vroom  wrote:

> 
> 
> Conditions here down from previous mornings. May with the K index at 4 had 
> something to due with it? Russian long waves were really down in signal 
> strength this morning. Will be interesting to read Nick's or Nigel's reports. 
> Congratulations Tim in Michigan for your reception of 2BL 702 and other DU's 
> signals.   
>  
> 153 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1201-1204 steady weak signal with man in Russian.
> 
> 180 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1206 weak signal with man in Russian.
> 
> 279 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1207 very weak signal with woman in Russian. 
> Weak signal at 1237 with music. Good signal at 1254 with music.
> 
> 567 NEW ZEALAND? RNZ National? 1218-1220 very weak signal with music 
> followed by man in ? SW ewe.
> 
> 594 JAPAN, JOAK NHK1 1222 weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. Fair 
> at 1303 wit man/woman in Japanese.
> 
> 693 JAPAN, JOAB NHK2 1305 weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe.
> 
> 747 JAPAN,  JOIB NHK2 1224 very weak signal with woman in Japanese. NW 
> ewe.
> 
> 774 JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 1212 weak signal with Radio English Conversation 
> Program. Fair signal at 1257 same program. 
> 
> 792 UNKNOWN DU? 1309-1312 very weak signal with man in English. Best on 
> SW ewe. 
> 
> 828 JAPAN, 1312 weak signal in latter than usual, man in Japanese. NE 
> ewe. Fair signal at 1314 with no splatter.
> 
> 891 AUSTRALIA, 5AN? 1240-1242 very weak audio in English. Guessing 5AN. 
> SW ewe. Weak audio at 1315. No Idaho splatter. 
> 
> 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLCA 1225-1231 weak signal briefly at 1226 with 
> woman in Korean? NW ewe.
> 
> 1053REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1306 weak with jamming. Also in latter than usual. 
> NW ewe. 
> 
> 1566REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ 1235 good signal with Choir singing with 
> piano. Moderate splatter. NW ewe.
> 
> 1611AUSTRALIA? 1251-1253threshold audio with little splatter. Brief audio 
> at times.  SW ewe.
> 
> 1629AUSTRALIA? 1248 very poor, just above threshold with music and talk 
> (unknown language). Best on SW ewe.
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Dennis Vroom,
> Kalama, WA
> JRC NRD 545 & Drake R8B
> NW & SW ewe
> Sky wire loop 753'
> High Performance Active Whip (long wave)
> Solar Indices SF 142 A 12 K 4
> Local Sunrise 1335 utc
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Re: [IRCA] Michigan DUs for Mon. 9/3/2012

[Derek Vincent]

Amazing DX nugget...



On Sep 3, 2012, at 11:27 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hello Tim,
> 
> Thanks for your amazing DU-DX report from West Michigan, and
> congratulations on your South Pacific catches.
> 
> <<<   657: Stapping het at 1109 that should have produced audio but it
> seemed more like a dead carrier.  mwlist.org shows New Zealand's 2YC
> Southern Star/RNZ Parliament.  I checked the Parliament stream and it
> was also streaming "dead air".  The RNZ website indicates that it's only
> available when the house is in session.  I don't know what "Southern
> Star" is, but maybe this fills the airtime when the Parliament is not in
> session?>>>
> 
> The "Southern Star" network is a Christian music broadcasting group of
> New Zealand stations which almost always uses the frequencies in
> question during the times of favorable South Pacific propagation to
> North America (from my experience). I have never heard the RNZ
> Parliament programming on any of these frequencies during 11 Pacific
> beach DXing trips.
> 
> "Southern Star" typically is best received on 657 kHz on the west
> coast, although the other network frequencies are also occasionally
> heard. A 963-Southern Star ID (that pegged the PL-380's S/N reading at
> the 25 maximum) from the last Oregon Cliff DXpedition is posted at
> http://www.mediafire.com/?5232u1x353foufw
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Tim Tromp 
> To: irca ; ABDX 
> Sent: Mon, Sep 3, 2012 5:46 am
> Subject: [IRCA] Michigan DUs for Mon. 9/3/2012
> 
> 
> DXing from West Michigan and perhaps the best morning yet (including
> last year).  Listening session lasted from 1050 UTC to 1130 UTC
> (6:50am-7:30am Eastern, local sunrise @ 7:12am):
> 
> 576: Het, faint
> 
> 612: Het, faint
> 
> 657: Stapping het at 1109 that should have produced audio but it seemed
> more like a dead carrier.  mwlist.org shows New Zealand's 2YC Southern
> Star/RNZ Parliament.  I checked the Parliament stream and it was also
> streaming "dead air".  The RNZ website indicates that it's only
> available when the house is in session.  I don't know what "Southern
> Star" is, but maybe this fills the airtime when the Parliament is not in
> session?
> 
> 684: Het, faint
> 
> 693: Het, peaking 1114 but not enough for audio.
> 
> 702 2BL Sydney: Weak but discernible audio fading in and out during the
> entire listening session.  During the peaks, audio could be clearly
> paralleled against ABC's webstream.  Monotonous interview between two
> males at 1105, Dionne Warwick's song "Walk on by" heard at 1126, about
> 20 seconds or so ahead of the webstream.  The most sustainable audio
> I've heard from 2BL to date.
> 
> 729 Het, faint
> 
> 738 Polynésie 1ère: Weak French audio, more sustaining audio noted this
> morning than noted in previous listening sessions.
> 
> 747: Het, faint
> 
> 827.997: Het, with a strong peak at 1119 then soon gone.
> 
> Domestic stuff:
> 
> 640 KFI noted with a huge local-like signal way over KWPN (for once)
> during 1100 TOH, the best I've heard them here.
> 
> 750 KHWG Fallon, NV. "K-HOG, The Mighty 7-50" with classic c/w music,
> local-like signal at 1109 UTC.
> 
> 760 KKZN Thornton, CO "Colorado's Progressive Talk" continues to have a
> big signal here in the morning.
> 
> 73,
> Tim Tromp
> Muskegon, MI.
> Perseus SDR + phased BOGs
> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP's & DU's for Monday, September 03, 2012

[derek vincent]

TPDX nuggets 

early risers
935utc 738 tahiti always the first one here...

1030utc 1503khz D/U fadded up and out

1031utc 1548khz D/U left just as fast

1307 utc 702khz D/U good with splatter

1310utc 792khz ??? D/U?? weak /faint

 1312utc  846 khz D/U male speaking. weak/faint

1327utc 828khz D/U 3GL? faint

1327utc828khz  JOBB faint/weak

1331utc 891 khz 5AN the star of the morning.** very good signal**
http://youtu.be/3C4VBmOuxpc

1331utc 891 khz JJ?? with KK cochannel  with a woman singing.Thailand or 
vietnam??? faint/weak
http://youtu.be/KMcYR2CmZOU

1340utc 918 D/U?? faint

1342utc  1026 unid D/U music??? In the mud
http://youtu.be/ZK3fl5Qnlfg

1350utc 1611khz D/U ?? faint music/mud (headphones)
http://youtu.be/ZjFoLIrHKO0

1354utc 1674khz D/U?? faint music/mud (headphones/debock super hearing)
http://youtu.be/-43xHnw4Zeo

1350utc 1701.04 two signals one off a bit. woman singing Arabic style. the 
other had no audio (headphones)
http://youtu.be/1JcrwSroT04


Well...thats my offering to the DX Gods Any Ideas

Thanks Derek
700 miles south of Grayland.




 From: Dennis Vroom 
To: "irca@hard-core-dx.com"  
Sent: Monday, September 3, 2012 6:27 AM
Subject: [IRCA] TP's & DU's for Monday, September 03, 2012
 


Conditions here down from previous mornings. May with the K index at 4 had 
something to due with it? Russian long waves were really down in signal 
strength this morning. Will be interesting to read Nick's or Nigel's 
reports. Congratulations Tim in Michigan for your reception of 2BL 702 and 
other DU's signals.   
 
153     RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1201-1204 steady weak signal with man in Russian.

180     RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1206 weak signal with man in Russian.

279     RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1207 very weak signal with woman in Russian. Weak 
signal at 1237 with music. Good signal at 1254 with music.

567     NEW ZEALAND? RNZ National? 1218-1220 very weak signal with music 
followed by man in ? SW ewe.

594     JAPAN, JOAK NHK1 1222 weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. Fair at 
1303 wit man/woman in Japanese.

693     JAPAN, JOAB NHK2 1305 weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe.

747     JAPAN,  JOIB NHK2 1224 very weak signal with woman in Japanese. NW ewe.

774     JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 1212 weak signal with Radio English Conversation 
Program. Fair signal at 1257 same program. 

792     UNKNOWN DU? 1309-1312 very weak signal with man in English. Best on SW 
ewe. 

828     JAPAN, 1312 weak signal in latter than usual, man in Japanese. NE ewe. 
Fair signal at 1314 with no splatter.

891     AUSTRALIA, 5AN? 1240-1242 very weak audio in English. Guessing 5AN. SW 
ewe. Weak audio at 1315. No Idaho splatter. 

972     REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLCA 1225-1231 weak signal briefly at 1226 with 
woman in Korean? NW ewe.

1053    REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1306 weak with jamming. Also in latter than usual. 
NW ewe. 

1566    REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ 1235 good signal with Choir singing with piano. 
Moderate splatter. NW ewe.

1611    AUSTRALIA? 1251-1253threshold audio with little splatter. Brief audio 
at times.  SW ewe.

1629    AUSTRALIA? 1248 very poor, just above threshold with music and talk 
(unknown language). Best on SW ewe.



Best regards,

Dennis Vroom,
Kalama, WA
JRC NRD 545 & Drake R8B
NW & SW ewe
Sky wire loop 753'
High Performance Active Whip (long wave)
Solar Indices SF 142 A 12 K 4
Local Sunrise 1335 utc
      Sunset  0245 utc
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Re: [IRCA] Michigan DUs for Mon. 9/3/2012

[Derek Vincent]

That is a great catch...Did you record them??? I guess our low angle Dx is not 
so low

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On Sep 3, 2012, at 6:15 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> Thanks very much for your generous comments on the recent DU-DX, and videos.
> 
> But to be honest, receiving any DU audio at all thousands of miles inland is 
> far more impressive than tracking it down on a sheer-drop-off Pacific cliff 
> (and probably a lot more comfortable, too).
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Tim Tromp 
> To: irca 
> Sent: Mon, Sep 3, 2012 3:25 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Michigan DUs for Mon. 9/3/2012
> 
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> Thank you (and thanks to Bill Whitacre) for the additional information
> on the Southern Star network.  Now, if I'm lucky enough to ever catch
> this again, I will at least know what I'm supposed to be listening for
> on this frequency.
> 
> BTW, I'm amazed at your videos.  I'm not sure what's better - the Oregon
> scenery or the amazing DX!  Great work!
> 
> 73,
> Tim Tromp
> West Michigan
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2012-09-03 at 14:27 -0400, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>> Hello Tim,
>> 
>> Thanks for your amazing DU-DX report from West Michigan, and
>> congratulations on your South Pacific catches.
>> 
>> <<<   657: Stapping het at 1109 that should have produced audio but it
>> seemed more like a dead carrier.  mwlist.org shows New Zealand's 2YC
>> Southern Star/RNZ Parliament.  I checked the Parliament stream and it
>> was also streaming "dead air".  The RNZ website indicates that it's only
>> available when the house is in session.  I don't know what "Southern
>> Star" is, but maybe this fills the airtime when the Parliament is not in
>> session?>>>
>> 
>> The "Southern Star" network is a Christian music broadcasting group of
>> New Zealand stations which almost always uses the frequencies in
>> question during the times of favorable South Pacific propagation to
>> North America (from my experience). I have never heard the RNZ
>> Parliament programming on any of these frequencies during 11 Pacific
>> beach DXing trips.
>> 
>> "Southern Star" typically is best received on 657 kHz on the west
>> coast, although the other network frequencies are also occasionally
>> heard. A 963-Southern Star ID (that pegged the PL-380's S/N reading at
>> the 25 maximum) from the last Oregon Cliff DXpedition is posted at
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?5232u1x353foufw
>> 
>> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-4

[Derek Vincent]

Good job Gary We need more of the FSL antenna... I surprised Wellbrook or 
someone else hasn't spoke to you about the design. 

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On Sep 4, 2012, at 7:39 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Results here were very similar to Dennis' report. A few decent signals from 
> "big gun" TP's, but quite a letdown from the thrilling South Pacific DX this 
> summer on the Oregon cliffs :-)  I tried using the modified PL-380 
> Ultralights and 8" DXpedition FSL antennas this morning, but obviously in 
> this pedestrian DXing environment that didn't help much.
> 
> 279  Radio Rossii   Fair-good with American blues music at 1257 
>http://www.mediafire.com/?ggtrtrrdt0gbr7b  
> 594-JOAK  Tokyo, Japan   Fair-good with interval music at 1259
> 738-Radio Polynesie, Tahiti  Fair with French YL speech and music
>   at 1317; the only DU audio received this morning here
> 747-JOIB  Sapporo, Japan   Good with Japanese weather report at
>   1305  http://www.mediafire.com/?xagxfzfeooo57wl  
> 972-HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Good with Korean YL speech and
>   music 1302 http://www.mediafire.com/?763izawklg66ca6  
> 1053-Korean Jammer  Buzzing nicely around 1315
> 1134-KBS  Hwaseong, S. Korea  Korean interviews and music;
>  fair at 1312
> 1566-HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Good at times with religious program
> 1305- 1315
> 1575-VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Fair with Asiatic language
> speech 1301
> 
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 7.5" MW and LW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralights +
> 8" MW and LW DXpedition 8" FSL antennas
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight DU's for 9-6

[Derek Vincent]

Wow That is amazing. What time do you hear it??? Can't wait for the DX 
nugget... 



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On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:22 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

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> Hi Tim,
> 
> Wow, great job in receiving audio from 738-Tahiti this morning! 
> 
> For you to receive any DU audio at all in West Michigan is about 100 times 
> more impressive than me receiving it here in Puyallup, and Ill look forward 
> to your recording tonight. Yes, the French audio from Tahiti was remarkably 
> strong this morning, and I hope that Kaz and the other Midwest DXers also had 
> a shot at it.
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Tim Tromp 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
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> Sent: Thu, Sep 6, 2012 9:00 am
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight DU's for 9-6
> 
> 
> Gary,
> 
> I think the 738 Tahiti signal was supercharged this morning.  I'm glad that
> I'm not the only that noticed!  Like you, I also experienced the best audio
> ever from it this morning.  I will post a clip later tonight.
> 
> 73,
> Tim Tromp
> West Michigan
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:47 AM,  wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> Very strange conditions here this morning as Asiatic TP's were again dead,
>> but 738-Tahiti had the best French audio ever received here. Weak DU hets
>> were heard on 675, 684, 756 and 1116 also, but none of them came close to
>> audio in this notorious DU-dead zone. I imagine that Dennis and the guys in
>> Victoria had a blast with DU's this morning, but here it was all the action
>> was on 738.
>> 
>> 738  Radio Polynesie  Good in French with male-female conversation at 1312
>>  http://www.mediafire.com/?f7vrpy3l401ytqn
>> 
>> 73 and Good DX,
>> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>> 7.5" MW loopstick PL-380 + 8" MW FSL
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP Sept 16, 2012 / Victoria version

[Derek Vincent]

Hey Gary Is this the CC station with the poor sounding audio?

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> Hi Nick and Chuck,
> 
> Thanks to both of you for sorting out this 603 Chinese mystery station's 
> identity!
> 
> 603-Huilun Buir seems to have every intention of taking over as the new "Top 
> Dog" on the frequency-- at least in this China-favoring location.
> 
> 73, Gary  
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Nick Hall-Patch 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
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> Sent: Sun, Sep 16, 2012 1:26 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] TP Sept 16, 2012  / Victoria version
> 
> 
> Thanks muchly Chuck.  That really made my day.
> 
>  Huilun Buir is a bit of a shocker, especially for so early in the 
> season, its location being pretty far inland.   At peak, it was one 
> of the more readable signals on the band this morning as 
> well.   Others should be hearing it.
> 
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 19:58 16-09-12, you wrote:
>> Nick:
>> 
>> That's definitely a Hulun Buir ID at the very start of the recording.
>> 
>> Chuck
>> 
>> On 9/16/2012 12:39 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
>>> After my griping about reception or lack of it on 603 yesterday, 
>>> Gary's mystery station showed up in spades this morning fading up 
>>> at 1322 over suspected HLSA (which was ID'd by parallel with 558 
>>> somewhat later) w/woman in CC to pretty much complete readability 
>>> by 1324, fading down to return by 1328  .  603 is practically an 
>>> ideal frequency here with no real interference from 600 by sunrise, 
>>> no local electrical noise (I could hear light static crashes), so 
>>> one can really listen to the dynamics of the channel.  By 1330 I 
>>> could hear a jammer on the channel as well, might have actually 
>>> started at 1330.
>>> 
>>> Checked 3900 for the PAL/WRTH suggested parallel with no luck, but 
>>> in listening to my recording, I noticed there was a "guangbo 
>>> dientai" in there at 1327UT, but my ability to follow the cadence 
>>> of CC is pretty limited, so I'll place it here: 
>>> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/listen/guangbo_dientai%20603 
>>> for anyone else to take a crack at it.  I have an SDR recording of 
>>> it, but this is just a quick and dirty version recorded using AM 
>>> and including the 3kHz het from 600.  I'm sure I can winkle out 
>>> better with more effort.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> best wishes,
>>> 
>>> Nick
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP Sept 16, 2012 / Victoria version

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Now that's a signal... Strange it's all alone...had the usual mix of CC/KK and 
a wee bit of a unid that sound like CC which could be this station, but it was 
nowhere near the level it was at your QTH. Definitely not the CC crunchy audio 
heard 800 miles south of you guys..  Keep an eye on this one.  



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On Sep 16, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Are you hearing this one as well Derek?   If the audio is poor sounding down 
> there, it must be getting worn out with the extra kilometers...Here's what 
> the peak sounded like here this morning (no special processing, just good old 
> AM): 
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/listen/603%20peak%20at%201324UT%2020120916.wav
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> At 21:46 16-09-12, you wrote:
>> Hey Gary Is this the CC station with the poor sounding audio?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Fairfield CA, strange station

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Yep it's on now... Why they picked 890khz is beyond me... 

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> This has been reported on and off for years.. a friend of mine heard it
> when driving through the area in 2006 or 2007.
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Neil Bell  wrote:
> 
>> Heard a station on 890 which identifies itself as KIRB, serving Travis Air
>> Force Base in Fairfield, CA.  Couldn't find anything on a station with call
>> letters of KIRB.  My QTH is about 32 miles from the AFB and the signal is
>> not very strong and was mixing with KDXU from Utah a 10 KW station about
>> 465 miles from me.  They were broadcasting a taped message about 1-2
>> minutes long - sort of like a TIS or HAR.  Anyone else ever heard this one?
>> Neil Bell, KJ6FBA
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Re: [IRCA] TP 27 Feb; Victoria version

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Is there any video of the meet???

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On Feb 27, 2013, at 4:20 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

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> Hi Nick,
> 
> It was great to see you (and Theo, Chuck, Guy, Tom, Bruce, Phil and others) 
> at Bruce's get-together on Saturday. At least for me, the best aspect of 
> these meetings is the chance to reassure each other that we are still halfway 
> normal individuals, despite our tendency to sacrifice sleep and comfort to 
> chase the same big-gun TP's over and over each morning.  
> 
> The band was full of promising low-band TP signals here around 1415 this 
> morning (594, 603, 738, 747, 828, 972, 1134, 1566 and 1575), but without any 
> sunrise enhancement boost the Asians soon fizzled out, one by one. 972-HLCA 
> and 1566-HLAZ were the sole survivors after 1500 (both with fair signals, in 
> and out), but they soon bit the dust as well.
> 
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight +
> 8" Medium Wave FSL antenna (DXing indoors) 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
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> Sent: Wed, Feb 27, 2013 1:42 pm
> Subject: [IRCA] TP 27 Feb; Victoria version
> 
> 
> Signals were reasonable on the low band when I tuned in at 1430UT, 
> but mostly went downhill after that.  NHK2 had yet another s/off time 
> today, starting the music box at 1455UT
> 
> pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least
> briefly):
> 
> not quite
> 
> 
> reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it understandable by a
> native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):
> 
> 
> 594 JOAK instrumental mx 1443UT, JJ talk at a lower level a few minutes 
> earlier
> 747 JOIK EE lessons //774 1429UT
> 774 JOUB EE lessons  1429UT
> 828 JOBB EE lessons //774 1430UT
> 
> 
> 
> not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or 
> noise could be
> understood by a native speaker:
> 
> 639 CNR1 woman in CC //6125 1434UT
> 972 HLCA woman in KK 1450UT; best signal noted on this one this 
> morning, so there was "some" enhancement
> 
> 
> 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 in JJ //594 1431UT
> 612 4QR? man talking DU EE inflection 1435UT
> 891 woman talking, not //594, 1432UT
> 1116  4BC?  woman talking DU EE inflection 1437UT
> 1566 traces of mx 1430UT, never much better than this.
> 
> Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter):
> 
> 558 756 864 1008 1017 1098 1575
> 
> 
> 
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
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Re: [IRCA] Best-Ever Signal Here on 1610-Anguilla Beacon

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I call it the disco ball effect. : ) 

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On Apr 9, 2013, at 5:08 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Nick (and Patrick),
> 
> One of the most interesting aspects of this hobby is how long-range 
> propagation favors certain areas, especially when salt water is part of the 
> mix. During the peak season years (2008-2010) Walt would run wild on Masset 
> with strong TA reception, and Nick in Victoria would do very well also. Guy 
> and I in Puyallup got a very watered-down version, while Patrick didn't come 
> away with much either. For Asian TP's both Nick and Dennis hear multiple 
> Japanese stations that I have no trace of, while I routinely get Koreans and 
> Chinese that don't show up for them. Once Bruce had 729-JOCK at a decent 
> level, while I had 729-China coming in well at exactly the same time (with no 
> trace of JOCK). For DU's, Patrick on the Oregon coast definitely seems to 
> have the edge, though.
> 
> 73, Gary
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Nick Hall-Patch 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
> 
> Sent: Tue, Apr 9, 2013 7:57 am
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Best-Ever  Signal Here on 1610-Anguilla Beacon
> 
> 
> Interestingly, good Caribbean conditions have accompanied over the 
> pole trans-Atlantic conditions in the past here, so I was interested 
> to see Gary's catch shortly after I was hearing late season TA 
> carriers.   There seem to be fewer possibilities for the Caribbean 
> (beyond Cuba) in recent years however.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> At 08:07 09-04-13, you wrote:
>> Gary,
>> 
>> The beverage is what brings the Eastern DX in. Without it, I would not
>> hear half of what I do from the East. I do not live in a great location
>> for Eastern DX with the foothills of the Coast Range not that far away.
>> I remember back in the early 70s when Bill Block just using a loop,
>> living in Portland and we would compare DX. I did not have a beverage,
>> but I did have a 600 foot longwire. Bill Block always got the Eastern
>> stations stronger than I did and he got more of them. That extra
>> mountain range really can knock down the signal strength. The guys up
>> North, where you are, as well as Lower BC get the TAs much stronger than
>> I do. When Nick reports a TA carrier, I never get a peep. When he
>> reports a weak TA signal, I may get a moderate carrier. Strong signals
>> he reports, I have a shot at. Too many close-in mountains in the way. I
>> do well on some frequencies, but only if there are no strong blocking
>> stations.  Of course the exception is anything with a waterpath like TPs
>> an DUs. 1610 does have two TIS locals. One at Cape Disappointment, WA
>> (straight across the Columbia River at about 10-15 miles and Warrenton,
>> near the Boat Basin has a lp TIS too, but neither really block the
>> frequency, but as you mentioned other TIS stations around the NW can QRM
>> often.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Patrick
>> 
>> Patrick Martin
>> Seaside OR
>> KGED QSL Manager
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] 840 KMPH Modesto CA

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Checked from Vallejo and yep it's still off... Nice 

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> Have noticed that KMPH 840 out of Modesto CA must be off the air because have 
> not heard them here in the daytime from Vacaville CA and also at night I 
> always hear them just wanted to pass on this tip on to dxers out there.
> 
> How to Sleep Like a Rock
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Re: [IRCA] TP 2May; Victoria version

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Yes 4 months until the season... That's just enough time to crank out a few FSL 
set ups... Hint Hint : ) 

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On May 2, 2013, at 8:56 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Hi Nick,
> 
> I guess sooner or later, we all need to accept the fact that the long-running 
> Asian TP-DX season cannot continue forever :-)
> 
> It was psychologically tough for me to come to terms with this fact about a 
> month ago, but there's no way to go up against the unfavorable gray-line 
> propagation indefinitely. The good news is that a new Asian DX Fall Season is 
> now only about 4 months away, and the prime DU-DX season is only just 
> beginning.
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Nick Hall-Patch 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
> 
> Sent: Thu, May 2, 2013 8:12 am
> Subject: [IRCA] TP 2May; Victoria version
> 
> 
> Very limited this morning; monitored between 1200 and 1300 UT
> 
> pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least
> briefly):
> 
> not today
> 
> 
> 
> reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it understandable by a
> native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):
> 
> nope
> 
> 
> not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or 
> noise could be
> understood by a native speaker:
> 
> and nope
> 
> 
> 
> 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) :
> 
> 738 bits of mx 1220UT
> 1701 man talking  1235UT
> 
> Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or 
> ravaged by splatter):
> 
> 1098 1548
> 
> 
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
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[IRCA] Gene burns KGO

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Gene Burns passed away this morning.

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Re: [IRCA] Antenna Shootout in Puyallup

[Derek Vincent]

Great to see these smaller footprint antenna. Can't wait to see the FSL and the 
tent pole results from the coast. 

Any pics, video or audio from Sunday? 

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On Jun 4, 2013, at 12:02 PM, Guy Atkins  wrote:

> What better way for DXers to enjoy a sunny Sunday afternoon than to compare
> antennas and swap DX stories? My crosstown pal and Ultralight radio "guru"
> Gary DeBock (N7EKX), along with visiting Arizona DXer Dave Aichelman (N7NZH),
> joined me at my home to put a variety of antennas through some casual tests.
> 
> Radios and antennas present included:
> 
> 
>   - Eton E1XM
>   - Tecsun PL-380
>   - Tecsun PL-660
> 
> 
>   - Sony AN-1 active omnidirectional whip antenna
>   - Radio Plus+ Quantum Loop V.3
>   - Kiwa High Performance MW Loop
>   - Tent-Pole Loop (part of a clever, compact loop array that Dave uses
>   for transportable DXing)
>   - 12-inch diameter FSL antenna, 10mm X 200mm rods (a DeBock exclusive!)
>   - broadband setup/FLG100LN
>   - Another 12-inch diameter FSL antenna built by Gary, tuned in the
>   standard fashion with an air variable capacitor
>   - 7-inch diameter FSL antenna (also a DeBock creation)
> 
> A photo of the afternoon's experiments can be seen here:
> https://www.box.com/s/fw6lh2fpmngnatn6lfgo  In the photo, Dave is on the
> left and Gary is on the right. We were all surrounded by the stars of the
> show-- radios and antennas!
> 
> Top performers in our weak daytime signals sensitivity tests were the
> 12-inch monster FSLs brought by Gary, and Dave's compact Flag antenna that
> he has dubbed the Tent-Pole Loop. This terminated loop includes a variable
> resistor termination and uses a Wellbrook FLG100LN module as the amplifier;
> two of them with a Wellbrook phasing unit make for a compact loop array.
> Alternatively, ALA100 modules can be used. Each loop is self-supporting
> (and free-standing) with an "X" of fiberglass tent poles and tensioned with
> the loop element itself. Full details and photos of the Tent-Pole Loop
> array can be found in the Perseus SDR Yahoo Group, in the Files section
> under "Example Antenna Models".
> 
> Dave's Kiwa MW Loop was also impressive, especially when using its tilt
> control to help null local noise into oblivion. It's simply a beautiful
> piece of equipment, too; Kiwa doesn't make 'em like this any more  :^(
> 
> We tried the 7 and 12-inch FSL models in both broadband (direct hookup)
> modes, using Wellbrook FLG100LN modules connected to the Litz wire coils
> (as described previously in IRCA reflector and Ultralight Radio Yahoo Group
> postings). The 12-inch biggie FSL consistently outperformed the smaller
> model by four S-units (using just the E1XM's bargraph S-meter...I said this
> was *casual* afternoon testing :^)  This was eyebrow-raising performance,
> as the 7-inch FSL antenna is already a high performing antenna.  I plan to
> compare both FSL antenna models more accurately this weekend at the
> Washington coast using the Perseus SDR's highly accurate signal meter.
> We'll see if the gain difference actually results in easier to hear DU DX!
> Stay tuned next week for a report on the results.
> 
> I don't recall that we actually fired up the Quantum Loop or not; I think
> we overlooked it in the excitement of trying the larger antennas. I doubt,
> however, that it would have been in the same league as the "big iron" FSLs.
> Likewise, the Sony AN-1 was a sub-par antenna on the weak daytime MW
> signals. It was mainly used as an omnidirectional antenna for comparison.
> 
> A big thank-you goes out to Gary for the use of his FSL antenna
> creations... they are truly works of art. Without his involvement and
> generosity I know that the ULR hobby niche wouldn't be growing as rapidly
> as it is. Also, not only is Gary adept at trying various design approaches
> for compact loops, he constantly documents his successes (and rare
> failures) with DXing results and "A-B" audio recordings. Not every radio or
> antenna experimenter backs up their claims like Gary does.
> 
> I also learned a thing or two about clever construction techniques from
> Dave Aichelman. Thanks, Dave, for bringing your antenna setup along on your
> family trip to the Northwest and stopping by with your Tent-Pole Loop
> array. It's easily the most interesting use of a Wellbrook
> ALA100LN/FLG100LN setup that I've ever seen.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Pixel Pro 1B loop - question about it

[Derek Vincent]

I'd like to see how the k9ay does against the 1530. I like to use the K9 phased 
with a Bog. 

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On Jun 13, 2013, at 5:27 AM, Tony Ward  wrote:

> Hi Saul: I think it is time we talked. I have the Pixel loop (stored), and 
> the Wellbrook 1530 S+ (in use), along with a Wellbrook K9AY and a number of 
> longwires and BOGs. Will send my phone number here in Whitby ON to your 
> sauldx address in your header. The ins and outs of this stuff is a bit beyond 
> my 2 fingers per hand typing skills! Are you thinking Downtown Toronto, or 
> Burnt River installation?
>  
> Tony (VE3NO) NYAA Starfest
> Whitby, ON
> 
> 
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> 
> There are two schools of thought on ambivalence and I belong to both of them 
> ...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Chernos Saul 
> To: "a...@nrcdxas.org" ; "irca@hard-core-dx.com" 
> ; "amfmt...@mailman.qth.net" 
> ; "a...@wtfda.info"  
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:09:35 PM
> Subject: [IRCA] Pixel Pro 1B loop - question about it
> 
> 
> Anyone have any experience with the Pixel Pro 1B loop for AM DX? Someone's 
> suggesting I get one for AM DX...
> 
> Any comments are greatly appreciated.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Debock FSL ready to roll in Kona

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Looks yummy. Ready for those tasty DX audio nuggets : ) 

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> http://www.dxer.ca/gallery/category/8-hawaii-2013
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Re: [IRCA] for mailing list: MW DXing

[Derek Vincent]

I'm wishing the same thing. FSL is a power DX tool in a micro space. I'd love 
to see the FSL and the grayland QDFA for commercial release. 

I can play piano, but I can't play the soldering gun : ( 

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On Jul 1, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Neil Bell  wrote:

> For one, I am still very interested in MW DXing.  For me, the limiting
> factor is that there is no commercial availability of these new and
> exciting ferrite sleeve antennas.  For those having the physical skills to
> make their own FSL antennas the fun and challenges are certainly there.  In
> my case severe arthritis in my 80 year-old hands and wrists makes this task
> impossible.
> 
> I hope that some enterprising person will set up a process where some of us
> could purchase a FSL antenna.  Right now I am limited to loops like the
> Terk Advantage or the the Quantum loop.  Outdoor choices like the large
> loops with masts and rotators are not possible for those living under
> homeowner or condo association restrictions.
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Re: [IRCA] DU's for Sunday, July 07, 2013; Victoria version

[Derek Vincent]

I can almost taste the DX already : ) 
What's the date or dates for the coastal trip. 

BTW more pics and video of the trip would be great along with the apples and 
oranges : ) 

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On Jul 7, 2013, at 4:46 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Hi Dennis (and Nick),   
> 
> <<<   Can't wait to read Gary's reports from 
> the Oregon Coast. His receptions will give me targets to shoot for in the 
> coming months.   >>>
> 
> You should have plenty of targets, Dennis :-) Two major DU-DXpeditions will 
> kick off on the Oregon coast within 2 weeks, both using some pretty fanatical 
> antennas. By a quirk of scheduling, Bill, Chuck, Bruce and the Perseus-SDR 
> group will be in Yachats (2 miles from the ocean cliff at Cape Perpetua), 
> while I plan to be at the Rockwork cliff every morning (10 miles south of 
> Cannon Beach).
> 
> Comparing the results of the Ultralight "Cliffhanger" DXpedition with those 
> of the major Perseus-SDR DXpedition will be like comparing apples and 
> oranges-- but there should be some pretty "heavy-duty" apples and oranges.
> 
> 73, Gary 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Dennis Vroom 
> To: Nick Hall-Patch ; Mailing list for the International Radio 
> Club of America 
> Sent: Sun, Jul 7, 2013 3:55 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] DU's for Sunday, July 07, 2013; Victoria version
> 
> 
> Nick,
> 
> I started listening at 1130 utc and no audio was heard. Hoping to DX daily 
> around the 1200 utc hour starting today. Can't wait to read Gary's reports 
> from 
> the Oregon Coast. 
> 
> His receptions will give me targets to shoot for in the coming months.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Dennis,
> Kalama, WA
> 
> 
> 
> From: Nick Hall-Patch 
> To: Dennis Vroom ; Mailing list for the International 
> Radio 
> Club of America  
> Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2013 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] DU's for Sunday, July 07, 2013; Victoria version
> 
> 
> I wasn't listening (or, more properly, recording) that late this 
> morning Dennis.   Sounds like I should have been.
> 
> It was another minimal carrier morning here, with 531, 567, 738, and 
> 1566 all somewhat stronger carriers, in fact, with judicious use of 
> synchronous detection, all had "imaginary" traces of audio, but I'll 
> call them carriers.  1566 even had a SAH on it as well.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:46 07-07-13, Dennis Vroom wrote:
> 
> 
>> The two frequently heard DU's again this morning. Nothing on long 
>> wave and lower MW channels were poor.
>> 
>> 738 TAHITI, Papeete, Radio Polynesie 1233 weak signal with 
>> man/woman in French, Sky wire loop. 07/07/2013
>> 
>> 
>> 1503NEW ZEALAND, 1215-1225.Sports Radio believed to be the 
>> station with weak signal throughout the morning. Men talking.  Sky 
>> wire loop. 07/07/2013
>> 
>> Best regards,
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>> Dennis,
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>> JRC NRD 545
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Re: [IRCA] DU's for Sunday, July 07, 2013; Victoria version

[Derek Vincent]

Sounds good... I should be able to sync up a day or two for some  cliff top DX 
: ) 

Thanks

derekvme...@aol.com

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On Jul 7, 2013, at 6:31 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Hi Derek,
> 
> My own Cannon Beach (Rockwork) DXpedition will be from July 21-27 (Sunday to 
> Saturday), while I understand that the Yachats (Cape Perpetua) group will be 
> DXing from July 22-25.
> 
> Because the Yachats group will be using multiple Perseus-SDR's and antennas 
> (including a new 12" Broadband FSL designed here), most likely they will come 
> away with quite a few more DU-DX loggings than me.
> 
> 73, Gary
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Derek Vincent 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
> 
> Sent: Sun, Jul 7, 2013 5:05 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] DU's for Sunday, July 07, 2013; Victoria version
> 
> 
> I can almost taste the DX already : ) 
> What's the date or dates for the coastal trip. 
> 
> BTW more pics and video of the trip would be great along with the apples and 
> oranges : ) 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> derekvme...@aol.com
> 
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> 
> On Jul 7, 2013, at 4:46 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Dennis (and Nick),   
>> 
>> <<<   Can't wait to read Gary's reports from 
>> the Oregon Coast. His receptions will give me targets to shoot for in the 
> coming months.   >>>
>> 
>> You should have plenty of targets, Dennis :-) Two major DU-DXpeditions will 
> kick off on the Oregon coast within 2 weeks, both using some pretty fanatical 
> antennas. By a quirk of scheduling, Bill, Chuck, Bruce and the Perseus-SDR 
> group 
> will be in Yachats (2 miles from the ocean cliff at Cape Perpetua), while I 
> plan 
> to be at the Rockwork cliff every morning (10 miles south of Cannon Beach).
>> 
>> Comparing the results of the Ultralight "Cliffhanger" DXpedition with those 
>> of 
> the major Perseus-SDR DXpedition will be like comparing apples and oranges-- 
> but 
> there should be some pretty "heavy-duty" apples and oranges.
>> 
>> 73, Gary 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Dennis Vroom 
>> To: Nick Hall-Patch ; Mailing list for the International 
>> Radio 
> Club of America 
>> Sent: Sun, Jul 7, 2013 3:55 pm
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] DU's for Sunday, July 07, 2013; Victoria version
>> 
>> 
>> Nick,
>> 
>> I started listening at 1130 utc and no audio was heard. Hoping to DX daily 
>> around the 1200 utc hour starting today. Can't wait to read Gary's reports 
> from 
>> the Oregon Coast. 
>> 
>> His receptions will give me targets to shoot for in the coming months.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Dennis,
>> Kalama, WA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Nick Hall-Patch 
>> To: Dennis Vroom ; Mailing list for the International 
> Radio 
>> Club of America  
>> Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2013 12:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] DU's for Sunday, July 07, 2013; Victoria version
>> 
>> 
>> I wasn't listening (or, more properly, recording) that late this 
>> morning Dennis.   Sounds like I should have been.
>> 
>> It was another minimal carrier morning here, with 531, 567, 738, and 
>> 1566 all somewhat stronger carriers, in fact, with judicious use of 
>> synchronous detection, all had "imaginary" traces of audio, but I'll 
>> call them carriers.  1566 even had a SAH on it as well.
>> 
>> best wishes,
>> 
>> Nick
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At 12:46 07-07-13, Dennis Vroom wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> The two frequently heard DU's again this morning. Nothing on long 
>>> wave and lower MW channels were poor.
>>> 
>>> 738 TAHITI, Papeete, Radio Polynesie 1233 weak signal with 
>>> man/woman in French, Sky wire loop. 07/07/2013
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 1503NEW ZEALAND, 1215-1225.Sports Radio believed to be the 
>>> station with weak signal throughout the morning. Men talking.  Sky 
>>> wire loop. 07/07/2013
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> Dennis,
>>> Kalama, WA
>>> JRC NRD 545
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Re: [IRCA] DXers under the age of 30

[Derek Vincent]

Good to see someone else in the 40ish range : ) 





On Apr 9, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Greg Putrich  wrote:

Hi All,

>From the younger side... at least as of 43. Been DXing since my mid teens. 

I thoroughly enjoy MW DXing, but can't really can't think of many around my age 
that DX these days. Hard pressed for them to even listen to MW other than for a 
ballgame. 

Have one friend my age that will now tune into a DX station for the music. Had 
been a struggle as she does not like static. So when conditions are good, 
she'll tune in. 

Then there are the co-workers that are in their mid 20's and would be surprised 
if they ever listened to AM. They seem to be focused on the Internet streaming 
and digital players, with occasional listening on FM.

As far as the future, who knows for sure. There may be a dip in popularity, but 
after a bunch of years perhaps the youths of tomorrow will rediscover DX on the 
band. Has happened before- when CD's came out, people said that records were 
dead. Here we are today and even with the addition of digital distribution, 
albums are gaining a some traction again. They are not dead.

The only thing I wish was dead about MW is IBOC (aka HD). Now that I lit that 
fuse, I'm running away

   Greg Putrich
   N0QDS



On Apr 6, 2011, at 8:13 AM, Mark Durenberger wrote:

I'm copying this comment to my good friend Greg Putrich...who may wish to weigh 
in from the younger side :-))

Regards,

Mark Durenberger

--

I hate to say it and I hope I am wrong, but we may be the last
generation of MW DXers. Several DXer friends I know feel the same way. I
am now 62 and have been at the dials since I was 13. 




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Re: [IRCA] New Station / SF 680 ,810

[Derek Vincent]

The solar panels look nice next to the KGO site.





On May 17, 2011, at 3:42 PM, mwd...@webtv.net (Patrick Martin) wrote:

KNBR is Non Directional, having one tower. KGO is located by the
Dumbarton Bridge, just North of San Jose and is directional N/S, but
most of it is sent North.
KGO has a great signal in Alaska at night too. 
73,

Patrick 

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Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook page day 3

[Derek Vincent]

It worked for me..

BTW. Anyone here listen/watch ham nation on the TWiT? 

Well if not here it is 
I'm not a ham, but I got me looking in to it...

http://twit.tv/hn




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> Worked fine for me, Mike ... thanks for the Facebook page and thanks again 
> for the convention, an enjoyable weekend for this oldtimer.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Ferrite Sleeve Loop (FSL) Antenna Demonstration Video

[Derek Vincent]

Hey Gary... Are you going to the cliffs this weekend?  Where did the time go.





On Jul 11, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Guy Atkins  wrote:

> Yesterday I had the chance to visit fellow Puyallup resident and DXing pal
> Gary DeBock and experience his Ferrite Sleeve Loop antennas on medium wave
> and longwave.
> 
> The results were very impressive. On a whim I decided to pull out my mobile
> phone and take a video of the antenna's performance on distant 610 kHz KONA
> from Pasco, Washington, about 150 miles away. With the small Tecsun PL-380
> some distance from the FSL, only background noise was heard. As the receiver
> approached the antenna, KONA came up from the noise and became clearly
> audible. In fact, an unidentified co-channel station was also heard in the
> background on 610.
> 
> A smaller FSL antenna that Gary built for longwave was even more impressive.
> NDB beacons totally inaudible on the PL-380 blasted in at very strong levels
> when the receiver approached the FSL antenna.
> 
> Here's the link to the Youtube video:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WUUlMgK0qI
> 
> Thanks for showing me your FSL antenna projects, Gary, and good luck with
> the DU reception from the Oregon coast this week!
> 
> 73,
> 
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Re: [IRCA] New Ford auto radios-the future?

[Derek Vincent]

That's a good question. I haven't touched a CD since 2007. Apple looks like 
it's  going away from physical media with there apps store. I wonder when they 
will stop shipping computers with  CD drives? The only local station I like now
over the air  is KGO. All other stations/steams are from the phone. I think 
that over the air broadcast will be around at least another decade.





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> I just heard on the news that Ford will be dropping their CD players for
> only internet radios, Ipods, etc. . I wonder how long it will be until
> AM or FM gets dropped?  Things are changing. The cassette lasted a long
> time in car radios, and now a shorter time for CDs. CDs aren't selling
> all that well any longer either as most people download their music off
> the internet. Even with AM & FM included in car radios, how many people
> will continue to listen to regular radio?  I know of several people now
> that never listen to radio. They download everything at home, in the
> car, and at the office.
> 
> Patrick 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] New Ford auto radios-the future?

[Derek Vincent]

Yes radio is still alive. I work at a small cluster on Stockton and life is 
good but what is their source after the sports game??.. Most kids go to YouTube 
or other sources that have video with the music. Kids are in to the smart 
phones now. Music with video rules the day. Or does it???





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>>> Radio is VERY much alive...especially in a small town! 
> I work for a 50,000 Watt FM in a town of 4000 people... we just got done
> with play by play of 13 and 14 year old girls softball. 
> It's EXTREMELY LOCAL...when businesses find out were covering it, they
> CALL US. and we make alot of money doing it.<<
> 
> Local Radio may very much be "Alive". However, most of what is on the
> air these days, is not local!  Good for you, working for a "real radio
> station", not something that relays satellite audio and has zillions of
> translators all over the country. 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] New Ford auto radios-the future?

[Derek Vincent]

Does the school have a website and do the stream?





On Jul 27, 2011, at 7:37 PM, mwd...@webtv.net (Patrick Martin) wrote:

>>> I'm about to start coaching softball at my middle school this year. In
> fact, we started practice Monday. School starts August 10th here and
> Teachers report August 4th. It would be nice to have a station cover our
> games, but I don't see that happening here.<<
> 
> That would be nice. At least the kid's family and friends could listen,
> but Middle School sports gets little coverage. Here, High School sports
> gets pretty good coverage here. 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Oregon Beach Cliff Ultralight DXpedition Loggings, 8-14 to 8-16

[Derek Vincent]

Great job on the CTOSdX (cliff top ocean side). CT is can produce amazing 
results at times and is the only way I DX. Even the basic 200 ft wire can kick 
some butt. I'd like to try your micro set up one day. As you may know, it's  
dangerous  rolling out wire in the dark cliff top : ) sorry I missed out on the 
ocean side trip. I'd like to DX CT at the same time to compare notes. It seem 
like things down here don't get going untill the first week in sept. 

Keep up the good work. Thanks to you and the rest of NWDXers north of me





On Aug 20, 2011, at 8:01 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> The chance to combine high elevation with a salt water propagation
> advantage has always been fascinating to me, and before the summer
> ended I was determined to find an extremely high ocean cliff viewpoint
> along the Oregon coast to use as the ultimate Ultralight DU-chasing
> venue. Although I would be DXing out in the weather with no chance of
> computer assistance or AC power, the opportunity to have the triple
> advantage of high elevation, salt water propagation and a high-gain
> portable antenna was irresistable. After scouting out various
> viewpoints along Highway 101 on the Oregon Pacific coast, I settled on
> "Rockwork," an awesome site on a steep cliff high above the ocean beach
> in Tillamook County, just south of the Clatsop County border. The
> altitude of this site is breathtaking-- a photo of the ocean view is
> posted at http://www.mediafire.com/i/?9w83poo77w8wrvc
> 
> The plan was to stay at a Cannon Beach (OR) motel for 3 days, and get
> up around 0300 local time every morning (1000 UTC) for the 10 minute
> drive to the ocean cliff viewpoint. My medium-wave DXing radio
> equipment was very basic-- a barefoot Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight radio,
> a newly designed 8" diameter Ferrite Sleeve Loop antenna (shown in
> the photo link above), and a 5' PVC base. This is a ferrite rod-based
> antenna which performs somewhat like an air-core box loop, although
> with the advantage of lower noise pickup. This antenna system had been
> tested the month before on the ocean beach at Lincoln City (OR) about
> 90 miles to the south, where it provided the first Ultralight reception
> of 666-Noumea, in New Caledonia.
> 
> The three day trip would be risky if propagation didn't cooperate, but
> fortunately two of the three days were great for DU reception.
> 765-Radio Kahungunu (a 2.5 kw station in New Zealand) was received for
> the first time on Ultralight radios, as well as 684-NZ Rhema on its new
> frequency. The usual South Pacific regulars of 603-Waatea, 657-Southern
> Star, 675-National Radio (NZ), 738-Tahititi and 891-5AN were all
> vibrant, and as usual there were several UnID mysteries to make matters
> interesting. Thanks very much to both Tony King of New Zealand and Gary
> Deacon of South Africa, who provided information to help confirm
> 765-Radio Kahungunu's identity. Thanks also to Chuck Hutton and Patrick
> Martin for listening to the mystery MP3's, and offering their
> suggestions.
> 
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 
> 153-Radio RossiiKomsomolsk, Russia  The third strongest of the
> Rossii stations during the trip, its frequency was below the FSL
> antenna's tuning range (225-900 kHz), but that didn't really matter.
> It produced vibrant signals on just the 7.5" LW loopstick PL-380
> http://www.mediafire.com/?dl0x9q1snbvg9mq
> 
> 180-Radio RossiiYelizovo, Russia  The weakest of the Rossii
> stations, it produced a fair signal on just the 7.5" LW loopstick on
> the exceptional morning of 8-14
> http://www.mediafire.com/?uuu03nnrrvcr2i4
> 
> 189-Radio RossiiBelogorsk, Russia  Generally around on all three
> mornings, but not one of the stronger Rossii outlets. Received with
> 7.5" LW loopstick PL-380 alone http://www.mediafire.com/?b59la3g155klhb0
> 
> 234-Radio Rossii   Arman, Russia  Received with vibrant signals on the
> exceptional morning of 8-14, it fought a snarling battle with 233-ALJ,
> resulting in a loud 1 kHz heterodyne
> http://www.mediafire.com/?apw030x3kg31t83
> 
> 279-Radio RossiiYuzhno-Sahkhalinsk, Russia  The strongest of the
> Rossii Longwave TP's and a frequent blowtorch on the Oregon beach
> cliff, this awesome signal pegged the PL-380's S/N reading at 25 for
> the duration, as the Russian YL sounded like she would melt down the
> Ultralight http://www.mediafire.com/?qnociq928vomp9b
> 
> 530  ADKAdak, Alaska Domestic TIS QRM and 531 South
> Pacific heterodynes competed with this long-range Alaskan on all 3 days
> http://www.mediafire.com/?cbtl9lvnmcqcdlh
> 
> 531  UnID-DU As usual during my summer beach trips, several UnID
> South Pacific stations competed for this frequency, with no clear
> winner. The island-like music at the end of the recording could be from
> 531-PI in New Zealand  http://www.mediafire.com/?ukpv2lk8pkuiyf9
> 
> 567  2YA Wellington, NZ The second strongest of the
> National Radio station

Re: [IRCA] 1. 860 SS / 2. 890 NPR

[Derek Vincent]

I can only hope that monster generator that the KTRB transmitter is running off 
of  24/7 never fails. : )



On Aug 23, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Patrick Martin  wrote:

> KTRB seems to have changed their pattern as they are heard everynight
> now. In the past, they were buried. Yes, the NPR was KBBI as I heard it
> last night dominant for a time. Fall CX are upon us.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick
> 
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[IRCA] TP DX sept 5

[Derek Vincent]

well here we go... not a great day, but not too bad.. heres some of the high 
lites

Have any clues??

657 unid lang in the mud

http://www.mediafire.com/?3lul2j6z5qupvum

693 JJ chinese lessons

http://www.mediafire.com/?jrw68ic3fm5copc

Then then switched wires to DU

http://www.mediafire.com/?l4a2zobwdb4wpfz

702 double het one off freq

738 two stations here. one DU???

792 unid music

http://www.mediafire.com/?3qmznzmg3zxww6r

882 unid music with cochannel music also

http://www.mediafire.com/?1upewuyy51wbp53

891 while the DU are playing tag JJ fade s down and leaves this unid.

http://www.mediafire.com/?qel6m1o3nic5rc8

909 weak unid music for a brief second 

http://www.mediafire.com/?bi12lp5biykqqo2



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Re: [IRCA] TP DX sept 5

[Derek Vincent]

Thanks guys... You hit the nail on the head Chuck. The 909khz seems to play CW 
in the past at 1350 utc. Been searching past DXpedition logs with no info. 

The double het on 702.44 is exact.

Any ideas on 891??? In the past ive guest at thailand at times. 

Thanks for the help guys. It's a real challenge to DX down here. 






On Sep 5, 2011, at 10:02 PM, Chuck  wrote:

> Derek:
> 
> 657 is Korean.
> 
> 693: no ID heard so no way to be sure which Australian this is.
> 
> 702: North Korea is on 702.044. Does that match with the het?
> 
> 792: When I hear music like that, I always assume it is ABC with one of their 
> late night around-the-world programs. You didn't give a time, so I can't 
> compare the music to the ABC schedule.
> 
> 882: I'd guess Southern Star. If so, it should be parallel with other 
> frequencies.
> 
> 909: Has to be Southern Star - it's the only DU on this frequency.
> 
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/5/2011 3:54 PM, Derek Vincent wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> well here we go... not a great day, but not too bad.. heres some of the high 
>> lites
>> 
>> Have any clues??
>> 
>> 657 unid lang in the mud
>> 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?3lul2j6z5qupvum
>> 
>> 693 JJ chinese lessons
>> 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?jrw68ic3fm5copc
>> 
>> Then then switched wires to DU
>> 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?l4a2zobwdb4wpfz
>> 
>> 702 double het one off freq
>> 
>> 738 two stations here. one DU???
>> 
>> 792 unid music
>> 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?3qmznzmg3zxww6r
>> 
>> 882 unid music with cochannel music also
>> 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?1upewuyy51wbp53
>> 
>> 891 while the DU are playing tag JJ fade s down and leaves this unid.
>> 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?qel6m1o3nic5rc8
>> 
>> 909 weak unid music for a brief second
>> 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?bi12lp5biykqqo2
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP's for 09/06/11

[Derek Vincent]

Hey Dennis. You have audio clip from 792 this morning? What kind of active whip 
are you using??? 

Thanks





On Sep 6, 2011, at 7:09 AM, Dennis Vroom  wrote:

> 
> 
>  A lot of static crashes on long-wave this morning.  Mongolia 209 with steady 
> weak signal
> was a surprise.  Believed I heard Hawaii this morning.  1500 kHz with ESPN 
> Sports,
> listened for about 20 minutes to a weak to fair signal at times.  No call 
> letters heard.
> 
> 
> 153 Russia, Radio Rossii 1234 solid S-4 signal with jazz music.
> 180 Russia, Radio Rossii 1138 good with American Blues music.
> 189 Russia, Radio Rossii 1139 good S-9 signal with American Blues music.
> 209 Mongolia, Mongolyn Radio 1142 steady weak signal with woman/man 
> talking.
> 234 Russia, Radio Rossii 1146 very weak with man in Russian.
> 279 Russia, Radio Rossii 1147 S-9+25 db with American Blues music.
> 603 Republic of Korea, 1321 believed to be the station with very weak 
> signal with music.
> 657 New Zealand Southern Star 1322-1327 weak with instrumental music.
> 657 DPR of Korea, 1326 rose above Southern Star with woman in Korean.
> 693 Japan, JOAB 1329 weak with splatter and man in Japanese.
> 747 Japan, JOIB 1307 weak with a ton of KXL splatter.
> 735 Unknown, 1308 two carriers here, strongest around level 5.
> 774 Japan, JOUB 1253 weak with much splatter.
> 
> 792 Unknown, 1309 level 5 carrier.  
> 828 Japan, JOBB 1310 weak with man in Japanese.  Fair with 1334 with 
> Chinese Lessons.
> 1053Korea's 1312 jammer on top of channel with weak signal.
> 1134Japan, JOQR 1314 assuming JOQR with very weak signal. 
> 1500Hawaii? KHKA 1340-1345 weak to fair with men talking football (Colts).
>1346 Motel 6 commercial.   ESPN radio ID.  Faded out around 1400.  
> 1566   Republic of Korea, 1258 good S-9+20 db signal. 
> 
> 1575   Thailand, VOA 1300 good "Welcome to the Voice of America in 
> Vietnamese" ID.
> 
> 
> Dennis Vroom
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> SW ewe
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Re: [IRCA] A couple more Youtube clips of transatlantic stations heardin Scotland

[Derek Vincent]

The noise level seems super low. I would kill for that.





On Sep 6, 2011, at 7:53 PM, "Dave Marthouse"  wrote:

>Paul,
> 
> Those ta signals were outstanding.  What sort of antenna were you using to
> snag them.  73 and good dx.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-7

[Derek Vincent]

That ferrite loop is pure magic. Is it out performing the monster wire loops?





On Sep 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> The 5 Radio Rossii Longwave TP's were back with good strength, but 164
> and 209 kHz both stayed at threshold audio again. On medium wave it was
> a good morning here for Asiatic TP's in general, with 936-Anhui having
> its first decent Chinese audio for the new season.  657-Pyongyang's
> Korean-language tirades were up in strength (unfortunately), and
> 738-BEL2 in Taiwan also made a fair appearance. As usual, the
> Asian-mainland-oriented propagation of this DXing location seems to be
> coming into play again this new season, in comparison to Dennis'
> numerous loggings from Japan (many of which didn't produce a trace here
> this morning). DXing with a barefoot Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight and 8" MW
> Ferrite Sleeve Loop antenna.
> 
> 594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan   Good with Japanese interview program 1318
> 639  CNR1  Synchros, China   Fair Chinese audio in and out around 1325
> 657  R. Pyongyang,  N.Korea  Shouted bizarre tirades in Korean by YL
>  http://www.mediafire.com/?ldmq1cjebhdy468
> 738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Fair-good male Chinese speech at 1322
> 747  JOIB   Sapporo, Japan  Good w/ Japanese weather report over KXL
>   splatter at 1317
>  http://www.mediafire.com/?c9cfpp8sj524rl0
> 828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Fair-good NHK2 program throughout session
> 936  Anhui, China  Fair-good Chinese female speech around 1320
>  http://www.mediafire.com/?ghbgah6qhq0bra9
> 972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Strong Korean speech in and out 1335
> 1053  Korean Jammer  Fair-good buzzing throughout session
> 1134  KBS  Hwaseong, S. Korea  Fair Korean speech in splatter 1330
> 1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Japanese religious program in and out 1311
> 1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Fair-good Asiatic language program
>  at 1309; signals in and out throughout session
> 
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> Barefoot Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight and 8" Diameter MW Ferrite Sleeve
>   Loop Antenna
> (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?8kp80qjvh0htj4s )
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Last night TAs in QC; tonight's TA in BC

[Derek Vincent]

Hey Sylvain

Great job on the recording... More please!!!





On Sep 7, 2011, at 10:39 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Sylvain
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Re: [IRCA] This morning's DU chase from WI.. Perseus SDR etc

[Derek Vincent]

A that's where the his is comming from.. The phaser.. I been using a plug 
in to reduce the noise. Do you have any audio samples of the DX?

Thanks





On Sep 8, 2011, at 9:25 AM, neilkaz  wrote:

> Here in Grafton WI, I woke up a bit prior to 1123 sunrise to check for DU's 
> using a 489 ft BOG at 241 degrees (I undo a splice in one of the lower 
> latitude TA BOGs and hook up from the other end directly to the Perseus).
> 
> This wire has a really good natural null on WLW 700 which is helpful to 
> reduce QRM on 702. From 1114-1116 there was a good Mexican signal on 700 
> o/WLW with promos and suffering from Sydney's 702 het at times. There were a 
> couple of Radio Red ID's so XEDKR new here.
> 
> By 1118 702 was starting to peak and at times only a couple db less than the 
> 700 mix. I could copy a few words of an Aussie male interviewing band members 
> (same voices later on webstream when I went back inside). Over to 738 at 1120 
> which had peaked to a decent level with a strong near 2hz SAH. Audio was from 
> a gal with French intonations. I checked around for other DU's and 567 had a 
> decent carrier but seemed to be about 5 dB even on peaks below what is needed 
> for audio. 702 went into a fade at 1127 and this was the end of any trace 
> audio although I noted a 738 peak at 1128 which now was Aussie rather than 
> Tahiti with the same male voices as on 702. WRPQ 740 seemed to be on day 
> power early which was a bit of a bother.
> 
> September seems to be the best month for this sort of stuff which is nice to 
> hear again. Hopefully someday I can get a few more and drag up some audio 
> from needed NZ. 
> 
> These DU signals peak here and back home in IL just about sunrise. By 10 
> minutes after SR they were considerably weaker and by 15 minutes after 
> basically all gone. Someone with good antennas on the other side of Lake 
> Michigan near the water would have done well this morning.
> 
> A few comparisons over the past couple of weeks is showing that the Perseus 
> is superior to the R8A when it comes both to getting adjacent domestics next 
> to strong locals and when it comes to pulling out audio on close splits. I 
> can typically recover better audio from 2 and especially 1 Khz splits, 
> although in general audio recovery is superior with the Perseus for all 
> splits due to superior and tighter filters. The notch on the Perseus is 
> highly effective and NR is extremely useful. I get some weak white noise type 
> of hiss mostly from the Quantum Phaser and NR takes much of it out. NB can 
> also be useful for powerline noise. 
> 
> Back at my main home in IL I again have severe powerline noise and the 
> Perseus does a lot better job of getting good audio past that noise than does 
> the R8A.
> 
> 
> 73 KAZ Grafton WI Perseus and 489 ft BOG at 241 deg for DU's
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-7

[Derek Vincent]

Is there a how to video to build this?? 
Is the pattern figure 8??? 





On Sep 7, 2011, at 1:52 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Derek,
> 
> Thanks for your question about the 8" FSL antenna.
> 
> This MW-design 8" FSL has been directly tested against full-sized 4' and 6' 
> sided PVC-frame tuned passive (air-core) loops here, and has outperformed 
> them both in weak-signal DX reception. Its reception advantage is almost 
> entirely based on lower noise pickup, though, and not based on superior 
> signal strength. When the large ring of ferrites collectively receives a weak 
> DX signal it can almost always receive it with lower noise pickup than the 
> large air-core loops seem to mix in, resulting in a better S/N ratio. The FSL 
> antennas are also compact enough to set up easily on high cliff-top sites 
> near ocean beaches, and since they look something like a Gatling Gun, 
> strangers usually stay far away from you at 0400 local time.
> 
> 73, Gary
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Derek Vincent 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
> 
> Sent: Wed, Sep 7, 2011 10:36 am
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-7
> 
> 
> That ferrite loop is pure magic. Is it out performing the monster wire loops?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> The 5 Radio Rossii Longwave TP's were back with good strength, but 164
>> and 209 kHz both stayed at threshold audio again. On medium wave it 
> was
>> a good morning here for Asiatic TP's in general, with 936-Anhui having
>> its first decent Chinese audio for the new season.  657-Pyongyang's
>> Korean-language tirades were up in strength (unfortunately), and
>> 738-BEL2 in Taiwan also made a fair appearance. As usual, the
>> Asian-mainland-oriented propagation of this DXing location seems to be
>> coming into play again this new season, in comparison to Dennis'
>> numerous loggings from Japan (many of which didn't produce a trace 
> here
>> this morning). DXing with a barefoot Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight and 8" 
> MW
>> Ferrite Sleeve Loop antenna.
>> 
>> 594  JOAK  Tokyo, Japan   Good with Japanese interview program 1318
>> 639  CNR1  Synchros, China   Fair Chinese audio in and out around 1325
>> 657  R. Pyongyang,  N.Korea  Shouted bizarre tirades in Korean by YL
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?ldmq1cjebhdy468
>> 738  BEL2  Penghu, Taiwan  Fair-good male Chinese speech at 1322
>> 747  JOIB   Sapporo, Japan  Good w/ Japanese weather report over KXL
>>  splatter at 1317
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?c9cfpp8sj524rl0
>> 828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan  Fair-good NHK2 program throughout session
>> 936  Anhui, China  Fair-good Chinese female speech around 1320
>> http://www.mediafire.com/?ghbgah6qhq0bra9
>> 972  HLCA  Dangjin, S. Korea  Strong Korean speech in and out 1335
>> 1053  Korean Jammer  Fair-good buzzing throughout session
>> 1134  KBS  Hwaseong, S. Korea  Fair Korean speech in splatter 1330
>> 1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea  Japanese religious program in and out 1311
>> 1575  VOA  Ban Rassom, Thailand  Fair-good Asiatic language program
>> at 1309; signals in and out throughout session
>> 
>> 73 and Good DX,
>> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
>> Barefoot Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight and 8" Diameter MW Ferrite Sleeve
>>  Loop Antenna
>> (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?8kp80qjvh0htj4s )
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] The All-Night DX Bandit Strikes Again

[Derek Vincent]

Well how was the overnight DX?? Any audio clips?





On Sep 11, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:

> With a 6-pack of Pepsi in tow, I'll be up until about 0830 CLT on Monday, 
> ready to reel in whatever should come this way (generally, I DX medium wave 
> for Canada, U.S., and Mexico, but if you should hear anything out of the 
> ordinary south of Mexico, let me know!).  If you have good tips to pass 
> along, feel free to send them to these lists.  And if you want to chew the 
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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Results of overnight DXing

[Derek Vincent]

That's a good question. Is there a cable for the iPhone that's a 1/4 to the 
input of the phone?? There must be an app for that right? 





On Sep 12, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Tim Kridel  wrote:

> Do you have a smartphone? Those work pretty well for capturing audio from the 
> speaker.
> 
> On Sep 12, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
>> I still need to pick up a device that will allow me to record digitally
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Re: [IRCA] Nearest locals

[Derek Vincent]

I feel your pain Mike. I'm north of you In Vallejo and I get hammered with RF. 
I don't even Bother DXing from home anymore. 

2 locals KDIA and KDYA on the old KNBA tower ( first radio gig ) about a mile 
away. 

2 FM KUIC and KZCT  (7watts) wow. 





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> Within 15 miles, I have:
> 
> 2.8 miles, KZDG/1550 10 KW
> 5.2 miles, KNBR/680 50 KW
> 11.0 miles, KDOW/1220 5 KW
> 12.4 miles, KGO/810 50 KW
> 12.6 miles, KTCT/1050 50 KW
> 12.7 miles, KFAX/1100 50 KW
> 12.8 miles, KTRB/860 50 KW
> 13.2 miles, KSFB/1260 5 KW
> 15.0 miles, KSFO/560 5 KW
> 
> RF is everywhere!
> 
> Mike Hawkins
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Scott Fybush  wrote:
> 
>> I'm within a couple of miles of three directional AMs: my own WXXI 1370,
>> WHTK 1280 (both 5 kW) and WROC 950 (1 kW). A fourth, WHIC 1460, moved to a
>> different (and more distant) site a few years ago.
>> 
>> It could be worse - I grew up right between the 1460 and 1370 sites, within
>> a few hundred yards of each!
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Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 14 Sep 2011

[Derek Vincent]

DU on 828? Any audio clips?? All I could hear was JJ with the CC cochannel.





On Sep 14, 2011, at 6:17 AM, Nigel Pimblett  wrote:

>   Listened today between 1230 and 1310 UTC, and all the action was DU once 
> more, zero from Asia.  Audio noted:
> 
> 702 - ABC Sydney was weak, but heard woman talking at 1304
> 792 - Presumed Brisbane, with traces of audio at 1303
> 828 - weak audio during ABC news at 1301
> 891 - ABC Adelaide was by far the best DU signal this am, the best I've heard 
> it this season, with lengthy periods of 100% copy.
> 1116 - 4BC was in and out with weak audio, best at 1302,
> 1548 - bits of audio, but 1550 splatter was strong
> 
> 73,
> 
> Nigel Pimblett
> Dunmore, Alberta
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Re: [IRCA] Nearest locals

[Derek Vincent]

I would frequently get calls from KEX when I would power off late... Opps : )





On Sep 13, 2011, at 10:05 PM, Dennis Vroom  wrote:

> I listen to day timer KNBA 1190 and the horse race recreations with Bill 
> Terry from
> Dee O'Connor Publications in the 60's and early 70's.  KNBA would end their
> sign-off announcement with stay tune for KEX Portland.  KEX would boom in the
> SF Bay Area.  A clever way to keep your local listener tuned to your 
> frequency when
> they turned their radio on the next day.
> 
>  
> Dennis,
> Kalama, WA
> 
> 
> 
> From: Derek Vincent 
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Nearest locals
> 
> I feel your pain Mike. I'm north of you In Vallejo and I get hammered with 
> RF. I don't even Bother DXing from home anymore. 
> 
> 2 locals KDIA and KDYA on the old KNBA tower ( first radio gig ) about a mile 
> away. 
> 
> 2 FM KUIC and KZCT  (7watts) wow. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 13, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Mike Hawkins  wrote:
> 
>> Within 15 miles, I have:
>> 
>> 2.8 miles, KZDG/1550 10 KW
>> 5.2 miles, KNBR/680 50 KW
>> 11.0 miles, KDOW/1220 5 KW
>> 12.4 miles, KGO/810 50 KW
>> 12.6 miles, KTCT/1050 50 KW
>> 12.7 miles, KFAX/1100 50 KW
>> 12.8 miles, KTRB/860 50 KW
>> 13.2 miles, KSFB/1260 5 KW
>> 15.0 miles, KSFO/560 5 KW
>> 
>> RF is everywhere!
>> 
>> Mike Hawkins
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Scott Fybush  wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm within a couple of miles of three directional AMs: my own WXXI 1370,
>>> WHTK 1280 (both 5 kW) and WROC 950 (1 kW). A fourth, WHIC 1460, moved to a
>>> different (and more distant) site a few years ago.
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>>> a few hundred yards of each!
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Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 14 Sep 2011

[Derek Vincent]

Nope Nope.. I've had Japan china Korea  and the other Asian station fighting 
with the the DUs since Sept 4. 200 ft from and 600 ft up from the coast makes a 
WORLD of difference. 

: ) 





On Sep 14, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> What were you hearing during the solar upset Derek?   It's a bit too early 
> yet after a geomagnetic storm to be hearing Asiatics in these more northern 
> climes, and Nigel has an even more northerly path from Asia than we do in the 
> northwest.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
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> 
> At 16:22 14-09-11, you wrote:
>> DU on 828? Any audio clips?? All I could hear was JJ with the CC cochannel.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 14, 2011, at 6:17 AM, Nigel Pimblett  wrote:
>> 
>> >   Listened today between 1230 and 1310 UTC, and all the action was DU once 
>> > more, zero from Asia.  Audio noted:
>> >
>> > 702 - ABC Sydney was weak, but heard woman talking at 1304
>> > 792 - Presumed Brisbane, with traces of audio at 1303
>> > 828 - weak audio during ABC news at 1301
>> > 891 - ABC Adelaide was by far the best DU signal this am, the best I've 
>> > heard it this season, with lengthy periods of 100% copy.
>> > 1116 - 4BC was in and out with weak audio, best at 1302,
>> > 1548 - bits of audio, but 1550 splatter was strong
>> >
>> > 73,
>> >
>> > Nigel Pimblett
>> > Dunmore, Alberta
>> >
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Re: [IRCA] Nearest locals

[Derek Vincent]

Hey steve... 

Do you have any info on Lax air 530? It fades up in the muck of stations around 
sunset. Call letters, power?? It's amazing how many stations are on that 
channel not forgetting the stuff that comes across the water.





On Sep 16, 2011, at 1:51 AM, Stephen Airy  wrote:

> Here are my nearest locals, within 10 miles:
> 
> 6.3 mi N - 1130 KSDO - 10kW DA-2 (indicates about 75 dBu on my Tecsun PL-606 
> outdoors)
> 7.3 mi NW - 760 KFMB - 5kW/50kW DA-N (my strongest at night, indicating about 
> 80-82 dBu on my Tecsun PL-606 outside, day ~70-72 dBu)
> 7.7 mi W - 600 KOGO - 5kW DA-1 IBOC (indicates about 68 dBu on my PL-606)
> 8.3 mi W - 1360 KLSD - 5kW/1kW ND (approx 69-70 dBu daytime on my PL-606)
> 9.3 mi N - two diplexers:
> 1170 KCBQ - 50kW/2.9kW DA-2 (my strongest during the day - ~80-81 dBu on 
> the PL-606; night approx ~63-65 dBu)
> 910 KECR - 5kW DA-2 (approx 64-66 dBu day, 69-71 dBu night on the PL-606)
>  
> The most powerful signal in my local area is that of 77kW/50kW DA-2 XEWW-690, 
> about 32 mi SW of me.  On the PL-606 they're about 68-69 dBu daytime, and 
> several dB less at night.  My nearest GY is 1240 KNSN about 11.2 miles west 
> of me, running 550 watts into a 201.9° tower.  Also diplexing with them is 
> 360W/61W 1040 KURS.  Both stations are pretty much "in the clear" at night 
> here, although nulling them (especially 1240) can reveal chatter underneath.  
> My nearest 50kW clear is 640 KFI at about 99 miles, but the strongest here 
> (at least in the daytime) is 1070 KNX at 111 miles.  My strongest TIS is 1620 
> WNSB415 at about 15 miles SW.  With a longwire (translation: holding it up to 
> a utility pole ground wire) and Select-A-Tenna coupled to the PL-606, it 
> almost sounds like a nearly noise-free local-grade signal.
>  
> Hey anyone have ideas on what inexpensive pocket portables (Sony SRF-59 
> doesn't quite cut it) would be good for groundwave DXing at my grandma's 
> house east of L.A.? ;) Desired daytime targets include, but are not limited 
> to 1100 KFNX Cave Creek AZ, 1290 KKDD San Bernardino CA or KZSB Santa Barbara 
> CA, 1310 XEC Tijuana MX or KIQQ Barstow CA, 1420 XEXX Tijuana MX, 1440 KFNY 
> Riverside CA or KUHL Santa Maria CA  - preferably armchair copy without 
> splatter or blocking/desense. :)
> Oh, I should mention ... a few of the numerous pests near her house include:
> 1430 KMRB - 50kW/9.8kW DA-2 - 1/3 mi NW
> 1300 KAZN - 23kW/1kW DA-2 - 1/3 mi NW day (diplexes with KMRB), ~3 mi N night 
> (2-site operation), but still sounds strong enough at night like they're 
> using the nearby site instead of the one 3 miles away
> 1110 KDIS - 50kW/20kW DA-2 IBOC - 4.6 mi E
> Local stations I have trouble receiving there with the PL-380 and PL-606 
> include, but are not limited to 1230 KYPA, 1260 KGIL, 1280 KFRN, 1330 KWKW, 
> 1390 KLTX (the best of the bunch), 1460 KTYM, 1480 KVNR, to some extent 1580 
> KBLA, and 1650 KFOX.
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Re: [IRCA] Nearest locals

[Derek Vincent]

Thanks Paul... 100w?? For the airport?? I was wishing  10w for a real DX prize. 





On Sep 16, 2011, at 10:32 AM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
 wrote:

> LAX RADIO 530 is 100 watts
> On Sep 16, 2011 1:13 PM, "Derek Vincent"  wrote:
>> Hey steve...
>> 
>> Do you have any info on Lax air 530? It fades up in the muck of stations
> around sunset. Call letters, power?? It's amazing how many stations are on
> that channel not forgetting the stuff that comes across the water.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 1:51 AM, Stephen Airy 
> wrote:
>> 
>>> Here are my nearest locals, within 10 miles:
>>> 
>>> 6.3 mi N - 1130 KSDO - 10kW DA-2 (indicates about 75 dBu on my Tecsun
> PL-606 outdoors)
>>> 7.3 mi NW - 760 KFMB - 5kW/50kW DA-N (my strongest at night, indicating
> about 80-82 dBu on my Tecsun PL-606 outside, day ~70-72 dBu)
>>> 7.7 mi W - 600 KOGO - 5kW DA-1 IBOC (indicates about 68 dBu on my PL-606)
>>> 8.3 mi W - 1360 KLSD - 5kW/1kW ND (approx 69-70 dBu daytime on my PL-606)
>>> 9.3 mi N - two diplexers:
>>> 1170 KCBQ - 50kW/2.9kW DA-2 (my strongest during the day - ~80-81 dBu on
> the PL-606; night approx ~63-65 dBu)
>>> 910 KECR - 5kW DA-2 (approx 64-66 dBu day, 69-71 dBu night on the PL-606)
>>> 
>>> The most powerful signal in my local area is that of 77kW/50kW DA-2
> XEWW-690, about 32 mi SW of me. On the PL-606 they're about 68-69 dBu
> daytime, and several dB less at night. My nearest GY is 1240 KNSN about 11.2
> miles west of me, running 550 watts into a 201.9° tower. Also diplexing with
> them is 360W/61W 1040 KURS. Both stations are pretty much "in the clear" at
> night here, although nulling them (especially 1240) can reveal chatter
> underneath. My nearest 50kW clear is 640 KFI at about 99 miles, but the
> strongest here (at least in the daytime) is 1070 KNX at 111 miles. My
> strongest TIS is 1620 WNSB415 at about 15 miles SW. With a longwire
> (translation: holding it up to a utility pole ground wire) and
> Select-A-Tenna coupled to the PL-606, it almost sounds like a nearly
> noise-free local-grade signal.
>>> 
>>> Hey anyone have ideas on what inexpensive pocket portables (Sony SRF-59
> doesn't quite cut it) would be good for groundwave DXing at my grandma's
> house east of L.A.? ;) Desired daytime targets include, but are not limited
> to 1100 KFNX Cave Creek AZ, 1290 KKDD San Bernardino CA or KZSB Santa
> Barbara CA, 1310 XEC Tijuana MX or KIQQ Barstow CA, 1420 XEXX Tijuana MX,
> 1440 KFNY Riverside CA or KUHL Santa Maria CA - preferably armchair copy
> without splatter or blocking/desense. :)
>>> Oh, I should mention ... a few of the numerous pests near her house
> include:
>>> 1430 KMRB - 50kW/9.8kW DA-2 - 1/3 mi NW
>>> 1300 KAZN - 23kW/1kW DA-2 - 1/3 mi NW day (diplexes with KMRB), ~3 mi N
> night (2-site operation), but still sounds strong enough at night like
> they're using the nearby site instead of the one 3 miles away
>>> 1110 KDIS - 50kW/20kW DA-2 IBOC - 4.6 mi E
>>> Local stations I have trouble receiving there with the PL-380 and PL-606
> include, but are not limited to 1230 KYPA, 1260 KGIL, 1280 KFRN, 1330 KWKW,
> 1390 KLTX (the best of the bunch), 1460 KTYM, 1480 KVNR, to some extent 1580
> KBLA, and 1650 KFOX.
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Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 15 Sep 2011

[Derek Vincent]

That's funny down hear (bay area) it battle of the two. I never hear one 
without the other plus they need to get buy the thailand or Vietnam station.





On Sep 16, 2011, at 2:00 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Kaz,
> 
> For some strange reason, 891-5AN seems to have quite different propagation 
> than the eastern Australians, at least on the Pacific coast during summer 
> DXing sessions on Oregon beaches.  During unusual Kiwi-slanted propagation 
> last July it was still being received at pretty vibrant levels, when all the 
> eastern Australians were practically DOA. The opposite case is also quite 
> common, at least right on the ocean beach.
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: neilkaz 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
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> Sent: Fri, Sep 16, 2011 9:53 am
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 15 Sep 2011
> 
> 
> I continue to remain amazed at how well you and Steve get 891, compared to the
> fact that it has never been more than a weak het here and usually not even 
> that.
> 
> 
> Here in WI/IL almost all the action remains on 702 and 738 and the same for 
> Tim
> in western MI. The issue here with 891 is not WLS, but simply that fact that 
> the
> added hop into the midwest isn't making it.
> 
> 73 KAZ
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
>> From: Nigel Pimblett 
>> Sent: Sep 15, 2011 11:06 PM
>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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>> Subject: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 15 Sep 2011
>> 
>>   Once again, here in southern Alberta, all the action was DU with
>> nothing to be heard from Asia.  Audio noted:
>> 
>> 684 - Peaked into threshold audio with man speaking at 1242
>> 828 - traces of audio now and again
>> 891 - ABC Adelaide was again the best DU signal by a considerable
>> margin, coming up in time for the ABC news at 1230, and staying at a
>> fair level for the next 20 minutes.
>> 1116 - 4BC with feeble audio except for a brief peak aroung 1242.
>> 1548 - bits of audio through the 1550 splatter
>> 1566 - reached threshold audio level briefly around 1243.  Pretty
>> certain it was DU, not Korea, so likely 3NE, which was logged here 
> last
>> season several times.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Nigel Pimblett
>> Dunmore, Alberta
>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Good TP Morning at the Coast

[Derek Vincent]

Good to see your report Pat. You are so right about 891 this morning. My dream 
DX catch (if the JJ and CC move out of the way) is radyo 1 from turkey. I think 
the 600kw could make it past the others.. Has it made it to your radio in the 
past??





On Sep 23, 2011, at 5:38 PM, Patrick Martin  wrote:

> Hi Dennis,
> 
> Great to hear from you. Yes, I happen to wake up early. I looked at the
> clock, so I thought why not give the dials a try. With my work schedule
> and all, I just have not had the energy to get up, but since I was
> awake, I thought why not? Not bad either. I especially liked DZEC 1062.
> I would not mind logging a few new Filipinos this season. Thailand 891
> was great too. They have such beautiful music. That megawatt helps them
> get out well too. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick
> 
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Re: [IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Saturday

[Derek Vincent]

H I know that the distance from the water makes a huge difference. A mile 
from the ocean I could hear 999khz speaking Tagalog. At the cliff top Oceanside 
there was a cochannel with it... Same radios, same antenna same time same level 
above sea level 600 feet. : ) 





On Sep 25, 2011, at 1:42 AM, Patrick Martin  wrote:

> Very interesting that conditions were poor inland. They were quite good
> along the coast. I wonder how far inland a person could have DXed and
> still had decent conditions?  I live less than a mile from the ocean.
> Would it have been better on the beach? I think John Bryant experimented
> with that.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Saturday

[Derek Vincent]

I wish I had salty conditions like yours. I had 6 10 ft ground rods in place. 
Now  they are gone thanks to mother nature. I think I'm loosing 20ft ever 
3years thanks to erotion. It's the elevation that makes the difference. At my 
spot I'm surrounded by the ocean. Some of the odd ball stuff I hear is truly 
amazing. Only being 3hours from the bay is a problem. Above ground systems 
bring in too much domesitic noise. At 600 ft above sea level, even my k9ay that 
fell over still received 2nd tier stations.  Im surprised what the barefoot 
ts615 does 
above sea level. Some times it keeps up with the wires. Anywho. The closer you 
are the better. On top of the ocean even better.,,





On Sep 25, 2011, at 5:43 AM, Patrick Martin  wrote:

> I hear the roar of the Pacific from my house. It is only over a few sand
> dune type hills. The water table here is quite high. I can go down an
> inch and find water, even in the Summer, unless we have a very very long
> dry hot weather, which we almost never have. Average high in the Summer
> if 65F and 55F in the Winter. The water is salty here too.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
> 
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