Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Amazing, Adaptable AM Radio
The first AM radio broadcast was from station KDKA in Pittsburgh in 1920, not true... 73 Horacio Nigro Uruguay 2013/11/14 R. Colin Newell coffeecan...@gmail.com Great story -- and a good primer for the state of radio at this moment in time... AM radio is far from dead - just switch one on at night time and get away from the obvious noise sources. On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: Heh, use the second link if you want to read this article. I hadn't realized they embedded the link in the title when I sent this, and that link will get you an ad as well as reporting that Nick Hall-Patch is checking in from all over the place. Actually, that might be worth it, in order to foul up their statistics, hi. Always interesting to see closet DXers turn up in an electronics trade publication! http://link.electronicdesign.com/u.d?a4Gr1-csmTSpWWcDReRs= 41s=nick.hallpa...@dfo-mpo.gc.caYM_2MID=1433073 sfvc4enews=42cl=article_21Amazing Adaptable AM Radio -- Colin Newell is the Editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com - DXer.ca - BobHarris.com | Amateur Radio VA7WWV | Twitter.Com/CoffeeCrew | Victoria B.C. Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 6. Re: SDR Recommendations? (Bruce Portzer)
Now I ask which differences are comparing a Excalibur with a cheap Usb dongle of the Rtl type. They should be found in the software. Tnx 73 Horatio Uruguay El jul 13, 2013 11:14 PM, Bruce Portzer bport...@comcast.net escribió: Hi Anthony Sorry for the confusion. I was referring to the scheduling function in the G31 software - it is capable of scheduling audio recordings, but not scheduling automatic spectrum recordings. You can record up to 2 MHz of rf spectrum with the software by manually starting the recording and letting it run until you tell it to stop. Alternatively, you can rely on third party software to schedule the recording, as is the case with the Perseus. Or, with the right dll file, use the G33 software to automate the recording function I fully agree with the review comments you quoted. I've been making spectrum recordings on the Excalibur for a couple of years now, with very few problems. Bruce On 7/13/2013 08:29, Anthony R Gargano wrote: Bruce, now I'm confused. You mention that the G31 software cannot do spectrum recordings. Spectrum recording capability is my primary reason for looking to go the SDR route. While doing my research into different models I ran across a review of the Excalibur and the G31 software on swling.com. It was a quite comprehensive write-up written in October last year and one of the conclusions by the reviewer was (and this is a cut and paste from the review) It is, quite simply, the best SDR I have used to-date. And if, like me, recording functionality is a high-priority, then the Excalibur is your best choice, hands-down. Your comment and the reviewer's comment, regarding spectrum recording, are180 degrees apart. Thus, my confusion! Can you or anyone else in the group comment or shed further light on this? Clearly, I don't want to plunk down the cash only to find it cannot fulfill my principal need! Many thanks Anthony R Gargano n...@n2ss.com On Jul 13, 2013, at 1:19 AM, irca-requ...@hard-core-dx.com wrote: -- Message: 6 Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 21:30:02 -0700 From: Bruce Portzer bport...@comcast.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] SDR Recommendations? Message-ID: 51e0d7ca.8030...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Nick For the record, I'm running the Excalibur (G31) using the software written for the Excalibur Pro (G33). A couple of years ago, someone on the Winradio YG wrote a dll file that allows you to use this lashup and take advantage of features that are in the G33 software that aren't in the G31 software. One of the differences between the two is the ability to do spectrum recordings. The G31 SW only allows you to schedule recordings for single frequencies. I've been using the G33 version of the software so long that I'd totally forgotten about the limitation in the G31 version. The other possibility is to use third party scheduling software with the G31 software, like the guys in PEI did. I tried that approach with mixed success when I first started using the Excalibur. For a while, my antivirus software thought the scheduling software was malicious and deleted it on several occasions! I solved the problem by switching to a different antivirus package. The Perseus native software seems to lack any scheduling function, but third party software has been written to take care of that limitation. At least that's my conclusion after using the receiver for the past three days. Hopefully one of the Perseus owners on this list will clarify that point. Bruce On 7/12/2013 20:10, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: Now that I'm a bit more awake Bruce, I believe that I recall that the Excalibur was only unable to do timed unattended recordings, but that the pricier Excalibur Pro can. What is your experience there? Two of the DXers at the PEI expedition last fall were jumping through hoops using Splinterware or some such in order to record while they caught a few moments of sleep. It wasn't a computer issue. Meantime, dead simple Spectravue was reliably performing that service for the remaining two DXers who were using RFSpace radios. Do I recall that Perseus' native software has some difficulties in that direction also? Simon Brown's SDR Console now handles Perseus I've heard, but I haven't any experience with its timed recording capabilities, and if I did, it would be out of date, as that software is constantly developing. best wishes, Nick Quoting Bruce Portzer bport...@comcast.net: Hi Anthony I've owned an Excalibur for the past two years, and very recently added a Perseus to my radio collection. Both are quite good receivers. I'm not aware of any Mac software to run either radio, although there may be third party software I don't know about. I've been generally happy withe the User Interface that
Re: [IRCA] Uruguay on 550
OM Sylvain, Congratulations from a DXer living in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. In my blog (in Spanish) I've made an article for this station. I would be happy to include that DX audio of yours and your name and location at the end of that posting. 73 and congrats! Horacio Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: Sylvain Naud sylvainnau...@gmail.com Para: AM WTFDA a...@wtfda.info; International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Enviado: Viernes 12 de octubre de 2012 17:05 Asunto: [IRCA] Uruguay on 550 Hi All, I was very happy when I received the following e-verification in Spanishafter filling Radio Colonia's contactform and providing anaudio file link. Quoted text: /Estimado oyente. // //Hemos recibido su mail y escuchado la grabación que nos enviara. // //Le comunicamos que efectivamente la emisora que usted ha podido captar es: // //CW1 RADIO COLONIA // //AM 550 // //Estudios ubicados en // //Rivadavia 383 - COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO // //REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY // / / //Muy cordialmente. // //DIRECCION GENERAL DE // //CW1 RADIO COLONIA **/(Oct 9th 2012)/** /Thisemail confirm that in the clip I've sent, the station heard was indeed CW1 Radio Colonia, AM 550 from Colonia del Sacramento, URUGUAY. That concurred with my thoughts first for the accent typical from the /C//ono Sur /countries (at least Argentina and Chile) and second, for the reference to /Capital Federal /which fits the Buenos Aires area, facing Colonia del Sacramento, 40 km on the other side of the /Rio de la Plata /estuary. The clip was extracted from the same .wav recording than the one where I heard Argentina last Summer. It surely worth the effort digging a little more and happily, add this new country to my total :-)http://www.quebecdx.com/uruguay_cw1_550.mp3 (07-16-2012 05:09 UTC) 9200 Km / 5200 mi Sylvain Naud Portneuf, QC Gear in service: Perseus SDR + 105m / 350 ft short Beverage NE-SW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Experimental WebSDR 0-19 MHz) at PA3FWM's home has been taken offline.
This experimental WebSDR at PA3FWM's home, covering 0 to 19 MHz, has been taken offline, as announced a few days in advance. There are several reasons for this: * The nearby system at the University of Twente is finally available again, at http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901. * The antenna at the university seems to be much better, judging by the number of users there and here over the last few days. * Running this system occupied equipment that I would rather use for other things (such as further development of the hard- and software). * I continuously needed to be careful about possible thunderstorms and disconnect the antenna in time. * I never intended to run such a system permanently from my home anyway; I only did so because of the antenna problems at the university site. For now, the frequency range of the system at the university site is limited to 8 bands of 600 kHz each. However, it is planned to change it to general coverage of the HF spectrum in the future, like this site used to have. Thanks everyone for using the test system over the past year or so! Comments can be sent to pa3...@websdr.org . (http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8903/ via Horacio Nigro, Uruguay) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] RIP Kirk Allen.....Longtime ULR BCB DXer Remembered.........
My deepest condolences. Horacio Nigro Geolkiewsky Montevideo Uruguay Mi blog: La Galena del Sur De: Robert Ross va...@rogers.com Para: IRCA AM List irca@hard-core-dx.com Enviado: Miércoles 29 de febrero de 2012 2:17 Asunto: [IRCA] RIP Kirk Allen.Longtime ULR BCB DXer Remembered. Hello Everyone: It is with a saddened Heart that I write this email informing The ULR and RADIO Community in general of the Passing of my Longtime Friend and DX Buddy, Kirk Allen of Ponca City, Oklahoma. According to the Obituary, which is attached in this message, Kirk Passed away on Feb/19/2012 at home. I am not aware of the details at this time. Kirk and I go a long way back into the Early 1980's when I first knew of Kirk as a fellow member of the old Numero Uno and Fine Tuning Radio Clubs. Kirk was also a Good Friend of our late ULR Co-Founder, John Bryant of Stillwater, Oklahoma and Richard Allen of Perry, Oklahoma. Kirk was very active here on the ULR Group and was an inspiration to us all with his Enthusiasm towards the ULR Hobby. Kirk had logged just under 900 Stations with his ULR Radios, and specialized in DXing LATIN Stations. Kirk also had a great Interest in Short Wave Radio and was a Leading DX'er in Indonesian Regional Stations back in the 1980's and 90's and had Heard and Verified many Hard to hear Low Powered Indonesians!! Kirk also had a fond spot for PIRATE RADIO and was the founder of one of the most Famous USA Shortwave Pirate Stations...The Voice of Laryngitis. This was one of the FIRST PIRATE stations I ever logged back in the early 1980's. Everything Kirk did in the Radio Hobby was performed with Gustoand I am one DXer who is happy to have been a RADIO BUDDY of his. I never met Kirk in Person, but through the years admired his radio artisitry. I had not heard from Kirk in about 2 weeks, and it is a real shock to now find out why. The ULR GROUP I'm sure remembers Kirk's many Loggings and his wry sense of Humour in his Postings. Kirk you will be missedand say hi to our old buddy John when you bump into him!! If there's a Dx Heavenit just got a lot richer! http://www.poncacitynews.com/obits/Kirk-Stanley-Allen Regards.ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Nueva entrada en mi blog: La Galena del Sur
Nueva entrada en mi blog: La Galena del Sur Tarjetas QSL: La dramática historia de un radioaficionado en cuatro cuadros lagalenadelsur.wordpress.com Estoy a cargo desde hace más de un año, del inventariado del acervo del Museo del Radioaficionado de Uruguay Guglielmo Marconi, bajo la administración del Radiogrupo Sur, en Montevideo. Ya hay... ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Spanish on 1710 kHz
An American DXer, OM Larry Godwin in Missoula, MT, has written to me to ask if I had any info on this one he heard, a radio station on 1710 kHz. broadcasting religious programs in Spanish. It identifies as WWW-30. I don't now of any station in the X-band from So. Am with this name, so I presume it is from NA. Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net Para: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Enviado: viernes 1 de julio de 2011 13:10 Asunto: Re: [IRCA] Spanish on 1710 kHz I am wondering if this is the SS station I was getting mixing with the Russian. Larry Godwin in MT also reports a piate in SS on 1710 too. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook page day 3
https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Radio-Club-of-America/196416540409529 Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: Ira Elbert New III i...@hotmail.com Para: HardCore DX irca@hard-core-dx.com Enviado: lunes 27 de junio de 2011 23:25 Asunto: Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook page day 3 I just did the same thing, but I got through. Keep trying...it'll work. Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:13:37 -0400 From: kilok...@gmail.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook page day 3 Maybe it's just me, but when I login to Facebook and search for International Radio Club of America using the search box at the top of the page, only six results appear and all have absolutely nothing to do with IRCA! What am I doing wrong? Is there a direct URL to the page? Tim Tromp West Michigan On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.comwrote: As of this morning we already have 27 Facebook fans. Be sure to type in International Radio Club of America and click the LIKE button! ms ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com Horacio Nigro Montevideo Uruguay ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] DX STAMP TAX ACT
In Uruguay, action to take was similar to the referred one. Telc authorities contacted several radio clubs, but SWL DXers were so scarce that the idea was soon discarded. Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: Markku Jussila markku.t.juss...@gmail.com Para: a...@nrcdxas.org CC: a...@yahoogroups.com; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com; dxid...@aol.com Enviado: viernes 1 de abril de 2011 10:45 Asunto: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] DX STAMP TAX ACT April fools? 2011/4/1 Russ Johnson radiok...@gmail.com Part of DX Stamp Tax Act also includes the Individual Mandate which requires all citizens to purchase a DX capable table top radio each year or pay an annual penalty to the FCC of $850. The FCC is currently hiring thousands of field agents to enforce the Individual Mandate, which becomes effective in 2014. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:21 AM, dxid...@aol.com wrote: As of 4/01/2010 the new DX Stamp Tax Act goes into effect. Per Federalist Communications Commission order AFPL2010 all DXers who obtain QSL cards must attach a DX Tax Stamp to each QSL obtained after 4/1/2010. The Idaho DX Council will be the outsource agent for this program and stamps can be obtained through yout local IDXC agent. A 90 day grace period will be in effect to allow DXers to obtain the stamps in time before audits begin. Failure to comply may result in loss of beverage, loop and or longwire antenna permits, Sincerely, P. Head Compliance Officer IDXC remember, a QSL saved is a QSL earned ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com -- The beginning of wisdom is to recognize the world as it is, not as what we wish it to be. ___ The NRC AM mailing list Questions? ow...@nrcdxas.org Now Accepting Orders for the 31st Edition of the AM Radio Log and The 21st Edition of the FM Atlas! http://www.nrcdxas.org for the details ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Uruguay: Photo visit to the old and abandoned S.O.D.R.E.s Martin Fierro transmitter site
of this first era. Finally the first broadcasts as Radio CWOA began, and in 1929 became CX6 Radio Oficial, SODRE. This new radio had inaugurated at the Military School and later moved to the Bulevar Artigas and Martin Fierro site . In 1927, the Uruguayan national radio station began to relay the performances of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, [Argentina], which were originated from LS1, then named as Radio Municipal (which nowadays is known as Radio Diez). LS1 used to broadcast all seasons of the opera theatre starting from May 25, (the Argentinian national holiday) until the end of October. (Part of an interview with Diego Errandonea who was one of the first officials of Sodre, which he joined at age 14 as a messenger and became Director General of the Institute. Read full article in Spanish at http://www.larepublica.com.uy/ cultura/7204-los-70-anos-del-sodre) -- In fact, the SODRE [which embodied the National Symphonic Orchestra, Ballet Opera, National Discotheque] appeared closely linked to CX6, which would be added later by CX26 and CX38[...]. CX6 emissions began immediately on April 1 1930 - from the transmitter of Martin Fierro at the # 2603, of taht street, with a Western Electric brand transmitter(adapted from: http://www.sodre.gub.uy.asp1-4.websitetestlink.com/Sodre/Sodre/Qui% C3% A9nessomos/tabid/59/Default.aspx) Vintage pictures of the old transmitter site: http://www.dumpyourphoto.com/files2/50679/XwseD.jpg Transmitter building and one of the antenna towers Milliken type at Martín Fierro, in Montevideo. Photo taken in 1929 (Source Archivo Nacional de la Imagen, Uruguay) http://www.dumpyourphoto.com/files2/50680/joAwPE.jpg One of the SW transmitters, CXA 10, 11900 KHz, 20 KW. Front Panel. Photo taken on May 25, 1944. (Source Archivo Nacional de la Imagen, Uruguay) http://www.dumpyourphoto.com/files2/50681/Q0z.jpg Vintage map of the SODRE's Martin Fierro transmitter site showing the station and the rhombic antennas for the shortwaves. At the left the one beaming to N. América, and the one at the right beaming Europe. (Source Archivo Nacional de la Imagen, Uruguay) --- Other References: http://hanigro.tripod.com/index.html (Los primeros años del S.O.D.R.E. en Ondas Cortas, by Horacio Nigro, 1992, in Spanish, note: some audio links don't work). 1927-1928, CWOA, inicios de la emisora estatal del Uruguay.Horacio A. Nigro (in Spanish, online e-brochure) 73 de Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1610 CARIBBEAN BEACON
Their email addr was bouncing messages a couple of weeks ago (full mailbox). If anyone sends a report to them and passes through, please advise. TNX Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: texas4...@core.com texas4...@core.com Para: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com; AMFMTVDX amfmt...@mailman.qth.net Enviado: vie,21 enero, 2011 03:41 Asunto: [IRCA] 1610 CARIBBEAN BEACON 1610 Caribbean Beacon Anguilla 0120 21/01/11 I can hear Gene Scott's widow trying to preach. There is a het on the frequency and the Beacon is weak but readable. [WM-TN] DXer: Willis QTH: Old Fort, TN ANTENNA: 40 meter inverted V RCVR: Drake R-4C ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Happy New Year 2011
Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Norway's AMs
Received and verified in Uruguay, So. America, too. Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: bill kral jwk...@yahoo.ca Para: irca@hard-core-dx.com Enviado: mié,3 noviembre, 2010 14:10 Asunto: Re: [IRCA] Norway's AMs The most powerful Norway AM on 1314 in Kvitsoy was operating with 1 million watts and was receivable as far south as Holland during daylight hours. It was also the first European AM that was tunable on an airline flight from Vancouver to Amsterdam and could be tracked for at least three hours between Iceland and the destination.It was shut down a few years ago. Bill in BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 136khz in Canada
FYI... Argentina operator LU1DOW is testing with a homemade tube transmitter, 700 W output on 135,800 Khz CW QRSS3 from Wednesday, June 23 (0200 a 0300 UT), without interruption for the next days expecting to receive some report. Text keyed is TEST LU1DOW. Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: c...@islandnet.com c...@islandnet.com Para: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Enviado: jue,24 junio, 2010 18:38 Asunto: [IRCA] 136khz in Canada Maybe this is old new -- but now in Canada (as in Europe) - 136khz (2200 meter band) is now legal. Some details... http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl/136.html -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] John Bryant endowment suggestion
As a foreign DXer I am sure the International DX Community will be benefited. I stress the need to have John Bryant's works published online for the benefit of foreign DXers that haven't had read those referential material. As in all aspects of life, improving culture is a must for every individual if he wants to grow as a person. As in other aspects of life, the same applies to DXing, its phenomena and its techniques. A better dissemination of information will bring better DXers worldwide. Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net Para: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Enviado: jue,11 febrero, 2010 04:48 Asunto: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant endowment suggestion Walt wrote Wouldn't a website with the complete works of John Bryant be a fitting tribute to start? An excellent idea Walt. John had so many wonderful articles. 73, Patrick ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Homenaje a John Bryant, renombrado DXista norteamericano
John H. Bryant DX-ISTA EE.UU. de NA In memoriam Una lamentable noticia tuvimos ayer al enterarnos del trágico y lamentable fallecimiento del famoso DXista estadounidense Prof. Arq. John Bryant, de Oklahoma. Precisamente, el pasado 9 de febrero de 2010, el OM: Harold Cones, su amigo y colega, informaban a la lista DXplorer, que el día anterior,John Bryant había caido de una escalera y había recibido heridas que había resultado en su muerte. Quienes no lo hayan conocido de nombre al menos, estimados colegas DXistas latinoamericanos, vale indicar que John era un brillante profesional, Arquitecto (fellow en el American Institute of Architects), Profesor Emérito, pero también, además de DXista de gran calibre, un autor de trabajos históricos y técnicos de gran relevancia en el mundo de la radio y particularmente del DXismo (técnicas de DXismo, propagacion, antenas, radio modificaciones, etc.) y hombre de una personalidad única. En los ochentas publicó a través de la asociación Fine Tuning los trabajos Fine Tuning Proceedings, que a pesar de haber transcurrido más de 20 años, aún son importante material de lectura y se encuentran entre los trabajos más profundamente y mejor creados en el ámbito del hobby del DXismo. Otros textos para el DXista tales como Emerging Techniques of High Tech DXpeditioning merecieron gran aceptación por el nivel de preparación, y que, a no dudar, serán base a considerar para los historiadores del futuro cuando acometan el tema de lo que se ha dado en llamar el hobby del DXismo. John, tenía la maravillosa habilidad de explicar lo muy complejo en algo sencillo para quienes eran no muy adentrados en el tema de la electrónica . Adoptó tempranamente la nueva tecnología tanto a nivel profesional como en el mundo de la radio, por ejemplo adquiriendo, entre los primeros DXistas, un venerable Rockwell-Collins HF-2050. Se interesó rápidamente cuando las nuevas tecnologías aparecieron. Su más reciente receptor era el WinRadio 313e, aunque estaba muy interesado en el Perseus SDR. John, como profesor de arquitectura reveló dotes especiales en el diseño industrial fino. Esto era cierto cualquiera fuese el objeto de atención, un auto deportivo, o una radio. Se recuerda su análisis del viejo receptor Hallicrafters SX-28, de la Segunda Guerra; brindando en él detalles y descripciones que superan el elemental repaso de las piezas que lo componen. Su entusiasmo por los aspectos más humanos, la cultura local de exóticos lugares adornó llas referencias al DX que hizo y las Expediciones DX a las que concurría, para deleite de sus colegas. Sus loggings, detalles técnicos, etc. acompañados de datos sobre la cultura del pais, la música, etc. fueron la caracteristica de sus reportes. En suma , un hombre de ilustrada cultura, el entusiasmo necesario para acometer su actividad y también para encender la motivación del novato, reconocedor del valor de lo humano. En el aspecto de sus trabajos históricos, John fue autor, conjuntamente con el Dr. Harold Cones, de libros sobre la historia de la famosa Zenith, Zenith Trans-Oceanic: The Royalty of Radios ( 2008), Zenith Radio: The Early Years : 1919-1935 (Schiffer Book for Collectors) conjuntamente con Martin Blankinship, y William Wade(1997), Zenith Radio, The Glory Years, 1936-1945: History and Products (Schiffer Book for Collectors)(2003). The Zenith Trans-Oceanic, the Royalty of Radios: The Royalty of Radios (Schiffer Book for Collectors)(1995). Otro sobre el cruce del Polo Norte,Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925 (2000); y sobre el gran sabioHeinrich Hertz, the beginning of microwaves: Discovery of electromagnetic waves and opening of the electromagnetic spectrum by Heinrich Hertz in the years 1886-1892 (1988), entre otros de Arquitectura e historia general. John Bryant fue propulsor de la lista de correo Corazon DX, dedicado al DX con foco en las estaciones de radio de onda media de México e integró los grupos Numero Uno, Fine Tuning, DXplorer, y mas recientemente el grupo Ultralight DX. Pasaba la mitad en su casa de Washington, en la Isla Orcas, pero ya había decidido hacer éste su lugar de retiro definitivo y frecuentaba las Expediciones DX a Grayland, en ese Estado, donde muy buen DX se hizo y se continúa haciendo por parte de los DXistas de EE.UU de América. Era hasta el momento de su muerte, moderador, entre otros, del grupo dedicado al mundo de receptores Ultralight -la práctica de la recepción DX con receptores de bolsillo -especialmente Onda Media, pero sin descartar otras bandas, como FM y Onda Corta-, creando la Comisión de Certificados y Records. En su momento, quien esto escribe, mantuvo un intrecambio de emails para corregir un texto en ingles preparado a fines de unir puentes entre los DXistas latinoamericanos y norteamericanos en este nicho del hobby.John me felicitó por esta iniciativa.de ayuda en promover el DX en esta
Re: [IRCA] SUNSET SKIP......3 New ULR Logs including 1st TransAtlantic ULR BAREFOOT!!!! + NEW COUNTRY on ULR!!
Congratulations OM!!! Double superb DX! VY 73 Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: Robert S.Ross VA3SW va...@rogers.com Para: IRCA AM List irca@hard-core-dx.com Enviado: sáb,10 octubre, 2009 22:50 Asunto: [IRCA] SUNSET SKIP..3 New ULR Logs including 1st TransAtlantic ULR BAREFOOT + NEW COUNTRY on ULR!! Hi Guys: What a great day for DXing today!! The afternoon started off with some DOUBLE HOP E-Skip TV DX to VENEZUELA!!! YesI said VENEZUELA!! Had Channel 4 Venevision in for over an hour from 1618 to almost 1800 EDT!! Got some nice Photos of the reception which is over 2000 Miles!!! This is the 2nd station I have received from Venezuela on TV. I logged a Channel 2 from there several years back via F2 Skip under different Solar Conditions. Todays reception was via DOUBLE HOP E-SKIP!! A few guys up this way in Ontario and Western New York also logged this and a few Colombian Stations as wellI was only able to see 4 Venevisonbut it's a NEW STN for the TV Log!! Then tonight after logging that...I went upstairs for my daily Sunset Skip Sessionand logged 3 NEW Stations for the ULR LOGwhich were also NEW to the OVERALL LOG as well!! Included in that are 2 TRANS ATLANTICS which were heard BAREFOOT on the SRF-T615. I have Logged a few TA's previously with the Souped up Eton E-100 Sliderbut today's TA's were BAREFOOT on the STOCK T615!! Sooverall it was a great Day to be a Dx'er here in London!! Radio Used..SONY SRF-T615 BAREFOOT. ULR LOG TOTALS are now708 Stations Heard 73..ROB Robert S. Ross VA3SW London, Ontario CANADA *** 940 WIDG St. Ignace, MICH. Oct/10/09 1815 edt EE FAIR EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network ID. Relig Talk by Male and Female. Mentions of Catholic Issues. Musical Interludes. NEW STN.ULR # 7065 KW/4 Watts Nights ROSS, ONT. * 1240 WHIZ Zanesville, OHIO Oct/10/09 1836 edt EE FAIR Spot for Inside Ohio State Athletics...Talk about the Buckeyes @ 1836 EDT. ID as FOX SPORTS OHIO. Into the OSU Buckeyes VS Wisconsin Football Game. NEW STN.ULR # 707/ULR GY # 731 KW/960 Watts Nights ROSS, ONT. * 666 Cadena SER Barcelona, SPAIN Oct/10/09 1912 edtSPANISH FAIR Slop from 670 WSCR. Female Talk Spanish @ 1912 Tune In. Into English POP Music by Sheryl Crow...First Cut is the Deepest. Man Woamn talk Spanish after song. Mentions of Espana. More EE POP Music @ 1918 -21. Female in Spanish again @ 1921. Heard BAREFOOT on SONY SRF-T615!! NEW STN. ULR # 708 /ULR TA # 4/ULR COUNTRY # 15 50 KW ROSS, ONT. * 1134 Hrvatski Radio Zadar, CROATIA Oct/10/09 1910-30 edt SLAVIC FR-GD Tuning back and forth between this and SER SPAIN above!! Man and Woman in SLAVIC Language with News Items at Tune In.Musical Interludes. VERY STRONG @ 1922 edt. More News items with a Mention of SLOVENIA @ 1922 edt. RELOG First Time on BAREFOOT ULR!! 600 KW ROSS, ONT. * 73.ROB. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Vintage receiving station with loops
The following link has an interesting picture from Radio Broadcast magazine, Dec. 1928. http://i28.tinypic.com/1zpsf20.jpg The picture is a view of San Francisco Receiving station at daly City, Calif., showing rotable loop aerials. The station was operated by the federal Telegraph Co.for the reception of marine signals. Great and huge loops were built in this golden era of radio! Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Ultralight Radio Co-Conspirators Heading to Grayland
Not having much news on new ULR catches here, I've been testing the SDR wav files uploaded by DXers like Guy Atkins, also from Grayland. I don't own a SDR receiver yet, but the Winrad software and those files have allowed me to have an idea of how Grayland sounds: lots of fun with Japanese, Korean and farther stations. We envy you a lot guys! Good listening and we look forward to read your reports !! Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay De: d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com Para: ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org Enviado: sábado, 11 de julio, 2009 15:53:33 Asunto: [IRCA] Ultralight Radio Co-Conspirators Heading to Grayland Hello All, Eager to test out the new DSP-enhanced Tecsun PL-300WT and Grundig G8 Ultralight radios in actual TP and DU DXing, John Bryant and I will be traveling to the Grayland Motel on the Washington state ocean coast today, hopeful of snagging some nice South Pacific DX during extremely early (and short) dawn enhancement periods. Traveling separately, John will be bringing his outstanding, state-of-the-art Wellbrook Loop array for setup between the motel and the ocean beach, while I will be bringing a somewhat more modest system developed during recent experimentation-- a collapsible-frame 8' (diagonal) tuned passive loop constructed with lightweight PVC, and also an all-PVC altazimuth tilting base. Of course I don't seriously hope to compete with him in chasing DX, but these ultra-cheap PVC systems certainly provide huge DXing gain for the $50 investment-- and work perfectly with the overload-proof PL-300WT and G8 DSP-system radios. Guy Atkins wished to join us for the DX sessions, but was unfortunately wasn't able to fit it into his schedule. We do plan to welcome him for a nice Sunday lunch together at the best restaurant in Grayland, however, and share our impressions of the sunrise DX (or lack thereof). John plans to stay an extra day to enjoy Monday morning DXing, during which he will probably enjoy the best DXing session of the decade-- right after Guy and I are safely back in Puyallup. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) **Summer concert season is here! Find your favorite artists on tour at TourTracker.com. (http://www.tourtracker.com/?ncid=emlcntusmusi0006) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Propfire (Solar Weather Info for Firefox plug-in)
Para usuarios de Firefox hay un plug-in de interés sobre actividad solar, For Firefox users there is a plug for this browser regarding the solar weather: Propfire is a web browser extension that allows users to view HF propagation conditions on their web browser status bar. Ham Radio operators and other shortwave radio enthusiasts will be able to monitor propagation conditions using this Firefox extension. You should notice the solar propagation information circled in the image above. This data is retrieved from the NOAA website and is periodically updated in your browser as you surf the web. (assuming you are using Firefox). https://addons.mozilla.org/es-ES/firefox/addon/1253 Now A index raised to 18! Would this mean something special for MW Dxers? Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] New X-band stn in Argentina
Argentina. 1660 Radio Esperanza, Virrey del Pino (Partido de La Matanza), B.A. Relaying FM88.3 QTH calle Volta, entre Vesalio y Dubalia, Virrey del Pino. Tel: +(02202) 49-3745. Music programming by now, with scarce IDs. An Argentinian DXer in Neuquén (Patagonia) has tentatively heard them under another co-channel with an SRF 37. (Arnaldo Slaen Marcelo Cornachioni, Argentina, Condiglist YG, via Nigro, Uruguay, Apr 24) Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
