[IRCA] Test

[Mark Pettifor]

Testing after moving email to a different hosting company

Mark Pettifor
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KC9DOC
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Mark Pettifor]

I like it. Clean and simple and real time and no ads. Call me 
old-fashioned, but I think we've given up a lot of that old-time 
simplicity and privacy for the "flashy" modern look of Facebook and all 
the rest. From the looks of it, there is literally nothing that could 
break or go wrong, unless the server crashes. And you don't have to have 
a fast PC, or be using the latest browser, etc, etc, etc.


I just commented there about a new station I just logged on 640 kHz. 
Condx here in N. Indiana are good to the deep south.


Thanks for setting it up, Colin!

Mark/IN


On 2019-03-11 9:24 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Exactly - which is exactly what I’m doing.

Facebook is like a needy adult child that refuses to grow up - with
its hand endlessly extended for more money, information, more of your
time, more of your soul.

I’ve run up a free standing system.
No ads, no info grabs, no shills, no BS.

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -


On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:18 PM, Les Rayburn  wrote:

Yes, but membership in Facebook is.

Frankly, I prefer the idea of a stand-alone server and URL that was 
originally proposed. Nothing to sign up for, no ads, no people from 
high school, etc.





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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[Mark Pettifor]

Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld? (Ex: 
http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)


Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick 
page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe there's 
4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert 
that

you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that 
could

be fun...

Anyway... hands!?

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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] 1530 VOA Sao Tome, easy pickin's

[Mark Pettifor]

I just had a "duh" moment after realizing that Mark Connelly provided 
great examples of both s/off and s/on in his original post. Thanks Mark!



On 2018-12-19 5:12 pm, His wrote:

English.  The 2200utc s/off is abrupt sometimes.  You may or may not
hear Yankee Doodle.

---

On Dec 19, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Mark Pettifor  
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Thanks!

WCKY isn't a problem currently, as 2200 s/off approaches. What's the 
programming I should be listening for as VOA leads up to s/off?


Mark

On 2018-12-19 4:47 pm, bill [his.com] wrote:

From the midwest you’re best bet is to ‘aim east’ and keep checking
for the night or two when ‘Yankee Doodle’ is audible thru WCKY just
prior to VOA’s 0300utc s/on.
Good luck!
Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA
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On Dec 19, 2018, at 4:37 PM, Mark Pettifor  
wrote:
Trying to find an antenna that will "thread the needle" between WCKY 
Cincinnati and a country/oldies station about two hours straight 
north of me in Grand Rapids, MI.

Is there an online stream to check for //? I haven't found anything.
Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] 1530 VOA Sao Tome, easy pickin's

[Mark Pettifor]

Thanks!

WCKY isn't a problem currently, as 2200 s/off approaches. What's the 
programming I should be listening for as VOA leads up to s/off?


Mark

On 2018-12-19 4:47 pm, bill [his.com] wrote:

From the midwest you’re best bet is to ‘aim east’ and keep checking
for the night or two when ‘Yankee Doodle’ is audible thru WCKY just
prior to VOA’s 0300utc s/on.

Good luck!

Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA

---

On Dec 19, 2018, at 4:37 PM, Mark Pettifor  
wrote:


Trying to find an antenna that will "thread the needle" between WCKY 
Cincinnati and a country/oldies station about two hours straight north 
of me in Grand Rapids, MI.


Is there an online stream to check for //? I haven't found anything.

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
en71ao

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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] 1530 VOA Sao Tome, easy pickin's

[Mark Pettifor]

Trying to find an antenna that will "thread the needle" between WCKY 
Cincinnati and a country/oldies station about two hours straight north 
of me in Grand Rapids, MI.


Is there an online stream to check for //? I haven't found anything.

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
en71ao


On 2018-12-18 12:41 pm, His wrote:

Something else that might not be hurting reception is that it's omni
at present due to a downed tower from a storm.

It's usually pointing away from 'us' towards Africa.

Bill Whitacre ... don't ask how I know this.

---

On Dec 18, 2018, at 11:50 AM, 'Mark Connelly' via NRC-AM wrote:

For those of you who haven't got VOA Sao Tome 1530 in the log yet, you 
might want to try at sign-off time.


Recent reception here, really blasting at times, 9 DEC at 2200 UTC / 5 
p.m. EST:


https://app.box.com/s/n3f46rwd5em4mgobz6pwgdbx06at2a6b

Perhaps the easiest Trans-Atlantic on a 10 kHz multiple channel.  
Super selectivity not needed. So go get 'em!


There is also the 0300 UTC / 10 p.m. EST sign-on though that typically 
has more domestic interference (largely WCKY) to battle. That's when 
they play the "Yankee Doodle" theme starting around 0259 UTC.


https://app.box.com/s/3h5ykp9zxyqd9ta3xkdou8385yemqqvi
(that one from almost a year ago)

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA, USA

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Re: [IRCA] Antenna rotors for magnetic loops (W6LVP loop)

[Mark Pettifor]

Are the results of your experiments published anywhere? I'd love to see 
them.


73,
Mark

On 2018-12-16 2:41 pm, STEVE wrote:

I realize Mark (or anyone else) never asked, but I've done extensive
experiments with the W6LVP loop and preamp. It is poor for MW and only
starts to do well at HF. Due to its high input impedance it does not
match the single-turn loop until up at HF. If your interest is
primarily MW I do not recommend the W6LVP setup.

(I've done the same for the newer MFJ 1886 loop and preamp and that
one is even worse--it doesn't even have decent gain at MW.)

73,

Steve AA7U

On 12/16/2018 9:34 AM, Mark Pettifor wrote:
I don't see any recent discussions about antenna rotors in my 
searches.


What would be a good rotor for use with the W6LVP?

I've never used a rotor, so I don't really know what to look for in 
regards to the best features for AM DXing.


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
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[IRCA] Antenna rotors for magnetic loops

[Mark Pettifor]

I don't see any recent discussions about antenna rotors in my searches.

What would be a good rotor for use with the W6LVP?

I've never used a rotor, so I don't really know what to look for in 
regards to the best features for AM DXing.


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
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Re: [IRCA] Michigan TPs, Dec. 1, 2018

[Mark Pettifor]

I had only a few here with occasional audio. 972 (the best signal here) 
had 3 low and 1 high time pips at TOH 1300utc, but that's about it as 
far as decent audio.


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, Northern IN



On 2018-12-01 7:44 am, James Renfrew wrote:

1235z everything seems to have dropped out.

Totally unprepared for this.  I'm never up at this time, just happened 
to
wake up restless!  Perseus not set up.  No familiarity with remote 
SDRs.
Just tuning around.  If I had that Kiwi SDR earlier (thanks for the 
tip,
Tim) I might have paralleled something.  Those English lessons would 
have

been good to seek.

Seems like getting the Perseus set up would be a good idea.  I heard 
972

and 1566 while in Newfoundland a few weeks ago.

Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY



On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 7:32 AM Tim Tromp  wrote:

873 with English language lessons right now at 12:30 UTC, so probably 
JOGB
Japan?  That's a new one for me and likely much more to be found on 
the SDR

recording after later review.

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan


On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 7:27 AM Tim Tromp  wrote:

> About 30 mins before local sunrise now and I have weak TP audio all over
> the band, but it's a struggle trying to ID anything as I'm not familiar
> with the languages or these stations.  Checking for parallels on the Kiwi
> SDR network helps, if you're confidant of what you're hearing there.
>
> 73,
> Tim Tromp
> West Michigan
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 7:22 AM James Renfrew 
> wrote:
>
>> 1222z
>> weak audio 693, 972
>> hets 774, 747
>>
>> Can't seem to find any audio streams for 972 or 693
>>
>> Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 6:24 AM Tim Tromp  wrote:
>>
>> > Heads-up Midwesterners, weak TP audio being heard here on 693, 972,
1098
>> > and others right now at 11:15 UTC.
>> >
>> > 73,
>> > Tim Tromp
>> > West Michigan
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Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

[Mark Pettifor]

Thanks, everyone, for the additional info on Jaguar/Jaguar Lite!

I like playing with alternative things, perhaps to a fault. (Shiny penny 
syndrome...)


73,
Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
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Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

[Mark Pettifor]

I've downloaded Jaguar Lite, v3.100 Mar 16 2018 build, and there is no 
PDF in the install folder. There is some documentation on the Jaguar 
Lite website, to help you get started, but nothing comprehensive.


Are you talking about the Full version?

I tried getting that from the main Jaguar site, and when I tried to run 
it, it said it was too old of a version, and to download a newer one.


Is there some other site I should be downloading from?

These are the sites I've been to:

Jaguar Lite: https://jaguar-lite.blogspot.com/

Jaguar: http://mazzic.net/jaguar.htm

Best regards,

Mark

On 2018-11-29 8:27 pm, Brandon Jordan wrote:
The latest version is 5.0, and there is a lot of stuff on the screen. 
There

must be alot of changes lately.

Mark-- It has very extensive documentation, there is a PDF in the 
install

archive,

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 7:13 PM Chuck Hutton  wrote:


Mark -


It's because Jaguar doesn't have the everything-on-one-screen thing of 
the

native Perseus software nor the menu+pulldowns of SDR Console.

Rather, you have to memorize some keyboard shortcuts to call up the
function you want. All that appears when you run the software isa 
Jaguar

icon at the bottom of the screen.


Caveat: I haven't played with the full Jaguar software in many years. 
I
doubt it has changed in terms of user interface as the scheme is 
considered
to be a philosophical basis of the product. I think this was a 
rejection of
the old fashioned way to structure a product, but the baby was thrown 
out

with the bath water.



Chuck



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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

I keep seeing the phrase "steep learning curve". Is this because there
is no documentation on how to use it?

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

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Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

[Mark Pettifor]

I keep seeing the phrase "steep learning curve". Is this because there 
is no documentation on how to use it?


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2018-11-29 6:08 pm, hoddles...@gmail.com wrote:

Go for it.

It’s a fairly steep learning curve but I use it now virtually 100%.

Paul
Troon, Scotland

Sent from my iPad


On 29 Nov 2018, at 22:05, Brandon Jordan  wrote:

Many thanks for all the responses. My 'new' Perseus arrived and I have 
been
playing with Jaguar Lite and enjoying it so far and will likely give 
the

Pro version a try.

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Re: [IRCA] KIAQ on AM?

[Mark Pettifor]

Ugh...of course, that's probably it. Thanks Kaz! Forest for the 
trees Beginner's mistake Which excuse should I use?  :^)


Mark

On 2018-11-18 8:41 am, Neil Kazaross wrote:
Why wouldn't this be an incidental mention (assuming you've heard the 
calls

correctly) on WMT?  73 KAZ

On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 6:08 AM Mark Pettifor  
wrote:



Greetings,

Does anyone know if KIAQ is broadcasting on 600 AM?

I was going through a recording from yesterday (17-Nov), because
afternoon conditions were good to the south and west, and at the 2000 
(3
pm local time) TOH recording, I had several IDs. The first, just 
before

TOH, was WBOB Jacksonville, FL (decent catch for this early - 2 hours
and 20 minutes before sunset, both here and in Jacksonville). Just at
TOH, a station "jumped in" with what sounded like "...Radio, KIAQ..." 
At
first I thought it said KIHU, but that's not possible, since they are 
on
1010 AM, and in Utah (unless they have a // on 600?) But after 
listening

a few more times, I'm pretty sure it says KIAQ, which would make sense
reception-wise, because I was getting quite a few stations to the west
from that area (Iowa).

The thing is, KIAQ is only on FM (96.9), according to the FCC. I 
looked

through some recent volumes of DXN and DXM, and didn't see anything.
Getting ready to contact the station via email to see if they can tell
me anything.

73,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN en71ao
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[IRCA] KIAQ on AM?

[Mark Pettifor]

Greetings,

Does anyone know if KIAQ is broadcasting on 600 AM?

I was going through a recording from yesterday (17-Nov), because 
afternoon conditions were good to the south and west, and at the 2000 (3 
pm local time) TOH recording, I had several IDs. The first, just before 
TOH, was WBOB Jacksonville, FL (decent catch for this early - 2 hours 
and 20 minutes before sunset, both here and in Jacksonville). Just at 
TOH, a station "jumped in" with what sounded like "...Radio, KIAQ..." At 
first I thought it said KIHU, but that's not possible, since they are on 
1010 AM, and in Utah (unless they have a // on 600?) But after listening 
a few more times, I'm pretty sure it says KIAQ, which would make sense 
reception-wise, because I was getting quite a few stations to the west 
from that area (Iowa).


The thing is, KIAQ is only on FM (96.9), according to the FCC. I looked 
through some recent volumes of DXN and DXM, and didn't see anything. 
Getting ready to contact the station via email to see if they can tell 
me anything.


73,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN en71ao
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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] AM 1710 pirate?

[Mark Pettifor]

Currently (0010utc), I'm hearing SS religious songs (as indentified by 
Shazaam through the noise). It faded out at TOH at , so nothing 
decent was heard then.


Logged in remotely from work earlier this afternoon @ around 2135, and 
was already getting jba w/man talking and some music, although it was 
too weak to identify any language or even type of music.


Best signal is on the south DKAZ here in Goshen, IN. I also tried the 
east superloop, and an "omni" vertical piece of wire about 25 feet high, 
and it's absent on either of those.


BTW, on the East s-loop I'm getting some health center or hospital in 
the New Jersey area, which sometimes even takes over on the south DKAZ.


How can I tell I'm *not* picking up the Chicago station, W807? What's 
their format and usual schedule?


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2018-11-14 9:41 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:
This "West Rockingham" mystery station is back again tonight on 1710 
(0200
UTC Nov.14th, 2018).  Very weak copy on my South DKAZ.  Pro sounding 
male

announcer with bells heard signaling 0200 UTC top of hour, weather
forecasts (snow) given between songs ranging from the 1940s through the
1970s.  Checking several remote SDRs in the Midwest, and I'm not 
hearing it

on any.  The mystery continues..

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 12:38 PM Neil Kazaross neilka...@gmail.com 
[ABDX] <

a...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:




Volume at beginning of recording is a little low for me. Also perhaps 
a
somewhat wider bandwidth might help at least for me. Initially I felt 
it

said West Washington but now it sd/lk West …..ham.

Wx report seems OK for Midwest.  Internet turns up nothing.  Based on 
87.7

FM this should be from a place that doesn't have a near by channel 6
although many are using that freq to cram in another FM like in 
Chicago.

73 KAZ

On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 10:49 PM Tim Hall timha...@gmail.com [ABDX] <
a...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:




87.7 FM 1710 AM and it sure sounds like West Rockingham to me too.
Community Radio Network.  Internet search doesn't seem to turn up 
anything

useful.

73 Tim

On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 8:10 PM Tim Tromp kilok...@gmail.com [ABDX] <
a...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:




I caught this earlier tonight at 0300 UTC.  Any ideas?  My ears hear
"West Rockingham" during a quasi ID between songs, but I could be 
totally
wrong.  There's even a weather forecast given at one point.  It 
doesn't
sound like a pirate, but I know it cannot be a legal Part 15 
station.  I

also heard it on an Ohio SDR at about the same level.

https://youtu.be/GWM2snVbMmU

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan



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Re: [IRCA] Coverage maps by frequency

[Mark Pettifor]

Hi Mark,

I've noticed it too. I think it's because the Google API that sites like 
this one used, which used to be free, is now being charged for, and if 
you don't pay the fee, you get that error. Either that, or the Google 
API that's being used is being deprecated.


I don't know of any other places that show pattern maps though... sorry!

There was one other site I used for grayline maps, but that one had to 
switch to another mapping software (which was inferior, sad to say) for 
the same reason I think. For grayline maps, I ended up using the radio 
maps here:


https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php

I also found another API that is still free. Don't know anything about 
it, but I have seen talk of people switching to that who don't want to 
pay the extortio-- I mean, fee, to Google:


https://leafletjs.com/

Best regards,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2018-11-09 11:12 am, Mark Durenberger wrote:

The pattern reference maps on the site
http://radio-timetraveller.blogspot.com/ have been a great source of
information.  However, lately, the pages show up with a mask that says 
FOR

DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES ONLY...has anyone else noticed this?

...Do you know of any other sources of maps that show all the stations 
on

each frequency?  The NRC pattern book is great, but I'm looking for
something digital, for the classes I'm teaching.

Any thoughts are welcome!


Cheers!

Mark Durenberger


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Re: [IRCA] Logging Methodology?

[Mark Pettifor]

Hi Ken,

I also use a spreadsheet. Often I write notes down in a notepad, then 
transfer them over to the spreadsheet, but I got way behind that way, so 
I'm trying to log directly to the spreadsheet now, and when I get time, 
I'll finish copying what's left from my notes.


There used to be a program called B-Log, which looks like a simple, but 
complete solution. I found a link to it on the Internet Archive. Does 
anyone out there (the ones who have been doing this for a lot longer 
than I) still use B-Log? It looks like it would be useful for putting 
together periodic reports for email lists like this one.


Best regards,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2018-11-04 11:08 am, ken brookner wrote:

Hi All..

Is there a consensus on how to log stations--use a program or log
sheets? I've been looking for a suitable logging program but not
finding anything that looks useful.  So, I'm curious how you're doing
it.

Thanks

Ken
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Re: [IRCA] Michigan Asian TPs, October 29th, 2018

[Mark Pettifor]

If someone pointed a DKAZ northwest, they'd have the best of both, eh?

73,
Mark Pettifor
Land o' Goshen, IN

On 2018-10-30 7:30 am, Neil Kazaross wrote:
1017 was Tonga here in IL but not strong at about 1223. But my DKAZ 
aims

west and Tim's north.  73 KAZ

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 11:19 PM Gary DeBock  
wrote:


Congratulations on your phenomenal 972-HLCA reception in Michigan, 
Tim!


<<< 1017 had some threshold audio at 1206, unknown if this was Tonga 
or

Asian,
but antenna and conditions favored Asia. >>>

If it was Asia, it would be a tossup between the Japanese NHK2 program
JOLB (//693 and 747) or CRI's Korean service. The two TP's have been 
in a

snarl here for much of the past week, with no clear winner.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

> On October 29, 2018 at 7:57 PM Tim Tromp  wrote:
>
>
> Rare Asian signals were back again in Michigan this morning but
perhaps
> down slightly from yesterday's surreal DX session:
>
> 693 JOAB Tokyo, Japan with man and woman speaking at 1203 UTC, //
774.
>
> 747 JOIB Sapporo, Japan with man and woman speaking at 1205 UTC, //
774
>
> 774 JOUB Akita, Japan with man speaking with fair audio at 1157 UTC,
NHK
> time pips at 1200 UTC.
>
> 972 HLCA with unbelievable armchair copy at 1146 UTC. Must hear to
believe:
>
http://amdxer.com/download/DX_Audio_Clips_0-999khz/972_kHz_HLCA_29OC18_1145_UTC.mp3
>
> 1017 had some threshold audio at 1206, unknown if this was Tonga or
Asian,
> but antenna and conditions favored Asia.
>
> And of course weaker carriers all over the band, too many to list.
>
> 73,
> Tim Tromp
> West Michigan
> Perseus SDR & 117 FT DKAZ aimed due North
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Re: [IRCA] Greenland into Michigan right now

[Mark Pettifor]

It's putting in a pretty good signal now, but at night I think I'm one 
of their nulls, because they haven't been too much of a pest to the 
carriers I've seen on 621 in the past.


Antenna phasing will be phase 2 of my antenna farm. (Ha! Bad pun.)

Mark

On 2018-10-27 5:34 pm, Neil Kazaross wrote:
How good is your null on WTMJ aiming east? Maybe you need some phasing 
to

help. 621 should be easiest.  73 KAZ

On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 4:30 PM Mark Pettifor  
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I'd love to get the Canaries - haven't hrd them yet, though I'm sure
I've had lots of carriers. What's the best bet for them from my
location? (Northern Indana)

Mark Pettifor
Land o' Goshen
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Re: [IRCA] Greenland into Michigan right now

[Mark Pettifor]

I'd love to get the Canaries - haven't hrd them yet, though I'm sure 
I've had lots of carriers. What's the best bet for them from my 
location? (Northern Indana)


Mark Pettifor
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Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

[Mark Pettifor]

A slightly different question crossed my mind the same time Mark asked 
his:


What if you changed the apex on the one end and kept the area of the 
loop the same? Raise the apex and shorten the bottom part of the delta, 
or lower the apex and lengthen the bottom part of the delta, so that the 
length of wire used (and therefore the area of the loop) is the same?


Mark Pettifor

On 2018-10-26 4:07 pm, Neil Kazaross wrote:

Keeping the same aspect ratio would mean also making that delta longer
which would mean it is even bigger, thereby further widening the beam 
per

work previously done here. 73 KAZ

On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 3:02 PM Mark Durenberger 


wrote:

Okay; maybe that's all we need to ask then.  No; I wasn't presented 
with
any more than the usual goofball things as we all see from time to 
time.

My curiosity was based on how some transmitting systems work.



Howsomeever...what if you kept the same aspect ratio on the delta on 
which

you're increasing the apex?





Cheers!



Mark Durenberger





-Original Message-
From: IRCA  On Behalf Of Neil Kazaross
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 1:33 PM
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag



OK Mark, let me understand what you're asking. You want me to adjust 
the
height of the support mast closest to the nulling resistance? This 
will
result in loops that aren't the same size, and based upon previous 
work,

while good nulls can still be had, the effect of having one of the two
loops in series with a smaller one, will be a somewhat wider 
beamwidth.




In your experiments, you may have found some magic very deep nulls at 
some
frequencies, but I'll bet that at some others the nulls were worse. 
I'll
also bet that DXers in other locations might not get the same results 
you

got.



In practice while nulls deeper than 30 dB are nice, and you hope that 
a
well built DKAZ away from reflecting structures would have quite a few 
in

the daytime, it isn't very likely that someone else at a different QTH
could get the exact results you got.



73 KAZ



On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 11:23 AM Mark Durenberger <  ma...@durenberger.com>

wrote:



> KAZ:  Included in my voluminous measurements this summer was a set of

> data taken with various height-extensions of the null-side support

> pole.  I got this idea from the way some AM Directional-Antenna

> systems are designed with un-equal tower heights.

>

>

>

> Can you run a few EZNECs assuming a front pole height of 22 feet with

> a few different “back”-pole heights?  We may discover that

> identical-apex is the best solution.

>

>

>

> On the other hand…

>

>

>

>

>

> Cheers!

>

>

>

> Mark Durenberger

>

>

>

>

>

> -Original Message-

> From: IRCA < <mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com>
irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> On Behalf Of Neil Kazaross

> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 2:03 PM

> To:  <mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com> irca@hard-core-dx.com

> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

>

>

>

> The Double Loop genre of antennas models to have better back end

> nulling performance at relevant higher angles (ie rather short skip)

> than do the single loops. This is because a double loop is nearly

> electrically the same as an end fire array of two single loops.

>

>

>

> 73 KAZ

>

>

>

> On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 1:27 PM Mark Pettifor <   <mailto:m...@spacetubes.com> m...@spacetubes.com>   m...@spacetubes.com> wrote:

>

>

>

> > Well here's something that's been on my mind lately, regarding

>

> > differences between superloops and the DKAZ:

>

> >

>

> > It seems to be my experience so far that at night, the back and side

>

> > nulling characteristics of these antennas changes, due to sky wave vs..

>

> > ground wave, yes? Which one is more affected by those changes?

>

> >

>

> > Mark

>

> > Goshen, IN

>

> >

>

> > On 2018-10-24 1:42 pm, Chuck Hutton wrote:

>

> > > Mark -

>

> > >

>

> > >

>

> > > No arrogance detected here.

>

> > >

>

> > > Now back to the issue of DKAZ low band performance...…

>

> > >

>

> > >

>

> > > Chuck

>

> > >

>

> > >

>

> > > 

>

> > > From: IRCA < < <mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> mailto:
irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com>

>  <mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com>
on behalf of Mark

>

> > > Pettifor < < <mailto:m...@spacetubes.com> mailto:m...@spac

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

[Mark Pettifor]

My thinking on antennas is the same as below: Getting rid of or reducing 
interference and noise is the best way to hear what's left - the signal. 
Because usually when you try to increase the signal, you also increase 
the noise (at least, the noise that's in the same path as the signal), 
yes?


Best regards,

Mark Pettifor


On 2018-10-25 1:29 pm, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:

...snip...


This goes back to what some have been mentioning, that ability to null
broadly and in a certain direction is often more important than aiming
the antenna at the DX.


best wishes,

Nick


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Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

[Mark Pettifor]

Well here's something that's been on my mind lately, regarding 
differences between superloops and the DKAZ:


It seems to be my experience so far that at night, the back and side 
nulling characteristics of these antennas changes, due to sky wave vs. 
ground wave, yes? Which one is more affected by those changes?


Mark
Goshen, IN

On 2018-10-24 1:42 pm, Chuck Hutton wrote:

Mark -


No arrogance detected here.

Now back to the issue of DKAZ low band performance...…


Chuck



From: IRCA  on behalf of Mark Pettifor

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 8:58 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag


Apologies, Chuck, and to the rest here. In looking back at my post, I
realize I could have said things a lot less arrogantly and put-offish.
That's how I sounded to myself anyway after re-reading what I posted.

73,
Mark

On 2018-10-24 1:57 am, Chuck Hutton wrote:

Mark -


I suppose we all agree that the DKAZ has nailed some great catches.

My goal was to point out a shortcoming, not to say that it can't hear
DX a la Colombia / Venezuela / Nicaragua.


Chuck





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Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

[Mark Pettifor]

Apologies, Chuck, and to the rest here. In looking back at my post, I 
realize I could have said things a lot less arrogantly and put-offish. 
That's how I sounded to myself anyway after re-reading what I posted.


73,
Mark

On 2018-10-24 1:57 am, Chuck Hutton wrote:

Mark -


I suppose we all agree that the DKAZ has nailed some great catches.

My goal was to point out a shortcoming, not to say that it can't hear
DX a la Colombia / Venezuela / Nicaragua.


Chuck





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Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

[Mark Pettifor]

**Anecdotal evidence alert**

I guess I'll risk getting attacked with fruit as well. I got into the AM 
DX part of the hobby only two years ago, so I didn't get the memo about 
140 feet being too short. I have lots of great catches from here in the 
Midwest on the shorter DKAZ made from those instructions, like Colombia, 
Venezuela and Nicaragua, a very tentative snippet from Brazil, and I'm 
pretty sure I have Tahiti on one of the recordings I made before they 
went off the air. (I just have to remember which hard drive it's on...)


For most of that time though I have been using the FLG100LN-2, which I'm 
sure makes a difference. I also didn't make it reversible or anything. I 
put up a "test" antenna to see how it would perform, using some coax and 
my first hand-made transformer (on a toroid my brother had lying about 
at his workplace, so I don't even know what material it is), and have 
been using it ever since, manually switching it from N-S to E-W. But 
like driving a stick shift, you only do it for so long and then you want 
an automatic, so I might try to make it reversible (and add a second one 
if I can figure out where to put it, to cover all directions).


Mark

On 2018-10-23 10:30 pm, Mark Durenberger wrote:
Hi Don.  That D-Kaz paper is being updated but will probably still 
suggest

140 feet as a popular length.

(Ducking, expecting incoming bananas from Chuck)


Cheers!

Mark Durenberger

-Original Message-
From: IRCA  On Behalf Of Don Moman VE6JY
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 6:02 PM
To: International Radio Club of America 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

http://www.durenberger.com/documents/DKAZ070314.pdf   is updated and 
still
shows the 140 foot version.  I don't see anything more recent I 
wish I
had. Is there a link?  I just built 4 of them last year, one for each 
major
direction. I finally have them all hooked up for this season. With the 
low
wire they are a great moose catcher!  I could have easily made them 
higher
but I was just following the instructions. I could have made them 
larger as

I have plenty of room. Now not so easy...
Don
VE6JY


On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 3:36 PM Chuck Hutton  wrote:


As do we all I think. The 140 foot version was abandoned over 5 years
ago as it wasn't cutting it at th low end.


Chuck


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Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

[Mark Pettifor]

I agree - good discussion! Especially for antenna newbies like myself. I 
hope you veterans never get tired of going over well-traveled territory 
in open discussion groups like the IRCA list.


What's great about hobbies like this is that you can go in as deep as 
you want, and no matter what depth you are at, you can find enjoyment!


Quick question on the DKAZ: Has anyone ever had one "up in the air"? 
That is, same dimension as usual, but with the bottom wire 6 feet above 
the ground instead of the usual 2 feet? (Which means the top supports 
would be higher as well, to maintain the overall shape.) I have room for 
another DKAZ, but the bottom wire would cross over a footpath. If I 
could raise it 4 or 5 feet higher, then people could cross under it. (By 
"people" I mean just myself, and my brother, since the footpath goes 
through the treeline between our houses.)


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2018-10-23 2:02 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

My Flags are generally 27' H By 45-55' Rectangles with the remotely
variable termination attached to the centre of the vertical span facing 
the

direction I wish to reject -
and the FLG100 head amp is located in the Centre of the vertical span
facing the DX.

I am assuming that this is the traditional configuration of a Flag or
"Pennant" antenna - If I'm wrong I stand corrected.

My FLG100 might not be exactly in the centre part of the DX Facing 
vertical
span NOR is the termination always dead centre -- AND it does seem to 
work
well with the variable remote termination (VACTROL) closer to one 
corner -

making it a SUPER LOOP is guess or a CORNER FED.

Either way - works well in a decent sized sub-urban back yard.

Good learned discussion on the merits of each - I am very glad I asked! 
:-)





Is it correct that your flag is really a corner fed loop of 27H x 45W?






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Re: [IRCA] SRS DX to the west coast from IL, the greatest show on earth

[Mark Pettifor]

When you say "I've learned to wait for stuff a few hundred miles west to 
fade and allow stuff near the west coast to come in" do you mean after 
your local sunrise, as the daylight makes them fade?


Mark Pettifor
Goshen IN en71ao

On 2018-10-20 10:56 pm, Neil Kazaross wrote:
I've always felt that Oct. is about the best month to DX and things 
haven't

disappointed recently.
I've learned to wait for stuff a few hundred miles west to fade and 
allow
stuff near the west coast to come in. Of course recording with the 
Perseus

is magical, and the DKAZ still seems to be a stunning antenna.

New this morning, 750 KXTG OR with local lumber yard ad. 980 KFWB CA 
with
ranchera and finally "La Mera Mera". New audio from Australia as 3RN 
621
and 5AN 891 finally managed to push some DU accented/inflected  audio 
past

local adjacent slop machines. 610 had rlg mx coming thru KONA WA and it
seemed the same as I could dredge up thru the QRM on 920 (usually KVEL 
UT).

Are all Family Radio stns //? (Hoping for KEAR...no sign of needed BC)

New over the past couple days.  580 KIDO ID, 590 KQNT WA, 590 KGLE MT 
(nice

ID today)
Audio on 1674 from Australia clearly not English. PAL lists Melbourne 
as

only thing I could possibly get. 980 CKNW BC also new.

Fun stuff, 840  KMPH CA IDed and bothered in LSB by 837 4RK which was
logged again by //.
600 KOGO CA. 1020 KTNQ CA good. 870 KLSQ NV loud! 570 KVI WA. etc etc.

73 KAZ Barrington IL EN52we

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[IRCA] Antenna switches for automated spectrum recording

[Mark Pettifor]

Given the following criteria:

1. Two or more antennas
2. Spectrum recordings are set up for two or more times of the day 
(sunrise and sunset, for example)


Are there antenna switches out there that can be switched 
programmatically from my PC at certain times of the day?


The goal is to be able to program spectrum IQ (or even single frequency 
IQ or audio) recordings at time T using antenna X.


Or at the least, the goal would be to be able to remote in to my PC and 
run a program that would allow me to (a) select which antenna is active, 
and then (b) start a recording. I can already do (b), but the recording 
will be using whatever antenna happens to be selected on the mechanical 
switch (and it's usually the wrong one).


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
KC9DOC-en71ao
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Re: [IRCA] Michigan DUs, October 17th, 2018

[Mark Pettifor]

After yesterday's awesome recording by Tim, I set mine to record from 
1148-1205. I noted a decent carrier on 702 already, before 1100 UTC, 
just before I left for work. (Also I got TOH recordings throughout the 
night and into this morning.) I used the superloop pointed west that I 
set up about a month ago with the Perseus. Haven't had a chance to 
review anything yet, so I'm looking forward to what I might have. 
Conditions to the west seem to be good last couple of days. I still need 
MT and ID, so maybe something good lies in there somewhere...


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2018-10-18 10:37 am, Neil Kazaross wrote:
So far this morning. New is KGLE 590 MT and CKNW 980 BC. Rather rare 
with

ID's KTNQ 1020 CA, KMPH 840 CA, KLSQ 870 NV, and XERPS 1090 which is
extremely rare.

I have a couple appts. in town, so no time yet to check DU's or check
domestics above 1300, although 738 was decent with ABC nx at 1200, but 
as

an example, the 1152 het was bothering KSEN 1150.

DU's got better after 1200.  73 KAZ Barrington IL

PS..Tim, I wish you could find room for a DKAZ aimed west!

On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 8:13 AM Tim Tromp  wrote:

Kaz, nice going this morning.  The 891 het has been very strong here 
too

but it has no chance against WLS.  The 882 het has been strong too,
seemingly strong enough for audio, but always absent of such.

I'm in northern MI for the rest of the week, and away from the radio, 
so I

look forward to your reports.

73,
-Tim


On Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 8:58 AM Neil Kazaross  
wrote:


> Tim, I hope you recorded this stunning morning at 1200 for DU's as I had
> carriers, hets, and quite a few audios all across the dial including
1611.
> 891 had a ripping het on WLS etc.   73 KAZ Barrington IL Perseus and DKAZ
> due west.
>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 4:18 AM  wrote:
>
> > Very nice and clear.well done, nice catch!
> >
> > James Niven
> > Austin, Texas
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: IRCA  On Behalf Of Tim Tromp
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 11:44 AM
> > To: IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> > ; abdx 
> > Subject: [IRCA] Michigan DUs, October 17th, 2018
> >
> > Local sunrise is now corresponding to 12:00 UTC top of hour.  During
> these
> > times, when all the right circumstances prevail, we can sometimes catch
> the
> > majestic fanfare at the top of the hour from the ABC outlets down
under,
> > from the Midwest.  All the planets lined up this morning:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItOnHL5ZoZE
> >
> > 73,
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Re: [IRCA] TP 8 Oct Victoria version.

[Mark Pettifor]

Gotta love that "imaginary audio"! I thought I heard some choral music 
once on a decent carrier (can't remember the freq), and got all excited, 
but it was just harmonics/splatter from music playing on the channel 
next door.


Mark

On 2018-10-09 3:04 am, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:


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


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Re: [IRCA] WWV and WWVH to stick around for just a little bit longer

[Mark Pettifor]

My personal opinion is that it is a matter of when, not if, the global 
powers come to blows.


Given that, which tech is more easily taken out of service? I would bet 
satellite will be among the first to go.


I would hope that our military has a "Plan B" for when all their 
high-tech, modern, "smart" warfaring devices are taken offline in an EMP 
flash.


Did (or does) NIST in Boulder provide any mission-critical services that 
our military relies upon, either for current ops, or a "Plan B"? If so, 
then the expenditure to keep it open is well worth it.


Mark

On 2018-09-30 2:51 pm, Volodya S wrote:

Says he, when the moment there's a huge solar storm, or, God help us, a
larger global event between powers, you can bet your bottom dollar that
satellites will be knocked off like flies on my swatter!Walt

On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 6:49 PM Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:

I dont agree with it being wizzed away on that either.  But there's 
alot

more reliable technology then HF for this kinda stuff

Says a guy who lived in Alaska where HF was weak at best some days but
satelitte stuff worked FINE

Face it, the only folks I've seen complaining about WWV WWVH possibly 
going
away is a bunch of DX'ers and ham radio guys. THe general public 
doesn't

give a rats ass and doesn't need or use the service for the most part.
 Why spent millions every year for a few thousand commercials users.. 
when

again, satelitte stuff is much better?

Paul


On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 2:47 PM Volodya S  wrote:

> Just think of what all of Trumps weekend golf trips to Key Largo costs
you,
> as an American taxpayer.  Yep, continue to piss away your hard earned tax
> dollars ;-) Walt (and glad to be a Canadian)
> PS:  sorry to be off topic.   Won't happen again :-)
>
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 6:43 PM Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So just because its a drop in the bucket of the US budget we should
just
> > piss away a couple million bucks?
> >
> > paul
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 2:41 PM DXer  wrote:
> >
> > >  >Chuck Hutton Sun, 30 Sep 2018 10:54:45 -0700
> > >
> > >  >The military and aeronautical sectors believe GOS is reliable. It
is
> > >  >the primary basis of navigation systems for both.
> > >
> > >
> > > You beat me to it, however, it must be said that it can, and
sometimes
> > > is, blocked/interfered with.
> > >
> > > It was around 2012, I was flying into Seoul, Souht Korea, and the
North
> > > was jamming the GPS signal. Localized, fair enough, but it can
happen.
> > >
> > > We tend to always favor new technology, but old ones sometimes make a
> > > come back, either for simplicity, or because nobody else is using it
> > > anymore.
> > >
> > > I'm well aware that overtime you can fill a piggie bank with pennies,
> > > but what's the percentage of this expense in the grand scheme of
> things,
> > > i.e., the US budget?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Vince
> > > Ottawa, ON
> > >
> > > P.S.1. Ending Radio Canada International's shortwave service saved
> > > money, but I'm still wondering if the savings were worth it.
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Re: [IRCA] 1709.83 mystery carrier, Argentina?

[Mark Pettifor]

Make that a notch on 1710. I'm trying to avoid 1700 splatter by 
listening on USB.


Mark

On 2018-09-27 11:53 pm, Mark Pettifor wrote:

Heard "WQFG" several times around 0342-0346, while listening to the
mystery station on 1709.85. Have you gotten anything more here Tim on
who this might be? It's there every evening, but I've had no audio
yet. I'm actually trying to listen on USB, with a notch on 1700, to
avoid the splatter from 1700. That's when I heard the TIS from NJ.

And yes, 1700 is a mess of offsets. I zoomed way in the other night,
and there were a lot of carriers, and not one was spot on 1700!

Best,
Mark Pettifor
North Indiana

On 2018-09-24 8:20 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:

Thanks Mauno, and Mark.

The carrier is just starting to fade in again at 00:08 UTC.  The 
splatter
from 1700 makes 1710 tough here on the South DKAZ, otherwise audio may 
have

been possible last night.

Mark, you'll go nuts trying to chase offsets on 1710.  It's not 
exactly a

frequency known for rock-steady transmitters :-)

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan


On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 8:00 PM, Mark Pettifor  
wrote:


Had nothing here until about 3 minutes before local sunset (2337 
utc),
then a trace carrier appeared over the next minute or so. It's been 
up and
down in strength, not even close to audio levels. The carrier is 
drifting
around some, moving erratically upwards from 1709.83 to 1709.835. Now 
(2356

utc) it's drifting slightly back down again.

No other station is dominant currently on 1710. I'm also seeing a 
very

weak trace at about 1709.955.

Are there other offset lists besides the one at MWLIST?

Mark Pettifor
Northern Indiana
South D-Kaz / Perseus



On 2018-09-23 8:56 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:

I've been noticing a carrier the last few nights on 1709.83 so I 
started

checking various remotes on the Kiwi network.  My search led me to
Argentina where one of the receivers had a station label on 1710 for 
a
"Radio Selva".  Looking closer, the station on the Kiwi remote is 
right on
1709.83, the same as the carrier I'm seeing here in Michigan on my 
DKAZ
pointed due south.  Such DX from deep South America isn't exactly 
common
here, unless conditions go very auroral, but there are no signs of 
such

conditions elsewhere on the band right now.

Radio Selva's audio stream: https://amselva1710.wixsite.com/envivo

Buenos Aires remote that had the best copy on the station:
http://kiwisdr.gastonet.com:8073/

The carrier was pretty strong tonight at local sunset, but fading in 
and
out rapidly.  I was unable to dredge up any audio to confirm it was 
Selva

but it's peaked my interest.

Anyone else seeing or hearing this mystery carrier or know anything 
about

this station?  Pirate, licensed, power, etc.?

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan
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Re: [IRCA] 1709.83 mystery carrier, Argentina?

[Mark Pettifor]

Heard "WQFG" several times around 0342-0346, while listening to the 
mystery station on 1709.85. Have you gotten anything more here Tim on 
who this might be? It's there every evening, but I've had no audio yet. 
I'm actually trying to listen on USB, with a notch on 1700, to avoid the 
splatter from 1700. That's when I heard the TIS from NJ.


And yes, 1700 is a mess of offsets. I zoomed way in the other night, and 
there were a lot of carriers, and not one was spot on 1700!


Best,
Mark Pettifor
North Indiana

On 2018-09-24 8:20 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:

Thanks Mauno, and Mark.

The carrier is just starting to fade in again at 00:08 UTC.  The 
splatter
from 1700 makes 1710 tough here on the South DKAZ, otherwise audio may 
have

been possible last night.

Mark, you'll go nuts trying to chase offsets on 1710.  It's not exactly 
a

frequency known for rock-steady transmitters :-)

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan


On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 8:00 PM, Mark Pettifor  
wrote:



Had nothing here until about 3 minutes before local sunset (2337 utc),
then a trace carrier appeared over the next minute or so. It's been up 
and
down in strength, not even close to audio levels. The carrier is 
drifting
around some, moving erratically upwards from 1709.83 to 1709.835. Now 
(2356

utc) it's drifting slightly back down again.

No other station is dominant currently on 1710. I'm also seeing a very
weak trace at about 1709.955.

Are there other offset lists besides the one at MWLIST?

Mark Pettifor
Northern Indiana
South D-Kaz / Perseus



On 2018-09-23 8:56 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:

I've been noticing a carrier the last few nights on 1709.83 so I 
started

checking various remotes on the Kiwi network.  My search led me to
Argentina where one of the receivers had a station label on 1710 for 
a
"Radio Selva".  Looking closer, the station on the Kiwi remote is 
right on
1709.83, the same as the carrier I'm seeing here in Michigan on my 
DKAZ
pointed due south.  Such DX from deep South America isn't exactly 
common
here, unless conditions go very auroral, but there are no signs of 
such

conditions elsewhere on the band right now.

Radio Selva's audio stream: https://amselva1710.wixsite.com/envivo

Buenos Aires remote that had the best copy on the station:
http://kiwisdr.gastonet.com:8073/

The carrier was pretty strong tonight at local sunset, but fading in 
and
out rapidly.  I was unable to dredge up any audio to confirm it was 
Selva

but it's peaked my interest.

Anyone else seeing or hearing this mystery carrier or know anything 
about

this station?  Pirate, licensed, power, etc.?

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan
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[IRCA] Quiet UPS units

[Mark Pettifor]

Greetings,

I need to get a UPS unit for the radio room, and I'm wondering if there 
are any I should stay away from, because of generated RFI.


I'm considering a CyberPower CP1350PFCLCD PFC Sinewave unit. I have one 
at work, and it just sits there doing its job, day in and day out.


Kinda pricey, but so is the cost of replacing dead equipment from a 
power surge. I've lost power a lot this summer, more than usual. And 
quite a few times it was the "power off for a few seconds, power back on 
for a few seconds, power off again for a few seconds, power back on" 
variety, which is not good for electronics.


Best regards,

Mark Pettifor
KC9DOC Goshen, IN
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Re: [IRCA] 1709.83 mystery carrier, Argentina?

[Mark Pettifor]

Had nothing here until about 3 minutes before local sunset (2337 utc), 
then a trace carrier appeared over the next minute or so. It's been up 
and down in strength, not even close to audio levels. The carrier is 
drifting around some, moving erratically upwards from 1709.83 to 
1709.835. Now (2356 utc) it's drifting slightly back down again.


No other station is dominant currently on 1710. I'm also seeing a very 
weak trace at about 1709.955.


Are there other offset lists besides the one at MWLIST?

Mark Pettifor
Northern Indiana
South D-Kaz / Perseus


On 2018-09-23 8:56 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:
I've been noticing a carrier the last few nights on 1709.83 so I 
started

checking various remotes on the Kiwi network.  My search led me to
Argentina where one of the receivers had a station label on 1710 for a
"Radio Selva".  Looking closer, the station on the Kiwi remote is right 
on

1709.83, the same as the carrier I'm seeing here in Michigan on my DKAZ
pointed due south.  Such DX from deep South America isn't exactly 
common

here, unless conditions go very auroral, but there are no signs of such
conditions elsewhere on the band right now.

Radio Selva's audio stream: https://amselva1710.wixsite.com/envivo

Buenos Aires remote that had the best copy on the station:
http://kiwisdr.gastonet.com:8073/

The carrier was pretty strong tonight at local sunset, but fading in 
and
out rapidly.  I was unable to dredge up any audio to confirm it was 
Selva

but it's peaked my interest.

Anyone else seeing or hearing this mystery carrier or know anything 
about

this station?  Pirate, licensed, power, etc.?

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan
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Re: [IRCA] KNX Los Angeles from N. Indiana - slight clarification

[Mark Pettifor]

I've only heard four CA stations so far (one tentative), and the first 
two I've heard several times in the car: KNX, KCBS, KGED and KDIA. KFI's 
gonna be difficult for me since I have WMFN, the ethnic station from 
Peotone, in the same direction and with a loud signal most of the time.


I need to get a west-pointing superloop up before the season really sets 
in.


Mark
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Re: [IRCA] KNX Los Angeles from N. Indiana - slight clarification

[Mark Pettifor]

It should be noted that the time heard was 1104 UTC, just before my 
local sunrise at 7:15 AM EDT.


On 2018-09-07 2:03 pm, Mark Pettifor wrote:

Heard KNX 1070 briefly in the car on my way to work this morning, with
the end of CBS news, and a short ID with call sign, @ 1104.

I kinda consider my first "fall" reception of KNX during the morning
drive as my own unofficial start of the AM DX season.

Mark Pettifor
KC9DOC
Goshen, IN
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[IRCA] KNX Los Angeles from N. Indiana

[Mark Pettifor]

Heard KNX 1070 briefly in the car on my way to work this morning, with 
the end of CBS news, and a short ID with call sign, @ 1104.


I kinda consider my first "fall" reception of KNX during the morning 
drive as my own unofficial start of the AM DX season.


Mark Pettifor
KC9DOC
Goshen, IN
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Re: [IRCA] AM loggings from 1100 UTC 26-Aug-2018, during G3 storm and sunrise enhancement

[Mark Pettifor]

Thank you James! I knew it wasn't what I had written down... Sometimes 
when you think you hear something a certain way and that's incorrect, 
it's hard to "unhear" it and hear it correctly.


Mark

On 2018-09-05 7:00 pm, jni...@austin.rr.com wrote:

Hi Mark,

Your logging:
1120 KTXW Manor, TX
ID @ 1059, which included ID for the FM translator(?): "...now heard in 
the

hill country on KHSB(KHSV?)-FM, Kingsley - Ft. Steuben (that's what the
towns sounded like). KMOX way in the background.

Here is the corrected id for your information:
"KTWX Manor 1120, now you can listen in the Hill country on KHSB-FM,
Kingsland and Horseshoe Bay KHSB-FM 104.7"
Thanks


James Niven
Austin, Texas

-Original Message-
From: IRCA  On Behalf Of Mark Pettifor
Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 12:04 PM
To: IRCA List 
Subject: [IRCA] AM loggings from 1100 UTC 26-Aug-2018, during G3 storm 
and

sunrise enhancement

General notes for 1100 UTC on 26-Aug-2018:

G3 geomagnetic storm in progress. Also, semi-local t-storms at the 
time,
which pretty much killed the bottom third of the band. Local sunrise 
was

1104 UTC. So not only did I have auroral conditions, but also sunrise
enhancement.

Antenna: 140' D-Kaz aimed south
Radio: Perseus receiver
Software for spectrum recording: HDSDR (was trying out the new beta)
Location: Northern Indiana (Goshen / en71ao)

All new logs unless noted. All 1058-1100 unless noted.

==

580 XEMU Piedras Negras, Mexico, relog
Dominant and good signal before 1100, with reg. mex. music, then 
singing ID
at toh "La Rancherita Del Aire". Fading after toh, until WILL took 
over.


590 unid Mexican?
1058-1108
Only hrd "La Mejor", which could be about anybody. Two Mexicans show 
that as
their slogan on MWLIST - XEBH and XEFD. Lively reg. mex. music, strong 
at

first, then fading until almost gone at 1108.

620 XENK(tent) Guadelupe del Monte, Mexico Hrd. "Cadena Rasa" several 
times
for ID, which shows tied to 620 AM XENK in internet searches. Mexican 
N.A.

played after ID until lost to WTMJ.

660 XHEP(?) Aguascalientes, Mexico, relog of XEEY but with new call as 
part
of the Mexican Call Sign reassignments? Pretty sure of the XHE but 
after

that it could be G,P or E. It wasn't Y, which is what the old call sign
ended with. Besides the call ID, heard the following: "102.9 FM", "en
Aguascalientes", and "Una estacion de radio...el groupo radiofonico 
zer" (a

phrase that matches info on the streema page for XEEY).

690 KTSM El Paso, TX
ID @ toh: Newsradio 690 KTSM, El Paso." Then into NBC news.

730 KKDA Grand Prairie, TX
Talk program in SEA lang, then EE ID @ 1059.40, then back to SEA lang.
Faded in when XEX (next entry) faded out.

730 XEX Mexico City(?), Mexico, relog
"Dreams" by the Raspberries, then ID @ 1057: "Musica...en W deporte...W
deporte siete cientos treinta AM..."

790 KBME Houston, TX
Ad for Kurk Homes (with their website), several ments. of 
790sportradio.com.

No call hrd, but at that website, KBME is listed.

850 KEYH Houston, TX
Lively ranchera music, ID in SS @ 1100.30 for KEYH 850 AM and KNTE 
101.7 FM.

Then singing ID "La Ranchera (something) me gusta mas".

920 WDMC(tent) Melbourne, FL
1027-1029
Promo for EWTN program "Time Travels at the Speed of Christ's Life"...
"Saturday mornings, at 11am only on Divine Mercy Radio." Followed by an 
ad
about some Senate abortion legislation, focusing on Florida Senator 
Bill

Nelson.

930 KDET Center, TX
ID just before toh when they apparently switched to day power and 
popped up
out of nowhere: "You're listening to the voice of (something) Texas, on 
AM
930 KDET (Center?), and streaming online worldwide, at cdc-radio.com", 
then

promo for "Heaven's Jubilee", a southern gospel radio show.

940 XEQ Mexico City, Mexico, relog
Nice signal with AC SS music then "Ke Buena" ID.

960 KRON Abbeville, LA
Rooster crow @ 1101 followed by ID by man talking in a slow, strong 
southern

drawl "KRON AM 960 Abbeville ... 96.5 Lafayette-Breax Bridge".
Then weather, then some great cajun music. All under a fairly strong 
local

WSBT.

980 KQUE Rosenberg-Richmond, TX
SS list of beliefs ("credos de Radio Aleluya") @ 1058, then faded until 
toh

when call sign hrd "KQUE". Then into some mariachi. @ 1106 some other
frequncies listed: 88.1 FM, 980 AM, also 1590 AM and 98.3 FM.

1000 XEOY "Radio Mil" Santa Fe, Mexico, relog Call ID @ toh. Fair 
signal.

Didn't hear any "Radio Mil" ID.

1060 XERDO(tent) Matamoros, Mexico
ID near toh: La Raza...Mil Sesenta" with groupera and reg. mex. music.
Faded quickly and was replaced by another Mexican station playing the 
N.A.


1100 KDRY Alamo Heights, TX
call ID @ 1058, in mix of stat

[IRCA] AM loggings from 1100 UTC 26-Aug-2018, during G3 storm and sunrise enhancement

[Mark Pettifor]

. Fox News, right now." Then into Fox News without the usual Fox 
music tag.


1250 KDEI(t) Port Arthur, TX
Soft/EZL worship song w/male vocal then "...streaming live from our 
website at radiomaria.us" @ toh.


1260 KBRH Baton Rouge, LA
Blues song, then ID @ 1059 incl. website "KBRH.org". Then into more 
blues.


1260 KTAE Elgin, TX
Took over from KBRH above. Sports show, then ID "You're listening to 
KPXX FM HD1 Pekay(?), KTAE AM Elgin, KP70CO(?) Round Rock. Mid-day with 
Cray and PK."


1270 KFLC Benbrook, TX
My local WCMR was off the air (and my brother, the engineer, was up in 
Michigan a few hours away, so I had some time to catch some stations 
while it was off). SS M & W talking, giving scores, with sound effects 
(baby crying). //streema. Still hanging in there at 1215, over an hour 
later.


1280 KWHI Brenham, TX
ID @ toh, "KWHI in Brenham, playing the best of country music, from 
Doris Jones to Alan Jackson, from Loretta Lynn to Shania Twain, we have 
it all." Then into ABC news.


1300 KVET Austin, TX
Ford ad, then ID @ toh "We are Austin's sports talk leader, AM 1300 The 
Zone, KVET Austin, an iHeart Radio station."


1370 KCRV Caruthersville, MO
"Serving southeast Missouria and the (heartland something?)... AM 1370, 
KCRV, Caruthersville." Then into ABC news.


1380 KRCM(tent) Shenandoah, TX
End of religious program with lively music. Then "Radio Vida" and "Radio 
presente.." On top of semi-local WKJG Ft. Wayne.


1400 KTEM Temple, TX (graveyard frequency, 966 miles)
All I heard here was the call ID "KTEM" right at the toh, and that was 
it.


1410 WNGL Mobile, AL
Some "Hail Mary"s, fading in and out, then ID "You're listening to 
Archangel Radio, WNGL, 1410 AMbroadcasting all that is good, and 
true..."


1470 KYYW Abilene, TX
ID @ toh: "Newstalk 1470 KYYW, is online with news and weather, at 
1470kyyw.com... it's 6:00"


1540 KZMP Universtiy Park, TX
Many ments. of ESPN and deportes, then ID @ toh "ESPN deportes radio, 
KZMP (english enunciation)..."


1560 KGOW Belaire, TX
ID @ 1058 in VT: "(something) Radio KGOW (somethingsomething) 
Bellaire-Houston". I think I've heard this before, but this is the first 
ID I've heard.


1570 XERF(tent) Ciudad Acuna, Mexico
Man talking in SS, mentioned "La Poderosa" several times, then into 
Mexican N.A. before toh.



Mark Pettifor / KC9DOC
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Re: [IRCA] Pacific Asian Log Update

[Mark Pettifor]

Firefox 52.x works when viewing from within the browser.

Mark

On 2018-09-04 2:03 am, Bruce Portzer wrote:

There was a similar complaint from someone else, so I checked further
and had the same problem when I opened the file with Adobe Acrobat
Reader.  I have no problems if I open it with Chrome or Microsoft
Edge, so either of those browsers (and possibly Firefox) should
display the PAL correctly.

I'm using a third party program (Nuance PDF Converter Pro) to create
the PDF files, so there's apparently a compatibility problem with
Acrobat Reader.

I'll have to figure out a fix, but in the meantime try viewing the
file using a different program, as noted earlier.  The easiest way to
do this is to find the file in File Explorer, right click on the file
name, go to Open With, then click on one of the choices. Sorry for the
confusion.

Bruce

On 9/3/2018 17:27, Pete Taylor wrote:

Bruce,

Not sure what this is about:
The font 'CIDFont+F2' contains bad /Widths.

Also, the cover doesn’t show up and the display is strange. I have 
downloaded many previous editions but haven’t run in to this before.


???


Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
HQ180 & ICF2010
Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380






On Sep 3, 2018, at 4:42 PM, Bruce Portzer  
wrote:


Hello everyone:

I just completed another update to the Pacific Asian Log.  The 
September 2018 version has been posted on the Radioheritage website: 
http://www.radioheritage.net/ You'll need to go through a couple of 
the site's internal links to get to the proper page, but when you get 
there you'll be able to download the PDF version and use the 
interactive version.  If you have problems finding it, let me know 
and I'll send a copy directly.


There were many  Chinese changes this time, as well as updates for 
stations in other countries.  I'll issue another update in a couple 
of months.


Corrections and updates from users are always welcome and can be sent 
to bport...@comcast.net or portze...@gmail.com.


First issued in 2001, The PAL lists medium wave and domestic 
shortwave broadcasting stations in southern and eastern Asia and the 
Pacific.   It includes about 5000 stations in over 50 countries, with 
frequencies, call signs, locations, power, networks, schedules, 
languages, formats, networks and other information.


Bruce


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Re: [IRCA] Turbocharged Tonga

[Mark Pettifor]

I guess I'll be one of those carrier chasers, Guy, being situated in the 
Midwest, not near any coast whatsoever.


I have a couple of tentative recordings of Tahiti on 738, but since 
that's gone, I guess I'll add this one to my list of island stations to 
try and hear.


Too bad the field to the east of me is covered in manure now (and for 
the rest of the summer/fall). That's where I had my BOG last year. Maybe 
I can come up with some setup to receive DX from the SW without using 
that field. I guess I could try it again, but I'm afraid all the signals 
I'd receive would be crappy...  :^)


In the meantime, I guess I'll pull out my old tapes of R. Tahiti on 
15170 kHz. Those were good days!


Mark

On 2018-08-09 2:08 pm, Guy Atkins wrote:

Hi Gary,

You are so right about  Tonga since it’s gone 24/7! This re-energized
station has been a  powerhouse into Grayland this week too, and like 
you
said the vibrant signal is a welcome replacement for Tahiti 738. It 
makes

for enjoyable wide-bandwidth listening!

For any carrier chasers out there, after calibration my SDR's software
reports their signal as 5.5 Hz on the high side of 1017. At least a 
couple

other station peaks were noted slightly lower than 1017.

Good DX,

Guy

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Re: [IRCA] Misek/Lankford/Ratzlaff proto test.

[Mark Pettifor]

I really need to do more reading on the topic. One of my interests 
initially was to use phasing to eliminate RFI sources that had a 
particular bearing. Now it's more to eliminate pest stations, like 1100 
WTAM or 700 WLW or the Chicago stations, most of which are to the sides.


The "hot" end I'm assuming is the direction the D-Kaz is aimed at, which 
in my case is to the south.


I've been thinking about trying out a superloop pointed West. Maybe that 
would be a good one to use with the D-Kaz for phasing?


Mark

On 2018-06-26 5:25 pm, Chuck Hutton wrote:

Id like to point out that it is quite feasible to phase a
vertical;against a loop. It has been done for over 40 years. One
variant of the idea was the LSCA, and reporints are / were available
from the clubs about it.


But I didn't understand what is meant by the "hot end". Nor why
phasing would affect what a DKAZ delivers.


Chuck



From: IRCA  on behalf of Mark
Durenberger 
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 10:12 AM
To: 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America'
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Misek/Lankford/Ratzlaff proto test.

Mark, if you use an omni antenna to phase the D-Kaz you'll also be 
pulling

down signals from the "hot" end of the D-Kaz.

You might do better by phasing with a loop orthogonal to the D-Kaz; 
this

would help you wipe out stuff from the sides.


Cheers!

Mark Durenberger


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Pettifor

Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:51 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Misek/Lankford/Ratzlaff proto test.

I'm open to suggestions on that. Currently I have a DKaz pointed south,
and a small vertical wire going from ground level up to about 30 feet
high in a tree. That is my "check" antenna because it's
omni-directional. (It also is closer to the house and any noise sources
within)

On 2018-06-25 6:09 pm, Brandon Jordan wrote:

Hi Mark. Perhaps, what antennae will you be using?


On Jun 25, 2018, at 3:52 PM, Mark Pettifor 
wrote:

So if I've never used a phaser before, would this be a good "starter"
unit?

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN



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Re: [IRCA] Misek/Lankford/Ratzlaff proto test.

[Mark Pettifor]

I'm open to suggestions on that. Currently I have a DKaz pointed south, 
and a small vertical wire going from ground level up to about 30 feet 
high in a tree. That is my "check" antenna because it's 
omni-directional. (It also is closer to the house and any noise sources 
within)


On 2018-06-25 6:09 pm, Brandon Jordan wrote:

Hi Mark. Perhaps, what antennae will you be using?

On Jun 25, 2018, at 3:52 PM, Mark Pettifor  
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So if I've never used a phaser before, would this be a good "starter" 
unit?


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN



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Re: [IRCA] Misek/Lankford/Ratzlaff proto test.

[Mark Pettifor]

So if I've never used a phaser before, would this be a good "starter" 
unit?


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2018-06-25 2:36 pm, Brandon Jordan wrote:

Looks like I am #4 on Colin's list! Looking forward to compare via the
Connelly and DXE NGC-2 phasers.

On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 2:18 PM, Forrester S  
wrote:



Sign me up as well. Thank you.

Todd Skaine
ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
2 Modified 2010s barefoot
Toyota car radio

On Fri, Jun 22, 2018, 1:15 PM James Renfrew  
wrote:


> Ok, sign me up for one.  Thanks.  Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY.
>
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018, 12:21 R. Colin Newell 
> wrote:
>
> > Nick Hall-Patch and I are currently still crunch testing them - AND
> several
> > new ones are under construction.
> >
> > There will be regular updates - within a week or so, 4 units will have
> been
> > made and most of them are spoken
> > for - and then the next batch will be assembled.
> >
> > Stay tuned to the *IRCA list* for exclusive updates - hopefully
everyone
> > that wants one will have one well before the next DX season starts in a
> > couple of months.
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 8:59 AM, Tim Tromp  wrote:
> >
> > > Count me in too, when/where/how can I purchase one?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > -Tim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com
> > <http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> -
> > VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada
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Re: [IRCA] RFC - creation of a full featured "Groups.io" medium-wave user group/e-mail list

[Mark Pettifor]

The only substantive negative comment or warning I've seen from any of 
the 4 or 5 groups I belong to that have done the migration over the past 
6 months or so is the following from Alberto, who runs the ELAD group 
(and there may be a setting available to group admins that could turn 
the "feature" off...something to check on, Colin?):


--+--

It is maybe worthwhile to repeat what I wrote some time ago...

If you do not like a message, simply delete it... do NOT mark it as 
spam...
This in your own interest... the platform groups.io  has implemented a 
very clever
and intelligent feature... if a member marks a message as spam, he is 
automatically
unsubscribed from the group... it is not to the members of the group to 
decide
whether a message is spam... that's a task for the moderators and/or 
owner...


Marking a message as spam can have the negative side effect that the 
address
of the group is put on some blacklists by some paranoid self-appointed 
guardians

of the 'net...

--+--

I should add that further investigation showed the above was only a 
problem if you marked a message as spam while using the web page 
interface at groups.io. If you marked something as spam from an email 
client, there was no issue. And based on further comments, I'm pretty 
sure Alberto was being sarcastic when he used the phrase "...the 
platform groups.io has implemented a very clever and intelligent 
feature..."  :^)


All of my experience on the groups.io web interface has been very 
positive so far, especially with the search function, and the 
organization of content.


Best regards,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2018-02-16 11:36 am, R. Colin Newell wrote:

I have just migrated the venerable Kenwood R2000 Yahoo user group
(established in the year 2000!) over to the new Groups.io - with 400+
subscribers.

It is a full featured e-mail list/web discussion forum that has, 
amongst

other things:

*no message size limit, file upload, photo upload and sub-group 
creation*


I have a great desire to create a medium-wave DX users group on here --
without an intent of replacing what
we have here - BUT: to have a place on a more modern system with no 
archaic

file size limits and the
ability to actually post audio files and pictures - and have active
discussion groups - for free... is too much to resist.

My first instinct is to just call it the medium-wave-dx group. No more. 
No

less.

I welcome all comments, positive and negative, rotten tomatoes, fresh
fruit... show me what you got! :-)

Curious - Have a look.

Group Email Addresses

   - Post: kenwood-r2...@groups.io
   - Subscribe: kenwood-r2000+subscr...@groups.io
   - Unsubscribe: kenwood-r2000+unsubscr...@groups.io
   - Group Owner: kenwood-r2000+ow...@groups.io
   - Help: kenwood-r2000+h...@groups.io


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[IRCA] Station nulling

[Mark Pettifor]

Suppose I want to hear the weaker of two stations on the same frequency, 
where both stations are pretty much the same direction from my location. 
Is it possible that the incoming angle of one signal can be different 
enough from the other one, that I can get a deeper null on the stronger 
one than on the weaker? Or a different way of asking: Is it possible to 
null the much closer station and not put as great of a null on the 
distant one, which I would assume would be coming in at a much lower 
angle?


I hope I'm asking the right question, with my non-expansive 
understanding of propagation. I hope to learn more about that whole 
topic as time goes by.


I suppose it depends on the antenna being used, and how it's oriented. I 
would assume you'd get the kind of control I'm asking about if the null 
was steerable in the vertical plane, instead of the horizontal plane.


Best regards,
Mark Pettifor
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Re: [IRCA] POST SIZE

[Mark Pettifor]

I guess I should clarify...

I'm glad Pete got his recent post through -- as a quote within Chris 
Kadlec's email, which is the one that actually made it through.


But then... how was Chris able to quote it if it never made it to the 
list server? Maybe the postings make it to the list server, but aren't 
making it back out to everyone, only some. I work in I.T., and this is 
hard to make sense of.


And thanks to Colin for being willing to volunteer his time for managing 
something different, if that's the direction we go.


Mark

On 2018-01-21 4:26 pm, Mark Pettifor wrote:

My vote goes to moving to groups.io. Please do NOT move to Yahoo
Groups. Groups.io - both the web interface and the email list - is
about as easy to use as you can get. Searching for old posts/emails is
actually easy (unlike Yahoo). I have no idea how to search the IRCA
mail list for past posts based on keywords.

I'm glad Pete got his recent post through I was wondering where
his Part 1 of the Caribbean report went. I thought it was something on
my end. I've had other posts in the past not make it through. Like the
one I just sent earlier today asking where Part 1 was.

Onward!  :^)

Mark Pettifor
KC9DOC
Goshen, IN


On 2018-01-21 3:45 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

I know this system inside and out -

I’ve managed several “MailMan” lists with over 1000 members ea.

Changing POST size is no more complicated than logging into the
web-based admin page and bumping it up to whatever.

Takes less than a minute.

I’d like to suggest or offer managing an alternative service to this -
also offering the identical features - with realistic post sizes.

We could do this anytime in the next couple of months.

It would mean abandoning this list and its host.

I think we’ve wasted enough time with this 20 Century approach to mail
conferencing.

My 2 cents.

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

On Jan 21, 2018, at 10:26 AM, Chris Kadlec 
 wrote:


Post size? Who the freaking hell knows!


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Re: [IRCA] POST SIZE

[Mark Pettifor]

My vote goes to moving to groups.io. Please do NOT move to Yahoo Groups. 
Groups.io - both the web interface and the email list - is about as easy 
to use as you can get. Searching for old posts/emails is actually easy 
(unlike Yahoo). I have no idea how to search the IRCA mail list for past 
posts based on keywords.


I'm glad Pete got his recent post through I was wondering where his 
Part 1 of the Caribbean report went. I thought it was something on my 
end. I've had other posts in the past not make it through. Like the one 
I just sent earlier today asking where Part 1 was.


Onward!  :^)

Mark Pettifor
KC9DOC
Goshen, IN


On 2018-01-21 3:45 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:

I know this system inside and out -

I’ve managed several “MailMan” lists with over 1000 members ea.

Changing POST size is no more complicated than logging into the
web-based admin page and bumping it up to whatever.

Takes less than a minute.

I’d like to suggest or offer managing an alternative service to this -
also offering the identical features - with realistic post sizes.

We could do this anytime in the next couple of months.

It would mean abandoning this list and its host.

I think we’ve wasted enough time with this 20 Century approach to mail
conferencing.

My 2 cents.

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

On Jan 21, 2018, at 10:26 AM, Chris Kadlec  
wrote:


Post size? Who the freaking hell knows!



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Re: [IRCA] Cloud storage of SDR recordings

[Mark Pettifor]

My problem is I get "greedy" whenever some great conditions are present, 
and I'll make an overnight recording, instead of just TOH / BOH, and 
then I get "lazy" and don't review them right away. After a while of 
doing that, even 4TB starts filling up quick!


I guess too it depends on the software used for recording, and the 
bandwidth recorded. I have an ELAD FDM-S2, and I've found that 
SDR-Console makes the smallest data files, so I use that more often than 
the software that comes with the ELAD.


I do agree with Russ that having more than one backup is a good idea. 
(That's a good idea no matter what the application!)


As an aside, here's what I've noticed in the past for recording using 
different software (bandwidth = 1536 kHz or thereabouts, for the entire 
MW band):


HDSDR: 41.2 GB / hr
ELAD FDM-SW2: 30.7 GB / hr
SDR-Console: 22.1 GB /hr

I also like using SDR-Console for recording, not just because the data 
files are smaller, but also because the generated data files can be read 
by all three of the other programs. If I use FDM-SW2, it can only be 
played back in FDM-SW2, and not the other two. Not a big deal, really, 
unless I want to share data files with someone.


Mark


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[IRCA] Cloud storage of SDR recordings

[Mark Pettifor]

Does anyone store SDR data files in the cloud for later review? I'm 
thinking of doing that, even though I'm kinda "iffy" on cloud storage 
(and I work in I.T.!)


Mark Pettifor
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en71ao
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Re: [IRCA] September, 2017 Michigan BCB logs

[Mark Pettifor]

Sorry for the rambling email, it wasn't supposed to go to the entire 
list. But if you feel like jumping in, go ahead! lol


Haven't eaten lunch yet - that's my excuse

Mark


On 2017-10-08 3:06 pm, Mark Pettifor wrote:

Hi Tim,

Looks good! I also like how Rob Ross's logs look.

Question:

I'm trying to get a good system in place for keeping logs. Up to now,
I've been using a spreadsheet, and a small spiral notebook. I take
initial notes in the notebook, then transfer them to the spreadsheet.
Trouble is, when I made the spreadsheet, I used two rows per entry,
which makes it impossible to sort by different fields (state,
frequency, etc).

I also like the idea of old-fashioned log sheets kept in a 3-ring
binder. Kind of like the NRC AM logbook. Maybe have a tab / separator
page for each frequency.

Are there any log sheets out there on the internet for downloading?
I've looked and can't find anything. I guess maybe I'll just make my
own, and make it how I want.

The problem with old-fashioned paper is sorting and numbering. I can
sort (have sections) by Country/State, or by Frequency, or some other
category, but how can I tell at a glance how many total logs there
are, or how many GYs I've logged, or etc? I wonder how it was done in
the "old days" before computers?

Maybe I should ask one of the old-timers

I'm thinking more and more about putting up two DKaz antennas, and
make them reversible. One oriented E-W, the other oriented N-S. I need
to experiment more on a possible location for the E-W one that is more
permanent. (Where it's at now is in the middle of the yard, just for
testing.)

I also need to post the results of some testing I did with a LoG
(basically a square rhombic) a week ago. Better than I'd hoped! Not as
noisy as I thought it would be, and it got me some new logs in Texas,
and was generally good to the S and W. It was 140 feet per side, and
was fed on the NW corner, making it directional to the NE and SW,
which it generally was, with a deep null to the SE. I may put that out
after the last mowing, in case I don't get a permanent E-W DKaz.

I keep telling myself that some day soon I'll have a permanent antenna
setup. Who am I kidding? I love to experiment. :^)

Well that's enough rambling for now.

73,
Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2017-10-08 7:16 am, Tim Tromp wrote:
I'm trying out a new logging format inspired from Rob Ross (Rob, I 
hope you

don't mind!)  Hopefully the formatting doesn't blow up after I hit the
"send" button.

September was a productive month thanks to a few decent au nights 
here.

Some deep south GY logs are represented below and a new one from
Nicaragua.  27 new logs in total for the month of September, 2017!

If this message gets cut-off, I've also posted it to:
http://blog.amdxer.com/september-2017-michigan-bcb-logs/


Domestics:

=
540 WFLF Pine Hills, FL. Sept.11,2017 0059 UTC

I'm probably the last guy in the Midwest to log this one,
but finally...Very poor but alone on the channel during
au cx with lengthy multi-call ID at TOH then into
FOX News, best in USB to avoid strong Nicaraguan
het on 539.86 kHz.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 1046 miles 50kw

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
630 WAIZ Hickory, NC. Sept.9,2017 0959 UTC

Poor, down in the mix during semi-au cx with faint calls
and mention of 105.9 FM, WLAP surprisingly way down in
the noise.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 577 miles 1kw/57w

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
640 WFNC Fayetteville, NC. Sept.9,2017 0959 UTC

Very weak with calls and jingle and into CBS News at TOH
while under a strong Radio Progreso during semi-au cx.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 680 miles 10kw/1kw

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
660 WXQW Fairhope, AL. Sept.9,2017 0150 UTC

With calls during break in Mark Levin show, during
semi-au cx.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 874 miles 10kw/850w

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
900 WMOP Ocala, FL. Sept.9,2017 0959 UTC

Poor under unid SS talker (likely WKDA) with multi call
letter ID and mentions of Ocala & Gainseville then into
FOX Sports Radio, during au cx.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 989 miles 2.7kw/23w

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
960 WCRU Dallas, NC. Sept.9,2017 1000 UTC

Weak under WSBT with "Truth Network" mentions and partial
TOH ID w/ W289BO 105.7 Pineville mention and Charlotte
mention, during semi-au cx.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 606 miles 10kw/500w

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
1000 WCCD Parma, OH. Sept.30,2017 1041 UTC

With black gospel and Christian music while strong under
WMVP using "Radio One Thousand" slogan.

ANTENNA: East BOG 259 miles 500w D

Re: [IRCA] September, 2017 Michigan BCB logs

[Mark Pettifor]

Hi Tim,

Looks good! I also like how Rob Ross's logs look.

Question:

I'm trying to get a good system in place for keeping logs. Up to now, 
I've been using a spreadsheet, and a small spiral notebook. I take 
initial notes in the notebook, then transfer them to the spreadsheet. 
Trouble is, when I made the spreadsheet, I used two rows per entry, 
which makes it impossible to sort by different fields (state, frequency, 
etc).


I also like the idea of old-fashioned log sheets kept in a 3-ring 
binder. Kind of like the NRC AM logbook. Maybe have a tab / separator 
page for each frequency.


Are there any log sheets out there on the internet for downloading? I've 
looked and can't find anything. I guess maybe I'll just make my own, and 
make it how I want.


The problem with old-fashioned paper is sorting and numbering. I can 
sort (have sections) by Country/State, or by Frequency, or some other 
category, but how can I tell at a glance how many total logs there are, 
or how many GYs I've logged, or etc? I wonder how it was done in the 
"old days" before computers?


Maybe I should ask one of the old-timers

I'm thinking more and more about putting up two DKaz antennas, and make 
them reversible. One oriented E-W, the other oriented N-S. I need to 
experiment more on a possible location for the E-W one that is more 
permanent. (Where it's at now is in the middle of the yard, just for 
testing.)


I also need to post the results of some testing I did with a LoG 
(basically a square rhombic) a week ago. Better than I'd hoped! Not as 
noisy as I thought it would be, and it got me some new logs in Texas, 
and was generally good to the S and W. It was 140 feet per side, and was 
fed on the NW corner, making it directional to the NE and SW, which it 
generally was, with a deep null to the SE. I may put that out after the 
last mowing, in case I don't get a permanent E-W DKaz.


I keep telling myself that some day soon I'll have a permanent antenna 
setup. Who am I kidding? I love to experiment. :^)


Well that's enough rambling for now.

73,
Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2017-10-08 7:16 am, Tim Tromp wrote:
I'm trying out a new logging format inspired from Rob Ross (Rob, I hope 
you

don't mind!)  Hopefully the formatting doesn't blow up after I hit the
"send" button.

September was a productive month thanks to a few decent au nights here.
Some deep south GY logs are represented below and a new one from
Nicaragua.  27 new logs in total for the month of September, 2017!

If this message gets cut-off, I've also posted it to:
http://blog.amdxer.com/september-2017-michigan-bcb-logs/


Domestics:

=
540 WFLF Pine Hills, FL. Sept.11,2017 0059 UTC

I'm probably the last guy in the Midwest to log this one,
but finally...Very poor but alone on the channel during
au cx with lengthy multi-call ID at TOH then into
FOX News, best in USB to avoid strong Nicaraguan
het on 539.86 kHz.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 1046 miles 50kw

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
630 WAIZ Hickory, NC. Sept.9,2017 0959 UTC

Poor, down in the mix during semi-au cx with faint calls
and mention of 105.9 FM, WLAP surprisingly way down in
the noise.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 577 miles 1kw/57w

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
640 WFNC Fayetteville, NC. Sept.9,2017 0959 UTC

Very weak with calls and jingle and into CBS News at TOH
while under a strong Radio Progreso during semi-au cx.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 680 miles 10kw/1kw

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
660 WXQW Fairhope, AL. Sept.9,2017 0150 UTC

With calls during break in Mark Levin show, during
semi-au cx.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 874 miles 10kw/850w

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
900 WMOP Ocala, FL. Sept.9,2017 0959 UTC

Poor under unid SS talker (likely WKDA) with multi call
letter ID and mentions of Ocala & Gainseville then into
FOX Sports Radio, during au cx.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 989 miles 2.7kw/23w

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
960 WCRU Dallas, NC. Sept.9,2017 1000 UTC

Weak under WSBT with "Truth Network" mentions and partial
TOH ID w/ W289BO 105.7 Pineville mention and Charlotte
mention, during semi-au cx.

ANTENNA: South DKAZ 606 miles 10kw/500w

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
1000 WCCD Parma, OH. Sept.30,2017 1041 UTC

With black gospel and Christian music while strong under
WMVP using "Radio One Thousand" slogan.

ANTENNA: East BOG 259 miles 500w Daytimer

NEW LOG TROMP-MI
=
1140 KHFX Cleburne, TX. Sept.12,2017 0100 UTC

With OM ID in both SS accented EE and SS inc

[IRCA] Old school logging

[Mark Pettifor]

Greetings all,

Just wondering what your favorite log pages are for keeping logs of BCB 
DX. I made a spreadsheet a while back, but in hindsight, it isn't the 
best format. For logging right now I've just been writing stuff down in 
a small spiral notebook, and then transferring it later to the 
spreadsheet. That seems like double-work to me. (Not that I'm lazy or 
anything...)


Are there some good pages already made out there on the webz somewhere 
for downloading that are good? I'm thinking of going old school and 
having a handwritten logbook in a 3-ring binder, with tabs for each 
frequency. Or something like that.


How do you keep your logs and how do you organize them?

Mark "Disorganized" Pettifor
Goshen, IN
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[IRCA] Morning commute 4-Oct-17 -- opening to the West

[Mark Pettifor]

A few times a year, when I'm tuning around on the car radio, there will 
be a good opening to the West. This was one of those mornings. Here's 
what I had time to hear (about a 25-minute commute):


850 KOA Denver CO - 1130 UTC
ID at BOH then news; fairly common when my commute is around local 
sunrise


940 CJGX Yorkton SK - 1133 UTC
Local news, talk of a stadium being demolished, then ID of "GX94", then 
into country music, faded quickly after that. New log I think!


1070 KNX Los Angeles CA - 1137-1141 UTC
no call sign ID hrd buts lots of local ads: financial seminar(s) in 
Laguna Beach and Pasedena; jewelry ad for the Jewelry Exchange in Tustin 
w/phone number 714-something; counseling ad; hrd Los Angeles several 
times.


1160 KSL Salt Lake City UT - 1131 UTC
IDs at BOH then news; not as common as KOA but also hrd when my commute 
is during local sunrise.


Wish I had time to just pull over and DX on days like this!

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Goshen IN
stock car radio in 2001 Buick Park Avenue
KC9DOC
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Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU audio, Sept.25th, 2017

[Mark Pettifor]

I had a weak het in and out on 1098 kHz this morning, from around 1115 
until 1132 when I had to leave for work.


The het was still there on my car radio tuned to 1100 kHz (also weak, in 
and out), with WTAM going from strong to weak at local sunrise here 
(1137). Het was gone by around 1140.


Amazing what you can hear on a car radio!

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, Northern Indiana
ELAD FDM-S2 on random wire
Stock radio on a 2001 Buick Park Avenue


On 2017-09-25 10:05 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:

Local sunrise: 1137 UTC


612 w/ brief threshold audio at 1131 UTC.


738 w/ bits of brief DU accented talk between 1117-1130 UTC & 
sandwiched
between heavy CKDM-WRPQ slop, man and woman talking, some of it 
discernible.



1098 Marshall Islands, faded up nicely at 1120 UTC with island music & 
talk
heard between songs in local language.  Noted again later, at 1137 UTC 
and
after their sign-off, with a huge open carrier and very pronounced 60 
Hz
audible hum.  I can only imagine how they would have sounded if they 
were

still carrying programming.  Audio clip from this morning:

http://amdxer.com/download/DX_Audio_Clips_1000-1700khz/1098_khz_V7AB_25SE17_1120_UTC.mp3


73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan
Perseus SDR + Southwest phased BOGs
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Re: [IRCA] 1570 unid

[Mark Pettifor]

Listening just now, I heard what sounded like a ska version of The 
Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Pop". Just before that (I think it was the same 
station?), at the TOH (2300 UTC), hrd what sounded like "This is the 
Dream Broadcasting Network" and then some chimes of some kind. "Dream" 
is what it sounded like; probably was something else.


I don't mean to divert from the original thread topic; just thought 
maybe the ska might be the same station. It wasn't there for long.


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2017-09-13 5:47 pm, Bob wrote:

It is saying "power" and using it as a spoken ID, it is thrown in quite
often, also "power entertainment" quite often

Bob Young

On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 5:37 PM, Bob  wrote:

Sounds like Power to me although you're probably right, probably is 
poder,

I'll listen to it a few more times,

Bob

On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 5:28 PM, James Renfrew 
wrote:


Thanks Bob.  Is that Power or Poder?  Jim Renfrew

On Sep 13, 2017 5:27 PM, "Bob"  wrote:

> Yes, it's WCCM that i heard last night I am receiving it now very clear
and
> strong and it is indeed using "Power" as an ID and it is Spanish.
>
> Bob Young
> Millbury, Ma
>
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 3:36 PM, James Renfrew 
> wrote:
>
> > No recording posted.  But if you say it's been broadcasting Spanish
> lately
> > that's probably the explanation.  Though the web page is all
Portuguese.
> > I've heard the Portuguese broadcasts many times before, so not
anything
> new
> > to me.  Thanks, Mark.  Jim Renfrew
> >
> > On Sep 13, 2017 3:20 PM, "Mark Connelly via IRCA" <
irca@hard-core-dx.com
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> > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1570 unid
> > > 1570 WCCM Methuen, MA has been Spanish rather than Portuguese
lately.
> > >
> > > Good chance that you heard them.  They don't always reduce power.
> > >
> > > Have you posted audio online anywhere for DXers to review (e.g.
> RealDX)?
> > >
> > > Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> > > South Yarmouth, MA
> > >
> > > <<
> > > As far as I know WCCM is Portuguese "Nossa Radio", and the station
web
> > page
> > > gives no indication that it's anything but Portuguese. What I heard
> over
> > > several hours last night was entirely Spanish rapidly spoken. The
only
> > ID I
> > > managed to hear was "La emisora de musica vaquera", but I'm not sure
> > about
> > > "vaquera", which if correct would be "cowgirl", but i wouldn't
describe
> > the
> > > music I was hearing as "country". Several stations on 1570 are
shown as
> > > "Regional Mexican", but this music sounded more like Puerto Rican or
> > > Dominican to me. Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
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Re: [IRCA] Favorite reversible beverage?

[Mark Pettifor]

I have a 1000' spool that I'd like to try, so terminating at the east 
end isn't feasible.  I think leaving it non-terminated is best. I 
wonder... I am using the ICE beverage transformer at the near end to go 
from long wire to 50-ohm coax feed into the house, so I'm assuming it 
can it be terminated there (from the wire terminal to ground)?


There is corn in the field now, taller than I am, and I don't see myself 
laying 1000' of wire through that many corn stalks (what a lazy DXer, 
eh?), so I might try running it N/S parallel to the edge for now - to 
the north and south along the field is all family-owned property. I'd 
move it to the field later in the fall after the corn is picked.


I have another almost 1000' length of wire I could use for that, perhaps 
even cutting that into unequal lengths and try the phasing route.


On 2017-09-02 9:24 pm, Neil Kazaross wrote:
OK Tim, this is what I recalled as your DU's come of the back end. 
You're
losing at least a couple dB compared to being fed from the east end. 
This
loss is greater in the upper band and helps explain why your BOGs 
aren't

effective for X-band Aussies.

73 KAZ

On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 8:13 PM, Tim Tromp  wrote:

My BOG wires are 400 FT & 500 FT and spaced roughly 1-1/2 to 2 feet 
apart.

Google Earth tells me the bearing is about 78 / 257 degrees which is 2
degrees off from Sydney.  The wires are fed from the west end and are 
left
unterminated at the far end towards the east.  The wires have been 
deployed

for several years now and go through dense woods.  I took a walk a few
weeks ago to check on the condition of the wires.  Aside from the 
first 10
feet or so, I can't even find the wires anymore in the woods due to 
the
natural ground covering.  The ultimate high performance stealth 
antenna!


73,
Tim


On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Neil Kazaross  
wrote:


> Tim's setup is what I call a Phased BOG System and it is very effective.
> Note that the BOG should be at least somewhat different in length and/or
> direction or you will have the same signal on each BOG from every direction
> and when you phase you'll null almost everything.
>
> Tim, please tell us how long each BOG is and what exact  bearing (as close
> as you can tell). 73 and thx .. KAZ
>
> On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Tim Tromp  wrote:
>
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > I do exactly what you're trying to do by using a pair of unterminated BOGs
> > (Beverage On the Ground).  The parallel BOG wires (via matching
> > transformers and coax) are connected to a phasing box (such as the Quantum
> > Phaser by DX Tools).  This will give you east-west reversibility from the
> > shack with deep nulls.  This is simple to deploy and all the components are
> > available off the shelf.  As you may have gathered from my DU reports this
> > week, this setup rocks if you have the space!
> >
> > You may also want to consider a reversible DKAZ or similar terminated
> > loop.  Mark Durenberger has a clever remote controller circuit using relays
> > and Vactrols to accomplish this.  As far as I know, there's no
> > off-the-shelf solution and you'll have to roll your own like I did for my
> > north-south reversible DKAZ.
> >
> > 73,
> > Tim Tromp
> > West Michigan
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Mark Pettifor  wrote:
> >
> > > What is your favorite way of implementing a reversible beverage?
> > >
> > > For example, I have a lot of real estate (well, a farmer's field) to my
> > > east. Normally I'd run a beverage out there and terminate it at the far
> > > end, making it directional to the East. Using the same layout, what's the
> > > best way to make it directional to the West?
> > >
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[IRCA] Favorite reversible beverage?

[Mark Pettifor]

What is your favorite way of implementing a reversible beverage?

For example, I have a lot of real estate (well, a farmer's field) to my 
east. Normally I'd run a beverage out there and terminate it at the far 
end, making it directional to the East. Using the same layout, what's 
the best way to make it directional to the West?


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
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Re: [IRCA] 910 new logging

[Mark Pettifor]

Growing up not too far south of Cassopolis, across the state line in 
Indiana, I had quite a few friends and acquaintances who lived there. 
They all either worked on cars themselves, or were directly related to 
someone who worked on cars. So yeah, not only Cass, but I'd say the 
whole bottom half of the state was a "suburb" of Detroit in that 
respect.


And by "worked on cars", I mean took a normal car and did whatever was 
mechanically possible (within the financial constraints of a teenager 
with a part-time job) to make it go faster, sound louder, and look 
sportier. I had some "interesting" rides in some of those vehicles.  :^)


Mark

On 2017-03-29 1:21 pm, Mike Sanburn wrote:

'Love those call letters being a muscle car fan. Those calls were in
Florida many years. Seems more appropriate for an oldies station in
MI. (Is Cassopolis a suburb of Detroit??)


ms



From: IRCA  on behalf of Dennis Gibson

Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 10:14 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 910 new logging

Wikipedia and the station's website both have links to WGTO's web
stream. It and Radio-locator.com are often good places to find it. If
not they often have a link to the station's website, which may have a
"Listen Live" or similar.

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 28, 2017, at 11:38 PM, James Renfrew  
wrote:


Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY

0230 EDT
910   WGTO   MI   Cassopolis   Much fading.  70's and 80's rock, only 
heard

a single ID as "WGTO" over about two hours.  Anyone else hearing this
format here?  Would have been nice to find a web stream for this one.
Strong interference from Red Eye Radio on WSBA.  NEW.
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Re: [IRCA] AM BCB DX……..8 NEW Stations Heard

[Mark Pettifor]

Hi Rob,

I've always liked the formatting you use when posting your logs to the 
list. Do you copy and paste from another document or program? If so, 
into what do you enter your initial logs? I set up an Excel spreadsheet 
for now, but probably should be using something a little "fancier".


Congrats on reaching the 2000 mark! I still have some ELAD recordings 
from last fall to go over as well. I'm pretty sure I'll get a bunch of 
stuff from down south - most of the recordings were made on the DKAZ I 
have pointed south.


I'm looking at doing some renovations soon as well, so might be offline 
later this year, depending on when I can get something scheduled. Lucky 
me, I'm a single guy, so I can pretty much make the "radio room" how I 
want, and run the antennas into the house in whatever way seems best. 
I'm not sure whether to have a special "hole in the wall" for wires to 
come through, or do something different.


73,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
KC9DOC


On 2017-02-22 6:44 pm, Robert Ross wrote:

Hi Guys:

My Radio Shack has been dismantled for renovations for the past
week so I have used this down time to review some of the many ELAD
Recordings I had made throughout this DX Season going back to
October/2016. Have found 8 New Stations from what I've reviewed so
far, so here they are. Also included are some Better RELOGS as well….

Hopefully the Renovations will be done in another week or so, then I
can start putting my Shack back together again!!


RECEIVER…ELAD FDM-S2 SDR

ANTENNA..WELLBROOK ALA1530LNP Imperium Loop

AM LOG TOTALS are now……  2,019 Stations Heard

73……ROB VA3SW

Robert S. Ross
London, ontario CANADA


***
1350  WOAM  Peoria, ILLINOIS  Feb/14/17  0900 EST EEFAIR
Male DJ with ID @ 0900 EST given twice as "WOAM 107.5 FM Peoria" and
"107.5 FM WOAM Peoria". Into Standards Music "Raindrops, falling from
my eyes".

NEW STN   1kW
ROSS, ON.
***
730  KWRE  Warrenton, MISSOURI  Oct/29/16  0727 EDT EE  FAIR
Caught while reviewing OLD Recordings from earlier in the Season!!
C/W Music @ 0727-30 EDT. Male DJ with ID @ 0730 as "KWRE AM-73 and 
95.1".
"And now your local headlines from Kasper Broadcasting". Into Local 
News @ 0730.


NEW STN  1 kW/120 Watts
ROSS, ON.
***
730   WJNA  Ashland City, TENNESSEE  Oct/30/16  0729 EDT  EE   GOOD
Local Ads for Ashland City @ 0728 EST. Business @ 354 Frey Street next 
to

Trackers. Ad @ 0729 for "Whitt's BBQ in the Sycamore Shopping Center in
Ashland City  - Call 792-9671".

NEW STN 2 kW/35 Watts
ROSS, ON.
***
810  WDMP  Dodgeville, WISCONSIN  Oct/30/16  0728 EDT   EE GOOD
C/W Music @ 0728-32 EDT. ID by Male DJ @ 0732 as "OUTLAW COUNTRY - 
D99.3"

Into Local Ads.

NEW STN  250/10 WATTS
ROSS, ON.
***
1380  WTYM  Kittanning, PENNSYLVANIA  Oct/16/16  1928 EDT  EE   GOOD
Oldies Music 1928-30 EDT.  Male DJ with ID as "WTYM - 1380 AM 
Kittanning".

Into more Oldies Music.

NEW STN1kW/28 Watts
ROSS, ON.
***
1380  WNRI  Woonsocket, RHODE ISLAND  Oct/18/16  2158 EDT   EE   GOOD
Tx 2158-59 EDT. Local ad for "Harry's in Woonsocket" @ 2159.
Male DJ with ID @ 2200 as "1380 WNRI - Woonsocket". Into USA Radio 
News.


NEW STN   2.5 kW/18 Watts
ROSS, ON.
***
900  KSGL  Wichita, KANSAS  Oct/27/16  2028 EDT  EE   FAIR
Mix with CHML - Hamilton, Ontario
Adult Standards Music @ 2028-31 EDT. ID by Male DJ @ 2031 as "The
Music you Remember".
Into Wichita Ads @ 2031-32 EDT.

NEW STN 250/80 Watts
ROSS, ON.
***
390  WPLM  Plymouth, MASSACHUSETTS  Oct/28/16  2019 EDT   EE   GOOD
Ad for Consumer Cellular @ 2029 EDT. Ad for "Active Soles Shoe Store @ 
318 Court
Street in Plymouth". @ 2030. ID by Male and Female as "The Most Music - 
The Most

Variety - Today's Easy 99.1". Into Pop Music "Paul Simon - Call Me Al".

NEW STN  5 kW
ROSS, ON.
**
870  WTIM  Assumption, ILLINOIS  Feb/16/17  0658 ESTEE   FAIR
Male DJ with ID as WTIM and mentions of Taylorville and the Miller 
Media Group

@ 0658

Re: [IRCA] WQXI 790

[Mark Pettifor]

I'm pretty sure I heard them on my way home from work this evening on 
the car radio. Just before TOH @ 2300 and then again just after TOH, 
heard a woman talking in a SE Asian language. Popped in and out under a 
bunch of others fighting to be heard.


Or maybe my "list logger" ghosts from the past are haunting me again... 
;^)


Mark

On 2017-02-15 4:13 pm, Barry Davies wrote:

 Hello
Their Omni pattern did not make across the pond to Carlisle :-(


Best wishes
Barry:-)  
Carlisle UK.  Lat. 55.0119N   Lon. 02.9672W.


  From: Neil Kazaross 
 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

 Sent: Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 20:54
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] WQXI 790

If they stay on with 28 kW day power they'll end up widely heard so 
don't

give up.

Unneeded here in IL as I caught whatever their call was nearly 20 years 
ago

in AU cx.  73 KAZ

On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 11:29 PM, Walter Salmaniw  
wrote:


Tried here in Victoria, but KGMI, Bellingham dominates, but using a 
phaser

gets me KABC , LA instead.  73,...Walt

On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 7:54 PM, David Hochfelder 


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> ...was coming in at good to very good levels with Korean programming last
> night. Thanks for the tip! I needed a new log.
>
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Re: [IRCA] Cuba 770 Update

[Mark Pettifor]

To clarify:

I am the Mark in IN that logged the initial report on the BCB logger. 
Someone had noted that several "Artemisas" had been heard, so I 
rechecked the recording, and sure enough, it was "Radio Artemisa".


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2017-01-18 12:04 am, Saul Chernos wrote:

770 Cuba Update:
Have been hearing Rebelde fading in and out and mixing with various 
stations,
including another possible Cuban (presumed to be Artemisa but no 
definitive ID

pending a review of one section of recording that might have contained
something).
So I am convinced Rebelde is still on. Usually it's the top dog from 
the south,
when WABC can be forced into submission. I'd say RCN Colombia and the 
two Cubans
are now about equal, and I heard Mexico a few nights ago with an anthem 
and

possible sign-off at 2012-2015.
The only other Cuban of note tonight is getting a definitive bit of 
Rebelde on
1140. Until now the only Cuban I've had on 1140 has been Surco. I have 
three
known transmitters to choose from on 1140, so it goes in my log as 
Synchro.
Conditions decidedly south tonight after logging KKOB NM on 770 before 
its local

sunset.

Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON

-- Original Message --
From: Saul Chernos 
Date: January 16, 2017 at 3:20 PM

Meant to include a link to the audio clips, with some discussion and 
input as

well:

http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?11159

Saul

-- Original Message --
From: Saul Chernos 

I think we have a new station or a change on 770 in Cuba.

On Jan 7 the BCB Logger carried the following report from Mark, a DXer 
in

Indiana:

Jan07 23:08 770 Cuba presumed. Blasting in like a local. ID something 
like
“Radio Arbenita”; no “Rebelde” hrd. but “de la revolucion” hrd several 
times. --

Mark in IN (74.118.118.170)

For the last few days, with 780 WBBM's IBOC off, I've been putting time 
in on
770 to the west and southwest. Aside from logging CHQR Calgary as new, 
and
hearing a Mexican anthem one evening at 2012-2015 EST, I am hearing a 
station
that sounds vaguely Cuban. Interestingly, I have not heard anything 
//Rebelde
670/710/5025 (my three Rebelde beacons). But I nhad a Cuban anthem last 
night

leading up to  EST.

So there is a Cuban on 770, and it doesn't appear to be Rebelde. MWLIST 
lists
just one station in Cuba on 770, and that's Rebelde in Victoria de las 
Tunas.
Rebelde has been the easiest latin to get here until now. But it has 
been all
but absent the last few days, and whatever has replaced it doesn't seem 
quite as

strong, though we're talking marginal difference here and it could be
conditions.

I've put assorted clips on WTFDA Forums. You have to scroll down to one 
of my
follow-up posts to three clips of the Mexican from when I heard that 
anthem, and
then further down there's three clips of the Cuban I heard prior to 
midnight (my

local time) last night.

Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON
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Re: [IRCA] What the future MW and LW bands MIGHT sound like

[Mark Pettifor]

We could always DX the CODAR stations. I'm sure they'll be encroaching 
on the AM band any time now


Sorry - I consider CODAR my nemesis. I've asked some of the SDR folks to 
come up with a way to filter them out. It's "theoretically possible".  
:^)


BTW, great link, Steve, on what the AM band sounds like now! I think I'm 
going to do one for Gilligan's Island. That way I can watch them all at 
once. Gilligan's Island - such a DXer's show, wasn't it? Exotic South 
Pacific island setting, and an AM radio was a central prop!


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
KC9DOC
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Re: [IRCA] Antenna wire

[Mark Pettifor]

Thanks Marc,

I'll try the FB route for the photos... I only put the links in the 
email, no attachments. They'll need to be copied and pasted to a browser 
to bring up anything.

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[IRCA] Antenna wire

[Mark Pettifor]

Greetings and a happy new year to all!

I have some antenna wire that a DXing friend of mine (Chuck Mitchell, 
WB9NWF, from Carmel IN, S.K.) got ahold of back in the 80s. It's STILL 
working well, and I've not found a better wire, and over time the longer 
pieces keep getting used and reused and shortened, and I'd like to 
acquire more just like it, if I can. After decades of use, the markings 
on the insulation have faded away, so I don't know the manufacturer, 
type, gauge, etc. I have a link to some pics I took and was wondering if 
anyone could help with figuring out what exactly kind of wire it is, and 
where I might find some like it.


The wire is either 18 or 20 gauge, and is of type "overcoated" stranded. 
That is, there are 7 bare copper conductors, probably around 30 gauge, 
wrapped together with a slight twist (6 around a center 7th), and they 
are "tinned" with some kind of overcoating to make it appear like a 
single conductor. The first two links show what it looks like:


spacetubes.com/IMAG0072.jpg
spacetubes.com/IMAG0074.jpg

I cut a piece of it off the end, and it came apart, and you can see the 
solid bare copper wires inside, and also the coating (made of an unknown 
material, but it's a lot like some kind of solder) in this photo:


spacetubes.com/IMAG0078.jpg.

Note that this is NOT the same as coated copper wire which is then 
stranded together.


The insulation is most likely PVC(?), as it is still pliable and not all 
brittle and cracked, even after being outdoors for years and years.


Any ideas what kind of wire it is? Or does anyone know where I could 
send a sample for analysis, to find out the exact type it is, so I can 
order the same kind?


Wire is wire, eh? Well, I can't explain it, but there's just something 
about this wire's electrical properties that makes it perform better 
than any other wire I've used.


Thanks for any help or direction!

Best regards,

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
KC9DOC
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Re: [IRCA] #2000 logged from Michigan

[Mark Pettifor]

A public thanks to you, Tim, for answering all my questions on getting 
started in MW DXing. And congrats on reaching that milestone!


I've got a ways to go to get to 2000, that's for sure. I could probably 
get a pretty good start if I just made the time to listen to all the 
ELAD recordings I have scattered about on hard drives!


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
KC9DOC

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Re: [IRCA] Noise Floor: Where Do We Go From Here?

[Mark Pettifor]

As a tropical band DXer (a dying breed), I just want to know how I can 
get CODAR identified as "harmful interference".   :^)


But I agree with Russ. I don't see how anything is going to change. The 
IoNT (IoNT = Internet of Noisy Things) will continue to expand, as 
everyone wants to be instantly connected to everything, and all new tech 
is designed from the start to be "smart" tech.


I hope I don't sound too Luddite there

Mark


On 2016-12-15 4:14 pm, Russ Edmunds wrote:
If I have a guess, noise will continue to go up, and the FCC will be 
unable

to take any steps strong enough to have an effect.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
Grid FN20id


AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (4) barefoot w/whip
FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4);
modified Sony ICF2010's (3) w/APS9B @ 15';
modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip


On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Dennis Gibson  
wrote:



http://www.radioworld.com/article/noise-floor-where-do-
we-go-from-here/300031

Sent from my iPad
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[IRCA] Car radios

[Mark Pettifor]

Howdy,

Just wondering if there are any archived list discussions about 
"noiseproofing" the existing stock AM radio in a vehicle, or discussions 
about looking for a better one to swap in.


My current vehicle has all this computerized stuff that kills many of 
the frequencies on AM, making car DXing difficult, at best. It's a 2001 
Buick.


Or if anyone has some new advice to give, I'm all ears.

Regards,

Mark Pettifor, Goshen, IN
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Re: [IRCA] recent PEI loggings

[Mark Pettifor]

The WWV and WWVH and other standard time frequencies are supposed to be 
just that - standards. Q: Are they ALWAYS accurate enough to be used as 
standards for calibration? IE, have they ever deviated any from their 
standard frequencies? Just curious.


Mark in IN

On 2016-11-09 12:47 pm, Chuck Hutton wrote:

Well calibrated or not calibrated at all, 4QD will stick out like a
sore thumb with its odd frequency. It's far enough off frequency to be
unique.

Chuck

From: IRCA  on behalf of Neil Kazaross

Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 9:11 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] recent PEI loggings

If your SDR is well calibrated check the freq for 4QD as they are a bit
high and on 1548.01.  73 KAZ

On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 5:40 AM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  
wrote:


to compensate for the poor TP report this morning, here's a few 
loggings

from yesterday



595 MOROCCO,  SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania NOV 9 0019.  Man singing
Arabic, slightly better on Beverage, fair strength, strong carrier,  
seemed

//612.

675 QATAR,  QMC Radio Qatar   NOV 9 0226 Man chanting in 
parallel
with //http://www.qatarradio.qa/Live.aspx,  very little delay.  Fair 
to

good, dominating channel

756  UNITED KINGDOM,  BBC Radio Cumbria. 2341 NOV 8.  Pop music 
poor to

fair under Radio 4, // webstream
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_cumbria

BBC - Radio Cumbria The News Hour -
09/11/2016
www.bbc.co.uk
Emma Borthwick brings you a round-up of the day's local, national and
international news.





963  UNITED KINGDOM, Sunrise Radio. NOV 8 2023 . Mostly poor to fair 
under

Tunisia, but heard oboe based lively music // webstream found at
http://www.buzzasiaonline.com/#sthash.X3K7N0vX.dpbs with little delay.


972  UNITED KINGDOM, Sunrise Radio. NOV 8  2025   After hearing 963,
checked 972, and under Spain this was heard weakly // webstream.

1053 NORTH KOREA, jammer NOV 8 1038  The distinctive whooshing sound 
made

it to the Maritimes, first time in maybe 4 years since a previous
DXpedition.   This started to show up weakly 1033, then faded up 
1036-38.

Only Asian found, but 9kHz channels were still occupied by primarily
British signals traveling across the pond in broad daylight.  Those 
didn't

quit until nearly 20 minutes after local sunrise in PEI.

1071 CZECHOSLOVAKIA,  ČRo Plus. NOV 8 1936   Man and woman talking 
fair

signal,  //stream  http://prehravac.rozhlas.cz/plus with a very short

Český rozhlas Plus (živé vysílání)
prehravac.rozhlas.cz
Přehrávač stanice Český rozhlas Plus (analyticko-publicistická stanice)




delay

1161 UNITED KINGDOM,  BBC Sussex  NOV 9 0100 Heard BBC news 
mention
at 0103 and 0105, and was //693 but offset enough to make it difficult 
to

catch.  Fair at times.

1161 UNITED KINGDOM,  Viking 2.   NOV 9 0102Pop music mostly under 
BBC

Sussex seemed to be from from Viking 2, per webstream  //
http://radioplayer.viking2.co.uk/live/, fair at times.   Had checked 
Tay 2

Radioplayer Live - Viking 2
radioplayer.viking2.co.uk
Steve Jordan Friday 4th Nov 19:00 - 22:00. Steve with The Greatest Hits




webstream just before, and it had man talking.

1386 EGYPT,   ERTU Al-Quran al-Karim NOV 9 0151 Quranic 
chanting u/

R. Svobooda (Lithuania)  //864, poor to fair

1494 MOLDOVA,  Radio Moldova Actualități  NOV 8 1949 Jazz fair 
to

good // webstream http://www.trm.md/ro/actualitati-online/, very short

[http://www.trm.md/img/site/fb-trm.png]

Radio On-line
www.trm.md
/




delay

1548 unID.  NOV 8 1109 Man talking very weakly, but given there were
British signals coming in, could it be UK? At  Gold UK was running
music per webstream, so it is probably worth searching for 4QD during 
the

rest of the trip

1566 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. Somerset. 2234 NOV 8.  Heard BBC mentions 
so
checked  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_somerset_sound 
2236-7

BBC - Somerset Matt Faulkner - Donald Trump reaction,
Taunton...
www.bbc.co.uk
Donald Trump reaction,Taunton and Bridgwater Foodbanks and Taunton 
Thespians




and music inedeed was parallel and little offset from webstream, fair 
to

good at times

1638 unID.  NOV 8 1103   Woman talking very weakly 1104-1105, also 
1107 man
talking, music 1109, and man talking again 1117UT.   But always very 
weak
to near imaginary.  One of the Aussies seems a possibility but nothing 
like

an ID
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Re: [IRCA] WC Nov 5 snapshot - SDR shoot-out

[Mark Pettifor]

I forgot to note that those recording rates are for using the ELAD at a 
bandwidth of 1536 KHz, which covers the AM band. If I went up to the 
full 6144 MHz bandwidth possible, it would use up 4X the disk space in 
the same amount of time.


Mark

On 2016-11-06 10:48 am, Mark Pettifor wrote:

Another thing to consider, which you've heard myself and others talk
about, is disk space needed if you make recordings.

I use mainly 3 different softwares for listening / recording: SDR
Console, HDSDR, and the software that came with the ELAD, FDM-SW2.
Each one has it's pros and cons, and lately I've been using SDR
Console for the nice recording GUI.

I've noticed that these 3 consume disk space at different rates when
recording. Here's what I've measured:

HDSDR:  41.3 GB/hr
FDM-SW2:  30.7 GB/hr
SDR Console:  22.1 GB/hr

I don't think there's any way to change this, but if someone knows
otherwise, I'd love to hear about it!

So it looks like the recording winner would be SDR Console, right?
Well, it depends. Do you want to be able to open your recordings in
other software? Here's another chart I made up just yesterday:

Recording with HDSDR:
Playback in FDM-SW2 = No
Playback in SDR Console = Yes, if recording file is <2GB

Recording with FDM-SW2:
Playback in HDSDR = Yes
Playback in SDR Console = Yes

Recording with SDR Console:
Playback in HDSDR = Not really - it plays, but the display is all
messed up, so you can't tell what freq you are on
Playback in FDM-SW2 = No

Not sure how the Perseus fits in that scheme. I think Perseus files
play in lots of other software, but others here can weigh in on that
if they want.

Final note about recording with SDR Console - the developer has spent
a lot of time getting the software to work with just about every SDR
radio out there (which is great!), but the recordings made with it
won't play on anything but SDR Console (to my knowledge anyway).

Regarding sound quality, I've seen some great video clips of some
pretty awesome DX on the Perseus, and I can get pretty close to the
same quality on my ELAD. In the end, I think it's a combination of the
hardware and the software, but the software is where you can really
make the higher-end units (where it's apples to apples) shine. There's
a software that the ELAD can use called Zeus Radio, written for the
ZS-1 SDR radio. It has the best sound quality of anything I've used,
but the developer has other projects going and it's starting to look
like a stagnant project. The software isn't free anymore (it used to
be).

OK, Ive rambled long enough...

Mark
Goshen, IN

On 2016-11-06 9:56 am, Keith wrote:

My point was that for recording (capturing) large amounts of bandwidth
for FM you need something more powerful.  When I ran the Perseus on a
netbook it worked fine for MW captures (up to the max) but suffered
badly when trying to make FM captures.

Keith

On 11/6/2016 8:24 AM, ma...@durenberger.com wrote:

I'm with you on this one Chuck.  I've been running Perseus for years
with old garden-variety dual-core machines with nary a hiccup.

Mark Durenberger

-Original Message- From: Chuck Hutton
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2016 10:09 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] WC Nov 5 snapshot - SDR shoot-out

Yet my cheapo ($60) Atom Z3735F tablets run Perseus SW with no 
problems.


Chuck

From: IRCA  on behalf of Keith

Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2016 7:57 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] WC Nov 5 snapshot - SDR shoot-out

http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/
[http://shop.elad-usa.com/images/products/fdm-s2.jpg]<http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/>


Elad FDM-S2<http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/>
shop.elad-usa.com
FDM-S2 is the second device born in our line ELAD SDR Samplers. 
Direct
sampling receiver based on 122.88MHz 16bit single channel ADC 
converter

covering HF 6m and ...




I found that you need to have a quad core running at least 2.5 ghz or 
so
to avoid any stuttering issues at full bandwidth of 2 mhz for MW.   
Each
setup has it's own issues (I had mine early on with both the Perseus 
and
ELAD) and it takes time and patience.  But that being said I'll never 
go

back to desktop receiver like the Drake.  In fact I'll be putting my
Drake R8A, Grundig Sat 800 and a couple of others up on EBAY soon.  I
will keep my Eton E1 which comes very very close to the Drake in
performance.

I did use a Lenovo Ideapad (can't tell you which model right 
now...gave
it to my son earlier this year) but now I use an MSI G72 gaming 
laptop
(this was a little more money LOL..around $1100).  It has a high end 
i7
quad core processor running Win 10.  I upgraded mainly due to the 
fact
that in the summer I run the ELAD for FM captures during Eskip 
Openings
(6 m

Re: [IRCA] WC Nov 5 snapshot - SDR shoot-out

[Mark Pettifor]

Another thing to consider, which you've heard myself and others talk 
about, is disk space needed if you make recordings.


I use mainly 3 different softwares for listening / recording: SDR 
Console, HDSDR, and the software that came with the ELAD, FDM-SW2. Each 
one has it's pros and cons, and lately I've been using SDR Console for 
the nice recording GUI.


I've noticed that these 3 consume disk space at different rates when 
recording. Here's what I've measured:


HDSDR:  41.3 GB/hr
FDM-SW2:  30.7 GB/hr
SDR Console:  22.1 GB/hr

I don't think there's any way to change this, but if someone knows 
otherwise, I'd love to hear about it!


So it looks like the recording winner would be SDR Console, right? Well, 
it depends. Do you want to be able to open your recordings in other 
software? Here's another chart I made up just yesterday:


Recording with HDSDR:
Playback in FDM-SW2 = No
Playback in SDR Console = Yes, if recording file is <2GB

Recording with FDM-SW2:
Playback in HDSDR = Yes
Playback in SDR Console = Yes

Recording with SDR Console:
Playback in HDSDR = Not really - it plays, but the display is all messed 
up, so you can't tell what freq you are on

Playback in FDM-SW2 = No

Not sure how the Perseus fits in that scheme. I think Perseus files play 
in lots of other software, but others here can weigh in on that if they 
want.


Final note about recording with SDR Console - the developer has spent a 
lot of time getting the software to work with just about every SDR radio 
out there (which is great!), but the recordings made with it won't play 
on anything but SDR Console (to my knowledge anyway).


Regarding sound quality, I've seen some great video clips of some pretty 
awesome DX on the Perseus, and I can get pretty close to the same 
quality on my ELAD. In the end, I think it's a combination of the 
hardware and the software, but the software is where you can really make 
the higher-end units (where it's apples to apples) shine. There's a 
software that the ELAD can use called Zeus Radio, written for the ZS-1 
SDR radio. It has the best sound quality of anything I've used, but the 
developer has other projects going and it's starting to look like a 
stagnant project. The software isn't free anymore (it used to be).


OK, Ive rambled long enough...

Mark
Goshen, IN

On 2016-11-06 9:56 am, Keith wrote:

My point was that for recording (capturing) large amounts of bandwidth
for FM you need something more powerful.  When I ran the Perseus on a
netbook it worked fine for MW captures (up to the max) but suffered
badly when trying to make FM captures.

Keith

On 11/6/2016 8:24 AM, ma...@durenberger.com wrote:

I'm with you on this one Chuck.  I've been running Perseus for years
with old garden-variety dual-core machines with nary a hiccup.

Mark Durenberger

-Original Message- From: Chuck Hutton
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2016 10:09 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] WC Nov 5 snapshot - SDR shoot-out

Yet my cheapo ($60) Atom Z3735F tablets run Perseus SW with no 
problems.


Chuck

From: IRCA  on behalf of Keith

Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2016 7:57 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] WC Nov 5 snapshot - SDR shoot-out

http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/
[http://shop.elad-usa.com/images/products/fdm-s2.jpg]


Elad FDM-S2
shop.elad-usa.com
FDM-S2 is the second device born in our line ELAD SDR Samplers. Direct
sampling receiver based on 122.88MHz 16bit single channel ADC 
converter

covering HF 6m and ...




I found that you need to have a quad core running at least 2.5 ghz or 
so
to avoid any stuttering issues at full bandwidth of 2 mhz for MW.   
Each
setup has it's own issues (I had mine early on with both the Perseus 
and
ELAD) and it takes time and patience.  But that being said I'll never 
go

back to desktop receiver like the Drake.  In fact I'll be putting my
Drake R8A, Grundig Sat 800 and a couple of others up on EBAY soon.  I
will keep my Eton E1 which comes very very close to the Drake in
performance.

I did use a Lenovo Ideapad (can't tell you which model right 
now...gave

it to my son earlier this year) but now I use an MSI G72 gaming laptop
(this was a little more money LOL..around $1100).  It has a high end 
i7

quad core processor running Win 10.  I upgraded mainly due to the fact
that in the summer I run the ELAD for FM captures during Eskip 
Openings

(6 mhz capture) and the Airspy SDR (for 8 mhz captures).  Running both
at the same and recording (to external drives) has been pretty 
flawless.


Keith



On 11/5/2016 10:40 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote:

On the Elad Store I was sure it was around 500EU or more... Will look
again.

Don't get me wrong - open to new things - the ELAD sample I'm using
just doesn't compete with the R8 or the 7030+. Maybe they a

[IRCA] SDR review articles

[Mark Pettifor]

Maybe a little off-topic, but I'm wondering if there are any good, 
recent "SDR Shootout" type articles that cover the most widely used SDR 
radios. Also it would be nice if software is covered as well.


Anyone know of anything recent? I've searched online for some, but all I 
could find are ones that are 3 or 4 years old, which in technology terms 
is not very recent.


The RadioReference forum has a pretty good and extensive SDR section, 
but I'm looking for something more like an article that I can print out 
for some family and friends who are interested in getting an overview of 
what's available and then maybe jumping in and getting started with an 
SDR radio.


Thanks!

Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN
KC9DOC
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Re: [IRCA] 1650 Mystery Beacon "SAC"

[Mark Pettifor]

Any further updates on this?

It just faded in here (EN71) at 2145z on my South antenna. Came up 
pretty quickly. 2140z there was nothing. Sunset terminator crossing from 
Maine/Nova Scotia down across the Eastern Atlantic into the middle of 
northern South America. (Geez, that sounded confusing...)  Gulf of 
Mexico still pretty far away from sunset yet.


I wonder if it's mobile? (Marine comms of some kind...)

Mark in IN

On 2016-10-29 8:00 pm, Rick Dau wrote:

Les, I'm on the NDB listserver, as well.  I saw your note that your
had contacted Southern Avionics, but that they had said that it was
not they with the mystery NDB on 1650.  With Craig in Oviedo, Florida
stating that he was getting it strongest on a SW bearing from his QTH,
I'm wondering if this is emanating from some offshore drilling
platform in the Gulf?



73,

Rick Dau

South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af

Sony ICF-2010

+ Grundig AN-200 (for MW)

and Quantum Q-Stick and Ratzlaff loop (for NDBs on LW)



From: IRCA  on behalf of Steve Ratzlaff

Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 1:22 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1650 Mystery Beacon "SAC"

Yes, I passed the SAC reception info on to ndblist yesterday. One guy 
in

FL heard SAC; and one guy in France heard it and even included an audio
clip. It seems to have 400 Hz sidebands. No one on ndblist has any
additional info. It's a brand new signal at least for ndblist.

Steve AA7U

near Sahuarita, AZ


On 10/29/2016 10:28 AM, Les Rayburn wrote:
I'm wondering if anyone on this list is also a member of the NDB 
E-Mail List on Yahoo Groups? I used to subscribe, but had to cancel to 
cut down on the amount of e-mail I'm receiving.


Someone in that group might have more information on this mysterious 
signal.


It was audible last night from just before sunset, until just before 
sunrise this morning here in Central Alabama. Peak was right at 
sunset, where at times, this signal was the loudest one on the 
channel.



73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL
EM63nf


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Re: [IRCA] WATERPROOF BOXES

[Mark Pettifor]

Looking forward to the article, Mark.

I had that ebay page bookmarked, but hadn't ordered anything yet

Meanwhile, my soggy, alligator-clipped DKAZ is still working 
fairly-good. I found out that I had to make the support stakes deeper, 
because of the clay/loam mix I have for soil. When it gets a few days of 
rain, it gets really soft. The wind came along several days ago and blew 
one of the support poles over. Live and learn!


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN

On 2016-10-30 10:04 am, ma...@durenberger.com wrote:

Guy, I ordered a bunch of these and have been getting e-mails in bad
English about running into customs problems, and so sorry, and if I
send my PayPal info he'll refund the money etc..  So it might have
become a bad bet but tnx anyway.  On the other hand the boxes may
eventually arrive and I'll be the first to apologize.

Meanwhile if someone IS looking for small waterproof boxes, try this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E0H7HFK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mine arrived in the usual two days and are very well-built.


I'm halfway through a complete how-to story on waterproofing antenna
terminations and hope to have this published in a week or two.

Cheers!

Mark Durenberger

-Original Message- From: Guy Atkins

Last year I came upon this weatherproof model and have found the
quality to be very impressive for the price:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-Waterproof-Plastic-Enclosure-Electronic-Project-Box-Instrument-Case-DIY-Hot-/271598155425

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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Re: 1650 "SAC" Morse Code oddity?

[Mark Pettifor]

I am hearing it again as well. Two other stations are there also, one 
with Mark Levin and the other pretty weak, but heard Indian 
(subcontinent) music, and non-EE yl announcer (maybe Toronto?)


South DKAZ, without amplification.

Was quite strong at my local sunset @2245, but weak now @ 2255.

The LSB signal seems to be slightly stronger than the USB one, by about 
5db or so.


2257 - now it's completely gone. Things change pretty rapidly around 
sunset, eh?


2300 - ID for the Mark Levin station: WHKT (Portsmouth VA).

Signal still gone, 15 min. after local sunset.

Mark in Goshen, IN


On 2016-10-28 6:21 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:
2218 UTC and I'm hearing SAC faintly again right now on 1650.  I'm a 
bit

surprised that I'm hearing it already, but it's definitely there.  No
broadcast stations being heard right now on 1650, as mentioned, it's 
still

"early" here but I'm hearing our mystery beacon again tonight.

Tim Tromp
West Michigan


On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 6:01 PM, geraldst...@msn.com [ABDX] <
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there used to be a station in tennessee (i believe) running an 'N' 
beacon

on 30m and 10m--not saying it's related; just wonderin???
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Re: [IRCA] 1650 "SAC" Morse Code oddity?

[Mark Pettifor]

I'm hearing it also, on the south DKAZ, using the ELAD FDM-S2, as you 
describe.


Mark in Goshen, IN

On 2016-10-27 11:56 pm, Tim Tromp wrote:

0341 UTC and I'm hearing "SAC" repeated in morse code on 1650 kHz.  The
code is weak and fades in and out but clearly visible on peaks on the
Perseus SDR's waterfall and offset by 400 hz on both sides of 1650.
Unlikely this is some kind of image on my end.  I'm hearing this on my
South antenna while conditions are still heavily favoring the South.
Anyone else hearing "SAC" or know anything about it?  Could it be 
related

to Southern Avionics Co. in Beaumont, TX.?

73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan
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[IRCA] Auroral question

[Mark Pettifor]

Are there any "hard and fast" rules about what areas for DX reception 
will be enhanced when auroral conditions exist? (Excluding the gray line 
effect)


My experience so far has been that it seems to favor the deep south and 
Central / South America from my location (N. Indiana). It's probably 
location-dependent, I would guess.


Best rule is just listen and see what shows up, eh?  :^)

Planning on seeing something interesting this evening, after the K-index 
spike today. (While watching the world series of course...)


Mark
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Re: [IRCA] AM BCB DX……NEW Province # 9 British Columbia

[Mark Pettifor]

Hi Kaz,

Correct on the QTH and antenna. I do have a possible spot for another 
DKAZ to the west, but the feedline would probably be around 200 feet or 
maybe a little more. It would also be right in a tree line, so I'd 
probably suspend the tops from trees instead of using poles. Hmmm. I'll 
have to go take a closer look.


Speaking of feedlines, how do you all run your feedlines from the 
antenna to the house / shack? I'm assuming most of you either bury the 
cable (either in conduit or with direct-bury cable) or you run it back 
through trees off of the ground. Does anyone just leave the feedline lie 
on top of the ground, and then you move it every time you mow? Or maybe 
you don't mow and just let goats eat the grass. I've considered that. 
Except they'd probably eat the coax too.


Mark

On 2016-10-10 12:58 pm, Neil Kazaross wrote:
Mark, you're in Goshen IN if I recall and with a new DKAZ south. How 
much

antenna room do you have towards the west?  73 KAZ

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Mark Pettifor  
wrote:


I heard KNX (presumed) on 1070 on my car radio this morning while 
driving
to work. It wasn't for long, but long enough to hear a time check 
between
news items: "It's now 4:41..." (my local time was 7:41, just a few 
minutes
before sunrise). I take that to be another indication of good 
conditions to
the West. Not sure I have any antennas at home that favor western 
stations

though.

Mark


On 2016-10-10 11:35 am, Robert Ross wrote:


On 2016-10-10, at 11:10 AM, Neil Kazaross wrote:

Thx for the tip Rob. New here around 0700 CDT this morning was "AM 
730 All
Traffic All the Time" for BC #7. News 1130 was close to 
entertainment

level
whereas 730 was lots weaker.

73 KAZ Barrington IL Perseus and DKAZ west




Kaz…Glad I was able to help you hear a New One…..usually it's the
other way around!!

This morning @ 0730 EDT I also had 690 CBU Vancouver in well…..so
that's 4 New Vancouvers in the last 2 Mornings. In the last 40 years
I've had none!!!

Hopefully the good Western Conditions will hang around for a while…..

73…ROB VA3SW

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London, Ontario CANADA
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Re: [IRCA] AM BCB DX……NEW Province # 9 British Columbia

[Mark Pettifor]

I heard KNX (presumed) on 1070 on my car radio this morning while 
driving to work. It wasn't for long, but long enough to hear a time 
check between news items: "It's now 4:41..." (my local time was 7:41, 
just a few minutes before sunrise). I take that to be another indication 
of good conditions to the West. Not sure I have any antennas at home 
that favor western stations though.


Mark

On 2016-10-10 11:35 am, Robert Ross wrote:

On 2016-10-10, at 11:10 AM, Neil Kazaross wrote:

Thx for the tip Rob. New here around 0700 CDT this morning was "AM 730 
All
Traffic All the Time" for BC #7. News 1130 was close to entertainment 
level

whereas 730 was lots weaker.

73 KAZ Barrington IL Perseus and DKAZ west



Kaz…Glad I was able to help you hear a New One…..usually it's the
other way around!!

This morning @ 0730 EDT I also had 690 CBU Vancouver in well…..so
that's 4 New Vancouvers in the last 2 Mornings. In the last 40 years
I've had none!!!

Hopefully the good Western Conditions will hang around for a while…..

73…ROB VA3SW

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London, Ontario CANADA
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Re: [IRCA] DKAZ questions

[Mark Pettifor]

ry cable (Cat 5, Cat5e etc) with an
impedance around 110 ohms.  IMHO such a BALANCED transmission line 
pretty
much eliminates stray pickup without the need for common-mode 
choking.
Cat-5 sells for around $45/1000 feet...although if the budget allows, 
I'd

go for STRANDED Cat-5.

As I type this I'm watching the Perseus on a D-Kaz facing mostly west 
and
watching Seattle rolling in, here in North-Central Minnesota.  Using 
a 9:1
transformer and Cat-5 with a DXE RPA-1 in the shack and watching a 
noise

floor of -111 dbm in 5 kHz, after the amplifier's 15 db gain.

An absolute YES to the Vactrol approach for the null component.  The
design for that circuit somewhat obviates the potential for stray
common-mode pickup, so coax may work FB, but again...twisted-pair is 
so

easy to implement.

As to mounting the RF amplifier at the antenna:  I've tried the FLG 
and
the DXE, planting them both at the antenna and in the shack.  Like 
Don
Moman, I can't really find any significant improvement...though in 
theory
antenna-mounting of the amplifier is the better approach; weathering 
issues
notwithstanding.  (You would however, need a balancing transformer 
after

the amplifier if you fed twisted-pair.)

A winterized installation at my site would include twisted-pair 
lead-ins,
a 9:1 transformer and a Vactrol control, mounted in weatherproof 
boxes and
the amplifier in the nice warm shack.  Amazon fans have found all 
sizes of

weatherproof boxes and wire feed-throughs:

At Amazon's greedy query, type in: "Cable Connect Waterproof Plastic 
Case

Junction Box" and "Plastic Waterproof Cable Connectors"

Decent transformers (if you don't have strong RF nearby)
http://www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/T9-1.pdf


Now for the famous YMMV Have fun Mark; continue to share your
experiences!


Mark Durenberger, CPBE


-Original Message- From: Mark Pettifor

Thanks for the advice guys - much appreciated!

I should also publicly thank Tim Tromp for getting me interested in 
the

DKAZ to begin with.
Mark

On 2016-10-06 10:02 pm, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:

Agreed.They do cost a fair amount (mind you the exchange rate 
with
the pound isn't bad right now), but are solidly built and work very 
well.

Money well spent.



Nick


At 22:17 06-10-16, you wrote:

I very strongly recommend the Wellbrook FLG100LN, They go right at 
the
antenna and replace your xfmr. Now what is picked up by the antenna 
is
amped 22 dB whereas what is picked up by the coax is not amped at 
all.


I have two of these and they've survived IL weather for over 3 
years.

73
KAZ Barrington IL

On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Mark Pettifor 
wrote:

> For those of you who have DKAZ antennas, which preamp do you use? Do
> you
> find it makes much difference whether you put it at the antenna or in
> the
> shack?
>
> I need to "finish" construction on mine. Right now, I have two 470-ohm
> resistors alligator-clipped together for the null end, and a
hand-wound
> transformer (my first ever) on a core made of unknown material, to go
> from
> 940 to 50 into a 50-ohm feedline RG-8X, 150 feet. That is also
> alligator-clipped together. It was for testing, ya know?  :^)
>
> It's been pretty good as is, but I want to get it ready to survive the
> winter.
>
> BTW, it's amazing the amount of noise just a short length of RG-8X
100%
> shielded coax will pick up. I have it mostly on the ground, but have a
> small part of the run overhead for now (30 feet?) so I don't mow over
> it.




> Thanks!

>
> Mark Pettifor




> Near Goshen, INdx.com





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Re: [IRCA] DKAZ questions

[Mark Pettifor]

Thanks for the advice guys - much appreciated!

I should also publicly thank Tim Tromp for getting me interested in the 
DKAZ to begin with. Some of his Perseus recordings on his YouTube 
channel that were made with his DKAZ setup (or his phased BOGs, which I 
haven't the room for) are amazing.


Mark

On 2016-10-06 10:02 pm, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:

Agreed.They do cost a fair amount (mind you the exchange rate with
the pound isn't bad right now), but are solidly built and work very
well.   Money well spent.


best wishes,

Nick

At 22:17 06-10-16, you wrote:

I very strongly recommend the Wellbrook FLG100LN, They go right at the
antenna and replace your xfmr. Now what is picked up by the antenna is
amped 22 dB whereas what is picked up by the coax is not amped at all.

I have two of these and they've survived IL weather for over 3 years.  
73

KAZ Barrington IL

On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Mark Pettifor  
wrote:


> For those of you who have DKAZ antennas, which preamp do you use? Do you
> find it makes much difference whether you put it at the antenna or in the
> shack?
>
> I need to "finish" construction on mine. Right now, I have two 470-ohm
> resistors alligator-clipped together for the null end, and a hand-wound
> transformer (my first ever) on a core made of unknown material, to go from
> 940 to 50 into a 50-ohm feedline RG-8X, 150 feet. That is also
> alligator-clipped together. It was for testing, ya know?  :^)
>
> It's been pretty good as is, but I want to get it ready to survive the
> winter.
>
> BTW, it's amazing the amount of noise just a short length of RG-8X 100%
> shielded coax will pick up. I have it mostly on the ground, but have a
> small part of the run overhead for now (30 feet?) so I don't mow over it.
>
> I know this is probably all in the archives, but technology changes, what
> people consider the "best" changes as they learn from experience, etc, etc.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark Pettifor
> 140' DKAZ pointed south
> random wire sloping up to the NW about 150 feet long, non-terminated
> ELAD FDM-S2
> Near Goshen, IN
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[IRCA] DKAZ questions

[Mark Pettifor]

For those of you who have DKAZ antennas, which preamp do you use? Do you 
find it makes much difference whether you put it at the antenna or in 
the shack?


I need to "finish" construction on mine. Right now, I have two 470-ohm 
resistors alligator-clipped together for the null end, and a hand-wound 
transformer (my first ever) on a core made of unknown material, to go 
from 940 to 50 into a 50-ohm feedline RG-8X, 150 feet. That is also 
alligator-clipped together. It was for testing, ya know?  :^)


It's been pretty good as is, but I want to get it ready to survive the 
winter.


BTW, it's amazing the amount of noise just a short length of RG-8X 100% 
shielded coax will pick up. I have it mostly on the ground, but have a 
small part of the run overhead for now (30 feet?) so I don't mow over 
it.


I know this is probably all in the archives, but technology changes, 
what people consider the "best" changes as they learn from experience, 
etc, etc.


Thanks!

Mark Pettifor
140' DKAZ pointed south
random wire sloping up to the NW about 150 feet long, non-terminated
ELAD FDM-S2
Near Goshen, IN
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Re: [IRCA] Warbler On 1000

[Mark Pettifor]

I can't help much, except to say I hear it too. It comes and goes here. 
I remember hearing it before on that freq.


It was *very* pronounced back on Oct. 2-3 UT, when auroral conditions 
were in play.


It's most pronounced on the DKAZ antenna, pointed south (which partially 
nulls the dominant Chicago station, WMVP). I just heard the Cuban 
Rebelde network tag underneath Chicago, so maybe that station is having 
transmitter problems?


Mark Pettifor
Goshen, IN


On 2016-10-05 9:28 pm, Robert LaFore wrote:

Does anyone have any idea who is warbling around on 1000? I hear a
consistant "whoop-whoop" under WMVP almost everynight, for example
now, at 2125 EDT. It also shows up on the SDR waterfall. The variation
is roughly + or - 600Hz.

It is not from WMVP. I have not ruled out something local.

Thanks for any leads!
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