Re: [IRCA] 1430 WION DX test

[Russ Johnson]

Totally agree.  Terrible internet presence.  It was a real pain to ID for a 
while.  They have gotten somewhat better at TOH ID.  Pretty easy now to 
recognize with no other similar format on 1430 in range. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 24, 2019, at 8:33 AM, James Renfrew  wrote:
> 
> Thanks Russ.  Whatever WGFS is it's almost impossible to find anything
> about it on line.  Jim Renfrew
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 7:28 AM Russ Johnson  wrote:
>> 
>> Yup, that’s WGFS
>> Frequent logging here
>> 
>> Russ Johnson
>> Lexington NC
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Feb 24, 2019, at 1:35 AM, James Renfrew 
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 0112 tone off, 0113 on again, 0113 then off.  Haven't heard since.
>>> 
>>> Around 0125 I heard "Atlanta's #1 station", phone 770-742-96(42?)
>>> 
>>> Must be WGFS-AM from Covington?
>>> 
>>> I can't relate that phone number to anything related to the station.
>>> 
>>> Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 1:10 AM Forrester S 
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Test still going on strong. Low tone around 0004 back to high tone 0006
>>>> central. Using 2010.
>>>> 
>>>> Todd Skaine
>>>> ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
>>>> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot or Terk
>>>> Toyota car radio
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 11:48 PM Forrester S 
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Strong now again
>>>>> 
>>>>> Todd Skaine
>>>>> ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
>>>>> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot
>>>>> Toyota car radio
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 11:38 PM James Renfrew 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Okay, I hear a tone at 0037, not very strong.  But worth sticking
>> with.
>>>>>> Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 12:36 AM Forrester S 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Tone just now
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Todd Skaine
>>>>>>> ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
>>>>>>> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot
>>>>>>> Toyota car radio
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 11:34 PM James Renfrew 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Nothing noted yet from WION.  But I think I snagged a new one,
>>>> several
>>>>>>> IDs
>>>>>>>> from WYMC, Mayfield KY around 0015 EDT.  Anyone else hearing
>>>> anything?
>>>>>>>> Mostly Relevant Radio on 1430 from NJ.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2019, 11:51 PM Forrester S 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> This from Greg Buchwald via FB
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Traveling to WION, Ionia, MI tomorrow to do a bunch of PM. After
>>>>>>> midnight
>>>>>>>>> EST (early Sunday morning), we will be doing testing at full
>>>> power,
>>>>>>> omni.
>>>>>>>>> Work includes IPM reduction and sweeping each tower so that I can
>>>>>>>> complete
>>>>>>>>> the design and construction of a non-resonant power divider. The
>>>>>>> current
>>>>>>>>> resonant tank circuit divider exhibits 4dB of sideband tilt that I
>>>>>>>>> currently correct using the cquam exciter. That is, of course, not
>>>>>>> ideal
>>>>>>>>> and we'll be broadbanding that array. WION 1430kHz. We will
>>>> complete
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> work with a few highly separated musical selections. DX reports
>>>>>>>>> appreciated!
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Todd Skaine
>>>>>>>>> ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
>>>>>>>>> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot
>>>>>>>>> Toyota car radio
>>>>>>>>> ___
>>>>>>>&g

Re: [IRCA] 1430 WION DX test

[Russ Johnson]

Yup, that’s WGFS 
Frequent logging here

Russ Johnson 
Lexington NC

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 24, 2019, at 1:35 AM, James Renfrew  wrote:
> 
> 0112 tone off, 0113 on again, 0113 then off.  Haven't heard since.
> 
> Around 0125 I heard "Atlanta's #1 station", phone 770-742-96(42?)
> 
> Must be WGFS-AM from Covington?
> 
> I can't relate that phone number to anything related to the station.
> 
> Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 1:10 AM Forrester S  wrote:
>> 
>> Test still going on strong. Low tone around 0004 back to high tone 0006
>> central. Using 2010.
>> 
>> Todd Skaine
>> ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
>> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot or Terk
>> Toyota car radio
>> 
>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 11:48 PM Forrester S  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Strong now again
>>> 
>>> Todd Skaine
>>> ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
>>> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot
>>> Toyota car radio
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 11:38 PM James Renfrew 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Okay, I hear a tone at 0037, not very strong.  But worth sticking with.
>>>> Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
>>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 12:36 AM Forrester S 
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Tone just now
>>>>> 
>>>>> Todd Skaine
>>>>> ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
>>>>> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot
>>>>> Toyota car radio
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 11:34 PM James Renfrew 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Nothing noted yet from WION.  But I think I snagged a new one,
>> several
>>>>> IDs
>>>>>> from WYMC, Mayfield KY around 0015 EDT.  Anyone else hearing
>> anything?
>>>>>> Mostly Relevant Radio on 1430 from NJ.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2019, 11:51 PM Forrester S 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> This from Greg Buchwald via FB
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Traveling to WION, Ionia, MI tomorrow to do a bunch of PM. After
>>>>> midnight
>>>>>>> EST (early Sunday morning), we will be doing testing at full
>> power,
>>>>> omni.
>>>>>>> Work includes IPM reduction and sweeping each tower so that I can
>>>>>> complete
>>>>>>> the design and construction of a non-resonant power divider. The
>>>>> current
>>>>>>> resonant tank circuit divider exhibits 4dB of sideband tilt that I
>>>>>>> currently correct using the cquam exciter. That is, of course, not
>>>>> ideal
>>>>>>> and we'll be broadbanding that array. WION 1430kHz. We will
>> complete
>>>>> the
>>>>>>> work with a few highly separated musical selections. DX reports
>>>>>>> appreciated!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Todd Skaine
>>>>>>> ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop
>>>>>>> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot
>>>>>>> Toyota car radio
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[IRCA] Beacon “NEED” 505 kHz

[Russ Johnson]

Hi,

Does anyone know anything about this beacon on 505 kHz?Transmitting
NEED on cw

73
Russ Johnson
Lexington NC
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Re: [IRCA] WWV and WWVH to stick around for just a little bit longer

[Russ Johnson]

Hi,

Before we close the WWV discussion, I wanted to share a personal story
about WWV.

The first house I grew up in was in Greenbelt, Maryland in the early 60’s.
This was right down the little two lane road from what would be the NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center and directly across the road from our house was
station WWV.  I mean right across the street.
The station manager and his family lived in an old house on the property
and I played with their kids from time to time.  I often walked up to the
WWV building.

Meanwhile, we had tremendous RFI from WWV in everything electronics.  It
got into our phones, radios, even my play Remco telephone set!   As a 4-5
year old, I listened to WWV on our Zenith radio.  I listened to the ticks
and the announcements at the the top of the minute”Eastern Standard
Time - 1:05 pm.”   I would listen to the broadcasts for long stretches of
time as I looked at the clock on the wall.   This is how I learned how to
tell time.  True story.

A few years later, after we moved to another town in Maryland, WWV
relocated to Colorado.

I think my radio hobby is the result of massive RF exposure from WWV as a
young child. : )

I can still see the building in my mind as clears as can be, with the white
WWV letters on the front.

73

Russ Johnson
Lexington NC

On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 3:49 PM R. Colin Newell 
wrote:

> Agreed - We should celebrate that we have what we have...
>
> Now back to the endless battle against the evil RFI! :-)
>
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 12:46 PM Lynn Hollerman via IRCA <
> irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] WWV and WWVH to stick around for just a little bit
> > longer
> > Guys...before this goes off on a tangent, remember to keep it DX
> > related
> >
> >
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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Loop comparisons / suggestions

[Russ Johnson]

Thanks a lot Guy.

My primary interest for the loop will be MW, so the Doxy wouldn’t be a good
fit.
My G5RV Is fine for the rather casual SW/amateur listening I tend to do.

Appreciate the info and video link!


On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 11:35 AM Guy Atkins  wrote:

> Hi Russ,
>
> I've owned the DoxyTronics loop that Paul mentioned, and also have compared
> it to my Wellbrook ALA1530LN Pro.
>
> The DoxyTronics is no longer sold under that name, but it still comes from
> an Ebay seller in Oregon who goes by the username "antennas4less". In his
> auctions he calls it a "SignalLoop HF-315".
>
> Like Paul I also found the DoxyTronics to cover a wider range than
> advertised but it doesn't even get close to covering medium wave. At times
> it was competitive with the Wellbrook on shortwave--mostly medium strength
> signals and above--but I found it to be in 2nd place on really weak DX. The
> big advantage of the Wellbrook for SDR radio users is its broadband
> coverage; the DoxyTronics loop needs tuning & repeaking every 5 kHz or so
> for best performance. If you are OK with shortwave only performance, and
> one signal at a time tuning, this ~130 loop is a really great buy. Plus, it
> knocks down for easy transportation to camping trips, DX outings, etc.
>
> I have seen some privately-shared lab measurements and test results of the
> W6LVP antenna. The two things I recall about it was noisy amplification
> compared to Wellbrook loops, and sensitivity variations across its
> frequency range. However, for the cost I would say the W6LVP is a pretty
> good value for the USA DXer, and it's made well...but so are the Wellbrook
> Loops. If you can afford Wellbrook loops they are certainly the top
> performing loops all around, and are worth the cost.
>
> For a weak signal medium wave comparison and video of two models of the
> Wellbrook loops, see this article:
>
> https://swling.com/blog/2015/11/guest-post-wellbrook-1530lnpro-vs-ala1530s-imperium-loop-antennas/
>
> 73,
>
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
>
>
>
>
> >
> > -- Forwarded message --
> > From: Russ Johnson 
> > To: nrc...@googlegroups.com, irca@hard-core-dx.com
> > Cc:
> > Bcc:
> > Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 10:36:16 -0400
> > Subject: [IRCA] Loop comparisons / suggestions
> >
> > Good Morning,
> >
> > I will likely be purchasing a magnetic loop this fall.  I wasn’t able to
> > find much on the web in terms of direct comparisons between the Wellbook
> > ALA1530LP,  W6LVP loop and DX Engineering RF-PRO-1B.
> >
> > Ability to withstand the weather is of prime importance.  While cost is
> > always a consideration, of equal importance are performance (of course),
> > durability, product support, ease of installation and use.
> >
> > I’d love to hear any thoughts, experiences and suggestions.
> >
> > Thank you ,
> >
> > Russ Johnson
> > Lexington NC
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [IRCA] Loop comparisons / suggestions

[Russ Johnson]

Thank you Steve.  That’s good to know. I have played around with LF from
time to time.

My MFJ experience over the years has been a bit mixed.

On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 12:16 PM Steve Ratzlaff 
wrote:

> In addition to the loops already mentioned, there's the MFJ 1888
> broadband amplified loop. I bought one some time back mainly just to see
> how well it worked at LF, which is my primary use for receive-only
> amplified loops. The MFJ loop does not work at LF despite the
> typographical claim in the ads in QST magazine claiming "reception to 50
> kHz" operation. In fact it loses gain even at the lower part of the AMBC
> band. It works OK at HF though still has less gain than the Wellbrook.
> Note too the W6LVP broadband amplified loop does not work at LF either,
> despite their claims, compared to the Wellbrook and RF Pro loops.
>
> 73,
>
> Steve AA7U
>
>
> On 8/26/2018 7:36 AM, Russ Johnson wrote:
> > Good Morning,
> >
> > I will likely be purchasing a magnetic loop this fall.  I wasn’t able to
> find much on the web in terms of direct comparisons between the Wellbook
> ALA1530LP,  W6LVP loop and DX Engineering RF-PRO-1B.
> >
> > Ability to withstand the weather is of prime importance.  While cost is
> always a consideration, of equal importance are performance (of course),
> durability, product support, ease of installation and use.
> >
> > I’d love to hear any thoughts, experiences and suggestions.
> >
> > Thank you ,
> >
> > Russ Johnson
> > Lexington NC
> >
> >
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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Loop comparisons / suggestions

[Russ Johnson]

Thank you Paul for your observations.
I’m primarily interested in MW.  How did it do therebased on your 3–15
MHz comment?   Thanks

On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 10:41 AM Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I should add, the antenna tuner on the Doxytronics loop has certianly made
> a difference when I used it. Unfortunately, i dont have my welbrook right
> now to compare  but with a preamp in line and the doxy's tuner, you
> still come up cheaper then a wellbrook... and id put the doxy up against
> the wellbrook any day
>
> On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 10:38 AM Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I had the Wellbrook and W6LVP.. the wellbrook was a bit mroe expensive
>> but better... tighter/sharper nulls.
>>
>> I also owned the Doxytronics loop tunes 3 to 15mhz, but will do a bit
>> higher... it actually has a built in tuner knob on it to further tune the
>> frequency in... its $130... had i known about this one before i bought
>> the wellbrook and w6lvp, i would have only bought the doxy.. it's a very
>> good value for what you pay and performance.   i plan on getting another
>> one soon.
>>
>> You can make the loop tune higher even better buy getting a longer length
>> of cable and looping it over itself.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 10:36 AM Russ Johnson 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Good Morning,
>>>
>>> I will likely be purchasing a magnetic loop this fall.  I wasn’t able to
>>> find much on the web in terms of direct comparisons between the Wellbook
>>> ALA1530LP,  W6LVP loop and DX Engineering RF-PRO-1B.
>>>
>>> Ability to withstand the weather is of prime importance.  While cost is
>>> always a consideration, of equal importance are performance (of course),
>>> durability, product support, ease of installation and use.
>>>
>>> I’d love to hear any thoughts, experiences and suggestions.
>>>
>>> Thank you ,
>>>
>>> Russ Johnson
>>> Lexington NC
>>>
>>>
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[IRCA] Loop comparisons / suggestions

[Russ Johnson]

Good Morning,

I will likely be purchasing a magnetic loop this fall.  I wasn’t able to find 
much on the web in terms of direct comparisons between the Wellbook ALA1530LP,  
W6LVP loop and DX Engineering RF-PRO-1B.

Ability to withstand the weather is of prime importance.  While cost is always 
a consideration, of equal importance are performance (of course), durability, 
product support, ease of installation and use.  

I’d love to hear any thoughts, experiences and suggestions. 

Thank you ,

Russ Johnson 
Lexington NC


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Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 6) Ultralight DU's for 8-5-- Yikes!

[Russ Johnson]

Thanks Nick. Your adventures are super interesting !

Russ 

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> On Aug 5, 2018, at 5:04 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> Local sunrise here now is about 6AM local, 1300UT, and peak conditions seem
> to occur about then, Russ.   We try to be set up at least an hour earlier
> than that, and shut down today was about 1330UT as the DX faded away.
> 
> We're mostly just a few minutes drive away from the site, so that part
> isn't too difficult.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
>> On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 8:17 PM, Russ Johnson  wrote:
>> 
>> What time (local time) do you depart from home, start dx’ing, end a typical
>> session?  Just curious
>> 
>> Russ Johnson
>> 
>> On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 4:12 PM Steve Ratzlaff 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks for posting that photo--it's fun to be able to see who's hearing
>>> stuff! Of course the trip accounts are always interesting to read,
>>> especially about the "squatter encounters".   :)
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 8/5/2018 8:11 AM, Gary DeBock wrote:
>>>>  Nick certainly brought the luck with him from Victoria as Tom,
>>> Craig and I had one of the most thrilling sessions ever at the Rockwork
>>> ocean cliff. The legendary weak station 585-Radio Ngati Porou (// 603)
>> was
>>> heard for the first time in 4 years, and Tom mentioned that he had never
>>> heard 531-More FM so loud. 585-7RN in Tasmania had a booming signal,
>> while
>>> Craig had so much choice DU-DX on his new "Baby FSL" that he seemed
>>> awestruck.
>>>> 
>>>>  As we drove up in total darkness at 1140 the "sleeping squatters"
>>> were once again out in force, so we needed to split up into two groups--
>>> Craig and I at Rockwork 6, and Tom and Nick at Rockwork 4. When the first
>>> FSL was set up on 531 kHz in total darkness at 1155 UTC there was already
>>> an S9+ signal from 531-PI, which astonished all of us. This was exactly
>> the
>>> same situation as in July of 2014, during the NZ-record (88 Kiwis)
>>> DXpedition with Chuck. This morning's session was every bit as good as
>>> during the Kiwi Record trip-- if not better. Every NZ station I tried for
>>> showed up, and the other three DXers seemed swamped with choice DX all
>> over
>>> the band. Even Craig was making out like a DU-DXing bandit with his 3.5
>>> inch Baby FSL, tracking down 531-More FM, 558-Fiji, 585-7RN, 936-Chinese
>>> Voice, etc. The session was definitely a thriller, and will surely be
>>> remembered for the ages!
>>>> 
>>>>  A photo of the four DXers together after the awesome session is
>>> posted at  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/1vvrv5cyfl7di16ba5sv3u7mkx1fke
>> qf
>>>> 
>>>> Full details to follow...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Gary DeBock (in Nehalem, OR)
>>>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 6) Ultralight DU's for 8-5-- Yikes!

[Russ Johnson]

What time (local time) do you depart from home, start dx’ing, end a typical
session?  Just curious

Russ Johnson

On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 4:12 PM Steve Ratzlaff 
wrote:

> Thanks for posting that photo--it's fun to be able to see who's hearing
> stuff! Of course the trip accounts are always interesting to read,
> especially about the "squatter encounters".   :)
>
> Steve
>
>
> On 8/5/2018 8:11 AM, Gary DeBock wrote:
> >   Nick certainly brought the luck with him from Victoria as Tom,
> Craig and I had one of the most thrilling sessions ever at the Rockwork
> ocean cliff. The legendary weak station 585-Radio Ngati Porou (// 603) was
> heard for the first time in 4 years, and Tom mentioned that he had never
> heard 531-More FM so loud. 585-7RN in Tasmania had a booming signal, while
> Craig had so much choice DU-DX on his new "Baby FSL" that he seemed
> awestruck.
> >
> >   As we drove up in total darkness at 1140 the "sleeping squatters"
> were once again out in force, so we needed to split up into two groups--
> Craig and I at Rockwork 6, and Tom and Nick at Rockwork 4. When the first
> FSL was set up on 531 kHz in total darkness at 1155 UTC there was already
> an S9+ signal from 531-PI, which astonished all of us. This was exactly the
> same situation as in July of 2014, during the NZ-record (88 Kiwis)
> DXpedition with Chuck. This morning's session was every bit as good as
> during the Kiwi Record trip-- if not better. Every NZ station I tried for
> showed up, and the other three DXers seemed swamped with choice DX all over
> the band. Even Craig was making out like a DU-DXing bandit with his 3.5
> inch Baby FSL, tracking down 531-More FM, 558-Fiji, 585-7RN, 936-Chinese
> Voice, etc. The session was definitely a thriller, and will surely be
> remembered for the ages!
> >
> >   A photo of the four DXers together after the awesome session is
> posted at  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/1vvrv5cyfl7di16ba5sv3u7mkx1fkeqf
> >
> > Full details to follow...
> >
> >
> > Gary DeBock (in Nehalem, OR)
> >
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Re: [IRCA] LINK FOR XHDATA D-808 PURCHASE

[Russ Johnson]

Really enjoying mine so far

The audio characteristics match my ears better than any radio have. 

The most annoying thing is that the kickstand is far too short. You can’t read 
display.  My easy solution was to clip a clothespin to the center of kickstand 
for additional length needed. Works great 

Russ Johnson 
Lexington NC



> On Jul 29, 2018, at 7:18 PM, Gary DeBock  wrote:
> 
> Thanks Craig,
> 
> Unfortunately that seller has never offered to ship the model to either the 
> USA or Canada, despite the fact that he will ship it to Mexico for free (go 
> figure?).
> 
> This is almost certainly related to the fact that a lot of the XHDATA D-808 
> circuitry was "reverse engineered" from the C.Crane Skywave SSB model, and 
> the company is reluctant to risk a copyright lawsuit by selling the model 
> openly in North America. The eBay seller offering the model at $112 tries to 
> avoid this issue by shipping through Israel-- and he is apparently doing a 
> booming business by coming up with this solution.
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 
> 
>> On July 29, 2018 at 3:19 PM C B  wrote:
>> 
>>This Ebay seller has a special on the XHData D-808 for a couple more days:
>> 
>> 
>>XHDATA D 808 Portable Digital Radio FM stereo/ SW / MW / LW SSB AIR RDS 
>> Multi Band Radio Speaker with LCD Display Alarm Clock-in Radio from Consumer 
>> Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group 
>> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tecsun-PL-398MP-2-2-Full-Band-Digital-Tuning-Stereo-Radio-Receiver-w-Stand-and-MP3/1504908567.html
>> 
>>$79.78
>>XHDATA D 808 Portable Digital Radio FM stereo/ SW / MW / LW SSB AIR RDS 
>> ...
>> 
>>Cheap radio fm stereo, Buy Quality fm stereo directly from China portable 
>> digital radio Suppliers: XHDATA D-808 ... 
>> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tecsun-PL-398MP-2-2-Full-Band-Digital-Tuning-Stereo-Radio-Receiver-w-Stand-and-MP3/1504908567.html
>> 
>> 
>>73,
>> 
>>Craig Barnes
>>Wheat Ridge, CO
>> 
>>On Sunday, July 29, 2018, 3:51:01 PM MDT, shaf...@earthlink.net 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/XHDATA-D-808-Portable-Digital-Radio-FM-stereo-SW-MW-LW-SSB-RDS-Air-Band-LCD/263589135532
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>I got mine here.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>Rick S., Rodanthe NC OBX FM25go
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>From: fpeconsult...@aol.com mailto:fpeconsult...@aol.com < 
>> fpeconsult...@aol.com mailto:fpeconsult...@aol.com >
>>Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 5:12 PM
>>To: Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net >
>>Cc: < shaf...@earthlink.net mailto:shaf...@earthlink.net > < 
>> shaf...@earthlink.net mailto:shaf...@earthlink.net >; America, Mailing < 
>> irca@hard-core-dx.com mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com >
>>Subject: Re: [nrc-am] XHDATA D-808-- The Summer Travel "Smoke Test"
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>Hello again & thx for the info on the loop stick vs the Select A Tenna..
>> 
>>I have heard that the lithium battery can't be shipped to the USA & is 
>> tough to obtain as well.
>> 
>>Does anyone know if this is the case?
>> 
>>Thx again
>> 
>>Rich
>> 
>> 
>>On Jul 29, 2018, at 0:31, Gary DeBock < d1028g...@comcast.net 
>> mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > mailto:d1028g...@comcast.net > > wrote:
>> 
>>Hello Rich,
>> 
>><<< I have been seeing a lot about this radio & am considering buying one 
>> - many posts mention a loop stick - my assumption is that this doesn't come 
>> with the radio & people build them. Can someone tell me if this is so & 
>> would using an old school Super Select-a-tenna give me similar results? >>>
>> 
>>Although the stock XHDATA D-808 model already provides good AM 
>> sensitivity with its 3 7/8" (97mm) loopstick, its performance can be 
>> dramatically boosted by replacing the stock loopstick with an 
>> externally-mounted 7.5" transplant. A photo of such an enhanced D-808 model 
>> is posted at https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/vk26lkhhu77q8buzuaido03fmy5s7xst
>> 
>>This 7.5" transplant loopstick is the same one used for "supercharging" 
>> the Tecsun PL-380 model, as described in the construction article posted at 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/file/du3sr5cd9thqvau/7.5inch-LS-PL380.doc/file 
>> http://www.mediafire.com/file/du3sr5cd9thqvau/7.5inch-LS-PL380.doc/file The 
>> enhanced D-8

Re: [IRCA] WWFD 820 Becomes First All-Digital AM Station

[Russ Johnson]

Thanks for the update Brett

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:31 AM Brett Saylor  wrote:

> 1500 WFED isn't on IBOC right now, and I don't recall it being on any time
> recently. According to Barry's site it's been off since 2007.
>
> I just checked my overnight recordings and 820 is solid IBOC hash from 815
> to 825 kHz, from sunset to sunrise. I can get around most IBOC noise by
> tuning the opposite LSB or USB but this covers the entire frequency. 820 is
> now pretty useless as a nighttime frequency. Frederick is 100 miles from
> here.
>
>
> Brett Saylor
> State College, PA
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Russ Johnson  wrote:
>
> > Let’s hope so.
> >
> > I was unimpressed even with HD FM coverage. Too many drop outs.
> >
> > Is 1500 in DC still iboc?
> >
> > Russ Johnson
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Jul 17, 2018, at 8:35 AM, Russ Edmunds  wrote:
> > >
> > > There will now be just digital hash where the AM signal would have
> been..
> > > But the rush into this ignores some important points -
> > >
> > > 1. How many car radios are capable of receiving these transmissions ?
> My
> > > understanding was that carmakers were reducing, not increasing the HD
> > > capability as standard equipment because it hadn't caught on.
> > > 2. How many listeners are driven off by the low range AM signal - which
> > > will continue and perhaps be worse - and not by analog
> > > 3. How many people actually listen on AM anyway and would this change
> > them ?
> > >
> > > I predict this adventure will fail.
> > >
> > >
> > > Russ Edmunds
> > > 15 mi NW Phila
> > > Grid FN20id
> > > 
> > >
> > > AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (3) barefoot w/whip
> > > FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
> > > Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4); Sony XDRS3HD;
> > > modified Sony ICF2010's (2) w/APS9B @ 15';
> > > modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 9:37 PM, Les Rayburn 
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Here’s some news that I’m not sure how to feel about:
> > >>
> > >> https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n35675
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 73,
> > >>
> > >> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> > >> 121 Mayfair Park
> > >> Maylene, AL 35114
> > >> EM63nf
> > >>
> > >> Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
> > >>
> > >> Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR
> Guy
> > >> Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders,
> > Korner
> > >> 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum
> > >> Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active
> > Whip.
> > >>
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> > >>
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Re: [IRCA] WWFD 820 Becomes First All-Digital AM Station

[Russ Johnson]

Let’s hope so. 

I was unimpressed even with HD FM coverage. Too many drop outs. 

Is 1500 in DC still iboc?

Russ Johnson 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 17, 2018, at 8:35 AM, Russ Edmunds  wrote:
> 
> There will now be just digital hash where the AM signal would have been.
> But the rush into this ignores some important points -
> 
> 1. How many car radios are capable of receiving these transmissions ? My
> understanding was that carmakers were reducing, not increasing the HD
> capability as standard equipment because it hadn't caught on.
> 2. How many listeners are driven off by the low range AM signal - which
> will continue and perhaps be worse - and not by analog
> 3. How many people actually listen on AM anyway and would this change them ?
> 
> I predict this adventure will fail.
> 
> 
> Russ Edmunds
> 15 mi NW Phila
> Grid FN20id
> 
> 
> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (3) barefoot w/whip
> FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
> Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4); Sony XDRS3HD;
> modified Sony ICF2010's (2) w/APS9B @ 15';
> modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 9:37 PM, Les Rayburn  wrote:
>> 
>> Here’s some news that I’m not sure how to feel about:
>> 
>> https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n35675
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>> 121 Mayfair Park
>> Maylene, AL 35114
>> EM63nf
>> 
>> Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
>> 
>> Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy
>> Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner
>> 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum
>> Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip.
>> 
>> “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”
>> 
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[IRCA] Grundig Sat 700 repair

[Russ Johnson]

Hi,

Does anyone know of someone who could repair a Grundig Sat 700?  It has stopped 
working on FM.  MW and SW working ok.  Any help appreciated. 

Thanks -
Russ Johnson 
Lexington NC


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Re: [IRCA] YAHOOOOOO…NEW STATE # 48 on AM-BCB This morning!!

[Russ Johnson]

Thank you!!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 18, 2018, at 4:32 PM, Bill Whitacre <b...@his.com> wrote:
> 
> MM = Monday Mornings when stations used to s/off and do ‘testing.’  Back in 
> the day you never knew exactly what you’d find - listen for test tones and 
> hope that an ID came.  It’s also the time CPCs were often scheduled.  CPC = 
> courtesy program committee who would coordinate with broadcasters to do tests 
> for MW clubs or at least give advance notice of their PoP - proof of 
> performance that used to be carried out on MMs.
> 
> Great fun!
> 
> —
> 
>> On Jan 18, 2018, at 4:24 PM, Russ Johnson <radiok...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> For us old guys who weren’t in the hobby thencan you give brief
>> explanation of MM?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Russ J
>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 4:21 PM Bill Whitacre <b...@his.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I did MMs and the ‘CPC trail’ for a few years back in the early/mid-70’s
>>> from Lansing, MI with a Worcester loop in the BASEMENT on a Hallicrafters
>>> SX-96 with a digital frequency display I made.
>>> 
>>> Man, that was fun!  I had no idea until I came back to the hobby in 2009
>>> how much ‘fun’ it was!
>>> 
>>> Oh and sunset was a riot!  I used to sit on 1580 after our ‘local’ WRBJ in
>>> St. Johns, MI signed off and get a new station every 15 minutes many
>>> nights!  One night I got all the way to Ceres, CA!
>>> 
>>> Enough time travel.  Back to figuring out when I can retire!  ;-)
>>> 
>>> Yay for ‘old guys’ and ‘old days!'
>>> 
>>> —
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 18, 2018, at 3:54 PM, Neil Kazaross <neilka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> MM's were fun, but I was too young to get into the heyday! I do recall
>>> from
>>>> Narragansett RI in the late 70's in July when almost the entire country
>>> was
>>>> in a heat wave. I'd spent much of the MM DXing on my phased Bevs aimed
>>> SSW
>>>> but before going to bed, I switched over to the Sanserino Loop. WBAL 1090
>>>> was off and their was no Ontario stn then. Hmm...NBC nx and a wx report
>>> for
>>>> high's in the 70's aimed WNW from me. This had to be Montana and a phone
>>>> call the next day confirmed that it was.
>>>> 
>>>> 73 KAZ
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Russ Edmunds <wb2...@bcdx.us> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> You don't always realize until much later how good conditions were in
>>> the
>>>>> past.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> In addition to AK, I also logged OR ( KYMN-1520 on a DX Test ) MT (3),
>>> ND
>>>>> ( 2) WA ( 1 ), NM ( 1 ), and ID ( KBOI on both 950 and 670 ), all from
>>>>> Syracuse, and all with fairly marginal equipment and antenna. I did have
>>>>> elevation though.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> But that was also back in the days of not a lot of NSP'ers and lots of
>>> MM
>>>>> SP's ( 1964-67 ).
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Russ Edmunds
>>>>> 
>>>>> WB2BJH
>>>>> 
>>>>> Blue Bell, PA
>>>>> 
>>>>> Grid FN20id
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Robert Ross <
>>>>> va...@rogers.com>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 3:18:41 PM
>>>>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>>>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] YAHOO…NEW STATE # 48 on AM-BCB This morning!!
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 2018-01-18, at 2:41 PM, Neil Kazaross wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Robb KBOI via sunset skip thru WSCR would be a good shot. Best up
>>> coming
>>>>>> time would be early Feb. I wouldn't hold my breath for KGEM as the cx
>>> to
>>>>>> bring that in via SSS also probably have Alberta QRM. KGEM has been
>>> heard
>>>>>> here only a couple of times.  73 KAZ 55 km NW of Chicago
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for the tips Kaz……I'm gonna keep trying, right place and right
>>> time
>>>>> should bring it in…….
>>>>> 
>>>>> 73…ROB VA3SW
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rober

Re: [IRCA] YAHOOOOOO…NEW STATE # 48 on AM-BCB This morning!!

[Russ Johnson]

For us old guys who weren’t in the hobby thencan you give brief
explanation of MM?

Thanks!
Russ J

On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 4:21 PM Bill Whitacre  wrote:

> I did MMs and the ‘CPC trail’ for a few years back in the early/mid-70’s
> from Lansing, MI with a Worcester loop in the BASEMENT on a Hallicrafters
> SX-96 with a digital frequency display I made.
>
> Man, that was fun!  I had no idea until I came back to the hobby in 2009
> how much ‘fun’ it was!
>
> Oh and sunset was a riot!  I used to sit on 1580 after our ‘local’ WRBJ in
> St. Johns, MI signed off and get a new station every 15 minutes many
> nights!  One night I got all the way to Ceres, CA!
>
> Enough time travel.  Back to figuring out when I can retire!  ;-)
>
> Yay for ‘old guys’ and ‘old days!'
>
> —
>
> > On Jan 18, 2018, at 3:54 PM, Neil Kazaross  wrote:
> >
> > MM's were fun, but I was too young to get into the heyday! I do recall
> from
> > Narragansett RI in the late 70's in July when almost the entire country
> was
> > in a heat wave. I'd spent much of the MM DXing on my phased Bevs aimed
> SSW
> > but before going to bed, I switched over to the Sanserino Loop. WBAL 1090
> > was off and their was no Ontario stn then. Hmm...NBC nx and a wx report
> for
> > high's in the 70's aimed WNW from me. This had to be Montana and a phone
> > call the next day confirmed that it was.
> >
> > 73 KAZ
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Russ Edmunds  wrote:
> >
> >> You don't always realize until much later how good conditions were in
> the
> >> past.
> >>
> >>
> >> In addition to AK, I also logged OR ( KYMN-1520 on a DX Test ) MT (3),
> ND
> >> ( 2) WA ( 1 ), NM ( 1 ), and ID ( KBOI on both 950 and 670 ), all from
> >> Syracuse, and all with fairly marginal equipment and antenna. I did have
> >> elevation though.
> >>
> >>
> >> But that was also back in the days of not a lot of NSP'ers and lots of
> MM
> >> SP's ( 1964-67 ).
> >>
> >>
> >> Russ Edmunds
> >>
> >> WB2BJH
> >>
> >> Blue Bell, PA
> >>
> >> Grid FN20id
> >>
> >> 
> >> From: IRCA  on behalf of Robert Ross <
> >> va...@rogers.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 3:18:41 PM
> >> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] YAHOO…NEW STATE # 48 on AM-BCB This morning!!
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2018-01-18, at 2:41 PM, Neil Kazaross wrote:
> >>
> >>> Robb KBOI via sunset skip thru WSCR would be a good shot. Best up
> coming
> >>> time would be early Feb. I wouldn't hold my breath for KGEM as the cx
> to
> >>> bring that in via SSS also probably have Alberta QRM. KGEM has been
> heard
> >>> here only a couple of times.  73 KAZ 55 km NW of Chicago
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for the tips Kaz……I'm gonna keep trying, right place and right
> time
> >> should bring it in…….
> >>
> >> 73…ROB VA3SW
> >>
> >> Robert S. Ross
> >> London, Ontario CANADA
> >>
> >>
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Re: [IRCA] C.Crane CC Skywave SSB Radio

[Russ Johnson]

Reply from C Crane which I don’t fully understand

Thank you for your inquiry. The SSB shipment arrived to us today as
scheduled. As long as the radios pass our Quality Control they will ship to
our customers on Monday, 12/18/17. At this time our website is showing the
due date of a future shipment. I apologize for the confusion.

If you have additional questions or we can be of further assistance please
email or call our toll free number.

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 7:39 PM R. Colin Newell 
wrote:

> ... Anything good is worth waiting for? ... :-)
>
> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Paul A. Steckler 
> wrote:
>
> > Wow!
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [IRCA] C.Crane CC Skywave SSB Radio

[Russ Johnson]

C Crane is showing a ship after June 2018 for this in their website !!!  What 
in the world...?





> On Nov 26, 2017, at 1:15 PM, Dennis Gibson  wrote:
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Re: [IRCA] WBZ rollbacks

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I will check mine to see if BZ is on there. I was just assuming..

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 4:20 PM Eric Floden <eric.f99...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Russ.  I do have a pair of these
>
>
> https://www.ccrane.com/item/rad_wifi_ccradio_n/102104/cc_wifi_internet_radio
>
> but they use reciva, which will not show WBZ.  Next time I buy I'll try a
> Grace . . .
>
> thanks again
>
> EricF
>
> On 19 November 2017 at 13:15, Russ Johnson <radiok...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Eric
> >
> > Consider getting an Internet radio like the Grace Mondo. I have two of
> them
> > and absolutely love them. One of my best purchases ever.   For
> programming
> > listening, it’s a godsend.
> >
> > Russ Johnson
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 4:13 PM Scott Fybush <sc...@fybush.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Paul seems to have a burr up his behind about "cranky old DXers," and a
> > > reflexive desire to create enemies where none really exist, which makes
> > > me wonder why he's even still on this list. I've defended him over the
> > > years, for some reason, but I'm pretty much done. This community is too
> > > small to not try to get along with people whenever possible.
> > >
> > > s
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/19/2017 4:09 PM, Eric Floden wrote:
> > > > Your comments mirror my experience.  I enjoy listening to WBZ over
> the
> > > air
> > > > when I am in eastern Ontario*, but for a couple of years now I have
> > been
> > > > unable to listen on-line.  (Their overnight show week days is very
> > good I
> > > > think.)
> > > >
> > > > If I learn a way to listen via streaming, I'll be happy.
> > > >
> > > > And if snide comments are reduced, I will also be happy.
> > > >
> > > > EricF
> > > > Vancouver
> > > >
> > > > * Ottawa, Golden Lake
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 19 November 2017 at 12:33, Saul Chernos <sau...@sympatico.ca>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Actually, a US station online via iHeart means NOT available online
> -
> > > from
> > > >> Canada. Just a few scant miles north of Warren Pa, WBZ would appear
> to
> > > not
> > > >> be
> > > >> available online. Now, I would happily be proven wrong - can anyone
> > > point
> > > >> me to
> > > >> a way where, for free, my Canadian computer could mimic a US-based
> > > >> computer to
> > > >> effectively produce a US-based IP address?
> > > >>
> > > >> Saul
> > > >>
> > > >> Burnt River ON
> > > >>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  -- Original Message --
> > > >>>  From: "R. Colin Newell" <coffeecan...@gmail.com>
> > > >>>  Date: November 18, 2017 at 8:49 PM
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  Whoa. A little more polite and subtle next time - radio can be
> > an
> > > >> inexact
> > > >>> science.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  > On Nov 18, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> > > >>>  >
> > > >>>  > Wrong.
> > > >>>  >
> > > >>>  > They haven’t stopped streaming. It’s avaioable on
> > > iHeartRadio.com
> > > >> and
> > > >>>  > the
> > > >>>  > iheart radio
> > > >>>  >
> > > >>>  > Check your facts first before posting
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Re: [IRCA] WBZ rollbacks

[Russ Johnson]

Eric

Consider getting an Internet radio like the Grace Mondo. I have two of them
and absolutely love them. One of my best purchases ever.   For programming
listening, it’s a godsend.

Russ Johnson

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 4:13 PM Scott Fybush <sc...@fybush.com> wrote:

> Paul seems to have a burr up his behind about "cranky old DXers," and a
> reflexive desire to create enemies where none really exist, which makes
> me wonder why he's even still on this list. I've defended him over the
> years, for some reason, but I'm pretty much done. This community is too
> small to not try to get along with people whenever possible.
>
> s
>
>
>
> On 11/19/2017 4:09 PM, Eric Floden wrote:
> > Your comments mirror my experience.  I enjoy listening to WBZ over the
> air
> > when I am in eastern Ontario*, but for a couple of years now I have been
> > unable to listen on-line.  (Their overnight show week days is very good I
> > think.)
> >
> > If I learn a way to listen via streaming, I'll be happy.
> >
> > And if snide comments are reduced, I will also be happy.
> >
> > EricF
> > Vancouver
> >
> > * Ottawa, Golden Lake
> >
> >
> >
> > On 19 November 2017 at 12:33, Saul Chernos <sau...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Actually, a US station online via iHeart means NOT available online -
> from
> >> Canada. Just a few scant miles north of Warren Pa, WBZ would appear to
> not
> >> be
> >> available online. Now, I would happily be proven wrong - can anyone
> point
> >> me to
> >> a way where, for free, my Canadian computer could mimic a US-based
> >> computer to
> >> effectively produce a US-based IP address?
> >>
> >> Saul
> >>
> >> Burnt River ON
> >>
> >>>
> >>>  -- Original Message --
> >>>  From: "R. Colin Newell" <coffeecan...@gmail.com>
> >>>  Date: November 18, 2017 at 8:49 PM
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  Whoa. A little more polite and subtle next time - radio can be an
> >> inexact
> >>> science.
> >>>
> >>>  Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
> >>>
> >>>  > On Nov 18, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> >>>  >
> >>>  > Wrong.
> >>>  >
> >>>  > They haven’t stopped streaming. It’s avaioable on
> iHeartRadio.com
> >> and
> >>>  > the
> >>>  > iheart radio
> >>>  >
> >>>  > Check your facts first before posting
> >>>  >
> >>>  > Paul
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Re: [IRCA] New CC Skywave SSB Model is Unchanged on MW Band

[Russ Johnson]

Much better!!!

On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 6:46 AM Rob Keeney <rkeeney...@gmail.com> wrote:

> According to the owners manual, the unit has SSB fine tuning to 10Hz.
>
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 6:30 AM, Russ Johnson <radiok...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 1 kHz resolution?  No SSB on MW?
> >  In baseball terms that’s a “swing and a miss!”
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 3:05 AM <d1028g...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > For those of you wondering if you should purchase the new CC Skywave
> SSB
> > > Model (with the sky-high price of $169.99, temporarily being offered at
> > > $149.99), please be advised that the new SSB capability is for the SW
> > bands
> > > only. Anyone purchasing this model hoping to use it to check
> transoceanic
> > > DX carrier strength on the MW bands is going to be disappointed.
> > >
> > > During ocean cliff MW-DXpeditions an SSB spotting receiver is a very
> > > effective tool to keep track of emerging DU-DX targets for Ultralight
> > radio
> > > and FSL antenna reception, and until now "Supercharged" ICF-2010
> > portables
> > > have been used for this purpose. I was curious whether the new CC
> Skywave
> > > SSB model might be able to perform this function, but upon reviewing
> > > C.Crane's operating manual for the model it was clear that the SSB
> > function
> > > is only for the SW band
> > > https://www.ccrane.com/files/manual/RAD_CCRADIO_SKYWSSB/CC%
> > 20Skywave%20SSB%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf
> > >
> > > Because of the high price of the new model C.Crane may find it a
> > challenge
> > > to sell these radios at the $169.99 list price, and until someone
> writes
> > a
> > > review I'm kind of curious how effective the SSB function will be on SW
> > > without greater frequency resolution than the 1 kHz steps provided my
> the
> > > main tuning control (although not curious enough to pay $149.99 plus
> > > shipping to find out).
> > >
> > > 73 and Good DX,
> > > Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > >
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Re: [IRCA] New CC Skywave SSB Model is Unchanged on MW Band

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1 kHz resolution?  No SSB on MW?
 In baseball terms that’s a “swing and a miss!”

On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 3:05 AM  wrote:

> For those of you wondering if you should purchase the new CC Skywave SSB
> Model (with the sky-high price of $169.99, temporarily being offered at
> $149.99), please be advised that the new SSB capability is for the SW bands
> only. Anyone purchasing this model hoping to use it to check transoceanic
> DX carrier strength on the MW bands is going to be disappointed.
>
> During ocean cliff MW-DXpeditions an SSB spotting receiver is a very
> effective tool to keep track of emerging DU-DX targets for Ultralight radio
> and FSL antenna reception, and until now "Supercharged" ICF-2010 portables
> have been used for this purpose. I was curious whether the new CC Skywave
> SSB model might be able to perform this function, but upon reviewing
> C.Crane's operating manual for the model it was clear that the SSB function
> is only for the SW band
> https://www.ccrane.com/files/manual/RAD_CCRADIO_SKYWSSB/CC%20Skywave%20SSB%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf
>
> Because of the high price of the new model C.Crane may find it a challenge
> to sell these radios at the $169.99 list price, and until someone writes a
> review I'm kind of curious how effective the SSB function will be on SW
> without greater frequency resolution than the 1 kHz steps provided my the
> main tuning control (although not curious enough to pay $149.99 plus
> shipping to find out).
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>
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Re: [IRCA] Cloud storage of SDR recordings

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I don't SDR yet but my rule of thumb for cloud storage is: unless you are
okay with everyone in the world potentially having access to what you store
there at some point , don't. I don't trust on-line security at any
organization/company. Loss of MW recordings or access by others wouldn't
fall into a "critical category" for me.

On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 9:58 AM Mark Pettifor  wrote:

> 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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Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Loop comparison

[Russ Johnson]

Andrew 

Thank you so much for your detailed and quick reply.  This will help me a lot 
in figuring out which way to go. 

73
Russ Johnson 

> On Nov 10, 2017, at 2:43 PM, Andrew Ikin <andrew.i...@btconnect.com> wrote:
> 
> Russ,
> 
> In answer to your question; the Head Amp. on both loops are identical. 
> Therefore, in theory both loops will deliver the same signal to noise ratio 
> when used in  a low noise environment, providing that the receiver noise 
> figure is less than 10dB.
> 
> However, receivers with a less than 10dB noise figure are not very common; 
> 14/15dB NF receivers are more prevalent, especially with SDRs. Therefore, the 
> LNP version has an 8/9dB  low noise push-pull Norton amplifier integrated 
> into the Antenna Interface ( Bias Tee) to reduce the receiver NF.
> 
> The near $100.00 price difference is due to the added complexity of the 
> Norton amp. and the additional time to manufacture it.
> 
> Now for the $64,000 question. Would the average listener notice any 
> difference without watching the S meter. The answer is not many. However, too 
> many listeners take too much notice of the S meter and may prefer a higher 
> gain together with an improvement receiver AGC.
> 
> Also the LN version may be a better option with its lower gain when used in 
> the service area of high power AM band Tx.
> 
> 73
> 
> Andrew Ikin
> 
> Wellbrook Communications
> 
> -Original Message- From: Russ Johnson
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 1:16 PM
> To: nrc...@googlegroups.com ; irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: [IRCA] Wellbrook Loop comparison
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Wondering if anyone has used both the ALA1530LNP and ALA1530LN.
> 
> As best I can tell, the LNP is active and LN passive. About $100 difference.
> 
> Would be interested in any comments about user experience and any opinions on 
> if there is significant performance difference between the two.
> 
> I have a slight bias for "simpler/less electronics" but would give that up 
> for significantly better performance.
> 
> Any comments/feedback really appreciated!
> 
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[IRCA] Wellbrook Loop comparison

[Russ Johnson]

Hi,

Wondering if anyone has used both the ALA1530LNP and ALA1530LN. 

As best I can tell, the LNP is active and LN passive. About $100 difference. 

Would be interested in any comments about user experience and any opinions on 
if there is significant performance difference between the two. 

I have a slight bias for "simpler/less electronics" but would give that up for 
significantly better performance. 

Any comments/feedback really appreciated!

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Re: [IRCA] Old school logging

[Russ Johnson]

ted all of my logs for AM, FM, & LW to Access databases a few
> > years
> > > ago ( previously they'd been in Excel). I use Access because it's a
> > > database where I can generate any sort of output file in terms of
> > selection
> > > or sort. I don't use a paper backup, rather I regularly update 2 backup
> > > copies contained on memory sticks, one of which is stored offsite.
> > >
> > >
> > > Russ Edmunds
> > > 15 mi NW Phila
> > > Grid FN20id
> > > <wb2...@gmail.com>
> > >
> > > AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (3) barefoot w/whip
> > > FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
> > > Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4); Sony XDRS3HD;
> > > modified Sony ICF2010's (2) w/APS9B @ 15';
> > > modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Russ Johnson <radiok...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I do.
> > >>
> > >> I handwrite in a paper log (I use an ARRL ham radio logbook and modify
> > the
> > >> columns).  Then transfer to excel spreadsheet when convenient.
> > >> Periodically back it up to an external hard drive.
> > >>
> > >> I can't think of any "logging power" one would need beyond what you
> can
> > do
> > >> in a spreadsheet.  At least not for me.
> > >>
> > >> Russ Johnson
> > >> Lexington NC
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:50 PM Mike Sanburn <mikesanb...@hotmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I have often wondered how many DXers use Excel spreadsheet as an AM
> > radio
> > >>> log? It is always a good idea to keep things backed up with some old
> > >> school
> > >>> hard copy, ie paper. How many official logging software brands do we
> > know
> > >>> of know?  ms
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my iPod
> > >>>
> > >>>> On Oct 8, 2017, at 5:16 PM, Martin Foltz <martinfo...@cox.net>
> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Mark,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I write details in a Composition book for what I hear daily.
> > >>>> My log is a Microsoft Excel file that I have developed over time. It
> > >> has
> > >>> several tabs. The main log tab has all the usual columns for
> frequency,
> > >>> calls, city, state, format, etc. Another tab is statistics that
> > >>> automatically counts how many stations heard in each state and
> > province.
> > >>> Other tabs are to track my reception reports and veries.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Martin Foltz
> > >>>> Mission Viejo CA
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 23:01:56 -0400
> > >>>>> From: Mark Pettifor <m...@spacetubes.com>
> > >>>>> To: IRCA List <irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> > >>>>> Subject: [IRCA] Old school logging
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> 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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Re: [IRCA] Old school logging

[Russ Johnson]

I do.

I handwrite in a paper log (I use an ARRL ham radio logbook and modify the
columns).  Then transfer to excel spreadsheet when convenient.
Periodically back it up to an external hard drive.

I can't think of any "logging power" one would need beyond what you can do
in a spreadsheet.  At least not for me.

Russ Johnson
Lexington NC

On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:50 PM Mike Sanburn <mikesanb...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have often wondered how many DXers use Excel spreadsheet as an AM radio
> log? It is always a good idea to keep things backed up with some old school
> hard copy, ie paper. How many official logging software brands do we know
> of know?  ms
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> > On Oct 8, 2017, at 5:16 PM, Martin Foltz <martinfo...@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > Mark,
> >
> > I write details in a Composition book for what I hear daily.
> > My log is a Microsoft Excel file that I have developed over time. It has
> several tabs. The main log tab has all the usual columns for frequency,
> calls, city, state, format, etc. Another tab is statistics that
> automatically counts how many stations heard in each state and province.
> Other tabs are to track my reception reports and veries.
> >
> > Martin Foltz
> > Mission Viejo CA
> >
> >> Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 23:01:56 -0400
> >> From: Mark Pettifor <m...@spacetubes.com>
> >> To: IRCA List <irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> >> Subject: [IRCA] Old school logging
> >>
> >> 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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Re: [IRCA] Ultralight "poll" / question

[Russ Johnson]

Thanks for insight Gary

> On Oct 5, 2016, at 10:49 PM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:
> 
> <<< For those of you who ultralight, if you could only keep one model for 
> your 
> dx work (with just the stock barefoot antenna) ... which one would it be 
> and why? Your go-to radio. >>> 
> 
> Yikes, what's a stock barefoot antenna?? 
> 
> Seriously, my choice would probably be the new C.Crane Skywave, which has a 
> slight edge over the Tecsun PL-380 model in both MW sensitivity and 1 kHz DSP 
> audio intelligibility. But this is strictly from the perspective of a 
> hard-core transoceanic DXer, who has probably violated more radio warranties 
> than anybody else on the planet. I can understand the thrill of chasing DX 
> with a stock, unmodified Ultralight, but if you have gained a dubious 
> reputation by transplanting huge loopsticks and FSL antennas into innocent 
> pocket radios (with the contagious craze even spreading to places like 
> Japan), it's tough to go back to square one. 
> 
> If I were a sane domestic DXer I would probably go for something like the new 
> Eton Traveler III (which despite its quirks is a very capable receiver, 
> unless you chase 9 kHz splits) or the Sony SFR-T615 (of which I have just as 
> many as Rob Ross). For those on the list who have yet to be infected by the 
> Ultralight craze, the most recent full review of all the latest pocket radio 
> models is posted at 
> http://www.mediafire.com/file/2f7c04v3jgw9yb6/2015_Ultralight_Radio_Shootout_Review-4.doc
>  
> 
> 73 and Good DX, 
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
> 
> 
> - Original Message -
> 
> From: "Russ Johnson" <radiok...@gmail.com> 
> To: a...@nrcdxas.org, "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
> America" <irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 4:40:45 PM 
> Subject: [IRCA] Ultralight "poll" / question 
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> For those of you who ultralight, if you could only keep one model for your 
> dx work (with just the stock barefoot antenna) ... which one would it be 
> and why? Your go-to radio. 
> 
> Curious what people think as DX season cranks up. 
> 
> Thanks 73 
> Russ Johnson 
> Lexington NC 
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Re: [IRCA] Ultralight \"poll\" / question

[Russ Johnson]

Thanx Russ E

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Russ Edmunds <wb2...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Tecsun PL-310. Keypad plus conventional tuning, external FM antenna input.
>
> Russ Edmunds
> 15 mi NW Phila
> Grid FN20id
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>
> 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 Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 8:20 PM, Russ Johnson <radiok...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Richard
> >
> > On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Richard N Allen <richa...@perryisp.net
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I would most likely choose a Tecsun PL-606.  The only difference
> between
> > > it and the slightly larger PL-310 is it doesn't have a keypad allowing
> > for
> > > direct entry of a frequency.  I've had success with both at hearing
> > > transoceanic signals.
> > >
> > > Another good candidate is the C Crane Skywave.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Richard Allen.
> > >
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Re: [IRCA] Ultralight \"poll\" / question

[Russ Johnson]

Thanks Richard

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Richard N Allen 
wrote:

> I would most likely choose a Tecsun PL-606.  The only difference between
> it and the slightly larger PL-310 is it doesn't have a keypad allowing for
> direct entry of a frequency.  I've had success with both at hearing
> transoceanic signals.
>
> Another good candidate is the C Crane Skywave.
>
> I hope this helps.
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Re: [IRCA] Ultralight "poll" / question

[Russ Johnson]

Thank you Colin !

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, R. Colin Newell 
wrote:

> It's a tie!
>
> The DEBOCK Modified *TECSUN PL-380*
>
> Or the
>
> DEBOCK Modified *Eton E100*
>
> Both are Hawaii tested!
>
>
>
>
>> >
>> > For those of you who ultralight, if you could only keep one model  for
>> your dx work (with just the stock barefoot antenna) ... which one would it
>> be and why? Your go-to radio.
>> >
>> > Curious what people think as DX season cranks up.
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] Ultralight "poll" / question

[Russ Johnson]

Excellentothers?  Thank you Les

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Les Rayburn <l...@highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> Russ,
>
> I’m already violating the terms you put out there. But here goes:
>
> 1.) The Sangean PR-D5 (Not really ultralight, but portable for sure.)
>
> 2.) My pocket-sized Sony SRF-T615
>
> The SRF-T615 for me is the pure sense of what an “ultralight” really is.
> Sure you can modify a lot of small radios, and add massive unwieldy
> antennas that will pull in great DX. But they’re hardly ultralight.
>
> The SRF-T615 is not just pocket-sized, it’s almost invisible and yet pulls
> in great DX on the AM band. It’s selective, and very sensitive. I listen to
> mine every night while walking the dogs, and consistently log new stations
> while doing so. It’s hard to find here, and expensive—but a wonder.
>
> For those of us who don’t live on the coasts, performance in logging
> domestic stations is key. That’s a very different challenge than logging
> odd-frequency splits.
>
> 73,
>
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>
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> Hi,
>
> For those of you who ultralight, if you could only keep one model  for
> your dx work (with just the stock barefoot antenna) ... which one would it
> be and why? Your go-to radio.
>
> Curious what people think as DX season cranks up.
>
> Thanks 73
> Russ Johnson
> Lexington NC
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[IRCA] Ultralight "poll" / question

[Russ Johnson]

Hi,

For those of you who ultralight, if you could only keep one model  for your
dx work (with just the stock barefoot antenna) ... which one would it be
and why? Your go-to radio.

Curious what people think as DX season cranks up.

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Re: [IRCA] "Science Fiction PL-380"-- Pest Control Version

[Russ Johnson]

Dittos. Such fantastic work Gary.

One super minor suggestion. The part number on the Ace Hardware level could
be helpful in case a local store might need to order and maybe a shot of
what it looks like "on the shelf"

Amazing work and attention to detail

73
Russ Johnson K3Pi

On Saturday, January 23, 2016, Kraig <kr...@kg4lac.com> wrote:

> Gary,
>  This, to me, is absolutely fantastic. Even if I never build the FSL I
> still appreciate reading and learning.
>
>  Thank you.
>
> 73,
>
> Kraig, KG4LAC
>
> On 1/23/2016 8:40 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>The first of the new hard-wired FSL models specifically designed to
>> have an unusually sharp nulling capability is now a reality. With a "short
>> and stubby" FSL design that emphasizes symmetry, isolation and a tidy RF
>> reception pattern, this model can put all of my semi-locals (Seattle and
>> Tacoma) down in the noise-- and even receive a few competing stations on
>> their fundamental frequencies. Using 22 of the commonly available Russian
>> surplus 62mm x 12mm x 4mm bars, this model is one of the "spinoff" versions
>> of the 3" Bar FSL PL-380 model (for which the 15-page "Heathkit-like"
>> construction article was posted at
>> http://www.mediafire.com/view/w0gcek56f6aq7kr/3_Inch_FSL_Tecsun_PL.doc
>> ), and has an FSL "sensitivity score" (coil diameter x ferrite length) of
>> 264-- pretty close to the 300 point score of the article version (with
>> 100mm ferrite bars). The advantage of this model is that there is a huge
>> supply of the Russian surplus 62mm ferrite bars, currently sold on eBay by
>> two
>>
> different sellers. You can get 20 of them for $13-- including shipping
> from Lithuania.
>
>>Construction of this model is identical to the article version, except
>> for the FSL construction (which may be added as an addendum). All of the
>> construction parts are readily available, also. Unless you live practically
>> next door to a local pest, this "pest control" model should cut your
>> offenders way down to size. A photo of the new model is posted at
>> https://app.box.com/s/5r95oxc9v24vm9hbpe2w1g800lbt4d3b
>>73 and Good DX,
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[IRCA] Recording device question

[Russ Johnson]

Does anyone know if there are any stand alone digital recording devices
that can be placed in stand-by mode and then begin recording  when audio is
sent via line-inthen stop recording when audio cuts offreturn to
standby awaiting next "session."

Is anyone aware of something like this for unattended recording? Looking
for something relatively portable where I don't have to use a computer.

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[IRCA] Interference source- LED bulb

[Russ Johnson]

I have been plagued by nasty harsh "line noise" type interference for past 
couple of months . I finally decided to see if something in the house was 
causing it. 

I found it pretty quickly. It was an LED lightbulb that must be going bad. I 
have 2 of them in ceiling fan. 

I was amazed at how much hash this thing threw out and how much distance it 
covered. It was picked up even by external antenna (inverted vee). 

I got the LED bulbs as I thought they would be radio friendly. The other one is 
quiet, so something must be going wrong in the offending bulb. 

If you are using these and have mystery hash interference in the AM band, you 
might check them. 

Mine was a Utilitech LA190M. A 7.5 watt bulb that replaced 60 watt 
incandescent. From Lowes. Probably 2 years of use.   FYI 

Russ Johnson
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: New Heathkit kits

[Russ Johnson]

Thanks for sharing. Interesting. Do you think this is a finished prototype?  
The lack of any frequency markings seems odd. Cool overall look. 

73 Russ J

> On Oct 8, 2015, at 1:53 PM, Dennis Gibson  wrote:
> 
> This is off topic but I think will be of interest to some of you. About three 
> years ago I heard about the formation of a new Heathkit company. I filled out 
> a survey but didn't hear anything more until now.  
> 
> The first kit is a TRF radio.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Heathkit 
>> Date: October 8, 2015 at 2:40:51 AM PDT
>> To: wb6...@yahoo.com
>> Subject: New Heathkit kits.
>> 
>> If you are having trouble viewing this email, click here.
>> 
>> 
>> Dear Heathkit Insider,
>> 
>> “What I really hope Heathkit will produce,” a Silicon Valley colleague 
>> recently told me, “is a new radio kit with a beautiful finish, maybe in 
>> rosewood.” Something great to enjoy building and learn from, and also 
>> visually stunning, so he could put it in his living room and keep it forever.
>> 
>> Today, my friend gets his wish.
>> 
>> Exciting news. More on that in a moment.
>> 
>> It’s been a while since we wrote to our Heath Insiders. We promised not to 
>> clutter your email inbox until we had something to say. Here’s a quick 
>> summary of what we’ve quietly been doing at Heathkit during the past year: 
>> We assembled a terrific team of very talented, hard-working, inventive 
>> people. We acquired another company and merged its management, products, 
>> assets, and operations gracefully into Heath Company. We ensured we own 
>> every last bit of Heathkit intellectual property, to bring you all the 
>> manuals, books, vintage designs, and classic logos you love, unencumbered 
>> and in perpetuity. We built a company division and acquired a line of 
>> vintage add-on designs to sustain the vintage products so important to many 
>> Insiders. We developed and integrated our eBay site, so you can buy or bid 
>> on auctioned items. We authored and published a helpful Android software app 
>> on Heathkit’s GooglePlay site, with more apps to come.
>> 
>> That’s a lot, but there’s more. We’ve designed and developed a wide range of 
>> entirely new kit products. We authored the manuals for these kits, complete 
>> with the beautiful line art you rely on, preserving and respecting our 
>> iconic historic Heathkit style. We developed many new inventions and filed 
>> patents on them. We relocated Heathkit, and set up a factory, and a 
>> warehouse, and offices, in Santa Cruz, California, near Silicon Valley. We 
>> built the back office infrastructure, vendor and supply chain relationships, 
>> systems, procedures, operations methods, and well-thought-out corporate 
>> structure that a manufacturing company needs to support its customers, to 
>> allow us to scale instantly the day we resume major kit sales. All this 
>> effort enables us to introduce a fleet of new kits and helps ensure Heathkit 
>> can grow, prosper, and continue to bring you great new products for a very 
>> long time.
>> 
>> As you can see, we’ve been busy. It takes a lot to bring Heathkit back into 
>> the kit business. And we’ve done it.
>> 
>> We’ll have many product announcements coming, but today I want to tell you 
>> about our flagship kit.
>> 
>> It’s a simple kit—by intent. We feel an enormous responsibility to respect 
>> and maintain the incredible legacy of Heathkit. To us this means, bringing 
>> you kits you can build yourself, using our historic renowned Heathkit 
>> you-can-do-it “We won’t let you fail”™ approach, yielding working useful 
>> appliances so beautiful you’ll be proud to display and use them daily. It 
>> also means creating an educational experience that teaches you how they 
>> work, and how you can modify or repair what you own.
>> 
>> Further, we feel a very strong commitment to making this experience 
>> available to everyone, from 8 to 88 years old. That’s an especially high 
>> hurdle. And we’ve done it. The result is the Explorer Jr.™ It’s a simple, 
>> beautiful professional-looking little radio. It’s a historic design, made 
>> new. It comes in several different colors. You build it yourself. Take it 
>> anywhere. When you build it and as use it, you’ll learn to fall in love with 
>> radio, for the first time—or all over again. And it’s just the first in a 
>> series.
>> 
>> As a Heath Insider, you are special to us. In a few days, we’ll connect 
>> www.heathkit.com to our new website where our new products are listed. But 
>> you stayed with us through this process. And we want to thank you. So we are 
>> giving you, as an Insider, personal advance notice of the new products and 
>> new website through this email, before we tell the general public. We want 
>> you to know we appreciate your enthusiasm and respect for the Heathkit name 
>> and history.
>> 
>> We know that as an Insider, you want 

Re: [IRCA] Low cost transceiver separates stations a few HZ apart

[Russ Johnson]

Thanks for this email

I did not see the make/model of transceiver. Can you send that along?

Thanks
Russ in NC



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Re: [IRCA] Radio shack to file for bankruptcy

[Russ Johnson]

Here is my favorite Radio Shack story.

Probably 15 years ago, I wanted to buy a DX-398.  We actually had two Radio
Shacks in our small town.   During this era, they were pushing the extended
warranties on everything...and I mean hard.

I had my daughter with me at the time.   I said, Watch this.

I went into the store and went right to the sales guy.  I said, I am here
to buy a DX-398 shortwave radio.  But I am going to buy it under one
condition.  If at any point in this transaction, you so much as mention
anything about an extended warranty, I am out of here and will get the
radio across town.  Understood?   He indicated he did.

I went to the shelf.  Pulled the radio down and took it to the register.
As he is ringing it up, he says, Are you sure you are not interested in
the extended warranty?

Oh, that's too bad, I said.   Off we went across town.

For me they outlived their usefulness about 10 years ago when they decided
to be a cell phone store.

Radio Shack.  You got questionswe have confused looks on our faces.

Russ J.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Russ Edmunds wb2...@gmail.com wrote:

 I doubt that their old paradigm is workable today. Just as the number of
 radio hobbyists - hams, DX'ers, SWL's - is shrinking,
 so is the pool of electronics DIY'ers. A lot of the DIY market implosion
 results from advanced circuitry moving beyond more and
 more people who lack the type of technical knowledge to continue.

 I'd more expect the inventory to be liquidated, period.

 On that basis, I'll plan to soon be stocking up on spares of almost
 anything that I might need that I can't reasonably find anywhere
 else and consider it a worthwhile investment.

 On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Rick W4DST w4...@arrl.net wrote:

  That's not surprising.  Radio Shack is a text book case of poor
 management
  from the top down dating from the early 1980s.  They could have been the
  premier personal computer manufacturer circa 1981 or so but decided the
  route to go was with all proprietary hardware which was a fiasco.  IBM
 did
  the same thing with the PS2 line and never again had much of a market
 share
  in the desktop PC realm.  Enter Dell.
 
  Like a lot of folks, I have a lot of 25 year old and even older Radio
 Shack
  products that are still working fine. My 25 year old Radio Shack DVM has
  hit the concrete floor of my shack more times than I can count and still
  works.  The LCD in my much more expensive Fluke broke the first time it
  dropped.
 
  It's sad to see how badly Radio Shack has slipped due to their own
  mismanagement.  I hope someone can keep them operating.
 
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Re: [IRCA] New CC Skywave Portable-- TP-DXing Test Drive

[Russ Johnson]

Gary,

Does the use of the Key button in (3) illuminate the display long enough to see 
the time and then the frequency?   

The only thing I can figure is that these manufacturers are trying to ward off 
low battery life complaints. Maybe same reason some radio have auto 
shutdown/sleep with no option to defeat it. 

Russ



 On Jan 1, 2015, at 11:10 PM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:
 
 
 Hello All, 
   
 As reported earlier, the New Year kicked off with some unusually good high 
 band TP signals (unusually good for this mediocre season, that is). Having 
 just trashed the warranty on another of my C.Crane Skywave review units by 
 installing a 7.5 loopstick, I decided to celebrate the fact by trying out the 
 model in TP-DXing. In comparison to the 7.5 loopstick Tecsun PL-380 model, 
 the new CC Skywave does have some distinct advantages for split-frequency 
 DXers. Unfortunately, it also has some disadvantages. In order of importance, 
 these are listed below: 
   
 ADVANTAGES-- 
   
 1)  In my opinion, the CC Skywave does provide superior DX station audio with 
 its (default) Music setting when chasing DX with 1 kHz DSP filtering. The 
 PL-380 tends to clip off the high frequencies in DX station audio in this 
 situation, resulting in somewhat muddy audio and reduced intelligibility 
 (especially when inductively coupled to a high-gain FSL antenna, which also 
 tends to clip off the high audio frequencies in DX station audio). This is a 
 subjective opinion, however, which is not shared by Chuck  
   
 2)  The Skywave has the edge in the ease of inductive coupling to an external 
 tuned antenna, like the FSL's. For some reason, its new Si4736 chip processes 
 the gain boost from the external antenna almost immediately, whereas the 
 PL-380's Si4734 chip has a slight delay, making it somewhat tricky to know 
 exactly when the external antenna is exactly tuned on frequency. 
   
 3)  The Skywave has a very convenient function to switch between the tuned 
 frequency and a 24-hour time display, simply by a quick touch of the Key 
 button. Any time you wish to check the UTC time, you can do so by touching 
 this button, and switch back to the frequency display immediately. This is 
 perfect for completeing live-DXing log sheets. 
   
 4)  The Skywave has selectable 1 kHz tuning, unlike the PL-380's jumbled 
 system of switching between 1 and 9 kHz tuning steps according to your 
 rotation speed of the tuning knob. This makes it much easier to control the 
 tuning process. 
   
 DISADVANTAGES: 
   
 1)  The Skywave has no selectable display light. Why (oh why) did C.Crane let 
 this model get out of the door without this basic function? A lot of TP-DXing 
 is done in the dark, especially on ocean coasts prior to sunrise. You will 
 need a flashlight in these situations. 
   
 2)  The Skywave's audio amplifier is pretty wimpy, in comparison to that of 
 the PL-380. It's easy to max out the volume control when listening to a weak 
 DX station. This issue would be more noticeable when DXing on a barefoot 
 Skywave, though, since a huge FSL gain boost usually compensates for this. 
   
 3)  There is no display of the Skywave's volume control level. This drawback 
 is more of a distraction because of the lack of a powerful audio amplifier, 
 as described in #2, above. You don't know that you will hit the upper stops 
 on the volume control until you actually do it (over and over). 
   
 4)  The Skywave's signal level bar graph is pretty pedestrian in comparison 
 to the PL-380's RSSI and S/N level displays. It also lacks the PL-380's 
 temperature display, and several of the PL-380's search functions. 
   
 5)  The C.Crane's $89.95 price (before shipping) is Sky High compared to 
 that of the PL-380 (roughly twice as much).  
   
 73 and Good DX, 
 Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA  
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Re: [IRCA] Sticky Eton radios

[Russ Johnson]

Wow I thought it was just me. 
I ruined an e-100 trying to clean/un sticky it.  I had it in proximity to my 
exercise equipment and thought when I sprayed eqt with cleaner each day, I was 
getting it on radio. 

I recently put my next e-100 in zip lock with small cut outs for controls I 
need. 

Guessing it wasn't the cleaner after all. 

I tried everything on the other one with zero results. 




 On Jan 1, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Dennis Gibson wb6...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 My Eton E-10, E-100 and Grundig G8 all have this problem. I've tried 
 everything I can think of and nothing has worked.  
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On Jan 1, 2015, at 11:13 AM, James Renfrew jim.renf...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
 
 OK, it's cleaning day in the office/shack and I put my hands on my Eton E-1
 radio for the first time in a while, and - yuck! - the thing is as sticky
 as a honey jar.  Nothing was spilled on it, just seems to be ambient dust..
 The screen is clean, as are the dials, but the whole case, back, front and
 sides is like pine tar.  I guess this might be helpful for keeping the
 radio in hand on a Newfoundland beach during a gale, or an Oregon cliff
 with 50 mph winds, or leaning over the railing to null Tierra del Fuego
 just so on a Falklands cruise, but not too useful otherwise!  I tried a
 glass cleaner, then alcohol, and nothing seems to be working.  Has anyone
 else run into this?  And what would work to clean it?  Soaking the whole
 radio in bleach overnight?  Sandblasting?  Muriatic acid?  High SPF cocoa
 butter?  Help!  And thanks!
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Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1710 Radio Onda Vida

[Russ Johnson]

Too funny Russ.  I am from that area (Bowie). 

Gambrills was always part of a joke or two.  Like no matter which direction 
you are going in, you are always just a few miles from Gambrills.

Or does Gambrills really exist or is it just the subject of many road signs?

Or is every unincorporated area of Maryland called Gambrills?

Not sure I ever knew anyone who claimed to ever been there or found it.: )

Russ Johnson in NC



 On Nov 26, 2014, at 3:37 PM, Russ Edmunds wb2...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 That would certainly account for the strength of signal. Gambrills sprawls 
 all over the place, and my son's home is
 not far from the Rt424/Rt450 junction so west of Annapolis fits right in. 
 Probably too far for me to catch from here.
 
 Thanks-
 
 Russ
 
 On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Dave Braun dcbr...@comcast.net wrote:
 I'm impressed you got an ID, I've never caught one.  It's actually in, or 
 near, where I work on the west side of Annapolis, or at least was at one 
 time.  May have moved recently, I haven't paid much attention in the last 
 few months.
 
 Dave Braun
 
 On Nov 26, 2014, at 3:09 PM, Russ Edmunds wb2...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Heard this one while at my son's home in Gambrills, MD on Monday afternoon. 
 Good signal for midday reception. Couldn't get anything more from it than 
 the above. I'm presuming this is probably in the Baltimore area but can't 
 completely rule out DC. Anyone in that area familiar with this ?
 
 
 
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Re: [IRCA] A minor milestone

[Russ Johnson]

You may enjoy the internet station Radio Once More.  So much good 
stuff...Johnny Dollar, Jack Benny, Gunsmoke, Suspense, features, etc etc. 
Commercials of the era are great too!

I listen nearly every day. A great find. Highly recommended. 

http://www.radiooncemore.com

Russ Johnson
Lexington NC


 On Nov 17, 2014, at 11:58 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 Johnny Dollar ran all the way until 1962 on CBS. For many years CBS radio 
 station KNX down here in LA continued to air reruns of these great old shows. 
 As I mentioned KIXI still does on weekends. Listening to country music 
 right now on KLLL FM app. They were on AM 1590 for many years.  Ms
 
 Sent from my iPod
 
 On Nov 17, 2014, at 8:16 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
 
 I remember Johnny Dollar reruns as a kid. KIBH Seward AK ran reruns 
 (presumed) in the early 60s.
 The Wifi Radio is amazing. Any format a person wants to listen to. Who cares 
 if your local station (s) do not have what you like, someone does and most 
 stream. Fun. Plus no static, no fading, and in many cases full Stereo.
 
 Patrick
 
 Patrick Martin
 Seaside OR
 KGED QSL Manager
 
 From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com
 Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:44:23 -0800
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] A minor milestone
 
 Wouldn't mind having one of those. I do have a KIXI Seattle app on my 
 device and I listen to them a lot with stardust memories and old time radio 
 shows like Sherlock Holmes and Johnny Dollar. Fun stuff. I still need to 
 log  KIXI here though. I imagine their signal goes west to protect KRVN. Ms
 
 Sent from my iPod
 
 On Nov 17, 2014, at 11:40 AM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
 
 I purchased a wifi radio last year and it is the best little addition I 
 have added. I can listen to streaming stations worldwide and most stations 
 stream. It is fun to pick a city and then go right down the dial from 88.1 
 to 107.9 and then from 540 to 1700 kHz. I can always hear what that market 
 sounds like. There are a few exceptions as all stations do not steam, but 
 most do. Plus, it is easy to check //'s when DXing. 
 
 Patrick
 
 Patrick Martin
 Seaside OR
 KGED QSL Manager
 
 Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 05:48:01 -0600
 From: n...@mchsi.com
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] A minor milestone
 
 Patrick,
 
 On 11/17/14, 5:04 AM, Patrick Martin wrote:
 The problem is that so few people now listen to AM these days. KSWB, 
 KAST, and KVAS have to struggle.
 
 Patrick Martin
 Seaside OR
 KGED QSL Manager
 
 I agree for the general population.  I live in Boone, Iowa which is a 
 little like Mayberry, but with high speed internet.  I find myself 
 listening to the local KWBG, during the day, especially in the morning 
 when all the programming is very local, ie, school lunches, what's going 
 on in the little cafe built in to the local grocery store, what is 
 happening around town today.  I love it.
 
 Having lived in the San Francisco Bay area for 27 years where there was 
 a plethora of radio choices, the only things I miss, besides Jon Miller 
 during Giants games, don't exist anymore.  KFAT, and Dr. Don Rose.
 
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Re: [IRCA] Short Notice... DX TEST TONIGHT.

[Russ Johnson]

I can copy 1450 in the code stream at 2310

Russ Johnson
Lexington NC

Tecsun PL380

 On Mar 1, 2014, at 10:01 PM, Steve Francis amdxm...@aol.com wrote:
 
 
 I bet the contact guy is Jody Ritchie, the DX-friendly Chief Engineer ...
 
 Steve Francis
 Alcoa, Tennessee
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
 To: dx...@nrcdxas.org dx...@nrcdxas.org; NRC a...@nrcdxas.org; Mailing 
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 Sent: Sat, Mar 1, 2014 9:47 pm
 Subject: [mwdx] Short Notice... DX TEST TONIGHT.
 
 
 I did not arrange this, did not set up.. just saw word of it posted.
 
 WWXL 1450 Manchester, KY will do a 30 minute DX test tonight at 11pm Eastern 
 time. THe test will consist of voice and morse code.
 
 I have NO contact information regarding reports.
 
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Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs

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I have a few observations.  Firstly, they are not entirely noise free as the 
circuit in the base can sometimes emit noise.  However the noise is far far 
less than from a CFL.  I could live with LED bulbs near the listening post.  
The noise dissipates just inches from the bulb. 

 I have a few fixtures in the house that seemed to just consume the 
incandescent bulbs. I have made my initial LED swap outs there. 

Physically I have found that the length of the LED bulb to be longer. This 
causes it to come outside the enclosure in some cases.  They are also very 
heavy. The best example I can give is with a gooseneck lamp I have.  The LED 
bulb came out beyond the shroud and blinded you to look at it. It also is so 
heavy, it actually pulled the gooseneck lamp over.  The bulb also can get very 
hot in the base where the circuitry is. 

I have noticed the length to vary between brands. I suspect there is no 
standardization in place at this time between manufacturers. 

I began buying the incandescent bulbs up several yrs ago. I kept a log of how 
many we used a year and created my inventory from that. I should be good for a 
long time. My current strategy is to keep the radio room forever with 
incandescents and in fixtures elsewhere that cannot support the length and 
weight of LED bulb.  

All that being said, I am pretty impressed with LED bulbs. They definitely last 
way way longer and the light quality is good. As stated earlier, noise issues I 
experienced were minimal and tolerable. I hate and will not use CFLs. 

Hope this is helpful. 

Russ Johnson
Lexington NC


 On Dec 30, 2013, at 11:53 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 Good point. DXers please post your observations on noise levels of these new 
 style lights as opposed to the old incandescent bulbs. I have a feeling there 
 may be a black market for the traditional bulbs, but they'll cost ya'.  ms
 
 From: mwd...@webtv.net
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org
 Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:06:57 -0800
 Subject: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs
 
 With the new year coming in, the end of the old bulbs in approaching soon. I 
 do not care for the light the new ones put out so I bought a lot of the old 
 40-60-75 watt bulbs. Anyway, there are quite a few different ones. The LED 
 ones have come down in price. Are the LED ones noise free? Anyone try them?  
 Thanks. I am preparing myself on what is coming down the pike after the 
 first of the year when most will switch. I wonder if there will be more 
 noise issues?
 
 73,
 
 Patrick  
 
 Patrick Martin
 Seaside OR
 KGED QSL Manager 
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[IRCA] WGY and WGFM

[Russ Johnson]

Not a DX post, but recently I was playing cassette tapes of the 1958 and
1959 NFL Championship games that someone had recorded off their radio.
Moving them to CDs.

Got a kick from the occasional station ID (or lack thereof).  The General
Electric stations, WGY and WGFM, Schenectady.

The commercials are great too.

NBC network broadcasts.

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[IRCA] DC Area Station WPGC calling itself WRG3

[Russ Johnson]

Thought some might find this amusingor not so much

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/01/11/local-radio-station-changes-call-letters-to-wrg3/



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Re: [IRCA] State of the art SDR (Perseus etc.)

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Thank you!

On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Guy Atkins d...@guyatkins.com wrote:

 Hi Russ,

 Ken Baird's MW DXing from SW Scotland site is a good one for learning
 about the basics of the receiver.  Although some of it is outdated now,
 the site is still informative:

 http://www.dxarchive.com/mw/perseus.html#

 73,

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Re: [IRCA] State of the art SDR (Perseus, etc)

[Russ Johnson]

What is the learning curve to the Perseus for someone that has zero
experience with SDR?

Is it recommended that you have a dedicated laptop for it?

How well does it do unattended recording sessions?

Is there an FAQ out there anywhere for someone with no SDR experience to
have their 'stupid questions' answered?

On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:20 AM, neilkaz neil...@earthlink.net wrote:

 I'll say it again, if you have anything close to the desire to record the
 entire band, just pony up the grand (noting that no SDR is cheap) and buy
 the Perseus.

 The ammount of DX I've found with the Perseus recordings continues to
 shock me.

 It is far and away the best rx I've ever used. Selectivity puts the R8x
 genre to shame as well as the AOR 7030+. Perseus is MUCH better next to my
 super power locals from Chicago and also clearly better at pulling audio
 from slightly off freq domestics like KMVL just below 1220.

 If you do decide to get the Perseus and want an antenna for the entire
 band with good directivity, just ask me on list so all can read and try.
 And, yes, I will recommend something from the Double Loop genre for your
 inland QTH where directivity as well as F/B is key.

 73 KAZ


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 From: Chuck charle...@msn.com
 Sent: Nov 24, 2012 10:55 PM
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] State of the art SDR (Perseus, etc)
 
 Les -
 
 I see only two negative posts about the software. Both are from the same
 person, and both give the Perseus 0 stars.
 
 One post is about the fact that Perseus does not support Win 8. Reality:
 Microtelecom has promised full Win 8 support.
 
 The other post says that Microtelecom has abandoned the Perseus and it
 is a legacy product. Reality: Microtelecom has said just the opposite,
 has recently released an update, Win 8 is support is in progress and
 further updates are loosely promised.
 
 There's always someone that has to find extreme fault. You can agree /
 disagree whether the most popular (I assume) SDR deserves 0 stars.
 
 The only bad thing I can say about the Perseus is that processing delay
 means you might lose a CW character or 2 as you T/R switch from your
 transmitter to your receiver. But that's a generic SDR problem and the
 Perseus suffers from the expected delay caused by software. Not a
 problem for MW DXing.
 
 Chuck
 
 
 On 11/24/2012 7:43 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:
  Chuck,
 
  Most of the negative complaints are based off recent posts to the
  product review section of eham.net. Obviously, hams may be
  attempting to use the Perseus for other applications
  beyond MW DXing.
 
  I own an SDR-IQ, and I'm very pleased with it. I'm not sure that the
  ability to capture the entire band will be all that important to me
  (though it could raise the totals quickly just by recording
  TOH ID's). My biggest obstacle is always time (time to review
  recordings, time at the dials, etc) But it's clear that SDR's are the
  tool of choice.
 
  Thanks to all on the list for the advice.
 
  73,
 
  Les N1LF
 
 
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  High Noon Film
  130 1st Avenue West
  Alabaster, AL 35007-8536
  (205) 621-7500
  (205) 621-7505 FAX
  (205) 253-4867 CELL
  http://www.highnoonfilm.com
  On 11/24/2012 10:36 AM, Chuck wrote:
  On 11/23/2012 9:26 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:
  Still trying to upgrade the shack to get serious again in regards to
  AM DX. Have the antenna situation resolved, just need to relocate
  active antennas and Wellbrook loop outside of the near-field noise
  of the house.
 
  Was considering purchasing a Persesus SDR receiver, but have been
  reading that the software is no longer being supported? What would
  the high-end SDR jocks out there recommend purchasing in terms of an
  SDR and why?
 
 
 
  Les -
 
  Where have you been reading that? It's not true - an update was
  released in the last month or two.
 
  And a better question would be does it need support?. It's a mature
  and stable product that gets good marks. No SW is perfect, but you'll
  find it more than satisfactory.
 
 
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: DX in the 1100's

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DarnI thought this was going to be a history of DX'ing in the Middle
Ages   * : )
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On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Dave Hascall dhinfome...@gmail.com wrote:

 See below
 -- Forwarded message --
 From: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS david.hasc...@dfas.mil
 Date: Oct 6, 2011 3:07 PM
 Subject: DX in the 1100apos;s
 To: Dave Hascall dhinfome...@gmail.com, DX midAMerica 
 dxrepo...@webtv.net

 Since I have heard reports that 1120-TN and 1170-SC were on their day
 facilities, late, I tried for them.  They were both there, I think
 (lol).

 1120: On the Grundig, I had definite Sports under KMOX.  I could catch
 maybe every fifth word.  On the Eton (with better nulling capabilities),
 I could only discern that there was someone with sports.  This would be
 Maryville TN.  No ID but I will keep checking as my 1120 tally is just
 one. :)  No Oil City, PA.  Nobody but St Louis.  A few years back, I
 heard a SSB at 0715 ET and then SS, so that may have also been
 Maryville.

 Later I tried 1170 for WDEK-SC and I heard definite Carolinas Beach
 style music.  Good signal and maybe just a trace of Wheeling.  They were
 that strong!  One report said Black Gospel was playing last night but I
 bet it was an RB tune as that is one of the components of Beach music.
 Caught a WDEK ID just before 0100 EDT.  WDEK is new to my main and ULR
 logs!  An oddity: I did hear True Oldies liners.  Does WDEK also run
 True Oldies' or was this someone else?

 1190 had CW strong at times.  Could be Saskatchewan but I'm guessing
 that it was Desoto, MO.  Weak WOWO.

 t1120 TN Maryville 10-6 0032 Sports way u/KMOX.  Most likely needed
 Maryville, TN. DH-IN

 1170 SC Lexington 10-6 0058 G at times with Beach Music.  Easily
 trumping WWVA. On 10Kw day rig. New!  DH-IN

 DH = Dave Hascall
 Indianapolis, IN
 Grundig S-350 / Eton E-100
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Re: [IRCA] noise issue update

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When this stupid law became known a few years ago, I kept track of my usage
for a year and found that my 2000 sq ft home consumed about 30 bulbs (60 w)
over those 12 months.  Your mileage may vary I assume.   I bought 24 bulbs
on any trip to Lowe's until I got about a 12 year supply squirreled away.

In addition to that, I am using some LED bulbs in a few strategic locations
in the house that are far enough away from any radio gear ( I notice some
hash at a distance of 3 feet or less).  Based on where I am using them, I
think my 12 year supply of incandescents will last 15 or more years.

On the LED's, some models are longer in length than the standard bulbs...so
they may not fit inside every fixture you have.  Also they are heavy!  So in
lightweight lamps (gooseneck style), they can actually pull the thing over
due to weight.   So don't assume they are always going to be direct
replacements.Also, the light takes some getting used to.  It's a
brighter light and I find that it doesn't spread out/disperse as well as
incandescent.  They do run much much cooler and I think ultimately this
technology will be a good one...once prices come down.  I refuse to use
CFL's.

I have found that the 40w LED equivalent actually creates a similar amount
of light to a 60 watt incandescent in some fixtures.

FYI

Russ J.

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:

 I probably could sell off what I don't need. As wih many, I also don't
 like the light the CFL's put out.

 Patrick

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Re: [IRCA] noise issue update

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I have avoided CFLs just for the noise factor.   I purchased a couple of LED
bulbs (yes, pricey) recently.  While they seem to have a lot of advantages,
I was disappointed to see that they generated noise up to about 3 feet.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Rene Tetro r...@wfil.com wrote:

 Fluorescent lights have always been a source of RF pollution, however.  So
 they probably made the situation worse by moving to them.  I have never
 allowed fluorescent lighting in my houses for that very reason.
 Unfortunately, the world is moving away from incandescent to fluorescent
 because of the energy savings, with little thought to what they do to the
 RF
 Spectrum.

 73,
 Rene'

 Is ironic that all the lighting there has been replaced
 with energy smart fluorescent tubes and the like but the
 noise level has gone from -121dbm (less than S1) to -63dbm (10db over S9)



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Re: [IRCA] noise issue update

[Russ Johnson]

I did the same thing Russ.



On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Russ Edmunds wb2...@yahoo.com wrote:

 I have no fluorescents, no CFL's and no LED bulbs in my house. There is a
 fluorescent tbe lamp in my shed some 75' from the house, and I'm the only
 one who uses it, so...

 I have no expectations of having any of them because I have almost finished
 stocking up on enough incandescent bulbs to last as long as I'm likely to be
 here - even if that's another 15+ years !

 I am not concerned about the relatively minimal increase in power
 consumption by remaining with the old and am willing to pay for that
 inefficiency in order to continue DX'ing.

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 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia
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 --- On Mon, 6/27/11, Russ Johnson radiok...@gmail.com wrote:

  From: Russ Johnson radiok...@gmail.com
  Subject: Re: [IRCA] noise issue update
  To: rte...@pobox.com, Mailing list for the International Radio Club of
 America irca@hard-core-dx.com
  Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 2:16 PM
   I have avoided CFLs just for the
  noise factor.   I purchased a couple of LED
  bulbs (yes, pricey) recently.  While they seem to have
  a lot of advantages,
  I was disappointed to see that they generated noise up to
  about 3 feet.
 
  On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Rene Tetro r...@wfil.com
  wrote:
 
   Fluorescent lights have always been a source of RF
  pollution, however.  So
   they probably made the situation worse by moving to
  them.  I have never
   allowed fluorescent lighting in my houses for that
  very reason.
   Unfortunately, the world is moving away from
  incandescent to fluorescent
   because of the energy savings, with little thought to
  what they do to the
   RF
   Spectrum.
  
   73,
   Rene'
  
   Is ironic that all the lighting there has been
  replaced
   with energy smart fluorescent tubes and the like
  but the
   noise level has gone from -121dbm (less than S1)
  to -63dbm (10db over S9)
  
  
  
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Re: [IRCA] Old radio pictures!

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It's like the next generation's Mary Ann or Ginger. Mary Ann for sure.

On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.comwrote:


 (Bailey was the best!) That actually comes up in conversation a lot with
 friends. Maybe I can find a WKRP DVD for our upcoming auctionms

  Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 14:01:15 -0700
  From: jdstephens...@yahoo.com
  To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
   Subject: Re: [IRCA] Old radio pictures!
 
   -Original Message-
   From: Steve Francis amdxm...@aol.com
   Subject: Re: [IRCA] Old radio pictures!
  
   Thanks for that WKRP poster in the background that gives Jan
   Smithers equal weight with Loni Anderson.  I was among the minority
   who preferred Bailey quarters to Jennifer Marlowe.
  
   Steve Francis
   Alcoa, Tennessee
 
  Count me in !
 
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Re: [IRCA] Old radio pictures!

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pretty easy to see what the Realistic DX-150/160 series was copied from!

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Deane McIntyre dmcin...@ucalgary.cawrote:


 On 2011-05-13, at 12:56 PM, gsant...@hotmail.com wrote:

  That was my dream at the time! I built a Heathkit but salivated for an
 S120. Anyone know the history of Hallicrafters? What became of them? George
  Sent via BlackBerry by ATT
 

 See http://www.hallicraftercollector.com/ and

 http://www.hallicrafters.net/

 73,

 Deane McIntyre
 VE6BPO

 (who has a S-120 along with an SX-99, SX-110, S-118 and another
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Re: [IRCA] 30 years of skywave DXing

[Russ Johnson]

Here's mine

http://radiointel.net/about/

scroll about half way down.

  Russ J

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Craig Healy bu...@dukes-of-hazzard.com wrote:
 Nice stories about how some folks began DXing!  Thanks!

 I did a fair bit of it in the early 60's.  Got a number of QSLs.  But my
 first DX was around 1955.  As a kid I used to tune my grandmother's 5-tube
 radio to find programs like Fibber McGee  Molly or Amos  Andy.  One night
 I heard a station say And it's 7pm..  Our clock said 8pm.  I thought he
 made a mistake but he continued and said ...in Chicago.  Chicago??  Well,
 I knew where the grocery store was, and maybe the next town, but Chicago?  I
 asked later and they said it was many miles away.  At that point radio
 seemed like magic and I continued to tune around with a different attitude.

 In the later 50's I used a radio in my room, another 5-tube GE type.  Didn't
 realize that the loop antenna on the back was directional.  The local 1110
 daytimer had Top-40 music I liked, but WBT in North Carolina would come in a
 while before sunset and block it.  Didn't realize all I had to do was turn
 the radio a bit and stop nulling the local station...

 And somewhat later I pulled a Stewart Warner radio out of a 1953 Studebaker
 and figured out how to run it off a 6.3v filament transformer.  Got all
 sorts of things on that.  Running antenna wires in the room used to drive my
 mother mildly insane.  I also used some thin stainless steel wire for a long
 wire outside antenna that didn't work at all.  If I only had realized
 stainless steel was quite lossy.

 Imagine if Doc Brown in Back To The Future had brought me a Drake R8B and
 loop antenna in 1955.  Or brought ME back to 1955.  Imagine the DX with
 today's experience!

 Craig Healy
 Providence, RI

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Re: [IRCA] DXers under the age of 30

[Russ Johnson]

We lost power for about a day recently due to the big storm that
ripped through the Southeast.

My wife was bemoaning the loss of TV or internet - - as she could not
get up to date info on weather, road conditions, etc.

I handed her a square black box (DX-375) and said'remember
this...it's called a radio.'

I thought it was interesting that radio never even crossed her mind.



On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Ira Elbert New III i...@hotmail.com wrote:

 Keep it up with the Kindle and we may be the last generation to turn a page 
 in a book! My Wife is a graphic designer for The University of Georgia Press, 
 as well as several other presses around the country, and that thought of 
 books disappearing makes her just a bit sad.

 Bert New
 Watkinsville, Georgia
 Proudly Serving You Since 1964!




 From: richa...@perryisp.net
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 11:29:51 -0400
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] DXers under the age of 30

 Patrick:

 I have to agree we are probably the last generation
 of MW DXers.  I hope I'm wrong.  But how can the
 younger generation listen to radio or anything else
 with a cellphone glued to their ear?

 I had a young man ask me what I was reading on my
 Kindle.  I told him it was book about how David
 Sarnoff and RCA screwed Farnsworth and Armstrong over
 their radio inventions.  I doubt he understood much
 of anything I said.

 But, I'm old enough to remember listening to
 children's programming after school on an AM radio.
 Heck, I remember (barely) when REA brought
 electricity to our farm and dad no longer had to
 charge the radio batteries with a wind charger.  Back
 then, the telephone was on the wall and had to be
 cranked.

 Richard.

 Richard Allen
 36°22'51N / 97°26'35W
 (near Perry OK USA)

 --- Original Message ---
 From    : Patrick Martin[mailto:mwd...@webtv.net]
 Sent    : 4/6/2011 1:08:21 AM
 To      : irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Cc      : irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Subject : RE: Re: [IRCA] DXers under the age of 30

  50 years from now, I wonder if radio stations will
 even be around.
 Today's youth, as has already been mentioned on this
 list, are getting
 their music from iPods, and if none of them even know
 about AM radio
 these days, I can imagine there'll come a point in
 time where FM will
 become passe in their minds, too.  And a generation
 that grew up on
 radio will be long gone.

 I hate to say it and I hope I am wrong, but we may be
 the last
 generation of MW DXers. Several DXer friends I know
 feel the same way. I
 am now 62 and have been at the dials since I was 13.
 But the future of
 AM radio in this country could be on its' way out.
 Now there will be a
 lot of stations on the air for years to come. I don't
 think WBZ, WABC,
 KGO, KFI, etc are going anywhere for a long time. But
 we are seeing a
 lot more streaming on the internet. I know the talk
 shows on KGO get a
 lot of callers that listen online and even more the e
 mail the station.
 Add Ipods to mix and the need for the power monster
 50KW transmitters,
 the days may be numbered. Especially if electric
 rates continue to
 climb. That is one main reason KAIM 870 in Hawaii
 shut down was the high
 electric rates on Molakai to run 50 KW. With the
 downturn in the
 economy, even big TV stations are having trouble.
 Personally, I don't
 see the need for zillions of stations running the
 same talk shows. I
 many went off,Better  DXing would return too.

 73,

 Patrick

 Patrick Martin
 Seaside OR
 KGED QSL Manager


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Re: [IRCA] DX STAMP TAX ACT

[Russ Johnson]

Part of DX Stamp Tax Act also includes the Individual Mandate which
requires all citizens to purchase a DX capable table top radio each
year or pay an annual penalty to the FCC of $850.   The FCC is
currently hiring thousands of field agents to enforce the Individual
Mandate, which becomes effective in 2014.

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:21 AM,  dxid...@aol.com wrote:

 As of  4/01/2010 the new DX Stamp Tax Act goes  into effect.  Per
 Federalist Communications Commission order AFPL2010 all  DXers who obtain QSL 
 cards
 must attach a DX Tax Stamp to each QSL  obtained after 4/1/2010.

 The Idaho DX Council will be the outsource agent for  this program and
 stamps can be obtained through yout local IDXC agent.  A  90 day grace period
 will be in effect to allow DXers to obtain the stamps in  time before  audits
 begin.

 Failure to comply may result in loss of beverage,  loop and or longwire
 antenna permits,

 Sincerely,

 P. Head
 Compliance Officer
 IDXC

 remember, a QSL saved is a QSL  earned
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Re: [IRCA] Rock formats on AM

[Russ Johnson]

FWIW, my local AM station (WLXN 1440 Lexington NC) just went from talk to
oldies.   They also launched a low power FM (250 watt) station to simulcast
it.  Pretty crappy coverage on that as you can imagine.

Anyway, interesting to hear music again on the dial.

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 1:32 AM, Rick Lewis rick...@shellworld.net wrote:

 Minor correction, Don. KFRC went top 40 in 1966, and stayed in that format
 for 20 years.
 They became Magic 61 playing big bands and standards for a few years,
 then
 switched to oldies.
 Family Radio made a trade with Infinity and changed 610 to the religious
 format they previously aired on KEAR. That was sometime around 2005,
 possibly a year earlier.
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 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Rock formats on AM


 KFRC was Oldies format when the 'oldies' first came on the air
 (60s)..They retained that format until 5-6 years ago when they sold the
 station, which then became religious.  KFRC is now operating the 1550
 station here in S.F. with 'oldies' once again.  Actually, they've been
 there a year or so (maybe more)

 Don K.
 S.F. CA




 Rick Dau wrote:
  The old WTAK-1000 in Huntsville was a classic rock station back in the
  day.
  They went to that format in 1987, and at first, they were NOT
 simulcasting
  their
  FM sister, which is extremely rare for an AM station with a rock format
 to
  do.  I think they've been WJDL (with varying formats) since about '94 or
  so.
 
  73,
  Rick Dau
  South Omaha, NE
 
 
  
  From: texas4...@core.com texas4...@core.com
  To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com; AMFMTVDX amfmt...@mailman.qth.net
  Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 10:15:53 PM
  Subject: [IRCA] WVVB-960
 
  Well another good station bit the dust. WERC-960 is gone replaced by the
  worse
  rock stuff. Has anyone reported this? I must have missed any reports. I
  miss
  WERC.
 
  960  WVVB  AL  BIRMINGHAM000515/03/11
  ID - Rock 103.1 THE VULCAN [WM-TN]
 
  Heard this the other night but never got a ID till now. Really never
  thought
  anyone would put heavy rock on AM.
 
  DXer: Willis
  QTH: Old Fort, TN
  ANTENNA: 149' long wire that is [at present]on the ground.
  RCVR: Drake R-4C
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Re: [IRCA] Opinions requested on documenting station swaps

[Russ Johnson]

I like that Facility ID number as the identifier.  Hmmany way to get
that incorporated into the AM Log?

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Scott Fybush sc...@fybush.com wrote:

 Mike Hawkins wrote:

 I'm playing with radio station history again and I'm doing battle with
 myself about how to document station swaps.  I'll give two examples.

 Example #1:  A few years back, KLOC/920/Ceres CA format moved to
 KVIN/1390/Turlock CA, and the KVIN format moved over to KLOC.  The call
 letters swapped with the format change.  From a listener's perspective,
 that
 is a frequency change and the city change is transparent to the listener.

 From the FCC perspective, its two call letter changes for two separate

 facilities and who cares about the formats.

 Example #2:  Recently, KERN/1410/Bakersfield CA swapped formats and call
 letters with KERI/1180/Wasco CA.  As with example #1, the listener finds
 their favorite station on a new frequency, and the city change is
 transparent.  The FCC sees it as two call letter changes for two
 facilities.

 I'm on the fence and looking for opinions on how this should be properly
 documented.


 There's really no difference between those examples from the FCC's point of
 view.

 Let me back up a little: when the FCC implemented its current database
 system (CDBS, Consolidated Database System) in the 90s, it moved away from
 using callsigns as the primary internal identifier for each station.
 Instead, they assign each station a unique facility ID number.

 So to the FCC, 1410 in Bakersfield is 6640 and 1180 in Wasco is 35899,
 and all that happened, as you correctly note, was that 6640 changed calls
 from KERN to KERI and 1180 changed calls from KERI to KERN. However it was
 promoted to listeners - KERN Newsradio is moving to 1180! - is of no
 interest to the FCC.

 Having said that, then, the guidance I'd offer is to treat call swaps like
 this no differently from the way you'd handle any other call change. If
 you'd have counted a new logging if 1410 had changed calls from KERN to
 KQPX, then you should also count it as new if you logged them after changing
 from KERN to KERI. But if you don't count a garden-variety call change as a
 new logging, there's no reason to treat these swaps as new loggings.

 (Given the rapidity with which callsigns change these days, and the fact
 that a call change by itself makes no difference in a station's DXability, I
 am not in favor of counting call changes as new loggings, period, but that's
 a separate discussion.)

 As for the larger question of what *should* then constitute a new logging,
 there's now a huge amount of information available for the DXer interested
 in learning the specific details of a station change. A generation ago
 (heck, even a decade and change ago), you pretty much had to go to the FCC
 in Washington to see the files that contained stations' engineering
 applications. Today, those details are as close as the FCC's own website (or
 a bunch of others, like the excellent and free FCCInfo.com, that present it
 in a more understandable form.)

 So the technology and data exist (at least for US and Canadian stations)
 for us to slice and dice the definition of new logging however we'd like.
 Many of us maintain home DX logs that contain only loggings made within 25
 miles of our QTH. One could do the same with transmitter sites: if a station
 moves more than 25 miles, consider it a new logging. (That would handle the
 what to do with KTRB question neatly.)

 Or, with a bit of more sophisticated data management, one *could* say that
 any change made by a station that would alter its predicted signal strength
 at your QTH by more than some determined number (+/- 3 dB? 6 dB? 10 dB?)
 would be considered a new logging.

 But this is a hobby, after all, not a science. I *have* to track all these
 FCC changes because it's my job. I wouldn't want to do it as a hobby; life
 is too short, at least from where I sit. The point I'm making here is simply
 that it's probably worth having this discussion in greater depth at some
 point, given how much information is available to us *if* we want to avail
 ourselves of it.


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Re: [IRCA] Off topic - Digital Audio Recorders

[Russ Johnson]

There is a new Sangean recorder out there that looks interesting.  Have to
still research it more.
Memory is SD card and you would have to manually move it to PC via card
readerno USB transfer.
But lots of features and low cost.

http://www.sangean.com/products/products_main.asp?pid=61pan=8um=3

I think it may have been developed for the mini-disc crowd, now that MD
technology is essentially dead.

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:15 PM, amd...@core.com wrote:



 I am planning on purchasing a digital audio recorder and desire
 input from people who use them.  What brand/model, what
 features are desirable, file type (wav, MP3 etc), ease of operation,
 battery life, etc.  My local Walmare has two Sony models; ICD
 BX800 and ICD PX820

 I already have Total Recorder on my
 PC but desire a simpler device to capture audio.

 Your
 comments are welcome.

 Tom Jasinski
 Joliet, IL

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Re: [IRCA] SANGEAN DT-400W

[Russ Johnson]

I like that strategy.I don't know how it got into my cart? : )

I have the earlier version of the radio DT-200V.  It is a great little
radio.  It is the only one I have where I can sometimes totally null out my
local pest.  It's my favorite hand-held/ultralight.

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:20 PM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS 
david.hasc...@dfas.mil wrote:

 http://www.dxer.ca/the-forum?func=viewcatid=29id=2372

 My take away from the dxer.ca review is that it is sensitive but not too
 selective.

 Still, if it is from your lady, I would keep it (as Curtis S.
 mentioned).

 73,

 Dave in Indy

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 Message: 4
 Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 21:39:39 -0500
 From: Ira Elbert New III i...@hotmail.com
 To: radiobroadcast...@yahoogroups.com, a...@yahoogroups.com,
dxl...@mwcircle.org, irca@hard-core-dx.com,
 amf...@qwest.net,
ircamem...@ircaonline.org, a...@am-dx.com,
 dx...@yahoogroups.com,
a...@nrcdxas.org, a...@lists.wtfda.info
 Subject: [Amdx] SANGEAN DT-400W
 Message-ID: col104-w633376a497686674783a3d9e...@phx.gbl
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1


 So-o-o-o... it's my Birthday today and (Oh...don't worry about
 passing along any Birthday greetings) I open up the present from my
 Wife, and it turns out to be a SANGEAN DT-400W that she got from the
 folks over at AMAZON.COM http://amazon.com/. She said it was in her
 cart, but she didn't
 put it there. Neither did I. I don't know a lot about this radio, but
 she said she could easily send it back if I don't want it. I haven't
 opened it up yet and I wanted some input before I do. Is it worth
 keeping? I know that's open for debate, but I thought I would just throw
 the question out there just like that. Should I have her send it back
 for something similar? I already have a G8. Do I need something from
 TECSUN or the like? I have no idea what she paid for it, so if there are
 any suggestions to be had, please keep it in a similar price range.
 Thanks for all of your help. I will now go back to enjoying what's
 left of my 46th Birthday. Perhaps I'll take in Top Chef a little later
 on BRAVO...

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Re: [IRCA] CCRadio-EP

[Russ Johnson]

Looks pure analog to these eyes.  In the catalog it says C Crane produced
which means that they are responsible for the design, specs, etc and then
they farm it out for production.  In the past, Sangean did a lot of their
work.  More recently, Redsun has done some.  Hard to know about this one.
Sometimes the release dates prove to be overly optimistic, but hopefully it
will be out before the dx season.

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 2:22 AM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.comwrote:


 This looks interesting indeed! I was trying to tell from the photo if it is
 digital or analog, I rather suspect the latter. I own both the superadio 2
 and 3. Is that model still in production or did CCrane perhaps get the
 rights to continue it as their own?? Inquiring minds want to know. I see
 this one takes 4 D cells as opposed to 6. 'Looks like a great toy to be
 released just in time for the next DX seasonms

  Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 08:36:27 -0400
  From: radiok...@gmail.com
  To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org
  Subject: [IRCA] CCRadio-EP
 
  http://www.ccrane.com/radios/am-fm-radios/ccradio-ep.aspx
 
  This looks interesting. Perhaps an upgraded replacement for the GE
  Superadio. Late summer/early fall roll out.
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[IRCA] CCRadio-EP

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http://www.ccrane.com/radios/am-fm-radios/ccradio-ep.aspx

This looks interesting.  Perhaps an upgraded replacement for the GE
Superadio.   Late summer/early fall roll out.
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Re: [IRCA] Finally, a Way to DX Outside the Confines of Real-Time

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It will be cool to eavesdrop on what Marconi heard and ascertain the exact
frequency.
I may have to do that.

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Bill Whitacre b...@his.com wrote:

 Oh, and 4.1c lets you attach any antenna of your choice.

 Let's see ... if you can change date, location and antenna I'll bet Nico
 could charge just about anything he wanted for that upgrade.

 Now that's a 'software defined radio!'  Heck, that's a 'software defined
 world!'

 ---

 On Apr 1, 2010, at 11:49 AM, John Callarman wrote:

  I'm excited, but I think I'll wait for version 4.1b, which I understand
 will allow us to program not only the date but the geographic coordinates of
 the receiver. I'd start with the last weekend in December, 1964, from Pampa,
 Texas, to see what I missed, then travel around the world, sampling the same
 time frame from North Finland, New Zealand, Watertown, Mass., Adak, Alaska,
 ad infinitimum.
 
  Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon
   - Original Message -
   From: Guy Atkinsmailto:d...@guyatkins.com
   To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of Americamailto:
 irca@hard-core-dx.com
   Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 10:29 AM
   Subject: [IRCA] Finally, a Way to DX Outside the Confines of Real-Time
 
 
   For those holdouts who have not yet bought a Perseus receiver, the
 newest
   software available may push them over the edge. You may read all the
 details
   in the review on my blog:
 
   New Perseus Software Adds Past and Future Date Setting
   Features
 http://fivebelow.squarespace.com/posts/2010/4/1/new-perseus-software-adds-past-and-future-date-setting-featu.html
 
 http://fivebelow.squarespace.com/posts/2010/4/1/new-perseus-software-adds-past-and-future-date-setting-featu.html
 
 
   73,
 
   Guy Atkins
   Puyallup, WA USA
   http://fivebelow.squarespace.comhttp://fivebelow.squarespace.com/
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Re: [IRCA] software suggestion?

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Nick,

This isn't a software solution...but a device that I have found to be
extremely versatile for many timing uses.
Something to consider...

http://www.invisibleclock.com/

Russ Johnson

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:26 AM, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote:

 One thing I find happening too frequently when I'm DXing is that I will
 miss the top of the hour, being intent, it seems, on doing something that
 could be done at any other time, like checking a parallel.

 Obviously, I need a timer of some sort, and a PC utilility would fill the
 bill, given that I'm already using the laptop to tune the radios, record
 audio etc etc.   The woods are full of freeware PC utilities that will warn
 you when time is up, or in my case indicate that the top of the hour is
 nigh.   Has anyone else investigated such timers, and if so, what do you
 suggest?   I don't mind paying for something that is worthwhile, as freeware
 sometimes means spyware

 Thanks.

 Nick


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Re: [IRCA] Need Antenna Advice

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Hi,

Radios4U is a reputable guy.  I have received things from him in the past.
no issues.

My guess is that these reel-ins are all made by the same company and then
they brand them for whoever wants to distribute them.  Radio Shack used to
sell them but not sure if they do anymore.

It would be a product that would be pretty hard to mess up I think.
Russ J


On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 2:46 PM, J.D. Stephens jdstephens...@yahoo.comwrote:

 I am considering buying one of those reel-in type antennas for use with
 my Radio Shack DX-398 portable.  I found the following on Ebay, with the
 brand name Radios4U.

 It looks to be a copy of the Sangean ANT-60 antenna.  Does anyone know
 anything about this brand/type?  Perhaps it's the same thing, just with
 another brand name?  Or, it's extremely inferior to the Sangean model?

 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260336636939

 Thanx and 73

 J.D. Stephens
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Re: [IRCA] Russ Johnson - Former KCMO, KMBZ and KOA Host - Passes Away

[Russ Johnson]

Boy that was a bit scary to read


Russ Johnson- MW DXer
Lexington NC

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Tim Kridel t...@timkridel.com wrote:

 http://bottomlinecom.com/kcnews/talkerrussjohnsonrip.html
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[IRCA] CCRadio-2 Review now available

[Russ Johnson]

A review of the new CCRadio-2 is now available at Radiointel.com

Go to the home page www.radiointel.com and you will see a blurb there that
will take you to the review.

The CCRadio-2 replaces the CCRadioPlus in the C Crane line-up.


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Re: [IRCA] Grundig G8 Performance

[Russ Johnson]

Powell,

How well does the G8 fight off the sidebands from local AM station?
Anything special there?
I have one on order here.

Thanks
Russ J

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Powell E. Way III w4...@yahoo.com wrote:

 As a side note the signal strength number on the left only goes to 98 on
 MW.I had it at WKDK a few feet from the tower and that's what I got.
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Re: [IRCA] DX lay of the land from the Myrtke Beach area

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My experiences with MW DXing from that area were not that great.  You will
experience how easily Florida stations roll in during the day time over the
water.  At night time, the band is really overwhelmed with South American
signals.  So if that is what you are after, you will probably be excited.
But for domestic DXing, it was kind of a letdown for me.  In fact, I have
stopped bringing much in the way of listening gear, etc during the annual
summer beach week.

Don't know about FM Dxing.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 1:05 PM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS 
david.hasc...@dfas.mil wrote:

 Hey Fred and Group;

 I have a question.  We are planning a family vacation in mid June to
 Ocean Isle beach, NC (just up the coast from Myrtle Beach, SC).  What
 would FM DX be like from there?  I've seen tons of long haul coastal
 trop from New England down to the Carolina coast, and even Florida.  Is
 long haul tropo (on say, the car radio) feasable from this location?  My
 concern (not knowing much about coastal tropo) is that at Ocean isle
 Beach, the coast turns and runs almost E-W.  Is that a factor?

 What about AM DX?  Summer conditions and lightning crashes not
 withstanding, does the Coastal Carolina area suffer from lousy ground
 conductivity, like most of the SE US has?  Being on the Atlantic coast,
 one would think of TA's.  Again bad time of the year but I never hear of
 Carolinas TA DX.  Too far south?

 Thanks.

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[IRCA] Eton E5 alignment info?

[Russ Johnson]

I just got this radio (used) and sadly it is full 2 kHz off frequency.  Nice
radio otherwise.
Anyone here that can coach me through how to align this?
Any help appreciated!

Thanks
Russ Johnson
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[IRCA] Next time someone orders a SRF-T615

[Russ Johnson]

Let me know and perhaps you can order one for me (money order to you faster
than the radio will arrive).
I am not into PayPal and sometimes find the international ordering thing a
hassle.

Thanks
Russ Johnson in NC
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Re: [IRCA] Soon IBOC is going to be nothing but an unpleasant memory

[Russ Johnson]

What a goofy idea it was anyway.  I am amazed that it got half as far as it
did.  Let's hope 2009 is the year we can all say  RIP IBOC.

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com wrote:

 I like how they say 1500 in DC doesnt propogate well.. How come it can be
 heard like a local in Connecticut and Florida at night?

 Writing at it's best!

 Paul Walker

 On 12/29/08, Len Hyde donutban...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  http://www.rbr.com/radio/12018.html
 
  --
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  Weed, CA
 
 
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Re: [IRCA] LW-MW Interference

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Would phasing work as a possible remedy...or at least partially?

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:22 PM, David Hochfelder dhochfel...@albany.eduwrote:

 Rene,
 Have your neighbors replace the dog with a DX cat.

 Dave
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[IRCA] LYQ beacon strong on 529 tonight

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For those who haven't heard this one (I hadn't before tonight), the LYQ
beacon is pretty strong in NC tonight.  From what I can gather it is located
in Tennessee, part of the WWRB shortwave facility.  FYI
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[IRCA] Palstar MW550P owners - favor?

[Russ Johnson]

I have managed to lose the little instruction sheet that comes with this.
I would like to have one for my records, etc.

Would anyone be willing to make a copy of theirs and send it to me?
Reimbursment of copy cost/postage of course.

Thanks
73

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Re: [IRCA] Palstar MW550P owners - favor?

[Russ Johnson]

Craig -

Thanks!  You da man.

Russ

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Craig Healy [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

  I have managed to lose the little instruction sheet that comes with this.
  I would like to have one for my records, etc.

 A .PDF is here:  http://www.palstar.com/mw550p.pdf

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[IRCA] Wireless Headphone Recommendations?

[Russ Johnson]

I am curious if any club members that have experience with wireless
headphones could recommend any specific models and/or advise on what to stay
away from.

I would likely be using it mainly within one room - but it would be nice to
have reception further away if possible.

Anyway, any advice would be appreciated!

Thanks
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Re: [IRCA] 710 + Cuba + IBOC = Mess

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Gee that's a real shame.

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Craig Healy [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

  WOR's Tom Ray is complaining about interference from Cuba. Has anyone
  heard this station? Is it using the Rebelde xmtr or is Rebelde still
 being
  heard? Don't the Cuban authorities know that 710 and neighbouring
  frequencies are pretty much a dog's breakfast even without their help?

 Oh, this is rich.  A guy who has a station that interferes with 700 and 720
 and refuses to even accept that there is interference complains about a
 station 1500+ miles away?  Ha!  Talk about irony!

 Yes, the Cuban often overrides WOR here in the Providence area.  While I
 normally am not happy about the overpowering Cubans, this is one that I
 don't especially mind.  Frankly I hope they turn the wick up even more.  I
 hope they cause as much pain to WOR as WOR causes to it's adjacent
 neighbors.  I used to like to listen to 700 and 720 in occasion.  It hasn't
 been possible in any comfortable level since the IBOC monster started
 hissing away at night.

 To quote Nelson...  HA HA!!!

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Re: [IRCA] logs

[Russ Johnson]

I simply created an Excel spreadsheet (loosely based on a ham logbook) with
the column headings important to me.  I handwrite my entries in and then
every so often, type/them add them into the spreadsheet.  This gives me the
ability to easily sort them any way I want to later.

I think the sortable spreadsheet is one of the greatest and
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[IRCA] New Ultralight coming Sangean DT400W

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Looks like Sangean did the smart thing, replacing TV audio with WX.
Guess it's the DT200 vx modified
Neat looking unit.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/4400.html
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Re: [IRCA] OT TV converter boxes

[Russ Johnson]

go on-line + UPS !

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Thanks Dennis. The paperwork that came with the coupon card has the list
 too. Everyone seems to be pro Zenith  Insignia, so I think I will try
 to find one of those. But it looks like a trip to Portland to either
 Best Buy or Circuit City.

 73,

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Re: [IRCA] Quite possibly the smallest licensed radio station...

[Russ Johnson]

Yea...we all trust the FCC.  They've made some really great decisions over
the years. *: O
*
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 John,

 If you go back to my oriuginal post, I mention that The Scribe Video
 Centerpurchased the radio station from West Philadelphia Educational
 Broadcasting Foundation back in September 2006 for $70,000.

 I am assuming they are on the air, because of everything I've read.

 When it comes to ownership information, I wouldn't trust
 Wikipedia. I would trust FCCINFO.COM http://fccinfo.com/ and
 FCC.GOV http://fcc.gov/

 Paul Walker
 www.realradiousa.com



 On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 3:01 PM, John Cereghin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

  If they are, it is under new ownership, as per the Wiki entry for the
  station.
 
  John Cereghin
  Smyrna DE
 
  On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr.
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   I'm pretty sure it IS on the air. They had a re launching party
  Saturday
   and their new website indicates they are on the air.
  
   http://www.wpeb881fm.org/
  
   Paul Walker
   www.realradiousa.com
  
  
  
   On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 7:42 AM, John Cereghin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  wrote:
  
   I don't think it's currently on the air.  They've had licensing
   problems for a long time.
  
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Re: [IRCA] Quite possibly the smallest licensed radio station...

[Russ Johnson]

I was joking around with ya.

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
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 Sure, I don't always like what the FCC does, but ownershiop informaiton is
 usually very clear cut so there's no quesiton here as to who owns them.

 Paul Walker
 www.realradiousa.com



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  Yea...we all trust the FCC.  They've made some really great decisions
 over
  the years. *: O
  *
  On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
   John,
  
   If you go back to my oriuginal post, I mention that The Scribe Video
   Centerpurchased the radio station from West Philadelphia Educational
   Broadcasting Foundation back in September 2006 for $70,000.
  
   I am assuming they are on the air, because of everything I've read.
  
   When it comes to ownership information, I wouldn't trust
   Wikipedia. I would trust FCCINFO.COM http://fccinfo.com/
 http://fccinfo.com/ 
  http://fccinfo.com/ and
   FCC.GOV http://fcc.gov/ http://fcc.gov/ http://fcc.gov/
  
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[IRCA] Superadio III apparently discontinued

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I see it as Discontinued at Universal Radio.  No mention of it at C Crane.
Amazon says no idea when/if they will get more.

Looks like the end of the line for the SR3 and probably all Superadios.

It wore the RCA badge in the last few months.
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Re: [IRCA] New DXer

[Russ Johnson]

Randall Fredrick Fybush
   or
Matthew William Fybush

His friends can call him RF or MW

Congrats.
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Re: [IRCA] New DXer... I have got it, I have got it!

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Grundig is good but Scott would have to license the kid's name from Eton
though   : )
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[IRCA] Radiointel is back

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Things appear to be back to normal.

Anyone who appreciates the site might consider sending a note of
thanks/encouragement to Ulis, K3LU   at   [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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Re: [IRCA] RadioIntel site off-line

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The site is back up.

Those who appreciate the site may consider sending a note of
appreciation/encouragement to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Russ J


On 5/8/08, Russ Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hope so too.  We should know by tomorrow.

 On 5/8/08, Brett Saylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Glad to hear it's not going away! Looks like the domain expired today -
 hopefully they give a grace period and you can reclaim it,

 Brett

 On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Russ Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  We are working on this right now Brett.
  Not sure what happened.  Stand by.
 
  Russ J
 
  On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Brett Saylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
 
   The RadioIntel.com site seems to have reverted to a domain parking
  webpage;
   a domain lookup shows it expired today. I hope this doesn't mean this
  great
   resource is gone for good - they had a number of useful reviews of
   Ultralight radios, for example.
  
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Re: [IRCA] WW2 POW Shortwave Monitoring

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I am pretty sure it was in a recent QST

On 5/8/08, Stephen Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Dave,

 On Wednesday 07 May 2008 10:27:45 pm David Hochfelder wrote:
  My wife is currently researching at the National Archives for her next
  book, on WW2 radio traitors.  She just emailed me a group of four
 letters
  and a prepared card from shortwave listeners to families of
 POW's.  German
  shortwave stations broadcast brief POW messages and apparently SWL's of
 the
  day copied down the information and sent it on to the families.  Amateur
  stations were off the air for the duration, so I imagine a lot of
 wartime
  SWL's were hams.
 
  I can email them to anyone who wants to have a look.

 I would love to see them.   I have been making myself nuts this
 morning.  I
 know I just read about this very thing recently.  I seem to remember
 either a
 book review, or a small piece about an upcoming book, about SWLs during
 WW2
 copying lists of POW's.  I have been pouring through all of my recent
 magazines and cannot find it.  Arrrgh!

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Re: [IRCA] RadioIntel site off-line

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We are working on this right now Brett.
Not sure what happened.  Stand by.

Russ J

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Brett Saylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 The RadioIntel.com site seems to have reverted to a domain parking webpage;
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Re: [IRCA] RadioIntel site off-line

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Hope so too.  We should know by tomorrow.

On 5/8/08, Brett Saylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Glad to hear it's not going away! Looks like the domain expired today -
 hopefully they give a grace period and you can reclaim it,

 Brett

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  We are working on this right now Brett.
  Not sure what happened.  Stand by.
 
  Russ J
 
  On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Brett Saylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
   The RadioIntel.com site seems to have reverted to a domain parking
  webpage;
   a domain lookup shows it expired today. I hope this doesn't mean this
  great
   resource is gone for good - they had a number of useful reviews of
   Ultralight radios, for example.
  
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Re: [IRCA] Legalized Bevereges

[Russ Johnson]

I think you would not get the directivity associated with a beverage.  I
have gotten decent directivity with mini-beverages (under 200 ft)
terminated with resistor to grounding rod.  I would try running a wire as
long as you can and terminating it vs. the back and forth wire.  See what
that does for you.

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  Now, if these clotheslines are 1,000 foot long wires and terminated...

 I know that IDEALLY, beverage antennas should be run straight, but for
 those
 of us with limited available space (less than 1/2 acre in my case), how is
 the performance if run out for a hundred feet, dropped a few inches, then
 run back and forth 10 times to get in your 1,000 feet? I have a 50' deck
 that would be an ideal place to string a long wire...

 JM

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Re: [IRCA] Legalized Bevereges

[Russ Johnson]

I have turns and bends in mine.  You have to go with what you've got!   Mine
are usually in the 5' above ground range but there sure are a lot of people
that enjoy great results with the on-ground method.  At least you don't have
to deal with them falling down!

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Russ and Marc,

 Thx for your answers.

 I guess what I could do that might do the trick, now that it's time to
 start
 mowing again... cut the grass as short as possible, lay the antenna wires
 down as close to the ground as possible, use lawn staples to hole the wire
 in place, and then the lawn clippings and earthworms will eventually bury
 the wires. If I put in a 60 degree turn, I could manage to get in 200'
 that
 way quite easily.

 JM

 On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:11:17 -0400, Russ Johnson wrote
  I think you would not get the directivity associated with a
  beverage.  I have gotten decent directivity with mini-beverages
  (under 200 ft) terminated with resistor to grounding rod.  I would
  try running a wire as long as you can and terminating it vs. the
  back and forth wire.  See what that does for you.

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Re: [IRCA] Legalized Bevereges

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it's all about experimenting.  if it doesn't work well...try something
different.
what I have here is 4 mini bev's going in different directions.  they are
all different lengths, etc based on layout of lot.  so much fun to park on a
frequency and switch them in and out and hear different stations.  you have
motivated me to get out there and fix all the winter damage to my wires.

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:53:16 -0400, Russ Johnson wrote
  I have turns and bends in mine.  You have to go with what you've
  got!   Mine are usually in the 5' above ground range but there sure
  are a lot of people that enjoy great results with the on-ground
  method.  At least you don't have to deal with them falling down!

 I agree with going with what you have. If I go straight from the east side
 of our house, I'll have 20 feet. If I go to the back of our propety, I
 could
 squeeze in about 75'. But if I can go to the back corner of our pie shaped
 lot, do the 120 degree turn, then 200 feet would be no problem. And I have
 a
 500 foot and a 1000 foot spool of wire just waiting to be used.

 JM

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Re: [IRCA] Electrical QRM question

[Russ Johnson]

my worst offenders.  rechargeable battery charger and my wife's high
intensity desktop florescent light to help her with quilting.  This thing
actually is worse when plugged in and turned off vs. plugged in and turned
on.  You have to pull that sucker out of the outlet.

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Bob Coomler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 The worst internal noise I ever experienced was with
 a plug in cell phone charger.  It just ripped things
 up (dimmer switches were nothing in comparison) and
 acted the way you are describing.

 Bob Coomler
 Cloverdale, CA


 --- Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  I once again experienced massive buzzing all around
  the house. It seemed
  stronger near various things like lights and light
  switches, etc... and when
  I turned off the main power switch and then turned
  it back on, the noise
  went away. This happened last time, a few months
  ago, too, and the same
  trick worked.
 
  My question is - for anyone here who knows about
  such things - what might be
  going on to cause the QRM, what am I doing when
  turning the main power off
  and then back on, and most importantly is there
  anything I should be telling
  my elecrician?
 
  Saul
 
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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] WATO-AM 1290 Oak Ridge, TN Back On The Air

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How does a crashed tower go un-noticed for 2 days?
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[IRCA] Test email

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disregard or notyour choice !
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Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report complaints

[Russ Johnson]

If you had gmail, all the comments would be neatly bundled together and you
could delete them all with a click and one key stroke.



On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 7:38 AM, Neil Kazaross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I agree, Patrick, and thx for speaking up, since this is a DX list ! A bit
 of OT fun is OK, but not when it last for days, and I nearly wore out my
 delete key on this thread.

 73 KAZ happy to see our mods doing their jobs.

 - Original Message -
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 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report complaints


  Everyone,
 
  I will admit this has been fun and I am guilty of even adding my 2
  cents, but I am getting complaints that this has gone on too long.
  Remember this is a DX list.
 
  73,
  Patrick
 
  Patrick Martin
  Co Moderator
 

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