Re: [IRCA] IRCNEW ONE! 600 WBOB Jacksonville, FL

[Tim Kridel]

Paul, many thanks for posting clips and making them downloadable. I enjoy 
listening to stations I probably can't catch. 
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[IRCA] Entercom's 85-Year-Old Tower in Suburban KC Coming Down

[Tim Kridel]

https://shawneemissionpost.com/2017/04/28/a-fixture-for-nearly-85-years-entercom-tower-set-to-come-down-in-westwood-next-week-62576
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[IRCA] Doug Limerick Retiring

[Tim Kridel]

http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/doug-limerick-is-retiring-from-abc-news-radio/152013
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Re: [IRCA] Live streaming DX sessions

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I'd be all over that like a rash. Great idea.
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Re: [IRCA] Headphones

[Tim Kridel]

Check out dealnews.com. They have headphone deals every day via retailers such 
as New Egg and Fry's. I often see Bose, Sennheiser and other major brands at 
deep discounts. 
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Re: [IRCA] Radio shack to file for bankruptcy

[Tim Kridel]

I bought a Realistic DX-66 in the mid-1980s. It's been my mom's kitchen radio 
since the early '90s and is still going strong. No scratchy pots. No slop in 
the tuning mechanism. 

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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:53:14 -0500
From: Rick W4DST 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio shack to file for bankruptcy

Like a lot of folks, I have a lot of 25 year old and even older Radio Shack 
products that are still working fine. 
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[IRCA] Changes @ KMBZ Kansas City

[Tim Kridel]

According to www.kansascity.com/incoming/article5000253.html:


KMBZ-FM will be "all live and all local" from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays. The AM 
station, which has been broadcasting since the 1920s (and should get new call 
letters), will be known as "Talk 980." Except for Jaye's morning show, 980's 
programming will consist of nationally syndicated fare including conservative 
talkers Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity.

Read more here: 
http://www.kansascity.com/incoming/article5000253.html#storylink=cpy
More info and analysis at:

http://www.kcconfidential.com/2014/12/16/hearne-rumored-kmbz-radio-plan-could-backfire-experts-say

http://www.kcconfidential.com/2014/12/18/hearne-the-flip-side-of-news-talk-station-kmbzs-new-split-personality/



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[IRCA] Radios with Internet and AM/FM

[Tim Kridel]

My kitchen radio conked out. I'm looking to replace it with one that supports 
AM, FM and Internet streaming (e.g., CBC, Pandora). Any suggestions? There's no 
shortage of Internet-only models, but I definitely want AM, too, partly because 
although most of my local stations stream, it's not always the same content as 
their OTA feeds.

Thanks.
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Re: [IRCA] IRCA Facebook Photos

[Tim Kridel]

Thanks for the link. It's great to be able to put some faces to names.
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[IRCA] Defaulted Loans @ KFNS and KXFN

[Tim Kridel]

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2014/08/01/bank-sues-tkachuk-pace-over-loans-in-default.html

Could lead to a change in ownership and format.
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[IRCA] Fistfight at KFNS

[Tim Kridel]

www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2014/06/in-radio-station-brawl-kfn
s-marshall-points-finger.html

www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/kfns-marshall-says-mckenna-attack
ed-him/article_366a5364-2ead-5f25-93bb-6fabd9c4bd1f.html


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[IRCA] QRM from Lights

[Tim Kridel]

I'm using the Philips 100 W equivalent soft white (2700K) A21 dimmable LED. No 
noise on MW or FM.

Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 14:07:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Phil Bytheway 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] QRM from Lights

So they key is for us to figure out which devices have better RFI 
suppression... and it wouldn't hurt to have a reference for DXers to know what 
to get. We can start by providing feedback to our eGroup on what works and what 
doesn't.

Let us know what works and what doesn't or any research that you've done. I 
will start to compile the results.
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[IRCA] QRM from Lights

[Tim Kridel]

Sure, that¹s one type.

I wonder if it¹s worth building a database of CFL, LED and halogen
products that are known to be ‹ or not be ‹ sources of RFI. (There, I used
a term we all probably can agree on.) So when DXers need to replace bulbs,
they can check the database to see which products to consider or avoid.

>--
>
>Message: 5
>Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 19:32:37 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "Powell E. Way III" 
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>   
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] QRM from Lights
>Message-ID:
>   <1400380357.8359.yahoomail...@web121304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
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>Man made as in radio stations transmitting. ? :)


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[IRCA] QRM from Lights

[Tim Kridel]

I thought the M in QRM stood for ³manmade² and the N in QRN stood for
³natural."

>
>--
>
>Message: 3
>Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:17:25 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "Powell E. Way III" 
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>   
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] QRN from Lights
>Message-ID:
>   <1400264245.38388.yahoomail...@web121303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
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>It would be QRN, not QRM. 


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[IRCA] QRM from Lights

[Tim Kridel]

I just installed my first LED bulb, a Philips 100 W equivalent. So far, no 
noise. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's tried other brands, 
particularly Cree.

I also have several 100 W equivalent halogens. Fortunately they're not 
producing any noise, either, but that could be because they plug into a 
standard lamp socket like a regular incandescent rather than using a power 
supply or transformer.

I never had any noise with CFLs, but I quit using them because the light 
quality and lifespan both were crap, regardless of brand.
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Re: [IRCA] 1140 KCXV MO Liberty

[Tim Kridel]

You might try asking on www.gatewaycityradio.com/messageboard/kcboard.asp.
I¹ve occasionally seen some of the KCXL staff post on there.

>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:51:59 -0800
>From: Dennis Gibson 
>To: "irca@hard-core-dx.com" 
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1140 KCXV MO Liberty + 1640 PA TIS - both new
>Message-ID: <38fc6113-7134-4300-9ec8-7c1146957...@yahoo.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain;  charset=us-ascii
>
>The FCC database still shows a CP but it's not always up to date. It may
>have been granted program test authority for its new facilities and is
>using them. That doesn't appear in the FCC database.



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Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs

[Tim Kridel]

I agree about CFLs being garbage in terms of build quality. I spent the
better part of decade trying various brands and finally switched back to
incandescents because the CFLs rarely lasted longer and typically died
sooner. I won¹t make that mistake again with LEDs. I¹m happy with the
light quality and lifespan of the few halogens I have, so I¹ll be using
more of those as my stash of regular incandescents dwindles.

I never had QRM from CFLs, though.


Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:05:15 -0800 (PST)
From: "Powell E. Way III" 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs

Most of the incandescents made recently are garbage from China. Same for
CFLs. Same for LED. ?Same for most halogens now, though GE is building a
factory for halogen.





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Re: [IRCA] Neighbors Grouse About KMBZ Tower Site

[Tim Kridel]

Larry, you¹re correct that the suburbs crept in around the site. Another
example is the tower a few miles southwest near Mission and Corinth. I
don¹t know which station uses that tower, though.


>--
>
>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:35:48 -0500
>From: "Larry R Fravel" 
>To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
>   
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Neighbors Grouse About KMBZ Tower Site
>Message-ID: <56FADDF506FA4E3DA8367D2BE217883B@Master>
>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>   reply-type=original
>
>After reading the entire article I made the following comments that went
>right to Facebook.  I now probably be vilified on there.
>
>"Let's see. I'll bet there were no houses when the station and its towers
>were built. They are probably the result of creeping suburbia. So the
>station was there first, the houses were built knowing it was there,and
>now 
>the people that live in houses have trouble with the station being there.
>Seen this with all kinds of things in all kinds of places. It is usually
>airports though.
>
>Now the fence is ugly and we don't like it. Lets make them take it down
>If 
>the fence comes down some other kid or adult will attempt to climb the
>towers and fall and kill themselves and then it will be the companies
>fault. 
>Same thing with the guy wires. Some idiot will ride a bike or dirt bike
>of 4 
>wheeler through there, get decapitated and all the lawyers will descend
>with 
>glee because obviously it is the property owners fault.
>
>The thing to do is maintain the property and the fence.. It is a safety
>issue not an aesthetic on. The property should have security lighting in
>place especially at the tower bases and all guy wires should also be
>illuminated. All buildings should be maintained with lights inside and
>out 
>that come on at dusk and go off at dawn. There should also be an ISP
>based 
>video security system with both inside and outside video cameras and a
>high 
>capacity DVR to monitor the property. A logical solution in an illogical
>world."
>
>Once upon a time  it was earlier -
>
>Shinnston, Northern Territories
>Harrison County, West Virginia



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[IRCA] Neighbors Grouse About KMBZ Tower Site

[Tim Kridel]

http://pvpost.com/2013/12/04/entercom-radio-tower-property-in-westwood-draw
s-complaints-from-neighbors-23454


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[IRCA] Looking for Airchecks with Full Newscasts

[Tim Kridel]

http://missouriradio.mywowbb.com/forum9/2071.html

This person is doing research into how local radio newscasts have changed and 
is looking for examples from 1996 to 2001.
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[IRCA] Radio World: For Glogowski, AM Still Booming

[Tim Kridel]

http://radioworld.com/article/for-glogowski-am-still-booming/221906
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[IRCA] Cable Routers OT

[Tim Kridel]

Apple makes only routers, so you'll still need a separate modem. If
Charter is like a lot of other cable companies, you can buy your own modem
as long as it's a model that Charter can support.

Does Charter charge you a monthly fee for the Arris box? If so, it's
probably cheaper in the long run to buy your own modem or modem/router
combo. For example, when my cable op started charging $5/month for a
modem, I returned it and bought my own. It cost ~$70, so it paid for
itself after 14 months.

Since my original post below, I switched to an AirPort Extreme to get
better coverage throughout my house. As with the Time Capsule, I haven't
noticed any QRM on any band.

>
>
>--
>
>Message: 7
>Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:35:27 -0700
>From: Patrick Martin 
>To: IRCA 
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cable Routers OT
>Message-ID: 
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>Thanks.  Do they make a dual or should I have separate modems? The one
>Charter cable supplied is a Arris.
>
>Patrick
>
>Patrick Martin
>Seaside OR
>KGED QSL Manager
>
>> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:14:10 -0500
>> From: t...@timkridel.com
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cable Routers OT
>> 
>> Since 2009, I've been using an Apple Time Capsule, which has an AirPort
>> router built in. Zero QRM. It's fed by a Motorola SURFboard 6120, which
>> also produces no QRM.


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[IRCA] St. Louis Radio History

[Tim Kridel]

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.112762575460477.12428.109308732472528&type=3
 doesn't appear to be new, but today's Radio World newsletter was the first I 
heard about it.

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[IRCA] Omaha's 'Magic 1490' Mystery

[Tim Kridel]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130915/NEWS/130919133/1707
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Re: [IRCA] Cable Routers OT

[Tim Kridel]

Since 2009, I've been using an Apple Time Capsule, which has an AirPort
router built in. Zero QRM. It's fed by a Motorola SURFboard 6120, which
also produces no QRM. 


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Re: [IRCA] Magazine side-bar

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I have copies from the '80s, when it was still quarter-folded newsprint. 


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[IRCA] Radio is Alive and Well in Canada?

[Tim Kridel]

Yes, says a new Nielsen study:
www.nielsen.com/us/en/newswire/2013/in-canada--video-did-not-kill-the-radio-
star.html


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[IRCA] KXEO NAL

[Tim Kridel]

Weird story.

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2669812&spid=24698

6-28-13

The FCC's Media Bureau has issued a $2,000 notice of apparent liability to
KXEO Radio Inc, saying the public files for KXEO-AM and KWWR-FM in Mexico,
MO were missing documents at the time their licenses came up for renewal. In
its renewal application, KXEO explained that the missing issues/programs
files were in its public file at one time, but in 2010, the longtime GM
walked out of the station "never to return," and took the files with him.
The application claims the GM -- now deceased -- offered to sell the files
back to the station for $100,000. The files for 2004-2010 were never found.
The base forfeiture for public file violations is $10,000, but the bureau
noted that "the required items were prepared and placed in the public
inspection files but were subsequently removed by the former general manager
upon his less-than-amicable departure from the stations," and reduced the
proposed forfeiture to $1,000 per station. KXEO Inc. has 30 days to pay the
forfeiture or file a written statement asking for it to be reduced or
canceled; once the matter is resolved, its license application will be
granted.


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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Frequency/distance search engine

[Tim Kridel]

If you have an iPhone or iPad, try
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/am-search/id366382717?mt=8  It works pretty
well.__,_._,___


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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Re: AM Radio: Welcome to the Cesspool

[Tim Kridel]

There's always ham radio. Even if you don't want to get a license, it's
still fun to listen.

From:  Dau Rick 
Reply-To:  
Date:  Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:35 AM
To:  "a...@yahoogroups.com" 
Cc:  "a...@nrcdxas.org" , "irca@hard-core-dx.com"

Subject:  [ABDX] Re: AM Radio: Welcome to the Cesspool
 
Now, if FM ever goes away and there's nothing left to DX out there (and I
hope like HELL that never happens), then I have no idea what I'll do.
 
73,
Rick (remaining optimistic, and hoping I'm not alone) Dau
South Omaha, Nebraska

  
 
 
  

  
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Re: [IRCA] OT: suggestions on recording devices

[Tim Kridel]

For years I've been recording phone interviews that way from a
speakerphone. The audio is quite good.

>
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>I wouldn't recommend that method, as the sound quality is never as good
>via a small microphone - even a decent quality one - as it is via direct
>connection. Although I use an mp3 recorder if I'm DX'ing in the car,
>there's a definite difference in clarity of the resulting audio. A mike
>will also pick up unwanted other sound.


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[IRCA] OT: suggestions on recording devices

[Tim Kridel]

Do you have a smartphone or tablet? If so, there are plenty of apps that
make it easy to record and then transfer the file to a computer. One might
be preinstalled on your device.

You don't have to connect your smartphone or tablet to the radio's
headphone or speaker jack. Just put it a few inches from the speaker. 


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[IRCA] First Vehicle Without AM Radio

[Tim Kridel]

"Since a car radio was put in a dashboard in 1930, there¹s been an AM radio
in every automobile rolling off assembly lines. But in the upcoming model
year a car will be arriving on dealer lots with an FM-only receiver.  It¹s
symbolic of the challenges facing AM broadcasters in 2012."

Rest at www.insideradio.com/Article.asp?id=2572037&spid=32060#.UKEHeY6flYM




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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Off-topic: DXer Headphones?

[Tim Kridel]

Check out Able Planet: http://shop.ableplanet.com. I've been using their
headphones for about four years. Unfortunately I can't find the model number
on mine, or I would provide that.


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[IRCA] KMOX Getting New Address

[Tim Kridel]

From: "St. Louis Business Journal"
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:40:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: BREAKING NEWS: KMOX leaving One Memorial Drive

CBS Radio St. Louis is consolidating its three local radio stations —
KMOX-AM, KEZK-FM and KYKY-FM, into new studio space at the Lawrence Group's
$109 million Park Pacific building in downtown St. Louis.

Read more here: 
http://bizj.us/bce9p
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[IRCA] Changes at ESPN New York (1050)

[Tim Kridel]

April 26, 2012

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on April 30, 2012, ESPN Radio New York (1050 AM)
will be heard on 98.7 FM as a result of an agreement between ESPN Audio and
98.7¹s owner, Emmis Communications. ESPN New York 98.7 is New York¹s first
24/7 sports talk station on the FM band.
For now, 98.7 FM and 1050 AM will simulcast content but plans are to turn
1050 AM into an ESPN Deportes New York Radio owned operation in conjunction
with Hispanic Heritage month (Sept. 15 ­ Oct. 15).
The addition of 98.7 FM in metropolitan New York reinforces ESPN Audio¹s
strategy to pursue FM distribution for its content. Of ESPN¹s 364 full-time
affiliates, 137 are positioned on the FM band, representing a growth rate of
120% in the last two and a half years. FM stations make up 30% of ESPN¹s
total affiliate base (not all are full-time).
³Opportunities like this don¹t come along too often and it¹s tremendous that
we were able to conclude a deal that will enhance our mission of serving
sports fans in not just English but Spanish as well,² said Traug Keller,
ESPN Senior Vice President/Production, Business Divisions. ³Come Fall,
Spanish-speaking New Yorkers will have their first 24/7 sports talk radio
station.²
ESPN New York launched 11 years ago and will now feature a local weekday
line-up that will remain mostly unchanged with Maxed Out in the Morning with
Jared Max (4-6 a.m. ET), Mike Lupica (Noon-1 p.m.), Stephen A. Smith and
Ryan Ruocco (1-3 p.m.) and The Michael Kay Show (3-7 p.m.). Patrick McEnroe
will also have a Saturday show on the station from 10 a.m. to Noon,
beginning May 5.
The Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show is a new offering and capitalizes
on Stephen A.¹s widespread popularity on ESPN New York platforms and as a
regular opposite Skip Bayless on ESPN¹s First Take (ESPN2, weekdays, 10
a.m.)
National shows, Mike & Mike in the Morning (6-10 a.m.) and The Herd with
Colin Cowherd (10 a.m.-Noon), remain on ESPN New York and both continue to
see increased listenership and penetration in the market. February¹s ratings
indicate ESPN New York has had five straight months with at least a 3.0
share, good for 12th place in the market with a 3.1, up 35% year to year.
³This move to the FM dial is in keeping with the industry trend of sports
radio shifting (from AM) and offers an even broader reach for our content,²
said Dave Roberts, ESPN Radio New York Vice President and General Manager.
³By combining the FM reach with our wide variety of digital offerings from
ESPN Audio, we are uniquely positioned to provide coverage of all of New
York¹s sports. 
About ESPN New York
ESPN New York 1050 is the flagship station of ESPN Radio, providing sports
talk, news and local and national play-by-play coverage.  It¹s the official
radio home of three of the New York market¹s most iconic teams: New York
Knicks, New York Rangers and New York Jets game broadcasts in addition to
national rights for the entire NBA season from tip through The Finals, Major
League Baseball from Opening Day through the World Series, college football
including the BCS title game, the USGA¹s U.S. Open and the 2014 FIFA World
Cup. ESPN New York is also streamed live at www.ESPNNewYork.com
 .
About ESPN Audio
ESPN Audio is comprised of the country¹s largest sports radio network,
featured event programming, ESPN Deportes, ESPNRadio.com and ESPN Podcasts.
ESPN Radio provides more than 9,000 hours of talk and event content annually
to 24 million listeners a week on more than 700 stations, including owned
stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas, and more than 300
full-time affiliates.  ESPN Radio offers the only all-sports Spanish radio
network, ESPN Deportes, which has 45 affiliates with stations in nine of the
top 10 Hispanic markets.  ESPNRadio.com   is the most
listened to live stream of any terrestrial broadcaster in the world ­
reaching more than three million unique users per month (source: Omniture)
and one million unique listeners per month (source: Ando Media). In
addition, ESPN Podcasts are downloaded more than 358 million times per year
from the ESPN PodCenter and iTunes. This includes The B.S. Report with Bill
Simmons, which logged more than 92 million downloads in 2011.

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[IRCA] KCSP Kansas City Goes All-Local

[Tim Kridel]

>From www.bottomlinecom.com/kcsp-drops-rome-expands-local-shows:

KCSP 610 AM radio has announced it is making a series of changes to its
weekday lineup that will make it all-local after dropping the syndicated
³Jim Rome Show² that ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

On Monday (3/19) ³Fescoe in the Morning² will gain an hour from 6-9 a.m. to
10 a.m. ³The Danny Parkins Show² will move from 9-11 a.m. to 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.

Parkins will remain the primary host and be joined with a new co-host
Carrington Harrison, who previously was a contributor on other KCSP shows.

³What¹s Right With Nick Wright² will remain at its regular 2-6 p.m. weekday
slot.

³Our listeners have wanted more local hosts talking about local sports,²
said 610 Sports Radio Program Director Ryan Maguire.
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[IRCA] KMBZ Kansas City Adds "Coast to Coast AM"

[Tim Kridel]

www.bottomlinecom.com/kmbz-lands-coast-to-coast-am

Began yesterday and runs midnight to 4 a.m.
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Re: [IRCA] KXTR Kansas City Flips to Biz

[Tim Kridel]

KC had a business-format station on 1190 around 2001 before flipping to
Radio Disney. I've got to wonder if the local market for business news is
any better today.

> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:56:28 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KXTR Kansas City Flips to Biz
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> 
> Thanks for the information.
> 
> I wish them luck with the business format.  I think they'll need it due to
> the high position they have on the AM dial and in my opinion, many people
> don't listen to business formatted radio stations which may hurt them in the
> long run.
> 
> The station is streaming its classical programming at www.radiobach.com.
> Larry Stoler


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[IRCA] KXTR Kansas City Flips to Biz

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>From www.bottomlinecom.com/radio-bach-replaced-with-kmbz-business-channel:
³Kansas City¹s classical music station, Radio Bach on AM 1660, will be going
away this week and replaced with the new ŒKMBZ Business Channel on 1660.¹² 
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Re: [IRCA] (OT) Spam

[Tim Kridel]

I switched back to Mac in 2008, but I have a Windows XP and a Windows Vista 
machine, both of which run Microsoft's free Security Essentials anti-malware 
product. It works very well in terms of both catching malware and not hogging 
the processor and RAM.
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[IRCA] Teen Wants to Buy NC Station

[Tim Kridel]

http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2011/12/30023/riverhead-teen-look
s-to-buy-his-own-radio-station

Riverhead teen looks to raise money to buy his own radio station


At a time when the top concern for many young men is studying for finals and
the subsequent celebration when they are over, 18-year-old Kyle Kratoville
has set his sights a little higher.

The radio disc jockey from Riverhead and two of his friends are trying to
raise $10,000 by Thursday to purchase their own radio station in eastern
North Carolina.

³The radio station would be up and running in two weeks,² said Mr.
Kratoville, a DJ on both Beach 101.7 FM and the local station WRIV 1390 AM.

The owner of 98.3 FM agreed to sell the station¹s license for a $10,000 down
payment and then a percentage of the monthly ad revenue, he said. The
station would be called NOW 98.3 and would play contemporary hit radio.

³We¹ve been looking around for radio stations that are for sale and for
lease,² said Mr. Kratoville, a 2011 Riverhead High School student and
freshman at Five Towns College in Dix Hills.

Mr. Kratoville said the signal would reach about 175,000 listeners and there
are no other top 40 radio stations in the area. There is also a Marine base
there, Camp Lejeune, and about half the residents in the area are between
the ages of 18 and 34.

He also hopes to play lesser known and more progressive artists on the
station.

³We would be exploring not so super mainstream artist, but at the same time
we would still be today¹s culture,² he said. ³We would try to be the radio
station that connects with people.²

Mr. Kratoville is the youngest of the trio looking to buy the station. He
would be partnering with 23-year-old friend Josh, who asked his last name
not be used due to his position with a local radio station and 25-year-old
friend Tom Lawler, who is a program director at Great Gold 1410 AM in New
Jersey.

For Mr. Kratoville, his love affair with radio has been life-long, after all
his father Jack is a long-time New York City area disc jockey.

³When I was 7 he took me to work with him and sat me down in the studio,²
Mr. Kratoville said. ³From that I was in love with it.²

WRIV president and Dawn Patrol disc jockey Bruce Tria said he wasn¹t
suprised to learn that of Mr. Kratoville¹s ambitions. Mr. Tria noted that
for many DJ¹s, like himself and Mr. Kratoville, the love of radio comes at a
young age.

³He¹s a very talented kid, ² Mr. Tria said. ³I wouldn¹t put him on there air
if here weren¹t, if he didn¹t sound good.²

The group has set up an account on kickstarter.com, which is a funding
platform for creative products. The project is not funded unless the group
meets their fundraising goal of $10,000. They are still more than $9,000
short of that goal.

Backers get a variety of gifts for their donations including on-air shout
outs and the ability to select playlists, depending on the amount of the
pledge.

³Our station will not just play music, it will be a lifestyle,² a
description of the project reads. ³NOW FM understands these people and how
they live through media. We will connect on a deeper level through social
media, events, clubs, and our personality on the air.²

To make a donation to the project, visit Kyle¹s kickstarter.com page.

vchin...@timesreview.com
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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] A new addition at KVSH-940

[Tim Kridel]

These days, I wouldn¹t be surprised to see a photo of a server instead.
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[IRCA] Clear Channel Cuts Back on Local On-Air Staff

[Tim Kridel]

www.mediapost.com/publications/article/161330/clear-channel-radio-lays-off-d
js.html

http://bottomlinecom.com/nationalnews/beckaletgoatkfab.html
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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Results of overnight DXing

[Tim Kridel]

Do you have a smartphone? Those work pretty well for capturing audio from the 
speaker.

On Sep 12, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
> I still need to pick up a device that will allow me to record digitally
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Re: [IRCA] Cat5

[Tim Kridel]

> If there's more 
> interest, I could put an article on the am-dx.com site.
> 
> Craig Healy


Yes, I'd like to see a how-to article about using Cat5 for a variety of DXing 
applications. Thanks.


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Re: [IRCA] Copper Theft

[Tim Kridel]

Up here in Mid-Missouri, copper thieves have been taking down phone lines 200 
feet at a stretch. They're also targeting warehouses and even agricultural 
irrigation systems for $15,000-$30,000 worth of pipe and wire at a time.


> 
> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:13:58 -0500
> From: "Stewart, Joseph R" 
> To: NRC-AM listserv , "irca@hard-core-dx.com"
>, "wghau...@yahoo.com" 
> Subject: [IRCA] Wire theft?
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> 
> This is a news story from our website-pertains to theft of telephone wire, 
> but for those who have longwires or especially Beverages up, is copper-wire 
> theft as much of a problem in your part of the world as it is in southern 
> Missouri?
> http://ksmu.org/article/phone-line-suddenly-dead-contact-authorities-asap
> 
> Randy Stewart
> Arts Producer
> KSMU
> 901 S. National
> Springfield MO 65897
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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Back Home Again

[Tim Kridel]

Hope you have a speedy, pain-free recovery. Sounds like a good opportunity to 
spend some at the radio.

On Jul 10, 2011, at 11:19 PM, "Donald K. Kaskey"  wrote:

> Greetings All!
> 
> Back home friday after 8 days in the hospital. Elective surgery this 
> time. Total knee replacement in my left leg..
> Surgery went well, seem to be on the right track as to recovery, altho 
> it's going to take a long time.
> 
> Best to everyone
> 
> Don Kaskey
> San Francisco CA
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Re: [IRCA] noise issue update

[Tim Kridel]

I've been using CFLs for about 10 years and have never noticed an increase
in QRM. In fact, I have six in my shack, and two are less than a foot from
my radios.

CFLs do seem to make a significant dent in electricity consumption when
there's a house full of them. The downside is that in my experience, they
don't last anywhere near the advertised lifespan of several years,
regardless of whether they're a name brand or store brand.

I've gotten quite a few $5 Home Depot gift cards after complaining to
manufacturers, but I'm starting to believe that CFLs are a waste of money
because they don't last long enough for the energy savings to surpass the
price premium. I hope LEDs are better, but I'm not holding my breath.


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[IRCA] KMBZ FM Simulcast Flopping

[Tim Kridel]

www.kcconfidential.com/full_content.php?article_id=22657&full=yes&pbr=1

What are the ratings like for other AMs that simulcast on FM?


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[IRCA] KXTR/KUDL Now IDing as Radio Bach

[Tim Kridel]

http://www.bottomlinecom.com/kcnews/radiobachonam.html
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[IRCA] FM Simulcasting AM

[Tim Kridel]

Kansas City¹s KUDL-FM will begin simulcasting KMBZ-AM:
http://bottomlinecom.com/kcnews/bigchangesatkudl.html

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[IRCA] Mike Murphy - KC Radio

[Tim Kridel]

If you¹ve DXed Kansas City¹s KCMO or KMBZ any time over the past
half-century, there¹s a good chance you heard Mike Murphy:
http://bottomlinecom.com/kcnews/radiosmikemurphydies.html.
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Re: [IRCA] Kenwood R-5000

[Tim Kridel]

Re: "The Kenwood R-5000 I read has internal temperature of 114 degrees," I
recall reading about thermal concerns in a couple of reviews when the radio
first came out. But unless there's been a high failure rate over the years,
perhaps those concerns weren't justified.

Rainer Lichte's "More Radio Receiver - Chance or Choice" has a nine-page
review of the R-5000. 


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[IRCA] KMBZ

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If anyone needs KMBZ, they¹re currently (13:30 Central) running ³Operation
Stormwatch² instead of the usual Rush Limbaugh. Considering that this
blizzard is forecast to continue well into the night, I suspect that they¹ll
be ³Operation Stormwatch² through Wednesday. 
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Re: [IRCA] 2011 WRTH

[Tim Kridel]

Barnes & Noble started shipping on Jan. 12. Not bad, considering that when I
ordered it about a month ago, they said it would ship on Jan. 15.


> From: Marc DeLorenzo 
> Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> 
> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:48:06 -0500 (EST)
> To: , , 
> Cc: 
> Subject: [IRCA] 2011 WRTH
> 
> Just received word from Amazon that my 2011 WRTH will be delivered on Jan 18.
> Yay!
> 
> 
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> http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228
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Re: [IRCA] Off topic - Digital Audio Recorders

[Tim Kridel]

For about five years, I've been using the recording feature built into my
Windows Mobile smartphones. I've never tried jacking into a radio or
something else. Instead I just place the phone near the speaker. It works
surprisingly well. 

More recently, I've been trying several iPad/iPhone recording apps. All of
these worth exploring if, say, you want the ability to record DX while on
vacation but don't want to pack a separate recorder.

It's easy to transfer audio files from these devices to a PC or Mac by using
USB or Bluetooth. You also could e-mail them straight from the device if you
keep the file sizes down by using the right bit rate when recording. For
example, my Windows Mobile phone is set at 44.1 Hz, 16 bit, mono, 86 kb/s,
and an 18 minute recording comes out to 1.8 MB. 


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Re: [IRCA] High Speed Internet OT

[Tim Kridel]

I had Time Warner Cable broadband for several years and now have Mediacom.
Both times, I had no interference problems.

Some cable operators use contractors to do new customer installations. Those
can be problematic. For example, TWC's contractor ran about 150 feet of coax
from the pedestal to my house and then tried to feed three rooms of TV,
phone and broadband all from that single cable. Not surprisingly, there
wasn't enough signal to go around. TWC then sent one of its staff
technicians who shook his head and promptly ran two more cables. Everything
was fine after that. Just something to keep in mind if interference is a
problem from day one.


> From: Patrick Martin 
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> 
> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:03:18 -0800
> To: , 
> Subject: [IRCA] High Speed Internet OT
> 
> I have discussed High Speed Internet on the refector before, but I found
> out today that Charter Cable has a deal for a flat rate of $29.95 a
> month for 8 MB, and a $5 lease of their modim. They did not mention if I
> could purchase a cable modim or not, and since I don't have cable to my
> house, they could run it to the house for another $9.99, instead of the
> $49.95. So, now I have to make a decision. I sure would like to have the
> high speed for the computer, and I can afford that,  but Charter Cable
> has had a noise issue and I don't want TVI all over the receivers.  Any
> comments?   Thanks.
> Of course I am still on dialup for Web TV, but I only pay $12.95 a month
> for the one account and I can always use the dial up for the computer as
> a backup. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick 
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR 
> KGED QSL Manager
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[IRCA] DXing from the 2011 Chevy Camaro Convertible

[Tim Kridel]

GM brought in a ham to design the antenna, so will this car be a performer
on the dials, too?

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=276990 
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Re: [IRCA] R8 manual

[Tim Kridel]

I can't vouch for this site, but it appears to have the manual as a zip file, 
probably with a PDF inside: http://www.mods.dk/manual.php?brand=drake. 

On Dec 11, 2010, at 6:58 PM, "James Niven"  wrote:

> Nick,
> 
> I have just finished an another hour scanning the internet for R8 owner
> manual, no luck, so I will take you up on your offer, THANK YOU, I
> appreciate it!!
> 
> James Niven
> Cedar Creek, Texas
> 
> jni...@austin.rr.com
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com]
> On Behalf Of Nick Hall-Patch
> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 4:33 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] R8 manual
> 
> At 21:27 11-12-10, you wrote:
>> Stephen,
> 
> If all else fails, I have a hard copy of the manual that I can scan,
> James...
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Would someone have the Drake R8 receiver manual in PDF they could send
> me?
>>> 
>>> I have searched the internet but only found the R8B manual?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks so much!!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> James Niven
>>> 
>>> Cedar Creek, Texas
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> jni...@austin.rr.com
>>> 
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Re: [IRCA] "It's Christmas Time..."

[Tim Kridel]

I thought it was interesting that they included some older rigs, such as the 
Drake R8 series. I bought an Icom R70 a few weeks ago.

On Dec 6, 2010, at 6:25 PM, Ira Elbert New III  wrote:

> 
> Is there a anything I can't live without this year? The Gear article in 
> Popular Communications got me to thinkin'...
> 
> Bert New
> Watkinsville, Georgia
> Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
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Re: [IRCA] Status of KOTC 830 MO

[Tim Kridel]

I'm in central Missouri, about 200 miles away as the crow flies, so I'll try
to tune them in and post what I hear. I'll also be down near that area
shortly after Christmas.


> From: "HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" 
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> 
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:24:26 -0500
> To: 
> Cc: , Peter Baskind , John Rieger
> 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Status of KOTC 830 MO
> 
> I've been asking since last Fall.  Are they still doing the MyTalk
> (Talk) stuff through the week and My830 (music) on the weekends?  From
> what I remember the music played was AWESOME for an AM station.
> 
> Peter Baskind?  Any clues / news?
> 
> 73,
> Dave in Indy
> 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:21:38 -0500
> From: Saul DX 
> To: , 
> Subject: [IRCA] Status of KOTC 830 MO
> Message-ID: 
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> Anyone know what's up with the planned move of 830 KOTC from Kennett MO
> to Memphis TN?
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Norway closing down remaining MW

[Tim Kridel]

I also remember someone arguing that by the late 1980s, the MW band would be
used for dispatching taxis. Could this finally be the end?


> From: Mike Sanburn 
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> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:23:03 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Norway closing down remaining MW
> 
> 
> This migration away from the broadcast band is very disconcertingI
> remember the 1314 Khz station in Norway was widely reported for years.  ms
> 
>> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 07:57:56 -0700
>> From: wb2...@yahoo.com
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@lists.wtfda.info; a...@nrcdxas.org
>> Subject: [IRCA] Norway closing down remaining MW
>> 
>> Reposted from another list:
>> 
>> As per a press release from Norkring (in Norwegian only), the Vigra
>> transmitter on 630 will close on June 30th, 2011, while the Røst transmitter
>> on 675 will be left alive until December 31st, 2012 after only 13 years of
>> service. This will leave Ingøy 153 as the only remaining AM transmitter on
>> Norwegian mainland. Norkring's sole MW station left will be the 1 kW NRK
>> relay at Longyearbyen, Svalbard (1485 kHz). I won't be surprised if its days
>> are numbered too.
>> 
>> 
>> Russ Edmunds
>> Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
>> [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
>> 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
>> 
>> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
>> AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot
>> 
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[IRCA] Drake R8 Antenna Problem

[Tim Kridel]

I¹m getting back into the hobby, but unfortunately my Drake R8 is not being
cooperative. The culprit seems to be a bad relay for the antennas: Sometimes
the radio won¹t hear a thing when powered up. Other times, it receives just
fine, and then loses the signal after a few minutes; switching between the
two antennas multiple times often will finally fix the problem. It¹s 15+
years old, so maybe that relay is finally worn out.

If you¹ve experienced this problem, please contact me off list to let me
know how or where you fixed it. Thanks.
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[IRCA] Twin-Lead Cable Antennas

[Tim Kridel]

I¹ve got a 100 foot roll of twin-lead cable, and I¹m looking for suggestions
for turning it into an antenna. Decades ago I used the stuff for lead-ins
for longwires, but I¹ve never used it for the antenna itself. Thanks in
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[IRCA] Man Has Call Letters Tattooed on Forehead

[Tim Kridel]

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news%2Fbizarre&id=7693065

Man tattoos face after radio station joke
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
  
September 28, 2010 (WLS) -- Everyone has regrets in life. But usually those
mistakes are not as obvious to everyone else.

David Jonathan Winkelman got the call letters and logo for radio station
KORB tattooed on his forehead.

The 48-year-old heard the station jokingly offer a six-figure payout for any
listeners who dared to do it.

When the station explained that it was just a stunt, Winkelman sued,
claiming the station was trying to permanently mark listeners so that they
could "be publicly scorned and ridiculed for their greed and lack of common
good sense."

The mug shot above is the result of Winkelman's arrest last week in
Davenport, Iowa. He's charged with failing to appear in court for operating
a motor vehicle without the owner's consent.

Winkleman's stepson got the tattoo as well in the same place. But he's had
some good luck -- no mug shot.

It gets worse. The radio station has since changed its call letters and
switched from hard rock to easy listening.
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[IRCA] DX Inspires Van Halen Song

[Tim Kridel]

www.vhnd.com/2010/03/31/dave-and-eddie-discuss-diver-down

³It was Dave¹s idea to do ŒBig Bad Bill¹. He bought himself one of those
Sanyo Walkman-type things with the FM-AM radio, and you can record off the
radio if you like something you hear. He was up in his bedroom at his
father¹s house and he found that if he stood in a certain spot and pointed
his antenna a certain way, he picked up this weird radio station in
Louisville, Kentucky. He recorded ŒBig Bad Bill¹ and played it to us, and we
started laughing ourselves silly and going, ŒThat is bad! Let¹s do it!¹"



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Re: [IRCA] Noise cancelling headphones

[Tim Kridel]

I'm impressed by Able Planet's Clear Harmony product:
www.ableplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=38. The noise
cancellation is okay, but the LINX Audio is superb in terms of being able to
pick up on nuances of speech without turning up the volume. I did a story on
LINX a few years ago --
www.proavmagazine.com/industry-news-print.asp?sectionID=0&articleID=666144
-- and it really does work.

The list price of $300 is steep, but a few months ago, Tuesday Morning
stores were selling them for about $100.


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Re: [IRCA] Laptop computer requirements for an SDR or similar receiver.

[Tim Kridel]

Exactly. I've got quite a few cassettes from the '80s, but they don't
provide the same thrill as being able to relive an entire night's worth of
DXing from another era.


> From: Patrick Martin 
> Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:04:15 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Laptop computer requirements for an SDR or similar
> receiver.
> 
> Tim wrote,
> 
>  by the prospect of recording the entire band and then coming back to it
> five or 10 years from now. It would be interesting to listen to how
> things have changed.>
> 
> That is interesting. Too bad we did not have them back in the 60s or
> 70s. I listen back to some of my old reel to reel tapes and boy things
> were different. I need to get my old reel to reel machine going again.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick
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Re: [IRCA] Laptop computer requirements for an SDR or similar receiver.

[Tim Kridel]

I had never considered an SDR until this thread. I'm really intrigued by the
prospect of recording the entire band and then coming back to it five or 10
years from now. It would be interesting to listen to how things have
changed.


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Re: [IRCA] Laptop Computer Requirements for an SDR

[Tim Kridel]

Patrick, I recall you posting a few months ago about slow or expensive (or
both) broadband in your area. Is that correct? The only reason why I ask is
because some wireless carriers (e.g., AT&T, Verizon) subsidize the cost of a
netbook to as little as $50-$100 if you sign up for two years of their
broadband service.  This is the same business model that carriers have been
using for decades with cell phones.

One thing to consider is the peak and real-world average speeds of the
wireless network in your area, such as whether it's fast enough for the apps
and services you use. Another consideration is how the $50-$70/month for
wireless broadband compares to the wired broadband services in your area.

Most wireless carriers also cap your monthly usage at 5 GB, so yet another
consideration is whether you use or would use that much on a regular basis.

Hope that helps. 


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Re: [IRCA] CKST 1040 Tower Demolition

[Tim Kridel]

Thanks for posting this. How exactly did they bring them down? By clipping
some of the guy wires? There's a chain saw sound at the beginning, but I
can't imagine that they used a chain saw to cut the wires.


> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
> Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> 
> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:50:05 -0500
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> , NRC 
> Subject: [IRCA] CKST 1040 Tower Demolition
> 
> As posted on youtube:
> 
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9v2M10xDgM
> 
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[IRCA] Russ Johnson - Former KCMO, KMBZ and KOA Host - Passes Away

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http://bottomlinecom.com/kcnews/talkerrussjohnsonrip.html
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Re: [IRCA] TV-Radio advertising OT

[Tim Kridel]

It depends on what each TV or radio station has going in terms of a Web
presence. If it's driving a lot of traffic to its site, then maybe it has a
shot at picking up enough Internet ads to offset the lost broadcast ads. A
lot of TV stations also have ads running before online clips, such as news
stories.

Some stations also are blurring the lines between what they've done in the
past in their medium and what they can do now. One example is KBIA-FM, which
recently picked up a show from the local NBC TV affiliate. People can listen
to the show on the radio, but if they go online, they can watch the video,
too, live or as a download.

Another example is WHB. Several years ago, the Kansas City CBS TV affiliate
outsourced its entire sports department to Metro Sports, a channel owned by
Time Warner Cable. That deal expired, and now the station is sourcing from
WHB: http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/08/kctv-whb.html. So in a way,
WHB is no longer "just" a radio station.

I guess the bottom line is the bottom line: If your ad revenue is dwindling,
it's because your audience is dwindling. So you have to look for new ways to
attract eyeballs and ears, or create new revenue streams by, in WHB's case,
finding new opportunities.


> From: Patrick Martin 
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> 
> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:49:09 -0700
> To: , 
> Subject: [IRCA] TV-Radio advertising OT
> 
> Interesting, watching the BBC news that for the first time advertising
> on the internet has beat out radio and TV ad money in the UK. Is the US
> far behind. Where does that leave the broadcasting industry?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick
> 
> Patrick Martin
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Re: [IRCA] Google Books

[Tim Kridel]

For those of you who prefer print editions, check out Hamilton Book:
www.hamiltonbook.com/hamiltonbook.storefront. I've been buying radio books
from them for years, and their prices are dirt-cheap on older titles, such
as back editions of the WRTH and Passport. (They currently have the 2006
WRTH for $5.95.)

They're also a good source for radio books from academic presses, which
usually charge a lot because their runs are so small. For example, I got a
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[IRCA] Kansas City Radio in the 1940s

[Tim Kridel]

If you¹re interested in KC radio history, there¹s now a 27-minute interview
with Walt Bodine, who spent his whole career in the market. It¹s available
as a CD and MP3. For more info, see
http://bottomlinecom.com/kcnews/waltbodineturns89.html.
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Re: [IRCA] Link to 'expired' web pages

[Tim Kridel]

Google for the Wayback Machine. It's pretty good for some sites.

-Original Message-
From: Russ Edmunds 
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 5:10 PM
To: NRC List ; IRCA List 
Subject: [IRCA] Link to 'expired' web pages


Some time back there was some discussion of a website where you could locate 
old web pages which were no longer active.

If someone has that, would you please forward it to me offlist if it still 
exists ?

Thanks-

Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id

FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
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[IRCA] Trego Radio Manufacturing

[Tim Kridel]

I'm looking for information about Trego Radio Manufacturing, which was based
in Kansas City, Mo. Apparently it was a division of Tri-City Radio Electric
Supply Company, which was based in Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island and
Moline, Ill. I have a Trego radio that, from the scant information I can
find online, probably was manufactured in the 1920s. I'll check some of the
antique radio forums, but I thought I'd try here first, in case some of you
have heard of Trego. Thanks.

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Re: [IRCA] Possible Russian satellite programming on 1710??

[Tim Kridel]

Guy is correct. On the TV side, TBN is one example of the U.S.-based
religious networks that have expanded into Russia. See the last section at
www.multichannel.com/article/132737-Diverse_Flocks.php.


> From: Guy Atkins 
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> 
> Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 09:13:47 -0700
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Possible Russian satellite programming on 1710??
> 
>  Hi Steve,
> 
> Since the collapse of the USSR, Russia has "thrown open the doors" to many
> beliefs, activities, philosophies, and religions. Evangelical Christianity
> grew at a rapid rate in Russia in the late 1990s.
> 
> Wikipedia says that there are over 1 million Protestant Christians in Russia
> now. This source also says "There are Evangelical Christians - Baptists
> (most numerous), Lutherans, Pentecostals, Adventists, Methodists, Quakers
> and nearly all other known Protestant denominations presented in the
> country. By the opinion of Keston Institute, Protestants are widely present
> and may well outnumber the Orthodox in some places of Siberia. There are
> very few "nominal" believers among them: everywhere they preach, pray and
> often struggle against local bureaucracy to acquire their rights. Anyway,
> they are also regarded as respectable, hard-working citizens."
> 
> Not only is there Christian programming on satellite that originates in
> Russia, there are AM/FM outlets (such as FEBC's Khabarovsk outlet on 1188
> kHz). I seem to remember logging a Russian on the tropical bands a year or
> two ago with Christian preaching.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
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> 
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>> Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 22:31:46 -0700
>> From: "Steve Ratzlaff" 
>> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
>>
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Possible Russian satellite programming on 1710??
>> Message-ID: 
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>> Are we possibly jumping the gun here in thinking the programming is from
>> Russia? Walt has already emphasized the 1710 station is airing Christian
>> programming in the Russian language. It seems unlikely to me that a
>> non-Christian country, Russia, would be broadcasting a Christian program on
>> satellite.
>> Steve
>> NE Oregon
>> (1710 with weak signal at present, 0530 utc)
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[IRCA] FW: WGN-AM's Kathy and Judy signing off

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-- Forwarded Message
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Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 10:30:00 -0400
To: Tim Kridel 
Subject: WGN-AM's Kathy and Judy signing off

WGN-AM 720 announced that today marks the end of the Kathy & Judy show after
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Re: [IRCA] Internet option OT update

[Tim Kridel]

Most carriers' formerly unlimited plans now have 5 GB caps. However, based
on my experience and what I've heard, they don't enforce the cap unless you
go way over.


> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
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> Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 22:50:12 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Internet option OT update
> 
> IS there any kinda bigger plan then 5gb, like unlimited? It's worth
> it.. 'cuse trust me, 5gb will go quicker then you think... and once
> you get used to having it, you'll use it alot more
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 10:44 PM, WALTER SALMANIW  wrote:
>> Stay away from the 50 MB option, Patrick.  That's nothing, and as soon as you
>> download more than that, it can be very big $$.  5 GB sounds a lot
>> better...Walt.
>> 
>> - Original Message -
>> From: mwd...@webtv.net (Patrick Martin)
>> Date: Friday, May 8, 2009 3:26 am
>> Subject: [IRCA] Internet option OT update
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> 
>>> In talking to Verizon today, where I have my cel phone service, they
>>> offer internet service via the cel tower at $39.99 for 50 MB or $59.99
>>> for 5 GB per month. Since I already have cel phone service
>>> through them,
>>> I would get $5 knocked off, so that is an option. The card
>>> needed is
>>> $79, normally $99, but with it comes a $50 rebate, so not too
>>> bad of a
>>> deal. I do have an option, that should not cause QRN.
>>> 
>>> Patrick
>>> 
>>> Patrick Martin
>>> KGED QSL Manager
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Re: [IRCA] KOMO 1000 not 24h

[Tim Kridel]

LOL. Makes sense because shitting up would be tricky.


-Original Message-
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Subject: [IRCA] KOMO 1000 not 24h


** U S A. Hi, Glenn, Have you noticed the hole in the MW spectrum at 1000 kHz 
in the wee hours? KOMO has been missing --- maybe something to do with the 
economy. It is not for tests. Since I am usually asleep around 0700 UT, I do 
not know when KOMO has been shitting down, but they were certainly off by 0800. 
Yesterday they were still off at 1100, and I do not know when they have been 
signing on in the morning. So here, now (0854 on 30 April) I have Winnipeg on 
990 and Calgary on 1010 and on a very weak station in Spanish on 1000 kHz. WMVP 
in Chicago is hardly audible, and I wondered why until I checked the latter's 
nighttime antenna pattern: 
http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/1170992-97761.pdf 

I cannot think when I have ever seen a US AM channel open up like this for 
DXing; there is a weak "graveyard" rumble but until propagation opens something 
else up, only the Spanish station can be heard. 73 (Dave Walcutt, Eugene OR, 
April 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

No, I certainly haven`t, as KTOK occupies 1000 here; you might hear them too. I 
expect KOMO absence is very temporary for some maintenance work. Spanish is 
probably XEOY in Mexico City. See if it`s // 6010. If you can get past that, 
there is a 200 kW in Brasil and a 50 kW in Colombia on 1000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, 
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Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality

[Tim Kridel]

What 4G technology are you switching to? Drop me an e-mail offline.

Granted, EV-DO has been in wide commercial use for several years, but new
versions keep coming out -- currently Rev. A, with Rev. B and UMB waiting in
the wings. 


> From: Rick Kunath 
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> Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:41:56 -0400
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality
> 
> Patrick Martin wrote:
>> Thanks Tim. As Mike mentioned, divide by 10, more like 2.4-3.6, if the
>> computer is giving me the correct speed. I know when it is in the area
>> of 2.4-3.6 is moves like the wind. Takes less that a second to download
>> updates on the virus protection At dial up 2-3 minutes generally.
> 
> Interesting topic...
> 
> We've been doing mobile data for years in public safety vehicles here.
> Some via the dongles. These are certainly cheaper, but do not have the
> receive or transmit power of a dedicated broadband modem. There are some
> good modems available. Some do interface via USB, the better ones via
> Ethernet on the output side.
> 
> EVDO is pretty old and long in the tooth, 3G has been in use here for a
> while and we're switching to 4G now here. Throughput depends on site
> loading, as channel time-slots are bonded to give you the quoted maximum
> bandwidth that a site can deliver. More users and you get less
> time-slots bonded together and less download bandwidth.
> 
> One thing to keep in mind is that most modern mobile data solutions do
> not have a publicly accessible IP like a normal Internet connection has.
> You pull from inside the network, but cannot use apps that must have a
> defined IP accessible from the outside. We use NetMotion here and run a
> client that connects to a NetMotion server in a real IP network and
> tunnel out from there. This way the device has a real IP presence on the
> Internet. NetMotion is pretty slick in that it can use either the mobile
> data service or WiFi or Ethernet and can figure out the cheapest thing
> to use of what's available at the time. I suppose you could also SSH
> tunnel to an outside box with a real Internet connection too, but either
> way you need something to connect to. Or simple accept that some apps
> are not going to work.
> 
> The other gotcha is that a lot of providers are instituting caps now.
> Some are as low as 5 gigs per month. I don't do downloading of p2p
> stuff, just normal surfing, download new apps, upgrades and the like,
> but run about 25 gigs or so a month. I wouldn't get a week out of a 5
> gig cap. And prices are astronomical after that. So people are getting
> some big overage bills. You need to be sure about the caps, and if you
> can live with them, know exactly how much bandwidth you are using so you
> don't get a surprise. As a corporate customer, we really do get
> essentially unlimited bandwidth here, but consumers on these carriers
> that are now capping don't. So do your homework ahead of time.
> 
> Ever think about going in half and half on that wireless connection you
> were getting? Offer to kick in and lock down the access point so no one
> else sucks off any bandwidth? A good WiFi antenna and a transparent WiFi
> bridge, dirt cheap to setup and you'd have a real LAN there and tons of
> flexibility with a real IP presence.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality

[Tim Kridel]

Another factor with Wi-Fi is that with all versions, half of the peak
bandwidth is consumed by radio overhead. So if the peak speed is 54 Mbps,
only about 27 Mbps is available for the applications running over that
connection. That 27 Mbps then is further reduced by a weak signal,
interference and other users on the same router/AP.


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> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:57:09 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality
> 
> Thanks Tim. As Mike mentioned, divide by 10, more like 2.4-3.6, if the
> computer is giving me the correct speed. I know when it is in the area
> of 2.4-3.6 is moves like the wind. Takes less that a second to download
> updates on the virus protection At dial up 2-3 minutes generally.
> 
> Patrick
> 
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Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality

[Tim Kridel]

Are you sure that you're really getting 24-36? The Wi-Fi router would have to 
be connected to a service far faster than most consumer DSL or cable services. 

Yes, 1-2 is common on 3G unless you're on a lightly loaded cell site. Peak 
speeds can be higher, but 1-2 is average, based on all the tests I've done over 
the years. And 1-2 is fine for YouTube. In fact, I have no problem using YT on 
my cell phone, which runs EV-DO Rev. A, a service that has a peak download 
speed of 3.1. 

-Original Message-
From: Patrick Martin 
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:28 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica 

Subject: Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality

Tim,

1-2 megs? That is all. The wifi is giving me 24-36 megs most of the time
and I have an idea, it is some distance considering the signal strength.
I would think as high tech as a cel signal, they could be better than
1-2 megs. I doubt the You Tube would even play! Are you sure of this?

Patrick

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Think of it as wireless DSL or long-range Wi-Fi. Download speeds for EV-DO 
(Sprint, Verizon) and HSDPA (AT&T) average 1-2 Mbps, depending on factors such 
as signal strength and how many other data users are using the same cell site 
as you.



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Subject: Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality

Ok, I'll bite...What is mobile broadband? 
So many the the computer term, I am in the dark.

Patrick

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Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality

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And if you're going to go the netbook route, look for one with a built-in 3G
cellular modem -- if 3G is available in your area. (I suspect that it is
because I can get EV-DO Rev. A even in the Missouri boondocks.) Some
wireless carriers will give you a deep discount on the laptop when you sign
a two-year contract for broadband.

For example, earlier this year, AT&T was offering the Dell Mini 9 for $99 --
roughly $400 off the normal price -- if you signed up for two years of
LaptopConnect. Of course, you'll pay $60-$70/month for mobile broadband, but
you still might come out ahead if, for example, you're planning to buy a
laptop anyway.

Patrick, you own a business, right? If so, you should look for a way to use
a laptop and broadband at least partly for work so that you can write off
some of that as a business expense. Those savings can be significant.


> From: kevin redding 
> Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:49:56 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality
> 
> 28.8 was fast about 1995 and was about to be passed up even back
> then. Pat, you'll be happier with a $300 netbook and high speed
> connection, believe me.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> On Mar 31, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Russ Edmunds wrote:
> 
>> WebTV is, at this point, a dinosaur, and I agree that it will go
>> away, sooner rather than later. So long as you're willing to
>> tolerate the painful slowness of dial-up that most of us who have
>> used something better cannot, that will have to be your answer.
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Re: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)

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Rural, poor or both aren't always hurdles. For example, co-ops are required
by law to stay on the cutting edge:
www.tellabs.com/news/reprints/emerge_fall07_thinkbig_reprint.pdf.


> From: Patrick Martin 
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> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:55:30 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)
> 
> Most of you live in cities or at least metro areas where there are big
> companies with lots of money. Clatsop County is a very poor county with
> only 36K population. There are good things about living here, but we
> don't have the "extras" many other places have. DX is good because of
> the location and low noise level. No high power radio stations. . Few
> computers, so there is no computer noise. But if we want to go to a
> Waltmart, Best Buy, Target, a concert, Sports event, etc, you go to
> Portland or Seattle. DSL is another luxury I don't have here out in the
> country, but we do have the older noisy cable lines and again with
> Charter Cable in Chapter 11, I doubt anything will change in that
> regard. Also, all of the electric & cable lines are all underground and
> they aren't going pull those out of the ground.  At least powerline
> noise is very low. When the cable company reran the lines back in the
> 90s, they ran them underground closer to my house, so any hook ups close
> by I could hear the TVI.  In the past they were across the road and were
> not an issue. Thank goodness, most people now have Dish or Direct with
> no TVI.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick
> 
> Patrick Martin
> KGED QSL Manager
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Re: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)

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Some cable operators (e.g., Time Warner) provide antivirus software, usually
CA's, for "free" to their broadband customers. Not sure how effective it is
compared to off-the-shelf software such as Norton's. It might be the same
stuff, just bought in bulk.


> From: Craig Healy 
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> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:02:51 -0400
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> 
> One quick comment on the whole virus issue...
> 
> When I am in a situation when a virus infection may be possible, I shut the
> computer down and reboot from a CD-based Linux operating system.  A CD
> simply cannot be infected.  Knoppix is a free and downloadable Linux-based
> system.  While the system can write to a hard drive or USB drive, it sets
> those to read-only by default.  If I had to make a simple and portable
> computer, it would run off the Knoppix CD.
> 
> Craig Healy
> Providence, RI
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Re: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)

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Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've never had interference from cable or sat in
the 15+ years that I've had them.


> From: Scott Fybush 
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> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:11:35 -0400
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)
> 
> Patrick Martin wrote:
> 
>> I did not spend hundreds
>> of hours of grounding, shielding, etc to just run a piece of coax into
>> the house to permanently mess up my DX. I would rather do without a
>> computer completely, before I would lose my DX.
> 
> It occurs to me that your local cable company may have some bigger
> issues if it's really that leaky.
> 
> One of the technical standards that the FCC still bothers to enforce,
> and to issue fines on (sometimes), is leakage from cable systems. A
> properly-operating cable system shouldn't have any detectable outside
> emissions. I have Time Warner cable right into the same room that's my
> DX shack, and it's never given me any issues.
> 
> Why is this the FCC's problem? Because cable systems use frequencies
> that are licensed for over-the-air use by other services, some of them
> very important...like, say, the aircraft navigation systems that use the
> same frequencies that are cable channels 14-16, and the military
> communications that take place on the same frequencies that are cable
> channels 22 to about 35.
> 
> The problem, of course, is getting the FCC's attention. It's my
> understanding that the Enforcement Bureau is especially painfully
> understaffed in the Pacific Northwest.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)

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A couple of years ago, a condo listing in downtown Kansas City actually
listed free Wi-Fi from the library down the block as one of the property's
amenities.


> From: Scott Fybush 
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> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:31:58 -0400
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)
> 
> Tim Kridel wrote:
>> Yes, people have been taken to court over this, but it's very rare.
> 
> Here's what I'm thinking:
> 
> Yes, it's technically illegal to "borrow" someone else's home WiFi
> connection, even if they're essentially leaving the door wide open by
> not putting any kind of security on it. (My WiFi at home doesn't
> broadcast a network name and is protected by the strongest version of
> WPA encryption my router will support; even that is no barrier at all to
> a determined hacker, but it at least dissuades anyone sniffing around
> for open WiFi.)
> 
> In practice, of course, open WiFi connections seem to be a dime a dozen.
> I rarely fail to find one when I'm traveling, and sure, I've used them
> from time to time. Who hasn't?
> 
> Perhaps it all hinges on what kind of terms Patrick is on with his
> neighbors. I'm wondering if he could find someone in the neighborhood
> who already has cable, and who'd be willing to have a cable modem
> installed at THEIR house, but with Patrick paying the bills. Patrick
> could then install his own WiFi router at the neighbor's house, which
> he'd then access from home.
> 
> No RFI issues at Patrick's house, no question that the WiFi would remain
> available, and since I'm sure Patrick would be happy to "share" that
> cable modem connection with the neighbor hosting it - and the neighbor
> would presumably be happy to have free high-speed internet service, on
> Patrick's dime - everybody wins, right?
> 
> (OK, maybe not the cable company...but if they're too cheap to shield
> their system properly, which is required by FCC rules, then the heck
> with 'em...)
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)

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Yes, people have been taken to court over this, but it's very rare.


> From: Walter Salmaniw 
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> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:38:02 -0700
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> Subject: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)
> 
> I'm happy that the Wi-Fi has reappeared for Patrick, but just a subtle
> questionis this legal, or is it stealing?  Now I've done exactly the same
> thing in Masset for emergency downloading and uploading of loggings, etc.
> I've felt a little bad about using someone else's bandwidth too.  I'm not
> clear, not being a lawyer, whether this is illegal.  I kind of think that it
> isseems to me I've read of a person being arrested outside a fast
> food/coffee shop somewhere in the States for doing exactly thatconnecting
> his laptop to the Wi-Fi signal which was meant for patrons of the
> establishment.  I'd be really interested in knowing the source of the Wi-Fi
> signal, which should be fairly easy to do, with one of those hand-held Wi-Fi
> meters, and if it's within the communityhow come someone else can get
> Wi-Fi, whereas Patrick has so much trouble establishing a high speed link?
> Just thinking!  ..Walt in Victoria.
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[IRCA] Radio Shack Price Cuts

[Tim Kridel]

Could be worth checking out for deals on radios, antennas, etc.


RadioShack Banking on Price Cuts To Remain Solvent
After posting a 39 percent dropoff in fourth quarter profit this week and
watching its stock price fall more than 24 percent on Tuesday, RadioShack on
Wednesday stepped up to do something about it. Effective immediately, the
retailer has cut prices on a range of items, including toys, in an effort to
lure shoppers back to its stores.
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Re: [IRCA] economic downturn's effect on radio

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Some trivia: KFRU's alumni includes Chuck Roberts, now at CNN Headline News,
and Skip Caray. Jim Bohannon tried to get a job there back in the day but
was turned down.  

I wanted to go into radio from about age 12 but wound up in magazine
journalism instead.


> From: "R. F. Tetro" 
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> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 16:24:32 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] economic downturn's effect on radio
> 
> Tim,
> 
> I think back on the first radio station I had connections with, WALL in
> Middletown, NY.  I spent a lot of time "hanging out" there when I was a
> young teenager in the 60s, and worked there in the 70s.
> 
> This was a small class IV 1kw-day/250watt-night station on 1340 in a
> city of about 22,000 and a county of under 100,000.  The station had a
> three person new department, plus a sports director.  And, of course,
> all local disc jockeys.  And the station made money hand over fist.  The
> joke was that all the station had to do to make money was remember to
> turn the transmitter on in the morning.  And in Orange County it had to
> directly compete with the big-guns in New York City (and even regularly
> beat WABC locally in the ratings).
> 
> WALL was owned by R. Peter Straus at the time, who also owned Top-40
> WMCA in New York City.  Later the station was sold to Oroco
> Communications, formed by Jim O'Grady who had been the general manager
> at WOR.  These were radio people who almost instinctively knew what
> worked and what didn't.  And, they new that a strong local identity was
> key.  Strong local personalities and local news presence drove the
> station.
> 
> What the current crop of radio corporations has forgotten is the
> audience.  I can remember a radio owner in the 70s, who cut his teeth
> writing copy for NBC in the 40s and 50s, telling me, "The station has to
> stick out like a sore thumb."  It has to be distinctive.   You have to
> give the audience a reason to want to listen.  As radio's "piece of the
> media pie" gets swallowed up by newer, "sexier" technologies, this is
> going be increasingly important to keep the industry viable.
> 
> When Mike Bloomberg bought WNEW in 1992 he gave an interview to the New
> York Times.  Something he said about the industry has always stuck with
> me.  He said, "Often people can't see the forest for the trees.  Radio
> people are definitely tree people."  He was right.
> 
> 73,
> Rene'
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
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> [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Tim Kridel
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] economic downturn's effect on radio
> 
> One of my locals, KFRU, just fired the rest of the news staff who hadn't
> already been let go, along with the meteorologist.
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] economic downturn's effect on radio

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One of my locals, KFRU, just fired the rest of the news staff who hadn't
already been let go, along with the meteorologist.


> From: "R. F. Tetro" 
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> America 
> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:26:38 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] economic downturn's effect on radio
> 
> Radio is indeed getting hit hard in the present economy.  The company I
> work for has laid off 10% of its employees in the last three months, and
> all employees have taken a 5% pay reduction as of Feb 1, except for
> upper management who have taken a 10% reduction.  Still, it is better
> than letting go 1850 employees as Clear Channel did last month, with
> more rumored to come as on Feb 20.  Radio stocks are at their lowest
> point ever.  All of this is, of course, public knowledge (including the
> info on the company I work for).
> 
> Still, it's not just the economy.  It's the technology.  As has been
> noted, fewer and fewer young people are listening to radio.  I can
> understand that.  Why would you want to listen to a mode of technology
> in which one must listen to what someone else wants you to hear when you
> can carry around a small device that will hold an entire music library
> of music you like?  Logic alone tells you that eventually the latter
> will win the battle.  And that can be extended to satellite radio, as
> well.
> 
> The comments about local programming are right on the mark.  But, I
> would take it even further.  Local programming without innovative
> programming is still at a disadvantage.  With few exceptions, everyone
> does the same formats in the same way.  Radio has become generic.  You
> can hear the same formatics in Minneapolis that I hear in Philadelphia.
> If radio is to survive, it must reinvent itself, whether it be AM or FM.
> It will always have the "one-way" medium disadvantage, as opposed to
> technologies that are interactive.  It must find new ways of presenting
> what it historically does best:  entertaining.  Without the relatable,
> local entertaining factor, radio will continue to have additional nails
> hammered into its coffin day by day, week by week, year by year, as
> people flee to more flexible media.  Radio has to give people what their
> mp3 players can't.
> 
> As for me, I'm an old fart like a lot of you.  I am 57 and was raised
> primarily on AM. I remember great stations of the past - WNBC, WNEW,
> WKBW, WCFL, and so on.  I even had the privilege of working for some
> great heritage AMs like WNEW and WPTR.  But, creatures like me (us?) are
> fast becoming the exception to the rule.  I still listen to AM, although
> not as much as I used to:  except for DXing, of course. I work for two
> AM stations, and as an engineer I prefer doing AM to FM.  It is still
> the more challenging technology - particularly in the aspect of
> directional antennas. But, even I can see the writing on the wall, and I
> don't like what it says.
> 
> 73,
> Rene'
> 
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Re: [IRCA] CFL bulbs

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If a CFL dies before its rated hours, check the manufacturer's Web site. I
had a bad batch of 65W CFL floods from N:Vision, which sent replacements.
Other vendors might be doing likewise.

One thing I really like about CFLs is being able to have brighter light. I
put 100W CFLs in lamps and fixtures rated for 60W because a 100W CFL
actually draws only about 23W. So it's still well below what the lamp or
fixture is rated to handle.


> From: "Powell E. Way III" 
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> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 08:27:24 -0800 (PST)
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] CFL bulbs
> 
> Not for long. 4 for 99 cents, I bet you have to replace them often.
> 
> The GE Reveal, and the Sylvania counterpart are bright and white. My tests
> show they don't come remotely close to rated hours, and I was running them
> 24/7 which means they should last WELL past rated hours. This test was run in
> West Columbia and now here in Silverstreet. Different fixtures.  The 40 watt
> ones are as bright as 60's. These must be 90 volt bulbs run at 120.   :)
> 
> 
> And eventually you won't be able to get incandescent lamps for home or they
> will be mandated to be expensive.
> 
> I did however get a "box" ( what they came in from GE) of 40 watt Candelabra
> bulbs with the bent tip for $5.00. 4 bulbs to a blister pack and I think 8 or
> so packs.  I guess I will be using those for years. In my dining room I have
> CFL's  in the 5 lamp fixture than hangs down over the dining room table.
> candelabra style.  They are brighter than the 60 watt incandescents they
> replace. No interference. The TV is my interference culprit.
> 
> And then there's the BRAA   power line noise. It gets
> into the high VHF TV channels.
> 
> 
> Powell
> 
> 
> 
>   
> POP email is powell at backroads  DOT net
> 
> 
> 
>> In my case, if even one "could" cause RFI, it is
>> not going to be in my
>> house! Why bother with them anyway, when I can buy regular
>> 60 watt bulbs
>> for 99 cents for 4?
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Re: [IRCA] CFL bulbs

[Tim Kridel]

I've got CFLs all over my house and haven't noticed an increase in RFI on
any band.


> From: 
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> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 11:00:44 -0800
> To: 
> Subject: [IRCA] CFL bulbs
> 
> CFL bulbs - not only are they prolific RFI producers, but if you break one a
> small but definite amount of mercury is released.  If ambient temperatures are
> warm enough, it probably vaporizes quickly, which isn't such a good thing in
> its own right.  Hard to believe they are supposed to 'save the planet' with
> that nasty habit.  Oops - back to just reading the mail...  Scott NM8R
> Michigan  (I did some engineering work for an environmental clean up company a
> few years back, removing mercury laden soil from a large utility's natural gas
> metering stations.  We could easily detect mercury in the air with our
> portable sampling equipment, years after it had been spilled.  Not from CFL's
> of course, but from an old metering process that was used in the '60's and
> before.  It is a most elusive element to contain, and certainly not good for
> you.  So be careful with those CFL's.)
> 
> Back on-topic - great conditions lately!  Among others, I am hearing R. Medi
> on 171 nearly nightly since Friday evening, and it has been strong enough to
> provide arm chair copy on my Zenith Trans-O portable in the living room
> several times.  (Steve R. is probably getting sick of getting my little video
> clips of my Zenith, I bet.)
> 
> He provided me an audio clip of 171 last night that made it sound like a
> local.   All the more amazing when you consider he must look over the Pole to
> see the station.
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Re: [IRCA] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers TIS Question

[Tim Kridel]

I'm not sure that I can help, but I am curious about where your relatives
live. I live in Columbia, which is a couple of exits west of the I-70/Hwy.
54 interchange where you heard the stations.

I'll hit these frequencies tomorrow morning to see if I can get the calls
for you.


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> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:43:50 -0500
> To: DX IRCA List , NRC Chat 
> Subject: [IRCA] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers TIS Question
> 
> In 2006, while visiting relatives in Missouri, I logged 2 U.S. Army
> Corps of Engineers TIS operations. No call letters were heard. There was
> a station on 530 kHz and one on 1610 kHz. A report was sent to the Mark
> Twain Lake Project Office in Monroe City, MO., but no reply to the
> original or f/up reports. Reception was just off I-70 East, near Highway
> 54 (Callaway County - perhaps 5 or 10 miles from the City of Fulton).
> 
> Question. Does anyone know the call sign(s) and the location (near which
> towns) of these two stations?  Just trying to clean up files where possible.
> 
> Very 73 de Mike
> 
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Re: [IRCA] How much does IBOC cost?

[Tim Kridel]

Thanks for the insights. Regarding FM, do you know what the percentage is?
I'm interested in how multicast feeds are doing in terms of attracting
advertisers. For example, do they typically drive enough ad revenue that the
parent station/group can justify keeping them? Or are some considering
dropping one or more feeds because they're not attracting enough
advertisers?


> From: Scott Fybush 
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> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:23:04 -0500
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> Cc: , 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] How much does IBOC cost?
> 
> Chernos Saul wrote:
>> How much are all costs associated with IBOC, including procurement and
>> ongoing use?
>> 
>> In particular, if this can be separated, how much does it cost to keep
>> it running, say every month or year?
> 
> Are we talking AM specifically?
> 
> The answer is a big "it depends." If an AM station has a fairly recent
> transmitter and a well-maintained transmission system (not just the
> antenna itself, but the phasor, transmission lines, etc.) that's already
> broadband enough to handle the wider bandwidth required by IBOC, the
> costs can be relatively minimal - low-to-mid-five figures for a new
> exciter and the license from Ibiquity.
> 
> If more extensive work is required - say, a new phasor - the costs can
> go way up from there, though there's certainly an argument to be made
> that a lot of those costs would need to be incurred eventually, IBOC or no.
> 
> Contrary to popular belief, there is no recurring license fee for IBOC.
> FM stations that multicast have to pay Ibiquity a portion of any
> revenues they get from multicast services.
> 
> But the only ongoing costs for an AM station to run IBOC would be a
> slight increase in the power bill - which may go a long way towards
> explaining why it may linger on at many stations long after it's clear
> nobody's listening. It's the same deal as AM stereo - the easy thing to
> do is to leave it on the air until it breaks or the transmitter is
> replaced, but not to expend any energy on fixing it if something goes wrong.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] How much does IBOC cost?

[Tim Kridel]

Don't the costs include a software license fee? I recall reading somewhere
that a bunch of licenses will be coming up for renewal this year. Is that
correct? 

If so, I'd be interested in what the fee is and/or how it's calculated.
(Maybe it's the same for all stations.) I'd also be interested in whether a
station could justify not renewing -- thus abandoning IBOC -- or whether
that's tough to do because they've already sunk so much in the technology.


> From: Chernos Saul 
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> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:01:07 +
> To: , , ,
> 
> Subject: [IRCA] How much does IBOC cost?
> 
> How much are all costs associated with IBOC, including procurement and
> ongoing use?
> 
> In particular, if this can be separated, how much does it cost to keep it
> running, say every month or year?
> 
> Saul
> 
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