[IRCA] More TA action?
Dare we hope for a third night of TAs? Farda on 1575 is starting to poke through with audio, and it's only 3 pm local, two hours before sunset. Quite a number of carriers too, mainly on the upper end of the dial at the moment.1539 and 1503 are about the strongest. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] More TA action?
From: Nigel Pimblett n...@shaw.ca Dare we hope for a third night of TAs? Farda on 1575 is starting to poke through with audio, and it's only 3 pm local, two hours before sunset. Quite a number of carriers too, mainly on the upper end of the dial at the moment.1539 and 1503 are about the strongest. I hope it's better than last night Nigel. Up here it was worse than the previous one. I had faint audio on 1134 just before local sunset and a faint hets on 1215 and 1575. Less than hour later nothing on MW. LW had faint audio on 153, 162, 171 and 189 and they never improved. Mike is St Isidore, AB ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] More TA action?
Well, I'm about the only one that had more success last night than the previous one, so I'm obviously not a good barometer, but I have had audio today thus far on 1575, 1539, 1269, 1134, 999,and 864. Most of the audio has been fleeting, but 1134 was quite good in English at 2319, before fading to nothing.1539 has been the most consistent thus far. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB Mike Stonebridge wrote: From: Nigel Pimblett n...@shaw.ca Dare we hope for a third night of TAs? Farda on 1575 is starting to poke through with audio, and it's only 3 pm local, two hours before sunset. Quite a number of carriers too, mainly on the upper end of the dial at the moment.1539 and 1503 are about the strongest. I hope it's better than last night Nigel. Up here it was worse than the previous one. I had faint audio on 1134 just before local sunset and a faint hets on 1215 and 1575. Less than hour later nothing on MW. LW had faint audio on 153, 162, 171 and 189 and they never improved. Mike is St Isidore, AB ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] More TA action?
You guys out west do much better with 1539 than I do here in the midwest. I have only had Spain there and back years ago when there were more Spaniards on 1539 as I recall than now. Check for 1179 and Sweden has been audible. 1521 also decent at times. 1503 had some mideast mx fading up. No audio yet on 1575 which you guys out west seem to get better than I do. No luck yet on 531 inspite of a ripping het. I just can't be sure what the audio occ. getting by CIAO is. Am using the E1 rather than R8A as my jack in the truck seems to have blown a fuse and I don't think my direct hook up to the battery is giving me enough juice to run the R8A properly. (will attend to that tomorrow) but perhaps it is just the cold (-13C and worsening) E1 is decent when used with a good external antenna system, but R8A is still superior for splits. 73 KAZ Barrington IL..Phased BOGs for TA..355 ft// 215 ft at 42 deg - Original Message - From: Nigel Pimblett n...@shaw.ca To: Mike Stonebridge stonb...@abnorth.com; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] More TA action? Well, I'm about the only one that had more success last night than the previous one, so I'm obviously not a good barometer, but I have had audio today thus far on 1575, 1539, 1269, 1134, 999,and 864. Most of the audio has been fleeting, but 1134 was quite good in English at 2319, before fading to nothing.1539 has been the most consistent thus far. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB Mike Stonebridge wrote: From: Nigel Pimblett n...@shaw.ca Dare we hope for a third night of TAs? Farda on 1575 is starting to poke through with audio, and it's only 3 pm local, two hours before sunset. Quite a number of carriers too, mainly on the upper end of the dial at the moment.1539 and 1503 are about the strongest. I hope it's better than last night Nigel. Up here it was worse than the previous one. I had faint audio on 1134 just before local sunset and a faint hets on 1215 and 1575. Less than hour later nothing on MW. LW had faint audio on 153, 162, 171 and 189 and they never improved. Mike is St Isidore, AB ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] More TA action?
Yes, 1539 has done especially well this year. Much better than 1575 today. No luck with 1521 here, but I was getting weak audio on 1125, and also audio on 1035. I'm guessing 1035 would likely have been either Portugal or Estonia? Doesn't sound Portuguese, but hopefully I have enough recorded on that one sometime can pin that down for me. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB Neil Kazaross wrote: You guys out west do much better with 1539 than I do here in the midwest. I have only had Spain there and back years ago when there were more Spaniards on 1539 as I recall than now. Check for 1179 and Sweden has been audible. 1521 also decent at times. 1503 had some mideast mx fading up. No audio yet on 1575 which you guys out west seem to get better than I do. No luck yet on 531 inspite of a ripping het. I just can't be sure what the audio occ. getting by CIAO is. Am using the E1 rather than R8A as my jack in the truck seems to have blown a fuse and I don't think my direct hook up to the battery is giving me enough juice to run the R8A properly. (will attend to that tomorrow) but perhaps it is just the cold (-13C and worsening) E1 is decent when used with a good external antenna system, but R8A is still superior for splits. 73 KAZ Barrington IL..Phased BOGs for TA..355 ft// 215 ft at 42 deg ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] More TA action?
two hours before sunset here, there was just a weak carrier on 1575. Half an hour beforehand (0025UT) and 1575 had some audio traces and there might have been some on 1539, but followed by a deep fade. Half decent audio on 1215, big erratic carriers on 612, 819, 864, 1044so things are off to a reasonable start. best wishes, Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
