[IRCA] SW EWE
I turned on the R8 this morning only to find the null/lobe situation on the SW EWE was messed up. I went out to check and some cow had fun with the termination end. Besides knocking it lose, she had pulled the havy wiremesh from the tree that was nailed on in several places and even pulled the wire off the ground rods and the wire pulled up with the wire mesh connected and wire coming across the field came down and landed on the electric fencing. At least the weight of the control, wire mesh and all kept the antenna from dropping off the branch, so at least I did not need to climb the tree this time. I reached up and pulled the control/wiremesh down and reconnected everything back up and renailed the mesh to the bottom of the tree trunk. I reset the control and things are back to working fine. No matter what I put over to protect the control, the cows seem to get a hold of it. I will have to rethink how to solve the issue, but it is a bit different living out in the country. :-) Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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] SW EWE
Sounds like a mving experience ;-) 73 Todd ___ 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] SW EWE
Don't be too hard on the cow(s) Pat. She's just flossing her teeth. Don Patrick Martin wrote: I turned on the R8 this morning only to find the null/lobe situation on the SW EWE was messed up. I went out to check and some cow had fun with the termination end. Besides knocking it lose, she had pulled the havy wiremesh from the tree that was nailed on in several places and even pulled the wire off the ground rods and the wire pulled up with the wire mesh connected and wire coming across the field came down and landed on the electric fencing. At least the weight of the control, wire mesh and all kept the antenna from dropping off the branch, so at least I did not need to climb the tree this time. I reached up and pulled the control/wiremesh down and reconnected everything back up and renailed the mesh to the bottom of the tree trunk. I reset the control and things are back to working fine. No matter what I put over to protect the control, the cows seem to get a hold of it. I will have to rethink how to solve the issue, but it is a bit different living out in the country. :-) Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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] SW EWE
It was mving allright. hi. Tonight one of cows was over grasing and the EWE was bouncing around, but I checked it after they moved away and everything was okey. But I need to get some heavy screening to help protect it. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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] SW EWE
I can believe that, flossing her teeth. hi. Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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] SW EWE
Not to milk the situation or seem bossy, but you cud easily have meadow worse fate - and that's no bull. When it's pasture mealtime, she can't find any udder snack, and a lowing wire antenna moves pasteurize, it's a temptation she can't skim, almost like calfeen to a human. Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee ___ 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] SW EWE
A steak dinner would take care of that problem... On May 11, 2010, at 9:32 PM, "Patrick Martin" wrote: > I turned on the R8 this morning only to find the null/lobe situation > on > the SW EWE was messed up. I went out to check and some cow had fun > with > the termination end. Besides knocking it lose, she had pulled the havy > wiremesh from the tree that was nailed on in several places and even > pulled the wire off the ground rods and the wire pulled up with the > wire > mesh connected and wire coming across the field came down and landed > on > the electric fencing. At least the weight of the control, wire mesh > and > all kept the antenna from dropping off the branch, so at least I did > not > need to climb the tree this time. I reached up and pulled the > control/wiremesh down and reconnected everything back up and renailed > the mesh to the bottom of the tree trunk. I reset the control and > things > are back to working fine. No matter what I put over to protect the > control, the cows seem to get a hold of it. I will have to rethink how > to solve the issue, but it is a bit different living out in the > country. > :-) > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > Seaside Oregon > "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn > At Seaside." > > > > ___ > 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] SW EWE
>>A steak dinner would take care of that problem...<< The neighbor probably would not like me do that to his cows. hi. Plus there are about 100 head out there Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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] SW EWE
The Convention banquet is starting to take form. Bob Coomler Cloverdale, CA/Tucson, AZ --- On Wed, 5/12/10, Patrick Martin wrote: > From: Patrick Martin > Subject: Re: [IRCA] SW EWE > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" > > Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 8:45 AM > >>A steak dinner would take > care of that problem...<< > > The neighbor probably would not like me do that to his > cows. hi. Plus > there are about 100 head out there > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > Seaside Oregon > "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 > at the Inn > At Seaside." > ___ 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] SW EWE
Yum Yum! Make mine Medium Rare with a touch of A-1 sauce. Don K. Bob Coomler wrote: The Convention banquet is starting to take form. Bob Coomler Cloverdale, CA/Tucson, AZ --- On Wed, 5/12/10, Patrick Martin wrote: From: Patrick Martin Subject: Re: [IRCA] SW EWE To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 8:45 AM A steak dinner would take care of that problem...<< The neighbor probably would not like me do that to his cows. hi. Plus there are about 100 head out there Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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] SW EWE
Bob Coomler wrote: The Convention banquet is starting to take form. Be sure to ship some east for our NRC/WTFDA banquet in August! (I suppose I should post some convention details here, huh?) s ___ 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] SW EWE update
Greetings, I have been adjusting the length on the two legs of the NW EWE to get them as close as I can to exactly the same height. Well, I got them at 23 feet, so the NW EWE is 23X60X23. I then went and checked the SW EWE as it looked like the vertical section to the NE was taller. It was by 30 inches!!. Since I lost the top of the tree behind the house from an earlier storm some years ago, I had moved the wire to a lower branch. well, the highest limb on the tree. However, finding it was 30 inches shorter than the other vertical section, I put up a piece of 3/4 inch PVC pipe and nailed it to te top of the tree, giving me the extra 30 inches. The EWE is now 24X100X24. The gain went up a bit. KSWB 840 Seaside, 8.5 miles South jumped from S9+38 to S9+41. The stations down the coast like KNPT 1310 Newport, KORC 820 Waldport and KCST 1250 Florence all increased in signal. Then at LSS, before dark I was already getting the 738 Tahiti het. It is now nearly 0600 UTC and I have weak audio in the KCBS 740 splash. A couple negatives, more signal from CA stations and more IBOC hash from CA stations. So there is good and bad. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] SW EWE antenna
I tuned around this morning and I noticed immediately my null on the SW EWE was not there. I quick look at the termination from acros the fence, it loked kind "ok", but it did not seem right. I clicked on the signal generator as my transmitter and grabbed the portable rebroadcasting the R8 on 820. With the null, I pretty much lose KGNW Seattle and KORC Waldport OR dominates. This morning it was all KGNW. I knew something was wrong. When I got to the termination, I found the wire mesh I had nailed in front of the pot was pulled away and was loose. Of course the pot was moved and the control was off. I repeaked it on 820 and came back, got some nails and nailed the mesh back. A cow must have been eating the grass next to it and pulled it loose. Fortunately with the mesh, the pot and box was unharmed. Before I put the mesh there, the cows would chew on the plastic box. That does not help the control either. hi. Anyway everything is back to normal. Except, I had a time repeaking the pot. It is almost 1 PM (PDT) and yet, skip is all over the dial. Nothing is stable. Infact there is something on every X band freq including a weak XEPE-1700. This was at 12:15 PM. KRED Eureka CA topping Portland. As it gets towards Winter, adjusting those pots is not an easy task. Often I have to go out and repeak them on a no skip middle of the day, but those are hard to find. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] SW EWE update
Greetings, This evening I went out an added another ground rod copper pipe to the termination point on the SW EWE. But it sure was a toughie, going through tree roots and the like. But I have two new ones in now. Better grounding than I have had in years with the SW EWE. Hopefully my old type of DX will be back next month. It was getting late by the time I finished, so I did not repeak the pot, but it does sound much better. I noticed that Salem OR 1390 was buried under an SSer around LSS. Probably CA, but I finally got my old null back it looks like. Tomorrow I will repeak the pot if needed. So that antenna is already for Fall DX. Hopefully I can get them all tuned up before August. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] SW EWE update
Greetings, I found one down side to the good lobe back to the S/SW, I sure get CA stations better than ever like I used to. Well, along with that wonderful increased signal, comes "IBOC hash". Oh yes, both KWRU-940-Fresno & KTCT-1050-San Mateo are running the IBOC tonight. I notice that at least KTCT seems to run it every other night. Monday night it was on, Tuesday night off, and on tonight Wednesday. It looks like they are indeed testing the waters for night operation. KEX 1190 Portland is still shutting theirs off at LSS. At LSS tonight I already was getting Tahiti-738 and shortly after that the carrier from Tonga-1017, so the antenna is right online the way it used to be, so I cannot complain. I even noticed KTNN-AZ on 660, which in the past several years has been rare here. So I am happy with getting my old lobe back. As I mentioned earlier, it is one quiet antenna too. The best one I have now. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE update
At 04:53 7/15/2008, you wrote: >Then at LSS, before dark I was already >getting the 738 Tahiti het. It is now nearly 0600 UTC and I have weak >audio in the KCBS 740 splash. Tahiti has a rollicking good carrier here in Victoria this evening also, Patrick, so it may not just be the EWE in your case. No audio here though at 0537UT (I think that your 0600UT might have been 0500?) 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
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE update
Nick, Tahiti 738 is quite decent tonight, nice Island mx. The gain down the coast is better with the improved EWE. I hope there is an improvement for DUs though. Time will tell. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE update
At 11:08 PM 7/14/2008, you wrote: >Nick, > >Tahiti 738 is quite decent tonight, nice Island mx. The gain down the >coast is better with the improved EWE. I hope there is an improvement >for DUs though. Time will tell. > >73, > >Patrick I noticed the same thing as well, Patrick. Stronger than usual carrier, but very low modulation...Walt. ___ 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] SW EWE update
Walt, Tonga 1017 & Tahiti-738 were both decent, but not what I had hoped. CX did not get to where I thought it was going. However, the SW EWE is better with signals to the South. So when the DU CX improve, the antenna should do better. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
Greetings, After adding a second good copper pipe ground rod at the termination point of the SW EWE, I have found I have really increaded the nulls. The first copper rod made an 80% change, but adding the second even helped more. The old EWE is back where it was 15 years ago and it is quiet as a mouse. The noise level is nil on the frequencies there are no stations. Threshold is at a point where the weak signal, which there are many are just above the receiver noise. I had forgotten how well that antenna worked, but the old copper clad rods I put in back in the 80s got in bad shape. I had changed the wire, and repaired anything that looked or acted bad on the matching transformers, coax, etc, but I did not think of the ground rods at the end. But what a difference. Here is a bandscan I did between 1-2 PM PDT. The SW EWE now does a much better job on knocking down the signals to the N/NE/E. It should be all set for the DU/TP DX this Fall. I already noted a weak 2ZB-1035-New Zealand on it last night. Now the bandscan. 530-Nothing 540-CBXQ-Ucluelet,BC-S4 550-KOAC-Corvallis, OR-S7 550-UNID presume KARI Blaine WA 560-KSFO-SF-Threshold 570-KVI-Seattle WA-S2 570-KCFJ-Alturas, CA-S2 580-KTMT-Ashland OR-S2 580-UNID- KMJ?? 590-KUGN-Eugene OR-S8 600-CKBD-Vancouver BC-S3 610-KRTA-Medford OR-S3 620-KPOJ-Portland OR-S8 630-KWRO-Coquille OR-S8 630-KCIS-Edmonds WA 640-UNID-Threshold-KFI?? 650-KSTE-Sacramento CA-S1 660-KXOR-Junction City OR-S8 670-Nothing 680-KNBR-SF-S2 680-KBRD-Lacey WA 690-CBU-Vancouver BC-S6 700-KGRV-Winston OR-S4 710-KIRO-Seattle WA-S6 720-KFIR-Sweethome OR-S4 730-CHMJ-Vancouver-Threshold 740-KCBS-SF-S1 750-KXL-Portland OR-S8 760-Nothing 770-KTTH-Seattle WA-S7 780-KKOH-Reno NV-Threshold 790-KWIL-Albany OR-S3 790-KWSW-Eureka CA 790-KGMI-Bellingham WA 800-KPDQ-Portland OR-S5 810-KGO-SF-S2 820-KORC-Waltport OR-S3/slop 830-slop 840-KSWB-Seaside OR-S9+37 850-slop 860-KPAM-Portland OR-S8 870-Nothing 880-KWIP-Dallas OR-S8 890-Nothing 900-CKMO-Victoria BC-S4 910-KTRO-Vancouver WA-S8 920-KSHO-Lebanon OR-S6 930-KAGI-Grants Pass OR-Threshold 940-KWBY-Woodburn OR-S6 950-KJR-Seattle WA-S5 950-KTBR-Roseburg OR 960-UNID (1-2 stations threshold) 970-KCMD-Portland OR-S7 980-CKNW-Vancouver BC-Threshold 980-KINS-Eureka CA-Threshold 990-KTHH-Albany OR-S3 1000-KOMO-Seattle WA-S5 1010-KMUZ-Portland OR-S4 1020-UNID-Threshold (presume KYXE) 1030-KDUN-Reedsport OR-S6 1040-KXPD-Portland OR-S4 1050-KORE-Springfield OR-S6 1050-KBLE-Seattle WA 1060-Nothing 1070-Nothing 1080-KFXX-Portland OR-S9 1090-KPTK-Seattle WA-S7 1100-KFAX-SF-S2 1110-KBND-Bend OR-S1 1120-KPNW-Eugene OR-S5 1130-Nothing 1140-KHTK-Sacamento CA-S1 1150-KXMG-Portland OR-S4 1150-KKNW-Seattle WA 1160-Nothing 1170-KLOK-San Jose CA-Threshold 1170-KPUG-Bellingham WA-Threshold 1180-KLAY-Lakewood WA-S3 1190-KEX-Portland OR-S8 1200-IBOC hash-S3 1210-KWMG-Auburn WA-S3 1220-KBJC-Salem OR-S3 (slop) 1230-KKEE-Astoria OR-S9+22 1240-KEJO-Corvallis OR-S3 (slop) 1250-KKDZ-Seattle WA-S3 1250-KCST-Florence OR-S3 1260-KLYC-McMinnville OR-S5 1270-KBAM-Longview WA-S8 1280-KRVM-Eugene OR-S4 1280-UNID's 1290-Nothing 1300-KKOL-Seattle WA-S4 1300-KAPL-Phoenix OR 1310-KNPT-Newport OR-S5 1320-KXRO-Aberdeen WA-S6 1320-KSCR-Eugene OR 1330-KKPZ-Portland OR-S5 1330-UNID 1340-KLOO-Corvallis OR-S4 1340-KUOW-Tumwater WA-S4 1340-KBBR-North Bend OR 1340-UNIDs 1350-Nothing 1360-KKMO-Tacoma WA-S3 1360-KUIK-Hillsboro OR-S3 1370-KAST-Astoria OR-S9+22 1380-Nothing 1390-KKSN-Salem OR-S4 1400-KBCH-Lincoln City OR-S6 1400-KEDO-Longview WA 1400-UNIDs 1410-KBNP-Portland OR-S4 1420-KITI-Chehalis WA-S8 1430-KYKN-Keiser OR-S6 1440-KMED-Medford OR-S2 1450-KBPS-Portland OR-S5 1450-UNID's 1460-KCKX-Stayton OR-S3 1470-KELA-Centralia OR-S8 1480-KBMS-Vancouver WA-S5 1490-KWOK-Hoquiam WA-S6 1490-KLOG-Kelso WA 1490-KBZY-Salem OR 1500-Nothing 1510-Nothing 1520-KGDD-Oregon City-S9+5 1530-KFBK-Sacramento CA-S1 1540-KXPA-Bellevue WA-S4 1550-KKAD-Vancouver WA-S9+5 1560-KZIZ-Sumner WA-S6 1570-Nothing 1580-KGAL-Lebanon OR-S3 1590-KMBD-Tillamook OR-S9+10 1600-KOPT-Eugene OR-S5 1600-KOHI-St. Helens 1600-UNID (KVRI?) 1610-TIS-Cape Disappointment WA-S5 1620-KYIZ-Renton WA-S4 1630-Nothing 1640-KDZR-Lake Oswego OR-S4 1650-TIS-Astoria-S9+10 1660-UNID-Threshold 1670-UNID-Threshold 1680-KDOW-Seattle WA-S8 1690-UNID-Threshold 1700-Nothing 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] SW EWE Bandscan 1100 PDT
530-UNIDs-Theshold 540-Weak TIS? Theshold 550-KOAC S8 560-KSFO S1 570-KVI/KCNO S6 580-KTMT S3 590-KUGN S8 600- 610-KRTA S5 620-KPOJ S9 630-KWRO S8 640-KFI? Theshold 650-KSTE/CISL S2 660-KAPS S4 670--- 680-KNBR/KBRD S3 690-CBU S7 700-KGRV S4 710-KIRO S7 720-KFIR S5 730-CHMJ/KEZX? S2 740-KCBS S2 750-KXL S8 760--- 770-KTTH S7 780-KKOH Threshold-S1 790-KWIL S6 800-KPDQ S6 810-KGO S4 820-KWDP S4 (Splatter) 830--- 840-KSWB S9+38 (Local) 850-KHHO S7 (Splatter) 860-KPAM S9+2 870--- 880-KWIP S9 890--- 900-CKMO S5 910-KKSN S9 920-KSHO S7 930-KYAK/KAGI S3 940-KWBY S5 960-KLAD S1 970-KXFD S5 980- KINS/CKNW S2 990-KTHH S4 1000-KOMO S5 1010-KOOR S6 1020-KDYK S3 1030-KDUN S8 1040--- 1050-KORE S7 1060 1070 1080-KFXX S9 1090-KPTK/KNCR? S7 1100-KFAX S2 1110--- 1120-KPNW S7 1130-KPWX S8 1140-UNID Threshold 1150-KXET S7 1160 1170-UNID Threshold 1180-KLAY S7 (IBOC Hash) 1190-KEX S8 1200--- 1210-KTBK S2 1220-KCCS S3 (Splatter) 1230-KKEE S9+20 (Local) 1240-KEJO S5 (Splatter) 1250-KCFM S4 1260-KLYC S5 1270-KBAM S9+2 1280-KRVM S7 1290 1300-KKOL/KAPL S7 1310-KNPT S6 1320-KXRO/KSCR S5 1330-KKPZ S7 1340-KLOO/KBBR/ETC S5 1350--- 1360-KUIK/KKMO S7 (Spatter) 1370-KAST S9+25 (Local) 1380-KRKO S4 (Splatter) 1390-KWOD S7 1400-KBCH/KEDO/ETC S7 1410-KBNP S5 1420-KITI S9 1430-KYKN S6 1440-KMED S2 1450-KBPS/KBKW/ETC S5 1460-KCKX S5 1470-KELA S9 1480-KBMS/KRED? S9 1490-KLOG/ETC S9 1500-UNID Threshold 1510-- 1520-KGDD S9 1530-KFBK S3 1540-KXPA S5 1550-KKO S8 1560-KZIZ S2 1570-KCVR S2 1580-KGAL S5 1590-KTIL S9+10 1600-KOPB S8 1610-TIS S8 (Local) 1620-KYIZ S5 1630--- 1640-KDZR S7 1650-TIS S9+10 (Local) 1660--- 1670-KNRO S2 1680-KNTS S9 1690-UNID Threshold 1700--- Drake R8 This is off the SW EWE with a partical null to the North. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
Hi Pat It sounds like you sure have a good ground in Seaside. Here in Arizona I am using 2=5 foot copper water pipe and one 8 foot ground rod for my ground and I get almost no ground for my EWE. Its been a long time since we have had any rain so the ground is very dry. The summer rain may start soon so I hope I can get my ground back. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 15:59:29 -0700> To: > irca@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan> > Greetings,> > > After adding a second good copper pipe ground rod at the termination> point > of the SW EWE, I have found I have really increaded the nulls. The> first > copper rod made an 80% change, but adding the second even helped> more. The > old EWE is back where it was 15 years ago and it is quiet as a> mouse. The > noise level is nil on the frequencies there are no stations.> Threshold is at > a point where the weak signal, which there are many are> just above the > receiver noise. I had forgotten how well that antenna> worked, but the old > copper clad rods I put in back in the 80s got in bad> shape. I had changed > the wire, and repaired anything that looked or> acted bad on the matching > transformers, coax, etc, but I did not think> of the ground rods at the end. > But what a difference. Here is a bandscan> I did between 1-2 PM PDT.> The SW > EWE now does a much better job on knocking down the signals to> the N/NE/E. > It should be all set for the DU/TP DX this Fall. I already> noted a weak > 2ZB-1035-New Zealand on it last night.> Now the bandscan.> > 530-Nothing> > 540-CBXQ-Ucluelet,BC-S4> 550-KOAC-Corvallis, OR-S7> 550-UNID presume KARI > Blaine WA> 560-KSFO-SF-Threshold> 570-KVI-Seattle WA-S2> 570-KCFJ-Alturas, > CA-S2> 580-KTMT-Ashland OR-S2> 580-UNID- KMJ??> 590-KUGN-Eugene OR-S8> > 600-CKBD-Vancouver BC-S3> 610-KRTA-Medford OR-S3> 620-KPOJ-Portland OR-S8> > 630-KWRO-Coquille OR-S8> 630-KCIS-Edmonds WA> 640-UNID-Threshold-KFI??> > 650-KSTE-Sacramento CA-S1> 660-KXOR-Junction City OR-S8> 670-Nothing> > 680-KNBR-SF-S2> 680-KBRD-Lacey WA> 690-CBU-Vancouver BC-S6> 700-KGRV-Winston > OR-S4> 710-KIRO-Seattle WA-S6> 720-KFIR-Sweethome OR-S4> > 730-CHMJ-Vancouver-Threshold> 740-KCBS-SF-S1> 750-KXL-Portland OR-S8> > 760-Nothing> 770-KTTH-Seattle WA-S7> 780-KKOH-Reno NV-Threshold> > 790-KWIL-Albany OR-S3> 790-KWSW-Eureka CA> 790-KGMI-Bellingham WA> > 800-KPDQ-Portland OR-S5> 810-KGO-SF-S2> 820-KORC-Waltport OR-S3/slop> > 830-slop> 840-KSWB-Seaside OR-S9+37> 850-slop> 860-KPAM-Portland OR-S8> > 870-Nothing> 880-KWIP-Dallas OR-S8> 890-Nothing> 900-CKMO-Victoria BC-S4> > 910-KTRO-Vancouver WA-S8> 920-KSHO-Lebanon OR-S6> 930-KAGI-Grants Pass > OR-Threshold> 940-KWBY-Woodburn OR-S6> 950-KJR-Seattle WA-S5> > 950-KTBR-Roseburg OR> 960-UNID (1-2 stations threshold)> 970-KCMD-Portland > OR-S7> 980-CKNW-Vancouver BC-Threshold> 980-KINS-Eureka CA-Threshold> > 990-KTHH-Albany OR-S3> 1000-KOMO-Seattle WA-S5> 1010-KMUZ-Portland OR-S4> > 1020-UNID-Threshold (presume KYXE)> 1030-KDUN-Reedsport OR-S6> > 1040-KXPD-Portland OR-S4> 1050-KORE-Springfield OR-S6> 1050-KBLE-Seattle WA> > 1060-Nothing> 1070-Nothing> 1080-KFXX-Portland OR-S9> 1090-KPTK-Seattle > WA-S7> 1100-KFAX-SF-S2> 1110-KBND-Bend OR-S1> 1120-KPNW-Eugene OR-S5> > 1130-Nothing> 1140-KHTK-Sacamento CA-S1> 1150-KXMG-Portland OR-S4> > 1150-KKNW-Seattle WA> 1160-Nothing> 1170-KLOK-San Jose CA-Threshold> > 1170-KPUG-Bellingham WA-Threshold> 1180-KLAY-Lakewood WA-S3> > 1190-KEX-Portland OR-S8> 1200-IBOC hash-S3> 1210-KWMG-Auburn WA-S3> > 1220-KBJC-Salem OR-S3 (slop)> 1230-KKEE-Astoria OR-S9+22> 1240-KEJO-Corvallis > OR-S3 (slop)> 1250-KKDZ-Seattle WA-S3> 1250-KCST-Florence OR-S3> > 1260-KLYC-McMinnville OR-S5> 1270-KBAM-Longview WA-S8> 1280-KRVM-Eugene > OR-S4> 1280-UNID's> 1290-Nothing> 1300-KKOL-Seattle WA-S4> 1300-KAPL-Phoenix > OR> 1310-KNPT-Newport OR-S5> 1320-KXRO-Aberdeen WA-S6> 1320-KSCR-Eugene OR> > 1330-KKPZ-Portland OR-S5> 1330-UNID> 1340-KLOO-Corvallis OR-S4> > 1340-KUOW-Tumwater WA-S4> 1340-KBBR-North Bend OR> 1340-UNIDs> 1350-Nothing> > 1360-KKMO-Tacoma WA-S3> 1360-KUIK-Hillsboro OR-S3> 1370-KAST-Astoria > OR-S9+22> 1380-Nothing> 1390-KKSN-Salem OR-S4> 1400-KBCH-Lincoln City OR-S6> > 1400-KEDO-Longview WA> 1400-UNIDs> 1410-KBNP-Portland OR-S4> > 1420-KITI-Chehalis WA-S8> 1430-KYKN-Keiser OR-S6> 1440-KMED-Me
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
Hi Bill, Thanks. I am impressed with the results of the SW EWE. I was beginning to wonder if it was all cx back in the 80s & 90s, but here I have to keep in mind, it is all "Ground Ground Ground" Another interesting thing I have found, I have been getting skip during the day with both the Beverage & EWE. Like Alturas, CA on 570 would fade up on top of KVI for a time and then fade under off the SW EWE. But the skip is weak, so it is noticeable with such a very low noise level. If there would have been a noise level,, stations like Alturas would not have been heard. I can't wait until Fall & Winter. No rain today either, 75 degrees out here. But the ground is still wet. But water is needed for a EWE to work well. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
--- Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > > After adding a second good copper pipe ground rod at > the termination > point of the SW EWE, I have found I have really > increaded the nulls. How deep are your ground rods? I wonder if going really deep will help or do nothing? I think this is also a function of ground conductivity. I'm not going to do it, but *IF* I fired up on 1720 with a good and correct antenna, could you hear it IF I used one watt? Powell (not planning to be a pirate...) POP email is powell at backroads DOT net ___ 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] SW EWE Day bandscan
Powell, I don't know if I could hear one watt in July on 1720 off the beverage. However, if it was Fall or Winter, maybe. I have several TIS stations heard & QSL'd on 1620, 1630, 1640, 1660, 1670, & 1700 from the East. I have the 10 watter from JFK on 1700, two VA's on 1620 (Also 10 watt), 1630 from Metra (Chicago) with 9 watts, 1630 Michigan DOT 1630(10 watts), Allentown PA with 10 watts on 1670, and my lowest power at about 2,000 miles Eastern Texas on 1670 with 3.5 watts. So 1 watt from the East on a clear frequency with code or sweep tones is especially possible if CX are decent, but I would not bet on it in July. By the way, I have two 1 watt carrier current stations, Sacramento College on 1620 and a College in SLC also on 1620 with 1 watt. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
--- Bill Block <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Pat > > It sounds like you sure have a good ground in > Seaside. Here in Arizona I am using 2=5 foot copper > water pipe and one 8 foot ground rod for my ground > and I get almost no ground for my EWE. Its been a > long time since we have had any rain so the ground > is very dry. The summer rain may start soon so I > hope I can get my ground back. You aren't deep enough. It may be necessary to go very deep into the soil. Powell POP email is powell at backroads DOT net ___ 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] SW EWE Day bandscan
Powell, Don't need to go deep here. The soil is very wet, even damp in August. In the Winter my ground system is 3-4 feet under water! Infact the Winter before, the water level in the field next door was so high that my pot where the termination is, was almost sitting in water. It came so close within an inch or so from being in water. I was about ready to put on my boots and go out there and move the control, but thankfully it quit raining for a few days and the water level dropped off. That was at my SW EWE. The ground here in most places is very soft. I can push a 5 foot copper pipe halfway into the ground by hand and hitting a few times with a hammer, it is buried. Except the SW EWE where I had to go through a lot of Spruce tree roots. Now that was not easy. I have a series of copper pipes in a circle around the back of the house there. The yard is "Copper pipe" happy here. hi. No need for an 8 foot one. At the end of the Eastern beverage, is the Skippanon River that is 2 feet across in the midle of the Summer here, but 100 feet across in the Winter almost up to the end of the beverage, so the copper pipes there sit in water too. With 60-100 inches of rain a year and rain almost every month, lots of moist soil. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
>Patrick, Did you try some cotter clamps? Charles Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ 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] SW EWE Day bandscan
At 06:49 PM 7/4/2007 -0700, you wrote: >--- Bill Block <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Powell, You may want two, 8-foot ground rods. Space them at least 8 feet apart, if possible. Charles Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ 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] SW EWE Day bandscan
Charles, I just ran 150 feet of cord over to the SW EWE and soldered in the wire from the new ground rods. I have not done anything with the one splice I have 450 feet down on the beverage as yet. I only have the one splice to check on. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
Charles, I don't know how hard your soil is, but here I am lucky as it is very soft in most areas. That is unless there is a tree root in the way. I am not all that thrilled about the 8 foot copperclad rods that are available here. The 4 foot Radio Shack ones, the copper wears off in a few months and they no longer work well. They go down hill from the day I install them I guess. That is why I changed over to 1/2 inch copper piping. The 10 foot copper piping here are about $13.50 and I can make two five foot ones out of one piece. With a couple dollar hose claps, each set up costs me about $9 which is not too bad. A few years ago, the 10 foot copper pipes were $5.50 each. I should have bought more at that time. But I have lots in the ground now, so I don't know at what number, does the addition of more, makes little change. In other words, if you have 10 five foot rods, what happens if you add another 10 or 20? There must be a place where the addition of more rods makes little difference I would think. Any idea? Especially is our wet soil. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
> Another interesting thing I have found, I have been getting skip > during the day with both the Beverage & EWE. Like Alturas, CA on 570 > would fade up on top of KVI for a time and then fade under off the SW > EWE. But the skip is weak, so it is noticeable with such a very low > noise level. I was at a client yesterday that was off the air due to a telco line failure. Tuned to their frequency of 1460, I had Albany, NY fading in to pretty good levels three hours before sunset. Nothing else heard, though. Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ 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] SW EWE Day bandscan
Pat- You possibly have very salty soil being that close to ocean. Thus the copper will be eaten quickly. Have you ever thought of adding radials to your ground rods, you know the way a radio station from their verticals? Willis ___ 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] SW EWE Day bandscan
Willis. Yes, our soil is rather salty. No doubts there. Infact in the Winter when we have standing water out in the field, I have tasted it. It is briney, but not near as much as ocean water. But I have always felt I have an under-toe to the ocean, being less than a mile from the shore. The copper piping seems to hold up much better than the copperclad stuff though. I have never had much luck with the copperclad rods lasting. Radials are a pain to bury, so I have only used bare #12 connecting wire between the ground rods in a circle around the tree in the back, or rod to rod like in the case of the SW EWE. Burying radials is not an option by the Spruce tree at the SW EWE, too many surface roots. But I do need a good ground system here with any of my antennas I have tried and boy when I get the ground set up in, they do sing. I was amazed with the signal I got last night from XEW-900. I have not heard them that strong for a number of years, but again my grounds were getting worse and worse too. You should have seen the 8-foot ground rod for the power service in the backyard when that was replaced a couple years back. I think that rod was in the ground since the 70s (at least), and it was rusted out to the point where there was less that 4 feet of rusty rod still in the ground. They replaced the service with two new 8 foot rods placed several feet apart. My noise level went down 50% at least too. The noise level already is low here. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] SW EWE Day bandscan
At 12:50 AM 7/5/2007 -0400, you wrote: >Pat- >You possibly have very salty soil being that close to ocean. >Thus the copper will be eaten quickly. >Have you ever thought of adding radials to your ground rods, you know the >way a radio station from their verticals? >Willis > Willis, Patrick wrote me off-list thatt he was planning to do exactly that: install 120 radials of 250-feet length each. Aren't you, Patrick? Charles Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ 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] SW EWE Day bandscan
Yeah, Right Charles..hi. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
