Re: [IRCA] More phaser musings

2006-10-29 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 12:40 PM 10/28/2006, you wrote: At one point I remember looking into a fining tuning pot. The price was more than than I cared to spend and there was a problem with doing major surgery on the inside to make it fit right. So, I decided against it. Although the outside mounted vernier

Re: [IRCA] More phaser musings

2006-10-29 Thread Bob Foxworth
John Callarman would be the best person to answer the question but, to my recollection, Gordon did not use any phasing equipment at either of his residences in Watertown, MA. To digress a bit, he Ruth first rented an apartment at 19 Irma Ave and then later bought a house at 48 Hardy Ave -

Re: [IRCA] China 936

2006-10-29 Thread Patrick Martin
Art, I heard and QSL'd Taiwan on 927 some years ago, but I don't remember anything much about it. It has been a while. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Denmark-1062

2006-10-29 Thread John Cereghin
Okay, hence my tentative. They do run a classical music channel on their website and I was hoping that they might have been running that overnight, although I couldn't exactly match up that audio stream with what was on the radio. Any clue who was running straight classical music? No ID or

[IRCA] I don't think I said...

2006-10-29 Thread Dan Strassberg
...or implied that KKMO ever operated from the boat. KKOL did that. Of course, I was writing about both KKMO and KKOL in the same message (stations that originally bore the calls KMO and KOL, that are adjacent on the Seattle/Tacoma dial, that are licensed to cities only about 20 miles apart, that

[IRCA] TP for 10-29

2006-10-29 Thread Bill Block
Yesterday I heard no TP's and today I heard audio on 567, 594, 603, 648, 693, 702, 729, 747, 774 and 828! The most interesting was 648 with two stations heard from 1325 to 1402 UT. One station had a woman taliking and the other had a man talking. At 1400 UT one of the stations had a very

Re: [IRCA] TP for 10-29

2006-10-29 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 06:23 AM 10/29/2006, you wrote: Yesterday I heard no TP's and today I heard audio on 567, 594, 603, 648, 693, 702, 729, 747, 774 and 828! The most interesting was 648 with two stations heard from 1325 to 1402 UT. One station had a woman taliking and the other had a man talking. At 1400

Re: [IRCA] TP for 10-29

2006-10-29 Thread Bill Block
Walt I have seen this more than one time when you have good conditions I will have poor conditions and when you have poor conditions I will have good. Now at 1504 I just lost the carrier from JOAK and my local sunrise was at 1347! Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ From: Walter Salmaniw

[IRCA] Try Sleep Deprivation: TPs for 10/29

2006-10-29 Thread John H. Bryant
I've become more and more curious about the excellent TP reception that I've been experiencing when I'm up 90 minutes or more before dawn more than 30 minutes before First Light. I don't think that I completely understand Nick's explanation of this propagation that he uploaded yesterday,

Re: [IRCA] Tentative log of WJJG at signoff here in Eastern MA

2006-10-29 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Sunday 29 October 2006 01:23, Neil Kazaross wrote: If you have a tape, please send to me as they are local to me and I can likely compare voices.  73 KAZ Speaking of signoff mysteries, I have one from Oct 26, on 1180. At around 1929 EDT, a station played an instrumental SSB (single

Re: [IRCA] Try Sleep Deprivation: TPs for 10/29

2006-10-29 Thread Bill Block
John Here in Arizona I don't get any TP reception until one hour before LSR. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ From: John H. Bryant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of Americairca@hard-core-dx.com To: irca-hard-core-dx.com irca@hard-core-dx.com CC:

[IRCA] TPs

2006-10-29 Thread Pete Taylor
My indicators are JOAK-594 and HLAZ-1566. If those are alive and well, then there is a chance others might be lurking. This morning at 1155, JOAK was splendid; JOAB-693 was good with pips at 1200 and there was barely a het from HLAZ. There were probably a dozen other hets but no audio was

Re: [IRCA] More phaser musings

2006-10-29 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 11:33 AM 10/29/2006, you wrote: Is this coarse/fine done by putting two pots in series, a high value (maybe 5k?) and a low value (250 ohms)? An alternative would be to use a 10-turn pot with a mechanical counter dial, these can get costly. The two pots would create an electrical vernier and

Re: [IRCA] More phaser musings

2006-10-29 Thread Chuck Hutton
Which is of course an exact copy of plenty of previous work, so the title Misek design isn't accurate. The concept actually goes all the way back to Beverage himself, as does the BOG, loaded Beverages, etc. Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2006-10-29 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2006 Oct 29 2109 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 29 October follow. Solar flux 73 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 20. The

Re: [IRCA] Victor Misek's Phasing Unit

2006-10-29 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Hi Bob, (And anyone else of a technical bent), Victor Misek originally designed the phasing unit I built for Walt, which has been in his self-published book in each edition. (See his webpage, use google, if you want to purchase his book--highly recommended if you're interested in Beverage

Re: [IRCA] Victor Misek's Phasing Unit

2006-10-29 Thread Bill Harms
Bob/Steve et al: Yes of course my vernier reduction drive modification only applies to the Gerry Thomas's Quantum Phaser. Bill Harms On 29 Oct 2006 at 14:17, Steve Ratzlaff wrote: Hi Bob, (And anyone else of a technical bent), Victor Misek originally designed the phasing unit I

[IRCA] 2006 NHL Networks - San Jose Sharks (Updated)

2006-10-29 Thread robert Pietsch
2006 NHL NETWORKS - SAN JOSE SHARKS (UPDATED) (per www.sjsharks.com/tv_radio/affiliates/index.html) (per Sacramento Bee 10/29/2006) 950-KAHI-Auburn CA 970-KESP-Modesto CA 1240-KSAC-Sacramento CA (a) 1270-KXBX-Lakeport CA 1340-KATA-Arcata CA 1340-KOMY-La Selva Beach CA 1430-KFIG-Fresno CA

Re: [IRCA] TP for 10-29

2006-10-29 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Today was actually worse than yesterday up here, with TPs pretty much non-existent this morning. With the K-index around 3 all weekend that didn't surprise me. This far north a sustained K of three pretty much kills the path to Asia. Did here a few DU carriers, but nothing terribly

[IRCA] Overnight target

2006-10-29 Thread Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
I targeted 1290 for several hours this morning under the splatter from my local 1280 and came out with more questions than answers. These are all in Eastern time after the change. Drake R-8 and Kiwa loop 1290 UNID. 10/29 0403. Fox Sports with ad for tucsonhelpwanted.com. In mix w/numerous

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2006-10-29 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2006 Oct 30 0004 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 29 October follow. Solar flux 73 and mid-latitude A-index 21. The mid-latitude

[IRCA] KNUJ-860

2006-10-29 Thread Barry McLarnon
KNUJ New Ulm MN apparently has the day power on for a hockey game tonight - currently 2208 EST. Barry -- Barry McLarnon VE3JF Ottawa, ON ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] I don't think I said...

2006-10-29 Thread Bruce Portzer
Dan Strassberg wrote: ...or implied that KKMO ever operated from the boat. KKOL did that. Of course, I was writing about both KKMO and KKOL in the same message (stations that originally bore the calls KMO and KOL, that are adjacent on the Seattle/Tacoma dial, that are licensed to cities only

[IRCA] Premium Receiver on Ebay

2006-10-29 Thread John H. Bryant
Friends, I'd normally not presume on my membership to bother you with an ebay auction, but this is one that you may find entertaining to watch. I have just offered for auction my Ten-Tec-340 in its rack case. This receiver currently retails for $4250. I no longer use it because of

Re: [IRCA] Try Sleep Deprivation: TPs for 10/29

2006-10-29 Thread Bruce Portzer
Nick's observations and data match my experiences quite a bit. I tend to get up earlier than most Graylanders - sometimes at 2 a.m. local time, and often find conditions quite good then. At that time of night, the regulars tend to dominate. It seems like the really good stuff comes later -

Re: [IRCA] KKOL - continued

2006-10-29 Thread Mike McKenna
Oy vey !! ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.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

Re: [IRCA] KKOL - continued

2006-10-29 Thread Mike McKenna
I think that the calls need to be changed --- to protect the innocent -- and the radio listeners. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2006-10-29 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2006 Oct 30 0304 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 29 October follow. Solar flux 73 and mid-latitude A-index 21. The mid-latitude