[IRCA] Slow mail and No Hawaii

2006-11-11 Thread vroomski
Hello, My last posting took 29 hours to be delivered, hope this one takes arrives a little faster. Hawaii is impossible at this location. If fact, of my 5 times at Grayland I have only heard Hawaii once. Heard Tahiti here, Thailand, Norway, Germany, but no Hawaii. If the storm is near Hawai

[IRCA] TP 11 Nov

2006-11-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Odd conditions at 1440UT.774, 747 and 828 quite good audio at times w/EE language lesson, but most other channels didn't even have a carrier on them, yet 864, 1287 and 954 had weak audio (also presumably Japanese). Seems quite variable though as 5 minutes later, there were more carriers,

Re: [IRCA] TP 11 Nov

2006-11-11 Thread Bill Block
No audio or carriers were heard here in Arizona. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 >From: Nick Hall-Patch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of >America >To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of >America >Subject: [IRCA] TP 11 Nov

[IRCA] TPs 2

2006-11-11 Thread vroomski
Good Morning, Only two MW TPs with audio this morning, JOUB 774 at 1058 UTC and 828 JOBB very weak at 1435 UTC. No long-waves heard. On the tropical band the 3 Austrailian stations were heard (2485-2325-2310)along with Chinese (3280) and Korean stations. (2850-3250-3320) Weak signal on 3345 I

Re: [IRCA] TP 11 Nov

2006-11-11 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 06:47 AM 11/11/2006, you wrote: >Odd conditions at 1440UT.774, 747 and 828 quite good audio at >times w/EE language lesson, but most other channels didn't even have >a carrier on them, yet 864, 1287 and 954 had weak audio (also >presumably Japanese). > >Seems quite variable though as 5 m

Re: [IRCA] TP 11 Nov

2006-11-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 15:49 11/11/2006, you wrote: >I started at 14:44 and finished at 15:20. Nothing on LW at all, and >no SQM on 529. Disturbed conditions for sure with A/K at 33 and >5. .. A grand (sad) total of 6 audios on 531, 594, 747, 774 , >828, and 837. Still wondering about that 531.

Re: [IRCA] 774 s/off

2006-11-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Something I wouldn't have thought possible a couple of years agoNHK2's s/off chimes poor to fair in the splash from 770 at 1641 through 1645UTWeak carrier still on 747, but not able to drag the chimes through there.. Nick **

Re: [IRCA] TP 11 Nov + Phasing

2006-11-11 Thread John H. Bryant
Man, we really had different experiences this morning the Victoria/Orcas bunch Maybe it was the very up/down nature of things. For me, it was equally good/bad on both high and low bands, with all of the usual JJ suspects being the only audio, except for 675 Viet Nam (pres.) and SOMETH

[IRCA] Total Recorder Problem

2006-11-11 Thread David Hochfelder
I've been using Total Recorder to do overnight recording and had great luck earlier in the week when I nabbed the WWNH DX test and also heard WLVL ID on the same channel. But over the past couple nights Total Recorder has failed to record. When I checked in the morning I got the word "error" in t

[IRCA] Fwd:China Business Radio

2006-11-11 Thread John H. Bryant
>CHINA. 6065, CBR/CNR-2, Nov 11, 1302-1355, "English Evening" presented by >Alan & Joy, with examples of Amer. slang, reads lyrics for Kat Stevens new >song "Heaven, Where True Loves Goes", 1331 into "Studio Classroom Online" >with Vickie & Steve, program "Star Power" about celebrities helping aft

Re: [IRCA] Slow mail and No Hawaii

2006-11-11 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hi Dennis, T'is or T'was the Pineapple express or at least the most recent one was. We had a record high on at least one date and record rain also. My three HI catches are 650, 760 and 900. 760 was REL and 900 was Hawaiian music. Don't know what they are now, but they stood out because of the

[IRCA] XEPE-1700

2006-11-11 Thread Barry McLarnon
Conditions have been generally lousy here since the ol' Sol kicked up his heels a few days ago, but last night I noticed that there was an interesting mix of stuff on 1700, so I decided to record there overnight. I wasn't disappointed - all of the US stations except for WJCC were heard quite we

[IRCA] More 1140 unID

2006-11-11 Thread Russ Edmunds
Ran remote recordings this morning and the 0530+ recording has a persistent Tropical format Spanish station under WRVA. That it was almost exclusively music rules out WQBA or WQII as best I can tell. I'm suspecting R. Porlamor, Venezuela. Anyone else have any other thoughts on this ? Russ Edmun

Re: [IRCA] XEPE-1700

2006-11-11 Thread Tim Hall
Re XEPE-1700: I noticed while driving home from work last night that they were incredibly strong, and slopping most of the way across the X-band as they do during the day (they're my closest local, with XEUT-1630 a close second). Who knows what power they are running; surely more than 10kW and sur

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2006-11-11 Thread Craig Healy
After a few weeks of testing, the alert system for solar events has been brought on line. It will issue a special message when conditions change over the previous logging. A K-Index increase of 2, an A-Index increase of 10, and a Solar Flux increase of 20. These parameters can be changed easily

[IRCA] New Antenna Fun

2006-11-11 Thread Barry McLarnon
A new antenna can be a shot in the arm for DXing, and that certainly has been the case here! In the first month or so since installing my pennant antenna, I've logged 25 new stations (26 if I include a tentative). The pennant has the classic dimensions (14 x 29 x 29 ft), with a fixed 900 ohm t

Re: [IRCA] XEPE-1700

2006-11-11 Thread Neil Kazaross
They have become rather easy here near Chicago and an indicator for SW Coast high band signals. They often over power big pest KBGG's SS. 73 KAZ - Original Message - From: "Tim Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Saturday, Nov

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2006-11-11 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2006 Nov 11 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 11 November follow. Solar flux 97 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 22. The mid-la

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report Alert

2006-11-11 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2006 Nov 11 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 11 November follow. Solar flux 97 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 22. The mid-la

[IRCA] WHOO

2006-11-11 Thread chris and anne
At 7:30 EST, WHOO 1080 Kissimmee, Fl. on top with FSU pre-game show, prior to the game (football) scheduled for an 8:15 start.They appear to be on Day power/pattern which is either 19KW or 20 KW , depending on whether their construction permit is on or not. In any event, they have a nor

Re: [IRCA] TP 11 Nov + Phasing

2006-11-11 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 09:56 AM 11/11/2006, you wrote: >I must say, I really appreciate the fine tuning pots the >Ratzlaff/Misek phaser incorporates. I use them every time that I'm >serious about achieving a maximum null. Maybe 20% of the time, the >fine tuning just confirms what I found with the course tuning...

[IRCA] WPLN-1430

2006-11-11 Thread willis
1430 WPLN TN MADISON 1800 11/11/06 "THIS IS NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO FOR NASHVILLE, WPLN, 1430, NASHVILLE." MIXED WITH WFHK. [WM-TN] DXer: Willis, K4APE QTH: Old Fort, TN ANTENNA: 149' long wire RCVR: Drake R-4C ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.

[IRCA] Radio Log

2006-11-11 Thread Ira Elbert New, III
IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - DRAKE R8B 135' N/S Wire 1160 WDJO KY Florence - 10/20/06 2258 - ID on top of the clutter. Decent signal for the moment it appeared, only to disappear into the mix. "Oldies 1160, WDJO". (IEN-GA) 1200 WAMB TN Nashville - 10/22/06 1900 - TOH ID, loca

[IRCA] Radio (Part Three-Hundred and Twenty-Three)

2006-11-11 Thread Ira Elbert New, III
IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - DRAKE R8B 135' N/S Wire, QUANTUM QX LOOP v2.0 and QUANTUM PHASER 1480 WABB AL Mobile - 11/10/06 2300 - Jerry Doyle Talkshow, TOH ID into CNN News. Fair signal on top the mix with slight fades. "What'd you say your call letters were? WABB, Mobile". (

[IRCA] No KKOL 1300 kHz

2006-11-11 Thread vroomski
Hello, Tuned 1300 kHz at 4:10 P.M. PST and no KKOL. KCMY with advertisement for a casino in Sparks, NV and Oregon station KAPL with ID. With the A index at 33, I guess the EWE should be aimed SE. Dennis, Vancouver, WA Drake R-8B KIWA loop antenna _

Re: [IRCA] New Antenna Fun

2006-11-11 Thread Chris Black
Barry, Now think what you could do with a flag! Chris - Original Message - From: "Barry McLarnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: [IRCA] New Antenna Fun >A new

[IRCA] WCRT-1160

2006-11-11 Thread willis
1160 WCRT TN DONELSON 1825 11/11/06 PROGRAM 'BIBLE ANSWER MAN' THEN INTO A BREAK AT 1925. AD TO VISIT SOME BAPTIST CHURCH IN NASHVILLE THIS SUNDAY. (I MISSED THE NAME)." ID-"YOUR TUNED TO WCRT, 1160, NASHVILLE." THEN BACK TO 'BIBLE ANSWER MAN.' [WM-TN] DXer: Willis, K4APE QTH: Old Fort, TN ANT

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2006-11-11 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2006 Nov 12 0004 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 11 November follow. Solar flux 97 and mid-latitude A-index 22. The mid-latitude K-i

[IRCA] WFHK-1430

2006-11-11 Thread willis
1430 WFHK AL PELL CITY 1550 11/11/06 AD FOR PELL CITY GOLF SHOP. ID-"YOUR HOMETOWN STATION FOR THE BEST IN COUNTRY MUSIC, WFHK." [WM-TN] DXer: Willis, K4APE QTH: Old Fort, TN ANTENNA: 149' long wire RCVR: Drake R-4C ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@ha

[IRCA] Phasing

2006-11-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 23:51 11/11/2006, you wrote: > So here's the question: Are others able to null strictly by sound > without looking at ! > the dials? Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC > I've always used the S-meter, Walt. You might try switching off the AGC when nulling without the S-meter. That might