[IRCA] Palstar MW 550P

2006-12-19 Thread vroomski
John, I have the Palstar MW 550P and used it nightly until it was knock out by a lighting strike at Grayland last April. Built like a tank and it tunes up into the tropical band. Nice for tuning splits frequency stations and separating them from domestic stations. I plan on sending mine

[IRCA] No TPs since 12/14

2006-12-19 Thread vroomski
It's 1200 UT and no TPs with audio being heard. The last time I logged a TP was 12/14. Only decent carrier this morning was 279 kHz. Will try again at 1530 UT. Dennis, Vancouver, WA JRC 545 EWE NW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] Laptop Computer

2006-12-19 Thread James Niven
Hi All, I am going on a trip to Australia in March 2007. I am planning on taking a laptop computer with me. My question is Has anyone on the list had problems with their laptop after it was passed through the X-Ray machine at airports I would hate tho think that the Xray erases the contents on

Re: [IRCA] Radio Reloj on 780?

2006-12-19 Thread Milspec390
Alright, time to impress all w/my pig ignorance. 780? Heard no RR here. Yet. But listening. Here's what I got - 'Voz de Rumbo', post sunset, 20 SEP '06, qth Lemon Bay Park, Englewood, FL, w/DX-398. 780 one of the few dead quiet daytime until ratbag Ft. Myers 770 'sportstalk' went iBLOC.

Re: [IRCA] Wobbler

2006-12-19 Thread Milspec390
Gil IRCA readers - One can always hope, but with our Baggie Maximo, one must rule out with caution. '95 FCC list compiled by nefarious anti-Castritas, from several lists DF'ed, distant and close-in: 970: Net unknown, nothing heard, but: ITU cites Cosolacion, Gerona, Sancti Spiritus,

Re: [IRCA] Wobbler

2006-12-19 Thread Gil Stacy
One can always hope, but with our Baggie Maximo, one must rule out with caution If those stations you listed are still current, that's a clean sweep of the a.m. dial. Have wobble, will travel. 73, Gil NN4CW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Radio Reloj on 780?

2006-12-19 Thread Gil Stacy
On 12/19/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alright, time to impress all w/my pig ignorance. 780? Heard no RR here. Yet. But listening. I finally found the reference that I mentioned to Curt yesterday regarding Radio Reloj being relayed to the other networks after 0600 Z.

Re: [IRCA] No TPs since 12/14

2006-12-19 Thread Bill Block
Dennis The same here with no TP's heard for several days. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:03:12 + Subject: [IRCA] No TPs since 12/14 It's 1200 UT and no

Re: [IRCA] Question about 1700 KVNS

2006-12-19 Thread Gil Stacy
Paul, Would you please describe the RX and antenna that you bagged KVNS with? 73, Gil NN4CW ___ 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

Re: [IRCA] No TPs since 12/14

2006-12-19 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 12:03 19/12/2006, you wrote: It's 1200 UT and no TPs with audio being heard. I've pulled the wind blown antenna tangles from our pear tree down to the ground, so I'm down to the ALA100 for now, until the new support goes up. Things seems fairly lacking at 1530UT; carriers on frequencies

Re: [IRCA] Radio Reloj on 780?

2006-12-19 Thread Milspec390
don Fido signs anything I request. Have his personal word onna matter. Gil, re '99 info, am sure you realize nothing 'out of date' w/fido. Like the beast that was, yet is not, but yet again shall be, what wuz onna air years ago can vanish, remain years dormant, and return. RR return indicative

Re: [IRCA] No TPs since 12/14

2006-12-19 Thread Patrick Martin
I heard JOAK-594 JOAB-693 this morning around 1500, but both poorly. More Hawaiian activity with KPUA-670, KUAI-720, KGU-760, KLHT-1040, KHBC-1060, and KUMU-1500 coming in. Lots of IBOC hash too, with all of the Southern cx, IBOC on 760, 780, 900, 920, 950, 970, 1040, 1060, etc. etc. 73,

Re: [IRCA] Palstar MW 550P

2006-12-19 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, Paul at Palstar is very good about getting his units up and going for you quickly. Sorry to hear about the lightening. Rare here, but it does happen. But I love the unit. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] Radio Reloj on 780?

2006-12-19 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RR return indicative of bigga policy shift? Power restoration? Our don Arnito slapped new 6146's into mitter? Anything possible with don fido. Indeed, all things are. RR has been observed doing this on various frequencies for at least the last 2-3 years

Re: [IRCA] Radio Reloj on 780?

2006-12-19 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alright, time to impress all w/my pig ignorance. 780? Heard no RR here. Yet. But listening. Here's what I got - 'Voz de Rumbo', post sunset, 20 SEP '06, qth Lemon Bay Park, Englewood, FL, w/DX-398. 780 one of the few dead quiet daytime until ratbag Ft.

[IRCA] Question about 1700 KVNS

2006-12-19 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
I find it quite remarkable that, at approximately 4900 miles, Paul was the first DXer to discover the KVNS format change!Good job, Paul! -- Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, MA -- Original message -- From: Paul Crankshaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm using an AOR

[IRCA] other NAs / was 1700 KVNS in Spanish

2006-12-19 Thread Eric Floden
Russ wrote: The Mex NA is not impossible for KVNS if they're trying to program to that demographic but more likely does suggest a second station. == the question was not explicitly raised, but US stations DO play other NAs. If I recall correctly, KVOS-TV-12 from Bellingham (which

Re: [IRCA] KVNS 1700

2006-12-19 Thread Glenn Hauser
Let me explain that I am getting both IRCA and MWC in digests, but the IRCA digests come a lot more frequently, so that is where I first saw Paul`s post about 1700, and the only clip I had listened to was #3. I must have run it half a dozen times and was convinced they were saying ``NVS``, but now

[IRCA] Country Number 50 logged - Ecuador

2006-12-19 Thread Bill Harms
Last night I logged my country number 50 heard on MW while DXing in Maryland! It was also my station number 1674. Radio Sucre 700 was the station, which drifted into my shack this morning at 12/19 0907 UTC (0407 EST), with talk by a male in Spanish about Christmas and several mentions of

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: Laptop Computer

2006-12-19 Thread Scott Fybush
Russ Edmunds wrote: --- James Niven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I am going on a trip to Australia in March 2007. I am planning on taking a laptop computer with me. My question is Has anyone on the list had problems with their laptop after it was passed through the X-Ray machine at

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: Laptop Computer

2006-12-19 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 09:54 AM 12/19/2006, you wrote: that it's just a laptop anyway. Mine goes into the tray, through the X-ray, and out the other side without incident. Never been asked to turn it on, never had any problems with lost data, and it was probably through an X-ray machine 20 times in the last

Re: [IRCA] Palstar MW550P

2006-12-19 Thread John Hunter
Thanks Guy, I'm writing down the +'s and -'s on a sheet of paper and will evaluate them and see what comes out best. At 11:13 AM 12/19/2006, you wrote: John, I owned a MW550P and had mixed results. Initially the preamp was noisy, compared to a Wellbrook preamp and a A.R.R. preamp which added no

Re: [IRCA] Palstar MW 550P

2006-12-19 Thread John Hunter
Ouch! Lightning strike. that hurts, hi! Thanks for the info. I am putting down everyones responses on a sheet of paper and will figure it out from there 73 John Hunter At 06:59 AM 12/19/2006, you wrote: John, I have the Palstar MW 550P and used it nightly until it was knock out by a lighting

Re: [IRCA] Palstar MW550P

2006-12-19 Thread John Hunter
Thanks Patrick, that sounds like a pretty good endorsement. One more for the plus side. 73 John Hunter Rossville GA At 11:28 AM 12/19/2006, you wrote: John, I have been using the MW550P for a couple years now. It works very well. Sometimes that extra boost will bring in a station and the

Re: [IRCA] Country Number 50 logged - Ecuador

2006-12-19 Thread John H. Bryant
Congratulations, Bill!!! Please tell us about your BUG antennas! John B. At 12:29 PM 12/19/2006 -0500, you wrote: Last night I logged my country number 50 heard on MW while DXing in Maryland! It was also my station number 1674. Radio Sucre 700 was the station, which drifted into my