[IRCA] Re 870 WINU IL at night

2007-02-11 Thread saulamdx
Niel Wolfish finally mnahaed a WINU ID last night, too. So two nights in a row here. Had Carolina Hurricans.com reference on 930, so that's Washington NC for just the second time ever here (had just a month ago as a new catch). But decided to get some rest and an early morning, so at 0445 will see

[IRCA] TPs 02-11-07

2007-02-11 Thread VROOMSKI
Started Dxing this morning at 1237 ut. Level 7 audio on JOUB 774 and HLAZ 1566. Long-wave Radio Rossii on 153 kHz. 5 Pips and short tone TOH. (1300 ut). Many carriers. Good luck. Dennis, Vancouver, WA JRC 545 EWE NW 44.1 F 6.7 C Rain Showers Local Sunrise 1519 ut

[IRCA] VOA English ID 1575 Thailand

2007-02-11 Thread VROOMSKI
1575 kHz VOA Thailand, 1330 ut English ID "Welcome to the Voice of America" Level 7, then in and out. Dennis, Vancouver, WA JRC 545 EWE NW 43.7 F 6.5 C Rain Showers Local Sunrise 1519 ut ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.

Re: [IRCA] WALE-990 running Jazz

2007-02-11 Thread Milspec390
Hi Craig - Might this be John Fuller? A smart man. z pvz mk fl ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing

[IRCA] TP's for 2-11

2007-02-11 Thread Bill Block
Only 3 carriers this morning and they were 693, 838 and 1566 heard at 1420 UT. The carrier on 693 was strong but I got no audio from it. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ Get the new Windows Live Messenger! http://get.liv

[IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Bill Harms
570 WTNT on 600 WCAO on 730 WKDL/WXTR off since call change 980 WTEM off 1450 WOL off 1500 WTWP off. So, in the Washington, DC - Baltimore, MD area, four out of the six stations which have had IBOC are not using it as of 11 February. How does that compare to other areas? Bill Harms Elkridge, M

Re: [IRCA] Mexican List

2007-02-11 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Gil Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, > Great work; your efforts are very much appreciated. *** Likewise! I've already used it to ID a couple of unID's for others. I don't hear many Mexicans here, and those I do are mostly the big ones like XEX, XEW, XEWA, but sometimes one sneaks t

[IRCA] TPs 02-11-07

2007-02-11 Thread VROOMSKI
Eight TP's with audio from 1237-1342 ut. Here are the four new ones since the last posting. 594 JOAK Japan, 1341 ut weak Japanese audio. 648 VOARussia? pieces of weak audio by female for a few seconds. 1339 ut 666 JOBX Japan, weak with woman in Japanese.

Re: [IRCA] WALE-990 running Jazz

2007-02-11 Thread Craig Healy
>Might this be John Fuller? A smart man. I don't think so. The jazz seems to be an outgrowth of the former jazz FM pirate station from Cranston. That's silent, and won't be back on. A "quit while you're ahead" scenario. I'll check on Monday to see if the move to jazz from SS on 990 is perm

Re: [IRCA] TPs 02-11-07

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 14:59 11/02/2007, you wrote: >Eight TP's with audio from 1237-1342 ut. How late did you listen, Dennis? Perhaps this was not the morning to sleep in; unfortunately, it's the one I did. Still weak carriers at 1600UT, with the best one on 936 of all frequencies.. Nick ***

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Marty Rimpau
Hi Bill, kcbs is the only station in the San Francisco bay area to have stopped using iboc, though, knbr was using it for a brief time, so I guess that makes 2 stations that have stopped using it, but if ktrb goes talk, they might start using it, as I heard them testing it on Monday morning last we

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Patrick Martin
Russ, According to what I was told by a CE, once you turn the IBOC off the station does not have to pay the fees any longer. They do have the outlay of the equipment in the first place, but once the station turns it off, no more fees. I guess the fees are the same for each station in a market. In

Re: [IRCA] Mexican List

2007-02-11 Thread Marty Rimpau
Hi all, does anybody have a list of stations from Mexico that feature an hour of English, or top 40 music, if not the whole format devoted to this? In Mexicali, there is zona 98, at 98.3, and also, 940 oldies, but those are the only two stations totally devoted to English music, with Spanish spots

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Patrick Martin
KGO was testing IBOC a few nights, but is not using it. Maybe some of these stations want to be ready "if" the FCC okeys 24/7. That is my guess. Portland has 1190 & 1330 using it, but no one else so far. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager _

Re: [IRCA] Mexican List

2007-02-11 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Hello John, I'd certainly like to receive a copy of your list too. I don't usually hear a lot of Mexicans, but auroral conditions can certainly bring some unfamiliar visitors. Many thanks. Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta John Callarman wrote: >Eighteen DX'ers who had asked for the medium

[IRCA] 1402 UT pulled the plug

2007-02-11 Thread vroomski
Nick, The last audio that I heard was China F/S on 1206 kHz at 1402 ut. Very tired and decided to go back to bed. Started listening this morning at 1235 ut. Dennis, Vancouver, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.c

[IRCA] 2007 College Basketball (Men's) Networks - Misc.

2007-02-11 Thread robert Pietsch
2007 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) NETWORKS - MISC. (with thanks to Dale Park) Air Force Academy Falcons 1510-KCKK-Littleton CO (affiliate) Brigham Young - Hawaii Seasiders 1180-KORL-Honolulu HI/97.5-KHNR-Honolulu HI (Flagship) Bob Pietsch (aka The Rocklin Rocket) Rocklin CA __

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Bill Harms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 570 WTNT on > 600 WCAO on > 730 WKDL/WXTR off since call change > 980 WTEM off > 1450 WOL off > 1500 WTWP off. > > So, in the Washington, DC - Baltimore, MD area, four out of the six > stations which have had IBOC are not using it as of 11 February.

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-02-11 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Feb 11 1809 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 10 February follow. Solar flux 76 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitude K-in

[IRCA] Sweden-1179

2007-02-11 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
Sweden-1179 strong in peaks in English 2240 UTC. Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, MA ___ 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 origin

Re: [IRCA] 2007 GENERAL ELECTIONS

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
If you are a member of IRCA, please read (and act upon) the following; otherwise, please ignore : This is a reminder to submit your nominations for President, Secretary/Treasurer and the 7 Board of Directors by February 15, 2007. You can submit via e-mail to the acting Elections Committee Cha

Re: [IRCA] WALE-990 running Jazz

2007-02-11 Thread Radiofldude
Oh, P.S. has nothing to do with John Fuller. ___ 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 necessaril

Re: [IRCA] WALE-990 running Jazz

2007-02-11 Thread Radiofldude
The jazz format is coming from WAKX 102.7 Narraganset Pier. Paul ___ 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

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Tom Ray
Gentlemen: The only fee is the initial licensing chargewhich is the same all over the country. There are no additional "fees" associated with running AM HD. None. As in zero. I've been running it for 4 years and have yet to pay a "fee". Where are you getting this false information from???

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Russ Johnson
Tom, Just curious, from a day-to-day operating perspective - is it any more expensive (power, etc) or difficult to operate. Thanks for the licensing fee info. Russ J -- Original Message -- From: "Tom Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Mailing list for t

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Patrick Martin
Tom, OK, I stand corrected. I either misunderstood what I was told or the info I was given was incorrect. Is the initial fee the same for all stations, or does it vary by market size? So in otherwords to run IBOC, you just pay the initial fee and then you are free forever. Patrick Patrick Mart

[IRCA] Opera on 1530 at times clobbering WCKY in IL

2007-02-11 Thread Neil Kazaross
Quite a few TA's tonite and what also looks like good high band cx. Farda 1575 and some Sawa 1548 and also bits of Koranic stuff from 1512 Saudi (first time here). Opera noted from 0112 tune and still is good at times. 1134,1206,1089, 1116, 1107 audible to name a few more. I presume this endles

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-02-11 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Feb 12 0003 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 11 February follow. Solar flux 75 and mid-latitude A-index 1. The mid-latitude K-in

Re: [IRCA] Opera on 1530 at times clobbering WCKY in IL

2007-02-11 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Sunday 11 February 2007 20:53, Neil Kazaross wrote: > Quite a few TA's tonite and what also looks like good high band cx. Farda > 1575 and some Sawa 1548 and also bits of Koranic stuff from 1512 Saudi > (first time here). Opera noted from 0112 tune and still is good at times. > 1134,1206,1089, 1

Re: [IRCA] [dxtip] Opera on 1530 at times clobbering WCKY in IL

2007-02-11 Thread Rick Shaftan
Opera strong here with EE talk or news now @ 2133 but not enough to get an ID. -Original Message- From: Neil Kazaross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 8:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: IRCA List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [dxtip] Opera on 1530 at times clobberin

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Bob Young
I don't think the price of IBAC is the problem, what price can be put on slowly ruining the AM band (or quickly when and if night time IBAC is allowed by this rubber stamp FCC?). Bob Young Analog, Ma >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Martin) >Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio

Re: [IRCA] Opera on 1530 at times clobbering WCKY in IL

2007-02-11 Thread Neil Kazaross
Thx Barry...Vatican certainly is listed off the air until 0330 GMT and while there are quite a few TA's in audible from time to time, things aren't superb. Hopefully a few more days of low A&K will make them so. 73 KAZ - Original Message - From: "Barry McLarnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

Re: [IRCA] [dxtip] Opera on 1530 at times clobbering WCKY in IL

2007-02-11 Thread Rick Shaftan
>From what I hear, it is definitely NOT Europe. Playing big band now. Thought I heard news at 2200 that was definitely US news. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messa

[IRCA] Level 6 carrier on 1215 kHz

2007-02-11 Thread vroomski
Very strong carrier on 1215 kHz at 0338 ut, threshold audio. Level 6 and very weak audio. Time to move the EWE antenna Northeast. More later. Dennis, Vancouver, WA JRC 545 Fence antenna ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.ko

[IRCA] TA in western Canada

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Nope, no audio yet, and most carriers are really pretty weak, but there are lots of them, some as deep as 5 per channel per Spectran (1107 is the prize winner here). Stronger ones are, of course, 1215, 1134, but also 567 and 738. No, the latter isn't Tahiti; good strength on the northern Flag

[IRCA] TA in western Canada

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
>Nope, no audio yet, Moments after I wrote that, up fades 1215 with pop mx, mostly just the beat, but definitely audio at 0347UT best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, B.C. Canada

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Milspec390
Price of HD radio? Putrescent destruction of once pristine spectrum. Hole-i-garchs pimping off this criminal scheme with the supine complicity of the Feckless Chamberpot of Cronies know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. Look up 'hollow man' in The New Devil's Dictionary (c. 2007

Re: [IRCA] Level 6 carrier on 1215 kHz

2007-02-11 Thread Neil Kazaross
Here in IL it is Virgin with mx atop Spain w/SS talk and the usual SAH. But this isn't as good as it can be, and things like 1134, 1206, and 1089 are stronger. 1116 Spain is also quite clear at times and this comes from north coastal Spain and could be a decent bet for those who have no bad 112

[IRCA] French on 1206 kHz

2007-02-11 Thread vroomski
About a minutes worth of audio on 1206 kHz at 0351 ut with man in French. Music now at 0353 ut, still weak. Dennis, Vancouver, WA JRC 545 EWE NE ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] TA in western Canada

2007-02-11 Thread Neil Kazaross
1107 is still very "growlly" but not as severe as it has been and SS talk was readable at times here. 73 KAZ near Chicago with a very useful Phased BOG System at 35 degrees for TA's. - Original Message - From: "Nick Hall-Patch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mailing list for the International

[IRCA] TA in western Canada

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
sorry for the resend; both this and an earlier message re WCNA TAs have not appeared on the list yet, yet the last one sent arrived right away (though sent 2 minutes after this one) Nope, no audio yet, and most carriers are really pretty weak

[IRCA] (OT) Cable internet help needed

2007-02-11 Thread Patrick Martin
Greetings; I have been using dial up on the Oregon coast since I bought Web TV in 1996. In the past few months I have obtained a computer. I am getting so tired of dealing with noisy lines and getting a 26.4 norm baud rate for dial up. You can imagine how slow that is to download anything. Living

Re: [IRCA] French on 1206 kHz

2007-02-11 Thread Neil Kazaross
This 1206 FF is usually better than anything I can get on 1215 here and is basically 2nd only to 1134 tonite (although 1134 has had some very deep fades and strong peaks) . I'm off to bed...extremely busy at work and this cx while good isn't great enough to keep me up late. I'll check in here t

[IRCA] TA in western Canada

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
missed the 1206 audio, but managed a few seconds of FF sounding talk by woman on 1377 at 0403UT. best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, B.C. Canada **

[IRCA] NE Oregon TA tonight!

2007-02-11 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Wow, some great LWBC TA going on right now, 0340-0405 utc with poor to weak audio on 153, 162, 171, 177, 183, 189, 198, 207, 225. Hets with brief fades to strong (but no audio so far) on 1053, 1062, 1134--and I don't have a proper MW TA-pointing antenna. Steve NE Oregon ___

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

2007-02-11 Thread Patrick Martin
Bob, You are right with that. Already I have heard from people (non DXers) that have complained about all of the added noise from IBOC in the LA area. They like the talk shows, but too much noise, and they turn the radio off. I told them what it was and they can care less. They are upset they hear

[IRCA] 1134 & 1377 bad splash

2007-02-11 Thread vroomski
There could be some audio on 1134 kHz, but domestic splash in bad, carrier is good (level 5). 1206 & 1215 have less domestic QRM. 1377 here is as bad as 1134. I will try 1323 kHz latter, VOR heard last year here. Dennis, Vancouver, Wa JRC 545 & R-8B EWE NE & U fence antenna __

Re: [IRCA] (OT) Cable internet help needed

2007-02-11 Thread kevin redding
> I live in a very quiet area with little noise. Will running cable into > the house increase the noise level, like increasing noise from > nearby TV > sets (TVI)? I don't know. I have Qwest DSL and it makes no noise so far. Get the cable service. You will be happy. Kevin ___

[IRCA] CBLI 1110 in again tonite

2007-02-11 Thread Neil Kazaross
With KFAB phased and my 35 deg BOGs nicely nulling WBT off the side, there was some cl mx // CBE and then later some African mx // as well as bits of the CBC newscasters just after the hours. When I noted how tremendously strong CKOC 1150 was, I decided to check 1110 and there is was for my firs

[IRCA] IBOC status

2007-02-11 Thread Craig Healy
> I don't think the price of IBAC is the problem, what price can be put on > slowly ruining the AM band (or quickly when and if night time IBAC is > allowed by this rubber stamp FCC?). OK, It's February. Time for my once a month post on IBOC.. Station costs are an issue, though not for the big b

Re: [IRCA] (OT) Cable internet help needed

2007-02-11 Thread Bill Harms
Pat: I have cable internet here, but I can not compare it to not having it since it was here when I moved into this house 10 years ago. That said, I don't notice any noise from cable with my outdoor antennas. I have a bigger problem from power line noise and buzz, but that is manageab

Re: [IRCA] (OT) Cable internet help needed

2007-02-11 Thread Michael Hawkins
Patrick, I had cable internet/TV when I lived in Manteca and had no problems at all. In general, the only time you will have issues there is if there are cable connections that are causing leakage OR if you have distribution amplifiers/splitters that are unterminated. A lot of people bri

Re: [IRCA] 1134 & 1377 bad splash

2007-02-11 Thread C B
Greetings, Carriers were heard in Colorado on 1053 & 1215 - fairly strong, 189, 1134 & 1206 faint. Unfortunately, no audio. Craig Barnes Wondervu, CO R8A & 60 degree KAZ --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > There could be some audio on 1134 kHz, but domestic > splash in bad, carrier is good (leve

[IRCA] WINU heard in Maryland

2007-02-11 Thread Bill Harms
I finally logged WINU here in Maryland at 2/11 2355. A male announcer popped in with a clear ID in a break of a WWL. Heard on the NW leg of the K9AY. When I attempted to get a null on WWL I got Radio Reloj in the clear. I guess I need another antenna to get the western direction stuff in th

[IRCA] Last hour nil for audio TA

2007-02-11 Thread vroomski
Hi Craig, Conditions here now are on the downturn. No audio here for the last hour. Did notice some nice carriers on LW, but no audio. Was fun while it lasted. Dennis, Vancouver, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi

[IRCA] Cable & computer noise ( RE cable internet Help needed)

2007-02-11 Thread bill kral
Cable and Conmputer noise have totally eliminated good signal pull from anything distant ever since local cable has included digital channels and also PCs in the immediate neighborhood are causing buzz and whine which seems to drift slowly across some AM freqs obliterating any signals from far awa

Re: [IRCA] IBOC status

2007-02-11 Thread Bob Young
All I want to know is where can I get this? So, You want an All-Lithuanian Funeral Marches format stream? Seriously, was a well thought out piece. Bob Young Analog, Ma >From: "Craig Healy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of >America >To: "Mailing li

Re: [IRCA] (OT) Cable internet help needed

2007-02-11 Thread Mike Stonebridge
Pat: Is there a wireless ISP available in your area? That's what I have here and there's zero noise or interference. The PC is in the same room as my receivers and I can run everything at the same time without any problems. No MW TA's here this evening. Just the usual 4 LW stations, and they we

Re: [IRCA] TA in western Canada

2007-02-11 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Yep, a good number of TA carriers here tonight also, but Sweden on 1179 has been in a class by itself here, and even produced some half decent audio. Not bad at peaks, would have been about 50% discernable had it been in English. Certainly the best TA audio here since November. 73, Nigel Pi

Re: [IRCA] (OT) Cable internet help needed

2007-02-11 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks fellas for your replies. No wireless anything here. I wish there was. Living out in the sticks (so to speak), we have little to chose from. I wish I knew someone around here that had a cable modim, so I could check it out. In the area I live, there are very very few computers period. As man

Re: [IRCA] WC TA

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 05:21 12/02/2007, you wrote: >No MW TA's here this evening. Just the usual 4 LW stations, and they were >much lower in strength than usual. Would have thought it was humming up there, Mike. Best TA action here since last fall maybe. LW was limited to weak carriers. The northerly Flag

[IRCA] CBLI 1110 Deep River ON heard in IL (and here)

2007-02-11 Thread saulamdx
Neil Kazaross reported CBLI 1110 Deep River ON with CBC Radio One //1550 late Sun Feb 11. Not too shabb, at 40 watts, Neil! I managed to get them here at Burnt River ON, for the first time ever. Never really thought to check for them, despite a similar report by Neil earlier this year. I managed

Re: [IRCA] WC TA

2007-02-11 Thread Don Moman VE6JY
I'd agree with Mike... Altho I may have checked at a lull in the conditions, but things were very mediocre here tonight. LW OK but nothing special. Don Lamont, Alberta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Hall-Patch Sent: February 12, 2007