Cholly,
I've been spending most of my spare time (which is almost all of it :) either
reading (several books going right now) or continuing my career-which is fine
tuning my play on the computer game
'Master of Orion III'. Keeps me busy my desire to ruin my hearing listening
to the chaos on
Hi everyone,
I have no idea if it is another test, or they kicked it on at 0600 PST
this morning for good, but KGO's signal is really bad with this horrible
hash behind the carrier right on 810. It sounds like a chainsaw behind
Bernie Ward's God Talk. Now KEX does not have that chainsaw sound,
Today I only hear carriers on 594, 693, 747 and 774 all very weak and just
above the noise level at 1350-1410 UT. Did not hear a carrier on 1566 for the
first time for several days.
Bill Blcok
Prescott Valley, AZ
Drake R8
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Get
5312PM/JOQG mix at 1400
558 Fiji at 1401
567 JOIK at 1403
576 Weak UNID at 1403
585 Weak UNID at 1403
594 JOAK good with JJ talk 1404
603 Weak UNID at 1404
612 Weak UNID at 1404
621 Weak UNID at 1404
639 Sounded like Fiji 1405
648 VOA? man in EE at 1407
I just got my computer back and an internal modim was installed. THat
has speeded up things a bit and the computer seems to load a bit faster.
I called MSN and the tech said there are things they can do on their end
to help speed things up too, as I should be getting 49-55 out here. I
kind of
At 07:40 PM 2/17/2007 -0500, you wrote:
Speaking of electricity...
We have buried power lines here in our subdivision. I don't know how far
down they are, but I know where they are. My question is...how big is the
electrical field the buried line emits? Could I put an antenna over it or
near it?
Pat, can you get an audio clip of that chainsaw sound?
Maybe you can send a polite note to KGO telling them what you are
hearing...
Bill Harms
On 18 Feb 2007 at 6:20, Patrick Martin wrote:
Hi everyone,
I have no idea if it is another test, or they kicked it on at 0600 PST
this
Bill,
They know about it. The first time I heard KGO testing IBOC, I called
their CE and talked to him and they knew about the noise and many around
the Bay area had called in asking what the terrible noise on their
frequency was. Unless KGO can clean up the IBOC hash, they are going to
lose
At 14:50 18/02/2007, you wrote:
1206 Sounded like KK (China?) 1437
There are a few more hets and stuff, but the signals are weaker as I go
up the band.
By 1500UT here, conditions favored the top band more. Only halfway
decent audio (could recognize language as Japanese) was 1503 (still
Pat,
I have KGO with S-9 +35 db at 7:24 A.M. PST. Underneath I can hear
KTBI. That was with the High Performance Active Whip. With the fence antenna
KTBI is S-9 +-20 db. At 7:28 A.M. PST KTBI dominates on all antennas. With
the KIWA loop KGO is S-9 +20 db. Not hearing a chain saw noise
Nine stations with audio this morning. Japanese stations really dominated the
dial tihis morning.
594 JOAK Japan, in at 1443 ut with fair signal and man in Japanese. Not
heard at this level in a while.
774 JOUBJapan, weak at 1438 ut, fair at 1448-1503 ut
I wonder if this is the asymmetry/directional antenna issue that
people have been talking on the BROADCAST mailing list. I have heard
something similar on WTWP/WTOP when they had IBOC on. That is why I
was asking about an audio clip, so I could compare.
Bill Harms
On 18 Feb 2007 at 7:25,
I sent KGO an email telling them what I am hearing 101
miles out from their transmitter, but still within
their primary coverage. I didn't phrase it this way,
but it ain't pretty. Not expecting a substantive
response, but will pass on what, if anything, I get
back.
Bob Coomler
Cloverdale, CA
Hi Patrick, I have noticed that ever since Friday, or possibly
yesterday, that the iboc side lobes of k g o are more noisy, as if
there is data being transferred on a second channel, but remember, they
have been iboc for some time now, and the way it works right now is,
that on the week days, they
As soon as it gets to be above freezing here, I will head out to the
frozen tundra that is Northeast Georgia and do just that.
Now I'll just sit back and let the comments fly from those snowbound
folks up north. Wait...did I just type that? Sorry...just thinking to
myself.
Bert New
I live where there are underground lines. I have for the last 13
years. You can get noise from them if you get with 4-6' of the line.
It takes a lot of noise though to be able to escape enough to be heard.
Kevin
On Feb 18, 2007, at 9:56 AM, Ira Elbert New, III wrote:
As soon as it
--- kevin redding [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I live where there are underground lines. I have for the last 13
years. You can get noise from them if you get with 4-6' of the line.
It takes a lot of noise though to be able to escape enough to be
heard.
*** Similar story here. I've been
Thanks. That's good to know.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
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Hi Dennis,
I'm glad this morning was productive for you. All I
received was very weak carriers on 693 774. Thats's
it. This was form the 1300 to 1330 UTC timeframe.
Craig Barnes
Wondervu, CO
Drake R8A N EWE, W EWE
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Nine stations with audio this morning.
Nick,
I had tuned out by 1500. I got woke up early this morning so I thought I
would see what was coming in. It wasn't too bad. I just wish a lot of
the threshold audio would have been better. Fiji 684 was the highlight,
as I don't hear that freq all that strong often.
73,
Patrick
Patrick
Dennis,
I hope that IBOC was a test. There was a lot of Noise under their
signal the usual Whooshing sound like on adjacents. It was heard under
Bernie Ward's God Talk. Not fun to listen too. Plus, the audio was
affected. The audio did not sound Full like before w/o IBOC. If they
indeed go IBOC,
Bill,
I can record it the next time I hear it. I did not this morning.
73,
Patrick
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Bob,
I talked with the CE the last time they tested and he knew of the issues
then. So I am sure KGO heard from many. I am glad you e mailed them.
73,
Patrick
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I sent KGO an email telling them what I am hearing 101
miles out from their transmitter, but still within
their primary coverage. I didn't phrase it this way,
but it ain't pretty. Not expecting a substantive
response, but will pass on what, if anything, I get
back.
Of all the stations in
Marty,
I did not know KGO has been IBOC for some time. The last time I caught
it was during the test mode some months back. Since they run it daytime
from 9 AM to 4 PM, that is a good reason I have not caught it. But the
noise level is awful on 810. I don't know if the pattern has anything to
do
Yes, it is very unfortunate that KGO has taken the bitter pill of IBOC.
I have listened to KGO since Les Crane was there at the Hungry Eye in
the 60s. Later came Ira Blue and the list goes on and on. It is so sad
to see what KGO is doing with IBOC. If I had to listen to them at night
with that
By the way, my complaint with KGO's IBOC is not related to their
sideband splash, but to listening to them period with their co channel
hash. For the record, the hash on each side pretty well knocked out
everything on 800 820. I just wonder if KPDQ or KGNW knows about it?
73,
Patrick
Patrick
At 18:34 18/02/2007, you wrote:
I had tuned out by 1500. I got woke up early this morning so I thought I
would see what was coming in.
From what I can see, Patrick, Dennis hit things just about right by
starting before 1500UT and going across the hour, tuning up the
band. The sunrise peaks
I wonder if this will end C.Crane's ads for the CC Radio?
I could contemplate phoning The Smartest Man On Radio (Bill Wattenberg), but
he would blame IBOC on the eco-nazis . . .
ROFLMHO!
Don't forget the criminally insane left-leaning Sierra club wankers
that advocate burying Owl habitat
Pat,
About 4 months ago I sent off a e-mail to Bill Wattenburg explaining my
concerts about IBOC. Told him my location and if I would still be able to hear
his program if they went 24 hours with IBOC. No response, he probably gets
thousands of e-mails weekly. Someone should call Dr. Bill
Saudi-1521 strong 2224 UTC with discussion in Arabic parallel to 9555 9870
KHz.
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 February follow.
Solar flux 76 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 6.
The
For the last two nights have been hearing an unid station in WCCO 830 null
with what sounds like a talk format. Last night at 10:35pm heard what
sounded like a WPRN or similar call letters. Is somebody on full time now
on 830 with talk format out east?
Tom Jasinski
Shorewood, IL
For the last two nights have been hearing an unid station in WCCO 830 null
with what sounds like a talk format. Last night at 10:35pm heard what
sounded like a WPRN or similar call letters. Is somebody on full time now
on 830 with talk format out east?
My money is on WCRN in Worcester, MA.
Hi Dennis and all, at present, my g e super radio 3 is on k g o's side
channel in the other room, and the time is now sixteen after five
o'clock, and linn Tillum is on, so their iboc is still on, and I wonder
if they switch transmitters when they turn off their iboc? I
understand they were going
I've been playing back my recordings from the MT tests, and find I have what
sounds like a Mexican station on 580, trading time with WELO, WDBO, and a
sports station that never IDs conveniently. I don't see anything in the
MWDX chat log about it from that night.
Have any US stations on 580
Gerry,
Here in SE GA, I've logged HIAF Monte Cristi DR and WKAQ San Juan in the
last few days.
HIAF plays mostly music when I hear it but its a little different than
Mexican.Radio Monte Cristi is announced almost between every song.
WKAQ is mostly talk format.
73 Gil NN4CW
One tube (RCA 6BA7)
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 February follow.
Solar flux 76 and mid-latitude A-index 4.
The mid-latitude
Hi all, I have recorded k g o's iboc, with my sony A100, and total
recorder, at first, it didn't work, but when I selected on board sound,
and my sound card, it worked, so I don't know how people actually
wanted to have the demonstration done, so I left it on and went back
and forth over the
In a message dated 2/18/07 7:17:16 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
As soon as it gets to be above freezing here, I will head out to the
frozen tundra that is Northeast Georgia and do just that.
We're finally no longer below zero, forget about the freezing mark.
:^]
Hi Jerry, could the boise station at 580 be Mexican, because it was the
last time I had heard it, and at one time, it was top 40, but I'm not
sure what it is now, and I haven't heard it in a long time.
On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:33:52 -0600, Gerry Bishop wrote:
I've been playing back my recordings
Saudi-1521 strong 2224 UTC with discussion in Arabic parallel to 9555
9870 KHz.
At 2000 EST I had/ still have a strong het on 1206. This is very unusual for
me, even when everyone in the northeast is reporting hets. No audio, just a
strong het.
Also on 1170 I have a strong het.
And as always
Subject: [IRCA] Snowbound states
At 11:56 AM 2/18/2007 -0500, you wrote:
As soon as it gets to be above freezing here, I will head out to
the
frozen tundra that is Northeast Georgia and do just that.
Bert-
Where do you get this snowbound stuff??? Your farther south than I, and I
have
I meant way more north than TN. Actually it turned out to be nice here, but
I stayed indoors to watch the Daytona 500. 70's here by the weekend!
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
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Good to hear it. It turned out nice here after a frigid morning. 70's by the
weekend!
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
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And lest we forget, Virginia is a Commonwealth and not a state...
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
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It's going to be in the 7's here tonight,
Bob Young
Millbury, ma
KB1OKL
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Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007
Gary,
Does the earphone jack give you FM stereo? Also I presume it comes
with the Japanese FM band rather than our 88-108mHz.
Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
ICF2010 + Kiwa air core loop
DX398; Palomar loop
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a little-known fact is that the
Hi Pete,
No, the earphone jack does not give you FM stereo, but the FM band does include
the entire Japanese and US frequencies (76-108 MHz). Quite
KIDO 580 Boise is talk. But 580 Ashland OR is SS.
73,
Patrick
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At 02:51 19/02/2007, you wrote:
As most medium-wave DXers know, after Sony discontinued the top-rated
ICF-S5W in 1981, it has never returned to the USA market with a
medium-wave DX
specialty portable. But a little-known fact is that the Japanese
market has had
a phenomenally successful
Dennis,
Several months back I talked with a couple engineers. One from ABC and
the other from KGO and they both told me that KGO was going IBOC, but
they were having a time setting up the equipment. Maybe the directional
system is the issue. But they both knew about the noise issue. I don't
see
Colin,
You are probably talking about Karel that has been filling in when
Bernie has been gone. He is fun to listen to. I have an idea that the
moderators probably do not have much clout. I think the rules come from
the head office. The only way IBOC will die is that the advertisers and
listeners
Hi Again Nick,
Yes, the EX5 is a real curiosity.. an analog medium-wave specialty
portable with a synchronous detector circuit, made in Japan continuously since
1985, and apparently a well-kept secret! Hopefully it will prove to be of
interest to DXers who always wanted an
I guess I should have stayed around a bit longer, but it was an interest
morning. But I wish it would have been a bit better and to nab a new
catch.
73,
Patrick
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No, Dr. Bill is probably for IBOC. :)
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With all the todo about KGO IBOC I checked around 5:30pm tonight sure enuf
they covered 800-820 easily 790 830 were nastily QRMed but audible. I
happened to just be on 920 at exactly
the exact moment that KNEW 910 cut their IBOC. Fascinating...Just snap and
of a sudden signals appeared
Hi Gary,
I didn't know there was another fellow IRCA member in Puyallup!
I'd not even heard of the ICF-EX5. It sounds intriguing...would be
interested to compare to my Degen DE1103 and Eton E1 sometime.
Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA
SDR-1000 / E1 / DE1103 / Wellbrook ALA100+rotor
Hello Guy,
Glad to meet another IRCA guy in Puyallup! I am rejoining IRCA after
an incredibly long period (about 36 years), and have spent most of my time in
ham radio in the meantime.
I would be glad to loan out the ICF-EX5 for comparisons, although I'm
currently waiting for a
Hi all, I have recorded k g o's iboc,
http://www.mindspring.com/~mrimpau/kgo_iboc.mp3
Wow.
wow.
wow.
That sounds... awful underneath.
Great recording BTW.
wow.
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That sounds... awful underneath.
Great recording BTW.
wow.
Yes, it does - but again, that's with a Sony SRF-A100, one of a very,
very tiny number of AM stereo radios that use an envelope detector that
can't deal with the quadrature modulation that AM IBOC uses.
I think it's pretty cool (and apparently at least somewhat coincidental)
that IRCA/Decal and NRC/WTFDA will all be holding their conventions
within a single week and about 300 miles apart later this summer, and
I'm already looking at airfares to go out there for both.
But that leaves no DX
Scott, on the other hand, I clearly heard an annoying sound under
WTWP/WTOP on my car radio (in a 2004 Dodge Stratus). I spoke with
other people who also heard it on their car radios. My kids told me
to turn it off because it was so annoying. We concluded it sounded a
bit like the 17-year
Scott,
What I was using this morning was the Drake SPR4 from 1971. A few months
back when KGO was testing IBOC after Midnight, I heard the Hash under
their signal on the R8 too. I did not try the R8 this morning however,
but I would be surprised if it would have sounded any different. If the
IBOC
Bill,
OK, that is exactly the noise I am talking about. If your kids could not
take the noise, then how many others will not listen to it either? It
really sounds like KGO is really in trouble unless they either fix the
issue or shut the IBOC off.
73,
Patrick
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At 06:28 AM 2/18/2007, you wrote:
Today I only hear carriers on 594, 693, 747 and 774 all very weak and just
above the noise level at 1350-1410 UT. Did not hear a carrier on 1566 for the
first time for several days.
Bill Blcok
Prescott Valley, AZ
Drake R8
Bill and the gang, I just
Patrick Martin wrote:
What I was using this morning was the Drake SPR4 from 1971. A few months
back when KGO was testing IBOC after Midnight, I heard the Hash under
their signal on the R8 too. I did not try the R8 this morning however,
but I would be surprised if it would have sounded any
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