I tried a bit earlier this morning Nick. Around 1130 UTC but nothing noted
except a weak het or two pointing toward Japan.
Don K.
Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
> At 17:53 29/07/2007, you wrote:
>
> >No audio heard this morning from the TP region. Listened from
> >1105-1245 ut. Weak carriers, the
At 17:53 29/07/2007, you wrote:
>No audio heard this morning from the TP region. Listened from
>1105-1245 ut. Weak carriers, the strongest here was level 5 (HLAZ
>1566). Long-wave was dead.
The propagation monitor looked a little sad this morning, 29 July,
but there was some weak audio hea
No IBOC from 830 Orange.
I'll try to finish the rest of the band another weekend day. I went back to
hear ID's on some of the stations to make sure I didn't guess wrong.
Martin
> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:48:21 -0700
> From: (Patrick Martin)
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] So Cal partial bandscan
> To: ir
Patrick,
I went over and dug out the QSL for WPAM217 from October 1994. The
station was owned by the Lyondell Petrochemical Company and ARCO
Chemical Company in Channelview Texas, just East of Houston. It was a 10
watt station operating on 1620 and had a coverage of about 2.5 miles
according to Da
I've just finished reading selected material from the 400-plus posts in my
in-box after a three-day trip to Amarillo to visit my brother and his wife,
including several on which I've already commented. I am a great fan of genuine
local radio, as some will note on my comments earlier this evening
I recall that there were a lot of licenses for oil companies in the FCC
database between 1610 and 1730 kHz before the band opened up to
broadcasting. Many of them were in between the 10 kHz channel spacing. I
tuned through often but never did hear anything on those channels. I
presumed that whateve
There are some large synchronised multi-transmitter TIS systems in TX
and other states. The County of Fort Bend TX has a system with 10 fixed
site transmitters all on 1670. They also have 2 non-synched portable
stations that can operate on 1680 or 1690. And Dow chemical in the
Village of Freeport h
Like the old saying goes "If you can't say something nice about someone,
don't say anything at all". :)
Patrick Martin
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Now Russ.
There are many government workers on this list and we DXers have to stop
saying bad things about them. If we don't, they won't help us and that will
be bad. We won't get QSL's from government TIS stations.
So please let's just say nice things about everybody and be friends.
Your D
I don't recall the call sign, but no QSL received here from the
Channelview station.
From:
Dated: 3/4/07
Houston Area Broadcast Stations
Myles Barkman KG5AI
http://home.houston.rr.com/freqzone
kg5ai*at*houston.rr.com
1620 TIS Channelview WX(162.4), Arco, Lyondell WPAM217-8280 Sheldon Rd
(moved
Jim,
Sorry to hear of your house fire 10 years ago, but I am happy you have
your QSLs. I don't know what I would do if I had a fire. That would be
scary to say the least.
I still have everything I have logged on cassette or reel to reel tape
dating back to the 70s, or at least most of it.
I
John,
Radio was really neat back in that era. I did not start listening until
the early 60s, but it still was "local" and a lot of neat sounding
stations on the air.
Clint Formby, I know the name, as Bob interviewed him for an article
for Radio World back in the late 90s. KPAN was a unique stati
Well dern - I guess I should have tried a f/up. I sent them a report but
never heard anything back from them. Oh well ... Too late now I guess.
Records and copies of reports from back then were lost in a house fire about
10 years ago. Thank goodness my QSLs survived.
Interesting that your fridge
Jim,
Did you try a follow up? They replied, but I cannot remember I phoned
them first to get an address. Too many years back. I don't know if they
are still on the air, but if they are, you might try again. If you need
the v/s or address, let me know.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
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KSLM indeed was a fine radio station, probably the best in the Willamette
Valley outside of Portland, in the '40s and '50s when I lived in Corvallis. The
fellow who broke me into radio, Ted Carlson, then at KCOV-1240 as a
salesman-sportscaster, moved to KSLM in that capacity in the mid-1950s (an
Scott,
I totally back up Scott. Please do not post with such negative terms,
and if you want to post on this list, please be civil and your real
name is required.
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Jim,
I sure do remember WPAM217 Channelview, Texas on 1620. I look at their
fridge magnet every day when ever I open my fridge. I got a very nice
QSL from them when I heard them back in the 90s and also a lot of info
on the station. Their fridge magnet was given out to people in the area
that says
The VHF NOAA station here in Astoria IDs all of the time as "NOAA Radio
KEC91 in Astoria Oregon" So when an AM tis/HAR relays them, you get the
NOAA radio IDs much more often than the TIS ID. At least around here. If
you can hear the TIS long enough, like a local one, they do ID too. NOAA
just IDs
Re: My request for information
In an earlier posting I asked if anyone knew anything about a long-time
mystery off mine, R. Musica, a station noted 11/14/04, 2200 w/apparent
s/off, semi-classical type format, on 930. The signal was very strong but
garbled. The question was in the last paragraph
WVKO was off today, so they must be testing only and not on regular schedule
yet. WLGN was completely off today as well, not so much as a carrier.
73's
David
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Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:02
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:Issued: 2007 Jul 30 0003 UTC
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 29 July follow.
Solar flux 69 and mid-latitude A-index 15.
The mid-latitude K-index
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None of which is your real name, obviously, and that's one of the
criteria we use here on this list when we're trying to have a civil
Anyone remember WPAM217 from Channelview, Texas on 1620 kHz? They were
somehow connected with the oil/petroleum industry, and were pretty much
heard coast to coast in 1993 running a continuous tape loop. I tried for a
QSL but never heard back from them. Patrick, did you or anyone else verify
this s
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--- Michael Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was curious because the owner of ABDX (another DX list for those
> who don't know already) asked me what WX stations I could hear from
> this location. The San Francisco area one on 162.4 was strong but
> did not ID (including TOH) and the Monte
--- Mike McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I few stations have been
> moved -- after not meeting a needed coverage area. Most TIS stations
> have a very low priority as well as funding -- and once placed in
> the field --- they remain there until the General Services Div -
> radio service des
--- Bruce Portzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mike
>
> That could very well be the case. NOAA is a federal agency, so its
> stations would fall outside FCC jurisdiction. I know I've heard IDs
> from the one in Seattle, but I don't recall if I've heard any
> recently.
>
Sounds more like a
Concentrating on this stuff as opposed to any problems with any
substance is another absurd illustration of the political sacking of
the FCC's more traditional activities. These are essentially victimless
offenses, hurting nobody that they're wasting tax dollars on.
Better they should concentrat
Like the Fort Lewis WA TIS on 1500. According to reports from several
Puget Sound DXers, plus even the v/s of my QSL, they hardly even cover
Ft. Lewis. I find it amazing that I hear it as often as I do. I like
going after flea power TIS stations. They are fun to hear and most QSL
well too. I have e
KAZ,
Yes,. the DFW TIS were easy from here too. Nice QSLs. The 60 watts got
out well.
73,
Patrick
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 28 July follow.
Solar flux 70 and mid-latitude A-index 5.
The mid-latitude K-index
The DFW TIS used 60 watts if I recall and were easy here in IL as there
wasn't much of anything on those channels then to QRM then.
73 KAZ
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Interesting, PatrickUsed to hear DFW pretty regularly in Floridaon
1640 and 1680, as I remember. Thanks, Chris S.C.
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Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 3:30 PM
Subject: [IRCA] TIS coverage
> Keep in
Keep in mind that most TIS stations are designed for short distance
operation. Most TIS stations have a very minimal ground system that is
mostly for static/lightning dissipation rather than for counterpoise
purposes. I have inspected well over 100 TIS installations up close and
only a couple had e
Dennis
So far I have heard no TP audio or carriers this year. At this time of the
year I have a lot of noise from t-storms. I have been working on my ground for
my EWE by adding water in the berm that is around the ground rods. We also had
close to 4 inches of rain in the last 10 days whic
The local TIS on 530 in Ridgefield. WA is running an open carrier. Have not
heard audio in days. Noticed while driving to Seattle last week that Castle
Rock has a TIS transmitter/antenna on the Northbound on ramp to I-5. It was
not operating. The same setup that Ridgefield uses on the Nort
Bill,
Last year I heard my first TP of the season on 7-20. It was HLAZ 1566.
I guess that you will be getting TP audio soon. Going to try and QSL some of
the TP's this season. Have the recorders on the computers to send off clips
without having to use the old cassette player.
Dennis,
Vanco
No audio heard this morning from the TP region. Listened from 1105-1245 ut.
Weak carriers, the strongest here was level 5 (HLAZ 1566). Long-wave was dead.
Dennis,
Vancouver, WA
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The Astoria TIS on 1650 is located up on a telephone pole with the whip
going up from the tx box. It is off the ground far enough and right on
the highway going into Astoria that stealing it would be very hard to
do. Their ground system goes right into Youngs Bay so they get out very
well. T
This news from our friends at the IRCA.
Barry
saulamdx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
New Toronto stataion heard while crossing the border
en route to western NY DX GTG. It's testing and on
tonight, too, upon return to Toronto. Greek music.
Announcements...
saul
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One of the BEST run TIS's Ive ever heard is WPII600, at 1570Khz in
Glastonbury, Connecticut.
The audio is not fed down or recorded on a phone line, it comes from a
computer hard drive in a computer thats inside a small mini studio with a
professional mixer and microphone
They are only 10 Watts, b
All "federal government" stations are assigned call signs or "ID's" -- that are
required to be used. Even the local FBI uses it's call signs. The FCC
offices -- have call signs -- but use a Station "ID" in place of a call sign.
Almost every NOAA station that I have heard --- at some
1010 WSPC NC Albemarle (Stanly Co.): Logged @ 2000 7/28.
Local WELS, Kinston off the air for the third
consecutive day, leaving channel open for
daytime skywave. WSPC on top of channel.
Weath
I know the one in New York City on 162.55 ids as I was listening to it
recently.
As far as TIS stations go, I wonder if they run these loops just to keep the
frequency for the state or if they just put them on the air and really in
the end don't care unless they get a visit or a violation notice f
Thanks Martin. Great. I look forward to the rest of your dial. You did
not show IBOC on 820/840 from 830 Orange. Are they not using IBOC any
longer? When I was in Rancho Mirage in 04, their IBOC hash wiped out 820
Mexicali during the day and they come in the Coachella Valley very well.
73,
Patric
Dennis,
As I have been getting older through the years, I have moved from music
to talk also. I used to listen to talk on KGO, but I would always move
back to a good Top 40 station with a lot of R&B. KSWB Seaside plays a
good mix of oldies now, as well as KITI Chehalis WA. I find myself
listening
I was curious because the owner of ABDX (another DX list for those who don't
know already) asked me what WX stations I could hear from this location. The
San Francisco area one on 162.4 was strong but did not ID (including TOH) and
the Monterey one on 162.55 also did not ID. The 162.475 statio
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