[IRCA] Canada 6 MHz stations

2007-08-24 Thread Glenn Hauser
This really has nothing to do with the X-band, but here`s the scoop: CFCX 6005 Montreal closed several years ago, as did CHNX 6130 Halifax. CFRX 6070 Toronto has been off for more than a year, but is supposedly going to resume once CFRB can get around to repairing it. Not holding breath. CFVP 60

[IRCA] 1181 strong, NE Oregon

2007-08-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
1181 continues to be strong tonight, 0300-0530 utc. (I don't know when it was first heard tonight.) Steve NE Oregon ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

[IRCA] NE Oregon Friday night TA

2007-08-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
153 and 162 had good TA (transpolar here) hets and traces of audio for awhile Friday night, around 0315 utc; on MW only 1008 had a poor het. LF has S9+20dB static otherwise audio might have been heard a little better. Steve NE Oregon ___ IRCA mailing

[IRCA] Castro Croaked, more rumors to effect of; S FL on alert; 24 2336Z; PVZ

2007-08-24 Thread Milspec390
Just noticed on Drudge, rumors to this effect & denials by gov cubano. Among many good sites: _www.killcastro.com_ (http://www.killcastro.com) _www.babalublog.com_ (http://www.babalublog.com) _www.therealcuba.com_ (http://www.therealcuba.com) Miami PD in ctc w/Effa Bee Eye. Supp

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-08-24 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Aug 25 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 24 August follow. Solar flux 72 and mid-latitude A-index 1. The mid-latitude K-inde

[IRCA] MT's Medium Wave DXpedition to Easter Island

2007-08-24 Thread Doug Pifer
I wanted to bring up Mr. Bryant's Monitoring Times article again. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a great read altogether with a lot of enthusiasm through-out. It's the September issue Vol 26 #9. 73- Doug Pifer ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.

Re: [IRCA] Another Canadian X-bander coming

2007-08-24 Thread Eric Floden
CKWX-1130 had a SW relay for years in the 6 MHz band, but I recall it was low power. CKZU-6160 is still on air last time I checked, relaying CBU-690 ef On 24/08/07, chris and anne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > to me there was at least one other further west in > Canada.maybe Vancouver. 7

Re: [IRCA] Another Canadian X-bander coming

2007-08-24 Thread chris and anne
They were greatCFCX on 6005,... CFRXcan't remember their freq..6170 maybe relaying CFRB and CHNX, Halifax on 6130 maybe, relaying CHNS 960. I think they fell by the wayside , and into disrepair as satellite and internet came alomgI used to hear all three pr

Re: [IRCA] Another Canadian X-bander coming

2007-08-24 Thread Tim Kridel
Yes. I used to listen to their SW feed all the time when I lived on Long Island. Is 6.005 closed? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kevin redding Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 2:28 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of Ameri

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-08-24 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Aug 24 1803 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 23 August follow. Solar flux 71 and mid-latitude A-index 0. The mid-latitude K-inde

Re: [IRCA] Another Canadian X-bander coming

2007-08-24 Thread kevin redding
> Does anyone else miss the old CFCF on 6005, well heard days > throughout New > England? I can hear the jungle, "CFCF 600 Radio Montreal". I have a couple of QSLs from them. I even miss CFRX relays of CFRB 1010. I wish m ore stations would relay like that but its easier for them to send it

Re: [IRCA] Another Canadian X-bander coming

2007-08-24 Thread Milspec390
Does anyone else miss the old CFCF on 6005, well heard days throughout New England? I know I do. Most of my buds do as well. First HF SW BC heard on Zenith T/O 500, ca. '63. z pv zecchino manareverie

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 08-24-07

2007-08-24 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
I was listening (briefly) around the times noted below. Heard zero, zilch, nada from TP/DUs...Grouchily returned to slumber. Don K. S.F. CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Listened from 1154-1316 ut. I thought conditions would be better than they > were here. With 0 indices form A & K indexs,

[IRCA] Another Canadian X-bander coming

2007-08-24 Thread Glenn Hauser
Don`t recall seeing this mentioned on these DX groups, so here is a 2-week old item from DXLD. 73, Glenn Hauser ** CANADA. CJLO Montreal will be launching to the AM airwaves toward the end of September as per their web site http://www.cjlo.com (Andy Reid, Ont., Aug 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WTFK?

Re: [IRCA] 1181 viewed from Scotland

2007-08-24 Thread Milspec390
don Curtino y Compays - '66 JN47 chart of Gulf/FL/Carib, S wall radio room sez Sta. Clara a whisker shy of 80 W. FL E coast W of 80, giving 1181 nice water shot uppa your necka woods aza well... and a clean shot at Scotland. Presently 0827. Another peek at 1181, yeah, Mr. Het is still w

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-08-24 Thread Craig Healy
> Not as good as expected here. Heck, I thought that India would be in. Hi. > Hope John & Guy at Grayland send a report in soon. Not often does one see > zero for both indices. Remember the last posting from Art on solar > conditions and they were right about the low A & K indices. > Well, maybe

[IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Friday

2007-08-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Very good for DU reception beginning around 1300 utc, with 738 the best playing pop music at medium level, 774 playing the same music at weak level, 828 with the same music at weak/medium level. 1116 weak with talk. Others with poor/weak level were 531, 549, 567, 612, 621, 648, 702--all from 12

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-08-24 Thread vroomski
Craig, Not as good as expected here. Heck, I thought that India would be in. Hi. Hope John & Guy at Grayland send a report in soon. Not often does one see zero for both indices. Remember the last posting from Art on solar conditions and they were right about the low A & K indices. Dennis, V

[IRCA] TPs for 08-24-07

2007-08-24 Thread vroomski
Listened from 1154-1316 ut. I thought conditions would be better than they were here. With 0 indices form A & K indexs, not that much audio heard. Bet the fellows at Grayland are hearing a lot of audio! Audio check out here at 1310 ut. 153Russia, Radio Rossii fair with music at

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-08-24 Thread Craig Healy
The solar numbers are quite good. I'm curious to see just how this affects the morning TP/DU check. Good news, I hope! Craig Healy Providence, RI > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Date 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23

Re: [IRCA] TAs for 8-23-07

2007-08-24 Thread vroomski
Hi Pete, Level 5 carrier is "How come there not putting any audio through". This is from the chart that John Bryant sent me. I must have listened for 20 minutes on the channel. No threshold audio either (level 6). I can't recall hearing any TA carriers on this before. 1215 the main channe

Re: [IRCA] 1181 viewed from Scotland

2007-08-24 Thread W. Curt Deegan
Also heard all day on the east coast of FL, but I don't know how far north, nor how the signal compares with that along the Gulf coast. Curt --- W. Curt Deegan Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida, USA At 09:15 PM 8/23/2007, you wrote: >Fascinating, but doesn't account for the all day reception