[IRCA] KVAN 1560?

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
It looks like KVAN 1560 Burbank WA is back on the air, no ID as yet, but a S9+35DB signal off the Eastern beverage of LOUD Mexican mx. Apparently no more Oldies, like KDJQ 890. We really need another SS on the air. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Daytime Band Scan

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Gary, My bandscan I made a few months back would not be the same in the Winter, but I don't believe Wenatchee is a regular of any kind. If I hear it during the day in the Winter, it is not all that common. But you do hear a lot of stuff there during the day. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT

Re: [IRCA] could somebody help me?

2007-08-31 Thread Marty Rimpau
Hi Mike, I have no literature for the super radio 2, but I do have a blind friend who did re-aline the radio in 1992 when I got it, so it is probably the best it can be. On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:21:54 -0600, Mike Stonebridge wrote: If nobody else jumps up, ship it to me and I'll see what I can

Re: [IRCA] could somebody help me?

2007-08-31 Thread Tom L Jones
Marty Maybee I am wrong on the SR-2 it uses varactor tuning. If I get time today I will open mine find out. Tuning caps can rub but it is rare 73 Tom Jones Mason N.H. On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:36:39 -0700 Marty Rimpau [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Tom, it is a super 2, and

[IRCA] TPs for 31Aug07

2007-08-31 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Well, a very modest morning. Nothing like it was yesterday. Nothing particularly strong. DU had a modest rally later as usual. I monitored between 12:45 and 13:33. 3 LW Russians audible, with the strongest being 189, which is surprising as it's usually 279 way ahead of the rest. It and

[IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Friday

2007-08-31 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Much poorer this morning for western Pacific signals, both LF and MW. Nothing heard for Asians at the start; some DU's eventually heard at reduced level later on. 531 poor/weak at 1300 with time pips and woman reading news; 639 with brief fade up, folk music and island-type talk, weak/medium at

[IRCA] TPs for 08-31-07

2007-08-31 Thread vroomski
Good morning, Listened from 1130 to 1324 ut. First MW audio at 1233 with PDR Korea on 1053. Conditions not as good as previous mornings. DU carriers way down. 153 Russia, Radio Rossii threshold audio at 1245. 180 Russia, Radio Rossii weak at 1145. 189

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] KVAN 1560?

2007-08-31 Thread Scott Fybush
Patrick Martin wrote: It looks like KVAN 1560 Burbank WA is back on the air, no ID as yet, but a S9+35DB signal off the Eastern beverage of LOUD Mexican mx. Apparently no more Oldies, like KDJQ 890. We really need another SS on the air. En route from Lewiston, Idaho to Boise for the NRC/WTFDA

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 08-31-07

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, CX this morning were not as good this morning. Still quite DU with 2PM-531 4QR-612 quite decent, but not up up to yesterday's reception, even with the termination out of wack. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA

Re: [IRCA] KVAN 1560?

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Mike, Between SS and IBOC, no wonder the AM band is going down the tubes. Does every new station have to be SS, especially that loud border stuff.? If a station has to be SS, try a different format like Tropical (KDOW-1680), on Romantica, even SS Rock would be better than the border stuff. I

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] KVAN 1560?

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Scott, Last night was the first time I had heard KVAN (presumed) for weeks since they were on with Oldies. They may have been testing, as that was not their night directional pattern. The signal totally wiped of KNZR using any antenna. Here it was S9+35DB. Very loud. I just tried and I can hear

Re: [IRCA] could somebody help me?

2007-08-31 Thread Deane McIntyre
On 31-Aug-07, at 5:35 AM, Tom L Jones wrote: Marty Maybee I am wrong on the SR-2 it uses varactor tuning. If I get time today I will open mine find out. Tuning caps can rub but it is rare The Superadio (original) and the Superradio 2 both use a variable cap for

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Phased Array Details

2007-08-31 Thread Guy Atkins
Paul, you asked about the Wellbrook Array. There are a lot of details on this upcoming antenna at the Wellbrook Web site: http://www.wellbrook.uk.com/phasedarray.html Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] CJCH-920 Halifax NS applies to move to FM (101.3, 100 kW)

2007-08-31 Thread Deane McIntyre
JCH-920 Halifax NS has applied to the CRTC to move to FM (101.3 MHz, 100 kW, 160.1 metres). As CHNS-960 is moving to FM if approved there will be exacty zero AM stations in Halifax (and zero shortwave stations as well, as CHNX has been silent for a few years).

Re: [IRCA] Sony S5W

2007-08-31 Thread D1028Gary
Hello Patrick, Glad you are having fun with the Sony S5W. Since the portable's stock selectivity is primarily the result of ceramic filters in the IF circuitry, presumably, selectivity could be increased if more ceramic filters could be added in series with the existing ones. Most

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Phased Array Details

2007-08-31 Thread Brandon Jordan
Hi Guy, Did you and John use the usual ALA100 rectangle loop setup or the triangular setup mentioned on the Wellbrook site? If triangular, is the the feed box located at the center of the horizontal element? I've been looking forward to this new Wellbrook array, and any further details are

Re: [IRCA] Sony S5W

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Gary, Is their room on the circuit board for more filters? I would think in moving them off board you would get into some issues. It is a nice thought, but I would think there would be issues. The sellectivity is pretty good for a portable. I had Gerry Thomas put a 4 khz filter into the Sony 6500

[IRCA] Will WYSL-1040 fight WBZ's night-time IBOC?

2007-08-31 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
The following is copied with permission from Scott Fybush's Northeast Radio Watch. (http://www.fybush.com/nerw.html) *Will one of the flashpoints in the coming battle over HD Radio on AM at night end up being upstate NEW YORK? It's starting to look that way, thanks to Bob Savage, founder and

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Will WYSL-1040 fight WBZ's night-time IBOC?

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Marc, Thanks for passing this along. Great news. I hope more will join the fight against this. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-08-31 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Aug 31 1807 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 30 August follow. Solar flux 72 and mid-latitude A-index 5. The mid-latitude

[IRCA] [Fwd: Re: [IRCA-AM] Will WYSL-1040 fight WBZ's night-time IBOC?]

2007-08-31 Thread Bill Harms
The silent majority? to borrow from a 1970's political slogan. Bill Harms Patrick Martin wrote: Marc, Thanks for passing this along. Great news. I hope more will join the fight against this. 73, Patrick -- Bill Harms Elkridge, Maryland Check out the Spokane Radio History Pages

[IRCA] CHNS-AM

2007-08-31 Thread Jim Pogue
Can anyone tell me definitively whether or not CHNS-960 is still on AM, or have they completed their move to FM and gone silent on AM? Thanks. Jim Pogue KH2AR/WPE9HLJ/KG6DX1A Memphis, Tennessee USA NRD-535, R-390A, ICF-2010 Wellbrook LA5030 loop, PAØRDT mini-whip, attic longwire, Quantum

Re: [IRCA] CHNS-AM

2007-08-31 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
I'm quite certain the AM has been shut down, Jim. -- Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, MA http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html -- Original message -- From: Jim Pogue [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone tell me definitively whether or not CHNS-960 is

Re: [IRCA] could somebody help me?

2007-08-31 Thread Milspec390
Have alignment poop sheet for SR-III, if anyone needs copy. Aligned my 2 SR-III's in '02, no need since. Both patients responded very well to treatment. Dr. Zecchino He's responding very well! Increase the treatment.

Re: [IRCA] 660 in Greenville is at it again...

2007-08-31 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
When I was in Florida, we had a GSC-3000 from Getner, I once had the unit call my office phone (I lvied in the building 24/7) and no matter what I did, it wouldnt stopp calling becaise it wasn't taking the password. And until the right password was entered, it kept calling to tell me about some

Re: [IRCA] 660 in Greenville is at it again...

2007-08-31 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
ohh, I forgot one story. that one time the GSC-3000 kept calling, i unplugged the phone line from the back of the unit (this was during the business day while iwas present to monitor the transmitter) while i called the engineer well, between turning the GSC3000 off, unplugging the phone

Re: [IRCA] OT its a boy !

2007-08-31 Thread Charles A Taylor
At 12:15 AM 8/31/2007 +, you wrote: 2nd grand son born today at TOH ( 12 noon ). All are doing well. He makes quite a bit of noise I swear I heard him say superhetrodyne !! Radio man you think ? 73 Tom Jones Mason N.H. Tom, Congratulations, grandpappy! Charles (on my 9th grandbaby)

Re: [IRCA] could somebody help me?

2007-08-31 Thread Charles A Taylor
Marty, Has anyone helped you? You've set off another subject line, i.e. Re: [IRCA] could somebody help me? and I don't know if your GE is any closer to being fixed than yesterday. Charles Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina

[IRCA] DX logging: WXNC-1060 Monroe, N. Carolina

2007-08-31 Thread Charles A Taylor
1060WXNCNCMonroe (Union Co.): Logged @ 0800 8/31 fading UP over remants of KYW and other co-channel QRM. ID as: Doble-U Equis Ene Ce, Monroe/Charlotte WNCT-1060 Greenville (NC) had IBOC hiss-blast

Re: [IRCA] [Fwd: Re: [IRCA-AM] Will WYSL-1040 fight WBZ's night-time IBOC?]

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
It will be interesting to see how it goes. I never thought it was ever a done deal. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed

Re: [IRCA] Eton E1 user reviews

2007-08-31 Thread C B
Neil, You may be right about an AC adaptor for your 2010. Here's an excert from a web site on the Error 3 message: Error.3 Another common problem with the Sony 2010 is Error.3 on the display, which means the main battery was temporarily disconnected. This is caused by the fact that the battery

Re: [IRCA] UNID 640 Oldies

2007-08-31 Thread Bill Block
I also heard a UNID Oldies station under KFI on 8-30 at 2325 EST. At the time I was using a CCRadio and my location was 15 miles east of Scottys Castle, Death Valley California on higway 267. At the time I had a lot of t-storm noise and could not get any ID frome this station. Bill

Re: [IRCA] UNID 640 Oldies

2007-08-31 Thread C B
640, KTIB in Thibodaux, LA appears to still have an oldies format per the new NRC AM Radio Log. I have received this station in CO numerous times in the past. It gets out well. 73 Craig Barnes Wondervu. CO --- Bill Block [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also heard a UNID Oldies station under KFI

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-08-31 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Sep 01 0003 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 August follow. Solar flux 71 and mid-latitude A-index 8. The mid-latitude

Re: [IRCA] Eton E1 user reviews

2007-08-31 Thread Gil Stacy
Craig, Can you direct me to the website? It may be the one I have been unable to find. When I first acquired my 2010, there was an excellent online article that described a simple listening diagnostic procedure to determine whether or not the RF amplifier transistor has been damaged by static

Re: [IRCA] UNID 640 Oldies

2007-08-31 Thread Bill Block
Craig Thanks for the info on KTIB. At about the same time I heard KWKH-1130 on top of KSDO, KRDU and CKWX so it could have been KTIB. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:07:20 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] UNID

Re: [IRCA] UNID 640 Oldies

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Hi Bill, Welcome back home. I had t storm activity also from Eastern Oregon. Tonight they are gone, so I will try again. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] UNID 640 Oldies

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks Craig. I was thinking it must be them. I am going to try again tonight, now that the t storn activity is over in Eastern Oregon. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] could somebody help me?

2007-08-31 Thread Marty Rimpau
Hi Charles, I've had a couple people ask me to ship the radio to them, but no, I haven't found anybody in the San Francisco bay area, particularly from Richmond to San Francisco, with in the confines of the bart system that can help me, and I'm hesitant to ship the radio, as I'm afraid it might be

Re: [IRCA] Eton E1 user reviews

2007-08-31 Thread C B
Gil, Gladly. Here is the url for a great resource: http://mare.radio.tripod.com If the site isn't active, let me know and I see what else I can dig up. Also, I dusted off one of my 2010s and found that the Error.3 message could also be generated by trying to turn the radio on with the Master

Re: [IRCA] UNID 640 Oldies

2007-08-31 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Well, if KTIB has a new format they havent updated their website. They are news/talk most of the time, with oldies on weekends. Paul On 8/31/07, C B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 640, KTIB in Thibodaux, LA appears to still have an oldies format per the new NRC AM Radio Log. I have received

[IRCA] Station under KNRO 1670

2007-08-31 Thread vroomski
Good evening, This evening at 2355 EDT tuned to 1670 with KNRO Redding, CA very strong. A station underneath is being heard, sounds like a foriegn language with a woman shouting. Hard to phase KNRO with the NW-SW Ewe. Their signal is S-9+40 db phased. Any ideas? Dennis, Vancouver, WA

Re: [IRCA] Station under KNRO 1670

2007-08-31 Thread Tim Hall
Probably KHPY Moreno Valley, CA. They're currently running a program of vocal music with a woman speaking on top of it. They are a Spanish language Catholic station running 9000 watts at night. 73, Tim On 8/31/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good evening, This evening at

Re: [IRCA] Station under KNRO 1670

2007-08-31 Thread vroomski
Tim, Thanks for the information. That sounds like what I'm hearing. No wonder I could not phased down KNRO and bring up KHPY, their both South of me. Dennis, Vancouver, WA -- Original message -- From: Tim Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Probably KHPY Moreno Valley, CA.

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 08-31-07 plus TA evidence 1 Sept...

2007-08-31 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
As others noted, not much DU evidence; the high band Asiatics once again seemed to peak just before 1200UT per recordings, although HLAZ-1566 does make a comeback after 1230UT pattern change, and had brief audio as late as 1322UT. In general signals were quite erratic, and best strength is

Re: [IRCA] Station under KNRO 1670

2007-08-31 Thread Michael Hawkins
My bet would be KHPY/1670 in Moreno Valley CA. Last time I listened to them, they were SS. Mike Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good evening, This evening at 2355 EDT tuned to 1670 with KNRO Redding, CA very strong. A station underneath is being heard, sounds like a foriegn

Re: [IRCA] Station under KNRO 1670

2007-08-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, Possibly KHPY Moneno Valley? Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ 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