At 11:02 07/09/2007, you wrote:
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Sorry to be
Again, two brief times at the dials, just before 1300, and around 1325UT
Asian signals unless otherwise noted:
Reasonable audios (though often battling w/splash) 774, 828, 792 DU
Not so reasonable audio, occasional words in splash or noise:
738 DU, 747
Burbles in the splatter: 594,
J. D., I don't see why not actually. I have tried for HLAZ here in
Maryland, and have been rewards with a carrier on 1566 about 5 to 10 db
above the noise floor several times. Unfortunately, it was never strong
enough to produce audio. I assume it was them; there is a slight
possibility it was
With WPAD silent, what I presume is WSLA-1560,
Slidell, LA is being heard rather well here at my QTH
in North Alabama at 11:10 PM Central with Sports
programming and FRN News at the top of the hour. At
about 5 after, there was local news which was clearly
identified as being from the WGSO
I woke up at 5:50 AM and made it out of bed.
Audio on 1566, unneeded South Korea.
594 JOAK Tokyo 1303 tentative with Japanese talk by a man, faded to noise by
1308. I'll need to look for this again.
I also heard weak audio on 774 after this.
Martin Foltz
Mission Viejo CA
Good morning
A good day for TP DX with carriers on 531, 558, 567, 585, 594, 693, 747, 774,
846, 828, 873, 963, 945, 972, 945, 972, 1134 1143 and 1566 heard from 1215-1315
UT.
Stations with audio.
594 Japan with man talking in JJ 1257 UT.
828 Japan with man talking in JJ 1235 UT.
873
Martin
Its great to see you heard some TPs. They were good here in Arizona this
morning at about the same time.
Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ
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Picture this - I am hanging out the 7th story window on
one very quiet 16 story concrete and steel tower
high on a hill in Victoria B.C. with an Eton E1
portable and Sony 2010... barefoot.
No. I am not wearing socks.
Japanese audio is crisp and clear on 594, 747, 774 and 828 khz.
Korea is
Martin,
When I was in Yorba Linda, CA last October, I could hear JOUB 774 on the R-30
cc using a Space Magnet antenna. Signal was weak, also heard HLAZ 1566.
Dennis,
Vancouver, WA
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I woke up
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Listened from 1145-1350 ut. Many more DU carriers than in previous mornings.
Threshold audio heard on 567 at 1155 off the West loop, DU.
153 Russia, Radio Rossii 1148 weak with music.
189 Russia, Radio Rossii 1242 weak with music.
279
At 06:32 AM 9/8/2007, you wrote:
Good morning
A good day for TP DX with carriers on 531, 558, 567, 585, 594, 693, 747, 774,
846, 828, 873, 963, 945, 972, 945, 972, 1134 1143 and 1566 heard from
1215-1315 UT.
Stations with audio.
594 Japan with man talking in JJ 1257 UT.
828 Japan with
Jim Renfrew
Holley NY
SEP 8
2105 EDT
1134A huge signal tonight from Croatia, on my new 150 foot NE wire, as
well as the 250 foot south wire. My 500 foot wire aimed west (used for TA's
last year) is being relocated further from the house and I hope to have it
back on line tomorrow
At 1245 EDT Saturday Sept 10, WBZ's IBOC is definitely turned off. WIBG-1020
NJ is in loud clear with local (Philadelphia Eagles) sports talk.
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It was dark at 6 AM and by 6:10 it was getting light and the signals were
fading except 774 was still in at 6:15. I even tried on my Collins 51J and I
could hear them. After 6:15 the IBOC stations wipe out most of the 700's.
594 is new for me but not enough details for a report. I'll try
Instead of Sat Sept 10, I meant Sat Sept 8. Anyway, WBZ's IBOC is still off at
1320 EDT. WIBG-1020 NJ in loud clear with conservative talk.
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Noted tuning by 620 khz at 1315 EDT that KPOJ 620 is off. Technically
issues or getting ready for IBOC? They were running IBOC for a while
then dropped it.
Nothing noted on 620 here, as the nearest stations are in Regina,
Wallace ID.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
KAVT Reception Manager
Good morning
I left the SDR-IQ running all night and recorded 605-795 kHz. Spot
checks revealed the following from about 1100-1330 UT.
693 JOAB, pips talk in CBU splatter 1300
738 good carrier at times, audio around 1245
747 JOIB good at times, sometimes only 5-10 db weaker than KXL
774
Heard this Fri. on WBZ
A pirate station was interfering with private aircraft coms in
the Boston area. The FCC tracked it to a Brocton 3-decker
( like the ones tots fall out the windows) . The agent found the
xmiter in the cellar turned it off left a nice note to please
not turn it on again.
Charlie,
How about a cordless microphone transmitter? I think that they
operate on FM and are not too expensive.
Art Peterson
Richmond, CA
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Patrick Martin and fellow EWE
I have been helping FCC in my area regarding one of these. I had given up hope
of anything getting accomplished, and I got a phone call Thursday afternoon
from FCC. They told me that they found the guy, gave me his approximate
location, and said he shouldn't be a problem anymore.
Friday
Listened from about 1315-1345 today 9/8...Conditions seemed better today
than yesterday. Was greeted by nice signal from 774 JOUB with man/woman
in JJ. Up to 828 found another good signal seperating from 830. Was
here at 1320 when woman said 'NHK JOBB ..'. I had forgotten that
NHK
Mike,
That is the FCC's normal proceedure. It was the same years ago. They
don't want to be too hardnosed, the first time around, until there is a
real interference issue. but they can. The next time they visit the
guy, they may take the transmitter.
Patrick
Patrick Martin
KAVT Reception
Yes, definitely back on at 1509 EDT re-check. Darn - it was nice while it
lasted!
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It seems to be on now at
Charlie,
Look on ebay. There is often an old Heathkit signal generator, or
something close you can pick up for a song. That is what I use to
rebroadcast my signal when checking the termination. It gets out very
well, especially on FM. I just rebroadcast the R8 on a clear FM channel,
take the
That's pretty much what they said. First, put fear into them. If that doesn't
work, show up with US Marshals Service (or whoever) with guns and confiscate.
Its always best for everyone involved if #1 works. We'll see.
Mike
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Mike,
That is the
Mike,
I remember a story Chuck Boehnke told me about a pirate on FM in Hawaii
about 10 years ago. It was a pirate run by local Hawaiians that were
quite anti American. Anyway, some station in Hawaii reported them. The
local FCC offical did not do anything much as he did not want to deal
with it.
KPOJ is also back on the air. No day IBOC noted though.
Patrick Martin
KAVT Reception Manager
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The one FCC pirate enforcement that I witnessed, about 7 years ago, was
very swift. The process may have been accelerated because one of the few
remaining FCC field offices is located here in the Denver area.
The FM pirate had been on the air for less than 3 weeks. I know this
because I happened
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Patrick,
That is generally the way it is done. You don't find a situation like
there was in Hawaii. I think it was down near South Point on the Big
Island as I remember. Some kid often is running the pirate and the FCC
warns him and it is history. Once in a while the FCC gets tough, but not
The one here (92.9 FM in San Jose) is first adjacenent to KNGY (92.7/Alameda)
but they only interfere with the southern edge of KNGY coverage. Usually, 92.9
from Healdsburg is pretty strong here, but not with the pirate on the air. It
sounds like what got FCC ticked was when the station
At 20:20 07/09/2007, you wrote:
I'd be interested to know if any TP DX from some of
these superpower Asians such as HLAZ, VOA Taiwan or
some of the Japanese stations, ever makes it to the
Central and/or Southeastern U.S.
Ray Moore in west coastal Florida might be a good one to consult
with,
Greetings everyone,
After using the choke box from John, I ordered four FT-140A-J pieces
from Amidon in So CA for $4.50 each plus shipping (total $27), and
wrapped 16 wraped of RG174 on the piece and intalled it in a Radio Shack
plastic box with SO 239 fittings. YES! they work. Very nicely.
Mike,
A pirate selling airtime...Now that is a no-no.
73,
Patrick
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At 10:26 AM 9/8/2007, you wrote:
Noted tuning by 620 khz at 1315 EDT that KPOJ 620 is off. Technically
issues or getting ready for IBOC? They were running IBOC for a while
then dropped it.
Nothing noted on 620 here, as the nearest stations are in Regina,
Wallace ID.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
Yes, KPOJ is back, no IBOC though.
73,
Patrick
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I just read Patrick Martin's nice summation of his recent work with
coax chokes to reduce the pick up of both unwanted signals and local
noise on coax lead-ins. He summed things up very well. Maybe he or
someone else mentioned that the article explaining the design was
published in the IRCA
Folks,
I didn't DX from our winter home in Oklahoma this past winter and
then was busy with travel and other affairs from the time of our
arrival in the Pacific Northwest (mid-May) untiol just two weeks ago.
I finally got cranked back up and have been DXing TransPacific at
dawn for the past
JD didn't want to hear about stuff twenty years ago, so I didn't
chime in nevertheless, the only time that I;'ve heard the Far
East from Oklahoma was on my first DXpedition with Beverages in 1988.
Mitch Sams, Kirk Allen and I heard the Big Four NHK-2 stations quite
well and heard a number
Hi John
Its good to have you back on the list.
Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 17:01:08 -0700 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com From: [EMAIL
PROTECTED] Subject: [IRCA] Back On the List Folks, I didn't DX from
our winter home in Oklahoma this past winter and then was
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Patrick
Yes, is a no-no to sell time on a pirate station but what about the pirate
station KWAR-880 in Warrenton that had music surveys in a music store. Hey I
got a verie from this station and it has your name on it!
Bill
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790 WLSV Wellsville NY at 10 pm eastern time - Classic
country slogan and format. Well atop anything else.
Listed as 41 watts.
Saul
Burnt River ON
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Tom L Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heard this Fri. on WBZ
A pirate station was interfering with private aircraft coms in
the Boston area. The FCC tracked it to a Brocton 3-decker
( like the ones tots fall out the windows) . The agent found the
xmiter in the cellar turned it off left
At 04:51 PM 9/8/2007 +, you wrote:
At 1245 EDT Saturday Sept 10, WBZ's IBOC is definitely turned
off. WIBG-1020 NJ is in loud clear with local (Philadelphia Eagles)
sports talk.
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South Dennis, MA
Probably just working on the IBOX excitor. WNCT-1070 shuts its IBOC off
At 11:09 AM 9/8/2007 -0700, you wrote:
Charlie,
How about a cordless microphone transmitter? I think that they
operate on FM and are not too expensive.
Art Peterson
Richmond, CA
Good thought, Art. The $70 FM broadcaster from C
Crane is WAY too
expensive for only occasional use. I have
I'll be away from the keyboard from Sunday morning through next Sunday late
evening.. Bringing the radio to Maine and a much needed vacation.
See y'all later!
Craig Healy
Providence, RI
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Heard this Fri. on WBZ
A pirate station was interfering with private aircraft coms in
the Boston area. The FCC tracked it to a Brocton 3-decker
( like the ones tots fall out the windows) . The agent found the
xmiter in the cellar turned it off left a nice note to please
not turn it on
Patrick..
The FM transmitters fall under PART 15 rules, not Part 73.
Paul
On 9/8/07, Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Charlie,
Look on ebay. There is often an old Heathkit signal generator, or
something close you can pick up for a song. That is what I use to
rebroadcast my signal
And you really think the pirate cares? NO! :) If theyre already a pirate,
they probably have no qualms about selling airtime
Running a pirate and not selling airtime doesn't make a pirate any less
legal, so why not go for the gusto and make a few bucks while theyre at it?
Paul
On 9/8/07,
John,
Welcome back on the list. Thanks to you, I have solved the issue. I
remember reading your article several years back, but I never thought it
make be such an difference, I was thinking as many, that the coax is
shielded and a matching transformer is inline, so why would the coax be
an
Bill,
Ha! I forgot about the verie I typed out for you!!! Gee, that was ages
agoI do remember well My protest station. I would open with War
and sign off with Stop the War by Edwin Starr. KWAR 880. In those
days, when I would sign off, WCBS would pop in as that was the closest
station on the
Have fun Craig and may you hear lots of great DX.
73,
Patrick
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Paul,
Thanks, Part 15? I am a bit rusty on the rules of today...
73,
Patrick
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The date for that verie was 9/5/1970.
Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 21:45:09 -0700 To:
irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] pirate story Bill, Ha! I
forgot about the verie I typed out for you!!! Gee, that was ages agoI do
remember
Paul,
You have a point, but most pirates want to keep things a bit quiet.
Advertising that you exist to advertisers may get you in trouble more
quickly.
Patrick
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Bill,
I was 21 1/2 when I typed out the verie to you. 37 years ago? Gee, I am
getting old I don't even want to think about it
73,
Patrick
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I guess if you are going to break the laws...break them all. Let's see,
a pirate on the air without a license (however, the FCC would not issue
them one anyway, so why not do it?), second selling ads is not legal on
an unlicensed station, but going back to the first point, you already
are breaking
This morning set the R-8B to 567 in hopes of recording some audio from a DU
station that was being heard faintly on the West loop. After checking the
tape, it revealed JOIK with a weak signal at 1317 ut. Station hung around till
1322 ut. Sometimes the Japanese station are heard better on
Happy vacation and good DX to you.
Craig Barnes
Wondervu, CO
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See y'all later!
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