Re: [IRCA] 1140 Alberta

Bill, Great going on your Alberta catches. 73, Patrick 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

Re: [IRCA] TP DX This morning

Bruce, OK on your K9AYs. Have you compared them to a EWE at your QTH? I had a K9AY here for a couple of years, but I liked the EWE better, even though the K9AY did bring me in two new Filipinos, including one on 1161 khz (DKDS) with 1 KW. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

[IRCA] 1575 Farda

1575 Radio Farda in strong // webstream (delayed) with pop music pres. Persian talk. 1521 Saudi Arabia also strong. Brett Saylor R-8 with E-W Ewe antenna Central PA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: new WA-1520 ?

Because., it probably wouldn't fit or give them as near a big signal as 1520 would, plain and simple. Paul On 10/16/07, Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not 1510? After all KGA is downsizng. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

[IRCA] WXVI-1600/ CHHA-1610

1600 WXVI AL MONTGOMERY 2230 16/10/07 ID - WXVI MONGOMERY then into black southern gospel sing'n. QSB, QRM. [WM-TN] 1610(t) CHHAON TORONTO 2225 16/10/07 Beleive this to be CHHA. No ID heard, but a man praying in English, then

[IRCA] CKNX-920

920 CKNXON WINGHAM0120 17/10/07 AM920, CKNX THEN INTO COUNTRY MUSIC. STRONG SIGNAL THEN QSBed. [WM-TN] DXer: Willis QTH: Old Fort, TN ANTENNA: 149' long wire RCVR: Drake R-4C ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 750 wobbler

Craig, The Wobbler is frequent on 750 but it hasn't been so strong for a while, last August I heard it at this level. I have it down as Radio Progreso, Sancti Spiritus, as best guess. Also on tonight and even stronger is the 1100 Wobbler, a day and night companion down here. There's another

[IRCA] WDHP-1610

1620 WDHPVI FREDERIKSTED2200 TO 2215 16/10/07 Faded up with a taped weather report from the National Weather Service for Saint Thomas, St. John's and then into St. Croix. (Been to each island) QSBed for a while with QRM from WTAM. Annoucement given at 2210,

Re: [IRCA] France-1377 Now Being Heard In N. Alabama

- Original Message - From: J.D. Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED] J.D.- I have them, beating against WAOK in Atlanta. Almost no audio, mainly a strong het. Willis Old Fort, TN France-Info 1377 kHz, Lille coming in fairly well with French talk and periodic music - S8 on peaks - at my

[IRCA] Quiet sun

This story was taken from the Slashdot web site. Good news! -=-=-=-=- The phrase sounds like an oxymoron, and maybe it is, but the sun is extremely quiet right now, so much in fact that the Solar Influences Data Center in Belgium issued an unusual 'All quiet alert' on October 5th. Since then the

Re: [IRCA] Quiet sun

Craig Healy wrote: 'If [trends] continue to decrease at the current rate then the number of sunspots in the next solar cycle (cycle 24) would be reduced by roughly half, and there would be very few sunspots visible on the disk during cycle 25.' We'll know more in about six months what the sun

[IRCA] TP's for 10-17-07

Listened from 1200-1337 ut 153 Russia, 1200 fair with pips on the hour and Russian talk. 189 Russia, 1215 weak with Russian. 279 Russia, 1220 fair with music. 558 Japan, JOCR 1221 weak to fair with woman in Japanese. 567 Japan, JOIK 1225 weak

[IRCA] TPs onna Crystal Set

Walt and Colin sez: Colin, John Bryant has done that with a slick crystal set he purchased on eBay. I believe he accomplished this at Grayland, though.Walt. Actually, what I did was TPs on a 1-tube regen set from here on Orcas Which is quite easy with a good antenna To get the

Re: [IRCA] Quiet sun

Hi Rick and Craig and list At least we should have some extended period of better lower frequency propagation, and that's good for us :) with the delayed start of the new cycle. I remember from my economics classes (how many years ago) about the British tracking solar cycles in the 18th

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 10-17-07

Good morning Listened from 1240-1345 and it was very good with many carriers and audio. 594 Japan JOAK fair at 1336 UT. 648 Russia poor at 1306 UT. 657 Korea very poor just above the noise level at 1309 UT. 666 Japan JOBK very poor at 1336 UT. 693 Japan JOAB fair at 1340 UT 747 Japan

[IRCA] TPs October 17

Another good, mostly Chinese morning. Its hard to believe, but I've heard three new (to me) CNR1 stations after all of these years... this week has brought me 540, 837 and, today, 1539. Chuck heard them at QCI, but they are totally new for me. They were only in for about 15 minutes, but quite

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 10-17-07

I don't get a chance to DX in the morning but I do scan the dials. I hear a carrier on 981 every morning between 0330-0400 PT, but never see it mentioned. Who be it? Mike Hawkins Bill Block [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning Listened from 1240-1345 and it was very good with many

[IRCA] 981

At 15:05 17/10/2007, you wrote: I don't get a chance to DX in the morning but I do scan the dials. I hear a carrier on 981 every morning between 0330-0400 PT, but never see it mentioned. Who be it? If you ever get audio, check for a parallel with 5030, MikeChina's CNR1 seems to be the

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 10-17-07

Mike, I also heard the 981 station with steady Mandarin Chinese audio yesterday at 1412 UTC, but couldn't hear an ID to see if it was CNR1 or Taiwan. Otherwise, the morning was fairly good here, with new audio on 558 (JOCR), 873 (JOGB), 1134 (JOQR), 1143 (unID in Chinese) and

Re: [IRCA] 981

Nick, I don't have a shortwave I can use at home, thanks to horrendous noise. Everything at home is battery-powered except the housemate and her cat, and I wish they were so they would run down. During the week is when I'm listening, and its during my 27-minute 35-mile dash from home to

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 10-17-07

Not quite as good as yesterday - low band performed well with some surprises 1350 -- 1430 UTC 529 Alaska aero forecasts mentioning Sitka and others. 531 UNID talk and music -- maybe Asian sounding 558 Japan (t) YL and music to fairly good levels 594 Japan OM JJ talk 612 UNID music and talk in

[IRCA] CKXR-580 Salmon Arm BC - expect to go silent soon

CKXR-580 moved to FM about a year ago, but due to the fact that the FM signal did not cover the area served by the AM signal the AM signal has remained on the air, as detailed below. Applications for FM relays in Enderby and Sicamous to fill in the FM signal have been approved, so expect to

Re: [IRCA] WXVI-1600/ CHHA-1610

Wilis, You logged my old friend, WXVI 1600. Used to be common here off the beveage in the 80s. Haven't heard it for years now. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 10-17-07

Mike, Your 981 UNID is likely CNR. Strong most mornings here. Patrick 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

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 10-17-07

Walt wrote: No time to listen this morning, having returned home at 03:30 local after delivering a baby. Did have my SDR IQ recording though.Walt. It's always nice to see someone helping people out.. Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ IRCA

[IRCA] Turkey 1017

At 20:32 17/10/2007, you wrote: I know Germany could be suspected, but the signal peak for this carrier coincided with sunrise in Turkey. Carrier strength faded along with full daylight in Turkey, the closer it got to 0400. I would encourage other TA DXers to try for Turkey, as I believe it's

Re: [IRCA] Turkey 1017

At 20:32 17/10/2007, you wrote: many years ago, it made it to the other coast, J.D.; was tentatively logged in Victoria around 1980. A Turkish student at one of Bruce Portzer's get-togethers was pretty certain that the recording was from Turkey. I have a cassette recording of same from

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Oct 17 1803 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 October follow. Solar flux 67 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The

[IRCA] 1520 in WA

Why don't they set up shop on 1500 which is practically an open freq in the NW and I don't think anybody is planning anything for that Channel on this side of the border anytime soon.Bill in BC - All new Yahoo! Mail - Get

[IRCA] IRCA-42-81-5 Silent Salmon Arm

If 580 goes dead then what are commuters going to listen to with no signal on the open road between these towns with their peanut FM trannies? Not important I guess.---Bill in BC - Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the

Re: [IRCA] WDHP-1620

Just to correct the subject line, it's WDHP 1620. And secondly, I think WRRA nis their station on 1290 (a 500 Watter) which is what WDHP 1620 grew from. Their 2 AMs and one FM seem to simulcastsome of the time. Their website: http://www.reefbroadcasting.com PAUL On 10/16/07, k4ape [EMAIL

Re: [IRCA] WDHP-1620

WDHP is a tropical breath of fresh air. Last winter, evening grey line was almost a sure thing daily in coastal Ga. before the terminator waked up WNRP Gulf Breeze on the Panhandle and the Aggies on WTAW. One of the highlights of my dxing career was last winter on a Sunday hearing a live steel

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Oct 18 0004 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 October follow. Solar flux 67 and mid-latitude A-index 1. The

Re: [IRCA] IRCA-42-81-5 Silent Salmon Arm

On 10/17/07 3:18 PM, bill kral [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If 580 goes dead then what are commuters going to listen to with no signal on the open road XM. Kevin ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] WDHP-1620

WDHP is a tropical breath of fresh air. Last winter, evening grey line was almost a sure thing daily in coastal Ga. before the terminator waked up WNRP Gulf Breeze on the Panhandle and the Aggies on WTAW. One of the highlights of my dxing career was last winter on a Sunday hearing a

Re: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta

Those TA's are getting earlier all the time!. Noted several quite strong carriers just after 0030, with weak audio on 1134. Other strong carriers (though they tend to be up and down) are 1575, 1377, 1422, 1215. Another evening that bears watching. Winter of 95', Nick and I were picking up

Re: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta

Two weak carriers 1215 and 1377 at 0150 UT. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:45:22 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta Those TA's are getting earlier all the time!. Noted several quite strong carriers

[IRCA] Update on Early TA's in Alberta

It's now 0220 and am listening to quite good audio from 1215 Virgin Radio. Also had listenable audio on 1206 France and 1134. 1134 was in English at 0210, but it seems to me Croatia does have brief newscasts in foreign languages during their night. Weaker audio also heard on 1575, 1539,

Re: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta

1134 0235 man talking in Slovic language weak but clear at times. Strong carriers on 756 783 also. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

[IRCA] Japan and other TPs to Oklahoma

** JAPAN. Following Bruce Conti`s report of MW from Japan heard in New Hampshire, and also by Bruce Winkleman in Tulsa, I had to try for it myself. Oct 17 at 1225 UT, a sesquihour after T-storms moved thru and I could risk hooking up a new 500-foot antenna wound around the property --- not enough

Re: [IRCA] 1520 in WA

Can't use 1500 in the NW. There is a TIS on there at Fort Lewis. The U.S. gov has priority. :-) Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] 1520

1500 is to close to 1490 Bremerton and 1480 Lakewood probably. Patrick 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

Re: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta

Let me be the first to remind you folks in the Pac NW that, at the winter solstice in Dec-Jan you will have a true greyline path from your area to northern Europe at your local sunRISE, probably (without checking more exactly) around 1500 UTC. I think NHP is one that has had some tentatives

[IRCA] Grayland

-- Good Evening: My wife and I and the dogs are staying two nights at Grayland motel and cottages. Have two bogs set up, SW and NW about 900'. Also setup the high performance active whip 150' away from the building. Hope conditions continue to be good. The local bar and grill has free

Re: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta

A weak carrier now on 1134 at 0305 UT both 1215 and 1377 are now gone. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:44:26 -0700 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta 1134 0235 man talking in Slovic language weak but

Re: [IRCA] Early TA's in Alberta

Colin, I remember that. I had the Northern beverage then and it brought in Germany 972 and Norway 1314 quite well. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Update on Early TA's in Alberta

0310 1134 is quite decent at times with man and woman in Slovic language, sounds cloe to Russian. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed

Re: [IRCA] Japan and other TPs to Oklahoma

Congrats Glenn. It looks with the low AK the TPs are making it coast to coast now. 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

Re: [IRCA] Grayland

Dennis, I hope the storm does not blow you away. The coast is looking at 70-80 MPH gusts tomorrow. Good DX. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] Early TA's in B.C. now!

Threshold audio action at my QTH on 1134 and 1215khz which would translate to arm-chair over at the Salmaniw's ;) Give a listen West Coasters. Drake R8 Wellbrooks galore -- Colin Newell - Editor/Creator coffeecrew.com | dxer.ca Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing Victoria, British Columbia,

[IRCA] TA...in BC

A tentative Omroep Radio 5 from the Netherlands on 747rather contemplative instrumental music which seems similar to their streaming audio, but only brief bits of it on the radio just yetthe stream went into a man talking, but it had faded on the radio by then. The carrier has a

[IRCA] West Coast Storm

Actually, the Hall-Patches, Salmaniw's and Newell's stand to take the hit on this storm... So. No hogging the wind! -- Colin Newell - Editor/Creator coffeecrew.com | dxer.ca Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ___

Re: [IRCA] TA...in BC

A tentative Omroep Radio 5 from the Netherlands on 747rather contemplative instrumental music which seems similar to their streaming audio, but only brief bits of it on the radio just yetthe stream went into a man talking, but it had faded on the radio by then. The carrier has a

[IRCA] TPs on 17 Oct 2007

During a lull in the TA action, I can post my results from this morning, with was another very good one for the TPs here in southern Alberta. Nearly even split frequency had a carrier, and I noted audio on nearly 40. The highlights: 639 - CNR1 from China with an amazing signal at times 657 -

[IRCA] TP DX 10-17-07

Here's a slightly late summary of this morning's DX (based on spot checks of the SDR recordings between 1300 and 1415. I recorded 605-795 again this morning, and heard the usual suspects: NHK on 693 747 and 774 were all good at times. I caught the local IDs on 693 and 774 at 1320 but 747

Re: [IRCA] Update on Early TA's in Alberta

At 08:23 PM 10/17/2007, you wrote: 1134 0316 very weak with talk. Bill Block Hi, fellas. Here on the west coast I'm getting audio, albeit weakly, on 1134, 1215, 1512, and 1611 while the loudest is 1269 with pretty good audio from presumed DLF. This all at 04:35 UTC. Not as good as a

Re: [IRCA] Update on Early TA's in Alberta

At 08:10 PM 10/17/2007, you wrote: 0310 1134 is quite decent at times with man and woman in Slovic language, sounds cloe to Russian. Patrick Martin Patrick, that would likely be Croatian which I heard well on the Charlottes last month, and occasionally reasonably well here as well. It's

[IRCA] UNID 1000 religious

Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Anyone have any idea who's tearing up WMVP 1000 with religious music, 0114 edt. Probably a daytimer exhibiting forgetfulness. Perhaps the FCC will exhibit forgiveness ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] UNID 1000 religious

Booming in here too. Just heard an ID for Lifetalk Radio. WRAR Tappahannock VA. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curtis Sadowski Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:24 AM To: Jim Renfrew; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mailing list

[IRCA] KNOM-780

Presumably, the rosary being recited on 780 behind KKOH is KNOM, per their program schedule. Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, B.C. Canada