Re: [IRCA] SRF- 59 log book

2007-12-31 Thread D1028Gary
Kevin and Bruce P., Kevin, you are having way too much fun with your SRF-59! If this keeps up, you may even try for JOAK-594 in the null of KVI, or JOIB-747 in the null of KXL (don't know if you can stay up late, but maybe around 0900-1000 UTC, after checking the carriers on your

Re: [IRCA] SRF- 59 log book

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Bruce, When CX are good WJR is common, as well as WGN, WBBM, and WHO. WCCO KSTP are also regulars. You might try to null KGO, as I have recently heard WGY again probably the easiest NY station nowdays for me. It used to be WQEW, which I hear lss often. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT

Re: [IRCA] ULTRALIGHTS; IBOC CESSATION

2007-12-31 Thread Bill Harms
Baltimore gained two IBOC outlets WOLB 1010 and WWIN 1400. These are in addition to WCAO 600, so our total is three. On the plus side, WWWT 1500 turned theirs off, so 1490 and 1510 are now DXable after Sunrise and before sunset. Bill Pete Taylor wrote: The thing I like about the Ultralight

[IRCA] UltraLight Yahoo Group or Similar

2007-12-31 Thread John H. Bryant
Colin mentioned using his fine site for a UltraLight Forum or that he could assist with the formation of an UltraLight Yahoo e-group, if there is appropriate interest. I hate to see the UltraLighters abandon the IRCA list, because it has been great to talk enthusiastically about something

Re: [IRCA] UltraLight Yahoo Group or Similar

2007-12-31 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Remember, I've got the Sony SRF-59 Schematic online already if anyone needs it: http://www.walkerbroadcasting.com/srf59final.jpg I think creating a seperate group would be a bad idea as some people get too much mail already and this would dtract from the IRCA. I also think sending attachments to

Re: [IRCA] East-coast SRF-59 reception firsts

2007-12-31 Thread Gil Stacy
Brett, Tnx for the heads-up on ZLS. I had a few spare moments last night after seeing your post and heard it as well. I thumbed up through 530 hearing both Cuba and TC, and then upwards to 555 ZIZ Nevis St. Kitts. Not a TA, but definitely a split. Gil NN4CW SE GA. SRF59 barefoot

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 - are we serious?

2007-12-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 910: a basketball game between the Dukes and something that sounds like JMU. It IDed as the JMU (or whagtever) Network. There was also a reference to Charleston. JMU probably refers to James Madison University in VA. Their nickname is The Dukes.

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 - are we serious?

2007-12-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Obviously I missed something here because I did not know Canada had embraced IBOC. To the best of my knowledge, Canada has done nothing of the kind. Obviously we'll have to borrow a page from cartoonist Johnny Hart. In his BC strip, the character Curls

Re: [IRCA] UltraLight Yahoo Group or Similar

2007-12-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
Neither IRCA nor NRC nor WTFDA lists allow attachments, along with many groups for obvious reasons - too much bandwidth, irrelevance, viruses, trojans, etc. I'd hate to see any of them change. I subscribe to a few small specialty lists which do, which as you point out is appropriate. I also have

Re: [IRCA] DX test CFFX 960 Kingston ON

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
I am intentionally being vague. I would like to offer some element of surprise here. There will be content that has proven punching-through capability, and it will air at roughly the top of the hour for three consecutive hours, and last a few minutes each time. I have you west-coasters in mind

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 - are we serious?

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
I like the BC strip - and haven't seen it in many years. New comics nowhere near the old ones, sigh... I'll wheel over on my stone wheelie to accept the moniker... - Original Message - From: Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-59 - are we serious?

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
I'm pretty sure it's them. I also had Marietta OH in the mix, in addition to what else I reported on 910 earlier on. All relogs, but give this time... and a sunset or sunrise. - Original Message - From: Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club

Re: [IRCA] DX test CFFX 960 Kingston ON

2007-12-31 Thread Craig Healy
For DXers who have e-mail, we really really really really want the reports via e-mail, if at all humanly possible. If anyone knows of someone who doesn't have internet access, yet would like email, drop me a note off list. Obviously they aren't reading this. I still run a FIDO bulletin board

[IRCA] TP's for 12-31

2007-12-31 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1355-1435 UT and only heard one very weak carrier at 1427 UT on 774. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ i’m is proud to present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a difference.

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 12-31

2007-12-31 Thread satya
After a quiet, hot night last night, the atmospheric wet blanket was in place up here near Seattle: very weak carriers on 747, 774, 1134 and 1566 and th-th-that's all folks! Kevin S. Bainbridge Island, WA Listened from 1355-1435 UT and only heard one very weak carrier at 1427 UT on 774.

Re: [IRCA] East-coast SRF-59 reception firsts

2007-12-31 Thread Brett Saylor
Great catch getting 555 kHz, Gil! I couldn't snag them from here last night but will keep trying. Also, I'm hoping for some auroral conditions to give the South Americans a try, Brett On Dec 31, 2007 6:56 AM, Gil Stacy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brett, Tnx for the heads-up on ZLS. I had a few

Re: [IRCA] ULTRALIGHTS; IBOC CESSATION

2007-12-31 Thread Gil Stacy
I just had unID preacher on 980 in the bathroom. I wouldn't touch that with Gary's dipole. ;) 73 Gil ___ 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] UltraLight Yahoo Group or Similar

2007-12-31 Thread John Cereghin
Personally, I'd have no problem with a separate list for ultralight discussions or posts or worship sessions, if it would be too distracting from the general IRCA list. I would hate to think it would be, since ultralight DXing is just another part of MW DXing. It is just developing into a

[IRCA] UltraLight Yahoo Group or Similar

2007-12-31 Thread Rob Moore
John. I agree completely with the idea of a Yahoo group! I've been waiting to see what the rules are for Ultralight's before buying one but I'm fascinated with the low cost small radio idea. The Ultralights ARE sort of taking over the IRCA list and it would be a lot more convenient to have

[IRCA] 910 Unid

2007-12-31 Thread Niel Wolfish
I'll concur with Russ. I was listening to 910 (again) on the SRF-59 last night and heard 3WR around 2330. Also in the mix at that time, the Cuban and WSBA (York PA). When I awoke this morning it was all Praise 910 from Apollo PA (WAVL). My location in Toronto is about 15 minutes northwest of

[IRCA] SRF-59 frequency control

2007-12-31 Thread Karl J. Zuk
It would be great if we could modify the design of a SRF-59 to listen to other bands. 160 meters comes to mind. With so few external parts besides the two basic chips, is there any way to shift its frequency to receive other bands? Your comments would be appreciated and interesting to read.

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: DX test CFFX 960 Kingston ON

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Saul, Thanks for the info. You know me, I'll be there for the test. The thought of another new Ontario station is exciting. I am going to be getting the rest of the beverage up and going in today or tomorrow. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

Re: [IRCA] UltraLight Awards + Definitions

2007-12-31 Thread Gil Stacy
An offshoot of Awards and Definitions would be a contest. I realize that contests are anathema to some, but the ones I am familiar with are more organized comparisons than cut-throat competitions. Since 1999, crystal radio nuts, including yours truly, have a yearly contest over two winter weeks,

Re: [IRCA] 910 Unid

2007-12-31 Thread k4ape
Neil- My guess on your 3WR would be WWWR in Roanoke, VA. I have heard them down here into TN. 910 WWWR ROANOKE VA 1000 84 NDA S. GSPL/REL Remember when 1100 in Cleveland, OH was 3WE? Their call was WWWE and the station shorten it to 3WE. Same thing with WWWR. The 3WE call is now used by a

[IRCA] SRF-59 Contest

2007-12-31 Thread John H. Bryant
Man oh MAN, I love Gil Stacy's contest ideas Especially the 4 hour period that he described and limiting it to two categories: SRF-59 barefoot and SRF-59 Super Modified. This won't be the last contest, merely the first. Why not start small and simple and learn from that??? Other

[IRCA] SDR-IQ Dual-frequency reception capability instructions

2007-12-31 Thread Brett Saylor
This may be old news to other SDR-IQ users on this list, but it was new to me, so I though I would post it. The instructions are lifted from a review of the radio on eham.net written by KF6CM. To listen to 2 *different* frequencies (within the same 190 kHz bandwidth screen) simultaneously using

[IRCA] ID Help on 530

2007-12-31 Thread satya
Hi all: Earlier this month, amongst the jumble of TIS on 530, I heard La Voz de Salvacion, a pre-recorded religious program that was produced in Orlando, Florida but was being broadcast by my UnID. Might this be Turks Caicos?? Oh, and it was on an SRF-59 with a coupled loop, although it was

Re: [IRCA] ID Help on 530

2007-12-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all: Earlier this month, amongst the jumble of TIS on 530, I heard La Voz de Salvacion, a pre-recorded religious program that was produced in Orlando, Florida but was being broadcast by my UnID. Might this be Turks Caicos?? Oh, and it was on an

Re: [IRCA] ID Help on 530

2007-12-31 Thread Gil Stacy
Russ, Kevin, Hdqtrs for RVC is Patterson NJ. Sister station is 1330 WWRV NY NY. I've heard this id on 530 on occasion. Canned programming from the US via satellite from different SS resources. Sounds like more of the same. That's a long haul on any rx! Gil

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Confusing log---Mystery solved

2007-12-31 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
Hi Neil and the group, I did exactly that. I called and was directed to station's Operations Manager who confirmed that they carried the Westwood One NFL games this year. He then mentioned that their Engineering Department would be delighted to hear that the station's signal is getting out so

Re: [IRCA] ID Help on 530 - SRF59 gets a TA from Seattle!

2007-12-31 Thread satya
Thanks, Russ. After finally finding the Turks Caicos station's web site, this 15 minute show was at the precise time slot, so I'm calling it a definite catch! 73 - Kevin Bainbridge Island, WA I'd say it's quite probable, but can't say for certain. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )

[IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Konnie Rychalsky
re QSL, is this card or letter? I don't collect cyber. Subject: [IRCA] DX test CFFX 960 Kingston ON We will issue QSLs, but I am not yet 100 percent sure who will handle the reports. Either the station, or me, or both of us. Regardless, we will definitely want audio recordings if at all

Re: [IRCA] UltraLight Yahoo Group or Similar

2007-12-31 Thread D1028Gary
Hello All, The SRF-59 radio review, a little fun project written in a couple of days, seems to have had an impact on IRCA like a Class 5 Hurricane. For those traditional DXers who feel like their club has been hijacked out from under them, along with my own personal bewilderment, I

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread k4ape
re QSL, is this card or letter? I don't collect cyber. AMEN and AMEN! Cyber is _NOT_ a real QSL! [And I don't want to hear anything from Patrick Martin and company on this issue. This is not open for discussion.] Anyone can write up something on a computer and say they heard a

[IRCA] TA War on 1215

2007-12-31 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
Virgin Radio-1215 with rock music battling presumed Albania-1214.85 in East Euro language 2210-2220 UTC. The off-frequency Albanian causing a raucous het. -- Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, MA http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Mike Westfall, Lost Almost NM
Be grateful for whatever you can get. If you'd like something more, at least be diplomatic about asking for it. On Dec 31, 2007 3:04 PM, k4ape [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: re QSL, is this card or letter? I don't collect cyber. AMEN and AMEN! Cyber is _NOT_ a real QSL! -- Mesa Mike LA de

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Jim Pogue
OK - before this gets any uglier, please let me step in here in my capacity as BTC Chairman. Regarding QSLs for the CFFX test, anyone who receives and reports the test correctly, and wants a paper QSL card will get one. I don't care if you have a computer or not. My goal is to try to accommodate

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Konnie Rychalsky
Willis, Amen to your Amen. Don't give up my friend, there are ham radio operators out there who work at AM stations and try/still keep the hobby pure to it's original form. I still seek QSL Cards, even though they are scarce to find. Station policies can and do change. Konnie SW CT

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Konnie Rychalsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Willis, Amen to your Amen. Don't give up my friend, there are ham radio operators out there who work at AM stations and try/still keep the hobby pure to it's original form. I still seek QSL Cards, even though they are scarce to find.

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-12-31 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Dec 31 2104 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 December follow. Solar flux 77 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 1. The

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Konnie Rychalsky
Now now girls, kiddies, no one ever implied I wasn't gratefull, or grapefruit, or unhappy with whatever I get. But then, whatever I get doesn't include toilet tissue with station logo on it... that's not a QSL and never will be. Don't settle for imitations. Last I checked, the term QSL is

Re: [IRCA] East-coast SRF-59 reception firsts

2007-12-31 Thread W. Curt Deegan
Brett, You'd need SSB to decode NAVTEX. If there's any question who you heard, because they transmit in fixed time slots you can tell which station it most likely was by checking the schedule here: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/navtex.htm and lots of detail on NAVTEX here:

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Confusing log---Mystery solved

2007-12-31 Thread Martin and Wendy Foltz
WIND used to be a regular in Lansing when I lived there in the 70's and early 80's. They had a nice card too, mine is from 1974. Good luck with a QSL. Martin Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:51:31 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Miller, KJ8O Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Confusing log---Mystery solved Hi

[IRCA] (no subject)

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Re: [IRCA] ID Help on 530 - SRF59 gets a TA from Seattle!

2007-12-31 Thread Neil Kazaross
Nice catch at your distance, but Turks Caicos is most definately not a TA. These are islands in the Caribbean just north of the Dominican Republic. http://lshs.leesummit.k12.mo.us/studentprojects/0607/fall/cweber1/Jamaicacw/caribean%20map%202.gif 73 KAZ - Original Message - From:

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Brett Saylor
QSL is a radio broadcasting and communication code message meaning I verify your reception. QSL cards and letters are a written manifestation of that verification. E-QSLs are just another form of verification. Even hams have embraced electronic QSLing - over 150 million QSOs have been submitted

Re: [IRCA] East-coast SRF-59 reception firsts

2007-12-31 Thread Brett Saylor
Thanks for saving me the trouble of cabling the SRF-59 to the computer Curt :-) Yes, I used the Coast Guard web page to figure out which NAVTEX station I heard; Chesapeake is the strongest here, but Boston often comes in. Based on the time, I figured it was VA, Brett On Dec 31, 2007 6:11 PM, W.

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
Toilet tissue QSLs? Hmmm. Something to consider... - Original Message - From: Konnie Rychalsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960 Now

Re: [IRCA] ID Help on 530 - SRF59 gets a TA from Seattle!

2007-12-31 Thread satya
Hi Neil: Thanks - I didn't know where they were until today: must have been asleep that day in geography class... Kevin Nice catch at your distance, but Turks Caicos is most definately not a TA. These are islands in the Caribbean just north of the Dominican Republic.

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
Toilet tissue QSLs? Hmmm. Something to consider... / I was in a store recently that had rolls of toilet tissue for sale with the face of George Dubya printed on every sheet. So anything is possible. Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO Westminster CO http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/

[IRCA] Surfing for SFR-59 DX

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
Caught the tail end of sunset tonight: 990 Knoxville TN, 950 Charleston WV Now in wearly evening I have 960 with Roanoke VA, some strange station in Kingston ON that remains unIDed (strange reference to 104.3), and Cuba with familiar Reloj ticks. Conditions seem somewhat auroral here, but this

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
I can only speak for myself, but my log of KBBI in Homer, Alaska was dismissed by the CE because he got the number of time zones different off by one. We corresponded by email, and he realized his mistake. He verified it by email, and I'm not the least bit dissatisfied with that. I would assume

[IRCA] 3WE QSL

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
Somebody mentioned WWWE in Cleveland. I just uploaded a scan of their 1980 QSL card to my AM-DXer web site (see link below) if anyone would like to take a look. I'll leave it up for a few days. Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO Westminster CO http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
Konnie, Willis, and group --- Konnie Rychalsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now now girls, kiddies, no one ever implied I wasn't gratefull, or grapefruit, or unhappy with whatever I get. As we all know, times change. Even the ARRL has electronic QSL service through their logbook of the world.

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread kevin redding
Speaking as an ex-test coordinator, you are the guy that makes the test coordinators job real hard, Konnie. Kevin Gilbert, AZ Don't settle for imitations. Last I checked, the term QSL is a historical ham radio term, and is still defined as a card. [ QST.com] There are enough

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Confusing log---Mystery solved

2007-12-31 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
I heard them more times than I can shake a stick at during the late 1960's. They were then part of the Westinghouse Group which then was WBZ, KYW, KDKA, WOWO, WIND, and can't remember the last two. I always wondered if I would ever hear anything else on 560... The Operations Manager said the

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
I should give some background as far as QSLs and CFFX are concerned. The station is doing us a favour. The station had received an e-mail from someone else, and the engineer was sitting on it, when I contacted him, by chance, by telephone. The engineer was extremely friendly, and explained

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
Saul, First of all a big Thank You is in order for your efforts. Even though this is new territory for you, I think you are doing very well. Second, when you ask about earlier loggings of CFFX 960 Kingston, I can quite happily say that I have heard them a few times from my home in Troy,

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Martin and Wendy Foltz
Willis, the price for mailing a letter out of Canada to the US was $0.89 a year ago. $1US should be close enough for them. If you're serious, you should find a Canadian club member to send you a couple in trade for some US stamps. I'm not sure what the difference is between a QSL that's sent by

[IRCA] CKLW makes it to North Texas ... unusual.

2007-12-31 Thread John Callarman
I've got a live pep talk before an audience announcing program for Chrysler ... It's Year in Review from AM-800 CKLW ... in XEROK null for unrecorded ID at 1859 CST as I test SRF-M37V, bought today to add to my mini-rig arsenal. I've not had SRF-M37V long enough to make a comparison with the

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread j999w
I should probably just keep quiet, but I just have a few things to say, then I'm in the background again. I realize that some folks like collecting QSL cards from AM BC stations, and that's all good, more power to you, but beyond that, does it really matter in what form it is? I mean, there

Re: [IRCA] ID Help on 530 - SRF59 gets a TA from Seattle!

2007-12-31 Thread Gil Stacy
Kevin, 3000 miles of signal skipping across a lot of dirt is better than not bad! 73 Gil ___ 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

[IRCA] Beverage antenna is back up!

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
After nearly a month of not having the complete beverage back up, it is back up tonight. It took another 4 hours to get the other 1,000 feet of it up and going. I had to raise it on top of the hill so my neighbors can get the farm equipment through, but it looks pretty good. A bit higher the

Re: [IRCA] CKLW makes it to North Texas ... unusual.

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
just eard here in Toronto ... and they're doing just that ... great catch! - Original Message - From: John Callarman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA IRCA@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: [IRCA] CKLW makes it to North Texas ... unusual. I've got a live pep

[IRCA] SRF and 960 (was CFFX etc)

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
Thanks. I'm sitting on 960 on the SRF-59 and am getting Thunder Country on 960. They really are pounding WFIR Roanoke VA. - Original Message - From: Joe Miller, KJ8O [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; IRCA MW List irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 8:03 PM

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
John, I do care. Most QSLers do. We would love to have that QSL card or letter rather than a ppc. But in this day, we have to take what we can get. It is no longer the 1960s or 70s, or even the 80s. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
There is a number you can call, that Canadian stamps can be ordered from the U.S. They take credt cards too as I remember. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Deane McIntyre
On 31-Dec-07, at 4:48 PM, Martin and Wendy Foltz wrote: Willis, the price for mailing a letter out of Canada to the US was $0.89 a year ago. $1US should be close enough for them. If you're serious, you should find a Canadian club member to send you a couple in trade for some US stamps.

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Deane McIntyre
On 31-Dec-07, at 6:27 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: There is a number you can call, that Canadian stamps can be ordered from the U.S. They take credt cards too as I remember. 1 800 565-4362 See http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/collecting/default-e.asp? stamp=counter for online and other

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Saul, Thank you! Whatever QSL set up you and the CE want to use is fine with me. To hear another Ontario station is really cool. Spending hours to get the beverage up and going was well worth the work too. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

[IRCA] Happy New Year!

2007-12-31 Thread Ray Bauernhuber
I wish everyone Happy and Healthy New Year! ___ 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 contributors and do not

Re: [IRCA] Happy New Year!

2007-12-31 Thread Jim Myrick
And a happy New Year to all here. Jim Myrick WMOX AM 1010 Meridian, Mississippi From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 01:35:50 + Subject: [IRCA] Happy New Year! I wish everyone Happy and Healthy New Year!

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] SRF and 960 (was CFFX etc)

2007-12-31 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
That would be WATZ in Alpena Michigan, heard infrequently from my home in Troy. Great catch!!! JM --- Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. I'm sitting on 960 on the SRF-59 and am getting Thunder Country on 960. They really are pounding WFIR Roanoke VA. - Original Message

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Martin and Wendy Foltz
They are in my log book from Lansing Michigan, 1972-1984. When I heard them their call were CKWS. I never sent them a reception report. Martin Foltz Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:53:57 -0500 From: Saul Chernos Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960 To: Mailing list for the International

[IRCA] Relay - Walter Salmaniw sends greetings from Haida Gwaii

2007-12-31 Thread cafe
Was just talking to Walt via a very noisy and reverberant land-line... He sends along best wishes and 73 from his cabin on the Queen Charlotte Islands. His best catch so far was KBRW - Barrow, Alaska this morning at 1600 UTC. He has heard some TA's over the last few days but adds Conditions appear

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Martin, I still get a fair number of QSL cards, but not nearly what I got 20 years ago. My breakdown for 2007 with 39 QSLs (38 MW, one SW) Letters: 19 QSL cards: 11 Certificate: 1 Prepared cards: 4 E mails: 3 signature on report: 1 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks Deane. I knew there was a number out there. Much appreciated. 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

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] SRF and 960 (was CFFX etc)

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
calls are WHAK and it's Rogers City. You're likely thinking of WATZ 99.3 in Alpena, which Ioften hear at Burnt River ON. WHAK is a frequent visitor, almost always there. I don't think I should be hearing it so often with such a great signal, often well into the evening, as late as midnight.

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
Thanks. I am looking forward to it, as well. Not sure if I'll be in Toronto or at Burnt River when they test and then pull the plug. - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc: [EMAIL

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
It's not even the 90s... sigh... (now, where is that geritol...) - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Jim, Very well spoken. I totally agree. We are all friends and let's treat each other that way. After all, it is NYE too. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] My first new SRF59 log

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
My first new log using the ultralight Sony SRF-59 walkman. On 1390 just had a clear weather report, call letters, and an ad for a business in Caribou. That's WEGP Presqu'ile Maine. Heard at Burnt River but never in Toronto. ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Saul, I cannot complain with 39 replies in 07. I used to a 100 or more a year often, but I also heard more new stations. As I get closer to that 3,000 mark, hearing new stations is not nearly as easy as it once was. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Brett, In today's world, we take what we can get. If a station will QSL in any form, it is better than not having any. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
Skip the Geritol. Go for Viagra instead...you'll still be up. On Dec 31, 2007 5:56 PM, Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not even the 90s... sigh... (now, where is that geritol...) - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Martin and Wendy Foltz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They are in my log book from Lansing Michigan, 1972-1984. When I heard them their call were CKWS. I never sent them a reception report. Heard both in North Jersey and here as CKWS, here later as CFFX. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360'

Re: [IRCA] Relay - Walter Salmaniw sends greetings from Haida Gwaii

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
We're about to get 3-4 inches of snow, New Year's day, and temperatures starting to drop from freezing downwards. A happy New Year and much DX for all of you. - Saul - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] My first new SRF59 log

2007-12-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My first new log using the ultralight Sony SRF-59 walkman. On 1390 just had a clear weather report, call letters, and an ad for a business in Caribou. That's WEGP Presqu'ile Maine. Heard at Burnt River but never in Toronto. Part of that is

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not even the 90s... sigh... (now, where is that geritol...) Cheer up, Saul - in a few more years we'll be in the teens ! Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IRCA] Relay - Walter Salmaniw sends greetings from Haida Gwaii

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
Colin, Thanks for passing along the greetings from Walt and I knew he would nab KBRW in time up there, as I finally caught it here. Happy New Year. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Saul Chernos
I'm not there yet... ;-) - Original Message - From: Mike Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960 Skip the Geritol. Go for Viagra

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Patrick Martin
I'm not there either :) 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 contributors

[IRCA] SRF-59 Repair and Alignment Resources

2007-12-31 Thread D1028Gary
Hello All, Since many IRCA members have apparently purchased SRF-59's recently, they may be in the dark about the club's own efforts to support and maintain these thrilling little radios, for the benefit of all members. An alignment procedure was developed an posted on the

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-12-31 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Jan 01 0004 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 31 December follow. Solar flux 77 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The

[IRCA] SRF-59: A List of Firsts

2007-12-31 Thread John H. Bryant
Because of my research and writing about Trans-Oceanics and the history of Zenith Radio Corporation, I'm particularly sensitive to the concept of Firsts. It was a big deal in the 20s and 30s: First AC set, First Portable Radio, First Trans-Continental Reception, etc. I think that we need the

Re: [IRCA] SRF-59: A List of Firsts

2007-12-31 Thread cafe
I would like to enter my Philco-5 as a new category: The Ultra-Hot. 5-tube super-het, as generic as popcorn on New Years eve... and I did pick up several TP's on it several years ago... -- Colin Newell - Editor/Creator coffeecrew.com | dxer.ca Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing Victoria,

[IRCA] Ceuta-1584

2007-12-31 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
No doubt Ceuta-1584 good in peaks with Spanish folk music ballads 0455-0502 UTC. May 2008 be your best year ever! -- Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, MA http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] Radio (Part Three-Hundred and Fifty-Nine)

2007-12-31 Thread Ira Elbert New, III
IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - SONY SRF-59 1010 WJXL FL Jacksonville - 12/31/07 2341 - Sports news and scores. Good signal trading places with CFRB in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jacksonville's Sports Radio, 1010 XL. (IEN-GA) Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since

Re: [IRCA] SRF-59: A List of Firsts

2007-12-31 Thread Bill Harms
What is the model number of the Philco? Is it a Transitone? Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to enter my Philco-5 as a new category: The Ultra-Hot. 5-tube super-het, as generic as popcorn on New Years eve... and I did pick up several TP's on it several years ago... --

Re: [IRCA] East-coast SRF-59 reception firsts

2007-12-31 Thread Rob Moore
Hi Curt, Navtex isn't SSB but is narrow band RTTY transmission. I pick it up on several different radios and decode it on my computer with SeaTTY or other similar software. My parameters are CW mode, 518Khz and a very narrow filter of 350 to 500 Hz to minimize noise. rON

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