Re: [IRCA] SE BC, Tues night TAs, or lack thereof

2008-03-25 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 06:05 AM 3/26/2008, you wrote: >LWBC was a little better for TA reception this evening, with 162, 189, 198, >252 heard between 0320-0530 utc. Only a couple of poor hets on MW everytime I >checked. >Steve No longwave here, and 1215 had a half-hearted carrier at best; no others found. Nick

[IRCA] NE Oregon, Tues night TAs

2008-03-25 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
LWBC was a little better for TA reception this evening, with 162, 189, 198, 252 heard between 0320-0530 utc. Only a couple of poor hets on MW everytime I checked. Steve NE Oregon R75, longwires, terminated loop for MW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard

Re: [IRCA] ALA100

2008-03-25 Thread Neil Kazaross
Quite interesting and once again, it is clear that Wellbrook makes very nice products. I will soon be testing the 2 element phased array of BCB sized ALA100's once the wx warms up and Grafton WI's snow melts and comparing vs my Phased BOG System. - Original Message - From: "Nick Hall-

[IRCA] Novato, Marin County, California - "TIS" Question

2008-03-25 Thread Mike Hardester
Time permitting, would someone in the Novato, CA, area please check 93.82 MHz. In researching for the next TIS/HAR List, I came across a listing for a station, KAW383, listed as a PW Public Safety Pool, Conventional, operation. The transmitter is listed as being located on the CREST RD WATER

[IRCA] Colorado on 1060,1090 and 1100 on day power

2008-03-25 Thread Neil Kazaross
Here in IL, I noted Colorado's 1060 (Talk..Neil Bortz now) and 1090 (Spanish) never switched power and are near local like at times while 1100(talk) is often beating on WTAM once again. Decent cx to west tonite so maybe these can get far east. 73 KAZ Barrington IL R8A and west Phased BOG Syst

Re: [IRCA] Iowa HAR TIS hrd on 1670 from IL..BOGs fixed up

2008-03-25 Thread Mike Hardester
Neil, I suspect your station is WQFA538 in Des Moines as you surmise. There are two operating units: one at Interstate 80/35 at University Ave, and the second is at I-235 at Euclid Ave. Hope this helps a bit. Very 73 de Mike Neil Kazaross wrote: Anyhow, I was tuning

Re: [IRCA] TP's for Mar 25

2008-03-25 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Sorry about the tardy note on this morning's reception, it's been a long day! Anyhow, I'm back in Dunmore today, and seemed to leave the upper band DX in Lamont. 1575 was just the weakest of carriers this morning, after 3 straight days of getting audio. 1566 was considerably better, but stil

Re: [IRCA] ALA100

2008-03-25 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 07:21 PM 3/25/2008, you wrote: >So if you have low AC noise at LF, you could try an ALA100 with a 50-100' >vertical loop, for LF-HF reception. I found the loop was quite directional; >much more so than a K9AY antenna with loop oriented the same direction as the >ALA100 loop. The ALA100 is a

Re: [IRCA] Too good not too share

2008-03-25 Thread kj8o
Good one, Dave, a major benefit of joining a local club, you get to hear all the groaners. JM On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:43:39 -0400, David Faulkner wrote > Joe: > > I hereby sentence you to twenty years in the punatentiary. > -- 73 de Joe Miller, KJ8O, Troy, MI -- Grid EN82 -- -- WOW

Re: [IRCA] Looking for some 2010 help...

2008-03-25 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 01:57 AM 3/26/2008, you wrote: >Perhaps this is a problem another 2010 owner has dealt with: the display on my >2010 is so dim (or rather, so lacking in contrast) as to be almost unreadable >unless I'm holding the radio at an angle. > >I don't think it's just dead batteries - the battery meter

[IRCA] Looking for some 2010 help...

2008-03-25 Thread Scott Fybush
Perhaps this is a problem another 2010 owner has dealt with: the display on my 2010 is so dim (or rather, so lacking in contrast) as to be almost unreadable unless I'm holding the radio at an angle. I don't think it's just dead batteries - the battery meter still registers a 7. Is there some

Re: [IRCA] TP's for Mar 25

2008-03-25 Thread cafe
> Wasn't as lively this morning, at least for anyone starting at 1335UT as I > did, > The propagation monitor says that 594 peaked about an hour earlier, for > example. > However, 747 and 774 did peak a few times with pretty good signals, > and 279 had its best audio in awhile. > In gen

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-03-25 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Mar 25 2108 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 25 March follow. Solar flux 89 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 5. The mid

Re: [IRCA] WLGN format Change

2008-03-25 Thread David Faulkner
WVOW makes it here most days way u/WHIO. WLGN is in Logan, Ohio, located along U.S. 33 between Nelsonville and Lancaster southeast of Columbus. 73 David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald K. Kaskey Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:50 P

[IRCA] loggings Mar 25/08 on the SRF-39FP Ultralight

2008-03-25 Thread Allen Willie
Hi All Pretty decent Transatlantic signals in tonight earlier on the SRF-39FP barefoot Mar 25/08 22:12 UTC 1575 khz United Arab Emirates - R. Farda w/ pop song , arabic commentary and R. Farda Id by woman ; good 22:15 UTC 1521 khz Saudi Arabia - BSKSA Duba w/

Re: [IRCA] WLGN format Change

2008-03-25 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
The station in Logan that pops into my mind when reading the interesting bit from David (below) is the one I heard back in the early fifties. WVOW on 1290 with 5000 watts. It was one of 31 West Virginians I heard from NW Iowa 1949-1953. Don K. S.F. CA David Faulkner wrote: > Paul & group:

Re: [IRCA] Too good not too share

2008-03-25 Thread David Faulkner
Joe: I hereby sentence you to twenty years in the punatentiary. 73 David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:54 PM To: IRCA; NRC Subject: [IRCA] Too good not too share A reward of 500

Re: [IRCA] WLGN format Change

2008-03-25 Thread David Faulkner
Paul & group: Logan, a town of about 5,000, fell on hard times a few years back when the Goodyear (I think it was--one of the tire companies anyway) closed. The biggest employer there now is Wal-Mart. The FM is satellite c&w of some kind. Neither station appears to have many, if any loca

Re: [IRCA] Some TA activity this evening (25 Mar)

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Portzer
Hi Walt It sounds like you're hearing some good stuff up there. The stations on 1665 (1663.5USB) and 1651 are located at major harbors and transmit local weather and other maritime information once or twice an hour for ships entering and leaving the harbor. The lighthouse stations are a bit

[IRCA] Jammer on 1314 kHz

2008-03-25 Thread vroomski
Bruce & Walt, You might not read this e-mail before you start dxing on Wednesday morning, but if you do check out 1314 and let me know if you hear a jammer. Back on 02-24-08 I heard a jammer similar to the one on 1053. Good luck with the TP's. Dennis Salmon Creek, WA _

[IRCA] Too good not too share

2008-03-25 Thread kj8o
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[IRCA] TP's for Mar 25

2008-03-25 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Wasn't as lively this morning, at least for anyone starting at 1335UT as I did, The propagation monitor says that 594 peaked about an hour earlier, for example. However, 747 and 774 did peak a few times with pretty good signals, and 279 had its best audio in awhile. In general, only the p

[IRCA] This morning's TP Logs

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Portzer
Everyone I'm at Grayland with the family for a couple of days. We're in a rental house this time, rather than the motel. There's more room to spread out and this place actually has cellphone coverage, but the noise level is higher than at the motel I brought along my R-75 and SDR-IQ, and pu

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-03-25 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Mar 25 1804 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 24 March follow. Solar flux 79 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitude

[IRCA] Iowa HAR TIS hrd on 1670 from IL..BOGs fixed up

2008-03-25 Thread Neil Kazaross
Sunday eve I did some repair work on my westerly Phased BOG System and then tuned around for a few hours. With roughly 600 ft // 425 ft directivity is awesome especially on the high end of the band. They aim about 273 deg. I have some termination work to do, but that will wait until I can walk

Re: [IRCA] NE Oregon Tuesday TPs

2008-03-25 Thread WALTER SALMANIW
Steve, see my comments re TP (and TA) activity posted earlier. Conditions up on the Charlottes have been very hot! (not great on LW, although I haven't spent much time down there, though). I'm listening around the same time as you are too (right through to around 17:00).Walt. - O

Re: [IRCA] Some TA activity this evening (25 Mar)

2008-03-25 Thread WALTER SALMANIW
Walt here, reporting in from Masset on the Queen Charlottes. Astounding TA MW activity last night. I was blown away when I tuned in just after 02:00 UTC, with the sun still well up in the sky. Happened to be on 1422 and heard a solid "9"DLF in German. Nothing special there, but also co-c

Re: [IRCA] Some TA activity this evening (25 Mar)

2008-03-25 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Hi Neil, You're fortunate if you have low AC noise at your location, which is especially important for decent LF reception. That's often the limiting factor for many folks who would like to try LF reception. I'm very fortunate both for a low noise environment in this rural setting, most of the

[IRCA] Woot.com has low cost padded MP3 player cases on sale - Good for ULR's?

2008-03-25 Thread HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
I'm not sure if these are large enough for ULR's but woot.com has padded MP3 player cases two for 99 cents (plus $5 S&H). Might be just the idea for travelers with ULR's. I don't have my SRF-59 here with me, so I'm not sure if its dimensions. http://www.woot.com/ Features: Water-resistant poly

Re: [IRCA] WLGN format Change

2008-03-25 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
They probably made the flip hastily and haven't had thier sales people pre-sell thew new format nor was any production for ID's and liners done beforehand. Paul Walker www.realradiousa.com On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:37 AM, David Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All: > > > >

Re: [IRCA] Some TA activity this evening (25 Mar)

2008-03-25 Thread Neil Kazaross
I have also found longer antennas better for LW and noted clear differences between 300 ft BOGs and 600 footers. I rarely get 189 here in IL and the only LW audible (I don't spend much time there inspite of 98% of my line noise now gone as there's almost nothing new from TA land I could log) is

Re: [IRCA] Some TA activity this evening (25 Mar)

2008-03-25 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 06:43 AM 3/25/2008, Steve wrote: >I was surprised to note some decent LWBC reception from 189 Iceland this >Monday evening, 0244 utc I noticed a carrier on 1215 here at around 0300UT, but it faded and didn't return. As for 189think I'll need a bigger antenna and less local noise

[IRCA] WLGN format Change

2008-03-25 Thread David Faulkner
Hi All: WLGN, 1510, Logan has dropped ESPN and all mention of the Sports Addict Radio Network. I noted them Saturday carrying "Timeless favorites," and they are still doing so. No IDs, even at TOH, and no spots. ABC news at TOH, but only dead air leading into it. That means both

Re: [IRCA] [mwc] SPAM: RTE Switch off on youtube

2008-03-25 Thread BARRY DAVIES
Final moments and loop message from MWC member Paul Logan. Barry Paul Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, for those who missed it I've put the final moments of RTE on Medium Wave on youtube. sign off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGfYH8cWxBA later service announcement: http://w

Re: [IRCA] Ireland RTE 567 Still on air of a kind!

2008-03-25 Thread BARRY DAVIES
Still running a full power 24 hour "retune" loop as at 25/3. Same loop on 567 and 729. Barry Pol O Braddaigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, for those interested I've put the final moments of Ireland's RTE on Medium Wave on youtube. sign off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGfYH8cWxBA

Re: [IRCA] Blue Jays network 2008

2008-03-25 Thread David Faulkner
Joe: The only 1 of these I need is the 1240, which was a daytime regular in Port Huron. However I never heard CKAT in PH: too much of then WTAC. Bruce Heimburger did log them one LSR, though, and they are quite common here in the morning, or were before WTVN turned on the IBOC. 73 David

Re: [IRCA] IRCA Digest, Vol 47, Issue 116

2008-03-25 Thread HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
Thanks Rob - I actually checked the reflector / archives from home last night and tried for them but no dice. WWVA was in just strong enough to cover what else was underneath. 73, Dave -- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:31:45 -0400 From: Robert Ross <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [IRCA] WXXY-1600 Dover DE, format tweak

2008-03-25 Thread David Faulkner
John and group: I did a literature minor in my Ph.D. program in History at Ohio University. I sat classes with English Masters candidates who were teaching the university's writing courses--and they could hardly write a simple declarative sentence themselves. Most of the good writing ins

Re: [IRCA] loggings during the 2008 Cabin Fever Ultralight Event

2008-03-25 Thread HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
Allen (and Lorne); Thanks for sharing! Very nice indeed! Congrats on your loggings and your advancements of ULR DX'ing and DX'ing in general. 73, Dave Hascall Indianapolis -- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:38:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Allen Willie <[EMAIL PROTE

[IRCA] NE Oregon Tuesday TPs

2008-03-25 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Far East Russian LWBC were good this morning with 153, 180, 189, 234, 279 at weak to medium level, 1250 utc. MW TPs had 567 weak, 594 poor/weak, 774 poor/weak, 891 poor/weak, 1566 poor/weak in the 1250-1350 utc time. Steve NE Oregon R75, longwires _

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 03-25-08

2008-03-25 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1250-1330 UT and heard audio from JOUB-774 and HLAZ-1566. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more. http://im.live.com/Messeng

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 03-25-08

2008-03-25 Thread D1028Gary
Good Morning, Listened only from 1440-1500, but found audio on the "Big Four" (594, 693, 747 and 972) using the juiced-up SRF-39FP. Signals were up and down, though, like Nick mentioned recently.

[IRCA] TP's for 03-25-08

2008-03-25 Thread vroomski
-- Good Morning: Listened from 1054-1404 with an 1.5 hour nap included. 279Russia, Radio Rossii weak at 1057 with man/woman in Russian. 774Japan, JOUB good at 1054 with woman in Japanese. . 828Japan, JOBB weak at 1310 with man in Japanese. 873Japan, JOGB weak

Re: [IRCA] Blue Jays network 2008

2008-03-25 Thread Peter Jernakoff
>>Thanks for the info. One of life's little pleasures (for me) is listening >>to either the Blues Jays (though I'm a diehard Red Sox fan) and the Leafs >>(though I'm a diehard Rangers fan) on CHML while I'm cleaning up after >>dinner. (The Leafs play-by-play team in particular does a great job >>de

Re: [IRCA] Question (about KFEQ-680)

2008-03-25 Thread Kenneth Nawalkowski
I have been checking every night since my post a few days ago and CJOB still is all alone on 680 at night with occasionally a very weak station underneath, maybe KFEQ? Kenneth Nawalkowski - Original Message - From: "Stewart, Joseph R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, March 24

Re: [IRCA] Blue Jays network 2008

2008-03-25 Thread Peter Jernakoff
Mike - Thanks for the info. One of life's little pleasures (for me) is listening to either the Blues Jays (though I'm a diehard Red Sox fan) and the Leafs (though I'm a diehard Rangers fan) on CHML while I'm cleaning up after dinner. (The Leafs play-by-play team in particular does a great job desc

Re: [IRCA] Status of WOOW-1340-NC

2008-03-25 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Mike Hardester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, a few days late, but my trip to Greenville on the 19th did > confirm that WOOW is still on the air with preaching and local spots. > I > have heard the Wilmington station, driving to/from Greenville, but > not > so this time - was hopi