[IRCA] TP's for 06-07-08

2008-06-07 Thread vroomski
-- Good Morning: Listened from 1125-1216 ut. Signals weaken after 1150. Nothing on 2368.5, 3 Australian Tropical band stations were heard. 180 Russia, Radio Rossii threshold audio at 1128. 774Japan, JOUB 1147 weak with English lessons. 1107 Australia?, 2EA assumed the one with m

[IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Saturday

2008-06-07 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
I think this would have been a good morning to be at the coast. Many MW hets up and down the band, especially the upper. Many places I don't usually hear a het. Actual received audio was poor, and didn't seem to favor Australia, though 891 with DU talk was my best, at poor/weak level briefly, 11

Re: [IRCA] Sony ICF-EX5 "Extra Sensitivity" Portable Now Available on eBay

2008-06-07 Thread satya
Hey guys: I too was the fortunate recipient of a SW-5 from Gary, and it's simply the most sensitive portable I've ever used, amazing for its modest size. The urban RF near Seattle here gives it fits with various mmixing and image signals, but for sheer pulling power, nothing can beat it (except m

Re: [IRCA] Sony ICF-EX5 "Extra Sensitivity" Portable Now Available on eBay

2008-06-07 Thread D1028Gary
Hi Kevin, I'm very happy that you and Patrick like your ICF-S5W's, and hope that you both will hear lots of fun DX with them. Both were fully aligned for top sensitivity, and if you can tolerate the congenital image reception issue, they are a blast to use on the open frequencies.

[IRCA] FL TPs 6/7

2008-06-07 Thread
Listened 1013-1035 (LSR 1034) Not much today. No audio. We are approaching the peak DU season here in SW FL as the terminator puts most of East and mch of mid west in daylight before sunrise here. 3 738, 1098, 702 2 882, 693, 612w/sah, 1503, 567, 1638 1 648, 1008, 657, 1629 Passive 23" spira

[IRCA] TP's for Jun 7

2008-06-07 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Listening between 1150 and 1210UT yielded very little this morning, though the propagation monitor said it was the best morning for DU signals in several days (with peaks about 1220UT after I'd thrown in the towel. pretty darn good audio (at least briefly): none reasonable audios (though often

Re: [IRCA] TP's for Jun 7

2008-06-07 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 05:22 PM 6/7/2008, you wrote: >Listening between 1150 and 1210UT yielded very little this morning, though the >propagation monitor said it was the best morning for DU signals in several >days (with peaks about 1220UT after I'd thrown in the towel. > > >pretty darn good audio (at least briefly)