Re: [IRCA] IRCA Digest, Vol 52, Issue 9

2008-08-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
At the full list price of $130.00 it's way overpriced considering it doesn't have SSB. For not much more than that you can get a Sony ICF-SW7600GR with both SSB and synchronous detection. If you're into SW it's hot off the whip. The MW is a little disappointing. If you have any locals at the top

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 08-04-08

2008-08-04 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 13:13 8/4/2008, you wrote: >Didn't hit the dials this morning until 12:37. My "pedestrian" mornings >continue, it seems with no good audio heard, rather mostly 6's between 12:37 >and 13:00. All 6's except as noted: > >567 (late at 12:49) >576: ditto >585: a 5, late also only >612 >657 (s

Re: [IRCA] Eton E10 for $19.99

2008-08-04 Thread C B
Hi Dennis, Thank you very much for the heads up! My E10 arrived today. A preliminary bandscan leads me to believe it's a fairly sensitive and selective radio. At $19.99, it's a great deal. 73 Craig Barnes Wondervu, CO --- On Tue, 7/29/08, Dennis Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Den

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-08-04 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Aug 05 0003 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 04 August follow. Solar flux 66 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitude

[IRCA] Hot-Rodded Sony ICF-SW7600GR Performance Report

2008-08-04 Thread D1028Gary
Hello Guys, The Sony ICF-SW7600GR is compact digital SSB portable with reasonably good MW performance, using a stock 4.75" x .37" fixed-coil loopstick for the 530-1700 kHz frequencies. At $134.80 plus shipping from Amazon.com (via Gigabargain), it has excellent Synch detector functio

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-08-04 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Aug 04 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 03 August follow. Solar flux 66 and mid-latitude A-index 6. The mid-latitude

Re: [IRCA] TPs from Orcas Island, August 4, 2008

2008-08-04 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 06:32 AM 8/4/2008, you wrote: >Veery Pedestrian morning and, essentially, a repeat of yesterday with the >volume turned down a notch. > >DXed from 1220 to 1255 > >All the usual suspects were there at their normal times. The JJ Big Gun trio >(747//774//828) were there at almost equal-level

[IRCA] TPs from Orcas Island, August 4, 2008

2008-08-04 Thread John H. Bryant
Veery Pedestrian morning and, essentially, a repeat of yesterday with the volume turned down a notch. DXed from 1220 to 1255 All the usual suspects were there at their normal times. The JJ Big Gun trio (747//774//828) were there at almost equal-level 7s and 972 South Korea showed an anemi

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 08-04-08

2008-08-04 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Didn't hit the dials this morning until 12:37. My "pedestrian" mornings continue, it seems with no good audio heard, rather mostly 6's between 12:37 and 13:00. All 6's except as noted: 567 (late at 12:49) 576: ditto 585: a 5, late also only 612 657 (south wire only) 675: a brief 7 early 73

[IRCA] TP's for 08-04-08

2008-08-04 Thread vroomski
-- Good Morning: Listened from 1130-1300 utc. Upper channels dominated this morning. 738 had the best signal with a level 5 carrier on the lower band. 1593 & 1575 were just below threshold level. 1566 Republic of Korea, HLAZ very weak at 1138 with religious music. We