Re: [IRCA] Het on 940 out West

2008-09-07 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
I don't think it's KWBY. I can hear the SS of KWBY, and it also just ID'd in English at TOH and it's best on E/W wire. I can also listen to the het and switch between my E/W and N/S longwires. The het drops in level noticeably when I switch to E/W, which is KWBY's direction. I think it's

Re: [IRCA] Het on 940 out West

2008-09-07 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I thought we somehow decided this WASN'T KWRU 940 in Fresno? But based upon what Steve heard, it sound slike it is Fresno. Paul On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 2:08 AM, Steve Ratzlaff [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I don't think it's KWBY. I can hear the SS of KWBY, and it also just ID'd in English at TOH

[IRCA] 940 Het

2008-09-07 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
Just checked 940 about 11:50pm PDT...No sign of a het, high or lowjust strong KWRU with music in spanish. Don K. S.F. CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 9-7-08

2008-09-07 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1235-1315 utc and conditions were very good. 594 JOAK fair at 1306 utc with man in JJ. 666 JOBK very poor with man and woman innJJ at 1250 utc. 693 JOAB poor at 1312 utc in JJ. 774 JOUB heard at 1309 utc with a great signal in JJ. It was also heard on my Sony ICF-SW7600GR with a

[IRCA] Aberta TP's for 7 Sep 2008

2008-09-07 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Since this is my last morning here for a bit thought I'd try one more early morning. Started at 1200 and not much was happening, with just so-so carriers on the regular frequencies. Just as I was beginning to think staying in bed would have been a wiser choice things started to improve.

[IRCA] TP report for 7Sep08 from Masset: Anemic!

2008-09-07 Thread WALTER SALMANIW
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[IRCA] A little nostalgia

2008-09-07 Thread Bill Whitacre
I was cleaning out the basement awhile back and found a bunch of reel- to-reel tapes and some logbooks from the early 70's. Rather than throw them all away, I digitized the tapes and using the logbooks am editing stuff into sound bytes. The results [still in progress] can be found here:

Re: [IRCA] Het on 940 out West

2008-09-07 Thread Dennis Gibson
Just to make things more confusing the het is strongest looping East/West from Santa Barbara. 73 Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:08:26 -0700 From: Steve Ratzlaff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IRCA] Het on 940 out West To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] A little nostalgia

2008-09-07 Thread Brett Saylor
Very cool Bill - thanks for sharing. I still remember your shortwave clips you posted to the web many years ago. Brett On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Bill Whitacre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was cleaning out the basement awhile back and found a bunch of reel-to-reel tapes and some logbooks

Re: [IRCA] A little nostalgia

2008-09-07 Thread Mike Brooker
I was cleaning out the basement awhile back and found a bunch of reel- to-reel tapes and some logbooks from the early 70's. Rather than throw them all away, I digitized the tapes and using the logbooks am editing stuff into sound bytes. The results [still in progress] can be found here:

[IRCA] Rose Spit Haida Gwaii report relay - part 1

2008-09-07 Thread cafe
Via Walter Salmaniw - Another day in paradise up here in Northern BC#65533;. Blue skies and warm sunshine#65533;not all that common in these parts, but I#65533;ll take what I can get! First of all, I went on my little dxpediton out to Rose Spit, about a 40 minute drive along the beach, then

[IRCA] Rose Spit Haida Gwaii report relay - part 2

2008-09-07 Thread cafe
Via Walter Salmaniw - There had always been some doubt that Australians would propagate well to the Queen Charlotte's, as that direction has the land mass ofthe islands rather than immediate water path#65533;.well, I too had my doubts, butafter last night, I#65533;ve dispelled them! Channel

[IRCA] Rose Spit Haida Gwaii report relay - part 3

2008-09-07 Thread cafe
Via Walter Salmaniw - Masset, Haida-Gwaii For the first half of the night, the most southerly BOG was fantastic, picking up all the above stations. For the most part, the other BOGs had little or no DU activity. Quite remarkable that the southerly BOG would have a strong DU station, while the

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-09-07 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Sep 07 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 06 September follow. Solar flux 66 and mid-latitude A-index 9. The

Re: [IRCA] Rose Spit Haida Gwaii report relay - part 3

2008-09-07 Thread WALTER SALMANIW
thanks for doing this, colin.  much appreciated!.walt - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008 1:28 pm Subject: [IRCA] Rose Spit Haida Gwaii report relay - part 3 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

[IRCA] Beware the HDTV digital converter box!

2008-09-07 Thread satya
Hi all: In case you run into the same problem, here is one I solved today. I've been laboring for the past few weeks figuring out where the unearthly screeching is coming from that has rendered my LF Engineering H-900 whip unusable. I have it mounted on an unused satellite dish with a special

Re: [IRCA] Beware the HDTV digital converter box!

2008-09-07 Thread vroomski
Kevin, Glad to read that your H-900 is back in proper working order. My H-800 works very well on long-wave and has even heard a few TP's on MW. On rare mornings is sometimes out performs the NW ewe. Will be interesting to see how many TP's you can heard from your location. Seems like this

[IRCA] Turks and Caicos off

2008-09-07 Thread Craig Healy
As expected after Hurricane Ike, the 530 station seems off the air. Only noise heard so far... Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

Re: [IRCA] 500Kw Stations

2008-09-07 Thread Patrick Martin
Colin, With CFAX running an ERP of 250 KW to the NW, no wonder they are weak down here at 150 air miles. I think their CE told me once that they have 30 wats in my direction. They are ok but are weak. 900 is better. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager

[IRCA] Tower Site Calendars - last call for convention orders

2008-09-07 Thread Scott Fybush
In a couple of hours, I'll be putting the package of 2009 Tower Site Calendars in the mail to Bill Block for those who have ordered them for convention pickup in Flagstaff. Anyone else want one at the special club price of $15? (Regular price is $18.) E-mail me tonight if you're interested!

Re: [IRCA] Dub my tapes

2008-09-07 Thread cafe
IRCA Crew, I have several 1/4-inch DX tapes that I need to dub into mp3 media. Could anyone please help me! I have several machines that handle most speeds... And I am the engineer behind the fabulously successful Ian McFarland series of CD's. How can I help? -- Colin Newell -

Re: [IRCA] Tower Site Calendars - last call for convention orders

2008-09-07 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Just got back in the door, and remembered I had forgotten to e-mail you. If you get this in time, please add me to the list. Thanks! Nigel Scott Fybush wrote: In a couple of hours, I'll be putting the package of 2009 Tower Site Calendars in the mail to Bill Block for those who have ordered

[IRCA] Delayed Report - TPs from Orcas Island, Sunday Sept 7

2008-09-07 Thread John H. Bryant
I DXed from 1255 to 1350 with LSR about 1335 As reported by the majority of others, conditions were down here a bit this morning, but with quite a few interesting ones... Many more than usual low NHK1 outlets were present again and then several other interesting Japanese: 891 NHK1 Sendai

Re: [IRCA] A little nostalgia

2008-09-07 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Mike, Why dont you contact Colin Newell? Im sure he can offer you some advice. I can as well, its actually pretty simple.. feel free to ask! Paul On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Mike Brooker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was cleaning out the basement awhile back and found a bunch of reel-

Re: [IRCA] Thoughts on 500Kw watt radio stations

2008-09-07 Thread Bruce Portzer
The FCC had a notice of inquiry on this topic many years ago (the late 70s or early 80s as I recall). In the end, they decided against it. One of the points I remember them making in their decision was that the prime candidates for 500kw operation were already ratings leaders, so the power

Re: [IRCA] Turks and Caicos off

2008-09-07 Thread W. Curt Deegan
Craig, As far as I and others here in Florida have been able to tell, 530 RVCI Turks Caicos, has been off for some time, preceding the most recent round of tropical storms and hurricanes. For the last several weeks what has most likely been heard on 530 has been R.Enciclopedia, Havana.