[IRCA] CKBI 900

2009-02-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Was laying in bed tuning across the dial on $10 Walmart boombox and heard one country song segue to another... definitely of the hot country variety. At 3:16am Central time, I heard a promo for The information you need, the hot country music you love... AM 900 CKBI. Signal was steady, but lots

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 2-28-09

2009-02-28 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1315-1407 utc and conditions were better than it was yesterday. Today there were more carriers and they were from the bottom part of the band to the top. 594 JOAK very poor at 1338 utc. 774 JOUB good at 1402 utc with man-woman in EE. 828 JOBB very poor at 1343 utc.

[IRCA] Talking House Transmitter for Sale

2009-02-28 Thread Ira Elbert New III
I wonder if this is a good deal. I was considering buying this for my school and having it in addition to the amateur radio setup I'm about to install. Any thoughts? THE TALKING HOUSE TRANSMITTER was originally manufactured for real estate agents and home owners who wanted to

Re: [IRCA] Talking House Transmitter for Sale

2009-02-28 Thread Ira Elbert New III
Patrick, Thanks for the reply. I thought that also...If it works and only $50, buy it!!!...but I didn't want to come right out and say that what with the tough economic times and all. Anyway... Perhaps I'll e-mail the guy and see if he's as trustworthy as you are and maybe I'll end

Re: [IRCA] Talking House Transmitter for Sale

2009-02-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Good luck Bert. Yes, I hope the person is trustworthy too. You have to be so careful today with all of the scam artists. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] New Logging

2009-02-28 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Friday, I unexpectedly logged one of my most-wanted stations, WJDM-1530, a 1 kW (670W critical hours) daytimer in Elizabeth NJ. Though neither the station nor its owner, Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, seem to have much of a presence on the web, my understanding was that WJDM's format

Re: [IRCA] New Logging

2009-02-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting DOES have a website at http://www.mrbi.net w And here's a direct lnik to info on their NY/NJ http://www.mrbi.net/radiogroup.htm#newyork Some of their stations, not just in NY and NJ, do stream and you'll find the link for the stream next to each stations listing

[IRCA] 870 WWL New Orleans Strong This Morning @ 0900 UTC

2009-02-28 Thread Ty T
Just thought I would mention that 870, WWL New Orleans, LA was very strong up here in MT this morning around 0900 UTC. I can't recall ever hearing WWL up here in S Central MT before and so strong for times even. Usually 880, KRVN Lexington is so strong that it carries over to 870 and 890 at

Re: [IRCA] Talking House Antenna

2009-02-28 Thread Ty T
Bert - I remember a set-up similar to what your are describing. There was a house here in Billings that had a set-up with info available via your car radio. I think they used 1610 as the transmitting frequency. The antenna set-up could be seen from the car. It was a long-wire strung from

[IRCA] TP's for 02-27-09

2009-02-28 Thread vroomski
Hello, Listened for a few minutes Friday morning around 1445.  Using the u-shaped fence antenna which does not receive TP's very well, a few TP's were heard. 774 Japan, JOUB fair. 1422   Japan, JORF very weak. 1566   Republic of Korea, HLAZ good signal with another station

Re: [IRCA] New Logging

2009-02-28 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Saturday 28 February 2009 13:53, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: Multicultural Radio Broadcasting DOES have a website at http://www.mrbi.net w And here's a direct lnik to info on their NY/NJ http://www.mrbi.net/radiogroup.htm#newyork Yup, I've seen that site... what I meant to say is that they

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2009-02-28 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Feb 28 1841 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 27 February follow. Solar flux 69 and mid-latitude A-index 9. The

[IRCA] R. Uirapuru-760 Brazil

2009-02-28 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
R. Uirapuru-760 Fortaleza, Brazil in again over nulled WJR with Christian program in Portugese 2227-2232 UTC.  The situation will be different tomorrow March 1 with the later signoff time of WVNE-760 WCHP-760. Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass.

[IRCA] TP for 28 Feb from Victoria, BC

2009-02-28 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Definitely better this morning, at least for the big guns, so I should have started listening earlier than 1445UT. By 1500, things were fading down. pretty darn good audio (at least briefly): 594 JOAK 774 JOUB 828 JOBB reasonable audio at times during the period (though often

Re: [IRCA] Talking House

2009-02-28 Thread Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
I have a talking house (Radio Realty brand) that I have had for quite a few years. It has front panel digital frequency selection. I used it to tune my analog GE SRIII to a specific frequency since the slide rule dial on the SRIII was just a guessing game. I'd set the transmitter to the frequency

Re: [IRCA] Talking House

2009-02-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I actually have a Talking house, too... the kind Patrick describes, that look like a VCR. Using a portable radio if you run the wire antenna up the wall, you'll get about 500 feet or so. On a car radio, you'll see 1000 feet or so. If you have lots of obstructions in your way (unlike me) or

[IRCA] TP's for 09-28-09

2009-02-28 Thread vroomski
Hello, Listened from 1245-1255 utc. 774 JAPAN, JOUB 1245 very good signal with the u-shaped fence antenna.  Only TP heard wtih audio with the fence antenna.   828 JAPAN, JOBB 1255 fair with R-30cc and Ratzlaff active whip. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA

[IRCA] ULTRALIGHT DX.......Stuck in the Graveyard @ Sunset...1 NEW ONE Tonight!!

2009-02-28 Thread Robert S.Ross VA3SW
Hi Guys: Tuned around at Sunset tonight and logged one new Station in the Graveyard on 1230 Khz!! It is NEW for the OVERALL and ULR LOGS. Number 66 for the ULR GY Totals. Never thought I'd get to the point where all the New Stations I would log would be on GraveYard Freqs!! Man this T615 can

Re: [IRCA] Talking House

2009-02-28 Thread kj8o
Good evening Patrick, On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:59:53 -0700, Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW wrote Anyone ever see them used in businesses other than real estate? Funny you should ask. About three years ago, Honda had used them for about a month in the Metro Detroit area for their talking

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2009-02-28 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Mar 01 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 28 February follow. Solar flux 71 and mid-latitude A-index 5. The

Re: [IRCA] 1610 Anguilla and ?

2009-02-28 Thread Greg Shoom
There's CJWI in Montreal. Also CHHA in Toronto, which is the more likely format. Not sure whether the latter is still on the air or not. It's not listed in this years NRC AM Radio Log...Walt. CHHA 1610 is definitely still on the air. It's a local station for me, and it's still on the

Re: [IRCA] Talking House Antenna

2009-02-28 Thread Ira Elbert New III
I've heard them before too. I figured it would go well with what I'm doing at school and give us something else to play with. Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:38:04 -0800 From: mtdx...@yahoo.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject:

Re: [IRCA] Talking House Transmitter for Sale

2009-02-28 Thread Ira Elbert New III
I contacted him and he sent a few pictures. It looks like a VCR, but I can't tell what brand it is. I also asked him if he had used it recently. Anything else you think I should ask? Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! From: mwd...@webtv.net Date: Sat, 28 Feb

[IRCA] ULR Definitions Committee Review of Tecsun PL-450 Portable

2009-02-28 Thread D1028Gary
Hello All, The Tecsun PL-450 is an AM-LW-FM-SW double-conversion portable which was recently introduced for sale on eBay, as well as on Amazon.com, for a price of around $90. The radio has excellent medium-wave reception, primarily because of its 4 x .4 two-coil fixed

Re: [IRCA] 1610 Anguilla and ?

2009-02-28 Thread Neil Kazaross
CHHA is a big pest here near Chicago and QRMs the 1610 TIS's badly at night as well. However not as strong as CHTO 1690 which pounds the southside Chicago area stn at night in general with Greek mx. Lots easier to log than Montreal on 1610. 73 KAZ - Original Message - From: Greg

[IRCA] Potential rebuilding of DXer.ca

2009-02-28 Thread cafe
Hey DXers! Come have a look - www.coffeecrew.com Let me know what you think. Coffeecrew V2 is LIVE for Saturday night... DXer.ca will be rebuilt and re-deployed over the next few months - the promise: It will be much faster and easier to navigate. The new website (coffeecrew.com) will give