Re: [IRCA] KTRP tower photos

Patrick, I haven't been checking but it's not on at the moment. CKWX rules, hi. 73- Doug On Nov 27, 2009, at 11:19 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > Doug, > > Can you hear KTRP 1130 at night? I am wonderiing if they are running the > carrier/tone at night with their low power. > > 73, > > Patrick >

Re: [IRCA] One TA tonight

This fits in with my observations from here in Scotland that the top half of the band is in very bad conditions with the bottom part better, but favouring southern tracks. Paul Scotland Jim Renfrew wrote: Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 2226 EST594MDR Info with man and woman speaking, some

[IRCA] One TA tonight

TA conditions Friday around local sunset here (2112 UTC) were definiely not great. Mostly Spain, noted on 531 585 621, 639, 774 & 1116 and none of them were especially strong. Other than that, BBC-693 & Saudi-1521 were heard. I wonder if we are moving into the dreaded MID-WINTER ANOMALY. I

[IRCA] TP for 28 Nov from Victoria, BC

Started listening just after 1500UT, running through to 1530, with occasional stops by the radio afterward. Signals weren't strong, but there was quite a variety. While having difficulty hearing JOBB-828 at times, fighting with something unidentified, 918 would fade up w/echoing CC talk, as a

Re: [IRCA] KTRP tower photos

Thanks Doug. I was wndering if the lp was making it even as far as Salem at night. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in mes

[IRCA] Orcas OIsland TPs for Saturday

I suppose that I heard about what Nick did this ,morning, minus the DUs, but my experience was probably more negative. I heard the 603 Korean especially well this morning and also noted either two or most probably three stations on 675. One was Vietnam, surely, but the others??? Otherwise, th

Re: [IRCA] New loggings

Congrats on the Thanksgiving loggings Steve! I used to have one of those Realistic TRFs, 'fun radio. 73 Mike > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org > Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:41:01 -0500 > From: amdxm...@aol.com > Subject: [IRCA] New loggings > > 540 WETC NC Wendell-Zebulon - 11/18 18

Re: [IRCA] Orcas OIsland TPs for Saturday

John & Nick, When I headed to bed at 0900 last night, JOHR-1287 was a strongest TP on the dial by far, even heard on the Sony S5W! The strongest I have heard them in sometime. HLAZ 1566 was there too, but JOHR was a strong one. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager _

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 28 Nov 2009

A bit more life in the band this morning when compared with the past few days. Japan predominated, with audio on 567,594,666,693,702,747& 774. Korea was in audio on 972,1134,and 1170. Oddly enough the only Chinese that reached audio was on 1089, not typically the strongest, with a couple

[IRCA] Radio (Part Three-Hundred and Ninety-Two)

IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - SONY SRF-M37 990 WEIS AL Centre - 11/27/09 2300 - Alabama High School Football Playoffs. Final seconds of the Class 4A game with Cherokee County defeating Deshler. Good signal at times, but signal was just above the mix for the post part. “WEIS, AM 990

Re: [IRCA] 1040 Vancouver/ TPs on 747 and 774

bill kral wrote: 2.747 and 774 were in with strong enough audio to kill the het this morning at 04:30 -0:500 PST. 774 had JJ followed by English learning program.--747 was in with oriental language. Both faded at around 5AM so I went back to bed and tried to stay awake for the 06:44 shuttle la

[IRCA] Pacific DX report for Nov 27th, 2009: Leaving Kona

Well it's back to the heavy seas as we leave the Hawaiian islands bound for LA. After a reprieve for the 3 days there (Honolulu, Kona, and Hilo) it's right back to how things were leaving Samoa! Thankfully I'm relatively immune to the motion, although my poor wife is rather green at the momen

[IRCA] Earliest TA audio ever!

Saudi Arabia-1521 fair with Arabic programming // 9555 & 9870 kHz at 1926 UTC (2:26 PM EST). Local sunset here today is 2112 UTC (4:12 PM EST) so that's 1 hour 46 minutes before local sunset. Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts _

[IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

according to Northwest Broadcasters *As recently rumored, CKCL-FM 104.9 Vancouver (Chilliwack/Abbotsford) has been assigned the call letters CFUN-FM by Industry Canada. CKCL started identifying as Fun-FM on November 12, but was still using its old call letters l

Re: [IRCA] Earliest TA audio ever!

On Saturday 28 November 2009 14:39, midcapem...@aol.com wrote: > Saudi Arabia-1521 fair  with Arabic programming // 9555 & 9870 kHz > at 1926 UTC (2:26 PM EST).  Local sunset here today > is 2112 UTC (4:12 PM EST) so that's 1 hour 46 minutes before local > sunset. I didn't check earlier, but I hav

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA (very early) TP's for 11-28

Hello All, Having been unimpressed by the mediocre TP's during recent sunrise DXing sessions, I decided to try something radically different -- setting up the large PVC loops in the back yard at 1045 UTC (0245 local), and trying my TP luck during the Asian sunset. Of course, normal people

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Nov 28 2106 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 28 November follow. Solar flux 73 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 2. The

[IRCA] 1130 CKWX S-9

No sign of KTRP and the tone usually heard during the day. CKWX with a nice S-9 signal off the u-shaped fence antenna at 1:30 pm PST. Maybe the testing is done? Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 U-shaped fence antenna ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA

[IRCA] CKMX 1060 Classic Country

Daytime skip is good to the North this afternoon (1:42 pm PST) CKMX 1060 in with a S-9 signal and country music. Heard last year in January when the weather was in the 30's during the daytime. Would have been a good day to do a daytime band scan. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA _

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] WSRY DX TEST - This weekend

Too bad their day DA pattern nulls toward most of the continental U.S.! I'm guessing New Englanders and Canadians will have a good shot at this? Randy Stewart Springfield MO From: am-boun...@nrcdxas.org [mailto:am-boun...@nrcdxas.org] On Behalf Of Chernos Saul Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 4

Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

Exactly. I think they were CKVN for two or three years, much of that time as an album rock station, before re-using the CFUN call letters. --I thought the switch to CKVN was in 1970 or '71, but a friend claims it was earlier than that. -- Rick - Original Message - From: Eric Floden

Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

On 2009-11-28, at 3:07 PM, Rick Lewis wrote: > Exactly. I think they were CKVN for two or three years, much of that time as > an album rock station, before re-using the CFUN call letters. > --I thought the switch to CKVN was in 1970 or '71, but a friend claims it was > earlier than that. > -- >

Re: [IRCA] Earliest TA audio ever!

Interesting as I am in WI for a couple days and TA cx are only a tad better than terrible. Last year was much better at this time. I have some hets and weak audios and maybe I could have called 1467 poor to fair but so far this is really bad compared to earlier in the season. 73 KAZ Grafton WI

[IRCA] ULR DX....2 NEW STATIONS @ SUNSET SKIP!!

Hi Guys: Just got back from MICHIGAN where we spent the last 5 Days for a Thanksgiving Visit with Family Friendsso I have been away from the ULR Dials since last Monday. Got a chance to do some SUNSET SKIP DXing tonight and heard 2 New Ones for the ULR LOG, one of those being NEW to the OVER

Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

My notes show that from California, I heard CFUN in 1957, CKVN in 1969 and CFUN once again in 1988. Don't know when the changes occured as I had several periods of inactivity in that overall period. Don K. Rick Lewis wrote: Exactly. I think they were CKVN for two or three years, much of th

Re: [IRCA] Earliest TA audio ever!

Ditto here, as we're well past sunset here now, with no TA audio yet. A number of carriers, but only regulars like Croatia on 1134 and Farda on 1575 are at any kind of strength. Certainly nothing like October or early November. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta neilkaz wrote: Inter

Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

My completely unofficial records on the station are: 1922 Mar- CFCQ came on the air on 667 KHz (back in the wavelength days) 1925- Changed frequency to 730 KHz 1928- Changed calls to CKMO 1933- Changed frequency to 1410 KHz 1955 Feb 15 - Changed calls to CFUN 1969

Re: [IRCA] Earliest TA audio ever!

On Saturday 28 November 2009 18:56, neilkaz wrote: > Interesting as I am in WI for a couple days and TA cx are only a > tad better than terrible. Last year was much better at this time. >  I have some hets and weak audios and maybe I could have called > 1467 poor to fair but so far this is really b

[IRCA] KNX IBOC?

When I heard KNX last year, their TOH ID and time check were more than 10 seconds late, due to the delays associated with transmitting IBOC. I just heard them this evening, at 2000 EST, and there was no delay at all. Either they've turned off IBOC, or they're running their analog and digital

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2009 Nov 29 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 28 November follow. Solar flux 73 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The mid-latitu

Re: [IRCA] KNX IBOC?

Barry, I just checked, and I heard no hash on 1060/1080 here. So it looks like their IBOC is off (at least tonight). 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listin

Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

I remember the CKVN calls. I think I have their issue #1 of their music survey from 73. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailma

Re: [IRCA] KNX IBOC?

Oh goody! Now I can comfortably listen to semi-local 1060-KRCN without interference. -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Martin Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 7:15 PM To: Mailing list for the International Ra

Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

Apparently my survey of CKVN I have not checked, must be from 1969 then. Thanks again. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] KNX IBOC?

Like KRCN 1060 is much to listen to anyways, even when they "forget" to power down;) Paul On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Chris Knight wrote: > Oh goody! Now I can comfortably listen to semi-local 1060-KRCN without > interference. > > -Original Message- > From: irca-boun...@hard-core-d

Re: [IRCA] 1130 CKWX S-9

Dennis, I have not heard Mt. Angel today either. They may be going to come on on Dec 1st? Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

Gee, that is too bad. If they lose the calls, they may never get tem back this time. I always think it is bad to lose the historic calls. Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.co

Re: [IRCA] KNX IBOC?

Chris, It sounds like you get KNX pretty strong! Here LA is "ok" but nothing more in signal. KNX is the strongest though. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/li

Re: [IRCA] KNX IBOC?

Paul, They mostly have financial talk programs. When they forget to power down (switch transmitter sites) then KNX IBOC isn't much of a problem. Chris -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Paul B. Walker, Jr. Sent: Satu

Re: [IRCA] KNX IBOC?

Patrick, KNX has a strong signal into this area at night and their IBOC gives 1060/1080 problems on peaks. You can hear the IBOC hiss up to annoying levels on top of semi-local KRCN, 25 miles away. 73, Chris -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard

Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

As others mentioned, CFUN became CKVN in 1969. The call change coincided to a format change to full service, with an emphasis on news. I think the call letters may have stood for "Voice of News" or "Vancouver News" or something similar. The format didn't work out, so CKVN switched to album r

[IRCA] Grundig G3 some info

On sale at Radio Shack $89.99, I just bought a display sample off eBay for $89 a few days before. It's not DSP on LW/MW/SW. It has something like partial DSP on FM. It partially mutes on IBOC & splash. Have a 105.1 at 5 miles, a 104.9 at 50 miles & a 104.7 at 60 miles. Muted splash on 104.9 but

[IRCA] 1550 WSRY test loud and clear in Toronto

Tuned in before top-of-the-hour to catch legal ID (mentioning ESPN) and then heard sweep tones and CW. Over/under CBE-Windsor with minimal splatter from local CHIN on 1540. Listening on a SONY ICF-2010. First heard them as WSER back in December of 1979. Thanks for the test. Niel Wolfish Toron

[IRCA] WSRY Test

The test on 1550 started on schedule at midnight EST, with sweeps, code IDs, voice announcements, and music. Good signal here, but badly mushed up by IBOC from WQEW. Barry -- Barry McLarnon VE3JF Ottawa, ON ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.

[IRCA] 1550 WSRY DX Test Heard in London, ONTARIO..........

Hi Guys: I'm hearing the DX Test this morning starting @ EST from 1550 WSRY Elkton, MARYLAND. Details Below.It's Call Change for the OVERALL LOG...but NEW to ULR LOG!! Radio Used .SONY SRF-T615 ULR BAREFOOT ^^^ ULR LOG TOTALS are now...75

[IRCA] WSRY-1550 DX Test being heard in MN

Thanks to tip from local DX friend Todd Skaine. Conditions seemed so poor a couple hours ago, I almost didn't try! 73, George S., MN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expres

[IRCA] WSRY 1550 DX TEST

At 23:11 on 1550 heard Staincase wave, weak in the mix of several other stations. Did not expect much from WSRYdue to directional pattern but they are making it out here! Tom Jasinski Shorewood, IL ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://mon

[IRCA] WSRY 1550 DX Test

On 1550 at 23:00 CST heard sweep tones followed by morse code - WSRY test is on. Tom Jasinski Shorewood, IL Drake R8A and Quantum loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed

[IRCA] DX test

WSRY-1550 DX test not heard in southeastern Tennessee. I am sure that with a northwestern pattern no one else here in the deep south will hear the test. Willis Old Fort, TN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mail

Re: [IRCA] 1550 WSRY test loud and clear in Toronto

Even in downtown Toronto, in the shadow of the valley of death, er, I mean the shadow of CHIN 1540, which splatters up to 1570, I can hear morse code and some sweep-like tones by driving away from the downtown core. There is music but CBE Windsor ON is very strong tonight, and perhaps some fuzz

[IRCA] WSRY 1550 DX test into WI

Mostly under CBE with some WDLR QRM but sweeps and ladder tones made it at 0001 EST followed by morse code, then vocal ID's, mention of DX, station ownership, phone number mostly copiable. 73 KAZ Grafton WI E-1 and 893 ft BOG at 93 deg ___ IRCA mailin

[IRCA] WSRY Test Heard in N Alabama

Caught a couple weak code IDs from WSRY DX test during the first half hour. Mexican strong. Thank goodness for the Kiwa ! 73, J.D. Stephens Hampton Cove, AL ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/li

[IRCA] WSRY 1550 not heard in CO (yet)

KESJ heard with ESPN Radio (promo for espnstjoseph.com) and another station with "Sporting News Radio". KESJ would be a call change if they would give call sign (ex-KSFT). That's all so far into NE CO. 73, Chris ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-d

[IRCA] WSRY DX test

Sweeps and code clearly heard using a Sony SRF-39P barefoot. Also heard contact information and parts of songs. The longest span was during "Where do you go to my lovely" near the bottom of the hour. Mark Gerwlivch Markham ON ___ IRCA mailing list IRC

[IRCA] WSRY-1550 DX test

WSRY-1550 DX test heard over nulled CBE, 0010 EST with "WSRY" code ID's, sweep tones and voice announcements mentioning 410-398-3833 phone number for reports. Not needed. QSLed as WSER in 1978. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ___ IRCA mailing list I

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] 1550 WSRY test loud and clear in Toronto

At this location had problems with 1550 CBE and WDZK Ct. but underneath heard 1 clear ID of WSRY by a man and mentioned to call the station. New log and # 28 for 1550. Roy Barstow- Teaticket, Ma. Perseus- Best on E-W Flag. > From: sau...@sympatico.ca > To: n...@ican.net; a...@nrcdxas.org