Re: [IRCA] Sunset DX during June

My-our-best SSS catch was with George Sherman and Carl Lubker-RIP at Carl's house using a his Halicrafter and a 500ft wire running west was 1110 Roseville CA at that point was just after their SS and George was able to understand enough mexican to ID i them! That SSS skip was a fantastic openin

Re: [IRCA] New Mediumwave QSL

Thanks Mike. And I forgot to mention that if you click on the photos you will see nicely detailed enlargements that shows a lot of interesting detail. > From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:30:27 -0700 > Subject: Re: [IRCA] New Mediumwave QSL >

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Apr 16 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 April follow. Solar flux 75 and mid-latitude A-index 7. The mid-latitude

Re: [IRCA] Extra hour for Pre-Sunrise Aithorization?

I have wonderd about that too. Local 1440 for years has switched to non directional @ 6am year round except summer months but only @500 watts. At local sunrise is when they went up to 5kw. I do not understand that one! 73 de FTS in Woodbury, MN -Original Message- From: Pete Taylor To

Re: [IRCA] Extra hour for Pre-Sunrise Aithorization?

That's very interesting because when I started my radio career as the all-night jock on WQAM-560 Miami (then a rocker) several centuries ago, we kicked up to our daytime 5kw at 4am (WQAM is 5000/1000 non-directional). Thanks to that, we had quite a few listeners deep into the Caribbean. I may be

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Apr 15 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 14 April follow. Solar flux 75 and mid-latitude A-index 6. The mid-latitude

Re: [IRCA] Sunset DX during June

Bob, Thanks for the recap of your catch of KMCD-1570-Fairfield IA. Nice catch indeed from the east coast. It also pointed out another senior moment I had while typing these logs. Yes, I heard KMCD on 1570 not 1580. KWNT Davenport was on 1580. I believe KMCD eventually went off the air pe

[IRCA] Extra hour for Pre-Sunrise Aithorization?

Saw this in Indiana Radio Watch: --- A proceeding by the FCC's Media Bureau has begun, which may give only pre-sunrise authorized AM stations an extra hour of daytime power in the morning. Currently, pre-sunrise power rules begin at 6:00AM, regardless of what time the local su

[IRCA] Antenna patterns change

Hi Everyone, Last night I reconnected the ground rods to the end of the beverage. Eastern cx last night were terrible here, so I could not compare signals. KSTP was very poor and even KOA wasn't too hot. But today, in comparing daytime signals. I find signals to ESE to be stronger with the ground

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Sunset DX during June

I'll agree with you Willis. Here in Calif. sunset dx on the graveyard frequencies has proved very fruitful. I've gotten some nice catches 600-900 miles away at that time. Thanks for the input. Don K. texas4...@core.com wrote: My personal experiance has been that the graveyard channels seem

Re: [IRCA] Re IRCA 72-28-6 / Sunset DX in June

I've taken all that into account Bill. Unfortunately in the month of June I very rarely find any kind of skywave until way after our local sunset---2030. So, I've gotten very few northerly catches and believe me I need a bunch up your way. It gets better by late July and August is a pretty d

Re: [IRCA] Sunset DX during June

"Donald K. Kaskey" wrote: > In my experience dxing from Northern California 1957-2010 I have found > summer sunset dx, especially in June to be almost useless.> > 6-23-84 2000 1580 KMCD IA Fairfield I heard this station in 1959, from NJ, when they were on 1570. They had stayed on

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 4-15-10

Listened from 1235-1255 utc no audio was heard but weak carriers on 693 and 774. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ _ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbo

[IRCA] TP's for 04/15/10

Listened from 1248-1327 utc. Only one station with audio this morning. 1575 was near audio at times. Lower channels carriers were down and nowhere near audio. 1566REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ 1301 very weak with woman talking. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 & NW ewe

[IRCA] TP for 15 Apr from Victoria, BC

A very sluggish morning, at least in the 1250 to 1315UT time period.I could barely dig out a little talk on 612 using preamplification, otherwise, just carriers this morning, mostly DU, with the occasional SAH on channels like 774, hinting that there might be an Asian or two lurking. Specu

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Sunset DX during June

I have done ok in June, but I like the Fall for LSS DX better. But I have heard AK every month. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ IRCA mailing list IR

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Sunset DX during June

Nick, I always thought I'd have a good shot at northerly stations in June but I just have dead sky wave most of the times I tried. I looked back over my logs going all the way back to 1957. June was an almost total bummer. In 69 & 76 I did add a couple stations in June at SSS but most yea