Re: [IRCA] Re; 1130 Interference

2010-10-10 Thread Pete Taylor
Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > How can KPWX run 50KW when the Permit to do so hasn't even been granted yet? > (It hadn't been when I checked Friday morning) > You should therefore write CKWX and tell them that since they are stating that the station is running 50,000 (sic) kilowatts. Pete Taylor

[IRCA] New Country Logged

2010-10-10 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY OCT 10/11 2333 EDT 0333z 1152ROMANIAR. Romania Actualitati // techo/vocal music // Delicast. New Country #72 (or #73 if I count East Germany). Took about three minutes after turning on the radio to find this and nail it.

Re: [IRCA] Many TAs visible on the west coast

2010-10-10 Thread neilkaz
Things weakened here in IL around 0140 unfortunately so to bed now. 73 KAZ -Original Message- >From: Bruce Portzer >Sent: Oct 10, 2010 9:55 PM >To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > >Subject: Re: [IRCA] Many TAs visible on the west coast > > I'm getting carrie

Re: [IRCA] Many TAs visible on the west coast

2010-10-10 Thread Bruce Portzer
I'm getting carriers on 1215 963 and 909 tonight. 1215 had some audio sounding like unintelligible British EE Bruce On 10/10/2010 6:18 PM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: Might be an interesting night, as I notice plenty of carriers from Europe/Asia, still over an hour from LSS. Some are near audio

Re: [IRCA] Many TAs visible on the west coast

2010-10-10 Thread neilkaz
Fine night here in IL using the TA BOGs and making me wish I was in WI where it is more quite and I have 100 feet more room that direction. All sorts of carriers and audios and 945 and 747 have been close to entertainment level on peaks. Bits of mideast mx on 936 and hopefully this peaks in an h

[IRCA] Many TAs visible on the west coast

2010-10-10 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Might be an interesting night, as I notice plenty of carriers from Europe/Asia, still over an hour from LSS. Some are near audio levels. They include: 1584 (almost audio), 1512, 1224, 1152, 1026, 1008, 936, 864, 792, 648, and 576. Not bad so far! .Walt in Victoria, BC _

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2010-10-10 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Oct 11 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 10 October follow. Solar flux 76 and mid-latitude A-index 1. The mid-latitud

Re: [IRCA] Re; 1130 Interference

2010-10-10 Thread Patrick Martin
If they are running 25KW, they have to be sending a ton of signal to the NW, as I am 100 miles from them and their signal matches the 50 KWers in Portland in signal. I can easily see why they QRM CKWX near LSS. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager

[IRCA] Iran-936

2010-10-10 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
IRIB-936 Iran mostly weak, but fair in peaks OCT 10 2245-2305 UTC with man in presumed Farsi and somber group chanting. After 2300 a more enthusiastic female playing lively vocal music with strings, horns & percussion. Clearly parallel to streaming audio via delicast.com. Marc DeLorenzo Sou

Re: [IRCA] Re; 1130 Interference

2010-10-10 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
How can KPWX run 50KW when the Permit to do so hasn't even been granted yet? (It hadn't been when I checked Friday morning) Paul On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Pete Taylor wrote: > Scott Fybush wrote: > > > > It's rather a long, complex read, but here's the engineering exhibit from > KPWX's a

Re: [IRCA] Re; 1130 Interference

2010-10-10 Thread Pete Taylor
Scott Fybush wrote: > > It's rather a long, complex read, but here's the engineering exhibit from > KPWX's application for a power increase: > > http://bit.ly/9A6DWx > Scott, this won't open (at least here). Does anyone know for sure if KPWX is indeed running 50kw? If not, CKWX ain't heard nu

[IRCA] SOUTH LAKE TAHOE TRIP

2010-10-10 Thread Pete Taylor
My wife and I drove to S. Lake Tahoe 10/1-9 and I have just two comments: 1130 KPWX Mt. Angel did indeed do a good wrecking job on CKWX as we drove southward from Tacoma. I would think the 1150 station in Portland would be somewhat displeased. 1620 Reno. Mexican music/SS talk but couldn't fish ou

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-10

2010-10-10 Thread D1028Gary
Hello All, Before 1400 it appeared that this morning's Asian propagation would be very disappointing, with both the low and high band equally mediocre. Like Bruce, though, I noticed a weird propagation boost around 1410, which boosted up the Japanese low-band "big guns" to a freakishly

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2010-10-10 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Oct 10 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 October follow. Solar flux 76 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitud

[IRCA] TP for 10 Oct from Victoria, BC

2010-10-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Must be something in the Victoria air, as like Walt, I started later than I intended (1400UT), to be met with an antenna problem (disconnect due to wind), and computer hassles. So, listening was from 1410 to around 1430UT, and definitely things were quieter on the lower band compared with the l

[IRCA] TP for Victoria, BC 10Oct2010: missed the boat

2010-10-10 Thread WALTER SALMANIW
A bitter wind  off the ocean greeted us this morning watching the annual Victoria marathon, and my fingers are still not working correctly!  Ouch!  Missed the boat this morning having slept in until tune-in at 14:27  (visitors with a young child crying and moaning all night long!).  Nonetheless,

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle 10-10-10

2010-10-10 Thread Bruce Portzer
Conditions were a bit unstable today. Signals were generally down quite a bit but there were some notable exceptions. JOHR-1287 had its best signal of the season today, even though the low-band NHK stations were below average. Some stations would fade up to a promising level and start to p

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

2010-10-10 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1250-1330 utc and only a few very weak carriers were heard. The only audio was from JOUB-774 at 1322 utc and it was just above the noise level. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 ___ IRCA

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP's 10/10/10

2010-10-10 Thread Richard Allen
TP signals practically were non-existent here this morning, only a few randoms hets (558/702/774/972 kHz) were heard. Signals were Mexico were stronger than usual. I hope listeners to the west of here can here something. Richard Allen 36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W (near Perry OK USA) ___

Re: [IRCA] DX test question for West Coasters

2010-10-10 Thread Mika Makelainen
To Saul's question about ideal DX test times from Wisconsin to Europe; Nick was right. The time frame being from midnight to 0600 Central time, closer to midnight would be preferable. Around European sunrise would be best, but the continent is so large that the time will never be ideal for ev

[IRCA] DX Tip for WDXR

2010-10-10 Thread Patrick Martin
1500KHKAHI, Honolulu, now ex KUMU, heard at at 0250 EDT 10/9 with School Football game, at 0252 the sports announcer "KHKA ESPN 1500", and then called is "KA-KA" ESPN 1500", sponcer First Hawaiian Bank, then a cluster of spots at 0258 with a slogan "ESPN 1500". Thanks to Bruce Portzer for t

Re: [IRCA] KUMU-1500 now KHKA

2010-10-10 Thread Patrick Martin
Yes, indeed they are now KHKA. Thanks for the tip, got the call change tonight. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed