Re: [IRCA] WHO and iboc

Steve, KEX 1190 has had theirs off too. It has been off at least a week now. There is hope. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opin

Re: [IRCA] Daytime DX (540)

Radio that captured CBK 540 Sask across a distance of +/- 800 miles at 1200 PST is an unboosted Redsun RP2100 sitting on a west facing window sill in a 16th floor (altitude approx 150 ') apartment in the magnetic field of a digital TV / computer main cable of the building.  Fortunately some freq

Re: [IRCA] WHO and iboc

And guess what, Steve...for the 4th night in a row, KFAB has ITS IBOC off, too!  Can stations be getting the hint?  Is the fire starting to spread?  Maybe WLW and KOA will be the next ones to ditch it   *crosses fingers and hopes*   73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska __

[IRCA] WHO and iboc

Gang, I can, for the first time in I am not sure how long, hear stations on either side of WHO. I stayed away from them for a long time as the IBOC splatter was so bad. Am I hallucinating or did they turn off IBOC. I had a huge discussion about IBOC with Van Hardin of WHO a couple of years

[IRCA] Alberta (South) TPs for Jan 16th

Not much happening this morning for TPs here either.A few words audible on 1575 from Thailand, but otherwise just carriers, and even those were uninspiring. Certainly no KINY here (though I did note them a couple of times earlier in the season).CHAB was dominant here as usual, and the

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"

I hear a lot about this problem...but I've never lost one. And they're usually on the end of long Beverages in the desert, where there's plenty of static build-up. Regards, Mark Durenberger -- From: "Chuck" Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 7:29

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2012 Jan 17 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 January follow. Solar flux 140 and estimated planetary A-index 8. The est

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"

The MiniCircuits transformers have a reputation of burning up their almost-microscopic wire when lightning hits nearby. I wouldn't consider using them on antennas unless I needed an expensive fuse. I don't know what the Superloop article recommended for a transformer but I'd use a 73 material

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"

If your lighning problem results in burning up the transformers, then it may not be simply that the ones you tried have issues. You may have to disconnect and/or short to ground the antenna whenever storms are forecast. I realize that's a response you'll necessarily like, but an antenna grabs si

Re: [IRCA] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"

Naw they're pretty tiny. Regards, Mark Durenberger From: Les Rayburn Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 4:20 PM To: Mark Durenberger Cc: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America ; DX @NRC Subject: Re: [IRCA] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop" Mark, I used the Mini-Circu

Re: [IRCA] Daytime DX (540)

Well I thought it would never happen nj but hearing CBK here I the winter daytime is a thing of the past here in Woodbury. Todd Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone bill kral wrote: >At 1200 PST I'm still or already getting CBK from Watrous (xmtr site) SK. >Signal apparently here all day with

Re: [IRCA] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"

Mark, I used the Mini-Circuit RF Transformers in the past on a Flag antenna. Good performance, but I suffered several failures due to nearby lightning strikes. Anything I can do to "beef them up"? 73, *In a Foreign Lottery, You Always Lose.* deliveringtrust.com

[IRCA] mysterious 1476 carrier; was: 1575 daytime carrier

I should know that fact, Mauno, having visited Dubai a couple of years ago, and not hearing it then. Of course, it still is listed in the European-African MW Guide, and that was the only Euro reference that I had with me for this mini-DXpedition. Still, it is ironic that a mysterious carrier

Re: [IRCA] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"

Yeah...I see the system burped because it couldn't swallow that whole URL. So go to Minicircuits.com and ask 'Model Search" to show you T16-6. Regards, Mark Durenberger -- From: "Mark Durenberger" Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 3:55 PM To: ; "Ma

Re: [IRCA] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"

Les: Try www.Minicircuits.com http://www.minicircuits.com/MCLStore/ModelInfoDisplay?13267504978520.5445037711796857 This puts you right on the page for a 16:1 transformer. They're pretty inexpensive. Regards, Mark Durenberger -- From: "Les R

[IRCA] Alberta (North) TP's etc for Jan 16th

Not very exciting up this way, just some hets on the usual suspects on the ToH recordings. Only hilite yet discovered was KINY Juneau 800 at 1500ut with clear id under CHAB. After hearing KINY I went back and checked other promising channels for Alaskans but nothing. For the last week or so I've

[IRCA] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"

I've finally decided to try my hand at building a "Superloop" antenna as described in the October 2009 issue of "Popular Communications" in an article by Bruce Conti. In that article he mentions a 16:1 matching transformer made from a binocular ferrite core and 30 AWG wire. I've never had muc

Re: [IRCA] Daytime DX (540)

CBXQ is a regular here 24/7. Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original cont

Re: [IRCA] Daytime DX (540)

hi bill..How about the 40 watter CBXQ on the other side of Victoria Island? Uclelet or something closeUsed to hear them regularly back in the 60s-70s when 540 was much more open than it is now don k bill kral wrote: At 1200 PST I'm still or already getting CBK from Watrous (xmt

[IRCA] PAL adapter for Eton E-1

Does anyone know a U.S. source for an antenna adapter for the Eton E-1 to go from the PAL-TO-F connector to a female type F connector? Thanks and 73, Jim Pogue - KH2AR/W4 Memphis, TN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotala

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2012 Jan 16 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 January follow. Solar flux 140 and estimated planetary A-index 8. The est

[IRCA] Daytime DX (540)

At 1200 PST I'm still or already getting CBK from Watrous (xmtr site) SK. Signal apparently here all day with the odd fade now and then.At noon it was in with understandeble audio with local news and temp announcements of -- 25 C ( Bb) . I wonder if a low end signal like this is sky skipping

Re: [IRCA] 1300( KKOL Seattle)

Bill, My logging for 1300 kHz are KKOL WA, KAPL OR, KACI OR, KCMY NV & KLIX ID. These stations have been logged since 2004. best regards,   Dennis, Kalama, WA From: bill kral To: "irca@hard-core-dx.com" Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 3:04 AM Subject: [IRCA]

Re: [IRCA] 1300( KKOL Seattle)

At 6:48 am 1300 has 2-3 stations mixing here in Seattle. One of them is running Bloomberg News, so I suspect KKOL is still on or back on, but with greatly reduced power. It's never very strong at my house, but they're much weaker than normal right now. Bruce On 1/16/2012 03:04, bill kral wr

[IRCA] Good longwave cx towards Central Europe

At 06:00 UTC this morning, propagation was remarkably good on the longwave band towards North / Central Europe revealing Romania 153 again with a fair signal and even weak audio from Belarus 279 (around 03:40 UT) among others. No sign of Moscow 261 however. Czech Republic on 270 was particular

Re: [IRCA] 670,1120,& 1350

Bill- Are you sure that is KRLD in Lewiston, ID??? KRLD is 1080 in Dallas! KRLC is in Lewiston, ID. Willis - Original Message - From: "bill kral" To: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:26 PM Subject: [IRCA] 670,1120,& 1350 01--15--12==1600 PST--Victoria BC. On 670 : In before KBO

Re: [IRCA] 1000 Hz het on 670

As Glenn mentioned, it's Cuba. Sounds a great deal like intentional jamming, in fact. The under lying station it's masking can in most cases and locations be picked out with Am Sync receivers like the Sat 800 Millennium, et al. Joe Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:24:06 -0600 From: Todd To: Mailing

[IRCA] 1300( KKOL Seattle)

0200 -plus 35 minutes --Vic BC. Tuning in to 1300 I'm hearing a jumble of signals including music and talk where normally KKOL Seattle is audible with a fairly steady signal. Could KKOL be off or on reduced power as there is no trace of them here now. Can anyone still at the dials verify this ?

[IRCA] 1674 with Het tone

01--16--12===0100 PST --Victoria BC. 1674 in the X band is showing a fluctuating het whistle but not much else due to a dominating domestic on 1670 from Redding CA which needs to fade for me to make out any audio on the split. TP or TA ? That is the question. Without external boost there's no c