Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report

2012-08-02 Thread Tim Hills
Gary, some of those rough conditions like an AC power or street lighting probably made a major contribution to your success. One reason I haven't built an FSL is the increased sensitivity would be offset by local noise anyway. Anything over a 2' loop is pointless here. Thanks to my neighbor

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2012-08-02 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2012 Aug 02 1810 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 01 August follow. Solar flux 150 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The

Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report

2012-08-02 Thread d1028gary
Hi Tim, Thanks very much for your comments on the DXpedition! Gary, some of those rough conditions like an AC power or street lighting probably made a major contribution to your success. Yes, Tim, that was certainly a najor advantage for weak-signal reception on the Cliff. There were

[IRCA] NRC Convention

2012-08-02 Thread Mike Sanburn
If anybody on this list is attending the NRC convention in West Virginia this coming weekend, if you happen to get any digital photos of the local radio stations, we'd love to see them on the International Radio Club of America Facebook page. Have a great time. ---Mike

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2012-08-02 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2012 Aug 03 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 02 August follow. Solar flux 135 and estimated planetary A-index 16. The

Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report

2012-08-02 Thread Derek Vincent
Never underestimate the power of CTDX... I've been sitting in the dark since 2006 and they have never let me down... Even only 160 miles from the bay area the cliffs continue to work there magic Sent from south of grayland On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:31 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote: Hi Tim,