[IRCA] DX TEST Update

2013-02-20 Thread Chernos Saul
DX Test Update: KBXD 1480 TX Dallas *PLEASE NOTE REVISED DATE* WHEN: Sunday March 17 – -0200 CDT (Saturday night into Sunday morning) SIGNAL: KBXD is testing its brand new full 50-KW six-tower day pattern – see online at: http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KBXD&service=AM&statu

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2013-02-20 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Feb 21 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 February follow. Solar flux 114 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The es

[IRCA] Another DX Test!

2013-02-20 Thread Chernos Saul
1490 WVBG MS Vicksburg Monday, March 18, 2013 2032 to sometime just shy of 2100 CDT No need to be a Night Owl for this one! WVBG plans to test with its full-time regular 1,000-watt non-directional power and pattern right around local sunset. Test will likely run 20-25 minutes and include a mix

[IRCA] TP for 20 Feb 2013; Victoria version

2013-02-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Aha, we had some enhancement this morning, seemed spaced throughout the band, not huge, building steam by 1445UT, but mostly done by 1500UT pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 1566 HLAZ slow instrumental mx, man in CC, 1444UT reasonable aud

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2013-02-20 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Feb 20 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 February follow. Solar flux 114 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The es

[IRCA] DX Tip for WDXR

2013-02-20 Thread Patrick Martin
1700 TISOR, Happy Valley, rec at 1445 EST 2/20 weak with man ancr talking about Happy Valley and area. I have not caught the call letters as yet. I don't know how long this has been here, but I believe this is what I first heard a few days ago. (PM-OR) Drake R8 SW EWE Patrick Martin Seaside

Re: [IRCA] Don Kaskey - SK

2013-02-20 Thread Dennis Vroom
Sad to read the news of Don Kaskey's death. I never met Don, but enjoyed his postings on the IRCA reflector. Don sent me a log of some of his DX receptions from the hotel he managed in Union Square, San Francisco during the 1970's. Many TP receptions along with domestics catches. Enjoyed readi

[IRCA] Select A Tenna

2013-02-20 Thread Thomas F Giella W4HM
The Select A Tenna receive loop has been sold. 73 & GUD DX, Thomas F. Giella W4HM Lakeland, FL, USA w...@tampabay.rr.com W4HM Amateur Radio & SWL Autobiography: http://www.nz4o.com W4HM Daily MF/HF/6M Radio Wave Propagation Forecast Subscription Service: http://www.solarcycle24.org Lakeland, FL

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-20

2013-02-20 Thread d1028gary
Hello All, Asian results here were similar to Dennis' report, with fair audio from a couple of Korean big guns around the 1500 TOH. 594-JOAK (poor), 747-JOIB (poor), 828-JOBB (poor), 972-HLCA (fair), 1566-HLAZ (fair) and 1575-VOA (poor) all managed to reach audio during peak sunrise enhanceme

[IRCA] TP's for Wednesday, February 20, 2013

2013-02-20 Thread Dennis Vroom
Listened from 1325-1502 utc.  153    RUSSIA, Komosomolsk, Radio Rossii 1335-1338 fair signal with Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" followed by other American  musicals.  NW ewe. 02/20/2013 189    RUSSIA, Petropavlovsk, Radio Rossii 1342 fair signal with American  musicals. NW ew

[IRCA] Sangean ATS-909

2013-02-20 Thread Thomas F Giella W4HM
The Sangean ATS-909 receiver has been sold. I still have the Select A Tenna model #541 receive loop. It's a 10 as far as operation and a 9 as far as appearance. The face is perfect but the back has a few white paint marks that can be buffed off. It outperforms my Tescun AN-200 by 6 db. I'm askin

[IRCA] W4HM Discussion Of Daily Solar Space And Geomagnetic Weather

2013-02-20 Thread Thomas F Giella W4HM
W4HM DISCUSSION OF DAILY SOLAR SPACE AND GEOMAGNETIC WEATHER- For Tuesday February 19, 2013 Solar activity is very low as far as the emergence of the number of new sunspot groups. Currently there are 0 new un-numbered sunspot groups and 7 existing numbered sunspot groups. Solar activity is m

Re: [IRCA] Don Kaskey - SK

2013-02-20 Thread Hawkins
Gang, On 2/19/13 2:14 PM, kevin redding wrote: It is with great regret and sadness that I got a phone call from Don Kaskey's wife telling me he has passed away recently on his birthday due to a heart attack. I know many of us loved Don as a brother in our hobby and that he was a very good man