Re: [IRCA] 910 WGTO

2013-04-09 Thread Todd
Thanks Paul. I couldn't tell which one was the new pick up. I guessed wrong lol. Todd Skaine Woodbury, MN 2010, PL 310 or Toyota radio "Paul B. Walker, Jr." wrote: >WGTO has been oldies/classic hits for probably a decade. The FM they >mention is a translator. > >Paul > > >On Wed, Apr 10, 20

Re: [IRCA] 910 WGTO

2013-04-09 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
WGTO has been oldies/classic hits for probably a decade. The FM they mention is a translator. Paul On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Todd wrote: > This morning at 0545-0555 CLT discovered this station from Cassapolis, MI > absolutely destroying WSUI with classic rock and alot of singing ID's.

[IRCA] Fwd: 910 WGTO

2013-04-09 Thread Todd
Todd Skaine Woodbury, MN 2010, PL 310 or Toyota radio Original message Subject: 910 WGTO From: Todd To: NRC CC: 910 WGTO This morning at 0545-0555 CLT discovered this station from Cassapolis, MI absolutely destroying WSUI with classic rock and alot of singing ID's. New fo

Re: [IRCA] Best-Ever Signal Here on 1610-Anguilla Beacon

2013-04-09 Thread Patrick Martin
My problem to the NE are the foothills of the Coast Range. If I was 5 miles further away I would not get quite the blockage Going down the coast as you probably have noted, the steep mountains are right there to the East of Highway 101 and they really block the East. Less Domestic QRM on TPs and

Re: [IRCA] Best-Ever Signal Here on 1610-Anguilla Beacon

2013-04-09 Thread Derek Vincent
I call it the disco ball effect. : ) Thanks derekvme...@aol.com ChannelDerek.carbonmade.com On Apr 9, 2013, at 5:08 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote: > > Nick (and Patrick), > > One of the most interesting aspects of this hobby is how long-range > propagation favors certain areas, especially wh

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2013-04-09 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Apr 10 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 April follow. Solar flux 147 and estimated planetary A-index 4. The estim

Re: [IRCA] Best-Ever Signal Here on 1610-Anguilla Beacon

2013-04-09 Thread d1028gary
Nick (and Patrick), One of the most interesting aspects of this hobby is how long-range propagation favors certain areas, especially when salt water is part of the mix. During the peak season years (2008-2010) Walt would run wild on Masset with strong TA reception, and Nick in Victoria would d

Re: [IRCA] Radio Club Newsletters from WW2

2013-04-09 Thread rfoxwor1
John Callarman wrote: You could try to make contact with Jerry Berg, who has collected a great amount of SWBC DX historical material. (aka Jerome S. Berg.) Some more info that may help. Jerry Berg lives in Massachusetts, possibly in Lexington, MA. He is a long-standing SWBC DXer but AFA

[IRCA] 100000watts.com

2013-04-09 Thread Russ Edmunds
I see there's a 'new' 10watts.com which appears to be a simple re-director providing links for different types of station stuff. I'm a bit surprised that the stationintel folks let that url go. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2013-04-09 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Apr 09 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 April follow. Solar flux 139 and estimated planetary A-index 3. The estim

Re: [IRCA] Radio Club Newsletters from WW2

2013-04-09 Thread John Callarman
A shortwave DXer, Bill Roemer, from Bowling Green, Kentucky, was well-known for his relay of messages from WW II POWs to their families in America. He was a member of, at least, the Universal Radio DX Club. You could try to make contact with Jerry Berg, who has collected a great amount of SWBC D

[IRCA] New stations heard 4/8 & 4/9

2013-04-09 Thread richa...@perryisp.net
I was able to log three new stations in a 24-hour period. 1050 KSIS Sedalia MO 1200 (1 kW @ 455 km/282 mi) UTC 4/8/13. 1600 KEPN Lakewood CO (5 kW @ 761 km/473 mi) 0128 UTC 4/9/13. 1050 XEBCS La Paz BS MEX (10 kW @ 1840 km/1144 mi) 1201 UTC 4/9/13. Receiver: Sony SRF-T615. XEBCS was heard with na

[IRCA] TP 9 Apr; Victoria version

2013-04-09 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Not as good a morning, but still exclusively Asiatic, and still very erratic. Only HLAZ really showed its colors, and some serious mining of the SDR recording was needed for some of the others. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): HLAZ 132

Re: [IRCA] Best-Ever Signal Here on 1610-Anguilla Beacon

2013-04-09 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Interestingly, good Caribbean conditions have accompanied over the pole trans-Atlantic conditions in the past here, so I was interested to see Gary's catch shortly after I was hearing late season TA carriers. There seem to be fewer possibilities for the Caribbean (beyond Cuba) in recent years

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 4-9-13

2013-04-09 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1235-1305 utc and heard carriers on 1134, 1566 and 1575. 1566 HLAZ heard at 1238 utc with talk. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8

Re: [IRCA] Best-Ever Signal Here on 1610-Anguilla Beacon

2013-04-09 Thread Patrick Martin
Gary, The beverage is what brings the Eastern DX in. Without it, I would not hear half of what I do from the East. I do not live in a great location for Eastern DX with the foothills of the Coast Range not that far away. I remember back in the early 70s when Bill Block just using a loop, living in