Re: [IRCA] QRM from Lights

2014-05-16 Thread Rick Dau
Tim is correct. QRM = manmade interference (i.e., dimmer switches, halogen bulbs, power lines, etc.), QRN = natural interference (i.e., lightning strikes). 73, Rick Dau on the road in Davenport, Iowa and dealing with plenty of hotel room QRM!! > From: t...@timkridel.com > To: irca@hard-core-

[IRCA] TP 16 May Victoria version

2014-05-16 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Nothing on the X-band here, but a few other things of interest this morning. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): Not quite, but 1548 would have been close if it hadn't been for 1550 splash; their carriers were within 10 dB of each other

Re: [IRCA] 657-Pyongyang Doo-Wop Music?

2014-05-16 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
A video would be quite valuable I would think, GaryBy the looks of it there would be more than a few to go through until you find the exact number that you heard, hi. best wishes, Nick At 22:24 16-05-14, you wrote: Hi Bruce, Yes, that looks exactly like the group that I heard on 657-

[IRCA] QRM from Lights

2014-05-16 Thread Tim Kridel
I thought the M in QRM stood for ³manmade² and the N in QRN stood for ³natural." > >-- > >Message: 3 >Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:17:25 -0700 (PDT) >From: "Powell E. Way III" >To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > >Subject: Re: [IRCA] QRN

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 16 May 2014

2014-05-16 Thread Nigel Pimblett
A little more DU action today, with once again the X-band delivering the only audio. 1628.93 - traces of man speaking at 1124. Interestingly, this was apparently not the the same station noted on the 10th, as it was about 100 Hz lower, and indeed there was a weaker carrier on 1629.03 toda

[IRCA] logs: Cape Cod: April 30 - May 14, 2014

2014-05-16 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2014 e-mail = "markwa1...@aol.com" [Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA (GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41° 41.59' N / 70° 11.47' W) Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus Antennas: * Two cardioid-pattern Supe

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2014-05-16 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2014 May 17 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 May follow. Solar flux 139 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimat

Re: [IRCA] 657-Pyongyang Doo-Wop Music?

2014-05-16 Thread Gary DeBock via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Hi Bruce, Yes, that looks exactly like the group that I heard on 657-Pyongyang (maybe with a little imagination thrown in). I may need to monitor 657 more often in the Fall Season from now on :-) 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Bruce Portzer To: d1028g

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2014-05-16 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2014 May 16 1858 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 May follow. Solar flux 152 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimat

Re: [IRCA] QRN from Halogen Lights

2014-05-16 Thread Saul Chernos
All the comments are appreciated. Thanks! The lights are already installed, so no going backwards. It's generally only me here when I'm DXing AM, and sometimes another local DXer or two, so the plan will be to buy a few small regular portable lamps to use for reading or while DXing. I will als

Re: [IRCA] QRN from Lights

2014-05-16 Thread Powell E. Way III via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- It would be QRN, not QRM.  Anyway, I have tried 2 LED lamps and they both wiped out FM completely and messed up AM.  The expensive Sylvania was worse than the WalMart Great Value.  CFL lamps bad, but not as bad.  CFL lampslast longest burned base DOWN.  CFL lamps being

Re: [IRCA] 657-Pyongyang Doo-Wop Music?

2014-05-16 Thread Bruce Portzer
Gary Maybe you heard this group? http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/My-Motherland-Full-of-Hope-N-Koreas-pop-queens-stage-comeback-256582701.html   Bruce   - Original Message - From: "irca" To: "irca" , ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 8:15:19 AM Subject

[IRCA] 657-Pyongyang Doo-Wop Music?

2014-05-16 Thread Gary DeBock via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Hello All, Although almost all TP-DXers seem to be taking a break from the daily chase due to the miserable May conditions, I thought I would share a bizarre recording made last month at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff in Oregon. At 1147 UTC (0447 local time) it was still tota