Re: [IRCA] TP 13 July Victoria version

2014-07-13 Thread Gary DeBock via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- <<< 702 man and woman talking, DU EE? 1222-1230UT. Patter was quite lively, so wonder if it was NZ rather than 2BL...especially as others heard this morning were more NZ, and, as I'm typing this, in comes Gary's e-mail about Radio Live. I don't suppose you have a r

Re: [IRCA] TP 12 July Victoria version

2014-07-13 Thread Theo
Noted. Gary DeBock via IRCA wrote: > ><<< How long will you be on the coast Gary? >>> > > Well, Nick, the current plan is to stick around until the 19th (one week, > total). > >Theo would really love this place... DXing here, he could completely restore >his Kiwi accent within a couple

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2014-07-13 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2014 Jul 14 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 13 July follow. Solar flux 127 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estima

[IRCA] TP 12 July Victoria version

2014-07-13 Thread Gary DeBock via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- <<< How long will you be on the coast Gary? >>> Well, Nick, the current plan is to stick around until the 19th (one week, total). Theo would really love this place... DXing here, he could completely restore his Kiwi accent within a couple of days. 73, Gary

Re: [IRCA] TP 12 July Victoria version

2014-07-13 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
How long will you be on the coast Gary? ___ 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 contributors and do not necessarily

[IRCA] TP 13 July Victoria version

2014-07-13 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Things are looking up for Gary's visit to the coast pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): hey, it's July, and it's inland Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling

[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-13.. NZ on the Warpath!

2014-07-13 Thread Gary DeBock via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Hello All, The one week "Cliffhanger" DXpedition to Rockwork 4 (south of Cannon Beach, OR) kicked off this morning with a bang as several Kiwi stations pounded in at huge levels. The 400' (122m) sheer ocean side cliff usually has a preference for New Zealand sign

Re: [IRCA] Local ham beacons on LW

2014-07-13 Thread Steve
I wonder what kind of antennas they're using. A quarter wavelength on 470 kHz (my wavelength conversion spreadsheet is in MHz and won't do three decimal places) is 523.23 feet. Dennis - we both use inverted L's with a small ground radial system. The antenna is brought to resonance with a l

Re: [IRCA] TP 12 July Victoria version

2014-07-13 Thread Gary DeBock via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Nick, The Kiwis were on an absolute rampage here this morning, completely shutting out Australia on all frequencies. The star of the morning was 702-Radio Live (a station apparently yet to be heard at Grayland), pounding into the Rockwork 4 cliff at 1238 like it owned

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2014-07-13 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2014 Jul 13 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 12 July follow. Solar flux 145 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The estima

[IRCA] Exciting News!

2014-07-13 Thread Radio Heritage Mail
www.radioheritage.net July 13 2014 Hello! As you may know, this global radio heritage project has been online for some 10 years, and we are totally reliant on our monthly funding partners to cover our operational costs. Here's what we've been doing lately and some exciting news: * recent grant