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upconverter)
I plan on being more organized about posting brief domestic logs here in
coordination with more detailed postings and recordings at my blog, but I
had to share this one. Instead of sleeping right now, I'm listening to
Good job on KOWB. I believed that station was owned by Curt Gowdy along with
KCGY FM. Hear anything from Idaho yet on 1290? Ms
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 2:10 AM, Brian Rachford azswdx...@gmail.com wrote:
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Mike,
Thanks! I believe Gowdy still owned the stations while I was there. As
far as anything farther north on 1290, nope, but I plan to keep working
roughly N-S on this freq as I feel like it. I would hope to eventually
catch KGVO Missoula MT as they do have a lobe this way, but KOUU Pocatello
Snapped a photo of the KGVO tower at the 1998 IRCA convention in Missoula. That
would be a good one to log. No wonder I've never heard KOUU The Cowms
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I have pictures of the KOWB facilitytowers,transmitters and studios
there after I vidted j. Early May.
Paul
On Monday, November 24, 2014, Brian Rachford azswdx...@gmail.com wrote:
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I plan on being more
Hello All,
November clunker propagation continued in full force this morning, limiting
Asian signals to carrier levels. Even the TP carriers didn't seem very
impressed with the situation, as only 594, 1044, 1053 and 1575 managed to
register weak heterodynes, peaking (if you can call it
I just got word, we lost another great DXer, Jeff Kadet. He was one of the top
TV/FM DXers of all time and I believe members of both the IRCA and NRC. We
will be missed. Jeff and I corresponded for a time some years back. My thoughts
and prayers go out to his family.
Patrick
Patrick Martin
It's been heard in Newfoundland, though I recall that it came during an
aurora that completely wiped put all of Europe except for weak signals
from Spain. What we discovered was that there appeared to be very few
signals on the air at all from Africa. Tanzania was one of them.
There have been
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:Issued: 2014 Nov 24 1805 UTC
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# Geophysical Alert Message
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 23 November follow.
Solar flux 173 and estimated planetary A-index 10.
The
Hi everyone,
I just got from Phil and the IRCA bookstore the DX Monitor on DVD. Wow! What a
walk down memory lane. I had lost a lot of bulletins through the years with
moves and all, plus I did not join the IRCA until 1968, so I missed out on the
first 4 years. What a change in DXing through
There seems to be no mention of this at http://ircaonline.org/bookst.htm .
Chuck
From: mwd...@webtv.net
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:38:25 -0800
Subject: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful
Hi everyone,
I just got from Phil and the IRCA bookstore the DX
That does sound like you got an early Christmas present. Nice that so many
years/decades of DXMonitor are all available on a DVD. Hmmm could even make a
good IRCA- auction item at the next convention! Ms
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
Le 2014-11-24 15:35, Bill Whitacre a écrit :
While going through wav files from a recent DXpedition near Lubec, Maine I came
across a weak voice under France on 1377 kHz just after 2100utc on Nov. 12. I
could not ID the language so asked a couple of experienced DX colleagues, Mauno
Ritola
I'd buy it! I bet when Phil gets the time, it will be in the goodies store
but family first.
Sincerely,
Todd Skaine
Woodbury, MN
Sony ICF 2010
Superradio 2
Grundig S350 M400
Toyota car radio
On Nov 24, 2014 6:21 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com wrote:
That does sound like you got an
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2014 Nov 25 0005 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 24 November follow.
Solar flux 172 and estimated planetary A-index 7.
The
Paul Walker and Bob (WF8V) IDed my 1320 as WOBL Oberlin OH, catching the ad as
Harrison Ford (not Heritage as I'd heard it) on Rte 58 in Wellington.
Paul also wonders if my WBTK-sounding ID on 1570 is in fact KTVK. I can hear
the VTK but am hearing the first call as a W but it's choppy and maybe
Mike,
Yes, that would make an especially nice auction item for a convention. So many
memories and so many past names. The write up's on conventions. The list goes
on.
Patrick
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:20:36 -0800
To:
Work has had we away for the past week, but if this morning was
any indication I haven't missed much.No TP audio, and the only
decent carriers were on 828 and 891, both seeingly of DU origin.
73,
Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, Alberta
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Through the years, we tend to forget about a lot of DX we had gotten in the
past. With these DVD's, the catches are in digital print forever. Many of us
(me included), no longer has every issue and trying to buy up sets at auctions
and the like, it is not an easy task, if you can even do it.
I dearly miss those frequency checks. Ms
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
Chuck,
You're right. It doesn't seem to be listed. But you can contact Phil
directly. But it is sure nice way to have the history on DVD. It is by volume
and
I really think that is a must-have for serious club members, like a historical
encyclopedia. Ms
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 7:24 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
Through the years, we tend to forget about a lot of DX we had gotten in the
past. With these DVD's, the
Ah yes! Nothing like hearing South Carolina from California. I'd buy the
DVDs if information was made available.
Mike Hawkins
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com
wrote:
I dearly miss those frequency checks. Ms
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 7:16
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I've never owned a DVD reader, but this will make me buy one.
Any consumer suggestions?
Nothing fancy needed, just so it'll feed into a laptop and read these issues!
Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee
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Of course you can contact Phil (if you somehow knew it was available), but it
would be much better if it was listed in the web site where people would expect
to see what is available.
Chuck
From: mwd...@webtv.net
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:16:19 -0800
Subject:
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Yet another place the promo is missing... hopefully the last one!!!
“DX Monitor” on DVD IRCA’s regular bulletin “DX Monitor” Volumes 1 through 49
in.pdf format on 2 DVDs. Re-live the days gone by and re-introduce yourself
tothe former members who helped make the IRCA great!!
I miss the frequency checks, Proof-of-Performance tests and Equipment Tests.
Heard many new stations that way and have some nice QSLs from some of them.
I bet the CEs don't miss working overnight to perform the tests.
Martin Foltz
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:24:05 -0800
From: Mike Sanburn
Phil,
Paypal just now sent to you for DVDs. Use shipping address in the Paypal
transmittal. Thanks!
Mike Hawkins
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Phil Bytheway via IRCA
irca@hard-core-dx.com wrote:
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I remember when many of the Arizona graveyarders (KVSL, KPGE, KCUZ, KYCA...)
had f/c's index rapid fire succession. Ms
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Martin Foltz martinfo...@cox.net wrote:
I miss the frequency checks, Proof-of-Performance tests and Equipment Tests.
Heard
Hi Saul,
I just had a quick listen, and if I'm listening to the right ID,
I'm hearing the ID at 24 seconds as WGTX AM 1570.
73,
NIgel
On 24/11/2014 7:31 PM, Saul Chernos wrote:
Paul Walker and Bob (WF8V) IDed my 1320 as WOBL Oberlin OH, catching the ad as
Harrison Ford (not Heritage as
And there is no WGTX-AM, just WGTX 102.3 Truro/Provincetown, MA
I definately hear a VTK at least thats what it sounds like to me.
Paul
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:12 PM, Nigel Pimblett nige2...@telus.net wrote:
Hi Saul,
I just had a quick listen, and if I'm listening to the right ID, I'm
Great to see renewed interest in this. Lee Freshwater did the
scanning over five years ago, a huge task for which he should be
thanked. A pity that the DVDs fell off the map in the ensuing
years, but they were publicized back then; that's when I got my copy.
The DXMs are searchable as
The f/c's were great. I nabbed a lot of great DX, especially distant GYers.
However, with them running all 1 KW fulltime, the distance you can hear them
probably would not be as good.
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:24:05
Yes indeed, it a must-have. It gives the younger DXers a bit more info on how
the club worked in the early days. I have been wanting to see copies of the
early bulletins for many years.
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:27:23
I heard the old WXTC 1390 back in 1997 from here. It was mixing with the ME
test. I had not heard DX like that on a regional for years. So we still have
that happen rarely. The DXer has to be there at that time though.
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:33:55
Chuck,
I am sure it will be listed. I knew about the DVD's for some time. However I
did not know they were available until I talked to Phil in Billings. They
really weren't as it took a couple of months to get my set. I wonder if the
NRC has anything like this? Going back to the 30s, would be
Also there is a reprint DVD available as well with several of the major
articles that appeared over many years. I believe that one is $10 to the
bookstore. Ms
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 10:53 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
Yes indeed, it a must-have. It gives the
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
From: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 03:42:28 +
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$10 for members, buty no indication of prices for non-members or the rest of
the world.
Chuck
From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:58:29 -0800
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful
Also there is a reprint DVD available as
Reading about DX in the 1930s would be a blast indeed. Even the DX in the 1960s
is a whole different world. I think the DXM DVD deserves a full page ad with
details in an upcoming issue. I should post something about it on the IRCA
Facebook page as well.
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On Nov 24, 2014,
Unfortunately, CE's have to handle a series of stations in most cases, not one
AM, or maybe an AM FM combo. So they just do not have the time or energy to
do tests like they once did. CE's today, as most everyone are not letter
writers either. Add up everything else, I am surprised we ever
One of the longest lasting GY frequency checks was KVOW 1450 in Riverton WY. I
remember hearing it regularly until around 1992 or so. Had a nice signal into
SoCal with their tone. They ran a successful DX test once as well. Ms
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 10:52 PM, Patrick Martin
There have been some stations in the recent season or two that made up some
special qsl cards to answer reports after they ran a DX test. KRSN in Mew
Mexico comes to mind.
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 11:08 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
Unfortunately, CE's have to
Yup, pretty vile conditionsyet there actually were a couple of
signs of life.
pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker,
at least briefly):
no, just...no
Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it
understandable by a native speaker, though
See Phil...you mention it and the orders are lining up...hi. But in all
seriousness the collection of the DX Monitors from the beginning is priceless.
You cannot put a price of great memories. I have been at the dials for 52
years and it has been one amazing 5+ decades. To top to off...let's
I hope we sell a lot of them. A great walk down memory lane. Easily playable on
my computer.
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:01:50 +
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
From: n...@ieee.org
Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful
Great to
I will ask Phil about that one. It sounds like fun too. I do have a lot of the
Foreign and Technical books from years ago.
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:58:29 -0800
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX
Thanks. I will order one from Phil.
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
From: charle...@msn.com
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 07:02:11 +
Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful
$10 for members, buty no indication of prices for non-members or
Mike,
I was a teenager and in my early 20's when the old timers Len Lockwood and Hank
Wilkinson were around. They started even before Ernie Cooper. In fact one of my
electronic instructors at Clatsop College was a DXer in the 20s. He heard all
88 stations ( I think) in a few months. This was
One in Wisconsin I heard too. There are still stations that like to do QSLing.
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
From: mikesanb...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:12:35 -0800
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] IRCA DX Monitor on DVD Wonderful
There have been
Mike,
Too bad you weren't around in the late 60s/early 70s as 1400 kHz was wide open
mm's. The nearing station on MM's was Mansfield Ohio! One DXer in Seattle
logged NJ on 1400! I got the WNUE 1400 Ft. Walton Beach DX Test in 1971. A bit
later, 1400 from NV decided to stay on MM's and that was
Those must have been fun days DXing on tube powered consoles or crystal radios
and collecting EKKO stamps.
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On Nov 24, 2014, at 11:28 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
Mike,
I was a teenager and in my early 20's when the old timers Len Lockwood and
Hank
I STILL have two tube-powered consoles plus a tube-powered R388A. They
still work fine!
Mike Hawkins
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:35 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Those must have been fun days DXing on tube powered consoles or crystal
radios and collecting EKKO stamps.
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