[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, February 6-12, 2015

2015-02-12 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
---BeginMessage--- All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT`]. Rx: mostly DX-398 or PL-880 with internal antenna only; Nissan stock caradio as specified; FRG-7 with E/W longwire as specified These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF,

[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, February 6-12, 2015

2015-02-12 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
---BeginMessage--- These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as  http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser And compiled weekly along with extensive news

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2015-02-12 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2015 Feb 12 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 11 February follow. Solar flux 131 and estimated planetary A-index 7. The

[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, February 6-12, 2015

2015-02-12 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
---BeginMessage--- All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT`]. Rx: mostly DX-398 or PL-880 with internal antenna only; Nissan stock caradio as specified; FRG-7 with E/W longwire as specified These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF,

[IRCA] Best signal 1575 Farda in awhile

2015-02-12 Thread Bill Whitacre
Solar wind is down, A-index is down, Dst is above zero, solar flux is down. Best signals on 1521 and 1575 in awhile right now. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2015-02-12 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2015 Feb 13 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 12 February follow. Solar flux 128 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The

Re: [IRCA] Best signal 1575 Farda in awhile

2015-02-12 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Hi, Bill! I was just thinking about Farda, and their total absence from WCNA. Contrast this to the last solar minimum when they were heard almost daily in the late afternoons. Great catch!73, Walt On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Bill Whitacre b...@his.com wrote: Solar wind is down,

[IRCA] TP 12 Feb Victoria version

2015-02-12 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Not a morning to wake up for. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): No Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): Still no not so

Re: [IRCA] Headphones

2015-02-12 Thread Saul Chernos
Thank you, everybody, for the suggestions. I'm going to go through each of them and compare... Some thoughts: I'm not huge on earbuds. The noise cancellation I'm thinking of has served me more to block outside sound... say if I'm DXing and there's other family members up, or the TV or stereo

Re: [IRCA] Headphones

2015-02-12 Thread Mark Durenberger Mobile
The problem I have with some noise-cancelling headphones is that, as part of the algorithm, high-end frequencies are rolled off to make cancellation more effective. So...with the ones I've tried at least...you give up clarity for ambience suppression. Not worth it for my old ears g Mark

Re: [IRCA] Headphones

2015-02-12 Thread Barry Davies
Hello Saul I use wireless headphones. My link takes you them. The brand name is Arkon.  For $60 they go fine with my PERSEUS.   http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/wireless-863-mhz-rf-on-ear-headphones-blacksilver-a08fq Best wishes Barry  :-)      Carlisle UK.  Lat. 54.9808N   Lon. 02.8755W

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 2-12

2015-02-12 Thread d1028gary
Hello All,   It was a strange session this morning with only one low band and one high band Asian reaching brief fair levels, but with almost nothing else coming out of the noise.   At my 1430 start time the only Asian with audio was on 1593, as an apparent CNR1 rose in and out of the

Re: [IRCA] Headphones

2015-02-12 Thread Tim Kridel
Check out dealnews.com. They have headphone deals every day via retailers such as New Egg and Fry's. I often see Bose, Sennheiser and other major brands at deep discounts. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com