Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1500khz Mystery Station

2016-02-12 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
He's the stations chief engineer, a friend of mine for several years.. I texted him late one night, he checked the next morning. Paul On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 10:30 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: > Paul - > > So you called the guy. How was he able to give a definitive answer over >

Re: [IRCA] 1500khz Mystery Station--ROAD TRIP

2016-02-12 Thread Rob Keeney
Chuck, I've heard WDPC s/off several times during this hunt and the noise doesn't belong to them. Rob Keeney Goose Creek SC em92xx On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 2:39 AM, Chuck Hutton wrote: > Robert - > > I assume we can eliminate WDPC Dallas as they are just over the hill from >

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1500khz Mystery Station

2016-02-12 Thread Les Rayburn
I highly suspect that the culprit will turn out to be a station with a daytime only authorization. Their transmitter’s high voltage section would usually remain on and that may be what is radiating. Chances are the engineer would be completely unaware of the problem unless they monitoring the

[IRCA] Two 1510 loggings

2016-02-12 Thread Stan Horzepa
Logged two new ones just before dawn on 1510 kc: *WFAI*on Thursday morning 1145 UTC transmitting gospel music with 2500 watts from Salem, NJ, 190 miles to the southwest. Elecraft KX3 radio and C.Crane CC twin coil ferrite antenna were the equipment. *WLAC*on Friday morning, 1125 UTC,

[IRCA] Victoria TP - Feb 12 - some slight thrills

2016-02-12 Thread R. Colin Newell
https://youtu.be/Ov--RPK7OPE Listened from 14:40 UTC until 15:10 Apart from some thrilling signals on 774 and 972 kHz (Japan and Korea) today was an example of average and calm - There were brief blips from a couple of not so often heard stations like Japan on 873 (with full parallel to 774) On

Re: [IRCA] Two 1510 loggings

2016-02-12 Thread Forrester S
Speaking of car radios, my Dad had a 68 Catalina that was outstanding! Easily picked up 760 WJR, 880 KRVN, 1160 WJJD with great audio. There were others but this was in the late 70s and early 80s in Cedar Falls Ia. Also coming to mind now my Dad and I heard our local, now defunct, 850 KLEU with a

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1500khz Mystery Station

2016-02-12 Thread Forrester S
Well I realize this may not be in the proper vicinity but just throwing a thought out there but what about Doniphan Mo? On again off again station maybe creating these noises. Just a thought, that is all. As I say in certain groups, take what you want and leave the rest. Todd Skaine Bloomington M

[IRCA] TP 12 Feb Victoria version

2016-02-12 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Not really sunrise enhancement, but a bit of pre-sunrise perhaps. Once again, some of the Asiatics showed as early as 1000UT, but were generally stronger later. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 774 JOUB man in Japanese 1507UT 972

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-02-12 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Feb 12 2105 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 112 and estimated planetary A-index 16. The

Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

2016-02-12 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- One more comment about the late John Bryant. The work he did on ferrite materials and matching transformers (with Bill Bowers and others) is still first rate reference material. His evaluation of the Kaz Delta antenna, around the time (late '90s) that terminated

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-02-12 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 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 112 and estimated planetary A-index 13. The

Re: [IRCA] 1500khz Mystery Station--ROAD TRIP

2016-02-12 Thread Robert LaFore
Agreed WDPC is not the source. Here is shows "skywave" character.in that it fades in and fades out On 2/12/2016 6:02 AM, Rob Keeney wrote: Chuck, I've heard WDPC s/off several times during this hunt and the noise doesn't belong to them. Rob Keeney Goose Creek SC em92xx On Fri, Feb 12,