Re: [IRCA] The VACTROL progress

A bit more checking and I think I may get the height for the Super KAZ, even if the bottom of it is 7-8 feet off the ground and KAZ said I could use a ratio of 1:5 rather than 1:4. Has anyone used a Super KAZ on the Pacific Coast? I have a straight shot less than a mile from the Pacific Ocean

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

Hi Walt, I used to be like a monkey, climbing tree left and right, but a 67 with the boots I wear, climbing trees is a bit harder now days. I do have a slingshot, but I am not too good with it. I could give it a try. I will wait until the weather is better. I still climb ladders to clean out

[IRCA] site for UK radio station information

Following on from reception of stations from the UK here a couple of nights agothis site might be of interest to those who hear UK DX: http://www.frequencyfinder.org.uk/ which includes a detailed by frequency listing of AM stations There is an analysis (opinion) of the future of AM radio

[IRCA] TP 7 Mar Victoria version

The geomagnetic upset definitely had its way the band this morning. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): pretty darn unlikely you would think, but 3LO briefly came close Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

Patrick, I hear your trepidation over heights. Have you considered alternate ways to launch wires to the apex? At my DX cottage in Masset, I have many trees 100' or more in height. No way I ever want to climb those. A couple of years ago, I bought a sling shot antenna launcher which has proven

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

Patrick, these things will still work OK with a 5:1 aspect ratio. Give me an idea of how high you can get the apex to be SAFELY !! So I can double check with EZNEC. 73 KAZ On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 9:50 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > Colin, > > My first plan was to go with a EWE,

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

Colin, My first plan was to go with a EWE, but I guess there may be some issues, so I decided to go with the Super KAZ. KAZ wrote me wondering if our soggy soil would affect the antenna with the bottom line being on the ground. He may have a point there. I could raise it up 7-8 feet, but then

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

KAZ, I was wondering the same thing about the soggy ground. How high the apex, depending on how I can get the wire up there. I can try and climb the tree, but the tree behind the house is easier to climb. The branches are in a better spot, than this tree in the center. At 67, I am not too

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

No worries - anyone I recognize on IRCA has easy credit with me! >From encouragement from Chuck Hutton, I should start flirting with some >different Opto isolators And maybe some added features. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Mar 7, 2016, at 7:32 PM, Patrick

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

Colin, If you lived on this side or the border, you would have had my cheque by the end of last week, but depending on how long it takes to get across the border, is anyone's guess. hi. At 180 air miles from Victoria, I would think 3 or 4 days at the most. Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

Patrick, how high can you make that apex in the tree? However, with that Vactrol, if you can get a good null with the bottom wire on the ground, it may be worth a try that way, but I fear your commonly soggy ground. I'd feel better about it 7 ft up. But try it on the ground first prior to

Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

Shipped out 2 VACTROL sets today, one set to Scotland... Will get yours and Bill's ready to go out tomorrow - Have not received checks from you guys yet - but that is OK - I know ya! :-) Exciting stuff huh! On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > I went out

[IRCA] Super KAZ

I went out when I got home this evening to look and measure the room in the backyard. It is about 110 feet or so and the row of trees, there is one nearly in the middle, give or take a few feet, so the plans for the Western Super KAZ looks good. Instead of running the line on the ground, I

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Mar 08 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 07 March follow. Solar flux 94 and estimated planetary A-index 24. The

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Mar 07 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 07 March follow. Solar flux 94 and estimated planetary A-index 22. The

Re: [IRCA] [CapeDX] Switch from unterminated to terminated DKAZ caught on wav file!

--- Begin Message --- In a similar vein on directional antennas, I actually made up daytime stereo audio recordings with a Flag antenna having one receiver (Drake R8A) listening on its northeast side and another R8A receiving at the same time on the southwest side. These were done in 2004

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 3/7/16

Listened from 1320-1355 UT no audio and only one carrier on 774 on the bottom part of the band.  But the top part of the band was good at times with 3 stations with audio.   1566  HLAZ hrd at 1341 UT with talk and just above the noise level. 1575  VOA hrd at 1339 UT with talk. 1593  China

[IRCA] Switch from unterminated to terminated DKAZ caught on wav file!

It’s not often you actually have a recorded history of setting up an antenna. I recently had the accidental good fortune to do just that while making antenna adjustments on the final day of a visit to the Grayland Motel, near [oddly enough] Grayland, WA. The more I listen to the Perseus wav