[IRCA] TP 20 Mar Victoria version

Things were fairly intense here for about 15 or 20 minutes before 1400UT, but oddly some of the big guns were better earlier. I'm sure I missed some stations fading up to audio, but only so much time to comb through the files during the sunrise boost. pretty darn good audio (all of it

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 20 March 2016

After no Asians yesterday, today was a big improvement. A short, sharp enhancement from about 1302 to 1307 brought several stations up to audio level. After that though, the Asians dropped off very quickly. All the action was on the high band, with the 'big guns' not even reaching

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Mar 21 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 March follow. Solar flux 88 and estimated planetary A-index 10. The

[IRCA] 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 TP-DX for 3-20 (Conclusion)

A short but potent sunrise enhancement boost from 1330-1355 raised up both low and high band Asian signals to respectable levels on the hand-held 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 this morning, with the Japanese big guns, 603-HLSA and 1575-VOA the main beneficiaries. During the propagation peak around 1350

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Mar 20 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 March follow. Solar flux 89 and estimated planetary A-index 18. The

Re: [IRCA] Remote Termination on DKAZ and EWE

Fun here with my Vactrol with WKZO nulled down enough to listen to Huskers BB from Omaha's KXSP 590 during the day from my NW Chicago burb, 73 KAZ On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 1:28 PM, coffee_canuck wrote: > All good! Yay! > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV -

Re: [IRCA] Remote Termination on DKAZ and EWE

All good! Yay! Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Mar 20, 2016, at 11:01 AM, Paul Crankshaw wrote: > > I'm now using Colin's Vactrol with a EWE and it works fine. Just finished > digging a trench across the grass to hide the bell wire (don't

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 20

Today's TP DX was reasonably OK. The low part of the band showed some life until just after 1300, when the TP's called it a night and went home. The upper part of the dial, on the other hand, didn't really get going until the sunrise enhancement at about 1340. GOOD 594JOAK, lively

Re: [IRCA] Remote Termination on DKAZ and EWE

I'm now using Colin's Vactrol with a EWE and it works fine. Just finished digging a trench across the grass to hide the bell wire (don't know if same term is used 'over there') to connect the control unit and resistor. Paul Troon, Scotland On 20/03/2016 17:40, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: Hi

Re: [IRCA] Remote Termination on DKAZ and EWE

Yeah, I think you're right Nick about Vactrol and EWE. Also didn't Wellbrook's K9AY unit use a Vactrol or some of the other commercial ones? 73 KAZ On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > Hi James, > > Haven't seen a reply on this, so don't know if you had

Re: [IRCA] Remote Termination on DKAZ and EWE

Hi James, Haven't seen a reply on this, so don't know if you had already planned the transformer / lamp cord / potentiometer option. (a version is at http://www.bamlog.com/vartermloop.htm). If so, and you want to recover from the 5k pot purchase, and have some fixed resistors in the 1.2 -

[IRCA] 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 TP-DX for 3-20 (Preliminary)

Thanks to Richard for his TP-DX report from Oklahoma (and it's great to have you back!). A short but sharp sunrise enhancement boost from 1330-1350 brought several low and high band Asians up to respectable levels this morning, resulting in brief good signals from the Japanese big guns,

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

Listened from 1325-1345 UT no audio and only weak carriers on 594, 693, 774, 1566 and 1593.   Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8                                                                                                          

Re: [IRCA] Bizarre FSL Antenna Shootout (Part 2)

Gary - Being a PL-380 owner, I'm hoping there's an ounce of cure. Is there any idea why the het appears on 603? And at least to me it's unknown whether there are hets on other frequencies. I don't see any spec for the notch bandwidth in the Timewave. The CW filter bandwidth is specified and

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/20/16

Good morning fellow DXers. For a few minutes around local sunrise (1231 GMT) I listened for TP signals. JOUB 774 was heard at 1225 GMT with a poor to barely audible signal fading out at 1228. No signals heard on 594, 693, 747 or 828 kHz. Good DX. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA. Sent

Re: [IRCA] Japanese Portable Radio Shootout Video

The tatami backdrop is very fitting, hi. That's pretty good DX for mostly barefoot portables, and from 30 miles south of one of the world's largest cities. I wonder why the Degen was noisier than the others? best wishes, Nick At 15:17 16-03-16, Gary wrote: For those interested, a

Re: [IRCA] TP 15 Mar Victoria version

<<<    I think I was more in Gary's camp than Bruce's this morning.   The thought of hearing CRI-1044, however poorly, with the present geomagnetic conditions seems unlikely...but it happened.   >>>   Yes, Nick, this was one of the strangest TP-DX receptions I've ever experienced, given the