Re: [IRCA] TP for 29 March from Masset

2016-04-04 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Neil, unfortunately DU reception was mostly non-existent for my stay, except for the final morning while I was busy deconstructing the antennae, including the DKAZ. I know that I was very happy with performance of the DKAZ last Oct. This time, there wasn't a lot to use it for, to be honest. It

Re: [IRCA] AM Revitalization: From Hard Facts to Whimsical Fantasy

2016-04-04 Thread coffee_canuck
Well said sir! Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Apr 4, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Rick Dau wrote: > > I wouldn't say young people NEVER listen to radiothey certainly listen to > FM. After all, young people like their modern pop musicAriana

Re: [IRCA] AM Revitalization: From Hard Facts to Whimsical Fantasy

2016-04-04 Thread Rick Dau
I wouldn't say young people NEVER listen to radiothey certainly listen to FM. After all, young people like their modern pop musicAriana Grande, Justin Bieber, Fetty Wap, Bruno Mars, Meghan Traynor, and the rest. And how else are they going to discover new artists whose music they'll

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-04-04 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Apr 05 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 04 April follow. Solar flux 83 and estimated planetary A-index 7. The

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on April 4

2016-04-04 Thread Bruce Portzer
Conditions improved from dreadful yesterday to mediocre today. Today's half-hearted enhancement peaked at about 1320, with almost no sign of Asians after 1330. GOOD 1566HLAZ, woman in Japanese 1319 FAIR 774JOUB, Japanese talk 1314 1503JOUK Japanese woman 1321 POOR 693

Re: [IRCA] AM Revitalization: From Hard Facts to Whimsical Fantasy

2016-04-04 Thread Patrick Martin
It sounds like they are more interested in shutting down pirates rather than fixing the issue. The FCC is also repacking the TV dial too. I don't have a lot of hope for either. One big issue is that the World has changed. Streaming is getting to be the norm for a lot of listening and viewing.

[IRCA] AM Revitalization: From Hard Facts to Whimsical Fantasy

2016-04-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.radioworld.com/article/am-revitalization-from-hard-facts-to-whimsical-fantasy/278529 Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Be sure to register now for the Joint DX

[IRCA] Grayland, WA Ultralight TP's for 4-4

2016-04-04 Thread d1028gary
Walt certainly picked the right date to return to Victoria. Yesterday's DU propagation was long gone, and the anemic Asians that did manage to show up didn't stick around for long. There was a lackluster sunrise enhancement which brought up some second-tier Asians from 1315-1400 but none of

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-04-04 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Apr 04 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 03 April follow. Solar flux 82 and estimated planetary A-index 15. The