[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/29/16

2016-09-29 Thread Richard N. Allen
I listened from 1047 until 1225 (sunrise) and heard very little this morning other than hets, primarily on 612, 702, 891 and 1098. Richard Allen. Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/list

[IRCA] TPs for Thursday, September 29, 2016

2016-09-29 Thread Dennis Vroom via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Good morning, Listened from 1235-1337 on & off. Poor conditions this morning.  594  JAPAN, JOAK Tokyo, NHK1 1235 & 1331 poor signal or was it imaginary audio. 09/29/2016 774  JAPAN, JOUB Akita, NHK2 1334 poor with woman speaker between splatter crashes, 09/29/2016  Best

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 29 September 2016

2016-09-29 Thread Nigel Pimblett
I'm hitting the road today, so won't have a chance to do a full report, but there wouldn't be a lot to report anyhow. This morning bore no resemblance to yesterday, except that the Asians were still missing. Most of the DUs were missing today too. Did note ABC news fanfare at 13

[IRCA] Nova Scotia Log 28 Sep 2016 and VACTROL

2016-09-29 Thread Michael Yule
The DKAZ continues to prove a great antenna. Very low noise floor, about -128dB which is almost 35 dB better than I had with the previous winner, the Wellbrook 1530+. The Vactrol units that I got from you Colin have worked really well. If I was going to make a suggestion it would be that at the

[IRCA] S. AZ TPs, Thursday 9/29

2016-09-29 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
As with yesterday good LF conditions so only a quick first check and an ending check. But some signals were still doing well at the end. Steve AA7U near Sahuarita, AZ R75; west DKAZ 594 poor 1324 utc 666 China presumed, weak (good level) 1325 utc 774 Japan very poor/poor 1326 utc 972 Kore

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultraligt TP's for 9-29

2016-09-29 Thread d1028gary
Richard, Dennis and Nigel all had better results than the dead band here. No audio or carriers from either the Asian or DU direction-- a primary reason for my multiple ocean cliff DU-DXpeditions every summer. 73, Gary DeBock (in the DU-dead zone of Puyallup, WA, USA) ___

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/29/16

2016-09-29 Thread Neil Kazaross
I had hopes that you might have had some decent audio on 702 this morning as they were the star of the show here and audible for at least 20 minutes from 1135-55. (LSR 1149 today). 700 KHSE (outta spec) initially was a problem but faded due to SR. You should be able to loop them to your south with

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 29 September 2016

2016-09-29 Thread Neil Kazaross
Stronger AU today probably got to you in AB. Here in IL DU's OK and 20 minutes of audio from Sydney 702. 73 KAZ On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Nigel Pimblett wrote: > I'm hitting the road today, so won't have a chance to do a > full report, but there wouldn't be a lot to report

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultraligt TP's for 9-29

2016-09-29 Thread Bruce Portzer
I checked the dial at 1320 UTC, just before leaving for work, and the results were the same as Gary's.  No sign of carriers on 774 972 or 1566.  At least now I know I don't have an antenna problem. Bruce     - Original Message - From: d1028g...@comcast.net To: "Mailing America" Se

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 28 September 2016

2016-09-29 Thread Theo
Cheez whiz! 3HA/981... Newstalk ZB/1026... and 2QN/1521... in Alberduh... some 2kW'ers working overtimewow. Theo On 9/28/2016 10:25 PM, Nigel Pimblett wrote: Wow! What else could I say. Yes, the Asians were missing for day 3, but I really didn't mind, as this morning was my best DU mor

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 28 September 2016

2016-09-29 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I'm looking forward to when I can have a chance to get outside and do some TP/DU Hunting here,, it should be pretty interesting results, especially since I am 200 miles or more from the nearest operating AM transmitter site, Paul On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Theo wrote: > Cheez whiz! 3HA

Re: [IRCA] I found some Aussie audio on 612 from this morning.

2016-09-29 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Somebody should come up with an SDR that allows stereo reception by having two internal phased-locked receivers fed by two separate antennas. In this area, for instance, if using two bidirectional loops such as ALA-1530's (one N-S, one E-W), you could record the band mid-ev

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultraligt TP's for 9-29

2016-09-29 Thread R. Colin Newell
I looked at the Hall-Patch online radar at 1320 UTC and seeing a handful of exclusively LOWER Band (typically DU) signals, I turned on my heel and went back to the delicious comfort of my king sized bed. A follow-up check at around 1415 UTC (pre shower) revealed several of the DU signals were stil

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 28 September 2016

2016-09-29 Thread d1028gary
Nigel, Let me add my congratulations to all the others who have commented on your outstanding DU catches in Alberta. If you can receive Newstalk-ZB on both 1026 and 1035, you might as well try for them on both 1008 and 1044 as well, if you have a similar DU opening (local QRM permitting). On

[IRCA] AM BCB DX………3 NEW Stations Heard

2016-09-29 Thread Robert Ross
Hi Guys: Here is my Report for the last 5 Days …..3 NEW Stations were logged RECEIVER ……ELAD FDM-S2 SDR ANTENNA……WELLBROOK ALA-1530LNP Imperium Loop AM LOG TOTALS are now..1,894 Stations Heard 73……..ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ***

[IRCA] New AM Log!

2016-09-29 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Well, I can't believe I didn't post this back when it happened. Ir's probably nothing super fantastic, but i'm always pleased with a new station in the log book I am in Galena, Alaska. We are a village of 500 people in the central part of the state, 300 miles west of Fairbanks and 300 miles east o

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/29/16

2016-09-29 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA carrier search Sept 29: unavoidably awake circa 1000 UT, I quickly check 774 but nothing yet. With K-index of 5 and a G2 storm in progress as long predicted, I am not expecting much, especially over hi-latitude paths. Just pre-1226 sunrise

[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, September 23-29, 2016

2016-09-29 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- 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 fro

[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, September 23-29, 2016

2016-09-29 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 UT period to the previous date by ELT]. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W o

[IRCA] TPs for 9-29-16

2016-09-29 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- I listened for a few minutes before heading off to work. No audio or carriers present on 594, 693, 747, 774 or 1566, at around 1250. Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO Drake R8A, Eton E1, ALA1530ln, Conti Loops --- End Message --- ___ I

[IRCA] Possible South American stations?

2016-09-29 Thread Richard N Allen
South America is the only continent I haven't heard since I resume medium wave DXing a few years ago. With the elevated K-indices it might be possible to hear something from that region. So can someone suggest a target or two I might hear in north central Oklahoma? It has been an elusive targ

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-09-29 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Sep 29 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 28 September follow. Solar flux 84 and estimated planetary A-index 42. The e

[IRCA] Today's (9/29/16) DU chase from IL

2016-09-29 Thread Neil Kazaross
Sunrise 1149 UTC Most of the action and any of the audio was low band near sunrise with many channels with carriers some seemingly at or only a couple dB below threshold audio level. 702 had the best audio and was listenable at times. 738 was a weak mix of Tahiti with mx and Aussie // 702. 612 was

Re: [IRCA] Today's (9/29/16) DU chase from IL

2016-09-29 Thread R. Colin Newell
When I looked in at 1315 the bad was very quiet -- Not unusual for the DU's to rock at 1000 UTC for an hour and then drop until sunrise - Congrats! On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 5:35 PM, Neil Kazaross wrote: > Sunrise 1149 UTC > > Most of the action and any of the audio was low band near sunrise wit

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-09-29 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Sep 30 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 29 September follow. Solar flux 83 and estimated planetary A-index 39. The e

Re: [IRCA] [CapeDX] SDRplay

2016-09-29 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- I would presume that HDSDR can do scheduling on SDRplay since it does it with Perseus. In fact the only thing for which I use HDSDR is scheduling. I always play back Perseus captures with the Perseus software. I'm guessing I would do the same thing with SDRplay: use HDSD

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/29/16

2016-09-29 Thread Richard N Allen
Neil: The QRM from an unID Mexican (probably XEGD) and KHSE was too much this morning. Richard. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 29, 2016, at 09:51, Neil Kazaross wrote: > > I had hopes that you might have had some decent audio on 702 this morning > as they were the star of the show here and aud

Re: [IRCA] I found some Aussie audio on 612 from this morning.

2016-09-29 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I seem to recall this topic being batted around when phasing two antennas with SDR was being addressed? The AFEDRI Dual Channel SDR (AFE822x SDR-Net) allows diversity reception (two SDRs set to the same center frequency and same bandwidth, coherently synchronized) The company provides only

[IRCA] TP 29 Sep Victoria version

2016-09-29 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I think the Asians finally cried uncle. So did practically everything else. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): pretty darn unlikely Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, tho

Re: [IRCA] TP 29 Sep Victoria version

2016-09-29 Thread R. Colin Newell
We were being overwhelmed with DX. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Sep 29, 2016, at 10:27 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > I think the Asians finally cried uncle. So did practically everything else. > > > > pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a na

[IRCA] Tonight's new one

2016-09-29 Thread James Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY Drake R8B, longwires west and south, Flag antenna northeast SEP 30 2016 0118 1240 WCEM MD Cambridge Call letters, NEW. 0134 1240 WWCO CT Waterbury Connecticut ads, RELOG I haven't been listening to live radio very much lately. Mostly working through