Re: [IRCA] Craig Barnes' TP-DXpedition to Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii (Part Two)

2017-05-03 Thread Chris Kadlec
Gary, I recall my very first Chinese tropo opening at my new place in Korea. I had assumed no such non-Korean tropo could or would ever exist as it didn't exist anywhere inland. I didn't know any Chinese really and all of the signals were appearing in between frequencies (like on 90.45, etc.)

Re: [IRCA] Craig Barnes' TP-DXpedition to Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii (Part Two)

2017-05-03 Thread d1028gary
Chris, <<< I recall my very first Chinese tropo opening at my new place in Korea. I had assumed no such non-Korean tropo could or would ever exist as it didn't exist anywhere inland. I didn't know any Chinese really and all of the signals were appearing in between frequencies (like on 90.45,

[IRCA] Not so UNID 800

2017-05-03 Thread Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- That's a funny story. I noticed a similar situation in the late 80's while living in Georgia. I was listening to the signoff ancmt of WNOW-1030 in NC. At the end of the ancmt, the guy said, "Now stay tuned to 1030 and listen to WBZ from Boston." As soon as WNOW cut thei

Re: [IRCA] not so unID 800

2017-05-03 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Jim, Check the WRTH or other listings. On 800 is 100 kW HJBW, Bucaramanga, Colombia, RCN! Presumably stands or stood for Radio Cadena Nacional. 73, Glenn Hauser --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2017-05-03 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 May 03 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 02 May follow. Solar flux 77 and estimated planetary A-index 4. The estimate

[IRCA] CHINESE QSLs

2017-05-03 Thread Pete Taylor
Chris Kadlec wrote: > Everyone has to start somewhere. You just persist and find ways to gain > knowledge, improve your hobby for yourself and others, and one day it's all > effortless. Before we visited China in 1979, I did quite a bit of research utilizing many available sources including

[IRCA] Revitalization and Interference: Fact vs. Science Fiction

2017-05-03 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/0004/revitalization-and-interference-fact-vs-science-fiction/339609 Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messa

Re: [IRCA] Revitalization and Interference: Fact vs. Science Fiction

2017-05-03 Thread Mark Durenberger
Students of FCC history may recall that Mr. Fowler as FCC Chair advocated a "Marketplace" approach to regulations...almost to the point of saying "we'll stay out of the way; let 'em fight it out." (This is not meant to be a verbatim quote.) The Elephant In The Room is whether the proposed cha

Re: [IRCA] Revitalization and Interference: Fact vs. Science Fiction

2017-05-03 Thread Russ Edmunds
While the proposed changes may indeed be promising and beneficial, there's another bogeyman contributing heavily to the problem and also dating back to the 1960's. It's the wrongheaded and failed idea that more stations provide more service or that more power provides more service. The stead

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2017-05-03 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 May 04 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 03 May follow. Solar flux 75 and estimated planetary A-index 4. The estimate

[IRCA] TP 3 May Victoria version

2017-05-03 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
All DU this morning, and much of that seemed to be New Zealand pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): nope Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or nois

[IRCA] Fwd: Radio Stamps Auction Catalogue Now Available Online

2017-05-03 Thread Lynn Hollerman via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- For anyone interested... Lynn. Lafayette, LA Begin forwarded message: > From: Neil Carleton > Date: May 3, 2017 at 7:05:17 PM CDT > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: Radio Stamps Auction Catalogue Now Available Online > > > DISTRIBUTION > > > > To radio