[IRCA] TP 12 Apr Victoria version

Things finally shifted considerably more towards Down Under this morning, although the Asian big guns still made reasonable appearances. Most intense signals were just around 1300UT today, tapering off either side. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

> > ​Hi Gary, Thanks for the RCI sign-on routine recording! I had to laugh when I heard the tail end of the audio, when the announcer's voice kicks in. Radio Cook Islands is still sounding over-modulated and bass-heavy, just like they were *25* years ago when I visited!​ Audio from their tapes or

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

Which leads to a question about the Christmas Island transmitter on 846. Are they running it at full power, even when there is no programming? It certainly seems that way, judging by a strong signal on 846 and lack of programming before sunrise here on the west coast. Possibly that's a

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

Hi Paul, A lot of these Pacific island transmitters suffer for lack of maintenance and repair parts. The salt water environment, hot weather and cyclone damage take their toll. 630-RCI is apparently one of the worst for an underperforming signal-- I tried hard to hear it in Kona, Hawaii twice

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

A.) I would suspect Radio Cook Islands isn’t running full power B.) isn’t it non directional? then there’s no nulls, that applies to directional stations On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 9:24 PM Gary DeBock wrote: > 630-Radio Cook Islands in Rarotonga is one of the most exotic

[IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

630-Radio Cook Islands in Rarotonga is one of the most exotic Pacific island stations on the MW band, with a reputation of being a real underperformer. Here in Aitutaki (about 200 km to the north) you can even hear the Australian co-channels 4QN and 2PB in its null at night. Here is the sign

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 12 April 2018

No New Zealand today, but a good selection of Australians. Still nothing from Asia. 531 4KZ Innisfail, AUSTRALIA Vocal by a woman at 1225. Weak, but // with 5055. 567 unIDtraces of man talking at 1252 576 2RN Sydney, AUSTRALIAWeak, with interview at 1217, //792. 585

[IRCA] 918 kHz at 1700 UTC

Welcome to wild Aitutaki DX! This MP3 starts off with exotic music and female speech by an UnID station in an unusual foreign language, followed by even more bizarre tinker-toy like time pips at the 1700 TOH (at 1:41 into the recording). Multiple co-channels (including Shandong and two Oz

[IRCA] Cook Islands (Aitutaki) Ultralight TP's for 4-12

Another calm-weather sunrise session provided more wild, ocean-boosted DX (with assistance from the 5" FSL). 918 and 1566 were the priority frequencies this morning, and both yielded results-- although maybe not in the way I was hoping for. 918 was a real zoo at 1630 with Shandong, 4VL and a

[IRCA] Cook Islands DXing Setup

For those interested in seeing the extremely humble DXing setup on the Aitutaki beach here in the Cook Islands (7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB Ultralight model, 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna (a TSA-friendly type), a new 40 inch (1m) PVC base and the usual sleep-deprived DXer, a detailed

[IRCA] TP 11 Apr Victoria version

Mostly Asian again, with a lack of Chinese. Generally conditions seemed a bit better today because the levels of splatter were lower, not sure why. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 774 JOUB man in Japanese 1258UT 828 JOBB man in