[IRCA] TP 30 Apr Victoria version

2018-04-30 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
A bit of a mix this morning, with nothing really strong, best period seemed to be 1220-1240UT pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): no today Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker,

Re: [IRCA] DXpedition to Ditchley, VA April 22-24, 2018

2018-04-30 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Good catches there Bill, especially the South Africans. 729 het has been here when it was too auroral for typical Spain but I've yet to pull audio. It should be doable since usual 730 domestic pests (mostly Montreal) would be suppressed by a degree of aurora to leave

[IRCA] 610-KEAR (5 kW) Received in the Cook Islands

2018-04-30 Thread Gary DeBock
610-KEAR, "Family Radio West Coast" from Oakland, California became the 7th USA station to crash the DU-DXing sunset skip sessions on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, managing this fairly good signal (for 5 kW at 4,616 miles/ 7,429 km) with its religious format at 0835 UTC on 4-12

Re: [IRCA] DXing and cruising - part two

2018-04-30 Thread Theo
Hi Mark: Well, as I remarked, it wasn't a serious attempt at DXing but just time to make a few observations.  Cruising is a very social activity and as my dining was at the late (8.30 pm) sitting, the table was seldom finished much before 10.30 pm. Looking back at my rough notes for the

[IRCA] DXpedition to Ditchley, VA April 22-24, 2018

2018-04-30 Thread Bill Whitacre
While my wife was promoting a book in Rochester, NY I made a 2-night visit to Ditchley, VA for a short respite from our QRN-ridden suburban DC home. With a 160’ DKAZ pointed at ~ 135 deg. true North and fairly low levels of noise I tried to make the best of pretty mediocre conditions. The one