Re: [IRCA] KABL/1460 Salinas CA is no more

2007-01-05 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hmmm, what exactly do you Mean? hi hi hi hi hi 100% compliment! I remember hearing KDON from S. Calif and if I remember right it was an enjoyable station to listen to. No veries though from that one. I think it was one of the first out of the area stations I'd heard when I first started

Re: [IRCA] 1210 Unid

2007-01-05 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Good Evening, Is the other Rel station, KPRZ or something San Marcos? That might be a little difficult with KEBR, but I suppose Family Radio has it's own distinctness. Heard KGYN last night. Nuthin really good this morning yet. Little bit of Cuba on 640 but I don't need it. (was checking

Re: [IRCA] KABL/1460 Salinas CA is no more

2007-01-05 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Don, I was a March AFB, Riverside avionics dude, later a paperwork dude. Don't count out R. Progresso- Cuba on 640. I don't know why, and although it's not real common, it's usually the only SS audio I get under KFI. (ha, it's usually the ONLY anything I get under them.) I get some KFI fades

[IRCA] 990 KTHH Albany OR

2007-01-04 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
My local.It's in the last BI column but I didn't notice the programming change until tonight- haven't been checking either. Was progressive talk, the truth, now back to classic country the legend. Was cricket country before all this. I call it the clear channel shuffle. 73- Doug

Re: [IRCA] KABL/1460 Salinas CA is no more

2007-01-04 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
What was their call back in the 70s'/80's?? KION already sounds familiar, but not quite sure why? Maybe a previous call. (hi) 73- Doug - Original Message - From: Michael Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:05 AM Subject: [IRCA]

Re: [IRCA] 1210 Unid

2007-01-04 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Don, Thanks! Im guessin' KEBR over-powers KQEQ for you? Yeah, they're listed as spanish, or were anyways and that's what goofed me up. The different programming is what made it stand out. If it were still spanish, I would have never even noticed it. 73- Doug - Original Message -

[IRCA] 1210 Unid

2007-01-03 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Howdy, I'm hearing a foreign language ?Asian?, tune-ful repetition by a yl at 0108. Best reception seems to be NW/SE on loop, but perhaps only because I'm nulling a stronger SS station due north. What I'm hearing is something I would expect from 1200 KYAA Soquel, ie. Hindi-Punjab. Any ideas?

Re: [IRCA] 1210 Two stations

2007-01-03 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks Dennis and good morning, I'm guessing that the foreign language was from KEBR-Family Radio-Rocklin as I heard their interval tune (hi) pretty strong at the 0200 ToH. I have two SS stations logged on 1210, both from WA- KZTS and KWMG- don't know if those calls are exactly current. A

Re: [IRCA] 1210 Unid

2007-01-03 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks for your help and comments. Sorry for the slow reply as I'm currently running DX'er hours 3pm to 8am, hi. What I heard was on 1210. I don't hear this type of programming often, so it stands out. Knowing that KYAA, Soquel in CA. runs this sort of programming made me double check my

Re: [IRCA] Less Time to DX...

2007-01-03 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
I'm rootin' for ya Bert, root for me too as I'm in the same boat. If you get any chatter from the Palstar, change the configuration of your clothes-pin/playing cards to spoke ratio. 73- Doug Serving the Govt from 1977-2002 Now serving myself. - Original Message - From: Ira Elbert New,

Re: [IRCA] 1210 Unid

2007-01-03 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
KQEQ Fowler, CA...Flute tune, two ID's, one by OM, then YL. Vietnamese or similar? New log. 2200 LT - Original Message - From: Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wednesday, January 03

[IRCA] 1370 KWNC Quincy WA

2006-12-31 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Seems to be a bit far for 39 Watts?? or is it? ID, Real Country, 1370 KWNC at 240 miles. 73- Doug Albany, OR Drake R8B, Kiwa Loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] the magic ball

2006-12-21 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
I like your comments Robbie. I'll go over your post again later cause I'm short of time at the moment. A parallel to the whole topic, I absurdedly was thinking of and as weird as it may be, was that of dragging a teen-ager or pre-teen through an antique shop. Sometimes they say neat, but do

Re: [IRCA] Friday Morning in Boone

2006-12-15 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hi Steve, Thanks for checking on us. I emailed Patrick early last night and haven't heard from him yet. The wind is always more fierce on the coast, but the way it was blowing last night, I'd wonder if the coast is even still there. I'm sure some shingles are gone here, a minor thing. We have

Re: [IRCA] Friday Morning in Albany

2006-12-15 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
It's getting light enough to see outside and I've come to conclusion that maybe I need a new chainsaw I'd say half of my 40' tall apple tree is now nicely positioned on the ground for removal. It was located fairly far away from the house so that was

Re: [IRCA] 2007 WRTH

2006-12-12 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Merry Christmas Curt! -73, Doug I'll probably do the same!. - Original Message - From: W. Curt Deegan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 2007 WRTH Marc,

Re: [IRCA] KBOI 670

2006-12-08 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hi Jim, Midnight Trucking 12-4 MT http://www.radio-locator.com/ http://www.670kboi.com/ 73- Doug - Original Message - From: Jim Renfrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 07,

[IRCA] Something from the News papers Odd News Column - Military Radio Signal Jams Garage Doors

2006-12-03 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Military Radio Signal Jams Garage Doors Dec 2, 5:03 PM (ET) By ROBERT WELLER DENVER (AP) - What do remote-control garage door openers have to do with national security? A secretive Air Force facility in Colorado Springs tested a radio frequency this past week that it would use to

Re: [IRCA] Anything happening on the other 116 MW frequencies in NorthAmerica?

2006-12-01 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hey Mike, I'm DXing sort of... trying to catch up to you on the Lucky 7 DX contest. Say, your not goal oriented are you?hi. I missed the first two months and have a loog row to hoe. I never regret entering one of the contests because, if nothing else, it gets me to the dials- not that I

Re: [IRCA] It was CFTR, Doug!

2006-11-30 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks Patrick, I suppose it could be equivalent to hearing a traffic report for L.A.on 640, hi. (other choice's being??) 73- Doug - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent:

Re: [IRCA] CFTR 680

2006-11-30 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks Dennis, I'm starting to get the feeling this is a good catch, hi. Not that many stations on 680 though. I think my noise level degraded things a bit and wished it wasn't there, don't we all I only had two other stations on 680- KKGR, MT and KOMW, WA. As far as the posts, it's

Re: [IRCA] KNBR OFF !

2006-11-29 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks Mike... ...Still trying to decipher FF to the NE, got SS music to the SE at 0113 PST 73- Doug ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] KNBR OFF !

2006-11-29 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
I'm trying Definitely not border SS music. The beat seems almost salsa/tropical based. To the NE, heard Highway 401 mentioned several times and a high of 16 degrees in EE. 0130 PT. 73- Doug Albany, OR Drake R8B, Kiwa Loop ___ IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] KNBR OFF !

2006-11-29 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
GM Patrick, I didn't get a ton of audio from anyone during the off -period and I can blame that mostly on local noise. I can only point the loop in a very limited direction on 680. I had the SS music more than anything. No ID's on anything. The Toronto station is interesting and doe's jibe

Re: [IRCA] KNBR OFF !

2006-11-29 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hi Mike, XESON. I was hoping for another Cuban, hi. Makes sense considering the music I was hearing. I think if I listen enough, eventually I might be able to coax an ID out of that station if conditions continue to favor it. Thanks again, 73- Doug - Original Message - From: Michael

Re: [IRCA] It was CFTR, Doug!

2006-11-29 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks Saul. 61 degrees here would be record highs also. I'm starting to feel I actually caught it, hi. It was only a matter of 30 seconds of clarity, but I guess if the right things are said, that's all that matters. It certainly beats an hour of nothing indicative! :) 73- Doug -

[IRCA] 1100 WTAM

2006-11-28 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Fair ID from 1100 WTAM, Cleveland OH under KFAX and KNZZ at 0131 PT. Transferring the audio clip from my cassette to the PC made it sound a fair amount better. I had a tent. logging of it in May '05. 73- Doug Albany, OR Drake R8B, Kiwa Loop ___ IRCA

Re: [IRCA] KNBR/KTCT downtime???

2006-11-28 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks for the update Mike! - Doug - Original Message - From: Michael Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 5:44 PM Subject: [IRCA] KNBR/KTCT downtime??? I have a question mark on the subject line for obvious reasons. As of 1730 PT,

Re: [IRCA] What's the best Receiver and Antenna?

2006-11-27 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hi All, Thanks again for answering my vague question as I was mostly trying to get some opinions in an effort to assist my brother. I'm fine with my Drake and Kiwa and do understand that they're not manufactured anymore, which is a shame. 73- Doug I wasn't going to answer this, since it is

Re: [IRCA] KRSN test

2006-11-26 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
I missed the test, taking a late nap and waking up about 4am, hi. IMO, nice catches with KICO and KMET. The first time I heard KOWL (from So. CAL) they were asking listeners to send in a drawing to be their proposed mascot OWL. So my wife and I sent one in. 73- Doug - Original Message

Re: [IRCA] What's the best Receiver and Antenna?

2006-11-26 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hi All, So Nick, your going to make me work for these answers. hi. Thanks for posting that resource, I appreciate it. Actually, I'm just looking for opinions, but to narrow the question down. How about just receivers that are currently produced. Personally I'm not in the market for a new

Re: [IRCA] What's the best Receiver and Antenna?

2006-11-26 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Howdy, I appreciate everyones input on this and the variety of suggestions. I don't think my brother has ever been into SWL'ing and as a matter of fact, he's the one that got me into DX'ing the BCB, before we really knew what it was called. (it was just pure fun to hear Chicago etc. from CA.)

Re: [IRCA] Good TP morning?

2006-11-22 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Mike, You weren't kidding about 1206. Nice signal. My audio is a bit muddied, but decent. Talk by female and music @ 0537 PT/1337 UTC 73- Doug Pifer Albany, OR Drake R8B, Kiwa Loop - Original Message - From: Michael Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent

Re: [IRCA] KAGV 1110 Alaska

2006-11-21 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Congrats Chris!!! Nice going 73- Doug - Original Message - From: C T Dorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:10 PM Subject: [IRCA] KAGV 1110 Alaska KAGV 1110 Houston, AK in at 0500UTC with a big signal over KBND, OR with KFAB, NE

[IRCA] 900 KNUI change in programming

2006-11-21 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
with Hawaiian music going into a great singing ID and then into another song. RIP. 73- Doug Pifer Albany, OR ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list

Re: [IRCA] Montana Tests

2006-11-19 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
yet. 1290 Nothing, but have heard beforeHmmm??? 1310 Fair in mix. Heard before. 73- Doug Pifer Albany, OR Drake R8B Kiwa Loop sent 0315 ET ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] Montana Tests

2006-11-19 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
I finally caught 1290 KGVO after the test. So I got all except 930 KLCY this morning. Thanks to everyone for the test! Everyone -73- Doug ps See comments below - Original Message - --- willis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Russ wrote- Speaking of mail delays- I heard

Re: [IRCA] 580 KANA

2006-11-18 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
So Far 580 KANA sweep tones heard 73- Doug Pifer Albany, OR Drake R8B Kiwa Loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original

Re: [IRCA] Storm

2006-11-17 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Glad your Ok Patrick. Just as a reference for the rest of 'ya, highway 18 I believe it was, between Salem and th coast, had over 100 really tall pine trees blown over on one stretch of the highway during the first storm. I'm getting oldies on 1510 also, but KGA is mostly blowing the doors

Re: [IRCA] KRCN 1060 (CO) on day power

2006-11-17 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks for the tip Neil. I haven't caught it yet, but this is a fine example different and not so common programming that might stand out from others. I should be watching this on TV. The KRCN website has a live stream also for reference. 73- Doug - Original Message - From: Neil

Re: [IRCA] KRCN 1060 (CO) on day power

2006-11-17 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
I doubt I'd have an easy job picking it up now that the race is over. Likely stations, CKMX, KDUS and KDYL (country, sports, nostalgia) were in front of it, with bits of race coverage discernable- helps to know the racers names when they were said. 73- Doug - Original Message - From:

Re: [IRCA] 860 KMVP AZ ?

2006-11-13 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thanks Kevin, Neil 73- Doug - Original Message - From: kevin redding [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 860 KMVP AZ ? KMVP is not the Coach, gotta be

Re: [IRCA] History Channel Appearance Tonight

2006-11-13 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
I will be there- Thanks Dave, Doug - Original Message - From: David Hochfelder [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 2:26 PM Subject: [IRCA] History Channel Appearance Tonight Sorry for the

Re: [IRCA] History Channel Appearance Tonight

2006-11-13 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Great program Dave. Cool to see you on television as well. 73- Doug ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original

Re: [IRCA] CJRJ-1200 Vancouver, BC

2006-11-06 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Thank you Mike, I will keep at it. It's a decent signal so it should just be a matter of listening. 73- Doug - Original Message - From: Mike Stonebridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006

Re: [IRCA] If you still DX anything in North America, try 1000 KHz

2006-11-04 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
I missed this Mike, but thanks for the notice!!! KOMO's on now- of course.0702LT 73- Doug - Original Message - From: Michael Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:11 AM Subject: [IRCA] If you still DX anything in

Re: [IRCA] KDWN

2006-11-01 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Dennis, I always used to like them but I can't say when they actually started to go down hill. I'm not necessarily a Las Vegas fan, but I thought their studio location was interesting in itself. I remember them playing the Dodgers games. With the alledged format change, if nothing else, I'm

Re: [IRCA] Local KAZA/1290 off

2006-10-31 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Mike, Good description of Santa Barbara. More specifically, is it rich drug addicts or just rich hippies? hi. Do sound the alarm if any of those stations are off (which I'm sure you will). I don't believe I have EVER heard any of them off. 73- Doug Santa Barbara is just a bit

[IRCA] MISC

2006-10-31 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
This may be old news but it new to me: 720 KDWN officially news/talk now as is 1030 KDUN-ex CW music. I remember talking with someone at the convention about KDWN and what sorry shape they were in. They're a huge station in a big market place and they were running the crummiest shows possible

Re: [IRCA] QSLing

2006-10-20 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Hi Patrick, Nothing says that you have to be an employee of the station. As long as you can compare/ verify the programming to the report, you've done the official work. Of couse, you could have it notarized, hi. On the subject of email QSL's, of course alot of people don't prefer them, but

Re: [IRCA] XE's

2006-10-18 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Yeah right Mike, thats a deal, At least you can understand English.hi. First to work on the domsest mexicans 73- Doug. - Original Message - From: Michael Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

[IRCA] 1020 Rel

2006-10-14 Thread Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com
Who might be the strong Rel station that I'm hearing now? An old feller is talking about this and that. Loop is SW, sig is S9+40. Tnx, 73- Doug Albany, OR ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

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