Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report complaints

2008-04-01 Thread Mike Hawkins
I would much rather pass a few puns on April Fools Eve than read weeks worth of redundant DX that seems worth mentioning only because it was heard on a Ultralight. If I have to dress formally and sit rigid in my chair in order to be a part of this, maybe being a part of this is not worth it.

Re: [IRCA] An Idea!!(Was Re: Idaho Report complaints)

2008-04-01 Thread Mike Hawkins
But how many times do you complain before you end up in everyone's kill file? At that point, is it even worth being part of the group? I have to be official all day, so I particularly enjoy puns. I get bored to tears with ultralights, KOHI, IBOC, eastern DX conditions, but its not my list so I

Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report complaints

2008-04-01 Thread Mike Hawkins
retracting because I promised that I would be more clear in my comment since I shot from the hip the first time. Mike Hawkins On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Mike Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would much rather pass a few puns on April Fools Eve than read weeks worth of redundant DX

Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report

2008-03-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
Does this apply to stations in Lewiston, Clarkston, and other places who can't quite figure out exactly where they are. It seems like there should be some slack applied in situations like this. On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 1:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Effective April 1st all DXERS wishing to

Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report

2008-03-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
So now we have to deal with DX au gratin? On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Hawkins wrote: Does this apply to stations in Lewiston, Clarkston, and other places who can't quite figure out exactly where they are. It seems like there should

Re: [IRCA] Unusual loggings

2008-03-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
You're early! On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 5:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone, I had one of those nights where I just couldn't sleep very well, so much to the chagrine of family members, I got up and started DXing at 5:30 this morning. All are new logs from the home QTH: KULR 1360

Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report

2008-03-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
Maybe it should all be in the category of Idaho Bans Outside Communications or IBOC.I suppose that sideband noise could be considered HASH browns. Ugh! On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Martin and Wendy Foltz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Black market reports can be sent to the Society to

Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report

2008-03-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
No wonder they nickname them spuds. I'd need half a bottle of tequila to try to pronounce that one. On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 7:22 PM, John Callarman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The correct spelling of potato, regardless of what a former vice president (who at least could pronounce nuclear

Re: [IRCA] TIS/alert stations list

2008-03-30 Thread Mike Hawkins
by the way. Mike Hawkins On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Jim Renfrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I stumbled across this list of Alert stations, TIS/emergency while trying to figure out the call letters of what sounds like WTFJ-980, Tonowanda Information Radio Station, 1670 kHz. Maybe old news to you

Re: [IRCA] IRCA # 47-102-9 Call letter Change

2008-03-29 Thread Mike Hawkins
Bill, That's a list at a specific point in time (1960's)...right? Mike Hawkins On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:59 PM, bill kral [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Faulkner--Dave,you were looking for a complete list of 3 letter calls.I think this is about all of them.I even inserted one

Re: [IRCA] Call letter change

2008-03-28 Thread Mike Hawkins
San Francisco Bay Area had KPO, KYA (San Francisco), KQW (San Jose to San Francisco), KGO (Oakland to San Francisco), KRE (Berkeley), KLX, KLS (Oakland). There were a few here too. Mike Hawkins On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Faulkner wrote: I

Re: [IRCA] What the AM BCB hobby needs

2008-03-23 Thread Mike Hawkins
Hell, Willis! Just get some moonshine and you could be anywhere doing the same thing. Mike On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 5:55 PM, k4ape [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wouldn't that be fun!!! : No it wouldn't. Actually K9 and A400 is max. I have seen that in the last sunset max. AM at night

Re: [IRCA] Test message - please disregard

2008-03-21 Thread Mike Hawkins
Will do. On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id [EMAIL PROTECTED] FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 4' FET air core

Re: [IRCA] Test message - please disregard

2008-03-21 Thread Mike Hawkins
Which message are you disregarding...the first one, or the second one? On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Bob Coomler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I will. Bob Coomler, W6RJC Cloverdale, CA --- Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Mike Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [IRCA] New station on 990

2008-03-15 Thread Mike Hawkins
I'll trade you three KTMS's for a WNTP! Mike Hawkins On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: New station heard while trying for the WNTP 990 test. Got an ID from KTMS 990 Santa Barbara, CA at 10:16 PM PDT. They were the station being heard carrying Coast to Coast

[IRCA] 1680/Fresno

2008-03-14 Thread Mike Hawkins
, whadaya know? Mike Hawkins Campbell CA (for two more days!) ___ 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 contributors

Re: [IRCA] Nothing on 890 yet.

2008-03-11 Thread Mike Hawkins
Listen in the AM. They're easily audible in the Bay Area around sunrise. Mike On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just checked 890 at 0230 EDT off the Eastern beverage and I have got a solid CtoC running, IDed as WLS! Not a peep here out of KDJQ.

Re: [IRCA] Format Change?

2008-03-06 Thread Mike Hawkins
As of one minute ago, they were playing Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett. Mike On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Donald K. Kaskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I gathered that by reading the ABDX list but I just wanted to see what the verification manager had to say on the subject :-).If I wasn't

Re: [IRCA] Software question

2008-02-29 Thread Mike Hawkins
I personally like Total Recorder. It's inexpensive and its good. I haven't used the other (or heard anything about it), so I'll withhold any opinions there. Mike Hawkins On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Mike Stonebridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone: I am about to ask a question

Re: [IRCA] Call Change Heard

2008-02-20 Thread Mike Hawkins
Don, Check this: http://www.amlogbook.com/changes/change3.htm Its the change page on Lee Freshwater's AM Log Book site. It's usually a good source. (Thanks, Lee). Mike On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Donald K. Kaskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1380 CA KOSS Lancaster...Tune in 1715 PST

Re: [IRCA] 738 audio

2008-02-20 Thread Mike Hawkins
Must be nice to not have KCBS in your backyard. I never did hear Tahiti. Mike On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nick, Tahiti-738 is aso good here, with their carrier at S9+5 and decent audio in the 4 khz filter on the R8. Patrick Martin KAVT

Re: [IRCA] DX'ing Back in the Day

2008-02-19 Thread Mike Hawkins
Russ, I don't have a complete listing of stations that have been on the air, but I probably have better than 95% of them itemized. If you need to figure out who's who, let me know if I can help. Mike Hawkins On Feb 19, 2008 5:43 PM, Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lately I've been

Re: [IRCA] Coast to Coast with Art Bell 1530

2008-02-09 Thread Mike Hawkins
I don't exactly understand your question, but C2C swapped from KSTE/650 to KFBKI/1530 in Sacramento months ago. Mike On Feb 9, 2008 9:25 PM, Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who is Coast to Coast mixing with KFBK? Ohio? They were Sports I believe. Drake R8 1500' Eastern beveage

Re: [IRCA] WHY AM STATIONS ARE DISAPPEARING

2008-02-08 Thread Mike Hawkins
Paul was probably referring to my comment. My complaint is that K-Love is on the air everywhere with saturation on as many frequencies as they can lay claim to. There are at least seven of them that come in well at this location. Others could use some of those frequencies better. Mike On Feb

Re: [IRCA] WHY AM STATIONS ARE DISAPPEARING

2008-02-07 Thread Mike Hawkins
Or K-Love on every other frequency... On Feb 7, 2008 11:19 AM, Russ Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Once the band is void of broadcast stations, it will make for a most interesting amateur band. Or turn it into low powered community broadcasting stations. On Feb 7, 2008 2:05 AM, Donald K.

[IRCA] Hacked computer

2008-02-01 Thread Mike Hawkins
there. I hope nobody gets any unwanted presents as a result of this. Mike Hawkins ___ 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

Re: [IRCA] IS IT CONTAGIOUS?

2008-01-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
and Control-V to paste usually works in most Microsoft software. That would at least give us a clue. Mike Hawkins On Jan 31, 2008 2:57 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, see, if you could find away to quote previous posts, we wouldn't have this problem of wondering what you're

Re: [IRCA] HLAZ 1566 Untralight

2008-01-24 Thread Mike Hawkins
It sure would be nice if all you guys could use a single word to represent all of these so we could put a single filter on if we don't want to read (or delete) dozens of these every day. Aargh! Mike (2000 emails a day and wishing for less) Hawkins On Jan 24, 2008 11:24 AM, John H. Bryant [EMAIL

Re: [IRCA] HLAZ 1566 Untralight

2008-01-24 Thread Mike Hawkins
it all but it knocks it down a good bit. Kevin On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Mike Hawkins wrote: It sure would be nice if all you guys could use a single word to represent all of these so we could put a single filter on if we don't want to read (or delete) dozens of these every day

[IRCA] KKMO in San Jose CA

2008-01-13 Thread Mike Hawkins
Noted with a nice signal in the shadow of San Jose's 1370 SS. Tuned down a few KHz for a clearer signal. Mike Hawkins Campbell CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed

Re: [IRCA] 1250 unID

2008-01-13 Thread Mike Hawkins
Did you get the FM frequencies? Sometimes you can check recnet.com, fccinfo.com or fcc,gov to find common ownership between the AM FM. Mike Hawkins On Jan 13, 2008 1:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While playing with the new SDR-IQ I ran across a Spanish language station on 1250. Since I

Re: [IRCA] OT all Disney

2008-01-09 Thread Mike Hawkins
I think the only way she'll get turned around is if she's drunk behind the wheel. I know this is off-topic and heading further in that direction, so maybe I better stop. Maybe a new topic like IBOC over power lines, causing toasters everywhere to spit bagels at unsuspecting targets... Mike On

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
I can only speak for myself, but my log of KBBI in Homer, Alaska was dismissed by the CE because he got the number of time zones different off by one. We corresponded by email, and he realized his mistake. He verified it by email, and I'm not the least bit dissatisfied with that. I would assume

Re: [IRCA] QSL??? DX test CFFX 960

2007-12-31 Thread Mike Hawkins
Skip the Geritol. Go for Viagra instead...you'll still be up. On Dec 31, 2007 5:56 PM, Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not even the 90s... sigh... (now, where is that geritol...) - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the

Re: [IRCA] New station #350

2007-12-29 Thread Mike Hawkins
KCBS is running IBOC, but its not near as obnoxious as many. I can still get in to 750 from San Jose. 730 isn't as easy. Mike Campbell On Dec 29, 2007 6:34 PM, Martin and Wendy Foltz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today I listened to XESDD-1030 and while looking up information on the Internet I

Re: [IRCA] Wince-worthy IBOC praise article

2007-12-27 Thread Mike Hawkins
I almost think its funny. Somebody says IBOC and everybody starts sending emails at a frantic pace. Pavlov's Dog lives! On Dec 27, 2007 12:44 PM, Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Patrick Martin wrote: I know nothing about the writer, but many of us get a bit upset over IBOC,

Re: [IRCA] Wince-worthy IBOC praise article

2007-12-27 Thread Mike Hawkins
Say IBOC real loud and find out! On Dec 27, 2007 4:07 PM, Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saul Chernos wrote: IBOC Hey, wait a minute - this Saul Chernos is a freelance writer, too. Come to think of it, do we know he even exists? And why does my dog keep barking at me? s

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