[IRCA] New Multi-Band Radio - Kaito KA268

Has anybody seen the Kaito KA268 AM/FM/SW receiver that's discounted on Amazon? It's described as a "12 Band World Receiver with AM/FM and 10 SW Bands 3.8 MHz - 22 MHz." Here's a summary description of the KA268: - Telescopic antenna is 28 inches (71 cm) long with 7 segments. The antenna is ca

[IRCA] 1590 KMIC Radio Aleluya

First, thanks to all on the various lists that answered my query as to the whereabouts of Houston's Radio Disney station - KMIC 1590. The info everybody provided turned out to be spot on! If you haven't heard by now, Houston has a new Hispanic Gospel station! Tune to 1590 kHz and you will hear

[IRCA] CBS Sports Radio - KIKR-AM 1450 Beaumont, TX, and KBED-AM 1510 Nederland, TX

While waiting for my wife to come out of the local HEB grocery store this afternoon on our way home from morning worship, I decided to see what I could hear on the radio in the Highlander. While tuning through the upper segment of the band, I was surprised to hear a strong station on 1450. Kno

[IRCA] Question: Which Analog Sony SRF Walkman Would You Rate the Best ULR?

This may seem to be a "Duh!" question to some in the group, but I'm curious as to which of the various analog Sony SRF AM/FM Walkman radios would be considered the "best." I remember a post by Gary DeBock that identified six AM/FM Walkman radios that utilized the CXA1129N "radio-on-a-chip" ...

[IRCA] WBT's Digital Test - "Is There Hope For A Digital AM Band?"

Article from Radio Insight ... http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84743/is-there-hope-for-a-digital-am-band/ 73 & Good DX, Steve Ponder, N5WBI Houston, TX _ Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-d

[IRCA] Surprise DX on 1410!

Sat down in the easy chair tonight to do some "catch-up" work on my job search log, picked up my DT-400W to do some casual tuning around, and was quite surprised to hear an ID from "Archangel Radio, 1410 WNGL" in Mobile, AL, as they were heading into the "Live Hour" program at 9:00 PM CDT. I ha

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] WBGW-1590 DX test

Not heard here in southeast Houston, either. All I heard was dominant Houston located KMIC-1590 (Disney) and KGAS-1590 in Carthage, TX, running late-night football scores for the Ark-La-Tex (Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas) area. There was another station in the jumble, most likely an XE, quite possibly

Re: [IRCA] Status

Phil, That is wonderful news indeed! We will continue to keep you and your family in our prayers, especially since your daughter is getting married on Saturday! 73 and Godspeed, Steve Ponder N5WBI Houston TX -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@ha

[IRCA] Houston FM News - KUHF 88.7 FM Plans to Purchase Rice University FM Station KTRU 91.7 FM

Heard this on KUHF's "All Things Considered" on the way home from work this afternoon … UH board considers plan to buy Rice radio station School would be first in Texas with 2 channels http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7156105.html By JEANNIE KEVER,