[IRCA] 846 very strong again tonight

2018-03-13 Thread Volodya S
A great S9 + 10 signal tonight at 04:54 into Islands music. very nice, with a little splatter from the high side. Nick Hall-Patch's DX Fishbarrel has the signal blowing the dial, too! 73,Walt ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://mont

Re: [IRCA] 846 mind blowing...

2018-03-09 Thread Forrester S
Unfortunately WCCOs IBOC makes 846 impossible here. Todd Skaine ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop 2 Modified 2010s barefoot Toyota car radio On Mar 9, 2018 10:20 AM, "Neil Kazaross" wrote: > Wow what a signal. I hope this can make it to the Midwest. Here in IL I'd > have to deal with KOA QRM aimed west

Re: [IRCA] 846 mind blowing...

2018-03-09 Thread Neil Kazaross
Wow what a signal. I hope this can make it to the Midwest. Here in IL I'd have to deal with KOA QRM aimed west and also fear some issues with WCCO IBOC. 73 KAZ On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 12:45 AM, Bruce Portzer wrote: > Reasonably good signal in Seattle at 0644 > > Bruce > > > > On 3/8/2018 22:23,

Re: [IRCA] 846 mind blowing...

2018-03-08 Thread Bruce Portzer
Reasonably good signal in Seattle at 0644 Bruce On 3/8/2018 22:23, R. Colin Newell wrote: https://youtu.be/j46tzNkdTmg Drake R8 - Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@h

[IRCA] 846 mind blowing...

2018-03-08 Thread R. Colin Newell
https://youtu.be/j46tzNkdTmg Drake R8 - Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ 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 origin

[IRCA] 846 Christmas Island

2018-02-26 Thread Volodya S
Unlike the other evening, reception is strong as is the modulation of a woman in local dialect at 05:48 UTC. S9+ 10 reception into Victoria, BC tonight73, Walt Salmaniw ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman

Re: [IRCA] 846 with a great big OC at 05:28 UTC

2018-02-23 Thread Gary DeBock
<<< Really strong carrier on tonight from Christmas Island, Kiribati, but no audio at all. StrangeWalt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC >>> It's really just par for the course with 846-Kiribati, Walt. The station's signal was unbelievably shaky during my Kona DXpedition in December, dropping out

[IRCA] 846 with a great big OC at 05:28 UTC

2018-02-23 Thread Volodya S
Really strong carrier on tonight from Christmas Island, Kiribati, but no audio at all. StrangeWalt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

Re: [IRCA] 846 REALLY strong at 06:20

2018-02-20 Thread Bruce Portzer
It's just a weak carrier in Seattle at 0655 Bruce On 2/20/2018 22:24, Volodya S wrote: Wow, is 846 ever just booming in with music at 06:20. About the strongest I've ever heard them. S9 + 5 on the Perseus. Local programming. A YL speaking at 06:21, not in English? Nice C&W piece at 06:23.

[IRCA] 846 REALLY strong at 06:20

2018-02-20 Thread Volodya S
Wow, is 846 ever just booming in with music at 06:20. About the strongest I've ever heard them. S9 + 5 on the Perseus. Local programming. A YL speaking at 06:21, not in English? Nice C&W piece at 06:23. Very impressive. No sign of 1017 tonight.73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC __

[IRCA] 846-UnID TP in Kona, Hawaii

2018-01-27 Thread Gary DeBock
The newly rejuvenated 846-Kiribati pretty much smothered the frequency in Kona, Hawaii last month each evening until its sign off around 1006 UTC, but I did manage to find one recording with a fairly strong co-channel at 1002 on 12-19. This apparently has some accented English by a male speaker

Re: [IRCA] 846 back

2018-01-10 Thread Gary DeBock
<<< You might say we are on vacation — a Wall of noise on my balcony - but I may pop down to our “special place” at the dug out at the Royal Kona... Had several drinks at Don the Beachcomber at the Royal Kona so that should lubricate the DX. >>> As a paying customer at Don the Beachcomber's, Col

Re: [IRCA] 846 back

2018-01-09 Thread R. Colin Newell
You might say we are on vacation — a Wall of noise on my balcony - but I may pop down to our “special place” at the dug out at the Royal Kona... Had several drinks at Don the Beachcomber at the Royal Kona so that should lubricate the DX. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Jan 9, 20

Re: [IRCA] 846 back

2018-01-09 Thread Gary DeBock
Don and Nigel, There is a moderate carrier on 846 here at 0620 UTC-- presumably from Kiribati, but with no audio (which isn't unusual, here in this DU-dead zone). For some reason the Victoria DXers all seem to be on overseas trips at the same time, so I thought you might like a west coast rep

Re: [IRCA] 846 back

2018-01-09 Thread Don Moman VE6JY
Not up here Nigel... 0556 ut Jan 10 carriers on 1017 and 1098 but still not even a wisp of anything on 846 in more northerly Alberta.. 73 Don On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 5:37 AM, Nigel Pimblett wrote: > After being missing for the past couple of weeks the 846 carrier is back > tonight, so I'm

[IRCA] 846 back

2018-01-09 Thread Nigel Pimblett
After being missing for the past couple of weeks the 846 carrier is back tonight, so I'm guessing Kiribati is back on the air. Go get 'em Colin! Carrier on 1017 too, but much weaker. 73, Nigel ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http:/

[IRCA] 846-Kiribati Transmitter Issues

2017-12-29 Thread Gary DeBock
The new 846-Kiribati transmitter on Christmas Island has awesome signals, and was overall the strongest Pacific island station received during the recent Kona, Hawaii DXpedition. Of all the Pacific island DU's it faded in at the earliest time after sunset, and maintained its strength even during

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island booming in at 06:11 UTC

2017-12-19 Thread Mauno Ritola
David Ricquish wrote in WRTH Facebook group: "Christmas Island 846 advises power is 10kw." 73, Mauno Neil Kazaross kirjoitti 18.12.2017 klo 17:45: What power is 846 using? Is it 10 kW or could it be more? 73 KAZ On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 4:19 AM, Gary DeBock wrote: Todd, if the remote SDR in

[IRCA] 846 tonight

2017-12-18 Thread Volodya S
Nothing seen from Christmas Island tonight until close to 04:00, and much weaker than last night. Snippets of audio only tonight compared to good audio last night. 73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://mont

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island booming in at 06:11 UTC

2017-12-18 Thread Gary DeBock
Todd, Most likely the SDR is located on the eastern side of one of the islands. The western sides (like Kona) have reduced mainland reception because of the Hawaiian hill terrain, but somewhat enhanced reception to the west and south. Gary > On December 18, 2017 at 7:08 AM Forrester S wrot

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island booming in at 06:11 UTC

2017-12-18 Thread Neil Kazaross
What power is 846 using? Is it 10 kW or could it be more? 73 KAZ On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 4:19 AM, Gary DeBock wrote: > Todd, if the remote SDR in Hawaii couldn't get much of a signal from > 846-Kiribati last night, its antenna probably needs to be replaced. > > Gary DeBock (in Kona, Hawaii, whe

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island booming in at 06:11 UTC

2017-12-18 Thread Gary DeBock
Todd, if the remote SDR in Hawaii couldn't get much of a signal from 846-Kiribati last night, its antenna probably needs to be replaced. Gary DeBock (in Kona, Hawaii, where Christmas Island was S7-S9 all evening long) > On December 18, 2017 at 1:15 AM Forrester S wrote: > > > Looking at a re

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island booming in at 06:11 UTC

2017-12-18 Thread Forrester S
Looking at a remote SDR in Hawaii, I can see the signal on it but cant hear much. I so wish I was there, I miss Hawaii. Todd Skaine On Dec 18, 2017 12:55 AM, "R. Colin Newell" wrote: > You could weld aluminum with the signal tonight! > > Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > > > On Dec 17,

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island booming in at 06:11 UTC

2017-12-17 Thread R. Colin Newell
You could weld aluminum with the signal tonight! Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Dec 17, 2017, at 10:12 PM, Volodya S wrote: > > Super powerful, although pretty uninspiring programming (I think it's > political). I'm measuring S9 + 5 at 06:11 UTC into Victoria, best on my west

[IRCA] 846 frequency count

2017-12-17 Thread Volodya S
After calibrating my Perseus earlier in the day, I notice that Christmas Island measures 3 Hz on the low side, in case that helps!73,...Walt Salmaniw ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opin

[IRCA] 846 Christmas Island booming in at 06:11 UTC

2017-12-17 Thread Volodya S
Super powerful, although pretty uninspiring programming (I think it's political). I'm measuring S9 + 5 at 06:11 UTC into Victoria, best on my west directed corner fed loop/FLG 100 LN73,Walt ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montr

Re: [IRCA] 846 is back

2017-12-17 Thread Gary DeBock
846-Christmas Island isn't doing too bad in Kona tonight at 0435 either, Walt https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/5pjqqcgmvz2vb12xiixvpjbvtq0cgznw Also a mystery on 630, where I've been trying to nail down the Cook Islands. Some English Christian music was at fair strength at 0450, sounding like many

[IRCA] 846 is back

2017-12-17 Thread Volodya S
I started seeing 846 from Christmas Island at 03:00ish today, and the audio is fair to good at 03:38 as I type this. I enjoy watching this station fade in most nights! 73, Walt S. Victoria, BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montre

Re: [IRCA] 846 doing very well

2017-12-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Thanks Colin.I was just about to post that, and you've done it for mepretty early for these guys, even at this time of year. Sun is still up in most of Japanwon't set in Akita for another half hour. Nick At 06:36 2017-12-12, R. Colin Newell wrote: And 567 (assume Japan...)

Re: [IRCA] 846 doing very well

2017-12-11 Thread R. Colin Newell
And 567 (assume Japan...) 0633... 774 (armchair in Japanese... ) Now 594 KHz... 0635 in Japanese... Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Dec 11, 2017, at 9:47 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > Kirimati-846 may have been missing a few nights ago, but it is delivery a > good signal on the

[IRCA] 846 doing very well

2017-12-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Kirimati-846 may have been missing a few nights ago, but it is delivery a good signal on the westerly Flag in Victoria, BC at 0540UT this eveningman in island language equal to 840 and 850kHz stations on peaks. The relative lack of interference is due to the Flag of course, but it is sti

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island

2017-12-07 Thread Volodya S
Interesting, I was watching/listening at the same time and was surprised, too having it go from "strong" to nothing over the course of a minute (only to have it recover shortly afterwards). The vagaries of the ionosphere! 73,...Walt On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 9:48 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > I

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island

2017-12-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
I went downstairs after seeing it “pinning the meter” on the NHP radar... And within minutes... down to nothing... You might say that the new 846 is a Christmas present for 2018! Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Dec 6, 2017, at 9:45 PM, S wrote: > > No sooner had I sent this in d

Re: [IRCA] 846 Christmas Island

2017-12-06 Thread Volodya S
No sooner had I sent this in did Radio Kiribati come roaring into Victoria, BC with a very useable signal (male talking) at 05:42 UTC. Note it looks like Christmas Island doesn't enter darkness until about 04:20 UTC, so 03:30 isn't bad! 73,...Walt On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 5:41 AM, Volodya S wrot

[IRCA] 846 Christmas Island

2017-12-06 Thread Volodya S
A difference from last night. Yesterday, a strong carrier became visible from 03:30 UTC, and reasonably good audio after 04:00. Tonight, I saw no carrier at 03:30. Audio is much weaker as well, with low modulation audio at 05:39 as I type this. Kudos to Theo Donelly for guessing the location. H

Re: [IRCA] 846 in audio at 05:29

2017-12-04 Thread Volodya S
Almost armchair copy of new Kiribati back on their old frequency of 846 and // to their internet feed at: http://right-click.com.au/rcPlayer/index.php?c=kiribati_mw. All this at 05:43 UTC 5 Dec2017 into Victoria, BC On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:33 AM, Volodya S wrote: > Well I'll be darned. Th

Re: [IRCA] 846 kHz Radio Kiribati 0715 utc Japan 774 & 828 0740 utc

2017-12-04 Thread d1028gary
cember 3, 2017 11:44:55 PM Subject: [IRCA] 846 kHz Radio Kiribati 0715 utc Japan 774 & 828 0740 utc ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list

[IRCA] 846 kHz Radio Kiribati 0715 utc Japan 774 & 828 0740 utc

2017-12-03 Thread Dennis Vroom via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- After watching Colin's You Tub video (great signal) I decided to give 846 a try tonight. Heard them weak with local splatter at 0715 utc. Woman talking and man in Kiribati?  Fair signal briefly 0725 utc, but faded out at 0729 utc. Back with fair signal and Island Music at 0

Re: [IRCA] 846 pacific mystery- audio

2017-12-02 Thread d1028gary
7ty5y Gary - Original Message - From: "R. Colin Newell" To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, December 1, 2017 11:08:28 PM Subject: [IRCA] 846 pacific mystery- audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ajTyt8cfA Super long weather forecast in English... Colin Ne

[IRCA] 846 pacific mystery- audio

2017-12-01 Thread R. Colin Newell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ajTyt8cfA Super long weather forecast in English... Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

[IRCA] 846 KHz mystery...

2017-12-01 Thread R. Colin Newell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG4up7AUYjo Drake R8 - W/NW Flag... Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing l

Re: [IRCA] 846

2017-11-30 Thread Neil Kazaross
ch loopstick CC Skywave + 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL on the > ocean-facing 4th floor of the Royal Kona Resort > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Nick Hall-Patch" > To: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." , "Mailing list > for the Internationa

Re: [IRCA] 846

2017-11-30 Thread d1028gary
ick Hall-Patch" To: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." , "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:41:12 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 846 I thought that they moved from 846 to 1440 several years ago? At 19:20 2017-11-30, Paul B. Wa

Re: [IRCA] 846

2017-11-30 Thread Theo
Yairs.. sometime in March 2011. TD On 30/11/2017 12:41 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: I thought that they moved from 846 to 1440 several years ago? At 19:20 2017-11-30, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: How long has Kiribati been off 846? I never knew they left it. Kiribati does 1 hour a day in Englis

Re: [IRCA] 846

2017-11-30 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I thought that they moved from 846 to 1440 several years ago? At 19:20 2017-11-30, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: How long has Kiribati been off 846? I never knew they left it. Kiribati does 1 hour a day in English playing country music, and then the rest of their day is their mother younger...

Re: [IRCA] 846

2017-11-30 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
How long has Kiribati been off 846? I never knew they left it. Kiribati does 1 hour a day in English playing country music, and then the rest of their day is their mother younger... it sounds a bit Asian to my ears I have some locally made englis language airchecks of Radio Kiribati Paul On Thu

Re: [IRCA] 846

2017-11-30 Thread R. Colin Newell
Going out on a limb here and suggesting Kiribati on 846 khz - reactivated... On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > >> >> >> >> Anyone know who might be of 846kHz this evening, between 0500-0535UT? >> >> It seems to be a couple of Hertz below nominal, and on peaks, delivers