Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-24 Thread Volodya S
Hi, Guy! I do remember ILG coming back. They were extremely useful when combined with ERGO. These days, I use a combination of SW Skeds for HF (very upto date and often updated several times a week, although at the beginnings of the seasons, one has to wait a week or two), and PAL and MWList

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Guy Atkins
Hi Walt, The ILG databases have been back for a couple of years or more; I've subscribed (again) to the service for almost that long. Bernd Friedewald (DK9FI) is as passionate as ever about the accuracy of the data. I use his files to import into programs like CSVUserListBrowser. The web site

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Volodya S
gt; d1028g...@comcast.net> > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 9:09 PM > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? > > There still seems to be a lot of interest in ocean coast DXing among the > local group, altho

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Chuck Hutton
ary DeBock Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 9:09 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? There still seems to be a lot of interest in ocean coast DXing among the local group, although not necessarily at Grayland. We h

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Gary DeBock
Low Tide Motel in Copalis. > > > Chuck > > > > From: IRCA on behalf of Volodya S > > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 8:23 PM > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Like Chuck, I'm a fan of Audacity, and have been using it for quite a few years now.    I do still use one of the other softwares mentioned in the article, that being B-Log.  No doubt there are better logging programs out there by now, but B-Log does everything I need, so haven't seen the need

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Chuck Hutton
From: IRCA on behalf of Volodya S Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 8:23 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? The big days of the west coast DXpeditions seem to be over, unfortunately, with the demise

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Chuck Hutton
it. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Mark Connelly via IRCA Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 7:36 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc: Mark Connelly Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Volodya S
via IRCA < irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote: > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Mark Connelly > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 02:36:14 + (UTC) > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? > I wonder

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
- >From: "Nick Hall-Patch" >Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 3:30 PM >To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" > >Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? > >>Thanks for your thoughts on the subject Guy.  And, yes,

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
r 23, 2018 3:30 PM To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? Thanks for your thoughts on the subject Guy. And, yes, the idea originated on the Dymek DR-333, around 20 years ago. Unfortunately, it wasn't as accurate

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread John Fisher
2018 3:30 PM To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? Thanks for your thoughts on the subject Guy. And, yes, the idea originated on the Dymek DR-333, around 20 years ago. Unfortunately, it wasn't as accurate

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Thanks for your thoughts on the subject Guy. And, yes, the idea originated on the Dymek DR-333, around 20 years ago. Unfortunately, it wasn't as accurate as the DXFishbarrel is, but it did alert us to Indonesia on 909 at Grayland more years ago than either of us want to remember. best

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread jniven
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: Mark Connelly Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? In the discussion of history or recordings, some of you might want to check out this site: spectrumarchive.org. For SW, there's shortwavearchive.org. Both of these are run by Thomas

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-23 Thread Russ Edmunds
Connelly via IRCA Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 1:31:39 AM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc: Mark Connelly Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- I could do a big write-up on East Coast TA & Latin America methodology.  Some of the points on live versus "Memorex" would be similar though local sunset rather than sunrise is game time. Instead of doing that, an activity that would require a good amount of time to do

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Guy Atkins
Hi Nick, As you mention further down in your thoughtful response, indeed, live listening isn't really my thing. Maybe in retirement, when I don't have a commute up to two hours each way, live listening will be possible-- and fun-- again :^) Ultimately I'd like to get very comfortable with the

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Volodya S
Nick's comments has me replying in addition. I'm one of the guilty parties who collect TB of SDR recordings from all over: mostly Masset, but also from trans-Pacific cruises, around South America, PEI, and occasionally on really good mornings here in Victoria. Using native Perseus software is

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Thanks Guy. I agree that this is a very effective method for top of the hour ID searches. However, here I'm reviewing up to 90 minutes of files every day, and SDR technology is capable of more than clicking on a playback bar when reviewing potential DX over that much time. I mentioned

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread R. Colin Newell
Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Sep 22, 2018, at 1:17 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: > > From the analog world, Colin speculates that SDR users lose DX time due to > "Windoze" etc. > Based on the amount of Microsoft Windows support I’ve provided over the years to bewildered

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Chuck Hutton
as a measurement. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 12:11 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? I love my analog DXING lifestyle... In decades of

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread R. Colin Newell
I love my analog DXING lifestyle... In decades of radio listening, I’ve yet to reboot a radio, upgrade the memory in the radio, install WINDOZE on the radio, complain that the screen died on the radio, lose all my “settings” on the radio, nor have my radios ever been victimized by malware,

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Guy Atkins
My thoughts: what Chuck describes is basically what I do for reviewing SDR recordings, with whatever software I might be using. Clicking carefully on the playback bar can also advance the recording in increments of your choice. Skipping ahead in one-minute increments makes the top-of-the-hour

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Chuck Hutton
shattering here. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 10:12 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? If I'm using my ears, should I then be listening to one

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
From: IRCA on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 9:44 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? As this thread was about methods of TP DXing, Chuck, could you please explain further the "advance a Pe

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Chuck Hutton
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 9:44 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? As this thread was about methods of TP DXing, Chuck, could you please explain further the "advance a Perseus file a minute at a time"

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-22 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
a perseus file playback a minute or so at a time will catch most anything. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Bruce Portzer Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2018 4:19 PM To: ken brookner; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRC

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-21 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Yes, and...no. They aren't in use every day, but help to point one in the direction of what web stream might be of use if audio should appear.Last night, Algeria's Jil FM was likely delivering a carrier on 531 here...11 Hertz high, which coincides well with what is listed on MWOffsets,

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-20 Thread Richard N. Allen via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- I’m still a diehard ultralight DX-er. I was encouraged to get into the game by nearby DX-ers John Bryant and Kirk Allen, later by Robert Ross and Gary DeBock. Therefore, I still use a small portable receiver (usually a PL-380 or Skywave) tuning one station at a time.

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-20 Thread ken brookner
Thanks all for responding!  Interesting how everyone's routine is so similar but with variations... I'm going to give the early morning seat time a try--it's just a bit earlier than I'm up anyway.  I do have a few SDRs...  From what I've been reading over the past months, seems like Elad or

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-20 Thread Chuck Hutton
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? Ken My morning listening is usually done by programming the SDR to record the AM band from about an hour before to a half hour after local sunrise (sometimes longer). I can then either listen in real time or play back the recording later in the day The main

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-20 Thread Nigel Pimblett
  Right now the timing is ideal so I do a lot of live listening in the morning, generally scanning up the dial in 9 kHz increments.   I do run SDR recording as well, with the live listening determining whether it's worth going back to or not.  In a while when sunrise is later I'll have to rely

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-20 Thread Bruce Portzer
Ken My morning listening is usually done by programming the SDR to record the AM band from about an hour before to a half hour after local sunrise (sometimes longer).  I can then either listen in real time or play back the recording later in the day   The main advantages of this approach: - I

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Live when sunrise is at a reasonable hour, followed by deeper analysis later on recorded files (that can take an hour or more if conditions were good). The DX Fishbarrel, http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm which Colin uses, and to which he applies his own nomenclature,

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-20 Thread Mark Mobile
for the International Radio Club of America ; k...@brookner.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology? Excellent question! 100% LIVE using my *senses* AND the *Nick Hall-Patch ONLINE radar system* that gives moment by moment snapshots of signal strength on ALL of the Splits. If I

[IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

2018-09-20 Thread ken brookner
Hi Everybody... I enjoy reading everyone's logs during the week and I've been curious about what your routine is...   Are you up and doing this real time, SDR catches? Are you scanning up the band from the bottom or tuning the splits? How much time are you spending? When I was a kid, I