Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690

2016-03-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
h Omaha, Nebraska EN21af >> >> From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Russ Edmunds < >> wb2...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:42:30 AM >> To: Mailing list for the International Radio

Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690

2016-03-31 Thread Stan Horzepa
nternational Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690 I wouldn't bet on it running 14 watts. The signal strongly indicates they are frequenctly running their day power. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id <wb2...@gmail.com> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w

Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690

2016-03-31 Thread Rick Dau
10:42:30 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690 I wouldn't bet on it running 14 watts. The signal strongly indicates they are frequenctly running their day power. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id <wb2...@gmail.com> AM: Modif

Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690

2016-03-31 Thread Russ Edmunds
I wouldn't bet on it running 14 watts. The signal strongly indicates they are frequenctly running their day power. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun

Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690

2016-03-31 Thread Stan Horzepa
Thanks, Russ. The mystery station was much stronger this morning and it positively identified as WELD. A nice new catch for me - 14 watts over a 370 mile path! Stan, WA1LOU On 3/30/2016 3:44 PM, Russ Edmunds wrote: Likely you had WELD. They are heard frequently here before my local signs on.

Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690

2016-03-30 Thread Russ Edmunds
Likely you had WELD. They are heard frequently here before my local signs on. They usually have a very good signal. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS;

[IRCA] mystery station on 690

2016-03-30 Thread Stan Horzepa
Driving to work at sunrise this morning, I had the radio tuned to 690 trying to identify a station that was way down in the mud. A couple of times, I heard the announcer identify with two letters: W-B or W-E or some combination of the letter W followed by a letter that rhymes with E, obviously