Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

2010-02-26 Thread vroomski
Pete, I'm in Costco once a week and Winco twice a week and yes I also hear Russian being spoken. The person running this station must have money because the neighborhood is custom build houses. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@har

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

2010-02-26 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
good equipment > to broadcast with. Seattle area Russian station having far more coverage. > > Dennis, > Salmon Creek, WA > > > > - Original Message - > From: d1028g...@aol.com > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 9:02:40 PM GMT -08:00

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

2010-02-26 Thread vroomski
: d1028g...@aol.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 9:02:40 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA Hi Dennis, Great detective work! The Russian communities in western Washington seem fairly well connected, so maybe the Vancouver 1710

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

2010-02-26 Thread vroomski
Pat, As the crow flies probably about 12 miles distance from our house. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list ar

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

2010-02-26 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks Dennis. So probably the carrier I get days is the Puget Sound one. How far do you live from them? Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

2010-02-26 Thread Patrick Martin
There is a fair amount of Russian programming on G19 and some of it is in the clear. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-cor

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

2010-02-26 Thread D1028Gary
Hi Dennis, Great detective work! The Russian communities in western Washington seem fairly well connected, so maybe the Vancouver 1710 kHz Russians got the pirate idea from the Puget Sound community? I wonder if the programming is the same, or similar. 73, Gary (in Puyallup, WA) In

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

2010-02-26 Thread Pete Taylor
Good tracking, Dennis. What with the dishes, it is not impossible that it is relaying the same program as the one we tracked down to the southern fringes of Everett. I'm waiting for one to show up in Federal Way; every time I go to Costco or Winco I invariably hear Russian being spoken. Pete Ta

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Russian

2009-08-23 Thread Patrick Martin
Usual fade up and down signal here on the coast. I have gone by 1710 often and it is a regular here. I still here the carrier during the middle of the day off the NE EWE. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-cor

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Russian

2009-08-22 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Also decent here at times, fades up and down, 0515 utc. Best I've heard it in quite awhile. The usual high nighttime static tonight though not continuous like most recent nights, so better tonight. Steve NE Oregon - Original Message - From: To: "IRCA" Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Russian speaking station

2009-07-15 Thread Pete Taylor
Glenn Hauser wrote: So has no one ever knocked on their door or contacted them directly yet? Of course that could be counterproductive DXwise if it spooks them. 73, Glenn Hauser, OK 1. There is only a Mount Vernon, WA PO box # on the web site. No street address. No listing for it or Rus

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Russian speaking station

2009-07-15 Thread Glenn Hauser
So has no one ever knocked on their door or contacted them directly yet? Of course that could be counterproductive DXwise if it spooks them. 73, Glenn Hauser, OK ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Russian speaking station

2009-07-15 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Also noted here this morning, much better than usual lately. (279 and 180 Radio Rossii also good past week; along with 738 Tahiti, and various DU stations lately too.) Steve NE Oregon - Original Message - From: To: "IRCA" Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:33 AM Subject: [IRCA] 1710 R

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-06-17 Thread Pete Taylor
Walt, I tried calling them but the voice mail is in Russian. I did write them; perhaps a contact name will come out of this... Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop ICF2010 + " "" " DX398; Palomar loop SRF-59 & -M37V Eton E100

Re: [IRCA] 1710 and report from Milano

2009-05-30 Thread Neil Kazaross
Yes, Lake Como is really a beautiful spot ! Your het on 1215 should be from the Albanian with CRI as they are off freq to the low side. Just enjoy your vacation and get some sleep. This time of year I'd not worry about DX from the states unless I was at the Atlantic coast. 73 KAZ - Origina

Re: [IRCA] 1710 SEMI-FINAL

2009-05-30 Thread Patrick Martin
Pete, Thanks! I sure would love to get a QSL from them!!! However, I really doubt it is a Part 15 station, not with the coverage they have! But they could be operating with a couple of watts. The antenna does look impressive and I do have a CD of the signal. I sent a copy to Walt. But it looks lik

Re: [IRCA] 1710 SEMI-FINAL

2009-05-30 Thread Bruce Portzer
Pete To answer part of your second question, no there isn't a list of Part 15ers on the FCC web site or anywhere else. Part 15 of the FCC rules covers all sorts of low powered rf devices such as garage door openers, bluetooth devices, radio controlled toys, wireless microphones, low powered

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Getting Closer!

2009-05-28 Thread D1028Gary
Guy and Bruce, Great work on pinpointing the 1710 Russian's approximate location. Given the very weak daytime signal in south Puget Sound, demographically, the northern Seattle suburbs were always a logical target area, with a significant Russian population. And the northerly bearing matche

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Getting Closer!

2009-05-28 Thread vroomski
Guy, Thanks for the update on 1710. Hope you can get a address for receptions reports. Hi. Steve's location is 258 miles from Mill Creek, WA. Pat and mine are 150 miles as the crow flies. 8.1 degrees North of this location. The link was great, enjoyed looking at Martha Lake. Must have a

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Mill Creek?

2009-05-27 Thread Guy Atkins
> From: Bruce Portzer > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements > Message-ID: >< > 1003701403.9284941243459259163.javamail.r...@sz0015a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread Patrick Martin
Brue, I was wondering "if" my loop bearing was right as I do have a metal roof on my house. Installed that after I got tired of replacing shingles for years, but it doesn't help the loop bearings I am sure. My NE EWE is much better and does well on the Puget Sound weaker signals. But unortunately,

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread Patrick Martin
Fantastic Bruce!!! Great going. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread Neil Kazaross
quot;Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements It's somewhere near Mill Creek!!! I headed north on I-405 during my lunch hour with the radio tuned to 1710, and started

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread vroomski
Bruce, Thanks for taking the time and congratulations on finding the area of the transmitter. Guy's bearing were right on the money. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo

Re: [IRCA] 1710-NOT

2009-05-27 Thread vroomski
Pete, Thanks for taking the time to drive to Lacey and checking on the 1710 signal. Lacey was my main target location. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA - Original Message - From: "Pete Taylor" To: "IRCA of America" Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:48:59 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific S

Re: [IRCA] 1710-NOT

2009-05-27 Thread cafe
I have actually noticed a bit of a jumble (at least 2 stations) on there at sunset most evenings... "S-5 sounds about right - my Eton E1 not being calibrated in dbm...) One playing chorale music and the other something else... Is it possible that we are actually hearing an "image" of something an

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
WAY TO GO BRUCE!! It'll be interesting to see where exactly this is, and unless this set up is in a friendly neighborhood, it's unlikely we'll ever see what kind of transmitter they're using or power output it's set at. Would also be interesting to see what kinda antenna they're using. That being

Re: [IRCA] 1710-NOT

2009-05-27 Thread Eric Floden
my apologies if you saw this already -- I tried to post but cannot see that it worked in parts of Vancouver BC, 1710 = 980 CKNW + 730 CHMJ at a number of locations on my Sony car radio . . . at least I assume that's the arithmetic. I did ID CHMJ so assume the rest of the equation is CKNW ef off

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread Bruce Portzer
It's somewhere near Mill Creek!!! I headed north on I-405 during my lunch hour with the radio tuned to 1710, and started hearing audio near the Canyon Park exit.  I got off the freeway and headed north on the Bothell-Everett Highway. The audio got better and was soon recognizable as a man

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread Patrick Martin
Great to hear from you John. This is a toughie to nail down, but the thought of a college or rel. school is a good possibility. The carrier current radio station with help from some extra wire does wonders. I wonder if that is what we are hearing? 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager __

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHZ 1139 utc

2009-05-27 Thread Mauno Ritola
Hi Dennis and all, if there any clips with talk, please send them to me. 73, Mauno vroom...@comcast.net kirjoitti: Good Morning, 1710 station in at 1139-1142 utc fair to weak,long fade outs. Woman singing. Have a waive clip of this reception if anyone wants it? Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC 5

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread John H. Bryant
I, too, have enjoyed your chase... hitting the Delete key only occasionally. If you guys haven't nailed it down by the end of June, I'm bringing the 3/8" x 48" Bazooka Slider with me and we can hunt it down... pretending all the time to be sane. Keep up the good work!! John Bryant At 12:

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-27 Thread D1028Gary
Thanks Guy, Your detailed investigation is appreciated. During late night monitoring of the weak 1710 Russian, I also had a null in a general north-south direction, which could place the station anywhere from Blaine to Federal Way. Probably the only way to really nail it down is to take a D

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-27 Thread Craig Healy
While I have no possibility to hear the Russian station, I find the process used to locate it to be quite interesting. It outlines a number of personal methods to DF signals, and it's been a good read. Thanks folks! Or perhaps "spaciba vom bolshoi chelovecki" is more appropriate... Craig Healy

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-27 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
It'll be VERY interesting when we FINALLY find out what exactly this is! Paul Walker On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > Thanks Don. Hopefully, someone will find this > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > KGED QSL Manager > > ___

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks Don. Hopefully, someone will find this Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
100% acceptance is extemely hard to find in gatherings of more than one. While you think it has became boring and redundant (use that delete key Tom) I find the extended search very fascinating and am looking forward to the successful conclusion-where the station is broadcasting from and with

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Russian - Bearings Measurements

2009-05-26 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks Guy. The more of us who pinpoint areas, the closer we should get. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on th

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread Patrick Martin
John, I wish I had the time, as I would start up 101 over to Seattle and then hit East of the Puget Sound. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread vroomski
Good Evening, 1710 in at 0410 utc with fair signal and choir singing. Again able to hear in the wide mode 6 kc. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA Jrc 545 ewe NW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca O

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread John Callarman
From: Tom Dimeo<mailto:a...@pa321.net> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com<mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 I think those of us who have no interest in the 1710 signal will be happy when the solution is resolved too! I certainl

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread Patrick Martin
Likely North of Seattle, South of Blaine? My loop bearing shows a more Southerly route of South of Tacoma here. My NW EWE does not do well with the signalat night, which would be more in line with NW WA. I was thinking more to the East of Puget South maybe too? However, I can barely detect a carrie

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread Patrick Martin
Walt, Have a great trip. The CD should be waiting in your mailbox when you return, as it went out today. I will be looking forward to what you find out listenimng to the CD as the signal is quite good in places. I cut out most of the music and it is about 75 minutes of talk by the guy & gal. 73,

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread Tom Dimeo
I think those of us who have no interest in the 1710 signal will be happy when the solution is resolved too! I certainly admire the zeal of you guys who are trying to figure it out, but after all, it's only a radio signal. Guess I'm just getting old and cranky. Tom ** Walter Salmaniw Wrote:

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-26 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, They are stil there with a man in Russian at 0615 UTC. Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are tho

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz ... groundwave in Victoria?

2009-05-25 Thread vroomski
Club of America" Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:26:58 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz ... groundwave in Victoria? Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > I left the SDR-14 recording 1710 kHz today, and the carrier strength did vary > over time, but only +/- 3dB aro

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-25 Thread vroomski
US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 Using the Eton E1 which is non-directional... Have nothing on the Sony 2010 and zip on the Drake R8 with my dual Wellbrooks... Apologies, -- .. Colin Newel

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-25 Thread Patrick Martin
Walt, I have the CD going out to you tomorrow. Lots of good fade ups too. Strong at times. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expresse

Re: [IRCA] 1710 heard best tonight

2009-05-25 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, Yes they are S7 here on peaks. Sounds like a Rusian version of "This Land Is Your Land". Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions express

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz ... groundwave in Victoria?

2009-05-25 Thread Brian Chapel
Nick Hall-Patch wrote: I left the SDR-14 recording 1710 kHz today, and the carrier strength did vary over time, but only +/- 3dB around -117 dB on its display. There was a fair bit of electrical noise, so the noise floor was at -120, and it was rare for the carrier to drop below that. By 00

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-25 Thread cafe
Using the Eton E1 which is non-directional... Have nothing on the Sony 2010 and zip on the Drake R8 with my dual Wellbrooks... Apologies, -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, Briti

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-25 Thread vroomski
r the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 9:40:46 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 Well received from my perch in Victoria with little/no fading. A

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-25 Thread cafe
Well received from my perch in Victoria with little/no fading. Anyone else? -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Ha

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-25 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, Over here, the NE EWE signal gets the signal the best. No sign of it on the beverage. Possible North Cenrtral WA at Wenatchee, Chelan, or somewhere there I guess. But this is sure a mystery. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IR

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-25 Thread Patrick Martin
Nick, Their signal isn't bad here at all most nights. Infact, I recorded another hour last night and I now have 2 1/2 hours recorded I am dubbing to CD later today and will mail off a copy to Walt, or for that matter, anyone else that wants one. The signal here is quite decent a lot of the time,

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-25 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
g earlier, then vocal music, 1300 utc. Right now, 1306 utc, woman talking, medium/loud level, about the best I've heard it, lasted 40 seconds before fading down to poor level. Steve NE Oregon - Original Message - From: To: "IRCA" Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 1:26 AM

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-25 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 07:19 5/25/2009, you wrote: >Dennis, > >Blaine would be inline with the pattern of the NE EWE as I have a phase >on 550-KOAC giving me KARI Blaine, so it could be in that area. However >Walt has said, it is "skip" for him and I would not think Blaine would >be skip, but groundwave. This is a to

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-25 Thread vroomski
Pat, I was surprised when I looked at the  compass on top of the Kiwa loop and saw North-South.  I checked on line for Russian churche's in Blaine and found none.  Signal was fair at times here on the Kiwa and NW ewe. Mostly the signal was down in the noise. Sure will be happy when this g

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-25 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, Blaine would be inline with the pattern of the NE EWE as I have a phase on 550-KOAC giving me KARI Blaine, so it could be in that area. However Walt has said, it is "skip" for him and I would not think Blaine would be skip, but groundwave. This is a toughie to tie down. 73, Patrick Patr

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-25 Thread vroomski
rom: "Nick Hall-Patch" To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:56:41 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian  At 05:11 5/25/2009, you wrote: >Hello, > >Finally

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-24 Thread Walter Salmaniw
What an incredible mystery this 1710 presents! I'll really look forward to the solution! Here I'm seeing 4 different signals on my Perseus at 06:13. The dominant signal is the Russian in with weak audio on 1709.985. The 2nd strongest is on 1709.999, then I'm seeing two weaker carriers on 17

Re: [IRCA] 1710

2009-05-24 Thread Walter Salmaniw
What an incredible mystery this 1710 presents! I'll really look forward to the solution! Here I'm seeing 4 different signals on my Perseus at 06:13. The dominant signal is the Russian in with weak audio on 1709.985. The 2nd strongest is on 1709.999, then I'm seeing two weaker carriers on 17

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-24 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 05:11 5/25/2009, you wrote: >Hello, > >Finally heard 1710 on the Kiwa loop around 0455 utc. Looped exactly >North-South. with the tentative 60 degrees from here, that's beginning to look like the Blaine, WA area, Dennis...is there no one in the Vancouver, BC area on the list who could

Re: [IRCA] 1710 music and woman in Russian

2009-05-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Am hearing the woman in Russian now, 0525utc, poor/weak. But there's an echo on it, just a few milliseconds apart, just enough to give an echo effect. No sign of the now-weaker second signal, though the carrier is easily heard with narrow audio filter. Chorale music just began, 0529 utc with the

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carrier

2009-05-24 Thread vroomski
gnet - Original Message - From: "Chris Knight" To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:34:15 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 carrier Hi Kevin, I briefly heard music. No language discerna

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carrier

2009-05-24 Thread Chris Knight
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 carrier Hey Chris: Is it sounding like Russian religious programming? If you are getting it in Colorado, it might not even be in WA State necessarily? Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carrier

2009-05-24 Thread satya
Hey Chris: Is it sounding like Russian religious programming? If you are getting it in Colorado, it might not even be in WA State necessarily? Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA > This carrier is detectable on a 16' x 34' WNW-facing corner-fed loop > antenna. Now in at 0315 UTC with threshold aud

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station

2009-05-24 Thread D1028Gary
Hi Guy, Thanks for the report. Here in Puyallup there is a weak mixing product of KIRO-710 and KOMO-1000 on 1710 kHz at a bearing of around 310 degrees, which makes an accurate DF of the Russian station at night (which is even weaker) rather tricky. There is no daytime ground wave carrier

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carrier

2009-05-24 Thread vroomski
1710 Group, Threshold audio here with the NW ewe at 0327 utc.  Have two loops in the backyard and hoping they can receive the signal. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 Ewe NW R30cc Kiwa loop & Space Magnet ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station

2009-05-24 Thread Guy Atkins
Friday through Sunday I was camping in central Washington, north of Cle Elum (N. Fork of the Teanaway River, 47°24'16.43"N, 120°55'54.70"W), and checked 1710 kHz frequently from Friday sunset onwards. I brought along the Eton E1, a 10:1 transformer, coax lead-in, and 100 feet of random wire. I also

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carrier

2009-05-24 Thread Chris Knight
This carrier is detectable on a 16' x 34' WNW-facing corner-fed loop antenna. Now in at 0315 UTC with threshold audio. There's plenty of T-storm QRN but there are gaps between crashes. Chris Knight Fort Lupton, CO Drake R8 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@har

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta (Nick receives it still at 1920utc)

2009-05-24 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 22:32 5/24/2009, you wrote: >Hi Nick, >This might be an important bit of information, your hearing the carrier so >late, 1920utc. Maybe you can continue to check for it throughout the daytime, >if you have the time, and see if it stays all day or eventually goes away. Unfortunately, I've bee

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta

2009-05-24 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Sunday 24 May 2009 02:28, Don Moman VE6JY wrote: > 0600 ut May 23, using the Perseus to look in detail around 1710, I > see 3 fairly significant carriers at 1709.984, 1710.018 and > 1710.033.  The two higher freq carriers are best on easterly > beverages, the .984 one isn't showing as much diffe

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carrier

2009-05-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Steve NE Oregon - Original Message - From: "Walter Salmaniw" To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta (Nick receives it still at 1920utc) At 03:32 PM 5/24/2009, yo

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta

2009-05-24 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 01:35 PM 5/24/2009, you wrote: >At 16:06 5/24/2009, you wrote: > > >>The mystery continues! At 16:05 UTC, I can see a spike on 1709.990 after >>calibration with IBOC 1380 on the Perseus. I don't know whether this is the >>same station or a mixing product from Seattle...hmmm. Walt > >I thin

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta (Nick receives it still at 1920utc)

2009-05-24 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 03:32 PM 5/24/2009, you wrote: >Hi Nick, >This might be an important bit of information, your hearing the carrier so >late, 1920utc. Maybe you can continue to check for it throughout the daytime, >if you have the time, and see if it stays all day or eventually goes away. >I was off to church t

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta (Nick receives it still at 1920utc)

2009-05-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
l-Patch" To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta At 16:06 5/24/2009, you wrote: The mystery continues! At 16:05 UTC, I can see a spike on 1709.990 after calibration with IBOC

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-24 Thread vroomski
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:18:27 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle? I have an Aunt who lives in Port Townsend, Washington and I've asked her to check

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta (1605 utc check)

2009-05-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
From: "Walter Salmaniw" To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta The mystery continues! At 16:05 UTC, I can see a spike on 1709.990 after calibration with IBOC 1380

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta

2009-05-24 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 16:06 5/24/2009, you wrote: >The mystery continues! At 16:05 UTC, I can see a spike on 1709.990 after >calibration with IBOC 1380 on the Perseus. I don't know whether this is the >same station or a mixing product from Seattle...hmmm. Walt I think I had the mixing product within a couple

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-24 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I have an Aunt who lives in Port Townsend, Washington and I've asked her to check on her radios at home at least once during the day and once at night to see if she gets anything on them. I've also asked her to check next time she's in the car during the day and the evening.. I know she also goes t

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta

2009-05-24 Thread Walter Salmaniw
The mystery continues! At 16:05 UTC, I can see a spike on 1709.990 after calibration with IBOC 1380 on the Perseus. I don't know whether this is the same station or a mixing product from Seattle...hmmm. Walt ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-24 Thread satya
All I had last night was the mixing product, which bears about due south of me, with both 710 and 1000 originating on different places on Vashon Island. Assuming the mystery station is also to the south, nulling the mixing product to the hear the Russian may mean that I have to sell my house and m

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta

2009-05-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
- From: "Nick Hall-Patch" To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta At 06:28 5/24/2009, you wrote: 0600 ut May 23, using the Perseus to look in detail around

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta

2009-05-24 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 06:28 5/24/2009, you wrote: >0600 ut May 23, using the Perseus to look in detail around 1710, I see 3 >fairly significant carriers at 1709.984, 1710.018 and 1710.033. The two >higher freq carriers are best on easterly beverages, the .984 one isn't >showing as much difference but still better t

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-24 Thread Patrick Martin
Paul, I thought 1590 KLFE Seattle could have been the issue, but Walt checked it out and 1590 was not // with 1710. I know of no other Russian stations on A in the NW. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core

Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta

2009-05-24 Thread Patrick Martin
Don, Your other carriers better on the beverage must be the pirates in the Boston MA area. One was logged here several months ago. I think the one below 1710 is the Russian one here in the NW. Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station

2009-05-23 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Right now, 0550 utc, the signal is weak/medium on one of its fadeups, playing light vocal music. Steve NE Oregon - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle? Hello 1710 searchers, From Pat

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread vroomski
Hello 1710 searchers, >From Pat location to Steves location in NE Oregon is 291 miles as the crow >flies. My location North of Portland, OR to Walt's location is about 251 miles. That's quite a large area. The best the signal has been here is "fair" with a lot of fading into the noise. I

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
No, nowhere close to there actually, it was a place that I lived once, me and Powell Way never quite figured it out. Paul On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Pete Taylor wrote: > Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > > I once heard a mixing product on 1230 a very clear signal from a >> nearby >> 1450,

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread Pete Taylor
Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: I once heard a mixing product on 1230 a very clear signal from a nearby 1450, and never ever figured out how that came to be! If you were in the Seattle area, it would be KWYZ-1230 Everett relaying KSUH-1450 Puyallup. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ1

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Just a thought, but has anyone checked any of the other stations, FCC licensed ones, that run russian programming at the same time theyre hearing the 1710 signal to see if it's some kind of weirdo mixing product? I once heard a mixing product on 1230 a very clear signal from a nearby 1450, and

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread D1028Gary
Hello Guys, For the first time, I'm trying the new 10' box loop at night, and it has two weak signals on 1710 kHz at opposite bearings-- the previously discovered KIRO-710 and KOMO-1000 mixing product at 300 degrees, and another weak station in the null of the mixing product at 030 (or 210)

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 10:37 PM 5/23/2009, you wrote: >At 18:01 5/23/2009, you wrote: > >>There are Doukhobors in central/south-eastern BC, but this is a very old >>immigration. The main new Russian population is in Vancouver, and IMHO, >>running pirates on 1710 is simply not a Canadian thing to do. My DFing (as

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread cafe
> > There really isn't much USA except for Blaine, WA, at 60 degrees from > here...anybody in the Vancouver area monitoring this? > Hearing it here at 0445 UTC -- And yes to the fading - If this is, indeed, within the skip zone, I would not have expected it to be as close as Blaine. I think I

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 18:01 5/23/2009, you wrote: >There are Doukhobors in central/south-eastern BC, but this is a very old >immigration. The main new Russian population is in Vancouver, and IMHO, >running pirates on 1710 is simply not a Canadian thing to do. My DFing (as >primitive as it is) is all to the sout

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread Patrick Martin
Your DF is to the South and mine to the NE, that still points to the Puget Sound, unless there is some other area with a Russian population, off to the West or the East, but it is skip alright. Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailin

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 09:19 AM 5/23/2009, you wrote: >Kevin, > >I wonder if there is a Russian population up in Central BC, like around >Kamloops?That would since connect with the directional pattern of the NE >EWE. I do get Penticton on 800 like it was across the street. We are >ruling out the I-5 area. > >73, > >P

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Mystery Station - not near Seattle?

2009-05-23 Thread Patrick Martin
Kevin, I wonder if there is a Russian population up in Central BC, like around Kamloops?That would since connect with the directional pattern of the NE EWE. I do get Penticton on 800 like it was across the street. We are ruling out the I-5 area. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager __

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz I-5 Highway 12 search (Format in Plain Text)

2009-05-23 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, Thanks a lot Dennis!! Wow! What a trip. I am sure glad you got home safely! That rules out Vancouver to Seattle pretty much, and also towards Yakima, but maybe Everett North to Bellingham? Maybe even NE into Wenatchee or even Eastern BC/Central AB, but not too far to the East as the beve

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