Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
They may in fact care, so I will rephrase my statement. If someone in Vancouver WA cannot receive KOFI clearly because of KEX's interference, would you as the operator of KOFI spend time, money and energy to fight KEX knowing that Vancouver is not in your primary coverage area AND your

Re: [IRCA] I can't even buy an HD Radio!

2007-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
DO NOT BUY MEMOREX. There are many good brands...I use Taiyo Yuden which I buy from a wholesaler. Sony is good, as is Fuji and TDK., but DO NOT BUY MEMOREX. Recordable DVD lifespan is supposed to be around 30 years, recordable CD around 5. Pre-recorded stuff is supposed to have a much

Re: [IRCA] A response from Clear-Channel

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Colin, Interesting reply. At least they are listening to consumers. Even if you adjust your antenna, loop, etc, the signal of KEX is unstable with skip and often it is hard to keep the hiss out of an adjacent. It may work, but with a downgraded signal that few want to listen to. 73, Patrick

Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Mike, What you report is the HD signals from some of these stations are going out beyond the 10 khz as a distant. So some may be running more than the 10%. Just wait until the FCC allows 100%. If that happens, I will be long gone to SW. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

Re: [IRCA] A response from Clear-Channel - my reply

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Colin, Now the interference between CJRJ 1200 and KEX 1190 may be an issue as International rules come into place. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Sat 9/15 dx report

2007-09-16 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
They may still have room on Pitcairn Island!?! Sounds like a nice place, from reading 'Mutiny on the Bounty'. Don K. Patrick Martin wrote: Don, I can see the tempers from many of us flaring. I can understand and side with everyone. We see the hobby we have love go down the tudes

Re: [IRCA] IBOC TACOMA

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Pete, I am hoping something like KXPA puts the stops on KFBK. Maybe they should change their pattern and send it West. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] IBOC TACOMA

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Rick, I hate to give you the bad news, but several months ago KIXI was saying they were going HD in a year and that time is getting closer. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Mike, That is true, but again it does not hurt to let all stations you listen to know about the hash. It may have some effect down the line. It better to pass the word along. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] Sat 9/15 dx report

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Don, In all serious, if I was to move, I would probably go back to Alaska. Moved to North of Palmer and I could listen to TA's all day in the Winter. There used to be a DXer in Palmer, Clayton Woodward that heard all of Europe, most of Africa,ME, India, you name it. That was in the 50s 60s. I am

Re: [IRCA] I can't even buy an HD Radio!

2007-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
You're buying the right ones. I always swore by Maxell cassettes, but I swear AT their CDs because of how brittle they are. I haven't bought any of their DVDs, and I'm content enough with what I buy that I probably won't. Thirty years from now.you'll probably be DXing Mars

[IRCA] MW DX TIP (For WDXR)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
1600 KRKE NM, Albuquerque, good fading up with All your favorite oldies and wow songs on Real Oldier KRKE 1600 At 0306 EDT 9/16. New. (PM-OR) Drake R8 1500' Eastern beverage, term. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] First nighttime skywave HD

2007-09-16 Thread Gil Stacy
http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0049/t.8418.html http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0100/t.8517.html While on the subject of misinformation and overblown, Tom Ray, Earl of Arrogance, DOE and VP of WOR, needs to be taken down a kHz or two. Gil NN4CW

[IRCA] KAST runs Bruce Williams

2007-09-16 Thread vroomski
Pat, Last month I got a few pictures of the KAST antennnas at sunset. Bruce Williams was on the air at the time. We listened to him until the signal faded out between Astoria and Clatskanie. If KOFI listens to the recording they might just wonder how far does the hash extend on 1180.

[IRCA] TP conditions for 09-16-07

2007-09-16 Thread vroomski
Good Morning: Conditions for TPs are on the improve from yesterday morning at this location. JOCR 558 in at 1215, early for them here. Good luck Dxing this morning. Dennis, Vancouver, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] I'm ticked

2007-09-16 Thread Curtis Sadowski
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY wrote: 2311 edt I'm listening to WCBS, a station I regularly listen to for late night news, and the Ibuzzsaw just turned on, WLS I suspect. This is ridiculous. Maybe thousands of Yankees fans will have something to say about this (I'm not one). Hi Jim,

Re: [IRCA] I can't even buy an HD Radio!

2007-09-16 Thread Brett Saylor
On 9/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rather than get all depressed about the IBOC situation this weekend, I thought to myself self, maybe you ought to give this HD-radio thing a try to see what it's really all about. You do realize that we would give you a thumping if

Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
KOFI streams their signal online: http://www.kofiradio.com/indexk2.html Click listen live on the lower lefthand corner On 9/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes I like listening to Bruce Williams. The only station that I can hear his program is KOFI 1180 in

Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Here ya go: http://radiohumsafar.com/contact.html 1200 KYAA's contact page On 9/16/07, Michael Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott, With regard to #1, see my other email about the station in Soquel CA. And before Paul Walker corrects me, they are now KYAA. If I knew their email

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] First nighttime skywave HD

2007-09-16 Thread Milspec390
Gil fellow IRCAlites - Concur. HD shills have a gift for dissembling and self-indictment. As we're posting here so enjoyably, they're taking themselves down a notch or three. z pvz mk

Re: [IRCA] I can't even buy an HD Radio!

2007-09-16 Thread Milspec390
FWIW, Sony, Maxell TDK used here regularly. Sound fine at 15 - 20 years. Just think, if the HD crown gets its greaszy little claws into storage media, CD's will last a week and cassettes will self-destruct within five seconds - beating even the voice on Mission Impossible!

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] First nighttime skywave HD

2007-09-16 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
The remark So he's not going to listen to us any longer. Oh, well. Wait ... he doesn't count in the N.Y. book. was FAR from professional. I don't care if Bill Harms isn't couting and wont be counted in the New York book... you treat your listeners with respect and professionalism no matter what.

Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any other category of interference may be annoying as heck to DXers and even to real listeners, and may even damage revenue for affected stations (think WSM and the Grand Ole Opry), but the affected stations will have a heck of a time winning

Re: [IRCA] A station with a legitimate complaint

2007-09-16 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Michael Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott, Their transmitter is obviously more than 22 miles away...I confused their location with the xmtr of KSCO. Using the map you referenced, I am about 5 miles north of the red (local) line, at the top of the curve south of Sunnyvale.

Re: [IRCA] A response from Clear-Channel

2007-09-16 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Colin, Interesting reply. At least they are listening to consumers. Even if you adjust your antenna, loop, etc, the signal of KEX is unstable with skip and often it is hard to keep the hiss out of an adjacent. It may work, but with a

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] First nighttime skywave HD

2007-09-16 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Gil Stacy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0049/t.8418.html http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0100/t.8517.html While on the subject of misinformation and overblown, Tom Ray, Earl of Arrogance, DOE and VP of WOR, needs to be taken down a kHz or two.

Re: [IRCA] A response from Clear-Channel - my reply

2007-09-16 Thread Milspec390
offending stations react like nasty adolescents caught in a trick. They stupidly claim noise reports lack proper form, any impertinence they can think of to evade the truth. they embraced a failed, destructive 'technology' under coercion from greaszy slavemasters. rather than speak up early,

[IRCA] KOFI coverage map

2007-09-16 Thread vroomski
Good Morning: Below is a link to KOFI coverage map for advertisers. Yep, Vancouver is not in it. Missoula seems to be in the semi fringe area? http://www.kofiradio.com/indexk2.html Dennis, Vancouver, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] TP conditions for 09-16-07

2007-09-16 Thread Bill Block
Dennis Conditions were not as good as they were yesterday with audio on 693 and 774. Carriers on 531, 558, 585, 594, 603, 648, 657, 693, 747, 756, 774, 873, 972 and 1036 heard from 1240-1330 UT. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] TPs for 09-16-07

2007-09-16 Thread vroomski
Good Morning: Conditions here were better than yesterday. Many channels with near audio. Listening to the Russian long-waves here is kind of like Russian Roulette. Every morning is different. Today 234 was heard while 180 189 had no audio. Usually 234 is the weakest of the five. The

[IRCA] TP's WOW! What a morning, Filipino Heaven!!!

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Greetings everyone, In the midst of the HD issue, this morning was the best morning I have had for years for Filipinos. Too bad daylight hit as I could have gone on forever. I call this morning Filipino morning. It seemed they were everywhere. If not everywhere, on a lot of channels. Thanks to

[IRCA] IBOC bandscan in SW PA: Not Good

2007-09-16 Thread Fred Schroyer
Curious to see how ordinary listeners (not DXers) might hear the IBOC Effect on an ordinary radio, I sat in my Honda Fit in the driveway at 0130 on 9/15 and did a bandscan on its ordinary radio (it ain't no Drake). I'm about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh. A few channels were useless, as expected:

Re: [IRCA] DX

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Mike, You give me ideas..hi After this morning, I would like to run a beverage to the Philippines. Tagalog talk all over the dial 24/7, Yeah, I could get used to that, really fast...I would not even miss the U.S. stations. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager

Re: [IRCA] I can't even buy an HD Radio!

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Brett, Good for you. According to the latest RW article, it looks like a lot of people are not in any hurry either. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] First nighttime skywave HD

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
The best way to fight this is to not buy the radios. Apparently there are millions that feel the same way. :-) 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] KAST runs Bruce Williams

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, Glad you got some pix of KAST. Their location is beautiful alright. I am happy Scott used the pix on the cover. It made Tom Freel's day! Bruce Williams has been run on KAST for years now. I listen to him often. Met the man at a talk radio convention in LA about 10 years ago. He is as

Re: [IRCA] Recordable media

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
I have found that the case with most DVD burners. They last a year. I am back using my Lite On 5005 as it records CDs DVDs and it does ok. The DVD burns are not too strong, so if it is something I want to keep, I make a copy on the computer. The Pioneer stand alone burner lasted 14 months. The

Re: [IRCA] KOFI coverage map

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
KGO and other stations have been pushing their internet service for a long time. This may be the future, not AM Radio Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
If you go through the zillion of pages of the FCC doc on IBOC, you will find that HD Radio causes no interference. That is their own words, so I guess we are all dreaming. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] IBOC bandscan in SW PA: Not Good

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Fred, I think it is not just the skip coverage we are talking about in many cases, but even gw being affected in the market. So I think all of these big guys have shot themselves in the foot besides QRMing other stations. I can just imagine the phone calls and board meetings discussing the HD

[IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Sunday

2007-09-16 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Some of that Dawn Enhancement seen at the coast must have come inland this morning, with the big JJ powerhouses strong and lasting well after sunrise. Only at the end did the DU signals show themselves. 594 weak JJ at 1325 utc; 639 poor talk; 666 poor talk; 693 poor/weak JJ talk; 747 poor talk;

Re: [IRCA] TP conditions for 09-16-07

2007-09-16 Thread Martin and Wendy Foltz
I woke up at 5:30 AM PDT and tuned in. 774 was in fair at 5:40 (1240UTC) 747 was in fair 5:44-6:00 with talk by man in JJ, severe slop from 740 (KCBS?). I heard a single time pip at ToH. I'll listen to the MP3 file more. I think there was IBOC hash at 6:00 so maybe 740-KBRT? Martin Foltz

[IRCA] IBOC on Saturday night

2007-09-16 Thread George Sherman
Some obervations on the E1 with 8 Quantum loop: 640-680 were OK; 690 hiss; 700-740 were mostly OK; 750 WSB S-9+40 readable but unlistenable through hiss; 760 WJR S-9+50 w/hiss; 770 WABC s-9+40 with loud hiss; 780 WBBM S-9+50 w/hiss; 830 WCCO, when I turned the antenna to null WCCO down

Re: [IRCA] IBOC offender replies

2007-09-16 Thread cafe
Colin, But you did not tell us which station seemed sincere? KEX -- Colin Newell - Editor/Creator - CoffeeCrew.Com | DXer.CA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] IBOC on Saturday night

2007-09-16 Thread Satya
Hi all: I'm new to to the mailing list, living in the Seattle area. I certainly picked an auspicious time to get back in the DXing hobby! Check out http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0049/t.8417.html - terrestrial radio is proving to be fairly resilient! Last night on my modified

Re: [IRCA] IBOC on Saturday night

2007-09-16 Thread vroomski
Kevin, Welcome to the list, good to have another DXer from the Pacific Northwest. Dennis, Vancouver, Wa ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing

Re: [IRCA] One IBOCer bites the dust

2007-09-16 Thread Scott Fybush
Marc DeLorenzo wrote: My closest local, WBUR-1240 West Yarmouth, MA, has turned its IBOC transmitter off! They ran it for about a year I have no idea if this is temporary or permanent. Temporary. (Sorry...) s ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] IBOC offender replies

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks Colin. I saw your later posting. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception 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

Re: [IRCA] IBOC on Saturday night

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Kevin, Welcome! Good for you. Keep the complaints coming. Hopefully the local stations with raise enough ned that something will be done. These station are in locally protected areas and should not be QRMed with. So now there is KXPA, KGNW, and I am sure KPDQ Portland must be affected with their

Re: [IRCA] I can't even buy an HD Radio!

2007-09-16 Thread Milspec390
Brett - Trades and blogs concur. Seems most have in fact purchased iPods. Bridge Ratings reports the more consumers learn about HD, the more they reject it. Now the HD gang, in typical sly manner, floats the notion that kids don't listen to radio, radio is for old people. What's their

Re: [IRCA] IBOC on Saturday night

2007-09-16 Thread Bob Foxworth
now there is KXPA, KGNW, and I am sure KPDQ Portland must be affected with their 500w at night. FWIW the four AM HD's in Tampa FL are still not running their HD at night. Just had a good signal from a Reloj-960 which would otherwise be impossible. These are 620, 970, 1250 (all CC talk ) and

[IRCA] The Nighttime IBOC Scorecard

2007-09-16 Thread Barry McLarnon
In the latest revision of my AM IBOC station list (http://topazdesigns.com/iboc/station-list.html), I'm up to a total of 38 stations reported to be operating at night. A number of others have been confirmed to be not operating, yet... but there are still many stations unaccounted for. I

Re: [IRCA] I can't even buy an HD Radio!

2007-09-16 Thread Milspec390
Were HDissemblers really on the ball, they'd blame the absence of HD radios in WalMart, Best Buy, and other retailers upon, 'unforseen tsunami of consumer demand...sold out w/in minutes...ten year wait list...' But they're not on the ball. And the public isn't buying. Bad, bad public. Shame

Re: [IRCA] DX

2007-09-16 Thread Powell E. Way III W4OPW
or move there. Art Bell might rent you his place. Powell POP email is powell at backroads DOT net You give me ideas..hi After this morning, I would like to run a beverage to the Philippines. Tagalog talk all over the dial 24/7, Yeah, I could get used to that, really

[IRCA] KSL Decoded

2007-09-16 Thread kevin redding
Heard on a Sangean HDR-1 and Space Magnet 2 antenna. 1160 KSL 9/15 2000 with BYU football. Was in HD every time the signal reached 32.7 dB. 513 miles. Kevin Gilbert, AZ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] KOFI coverage map

2007-09-16 Thread Bill Harms
Pat, maybe so, and if that is true I think that will mean that large time broadcasters will be less important. That is because going to the internet means that a station joins the thousands of other big to little internet broadcasters on the cacophony in called the web. In other words they

Re: [IRCA] I can't even buy an HD Radio!

2007-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
As Bob Dobbs, grand poobah of the Church of the Subgenius once said, You'll pay to know what you really think. Mike Give me slack or give me death! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brett - Trades and blogs concur. Seems most have in fact purchased iPods. Bridge Ratings reports the more

Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you go through the zillion of pages of the FCC doc on IBOC, you will find that HD Radio causes no interference. That is their own words, so I guess we are all dreaming. No surprise - most of it came from iBiquity. We already know FCC

[IRCA] Unintentional DXing on 1590kHz

2007-09-16 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I signed of WABV earlier this evening (on time!) and have left the little bommbox tuned to 1590 for the last hour or so, as I've been running around the building doing various things, cooking dinner.. etc In the last 15 minutes, I've heard two different southern gospel stations which I think

Re: [IRCA] The Nighttime IBOC Scorecard

2007-09-16 Thread Gerry Bishop
Of the stations running night IBOC, it seems all but two are news/talk/sports. Can someone please enlighten me how a digital signal enhances such a format? Somehow, the concept of CD-quality sports programming just isn't coming together for me. Gerry Bishop Niceville, FL -Original

Re: [IRCA] KOFI coverage map

2007-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Don't forget that any broadcaster that does any kind of music programming will incur the RIAA wrath for internet-based stream royalties. I can just imagine someone out fishing or hunting, dragging along a 5-mile long cable so they can hear their favorite station on the internet. Maybe

Re: [IRCA] The Nighttime IBOC Scorecard

2007-09-16 Thread Scott Fybush
Gerry Bishop wrote: Of the stations running night IBOC, it seems all but two are news/talk/sports. Can someone please enlighten me how a digital signal enhances such a format? Somehow, the concept of CD-quality sports programming just isn't coming together for me. The same argument

Re: [IRCA] The Nighttime IBOC Scorecard

2007-09-16 Thread Rick Lewis
Jerry, I always like the cleanest audio I can get, in any format and from any source. Show me an AM-FM simulcast, and I'll be listening to the FM. Yes, I still like AM for propagation and such, and have good memories of the variety of music I was able to hear in the 60s from hit music stations

Re: [IRCA] The Nighttime IBOC Scorecard

2007-09-16 Thread Brett Saylor
On 9/16/07, Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gerry Bishop wrote: Of the stations running night IBOC, it seems all but two are news/talk/sports. Can someone please enlighten me how a digital signal enhances such a format? Somehow, the concept of CD-quality sports programming just

Re: [IRCA] DX

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Powell, Too hot and humid in the Philippines, plus right in the parth of Typhoons. No thanks. I just like listening to the stations. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] KOFI coverage map

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Bill, It sure sounds like AM Radio will not be a player in the future considering if HD catches on and the analog is discontinued then only a few people will be listening. But again, I don't see HD Radio on AM going anywhere. I talked to Bob's brother in law at church this morning. He is

Re: [IRCA] KEX vs KOFI

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Well, just maybe...maybe someone should clue the FCC into listening.They once did...a long time ago in a galaxy a long way away. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] My first AM HD Decodes

2007-09-16 Thread Paul LaFreniere
1130 WISN WI Milwaukee. At 1853 CDT 16 Sept 07. Decoded as WISN HD. About 400 miles. 720 WGNIL Chicago. At 2057 CDT 16 Sept 07. Decoded as WGN. About 500 miles. Currently WBBM 780 being ruined by WABC 770 hash. Earlier 690

Re: [IRCA] The liveliness of IRCA List

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Colin, Yes, I second that. It was funny. You have to have some levity in this or you would go nuts. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Re: [IRCA] The Nighttime IBOC Scorecard

2007-09-16 Thread kevin redding
Barry, KFYI 550 start up is 21 Sep. On days always nights intermittent. KTAR 620 is not on at night as of yet but runs all day. KMVP 860 is intermittent nights. KMIK 1580 is not on at night and intermittent days. Kevin Gilbert, AZ ___ IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] The liveliness of IRCA List

2007-09-16 Thread Milspec390
Colin fellow IRCA friends - Thank you for kind thoughts. What's the point of being miserable if you can't enjoy it? folded like cheap camera credit belongs to Bob Grant, WABC WOR talk host. Frequently used phrase to describe ' spineless, putrescent, pusillanimous pipsqueaks who fold

Re: [IRCA] The Nighttime IBOC Scorecard

2007-09-16 Thread Milspec390
'crappy radios'? where are all these 'crappy radios' that so seem to dissatisfy the masses? if TeamBLOC frets over 'crappy radios', why don't they manufacture good analog sets, rather than pump out costly, disappointing HD radios? This circumlocution is difficult to fathom. people listen for

Re: [IRCA] The Nighttime IBOC Scorecard

2007-09-16 Thread Milspec390
they are weak, unruly, and believe in nothing. - c. 2002, Thomas Harris, Hannibal z ** See what's new at

Re: [IRCA] KOFI-1180 Coverage map for advertisers:

2007-09-16 Thread Glenn Hauser
Click on Advertise, at http://www.kofiradio.com/indexk2.html The four different contours are not labeled! What does this mean? Why in the world aren`t they labeled with night/day, mv/m? KOFI is 50/10 kW U2, which means 50 kW day, non-direxional, and 10 kW night, direxional. The smaller

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 02:52 17/09/2007, you wrote: It is now 0250 UTC and there is a good carrier on 1215khz -- assume Virgin Radio from London. music and talk on 1215 here just after 0300UT, but mostly underneath splatter Nick

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Bill Block
I have a strong carrier on 1215 at 0310 UT but so far no audio. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:11:31 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; irca@hard-core-dx.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC) At 02:52

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread cafe
At 02:52 17/09/2007, you wrote: music and talk on 1215 here just after 0300UT, but mostly underneath splatter 0315UTC -- moments of threshold intelligence... my kingdom for a long piece of wire pointed anywhere! Carriers also on 567, 765 and 855. -- Colin Newell - Editor/Creator -

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
At 0315 I heard a David Bowie song followed by a male British ancr, but the signal is too poor to understand him. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Also a weak het on 1269. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception 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 contributors

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
At 0828 the British ancr said something about One million dollars? Into rock music. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
My mistake, the ancr said One thousand. I played back the tape 1210 is giving it fits with splatter though. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
0839 ID as Virgin Radio, poor but understandable. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception 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] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
1215 is having moments of a quietly thunderous signal from time to time, sitting nicely well atop the splatter. (0340UT), leading their streaming audiothen a nose dive at 0345UT. audio traces on 1377, big hets on 1584 and 1422, smaller ones on 1341 and 1269and lots of tiny hets.

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Bill Block
At 0329 UT I got a little audio from 1215 no other carriers heard. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:34:16 -0700 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC) My mistake, the ancr said One thousand.

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread cafe
1215 is having moments of a quietly thunderous signal from time to time, More threshold audio on the E1 and R8 at 0355 UTC Hardly thunderous -- more like Lion breath on a desert savanna from about 100 yards. -- Colin Newell - Editor/Creator - CoffeeCrew.Com | DXer.CA

[IRCA] KNOT-1450 and KYCA-1490

2007-09-16 Thread Bill Block
Interesting night for DX as both KNOT-1450 and KYCA-1490 were both off the air at 8:40 PM MST. KYCA is now back on the air but KNOT is still off. So at one time I had no local stations on the air. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
and .a Virgin Radio ID now to see if anything else can be ID'dtoo bad I have some other stuff to do before I go to bed... Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, B.C. Canada

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread vroomski
Good Evening: Some audio on 1215, end and out. Been recording it for over an 1/2 hour. The some of the music on Virgin in the past can be ID, but when the announcer is talking, its very hard to hear the person. Will check other channels now. Dennis, Vancouver, WA JRC 545 Ewe NE

[IRCA] IBOC Revisited

2007-09-16 Thread R. F. Tetro
Now that we have experienced several nights of IBOC operation throughout the country, and most of us have had a chance to do some initial Dxing under these new conditions, I am interested in your responses to the following question: Has the sky indeed fallen as many of us predicted? Here is what

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
The female artist I heard was Suzanne Vega and before than a bit was Let's Dance by David Bowie. The Billboard book helps alot. Not nearly as strong as it was now at 0407. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Bill Block
Very weak carrier on 1134 at 0407.Bill Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:57:41 + To: irca@hard-core-dx.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC) and .a Virgin Radio ID now to see if anything else can be ID'dtoo bad I have some other

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Nick, I am glad you nabbed an ID too. The first time here. I have the old BBC on 1214 or 1215 from years ago though. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
German sounding talk by man, weak on 1269same also on web stream, but can't really parallel them until something changes...aha, just did, woman talking now, same again on the web about 10 seconds later...new one for me... Nick

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Periods of quality audio from the UK on both 1215 and 1089. Numerous other carriers, with some audio also noted on 531, 585, 855, 864, 1377. The pop music on 531 is particularly intriguing. Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Bill Block
Weak carrier here on 1512. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:07:57 + To: irca@hard-core-dx.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC) music on 1512 is weak in domestic splatter but is same

[IRCA] TA Carriers Levels

2007-09-16 Thread vroomski
Good Evening: 1206 audio off and on since 0335 ut. Pop music. Carriers levels: 5) 693-1512 4) 1053-1422 3) 711-774-882-954-1089-1134-1431 2) 729-756-837-864-1206-1251-1368 Dennis, Vancouver, WA ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread Patrick Martin
Nigel, 1089 had a carrier here but no audio. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception 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

[IRCA] NE Oregon Sunday night TAs

2007-09-16 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Despite S9+20 static, European LWBC reception was pretty decent this evening, especially in the hour or so just after sunset. MW eventually had many hets with a number at levels one would think would produce audio, but didn't. Only 1134 Croatia produced poor audio at 0316 utc. LWBC with audio: 153

Re: [IRCA] TA's on the West Coast - Sept 17th (UTC)

2007-09-16 Thread vroomski
Good Evening: Fair audio at times on 1377 at 0432 ut. Man and woman in unknown language. Recorded. Dennis, Vancouver, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

Re: [IRCA] The liveliness of IRCA List

2007-09-16 Thread Eric Floden
I am still fond of, He folded faser than Superman on laundry day -Bart Simpson folded like cheap camera credit belongs to Bob Grant, WABC WOR talk host. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

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