Re: [IRCA] Victoria B.C. West Coast TA Alerts...

2008-09-24 Thread cafe
Way too late for TA activity, I'm afraid, Colin. Only UK and Iberia is still in some darkness. The UK was TA last time I checked... ;-) The best 1215 I had last year was usually around sunrise in England -- Hence Sunrise enhancement... -- Colin Newell - Editor - coffeecrew.com |

Re: [IRCA] KLVI 560 Beaumont

2008-09-24 Thread k4ape
Yes, and they are normally, if heard at all, not heard until after 0400 or closer to sun rise. They will be weak when heard. Beaumont is a nice little town, they know how to eat in that place, with great BBQ and Tex-Mex and What-A-Burger. Willis Normal night pattern is very tight toward

[IRCA] KBHB-810 on day power 0100 CDT 24 Sep 08

2008-09-24 Thread Paul LaFreniere
Good with country music under WGY. TOH at 0100 CDT said 25,000 watts. Frequent I.D.s The Big 81--KBHB. Paul LaFreniere Grand Marais, MN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

[IRCA] TP's for 09-24-08

2008-09-24 Thread vroomski
-- Good Morning: Listened from 1155-1303. Conditions down from yesterday morning here, quit early. 180 Russia, woman in Russian at 1201, fair signal. 189 Russia, good at 1237 with music. 234 Russia, very weak at 1202. 279 Russia, fair at 1203 with woman in Russian. 394

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP's for 9-24

2008-09-24 Thread D1028Gary
Good Morning, Yesterday's great conditions were long gone this morning, with only the 594, 747, 774, 828 and 972 powerhouses having much audio. Seasonal performers like 648, 657 and 666 were there with weak audio, but of the ones that had threshold audio yesterday (684,

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 9-24-08

2008-09-24 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1245-1320 utc and conditions were way down from yesterday. The only audio was from JOUB-774 and it was very weak. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden

[IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Wednesday

2008-09-24 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
A very early check had nothing but hets on MW at 1220 utc; much later 594 was JJ at medium level for a few seconds. 891 with the usual DU audio to fadeout 1354-1405 utc. Steve NE Oregon R75, AR7030, longwires ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] Victoria TP's for 09-24-08

2008-09-24 Thread cafe
Yesterdays tamale was todays gazpacho (cold soup...) Listened from 1330 to 1345 - Audio in the splatter on 558, 567(JJ), 576, 585, 594(JJ), 612, 621 (KK), 639, 675, 693(JJ), 702, 738, 747, 756, 765, 774(JJ---8), 828(JJ---7), 963(RR), 972(KK) 1134 and 1143... Drake R8 Misek phaser - 2 X

Re: [IRCA] Victoria B.C. West Coast TA Alerts...

2008-09-24 Thread kj8o
Maybe he meant Trans Arctic... On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:45:10 -0700, cafe wrote Way too late for TA activity, I'm afraid, Colin. Only UK and Iberia is still in some darkness. The UK was TA last time I checked... ;-) The best 1215 I had last year was usually around sunrise in England

[IRCA] Quamtum Loop vs. Space Magnet II

2008-09-24 Thread Charles A Taylor
9/24/08 Some Observations by Charles A Taylor, WD4INP on the Quamtum Loop QX2 v2.0 built by Radio Plus+ (as compared to my prized Space Magnet II acquired from James T. Pogue K2HAR back in 1976). The Quamtum Loop QX2 v2.0 I acquired three days ago cost me a total

[IRCA] TP's for 09-24-08

2008-09-24 Thread Patrick Martin
Greetings all, A fair morning here on the coast with a nice signal from CBS Taiwan on 603 khz at about 1305 UTC with mentions of CBS and Taiwan in Mandarian . No Filipinos noted not even DZEC 1062. 189 RUSSIA Good with Stangers in the Night by FS at 1315 9/24 279RUSSIA, // to 189.

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-09-24 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Sep 24 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 23 September follow. Solar flux 69 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The

Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP's for 9-24-08

2008-09-24 Thread Neil Kazaross
This helps explain why I had absolutely nothing on the new Phased BOG System at 325 degrees even though the antenna works just fine with CFSL 1190 simply blasting in this morning. I don't expect an easy time getting Asians thru the AU zone here and the best I've ever done is a 747 carrier that

Re: [IRCA] Quantum Loop vs. Space Magnet II

2008-09-24 Thread Craig Healy
I do not yet have any observations on the current drain on a 9-V battery. However, the 12-V, D-C supply included with the Quantum Loop QX2 v2.0 merely adds one more oppor- tunity for RFI sensitivity. Rather than use wall-wart 12v power supplies, I use a battery. Went to Radio Shack and

[IRCA] ULTRALIGHT Sunset DX Loggings.....One NEW One + a GHOST!!!!.........

2008-09-24 Thread Robert Ross
Hi Guys: Got in about 2 Hours of Sunset DXing tonight with the SONY SRF-T615 ULR Radio. Conditions keep getting better..but it seems I'm just hearing lots of GOOD RELOGS Did manage one NEW Station for the ULR Log...and One UNID...that may be WAZX 1550 from Smyrna Ga ULR Log Total

[IRCA] Hoping for Christmas I guess??? Wrong Date on Loggings.....

2008-09-24 Thread Robert Ross
Hi Guys: I put the wrong date on todays ULR LoggingsI put Sept/25..and of course it's only Sept/24Guessing I'm hoping for Christmas!! Sorry for rushing the Season! 73...ROB. Robert S. Ross VA3SW Box 1003, Stn. B. London, Ontario CANADA N6A5K1 Antique/Vintage Radio Enthusiast

Re: [IRCA] ULTRALIGHT Sunset DX Loggings.....One NEW One + a GHOST!!!!.........

2008-09-24 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Yes, the 1550 you heard was WAZX. If you googled WAZX 1550, the first result that shows up is http://www.radiolaquebuena.com/ but their site doesn't work. Two of Radio La Que Buena's stations, WCOC 1010 Dora, AL and another are silent. WCOC is silent due to financial reasons, and thats why I

[IRCA] Confirmation that WAZX is ON THE AIR on 1550 Khz.........

2008-09-24 Thread Robert Ross
Hi Guys: I just got this email from an ODXA Member who lives near Atlantaand this is what she says. WAZX is still on the air...just tuned in. Sometimes at night here, (suburban Atlanta) the signal can be weak. AFAIK, it has always been on the airlocal Atlanta Journal radio

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-09-24 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Sep 25 0001 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 24 September follow. Solar flux 68 and mid-latitude A-index 4. The

Re: [IRCA] ULTRALIGHT Sunset DX Loggings.....One NEW One + a GHOST!!!!.........

2008-09-24 Thread Robert Ross
At 08:59 PM 9/24/2008, you wrote: Yes, the 1550 you heard was WAZX. If you googled WAZX 1550, the first result that shows up is http://www.radiolaquebuena.com/ but their site doesn't work. Two of Radio La Que Buena's stations, WCOC 1010 Dora, AL and another are silent. WCOC is silent due to

Re: [IRCA] Confirmation that WAZX is ON THE AIR on 1550 Khz.........

2008-09-24 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Of course WAZX's signal can be weak at night, it's 500 Watts Directional with an Application to drop to 16 Watts night. By the way, WAZX has NOT ALWAYS eben on since July. My friend went through Atlanta not too long ago and was there for several days and didn't hear a single peep from 1550.

[IRCA] WAZX-1550 is off the air

2008-09-24 Thread JKi5384486
_http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?con text=25appn=101262204formid=910fac_num=22983_ (http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25appn=101262204formid =910fac_num=22983) Their app for silent STA was accepted for

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 09-24-08

2008-09-24 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Hmm. Everyone thought things were down this morning, but for me, I thought they were only slightly worse, and still pretty darned good. Yes, the LW Russians were down...I only heard 279 at 8 level, as was SQM on 529 at a 7.5. Otherwise it was Asia all the way, and only on the lower half.

Re: [IRCA] WAZX-1550 is off the air

2008-09-24 Thread Robert Ross
At 09:23 PM 9/24/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Their app for silent STA was accepted for filingon 9/2, due to financial problems related to the build out of their CP. They are changing sites and with the change will lose their full time status, going from 500 watts to 16 watts at night. Day

[IRCA] 28th edition of NRC AM Radio Log up for grabs - And the winner is....

2008-09-24 Thread Peter Jernakoff
To all: I finally got around to determining who will be getting my now unneeded copy of the 28th edition (2007-2008) of the NRC AM Radio Log. (I was supposed to do this last Friday.) There were seven folks who expressed an interest in receiving this item. And the winner (picked at random) is ...

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 09-24-08

2008-09-24 Thread Patrick Martin
Walt, I did not think cx were bad this morning. Although I was not up the morning before. CBS Taiwan 603 was not bad at all. A mix of Vietnam/Hohhot China on 675 was pleasant enough too. I kind of wished I did not have those QSL'd as it would have made nice reports. 73, Patrick Patrick

[IRCA] LF Engineering H-800 opinions sought

2008-09-24 Thread Lee Reynolds
I can get one decent wire antenna up where I now live (a 160-80-40 trapped dipole in inverted Vee configuration) and a number of pole-mounted antennas (sticks, discones, that kind of thing.) Having only the one MF/HF wire antenna makes using a phaser a teensy touch problematic so I'm wondering

[IRCA] Good cx to NW tonite from IL + TA's

2008-09-24 Thread Neil Kazaross
New CFRN 1260 with Edmonton vs Calgary hockey in the mess at times and local ads. Two new northern MN GYers on 1340. 880 Edmonton News in well before power switch atop CKLQ atop WCBS. CBR 1010 blasting in about best ever. CKWX 1130 quite good with traffic and weather on the 1's, 890 BC w/CW mx

Re: [IRCA] LF Engineering H-800 opinions sought

2008-09-24 Thread W. Curt Deegan
Lee, I have used an LFE H-800 for quite some time with good success. I had to replace one vertical element the victim of south Florida lightning -- the inside box was okay -- and did not consider not doing so. As soon as I get my act together I'll send the damaged unit to LFE for repair

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 09-24-08

2008-09-24 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Certainly a major change here in Alberta this morning Walt. Went from 33 audios yesterday down to 2 today! Had to leave for a meeting just as the sun was rising, but it certainly didn't seem things were improving much as I left. A fair number of TA carriers again tonight, but only 1134

[IRCA] Return of the DX Podcast - Western Edition

2008-09-24 Thread cafe
Good for a smile or two - and a tip of the hat to the architects of the ULR Wave! http://www.dxer.ca/images/stories/podcasts/Sept2008_DX_Podcast.mp3 -- Colin Newell - Editor - coffeecrew.com | coffee.bc.ca | DXer.ca Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

[IRCA] 28th edition of NRC AM Radio Log up for grabs - And the winner is....

2008-09-24 Thread Dennis Gibson
Fantastic. I'm looking forward to receiving it. 73 - Original Message - Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:35:30 -0400 From: Peter Jernakoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IRCA] 28th edition of NRC AM Radio Log up for grabs - And the winner is To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],