Re: [IRCA] KHOG-750

2013-12-30 Thread Forrest Skaine
KHWG being heard here too Pete //Tune-in app. Vy poor-fair mostly under WSB. When on day power this is the easiest Nevada station On Dec 30, 2013 1:34 AM, Pete Taylor p...@comcast.net wrote: Wiping out Portland here at 11:25p PST with country music featuring the most eclectic underpaid

Re: [IRCA] KHOG-750

2013-12-30 Thread Forrest Skaine
Hrd in Woodbury Mn via car radio On Dec 30, 2013 5:24 AM, Forrest Skaine todftscytj7...@gmail.com wrote: KHWG being heard here too Pete //Tune-in app. Vy poor-fair mostly under WSB. When on day power this is the easiest Nevada station On Dec 30, 2013 1:34 AM, Pete Taylor p...@comcast.net

[IRCA] TP's for Monday, December 30, 2013

2013-12-30 Thread Dennis Vroom
Listened from 1455-1540 utc. No Russian long waves heard this morning. Best signal of the morning goes to HLAZ 1566. Upper channels much better than the lower channels.  594   JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1505 fair signal with man in Japanese. Weak at 1539. NW ewe. 12/30/2013 1467  JAPAN, NHK2 JO??

[IRCA] Two TIS stations on 1650 kHz

2013-12-30 Thread Dennis Vroom
While tuning to 1650 kHz this morning after TP listening, I heard two TIS stations from Washington state. Assuming that I heard WQHK904   Vashon, Washington. Many mentions of Vashon Island during the tape loop. Time was 7:50 AM PST. At 7:55 AM PST assuming WQHF574 with information for the

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2013-12-30 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Dec 30 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 30 December follow. Solar flux 143 and estimated planetary A-index 3. The

[IRCA] Excellent conditions this morning for TPs

2013-12-30 Thread Walter Salmaniw
This morning was the first morning for excellent TP conditions from Massett. I arrived on 26 December and will be here until 3 January. The other mornings have been rather poor. There has been no TA activity whatsoever. This morning however was fabulous towards especially Japan. Many 100 W

[IRCA] Recording final s/off of WRJM-1270 Charleston, IL

2013-12-30 Thread Rick Dau
  Wondering if anyone around the Champaign/Urbana/Charleston area of eastern Illinois will have a recorder rolling around Midnight CLT tomorrow night.   WRJM-1270 Charleston is scheduled to go silent for good at 1 minute past Midnight.  Thought it would be kinda neat if someone could get their

Re: [IRCA] Recording final s/off of WRJM-1270 Charleston, IL

2013-12-30 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
The station streams online: http://www.wrjmdailynews.com/ Also, the station is now technically WEIC, not WRJM anymore. Paul On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Rick Dau drummer1965...@yahoo.com wrote: Wondering if anyone around the Champaign/Urbana/Charleston area of eastern Illinois will have

[IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Chernos Saul
I continue to be stumped by what’s become a repeated, three-time unID on 1240. Each time, it sounds like WJNA or WJMH, or something akin to that. The closts calls I can find are WJMC in Rice Lake WI, a location which makes sense for this time. But the last letter really does not – to me at

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Saul, WJLX would have to be on the air. Well, we assume it is.. but I know in the past, the AM transmitter has been off while the translator at 101.5 remains on the air. Its not WJLX as they ID as Oldies 101.5, rarely ever mentioning the actual call letters. Listening to your 3rd clip , the

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2013-12-30 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Dec 31 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 30 December follow. Solar flux 143 and estimated planetary A-index 3. The

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Gerry
Saul, your second and third clips, from 16 Dec, are WJIM. Gerry Bishop -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Chernos Saul Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 8:01 PM To: m...@googlegroups.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org;

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
By golly you got it Gerry, I hear WJIM now that youve said it! Paul On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Gerry gerryb4...@cox.net wrote: Saul, your second and third clips, from 16 Dec, are WJIM. Gerry Bishop -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Rick Dau
  Saul, I'm with you.  It's sure sounding like WJNA, WJMA, or (least likely) WJMH.  I'm listening to these three clips over and over and over, and I'm not hearing anything that sounds like WJMC or WJIM.    On clip #1, I'm hearing the calls, followed by something that sounds like CAAT (?).  Then

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Gerry
Drop some EQ to get the fuzz off the audio, slow it down about 20%, WJIM jumps out of both clips from 12/16. Gerry -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Rick Dau Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 8:45 PM To: a...@nrcdxas.org;

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Rick Dau
  Ok, now that I listen to clip #3 more closely, I can hear WJIM.  Thanks, Gerry.  And mystery solved, Saul.  :)    73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska  From: Gerry gerryb4...@cox.net To: 'Rick Dau' drummer1965...@yahoo.com; 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America'

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Chernos Saul
Thank you, to the many of you, who listened and have pointed me to WJIM in Lansing MI. I can now hear it the final clip, and somewhat in the other one from the 16th. I'm still thinking the one from the 5th could ever so slightly be be WJMC, but because I've had that one before, and I have also

[IRCA] Elad FDM S1 + Miscellaneous Mumblings

2013-12-30 Thread Michael Yule
Hi everyone and Happy New Year - I'm thinking of making the jump into an SDR, largely because I never seem to have time to sit and listen when conditions are good and I want to do some timeshifting through the recording capabilities of an SDR. I've been doing a bunch of research, mostly around

[IRCA] OT Light bulbs

2013-12-30 Thread Patrick Martin
With the new year coming in, the end of the old bulbs in approaching soon. I do not care for the light the new ones put out so I bought a lot of the old 40-60-75 watt bulbs. Anyway, there are quite a few different ones. The LED ones have come down in price. Are the LED ones noise free? Anyone

Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs

2013-12-30 Thread Forrest Skaine
I like the LED. Definitely noise free. The one is on a stairwell that is 25' up and a huge pain to change. On Dec 30, 2013 10:07 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote: With the new year coming in, the end of the old bulbs in approaching soon. I do not care for the light the new ones put out

[IRCA] TP 30 Dec, Victoria version

2013-12-30 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
We...no 1575 today, and there was practically no sunrise enhancement. Best signals near the top of the band, and before 1430UT pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 1566 HLAZ s/off of JJ program 1344UT, usual piano mx, oyasumi nasai

Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs

2013-12-30 Thread Mike Sanburn
Good point. DXers please post your observations on noise levels of these new style lights as opposed to the old incandescent bulbs. I have a feeling there may be a black market for the traditional bulbs, but they'll cost ya'. ms From: mwd...@webtv.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com;

[IRCA] TA carriers, Victoria version

2013-12-30 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Hmm, quite a good carrier on 783 at 0445UT, 1008 not bad at times either. Hardly the regulars best wishes, Nick ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

[IRCA] You saved the big box of memorabilia

2013-12-30 Thread Radio Heritage Mail
December 31 2013 Hello We hope you've had a good Christmas and have enjoyed some time with family and friends, and even vacations in places touched by summer. This past week, we opened up a large box of estate radio memorabilia containing cards and letters and other items mostly from the early

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on December 30

2013-12-30 Thread Bruce Portzer
All of today's TP action happened above 1550 kHz, wit HLAZ-1566 and CNR-1593 producing unusually good signals. There were a few carriers elsewhere on the dial - some of them on intriguing channels like 1098 1116 and 1413. Good - easily understandable by a native speaker 1566HLAZ,

Re: [IRCA] Elad FDM S1 + Miscellaneous Mumblings

2013-12-30 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Good luck with the SDR, Michael. As you know, Perseus is the present kingpin among MW DXers, so you've got a good user base to refer to if there are things that don't make sense on opening the package. But the Elad does look like a good deal if you are feeling adventurous. It's an

Re: [IRCA] OT Light bulbs

2013-12-30 Thread Russ Johnson
I have a few observations. Firstly, they are not entirely noise free as the circuit in the base can sometimes emit noise. However the noise is far far less than from a CFL. I could live with LED bulbs near the listening post. The noise dissipates just inches from the bulb. I have a few

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread George Sherman
I apologize for saying I was sure it was WJMC. I didn't mention it, but it seemed there was a tiny fraction of a second delay between WJM the C, now notice very indistinct short noise (letter??) that I was sure was a C. What's before sounds like WJNE on that one WJNE on the 2 others as well.

Re: [IRCA] 1240 unID - WJMA/WJNA now heard three times!

2013-12-30 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
103.5 Bethany Beach, DE is no longer WJNE And parent company Great Scott Broadcasting doesn't own anything on 1240khz. Paul On Tuesday, December 31, 2013, George Sherman wrote: I apologize for saying I was sure it was WJMC. I didn't mention it, but it seemed there was a tiny fraction of a