Agree with Chuck, Mr. Buddy is your friend, but do keep a window, vent or door cracked. My experience here in the wilds of BC has been very satisfactory, they are almost the de facto standard here! Those who have previously frozen a YL, will also appreciate the reduction in static.
-----Original Message----- From: IRCA [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: February-19-17 5:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: IRCA Digest, Vol 154, Issue 50 Send IRCA mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of IRCA digest..." Today's Topics: 1. WWV Solar Report (NOAA WWV) 2. Using a portable heater while DXing (Rick Dau) 3. Re: Using a portable heater while DXing (Russ Edmunds) 4. Re: Using a portable heater while DXing (Chuck Hutton) 5. Re: Using a portable heater while DXing (Neil Kazaross) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:15:01 GMT From: [email protected] (NOAA WWV) To: [email protected] Subject: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report Message-ID: <[email protected]> :Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 Feb 19 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 February follow. Solar flux 78 and estimated planetary A-index 11. The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 19 February was 3. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0000 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 75 75 75 75 75 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 A-in 20 20 20 20 20 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 11 K-in 4 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:20:24 +0000 From: Rick Dau <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Subject: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing Message-ID: <cy4pr12mb19268a7444161d43579bfebfb6...@cy4pr12mb1926.namprd12.prod.outlook. com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'd like to know how many of you use one on the REALLY cold winter nights while DXing, and if you mostly go with an electric heater or a kerosene heater. I'm going to be a guest at my parents' farm east of Council Bluffs, Iowa all this week and have come up with the idea of bringing along a Stanley 1500-watt utility heater to keep my surroundings warm should I decide to stay up into the wee hours. I've run into a bit of a quandary, though...it requires plugging into an outlet. My obvious choice would be to go with a tractor shed on our place, but it's one that was constructed in the mid-1980s. As is the case with most modern tractor sheds, it is of a steel construction and has fluorescent lighting overhead, so there will be a bit of a buzz issue, although not intolerable. To get away from the buzz completely, my other way to go would be to DX from a wooden shed on our place that was built during the 1920s in which we raised chickens when I was a kid. Most sheds and o utbuildings on farms that were built back then are going to be all-wood, and would naturally be more appealing for DXing, but many that are THAT old don't have outlets, and that's the situation with this one. In that case, I would think a kerosene heater would be a better choice. Anyway, I welcome all feedback on this. I'm just happy to get out of the city for a week and get back to a place where I won't have to deal with images, spurs, and mixing products on the AM band! 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af MW: Sony ICF-2010, Grundig AN-200 antenna LW: Sony ICF-2010, Quantum Q-Stick paired with Ratzlaff "cake dummy" loop FM: Sangean ATS-909X with extended stock whip ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:07:21 +0000 From: Russ Edmunds <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing Message-ID: <bn6pr06mb273723fc8ca9979486cace2388...@bn6pr06mb2737.namprd06.prod.outlook. com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Any heater which operates using an electric thermostat will probably produce noise whenever it cycles on and off. This applies to fish tank heaters and furnaces - and everything in between. Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id ________________________________ From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of Rick Dau <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 7:20:24 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing I'd like to know how many of you use one on the REALLY cold winter nights while DXing, and if you mostly go with an electric heater or a kerosene heater. I'm going to be a guest at my parents' farm east of Council Bluffs, Iowa all this week and have come up with the idea of bringing along a Stanley 1500-watt utility heater to keep my surroundings warm should I decide to stay up into the wee hours. I've run into a bit of a quandary, though...it requires plugging into an outlet. My obvious choice would be to go with a tractor shed on our place, but it's one that was constructed in the mid-1980s. As is the case with most modern tractor sheds, it is of a steel construction and has fluorescent lighting overhead, so there will be a bit of a buzz issue, although not intolerable. To get away from the buzz completely, my other way to go would be to DX from a wooden shed on our place that was built during the 1920s in which we raised chickens when I was a kid. Most sheds and o utbuildings on farms that were built back then are going to be all-wood, and would naturally be more appealing for DXing, but many that are THAT old don't have outlets, and that's the situation with this one. In that case, I would think a kerosene heater would be a better choice. Anyway, I welcome all feedback on this. I'm just happy to get out of the city for a week and get back to a place where I won't have to deal with images, spurs, and mixing products on the AM band! 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af MW: Sony ICF-2010, Grundig AN-200 antenna LW: Sony ICF-2010, Quantum Q-Stick paired with Ratzlaff "cake dummy" loop FM: Sangean ATS-909X with extended stock whip _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:13:36 +0000 From: Chuck Hutton <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing Message-ID: <sn1pr10mb065362eee9172a249969fa21fc...@sn1pr10mb0653.namprd10.prod.outlook. com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Rick - Many kerosene heaters are OK for internal use, but there are some that are not OK indoors. And some are OK, but only if provided a certain amount of fresh air. And of course in general there is a fire hazard, although some have a fairly safe design. I dodge those issues by using a catalytic propare heater like the "Buddy Heater". Models run from $60 to $120 on Amazon. Chuck ________________________________ From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of Russ Edmunds <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 5:07 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing Any heater which operates using an electric thermostat will probably produce noise whenever it cycles on and off. This applies to fish tank heaters and furnaces - and everything in between. Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id ________________________________ From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of Rick Dau <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 7:20:24 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing I'd like to know how many of you use one on the REALLY cold winter nights while DXing, and if you mostly go with an electric heater or a kerosene heater. I'm going to be a guest at my parents' farm east of Council Bluffs, Iowa all this week and have come up with the idea of bringing along a Stanley 1500-watt utility heater to keep my surroundings warm should I decide to stay up into the wee hours. I've run into a bit of a quandary, though...it requires plugging into an outlet. My obvious choice would be to go with a tractor shed on our place, but it's one that was constructed in the mid-1980s. As is the case with most modern tractor sheds, it is of a steel construction and has fluorescent lighting overhead, so there will be a bit of a buzz issue, although not intolerable. To get away from the buzz completely, my other way to go would be to DX from a wooden shed on our place that was built during the 1920s in which we raised chickens when I was a kid. Most sheds and o utbuildings on farms that were built back then are going to be all-wood, and would naturally be more appealing for DXing, but many that are THAT old don't have outlets, and that's the situation with this one. In that case, I would think a kerosene heater would be a better choice. Anyway, I welcome all feedback on this. I'm just happy to get out of the city for a week and get back to a place where I won't have to deal with images, spurs, and mixing products on the AM band! 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af MW: Sony ICF-2010, Grundig AN-200 antenna LW: Sony ICF-2010, Quantum Q-Stick paired with Ratzlaff "cake dummy" loop FM: Sangean ATS-909X with extended stock whip _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca IRCA Info Page - montreal.kotalampi.com<http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca> montreal.kotalampi.com This group is for those interested in AM (Broadcast Band) DXing, sponsored by the International Radio Club of America (IRCA) To see the collection of prior postings ... Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org International Radio Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> www.ircaonline.org Web Site for the International Radio Club of America To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca IRCA Info Page - montreal.kotalampi.com<http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca> montreal.kotalampi.com This group is for those interested in AM (Broadcast Band) DXing, sponsored by the International Radio Club of America (IRCA) To see the collection of prior postings ... Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org International Radio Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> www.ircaonline.org Web Site for the International Radio Club of America To Post a message: [email protected] ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:20:17 -0600 From: Neil Kazaross <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing Message-ID: <camdvcvx2nyvjcwc0j0ugtfq1qcs_ucqgwzx30l8ncsrjue1...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I've done it as the beach house in Narragansett wasn't heated very well. However, with the wx here in the Midwest you may need A/C instead. 73 KAZ On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Chuck Hutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Rick - > > > Many kerosene heaters are OK for internal use, but there are some that > are not OK indoors. And some are OK, but only if provided a certain > amount of fresh air. And of course in general there is a fire hazard, > although some have a fairly safe design. > > > I dodge those issues by using a catalytic propare heater like the > "Buddy Heater". Models run from $60 to $120 on Amazon. > > > Chuck > > > ________________________________ > From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of Russ Edmunds < > [email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 5:07 PM > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing > > Any heater which operates using an electric thermostat will probably > produce noise whenever it cycles on and off. This applies to fish tank > heaters and furnaces - and everything in between. > > > Russ Edmunds > > WB2BJH > > Blue Bell, PA > > Grid FN20id > > ________________________________ > From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of Rick Dau < > [email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 7:20:24 PM > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > Subject: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing > > > I'd like to know how many of you use one on the REALLY cold winter > nights while DXing, and if you mostly go with an electric heater or a kerosene > heater. I'm going to be a guest at my parents' farm east of Council > Bluffs, Iowa all this week and have come up with the idea of bringing > along a Stanley 1500-watt utility heater to keep my surroundings warm should I > decide to stay up into the wee hours. I've run into a bit of a quandary, > though...it requires plugging into an outlet. My obvious choice would > be to go with a tractor shed on our place, but it's one that was > constructed in the mid-1980s. As is the case with most modern tractor > sheds, it is of a steel construction and has fluorescent lighting > overhead, so there will be a bit of a buzz issue, although not > intolerable. To get away from the buzz completely, my other way to go > would be to DX from a wooden shed on our place that was built during > the 1920s in which we raised chickens when I was a kid. Most sheds > and o utbuildings on farms that were built back then are going to be > all-wood, and would naturally be more appealing for DXing, but many > that are THAT old don't have outlets, and that's the situation with > this one. In that case, I would think a kerosene heater would be a > better choice. Anyway, I welcome all feedback on this. I'm just > happy to get out of the city for a week and get back to a place where > I won't have to deal with images, spurs, and mixing products on the AM band! > > > > 73, > > Rick Dau > > South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af > > MW: Sony ICF-2010, Grundig AN-200 antenna > > LW: Sony ICF-2010, Quantum Q-Stick paired with Ratzlaff "cake dummy" > loop > > FM: Sangean ATS-909X with extended stock whip > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > IRCA Info Page - montreal.kotalampi.com<http://montreal.kotalampi.com/ > mailman/listinfo/irca> > montreal.kotalampi.com > This group is for those interested in AM (Broadcast Band) DXing, > sponsored by the International Radio Club of America (IRCA) To see the > collection of prior postings ... > > > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of > the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org International Radio > Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> > www.ircaonline.org > Web Site for the International Radio Club of America > > > > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > IRCA Info Page - montreal.kotalampi.com<http://montreal.kotalampi.com/ > mailman/listinfo/irca> > montreal.kotalampi.com > This group is for those interested in AM (Broadcast Band) DXing, > sponsored by the International Radio Club of America (IRCA) To see the > collection of prior postings ... > > > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of > the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org International Radio > Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> > www.ircaonline.org > Web Site for the International Radio Club of America > > > > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of > the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] ------------------------------ End of IRCA Digest, Vol 154, Issue 50 ************************************* _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
