Re: [IRCA] Outstanding DU Morning at Grayland
I wish you guys could have been at Grayland in the late 70s and early 80s. You would have moved in permanently. hi. Morning after morning of 2 KW DUs all over the dial. Amazing times. I have to wonder just what the difference in solar and other conditions were back then, or if it's entirely due to lesser interference in those days. I'd think the improvements in antennas and radios would almost negate the increased levels of current interference. Thoughts? Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TPs for 10 July08: Disappointing!
After such nice reception yesterday (and great loggings from John and Gary at Grayland), I was hoping for great things this morning. Monitored between 11:45 and 12:20 live. A very modest DU dawn enhancement around 12:10 to 12:15. 963 was the strongest of the lot at 12:07 with music...sounded DU. 612, my bell weather station barely appeared at 12:10 only. Nothing heard from JJ stations this morning. Here are the slim pickings (all 6, unless otherwise noted): 279 567 612 (late) 675 (late) 738 756 837 (late) 963 (late) at a 7 at 12:07 1512 1566 That was it! Should have gotten up early yesterday, and slept in today!.Walt PS: Do hope John is having more luck in Grayland! ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TPs for 07-10-08
-- Good Morning: Listened from 1115-1233 ut. Asian conditions here this morning. Upper channels much better than the lower channels. 1503 Japan? 1231 threshold with bits of Japanese talk? 1575 Thailand, 1214-1225. Believed to be the station with very weak signal with woman in Asian language. Carriers levels: 6) 774 (threshold audio) 5) 738-1512-1566 4) 828-1035-1386-1584-1593-1602-1611 3) 639-963-981-1008-1116-1125-1287-1512 2) 1269-1377-1413- Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC 545 ewe NW ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Decent FM Conditions today?
I live about 60 miles Northwest of Grand Island, Nebraska and about 175 miles by air from Omaha, Nebraska. I am getting a rock solid clear steady signal from Journal Broadcasting's 95KW/1184ft Channel 94.1 KQCH in Omaha on the $10 Walmart boombox in my bathroom. Don't know if that reception is anything worthwhile or anything special, but wanted to pass it along. Paul Walker www.realradiousa.com ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] TPs for 07-10-08
Listened drom 1105-1215 ut and conditions were down from yesterday with no audio and very weak carriers on 693 and 774. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008 ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD
iBiquity's Coming Soon is not necessarily all that it's made out to be. Indianapolis has one FM station that has been listed as such for YEARS. Dave -- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:28:25 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 According to the HDRadio website, KJR is listed as Soon in HD. Eric Svajdlenka KA7MEK Everett, WA ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Outstanding DU Morning at Grayland
Craig, I believe it had to do with conditions. In those days, Hawaiians also blanketed the dial night after night. As far as antennas go, I had the same SW EWE in those days, I have today, except for new wire. The strong punch just is not there for the South Pacific, it was in the late 70s/early 80s. In those days, by an hour before LSS in Hawaii, I was already getting a couple of the stronger Hawaiians. The QRM factor in the NW with more stations, hasn't changed all that much from the early 80s, everyone was pretty much was NSP and there are not that many new stations to QRM the channels. Sure, there are a few changes, but not many. KOAC 550 Corvallis OR would be off at 10 PM, later 12 Midnight, but it really did not matter as KMVI Wailuku would knock KOAC right out with KMVI totally dominant night at night from LSS in Hawaii, on through the night. Again, the punch it gone. Mentioning KMVI, a friend who lived in Astoria (non DXer), would listen to LD Reynolds Top 40 countdown on KMVI with a shirt pocket portable and KMVI would be solid with little fading. He did not even realize KOAC existed! But as with anything, conditions change. But I felt in those days, the great DU DX would go on however, as it was there constantly. I was the 7th Heven I thought. I really got a bit Burnt out and it was on and on for a number of years. Another powerhouse I would hear strong was the Solomon Islands on 1026 khz (now 1035). I even corresponded with the PD there for a time, as I regularly listened to their Pidgin programming. I caught all three of their channels on MW. It has been sometime since I have heard Solomons even on their main channel of 1035. I also remember typing DXWW-West in 1981 and that was on the 8 1/2 by 14 sheet of paper, before the computer days, but typing it with 4MK 1026 MacKay, Q ( 5KW) booming in at S9+20DB night after night. This was after Solomons moved to 1035. Before they QRM'd 4MK/1ZK later on with the move it was Solomons/2ZB NZ QRM. Ah' the good ol' days. I would sure love to repeat them. 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Decent FM Conditions today?
Paul, Moving to the Midwest, you sould get lots of FM DX there. A great location for FM e skip and trops. 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Dave, Thanks. Hope you are right. I am not looking forward of another strong IBOCer in the NW. 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD
I think (and hope!) Dave may be right: 950-KJR is already an HD sub-channel of its sister station (KUBE-FM), just as 880-KIXI shares HD space with 107.9 FM. Haven't heard back from KIXI yet as to their AM-IBOC plans - keep your antennae crossed... 73 - Kevin S. Bainbridge Island, WA Dave, Thanks. Hope you are right. I am not looking forward of another strong IBOCer in the NW. 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Jul 10 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 July follow. Solar flux 66 and mid-latitude A-index 5. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 10 July was 2 (17 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 A-in 22222255555555 K-in 11112311100122 ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Kevin, Just checked to verify this, and KJR is not being broadcast on KUBE's HD. Didn't tink it was. KUBE is on HD1, and Xtreme Hip-Hop is on HD2. -- Rick - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD I think (and hope!) Dave may be right: 950-KJR is already an HD sub-channel of its sister station (KUBE-FM), just as 880-KIXI shares HD space with 107.9 FM. Haven't heard back from KIXI yet as to their AM-IBOC plans - keep your antennae crossed... 73 - Kevin S. Bainbridge Island, WA Dave, Thanks. Hope you are right. I am not looking forward of another strong IBOCer in the NW. 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Question for N.W. DXers OT
My wife I are planning to drive to Seattle and back to S.F. from August 4-12. We are taking her parents (in their 80s) with us. What I need to know is what's the easiest way thru Portland? I-5 or I-205. We plan on staying in Eugene both ways. It's been a few decades since I've made this trip and I imagine there have been a few changes made up that-a-way. We are going to visit our daughter who is working in Seattle. With grandma grandpa along there probably won't be much time for dx visits but if anyone really wants to talk with me (HAH!) contact me off line I'll give you my cell phone #. Much obliged and you guys are doing some great summer dx. I sometimes stumble out of bed and hope for an Aussie or Zedder but just get local/regional slop splatterAlso, we've been blessed with a combo of fog smoke today blocking Ol Sol lowering the temps (here on the coast) to around 70. Everywhere else in the area is baking at about 100. Many thanks all. Don K. S.F. CA ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KJR 950 Seattle HD
Your HD1, your main HD channel HAS to be what the analog is. Your HD2 or HD3 can be whatever you want to.. Powell POP email is powell at backroads DOT net --- On Thu, 7/10/08, Rick Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin, Just checked to verify this, and KJR is not being broadcast on KUBE's HD. Didn't tink it was. KUBE is on HD1, and Xtreme Hip-Hop is on HD2. -- Rick ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Decent FM Conditions today?
Paul: That is tropospheric enhancement or simply tropo as many of us VHF DX'ers call it. Tropo normally enhances VHF reception anywhere from just a few miles (50 or so) of semi-locals that do not always come in to well over 500 miles. It is normally associated with temperature inversions, fronts and other weather systems. 175 miles is decent for a boom box w/no outside antenna (apparently). I have an Accurian (RS) HD radio and got trop out to 375 miles on it, a few weeks back, with plain $5 rabbit ears. By the way, I got the Accurian at a Goodwill for about the same price. :) FM Sporadic E (or Es or E-skip if you prefer) can get FM and low VHF TV stations from 600-1500 miles. I caught several stations from Texas, last month. Nebraska could easily get both coasts with Summer Es. Current VHF tropo conditions (based upon 2 meter ham band) http://www.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/ham/aprs/path.cgi?map=na Tropo forecast maps http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html Dave in Indy PS: Right now (7/9 1730 EDT) the tropo map is showing an obvious error - a duct from Michigan to Utah. This must be 2 meter ham band E skip, which is quite rare! -- Message: 4 Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:06:55 -0400 From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IRCA] Decent FM Conditions today? To: NRC List [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I live about 60 miles Northwest of Grand Island, Nebraska and about 175 miles by air from Omaha, Nebraska. I am getting a rock solid clear steady signal from Journal Broadcasting's 95KW/1184ft Channel 94.1 KQCH in Omaha on the $10 Walmart boombox in my bathroom. Don't know if that reception is anything worthwhile or anything special, but wanted to pass it along. Paul Walker www.realradiousa.com ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Outstanding DU Morning at Grayland
I believe it had to do with conditions. In those days, Hawaiians also blanketed the dial night after night. As far as antennas go, I had the same SW EWE in those days, I have today, except for new wire. The strong punch just is not there for the South Pacific, it was in the late 70s/early 80s. That's quite interesting. I have to wonder what the differences in solar conditions are, or if that is entirely responsible for the change. I wonder if there is an archive on solar numbers such as is posted automatically. Then compare the numbers. If they are close, then what the heck else could change things that much? Can't be RF, as there was just about as much from AM/FM/TV in the 80's as now. Certainly not a huge difference. I gotta say that I hear a lot more noise these days. The overall noise floor has become waist high rather than a floor. Guess I should pester Google to find a solar numbers archive that goes back 30 years. Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Jul 11 0012 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 10 July follow. Solar flux 65 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 11 July was 1 (8 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 A-in 22225555555533 K-in 11231110012211 ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] TPs for 10 July08: Disappointing!
Walter, You guys in Victoria might be getting Australia better than you are getting New Zealand. I'll uploads my report in about an hour, but this morning (Thursday) was the second best New Zealand morning of my life ands a sub-par Aussie AM Given your relation to the Olympic Mountains, its not too much of a stretch to think that Victoria would suffer a bit more blockage on the slightly more southerly arriving Kiwis, Eh? It saw a W*O*N*D*E*R*F*U*L Kiwi morning. More inna hoyur or two... I've been driving since closing down at Grayland. John B. At 05:24 AM 7/10/2008 -0700, you wrote: After such nice reception yesterday (and great loggings from John and Gary at Grayland), I was hoping for great things this morning. Monitored between 11:45 and 12:20 live. A very modest DU dawn enhancement around 12:10 to 12:15. 963 was the strongest of the lot at 12:07 with music...sounded DU. 612, my bell weather station barely appeared at 12:10 only. Nothing heard from JJ stations this morning. Here are the slim pickings (all 6, unless otherwise noted): 279 567 612 (late) 675 (late) 738 756 837 (late) 963 (late) at a 7 at 12:07 1512 1566 That was it! Should have gotten up early yesterday, and slept in today!.Walt PS: Do hope John is having more luck in Grayland! ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Question for N.W. DXers OT
Hi Don: Definitely take 205, as 5 can be dead stop at any time of the day. 205 is a handful more miles, but is more likley to be wide open. Kevin My wife I are planning to drive to Seattle and back to S.F. from August 4-12. We are taking her parents (in their 80s) with us. What I need to know is what's the easiest way thru Portland? I-5 or I-205. We plan on staying in Eugene both ways. It's been a few decades since I've made this trip and I imagine there have been a few changes made up that-a-way. ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Question for N.W. DXers OT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Don: Definitely take 205, as 5 can be dead stop at any time of the day. 205 is a handful more miles, but is more likley to be wide open. And if you're a tower geek, 205 takes you right - and I mean RIGHT - past the beautiful 3-tower array of KEX 1190/KPOJ 620, soon to be featured on Tower Site Calendar 2009... :-) s ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Outstanding DU Morning at Grayland
At 11:30 7/10/2008, you wrote: I wish you guys could have been at Grayland in the late 70s and early 80s. You would have moved in permanently. hi. Morning after morning of 2 KW DUs all over the dial. Amazing times. I have to wonder just what the difference in solar and other conditions were back then, or if it's entirely due to lesser interference in those days. I'd think the improvements in antennas and radios would almost negate the increased levels of current interference. Thoughts? Perhaps you can help answer this one, Craig. Like Patrick, I can recall some pretty incredible DU's in the 80's, and I'm nowhere near the outer coast. Using just a tuned 3 foot square unamplified loop antenna yielded catches like two stations from Western Australia (531 was only 10kw, and 50kw 558), and the Adelaide station on 729, 180 degrees away from a 50 kw station on 730 kHz less than 60 miles away across salt water. These weren't armchair, and were ID'd with parallels, but they don't happen now, and especially not with that antenna. My impression is that domestic splatter has worsened considerably since then (stations were already NSP by then). From your experience, has modulation level / splatter increased since the 80's, and if so, by how much? But propagation must have contributed also. Recent years have seen some pretty good East Asian conditions here compared with what I remember from the past, even if domestic splatter has increased. best wishes, Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Propagation and DX differences
I have to wonder just what the difference in solar and other conditions were back then, or if it's entirely due to lesser interference in those days. I'd think the improvements in antennas and radios would almost negate the increased levels of current interference. Thoughts? Perhaps you can help answer this one, Craig. Like Patrick, I can recall some pretty incredible DU's in the 80's... (snip) My impression is that domestic splatter has worsened considerably since then (stations were already NSP by then). From your experience, has modulation level / splatter increased since the 80's, and if so, by how much? I think it has decreased. I remember overmodulation being rampant because audio processing was still quite crude and unfiltered. Audio was fed in up to 15KHz, and not filtered at all. These days even a 10KHz audio bandwidth is still somewhat uncommon. Usually less. Today's processors have brick wall low pass filtering. For example, the local 550 station has negative peaks just slightly under 100% and positive peaks approaching 124%. Yet I can hear the 540 and 560 stations just fine. I have even heard the 560 station in Springfield, MA while parked at the 550 transmitter site. I have set the low pass filtering to about 6KHz to match what most analog radios pass these days. Never a complaint about muddy audio. Other locals as viewed on the SDR-14 are 10KHz or less, not counting the IBOC critters. In 1975 we used state-of-the-art processing on 550 and it splattered +/- 20KHz or so. Quite messy, even though it really wasn't overmodulated. Overall, I'd have to say splatter has decreased in this area. But propagation must have contributed also. Recent years have seen some pretty good East Asian conditions here compared with what I remember from the past, even if domestic splatter has increased. When I get some time, I have to do some Google work... Lessee... In baseball, out of season conversations are called the Hot Stove League. What shall we call summer DX discussions? The Cold Brew League? Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Question for N.W. DXers OT
Hi Don, I live a couple of miles North of the Southern split between 5 and 205 and work a couple of miles South of the split, so I drive this every day. If it is late afternoon or early evening on a Friday, take 205, but you will be unhappy either way. If it is 10 AM - 3 PM and not Friday, take 5. If you are not sure, take 205. Bottom line: avoid Fridays if you can and the traffic is fine compared to SF or Seattle. The entire state of Washington is a crap shoot. I will only go there twice a year to see the Red Sox play. Sometimes it is great, sometimes it is 1 AM and I am in the middle of nowhere stopped on 5 waiting for construction delays. Mark , KE7MSU - Original Message - From: Donald K. Kaskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA E-Mail List irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:40 PM Subject: [IRCA] Question for N.W. DXers OT My wife I are planning to drive to Seattle and back to S.F. from August 4-12. We are taking her parents (in their 80s) with us. What I need to know is what's the easiest way thru Portland? I-5 or I-205. We plan on staying in Eugene both ways. It's been a few decades since I've made this trip and I imagine there have been a few changes made up that-a-way. We are going to visit our daughter who is working in Seattle. With grandma grandpa along there probably won't be much time for dx visits but if anyone really wants to talk with me (HAH!) contact me off line I'll give you my cell phone #. Much obliged and you guys are doing some great summer dx. I sometimes stumble out of bed and hope for an Aussie or Zedder but just get local/regional slop splatterAlso, we've been blessed with a combo of fog smoke today blocking Ol Sol lowering the temps (here on the coast) to around 70. Everywhere else in the area is baking at about 100. Many thanks all. Don K. S.F. CA ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Question for N.W. DXers OT
Beautiful??? This is my arch nemesis. So strong I can hear mixing products over a field telephone. So strong only one active active antenna in the universe can ignore it. ;) Sorry, But I could honestly fry bacon on this thing! Mark, KE7MSU - Original Message - From: Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Question for N.W. DXers OT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Don: Definitely take 205, as 5 can be dead stop at any time of the day. 205 is a handful more miles, but is more likley to be wide open. And if you're a tower geek, 205 takes you right - and I mean RIGHT - past the beautiful 3-tower array of KEX 1190/KPOJ 620, soon to be featured on Tower Site Calendar 2009... :-) s ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] DUs from Grayland, Thursday July 10: KIWI HEAVEN
Gosh! The very best morning of Kiwi DX was in March of 1990 when Linda and I were camped in our tiny trailer at a seaside campsite in the Hoh Rain Forest, that soggy temperate rainforest that is trapped between the Pacific Ocean and the massive Olympic Mountains of far NW Washington State. The area gets almost 10 meters a year of rain and it rained HARD, constantly from our early AM arrival. By night fall, we had decided to retreat to the eastern side of the mountains where it was dry, leaving early in the morning. It was so wet that the popular campground was virtually empty and I decided I couldn't possibly put out a serious antenna and DX at dawn. I decided to hand 15 meters of wire in the tree that we were camped under so that I could listen to Radio Australia at dawn on shortwave, should I awake at my usual pre-dawn hour. I did wake up about an hour before dawn and turned on 9580. After a few minutes, I got curious as to whether there might be at least one or two Big Guns on MW, so I tuned down there, thank God! It was wall-to-wall DUs and almost all of them were Kiwis. The few Aussies were about what you might expect to hear on less than 50 feet of wire. Most of the Kiwis were at very listenable levels and I was familiar enough with the DU dial, even in those days to play the parallel game to the hilt. Almost twenty years later, slightly more than 50 percent of my Kiwi QSLs came from that morning Something like 22 or so (my records are at home.) This morning was not that good. But it was the`second best Kiwi morning that I've ever heard. I started 90 minutes before 1220 dawn and immediately noticed that there were quite a few Kiwis about and at elevated levels. There were a few Aussies, at far poorer levels than yesterday and the now-usual few JJs, also down from yesterday. I really 657//963 was doing the best of the season at 9 and 7 respectively and then I hit 738. Tahiti's carrier was unbelievably strong... more so than most locals except for 810 San Francisco. With almost no modulation, it looked like a tall skinny spike on the display. I could hear a little audio that sounded French... maybe. Things seemed to switch back and forth on 738. Sometimes when I'd stop by, it sounded/looked as described. At other times, 2NR was there at a fair level. I think that the Tahiti transmitter may be failing, though I was never listening when if faded or cut out It was so strong that I was pretty sure that the propagation was favoring south. One of my early stations was a DU EE horse race call at a fairly low level on 549. The only real suspect is 1kw Radio Trackside from Napier, NZ... Though there is also a 1kW Radio Sport in Nelson. I'm gonna report to both and hope that Radio Sport can tell me that it wasn't them. From there it was just FUN... heck, it was better than sex... and lasted for over two hours. Here are abridged notes: 1035 Newstalk ZB Wellington, very strong 1296 Newstalk ZB Hamilton fair 1386 Radio Tarana, Auckland 8+ with Hindi mx and talk 1044 Newstalk ZB, Dunedin fair 1593 Polynesian music, almost certainly Radio Samoa, Auckland NOTE: this was on 1592.975, something that I've noted but not reported as an off frequency het on other good AMs. 648 Radio Rhema, Gisborne with ID at 8 level 828 Horse racing call from 2kw Radio Trackside, Palmerston North, dominating 3GI in Sale, Australia 882 Southern Star, Auckland with ID at 1215, good signal 909 2XD Southern Star, Napier //657 fair to good 981 1YE National Radio 2kw in Kaikohe //675 1403.96 Het and some EZL audio... almost gotta be Kiwi... Rhema in Invercargill. Kinda shocking 1053 Newstalk ZB, New Plymouth //1035 briefly, 30 minutes after dawn, WOW 1251 R. Rhema, Auckland //648 at 1254 UTC Contemp. Christian 1287 at 1256UTC. Low level DU EE talk. This might have been 2TM in Tamworth, but only a few Aussies were in and I SWEAR that I heard a Newstalk Zed B ID!!! The only Kiwi is 3ZW on the SW corner of the South Island and it is listed as Scenicland FM. I do note that 2TM is News Talk 1287 and a heck of a catch at any time, much less 45 minutes after dawn. My last notes were that 882 and 909 Southern Star were still both putting in more than threshold audio at 1310, a full 50 minutes after dawn. I sure hated to take those antennas down!!! And now, for the first time in three years, I've got Kiwi receptions to write... a very nice problem to have. John B. WinRadio 313e + Ultralights Wellbrook Phased Arrays, SW and NW Grayland, WA, USA ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Propagation and DX differences
At 04:06 7/11/2008, you wrote: vel / splatter increased since the 80's, and if so, by how much? I think it has decreased. I remember overmodulation being rampant because audio processing was still quite crude and unfiltered. Audio was fed in up to 15KHz, and not filtered at all. I guess the important point is how relatively intense the splatter is closer to the carrier, Craig. Using the SDR-14, I have seen what you mean about the sub-10 kHz sidebands, though some cut off right at 10 kHz it seems, but that passband still includes the 9 kHz channels we're hunting for. If all the modulation is concentrated into (say) +/- 6 kHz would that mean worse interference to overseas DX than historic stations spread over more than +/-10 kHz? best wishes, Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] DUs from Grayland, Thursday July 10: KIWI HEAVEN
John See my comments Bruce John H. Bryant wrote: But it was the`second best Kiwi morning that I've ever heard. I started 90 minutes before 1220 dawn and immediately noticed that there were quite a few Kiwis about and at elevated levels. There were a few Aussies, at far poorer levels than yesterday and the now-usual few JJs, also down from yesterday. I really 657//963 was doing the best of the season at 9 and 7 respectively and then I hit 738. Tahiti's carrier was unbelievably strong... more so than most locals except for 810 San Francisco. With almost no modulation, it looked like a tall skinny spike on the display. I could hear a little audio that sounded French... maybe. Things seemed to switch back and forth on 738. Sometimes when I'd stop by, it sounded/looked as described. At other times, 2NR was there at a fair level. I think that the Tahiti transmitter may be failing, though I was never listening when if faded or cut out It was so strong that I was pretty sure that the propagation was favoring south. One of my early stations was a DU EE horse race call at a fairly low level on 549. The only real suspect is 1kw Radio Trackside from Napier, NZ... Though there is also a 1kW Radio Sport in Nelson. I'm gonna report to both and hope that Radio Sport can tell me that it wasn't them. According to its website, BSport carries the Trackside Radio Network (horse racing) from noon to midnight LT. Radio Sport, OTOH runs a Sportstalk show 8pm to midnight that is also carried on Newstalk ZB. I'd say you had Trackside. 1287 at 1256UTC. Low level DU EE talk. This might have been 2TM in Tamworth, but only a few Aussies were in and I SWEAR that I heard a Newstalk Zed B ID!!! The only Kiwi is 3ZW on the SW corner of the South Island and it is listed as Scenicland FM. I do note that 2TM is News Talk 1287 and a heck of a catch at any time, much less 45 minutes after dawn. I have the 1287 NZ listed as Radio Sport in the current PAL. As noted above, Radio Sport is // Newstalk ZB until local midnight. ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] DUs from Grayland, Thursday July 10: KIWI HEAVEN
John, I'm very envious of you! I haven't had a chance to go through my Perseus files, but I was there live between 11:45 and 12:15 and I didn't think things were nearly as good as yesterday, where I counted 19 audios between 531 and 1323. Strongest of the lot was Radio New Zealand on 756 with an 8 signal, but there were more Aussies to be heard for sure than Kiwi stations. Fiji was also in strong on 639. I suspect your Olympic mountain argument putting us in the propagation shadow may very well be a valid one. I'm still waiting for Colin to deliver my notch for 1070 so that I can use the proper NZ wire which I'm unable to use so far due to overloading and 1070 images all over the place. Colin, if you read this, PLEASE!!! Sure sounds like you had a LOT of fun, though, JohnLucky you By the way, loved your story about the Hoh Rain Forestknow it well driving down to Grayland from Port Angeles! Walt Salmaniw, Victoria At 10:08 PM 7/10/2008, you wrote: Gosh! The very best morning of Kiwi DX was in March of 1990 when Linda and I were camped in our tiny trailer at a seaside campsite in the Hoh Rain Forest, that soggy temperate rainforest that is trapped between the Pacific Ocean and the massive Olympic Mountains of far NW Washington State. The area gets almost 10 meters a year of rain and it rained HARD, constantly from our early AM arrival. By night fall, we had decided to retreat to the eastern side of the mountains where it was dry, leaving early in the morning. It was so wet that the popular campground was virtually empty and I decided I couldn't possibly put out a serious antenna and DX at dawn. I decided to hand 15 meters of wire in the tree that we were camped under so that I could listen to Radio Australia at dawn on shortwave, should I awake at my usual pre-dawn hour. I did wake up about an hour before dawn and turned on 9580. After a few minutes, I got curious as to whether there might be at least one or two Big Guns o! n MW, so I tuned down there, thank God! It was wall-to-wall DUs and almost all of them were Kiwis. The few Aussies were about what you might expect to hear on less than 50 feet of wire. Most of the Kiwis were at very listenable levels and I was familiar enough with the DU dial, even in those days to play the parallel game to the hilt. Almost twenty years later, slightly more than 50 percent of my Kiwi QSLs came from that morning Something like 22 or so (my records are at home.) This morning was not that good. But it was the`second best Kiwi morning that I've ever heard. I started 90 minutes before 1220 dawn and immediately noticed that there were quite a few Kiwis about and at elevated levels. There were a few Aussies, at far poorer levels than yesterday and the now-usual few JJs, also down from yesterday. I really 657//963 was doing the best of the season at 9 and 7 respectively and then I hit 738. Tahiti's carrier was unbelievably strong... more so than most locals except for 810 San Francisco. With almost no modulation, it looked like a tall skinny spike on the display. I could hear a little audio that sounded French... maybe. Things seemed to switch back and forth on 738. Sometimes when I'd stop by, it sounded/looked as described. At other times, 2NR was there at a fair level. I think that the Tahiti transmitter may be failing, though I was never listening when if faded or cut out It was so strong that I was pretty sure that the propagation was favoring south. ___ 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 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
