Re: [IRCA] IBOC - Patrick's question
Thanks Lee. I have not looked for an IBOC Radio as I am not convinced I would get anything on it anyway. But I am wondering if IBOC will be around all that long. 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] OC on 580 kHz
I'm receiving an OC on 580-kHz. About 20-dB about co-channel RFI. My receiver is a R8B and my loop is Radio QX+ loop v2.0. 73 de Charles WD4INP, Grifton, NC (half-way between Greenville Kinston, NC) ___ 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] WHAS and IBOC
Been awhile since I posted here and the post about WHAS 840 dropping IBOC caught my eye. I'm glad to hear this news and news regarding any other AM station out there doing likewise. I've also been wondering about how current lousy economic condx will affect AM broadcasters. I'd think that profits would be down causing possible cutbacks on operations. I would think that other 'more attractive' methods of getting programming to listeners might be available via Internet, satellite, etc. I take into account how English language shortwave broadcasts have declined. I keep dreaming and hoping that something might open up the MW band a bit to even a fraction of what it was many years ago. Back when stations signed off at sunset or midnight. Dream on... 73, Jim Nall Louisville, KY http://www.n4fxc.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] TIS stations on 530
Would somebody on the IRCA reflector please help me to access the FCC files as to TIS-stations in NC, SC, VA. I'm hearing another tizzie under WPGU849-530 Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC. 73 de WD4INP, Cholly Taylor ___ 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] Arizona TP's for 12-30-08
Listened from 1350-1435 utc and conditions were very poor. The only audio was from JOUB-774 also heard a few weak carriers. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008 ___ 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] TIS stations on 530
As they periodically do, the FCC has changed the entire inquiry process for TIS stations for no apparent reason, and, as usual, it doesn't work properly, as it returns only one station on 530 and that's in Washington State. The new query doesn't give one the same options as the old ones did. If you don't get a more useful answer later today, I'll try to play with this tonight to see if I can get it to work, and if not, I'll drop them a problem report. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id wb2...@yahoo.com FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot --- On Mon, 12/29/08, CharlesTaylor calltay...@isp.com wrote: From: CharlesTaylor calltay...@isp.com Subject: [IRCA] TIS stations on 530 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 7:13 PM Would somebody on the IRCA reflector please help me to access the FCC files as to TIS-stations in NC, SC, VA. I'm hearing another tizzie under WPGU849-530 Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC. 73 de WD4INP, Cholly Taylor ___ 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] UPCOMING WOON 1240 DX TEST
Though Morse Code can be easily identifible something with a little more punch is needed to hear a DX Test from futher away on a crowded channel. My recommendations are to use sweep tones and staircase waves if at all possible. As others have mentioned the sweeps and staircase waves really punch through the mush on a crowded channel. One such experience here is from the WKDK 1240khz DX Test from Newberry, SC back in Feb. 2008. The morse code was buried in the mud and only bits and pieces were heard. But the sweeps and staircase waves made it easily here on the peaks (the high frequency portions of both type of wave forms). We all know that there are fewer and fewer tests each year. Just trying to make it easier for more DX'ers to have a chance at hearing a test and in this case from a rare state. My two cents worth.. Tom Jasinski Shorewood, IL - Original Message - From: kevin redding dc2dayli...@gmail.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 9:30 AM Subject: [IRCA] WOON 1240 retest ABDX re-presents the first DX test of the season. The WOON 1240 test did not run on Dec. 21 so an attempt is being made to run the test again. 1240 kHz in Woonsocket, RI. This test will run Sunday morning Jan. 18 at 0200 - 0300 ET / 0700 UTC. WOON 1240 is mono running 1 kW NDA. You can send your reports to Dave Richards via e-mail or regular mail. WOON/1240 985 Park Avenue Woonsocket, R.I. 02895-6332 U.S.A. E-mail: d...@onworldwide.com (note: use the station callsign as the subject line so it's not disregarded as spam). The DX test will consist of: --Morse Code ID --Voice announcement about it being a test broadcast --Morse Code ID --WOON Radio Jingle, (sung) O-N Radio...in Woonsocket. These four elements will repeat, in that order, for 60 minutes from 2:00-3:00 EST on 1/18/09. A special thank you to Jay, Ron Gitschier and others who made this test possible. Kevin Redding, ABDX List owner And all the people at ABDX who made this possible Thank you to Jay Rogers and Dave Richards for running a DX test at WOON ___ 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] RE: UPCOMING WOON 1240 DX TEST
I agree with Tom about the sweeps and staircases. This also makes one more sure that they actually have the test and they can continue to listen to ID the code. As we saw with the non test from WOON, a couple DXers reported bits of code, but the test did not run. Things on crowded channels sometimes sd/lk traces of code. 73 KAZ - Original Message - From: Tom Jasinski amd...@core.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:22 AM Subject: [NRC-AM] RE: UPCOMING WOON 1240 DX TEST Though Morse Code can be easily identifible something with a little more punch is needed to hear a DX Test from futher away on a crowded channel. My recommendations are to use sweep tones and staircase waves if at all possible. As others have mentioned the sweeps and staircase waves really punch through the mush on a crowded channel. One such experience here is from the WKDK 1240khz DX Test from Newberry, SC back in Feb. 2008. The morse code was buried in the mud and only bits and pieces were heard. But the sweeps and staircase waves made it easily here on the peaks (the high frequency portions of both type of wave forms). We all know that there are fewer and fewer tests each year. Just trying to make it easier for more DX'ers to have a chance at hearing a test and in this case from a rare state. My two cents worth.. Tom Jasinski Shorewood, IL - Original Message - From: kevin redding dc2dayli...@gmail.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 9:30 AM Subject: [IRCA] WOON 1240 retest ABDX re-presents the first DX test of the season. The WOON 1240 test did not run on Dec. 21 so an attempt is being made to run the test again. 1240 kHz in Woonsocket, RI. This test will run Sunday morning Jan. 18 at 0200 - 0300 ET / 0700 UTC. WOON 1240 is mono running 1 kW NDA. You can send your reports to Dave Richards via e-mail or regular mail. WOON/1240 985 Park Avenue Woonsocket, R.I. 02895-6332 U.S.A. E-mail: d...@onworldwide.com (note: use the station callsign as the subject line so it's not disregarded as spam). The DX test will consist of: --Morse Code ID --Voice announcement about it being a test broadcast --Morse Code ID --WOON Radio Jingle, (sung) O-N Radio...in Woonsocket. These four elements will repeat, in that order, for 60 minutes from 2:00-3:00 EST on 1/18/09. A special thank you to Jay, Ron Gitschier and others who made this test possible. Kevin Redding, ABDX List owner And all the people at ABDX who made this possible Thank you to Jay Rogers and Dave Richards for running a DX test at WOON ___ 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] TIS stations on 530
To Charles and Russ, I had the same frustrations when I was out in California and trying to locate IDs for the TIS stns on 1620 Torrance and 1630 Redondo Beach. A couple of years, I made a back-up copy of the stations in Michigan and can share it with anyone's that interested. 73 de Joe On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:07:31 -0800 (PST), Russ Edmunds wrote As they periodically do, the FCC has changed the entire inquiry process for TIS stations for no apparent reason, and, as usual, it doesn't work properly, as it returns only one station on 530 and that's in Washington State. The new query doesn't give one the same options as the old ones did. -- 73 de Joe Miller, KJ8O, Troy, MI -- Grid EN82 -- -- WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.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] TP for 30 Dec from Victoria, BC
Quite poor, and very erratic morning. Listened on and off from 1440 to past 1600UT. There seemed to be signs of DU signals as well as the usual Asiatics, most obviously with EE inflected talk under JOUB-774, posssibly 3LO. Interestingly, NHK2 stations signed off at 1500UT this morning, not the 1540 or 1600 listed. Carriers were left on. (Perhaps there was some early new year's celebration in the studio) pretty darn good audio (at least briefly): 774 JOUB at 1503UT s/off chimes 828 JOBB at same time as above; both these were always poorer than this, and 828 sometimes inaudible reasonable audio at times during the period (though often battling w/splash or noise): 1287 JOHR at 1552UT only not so reasonable audio, occasional words in splash or noise: 747 JOIB at 1501UT, s/off 945 CNR1 //5030 at 1535, not before (any audio heard before didn't seem //5030) 972 HLCA at 1457UT , big carrier Burbles in the splatter and noise: 594 JOAK likely 639 Fiji per direction finding 702 DU? perhaps EE inflected talk...might have been //774 (after JOUB s/off), if so, 2BL 954 likely JOKR at 1554UT 1035 seemed DU direction Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 279, 567, 612 DU, 738 DU, 855 w/hum, 918, 1116 (Asiatic direction, not DU), 1188, 1269, 1566 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] How Many ULR Loggings are Possible?????
Hi Guys: After logging # 602 I have found myself in another Drought...not hearing anything New on ULRs for the last 2 Days!! Several people have asked the Million Dollar QuestionIs there a limit to how many stations can be logged using ULR Radios??? Will we eventually hit a Brick Wall that will cause us to give up and abandon the ULR cause?? Interesting question..and I have asked myself the very same question. When I began ULR DX'ing back in Jan/08..I thought it would be cool to hear 100 Stations on my New SRF-59. After a week and over 100 LoggingsI figured with a Lot of work ...I could most likely Log 300. ( That took the rest of the month!!) I surely never imagined that 300 in a month would be possible. The trek continuedit started to slow down a bitbut soon enough I had 400 then 500 and now 600 Stations in the Log!! The Last 100 from 500 to 600 took about 3 Months...so you can see that it's starting to become more of a challenge with each new station heard. However...rather than have that Discourage meit gives me more desire to try and hit # 700...and beyond. Now we're actually getting to the stage where I'm not just turning on the Radio and listening for New Ones...I actually have to work at ituse various strategies..use propagation to my advantage ...and rely on other things like External Antennas, Filters, and of course Lady Luck!! Being in the right place at the right time has a lot to do with itso it only makes sense that if you spend a lot of time at the dials.you will hear a lot of stations. Listening at different times of the day and night are factors that will add to your totals. Don't forget as well that no 2 Days are alike (Except for the ones where you hear nothing!! HAHHA). Sometimes Sunset Skip favours the South , other times it's the West, other times stations seem to be coming in from all directions!! Some days the GraveYard freqs are totally Jammed...and nothing can be sifted out of the Mud.other days the Stations seem to jump right out at you. What I am finding lately is that I am NOT hearing NEW ONES every day any more...but they seem to be coming in bunchesnothing for 2 Daysthen 3 or 4 stations in 10 minutes!! I am also seeing a lot more Regional Stuff being heardlike last night I was hearing everything from the Philadelphia, New Jersey, NYC area . Sometimes if I hear Grand Rapids, Michigan on 1230 KhzI will also hear them on 1340 Khz as well. I know the propagation for AM BCB is not like FM Radio...but at times what you hear on AM tends to have that FM TROPO Feel to it. Stuff from a particular area is all over the band. I think a real important factor now aside from any skills I may have picked up along the way is an element of LUCK!! Somedays will be Poor no matter what you dowhole others will be Excellent in spite of anything you may do wrong. It all comes down to being there when it happens. Keeping an eye on the tips from the members of the various reflectors will help add New Ones to your Totals. I have logged a pile of New Ones thanks to someone even 500 Miles away advising they were hearing something Unusual like a Station on Late, or a Station Testing. We have to use the expertise of others to help in our quest. Now back to the Million Dollar Questiondo I think there is a LIMIT as to how many stations can be heard on a ULR Radio?? NoThere is no limit, as long as we are patient, never give up and use all the tools we have at our disposal. I believe there is NO LIMIT because even though I have logged 1200 Stations OVERALL on the BCB in 35 Years, I have already logged 600 , or half as many in my first year with an ULR. Also...of those 600 Heard.200 of those were New to the OVERALL Log as well. How may people with over 1000 Stations Heard can say they have Logged 200 NEW ONES to their Overall log in the past year??? My guess is NOT MANY!! One of the reasons I was not hearing many new stations for the Overall Log was it was just not fun fighting through all the noise, QRM, and Crud on the Band the last few years. Since obtaining the ULR's I have found those obstacles much less of a problem ...and therefore am enjoying myself much more. When something is FUNyou tend to stick with it! Oh yes...things are going to slow down substantially...but I don't think they will ever dry up as far as ULR DX'ing goes. It's gonna get a lot tougherbut somethinjg I am finding now is that when I do log a New One.it is usually a GOOD Loggingeither a Low Power Station, A GraveYarderor something FAR AWAY!! I think I have pretty much logged most of the close in stuff, and all of the easy stuff. You know something elseeveryone is in the Hobby for different Reasonsbe it Diehard DX'ers, Casual Listeners, Live Sports Aficionados, QSL'ers, or Technical Geeks!!! (No Offense Gary, John and Guy!!) HAHHAA. Friendly competition is something that spurs some of us on the
Re: [IRCA] TIS stations on 530
Cholly, Go to the search page. I usually go to it off the AM search page. Leave the Service and Radio Service alone. Select the State or leave it on all. Select the frequency or range and make sure you select kHz. This is important: Under Location Search Method, select Box Search. Now you can select Submit Query. WNNV615 Douglas International Airport, Charlotte NC WNXE972 State of North Carolina, 3 sites: Gillespie Gap, Ingalls and Spruce Pine NC WPGU846 East Carolina University, Greenville NC WPGU847 Town of Wrightsville Beach NC WPIV306 State of North Carolina, Asheville NC WPKM208 State of North Carolina, Columbus NC WQEL633 Town of Duck, NC WQFG868 Craven County NC WQFX538 State of North Carolina, Dept of Transport, 2 sites: Asheville, Columbus NC Martin Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:13:05 -0500 From: CharlesTaylor Subject: [IRCA] TIS stations on 530 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Would somebody on the IRCA reflector please help me to access the FCC files as to TIS-stations in NC, SC, VA. I'm hearing another tizzie under WPGU849-530 Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC. 73 de WD4INP, Cholly Taylor ___ 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] DXing with a One Tube Radio
On 29-Dec-08, at 9:39 PM, Deane McIntyre wrote: Some of you may recall the books by Alfred Morgan such as The Boy Electrician and The Boys First Book of Radio and Electronics that had instructions on how to build, among other things, crystal radios and a one tube regenerative radio. In the case of the regenerative radio, a 1H4H triode tube was used with the filament operated off a 1.5 volt D cell and a 45 volt battery for the plate voltage. Later editions used a 6BF6 tube instead as the 1936 vintage 1H4G tube became difficult to find. The circuit was close to that used in the early radios of the 1921 - 1925 time period, when AM broadcasting was getting started. Having read that in those days of few stations these one tube regen radios were capable of DX, I built one, using a 1H4G tube, and am having fun DXing with it. I finished it last night and soon had logged CKRM-620 Regina, KIRO-710 Seattle among many other stations. Best DX tonight so far was WGN-720 Chicago, also had KNRS-570 Salt Lake City, KNBC-680 San Francisco among many other stations. Best daytime DX was CBK-540. Am having a lot of fun with this - with seven local 50 kW stations here in Calgary, was wondering if I would get much DX at all but with careful adjustment of the regeneration the selectvity is not too bad - was even able to log with good signals KBOI-670 next to local 50 kW CFFR-660. As 45 volt B batteries are just about a thing of the past, I am using four somewhat elderly 9 volt batteries in series that gives 32 volts. Total cuurent draw is only 0.9 mA (and 50 mA from the D cell for the filament) so the batteries should last a long time. Antenna is a 50 foot wire outside run from the house to the garage. A few people have asked for further information on my one tube radio I wrote about last night. http://www.bignick.net/Morgan_Radio/images/Morgan.pdf is a scan of the article of the 6BF6 version. The version I built used a 1H4G tube, taken from a older book by Morgan, but is otherwise almost identical to the one in the article linked to. Finding the parts might be somewhat of a problem, I had all the parts on hand except for the coil. The parts needed are: Vacuum tube - 1H4G. 1E4G, 1G4GT, 30, 1LE3 or 1LF4 are all almost identical to the 1H4G if you want a battery powered (1 D cell) version. Or use a 6BF6 or just about any low gain triode tube if you build the circuit in the article above. Socket for tube (1H4G, 1E4G and 1G4GT use a standard octal (8 pin) socket, 30 needs a four pin socket, 1LE3 and 1LF3 a loctal socket which might be hard to find. Two variable capacitors - one about 365 pf for tuning, one about 100 pf for antenna coupling. Coil (which I wound myself on a 3 inch dia cardboard tube using 26 gauge enamel insulated copper wire, 54 turns for antenna coil, 20 turns for regen coil spacked 1/4 inch from each other) resistor, 2.2 or 2.7 meg ohms 100 pF mica capacitor 0.003 uF or so capacitor, any type, for audio coupling to headphone headphone jack 100 k ohm volume/regen control headphones, 2,000 ohm resistance or better D battery with holder (to heat tube filament) 3-5 series connected 9V batteries Antenna and ground connection Something to build the circuit in/on Most of these items are available from Antique Electronic Supply if you don't have a large pile of electronic junk http://www.tubesandmore.com Photos of my radio: http://deane.bio.ucalgary.ca/1H4regen1.jpg http://deane.bio.ucalgary.ca/1H4regen2.jpg ___ 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] How Many ULR Loggings are Possible?????
At 18:24 12/30/2008, you wrote: Hi Guys: After logging # 602 I have found myself in another Drought...not hearing anything New on ULRs for the last 2 Days!! Several people have asked the Million Dollar QuestionIs there a limit to how many stations can be logged using ULR Radios?? a great write-up, Rob. Your basic DXing technique is universally applicable (you don't hear 'em if the radio isn't switched on; a couple of hundred brand new stations in a single year after many years of DXing attests to that), but your observations concerning regional spotlights certainly bear repeating as well. Thanks, and Happy New Year. 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] IRCA Digest, Vol 56, Issue 109
Russ is correct. But if you manually select a state of choice, you should be able to narrow it down. Here's the link: FCC Database 73- Gary Wilt FN20wuW2GJW Wood Ridge, NJ From: Russ Edmunds wb2...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] TIS stations on 530 As they periodically do, the FCC has changed the entire inquiry process for TIS stations for no apparent reason, and, as usual, it doesn't work properly, as it returns only one station on 530 and that's in Washington State. The new query doesn't give one the same options as the old ones did. If you don't get a more useful answer later today, I'll try to play with this tonight to see if I can get it to work, and if not, I'll drop them a problem report. _ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008 ___ 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] How Many ULR Loggings are Possible?????
Nice, thought provoking article, Rob. My guess is that the sky is the limit. Time at the dials seems to be the key. Some DX'ers seem to be able to make more time for DX'ing. Me, not so much. My total logbook is only 775! Now that is only US/Cdn. stations but the lower number equates to the fact that I may go weeks, months, years or decades (not really joking) without doing serious DX. ULR's have been fun (although I can only afford a basic hand me down SRF-59 and whatever non-conforming units from Goodwill), I was able to log 102 stations in four hours for the Spring ULR contest and logged 77 in an hour and a half for the Autumn contest. The more important thing for me, however was that I added six new ones to the main log. Rob - I think that in a year or two, you will be telling us how that after you've reached 1000 ULR logs, that you are going for 1250! Good Lucka nd 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 3 Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:24:17 -0500 From: Robert S.Ross VA3SW va...@rogers.com Subject: [IRCA] How Many ULR Loggings are Possible? To: IRCA AM List irca@hard-core-dx.com Message-ID: 495a6751.5070...@rogers.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi Guys: After logging # 602 I have found myself in another Drought...not hearing anything New on ULRs for the last 2 Days!! Several people have asked the Million Dollar QuestionIs there a limit to how many stations can be logged using ULR Radios??? Will we eventually hit a Brick Wall that will cause us to give up and abandon the ULR cause?? Interesting question..and I have asked myself the very same question. When I began ULR DX'ing back in Jan/08..I thought it would be cool to hear 100 Stations on my New SRF-59. After a week and over 100 LoggingsI figured with a Lot of work ...I could most likely Log 300. ( That took the rest of the month!!) I surely never imagined that 300 in a month would be possible. The trek continuedit started to slow down a bitbut soon enough I had 400 then 500 and now 600 Stations in the Log!! The Last 100 from 500 to 600 took about 3 Months...so you can see that it's starting to become more of a challenge with each new station heard. However...rather than have that Discourage meit gives me more desire to try and hit # 700...and beyond. Now we're actually getting to the stage where I'm not just turning on the Radio and listening for New Ones...I actually have to work at ituse various strategies..use propagation to my advantage ...and rely on other things like External Antennas, Filters, and of course Lady Luck!! Being in the right place at the right time has a lot to do with itso it only makes sense that if you spend a lot of time at the dials.you will hear a lot of stations. Listening at different times of the day and night are factors that will add to your totals. Don't forget as well that no 2 Days are alike (Except for the ones where you hear nothing!! HAHHA). Sometimes Sunset Skip favours the South , other times it's the West, other times stations seem to be coming in from all directions!! Some days the GraveYard freqs are totally Jammed...and nothing can be sifted out of the Mud.other days the Stations seem to jump right out at you. What I am finding lately is that I am NOT hearing NEW ONES every day any more...but they seem to be coming in bunchesnothing for 2 Daysthen 3 or 4 stations in 10 minutes!! I am also seeing a lot more Regional Stuff being heardlike last night I was hearing everything from the Philadelphia, New Jersey, NYC area . Sometimes if I hear Grand Rapids, Michigan on 1230 KhzI will also hear them on 1340 Khz as well. I know the propagation for AM BCB is not like FM Radio...but at times what you hear on AM tends to have that FM TROPO Feel to it. Stuff from a particular area is all over the band. I think a real important factor now aside from any skills I may have picked up along the way is an element of LUCK!! Somedays will be Poor no matter what you dowhole others will be Excellent in spite of anything you may do wrong. It all comes down to being there when it happens. Keeping an eye on the tips from the members of the various reflectors will help add New Ones to your Totals. I have logged a pile of New Ones thanks to someone even 500 Miles away advising they were hearing something Unusual like a Station on Late, or a Station Testing. We have to use the expertise of others to help in our quest. Now back to the Million Dollar Questiondo I think there is a LIMIT as to how many stations can be heard on a ULR Radio?? NoThere is no limit, as long as we are patient, never give up and use all the tools we have at our disposal. I believe there is NO LIMIT because even though I have logged 1200 Stations OVERALL on the BCB in 35 Years, I have already logged 600 , or half as many in my first year with an ULR. Also...of those 600 Heard.200 of those were
Re: [IRCA] TIS stations on 530
Thanks Martin, I am happy to say that your suggestion did the trick. And yes, I was using point radius before (this is the preloaded choice) and only received one TIS/HAR for all of California. I found Redondo Beach on 1630 has WQGJ267 while Torrance on 1620 is WPKE794. Hmmm, now to mail off a couple of reception reports Hope you find what you need, Cholly. HNY and 73 de Joe On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:35:27 -0800, Martin and Wendy Foltz wrote Cholly, Go to the search page. I usually go to it off the AM search page. Leave the Service and Radio Service alone. Select the State or leave it on all. Select the frequency or range and make sure you select kHz. This is important: Under Location Search Method, select Box Search. -- 73 de Joe Miller, KJ8O, Troy, MI -- Grid EN82 -- -- WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.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] Your best logging of 2008?
Now that 2008 is coming to a close, let's start a round robin, open thread: What was your best / most favorite logging of 2008 (regardless of receiver)? For me it was 1600 KDAK Carrington ND, supposedly with 90 watts nights on 2/15/2008 on a GE ULR. This was a new station for me and an awesome logging at 837 miles (too bad that they don't have a 90 watt ULR distance record :) ). How about YOU? Dave Hascall Indianapolis ___ 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] How Many ULR Loggings are Possible?????
Oh come on.. you actually think there's a LIMIT to how many stations you can hear on a ULR? Thats the silliest thing I've heard in a long time! Paul Walker www.onairdj.com On 12/30/08, Robert S.Ross VA3SW va...@rogers.com wrote: Hi Guys: After logging # 602 I have found myself in another Drought...not hearing anything New on ULRs for the last 2 Days!! Several people have asked the Million Dollar QuestionIs there a limit to how many stations can be logged using ULR Radios??? Will we eventually hit a Brick Wall that will cause us to give up and abandon the ULR cause?? Interesting question..and I have asked myself the very same question. When I began ULR DX'ing back in Jan/08..I thought it would be cool to hear 100 Stations on my New SRF-59. After a week and over 100 LoggingsI figured with a Lot of work ...I could most likely Log 300. ( That took the rest of the month!!) I surely never imagined that 300 in a month would be possible. The trek continuedit started to slow down a bitbut soon enough I had 400 then 500 and now 600 Stations in the Log!! The Last 100 from 500 to 600 took about 3 Months...so you can see that it's starting to become more of a challenge with each new station heard. However...rather than have that Discourage meit gives me more desire to try and hit # 700...and beyond. Now we're actually getting to the stage where I'm not just turning on the Radio and listening for New Ones...I actually have to work at ituse various strategies..use propagation to my advantage ...and rely on other things like External Antennas, Filters, and of course Lady Luck!! Being in the right place at the right time has a lot to do with itso it only makes sense that if you spend a lot of time at the dials.you will hear a lot of stations. Listening at different times of the day and night are factors that will add to your totals. Don't forget as well that no 2 Days are alike (Except for the ones where you hear nothing!! HAHHA). Sometimes Sunset Skip favours the South , other times it's the West, other times stations seem to be coming in from all directions!! Some days the GraveYard freqs are totally Jammed...and nothing can be sifted out of the Mud.other days the Stations seem to jump right out at you. What I am finding lately is that I am NOT hearing NEW ONES every day any more...but they seem to be coming in bunchesnothing for 2 Daysthen 3 or 4 stations in 10 minutes!! I am also seeing a lot more Regional Stuff being heardlike last night I was hearing everything from the Philadelphia, New Jersey, NYC area . Sometimes if I hear Grand Rapids, Michigan on 1230 KhzI will also hear them on 1340 Khz as well. I know the propagation for AM BCB is not like FM Radio...but at times what you hear on AM tends to have that FM TROPO Feel to it. Stuff from a particular area is all over the band. I think a real important factor now aside from any skills I may have picked up along the way is an element of LUCK!! Somedays will be Poor no matter what you dowhole others will be Excellent in spite of anything you may do wrong. It all comes down to being there when it happens. Keeping an eye on the tips from the members of the various reflectors will help add New Ones to your Totals. I have logged a pile of New Ones thanks to someone even 500 Miles away advising they were hearing something Unusual like a Station on Late, or a Station Testing. We have to use the expertise of others to help in our quest. Now back to the Million Dollar Questiondo I think there is a LIMIT as to how many stations can be heard on a ULR Radio?? NoThere is no limit, as long as we are patient, never give up and use all the tools we have at our disposal. I believe there is NO LIMIT because even though I have logged 1200 Stations OVERALL on the BCB in 35 Years, I have already logged 600 , or half as many in my first year with an ULR. Also...of those 600 Heard.200 of those were New to the OVERALL Log as well. How may people with over 1000 Stations Heard can say they have Logged 200 NEW ONES to their Overall log in the past year??? My guess is NOT MANY!! One of the reasons I was not hearing many new stations for the Overall Log was it was just not fun fighting through all the noise, QRM, and Crud on the Band the last few years. Since obtaining the ULR's I have found those obstacles much less of a problem ...and therefore am enjoying myself much more. When something is FUNyou tend to stick with it! Oh yes...things are going to slow down substantially...but I don't think they will ever dry up as far as ULR DX'ing goes. It's gonna get a lot tougherbut somethinjg I am finding now is that when I do log a New One.it is usually a GOOD Loggingeither a Low Power Station, A GraveYarderor something FAR AWAY!! I think I have pretty much logged most of the close in stuff, and all of
Re: [IRCA] How Many ULR Loggings are Possible?????
Rob and Nick, Rob's discussion is downright profound, and should be read by all ULR enthusiasts! Of course, we all have different DXing goals, and reasons why we enjoy using these little radios. 600 ULR stations received in one year is phenomenal from any location, but from the west coast... well, it's about as likely as receiving WOON-1240 (or maybe MOON-1240 :) To be honest, Rob has taken the ULR focus into a direction that I never would have considered, since from the beginning, my own ULR interest has been receiving TP's on these tiny wonders-- an absolutely thrilling experience. Catching the tail end of the 2007 fall season with my humble stock SRF-59, I managed to log 3 of them (JOAK-594, JOIB-747, and HLCA-972), before the band went into the winter hibernation period in December (which we are now experiencing again, one year later). Greatly missing the TP's (and having some moderate Navy technical experience), a fascinating challenge developed-- no doubt equally fascinating to Rob's multiple station challenge-- I wanted to make the ULR radios ultra-competitive for TP reception! Yes, make them, ultra-sensitive, ultra-selective and ultra-effective for transoceanic DXing... so that they could outperform even the full-sized stock portables like the ICF-2010 and E1. This challenging goal was probably equally daunting to Rob's goal of logging many hundreds of stations in one year-- and equally fascinating. Along the way, some outstanding technicians like John Bryant, Guy Atkins and Steve Ratzlaff joined in-- as we pursued the common goal of creating an Ultralight radio with unprecedented 9 kHz-split DX capability. I had a lot of education along the way-- SRF-39FP loopstick transplants that boosted sensitivity but degraded selectivity, vintage ferrite loopsticks that needed to be retired, etc. But eventually, working together, we found the perfect way to combine extreme sensitivity with extreme selectivity in a modified Ultralight (with extreme nulling ability as a bonus). The Slider loopstick E100's (with the Murata CFJ455K5 IF filter) are now astonishing ever DXer who tries one out-- and like Rob, I can truthfully say that this year has provided great Ultralight radio thrills for me, for John Bryant, and many other TP DXers. We all have differing reasons for enjoying these tiny wonders, but like Rob eloquently wrote, we all have one great thing in common-- FUN! It's a total blast to hold a tiny modified E100 in your hand, and receive 5AN-891 in Adelaide, Australia (8,230 miles from Grayland). It's equally fun for Allen Willie to log new European, African and Asian countries on his stock SRF-M37V, or John Bryant to log multiple Aussies and Kiwis with his E100, assisted by a Wellbrook array. Even stock SRF-59 DXing is alive and well, despite the fact that lazier DXers (like yours truly) have bailed out :) So in addition to thanking Rob again for his phenomenal accomplishments, I would like to thank all of you for setting the standard in AM-DXing fun this past year, and for giving this hobby a huge enthusiasm boost. Our best days are yet to come, and 2009 looks like an ultra-exciting year for our booming niche group. 73 and Best Wishes,Gary DeBock In a message dated 12/30/2008 11:34:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, n...@ieee.org writes: At 18:24 12/30/2008, you wrote: Hi Guys: After logging # 602 I have found myself in another Drought...not hearing anything New on ULRs for the last 2 Days!! Several people have asked the Million Dollar QuestionIs there a limit to how many stations can be logged using ULR Radios?? a great write-up, Rob. Your basic DXing technique is universally applicable (you don't hear 'em if the radio isn't switched on; a couple of hundred brand new stations in a single year after many years of DXing attests to that), but your observations concerning regional spotlights certainly bear repeating as well. Thanks, and Happy New Year. 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 **One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dpicid=aolcom40vanityncid=emlcntaolcom0025) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in
Re: [IRCA] How Many ULR Loggings are Possible?????
You hit the bullseye with that, Gary! I realized that I have neglected by trio of SRF-59s of late for the fancy digital readouts of my DT-200/400 and E100. I feel so dirty! :) John Cereghin Smyrna DE Even stock SRF-59 DXing is alive and well, despite the fact that lazier DXers (like yours truly) have bailed out :) ___ 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 Dec 30 2106 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 69 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 0. The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 30 December was 0 (1 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 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 A-in 11111100000000 K-in 10100000000000 ___ 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] UPCOMING WOON 1240 DX TEST
Though Morse Code can be easily identifible something with a little more punch is needed to hear a DX Test from futher away on a crowded channel. My recommendations are to use sweep tones and staircase waves if at all possible. I made the sound files. You will get your wish. Kevin ___ 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] Your best logging of 2008?
Hi David, On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:43:33 -0500, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS wrote Now that 2008 is coming to a close, let's start a round robin, open thread: What was your best / most favorite logging of 2008 (regardless of receiver)? 2007 was quite a year, as I picked up California on VHF, Mongolia on SW, and added a number of new states on MW. 2008 will be best remembered for rediscovering the LW NDB's (with 4 Caribbeans and several new states in the log book), the four hour opening into Europe on 15 meters working 30 new stations on only 100 watts, and on MW the WKDK DX Test from South Carolina as well as everything heard on the SRF39 and SRF-59 ULRs. Happy New Year and 73 Joe -- 73 de Joe Miller, KJ8O, Troy, MI -- Grid EN82 -- -- WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.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] TP for 30 Dec from Kona, Hawaii
As the holiday at the dx location quickly starts to drain I thought it would be a good idea to get up and put in an hour or so - before the lure of the warm bed drew me back... Here is what I found - UTC FREQ STATION Details 1554 1593 CC Programming pretty much over top of everything else - from time to time some EE or Island music would surface but only briefly 1555 1548 Usually a jumble but by large, an Aussie held court here most mornings - today was no exception 1558 1530 Like most mornings I have been up the predominant station here has been Pop music and patter in Tagalog - very strong generally 1559 1512 Chinese choral music 1600 1467 A jumble but occasionally some Indian music would surface - assume this to be Fiji 1602 1575 By and large an all-VOA Thailand show here - but often it would fade out entirely to be replaced by something else for a few moments - must review the MD' that I made (MiniDisc) 1605 1332 oddly American sounding DJ referring to FOX News on more than one occasion. Perhaps an AUS station clipping some American feed somewhere - generally was AUSSIE most other mornings 1607 1152 Island chorale sounding - low on the modulation - suspect Fiji again 1608 1089 CC - here every morning until sunrise - very strong 1609 981 CC - regular and very strong 1610 972 - our old friend in KK with a suitably unimpressive signal 1611 909 - parallel to 684 with poppy sounding Chinese music - assume CNR 1617 1548 - not a clue as to this - Indo-lang sounding w/ deep fades 1618 1512 - EE News feature in AUSSIE 1620 1431 - 1624 1242 A complete jumble of stuff - a pacific version of a graveyard 1625 1224 Pop music - and I did not hang out to find who 1628 1206 S.E. Asian lang at good levels 1630 1071 Aussie sounding talk at great level - no sign of KNX on 1070 1634 1521 Aussie EE w/ ABC mention and perhaps an ID on Sony MD Radio - Eton E100 Slider + Sony MD Recorder + Zoom H4 MP3/WAV recorder MP3's later on DXer.ca -- - Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Radio VA7WWV Editor - DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] ULTRALIGHT DX..More GRAVEYARD Goodies..+ UNID HELP NEEDED!!!
Hi Guys: Well today was my day off work so after I went and got my 2 License Plate Stickers, my new Driver's License...and my New Health Card (Yes my Birthday is in January!!).I found a few minutes this afternoon for some SUNSET SKIP DX with the ULR.. I spent a good part of the time on the GRAVEYARD Freqs again and was rewarded with ONE NEW STN.and maybe a few more if anyone can help to ID a couple of UNIDS. I also heard a Pile of RELOGS on the GY Freqs. Today was one of those days where the stations jump out of the mud at you!! RADIO used today was.SONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Foot Homebrew Tunable Box Loop. ULR LOG TOTALS are now..603 Stations Heard. ^ Here's the 2 UNIDS first if anyone can HelpThe Internet didn't help me much with these..but maybe they are someone's LOCALS!!?? *** 1450 UNID Beaming South/SE DEC/30/08 1516 EST EE FAIR ID by Male DJ @ 1516 EST as AM 1450 and 1400 Into a TALK Show. It could have been Sports talk...but I think just Talk. Also the 2nd Freq in the ID sounded like 1400...but coulda been 1500 or 1300 ?? Only thing I can see on the net with those 2 freqs (1450 1400) is a station in IDAHO.and I don't think it was them!! UNID...Need Help Please!! ROSS, ONT. *** 1490 UNID Beaming South/SE DEC/30/08 1633 EST EE GOOD Oldies Music. Sonny Cher...Baby Don't Go. Male DJ spoke and gave Today's Health Tip...on Blueberries. ID as Your Home for Timeless Favourites. Then into Timeless Community Calender Sung out by Females, then Male DJ with Community Events. UNID...Need Help Please!! ROSS, ONT. 1340 WEPM Martinsburg, W.VA. DEC/30/08 1500 EST EE FAIR ID by Male DJ @ 1500 EST as The very best in SportsWEPM Martinsburg. Into ESPN Sports talk@ 1500 EST. ESPN DOT COM IDS. NEW STN NEW ULR # 603 NEW ULR GY # 52 1 KW ROSS, ONT. 73ROB. Robert S. Ross VA3SW Box 1003, Stn. B. London, Ontario CANADA N6A5K1 Antique/Vintage Radio Enthusiast Amateur Radio Stations VA3SW/VE3JFC Enjoy Ultralight Radio DXing..It's like being a KID again!! Defy Physics.Play Table Tennis!! (Ping Pong with an Attitude) «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ___ 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] Your best logging of 2008?
Now that 2008 is coming to a close, let's start a round robin, open thread: What was your best / most favorite logging of 2008 (regardless of receiver)? For me it was 1600 KDAK Carrington ND, supposedly with 90 watts nights on 2/15/2008 on a GE ULR. This was a new station for me and an awesome logging at 837 miles (too bad that they don't have a 90 watt ULR distance record :) ). How about YOU? I would say my best logging of 2008 was WIGN-1550 Bristol, TN, heard on 12/17 on Grundig G5. That was my first new station on 1550 sunset skip in a long time. Probably since Reagan's first term, if not the Carter administration! Back in the day, 1550 was one of my most productive SSS/SRS frequencies, along with 1540 (before CHIN went fulltime), 1560, 1570 and 1580. WBIX-1060 DX test on 2/24 was my second best. Still waiting for the QSL on this one! Did anyone get a verie for this test? 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ___ 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] DXing with a One Tube Radio
For those out there that can't make a regenerative receiver, there are always several available on eBay. Some are quite expensive, some are not. Not as much fun as making your own I agree, but as Deane points out, gathering all the required parts is the hardest part. Antique Electronic Supply of Tempe, AZ stocks all the necessary parts and complete kits. Go to http://tubesandmore.com/ and click on kits for more info. Mike in St Isidore, AB ___ 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] Your best logging of 2008?
My best was WPLX517 UCLA Emergency Advisory System on 1630 kHz, running about 7 watts. I haven't checked the distance but probably around 50 miles. Best broadcaster heard was KAWC 1320 Yuma AZ. Martin Foltz Mission Viejo CA Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:43:33 -0500 From: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS Subject: [IRCA] Your best logging of 2008? To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@lists.wtfda.info Now that 2008 is coming to a close, let's start a round robin, open thread: What was your best / most favorite logging of 2008 (regardless of receiver)? ___ 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 Dec 31 0006 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 69 and mid-latitude A-index 0. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 31 December was 0 (04 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 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 A-in 11111000000000 K-in 01000000000000 ___ 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] WREV-AM 1220 Reidsville, NC
A friend of mine worked there many years ago and showed me a 2007 reunion video they filmed at a get together of old station staff members. Ive started a page for the station at http://www.onairdj.com/wrev.html but so far all I've got there is a youtube video and some jingles, but I'm looking for more. If you have ANYTHING from WREV 1220 wether it's a sticker, pen, some airchecks, pictures or whatever... please let me know by sending me an email to walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com I'd like to help preserve a little history of what was a great little radio station that is now, doing nothing more then rebroadcasting programming from a spanish station elsewhere in North Carolina and getting said programming down a regular POTS line Please feel free to pass this along to anyone or any other message boards/email lists. -- Sincerely, Paul B. Walker, Jr. www.onairdj.com walkerbroadcast...@gmail.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] Local WARL-1320 off air
WARL-1320 Attleboro, MA is off the air at the moment. About 10:30pm EST. 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] Your best logging of 2008?
My best Domestic logging (s) of this year has to be the three I caught on 1070 one night, and I received 3 QSLs from all too. KNTH-TX, KVKK-MN, and KHMO-MO. For Foreign, probably Radio Farda-UAE on 1575, no QSL as yet though. 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] KOIN TV guywire breaks
I heard on the Portland news tonight that one of the guywires on the KOIN-6 tower snapped, probably related to the weather. There is no danger as there are 28 guywires on the tower, but some people within 1500 feet have been evacuated. The team of engineers frm Seattle are there now repairing the damage. 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] Durham Radio Runs Out of Eton E100's
Might you have one or three tucked away somewhere that you're willing to part with for a price? Inquiring minds want to know.Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! From: d1028g...@aol.com Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:01:53 -0500 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com; o...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Durham Radio Runs Out of Eton E100's Hello Guys,Russ Johnson advised me this morning that Durham Radio of Whitby, Ontario has sold out their stock of the discontinued Eton E100, and that they will no longer be available. Their web site confirms this. Durham Radio has sold a great number of these NOS E100's to the Ultralight Radio AM-DXing group at the special price of $44.93 (plus shipping), but unfortunately hobbyists desiring to purchase these outstanding compact models will now need to track one down from other sources (at a much higher price).The Eton E100 was the subject of intensive hoobyist modifications for sensitivity and selectivity improvements recently, making it an extremely capable AM-DXing receiver. A new Slider loopstick was combined w! ith a Murata CFJ455K5 premium IF filter, giving it unprecedented 9-kHz split transoceanic DX performance among compact portables.If you would still like to purchase this superb model, it is recommended that you act without delay to secure one from another source. Please also be aware that the units with serial numbers of E10-0709xx have an inferior AM design, and are not possible to modify for increased DX performance, according to the articles posted on _http://www.dxer.ca_ (http://www.dxer.ca) .73, Gary DeBock **One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dpicid=aolcom40vanityncid=emlcntaolcom0025) ___ 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 co! ntributors 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 _ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 ___ 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] CFDR-780 still on?
On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Mike Brooker wrote: Noted at 1730 EST today under WBBM, someone playing CW songs, with non-ID slogan Classic country 780. Presuming this is CFDR Halifax, NS. Are they still on? I know their days on AM are numbered. What about WWOL? I seem to remember them having country, but I might be wrong. - Blaine ___ 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] KICY-850
I am hearing KICY 850 dominating 850 off the NW EWE at 0440 UTC. 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] Durham Radio Runs Out of Eton E100's
Might you have one or three tucked away somewhere that you're willing to part with for a price? Inquiring minds want to know.Bert New I have 2 - and in the interest of science and good will, I would be willing to loan my E100 Slider (now almost fresh from its Hawaiian adventure...) to any of you - Anyone have a sense if there is a little brother or sister to the E100? In retrospect I am glad that I did not bring the Eton E1 all this way - the E100 is very directional and has helped null out some unpleasant QRN - the E1's whip on MW would not have done anything. The Grundig G6 and Kaito 1103, also along for the ride, have been virtually useless on MW against the slider - and the Sony Prison has been an utter non-starter - It too needs some large ferrite ears to dig into that soft RF zone we call the pacific. From what I have experienced with the E100-Slider, heretofore to be referred to the now discontinued E100-s (I hope Gary, John an Guy approve...) or the E100-S - it has performed about as well as a Drake R8 locked on a 1.2 khz filter position connected to a Wellbrook ALA100 and suitable loop of wire -- actually and in all fairness - it is BETTER than that. The E100-s is more sensitive than the Sony 2010 by about 6db (or more) [using my ears here after all folks] and a clear notch above the Eton E1 - It is a shame that the E100 and E100-s are now slipping into the real of legend... and my trip isn't even over yet... Best 73 and Aloha, -- - Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Radio VA7WWV Editor - DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] KICY-850
I am hearing KICY 850 dominating 850 off the NW EWE at 0440 UTC. I will have a look here - although I think there is a local HA station on 850. Any other AK tips for this temporary resident of HA-Land? -- - Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Radio VA7WWV Editor - DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] KICY-850
Let's see, 550 HI/AK 560 AK 580 AK 590 HI/AK 620 HI/AK 640 AK 650 HI/AK 660 AK 670 HI/AK 680 AK 700 AK 720 HI/AK 750 AK 770 AK 790 HI/AK 800 AK 820 AK 850 HI/AK 870 AK 900 HI/AK 910 AK 920 AK 930 AK 950 AK 970 AK 1020 AK 1080 HI/AK 1110 HI/AK 1140 AK 1170 AK 1230 AK 1360 AK 1450 AK I am not sure if I left any freq out, but those are the Co Channel freq that have HI and/or AK on, off the top of my head. Many channels have only an AK station on, no Hawaiians, but some channels have strong mainland stations too. I remember several So Cal stations that are powerhouses in Hawaii. 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] 2 new picks
12-30 -08 1600 PST Victoria BC.with 2 new logs.(for this reception time)1: 1580? TIS WUWY 976 located at Hwy 101 and state route 112 near Port Angeles Wa with traffic info and ID #2: 990 CBC Radio One (CBW Winnipeg MB) with The World At Six (6PM CST) with a 3 or 4 out of 10 steady signal for about 10 minutes before fadeout. .Also good p u from Calgary with Classic Country on 1060 squeezing local 1070 into voiceless sideband hiss. Bill in BC __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.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] Care and Feeding of the FCC TIS Search Site and A BETTER ADDRESS
Russ Edmunds wrote: As they periodically do, the FCC has changed the entire inquiry process for TIS stations for no apparent reason, and, as usual, it doesn't work properly, as it returns only one station on 530 and that's in Washington State. The new query doesn't give one the same options as the old ones did. Russ, et al, On the site I referenced in my previous message, ALWAYS select POINT in the Location Search Method box. This will return (hopefully) all stations. The site defaults to Point Radius and you're reply will list only one station. Okay, the link looked better when I entered it. Try this *http://tinyurl.com/685698 *(that's 547 characters converted to the preceding TinyURL which has a length of 25 characters. While I have NO connection to the company, I try and simplify long URLs using this site: http://tinyurl.com/ Mike in North Confusion ___ 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] KICY-850
Also KFQD-750 is S9+10DB, way way over the jumble, Forecast of Zero and clear, followed by a KFQD jingle. 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] TP for 30 Dec from Kona, Hawaii
Colin Newell wrote: 1617 1548 - not a clue as to this - Indo-lang sounding w/ deep fades How about Sri Lanka? Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop ICF2010 + DX398; Palomar loop SRF-59 -M37V Eton E100 ___ 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] DXing with a One Tube Radio - what is the present KNRO format?
Does anyone know the current format for KNRO-1670 Redding CA? They were sports (ESPN) for a few years but some web sources say that they had recently changed. Had a sports talk station on 1670 on the one tube 1H4 radio tonight, mixing with a SS station. 73, Deane McIntyre VE6BPO Calgary 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] DXing with a One Tube Radio - what is the present KNRO format?
KNRO simulcasts KPIG http://www.kpig.com/affiliates/redding.shtml Paul Walker www.onairdj.com On 12/31/08, Deane McIntyre dmcin...@ucalgary.ca wrote: Does anyone know the current format for KNRO-1670 Redding CA? They were sports (ESPN) for a few years but some web sources say that they had recently changed. Had a sports talk station on 1670 on the one tube 1H4 radio tonight, mixing with a SS station. 73, Deane McIntyre VE6BPO Calgary 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] TIS stations on 530
Herr Charlie-san, This is the way we navigate the FCC site searching for TIS/HAR stations---click on the link below: TIS via General Menu Reports, Site / Frequency Query http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/General_Menu_Reports/engineering_search.cfm?service_select=LPradio_service_select=PWstate_select=begin_freq=begin_freq_type=Mend_freq=end_freq_type=Mpolar=Bradio_ch0=PRlat_ddd=lat_mm=lat_ss=ns_radio_ch1=Nlon_ddd=lon_mm=lon_ss=ew_radio_ch1=Wradius=distance_type=lat_ddd2=lat_mm2=lat_ss2=ns_radio_ch2=lon_ddd2=lon_mm2=lon_ss2=ew_radio_ch2=ACCESSIBLE=NOsoundex_select=begin_grant_date=end_grant_date=begin_expiration_date=end_expiration_date=sortstring=%2C+callsign%2C+lic_namelimit_select=2 Third section down (choose the state you want to check from the drop down menu) Underneath the Frequency selection, you'll see a box marked (Location Search Method) Location Search Method Point Point Radius Box Search I don't know how this will look once sent, but choose Point The rest of the selection options are up to you -- unless you want to search a specific radius around your QTH, leave the LAT/LONG area blank. Go forth and play. Operators will probably be sleeping when you read this, but if you have any questions, man the 1MC. Mike - down the road from Grafton, Gripeson, or Grifton or whatever the place is called. Charles Taylor wrote: Would somebody on the IRCA reflector please help me to access the FCC files as to TIS-stations in NC, SC, VA. I'm hearing another tizzie under WPGU849-530 Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC. 73 de WD4INP, Cholly Taylor ___ 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
