Re: [IRCA] continuing minimalist TA
At 05:46 6/2/2009, you wrote: I didn't remember to check until 0520 utc, 1566 had a poor aural het; 783 a medium het. 1566 is now gone but 783 continues with a weak het, 0546 utc. sounds like much the same as here, Steve. 783 is hanging in at 0600UT but fading down; couldn't find anything else other than these two. I was mistaken about 783's s/on. EMWG says 0830UT and 2009 WRTH says 0630UT... Certainly no sign of life on 4845 parallel at present. 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] [NRC-AM] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW
Thanks for the long wave review. I will have to pass. Brock **An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585042x1201462767/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072hmpgID=62bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62) ___ 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] some evidence of TP 2 June 09
Checked the radio for a few minutes this morning at 1120UT; there were a few Asian carriers around, the best being 828, 1287 and 1566 as well as one obvious DU (1116). 747 and 774 had audio traces which appeared to be from Japan, with the same sounding man on both channels (not up at the same time for a parallel though), and noted on both north and west Flags. 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] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW
Hi Paul, Thanks for the information on the PL-300WT's AM-FM DSP chip, and of course the radio's uneven performance on LW and SW certainly makes me agree with your statements. It's obvious now that Tecsun designed the breakthrough DSP performance to apply only on AM and FM, and the LW and SW bands are mediocre additions which border on the defective. I myself have been puzzling why Tecsun would even wish to include them in this innovative receiver, but I suppose that if they were lacking, purchasers might think that this was only another typical AM-FM portable receiver for local reception (which of course would be a great mistake), and pass over this receiver in favor of its 4-band competitors. 73, Gary In a message dated 6/1/2009 10:16:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, texn...@yahoo.com writes: Gary, According to the ebay description of the Tecsun PL-300WT (by the seller liypn), this radio uses the Silicon Labs Si4737 DSP chip which can only demodulate MW, FM, and the Weather Band. See slide 12 of https://www.silabs.com/Marcom%20Documents/Resources/Si473x_Presentation.pdf and https://www.silabs.com/products/audiovideo/amfmreceivers/Pages/Si473637.aspx If liypn's information is correct (verified by opening the radio up and locating the Silicon Labs chip), Tecsun must use this chip for MW/FM, and a separate non-DSP single or dual conversion demodulator/tuner with much poorer selectivity and sensitivity for shortwave. For shortwave enthusiasts, it will be interesting to see which one of the forthcoming DSP radios from Tecsun use the Si4734 or Si4735 chips, which demodulate MW, FM, and SW. In terms of price, the Si4737 chip starts at $3.06 in quantities of 10K; the Si4734/35 starts at $3.27 in quantities of 10K. Paul --- On Mon, 6/1/09, d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com wrote: From: d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com Subject: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com, o...@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 9:45 PM Hello All, Although evidence indicates that a huge ordering boom has started for the DSP-enhanced Tecsun PL-300WT Ultralight radio, for those of you still on the fence about this innovative pocket radio, some further information may be of interest. Tecsun's primary focus in developing this breakthrough model appears to have been in transforming the AM and FM circuitry to set new standards of weak-signal performance, and with superlative sensitivity and selectivity in both bands, they appear to have accomplished their purpose. However, the model does have other bands included in the package, which frankly appear to have been neglected, and border on the substandard. The Longwave band (153-513 kHz) of the PL-300WT was thoroughly searched for any possible signals at local sunset, without any results. This is not unusual for small portables with LW capability, but in most cases, one or two of the strongest beacons will at least make an appearance at sunset. The Shortwave bands of the PL-300WT are filled with local MW station spurs, and mixing products. The signal of local KSUH-1450 has a coverage of about 6 Mhz on the Tecsun's shortwave bands, from 9.5 Mhz to 15.5 Mhz. WWV on 10 Mhz is really just a mixing product with KSUH. Legitimate SW stations have anemic signal levels, to the point of being crowded out by the MW spurs. The Tropical Band is especially bad, with a sorry collection of MW station spurs and mixing products overpowering any legitimate stations. Of course the argument could be made that for a $50 receiver, Tecsun has already provided an outstanding value with the superlative, DSP-enhanced reception on the AM and FM bands. The puzzling aspect is why Tecsun would include such dreadful LW and SW sections in a model which is otherwise so superb. In summary, if LW or SW reception is your top priority in a portable, my strong recommendation would be to avoid the PL-300WT, despite its breakthrough DSP capabilities. 73, Gary DeBock **An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585042x1201462767/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072hmpgID=62bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62) ___ 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] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW
These new series of DSP radios are interesting from another point of view, at least from those of us lamenting the move away from US production of high-end receivers (e.g. Drake): the Silicon Labs chips - the heart of these radios - are designed and prototyped in Austin, TX. The production wafers are purhcased in Taiwan, and most likely the chips are fabricated there too. These then end up in China and are integrated into a product there, and marketed domestically, via ebay, and probably in the not too distant future in US and Europe too. Paul --- On Tue, 6/2/09, d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com wrote: From: d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 11:02 AM Hi Paul, Thanks for the information on the PL-300WT's AM-FM DSP chip, and of course the radio's uneven performance on LW and SW certainly makes me agree with your statements. It's obvious now that Tecsun designed the breakthrough DSP performance to apply only on AM and FM, and the LW and SW bands are mediocre additions which border on the defective. I myself have been puzzling why Tecsun would even wish to include them in this innovative receiver, but I suppose that if they were lacking, purchasers might think that this was only another typical AM-FM portable receiver for local reception (which of course would be a great mistake), and pass over this receiver in favor of its 4-band competitors. 73, Gary In a message dated 6/1/2009 10:16:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, texn...@yahoo.com writes: Gary, According to the ebay description of the Tecsun PL-300WT (by the seller liypn), this radio uses the Silicon Labs Si4737 DSP chip which can only demodulate MW, FM, and the Weather Band. See slide 12 of https://www.silabs.com/Marcom%20Documents/Resources/Si473x_Presentation.pdf and https://www.silabs.com/products/audiovideo/amfmreceivers/Pages/Si473637.aspx If liypn's information is correct (verified by opening the radio up and locating the Silicon Labs chip), Tecsun must use this chip for MW/FM, and a separate non-DSP single or dual conversion demodulator/tuner with much poorer selectivity and sensitivity for shortwave. For shortwave enthusiasts, it will be interesting to see which one of the forthcoming DSP radios from Tecsun use the Si4734 or Si4735 chips, which demodulate MW, FM, and SW. In terms of price, the Si4737 chip starts at $3.06 in quantities of 10K; the Si4734/35 starts at $3.27 in quantities of 10K. Paul --- On Mon, 6/1/09, d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com wrote: From: d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com Subject: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com, o...@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 9:45 PM Hello All, Although evidence indicates that a huge ordering boom has started for the DSP-enhanced Tecsun PL-300WT Ultralight radio, for those of you still on the fence about this innovative pocket radio, some further information may be of interest. Tecsun's primary focus in developing this breakthrough model appears to have been in transforming the AM and FM circuitry to set new standards of weak-signal performance, and with superlative sensitivity and selectivity in both bands, they appear to have accomplished their purpose. However, the model does have other bands included in the package, which frankly appear to have been neglected, and border on the substandard. The Longwave band (153-513 kHz) of the PL-300WT was thoroughly searched for any possible signals at local sunset, without any results. This is not unusual for small portables with LW capability, but in most cases, one or two of the strongest beacons will at least make an appearance at sunset. The Shortwave bands of the PL-300WT are filled with local MW station spurs, and mixing products. The signal of local KSUH-1450 has a coverage of about 6 Mhz on the Tecsun's shortwave bands, from 9.5 Mhz to 15.5 Mhz. WWV on 10 Mhz is really just a mixing product with KSUH. Legitimate SW stations have anemic signal levels, to the point of being crowded out by the MW spurs. The Tropical Band is especially bad, with a sorry collection of MW station spurs and mixing products overpowering any legitimate stations. Of course the argument could be made that for a $50 receiver, Tecsun has already provided an outstanding value with the superlative, DSP-enhanced reception on the AM and FM bands. The puzzling aspect is why Tecsun would include such dreadful LW and SW sections in a model which
Re: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW
Hey guys: I also look forward to the PL-310 and PL-380, also advertised as having DSP. If they used the chip with SW capability, then these would be much better sets for SW listeners. On the one hand, if they are otherwise the same performers for AM and FM one might just stick with the P-300WT, although having a keypad and perhaps other bells and whistles might be nice as well. Paul - it doesn't look there will be an SSB receiver with DSP, at least not this year: does it look like any of the Silicon Labs chips support SSB? Kevin Hi Paul, Thanks for the information on the PL-300WT's AM-FM DSP chip, and of course the radio's uneven performance on LW and SW certainly makes me agree with your statements. It's obvious now that Tecsun designed the breakthrough DSP performance to apply only on AM and FM, and the LW and SW bands are mediocre additions which border on the defective. I myself have been puzzling why Tecsun would even wish to include them in this innovative receiver, but I suppose that if they were lacking, purchasers might think that this was only another typical AM-FM portable receiver for local reception (which of course would be a great mistake), and pass over this receiver in favor of its 4-band competitors. 73, Gary In a message dated 6/1/2009 10:16:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, texn...@yahoo.com writes: Gary, According to the ebay description of the Tecsun PL-300WT (by the seller liypn), this radio uses the Silicon Labs Si4737 DSP chip which can only demodulate MW, FM, and the Weather Band. See slide 12 of https://www.silabs.com/Marcom%20Documents/Resources/Si473x_Presentation.pdf and https://www.silabs.com/products/audiovideo/amfmreceivers/Pages/Si473637.aspx If liypn's information is correct (verified by opening the radio up and locating the Silicon Labs chip), Tecsun must use this chip for MW/FM, and a separate non-DSP single or dual conversion demodulator/tuner with much poorer selectivity and sensitivity for shortwave. For shortwave enthusiasts, it will be interesting to see which one of the forthcoming DSP radios from Tecsun use the Si4734 or Si4735 chips, which demodulate MW, FM, and SW. In terms of price, the Si4737 chip starts at $3.06 in quantities of 10K; the Si4734/35 starts at $3.27 in quantities of 10K. Paul --- On Mon, 6/1/09, d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com wrote: From: d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com Subject: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com, o...@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 9:45 PM Hello All, Although evidence indicates that a huge ordering boom has started for the DSP-enhanced Tecsun PL-300WT Ultralight radio, for those of you still on the fence about this innovative pocket radio, some further information may be of interest. Tecsun's primary focus in developing this breakthrough model appears to have been in transforming the AM and FM circuitry to set new standards of weak-signal performance, and with superlative sensitivity and selectivity in both bands, they appear to have accomplished their purpose. However, the model does have other bands included in the package, which frankly appear to have been neglected, and border on the substandard. The Longwave band (153-513 kHz) of the PL-300WT was thoroughly searched for any possible signals at local sunset, without any results. This is not unusual for small portables with LW capability, but in most cases, one or two of the strongest beacons will at least make an appearance at sunset. The Shortwave bands of the PL-300WT are filled with local MW station spurs, and mixing products. The signal of local KSUH-1450 has a coverage of about 6 Mhz on the Tecsun's shortwave bands, from 9.5 Mhz to 15.5 Mhz. WWV on 10 Mhz is really just a mixing product with KSUH. Legitimate SW stations have anemic signal levels, to the point of being crowded out by the MW spurs. The Tropical Band is especially bad, with a sorry collection of MW station spurs and mixing products overpowering any legitimate stations. Of course the argument could be made that for a $50 receiver, Tecsun has already provided an outstanding value with the superlative, DSP-enhanced reception on the AM and FM bands. The puzzling aspect is why Tecsun would include such dreadful LW and SW sections in a model which is otherwise so superb. In summary, if LW or SW reception is your top priority in a portable, my strong recommendation would be to avoid the PL-300WT, despite its breakthrough DSP capabilities. 73, Gary DeBock **An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585042x1201462767/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072hmpgID=62bcd=Jun
Re: [IRCA] some evidence of TP 2 June 09
Hi Nick, I remember receiving audio from HLAZ in June when I lived in Utah around 1980... I think it was about 15 June if my memory serves me, and was their Japanese program. What is the closest to the Summer solstice that you have heard a TP from NE Asia? Bill Harms Nick Hall-Patch wrote: Checked the radio for a few minutes this morning at 1120UT; there were a few Asian carriers around, the best being 828, 1287 and 1566 as well as one obvious DU (1116). 747 and 774 had audio traces which appeared to be from Japan, with the same sounding man on both channels (not up at the same time for a parallel though), and noted on both north and west Flags. 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 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] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW
Kevin, No indiation that any Silicon Labs chips support SSB ... right now it looks like they're going after the mass consumer market. Paul --- On Tue, 6/2/09, sa...@sounddsl.com sa...@sounddsl.com wrote: From: sa...@sounddsl.com sa...@sounddsl.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 11:20 AM Hey guys: I also look forward to the PL-310 and PL-380, also advertised as having DSP. If they used the chip with SW capability, then these would be much better sets for SW listeners. On the one hand, if they are otherwise the same performers for AM and FM one might just stick with the P-300WT, although having a keypad and perhaps other bells and whistles might be nice as well. Paul - it doesn't look there will be an SSB receiver with DSP, at least not this year: does it look like any of the Silicon Labs chips support SSB? Kevin Hi Paul, Thanks for the information on the PL-300WT's AM-FM DSP chip, and of course the radio's uneven performance on LW and SW certainly makes me agree with your statements. It's obvious now that Tecsun designed the breakthrough DSP performance to apply only on AM and FM, and the LW and SW bands are mediocre additions which border on the defective. I myself have been puzzling why Tecsun would even wish to include them in this innovative receiver, but I suppose that if they were lacking, purchasers might think that this was only another typical AM-FM portable receiver for local reception (which of course would be a great mistake), and pass over this receiver in favor of its 4-band competitors. 73, Gary In a message dated 6/1/2009 10:16:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, texn...@yahoo.com writes: Gary, According to the ebay description of the Tecsun PL-300WT (by the seller liypn), this radio uses the Silicon Labs Si4737 DSP chip which can only demodulate MW, FM, and the Weather Band. See slide 12 of https://www.silabs.com/Marcom%20Documents/Resources/Si473x_Presentation.pdf and https://www.silabs.com/products/audiovideo/amfmreceivers/Pages/Si473637.aspx If liypn's information is correct (verified by opening the radio up and locating the Silicon Labs chip), Tecsun must use this chip for MW/FM, and a separate non-DSP single or dual conversion demodulator/tuner with much poorer selectivity and sensitivity for shortwave. For shortwave enthusiasts, it will be interesting to see which one of the forthcoming DSP radios from Tecsun use the Si4734 or Si4735 chips, which demodulate MW, FM, and SW. In terms of price, the Si4737 chip starts at $3.06 in quantities of 10K; the Si4734/35 starts at $3.27 in quantities of 10K. Paul --- On Mon, 6/1/09, d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com wrote: From: d1028g...@aol.com d1028g...@aol.com Subject: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, ultraligh...@yahoogroups.com, o...@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 9:45 PM Hello All, Although evidence indicates that a huge ordering boom has started for the DSP-enhanced Tecsun PL-300WT Ultralight radio, for those of you still on the fence about this innovative pocket radio, some further information may be of interest. Tecsun's primary focus in developing this breakthrough model appears to have been in transforming the AM and FM circuitry to set new standards of weak-signal performance, and with superlative sensitivity and selectivity in both bands, they appear to have accomplished their purpose. However, the model does have other bands included in the package, which frankly appear to have been neglected, and border on the substandard. The Longwave band (153-513 kHz) of the PL-300WT was thoroughly searched for any possible signals at local sunset, without any results. This is not unusual for small portables with LW capability, but in most cases, one or two of the strongest beacons will at least make an appearance at sunset. The Shortwave bands of the PL-300WT are filled with local MW station spurs, and mixing products. The signal of local KSUH-1450 has a coverage of about 6 Mhz on the Tecsun's shortwave bands, from 9.5 Mhz to 15.5 Mhz. WWV on 10 Mhz is really just a mixing product with KSUH. Legitimate SW stations have anemic signal levels, to the point of being crowded out by the MW spurs. The Tropical Band is especially bad, with a sorry collection of MW station spurs and mixing products overpowering any legitimate stations. Of course the argument could be made that for a $50 receiver, Tecsun has already provided an outstanding
Re: [IRCA] some evidence of TP 2 June 09
Quoting Bill Harms philcob...@verizon.net: Hi Nick, I remember receiving audio from HLAZ in June when I lived in Utah around 1980... I think it was about 15 June if my memory serves me, and was their Japanese program. What is the closest to the Summer solstice that you have heard a TP from NE Asia? I've heard Asiatic audio on the solstice itself, Bill, but at coastal DX sites. The opening is only about half an hour in the middle of the period between their sunset and our sunrise. I don't believe I've heard audio at home, but haven't tried too hard either; the difficult part is getting out of bed at that time, so I'll likely run some SDR-14 recordings this year. 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] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW
Thanks, Paul. As I think about it, judging by what the PL200/e100 had (keypad yes, no antenna jack, no RF gain, etc.), there may or may not be much of interest to the AM and FM DXer in the PL-310/380. Without SW, the PL-300WT's 9/10 khz tuning jumps, plus the ability to program 500 stations into memory, sorta makes the keypad issue a moot point. If they use the same ferrite in all of their radios in this size range, which I strongly suspect they will, the PL-300WT may be as good as anything. I seem to recall that someone hooked one of these Silicon Lab chips up to a laptop and made an impromptu SDR out of it. One of the screens I remember seeing was where one could select the bandwidth, from quite wide to incredibly. I am wondering if this ability to select BW is available for the PL-300WT? It may be a firmware issue that canot be user-changed, but it would be something if the selectivity could be made even better! Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA Kevin, No indiation that any Silicon Labs chips support SSB ... right now it looks like they're going after the mass consumer market. Paul ___ 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: 2009 Jun 02 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 01 June follow. Solar flux 73 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 02 June was 1 (05 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 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 69 69 69 69 69 69 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 A-in 11111132222222 K-in 02211100000101 ___ 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] Radio (Part Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eight)
IEN-GA Ira Elbert New III, Watkinsville- GE SUPERADIO III 1120 WXJO GA Douglasville - 06/02/09 1900 - Oldies, TOH ID, and more oldies. Good signal with periodic deep fades. In Douglas County, We Are 1120, WXJO, Douglasville. (IEN-GA) Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! _ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290 ___ 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: 2009 Jun 02 2106 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 02 June follow. Solar flux 72 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 1. The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 02 June was 1 (06 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 01 01 01 01 01 01 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 69 69 69 69 69 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 A-in 11111322222221 K-in 22111000001011 ___ 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] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW
Kevin, I remember seeing this on the web somewhere (do it yourself project with a Silicon Labs development kit and a PC or laptop) but can't find it now. Anybody else have it bookmarked? Paul --- On Tue, 6/2/09, sa...@sounddsl.com sa...@sounddsl.com wrote: From: sa...@sounddsl.com sa...@sounddsl.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT-- A Sizzler on AM FM, A Fizzler on LW and SW To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 12:46 PM ... I seem to recall that someone hooked one of these Silicon Lab chips up to a laptop and made an impromptu SDR out of it. One of the screens I remember seeing was where one could select the bandwidth, from quite wide to incredibly. I am wondering if this ability to select BW is available for the PL-300WT? It may be a firmware issue that canot be user-changed, but it would be something if the selectivity could be made even better! Kevin S Bainbridge Island, 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
