Re: [IRCA] Tecsun's New PL-310 DSP Receiver-- the Ultimate Ultralight?
Hi Gary, Thank you for the great article! A few weeks ago someone mentioned a PL-300WT (G8) is not as susceptible to overloading as an Eton E100. Is this still true with the PL-310? On a business trip last May to Salt Lake City, Utah I noticed the E100 was very prone to severe overloading across the entire MW spectrum. It made DXing impossible above ~ 900 kHz. Would the PL-310 be better than an Eton E100 in a high-RF, urban environment such as SLC? Thanks 73! Chris Knight Fort Lupton, CO -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of d1028g...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:48 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; o...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Tecsun's New PL-310 DSP Receiver-- the Ultimate Ultralight? Hello All, The Chinese domestic market has produced yet another highly refined pocket radio with awesome DX capabilities-- which happens to be the flagship DSP model from China's leading radio manufacturing company. The new Tecsun PL-310 LW-AM-FM-SW portable was designed to excel in the billion consumer market, and if you have ever dreamed of a highly sensitive and selective AM receiver that you could hold in your hand, the Tecsun company certainly had you in mind! Combining multiple DSP selectivity options (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 kHz) with a vastly improved loopstick, the $40 (plus shipping) PL-310 is designed to astonish both experienced and novice DXers alike. Besides the outstanding AM-DXing performance, the PL-310 also has competitive LW capabilities, and FM performance equal to the class-leading PL-300WT (G8) models. Read the full details in a thorough 6-page review just uploaded to the Ultralight Radio File section on _http://www.dxer.ca_ (http://www.dxer.ca) , and to the file section on the Yahoo Ultralightdx group site, The Tecsun PL-310 LW-AM-FM-SW DSP Receiver-- Four Band Performance Review. Available for $39.99 plus $24 shipping from the top-rated eBay seller Anon-co, this innovative new radio may well be the dream multiband receiver you have been waiting for-- and the perfect introduction to the unique fun and excitement of Ultralight Radio DXing! 73 and Best Wishes, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, 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 ___ 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] [DXtip] France-1377 S-8 into N Alabama
Th*nks. I hrd most of the usu TAs on LW but went to bed before 1377 France. G Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: David Hochfelder xxmuggin...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:49:22 To: dx...@nrcdxas.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com; lbi...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DXtip] France-1377 S-8 into N Alabama And 252 in French, Algeria. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:48 AM, David Hochfelder xxmuggin...@gmail.com mailto:xxmuggin...@gmail.com wrote: Also LW is good tonight: 162, 183, 234. Dave Albany, NY -- Forwarded message -- From: J.D. Stephens jdstephens...@yahoo.com mailto:jdstephens...@yahoo.com Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:04 PM Subject: [DXtip] France-1377 S-8 into N Alabama To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com , NRC DX Tips dx...@nrcdxas.org mailto:dx...@nrcdxas.org France-1377 putting in S8 signal here in N. Alabama at 0300. Readable using the 4 kHz filter. J.D. Stephens Drake R8, 30' Randomwire j...@bellsouth.net mailto:j...@bellsouth.net (Primary) jdstephens...@yahoo.com mailto:jdstephens...@yahoo.com (Alternate) ___ National Radio Club, Inc. ___ 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] OT: downloading emails
As much as I dislike Microsoft Outlook for its ease of being spammed, you can download to Outlook, then disable the internet connection and then read emails later without internet connection. Or at least you could a few years back when I last tried it. I still have an Outlook .pst file with several years' worth of messages I downloaded when I gave Hotmail the boot. 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, 10/12/09, Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com wrote: From: Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com Subject: [IRCA] OT: downloading emails To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 10:55 PM I'm hoping someone with a lot of computer savvy can help me with what seems to be a simple problem. I'll be travelling soon for a few weeks and was hoping to be able to download my email to be read off line. My service provider is shaw.ca which when I'm at home nicely downloads to my Eudora. When traveling, the expectation is that you'll sign-on to their email server and read it there. Trouble is, this takes time and can be very pricey when overseas. When I spoke with their tech people, they say sorry, but it's not possible. Sounds like a poor excuse to me. I thought I had the problem solved when I started doing research into the issue and found that if I forwarded all of my mail to my Gmail account and downloaded these to Mozilla Thunderbird, I'd have solved the problem. Well, when I tried this this weekend in Masset, I was able to download the messages to Thunderbird, but when off-line, none of the content could be read and instead I'd get an error message saying that I was not on-line. All I could see were the subject lines in the in-box list. Did I do something incorrect? I followed the instructions found on-line to the letter. HWalt -- Walter (Volodya) Salmaniw, MD 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] OT: downloading emails
True also for using the Outlook option - probably for any option. 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 Tue, 10/13/09, Mike Hawkins michael.d.hawk...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mike Hawkins michael.d.hawk...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT: downloading emails To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 1:26 AM You do need to make sure that you are using POP3 mail protocol to get a local copy. IMAP may work as well. SMTP will not, as you are always looking at what is stored on a mail server. Mike On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: At 02:55 10/13/2009, you wrote: I'm hoping someone with a lot of computer savvy can help me with what seems to be a simple problem. I'll be travelling soon for a few weeks and was hoping to be able to download my email to be read off line. My service provider is shaw.ca which when I'm at home nicely downloads to my Eudora. When traveling, the expectation is that you'll sign-on to their email server and read it there. Trouble is, this takes time and can be very pricey when overseas. When I spoke with their tech people, they say sorry, but it's not possible. Hmmm, if you have your copy of Eudora on the machine you're presently using, you should be able to download your e-mail directly to it no matter which ISP you're presently using. Certainly, I've done if for years from various locations using different hardware connections to the web as well as, of course, multiple ISPs. Have you tried running Eudora and doing that, exactly as if you're at home? I've never had to change Eudora's settings to do it, but depending on what Shaw expects, you may need to, but at least it IS possible. The only drawback is that you can't send mail from Eudora under those circumstances, but you can use the web mail for that. 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 ___ 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] Fwd: [DXtip] France-1377 S-8 into N Alabama
Who was on 234? - John S. On Oct 12, 2009, at 11:48 PM, David Hochfelder wrote: Also LW is good tonight: 162, 183, 234. Dave Albany, NY ___ 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] MN: TAs heard last night on PL-300!
The evening started out below average, but reception improved to at least average about 0500. On the PL-300, with help from the Tecsun loop, I heard France on 945 1206, and the shocker, Voice of Russia via Germany on 1323! English with 1 million watts. That's the first time I had a separation of only 3 kHz on any cheap portable. But I'm almost certain I'll make a 2 KHz separation when my PL-310 arrives in a few days. Other somewhat interesting things last light, on E1, a couple more from France, 1215 UK was briefly clear enough to tell it was English (thru WOAI-1200 IBOC); other probable UK stations 693 909, Spain on several frequencies; probable Belgium on 927, thought maybe it sounded like French? Holland? on 675 747. Earlier in the evening had audio from presumed Saudi Arabia on 1521. Two million watts! 73, George S., MN ___ 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] Victoria B.C. TPs October 13, 2009 What Victoria TP's?
Switched on the radio around 14:25 -- not that late and near LSR. A few scarce hets and that was it - no audio... nothing. Might have been better earlier. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA 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] MN: TAs heard last night on PL-300!
Hi George, Congratulations on your reception of France on 945 and 1206, and VOR-Germany on 1323-- using your PL-300 and the Tecsun loop. You will certainly be even more thrilled when you experience the 1 kHz DSP selectivity of the new PL-310, which can split off 9 kHz transoceanic DX as well as the premium Murata CFJ455K5 filters used in the Eton E1 models. Have fun! 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) In a message dated 10/13/2009 8:56:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, george...@yahoo.com writes: The evening started out below average, but reception improved to at least average about 0500. On the PL-300, with help from the Tecsun loop, I heard France on 945 1206, and the shocker, Voice of Russia via Germany on 1323! English with 1 million watts. That's the first time I had a separation of only 3 kHz on any cheap portable. But I'm almost certain I'll make a 2 KHz separation when my PL-310 arrives in a few days. Other somewhat interesting things last light, on E1, a couple more from France, 1215 UK was briefly clear enough to tell it was English (thru WOAI-1200 IBOC); other probable UK stations 693 909, Spain on several frequencies; probable Belgium on 927, thought maybe it sounded like French? Holland? on 675 747. Earlier in the evening had audio from presumed Saudi Arabia on 1521. Two million watts! 73, George S., MN ___ 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's New PL-310 DSP Receiver-- the Ultimate Ultralight?
Hi Chris; I have no real issues like that with my Eton E100. That is so weird! During the day I get some mixing products 910 KHz removed from the parent frequency (i.e. 1430 on 520). If I place my Select-a-tenna next to the radio, and peak it for the product frequency, the product signals vanish. That is the only issue and it's a known one but not overloading. The only thing close to overloading is splatter from WNDE 1260 on their day ND day rig. I am about 5 miles away from their Fall Creek Road site and from 1190 KHz on up, you hear what sounds like a bass drum, thumping. I don't notice this behavior going the other way (1270 on up), except for WNDE's IBOC buzz. This happens on every radio that I own but I wouldn't say that is overloading either. GARY: Thanks for the review! It sounds exciting 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:19:17 -0600 From: Chris Knight ch...@dxclipjoint.com To: 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America' irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Tecsun's New PL-310 DSP Receiver-- the Ultimate Ultralight? Message-ID: 7fb8e9e963dd4def9488919e71f8f...@chrispc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi Gary, Thank you for the great article! A few weeks ago someone mentioned a PL-300WT (G8) is not as susceptible to overloading as an Eton E100. Is this still true with the PL-310? On a business trip last May to Salt Lake City, Utah I noticed the E100 was very prone to severe overloading across the entire MW spectrum. It made DXing impossible above ~ 900 kHz. Would the PL-310 be better than an Eton E100 in a high-RF, urban environment such as SLC? Thanks 73! Chris Knight Fort Lupton, CO -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of d1028g...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:48 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; o...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Tecsun's New PL-310 DSP Receiver-- the Ultimate Ultralight? Hello All, The Chinese domestic market has produced yet another highly refined pocket radio with awesome DX capabilities-- which happens to be the flagship DSP model from China's leading radio manufacturing company. The new Tecsun PL-310 LW-AM-FM-SW portable was designed to excel in the billion consumer market, and if you have ever dreamed of a highly sensitive and selective AM receiver that you could hold in your hand, the Tecsun company certainly had you in mind! Combining multiple DSP selectivity options (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 kHz) with a vastly improved loopstick, the $40 (plus shipping) PL-310 is designed to astonish both experienced and novice DXers alike. Besides the outstanding AM-DXing performance, the PL-310 also has competitive LW capabilities, and FM performance equal to the class-leading PL-300WT (G8) models. Read the full details in a thorough 6-page review just uploaded to the Ultralight Radio File section on _http://www.dxer.ca_ (http://www.dxer.ca) , and to the file section on the Yahoo Ultralightdx group site, The Tecsun PL-310 LW-AM-FM-SW DSP Receiver-- Four Band Performance Review. Available for $39.99 plus $24 shipping from the top-rated eBay seller Anon-co, this innovative new radio may well be the dream multiband receiver you have been waiting for-- and the perfect introduction to the unique fun and excitement of Ultralight Radio DXing! 73 and Best Wishes, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Tecsun's New PL-310 DSP Receiver-- the Ultimate Ultralight?
Hi Chris, Thanks for your question. During detailed testing of the new PL-310 in my suburban location, there was no problem at all with overloading-- and the DSP Ultralights in general have developed a reputation for being almost crunch-proof in resistance to overloading. There were also no AM spurs or mixing products detected, although like the PL-300WT (and G8) models there are some internally-generated heterodynes, as detailed in the PL-310 review article. My 9' (side) PVC box loop will severely overload most Ultralight radios when tuning in locals, but the DSP Ultralights (PL-310, PL-300WT, G8, D96L and D92L) are unfazed by such massive RF. My guess is that you will have no problem at all in overloading with the new PL-310, even in urban areas. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) In a message dated 10/13/2009 12:33:30 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ch...@dxclipjoint.com writes: Hi Gary, Thank you for the great article! A few weeks ago someone mentioned a PL-300WT (G8) is not as susceptible to overloading as an Eton E100. Is this still true with the PL-310? On a business trip last May to Salt Lake City, Utah I noticed the E100 was very prone to severe overloading across the entire MW spectrum. It made DXing impossible above ~ 900 kHz. Would the PL-310 be better than an Eton E100 in a high-RF, urban environment such as SLC? Thanks 73! Chris Knight Fort Lupton, CO -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of d1028g...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:48 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; o...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Tecsun's New PL-310 DSP Receiver-- the Ultimate Ultralight? Hello All, The Chinese domestic market has produced yet another highly refined pocket radio with awesome DX capabilities-- which happens to be the flagship DSP model from China's leading radio manufacturing company. The new Tecsun PL-310 LW-AM-FM-SW portable was designed to excel in the billion consumer market, and if you have ever dreamed of a highly sensitive and selective AM receiver that you could hold in your hand, the Tecsun company certainly had you in mind! Combining multiple DSP selectivity options (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 kHz) with a vastly improved loopstick, the $40 (plus shipping) PL-310 is designed to astonish both experienced and novice DXers alike. Besides the outstanding AM-DXing performance, the PL-310 also has competitive LW capabilities, and FM performance equal to the class-leading PL-300WT (G8) models. Read the full details in a thorough 6-page review just uploaded to the Ultralight Radio File section on _http://www.dxer.ca_ (http://www.dxer.ca) , and to the file section on the Yahoo Ultralightdx group site, The Tecsun PL-310 LW-AM-FM-SW DSP Receiver-- Four Band Performance Review. Available for $39.99 plus $24 shipping from the top-rated eBay seller Anon-co, this innovative new radio may well be the dream multiband receiver you have been waiting for-- and the perfect introduction to the unique fun and excitement of Ultralight Radio DXing! 73 and Best Wishes, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, 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 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP for 13 Oct from Victoria, BC
Started listening at 1300UT for a short while, and wasn't wildly impressed, lots of carriers, but mostly the regulars with audio. Came back just before 1400, and somewhat of an improvement particularly after the hour, but mostly, the DX didn't come easily. But, listening to two stations on 1269 for a few moments was certainly unexpected, especially as neither were //1287. pretty darn good audio : 279 R. Rossii at 1305UT 594 JOAK 774 JOUB 828 JOBB after 1400UT 1287 JOHR at 1416UT reasonable audio at times during the period (though often battling w/splash or noise): 567 JOIK //594 603 assumed HLSA, second station in there as well 666 JOBK //594 at 1402UT 747 JOIB at 1407 972 HLCA 1017 CRI in KK //5965 at 1406UT 1332 JOSF likely w/JJ talk 1566 HLAZ with huge carrier 1575 VoA at 1413 not so reasonable audio, occasional words in splash or noise: 189 R. Rossii 675 seemed //5975, so Vietnam 873 JOGB //828, trading places w/N. Korea //2850 936 CC, likely Anhui 1053 jammer 1269 two stations, neither //1287??? 1407UT Burbles in the splatter and noise: 153 R. Rossii 531 JOQG //594 558 likely JOCR as not //603 612 4QR? seemed to have EE inflection and not //594 at 1403UT 657 hum and mumbly talk likely N. Korea 702 Asiatic per direction 738 unID, but Asiatic 855 not much hum, and talk there didn't seem Korean. CNR-2? 1008 seemed Asiatic but too weak for any logging 1134 never amounted to much this morning 1305 likely HLSV? 1314 likely JOUF? 1377 seemed //5030 so CNR-1 Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 864, 1098 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] Victoria B.C. TPs October 13, 2009 What Victoria TP's?
Colin, I was DXing around the same time. Conditions were not great. The powerhouse JJs and KK were there a a few others like JOCR 558, but not great. 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] Puyallup, WA TP's for 10-13-- Low Average
Hello All, With the sunrise peak enhancements getting later and later, lately it's tough to find much DX before around 1405 UTC here. Although there was a decent peak around 1415, not many second-tier TP's rose up to decent levels-- and the ones that did had been logged already. 603-HLSA/ China mix, 738-Taiwan Fisheries/ HLKG mix and 1134-KBS all were close to 9 levels around 1415 on the 9' box loop, but these have all been regulars this month. There was audio on 1107 kHz again around 1418, with what sounded like American jazz music-- but still no ID clues. Some of the TP frequencies that usually have weak co-channels during good conditions (621, 666, 675, 792 and 891) didn't have them this morning, indicating that conditions were less than optimal. Sure hope that John and Guy at Grayland are having better luck than we are. 73, Gary Spotting receiver: Modified ICF-2010 (30 loopstick) Main receiver (this morning): Stock Tecsun PL-310 DSP ultralight 9' PVC-framed tuned passive loop (in a windy back yard) ___ 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 Oct 13 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 12 October follow. Solar flux 70 and mid-latitude A-index 1. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 13 October 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 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 UTC 0900 1800 2100 0300 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 A-in 11877711111111 K-in 33100110001101 ___ 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] MW DX
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Sitting on 1220 kHz this evening ... 1100CHSCONSt. Catherines - weak, almost no signal thrown this way, it appears. It took me forever to log this one when I lived 30 miles further east in Rochester. 1800WHKOHCleveland 1815WGNYNYNewburgh - IDs for WGNY and WDLC 1490 Port Jervis 1830WQUNCTHamden - NOS music // web stream. Last night around this time I heard traffic for the Merritt Parkway, which is what got me looking here again. This is a new one here. Looked like it powered down at 1830. ___ 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] Day TWO at Grayland
After I uploaded yesterday, I got to thinking how ungrateful I was for the less than wonderful conditions down here. After all it is quite a bit of expense and two long travel days to come to Grayland from Orcas and return... and to find reception no better than at home is a downer. STILL, the first morning at Grayland did bring me more than 60 TP loggings, some at quite good levels. I'm rather sure that in a few years when the Sun Spot Cycle really kicks in, we would all be overjoyed to have 60 TPs on a full DXpedition! So, forgive me for being a whiner! This morning was a repeat of yesterday if anything, it was a bit poorer. Again, the Japanese were in fairly well, but all except the quite regular Koreans and Chinese were missing or down in the mud and no exotic Thai, Indian or god help us, Andaman Islands (!) stations were evident. I did watch 1548 like a hawk for DW Sri Lanka, now almost a Fall regular for Bruce and Chuck, but nothing rose above the murmur level. Still, I added 15 stations to the log, including Aussie powerhouses on 612, 576 and 792 during a minor post-dawn DU opening it may have been a more extensive opening, but the DU path is almost off the side of my Asia all the way Wellbrook aimed at 305 degrees (Aussies are out at 240 degrees or so.) The more unusual JJs were 648 JOIG NHK1, Toyama; 1413 JOIF, Fukuoka; 603, NHK1 Synchros and 1593, NHK2 Synchros wiping out CNR1's synchros. I also managed a reportable logging of KOTZ, 720 Kotzebue, Alaska to see, yet again, if I can get a QSL out of this NPR station. I gotta admit feeling sorry for my long-time DX partner, Guy Atkins on this trip. He is trying out a new Lankford Array down at the State Park, a mile to my south. We have light rain, 45 degrees and fairly high wind now and for the next four or five days; Guy is in a (very nice) tent, camped in low coastal trees and heavy brush, 200 rainey feet from the nearest toilet. Room 15 at the Grayland Motel never felt so good :) Given that this is the heart of the Asian Season, Guy and I both are hoping for improved conditions for tomorrow. John B. WinRadio 313e + Ultralights Wellbrook Phased Array at 305 degrees Grayland, WA, USA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] KBRW-680 QSL
Yesterday, I received a QSL from a long sought DX target. KBRW sent a friendly e-mail reply to e-mail report + audio file in less than a day. V/s Mike Lane, GM said he tried DXing when he first arrived in Barrow 30+ years ago, but the only station he could regularly hear was WLW (in addition to unid Asians). I've uploaded the audio clip in case anyone wants to hear it http://home.comcast.net/~bportzer/KBRW-680_0900_10-3-09.mp3 This was at Grayland on October 3. I'm still amazed at how well KBRW made it through KNBR Bruce ___ 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] KBRW-680 QSL
Bruce, Congrats! I am glad they are still DXer friendly. I got a verie letter last year. They are a toughie to log. If it wasn't for KNBR, I am sure KBRW would be more common. Great going Bruce! 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] ta's - victoria
the band is alive w/ hets again... sorry - using my asus Eee pc. kbyrd the size of a stamp. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA 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] Evening DX
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 2149 edt1490WABJtMIAdrianRedwings hockey 2234 edt518PBKNetherlandsDen HelderNavtex capture 2300 edt518DDH-51GermanyHamburgNavtex capture 2312 edt1290WKBKNHKeeneNews Talk, new with these calls ___ 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] Day TWO at Grayland
Hi John, If you have been reading the daily TP reports from around Puget Sound (and Victoria), you certainly know that the conditions haven't been very thrilling here, either. This afternoon I saw Rochelle Atkins in the Puyallup post office, and she was telling me of Guy's hard work to get the QDFA array ready for the Grayland DXpedition. I sure hope that TP propagation turns for the better soon-- especially for Guy. Having tested many new loop antennas at Grayland this summer, the propagation was always a big question mark that could either make or break the impressions of a new antenna, and affect the MP3 recordings either way. 73, Gary In a message dated 10/13/2009 3:52:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bjohnor...@rockisland.com writes: After I uploaded yesterday, I got to thinking how ungrateful I was for the less than wonderful conditions down here. After all it is quite a bit of expense and two long travel days to come to Grayland from Orcas and return... and to find reception no better than at home is a downer. STILL, the first morning at Grayland did bring me more than 60 TP loggings, some at quite good levels. I'm rather sure that in a few years when the Sun Spot Cycle really kicks in, we would all be overjoyed to have 60 TPs on a full DXpedition! So, forgive me for being a whiner! This morning was a repeat of yesterday if anything, it was a bit poorer. Again, the Japanese were in fairly well, but all except the quite regular Koreans and Chinese were missing or down in the mud and no exotic Thai, Indian or god help us, Andaman Islands (!) stations were evident. I did watch 1548 like a hawk for DW Sri Lanka, now almost a Fall regular for Bruce and Chuck, but nothing rose above the murmur level. Still, I added 15 stations to the log, including Aussie powerhouses on 612, 576 and 792 during a minor post-dawn DU opening it may have been a more extensive opening, but the DU path is almost off the side of my Asia all the way Wellbrook aimed at 305 degrees (Aussies are out at 240 degrees or so.) The more unusual JJs were 648 JOIG NHK1, Toyama; 1413 JOIF, Fukuoka; 603, NHK1 Synchros and 1593, NHK2 Synchros wiping out CNR1's synchros. I also managed a reportable logging of KOTZ, 720 Kotzebue, Alaska to see, yet again, if I can get a QSL out of this NPR station. I gotta admit feeling sorry for my long-time DX partner, Guy Atkins on this trip. He is trying out a new Lankford Array down at the State Park, a mile to my south. We have light rain, 45 degrees and fairly high wind now and for the next four or five days; Guy is in a (very nice) tent, camped in low coastal trees and heavy brush, 200 rainey feet from the nearest toilet. Room 15 at the Grayland Motel never felt so good :) Given that this is the heart of the Asian Season, Guy and I both are hoping for improved conditions for tomorrow. John B. WinRadio 313e + Ultralights Wellbrook Phased Array at 305 degrees Grayland, WA, USA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ 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] ta's - victoria
c...@islandnet.com wrote: the band is alive w/ hets again... sorry - using my asus Eee pc. kbyrd the size of a stamp. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT Com The band may be alive, but in southern Alberta it's on life support (with the exception of 1134 Croatia) Definitely down from last night, and a shadow of what it was last week. On another topic, thanks to Colin for listening to my mp3 and confirming that yesterday morning I finally heard the Yukon after years of trying. The irony was that for the most part, I was trying to hear CFWH on 570, and in the end, it was an LPRT on 990 relaying CFWH that I heard. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, 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
[IRCA] Chile x 3
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY OCT 14 0036 edt 518CHLPuerto MonttD Navtex capture. Previous Puerto Montt waas station K in Spanish. This is D in English. New Logging. ___ 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] MN 0515 UTC Morocco-612 on PL-310 barefoot
What a shock! And around 0500 it was also getting Spain-684 barefoot good enough to tell it was Spanish. Earlier it got France-1296 readable with loop, and traces of it barefoot. Also a few more just barely heard on E1 using LSB, USB, /or sync. A below average night but still fun. 73, George S., MN ___ 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 #88-55-7 Sunset Skip
Going back a few strips while back -checking the list I'll use the above reference to log an entry from Monday evening at local sunset(variable time(cloudy)). Captured( while waiting for the ferry at Tswassen near Vancouver) a listenable signal on 890 from Peace Country in Northeastern BC -CJDC Dawson Creek,doing their usual evening and overnight country music format with minimum advertising.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
