[IRCA] propagation predictions
http://www.solarcycle24.org/ includes predictions for MW, and some thoughts on indicators for improved propagation. Use at your own risk.can't be much poorer than some of our weather forecasts lately. (e.g. let's see how this flies NORTHERN HEMISPHERE- -East - West To 1100 Mi /1800 km Fair To Good *North - South To 1100 Mi /1800 km Fair To Good +South - North To 1100 Mi /1800 km Poor To Fair Northern Hemisphere (TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI) Trans Indian, (TP) Trans Pacific and cross Equatorial propagation conditions in excess of approximately 3200 mi / 5200 km: High Latitude Fair To Good Mid Latitude Good Low Latitude Good ) Nick ___ 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] Russian-1710
The Russian (Puget Sound) station is quite decent tonight. The best I have heard them in months, between S3-S5 off the NE EWE. I noticed the KEX IBC is also back. Plus KXOR 660 is indeed back on the air. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR 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] Oklahoma TP's 10/30/10
Another bad morning for hearing TP signals in north central Oklahoma. Between 1218 and 1304 UTC, weak carriers were heard on 648, 702, and 774. I heard barely audible audio from JOAK 594 at 1243-1245 and 1258-1300. Receiver: Tecsun PL-310 with 7.5-inch loopstick. Local sunrise was at 1251. Richard Allen 36°22'51N / 97°26'35W (near Perry OK USA) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] propagation predictions
Probably of limited applicability as it mostly orients itself to SW and VHF. While it includes what hams call LF, which correlates to 160 meters, which is located above the MW BCB, the propagation characteristics aren't identical. The bottom line with almost any MW propagation forecast is that predicting what's going to occur with the sun is iffy at best. Many large sunspots remain active through 2 or 3 solar rotations, which increases predictive accuracy, but new spots forming on the back side of the sun or other less visible and less predictable impacts can come from other events. Further, some events occur but are aimed away from earth and therefore have little or no impact. 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 Sat, 10/30/10, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org Subject: [IRCA] propagation predictions To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 2:02 AM http://www.solarcycle24.org/ includes predictions for MW, and some thoughts on indicators for improved propagation. Use at your own risk.can't be much poorer than some of our weather forecasts lately. (e.g. let's see how this flies NORTHERN HEMISPHERE- -East - West To 1100 Mi /1800 km Fair To Good *North - South To 1100 Mi /1800 km Fair To Good +South - North To 1100 Mi /1800 km Poor To Fair Northern Hemisphere (TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI) Trans Indian, (TP) Trans Pacific and cross Equatorial propagation conditions in excess of approximately 3200 mi / 5200 km: High Latitude Fair To Good Mid Latitude Good Low Latitude Good ) Nick ___ 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] Arizona TP's for 10-30-10
It was very poor for TP's again but I did hear audio from JOIB-747 and JOUB-774 around sunrise. Yesterday, I went out to check the antenna and found it in good shape which I knew that it would be as we have had no storms in the last week. It sure has been a very poor year for TP's with no new stations and only a few stations in audio. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] propagation predictions
Actually Russ, the reason I mentioned it is because he specifically provides forecasts for MW and LW; the MW forecast is the one I reproduced. best wishes, Nick At 13:30 30/10/2010, you wrote: Probably of limited applicability as it mostly orients itself to SW and VHF. While it includes what hams call LF, which correlates to 160 meters, which is located above the MW BCB, the propagation characteristics aren't identical. The bottom line with almost any MW propagation forecast is that predicting what's going to occur with the sun is iffy at best. Many large sunspots remain active through 2 or 3 solar rotations, which increases predictive accuracy, but new spots forming on the back side of the sun or other less visible and less predictable impacts can come from other events. Further, some events occur but are aimed away from earth and therefore have little or no impact. 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 Sat, 10/30/10, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org Subject: [IRCA] propagation predictions To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 2:02 AM http://www.solarcycle24.org/ includes predictions for MW, and some thoughts on indicators for improved propagation. Use at your own risk.can't be much poorer than some of our weather forecasts lately. (e.g. let's see how this flies NORTHERN HEMISPHERE- -East - West To 1100 Mi /1800 km Fair To Good *North - South To 1100 Mi /1800 km Fair To Good +South - North To 1100 Mi /1800 km Poor To Fair Northern Hemisphere (TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI) Trans Indian, (TP) Trans Pacific and cross Equatorial propagation conditions in excess of approximately 3200 mi / 5200 km: High Latitude Fair To Good Mid Latitude Good Low Latitude Good ) Nick ___ 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 30 Oct from Victoria, BC.
Can't say this was a much better morning here; I had a bit more time, and by bottom feeding, managed to winkle out a few stations. No, hold on, 594 was quite listenable for awhile this morning, and it's been a couple of days I think since any station could have been described that way, other than ones in the immediate neighborhood. Listened at 1300UT, then 1405 through 1430, on and off, and what there was, was pretty much the bigger guns. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): JOAK-594 at 1421UT reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 774 JOUB not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker 747 JOIB 828 JOBB 972 HLCA at 1426UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) : 567 JOIK , seemed //594 at 1428 954 likely JOKR at 1425UT; last year this one was usually a late bloomer 1287 likely JOHR 1566 likely HLAZ 1575 likely VoA Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 1242, 1377 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] propagation predictions
And I was responding to what was on the link; the info you extracted seemed very abstract so I was trying to see if i could determine what he was doing... 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 Sat, 10/30/10, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org Subject: Re: [IRCA] propagation predictions To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 10:44 AM Actually Russ, the reason I mentioned it is because he specifically provides forecasts for MW and LW; the MW forecast is the one I reproduced. best wishes, Nick At 13:30 30/10/2010, you wrote: Probably of limited applicability as it mostly orients itself to SW and VHF. While it includes what hams call LF, which correlates to 160 meters, which is located above the MW BCB, the propagation characteristics aren't identical. The bottom line with almost any MW propagation forecast is that predicting what's going to occur with the sun is iffy at best. Many large sunspots remain active through 2 or 3 solar rotations, which increases predictive accuracy, but new spots forming on the back side of the sun or other less visible and less predictable impacts can come from other events. Further, some events occur but are aimed away from earth and therefore have little or no impact. 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 Sat, 10/30/10, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org Subject: [IRCA] propagation predictions To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 2:02 AM http://www.solarcycle24.org/ includes predictions for MW, and some thoughts on indicators for improved propagation. Use at your own risk.can't be much poorer than some of our weather forecasts lately. (e.g. let's see how this flies NORTHERN HEMISPHERE- -East - West To 1100 Mi /1800 km Fair To Good *North - South To 1100 Mi /1800 km Fair To Good +South - North To 1100 Mi /1800 km Poor To Fair Northern Hemisphere (TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI) Trans Indian, (TP) Trans Pacific and cross Equatorial propagation conditions in excess of approximately 3200 mi / 5200 km: High Latitude Fair To Good Mid Latitude Good Low Latitude Good ) Nick ___ 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 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] DX This week
I haven't tried for TPs this week due to poor conditions. I don't think I missed out on much, judging from what others have reported.. Last weekend (10/22-24) Chuck, Tom Roslisberger and I went to Grayland for a two night DXpedition. Conditions weren't great but they weren't totally bad either. Definitely below average for a Grayland visit. Then again, a bad TP morning at Grayland is usually better than a good one at home so it was worth the trip. We mostly used a 1200 foot northwest Beverage the first night. Unfortunately, someone shortened it to about 200 feet on Saturday, which we didn't discover until Sunday morning when we reeled it it. DX was definitely poorer the second night, but I think propagation was poorer to begin with (WWV said the K index was 4 on Saturday night) Conditions favored Japan, Korea, and Taiwan quite a bit. The Chinese arrived late and were generally much weaker than normal. Alaskans weren't too bad the night of 10/22. A few southeast Asians managed to make it in too. Russians were pretty much missing in action on MW and LW. There was no sign of them on longwave when I checked. The biggest highlight was Taiwan 711 quite good at times mixing with or atop the KBS station. Taiwan 1143 was also quite good at times, better than its // on 738. Several of the second and third tier NHK KBS stations were doing reasonably well, too. For example, I had KBS and NHK mixing on 1224, KBS/NHK/CNR fighting it out on 1035, and the KBS station mixing with CRI on 1044. A couple of Philippines stations were heard, most notably 1314 well after daylight arrived. We also had a Chinese station on 657 overpowering North Korea for a few minutes, but we didn't hear an ID. It was airing a rather dry sounding monologue. JOAK-594 was much weaker than normal on the morning of 10/23, especially by Grayland standards. I mention it because Gary was reporting it 100 miles inland with legendary signal strength at the time. I'm not sure what to make of that difference. Several other mainstays were much weaker than normal, including Russia-846, CNR-756, CNR-945, CNR-1035, Yanbian-1206, KBS-1170, and VOA-1575. On the other hand, JOUB-774 and JOBB-828 were like locals at times. I've almost got a report together, which I'll be sending to Patrick this weekend. 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
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-30
Hello All, West coast DXers with reasonably low expectations probably had a decent TP-DXing session this morning, at least in comparison to yesterday's miserable results. Propagation from 1300-1335 was not bad, and allowed some fairly healthy signals from Asian big guns like 594, 747, 828, 972, 1134 and 1566. There was no signal swoon around 1400 like yesterday, and a modest sunrise enhancement boosted several second-tier stations like 558-HLQH and 936-Anhui. TP signal levels were generally nothing to shout about, but as most DXers have probably discovered during this modest 2010 Fall Season, being thankful for what TP audio comes in provides better hobby satisfaction than continually hoping for last year's results :-) The following were heard on a C.Crane SWP Slider model (7.5 loopstick) inductively coupled to a 9' sided PVC tuned passive loop (in the 34 degree back yard). A modified ICF-2010 (30 loopstick) was used as an SSB spotting receiver: 558 HLQH Daegu, S. Korea Fair music at 1338, // 603 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Good male-female Japanese conversation at 1435; best signal of the morning _http://www.mediafire.com/?upf324b0o66tcg2_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?upf324b0o66tcg2) 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Poor-fair with music at 1339; barely strong enough to provide // for 558 657 Pyongyang BS, N. Korea Fair Korean tirades through the noise at 1428 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Fair Chinese pop music at 1337 _http://www.mediafire.com/?uj70ye4q8e8ppyy_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?uj70ye4q8e8ppyy) 747 JOIB Sapporo, Japan Good Japanese talk at 1422 774 JOUB Akita, Japan In and out of KTTH splatter 1418 828 JOBB Osaka, Japan Fair-good Japanese talk 1318 936 Anhui, China (presumed) Fair music in and out at 1430 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Fair Korean talk at 1314 1134 KBS3 Hwaseong, S. Korea Fair-good male-female Korean conversation at 1418 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Good Japanese religious program right before 1344 antenna switch 1575 VOA Ban Rassom, Thailand (presumed) Threshold Asiatic language audio around max sunrise enhancement 1437 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock _ (Halloween Monster Photos) C.Crane SWP 7.5 Slider model _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?7u39i09nb2td96m_ (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?7u39i09nb2td96m) 30 loopstick ICF-2010 _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?6ct6za912sd2fu9_ (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?6ct6za912sd2fu9) 9' Sided PVC Box Loop _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?jraw1yly2ff_ (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?jraw1yly2ff) 7.5' Sided PVC Box Loop _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?kmjuzy1hmxz_ (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?kmjuzy1hmxz) ___ 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 Ultralight TP's for 10-30
Hello All, West coast DXers with reasonably low expectations probably had a decent TP-DXing session this morning, at least in comparison to yesterday's miserable results. Propagation from 1300-1335 was not bad, and allowed some fairly healthy signals from Asian big guns like 594, 747, 828, 972, 1134 and 1566. There was no signal swoon around 1400 like yesterday, and a modest sunrise enhancement boosted several second-tier stations like 558-HLQH and 936-Anhui. TP signal levels were generally nothing to shout about, but as most DXers have probably discovered during this modest 2010 Fall Season, being thankful for what TP audio comes in provides better hobby satisfaction than continually hoping for last year's results :-) The following were heard on a C.Crane SWP Slider model (7.5 loopstick) inductively coupled to a 9' sided PVC tuned passive loop (in the 34 degree back yard). A modified ICF-2010 (30 loopstick) was used as an SSB spotting receiver: 558 HLQH Daegu, S. Korea Fair music at 1338, // 603 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Good male-female Japanese conversation at 1435; best signal of the morning _http://www.mediafire.com/?upf324b0o66tcg2_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?upf324b0o66tcg2) 603 HLSA Namyang, S. Korea Poor-fair with music at 1339; barely strong enough to provide // for 558 657 Pyongyang BS, N. Korea Fair Korean tirades through the noise at 1428 738 BEL2 Penghu, Taiwan Fair Chinese pop music at 1337 _http://www.mediafire.com/?uj70ye4q8e8ppyy_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?uj70ye4q8e8ppyy) 747 JOIB Sapporo, Japan Good Japanese talk at 1422 774 JOUB Akita, Japan In and out of KTTH splatter 1418 828 JOBB Osaka, Japan Fair-good Japanese talk 1318 936 Anhui, China (presumed) Fair music in and out at 1430 972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea Fair Korean talk at 1314 1134 KBS3 Hwaseong, S. Korea Fair-good male-female Korean conversation at 1418 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Good Japanese religious program right before 1344 antenna switch 1575 VOA Ban Rassom, Thailand (presumed) Threshold Asiatic language audio around max sunrise enhancement 1437 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock _ (Halloween Monster Photos) C.Crane SWP 7.5 Slider model _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?7u39i09nb2td96m_ (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?7u39i09nb2td96m) 30 loopstick ICF-2010 _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?6ct6za912sd2fu9_ (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?6ct6za912sd2fu9) 9' Sided PVC Box Loop _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?jraw1yly2ff_ (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?jraw1yly2ff) 7.5' Sided PVC Box Loop _http://www.mediafire.com/i/?kmjuzy1hmxz_ (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?kmjuzy1hmxz) ___ 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] KKSN 910 Independent Radio
The ID on KKSN 910 is Independent Radio.. Dennis, Salmon Creek, 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] KKSN 910 Northwest bands only
KKSN 910 Vancouver, WA changed formats to Northwest bands. I don't know when the AM changed, the FM switched in July. I just found out this morning while tuning across the dial. 94/7 Alternative Portland is the ID. Here's the link http://www.947.fm/pages/7646040.php I have not heard any commercials while listening off and on this morning. Dennis, Salmon Creek, 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] MW DX from Enid OK, October 29-30, 2010
All times and dates strictly UT. MW log editors are welcome to excerpt items, reformat and change to favorite timezone if necessary. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only; some caradio as specified; above 2 MHz on FRG-7 with 110-foot east-west longwire. ** MEXICO. 700, Oct 30 at 1230 UT, Mexican NA, 1232 sign-on as XEGD, La Poderosa, 5 mil watts, 700 kHz, street address, two phones including 52-2-05-54, in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua; 1233 to usual opening infomercial, ``Consejos para un mejor vivir``. 850, Oct 30 at 1211 UT, intro Luis Palau evangelist in KOA null after Obama, presumably XEM, Renacimiento 850, Chihuahua. 870, XETAR, Oct 30 at 1204 UT NA, 1206 sign-on in language, presumed Tarahumara, frequent mentions of XETAR calls pronounced in Spanish, then Spanish mentioning federal agency sponsorship of such indigenous stations as this one in Guachochi, Chihuahua; 1208 kidchorus, rapid SAH, presumably WWL still remnanting, but mostly separable, then La Voz de la Sierra Tarahumara opening in Spanish, 6:09 TC, and another at 1221 for 6:21. Unlike most of the commercial stations, this one is low-key with no screaming hype, and consequently seems a bit undermodulated, improving somewhat during canned federal government PSAs such as one for the Bicentennial at 1228, then kids in unison with call letters (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1600, Oct 29 at 2053 UT in downtown Enid on the caradio, fair but steady signal with ad for Intuit on I-85; ??? that runs from Montgomery AL thru GA, SC, NC and VA to Washington DC. Could it be WXVI in Mont`y? It`s a bit early, but skywave is possible at topend of band. The SC and NC stations on 1600 are not too far from but not right on I-85. Kept listening, and it`s Herman Cain (sp?), black accent, sitting in for some other talkhost; not the WXVI format. 2100 ID just for KUSH, Cushing OK, my nearest 1600, which I seriously suspected due to the steady signal, no fading, atop channel. But why the local ad from something on I-85? Because they are SNAFU, and instead of news on the hour, we also heard closed-circuit feed start of two promos for Boortz; then cutting to Oklahoma news network in progress (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 3160, WPJK, Oct 30 at 1145, S9+18 with siren, announcement, gospel song ``Do You Wanna Go With Me?``. Better signal at this hour than TGAV 4052.4. Remember, from Nov 1, WPJK sign-on/off times are supposed to be 1200-2215 UT. Apparently they have not yet implemented a `plan` to stay on at night with 15 watts on 1580, since we hear them doing formal sign-ons at 1130, often several minutes late. Strangely, FCC info for facility 6447, http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0facid=6447 makes no mention of 3160 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 850, KOA Denver, Saturday Oct 30 at 1210 UT with President Obama`s weekly radio/YouTube address until 1211 so probably started no earlier than 1206. Announcer said GOP response would be on at 6:35 (MDT = 1235 UT; when MST = 1335 UT). Originally when they were really radio-only, started by Reagan, the Pres would not be on until 8:06 am MT, and the opposition at 9:06 am, when one could find them on a few stations by searching the dial. Now the release must be much earlier and the few stations bothering to carry the addresses can schedule them as desired. 1010, Oct 30 at 1241 UT, a bit of church Latin, dings, dead air, so must be a Catholic mass, then into English, YL with stage accent prays to Jesus, 1247 organ interlude, 1250 OM with sing-song prayer also in English, back into Latin homily with small-choral responses. NW/SE so can`t be KXEN Festus/Saint Louis MO, and besides, Catholix may not be welcome there. 1256 check 11520 to see if it match WEWN, but that`s already in QSY announcement to 13845. At 1257, 1010 outros as Immaculate Heart Radio, but 1259 plug by an EWTN Fr saying IHR is 100% listener-supported, Catholic Charities of Utah, Salt Lake City being involved. 1300 legal ID as Immaculate Heart Radio, KIHU, Tooele. This is the 50 kW station no one wanted, previously for a while public radio with BBC overnight. Callsign history from FCC AM Query: Call Sign Begin Date KIHU 08/06/2009 KPCW 03/20/2009 KCPW 08/01/2004 KIQN 09/18/1998 KTUR 10/30/1992 KTLE 05/19/1982 KDYL It has an unusual antenna/power schedule, denoted U13 by NRC AM Log, which means one direxional pattern during day and critical hours, another pattern at night. Day power is 50 kW, CH 42 kW, night 194 watts, and has a CP for U4, which means the same except eliminating CH. It`s a bit more complex than that, with FIFTEEN entries under KIHU facility 35687 at FCC: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0facid=35687 Including ``moving`` city of license to Magna, but with same transmitter site coordinates as Tooele (tho some of the entries show slightly different coordinates). I suppose
[IRCA] Brier, WA TP's for 10/30/10
A vast improvement over 24 hours ago. Lower half of the band was especially decent, though not quite back to average, with the upper half presenting few signals with nothing strong. Dawn enhancement was lackluster this morning with little improvement noted. Five R. Rossii LWBC in this morning but no Alaska noted. Nothing new heard. The following times sampled this morning: 1300Z, 1335Z, 1400Z, 1425Z for 1-3 minutes each using Perseus. The following were heard in audio: 153 R. Rossii Komsomolsk (Russia) Good with jazz/swing at 1335Z 180 R. Rossii Yelizovo (Russia) fair at 1259Z (signoff at 1300Z) 189 R. Rossii Belogorsk (Russia) Good, 1259Z 234 R. Rossii Arman (Russia) Fair, 1259Z 279 R. Rossii Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia) Good, best at 1400 with ID and time pips 531 JOQG Morioka NHK1 (Japan) // 594 at 1335Z 558 HLQH Daegu (S Korea) Fair to good at 1259Z 594 JOAK NHK1 Tokyo (Japan) Good at 1259Z and again at 1425Z 603 HLSA Namyang (S Korea) Poor at 1335Z 639 UNID poor at 1425Z 648 VOR (Russia) presumed, poor at 1259Z 657 Pyongyang BS (N Korea) Fair with angry sounding YL at 1335Z 693 JOAB NHK2 Tokyo (Japan) Good at 1400Z 729 Poor, just above threshold, probably JOCK 1400Z 738 BEL2 Penghu (Taiwan) Fair with man talking over music 1335Z 747 JOIB NHK2 Sapporo (Japan) Fair at 1335Z 774 JOUB Akita NHK2 (Japan) Good with EE lesson at 1335Z 828 JOBB NHK2 Osaka (Japan) Poor to fair at 1335Z 891 JOHK Sendai NHK1 (Japan) // 594 with man in JJ Poor to fair at 1259 972 HLCA Dangjin (S. Korea) Good at 1431Z 1134 Hwaseong (S Korea) poor with KK talk 1425Z 1566 HLAZ (S Korea) Fair at 1425Z 1575 VOA (Thailand) Poor at 1259 and 1335Z Tom Rothlisberger K7WV Brier, Washington USA Perseus SDR Wellbrook ALA-100M with 50' wire loop element NW/SE ___ 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: 2010 Oct 30 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 29 October follow. Solar flux 86 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 30 October was 3 (23 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 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 A-in 33333333333333 K-in 21102200000113 ___ 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] Alberta TPs for 30 Oct 2010
As others have noted, a much better morning than yesterday (though that sets the bar awfully low). Audio was limited to the big guns, Japan on 594, 693, 747, 774, and S.Korea on 972 and 1566, but audio did reach some pretty decent levels at times, particularly from 774 and 693. I was up at 0900 (a benefit (?) of having a month old daughter) and noted a decent signal on 774, so set the timed recorder for the rest of the night. Signals seemed to peak at 1000, and then drop off prior to coming back pre-sunrise. In actual fact some signals were better at 1000 than they were at the subsequent peak shortly before sunrise. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta ___ 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] Kaliningrad-1215
Kaliningrad-1215 good in peak 2207 UTC over Absolute Radio with news in English and Voice of Russia World Service ID. Still on top in a dogfight at 2213 UTC. Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228 ___ 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] KKSN 910 Northwest bands only
Thanks Dennis for the update on KKSN. Have you noticed KXOR-660 returned? No sign of 1040. Don't know about 1450 Eugene from this distance. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR 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] Newfoundland Ultralight Trans-Atlantics Report Oct 27
India is very likely, even on an ultralight, from NF. I believe Saul Chernos and Chuck Hutton nabbed this one on their barefoot ultralights a few years ago. I had no ultralight to play with, but it was coming in fine on my Drake while they went outside trying to make the whip work its magic. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: rfoxw...@tampabay.rr.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Ultralight Trans-Atlantics Report Oct 27 Allen Willie wrote, The biggest surprise occured at 20:15 UTC while monitoring 1566 khz a signal rose up while Benin in French was already occupying the channel. For a brief couple of moments it was by itself all alone with string type music and high pitched vocal singing, not chanting, no talk was heard before or after and it soon subsided again. Could this be the Nagpur Relay in India , looks likely but I will leave it for the expert Dxer's out there to ponder over. No recording available I spent a little time in Kerala state in southern India in early 2008 and on several occasions was awake in the predawn hours and would always tune in the National Programme from Nagpur on 1566, and they always had Indian style music then (they were on the air when the local stations were signed off). So to this extent I can believe you heard them. I suspect they have a DA system that points most of their signal to the Delhi area. Nagpur is in northeastern Maharashtra state and the path to Delhi would be about 350 deg and this should then point it right at North America. Their signal in Kerala (presumed off the back of the antenna) (at night of course) was not all that good when their listed 1000 kW power is taken into account, with fading. But I enjoy that kind of music, within moderation of course, and hearing them at will was a nice treat. And yes there was not much talk heard. Actually there was just a very few signals of 'usable' level then, for me, and some of the louder ones were in Chinese. In the meantime there's always shopping at Patel Bros. grocery on East Fowler Ave in Tampa but their PA system plays Indian pop mx and not so much of the classical style you might hear from Nagpur. Thanks to the presence of Univ. of South Florida there is a sizable population of people of Indian origin in Tampa. - Bob ___ 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Oct 31 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 30 October follow. Solar flux 85 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 31 October was 1 (5 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 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 85 85 A-in 33333333333333 K-in 10220000011301 ___ 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] WWSJ, WMTD
Hi All: WMTD 1380 WV Hinton () ID 10/30/10, 2005, sounded like gospel, not oldies, but talked about now being on 24 hours asked their listeners to tell their friends. Can anyone confirm this change? WWSJ 1580 MI St. John's; happened to tune in here 10/30, 1900 (EDT) just in time to hear, AM 1580 and FM 100.3, St. John's, Lansing, good signals only moderate QRM, I'm not sure which network nx they were carrying. I've never logged this one anywhere but in P.H., was a tough catch there. In fact, it was my nearest unheard for years. I even logged WITL (the late 1010 in Lansing) long before I heard this one. 73 David ___ 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 carriers in Victoria, BC
Well, it's not much, but it's more than it has beenTA carriers heard weakly 0205UT on 1215, 1377, 855, 882, 1089, 1251, 1602 and 999. best wishes, Nick ___ 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 audio in Victoria, BC
My gosh, traces of pop mx on 1215 at 0452UTC...wonders will never cease.Been checking on and off this evening, and that is the first sign I've heard of audio. best wishes, Nick ___ 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
