[IRCA] TP for 14 Jan from Victoria, BC
As an indication of how poor conditions have been , I'm pleased to report pretty fair signals on JOBB-828 this morning at 1535UTnot so readable NHK2 on 774 and 873, with a hint on 747. 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] Testing New SDR software
Are you sure about the market demand? One of the messages stated (if I read it correctly) that over 10,000 kits were sold. If I read that right - there will always be more sales for completed / tested / turnkey units, or we would all be driving kit cars, right? :) Yes a niche hobby like ours does dictate pricing but if more bands / features could be added to appeal to hams, consumers (record games and talk shows like a radio Tivo) or maybe broadcast professionals, it may be doable at some point. 73, Dave -- Message: 4 Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:35:22 -0800 (PST) From: Russ Edmunds wb2...@yahoo.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Testing New SDR software Message-ID: 574631.37159...@web39303.mail.mud.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Not enough market demand to support anything at that price point. Let's not forget that's a main reason why there are so few quality multiband conventional radios available, and most of them are priced well above that level. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id wb2...@yahoo.com FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8 AM:? Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot --- On Thu, 1/13/11, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS david.hasc...@dfas.mil wrote: From: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS david.hasc...@dfas.mil Subject: Re: [IRCA] Testing New SDR software To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 12:03 PM The Softrock receivers sound ultra cool.? Too bad that someone with some capital could not get a manufacturer to prototype and ultimately build it for the masses and put say a $225 price tag (built and tested) on it. MW DX'ers like myself, would love the Ensemble II option.? Heck even LW DX'ers and those who chase beacons might use it. 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:43:14 -0800 From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America ??? irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Testing New SDR software Message-ID: 1294702994.4d2b999294...@legacywebmail.telus.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 -- Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC from http://www.wb5rvz.com/sdr/:? Ensemble All-Band RX II The SoftRock RX Ensemble Receiver Kit is essentially the Ensemble RX, but has an extra option allowing the user to build the HF or the LF version of the receiver. In the first option, the Ensemble RX kit provides coverage of ham bands from 160-10m, in four different optional super bands (each with underlap and overlap within the parameters of the associated bandpass filter): ???1. 160m - Continuous coverage from 1.8 to 2.0 MHz ???2. 80m and 40m - Continuous coverage from 3.5 to 7.3 MHz ???3. 30m, 20m, and 17m - Continuous coverage from 10.1 to 18.168 MHz ???4. 15m, 12m, and 10m - Continuous coverage from 21.0 to 29.7 MHz In the second option, the Ensemble RX II provides coverage of LF frequencies from approximately 160-10m, in four different optional super bands (each with underlap and overlap within the parameters of the associated bandpass filter): ???1. Band 0: 1000m - Continuous coverage from 180 kHz to 480 kHz ???2. Band 1: 500m - Continuous coverage from 400 kHz to 800 kHz ???3. Band 2: 250m - Continuous coverage from 800 kHz to 1.6 MHz ???4. Band 3: 160m - Continuous coverage from 1.6 MHz to 3.0 MHz .. Quoting Russ Edmunds wb2...@yahoo.com: Looks like the Softrock 160m version tunes only 1.8 to 2.0 mHz. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia? Grid FN20id wb2...@yahoo.com FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8 AM:? Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot --- On Mon, 1/10/11, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org Subject: Re: [IRCA] Testing New SDR software To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 3:00 PM If you're willing to do a fair bit of work (and learning and experimenting) yourself, then I suspect you can SDR for peanuts: http://www.wb5rvz.com/sdr/ http://homepages.wightcable.net/~g4zfq/Si570.htm This is the Softrock kit, versions of which can cover MW apparently.? I have no experience of these, but the very capable Sdr-radio software can run them (no cost)prices under $100 for the hardware kits...when available. best wishes, Nick -- Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC ? Quoting HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS david.hasc...@dfas.mil: Agree - For me $850 may as well be $1000 or $2000.? I have never owned an expensive rig for any bands that I DX on.? Look at the Sony HD Tuner
[IRCA] Newies since last time
Steve FrancisAlcoa, TNSanyo stereo, Realistic TRF, Intermatic Timer Eastern Local Time used -- 880 WPIP NC Winston-Salem - 4/20 0700 - Briefly clear with This is Conservative Christian Radio WPIP ... , then covered by WRFD power-up. 1250 WKDL VA Warrenton - 7/28 0400 - Good with We're listener-supported Praise Radio WPRZ-FM 88.1 Brandy Station-Culpeper, WKDL 1250 AM Warrenton-Manassas. And around the world at wprz.org. 1620 CM-- Cuba Guantanamo - 10/2 0200 - Guanabacoa and Guantanamo transmitters about two seconds out of synch, creating nice echo effect. Usual Rebelde, La Habana! top-of-the-hour ID. 1240 WHIZ OH Zanesville - 11/3 0500 - WHIZ - Zanesville! readable in local WIFA null. Been chasing this one for 40 years. 1200 WNBL WV Huntington - 12/1 1700 - Good with You're listening to your Better Life station, WNBL Huntington, West Virginia between MoR selections. Now here from 1470. 1200 #25. 580 WTCM MI Traverse City - 12/16 1700 - Atop and a big surprise with Grand Traverse Mall ad, This is Newstalk 580, WTCM Traverse City, 50,000 watts of news, weather and information 24 hours a day!, and ABC news. 580 #25. Well, eleven newies in 2010, same as in '09. 3,196 in the log now, no call changes. Log hit the big 4-0 last April 19. No complaints, but I'd sure enjoy hearing a DX test again! Nothing since WHYL-960 and WSAR-1480 two winters ago. Eagerly awaiting the three next month. Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee ___ 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] SDR Software for SDR-IQ
After reading a bit about the WRplus software and it’s performance, I decided to try to use it with my RF Space SDR-IQ receiver. Even if you have a conventional receiver, please read on. First of all, the WRplus software allows you to easily select both the input and output sound card. This is a significant feature, and easy to use. This feature allowed me to use my USB “sound card” interface on my Icom 746Pro transceiver as the “input” for the software, and my computer’s sound card as the “output” to drive speakers. Using my conventional receiver in this manner, I could easily process the USB signal out of the Icom into AM, ECSS (sync AM), etc. In other words, you can use this software with any receiver as long as you have a way to route the audio into your computer. Unfortunately, the software will not natively out of the box support the SDR-IQ. But you can download the .DLL driver files for the Winrad software, which also work well with the WRplus. Simply place these three files into the same folder as the WRplus software on your computer and restart the program. Now under “input select” you’ll see SDR-14 and SDR-IQ. Select your SDR receiver, and you’re in business. Now the good stuff...this software is easy to use, intuitive, and powerful. The sync AM function compares nicely with the ICF-2001 and the Drake R8B performance in this regard. Listening to AM is a pleasure with this feature. You can also quickly select other modes, and have some limited ability to change the size of filters. The noise blanker performance is also top notch, and adjustable. One of the downside, you don’t have the ability to tailor the shape and sharpness of filters the way that you can in SDR-Console software, and you have very few options in regards to the display. All in all, I’d say this software will quickly replace SDR-Console as my “go to” software, especially for general listening. It’s easy to use, and the audio quality is amazing. Best I’ve heard from an SDR-software package. CPU load is light too, making this a great choice for older computers and laptops. One complaint I’m having with SDR in general is that the promise of this technology, you’ll have a new radio “every few months” with features that you cannot begin to imagine. In truth, the software is often the limitation. At present, no one software package that I’ve tried offers the combination of features found on typical high end transceivers in terms of selecting filters, notch controls, noise blanking, noise reduction, and other features. I find Spectravue to be almost useless due to it’s complexity and steep learning curve. SDR-Console is great, and feels the most like a “true” receiver, but the audio can be choppy and the CPU load is intense. It also seems to “hang” on my computer and not want to open and close properly, often requiring restarts of the computer. WRplus seems to be the best combination of all that I’ve tried. But none are as easy to use as my primary receiver, the Icom 746Pro. Really enjoying this topic, and reading it allowed me to discover WRplus, which I hadn’t heard of. Please continue to share your experiences with the group, and allow all of us to benefit from each other’s efforts. 73 Good DX, Les Rayburn, N1LF ___ 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 14 Jan from Kona
2 listening periods... 0900UTC - 567(JJ), 639(Jumble), 657(KK), 693(JJ), 711 Jumble, 738 Tahiti, EE and CC taking turns dominating channel, 774 (JJ), 855 Jumble, 891 (CC) and others 972 KK, 1017 Tonga, 1098 Marshalls (usually the 2nd best signal on the dial next to Tahiti, 1116 ABC in EE, 1134,1143 CC, lots and lots of hets and audio snippets on most 9khz channels through 1400, 1440 (JJ) 1548 (ABC) 1593 1602 NHK Syncro 1400UTC - audio and/or pile-ups on 531, 558, 567(JJ), 612(EE), 639, 657(KK), 693, 702, 711, 729, 738-FF, 747(JJ) 855(KK), 873, 891, 972(KK), 1017, 1098, 1116(EE), 1134, 1143, 1224(JJ), 1278, 1287, 1440(JJ), 1548(EE), 1566(KK), 1575, 1593, 1602... Radio - Tecsun DeBock modified DSP portable. Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew ___ 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: 2011 Jan 14 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 13 January follow. Solar flux 80 and mid-latitude A-index 4. The mid-latitude K-index at 1800 UTC on 14 January was 3 (22 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 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 A-in 77777754444444 K-in 21002222112223 ___ 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] Newies since last time
Great stuff Steve. Especially the WHIZ graveyarder. Your totals are outstanding, especially with no call changes. Congratulations keep it up for 2011. Don K. Steve Francis wrote: Steve FrancisAlcoa, TNSanyo stereo, Realistic TRF, Intermatic Timer Eastern Local Time used -- 880 WPIP NC Winston-Salem - 4/20 0700 - Briefly clear with This is Conservative Christian Radio WPIP ... , then covered by WRFD power-up. 1250 WKDL VA Warrenton - 7/28 0400 - Good with We're listener-supported Praise Radio WPRZ-FM 88.1 Brandy Station-Culpeper, WKDL 1250 AM Warrenton-Manassas. And around the world at wprz.org. 1620 CM-- Cuba Guantanamo - 10/2 0200 - Guanabacoa and Guantanamo transmitters about two seconds out of synch, creating nice echo effect. Usual Rebelde, La Habana! top-of-the-hour ID. 1240 WHIZ OH Zanesville - 11/3 0500 - WHIZ - Zanesville! readable in local WIFA null. Been chasing this one for 40 years. 1200 WNBL WV Huntington - 12/1 1700 - Good with You're listening to your Better Life station, WNBL Huntington, West Virginia between MoR selections. Now here from 1470. 1200 #25. 580 WTCM MI Traverse City - 12/16 1700 - Atop and a big surprise with Grand Traverse Mall ad, This is Newstalk 580, WTCM Traverse City, 50,000 watts of news, weather and information 24 hours a day!, and ABC news. 580 #25. Well, eleven newies in 2010, same as in '09. 3,196 in the log now, no call changes. Log hit the big 4-0 last April 19. No complaints, but I'd sure enjoy hearing a DX test again! Nothing since WHYL-960 and WSAR-1480 two winters ago. Eagerly awaiting the three next month. Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee ___ 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] ULR DX........1 NEW STATION @ SUNSET Tonight.........1380 WHEW Franklin, TENNESSEE
Hi Guys: Only 1/2 Hour of Sunset Skip for me tonightbut I did manage to hear 1 NEW STATION for both the ULR and OVERALL LOGS. Not sure how good the conditions were tonight as I got in there pretty late. Another relatively Low Powered Station from the South!! Radio Used isSONY SRF-T615 ULR Barefoot ULR LOG TOTALS are now.879 Stations Heard ^ 73ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ** 1380 WHEW Franklin, TENNESSEE Jan/14/11 1806-1810 EST SPANISH FAIR In CKPC Brantford's Null. Male DJ with Spanish Talk @ 1806 EST Tune-In. Jingles and Ads. ID as LA LEY by Male DJ. Into Spanish Ballad by Male Singer 1807-1810 EST. Then wiped out by Local QRN. NEW STN ULR # 879 2.8 KW Days ROSS, ONT. *** ___ 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: 2011 Jan 15 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 14 January follow. Solar flux 79 and mid-latitude A-index 6. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 15 January was 1 (07 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 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 79 79 A-in 77775444444476 K-in 00222211222321 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] TP for 14 Jan from Kona
Hi, Colin. Good to see that something's propagating. Make sure you try for 1386, Radio Tarana, which was always very strong (the best Kiwi station) while we sailed north from New Zealand a year ago, and audible right to Hawaii. Also, I had good luck with 1575, and 1170. The latter was from Poro...Walt On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Colin Newell c...@islandnet.com wrote: 2 listening periods... 0900UTC - 567(JJ), 639(Jumble), 657(KK), 693(JJ), 711 Jumble, 738 Tahiti, EE and CC taking turns dominating channel, 774 (JJ), 855 Jumble, 891 (CC) and others 972 KK, 1017 Tonga, 1098 Marshalls (usually the 2nd best signal on the dial next to Tahiti, 1116 ABC in EE, 1134,1143 CC, lots and lots of hets and audio snippets on most 9khz channels through 1400, 1440 (JJ) 1548 (ABC) 1593 1602 NHK Syncro 1400UTC - audio and/or pile-ups on 531, 558, 567(JJ), 612(EE), 639, 657(KK), 693, 702, 711, 729, 738-FF, 747(JJ) 855(KK), 873, 891, 972(KK), 1017, 1098, 1116(EE), 1134, 1143, 1224(JJ), 1278, 1287, 1440(JJ), 1548(EE), 1566(KK), 1575, 1593, 1602... Radio - Tecsun DeBock modified DSP portable. Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew ___ 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] TP for 14 Jan from Victoria, BC
Conditions have been equally poor here, but this morning I did hear traces of audio from Australia (4BC Brisbane 1116) for the first time in a month or so. No Japanese audio here this morning though. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta Nick Hall-Patch wrote: As an indication of how poor conditions have been , I'm pleased to report pretty fair signals on JOBB-828 this morning at 1535UTnot so readable NHK2 on 774 and 873, with a hint on 747. 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] The King's Speech
Right on, and one of the best movies I've seen in a long time! Highly recommended...Walt (Victoria, BC) On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Ira Elbert New III i...@hotmail.comwrote: I saw this last night with my Wife, Erin, and I thought I'd pass along a heads up for anyone out there about seeing it. It has some great shots of old radios and a look at the BBC. It has a few historical speeches and some newsreels also. It's interesting to see the families gathered around the wireless to hear the latest news. It's also offers a nice look at history too. They used a BBC museum to gather the props or at least that's what I think after reading the credits. Give it a look if it's in your area. You might spot a radio or two you own or would love to own. Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! ___ 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
