Re: [IRCA] UCLUELET & TOFINO

[coffee_canuck]

And you didn't stop in Victoria to meet with Walt, Nick or yours truly?

Where did you stay while on the Island?

Sent from my iPhone

On 2013-07-21, at 1:28 PM, Pete Taylor  wrote:

> Recently spent a few days in Ucluelet and Tofino, BC but did not put much 
> time in on the dials. Of note:
> 
> 540 CBXQ Ucluelet. Does OK around town but not a whole lot there at the first 
> "Ucluelet" sign as you head west on Highway 4 toward the town. I asked 
> several people if they knew where the CBC tower was. No one did and I wasn't 
> able to find it.
> 
> 840 KSWB Seaside, OR. Amazing mid-day signal driving around Tofino. Obviously 
> stronger the closer I got to the beach. I thought there must be a new LPRT in 
> the area but the mention of Seaside and "840 Gold" cinched it. 
> 
> No other real surprises noted days or evenings and with just a car radio, I 
> didn't even try for early morning DX.
> 
> Pete Taylor
> Tacoma, WA
> 12225w 4719n
> HQ180 & ICF2010
> Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
> DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
> Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-21

[Theo]

Yeah, but the nominal total programme supplier to Kordia's 783 tx at TItahi Bay 
as I understand it is "Wellington Access Radio".

Access has a huge small-group contributory programme source. However, AFAIK, 
Samoa Capital leases/brokers a block (~40 hours/week), rather than being a 
production unit within Access.

That seems to be where the dual ID confusion arises. My experience with ethnic 
CJVB/1470 in Vancouver mirrors that split of producer-for-station or brokered 
time.

But you're still hearing 10kW from the latest earthquake-hit city in Godzone.

Theo


d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>
>Hi Theo,
>
>You are definitely the expert on Kiwi station programming!
>
>The funny thing was that the 2012 WRTH had Wellington 783 kHz listed as
>Access Radio (which I had always assumed that it was), but the new 2013
>WRTH has changed the listing to "Samoan Capital Radio." I was going by
>the new WRTH listing, although even I thought that the music had an
>Indian flavor. I have no idea why the WRTH changed the listing if the
>same shared-programming system is continuing on 783 kHz. In any case,
>this was by far the strongest that I have ever heard 783-Wellington on
>any Cliff trip--- so I'll be happy to take it... whatever it is.
>
>By the way, Theo, these Oregon cliff sites seem to have an astonishing
>preference for Kiwi signals, at the expense of Australian stations. It
>will be interesting to see if the Yachats group (at Cape Perpetua) will
>report the same bizarre phenomena.
>
>73, Gary DeBock (temporarily in Cannon Beach, OR)
>
>
>
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Theo 
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>
>Sent: Sun, Jul 21, 2013 4:51 pm
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-21
>
>
>Great stuff, Gary.
>
>Um, but that's the strangest Samoan programming I've ever heard (on 
>783)!  That would be Wellington Access Radio with a South Asian
>segment.
>
>I can't get Access' website to spit out a schedule, either on the PC or
>
>tablet, but Samoa Capital  Radio's sked suggests they don't have any 
>programming from 6 p.m. NZT Friday (0600 UT Saturday) till 7 a.m. NZT 
>Monday (1900 UT Sunday).
>
>Theo
>
>On 21/07/2013 2:14 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello All,
>>   
>> First of all, thanks very much to Dennis, Bill, Nick and Walt for
>their DU-DX 
>reports this morning, which provided a very interesting comparison. The
>first 
>"Cliffhanger' DXing session at Rockwork 4 provided the typical
>Kiwi-slanted 
>results this morning, although there were a few surprises. About 18
>DU's were in 
>audio, although huge signals were less common than usual. The biggest
>surprise 
>of the session was a booming signal from 783-Samoan Capital Radio,
>which nearly 
>pegged the PL-380 S/N display with its island-type music around 1248
>(usually 
>this is a weak underperformer). Other than this 594-NZ Rhema had a
>pretty nice 
>signal, and the usual Kiwi big guns were well represented. Except for
>decent 
>signals from 576-2RN, 774-3LO and 828-3GI, the Aussies were pretty much
>missing 
>in action. With far more DU signals than live DXing time, I
>concentrated on the 
>low-band signals as usual.
>>   
>> With the major DXpedition in Yachats (and nearby Cape Perpetua)
>scheduled to 
>start up tomorrow, there should be some heavy-duty South Pacific DXing
>activity 
>this week. This morning's Cliff DU-DXing results seem strangely out of
>synch 
>with the other reports, but I was able to record a few MP3's to back up
>the 
>claims. Hopefully Nick and the others will not feel motivated to drive
>down and 
>throw me off of the Cliff.
>>   
>> 531  PI  Auckland, NZ  Fair-good signal with female Samoan voice
>mixing with 
>UniD Aussie male voice at 1305
>> 567  RNZ  Wellington, NZ  Good DU English male conversation at 1252
>overcoming 
>some KVI splatter
>>
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tp81ibsa67s0b7i/567-RNZ-1252z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 576  2RN  Sydney, Australia  Fair-good DU English commentary at 1235
>> 594  NZ Rhema   Timaru, NZ  Good level Christian contemporary music
>at 1318
>>
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/v2871q170bnsv0b/594-NZ.Rhema-1318z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 603  R.Waatea  Fair-good Maori language music at 1244, // 765
>> 639  RNZ  Alexandra, NZ  Fair DU English conversation // 675 at 1322
>> 657  Southern Star  Wellington, NZ  Strong level Christian music at
>1222
>> 675  RNZ  Christchurch, NZ  Strong level music and DU English speech
>at 1228
>>   
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tktcaddq46c7bwg/675-RNZ-1228z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 738  Radio Polynesie  Mahina, Tahiti  Good TOH fanfare and French OM
>speech at 
>1200 (through KCBS splash and het)
>>  
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8cscgc1gk6zhap8/738-R.Polynesie-1200z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 756  RNZ  Auckland, NZ  This 10 kW RNZ relay had fair signals at 1301
>despite 
>its proximity to 750-Portland
>> 765  R. Kahungunu  Napier-Hastings, NZ  Good Ma

Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-21

[Theo]

d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>
>Hi Theo,
>
>You are definitely the expert on Kiwi station programming!
>
>The funny thing was that the 2012 WRTH had Wellington 783 kHz listed as
>Access Radio (which I had always assumed that it was), but the new 2013
>WRTH has changed the listing to "Samoan Capital Radio." I was going by
>the new WRTH listing, although even I thought that the music had an
>Indian flavor. I have no idea why the WRTH changed the listing if the
>same shared-programming system is continuing on 783 kHz. In any case,
>this was by far the strongest that I have ever heard 783-Wellington on
>any Cliff trip--- so I'll be happy to take it... whatever it is.
>
>By the way, Theo, these Oregon cliff sites seem to have an astonishing
>preference for Kiwi signals, at the expense of Australian stations. It
>will be interesting to see if the Yachats group (at Cape Perpetua) will
>report the same bizarre phenomena.
>
>73, Gary DeBock (temporarily in Cannon Beach, OR)
>
>
>
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Theo 
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>
>Sent: Sun, Jul 21, 2013 4:51 pm
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-21
>
>
>Great stuff, Gary.
>
>Um, but that's the strangest Samoan programming I've ever heard (on 
>783)!  That would be Wellington Access Radio with a South Asian
>segment.
>
>I can't get Access' website to spit out a schedule, either on the PC or
>
>tablet, but Samoa Capital  Radio's sked suggests they don't have any 
>programming from 6 p.m. NZT Friday (0600 UT Saturday) till 7 a.m. NZT 
>Monday (1900 UT Sunday).
>
>Theo
>
>On 21/07/2013 2:14 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello All,
>>   
>> First of all, thanks very much to Dennis, Bill, Nick and Walt for
>their DU-DX 
>reports this morning, which provided a very interesting comparison. The
>first 
>"Cliffhanger' DXing session at Rockwork 4 provided the typical
>Kiwi-slanted 
>results this morning, although there were a few surprises. About 18
>DU's were in 
>audio, although huge signals were less common than usual. The biggest
>surprise 
>of the session was a booming signal from 783-Samoan Capital Radio,
>which nearly 
>pegged the PL-380 S/N display with its island-type music around 1248
>(usually 
>this is a weak underperformer). Other than this 594-NZ Rhema had a
>pretty nice 
>signal, and the usual Kiwi big guns were well represented. Except for
>decent 
>signals from 576-2RN, 774-3LO and 828-3GI, the Aussies were pretty much
>missing 
>in action. With far more DU signals than live DXing time, I
>concentrated on the 
>low-band signals as usual.
>>   
>> With the major DXpedition in Yachats (and nearby Cape Perpetua)
>scheduled to 
>start up tomorrow, there should be some heavy-duty South Pacific DXing
>activity 
>this week. This morning's Cliff DU-DXing results seem strangely out of
>synch 
>with the other reports, but I was able to record a few MP3's to back up
>the 
>claims. Hopefully Nick and the others will not feel motivated to drive
>down and 
>throw me off of the Cliff.
>>   
>> 531  PI  Auckland, NZ  Fair-good signal with female Samoan voice
>mixing with 
>UniD Aussie male voice at 1305
>> 567  RNZ  Wellington, NZ  Good DU English male conversation at 1252
>overcoming 
>some KVI splatter
>>
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tp81ibsa67s0b7i/567-RNZ-1252z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 576  2RN  Sydney, Australia  Fair-good DU English commentary at 1235
>> 594  NZ Rhema   Timaru, NZ  Good level Christian contemporary music
>at 1318
>>
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/v2871q170bnsv0b/594-NZ.Rhema-1318z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 603  R.Waatea  Fair-good Maori language music at 1244, // 765
>> 639  RNZ  Alexandra, NZ  Fair DU English conversation // 675 at 1322
>> 657  Southern Star  Wellington, NZ  Strong level Christian music at
>1222
>> 675  RNZ  Christchurch, NZ  Strong level music and DU English speech
>at 1228
>>   
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tktcaddq46c7bwg/675-RNZ-1228z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 738  Radio Polynesie  Mahina, Tahiti  Good TOH fanfare and French OM
>speech at 
>1200 (through KCBS splash and het)
>>  
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8cscgc1gk6zhap8/738-R.Polynesie-1200z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 756  RNZ  Auckland, NZ  This 10 kW RNZ relay had fair signals at 1301
>despite 
>its proximity to 750-Portland
>> 765  R. Kahungunu  Napier-Hastings, NZ  Good Maori-language music at
>1244, // 
>603
>> 774  3LO  Melbourne, Australia  Fair good DU English conversation at
>1238, // 
>828
>> 783  Samoan Capital Radio, Wellington, NZ  Biggest surprise of the
>morning-- 
>huge signal at 1248 almost pegging the PL-380
>>  
>http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jfmefx37z1pbvo5/783-SamoanCapRadio-1248z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
>> 828  3GI  Sale, Australia  Fair DU English conversation // 774 at
>1320
>>   
>> (many more DU signals were all over the band, but these were the ones
>that I 
>had time to investigate during live DXing 

Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-21

[d1028gary]

Hi Theo,

You are definitely the expert on Kiwi station programming!

The funny thing was that the 2012 WRTH had Wellington 783 kHz listed as Access 
Radio (which I had always assumed that it was), but the new 2013 WRTH has 
changed the listing to "Samoan Capital Radio." I was going by the new WRTH 
listing, although even I thought that the music had an Indian flavor. I have no 
idea why the WRTH changed the listing if the same shared-programming system is 
continuing on 783 kHz. In any case, this was by far the strongest that I have 
ever heard 783-Wellington on any Cliff trip--- so I'll be happy to take it... 
whatever it is.

By the way, Theo, these Oregon cliff sites seem to have an astonishing 
preference for Kiwi signals, at the expense of Australian stations. It will be 
interesting to see if the Yachats group (at Cape Perpetua) will report the same 
bizarre phenomena.

73, Gary DeBock (temporarily in Cannon Beach, OR)




-Original Message-
From: Theo 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 

Sent: Sun, Jul 21, 2013 4:51 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-21


Great stuff, Gary.

Um, but that's the strangest Samoan programming I've ever heard (on 
783)!  That would be Wellington Access Radio with a South Asian segment.

I can't get Access' website to spit out a schedule, either on the PC or 
tablet, but Samoa Capital  Radio's sked suggests they don't have any 
programming from 6 p.m. NZT Friday (0600 UT Saturday) till 7 a.m. NZT 
Monday (1900 UT Sunday).

Theo

On 21/07/2013 2:14 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello All,
>   
> First of all, thanks very much to Dennis, Bill, Nick and Walt for their DU-DX 
reports this morning, which provided a very interesting comparison. The first 
"Cliffhanger' DXing session at Rockwork 4 provided the typical Kiwi-slanted 
results this morning, although there were a few surprises. About 18 DU's were 
in 
audio, although huge signals were less common than usual. The biggest surprise 
of the session was a booming signal from 783-Samoan Capital Radio, which nearly 
pegged the PL-380 S/N display with its island-type music around 1248 (usually 
this is a weak underperformer). Other than this 594-NZ Rhema had a pretty nice 
signal, and the usual Kiwi big guns were well represented. Except for decent 
signals from 576-2RN, 774-3LO and 828-3GI, the Aussies were pretty much missing 
in action. With far more DU signals than live DXing time, I concentrated on the 
low-band signals as usual.
>   
> With the major DXpedition in Yachats (and nearby Cape Perpetua) scheduled to 
start up tomorrow, there should be some heavy-duty South Pacific DXing activity 
this week. This morning's Cliff DU-DXing results seem strangely out of synch 
with the other reports, but I was able to record a few MP3's to back up the 
claims. Hopefully Nick and the others will not feel motivated to drive down and 
throw me off of the Cliff.
>   
> 531  PI  Auckland, NZ  Fair-good signal with female Samoan voice mixing with 
UniD Aussie male voice at 1305
> 567  RNZ  Wellington, NZ  Good DU English male conversation at 1252 
> overcoming 
some KVI splatter
> 
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tp81ibsa67s0b7i/567-RNZ-1252z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
> 576  2RN  Sydney, Australia  Fair-good DU English commentary at 1235
> 594  NZ Rhema   Timaru, NZ  Good level Christian contemporary music at 1318
> 
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/v2871q170bnsv0b/594-NZ.Rhema-1318z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
> 603  R.Waatea  Fair-good Maori language music at 1244, // 765
> 639  RNZ  Alexandra, NZ  Fair DU English conversation // 675 at 1322
> 657  Southern Star  Wellington, NZ  Strong level Christian music at 1222
> 675  RNZ  Christchurch, NZ  Strong level music and DU English speech at 1228
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tktcaddq46c7bwg/675-RNZ-1228z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
> 738  Radio Polynesie  Mahina, Tahiti  Good TOH fanfare and French OM speech 
> at 
1200 (through KCBS splash and het)
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8cscgc1gk6zhap8/738-R.Polynesie-1200z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
> 756  RNZ  Auckland, NZ  This 10 kW RNZ relay had fair signals at 1301 despite 
its proximity to 750-Portland
> 765  R. Kahungunu  Napier-Hastings, NZ  Good Maori-language music at 1244, // 
603
> 774  3LO  Melbourne, Australia  Fair good DU English conversation at 1238, // 
828
> 783  Samoan Capital Radio, Wellington, NZ  Biggest surprise of the morning-- 
huge signal at 1248 almost pegging the PL-380
>   
> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jfmefx37z1pbvo5/783-SamoanCapRadio-1248z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
> 828  3GI  Sale, Australia  Fair DU English conversation // 774 at 1320
>   
> (many more DU signals were all over the band, but these were the ones that I 
had time to investigate during live DXing during morning enhancement. 
Presumably 
the Perseus-SDR DXers in Yachts will not have this issue :-)
>   
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary

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This is a tour of the 50/500 KW transmitter site of WLW:

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Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-21

[Theo]

Great stuff, Gary.

Um, but that's the strangest Samoan programming I've ever heard (on 
783)!  That would be Wellington Access Radio with a South Asian segment.


I can't get Access' website to spit out a schedule, either on the PC or 
tablet, but Samoa Capital  Radio's sked suggests they don't have any 
programming from 6 p.m. NZT Friday (0600 UT Saturday) till 7 a.m. NZT 
Monday (1900 UT Sunday).


Theo

On 21/07/2013 2:14 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote:







Hello All,
  
First of all, thanks very much to Dennis, Bill, Nick and Walt for their DU-DX reports this morning, which provided a very interesting comparison. The first "Cliffhanger' DXing session at Rockwork 4 provided the typical Kiwi-slanted results this morning, although there were a few surprises. About 18 DU's were in audio, although huge signals were less common than usual. The biggest surprise of the session was a booming signal from 783-Samoan Capital Radio, which nearly pegged the PL-380 S/N display with its island-type music around 1248 (usually this is a weak underperformer). Other than this 594-NZ Rhema had a pretty nice signal, and the usual Kiwi big guns were well represented. Except for decent signals from 576-2RN, 774-3LO and 828-3GI, the Aussies were pretty much missing in action. With far more DU signals than live DXing time, I concentrated on the low-band signals as usual.
  
With the major DXpedition in Yachats (and nearby Cape Perpetua) scheduled to start up tomorrow, there should be some heavy-duty South Pacific DXing activity this week. This morning's Cliff DU-DXing results seem strangely out of synch with the other reports, but I was able to record a few MP3's to back up the claims. Hopefully Nick and the others will not feel motivated to drive down and throw me off of the Cliff.
  
531  PI  Auckland, NZ  Fair-good signal with female Samoan voice mixing with UniD Aussie male voice at 1305

567  RNZ  Wellington, NZ  Good DU English male conversation at 1252 overcoming 
some KVI splatter

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tp81ibsa67s0b7i/567-RNZ-1252z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
576  2RN  Sydney, Australia  Fair-good DU English commentary at 1235
594  NZ Rhema   Timaru, NZ  Good level Christian contemporary music at 1318

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/v2871q170bnsv0b/594-NZ.Rhema-1318z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
603  R.Waatea  Fair-good Maori language music at 1244, // 765
639  RNZ  Alexandra, NZ  Fair DU English conversation // 675 at 1322
657  Southern Star  Wellington, NZ  Strong level Christian music at 1222
675  RNZ  Christchurch, NZ  Strong level music and DU English speech at 1228
   
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tktcaddq46c7bwg/675-RNZ-1228z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
738  Radio Polynesie  Mahina, Tahiti  Good TOH fanfare and French OM speech at 
1200 (through KCBS splash and het)
  
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8cscgc1gk6zhap8/738-R.Polynesie-1200z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
756  RNZ  Auckland, NZ  This 10 kW RNZ relay had fair signals at 1301 despite 
its proximity to 750-Portland
765  R. Kahungunu  Napier-Hastings, NZ  Good Maori-language music at 1244, // 
603
774  3LO  Melbourne, Australia  Fair good DU English conversation at 1238, // 
828
783  Samoan Capital Radio, Wellington, NZ  Biggest surprise of the morning-- 
huge signal at 1248 almost pegging the PL-380
  
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jfmefx37z1pbvo5/783-SamoanCapRadio-1248z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
828  3GI  Sale, Australia  Fair DU English conversation // 774 at 1320
  
(many more DU signals were all over the band, but these were the ones that I had time to investigate during live DXing during morning enhancement. Presumably the Perseus-SDR DXers in Yachts will not have this issue :-)
  
73 and Good DX,

Gary DeBock (temporarily in Cannon Beach Oregon)
DXing at the "Rockwork 4" ocean cliff (photo at 
http://www.mediafire.com/view/khqdch7gk0w1v1l/P1100481.JPG
7,5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + New 12" Medium Wave FSL antenna






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[IRCA] Superconductor Radio

[Bill Block]

Has anyone heard anything about this radio?  I can find no price on this radio 
but the radio is 400 lbs.

 

   http://www.hypres.com/products/digital-rf-receiver/

Bill Block

Prescott Valley, AZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  
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[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-21

[d1028gary]

Hello All,
 
First of all, thanks very much to Dennis, Bill, Nick and Walt for their DU-DX 
reports this morning, which provided a very interesting comparison. The first 
"Cliffhanger' DXing session at Rockwork 4 provided the typical Kiwi-slanted 
results this morning, although there were a few surprises. About 18 DU's were 
in audio, although huge signals were less common than usual. The biggest 
surprise of the session was a booming signal from 783-Samoan Capital Radio, 
which nearly pegged the PL-380 S/N display with its island-type music around 
1248 (usually this is a weak underperformer). Other than this 594-NZ Rhema had 
a pretty nice signal, and the usual Kiwi big guns were well represented. Except 
for decent signals from 576-2RN, 774-3LO and 828-3GI, the Aussies were pretty 
much missing in action. With far more DU signals than live DXing time, I 
concentrated on the low-band signals as usual. 
 
With the major DXpedition in Yachats (and nearby Cape Perpetua) scheduled to 
start up tomorrow, there should be some heavy-duty South Pacific DXing activity 
this week. This morning's Cliff DU-DXing results seem strangely out of synch 
with the other reports, but I was able to record a few MP3's to back up the 
claims. Hopefully Nick and the others will not feel motivated to drive down and 
throw me off of the Cliff.
 
531  PI  Auckland, NZ  Fair-good signal with female Samoan voice mixing with 
UniD Aussie male voice at 1305
567  RNZ  Wellington, NZ  Good DU English male conversation at 1252 overcoming 
some KVI splatter
   
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tp81ibsa67s0b7i/567-RNZ-1252z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
 
576  2RN  Sydney, Australia  Fair-good DU English commentary at 1235
594  NZ Rhema   Timaru, NZ  Good level Christian contemporary music at 1318
   
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/v2871q170bnsv0b/594-NZ.Rhema-1318z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
603  R.Waatea  Fair-good Maori language music at 1244, // 765
639  RNZ  Alexandra, NZ  Fair DU English conversation // 675 at 1322
657  Southern Star  Wellington, NZ  Strong level Christian music at 1222
675  RNZ  Christchurch, NZ  Strong level music and DU English speech at 1228
  
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/tktcaddq46c7bwg/675-RNZ-1228z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
738  Radio Polynesie  Mahina, Tahiti  Good TOH fanfare and French OM speech at 
1200 (through KCBS splash and het)
 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8cscgc1gk6zhap8/738-R.Polynesie-1200z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
 
756  RNZ  Auckland, NZ  This 10 kW RNZ relay had fair signals at 1301 despite 
its proximity to 750-Portland
765  R. Kahungunu  Napier-Hastings, NZ  Good Maori-language music at 1244, // 
603
774  3LO  Melbourne, Australia  Fair good DU English conversation at 1238, // 
828
783  Samoan Capital Radio, Wellington, NZ  Biggest surprise of the morning-- 
huge signal at 1248 almost pegging the PL-380
 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jfmefx37z1pbvo5/783-SamoanCapRadio-1248z072113PL380.mp3.MP3
828  3GI  Sale, Australia  Fair DU English conversation // 774 at 1320
 
(many more DU signals were all over the band, but these were the ones that I 
had time to investigate during live DXing during morning enhancement. 
Presumably the Perseus-SDR DXers in Yachts will not have this issue :-)
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (temporarily in Cannon Beach Oregon)
DXing at the "Rockwork 4" ocean cliff (photo at 
http://www.mediafire.com/view/khqdch7gk0w1v1l/P1100481.JPG
7,5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + New 12" Medium Wave FSL antenna
   






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Re: [IRCA] UCLUELET & TOFINO

[Patrick Martin]

>>540 CBXQ Ucluelet. Does OK around town but not a whole lot there at
the first "Ucluelet" sign as you head west on Highway 4 toward the town.
I asked several people if they knew where the CBC tower was. No one did
and I wasn't able to find it.<<

The tx and longwire used to down at the boat basin. I have a photo from
1973. I get CBXQ here all of the time. I have since they signed on in
the late 60s. 
CBXQ is going to FM I have read like the majority of CBC LPRTs.

Yes, KSWB is good there. I also heard KVAS 1230 and KAST 1370 there as
well, but KSWB was stronger. That was when KSWB was a daytimer on 930
kHz.

73,

Patrick


Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager


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[IRCA] UCLUELET & TOFINO

[Pete Taylor]

Recently spent a few days in Ucluelet and Tofino, BC but did not put much time 
in on the dials. Of note:

540 CBXQ Ucluelet. Does OK around town but not a whole lot there at the first 
"Ucluelet" sign as you head west on Highway 4 toward the town. I asked several 
people if they knew where the CBC tower was. No one did and I wasn't able to 
find it.

840 KSWB Seaside, OR. Amazing mid-day signal driving around Tofino. Obviously 
stronger the closer I got to the beach. I thought there must be a new LPRT in 
the area but the mention of Seaside and "840 Gold" cinched it. 

No other real surprises noted days or evenings and with just a car radio, I 
didn't even try for early morning DX.

Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
HQ180 & ICF2010
Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380






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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2013 Jul 21 1805 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 July follow.
Solar flux 113 and estimated planetary A-index 6.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 21 July was 2.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 20   20   20   20   20   20   20   21   21   21   21   21   21   21
UTC  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800
SFlx 114  114  114  114  114  114  113  113  113  113  113  113  113  113
A-in 14   14   14   14   14   14   76666666
K-in 31211111111112
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm



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Re: [IRCA] TP 21 Jul; Victoria version

[Walter Salmaniw]

Day 2 in Masset.  Experimented with TOH overnight recording on 738.
 Disappointing with little to hear.  Live from 12:15 yielded a very modest
DU dawn enhancement, including the X-band.  Japanese 1st tier were so so,
not as good as yesterday, when the JJ were in quite strong.  I'm using 2
Bogs, one at 240 deg and the other 275, both DU preferred .  Also my ALA
100.  For whatever reason the 240 Bog never does well and is noisy, so I'll
deconstruct it today.  I'm planning on trying a DKAZ too, plus the FSLIC,
especially on Rosé Spit.
Another observation today was 900 Hawaii.  Strong this morning.

 Shortwave was great this morning, too.  Much better than yesterday.

Hope all going well in OR and WA dxexpeditions.

73, Walt

On Sunday, July 21, 2013, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:

> Well, if there were Asians this morning here, it was before the SDR kicked
> in at 1130UT   And in fact, my signal strength recorder says there were
> good signals on channels like 774 1053 1287 and 1566 around 1120UT, so will
> have to start the SDR earlier.  Otherwise, except for Tahiti, things were
> pretty lackadaisical.
>
>
> Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it understandable
> by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):
>
> 738 Tahiti popped up a number of times, e.g. man in FF at 1134UT; this was
> consistently the best signal this morning until well past 1200UT, though
> not with this level of audio.
>
>
>
> not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise
> could be understood by a native speaker:
>
> 738 passing through
>
>
>
> 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) :
>
> 819 faint mx 1148UT
> 1503 man talking, then woman, 1223UT, too weak for a guess at language
> 1548 man talking, DU EE inflection 1216UT
>
>
>
>
> Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or
> ravaged by splatter):
>
> 891 972 1053 1116  1566 (though later, so likely DU) 1602
>
>
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
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[IRCA] TP 21 Jul; Victoria version

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Well, if there were Asians this morning here, it was before the SDR 
kicked in at 1130UT   And in fact, my signal strength recorder says 
there were good signals on channels like 774 1053 1287 and 1566 
around 1120UT, so will have to start the SDR earlier.  Otherwise, 
except for Tahiti, things were pretty lackadaisical.



Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it 
understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):


738 Tahiti popped up a number of times, e.g. man in FF at 1134UT; 
this was consistently the best signal this morning until well past 
1200UT, though not with this level of audio.




not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or 
noise could be understood by a native speaker:


738 passing through



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) :


819 faint mx 1148UT
1503 man talking, then woman, 1223UT, too weak for a guess at language
1548 man talking, DU EE inflection 1216UT




Strongish het, no or "near imaginary"audio (either undermodulated or 
ravaged by splatter):


891 972 1053 1116  1566 (though later, so likely DU) 1602



best wishes,

Nick

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[IRCA] WBBM 780khz IBOC off

[amdxer]

At 07:30 CDT noted IBOC for WBBM 780 Chicago is
off.  Let's hope this lasts longer than previous off
period that occured on 6/28.

Tom Jasinski
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Re: [IRCA] DU's & TP's for Sunday, July 21, 2013

[Bill Block]

Only a very weak carrier on 1503 at 1220 ut with a lot of t-storm noise.

 

Bill Block

Prescott Valley, AZ

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[IRCA] DU's & TP's for Sunday, July 21, 2013

[Dennis Vroom]

Listened from 1105-1251 utc. Russian long waves in early and only one Asian 
station MW is audio. Usual two DU's and a lot of carriers. Good luck to the 
fellows on the Coast.

153    RUSSIA, Komosomolsk, Radio Rossii 1141 very weak under noise with woman 
in Russian. HPAW. 07/21/2013


180    RUSSIA, Yelizovo, Radio Rossii 1105 very weak signal with woman in 
Russian. HPAW. 07/21/2013


279    RUSSIA, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Radio Rossii 1143 fair signal with man in 
Russian. HPAW  07/21/2013


738    TAHITI, Papeete, Radio Polynesie 1109 weak signal with woman in French. 
1214 weak with music followed by woman in French. Sky wire loop. 07/21//2013


1503  NEW ZEALAND, 1227-1229 Man talking with weak signal, assuming Radio 
Sport. West SW ewe. 07/21/2013

1566  REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 11371140 poor signal with woman in 
Japanese? West SW ewe. 07/21/2013


Hets= 
567,594,747,774,837,1008,1053,1107,1116,1134,1161,1206,1287,1314,1323,1332,1458,1575,1584,1593,1602,1611,1701

Best regards,

 
Dennis,
Kalama, WA
JRC NRD 545
W-SW ewe + Sky wire loop 880'
HPAW = Active whip
Solar Indices SF 116 A 6 K 1
Local Sunrise 1241 utc
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