Re: [IRCA] NW Radio questions
Very wishful thinking. Both of their stations in California are running it. From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] NW Radio questions Thanks Pete. I hope KUOW will leave it off. Now if KLPZ 1330 will drop it too. But being Crawford, that is probably wishful thinking. Patrick Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] NW Radio questions
Why any MW stations are still are still running IBOC is beyond me. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR ___ 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] NW Radio questions
Thanks Walt. I guess KUOW 1340 has shut off the IBOC for at least. KZIZ 1560 was sure strong. Maybe they did some tx work? Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR ___ 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] NW Radio questions
Hi Patrick, After seeing your post, I checked KZIZ later yesterday afternoon here in northeast Seattle and their signal was weak as usual. Wish I'd been able to look when you sent your note. -- Rick - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] NW Radio questions Thanks Walt. I guess KUOW 1340 has shut off the IBOC for at least. KZIZ 1560 was sure strong. Maybe they did some tx work? Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR ___ 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] WDEV DX Test 550
Congrats on the new state Albert! ms Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:15:32 -0400 From: radioresearch_field_operati...@yahoo.com To: d...@yahoogroups.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] WDEV DX Test 550 The test made it down here to eastern PA. I was tuning around longwave and had to hurry up the band to catch this. The test began around 0406 UTC (12:06 AM eastern) that I could hear. What made it through were Morse IDs and sweep tones. Everything was heard under WGY NY, co-channel. Signal was on the weak side, but the sweeps and Morse modulated well enough to break through. Test ended at approximately 0409 UTC (12:09 eastern) on 17 August. Vermont is a needed state for me! :-) 73, Al Muick Whitehall PA USA Microtelecom Perseus / Wellbrook ALA1530P active loop antenna ___ 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] [badx] ZBVI 780 Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Thanks Paul for the ZBVI info. The station is heard here sometimes when on normal antenna and power. Chief competition is R. Coro (Venezuela), followed by WBBM-IL and Colombia. Here's a short audio clip from March 2012, as received at Orleans, MA: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/zbvi-780_20120322_z.mp3; Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, MA -Original Message- From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com; NRC a...@nrcdxas.org; am a...@am-dx.com; mwdx m...@yahoogroups.com; badx b...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, Aug 16, 2013 5:32 pm Subject: [badx] ZBVI 780 Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands I've gotten word construction on their new 300 foot tower has begun. In fact, the tower is standing at about 160 feet. The studios for ZBVI are in Road Town along Station Avenue near the Road Town Police Station but the tower is about 1 mile down the road at Baughers Bay. The tower is ON the beach and some of the guy wires AND some of the ground system are IN the water. At about 4:30 on the morning of Saturday March 9th, a drunk driver came went off the road, coming into contact with several things including a telephone pole and some trees. The driver also clipped some of the guy wires for ZBVI's tower which sent it to the ground in a crumbled up mess. The station wasn't able to sign on for Morning transmission at 6am that morning. It took about 12 hours to lash up a temporary solution. For the last several months, ZBVI has been operating with a 60 foot long wire strung between two telephone using an AM transmitter loaned to them from the Department of Disaster Management in the BVI. ZBVI is licensed for 10,000 Watts but hasn't run that much power in years. I'm told they run between 1KW at 3KW. As far as I know, stations down there are licensed for X amount of power like the US.. but UNLIKE the USA, if they run under it.. that's OK apparently. I'm trying to convince the powers that be at ZBVI to run a 2 or 3 minute DX test one night before their usual 10pm sign off. I have pictures of the ZBVI tower collapse along with the tower work being done. THey're on the Facebook group, I Take Pictures Of Transmitter Sites. Paul Walker www.onairdj.com __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic(1) RECENT ACTIVITY: Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___ ___ 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] DX Test - WDEV 550 Waterbury, Vermont - August 16
559-579 near Philly. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2013, at 12:08 AM, Robert Ross va...@rogers.com wrote: On 2013-08-14, at 2:53 AM, Mike Terry wrote: Kevin Redding writes on ABXC: A REMINDER.. DX TEST ALERT FOR THIS WEEKEND (AUGUST 16th!!) A test on WDEV 550 Waterbury, Vermont is scheduled for 12:03AM Eastern Friday night (Saturday Morning). The test is only 3 minutes long and will consist of a few bits of morse code and mainly sweep tones. The test will be done on WDEV's night power and pattern. NOTHING heard here for the 3 Minute Test of WDEV 550...Thanks for the attempt!! 73...ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario 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] [DX-tip] Amazing night for longwave!
I'm hearing 162, 171, and also 183 in Germany here in SC. Unfortunately I have NDB's on or near the other freqs! I was on an 80 meter CW net at 10PM Eastern and noticed that background noise was unusually low and signals enhanced for this time of year. Using AOR 7030 on my 160-10M trapped dipole. 73 and good luck, Al, WS4P On Aug 16, 2013, at 11:59 PM, Albert Muick wrote: These stations are all coming in here in eastern PA now with S2-S4 signals! 162 France Inter playing Riders of the Storm by the Doors at 0348 UTC 17 August 2013 - S4 SINPO level 171 Radio Medi from Morocco coming in with French/Arabic female vocals @ 0349 UTC on 17 August 2013 - S2 198 BBC Droitwich with English phone-in show at 0349 UTC on 17 August 2013 - S3/4 207 Iceland coming in very weak with male talk (*NOT* German!) at 0352 UTC on 17 August 2013 216 Radio Monte Carlo Roumoules banging in here at S4 with French talk show, absolutely overpowering NDB @ 0354 UTC on 17 August 2013 234 RTL Luxemburg banging in here as well playing Who Are You by The Who with S-4 signal at 0355 UTC 17 August 2013 252 RTE Radio 1, Ireland, has an S-3 signal playing what appears to be some military music at 0357 UTC on 17 August 2013 Absolutely amazing reception here in summer. 73 Al Muick Whitehall PA USA Wellbrook ALA1530P Active loop Please do not reply to the list. This list is for tips only. ___ DXtip mailing list dx...@nrcdxas.org http://lists.nrcdxas.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dxtip ___ 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] DX Test - WDEV 550 Waterbury, Vermont - August 16
559-579 near Philly on low 40 meter dipole. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2013, at 12:10 AM, Phil Bytheway phil_te...@yahoo.com wrote: DX test not heard in Seattle... just KOAC and a bunch of static. Phil Bytheway IRCA Goodie Factory Seattle WA Drake R-7 / KIWA Loop From: Mike Terry miketerr...@btinternet.com To: DXLDtrinado d...@yahoogroups.com Cc: MWDX m...@yahoogroups.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:53 PM Subject: [IRCA] DX Test - WDEV 550 Waterbury, Vermont - August 16 Kevin Redding writes on ABXC: A REMINDER.. DX TEST ALERT FOR THIS WEEKEND (AUGUST 16th!!) A test on WDEV 550 Waterbury, Vermont is scheduled for 12:03AM Eastern Friday night (Saturday Morning). The test is only 3 minutes long and will consist of a few bits of morse code and mainly sweep tones. The test will be done on WDEV's night power and pattern. WDEV is an affiliate of Red Sox baseball, with a game scheduled for this Friday night. if the game goes long for extra innings or because of a rain delay, the DX test will be automatically rescheduled for Friday August 30th (Saturday) at the same time. Please go to this link for all the details on the test, including how send in a reception report http://onairdj.com/dx-tests/ Email me with any questions, walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com PLEASE repost this or share it anywhere you can think of!! ___ 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] WDEV heard in Western NY
Doesn't look like my first message hasn't gotten through. WDEV heard under WGR with siren, sweep tones, and code too poor to decipher. Began around 12:07 and and ended around 12:09. This is a relog, but thatns for the test. ___ 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] WDEV heard in Western NY
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY OK, it didn't help that my coax was down on the ground due to a roofing job several weeks ago and I managed to drive over it on the lawn tractor this afternoon, so antenna Numero Uno was out. My Kaz antenna is also down. The wire snapped due to wind I suppose, and it's not easy getting up 25 feet without a 40 foot ladder. So I plugged in a coax at midnite - not sure if it is a rarely used NW wire or my S wire. Nothing at 12:03, but at 0007 I heard a siren and then sweep tones. Lasted until 12:09 or so, maybe 12:10? Some code in there, too, but very poor. Oh, did I mention that WGR 550 is very strong in these parts? This is a relog, but a test is always appreciated. Thanks! ___ 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] [HCDX] Amazing night for longwave!
Great Job!I think the reason why you can hear these weak signals is that the lightning activity was lower than it was this summer. Not to mention the cooler temperatures since it's 72'F over here in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Did you use a RTL-SDR radio receiver with a HF up converter or a portable receiver when receiving these signals? I have not got to DXing LW because of the distant storm activity and also the LCD TV was turned on. If I have to listen on LW I would go to Web SDR to hear the signals. I wish you could of provided a you tube video or SDR IQ file for us to experience on SDR Sharp.I think the antenna you used was the Wellbrook loop antenna while DXing on LW. Adam Ebel Virginia Beach, VA On 8/16/2013 23:59, Albert Muick wrote: These stations are all coming in here in eastern PA now with S2-S4 signals! 162 France Inter playing Riders of the Storm by the Doors at 0348 UTC 17 August 2013 - S4 SINPO level 171 Radio Medi from Morocco coming in with French/Arabic female vocals @ 0349 UTC on 17 August 2013 - S2 198 BBC Droitwich with English phone-in show at 0349 UTC on 17 August 2013 - S3/4 207 Iceland coming in very weak with male talk (*NOT* German!) at 0352 UTC on 17 August 2013 216 Radio Monte Carlo Roumoules banging in here at S4 with French talk show, absolutely overpowering NDB @ 0354 UTC on 17 August 2013 234 RTL Luxemburg banging in here as well playing Who Are You by The Who with S-4 signal at 0355 UTC 17 August 2013 252 RTE Radio 1, Ireland, has an S-3 signal playing what appears to be some military music at 0357 UTC on 17 August 2013 Absolutely amazing reception here in summer. 73 Al Muick Whitehall PA USA Wellbrook ALA1530P Active loop _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list hard-core...@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html ___ 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] WDEV DX Test missed in Newfoundland - new catch later instead
Hello To All, The past five years have provided yours truly with a unique opportunity in an already much enjoyed hobby for the past forty five years. I speak of the first part of 2008, when in January of that year I had posted some medium wave loggings of what I had been hearing from here in Newfoundland on a newly aquired pocket sized Ultralight radio. Following that posting I was asked by John Bryant , Gary DeBock, Robert Ross and others if I would like to share any of my future loggings with their newly formed Ultralight DX group membership. My ocean side listening spot has allowed me to hear distant countries and locales that most people can only dream of hearing and to be able to do this using ultralight radios has only sweetened the experience and thrill of hearing faraway places by radio even more. As many of you know, Newfoundland is a prime DX location for hearing distant stations from many foreign lands. For a medium wave DXer who began his hobby at the age of 13 on the prairies of Western Canada a move to Newfoundland in later years has become a dream come true. Because of that move and the people mentioned above from the Ultralight DX group who convinced me to join in the fun I would like to now present the log from earlier this morning of my 100 th country heard using an Ultralight radio. This DX catch is dedicated to our Ultralight DX comrades, the late John Bryant and Kirk Allen 920 khz - PARAGUAY - Radio Nacional Del Paraguay ZP1 Asuncion 6:30 UTC 8/17/13 w/ Spanish talk, lite snippet of intrumental flute music , ID's La Radio Publica , several mentions of Asuncion (signal came out on top for a few moments from a mix previously with CKNX Ontario and WHYY Rhode Island.) // website feed online Ultralight Station # 1106 ULR Latin Station # 234 Ultralight Country # 100 Receiver: Sony SRF-M37W barefoot By the way I missed /slept through the DX test from WDEV Vermont earlier this morning. Good DX Allen Willie Bristol's Hope, Newfoundland 47:43N 53:11W ___ 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's DU;s for Saturday, August 17, 2013
Good morning, Strictly Asian morning here in Kalama. Strongest signal was HLAZ 1566 throughout the morning. A lot of noise on the long wave band. 153 RUSSIA, Komosomolsk, Radio Rossii 1156 very weak signal with woman in Russian. Active whip. 08/17/2013 180 RUSSIA, Yelizovo, Radio Rossii 1158 very weak signal with music. W-SW ewe. 08/17/2013 279 RUSSIA, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Radio Rossii 1200 weak signal with 5+1 pips followed by woman in Russian. Active whip. 08/17/2013 774 JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2 1222-1226 poor to very weak signal with man in Japanese. NW ewe. 083/17/2013 1053 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1247 jammer with weak signal. NW ewe. 08/17/2013 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1218 good signal with man in English with translation to Chinese. NW ewe. 08/17/2013 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1231 weak signal with man in Asian language. NW ewe. 08/17/2013 Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 NW + W-SW ewe Active Whip Solar Indices @ 1200 utc SF 120 A 21 K 1 Local Sunrise 1313 utc ___ 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] WDEV-550 test tentatively heard in Bowie, MD
The clock tick sound effects could've been WDEV. I might've had some of those in there when I prepared the file. Paul On Saturday, August 17, 2013, Robert Wien wrote: WDEV-550 test tentatively heard here at my work in Greenbelt, MD on my car radio with sweep tones quite good over WGR, with apparent code ID's in between. Test seemed to run a few minutes later than originally planned, ended at 12:09 AM on my car vice 12:06 AM? A few minutes earlier heard a 'tone' (het) and what sounded like clock ticks, perhaps Cuba? 73's. Bob WIen Bowie, MD (DX'ing at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 2011 Ford Fusion car radio) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com javascript:; 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 javascript:; ___ 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] WDEV Test
I heard Morse code in the 0003-0004 ELT range, loud enough to be at least partially readable. The only problem is that the decipherable code did not seem close to any ID'able test material-- no WDEV, no 550 kHz, no Waterbury. Fellow Madison DXer Mark Taylor was over for the test, and we were high-fiving when we heard the code, we were both convinced it came from the station. I'm still hoping that is true. Later we heard very weak sweep tones in the 0007-0008 ELT range, something that's been confirmed by some individuals on this list, so I feel comfortable that I did log this test. I was using my Double Kaz for this test, normally beamed 280 degrees but reversed for this test to beam 100 degrees. My radio is a Drake R8B. First VT ever! Thank you very much Paul walker and the others involved in this test 73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI ___ 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] WDEV DX Test missed in Newfoundland - new catch later instead
Wow, congratulations, Allen! And a touching tribute to the late, great John Bryant. Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC. On Saturday, August 17, 2013, Allen Willie wrote: Hello To All, The past five years have provided yours truly with a unique opportunity in an already much enjoyed hobby for the past forty five years. I speak of the first part of 2008, when in January of that year I had posted some medium wave loggings of what I had been hearing from here in Newfoundland on a newly aquired pocket sized Ultralight radio. Following that posting I was asked by John Bryant , Gary DeBock, Robert Ross and others if I would like to share any of my future loggings with their newly formed Ultralight DX group membership. My ocean side listening spot has allowed me to hear distant countries and locales that most people can only dream of hearing and to be able to do this using ultralight radios has only sweetened the experience and thrill of hearing faraway places by radio even more. As many of you know, Newfoundland is a prime DX location for hearing distant stations from many foreign lands. For a medium wave DXer who began his hobby at the age of 13 on the prairies of Western Canada a move to Newfoundland in later years has become a dream come true. Because of that move and the people mentioned above from the Ultralight DX group who convinced me to join in the fun I would like to now present the log from earlier this morning of my 100 th country heard using an Ultralight radio. This DX catch is dedicated to our Ultralight DX comrades, the late John Bryant and Kirk Allen 920 khz - PARAGUAY - Radio Nacional Del Paraguay ZP1 Asuncion 6:30 UTC 8/17/13 w/ Spanish talk, lite snippet of intrumental flute music , ID's La Radio Publica , several mentions of Asuncion (signal came out on top for a few moments from a mix previously with CKNX Ontario and WHYY Rhode Island.) // website feed online Ultralight Station # 1106 ULR Latin Station # 234 Ultralight Country # 100 Receiver: Sony SRF-M37W barefoot By the way I missed /slept through the DX test from WDEV Vermont earlier this morning. Good DX Allen Willie Bristol's Hope, Newfoundland 47:43N 53:11W ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com javascript:; 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 javascript:; ___ 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] WDEV DX Test missed in Newfoundland - new catch later instead
Le 2013-08-17 09:04, Allen Willie a écrit : This DX catch is dedicated to our Ultralight DX comrades, the late John Bryant and Kirk Allen 920 khz - PARAGUAY - Radio Nacional Del Paraguay ZP1 Asuncion 6:30 UTC 8/17/13 w/ Spanish talk, lite snippet of intrumental flute music , ID's La Radio Publica , several mentions of Asuncion (signal came out on top for a few moments from a mix previously with CKNX Ontario and WHYY Rhode Island.) // website feed online Ultralight Station # 1106 ULR Latin Station # 234 Ultralight Country # 100 Receiver: Sony SRF-M37W barefoot What a great catch Allen! I've been knocking at Paraguay's door on very few occasions but as you say, I just might be dreaming of this country forever ... Congrats! Sylvain Naud Portneuf, QC ___ 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] WDEV DX Test missed in Newfoundland - new catch later instead
WHYY is a public radio and TV station around Wilmington/Philadelphia. You mean WHJJ. Pail On Saturday, August 17, 2013, Sylvain Naud wrote: Le 2013-08-17 09:04, Allen Willie a écrit : This DX catch is dedicated to our Ultralight DX comrades, the late John Bryant and Kirk Allen 920 khz - PARAGUAY - Radio Nacional Del Paraguay ZP1 Asuncion 6:30 UTC 8/17/13 w/ Spanish talk, lite snippet of intrumental flute music , ID's La Radio Publica , several mentions of Asuncion (signal came out on top for a few moments from a mix previously with CKNX Ontario and WHYY Rhode Island.) // website feed online Ultralight Station # 1106 ULR Latin Station # 234 Ultralight Country # 100 Receiver: Sony SRF-M37W barefoot What a great catch Allen! I've been knocking at Paraguay's door on very few occasions but as you say, I just might be dreaming of this country forever ... Congrats! Sylvain Naud Portneuf, QC __**_ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/**mailman/listinfo/ircahttp://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] [ultralightdx] WDEV DX test missed in Newfoundland earlier - new catch later instead
Well Allen...there isn't much I can say that would do this Logging the Justice it deserves!!! Paraguay is a Phenomenal Catch ...I don't care where the DXer is Located!!! 100 Countries on a ULR Receiver is something NONE of us dreamed of back in 2008!! Many Dxers spend their entire DX Careers using Communication Receivers and Big Fancy Antennas..and never get anywhere near 100 Countries.Myself included!! The longer we continue in the ULR subculture of the DXing hobby...the more I am convinced that the sky is the limit, given the right location and right timeand of course the right Dxer!! You my friend have found the recipe for success using ULR's!! I shudder to think what we could have done if we had been using ULRs back in the Earlier Days of BCB Dxing??! I have said it many timesYou are the ULR KIng, and that title was Earned by you for your dedication and perseverance in digging out the tough ones!! Congratulations on this historic Milestone, one I doubt will be duplicated by anyone on the ULR List...in the near or distant future!! I'm sure Gary will drum you up a Special Award , and I will crack open a nice Cold Labatts Blue to celebrate the occasion !! You are truly an inspiration to me and the ULR Hobby as a whole!! Keep up the great work, and I'm sure there's a few more countries out there you can find!! 73...ROB VA3SW (For myself and the ULR Awards Committee) Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ** On 2013-08-17, at 8:59 AM, Allen wrote: Hello To All, The past five years have provided yours truly with a unique opportunity in an already much enjoyed hobby for the past forty five years. I speak of the first part of 2008, when in January of that year I had posted some medium wave loggings of what I had been hearing from here in Newfoundland on a newly aquired pocket sized Ultralight radio. Following that posting I was asked by John Bryant , Gary DeBock, Robert Ross and others if I would like to share any of my future loggings with their newly formed Ultralight DX group membership. My ocean side listening spot has allowed me to hear distant countries and locales that most people can only dream of hearing and to be able to do this using ultralight radios has only sweetened the experience and thrill of hearing faraway places by radio even more. As many of you know, Newfoundland is a prime DX location for hearing distant stations from many foreign lands. For a medium wave DXer who began his hobby at the age of 13 on the prairies of Western Canada a move to Newfoundland in later years has become a dream come true. Because of that move and the people mentioned above from the Ultralight DX group who convinced me to join in the fun I would like to now present the log from earlier this morning of my 100 th country heard using an Ultralight radio. This DX catch is dedicated to our Ultralight DX comrades, the late John Bryant and Kirk Allen 920 khz - PARAGUAY - Radio Nacional Del Paraguay ZP1 Asuncion 6:30 UTC 8/17/13 w/ Spanish talk, lite snippet of intrumental flute music , ID's La Radio Publica , several mentions of Asuncion (signal came out on top for a few moments from a mix previously with CKNX Ontario and WHYY Rhode Island.) // website feed online Ultralight Station # 1106 ULR Latin Station # 234 Ultralight Country # 100 Receiver: Sony SRF-M37W barefoot By the way I missed /slept through the DX test from WDEV Vermont earlier this morning. Good DX Allen Willie Bristol's Hope, Newfoundland 47:43N 53:11W __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 5 New Files 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___ ___ 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] WDEV-550 test tentatively heard in Bowie, MD
Bob, I also heard those time pips here. They were faint and I didn't notice them until I played the recording back again this morning. The pips appeared at 12:06am and I heard faint sweep tones at 12:07am. No other identifiable content was heard. I could only pull this out using upper-sideband mode. None was audible in AM or on the lower sideband. WGR and WKRC were competing for channel dominance here. 73, Tim Tromp West Michigan Perseus SDR + phased BOGs On Sat, 2013-08-17 at 00:29 -0400, Robert Wien wrote: WDEV-550 test tentatively heard here at my work in Greenbelt, MD on my car radio with sweep tones quite good over WGR, with apparent code ID's in between. Test seemed to run a few minutes later than originally planned, ended at 12:09 AM on my car vice 12:06 AM? A few minutes earlier heard a 'tone' (het) and what sounded like clock ticks, perhaps Cuba? 73's. Bob WIen Bowie, MD (DX'ing at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 2011 Ford Fusion car radio) ___ 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] WDEV heard in Western NY
Hmmthis ran late...may have contributed to me missing it as recorded from sked 0003-6. 73 KAZ Grafton WI Perseus and Phased BOG System at 65 deg. -Original Message- From: James Renfrew jim.renf...@gmail.com Sent: Aug 16, 2013 11:27 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org Subject: [IRCA] WDEV heard in Western NY Doesn't look like my first message hasn't gotten through. WDEV heard under WGR with siren, sweep tones, and code too poor to decipher. Began around 12:07 and and ended around 12:09. This is a relog, but thatns for the test. ___ 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] WDEV DX Test 550
Nothing heard in Grand Rapids, only WSAU and a couple of others that I didn't bother to ID. Paul, thanks much for scheduling the test. - John ___ 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] WDEV DX Test missed in Newfoundland - new catch later instead
WHYY is a public radio and TV station around Wilmington/Philadelphia. You mean WHJJ. Pail On Saturday, August 17, 2013, Sylvain Naud wrote: Le 2013-08-17 09:04, Allen Willie a écrit : This DX catch is dedicated to our Ultralight DX comrades, the late John Bryant and Kirk Allen 920 khz - PARAGUAY - Radio Nacional Del Paraguay ZP1 Asuncion 6:30 UTC 8/17/13 w/ Spanish talk, lite snippet of intrumental flute music , ID's La Radio Publica , several mentions of Asuncion (signal came out on top for a few moments from a mix previously with CKNX Ontario and WHYY Rhode Island.) // website feed online Ultralight Station # 1106 ULR Latin Station # 234 Ultralight Country # 100 Receiver: Sony SRF-M37W barefoot What a great catch Allen! I've been knocking at Paraguay's door on very few occasions but as you say, I just might be dreaming of this country forever ... Congrats! Sylvain Naud Portneuf, QC __**_ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/**mailman/listinfo/ircahttp://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] MW Bandscan - Varadero, Cuba.
Date: August 9, 2013 Time: 18:00 UTC Location: Varadero, Cuba Receiver: Tecsun PL-606 Reference material: Cuba Medium Wave Rearrangement Plan 2009-1, version 1.1, published by Mauricio Molano, Salamanca, Spain, in April 2011. 530 Radio Enciclopedia, Havana 570 Radio Reloj, Villa Clara 590 Radio Musical Nacional, Mayabeque 610 Radio Rebelde, Pinar del Rio 620 Radio Rebelde, Matanzas 640 Radio Progresso, Havana 660 Radio Progresso, Matanzas 670 Radio Rebelde, Havana (p) 690 Radio Progresso, Villa Clara 710 Radio Rebelde, Matanzas 750 Radio Progresso, Cienfuegos 820 WWBA, FL 840 CMHW, Villa Clara 860 Radio Reloj, Matanzas 890 Radio Progresso, Ciego Avila 910 Radio Metropolitana, Havana 930 Radio Reloj, Matanzas (p) 950 Radio Reloj, Havana 980 COCO-CMCK, Havana 1040 Radio Mayabeque, Mayabeque 1060 Radio 26, Matanzas 1080 Radio Ciudade de La Habana/ Radio Cadena Habana, Havana 1140 Radio Rebelde, Matanzas 1180 Radio Rebelde, Matanzas 1300 WFFG (p) Fox News Radio, FL 1320 Radio 26, Matanzas 1350 CRCM Radio Ciudad del Mar, Cienfuegos 1450 Radio Mayabeque, Mayabeque 1550 Radio Rebelde, Matanzas 1600 ?? with Florida News Network, Auto Zone ad. Local like signal 1620 Radio Rebelde, Havana ___ 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] WDEV Test heard
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 12:07-12:09 AM EDT WDEV heard with siren, sweep tones, and code to weak to decipher. Poor under WGR Buffalo. ___ 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] NW Radio questions
Rick, After seeing your post, I checked KZIZ later yesterday afternoon here in northeast Seattle and their signal was weak as usual. Wish I'd been able to look when you sent your note. I checked this morning and KZIZ is back in the mud. I wonder if it was just a freak in conditions? They were a powerhouse totally dominating 1560 like they were 50 miles away or less. This morning, I noticed the usual Burbank WA off the Eastern Beverage and a weak KZIZ off the NE EWE. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR ___ 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] NW Radio questions
Hi Patrick, Or something else (I'm not making any accusations here.) For exampel, I remember one summer day in 1968 when 500- or 1,000-watt KLAN-1320 in Lemoore, CA sounded every bit as strong as 5,000-watt KCOK in Tulare from my Bakersfield CA QTH. Normally they had 25 percent of KCOK's signal strength. I presumed that they were unintentionally exceeding their authorized power. I never heard them that strong again, unfortunately; I enjoyed the station, so it was a pleasure hearing such a good signal that day. I was hoping they'd had a power increase, but it only occurred for a few hours. -- Rick - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 9:51 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] NW Radio questions Rick, After seeing your post, I checked KZIZ later yesterday afternoon here in northeast Seattle and their signal was weak as usual. Wish I'd been able to look when you sent your note. I checked this morning and KZIZ is back in the mud. I wonder if it was just a freak in conditions? They were a powerhouse totally dominating 1560 like they were 50 miles away or less. This morning, I noticed the usual Burbank WA off the Eastern Beverage and a weak KZIZ off the NE EWE. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR ___ 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] WDEV and WBT Tests
Replayed my recording of 550khz several times. The only thing resembling very weak morse code occurrs between 23:08:20 and 23:08:30 CDT. The time is precise. I inject WWV time signal at the beginning of all my recordings - with 150' long wire using the R8A's 2nd VFO tuned to 5mhz. For 550khz I have a Quantum QX pro in the attic with my 2 1/2 foot loop air coupled a few inches directly above hanging from rafters Both were peaked to 550khz before test began. WKRC was dominant. Many thanks to Paul Walker for setting this up. As for WBT digital test - a total washout. WTAM 1100 owns the channel here with their IBOC completely covering 1110 in that direction! Around 1am this morning, not sure of exact time, noted WIND 560 with dead air and a couple of weak stations south. Too tired to persue. Tom Jasinski Joliet, IL ___ 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] WDEV-550 test
WDEV test heard well 0003-0009 EDT / 0403-0409 UTC, 17 AUG. RI station way under with Catholic talk was only really noted after WDEV's audio stopped. Programming: normal sign-off, Star Spangled Banner, then an assortment of WDEV code ID's, CHU-like beeps, and sweep tones. Audio file will be sent for verification. I was running the 15m (vertical) by 20m (horizontal) single-turn rectangular loop in figure-of-8 mode (peaks 170 and 350 degrees). This substantially nulled out the 549 Algeria heterodyne arriving from a bit north of east. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA ___ 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] WDEV Test heard
Congrats to Jim on logging the WDEV DX test!! ms Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:59:22 -0400 From: jim.renf...@gmail.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] WDEV Test heard Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 12:07-12:09 AM EDT WDEV heard with siren, sweep tones, and code to weak to decipher. Poor under WGR Buffalo. ___ 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] WDEV-550 test
Congrats also to Mark Connelly on hearing the WDEV test. ms To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; b...@yahoogroups.com; cap...@yahoogroups.com From: markwa1...@aol.com Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:25:11 -0400 Subject: [IRCA] WDEV-550 test WDEV test heard well 0003-0009 EDT / 0403-0409 UTC, 17 AUG. RI station way under with Catholic talk was only really noted after WDEV's audio stopped. Programming: normal sign-off, Star Spangled Banner, then an assortment of WDEV code ID's, CHU-like beeps, and sweep tones. Audio file will be sent for verification. I was running the 15m (vertical) by 20m (horizontal) single-turn rectangular loop in figure-of-8 mode (peaks 170 and 350 degrees). This substantially nulled out the 549 Algeria heterodyne arriving from a bit north of east. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA ___ 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] WDEV Test
Good catch on WDEV test Bill!!! ms To: irca@hard-core-dx.com From: dxe...@aol.com Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:28:15 -0400 Subject: [IRCA] WDEV Test I heard Morse code in the 0003-0004 ELT range, loud enough to be at least partially readable. The only problem is that the decipherable code did not seem close to any ID'able test material-- no WDEV, no 550 kHz, no Waterbury. Fellow Madison DXer Mark Taylor was over for the test, and we were high-fiving when we heard the code, we were both convinced it came from the station. I'm still hoping that is true. Later we heard very weak sweep tones in the 0007-0008 ELT range, something that's been confirmed by some individuals on this list, so I feel comfortable that I did log this test. I was using my Double Kaz for this test, normally beamed 280 degrees but reversed for this test to beam 100 degrees. My radio is a Drake R8B. First VT ever! Thank you very much Paul walker and the others involved in this test 73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI ___ 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: 2013 Aug 17 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 August follow. Solar flux 120 and estimated planetary A-index 23. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 17 August 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 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 123 123 123 123 123 123 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 A-in 15 15 15 15 15 15 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 K-in 45423443322122 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ___ 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 17 Aug; Victoria version
Asiatic early, more DU later, though not tons of signalswait until we hear from Gary. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 279 R. Rossii, best at about 1204UT w/man in RR; couldn't capture any other LW Russians this morning Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 756 R.NZ National man in DU EE talking about sound recording at 1252UT, IDd a moment earlier when //567 established w/woman talking 774 JOIB man in JJ 1227UT and 1248UT 1566 HLAZ although there was audio traces at 1212UT, man sounding EE , and a deeper voiced man not sounding EE (but couldn't say what), the JJ program was stronger, best around 1240UT w/man in JJ not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 612 4QR man in DU EE 1254UT 747 JOIB man in JJ 1249UT //774 828 man in DU EE 1232UT, sports results? various numbers mentioned 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 R. NZ National woman talking //756 1251UT, and on and off through 1300UT 603 unID, rb sounding vocal mx 891 man talking DU EE inflection 1231UT and various other times 1053 KK jammer 1226UT, 1240UT 1548 4QD woman talking , then man, //612, but delayed by about a second, 1255UT Strongish het, no or near imaginaryaudio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 738 819 972 1008 1035 1287 1503 1629 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Aug 18 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 August follow. Solar flux 125 and estimated planetary A-index 7. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 18 August was 2. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 123 123 123 123 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 125 125 A-in 15 15 15 15 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 77 K-in 42344332212212 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ___ 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 17 Aug; Victoria version
Hi Nick, Asiatic early, more DU later, though not tons of signalswait until we hear from Gary. Tons of signals, indeed :-) This morning was so wild with DU snarls that I couldn't even type up a report until after listening to the MP3's to try to sort out the snarls (531, 558, 567 and 738). 666-Noumea was matched the 738 // , and 1017-Tonga made a halfhearted appearance. 558-Fiji may have been one of the DU's mixing on 558, but it seems like the Kiwi 5 kW station was a bad sport and ran them off. 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sat, Aug 17, 2013 1:23 pm Subject: [IRCA] TP 17 Aug; Victoria version Asiatic early, more DU later, though not tons of signalswait until we hear from Gary. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 279 R. Rossii, best at about 1204UT w/man in RR; couldn't capture any other LW Russians this morning Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 756 R.NZ National man in DU EE talking about sound recording at 1252UT, IDd a moment earlier when //567 established w/woman talking 774 JOIB man in JJ 1227UT and 1248UT 1566 HLAZ although there was audio traces at 1212UT, man sounding EE , and a deeper voiced man not sounding EE (but couldn't say what), the JJ program was stronger, best around 1240UT w/man in JJ not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 612 4QR man in DU EE 1254UT 747 JOIB man in JJ 1249UT //774 828 man in DU EE 1232UT, sports results? various numbers mentioned 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 R. NZ National woman talking //756 1251UT, and on and off through 1300UT 603 unID, rb sounding vocal mx 891 man talking DU EE inflection 1231UT and various other times 1053 KK jammer 1226UT, 1240UT 1548 4QD woman talking , then man, //612, but delayed by about a second, 1255UT Strongish het, no or near imaginaryaudio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 738 819 972 1008 1035 1287 1503 1629 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 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] NW Radio questions
Yes, I have heard such things too. I have no idea what kind of tx KZIZ has, if it will run more than the specified 5 KW, but the station was very strong and totally dominant. I normally get Burbank WA on 1560 days off the Eastern Beverage, but at that time, there was no sign of them, just a strong KZIZ. I never compared, but the signal probably rivaled something like KELA 1470 and KELA is only 65 air miles away. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR ___ 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] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight DU's for 8-17
Hello All, The Oregon cliffs typically throw some pretty twisted propagation at any DXer adventurous enough to set up on them, but the Cape Perpetua cliff really outdid itself this morning. Almost every split frequency had DU audio, and several of them had unusual snarls. As a result, the morning enhancement live DXing effort turned into one of the wackiest sessions I can remember. The morning started very early at 1100 UTC (0400 local), as I made a special early trip to the Cliff to hopefully track down a 1017-Tonga sign off. Tonga was there under some domestic splatter, but it didn't sign off at 1100, and it kept playing hard to get under the splatter. The frequency is not a good one in this area, and I can well understand why last month's Yachats DXpedition group had such a challenge to receive it. It did peak around 1132 on the Cliff, though, with a male voice speaking an unknown language in a slow, island style manner (speak a sentence, then wait about 10 seconds to speak another one). Sunrise enhancement kicked in around 1240, producing one of the wildest sessions in memory. 531-PI was maxing out the PL-380 S/N at 25, but was still troubled by an Aussie talker at times. The same thing was happening on 567, with the Kiwi big gun RNZ maxing out the PL-380 S/N, but having trouble with a vibrant Aussie co-channel at times (presumably the 10 kW Julia Creek).. 558 is usually a tough frequency to get any DU audio, but this morning it had a mix of two (with the Kiwi 5 kW station the apparent victor). 666 is another one that's usually tough, but this morning a French song was pretty easily matched with the 738 //, confirming the station as Noumea. 738 had snarl of 2NR and Radio Polynesie, with the French on top for most of the session. In summary, it was one of the most bizarre and wacky Cliffhanger sessions that any DXer could experience. 531 PI Auckland, NZ, 5 kW Maxing out the PL-380 with vibrant Samoan island music at 1245 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/yywwbhw6d74r37t/531-PI-1245z081713PL380.MP3 Mixing with UnID Aussie talker at 1248 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/oirip0es2h46d4w/531-PI-mix-1248z081713PL380.MP3 558 UnID-DU (Apparently the Kiwi Radio Sport with sports-oriented pogramming, but // not available) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cawysv85tsazr5x/558-UnID-DU-1334z081713PL380.MP3 558 mix at 1329 (headphones recommended) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/x3bx2s8lsvgeb5w/558-DU-mix-1329z081713PL380.MP3 567 RNZ Wellington, NZ, 50 kW Maxing out the PL-380 S/N with music and ID at 1300 TOH http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ul63umrnaz5jiq5/567-RNZ-1259z081713PL380.MP3 Mixing with UnID Aussie (apparently Julia Creek) at 1257 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/vczykmlnu132zvy/567-RNZ-mix-1257z081713PL380.MP3 666 Noumea, New Caledonia, 20 kW Playing French YL music // 738 at 1317 (same song at end of 738 MP3 below) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/87svf24bkngp3b3/666-Noumea-1317z081713PL380.MP3 738 Radio Polynesie/ 2NR Mix Vibrant mix of two South Pacific big guns; female song at end of MP3 matched with same song on 666-Noumea http://www.mediafire.com/listen/uwl1n6c29ov8d4q/738-Tahiti-2NRmix-1315z081713PL380.MP3 1017 A3Z Nuku'alofa, Tonga (presumed) 10 kW Presumed the one with slow, island-type speech in unknown language through splatter at 1132 (headphones recommended) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0nciob4gorm1tb4/1017-Tonga-1132z081713PL380.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Yachats, OR) DXing at Cape Perpetua (new DXpedition setup photo posted at http://www.mediafire.com/view/cw5uw5egiwclrqc/CapePerpetuaSetup.jpg ) 7.5 MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + New 12 FSL antenna ___ 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
