[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19
Hello, Four wild days of cliff-side DXing on Oregon's Cape Perpetua finished up in typical fashion yesterday morning as both Asiatic TP's and DU's showed up in strength, causing snarling mixes on several frequencies. The Russian longwaves started off the fun around 1216 with 279-Radio Rossii testing the crunch resistance of my PL-380, pegging the S/N readout for the duration of a recording. This was followed by 1566-HLAZ at 1243 with a blistering signal-- far and away the strongest that I've ever heard them in six years of DXing. 1593-CNR1 also moved in with good signals around 1238, following the high-band trend that Dennis noted. But on the cliff, the Asian TP's had no trouble showing up from 531 to 1593 kHz. The Japanese big guns moved in with serious force early on with strong signals on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828, along with some fair signals on NHK1 synchro frequencies like 603 and 639. During the middle of sunrise enhancement (around 1300) the DU regulars started to move in with some strength, causing snarls and mixes with the Japanese on certain frequencies (531, 603, 639 and 891). The NHK big guns stuck around for almost all of sunrise enhancement, although the Aussie big guns 576-2RN and 774-3LO managed some very potent signals themselves after 1330 (with 576-2RN pegging the PL-380 S/N with an awesome signal of its own at 1335). Several DU's were the sole survivors after the Asians faded around 1400, with 639-2HC and 891-5AN still strong enough for easy copy around 1405. The Cape Perpetua cliff propagation during this 4-day DXpedition was really wacky and wild, with more TP and DU monster signals (and snarling mixes) than I've ever heard in any ocean coast trip. The Highway 101 turnoff is located on a curving cliff, which apparently provides huge amplification for transoceanic signals from either Asia or the South Pacific, depending upon which area has the propagation edge. Sometimes (like during the past 2 days) both areas have good propagation-- leading to wild mixes of Asian and South Pacific signals on several frequencies. 279 Radio Rossii Blistering signal at 1216 with Russian YL speech-- the strongest Longwave TP received during the trip (or ever) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jmxbchc3td4q5hd/279-R.Rossii-1216z081913PL380.MP3 576 2RN Sydney, Australia, 50 kW Another monster signal at 1335, pegging the PL-380 S/N at 25 for the duration of the MP3 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qz6x4g6wiit264e/576-2RN-1335z081913PL380.MP3 756 RNZ Auckland, New Zealand Usually not one of the better RNZ performers, it did manage this fairly decent signal at 1338 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8mstmtdyb3p485i/756-RNZ-1338z081913PL380.MP3 774 3LO Melbourne, Australia, 50 kW Punching through Seattle splatter with female-voiced local ID at 1344 (You're listening to , 774 ABC, Melbourne) http://www.mediafire.com/listen/hjdm4l7w139pjvh/774-3LO-1344z081913PL380.MP3 828 JOBB Osaka, Japan, 300 kW Very strong with Japanese weather report at 1315 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3ff0r2y214lqie1/828-JOBB-1315z081913PL380.MP3 1008 JONR Osaka, Japan, 50 kW Temporarily dominant over Newstalk ZB (and domestic splatter) at 1330 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/1md9s7kmuts82h9/1008-JONR-1330z081913PL380.MP3 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea, 250 kW Blistering signal with Japanese YL speech at 1243-- the strongest ever heard in 6 years of DXing http://www.mediafire.com/listen/92jy88o420im83r/1566-HLAZ-1243z081913PL380.MP3 1593 CNR1 Jiangsu, China, 600 kW Potent signal at 1238 with Chinese news http://www.mediafire.com/listen/94n753kgdw0pp51/1593-CNR1-1238z081913PL380.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) DXing at Cape Perpetua's Highway 101 turnoff on the Oregon coast (2 miles south of Yachats) 7,5 MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + new 12 FSL antenna (Radio, antenna, and sleepy DXer photo posted at http://www.mediafire.com/view/cw5uw5egiwclrqc/CapePerpetuaSetup.jpg ) ___ 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 Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Good Morning, Short session this morning, listened from 1245-1313 utc. A lot of splatter this morning. Tahiti was the only DU heard and Asian stations were down signal strength from previous mornings. HLAZ 1566 was really down from yesterdays strong signal. 180 RUSSIA, Yelizovo, Radio Rossii 1251 weak signal with music. NW ewe. 08/20/2013 189 RUSSIA, Petropavlovsk, Radio Rossii 1253 fair signal with US Soul music. NW ewe. 08/20/2013 279 RUSSIA, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Radio Rossii 1255 weak signal with woman in Russian. NW ewe. 08/20/2013 738 TAHITI, Papeete, Radio Polynesie 1257 assuming the station with weak signal and moderate splatter. Woman singing. Sky wire loop. 08/20/2013 774 JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK2 1259 weak signal with moderate splatter. NW ewe. Faded out at 1300. 08/20/2013 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1307-1308 weak with heavy splatter with music followed by woman in Chinese. NW ewe. 08/20/2013 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1245 fair signal with moderate splatter. Man in Asian language. NW ewe. 08/20/2013 Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545 NW ewe + Sky wire loop Solar Indices @ 1200 SF 128 A 5 K 1 Local Sunrise 1317 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] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19
It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary, let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the open Pacific here. As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty much the biggest stinker this summer here. best wishes, Nick At 09:21 20-08-13, Gary wrote: Hello, Four wild days of cliff-side DXing on Oregon's Cape Perpetua finished up in typical fashion yesterday morning as both Asiatic TP's and DU's showed up in strength, causing snarling mixes on several frequencies. The Russian longwaves started off the fun around 1216 with 279-Radio Rossii testing the crunch resistance of my PL-380, pegging the S/N readout for the duration of a recording. This was followed by 1566-HLAZ at 1243 with a blistering signal-- far and away the strongest that I've ever heard them in six years of DXing. 1593-CNR1 also moved in with good signals around 1238, following the high-band trend that Dennis noted. But on the cliff, the Asian TP's had no trouble showing up from 531 to 1593 kHz. The Japanese big guns moved in with serious force early on with strong signals on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828, along with some fair signals on NHK1 synchro frequencies like 603 and 639. During the middle of sunrise enhancement (around 1300) the DU regulars started to move in with some strength, causing snarls and mixes with the Japanese on certain frequencies (531, 603, 639 and 891). The NHK big guns stuck around for almost all of sunrise enhancement, although the Aussie big guns 576-2RN and 774-3LO managed some very potent signals themselves after 1330 (with 576-2RN pegging the PL-380 S/N with an awesome signal of its own at 1335). Several DU's were the sole survivors after the Asians faded around 1400, with 639-2HC and 891-5AN still strong enough for easy copy around 1405. The Cape Perpetua cliff propagation during this 4-day DXpedition was really wacky and wild, with more TP and DU monster signals (and snarling mixes) than I've ever heard in any ocean coast trip. The Highway 101 turnoff is located on a curving cliff, which apparently provides huge amplification for transoceanic signals from either Asia or the South Pacific, depending upon which area has the propagation edge. Sometimes (like during the past 2 days) both areas have good propagation-- leading to wild mixes of Asian and South Pacific signals on several frequencies. . ___ 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] 2 DX TESTS THIS WEEKEND (8/23 to 8/24)
Two More DX Tests Coming Up This Weekend... KHMO-AM 1070 Hannibal, MO and WLIQ-AM 1530 Quincy, IL. For all the details, please visit http://www.onairdj.com/dx-tests ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] MW DX update from northern Delaware
MW DX update from northern Delaware: 1150 khz. // 2000 local // 19-Aug-2013 // WHUN // 5 kw day, 0.036 kw night // Huntingdon, Pennsylvania // Male with ESPN Radio 1150. Huntingdon County's [unintelligible], ESPN Radio 1150, WHUN, Huntingdon. // New with WDEL phase nulled. A 132 mile catch. MP3 clip available here: http://21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/1150-khz_2000-Local_19-Aug-2013_WHUN_Huntingdon_PA.mp3 1120 khz. // 2153 local // 19-Aug-2013 // WKAJ // 10 kw day, 0.4 kw night // Saint Johnsville, New York // Male with Classic hits from the 60's, 70's and 80's on the I-88 and the New York Thruway with WKAJ AM 1120. Into the Eagles' 'Take it to the Limit'. And at 2200 local: End of Journey's 'Any Way You Want It' then male with WKAJ 1120 AM Saint Johnsville-Little Falls, New York, a Cranesville Block station. Into news. // New with KMOX phase nulled. A 231 mile catch. MP3 clips available here: http://21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/1120-khz_2153-Local_19-Aug-2013_WKAJ_Saint-Johnsville_New-York.mp3 http://21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/1120-khz_2200-Local_19-Aug-2013_WKAJ_Saint-Johnsville_New-York.mp3 Rgds, -Pete Jernakoff- K3KMS Wilmington, Delaware www.21centimeter.comhttp://www.21centimeter.com This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be Privileged, confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless explicitly and conspicuously designated as E-Contract Intended, this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not constitute a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. The dupont.comhttp://dupont.com/ web address will continue in use for a transitional period for communications sent or received on behalf of DuPont Performance Coatings., which is not affiliated in any way with the DuPont Company. Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese Korean http://www.DuPont.com/corp/email_disclaimer.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] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ
If this was told of previously, I must have missed it. According to Facebook KOY 1230 has become KFYI with all news. I need to research and see what has become of KOY --and what stations now occupy 550 and 1360. ---Mike Sanburn ___ 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] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ
KFYI remains with talk on 550. 1230 is all business news. They're referring to 1230 as KFYI to brand it with 550. Paul On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Mike Sanburn wrote: If this was told of previously, I must have missed it. According to Facebook KOY 1230 has become KFYI with all news. I need to research and see what has become of KOY --and what stations now occupy 550 and 1360. ---Mike Sanburn ___ 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] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19
Hi Nick, It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary, let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the open Pacific here. As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty much the biggest stinker this summer here. Yes, it seems that a more southerly location can often make all the difference in TP propagation. Dennis was DXing right in between us, and he reported some of what showed up at the Cliff yesterday, including the awesome signal from 1566-HLAZ. The cliffs like Rockwork and Cape Perpetua really do seem to generate their own unique twists in DU and TP propagation, though, even when compared to adjacent sea level beaches. That's probably why the results often seem so bizarre and wacky. 73, Gary DeBock (back in the DU-dead zone of Puyallup, WA) -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: Tue, Aug 20, 2013 6:43 am Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19 It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary, let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the open Pacific here. As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty much the biggest stinker this summer here. best wishes, Nick At 09:21 20-08-13, Gary wrote: Hello, Four wild days of cliff-side DXing on Oregon's Cape Perpetua finished up in typical fashion yesterday morning as both Asiatic TP's and DU's showed up in strength, causing snarling mixes on several frequencies. The Russian longwaves started off the fun around 1216 with 279-Radio Rossii testing the crunch resistance of my PL-380, pegging the S/N readout for the duration of a recording. This was followed by 1566-HLAZ at 1243 with a blistering signal-- far and away the strongest that I've ever heard them in six years of DXing. 1593-CNR1 also moved in with good signals around 1238, following the high-band trend that Dennis noted. But on the cliff, the Asian TP's had no trouble showing up from 531 to 1593 kHz. The Japanese big guns moved in with serious force early on with strong signals on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828, along with some fair signals on NHK1 synchro frequencies like 603 and 639. During the middle of sunrise enhancement (around 1300) the DU regulars started to move in with some strength, causing snarls and mixes with the Japanese on certain frequencies (531, 603, 639 and 891). The NHK big guns stuck around for almost all of sunrise enhancement, although the Aussie big guns 576-2RN and 774-3LO managed some very potent signals themselves after 1330 (with 576-2RN pegging the PL-380 S/N with an awesome signal of its own at 1335). Several DU's were the sole survivors after the Asians faded around 1400, with 639-2HC and 891-5AN still strong enough for easy copy around 1405. The Cape Perpetua cliff propagation during this 4-day DXpedition was really wacky and wild, with more TP and DU monster signals (and snarling mixes) than I've ever heard in any ocean coast trip. The Highway 101 turnoff is located on a curving cliff, which apparently provides huge amplification for transoceanic signals from either Asia or the South Pacific, depending upon which area has the propagation edge. Sometimes (like during the past 2 days) both areas have good propagation-- leading to wild mixes of Asian and South Pacific signals on several frequencies. . ___ 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] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ
Mike, The standards format on KOY no longer exists. Everything else is status quo. The confusing thing is that they're referring to KOY as 1230 KFYI. Sad to see KOY go that route. - Original Me-- Rickssage - From: Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 11:49 AM Subject: [IRCA] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ If this was told of previously, I must have missed it. According to Facebook KOY 1230 has become KFYI with all news. I need to research and see what has become of KOY --and what stations now occupy 550 and 1360. ---Mike Sanburn ___ 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] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ
At 1:00 PM Local time I did hear on 1230 a KFYI/KOY ID with lots of noise. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ ___ 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] good portable receiver
I'm actually thinking more of a SS communications receiver now, I was only worried about what would fit in a suitcase and never even thought of regular receivers, anyone here familiar with an ICOM IC-70 general coverage receiver? I think I can probably pick one up for about 200-300 bucks and they get very good reviews on ham.net. even for MW reception. Are Kiwi filters still available for something like this? If not this receiver can anyone here recommend a good older receiver like this which also won't break the bank? Bob Young Millbury, Ms KB1OKL ___ 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 20 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 August follow. Solar flux 128 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 20 August was 1. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 126 126 126 126 126 126 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 A-in 66666655555555 K-in 22112211101111 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] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ
Competing with KFNN? Also,are they still digihash; with the previous mx format, they obliterated 1220 and 1240 in the metro area. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2013, at 2:05 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com wrote: KFYI remains with talk on 550. 1230 is all business news. They're referring to 1230 as KFYI to brand it with 550. Paul ___ 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] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ
Yup correct!! http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84686/koy-shifts-to-business/ Kind Regards, James Niven Austin, Texas -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Paul B. Walker, Jr. Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 2:06 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ KFYI remains with talk on 550. 1230 is all business news. They're referring to 1230 as KFYI to brand it with 550. Paul On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Mike Sanburn wrote: If this was told of previously, I must have missed it. According to Facebook KOY 1230 has become KFYI with all news. I need to research and see what has become of KOY --and what stations now occupy 550 and 1360. ---Mike Sanburn ___ 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 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] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19
It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary, let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the open Pacific here. As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty much the biggest stinker this summer here. best wishes, Nick My home locations have always been a fairly easy commute to TA-capable shore sites: e.g. Arlington, MA: 7 miles (11 km) to Revere Beach Sudbury, MA: 20 miles (32 km) to Boston waterfront Billerica, MA: 15 miles (24 km) to Salem / Marblehead South Yarmouth, MA: 12 miles (19 km) to Chatham / Orleans These are air distances for typical 50-75 degree Euro bearings. Road distances to DXpedition sites are typically a bit more if only because the shore is heavily developed and only offers certain areas useful for DXing from the car. In my present case (S. Yarmouth), because of the contour of the shore, the drive to a usable site is actually shorter than the 50-75 degree bearing air distance house-to-shore. In all cases, the differences between home sites and the coastal DXpedition sites are HUGE. Some stations were routinely 30-40 dB stronger at the Granite Pier site in Rockport, MA versus less than an hour's drive away at Billerica. The 1544 (later 1550) Algerian clandestine station was one station which consistently exhibited this whopping difference. Long term comparisons were easy to make since I could use the same in-car receiver and rooftop antenna. East Coast inland versus shore differences are greatest in pre-sunset initial fade-ups and during aurora. The thinking is that the lower the arrival angle of the incoming station, the more difference near-field ground conductivity makes. There are numerous stations that cannot be heard at home sites on big antennas yet can be heard from time to time on a 2m by 2m car-roof loop at nearby beach sites. If a station arrives at a higher angle, the location characteristics are less critical and your inland signal may only be 15 to 20 dB degraded from what is noted at the shore. Old 1314 Norway during prime high latitude conditions (in mid/late evening) fell into this category. Sunrise at the European transmitter end could contribute to a higher incoming angle at the USA receiving end because an ionospheric tilt may contribute to fewer skip hops being required. On groundwave, as with low-angle skip, the differences are huge. V-Soft shows 660 WFAN (NYC) running 6.24 mV/m at Falmouth, MA 02543 (shore) and 0.45 mV/m at South Dennis, MA 02660 (about 15 miles / 24 km inland for 255 degree bearing towards station). In decibels, this equates to a 23 dB drop - and that's for a LOW-band station. A high-band station would show an even greater overland signal deterioration. The V-Soft groundwave variations don't look too different from what is routinely observed with low-angle long-haul DX skip. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, 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] MW DX update from northern Delaware
MW DX update from northern Delaware: 1150 khz. // 2000 local // 19-Aug-2013 // WHUN // 5 kw day, 0.036 kw night // Huntingdon, Pennsylvania // Male with “ESPN Radio 1150. Huntingdon County’s [unintelligible], ESPN Radio 1150, WHUN, Huntingdon.” // New with WDEL phase nulled. A 132 mile catch. MP3 clip available here: http://21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/1150-khz_2000-Local_19-Aug-2013_WHUN_Huntingdon_PA.mp3 1120 khz. // 2153 local // 19-Aug-2013 // WKAJ // 10 kw day, 0.4 kw night // Saint Johnsville, New York // Male with “Classic hits from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s on the I-88 and the New York Thruway with WKAJ AM 1120.” Into the Eagles’ ‘Take it to the Limit’. And at 2200 local: End of Journey’s ‘Any Way You Want It’ then male with “WKAJ 1120 AM Saint Johnsville-Little Falls, New York, a Cranesville Block station”. Into news. // New with KMOX phase nulled. A 231 mile catch. MP3 clips available here: http://21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/1120-khz_2153-Local_19-Aug-2013_WKAJ_Saint-Johnsville_New-York.mp3 http://21centimeter.com/21centimeter/Recordings/1120-khz_2200-Local_19-Aug-2013_WKAJ_Saint-Johnsville_New-York.mp3 Rgds, -Pete Jernakoff- K3KMS Wilmington, Delaware www.21centimeter.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] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ
Yes, I see that the legal KFYI still exists on 550.ms From: rick...@shellworld.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:30:53 -0700 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ Mike, The standards format on KOY no longer exists. Everything else is status quo. The confusing thing is that they're referring to KOY as 1230 KFYI. Sad to see KOY go that route. - Original Me-- Rickssage - From: Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 11:49 AM Subject: [IRCA] Frequency Swap in Phoenix AZ If this was told of previously, I must have missed it. According to Facebook KOY 1230 has become KFYI with all news. I need to research and see what has become of KOY --and what stations now occupy 550 and 1360. ---Mike Sanburn ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] good portable receiver
One possibility would be you could get a Sony ICF-SW7600GR brand new from Amazon for $133 shipped. It can tune in 1 kHz steps has selectable LSB/USB with fine tuning. Also, you could get a Q-stick + from dxtools.com for about $52 + actual shipping 10% discount for dues paying members of many radio clubs. In my case, I got a Sony ICF-SW7600G used on eBay for about $77 shipped. Using the Q-stick + with it, I managed to get about 400 beacons in 1 year. Uses AA batteries. fairly small lightweight. 73, George S., MN From: Bob Young bobyoun...@hotmail.com To: NRC list a...@nrcdxas.org Cc: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:16 PM Subject: [IRCA] good portable receiver I'm actually thinking more of a SS communications receiver now, I was only worried about what would fit in a suitcase and never even thought of regular receivers, anyone here familiar with an ICOM IC-70 general coverage receiver? I think I can probably pick one up for about 200-300 bucks and they get very good reviews on ham.net. even for MW reception. Are Kiwi filters still available for something like this? If not this receiver can anyone here recommend a good older receiver like this which also won't break the bank? Bob Young Millbury, Ms KB1OKL ___ 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 21 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 August follow. Solar flux 132 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 21 August was 3. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 126 126 126 126 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 132 132 A-in 66665555555545 K-in 11221110111113 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] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19
Yours are really valid points Mark. Inland definitely can mean considerably poorer signal strengths, and I would not be surprised if my usual sunrise enhancements on TP signals are due to high arrival angles of the incoming wave front (see my QEX article of some years ago for that very hypothesis). I certainly didn't expect anything like Gary's signal levels, but, as Gary pointed out, Dennis, who is considerably further inland than I also heard a couple of Asiatics quite well, and I heard practically nothing, even carriers. In this case, it may have been that the farther north path to my location from Asia had some attenuation on it that didn't affect the more southerly paths, though conditions were not particularly auroral. Generally this summer, Dennis and I have heard similar Asiatics on any given morning, on the rare mornings that Asiatics were to be heard, though he does better on the longwave Russians, and indeed on MW Asians as fall approaches. Thanks for your thoughts. Propagation continues to be mysterious! best wishes, Nick At 21:34 20-08-13, you wrote: It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary, let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the open Pacific here. As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty much the biggest stinker this summer here. best wishes, Nick My home locations have always been a fairly easy commute to TA-capable shore sites: e.g. Arlington, MA: 7 miles (11 km) to Revere Beach Sudbury, MA: 20 miles (32 km) to Boston waterfront Billerica, MA: 15 miles (24 km) to Salem / Marblehead South Yarmouth, MA: 12 miles (19 km) to Chatham / Orleans These are air distances for typical 50-75 degree Euro bearings. Road distances to DXpedition sites are typically a bit more if only because the shore is heavily developed and only offers certain areas useful for DXing from the car. In my present case (S. Yarmouth), because of the contour of the shore, the drive to a usable site is actually shorter than the 50-75 degree bearing air distance house-to-shore. In all cases, the differences between home sites and the coastal DXpedition sites are HUGE. Some stations were routinely 30-40 dB stronger at the Granite Pier site in Rockport, MA versus less than an hour's drive away at Billerica. The 1544 (later 1550) Algerian clandestine station was one station which consistently exhibited this whopping difference. Long term comparisons were easy to make since I could use the same in-car receiver and rooftop antenna. East Coast inland versus shore differences are greatest in pre-sunset initial fade-ups and during aurora. The thinking is that the lower the arrival angle of the incoming station, the more difference near-field ground conductivity makes. There are numerous stations that cannot be heard at home sites on big antennas yet can be heard from time to time on a 2m by 2m car-roof loop at nearby beach sites. If a station arrives at a higher angle, the location characteristics are less critical and your inland signal may only be 15 to 20 dB degraded from what is noted at the shore. Old 1314 Norway during prime high latitude conditions (in mid/late evening) fell into this category. Sunrise at the European transmitter end could contribute to a higher incoming angle at the USA receiving end because an ionospheric tilt may contribute to fewer skip hops being required. On groundwave, as with low-angle skip, the differences are huge. V-Soft shows 660 WFAN (NYC) running 6.24 mV/m at Falmouth, MA 02543 (shore) and 0.45 mV/m at South Dennis, MA 02660 (about 15 miles / 24 km inland for 255 degree bearing towards station). In decibels, this equates to a 23 dB drop - and that's for a LOW-band station. A high-band station would show an even greater overland signal deterioration. The V-Soft groundwave variations don't look too different from what is routinely observed with low-angle long-haul DX skip. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, 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] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19
Gary's reports always amaze me... Now I'm cliff top waiting : ) And yes it's very dark : ) just stepped out to water the grounds Thanks derekvme...@aol.com ChannelDerek.carbonmade.com On Aug 20, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: Yours are really valid points Mark. Inland definitely can mean considerably poorer signal strengths, and I would not be surprised if my usual sunrise enhancements on TP signals are due to high arrival angles of the incoming wave front (see my QEX article of some years ago for that very hypothesis). I certainly didn't expect anything like Gary's signal levels, but, as Gary pointed out, Dennis, who is considerably further inland than I also heard a couple of Asiatics quite well, and I heard practically nothing, even carriers. In this case, it may have been that the farther north path to my location from Asia had some attenuation on it that didn't affect the more southerly paths, though conditions were not particularly auroral. Generally this summer, Dennis and I have heard similar Asiatics on any given morning, on the rare mornings that Asiatics were to be heard, though he does better on the longwave Russians, and indeed on MW Asians as fall approaches. Thanks for your thoughts. Propagation continues to be mysterious! best wishes, Nick At 21:34 20-08-13, you wrote: It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary, let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the open Pacific here. As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty much the biggest stinker this summer here. best wishes, Nick My home locations have always been a fairly easy commute to TA-capable shore sites: e.g. Arlington, MA: 7 miles (11 km) to Revere Beach Sudbury, MA: 20 miles (32 km) to Boston waterfront Billerica, MA: 15 miles (24 km) to Salem / Marblehead South Yarmouth, MA: 12 miles (19 km) to Chatham / Orleans These are air distances for typical 50-75 degree Euro bearings. Road distances to DXpedition sites are typically a bit more if only because the shore is heavily developed and only offers certain areas useful for DXing from the car. In my present case (S. Yarmouth), because of the contour of the shore, the drive to a usable site is actually shorter than the 50-75 degree bearing air distance house-to-shore. In all cases, the differences between home sites and the coastal DXpedition sites are HUGE. Some stations were routinely 30-40 dB stronger at the Granite Pier site in Rockport, MA versus less than an hour's drive away at Billerica. The 1544 (later 1550) Algerian clandestine station was one station which consistently exhibited this whopping difference. Long term comparisons were easy to make since I could use the same in-car receiver and rooftop antenna. East Coast inland versus shore differences are greatest in pre-sunset initial fade-ups and during aurora. The thinking is that the lower the arrival angle of the incoming station, the more difference near-field ground conductivity makes. There are numerous stations that cannot be heard at home sites on big antennas yet can be heard from time to time on a 2m by 2m car-roof loop at nearby beach sites. If a station arrives at a higher angle, the location characteristics are less critical and your inland signal may only be 15 to 20 dB degraded from what is noted at the shore. Old 1314 Norway during prime high latitude conditions (in mid/late evening) fell into this category. Sunrise at the European transmitter end could contribute to a higher incoming angle at the USA receiving end because an ionospheric tilt may contribute to fewer skip hops being required. On groundwave, as with low-angle skip, the differences are huge. V-Soft shows 660 WFAN (NYC) running 6.24 mV/m at Falmouth, MA 02543 (shore) and 0.45 mV/m at South Dennis, MA 02660 (about 15 miles / 24 km inland for 255 degree bearing towards station). In decibels, this equates to a 23 dB drop - and that's for a LOW-band station. A high-band station would show an even greater overland signal deterioration. The V-Soft groundwave variations don't look too different from what is routinely observed with low-angle long-haul DX skip. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, 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
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19
Hi Derek, The 4 days spent at the Cape Perpetua cliff last week provided the wackiest and wildest DU-DXing sessions that I've ever experienced in six years of TP-chasing. Every morning had a new propagation twist to it-- almost like the Cliff was never going to let you discover its propagation secrets. Wish that you could have been there! 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Derek Vincent eargaz...@yahoo.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tue, Aug 20, 2013 9:12 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19 Gary's reports always amaze me... Now I'm cliff top waiting : ) And yes it's very dark : ) just stepped out to water the grounds Thanks derekvme...@aol.com ChannelDerek.carbonmade.com On Aug 20, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: Yours are really valid points Mark. Inland definitely can mean considerably poorer signal strengths, and I would not be surprised if my usual sunrise enhancements on TP signals are due to high arrival angles of the incoming wave front (see my QEX article of some years ago for that very hypothesis). I certainly didn't expect anything like Gary's signal levels, but, as Gary pointed out, Dennis, who is considerably further inland than I also heard a couple of Asiatics quite well, and I heard practically nothing, even carriers. In this case, it may have been that the farther north path to my location from Asia had some attenuation on it that didn't affect the more southerly paths, though conditions were not particularly auroral. Generally this summer, Dennis and I have heard similar Asiatics on any given morning, on the rare mornings that Asiatics were to be heard, though he does better on the longwave Russians, and indeed on MW Asians as fall approaches. Thanks for your thoughts. Propagation continues to be mysterious! best wishes, Nick At 21:34 20-08-13, you wrote: It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary, let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the open Pacific here. As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty much the biggest stinker this summer here. best wishes, Nick My home locations have always been a fairly easy commute to TA-capable shore sites: e.g. Arlington, MA: 7 miles (11 km) to Revere Beach Sudbury, MA: 20 miles (32 km) to Boston waterfront Billerica, MA: 15 miles (24 km) to Salem / Marblehead South Yarmouth, MA: 12 miles (19 km) to Chatham / Orleans These are air distances for typical 50-75 degree Euro bearings. Road distances to DXpedition sites are typically a bit more if only because the shore is heavily developed and only offers certain areas useful for DXing from the car. In my present case (S. Yarmouth), because of the contour of the shore, the drive to a usable site is actually shorter than the 50-75 degree bearing air distance house-to-shore. In all cases, the differences between home sites and the coastal DXpedition sites are HUGE. Some stations were routinely 30-40 dB stronger at the Granite Pier site in Rockport, MA versus less than an hour's drive away at Billerica. The 1544 (later 1550) Algerian clandestine station was one station which consistently exhibited this whopping difference. Long term comparisons were easy to make since I could use the same in-car receiver and rooftop antenna. East Coast inland versus shore differences are greatest in pre-sunset initial fade-ups and during aurora. The thinking is that the lower the arrival angle of the incoming station, the more difference near-field ground conductivity makes. There are numerous stations that cannot be heard at home sites on big antennas yet can be heard from time to time on a 2m by 2m car-roof loop at nearby beach sites. If a station arrives at a higher angle, the location characteristics are less critical and your inland signal may only be 15 to 20 dB degraded from what is noted at the shore. Old 1314 Norway during prime high latitude conditions (in mid/late evening) fell into this category. Sunrise at the European transmitter end could contribute to a higher incoming angle at the USA receiving end because an ionospheric tilt may contribute to fewer skip hops being required. On groundwave, as with low-angle skip, the differences are huge. V-Soft shows 660 WFAN (NYC) running 6.24 mV/m at Falmouth, MA 02543 (shore) and 0.45 mV/m at South Dennis, MA 02660 (about 15 miles / 24 km inland for 255 degree bearing towards station). In decibels, this equates to a 23 dB drop - and that's for a LOW-band station. A high-band station would show an even greater overland signal deterioration. The V-Soft groundwave variations don't look too different from what is routinely observed with low-angle long-haul DX skip. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth,
