[IRCA] WWXL DX Test
Following from the station engineer Jody Ritchie. The test did not happen last night due to some things that did happen at the station it will happen next Saturday night from 11 till midnight eastern time This means the following. *WWXL 1450 kHz, Manchester, KY* Saturday, March 22, 2014. 11:00 PM ET until Midnight ET (same as 0300-0400 UTC). 73, Kraig, KG4LAC ___ 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] What I learned about noise from a power outage
Some of the noise must be coming from quite a distance. ...indeed it seems that way. Suburbs and large cities are now, sadly, enclosed in a huge shroud of RF crud thanks mainly to switching power supplies, plasma TV's, microprocessors in almost everything along with miles and miles of highly effective powerline 'antenna' systems to radiate this garbage. Get a few miles away from the cities / suburbs as well as the powerlines and it is an entirely different world. Steve WEB - The VE7SL Radio Notebook: http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-17
Hello All, The Asian TP's managed a pretty vibrant session this morning, with the Chinese doing especially well across the band. A decent sunrise enhancement boost around 1350 primarily enhanced signals on the low band, with the Asian mainland stations doing especially well. Once again the listening session started in total darkness around 1305 with only the regular big guns (594-JOAK, 693-JOAB, 972-HLCA and 1566-HLAZ) showing much energy, managing fair to good audio in and out. Just prior to the first hint of daylight around 1345 there were interesting signals from 648-Russia (in apparent Chinese), 936-Anhui and 1044-CRI coming in at fair levels, though, along with threshold audio from 603-China, 639-CNR1 and 657-Pyongyang. All of these signals were boosted by a decent sunrise enhancement kick around 1350, and 639-CNR1 reached its best level of the new year at 1355 (good). After 1400 there was a fair-level snarl of 603-China and HLSA, along with good-level Korean on 648-RFA, good strength music from 657-Pyongyang and fair-level music from the presumed 936-Anhui. The high band featured 1575-VOA at an unusually good level after 1400, along with fair to good signals from 1377-China, 1503-JOUK, 1566-HLAZ and 1593-CNR1. Asian propagation continued f! or an extended period this morning, with the low band Asians managing to stick around until around 1420 (with 648-RFA the last survivor) and 1575-VOA still around on the high band until 1430. Best signal of the morning was from 972-HLCA around 1335 (very good), although 639-CNR1 had its own interesting moment around 1355 (when the YL announcer definitely had the fastest speech on the band). 639 CNR1 China Synchros Chinese female and male news announcers trying to outdo each other for fastest speech at 1355 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/355uo82bw8757xj/639-CNR1-1355z031714SWP.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) C.Crane SWP 7.5 Slider loopstick Ultralight + 12 Experimental 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
Re: [IRCA] QSL collection at the U. of Maryland
In the early 1990s, I registered (or whatever one did at the time) my verification collection with the CPRV. This thread indicates that they no longer are interested in more current collections. Someone also mentioned a letter the CPRV people sent in the last few years, which I didn't get due to several intervening address changes. Are they now out of the business of accepting any more collections? On Mar 16, 2014, at 10:27 PM, Rick Dau wrote: With all the discussion about QSLs on these boards recently, I thought I'd check and see what all is available for public viewing in the way of MW QSLs at the U. of Maryland, and was shocked to find so little (http://ontheshortwaves.com/cprv-gallery.html). I myself donated MANY of my Oakland (IA) and Iowa City QSLs that I amassed in the 1990s to the CPRV (through Gerry Dexter) and now as I look at what is listed, I see nothing newer than the early 1960s! Surely many DXers over the years have donated QSLs from the 1970s and 1980s to the CPRV. None of the ones I sent them are even listed. Am I missing something here? 73,Rick Dauon the road in Silver Lake, Kansas ___ 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] QSL collection at the U. of Maryland
John- The apparent answer is yes. Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX -Original Message- From: John Sampson jnsamp...@earthlink.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Mon, Mar 17, 2014 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL collection at the U. of Maryland In the early 1990s, I registered (or whatever one did at the time) my erification collection with the CPRV. This thread indicates that they no onger are interested in more current collections. Someone also mentioned a etter the CPRV people sent in the last few years, which I didn't get due to everal intervening address changes. Are they now out of the business of ccepting any more collections? On Mar 16, 2014, at 10:27 PM, Rick Dau wrote: With all the discussion about QSLs on these boards recently, I thought I'd heck and see what all is available for public viewing in the way of MW QSLs at he U. of Maryland, and was shocked to find so little (http://ontheshortwaves.com/cprv-gallery.html). myself donated MANY of my Oakland (IA) and Iowa City QSLs that I amassed in he 1990s to the CPRV (through Gerry Dexter) and now as I look at what is isted, I see nothing newer than the early 1960s! Surely many DXers over the ears have donated QSLs from the 1970s and 1980s to the CPRV. None of the ones sent them are even listed. Am I missing something here? 73,Rick Dauon the oad in Silver Lake, Kansas ___ 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 ontributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its ditors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com __ RCA mailing list r...@hard-core-dx.com ttp://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original ontributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its ditors, 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] QSL collection at the U. of Maryland
The CPRV QSL's are archived at the University of Maryland's Library of American Broadcasting. I know there are available for research purposes because I was allowed access for my Spokane Radio History Project. It is best to make advanced arrangements. They were very accommodating. I was able to see MW QSLs from Roy Millar. Bill Harms http://spokaneradio.philcobill.com/ On 3/17/2014 2:14 PM, John Sampson wrote: In the early 1990s, I registered (or whatever one did at the time) my verification collection with the CPRV. This thread indicates that they no longer are interested in more current collections. Someone also mentioned a letter the CPRV people sent in the last few years, which I didn't get due to several intervening address changes. Are they now out of the business of accepting any more collections? On Mar 16, 2014, at 10:27 PM, Rick Dau wrote: With all the discussion about QSLs on these boards recently, I thought I'd check and see what all is available for public viewing in the way of MW QSLs at the U. of Maryland, and was shocked to find so little (http://ontheshortwaves.com/cprv-gallery.html). I myself donated MANY of my Oakland (IA) and Iowa City QSLs that I amassed in the 1990s to the CPRV (through Gerry Dexter) and now as I look at what is listed, I see nothing newer than the early 1960s! Surely many DXers over the years have donated QSLs from the 1970s and 1980s to the CPRV. None of the ones I sent them are even listed. Am I missing something here? 73,Rick Dauon the road in Silver Lake, Kansas ___ 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 w-098 ___ 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: 2014 Mar 17 1815 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 March follow. Solar flux 136 and estimated planetary A-index 3. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 17 March was 0. 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 139 139 139 139 139 139 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 A-in 44444453333333 K-in 11100010001100 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] QSL collection at the U. of Maryland
Based on some prior correspondence with John Herkimer, I had understood that one needed to make advance arrangements in order to be able to see any of it. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id wb2...@yahoo.com On Mon, 3/17/14, Bill Harms philcob...@verizon.net wrote: Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL collection at the U. of Maryland To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Monday, March 17, 2014, 2:52 PM The CPRV QSL's are archived at the University of Maryland's Library of American Broadcasting. I know there are available for research purposes because I was allowed access for my Spokane Radio History Project. It is best to make advanced arrangements. They were very accommodating. I was able to see MW QSLs from Roy Millar. Bill Harms http://spokaneradio.philcobill.com/ On 3/17/2014 2:14 PM, John Sampson wrote: In the early 1990s, I registered (or whatever one did at the time) my verification collection with the CPRV. This thread indicates that they no longer are interested in more current collections. Someone also mentioned a letter the CPRV people sent in the last few years, which I didn't get due to several intervening address changes. Are they now out of the business of accepting any more collections? On Mar 16, 2014, at 10:27 PM, Rick Dau wrote: With all the discussion about QSLs on these boards recently, I thought I'd check and see what all is available for public viewing in the way of MW QSLs at the U. of Maryland, and was shocked to find so little (http://ontheshortwaves.com/cprv-gallery.html). I myself donated MANY of my Oakland (IA) and Iowa City QSLs that I amassed in the 1990s to the CPRV (through Gerry Dexter) and now as I look at what is listed, I see nothing newer than the early 1960s! Surely many DXers over the years have donated QSLs from the 1970s and 1980s to the CPRV. None of the ones I sent them are even listed. Am I missing something here? 73,Rick Dauon the road in Silver Lake, Kansas ___ 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 w-098 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on March 17
It was another productive morning for TPs here. There was good reception up and down the dial today, with many stations producing respectable audio. As Gary mentioned, the sunrise enhamcement peaked just before 1400 UTC. GOOD - A native speaker would have understood most of it, at least briefly 747JOIB, Chinese lessons 1348 774JOUB, Chinese lesson //747 1340 850KICY presumed, finishing Focus on the Family 1354, then Christian songs until 1408 fadeout mixing with KHHO, no ID heard 972HLCA, Koren talk peaking at about 1353 981CNR1 Chinese talk 1355 sometimes stronger than 972, doing an amazing job getting past CKNW splatter 1557Taiwan, huge signal 1400 with 3+1 pips, announcements in Chinese, then pop song, 1404 woman in Chinese 1566HLAZ, 1356-1404 great signal with man woman in Chinese, then various announcements 1575VOA, talk in SEA language, VOA jingle 1359 FAIR - A native speaker would have recognized a few words and phrases 693JOAB, Chinese lessons 1342 in CBU splatter 750KFQD, 1400 jingle ID u/KERR, KTXG running a distant third today 780KNOM, ID under KKOH 1400 828JOBB, Korean lesson 1402 1116CNR5, Chinese talk 1348, switched to music 1357, 1400 Musical fanfare Zhongyang Renmin Guangbo Dientai, something zhi sheng ID by man, then woman with what sounded like news in Chinese, fair-nil with pots of splatter 1503JOUK, man in Japanese 1402 1593 CNR1, Bits of Chinese talk poking through KLFE splatter 1343 POOR - A native speakker would have understood little, if any, of it 648bits of talk in 650 splat 1401, probably VoR 936China, unid, weak male talk, 5+1 pips ending at 1400:12, then faint Chinese woman 945CNR1, Chinese talk mostly buried in KJR splatter 1348 963CRI probably, 1350 talk with Russian like inflections 1017CRI probably, music then talk 1345 1053Korean jammer 1349 1098Unid, male talk, Chinese-like inflections 1353, possibly CNR11 1206Yanbian, weak talk on 1205.95 that sounded like it might've been Korean 1401 1323CRI, the usual ToH fanfare 1400, then talk in presumed Russian tho too weak to say for sure 1332JOSF, weak Japanese talk, chime at ToH 1400 1386NHK2, 1404 JJ talk //774 1422Male talk 1407, sounded more like Japanese then Chinese, possibly mixing with a second station 1476Echoey talk 1352, music then male talk 1359, pips at ToH but too much splash to tell number and pattern 1494Male talk 1405, not good enough to determine language 1539Faint talk 1402, KXPA-1540 running open carrier at the time 1602NHK2, 1357 male talk //774, time pips 1400 CARRIERS - 558 567 585 594 603 621 639 729 738 837 846 864 891 909 1035 1044 1125 1134 1179 1188 1215 1224 1242 1269 1278 1314 1359 1377 1404 1458 ___ 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: 2014 Mar 18 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 March follow. Solar flux 136 and estimated planetary A-index 3. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 18 March 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 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 139 139 139 139 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 A-in 44445333333323 K-in 10001000110011 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] 1089 Vesti FM
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 2138 EDT / 0138 UTC MAR 17/18 2014 1089 RUS VestiFM - noted for first time with a man and woman speaking, mostly dominated by TalkSport and slop, but some distinctive features of the woman's voice are in parallel delayed by a few seconds. At 2147 some telephone touch tone sfx are also parallel and delayed on the web audio. Lots of VestiFM IDs on web audio but hard to hear much more than the sfx. Thanks to Sylvain and Bruce for their tips on this one. My first new TA of the season, though I suppose this is essentially a relog of what I've previously heard on 1089 with a new ID. Whoops! A check of the log and this is brand new for me. Is this Tbilliskaya? Or something else? Equipment: DrakeR8B, Quantum Phaser, south wire and west wire. My Kaz is disconnected and under several feet of ice and snow at the moment. Bruce, you can use this for IDXD. ___ 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] 1089 More
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY My 1089 Vesti FM reception is my first from Russia on medium wave. So that's country #79 from western NY. I forgot that 1215 is from Bolshakovo, counted separately from Russia. What will be the next radio country? I'll guess Morocco. That would get me to 80 countries. And still waay behind Ben Dangerfield. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TA carriers in Victoria
1215 was already showing a bit of a carrier around local sunset here, along with 1269. Since then, although no audio, the middle of the band has had a number of carriers: 837 855 (more like 855.02, Romania??) 864 909 954 1008 1089 1107 1485 as well as 1215 and 1269 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
Re: [IRCA] TA carriers in Victoria
I was out tonight, and just returned home. Yes, a nice carrier on 1215 at 04:45. Could have been a decent TA night in Masset. 73, Walt On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 3:37 AM, Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: 1215 was already showing a bit of a carrier around local sunset here, along with 1269. Since then, although no audio, the middle of the band has had a number of carriers: 837 855 (more like 855.02, Romania??) 864 909 954 1008 1089 1107 1485 as well as 1215 and 1269 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
[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 17 March 2014
A decent morning for mid March. Japan had audio today on 594,693,747,774,828, and even traces on 873. 747 and 774 were doing very well. Korea was poor on 972, but good on 1566, and VOA had fair audio on 1575, which has been lacking of late, even on the decent days. No rare stuff, but for mid March I'm not complaining. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] 1215 audio now...for how long?
vocal pop mx 0456UT, not parallel w/Absolute web stream because there isn't one, at least not available to the hicks outside the UK... 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
