Re: [IRCA] DX Tip
Very nice shot Dennis. A station I have heard many time, but never seen. Never been to SE AK, but we drove the Alkan Highway many times. Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager > From: wb6...@gmail.com > Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 21:48:39 -0700 > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] DX Tip > > I took these photos in September of 2006 while on a cruise from Seattle to > Alaska. > > Rob - does the studio building still look like this? > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/3634716346/in/set-72157619807294788 > > I was just getting started with taking tower photos so some aren't level. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/sets/72157621802612724/ > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 6, 2014, at 8:33 PM, Robert Ross wrote: > > > > > >> On 2014-10-06, at 11:12 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > >> > >> 930KTKNAK, Ketchikan, good on top with weather, rain showers, into > >> AC type music "Your Hometown Station, KTKN" and "AM 930 KTKN" > >> At 0306 UTC 10/7. (PM-OR) > >> > >> Drake R8 > >> NW EWE > >> Patrick Martin > >> Seaside OR > >> KGED QSL Manager > > > > > > Patrick…..I just walked past that station at 526 Stedman Street on Sept 3rd > > while we were in Alaska on a Cruise. Our first stop was Ketchikan. While > > walking down the main drag in Ketchikan, I spotted KTKN's Studios, which > > also houses KGTW FM on 106.7. I took a Photo of the front of the building > > with the 2 Station's signs on it. The Tower for the station is located > > right behind the station!!! I thought I recognized that KTKN Call when you > > posted this! > > > > 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 > ___ 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
Never seen the station, but a regular here in the Fall/Winter. In fact I think I have logged KTKN about every month out of the year. They are only 750 air miles North. The same distance I was from them when I lived in Seward AK in the 60s. But a station I have heard for many many years. Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager > From: va...@rogers.com > Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 23:33:16 -0400 > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] DX Tip > > > On 2014-10-06, at 11:12 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > > > 930KTKNAK, Ketchikan, good on top with weather, rain showers, into > > AC type music "Your Hometown Station, KTKN" and "AM 930 KTKN" > > At 0306 UTC 10/7. (PM-OR) > > > > Drake R8 > > NW EWE > > Patrick Martin > > Seaside OR > > KGED QSL Manager > > > Patrick…..I just walked past that station at 526 Stedman Street on Sept 3rd > while we were in Alaska on a Cruise. Our first stop was Ketchikan. While > walking down the main drag in Ketchikan, I spotted KTKN's Studios, which also > houses KGTW FM on 106.7. I took a Photo of the front of the building with the > 2 Station's signs on it. The Tower for the station is located right behind > the station!!! I thought I recognized that KTKN Call when you posted this! > > 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
I took these photos in September of 2006 while on a cruise from Seattle to Alaska. Rob - does the studio building still look like this? https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/3634716346/in/set-72157619807294788 I was just getting started with taking tower photos so some aren't level. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/sets/72157621802612724/ Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 6, 2014, at 8:33 PM, Robert Ross wrote: > > >> On 2014-10-06, at 11:12 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: >> >> 930KTKNAK, Ketchikan, good on top with weather, rain showers, into >> AC type music "Your Hometown Station, KTKN" and "AM 930 KTKN" >> At 0306 UTC 10/7. (PM-OR) >> >> Drake R8 >> NW EWE >> Patrick Martin >> Seaside OR >> KGED QSL Manager > > > Patrick…..I just walked past that station at 526 Stedman Street on Sept 3rd > while we were in Alaska on a Cruise. Our first stop was Ketchikan. While > walking down the main drag in Ketchikan, I spotted KTKN's Studios, which also > houses KGTW FM on 106.7. I took a Photo of the front of the building with the > 2 Station's signs on it. The Tower for the station is located right behind > the station!!! I thought I recognized that KTKN Call when you posted this! > > 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
On 2014-10-07, at 12:00 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote: > > Great job, Rob. > > I always knew that you could track down an Alaskan AM station sooner or > later! > > 73, Gary HAHAHHA…Yeah Gary…I didn't even have my ULR in my Pocket so I could listen to it!!! But I was only about 50 feet away from the Studios, and maybe 100 feet from the Tower…….being that close has gotta count I figure!! So now I have Hawaii and Alaska , and only had to travel about 10,000 Miles to get 'em!! I figure Australia can't be much harder eh??? Just a longer flight!! HAHHAHA 73…ROB VA3SW ___ 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
Great job, Rob. I always knew that you could track down an Alaskan AM station sooner or later! 73, Gary - Original Message - From: "Robert Ross" To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 8:33:16 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] DX Tip On 2014-10-06, at 11:12 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > 930 KTKN AK, Ketchikan, good on top with weather, rain showers, into AC > type music "Your Hometown Station, KTKN" and "AM 930 KTKN" > At 0306 UTC 10/7. (PM-OR) > > Drake R8 > NW EWE > Patrick Martin > Seaside OR > KGED QSL Manager Patrick…..I just walked past that station at 526 Stedman Street on Sept 3rd while we were in Alaska on a Cruise. Our first stop was Ketchikan. While walking down the main drag in Ketchikan, I spotted KTKN's Studios, which also houses KGTW FM on 106.7. I took a Photo of the front of the building with the 2 Station's signs on it. The Tower for the station is located right behind the station!!! I thought I recognized that KTKN Call when you posted this! 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
[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 6 October 2014
Gary spoke of a step backward, but here the step was right off a cliff, as I heard zero TP audio today. A few carriers on the regular channels, none overly inspiring, was all I could squeeze out of the ether this morning. 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
Re: [IRCA] DX Tip
On 2014-10-06, at 11:12 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > 930KTKNAK, Ketchikan, good on top with weather, rain showers, into AC > type music "Your Hometown Station, KTKN" and "AM 930 KTKN" > At 0306 UTC 10/7. (PM-OR) > > Drake R8 > NW EWE > Patrick Martin > Seaside OR > KGED QSL Manager Patrick…..I just walked past that station at 526 Stedman Street on Sept 3rd while we were in Alaska on a Cruise. Our first stop was Ketchikan. While walking down the main drag in Ketchikan, I spotted KTKN's Studios, which also houses KGTW FM on 106.7. I took a Photo of the front of the building with the 2 Station's signs on it. The Tower for the station is located right behind the station!!! I thought I recognized that KTKN Call when you posted this! 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] DX Tip
930KTKNAK, Ketchikan, good on top with weather, rain showers, into AC type music "Your Hometown Station, KTKN" and "AM 930 KTKN" At 0306 UTC 10/7. (PM-OR) Drake R8 NW EWE Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ 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 Oct 07 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 06 October follow. Solar flux 130 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 07 October 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 05 05 05 05 05 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 07 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 130 130 A-in 66665666666666 K-in 21211132111112 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 DX in Seattle on October 6
As Gary already said, conditions were much better yesterday. 774 and 1566 were the only stations producing much in the way of audio today. GOOD No way! FAIR 774JOUB, Man & woman with English lesson 1320 1566HLAZ, woman & piano music closing out the Japanese show for today 1344 POOR 594very weak talk 1308 693JOAB, M&W talking, sounded like language lesson 1250 972feeble bits of talk in the splatter 1310 ___ 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] Way OT; Book Published
--- Begin Message --- Hi All: My first book, A New Look at Jobis now available from CrossBooks in softcover, hardcover and in all the eBook formats. It is available from CrossBooks, or Amazon and several other web sites. If we can sell enough copies we may be able to get my wife out of her night job as a sleep technician. As some of you know, I was a long-time IRCA member and editor (from 1970-74) of EDXR. I am also, like Jim Renfrew, a Presbyterian pastor. Signed copies are available from me for $16.99 +$5.01 packaging & shipping in softcover and $33.99 + $6.01 packaging & shipping for hardcover. 73 David Faulkner B.A., History, Michigan State University Master of Divinity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary M.A., American History, The Ohio University ABD in 20th-century U.S. History, The Ohio University 5350 Shawnee Drive, Albany, Ohio 45710 (740) 854-4012 --- End Message --- ___ 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 Oct 06 1810 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 05 October follow. Solar flux 128 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 06 October 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 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 A-in 66666656666666 K-in 22212111321111 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] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-6
Hello All, Asian results here this morning were once again very similar to those reported by Dennis as TP propagation took a definite step backward, in comparison to yesterday. What sounded like a real clunker session early on was rescued somewhat by a very late sunrise enhancement boost, bringing several Japanese big guns out of the noise to reach poor to fair levels. One of them (594-JOAK) even managed a few seconds of good audio just prior to 1400-- one of the biggest comebacks in recent memory. The band was absolutely comatose at my 1300 start time, with not even a weak Asian carrier to be found. This total shutout continued until around 1335 here, when both 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB started to manage very weak carriers. They both stayed that way until 1345, when they finally started to manage poor audio in a very late sunrise enhancement boost. Around this time 603-HLSA, 774-JOUB and 828-JOBB also started coming out of the noise at very weak levels, but their signals went downhill from there. On the other hand both 594-JOAK and 693-JOAB continued to rise up in strength, with JOAK hitting a few good peaks before 1400 and 693-JOAB managing fair signals in and out of the Vancouver splatter. Except for a ghostly signal from 603-HLSA around 1350 the Koreans were all missing in action here this morning, and unlike Dennis I had no high band propagation on 1566 and 1575. Overall it was a pretty dreary session, although it wasn't quite the total clunker that it seemed it would be during the predawn darkness. 594 JOAK Tokyo, Japan Japanese female speech at a fair to good level at 1358; best Asian signal of a lackluster session http://www.mediafire.com/listen/amtvumfgs7fk5tv/594-JOAK-1358z100614PL380.MP3 3+1 time pips at good level at the 1400 TOH, followed by male voiced Japanese NHK news http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ohgc8yy28bbjl63/594-JOAK-1400z100614PL380.MP3 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + 15" 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
[IRCA] TP's for Monday, October 06, 2014 Kalama, WA
Listened from 1337 -1408 utc. The only surprise of the morning was JOBK 666 with a weak signal that was stronger than the NHK 2 stations. 594 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAK NHK1 1403 fair signal with man in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/06/2014 666 JAPAN, Osaka, JOBK NHK11405 weak signal // JOAK 594. W-SW ewe. 10/06/2014 693 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAB NHK 2 1342 very weak signal with talk. W-SW ewe. 10/06/2014 774 JAPAN, Akita, JOUB NHK 21354 very weak signal with woman in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/14/2014 828 JAPAN, Osaka, JOBB NHK 2 1346 very weak signal with woman in Japanese. W-SW ewe. 10/06/2014 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Cheju, HLAZ FEBC 1337 very weak signal with talk, W-SW ewe. 10/06/2014 1575 THAILAND, Rasom, VOA 1401 weak with man in Asian language. W-SW ewe. 10/06/2014 Hets: 558-567-585-603-639-648-657-666-675-702-738-747-819-837-972-1008-1053-1098-11071134-1179-1206-1377-1386-1422- 1458-1503- Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WAJRC NRD 545W-SW eweLocal sunrise 1416 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
