Re: [IRCA] Grayland, not Rockworks
In Masset MUCH improved vs yesterday. All DU especially above 700. Nothing super stong but easy to copy. 73, Walt Best about 12:00 On Saturday, June 27, 2015, Nick Hall-Patch n...@telus.net wrote: Gee Gary, you folks must have snarfed up all the Zedders before they got any further north. Compared with yesterday, today was a bit of a bust at Grayland, though I guess the expression a bad day's fishing may still apply. Bruce used the DKaz, while I used the superloop equivalent of what Chuck used down at Rockworks, so I think his mileage may be better, as the DKaz is a superior antenna by a few dB. Although the start looked promising around 1030UT with the ZB stations in the middle of the band showing reasonable signals (NZ carriers started about 0530UT last night, so there may be something on the recordings), but started to fade away. HLAZ-1566 made a tentative appearance with a woman sounding Chinese at 1150UT, but generally, things sounded a little erratic and weak. Not to say there wasn't DX, but on my recordings, it has been work winkling out things like ZB on 1287 and 1296, rather than yesterday when DX was served up on a plate.Bruce heard Star on 900 mixing with Hawaii, so that should have pretty easy for you people. Also a bit more Australia, probably the best so far being ABC Thursday Island on 1062. Hopefully a bit more will be revealed in the recordings. What sort of antenna was Tom using by the way? best wishes, Nick At 15:32 27-06-15, Gary wrote: Hello All, Tom R. certainly brought the luck with him this morning as Kiwi propagation hit a legendary level around 1240-- resulting in obscure Kiwis coming out all over the band. Stations like 936-Chinese Voice (1 kW) sounded healthy indeed, while the new 576-Star (2.5 kW) made its first appearance. The new 702-Magic also managed a good signal around 1217 as the semi-local on 700 mysteriously left the air for five minutes. The freakish NZ propagation was every bit as good as what Chuck and I experienced last July, and both Tom and Chuck were recording it all. ... -- Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada n...@ieee.org javascript:; ___ 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] A few Brazil audio clips (UTC 0030 / 26 JUN 2015) Cape Cod, MA
---BeginMessage--- Radio Tupi, 1280 kHz, Rio de Janeiro http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/tupi-1280_20150626_0030z.mp3 Radio Globo, 1220 kHz, Rio de Janeiro http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/globo-1220_20150626_0030z.mp3 Presumed Fortaleza mixing with WINS NYC 1010 kHz http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/wins+brazil_1010_20150626_0030z.mp3 Mark Connelly, WA1ION Tonset Rd. Orleans, MA DXpedition site ( http://chowdanet.com/markc/pictures/orleans_dxsite1.gif ) Perseus receiver; car roof loop ( http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/loop/car_roof_loop.htm ) nulling west ---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
Re: [IRCA] A few Brazil audio clips (UTC 0030 / 26 JUN 2015) Cape Cod, MA
Yes Mark 1010 is CBN O Povo, Fortaleza. with CBN national news. Rocco 2015-06-27 12:35 GMT-03:00 Mark Connelly via IRCA 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 -- Messaggio inoltrato -- From: Mark Connelly markwa1...@aol.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org, irca@hard-core-dx.com, cap...@yahoogroups.com, b...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 11:35:08 -0400 Subject: A few Brazil audio clips (UTC 0030 / 26 JUN 2015) Cape Cod, MA Radio Tupi, 1280 kHz, Rio de Janeiro http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/tupi-1280_20150626_0030z.mp3 Radio Globo, 1220 kHz, Rio de Janeiro http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/globo-1220_20150626_0030z.mp3 Presumed Fortaleza mixing with WINS NYC 1010 kHz http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/wins+brazil_1010_20150626_0030z.mp3 Mark Connelly, WA1ION Tonset Rd. Orleans, MA DXpedition site ( http://chowdanet.com/markc/pictures/orleans_dxsite1.gif ) Perseus receiver; car roof loop ( http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/loop/car_roof_loop.htm ) nulling west ___ 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] Grayland, not Rockworks
Gee Gary, you folks must have snarfed up all the Zedders before they got any further north. Compared with yesterday, today was a bit of a bust at Grayland, though I guess the expression a bad day's fishing may still apply. Bruce used the DKaz, while I used the superloop equivalent of what Chuck used down at Rockworks, so I think his mileage may be better, as the DKaz is a superior antenna by a few dB. Although the start looked promising around 1030UT with the ZB stations in the middle of the band showing reasonable signals (NZ carriers started about 0530UT last night, so there may be something on the recordings), but started to fade away. HLAZ-1566 made a tentative appearance with a woman sounding Chinese at 1150UT, but generally, things sounded a little erratic and weak. Not to say there wasn't DX, but on my recordings, it has been work winkling out things like ZB on 1287 and 1296, rather than yesterday when DX was served up on a plate.Bruce heard Star on 900 mixing with Hawaii, so that should have pretty easy for you people. Also a bit more Australia, probably the best so far being ABC Thursday Island on 1062. Hopefully a bit more will be revealed in the recordings. What sort of antenna was Tom using by the way? best wishes, Nick At 15:32 27-06-15, Gary wrote: Hello All, Tom R. certainly brought the luck with him this morning as Kiwi propagation hit a legendary level around 1240-- resulting in obscure Kiwis coming out all over the band. Stations like 936-Chinese Voice (1 kW) sounded healthy indeed, while the new 576-Star (2.5 kW) made its first appearance. The new 702-Magic also managed a good signal around 1217 as the semi-local on 700 mysteriously left the air for five minutes. The freakish NZ propagation was every bit as good as what Chuck and I experienced last July, and both Tom and Chuck were recording it all. ... -- Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada n...@ieee.org ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 6-27
Hello All, Tom R. certainly brought the luck with him this morning as Kiwi propagation hit a legendary level around 1240-- resulting in obscure Kiwis coming out all over the band. Stations like 936-Chinese Voice (1 kW) sounded healthy indeed, while the new 576-Star (2.5 kW) made its first appearance. The new 702-Magic also managed a good signal around 1217 as the semi-local on 700 mysteriously left the air for five minutes. The freakish NZ propagation was every bit as good as what Chuck and I experienced last July, and both Tom and Chuck were recording it all. Who knows how many Kiwi stations they will come up with after reviewing all the .wav files-- maybe another NZ record? The session was the first to feature three DXers setting up at Rockwork 4 with serious antennas, and one of the UnID sleeping motorists at the site apparently didn't care for the commotion, driving off in a huff. The propagation sounded pretty ordinary around 1200, with the moderate-level Kiwis owning all the frequencies except for 531 (a pesky Oz station, maybe 4KZ again?). Chuck didn't seem very impressed with the signal levels, and after setting up his antennas and Perseus he caught some sleep before the drive back home. Tom and I kept checking the Kiwi signal levels until around 1230, when it seemed like a major breakthrough occurred-- causing almost every NZ station to come up dramatically in strength. 936-Chinese Voice is one of few 1 kW Kiwi MW stations, and when it reaches a decent signal level at Rockwork 4 the NZ floodgates are really open. Tom was probably enjoying the best Kiwi propagation of his DXing career, while I was checking obscure NZ stations all over the band. Unlike the spectrum recorders I could only track them down one at a time, but it was still a wild and thrilling ride. I'm very happy that Tom was able to enjoy such freakishly good Kiwi propagation on his first visit to Rockwork 4-- it isn't always this good, Tom! 558 Radio Sport Invercargill, NZ (Presumed) One of the ultra-rare Kiwis that only shows up during exceptional, all-NZ propagation. Male female interview at fair level at 1235; matches format heard before (at Cape Perpetua) https://app.box.com/s/w17y461ql3hr4nlha5mosvjbaa8k5vsb 684 Rhema Gisborne, NZ Christian music at good level // 594 late at 1256 https://app.box.com/s/j2ff4610o2hg0k73far3u99tre4ggjxu 702 Magic Auckland, NZ Oldies music format at potent level at 1219 during mystery collapse of 700 domestic station https://app.box.com/s/5ou0x0ltvy9sh0zbnp2vvgtsbgu12y07 765 R. Kahungunu Napier-Hastings, NZ One of its best signals ever with Waatea Maori net ID at 1208 https://app.box.com/s/hrfmbukomtcpoo4zewjf3givuoi2we10 936 Chinese Voice Auckland, NZ (1 kW) The big star of the session, with healthy Chinese signals at 1244 (despite the low power) https://app.box.com/s/qkp31ocifipxvwgtam2e8wqgju89uljw 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff, near Manzanita, OR) 7.5 loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralights + 17 and 15 DXpedition FSL antennas . ___ 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] Grayland, not Rockworks
Gary - My antenna was an 18' x 18' corner fed loop. Tom had a right angle triangle. It's not a delta as there was no apex, and not a flag as there were 3 sides not 4. The vertical part of the right angle was a homebrew mast. The horizontal part of the right angle met the hypotenuse at a low tree branch maybe 20 feet away. Chuckback home after a 6.5 hour trip, 2.5 hours of which was sitting on I-5 waiting for a wreck to be inspected, detected, photographed, etc. Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 22:54:13 + From: d1028g...@comcast.net To: n...@ieee.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Grayland, not Rockworks Nick and Walt, My best guess is that Tom was using a miniature delta flag, while Chuck had a slightly larger flag antenna than he used last July (maybe 20' x 20' ?). I've posted a picture of the antenna setups at Rockwork 4 this morning, showing the perspective from the live DXer side of the turnoff. As you can see, Tom seems to be giving his balancing skills the ultimate test. https://app.box.com/s/aem0p4wlb238g014blztk74dyy9trqch 73, Gary DeBock (in Manzanita, OR, sorting through wacky Kiwi recordings) ___ 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] Grayland, not Rockworks
Nick and Walt, Thanks for your detailed DU-DX propagation assessments from Grayland and Masset. Gee Gary, you folks must have snarfed up all the Zedders before they got any further north. Compared with yesterday, today was a bit of a bust at Grayland, though I guess the expression a bad day's fishing may still apply. Bruce used the DKaz, while I used the superloop equivalent of what Chuck used down at Rockworks, so I think his mileage may be better, as the DKaz is a superior antenna by a few dB. During the Rockwork 4 DXing session this morning Chuck and I were wondering if Grayland was receiving the same kind of Kiwi fireworks that we were enjoying. This was the first serious A/B location test during one of these Kiwi stampedes, which I'm sure will be thoroughly investigated by all concerned. Although the start looked promising around 1030UT with the ZB stations in the middle of the band showing reasonable signals (NZ carriers started about 0530UT last night, so there may be something on the recordings), but started to fade away. HLAZ-1566 made a tentative appearance with a woman sounding Chinese at 1150UT, but generally, things sounded a little erratic and weak. Not to say there wasn't DX, but on my recordings, it has been work winkling out things like ZB on 1287 and 1296, rather than yesterday when DX was served up on a plate. Bruce heard Star on 900 mixing with Hawaii, so that should have pretty easy for you people. There wasn't a peep of Asian DX at the cliff this morning, Nick. It was a pretty average Kiwi-dominated session until about 1230, when the NZ floodgates seemed to open. Obscure Kiwi frequencies like 558, 576 and 936 suddenly came into play, with the 1 kW 936-Chinese Voice doing its best imitation of a big gun. It was almost wacky enough for a fanatical live DXer to consider getting a Perseus :-) Of course the real Perseus DXers (Chuck and Tom) made out like bandits. What sort of antenna was Tom using by the way? My best guess is that Tom was using a miniature delta flag, while Chuck had a slightly larger flag antenna than he used last July (maybe 20' x 20' ?). I've posted a picture of the antenna setups at Rockwork 4 this morning, showing the perspective from the live DXer side of the turnoff. As you can see, Tom seems to be giving his balancing skills the ultimate test. https://app.box.com/s/aem0p4wlb238g014blztk74dyy9trqch 73, Gary DeBock (in Manzanita, OR, sorting through wacky Kiwi recordings) - Original Message - From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@telus.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 9:41:15 AM Subject: [IRCA] Grayland, not Rockworks Gee Gary, you folks must have snarfed up all the Zedders before they got any further north. Compared with yesterday, today was a bit of a bust at Grayland, though I guess the expression a bad day's fishing may still apply. Bruce used the DKaz, while I used the superloop equivalent of what Chuck used down at Rockworks, so I think his mileage may be better, as the DKaz is a superior antenna by a few dB. Although the start looked promising around 1030UT with the ZB stations in the middle of the band showing reasonable signals (NZ carriers started about 0530UT last night, so there may be something on the recordings), but started to fade away. HLAZ-1566 made a tentative appearance with a woman sounding Chinese at 1150UT, but generally, things sounded a little erratic and weak. Not to say there wasn't DX, but on my recordings, it has been work winkling out things like ZB on 1287 and 1296, rather than yesterday when DX was served up on a plate. Bruce heard Star on 900 mixing with Hawaii, so that should have pretty easy for you people. Also a bit more Australia, probably the best so far being ABC Thursday Island on 1062. Hopefully a bit more will be revealed in the recordings. What sort of antenna was Tom using by the way? best wishes, Nick At 15:32 27-06-15, Gary wrote: Hello All, Tom R. certainly brought the luck with him this morning as Kiwi propagation hit a legendary level around 1240-- resulting in obscure Kiwis coming out all over the band. Stations like 936-Chinese Voice (1 kW) sounded healthy indeed, while the new 576-Star (2.5 kW) made its first appearance. The new 702-Magic also managed a good signal around 1217 as the semi-local on 700 mysteriously left the air for five minutes. The freakish NZ propagation was every bit as good as what Chuck and I experienced last July, and both Tom and Chuck were recording it all. ... -- Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada n...@ieee.org ___ 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
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2015 Jun 28 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 27 June follow. Solar flux 97 and estimated planetary A-index 8. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 28 June was 3. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 102 102 102 102 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 97 97 A-in 33 33 33 33 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 88 K-in 23211322322123 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] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2015 Jun 27 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 June follow. Solar flux 101 and estimated planetary A-index 10. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 27 June was 1. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level are likely. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 102 102 102 102 102 102 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 A-in 33 33 33 33 33 33 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 K-in 33232113223221 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
