[IRCA] Tuvalu - 621
Working my way through wav files from a recent DXpedition to coastal Washington and Oregon I found this sign/off of Tavalu on 621 kHz from Sans Souci [between Florence and Yachats, OR] on July 30 at 1000utc: http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621.wav http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621.wav It’s 2:45 long with mention of Tuvalu at 1:10 and a couple of ‘national anthems.’ I’ve got the first one in the above cut and the 2nd one in this one: http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621b.wav http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621b.wav Not sure which is ‘official.’ Tough copy next to 620. Had the notch on and really ‘tailored’ the passband. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA ___ 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] ULR DX….New Station for ULR!!
Hi Guys: One NEW Station heard on the ULR thanks to the recent Sign-On of WRCR on 1700 Khz……It is NEW for both the ULR and OVERALL LOGS! RECEIVER…….SONY SRF-T615 BAREFOOT ULR TOTALS are now……….1106 Stations Heard. 73.ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA 1700 WRCR Spring Valley, NEW YORK Aug/08/15 2203 EDT EE VG ID by Female DJ as WRCR @ 2203 EDT. ID also given by Male DJ as Am 1700 WRCR and WRCRdotcom. INto Pop Music @ 2204-2211 EDT. All Alone on the Frequency. NEW STN NEW ULR # 1106 10/1 KW ROSS, ON. ___ 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 (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-8 (Conclusion)
Gary- At 1325 the music is clearly parallel to ABC on 612, 774 and 855 so this must be Wagin, West Australia. Not a bad catch. I haven't checked earlier files so maybe I have audio to prove the identity of your 1312 recording. Chuck Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 04:23:23 + From: d1028g...@comcast.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-8 (Conclusion) Hello All, Yesterday's torrid Kiwi propagation didn't repeat for a second day, temporarily making Chuck, Tom and I wonder if the session might turn out to be somewhat of a letdown. But around 1300 the Cliff delivered interesting DX as usual, with several low-band Australians providing some excitement for those willing to track them down and check parallels. As we gathered at the deserted turnoff in total darkness at 1145 the hot topic of conversation was yesterday's awesome propagation, and how it played out in our individual results. Chuck had far more variety than I had noticed, with both Kiwis and Aussies unusually vibrant for him (especially the long-running ads from 1566-3NE, as in his posted recording). Tom also had been extremely impressed with the propagation, and we all hoped for something like a repeat this morning. At first listen on 531 kHz at 1146 it looked promising, with 531-4KZ at an S7 level without any PI competition. Unfortunately the increasing daylight brought no repeat of yesterday's fantastic propagation, and we all wondered it the session might turn out to offer a routine mix of the Aussie and Kiwi big guns. Around 1300 the low-band propagation to Australia began to improve dramatically, however, and before long a mystery Oz station on 558 began to take over the frequency. This was followed by an Aussie mix on 585, with both 7RN (// 576) and 2WEB (not // to 576 or 603) taking turns dominating the frequency. 531-4KZ also came up dramatically at this time, and 567-4JK started giving a weakened RNZ some serious competition. Chuck and Tom didn't seem aware of the Aussie low-band opening at the time (1300-1330) but after hearing about it soon started checking several frequencies. This was the first time I had ever received any Oz station on 558 at this cliff, and the first appearance of 585-2WEB here for a couple of years. This was also the first time that 585-7RN had been ID'ed by the 576 // at this cliff; a previous 585 Australian recording had been determined to be 7RN after 2WEB's David Sharp (an Ultralight Radio Yahoo Group member) listened to it and said that the format didn't match that of 2WEB (there is no other real possibility on 585 from eastern Australia). 531 4KZ Innisfail, Australia Good strength in the predawn darkness at 1146 with local commercial ad string https://app.box.com/s/4cglto8uzff7zymehxiw0bkx8wha5rtl 558 UnID-Australian The primary mystery of the morning-- a fairly strong Australian station (not Fiji nor the American-accented Radio Sport) dominating with local ads at 1311. Any suggestions would be welcome! https://app.box.com/s/88afpevke1af7bffg0fy6ap6m1l8e2je 558 UnID-Australian Another recording of a mystery 558 station in Oz running an apparent talk program. Unknown whether this is the same station as linked above or not, but any identity suggestions would be welcome. https://app.box.com/s/n6qmnoclak9g7ontq4b1t4eb3fpnt187 576 2RN Sydney, Australia RN network big gun playing jazz music at 1319; used to confirm reception of the 585-7RN // at 1322 https://app.box.com/s/0qlp1ddc3z4erzyew26os74iid8awh3q 585 7RN Hobart, Australia Tasmanian station playing jazz music // 576 at 1322; only Tassie station to be received at the Cliff so far https://app.box.com/s/vuv7zubn9780zaszxyro8twk6eteo0ik 585 2WEB Bourke, Australia (presumed) Playing The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens at fair strength over 7RN at 1320; not // to 576 nor 603, leaving no other real possibility (at least until Program Director David Sharp says otherwise :-) https://app.box.com/s/ux40moc0k3l3nohximyrix8bcsp6lq71 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manzanita, OR) 7.5 loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 17 and 12 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 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-9 (Preliminary)
Hello All, My DXpedition partners Chuck and Tom obviously made the right decision to stay for an extra day as both Kiwi and Aussie signals went into overdrive for another exceptional session. Every New Zealand station we tried for vibrant at some point, but Australian signals were potent as well. The situation was so wild that the Aussie and Kiwi parallel signals were often fighting it out with each other, making the identity challenge a true puzzle. 585 had a powerful signal around 1315 which I thought was 2WEB, so I checked the 576 frequency to make sure that it had different programming (i.e. not the 576-2RN parallel 7RN). The system didn't work because 576 had a vibrant signal from the Kiwi 2.5 kW station Star, which was // to 657. The 585 station couldn't be the Kiwi Maori station, because it wasn't // 603. Within 5 minutes a different Aussie station took over 585, which was 7RN //576 2RN, which had pushed Star off of the frequency. Wild... Gary ___ 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 (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-8 (Conclusion)
Thanks very much for your comments on 558-6WA, Nick. Actually this was pretty much a recording that I made for kicks at the very end of the session as DU propagation was crashing on other frequencies. I figured that it was the same 558 Aussie station that I had recorded earlier, but had not come up with any ID clues. Now I'm pretty sure that there were two different 558 Aussies involved-- one commercial one, and the 6WA LR network station. Tom, Chuck and I had another absolutely wacko session at the cliff this morning, with almost every Kiwi station managing potent signals at some point (although Australia was also in full play). Tom said he was blown away by the DU signals, and Chuck said he was glad that he stayed for a third day. We hope that you and Bruce can join us during next summer's wild sessions! Gary - Original Message - From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2015 7:52:32 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-8 (Conclusion) Congratulations on 558 Gary. You and Bill Whitacre seem to be making this into a summertime logging (He heard it in July 2013 at Sans Souci apparently). I don't recall it had been heard for many years before then, and then it had been a peak of the fall season logging. best wishes, Nick At 07:59 09-08-15, you wrote: Gary- At 1325 the music is clearly parallel to ABC on 612, 774 and 855 so this must be Wagin, West Australia. Not a bad catch. I haven't checked earlier files so maybe I have audio to prove the identity of your 1312 recording. Chuck Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 04:23:23 + From: d1028g...@comcast.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-8 (Conclusion) Hello All, Yesterday's torrid Kiwi propagation didn't repeat for a second day, temporarily making Chuck, Tom and I wonder if the session might turn out to be somewhat of a letdown. But around 1300 the Cliff delivered interesting DX as usual, with several low-band Australians providing some excitement for those willing to track them down and check parallels. As we gathered at the deserted turnoff in total darkness at 1145 the hot topic of conversation was yesterday's awesome propagation, and how it played out in our individual results. Chuck had far more variety than I had noticed, with both Kiwis and Aussies unusually vibrant for him (especially the long-running ads from 1566-3NE, as in his posted recording). Tom also had been extremely impressed with the propagation, and we all hoped for something like a repeat this morning. At first listen on 531 kHz at 1146 it looked promising, with 531-4KZ at an S7 level without any PI competition. Unfortunately the increasing daylight brought no repeat of yesterday's fantastic propagation, and we all wondered it the session might turn out to offer a routine mix of the Aussie and Kiwi big guns. Around 1300 the low-band propagation to Australia began to improve dramatically, however, and before long a mystery Oz station on 558 began to take over the frequency. This was followed by an Aussie mix on 585, with both 7RN (// 576) and 2WEB (not // to 576 or 603) taking turns dominating the frequency. 531-4KZ also came up dramatically at this time, and 567-4JK started giving a weakened RNZ some serious competition. Chuck and Tom didn't seem aware of the Aussie low-band opening at the time (1300-1330) but after hearing about it soon started checking several frequencies. This was the first time I had ever received any Oz station on 558 at this cliff, and the first appearance of 585-2WEB here for a couple of years. This was also the first time that 585-7RN had been ID'ed by the 576 // at this cliff; a previous 585 Australian recording had been determined to be 7RN after 2WEB's David Sharp (an Ultralight Radio Yahoo Group member) listened to it and said that the format didn't match that of 2WEB (there is no other real possibility on 585 from eastern Australia). 531 4KZ Innisfail, Australia Good strength in the predawn darkness at 1146 with local commercial ad string https://app.box.com/s/4cglto8uzff7zymehxiw0bkx8wha5rtl 558 UnID-Australian The primary mystery of the morning-- a fairly strong Australian station (not Fiji nor the American-accented Radio Sport) dominating with local ads at 1311. Any suggestions would be welcome! https://app.box.com/s/88afpevke1af7bffg0fy6ap6m1l8e2je 558 UnID-Australian Another recording of a mystery 558 station in Oz running an apparent talk program. Unknown whether this is the same station as linked above or not, but any identity suggestions would be welcome. https://app.box.com/s/n6qmnoclak9g7ontq4b1t4eb3fpnt187 576 2RN Sydney, Australia RN
[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 9 August 2015
Definitely a step down from yesterday, with far less in the way of audio. Actually though, it was really the upper part of the band that dropped off, with the 700-1000 khz part of the band better than yesterday, with audio on 828 and stronger carriers on 702, 765, 774, 792 and 819. 738 TAHITI Instrumental music at 1146 828 UNIDVery weak, but instrumental music detected at 1156 1026UNIDTraces of man talking at 1155 1035NEW ZEALAND, Newstalk ZB, Wellington Likely the one with talk by a woman at 1138. 1503 - UNID Man talking at 1143. Quite likely Radio Sport. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB ___ 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 (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-8 (Conclusion)
Congratulations on 558 Gary. You and Bill Whitacre seem to be making this into a summertime logging (He heard it in July 2013 at Sans Souci apparently). I don't recall it had been heard for many years before then, and then it had been a peak of the fall season logging. best wishes, Nick At 07:59 09-08-15, you wrote: Gary- At 1325 the music is clearly parallel to ABC on 612, 774 and 855 so this must be Wagin, West Australia. Not a bad catch. I haven't checked earlier files so maybe I have audio to prove the identity of your 1312 recording. Chuck Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 04:23:23 + From: d1028g...@comcast.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-8 (Conclusion) Hello All, Yesterday's torrid Kiwi propagation didn't repeat for a second day, temporarily making Chuck, Tom and I wonder if the session might turn out to be somewhat of a letdown. But around 1300 the Cliff delivered interesting DX as usual, with several low-band Australians providing some excitement for those willing to track them down and check parallels. As we gathered at the deserted turnoff in total darkness at 1145 the hot topic of conversation was yesterday's awesome propagation, and how it played out in our individual results. Chuck had far more variety than I had noticed, with both Kiwis and Aussies unusually vibrant for him (especially the long-running ads from 1566-3NE, as in his posted recording). Tom also had been extremely impressed with the propagation, and we all hoped for something like a repeat this morning. At first listen on 531 kHz at 1146 it looked promising, with 531-4KZ at an S7 level without any PI competition. Unfortunately the increasing daylight brought no repeat of yesterday's fantastic propagation, and we all wondered it the session might turn out to offer a routine mix of the Aussie and Kiwi big guns. Around 1300 the low-band propagation to Australia began to improve dramatically, however, and before long a mystery Oz station on 558 began to take over the frequency. This was followed by an Aussie mix on 585, with both 7RN (// 576) and 2WEB (not // to 576 or 603) taking turns dominating the frequency. 531-4KZ also came up dramatically at this time, and 567-4JK started giving a weakened RNZ some serious competition. Chuck and Tom didn't seem aware of the Aussie low-band opening at the time (1300-1330) but after hearing about it soon started checking several frequencies. This was the first time I had ever received any Oz station on 558 at this cliff, and the first appearance of 585-2WEB here for a couple of years. This was also the first time that 585-7RN had been ID'ed by the 576 // at this cliff; a previous 585 Australian recording had been determined to be 7RN after 2WEB's David Sharp (an Ultralight Radio Yahoo Group member) listened to it and said that the format didn't match that of 2WEB (there is no other real possibility on 585 from eastern Australia). 531 4KZ Innisfail, Australia Good strength in the predawn darkness at 1146 with local commercial ad string https://app.box.com/s/4cglto8uzff7zymehxiw0bkx8wha5rtl 558 UnID-Australian The primary mystery of the morning-- a fairly strong Australian station (not Fiji nor the American-accented Radio Sport) dominating with local ads at 1311. Any suggestions would be welcome! https://app.box.com/s/88afpevke1af7bffg0fy6ap6m1l8e2je 558 UnID-Australian Another recording of a mystery 558 station in Oz running an apparent talk program. Unknown whether this is the same station as linked above or not, but any identity suggestions would be welcome. https://app.box.com/s/n6qmnoclak9g7ontq4b1t4eb3fpnt187 576 2RN Sydney, Australia RN network big gun playing jazz music at 1319; used to confirm reception of the 585-7RN // at 1322 https://app.box.com/s/0qlp1ddc3z4erzyew26os74iid8awh3q 585 7RN Hobart, Australia Tasmanian station playing jazz music // 576 at 1322; only Tassie station to be received at the Cliff so far https://app.box.com/s/vuv7zubn9780zaszxyro8twk6eteo0ik 585 2WEB Bourke, Australia (presumed) Playing The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens at fair strength over 7RN at 1320; not // to 576 nor 603, leaving no other real possibility (at least until Program Director David Sharp says otherwise :-) https://app.box.com/s/ux40moc0k3l3nohximyrix8bcsp6lq71 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manzanita, OR) 7.5 loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 17 and 12 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:
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] BBC on AM 1160 in Bermuda
Yes. I don't recall hearing BBC on 1160 when I was in Nova Scotia at the beginning of June. Depending on the recording, 1160 was a mix of Puerto Rico, Antigua, the two New Jersey stations and the Maine station. Niel Wolfish-Toronto On Sunday, August 9, 2015 2:42 AM, Mark Connelly via IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com wrote: Not reported by Niel Wolfish in his recent Nova Scotia DXpedition report even though the other Bermuda channels 1280 and 1450 were. 1280 Bermuda is usually in a 'scrum' with WADO-NY and Brazil here with occasional intrusions by Puerto Rico, MA, ME, and QC stations. 1450 I think I've had tentatively in jumble with WPGG, WNBP, CFAB, and others but no firm ID. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, MA -Original Message- From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com To: NRC a...@nrcdxas.org; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com; DXLD d...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, Aug 8, 2015 4:33 pm Subject: [NRC-AM] BBC on AM 1160 in Berumuda I dont know if this has ever been logged in the US or how much power it runs, but it appears the Defontes Media Group owned signal which simply rebroadcast BBC World Service programming is off the air. ___ 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] Tuvalu - 621
Bill, Great catch. Tulavu 621 used to be quite common here on the North Coast 15-20 years ago, before KPOJ moved their tx site, changed pattern, and boosted power. Back then, KPOJ was 5 KW, with a N/S pattern at night, with Hilo HI dominant on 620. 73, Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager From: b...@his.com Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 08:05:28 -0400 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; coastalroundta...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Tuvalu - 621 Working my way through wav files from a recent DXpedition to coastal Washington and Oregon I found this sign/off of Tavalu on 621 kHz from Sans Souci [between Florence and Yachats, OR] on July 30 at 1000utc: http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621.wav http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621.wav It’s 2:45 long with mention of Tuvalu at 1:10 and a couple of ‘national anthems.’ I’ve got the first one in the above cut and the 2nd one in this one: http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621b.wav http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621b.wav Not sure which is ‘official.’ Tough copy next to 620. Had the notch on and really ‘tailored’ the passband. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA ___ 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] Tuvalu - 621
Hi Bill, Great job and a great catch with Tuvalu! It's been a long time since I've caught them on a DXpedition. David Clark logged them in 1997 at Grayland, and I think that I was on that DXpedition and also tuned in Tuvalu (David had a very vocal way of letting everyone know of juicy DX that he'd come across :^) Besides the mention of Tuvalu at 1:10 in your first recording, I also hear Tonga at 1:06 just before. 73, Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA -- Forwarded message -- From: Bill Whitacre b...@his.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@nrcdxas.org, coastalroundta...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 08:05:28 -0400 Subject: [IRCA] Tuvalu - 621 Working my way through wav files from a recent DXpedition to coastal Washington and Oregon I found this sign/off of Tavalu on 621 kHz from Sans Souci [between Florence and Yachats, OR] on July 30 at 1000utc: http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621.wav http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621.wav It’s 2:45 long with mention of Tuvalu at 1:10 and a couple of ‘national anthems.’ I’ve got the first one in the above cut and the 2nd one in this one: http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621b.wav http://realmonitor.com/grayland12/150730/SS/1000/tuvalu-621b.wav Not sure which is ‘official.’ Tough copy next to 620. Had the notch on and really ‘tailored’ the passband. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA ___ 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] Convention etc
Now is a good time for anyone considering a bid to host the 2016 IRCA Convention to start getting details together. October deadline comes fast. It will be our clubs 52nd anniversary! Also, although not affiliated with IRCA, the ARRL Southwest Division Convention will be happening at The Torrance South Bay Marriott this September 11-13. Details and registration info are available at www.hamconinc.org Perhaps if there are some BCB DXers in attendance we can share a table at the Saturday banquet!? You don't have to be a licensed ham to attend (but it doesn't hurt). Host hotel is not far from KNX transmitter site at Columbia Park. 73 ms ___ 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 12
Some information on KHMB from 12/17/2012. Amazing catch Bill. Dennis, Kalama, WA From: Bill Whitacre b...@his.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Grayland 12 KHMB is, as their website says, a community station on 1710 near SFO. Neil Kazaross thinks it’s a FCC Part 15 station ‘on steroids’ — they’ve gone WAY beyond the usual boring TIS fare and, who knows, may be running more than the regulation power? From Sans Souci one gets really good CA reception. That’s all I know … and even some of that is speculation. ;-) — On Aug 8, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com wrote: Bill, a very interesting report. I like your format, and audio clips. Tell me more about KHMB 1710. I've never heard of them. I see that they have a website. The only KHMB that comes up on the Radio Locator website is a FM station in Hamburg, Arkansas. Are we talking about a 100 mW station here? 73,...Walt On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Bill Whitacre b...@his.com wrote: Between the two ‘cliffsider’ DXpeditions organized by Gary DeBock I had the opportunity for another trip to the west coast visiting the Grayland Motel in Grayland, WA and a place called Sans Souci, between Yachats and Florence, OR from July 26 - 31, 2015. I’m still working my way through the Perseus wav files but you can get a look/listen to what I heard and uncovered so far on this webpage: http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_grayland12.php Highlights so far include; a nice ID on Samoa on 540, Kiribati on 1440 with their National Anthem at 1000utc s/off, Fiji on 558 and a bunch of Aussie NZ stations. This time Murphy stayed away and I was able to get three concurrent days of wav files from Grayland and Sans Souci for later comparison of conditions. Based on a limited sample of the past 3 years of the same situation it appears that Sans Souci is more conducive to Aussie reception than Grayland. We’ll see how this year’s stats feed into that conclusion. Antennas used at both locations were 160’ DKAZ pointing at 230-250 deg with a fixed, 902 Ohm terminal resistance [Rt] in Sans Souci and a variable, vactrol Rt in Grayland. If you’re into EZNEC modeling, both antennas used 20 gauge wire. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA 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] BERMUDA 1160 BBC
I was on a cruise ship about 40-50 miles south of Bermuda in mid-April and noted all three Bermudans on (1160 1280 1450) at approximately the same signal strength. 1450 had the best (loudest?) audio processing. No FMs heard at all. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 ___ 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 Aug 09 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 August follow. Solar flux 121 and estimated planetary A-index 12. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 09 August was 2. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 122 122 122 122 122 122 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 A-in 20 20 20 20 20 20 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 K-in 22333233223322 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] Grayland 12
Dennis, can you post again. I didn't get any additional information from 2012. Thanks! Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Dennis Vroom vroom...@ymail.com wrote: Some information on KHMB from 12/17/2012. Amazing catch Bill. Dennis, Kalama, WA From: Bill Whitacre b...@his.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Grayland 12 KHMB is, as their website says, a community station on 1710 near SFO. Neil Kazaross thinks it’s a FCC Part 15 station ‘on steroids’ — they’ve gone WAY beyond the usual boring TIS fare and, who knows, may be running more than the regulation power? From Sans Souci one gets really good CA reception. That’s all I know … and even some of that is speculation. ;-) — On Aug 8, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com wrote: Bill, a very interesting report. I like your format, and audio clips. Tell me more about KHMB 1710. I've never heard of them. I see that they have a website. The only KHMB that comes up on the Radio Locator website is a FM station in Hamburg, Arkansas. Are we talking about a 100 mW station here? 73,...Walt On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Bill Whitacre b...@his.com wrote: Between the two ‘cliffsider’ DXpeditions organized by Gary DeBock I had the opportunity for another trip to the west coast visiting the Grayland Motel in Grayland, WA and a place called Sans Souci, between Yachats and Florence, OR from July 26 - 31, 2015. I’m still working my way through the Perseus wav files but you can get a look/listen to what I heard and uncovered so far on this webpage: http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_grayland12.php Highlights so far include; a nice ID on Samoa on 540, Kiribati on 1440 with their National Anthem at 1000utc s/off, Fiji on 558 and a bunch of Aussie NZ stations. This time Murphy stayed away and I was able to get three concurrent days of wav files from Grayland and Sans Souci for later comparison of conditions. Based on a limited sample of the past 3 years of the same situation it appears that Sans Souci is more conducive to Aussie reception than Grayland. We’ll see how this year’s stats feed into that conclusion. Antennas used at both locations were 160’ DKAZ pointing at 230-250 deg with a fixed, 902 Ohm terminal resistance [Rt] in Sans Souci and a variable, vactrol Rt in Grayland. If you’re into EZNEC modeling, both antennas used 20 gauge wire. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA 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] Grayland 12
Real Neighborhood Radio - On The Air | | | | | | | | | Real Neighborhood Radio - On The AirI was driving down the coast this weekend and stopped in Half Moon Bay for lunch. Around the town I noticed signs for AM 1710 KHMB Radio - naturally I tuned in. What I heard was a good signal, ap... | | | | View on richmondradio.wordpress.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Dennis, Kalama, WA From: Dennis Vroom vroom...@ymail.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2015 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Grayland 12 Some information on KHMB from 12/17/2012. Amazing catch Bill. Dennis, Kalama, WA From: Bill Whitacre b...@his.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Grayland 12 KHMB is, as their website says, a community station on 1710 near SFO. Neil Kazaross thinks it’s a FCC Part 15 station ‘on steroids’ — they’ve gone WAY beyond the usual boring TIS fare and, who knows, may be running more than the regulation power? From Sans Souci one gets really good CA reception. That’s all I know … and even some of that is speculation. ;-) — On Aug 8, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com wrote: Bill, a very interesting report. I like your format, and audio clips. Tell me more about KHMB 1710. I've never heard of them. I see that they have a website. The only KHMB that comes up on the Radio Locator website is a FM station in Hamburg, Arkansas. Are we talking about a 100 mW station here? 73,...Walt On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Bill Whitacre b...@his.com wrote: Between the two ‘cliffsider’ DXpeditions organized by Gary DeBock I had the opportunity for another trip to the west coast visiting the Grayland Motel in Grayland, WA and a place called Sans Souci, between Yachats and Florence, OR from July 26 - 31, 2015. I’m still working my way through the Perseus wav files but you can get a look/listen to what I heard and uncovered so far on this webpage: http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_grayland12.php Highlights so far include; a nice ID on Samoa on 540, Kiribati on 1440 with their National Anthem at 1000utc s/off, Fiji on 558 and a bunch of Aussie NZ stations. This time Murphy stayed away and I was able to get three concurrent days of wav files from Grayland and Sans Souci for later comparison of conditions. Based on a limited sample of the past 3 years of the same situation it appears that Sans Souci is more conducive to Aussie reception than Grayland. We’ll see how this year’s stats feed into that conclusion. Antennas used at both locations were 160’ DKAZ pointing at 230-250 deg with a fixed, 902 Ohm terminal resistance [Rt] in Sans Souci and a variable, vactrol Rt in Grayland. If you’re into EZNEC modeling, both antennas used 20 gauge wire. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA 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
[IRCA] New at Radio Heritage this month
www.radioheritage.net August 10 2015 Friends of the Radio Heritage Project Come to www.radioheritage.net to enjoy plenty of new features including: * Urban Radio Noumea * Urban Radio Suva * Sunshine FM on Niue Island [with rare jingles, ID's and other audio] * Saudi Arabia FM expansion * DZLG Philippines * Top 10 features of the past four years * Make a donation of $A45 this month and get either the Australian Radio History book [all AM callsigns, Top 40 charts +] or Fresh Pacific Wind CD [Radio Hauraki story] including shipping airfreight worldwide...great additions to your collection...read the reviews at www.radioheritage.net.. as well as some 400 other stories, hundreds of photos and our four radio guides - now available free to use without entering an email address: * PAL Pacific Asian Listeners Guide * Australia Radio Guide * Hawaii Radio Guide * New Zealand Radio Guide Community supported since 2005 [no government grants or radio industry funding] and always free to use...it's easy to show your support and be recognized on the Supporters Rollyour donations of course help keep the radio memories safe by contributing towards our monthly expenses for the whole project. We only have 1 donor for this month currently listed, so if it's a while since you last donated.we'd love hearing from you again! New donors welcomedwe can't do this without you. Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.net Please email 'remove' by return mail if you want to be removed from our mailing list. Please pass on to friends who you might think would be interested. ___ 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 Aug 10 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 August follow. Solar flux 115 and estimated planetary A-index 10. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 10 August was 3. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 08 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 122 122 122 122 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 115 115 A-in 20 20 20 20 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 10 K-in 33323322332223 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 9 Aug Victoria version
Not nearly as interesting this morning, an odd mix of one ID'd Asian, and likely New Zealand stations. Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 738 likely Tahiti, pop music 1235UT 1566 HLAZ. hymn 1244UT; ID'd at lower level with announcement beginning the Japanese program at 1230UT not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: the above, passing through Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) 675 RNZ? man talking 1252UT, maybe DU English 909 Star? slow vocal music 1248UT Strongish het, no or near imaginary audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 756 774 (actually heard a single pip at 1200UT, so likely JOUB) 819 882 1008 1287 1323 1386 1503 1512 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] Grayland 12
I imagine this is what Bruce Portzer and I were hearing at Grayland on June 28th. I haven't found an ID yet, don't know if Bruce has.At 1100UT, there was a hello everyone by a man and and some deep fades pretty much killed any ID hopes, then into 70s pop music. best wishes, Nick At 13:37 08-08-15, you wrote: KHMB is, as their website says, a community station on 1710 near SFO. Neil Kazaross thinks itâs a FCC Part 15 station âon steroidsâ theyâve gone WAY beyond thhe usual boring TIS fare and, who knows, may be running more than the regulation power? From Sans Souci one gets really good CA reception. Thatâs all I know and eveen some of that is speculation. ;-) On Aug 8, 20115, at 9:01 AM, Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com wrote: Bill, a very interesting report. I like your format, and audio clips. Tell me more about KHMB 1710. I've never heard of them. I see that they have a website. The only KHMB that comes up on the Radio Locator website is a FM station in Hamburg, Arkansas. Are we talking about a 100 mW station here? 73,...Walt On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Bill Whitacre b...@his.com wrote: Between the two âcliffsiderâ DXpeditions organized by Gary DeBock I had the opportunity for another trip to the west coast visiting the Grayland Motel in Grayland, WA and a place called Sans Souci, between Yachats and Florence, OR from July 26 - 31, 2015. Iâm still working my way through the Perseus wav files but you can get a look/listen to what I heard and uncovered so far on this webpage: http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_grayland12.php Highlights so far include; a nice ID on Samoa on 540, Kiribati on 1440 with their National Anthem at 1000utc s/off, Fiji on 558 and a bunch of Aussie NZ stations. This time Murphy stayed away and I was able to get three concurrent days of wav files from Grayland and Sans Souci for later comparison of conditions. Based on a limited sample of the past 3 years of the same situation it appears that Sans Souci is more conducive to Aussie reception than Grayland. Weâll see how this yearâs stats feed into that conclusion. Antennas used at both locations were 160â DKAZ pointing at 230-250 deg with a fixed, 902 Ohm terminal resistance [Rt] in Sans Souci and a variable, vactrol Rt in Grayland. If youâre into EZNEC modeling, both antennas used 20 gauge wire. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA 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
