Re: [IRCA] unID DU station on 1179
Even with this short cut Nigel, I’d bet this is Radio Ake — from NZ - with their unique ID where a father is explaining to his young son the origins of the god Ake. Heard it a few times out your way a couple of weeks ago. Here’s what ‘the whole thing’ sounds like at closer range: http://realmonitor.com/grayland10/140722/grayland/1300/nz-1179.wav Another ID they play a lot is: http://realmonitor.com/grayland10/140723/SS/1300/nz-1179.wav Congrats! Not easy to dig out right next to 1180. — On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:11 PM, Nigel Pimblett nige2...@telus.net wrote: Hi all, I've rather belatedly discovered that July 11th was a very good DU morning here in southern Alberta, perhaps the best of the summer. I was at the convention at the time, so was relying on automated recording (I missed the rest of the time I was on vacation though, as we had a power outage the next day - somewhat ironic since I work for the local power company). Normally 1179 is totally buried under KOFI 1180 splatter, but they left a few seconds of dead air at the hour.That let me hear a few mumbly words, which I can't make anything of. On the chance this is a routine signal on the coast, and the mumbles might be part of a canned ID I thought I'd post the link here: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/51syu7x6m0iebp2/UNID_1179_20150711_1100.mp3 Given that I also had audio on 1215,1251,1296,1386,1476,1584.02, and 1592.97, which all seem likely to be New Zealand, I'm suspecting 1179 is also, but if anyone can help me prove it, it would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 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] new returning member
Hi Jim, great to hear. I remember events at your NY QTH. Not sure I get your reference to Oregon maybe you could expand. Looking forward to hearing about the latest technology in receiving and portable antennas. The Wellbrook 1530 looked interesting? Chris -Original Message- From: James Renfrew Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:12 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Hey Chris! Wondered where you'd gone. There's a neat little rest area by a cliff in Oregon that you should try to visit! Jim On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:41 PM, Chris Black n...@comcast.net wrote: Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80’s when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn’t get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It’s hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ___ 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] new returning member
Hi Chuck, Good to hear the shirt is still hanging in there. Would appreciate your input on equipment. Perhaps we could get together sometime. I am very flexible. Best de Chris -Original Message- From: Chuck Hutton Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:14 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Back in Black! Still have the DX shirts? Chuck From: n...@comcast.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:41:24 -0700 Subject: [IRCA] new returning member Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80’s when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn’t get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It’s hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge.. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ___ 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] new returning member
Hi Neil, great to hear from you and hope your DXing has been good. I always enjoyed my Perseus. Wondering if they have fixed the bugs and improved the support, which I recall was underwhelming. Any other SDRs that warrant consideration? Ciao for now Chris -Original Message- From: neilkaz Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 9:48 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Chris, my good friend! Welcome back!! For radios, well my advice is still the same. Just get a Perseus. 73 KAZ -Original Message- From: Chris Black n...@comcast.net Sent: Aug 12, 2015 9:41 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] new returning member Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80’s when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn’t get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It’s hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ___ 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] SONY ICF2010 FOR SALE
I will not accept Western Union.. PayPal ONLY and I will not declare a lower value for customs when shipping to your country. I've been asked both questions in the last 24 hours. The radio is still available. Paul On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com wrote: Up for sale, I have a Sony ICF2010. It's oni the high side of GOOD condition. It's simply missing the battery cover and right around the bottom of the volume slider control is a bit worn out on the radio. I've used duct tape to hold the batteries in and it works fine. *I'll even include the nearly batteries and duct tape:)* The sync detection feature combined with the narrow filter you can select have been pretty good. The only issue is the AM SW Reception seem to be Average as best and I'm certain they can be better. I did the 1620 test by turning from 1620 to 1620.1khz and the test didn't seem to indicate a blown FET. Whatever the issue is with the reception is likely easily fixed. I had originally decided to take care of that myself. However, I have since decided I want to upgrade to a table top communications receiver like a Yaesu, Kenwood or other such. I will take $175 including shippipping to the lower 48 United States. I will ship anywhere on the globe, places outside the 48 United States will incur more then the estimated $25 shipping charge. I ONLY accept paypal. Item will ship in a few days of clearing the bank. (Please be a little extra patient, I don't drive so getting to the post office can be tricky at times.) Email me offlist, walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com'); for details. Paul ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] new returning member
Thanks Nick and Neil, would love to confer with Guy. Hopefully he will chime in but don't want to hog the list. My direct is callsign(n1cp) at Comcast. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Original message From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org Date: 08/13/2015 9:10 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Maybe you could talk to Guy Atkins about the Elad FDM-S2 SDR, Chris. Perseus and WinRadio are also represented in the Seattle area. What are your antenna restrictions at your location? Any shrubbery suitable for stealth loops or Flags? best wishes, Nick At 14:35 13-08-15, you wrote: Hi Chuck, Good to hear the shirt is still hanging in there. Would appreciate your input on equipment. Perhaps we could get together sometime. I am very flexible. Best de Chris -Original Message- From: Chuck Hutton Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:14 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Back in Black! Still have the DX shirts? Chuck From: n...@comcast.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:41:24 -0700 Subject: [IRCA] new returning member Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80's when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn't get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It's hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge.. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ___ 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
[IRCA] Mostly Mexican [sic] MW DX to Enid OK, August 6-13, 2015
---BeginMessage--- These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open access: http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page37 All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 or PL-880 with internal antenna only; NRD-545 with randomwire or ALA-330S inside; Nissan stock caradio as specified; FRG-7 with E-W longwire as specified ** CUBA. 820, Aug 10 at 0135, harmonious duet in Spanish, as good as WBAP which must be in a fade, on the NRD-545 and fixed N-S wire antenna, but better than on PL-880 which I can rotate to null WBAP. Then ``that Cuban sound`` MW announcers in scripted text, mentioning Cuba. Meanwhile, not // 4765 Progreso or 5025 Rebelde, which is to be expected since uplooked later the closest 820 Cuban is R. Ciudad de la Habana, 10 kW CMBU in Arroyo Arenas; however, there are two Radios Progreso also listed further on 820 in Ciego de Ávila, and way off in Moa, Holguín. Axually, WRTH 2015 lists *two* Radios Progreso on 820 both in Ciego de Ávila, CMIB and CMBC; all 10 kW except Moa 1 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ---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] new returning member
---BeginMessage--- Welcome back, Chris! The laptop works great - thanks again! Best of luck from The Debster and I. Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, MA -Original Message- From: Chris Black n...@comcast.net To: irca irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wed, Aug 12, 2015 10:51 pm Subject: [IRCA] new returning member Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80’s when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn’t get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It’s hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ___ 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 ---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] new returning member
Oregon refers to the recent cliffhanging DXpeditions at a rest stop along the coast. Those guys have come up with some monstrous portable antennas. Jim On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Chris Black n...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Jim, great to hear. I remember events at your NY QTH. Not sure I get your reference to Oregon maybe you could expand. Looking forward to hearing about the latest technology in receiving and portable antennas. The Wellbrook 1530 looked interesting? Chris -Original Message- From: James Renfrew Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:12 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Hey Chris! Wondered where you'd gone. There's a neat little rest area by a cliff in Oregon that you should try to visit! Jim On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:41 PM, Chris Black n...@comcast.net wrote: Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80’s when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn’t get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It’s hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ___ 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] Newfoundland 2013 partial report
Due to the arcane limit of 35 kB per message for the IRCA reflector, I can't attach the report and even if broken into parts it would take too many 35 kb parts. So: here's a link to the report: ttps://www.dropbox.com/s/hjok68gn9ocw8j0/NEWFOUNDLAND%202013%20SHORT%20REPORT.pdf?dl=0 As we're still processing files from as far back as 2010, we decided to pull together a short report covering logs from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay during our Newfoundland 2013 DXpedition.The 48 logs from Argentina are of course a new record for us. There are also a handful of new Uruguayans.. Chuck ___ 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] unID DU station on 1179
Thanks to you Bill and Chuck for having a listen. Bill, you had the exact recording I was hoping someone would have, so thanks very much. That, and an e-mail from Newstalk ZB confirming that my August 8th reception on 1197 khz was them lets me add 2 Kiwis to my log in one day. Don't think that's happened in at least 20 years! 73, NIgel On 13/08/2015 3:48 AM, Bill Whitacre wrote: Even with this short cut Nigel, I’d bet this is Radio Ake — from NZ - with their unique ID where a father is explaining to his young son the origins of the god Ake. Heard it a few times out your way a couple of weeks ago. Here’s what ‘the whole thing’ sounds like at closer range: http://realmonitor.com/grayland10/140722/grayland/1300/nz-1179.wav Another ID they play a lot is: http://realmonitor.com/grayland10/140723/SS/1300/nz-1179.wav Congrats! Not easy to dig out right next to 1180. — On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:11 PM, Nigel Pimblett nige2...@telus.net wrote: Hi all, I've rather belatedly discovered that July 11th was a very good DU morning here in southern Alberta, perhaps the best of the summer. I was at the convention at the time, so was relying on automated recording (I missed the rest of the time I was on vacation though, as we had a power outage the next day - somewhat ironic since I work for the local power company). Normally 1179 is totally buried under KOFI 1180 splatter, but they left a few seconds of dead air at the hour.That let me hear a few mumbly words, which I can't make anything of. On the chance this is a routine signal on the coast, and the mumbles might be part of a canned ID I thought I'd post the link here: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/51syu7x6m0iebp2/UNID_1179_20150711_1100.mp3 Given that I also had audio on 1215,1251,1296,1386,1476,1584.02, and 1592.97, which all seem likely to be New Zealand, I'm suspecting 1179 is also, but if anyone can help me prove it, it would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 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] OUT OF THE PAST AND CFA
Some of you know that in my working days I was involved with WJIB-96.9, WXHR/WCAS-740 (along with John Callarman) and of course KFOG. The two FMs were represented in NYC by QMI (Quality Media Inc.) for purposes of procuring national advertising. The principals were Bob Richer (the selling) and Jim Schulke (the music). The company represented many “good music/easy listening” stations, but the music on them was inconsistent, so QMI produced music tapes which the stations were contractually bound to use. QMI dissolved but Schulke went on to form SRP (Stereo Radio Productions). So two days ago, I got a call from Bob Richer who I was sure had retired. Nope. He is (1) serving as a broker for European radio stations and (2) doing some work on cross field antennas. He dropped his teeth when I said I knew what a CFA was and that one was in use in Egypt on 864kHz. He went on to say that there are now ten of them in use in Egypt. I am not totally sure what his role in this is but I do know he is seeking some financing. He said the FCC is interested. I am sure there are others on this list who are closer to this than I am and can update the information. 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
Re: [IRCA] new returning member
Hi Chris, Welcome to the left coast-- and it's great to have you here! You may not recall, but I made up a 7.5 loopstick Tecsun PL-300WT model for you a few years back, and would be happy to provide something similar for you again, to get you back in the game. Thanks Nick and Neil, would love to confer with Guy. Hopefully he will chime in but don't want to hog the list. Yes, hopefully you will confer with Guy, but be advised that if you spend serious time conversing with either of the Puyallup DXers, you may find yourself influenced to try one of the wackiest innovations of the past few years... Cliffhanger DXing. 73, Gary DeBock (N7EKX) in Puyallup, WA - Original Message - From: Chris Black n...@comcast.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 9:37:38 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Thanks Nick and Neil, would love to confer with Guy. Hopefully he will chime in but don't want to hog the list. My direct is callsign(n1cp) at Comcast. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Original message From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org Date: 08/13/2015 9:10 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Maybe you could talk to Guy Atkins about the Elad FDM-S2 SDR, Chris. Perseus and WinRadio are also represented in the Seattle area. What are your antenna restrictions at your location? Any shrubbery suitable for stealth loops or Flags? best wishes, Nick At 14:35 13-08-15, you wrote: Hi Chuck, Good to hear the shirt is still hanging in there. Would appreciate your input on equipment. Perhaps we could get together sometime. I am very flexible. Best de Chris -Original Message- From: Chuck Hutton Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:14 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Back in Black! Still have the DX shirts? Chuck From: n...@comcast.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:41:24 -0700 Subject: [IRCA] new returning member Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80's when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn't get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It's hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge.. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2015 Aug 13 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 12 August follow. Solar flux 99 and estimated planetary A-index 12. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 13 August was 1. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 103 103 103 103 103 103 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 A-in 88888810 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 K-in 23312333343221 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] WCBS 880 OFF AIR
DX ALERT: WCBS-AM 880 will go off air from 1 to 4am Eastern on Saturday 8/4/14/2014 (Friday into Saturday night) for transmitter maintenance. Thanks to Bob Aldrich https://www.facebook.com/djbobny for the tip. ___ 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] Lots of short haul phase distortion on signals tonight
Normally Vancouver area stations are rock solid into Victoria -- some 35 to 45 miles away - Tonight even the blowtorches like CBC 690 are getting the stuffing kicked out of them by phase distortion and multi-path signal cancellation. 730khz out of Vancouver is a mess of signals much further away - I was not under the impression that we were experiencing any auroral conditions... maybe it is something else. -- *Colin Newell is the Editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com http://www.Coffeecrew.com - Coffee.bc.ca http://Coffee.bc.ca and DXer.ca http://www.DXer.ca -| Amateur Radio VA7WWV | Twitter.Com/CoffeeCrew | Victoria B.C. 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
Re: [IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, August 6-13, 2015
---BeginMessage--- ** U S A. Circa 2140 UT August 13, with figures swirling around in my head, I am suddenly hit by inspiration, a likely explanation for the 6220 unID I have been hearing last few evenings: a mixture between a US shortwave station and a mediumwave station at the same site: AFAIK, this could apply only to WBCQ (with WXME 780) and WWCR (with WNQM 1300). (WINB was an outgrowth of WGCB 1440, but the latter has morphed into WGLD at a different site 5 minutes of latitude and 10 minutes of longitude away from Red Lion.) Further: 0045 UT is indeed the current August powerdown/pattern change time for WNQM 1300, 50 kW day non-direxional, 5 kW night direxional to SE with very minor lobes in other direxions; per FCC AM Query: WNQM LSR/LSS, UT: Aug: 1100/0045 Sep: 1130/ But via the WWCR website, linking to WNQM: http://www.1300wnqm.com/ lacking any program schedule, you`d never know there is anything but English religion, nor here: http://www.1300wnqm.com/pgm-links_wnqm.html WNQM webstream checked at 2240 UT Aug 13: certainly English, gospel-huxter. I know that WNQM used to change to Spanish at night, and probably still does. This gets more complicated. The listed ``La Ranchera`` (slogan I logged previously) in Nashville is 880 WMDB, and the ``1300`` or ``1600`` ID I heard went on to say algo- ``ochenta``. Perhaps the WMDB format is duplicated or transferred to 1300 after dark? Since it`s allowed only a puny TWO WATTS at nite on 880. But the website http://www.laranchera880.com/ is all about 880, nothing about 1300. I vaguely recall hearing something about such a rental as of a few years ago, but haven`t been able to locate a story on it. (I have also DXed WMDB directly on 880 a couple times --- not on 2 watts, tho) 7520 schedule of WWCR-4 is currently -0200 UT only. I recall there have been previous instances of WNQM 1300 mixing with a WWCR SW frequency to produce a spur displaced by 1300 kHz. Such as: ``U S A. 7190, April 7 [2011y] at 1143 UT, the dulcet tones of Brother Scare are just barely audible, but still there when fully attenuated, fading in and out, with some QRhaM, and // 5890 synchronized, so spur from WWCR +++ plus WNQM, 1300 kHz higher. There could be another one, 1300 kHz lower on 4590 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST 11-15)`` Might as well compute all the possible plus/minus 1300 mixes with #4 frequencies and the other three WWCR transmitters: 15825: 17125, 14525 15795: 17095, 14495 13845: 15145, 12545 12160: 13460, 10860 9980: 11280, 8680 9350: 10650, 8050 7520: 8820, 6220*** 7490: 8790, 6190 6115: 7415, 4815 5935: 7235, 4635 5890: 7190, 4590 5070: 6370, 3770 4840: 6140, 3540 3215: 4515, 1915 This of course does not account for lots of other possible mixes involving two of the SW transmitters and/or the MW transmitter! If we were to hear two WWCR programs on a 2A minus B shortwave-only mix of extremely strong signals, there might be some question whether it`s transmitted or caused by receiver overload. But if the MW 1300 frequency is involved (far away from Nashville where we don`t hear it at all on fundamental) it has to be transmitted as a spurious SW frequency. This theory of origin of the 6220 mystery accounts for: powering down circa 0045; mixture of Spanish and English at times; frequencies mentioned and slogan in the partial IDs. Now it remains to catch something more certain on 6220 to confirm the theory! If not, then to check the WMDB and/or WNQM webcasts. So at 2354 UT August 13 I start monitoring 6220 on the NRD-545 with ALA-330S, and 7520 on the PL-880 with rod, both with BFO offset to detect exactly when the carriers come on --- and they do! Simultaneously at *2358:32.5. A minute earlier on 6220 I was hearing some Spanish, but it`s coincidental 2-way (which is what belongs on this marine band), and still after 6220.0-AM comes on for a bit, with ``cambios`` on USB only. Meanwhile I can detect the WWCR steel-drum transition IS on 6220 as well as on super-strong 7520. I wonder if the Spanish 2-wayers are confounded by this QRM, and give up? No more of them to be heard. Now we are into UT August 14: I quickly check 8820, which is 7520 plus 1300, and do detect a JBA carrier there, likely a match, but no match in strength or readability. 7520 with huxter talk is registering 45 over S9 at 0008, while 6220 mostly music is S4 barely above the noise level. At 0028 I retune to 6220 and find Spanish music in a nice peak, enough to also audiblize the English YL g.h. underneath and // 7520; 0030 announcement is unreadable during a fade. 0032, 6220 fades up to S5; 0038 another fade up with double audio like at 0028; 0041 a peak to S7 and super-hype voice actor in Spanish mentions ``ocho ochenta`` (880); 0044:37.5 or so the 6220 signal drops down to S2, below the noise level, at official August sunset time in Nashville. Now it`s back to the computer for the webstreams. At 0059 UT
Re: [IRCA] new returning member
---BeginMessage--- Good to see you back Chris. I'm thinking that resumption of some degree of DXpeditioning, as you had done at shore sites here around MA, would be the cornerstone of your DXing out that way, seeing that options for home-based DXing are limited. There are probably five times as many active DXers from northern CA up through OR and WA into BC as there are here on the East Coast. Just look at the profusion of MID-SUMMER reports from Rockwork 4 (OR) and Grayland (WA) by DeBock, Hutton, et al. along with regular home-based logs from Nick Hall-Patch, Pat Martin, Bruce Portzer, and others. Contrast that to here in New England where only a handful of reports trickle out this time of year. We have maybe three or four around here seriously in the international DX game these days. You're doing way better than that out your way. So - as your home situation permits with some help by family members - team up with some of the crew for some DXpeditioning. One coastal outing a month can give you enough recorded DX to keep you busy for days or weeks back at the house. Of course you already know that from your trips to places such as Granite Pier and Fort Hill Park back this way. Besides after-the-fact dissection of your DXpedition recordings, there's also the element of remote receivers to allow dabbling in DX from whatever part of the world intrigues you. Global Tuners, the Dutch SDR, and remote Perseus (and other) SDR networks can put you in the operator's chair wherever you want to be. Besides longwave, medium-wave, shortwave, VHF etc. listening, remote station operating also extends to ham radio QSO's. The need for antennas at the home QTH may, in fact, be nil. It will be interesting to read of how your pursuit of the radio hobby develops in your new setting. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80?s when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn?t get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It?s hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ---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] WCBS 880 OFF AIR
Correction, it is this year.. lol.. Got the date wrong in a hurry to get it out.. 2015, tonight.. friday into saturday.. not last year! Paul On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 9:06 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com wrote: DX ALERT: WCBS-AM 880 will go off air from 1 to 4am Eastern on Saturday 8/4/14/2014 (Friday into Saturday night) for transmitter maintenance. Thanks to Bob Aldrich https://www.facebook.com/djbobny for the tip. ___ 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 14 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 13 August follow. Solar flux 95 and estimated planetary A-index 11. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 14 August was 1. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 103 103 103 103 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 95 95 A-in 888810 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 K-in 31233334322111 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] unID DU station on 1179
That's a clear match. Good job, Bill! Chuck From: b...@his.com Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 05:48:36 -0400 To: n.pimbl...@gmail.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] unID DU station on 1179 Even with this short cut Nigel, I’d bet this is Radio Ake — from NZ - with their unique ID where a father is explaining to his young son the origins of the god Ake. Heard it a few times out your way a couple of weeks ago. Here’s what ‘the whole thing’ sounds like at closer range: http://realmonitor.com/grayland10/140722/grayland/1300/nz-1179.wav Another ID they play a lot is: http://realmonitor.com/grayland10/140723/SS/1300/nz-1179.wav Congrats! Not easy to dig out right next to 1180. — On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:11 PM, Nigel Pimblett nige2...@telus.net wrote: Hi all, I've rather belatedly discovered that July 11th was a very good DU morning here in southern Alberta, perhaps the best of the summer. I was at the convention at the time, so was relying on automated recording (I missed the rest of the time I was on vacation though, as we had a power outage the next day - somewhat ironic since I work for the local power company). Normally 1179 is totally buried under KOFI 1180 splatter, but they left a few seconds of dead air at the hour.That let me hear a few mumbly words, which I can't make anything of. On the chance this is a routine signal on the coast, and the mumbles might be part of a canned ID I thought I'd post the link here: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/51syu7x6m0iebp2/UNID_1179_20150711_1100.mp3 Given that I also had audio on 1215,1251,1296,1386,1476,1584.02, and 1592.97, which all seem likely to be New Zealand, I'm suspecting 1179 is also, but if anyone can help me prove it, it would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 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] new returning member
Maybe you could talk to Guy Atkins about the Elad FDM-S2 SDR, Chris. Perseus and WinRadio are also represented in the Seattle area. What are your antenna restrictions at your location? Any shrubbery suitable for stealth loops or Flags? best wishes, Nick At 14:35 13-08-15, you wrote: Hi Chuck, Good to hear the shirt is still hanging in there. Would appreciate your input on equipment. Perhaps we could get together sometime. I am very flexible. Best de Chris -Original Message- From: Chuck Hutton Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:14 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member Back in Black! Still have the DX shirts? Chuck From: n...@comcast.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:41:24 -0700 Subject: [IRCA] new returning member Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid 80's when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldn't get the same loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to learn! Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the way, I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living on Cape Cod for the last 17 years. Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. It's hard to ignore the thrill of hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for antennas like the flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers. But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge.. My best to all and its good to be back. 73 de Chris Black ___ 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] TP 13 Aug Victoria version
Not much of interest this morning. HLAZ managed a few words of readable Japanese just after 1230UT, 738 delivered weakish pop music, and 1116 a few unreadable words from a man around 1125UT. Otherwise, some strong carriers on unusual frequencies like 621 1161 1278 and 1458, but no hint of audio 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
