Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

[Mauno Ritola]

For KIYU though, read Europe as Lapland. Very rare outside northernmost 
Europe.


Mauno

19.1.2016, 6:02, Patrick Martin kirjoitti:

Paul,

You will get reports for KIYU from Europe. AK is heard there a lot. Hopefully I 
can catch it down here.

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager


Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:38:15 -0900
From: walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

And when KIYU-AM 910 comes back on, hopefully some European and lower 48
DX'ers will log it.

I will handle all QSL's for it when it comes back on.

Paul

On Monday, January 18, 2016, Patrick Martin  wrote:


KBRW is fairly common in Northern Europe according to my QSL from a few
years ago. They very rarely get a report from the Lower 48.

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager


From: ve...@shaw.ca 
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:19:25 -0800
Subject: [IRCA] Polar Night?

Barrow, AK KBRW-680 being reported in Scotland at present...may be a good
evening coming?

Steve / Mayne Island, BC



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[IRCA] Iceland-189 in English

[Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA]

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Iceland-189 excellent 2235 UTC carrying a European Music Award Program from 
London.
 

Marc DeLorenzo 
South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
 http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX
 
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Re: [IRCA] Iceland-189 in English

[Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA]

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Thanks, Brandon.  They frequently play music in English frm the US, UK, Canada, 
etc but it's very rare to hear an entire program in our language.
 

Marc DeLorenzo 
South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
 http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX
 

 
 
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Sent: Tue, Jan 19, 2016 5:48 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Iceland-189 in English

Very nice!

Sent from my iPad

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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Jan 19 2105 UTC
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 January follow.
Solar flux 98 and estimated planetary A-index 12.
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No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
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-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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UTC  0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100
SFlx 101  101  101  101  101  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  98
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Re: [IRCA] Iceland-189 in English

[Brandon Jordan]

Very nice!

Sent from my iPad

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Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

[Saul Chernos]

It would be interesting to try for an Alaska DX test from Newfoundland, where 
we've heard over the pole to Japan etc and also get BC in the morning at 
sunrise.

Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON



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I saw the "heads up" about polar propagation and fired off a capture at 0400 
UTC.
 
 
Live DXing right ahead of that just showed rather ordinary TA DX strengths.  
What was stronger than I expected was Nigeria on 917 - actually producing some 
audio, and better than presumed Spain on 918.
 
 
I would be surprised if a 910 station from Alaska could compete with UK 909 in 
most of western Europe, though north of the Arctic Circle Scandinavian 
DXpedition sites are really their own "animal", especially during the times of 
year where the sun barely peaks over the horizon.
 
 
One reason that northern Canada and Alaska stations are reported in Europe 
without a corresponding amount of Europeans being heard in western North 
America could be that most of the big really northern European stations are 
gone.  We don't have Norway 1314, Sweden 1179, Finland 963, and several of the 
big Russians.  Those would be the easiest Euro's to shoot over the pole into 
AK, BC, AB, WA, etc.  Mostly we're left with the Brits such as 1215.  Those are 
a bit less likely to make it up to the auroral "doughnut hole" without a bounce 
in the more absorptive auroral oval.
 
 
160-meter ham observations may or may not be useful.  If there's a killer 
opening between Finland and Alberta, but Finland has no broadcast stations, the 
DXer in Alberta isn't going to have such great luck, especially if stations a 
bit farther south don't make it to the "doughnut hole" well.  Those would be 
mostly UK nowadays since there's next to nothing from Netherlands, Germany, 
Denmark, Poland, France, Switzerland, Austria, etc. - countries that each used 
to have at least one "loudenboomer".
 
 
As far as KBRW 680 ever getting here to MA, the chances are "nil to zip".  Even 
if it was a DX test with code and sweep tones or the station drifted a kHz or 
so off channel, it would have to battle through WRKO, WAPA, Colombia, Cuba, 
Venezuela, WPTF, WCBM, CFTR, Brazil, and probably some others.  Norway, 
although on the other side of the "pond", can take advantage of lengthy polar 
darkness and the "doughnut hole" as well as much greater separation from 
interferers that are breathing down our neck on this end.
 
 
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
 
 
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From: Mauno Ritola 
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
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For KIYU though, read Europe as Lapland. Very rare outside northernmost 
Europe.
 
 
Mauno
 
 
19.1.2016, 6:02, Patrick Martin kirjoitti:
> Paul,
>
> You will get reports for KIYU from Europe. AK is heard there a lot. Hopefully 
> I can catch it down here.
>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
>
>> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:38:15 -0900
>> From: walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
>>
>> And when KIYU-AM 910 comes back on, hopefully some European and lower 48
>> DX'ers will log it.
>>
>> I will handle all QSL's for it when it comes back on.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Monday, January 18, 2016, Patrick Martin  wrote:
>>
>>> KBRW is fairly common in Northern Europe according to my QSL from a few
>>> years ago. They very rarely get a report from the Lower 48.
>>>
>>> Patrick Martin
>>> Seaside OR
>>> KGED QSL Manager
>>>
 From: ve...@shaw.ca 
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:19:25 -0800
 Subject: [IRCA] Polar Night?

 Barrow, AK KBRW-680 being reported in Scotland at present...may be a good
 evening coming?

 Steve / Mayne Island, BC



 WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl

 VE7SL BLOG - "Homebrewing and Operating Adventures From 2200m to
>>> Nanowaves":
 http://ve7sl.blogspot.ca/
>>
  

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 19 January 2016

[Nigel Pimblett]

 Tuned in at 1455, and the only TP with any audio was VOA 1575.  It 
stayed at a poor to fair level until fading out around 1515.   A sharp, 
but brief enhancement brought up the Japanese on 693 and 774 to a fair 
level for a couple of minutes around 1507, but seemed to have no effect 
on the higher frequencies.



73,

Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, AB
Perseus SDR & Wellbrook Phased Array
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Re: [IRCA] Polar Night

[Aaron Kreider]

Our 50 kw stations aren't as strong as the Europeans who still have a number of 
100-500 kw stations left. We should be hearing more of them, then they hear of 
us.  Unless we have some 50 kw stations that have a greater ERP due to 
directionality?

Other possible reasons - better antennas, more DXers, more experience, higher 
latitude but lower auroral latitude (would this help?), better coastal 
locations, less problems from IBOC.
-Aaron-



Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Wrote:


One reason that northern Canada and Alaska stations are reported in Europe without a 
corresponding amount of Europeans being heard in western North America could be that most 
of the big really northern European stations are gone.  We don't have Norway 1314, Sweden 
1179, Finland 963, and several of the big Russians.  Those would be the easiest Euro's to 
shoot over the pole into AK, BC, AB, WA, etc.  Mostly we're left with the Brits such as 
1215.  Those are a bit less likely to make it up to the auroral "doughnut hole" 
without a bounce in the more absorptive auroral oval.


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Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

[Chuck Hutton]

No one has mentioned that Bill Whitacre has logged Alaska (KFQD) from the 
northeast. 

Chuck


From: IRCA  on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch 

Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 5:32 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

Could one possibility in the northeast be gray line, mid December
around 2130UT Mark?   I guess you personally would be looking through
WRKO and maybe CFTR, but an awful lot of the other interferers would
still be in broad daylight.

Never say never, said he hopefully.  And , no, I've never heard them,
and I'm a lot closer.

best wishes,

Nick



>As far as KBRW 680 ever getting here to MA, the chances are "nil to
>zip".  Even if it was a DX test with code and sweep tones or the
>station drifted a kHz or so off channel, it would have to battle
>through WRKO, WAPA, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, WPTF, WCBM, CFTR,
>Brazil, and probably some others.  Norway, although on the other
>side of the "pond", can take advantage of lengthy polar darkness and
>the "doughnut hole" as well as much greater separation from
>interferers that are breathing down our neck on this end.
>
>
>Mark Connelly, WA1ION
>South Yarmouth, MA
>
>
><<
>From: Mauno Ritola 
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
>Message-ID: <569e0abe.3030...@realmonitor.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>
>
>For KIYU though, read Europe as Lapland. Very rare outside northernmost
>Europe.
>
>
>Mauno
>
>
>19.1.2016, 6:02, Patrick Martin kirjoitti:
> > Paul,
> >
> > You will get reports for KIYU from Europe. AK is heard there a
> lot. Hopefully I can catch it down here.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > Patrick Martin
> > Seaside OR
> > KGED QSL Manager
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:38:15 -0900
> >> From: walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
> >> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
> >>
> >> And when KIYU-AM 910 comes back on, hopefully some European and lower 48
> >> DX'ers will log it.
> >>
> >> I will handle all QSL's for it when it comes back on.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >> On Monday, January 18, 2016, Patrick Martin  wrote:
> >>
> >>> KBRW is fairly common in Northern Europe according to my QSL from a few
> >>> years ago. They very rarely get a report from the Lower 48.
> >>>
> >>> Patrick Martin
> >>> Seaside OR
> >>> KGED QSL Manager
> >>>
>  From: ve...@shaw.ca 
>  To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
>  Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:19:25 -0800
>  Subject: [IRCA] Polar Night?
> 
>  Barrow, AK KBRW-680 being reported in Scotland at
> present...may be a good
>  evening coming?
> 
>  Steve / Mayne Island, BC
> 
> 
> 
>  WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl
> 
>  VE7SL BLOG - "Homebrewing and Operating Adventures From 2200m to
> >>> Nanowaves":
>  http://ve7sl.blogspot.ca/
> >>
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Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

[Nick Hall-Patch]

And...in PEI for that matter, where a simple amplified corner fed 
loop gave us China, Japan, Korea, and likely Taiwan as well at the 
end of October of 2012.


best wishes,

Nick


At 03:05 20-01-16, you wrote:
It would be interesting to try for an Alaska DX test from 
Newfoundland, where we've heard over the pole to Japan etc and also 
get BC in the morning at sunrise.


Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON



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I saw the "heads up" about polar propagation and fired off a capture 
at 0400 UTC.



Live DXing right ahead of that just showed rather ordinary TA DX 
strengths.  What was stronger than I expected was Nigeria on 917 - 
actually producing some audio, and better than presumed Spain on 918.



I would be surprised if a 910 station from Alaska could compete with 
UK 909 in most of western Europe, though north of the Arctic Circle 
Scandinavian DXpedition sites are really their own "animal", 
especially during the times of year where the sun barely peaks over 
the horizon.



One reason that northern Canada and Alaska stations are reported in 
Europe without a corresponding amount of Europeans being heard in 
western North America could be that most of the big really northern 
European stations are gone.  We don't have Norway 1314, Sweden 1179, 
Finland 963, and several of the big Russians.  Those would be the 
easiest Euro's to shoot over the pole into AK, BC, AB, WA, 
etc.  Mostly we're left with the Brits such as 1215.  Those are a 
bit less likely to make it up to the auroral "doughnut hole" without 
a bounce in the more absorptive auroral oval.



160-meter ham observations may or may not be useful.  If there's a 
killer opening between Finland and Alberta, but Finland has no 
broadcast stations, the DXer in Alberta isn't going to have such 
great luck, especially if stations a bit farther south don't make it 
to the "doughnut hole" well.  Those would be mostly UK nowadays 
since there's next to nothing from Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, 
Poland, France, Switzerland, Austria, etc. - countries that each 
used to have at least one "loudenboomer".



As far as KBRW 680 ever getting here to MA, the chances are "nil to 
zip".  Even if it was a DX test with code and sweep tones or the 
station drifted a kHz or so off channel, it would have to battle 
through WRKO, WAPA, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, WPTF, WCBM, CFTR, 
Brazil, and probably some others.  Norway, although on the other 
side of the "pond", can take advantage of lengthy polar darkness and 
the "doughnut hole" as well as much greater separation from 
interferers that are breathing down our neck on this end.



Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


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For KIYU though, read Europe as Lapland. Very rare outside northernmost
Europe.


Mauno


19.1.2016, 6:02, Patrick Martin kirjoitti:
> Paul,
>
> You will get reports for KIYU from Europe. AK is heard there a 
lot. Hopefully I can catch it down here.

>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
>
>> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:38:15 -0900
>> From: walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
>>
>> And when KIYU-AM 910 comes back on, hopefully some European and lower 48
>> DX'ers will log it.
>>
>> I will handle all QSL's for it when it comes back on.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Monday, January 18, 2016, Patrick Martin  wrote:
>>
>>> KBRW is fairly common in Northern Europe according to my QSL from a few
>>> years ago. They very rarely get a report from the Lower 48.
>>>
>>> Patrick Martin
>>> Seaside OR
>>> KGED QSL Manager
>>>
 From: ve...@shaw.ca 
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:19:25 -0800
 Subject: [IRCA] Polar Night?

 Barrow, AK KBRW-680 being reported in Scotland at 
present...may be a good

 evening coming?

 Steve / Mayne Island, BC



 WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": 

Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Could one possibility in the northeast be gray line, mid December 
around 2130UT Mark?   I guess you personally would be looking through 
WRKO and maybe CFTR, but an awful lot of the other interferers would 
still be in broad daylight.


Never say never, said he hopefully.  And , no, I've never heard them, 
and I'm a lot closer.


best wishes,

Nick



As far as KBRW 680 ever getting here to MA, the chances are "nil to 
zip".  Even if it was a DX test with code and sweep tones or the 
station drifted a kHz or so off channel, it would have to battle 
through WRKO, WAPA, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, WPTF, WCBM, CFTR, 
Brazil, and probably some others.  Norway, although on the other 
side of the "pond", can take advantage of lengthy polar darkness and 
the "doughnut hole" as well as much greater separation from 
interferers that are breathing down our neck on this end.



Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


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For KIYU though, read Europe as Lapland. Very rare outside northernmost
Europe.


Mauno


19.1.2016, 6:02, Patrick Martin kirjoitti:
> Paul,
>
> You will get reports for KIYU from Europe. AK is heard there a 
lot. Hopefully I can catch it down here.

>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
>
>> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:38:15 -0900
>> From: walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
>>
>> And when KIYU-AM 910 comes back on, hopefully some European and lower 48
>> DX'ers will log it.
>>
>> I will handle all QSL's for it when it comes back on.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Monday, January 18, 2016, Patrick Martin  wrote:
>>
>>> KBRW is fairly common in Northern Europe according to my QSL from a few
>>> years ago. They very rarely get a report from the Lower 48.
>>>
>>> Patrick Martin
>>> Seaside OR
>>> KGED QSL Manager
>>>
 From: ve...@shaw.ca 
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:19:25 -0800
 Subject: [IRCA] Polar Night?

 Barrow, AK KBRW-680 being reported in Scotland at 
present...may be a good

 evening coming?

 Steve / Mayne Island, BC



 WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl

 VE7SL BLOG - "Homebrewing and Operating Adventures From 2200m to
>>> Nanowaves":
 http://ve7sl.blogspot.ca/
>>

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Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

[Patrick Martin]

The only problem with catching AK  are conditions.

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> From: sau...@sympatico.ca
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 03:05:28 +
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
> CC: markwa1...@aol.com
> 
> It would be interesting to try for an Alaska DX test from Newfoundland, where 
> we've heard over the pole to Japan etc and also get BC in the morning at 
> sunrise.
> 
> Saul Chernos
> Burnt River ON
> 
> 
> 
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> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:04:23 +
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
> 
>  
> I saw the "heads up" about polar propagation and fired off a capture at 0400 
> UTC.
>  
>  
> Live DXing right ahead of that just showed rather ordinary TA DX strengths.  
> What was stronger than I expected was Nigeria on 917 - actually producing 
> some audio, and better than presumed Spain on 918.
>  
>  
> I would be surprised if a 910 station from Alaska could compete with UK 909 
> in most of western Europe, though north of the Arctic Circle Scandinavian 
> DXpedition sites are really their own "animal", especially during the times 
> of year where the sun barely peaks over the horizon.
>  
>  
> One reason that northern Canada and Alaska stations are reported in Europe 
> without a corresponding amount of Europeans being heard in western North 
> America could be that most of the big really northern European stations are 
> gone.  We don't have Norway 1314, Sweden 1179, Finland 963, and several of 
> the big Russians.  Those would be the easiest Euro's to shoot over the pole 
> into AK, BC, AB, WA, etc.  Mostly we're left with the Brits such as 1215.  
> Those are a bit less likely to make it up to the auroral "doughnut hole" 
> without a bounce in the more absorptive auroral oval.
>  
>  
> 160-meter ham observations may or may not be useful.  If there's a killer 
> opening between Finland and Alberta, but Finland has no broadcast stations, 
> the DXer in Alberta isn't going to have such great luck, especially if 
> stations a bit farther south don't make it to the "doughnut hole" well.  
> Those would be mostly UK nowadays since there's next to nothing from 
> Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland, France, Switzerland, Austria, etc. - 
> countries that each used to have at least one "loudenboomer".
>  
>  
> As far as KBRW 680 ever getting here to MA, the chances are "nil to zip".  
> Even if it was a DX test with code and sweep tones or the station drifted a 
> kHz or so off channel, it would have to battle through WRKO, WAPA, Colombia, 
> Cuba, Venezuela, WPTF, WCBM, CFTR, Brazil, and probably some others.  Norway, 
> although on the other side of the "pond", can take advantage of lengthy polar 
> darkness and the "doughnut hole" as well as much greater separation from 
> interferers that are breathing down our neck on this end.
>  
>  
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, MA
>  
>  
> <<
> From: Mauno Ritola 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
> Message-ID: <569e0abe.3030...@realmonitor.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>  
>  
> For KIYU though, read Europe as Lapland. Very rare outside northernmost 
> Europe.
>  
>  
> Mauno
>  
>  
> 19.1.2016, 6:02, Patrick Martin kirjoitti:
> > Paul,
> >
> > You will get reports for KIYU from Europe. AK is heard there a lot. 
> > Hopefully I can catch it down here.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > Patrick Martin
> > Seaside OR
> > KGED QSL Manager
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:38:15 -0900
> >> From: walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
> >> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
> >>
> >> And when KIYU-AM 910 comes back on, hopefully some European and lower 48
> >> DX'ers will log it.
> >>
> >> I will handle all QSL's for it when it comes back on.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >> On Monday, January 18, 2016, Patrick Martin  wrote:
> >>
> >>> KBRW is fairly common in Northern Europe according to my QSL from a few
> >>> years ago. They very rarely get a report from the Lower 48.
> >>>
> >>> Patrick Martin
> >>> Seaside OR
> >>> KGED QSL Manager
> >>>
>  From: ve...@shaw.ca 

[IRCA] Daytimer WRLV 1140 Saylersville KY On Air Late Again Tonight

[William Dvorak]

As first reported by Saul Chernos last night, daytimer WRLV 1140
Saylersville KY is being heard well into the night again tonight. Format is
country, slogan "Pure Country" and only ID's for sister station WRLV-FM
106.7 are being given. WRLV is only 1  kw and here in Madison WI is for the
most part being buried by WRVA. It has occasionally popped up with music
and ID's, however.
73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI
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[IRCA] Correction: Salyersville, not Saylersville

[William Dvorak]

My previous posting had the CoL incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling
is Salyersville, not Saylersville. Sorry for the confusion.
73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI
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Re: [IRCA] RFC - request for comments...

[Brandon Jordan]

Would love to see the excellent Guy Atkins enhanced IRCA logo reduced in size 
and put up top of the page in the header. Otherwise than that, the layout looks 
great. Definitely want to work with you on getting some DX Test content on the 
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*thumbs up*

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[IRCA] TP 19 Jan Victoria version

[Nick Hall-Patch]

A bit of a mix today, some Aussie, but  more Asia than expected.




pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, 
at least briefly):


not today either



Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it 
understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):



972 was close at times, 1344UT




not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or 
noise could be understood by a native speaker:


612  4QR likely man in DU English 1518UT, weaker by 1535UT, but at 
that time, easily matching the strength of 610 domestics
828 JOBB soft instrumental music and pips 1200UT, beginning of 
English lessons: "Welcome!" by man.
972 HLCA man and woman in Korean, into pop ballad 1344UT; a reprise 
with androgynous male pop music 1526UT; still there but weak, by 1554UT
1116 4BC likely w/man in DU English, woman on phone 1454UT; somewhat 
weaker at 1536UT, but still hanging in there
1575 likely VoA woman in SE Asian language 1348UT, man on phone; 
signal in and out until past 1400UT, with no apparent ID on hour



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)


738 Tahiti likely.  Man talking, French inflection 1001UT
747 JOIB recognizable woman's voice for the English lessons 1320UT
774 JOUB; extreme minimalist DX, man talking (3LO?) mixing with s/off 
chimes 1541UT
792 man mumbling 1535 UT, no possible parallels, but there is a 
Brisbane station here

936 man mumbling 1525UT; note that yes, there is a Brisbane station here
1566 pop music 1541-2UT, likely HLAZ per past listening
1593 CNR1 woman talking, then piano music 1533UT //6125, held in 
until after 1538UT




Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or 
ravaged by splatter)


621 702 837 1557







best wishes,

Nick

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[IRCA] RFC - request for comments...

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[IRCA] WYKE 104.3 Inglis FLORIDA…..RELAY on 1590 Khz????

[Robert Ross]

Hi Guys:

Had some minor Auroral Conditions late last night and heard a station on 
1590 Khz IDing as……..

"SPORTS RADIO 1590 and 104.3 WYKE" and into Sports Talk.

WYKE is in Inglis Florida on 104.3  FM…But WHO would be relaying them on 1590 
Khz???

Closest Florida Station is in St. Pete Beach WRXB 1590 and it is show as 
GOSPEL???

Anyone down that way have any idea who this could be relaying WYKE-FM Inglis on 
1590 Khz???

Thanks…ROB VA3SW

Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Jan 20 0010 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 January follow.
Solar flux 98 and estimated planetary A-index 11.
The estimated planetary K-index at  UTC on 20 January 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 18   18   18   18   18   19   19   19   19   19   19   19   19   20
UTC  0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 
SFlx 101  101  101  101  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  98   98
A-in 44444555555512   11
K-in 01121343331101
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm



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Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] Correction: 1140 WRLV Salyerville KY, not WLOD TN, on late

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---

Cuban with piano music is probably Musical Nacional // 590.


Other one is usually Radio Surco.  They ID often.
Example: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/r_surco_cuba-1140_20150324_z.mp3


Talker could also be one of the Rebeldes.  Easy to parallel that.  670 and 1180 
must burn out your front end there in coastal NC since they're smokin' loud 
here 500 or so miles farther along the same line.


There are a total of 6 different-programming Cuban 1140's.  They are trying to 
bury WQBA Miami.  I don't think any of these is monster power though, not like 
the menagerie on 1180.


When I checked 1140 at 11 p.m. EST / 0400 UTC, I had CBI Nova Scotia way over 
everything else.  This on the TA antenna (peak 80 deg.).


South antenna usually has WRVA, WQBA, and Cubans (with Surco and Musical 
Nacional the best).  Brazil at sunset occasionally.


Rick, is that your permanent QTH or a DXpedition?  Receiver and antenna there?  
Good to see some Outer Banks activity.  Not too far from there was Al Merriman 
in Chincoteague Island, VA.  His DX was very similar to what I have here on 
Cape Cod - decent Euro's, good Caribbean, etc.  I have not seen anything from 
him in a LONG time.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


<<
Other than WRVA on 1140.0175 I have an unidentified Cuban with Piano mx on
1140.0038 and another Cuban on 1140.0269 with talk.


Rick S., Rodanthe NC OBX FM25go
>>
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Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---

I saw the "heads up" about polar propagation and fired off a capture at 0400 
UTC.


Live DXing right ahead of that just showed rather ordinary TA DX strengths.  
What was stronger than I expected was Nigeria on 917 - actually producing some 
audio, and better than presumed Spain on 918.


I would be surprised if a 910 station from Alaska could compete with UK 909 in 
most of western Europe, though north of the Arctic Circle Scandinavian 
DXpedition sites are really their own "animal", especially during the times of 
year where the sun barely peaks over the horizon.


One reason that northern Canada and Alaska stations are reported in Europe 
without a corresponding amount of Europeans being heard in western North 
America could be that most of the big really northern European stations are 
gone.  We don't have Norway 1314, Sweden 1179, Finland 963, and several of the 
big Russians.  Those would be the easiest Euro's to shoot over the pole into 
AK, BC, AB, WA, etc.  Mostly we're left with the Brits such as 1215.  Those are 
a bit less likely to make it up to the auroral "doughnut hole" without a bounce 
in the more absorptive auroral oval.


160-meter ham observations may or may not be useful.  If there's a killer 
opening between Finland and Alberta, but Finland has no broadcast stations, the 
DXer in Alberta isn't going to have such great luck, especially if stations a 
bit farther south don't make it to the "doughnut hole" well.  Those would be 
mostly UK nowadays since there's next to nothing from Netherlands, Germany, 
Denmark, Poland, France, Switzerland, Austria, etc. - countries that each used 
to have at least one "loudenboomer".


As far as KBRW 680 ever getting here to MA, the chances are "nil to zip".  Even 
if it was a DX test with code and sweep tones or the station drifted a kHz or 
so off channel, it would have to battle through WRKO, WAPA, Colombia, Cuba, 
Venezuela, WPTF, WCBM, CFTR, Brazil, and probably some others.  Norway, 
although on the other side of the "pond", can take advantage of lengthy polar 
darkness and the "doughnut hole" as well as much greater separation from 
interferers that are breathing down our neck on this end.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


<<
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
Message-ID: <569e0abe.3030...@realmonitor.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed


For KIYU though, read Europe as Lapland. Very rare outside northernmost 
Europe.


Mauno


19.1.2016, 6:02, Patrick Martin kirjoitti:
> Paul,
>
> You will get reports for KIYU from Europe. AK is heard there a lot. Hopefully 
> I can catch it down here.
>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
>
>> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:38:15 -0900
>> From: walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com
>> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?
>>
>> And when KIYU-AM 910 comes back on, hopefully some European and lower 48
>> DX'ers will log it.
>>
>> I will handle all QSL's for it when it comes back on.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Monday, January 18, 2016, Patrick Martin  wrote:
>>
>>> KBRW is fairly common in Northern Europe according to my QSL from a few
>>> years ago. They very rarely get a report from the Lower 48.
>>>
>>> Patrick Martin
>>> Seaside OR
>>> KGED QSL Manager
>>>
 From: ve...@shaw.ca 
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:19:25 -0800
 Subject: [IRCA] Polar Night?

 Barrow, AK KBRW-680 being reported in Scotland at present...may be a good
 evening coming?

 Steve / Mayne Island, BC



 WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl

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>>> Nanowaves":
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>>
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