Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's

[Chuck Hutton]

The KB-5 is an unlisted unit at http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/ where I see only the 
KB-1, KB-2 and KB-3.


Chuck

>
>On Sat, 9/17/16, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's
>  To: "Mailing list for the International Radio
> Club of America" 
>  Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016, 12:32 PM
>
>  Interesting results
>  Craig.   It sounds as if the FLG-100LN isn't
>
>  functioning properly.  (first thought...power supply?)
>
>  When you say "outperformed" was it in raw gain, signal to
>  noise or ?
>
>  I'm not familiar with either the  KB-5 or QB-18I.Â
>  Are these no
>  longer in production?
>
>  best wishes,
>
>  Nick

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Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's

[Nick Hall-Patch]

At 19:01 17-09-16, you wrote:
Thanks Craig.   Maybe you're getting a bit of 
overload from the amplifiers, as the Conti loop 
can have a good sized output if you have locals 
nearby.  The 1530 would deliver considerably less raw signal to its amplifier.


Yes, I remember that Seaside convention, glad 
that Grayland was all it had been cracked up to 
be.  Heck, even hanging a loop off the motel 
balcony at that convention was pretty 
interesting.   And now we're putting a DKaz out 
on the hotel lawn at conventions.   Too bad the Pacific was so far away.


best wishes,

Nick

(and thanks for the JOUB posting)

I just received a couple of the KB-5 units from 
a gentleman in Maine who makes them. As you 
mentioned, I don't think the QB-18I transformers 
are in production any longer. I got them on Ebay 
many years ago. They are an 18:1 unit. The s/n 
difference was what was really pronounced. I 
live in a noisy area, which influenced my choice 
with the ALA 1530ln. Living as far inland as I 
do, I anticipated the need for amplification, as 
quiet as practical. The ALA 1530ln was so quiet 
compared to what I was accustomed to, that at 
first I thought something was wrong with the 
antenna. Further evaluation revealed that the 
s/n of that antenna is simply head and shoulders 
above anything I had used in the past. It was 
just behind the Conti loop as far as apparent 
gain and equivalent in the s/n category. I would 
add that I thought that the s/n of either the 
KB-5 or the QB18I was also degraded by the 
introduction of the DX Engineering RPA-1 preamp. 
The "cleanest", most intelligible signals were 
with either the ALA 1530ln, or the other two 
transformers without amplification. This was my 
first go at a vs b vs c testing, with me 
climbing up a ladder switching out antenna 
transformers during the brief window of TP 
signals present at this location. I must confess 
that a Grayland session right after the 2006 
IRCA Convention hosted by Pat Martin at Seaside 
left a sustained and indelible interest in TP 
dxing on me! While health and other 
considerations influenced me to move back down 
to town from the mountains where bogs and EWEs 
abounded, I will continue to squeeze all of the 
blood out of this "turnip" that I can, hi!


Craig

On Sat, 9/17/16, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's
 To: "Mailing list for the International Radio 
Club of America" 

 Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016, 12:32 PM

 Interesting results
 Craig.   It sounds as if the FLG-100LN isn't

 functioning properly.  (first thought...power supply?)

 When you say "outperformed" was it in raw gain, signal to
 noise or ?

 I'm not familiar with either the  KB-5 or QB-18I.Â
 Are these no
 longer in production?

 best wishes,

 Nick


 At 14:17 17-09-16, you wrote:
 >
 >I did some testing with transformers on my wnw Conti
 super loop this
 >morning. Between an FLG 100ln, a
 KB-5Â Â Â MW/LW balun and an Erickson
 >QB-18I. Interestingly the KB-5 and QB-18I consistently
 outperformed
 >the FLG-100ln on the loop, with and without the use of
 the DX
 >Engineering RPA-1 preamp. The ALA 1530ln held it's own.
 I used JOUB
 >and 1566(presumed HLAZ) as the test frequencies. The
 test was
 >limited to challenging TP DX targets for the Midwest.

 Nick Hall-Patch
 Victoria, BC
 Canada

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[IRCA] TA first blood

[Nick Hall-Patch]

1215 good carrier 0355UT; 1089, 1107 lesser evidence thereof.

best wishes,

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[IRCA] KJMP 870 CO into IL

[Neil Kazaross]

KJMP with their oldies is bothering WWL tonight here near Chicago for a new
catch for me. They must be seriously out of spec and none of their patterns
is supposed to put much this way.

They were loud crushing WWL at the Convention in KC last weekend.  73 KAZ
Barrington IL

Perseus and DKAZ Phased Array aimed westish.
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Re: [IRCA] JOUB 9-16-16 CO

[d1028gary]

Hi Craig, 

Let me add my congratulations for your 774-JOUB reception and video in 
Colorado. I know that it takes quite a lot of determination and patience to 
track down transoceanic DX so far inland (having tracked down 7 TA's on 
Ultralight radios and huge box loops during the 2009-2010 peak seasons). 

73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA) 


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Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 6:22:02 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] JOUB 9-16-16 CO 

Always a thrill to hear TP DX from inland! 73, Walt 

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> Here is a link to my first TP DX video. Thanks for the inspiration Colin! 
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[IRCA] Traces of TAs in Alberta

[Nigel Pimblett]

Several TA carriers at 0150.  Strongest by a fair bit was 1413, but also 
noted 1575 (two), 1458, 1386, 1215, and 1125.Might be worth keeping 
an eye on things this evening.


73,

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Re: [IRCA] PART 2 - September 17, 2016 West Coast TP Report - Victoria B.C.

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Please correct me if I'm wrong Colin, but weren't your brief 891 
clips  from 1339-1345UT on 16 Sept (not this morning)?   During that 
time period here 891 was JOHK, often quite rugged to hear, but pretty 
fair at 1344UT.Seeing you have at least two receivers, maybe 
another time, park the other one on 594 and see what you think about 
you're hearing on 891.


Yesterday, although some DUs did turn up, was thunderously Asian 
here.  1116 in Japanese for example.  Don't think that would fly for 
long in Brisbane.


best wishes,

Nick



At 22:47 17-09-16, you wrote:

Colin, I'd love to hear a clip from your 891.  Listened to my wav files,
and 891 was solidly DU English.  Your YouTube has nothing intelligible on
891.   Just a het, so not sure whether you meant another video clip or not.
 73,...Walt

Colin wrote:

891 Khz Various - when in Kona, Thailand holds this channel like an NHL
goaltender - yesterday there was some good audio here / not so much today -
so just noticed low levels of intelligence today. From yesterday -
https://youtu.be/rd0cCiTEjQc?t=3m34s
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Re: [IRCA] JOUB 9-16-16 CO

[Walter Salmaniw]

Always a thrill to hear TP DX from inland!   73,  Walt

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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

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:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 September follow.
Solar flux 80 and estimated planetary A-index 4.
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[IRCA] JOUB 9-16-16 CO

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Here is a link to my first TP DX video. Thanks for the inspiration Colin!

Craig Barnes
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Drake R8A
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[IRCA] 891 Sept 16th

[R. Colin Newell]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJJlNz_uHsU

As requested by Walt - 


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Re: [IRCA] PART 2 - September 17, 2016 West Coast TP Report - Victoria B.C.

[Walter Salmaniw]

OK.  I'd love to think it's Thailand, seeing how easy 1575 propagates this
way.  But, 891 has a lot of competition, whereas the only things I ever
heard on 1575 is either VOA (usually), AFN (frequently), and Radio Farda
(rarely, in the morning).   73,...Walt

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 11:08 PM, R. Colin Newell 
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> My 891 was pretty muffled today and yesterday sounded decidedly Asian -- I
> have a couple more videos on my phone yet to post.
>
> Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC
>
> > On Sep 17, 2016, at 4:05 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:
> >
> > Here's a clip of of 891 today, at 13:55 from my home QTH:
> >
> > https://app.box.com/s/xrofs8d9hta0o7rkbaatl5wji5fjfd18
> >
> > 73,  Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC
> >
> >> On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 10:47 PM, Walter Salmaniw 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Colin, I'd love to hear a clip from your 891.  Listened to my wav files,
> >> and 891 was solidly DU English.  Your YouTube has nothing intelligible
> on
> >> 891.   Just a het, so not sure whether you meant another video clip or
> not.
> >> 73,...Walt
> >>
> >> Colin wrote:
> >>
> >> 891 Khz Various - when in Kona, Thailand holds this channel like an NHL
> >> goaltender - yesterday there was some good audio here / not so much
> today -
> >> so just noticed low levels of intelligence today. From yesterday -
> >> https://youtu.be/rd0cCiTEjQc?t=3m34s
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Re: [IRCA] PART 2 - September 17, 2016 West Coast TP Report - Victoria B.C.

[R. Colin Newell]

My 891 was pretty muffled today and yesterday sounded decidedly Asian -- I have 
a couple more videos on my phone yet to post. 

Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC

> On Sep 17, 2016, at 4:05 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:
> 
> Here's a clip of of 891 today, at 13:55 from my home QTH:
> 
> https://app.box.com/s/xrofs8d9hta0o7rkbaatl5wji5fjfd18
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> 73,  Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC
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>> On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 10:47 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:
>> 
>> Colin, I'd love to hear a clip from your 891.  Listened to my wav files,
>> and 891 was solidly DU English.  Your YouTube has nothing intelligible on
>> 891.   Just a het, so not sure whether you meant another video clip or not.
>> 73,...Walt
>> 
>> Colin wrote:
>> 
>> 891 Khz Various - when in Kona, Thailand holds this channel like an NHL
>> goaltender - yesterday there was some good audio here / not so much today -
>> so just noticed low levels of intelligence today. From yesterday -
>> https://youtu.be/rd0cCiTEjQc?t=3m34s
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Re: [IRCA] PART 2 - September 17, 2016 West Coast TP Report - Victoria B.C.

[Walter Salmaniw]

Here's a clip of of 891 today, at 13:55 from my home QTH:

https://app.box.com/s/xrofs8d9hta0o7rkbaatl5wji5fjfd18

73,  Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 10:47 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:

> Colin, I'd love to hear a clip from your 891.  Listened to my wav files,
> and 891 was solidly DU English.  Your YouTube has nothing intelligible on
> 891.   Just a het, so not sure whether you meant another video clip or not.
>  73,...Walt
>
> Colin wrote:
>
> 891 Khz Various - when in Kona, Thailand holds this channel like an NHL
> goaltender - yesterday there was some good audio here / not so much today -
> so just noticed low levels of intelligence today. From yesterday -
> https://youtu.be/rd0cCiTEjQc?t=3m34s
>
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Re: [IRCA] PART 2 - September 17, 2016 West Coast TP Report - Victoria B.C.

[Walter Salmaniw]

Colin, I'd love to hear a clip from your 891.  Listened to my wav files,
and 891 was solidly DU English.  Your YouTube has nothing intelligible on
891.   Just a het, so not sure whether you meant another video clip or not.
 73,...Walt

Colin wrote:

891 Khz Various - when in Kona, Thailand holds this channel like an NHL
goaltender - yesterday there was some good audio here / not so much today -
so just noticed low levels of intelligence today. From yesterday -
https://youtu.be/rd0cCiTEjQc?t=3m34s
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-17 (Conclusion)

[d1028gary]

The Asian big guns sounded big indeed this morning as unusually good 
propagation extended for a second day, but the second-tier TP's seemed to drop 
off significantly. 594, 657, 1053 and 1566 managed their best signals of the 
new season so far, though, with most of the other regulars showing up with 
serious energy. 

At my 1245 start time 1566-HLAZ's Japanese service was already at a blowtorch 
level, and with 594-JOAK and the 1053-Jammer also unusually strong it seemed 
like this morning might feature a repeat of yesterday's exceptional session. 
For the most part the other Asian big guns on 693, 747, 774 and 828 followed 
the plan, but sunrise enhancement didn't provide the same kind of boost to the 
more exotic Asians. The Chinese mid-band stations on 1017, 1035 and 1044 were 
seriously down from yesterday, and there was no mix of 603-China and HLSA. 
About the only improvement over yesterday was a fair to good signal from 
1575-VOA late on at 1330, and an unusually good signal from 657-Pyongyang (good 
signal, not programming), which hit its best level of the new season around 
1327. A presumed 738-BEL2 also matched its fair signal from yesterday, along 
with a similar signal from 1134-JOQR. Steady rain in my back yard made the 
session interesting at times, but didn't really affect the DXing. Ov
 erall the morning was fairly interesting because of the potent big gun 
signals, which probably were overlooked a little yesterday in the rush to track 
down the mid-band Chinese. 

657 Pyongyang BS Pyongyang, N. Korea Female and male Korean shouters at 
unusually strong level at 1327; best signal of the new season (with some 
Audacity program noise reduction, which unfortunately couldn't improve the 
programming) 
https://app.box.com/s/kzw46ox4g5zbzft8eqomqdw2732ol4ui 

1053 Korean Jammer Monster buzz at 1313; best signal of the new season (on the 
same intellectual level as the 657 content) 
https://app.box.com/s/13hcxljhq1hqv8nsfdhpmabbcgfzy1wb 

1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Japanese service at blowtorch level at 1253; best 
signal of the new season (S9+) 
https://app.box.com/s/vxu8pbalbbahpq6uf5otr5yyl6xn98qj 

73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Sep 17 1805 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 16 September follow.
Solar flux 84 and estimated planetary A-index 3.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 17 September was 0.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 16   16   16   16   16   16   16   17   17   17   17   17   17   17
UTC  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800
SFlx 84   84   84   84   84   84   84   84   84   84   84   84   84   84
A-in 77777743333333
K-in 00111121211210
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm



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[IRCA] Nova Scotia Log 17 Sep 2016 and Syria

[Michael Yule]

Another new one for me. Of course, I haven't been at this very long out
here, so most things are still new. :-). And Nick, yes, it certainly is a
lot better than Lion's Bay!

 

 

 

1. IRAN - WS IRAN 702 kHz (Kiashahr) 2358-0003 UTC: AA mx to TOH, directly
into NA and then Quran. No mention of 'Radio Iran', so WS presumed with
bigger transmitting power. Good-Very Good.  Rcdg from 2358.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8krze04ql28fld3/Radio%20-%20IRIB%20WS%20702%20kHz%
2016%20Sep%202016%202358%20UTC.mp3?dl=0

 

Thanks so much Mauno for identifying the R Damascus ID for me. I went back
and listened to the recording about a dozen times at the 44 second mark and
I'm still thinking "Really? There's an "Idha'atul-Dimashk" in there? Wow, I
just can't hear it!". My ears are just not tuned yet to AA pronunciation,
but I have confidence it will come, I just need to keep trying. In the
meantime, thanks for your patience and help!

 

Kind regards,

 

Michael

 

PS Syria was actually a better catch for me because it's a new country!

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Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's

[C B via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
I just received a couple of the KB-5 units from a gentleman in Maine who makes 
them. As you mentioned, I don't think the QB-18I transformers are in production 
any longer. I got them on Ebay many years ago. They are an 18:1 unit. The s/n 
difference was what was really pronounced. I live in a noisy area, which 
influenced my choice with the ALA 1530ln. Living as far inland as I do, I 
anticipated the need for amplification, as quiet as practical. The ALA 1530ln 
was so quiet compared to what I was accustomed to, that at first I thought 
something was wrong with the antenna. Further evaluation revealed that the s/n 
of that antenna is simply head and shoulders above anything I had used in the 
past. It was just behind the Conti loop as far as apparent gain and equivalent 
in the s/n category. I would add that I thought that the s/n of either the KB-5 
or the QB18I was also degraded by the introduction of the DX Engineering RPA-1 
preamp. The "cleanest", most intelligible signals were with either the ALA 
1530ln, or the other two transformers without amplification. This was my first 
go at a vs b vs c testing, with me climbing up a ladder switching out antenna 
transformers during the brief window of TP signals present at this location. I 
must confess that a Grayland session right after the 2006 IRCA Convention 
hosted by Pat Martin at Seaside left a sustained and indelible interest in TP 
dxing on me! While health and other considerations influenced me to move back 
down to town from the mountains where bogs and EWEs abounded, I will continue 
to squeeze all of the blood out of this "turnip" that I can, hi!

Craig

On Sat, 9/17/16, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's
 To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 

 Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016, 12:32 PM
 
 Interesting results
 Craig.   It sounds as if the FLG-100LN isn't
 
 functioning properly.  (first thought...power supply?)
 
 When you say "outperformed" was it in raw gain, signal to
 noise or ?
 
 I'm not familiar with either the  KB-5 or QB-18I. 
 Are these no 
 longer in production?
 
 best wishes,
 
 Nick
 
 
 At 14:17 17-09-16, you wrote:
 >
 >I did some testing with transformers on my wnw Conti
 super loop this 
 >morning. Between an FLG 100ln, a
 KB-5   MW/LW balun and an Erickson 
 >QB-18I. Interestingly the KB-5 and QB-18I consistently
 outperformed 
 >the FLG-100ln on the loop, with and without the use of
 the DX 
 >Engineering RPA-1 preamp. The ALA 1530ln held it's own.
 I used JOUB 
 >and 1566(presumed HLAZ) as the test frequencies. The
 test was 
 >limited to challenging TP DX targets for the Midwest.
 
 Nick Hall-Patch
 Victoria, BC
 Canada 
 
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[IRCA] PART 2 - September 17, 2016 West Coast TP Report - Victoria B.C.

[R. Colin Newell]

Yesterday was a pretty amazing Trans-Pacific session that I stumbled into
late in the game - like arriving at an office party an hour late and the
other revellers are well into the celebration. Today was more sedate,
perhaps more "normal" for this time of the year, and I had more time to
flesh out some of the action channel by channel.

Mid-band observations:

846 Khz UNID 1327 YL in lang - a myriad of possibilities but nothing
definitive -

855 Khz Various - this channel is usually a mess of off frequency stations
with almost no one ever rising to the surface - today it was like a
graveyard channel with growls and hets - An interesting channel to sit on
but rarely very productive.

864, 873, 882 - Good carriers / near audio in a clutch of channels beset by
TV buzz and/or off frequency operators.Yesterday Japan was in charge on 873
- today nobody in particular.

891 Khz Various - when in Kona, Thailand holds this channel like an NHL
goaltender - yesterday there was some good audio here / not so much today -
so just noticed low levels of intelligence today. From yesterday -
https://youtu.be/rd0cCiTEjQc?t=3m34s

918 Khz UNID - noted in what I thought was English at 1332 -- no idea

954 Khz Japan - JOKR - 1347 UTC in the clear with JJ YL.

972 Khz Korea KBS HLCA - at medium levels - relative to yesterday as
MASSIVE levels. 1330U

1017 Khz Japan JOLB Fukuoka - 1329 UTC - with typical JJ OM/YL (way better
yesterday morning )

1053 Khz Korea JAMMER - at absurd levels for most of the session 1307 -->
1355U - Occasionally some JJ and then
some KK would rise to the surface -- but rarely more than a minute at a
time before the Jam would return

1098 Khz Marshall Islands - brilliant open-carrier between 1310 rising in
strength through sunrise.

1116 Khz 4BC Brisbane - lively EE chatter appearing at various times
between 1320 and 1356 UTC

1242 Khz JAPAN JOLF - in most of the time between 1320 and 1350 at good
levels in JJ

1287 Khz JAPAN JOHN Hokkaido - 1320 JJ OM

1323 Khz UNID - assume China with pop music at 1322

1386 Khz UNID - noted music in a quick pass at fair levels

1422 Khz UNID -  "   "   "   "   "  "

1566 Khz HLAZ - at good levels - a tad hotter yesterday - 1323 UTC

1575 Khz VOA Thailand - actually besting 1566 in terms of clarity and
signal strength - 1325

Today was predominantly Low and Mid-band favoured -- less stressful than
yesterday - and less heard.

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Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Interesting results Craig.   It sounds as if the FLG-100LN isn't 
functioning properly.  (first thought...power supply?)


When you say "outperformed" was it in raw gain, signal to noise or ?

I'm not familiar with either the  KB-5 or QB-18I.  Are these no 
longer in production?


best wishes,

Nick


At 14:17 17-09-16, you wrote:


I did some testing with transformers on my wnw Conti super loop this 
morning. Between an FLG 100ln, a KB-5   MW/LW balun and an Erickson 
QB-18I. Interestingly the KB-5 and QB-18I consistently outperformed 
the FLG-100ln on the loop, with and without the use of the DX 
Engineering RPA-1 preamp. The ALA 1530ln held it's own. I used JOUB 
and 1566(presumed HLAZ) as the test frequencies. The test was 
limited to challenging TP DX targets for the Midwest.


Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada 


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[IRCA] PART 1 - September 17, 2016 West Coast TP Report - Victoria B.C.

[R. Colin Newell]

Whereas yesterday was a frenzy of information overload after starting a
stellar session late, todays earlier rising and calmer conditions were a,
*ahem*, welcome relief from yesterdays hyper enhanced madness (well
documented in a couple of YouTube videos on my "channel".

Starting at the bottom of the dial this AM at around 1305 UTC and working
up.

576 AUS 2RN (t) likely the bouncy pop music and cheerful EE chatter at 1324U

585 Various - Jumble of stuff happening here but no winners - 1325U

594 JAPAN JOAK Tokyo - one of the more consistent signals of the dawn
session with typical JJ OM/YL commentary 1304 -> sunrise

603 KOREA KBS2 Seoul - most reliable low band Korean often // to 558 but
the latter was a no show this AM - often all alone after 600 and 610 are
longgone. 1310U -> sunrise

612 Australia 4QR Brisbane - best low-band Aussie day after day often
getting a nice sunrise boost - like today - most audible 1310 -> 1340

621 UNID - YL likely in Korean - no where near as good as yesterday morning
- 1310U

639 UNID - A combination of local electronic buzz and a jumble - but always
there this AM

657 DPRK - assume the KK chatter this AM at threshold - also a shadow of
what it was yesterday 1311U

666 JAPAN - JOBK - Osaka - peaking late with JJ OM around 1340U

675 New Zealand - RNZ National - was sure I heard Vietnamese hear around
1340 but by 1350 it was all jaunty EE patter - https://youtu.be/3UrPdsk60hQ

702 A couple of things struggling in the immense splatter this AM - maybe
EE, likely DU - but just not enough.

747 JAPAN JOIB Hokkaido - owned this channel from 1305 -> 1355 when it
faded or I left. Likely longer with language lessons

756 New Zealand (t) RNZ - assuming the jaunty big band kind of music and
word here and there. 1326 U

774 JAPAN JOUB Akita - complete ownership of this channel from 1305 through
1355 switch off (of the radio) occasional hints of EE underneath - but this
Sumo powerhouse held forth and easily brushed aside challengers.
https://youtu.be/Y7lUhjpYZVw - yesterday on DX150B

792 AUSTRALIA 4RN Brisbane - likely the jaunty music and lively EE chatter
- 1313 U

819 DPRK Unlike yesterday ( https://youtu.be/Ac8Sjldgu70 ) this AM was
little more than a bee buzzing against 820 domestic. 1315 U

828 JAPAN JOBB Osaka - holding the channel the entire morning with Language
lessons

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[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on July 17

[Bruce Portzer]

Today's DX wasn't nearly as good as yesterday's.  TP signals were weaker 
and fewer in number.   Still, it was one of the better days this season.



GOOD
774JOUB, 1249 English grammar lesson
972HLCA, Korean woman 1249
1053jammer 1303
1566HLAZ, jingle & FEBC ID like yesterday, then music & Japanese 
program 1230


FAIR
594JOAK pips & Japanese talk 1300
693JOAB talk sometimes poking thru CBU splat 1228
747JOIB, English lesson 1305
890KBBI, ID mixing w/CJDC 1259, music fill, then BBC news

POOR
828JOBB, music 1259, pips 1300
873faint talk in KIXI splat 1306
981CNR1, Chinese talk 1303
1206man & woman talking 1247
1287weak talk 1258, sounded Japanese
1386NHK time pips & bits of talk 1300
1420weak talk in 1420 splat 1322
1575weak talk 1227 fighting bad electrical noise
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[IRCA] S. AZ TPs Saturday 9/17

[Steve Ratzlaff]

Not as good as yesterday but still pretty good. An S9 electrical noise 
buzz was off and on intermittently today; nothing weak heard while it 
was on. All Asian audio.


Steve AA7U

near Sahuarita, AZ

R75; 140' west DKAZ + FLG-100 preamp


567 very poor 1256 utc

594 poor 1257 utc

729 very poor/poor 1259 utc

747 Japan poor 1241 utc

774 Japan weak/medium with EE lessons 1301 utc

972 very poor/poor 1303 utc

1044 very poor 1304 utc

1053 Jammer in domestic splatter 1305 utc

1143 very poor 1307 utc

1566 HLAZ weak 1312 utc

1575 VOA presumed, poor 1313 utc

1611 decent hets today 1314 utc not strong enough for any audio (usually 
several hets heard)


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Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/17/16

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
Well, I finally heard something Richard didn`t, on my mere DX-398 and ferrite 
loopstick: 774 from the NW (NHK) JBA carrier definitely made it as far as Enid 
at 1140, when I could also detect a carrier on 693. At 1154, 774 and 828 
carriers.

73, Glenn Hauser, out west from Perry

On 9/17/2016 6:26 AM, Richard N Allen wrote:
> What a difference a day make!  I listened from about 1000 to 1215 UTC (LSR) 
> and there wasn't a trace of a TP or DU signal here this morning.  I hope the 
> folks out west have a better morning.
>
> Richard Allen,
> near Perry OK USA.
>
> Sent from my iPad
--- End Message ---
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[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 17 September 2016

[Nigel Pimblett]

   A more thorough review of my recordings revealed that things 
weren't as bad as I had first thought.  In fact, if I hadn't experienced 
yesterday I would have been very satisfied with this morning.  How 
quickly one's expectations are raised!   The DX arrived later, left 
sooner, some signals were missing, and others weren't as potent as 
yesterday, but still a decent morning.



594	JOAK	Tokyo, JAPAN	Having more problem with IBOC noise today, but got 
to fair with Japanese talk at 1245.


693 JOABTokyo, JAPANMan in Japanese, // other NHK2 big guns at 1243.

747	JOIB	Sapporo, JAPAN	For some reason this one was nearly as good 
signal as yesterday, noted with Japanese talk over background music at 1244.


774	3LO	Melbourne, AUSTRALIA	Discussion by two men at 1207, with no 
trace of Japan at this time.


774	JOUB	Akita, JAPAN	Had taken over the frequency by 1244, with 
Japanese talk // other NHK2 signals.


792	4RN	Brisbane, AUSTRALIA	Had been a strong carrier for most of the 
session, but only audio heard was at 1300 with time pips and ABC news 
fanfare.


828	JOBB	Osaka, JAPAN	Traces of Japanese talk when I first tuned in at 
1158 (and was the only Japanese heard at that time).  Came up to fair 
signal by 1244 peak.


1116   4BCBrisbane, AUSTRALIANot as good as yesterday, but had 
peaks at fair level with talk programming at 1212 and 1240.


1386NHK2 synchros, JAPANJapanese talk, // 774 etc at 1245.

1566   HLAZ	Cheju, KOREA	Poor-fair with talk at 1246, and never did 
better than that today.


1575	VOA	THAILAND	For some reason I never heard this yesterday, but was 
in today at poor-fair level at 1249 with man speaking.


73,


Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, AB
Perseus SDR with Wellbrook Phased Array
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Re: [IRCA] Sept 16 - super-opening - 1st video - Victoria B.C.

[Stan Horzepa]

I felt the same way until I added the ELAD S2 receiver to my shack. 
There is no way I could have logged 125 new stations this summer the old 
fashioned way, but each to his own.


By the way, I still DX the old fashioned way when time permits. 
Recording is just another tool in my DX arsenal.


73,

Stan, WA1LOU


On 9/16/16 11:40 PM, Richard N Allen wrote:

I agree with Colin, unattended listening isn't real DX.  I guess it's my old 
age but I have a disdain for recording multiple frequencies simultaneously, 
then trying to figure out what was received later.

Richard Allen.

Sent from my iPad



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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-17 (Preliminary)

[d1028gary]

Thanks to Richard, Walt and Dennis for their earlier reports. Asian propagation 
was again well above average here for September of a lean solar year, with the 
Japanese and Korean big guns on 594, 1053 and 1566 exceptionally strong. Most 
of the other Japanese and Korean regulars were pretty energetic as well, at 
levels similar to yesterday's exceptional session. The strength and variety of 
the second-tier Asians wasn't quite as good as yesterday, though, and the 
mid-band Chinese stations in particular were a lot more sedate. A full report 
with several MP3's will follow. 

1053 Korean Jammer Monster signal at 1313; best jam of the new season so far 
https://app.box.com/s/13hcxljhq1hqv8nsfdhpmabbcgfzy1wb 

73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 
15" FSL antenna 

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[IRCA] Inland TP's

[Donald Barnes via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
Conditions appeared down from this morning compared to yesterday. At 1241, 
presumed JOUB, 774 w/male talking, at 1315 male/female talking, sounded like EE 
lesson. Hets on 594, 693, 1287 & 1566 at 1244. Hets on 747, 828, 1422 & 1566 at 
1326. Het on 1566 lasted the longest this morning, gone by 1355, a bit past 
LSR. 

I did some testing with transformers on my wnw Conti super loop this morning. 
Between an FLG 100ln, a KB-5   MW/LW balun and an Erickson QB-18I. 
Interestingly the KB-5 and QB-18I consistently outperformed the FLG-100ln on 
the loop, with and without the use of the DX Engineering RPA-1 preamp. The ALA 
1530ln held it's own. I used JOUB and 1566(presumed HLAZ) as the test 
frequencies. The test was limited to challenging TP DX targets for the Midwest. 
Too bad yesterday's apparent excellent conditions did not carry over to today, 
when I didn't have to go to work. 

Craig Barnes
Wheat Ridge, CO
Drake R8A WNW Conti Super Loop, ENE Conti Super Loop, ALA 1530ln


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[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 9-17-16

[Bill Block]

Listened from 1230-1315 UT and heard carriers on 558, 567,594, 603, 657, 666, 
684, 693,738, 747, 756, 765, 774, 828, 837, 873, 882, 891, 945, 954, 963, 1044, 
1053, 1566, 1575 and 1593.  
594  JOAK hrd at 1306 UT with talk. 
747  JOIB  hrd at 1239 UT with talk poor. 
774  JOUB hrd at 1241 UT with talk poor. 
972  HLCA hrd at 1309 UT with talk and very poor. 
1566 HLAZ hrd at 1244 UT with talk. 
  
Bill Block 
Prescott Valley, AZ 
Drake R8 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/17/16

[Nigel Pimblett]

Evidently the TPs weren't traveling over land as well this morning.  My 
disadvantage is only about 600 miles, but things were way down on 
yesterday's exceptional morning.


73,

Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, AB

On 9/17/2016 6:26 AM, Richard N Allen wrote:

What a difference a day make!  I listened from about 1000 to 1215 UTC (LSR) and 
there wasn't a trace of a TP or DU signal here this morning.  I hope the folks 
out west have a better morning.

Richard Allen,
near Perry OK USA.

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[IRCA] TP's for Saturday, September 17, 2016 Kalama, WA

[Dennis Vroom via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
Good Morning, 

Listened from 1257-1357 utc. A lot of Japanese stations on this rainy morning 
here in Kalama, WA

558  REP KOREA HLQH, Yeong-il, KBS 2 1257 weak briefly, faded out. 09/17/2016

567  JAPAN, JOIK, Sapporo, NHK1 1304 weak with man in JJ. 09/17/2016

594  JAPAN, JOAK, Tokyo, NHK1 1301 weak signal with man in JJ. 09/17/2016

603  REP KOREA, Seoul, HLSA 1306 poor signal with talk. 09/17/2016

666  JAPAN, JOBK, Osaka, NHK1 1354 heard late with man in JJ. 09/17/2016

693  JAPAN, JOAB, Tokyo, NHK2 1308 fair signal. Man/woman in JJ. 09/17/2016
738  FRENCH POLYNESIA, Papeete, Radio Premère Polynésie 1311 poor w/woman 
speaker. 09/17/2016

774  JAPAN, JOUB, Akita, NHK2 1313 fair signal "Downtown Tokyo" English 
Lessons. 09/17/2016
828  JAPAN, JOBB, Osaka, NHK2 1316 fair signal with English lessons. 09/17/2016

954  JAPAN, JOKR, Tokyo, TBS 1320 weak signal w/woman-man in Japanese. 
09/17/2016
972  REP KOREA, Dangjin, HLCA, 1323 weak signal with music. Moderate splatter. 
09/17/2016

1008 JAPAN, JONR, Osaka, ABC, 1328 very weak with man in JJ. 09/17/2016
1044 CHINA, CRI Changzhou, 1332 poor with talk. 09/17/2016

1053 REP. KOREA 1333 jammer with fair signal. 09/17/2016
1071 JAPAN, JOFK, Hiroshima, NHK1 ? 1337 poor signal. Woman speaker. ECSS 
reception mode.
1134 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOOR NCB 1342 fair signal with laughing woman/man speakers. 
09/17/2016

1143 UNid 1344 very weak signal with music. 09/17/2016
1242 JAPAN, JOLF, Tokyo, 1349 weak signal with male speaker. 09/17/2016

1503 JAPAN, Akita, JOUK NHK1 1348 weak signal with man in JJ. 09/17/2016

1566 REP OF KOREA, HLAZ, Jeju, 1345 good signal in Chinese. 09/17/2016

1575 THAILAND, VOA, Ban Phachi, 1346 weak signal with man in Asian language. 
09/17/2016


hets: 529 531 621 639 648 657 666 675 702 783 792 801 819 837 846 864 873 909 
918 963 1017 1026 1035 1062 1071 1089 1098 1107 1017 1206 1314 1323 1322 1422 
1458 1557 
 Best regards,

Dennis  Vroom, 
Kalama, WA
JRC NRD 545NW eweLocal Sunrise 1353 utc--- End Message ---
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[IRCA] WC TA

[transistor]

 About 6 or 7 years ago Steve Ratzlaff and I connected via email and started a 
coordinated listening effort for long-wave broadcasters from Europe and Africa. 

On evenings when I could hear them in Michigan I would email Steve and in spite 
of being on the West Coast, he could often capture them also. We were pretty 
amazed.  Steve was running some incredibly long wires at the time and I think 
it goes without saying is a pretty savvy radio DX'er.  

We referred to them as TA's until I examined the path one day and came to the 
conclusion that Steve was actually listening over nearly a trans-polar route.
Which made it all the more impressive.

I don't know how you West Coast guys do it! 

Scott
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Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/17/16

[Walter Salmaniw]

Yep, a salt water path makes all the difference!   73,   Walt

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Richard N Allen 
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> I have about a 1500-mile over land disadvantage here.  Sometime in the
> future I'd like to experience DX along the Pacific coast.
>
> Richard.
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> > On Sep 17, 2016, at 07:48, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:
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> > Richard, I got up at 12:30 UTC to listen, and, for me at least, things
> are
> > hopping.   Solid Asian opening, with the first tier channels yielding
> very
> > nice audio.  Having said that 1116 4BC is also giving decent reception.
> > Unfortunately, I wasn't at the dials yesterday AM, having gotten home at
> > 5:00 AM after an all-nighter delivering babies, so I can't compare the
> > two.  Nick's Fishbarrel is pretty impressive, too!   73,...Walt
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Richard N Allen  >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> What a difference a day make!  I listened from about 1000 to 1215 UTC
> >> (LSR) and there wasn't a trace of a TP or DU signal here this morning.
> I
> >> hope the folks out west have a better morning.
> >>
> >> Richard Allen,
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Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/17/16

[Richard N Allen]

I have about a 1500-mile over land disadvantage here.  Sometime in the future 
I'd like to experience DX along the Pacific coast.  

Richard.

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> On Sep 17, 2016, at 07:48, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:
> 
> Richard, I got up at 12:30 UTC to listen, and, for me at least, things are
> hopping.   Solid Asian opening, with the first tier channels yielding very
> nice audio.  Having said that 1116 4BC is also giving decent reception.
> Unfortunately, I wasn't at the dials yesterday AM, having gotten home at
> 5:00 AM after an all-nighter delivering babies, so I can't compare the
> two.  Nick's Fishbarrel is pretty impressive, too!   73,...Walt
> 
> On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Richard N Allen 
> wrote:
> 
>> What a difference a day make!  I listened from about 1000 to 1215 UTC
>> (LSR) and there wasn't a trace of a TP or DU signal here this morning.  I
>> hope the folks out west have a better morning.
>> 
>> Richard Allen,
>> near Perry OK USA.
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[IRCA] 930 KTKN

[Walter Salmaniw]

Thanks to Bruce Portzer for reminding me to check AK during good openings.
Sure enough, 930 is very strong into Victoria at 13:12 UTC tune-in.  Need
to check other AK, too!   73,  Walt Salmaniw
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[IRCA] 1116

[Walter Salmaniw]

Excellent reception at 13:00 of Brisbane on 1116, and at the same time, the
Korean jammer on 1053 is booming in, too.  Not a bad morning, at all!
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Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/17/16

[Walter Salmaniw]

Richard, I got up at 12:30 UTC to listen, and, for me at least, things are
hopping.   Solid Asian opening, with the first tier channels yielding very
nice audio.  Having said that 1116 4BC is also giving decent reception.
Unfortunately, I wasn't at the dials yesterday AM, having gotten home at
5:00 AM after an all-nighter delivering babies, so I can't compare the
two.  Nick's Fishbarrel is pretty impressive, too!   73,...Walt

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> (LSR) and there wasn't a trace of a TP or DU signal here this morning.  I
> hope the folks out west have a better morning.
>
> Richard Allen,
> near Perry OK USA.
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Re: [IRCA] Country Mix 1090 AM

[Eric Floden]

where are you?

ef
Elsewhere

On 17 September 2016 at 04:18, Kraig  wrote:

> Anyone know who on 1090 AM IDs as "The best mix of country 104.9"?
>
> Thanks.
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[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/17/16

[Richard N Allen]

What a difference a day make!  I listened from about 1000 to 1215 UTC (LSR) and 
there wasn't a trace of a TP or DU signal here this morning.  I hope the folks 
out west have a better morning.

Richard Allen,
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Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] AMBC down?

[Barry Davies]

I hope he's OK. 

Best wishes
Barry:-)  
Carlisle UK.  Lat. 55.0119N   Lon. 02.9672W.PERSEUS, 3.7m x 9.5m Flag + 
FLG100amp.

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Club of America ; a...@nrcdxas.org 
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His entire site seems to be down




-Original Message- 
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Subject: [NRC-AM] AMBC down?

Has anybody else noticed that http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/is not working? 
I’ve PINGed it and gotten no reply since yesterday afternoon.

Bill Whitacre
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Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] AMBC down?

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His entire site seems to be down




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Has anybody else noticed that http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/ is not working? 
I’ve PINGed it and gotten no reply since yesterday afternoon.


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[IRCA] Country Mix 1090 AM

[Kraig]

Anyone know who on 1090 AM IDs as "The best mix of country 104.9"?

Thanks.

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Re: [IRCA] Sept 16 - super-opening - 1st video - Victoria B.C.

[Mauno Ritola]

Generally stations are not interested in reports from outside their 
target area anyway. If the location of the web receiver is clearly 
stated, there shouldn't be a problem. I seldom send reports these days, 
but I have sent one a couple of times to Deutsche Wetterdienst, 
Pinneberg using both my own receiver and reception evaluation about 
signal and audio quality from half a dozen of Western European receivers 
around North Sea (their target area) and they have been very grateful.


73, Mauno


17.9.2016, 7:45, R. Colin Newell kirjoitti:

That's like Paul telling me he heard Oogudoogu on 4729 kHz and me sending the 
reception report to the station with the details expecting the QSL.

WebSDR's are for spotting and research.

Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC


On Sep 16, 2016, at 9:30 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr.  
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i know one dxer in particular, whos in SE Asia and uses the utwente sdr in
the netherlands to log stations and request qsl's from them.. often
requesting qsls from multiple shows on the same station. he does this on
aregular basis.  i have a real problem with this.  a remote sdr is ok to
check propigation conditions and casually listne, but nto actively dx.

Paul


On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 7:56 PM, Theo  wrote:

Ouch!
Theo

 Original message 
From: Richard N Allen 
Date: 2016-09-16  20:40  (GMT-08:00)
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Sept 16 - super-opening - 1st video - Victoria B.C.

I agree with Colin, unattended listening isn't real DX.  I guess it's my
old age but I have a disdain for recording multiple frequencies
simultaneously, then trying to figure out what was received later.

Richard Allen.



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Re: [IRCA] India, Language Series, and SDR's

[Michael Yule]

Thank you very much James for taking the time to list the stations in India
that you have heard. I really appreciate the list, and the effort you made
to provide it to me. I will be listening around 0022 for sure! 

 

Hi again Guy! I also remember the visit you made to my home on French Street
- I had my shack set up in a little room I had made in the basement, and was
running an NRD515, ICF2010, and a 60m dipole. My how things have changed.
Now as you probably know I am living across the country in Nova Scotia, and
if you're ever in this part of the country it's be great to see you again. I
didn't know that the language series had been mae into audio - I'll check it
out on Colin's website for sure. I was thinking of the pamphlet yesterday
and remember that it was 5 pages or so of mimeographed text - sort of the
reproduction quality of a bad fax - but I also remember pulling it out
whenever I heard a language I didn't recognize and trying to use the tips he
gave to identify what I was hearing. Of course those were the days when I
had the WRTH (WRTVH in those days) open along with the lists at the back of
PopComm and whatever I'd written down from the HCJB DX Partyline to try and
give me some clues as well - of course trying to figure out what frequency I
was listening to on my Grundig Satellit 6000 was a major part of the battle!
Ah, nostalgia - what would we be without war stories!

 

Anyway, in the present, I certainly agree with the sentiments about using a
web SDR to log and QSL stations - I never saw the point, you might as well
try and QSL streaming audio. Not really what I think that the hobby is
about, although I guess that the person(s) in question have their own hobby
- not DX'ing, but collecting QSL's. Whatever. OTOH, I'm afraid that I must
respectfully disagree with Colin and Richard regarding whether using an SDR
is 'cheating' or not, and the basis of my argument is this - having an SDR
and recording a swathe of bandwidth is like having enough money to have a
receiver for each and every frequency one wants to listen to with some type
of recording device to review them later (because we can only listen to one
station at a time), and we all know that many of us with enough money have
had multiple analogue receivers in the past (and still do!) with no thoughts
of having someone call 'foul' on this approach. I don't see any difference
in the two approaches, except that SDR is more complete and more achievable
financially. Really there is no ethical or other difference in my mind
between having 2 radios, listening to one and recording whatever happens on
the second one later, and recording 'n' stations on an SDR. 

 

But what do I know. :-)

 

Thanks again James and Guy!

 

Regards,

 

Michael

 

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Re: [IRCA] AMBC down?

[Barry Davies]

Still can't open it 0834Z  9/17

Best wishes
Barry:-)  
Carlisle UK.  Lat. 55.0119N   Lon. 02.9672W.PERSEUS, 3.7m x 9.5m Flag + 
FLG100amp.

  From: Paul Crankshaw 
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 Sent: Saturday, 17 September 2016, 8:14
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] AMBC down?
   
Yes, just noticed it too. A very valuable resource - I hope it's a 
temporary blip.

Paul
Troon, Scotland

On 17/09/2016 08:07, Bill Whitacre wrote:
> Has anybody else noticed that http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/is not working?  
> I’ve PINGed it and gotten no reply since yesterday afternoon.
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Re: [IRCA] AMBC down?

[Paul Crankshaw]

Yes, just noticed it too. A very valuable resource - I hope it's a 
temporary blip.


Paul
Troon, Scotland

On 17/09/2016 08:07, Bill Whitacre wrote:

Has anybody else noticed that http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/ is not working?  
I’ve PINGed it and gotten no reply since yesterday afternoon.

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[IRCA] AMBC down?

[Bill Whitacre]

Has anybody else noticed that http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/ is not working?  
I’ve PINGed it and gotten no reply since yesterday afternoon.

Bill Whitacre
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[IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Not sure I can take another morning like that one...


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


well yes, 594 JOAK , 747 JOIB, 774 JOUB, 828 JOBB, 1053 the jammer, 
1566 HLAZ with Japanese program; sometimes they faded, then they came 
back and assaulted the eardrums once more.


and...

567 JOIK woman in Japanese //594 1333UT
1566 HLAZ woman in Chinese 1222UT (not quite as good as the Japanese 
program, but very listenable)



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


612 4QR for a changed of pace, man in DU English 1343UT
639 CNR1 and?  low and high pip at 1330UT, sounded like Beijing time check
657 slow music 1253UT
702 2BL woman and man in DU English 1354UT //612 which was weaker
774 3LO weak ABC pips u/NHK2 which still dominated at 1400UT
819 North Korea? operatic singing 1307UT and 1318UT
837 JOQK man in Japanese //594 1340UT
891 JOHK man in Japanese //594 1343UT
954 JOKR woman in Japanese 1336UT
1134 JOQR man in Japanese 1319 commercial jingle; earlier (1246UT) 
accompanied by another station, low energy man as a contrast.
1287 JOHR man and woman in Japanese bookending things, this strength 
1157UT and 1344UT



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


576 pop music 1331UT Aussie?
603 HLSA woman in Korean into soft music //558 1324UT
693 JOAB snippets of man in Japanese //774 popping above the 690 
splatter 1152UT; had it later and better, but my notes are too 
chaotic to find that just now
711 HLKA man talking 1330UT, squabbling with 710 splatter; ID'd 
earlier by //864 at 1256UT, lagging slightly

873 JOGB man in Japanese after pips 1100UT //774
981 CNR1 man and woman in rapid Chinese 1325-6 //1098 and //1035
1008 JONR man in rapid Japanese 1317UT
1017 CRI likely, woman in Korean, musical interlude 1330UT
1044 CRI woman in Japanese, couldn't find any shortwave parallels though
1098 CNR1 slightly offset from //981
1143 pop music not //738 at 1341UT, something else with it a couple 
of minutes earlier?

1206 Yanbian woman in Korean, then man, off channel, 1301UT
1575 VoA? man talking SE Asian language of some sort, soon faded 1236UT

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)


531 JOQG woman talking //594 1237UT
603 JOOG/JOKK man talking rapidly //594 1322UT; haven't heard this 
for  long time

621 traces on female operatic singing 1303UT
702 NHK2 man talking //774 1322UT, plus something else.
729 man talking briefly creeping through 730 splatter 1310UT, not //567 though
909 woman talking, not //774 1337UT
918 man talking Chinese inflection 1325UT
1035 CNR1 man and woman in rapid Chinese 1325-6 //1098  and 981
1116 pop music, woman talking, Japanese inflection 1335UT
1152  NHK2 synchros Chinese lessons //747 1342UT
1179 woman talking Japanese inflection 1319UT
1386 NHK2 man talking //747 1325UT

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


855 936 945 963 999 1026 1251 1314 1323 1503

best wishes,

Nick

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Re: [IRCA] Sept 16 - super-opening - 1st video - Victoria B.C.

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Besides, it's such hard work digging through that cornucopia of 
DXI've thrown in the towel nowbut I'm sure there is more, if 
I worked some more.  Nope, I've cried uncle.  Report to follow


best wishes,

Nick

..
At 03:55 17-09-16, you wrote:

Exactly!

It's that feeling of immediacy.

The difference between living something and reading about it in the 
evening paper.


Give me knobs and dial light over pixels and mice any day of the week!

Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC

> On Sep 16, 2016, at 8:40 PM, Richard N Allen  wrote:
>
> I agree with Colin, unattended listening isn't real DX.  I guess 
it's my old age but I have a disdain for recording multiple 
frequencies simultaneously, then trying to figure out what was 
received later.

>
> Richard Allen.
>
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