Re: [IRCA] Korean Peninsula AM FM SW changes
Some additional info on the Korean changes: * 97.8 is back on the air in Haeju, loud and clear. * 97.0 has a weak but steady signal in southwest Seoul. * 92.8 new Pyongyang Broadcasting affiliate is jammed on new station 92.8 Seoul. * 103.7 is still jammed in Seoul, but with the north seemingly changing their whole FM band to even numbers, unknown if it will start up again in Haeju. It seems to have been off for some time. North Korea did much the same a year ago. The whole country turned on full-power on New Year's Day as the south scrambled to set up jammers for it. But this is a major radio overhaul up there, mostly concentrated along the border and Seoul suburbs. -Chris Kadlec Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 14:21:27 +0900 From: "Chris Kadlec" Subject: [IRCA] Korean Peninsula AM FM SW changes AM, FM, and SW happenings in Seoul - it's a bit of a mess, all of it occurring on December 21st: KOR 684 Goyang & Hwaseong have turned off. DPK 684 Pyonggang-Cheorwon (E. of Unification) has turned off. KOR 1080 Goyang & Hwaseong have both turned off. DPK 1080 Haeju (Echo of Unification) has turned off. DPK 6250KHz, 5905KHz, 3970KHz now running Voice of Unification. 5905 likely replacing 1080 Haeju as it is being heard in near-solid FM quality in the coastal suburbs. DPK 89.4 has turned on with E. of Unification [likely] in Kaesong (suburban Seoul area) DPK 97.0 has turned on with E. of Unification, unknown location likely along the east coast DPK 97.8 is still listed active with E. of Unification but has been off since 2015, transmitter in Haeju //1080 south of downtown. All Echo of Unification frequencies confirmed via the station's announcement on their website and observations in Seoul and Incheon Friday afternoon. Echo of Unification runs from 7-9, 1-3, and 9-11pm PST (UTC+9:30) across all network affiliates. Chris Kadlec Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide ___ 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 22 Dec Victoria version
Foul up on recording software this morning, so not much to show for it. The signal strength monitor looked like the emphasis was on low band Asian big guns plus 612 even until after 1500UT. Did manage to record the sign off music box of NHK2 on 747, 774 and 828 at 1543UTrather unexpected under the geomagnetic circumstances. 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
[IRCA] Korean Peninsula AM FM SW changes
AM, FM, and SW happenings in Seoul - it's a bit of a mess, all of it occurring on December 21st: KOR 684 Goyang & Hwaseong have turned off. DPK 684 Pyonggang-Cheorwon (E. of Unification) has turned off. KOR 1080 Goyang & Hwaseong have both turned off. DPK 1080 Haeju (Echo of Unification) has turned off. DPK 6250KHz, 5905KHz, 3970KHz now running Voice of Unification. 5905 likely replacing 1080 Haeju as it is being heard in near-solid FM quality in the coastal suburbs. DPK 89.4 has turned on with E. of Unification [likely] in Kaesong (suburban Seoul area) DPK 97.0 has turned on with E. of Unification, unknown location likely along the east coast DPK 97.8 is still listed active with E. of Unification but has been off since 2015, transmitter in Haeju //1080 south of downtown. All Echo of Unification frequencies confirmed via the station's announcement on their website and observations in Seoul and Incheon Friday afternoon. Echo of Unification runs from 7-9, 1-3, and 9-11pm PST (UTC+9:30) across all network affiliates. Chris Kadlec Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide ___ 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] WRTH 2017
Amazon wins. The book depository is now up to $56.35 Cdn. Cheers! Walt On Thursday, December 22, 2016, Guy Atkins wrote: > > > > > > Also on Amazon.com site for $37.70 > USD > with free Prime shipping. > > Guy Atkins > Puyallup, WA > > > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > > From: Walter Salmaniw > > > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America < > > irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > Cc: > > Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:26:01 -0800 > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] WRTH 2017 Link > > Here's the link I used, John (and for others interested): > > > > http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9780955548192/ > > > > Interesting! I see the price has risen to $41.74. Still a good deal! > > > > 73, Walt > > > > > ___ > 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: 2016 Dec 23 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 22 December follow. Solar flux 75 and estimated planetary A-index 23. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 23 December was 3. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 A-in 666628 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 26 23 K-in 13464454433343 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] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, December 16-22, 2016
--- Begin Message --- All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT` during EST; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-05 UT period to the previous date by ELT]. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; IC-R75 with E-W longwire 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/page54 [over 185,000 views as of Dec 22, 2016] These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of USA, unidentified [if any], separated by === Within each, they are in frequency order ** U S A. 1020, Dec 21 at 0528 UT, Spanish pentecostal gospel huxter overcoming KOKP Perry OK, especially if I null it, typical of what KCKN Roswell NM used to accomplish before it crashed. Making 3.5 Hz SAH = 210/minute. At 0531 UT, KDKA makes it thru with ID and CBS News Update. AM Switch in NRC DX News post-dated Dec 26 reports: ``STAs granted: 1020, KCKN NM Roswell – Granted STA with U4(?) 1000/1000; bad tubes in main transmitter`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1857, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1130, Dec 21 at 0524 UT, S9+40 signal in silly sports talk, overcoming KMOX IBOC circa 1133. Playing ``Spanish Flea`` song in background. Must be KWKH Shreveport LA on 50 kW ND day pattern, much more signal than we normally get at night when it`s supposed to be a wide blob centered on SSW, essentially nothing to the north (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1250, Dec 21 at 0519 UT, strange rappish song of syllables, including ``konichiwa`` a couple times, but not sure rest is Japanese; then songs in Spanish and English, but more than one station mixing. 0521 UT fades in strange language again, 0522 UT Spanish announcement re navidad, and English ad for tickets at Little Rock Center, a venue? Or Little Rock Central, referring to the notorious historic high school? So I will tentatively ID this one as KPZK, 2000/1200 watts U4, UC:AC format from Little Rock AR, per NRC AM Log (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1480, Dec 20 at 1355 UT, KBXD Dallas, Radio Salam Namaste W&M chattering in Hinglish, something about banana chips (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1590, Dec 20 at 0513 UT, HPRN Sports report, including a Nazarene girls` team, forecast hi today 56, lo 29 (obviously stale from previous morning hours), fishing license PSA, 0515 UT High Plains Radio Network, AM 1590. Therefore it is KDAV Lubbock TX, 1000/1000 watts U4. Some QRM from S Asian music, KMIC Houston or WCGO Evanston IL? Also a low audible het (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) == UNIDENTIFIED. 2520, Dec 19 at 1348 UT, S6 carrier with some fading to S5, no modulation audible which ought to be, if any; 1355-1402 UT monitored continuously in case about to sign-on. Likely a second harmonic, and Tim Tromp in West Michigan had just reported yesterday to the harmonics yg: ``WOCO on 2520 (2 x 1260), Strong signal right now on 2520 // to 1260 kHz (also heard here) and confirmed with a clear TOH ID at 1300 UT with local talk and Christmas music``. WOCO of course is close to him in Oconto, Wisconsin, 1000/29 watts U1 plus 500-watt PSRA. WOCO official sunrise is 1315 UT in Dec, 1330 UT in Jan (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1857, 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] Mostly Mexican [sic] MW DX to Enid OK, December 9-16-22, 2016
--- Begin Message --- 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/page54 [over 184,000 views as of Dec 15, 2016] All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; ICR-75 E-W longwire ** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. 1566, Dec 19 at 1339, carrier looping NW on the DX-398 with internal antenna only, and at last I can pull some audio: talk, maybe Korean? and piano music. Could also get the carrier at 1343 but no audio on the R-75 with E-W longwire. At 1345 weaker, no audio audible. It`s FEBC, HLAZ from Jeju (Cheju) Island, 250 kW. WRTH 2016 shows 1345 is the time it transitions from Japanese to Chinese, no doubt also antenna change correlating with signal drop here, altho it`s already just after sunrise. Aoki also shows those times but no azimuth info. A few minutes earlier, I had sought TP carriers on lowband, 774 etc., but none audible. Then checked NK MW/low SW frequencies and found 2850 to be S7 at 1347, 3250 also audible, but nothing unusual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1857, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. 1566 kHz, Dec 20 at 1339 I`m chasing again FEBC, HLAZ Jeju Island, and there it is looping NW, 1342 music, and I am listening with offset BFO for a carrier break, which happens for a few seconds at 1344:34 as the beam is being changed from Japan to China. Distance from the 250 kW station is 10995 km or 6832 statute miles (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1857, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COSTA RICA. 2859.82, Dec 9 at 0019, JBA carrier. Suspected to be R. San Carlos, 2 x 1430v, as tipped by Tim Tromp in MI the night before: ``For those interested in DXing medium wave harmonics, we have one right now on 2859.8 kHz: Spanish language with a *very* tentative ID caught at 2300 UT TOH that sounded like "Radio San Carlos" (Costa Rica), which would be 1430 x 2. Fair and steady carrier but weak modulation that seems to come and go. Still there at 0017. A quick search of Glenn Hauser posts reveals Radio San Carlos has been reported on 2859.8 in past years. 73, (Tim Tromp, West Michigan, Perseus + D-KAZ aimed due South, Dec 7-8, IRCA via DXLD)`` I had several logs of it in 2009-2010y but not since! At that time it was signing off circa 0200. I scan the 2 MHz band almost every night for harmonix, but none heard in a long time now. Where has this been, and why is it back now? WRTH 2016 shows 3 kW on 1430 from Ciudad Quesada, TIRVDC, at 11-03 UT. 2859.82, Dec 10 at 0128, no signal from presumed R. San Carlos second harmonic like last night. 2859.82, Dec 11 at 0132, nothing detectable from R. San Carlos. OK, enough non-logs. I will keep checking and certainly report if a carrier reshow here. Has Tim Tromp or anyone else heard it again since his original tentative log Dec 7 at 2300, and mine Dec 9 at 0019? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1856, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COSTA RICA. Re Harmonic alert: Radio San Carlos (Tent) 1430 x 2 --- Just an update on this one, I'm noting a weak carrier on 2859.8 right now at 2253 UT 12/14/2016. Threshold audio at best on peaks, presumed to be from the same station. Best on my South D-KAZ. 73, (Tim Tromp, West Michigan, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 2859.82, Dec 16 at 0016, JBA music, tentative R. San Carlos, 2 x 1430v. It`s less than the noise level of S9+10 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search Dec 20, UT: 1098-west at 1336, presumed V7AB Marshall Islands; only other is 1566, see KOREA SOUTH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search December 22, UT: 666-NW at 1333. Altho it loops appropriately for Japan or China, also seems a bit unstable, so may be a birdie. No others in complete bandscan, not even 1566, except: 1098-W at 1336, surely the usual V7AB Marshall Islands, probably a bihour after programming ceased, carrier staying on (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@har
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Dec 22 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 22 December follow. Solar flux 75 and estimated planetary A-index 26. The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 22 December was 4. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 A-in 6666628 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 26 K-in 21346445443334 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] AM Radio Will Grow and Change, Just Like America
http://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/0004/am-radio-will-grow-and-change-just-like-america/338865 Sent from my iPad ___ 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] WRTH 2017
> > > Also on Amazon.com site for $37.70 USD with free Prime shipping. Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Walter Salmaniw > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America < > irca@hard-core-dx.com> > Cc: > Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:26:01 -0800 > Subject: Re: [IRCA] WRTH 2017 Link > Here's the link I used, John (and for others interested): > > http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9780955548192/ > > Interesting! I see the price has risen to $41.74. Still a good deal! > > 73, Walt > > ___ 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] MMTC To Trump: Decommission AM Band
That'll please the many AM broadcasters who voted for change. Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: Dennis Gibson Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 10:20 AM To: Mailing List for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] MMTC To Trump: Decommission AM Band http://radioink.com/2016/12/06/mmtc-trump-decommission-band/ Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] MMTC To Trump: Decommission AM Band
I can only try to explain this by pointing back to the minimal minority ownership in FM and TV, because at least some of the problems they're citing to justify making AM go away also apply to FM, such as competition from other media. That, by itself, is the single largest issue for terrestrial broadcasting, period. While there are varying effects between AM, FM & TV the number one issue remains the same for all broadcast services long term. And those other services likely include things we don't even know about yet. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (4) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4); modified Sony ICF2010's (3) w/APS9B @ 15'; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Dennis Gibson wrote: > http://radioink.com/2016/12/06/mmtc-trump-decommission-band/ > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > 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] MMTC To Trump: Decommission AM Band
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