[IRCA] RF capture file upload samples
--- Begin Message --- On a couple of lists there was discussion of sharing RF capture files so that other DXers can collaborate on solving unID's much as the RealDX Yahoogroup does with audio clips. Sometimes one DXer's down in the mud toughie is another's local pest. Also a DXer can get a general feel of DX in another part of the world, possibly before making a trip near there, as one also can sometimes do with online SDR's. Guy Atkins had mentioned his collection at the link below: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/1shbad73mby1c/wav I have a few RF capture files in the cloud also. These include: file=P_2010_2200z_630-1430.wav Perseus file of 630-1430 kHz : 11 NOV 2010 : ~2200 UTC Powder Point - Duxbury, MA (42.0464 N / 70.6512 W) http://www.mediafire.com/file/k0zxvd3do1yevdd/P_2010_2200z_630-1430.wav I might be uploading one of Roy Barstow's Elad files at some point. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, MA --- 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] TP 30 Aug Victoria version.
Lively, with a mixture of DU and Asians, mostly Japanese pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 612 came close, as did 1566 Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 576 2RN man talking, DU English, another man on phone 1255UT; //585 at times, fanfare at 1300UT 612 4QR ballad 1156UT, not // 702, and faded near hour, but ABC fanfare quite noticeable 774 JOUB English lessons 1243UT 1566 HLAZ Japanese program sign on 1230UT, and several returns to this strength over the next 45 minutes not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 594 3WV man talking to man on phone 1152UT; DU English //828 702 2BL man talking //612 1309UT 891 JOHK man in Japanese, sports announcer? 1159UT, pips across hour as man continued on. 594 was all 3WV however 1287 JOHR woman in Japanese 1307UT, various commercials 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) 567 RNZ National? nothing across 1200UT, but seconds later, man was talking, DU English intonation 585 pop vocal 1254UT 2WEB? 7RN faded over top very shortly 585 7RN two men talking //576 1256UT 738 2NR man talking //702 1309UT 747 JOIB likely; sounded like English lessons 1213UT 774 3LO man talking //702 1155UT, struggling with JOUB 828 3GI man talking //594 1153UT 828 JOBB likely sounded like English lessons 1224UT Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 954 972 1053 1134 1143 1242 1386 1422 1575 seemed to be Asian; 603 756 846 855 864 891 909 1017 1098 1116 503 seemed to be DU best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Mostly Mexican [sic] MW DX to Enid OK, August 18-30, 2018
--- 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/page70 [over 309,000 views! as of August 30, 2018] 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. ** KIRITIMATI. 846, Aug 20 at 0616, JJBBA carrier from R. Kiribati (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KIRITIMATI. 846, Aug 25 at 0604, JJBBA carrier. As explained before, can`t be anything but Radio Kiribati. BTW, this is not in WRTH 2018 as its reactivation came after presstime. It could be audible eastward an hour or sesqui earlier with local sunset, making much further NZ even unlikelier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KIRITIMATI. 846, Aug 29 at 0629, JBA carrier yet audible thru storm noise, from R. Kiribati no doubt. Also August 30 as early as 0456. Gaisma.com claims sunset at Ronton (London), Xmas Island is 19:34 local minus 12 for UT = 0734! But https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/kiribati/kiritimati shows this part of Kiribati is on UT +14 (which = Hawaii UT -10 on other side of dateline!), sunset at 18:34 local minus 14 = 0434 UT! So gaisma is all wrong about this one. And so is WRTH 2018, implying it`s all UT+12; at presstime there was no 846 but there was FM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, August 18-30, 2018
--- Begin Message --- All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 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/page70 [over 309,000 views! as of August 31, 2018] These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of USA [if any], unidentified [if any], separated by === Within each, they are in frequency order ** OKLAHOMA. 1020, Aug 23 at 1207 UT, KOKP Perry is promoting ``better-sounding`` FM frequencies just added, 93.1 in Stillwater and 93.3 in Ponca City [sic]. Still sloganned ``Triple Play Sports``. They already have a full-power FM on 105.1. This is a local morning talkshow not limited to sports. The trio can be split when necessary if too many silly ballgames simultane, but I suppose the new translators will always duplicate their AMs, so not to become ``Quintuple``. FCC Query shows: 93.1, K226CW, Stillwater, 170 watts for KOKP-1020 93.3, K227DK, Blackwell, 250 watts for KOKB-1580 An hour later I try to hear them in Enid, but as expected, 93.1 remains dominated by Hutchinson KS, and 93.3 by Newcastle OK. (BTW, Enid`s 93.1 translator license, K226BR, remains dark; where are you, Donald Williamson?? 88.3, K202BY remains dead air in honor of Harold Camping?) (Glenn Hauser, OK, Aug 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1210, Aug 20 at 0214 UT, KGYN Guymon with S9+25 bigsig during talk show, obviously not nulling toward Philadelphia; in fact it`s stronger than 1200 WOAI before fading a bit. KGYN is supposed to be 10/10 kW, ND-day, DA-night; and still has a CP for 50/39/10 kW DA3 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) = ** U S A. 830, UT Monday Aug 27 at 0108 UT, Spanish tropi-rap (real term for particular genre unknown), 0111 YL ID as ``Fabulosa, 830 y 97.5``, which means it`s the expected WFNO Norco LA (address in Metairie), 5000/750 watts U4, and the FM is mere translator K248BB. Totally dominating channel, no sign of WCCO MN, too far into the subauroral zone with high K-index (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 840, UT Monday Aug 27 at 0106 UT, opening headlines teasing `Perspective` from ABC, YL anchor, stingers. Haven`t heard this weekly newsmagazine in ages. Must be WHAS Louisville KY, perhaps a reliable time for it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 860, Aug 23 at 0604 UT, KKOW Pittsburg KS is blasting in network news, CBS? splattering 850 & 870, hardly normal for nightmiddle. Suspect it`s on 10 kW ND day power rather than 5 kW direxional night, circle tangent to SW (so we still get it, but much weaker) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1540.04 approx., Aug 23 at 1215 UT, carrier looping SSE stix out, no doubt KGBC Galveston TX, still off-frequency beyond tolerance, making low het against Spanish KZMP 1540.0 in The Metroplex, and unless nulled, English KXEL Iowa. 1560 KGOW Vietnamese Bellaire from Houston market is also still propagating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Answering Glenn's question about why KKLF-1700 is 5 kW day instead of the usual 10 kW - according to their CP application, at 10 kW they were causing QRM to their neighbors near the transmitter site. For a while they had different day/night sites, then an STA to operate 5000/1000, and finally just decided it was easiest to make the 5 kW day power permanent (David Yocis, [NRC] DX LISTENING DIGEST) = UNIDENTIFIED. 1550, Aug 26 at 0635 UT, continuous piano jazz amid the CCI. Not KUAZ AZ which is 50 kW but daytimer; unlikely WZUM PA which is 24h jazz format but only 4 watts at night! Last March 24 at 0607 UT I also had unID 1550 scat, and guessed maybe CBEF = CBC French Windsor Ont. Of all nights, nothing from north to be expected now with K index of 7. Unlikely any of the Mexicans. 1550 is full of Rebeldes all over Cuba (and a few Progresos) to block WRHC, so I should have compared to 5025. Any other ideas about US stations? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn, anything is possible from WAZX Smyrna, GA. Remote monitoring has shown this thing to be on one day, silent the next, then on again, et al. -- with programming in Spanish,
[IRCA] Rockwork Ocean Cliff DXpedition Loggings & MP3's (Part One)
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What, if any, Perseus, Elad, etc. RF capture files from the August Rockworks
outings is anyone willing to share? Cloud sharing (MediaFire, Box, Dropbox,
etc.) preferred but USB stick or SD memory card via snail-mail OK if no other
option.
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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A plunging ocean cliff, an innovative compact antenna, great DXing companions
and thunderous DU signals-- who could ask for more? Listed below is the first
group of South Pacific signals from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Tonga,
along with a 500 watt Longwave beacon from Norfolk Island (in between NZ and
Australia). All of these were recorded at the Rockwork ocean cliff near
Manzanita, Oregon from August 1-9 with 7.5" loopstick portables (CC Skywave SSB
and XHDATA D-808) and "Airport Unfriendly" 15" and 17" FSL antennas. Signals
which reached an S9 level at some point in the recording are marked with a
double asterisk (**). A detailed ocean cliff setup photo showing the XHDATA
D-808 portable boosted by the 17" FSL antenna is posted at
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/shkdipy66ka1g0udrbdvw67ncvjnrm64
260 NF Norfolk Island, Australia, 500 watts The low power air navigation beacon
made its first appearance in 7 years during a superb Longwave propagation
opening at 1209 on 8-8. Received with a Tecsun PL-380 and 12" Longwave FSL, the
same propagation opening was used by DXpedition partner Tom to track down an
awesome total of 55 beacons from Australia, NZ and the Pacific
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/209sk7dvhkfglpqv50gs1ehypgmxz2m2
531 2PM Kempsey, Australia, 5 kW Call-in talk on the "Help Line" with the Super
Radio Network mentioned (at the 22 second point) at 1245 on 8-1; also showed up
on most sessions with the Australian lottery numbers around 1320
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/gmu21imwglr0rdtgn38cwjgi7r6qrzs6
531 4KZ Innisfail, Australia, 10 kW (presumed) Classic soft rock format at good
strength matching the website info at 1252 on 8-8, but no ID's showing up for
me or Tom; there isn't much doubt about identity, however
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ajq981vqp28k3dyoobhvje7mc334k6qn
**531 More FM Alexandra, New Zealand, 2 kW The obscure modern rock station
usually managed at least one S9 peak each morning, and was fully competitive
with Kiwi co-channel PI for the first time. This TOH recording at 1300 on 8-8
demonstrates its potent capability at the cliff
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wlkl8yrxvxfblqytpee4wmp8l1oh0haj
**531 PI Auckland, New Zealand, 5 kW Pacific island music at a huge level at
1248 on 8-7 was typical from this low band powerhouse, which was frequently in
an all-Kiwi snarl with its overachieving co-channel More FM
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/c2y4uqb809exw7lqm2evdjzzcxie3mce
558 6WA Wagin, Australia, 50 kW Last chance reception on the final day of the
DXpedition (at 1254 on 8-9) before being immediately swallowed up by Fiji; this
was its fourth appearance in four years at the cliff. Although this was a
somewhat dicey recording, the operative words (from 30 to 35 seconds) are "you
have to be extremely careful of the vanity publishing area")
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dv5g0dc3k469p7upm5t92dy66fq34u8l
ABC website Podcast material matching the "operative words" on the Nightlife
program (proving 6WA reception)
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mw00oo69wdovircqi0q95cfr5db9yko
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mw00oo69wdovircqi0q95cfr5db9ykok
**558 Radio Fiji One Suva, Fiji, 10 kW The donated Japanese transmitter still
puts out awesome signals for this native-language powerhouse, including this S9
island music with a Song Medley ID ("Radio Fiji One, na domoiviti") at 1:38
into this recording at 1252 on 8-1. This was its strongest signal ever at the
cliff https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/vhwdviemmimdxervjaoe1qqci7a59dqj
558 Radio Sport Invercargill, NZ, 5 kW One of the tougher Kiwis came through
with Yankee-accented Fox Sports News relay // 792 at 1307 on 8-5, showing up
for the first time in three years
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dnkj6fqkviu8g57hw5mzcm00xae62ibr
**567 RNZ National Wellington, New Zealand, 50 kW After demolition of its old
tower the RNZ big gun has sometimes sounded anemic on the west coast, but
certainly not at 1320 on 8-3 with Indian-accented English
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/kbx6rp6asp7v89hb08yhknjfp5cklhre
576 2RN Sydney, Australia, 50 kW The RN network big gun sounded pretty anemic
on the "Kiwi Cliff" throughout the entire trip, such as at 1253 on 8-5, when it
was barely stronger than the "dwarf Star"
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/lyeyyegyq8n5a068fpwzwdpyte90flnw
576 Star Hamilton, NZ, 2.5 kW The "dwarf Star" managed music under 2RN at 1253
on 8-5 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/xekx5gb4chsdr1njlc4kkd4mlxw630h3 which is
parallel to 657-Star at the time
https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ipl15obsn5w55qtdgdjzyit65h6918lb
**585 7RN Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 10 kW The RN network Tasmanian must have
some
Re: [IRCA] WMPO, WJEH
--- Begin Message --- It wa certainly on Monday, though I haven't heard it since. It's a pretty long pull from here anyway for just 250 watts.WJEH was back on today. On Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 10:37:54 PM EDT, Dennis Gibson wrote: If the originating station is off the air the translator (W279CE) is not supposed to be on. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 29, 2018, at 5:58 PM, David Faulkner wrote: > > Hi All: > WMPO, 1390, Middleport-Pomeroy, Ohio has now been silent for about 2 1/2 > weeks. This is their second silent period this year. The FM repeater (103.7) > was on when I checked it Monday, and WTHQ, 1030, Point Pleasant, WV, > continues to ID as, "WTHQ, Point Pleasant, WMPO, Middleport, Pomeroy.Big > River Radio." I think their last SP was to upgrade transmission facilities as > their signal was much better here once they came back on before. Not sure why > they're off now. > WJEH, 990, Gallipolis, OH, noted off today. No sign of even an OC. > 73David Faulkner ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Logs 8-29/8-30,2018
WLFJ-660 Greenville,S.C. 1735-1800 EDT 8.29.2018 PSAs/ ads for Greenville,Spartanburg,etc."Commonsense " with Josh Kendall .ID " Christian talk 660 and 92.9" and" Christian talk 660,WLFJ,Greenville. " into Fox news.poor-fair.SRF-59 and Select-A-Tenna. Radio Reloj,Cuba 690 .0608-0616 EDT 8.30.2018.SS talk by man & woman.mentions of Cuba and Havana.ID" Radio Reloj" poor-fair. Mixing with unis SS station SRF-59 .Grundig AN-200. Carl DeWhitt,KI5SF, Maryville,TN. ___ 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
