[IRCA] TP 18 Sep Victoria version.

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Not like the last two mornings, but still a fair number of stations to be 
heard, most things weaker, however, with a bit more Down Under also.



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

594 JOAK woman in Japanese 1324UT, and many other times

747 JOIB Chinese lessons overcame the 750 splash at 1333UT

774 JOUB Chinese lessons 1320UT

828 JOBB...Chinese lessons 1318UT

873 JOGB Chinese lessons briefly at this level 1321UT

972 HLCA guitar music with voice over  in Korean by man 1320UT









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


567 JOIK woman talking //594 1331UT

594 3WV man talking //612 1331UT; JOAK enjoying a fade down just then

612 4QR man and woman in DU English 1349UT

1566 HLAZ choral music 1323UT




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

603 HLSA woman talking //558 1331UT

693 JOAB Chinese lessons 1334UT

738 2NR  man talking //612 1346UT 

774 3LO man and woman talking //612 1319UT during JOUB fade

891 5AN likely; man and woman talking DU English 1353UT

945 CNR1  man in Chinese 1326UT

1116 4BC man talking DU English 1339UT

1206 Yanbian woman in Korean 1323UT







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 1323UT, weak but a pretty clear channel

558 HLQH 1331UT woman talking //603

576 2NR man talking //846 1346UT

585 JOPG  woman talking //594 mixing with likely 7RN 1322UT

585 pop music not //576 or 594; 2WEB?

639 5CK ABC fanfare, very weak 1330UT

702 NHK2 Chinese lessons //774 1335UT

846 2NR man talking //576 1346UT

891 JOHK woman talking //594 1320UT

963 woman talking, Russian intonation 1324UT

1134 man talking, Korean intonation 1320UT

1143 instrumental music mixing with a man talking 1328UT; a real mess.  Both 
Asian"

1287 woman talking, Japanese intonation 1326UT






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

 639 657 729 756 846 855 864 918 936 981 1179 1215 13231422 1575 seemed to be 
Asian; 
675 756 864 909 1017 1098 1458   1503 seemed to be DU 



best wishes,

Nick








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[IRCA] 9-18-2018 Morning log

[Carl DeWhitt]

WGKA-920-Atlanta,GA.0743-0800 EDT.9-18-18.The Hugh Hewitt Show with
interview with Sen.Tom Cotton."Am 920 The Answer" and "WGKA" Ids. Confirmed
via online stream.fair-good. Grundig S450DLX barefoot.
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[IRCA] Who on 1520 is relaying 920 WMNI?

[mika]

I just heard a WMNI Columbus OH (95.1 & 920 AM) ID on 1520 AM at the top 
of the hour in the local ID slot. It sounded so strong that I would 
suspect the usual dominant WWKB, but would they really give an ID for 
WMNI?


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Re: [IRCA] Sept 17th - Video Highlights - West Coast TP's - What was on 1368 khz?

[Chris Kadlec]

Keep in mind that the SAPPRTF lists in China only show stations licensed by the 
government, which includes perhaps only half of stations that are on the air in 
China. Of my usual FM stations that I could hear from my location in Korea, 
maybe only about 50-60% were actually in the database, and similar with my old 
AM regulars - many weren’t in the database, but far more AMs were in the 
database than FMs as obviously it’s harder to go under the radar on AM than on 
FM at night. The rest were operating illegally, though you and the citizens 
would never know it as they are all covering large areas and are 
well-established local stations with programming and advertising. Most of them 
pay people off or just skirt the rules until they’re caught, and few of them 
ever are. Nei Menggu usually has multiple stations on FM that aren’t in the 
database, as I’ve heard them via Es with IDs, but they mostly hold licenses for 
the majority of their stations.

So I guess my point is: NEVER trust the SAPPRTF database as a resource of 
what’s on the air. Take the information that IS in the database as reliable but 
when a station isn’t in the database, don’t assume it doesn’t exist. It usually 
does. Use the station websites to confirm (if they have any) and even then, 
they often don’t list their frequencies on there.

But I may be an “expert” on the ground who knows a lot, but I only know what I 
could regularly hear, and Inner Mongolia is certainly not one of those areas. I 
can only help out with what I have experience with. It could very well be any 
Chinese station playing a song that just doesn’t match on Shazam. It’s very 
possible! I wouldn’t be able to confirm either way without contacting my 
Mongolian friend (I kinda don’t wanna bother him :) …)

It’s just gonna have to be one of those unsolved ones I guess aside from 
knowing the general region it came from.

-Chris Kadlec




Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:40:46 -0700
From: Bruce Portzer 
To: Chris Kadlec , Mailing list for the
International Radio Club of America 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Sept 17th - Video Highlights - West Coast TP's -
What was on 1368 khz?
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

According to the latest SARFT list (roughly the Chinese counterpart to 
the FCC list), there currently aren't any Nei Menggu stations on 1368.? 
I think there was one a few years ago, but recently a major reassignment 
concentrated the Nei Menggu AM stations onto about ten frequencies.? 
Maybe it was a Mongolian song on a Chinese language station?

Bruce

On 9/17/2018 18:06, Chris Kadlec wrote:
> Colin, it sounds like Nei Menggu. I can?t confirm obviously, but the song has 
> a very Chinese pop style to it, but not so much Japanese or Korean (there are 
> no 1368s in Korea, by the way). Plus, Shazam is very quick to identify almost 
> any Chinese tune you throw at it, as I have confirmed with many hundreds of 
> song matches from my own Chinese DX, even very obscure songs that I can?t 
> even find MP3s of and not even a hint of them on YouTube or anywhere. 
> However, it tends to be totally useless with Mongolian songs, even 
> Mongolian-language songs released in China (i.e. Inner Mongolia), which 
> always was a hint for me when I was hearing Inner Mongolia Es on FM when 
> nothing at all was giving me a match. This is why I believe, without any 
> proof since I can?t identify the song, that it was Nei Menggu. At least it?s 
> some idea of your signal origin...
>
> -Chris Kadlec
>   Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide
>   http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/seoul/
>
>
>
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:08:06 -0700
> From: "R. Colin Newell" 
> Subject: [IRCA] Sept 17th - Video Highlights - West Coast TP's - What
>   was on 1368 khz?
>
> One of the best signals this AM -- but from where?
>
> https://youtu.be/1g7OTA7yBhQ  Check out the 5 minute mark - very
> interesting - music but no speaking...
>
> Quick 6 minute video of morning highlights - it was a GOOD morning I
> think...
>


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[IRCA] 9-17-2018 log

[Carl DeWhitt]

Radio Reloj,Cuba-790.2243-2250 EDT.9 17.18 Time pips, Morse Code RR id's
and a bit of Spanish talk.very poor-poor.Tecsun PL 380. Grundig AN 200
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Guy Atkins]

Thanks for the link to Everett's mobius strip loop experiments, Nick! I
wasn't aware he's worked on any antennas buy FSLs.

Interestingly, he's discovered the "PEX AL PEX" tubing that the LZ1AQ loops
frequently use. I thought the tubing was available only in Europe, but
Everett mentions finding a supplier in the USA. With its aluminum skin and
semi-rigid plastic form, this tubing is a great basis for home brew
magnetic loops. I'd guess it's easier for hobbyists to work with than 100%
aluminum tubing.

Andrew Ikin of Wellbrook Communications, known for extensive R&D of his
antennas, published a short paper a while back which pointed out a problem
of loop-amplifier mismatch with mobius strip loops:
https://www.wellbrook.uk.com/loopantennas/pdf/ComparisonoftheMobiusLoop.pdf
I know he is not a fan of this design, despite Dr. Baum/Chris Trask's
investigations. The mobius strip approach is found in Pixel Technologies's
competing RF-PRO1A loop. (Current version is the $499.99  RF-PRO-1B
, sold by DX
Engineering.)

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA



On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 11:22 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Another possibility is: https://www.george-smart.co.uk
> /wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EWS-Article-in-MW-News.pdf
>
> 
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Another possibility 
is: 
https://www.george-smart.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EWS-Article-in-MW-News.pdf


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At 17:57 2018-09-18, Guy Atkins wrote:

Hi Larry,

I'd recommend you check out LZ1AQ's web site at https://active-antenna.eu/.
This individual has offered extensive kits and documentation for magnetic
loop antennas which a lot of hobbyists have built. The pricing looks very
reasonable and the quality is high. Some of the varieties are very
directional; there is a lot of information on this site if you dig deep
enough.

I've been wanting to build one of these sometime to compare against my
Wellbrooks.

A few reviews of the basic amp module are here:
https://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12530   and here:
https://www.eham.net/reviews/review/146210

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA


On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:25 AM, Larry R Fravel 
wrote:

> I am trying to come up with a working design for a broad banded (AM BCB)
> for an external loop antenna based on a 30 inch diameter hula hoop as the
> form.  I want to mount this on rotator outside the shack and feed my SDR
> with 50 ohm coax to eliminate noise pick up from the feed line. Has anyone
> ever done this before,  or can anyone point me in the direction to a good
> site that has the plans for one?
>
> Thanks in advance for any replies.
>
> Larry K8YYY
> Shinnston, WV
>
>
> For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there
> is freedom.
> 2 Cor. 3:17
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Chuck Hutton]

LZ1AQ's site is one of the best for technical info.

I have not used his products but know they are well designed.

And neither the complexity nor surface mount technology are factors for the 
user: all boards are mounted and tested per the product description.


Chuck



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Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 11:12 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

Whoa - never seen these before -- way more complex than the Wellbrook
products --
which may or may not result in better performance - but one does not know
until one tries.

Dozens and dozens of surface mount components on these boards -
I imagine the boards are pre-populated - there are only a few
of us that have the gear for doing surface mount (I have a HAKKO rework
station...)

Good value by the looks of it.

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 10:58 AM Guy Atkins  wrote:

> Hi Larry,
>
> I'd recommend you check out LZ1AQ's web site at https://active-antenna.eu/
[http://active-antenna.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kit-index.png]

Active Antenna Amplifier and Delay Line Radio Kits by 
LZ1AQ
active-antenna.eu
Amateur radio kits for building small wideband receiving active antennas and 
single directional wideband phased arrays.



> .
> This individual has offered extensive kits and documentation for magnetic
> loop antennas which a lot of hobbyists have built. The pricing looks very
> reasonable and the quality is high. Some of the varieties are very
> directional; there is a lot of information on this site if you dig deep
> enough.
>
> I've been wanting to build one of these sometime to compare against my
> Wellbrooks.
>
> A few reviews of the basic amp module are here:
> https://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12530   and here:
> https://www.eham.net/reviews/review/146210
>
> 73,
>
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
>
> --
Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com
 and DXer.ca  -
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[R. Colin Newell]

Whoa - never seen these before -- way more complex than the Wellbrook
products --
which may or may not result in better performance - but one does not know
until one tries.

Dozens and dozens of surface mount components on these boards -
I imagine the boards are pre-populated - there are only a few
of us that have the gear for doing surface mount (I have a HAKKO rework
station...)

Good value by the looks of it.

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 10:58 AM Guy Atkins  wrote:

> Hi Larry,
>
> I'd recommend you check out LZ1AQ's web site at https://active-antenna.eu/
> .
> This individual has offered extensive kits and documentation for magnetic
> loop antennas which a lot of hobbyists have built. The pricing looks very
> reasonable and the quality is high. Some of the varieties are very
> directional; there is a lot of information on this site if you dig deep
> enough.
>
> I've been wanting to build one of these sometime to compare against my
> Wellbrooks.
>
> A few reviews of the basic amp module are here:
> https://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12530   and here:
> https://www.eham.net/reviews/review/146210
>
> 73,
>
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
>
> --
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 and DXer.ca  -
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Guy Atkins]

Hi Larry,

I'd recommend you check out LZ1AQ's web site at https://active-antenna.eu/.
This individual has offered extensive kits and documentation for magnetic
loop antennas which a lot of hobbyists have built. The pricing looks very
reasonable and the quality is high. Some of the varieties are very
directional; there is a lot of information on this site if you dig deep
enough.

I've been wanting to build one of these sometime to compare against my
Wellbrooks.

A few reviews of the basic amp module are here:
https://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12530   and here:
https://www.eham.net/reviews/review/146210

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA


On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:25 AM, Larry R Fravel 
wrote:

> I am trying to come up with a working design for a broad banded (AM BCB)
> for an external loop antenna based on a 30 inch diameter hula hoop as the
> form.  I want to mount this on rotator outside the shack and feed my SDR
> with 50 ohm coax to eliminate noise pick up from the feed line. Has anyone
> ever done this before,  or can anyone point me in the direction to a good
> site that has the plans for one?
>
> Thanks in advance for any replies.
>
> Larry K8YYY
> Shinnston, WV
>
>
> For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there
> is freedom.
> 2 Cor. 3:17
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] TP 18 Sep Victoria version Headlines.

[Neil Kazaross]

I've looked for them before, but it sounds like I should check some
recordings from last fall, especially those couple where there was some
audio from high band Aussies here.

How long have they been 15 kW? 73 KAZ Barrington IL

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Bruce Portzer 
wrote:

>  KUAU is likely the best chance for Hawaii to be heard in the upper
> midwest on a loop or Beverage. It's consistently among the strongest
> Hawaiians and the first to fade in during our coastal DXpeditions.  There's
> aren't many interference sources between the Great Lakes and the Pacific
> Ocean - the Canadians are long gone, XERF is off to the side, and the few
> US stations *should* be on low power.  It's at least worth checking the
> channel when conditions look promising.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> On 9/18/2018 08:18, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>
>> Similar to yesterday - full details and video later this morning.
>>
>> New stuff: 1570 KUAU Maui, Hawaii full ID after news at 1330 UTC (thank
>> you Nigel for the tip...)
>>
>> 4BC 1116 KHz Brisbane - EE sports talk at armchair levels. 1336 UTC.
>>
>> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
>> Drake R8 - West Flag.
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Larry R Fravel]

Beta testing would be great.  Right now what I am actually looing for is a 
smaller loop - the 30 inch hula hoop that I have and am working with.  I 
need some input on the number of turns of wire - size of the wire - etc. 
From the loop I want to feed the loop directly to the shack with RG8-X.  Any 
tuning cap would need to be inside.  I wasn't looking for an amplified loop 
but that would be a big plus.


What I have now is the Hula Hoop wound with 8 conductor flat ribbon cable 
closely spaced up 1/4 of the way up one side of the loop, then wide spaced 
(the width of the cable spaced between each turn) across the top of the 
loop, and then closely spaced the last quarter of the loop.  The conductors 
in the cable are reversed so that on the one end  (cable end 1 for example) 
wire number is not terminated.  On cable end 2 wire number 8 is not 
terminated. Then cable number one the number 2 wire in the cable goes to 
wire 7 in cable number two.  Wire 3 in cable end one goes to wire number 6 
in cable number 2, etc., each one in series with the other.   In the end the 
actual length of the loop is actually 8 times the length of the cable that 
was to make it.  One of the free wire2 goes to the center conductor on a 
piece  of RG8-X that feeds my receiver, the other free wire from the loop 
goes to ground.


Inside the shack I am able to receive stations 30 to 40 miles away on my 
IC-7410 with no pre-amp inserted and getting an S8 reading on the strongest 
one.  Just holding the loop and turning it by hand does not produce a 
noticeable null.  I am suspecting a few things need to be done.  I may need 
to add capacitance to the end of the loop to tune it more (this has to be 
done in the shack at the end of the feed line) and I may need more or less 
windings on the actual loop.  Not sure at all why am not getting any nulls.


Larry K8YYY

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Re: [IRCA] TP 18 Sep Victoria version Headlines.

[Bruce Portzer]

 KUAU is likely the best chance for Hawaii to be heard in the upper 
midwest on a loop or Beverage. It's consistently among the strongest 
Hawaiians and the first to fade in during our coastal DXpeditions.  
There's aren't many interference sources between the Great Lakes and the 
Pacific Ocean - the Canadians are long gone, XERF is off to the side, 
and the few US stations *should* be on low power.  It's at least worth 
checking the channel when conditions look promising.


Bruce

On 9/18/2018 08:18, R. Colin Newell wrote:

Similar to yesterday - full details and video later this morning.

New stuff: 1570 KUAU Maui, Hawaii full ID after news at 1330 UTC (thank you 
Nigel for the tip...)

4BC 1116 KHz Brisbane - EE sports talk at armchair levels. 1336 UTC.

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
Drake R8 - West Flag.

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[IRCA] TP 18 Sep Victoria Video Highlights

[R. Colin Newell]

https://youtu.be/OHhoib3scb4

- A new Hawaiian

and an English speaking mystery on 945 Khz at 2:24 in the VIDEO CLIP...

Plus the usual suspects...

Enjoy!


> *Drake R8 - West Flag - WELLBROOK FLG100 Head Amp - VACTROL variable
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[R. Colin Newell]

Next in my list of projects (building a dual channel balanced Phaser at the
moment --
and some of them are in the mail...) but my next project I was hoping to
start
picking at was a variation on the *Wellbook* Loop - a balanced AMP with a
small
loop perimeter - 2 to 6 meters in diameter... fingers crossed maybe
something by Christmas
but that might be overly ambitious - I'll put you at the top of the BETA
testers list!

How does that sound?

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:56 AM Larry R Fravel 
wrote:

> Mark -
>
> Thanks for the suggestion but I am trying to "roll" my own.  I am on
> Social
> InSecurity and there for on a very strict budget.  Now if WellBrook wanted
> to donate one to me for testing purposes I would be more than happy to
> give
> it a try :>).
>
> Larry
>
>

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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Volodya S]

Larry, I suggest that you keep your eyes open on eBay.  Over the years,
I've purchased several Wellbrook products at "bargain" prices, compared to
new.  73,  Walt

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:56 PM Larry R Fravel 
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> Mark -
>
> Thanks for the suggestion but I am trying to "roll" my own.  I am on
> Social
> InSecurity and there for on a very strict budget.  Now if WellBrook wanted
> to donate one to me for testing purposes I would be more than happy to
> give
> it a try :>).
>
> Larry
>
> For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there
> is
> freedom.
> 2 Cor. 3:17
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Larry R Fravel]

Mark -

Thanks for the suggestion but I am trying to "roll" my own.  I am on Social 
InSecurity and there for on a very strict budget.  Now if WellBrook wanted 
to donate one to me for testing purposes I would be more than happy to give 
it a try :>).


Larry

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freedom.
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Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Mark Durenberger]

You can do no better than the Wellbrook approach
https://www.wellbrook.uk.com/loopantennas

Cheers!

Mark Durenberger


-Original Message-
From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Larry R
Fravel
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 10:26 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

I am trying to come up with a working design for a broad banded (AM BCB) 
for an external loop antenna based on a 30 inch diameter hula hoop as the 
form.  I want to mount this on rotator outside the shack and feed my SDR 
with 50 ohm coax to eliminate noise pick up from the feed line. Has anyone 
ever done this before,  or can anyone point me in the direction to a good 
site that has the plans for one?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Larry K8YYY
Shinnston, WV


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freedom.
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[IRCA] Loop antenna question

[Larry R Fravel]

I am trying to come up with a working design for a broad banded (AM BCB) 
for an external loop antenna based on a 30 inch diameter hula hoop as the 
form.  I want to mount this on rotator outside the shack and feed my SDR 
with 50 ohm coax to eliminate noise pick up from the feed line. Has anyone 
ever done this before,  or can anyone point me in the direction to a good 
site that has the plans for one?


Thanks in advance for any replies.

Larry K8YYY
Shinnston, WV


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freedom.
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[IRCA] TP 18 Sep Victoria version Headlines.

[R. Colin Newell]

Similar to yesterday - full details and video later this morning.

New stuff: 1570 KUAU Maui, Hawaii full ID after news at 1330 UTC (thank you 
Nigel for the tip...)

4BC 1116 KHz Brisbane - EE sports talk at armchair levels. 1336 UTC. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
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Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] How is Rick Shaftan?

[shaftan]

Doing fine out here.  Our top wind was just 52 and we had less than an inch of 
rain.  The 7 foot dish is pretty beat up.  I've got a backup for when it 
finally dies.  Will try to reattach some of the elements to the screen with 
plastic ties.  That should buy me another year.  Thanks for asking.

Actually the DX was just a side benefit.  It's the only place near the ocean I 
could afford.  Check out how little it costs to live out here.

Rick S., Rodanthe NC OBX FM25go

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We are wondering how Rick Shaftan has been doing in the wake of Florence. A few 
years ago he moved to the Outer Banks (OBX) for its DX but nothing has been 
posted by him lately. 73, Glenn Hauser

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[IRCA] How is Rick Shaftan?

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

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years ago he moved to the Outer Banks (OBX) for its DX but nothing has been 
posted by him lately. 73, Glenn Hauser
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Re: [IRCA] DU chase from IL

[Neil Kazaross]

This morning (Tuesday) was awful to put it mildly. Almost no signals from
even the strongest DU's and considerable noise from approaching storms to
my west.  73 KAZ Barrington IL

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 9:09 PM, Neil Kazaross  wrote:

> Domestic DX was OK as well at sunrise. New is KDDD 800 TX with
> allagnews.com ment mixed briefly with XEROK (not as strong as it used to
> be) and others. KFMB was also backgrounding WJR.  KUBR was behind a very
> strong KGYN.  73 KAZ Barrington IL
>
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 6:42 PM, Tim Tromp  wrote:
>
>> Kaz, nice going!  Dreadful conditions here during the last two mornings
>> and
>> I'm surprised you had any audio at all.  Weak carriers at best here this
>> morning (and Sunday morning).
>>
>> 73,
>> -Tim
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Neil Kazaross 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Due to some cable issues, I am rather late getting started chasing DU's
>> > this season. They also seemed to be better last season, but time will
>> tell.
>> > My Rx is the Perseus SDR, and current antenna is a 120 ft DKAZ aimed due
>> > west. Sunrise today was about 1135 UTC.
>> >
>> > Sunday morning 9/16 I noted 1098 V7AB Marshall Is. noted P/F with anthem
>> > already In progress at 1129. Today, just P with guy speaking and anthem
>> > starting at 1132. This is the easiest TP/DU here and in good cx can be
>> more
>> > than 30 dB above the noise floor.
>> >
>> > Only other audios Sunday occurred at about 1138 when I could just make
>> out
>> > 3WV 594 with a M&F interview // stronger (could copy a few words) 4QR
>> 612
>> > from Brisbane (which is one of the most common Aussies here).
>> >
>> > At 1141 on Sunday, the carrier from Tonga 1017 peaked at 29 dB above the
>> > noise.(VERY quiet here lately) but there was too much WPEO slop even
>> though
>> > I am not that close to Peoria. Today, (Monday) this wasn't as strong,
>> > although there was less slop, and again I couldn't dredge up anu audio.
>> >
>> > Today (Monday) the only definite audio I had was the V7AB s/off.
>> > Interesting on 657 was the lack of WSCR IBOC and a decent carrier, but
>> at
>> > least when checking it live, I couldn't get audio. Maybe, the recording
>> > will yield something, but I doubt it as cx were below par today.
>> >
>> > Of course, both mornings had quite a few weaker carriers as usual.
>> >
>> > Much antenna work to do here as I strive to improve things.
>> >
>> > 73 KAZ Barrington IL EN52we
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[IRCA] TP 17 Sep Victoria version.

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Another "throw in the towel" morning.   I  agree somewhat with Bruce and Nigel 
that it wasn't as good as yesterday, signals were more erratic, yet there was 
still a ton of audio, with many channels showing two or more, but weak, and 
thrashed by splatter.




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

594 JOAK man in Japanese 1307UT, and many other times

774 JOUB Chinese lessons 1305UT

828 JOBB...English lessons 1258UT

954 JOKR man in Japanese peaking at 1326UT

972 HLCA man and woman in Korean 1315UT

1566 HLAZ man in Japanese1302UT







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

693 JOAB English lessons //8281258UT

747 JOIB Chinese lessons 1322UT

873 JOGB Chinese lessons 1322UT

1053 man in Japanese, rather excited, sports? 1257UT




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

603 HLSA soft music //558 1338UT

612 4QR woman mentioning "ABC radio " 1337UT

666 JOBK man and woman talking //594

891 JOHK man talking //594 1337UT

963 CRI woman in Russian 1324UT

981 CNR1 two men in Chinese 1318UT, //945 1320UT

1134 KBS man  in Korean 1309UT

1323 CRI woman in Russian 1302UT






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 man talking //666 1304-6UT

558 HLQH 1338UT soft music //603

603  1309UT instrumental music, with island tonality; not //558; Waatea?

702 NHK2 Chinese lessons //774 1321UT

711 man talking, Korean? 1333UT

729 JOCK  musical interlude, man talking //594 1324UT

738 Taiwan Fisheries man talking after musical interlude //1143 1327UT

756 CNR1 man mumbling //945 1313UT

756 man and woman talking DU English intonation 1330UT

846 woman talking, Chinese intonation 1333UT

864 pop vocal 1320UT; Japan?

909 soft music , not //NHK2 1341UT, NZ likely

909 JOCB woman talking //774 1307UT

945 CNR1 two men talking //981 1320UT

1017 woman talking, maybe island language? 1319UT

1143 Taiwan Fisheries  man talking, //738 1327UT

1179 man talking Japanese intonation 1257UT

1206 woman talking, maybe Korean, into vocal music 1257UT; about 40Hz low, so 
likely Yanbian

1242 woman talking Japanese intonation 1314UT, likely JOLF?

1287 man and woman talking, Japanese intonation 1313UT

1296 JOTK man and woman talking, very weak, but //594 1327UT

1422 woman talking Japanese intonation 

1593  man talking, Chinese intonation 1316UT




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

 639 657 675 846 855  918 936 999 1008 1035  1089 1107 1215  1251 1269 1314 
1332 1503 1575 seemed to be Asian; 
 558 576 585 1098 seemed to be DU 



best wishes,

Nick








Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada  

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