Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TA LW DX 1/11/19 (and S. AZ too, better than usual tonight)
LWBC also doing much better tonight than recently here in S. AZ despite the high static crashes. 0305 utc check: 171 Morocco weak, use of R75's AM sync giving good reception. 198 BBC very poor/poor 252 Algeria medium; can even use R75 AM sync with only mild NDB channel het--it takes a strong signal for that to happen on these NDB freqs. Steve near Sahuarita, AZ R75, N/S longwire On 1/10/2019 7:20 PM, Richard N. Allen via IRCA wrote: Subject: Oklahoma TA LW DX 1/11/19 From: "Richard N. Allen" Date: 1/10/2019, 7:20 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 198 BBC4 UK barely audible EE talk at 0216. 252 Chaine 3 ALG fair-to-good FF talk at 0218. R75 with ALA1530LNP. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA. 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
[IRCA] Oklahoma TA LW DX 1/11/19
--- Begin Message --- 198 BBC4 UK barely audible EE talk at 0216. 252 Chaine 3 ALG fair-to-good FF talk at 0218. R75 with ALA1530LNP. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA. Sent from my iPad --- 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] Alberta (lack of) TPs for 10 January 2019
Yesterday's tiny step forward was not the start of better things apparently, as no audio at all was detected today. And so the drought of '19 continues. A few TA carriers tonight, and the one on 1413 was as good as any of the TPs I had this morning. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB Perseus SDR with Wellbrook Phased Array ___ 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] TP 10 Jan Victoria version.
No worries - it’ll likely get worse when the Kiwi WEBSDR arrives at my door in 10 days. Leave room on the tombstone for my initials. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Jan 10, 2019, at 5:17 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > The tension continues...will audio ever return on the TPs? Today, on one > signal, briefly, yes. Otherwise, the headstone has been prepared. > > > > pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at > least briefly): > > nada, > > > > > > Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a > native speaker, though often battling with splash or noise): > > 594 JOAK woman with city temperature reports, thin sound but very clear > 1556UT. > > > > > not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could > be understood by a native speaker: > > the above, passing through > > > > 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) > > > 972 man and woman talking 1553UT, Korean possible...? Oddly, almost exactly > the same time and program as yesterday > > > > > Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged > by splatter) > 747 774 1566 seemed to be Asian; > 891 1017 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 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 10 Jan Victoria version.
The tension continues...will audio ever return on the TPs? Today, on one signal, briefly, yes. Otherwise, the headstone has been prepared. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): nada, Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling with splash or noise): 594 JOAK woman with city temperature reports, thin sound but very clear 1556UT. not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: the above, passing through 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) 972 man and woman talking 1553UT, Korean possible...? Oddly, almost exactly the same time and program as yesterday Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter) 747 774 1566 seemed to be Asian; 891 1017 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
Re: [IRCA] SDR Question
I'm using the RSP1a, and I have two of them to cover more of the FM band. It's been fine for FM and 90% fine for MW/LW. RSP2 doesn't offer the width I need for FM. Elad or Perseus are out of the question cost-wise. I can only use MW/LW at our annual DXpedition due to proximity to strong locals, high noise level and terrible tree placement, so my primary use is FM. Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id From: IRCA on behalf of Chuck Hutton Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 8:03:44 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] SDR Question Russ: I wouldn't use the RSP1. It's better than the cheap 8 bit dongles but miles short of the Perseus, HF+ and Elad offerings. The RSP1A is better and might suffice for some DXers but still is not top of the line. The SDRUno software is fairly nice. The chief advantage if the RSPs is price. However, the HF+ is just a little more and is the best receiver out there in my mind. If it recorded the whole MW band and had a recording scheduler, it would have no serious holes. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Russ Edmunds Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 3:49 PM To: nrc...@googlegroups.com; 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America' Subject: [IRCA] SDR Question Since many DX'ers are now using SDR's, I wonder if anyone else is using the SDRPlay RSP1 or 1a for MW and LW. If anyone has been using these, and would be interested in sharing their experiences and answering a couple of questions, please contact me off-list. Thanks- Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id ___ 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 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] SDR Question
Russ: I wouldn't use the RSP1. It's better than the cheap 8 bit dongles but miles short of the Perseus, HF+ and Elad offerings. The RSP1A is better and might suffice for some DXers but still is not top of the line. The SDRUno software is fairly nice. The chief advantage if the RSPs is price. However, the HF+ is just a little more and is the best receiver out there in my mind. If it recorded the whole MW band and had a recording scheduler, it would have no serious holes. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Russ Edmunds Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 3:49 PM To: nrc...@googlegroups.com; 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America' Subject: [IRCA] SDR Question Since many DX'ers are now using SDR's, I wonder if anyone else is using the SDRPlay RSP1 or 1a for MW and LW. If anyone has been using these, and would be interested in sharing their experiences and answering a couple of questions, please contact me off-list. Thanks- Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id ___ 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] SDR Question
Since many DX'ers are now using SDR's, I wonder if anyone else is using the SDRPlay RSP1 or 1a for MW and LW. If anyone has been using these, and would be interested in sharing their experiences and answering a couple of questions, please contact me off-list. Thanks- Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id ___ 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] Time Pips Catalog
Thanks ! As we do not hear those areas here in our area, we didn't include them however as the effort expands, we expect that some of the active TP DX'ers will contribute that info. Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id From: IRCA on behalf of Barry Davies via IRCA Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:29:47 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: Barry Davies; John Faulkner Subject: Re: [IRCA] Time Pips Catalog ___ 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] Time Pips Catalog
--- Begin Message --- Hello Russ A great idea and valuable DX tool. My particular interest is the South and Far East Asia and look forward to seeing that update. Are you taking on those updates? Best wishes Barry Carlisle UK. Lat. 55.0119N Lon. 2.9668W On Thursday, 10 January 2019, 00:49:19 GMT, Russ Edmunds wrote: In response to an earlier question, I had mentioned that in the course of reviewing our SDR files from October's LBI DXpedition, Brett Saylor and I had started to compile a listing of time pips. We have decided to share what we have to this point covering Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The information includes loggings from the PEI 2018 and QH12 DXpeditions as well as some recent loggings published in IDXD and DXWW. A downloadable pdf document is now available at http://www.radiodxing.com/TimePipsCatalog.pdf We will be accepting updates, additions or corrections along the way for future revisions. Those may be sent to me at . Thanks- Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id ___ 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
