Re: [IRCA] Cruise ship dxing

[R. Colin Newell]

Walt Salmaniw is the global cruise expert -- he'll likely chime in shortly.

On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 4:09 AM Carl DeWhitt  wrote:

> I will be going on a southern Caribbean cruise soon.I plan to take along a
> newly acquired C.Crane Skywave SSB,a Grundig 2 and possibly a Tecsun PL-380
> to do some dxing onboard.Our room has a balcony which.might be good to dx
> from.Has anyone in the group done any cruise ship dxing ? Do you have any
> recommendations ?I plan to concentrate on AM and FM and possibly some
> SWBC.Thanks.Carl DeWhitt,KI5SF
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Re: [IRCA] Test

[R. Colin Newell]

It’s not used anymore 

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> On Jun 9, 2019, at 6:58 AM, Joseph Miller  wrote:
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Re: [IRCA] New Message Board

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I can add you if necessary — 

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> On Mar 19, 2019, at 4:08 PM, JOHN FISHER  wrote:
> 
> Oops - I think that accidentally deleted the invite. Is there a way that I 
> can get myself re-added to groups.io?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> John Fisher,
> Kingston, ON
> 
>> On 03/19/19, Mike Sanburn   wrote:
>> I believe I have successfully joined / confirmed my IRCA groups.io message 
>> board. I hope everybody else is successful in transitioning. My "invitation" 
>> message was in the junk emailbox so be sure to look there too.
>> 
>> Mike Sanburn KG6LJU
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Re: [IRCA] We're moving to groups.io

[R. Colin Newell]

yay team!

Enhanced dialogue!
Files! Photos! Longer log files!

This is a great day!


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> Everyone
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> The time has come for moving this message group to groups.io. Many
> radio-related groups are already using this service, so most of you
> should be familiar with it.  It definitely has a lot to offer for groups
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

The chat channel over at DXER.ca/blab is hopping tonight. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 8:49 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the reply on this Rick.   I did a bit of nosing around also, and
> used the Icechat client to check into Starchat.  Trying  #mwdx yielded:
> "this channel has been forbidden: CLOSED", so that is history, apparently.
>  Pity, as I think some sort of archive existed as well?
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 1:33 AM Rick Dau  wrote:
>> 
>> Nick, I can answer that.  During MW DX seasons about 5 or 6 years ago, I
>> was a regular -- almost nightly -- visitor to the #mwdx room on
>> Starchat.net.  About 2 years ago, I attempted to get back onto it, and was
>> unsuccessful, as was Shawn Axelrod in Winnipeg (I think it was due to
>> Starchat being powered by Java, which was having some sort of security
>> issue at the time).  Just for grins and giggles, I tried again this
>> evening, and could not even get past Starchat.net's homepage.  When I typed
>> "mwdx" in the search page, it wasn't recognized as a room.  So Starchat.net
>> isn't an option anymore, at least not for me.
>> 
>> A couple years ago, I found librairc.net/chat, and was able to get #mwdx
>> going as a room there.  I did let a few folks know about it, and some, like
>> Shawn and longtime IRCA member Tom Laskowski in South Bend, Indiana, were
>> able to find their way onto it.  Others could not, so I gave up pursuing it.
>> 
>> Tonight, however, I have found something that I think will pass muster.
>> One simply goes to librairc.net's sister page, http://www.chanops.org.
>> Once there, you'll see a homepage with a pair of fields -- one for a
>> nickname and one for a channel to go to -- under "Think of a nickname..."
>> Type in a nickname that you want to use, and you do NOT have to click the
>> box underneath that says "I have a password".  Then go down to the Channel
>> field, type in #mwdx, and click on the Start button.  THAT should get you
>> in.
>> And the best part isno registration required!
>> 
>> Crossing his fingers and hoping this will work,
>> Rick Dau
>> South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: IRCA  on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch <
>> n...@ieee.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 12:47 PM
>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>> Cc: Hard-Core-DX
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*
>> 
>> First rule is to see what's already available.
>> 
>> bcblog had its last submission less than two hours ago.
>> 
>> Does anyone know what happened to #mwdx?
>> 
>> Even ye olde DXFishbarrel can
>> help  http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm
>> Obviously most relevance to the northwest DXer, but if the thing is
>> lit up like a Christmas tree in the evening, checking for TAs
>> anywhere in America might be productive, and if it's lit up at your
>> local sunrise, it may mean that conditions are good overall, and that
>> switching on the radio would not be amiss.
>> 
>> best wishes,
>> 
>> Nick
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At 17:09 2019-03-11, Mark Pettifor wrote:
>>> Would this be similar to the BCB / SW / etc. log pages at dxworld?
>>> (Ex: http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html)
>>> 
>>> Besides AM DXing, I've been wanting to do more SW DXing, and a quick
>>> page for alerts for both would be great for that. I think maybe
>>> there's 4 people in the entire world who use the SW logger at dxworld...
>>> 
>>> Mark Pettifor
>>> Goshen, IN
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 2019-03-11 12:12 pm, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>>>> Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
>>>> live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
>>>> and/or MW DXing ?"
>>>> You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
>>>> you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
>>>> or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...
>>>> Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?
>>>> I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that
>> could
>>>> be fun...
>>>> Anyway... hands!?
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

I’m not saying you won’t piss everyone off... I’m saying you can’t break the 
system. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 7:49 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
>  wrote:
> 
> Lol. You say that now.   Evil grin.
> 
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:49 PM R. Colin Newell 
> wrote:
> 
>> Even you can’t break it Paul.
>> 
>> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
>> 
>>> On Mar 11, 2019, at 7:26 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
>> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Oh you say that now.  I take “it won’t break” as a challenge. Lol
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:18 PM R. Colin Newell 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Well. It’s brand new. It’s up to date. It supports every browser and
>> most
>>>> mobile phones... and it’s on a web server than can tolerate
>> gigabyte/second
>>>> connection demands. Have fun. It won’t break.
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rick Dau 
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> *sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few
>>>> minutes, I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on
>> chanops.org,
>>>> it's made my head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.
>>>>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

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Even you can’t break it Paul. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 7:26 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
>  wrote:
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> Oh you say that now.  I take “it won’t break” as a challenge. Lol
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:18 PM R. Colin Newell 
> wrote:
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>> Well. It’s brand new. It’s up to date. It supports every browser and most
>> mobile phones... and it’s on a web server than can tolerate gigabyte/second
>> connection demands. Have fun. It won’t break.
>> 
>> Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
>> 
>>> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
>>> 
>>> *sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few
>> minutes, I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on chanops.org,
>> it's made my head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.
>>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

Well. It’s brand new. It’s up to date. It supports every browser and most 
mobile phones... and it’s on a web server than can tolerate gigabyte/second 
connection demands. Have fun. It won’t break. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rick Dau  wrote:
> 
> *sigh*  Colin, I'm going to try your site instead.  Over the past few 
> minutes, I've been timed out and reconnected so many times on chanops.org, 
> it's made my head spin.  So THAT option was a no-go, as well.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

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I can’t browse FB (which I confess I do for around 2 minutes a day...) without 
hearing the voice of Samuel L. Jackson in my head - describing the experience 
in uniquely colorful language. 

Mass media, social media, FOX news, and the like have turned us all into docile 
creatures - ready to swallow whatever we’re told. Good thing I’m not bitter or 
cynical. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:36 PM, Donald Barnes  wrote:
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> Thanks Colin! I have eschewed Facebook thus far and I am disinclined to sign 
> up. If I’m old school, so be it.
> 
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>> 
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

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I’ve been deploying websites since 1994 and not a single one has ever had click 
bait, shills, Amazon links, cookies (beyond a login password) and no tracking 
BS. 

Nothing more frustrating than looking at something on Amazon and then seeing it 
in FB when you pass through...

Zuckerberg — he’s the modern Satan. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:34 PM, Theo  wrote:
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> Amen, or Gawd Forbid... or...
> 
> Facebook...  Be Gone!
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Re: [IRCA] URL Correction - NRC Facebook

[R. Colin Newell]

I like having nothing technically connected to IRCA or the NRC

It’s just simpler that way. 

I have the domain name ircaonline.com 
You can see the firestorm I avoided by not using that. :-) 

And Facebook still wants your soul before you can access anything. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:22 PM, Marc DeLorenzo  wrote:
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> This will work better:https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

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Exactly - which is exactly what I’m doing. 

Facebook is like a needy adult child that refuses to grow up - with its hand 
endlessly extended for more money, information, more of your time, more of your 
soul. 

I’ve run up a free standing system. 
No ads, no info grabs, no shills, no BS. 

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:18 PM, Les Rayburn  wrote:
> 
> Yes, but membership in Facebook is. 
> 
> Frankly, I prefer the idea of a stand-alone server and URL that was 
> originally proposed. Nothing to sign up for, no ads, no people from high 
> school, etc. 
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Re: [IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

I'm testing a PHP/MySQL Chat system over at https://dxer.ca/blab/

The downside of Facebook is that you have to be a member of Facebook
and that means giving up almost every last gribble of personal information
you have --
and it isn't truly live nor is it a chat channel...

The system I have installed can any number of channels on it all dedicated
to any aspect of the
hobby and any geographical location.

If it catches on, great - if it doesn't, no big - it only took 15 minutes
to set it up.

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 6:12 PM Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA <
irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:

>
>
> Nick -  The NRC Facebook Group is available and open to all DXers and
> broadcasters.  NRC membership is not required.
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/ Marc DeLorenzoSouth
> Dennis, Mass.  -Original Message-
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[IRCA] Medium-Wave/SWBC Chat site now enabled

[R. Colin Newell]

https://dxer.ca/blab/

A quick user registration is all you need -

I have not done any configuration as of yet -
It is capable of multiple chat rooms etc -
But this is a good starting point.

Dig in - Bug reports welcome!

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[IRCA] Live DX spotter / chat system *show of hands*

[R. Colin Newell]

Last week someone posted a "wouldn't it be great if we had a
live DX spotter chat window web site 100% dedicated to SWBCing
and/or MW DXing ?"

You know, a place where you could quickly sign in and post an alert that
you're hearing HCJB on 9560 khz or Voice of the Voyager on 6160 khz...
or there is a great TA opening to the West Coast...

Show of hands: Who would use a system like this?

I have some free server space and some ideas about domain names that could
be fun...

Anyway... hands!?

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Re: [IRCA] 6070 The temerity of the ionosphere.

[R. Colin Newell]

I’d check now - but like you, it’d be gone. 

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> On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:04 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> And yet an hour later at my QTH, nothing at all!  (03:04 UTC)Walt
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 2:46 AM R. Colin Newell  
>> wrote:
>> CFRX 6070 booming in at 0220 UTC -sunset give or take. 
>> 
>> Goes to show that the “standard” old bands of 49 through 19 meters can be 
>> devoid of all but the raspy bible screamers all day long, then boom, up 
>> comes something you don’t hear every day. 
>> 
>> - here on the WCNA... the World’s SW fringe area... always. 
>> 
>> 
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[IRCA] 6070 The temerity of the ionosphere.

[R. Colin Newell]

CFRX 6070 booming in at 0220 UTC -sunset give or take. 

Goes to show that the “standard” old bands of 49 through 19 meters can be 
devoid of all but the raspy bible screamers all day long, then boom, up comes 
something you don’t hear every day. 

- here on the WCNA... the World’s SW fringe area... always. 


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Re: [IRCA] spotting website question

[R. Colin Newell]

I have quite a bit of spare self hosted web space that could host any chat 
platform - the likes of which many ham DX sites run. 

If there is sufficient interest, I’ll run something up the Internet flag pole. 

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> 
> 
> It occurred to me this afternoon as I was tuning around between 11.500 and 
> 12.000 there were many stations, mostly all in SS.  Not knowing who they were 
> I wondered if there were spotting websites for SWL or for that matter AMBCB 
> like there are for Ham radio. Something along the lines of DXSummit or 
> DXScape.
> 
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[IRCA] Cincinnati Ohio - radio touring, meet-ups, dining, historical attractions

[R. Colin Newell]

Heading there this summer for a week (and Philadelphia in the Fall...)

Any tips on historic radio stuff in Cincinnati, meet-ups, dining and
attractions would be appreciated.

I know the VOA Museum is there - as well as a WLW museum of sorts...
anything I am missing?

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Re: [IRCA] TP 23 Feb Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

My flags, phasers and FLG100 Wellbrooks have been up and running for almost 1 
month - incl. the Drake R8’s...

Maybe I should get up. 

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> On Feb 23, 2019, at 8:29 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> Another step up today, with a decent sunrise lift.   Interesting that the 
> upper band Asians were best on the north Flag, while the lower band Asians 
> (and DUs of course) were better on the west Flag.   This has been a general 
> tendency, but very marked this morning.
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Re: [IRCA] TP 11 Feb Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

Going to Seattle Nick? 

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[IRCA] The passing of Mary McFarland - wife of 57 years to Ian McFarland

[R. Colin Newell]

https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/obituaries/mary-mcfarland/

It is with regret that I pass along Ian McFarland's news of the passing of
his beloved Mary - wife of 57 years.

Ian, Mary, my wife Andrea, and I have been close friends for around 20
years now - and we share Ian's loss. Please keep Ian in your thoughts - his
voice brought pleasure to thousands around the World through the miracle of
Short-wave radio.

He could use our thoughts, prayers and shared grief right now.

Thanks everyone.

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[IRCA] In memory of John Bryant

[R. Colin Newell]

I'm opening up my subscription library on DXer.ca to the general public -

That contains a lot of John's fine writing.

Start here -
http://www.dxer.ca/index.php/library/category/10-proceedings-antennas


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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[R. Colin Newell]

Well said - DXERS are increasingly rare and precious commodity. 

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> On Feb 8, 2019, at 6:55 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
> following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
> think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
> DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
> this amazing gentleman.Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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Re: [IRCA] East Coast SDR's (the non-lemons)

[R. Colin Newell]

Great list Mark!
>

I found a Tech report somewhere of the TOP Kiwi WebSDR's on the Planet
based solely on average S/N ratio...
and oddly, one of the ugliest ones was either in Indonesia or India where
the environmental noise level
was between S9 and 10DB over S9.

One would ask: Why bother installing such an expensive piece of kit is such
a crappy listening environment?



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Re: [IRCA] TP 31 Jan Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

Ultimately, that or another Kiwi WebSDR will be located at Masset in the Haida 
Gwaii - which is an awesome location for some great DX early warning data 
gathering. 

I’m looking forward to better radio conditions and a higher MUF - looking at 30 
MHz of largely empty spectrum is depressing. 

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> On Jan 31, 2019, at 9:56 AM, C B  wrote:
> 
> I listened on my Elad and your Kiwi SDR this morning with the same results. 
> I'm looking forward to that watershed TP session.
> Craig BarnesWheat Ridge, CO
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[IRCA] TP 31 Jan Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

Singularly dead with the odd carrier (based on Nick’s fish barrel...) it was as 
if the ionosphere was frozen... 

I continue to test an online KIWI websdr at my location - hence the comatose 
conditions. 

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Re: [IRCA] upper band lift

[R. Colin Newell]

My last NHP FishBarrel screen grab before I put my phone down showed an
impressive hump around 1530 --

MY BAD -- I was listening at 1530, not 1430!  WHOOPS.

My ALA100 seemed to be getting maybe 20% of the action your flags were --
but there were bits of audio.

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 8:58 AM Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Interesting.  Here it was the usual death fest at 14:30UT.
>
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] upper band lift

[R. Colin Newell]

And visible/audible on my Kiwi around 14:30...

Quite a kick from yesterday... 

I guess when you are coming up from complete darkness everything seems light. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Jan 30, 2019, at 7:51 AM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> some nice signals (by recent standards) from 1242, 1422, 1566 at 1540UT and
> later ….mostly Japanese; nothing below 1134 though.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
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[IRCA] West coast TP report... jan 29

[R. Colin Newell]

Naturally on the first overnight run of Kiwi WebSDR, conditions are less than 
non existent... 

I’ll let NHP describe, in more rich detail, the subtle nuance of the 
nothingness...

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Re: [IRCA] Testing a WebSDR

[R. Colin Newell]

Thanks - saw you logged in. 

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> On Jan 28, 2019, at 7:42 PM, Stewart, Randy  
> wrote:
> 
> Seems to be working fine at around 9:30pm CST/7:30 PST/0330 UT this evening..
> Randy Stewart
> Battlefield MO
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>   1. Testing a WebSDR (R. Colin Newell)
>   2. Re: KDYL 1060 (Neil Kazaross)
>   3. KHPY 1670 Moreno Valley/San Bernardino, CA (Paul B. Walker, Jr.)
>   4. TP  27 Jan Victoria version. (Nick Hall-Patch)
>   5. Re: TP  27 Jan Victoria version. (R. Colin Newell)
>   6. Re: Coax Cable (Nick Hall-Patch)
>   7. Re: Coax Cable (Volodya S)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 15:44:20 -0800
> From: "R. Colin Newell" 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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> Subject: [IRCA] Testing a WebSDR
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> Hooked  up to my dual flag and PHASER -
> 
> http://184.66.42.39:8073
> 
> Up and down as I fiddle with stuff - ultimately this unti will
> end up on Haida Gwaii at Walts cabin...
> 
> No guarantees -- loading can be slow...
> 
> Send reports.
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 18:27:32 -0600
> From: Neil Kazaross 
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KDYL 1060
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> Look also for KMRI from UT on 1550 still on day power at night I think.  73
> KAZ
> 
>> On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 11:42 AM Joseph Miller  wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Neil, That's what I thought. I don't usually hear them in the
>> evening, but late at night, they really are strong.
>> 
>> 73 de Joe
>> 
>>> On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 9:11 AM Neil Kazaross  wrote:
>>> 
>>> KDYL has been on day power at night for a few weeks now.  73 KAZ
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 10:02 AM Joseph Miller 
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Had one of those nights when I woke up at about 2:30 am.
>>>> 
>>>> On 1060 I was hearing Spanish music and talk with an unusually load and
>>>> clear signal. At the top of the hour, I heard "this is KDYL South Logan
>>>> Utah" and back to more music.
>>>> 
>>>> The AM Radio Log shows their format as Chinese Radio Intl. In a rare
>>>> moment, I checked Wikipedia and they reported the station changed it's
>>>> format to Radio Unica effective January.
>>>> 
>>>> Why their signal sounded so good on 66 nighttime watts
>>>> 
>>>> 73 de Joe
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Re: [IRCA] New Kiwi SDR in Victoria

[R. Colin Newell]

Uhm Walt?

We have all kinds of ideas for antennas - but likely N or NW FLAG OR KAZ. 

I’m more interested in whether you can connect and how fast the connection is. 

Thanks Charles. 

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> On Jan 28, 2019, at 6:14 PM, Chuck Hutton  wrote:
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> Walt won't be using an ALA100, righty?
> So should we ignore the antenna, orientation  and attenuation aspects and 
> just comment on connectivity?
> 
> Chuck
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[IRCA] New Kiwi SDR in Victoria

[R. Colin Newell]

184.66.42.39:8073

On for thé evening - 

Connected to ALA100 and 5m E-W loop.

+ 16db pad to reduce overload. 

25 minute idle limit - 

Have at it - performance reports appreciated 


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Re: [IRCA] New Kiwi SDR in Victoria

[R. Colin Newell]

I’ve had a few email - my KIWI WEBSDR is not located at the University of 
Victoria -

It’s located at my semi rural home about 4 km away. 

It’s only on a few hours a day - working out various connectivity issues with 
it — and getting the best antenna relationship with it. 

Stay tuned... so to speak. 

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Re: [IRCA] New Kiwi SDR in Victoria

[R. Colin Newell]

Thanks! Off the air for the night. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Jan 27, 2019, at 8:55 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> Thanks to Colin Newell for getting a west coast Kiwi SDR on-line today.  I
> compared my location (about 5 to 7 km away) to his.  At 03:00, I noted that
> mostly on 1590 he's hearing KLFE from Seattle, with many "The Answer" IDs.
> For me, I'm also hearing weakly, a cochannel.  Wasn't sure who it was until
> I heard "94.3", which make this the Tilamook, OR True Oldies station, KTIL
> which occasionally dominates the channel.  All nice!   73,   Walt
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Re: [IRCA] TP 27 Jan Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

Because new Kiwi WebSDR online in Victoria... 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Jan 27, 2019, at 7:47 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
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> This morning might take the title for the season's worst...
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[IRCA] Testing a WebSDR

[R. Colin Newell]

Hooked  up to my dual flag and PHASER -

http://184.66.42.39:8073

Up and down as I fiddle with stuff - ultimately this unti will
end up on Haida Gwaii at Walts cabin...

No guarantees -- loading can be slow...

Send reports.

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Re: [IRCA] ODXA

[R. Colin Newell]

Is ODXA a thing anymore? 

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> On Jan 22, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Geralyn Hollerman via IRCA 
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Re: [IRCA] Ultralight Radio Group Moves to Groups.io

[R. Colin Newell]

Well done!

The writing has been on the wall for a long time -

I managed to migrate 5 groups - it was pretty seamless at the time - but
the Yahoo rulebook was constantly changing.

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:53 PM Gary DeBock  wrote:

> Following the general trend among radio hobby groups, the 1,500+ member
> Ultralight Radio enthusiast group has moved its home base from Yahoo to
> Groups.io. This is a general notice to other radio hobby groups before the
> Yahoo site is closed down.
>
> Founded in early 2008 by the late John Bryant and yours truly, the
> Ultralight Radio group has enjoyed steady worldwide growth for over ten
> years, leading the way in portable radio modification, FSL antenna
> development, ocean cliff propagation discoveries and the new "Frequent
> Flyer" transoceanic DXing sport (using a compact FSL antenna on exotic
> ocean beaches). We feel honored to have many of the hobby leaders among our
> membership, and look forward to continued innovation, exploration and
> excitement in the coming years!
>
>
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[IRCA] TP WC NA - Friday - 1515 U

[R. Colin Newell]

The reek of decay is slowly being supplanted with the hope of new life...
Actual signals on NHP fish barrel. 
No time to power on actual radio however. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
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Re: [IRCA] TP 10 Jan Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

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  
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Re: [IRCA] phased BoG experiment in Masset.

[R. Colin Newell]

Easy answer —

Your sample Lankford-Misek-Ratzlaff phaser
Does not have actual matched 50 ohm potentiometers in the “fine” controls —
They are “faked” 50’s using fixed resistors across the POT - which results in 
squirrelly, unpredictable or unstable nulls. 

All M-L-R PHASERS “sold” since that beta was built have ceramic or wire wound 
pots built and deployed like Lankford made his. 

Dallas Lankford described his 2007 Phaser as the best one ever - which is why 
Nick, Steve and I improved on it - making it significantly superior to the 
clunky Quantum Phaser and massively less expensive than the Cadillac-Tank 
DX-engineering Phaser. 

And with this e-mail, I’ll expect pedantic pencil pointing, finger waving and 
demands to see schematics and exact details on all changes.

I’m currently building 6 more simultaneously.

I’m specifically not selling them to “gotta have one / gotta shelve one...” 
they are for active DXERS actually posting regularly on IRCA or one of the 
other clubs. 

I’ll take questions now. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

>> 
>> 
>> Here's an example, using the Quantum Phaser, (forgive me, Nick and Colin,
>> but I cannot get your phaser to work this well here and will wrap it back
>> up and take to P.O Saturday) KYW blasting in with 1062 TA carrier.
>> Reversing phase just about killed KYW to reveal XEEP and the TA carrier was
>> also basically gone. Mini-BOGs aimed 32 deg.  73 KAZ Barrington IL
>> 
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[IRCA] Introduction

[R. Colin Newell]

Continuing the trend...

I’m Colin... Dxer/SWL since 1971.

Kit builder since 1972.

Red Seal electronics tech since the 1980’s. 

Former member SPEEDX and CIDX.

The best of times were the late 1970’s through the early 1990’s. 

Now I design and build stuff for the medium wave hobbyist, listen occasionally, 
do ham radio a few months of the year.

Other interests include music - 40+ years of piano and guitar playing 
photography and creative writing... 

I work at a University, long time Union member as well as a freelance 
journalist with the crooked media. ;-) 

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Re: [IRCA] TP 7 Jan Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

This morning was worse than seeing Sandra Bullock in the Netflix movie Bird 
Box...

Or it was like the premise of the movie...

One glimpse of the radio dial and you want to kill yourself. 

I looked. And yet I live. 

I can’t explain it. 

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> On Jan 7, 2019, at 9:07 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> Not quite sure whether this morning  was bad to worse, or worst to slightly 
> less worse.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] article

[R. Colin Newell]

As countries in Africa are being inundated with the latest Chinese made cell 
and internet technology and people are moving away from the freedom of radio, 
despots everywhere are realizing the wonders of one mouse click filtration and 
censorship. 

Radio is hard to jam and filter.

Internet radio censorship is crazy easy - even a dictator can do it. 

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> On Jan 7, 2019, at 6:04 AM, Russ Edmunds  wrote:
> 
> This situation exists everywhere within terrestrial broadcast radio, hobby 
> and commercial alike. Radio is old technology and the younger generation has 
> largely passed it by in favor of more modern and I daresay efficient 
> technologies. Radio will continue to exist for a time but some of the younger 
> folks among us may see a day when radio is history.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] article

[R. Colin Newell]

In British Columbia, there is (based on my intel) virtually no techs or 
engineers to look after the aging CBC AM-FM infrastructure. 

If it breaks, someone from commercial radio is paged or emailed - fingers 
crossed. 

A family member is an on-air personality and content creator and he has 
actually climbed a tower to check connections on an antenna array with no 
technical training - yes, he’s an idiot (and an in-law...) 

In our dumb-down race for the bottom Donald Trump world, we forget that we 
actually need intelligent and educated folks occasionally. 

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Re: [IRCA] TP 6 Jan Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

Based on your predictions, tomorrow’s DX will go directly into my vegetable 
patch...

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Jan 6, 2019, at 5:03 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> Yesterday may have been dead; today was pretty much decomposed.  The only 
> audio was a man mumbling on 1566 at 1655UT, that's right, long after local 
> sunrise.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Nick Hall-Patch
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Re: [IRCA] TP 5 Jan Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

What’s a recording? :-) 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Jan 5, 2019, at 6:22 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
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> With conditions like this, all that's left is to go over old recordings.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP 5 Jan Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

Which is why if we got more than 2 days of sun in a row, I’d lower my FLAGS for 
service and tweaking and put up an end-fed and get my CQ on. 

For now it’s all wind, rain, gale, torrent, repeat... 

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> On Jan 5, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> To call this morning dead would be an insult to any dearly departed.  Judging 
> by NHK2's on line presence, they signed off some time after 1440UT this 
> morning, but the SDR recordings could tell me nothing further.
> 
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Re: [IRCA] 690 question

[R. Colin Newell]

I still hear French on 690 when I null CBC VANCOUVER — I guess that is 
Saskatchewan? 

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> On Jan 2, 2019, at 4:08 PM, Forrester S  wrote:
> 
> When CBC FF on 690 left the air did the dismantle their tower?
> 
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> 2 Modified 2010s barefoot
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Re: [IRCA] SDRplay with HDSDR

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Heck yes!

In N.W. Washington and S.W. British Columbia you are embedded with the nations 
highest concentrations of simply brilliant DXERS, DIYers, Hams and hackers. 

Personally, I most associate myself with the “simple” portion of that equation 
BUT you are surrounded by the best. You’re close enough to participate in meet 
ups, expeditions and resource sharing. 

Welcome! 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Dec 30, 2018, at 8:45 AM, Chris Black  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Having been out of DXing for several years due to antenna restrictions, I am 
> now able to put up some flags but getting back up to DXing speed again is a 
> challenge. Never what you call a power user, I am fine with the basics but 
> want to be able to take advantage of what the new products and technology 
> have to offer.
> Finding most documentation available rather underwhelming, was wondering if 
> there are any support groups available and/or local DXers to tap into.
> Best 73s de Chris n1cp
> Kirkland WA
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Re: [IRCA] TP for 29 Dec from Masset

[R. Colin Newell]

Which is why the team of Hall-Patch/Salmaniw/Newell plan to deploy remote 
receivers online via Masset to share the joy of Island DXing far and wide. 

Our plan is to have a KIWI websdr at one of the most interesting locations on 
the Planet. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -
Maker of Phasers, VACTROL’s, matching transformers and other stuff you don’t 
need.

> On Dec 29, 2018, at 1:51 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> I have to learn to share the DX from up here ;-). Walt
> 
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Re: [IRCA] TP for 29 Dec from Masset

[R. Colin Newell]

TP’s pre 1500U  this AM were equally lackluster — your trips to Masset usually 
guarantee tanked conditions for the West Coast. :-) 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Dec 29, 2018, at 1:07 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> An anemic morning for sure following an exciting one yesterday. Last night
> was virtually devoid of any TA signals save 189 Iceland at good levels.
> This morning ‘s highlight was Romania on LW 153 at fair strength at around
> 16:00. Otherwise weaker TPS except that they continue past 21:00!!!  No
> signs yet of any TAs yet. From a very windy Masset.  Walt
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Re: [IRCA] TA reception in Seattle tonight 12/28

[R. Colin Newell]

A) I have the flu and
B) I was binge watching Brooklyn 99
 On Netflix ...

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> On Dec 27, 2018, at 10:04 PM, Bruce Portzer  wrote:
> 
> 
> TA reception was quite good here in Seattle tonight.  I'm surprised nobody 
> reported anything from north of the border.
> 
> 531music with a beat to it 0133 0236 possibly Algeria
> 
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[IRCA] Merry Christmas everyone.

[R. Colin Newell]

Where ever you might be - what ever you believe - and regardless of politics or 
geography, we have a hobby that brings us together year round. 

We’re all better together.

Here’s to a great 2019 with a peaceful world and a restful Ionosphere.

73 everyone - peace and prosperity to you and yours. 

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[IRCA] 0240 WC TA’s

[R. Colin Newell]

Hopping -

Audio 585, 702 (Arabic chanting + other co channel...) occ. 855, 864, 936, 
1215, 1386

Even het on 1071! With local CFAX blasted by MISEK PHASER. 

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[IRCA] Actual Dec 25 WC TA's

[R. Colin Newell]

Got the right date now I think -

The band is fairly lively with carriers --

Just looking at NHP Fish-barrel but will actually switch
on a receiver to confirm some of the action.

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Re: [IRCA] WC TA’s Dec 25 0120 UTC

[R. Colin Newell]

A) I see TA’s in our future. 
B) I’m a futurist. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Dec 23, 2018, at 5:51 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> Don't push the calendar, Colin.   It's only the 24th UTC ;-)   Walt
> 
> On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 1:20 AM R. Colin Newell 
> wrote:
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>> 1386 is rattling the windows with Russian speaking...
>> 
>> Has become so commonplace...
>> 
>> Drake R8 - N Flag.
>> 
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[IRCA] WC TA’s Dec 25 0120 UTC

[R. Colin Newell]

1386 is rattling the windows with Russian speaking...

Has become so commonplace... 

Drake R8 - N Flag. 

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Re: [IRCA] 1026

[R. Colin Newell]

1386 KHz was the star of the show for a few minutes -

The TA’s of 1976 are feeling downright dull in retrospect — more excitement 
then mind you! 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Dec 22, 2018, at 4:54 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> At 0026, 1026 was definitely Iran, music // tabriz.irib.ir stream.  Quite 
> readable, if Farsi is in one's list of lightly learned languages, as there 
> was a man talking slowly a moment before with long syllables.
> 
> 936 had me scratching my head, sounded vaguely Spanish.  702 hasn't quite 
> made it yet.
> 
> At 00:50 2018-12-23, R. Colin Newell wrote:
> 
>> Big signal here - sounded vaguely French...
>> 
>> Other carriers 1386 armchair!
>> 
>> 
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[IRCA] 1026

[R. Colin Newell]

Big signal here - sounded vaguely French...

Other carriers 1386 armchair! 


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Re: [IRCA] TP 19 Dec Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

I caught 972 KHz at 1515 UTC 
and it was not alone— something co-channel... video taped it but haven’t 
replayed the file. 

639 China felt better today than yesterday - if only briefly. 

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> 
> 
> 972 HLSA 1539UT; quite a nice secondary peak at 1711UT 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Preliminary)

[R. Colin Newell]

I think it has everything to do with --

*a.) The "cut of the jib" of the antenna*
*b.) The bearing*
*c.) The ambient noise level*
*d.) The conductivity of the ground*
*e.) The relative position to a coastal enhancement or body of water.*

I have a lake 2.5 km to my N.W. - I bet dollars for doughnuts that
if I did a "Gary DeBock" and set up camp there one morning (it's on an easy
bike bath...)
Signals "by the lake" would be 3 - 7 db better than my location. I'm
convinced of it.

Ok. Yes. Challenge accepted!


On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 10:09 AM Volodya S  wrote:

> Interesting observation, Colin.  For me, my best frequencies are between
> 594 and 1134.  That includes TA activity, as well.  Higher doesn't seem to
> do as well, with the most obvious being 1386 from Lithuania in our local
> evenings.  I barely ever hear anything while you fellas in Oak Bay/Gordon
> Head are hearing them well.  Not sure why, besides my antenna
> size/locations?   73,  Walt
>
>
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-18 (Preliminary)

[R. Colin Newell]

Todays showcase of all things Trans-Pacific radio signals felt that they
took a 3 db drop over yesterday - that said, I was at the dial a whopping
20 minutes later than yesterday and that
could have accounted for the fade interval.

That said, there were good signals on primaries and secondaries from 567
khz up through my mid-band check.
As I passed 972 Khz, I noticed that Korea was swamping the domestics on 970
Khz -- and that is always a good sign.
My mid-band from 909 through 1215 Khz seemed to be holding up the best as
the local sunrise approached.

For whatever reason, I get the best bang for the buck mid-band - which is
to say, whatever Nick Hall-Patches reference antennas and receivers
are getting, mid-band seems a bit perkier for me at my location.

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 8:28 AM Gary DeBock  wrote:

>  True to the reports from Victoria yesterday, the Asians put on quite
> a powerful show again this morning. It wasn't quite up to Hawaiian
> standards or even the wacky conditions of late October, but it was still
> pretty entertaining.
>
> The big stars in the rainy Peach Park here in Puyallup were 756-CNR1
> (with huge S9 signals in and out from 1430-1515), 738-BEL2 with an English
> program at 1534, and 864-HLKR with an S9+ signal at 1408. The regulars
> 603-HLSA and 639-CNR1 also managed several S9+ peaks, and a presumed
> 837-Harbin had music at good levels in and out. A presumed 657-Henan was
> also (thankfully) giving Pyongyang BS some severe completion. The CRI
> stations weren't quite up to their late October levels, though, and with
> the exception of 603-China and a monster het from a presumed
> 621-Heilongjiang, the other Chinese seemed slow to get untracked. 783 and
> 936 were MIA, and the upper band didn't seem to share in the good
> conditions. More details to follow...
>
>
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] TP 17 Dec Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

Good work!

I had all of 2 minutes to listen... 4 minutes tops - I knew I missed out on 
something special. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Dec 17, 2018, at 8:34 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> This morning fitted into the category of "firehose, drinking thereof"
> 
> 
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[IRCA] This AM's WC TP extravaganza in a commentary free snippet.

[R. Colin Newell]

https://youtu.be/WAR4QHNngww

1500 UTC and on...

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Re: [IRCA] TP CRAZY TOWN -dec 17

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Even now... :-) 

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> On Dec 17, 2018, at 7:38 AM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> also before 1515UTalso after that time
> 
> later
> 
> 
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[IRCA] TP CRAZY TOWN -dec 17

[R. Colin Newell]

Video later —

Report later —

1515 UTC - great signals
Lower - mid - upper Band. 

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[IRCA] 0130 dec 17 - TA report

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1575 Iran jammer in and out... 

+ other carriers. 

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[IRCA] 14 Dec WCTP Brief...

[R. Colin Newell]

1502 UTC - low to mid Band popping...
Best signals in weeks...
Loudest signal on 603 in quite a while... 639 back... etc. 

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[IRCA] TP 11 Dec Victoria version - AND today... Ewwwwwww....

[R. Colin Newell]

Pretty much what I saw yesterday around the same time - but for a shorter
listening period -

This morning - ZIP. It is as if Stephen King kidnapped the entire DX yard
and turned it into a pet cemetery...


On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 9:38 PM Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> A bit more vigorous a morning, though things started to decline quite
> quickly after about 1520UT.  Having said that, HLAZ still had some audio
> traces after 1700UT today
>
>
> pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at
> least briefly):
>
> 747 JOIB 1513UT
>
> 774 JOUB 1533UT
>
> 972 HLCA 1537UT
>
> Reasonable audio at  times during the period (much of it understandable by
> a native speaker, though often battling with splash or noise):
>
> 594 JOAK 1517UT
>
> 828 JOBB 1535UT
>
> not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise
> could be understood by a native speaker:
>
> 567 JOIK //594 1513UT
>
> 603 HLSA laid back instrumental, man talking, also laid back. //558 1519UT
>
> 666 JOBK man and woman //594 1517UT
>
> 873 JOGB English lesson  1535UT
>
> 945 CNR1 slow talking man in Chinese, recognizable on  //6175 1534UT
>
> 1566 HLAZ man in Chinese 1511UT; similar strength, man in Russian 1642UT
> between local noise bursts
>
> 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)
>
>
> 558 HLQH //603 1519UT
>
> 657 orchestral music 1515UT, N. Korea?
>
> 864 ballad 1538UT on N. Flag, possible Korea?
>
> 1008 pop vocal North Flag 1532UT
>
> 1017 female vocal music, better on north Flag 1522UT; woman talking,
> possibly Korean?
>
>
>
> Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or
> ravaged by splatter)
>
>  639 702 711 819 837 846  855  891 909 918 954 1089 1098 1107 1116 1143
> 1188 1242  1251 1287 1323  1422 1575 1593   seemed to be Asian;
> nothing much seemed  to be DU
>
>
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[IRCA] TP 10 Dec Victoria version.

[R. Colin Newell]

At 15:00 UTC the band looked pretty lively -

By the time I got out of the shower at 15:15, its wing tanks were vapour
and it was lining up a dead stick landing in an open field.

That said, 1566, 1575 and 1593 were in healthy audio -- a great example of
what the ionosphere can giveth can rightfully take away in a gesture.

If anyone was listening before 15:00 UTC - look at your SDR recordings -
there might have been some something-something...

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Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 9 December 2018

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Interesting - tonight I’m burning in some new MISEK/LANKFORD phaser builds 
noting that 529 SQM is as loud as it’s been all season 

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Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 1 December 2018

[R. Colin Newell]

Oddly, I’ve never heard this in Victoria... 
Kona, yes - but not here oddly... 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> 
> 
> 15484QDEmerald, AUSTRALIAEnd of country song at 1455, then talk 
> by man.  Presumably Saturday Night Country pgm.
> 
> 
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[IRCA] WC-TP/CP Bad conditions... but Iran buzzer..

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1525 UTC — poor conditions...
But Iran buzzer rising on 1575 KHz...

Overall, dead versus yesterday. 

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Re: [IRCA] TAs, sigh, yet again

[R. Colin Newell]

I’m out doing errands and the band is on fire!!!

Ack!!!

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> On Nov 30, 2018, at 4:47 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
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> Great reception of Qu'ran recitations at 00:46 on 864 kHz from Egypt.
> Strong, too!   Very nice!   Walt in Victoria
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Re: [IRCA] 1575 in Victoria

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I’m almost sure it’s always there...

:-) 

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> On Nov 30, 2018, at 2:57 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> first audibility of the Iranian jammer in Victoria, 22:54UT...may have been 
> there earlier? 90 minutes until local sunset.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] TA yet again in Victoria 30 November

[R. Colin Newell]

1575 khz IRAN DOOR Buzzer was in fine form this morning over/under VOA --

TA's and Morning Circumpolar catches (CP's -- a new term!) into Asia
are getting so common as to be routine.

Maybe daily TA's will be a our new normal for the next couple of years!



>
>
> 1575  IRAN.  The buzzer was on fine form 0127UT, good
> strength.   Only other possible sign of Iran this evening was traces
> of a woman talking on 1026 at 2339UT on 27Nov
>
>
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Re: [IRCA] HLAZ-1566

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Actually - between 1520 and 1530 the band was very frisky --
2nd tier JJ and lots of Chinese --

Again, no time to dig in...



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Re: [IRCA] ho hum, TAs again

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0240 - good signal on 864 with Arabic chanting - at this moment, best signal on 
the band. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Nov 29, 2018, at 4:23 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> so far.a touch of the buzz on 1575, a touch of talk on 1386 (both around 
> 2323UT)  and the occasional weak Koranic injunctions on 864 up to 0006UT.  
> Quite a few carriers.  Sun is only setting now, 0020UT (or would be if it 
> wasn't for the usual west coast gray concealing it).
> 
> I too will be out this evening, so it should be a snorter
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> om
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[IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WCNA

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1575 Iran jammer at fair levels and Russian mumbles on 1386. 

Lots o’ carriers. 

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[IRCA] 29 Nov WC TP’s perky

[R. Colin Newell]

I didn’t have more than a few minutes this AM - but between 1530 and 1540U the 
mid and upper band got quite bouncy with a vivacious SR and PSR lift. 

Overall very Chinese sounding with 1458, 1503, 1557, 1566, 1575 and 1593 
leading the rush in the upper end zone. 

Only one dropping the ball was me - having to rush off to breakfast and work. 

Drake R8 - Flags - etc 

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[IRCA] 531 Jil - Algeria

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Assuming this big signal - 0557 UTC 

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Re: [IRCA] TAs once more, Victoria style

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Yup - I’m there. 

No IranianByzzer... 

Who broke the ionosphères... 

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> On Nov 28, 2018, at 4:38 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> A bit of Russian sounding talk on 1386 and the buzz saw only, neither very 
> strong.   Carriers were showing by 2300UT
> 
> 73,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
>  At 00:16 2018-11-29, Nigel Pimblett wrote:
> 
>> Audio around sunset here beyond the regulars on 1413 and 1386:Â  684, 693, 
>> 702, 855, 864, 1071, 1188 and of course the buzz saw.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
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[IRCA] Nov 28 WC TP's morning stars...

[R. Colin Newell]

Apart from China on 1593 at rip-snorting levels on the TOA at 1600 UTC,
it looked to be an average to slightly above average morning with
a frisky SR lift around 1530 UTC -- especially favouring the upper band
and (the now unique and it is own category "Jammer of Note") bringing
the Iranian buzzer into clear reception at 1540 UTC riding up and over
Thailand and another station that I can only assume to be Farda.

That was my brief listening session -


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[IRCA] Iran buzzer givin ‘Er...

[R. Colin Newell]

1514 UTC - 1575 KHz Iran buzzer
Burying the VOA ON 1575 and a second signal... 

Interesting times... 

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[IRCA] 1575 Farda buzzer

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And now that’s appeared... 

0214 UTC 

FARDA i assume still under. 

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[IRCA] TA’s etc etc etc

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1575 in audio... not sure it’s FARDA...
Western sounding music...

855 and 864 about equal...

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Re: [IRCA] Jammin' on the Beach

[R. Colin Newell]

I was tuning a QATAR based WebSDR - and krikey, that Iranian Door Buzzer does 
an amazing job on Farda. 

I’m starting to think that this hammer can reach every corner of the globe. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Nov 27, 2018, at 1:40 PM, Gary DeBock  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Chuck,
> 
> Yes, Farda is the "official" target, but the way it works out (at least in 
> Hawaii) is that VOA in Thailand might just as well be the Jammer's target 
> after propagation from the Middle East develops around 1600 UTC daily. My 
> guess is that the SE Asian target area of VOA-Thailand is similarly plastered 
> by the Iranian Jammer around that time.
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Pedantic on the Beach

[R. Colin Newell]

I think Seattle AM radio is the target...

Discuss. 

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> On Nov 27, 2018, at 1:19 PM, Chuck Hutton  wrote:
> 
> It's not clear from your words, but there's an implication that VOA is the 
> jammer target.
> 
> Or maybe I misinterpret? In any case, Farda is the real target.
> 
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] early signs

[R. Colin Newell]

0058 - easy Russian talk on 1386...

Pops occasionally popping up on 1215 -
No shortage of carriers... modest beginnings. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Nov 26, 2018, at 3:14 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> The Iranian jammer on 1575 is already being weakly heard in Victoria at 
> 2310UT; there are also TA carriers popping up here and there.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] 26 Nov WC TP's I got no time

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Yes! 1458! That is where I sat for around 15s.

Crazy. 

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> On Nov 26, 2018, at 9:07 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> I was listening from about 1520UT onward, and there was quite a snarl as 
> 1540UT approached, as you say, upper band.   That started to die down about 
> 10 minutes later.
> 
> Best live catch was Nei Menggu RGD on 1458kHz, //7270SW, very interesting 
> droning vocal music.
> 
> Details later.
> 
> 
> 
> At 16:34 2018-11-26, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>> It was a busy dial this AM with stuff in different places - lots of audio -
>> 
>> But no time --
>> 
>> Note to NHP - there was lots of stuff between  1520 and 1540 - upper band -
>> have a look there.
>> 
>> Currently still stuff coming in - but I am not near a radio.
>> 
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[IRCA] 26 Nov WC TP's I got no time

[R. Colin Newell]

It was a busy dial this AM with stuff in different places - lots of audio -

But no time --

Note to NHP - there was lots of stuff between  1520 and 1540 - upper band -
have a look there.

Currently still stuff coming in - but I am not near a radio.

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[IRCA] 26 NOV TA’s WC CANADA

[R. Colin Newell]

1386 with Russian speaking...
1575 with IRAN BUZZER good...

Drake R8 / North Flag / West Flag / VACTROLS / Misek-etc ACTIVE PHASER

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[IRCA] CIAO 530 Toronto

[R. Colin Newell]

Beautiful signal - 0726 U
// to their homepage live stream with 1s delay... 

N flag. Drake R8 

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Re: [IRCA] TA TP

[R. Colin Newell]

1089 is at its best level all night - SRE I guess...  0721 UTC 

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> On Nov 24, 2018, at 10:58 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> wonderfully weird situation just now (0650UT).   1215 presumed Absolute
> with the usual rock, as good or better than it has been all night, but also
> Japanese on 567 and 747.   1566 also has some audio which seems a long way
> from Jeju local sunset.
> 
> 909 with audio traces also.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
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Re: [IRCA] TA’s, TA’s, TA’s - WEST COAST

[R. Colin Newell]

1215, 1575(bz-saw), 1386, 864 and 855 poking through - lots of carriers. 

My school (University of Victoria) is on a ridge looking over the Juan de Fuca 
strait — so DX potential here... 

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> On Nov 23, 2018, at 5:09 PM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> Some have been around for the last hour or so, will blip up briefly, then 
> down again.  Most irritating.
> 
> That must be some car radio, or actually the campus might be pretty good for 
> TAs overlooking the ocean to the north.
> 
> 
> 
> At 00:54 2018-11-24, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>> Just leaving work and good carriers already!
>> 
>> Hets on the car radio up on campus!
>> 
>> Walt, Nick, Nigel! Alert!
>> 
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> 
> Nick Hall-Patch
> Victoria, BC
> Canada 
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Re: [IRCA] TA’s, TA’s, TA’s - WEST COAST

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Hearing the buzz saw quite clearly!

A 1st for me. 

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> On Nov 23, 2018, at 5:28 PM, Nigel Pimblett  wrote:
> 
> 
> The Iranian buzz saw on 1575 is doing pretty well too.
>I have to go out again later, so it may well be a good evening!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Nigel Pimblett
> Dunmore, AB, Canada
> 
>> On 11/23/2018 5:54 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote:
>> Just leaving work and good carriers already!
>> 
>> Hets on the car radio up on campus!
>> 
>> Walt, Nick, Nigel! Alert!
>> 
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[IRCA] TA’s, TA’s, TA’s - WEST COAST

[R. Colin Newell]

Just leaving work and good carriers already! 

Hets on the car radio up on campus!

Walt, Nick, Nigel! Alert! 

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Re: [IRCA] [HCDX] CBU 690 Vancouver now at 25,000 Watts fulltime

[R. Colin Newell]

Another treat from a CBC Staffer that shared with me under conditions of
strictest confidence--

*CBC has few few hardware techs deployed and very little "break and fix"
policy -*
*That means when anything (and I stress ANYTHING) fails, declines or breaks
- it is left to languish until*
*such time as it "fixes itself" or completely fails and if in an urban area
might get the attention of the 1 or 2 techs*
*that are available.*

Our own 90.5 FM in Victoria is a great example of a transmitter that shares
a tower with
some TOP 40 FM stations in Victoria -- and their "technician" who has
actually climbed tower
has ZERO tech training and uses a "common sense" approach to
troubleshooting and fixing...
We had a convo some years back when he insisted that FM and VHF was purely
line of sight,
no skip, no bounce or scatter -- he was convinced that there is no such
thing as FM DX
as the one line in his "40 page" technician learning manual that he got out
of a cereal box
said... "AM Distance, FM line of sight..."

and that is the tech that might deal with one of the FM transmitters
locally.

A wonderful byproduct of "race for the bottom" bean counting when it comes
to supporting infrastructure...

Why would we get a skilled tech on staff *35 years a week* when we
can get a dummy to do the same work for minimum wage AND
be an on-air person too.

Sorry Paul: Not implying *On-air types are dummies* -- but that they
shouldn't be touching
transmitters and antennas.


On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 10:09 AM Theo  wrote:

> Well, Radio One/88.1 pretty much disappears while driving once Hwy 99
> turns the Big Bend and heads north from Horseshoe Bay, only about 20km
> west of the Mt Seymour tx, and reception from the Squamish FM relay is
> spotty till you're well up Howe Sound.  Residents in parts of HB and
> especially Lions Bay likely would agree with that assessment too.
>
> Even driving along parts of Marine Drive on the southern edges of the
> cities of Burnaby and Vancouver, the steep rise up to the Kingsway ridge
> can block the FM'ers from Mt Seymour.
>
> Mother Corp applied to the CRTC to turn off 690 but the request was
> denied because of the difficulties with FM in our, um, mountain-goat
> environment...
>
> Once upon a time, while driving across the southern part of of BC on Hwy
> 3, there was constant AM coverage from LPRT's and lower-powered
> commercial/private stns in towns along the way. Nowadays, daytime travel
> is a blank band, AM or FM, for considerable distances.
>
> Theo
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