[IRCA] Early TA's - From Victoria -
Am testing out a new antenna to try and beat the huge QRN issue - So far successful - Early signs indicate a wispy carrier on 1215 -- nothing noted on 1575 as of yet -- Receiver being used: Eton E1 with a balcony mounted 2 meter long whip (a 40 meter Workman mobile antenna actually) ___ 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] Early TA's - From Victoria -
On 2013-01-08 17:03, Walter Salmaniw wrote: 1575 is there, Colin, and is better than 1215 at my location. Not as good as last night so far, though. 1575 has been present for several hours according to my Perseus waterfall. Walt Salmaniw (01:02 UTC) Victoria, BC Thank you Walter -- back and forth between the radio and the TV news. I had very successful reception hanging off my balcony last night -- So I thought, why not hook one of my my lo-band HF whips to my Eton E1 -- and so far, NO noise to speak of. Should try and fire up a Wellbrook in a different config - Have not been using the ALA100's because they have been overwhelmed by all the QRN. 73, ___ 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] TA's
I think they faded early tonight, yea? I am using Ham Radio deluxe with my ICOM 703 (which is a pretty sweet receiver on all bands...) Is a cinch to remote it anywhere - all you need is the broadband -- I think it is also possible to connect it over a phone line - but that is majorly old school and somewhat slow - especially for the audio feed... What's your primary wire down there in Fairfield? A Wellbrook? You should set one of your vehicles up for wheeling down to Clover Point - I was down there on the weekend doing some Ham radio and it was pretty darn quiet. There is a plan afoot to put a remote on the roof of the Royal - just need to check the noise levels there -- would be a good test bed for remote radio. ___ 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] TA's
Ooops - reply intended for Walter - 73 On 2013-01-08 19:45, cafe-swl wrote: I think they faded early tonight, yea? I am using Ham Radio deluxe with my ICOM 703 (which is a pretty sweet receiver on all bands...) Is a cinch to remote it anywhere - all you need is the broadband -- I think it is also possible to connect it over a phone line - but that is majorly old school and somewhat slow - especially for the audio feed... What's your primary wire down there in Fairfield? A Wellbrook? You should set one of your vehicles up for wheeling down to Clover Point - I was down there on the weekend doing some Ham radio and it was pretty darn quiet. There is a plan afoot to put a remote on the roof of the Royal - just need to check the noise levels there -- would be a good test bed for remote radio. ___ 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] Interesting QRN(M) that flattens medium-wave dial
This signal use to blot out the entire MW and parts of the SW dial for 4 city blocks - Has now settled down to around 1 city block - Our local power utility has been scoping it out for over 2 years - Our federal agency is Industry Canada and their policy is Go figure it out, we are busy here... The power utility has 20 year old analog receivers for snooping out interference and their specialty is salt on insulators and little more. Anyway - would love some opinions on this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIsTHNmP7zMfeature=youtu.be Colin in Victoria - DXer.ca ___ 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] Audio on 1575 (Farda) in Victoria
1575 in murky audio! Barefoot Eton E1 Kudos to Walter for the tip. Colin in Victoria On 2012-10-31 17:48, Walter Salmaniw wrote: Ist of the season! Audio (with Koran like chanting) at 00:47 UTC. In past years, Farda was a regular almost every late afternoon here in Victoria.Walt ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Audio on 1575 (Farda) in Victoria
Even better at 0110! and muddy audio on 1215 -- 1575 is, as Walter says, in some kind of female vocal... Eton E1 - barefoot On 2012-10-31 18:06, cafe-swl wrote: 1575 in murky audio! Barefoot Eton E1 Kudos to Walter for the tip. Colin in Victoria ___ 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] MORE Audio on 1575 (Farda) in Victoria
Good carriers on 531 and 702! 702 being the louder. Impressive. Thanks to Nick and the group in PEI for passing these along! Eton E1 barefoot - Victoria B.C. 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] Modern day radio interference
On 2012-10-10 18:32, Charles Rippel wrote: If its cable leakage, the way to get their attention is VIA a different path. Check the frequencies associated with a local airport (12X.xx mHz, approach, GCA, etc...) and see if you can hear it there. If so, call the FAA. CATV facilities are super sensitive to reacting to Safety of Flight issues. THAT may get the problem solved perhaps before the weekend Good tip -- the QRN covers everything -- 40 feet away from the cable outlet it is not even possible to listen to AM stations that I used to enjoy at bed time -- like KGO - 810 - which is normally HUGE here. Of course it is one big thing in an orchestra of noise that has been building over the years. I have a small 2-meter Chinese made handheld that has a little switching-power supply wall-wart that generates a ton of similar interference. My iPhone display creates a small wall of noise that is audible on AM radios 10 feet away - and there are millions of these in use. My Drake R8 mated with Wellbrook loop antennas on my balcony are now paper-weights with an S9 digi-buzz across the entire dial. Time to move away from this area I think. ___ 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] Surplus Russian Ferrite TP's/DU's/DA's/TA's for 10-9
As much as I would like to chide Gary with reports of widespread multi-continental receptions on all bands and all frequencies, it was more of a case of squeezing a dehydrated lemon into an empty martini glass. No one showed up for the party... or any party for that matter. If there could have been less than zero, today was it. I jumped out of bed at 13:55 and sprinted directly to the SRFLA-50 and its newly mated Sony 2010... only to hear... domestics. When it became abundantly clear that there would be no trans-oceanic reception, I snooped around 900 and 940 looking for Hawaii - I have encountered Korean programming on 900 while at Jordan River and maybe some this morning - but pretty sure it was not Hawaii. Within 5 minutes it was confirmed - the only whines, whistles or squeals were between my middle-aged ears. Funny that in 4 days of abandoning amateur radio in favor of 100% medium-wave listening, I have been rewarded with nothing but punishment. Another day tomorrow. Colin lives in Victoria... in the shadow of DXers like Walter and Nick... using radios like the Sony 2010 and antennas built by people like Gary Debock... ___ 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] Sat-Sun-Monday - TP Oct 8, 2012 / Jordan River Pacific version
Spent Friday night through Monday morning at the Point No
Point cabins near Jordan River, B.C facing out over the pacific --
http://www.pointnopointresort.com/
Was testing out Gary Debock's innovative surplus ferrite rod
antenna design -- its performance comparable to a 4' open frame
loop. As it turns out, for me, this could have well been the
single worse series of days for radio listening.
MONDAY: Up at 1340 UTC and stuck with it til the stroke of 1400 UTC.
Some strong carriers in some odd places - and no audio of
note anywhere -- complete absence of any Pacific Asian audio.
Having just read Nick's report, I should have hung out for
sun rise and harvested at least a shred of radio dignity -
This was DAY THREE of the new Russian Surplus Gary Debock
antenna shake down (AKA, the Flux capacitor, AKA R2D2 [my wife's
favorite antenna nickname so far] -- AKA the Russian Gatling Gun
and now my official model number: SRFLA-50 {Surplus Russian Ferrite
Loop Antenna -
model 50 50 cores after all...}
On a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is an awe inspiring morning with the
dial
choked with so many signals as to leave the listener overwhelmed and
1 is the result of a lightning strike to the front end, or dead
batteries
or an ionosphere that is utterly missing in action -- I would rate this
morning as 2 -- and that is being generous.
SUNDAY:
Conditions could not have been that bad but they were much worse than
Saturday morning - 529 Alaska weather station was almost full
deflection
on the Sony 2010! Promising. As I moved up the dial it was revealed
that there would be lots of carriers with little snippets of audio
here and there. Loud carriers on 558, 639, 702, 729, 738, 783, 792,
801,
891, 1008, 1098 teased me incessantly but never revealed more than
an illusion of audio. If memory serves me, audio may have appeared
briefly on 774, 828 and 972.
I stuck with it from 1330 to 1410. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would
have given it a generous rating of 3.
SATURDAY:
I arose with high hopes at 12:55 UTC -- and it was clearly obvious this
was too early for anything - again, lots of hets on the lower band (531
- 1000)
and no audio anywhere - as an indicator of potential, the Alaska
weather station was
well placed on 529khz. Things picked up over 15 minutes or so and some
top
tier Japanese stations poked their noses through on 774 and 828. Korea
on 972 was
at fair levels at times - and the best signal on the band was 1566
Korea.
There were hets on almost every low band channel from 531 up but
nothing jumped
out of the radio. I kept at it until the sun came up over the West and
it became
clear that this particular morning was low mediocre. Funny thing, I got
up early on
Friday to give the SRFL-50 a quick run and I was flabbergasted by the
sheer
strength of the one channel I dropped in on; 774 Japan.
Overall, I would rate Saturday morning as a 3.5 - hardly worth the
effort.
I am currently thinking about advance shipping the SRFl-50 to Hawaii -
but that will depend on it showing off its true powers between now and
January.
I actually have my fingers crossed that everyone else did as poorly --
making my experience less miserable.
As a side note - this was the first weekend away in a long time that I
packed nothing but 1 large radio (the 2010) and two small radios;
the Eton E100 barefoot (great performer) and the G3 Traveler +
1 antenna, the SRFA-50 (apologies to Gary for giving his antenna a
product number!)
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[IRCA] Victoria TP for 23 Sept 2012: in the darkness
As planned, power was cut to around 200 homes or more in my neighborhood between 4 and 7 AM -- very handy indeed. I powered my Drake R8, Wellbrook antennas and Icom 703+ on independent 12V motorcycle batteries - actually I think they are 4 amp/hour UPS batteries but close enough. As predicted, the silence and lack of ambient RF noise and hash on all frequencies was stunning - reminiscent of my days in the mid-seventies on 3.5 acres when the only noise was the occasional buzz from a local 13KV/220V step down transformer hundreds of yards away. Anyway - the reason that our power was cut was that there was a 12 bedroom house being moved - and in order to get the house and wheels on the road, power lines had to be interrupted. Initial predictions indicated a 2 hour cut in power... from 2 AM to 4 AM. Thank heavens for delays. What did not appear, however, were stellar conditions - I was at the dials at 11:35 UTC and apart from domestics and some hets on the 9khz plan there was little to pick from. By 12:05 UTC I decided to snooze on the sofa for a half-hour or so -- and I awoke again at 13:20 to... 567 - likely Japanese, 594 - Japanese, 603 - threshold audio, 621 - solid het, 747 Japan (best signal when I looked), 774 Japan, 792 - threshold audio, 828 - Japan, 891 - big het, nothing else really standing out til 972 and even Korea on that frequency was nothing special... and then little but hets all the way up to the top of the dial. My prime tuning was between 1320 and 1335 -- which may have been a tad early for the enhancement... Was looking for some of Walt's Hawaiian stations but I should have had notes because I was totally on the wrong frequency! Postscript: Last night after dark, drove out to the suburbs and checked out a park area behind a property (and house) that my wife and I are looking at.. and yes, it was whisper quiet too. = Colin Newell is a radio guy from way back who lives and works in Victoria and uses radios by Drake, Eton, Icom, Kenwoon, Sony and Tecsun... === ___ 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 from Victoria for 18Sep2012: China plus
Walter Salmaniw noted: 940 from Hawaii, one of my favorites was booming in as well around 13:30. Considering that I have been looking for a regular Hawaiian here in Victoria - and not heard one since the 1970's! - this is one I will chase! Thanks Walter - -- Colin Newell - Victoria B.C. 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] TP from Victoria for 18 Sep2012: China plus
531 - solid het, near audio - 1320 558 - 567 - fair-gd JJ - assume the NHK regular 594JAPAN, JOAK NHK1 very good signal with JJ YL at 1322 603REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLSA threshold audio 621super loud het - did not stay around to tweak the E1 - assume the Korean 639- likely China 648 738Pretty sure I heard English in passing at 1327 - but kept moving 747JAPAN, JOIB NHK2 1328 2nd loudest on the band with usual programming 774JAPAN, JOUB NHK2 1329 - the top JJ dog 828JAPAN, JOBB NHK2 1330 fr-pr actually 864REPUBLIC OF KOREA? Solid signal - did not hang out to dig up the langiage 891loud het on 890 - 1331 936whispers of audio in the co-channel and noise - 1332 963 somewhat better than 936 972REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLCA fr-gd with KK talk 1332 1053 Jammer - just discernible as something slightly different than the noise located around me - 1287 JAPAN, JOHR very weak - in fact, not much stood out about here - no 1566 either. Receiver - Eton E1 barefoot -- Colin Newell - Victoria B.C. Canada -- Colin Newell - Victoria B.C. 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] TP August 29 and 30 2012 / Jordan River Point no Point vs Victoria proper
Point no Point has served me well on many occasion - I think it may have had more to do with a lack of commitment - and not deploying the ALA100M properly. Heading back up there for 3 days in a month or so and heading to the Big Island of Hawaii for 24 days in January. I have been fine tuning things at home and monitoring the noise levels in my building -- have found a few window area sweet spots where the buzz is around S1 to S2 which should easily allow the TA and TP cavalcade to make its way through over the next month or so. Also going to try re-building my ALA100 loops using significantly heavier insulated wire and shorter lengths - currently my ALA100 and ALA100M loop lengths are around 15M long - which is about twice what they should be. Colin, I happened to be up from 12:30 UTC and listened for an hour. Things in Victoria were quite lively using my Perseus SDR and West directed corner fed loop. Very useful was Nick Hall-Patch's DX Fishbarrel which showed that conditions were very similar to my own. DU propagation was superior here, with 891 especially providing very good reception, especially around 13:15 UTC. 1116 was rather disappointing with threshold audio only. Earlier, Asiatic propagation was also decent with good to very good signals from Japan on 1287, and HLAZ 1566 being only slightly weaker. No idea why things were so poor for you. Perhaps Point No Point isn't such a great place to DX? Your ALA 100 should have done a lot better. Mine was only slightly less effective than the corner fed loop.Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC ___ 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] more on DXing a little bit inland
I did some experiments with this theory (with Nick as well) in 1994 and 1995 during one particularly good season where TA's were audible at my location 1.35 km from the waterfront in Victoria B.C. (on Cook Street) sometimes early in the afternoon. Cook Street, in Victoria B.C., terminated on Dallas Road -- and although not a true coastal location, it did exhibit unusual characteristics during the occasional walk down to the waterfront. The problem with this method of observation was, as I changed location, signal levels definitely ebbed and flowed but without simultaneous and synchronous signal readings being taken from fixed points along the route, the observations were merely anecdotal and curious. I noticed a similar pattern as I drove inland, one season, to a mini beverage site daily over a couple of weeks - that signals seemed to rise and fall, across the entire band with some predictability. Here in 2012 it is good to see the group pursue this theory and supposition with a bit more technology and ability to extract some more scientific metrics. Colin Newell - Victoria B.C. 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] Slightly OT Video QRP
http://youtu.be/KY0iriUNc7c Working ZL2JBR on my Icom 703+ (10 watts) on my balcony mounted Workman single-band 20 meter vertical mounted at 75' Colin Newell - www.dxer.ca ___ 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] Good time NOT to be DXing
I caught lightning striking our local water tower around 1 hour ago... http://youtu.be/sggSJ06U2ck Yup. Radio equipment OFF! Colin - dxer.ca ___ 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] Free 4th of July weekend DXer promotion
Happy Canada day and pending 4th of July weekends to all our readers! RCI's former celebrity writer/broadcaster Ian McFarland and I send along our best wishes! And during this weekend - at the link http://www.dxer.ca/cd-store we will be offering a variety of FREE downloads from our popular CD series of programs. Come on by and score some of our more popular podcasts for the price of a click of your mouse! Normally priced between 99 cents and $2.50, Ian and I have raised over $4000 for his charity in scenic Duncan and the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. 73 to all! Ian and Colin of DXer.ca ___ 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] Family vs dxing
On my recent trip to China, reception on the Yangtze River was amazing! I sure wish that I had bitten the bullet and taken my Perseus and laptop. Do it! Walt I went to Halifax in 2006 (I think...) and on the 1st evening I heard Brazil on 1100 or 1110khz... using a Yacht-Boy 400PE and a small 2' hand wound loop right down on the harbor walk... It was busker fest at the time and I think people thought I was some kind of magical act... except I never did anything but twirl around this wooden thing with wires on it while listening intently on headphones... Hardly entertaining for anyone but me. ___ 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] CBC Podcast on the subject of shortwave cuts and regional broadcasting
http://www.cbc.ca/allpointswest/2012/06/27/uvic-quidditch-search-and-rescue-and-cbc-cuts/ 24 minutes long - A brilliant listen. Colin - Editor - www.dxer.ca Victoria B.C. Canada VA7WWV ___ 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] On the cover of Pop Comm
I imagine rock starts want to appear on the cover of the Rolling Stone... We radio geeks - well, we have CQ, QSL, Popular Communications and Monitoring Times. So. While I was at my local book and magazine shop I noticed that Gary DeBock on the cover of the latest issue of Popular Communications. The topic: Ultra-light radio listening. Congrats to Gary for getting this great facet of the radio hobby some much deserved exposure. Colin - dxer.ca - VA7WWV ___ 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] 900 CKMO's transmitter's finally off!
Since CKMO cut their modulation, CHML Hamilton Ontario has been very common here. Infact I have been trying for MN, but so far no luck. But I do hear CHML a lot. Not sure if I will be that lucky -- but I did check last night. There were a couple of stations present on 900 khz. I did not hang out long enough to squeeze out any ID's. Many thanks to Walt for pointing out the carrier collapse of CKMO - it seems like we have been sitting on our hands waiting for this for some time. This is a historic event for AM radio in Victoria - I imagine the last time we only had one active frequency in the city of Victoria on the AM band was uhm... http://www.cucvictoria.com/history-radio.html 1923! Enjoy the new frequency folks! 73, Colin - www.dxer.ca ___ 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] 900 CKMO's transmitter's finally off!
Brilliant! Good call on that on Walter. Funny - I have the Drake on almost every day and the Icom 703+ on all evening and I regularly do a band scan including the 900 freq. but I have not looked in a week. What will be hear on 900 now? Let's check it out. On 2012-06-06 19:40, Walter Salmaniw wrote: I don't know when it happened, but finally, the huge open carrier on 900 kHz has finally been switched off as I check at 02:40 UTC 7 June, 2012. Last I looked a few days ago, it was still on. Now, how long was that? A few months anyway! 73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC -- Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew ___ 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] Antenna Options
Ira, for a single all around antenna, have you considered a magnetic loop, such as the Wellbrook ALA 100? I've found it an excellent performer from LW through MW to the SW bandsWalt Agreed: For rural areas, the Wellbrook ALA100M for urban areas, the ALA100. Best antenna I have ever owned. ___ 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] Bingo - Alinco I/Q success
Used a TASCAM US-100 USB interface. From the Alinco DX-R8T I/Q output - 3.5mm stereo male to male dual RCA into the USB interface and from a USB cable to my Toshiba Netbook NB555D Windows 7 recognized the device immediately. Bingo - perfect demodulated audio from the Alinco I/Q output into the laptop. Thanks to everyone who submitted suggestions and encouragement. Full report on this interesting radio coming up. Colin Newell - VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada www.dxer.ca ___ 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] Testing the Alinco DX-R8 Receiver
Getting lots of e-mail: Test the I/Q, test the I/Q! So far, have tried two different pieces of software and a cable that I made myself... and I see lots of neat spectrum on the display but the audio is rubbish - pops, bops and squeaks... Very likely something that I am doing or not doing. Apart from the I/Q output side of the house, the Alinco DX-R8T is a surprisingly friendly table stop communications receiver at a particularly trying period in radio listening history. ___ 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] Testing the Alinco DX-R8 Receiver
Hi Guy, I don't have an DX-R8 receiver therefore I cannot comment on how the I/Q output was implemented. OK - here is the challenge: I have the DX-R8T receiver. And yup, it has I/Q o/p on the back... and I have tried it with one piece of SDR software (KG-SDR) and the result was a very distorted and unusable audio on 15 Mhz WWV. Granted I am using the Toshiba ND555 notebook that has a microphone audio i/p and for all I know, I am distorting or overdriving the input. I am admitting that I am pretty much in the dark about I/Q outputs and suitable software and I am not ashamed to admit it. I have built SDR radios likes the soft-rock transceiver quite successfully. So - if anyone considers themselves knowledgeable about SDR and I/Q outputs, please e-mail be explicit instructions... like: Download this particular software and set your receiver or PC accordingly. Not being the lazy type, I am wading through a variety of google searches trying to learn while I have the radio... Thanks everyone. ___ 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] Testing the Alinco DX-R8 Receiver
http://youtu.be/w7dvwl1wjXU A sample from Durham radio - The name alone makes me think that Alinco is a tad on the bold side... I mean, who in their right mind would dare to take R8 and slap it on a radio unless they knew they could deal with the scrutiny. Will be checking its potential as a fancy medium wave receiver. Has decent bandwidth, pass band tuning and RF gain control... so who knows. Stay tuned. ___ 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] Testing the Alinco DX-R8 Receiver
It does have about 10db attenuation in the MW band. However, the 10db preamp also works there. I found it to be pretty decent on MW in SSB. The sole AM bandwidth is around 9kHz, and lacking in rejection and slopes. The front end was decent as well. Chris VE6IY Actually -- the DX-R8T that I have has a narrow filter in the AM position so it appears that there is some evolution underway. To be honest, I think, out of the gate, I wanted not to like the Alinco radio -- but after 2 days it is growing on me. Is kind of a poignant moment in time with DX listening (particularly on SW) will all the cut backs and the endless migration from SW to the internet. That said, there is lots going on. Colin in Canada - VA7WWV ___ 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] Solar Storm
Expected arrival time is 0625 UTC -- less than 6 hours from now. Last night was interesting -- fair amount of scatter on 6 meters (50Mhz) but with my 10W and vertical antenna - no hope for QSO Could get really interesting on the medium wave dial. Strap yourself in folks. If radio reception tonight happens to sound like it did today(No Skip), then that might be due to another solar storm that will arrive in less than 24 hours. I can\t check this out after LSS so if someone out there notices any abnormal conditions then let us in on it and I can check my inbox after 11 PM and scan the band then to see what's happenng. Thanks, Bill in BC ___ 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] Early TP's - Pacifics for 01/23/12
I suspect this has something to do with the large geomagnetic storm/solar flare which likely wiped out anything to the north, and enhanced trans-Equatorial paths...Walt By 0900 UTC last night, 1st and 2nd tier JJ stations were in and there were lots of hints and audio from many of the high powered Chinese and Korean stations that are usually in full sync lock an hour earlier. Examples: 747 super loud JJ, 918 (china), 972 (korea), 1044 (China), 1179 (JJ), and audio on almost everything from there on up to 1548khz - beyond that is blaffed with digital noise of some kind. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Early TP's - Pacifics for 01/23/12
0730 UTC and massive signals on 540 2AP Samoa w/ Island music and chatter - 567 Guam (t) music up/down in the noise 621 audio breaking over 620 - NO idea (kind of too early for Korea) 649 Fiji NOT noted - in fact, freq. is quiet. 738 Tahiti - armchair with French male speaker - good modulation 1017 Tonga - unusual appearance from a station that used to be 1 of the loudest 1098 Marshall Islands - also very loud tonight. 1440 Kiribati - one of the loudest signals on the band w/ Island music and chatter Radio - Debock Edition Tecsun PL-380 -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] DXing from Kilauea crater
OK - standing in the pitch black with the YL staring down into a glowing crater might not be DXing - but it is right up there with sheer excitement of the radio hobby. Actually had my FT-60r handheld and keyed the local repeater and chatted to Victoria via an IRLP internet/radio link. Staying at the Nohea Volcano Cabin - http://www.volcanoplaces.com/nohea/nohea.html Which seems fairly quiet for DXing - Noted they have WiFi here (a linksys) and a BPM extension on their network (which I will definitely unplug if it becomes noisy!) I have not been an acoustic environment this quiet in a very long time - can hear a few crickets... and that is it! 73, -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Kona TPs for Jan 17th
150UTC for about 15 minutes - a tad more normal... 1044 CRI Foreign service in JJ - Loud 1314 Assuming OBC, Radio Osaka in JJ - loud 1548 4QD Queensland - reliable as gravity w/ EE Aus. news. 1593 CNR 1 - CC - mega loud - generally the loudest TP on the band. Lots and lots of carriers and snippets of audio here and there. Off to Volcano in 12 hours for 2 days - Might be good. Might be really good! Receiver - PL-380 Debock edition TECSUN. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Late night Kona TP - Jan 15 2012
Stayed up passed 0900 UTC to hear a variety of hopeful things... 540 2AP Samoan Island station signing off with Anthem and instant dead air (no carrier), Hints of Korea on 657, wisps of Japan on 774 (last year at this time of the night, it would have been chock a block...) audio on 945, 954, 1017 (Tonga), 1170, 1440 (assume Kiribati ruling the channel), EE on 1548, 1566 (hints of korean), and 1593. Will concentrate on getting an ID out of Kiribati tonight - Last night's audio clue was William Goward Memorial College... several times - which would agree with the google hits for Kiribati. Yay. Colin in Kona - Receiver - Debock Edition Tecsun PL-380 -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Kona TP's for Saturday 01/14/12
OK. So I slept in and have nothing to report. I did stay up later and I did unplug the Plasma TV that we were not using in the CONDO. Did you know these things generate RF even when they are OFF? Yea, I guess I knew that. I improved my noise signature some - by a few db. In a building with probably 35 1-bedroom units, I imagine almost all of them have at least 2 LCD or plasma TVs - combine that will all the smart lamps, wi-fi (which I imagine does not really interfere with SW) -- and a 14kv span around 70 feet away... can make for quite the buzz. Anyway - pretty sure I was hearing some signals from North America last night. What I need to do (advice to all of you...) is to spend less time sipping Mai Tai while the sun sets and more time glued to the radio... Who am I kidding. 73 from Kona Hawaii and better luck tonight! -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Kiribati - 1440
Still thought it was Saipan til I looked on the GOOGLE Maps... Internet stream from Saipan revealed NO, this is not parallel - Could not find a stream for Kiribati - but the sound of the music is right - endless chatter by OM and YL and mournful out of tune co-ed choirs (sounds kind of churchy...) Language sounds closer to what I hear from the Marshalls - At times, the signal levels are outstanding. Aloha from Kona - Receiver - Gary Debock edition TECSUN PL-380 -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Kona TP's for 1-13-12
Listened from 1300 UTC for around 15 minutes. Good, but UNid signals on the likes of 1134, 1170, 1593 etc. Probably Pacific - did hear some Chinese on one frequency or another - BUT Zero signals or audio from all those classic channels we hear first out here and on the coast: 612(aus), 621(korea), 648(RUS), 657(KK-N), 693(JJ) 738(AUS), 747(JJ+AUS), etc -- Nothing on 1566 or 1575 any morning I have checked. We have a side trip to Volcano coming up - will be interesting to see what I hear there. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Kona TP for 12 Jan 2012 Not so much
Bit of noise this AM -- around 1500 UTC - and apart from the regular Island sounds on 540, 738, 1017 and 1098 - not much to speak of - lots of hets and hints of audio on many splits - but apart from 1548 with great audio and pop music (assuming Emerald, Queensland...) Normally, I would be hearing one top tier JJ station after another after 0700UTC - so far after 10 attempts or so, nothing. Even with a manageable noise level, this is the worse Hawaii conditions I have seen - even HF down here is a wash-out. Have been lucky to hear one or two signals on 20 and 15 meters... much, much more in years passed. Lots more time for it to improve! Receivers - Gary DeBock special edition TECSUN PL-380 Unmodified Grundig G3 (for HF...) Yaesu FT-60r VHF-UHF Handheld -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Kona TP day by day - 1440 khz
One thing I have noted, that is a little different, is that 1440khz is occupied all the time by an Island sounding station with Island music and talk in a micronesian sounding dialect - PAL indicates this could be Saipan - normally 300W at night, they have a wicked signal early on and through the night. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Kona TP's for Saturday 01/07/12
Up around 1600 UTC (pre dawn) - No question: No audio, lots of hets, lots of near audio. Under normal conditions, there would be a full dial of Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Russian, Australian and Island Stations. Even last night Tahiti was subdued. Receiver - Tecsun (Debocked) PL-380 -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] TA carriers only Victoria, BC
No TA carriers in Hawaii tonight -- But good signals from Tahiti 738 and Apia, Samoa on 540 from Kona. This evening is much better than last night. It was better than last night, but this evening was still delivering just carriers. At around 0540UT, 1215 was on the threshold of audio, but never quite made it. 837, 963 and 1143 had quite reasonable carriers at one point or another, otherwise, pretty wispy on channels such as 675, 756, 775, 855, 864, 882, 954, 999, 1053, 1089, 1107, 1152, and 1269. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Signing on from Kona, Hawaii - Day 1
In my possession, a Debock modified Tecsun PL-380 and a stock Grundig G3 (and an FT-60r 2M for the ham radio stuff) A bright light! It is actually electrically quiet this visit. There has obviously been a lot of work done at the condo since the last time I was here - new pool deck, perhaps new lighting, new BBQ, new walkways... And the noise level has dropped from a staggering S9 down to an S1 or S2. In the first few minutes of tuning around (at 19:35 local time), Tahiti is armchair on 738 with lots of hets present. My promise to the list readers: going to make way more of an effort over last year... Of course, this is the same Colin who has had around 2 hours of sleep in the last 24+ hours. Optimistic! -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] More aboout Easter Island MP3's
There are around 45 MP3 tracks available - Most of them, I think, we sampled at around 128kbps - which is a tad high for the source material. All of them are well labeled as to what they are. I will do one or two of several things: I will add them to the DXer.ca download area - and at a preset time, I will alert our IRCA readers and put them up for 24-48 hours so they will be available to everyone. I can also create a ZIP archive of all the tracks and make a single download available. As I mentioned in a previous post, the DXer.ca ULR file area had over 100,000 downloads in the last 2 years or so. Astounding and refreshing... mostly PDF's and DOC files. I currently pay my ISP around $30 a month for hosting and bandwidth so it has not become unmanageable. As a few of you also know, I am creating a special download library of all the Ian McFarland Series CD's - and we will be expanding on that library in 2012. They are large downloads for a fee - typically 1 hour and 20 minute programs for $2.50 - which Ian and I think is reasonable... all the $ going to his neighborhood food bank and soup kitchen as well. 73 everyone! -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] TECSUN PL - 380
Does anyone know how to get rid of the loud beep on the TECSUN PL - 380? Is there anyway to change the temperature reading from Celsius to Fahrenheit? Thanks! KI4SYC I believe the manual for it is on the DXer.ca file area -- -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Easter Island MP3's
I have been rebuilding my file area on the newly launched DXer.ca website and I have come across a CD of MP3 recordings that John Bryant made while at Easter Island in (I think...) 2007. I would like to gauge how much people are interested in this material and where (if at all...) the readers would like this made available. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Interesting ULR statistic
Many of our ULR alumni and enthusiasts will appreciate this observation... I am re-launching the DXer.ca website -- as a University IT guy, I am a true believer in the faster, more secure, more feature rich... school of thought when it comes to web deployment. Now that fact alone is not particularly interesting, what I did discover yesterday while reviewing some of my annual and semi-annual stats on website traffic may astound our readers... while on the subject of the ULR faction within the hobby. As many of our web readers know, DXer.ca features a download area for All things Ultra-light radio... dozens of documents which I tend to call eBooks because that is what they are - story manuals on every facet of this corner of radio world. This, or much of it, was mirrored on the Yahoo ULR group while John Bryant was alive (and still is...) He was true believer in re-duplication and covering all bases where files were concerned. I digress. What I found in my stats reports that the total number of document or eBook downloads in the ULR file area on DXer.ca has now exceeded over 100,000 copies - over a 2 or 3 year period! Which is utterly staggering... and very refreshing - it is a true indication of how very alive our hobby is. This should be celebrated in some fashion. Currently, as I redevelop the site, I am also re-thinking of CD sales section (100% of which goes to a local charity - and we (Ian McFarland and I) are moving to a download library for all spoken word CD sets (by subscription of course...) Seeing how tremendously successful the hobby is, via a handful of interesting statistics gives me much hope for the future. Have a happy and healthy festive season Ladies and Gentlemen! 73, -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Victoria TP's for 10-14
Colin, that sounds like a fascinating set-up. Any chance to add a real MW rig to that large delta loop? I'm sure that you could probably tweak things a bit more with using an AOR 7030+ for instance rather than the ham rig. What about a SDR? I have a spare SDR-IQ you could borrow. I'd sure be interested in knowing how well the loop compares to, say the ALA 100. How quiet is it out there compared to us urban folk? .Walt Other than the occasional tick of an electric fence within a km or so, pretty quiet... -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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 for 5 Oct 2011 from Victoria: Way down
I thought that after our very big wind storm overnight that something was ajar with my antenna, but no, Nick's DX Fishbarrel showed the identical anemic conditions. Not much to hear really, and mostly Asian. Just my luck - Up early to check out the ICOM 706 MkII-G with a remote 360 foot delta loop at around 400+ ft. above sea level over looking the Strait of Juan de Fuca - total bust around 1400 UTC. Checked my trusty Eton E1 barefoot - at 1400 UTC as well and there were rough signals on 747, 774, 828 etc. Should have picked yesterday obviously. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] San Francisco area DXers
I am visiting San Francisco for a week and am wondering who there is near the downtown area of San Francisco that would like to meet for a coffee - there are no set dates and no agenda. I am staying in the Nob Hill area and can obviously walk a few kilometers. No car - and will not be able to leave the downtown area. I have my eyes on a couple of hip cafes by the names of Blue Bottle and Sight Glass and Ritual. Starbucks is fine - but one can go to a Starbucks anywhere... On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:05:54 GMT, funkiecur...@juno.com wrote: What day and time are dxers going to meet on friday during -- Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew ___ 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] San Francisco area DXers
Heading to the city by the Bay on Friday for a week. If there are any Bay area DXer's that want to meet up for a coffee - I am game. Will probably travel with 2 Meter handheld making comms easier. -- Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew ___ 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] Belize 834
. Show of hands, how many folks remember when Radio Belize was a huge pest on 834? Have an audio recording and QSL from 1976. Do not believe I have ever heard Ecuador on MW - that would be a catch now. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Free Proceedings downloads - courtesy Harold Sellers
Harold has given me the Proceedings CD - loaded with great articles... for open sourcing on DXer.ca I am going to do my level best to make this material available for a short period of time - Keep an eye on the website. Grab and share as it comes up. Thanks and 73, ___ 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] Nicecast Live from Taipei
http://203.121.251.244:8000/listen.m3u PCJ - Happy Station live - -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] OT - for car lovers...
Was at a Car show today with 900+ 1932 Deuce coups and roadsters... I know a LOT of you guys LOVE cars... Photo gallery - http://tinyurl.com/36b5xqf -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] 136khz in Canada
Maybe this is old new -- but now in Canada (as in Europe) - 136khz (2200 meter band) is now legal. Some details... http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl/136.html -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Mini rant on BPL
http://tinyurl.com/22nfb3w Here in Victoria, one of the most powerful stations that we have... CFAX 1070 (10kw) appears to be suffering from interference from a single BPL device in a highly populated neighborhood. Read the above link. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Mini rant on BPL
Thanks for the post, Colin. Man, I thought that BPL was strictly an HF issue, only wiping out shortwave. I have advised the radio station in question -- Telling them that their (up til now) signal has been solid as a rock - and now impinged upon by a mini-appliance might kick up some action. As much as I think conspiracy theorists are a tad wacky - things like this must surely fuel that state of mind... -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Article of interest
Re: An increase in power for AM stations to overcome digital noise created by computers,cable,etc. (with link to report to FCC. I am not sure if that is funny... or ironic... or both. Isn't that like increases the speed limits on highways because of traffic congestion? Maybe what we need to do is stop the tide of poorly made electronics from arriving on our shores. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] Long winded series on radio listening... online
With the passing of the classic book Passport to World Band Radio it occurred to me that there is a void and a potential niche online - a series on Radio Listening... from the ground up... a Radio Hobby for Dummies if you would... -- although I cannot use that title obviously. I envisioned a series of web pages and articles dedicated to recruiting new hobbyists and energizing the existing ones. I imagine creating this on DXer.ca and then upon its completion being mirrored on a variety of similar websites hosted by other hobbyists. That way the project does not die or get locked down with the loss of the author or its participants. It's going to be a very long and long winded set of distinct web pages (or chapters) and have every facet of the radio listening hobby from AM (MW) Dxing, chasing domestics, ULR listening, collecting, SW, Utilities, Ham, Antennas, accessories, etc. Everything. Nothing left out. Not only will there be pages and pages of useful information in one spot but also a series of Podcasts and even video tutorials. I might be a tad out of my mind because in some ways, this has already been done - there are web pages dedicated to virtually every aspect of the hobby - scattered over the internet. Some sites even have pages of links to all of these sites. The downside of this is that various sites come and go - and what better plan than to have everything under one roof where everyone can access it. Losing the Passport book, for me, (and I imagine most hobbyists) has been a big deal. It left a massive hole in the library of already limited resources for radio hobbyists. This is one small way of filling in that gap. I hope also to have some participation on this project from a variety of hobbyists who are specialists in their own area - Like I said, I do not wish to leave anything out. I would also like to dedicate this project to John Bryant whose departure still hurts, whose contribution to the hobby could never be accurately measured and whose unexpected demise fundamentally changes, in some small way, the way be all see and appreciate the radio hobby. The first chapter is here - http://www.dxer.ca/latest/81-world-radio-101-the-basics-of-world-band-radio please follow the links to the next 2 chapters and comment (positive and negative welcome...) -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | coffee DOT bc DOT ca _ ___ 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] BPL in the home
Real life example (maybe): Walter and I (as well as some local amateurs) are investigating an odd spread spectrum signal in Victoria near the historic Beacon Hill Park. An obvious digital sounding signal nearly obliterates the entire MW band with solid S9 hash... for about 4 city blocks. We have been working towards isolating it to a building or utility pole. Begs the question: Could this be the output of 1 BPL device? My Mom lives near ground-zero of this signal source and enjoys listening to CBC Vancouver on 690khz. And on any radio in her home you can hear the dull roar of this signal underneath the station she is listening to. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | Bob Harris dot com | dxer dot ca | coffee dot bc dot ca | pcjmedia dot 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] TP for 16 Mar from Victoria, BC
I am doing a last minute DXped to Jordan River and by the looks of it -- there might be some good listening to be had. -- Colin Newell is a Victoria B.C. Resident and Writer Editor/Creator - Coffeecrew dot com | Bob Harris dot com | dxer dot ca | coffee dot bc dot ca | pcjmedia dot 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] World's longest delayed QSL?
I am still waiting on a QSL from Radio Rabaul in Papua New Guinea that I sent out in the Spring of 1975. Fingers crossed. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] John Bryant - Audio tribute...
http://coffee.bc.ca/audio/jb_mixdown.mp3 or http://coffee.bc.ca/gear/618/mentor-and-friend-remembered-john-bryant-safe-journey Bottom of the page - -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] John Bryant feature on PCJmedia's Happy Station show
I have an assignment - To interview a few folks via SKYPE or standard telephone to get some reminiscences of the life and times of John Bryant. For broadcast on Happy Station next week. Volunteers please send me an e-mail off list. Thanks! -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Victoria TP's for 2-10-10
It only seemed fitting to get up extra early and sit in front of the radio dial... Armchair Japan on 594, 774 and 828 around 1500UTC near audio and hints of audio on 531, 558, 612, 639, 702, 738, 945... High band seemed quiet. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] John Bryant endowment suggestion
Tossing some ideas around as the inspiration comes. John was one of those larger than life guys who could not be contained in one lifetime. And yet. I like to suggest some kind of endowment for John - to enhance and evolve the hobby we have today - moving it forward (to steal a tired phrase). Getting together his collected works, technical and otherwise - and into a book is brilliant. Sponsoring events. Placing radio equipment with new hobbyists. Perhaps even a website that will house, in perpetuity, his memory and works - or better yet, a memorial space for all the folks that made the hobby what it is today. Tossing them out there. Best regards, -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] John Bryant forum area
As well as the ULR Yahoo Group http://tinyurl.com/yc7yqrf Some poignant stories starting to pop up. Today's thought: It was a John Bryant radio Universe - and the rest of us were happily sharing in his passion... -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] New show over at PCJmedia.com
Testing out some streaming media widgets on pcjmedia.com Currently running a new Ukrainian show - Would appreciate a few folks giving it a whirl - seeing how it behaves. Live: Nash Holos - Paulette MacQuerrie [54:50] - Nash Holas Cheers -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] John Bryant remembered
Just got the news from one of my brothers, Walter Salmaniw - who was barely consolable. This is, indeed, a loss that we cannot measure, that we cannot comprehend - losing a big man... a smart man. A heart bigger than most radios. Who, alone, made some of the most significant contributions to the betterment of the radio hobby. I had coffee with John a few years back - and one had the sense that he was a born leader - with so much to give... and to quote Walter, I expected another 20 years of John... Let us gather, alone, in groups large and small and raise the glass of our choice - a toast... To our friend John Bryant. And hope - that his journey was swift - and pain free and that the DX where he is now is half as good as he made it here. God speed John Bryant. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] John Bryant remembered
Just opened a 25 year old bottle of Scotch. Have been looking at it for some time. And the time was right - to toast a man who left us all way to soon. I share the thoughts, grief and pain of those he loved, those he shared his life with, his family and friends. John's reportage was as integral to the hobby and our environment as the very components that made up our hobby; the Earth, wind, and sky... And now part of our hobby is gone. We move forward even though today we feel an irreparable loss. Thoughts and prayers to you John. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] TP for 8 Feb from Victoria, BC
I have noticed a burst of activity overall in the evenings and late afternoons on SW - with the MUF heading up over 15Mhz during the day. I am almost at the point where I am willing to get up and check out the medium-waves... -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Sony M37 Filter Mod help needed
A list member has sent me a Sony M37V that I have offered to change the filter for him. M37V and new filter received. Sadly - incomplete dis-assembly instructions and no mention about the fact that the replacement filter has way more pins that the stock one. Anybody done this mod that wishes to share the secret process? -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Here's an interesting sidebar to the Haiti Disaster
Would seem to make more sense to set up a ground based transmitter in the Dominican republic or somewhere nearby... I hear from a reliable source a week ago that a 250kw and 500kw AM transmitter (allegedly built by Continental [and vintage gear too]) was on the way to Cuba... ostensibly to be used for jamming. It (the transmitter) headed to Cuba could be better put to use for a humanitarian purpose, this most certainly would be one of them. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] TAs from the WCNA
SW, though, is sure completely the pits up here in BC with the MUF around 6 or 6.5 MHz in the local evenings. Simply virtually nothing to listen to there at all! I do not recall seeing anything like this... ever on the SW dials. MW on the other hand... endless promise! -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Free Radio - ooops
I was just in the process of giving away this radio to a local enthusiast (you know who you are...) http://www.dxer.ca/latest/41-redsun-rp2100-first-look-updated-november-5-2006 and sent the message to the entire list. I guess this means that I am... a.) Buying a round of drinks for the whole list... or b.) Everybody on the list gets a free RedSun radio Tell you what - whomever comes to Victoria for a visit, I will take out for dinner with my wife AND buy drinks. Seems fair? -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Free Radio
http://www.dxer.ca/latest/41-redsun-rp2100-first-look-updated-november-5-2006 How does this one sound? Great SW reception and super sensitive on MW. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] TP for 17 Jan from Victoria, BC
I hate to say it (as others have), but the TP DX really is at night, This is what it is like in Hawaii all the time. Sure, the most intense stuff is at LSR - but why get up at 6AM when you can get 80% of the excitement at 11:00 PM local time. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Haiti relief challenge
Tonight I pledged $200 to the Haiti relief fund on the Red Cross Canada website and with World Vision. This is a challenge to all the members of this list to dig deep and match my pledge - The need is great - god bless everyone, -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] TP for 7 Jan from Victoria, BC
639 CNR-1 //5030 (and stronger than 5030; Colin is right about the SW conditions) 747 JOIB I have been SWLing since 1971 and I have never experienced this kind of odd reception pattern... ever; TA hets on medium wave and virtually NO SW reception of any kind above 5 MHZ -- apart from the impossibly irrepressible Radio Havana Cuba on 49M - audible when there is absolutely nothing else on the air. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] West Coast TA's
Seriously good signals now (0200UTC JAN 8 - 2010) on 1134, 1215... lots and lots of carriers. Nick? Is that fish bowl of yers up and running? -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] TA's tonight
Noticed good carriers on 1215 and 1134. Also noticed that, for whatever reason, there is so little ionization - that 5 Mhz WWV is almost inaudible up here... Some prop. on 6Mhz - but other than that, SW is utterly dead. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] WRTH 2010
I received the same message. Should have it in a few days. No Passbook listed. I had heard they were not printing those any longer. A great book on QSLing poliies. Will miss it. For some reason I think I failed in tracking down the 2009 Passport. My bad. However sad this loss is, it has given me some ideas on how to fill the gap -- but only ideas and nothing more. PTWBR was a star act that employed a few folks - sure times have changed but there is still a place for a pub. like this. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] MW Hobbyist of the Year Award
Hello All, For those interested in the DXing capabilities of Tecsun's newest DSP pocket radio, a thorough 7-page review of the PL-380 AM-LW-FM-SW receiver (covering the development, capabilities and relative performance of this soft mute-free model) has been uploaded to DXer.Ca Many thanks to Gary DeBock for his continued and tireless efforts to better the radio listening hobby... I was actually going to suggest an award (for the year 2009) Medium Wave Hobbyist of the Year for efforts above and beyond the call of duty to better the radio hobby... But with Gary in the room, any room for that matter... It would be NO contest. And if I could come up with a gold or silver plated Sony (or Sangean, or Tecsun) URL, I would most certainly do so - and award it to you-know-who. So. Hats off to Gary. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] One for the you never know... files
I received an unusual request a week ago from a guy... someone I figured was an SWL and DXer... The request was for some high quality on air recordings of WWV and WWVH... to be used in a project... On further inquiries... I discovered that the guy was not a guy... but a very beautiful lady -- whose last album was voted top disc of the year in the U.K. Seems she is a DXer and SWL and is working on working WWV into her follow-up album. I would love to reveal who the artist is... but I cannot until well into 2010. Just goes to show - in this hobby, anything is possible! -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Slightly OT: Receiver spotting on TV
As seen on a recent episode of Fringe - A DX150B - being used as a low-frequency audio generator! -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] TP for 16 Dec from Victoria, BC
In spite of Bill's observation of improving conditions this morning, my impression was of deteriorating conditions, at least from 1520UT onwards 828 and 1575 (seemed VoA by direction) had the most audio, reasonable but not great by any means. 774 and 972 were back of the pack in readability, while 594 and 1287 were just mumbles. Good carriers on 1098, 1539 and 1566 all seemed Asiatic, but no chance of audio. All these were fading erratically,and often were worse than the above observations. Better TP conditions at 0645 last night I'm afraid, and they weren't tremendous then either I checked at 1530 today and agree with Nick. I heard some audio on 972 and everything else seemed a wash out. More inclined to spend an extra 10 in bed or in the shower than fiddle with a radio... -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] not much TP for 4 Dec from Victoria, BC (any?)
Amazingly poor conditions! The solar and geomagnetic conditions are completely flat, and so was the DX. Things were not helped by a new local noise source, but there didn't seem much there to be concealed by the noise. I checked at 1545UTC. 774khz at barely threshold audio... and a het on 972khz. Wow. What a fall from what I was hearing a week ago! Welcome to December folks. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Paging Mike Maghakian
From the Spokane area - Anyone heard from him recently? Thank you. Resume your listening, -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Comatose TP's in Puyallup, WA
Hello All, The band was checked at 0910, 1435 and 1525 UTC for signs of Asian TP life, with the A and K indexes near zero. Unfortunately the TP's were also near zero-- during all three band scans. I tuned in before 1600 UTC (LSR) and there was absolutely nothing going on... 1st few days back from Hawaii - one step at a time -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Leaving Kona.
Heading back to the mainland today -- No listening this AM - I could be wrong but I think I spy Walt's Cruise ship out in Kona harbor... Hey Walt - if you see this, we will be at Island Lava Java on Alii Drive at around 10AM! You have my Cell phone number. Flying at 1:50PM today to Seattle via Alaska - overnighting in Seattle and then getting into Victoria around 11AM. 73 everyone, -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Leaving Kona.
Flying at 1:50PM today to Seattle via Alaska - overnighting in Seattle and then getting into Victoria around 11AM. Alaska Airlines! Not via Alaska the state. Minor detail. ;-) -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Kona AM walking tour part 2
http://tinyurl.com/kona-am-dial-pt2 The evening is already shaping up nicely -- NHK on 1593khz in the clear -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Kona AM dial stroll Part - 3 from the top down...
http://tinyurl.com/kona-am-dial-pt3 More audio from the top of the dial down... Actually got up this AM at 1600UTC and it was not as lively as last night at 0830UTC. Enjoy. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Pacific DX report for 24Nov2009: 800 miles south of
I was in the condo BR last night with the E100 slider (provided by Gary D.B.) and NHK on 1593khz was in FULL Bars! That little radio is a monster. Hats off to Gary for injecting a megawatt of enthusiasm to the hobby! -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Early Kona action - November 23 2009 0900UTC on
I have decided that it is not really suitable calling the reception that we are having in Kona, Hawaii TP's because they are not trans-pacific at all - that are half-pacific... HP's. Kind of an early warning location for potential reception. Anyway - last night was very interesting... and here is the closest thing I could come to a top to bottom scan and what I generally hear... 0858 UTC 531 - an obvious NHK JJ w/ nothing else on channel 540 - Samoa dominating but w/ a variety of other stuff pushing through... hints of CC later on (within 40 minutes...) 0859 UTC 567 - NHK JJ all the way.. 576khz in Russian (in the clear), 594khz became JJ by 0920UTC, 603khz - KK, 612khz nothing, 620khz domestic, 639khz CC after about 0930 - and nothing of consequence on 640khz 0900 UTC 648 - was just a big het on 650 Honolulu but later grew to sound somewhat FS in some lang other than CC or RR - 0901 UTC - 657 - DPRK - this signal just grew and grew w/ KK martial harangues 0902 UTC - 666 - NHK - JJ all alone. 675 was clearly JJ (NHK1) 0903 UTC - 702 - Open carrier, 711 very big KK, 738 HUGE CC overpowering RFO Tahiti which was the anchor on the channel only an hour earlier. 0904 UTC - 747 - NHK loudest NHK signal a good 15db louder than 774 w/ EE news and features. nothing much up to 819 which was a rock solid KK station (NOrth) 0907 UTC - 855(v) The N. Korean ruling the channel, 873 was JJ-NHK and 882khz was solidly CC programming. 0908 UTC - 891 - a mix of stuff with CC dominating (JJ underneath) - last year it wa Thailand all the time on this channel. 909khz was all-CC, 918Khz was a jumble, 927khz was CC assuming Taiwan by the flavor of the programming and the mentions of Taiwan and Taipei... 954khz almost always JJ City programming 0911 UTC - 963 - a surprisingly quiet channel earlier into the evening - 972khz clearly ruled by the Korean - 0912 UTC - 981 - H-h-h-uge CC and PARALLEL to 999khz, 1008khz in JJ, 1026khz in CC 1035khz a big rumble of off-frequency stations 0915 UTC - 1053 - not sure who the pop mx station, 1071 in CC, 1089 CC, and 1098 Marshall Islands getting hammered by a CC station 0917 UTC - 1116 - interesting ethno-asian sounding chants - could be CC or JJ 0918 UTC - 1125 - Russian speaker of all things...nothing listed in 2009 WRTH - 1134 - Japanese - Tokyo I assume, 1143 a mess, 1152 in lang... 0920 UTC - 1152 - Spanish... not kidding... no mistaking. Russia FS? - 1161 - CC Opera , 1170 a jumble, 1197 in CC, 1206 jumble, 1215khz - jumble, 1242 in JJ, 1260 in JJ, 1278 in CC, 1287 in JJ, 0926 UTC - 1305 - KK, 1314-mix, 1323 CC Opera, 1332 jumble, 1341 in CC, 1350hz in CC, 1359khz in CC, 1368 jumble, 1377khz in CC, 1395khz jumble, 1386khz in Lang (NZ?), 1404khz in CC, 1413khz in JJ, 1431 in JJ, 0934 UTC - 1440 JOWF all the time, 1449khz jumble, 1467 Unid, 1476khz jumble, 1485, 1512 also jumbles... 1521khz OC, 0939 UTC - 1548 Open carrier, 1557khz CC, 1566khz KK, 1575khz jumble, 1584khz jumble, 1593khz Russian w/ CC underneath Whew that is a lot of typing on a keyboard the size of a slice of bread... Kona Hawaii - Eton E1 - Wellbrook ALA100M - E100 slider -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] MP3 sound bytes uploaded -live tune-up
Join me on a live tune up the dial with commentary... http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/doc_details/280-dial-spin-nov-22-09-0904ut-eton-e1-wellbrook-ala100m or http://tinyurl.com/kona-am-dial a fun listen Aloha. -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Early TPS for November 22 (yes, yesterday...)
A very good early evening for Japan last night -- all the while, WWVH was getting whacked by Auroral flutter - odd hearing Auroral anything in Hawaii - Here is a sound-byte of JOIB Sapporo on 747khz - as heard on the Eton E1 with the Wellbrook antenna... 0900UTC today -- in English no less. http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/doc_details/281-joib-sapporo-japan-nhk-747khz-nov-22-09-0900 http://tinyurl.com/joib-heard-in-kona -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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] Kona summary from NOV 18 - pt 2.
750 KFQD 0834UTC - nearly nighty 891 NHK Sendai - 0841 usually JJ stuff nightly 909 Japan NOT NHK - 0842 927 CBS Taiwan (t) 0843 BIG CC 999 China Regional 0845 In diaect 1089 PRC China - 0851 Call in program - vry gd 1152 NHK 2 JAPAN - 0855 - duking it out w/ 1150hz mainland station 1170 KFAQ Tulsa - 0858 - ads and ID over the hour - surprised. 1197 JAPAN 0902 - JJ Stuff - also JJ on 1233khz 1206 FIJI (t) - Assume the Island sounding lo-mod steady sig here. 0903 UTC 1242 JAPAN JOLF 0905 assume the JJ OM talker 1251 VOR _ Russia - assume the gigantic Viet lang here 0906 1287 JAPAN - JOHR Sapporo / pop song Locomotion 0908 1332 China (?) assume the CC speaker here 1359 a pile-up, 1341 in CC, 1350 a pile-up... 0911 UTC 1368 Jumble - 0914 1377 also a jumble, 1386 Unid CC -- usually N.Z. Hindi here but no sign - 0916 1431 Japan (t) JJ in a jumble 0921 1440 Japan JOWF 0922 utterly owning the channel - one of the best JJ signals in the pacific area 1458 UNID CC, 1476 UNID CC, 1512 lang, 1521 pile-up, 1566 HLCA KK, 1575 jumble 0930, 1602 JJ... If not for the modern-day noises, this place is utterly remarkable... Eton E1, Wellbrook ALA100M, E100 Slider... KONA HAWAII -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT 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
