[IRCA] IRCA Slogans list /Mexican station list

2007-11-06 Thread Patrick Martin
I just received the new Mexican station and the slogan lists and they are great. The slogan list has 4058 slogans this year. The Mexican list has the stations listed by frequency, call letters, an frequency. Lots of neat info under notes, including some QSL info too. 73, Patrick Patrick

Re: [IRCA] Listening To Distant Stations

2007-11-06 Thread Tom Dimeo
** Scott Fybush Wrote: ** How many - if any - of those stations are the locally-owned, mom-and-pop outlets about which so much concern is being professed? I'd guess the stations that are actually providing programming interesting enough to merit your listening time are probably the ones that

Re: [IRCA] Radio 4KZ/531kHz Innisfail, QLD,Australia Pictures

2007-11-06 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I've updated the Radio 4KZ picture page with over 1 dozen new pictures. Check them out at : http://www.walkerbroadcasting.com/4kz.html Regards, Paul B. Walker, Jr. Operations Manager/Program Director/On Air Personality The Best Country Classics Ever Made Cool Country 1590 WABV-AM 1590

Re: [IRCA] This week in Buffalo tropo a bashing for Christian translators

2007-11-06 Thread John Hunter
Hi John, I totally agree with you. Here in Chattanooga we have 3 stations simulcasting the same format. 99.3, 97.3, and AM 980 WUUS Oldies 98. They are all equally strong here and IMHO it's a total waste of channel space. I'm not even sure who the translators are and who they are translating!

Re: [IRCA] brief TA audio 1017: Germany

2007-11-06 Thread Jim Renfrew
I got a nice QSL from this one last month. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Nick Hall-Patch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 11:12 PM Subject: [IRCA] brief TA audio 1017: Germany

[IRCA] TPs for 11-06-07

2007-11-06 Thread vroomski
-- Good Morning: Listened from 1330-1515 ut. Long-waves poor. Many Japanese stations came in late this morning. Nothing heard above 1287 until 1422 ut. JORF 1422 had it's best signal here this season. HLAZ never made it with audio. China on 1593 barely made it at 1509. Many smaller

[IRCA] NE Oregon, Tuesday

2007-11-06 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
LWBC 164 Mongolia especially good this morning, first heard 1250 utc, then getting a little stronger until around sunrise it was poor/weak level. Usually it fades out well before sunrise. Sunrise here about 1438 utc. 164 heard at 1500 with chimes, then gone by 1502. Regular Far East Russians/Radio

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 11-06-07

2007-11-06 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 07:24 AM 11/6/2007, you wrote: -- Good Morning: Listened from 1330-1515 ut. Long-waves poor. Many Japanese stations came in late this morning. Nothing heard above 1287 until 1422 ut. JORF 1422 had it's best signal here this season. HLAZ never made it with audio. China on 1593

[IRCA] Radio 4KZ

2007-11-06 Thread vroomski
Paul, Thanks for posting the pictures of 4KZ. The Cage antenna is cool. Dennis, Vancouver, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 11-06-07

2007-11-06 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1245-1355 UT and conditions were way down from yesterday. No audio was heard and only carriers on 693, 747, 774 and 828. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:24:07 + Subject: [IRCA] TPs

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

2007-11-06 Thread Milspec390
Craig - Concur. Big Radio's S/Bag PR job offends moreso than its iBLOCkhead jamming. PR jobs belie ulterior motives. HD ginks preach the virtues of an inane jammer to one another rather than admit the obvious - citizens quit listening. Youtube, pirate broadcasters, LPFM's, LPAM's,

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

2007-11-06 Thread kevin redding
Who am I to begrudge him a nice payoff on which he can take a well-deserved retirement? I think Bob would be crazy not to sell for a pile of money if he wants to sell. That said, Bob can't sell because his signal is being impaired by WBZ. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against WBZ, and

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 11-06-07

2007-11-06 Thread Nigel Pimblett
It always interests me how reception varies from one spot to another. This morning was one of my best mornings of the season, especially for Japan. Had Japanese audio on 531,567,585,594,693,702,747,774,828,873,1134,1179,1188,1197, 1386, 1413 (not one I've heard before, presumably JOIF) and

[IRCA] TPs for Tuesday, Nov. 6: Really Good Morning!!

2007-11-06 Thread John H. Bryant
Man, this hobby is beguiling... Yesterday, most of my TP compatriots were waxing poetic about the wonderful morning and mine was good but nothing really to write home about. This morning, most folks reporting so far are describing a mediocre morning and I had the best one that I've had in

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

2007-11-06 Thread kevin redding
Even WYSL, much as I admire Bob and his hard work, is mostly syndicated fare with little or no local content outside of drive time. When it comes to the law, the programming is inconsequential. The bottom line is that Bob at WYSL has had his ability to conduct business and earn money

Re: [IRCA] This week in Buffalo tropo a bashing for Christian translators

2007-11-06 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Say goodbye to oldies on 980 WUUS eventually, it's for sale. Paul On Nov 6, 2007 7:30 AM, John Hunter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi John, I totally agree with you. Here in Chattanooga we have 3 stations simulcasting the same format. 99.3, 97.3, and AM 980 WUUS Oldies 98. They are all equally

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

2007-11-06 Thread saulamdx
The broadcast bands we know and love are nothing more than a roadway. Our receivers are the delivery truck. The product we should care about is the programming. The HD Hucksters driving the doomed, rickety IBOC delivery truck are taking advantage of people in the broadcasting business who seem

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

2007-11-06 Thread Bob Foxworth
I think Bob would be crazy not to sell for a pile of money if he wants to sell. That said, Bob can't sell because his signal is being impaired by WBZ. What did the people of Taunton, Massachusetts get last week when their local WPEP 1570 handed back its license, after its owner was bought

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

2007-11-06 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Kevin: Just an FYI, last I knew.. Jay doesn't work at WPEP and hasnt in awhile, a year ormore...works for another broadcaster in Greater Providence. Paul On Nov 6, 2007 10:29 AM, kevin redding [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This has nothing to do with WBZ diminishing the worth of WYSL or its

Re: [IRCA] Radio 4KZ

2007-11-06 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Dennis: Glad you enjoyed the pictures! Paul On Nov 6, 2007 10:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul, Thanks for posting the pictures of 4KZ. The Cage antenna is cool. Dennis, Vancouver, WA _ ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

2007-11-06 Thread Scott Fybush
kevin redding wrote: What did the people of Taunton, Massachusetts get last week when their local WPEP 1570 handed back its license, after its owner was bought out to enable a power increase up the road at WNSH 1570 Beverly? This has nothing to do with WBZ diminishing the worth of WYSL

Re: [IRCA] DX Tip for WDXR

2007-11-06 Thread Mike Stonebridge
850KICY AK, Nome, good at S9+ with old Gospel songs and an ID at 0001 EST 11/6 This is KICY in Nome Alaska, by a little girl it sounded like, then offer for Gospel musc cassettes or CDs and KICY PO Box given. More Gospel mx followed. Alone of frequency for a time. (PM-OR) After Pat

[IRCA] WIGG DX Test report

2007-11-06 Thread Jim Pogue
The results are in from the WIGG test last weekend. It looks like 1420 kHz was a tough frequency for many of us, but the test still made it out fairly well to the Midwest, the South and somewhat to the East. Bill Dvorak in Madison, WI says that after a careful review of his tapes he

[IRCA] Another Canadian AM Station gone.

2007-11-06 Thread Mike Stonebridge
CJYR-970 Edson AB has not been on the air since at least Saturday last week. I had been checking for it fairly frequently as their new FM was reported as testing back in July. I have heard it when I've been in the Edson area, tho not from up here. The AM was still on early last week, so it

[IRCA] Early TA signs

2007-11-06 Thread Nigel Pimblett
With the extended period with a K of 0 tonight should have (in theory anyhow) a good chance of producing some TAs. A few early signs here, with carriers on 1575, 1548, 1539, 1521, 1494, 1377, 1269, 1215, 1134, and 1089 noted. Some of them quite strong at times. Possible traces of audio

Re: [IRCA] Another Canadian AM Station gone.

2007-11-06 Thread Michael Hawkins
I noted that you said you can't hear Edson from up here. I have been through Edson, so that made me wonder where up here is. It must get cold up there!!! I've caught 1 AM, 1 FM and 1 TV from your neck of the woods (so to speak) and I've been tickled whenever I could get something from that

Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

2007-11-06 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
Well, I guess Bernie Ray are OK (if the wind is blowing hard from the right) but I much prefer John Rothman on KGO. Don kevin redding wrote: . Yes. I listen to KGO every night to hear Bernie Ward and sometimes Ray Taliferro. Until KNX turned on its adjacent channel killing IBAC, I

Re: [IRCA] Early TA signs

2007-11-06 Thread Bill Block
Very weak carrier on 1215 at 0143. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 18:18:59 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Early TA signs With the extended period with a K of 0 tonight should have (in theory anyhow) a good chance of

[IRCA] TA carriers 0137 ut

2007-11-06 Thread vroomski
Good Evening: Carriers heard up to 0137 ut. Levels to the right. 189 2 1017 3 1098 2 1134 2 1215 3 1377 3 1422 3 1431 3 Dennis, Vancouver, WA JRC 545 Loop NE U shape fence antenna (ends face north) H-800 Active whip

Re: [IRCA] TPs for Tuesday, Nov. 6: Really Good Morning!!

2007-11-06 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
Great stuff John. I have a tape (about 30 years old) of KDWN-720 making an ID under the very dominant Chinese station and I've heard JOUB-770 (again 30 years ago) so loud you'd think it was a local but the other catches you list are truly mouth watering. Maybe in my next life I'll be

Re: [IRCA] Early TA signs

2007-11-06 Thread Bruce Portzer
I had audio on 1575 in out since 0145UT, plus a het on 1422 Bruce in Seattle Nigel Pimblett wrote: With the extended period with a K of 0 tonight should have (in theory anyhow) a good chance of producing some TAs. A few early signs here, with carriers on 1575, 1548, 1539, 1521, 1494,

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-11-06 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Nov 07 0003 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 06 November follow. Solar flux 69 and mid-latitude A-index 1. The

Re: [IRCA] Early TA signs

2007-11-06 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 05:18 PM 11/6/2007, you wrote: With the extended period with a K of 0 tonight should have (in theory anyhow) a good chance of producing some TAs. A few early signs here, with carriers on 1575, 1548, 1539, 1521, 1494, 1377, 1269, 1215, 1134, and 1089 noted. Some of them quite strong at

[IRCA] 506 kHz, experimental stations

2007-11-06 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY NOV 6 2100 est 506 kHzWE2XGR/1Wayland MA 506 kHzWD2XSH/17Marshfield MA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

Re: [IRCA] Early TA signs

2007-11-06 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 05:53 PM 11/6/2007, you wrote: I had audio on 1575 in out since 0145UT, plus a het on 1422 Bruce in Seattle Good for you, Bruce. I know it's a rarity hearing much TA activity from the big city. Same snippets of audio here in Victoria as well.Walt

Re: [IRCA] Spanish on 1210

2007-11-06 Thread John Cereghin
Of course, that's WPHT, not WPHY on 1210! --John On Nov 6, 2007 9:37 PM, John Cereghin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the first time in a long time, I'm getting some Spanish under WPHY in Philadelphia on 1210. Not strong enough to pull it out (as WPHT is very tough for me to null) and the

[IRCA] TAs at 02:42

2007-11-06 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Not a promising night so far. Only 1575 and 1215 had audio. Otherwise just a handful of weak 1s and 2s and that's about itWalt in Victoria. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

[IRCA] later TA signs

2007-11-06 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Russian talk by a woman briefly fair at 0333 on 1215the channel is a bit of a mess now with presumed Virgin battling for supremacy on the channel. Funny there is not real much beyond carriers elsewhere. Nick

[IRCA] 1215 audio Russian? 0345

2007-11-06 Thread vroomski
Good Evening: 1215 with what sounds like Russian. Pop music heard very weak earlier in the evening.(Virgin?) Guess the Russian station took over. Woman talking in Russian? As much as I report R. Rossii on long-wave, I should be fluent in Russian. Threshold audio heard on 1134 earlier.

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 11-06-07

2007-11-06 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 18:46 06/11/2007, you wrote: It always interests me how reception varies from one spot to another. This morning was one of my best mornings of the season, especially for Japan. Had Japanese audio on were these at the Beverage site, or at home, Nigel? If the latter, then things really were

[IRCA] TPs for 6 Nov 07

2007-11-06 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
listened from about 1400 to 1520UT in spurts, as other things needed to be done. Not as good as yesterday overall, and as Walt noted, little sign of down under stations. But the big Japanese were somewhat stronger than yesterday. There was an enhancement on the upper band after 1500UT,

Re: [IRCA] TA's leaving TP's coming?

2007-11-06 Thread Bob Foxworth
Reception has cool off here. Will check tape latter on the Russian on 1215. Will be at it again at 1300 ut for TPs. Have fun. Dennis, Vancouver, WA FWIW the 80 meter CW ham band is the best it has been in a long time, Hungary, Netherlands loud, and Hawaii coming in well (KH7XS) between 04

[IRCA] TAs for Nov 7th (UTC)

2007-11-06 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Nothing much developed here on the west coast tonight beyond early snippets of audio on 1575 and 1215. 850 KICY Nome, however, continues to come in very well tonight with inspirational vocals, but again, only on my large corner fed loop aimed right into the middle of Alaska. I've posted an

[IRCA] UNID 810

2007-11-06 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY That may be WQIZ under WGY, but I just heard You're listening to the 5 minute service on Fox News Radio pop in twice at 0026 EST. Almost as if someone turned on the transmitter for that brief announcement, then off again. The only Fox I see in my 2004 NRC Log is WDDD,

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] 506 kHz, experimental stations

2007-11-06 Thread Jim Renfrew
I see that 810- WPIN Dublin VA is also Fox, and their web site gives the Fox News Radio slogan. Probably this one, but not sure what it's doing on the air right now. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Jim Renfrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mailing

[IRCA] TA's Nov 7 Lamont, Ab

2007-11-06 Thread Don Moman VE6JY
even at the late hour of 0630 ut, still many channels (58 anyway) producing hets, many of them quite solid. Only 531 seemed close to any audio, though. many, many hets here tonight. Would be shorter to list those frequencies without hets... sweep starting around 0410 had best hets on 945

Re: [IRCA] DX Tip for WDXR

2007-11-06 Thread Patrick Martin
Mike, Glad both you and Walt nabbed it! 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ 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