[IRCA] two things to give away

2007-11-17 Thread k4ape
1. RADIO STATION BUMPER STICKERS I have two bumper stickers from ALIVE 95 in Cleveland, TN. These were given out as promo material about 10 years ago, and I have no need for them. It reads, ALIVE 95 SUPERSTATION 95.3 95.7 93.9 If there is anyone who collects radio station bumperstickers I will

Re: [IRCA] MW SSS logs

2007-11-17 Thread John Cereghin
Paul, No I don't anymore. I did 30 years ago but not any more. My tapes of my receptions serve as my QSLs these days. :) On Nov 17, 2007 1:03 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John: I actually JUST spoke on the phone with WVAR/WSGB'sGeneral Manager about something I had for

[IRCA] TPs for 11/17

2007-11-17 Thread Bill Block
Good morning Listened from 1255-1410 UT and it was not as good as yesterday. From 1255-1335 I heard no audio and only a few carriers but after 1335 it got better with many carriers and a few stations with audio. 693 JOAB heard at 1340 UT with JJ talk. 747 JOIB heard at 1345 with JJ talk

Re: [IRCA] LYQ-529

2007-11-17 Thread saulamdx
I heard this early this past week at Burnt River ON. I'd read about it here awhile ago, but forgot to check. But heard a het on 530 while DXing and noted LYQ as the cause. Then a day or so later it was completely absent. This would explain... Saul --- Pete Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's

Re: [IRCA] Alaskan catch on a BUS

2007-11-17 Thread saulamdx
Our ground nlevel beverages end up as BUSes with the first serious snowfall of every winter. There seems to bre noi serious change in performance. Now, to get a compass and make them perfectly straight...that's my next task. Saul --- Mike Stonebridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone: A

[IRCA] Back in Oklahoma + KYUK

2007-11-17 Thread John H. Bryant
Friends, Our leave-taking from Orcas Island, WA was delayed about 12 hours last Monday due to 90+mph winds, power outages and a totally messed up ferry schedule (hey, 90 mph winds will DO that!) However, after a rocky start, it was smooth sailing across the Great Basin and down the Prairie

[IRCA] Seeking portable antenna suggestions

2007-11-17 Thread Jim Pogue
I just acquired an Eton E1XM and am thus far quite impressed with it. However, since it does not have an internal ferrite rod antenna like my venerable ICF-2010, I need to find a compact, outboard, rotatable antenna for portable use on the BCB (and also on the NDB/LW band too, if such a critter

[IRCA] TP DX This morning

2007-11-17 Thread Bruce Portzer
Hi gang I had the SDR-IQ record 705-895 all night, and spot checked the results.. 747 and 774 were producing audio by 0740 and were there the rest of the night, often quite well. 855 sometimes poked through the domestic splatter after about 1100, with programming extremely typical of North

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 11/17

2007-11-17 Thread Bill Block
Good morning Listened from 1255-1410 UT and it was not as good as yesterday. From 1255-1335 I heard no audio and only a few carriers but after 1335 it got better with many carriers and a few stations with audio. 693 JOAB heard at 1340 UT with JJ talk.747 JOIB heard at 1345 with JJ

[IRCA] TPs for 17 Nov

2007-11-17 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 19:10 16/11/2007,Bruce wrote: OK morning, but not a particularly good one. Yep, that says it. The propagation monitor recorded that it was better overnight compared with yesterday, but that things weren't as good closer to sunrise. Listening here was at 1400UT, 1425UT and 1500UT, for

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-11-17 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Nov 17 2108 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 November follow. Solar flux 70 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 8. The

[IRCA] KDWN WGN Westport

2007-11-17 Thread vroomski
Good Evening: Did not DX this morning. Needed a break from getting up early. While at Westport I took along a pocket radio, Sony walkman SRF m37v. It covers AM-FM and weather channels. It's hard for me to fall asleep. The best thing for me is to listen to Phil Hendrie. I'll be asleep

Re: [IRCA] KDWN WGN Westport

2007-11-17 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, Yes, KPAM puts little signal this way and the more North you are, the less as they have to protect CFPR, 10 KW ND. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] The Sony SRF m37v

2007-11-17 Thread Powell E. Way III W4OPW
It's not bad. It does NOT like strong signals. I have a $49 one that's better but couldn't find it this AM. In Silverstreet SC I was greeted on 600 with WMC Cedar Rapids. Normally WSJS pounds in. Powell POP email is powell at backroads DOT net

Re: [IRCA] The Sony SRF m37v

2007-11-17 Thread vroomski
Powell, Yes your right about the selectivity. KPOJ 620 can be heard on 640. The nice thing about Westport the nearest station is over 20 miles away and it's low power. Dennis, Vancouver, WA -- Original message -- From: Powell E. Way III W4OPW [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IRCA] The Sony SRF m37v

2007-11-17 Thread chris and anne
I do a lot of DXing with this one. I've got 31 states and 4 Canadian provinces with it including CHRB in High River, Alberta. I get probably 40-50 hours on the single AAA cell. The Wx channel is a joke on mine. Terrible selectivity. 73, Chris Johnson K2FO Taylors, S.C. - Original Message

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-11-17 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Nov 18 0003 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 November follow. Solar flux 70 and mid-latitude A-index 6. The

[IRCA] KXMG 1150 Super signal.

2007-11-17 Thread vroomski
Anyone needing KXMG 1150 might try this evening. S-9+55db here, six miles from the transmitter. I'm using the fence antenna which favors the NE (KXMG SE). And KXMG directs their power to the Southwest. Mighty strong signal for 67 watts. No way I can hear KSL 1160 on the JRC with the

Re: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP Dxer

2007-11-17 Thread WALTER SALMANIW
Man, that's incredibly cheap for ocean front. You couldn't get that for 10 times that price in most places in BC, especially on Vancouver Island! ..Walt. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, November 17, 2007 7:32 pm Subject: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP

Re: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP Dxer

2007-11-17 Thread vroomski
Walt, It really surprise me how much land is available between the highway and the beach front. Many lots that people have bought and have not built on yet. Dennis, -- Original message -- From: WALTER SALMANIW [EMAIL PROTECTED] Man, that's incredibly cheap for

[IRCA] Select-A-Tenna

2007-11-17 Thread Jim Pogue
Still looking for info on an antenna to use with my Eton E1XM. Has anyone used the Select-A-Tenna products? If so, which of the three models would you suggest for use with my Eton? Thanks again. Jim Pogue KH2AR/WPE9HLJ/KG6DX1A Memphis, Tennessee USA NRD-535, R-390A, ICF-2010 Wellbrook LA5030

Re: [IRCA] The Sony SRF m37v

2007-11-17 Thread k4ape
Powell- That would be WMT not WMC. WMC was/is in Memphis, TN. Willis - Original Message - From: Powell E. Way III W4OPW [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 6:52 PM Subject: [IRCA] The

Re: [IRCA] Select-A-Tenna

2007-11-17 Thread Ira Elbert New, III
I have the standard model and I stand by it. Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:59:52 -0600 Subject: [IRCA] Select-A-Tenna

Re: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP Dxer

2007-11-17 Thread cafe
Man, that's incredibly cheap for ocean front. You couldn't get that for 10 times that price in most places in BC, especially on Vancouver Island! ..Walt. Spot on Walter... Come to think of it... I have about $48,000 in loose change on my bedside table. Yup - that is life on

[IRCA] Exciting DXpedition reports on DXing.info

2007-11-17 Thread Mika Makelainen
A bunch of new and exciting DXpedition reports have been posted recently on DXing.info: - Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) on the Western Coast of Canada, location of a historic DXpedition, check out the stunningly long log and report at