Re: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP Dxer

2007-11-18 Thread Bill Harms
Yeah, this looks too good to be true. I wonder what is the issue with the land. Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

[IRCA] WHO 1040

2007-11-18 Thread Stephen Hawkins
Gangue, I noticed this morning, that since WHO 1040 went IBOC, I can detect their signal from 1020.56 to 1058.63 edge to edge. I am in Boone about 40 miles north of them. I say about, as I don't go to Des Moines much, and thus I am not exactly sure where their antennas are. Steve --

[IRCA] Some logs

2007-11-18 Thread John Cereghin
Times, dates Eastern 11/17/0717351110UNID- might be WUAT Pikeville TN w/classic country music and localized talk by man with strong southern accent, but couldn't dig out ID, under WBT. This will obviously take more work. No help from the tape. 11/17/0717401240NY

Re: [IRCA] WHO 1040

2007-11-18 Thread John Sampson
I believe that their antenna is close to Mitchellville (a bit east of DM) and that it's visible from I80. - John S, On Nov 18, 2007, at 5:39 AM, Stephen Hawkins wrote: Gangue, I noticed this morning, that since WHO 1040 went IBOC, I can detect their signal from 1020.56 to 1058.63 edge to

Re: [IRCA] WHO 1040

2007-11-18 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
John is correct. I just looked at the FCC website, which shows WHO's antennas are at Mitchellville. I also looked at Mapquest and saw that they are about 1/2 mile south of I-80 at the S-27 exit. I drove through there 4 times in 1996 and undoubtedly have seen it. 73 de Joe Miller in Troy, MI

[IRCA] TP's for 11-18-07

2007-11-18 Thread vroomski
Listen from 1355-1525. Many carriers this morning near audio level. Lower band much better than the upper band. 189Russia, 1412 very weak with I'm a Bad Boy. 279Russia. 1408 Good with 3 Radio Rossii IDs within a minute. American Blues song 1410.

Re: [IRCA] Select-A-Tenna

2007-11-18 Thread kevin redding
http://www.dxtools.com/QX.htm This is what you want with that radio. It costs a little but you get your moneys worth in DX. Kevin On Nov 17, 2007, at 8:59 PM, Jim Pogue wrote: Still looking for info on an antenna to use with my Eton E1XM. Has anyone used the Select-A-Tenna products? If

[IRCA] TPs for 11/18

2007-11-18 Thread Bill Block
Good morning Listened from 1230-1420 UT and the only thing that I can say is Wow! It was the best morning so far this year with lots of carriers and audio. At 1230 UT it was not all that good but it just got better and better. Around local sunrise it was great with many stations with

[IRCA] TP Conditions 11/18

2007-11-18 Thread Bruce Portzer
Everyone I did one of my infrequent live DX sessions this morning from 1355 to 1510. Conditions were fantastic from 700-1100 kHz, and mediocre on the rest of the dial. I plan to replay the SDR files to double check a few things, but first impressions include: 594 JOAK weak audio, 648 het,

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 11/18

2007-11-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 15:23 18/11/2007, Bill B. wrote: Good morning Listened from 1230-1420 UT and the only thing that I can say is Wow! preliminary results here in Victoria agree with you, Bill, but above 1000 kHz, it got pretty dead; details later. Nick

Re: [IRCA] Select-A-Tenna

2007-11-18 Thread vroomski
Jim, I have not used the Select-A-Tenna products. I bought the CC twin ferrite antenna for our trip to England-France a few years ago and it worked well. The nice thing about it is that it antenna can be 50' away from the tuning unit. Used it at Westport this week and it worked well on TP

Re: [IRCA] Select-A-Tenna

2007-11-18 Thread kevin redding
Bert, The problem he has, I believe is that the E1 does not have a ferrite rod. The SAT works best with a ferrite. Kevin On Nov 17, 2007, at 9:19 PM, Ira Elbert New, III wrote: I have the standard model and I stand by it. ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] Radio Heritage Christmas 2007 Gift Catalog

2007-11-18 Thread info
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Re: [IRCA] Select-A-Tenna

2007-11-18 Thread Jim Pogue
Thanks Bert - I appreciate your advice on this. Jim Pogue KH2AR/WPE9HLJ/KG6DX1A Memphis, Tennessee USA NRD-535, R-390A, ICF-2010 Wellbrook LA5030 loop, PAØRDT mini-whip, attic longwire, Quantum phaser QRZ.com/KH2AR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP Dxer

2007-11-18 Thread Bruce Portzer
The description says it will need its own driveway, which may or may not involve right-of-way negotiations in addition to the actual construction. It also doesn't say anything about water and electricity. Sewer or septic systems would also need to be considered. All things a buyer would

Re: [IRCA] TP Conditions 11/18

2007-11-18 Thread Bruce Portzer
I left out a couple of things from my earlier report KICY-850 Nome way atop local KHHO with IDs at 1403 1502 JOAB-693 good 1405 KFQD mixing with KXL at 1400, with KERR blowing them both away at 1500 It looks like it was a good morning for everyone else. Bruce Bruce Portzer wrote: Everyone

Re: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP Dxer

2007-11-18 Thread Bill Harms
Exactly Bruce. It could end up costing you many times more than you paid for it if the land had those problems. Bill Bruce Portzer wrote: The description says it will need its own driveway, which may or may not involve right-of-way negotiations in addition to the actual construction. It

Re: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP Dxer

2007-11-18 Thread Patrick Martin
Bill, One thing you have to be careful with on the coast are pieces of property you can buy cheap, but for one reason or another you can't build on them, or if you can, you are really restricted on the size of a house. Before anyone buys a piece of property, they should take a trip to city hall

[IRCA] TPs for 18 Nov

2007-11-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Pretty darn good morning on the lower band, but should have started earlier than 1500UT judging by signal strengths when I tuned in; I listened from 1500 to 1540. For example, best signals from 594 (just the slightest hint of splatter in the background; it peaked at 1508 according the

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 11/18

2007-11-18 Thread D1028Gary
Good Morning, Listened from 0930-1015 UTC, and found great conditions during the middle of the night (before Bill Block found great conditions at dawn). JOAK-594 was so strong that it could be heard with every radio in the shack (ICF-S5W, SW-7600GR, EX5, etc), and the upper band

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-11-18 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Nov 18 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 November follow. Solar flux 69 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 3. The

[IRCA] New Loggings

2007-11-18 Thread David Faulkner
Hi Group: A few new catches here the last three days, including a couple surprises. 950 WPEN PA Philadelphia 11/16/07, 1540 w/what sounded like a Sportsradio 950, WPEN ID in the WVTS null. Much wanted here. 1150 KCPS IA Burlington 11/18/07, 1830 fair-good w/Chicago Bears game,

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-11-18 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Nov 19 0003 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 November follow. Solar flux 69 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The

Re: [IRCA] Proposed Tests on 1030 1210

2007-11-18 Thread J.D. Stephens
From: Donald K. Kaskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IRCA] Proposed Tests on 1030 1210 I'll offer my two cents worth here before it goes off the deep end... Paul Lotsof has been in radio for years years. He was a member of . .. It is my

Re: [IRCA] Grayland acres for TP Dxer

2007-11-18 Thread cafe
Yeah, this looks too good to be true. I wonder what is the issue with the land. Yea - the issue with land on the Oregon and Washington State coast is... It ain't located on the British Columbia coast where the average Canadian (and mis-guided American) will gladly pay 10 times more than it's

Re: [IRCA] Proposed Tests on 1030 1210

2007-11-18 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
J.D. Yes, KEVT tested awhile back. I didn't hear them on the test but did hear them on regular schedule (on day pattern) sometime later. 1030 is a bit of a mess here nowdays. I remember hearing KQTL 1210 way back when they were about the first to pop on 1210 in the west and the frequency

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 18 Nov

2007-11-18 Thread Bruce Portzer
Nick It's interesting how we both reported similar conditions this morning with respect to the big picture, but much different experiences with individual stations. Maybe it's a matter of when we tuned past individual channels, or maybe local conditions had something to do with it. Some can

Re: [IRCA] TPs for 18 Nov

2007-11-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 03:50 19/11/2007, you wrote: Nick It's interesting how we both reported similar conditions this morning with respect to the big picture, but much different experiences with individual stations. Maybe it's a matter of when we tuned past individual channels, or maybe local conditions had

[IRCA] CKOV 630 is now gone

2007-11-18 Thread Patrick Martin
Hi everyone, I just got an e mail from Dan Sys in BC and he reports CKOV 630 is now gone to FM, as on Saturday 11/17. I just checked and no sign of it, and I normally hear it. Also the LPRT at Squamish BC, CBRU 1270 is likely gone. I have not heard it for the past several nights. They were //

[IRCA] JOIB-747 / JOUB-774

2007-11-18 Thread Patrick Martin
Noted weak audio on both at 0540 UTC. 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 of the original

Re: [IRCA] JOIB-747 / JOUB-774

2007-11-18 Thread cafe
Noted weak audio on both at 0540 UTC. Yup - carriers on 567, 594, 774 and 828. -- Colin Newell - Editor/Creator coffeecrew.com | dxer.ca Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] JOIB-747 / JOUB-774

2007-11-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 06:27 19/11/2007, you wrote: Noted weak audio on both at 0540 UTC. Yup - carriers on 567, 594, 774 and 828. 279 just arrived at 0630, though no audio here yet (correct that, at 0641, weak talk now); 747 had audio traces, 1287 with a carrier also, even a strengthening carrier on 693,

[IRCA] DX Tips for WDXR

2007-11-18 Thread Patrick Martin
550KTZN AK, Anchoage, fair u/o KOAC with ESPN and The Zone IDs, local Anchorage HS scores at 0245 EST 11/19. (PM-OR) 850KICYAK, Nome good and dominant with Christian music program Nightsounds at 0230 EST 11/19. (PM-OR) Drake R8 WNW EWE SW EWE Quantum Phaser Patrick Martin KAVT