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** MEXICO. XEXQ is back! I`ve been keeping a close watch on 6045 since R.
Universidad de San Luís Potosí disappeared almost 4 months ago. My last log of
it was Aug 3, in DXLD 7-092.
Finally, Nov 23 at 0625 I detected the tell-tale subaudible het mixing with KBS
World Radio in Spanish via
--- Eric Floden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the HD stood for nothing, but the link
you provided says it's
High Definition:
Then whoever wrote this needs educating.
See my IMBEDDED comments.
*What is HD Radio?*
HD Radio is High Definition Radio. It is the digital
standard
Not too exciting, I'm afraid; lots of weak carriers, but not much
delivering audio. Lintened around 1445UT and again for about 10
minutes following 1515UT.
Asian unless indicated otherwise:
Darn good audio, if briefly: none
Reasonable audio (though often battling w/splash) 567, 774
Not
Rechecked at 1656 Nov 23, 6045 still with traces, but noise level too much for
it. Next recheck not until 2002, when a very weak carrier could be detected,
and could have been something else. At this hour not much else was evident on
49m, but stronger carriers from Cairo were in on 6250, 6290
Re: Jerry,
Several months ago, an NRC/IRCA member exchanged emails with the CE of the
Grenada Broadcasting Corp. The CE informed the DXer that the AM had moved from
535 down to 530.
Good DX,
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
No, it was up to 540; cf DX Listening Digests 7-095, 7-096, 7-124.
I have a bunch of old antique and near-antique tube radios that I would
like to hook up to my outdoor antennas. What impedance should I assume
for the antenna terminals so I can build matching/isolating transformers
to attach to me coax lead-ins? I know it will probably vary with the
radio,
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2007 Nov 24 0005 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
# Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 23 November follow.
Solar flux 70 and mid-latitude A-index 13.
The
Just as last night, R. Nacional de Venezuela (nominal freq 630 kHz) is on
631.27. Noted at 0428-0431 UTC with Spanish teletalk. Signal at good level.
--
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html
___
Having caught up on my e-mails after a very enjoyable
holiday, I read with great interest through the Poor
excuses thread started by Mr. Rychalsky.
Which prompts me to wish everyone a Happy
Thanksgiving, good DX, and say that the below is a
total load of crap!
73 - J.D. Stephens
From:
WNNJ 1360, Newton NJ, heard a jingle ID and then back into Christmas
music, at 2245 Eastern, my 30th New Jersey station. This is one of
those stations that just fell through the cracks over the years and
I was surprised I didn't have them in my logbook before tonight.
A good day then- my 30th
Very succintly put!
J.D. Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having caught up on my e-mails
after a very enjoyable
holiday, I read with great interest through the Poor
excuses thread started by Mr. Rychalsky.
Which prompts me to wish everyone a Happy
Thanksgiving, good DX, and say that the
From: Konnie Rychalsky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IRCA] QSL from WIGG 1420 for DX TEST
I thought the definition of a QSL confirms a date?
Isn't this instead a Verie? On another note,
aren't the stations that run these DX tests aware of
QSL response?
Konnie
SW CT
Since all
Uh, make that YVKA (per WRTH) although I'm not sure they actually use their
call letters. Several IDs heard as Radio Nacional de Venezuela.
--
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html
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IRCA mailing
I have a bunch of old antique and near-antique tube radios that I would
like to hook up to my outdoor antennas. What impedance should I assume
for the antenna terminals so I can build matching/isolating transformers
to attach to me coax lead-ins? I know it will probably vary with the
radio,
770 UNID Christmas music booming in through local WABC at 5:55 PM EST, now SS
station 6:10. anyone else further away hearing this? Any idea who?
Konnie
SW CT
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Prepared card back today from KERI Wasco-Greenacres CA on 1180 kHz. Took 7
days, v/s Chris Squires.
I've been working on a QSL on each domestic frequency, 530-1700. There are 118
and this is number 105. It's tough with only one station heard on several
frequencies. I'm also sneaking up on my
Sounds as if they're trying to rewrite their 'HD stands for nothing' history.
They try too hard.
z
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OK, tnx Glenn. You are correct.
--
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html
-- Original message --
From: Glenn Hauser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Jerry,
Several months ago, an NRC/IRCA member exchanged emails with
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2007 Nov 23 2111 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
# Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 23 November follow.
Solar flux 70 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 12.
Marc,
I might have had this last night- couldn't get the ID, but had mainly softer
ballads and tunes around 0300 UT, mixing it up with WMAL. Glad someone else
heard it, too!
John Cereghin
Smyrna DE
Marc DeLorenzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Loud Clear ID Radio Nacional de
Venezuela noted on
Much like High
Definition television
provides viewers with a better picture, HD Radio
provides listeners with
vastly improved sound quality. It also eliminates
hisses, pops, and static
from the radio listening experience.
It's not remotely close th HDTV. I am suprized they
have not
Konnie,
I read this and thought I should respond since I'm an avid QSL collector. In
an ideal world, all stations would send out beautiful full data QSL cards
and anything else we asked for. But when did that ever happen? I can't get
to my QSL albums right now due to an office remodel but I would
Tim Hall wrote:
Funny how all of these last-man-on-earth stations do a better job of IDing
than most ESPN and Disney stations :)
Maybe it's just me, but I've literally NEVER not heard a Disney-owned
Radio Disney outlet ID during their TOH break. It floats by a couple of
minutes either side of
Russ,
Well, as an avid QSLer and with me, the two do go together. OK,
mentioning WRGG, WISN, and WOKY. Two out of three for me Ain't bad
and I got em' QSL'd, but it took a bit of work. The GM at WRGG with a
ppc and the next CE inline with WISN, with a letter verie. I never def
IDed WOKY during
Craig Healy`s Westlist, allegedly offline, came up in a Google
search, the SLP state page as of Nov 2006, already showing
XEXQ on 1190 with 25/0.3 kW.
http://www.am-dx.com/lists/104stat.htm
I have not removed the data from the site, only the public link. I have no
problem with it being used
--- Bill Harms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Russ, I would add it would be nice (not required), even if you don't
try
for a QSL, to send a note to the station thanking them for taking the
time to do something for DXers that they did not have to do.
I agree.
Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA (
My apologies if this is a dupe for anyone, but I'm not sure J.D.'s e-mail
made it through on all the lists. He has another great Podcast ready and I
didn't want anyone to miss it.
73s and good luck on the Maine DX Test everyone.
Jim Pogue
IRCA/NRC Joint Broadcast Test Committee Coordinator
Hi Konnie,
I think the issue here is not whether stations who test are asked to QSL,
but what actually constitutes a QSL. Speaking from experience and many
conversations with previous BTCs Les and J.D., I can testify to the fact
that it is becoming more and more difficult to get stations and CE's
Nice treat this morning- WKSK 580 AM, West Jefferson NC, with classic
Country music, IDs as The Farm and 580 WKSK. Usually dominant
WHP- Harrisburg PA in the background. Nice SRS catch at 0745 Eastern.
John Cereghin
Smyrna DE
--
http://www.pilgrimway.org/dx.html
At 04:31 24/11/2007, you wrote:
Just as last night, R. Nacional de Venezuela (nominal freq 630 kHz)
is on 631.27. Noted at 0428-0431 UTC with Spanish teletalk. Signal
at good level.
Audio from this is not going to be heard here in western Canada
anytime soon, Marc, but the carrier is quite
At 23:18 23/11/2007, you wrote:
I have a bunch of old antique and near-antique tube radios that I would
like to hook up to my outdoor antennas. What impedance should I assume
for the antenna terminals so I can build matching/isolating transformers
to attach to me coax lead-ins? I know it will
Hi All,
Since moving to the Cedar Creek area south east of Austin, TX, here are my
new loggings for the last 5 months since moving here in June 2007.
Frequency Date Call City State Time 570.00 11/23/2007
WNAX Yankton SD 12001350.00 11/01/2007 XETB
Hi All,
Sorry about my last email, the formatting went crazy, this should be better!!
Since moving to the Cedar Creek area south east of Austin, TX here are my new
loggings for the last 5 months since moving here in June 2007.
Frequency Date Call City
Jim:
Very very well said.
I've had good luck arranging DX Test, due in part to the fact that the folks
I've asked are all friend sof mnie, and as a broadcaster, I know exactly how
to approach the situation.
Like i said, I DX for fun now.. and I'll only usually request a QSL if it's
reception
Last I heard them, they were still on 535, still in English. Years ago
there was a station on 535 out of Costa Rica that ran 20kw.
JerryKiefer
Roswell, NM
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Jerry,
Several months ago, an NRC/IRCA member exchanged emails with the CE of the
Grenada Broadcasting Corp. The CE informed the DXer that the AM had moved from
535 down to 530.
Good DX,
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html
--
Good Morning:
Listened for 1415-1515 ut. Noticed lately that Russian on 648 657 PDR Korea
have really lost signal strength recently. JOBK 666 has been absent lately. On
the upper MW band JORF 1422
is been heard more recently, where earlier in the season they were seldom
heard.
279
--- Konnie Rychalsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim,
With all due respect, you are a ham radio operator, and the reference
at the bottom of your recent post ( QRZ.com ) does an excellent job
at defining what a QSL is, unless you have redefined it. I in no
way suggested that you insist
Russ, I would add it would be nice (not required), even if you don't try
for a QSL, to send a note to the station thanking them for taking the
time to do something for DXers that they did not have to do.
Bill
Russ Edmunds wrote:
--- Konnie Rychalsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim,
With all
...or so my notes tell me, 4-5 am EST, WCXH
Monticello.
I'm leaving for Burnt River ON DX site in a few
minutes...
Saul
Be a better pen pal.
Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how.
Interesting development ... based upon monitoring by Glenn, with the
announcement for 1190 with 25,000 watts, XEXQ's AM facility has been
substantially updated. When I folded the FCC data into the list I put together,
when I found material in the FCC list was not duplicated in any other source,
--- Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But, after the turn of the
century, things changed very quickly, almost over-night. The attitude
toiwards the DXer changed very much. Some fly in the ointment changed
all that. Corporate ownership may have had some effect, but hey,
there
were
GBN Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies,has moved from 535kHz but my
information is that it is to 540kHz and in English. This is also
what their web site indicates.
Curt
---
W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida, USA
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IRCA mailing
Curt,
OK, you're no doubt correct. The one thing I was sure of was that they had
moved off of 535 and onto either 530 or 540. So, 540 it is. Thanks for the
info!
--
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html
-- Original message
Yep..and one would think that on 530 they'd get destroyed by RVC Turks. 73
KAZ
- Original Message -
From: Glenn Hauser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 3:50 PM
Subject: [IRCA] Grenada ex-535 to?
Re: Jerry,
Several months ago, an NRC/IRCA
From: Martin and Wendy Foltz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [IRCA] New QSL
Prepared card back today from KERI Wasco-Greenacres
CA on 1180 kHz. Took 7 days, v/s Chris Squires.
Guess his gig with Yes no longer pays the bills
73,
J.D. Stephens
Hampton Cove, AL
Hi everyone,
As I am typing this, I am watching the 60th aniv. of KTLA 5. Great news
coverage the past 60 years.
I was swamped with business all day and I got home and fixed dinner.
I just finished and the power got knocked off and it was off until 9:45
PM (PST). It was getting cold in the
Martin,
Very well written. I could not had said it better. We take what we can
get and another way to say it. Like today, I got a nice surprise with a
nice letter on station letterhead from KMER-940-Kemmerer WY, running
150w at night. I am very pleased with that. Not only because of the low
Russ,
Again, very good comments. You know at times I wish the internet, e
mail, etc. was never invented. There is a lot of good but a lot of
negative things like you mentioned. I KNOW for a fact that several
engineers read our postings. I have had them forwarded to me more than
once.
73,
I thought sunset skip started well...managed a nice ID
out of 860 KKOW in Pittsburg KS, after nulling CJBC,
and i haven't heard that one in severeal years. Then
it was Mexicans - had classical on 860 at same time as
1060 was strong, plus other Spanish elsewhere. But
then things seemed to settle
Saul,
I Hope for a bit of morse code sweep tones on 780, if nothing else.
It wont give me a new state as I have WEGP 1390 test some years back,
but I sure would love to nab another from Maine, a very rare state.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
KAVT Reception Manager
940 KMER WY, Kemmerer, rec. really nice letter on station letterhead
in 10d for CD report. V/S: Sherry Block-Controller. I hrd and QSL'd this
one back in 1968 on 950 with 5 KW. KMER moved to 940 as a downgrade so
KOVO could boost. Nice to catch KMER with 150 watts. WY QSL: #20, MW
QSL: 2974.
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