Re: [IRCA] KIGO 1420 12 watts at 4,972'

2008-01-17 Thread Pete Taylor
Pat, I check them daily and I don't think they have been on frequency since the problem started. I'm not sure what atmospheric conditions prevailed when you indicated they were back on frequency but I don't they they have been back in sync at all. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180

Re: [IRCA] 580 Radio Monte Cristi

2008-01-17 Thread Gil Stacy
Russ, Willis, Jerry, Tnx. Here's the erroneous FCC info: *http://tinyurl.com/2rybnj* http://tinyurl.com/2rybnj* *I'll drop the FCC an email. In this case I'll trust my lying ears rather than my lying eyes. Of all the SS stations I routinely pick up here near the GA coast, Radio Monte Cristi is

[IRCA] Weekly Update of Ultralight Radio DXing Firsts and Records.

2008-01-17 Thread John H. Bryant
We've had quite a bit of activity in the past week and have blown away several records including, the Top of the Heap, the World Ultralight DXing Distance Record. That was held for over a month by our illustrious Ultrafounder, Gary DeBock 5201 miles from Puyallup, WA to HLCA-972,

Re: [IRCA] Amazing DEEP SOUTH Sunset Skip on SONY SRF-59 Florida, Texas, Georgia, SC,

2008-01-17 Thread Gil Stacy
Rob, 900 WJLG's tower is under 3 miles from my house. It just goes to show, one man's dx is another man's pest. Good catch. Despite being a Fox Sports station, it id's frequently. 73 Gil NN4CW Savannah ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] TP's for

2008-01-17 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1355-1435 UT and heard 3 stations with audio. Audio was heard on 594, 747, 774 and carriers on 531, 558, 594, 648, 657, 666, 693, 738, 756, 765, 774 and 837. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _

Re: [IRCA] Weekly Update of Ultralight Radio DXing Firsts and Records.

2008-01-17 Thread John Callarman
I suppose I shouldn't mention this, since I was busy with other things and didn't turn on the NRD-525 to see if there was anything to it, but I did have a het last night on KOKC-1520 on the SRF-59. I thought I might check to see if anyone else was hearing unusually strong TA reception, but

Re: [IRCA] TP's for

2008-01-17 Thread cafe
Listened from 1355-1435 UT and heard 3 stations with audio. Audio was heard on 594, 747, 774 and carriers on 531, 558, 594, 648, 657, 666, 693, 738, 756, 765, 774 and 837. Quick scan at 1600UTC revealed audio/near audio on 774 and 972 on a barefoot Sony 2010. -- Colin Newell -

Re: [IRCA] TP's for

2008-01-17 Thread Patrick Martin
Last night around 0700 UTC, KIribati 846 was S9+. Really nice island mx and ancr in Gilbertese. Also Tahiti-738, Tonga noted on 1017 and Marshall's on 1098. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] First newie of '08

2008-01-17 Thread amdxmail
1230 WCDS KY Glasgow - 1/12 1900 - Atop with 1230 WCDS Glasgow - your total sports leader is ESPN Radio! A brand-new station; believe they just took to the air a month or two ago. Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee Sanyo stereo Select-a-tenna Intermatic timer

Re: [IRCA] KLFE-1590

2008-01-17 Thread Patrick Martin
Pete, You may be right. It may have been cx and the KLFE signal was not present strong enough to put out the het. KLFE is not directional this way and for years I never heard them often. It was easier to hear WAKR. But I had to make changes in the Eastern beverage, and I started hearing KLFE more

[IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread J.D. Stephens
From: Barry McLarnon [EMAIL PROTECTED] I also have a Newsradio 960 unid... WERC uses that slogan, but the call I heard doesn't sound like them. Please have a listen to this short clip: http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/audio/unid-960-1733-15jan08.wav I definitely hear 960 WDER. 73

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Well, WDER is on 1320 in Derry New Hampshire. Paul On Jan 17, 2008 3:01 PM, J.D. Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/audio/unid-960-1733-15jan08.wav I definitely hear 960 WDER. 73 - J.D. Stephens Hampton Cove, AL

[IRCA] Beverage antenna

2008-01-17 Thread Patrick Martin
Yesterday I went out to double check the angle on the beverage I re-installed a few weeks ago. In the process, I found a couple slight dog legs in the wire, but not bad. I did strainghten it and it seems to be a bit better with less side lobes. The side lobes seem to be less atrusive. There is

[IRCA] Sony SRF-39FP.... So Much Fun They May Put You in Jail!

2008-01-17 Thread D1028Gary
Hello All, If you are guilty of way too much Ultralight DX fun and are headed for the slammer, Sony has just the radio for you! Provided courtesy of Kevin Schanilec, my accomplice in serious Ultralight DXing crime, this transparent little ancestor of the SRF-59 was actually

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-39FP.... So Much Fun They May Put You in Jail!

2008-01-17 Thread Gil Stacy
The current ebay vendor for the 39FP has been steadily raising the price on the item, not by raising the cost of the radio ($14.95), but by the old ebay vendor trick of increased shipping costs. When Kevin first published his purchase, the shipping price was $4.95 flat. Last week, it was $5.95.

[IRCA] KCFR Denver to move from AM to FM leaving 1340 for sale

2008-01-17 Thread Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
From the Denver Business Journal: KCFR, Colorado Public Radio's news-and-information channel, is moving back to the high-fidelity FM band with the purchase of a new frequency for the station. The main reasons for the change are better [audio] quality and the fact that most people expect to find

Re: [IRCA] Sony SRF-39FP.... So Much Fun They May Put You in Jail!

2008-01-17 Thread Bob Foxworth
Provided courtesy of Kevin Schanilec, my accomplice in serious Ultralight DXing crime, this transparent little ancestor of the SRF-59 was actually designed for prison inmates... If you would like one of these little jewels, you will need to take your chances on eBay, because

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
And I DO think WPLY actually went NewsTalk and picked up Air America Raido. (Paging Scott Fybush..Paging Scott Fybush) Paul On Jan 17, 2008 5:26 PM, Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking at lists of 960 stations, the closest seems WPLY Mt. Pocono. It sounds like an I or Y at the

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Saul Chernos
Looking at lists of 960 stations, the closest seems WPLY Mt. Pocono. It sounds like an I or Y at the end of the calls, to me. - Original Message - From: J.D. Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:01 PM Subject: [IRCA] Re; UNID on

[IRCA] WKDK 1240 kHz Newberry, SC DX Test

2008-01-17 Thread Jim Pogue
WKDK 1240 kHz Newberry, SC DX Test. Date: Monday morning (late Sunday night), February 11, 2008. Time: Midnight - 12:30 a.m. Eastern Time (0500-0530 UTC). 1,000 watts non-directional pattern. The test, hosted by our own Powell E. Way III - W4OPW, will consist of phonetic voice IDs, Morse code,

Re: [IRCA] 960 Fun - Not WELI/WKCI

2008-01-17 Thread Konnie Rychalsky
Barry, I listened to your clip many times... thru many speakers and headsets... 1) It doesn't sound like my local 960 WELI which our household listens to daily... I've been there and our family has been featured on one of their talk programs within the past year. Yes, WKCI is their FM sister

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-01-17 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Jan 17 2106 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 January follow. Solar flux 74 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 10. The

[IRCA] 2 More Tough States Logged on SONY SRF-59 last night....UTAH/COLORADO

2008-01-17 Thread Robert Ross
HI Guys: Last night before hitting the hayI managed to log 2 More NEW STATES on the Sony SRF-59. That was 4 New States yesterday alone...and 15 New Stations!! States heard on SRF-59 are now27 Total Stns heard is now..180 Here's the details on the 2 New

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking at lists of 960 stations, the closest seems WPLY Mt. Pocono. It sounds like an I or Y at the end of the calls, to me. - Original Message - From: J.D. Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRCA irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday,

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Paul B. Walker, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I DO think WPLY actually went NewsTalk and picked up Air America Raido. *** I also don't hear Newstalk in there. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id [EMAIL PROTECTED] FM:

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I don't hear WDLM in this clip Paul On Jan 17, 2008 8:58 PM, Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds to me like WDLM-IL. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 2 More Tough States Logged on SONY SRF-59 last night....UTAH/COLOR...

2008-01-17 Thread D1028Gary
Rob, If every Ultralight Radio DXer was as enthusiastic and successful as you, the entire AM-DX community would be transformed overnight into a raging, supercharged group of pocket-radio fanatics! You are the best possible example of nuclear-level Ultralight enthusiasm in

[IRCA] NEWS FLASH!!! The Latest Firsts with an Ultralight Radio

2008-01-17 Thread John H. Bryant
I swore that I was going to leave you guys alone about Firsts and Records for a few days, but, gee, Allen Willie and his magic SRF-M37V just checked in with loggings, barefoot, from St. John's Newfoundland to Sweden, Spain, Kuwait, Monaco and Luxembourg. That's five new country Firsts and

[IRCA] HAARP moonbounce tests and QSLs

2008-01-17 Thread Jim Pogue
Here's the answer regarding QSLs for the upcoming HAARP moonbounce tests. Good news for us wallpaper hangers. I've also asked about reporting with audio recordings. I'll forward any reply I get on this question too. Jim Pogue KH2AR/WPE9HLJ/KG6DX1A Memphis, Tennessee USA NRD-535, R-390A,

Re: [IRCA] 2 More Tough States Logged on SONY SRF-59 last night....UTAH/COLOR...

2008-01-17 Thread Robert Ross
At 09:10 PM 1/17/2008 -0500, you wrote: Rob, If every Ultralight Radio DXer was as enthusiastic and successful as you, the entire AM-DX community would be transformed overnight into a raging, supercharged group of pocket-radio fanatics! You are the best possible example of

[IRCA] KKMO DX Test Final Report

2008-01-17 Thread Jim Pogue
KKMO DX Test Final Report Perhaps Barry McLarnon in Ottawa summed it up best in an e-mail: I think we easterners got done in by mediocre conditions, not to mention the zillions of other stations on 1360. Still, quite a few folks on the west coast and as far east as the Rockies heard the

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-01-17 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Jan 18 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 January follow. Solar flux 74 and mid-latitude A-index 11. The

Re: [IRCA] KKMO DX Test Final Report

2008-01-17 Thread Mike Sanburn
Guess that I got my KKMO report in a bit too late, hi. Mike Sanburn From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; irca@hard-core-dx.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Scott Fybush
Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: And I DO think WPLY actually went NewsTalk and picked up Air America Raido. (Paging Scott Fybush..Paging Scott Fybush) I've been tramping all over the tri-state (NYC) area and didn't get a chance to sit down and give this thing a close listen until tonight. I ran

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Barry McLarnon
Thanks for all of your comments - the mystery deepens! After more listening, I've concluded that I was mistaken about the newsradio bit. There is a new in there, I think, but it's not newsradio. As for the call, none of the suggestions (WPLY, WDLM, WFIR, WLPR, etc) sound quite right to me.

Re: [IRCA] Re; UNID on 960

2008-01-17 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Thursday 17 January 2008 22:25, Scott Fybush wrote: I've been tramping all over the tri-state (NYC) area and didn't get a chance to sit down and give this thing a close listen until tonight. I ran it through a whole bunch of noise reduction, and here's what I think I hear: There are at

Re: [IRCA] 2 More Tough States Logged on SONY SRF-59 last night....UTAH/COLOR...

2008-01-17 Thread D1028Gary
Rob, As the culprit who kicked off the whole Ultralight Revolution, I am going to make it my top priority that YOU GET your SRF-39FP prison radio, even if I have to give you mine. Kevin, Bruce, Gil, Joe, and all my other partners in crime, are you all listening? Rob needs a

Re: [IRCA] 2 More Tough States Logged on SONY SRF-59 last night....UTAH/COLOR...

2008-01-17 Thread D1028Gary
Rob and Other Ultralight Radio Brothers, Sorry to give you the threat of more awful poetry. I have just purchased 4 SRF-39FP's myself, for Rob Ross, and other deserving SRF-59 fanatics. Rob, your very own SRF-39FP, fully aligned for extremely liberating prison DX, will be sent

[IRCA] WJHX 620 AL

2008-01-17 Thread DXERak
At 2320 CDT 1/17 am hearing WJHX La Doble X 620 Lexington AL completely dominating the frequency in WTMJ null with SS music. They are doing quite well for nominal 99 watt night power (daytime power is 5 kw). 73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI **Start the year off right. Easy

[IRCA] TPs for 17 Jan

2008-01-17 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Not as good this morning, I fear (listened off and on from 1430 to 1550UT). The regulars all delivered a bit of audio at various times, but nothing was consistently worthwhile. Asian unless indicated otherwise: Darn good audio, if briefly: none Reasonable audio (though often