[IRCA] Pacific Island Public Radio - RNZI Mailbox Documentary January 21

2008-01-18 Thread Geralyn Hollerman
For those interested: Pacific Island Public Radio RNZI Mailbox documentary January 21 The latest Radio Heritage Foundation documentary on Radio New Zealand International [RNZI] looks at the impending sale of government owned SBC Samoa and considers its impact on local public radio in

[IRCA] Pacific Radio Guide Updated for 2008

2008-01-18 Thread Geralyn Hollerman
For those interested: - Pacific Asian Log Radio Guide New 2008 Mediumwave Edition The first update for 2008 of this free guide is now online at www.radioheritage.net and includes complete revisions for a number of countries. The radio guide lists thousands of operating AM radio

[IRCA] New Ultralight Radios, and a stunning new Gallery!

2008-01-18 Thread satya
Hi all: The Definitions Committee has now recognized additional Sony models as worthy of the name Ultralight Radios, all based on the now-legend CXA1129N chip, the heart of the SRF-59. These new models include: SRF-39 SRF-59 ancestor, with FP (clear plastic) and L (LW!) versions SRF-49

Re: [IRCA] TP's for 1-18

2008-01-18 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 07:02 AM 1/18/2008, you wrote: Listened from 1345-1440 UT and heard these carriers 558, 576, 747, 774 and 828. The only audio was from JOUB-774 at 1434 UT. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 Listened here in Victoria for a few minutes before work called. Quite lively especially

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

2008-01-18 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
As one of the accomplices in this little thing of ours (cosa nostra in Italian, hi), since I live near the border towns of Detroit-Windsor, if you mail the radio to me, I can get it across the river and either mail it to him, or meet him somewhere. 73 de Joe, KJ8O --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [IRCA] UnID 1110

2008-01-18 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- David Faulkner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm still hearing a station on 1110 in the mid-afternoon carrying contemporary gospel/EZ Christian contemporary mx in the Fairborn/Dayton null. Today, just before 1600, I heard what sounded like a WAKU ID mention of several cities including

Re: [IRCA] UnID 1110

2008-01-18 Thread k4ape
David- My first guess would be WTOF (X-WBCA) IN Bay Minette, AL. bUT, there isn't any Charleston around the Mobile, AL area. At 1630 this afternoon, I had WTOF on sunset skip. This station is well known for cheating at anytime they want, even though at 1600 they would still have been on day

Re: [IRCA] UnID 1110

2008-01-18 Thread David Faulkner
Willis: I have heard them here doing rather well, but certainly not in the middle of the afternoon like this, only at sunset. Anyway, I'm quite sure I got very close on the ID, WAKU, WKKU or, just possibly WOKU. Could the WV 1080 have a new twin. Another of the Charleston area

Re: [IRCA] UnID 1110

2008-01-18 Thread Gil Stacy
My first thought was how could there be islands in WVA? wiki answered that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_West_Virginia I think Russ has it. Gil ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] WBIX DX Test

2008-01-18 Thread k4ape
I checked the RF patterns for WBIX-1060. This is done to determand if I would a chance of hearing the test. Their day pattern at 40kw, has a deep null towards us in the deep south. The major portion of the day signal is into NH and ME. This is possibly because of protection of KYW. Their

Re: [IRCA] UnID 1110

2008-01-18 Thread David Faulkner
Russ: They're still on 1080 as far as I know, though the format is right. I'll see if they're there tomorrow. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russ Edmunds Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 5:42 PM To: Mailing list for the

Re: [IRCA] UnID 1110

2008-01-18 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- David Faulkner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Russ: They're still on 1080 as far as I know, though the format is right. I'll see if they're there tomorrow. 10watts.com says they moved 9/14/2005. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N;

Re: [IRCA] OT, but still radio: Additional HAARP Test info

2008-01-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 20:59 18/01/2008, you wrote: Jim, Audio recordings would be appreciated but files of signal strength versus time would be of much greater scientific value although we realize that this may not be possible for many people. Sounds like a job for that software defined radio languishing in the

[IRCA] UnID 1110

2008-01-18 Thread David Faulkner
I'm still hearing a station on 1110 in the mid-afternoon carrying contemporary gospel/EZ Christian contemporary mx in the Fairborn/Dayton null. Today, just before 1600, I heard what sounded like a WAKU ID mention of several cities including (something) Island and Charleston very clear. Anyone

Re: [IRCA] WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX Test

2008-01-18 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
And for anyone wondering who the Todd Rundgren fan is, it's WBIX Chief Engineer Grady Moates And this picture of him in a Todd Rundgren tshirt standing next to WBIX's Broadcast Electronics 4MX50/50 Kilowatt Transmitter says it all: http://www.fybush.com/Tower%20Site/060519/wbix-4mx50.jpg Paul

[IRCA] QSL received

2008-01-18 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
WHNV296 Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Travellers Information Station for my report of 24 Dec 2007, 12:08 PST 530 kHz QTH of Hermosa Beach. Second QSL earned using the SRF-59. Thx to Martin Foltz for the address. (Miller) 73 to everyone de Joe, KJ8O/6, Troy, MI

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

2008-01-18 Thread vroomski
Gary, Just got back for Grayland a few hours ago. The Sony SRF-39FP surprised me on how sensitive it was. Heard JOUB 774 on all 4 models of my Sony Utralights, and barefoot too. NO other TP's heard barefoot. Took the SRF-M85V out to the beverage this morning before reeling the wire in.

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-01-18 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Jan 19 0016 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 January follow. Solar flux 71 and mid-latitude A-index 14. The

[IRCA] WYMM-1530

2008-01-18 Thread k4ape
1530WYMM FL JACKSONVILLE 1630 18/01/08 .every Sunday morning, right here on Jacksonville's mighty 1530 On top of WLAC for a moment, then QSBed. [WM-TN] Finally a new one! DXer: Willis QTH: Old Fort, TN ANTENNA: 149' long wire RCVR: Drake R-4C

[IRCA] Additional HAARP Test info

2008-01-18 Thread Jim Pogue
Additional info on HAARP tests. -Original Message- From: infohaarp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 9:34 AM To: Jim Pogue Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: January tests Jim, Audio recordings would be appreciated but files of signal strength versus time would

[IRCA] WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX Test

2008-01-18 Thread Jim Pogue
WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX Test Date: Sunday morning (late Saturday night), Feb. 24, 2008. Time: Midnight - 2:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, 0500 - 0700 UTC. The station will conduct the test at 40,000 watts power using their two-tower daytime antenna pattern. Programming will

[IRCA] TP's for 1-18

2008-01-18 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1345-1440 UT and heard these carriers 558, 576, 747, 774 and 828. The only audio was from JOUB-774 at 1434 UT. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live.

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-01-18 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Jan 18 2109 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 January follow. Solar flux 71 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 14. The

Re: [IRCA] WJHX 620 AL.....May have had them here too.......

2008-01-18 Thread Robert Ross
At 12:30 AM 1/18/2008 -0500, you wrote: 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

[IRCA] HAARP Test heard

2008-01-18 Thread Walter Salmaniw
I'm hearing quite nice moon bounce best using USB tuned to 6791.8 USB. HAARP itself is very loud at S9+10 or more, whereas the moon bounce is quite weak, heard in that 3 second time frame after the 2 sec HAARP signal. CW seemed to work (exactly on 6792.5, but the bounce wasn't so obvious, nor

Re: [IRCA] 570 KLIF

2008-01-18 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
They simulcast on 1700 KKLF Richardson, Texas (10KW Day, 1 KW Night.. all non directional) KKLF's daytime site is halfway between North Dallas and Sherman. The night site is se of McKinney. Paul On Jan 19, 2008 12:06 AM, blueeyes 71 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does 570 KLIF also broadcast on

[IRCA] 570 KLIF

2008-01-18 Thread blueeyes 71
Does 570 KLIF also broadcast on 1700? I ask because I heard id's for 570 KLIF between 7:30pm - 8pm est. 1-18-08 on 1700, on two different radios. First radio is a 1990 walkman style radio/cass. player with digital display by Koss, the other radio is the Sony SRF 59. Both radios bareback. Sheila

[IRCA] Ultralight Radio DXers Clean Out eBay SRF-39FP Seller?

2008-01-18 Thread D1028Gary
Hello All, After creating spot Amazon shortages of SRF-59's, and overwhelming Audio Cubes with SRF-T615 orders, I should have learned my lesson about giving great Ultralight Radio recommendations on this list. The latest supplier to suffer a meltdown appears to be the Florida

Re: [IRCA] HAARP Test heard

2008-01-18 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Saturday 19 January 2008 00:15, Walter Salmaniw wrote: I'm hearing quite nice moon bounce best using USB tuned to 6791.8 USB. HAARP itself is very loud at S9+10 or more, whereas the moon bounce is quite weak, heard in that 3 second time frame after the 2 sec HAARP signal. CW seemed to

Re: [IRCA] Additional HAARP Test info

2008-01-18 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Moon bounce is back again at 05:46 after the bounce portion being absent for about 5 to 10 minutes. Dang, it's gone again at 05:48. I'd say that the bounce was audible about 1/3 of the time here in Victoria.Walt PS: And there it is again at 05:49:30, though weakly

Re: [IRCA] HAARP Test heard

2008-01-18 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 09:51 PM 1/18/2008, you wrote: On Saturday 19 January 2008 00:15, Walter Salmaniw wrote: I'm hearing quite nice moon bounce best using USB tuned to 6791.8 USB. HAARP itself is very loud at S9+10 or more, whereas the moon bounce is quite weak, heard in that 3 second time frame after the 2

[IRCA] HAARP and echo heard in south Florida.

2008-01-18 Thread W. Curt Deegan
I began hearing the HAARP signal promptly at 0500UTC, fairly well in CW mode right on 6792.5kHz. Using the relative audio levels of Spectrogram software, the HAARP signal often rose 5-15db above the noise. The echo was very occasional but could be seen to match the frequency and timing, just

Re: [IRCA] HAARP Test heard

2008-01-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Hi, Barry (and Don). The 7407.5 is a lot weaker here in Victoria. Using CW here at 0625UT, and can certainly hear (but not always see) the bounce on the SDR14, though the strength of both the initial signal and the bounce varies considerably fadey. Recorded the earlier portion as we

Re: [IRCA] HAARP Test heard

2008-01-18 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 11:03 PM 1/18/2008, you wrote: On Saturday 19 January 2008 00:15, Walter Salmaniw wrote: I'm hearing quite nice moon bounce best using USB tuned to 6791.8 I'm hearing it here too, also using USB. The HAARP skywave signal is not tremendously strong - Barry I first tuned in around

Re: [IRCA] HAARP Test heard

2008-01-18 Thread Bob Foxworth
On Saturday 19 January 2008 00:15, Walter Salmaniw wrote: I'm hearing quite nice moon bounce best using USB tuned to 6791.8 I'm hearing it here too, also using USB. The HAARP skywave signal is not tremendously strong - Barry I first tuned in around 0510 and was amazed to be getting

Re: [IRCA] OT, but still radio: Additional HAARP Test info (lunar echoes heard NE Oregon)

2008-01-18 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
I listened for the full 2 hours of the lunar echo test, and heard the echoes the full period. I had to switch to the 6 Hz narrow audio filter after about 45 minutes in order to keep hearing them as they got weaker and weaker. Even the TX was barely heard the last 30 minutes or so. But doppler

[IRCA] HAARP Test

2008-01-18 Thread Bruce Portzer
The test was copied in Seattle beginning at 0500. The transmitted signal was quite good at first on 6.7925, about 25-30 db above the noise floor, with a the echo almost as strong. As time went on, the echo became less noticeable, especially after 0530. The transmitted signal became