[IRCA] TP for 9 Nov from Victoria, BC.

Whoops, didn't realize I hadn't sent this yetI don't think this was a stellar morning except (ahem) for hearing NHK1 synchros on 1584 (see below). Listened at 1350UT to not much, checked back about 1420 to not much again, but stopping by at 1500UT led to a bit of excitement. So the streng

[IRCA] TA/TP 10 Nov in Victoria, BC

An interesting mix.still getting occasional showings of weak pop mx from presumed Virgin R. on 1215 at 0650UT, but JOUB is showing a bit of audio on 774 also, a snippet on 1287 a short time ago, and a few good carriers, but everything is quite short-lived. Ah, there's JOIB on 747, and weak

[IRCA] MN 0640 UTC BBC on 198 kHz

Finally a few words readable, especially England, London & the pound. Nothing much on MW before besides 531, so tried LW. Several with faint audio. 73, George S., MN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mail

[IRCA] MN 0610 UTC Germany-183 in French

It was stronger about 0550. 2,000 kw. E1 & Quantum loop. 73, George S., MN ___ 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 origi

Re: [IRCA] Strong het on 530khz this evening

Yes, I suspect Algeria, too. Seemed to be hearing Arabic music there awhile ago, best ever for that frequency. 73, George S., MN --- On Tue, 11/9/10, Tom Jasinski wrote: From: Tom Jasinski Subject: [IRCA] Strong het on 530khz this evening To: a...@nrcdxas.org, irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tues

Re: [IRCA] Greenland, Newfoundland and a low band full of Spaniards Sunday night into WI

Walt, I think your best time for Greenland might be when there's little else on the channel, ie before TP's are coming in. Most likely this wouldn't be around Xmas time when I think you get all day DX. Also I suspect that the QDFA would render KDWN irrelevent and WGN would be off the side of th

Re: [IRCA] ?HAARP on 2750

Glenn, thanks for the 2750 tip. I'm listening to it right now at 04:16 UTC. Very unusual for sure. About every 6 seconds there is a signal that eminates from the carrier and extends out 10 kHz on each side with a rising pitch. On the Perseus waterfall, it looks like an arrowhead. The signal th

Re: [IRCA] TA 10 Nov in Victoria, BC

I have to agree Walt...it was a reasonable start, but carriers are pretty sparse right now, and erratic. Nick At 03:42 10/11/2010, you wrote: Doesn't look like tonight will be a repeat of the last couple of nights. Haven't noticed much TA activity at all, and nothing in audio, especially up

Re: [IRCA] 693 in DC

Nice catch Bill. Martin > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 09:41:30 -0500 > From: Bill Whitacre > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > > Subject: [IRCA] 693 in DC > > Around 1027utc this morning I got first audio of the season on an OTP > [over the pole] TP. 639kHz with wo

[IRCA] Strong het on 530khz this evening

Strong and loud het against 530khz noted on car radio while driving on west side of Joliet this evening around 03:00 UTC. A few minutes later at home with R8A and Quantum loop had strong carrier with just bits of unid audio. Suspect Algeria? Several other low band hets & carriers also noted. Noth

Re: [IRCA] Greenland, Newfoundland and a low band full of Spaniards Sunday night into WI

720 Greenland is still one of the top of the list of what I'm hoping to hear at my DX cottage on Haida Gwaii. Anyone suggest the best time to try between September and March? I've never had any luck with the 3815USB Greenland transmitter, but that's mostly due to unfavourable times of broadcast..

Re: [IRCA] TA 10 Nov in Victoria, BC

Doesn't look like tonight will be a repeat of the last couple of nights. Haven't noticed much TA activity at all, and nothing in audio, especially up to 03:42 UTCWalt On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > nice carrier on 1215 at 0035UT in Victoriajust at local su

Re: [IRCA] New DXpedition base in Finland becomes instant success

Great report Mika. It's a fun read! 1 km Beverages are simply something that would be next to impossible here on the WCNA. I'd be really interested in how they would compare to say the Lankgford QDFA, or Wellbrook phased array, or our much more modest BOGs, or Beverages. Personally, I've never

Re: [IRCA] TA 10 Nov in Victoria, BC

The job had me out of town for a couple of days, and just got back, so not sure if things were better or worse at sunset. Currently the only TA reaching audio once in a while is reliable old 1215 from the UK. Incidentally 1377, although not at audio level, has a good carrier at times, so

Re: [IRCA] 675 Radio Maria Netherlands

<< I am glad that the Dutch station is reaching the west coast and wish I had the capability to get them or any Dutch station myself but I don't have the time or the equipment to capture them for the few minutes that they drop in.Bill in BC >> Hi Bill, TA reception here in western

Re: [IRCA] Ferrite antenna

I have looked at their site before. I couldn't remember all they had there. Thanks for the reply. KI4SYC Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! > From: bu...@dukes-of-hazzard.com > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:09:21 -0500 > Subject: Re: [IRCA]

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Nov 10 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 November follow. Solar flux 84 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The mid-latitu

[IRCA] TA 10 Nov in Victoria, BC

first audio goes to 531 and it wass very faint...woman talking at 0129UT with a SAH on it. No idea who it might be. A fair number of carriers around: 765, 837, 855, 864, 873, 882, 1026, 1053, 1089 etc. etc. best wishes, Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Cana

Re: [IRCA] New DXpedition base in Finland becomes instant success

Given some of the more recent reports from Europe on Real DX it seems there's a lot of that going on lately. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot

Re: [IRCA] Greenland, Newfoundland and a low band full of Spaniards Sunday night into WI

KAZ, Great news! That means 720 might be possible here as LV is not that strong here. I do have the old AFRTS-1425 heard & QSL'd from the 70s, but I would welcome another Greenlander. Thanks. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager _

Re: [IRCA] New DXpedition base in Finland becomes instant success

A great report Mika. Thank you for sending the link.Interesting that the best MW DX did not appear to happen at night... best wishes, Nick At 18:49 09/11/2010, you wrote: The first ever purpose-built DXpedition base in Finland was constructed earlier this year, tested by us in October,

[IRCA] Germany 177 + TAs strong

German talk heard a half hour ago on 177, first timne ever here. A lot of the usual TA signals are doing well. Probable Spanish 1008 but not sure which station, good hets and some weak audio various places. SK strong 690, 940... Long day with work, too tired to do too much right now, will get

[IRCA] TA 10 Nov in Victoria, BC

nice carrier on 1215 at 0035UT in Victoriajust at local sunset. Don't go expecting a big signal on 1377 tonight, apparently France is off the air...so the European DXers are hearing Tanzaniadream on, west coast DXers! best wishes, Nick * Nick Hall-Patch V

[IRCA] DXING ON HONEYMOONS

My wife rolled with it. I brought along my big, old Sony ICF 6700W on our New Zealand honeymoon in November 1978. Fascinating time to DX: (1) right around the same time most of the rest of the world switched to 9kHz spacing and (2) I was able to follow the election returns on KNX the FIRST time

Re: [IRCA] KWKH on day power

KWKH was noted here at 0300 UTC Paul Troon, Scotland On 09/11/2010 05:25, Todd wrote: Not only are they are on their day pwr but traveling on I-94 just south of downtown mpls in KFAN's 75kw erp, KWKH was chopping in noticeably!! That really amazed me! 73, Todd Sent from my Verizon Wire

Re: [IRCA] Sony ICF2010 25Khx error

Hi Nick - thanks very much for the offer - if you do find the article, I will send it along with the 2010 to Craig Siegenthaler at Kiwa when I send the 2010 to him in January for the Wide Filter mod and ask him to do it for me. I'm doing it when I go away for a couple of weeks to get married, as

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-9

Hello All, The improved Asian conditions noted by Richard and Bill somehow failed to materialize here this morning, as signals from both the "big gun" and second-tier TP's seemed slightly down from yesterday. Although most of the regular Asian lineup put in fair appearances, the vi

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-9

Hello All, The improved Asian conditions noted by Richard and Bill somehow failed to materialize here this morning, as signals from both the "big gun" and second-tier TP's seemed slightly down from yesterday. Although most of the regular Asian lineup put in fair appearances, the vibr

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Nov 09 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 November follow. Solar flux 84 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 2. The

Re: [IRCA] New DXpedition base in Finland becomes instant success

I enjoyed your report Mika. Thanks for posting 73, Doug Pifer Salem Oregon On Nov 9, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Mika Makelainen wrote: > The first ever purpose-built DXpedition base in Finland was constructed > earlier this year, tested by us in October, and found to be excellent. A > spartan cabin in

[IRCA] Greenland, Newfoundland and a low band full of Spaniards Sunday night into WI

A fast blurb here as I must catch a plane. Had a one evening quicky DXped at my WI Lake Mich house Sun night. Times GMT. By 2240 there were quite a few TA's in and an hour later the low band sounded like I was in Spain. Almost every low band channel with Spain on it had something from there and

[IRCA] New DXpedition base in Finland becomes instant success

The first ever purpose-built DXpedition base in Finland was constructed earlier this year, tested by us in October, and found to be excellent. A spartan cabin in the middle of nowhere is equipped with nine beverage antennas, each almost a kilometer in length. A bunch of New Zealand AM stations

[IRCA] MW DX from Enid OK, November 8-9, 2010

All times and dates strictly UT. MW log editors are welcome to excerpt items, reformat and change to favorite timezone if necessary. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only; some caradio as specified; above 2 MHz on FRG-7 with 110-foot east-west longwire. ** ALASKA. I frequently check 2750

Re: [IRCA] 693 in DC

Well done, Bill !! It seems that I am listening the wrong mornings. Yesterday 11/8 I had a brief day at my WI DX home before I leave town today and decided to also try a Phased BOG System towards the NNW...ended up with about 400 ft // 250 ft at about 329 deg. Things that way seemed promising wh

Re: [IRCA] 675 Radio Maria Netherlands

Was all Libya on 675 from WI Sunday night when audio could be pull past phased WSCR. Have had Holland before but cx not going that far north across the pond that night. 73 KAZ -Original Message- >From: bill kral >Sent: Nov 9, 2010 11:18 AM >To: irca@hard-core-dx.com >Subject: Re: [IRC

Re: [IRCA] 675 Radio Maria Netherlands

,Michael, I don't think R.Maria was playing Neil Young or The Doors as their format is of the Religious variety so your finding of the splatter from C-ILS was correct,but I am glad that the Dutch station is reaching the west coast and wish I had the capability to get them or any Dutch station my

Re: [IRCA] 693 in DC

Bill: Congratulations. JOAB 693 had "Basic English 3" scheduled at 1015-1030 UTC. Best wishes for good DX. Richard Allen 36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W (near Perry OK USA) - Original Message - From: Bill Whitacre To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America S

[IRCA] 693 in DC

Around 1027utc this morning I got first audio of the season on an OTP [over the pole] TP. 639kHz with woman in what sounds like an English lesson: Other carriers on 945, 873, 774 and 747 but 693 was definitely the best this morning. Have to lis

[IRCA] Oklahom TP's 11/9/10

TP signals were a little better here this morning. Receiver: Tecsun PL-310 with 7.5-inch loopsitck. Local sunrise at 1301 UTC. 558 unID, 1242, het (QRM: KLZ 560). 567 JOIK Sapporo J, 1153, unintelligible audio; heard again at 1305 with man talking. 594 JOAK, Tokyo J, 1307, man & woman talki

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 11-9-10

Listened from 1305-1355 utc and conditions was up from yesterday. 279 Russia 594 JOAK 693 JOAB 747 JOIB 774 JOUB Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http

[IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Tuesday

209 Mongolia had a nice fadeup very late again, first noted 1413 utc, fading in and out, but with another peak just before 1500 where it appeared to play the national anthem for several minutes--at least some pleasant Asian instrumental music stopping at 1500 and not heard again. 209 Alaskan bea