Re: [IRCA] 800Hz tone on 740 again

2010-12-10 Thread Bill Whitacre
Sorry, I tried to shove a 500kB attachment to the lists. Bad etiquette! Here's a link to the screen shot referred to below: http://realmonitor.com/740-800hz-tone.png The test tone is off by 1100utc. --- On Dec 10, 2010, at 4:46 AM, Bill Whitacre wrote: As heard also a few nights ago, 800Hz

Re: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-606 DSP Receiver Review

2010-12-10 Thread funkiecur...@juno.com
Hi this is IRCA member Curtis Mcmenamin is there any dxer who is selling a tecsun pl 606dsp radio or a tecsun pl 380 dsp radio. I am mostly interested in the tecsun pl 606 dsp radio. let me know. -- Original Message -- From: d1028g...@aol.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org,

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 12-10-10

2010-12-10 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1350-1430 utc and conditions was way up over the last few weeks. Lots of carriers and they were: 279, 558, 567, 585, 594, 603, 657, 666, 684, 693, 747, 756, 774, 828, 972 and 945. Audio was heard from 279-Russia, 594-JOAK, 774-JOUB and 828-JOBB so a very good day for TP's in

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP's 12/10/10

2010-12-10 Thread Richard Allen
Few TP signals here, only hets (no audio) heard on 702, 774 and 972 kHz around 1330 UTC sunrise. The one on 972 was the strongest in some time. Richard Allen 36°22'51N / 97°26'35W (near Perry OK USA) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] Kchibo KK-D6110

2010-12-10 Thread sa...@sounddsl.com
Hi Dave Hascall/all: Below is what Gary DeBock learned about the Kchibo KK-D6110 earlier this summer (message 9964 on the UltralightDX Yahoo board). Based on this, I would stick with the PL-310, 380 or 606? Kevin S - - - - - - - - Those DXers (including me) who had thought that the new

[IRCA] Greenland closes SW and MW on Feb 11 2011

2010-12-10 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
From Stig Hartvig Nielsen on the Yahoo mwdx list. Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228 -Original Message- From: Stig Hartvig Nielsen hart...@wmr.dk To: 'Hard-core-dx' hard-core...@hard-core-dx.com; nordx

Re: [IRCA] Greenland closes SW and MW on Feb 11 2011

2010-12-10 Thread Colin Newell
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:55:20 -0500 (EST) Marc DeLorenzo midcapem...@aol.com wrote: It was also felt that few listeners would invest in a SW receiver and the quality would be 'doubtful' - suffering from 'atmospheric phenomena'. So these plans were given up. Chicken Little at work. The sky is

Re: [IRCA] Greenland closes SW and MW on Feb 11 2011

2010-12-10 Thread Saul DX
On one hand, I look forward to seeing some of the AM powerhouses go off the air - this will help clear 720 for those of us who DXpedition in Newfoundland. On the other hand, I have been hoping to catch the 72- one from Burnt River ON in WGN's null. IBOC from WOR on 710 has made this a

Re: [IRCA] Kchibo KK-D6110

2010-12-10 Thread HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
Thanks Kevin (and Gary). I was afraid of that. I might be getting a $50 eBay Gift Card, so I was hopeful that it would fit the ULR bill and not the turkey bill, LOL. That translation stuff still has me in stitches. I sometimes get joke emails of Engrish / Chingrish photos and one has a giant

Re: [IRCA] Greenland closes SW and MW on Feb 11 2011

2010-12-10 Thread neilkaz
Saul, I think your best shot from Burnt River would be phased BOGs to the NNE. This is how I got them from WI last month. Termination would help reduce back end junk somewhat, but I don't think you'll easily get ground rods into ground that will be hard frozen if you wx has been anything like

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2010-12-10 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Dec 10 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 10 December follow. Solar flux 88 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 6. The

[IRCA] Faroe Islands-531

2010-12-10 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
Faroe Islands-531 finally noted for the first time this season Dec 10 2133-2205 UTC under loud Algeria with folk pop music in English presumed Faroese. Broke for news in Faroese at 2200 UTC then right back to music parallel to webstream via radiotime.com. RNE Spain not noted during this

[IRCA] Apology - Greenland closes SW and MW on Feb 11 2011

2010-12-10 Thread Colin Newell
Apologies to Marc DeLorenzo whom I completely missed the mark on an attribution in my previous post. Really bad editing on my part - Marc DeLorenzo merely forwarded the comments and observations of a third party. Sorry for any confusion on the list. Less coffee and more focus for me! Colin

[IRCA] New Country at Burnt River ON - Portugal

2010-12-10 Thread Saul DX
1035 had Elton John Rocket Man, managed a parallel at http://radiotime.com/WebTuner.aspx?StationId=81807; Though there is a five-minute delay till it gets on the web. Mix of music includes Beatles, and some Fado. Brifly in on 1035 with decent signal good enough to work on a sideband as well

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2010-12-10 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Dec 11 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 10 December follow. Solar flux 88 and mid-latitude A-index 0. The

[IRCA] New Province - Quebec!

2010-12-10 Thread sa...@sounddsl.com
Hi all: On the barefoot Tecsun PL-310, I just picked up The Team, Sports Radio 990, out of Montreal, doing just well enough for a clear ID plus some local ads under Winnipeg-990 (CBC-1). I hadn't heard Quebec before on anything, other than some longwave beacons, so this is good one! Anyone in

[IRCA] DX Logs

2010-12-10 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
LOCATION: MARION, ILLINOIS 1 hour north on I57, 1 hour North of Paducah, Kentucky I had some time to myself in the car while waiting for my roomie at an appointment he had. Was using the stock radio in a Ford ZX2 From about 2:30pm to 3PM central, I was spinning the dial and heard: Classical

[IRCA] 1520

2010-12-10 Thread David Faulkner
Hi All: Not much DX around here lately.  WLGC, 1520, Greenup, KY, is still silent.  Noted KOKC on 12/3 between 0915 and 0930 w/good sigs, but not new.  Caught a WKVI ID @ 0807 this morning.  This is a new one, but such a mess I'm not sure if they were the ones playing Chicago's Right Before My

Re: [IRCA] New Province - Quebec!

2010-12-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
great catch KevinCBW is pretty strong here tonight, but there is something underneath...Otherwise mostly just TA carriers tonight, so this could be a target. best wishes, Nick At 02:32 11-12-10, you wrote: Hi all: On the barefoot Tecsun PL-310, I just picked up The Team, Sports Radio

Re: [IRCA] New Province - Quebec!

2010-12-10 Thread Patrick Martin
Kevin, Great catch! One I have not heard, but I have 990 now and I can hear a Sports talk station u/CBW off the Eastern Beverage. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] New Province - Quebec!

2010-12-10 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Yes, Great job Kevin. Here in southern Alberta, CBW is its usual powerhouse self tonight, but given the right conditions 990 can be an exciting frequency. I hear Quebec on rare occassions, and it's also where I heard Newfoundland the one and only time, last season. As Nick mentioned,

Re: [IRCA] New Province - Quebec!

2010-12-10 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Hi, fellas. Over at this side of Victoria, CBW is the dominant, but I can sure hear a co-channel which sounds like sports programming. Worth listening to for sure! Thanks, Kevin for the heads-up. Quebec would be a new one for me..Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 3:33

Re: [IRCA] New Province - Quebec!

2010-12-10 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Here's the live feed: http://player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?CALLSIGN=CKGMAM Walt On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 2:32 AM, sa...@sounddsl.com sa...@sounddsl.comwrote: Hi all: On the barefoot Tecsun PL-310, I just picked up The Team, Sports Radio 990, out of Montreal, doing just

Re: [IRCA] New Province - Quebec!

2010-12-10 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Nope, at 04:00 UTC I'm getting SS programming. Darn! ...Walt On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 2:32 AM, sa...@sounddsl.com sa...@sounddsl.comwrote: Hi all: On the barefoot Tecsun PL-310, I just picked up The Team, Sports Radio 990, out of Montreal, doing just well enough for a clear ID plus some

[IRCA] Apology - Greenland closes SW and MW on Feb 11 2011

2010-12-10 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
No problem, Colin. Have a great vacation in the Aloha State! Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228 -Original Message- From: Colin Newell c...@islandnet.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Re: [IRCA] New Province - Quebec!

2010-12-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Thanks to Kevin, I too have ID'd this, though it's been through matching it up with the webstream . It's been continuous talk back and forth between a man and a woman, always under CBW, but sometimes readable. The webstream is running about 50 seconds behind what's on the air. best

[IRCA] MW DX from Enid OK, November 29-December 10, 2010

2010-12-10 Thread Glenn Hauser
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. My previous comments were not so

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 10 Dec 2010

2010-12-10 Thread Nigel Pimblett
This morning had the best Japanese reception in a while, with 693, 747, and 774 all doing quite well. 594 was somewhat inferior to the other big guns. The only non-Japanese audio was from Korea on 1566, which didn't reach audio until just before sunrise. My schedule wasn't conducive to

[IRCA] TP for the 10 Dec from Victoria, BC.

2010-12-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
This morning was actually pretty good, though I didn't have a lot of time to listen. Would probably have heard more if I had more time, as things were erratic, as usual, and some things popped up, not to be heard again...or not at that strength, N. Korea on 819 for example, a fairly rare

Re: [IRCA] Greenland closes SW and MW on Feb 11 2011

2010-12-10 Thread Chuck Hutton
Or ionospheric scientists at work. They do live directly under the auroral zone where auroras will (in some years) be a constant problem for those relying on skywave, and that would be everyone that relies on SW. That will be true regardless of whether the transmission is digital or