Re: [IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread R. Colin Newell
WiFi radio is awesome -- and you get to pay for it. And who will need jammers in the future when entire countries can be blocked with the click of a mouse? Eggs - one basket -- fragile! On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote: I wonder how much of Europe is

Re: [IRCA] Station #500! (Big Loop antennas)

2015-04-20 Thread Chuck Hutton
So I think you are saying the K9AY is both a loop and phased verticals. If so, then we agree. What you didn't mention is the relative contributions of the 2 modes. I see a 12 dB advantage for E mode. Do you agree E mode prevails? Chuck From: andrew.i...@btconnect.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2015-04-20 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2015 Apr 21 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 April follow. Solar flux 150 and estimated planetary A-index 10. The

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1050 Unidentified Spanish

2015-04-20 Thread Earl Higgins via IRCA
---BeginMessage--- I first logged XEG on April 5, 1979 as a 13-year-old new to the hobby (relatively). I was using my brand-new GE Superadio I, and I definitely remember the PO Box and the St. Louis 66, Missouri ID and thinking it weird and archaic at the time. This was from my parents' QTH

[IRCA] AM BCB Logs…..1 NEW STN Logged today……….

2015-04-20 Thread Robert Ross
Hi Guys: Been outside working in the Yard a lot now that the nice weather has finally arrived here ….so not much time to check ELAD Recordings. However, I did hear 1 NEW STN this morning @ 0700 just after local sunrise. Also included here are a couple of other interesting Relogs……..

[IRCA] TP 20 Apr Victoria version

2015-04-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
A couple of weak DU audios, plus a hint of the HLAZ Japanese program...just a hint though, and the party, such as it was, was all over by 1300UT. Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music)

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2015-04-20 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2015 Apr 20 1505 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 April follow. Solar flux 152 and estimated planetary A-index 9. The

Re: [IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread Dave Marthouse
If this actually happens according to their timetable I'm sure it won't just be internet content delivery. Remember DAB digital audio broadcasting. In Europe the DAB implementation is different from IBOC which has been a non-starter here since it's establishment over a decade ago.

Re: [IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread Hawkins
Patrick, On 4/20/15 1:09 AM, Patrick Martin wrote: I just read that the Ministry of Broadcasting in Norway has said, that FM Broadcasting will be phased out by 2017 leaving only internet radio. Is this the future? 73, Patrick Boy, I hope not. Depending on the Internet for everything, is

Re: [IRCA] Station #500! (Big Loop antennas)

2015-04-20 Thread Brian Rachford
Guy, Thanks for the links to the articles. I remember seeing John's article a while back before I tried any advanced antennas, and I was glad to be reminded of it. Mark's article has a lot to digest! I've been trying to do some testing of my small Superloop, but it's a lot more challenging

Re: [IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread Russ Edmunds
They are not going to internet only but rather to digital only - either DAB or DAB+. Norway is already heavy into DAB, having only 5 FM's to close down. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id wb2...@gmail.com AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 T-85, each w/ Conrad

Re: [IRCA] Station #500! (Big Loop antennas)

2015-04-20 Thread Andrew Ikin
Hello Chuck, In the early days of the K9AY antenna someone ( I think it was a Swedish Ham ) mentioned in the Yahoo K9AY groups that the E and H Fields were 90 degrees. No one offered a satisfactory explanation as to how this phase difference would affect the pattern. This is what I believe

[IRCA] Stats for 1st 500 stations

2015-04-20 Thread Brian Rachford
I finally had a chance to put together some stats on my 500 logged stations. First, I've updated my Google map, best accessed from my blog page: https://azswdxing.wordpress.com/am-bcb-radio-stations-received/ In addition to updating the map for 500 stations, the label for each map point contains

Re: [IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread Andrea Lawendel
Patrick, Norway's phasing out of FM radio is being done in favor of digital radio multiplexes based on Eureka 147 standard, aka DAB+ (which accomodates up to 20 stereo or mono programs per single 1.5 MHz wide channel, using MPEG4 compression). DAB+ networks operate in VHF band III. A number of

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1050 Unidentified Spanish

2015-04-20 Thread Stewart, Joseph R
Yeah, that one too, but I have a taped ID of XEG from sometime in the mid 1970s that, oddly enough, includes the St.Louis address with the old-fashioned two-digit postal zone rather than the post-1963 ZIP code! Randy Stewart Battlefield MO From: Glenn

Re: [IRCA] Stats for 1st 500 stations

2015-04-20 Thread Mike Sanburn
Impressive summary! Ms Sent from my iPod On Apr 20, 2015, at 1:18 AM, Brian Rachford azswdx...@gmail.com wrote: I finally had a chance to put together some stats on my 500 logged stations. First, I've updated my Google map, best accessed from my blog page:

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1050 Unidentified Spanish

2015-04-20 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
---BeginMessage--- Spanish spelling and pronunciation are extremely regular, making it the `easiest` of foreign languages for us to learn. Once you know the system, you can copy with good accuracy anything in Spanish even if you don`t understand it. The IRCA Mexican Log (annual, but now in need

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1050 Unidentified Spanish

2015-04-20 Thread Stewart, Joseph R
Håkan just beat me to it! I hear clear La Ranchera de Monterrey mentions in the first two clips as well (plus I recognize the announcer's voice!). Definitely a pest here in Missouri over the past 45 years, though they aren't as strong as they used to be. I still remember them running

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1050 Unidentified Spanish

2015-04-20 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
---BeginMessage--- The address I remember was ``Fort Worth 11, Texas`` 73, Glenn Hauser, OK On Mon, 4/20/15, Stewart, Joseph R randystew...@missouristate.edu wrote: Håkan just beat me to it!  I hear clear La Ranchera de Monterrey mentions in the

Re: [IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread Patrick Martin
According the Hakan, the NRK stuff is going to the DAB band and the private stations are still going to be using FM for at least a while. But the handwriting is on the wall, so to speak as phasing out FM is being discussed, In Norther America, radio will still be around for decades, but I would

Re: [IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread Patrick Martin
I wonder how much of Europe is into DAB that much? I do know the wifi radio is loaded with hundreds on European radio stations, mostly FM. Tuning across the London dial is amazing. Each little town has their own stations. Plus there are BBC outlets everywhere. Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED

Re: [IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread Patrick Martin
Andy, Thanks. Hakan pretty much reports the same thing. I guess though it is being discussed. I know all of the young people only seem to stream these days. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:30:56 +0200 From: lawen...@gmail.com To:

[IRCA] Norway to end FM broadcasting by 2017

2015-04-20 Thread Patrick Martin
I just read that the Ministry of Broadcasting in Norway has said, that FM Broadcasting will be phased out by 2017 leaving only internet radio. Is this the future? 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager