[IRCA] TP 21 Oct Victoria version

2016-10-21 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Continuing lack of time means not really digging for new stations, just noting what thunders in easily. This morning was interesting, but not outstanding, mostly Asian from fairly early on. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 567 JOIK m

[IRCA] 1270 KVMI Tulare, CA "My 97.5" New station here

2016-10-21 Thread Dennis Vroom via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Good evening, New station here 1270 KVMI Tulare, CA 1035 P.M. PDT atop channel with fair signal. ID slogan "My 97.5" matched live stream. AC music.  Best regards, Dennis  Vroom, Kalama, WA JRC NRD 545  long wire--- End Message --- __

Re: [IRCA] Nova Scotia Log 12 Oct 2016 LITHUANIA

2016-10-21 Thread Sylvain Naud
Le 2016-10-22 à 00:13, Sylvain Naud a écrit : Le 2016-10-19 à 11:09, Michael Yule a écrit : PS Sylvain given that you are so far inland hearing Angola is a major achievement -I'm just lucky to be on the coast! But conditions needs to be quite favorable for me in order to hear any interesting

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Didn't know that. So back to tried and true. Hearing rock music, etc, and it's guaranteed Absolute, though! Walt On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 4:39 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > Unfortunately not, Walt. Absolute doesn't serve its stream outside its > own country (http://player.absoluteradio.co.uk

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Walter Salmaniw
So a few miles closer, Chuck, but more important, to the north, often of the auroral donut. 73,Walt On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 3:39 AM, Chuck Hutton wrote: > Walt - > > Here's what Google Earth tells me: > > > London to Victoria : about 4700 miles > > London to Galena : about 4250 mil

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Unfortunately not, Walt. Absolute doesn't serve its stream outside its own country (http://player.absoluteradio.co.uk/geo/). Big problem with a lot of commercial Japanese stations also. best wishes, Nick At 03:20 22-10-16, you wrote: Or just a straight on-line link, no? Walt On Sat,

Re: [IRCA] Nova Scotia Log 12 Oct 2016 LITHUANIA

2016-10-21 Thread Sylvain Naud
Le 2016-10-19 à 11:09, Michael Yule a écrit : PS Sylvain given that you are so far inland hearing Angola is a major achievement -I'm just lucky to be on the coast! But conditions needs to be quite favorable for me in order to hear any interesting TADX Michael, even with my long Beverages. If g

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Chuck Hutton
Walt - Here's what Google Earth tells me: London to Victoria : about 4700 miles London to Galena : about 4250 miles Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Walter Salmaniw Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 8:09 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Or just a straight on-line link, no? Walt On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 3:19 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > You can tune an actual live stream on the Dutch WebSDR --- > > Let me know if you need the link. > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > > > On Oct 21, 2016, at 8:12 PM, Pau

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
You can tune an actual live stream on the Dutch WebSDR --- Let me know if you need the link. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Oct 21, 2016, at 8:12 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. > wrote: > > I figured it was Absolute Radio, I was compelled to check after seeing > this e

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I figured it was Absolute Radio, I was compelled to check after seeing this email thread. Alotta amtospheric noise and barely bubbling up, but definate audio. If it wasn't 15 degrees, id probably stay outside longer. On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 11:09 PM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > Likely Absolute

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Likely Absolute Radio, Paul. A regular visitor in Masset when conditions are right. You are much closer to Europe as the crow flies than we areWalt On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 3:03 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had music on 1215, sounded kinda rockish, i thi

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I had music on 1215, sounded kinda rockish, i think. Pretty sure it wasn't overload from the very very nearby FM station, which shows up in odd places sometimes. Plus, its not quite what we'd be playing. Nothing record/report worth, but definately something there Paul Galena, Alaska aka Rural Eas

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Ah, but will it develop? Remember the good old days of 1314 audio before local sunset. Pretty small beer so far...but 909, 1053 and 1089 also have tiny carriers now. At 02:29 22-10-16, you wrote: Whoa! As predicted -- and despite what Walter pointed out earlier. :-) On Fri, Oct 21, 20

Re: [IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
Whoa! As predicted -- and despite what Walter pointed out earlier. :-) On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 7:08 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > low level carrier on 1215 just after 0200UT; domestic splatter sounds a > bit suppressed this evening. > > best wishes, > > Nick > > > Nick Hall-Patch > Victoria, BC

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 21 October 2016

2016-10-21 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Conditions here were much more like Richard's Oklahoma experience than what the guys out west heard today. Very little in the way of audio, and what there was was DU. 594 3WV Horsham, AUSTRALIA A minute or two of conversation at 1340. 612 4QR Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Bits of talk at

[IRCA] early 1215 carrier

2016-10-21 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
low level carrier on 1215 just after 0200UT; domestic splatter sounds a bit suppressed this evening. best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-10-21 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Oct 22 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 21 October follow. Solar flux 78 and estimated planetary A-index 2. The esti

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-10-21 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I am hearing a few things on SW that are coming in better then usual or that i havent heard in weeks.. Greece on 9420khz, and RRI in english to the ear east on 9790khz On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 6:55 PM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > Colin, for TA reception from this side of the continent, one normally

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-10-21 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Colin, for TA reception from this side of the continent, one normally needs several days of very low A/K indices before things start propagating in any meaningful way. A day, here or there, doesn't usually cut it. 73,...Walt On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 10:53 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > I am prep

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
I am prepared to hazard a guess that tonight might be good for E-W reception and Transpolar - TA - reception based on these numbers. Friday night - the time is right. Good luck everyone. > Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 October follow. > Solar flux 75 and estimated planetary A-index 3. > The

Re: [IRCA] West coast TA CARRIERS

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
0515 UTC --- likely pre-sunrise in the UK. On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 1:44 AM, Barry Davies < barry.davie...@btopenworld.com> wrote: > What time were they peaking Colin? > > > -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com and DXer.ca - VA7

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-10-21 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Oct 21 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 October follow. Solar flux 75 and estimated planetary A-index 3. The esti

Re: [IRCA] October 21st West Coast Video highlights

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
Walter Salmaniw, Nick Hall-Patch and I are blessed in that we have front row seats to much of the excitement - We are sort of an early warning system for the other hobbyists - If it's great here, it's going to be good somewhere else. It's a pleasure to offer up multi-media snippets of the action f

Re: [IRCA] October 21st West Coast Video highlights

2016-10-21 Thread Richard Allen
Colin: Thank you for posting the video of your DX session this morning. It more than made up for the dismal DX here. Richard Allen, near Billings OK USA, PL-380 with 8-inch FSL -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _

Re: [IRCA] Autumn 2016 DXpeditions?

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
> > I will be doing a SOLO dx-pedition to the Big Island of Hawaii from > January 2nd through January 16th - in KONA, HAWAII using several Gary DeBock modified ULR's -- I may also advance ship a 3' Oak loop that I used in my 2004 Halifax Summer DX-pedition. January is not the best time of the ye

Re: [IRCA] Autumn 2016 DXpeditions?

2016-10-21 Thread Guy Atkins
Hi Mark, Dave Aichelman and I will be DXing at Cape Lookout, Oregon for three nights beginning Oct. 30th. I'll be back at Rockworks (north of Cape Lookout) for another three-nighter on November 18th. These dates are starting to be late into the season, but it's what I could fit into my work sched

[IRCA] October 21st West Coast Video highlights

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
https://youtu.be/vPV44ZmI6HU around 10 minutes long -- Special attention to 8:30 in the recording -- on 630 Khz Sounded Chinese but could have been D/U as well because 612 was rocking. Fuller report later. -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com an

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-21

2016-10-21 Thread d1028gary
As Colin and Walt have reported the Asians were humming this morning, with a diverse collection of Chinese stations joining the Japanese and Korean big guns from 1330-1430. Chinese mid-band stations were especially numerous, while 738-BEL2 had its most energetic signals of the season around 1415

Re: [IRCA] 21 Oct hopping TP's west coast

2016-10-21 Thread d1028gary
Colin and Walt, The same potent Asian signals showed up here this morning, with 1206-Yanbian even strong enough around 1345 to break through my 1210 Spanish pest splatter (almost unheard of). Chinese stations on 1017, 1035, 1044 and 1323 also showed up at various times, while 738-BEL2 went on

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 10-21-16

2016-10-21 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1305-1345 UT and conditions was down from yesterday with less audio and carriers  most of the action was on the bottom part of the band.  Carriers on: 531, 558, 567, 585, 594, 603, 666, 693, 702, 747, 774, 783, 819, 864, 891, 971 and 1566   567  JOIK hrd at 1327 UT with talk. 5

Re: [IRCA] 21 Oct hopping TP's west coast

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
SDR users check 630 at 1410 -- I taped it - sounded like Chinese... Lots of great signals 558 - 1300ish... Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Oct 21, 2016, at 7:17 AM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > > Yep, very Asian, with a good mix of Chinese this morning as well. Yanbian

Re: [IRCA] 21 Oct hopping TP's west coast

2016-10-21 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Yep, very Asian, with a good mix of Chinese this morning as well. Yanbian, just below 1206, for instance was decent at 14:00. I'd guess that the Japanese first tier stations were just below yesterday morning's. Even had hints of audio on 1323. Upper band beyond this was not all that good, thoug

[IRCA] 21 Oct hopping TP's west coast

2016-10-21 Thread R. Colin Newell
The bands a' cooking right now - report later. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list ar

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 10/21/16

2016-10-21 Thread Richard N Allen
Only traces of signals heard here this morning from DU direction on 612, 702, 738, 891, 918 and 1116 kHz at 1215 to 1246 GMT (LSR 1244). The only thing heard from Asia was audible talk was heard briefly on 774 (JOUB?) at 1156 and a weak het on 828 (JOBB?) in WCCO splatter at 1225. The signal o

Re: [IRCA] 680: WAPA Puerto Rico hammering WRKO Boston

2016-10-21 Thread Stan Horzepa
Heard bursts of WAPA on top of WRKO this morning (around 1030 UTC, 21 Oct 2016) on my car radio while driving in Wolcott, CT, USA. Stan, WA1LOU horzepa.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Re: [IRCA] Autumn 2016 DXpeditions?

2016-10-21 Thread Russ Edmunds
LBI will be happening in 2 weeks, however with the majority of attendees now using SDR's, getting the results to print in any timely manner has become a major challenge, especially as we anticipate 10 DX'ers. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (4) barefoot w/whip

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Autumn 2016 DXpeditions?

2016-10-21 Thread James Niven
Hi Mark, Chris Knight and myself just came back from a mini DXpedition to Padre island last Saturday 15th, we have a lot of recordings to go through both of us, but early indications are showing a few Columbians being heard and of course tons of Cubans and Mexicans. There is a list of logs

Re: [IRCA] West coast TA CARRIERS

2016-10-21 Thread Barry Davies
What time were they peaking Colin?  Best wishes Barry:-)   Carlisle UK.  Lat. 55.0119N   Lon. 02.9672W.PERSEUS, 3.7m x 9.5m Flag+Vactrol+FLG100amp. From: R. Colin Newell To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, 21 October 2016, 4:24 Subject: [IRCA] West coast TA CARRIERS 1215 and 1