[IRCA] LWBC Monday night 3/21 utc

2017-03-20 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
I listened off and on from 0212-0435 utc. 171 Morocco poor/weak 0225; 189 Iceland very poor/poor 0333; 252 Algeria weak 0333 utc. A few very poor MW hets at 0435 utc: 774, 855, 954, 1107, 1116, 1125, 1134, 1179, 1413. Steve AA7U near Sahuarita, AZ R75, E/W longwire (N/S longwire for MW

Re: [IRCA] LW BC 3/21/17

2017-03-20 Thread Todd S
171 extremely poor with music 216 extremely poor with music. 252 extremely poor as well with Arabic music Todd Skaine All heard on my PL 310 >From 1130pm-1137pm central Bloomington Minnesota On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:16 PM Richard N Allen wrote: > Luxembourg 234 is

Re: [IRCA] LW BC 3/21/17

2017-03-20 Thread Richard N Allen
Luxembourg 234 is audible here at 0401 with poor strength. It's the first time I've heard the station in over 45 years of DXing long wave broadcasts. Algeria 252 is still audible with a fair signal. France (Radio Monte Carlo) 216 poor. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA, G313e & ALA1530LNP.

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/20/17

2017-03-20 Thread Neil Kazaross
What am amazing difference between OK and IL. It seems that these TP's must skirt the edge of the AU donut to get to you. I hope others can land 4QD or other high band Aussies while cx to them remains good. 73 KAZ On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 8:43 AM, Richard N Allen wrote: >

[IRCA] LW BC 3/21/17

2017-03-20 Thread Richard N Allen
At 0227-0238 the following long wave senders are audible here: Morocco 171 poor. Germany 183 barely audible. UK 198 barely audible to poor. Morocco 207 barely audible. Algeria 252 fair. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA, R75 & ALA1530LNP. Sent from my iPad -- This message has been scanned for

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 20 March 2017

2017-03-20 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Not quite as interesting a morning as yesterday, but still some good signals from Japan and Korea. Nothing at all on the DU side of things here. 594 JOAK Tokyo, JAPAN Fair with man in Japanese first noted at 1158. Good level by 1300. 693JOABTokyo, JAPANNot as good as

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2017-03-20 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 Mar 21 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 March follow. Solar flux 73 and estimated planetary A-index 2. The

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Re: 4QD 1548 into IL at sunrise today.

2017-03-20 Thread Neil Kazaross
Thx Tim, I also had trace audio on 1611 bothered by a stronger than normal for sunrise Toronto. 1629 was close to audio as was 1512. Weaker but quite present were 1683 and the station on the high side of 1701. 1665 and a few other decent carriers also noted. You may want to listen to 1550 if you

Re: [IRCA] 4QD 1548 into IL at sunrise today.

2017-03-20 Thread Tim Tromp
Nice going, Kaz, congrats! Yesterday morning was better here with less slop from adjacent KXEL. I was able to dig out some short bursts of Aussie accented audio under the splatter this morning just prior to 1200 UTC. By 1208 UTC, it was gone, carrier and all... 73, Tim Tromp West Michigan On

Re: [IRCA] 4QD 1548 into IL at sunrise today.

2017-03-20 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- That's great stuff Kaz! Congrats on receiving a DU in the midwest. Gives me hope! Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO On Mon, 3/20/17, Neil Kazaross wrote: Subject: [IRCA] 4QD 1548 into IL at sunrise today. To:

Re: [IRCA] 4QD 1548 into IL at sunrise today.

2017-03-20 Thread Richard Allen
After hearing 4QD’s carrier at sunrise yesterday, I listened on 1548 for several minutes this morning hopping to hear something, but only heard KQNM. It was pretty much a TP morning here today. Richard. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and

[IRCA] Media Bureau Says AM Rule Change Will Be Effective April 10

2017-03-20 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.radioworld.com/business-and-law/0009/media-bureau-says-am-rule-change-will-be-effective-april-10/339346 Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2017-03-20 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 Mar 20 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 March follow. Solar flux 71 and estimated planetary A-index 2. The

[IRCA] 4QD 1548 into IL at sunrise today.

2017-03-20 Thread Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Good job, KAZ! Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX -Original Message- From: Neil Kazaross To: am Cc: ABDX ;

Re: [IRCA] 4QD 1548 into IL at sunrise today.

2017-03-20 Thread Chuck Hutton
Kaz conquers 4QD! Who needs the coast? Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Neil Kazaross Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 9:45 AM To: a...@nrcdxas.org Cc: a...@yahoogroups.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] 4QD

Re: [IRCA] a new frontier in antenna development

2017-03-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I'm not sure a frozen wet string would work so well though Paul. (hi) Admittedly the salt would lower the freezing temperature, but not by the standards of your surroundings... best wishes, Nick At 16:06 20-03-17, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: If anyone could log HLAZ with a wet string or

[IRCA] 4QD 1548 into IL at sunrise today.

2017-03-20 Thread Neil Kazaross
Noting that Tim Tromp in MI has had them twice in a week and has caught them in March in the past couple of years, I had to try this morning. Previous attempts at getting them have resulted in carriers in too much slop for audio. I got to the rx this morning a minute prior to my 1154 UT SR.

Re: [IRCA] a new frontier in antenna development

2017-03-20 Thread Donald Barnes via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Great read! Thanks. Perhaps I should give a "wet string, somewhat salted" next weekend when I'm doing some dxing on the Washington coast! Hi! Craig Barnes Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 10:06 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. > wrote: >

Re: [IRCA] a new frontier in antenna development

2017-03-20 Thread R. Colin Newell
Entering Ham radio boast mode - I will not only RECEIVE HLAZ with a wet saline string of Mississippi cotton, I will WORK HLAZ with FIVE-NINE signals! On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > The last couple of days, we're getting into "wet string as an antenna" >

[IRCA] a new frontier in antenna development

2017-03-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
The last couple of days, we're getting into "wet string as an antenna" territory, as there has been a lot of Asian liveliness on the band around sunrise. That comment made me think of a tale that David Newkirk (where is he now?) passed on from his father, and it's actually online, thanks to

Re: [IRCA] a new frontier in antenna development

2017-03-20 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
If anyone could log HLAZ with a wet string or wet spaghetti noodle, it'd be me, as (close) as I am to 1566 On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > The last couple of days, we're getting into "wet string as an antenna" > territory, as there has been a lot of

[IRCA] Arizona TP's

2017-03-20 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1310-1340 UT and conditions were good.  Carriers were heard on 558, 567, 594, 657, 666, 747, 774, 819, 828, 972,  1566, 1575 and 1593.   594  JOAK hrd at 1329 UT with talk. 693  JOAB hrd at 1323 UT with talk. 747  JOIB hrd at 1324 UT with talk. 774  JOUB hrd at 1322 UT with

[IRCA] Colorado TP DX 3/20/17

2017-03-20 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- JOUB 774 with weak audio, female speaking, @1102. Later in the morning at 1218 hets were also present on 594, 972 & 1566. At 1315 hets were present on 693, 747, 828 and 1422. HLAZ was in with brief, weak audio at 1313 with a male and female speaking and reverting back to a

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/20/17

2017-03-20 Thread Richard N Allen
747 JOIB poor, JJ talk //JOUB at 1152. 774 JOUB poor at 1116; poor at 1150; fair at 1222. 828 JOBB strong het at 1153. 864 unID audible weak carrier at 1213. 972 HLCA mild het at 1159. 1242 JOLF? weak het at 1208. 1566 HLAZ barely audible at 1230 (LSR 1233); traces until about 1137. I spent too

[IRCA] TP 19 Mar Victoria version

2017-03-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
A bit of sleeper of a morningquite a lot of signals there from 1230UT onwards, but fighting with splatter, and popping up unannounced. I'm sure there are a number of audios missed when one of the many carriers took a quick fade up. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a

Re: [IRCA] LW BC 3/20/17

2017-03-20 Thread Richard N Allen
I'm hearing Iceland 189 and Morocco 171 at 0637, both with fair signal strength and moderate lightning QRN. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA, R75 & ALA1530 LNP. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.