[IRCA] TP 22 Mar Victoria version

A further decline in conditions, but considering the geomagnetic upset, it was actually pretty good, though heavily weighted towards Japan. As Gary noted, 1400UT pretty much defined the end of things. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly):

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 22 March 2017

Good to see the activity on 1701. Maybe some morning this will be good enough to pull audio past KBGG 1700 slop here. I've had carriers as well the past couple of days with the Brisvaani carrier usually being noticeably stronger. 73 KAZ 55 km NW of Chicago On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 9:57 PM, Nigel

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 22 March 2017

Here in southern Alberta the latest solar activity has put the Asians on the sidelines. A little bit of DU audio this morning, but that was it. 11164BC Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Weak, with talk by a man at 1310. 1638unIDAUSTRALIA Just faint traces of music noted at

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 Mar 23 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 22 March follow. Solar flux 73 and estimated planetary A-index 27. The

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-22

Hi Richard, Yes, despite the solar activity the Asians showed up after all this morning (although they took a while to get untracked). Most of us are still pretty astonished that you receive the Asians so well in Oklahoma, even if they don't show up there once in a while. And your reception

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 Mar 22 1810 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 21 March follow. Solar flux 71 and estimated planetary A-index 26. The

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/21/17

Some fine looking tower photos.ms (good schtick ??) From: IRCA on behalf of Dennis Gibson Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 12:53 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re:

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/21/17

https://www.fybush.com/sites/2004/site-040212.html https://www.fybush.com/site-of-the-week-462012-clevelands-seven-hillsparma-tower-farm-revisited/ Sent from my iPad > On Mar 22, 2017, at 12:40 PM, Todd S wrote: > > More and more older stations are replacing their

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/21/17

More and more older stations are replacing their original transmitters. Must be only a handful of old stations from the 40's and 50's still on the air with their original transmitter, tower and site. I bet Scott Fybush has that answer. Todd On Mar 22, 2017 12:30 PM, "Mike Sanburn"

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/21/17

Oops, guess I can't attach photos here.ms From: IRCA on behalf of Mike Sanburn Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:29 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA]

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/21/17

From: IRCA on behalf of Dennis Gibson Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:17 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/21/17 What's your definition of

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/21/17

What's your definition of old school? Sent from my iPad > On Mar 22, 2017, at 12:33 AM, Todd S wrote: > > WTAM does get out well,like WSM. Does WTAM still have a old school antenna? > > > Todd Skaine > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 10:55 AM

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

Other than in my own mind, I do not put “heards” or “think-I-heards” in my log. For instance, I know I had Norway on 1314 a couple of years ago. My wife is of Norwegian extraction. There wasn't enough audio for her to opine so I sent it to the parents of one of our Rotary exchange students in

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

Thank you all for your input. Looks like my conservative approach follows the majority's approach regarding carrier logging. Good DX! Stan, WA1LOU On 3/22/2017 8:24 AM, Stan Horzepa wrote: I have been chasing DX for almost 50 years. In ham radio, when I exchange signal reports with a DX

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

To me, a carrier doesn't go into the log, period. There has to be identifiable audio. Certainly there is some difference of opinion within the hobby as to what constitutes "identifiable audio", and I'm not going into that here. I think that's for each DX'er to decide. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-22

Gary: It appears you had a good morning there. No TP or DU signals were heard here this morning. A signal traveling from Japan or Korea would had to pass through the Auroral Oval on its way to my QTH. Oddly, CHHA 1610 was still audible after sunrise. Good DX. Richard. Sent from my

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

Basically no brainer hets but you need to hear audio that you can at least tell is Arabic. Note that these aren't completely no brainers. Saudi fades out not much after 0300 and I've logged Spain from both IL and WI. I've also logged Portugal and 891 from my WI site which can be super good for

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

I have a problem with DX'ers who report JBA carriers in their official log.. i think that should be banned form hitting us, but it's not.. so... Why some places accept logs like that is beyond me, On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:10 AM, Todd S wrote: > I ask

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

I ask this question because it is 100% disrespectful to throw an insinuation of accusations across a board like this. It should have been banned from even hitting all of us. SMH Todd Skaine On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 10:02 AM Todd S wrote: > Who would that dxer be? > >

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

Who would that dxer be? On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 9:51 AM Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > When DXing, I might report a carrier as an aside, as an FYI type of thing > to others, especially if it's some rare signal or something I or others > have been hunting. > > But

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

Food for thought, what about no brainer consistent hets from 891 and 1521 in the Midwest? Todd Skaine Bloomington Mn On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 9:40 AM Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA < irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote: > > Stan- > > I agree with Jim 100%. Detecting a carrier is not enough information for >

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

When DXing, I might report a carrier as an aside, as an FYI type of thing to others, especially if it's some rare signal or something I or others have been hunting. But unlike one very well known DX'er, I don't log a JBA carrier, assume what station that is and put it in my "official" log. No...

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-22

What sounded like a fairly sedate band suddenly came to life during sunrise enhancement around 1350, featuring some potent signals from the Japanese big guns and 972-HLCA. Other Asians joined the party around the same time, although the enhanced propagation seemed to fizzle out pretty quickly

[IRCA] Arizona TP's

Listened from 1305-1335 UT and conditions was down a little from yesterday.  Carriers were heard on:558, 567, 594, 603, 657, 666, 693, 747, 774, 828, 873, 972, 1566, 1575 and 1593.   693  JOAB hrd at 1327 UT very poor with talk. 747  JOIB hrd at 1323 UT poor with talk. 774  JOUB hrd at 1414

[IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

--- Begin Message --- Stan- I agree with Jim 100%. Detecting a carrier is not enough information for a logging. You need to hear audio. Hearing and recording a local ID is preferable but not 100% necessary. If you hear audio on a particular frequency and find a shortwave parallel or

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

Hi Stan, I think the answers from Jim and Richard encapsulate things pretty well concerning "logging" based on hearing carriers or faint mumbling on an unusual channel. There are likely those on the list who wonder about the point of reporting overseas carriers, to the point of thinking

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

Stan: I do report hearing carrier signals and heterodynes to the group simply to indicate propagation conditions at my QTH. But I don't claim them as new stations heard unless there is something more than a whistle. That is why my total stations logged is no greater than it is. I've

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

A carrier or weak audio may likely be a particular station, and if I have previously logged it with IDable material I may presume that it's what I've previously heard. So that's not claiming a new station, just reporting on reception conditions. You could argue that a distinct known offset, like

[IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

I have been chasing DX for almost 50 years. In ham radio, when I exchange signal reports with a DX station, I enter the station in the log. With one-way DX'ing (LW, MW, FM, TV, etc.), when I hear (or see) the call sign of the DX station, I enter the station in the log. But what about all

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/21/17

WTAM does get out well,like WSM. Does WTAM still have a old school antenna? Todd Skaine On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 10:55 AM Richard N Allen wrote: > Neil: > > I feel your carrier on 747 was probably JOIB. Although there is a > possibility it was 4QS, Toowoomba. >

[IRCA] TP 21 Mar Victoria version

As others have noted, this morning wasn't quite as good as yesterday, but was still pretty reasonable. Conditions did peter out sooner today, so most decent loggings were before 1400UT pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAK woman