[IRCA] TP 8 Jun Victoria version

2017-06-08 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Quite a lot of most likely New Zealand carriers, several near audio, with a couple of brief actual audios. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): no Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native

Re: [IRCA] Kiwa still doing receiver mods?

2017-06-08 Thread Guy Atkins
Hi Walt, I've been emailing Craig back and forth recently, but sometimes it's a week or two until I hear back from him. He's been going through some rehab from a medical issue that requires him to make numerous visits to the Mayo Clinic (where his wife works). Craig's doing well, but between his

[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, May 5-June 8, 2017

2017-06-08 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also HF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser And compiled weekly along with extensive news

[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, May 26-June 8, 2017

2017-06-08 Thread Glenn Hauser via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 UT period to the previous date by ELT]. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W

Re: [IRCA] RadioShack Has Essentially Shut All Its Stores

2017-06-08 Thread R. Colin Newell
Burnaby Radio on East Hastings in Vancouver - https://www.burnabyradio.com Is a radio listener, scanner, Ham radio operators sweet dream with racks of gear, hand helds brochures, antennas and an active HAM station in the showroom area. I brought back some Canadian color bandplan charts if any of

Re: [IRCA] RadioShack Has Essentially Shut All Its Stores

2017-06-08 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Do any other cities have such a collection?Surely a sociological paper must be in the offing to explain why such a concentration of geekishness? These outfits have an online presence, but actual storefronts as well are still being maintained. I guess there's two elements to the Radio

Re: [IRCA] RadioShack Has Essentially Shut All Its Stores

2017-06-08 Thread R. Colin Newell
Vancouver B.C. is, arguably, one of the best cities for electronic hackers and DIY types - 2 stores on Main Street, 1 store on Fraser street, 2 to 3 in Burnaby... http://www.mainelectronics.com http://leeselectronic.com/en/ (on Fraser) http://www.rpelectronics.com In Burnaby -