[IRCA] Very early TP's 0632 utc.

2017-11-06 Thread Dennis Vroom via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- As first reported by Colin early TP reception is being heard here in Kalama, WA. First for me hearing TP's at 0630 utc. 693  JAPAN, JOAB, Tokyo, NHK2 11/06 0646 fair with language lessons. 702   JAPAN JO?? NHK2 11/06 0640-0643 one of the two Japanese NHK2 stations with a

[IRCA] Early bird TP’s 0630 UTC

2017-11-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
Fair to good JJ audio on 567, 747, 774... Obviously a Japan LSR phenomenon. Colin Newell - SYSTEMS UVic - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

[IRCA] 774 Japan 0626 U Nov 7

2017-11-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
That’s what I call early TP’s!! EE lessons - armchair. Drake R8 - W/NW Flag. Colin Newell - SYSTEMS UVic - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed

[IRCA] KDLG 670

2017-11-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
0619 dominating 670 KHz with news/talk // to livestream - wow... Drake R8 - W/NW FLAG. Colin Newell - SYSTEMS UVic - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

[IRCA] 252 Algeria 11/6/17 0534

2017-11-06 Thread Donald Barnes via IRCA
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Re: [IRCA] CO LWBC

2017-11-06 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Only a beacon here on 216. Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO Drake R8A, NE Conti Superloop On Mon, 11/6/17, Richard N Allen wrote: Subject: Re: [IRCA] CO LWBC To: "Mailing list for the International Radio

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread Volodya S
Snippets of audio on 1215 around 04:00 UTC+, but just barely into Victoria, BC73, Walt On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 3:31 AM, Volodya S wrote: > Colin clearly has a better set up than I do. I have nothing on 1089, and > a visible tracing on 1215, but no where close to audio,

Re: [IRCA] CO LWBC

2017-11-06 Thread Richard N Allen
Here, I don't hear anything on 171 or 252, but Monte Carlo has a fair signal on 216 at 0400 GMT. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA, R75 + ALA1540LNP. Sent from my iPad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

Re: [IRCA] What's wrong with 1160

2017-11-06 Thread Volodya S
Thanks, Mark, for clearing up the mystery, with certainty! 73,Walt > Subject: Re: What's wrong with 1160 > > This was definitely WSKW Skowhegan, ME. I went over my last few evenings' > Perseus recordings. The signal dominates on my east antenna. 99% of the > time, since Bermuda went

[IRCA] 171 Morocco 11/6/17 0505

2017-11-06 Thread Donald Barnes via IRCA
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[IRCA] CO LWBC

2017-11-06 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- 171 Morocco in with Arabic mx at 0518, decent, best all season. 252 Algeria Fair to decent with Arabic chanting, anncr. in FF at 0515. 189 Iceland, threshold audio. Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO Drake R8A, NE Conti Superloop --- End Message ---

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Congratulations Tim! I think that you will have other good possibilities there when the auroral "doughnut hole" gets large enough to support paths to Asiatic Russia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan (+ other "stans"), other China etc. right over the pole. Neil Kaz will

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread Volodya S
Colin clearly has a better set up than I do. I have nothing on 1089, and a visible tracing on 1215, but no where close to audio, at 03:30 UTC73,...Walt On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 3:21 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > Here too. 1089 could be in the almost audio category. > >

Re: [IRCA] DX ALERT, China on 1098

2017-11-06 Thread Volodya S
Nice reception, Sylvain! I'm sure we'll be reviewing our logs from PEI around that time! 73,Walt On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 10:40 PM, Sylvain Naud wrote: > Another Chinese target for those who catched the Chinese on 1521 in the > recent days. Indeed, 1098 has just

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread Volodya S
Nick, on the night we heard 1521 at 00:00, we tried again at 01:00 (and subsequent nights), and heard no trace of the same. Tim's reception was absolutely amazing...surely much better than ours in PEI last week! 73,Walt On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 12:46 AM, Nicholas Hall-Patch

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
Here too. 1089 could be in the almost audio category. Colin Newell - SYSTEMS UVic - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -- > On Nov 6, 2017, at 6:47 PM, Nigel Pimblett wrote: > > Here in Alberta south I have a fair number of carriers, but nearly all are > very weak. Only 1413 and

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Here in Alberta south I have a fair number of carriers, but nearly all are very weak.  Only 1413 and 1575 have any substance, and they're still a fair way from audio.   Interestingly I did have two carriers on 1098 earlier on, one on frequency and the other about 15 Hz low.   No trace of

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
I had fair LWBC early this evening, 162 France Inter data  warble at strong level; 171 Morocco weak; 183 Germany poor (first time this season); 189 Iceland  poor (first time this season); 198 BBC poor; 252 Algeria weak, all around 0100-0140 utc. Most are faded way down or gone now.  (Nothing

Re: [IRCA] Cape Cod, MA: recent entertainment-grade TA's

2017-11-06 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Mark, Thanks for sharing those amazing recordings! Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO On Mon, 11/6/17, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote: Subject: [IRCA] Cape Cod, MA: recent entertainment-grade TA's To:

[IRCA] Cape Cod, MA: recent entertainment-grade TA's

2017-11-06 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Cape Cod, MA: recent entertainment-grade TA's mostly 2 NOV 2017 at 2100-2200 UTC 1431 Djibouti: US style pop/dance music across top-of-hour https://app.box.com/s/oesf0p3q0tstgkhj851cd6ju3fl1ne95 1467 France: Arabic or similar talk

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread Don Moman VE6JY
Slim pickings on MW here in Alberta north so far 0220 ut very weak hets on 531 558 585, and zilch until 1575 which was much better on the 60 deg African beverage. Still long way from audio tho. usual Perseus and beverage... 73 Don VE6JY On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 1:37 AM, Steve

[IRCA] Portugal / pips

2017-11-06 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Portugal should be an easy country since there is not much land along the route to coastal North America. The route is often enough away from the auroral zone that signals can slide through even though absorption significantly reduces stations from northern and eastern

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread Forrester S
Het heard here on 1520 from 1521. Fades up for a minute, gone for about two. Impossible to tell without without better equipment. Todd Skaine Bloomington MN Car Radio On Nov 6, 2017 6:46 PM, "Nicholas Hall-Patch" wrote: Tim http://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?station=44

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread Steve
Thanks for the tip! Hopefully something will come of it. It looks like the Bz is also starting to go south tonight so perhaps that coronal hole crud has arrived a tad early. There often seems to be a bit of enhancement just as these disturbances get under way for some reason. Steve

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
Thanks for the tip! Last night MW JJ stations were fading in at 0630 UTC this AM. Colin Newell - SYSTEMS UVic - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -- > On Nov 6, 2017, at 5:10 PM, Steve wrote: > > Possible heads-up..worked OH0Z in the Aland Islands a few minutes before > sunset here on

[IRCA] West Coast TA nite?

2017-11-06 Thread Steve
Possible heads-up..worked OH0Z in the Aland Islands a few minutes before sunset here on 160 and several strong EU's now in the band. Steve WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://qsl.net/ve7sl/ VE7SL BLOG - "Homebrewing and Operating Adventures From 2200m to Nanowaves":

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch
Tim http://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?station=44 lists 7405 and 9445 as possibilities right now. They claim 1521 broadcasts until 0200UT, while Asiawaves says 0100UT PAL gives these possibilities as parallels: Russian to Cent Asia:00-0100//5990/7405 01-0157//5905 11-

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread Neil Kazaross
Wow I need to come home early from work or better yet get up and be dressed at first light and wire my South DKAZ to aim North so I don't miss the fast boat to China. 73 KAZ near Chicago On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Tim Tromp wrote: > Everyone, thanks for the kind words.

[IRCA] Question re ELAD FDM S2 and Macbook

2017-11-06 Thread Saul Chernos
I've settled on the ELAD FDM-S2 SDR. I've decided not to wait any longer for the S3 mainly because I anticipate it will be expensive, and I'm happy to capture a good-size segment of the FM band rather than the whole thing. The S2 is tried and proven by quite a few of you, and I'm good with that.

Re: [IRCA] DX ALERT, China on 1098

2017-11-06 Thread Robert Ross
Sylvain and Tim……I also have a decent Carrier on 1098 here in London, Ontario, but I have lots of Slop from WTAM 1100 in Cleveland….I'll hang with it, and see if any Audio peeks through. I have the Live Webfeed Running in case I can match it up. Thanks for the Tip…….. 73….ROB VA3SW Robert S.

Re: [IRCA] DX ALERT, China on 1098

2017-11-06 Thread Tim Tromp
Sylvain, excellent reception! Just a carrier here on 1098 but I'm hoping it'll build into some usable audio as 1521 has tonight already, but I may have already missed my SSS boost. 73, Tim Tromp West Michigan On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Sylvain Naud wrote: >

[IRCA] DX ALERT, China on 1098

2017-11-06 Thread Sylvain Naud
Another Chinese target for those who catched the Chinese on 1521 in the recent days. Indeed, 1098 has just been heard here tonight and you also might have a chance until 00:10 UTC, Golmud CHN sunrise time. This is what I've heard earlier:

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread Tim Tromp
Everyone, thanks for the kind words. Conditions are very similar here tonight right now at 5:30pm EST sunset as I type this. 1521 has light audio in and out under the 1520 slop, but I'm unable to ID it since the Russian Kiwi remote seems void of any signals at the moment, including China on

Re: [IRCA] 690 KFXN

2017-11-06 Thread John Sampson
Todd - Please keep us posted on this. I’m back in Arizona until April and will be most interested in what’s up with 690. Right on about the old 1370 outlet, what a waste! I have them verified as KDAN (I think their last call), never replied when I wrote to KMAP. I do remember seeing their

Re: [IRCA] 670 Khz evening mystery - November 6 UTC

2017-11-06 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
that would be my former.. semi local KDLG it sounds like Paul On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 4:18 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > Last night - Around 0600 UTC I had some very funky and uncharacteristic > sounding Celtic/Folk/Medieval music NPR flavoured content on 670 Khz under >

[IRCA] 670 Khz evening mystery - November 6 UTC

2017-11-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
Last night - Around 0600 UTC I had some very funky and uncharacteristic sounding Celtic/Folk/Medieval music NPR flavoured content on 670 Khz under KBOI in the FLAG null - KDLG Dillingham Alaska maybe? Alaska on 529 Khz was honking and the deep S/SE Null on the FLAG brought up the N/NE stuff

Re: [IRCA] 690 KFXN

2017-11-06 Thread Forrester S
The saga continues for 690. Now running an OC but this is also the same pattern as before when trying to run 24hrs. Jihn, I believe those calls were KMAP. George and I found their transmitter hidden in the hills of Newport on the SE corner of 494/61. It was a waste of airwaves indeed. Todd On

Re: [IRCA] Nov 6 - Victoria B.C. TP's

2017-11-06 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Colin, Very nice! I am looking forward to a couple of days on the northern CA coast next week replete with one of Gary DeBock's excellent airport friendly FSLs. Hopefully the propagation dieties will look down favorably at me during that time! Craig Barnes

Re: [IRCA] 690 KFXN

2017-11-06 Thread John Sampson
When DXing from SW Minneapolis in the early 1990s, KUSD was still on the air. I was southeast of the tx of the 690 Mpls Station (different call, same pattern), in their main lobe and still able to null them to almost nothing and hear KUSD very well. Another piece of trivia; any one remember

[IRCA] CO TP 11-6-17 Fair

2017-11-06 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Conditions were fair this morning. I listened from 1402 to 1453. LSR at 1435. 693 JOAB at 1404 weak audio, male and female speaking 747 JOIB at 1411 fair audio, male and female in JJ 774 JOUB at 1437 weak to fair with pop mx, chimes, male and female in JJ 972 HLCA at 1435

[IRCA] Nov 6 - Victoria B.C. TP's

2017-11-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
1450 - 1505 UTC Probably the best conditions in the last couple of weeks - which is not saying much - But still feeling like something of an upside down season - Here is a video of one of the stand-outs: Korea on 972 Khz on the W/NW Flag https://youtu.be/3BBBZ02iSnU The "sensitive" end of the

[IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Congrats, Tim! Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX -Original Message- From: Tim Tromp To: IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Re: [IRCA] S. AZ TPs, Nov. 6--poor

2017-11-06 Thread R. Colin Newell
Oddly better to Victoria with more channels with audio in a week or so. Listening live - report later. Colin Newell - SYSTEMS UVic - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -- > > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] S. AZ TPs, Nov. 6--poor

2017-11-06 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Poor this morning; nothing heard at decent level. 693, 747, 774, 972, 1566 all occasional fadeup to very poor levels 1315-1405 utc. Lots of hets. Sunrise 1345 utc. Steve AA7U near Sahuarita, AZ R75; west DKAZ + FLG100 preamp ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Congrats on a great catch! Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO On Sun, 11/5/17, Tim Tromp wrote: Subject: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight! To: "IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

2017-11-06 Thread Sylvain Naud
Congrats Tim on that great catch! Almost at the same time, I also joined the Urumqui party. Here's an extract at 00:39 UTC with a man in Russian: http://www.quebecdx.com/mp3/China_1521_20171106_039.MP3 And taking advantage of an open Northern path, I gave a go for India on 1071 and here it