Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Mark - I suppose we all agree that the DKAZ has nailed some great catches. My goal was to point out a shortcoming, not to say that it can't hear DX a la Colombia / Venezuela / Nicaragua. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Mark Pettifor Sent: Tuesday, October

[IRCA] TA screening procedure for SDR captures

--- Begin Message --- A quick Trans-Atlantic screening procedure for medium-wave SDR captures, as outlined below, can save a lot of time when going through "gaggles" of files representing hours of full-band reception.  Less useful, a.k.a. "naff", files can be given a cursory review for other DX

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Ah yes, ladder work. I've been keeping in trim with outside house painting in case it ever needs to be done again best wishes, Nick At 04:09 2018-10-24, Volodya S wrote: ... Another array that we experimented with was the Double loop Wellbrook, which also was no slouch of a

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

Things have calmed down a bit, so here's a look at the wreckage from this location in Victoria. There might be a bit more if I can find time to poke around in the recordings. Missed 531, always seemed to hit it as mumbling deteriorated to carrier. 1386 was/is probably the kingpin this

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

--- Begin Message --- I’ve been hearing Middle Eastern music on 531 off and on since 0424. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA. Sent from my iPad--- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Guy kindly built the Lankford Quad array for me back around the same time. I took it up to my DX place in Masset. It was a bugger to erect, mostly because I have very heavy and rapid growth of salal and alder trees . After a 1/2 day of clearing bush, I was able to erect the array facing due north

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

Was hearing good audio on 531 a few minutes ago, definitely not either Spain or Algeria.    Sounded Middle Eastern though. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB On 10/23/2018 9:39 PM, Volodya S wrote: Hurray! Audio on 855 and 639, both I'm assuming Spain, as well as 1179 (also Spain). Now 531

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

1386 is coming in now, in presumed (listed) Belorussian at 04:02 UTC...WAlt On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 4:06 AM Volodya S wrote: > Similar here, ColinWalt > > On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 4:00 AM R. Colin Newell > wrote: > >> Counted 28 carriers - maybe 5 of them delivering poor to very poor

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

Similar here, ColinWalt On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 4:00 AM R. Colin Newell wrote: > Counted 28 carriers - maybe 5 of them delivering poor to very poor audio. > > Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > > > On Oct 23, 2018, at 8:48 PM, Volodya S wrote: > > > > Yes, plenty of carriers, but

Re: [IRCA] Tasmania into Michigan, Oct.23rd, 2018

<<< To me it seems that some Aussie ABC or RN's use pips but many don't. Please clarify west coast guys! >>> Like Chuck says, it's hit and miss as for the Oz stations using time pips.. But one of the "biggies" that is reliable with the pips is 702-2BL. <<< Tim you may want to carefully check

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

Counted 28 carriers - maybe 5 of them delivering poor to very poor audio. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Oct 23, 2018, at 8:48 PM, Volodya S wrote: > > Yes, plenty of carriers, but for me, mostly too weak for audio, and the > ones I am hearing are very low modulation. Still,

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

Yes, plenty of carriers, but for me, mostly too weak for audio, and the ones I am hearing are very low modulation. Still, not complaining after missing the fun a week or two ago! I need to review the best software settings on the Perseus. Please, experts out there, mind reviewing the "best"

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

1179 Romania here in Victoria also, NHK World theme on 1386 for their Russian program, Fair number of other audios, mostly pretty weak. At 03:01 2018-10-24, Nigel Pimblett wrote: Been hearing Egypt here at times also Walt. Also had Syria on 783 earlier, and right now Romania on 1152 and

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

So it says, but no, it's on the north Flag. Confusion reigns. At 02:51 2018-10-24, R. Colin Newell wrote: Your grabber is on the W Flag... Is that better than the N? I’ve switched over to the Eton E1 for old times sake... Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Oct 23, 2018, at

Re: [IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WC

1179 coming in not too shabbily at 03:41, Nigel. I'm using MWList as a reference, but those audio links are terrible. None of them work!Walt On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 3:02 AM Nigel Pimblett wrote: > Been hearing Egypt here at times also Walt. Also had Syria on 783 > earlier, and right now

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

Hurray! Audio on 855 and 639, both I'm assuming Spain, as well as 1179 (also Spain). Now 531 with nice audio (RNE, or is it Radio Jill?). Much fun for sure, but wow, are conditions variable! In audio for a few seconds, then gone, to be replaced by some other frequency. I don't think that

Re: [IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WC

Bedouin music on 531 briefly at good levels, 0330 - murmurs on 855 and 864, audio trying to break through on 909, 1089... Italian sounding lady on 1179 // to web stream - WEBSDR (Roumanie) 1215 in reliable audio - same for 1385 Quite the evening... N and W Flags — FLG100 heads — MISEK

Re: [IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WC

Algeria solid on 531 with typical music for the area. 0322 UTC Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Oct 23, 2018, at 8:01 PM, Nigel Pimblett wrote: > > Been hearing Egypt here at times also Walt. Also had Syria on 783 earlier, > and right now Romania on 1152 and 1179. > > 73, > >

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

**Anecdotal evidence alert** I guess I'll risk getting attacked with fruit as well. I got into the AM DX part of the hobby only two years ago, so I didn't get the memo about 140 feet being too short. I have lots of great catches from here in the Midwest on the shorter DKAZ made from those

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Nick: That's what EZNEC says via AutoEZ. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:48 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag Thanks for doing that

Re: [IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WC

Been hearing Egypt here at times also Walt.  Also had Syria on 783 earlier, and right now Romania on 1152 and 1179. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB On 10/23/2018 8:39 PM, Volodya S wrote: 864 is heard in Fairfield, Victoria, not the best place for TAs.  Sounds Arabic.  Egypt, presumed?   

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

Your grabber is on the W Flag... Is that better than the N? I’ve switched over to the Eton E1 for old times sake... Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Oct 23, 2018, at 7:50 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > > > At 01:29 2018-10-24, R. Colin Newell wrote: > > > And, now I'm back

Re: [IRCA] TA's TA's TA's - WC

At 01:29 2018-10-24, R. Colin Newell wrote: And, now I'm back after being out, so watch them fade awa. Nick And they're back... And I've got a North Flag! 909, 1089, 1215, 1386 Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ IRCA

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Thanks for doing that Chuck. One interesting number is 42dB F/B at 0.5MHz for 120'. Is that correct? But the problem seems to go beyond low signal level on the lower band with smaller DKaz. Beyond that one data point I mention, it also seems that the larger DKaz provides significantly

Re: [IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WC

864 is heard in Fairfield, Victoria, not the best place for TAs. Sounds Arabic. Egypt, presumed?Walt On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 2:19 AM Nigel Pimblett wrote: > Got to the radio a bit late this evening, and with all the carriers on > the Perseus thought I was accidentally listening to a TP

Re: [IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WC

1386 is poking through with Russian with a 1s lag from the web-stream... A very flirtatious radio dial tonight... > > > 693,855,909,1089,1107,1152,1179,1341,1386, 1413, and 1575 > > > -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com and DXer.ca

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Hi Don. That D-Kaz paper is being updated but will probably still suggest 140 feet as a popular length. (Ducking, expecting incoming bananas from Chuck) Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: IRCA On Behalf Of Don Moman VE6JY Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 6:02 PM To:

Re: [IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WC

Got to the radio a bit late this evening, and with all the carriers on the Perseus thought I was accidentally listening to a TP recording,  But no, it was live, with audio on: 693,855,909,1089,1107,1152,1179,1341,1386, 1413, and 1575 1458 and 1503 real close too. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore,

Re: [IRCA] Tasmania into Michigan, Oct.23rd, 2018

Congratulations to Tim for a catch to remember. Is it true you now hum the ABC fanfare while going to work? 7RN is not normally strong even at the coast. This should go into the Hall of Fame along with Nigel's Coast Radio 1584 reception. Yes Kaz, it's hit or miss as to whether you will hear

Re: [IRCA] Tasmania into Michigan, Oct.23rd, 2018

Congrats Tim!!! Gary, here in the upper Midwest we have somewhat of an advantage for DU's as unless cx are extremely low A and K for a LONG LONG time we don't have to worry about Japan/Korea/China etc making it thru the AU zone. Tim you may want to carefully check the spectrum and see if 2WEB's

[IRCA] 1386 in audio...

Russian or something similar... Drake R8 - N Flag Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Here's a little comparison of DKAZ'es from 100' to 200'. LENGTH .5 MHZ GAIN 1.5 MHZ GAIN.5 MHZ F/B 1.5 MHZ F/B 100 -61.1 -34.6 35.147.3 120 -58 -31.8 42 32.5 140 -55.4 -29.5 37.430.7 160 -53.2 -27.5 39.426.5 180 -51.2 -26.8

[IRCA] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WC

And they’re back... And I’ve got a North Flag! 909, 1089, 1215, 1386 Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

Re: [IRCA] Tasmania into Michigan, Oct.23rd, 2018

Congratulations on the reception of 585-7RN in Michigan, Tim-- that's pretty phenomenal DX for such a great distance. 585-7RN was hitting S9 peaks at the Rockwork cliff two months ago, so it's understandable how it could propagate well inland. But Michigan seems to be in an entirely different

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA (Wacky) TP's for 10-23

What seemed like a routine Asian morning turned upside down after 1400 here, with a Chinese wave hitting the low band in force. Unfortunately the sudden surge occurred when it was too late to deploy to a local park to escape RFI, so a tiny 5" Frequent Flyer FSL was used (because of its

[IRCA] Tasmania into Michigan, Oct.23rd, 2018

585 7RN, finally good enough to claim this morning with clear ABC Majestic Fanfare at 12:00 UTC TOH and the followed by DU talk under domestic splatter. New log and distance record for me at 9,770 miles (15,723 km). 576 2RN Sydney also had clear pips and Majestic Fanfare at 12:00 UTC TOH, but

[IRCA] Sangean SG-711L

Digging through the bottom of my radio closet, I found an insulated lunch tote that my wife had given me to carry my radios while we were vacationing or on weekend trips. Mind you, I had not forgotten about the tote, it had just been put to the side so that our travel bags and other luggage

Re: [IRCA] CO TP Report 10/22/18

Todd, how much higher? On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 6:52 PM Forrester S wrote: > Kaz, what will happen to the response of the antenna if its 140' and the > height goes higher than 23'. > > Todd Skaine > ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop > 2 Modified 2010s barefoot > Toyota car radio > > On Mon, Oct 22,

Re: [IRCA] CO TP Report 10/22/18

Kaz, what will happen to the response of the antenna if its 140' and the height goes higher than 23'. Todd Skaine ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop 2 Modified 2010s barefoot Toyota car radio On Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 5:45 PM C B via IRCA wrote: > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: C B

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Nick - Your question about approaching the noise floor is why I included the -53 dBi. With that low a signal level, I think there is a signal strength issue. Even with a beefy preamp (20 dB or so), it's still a bit low. And to throw in an empirical check, last week's DKAZ had almost no

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

I'm trying to but I'm blasted with a lot of work right now and other issues. Sigh, someday. Todd Skaine ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop 2 Modified 2010s barefoot Toyota car radio On Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 6:14 PM R. Colin Newell wrote: > Begging pardon if I’m speaking out of turn - my FLAGS (45 x 27’)

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

The DKaz does indeed deliver less signal to the receiver at the low end of the band.But does that mean that the DX signals approach the noise floor of the receiver with the 140 foot version? Or are there also front to back issues that arise at well? Thanks. Nick At 21:36

[IRCA] October 23rd snippet

Things were actually quite colourful PRE 1200 UTC as this one minute video shows - https://youtu.be/tQt9iPIc3qo As Gary pointed out - China on 639 khz was at stellar levels early on - Things did not "deteriorate" as such later on - they kind of returned to more of a seasonal normal - Although

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

http://www.durenberger.com/documents/DKAZ070314.pdf is updated and still shows the 140 foot version. I don't see anything more recent I wish I had. Is there a link? I just built 4 of them last year, one for each major direction. I finally have them all hooked up for this season. With the

[IRCA] WLW Cincinnati test

https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/wlw-pep-station-to-test-new-studio-shelter Powel Crosley, founder, popular price radio receiver pioneer, compact car pioneer, WLW had a temporary authorization to broadcast using 500,000 watts (1934) ___ IRCA

Re: [IRCA] TP 22 Oct Victoria version.

<<< I assume that you didn't see any signs of the late upper band opening? That was definitely a place where the DXFishbarrel shone, as I would have missed it, if I hadn't had half an eye the display while doing other things. After all, the DX was finished, wasn't it? >>> Unfortunately, Nick,

Re: [IRCA] TP from Victoria, BC for 23 Oct 2018

Wow, the band was totally different here this morning, Walt! Of course the DU's never show up here, but there was a big surge in low-band Chinese signals just after 1400. 639-CNR1 rose up to almost S9 around 1410, while 603-China dominated HLSA, and 657-China was equal with Pyongyang. None of

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

As do we all I think. The 140 foot version was abandoned over 5 years ago as it wasn't cutting it at th low end. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Mark Durenberger Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:13 PM To: 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Bill uses a "big" D-Kaz (160 ft) Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: IRCA On Behalf Of C B via IRCA Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 3:38 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: C B Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

--- Begin Message --- Interestingly, Bill Whitacre reported decent results all the way down to 531 on his August DXpeditions to Grayland and Florence. He reported using a DKAZ. AM Logs - Grayland, WA & Sans Souci | | | | AM Logs - Grayland, WA & Sans Souci | | | Craig Barnes

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Kaz - You were at the Yachats DXpedition in 2013 where I believe everyone felt the 20 x 140 DKAZ was somewhat deaf on the bottom end. A recent 20 x 160 DKAZ yielded SDR files that one DXer is not even scanning below 700 kHz and I am not scanning below 800 kHz. A DKAZ at Newfoundland last

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Again...(if I can get the thing published)...I did some evaluation of performance for a return wire at 0, 1, 2 and 3 feet. By the 3 feet the rate of diminishing returns suggested there's no point in going higher. If on the other hand you could elevate the ENTIRE assembly by "x" feet? That might

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

I agree - good discussion! Especially for antenna newbies like myself. I hope you veterans never get tired of going over well-traveled territory in open discussion groups like the IRCA list. What's great about hobbies like this is that you can go in as deep as you want, and no matter what

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

My Flags are generally 27' H By 45-55' Rectangles with the remotely variable termination attached to the centre of the vertical span facing the direction I wish to reject - and the FLG100 head amp is located in the Centre of the vertical span facing the DX. I am assuming that this is the

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

In Northern MN we seemed to have a lot of summer 2018 days with some amount of daytime skywave. In a lot of my measurements it was hard to record representative signal levels when we got near 1500 and went beyond. (We were 90 miles or more from the only useful back-side signals: 1500, 1530,

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

One of the take-aways from our St Louis tech-talks was that the D-Kaz has a wider bandwidth when it comes to suppression. I've seen nice deep nulls with a Flag...on a specific frequency...but would have to re-null on other channels. Whereas the D-Kaz in my experience is a "set-and-forget"

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Hi Nick, The best F/B of any phased antenna I've experienced at the coast was Dallas Lankford's Quad Delta Flag Array (QDFA). I know you're quite familiar with this, but some others on the IRCA list may not be. Here is an archived link to Dallas' article on this antenna:

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

Thx Mark, can't wait to see what you found. I hope you were still able to crush KSTP 1500 in back null while still having good nulls elsewhere with a fixed Vactrol setting using 170 ft. 73 KAZ On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 11:26 AM Mark Durenberger wrote: > I'll be publishing work on the comparison

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

I'll be publishing work on the comparison between a 140-foot and a 170-foot DKAZ, data taken this summer. Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: IRCA On Behalf Of Neil Kazaross Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:38 AM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

That's exactly why my coastal antennas are always 270 degrees. That places Seatt;e and Portland at about 45 degrees off the back and therefore both get a decent null. The narrower beam of the DKAZ can also help at coastal locations. In Newfoundland, it is nice to not hear Spain well and

Re: [IRCA] S. AZ TAs from 10/22 Monday night

Just weak carriers up in Victoria the few times that I checked Steve. I guess that southerly location was helping this time. best wishes, Nick At 15:18 2018-10-23, STEVE wrote: Despite the usual very bad storm static TA conditions weren't too bad. I had 1089 presumed UK for almost 40

Re: [IRCA] S. AZ TAs from 10/22 Monday night

Normally, based on our just-completed LBI DXpedition, it should be Spain. Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id From: IRCA on behalf of STEVE Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 11:18:39 AM To: 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America'

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

For the coastal DXer, I think that the takeaway from the presentation was that the really important thing is not so much the response from the two quadrants facing out over the ocean, but rather, the two quadrants facing the domestic interference. The DKaz has a narrower beam, but often the

Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag

A major advantage of the DKAZ is the significantly wider back null so that more back end QRM is taken out or greatly reduced. Of course, the more narrow beamwidth is very useful on crowded freqs and one reason I am able to catch 2nd tier stations from west coast states here in IL. Yeah, the don't

[IRCA] S. AZ TAs from 10/22 Monday night

Despite the usual very bad storm static TA conditions weren't too bad. I had 1089 presumed UK for almost 40 minutes fading up over and over with bits of talk in the heavy splatter, from 0212-0250 utc. I listened at the bench with headphones while doing other stuff. Much later 855 with very

[IRCA] TP from Victoria, BC for 23 Oct 2018

A little more "back to normal" this morning. I listened from 13:50 onward. A mixture of mostly Asian, but decent DU reception. For example, both 612 4QR and especially 1116 4BC were heard well around and after 14:00. 594 JOAK was the overall strongest station late in my monitoring about 14:28

Re: [IRCA] TP 22 Oct Victoria version.

tired fingers Garyswitched off brain. 558 //603, the usual S. Korean pair. now, back to sleep, hi. I assume that you didn't see any signs of the late upper band opening? That was definitely a place where the DXFishbarrel shone, as I would have missed it, if I hadn't had half an eye the

Re: [IRCA] TP 22 Oct Victoria version.

Thanks once again for the detailed TP-DX report, Nick. Here it was a case of modest-strength Asians showing back up after their collapse yesterday, but none of them were very energetic. <<< 585 //603 soft music 1355UT >>> I assume you mean the Oz RN network 585 // 603 parallel, Nick, and not

[IRCA] TP 22 Oct Victoria version.

The chatter this morning about a late high band Asian boost (1435-1455UT) was the most interesting thing about this session, which otherwise had Asia early and New Zealand later, none of it too strong or interesting pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least