Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

In addition to Bruce's fine list: - SDR recordings facilitate searches for parallels, which is one of the most useful techniques for difficult foreign DX. - SDR recordings help a lot with linguistic skills. The more chances you have to hear a language, the better you get in being able to

Re: [IRCA] Loop antenna question

LZ1AQ's site is one of the best for technical info. I have not used his products but know they are well designed. And neither the complexity nor surface mount technology are factors for the user: all boards are mounted and tested per the product description. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland 2015 recordings - "movie"

Sep 14, 2018, at 5:06 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: > > > New version with a few errors corrected. > > The old version has been removed and the link is history. > > Is anyone downloading this other than the 2 or 3 that commented? > > > Chuck > > > https://www.drop

[IRCA] Newfoundland DXpedition recordings

I'm not quite as enthusiastic as most about sending links to SDR recordings because: (1) on an email list like this, the email is out of site when fresh emails flood in. Who can find the email with the link a month later? (2) Not so many people have SDR software to play the files. #1: I

Re: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas.

A 500 wattrer in Alabama used to sign off every day informing the public that they were licensed with the power of 500,000 milliwatts. Gasp Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of James Renfrew Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:55 PM To: Mailing list for the

Re: [IRCA] Pacific Asian Log Update

What fun the Radio Heritage site is You click on "Pacific Asian Listener Guide" to access the "Pacific Asian Log". The graphics where you click (above) are misleading as the picture is not related to the PAL and bears no relation to the PAL cover page. You click on "browse" to get to

Re: [IRCA] Pacific Asian Log Update

Bruce: I had no problem to download the file via Edge and then view it with Acrobat Reader. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Bruce Portzer Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 11:03 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Pacific Asian Log Update There

Re: [IRCA] New Grayland SDR WAV Files

Theory says the mod has no real effect above MW and little effect on MW.. It seems that reality may differing from theory as some report a noticeable MW improvement. So with nothing to lose it will be tomorrow's project to bypass R3 also known as C3. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] New Grayland SDR WAV Files

Ken - I'm not Guy, but I hope for a promotion some day. As I hear it, there's only 1 mod for the HF+ and it is for improved LW sensitivity. It doesn't affect MW. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of ken brookner Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 6:46 PM To:

Re: [IRCA] New Grayland SDR WAV Files

Guy: I'd be curious about your overall impression of the RSP Duo. I also own one andf came to the conclusion it can't match the HF+ or Perseus. I consider its main value to be the promised (bit not yet delivered) support for phasing / nulling. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] SDR ELAD Recordings

And someone needs to mention that SDR Radio (Simon Brown) supports the Elad family (and much more) in his SDR Console. Some might argue, but I guess it supports more radios and does more things than any other program. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nick

Re: [IRCA] Loop comparisons / suggestions

I'm not convinced that the impedance mismatch would change enough to make a loop bigger than 20m be less effective than a 25m loop. I wonder whether Andy factored in overload and was saying "bigger might cause urban overload problems". But this is speculation as Wellbrook doesn't really

Re: [IRCA] "Frequent Flyer" FSL Project Clears the Turbulence

Gary - Happy you found more of them. Should you get desperate in the future, I'll point out that Vernier (planetary reduction) drives are still available, so you could in principle substitute a any normal variable of the proper size. Chuck From: IRCA on

Re: [IRCA] Perseus was [drake r8a for sale]

Les: Go to the main Perseus page at Microtelecom and click on "Distributors" . Just where you might expect it Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Les Rayburn Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 11:35 AM To: IRCA Radio List - irca@hard-core-dx_com Subject: Re:

Re: [IRCA] drake r8a for sale

I've successfully run the Perseus software on a $58 Atom Z3735 based tablet.. That has to be the lowest horsepower system for sale these days. Best to step up a level so you can run a browser, Actobat Reader, etc. No need for a gaming laptop with today's chipsets and CPUs. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] Five DXer Session at the Rockwork Cliff

OK, the time honored numbering system is still in force. And don't worry, I don't think there is anyone on this planet that uses "north" and "highest" as synonyms. Chuck From: Gary DeBock Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 9:16 PM To: C

Re: [IRCA] Five DXer Session at the Rockwork Cliff

I've always referred to #6 as the turnoff with the highest elevation. Gary On August 10, 2018 at 8:51 PM Chuck Hutton wrote: And the scheme you describe is the scheme we have all been using. But. Your post last Saturday at 12:57 AM said: Craig and I drove up to the Cliff in the predawn d

Re: [IRCA] Five DXer Session at the Rockwork Cliff

suite with the new scheme. Chuck From: Gary DeBock Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 8:31 PM To: Chuck Hutton; America, Mailing Subject: Re: [IRCA] Five DXer Session at the Rockwork Cliff FWIW (maybe a little), in the informal numbering system used by DXers since 2011,

Re: [IRCA] Five DXer Session at the Rockwork Cliff

FWIW (a little, as we are comparing Rockworks sites), I was at Rockworks 5 instead of 3 on Tuesday morning.. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Gary DeBock Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 7:01 PM To: America, Mailing Subject: [IRCA] Five DXer Session at the

[IRCA] Rockworks notes

I don't listen live, preferring to just hit the record button and listen later. But I did spend a few minutes today listening to the 1300 UTC file from Aug 7. Results: (1) Nick pointed out that NZ's Rhema had an OD at 1200. Found it, and also heard Australia with the ABC news fanfare. I

Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 6) Ultralight DU's for 8-5-- Yikes!

Mark - All of my files are Perseus. Ditto for Tom Rothlisberger. Nick will have some SDR files from his 2 visits also. The FSL guy (Gary) makes most of the noise but there is a huge amount of Perseus files in the can. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Mark

Re: [IRCA] WWFD 820 Becomes First All-Digital AM Station

, Chuck Hutton wrote: > Ill suggest a more mundane reason. > > Ibiquity is headquartered in Germantown MD and just like they did their > experimental tests for hybrid mode not too far away, they are now doing > their full IBOC tests nearby. > > > Chuck > > > __

Re: [IRCA] WWFD 820 Becomes First All-Digital AM Station

ro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy >> Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner >> 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum >> Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. >> “Nothing but bl

Re: [IRCA] WWFD 820 Becomes First All-Digital AM Station

Is it? Since they have no analog, there's no reason for them to use the hybrid mode of IBOC which has both analog and digital. That is what causes the interference to adjacent chanbnels and limits the IBOC coverage a bit. If they use the all digital mode, there are different expectations

Re: [IRCA] Cape Cod, MA, USA - recent logs

On a recent KiwiSDR check, they were being received in Italy at local level. Apparently their years of testing, sporadic DRM and silence are over. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Neil Kazaross Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 8:10 AM To: Mailing list for the

Re: [IRCA] phasing units, then and now

Guy: I've ben told the AFEDRI native software and HDSDR both support phasing. I have two problems with the AFEDRI: (1) it only records 600 kHz spans, and (2) phasing can only be done live. There's no way I know of to do phasing on recorded files. This is a shortcomimng that no one has solved

Re: [IRCA] Misek/Lankford/Ratzlaff proto test.

Id like to point out that it is quite feasible to phase a vertical;against a loop. It has been done for over 40 years. One variant of the idea was the LSCA, and reporints are / were available from the clubs about it. But I didn't understand what is meant by the "hot end". Nor why phasing would

Re: [IRCA] CJYQ-930 question

Nick - Here's the only fire I remember and it says VOCM: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/fire-engulfs-st-john-s-radio-transmission-tower-1.2513660 Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 1:39 PM

Re: [IRCA] Hot-Rodded SSB Travel Portables-- Fight to the Finish (of the MW Band)

t. Chuck From: Gary DeBock Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 8:25 PM To: Chuck Hutton; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Hot-Rodded SSB Travel Portables-- Fight to the Finish (of the MW Band) Chuck, Yes, after-the-fact audio processing

Re: [IRCA] XHDATA D-808 FM-DXing Comparison with the Tecsun PL-380

If the batteries were shipped with the equipment they are used in, that is allowed per USPS rules. I have not seen language stating whether the batteries must be installed or merely shipped with. Also, some lithium batteries may indeed be shipped via USPS. It depends on the Watt-Hoir rating.

Re: [IRCA] No More NK 3 +1 Pips on the Half Hour?

Not quite the rest of the world. There are still some countries that use :30 or :45 offset time zones, including: - our closes neighbor Canada - our very popular DX target Australia - desired DX target India - the widely heard Iran plus a handul of others like Afghanistan,

Re: [IRCA] Cook Islands Ultralight DXpedition-- Asian TP-DX Loggings (Part Two)

Gary: Gray line propagation is semi-defined here: http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/greyline.html . While a name is just a name, I would guess you had no gray line propagation (nor close to it) but were simply the victim of decent sunset conditions. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] Cook Islands Ultralight DXpedition

John Bryant (Easter Island) and Richard Wood (Hawaii) did OK to South America, so I expect there were factors at work other than propagation. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Mark Connelly via IRCA Sent:

Re: [IRCA] AM Portables Mega Shootout – 2018 Update

Has anyone done any real international DXing with the top rated models like the CC Radio 2E? I'm curious, since the Tecsun family seems to be at the bottom of the ladder, Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Volodya S

Re: [IRCA] 918 kHz "Cuckoo Clock" Time Pips

And my bet is that these are not cuckoos at all but rather overlapping pips. Filtered file attached if our Cro-Magnon IRCA list will allow them. And a further bet: the All Night Nippon program - while produced at JOLF - does not relay JOLF's cuckoo clock sound, I;ve never heard it during ANN.

Re: [IRCA] 918 kHz DU English Puzzle

: Gary DeBock <d1028g...@comcast.net> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2018 8:28 PM To: Chuck Hutton; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] 918 kHz DU English Puzzle Thanks for your investigation of the 918 file, Chuck and Theo. <<< It was a difficul

Re: [IRCA] 918 kHz DU English Puzzle

Gary - At 2:44 I hear a phone number and a mention of "Kingdom Builds.com". The number is difficult but sounds like 4654 5805. And I caught the same mention of Merv Starr at 4:37. It was a difficult file to study. The level was way too high: Audacity tells me it had to be lowered by 7 dB

Re: [IRCA] UnID Oz Pest on 693 kHz

Gary - I've heard Myanmar several times at Grayland with a fair signal, so you'll eventually hear it when you null the Aussie or Japan. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Gary DeBock Sent: Thursday, April

Re: [IRCA] UnID Oz Pest on 693 kHz

Gary: At 6"36 I hear a "Talkin' Melbourne" jingle. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Gary DeBock Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:52 AM To: America, Mailing Subject: [IRCA] UnID Oz Pest on 693 kHz This

Re: [IRCA] Exotic-Sounding 693 UnID at 1652

I hear music I'd expect from Bangladesh and a mention of Bangladesh at :09. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Gary DeBock Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:32 PM To: America, Mailing Subject: [IRCA]

Re: [IRCA] Cook Islands (Aitutaki) Ultralight DU's for 4-10

As it is just getting to twilight at 1000 in mainland Asia, maybe a later check will get some Asians. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Gary DeBock Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 2:28 AM To: America, Mailing

Re: [IRCA] file size limit...

And another courtesy would have been to inform us of the change instead if waiting until the subject was brought up again. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 4:53

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

But I punched send before the important part: congratulations to Tim for digging out something truly unusual. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nicholas Hall-Patch Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 11:01 PM To: Mailing

Re: [IRCA] 1521 China into Michigan tonight!

Those with good memories will remember that when they were on 1525, they were heard in may parts of the eastern USA. And those who read web reports will know that it is a semi-regular in the Cappahayden Newfoundland reports. Chuck From: IRCA

Re: [IRCA] PNG X-band beacons

For what it is worth, Tom Rothlisberger and I have logged TM from the Oregon coast. It actually wasn't too hard. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Theo Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 9:42 PM To:

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU audio, Tue Sept.26th

You'll hear some English on Brisvani. Ads in English, announcers going back and forth from English, etc. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of d1028g...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 10:21 PM To:

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU audio, Tue Sept.26th

Tim: Two years ago, here's what I had: 1701.027 Islamic Voice 1701.068 Voice of Charity 1701.081 Brisvaani I think they all drift a bit but always IV is the lowest and Brisvani the highesr. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Tim

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 23 September 2017

A morning to remember for you. What's next? Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nigel Pimblett Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2017 8:55 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject:

Re: [IRCA] Sad Story from the Rockwork Cliff

He fell from a Cliffside trail. We DX from paved vehicle turnout spots with a wall. Many thousands of people stop in the turnouts to see the view on US highway 101. I think there is no danger at all that anyone could ever fall from the walled turnout. The story of the hiker falling from a

Re: [IRCA] Audio on 882 @ 0624 utc.

Dennis - NZ would be the only possibility at that time. Was there any activity on other Star channels? Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Dennis Vroom via IRCA Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2017 11:36 PM To:

Re: [IRCA] Split SuperLoop variant

Neil - Not clear to me how the cable ties are done. My masts have small eyelets that are not big enough for 2 cable ties. Yours are big enough? And if the cable ties are tight, wouldn't the wires be flat against the very narrow top of the mast rather than being an inch or two apart? Lost!

Re: [IRCA] Favorite reversible beverage?

Colin: I can't see how a Vactrol change in termination value relates to changing the termination location for a Beverage. Mark: How far is it to the far end of the Beverage? Is it feasible to run coax that far? If so, just put the termination at the west end. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/29/17

But let's note Richard's original question: Question: Is it feasible to couple a Wellbrook ALA1530LNP aerial with a C Crane Skywave receiver without serious modification? I'd like try using them together. There was no request for a comparison with an FSL. And the answer to Richard's questions

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & KFMB San Diego, Aug 29

Tim - I'd say it would be well worth checking Magic 702's web stream to see if it matches/ Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Tim Tromp Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 7:44 PM To: IRCA Mailing list for the

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/29/17

I agree with Nick. 40 years ago, I bought amd midified maybe 50 Radio Shack 120655 TRF receivers to have a new winding on the ferrite coil and binding posts to connect it to an external loop. It was definitely a winner. I wish I had records of everything I heard with that setup, but I kept

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/16/17

at 12:30 AM, Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> wrote: > Kaz - > > > Are you familiar with the shared apex rectangular loop work that has been > done? A couple of loops occupying 56 feet horizontally have about 9 dB more > gain than a 20 x 160 DKAZ. > > > Chuck > &

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/16/17

Kaz - Are you familiar with the shared apex rectangular loop work that has been done? A couple of loops occupying 56 feet horizontally have about 9 dB more gain than a 20 x 160 DKAZ. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Neil

Re: [IRCA] TWO DX-ERS AND THE ECLIPSE

Is the rumor true that Trump wants to re-use parts of the array in a Canadian border wall? Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Neil Kazaross Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 8:20 AM To: Mailing list for the

Re: [IRCA] Looking for Iceland cliff recomendations

Aaron - The Latrabjarg cliffs are among the most famous in the world and there is a road and parking lot just at the edge of the cliffs. Say hello to all the puffins for me. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Aaron Kreider

Re: [IRCA] KZNE AM 1150

Kraig - Why don't you just listen online and see if the voice matches? Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of James Niven Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 5:40 PM To: 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of

Re: [IRCA] DU station 999 khz

have expert contributions to the hunt lists. Nick At 05:01 06-06-17, Chuck Hutton wrote: >Nick - > > >I've heard Broken Hill from Grayland or Oregon yearly for the last 4 >or 5 years. They stick out well with their pips and ABC fanfare on >the half hour. > > >Chuck > >

Re: [IRCA] DU station 999 khz

Nigel: If you believe in 1 in a billion miracles, it could be the low power NHK1 stations on 999 // 891. I'll bet on Broken Hill. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nigel Pimblett Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017

Re: [IRCA] DU station 999 khz

Nick - I've heard Broken Hill from Grayland or Oregon yearly for the last 4 or 5 years. They stick out well with their pips and ABC fanfare on the half hour. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch Sent:

Re: [IRCA] "Airport-Friendly" FSL Antenna Designs

Gary - I'd like to see a construction article for the 3.5" and 4.7" models. I'll build one or the other. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of d1028g...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 5:18 PM To:

Re: [IRCA] ESPN

That's an interesting number, Walt. About 200 minutes for a couple of weeks means less than 15 minutes per day. It's clear you don't have the incurable disease I and others have of recording a lot to dig out all that can be dug out. Chuck From: IRCA

Re: [IRCA] $37 SDR?

Dave: Those units are very basic, beginner models that are not for serious DXing. They use chips from low cost cable tuners. I'd move up a level if I were you. One low cost option will shortly be released: http://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus/ No price yet, but I suppose the price won;t be much

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 25 April 2017

Nigel - Trackside indeed has musical interludes. I don;t think they are regularly scheduled or of fixed length, but they are fairly frequent. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Nigel Pimblett Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [IRCA] April 2017 Kona DXpedition Loggings and MP3's (Conclusion)

o Listening Guide by Chris Kadlec<http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/seoul/> www.beaglebass.com Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide by Chris Kadlec, January 2017 The Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide is a three-hour documentary broadcast narrated by Chris Kadlec that ... > Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017

Re: [IRCA] April 2017 Kona DXpedition Loggings and MP3's (Conclusion)

I'm on a different planet. Japan and Korea have always been 3+1 and most Chinese stations have 5+1 pips. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Chris Kadlec Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 11:01 PM To:

Re: [IRCA] Big Island DXing

Colin: All six continents have been heard on MW from Hawaii. In fact, Richard Wood heard bunches of European and Middle East stations (along with lots of NA, SA, Australia and Asia) from Hawaii. Much more is possible than just the Pacific - Australian - Far East stuff. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] ABC parallels

be parallel for the first 5 minutes or so after TOH. Cheers, Jim Boyd Message: 2 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 08:08:48 + From: Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: Re: [IRCA] DXpedition to Masset 24 -

Re: [IRCA] DXpedition to Masset 24 - 30 March 2017

882 was a yearly visitor to Grayland (usually poor) and off frequency on 882.4. I haven't noticed it in several years, but that could be a combination of not having our NW Beverage pointed at Korea and the relatively poor propagation in recent years. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] DXpedition to Masset 24 - 30 March 2017

itingTV time, and not screaming at your kids, etc.). Everything with American accented English. Excellent reception through that hour, but not one voice announcement, unfortunately until 15:00, when reception was starting to fall off. Thanks to Chuck Hutton for confirming my suspicion. (Salmaniw,Masset, BC)

Re: [IRCA] TP DX Report March 29 Rockaway Beach

Mark - I think Azores-693 is still there. It's at reduced power and sometimes has a breakdown but was audible during my last trip to Newfoundland 16 months ago. Also, it's listed on the MWLIST site. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 29 March 2017

For what it is worth, when I last measured them a year or so ago, it was: 1701.019 = Islamic Voice 1701.062 = VO Charity 1701.090 = Brisvaani Although they all drift, it's always IV lowest, VOC in the middle and Brisvaani highest with good separation between them. Chuck

Re: [IRCA] Correction to my 801 freq

And a little more digging at http://www.ktwg.com/ in the weekday program schedule shows they do carry "Thru the Bible" at exactly the time you heard it: 2330 - 2400 local time of 1330 - 1400 UTC. And if it needed any further validation, that's the kind of program that brings Guam to mind, not

Re: [IRCA] Help Needed-- North American UnID from Japanese Cape Taitosaki DXpedition

erica" > <irca@hard-core-dx.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:33:14 PM > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Help Needed-- North American UnID from Japanese Cape > Taitosaki DXpedition > > On additional listening, yes - English there... > at at syllable level... > > Co

Re: [IRCA] Help Needed-- North American UnID from Japanese Cape Taitosaki DXpedition

To my ears, there is English at :03 and :20. The talk at :20 is news, and seems to have an Australian accent. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 9:30 AM To:

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

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] Backpack DXpeditioning (was: Elad FDM-S2 initial testing)

Mark - Zillions of laptops and tablets will run the Elad. Rather than get advice saying "X works", "Y works", ad infinitum, you might be better off to pick a unit with the features you want (battery life, HD size, touch screen etc) then check that the CPU is not absolutely at the bottom of

Re: [IRCA] Elad FDM-S2 initial testing

Guy - It really doesn't take much of a flash drive or SD card to keep up with SDR (Perseus) recordings. Perseus needs 64 mb/s (megabits) or 8 MB/s when recording 1.6 MHZ worth of signals. Almost any SD or flash can do that. Even the slowest flash drive in the link you sent handles 400 mb/s.

Re: [IRCA] Elad FDM-S2 initial testing

Mark - It's bad science to quote the 9 year old MSI Wind with its first generation Atom as an example of netbook/Perseus issues. Semi-modern Atom processors are 3 to 4 times faster than the primitive N270 used in the Wind. I have no problems running Perseus on the ubiquitous Z3735F tablets

Re: [IRCA] Grayland DX won't quit

Sorry you are so besieged by radio waves. I hope your health is not in jeopardy. Curious to see the heavyweight Japanese (594, 693, 774 and 828) show no signs yet lightweight channels like 1395 - 1585 - 1494 were hopefully producing audio. Chuck From: IRCA

Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing

As this is an important issue, I'd rather have you say specifically what you consider unsafe. Otherwise, confusion may result in some of tonight's advice being accepted while unsafe and other advice being rejected while safe. Chuck From: IRCA

Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing

I'm not comfortable with the "awake at all times". CO poisoning tends to make you sleepy and before you know it, you're taking a permanent nap. It's far better to use a catalytic propane heater tyhat is rated for indoor use. Chuck From: IRCA

Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing

Rick - Many kerosene heaters are OK for internal use, but there are some that are not OK indoors. And some are OK, but only if provided a certain amount of fresh air. And of course in general there is a fire hazard, although some have a fairly safe design. I dodge those issues by using a

Re: [IRCA] LW BC 2/17/17

This was sent 18 hours ago, prior to the yesterday afternoon and evening posts. This happens with some frequency (10%?) on this list. Chuck From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> Sent: Thursday, Febru

Re: [IRCA] LW BC 2/17/17

on the same frequency as Allouis. I understood that he time signals are unmodulated. Walt On Thursday, February 16, 2017, Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> wrote: > Not really. The programming has stopped, but the transmitter is still > being used at lower power to send

Re: [IRCA] LW BC 2/17/17

Not really. The programming has stopped, but the transmitter is still being used at lower power to send time signals. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Walter Salmaniw Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 6:44 PM To:

Re: [IRCA] WQXI-790 Atlanta probably on day power

Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] WQXI-790 Atlanta probably on day power this belongs in another thread.. actually, ideallt in private. way to hijack a thread, chuck. Paul On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 4:33 PM, Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> wrote: >

Re: [IRCA] WQXI-790 Atlanta probably on day power

backups but don't know the overall picture. Chuck Hutton From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Robert LaFore <rdlaf...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 5:23 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] WQXI-790 Atlanta pro

Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] New logging

I don't use carbon film resistors on outdoor antennas as they are not as robust as carbon or metal composition resistors. See http://w8ji.com/beverages.htm and scroll down to the section about what type resistor to use. In addition, it's good to have a totally non-inductive resistor. Were it

Re: [IRCA] 1610-UnID Spanish Blaster

At :53 and 1:07, clear v"Voces Latina" IDs and an ad with a telephone number for the Departamiento de Ventas of 416 182 2953. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of d1028g...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, February 2,

Re: [IRCA] Who's the usual 531 station?

Just the usual XESURF. A call letter ID is clear in your clip posted elsewhere. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Walter Salmaniw Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:01 PM To: Mailing list for the International

Re: [IRCA] Who's the usual 531 station?

asset itself, Australia and NZ are not all that common. I do remember armchair copy out at Rose Spit, though (all water path) a few years ago in August/or early Sept. I'll report more as I go through the files...73, Walt On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 5:56 AM, Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> w

Re: [IRCA] Who's the usual 531 station?

Over most of the last 20 years, 2PM was top dog but in the last 3 or years, it has been 4KZ on top. I'm surprised they are not semi-regulars in Masset. I guess it must be a symptom caused by having to traverse so much of the island to hit a water path to Australia, Chuck

Re: [IRCA] off grid noise

ise. Still, 50/50 isn't good enough at my end,but I'm glad to hear there is hope for low/no noise sources! I'd like to think of myself as very green, so one day,Walt On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:45 PM, Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> wrote: > Walt: > > > I'd check around bef

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 29 January 2017

Walt: I'd check around before writing off solar array chargers. They're just like any other switching power supply that takes in voltage A and converts it to voltage B. And just like 12 VDC to 110AC inverters, some are noisy and some are quiet. It is popssible to find inverters that are

Re: [IRCA] Masset DXpedition loggings Jan 5 - 15th Part I-II

Bill: Check the Japan section in the front of the PAL. Catching NHK2 local IDs is fun and productive and will amaze your friends and Mom. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Bill Whitacre Sent: Thursday, January 19,

Re: [IRCA] Linear transformer type power supplies

Jameco lists 4 different linear 12V supplies. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Andrew Ikin Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 11:53 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject:

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