Re: [IRCA] Total Recorder with HDSDR

Like Chris, I would certainly benefit from a “Total Recorder for Dummies “ cheat sheet to do simple DX recordings from audio spectrum files. Thanks John On 04/09/19, Chris Black wrote: > Greetings fellow DXeratti, > Many years ago I used this program to cut and save IDs from my HDSDR

Re: [IRCA] New Message Board

Oops - I think that accidentally deleted the invite. Is there a way that I can get myself re-added to groups.io? Thanks John Fisher, Kingston, ON On 03/19/19, Mike Sanburn wrote: > I believe I have successfully joined / confirmed my IRCA groups.io message > board. I hope everybod

Re: [IRCA] Follow-up on Romania thread

I can confirm that Timosoara 630 and RRA 531 are on the air. Heard on my car radio this week (from Osijek, Croatia about 250 km from Timosoara). John Fisher On 01/17/19, Chuck Hutton wrote: > Those are good catches. > > I'm trying to keep an eye on the Romanians too. So far, n

Re: [IRCA] ODXA

Like Walt, I was also a member of ODXA from its inception n 1975, I think? I may even still have my original membership card, number 012. John On 01/22/19, Volodya S wrote: > Colin, the printed publication of ODXA ceased, when the president/chief > editor Harold Sellers moved to Vernon, BC to

Re: [IRCA] Island Music on 1098

This morning was the best morning for TP's so far in Newfoundland. On a 10 deg beveridge (again transpolar), we were hearing 972, 774, 1134, 1287 around 1000 UTC. 972 was in as early as 0915 UTC. 1566 was quite nice at 1000 UTC. We have to be careful around 0900 since some European stations,

Re: [IRCA] TPs in Maine

have been cancelled. John Fisher On 11/15/18, Bill Whitacre wrote: > Mostly the same as yesterday but weaker and, as Nick Hall-Patch says, more > ‘splashy’ from domestics. > > Audio on 972, 774, 747 1566, almost audio on 1287, 1107, 1134, and others. > > More later … > >

Re: [IRCA] 855

Hi Walt, Is it RNE or is it Romania which is often strong on 855 ?(and if it is, then 1179 and 1552 are also worth checking). I had 1179 giving me a het on Friday on a rental car driving home, so it would be a channel to check as well. John On 10/28/18, Volodya S wrote: > No sooner did I

Re: [IRCA] WWV and WWVH to stick around for just a little bit longer

Guys, I am with Paul on this one. I cant remember the last time that I used WWV etc for accurate time. If I want accurate time I will go to GPS. If am out of ange of GPS, I am probably out of range of WWV and likely would not have brought a radio for checking time by HF. Sadly, other than WWVB

Re: [IRCA] Morning TP Methodology?

Nick, I do recall seeing that version during one of my early trips to Grayland in late 90's, but, as I recall, we didn't hear Indonesia 909 that nightLOL Cheers John Fisher -- From: "Nick Hall-Patch" Sent: Sunday, September 23,

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

I can confirm that they were well heard on a bedside portable last week in Italy. John Fisher, Kingston, ON On 07/12/18, Chuck Hutton wrote: > On a recent KiwiSDR check, they were being received in Italy at local level. > Apparently their years of testing, sporadic DRM and silence ar

Re: [IRCA] Cook Islands (Aitutaki) Ultralight DU's for 4-9

Tony, With all of your history and background knowledge, we really need to get you to lead a DX'ers tour of New Zealand! When that happens, I will be among the first to sign up. Cheers John On 04/11/18, TONY WARD wrote: > Next thing you’ll be telling me Theo that 2YA

Re: [IRCA] Motel QRM

another Canadian chimes in;-) Having to spend a disproportional amount of my time in hotel rooms (like every other week!), my experience is that it is often more about shielding of the building, than just QRM from noisy appliances, although they are a big factor as well. I often find

Re: [IRCA] ESPN

t comes after that? Jim Renfrew On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 7:07 PM, John Fisher <jfish...@cogeco.ca> wrote: Hi Walt, You must be much more selective in your recordings than I am! In Newfoundland, we often have 600 GB to 1 TB of recordings over 5 or 6 days (I always take a new 2 GB HD just to

Re: [IRCA] ESPN

Hi Walt, You must be much more selective in your recordings than I am! In Newfoundland, we often have 600 GB to 1 TB of recordings over 5 or 6 days (I always take a new 2 GB HD just to be safe). Now, to be fair, we do have 2 antennas and we are recording from 1900 UTC until 1000. I figure

Re: [IRCA] Kona, Hawaii Ultralight TP's for 4-9

ite destination of everyone who wants to warm up and relax at the same time. Gary - Original Message - From: "John Fisher" <jfish...@cogeco.ca> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Sent: Sunday, April 9,

Re: [IRCA] Kona, Hawaii Ultralight TP's for 4-9

and that would be 40 degrees C, right Rob!... John -- From: "Robert Ross" Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2017 8:31 PM To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Subject: Re:

Re: [IRCA] WRTH 2017

Now it is back down to $36.77 CDN with free delivery. Time to buy. John -- From: "Walter Salmaniw" Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:03 PM To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"

Re: [IRCA] WRTH 2017 Link

n to $41.74. Still a good deal! 73, Walt On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 10:47 AM, John Fisher <jfish...@cogeco.ca> wrote: Walt, When I look up the WRTVH, it doesn't show the 2017 edition on their website? John ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-cor

Re: [IRCA] WRTH 2017

Walt, When I look up the WRTVH, it doesn't show the 2017 edition on their website? John -- From: "Walter Salmaniw" Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 1:32 PM To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"

Re: [IRCA] UNID 1575

I would really doubt that this is Australia - Sydney is over 1 hour past sunrise at this time. As Chuck says, programming sounds like Radio Farda from the UAE at 800 kw. Cheers j -- From: "Chris Kadlec" Sent: Friday,

Re: [IRCA] Seoul AM Audio Bandscan

Chris, This sounds fantastic! Really looking forward to it and I am sure that I speak for others in expressing my thanks for all the work and insight that you have put into this. John Fisher -- From: "Chris Kadlec" <beagleb...@b

Re: [IRCA] North Korean MW Jamming

visit Korea for work. Cheers John Fisher Kingston, ON Canada -- From: "Chris Kadlec" <beagleb...@beaglebass.com> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2016 4:02 AM To: <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [IRCA] North Korean MW Jamming To

Re: [IRCA] Too cold!

et career. I'd hate to say this if I'm wrong, but didn't > Cedric pass away? 73,...Walt > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 1:22 AM, Robert Ross <va...@rogers.com> wrote: > > > > > On 2016-11-27, at 7:49 PM, John Fisher wrote: > > > > > Ah the follies of youth,

Re: [IRCA] Too cold!

Ah the follies of youth, eh Don? That was much colder than the relatively balmy days (again in the 80's) of DX'ing in Dave Clark's chinchilla barn with Rob Ross and others, DX'ing while wearing sleeping bags, but at least the receivers were warm enough not to need pliers! The chinchillas did

Re: [IRCA] 828 South Africa from PEI

Wow! Great catch from there! Sounds like good conditions to the south tonight . Any other South African' like 846 or Ascension 1485? You are right, it is a "Magical" catch! Good luck hearing more, but that may be hard to top. john -- From:

Re: [IRCA] (no subject)

Chuck, First. you went for the "Heard All Iran" in Newfoundland. Then you moved on to get close "Heard All Argentina". Working off the left coat, you seemed to be trying for "Heard All New Zealand" from Rockworks. Now it looks like you are trying to do the same with the Philippines. Soon

Re: [IRCA] Slightly OT - the Best film about Shortwave radioinproduction.

as 20 and have never smoked dope or used drugs... Which makes me the hopeless DXing square I am today! :-) On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 4:38 PM, John Fisher <jfish...@cogeco.ca> wrote: Sorry, Colin, I am not sure that Richard's story justifies slamming the youth of today, based on a hypothetica

Re: [IRCA] Slightly OT - the Best film about Shortwave radio inproduction.

in the 70's and do miss them, but, as with many other facets of our lives, time marches on. 73's John Fisher (father of 3 of those future leaders) -- From: "R. Colin Newell" <coffeecan...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:09

Re: [IRCA] AM BCB DX……NEW Province # 9 British Columbia

Very nice on the BC catches, Rob. I have never heard that province from Ontario either (although I have heard them from further east in Newfoundland, but those receptons wer obviously enhanced by a superior receiving set up. John -- From:

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA reports

RNE makes more sense. It was very strong when I was in Central Germany this week. John Fisher On 09/23/16, "R. Colin Newell" <coffeecan...@gmail.com> wrote: > It was likely Spanish from RNE - I was reporting what I was hearing before I > researched what it might

Re: [IRCA] Germany will shut down the last of their MW translators on Dec 31st, 2015

Hi Patrick, Could you relay the original posting or link for this news? I seem to have missed the end of the year deadline. Thanks, John Kingston, ON, Canada -- From: "Patrick Martin" Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 6:29

Re: [IRCA] 1040 BC ON

Very nice Saul. Wish I had got up about 30 minutes earlier this morning. John -- From: Saul Chernos sau...@sympatico.ca Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 6:43 AM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; amfmt...@mailman.qth.net;

Re: [IRCA] Rosined Radio Help Needed

I think that I am confused. Is it ethanol or iso-propanol that we should be using to clean the radio? 73's John -- From: Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 7:00 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] WH2XDE digital tests imminent circa 1750 kHz

at 0231 UTC. Nice strong signal in southern Ontario. John Fisher, Kingston, ON -- From: Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 9:29 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] WH2XDE digital tests imminent

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: [mwcircle] Greenland returns to Medium Wave

Chuck, I can recall driving back to the airport in St. John's, NF one morning, listening to Greenland 720, at local levels on the car radio. Hope that those days will return with their re-activation. John Fisher, Kingston, ON -- From: Chuck

Re: [IRCA] AM LOGBOOK TO CLOSE

. So as long as my body and pocketbook hold out I will keep up this DX traveller mode. I liken it to those folks who go to a hunting camp for a week and get their fill of camraderie and hobby that can last them for the rest of the year. John Fisher

Re: [IRCA] CRI-1521 (was (Re: Oct 31 / Nov 1 TAs (mostly))

check 1134, 1278, 1359 and 1386. Evening propagation favored Chinese stations in the northwestern part of the country while morning was a chance to get stations in the east. John Fisher Kingston, ON -- From: Jim Renfrew jrenf...@rochester.rr.com

Re: [IRCA] PEI DXing. was: Re: Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-31

I would tend to agree with Chuck that when you are on the coast, the direct water paths to the target areas are more important than ground conductivity. Conductivity is good, but, Gary DeBock's cliffside (rocks) listening with ultralights would tend to support the importance of a clear shot

Re: [IRCA] Mystery station while WHO off the air

Steve, I was listening to a feature on Fox Sports Radio about the Indy Driver at that time also. Two Fox stations that I see listed on 1040 are WQBB, Knoxville, TN and CKST, The Team in Vancouver, BC. Maybe one of those? John Fisher, Kingston

Re: [IRCA] Cumulus shifting KGO to News

Wow! Looks like they will be losing one internet listener. I had my bedside radio set to KGO mainly due to the intelligent discourse that one could get from Ray and John, especially. John, in particular provided a unique ability to give a unique historical perspective to issues. I will be

Re: [IRCA] Patrick and email QSLs.

to the CPRV's address. The last I heard, they had a collection in the 10's of thousands. Their website and contact info is: http://pl703.pairlitesite.com/cprv.html Hope this helps. John Fisher, Kingston, ON -- From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net Sent

Re: [IRCA] Way off topic smile for Saturday...

That was cool, Colin. Thanks for posting. You guys on the left coast look like you are having way too much fun! Where we you in the video? (it looks like they must have had everyone at the university in the video). John Fisher, Kingston, Ontario