[IRCA] Newfoundland too

2013-11-08 Thread Jim Renfrew
All active in Cappahayden NL as of 2300z. Limited wire tonight, to be much improved tomorrow. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland too

2013-11-08 Thread Jim Renfrew
heard. I'm whipped after waking up at 1:45 am to get to Toronto, so off to sleep. Z. Jim Renfrew Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com wrote: Good luck Jim and Capp attendees. We've had a great evening DXing tonight! I'm sure you're doing well, too! 73, Walt Salmaniw (our last night

[IRCA] 75th anniversary

2013-10-30 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew Holley NY Maybe not possible in the way it was widely heard back then, but maybe as a viral you tube posting. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http

[IRCA] WKAL QSL received

2013-05-05 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Just got a WKAL QSL for the test that is still underway.  Now that is excellent service from Bob Carter!  Thanks! ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed

[IRCA] FEB 27 0500-0600z feeding frenzy

2013-02-28 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Hi everyone, sorry for the multiple posts last night.  All my roadrunner posts were proliferating as endless duplicate messages, and I still can't stop it.  Roadrunner says, not us, and Microsoft (Outlook) says we no longer service XP owners (but we'll solve

[IRCA] FEB 27 TA Feeding Frenzy

2013-02-27 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Hi everyone, sorry for the multiple posts last night. All my roadrunner posts were proliferating as endless duplicate messages, and I still can't stop it. Roadrunner says, not us, and Microsoft (Outlook) says we no longer service XP owners (but we'll solve it for you

Re: [IRCA] MWDX from South Africa

2013-02-26 Thread Jim Renfrew
Welcome, Wally. You have some South African compatriots who are active MW DXers, too Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: Wally And Elrine Greig wgr...@mweb.co.za To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; m...@egroups.com Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 1:05 AM Subject: [IRCA] MWDX

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Good high band TA conditions again

2013-02-26 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 0005 EST FEB 27 1521Spain crushing WWKB! 1575Italy on top of probable Spain 1584Spain 1602Spain? - Original Message - From: Barry McLarnon b...@bdmcomm.ca To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Good high band TA conditions again

2013-02-26 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Having trouble sending out messages for some reason. Hopefully this will get through. 0020 EST 1602SPAINRadio Vitoria // web, NEW 1539SPAINSER // web, NEW 1521SPAINSER // web, NEW - Crushing WWKB! 1503SPAIN?weak 1476SPAIN

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Good high band TA conditions again

2013-02-26 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Having trouble sending out messages for some reason. Hopefully this will get through. 0020 EST 1602SPAINRadio Vitoria // web, NEW 1539SPAINSER // web, NEW 1521SPAINSER // web, NEW - Crushing WWKB! 1503SPAIN?weak 1476SPAIN

[IRCA] WROK 1440

2013-02-17 Thread Jim Renfrew
Thanks to the DX-tip from George Santulli, I've got WROK 1440 here in western NY with Monster hockey. It's 1940 EST. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] WROK 1440 - ERROR

2013-02-17 Thread Jim Renfrew
I think this is the Lake Erie AHL team from Cleveland playing in Rockford IL, but it's on WHKZ Warren OH. Heads up, George! Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: Jim Renfrew jrenf...@rochester.rr.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org; Mailing list for the International Radio Club

Re: [IRCA] WROK/WHKZ Hockey Game

2013-02-17 Thread Jim Renfrew
Heard a little later, during the break between periods in the game as WHKZ, so while not WROK as hoped, it is a previously heard station with new calls. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: David Hochfelder dhochfel...@albany.edu To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday

[IRCA] More Morse Code IDs

2013-02-16 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 0005 EST1450 WATZMIAlpena Don't know if they do this regularly, and it happened too quickly for me to jot it down, but I heard some morse code at the end of the midnight news and before the local weather. . - Original Message - From: Nick

[IRCA] PBS Earth From Space

2013-02-13 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY If you get the chance to watch the PBS Nova program Earth From Space, which was on the air tonight, I highly recommend it. Lots of elapsed time satellite images and animations. I was particularly intrigued by elapsed time models of coronal mass ejections from the sun

Re: [IRCA] Passport to Worldband Radio?

2013-02-02 Thread Jim Renfrew
No longer being published. Last edition was 2009, I believe. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: Tim Hills thi...@sio.midco.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 8:18 PM Subject: [IRCA

[IRCA] 1420 WSVX

2013-01-16 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 1800 EST1520WSVXINShelbyvilleSounded like Country. ID before News. It sure seems like WWKB is not operating at full power. The signal was terrible all the way into Rochester this afternoon, and even worse on the way back home. WSVX is running

Re: [IRCA] Organ music on 747

2013-01-12 Thread Jim Renfrew
747 usually Netherlands, possibly Iran or RNE from the Canary Islands. Jim - Original Message - From: Bob Young bobyoun...@hotmail.com To: NRC list a...@nrcdxas.org Cc: DX tips dx...@nrcdxas.org Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:29 PM Subject: [IRCA] Organ music on 747 Sounds

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TAs

2013-01-12 Thread Jim Renfrew
Not much in western New York, the only audio is 1089 TalkSport at 0300z. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: Nigel Pimblett nige2...@telus.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:19 PM

Re: [IRCA] ULR DX from Sunny Hawaii.............

2013-01-11 Thread Jim Renfrew
As they say, a bad day of DXing is better than a good day at work. Jim - Original Message - From: Robert Ross va...@rogers.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:21 PM Subject: [IRCA] ULR DX from Sunny

Re: [IRCA] R Sawa 1548 big signal

2013-01-11 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY I think I've got the Voice of Russia on 1548 at 0450z. Not aligned with the VOR audio feed on Delicast. But it's a man and a woman with folk music or the like. Pretty sure I heard one of those Golos Rossii flourishes at 0435z. This would be Moldova

[IRCA] 1548 Golos Rossi

2013-01-11 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 0500z1548MOLDOVAGolos Rossii, Grigoriopol4+1 pips, Golos Rossii flourish, then Golos Rossi Novostoye (news). Cool, new country! About fifteen or twenty seconds delayed on Delicast. This is with the Drake, and the Kaz! Can't get the perseus to work

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] R Sawa 1548 big signal

2013-01-11 Thread Jim Renfrew
According to the 2013 WRTH, Golos Rossii signs on at 0400z. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Bob Young To: NRC list Cc: IRCA Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] [IRCA] R Sawa 1548 big signal I've also got Russian on 1548, a man

[IRCA] Other TAs?

2013-01-11 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY NOTHING else coming in, except for a weak het on 1503 and some audio on 1521 in WWKB's slop (could be local WASB's obnoxious spur). My usual experience is that if anything is coming in, it's Spain, but not a peep from them. Maybe there's an auroral donut hole of some

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] India on 1071

2013-01-10 Thread Jim Renfrew
this in various places around Newfoundland for first Transatlantic flights, radio transmissions, undersea cable, etc. So why not India? 1071 is not so hard now that CBA has gone to FM, and there's not a lot of stuff on the air in Europe either. Well-done, Sylvain! Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original

[IRCA] WCKL-560 Harmonics strong

2013-01-10 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY John Herkimer in nearby Caledonia NY sent me a message that he is hearing WCKL 560 on 2800, 3920 and 5040 kHz. I just tried for it and the 2800 is quite strong, 3920 weaker, and 5040 blocked by an international broadcaster. Sounds like NOS/Oldies

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] India on 1071

2013-01-10 Thread Jim Renfrew
to the waves hitting the nearby beach! Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: d1028g...@aol.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] India on 1071 Allen is also well-situated for this kind of reception. Allen

[IRCA] WWKB 1520

2013-01-07 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 1235 EST1520WWKBNYBuffaloSeems to be off the air. No DX, though, because nearby WASB 1590 is putting a heavy spur on the high side of the channel. This spur has been here for months. I send e-mails to both stations, but not a single response

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] WWKB 1520

2013-01-07 Thread Jim Renfrew
. The hamsters powering the transmitter on a lunch break? At 10 PM, seems to be full strength. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Jim Renfrew jrenf...@rochester.rr.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org; a...@wtfda.info; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core

[IRCA] First new one for 2013

2013-01-02 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 1725 EST1400WLTNNHLittletonNOS oldies, IDs as 1400 and 98.5 (which is a translator), NEW. From this hard to hear state I've now heard every county except for the northernmost one, Coos. ___ IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] WDCZ-990 Buffalo

2013-01-01 Thread Jim Renfrew
a convoluted pattern. Not sure what WDCZ is looking for with an AM signal? Their FM signal gets out just fine, not that I ever listen to it. . Jim Renfrew, Holley NY . - Original Message - From: Niel Wolfish nielw...@yahoo.ca To: AM a...@nrcdxas.org; IRCA IRCAList irca@hard-core

[IRCA] New daytime reception

2012-12-31 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 1400 EST1450WPSEPAErieID in mess with WHLS. NEW #2478 1420 EST1450WHLSMIPort HuronDual ID with 1590 WHLX, classic rock. First logged in 2005. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard

[IRCA] 1550 CBEF back on

2012-12-17 Thread Jim Renfrew
CBEF noted on 1550 at 2345 EST, DEC 17 Jim Renfrew, Holley NY ___ 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 of the original contributors

[IRCA] 1550 kHz

2012-12-16 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY DEC 17 1550WDLROHDelawareCaught one WDLR ID, but mostly True Oldies and WQTT 1270 01051550WMDHINNew CastleID heard severl times before I was able to puzzle it out. Not sure of format, some Christmas stuff, but might have

[IRCA] Bit of DX

2012-12-03 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 1738 EST1400WSTCCTStamfordWith WSHU pledge drive. New. I lived in New Canaan, the next town from Stamford, in High School. I used to deliver newspapers for the Stamford Advocate and also the Norwalk Hour. I wonder if they still exist? 1743 EST

Re: [IRCA] DX Alert !! 810 KGO San Francisco

2012-11-29 Thread Jim Renfrew
I don't think we've heard KGO from NL before. Nice work! Jim - Original Message - From: Allen Willie vo1_001_...@yahoo.ca To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 8:32 PM Subject: [IRCA] DX Alert !! 810 KGO San Francisco Hello To All, With good conditions here

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] One for the Books

2012-11-27 Thread Jim Renfrew
I gave such detailed info about their Africa program. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Stewart, Joseph R randystew...@missouristate.edu To: a...@nrcdxas.org; Mailing list for the InternationalRadio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com; Glenn Hauser wghau...@yahoo.com Sent

[IRCA] One for the Books

2012-11-26 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Yes, this is one for the books! I requested a QSL by e-mail from Radio Vaticana for a reception of the Madagascar relay. In today's mail I got a stack of 26 QSLs, and a nice note from Father Moses Hamungole thanking me from my report. Unfortunately not even one

[IRCA] AZ QSL received

2012-11-19 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Just received in today's mail a QSL for KMIK 1580, Tempe AZ. This is AZ QSL #2, previously QSLed KTNN 660. This was heard on OCT 21 when it was reported that KMIK was having antenna problems, so thanks to whoever it was who posted the tip. The verie signer's name

Re: [IRCA] 1580 Coast To Coast AM mystery

2012-11-18 Thread Jim Renfrew
Have heard NJ here before with probable day power. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Allen Willie vo1_001_...@yahoo.ca To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 8:24 AM Subject: [IRCA] 1580 Coast To Coast AM mystery Hello To All, An interesting reception

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Medium Wave Logs Nov 16 - 17

2012-11-17 Thread Jim Renfrew
Sure sounds like VOA 1296 from Afghanistan to me. You'll never hear an ID for the transmitter site, you'' have to match it with the program schedule. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: Allen Willie vo1_001_...@yahoo.ca To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday

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

2012-11-09 Thread Jim Renfrew
Nice job on this everyone. It is a thrill to get China from North America. We had a nice run of them around that same time in 2009 I think it was, and then more of them in 2010. From Cappahayden Newfoundland, of course. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Nick Hall-Patch n

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Medium Wave Logs Nov 5-7

2012-11-07 Thread Jim Renfrew
846 - (tentative) R. Rossii 2:24 UTC Nov 7 woman in Russian , music We've heard Radio Radonezh here as well, at Cappahayden. 1368 - Unidentified 19:25 UTC Nov 5 woman in French talk Maybe the Basque station - maybe Basque uses some French words? Jim Renfrew, Holley NY

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

2012-11-05 Thread Jim Renfrew
. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 1:38 PM Subject: [IRCA] PEI DXing. was: Re: Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-31 I think

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs Nov 1 - 2

2012-11-02 Thread Jim Renfrew
1107 - (tentative) SERBIA - R. Beograd 20:28 UTC Nov 1 talk in Baltic language ? (Very Strong) According to WRTH Afghanistan goes off at 1930. Not much else with an odd language on 1107 except Serbia, but I think you mean Balkan, not Baltic! Maybe Iran? Jim Renfrew

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs Oct 31 - Nov 1

2012-11-01 Thread Jim Renfrew
CKNX 920 has bluegrass on Sunday afternoons. Maybe they? And that's Radio Iracema on 1300 from Fortaleza. Looks like you'll be the only one reporting from NL this fall! Jim Renfrew, Holley NY ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http

[IRCA] How to Count 1550

2012-11-01 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY So I've got CBEF on 1550, OK a new one then. But it's still on 540. So are there two CBEFs on at once? Or is 1550 CBE until CBEF closes down? This is like one of those forbidden Sci-Fi scenarios - if you go back in time and meet your earlier self the universe

[IRCA] Evening TAs

2012-10-30 Thread Jim Renfrew
1521 - seems like a good signal, but mostly washed out by WWKB 1503 - weak audio 1089 - very good 909 - poor However, there is a waterfall trail on the Perseus for nearly every TA channel. 2000 EDT / 2400 UTC OCT 30 ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs Oct 30

2012-10-30 Thread Jim Renfrew
The 621 is probably RTBF Belgium. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Allen Willie vo1_001_...@yahoo.ca To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 8:56 PM Subject: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs Oct 30 Hello To All, Finally arrived back in Bristol's Hope after a six

[IRCA] 1152 Romania QSL received

2012-10-27 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY After yesterday's QSL from Iran, today's mail brought a QSL for Radio Romania Actualitati 1152 Cluj Romania. Like Iran, this reception was also two years ago, October 11, 2010. I sent a follow-up in July, 2012 to Radio Romania International instead of Radio Romania

[IRCA] Iran 936 QSL, and apologies to Rhode Island

2012-10-26 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY QSL received today from IRIB, Urumiyeh, Iran, 936 kHz. This was a broadcast heard OCT 7 2010, and I sent a follow-up in July of this year, along with one IRC. The large envelope was badly damaged, but bagged by the USPS along the way. In addition to the QSL (mis

[IRCA] 0700 EDT Perseus loggings

2012-10-22 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Persues recordings 0758-0802 EDT, OCT 22 2012 0700580WGACGAAugusta 0700620WKHBPAIrwinKHBNEW 0700640WOIIAAmesNPR theme 0700790WPICPASharonNEW 0700960WATSPASayre (rare here) 0700

Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney 1580

2012-10-21 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Getting the Disney program on 1580, a beat behind the 1560 program. If KMIK, then a new one here. Is there anyone else with Disney on 1580? Thanks for the tip. Fades into CKDO and then back. Poor, but definitely the same program. If KMIK, AZ #2 here. #1 was 660

[IRCA] OCT 16 0700 EDT Perseus Scan

2012-10-19 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Having seen a report showing good results from Mexico at 1100 UTC (0700 EDT), I set the Perseus to record at that time. I finally had a chance to review the file, and I was pleased to find nine new ones. 540WKFNTNClarksvilleWKFN Sports Radio 540

Re: [IRCA] Weekend DXpedition to Bay House, near Reedville, VA

2012-10-19 Thread Jim Renfrew
Brazil from anywhere in the USA is a huge accomplishment. My mother-in-law moved from her Reedville waterfront home a few years ago. I never got the chance to try out the spot for DX. Now she's in Silver Spring MD. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Bill Whitacre b...@his.com

Re: [IRCA] UNID station on 680 Khz in CFTR Null???? Not sure who???

2012-10-14 Thread Jim Renfrew
Lots of possibilities: Butler PA, Charelston WV, Binghamton NY, Escanaba MA, Corbin KY. Strong here on the south wire, so probably Binghamton or Butler. Jim Renfrew, NY - Original Message - From: Robert Ross va...@rogers.com To: IRCA AM List irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] UNID station on 680 Khz in CFTR Null???? Not surewho???

2012-10-14 Thread Jim Renfrew
I think I just heard WPTF calls. But the WPTF schedule is ambiguous on this, listing Hall of Fame/Our Best to You and a link to same that is not helpful. Had an O'Reilly Auto Parts ad, which is not in NY or PA. Hit the Road Jack: at 2134 edt. Jim Renfrew - Original Message

[IRCA] WPFT 680

2012-10-14 Thread Jim Renfrew
Do You Remember This? OUR BEST TO YOU Seems to be WPTF. It looks like they play old DJ programs on Sunday night. Jim Renfrew In a letter from Don Curtis, President of Curtis Media Group, The program was Our Best to You. This program ran from late 1947 to early 1962 on WPTF. The Host

Re: [IRCA] Uruguay on 550

2012-10-12 Thread Jim Renfrew
As far back as I can remember, there have been no receptions of Uruguay outside of Newfoundland from North America. Maybe the PEI or NB teams have heard one, but I don't remember. In Cappahayden we've heard a bunch of them. So very nice job getting it from Quebec! Jim Renfrew, Holley NY

[IRCA] White line fever DX

2012-10-12 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY I had to take a drive to and from Medina, about 25 miles west of here, and managed to find an interesting channel, 1370. 2056 edt1370WGIVNCPineville, not sure of format, but music and boisterous talk, ID for WGIV 1370, Pineville NC and WYPJ 95.3

[IRCA] 1410 WHLN HSFB

2012-10-12 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 2154 edt1410WHLNKYHarlanHS FB play by play, end of 4th qtr ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing

[IRCA] 810 WMGC on

2012-10-10 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 2315 EDT810TNMurfreesboroPura Raza, occasionally rising above WGY. Listed with 6 watts at this time. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

[IRCA] Au DX

2012-10-09 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Seemed best around 2015 EDT in the car. Not so good when I returned home. 560USAWCOSSports Radio 560 The Team 580UNIDSports, I think, possibly Puerto Rico 600CUBR. Rebelde 690MEXGrupo Radio Centro 710CUB 790CUBR. Reloj 820

[IRCA] 1010 WCNL

2012-10-07 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 21241010WCNLNHNewportU-11/37Country music // web audio. Thanks to Rich for the tip, a new one here. I suspect that 1010 is one of my least DXed channels, as it is normally obliterated by New York City and Toronto. WZMF 730 was noted

Re: [IRCA] Trace of the 1088 Angolan

2012-10-05 Thread Jim Renfrew
One year in Newfoundland major aurora completely wiped out Europe, leaving nothing but Algeria and the Canaries audible, but it was a rare opprotunity to snag Angolans and some other deep south Africa stations. Makes sense to aim for 1088 when 1089 is flattened. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY

[IRCA] TAs at 1900 EDT

2012-09-26 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY SEP 26 1915 EDT1089UKVery good, talk and ads 1920 EDT1215UKOldies Don't You Want Me Baby? by the Human League 1923 EDT1521ARSLikely the Saudi, soft talk in WWKB slop 1929 EDT909UKSounds like BBC, weak 1930 EDT693UK

[IRCA] Later TAs

2012-09-26 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 2157 EDT 747NEDR. 5 presumed with music, poor 882GBRBBC presumed, but too weak to be sure. 909GBRBBC weak talk 1116ESPI stayed with this for some time, hoping for a Brit, but the cadence of the weak talk finally appeared to be Spanish

[IRCA] 1520 Fox Sports Radio

2012-09-20 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 2345 EDT hearing Fox Sports Radio poor on 1520 under nearby WWKB. I thought this might be Rochester MN, but according to their website they are ESPN. Any ideas? ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1520 Fox Sports Radio

2012-09-20 Thread Jim Renfrew
Just IDed as ESPN 1520 the Ticket, Rochester ... so unneeded KOLM. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Jim Renfrew jrenf...@rochester.rr.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11

[IRCA] WMEQ-880

2012-09-16 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Thanks for the tip, poor under WCBS, but an ID poked through at 2327 EDT. A relog here. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

Re: [IRCA] [Tvfmdx] How do you keep track of your DX Loggings for AM, FM etc?

2012-08-18 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY I use Excel spreadsheets for LW, MW, FM, TV and SW. When I shifted to Excel for my MW logs, it was many weeks of typing entries. Since I have lived in this area since 1976 there is no need to note my listening location. My logbooks previous to 1976 in other locations

Re: [IRCA] [Tvfmdx] How do you keep track of your DX Loggings for AM, FM etc?

2012-08-18 Thread Jim Renfrew
...@austin.rr.com; a...@wtfda.info; a...@nrcdxas.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com; tvf...@lists.wtfda.info Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:08:21 -0400 Subject: Re: [IRCA] [Tvfmdx] How do you keep track of your DX Loggings for AM, FM etc? Jim Renfrew, Holley NY I use Excel spreadsheets for LW, MW, FM, TV and SW. When I

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs Aug 15 - 16 - 17

2012-08-17 Thread Jim Renfrew
972 - Unidentified 22:50 UTC Aug 15 woman in English talk about the Olympic Games 1476 -Unidentified 22:55 UTC Aug 16 man woman in Arabic talk (mixing with Spain 972 might be VOA Tajikstan! 2012 WRTH: Radio Aap Ki Dunyaa, Orzu, Tajikstan, Between 1900-0100 a trilingual service is

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] 1070 Mexican music ON

2012-07-17 Thread Jim Renfrew
Sans Souci SC, perhaps. Has been heard by me with Mexican programming in March. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Chernos Saul sau...@sympatico.ca To: a...@nrcdxas.org; a...@wtfda.info; amfmt...@mailman.qth.net; irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:01 PM

Re: [IRCA] New Brazilian

2012-07-16 Thread Jim Renfrew
Until 690 gets refilled by Montreal, 690 can be a great shot at Brazil from the northeast. It is a steady regular in Newfoundland. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: Bill Whitacre b...@his.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard

[IRCA] WGBW Test Verification

2012-07-15 Thread Jim Renfrew
I sent an e-mail to Mark Heller at WGBW, and got this quick response. Jim Renfrew Hi Jim: Great to hear from you! We've been hearing from alot of NY DXers, since this morning's test. We only ran one hour and five minutes, as we got our project completed, ahead of schedule. Your

[IRCA] MW Au observations

2012-07-15 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 0024 EDTJUL 16 Radio Progreso noted on the following channels: 650, 670, 710, 730, 770, 890 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

[IRCA] Correction

2012-07-15 Thread Jim Renfrew
Those are Rebelde and Progreso, not just Progreso! Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Jim Renfrew jrenf...@rochester.rr.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@wtfda.info Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 12:25 AM

[IRCA] The ants are marching

2012-07-14 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Anyone ever seen this? I've got a 200 foot long wire that stretches from the house to the road. I found an active ant trail the other day, with ants busily coming and going along it. The wire goes through trees, so the ants are probably exiting somewhere along

[IRCA] WGBW-1590

2012-07-14 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Times EDT 0104tone begins 0105WGBW Denmark Wisconsin ... 10,000 watts, then one set of WGBW call letters in slow code. Lots of interference. Not sure what WGBW is doing now. Thanks for the test. ___ IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Medium Wave Logs June 11 -14

2012-06-14 Thread Jim Renfrew
UNIDENTIFIED 690 - Unidentified 7:12 UTC June 14 Portugeuse talk, vocals ( tentative Brazil ? ) definitely not Spanish Likely Radio Shalom, Fortaleza 1350 - Unidentified 7:28 UTC June 11 Spanish vocals Likely Buenos Aires

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs June 7 - 8 - 9

2012-06-09 Thread Jim Renfrew
We've also had Radio Cidade in Foraleza on 860 while in Cappahayden. Jim - Original Message - From: Allen Willie vo1_001_...@yahoo.ca To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 11:48 AM Subject: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs June 7 - 8 - 9 Recent Logs

[IRCA] WFNY 1440 TEST

2012-05-25 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY (between Buffalo and Rochester) 0118 EDTWFNYCode heard at 0118, poor under Hallelujah, Praise the Lord preacher ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland DX Report May 7

2012-05-07 Thread Jim Renfrew
1593 - Unidentiified 23:52 UTC May 6 French talk music (not sure if Bretagne 5 France (EMWG says inactive but restarting Summer 2012) When I can defeat the DRM, what I was getting in Newfoundland in November was almost always Romania, whcih sounds a bit like French. Jim Receiver

Re: [IRCA] mystery on 760 khz

2012-05-05 Thread Jim Renfrew
There's a Hebrew program on religion WCHP 760, but earlier in the afternoon. Nothing in Arabic on their schedule. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY - Original Message - From: Mauno Ritola mauno.rit...@realmonitor.com To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] WWKB 1520 appears to be off air

2012-05-03 Thread Jim Renfrew
It is off. Jim Renfrew, east of Buffalo. Witchy Woman at 0054, so oldies. - Original Message - From: Bob Young To: NRC list Cc: IRCA Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 12:04 AM Subject: [NRC-AM] WWKB 1520 appears to be off air All other usual NY stations in at usual

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs Apr 29-30

2012-05-01 Thread Jim Renfrew
Allen, I hadn't heard about a new Cuban station on 1230. I'm still reviewing Perseus recordings from Cappahayden in November, and will give that channel a listen. Seems to me - without checking my records - that we've had Puerto Rico there before. Jim

Re: [IRCA] Newfoundland Logs Apr 29 - 30

2012-04-30 Thread Jim Renfrew
Allen, I hope these comments help. Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 760 - Unidentified 00:35 UTC Apr 30 man in Portugeuse religious sounding talk (Strong) Almost always Radio Uiriparu 880 - (tentative) BRAZIL - 23:47 UTC Apr 29 Portugeuse talk, ment. Brazil Almost always Fortaleza 1230

Re: [IRCA] QRN problem - any ideas?

2012-04-28 Thread Jim Renfrew
if you find one source, the next renter to come along may do the same. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: James Pogue kh...@comcast.net To: James Pogue kh...@comcast.net Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 10:20 AM Subject: [IRCA] QRN problem - any ideas? Dear friends and list members

Re: [IRCA] QRN problem - any ideas?

2012-04-28 Thread Jim Renfrew
less noticeable. When I DX, I try to turn all of them off, though it is mostly defeated by having a long coax out of the house to reach the antennas. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Gerald Wolczanski jerrywli...@comcast.net To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Nice work Saul!

2012-04-23 Thread Jim Renfrew
A bit hard to be sleepy in gale-force winds while doing antenna work in the tundra. That antenna Neil is working on skirts a beach where the surf comes pounding in just behind the photographer. Every wave displaces tons of gravel. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Mark

[IRCA] 910 WILK

2012-04-10 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY 910 980 WILK heard for the second time in a week, though never heard before. This appears to be WBZU Scranton PA. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

[IRCA] MAR 10-12 Auroral Report - Domestics

2012-04-05 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Drake R8B, and Perseus SDR 700' E/W, 200' SE, 600' NE, Quantum Phaser UNIDS 600 WVEF? 3/10 2157 - Christian music, call letters. (JR-NY) LOGGINGS 570 CKGL ON Kitchener - 3/10 2145 - .ca web address. Only heard here once before during non-directional

[IRCA] March 10-12 Auroral Summary

2012-04-04 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Drake R8B, and Perseus SDR 700' E/W, 200' SE, 600' NE, Quantum Phaser International 570 CUBA R. Reloj, Santa Clara VC, MAR 12 0300 - ticks and tocks, RR morse code every minute. [Renfrew-NY] 600 CUBA R. Rebelde, San Herman HO, MAR 11 0152

[IRCA] Argentina! 990 kHz

2012-04-03 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley MAR 12 Perseus files review 0100 EST990R. Splendid AM, Buenos Aires - with several IDS, 0059 transmite Radio Spendid en 990 khz, and another ID at 0100 that also mentions La Republica Argentina. WDCX 990 went off the air suddenly at . This is 5477 miles from

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Argentina! 990 kHz

2012-04-03 Thread Jim Renfrew
, Jim!Have you even heard this one from Newfoundland?Saul From: jrenf...@rochester.rr.com To: a...@nrcdxas.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@wtfda.info Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 10:14:43 -0400 Subject: [NRC-AM] Argentina! 990 kHz Jim Renfrew, Holley MAR 12 Perseus files review 0100 EST990R

[IRCA] More MAR 11-12 Au Fun and UNID

2012-04-02 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Reviewing Perseus files from March 12. The 0430 UTC is a great time to review because this is midnight in Venezuela and all stations play the national anthem at that time. 23261080VENEZUELAFirst National Anthem heard starting at this time. 23301080

[IRCA] 1700 kHz TIS assistance needed

2012-03-31 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Noted on MAR 12 0010 EST' 1700Arlington VA information station heard with English and Spanish annoucnements. The FCC's TIS query page doesn't seem to work at all. Some web research comes up with the following call letters, but which one is correct? WQBY206

[IRCA] 1710 TIS query

2012-03-31 Thread Jim Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY When I logged the 1710 kHz Hudson NJ station on FEB 15 2012 I logged it as WQFG689 and I see that others named it the same in posts around that time. I am reviewing a Perseus recording from March 22 and I hear a very clear WQMD689, Hudson County NJ ID

Re: [IRCA] NF ULR TA DX

2012-03-30 Thread Jim Renfrew
DXers in the northeast are a long way away, so there is a lot less local interference to get in the way of the rare stuff, and with beverages, longwires, phasing units it is possible to beat them back completely. Jim Renfrew . - Original Message - From: bill kral jwk...@yahoo.ca

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