Re: [IRCA] Powell the (non) pirate

2007-07-05 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Joe Miller, AB8YP wrote: Question: if the limit is 100 microvolts/meter at a distance of 30 meters, using the inverse square law, would that be roughly the same as 3 watts at the antenna? Field strength measured in V/m vs. distance from the radiator is a straight inverse, rather than an

Re: [IRCA] Copper/Radials

2007-06-05 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Patrick Martin wrote: Just get a Komoto Dragon to guard the site. The crocks will get a Real surprise that way. :) Komodo dragons and Crocs? Crikey! -- Mesa Mike, N6KUY, WDX6O Los Alamos, New Mexico (DM65uv) Los Alamos is Spanish for More than one Alamo -- Dave Barry Online logbooks:

Re: [IRCA] test!

2007-05-20 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Just a typical weekly project meeting. Been through a million of 'em. Craig Healy wrote: Chicken chicken chicken, chicken chicken. Chicken, chicken chicken chickens chicken. Chicken chicken chicken chicken. Chicken chicken chicken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL_-1d9OSdk Chicken

[IRCA] Legal scope of TIS content?

2007-05-11 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
PLEASE read the [IRCA] mailing list guidelines at http://www.ircaonline.org/guidelines.htm I know that according to 47CFR90.242(a)7, TIS stations ... shall transmit only noncommercial voice information pertaining to traffic and road conditions, traffic hazard and travel

Re: [IRCA] SDR radios

2007-05-07 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Sounds like an updated version of Craig Healy's DX Time machine. See http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:bb6_d--OyTAJ:www.chowdanet.com/markc/webpage/WA1ION/vcrdx.pdf+dx+time+machinehl=enct=clnkcd=1gl=usclient=firefox-a (Chowdanet seems to be down, this is a link to a google cache of the

Re: [IRCA] 17 years in TN. Before then?

2007-05-05 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
willis wrote: No, no typo's. Texas and God are two words that good together, I beg your pardon! Here in New Mexico, we have a saying: Poor New Mexico. So far from Heaven, so close to Texas... -- Mesa Mike, N6KUY, WDX6O Los Alamos, New Mexico (DM65uv) Los Alamos is Spanish for More than

Re: [IRCA] KCIK License to Cover Dismissed

2007-04-25 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Mike McKenna wrote: The KCIK license application -- was NOT denied. Dismissed. Grandfathered Class 4 stations -- with 250 watts Daytime --- can use full 1 KW power at night. Maybe the information in CDBS is incomplete. It looks to me like KCIK was never granted a license to cover, and

Re: [IRCA] New AM station.... (?)

2007-04-25 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Charles A Taylor wrote: Up here, local WOOW-1340 (Greenville) and WTOW-1320 (Washington) are listed in the FCC AM Database as deleted. But they are on the air (owned by the same guy). Usually this happens when the station didn't send in the renewal app on time. It seems stations are allowed

Re: [IRCA] Review of Sony ICF-EX5 Extra Sensitivity Portable

2007-04-24 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
It's available from AudioCubes for $159.00 Looks like an analog tuned, analog readout radio. Les Rayburn wrote: Has anyone on the list received the .PDF file of the review for this radio from Gary yet? I'm very anxious to read it, but so far haven't gotten any responses to my e-mails

Re: [IRCA] New AM station in NV Granted today and License to Cover Dismissed in CA...

2007-04-24 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: 1450 KCIK Blue Lake is listed as a CP owned by IH Educational Radio but had it's license to cover application denied today. So, a station was isssued a CP and even a callsign, but was then denied a license??? Seems a bit strange. I hope they didn't spend too much

Re: [IRCA] Commercial Stations on Federal Property

2007-04-17 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Charles A Taylor wrote: That said, it could be done, especially if it makes for good community relations. Indeed. My local graveryarder, KRSN 1490 Los Alamos, has its transmitter and tower on National Laboratory property, which is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Lab found room

Re: [IRCA] Beer for Paul Walker

2007-04-12 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Beer? He said beverage. I was thinking of a sixpack of the 2000 foot long kind... David Hochfelder wrote: Likewise! Dave NJ Paul, if you are responsible for putting Nevada in my logbook and a Nevada QSL in my collection, I promise you a 6-pack of the beverage of your choice! Thanks for

Re: [IRCA] Spanish on 540 KHz

2007-02-15 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
bill kral wrote: 2330 PST Victoria,BC 540 CBK Regina has faded enough to let spanish language program through but not clear enough for ID. Couldn't be KNMX Las Vegas with only 25 watts night output? Could be KNMX.. they do quite often forget to power down for night time hours. Also could

[IRCA] KRSN DX Test preliminary results

2007-01-29 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Thanks to all for trying this one. So far I have seen reports from 7 listeners who heard the test. They were: Martin Foltz, Mission Viejo, CA; Tim Hall, San Diego, CA; Bill Block, Prescott Valley, AZ; Wayne Heinen, Aurora, CO; John Wilkins, Wheat Ridge, CO; John Tucker, Mesa, AZ; and Mike

Re: [IRCA] KRSN DX Test preliminary results

2007-01-29 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Please do forward what you have... I'm kinda disappointed that we didn't get any reports to the east of here.. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Mike - there is a REAL distant chance that I caught a few snippets of the Morse code from this test. Can I forward what I have recorded to you and get

Re: [IRCA] The Kevin Redding Doppelganger

2007-01-29 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
saulamdx wrote: Is it just me or will we all look alike if we listen to much to the radio? Well, as it says on the Rogues Gallery, we ALL have faces for radio... -- Mesa Mike, N6KUY, WDX6O Los Alamos, New Mexico (DM65uv) Los Alamos is Spanish for More than one Alamo -- Dave Barry Online

Re: [IRCA] IBAC on KESP 970

2007-01-04 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Bob Young wrote: Please don't call the spreading cancer HD, that's one of the enemies' sanitizing euphemisms, it's really IBAC: IN Band Adjacent Channel, or NOISE for a more succinct moniker. HD stands for Hash Digitale -- Mesa Mike, N6KUY, WDX6O Los Alamos, New Mexico (DM65uv) Los

[IRCA] KRSN DX Test rescheduled

2007-01-03 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
KRSN 1490 Los Alamos, New Mexico has installed a new Harris DAX-1 transmitter and is now ready to reschedule the DX test that failed to happen in November. The test is scheduled for Sunday morning, January 28th. As before, the test will run for 10 minutes each at 1:00 am, 2:00 am and 3:00 am,

Re: [IRCA] KRSN DX Test rescheduled

2007-01-03 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Pete Taylor wrote: Mike, Thanks for setting this up again. I will give it a shot. Question: As before, the test will run for 10 minutes each at 1:00 am, 2:00 am and 3:00 am, and will consist of phonetic voice IDs, Morse code IDs and tone sweeps. Is this EST or MST? Sorry.

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Scientists Predict Big Solar Cycle

2006-12-22 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
Jim Pogue wrote: OK, for us less-than-technical types, why don't some of our ace propagation prognosticators share what they believe this will hold in the next few years for BCB DXers? Maybe it's time for the next International Geophysical Year? -- Mesa Mike, N6KUY, WDX6O Los Alamos, New

Re: [IRCA] Wang Chun?

2006-12-17 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/17/06 5:00:57 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 80's were a very bad decade for music. The BEST You forgot about the Ramones. Oingo Boingo on the west coast... -- Mesa Mike, N6KUY, WDX6O Los Alamos, New Mexico

Re: [IRCA] UnID SS on 900

2006-12-17 Thread Mesa Mike, Lost Almost NM
I'll take a listen.. Jim Pogue wrote: I have an UnID SS station on 900 at sunset today. Would some folks who are good with Spanish please give a listen and help me try to ID? Not looping toward Mexico so probably not XEW. Please let me know and I'll e-mail the clip to you. Only about 30 secs.