Re: [IRCA] 1100 ESPN

WTAM in Cleveland, Ohio 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 8/9/18 9:48 AM, Forrester S wrote: Aside from Las Vegas, who is now ESPN on 1100? Heard mixing with WISS this morning around 0630 Central. Todd Skaine ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] WRCR off the air

that they were gone again. Same this morning... no WRCR on the car radio or the IC-R8600. No news on their website (http://www.wrcr.com) about what is going on. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http

Re: [IRCA] WRCR back on the air

Hello Barry, I have been listening off and on, so I don'ty know its full schedule, but it seems to be mixed. I caught a call-in talk show this morning and old rock songs (1970s and newer) in the evening. The station does its own news (no network) and weather. 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 7/26/18

[IRCA] WRCR back on the air

WRCR is back on the air on 1700. Heard here for the first time in a long time (since the landlord pulled the plug last August). 66 miles to the SW transmitting 10 kw from Ramapo, NY. with an S-9 signal here in Wolcott, CT, USA. Stan, WA1LOU ___

Re: [IRCA] Stan's dog, story, KKLF, Richardson, TX

Thank you for the info about KKLF, Ward. It is always nice to know more about the DX stations I worked. 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 7/16/18 12:37 AM, Ward Elliott via IRCA wrote: ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] My dog story

My dog woke me up at 4 AM to take her outside. After she was done, I climbed back upstairs and concluded I could go back to sleep after I checked the radio bands. Starting at 1710 kHz, I slowly began tuning and stopped short at 1700 kHz where I heard a weak signal. WJCC (Miami Springs,

[IRCA] Pirate on 1710 in Hartford

matches up with what I heard in the past, so I think that solves the mystery. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU RX and ANT = stock radio and antenna in a 2007 Subaru Outback Sport ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman

[IRCA] WUST on 1540

At 2345 UTC, I heard WUST 1120 AM sign-off with the National Anthem on 1540 kHz. Anyone have a clue who is relaying WUST on 1540? RX: ICOM IC-R8600    ANT: Hy-Gain 18 AVT/WB-A Stan, WA1LOU ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 1710 mystery station

Thank you for the info, Marc. 73, Stan, WA1LOU ___ 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 and do not

Re: [IRCA] 1710 mystery station

010 w/whip On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Hi Les, In the past as today, this station plays music most of the time and seldom has any voice. Also, the station is as weak as my Spanish, so I might miss an ID even if they gave one. 73, Stan, WA1LOU

Re: [IRCA] 1710 mystery station

Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” On Feb 9, 2018, at 1:32 PM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: We lost power here for about 30 minutes this afternoon, so what did I do? Chop wood for the fireplace?

[IRCA] 1710 mystery station

We lost power here for about 30 minutes this afternoon, so what did I do? Chop wood for the fireplace? No, I got on the radio! Logged six new navigational beacons on LW and then I moved over to the AM band and heard a mystery station on 1710. All I heard was Spanish music - no voice - so no

[IRCA] Maryland Terrapins basketball on 560

This evening for about 15 minutes, I heard the Maryland vs. Penn State basketball game on 560 kHz. During a break, the announcer said I was listening to the "Maryland Terrapins Basketball Radio Network" or somesuch. Then WHYN took over 560 and I never heard any more of the game or any station

[IRCA] 2 for 1 in 1

Has this ever happened to you? Logging two new stations on the same frequency at the same time both located in the same state. Mining my December 20 1100Z top-of-the-hour recording, I discovered this early Christmas gift: On 1480 kHz, Ohio stations WDJO in Cincinnati and WHBC in Canton

[IRCA] SSB with the C.Crane CC Skywave SSB

I wanted to make sure I was not hearing things and I wanted to make sure I was passing along good information. So I contacted C.Crane Customer Service and asked them point blank does the new Skywave SSB do SSB on the AM/MW bands, as well as the SW bands. Good news is that C.Crane Customer

Re: [IRCA] CC Skywave SSB second impressions

to places like Kona, Hawaii. Modified Sony ICF-2010 models have been used for that purpose during major Rockwork 4 DXpeditions, but those models are a little too unwieldy to pack in hand-carry luggage. 73 and Thanks, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) - Original Message - From:

[IRCA] CC Skywave SSB second impressions

, the sensitivity and selectivity of the Skywave SSB and original Skywave is about the same, but the addition of the SSB option on the AM and SW bands makes the Skywave SSB a better radio. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT horzepa.com ___ IRCA mailing

[IRCA] New loggings

-S2/SW2, ICOM AH-7000 discone (FM), 80-meter inverted Vee (LW/MW) Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA horzepa.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

[IRCA] WMKM in the log

New logging: WMKM, last night at 2300Z on graveyard channel 1400 kHz, 1000 watts from Inkster, MI, 537 miles to the WNW, playing gospel music Equipment used: ELAD FDM-S2/FDM-SW-2 and an 80 m inverted Vee antenna 73, Stan, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA horzepa.com

[IRCA] WDZY in the log

New logging: WDZY, last night at 2300Z on 1290 kHz, 41 watts(!!!) from Colonial Heights, VA , 384 miles to the SSW, Christian religious talk Equipment used: ELAD FDM-S2/FDM-SW-2 and an 80 m inverted Vee antenna 73, Stan, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA horzepa.com

[IRCA] ELAD FDM-S2/FDM-SW-2 .wav files

I own an FDM-S2/FDM-SW2 and have been making top-of-hour recordings of the AM/MW band for awhile. When I replay the recordings, I use the A and B buttons of the ELAD software to clip and save any new station ID's I encounter. Is there a way to convert these clipped .wav files so that they can

[IRCA] 5 TA's

. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA horzepa.com ___ 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 and do

Re: [IRCA] new loggings

I hope some new antennas going up real soon now will null WJR and give me a better shot to the south. 73, Stan, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA horzepa.com On 10/10/17 8:34 PM, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote: Interesting how different 760 is here 150 miles east of you Stan. It's a veritable playpen

[IRCA] new loggings

LW/MW/AM band conditions were very good last night. On LW, there were a slew of navigational beacons – all Canadian and all already in the log. But I did log a new broadcast station on 234 kHz at 0255 UTC: Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) in Beidweiler, Luxembourg, transmitting 1500 kW about

Re: [IRCA] Colombia 720 huge

1967. Equipment used was the ELAD FDM-S2/FDM-SW2 SDR receiver and the Hy-Gain 18AVT/WB-A vertical antenna. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA horzepa.com .. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo

[IRCA] another new one on my old one

Heard another new station on my old vertical antenna last night: 2300 UTC - 1510 kHz - WWSM in Annville-Cleona, PA  - 5 kW - country music followed by local eastern Pennsylvania news after the top of the hour By the way, yesterday, I mentioned that I got "my 35-year-old Hy-Gain 18AVQ

[IRCA] old is new

. The receiver was the ELAD FDM-S2/SW2. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA horzepa.com ___ 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

[IRCA] ID this one?

Heard at 0100 EDT/ 0500 UTC this morning on 1370 kHz, a high pitched tone at the top of the hour followed by four letters in Morse Code: TRLB or TRLD (the signal faded on the last letter). I am clueless (as usual). Anyone have an ID for this station? Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA

[IRCA] New loggings and relogging

0900 UTC on September 11: Relogged WBOB - 600 kHz - Jacksonville, FLA New loggings: WBTN - 1370 kHz - Bennington, VT WPLM - 1390 kHz - Plymouth, MA Good DX! Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http

[IRCA] lots of carriers

before. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT, USA ___ 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 and do

[IRCA] Eclipse radio conditions

I made over a dozen ELAD FDM-S2 recordings of the AM broadcast band during the eclipse and I will review them later. I also had my C.Crane CC Skywave receiver outdoors with me during the event. I programmed six frequencies from thislist

Re: [IRCA] 1510 unid

"the greatest hits of yesterday" is WRNJ. WRNJ has been heard here every night since WMEX off the air. Stan, WA1LOU (Wolcott, CT) On 7/22/17 8:45 AM, Jim B wrote: Does anyone know what station on 1510 ID's as "the greatest hits of yesterday". I am guessing it's either WLGN or WLKR which are

Re: [IRCA] DXing the West from a HOA Neighborhood

Please send me a copy, Steve. Thanks, Stan, WA1LOU On 5/9/17 6:07 AM, Hawkins wrote: Gang, On 5/8/17 5:15 PM, irca-ow...@hard-core-dx.com wrote: has been rejected by the list moderator. The moderator gave the following reason for rejecting your request: "Your message was too big; please

Re: [IRCA] LWBC

Thanks, Scott, for the 243. So maybe it was Kalundborg, Denmark. Stan, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT On 4/14/2017 8:23 AM, transistor wrote: Last night seemed to be pretty good conditions so I set up the SDR to record overnight. I noted Morocco 171 in Algeria 252 and also very weak BBC on 198. We'll

Re: [IRCA] LWBC Thursday nite

Same here at about 0300 UTC. Also a very weak BBC on 198. Wednesday night, about UTC, I heard a weak signal with unintelligible audio on 244. Anyone know what that might be on 244? Stan, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT On 4/14/2017 12:48 AM, Steve Ratzlaff wrote: At 0445 utc 171 Morocco is doing

Re: [IRCA] ESPN 1490 puzzle

I checked this list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ESPN_Radio_affiliates) and found 14 stations on 1490 and one on 102.9, but no burgs. Good luck! 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 3/25/17 8:53 AM, Kraig wrote: Recently on 1490 kHz I hear the following. 0728 ET male "This is Al... ESPN ... burg

Re: [IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

Thank you all for your input. Looks like my conservative approach follows the majority's approach regarding carrier logging. Good DX! Stan, WA1LOU On 3/22/2017 8:24 AM, Stan Horzepa wrote: I have been chasing DX for almost 50 years. In ham radio, when I exchange signal reports with a DX

[IRCA] philosophy of logging a new one

I have been chasing DX for almost 50 years. In ham radio, when I exchange signal reports with a DX station, I enter the station in the log. With one-way DX'ing (LW, MW, FM, TV, etc.), when I hear (or see) the call sign of the DX station, I enter the station in the log. But what about all

Re: [IRCA] OT 2014 Dodge Caravan radio question

The stock radio in my 2007 Subaru Outback Sport is very good. It is very sensitive on AM and FM and is very clean with regards to car generated noise. The only negative is that the selectivity on FM could be better. FWIW, I have logged 67 new AM stations and 29 new FM stations during my 22

Re: [IRCA] Friday evening/night

Thanks, Jim! Stan On 2/25/2017 9:23 PM, James Renfrew wrote: Who knows, but 585, 684 and 855 are all RNE channels. Jim Renfrew On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 6:52 PM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: In my neck of the woods Friday evening, there were more carriers than usual

[IRCA] Friday evening/night

In my neck of the woods Friday evening, there were more carriers than usual on LW and the 9-kc MW channels. Probably the best night all winter for me! 162 – Allouis, France, IPHA data, strong steady signal 183 – Sauberg, Germany, with a weak carrier 198 – BBC Radio 4, with very good audio

Re: [IRCA] Hot 95

Maybe WRRL. 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 2/7/17 6:51 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: Knowing where you are would be extremely helpful! As of right now, after a quick search, I can't; find anything that sticks out as the answer. Paul On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Kraig wrote:

[IRCA] WCBS 880: 50 Years of News

/50>and on the air throughout 2017. Stan Horzepa ___ 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] Oh what a night!

Best conditions I've heard in years overnight! TAs on 162, 171 198, 216 and 252 were loud and clear. Logged a bunch of new navigational aid and AM radio stations. It may take me days to log all the new stations from the recordings! About 1 AM, we lost power, but since the ELAD FDM-S2 is

Re: [IRCA] Morse Code at the top of the hour

of the pond is Radio Reloj in Cuba but don't know if they have a tx on 1450. Best wishes Barry:-) Carlisle UK. Lat. 55.0119N Lon. 02.9672W.PERSEUS+Flag+Vactrol+FLG100amp. On Monday, 26 December 2016, 21:19, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Is anyone familiar with

[IRCA] Morse Code at the top of the hour

faded away after the code, so I have no idea what was the station's format. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing

Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

Dunno about Parallels "many years ago," but there are no USB port fast enough issues in the current Parallels that I am using. Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I have not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I admit that the only Windows

Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

is that you run the Mac OS and Windows simultaneously and can switch between OS's instantly. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU On 11/30/2016 11:01 PM, Saul Chernos wrote: While on topic of SDRs, I want to get in the game for AM and FM. What's holding me back is a decision about a computer. I want

Re: [IRCA] Car Radios

The radio in my current car, 2007 Subaru Outback Sport, is very good. It is very clean with regards to noise from the car itself. It is also very sensitive. My best catch so far was WAPA in San Juan, 1650 miles away. Stan, WA1LOU On 11/13/16 9:58 AM, Todd S wrote: My best car radio I ever

Re: [IRCA] a few domestic logs - Cape Cod, MA

That's WQFG689, the Hudson County NJ TIS transmitting 10 watts out of Jersey City, NJ 73, Stan, WA1LOU horzepa.com On 11/4/2016 12:42 AM, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote: 1710 TIS NY, ?, 10/20 0601 - Hudson County mention. (MC-MA) ___ IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] 680: WAPA Puerto Rico hammering WRKO Boston

Heard bursts of WAPA on top of WRKO this morning (around 1030 UTC, 21 Oct 2016) on my car radio while driving in Wolcott, CT, USA. Stan, WA1LOU horzepa.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 1180 unid

WFGN in Gaffney, SC - Stan, WA1LOU On 10/20/2016 8:48 AM, Jim B wrote: I was listening on 1180 at 0800 on 10/20/16 and was hearing a religious type program with male and female speakers. I doubt that it was "relevant radio" as is listed for KYES in MN. The only other station I see is WGAB in

Re: [IRCA] TA's in traffic (Sat. early evening)

Hi Mark, Were you using your vehicle's stock radio and antenna? (My car's stock radio tunes in 10 kHz steps, so I can't tune in the TAs.) Stan, WA1LOU On 9/18/2016 9:49 PM, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote: ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Sept 16 - super-opening - 1st video - Victoria B.C.

I felt the same way until I added the ELAD S2 receiver to my shack. There is no way I could have logged 125 new stations this summer the old fashioned way, but each to his own. By the way, I still DX the old fashioned way when time permits. Recording is just another tool in my DX arsenal.

Re: [IRCA] 1st TAs with new radio

Thanks, Scott. I just looked at my 0500 top-of-the-hour recording from this morning and it looks like a repeat of Sunday morning with stronger signals and more of them! Stan, WA1LOU On 8/28/2016 10:11 PM, transistor wrote: Stan, Congrats on the TA's with your new radio. Last night around

Re: [IRCA] 1st TAs with new radio

on 252 with Ireland. I don't DX LW so my appologies if the Algerians are no longer. On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Recorded the 0500 UTC top-of-hour Sunday morning and upon playback, I was very surprised to hear my first transatlantics with m

[IRCA] 1st TAs with new radio

Recorded the 0500 UTC top-of-hour Sunday morning and upon playback, I was very surprised to hear my first transatlantics with my "new" radio: - France Inter from Allouis, France, on 162 kHz, 1000 kW over 3585 miles - Radio Mediterranee Internationale from Nador, Morocco, on 171 kHz, 1600 kW

Re: [IRCA] 1710

CF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2); modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15'; Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Overn

[IRCA] 1710

Overnight, I recorded the 0500 UTC top-of-the-hour using an ELAD FDM-S2 and an 80-meter inverted Vee antenna. When I play back a recording, I usually start at 1710 in order to get an idea of band conditions. Typically, I hear the Hudson County (NJ) TIS and less frequently, the Springfield

[IRCA] 0800 UTC top-of-the-hour from Wolcott, CT

I had a very successful two days recording the 0800 UTC top-of-the-hour garnering 9 new loggings: WMSA on 1340 kc in Massena, NY, transmitting 910 W, 246 miles to the north-northwest WASR on 1420 kc in Wolfeboro, NH, transmitting 137 W, 161 miles to the north-northeast WTSA on 1450 kc in

Re: [IRCA] WAAF on 1420 AM

miles away. Stan, WA1LOU Downtown Wolcott, CT at horzepa.com On 7/25/2016 3:48 PM, Stan Horzepa wrote: Does anyone know the call sign of the station that is simulcasting WAAF FM ("Boston's Rock Station") on 1420 kHz? FWIW, the simulcast was an S-7 here in Downtown Wolcott, CT thi

Re: [IRCA] WAAF on 1420 AM

to pirate, I'd be up in the expanded band. Paul On Monday, July 25, 2016, Scott Fybush <sc...@fybush.com> wrote: On 7/25/2016 3:48 PM, Stan Horzepa wrote: Does anyone know the call sign of the station that is simulcasting WAAF FM ("Boston's Rock Station") on 1420 kHz? FWIW, the simu

[IRCA] WAAF on 1420 AM

Does anyone know the call sign of the station that is simulcasting WAAF FM ("Boston's Rock Station") on 1420 kHz? FWIW, the simulcast was an S-7 here in Downtown Wolcott, CT this morning at 4 AM EDST. I have searched high and low and cannot find who is the simulcaster on 1420. TU, Stan,

[IRCA] Very good night last night

Last night, my ELAD FDM-S2/SW2 recorded three new ones at the UTC top-of-hour: WHOL - 1600 kHz - Allentown, PA - 56 watts - 150 miles to my southwest WQKJ417 - 1630 kHz - Fort Pierce, FL - 10 watts - 1063 miles to my south-southwest - State of Florida Radio Service TIS WDHP

Re: [IRCA] New Loggings With New Radio

Thanks, KAZ! 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 6/23/16 7:46 PM, Neil Kazaross wrote: Congrats on owning a fine SDR, Stan. You have no idea how much your log will grow now. 73 KAZ On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:19 PM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: I bought an ELAD FDM-S2 receiver at Hamv

[IRCA] New Loggings With New Radio

I bought an ELAD FDM-S2 receiver at Hamvention. Slowly working my way through the manual and getting the hang of using the receiver. Four 4-minute top-of-the-hour recordings on four separate nights resulted in 22 new loggings: CIAO - 530 kc - Brampton, ON - 250 W - 378 miles CMBR - 530 kc -

Re: [IRCA] The Bad News

hours that way. Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ azswdx...@gmail.com http://azswdxing.wordpress.com/ On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 9:06 AM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: I bought an ELAD FDM-S2 SDR receiver and I am using it with my MacBook Pro under Windows 10 and Parallels. I a

Re: [IRCA] The Bad News

Thank you, Nick. I tried that last night and it made no difference. However, I am making progress. I think it is a ground issue. Grounding the chassis of the FDM-S2 receiver noticeably reduced the noise. Thanks again, Stan, WA1LOU On 6/13/2016 12:22 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: I notice that

[IRCA] The Bad News

I bought an ELAD FDM-S2 SDR receiver and I am using it with my MacBook Pro under Windows 10 and Parallels. I am very happy with my new radio, but there is a problem: interference from the MacBook Pro battery charger/power supply. The interference is so strong that only the strongest AM

[IRCA] The Good News

I bought an ELAD FDM-S2 SDR receiver at the Hamvention last month. I wanted to use the receiver with my MacBook Pro computer, so last week I installed Parallels on my MacBook Pro, installed Windows 10 on Parallels and finally, installed the ELAD software on Windows 10. The software ran

Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690

/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2); modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15'; Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Thanks, Russ. The myste

Re: [IRCA] mystery station on 690

; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Stan Horzepa <stanz...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Driving to work at sunrise this morning, I had the radio tuned to 690 trying to identify a station that was way down in the mud. A couple of times, I heard the announcer identify

[IRCA] mystery station on 690

Driving to work at sunrise this morning, I had the radio tuned to 690 trying to identify a station that was way down in the mud. A couple of times, I heard the announcer identify with two letters: W-B or W-E or some combination of the letter W followed by a letter that rhymes with E, obviously

[IRCA] Two 1510 loggings

Logged two new ones just before dawn on 1510 kc: *WFAI*on Thursday morning 1145 UTC transmitting gospel music with 2500 watts from Salem, NJ, 190 miles to the southwest. Elecraft KX3 radio and C.Crane CC twin coil ferrite antenna were the equipment. *WLAC*on Friday morning, 1125 UTC,

[IRCA] long time, no post

I have not posted here much in awhile, but I am working from home today twiddling my thumbs waiting for some files from work to be e-mailed to me, so while I am waiting, I thought I'd post. A week or so ago, there was a brief discussion about the dearth of stations on 1710. That frequency is

[IRCA] WBOB Test

th my iPad. I used an Elecraft KX3 with an 80-meter inverted Vee dipole most of the time, but the signal was so good that I tried listening with my C.Crane Skywave receiver using its stock internal antenna and heard a voice ID loud and clear. Great Fun! Stan Horzepa

Re: [IRCA] CINA 1650

Thanks to you, Todd, I caught CINA on the car radio on my way home from work at 2132 UTC. Thanks for the new one in my log! 73, Stan, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT On 1/7/16 3:56 PM, Forrester S wrote: Dominating the frequency at 1454 central Todd Skaine Bloomington MN Carol radio

Re: [IRCA] Four domestic unIDs

Super Guppy landed at Mansfield Lahm Airport in Ohio on November 3 according to a Google News search WMRN is the nearest station on 1490. 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 11/16/15 4:12 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: Well, i get this. your 1360.. the weather guy sounds like hes saying GREENWOOD. The

[IRCA] Big Brother CJ Show on 1200 kHz

WXKS out of the Boston area usually dominates 1200 kHz here, but last night, for about 45 minutes, it lost out to another station I was unable to identify. The station was playing modern black gospel music. At 7 PM EST, it had the "Big Brother CJ Show," but I never heard a station I.d. I

Re: [IRCA] Big Brother CJ Show on 1200 kHz

Hi Saul, Thank you for the tips. I checked WCHB online at the time, but they were playing jazz, not gospel. I will contact WMIR and keep my fingers crossed. It will be a nice catch from Connecticut! 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 11/13/2015 12:00 PM, Saul Chernos wrote: Hi Stan, I don't see evening

Re: [IRCA] Big Brother CJ Show on 1200 kHz

It was after local sunset, so they were transmitting night-time power: only 11 watts Stan, WA1LOU On 11/13/2015 1:07 PM, Saul Chernos wrote: Perhaps you caught it before local sunset...you can find the time online for that of course so you'll know if it was legitimately on day power.

Re: [IRCA] Big Brother CJ Show on 1200 kHz

Hi Saul, It was WMIR. Again, thanks for the yips! 73, Stan, WA1LOU On 11/13/2015 12:00 PM, Saul Chernos wrote: Hi Stan, I don't see evening programming on the schedule on the web site of WMIR SC, but it's the only black gospel station listed on 1200, and I have heard it a couple of times

Re: [IRCA] New to list

more power than at night, but not full day power. Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Stan Horzepa stanz...@sbcglobal.net wrote: New to list, joined last week, but have been DXing for awhile (like about 50 years). Tried something new this winter: AM DXing from the car while

[IRCA] New to list

-northwest. During my commute, the two stations took turns dominating 1440. Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Wolcott, CT ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list

Re: [IRCA] New to list

. 73 KAZ -Original Message- From: Stan Horzepa stanz...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Mar 31, 2015 8:52 AM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] New to list New to list, joined last week, but have been DXing for awhile (like about 50 years). Tried something new this winter: AM DXing from