Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ

Patrick, I hear your trepidation over heights. Have you considered alternate ways to launch wires to the apex? At my DX cottage in Masset, I have many trees 100' or more in height. No way I ever want to climb those. A couple of years ago, I bought a sling shot antenna launcher which has proven

Re: [IRCA] yikes...TA++

I don't think anyone has heard Saudi Arabia on 1521 on the coast here for years, if ever. For whatever reason, even in Masset on good TA nights, I've never heard them. ...Walt On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 3:56 AM, coffee_canuck wrote: > Seeing 1521 on Fish Barrel - > > Saudi

Re: [IRCA] yikes...TA++

Not nearly as good as Nick's QTH, but I can hear the music as well on 1215 at least at 02:41 UTCWalt On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 2:37 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > Absolute Radio IDs 0232-3UTthat's how good it's been from time to time. > > some audio 1089 too > > > best wishes,

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-5

Gary, I started at 14:30 after an alert from Colin. By then, I think the peak had just passed. Still plenty of purely Asian DX, but quickly died, with a few brief bursts of life from 594, 747, 774, and 828 and occasionally 1566. 73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 1:07 AM,

Re: [IRCA] 909 1215 etc

Agree with Don that on LW, the DKAZ is a poor performer. In Masset, it's only Iceland that's a reasonable target in the evening. My mini-Beverage (about 450') is far better. Both pointed due north. 73,...Walt On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Don Moman VE6JY wrote: > As we

Re: [IRCA] 909 1215 etc

Neil, I built a DKAZ for my DX cottage on Haida Gwaii. I used it with great success in October. It's aimed for Europe, so I'm looking forward to using it again when I'm next there later in the month. I swing it around for South Pacific reception. It does well. It's hard to do an exact A/B

Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP's for 2-29

I didn't check, Chuck...Walt On Monday, February 29, 2016, Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> wrote: > Walt - > > Was the web stream available? > > Chuck > > > From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com <javascript:;&g

Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP's for 2-29

Agree, Bill. I started at 14:30 and was very happy to hear a lot of audio. I was gunning for RRI on 1377, but not sure whether I heard them or not. Plenty of action, and especially the upper band. After 14:45 or so, mostly confined to the above 1500 region. 73,...Walt On Mon, Feb 29, 2016

Re: [IRCA] EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE LOOPS

I think Nick nailed it. I've used loops of "enormous" diameters, and multiple loops, too (like twice around). Andy recommended separating these by about a foot (30 cm). My largest loop circumference would be close to 150 to 200'. Again, mostly for convenience with trees located in that space.

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

st, but still > local colo(u)r. > > > best wishes, > > Nick > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 6:48 AM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal? Walt > > > > On Thursday, February 18, 2016,

Re: [IRCA] The CRTC to start hearing on AM & FM apps for the BC Lower Mainland

Interesting that 900 was the former Victoria, Camosun College station that went silent a few years ago. Personally, I'd be surprised if anyone takes the frequencies, as AM is dying much more rapidly in Canada compared to the US. If it is taken, it'll be an ethnic station. 73, Walt On Fri, Feb

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal? Walt On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch wrote: > Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights. > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm > > sort of amusing,

Re: [IRCA] Early Tahiti

Nothing here, ColinWalt On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 5:10 AM, coffee_canuck wrote: > Audible at 0445 UTC on 738 KHz. > > Seems a little pre sunrise for Tahiti. > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > ___ >

Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

Just goes to show that John was a multi-dimensional fellow, with an incredible array of interests! And, an outstanding author. I treasure the Proceedings series, and his Zenith books, the latter co-authored with Harold Cones. Walt Salmaniw On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 9:10 PM, Stewart, Joseph R <

Re: [IRCA] 1500 Mystery Station

Not to worry, Paul. I can't hear anything out of the ordinary in Victoria, either. Walt On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 5:20 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, it was jut a suggestion. Considering my current location and the > noise I have to deal with, I'd be of

Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

Thanks for those memories, John. You probably knew John the longest among today's DX fraternity. 73, Walt Salmaniw On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 2:38 AM, John Callarman wrote: > I first met John Bryant in December 1956, when he was still in high school > in Stillwater,

[IRCA] A sad anniversary

Just a reminder to spend a moment in thought or prayer. Tomorrow will mark the anniversary of my good friend's passing, John Bryant, six years ago. 73, my friend! Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 8th Feb Victoria TP's a sleep through...

I checked around 15:00 and there was little of interest. 774 and 1566 were there in audio, but not very strong, and lots of local splatter. 73,...Walt (Victoria) On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 5:48 PM, coffee_canuck wrote: > As of 1700 UTC this AM there was still activity on

Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

Wonderful obituary, Colin. Thanks for saving it! Walt On Monday, February 8, 2016, R. Colin Newell wrote: > http://www.dxer.ca/index.php/our-stuff/79-john-bryant-remembered > > > -- > Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com >

Re: [IRCA] A sad anniversary

Yes, it is so sad to see those friends leaving us. We do share a hobby for mostly older gents, though! On Monday, February 8, 2016, Patrick Martin wrote: > Walt, > > It has already been 6 years? Where does the time go. John was a real > friend. I remember all of the great

Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

Brandon, I thought of John listening to some old cassette tapes that I'm now digitizing. It was an old DXPL from 1990 describing the publication Proceedings, available from John in Stillwater, OK. Weren't they the glory days of DXing! John was really special. Always the professor, we'd have a

Re: [IRCA] TA hets Feb 08

Nothing made it out to the west coast, Don. 73,...Walt On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 5:30 AM, Don Moman VE6JY wrote: > In spite of, or maybe because of, some geomagnetic disturbances, we (Nigel, > Mickey and myself) are hearing some TA's with audio like the British trio > 909 1053

Re: [IRCA] band is mighty lively 1515UT

I agree, Nick, but just as suddenly, somewhere around 15:30, it was like someone throwing a switch, and gone! 73,...Walt On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > need I say more? Report later > > ___ > IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] band is mighty lively 1515UT

> > Last night: Auroral. No indication that the morning would be interesting. > > I seem to rise on off mornings. > > Medium wave is a coy and flirtatious gal at times... > which is why we are still interested decades later... > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 7:35 AM, Walt

Re: [IRCA] band is mighty lively 1515UT

Quite amazing. I was called to the hospital at 03:20, and returned at 04:45 local. Unfortunately, I headed straight to bed instead of checking the bands, but was very impressed when I rechecked around 15:00 UTC, and even more impressed by the sudden departure of signals 30 min later! 73,...Walt

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

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Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Les, I have many ALA 100s and FLG 100s. It's not quite so easy as what everyone says, though. Don't forget they are Bi-directional. If that's an issue, it may pose problems for you. Apart from that, I can't argue with any of the other comments. Wellbrook makes premium products. Walt

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

he sender immediately by reply e-mail and > then delete this message. Thank you.] > > > > > > On Feb 2, 2016, at 6:48 PM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Les, I have many ALA 100s and FLG 100s. It's not quite so easy as what > > eve

Re: [IRCA] Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

True, Nick. I guess my instant comparisons were with some pretty hefty antennae at my old place in Oak Bay, and with BOGs in Masset, so not really a fair comparison! Walt On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 5:37 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > On the other hand Walt, some years ago KKOL-1300

Re: [IRCA] ​Re: Wellbrook Large Aperture Loop Antenna ALA100LN

Guy, both Nick and I have those phasers. I bought mine on eBay. I know that Andy no longer offers them, but don't know whether a special order would be available. 73, Walt On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, Guy Atkins wrote: > ​Yes, the ALA100LN may be Wellbrook's "jack of

Re: [IRCA] kiwa loop

I remember "giving one away" for a couple hundred dollars and an old Panasonic RF 2200. Should have held on to it! 73,...Walt On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Forrester S wrote: > Highly coveted loop. Craig once in a blue moon shows up to a MDXC(Minnesota > DX

Re: [IRCA] Antenna Selectors

James, I use the Alpha-Delta Model Delta-4 coax switch. The only drawback for me is that I have to add SO-239 to BNC adapters, as all my coax is BNC. Thankfully, over the years, I accumulated plenty of them. It's nice, very sturdy, and can be "turned off", by the center click. It claims to be

Re: [IRCA] TP 31 Jan Victoria version

Nick, I got up early this morning for the action, and to see if I could hear reactivated PNG Bougainville on 6020 and 3325. Alas, MW was terrible, as you observed, and PNG was not active, unlike the previous morning :-( Walt Salmaniw On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 4:57 AM, Nick Hall-Patch

Re: [IRCA] 1530 VOA São Tomé into West Michigan tonight!

Great catch, Tim! I think it would be an impossible catch to the west coast...73, Walt On Tuesday, January 26, 2016, Tim Tromp wrote: > After several attempts trying for this one, persistence finally pays off. > I've actually been hearing them sign on at 0300 UTC for the

Re: [IRCA] 1530 VOA São Tomé into West Michigan tonight!

__ > From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com <javascript:;>> on behalf of > Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 4:14 AM > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > Subject: Re:

Re: [IRCA] 621

I'd say it's even at fair level now (621). Get rid of the 620 hash, and it would be quite listenable. Still the same YL talking. Now 07:13 UTC Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:10 AM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > Son of a gun, but I have audio righ

Re: [IRCA] 621

I can hear the het easily, but no audio. Only audible on my ALA 100 aimed to the SW/NEWalt On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:54 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > Thanks to Colin Newell for the heads upthere are audio traces on 621, > island vocals, and bass line. 620 splash can be

Re: [IRCA] 621

Son of a gun, but I have audio right now, 07:09 UTC with gentle talk by a YL. Too weak to identify the language, but definitely them! Thanks Colin for the heads up!Walt On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:08 AM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can hear the het easily, but

Re: [IRCA] "Science Fiction PL-380"-- Pest Control Version

So true! I sat down last night and built a couple more matching transformers. I had none to spare before I left, so now I'm back up numbers. They're easier to make in bulk, it seems! 73,...Walt On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 3:31 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > A matching transformer

Re: [IRCA] ​"Science Fiction PL-380"-- Pest Control Version

Fellas, I'm interested again with the removal of the variable tuning capacitor and use for broad spectrum Perseus SDR captures. As you recall, a number of these early large units were kindly built by Gary. One was sent my way (and I may have the same in Masset). Results have been variable.

Re: [IRCA] ​​"Science Fiction PL-380"-- Pest Control Version

erwhelmed with its > performance - 2 to 4 stations on every 9 kHz split -- and just using a 9 - > 12 foot loop of wire... > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > > > On Jan 23, 2016, at 10:10 PM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >

Re: [IRCA] ​​"Science Fiction PL-380"-- Pest Control Version

p in that it's a > resonant circuit, and gain goes up sharply at the expense of bandwidth... > not of much use for broad spectrum SDR captures! > > 73, > > Guy Atkins > Puyallup, WA > > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > From: Walter Salma

Re: [IRCA] TP 23 Jan Victoria version

Not so fast, Colin. This morning was the first lively morning in quite a few days. 73,...Walt On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 5:50 AM, coffee_canuck wrote: > Time for me to put on my morning pants and get back in the game... > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV -

Re: [IRCA] ​"Science Fiction PL-380"-- Pest Control Version

rseus' front end with an RF overload). The hard-wired FSL's do behave > somewhat like broadband antennas in the PL-380, but that's only because of > the DSP chip's antenna tuning function. The combination essentially becomes > single-optimized frequency reception from 531-1701 kHz, sele

Re: [IRCA] Tahiti 738

Working at my computer, and compared to last night, far inferior at my QTH at 06:50 UTC. 73,...Walt On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 6:25 AM, coffee_canuck wrote: > Very big signal here on the west coast - 0620 UTC - French talk with music. > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com -

Re: [IRCA] 738 Tahiti at decent level at 06:47 UTC

letting me run a long wire on it.. id have something like > 400-600 feet! > > Paul > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 9:50 PM, coffee_canuck <coffeecan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Going to check from my QTH. > > > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Vic

Re: [IRCA] Polar Night?

My bell weather station is CBC Prince Rupert on 860 and KTKN 930 Ketchikan. Last night I was actually hearing Prince Rupert quite well, but not tonight. Solid SS station at good level only. 930 is a mis-mash. All this at 06:14 UTC, 10:14 PM PST. 73,...Walt On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 9:19 PM,

[IRCA] 738 Tahiti at decent level at 06:47 UTC

Contrary to any northern opening, I'm actually hearing Tahiti at fair to occ good level on 738. Nothing seen on any of the early JJ TP MW stations yet. 73,Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] DX'ing from a new location, AGAIN!

Patrick, of course Russia is long gone from SW and LW, and very little on AM anymore. A 5 kw Avtoradio still broadcasts from Kamchatka on 531 (I think). At least they were still there when I checked in October. Otherwise zero. Korea and Japan should be easy, though, as you sayWalt On Sun,

Re: [IRCA] DX'ing from a new location, AGAIN!

A DX angle, Paul. Re SW: no one targets Alaska, so everything you hear will be off-beam. Even comparing Victoria to Masset, which is 1000 km or less to the NW, I hear a big difference in signal strength: much weaker in Masset. Of course, I have no noise there, so S/N is much better than down

Re: [IRCA] WBOB-600 -

I didn't think about taping until 07:12 UTC, so I'll listen to my mp3 especially around 07:20 to see if I heard anything. Here, it was a battle between Saskatoon (mostly) and occasionally CO. I didn't notice any echo. 73,...Walt On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 4:52 AM, Steve wrote: >

Re: [IRCA] WBOB-600 - Patrick Martin

t; > > KCOL was dominant most of the time with Coast to Coast and several IDs. > > It was occasionally joined by a second CtC station (probably KOGO) and > > an unid country station (probably CJWW). > > > > Thanks to everyone who helped organize and publiciz

Re: [IRCA] not WBOB-600

Forgot about the broadcast for the first 45 minutes, as I was installing a new Mac for my wife. Darn. Anyway, I'm hearing KCOL with iHeart Radio ID after 06:00 UTC and country music. There is someone else cochannel underneath, but I can't make it out. Thought that I might have heard a sweep

Re: [IRCA] not WBOB-600

Now at 06:18 UTC excellent reception of CJWW with IDs and mentions of Saskatoon. Using my ALA 100 aimed SW/NE. Unfortunately, don't have an antenna that prefers the SE. Walt On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 6:11 AM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forgot about the broadcast for

Re: [IRCA] not WBOB-600

t's worth - > > Conditions are slight auroral right now so who knows. > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Now at 06:18 UTC excellent reception of CJWW with IDs and mentions of > > Saskatoon. Using my ALA 100 aimed SW/NE.

Re: [IRCA] not WBOB-600

worth a shot on the coast. > > 73, > > Nigel Pimblett > Dunmore, Alberta > > On 09/01/2016 11:23 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > >> Gonna try with my n/s Wellbrook and W-Flag for what it's worth - >> >> Conditions are slight auroral right now so who knows. >&

Re: [IRCA] not WBOB-600

y back the file. Judging from the reports, I > shouldn't get my hopes up for WBOB. > > Bruce > > > On 1/9/2016 10:27 PM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > >> Anyone have a link for KCOL? I suspect that's what I'm hearing weakly >> cochannel to a very powerful CJWW (S 9+10). Still

Re: [IRCA] not WBOB-600

. That's on the 150 degree lobe of the K9AY. > > I've mostly been doing unattended recording so far, so there might be > more there when I play back the file. Judging from the reports, I > shouldn't get my hopes up for WBOB. > > Bruce > > > On 1/9/2016 10:27 PM, Walter

Re: [IRCA] Unid 930 in Honolulu

Thanks, Nick. It was perhaps my best DX catch, especially since it was immediately adjacent to the powerful all-Hawaiian 940 station. One thing I did notice was the bad splatter on many of the locals, spilling more than 10 kHz on each side of the nominal frequency. Reminded me of our own CFAX

[IRCA] Unid 930 in Honolulu

Spent my last evening relaxing on the beach in front of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel with my DeBock modified Tecsun ULR. I just missed the TOH at 06:00 UTC. At 7 min past the hour (8:00 pm local time here), the Coast to Coast program returned at fairly strong reception. Any idea who it might be?

Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues

Sigh! Your point is well taken, Patrick. I suppose the odds are better than us urban folks. 73, Walt On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Patrick Martin wrote: > Walt, > > Just because a person lives in a rural area doesn't mean the location is > noise free. Like here on the

Re: [IRCA] AM Broadcasters affected by RFI Issues

Les, I think that most of us have considered the same option of salvaging what's left of the hobby. DXing from home for most of us is a lost cause. Remote DXing may very well be the wave of the future, or for those of us lucky enough to own rural properties, another option. I treasure my times

Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380

Congratulations, Gary! I'm very interested in seeing the results. Perhaps one will be able to fly with this, something I haven't been able to do with the larger loops! Very pertinent, as I sit enjoying the band in Kauai, wishing that I had a better antenna! 73, Walt Salmaniw On Wed, Dec 23,

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

Bad news, indeed. I was hoping for a lot of Euro action in a few years at solar minimum. Europe is going the way of Africa, it seems. 73, Walt Salmaniw On Thursday, December 17, 2015, Patrick Martin wrote: > An posting elsewhere states that Germany will be shutting down

Re: [IRCA] AOR 7030+ Back up battery replacement...

Colin, what a coincidence! I just happened to replace my Ni-Cad on my Haida Gwaii machine. It was old, corroded, and no longer holding a charge. I attempted to purchase one on-line on eBay, but the vendor would not deal with anyone out of the US. Guy Atkins came to my rescue with a

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP Carriers for 12-2

Same here of course. I've never thought that good late night reception has any bearing on good morning conditions. 73, Walt On Wednesday, December 2, 2015, R. Colin Newell wrote: > Despite last nights impressive bursts on 738Khz and 1017 (assuming) Tonga > at quite

Re: [IRCA] 1566-China (Yanbian Jammer) Information

Thanks for that information. I was wondering about the jammer while in Masset in October. I did not hear it, and was expecting to hear it, so I guess it was likely off the air during my visit (in mid-October). 73,...Walt On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:15 AM, wrote: >For

Re: [IRCA] New IRCA site design

A great start, already! Thanks, Colin! Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 12:43 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > You are welcome - > > I have registered the domain name ircaonline.com > and it should be online Worldwide within 24 hours or so... > in a

Re: [IRCA] 27th pre dawn TP's.... Pretty much anywhere...

Yup. Actually I'm getting pretty good reception of 1566 at 15:25 as I type. Another reason for 1566 doing so well in Victoria is that there's no one close to them. On the Perseus, there's a big black area (no splatter) between 1560 and 1575, so no one bothers 1566. Notice that the same is

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP Carrier for 11-25

Chose a terrible day to check, and I can echo Gary's sad tale. Nothing at all audible when I checked at 15:00. Cheers, Walt On Wednesday, November 25, 2015, wrote: > It seemed like Asian signals couldn't possibly get any worse than > yesterday's clunker session, but

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP Carriers for 11-24

Nick, checking just now, 03:04, I see 171 propagating. Real or fiction? Walt On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, Nicholas Hall-Patch wrote: > I've been spending a couple of days with a north facing Kaz antenna, and a > water path up the Strait of Georgia, so my results are from

Re: [IRCA] Logs - Cape Cod, MA: OCT 2015

Every time I go to Masset, and try and post my extensive loggings, I receive the same message. I totally agree that in 2015, it's an arcane rule. 73, Walt On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote: > ___ >

Re: [IRCA] CKMX 1060 Comedy at noon.

Thanks for the heads up, Dennis. Coming in quite well on their SW outlet on 6030. 100 w or thereabouts only, so a nice catch. 73,...Walt On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 8:31 PM, Dennis Vroom via IRCA < irca@hard-core-dx.com> wrote: > ___ > IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] KDZR 1640 Radio Disney back on air

. Not tonight at all, though. Weakly faded up to a brief ID at 05:00. 73,...Walt On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:54 AM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good reception tonight (UTC 18 November). Mostly I'm hearing a religious > station, with a cochannel Radio Disney. At times,

Re: [IRCA] KDZR 1640 Radio Disney back on air

Good reception tonight (UTC 18 November). Mostly I'm hearing a religious station, with a cochannel Radio Disney. At times, it fades up and totally dominates, like at 04:52 with a Radio Disney ID, then fading down allowing the Religious broadcaster to come back. Family friendly programming from

Re: [IRCA] Slavic talker on 1520

Yep, I'm hearing the same now at 01:37 UTC. KKXA with C music, mixing with Russian and maybe Chechen? programming from Oregon City. Used to be KGDD, then KXET, and now it's KQRR I guess! 73,...Walt On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 1:36 AM, Saul Chernos wrote: > KQRR OR? Listed

Re: [IRCA] Late TP's - November 8th Victoria

Checked the bands as I drove into the hospital at 04:40 local. Nothing noted, and especially on 740 (looking for Tahiti). On the plus side, a lovely sunrise while I waited for yet another baby! 73, Walt Salmaniw On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 7:28 AM, R. Colin Newell

Re: [IRCA] CBU 690 to be off air 3 hours next weekend

The daytime outage will severely limit any usefulness to DX on 690. Thanks, Eric for alerting us, though. 73, Walt On Sunday, November 8, 2015, R. Colin Newell wrote: > This is an important event! Not sure on what level, but it would allow > us crystal clear reception

Re: [IRCA] CBU 690 to be off air 3 hours next weekend

On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 1:52 AM, R. Colin Newell <coffeecan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder if that "time off" is an error. > > Seems very strange to shut off a transmitter in morning prime time. > > Worth looking into! > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Wal

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-6

Mark, to be honest, I've never looked for Latins from Masset. I suspect, though, that I'd have a really tough time with the lower 48 and BC/Alberta to contend with before I could reach anything in Latin or South America. Walt On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 4:48 AM, Mark Connelly via IRCA <

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP Carriers for 11-4

Gary, I checked in at 15:00 this morning and dullsville is my description as well. A few weak carriers on 774, 828, and 1566, but no audio at that time. 73,...Walt On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 3:01 PM, wrote: > Dennis may well have received the only Asian programming on

Re: [IRCA] TA's WCNA - Nov 3rd - Victoria BC

Really? With the rapid rise in A and K indices, that would be highly improbable. Definitely nothing at my location, nor the Fish Barrel at 02:47 UTC...Walt On Monday, November 2, 2015, R. Colin Newell wrote: > 1215 khz appearing on NHP fishbarrel at 0242 > > -- > >

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-31.. Asian Sunset

The weather down here in Oregon was equally wild, Gary. Driving by Rockwork, I'd never seen such heavy rain, along with some healthy winds. I just imagined Gary with his FSL battling the elements. It wasn't at all clear who would have come out on top. ;-). Walt On Saturday, October 31, 2015,

[IRCA] TP from Victoria for 29Oct2015

A bit of a stinker again. I started at 14:00 and the best was VOA Thailand on 1575 at fair level. Same for 1566. The bottom of the band was not so good. 73,Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Palstar MW550P

I'm pretty sure that Patrick Martin had one of these. Pat? Walt On Thursday, October 29, 2015, Stephen Hanes wrote: > Has anyone here used the Palstar MW550P 530-2000 kHz > preselector/preamp/antenna-matcher for AM-BCB DXing? If so, what have been > your experiences

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP Carriers for 10-28

Ditto for my QTH in Victoria. I thought I could just tease out some audio from 1116, presumably 4QR, but that was about it. Interesting that 972 was showing signs of life at Nick's DX Fishbarrel, but nil for me. 73,...Walt Salmaniw On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 8:42 AM, coffee_canuck

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers...

Ditto for Victoria, Mark. I often wondered why 1521 wouldn't propagate out here. In Masset, where 1520 is less of an issue, I still have never heard Saudi on this channel. In the great days of solar minimums, 1575 Farda was here nightly for weeks on end. Actually local late afternoon, followed

[IRCA] Interesting evening

Listening on the west coast, things are interesting. I parked on 860 about 5 minutes ago, and had CBKF-2 Saskatoon in with a solid signal. Within 5 minutes, it's completely changed to Spanish, likely KTRB in San Francisco. All this without lifting a finger to change any of the Perseus controls.

Re: [IRCA] 1215 might be showing signs of lift off

Nothing down the road in Victoria on 1377 (at 04:40 UTC). Just major splatter from 1380. Nothing coming up like last night thus farWalt On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 3:53 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > 1377 has a pretty fair carrier too. Unfortunately, I have to make an > early

Re: [IRCA] TP 26 Oct Victoria version

Nick, interesting that my strongest logging was 1575 VOA Thailand around 14:00 UTC, and yours, not. 73,...Walt On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 3:17 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > Yes, signals were there as early as 1300UT, but not that spectacular here, > and quite erratic. And just the

[IRCA] TP from Victoria for 26 Oct 2015

Returned with interest for a brief look at the bands. Similar results to Nick's DX Fishbarrel. What interested me was that best reception consistently was on my N directed corner fed loop, and not my West loop, nor SW ALA 100. Best of the morning was on 1575 (I started around 14:00) with VOA

Re: [IRCA] Interesting Rockworks Discovery & Oct. 25th DX Comments

Well I'm very pleased that Guy attached the aerial photo since I've only DX'd at Rockwork 2 with somewhat mixed results. I guess I had always thought that the large turn-off was THE place with ample room, etc. No wonder I couldn't understand why the worry about the highway traffic, since I was

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers...

Just "barely there" signal at my QTH at 03:42 UTC, Nick. 73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 3:20 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > 1215 delivering quite a beefy carrier at 0318UT, had something on 1116, > 1557, 1377; a really weak one on 1305. > > > best

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers...

Don, your comments on the DKAZ vs Beverage is very interesting! I, too, was impressed with the DKAZ in Masset, although there was precious little TA activity during my week there. It was, however, deaf on LW. I had originally oriented it to favour slight East of North, but within 2 days,

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers...

Nick, I see all of them. Nice het on 1089. 882 is pretty decent. The others are pretty faint! 73,...Walt On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 4:32 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > and a touch of sludgy sounding rock music on 1215 at 0429UT. > > Quite a number of carriers, mostly pretty weak

Re: [IRCA] 531 at good levels again...

I couldn't find a Jill FM webstream, either. The ones I tried all said they were down (in French)Walt On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 5:49 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > It was there on Twente about 0540UT, but it was coming in just about as > well here as it was in Holland. More

[IRCA] Masset DXpedtion 15 - 23 October 2015: Part 3

1026 PHILIPPINES Quezon City 25 kW DZAR Sonshine Radio, Oct 21 1414 - Very good (S9 +10) reception of this very rapid fire stations. Multiple news items in Tagalog, interspersed with, 'Newsflash'. Multiple IDs at 14:20 at excellent levels! Fabulous reception. (Salmaniw, Masset, BC) 1026

[IRCA] Masset DXpedition: Part 2

Appears that I went over the (IMHO) silly 35 kB rule once again with my DXpedition report. So, I'll do it in 3 parts, instead of 2. Here's part 2: 738 PHILIPPINES Philippine Broadcasting Service Bulacan NCR 40 kW DZRB, Oct 18 1550 - I'm quite certain that I heard this station this morning with

[IRCA] FS Phillips DC777

I'll be in WA and OR this upcoming Friday to Sunday, and it's convenient to ship to any US address. I have a Philips DC777 cassette receiver that I purchased new from EEB a number of years ago. Those who know about car SW radios, know that they were few and far between, and often very expensive,

[IRCA] TP report for 23 October from Masset

I'm winding down this DXPEDITION today. Paths were northerly with the 0 deg Beverage providing almost as good reception as the stalwart NW Bog. JJ were a wee bit anemic today. Highlight this morning was 531 with very decent audio for much of the morning in DU English, and yet the usual power house

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