[IRCA] 1575 weak audio 0215 utc

-- Good Evening, Some very audio with man talking around 0215 utc on 1575 kHz. I have a short in the ewe antenna system. Going outside to string up some new wire. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 Ewe NW ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] TP's for the evening of 11-21-08

-- Good Evening, Listened from 0708-0717 utc. A short scan of LW MW revealed Radio Rossii coming in on 4 of 5 channels that are normally heard here. JOUB 774 finally making it in at 0720 with a weak signal. 180 RUSSIA, Radio Rossii weak at 0711 with man in Russian. 189 RUSSIA, Radio

[IRCA] TP's for 11-20-08

-- Good Morning: Listen from 1440-1530 utc. Good Conditions again, but I got up late and ran out of time to fully cover the band. * Heard on E100 also. 189RUSSIA, 1457 good with woman singing. 279RUSSIA, 1456 fair with woman singing. 558JAPAN, JOCR 1458 weak with man

[IRCA] NHK non directional?

-- Good Evening, Does anyone know if the Japanese NHK stations antennas are non directional? Why would Radio Rossii on 234 kHz have a better signal at 0630 utc than latter in the morning? Last night 234 had a nice signal, but heard very seldom latter most mornings. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA

Re: [IRCA] Radio Rossi-234 stronger at 0630

Hi Gary, Thanks for the comments about the grey-line sunset conditions. Tonight if 234 kHz Radio Rossii is in, I'll set the recorder and see how long they can produce audio. I checked the map and 234 sunset is probably close to 0630 utc like you suggested. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA

Re: [IRCA] NHK non directional?

-- Pat, Thanks Pat for the information. I was kind of thinking that they were non directional because the power of the stations and size of Japan. JOUB 774 is in the Northern part of Japan, with the power and location I guess that is way their the top TP here. JOGB 870 is in the Southern

Re: [IRCA] NHK non directional?

-- Dennis, HLAZ 1566 Republic of Korea is directional towards Japan at times. They put a fine signal in here when they switch towards Japan. When they throw the switch for Chinese the signal really drops. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA -- Original message -- From: Dennis

[IRCA] TP's for 11-19-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1357-1447 utc. Much improved morning with some Chinese stations in. * after frequency, heard on Eton E100 also. 189 RUSSIA, 1422 good with Russian jazz music. 279 RUSSIA, 1422 good with above jazz music. Woman announcer. 558* JAPAN, JOCR, 1400 one

[IRCA] JOUB 774 0608 utc.

-- Good evening: Never thought I would hear a Japanese or Russian longwave at 10 pm local time. Hopefully this will continue latter this morning. 234 RUSSIA, RADIO ROSSII 0625 7.5 signal, never heard with this good of a signal. 279 RUSSIA, RADIO ROSSII 0624 threshold to

[IRCA] TP's for 11-18-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1358-1444. Looks like John is heading for OK at the right time. Conditions were like early August today. VOA Thailand was better than expected with conditions down. Hearing JOUB 774 at 0701 and again at 1440, wonder how the signal ranged in strength during

Re: [IRCA] New eton e100

-- Hi Kevin, Yes it's the Palstar MW550P. Most of the time using just the preamp and the NW ewe, TP's are not heard well. Switching on the tuner and turning that big dial really pulls in the stations. Your right it narrows the frequency and cuts a lot of the splatter out. On

[IRCA] First TP at 0639 ut E100

-- Good Evening, First TP of the evening here is JOUB 774 fair with what sounds like Chinese lessons? 0639 ut, the earliest that I have heard a TP. This on the new modified E100. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA Eton E100 ewe NW ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] 279 kHz Radio Rossii

-- Good Evening, Radio Rossii 279 kHz in at 0658 with man in Russian. Mentioned Radio Rossii. Signal good. 234 faint audio heard 0657. Dennis, Salmon Creek, Wa JRC NRD 545 ewe NW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] QSL # 3,000-KFBX 970

Pat, Congratulations on your 3,000 th MW QSL. Your coastal listening locations really makes this a remarkable feat. Thanks for sharing your MW QSL career, your list of QSL's was amazing. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] New eton e100

-- Good Morning: Received a new eton e100 today from Steve Ratzlaff. My old one had problems and Steve switched filters into a e100 supplied by Gary DeBock. Thanks Gary. At 0701 utc I was able to hear JOUB 774 Japan on this e100 receiver. Using the NW ewe Japanese talk was heard. That

[IRCA] TPs for 11-16-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1415-1510 utc. Conditions similiar to yesterday morning but with less Chinese and more Japanese stations. 279 RUSSIA, 1415 weak with music. 558 JAPAN, 1506 in late and weak with woman in Japanese. 567 JAPAN, 1419 fair with man in Japanese. 594

[IRCA] TP's for 11-15-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1310-1410 utc. A few Chinese stations in the mix. 153 RUSSIA, 1310 good with folk music and Russian talk. 189 RUSSIA, 1317 good with man in Russian. 279 RUSSIA, 1318 good on ewe NW antenna with above program. 558 JAPAN, JOCR 1319 very

Re: [IRCA] CJWW 600 New Station here.

Tim, Thanks for the information on the Dave Ramsey show. I'll check the shows affiliates list and sees whos on 600 kHz. Mentiions of San Diego heard, so there were 2 stations in with CJWW. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA -- Original message -- From: Tim Hall [EMAIL

Re: [IRCA] CJWW 600 New Station here.

-- Pat, Thanks for the suggestion of KGEZ-MT 600. I have checked the Dave Ramsey station list twice on Radiotime.com. The only stations listed are WKYH 600 KY WMT 600 IA. Their progam times do not match the time I listened. Guess it will remain a mystery? Tonight CKBD 600 is S-9+40db on

[IRCA] TP in at 0715 utc West Coast

-- Hello, JOUB 774 in at 0715 utc with Japanese talk. Signal weak, but better with receiver in ECSS mode. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 Ewe NW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

[IRCA] Early West Coast TP's

-- Good Day, A few more TP's noted in early. Will try again around 1300-1400 utc. 234RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1132 weak audio, music. 279RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1125 heard with weak signal 1566 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLAZ 1128 threshold audio. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545

Re: [IRCA] way OT: gold-plated Drake R8 on eBay

-- Hi Steve, The AOR AR7030+ and JRC NRD 545 that your friend is selling are real bargains compared to the ebay prices on the R8 and JRC 535. He does give a great deal of information and company history of the equipment he sells. His pictures are good and this helps in the bids he receives.

[IRCA] CJWW 600 New Station here.

Greetings, A new staton this evening, CJWW 600 Saskatoon over/under KOGO at 0400 with ID, matched their listen live stream. Woman reading the news. KOGO with Dave Ramsey program. Country music on CJWW after news and sports. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 H-800 skymatch active

[IRCA] TP's for 11-11-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1407-1507 utc. Conditions much improved this morning. Upper channels actually had some stations with audio. A few Chinese stations in. Of the Chinese CRN1 //s, the only one I could hear was 6080. No audio on the others? 279 RUSSIA, 1424 good with

[IRCA] IRCA] carrier on 693 Part 2

Bill, A few years ago I would get off work around 0800 utc and when JOUB 774 NHK2 was in I would here music at times. One morning around this time I heard White Shade of Pale by Procol Harum. Woke up at 0915 utc this morning and JOUB 774 was in on the R-30cc with the active whip. Check

[IRCA] TP's for 11-09-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1052-1110 and from 1422-1430 utc. Conditions did not improve much from 1100 to 1430. 279RUSSIA, 1058 fair with music then Russian talk. 558JAPAN, JOCR 1422 weak with man in Japanese. 594JAPAN, JOAK NHK 1 1059 good, man in Japanese.

[IRCA] TP's for 11-08-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1415-1428 utc. Conditions here seem to be dropping after first scan through band. One only Russian long-wave heard. K-4 seems to be taking it's toll. Thanks to Colin's earlier posting, was able to here Japan at 0720 utc. 279 RUSSIA, 1416 good with

[IRCA] TPs for 11-07-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1325-1432 utc. HLAZ 1566 was weak this morning and VOA Thailand had a good signal. 153 RUSSIA, 1325 good with woman singing in Russian. 234 RUSSIA, 1327 very weak with above song. 279 RUSSIA, 1327 fair with same as above. Good at 1432 558 JAPAN,

[IRCA] Orcas Is. TPs: Nov 7th.... Fabulous!

-- John, After taking quite a few mornings off from TP dxing, I'm back at it. My dog usually wakes me up around 5 am. I would like to make it till local sunrise, but it's hard. Would be nice if the dog could sleep in for one more hour (6 AM). I was very happy with my results in the

Re: [IRCA] TA's all over the band

-- Greetings, Reading the reports from the eastern part of the country I switched the ewe to the NE direction. Nothing, maybe with the K index rising to level 4 is the reason? If it stays at 4 I'll be sleeping in this coming morning. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 Ewe NE

[IRCA] KOHI 1600 full power?

-- Good Evening, KOHI 1600 OR is dominating 1600 kHz here. Seems like full power to me, but I'm no engineer. S-9+50db with the X-zone program. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 NW ewe ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] TPs in Victoria - 0637 UTC Saturday

Colin, Thanks for the tip on JOUB 774. 0725 utc with a level 8 signal too. Never heard this early here. 0830 utc is the earliest that I have heard them here. Midwest Dxers might have a shot for a TP this morning? Good luck. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA -- Original message

[IRCA] JOAB 693 kHz in at 0733 utc.

-- Good Morning: JOAB 693 in with weak audio at 0733. Much splatter from domestic stations. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 Ewe NW ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] My first Californian!

Paul, Congratulations on your KNX 1070 reception. As I read your subject line My first Californian! I was tuning the receiver to 1070 to see if KNX was in at 3:00 PM PST. They were not. Open up your e-mail and read that you had heard them. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA --

[IRCA] TP's for 11-03-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1303-1444 utc. Another good morning. New station for the Ultralight 1017 China. 279 RUSSIA, 1306 good signal with man in Russian. 594 JAPAN, JOAK 1307 good with woman in Japanese. 657 DPR of KOREA, 1417 fair with woman singing. 666 JAPAN, JOBK

[IRCA] TP's for 11-02-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1243-1438 utc. Very good morning. Great morning for the Ultralight folley contest. 189RUSSIA, 1243 good with noise and man in Russian. 279RUSSIA, 1244 weak with man in Russian. 558JAPAN, JOCR 1354 fair with woman in Japanese. 594

[IRCA] Grayland Motel Room 15 Booked

Hi Gary, Congratulations for hitting the Dxers lottery and attaining reservations at Grayland Motel Cottages. I have always enjoyed staying there, no maids coming through to wake a guy up after a morning of DXing. We like staying there on winter week days when we're the only ones staying out

[IRCA] TP's for 10-29-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1337-1416 utc. Conditions down from yesterday morning here. Upper channels are really poor this season. Have not heard 1503 JOUK yet, 1422 JORF when heard is usually weak. 189RUSSIA 1337 weak with music. 279RUSSIA, 1338 good with piano music.

[IRCA] TP's for 10-28-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1406-1447 utc. Many Japanese stations along with some Chinese and the regular stations from Korea's, Russia and Thailand. Nice morning. 153RUSSIA, 1406 fair with news in Russian. 189RUSSIA, 1407 fair with above program. 279RUSSIA, 1408

Re: [IRCA] WQDD-569 1610 kHz

-- Pat Walt, Was the person reading the information a woman? I'm hearing a woman on 1610. Weak signal. Sounds like the same lady that does the voice on my local TIS 530 Ridgefield, WA station. Seems to be in the direction of Wapato, WA? Which is about 119 miles East of here. Dennis,

[IRCA] 1134 weak audio

-- Greeetings this evening, Thanks Nigel for the tip on TA's. First one heard this season with audio. Weak audio on 1134 at 0149 utc. Man talking and some music. Just above threshold for about a minute, then back into carrier mode. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA 2,538 miles from Atlantic Ocean JRC

[IRCA] Pieces of audio on 1377

-- Walt, Thanks for the tip on 756, nothing heard here. KXL 750 splatter covers the channel. Carrier 783-819-8731017-1107-1251-1377 (pieces of audio) 1422. Aimed the ewe to the NE direction. Nothing heard on LW. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 Ewe NE U shape fence antenna 150

[IRCA] TP's for 10-26-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1305-1414 utc. Lower channels better again. 153 RUSSIA, 1305 faint audio heard. 279 RUSSIA, 1311 good with music. 558 JAPAN, JOCR 1408 fair with man/woman in Japanese. 567 JAPAN, JOIK weak with Japanese at 1411. 594 JAPAN,

[IRCA] TP's for 10-25-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1218-1300 utc. Conditions on the lower channels were much better than the upper channels with the exception of HLAZ 1566. 153 RUSSIA, R.Rossii 1234 very weak in Russian. 180 RUSSIA, R. Rossii 1231 fair in Russian. 189 RUSSIA, R. Rossii 1230 fair

[IRCA] TP's for 10-24-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1214-1335 utc. A few more Chinese stations than normal this morning with the exception of 1593. 180RUSSIA, 1215 very weak with music. 189RUSSIA, 1214 fair with man in Russian and music. 279RUSSIA, 1216 good with guitar music. 558

[IRCA] 3 mornings DXing at Grayland Beach State Park

-- Greetings, Just got home from Grayland Beach State Park. Upon arriving at Grayland, found Grayland Motel Cottages closed. Headed over to the above State Park and spent 3 mornings DXing from yurt 80. Set-up two broadband loops. SW 250 degrees 93' NW 290 degrees 76'. 27 new TP's

Re: [IRCA] 3 mornings DXing at Grayland Beach State Park

Hi Gary, Here are my totals from Salmon Creek Grayland. 42 TPs and DUs. Japan 18 China 11 R Korea3 Australia3 DPR Korea 2 Russia 2 Marshall Is. 1 Tahiti1 Thailand1 Totals from Salmon Creek are 15 Grayland 27. My wife

Re: [IRCA] 3 mornings DXing at Grayland Beach State Park

Pat, I think the owners might have taken some time off. I called to make reservations, but got the answering machine. Drove up to the motel and the sign said closed. The large dog was outside and I pressed the buzzzard and no answer. Last year the week before Thanksgiving they were closed.

[IRCA] TP's for 10-08-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1250-1430 utc. Upper channels much better this morning. Conditions much improved from earlier in the week here. 153 RUSSIA, 1252 good with Russian pop music. 189 RUSSIA, 1312 good on second scan of band. 234 RUSSIA, 1252 good with music listed above.

[IRCA] Two new TP's on the eton E100

-- Good Morning: Two new TP's heard on the modified ethon e100 this morning. 1242 JAPAN, JOLK 1414 fair with woman in Japanese. 1593 CHINA. CRN1 1428-1430 weak with man in Chinese. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA eton E100 modified NW ewe. ___

[IRCA] TP's for 10-16-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1238-1403 utc. Nothing new heard, upper band poor. 153RUSSIA, 1241 good signal with man in Russian. 180RUSSIA, 1242 level 5 carrier, no audio. 189RUSSIA, 1242 weak with Russian talk and music. 279RUSSIA, 1244 good signal and man in

[IRCA] TP's on the Ultralight for 10-15-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1230-1305 utc. Lower channels dominated this morning. 648 RUSSIA, 1230 good signal with woman in Korean. 647 DPR of KOREA, 1232 good signal with Marching music. 594 JAPAN, JOAK 1302 fair with man in Japanese. 774 JAPAN, JOUB 1238 good signal with

[IRCA] TP's for 10-13-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1105-1335 utc. Another poor morning here. A couple different stations heard this morning from yesterday morning. Raised the NW ewe this morning, yesterday used the H-800 active whip. Back to bed. Good luck for those who are DXing this morning. 279

[IRCA] TP's for 10-12-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1355-1420 utc. With A 25 K 4, I decided last night to not set up the NW ewe. Surprised this morning that the H-800 was able to receive 5 Japanese stations. No audio on 1566 1575, but weak carriers. 567 JAPAN, JOIK 1407 weak with woman in Japanese.

[IRCA] TP's fpr 10-10-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1155-1415 utc. Another good morning, but not as good as previous two mornings here. 153 RUSSIA, 1155 weak with man in Russian. Good at 1249. 180 RUSSIA, 1158 fair with woman singing. Good 1249 189 RUSSIA, 1159-1200 two Radio Rossii IDs before

[IRCA] TP's for 10-09-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1045-1433 utc. Up early and plenty of dx to keep me busy. One of the best mornings of the Season here. John at Grayland is blessed with another fine morning. 153 RUSSIA, 1101 Nice steady S-4 signal with man in Russian. 180 RUSSIA, 1102 weak fading S-1

[IRCA] E100 3 new TP's 10-09-08

-- Good Morning: It was a good morning for the Eton E100. Three new TP's... 567 JAPAN, JOIK 1342 fair with man in Japanese. 639 CHINA, CRN1 1346 weak with man/woman in Chinese. //4460. Used the 1 kc method 638 to pull this one in. 972 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HLCA 1148 woman

[IRCA] TP's for 10-08-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1201-1355 utc. Good for a while, conditions dropped around 1350 utc. 153 Russia, 1201 very weak for a few minutes then vanished. Nice steady S-6 signal at 1253. 180 Russia, 1210 weak-fair with woman in Russian. 189 Russia, 1211 same

[IRCA] Threshold TA audio on 1017 kHz

-- Good Evening, Started listening for TA's at 0305 utc. Have some threshold audio on 1017. Noticed that Bruce Portzer heard the same station at 0305 on 9/30. Level 5 carrier on 1107-1134 4 carrier on 1215-1377 Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 Ewe NE U shape 150' fence

[IRCA] 828 kHz decent carrier

-- Good Evening, A real nice carrier on 828, close to threshold audio at times. KPAM 860 knocks out 864 with their S-9+50 db signal, and thats with the NE ewe off it's side. Maybe a few mumbling words from 1017, no audio from the others. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA

[IRCA] TP's for 10-07-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1235-1417 utc. This was one of the best mornings I've listened this season. (missed two weeks during trip to IRCA convention) One new station China on 936. John must a being a great morning at Grayland, maybe India? 153Russia, 1239 fair with music. Heard

[IRCA] E100 heards a new TP

-- Good Morning: 1278 Japan JOFR at 1326 with weak signal in Japanese. Heard on the E100. Very good TP morning here. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA E100 NW ewe Palstar 550P tuner ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] Ultralight E100 China 1377

-- Good Morning: The modified E100 heard China 1377 this morning at 1356 with man/woman in Chinese. //4460, signal fair at times. Heard from 1356-1404 utc. New Country on the E100. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA E100 Ewe NW ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] TP's for 10-05-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1205-1409 utc. Conditions much improved. 189 Russia, 1244 weak with music. 279 Russia, 1216 good signal with music. 558 Japan, JOCR 1230 with pop music. Fair wit splatter. 567 Japan, JOIK 1217 Japanese weak with splatter. 576 Russia,

[IRCA] TP's on the E100 for 10-05-08

-- Good Evening, Six TP's heard on the E100 this morning, antenna Ewe NW. 594 Japan, JOAK 1343 weak with man in Japanese. 648 Russia, 1340 good signal with man singing in Russian? 657 DPR Korea, 1339 fair with man in Korean. 666 Japan, JOBK 1326 fair with man in Japanese. 774

[IRCA] TP's for 10-04-09

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1107-1405 utc. Average morning here for early October. Many Japanese stations heard with 774 JOUB level (9) at 1107 utc. This morning might have been a good morning for Midwest dxers to try for TP's with JOUB that strong at 1107 utc. My TP log got wipe out

Re: [IRCA] Vroom: New Hotrodded E100

-- John, Yes it's nice not having to go outside to use the E100 with the ewe. The bnc adapter cord works great. Steve had made me a Lo-Z splitter a few years ago with three outputs. Now I have the JRC NRD545- R8B E100 all connected and so far the E100 has not picked up any noise from the

Re: [IRCA] KFI

-- Dennis, KFI 640 at 1236 utc is S-9+10db on the NW ewe. S-9+5 db on the H-800 active whip. Much fading on both antennas. Signal is down here from the first two days of the new antenna switch. Solar indices at A 14 and K 4, maybe this could be the reason? Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA

[IRCA] TP's for 10-03-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1245-1310 utc. Very poor conditions here. Carriers on many split channels, but not audio. 153 Russia, 1245-1249 good with man in Russian and piano music. 180 Russia, 1250 faint signal with above program. 774 Japan, JOUB good signal

[IRCA] WBBM 780 E100

-- Good Evening, Trying out the E100 tonight coupled to the Space magnet and heard WBBM 780 even with KKOH. It was a re-log for the Ultrlight. This coming morning will try for some TP's. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] WOW!!!!.....Ultralight # 500 is a NEW COUNTRY!!! 1540 ZNS1 BAHAMAS..............

Robert, Congratulations on your 500th station heard on a ultralight. Your State, country, etc totals are also amazing. Truly a trailblazer in the ultralight community. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] TP's for 09-30-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1250-1405 utc. China 1206 with fair signal was the only one out of the norm. 279 Russia, 1250 good signal with Rock guitar music. 567 Japan, JOIK 1330 weak with woman in Japanese. 594 Japan, JOAK 1331 fair with man in Japanese. 567 DPR

[IRCA] TP's for 09-28-08

-- Good Morning:.. Listened from 1253-1341 utc. After 4 passes from LW-MW things ain't getting better. About same conditions as previous mornings. 153Russia, 1255 weak with music. 180Russia, 1300 weak with pips TOH. 189Russia, 1320 fair signal second scan of band.

[IRCA] TP's for 09-27-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1255-1405 utc. Conditions still down here. 153Russia, 1306 very weak with woman in Russian. 189Russia, 1306 weak with woman in Russian. 279Russia, 1307 fair with man in Russian. 594Japan, JOAK 1341 fair with child in Japanese. 603

Re: [IRCA] Ewe NE for TA's

-- Walt, No change since last posting. I will listen for a while longer and then change the ewe to NW for TP's this coming morning. October has been my best month for TA's. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA -- Original message -- From: Walter Salmaniw [EMAIL PROTECTED] At

Re: [IRCA] Ewe NE for TA's

-- Walt, Gave up on TA audio tonight. Moved the ewe back to the NW position. Good luck this coming morning on TP's Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA -- Original message -- From: Walter Salmaniw [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 08:38 PM 9/27/2008, you wrote: -- Walt, No

Re: [IRCA] KFI back to full power this afternoon

-- Pat, At 1326 utc KFI 640 kHz signal here on the NW ewe is S-9 with the tuner off. KNX 1070 is S-9+20. Sunrise in LA is 1345 utc this morning. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] TP's for 09-26-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1310-1337 utc. Worse than yesterday here for TP's. Like the Greenday song Wake Me Up When September Ends. 189 Russia, 1320 faint with music. 279 Russia, 1322 weak with woman in Russian. 648 Russia, 1337 very weak with music. 874

Re: [IRCA] KFI back to full power this afternoon

-- Pat, I think your 10 db gain with the new antenna is on the mark. Being on the coast you might be able to hear KFI 24 hrs a day in the winter. I should be able to hear them from 4 pm to 8 am during December, that's 16 hours a day. In the mid 90's I would listen to the Mr. KFI show on

Re: [IRCA] KFI back to full power this afternoon

-- Hello, Received today a nice thank e-mail from retired KFI Chief engineer Marvin Collins. He appreciated the KFI recording and report. Thanks Scott for the heads up on the new antenna. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] TP's for 09-25-208

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1257-1336 utc. About the same package as yesterdays conditions here. 180Russia, 1259 weak, pips heard TOH. 189Russia, 1301 Nice 7.5 signal with man in Russian. 279Russia, 1302 weak 6.2 signal, man in Russian. 648Russia, 1335

Re: [IRCA] KFI back to full power this afternoon

Scott, Thanks for the information on KFI. Will give them a listen and try and hear the tail end of the John Ken show. Hopefully with the antenna back up again I will be able to hear the Bill Handle show latter in the morning. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA -- Original message

Re: [IRCA] LF Engineering H-800 opinions sought

Hi Lee, I have been using the H-800 for close to three years. At my location, it's up about 15' in a tree in the front yard. H-800 works best on long-wave, followed by MW. I sometimes will get a MW station on LW or on the Tropical band. I'm in a high RF zone, with 5 transmitters within 10

Re: [IRCA] KFI back to full power this afternoon

-- Good Evening, Just sent Mr. Collins a audio clip of KFI 640 kHz. The signal at the time of recording was S-9+40db. Using the JRC 545 H-800 and Palstar tuner tune to 640 kHz. Signal has been dropping to S-9+20 db, with a little noise present. Time was 7:34 P.M. PDT. Dennis, Salmon Creek,

Re: [IRCA] KFI back to full power this afternoon

-- Pat, The ewe is down, it was with the H-800 and palstar tuner tuned to 640 kHz. With the ewe antenna on the ground and connected to the JRC 545, the signal is S-9 with the tuner on bypass. It's S-9+30db on the H-800 without the tuner. Fence antenna is S-9+10db without the tuner.

[IRCA] TP's for 09-24-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1155-1303. Conditions down from yesterday morning here, quit early. 180 Russia, woman in Russian at 1201, fair signal. 189 Russia, good at 1237 with music. 234 Russia, very weak at 1202. 279 Russia, fair at 1203 with woman in Russian. 394

[IRCA] TP's for 09-23-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1258-1404. Good morning here. Some smaller Japanese stations heard, but no JOGB on 873. Unknown station on 1485 with music, until local KBMS added audio to it's carrier. 153 Russia, weak at 1334 with man in Russian. 189 Russia, weak with pips at

[IRCA] TP's for 09-22-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1255-1357 utc. No Chinese stations heard this morning. 774 828 heard on the E100 coupled to the NW ewe. 234Russia, faint signal at 1303, three lower Russian channels were carriers. 279Russia, very weak at 1305 with man in

[IRCA] TP's for -9-21-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1306-1402 utc. Back home from the 3,600 mile road trip to the 2008 IRCA convention in Flagstaff, AZ. Signals dropped fast after sunrise. 1357 utc. 153 Russia, 1306 fair with man in Russian. 189 Russia 1311 weak with man in Russian. 279

[IRCA] TP's for 09-18-08

-- Good Morning: DX this morning from 1250-1313 utc. The location was Bryce Canyon National Park at Sunrise point. Elevation 8,015', Dxing on a log bench with about a hundred people around taking pictures of the sunrise. 594 Japan, JOAK 1255 with 7.0 signal with Japanese talk. 774

[IRCA] TP's for 09-16-08

-- Good Morning: JOUB 774 was probably the station with threshold audio at 1304 utc. Some splatter from KKOB 770, could not ID language. Local sunrise here is 7:13 A.M. MDT. Will be Kanab for another night. Visiting Zion Park today and will be staying in Kanab for another night. Dennis,

[IRCA] MY FIRST TP!

-- Norm, Congratulations on hearing your first TP on your Utralight. With your combination of the modified E100 and slider loop you will hear many more this season. Dennis, Kanab, Utah ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] TP's for 09-15-08 from Flagstaff, AZ

-- Good Morning: Only one MW TP heard this morning. Over-slept yesterday. JOUB 774 in with a 6.2 signal at 1256 utc with woman in Japanese. Some splatter from KKOB. KCBS puts in a nice signal here in Flagstaff. Getting the bearing on KCBS with the loop, lines up Japan well. Last morning in

Re: [IRCA] ExtremelyHeavy group

Bob Colin, Tube radios at home are HQ 180-National NC-180-Hammarlund Navy radio 1943-2 R-390-A. Also a Zenith beach radio with tubes than runs on batteries or 110 ac. Fada 1939, did work, but needs repair now. Paid $5.00 for it in 1967. Dennis, Kanab, Utah -- Original

[IRCA] 2008 IRCA convention Flagstaff AZ

-- Greetings, My wife and I would like to thank Bill Block for a great 2008 IRCA convention in Flagstaff, AZ. Great stations tours and fellowship with the members that attended. Dennis, Kanab. Utah ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] TP for 09-13-08 Flagstaff

-- Greetings from Flagstaff, Japan, JOUB 774 heard at 1249 ut with woman in Japanese. Signal was about 6.3 and in and out for about 5 minutes. Carriers heard on 594, 1566 and 1575, but no audio on these. Tour three stations yesterday, Local U. Arizona college station in town. KAZM 780 in

[IRCA] TP's for 09-09-08

-- Good Evening, Listened from 1130-1230 utc. Maybe some very weak audio on JOBB 828. Heard some music and could not ID the language. Being in Boise, ID, in a motel room with a 20 story hospital between me and TP land might have been a. factor In Salt Lake City tonight with possible

Re: [IRCA] Beware the HDTV digital converter box!

Kevin, Glad to read that your H-900 is back in proper working order. My H-800 works very well on long-wave and has even heard a few TP's on MW. On rare mornings is sometimes out performs the NW ewe. Will be interesting to see how many TP's you can heard from your location. Seems like this

Re: [IRCA] TGP's for 09-05-08

Pat, We plan on taking our time to Flagstaff. Checked out the Days inn Flagstaff web site and they have WiFi. Station tours sound like a lot of fun. Be nice to see Dave again. See you Thursday Pat. Dennis, Salmn Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing

[IRCA] TP's for 09-06-08

-- Good Morning: Listened from 1235-1339 utc. Around 23 audios this morning. Most with weak signals. 180Russia, 6.25 at 1241. 189Russia, 6.5 at 1242. 279Russia, 6.4 at 1242. 567Japan, JOIK 1243 6.5 with music. 594Japan, JOAK 1322 In on second band

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