Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-13 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Thanks Gary. I've seen it here after 1400UT; it certainly can sit on other potential DX. best wishes, Nick At 23:28 2018-04-13, d1028g...@aol.com wrote: Kia Orana Nick 846-Kiribati does indeed run a open carrier overnight.On the SSB-equipped CC Skywave it has a huge carrier around 11

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-13 Thread Gary DeBock via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Kia Orana Nick 846-Kiribati does indeed run a open carrier overnight.On the SSB-equipped CC Skywave it has a huge carrier around 1100, but that doesn't stop Radio Veritas from showing up in its null. Gary Sent from AOL Mobile Mail On Thursday, April 12, 2018 Nick Hall

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-13 Thread R. Colin Newell
Original owner of my XCR-30 is none other than Ian McFarland of CBC RCI. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Apr 13, 2018, at 9:24 AM, Bill Whitacre wrote: > > In re-reading my WRTH article from 1981 I’m reminded that the XCR-30 also > went to Europe a few times. Pretty sure I trave

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-13 Thread Bill Whitacre
In re-reading my WRTH article from 1981 I’m reminded that the XCR-30 also went to Europe a few times. Pretty sure I travelled without the dozen or so D-cells it craved. Evereadys didn’t catch on fire like LiOn cells but they were just as heavy. ;-) Not so long before I joined VOA, in 1982, s

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-13 Thread R. Colin Newell
Hey! I've a functioning Barlow-Wadley XCR-30! And I assure you, it has never picked up Radio Cook Islands! On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 5:37 AM, Bill Whitacre wrote: > Oh, oh … now you did it — opened up the door to ‘memory lane!’ > > Here’s a cut from Radio Cook Islands from July 1980 recorded, as f

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-13 Thread Bill Whitacre
ns > Puyallup, WA > > >> -- Forwarded message -- >> From: Gary DeBock >> To: "America, Mailing" >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:24:12 -0700 (PDT) >> Subject: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-13 Thread Gary DeBock
<<< Which leads to a question about the Christmas Island transmitter on 846. Are they running it at full power, even when there is no programming? It certainly seems that way, judging by a strong signal on 846 and lack of programming before sunrise here on the west coast. >>> I'll see what I can f

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-12 Thread Guy Atkins
-recordings/ 73, Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Gary DeBock > To: "America, Mailing" > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:24:12 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC) > 630-

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-12 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Which leads to a question about the Christmas Island transmitter on 846. Are they running it at full power, even when there is no programming? It certainly seems that way, judging by a strong signal on 846 and lack of programming before sunrise here on the west coast. Possibly that's a good

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-12 Thread Gary DeBock
Hi Paul, A lot of these Pacific island transmitters suffer for lack of maintenance and repair parts. The salt water environment, hot weather and cyclone damage take their toll. 630-RCI is apparently one of the worst for an underperforming signal-- I tried hard to hear it in Kona, Hawaii twice l

Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-12 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
A.) I would suspect Radio Cook Islands isn’t running full power B.) isn’t it non directional? then there’s no nulls, that applies to directional stations On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 9:24 PM Gary DeBock wrote: > 630-Radio Cook Islands in Rarotonga is one of the most exotic Pacific > island stations

[IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

2018-04-12 Thread Gary DeBock
630-Radio Cook Islands in Rarotonga is one of the most exotic Pacific island stations on the MW band, with a reputation of being a real underperformer. Here in Aitutaki (about 200 km to the north) you can even hear the Australian co-channels 4QN and 2PB in its null at night. Here is the sign o