[IRCA] CBA DX Test QSL?

2008-11-26 Thread Mike Hardester
Does anyone have either an e-mail address or snail-mail address for the person that conducted the CBA Test back in April? I made a copy of my tape and used an address that was posted online (P.O. Box 950, Moncton, New Brunswick, CANADA E1C 8N8), and sent it off First Class Airmail(as

Re: [IRCA] CBA DX Test QSL?

2008-11-26 Thread Patrick Martin
Mike, You should beable to record the audio to the harddrive and then put in on a CD. With me, I have an older Lite On DVD/CD recorder I use when dubbing from cassette. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] CBA DX Test QSL full info

2008-11-26 Thread Karl J. Zuk
Hey Mike: Stacey Foster CBC Radio New Brunswick 250 University Avenue P.O. Box 950 Moncton, NB E1C 8N8 main - 508-853- Stacey - 506-853-6634 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stacey is a really nice guy. I had a good chat with him regarding CBA and its history. He handled my QSL and also sent me a

Re: [IRCA] Struggling to find an id

2008-11-26 Thread timhall1
Kzqz st louis? 73 tim Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Ken Baird [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:00:35 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Struggling to find an id I am struggling to find a web page relating to any combination of

[IRCA] Wow! Oh, WOW! A Japanese Morning from OKlahoma

2008-11-26 Thread John H. Bryant
We are just settling in here in north central Oklahoma and I only have the NW-SE leg of the Wellbrook Array up and running. Snuggie the DX Kitty got me up at 1200 (LSR=1310) and almost on a lark, I tried 774 for Japan with my hotrodded NRD-535... nothing. But there was a definite het on 747

Re: [IRCA] Wow! Oh, WOW! A Japanese Morning from OKlahoma

2008-11-26 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Interesting, as my observations here were very similar. I only had time for a real quick check this morning before heading to work, but as you noted, 567 was doing very well in relation to the others, and 774 was quite weak.Perhaps southern Alberta conditions relate more closely to OK

[IRCA] Ultralight Award Submissions..........A Special Request......

2008-11-26 Thread Robert Ross
Hi Guys: Thanks to all Ultralight DX'ers who have submitted Logs for Ultralight Awards the past few months. We have issued a Ton of awards and it looks like everyone is having a lot of FUN DXing with ULR's and hearing some Monster DX. One request I would like to make for those who are

[IRCA] Struggling to find an id

2008-11-26 Thread Marc DeLorenzo
Ken, Here is the website you want: http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/aminfo.html Look for Search for tentative callsign on the right. -- Marc DeLorenzo South Dennis, MA http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228 -- Original message -- From: Ken Baird [EMAIL

[IRCA] Struggling to find an id

2008-11-26 Thread Ken Baird
I am struggling to find a web page relating to any combination of calls similar to The all new KZQ, KCQ, or maybe even a much more silent 4th letter Anyone any ideas, hrd during a time when there was an opening to the west, Monday 24th 0930utc. KZQZ?

[IRCA] ULTRALIGHT DX.....Sunrise Skip....3 New Stations Today......

2008-11-26 Thread Robert Ross
Hi Guys: Sunrise continues to be a productive time to DX on the Ultralights. This morning's 1 Hour DX Session netted 3 New Stations for the ULR Log. All were Relogs for the OVERALL LOG...but 2 of them are Call Letter Changes. Radio Used wasSONY SRF-T615 with 2 1/2 Foot

[IRCA] TP's for 11-26-08

2008-11-26 Thread vroomski
-- Good Morning: Listened from 1305-1520 utc. (45 minute break from 1400 utc) Japanese morning with a few Chinese stations in too. 189RUSSIA, 1305 steady fair signal with man in Russian. 279RUSSIA, 1306 good signal with man in Russian. 558JAPAN, JOCR 1510 weak with

Re: [IRCA] Wow! Oh, WOW! A Japanese Morning from OKlahoma

2008-11-26 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 06:14 AM 11/26/2008, you wrote: Interesting, as my observations here were very similar. I only had time for a real quick check this morning before heading to work, but as you noted, 567 was doing very well in relation to the others, and 774 was quite weak. Perhaps southern Alberta

Re: [IRCA] Struggling to find an id

2008-11-26 Thread kj8o
Very nice catch, Ken. It's KZQZ St. Louis MO. I heard them from in Michigan earlier this year, and several of the members of this list were kind enough to ID for me. 73 de Joe Miller, KJ8O, Troy MI On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:47:42 +, timhall1 wrote Kzqz st louis? 73 tim Sent from my

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 11-26

2008-11-26 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1340-1420 and found that conditions were good for late November. 279 Russia heard with music and it was the only LW station heard. 567 Japan JOIK very poor and just above the noise level. 594 Japan JOAK fair signal at times. 774 Japan JOUB very good at times. 828 Japan JOBB

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 11-26

2008-11-26 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1340-1420 and found that conditions were good for late November. 279 Russia heard with music and it was the only LW station heard. 567 Japan JOIK very poor and just above the noise level. 594 Japan JOAK fair signal at times. 774 Japan JOUB very good at times. 828 Japan JOBB

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 11-26

2008-11-26 Thread Bill Block
Listened from 1340-1420 and found that conditions were good for late November. 279 Russia heard with music and it was the only LW station heard. 567 Japan JOIK very poor and just above the noise level. 594 Japan JOAK fair signal at times. 774 Japan JOUB very good at times. 828 Japan JOBB

Re: [IRCA] Struggling to find an id

2008-11-26 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I've heard KZQZ here in Central Nebraska. Paul On 11/26/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very nice catch, Ken. It's KZQZ St. Louis MO. I heard them from in Michigan earlier this year, and several of the members of this list were kind enough to ID for me. 73 de Joe Miller,

Re: [IRCA] Struggling to find an id

2008-11-26 Thread neilkaz
http://www.kzqz1430am.com/ and a huge pest near Chicago 73 KAZ -Original Message- From: Ken Baird [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 26, 2008 7:00 AM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Struggling to find an id I am struggling to find a web page relating to any combination of calls

Re: [IRCA] Unfavourable A/K Indices

2008-11-26 Thread Guy Atkins
Hi Walt, It will be interesting to see what the A/K indices do in the next 24-48 hours, since mention was recently made that good conditions can precede the low A K numbers. Best of luck to you and Chuck while DXing in Winter Harbour. Chuck has one package for you from Computergate which I

Re: [IRCA] CBA DX Test QSL?

2008-11-26 Thread Mike Hardester
Will give your method a try Patrick, and thank you Karl for the address. One can only hope, hi! Patrick Martin wrote: Mike, You should beable to record the audio to the harddrive and then put in on a CD. With me, I have an older Lite On DVD/CD recorder I use when dubbing from cassette.

Re: [IRCA] CBA DX Test QSL?

2008-11-26 Thread Patrick Martin
CBA QSL'd for me some years back. The CBC has always been good QSLers. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

[IRCA] WSTK-1400 Jacksonville, NC, Testing

2008-11-26 Thread Mike Hardester
1400WSTKNC, Jacksonville noted testing 11/26 at 1145-1215 and 1257-1330 with instrumental music (heavy on the percussions), some TV theme songs, or portions: Friends, Family Guy, Barney's theme (aargh!!!). Three different IDs noted for WSTK 1400 in Jacksonville and (simulcasting? if

[IRCA] TP for 26 Nov from Victoria, BC

2008-11-26 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Started listening earlier this morning 1445UT, and on and off for the next hour. Can't quite agree entirely with Walt about 594, as I managed to catch them at a brief peak; both 747, 1134, and 1287 also fell into this category, briefly good, but mostly lackluster. There wasn't much of a

Re: [IRCA] Radio Rossii 234 signoff

2008-11-26 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
I can check for 234 actual signoff; I could have this morning but I was listing to 180 sign off at 1400 utc. 6 time pips at TOH then off; quickly going to 234 showed it off then, with audio before, though didn't check for actual signoff. Steve NE Oregon - Original Message - From: Nick

Re: [IRCA] Unfavourable A/K Indices

2008-11-26 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 08:34 AM 11/26/2008, you wrote: Hi Walt, It will be interesting to see what the A/K indices do in the next 24-48 hours, since mention was recently made that good conditions can precede the low A K numbers. Best of luck to you and Chuck while DXing in Winter Harbour. Chuck has one package

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-11-26 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Nov 26 2106 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 November follow. Solar flux 68 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 10.

[IRCA] CK-750/CJVR

2008-11-26 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Does anyone have a local (306) area code number for their newsroom or studio? Every local (306) number I find is a Fax nubmer or the office, which is closed, I can't seem to locate a non toll free newsroom or studio number. Paul ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] ULTRALIGHT DX......Sunset Skip....3 More New Ones Tonight!!

2008-11-26 Thread Robert Ross
Hi Guys: Decent conditions to the EAST tonight at Sunset. Actually.these stations were coming in quite early today...starting at 1445 EST!! 3 New Stations for the ULR Log and 2 of these are NEW to the OVERALL LOG as well. That's 6 New ULR Stations today..which is an exceptional day

[IRCA] New DX Catch- Oldies CK750/CJVR Melfort, Saskatchewan

2008-11-26 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I turned on my Sony SRF59 ULR Walkman just before 5:00pm and began spinning the dials. I sat on 750 waiting for local KMMH Grand Island, NE to sign off. Well, at 5:14 the announcer did the obligatory This now concludes the broadcast day.. and did a quick sign off message, but the carrier was still

Re: [IRCA] [New DX Catch- Oldies CK750/CJVR Melfort, Saskatchewan

2008-11-26 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
And all I can go by is what CK750.com and CJVR.com say along with radio-locator.com.. since I know nothing about Canadian radio. Paul Walker On 11/26/08, neilkaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice DXing, but the calls on this which is easy here in IL/Wi with WSB phased are CKJH. 73 KAZ

[IRCA] KMZQ-670

2008-11-26 Thread Pete Taylor
670 KMZQ Las Vegas barreling in here with Sweet City Woman and the like at 1555PST with no sign of KBOI. However, the frequency exclusivity didn't last long, and by 1600PST ID time, it was taking 2 second dips under KBOI. Sensed before but this is the first actual logging. Pete Taylor

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2008-11-26 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2008 Nov 27 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 November follow. Solar flux 68 and mid-latitude A-index 11. The

Re: [IRCA] ULTRALIGHT DX......Sunset Skip....3 More New Ones Tonight!!

2008-11-26 Thread Mike Sanburn
Robert, Congrats!!! I hope that you make 600 stations by the end of the year---Mike Sanburn KG6LJU Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:49:06 -0500 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IRCA] ULTRALIGHT DX..Sunset Skip3 More New Ones Tonight!! Hi Guys: Decent conditions

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2008-11-26 Thread Ira Elbert New, III
IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - 2003 ISUZU Rodeo In-Dash Audio System 4340940 WMIX IL Mount Vernon - 11/22/08 1743 - Barry Manilow with Ready To Take A Chance Again. Good, steady signal. AM 940, WMIX. (IEN-GA)Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964!

[IRCA] Radio (Part Three-Hundred and Seventy-Seven)

2008-11-26 Thread Ira Elbert New, III
IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - 2003 ISUZU Rodeo In-Dash Audio System 4340940 WMIX IL Mount Vernon - 11/22/08 1743 - Barry Manilow with Ready To Take A Chance Again. Good, steady signal. AM 940, WMIX. (IEN-GA)Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964!

[IRCA] evening TPs

2008-11-26 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
By 0605UT, both 774 and 1287 delivering audio here, traces heard on 747 by 0615UT. Just traces on 279 and 234 (and later 153). By 0620, audio traces on 567 and carriers (mostly weak) all over. 765 was one of the stronger (and more mysterious). 738 1098 and 1017 were Pacific Islands

Re: [IRCA] evening TPs

2008-11-26 Thread Bruce Portzer
Nick There's a commercial station in Khabarovsk on 765, possibly with a network of synchronized transmitters in the surrounding countryside. A plausible catch at that hour. Bruce -- Original message -- From: Nick Hall-Patch [EMAIL PROTECTED] By 0605UT, both

[IRCA] evening TPs

2008-11-26 Thread vroomski
Nick, Here's whats in 8 miles North of Portland, OR. 234RUSSIA, 0705 very weak with man in Russian. 279RUSSIA, 0659 faint. No pips heard toh. 765UNKNOWN, 0701 level 4 carrier. 774JAPAN, JOUB 0701 weak with a lot of splatter. Fair 0704. 1107

[IRCA] Pacific Asian Log (PAL) Updated

2008-11-26 Thread Guy Atkins
I noticed on www.radioheritage.net that Bruce Portzer has updated his Pacific Asian Log (PAL). (Walt Chuck: better grab a copy before you head up to the Winter Harbour DXpedition!) 73, Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA USA www.perseus-sdr.blogspot.com ___