Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate station in Portland, OR caught by FCC

2010-09-10 Thread vroomski
Walt, About 6 months ago I track a Russian station on 1710 kHz to a neighborhood near 164 th street in Vancouver. Very expensive homes in this neighborhood. Have not heard this station this summer in my visits to the area. It seems that the Seattle area Russian station on 1710 is still

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate station in Portland, OR caught by FCC

2010-09-10 Thread Patrick Martin
Dennis, I can verify that the Puget Sound Russian is still on. I just heard it a few minutes ago. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside. ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate station in Portland, OR caught by FCC

2010-09-10 Thread Patrick Martin
That is cool Dennis. How much was the talking house tx? Is it 100mw? How far does it get out? Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside. ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate station in Portland, OR caught by FCC

2010-09-10 Thread vroomski
Patrick, I paid $12.99 for the Talking House transmitter. The Goodwill store had 3 of them. When I plugged it into a ground-fault outlet, it tripped the breaker. It works when pugged into a regular AC outlet. 4 ft wire for a antenna in our den, I could hear it a house or two away on the

Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate station in Portland, OR caught by FCC

2010-09-10 Thread Patrick Martin
Hi Dennis, Thanks for the info. I would not mind buying one myself, if I found it. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TP?DU for 7 Sep 2010

2010-09-10 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Hi Mike, It's fascinating to observe the differences between various listening locations. Down here, nothing was even close to audio in the low end of the band that day, and actually it's been that way for several days now.It always amazes me how a 400 watt station in the X-band can

[IRCA] Alberta TP/DU for 10 Sep 2010

2010-09-10 Thread Nigel Pimblett
My apologies for sending an earlier message meant for Mike to the entire list, but as I mentioned there, the 1566 Korean was in this morning, for the first time this season. The only other stations with audio were Brisbane's 4BC, with a nostalgia music request program. (Seemed rather odd

[IRCA] BC TP/DU for 10 Sep 2010

2010-09-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
This was the best morning this season here by some way. Still no Chinese, but a lot more Japanese, and some pretty strong signals on the regulars. It may take awhile to upload the details, because there's a couple of other things to do this morning just now! best wishes, Nick At 13:18

[IRCA] TP's for 09/10/10

2010-09-10 Thread vroomski
Listened from 1242-1342 utc. So many carriers. Lower frequency Japanese stations popping in (558+567). VOA 1575 absent this morning. Lower channels much better than higher channels. 153RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1242 steady S-3 signal with classical music. 180RUSSIA, Radio Rossii 1247

Re: [IRCA] Talking House Tx WAS 1710 kHz Pirate station in Portland, OR caught by FCC

2010-09-10 Thread HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
One of the more upscale Goodwill's that I shop had two or three at one time, for five dollars each. All had a cassette player in them. Might have been neat to experiment with. 73, Dave in Indy -- Message: 7 Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:28:08 + (UTC) From:

[IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Friday

2010-09-10 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
A very good TP morning with poorer DU. An early check had 1566 HLAZ with woman talking plus chorale music, very poor/poor, 1233 utc. Toward the end, 567 with poor Asian talk; 596 poor/weak Asian talk; 666 poor Asian talk; 693 JJ weak/medium at times with EE lessons, oh I just washed my car and

[IRCA] DU's from IL Sept 10, very poor

2010-09-10 Thread neilkaz
DU cx were very poor here this morning with nothing but the weakest traces of 702 carrier noted and also a weakish 1098 carrier suffering in IBOC. No trace of anything from Calif noted either. This is in sharp contrast with a few days ago. 73 KAZ Barrington IL

Re: [IRCA] BC TP/DU for 10 Sep 2010

2010-09-10 Thread Colin Newell
On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:38:25 + Nick Hall-Patch n...@ieee.org wrote: This was the best morning this season here by some way. Still no Chinese, but a lot more Japanese, and some pretty strong signals on the regulars. It may take awhile to upload the details, because there's a couple of

Re: [IRCA] Radio Rossii on 1026

2010-09-10 Thread Chuck Hutton
Walt - There are 3 Mayaks on 1026 listed in the WRTH. I can't remember the locations off the top of my head but remember I had the same problem when I heard them. Chuck Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:17:41 + From: salma...@shaw.ca To: dxplo...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [IRCA] Radio

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2010-09-10 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Sep 10 1806 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 September follow. Solar flux 74 and mid-latitude A-index 6. The

[IRCA] TP for 10 Sep from Victoria, BC

2010-09-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Definitely a much better morning here, listening from 1250 to 1335UT, with the first really good strength signals from some of the regulars, plus quite a variety of second string stations.At one point, there were two Japanese on 864 for example, one //1287, umm those are 3 kw stations...

[IRCA] 650 with NOS/Jazz?

2010-09-10 Thread Saul DX
Pre-sunset here, and on east-west BOG have jazz alone on 650, more on the soft NOStalgia side of things. No ID between first two tunes I've heard - at 1922 EDT. Not //860 CJBC but not sure what CBF Montreal is doing... (there is a 40-watt relay) Saudi audio 1521, nothing else huge yet. Very

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 650 with NOS/Jazz?

2010-09-10 Thread Saul DX
It's MA, heard some Portuguese vocals ... then back to the instrumental jazz stuff. Add 999 Spain to the mix, and a few more hets... Saul - Original Message - From: Saul DX To: amfmt...@mailman.qth.net ; a...@wtfda.info ; a...@nrcdxas.org ; irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent:

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-10

2010-09-10 Thread D1028Gary
Hello All, Like Dennis and Nick have noted, the Japanese TP's were very strong this morning, with the NHK big guns booming in at times on the low band. 594, 747 and 828 kHz had their best audio of the season, and there was even a weak UnID Japanese station showing up on 738 kHz (for the

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2010-09-10 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Sep 11 0001 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 10 September follow. Solar flux 75 and mid-latitude A-index 2. The

Re: [IRCA] Radio Rossii on 1026

2010-09-10 Thread Chuck Hutton
Oops... Walt wrote Rossii and I read Mayak. I have no idea on the 1026 Rossii. Chuck From: charle...@msn.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:12:38 + Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio Rossii on 1026 Walt - There are 3 Mayaks on 1026 listed in the WRTH. I can't

[IRCA] 1540 KLKC

2010-09-10 Thread todftscytj7707
From 0415-0430 KLKC at times destroying KXEL! Weird dynamics tonight! 73 Todd dxing in nearby Hastings MN with car radio. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 650 with NOS/Jazz?

2010-09-10 Thread neilkaz
This guy sometimes switches power somewhat late (perhaps legally with a PSSA?) as I've had them a few times from Grafton WI on the ENE BOGs which null WSM deeply. 73 KAZ -Original Message- From: Saul DX sau...@sympatico.ca Sent: Sep 10, 2010 6:40 PM To: a...@nrcdxas.org,

Re: [IRCA] 1540 KLKC

2010-09-10 Thread neilkaz
Nice catch !!! I've had them but on really directional BOGs aimed right at them and listening thru KXEL which, while overpowering can fade. 73 KAZ 35 miles NW of Chicago -Original Message- From: todftscytj7...@aol.com Sent: Sep 10, 2010 10:35 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc:

Re: [IRCA] 1540 KLKC

2010-09-10 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
Hey Todd, KLKC is a pretty dandy catch, especially thru KXEL. Assume you used GMT. Don K. todftscytj7...@aol.com wrote: From 0415-0430 KLKC at times destroying KXEL! Weird dynamics tonight! 73 Todd dxing in nearby Hastings MN with car radio.

[IRCA] Alberta TAs

2010-09-10 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Lots of carriers across the band tonight, with weak audio noted from France on 1377, Spain on 855, and Germany on 1269. Germany is actually doing quite well at the moment. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TAs....will they make it to the coast?

2010-09-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Just carriers here so far Nigel, 783, 864, 1089, 1107, 1215, 1377, 1422, 1485just popping up and down. best wishes, Nick At 04:13 9/11/2010, you wrote: Lots of carriers across the band tonight, with weak audio noted from France on 1377, Spain on 855, and Germany on 1269. Germany is

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] 650 with NOS/Jazz?

2010-09-10 Thread Bill Nollman
http://www.wsro.com/br/650am-live.html It's a local here and matches an Adult Standards / Smooth Jazz format. Web stream is above. Only a few seconds off. Brazillian and Portugese lyrics on some songs. Bill Nollman Farmington, CT. -Original Message- From: Saul DX

[IRCA] BC TAs....yes one has made it

2010-09-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
A brief fade up of man and woman talking on 1215kHz at 0446, not readable, but inflection sounded British. best wishes, Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TAs....will they make it to the coast?

2010-09-10 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Yes, the signals are popping up and down here a lot too. Mostly carriers, but every so often one pops to audio level.At the moment the only audio is on 1215, with the UK predominating, but with traces of another at times, and a very weak signal on 1107.Let's hope for that little extra

[IRCA] BC TAs....yes one has made it, and left again

2010-09-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Well, that was quick. Got weak talk on 1377 as well, then by 0500, pretty much everything was gone, just a few weak carrierswill keep an ear out for any return. best wishes, Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada

Re: [IRCA] BC TAs....yes one has made it, and left again

2010-09-10 Thread D1028Gary
Hi Nick and Nigel, A weak carrier is also here on 1377 kHz (on just the modified ICF-2010, no loops) but 1215 kHz shows nothing. 1377 produced weak French here on occasion, last season (on the 9' PVC box loop), but 1215 has always been a non-performer at this location. 73, Gary In a

[IRCA] 1540 KLKC

2010-09-10 Thread todftscytj7707
Sorry Don, I meant to say GMT in my last post. I have heard them before but never this strong! Saul did you ever get in contact with their CE? 73 Todd ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca