Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Chuck Hutton]

I believe there's no Win10 / Perseus ptoblem but rather only that Win10 doesn't 
normally permit unsigned drivers, even if the unsigned drivers were inherited 
from a previous version of Windows.


This can be cured by getting the signed drivers from Microtelecom's web site. 
And I think the old method of manually forcing an unsigned driver to be loaded 
still works.


I know of no Win10 problems (and have none myself on 5 machines) after 
installing the signed drivers.


Chuck



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Subject: Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 
11-30)


> On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:23 AM, Stan Horzepa  wrote:
>
> Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I have 
> not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I admit that the 
> only Windows app I use is the ELAD software.

It's not the Mac part, it's the Win 10 part.  I gather, from this list, that 
Win 10 is not 'friendly' to Perseus software ... or many other things.
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Re: [IRCA] South Korean MW Jamming

[Nick Hall-Patch]

At 00:03 02-12-16, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:

Gimpo being in South Korea, what is it jamming from the 
south?  (which might be why we don't hear it on northerly 
paths?)This siren is what I heard on 1053 years ago, have a 
recording from 2007; the recordings from 2008 are without sirens.  I 
don't think I've heard the sirens since then.






I listened again to that recording I have of the siren jammer.  It's 
really high quality, as is the Japanese station it's interfering 
with.I believe that was recorded in Japan, which I visited that 
year (hi).   That might explain hearing the siren jammer rather than 
our west coast dull whooshing.


Ooops.

best wishes,

Nick



Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada 


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[IRCA] TP 1 Dec Victoria version

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Pretty lively today, but erratic; many channels might have had 
something fade up, but life is too short.   Main point of interest 
was Chinese fading up (somewhat) after 1500UT, and HLAZ hanging in until 1750UT





pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, 
at least briefly):


594 JOAK Japanese man on phone talking to woman announcer 1514UT

1566 HLAZ woman in Chinese ending in piano music, then man in Korean 
with "FEBC" ID 1600UT.  Audio still noted after 1700UT,  and fairly 
steady with Korean man and woman (drama?) 1719-27 UT, peaking to very 
readable 1728UT.   Starting to fade after this, but still noted 
Christmas carol at 1751UT






Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it 
understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):



774 JOUB man in Japanese 1511UT; possibly better signals in 1300-1500UT
972 HLCA man on phone to announcer, Korean 1406UT


not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or 
noise could be understood by a native speaker:


612 4QR odd man out, man in DU English 1442UT
738 Tahiti likely, island vocals 1416UT
747 JOIB  man in Japanese //774 1516UT
945 CNR1 man in Chinese //6125 and leading it 1522UT
1287 JOHR man in Japanese 1529UT; still various mumblings on channel 1714UT
1593 CNR1 man in Chinese, musical interlude //6125 1558UT


Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be 
guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in 
talk or music)


693 JOAB woman talking //774 barely making it through 690 splash 1357UT
711 man talking, struggling with 710 splash, but sounded Korean in 
the gaps in the splatter
873 JOGB woman talking //774 1414UT  (and yes 828 was heard at 
various times too)

981 CNR1 woman and man talking 1513-14UT, //945 and 1593
1017 flute music, man talking, maybe Korean?? 1523UT
1575 woman talking 1533UT


Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or 
ravaged by splatter) lots of near audio here


567 621 702 837 855 909 918 954 1044 1089 1098 1107  11341206  1278 
1386 1422 1494  1503 etc...



best wishes,

Nick

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[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 1 December 2016

[Nigel Pimblett]

 The first morning of December turned out to be very much like the 
last one of November:



594JOAKTokyo, JAPANA bit stronger than yesterday.  Poor with 
man and woman in Japanese at 1345, but up to fair by 1410.


693JOABTokyo, JAPANWoman in Japanese at 1442.  Also better 
than yesterday.


747	JOIB	Sapporo, JAPAN   Weaker than yesterday, with only traces of 
talk at 1445.


774JOUBAkita, JAPANFair with woman in Japanese at 1346, up 
to good by 1415.


828JOBBOsaka, JAPANLanguage lesson, //774 etc at 1412.

837 unIDTraces of talk at 1437.

11164BCBrisbane, AUSTRALIAPoor, with woman caller to talk 
show at 1411.


1566HLAZCheju, KOREAFair/good with hymn, then woman in 
Japanese at 1357.


1593unID	CHINA	  Nothing like as strong as CNR1 yesterday, with just 
traces of talk at 1449.


Overall very similar to yesterday, with some better and some weaker.
The upper band in general was not quite as good, with no VOA on 1575, 
and a much weaker signal on 1593, though Korea on 1566 was at least up 
to yesterday's level.





73,


Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, AB
Perseus SDR with Wellbrook Phased Array





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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Dec 02 0005 UTC
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

[DXer]

That price is the lowest I've seen.

I think I'll give my wife custody of my credit card, no...not for a 
christmas present, but to prevent me from buying one now. LOL


Regards,

Vince
Ottawa, ON



On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Neil Kazaross  wrote:



Since Paul would want to power from his laptop I'd recommend
http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/ which is a great buy at this
sale price. He'd then bring everything back into the house after

recording

across each ToH unless he had a warming tent.

73 KAZ

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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

[DXer]

Paul,

I would not call it cheating, it was received with your own receiver and 
antenna. But I agree with you on whether I will ever find time to check 
the recordings.


As for playing with the settings, the only thing you would not be able 
to do is tweak with the antenna post recordings.


SDR recording is the closest we have come to successfully turning back 
time.


Regards,

Vince
Ottawa, ON

On 2016-12-01 8:03 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:

Plus, I believe recording whole swaths of spectrum and listening back later
is cheating and not really dxing. Plus, the way I do things, it'd be 5
years before I got around to things.

Part of the fun in DXing is tweaking settings on bathe antenna and radio
and working to actually get that signal

Pau l

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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

[DXer]

As the guy that wrote about the RTL dongles recently, I'll second Walt's 
advice. This is not/not the radio for anybody that would be a subscriber 
to this mailing list.


That said, this is the most bang for the buck to get an idea of what SDR 
is (US$20 for the RTL-SDR Blog v3 dongle), and to try some of the free 
software that is out there (SDR#, HDSDR, SDR-Console). Most of them will 
work with your next purchase (Perseus and ELAD), if you want something 
other than the radio's bundled software package.


Regards,

Vince
Ottawa, ON

On 2016-12-01 7:54 PM, Walter Salmaniw wrote:

Beware the cheap USB
dongle SDRs.   You get what you pay for, but I suppose it's a good
introduction to SDR.73,...Walt

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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Plus, I believe recording whole swaths of spectrum and listening back later
is cheating and not really dxing. Plus, the way I do things, it'd be 5
years before I got around to things.

Part of the fun in DXing is tweaking settings on bathe antenna and radio
and working to actually get that signal

Pau l

On Thursday, December 1, 2016, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd spend upward of 750-1000 on a good tablet or laptop and an SDR... I'm
> not sure I want to spend that much and like I said, not sure I have the
> patience to wanna learn it.  I had an SDR a year ago, could never get it to
> work worth a crap
>
> On Thursday, December 1, 2016, Walter Salmaniw  > wrote:
>
>> Before dismissing too quickly, it does make for a quantum change in how
>> you
>> listen.  Here's an example.   Things are hopping on the bands, but it's
>> damn cold.  Fingers are barely working, but it would be a shame to miss
>> the
>> opening.  Right now, you are on a single frequency, and as I see it, you
>> like to park there and enjoy the programming and get a good recording.
>> Good on you!   With a SDR (I have 3 myself), you push the button and
>> record
>> the entire MW spectrum.  Record 5, 10 or 30 minutes.  Or until you're too
>> cold!Now, retreat to the warmth of your place and continue DXing the
>> file that was created.  It'll be exactly like listening live with complete
>> freedom to go from channel to channel and not miss a thing.  Also easy to
>> check for // frequencies.   It truly is a fantastic tool.   Yes, there's a
>> learning curve with SDRs.  I started with WinRadios, then over to SDR-IQ,
>> and for many years now, with the Perseus SDR.   The latter really is most,
>> to me, like a regular radio when it comes to it's interface.   I also have
>> the same Elad which is on long term loan to Colin.  I love my Perseus
>> receivers (2 of them) and would never go back to analogue radios.  The
>> Perseus is a bit more expensive, but I always check the used market.  My
>> 2nd Perseus came 2nd hand.  With the radios you've used over the last 2
>> years, an SDR has to be the next one for you, Paul.  Beware the cheap USB
>> dongle SDRs.   You get what you pay for, but I suppose it's a good
>> introduction to SDR.73,...Walt
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
>> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > No way am i spending $500 on that.. Theres another SDR for like $200
>> thats
>> > getting good reviews, but i have no real plans to go the SDR route right
>> > now too much of a learning curve and i dont have the patience.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Neil Kazaross 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > For domestics I'd prefer to record xx:57 to xx:02 since many domestics
>> > come
>> > > out of their talk shows into local stuff or stuff that can be local
>> about
>> > > xx:57.
>> > >
>> > > The Perseus only specs to a low freq of  0C (32F). When mine has been
>> in
>> > my
>> > > DX truck long term at -20C (-4F) I have had some concerns that while
>> it
>> > > worked ok, it may not have been working optimally. Others in colder
>> > places
>> > > could better advise if they also DX outside as I do in my truck.
>> > >
>> > > Since Paul would want to power from his laptop I'd recommend
>> > > http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/ which is a great buy at
>> this
>> > > sale price. He'd then bring everything back into the house after
>> > recording
>> > > across each ToH unless he had a warming tent.
>> > >
>> > > 73 KAZ
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 1:34 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hmmm, grounding, in Alaska, in winter.   Might be an interesting
>> > exercise
>> > > > if one wanted a separate ground rod from household power ground, now
>> > > that I
>> > > > think about it
>> > > >
>> > > > At 07:20 01-12-16, Chuck Hutton wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> Paul -
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Find some 100% shielded 50 Ohm coax or use some RG6 quad shield.
>> Maybe
>> > > >> you'll need a filter and / or choke also. With all the above, I'm
>> sure
>> > > you
>> > > >> can eliminate or greatly reduce the FM problem. You'll live longer
>> > too.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> With good grounding (as Walt says) it won't be a big antenna -
>> just a
>> > > >> small quiet pipe conveying tons of delicious DX.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Chuck
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> 
>> > > >> From: IRCA  on behalf of Paul B.
>> > Walker,
>> > > >> Jr. 
>> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:46 PM
>> > > >> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>> > > >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Why does no one understand about the fact I've got 3 FM
>> transmitters
>> > 

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

[Walter Salmaniw]

Before dismissing too quickly, it does make for a quantum change in how you
listen.  Here's an example.   Things are hopping on the bands, but it's
damn cold.  Fingers are barely working, but it would be a shame to miss the
opening.  Right now, you are on a single frequency, and as I see it, you
like to park there and enjoy the programming and get a good recording.
Good on you!   With a SDR (I have 3 myself), you push the button and record
the entire MW spectrum.  Record 5, 10 or 30 minutes.  Or until you're too
cold!Now, retreat to the warmth of your place and continue DXing the
file that was created.  It'll be exactly like listening live with complete
freedom to go from channel to channel and not miss a thing.  Also easy to
check for // frequencies.   It truly is a fantastic tool.   Yes, there's a
learning curve with SDRs.  I started with WinRadios, then over to SDR-IQ,
and for many years now, with the Perseus SDR.   The latter really is most,
to me, like a regular radio when it comes to it's interface.   I also have
the same Elad which is on long term loan to Colin.  I love my Perseus
receivers (2 of them) and would never go back to analogue radios.  The
Perseus is a bit more expensive, but I always check the used market.  My
2nd Perseus came 2nd hand.  With the radios you've used over the last 2
years, an SDR has to be the next one for you, Paul.  Beware the cheap USB
dongle SDRs.   You get what you pay for, but I suppose it's a good
introduction to SDR.73,...Walt

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:

> No way am i spending $500 on that.. Theres another SDR for like $200 thats
> getting good reviews, but i have no real plans to go the SDR route right
> now too much of a learning curve and i dont have the patience.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Neil Kazaross  wrote:
>
> > For domestics I'd prefer to record xx:57 to xx:02 since many domestics
> come
> > out of their talk shows into local stuff or stuff that can be local about
> > xx:57.
> >
> > The Perseus only specs to a low freq of  0C (32F). When mine has been in
> my
> > DX truck long term at -20C (-4F) I have had some concerns that while it
> > worked ok, it may not have been working optimally. Others in colder
> places
> > could better advise if they also DX outside as I do in my truck.
> >
> > Since Paul would want to power from his laptop I'd recommend
> > http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/ which is a great buy at this
> > sale price. He'd then bring everything back into the house after
> recording
> > across each ToH unless he had a warming tent.
> >
> > 73 KAZ
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 1:34 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> >
> > > Hmmm, grounding, in Alaska, in winter.   Might be an interesting
> exercise
> > > if one wanted a separate ground rod from household power ground, now
> > that I
> > > think about it
> > >
> > > At 07:20 01-12-16, Chuck Hutton wrote:
> > >
> > >> Paul -
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Find some 100% shielded 50 Ohm coax or use some RG6 quad shield. Maybe
> > >> you'll need a filter and / or choke also. With all the above, I'm sure
> > you
> > >> can eliminate or greatly reduce the FM problem. You'll live longer
> too.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> With good grounding (as Walt says) it won't be a big antenna - just a
> > >> small quiet pipe conveying tons of delicious DX.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Chuck
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 
> > >> From: IRCA  on behalf of Paul B.
> Walker,
> > >> Jr. 
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:46 PM
> > >> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> > >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30
> > >>
> > >> Why does no one understand about the fact I've got 3 FM transmitters
> > above
> > >> me?
> > >> It gets into things 500 feet away... It'll sure as heck get into
> things
> > 50
> > >> feet away acting as a big antenna.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Walter Salmaniw 
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Paul, with good quality coax, and proper grounding, I think it is
> > >> > possible.  Of course you'll never know unless you try.  That's what
> > it's
> > >> > about!  Walt
> > >> >
> > >> > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> > >> > walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Nope. No culverts. Roads aren't even paved
> > >> > >
> > >> > > The coax would just certainly pick up noise. I've got transmit
> > >> antennas
> > >> > 50
> > >> > > feet above my head, 500 feet away from m DX spot
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross <
> neilka...@gmail.com
> > >> > 
> > >> > > > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > I'd think that coax and properly grounded at both ends wouldn't
> > >> pick up
> > >> > > > much 

Re: [IRCA] South Korean MW Jamming

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Thanks for doing this Chris.   The subtleties are endless.

Couple of questions.   These are all originating  in South Korea, is 
that correct?  (except for video games on 819?)

\\

further:
This is the Gimpo siren jammer, THE most powerful jammer in Korea at 
250kw, aimed south and on 16 1/2 hours a day, yet still stupidly 
leaving a full hour a day unjammed. While it's the most heard in the 
country, the dinky Seoul jammer 16 miles away is the one that gets 
out across the entire globe but can barely cover a 50-mile radius in 
Korea. We suspect its power is going up to the sky (or due north) as 
opposed to covering the ground as it should be.


Gimpo being in South Korea, what is it jamming from the 
south?  (which might be why we don't hear it on northerly 
paths?)This siren is what I heard on 1053 years ago, have a 
recording from 2007; the recordings from 2008 are without sirens.  I 
don't think I've heard the sirens since then.






This one is used at tourist sites along the DMZ. This is recorded 
less than 10 miles from the tower of 50kw 810 KCBS while standing 
beside the North Korean customs booth a half mile from the actual 
border, but a 60dBu silent signal very closeby is muffling it. These 
are mounted on little sticks on the side of buildings like 10-watt 
transmitters.




I've heard something like this earlier this year on 1566.   They're 
taking the audio of the originating station, distorting somehow and 
rebroadcasting?


best wishes,

Nick



At 09:45 29-11-16, Chris Kadlec wrote:
Here's a little bit about different jammers on the South Korean side 
of things for those who are interested. I have been sifting through 
40 hours of unedited recordings of East Asia MW over the past week 
or so and can now view them in a more organized fashion than when I 
presented on the same topic in Madison last August (for the few of 
you who attended) with basically no preparation whatsoever. I'll 
leave the North Korean side of things for another time as they have 
their own unique sounds, especially the big metro Pyongyang 
frequencies (891, 900, 1143, 1467, 1566, and 1584, not to forget the 
freaking 75 kHz-wide 711 that wipes out a fair chunk of the Seoul 
daytime band).


I'd like to share nine clips. Some are experimental while others are 
24/7 permanent. The experimental site south of Seoul just came 
online with 24/7 full-power jamming with the obvious end result of 
their long-term testing and I'm not including that in here, though 
it's not drastically different from what's heard here (just more annoying).


First, here's the most basic form of the jammer the ROK has been 
using for some time. It's just the raw sound with nothing additional 
added in yet. This was at the experimental site 7 miles from my FM site.


http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/external/Jammer_Basic.MP3

Next, this is the standard jammer that has been used more or less 
for the past year in Seoul. Note the same sound with sirens added. 
There are minor differences now and then.


http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/external/Jammer_Standard.MP3

My arch-nemesis, the hum jammer. They're using these on multiple 
frequencies and via skywave and groundwave, I cannot identify the 
locations and they clog otherwise-listenable frequencies from China. 
This particular one is on 855 and near the coastal border.


http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/external/Jammer_Hummer.MP3

This is the Gimpo siren jammer, THE most powerful jammer in Korea at 
250kw, aimed south and on 16 1/2 hours a day, yet still stupidly 
leaving a full hour a day unjammed. While it's the most heard in the 
country, the dinky Seoul jammer 16 miles away is the one that gets 
out across the entire globe but can barely cover a 50-mile radius in 
Korea. We suspect its power is going up to the sky (or due north) as 
opposed to covering the ground as it should be.


http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/external/Jammer_Siren.MP3

Put them all together - the basic, standard, siren, and hummer, and 
you end up with this. This is a single jammer near the experimental 
site, meaning they have added it all together into one signal for 
that day anyway.


http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/external/Jammer_Angry.MP3

This one was heard in mid-June from the southern experimental site. 
I'm not even sure how to describe it... like a rubber band rapidly 
hitting something over and over. Annoyingly effective, but just a 
test. Never heard before or since.


http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/external/Jammer_Static.MP3

This one is used at tourist sites along the DMZ. This is recorded 
less than 10 miles from the tower of 50kw 810 KCBS while standing 
beside the North Korean customs booth a half mile from the actual 
border, but a 60dBu silent signal very closeby is muffling it. These 
are mounted on little sticks on the side of buildings like 10-watt 
transmitters.


http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/external/Jammer_Low_Power.MP3

My favorite of all: the "now you hear it, now you don't, ha ha!" 
jammer from the 

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

No way am i spending $500 on that.. Theres another SDR for like $200 thats
getting good reviews, but i have no real plans to go the SDR route right
now too much of a learning curve and i dont have the patience.



On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Neil Kazaross  wrote:

> For domestics I'd prefer to record xx:57 to xx:02 since many domestics come
> out of their talk shows into local stuff or stuff that can be local about
> xx:57.
>
> The Perseus only specs to a low freq of  0C (32F). When mine has been in my
> DX truck long term at -20C (-4F) I have had some concerns that while it
> worked ok, it may not have been working optimally. Others in colder places
> could better advise if they also DX outside as I do in my truck.
>
> Since Paul would want to power from his laptop I'd recommend
> http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/ which is a great buy at this
> sale price. He'd then bring everything back into the house after recording
> across each ToH unless he had a warming tent.
>
> 73 KAZ
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 1:34 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, grounding, in Alaska, in winter.   Might be an interesting exercise
> > if one wanted a separate ground rod from household power ground, now
> that I
> > think about it
> >
> > At 07:20 01-12-16, Chuck Hutton wrote:
> >
> >> Paul -
> >>
> >>
> >> Find some 100% shielded 50 Ohm coax or use some RG6 quad shield. Maybe
> >> you'll need a filter and / or choke also. With all the above, I'm sure
> you
> >> can eliminate or greatly reduce the FM problem. You'll live longer too.
> >>
> >>
> >> With good grounding (as Walt says) it won't be a big antenna - just a
> >> small quiet pipe conveying tons of delicious DX.
> >>
> >>
> >> Chuck
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> >> From: IRCA  on behalf of Paul B. Walker,
> >> Jr. 
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:46 PM
> >> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30
> >>
> >> Why does no one understand about the fact I've got 3 FM transmitters
> above
> >> me?
> >> It gets into things 500 feet away... It'll sure as heck get into things
> 50
> >> feet away acting as a big antenna.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Walter Salmaniw 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Paul, with good quality coax, and proper grounding, I think it is
> >> > possible.  Of course you'll never know unless you try.  That's what
> it's
> >> > about!  Walt
> >> >
> >> > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> >> > walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Nope. No culverts. Roads aren't even paved
> >> > >
> >> > > The coax would just certainly pick up noise. I've got transmit
> >> antennas
> >> > 50
> >> > > feet above my head, 500 feet away from m DX spot
> >> > >
> >> > > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross  >> > 
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > I'd think that coax and properly grounded at both ends wouldn't
> >> pick up
> >> > > > much noise. Anyway (culverts) etc to go under that highway? I do
> >> like
> >> > you
> >> > > > heated tent idea!  73 KAZ
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Eric Floden <
> eric.f99...@gmail.com
> >> > 
> >> > > 
> >> > > > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > Shawn Axelrod, if you are here, did you noy used to DX from an
> old
> >> > > > > vehicle/bus?
> >> > > > >
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[IRCA] MiniCircuits transformers

[Mark Durenberger]

If you’re a fan as I am. you may wish to know about a 10percent holidaybreak 
for these neat little RF transformers.

http://www.minicircuits.com/holiday/holiday2016.html


Regards,

Mark Durenberger

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[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

[NOAA WWV]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2016 Dec 01 2105 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
#
#  Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 01 December follow.
Solar flux 85 and estimated planetary A-index 4.
The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 01 December was 0.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 30   30   30   30   30   30   01   01   01   01   01   01   01   01
UTC  0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100  0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100
SFlx 86   86   86   86   86   84   84   84   84   84   84   84   84   85
A-in 55555433333334
K-in 12101001211000
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[IRCA] AM BCB DX……..

[Robert Ross]

Hi Guys:


  Just a short report this time……No time for listening lately!! Plus, 
conditions haven't been real hot lately either…but I did scrape a few decent 
loggings a out for this report!!


RECEIVER….ELAD FDM-S2 SDR

ANTENNA…WELLBROOK ALA-1530LNP Imperium Loop

AM BCB LOG TOTALS are now………..1,981 Stations Heard

73……..ROB VA3SW

Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA

*
1270  KRXO  Claremore, OKLAHOMA   Nov/27/16  1800 EST  EEFAIR
Female DJ with ID @ 1800 EST as "KRXO Claremore/Tulsa - 1270 Am and 107.9 FM".
Male DJ said "Celebrating 50 years of Oklahoma's ".
Into Sports Talk - Football @ 1801.

RELOG…..But NEW CALLS  5/1 kW
ROSS, ON.
*
970  WCHN  Norwich, NEW YORKDec/01/16   0659 EST EE FAIR
Mixing with XERFR??? with the Mexican Anthem.
Male DJ with Multi City/Call ID @ 0659 EST as "WCHN Norwich NY, WDOS Oneonta, 
NY,
and WDLA Walton, NY."  Musical Interlude after ID and into ABC news @ 0700 EST.

NEW STN 1 kW/34 Watts
ROSS, ON.
*
840  KWDF  Ball, LOUISIANA   Dec/01/16   0659 EST  EE GOOD
Mix with WHAS Louisville, about the same strength…..
Female with KWDF ID and Sign-on @ 0659 EST. Into National Anthem . Then Male Dj 
with
Full ID as KWDF Ball Louisiana ID and station Info.

RELOG8 kW DAYTIMER
ROSS, ON.
*
830  WMMI Shepherd, MICHIGAN  Dec/01/16  0759 EST EE GOOD
Female DJ with Local Weather Report @ 0759 EST. ID by Male DJ as "You're 
listening to 
the home of Real Talk in Mid-Michigan - AM 830 WMMI, Shepherd-Mt. Pleasant. We 
are
the ". @ 0800 EST.

Only ever heard a couple of times!

RELOG1 kW DAYTIMER
ROSS, ON.
*


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[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, November 25-December 1, 2016

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also 
VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without 
much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

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access:
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All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only 
or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan 
stock caradio as specified; ICR-75  E-W longwire

** MEXICO. 660, Nov 25 at 0127, mis-timecheck, ``7 con 26; es La Kaliente``, 
music, dominant from south. It`s 50/10 kW XEEY, Aguascalientes2 (Glenn Hauser, 
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 730, Nov 27 at 0152, YL DJ giving two phone numbers for 
requests/dedications, each only once and too fast for me to copy. (I thought I 
had a decent digit span.) She mentions Ciudad Jiménez, so I`m sure it`s the 
usual dominatrix, XEHB, Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, certainly not desportive 
XEX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 760, Nov 27 at 0148, conversation in Spanish, mentions pelota, so 
about sports, way over WJR and looping approx. ENE/WSW. Then WJR fades back in 
but still a hefty collision. Don`t see how it could be any US station, but one 
of four in NW Mexico: XEDGO Durango2, XENY Nogales, XEEB Ciudad Obregón, or 
closest XEES Chihuahua2. IRCA has no format for the latter, a.k.a. Antena 7-60, 
but the others are musical, two of them romántica. 730 Chihuahua is inbooming 
even more (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BONAIRE. 800, Nov 25 at 0124, Spanish Christian sermon vs KQCV English 
evangelism, OKC nulled as much as possible but still making hefty SAH of 
156/minute or 2.6 cycles/second. Runs a bit past 0130 with address in Habana, 
0131 ID as ``800`` altho I was hoping to hear a clear ``Radio Transmundial``, 
into Luís Palau, which as I`ve previously researched is on the TWR sked at this 
time. Then there`s some CCI from another Spanish, perhaps XEROK (Glenn Hauser, 
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This item from Mission Network News Dec 1 (via Artie Bigley), says TWR is still 
running only 100 kW:

``[Steve] Shantz explains, "We have a project underway right now which we’re 
about 80 percent complete on, and that is to raise our power from 100,000 watts 
to 450,000 watts and also put in a more efficient antenna system that can 
really beam and focus the energy onto the island of Cuba. So we hope that very 
shortly we’ll be able to go on the air with a brand new transmitter at 450,000 
watts and be able to really put a powerful signal into Cuba so on a daily 
basis"`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 810, Nov 26 at 0202 tune-by, ``Radio Rey, Reynosa, Tamaulipas,`` ID 
in passing in the mix as I happen to be aiming N/S. That`s XERI, 1000/100 watts 
per IRCA, not bad! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

[Neil Kazaross]

For domestics I'd prefer to record xx:57 to xx:02 since many domestics come
out of their talk shows into local stuff or stuff that can be local about
xx:57.

The Perseus only specs to a low freq of  0C (32F). When mine has been in my
DX truck long term at -20C (-4F) I have had some concerns that while it
worked ok, it may not have been working optimally. Others in colder places
could better advise if they also DX outside as I do in my truck.

Since Paul would want to power from his laptop I'd recommend
http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/ which is a great buy at this
sale price. He'd then bring everything back into the house after recording
across each ToH unless he had a warming tent.

73 KAZ



On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 1:34 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Hmmm, grounding, in Alaska, in winter.   Might be an interesting exercise
> if one wanted a separate ground rod from household power ground, now that I
> think about it
>
> At 07:20 01-12-16, Chuck Hutton wrote:
>
>> Paul -
>>
>>
>> Find some 100% shielded 50 Ohm coax or use some RG6 quad shield. Maybe
>> you'll need a filter and / or choke also. With all the above, I'm sure you
>> can eliminate or greatly reduce the FM problem. You'll live longer too.
>>
>>
>> With good grounding (as Walt says) it won't be a big antenna - just a
>> small quiet pipe conveying tons of delicious DX.
>>
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>>
>> 
>> From: IRCA  on behalf of Paul B. Walker,
>> Jr. 
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:46 PM
>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30
>>
>> Why does no one understand about the fact I've got 3 FM transmitters above
>> me?
>> It gets into things 500 feet away... It'll sure as heck get into things 50
>> feet away acting as a big antenna.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Walter Salmaniw 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Paul, with good quality coax, and proper grounding, I think it is
>> > possible.  Of course you'll never know unless you try.  That's what it's
>> > about!  Walt
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
>> > walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Nope. No culverts. Roads aren't even paved
>> > >
>> > > The coax would just certainly pick up noise. I've got transmit
>> antennas
>> > 50
>> > > feet above my head, 500 feet away from m DX spot
>> > >
>> > > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross > > 
>> > > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I'd think that coax and properly grounded at both ends wouldn't
>> pick up
>> > > > much noise. Anyway (culverts) etc to go under that highway? I do
>> like
>> > you
>> > > > heated tent idea!  73 KAZ
>> > > >
>> > > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Eric Floden > > 
>> > > 
>> > > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Shawn Axelrod, if you are here, did you noy used to DX from an old
>> > > > > vehicle/bus?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > eric
>> > > > > Vancouver
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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, November 25-Decembere 1, 2016

[Glenn Hauser via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT` during EST; when 
changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-05 UT period 
to the previous date by ELT].

Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S 
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; IC-R75 
with E-W longwire

These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also 
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives 
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and 
publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open 
access: 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page54

These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of 
USA, unidentified [if any], separated by === Within each, they are in 
frequency order 

** CANADA. 680, November 26 at 0205 UT, quick weather break with temps plus and 
minus 3, i.e. Celsius, i.e. Canada, i.e. CJOB Winnipeg. 50/50 kW U4 night 
pattern supposedly goes only NNE (and day pattern only has a little tail to the 
south). Before and after this I was getting 50/46 kW U1 CBW much stronger, q.v. 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 990, November 26 at 0153 UT, CBW Manitoba with `As It Happens` I 
really should listen to more, kicker story about an ad in Britain being banned 
because it called for messing with bean cans whose sharp edges might cut kids. 
(Meanwhile I hear co-city station CJOB 680, q.v.). After the news, at 0210-0216 
UT, `The Current Review` has a very interesting interview with a linguist who 
was advisor to an Amy Adams movie about aliens, deciphering their language. 
That would be ``Arrival`` I`ve yet to view (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** NEWFOUNDLAND. 2598-USB, November 26 at 0054, S6 robot YL with marine weather 
in English, mentions Newfoundland Standard Time. It`s MCTS Placentia, VCP via 
St Lawrence, Nfld. site starting at 0048 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

===

** OKLAHOMA. UNIDENTIFIED. 1040, November 25 at 2007 UT, `Dave Ramsey Show` is 
opening --- the only thing unusual in a MW bandscan on caradio from a quiet 
location in central Enid, seeking early low-noon skywave. I tuned in too late 
for any local ad or ID, but figure it`s WHO Des Moines. However: Rush is on 
their sked at this time. There are only two other possibilities in this part of 
the country: KGGR Dallas, which is religious, and KCBR Monument (Colorado 
Springs) which is hip-hop (if active, and not to be confused with VOA Delano). 
`Dave Ramsey Show` website agrees it is on other stations in those markets, so 
what in the world did I get? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED [non]. 1040, Nov 26 at 1958 UT, I`m tuned in on the caradio a bit 
earlier than yesterday to catch an ID from the mystery station which was 
carrying Dave Ramsey from 2007 UT on Friday. There it is, weak but steady. This 
time the Clark Howard show is upwrapping, TD America ad (how many 
Unitedstatesians know that TD stands for Toronto Dominion?) And now at 10 
seconds before 2000 UT, ID time! Which is dead air! Gr. Then Fox News 
Radio, 2002 UT USFS Wildfire PSA from Ad Council, 2003 UT more ``news``, 2005 
UT ``News talk 960, KGWA`` --- so 1040 is a +80 kHz spur from one of my locals, 
not WHO nor KGGR nor KCBR. And it makes a SAH of ~6 Hz with one of them. What 
are the chances of a spur being that close to ``on`` frequency? Did KGWA 
fine-tune it?

I`ve never noticed this before {nor is it audible at night, overwhelmed by 
WHO}. Now, is KGWA 1040 produced by my Nissan caradio, or really there to be 
heard on other receivers? I`m not hearing it at further part of Enid, but maybe 
it`s just a worse signal/noise level. At 2126 UT I try it on the NRD-545 --- 
yes, it`s audible and // 960. Spurs usually come in matching pairs, so how 
about 880? Even here, KRVN Nebraska reaches us adequately on daytime 
groundwave, but with the PL-880 on 960 and the NRD-545 on 880, I can make a // 
to an 880 undersignal. I had previously suspected anything daytime under KRVN 
would be a remnant of KJOZ in SE TX, if not further skywave.

So all three of our Enid AM stations, besides producing weak harmonics and 
low-SW mixing products with each other, are also spur producers:

1390, KCRC as previously reported, constantly puts almost matching modulated 
hets on 1420 and 1360, plus and minus 30 (but not exactly) kHz, and weaker 
second order ones at different pitches, near 1330 and 1450 = plus and minus ~60.

1640, KZLS, puts at least one spur on about 595 kHz, object of a transmitter 
search which took me out into the wilds of Garfield county a few weeks ago 
(Glenn 

Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Tim Tromp]

I have no experience using it, but SdrDx runs as a native Mac application
and supports the RFSpace & Afedri SDRs (and maybe others?):
http://fyngyrz.com/?p=915

FYI, my daily driver for my Perseus is still my trusty MSI Wind U100
netbook as recommended by Guy Atkins many moons ago.  It just refuses to
die and I've had no reason to replace or upgrade it.  And I have no issues
running Perseus V5 on my Win 10 machine.

73,
-Tim


On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Bill Whitacre  wrote:

>
> > On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:23 AM, Stan Horzepa  wrote:
> >
> > Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I
> have not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I admit
> that the only Windows app I use is the ELAD software.
>
> It’s not the Mac part, it’s the Win 10 part.  I gather, from this list,
> that Win 10 is not ‘friendly’ to Perseus software … or many other things.
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-1

[R. Colin Newell]

Nothing audible in Toronto --
No radio mind you... 

Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC

> On Dec 1, 2016, at 11:19 AM, Nick Hall-Patch  wrote:
> 
> HLAZ still in "potential to sell advertising in the Victoria market mode" at 
> peaks with man in Korean at 1617UT.   How's it doing elsewhere?
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 16:00 01-12-16, you wrote:
>> Asian propagation improved somewhat during the dawn session with most of the 
>> usual big gun TP's managing some audio, along with a few second tier Asians. 
>> 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1134 and 1566 all had modest audio in and out 
>> from 1430-1515, along with some ghostly signals on 603, 657, 738 and 1044. 
>> Propagation seemed to be in a transition from the clunker mode of the past 
>> three days into something better, but the overall result this morning was 
>> still pretty lackluster. Best signals of the session were from 594-JOAK at 
>> 1450 and 1566-HLAZ at 1505, with both at good levels for a few minutes each.
>> 
>> 73 and Good DX,
>> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>> 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultraligfht +
>> 15" FSL antenna
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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-1

[Nick Hall-Patch]

HLAZ still in "potential to sell advertising in the Victoria market 
mode" at peaks with man in Korean at 1617UT.   How's it doing elsewhere?


best wishes,

Nick




At 16:00 01-12-16, you wrote:
Asian propagation improved somewhat during the dawn session with 
most of the usual big gun TP's managing some audio, along with a few 
second tier Asians. 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1134 and 1566 all 
had modest audio in and out from 1430-1515, along with some ghostly 
signals on 603, 657, 738 and 1044. Propagation seemed to be in a 
transition from the clunker mode of the past three days into 
something better, but the overall result this morning was still 
pretty lackluster. Best signals of the session were from 594-JOAK at 
1450 and 1566-HLAZ at 1505, with both at good levels for a few minutes each.


73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultraligfht +
15" FSL antenna




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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-1

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Still just a bit too cold for me to go out.. we're hoping for mid single
digits below zero Friday & Saturday which should make it tolerable enough
to be outside for a few mintues to DX.

Paul

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM,  wrote:

> Asian propagation improved somewhat during the dawn session with most of
> the usual big gun TP's managing some audio, along with a few second tier
> Asians. 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1134 and 1566 all had modest audio in
> and out from 1430-1515, along with some ghostly signals on 603, 657, 738
> and 1044. Propagation seemed to be in a transition from the clunker mode of
> the past three days into something better, but the overall result this
> morning was still pretty lackluster. Best signals of the session were from
> 594-JOAK at 1450 and 1566-HLAZ at 1505, with both at good levels for a few
> minutes each.
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultraligfht +
> 15" FSL antenna
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[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 12-1

[d1028gary]

Asian propagation improved somewhat during the dawn session with most of the 
usual big gun TP's managing some audio, along with a few second tier Asians. 
594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 972, 1134 and 1566 all had modest audio in and out 
from 1430-1515, along with some ghostly signals on 603, 657, 738 and 1044. 
Propagation seemed to be in a transition from the clunker mode of the past 
three days into something better, but the overall result this morning was still 
pretty lackluster. Best signals of the session were from 594-JOAK at 1450 and 
1566-HLAZ at 1505, with both at good levels for a few minutes each. 

73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultraligfht + 
15" FSL antenna 




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[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 12-1-16

[Bill Block]

Listened from 1355-1420 UT and conditions was up over the last few days with 
many carriers but not many with audio.  Carriers were heard on 594, 603, 657, 
666, 693,  738, 747, 756, 765, 774, 819, 828, 837, 864, 873, 945, 954, 972, 
1017, 1035, 1044, and 1566.  
693  JOAB  hrd at 1409 UT with very weak audio. 
774  JOUB hrd at 1411 UT very poor. 
873  JOGB hrd at 1412 UT very poor. 
1566  HLAZ hrd at 1418 UT very poor. 
  
Bill Block 
Prescott Valley, AZ 
Drake R8 
Wellbrook ALA1530LNP 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Bill Whitacre]

> On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:23 AM, Stan Horzepa  wrote:
> 
> Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I have 
> not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I admit that the 
> only Windows app I use is the ELAD software.

It’s not the Mac part, it’s the Win 10 part.  I gather, from this list, that 
Win 10 is not ‘friendly’ to Perseus software … or many other things.
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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Stan Horzepa]

Dunno about Parallels "many years ago," but there are no USB port fast 
enough issues in the current Parallels that I am using.


Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I 
have not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I 
admit that the only Windows app I use is the ELAD software.


Stan, WA1LOU


On 12/1/2016 8:34 AM, Bill Whitacre wrote:

Hey Saul.  I’ve been using MacBooks of various vintages with Bootcamp and Win7 
to run Perseus software for years.  Works well.  I went this route because 
using Parellels, when I tried it many years ago, just couldn’t ‘emulate’ the 
USB port fast enough to ‘keep up’ with the Perseus.  There’s a good help 
section on-line and the Bootcamp software is good about talking you through 
installation.

Once thing you should keep in mind is that ‘newer’ MacBooks and MacOS will 
force you into using Win 10 — bad idea!  I’m not sure what Mac OS is the last 
one to run Win 7 but there MAY be ways to work around it if you have a newer 
OS.  Google is your friend.

Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA

---

On 11/30/2016 11:01 PM, Saul Chernos wrote:

While on topic of SDRs, I want to get in the game for AM and FM. What's holding 
me back is a decision about a computer. I want to dedicate a laptop to this (so 
it can be used when I'm working, and also with a view to it being an emergency 
backup for me at my Burnt River ON DX site in the event my work computer ever 
has issues).

I used to use a PC but switched to Mac (PacBook Pro) a few years ago and am 
much happier with it. I hate to buy a PC at this juncture. So a few questions:

1) Is there anything really hot coming down the pipe in the next month or two 
that I should wait for?

2) What am I best to get in way of an SDR that would work with Masc?

3) If Mac is less advisable, will said SDR work off Windows for Mac?

Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON

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[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 12/1/16

[Richard N Allen]

Asian signals were a tad better here this morning, but still there were only 
traces (no audio) on 594, 693, 747, 774, 828 (het), 1566 and 1593.  No signals 
were noticed on 972 or 1053 when checked.

Richard Allen, 
near Perry OK USA,
PL-606 + 8-inch FSL,
WR-G313e + ALA1530LNP.

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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Bill Whitacre]

Hey Saul.  I’ve been using MacBooks of various vintages with Bootcamp and Win7 
to run Perseus software for years.  Works well.  I went this route because 
using Parellels, when I tried it many years ago, just couldn’t ‘emulate’ the 
USB port fast enough to ‘keep up’ with the Perseus.  There’s a good help 
section on-line and the Bootcamp software is good about talking you through 
installation.

Once thing you should keep in mind is that ‘newer’ MacBooks and MacOS will 
force you into using Win 10 — bad idea!  I’m not sure what Mac OS is the last 
one to run Win 7 but there MAY be ways to work around it if you have a newer 
OS.  Google is your friend.

Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA

---

On 11/30/2016 11:01 PM, Saul Chernos wrote:
> 
> While on topic of SDRs, I want to get in the game for AM and FM. What's 
> holding me back is a decision about a computer. I want to dedicate a laptop 
> to this (so it can be used when I'm working, and also with a view to it being 
> an emergency backup for me at my Burnt River ON DX site in the event my work 
> computer ever has issues).
> 
> I used to use a PC but switched to Mac (PacBook Pro) a few years ago and am 
> much happier with it. I hate to buy a PC at this juncture. So a few questions:
> 
> 1) Is there anything really hot coming down the pipe in the next month or two 
> that I should wait for?
> 
> 2) What am I best to get in way of an SDR that would work with Masc?
> 
> 3) If Mac is less advisable, will said SDR work off Windows for Mac?
> 
> Saul Chernos
> Burnt River ON
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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Stan Horzepa]

Hi Saul,

I have a circa 2013 15-inch MacBook Pro and have been using it with the 
ELAD FDM-S2 SDR receiver running the ELAD Windows application (FDM-SW2) 
using Parallels Desktop with Windows 10 on my Mac. The system has run 
flawlessly since I put it together in June. Nice thing about Parallels 
is that you run the Mac OS and Windows simultaneously and can switch 
between OS's instantly.


Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU

On 11/30/2016 11:01 PM, Saul Chernos wrote:


While on topic of SDRs, I want to get in the game for AM and FM. 
What's holding me back is a decision about a computer. I want to 
dedicate a laptop to this (so it can be used when I'm working, and 
also with a view to it being an emergency backup for me at my Burnt 
River ON DX site in the event my work computer ever has issues).


I used to use a PC but switched to Mac (PacBook Pro) a few years ago 
and am much happier with it. I hate to buy a PC at this juncture. So a 
few questions:


1) Is there anything really hot coming down the pipe in the next month 
or two that I should wait for?


2) What am I best to get in way of an SDR that would work with Masc?

3) If Mac is less advisable, will said SDR work off Windows for Mac?

Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON


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Date: November 30, 2016 at 8:30 PM


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Date: at


Paul's situation seems like a slam-dunk case for SDR usage.

Go out five to ten minutes before top-of-hour, record the whole band 
xx58-xx03, and then you're back inside where it's warm by five past 
the hour.


Total time outside 10-15 minutes.

Whole dial worth of stuff to tune after-the-fact will keep you busy 
INDOORS for several hours unless conditions are completely "naff."


Unless you want to drag an extra battery pack along, you want a 
receiver that powers up right off the host laptop's USB.


The tent is still a good idea to moderate wind / temperature / 
precipitation effects on gear and operator.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

<<

Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:55:04 -0500
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

As I've said before I can't run coax from my DX spot to the house. It
would cross tiger freeway and pick up a bunch of RF and electrical noise
from the building.

I am going to eventually look into a heated tent of some kind


On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross  
wrote:


> C'mon Pauldress up and get outside and DX. Seriously, you need 
to find

> some way to run coax into someplace warmer. 73 KAZ
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > Too cold here to go outside and DX... It's -34 below
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross  >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > CX here in IL remain worthless. Semi-AU boredom is endless. Not AU
> enough
> > > to get good stuff south with little northern QRM. But too AU to get
> much
> > > past Winnipeg towards the north. Too AU for decent TA cx etc.
> > >
> > > Other than to test antennas I have little incentive to turn the 
radio

> on.
> > > 73 KAZ
>>




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