Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

2017-03-09 Thread Patrick Martin
FM translators are popping up everywhere relaying AM stations. We have two in the county (KSWB-840-Seaside) on 98.1 (250w ERP) as well as (KKOR-1230-Astoria) on 106.3 also 250w ERP. There are two or three in Longview WA as well as Aberdeen WA I can hear. They get out better than the AMs in many

Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

2017-03-09 Thread Volodya S
15 watts, it looks like, so I guess there's no danger of it "replacing" 630! 73, Walt On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:58 AM, Dennis Gibson wrote: > http://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM=Appl; > sAppIDNumber=1733376 > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Mar 9, 2017, at

Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

2017-03-09 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM=Appl=1733376 Sent from my iPad > On Mar 9, 2017, at 9:52 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. > wrote: > > Not in this case, no. > > >> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:50 PM Volodya S wrote: >> >> Thanks,

Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

2017-03-09 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Not in this case, no. On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:50 PM Volodya S wrote: > Thanks, Paul. So you don't think it's a slippery slope to AM oblivion? > Walt > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < > walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It's an FM

Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

2017-03-09 Thread Volodya S
Thanks, Paul. So you don't think it's a slippery slope to AM oblivion? Walt On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's an FM translator. > > > On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:48 PM Volodya S wrote: > > > I'm very slowly going

Re: [IRCA] KJNO 630

2017-03-09 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
It's an FM translator. On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:48 PM Volodya S wrote: > I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition to > Masset in early January. Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM. At 16:00 > UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on

[IRCA] KJNO 630

2017-03-09 Thread Volodya S
I'm very slowly going through my Perseus wav files from my DXpedition to Masset in early January. Looks like KJNO may be moving to FM. At 16:00 UTC, there was an ID for 630 KJNO, "and now new on FM, 99.3", so wonder whether the AM sender is on borrowed time. 73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC

[IRCA] TP 9 Mar Victoria version

2017-03-09 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Further deterioration?Mostly big guns, and the party pretty much over by 1400UT. Oddly, there was a small post sunrise "peak" in the 1540UT-1600UT time period. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): 594 JOAK man in Japanese 1258UT;

Re: [IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

2017-03-09 Thread Steve Ratzlaff
Current draw for the power inserter version (for receive-only use) is 70 mA at 12 volts, after I inquired of Larry at W6LVL. So the loop would easily run on a small 12V gelcell. I also inquired how robust the preamp was for overload resistance from strong signals, and that question was,

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2017-03-09 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 Mar 10 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 March follow. Solar flux 71 and estimated planetary A-index 15. The

Re: [IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

2017-03-09 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Bob, I am very interested too. Do you own a wellbrook or pixel loop? On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 4:59 PM DXer wrote: > Hi Bob, > > Please let us know of you results, after you had more time to test it. > > I'm interested in its performance below 2MHz. Would also be

[IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

2017-03-09 Thread DXer
Hi Bob, Please let us know of you results, after you had more time to test it. I'm interested in its performance below 2MHz. Would also be interested in details about the amp, if they are available. The price difference compared to the Wellbrooke, and Pixel, is substantial. Thanks, Vince

Re: [IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

2017-03-09 Thread Bob Coomler via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Just got mine, but have only had one opportunity to really test drive it.  Very promising.  Good sensitivity in MW and good nulls even down in to the NDB band.   Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ From: DXer To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent:

[IRCA] New amplified loop on the market.

2017-03-09 Thread DXer
New antenna. For canadians, shipping is an extra US$67. https://www.w6lvp.com/ eHam reviews are good: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/13215 Regards, Vince Ottawa, ON ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, February 24-March 9, 2017

2017-03-09 Thread 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 And compiled weekly along with extensive news

[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, March 3-9, 2017

2017-03-09 Thread 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

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2017-03-09 Thread NOAA WWV
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2017 Mar 09 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 March follow. Solar flux 71 and estimated planetary A-index 14. The

[IRCA] NJBA Presses Commissioners on Pirate Problems

2017-03-09 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.radioworld.com/business-and-law/0009/njba-presses-commissioners-on-pirate-problems/339287 Sent from my iPhone ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

[IRCA] O'Rielly Asks for More Muscle in FCC Pirate Fight

2017-03-09 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.radioworld.com/business-and-law/0009/orielly-asks-for-more-muscle-in-fcc-pirate-fight/339291 Sent from my iPhone ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages

[IRCA] Windstorm DX

2017-03-09 Thread James Renfrew
Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY 1280 CJRU Toronto 104.9 "WCJW" translator from Arcade vicinity 90.1 WPSX Kane PA While local stations are off after yesterday's windstorm. Not sure if these are new. I'm DXing from the car. Would like to DX with antennas, but no power at home.

Re: [IRCA] Backpack DXpeditioning (was: Elad FDM-S2 initial testing)

2017-03-09 Thread Chuck Hutton
Mark - Zillions of laptops and tablets will run the Elad. Rather than get advice saying "X works", "Y works", ad infinitum, you might be better off to pick a unit with the features you want (battery life, HD size, touch screen etc) then check that the CPU is not absolutely at the bottom of

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 3/9/17

2017-03-09 Thread Richard N Allen
There were traces of signals on 594, 774, 828 and 1566 kHz, the latter being barely audible for a few seconds at 1245 GMT. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA, PL-310 & FSL. Sent from my iPad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be

[IRCA] Backpack DXpeditioning (was: Elad FDM-S2 initial testing)

2017-03-09 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Thanks Guy and Chuck for the additional comments that I saw after I just posted wanting to know more about suitable computers for SDR control on DXpeditions away from mains power. I get the multi-message digest form so I don't see other IRCA list comments until the

[IRCA] Backpack DXpeditioning (was: Elad FDM-S2 initial testing)

2017-03-09 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Chuck mentioned more modern Atom-based netbooks that can run Perseus captures at full MW bandwidth successfully. Presumably there's something out there in a small form factor (under 14 inch screen) that can run full >= 1200 kHz width Elad captures also. Any info on