[IRCA] TP 1 Jan Victoria version.

2019-01-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
The new year started off with a bit of a bang. Another of those mornings, where things were probably missed. NHK2 was off again at 1440UT with good strength; carriers were even better strength later during the sunrise enhancement pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native

Re: [IRCA] TP report from Masset for January 1 2019

2019-01-01 Thread Gary DeBock
Happy New Year Walt, <<< Highlight today was Bangladesh on 693 until s off at 17:30 often at armchair levels. >>> Congratulations on your 693-Bangladesh reception. They were also pretty strong for me in the Cook Islands (mixing with 3NE) in April, but barely broke through some nasty 690-KHNR

[IRCA] (Re) Introduction

2019-01-01 Thread Gary DeBock
Like Phil B., I thought that a re-introduction might be a good idea. I'm exactly the same age as Phil (65), and also worked extensively in sonar systems in my original career-- except on the "business end," as a Navy Sonar Technician during the Vietnam War. As a teenager I became interested in

[IRCA] 930 WEOL

2019-01-01 Thread Forrester S
New Station, 930 WEOL Elyria Ohio with 2 ids very clear but in a muck of stations just now. Toyota radio. Todd Skaine ICOM 7300 wth a Superloop 2 Modified 2010s barefoot Toyota car radio ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] TWO QUESTIONS

2019-01-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Happy New Year to you to Pete. I've been using some consumer grade "over the ear" phones for several years, JVC HA-RX500. Light, comfortable, good sound, seemingly indestructable (I'm a klutz; I'd trashed my Sennheiser phones within a year). best wishes, Nick At 05:25 2018-12-30, Pete

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 1/1/19

2019-01-01 Thread Richard N. Allen via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- While reception of transpacific signals wasn’t very good this morning, it was the best since mid-December. 594 JOAK poor at 1341. 774 JOUB fade in and out briefly at 1331; fair at 1335 with moderate QRM from local KSPI 780. 828 JOBB fading in and out from1326 until 1346

Re: [IRCA] 1710 Radio Selva (Argentina) into Michigan right now

2019-01-01 Thread Tim Tromp
Thanks, Tim. I've noted the carrier here before but this is the first time that any audio has ever come through. The carrier was stronger than usual so I decided to stick with it for a while, just in case. Patience paid off! Happy New Year, -Tim On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 2:01 AM tim rahto

[IRCA] TP report from Masset for January 1 2019

2019-01-01 Thread Volodya S
Happy New Year to all! Highlight today was Bangladesh on 693 until s off at 17:30 often at armchair levels. 1494 was the mystery solved. English then French. BEE32 from Taiwan Note of the week is 1557 Taiwan. Sick transmitter much like a North Korean with buzzing Last night 4000 to 4100 was busy

[IRCA] Introduction

2019-01-01 Thread Phil Bytheway via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- G’day. I thought it was time to sendsomething in. I am a 65 year old retired Electrical Engineer. Most of mydesigns went in to sonar… and all of them are now obsolete (by the timeelectronics get to manufacturing, they are obsolete!) My design legacy is the“W” on the