Re: [IRCA] Traces of TAs in Alberta

In the opposite direction, 1000 KOMO was heard here at 0500 utc Paul Troon, Scotland On 18/09/2016 01:55, Nigel Pimblett wrote: Several TA carriers at 0150. Strongest by a fair bit was 1413, but also noted 1575 (two), 1458, 1386, 1215, and 1125.Might be worth keeping an eye on things thi

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/18/16

After a break yesterday, TP signals were heard here again this morning. Thunderstorms in SE Oklahoma spoiled the opening with moderate to severe QRN. 774 JOUB fair with Japanese talk at 1051. Audible on a barefoot Skywave receiver. 828 unID (JOBB?) het in 830 WCCO sideband at 1106, strong at t

[IRCA] odd morning 1098?

the usual suspects are there, not always strong, but there's one or two odd ones as well, occasionally quite good classical music on 1098, at 1339 with an oriental flavor, Chinese talk (of course in a fade), didn't sound like CNR11 or CNR1. Can't dig out any shortwave parallels at present. b

[IRCA] odd morning 1098?

Aha, seems to be CNR1, somewhat //6030 (offset) best wishes, Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing

[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 9-18-16

Listened from 1230-1310 UT and all audio was on the bottom part of the band.  At my start time conditions was poor but by 1250 UT conditions was very good but it did not last long and at 1257 conditions went down hill fast.   594  JOAK poor at 1253 UT with talk. 693  JOAB poor at 1252 UT with

Re: [IRCA] odd morning 1098?

Yes! Heard at 1320 and most recently 5 minutes ago -- normally just O.C. here. On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 6:40 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > the usual suspects are there, not always strong, but there's one or two > odd ones as well, occasionally quite good classical music on 1098, at 1339 > with an

[IRCA] TPs for Sunday, September 18, 2016 Kalama, WA

--- Begin Message --- Good Morning, Listened from 1245-1357 utc. I also had some audio on 1098. Not as strong as Nick's signal at around the same time. 209 produced a decent het, but nothing at all on 164 Mongolia's 500 kw transmitter.  379 ALASKA, WSX-70 Kenai, 1249 poor signal with weather fore

[IRCA] S. AZ TPs, Sunday 9/17

Only an early check and an ending check; most time spent on LF today, but a couple heard. Steve AA7U near Sahuarita, AZ R75; 140' west DKAZ + FLG-100 preamp 774 Japan 1212 utc, poor 1206 China presumed with -40 Hz carrier, 1327 utc, very poor 1566 HLAZ 1319 utc, very poor/poor, finally fad

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-18 (Preliminary)

The second-tier Asians were back in force here this morning, at least on the low band. 603, 657, 738, 936 and 1044 kHz all managed audio during a generous sunrise enhancement, with 657-Pyongyang and 738-BEL2 unusually strong. 603's audio was apparently from China, and the usual Japanese and Kore

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 9/18/16

It's great to see your diverse TP-DX report from Oklahoma with your Ultralight radios and FSL antenna, Richard. We missed you last year, but you are certainly making up for lost time. Good luck in the new season. 73, Gary - Original Message - From: "Richard N Allen" To: irca@hard-

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-18 (Preliminary)

Thanks, Gary! For another night, I was busy delivering babies, so no report from me! 73, Walt Salmaniw On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 2:57 PM, wrote: > The second-tier Asians were back in force here this morning, at least on > the low band. 603, 657, 738, 936 and 1044 kHz all managed audio during

Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's

Has anyone used these units on a DKAZ or EWE antenna or are they just for Beverages? Thanks -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hutton Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 12:29 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Re: [IRCA] odd morning 1098?

Right: V7AB with the OC, and today, an Asiatic propagation picture. 73,...Walt On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 1:52 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > Yes! Heard at 1320 and most recently 5 minutes ago -- normally just O.C. > here. > > On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 6:40 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > > the usual

Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's

James these work fine. http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/flag_antenna_transformers.html One is in use on my south DKAZ which I don't amplify as I don't want Chicago locals at S9+70 73 KAZ On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 10:42 AM, James Niven wrote: > Has anyone used these units on a DKAZ or EWE antenna or are t

Re: [IRCA] odd morning 1098?

V7AB presumed with good level OC here in IL this morning. Do they s/off at 1130? What do they play at s/off? (anthem?). I probably need to wake up earlier than SR to see if I can scrape up some audio from them again. Quite a few carriers here all DU. To name a few. 531, 594, 612, 702, 738 with com

Re: [IRCA] Inland TP's

Thanks Chuck. I see that Neil K. has recently posted a link to the KB-5 as well...so the Flag builder is in business. At 05:28 18-09-16, you wrote: The KB-5 is an unlisted unit at http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/ where I see only the KB-1, KB-2 and KB-3. Chuck >-

Re: [IRCA] odd morning 1098?

At 16:24 18-09-16, you wrote: V7AB presumed with good level OC here in IL this morning. Do they s/off at 1130? What do they play at s/off? (anthem?). I probably need to wake up earlier than SR to see if I can scrape up some audio from them again. Paul Walker posted a link to a V7AB stream a c

Re: [IRCA] odd morning 1098?

Unfortunately, i dont.. and i just looked. Paul On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > At 16:24 18-09-16, you wrote: > >> V7AB presumed with good level OC here in IL this morning. Do they s/off at >> 1130? What do they play at s/off? (anthem?). I probably need to wake up >>

[IRCA] Sunday the 17th Sept West Coast TP report - part 1

Today was kind of, well maybe, less robust than yesterday but did not lack for interesting signals. Was actually considering patching my main radio into an audio recorder and record the entire session for a podcast -- at least while the season continues to bloom - might make for interesting listen

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 17th Sept West Coast TP report - part 1

Apologies - today is SEPTEMBER the 18th! > > Receivers - DRAKE R8, AOR-7030+, DX150B, NHP Online Fish Barrel > Antennas - W/NW Flag with Wellbrook FLG100 head AMP and VACTROL controller > (made by yours truly) > Wellbrook ALA100 (N/S) > > 73, > > -- > Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffee

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Sep 18 1805 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 September follow. Solar flux 80 and estimated planetary A-index 4. The es

[IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

This mornings session (12:50 through 14:00) was kind of like yesterdays - but different: A little less Japan, and a bit more China maybe - with some surprises. 891Khz - 1331 UTC - Korea (t.) An actual capture of a language I recognize! - Korean - with the lilting, "Yogenon Pangsong Imnida..." unmi

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

Colin: 1206 has been off frequency forever - about 40 Hz low. Did your audio sound funny? 1017 : did you check a parallel? Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 2:14 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio

[IRCA] New Pacific Asian Log available online

Hello everyone I've recently completed a major update to the Pacific Asian Log and had it posted on the Radio Heritage website. The new version features major listing overhauls for China and South Korea, as well as many changes for Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, and other countr

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

Audio clean - no channel competitors 1017 - putting up extra N flag. Oddly N/S ALA100 relatively deaf on TP's Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Sep 18, 2016, at 2:48 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: > > Colin: > > > 1206 has been off frequency forever - about 40 Hz low.

Re: [IRCA] New Pacific Asian Log available online

Mind if I put a copy on DXer.CA for quick access? Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Sep 18, 2016, at 3:41 PM, Bruce Portzer wrote: > > Hello everyone > > I've recently completed a major update to the Pacific Asian Log and had it > posted on the Radio Heritage websi

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

Think about it, Colin. South is no where near the Pacific. For that, you are looking much more to the west, and great circle to Australia is practically due west from our QTH. It might work well for TA openings, across the Pole. For my QTH, my FLG 100 amplified loop is directed 270 deg or so.

[IRCA] TP DX in Seattle on Sept 18

Conditions were similar to yesterday. The Yanbian station on 1206 was unusually good for a few minutes. GOOD 594JOAK, briefly good w/male talk 1241, otherwise poor-nil 693JOAB, man in Japanese 1238, much CBU splat 747JOIB, male monologue 1238 //693 etc 774JOUB, time pips 1200, t

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

??? What's this have to do with checking for a parallel on 1017? Or whether 12-6 audio was odd sounding from being off frequency? Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 3:42 PM To: Mailing list for the International

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-18 (Conclusion)

The less common Asians which took a day off yesterday were back in force this morning, boosted by a generous sunrise enhancement after 1310. 603-China (fair), 657-Pyongyang (unfortunately good), 738-BEL2 (fair in Frisco splatter), a presumed 936-Anhui (poor) and 1044-CRI (fair) provided some exc

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 18 September 2016

Another interesting morning, though the follow up on the early promise was lacking on many frequencies that had interesting carriers. 567 JOIKSapporo, JAPAN Man in Japanese at 1216, //594 594 JOAKTokyo, JAPANFirst heard around 1206 with man in Japanese. 693

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 18 September 2016

1611unID AUSTRALIA Mostly only carriers, but had about a 2 minute spike at 1251 resulting in stations with audio (one music and one man talking) on 1611 and 1611.02 Same here at my SR in IL but neither 1611 good enough for audio. 73 KAZ On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Nigel Pimble

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

Walt: Colin mentioned TP's, not DU's. The bearing to Tokyo is 300 degrees from Victoria. Tokyo would then be 60 degress from the flag peak. A flag is only down about 3 to 4 dB at a 60 degree offset. So a North flag ought to work. Perhaps not very well, but certainly to a fair level. But... wh

[IRCA] JOUB 6-17-16

--- Begin Message --- Here's a link to my JOUB reception yesterday morning. Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO Drake R8A wnw Conti Loop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zex7g_Aw6Y0 Sent from my iPhone --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-d

[IRCA] JOIB ALA 1530ln vs Conti Loop

--- Begin Message --- Here is a link to a brief test of JOIB with an ALA 1530ln vs an unamplified Conti Loop this morning. Sorry about the poor audio. No audio from them the previous two mornings. Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO Drake R8A ALA 1530ln Conti Loop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ-hN

[IRCA] Inland TP Report 9-18

--- Begin Message --- Audio on two frequencies JOUB 774 - 1306-1325 fair to poor; JOIB 747 1331 - poor. I also did a band check with ALA 1530 vs Conti Loop comparisons: Hets only on 594, 666 (ALA 1530 only), 693, 702 (ALA 1530 only), 738 (Conti only), 828 & 1566, all around 1242 I appreciate t

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Sep 19 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 18 September follow. Solar flux 83 and estimated planetary A-index 8. The es

[IRCA] TA's in traffic (Sat. early evening)

--- Begin Message --- Yesterday I had a drive from here on Cape Cod up through the western suburbs of Boston into southern NH and then back. Around 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 UTC), as sunset was getting close, TA hets started popping up across the AM band on the car radio. It was interesting to note

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

I need to have a more effective TP favouring antenna for a 2nd receiver. My W/NW Flag honks with TP's - but it is moderately deaf on TA's (no surprise there...) Chuck - you need to remember: With me, when you ask two questions in an e-mail, you may get one daffy answer. I share a town with two o

Re: [IRCA] Updated IRCA Slogans List

--- Begin Message --- IRCA Slogans List (September 2016)   This completely revised Slogans List includes radio slogans from the US and Canada (over 4500).  The 2016 IRCA TIS/HAR LIST is posted on the IRCA website for all to download. The link is: 2016 IRCA Slogans List For those prefe

Re: [IRCA] JOUB 9-16-16 CO

Thank you so much for the kind words! There is nothing quite like the raw excitement of picking up your first trans-continental, cross-border, international, trans-pacific, trans-atlantic or trans-polar medium (or long) wave radio reception. For me: 1969 hearing WWL in New Orleans on 870, 1972 - h

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

Point taken. North is useful for those rare TA openings, Chuck. Works well for me here, and it's the azimuth of my mini-Beverage in Masset that was so hot into Europe a few years back during the infamous DXpedition. It's also great for AK, but not terribly so for TP. 73, Walt On Sunday, 18 Sept

Re: [IRCA] JOUB 9-16-16 CO

Good job Craig and let you get many more from across the Big Pond. 73 KAZ On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 9:13 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > Thank you so much for the kind words! There is nothing quite like the raw > excitement of > picking up your first trans-continental, cross-border, international, >

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

Now this is intriguing. I too have a west Flag (~270degrees true) and a north Flag (~0 degrees true). The west Flag is a fine all rounder, as DU's come in well and so do Asians. However, the north Flag can have the upper hand on some Asians, particularly around sunrise and afterwards. Pa

Re: [IRCA] New Pacific Asian Log available online

Thanks Bruce. That link asked me for an email address but gave me no place to put one. I ended up wandering around the site a bit and ended up at http://www.radioheritage.net/PAL/PAL_8-2016.pdf which was painless. best wishes, Nick At 22:41 18-09-16, you wrote: Hello everyone I've rec

[IRCA] TA carriers yet again

What does it take to kill these things? K indices of 2 and 3 for the last 24 hours, and still they appear. Carriers only (so far, whoops, is that a man talking on 1089?) at 0405UT: 882 909 1053 1089 1098 (actually 1097.984) 1215 1458 1485...Gosh is that a bit of music on 1215? Where am I

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers yet again

Threshold audio on 1215 and whisps of carriers exactly where Nick describes. All pretty darn weak on my W/NW flag -- maybe "detuning" the FLAGS directivity may help. On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > What does it take to kill these things? K indices of 2 and 3 for the l

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers yet again

One more reason to get that N Flag up -- by spinning the dial on my VACTROL controller, I can actually "un-null" the TA! That is to say... my W/NW Flag is NULLING the TA's. The irony is not lost on anyone here! -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

OK, but I am still wondering if you checked for a parallel with 1017 and whether 1206's audio was odd. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 6:54 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: R

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers yet again

I'm getting carriers on 909 & 1215, both are about 10 db above the noise so not much hope of audio Bruce On 9/18/2016 21:13, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: What does it take to kill these things? K indices of 2 and 3 for the last 24 hours, and still they appear. Carriers only (so far, whoops, is t

Re: [IRCA] Sunday the 18th Sept West Coast TP report - part 2

1017 - yes, unsuccessfully -- I promise to do better. 1206 sounded pretty normal to me - and it was all alone - no het. FOR SDR Lovers. http://kiwisdr.ece.uvic.ca:8073 is showing UK 1215 Khz Site is limited to around 5 people connecting... but check it when you can On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 9:

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers yet again

http://kiwisdr.ece.uvic.ca:8073 check this Victoria SDR -- can actually see TA carriers on it On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 9:57 PM, Bruce Portzer wrote: > I'm getting carriers on 909 & 1215, both are about 10 db above the noise > so not much hope of audio > > Bruce > > > On 9/18/2016 21:13, Nick Hal

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers yet again

Really weak carriers at my QTH at 05:03 UTC. Going to bed! 73,...Walt On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 5:01 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > http://kiwisdr.ece.uvic.ca:8073 check this Victoria SDR -- > > can actually see TA carriers on it > > On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 9:57 PM, Bruce Portzer > wrote: > > >

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers yet again

Pretty slim pickings out here in this part of Alberta.. 1215 solid het and only other one worth mentioning is 1125 (about 1124.986) 0512 ut but have been checking off and on for the last few hours... Don On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 5:03 AM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > Really weak carriers at my QTH

[IRCA] TP 18 Sep Victoria version

That was interesting, but tough, a lot going on, but erratic and hard to nail things down. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): for example, all around 1300UT, 594, 747, 774, 972, 1053 and 1566 were all howling after the hour. The hour w

Re: [IRCA] TA carriers yet again

Who wants to come out here and do a DXpedition this winter? Lol. I've got a former AM radio tower site and several acres of land available for use... Several miles from any power or RF generating source:) Paul On Sunday, September 18, 2016, Don Moman VE6JY wrote: > Pretty slim pickings out her