Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP report, 11/25

Interesting. Just after 15:00, and conditions are mediocre in Victoria. Way down from even yesterday. 73, Walt On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Brian Rachford wrote: > Good conditions again this morning. The SDR recording knows the full tale, > but here is a summary

Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP report, 11/25

Yes, and favouring my west directed antenna. Nada on the north antenna. 73, Walt On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 3:31 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > Yup. 1530 - good audio on 594... > > Little else. > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > > > On Nov 25,

[IRCA] Arizona TP report, 11/25

Good conditions again this morning. The SDR recording knows the full tale, but here is a summary from 1340-1415UT with an overall peak near the 1412UT local sunrise: 594 JOAK fair audio 1406 657 Pyongyang weak audio 1348 666 China? weak audio 1345 693 JOAB excellent audio 1415 (best signal here

[IRCA] Trying to figure something out...

... One of my regular visitors is AFN 810 The Eagle from Yokota Air Base in Japan, with 50,000 watts. The signal can be quite good at times, but it doesn't last too long and fades out to mush but often comes back Also, it peaks about an hour before local sunset (sunrise is 1930UTC) and is gone

Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP report, 11/25

Lets see what this morning will produce for me when I go out around 1745, so long as i dont freeze my a$$ off.. havent looked at the temperature yet Paul On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > Yes, and favouring my west directed antenna. Nada on the north

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 5MV/4TI on 1062khz

Paul, From what I remember, the only way to ID the station in this case 5MV in South Australia and 4TI in Queensland on the same frequency is via time checks given if any are given at the time you are listening. Usually at the TOH or BOH you may hear one. South Australia is ½ hour behind

Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP report, 11/25

Yup. 1530 - good audio on 594... Little else. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Nov 25, 2016, at 7:25 AM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > > Interesting. Just after 15:00, and conditions are mediocre in Victoria. > Way down from even yesterday. 73,

Re: [IRCA] Arizona TP report, 11/25

You are a trooper, Paul! I "used" to do similar things when I was your age! 73,...Walt On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lets see what this morning will produce for me when I go out around 1745, > so long as i dont freeze my a$$

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 5MV/4TI on 1062khz

James: No need to wait for a time check: if 1062 is parallel to 891 (by vfar the easiest South Australian), it is South Australia as both have the half hour time offset. If it is parallel to any of the other regular ABC Local stations (774, 1548, 612, 702 etc), it is 4TI. 4TI is a nightly

[IRCA] 5MV/4TI on 1062khz

Is there anyway to know which of the ABC'ers I logged on 1062? 5MV is in South Australia and 4TI is in Queensland. The signal was poor, and i didnt catch an id, here's a clip though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MGQFRzeXyE Paul ___ IRCA mailing

Re: [IRCA] [HCDX] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

Paul, 1134 khz is Japanese so maybe JOQR - Nice big signal...wow!! 1215 khz is aussie, he is mentioning weather conditions in different Australian states -Original Message- From: Hard-Core-DX [mailto:hard-core-dx-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Paul B. Walker, Jr. Sent: Friday,

Re: [IRCA] [HCDX] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

It looks like, based upon the consensus of some folks on an Australian transmitter site group on Facebook my 1215khz is the 500 watter, 6NM Northam On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dunno why I thought 1134 was an Aussie, it's not

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 5MV/4TI on 1062khz

Thanks for that Chuck, I did think about that after I posted my reply, the major city station would relay to the regional station, so yes 5AN on 891 would be a good check. Thanks -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hutton Sent: Friday,

Re: [IRCA] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

The one I am most puzzled about is 1215.. looking in the ACMA database, I get two listings...4HI Moranbah with 250 Watts and 6NM Northam with 500W.. that would seem near impossible to be heard up here. I guess 1152 is 6PB. Not sure who 1134 is though. On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Paul B.

[IRCA] 11/25 Cedar Falls Iowa Daytime bandscan

Bands can from 1145-1345 550 3 stations WSAU KTRS KFYR 560 1 under WIND, But too much WNAX slop 580 3 stations WILL WKTY WIBW 590 someone way under KXSP very possibly WKZO 610 possibly KDAL under KCSP 620 KMNS & WTMJ fighting out as usual here 630 Something her but way too much WOI slop. Most

Re: [IRCA] [HCDX] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

Dunno why I thought 1134 was an Aussie, it's not marked as such in my notes. On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 11:59 AM, James Niven wrote: > Paul, > > 1134 khz is Japanese so maybe JOQR - Nice big signal...wow!! > 1215 khz is aussie, he is mentioning weather conditions in different

Re: [IRCA] 11/25 Cedar Falls Iowa Daytime bandscan

Nice going! what kind of rig were you using?  Bob Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7. Original message From: Todd S Date: 11/25/16 2:42 PM (GMT-05:00) To: a...@yahoogroups.com, IRCA Mailing list for the Inte , Jim Dale

[IRCA] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

Here's a video of the spot where I DX and how I have things set up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ny4Rzt2h3g I had nothing from HLAZ 1566 or JOLF 1244 in Tokyo.. Pyongyang was missing on 657 and 873. I did hear Aussies talkers on 1134, 1152 and 1215. 1134khz audio:

Re: [IRCA] Trying to figure something out...

It might be that as the signal travels along a great circle path, if there is daylight anywhere along that path, it would probably seriously degrade the signal. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (4) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each

Re: [IRCA] 11/25 Cedar Falls Iowa Daytime bandscan

Country music on 790? Then yes, thats "Premium Country 790 K Triple X. If you ever happen to be listening between 11pm central (0300UTC) and 5am central (0900UTC), you'll hear me 7 days a week.. I'm the overnight jock on KXXX 790, along with KGNO 1370, KDJM 101.7 and KSOB 96.7 On Fri, Nov 25,

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Nov 25 2105 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 25 November follow. Solar flux 81 and estimated planetary A-index 36. The

[IRCA] Yet another example of a well located WebSDR

http://kiwisdr.aprsinfo.com:8073 Northhampton UK with a Wellbrook antenna and a fairly quiet location - Lot of 10Khz splits visible - many with audio - gives you a real sense of what it is like to tune the dial in the UK. One day we are going to have one of these on the West Coast of Canada! --

Re: [IRCA] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

Paul - Your video is fascinating! I envy your location but the weather is something else. I admire you for DXing in those conditions and thoroughly enjoy your reports. - John Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2016, at 1:26 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. > wrote: > >

Re: [IRCA] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

John, I gotta do what I gotta do to snag some great DX. I'm in a very unique location and if I want to take advantage I have to deal with the elements. A very small reason I moved up here for my job is the DX possibilities On Friday, November 25, 2016, Jnsampson wrote:

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2016 Nov 26 0010 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 25 November follow. Solar flux 81 and estimated planetary A-index 32. The

Re: [IRCA] 11/25 Cedar Falls Iowa Daytime bandscan

Forgot that sorry, I WAC using my 2007 Toyota Avalon car radio Todd Skaine On Nov 25, 2016 2:39 PM, "robertklinger61" wrote: > Nice going! what kind of rig were you using? > Bob > > > Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7. > Original message From:

Re: [IRCA] 11/25 Cedar Falls Iowa Daytime bandscan

Do they stream Paul? Todd On Nov 25, 2016 1:50 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." wrote: > Country music on 790? Then yes, thats "Premium Country 790 K Triple X. > > If you ever happen to be listening between 11pm central (0300UTC) and 5am > central (0900UTC), you'll hear

[IRCA] My Three Favorite TP Logs

My three favorite TP loggings form Alaska so far would have to be AFN The Eagle 810, 50kw from Yokota Air Base Japan, AFN The Eagle 1575 5kw from Misawa Air Base Japan and V7AB 1098 13kw from The Marshall Islands In the first instance of logging AFN The Eagle 1575 on November 14th, it happened

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-25

This morning's TP-DXing session certainly sounded a lot like the Victoria clunker described by Colin and Walt Despite some decent variety in Asian signals around 1300 signals started a terminal plunge after that, with only 1566-HLAZ and the Japanese big guns on 594, 747 and 774 around at fair

Re: [IRCA] 11/25 Cedar Falls Iowa Daytime bandscan

Yes, www.nwksradio.com in the 11pm to 5am segment nightly, KXXX and KDJM (streaming at www.salina-radio.com) will be running identical music logs as well. Both are on tunein by searching KXXX and KDJM Paul On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Todd S wrote: > Do they

Re: [IRCA] [HCDX] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

Now, someones pulled a rabbit out of their hat and suggested that the 1215 I heard was not ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt's 6NM Northam, but possibly NewsTalk ZB from New Zealand on 1215khz. Paul On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > It looks

[IRCA] My Three Favorite TP Logs

I got the AFN technical details from the Staff Sergeant Station Manager at AFN Misawa who also happens to be a DXer, who provided me with a QSL!;) Paul On Friday, November 25, 2016, Walter Salmaniw > wrote: > Paul, where did

Re: [IRCA] My Three Favorite TP Logs

Based upon a Facebook comment I was reading on one AFN page, the station listed as power talk is in fact still power talk , the commenter was complaining about a persistent whine in the audio On Friday, November 25, 2016, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > Perhaps, that explains why

Re: [IRCA] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

The ice won't be 100 percent safe to walk on till late December or so. What I have on 1215 has been determined to be 6NM Northam, 500 watts from Western Australia On Friday, November 25, 2016, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > Paul, I listened to the 1215 clip. Now I'm no language

Re: [IRCA] [HCDX] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

Paul, I listened to the 1215 clip. Now I'm no language expert, but that accent sounds more Aussie than Kiwi. But, I'm sure we have experts better versed in such matters than me. Great reception, by the way! Have you tried putting a wire on the ice? Might be an interesting comparison. I'm

Re: [IRCA] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

Paul, Congratulations on hearing 1215. This reminds me of why I'm in the hobby. Todd Skaine On Nov 25, 2016 9:12 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." wrote: > The ice won't be 100 percent safe to walk on till late December or so. > > What I have on 1215 has been determined

Re: [IRCA] Testing IRCA list

Copy bright and clear! Todd Skaine On Nov 25, 2016 9:21 PM, "Saul Chernos" wrote: > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on

Re: [IRCA] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

There's a country outlet in Australia on 1215z I wanna hear that one, being an ex country radio DJ, I'd recognize it immediately Paul On Friday, November 25, 2016, Todd S wrote: > Paul, > > Congratulations on hearing 1215. This reminds me of why I'm in the hobby. > >

Re: [IRCA] My Three Favorite TP Logs

Perhaps, that explains why it's Misawa that we usually hear. Could you ask him about the other 2 AFN outlets in Japan. Are they still on the air, and with what power, and with which feeds. I'd love to know! 73,...Walt PS: Bruce Portzer should make note of the higher power for the PAL. On

Re: [IRCA] Yet another example of a well located WebSDR

Sure thing, Colin. Let's get that Elad on-line! By the way, I looked at the UVic Kiwi sight, and I could not find anything but some amateur bands. Nothing useful to the MW or SWL! 73,...Walt On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 11:54 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: >

Re: [IRCA] Yet another example of a well located WebSDR

We had this exact convo 2 weeks ago - It's 0-30 MHz and quite useful for morning TP's. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Nov 25, 2016, at 8:14 PM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > > Sure thing, Colin. Let's get that Elad on-line! By the way, I looked at

[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 25 November 2016

A rather odd morning here. Audio was on the scarce side, with only 1116 4BC, HLAZ 1566, VOA 1575, and an unID on 1386 (sounded like Japan) providing bits of audio now and again in the 1400-1440 time period. On the other hand the band had carriers right from 531 to 1701, seemingly

[IRCA] Testing IRCA list

___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its

Re: [IRCA] [HCDX] TP Report 11/25 & Video of my DX Spot

It's hellishly unlikely for Newstalk ZB (from Kaikohe) to be carrying an Australian weather round-up. Also, the time? 9.37 am presumably refers to your AK time -- UT minus 10 -- which would be 1937 UT or 8.37 am NZDT. Sunrise in NZ's Far North would've been shortly after 6 am NZDT/1700 UT.

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-25

Gary, As far as the issue of how TP reception gets appreciated in Arizona, I have a few thoughts on that. First, here in central AZ, my Great Circle path to Japan doesn't exit the west coast until near the CA/OR border, nearly 800 miles. While that's nothing compared with what Richard in OK has

Re: [IRCA] My Three Favorite TP Logs

Paul, where did you get the information on AFN 1575 power level? PAL mentions 3 AFN transmitters on 1575 with Iwakuni at 1 kw, Misawa with 0.6 kW, and Sasebo with 0.25 kW. It does seem that Misawa is the usual suspect, due to their program content (mostly music). I've attached links to my

Re: [IRCA] From Chris Kadlec-- The Top Ten Foreign Signals in Seoul

Intriguing how close that list is to "my" list, Gary. 945, 981 and 1593 would likely be the most "common" CNR1 in Victoria with 639 a close fourth. 1017...CRI's most "common" here. 1206 heard fairly often as well. I'm surprised JOGB- 873 does so well, as the North Korean interfered with

Re: [IRCA] Yet another example of a well located WebSDR

I know we did. Perhaps I have the wrong link. Please share it! Walt PS. Castro'S death just announced On Friday, November 25, 2016, R. Colin Newell wrote: > We had this exact convo 2 weeks ago - > > It's 0-30 MHz and quite useful for morning TP's. > > Colin Newell -

[IRCA] From Chris Kadlec-- The Top Ten Foreign Signals in Seoul

For those of us who have often wondered how the Asian big guns shake out in the center of Asia, here is Chris Kadlec's assessment of the top ten foreign signals in Seoul, South Korea. This is pasted from a Facebook conversation. Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) Pasted: Top 10 non-Korean

[IRCA] Oklahoma DX TP 11/25/16

The affects of yesterday's geomagnetic disturbance was obvious here this morning. Only traces of a signal from HLAZ-1566 was heard at 1303-1326, occasionally barely audible (unintelligent), with severe XERF-1570 QRM. Overall, it was a good time to sleep late. Richard Allen, near Perry OK