Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Gary DeBock
<<< If SDR vs live DXing killed a good part of emotion in this hobby, Jaguar is finishing the job. Rocco >>> Rocco, you have just analyzed and determined the primary factor behind the worldwide boom in Ultralight radio popularity, especially the concept of deploying to isolated ocean beaches

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Barry Davies via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Hello Mark there is a comprehensive hand book which comes with the download Best wishes Barry  Carlisle UK.  Lat. 55.0119N   Lon. -2.9668W. On Thursday, 29 November 2018, 23:30:53 GMT, Mark Pettifor wrote: I keep seeing the phrase "steep learning curve". Is

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Chuck Hutton
Mark - It's because Jaguar doesn't have the everything-on-one-screen thing of the native Perseus software nor the menu+pulldowns of SDR Console. Rather, you have to memorize some keyboard shortcuts to call up the function you want. All that appears when you run the software isa Jaguar icon at

[IRCA] TA yet again in Victoria

2018-11-29 Thread Volodya S
01:12. Just home, and note Arabic chanting (?Qu'aran recitation) on 864 at fair level. Presumably Egypt...73, Walt ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Brandon Jordan
Oops, latest version is 4.0. Just out recently. On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 7:27 PM Brandon Jordan wrote: > The latest version is 5.0, and there is a lot of stuff on the screen. > There must be alot of changes lately. > > Mark-- It has very extensive documentation, there is a PDF in the install >

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Sylvain Naud
Agreed. Even though most of keyboard shortcuts are still active, nowadays there are many clickable / "hoverable" mouse functions throughout the software. As for the extensive documentation, the developer is doing his best to keep it updated with the new version(s). There is also much more now

Re: [IRCA] ho hum, TAs again

2018-11-29 Thread R. Colin Newell
0240 - good signal on 864 with Arabic chanting - at this moment, best signal on the band. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Nov 29, 2018, at 4:23 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > so far.a touch of the buzz on 1575, a touch of talk on 1386 (both around > 2323UT) and the

[IRCA] A couple new ones

2018-11-29 Thread David Faulkner via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Hi All: A couple new loggings here. 1010, WPCN, WI, Steven's Point 11/22, 1800 coming out of "Walk Away, Renee," w/"True Oldies" ID, good & on top of everything. 1180, WSQR, IL, Sycamore 11/28, 1710-15 w/WHAM nulled; interminable version of 'Winter Wonderland," talk about

Re: [IRCA] ho hum, TAs again

2018-11-29 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
so far.a touch of the buzz on 1575, a touch of talk on 1386 (both around 2323UT) and the occasional weak Koranic injunctions on 864 up to 0006UT. Quite a few carriers. Sun is only setting now, 0020UT (or would be if it wasn't for the usual west coast gray concealing it). I too will

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Barry Davies via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Hello Rocco I did 15 years+  travelling over 300 mile to the DX shack in the far North of Scotland. We put up 1200 foot Beverages. Switched on our cassette tape recorder and happily tuned thorough the night and got some great catches. I always returned home wondering

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Chuck Hutton
That is good news and I'll have to check it out. I wish it was easier to acquire the full package. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Brandon Jordan Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 5:27 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, November 12-29, 2018

2018-11-29 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] TA’s TA’s TA’s - WCNA

2018-11-29 Thread R. Colin Newell
1575 Iran jammer at fair levels and Russian mumbles on 1386. Lots o’ carriers. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Mark Pettifor
I've downloaded Jaguar Lite, v3.100 Mar 16 2018 build, and there is no PDF in the install folder. There is some documentation on the Jaguar Lite website, to help you get started, but nothing comprehensive. Are you talking about the Full version? I tried getting that from the main Jaguar site,

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Brandon Jordan
The latest version is 5.0, and there is a lot of stuff on the screen. There must be alot of changes lately. Mark-- It has very extensive documentation, there is a PDF in the install archive, On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 7:13 PM Chuck Hutton wrote: > Mark - > > > It's because Jaguar doesn't have the

[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, November 12-29, 2018

2018-11-29 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

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Russ Edmunds
Interesting, Barry - I'm in a reverse situation -- I have too much electrical noise and local RF noise to use an outdoor antenna and so I can only DX TA's on DXpeditions, which we do once a year currently - it isn't cold and it's less than 2 hours but now that I'm retired I have the time to spend

Re: [IRCA] TA yet again in Victoria

2018-11-29 Thread Volodya S
And again at 02:24, and yes, it's Egypt, // to webstream at: http://www.ertu.org/quran/QuranKareem.html On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 1:12 AM Volodya S wrote: > 01:12. Just home, and note Arabic chanting (?Qu'aran recitation) on 864 > at fair level. Presumably Egypt...73, Walt >

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Sylvain Naud
If I may, yes, Brandon was referring at the Pro (Full) version. Sylvain Le 2018-11-29 à 21:59, Mark Pettifor a écrit : I've downloaded Jaguar Lite, v3.100 Mar 16 2018 build, and there is no PDF in the install folder. There is some documentation on the Jaguar Lite website, to help you get

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Volodya S
So how does one get the full Jaguar package? By invitation only? I seem to recall getting such in the early days, but was too overwhelmed with all of the other products to seriously jump into it, then. Now that I have tonnes of SDR files, a simpler program to scan them would be most helpful!

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Chuck Hutton
It's not available to the public. Either Ilpo (the developer) asks you or you ask Ilpo for the package. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of Volodya S Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 6:22 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re:

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Sylvain Naud
I just tried to remember how I managed to contact them and I think I went by the Jaguar Lite website http://jaguar-lite.blogspot.com/ and there is this email address at the top of the "Help" page jaguar4pers...@gmail.com. They ask 50 Euros for the Pro version which also include email support

Re: [IRCA] ho hum, TAs again

2018-11-29 Thread Volodya S
Same here,Colin. The star of the evening. 73, Walt On Thursday, November 29, 2018, R. Colin Newell wrote: > 0240 - good signal on 864 with Arabic chanting - at this moment, best > signal on the band. > > Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > > > On Nov 29, 2018, at 4:23 PM, Nick Hall-Patch

Re: [IRCA] AM stations in mexico

2018-11-29 Thread Phil Bytheway via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Paul Of course I will recommend the IRCA Mexican Log, which is nearly ready to be published (Christmas present?) It is being updated as we speak, but not quite finished. I will post an announcement when it is ready to order. Phil Bytheway IRCA Bookstore/Goodie Factory

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Brandon Jordan
Many thanks for all the responses. My 'new' Perseus arrived and I have been playing with Jaguar Lite and enjoying it so far and will likely give the Pro version a try. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread hoddlesden
Go for it. It’s a fairly steep learning curve but I use it now virtually 100%. Paul Troon, Scotland Sent from my iPad > On 29 Nov 2018, at 22:05, Brandon Jordan wrote: > > Many thanks for all the responses. My 'new' Perseus arrived and I have been > playing with Jaguar Lite and enjoying it

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Mark Pettifor
I keep seeing the phrase "steep learning curve". Is this because there is no documentation on how to use it? Mark Pettifor Goshen, IN On 2018-11-29 6:08 pm, hoddles...@gmail.com wrote: Go for it. It’s a fairly steep learning curve but I use it now virtually 100%. Paul Troon, Scotland Sent

[IRCA] ho hum, TAs again

2018-11-29 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Hope you west coasters are ready for some more TA action.  Nice Jil FM ID at 2340, had Romania on 1179 as early as 2300. Maybe that's not as rare as I think as I'm not usually home by then. Heading out this evening, so it's bound to be a good one! 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, AB, Canada

Re: [IRCA] TA yet again in Victoria 30 November

2018-11-29 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Of course, this was the evening I was out, but the SDR labored away in my absence, to yield, not just 864, but amazingly, 25kw from Egypt on 1503 as well. 1503 Egypt, N. Sinai 0128UT Koranic recitation, weak but recognizable, and even more recognizable by being parallel to 864, which wasn't

Re: [IRCA] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Brandon Jordan
Mark. Download the Jaguar Lite Full Package here: http://jaguars.kapsi.fi/jaguarlite/download/ This is V4 and has the full manual. > On Nov 29, 2018, at 8:59 PM, Mark Pettifor wrote: > > I've downloaded Jaguar Lite, v3.100 Mar 16 2018 build, and there is no PDF in > the install folder. There

[IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 11/29/18

2018-11-29 Thread Richard N. Allen via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- 594 JOAK barely audible at 1225; poor at 1302-1323 (LSR 1321). 747 JOIB poor at 1222-1224. 774 JOUB poor at 1217-1218. 828 JOBB poor at 1314. 972 HLCA barely audible at 1257; poor at 1305-1322. Receiver: Skywave with 8-inch FSL. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA. Sent from

Re: [IRCA] AM stations in mexico

2018-11-29 Thread Russ Edmunds
I would be wary of the FCC data for any other countries - first this data contains inactive allocations, unused grants and is somewhat outdated. That said though, I don't know of any online source which would meet the need. Russ Edmunds On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 10:56 PM Ken Waters wrote: >

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread bill [his.com]
As long as we’re discussing Jaguar ... I always felt like I was DXing through a microscope with it. While other programs default to either a waterfall or peak-and-valley graph of a hunk of spectrum, Jaguar defaults to a microscopic view of the frequency you’re DXing. I have used both

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Rocco Cotroneo
Jaguar is hyper assisted DXing. It's like fishing in open ocean with a huge net which is also selecting your preys. Its easiness for recognising offsets and the huge database embedded means he knows before you what's on the dial and tells you where to go and catch it. It's only patience and

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Barry Davies via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- HelloI agree with the comment:  I always felt like I was DXing through a microscope. The display means you only check sections of the recording. The new CUSTOM FREQS facility enable you to save the frequency setting you found best. The detailed frequency read out means

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] Perseus and Jaguar?

2018-11-29 Thread Volodya S
While DXing in PEI, I was re-introduced to SDR Console. For reviewing files, I found it superior (simpler to use and easier to go forward/back, and to proceed from wav to wav files) compared to the native Perseus program. No comment re audio recovery. Couldn't tell any difference thereWalt

[IRCA] 29 Nov WC TP’s perky

2018-11-29 Thread R. Colin Newell
I didn’t have more than a few minutes this AM - but between 1530 and 1540U the mid and upper band got quite bouncy with a vivacious SR and PSR lift. Overall very Chinese sounding with 1458, 1503, 1557, 1566, 1575 and 1593 leading the rush in the upper end zone. Only one dropping the ball was