Re: [IRCA] [dxtip] XEPE-1700

2007-01-01 Thread Dennis Gibson
How much power they're running is unknown. They're supposed to be directional away from California but they're ND. There are several XE AM's owned by the same guy that are running more power with a more efficient antenna that they're licensed for but the FCC only mildly protested then dropped i

[IRCA] Pocket Portable Radios

2018-11-27 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://radiojayallen.com/pocket-portable-amfm-radios-update/ Sent from my iPad ___ 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

Re: [IRCA] AM stations in mexico

2018-11-28 Thread Dennis Gibson
I’d go with WRTH. For anything outside of the United States the FCC database is way out of date. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 28, 2018, at 7:56 PM, Ken Waters wrote: > > Try the FCC database: https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/am-query. I use it > quite a bit and it has many, many Mexican statio

Re: [IRCA] Spanish on 1570?

2018-12-01 Thread Dennis Gibson
A slight possibility is KTGE in Salinas, California. 500 watts at night and the pattern somewhat favors you. The slogan is Radio Tigre. Sent from my iPad > On Dec 1, 2018, at 11:18 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. > wrote: > > Who’s the Spanish station on 1570 I’m hearing here in Laramie, WY? It’s no

[IRCA] Eton Field BT Updated

2018-12-13 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://radiojayallen.com/eton-field-bt-updated/ Sent from my iPad ___ 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 contributor

[IRCA] Sangean HDT-20 AM/FM/HD Tuner

2018-12-16 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-hdt-20-am-fm-hd-tuner/ Sent from my iPad ___ 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 con

[IRCA] Panasonic RF-2400D AM/FM Radio

2018-12-28 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://radiojayallen.com/panasonic-rf-2400-amfm-radio/ Sent from my iPad ___ 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 cont

[IRCA] Sangean DT-800 AM/FM/Weather Pocket Radio

2019-01-22 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-dt-800-am-fm-weather-pocket-radio/ Sent from my iPad ___ 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 o

Re: [IRCA] KLIV 1590 San Jose, CA singing off the air Sunday

2019-01-24 Thread Dennis Gibson
Scroll down a bit. https://247sports.com/college/san-jose-state/Board/102442/Contents/KLIV-1590-Going-Dark-128209341/ “KLIV played an announcement by station owner Bob Kieve announcing that KLIV will go silent on Sunday. Kieve said "there aren't enough" listeners to KLIV's country oldies format

Re: [IRCA] New verie KION Salinas CA 1460 kHz

2019-01-26 Thread Dennis Gibson
I’ve met Mark. He’s a Facebook friend. Very nice guy. Sent from my iPad > On Jan 26, 2019, at 7:17 PM, Martin Foltz wrote: > > Received a prepared card back from KION Program Director Mark Carbonaro in 23 > days for report with SASE. I get the sense that stations seem to be more > friendly to

Re: [IRCA] KHPY 1670 Moreno Valley/San Bernardino, CA

2019-01-28 Thread Dennis Gibson
It runs 9 kW at night instead of the usual expanded band 1 kW and is directional full time with two different patterns. Sent from my iPad > On Jan 28, 2019, at 3:31 PM, Mike Sanburn wrote: > > I just happened to tune past KHPY 1670 the other night on my Ultralight and > it really sounded like

Re: [IRCA] Testing a WebSDR

2019-01-29 Thread Dennis Gibson
Works great on an iPad. Thank you! Sent from my iPad > On Jan 27, 2019, at 3:44 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > > Hooked up to my dual flag and PHASER - > > http://184.66.42.39:8073 > > Up and down as I fiddle with stuff - ultimately this unti will > end up on Haida Gwaii at Walts cabin... > >

[IRCA] AM Portables Mega Shootout – 2019 Update

2019-02-21 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://radiojayallen.com/am-portables-mega-shootout-2019-update/ Sent from my iPad ___ 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 orig

[IRCA] Panasonic RF-562D Retro Design AM-FM-SW Portable Radio

2019-03-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://radiojayallen.com/panasonic-rf-562d-retro-design-am-fm-sw-portable-radio/ Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are t

[IRCA] WTSB TO SIGN-OFF AS OWNER RETIRES FOLLOWING 72 YEARS ON-AIR

2019-03-05 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174984/wtsb-to-sign-off-as-owner-retires-following-72-years-on-air/ Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on th

[IRCA] Media Bureau Call Sign Actions

2019-03-11 Thread Dennis Gibson
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-356493A1.pdf Sent from my iPad ___ 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 con

Re: [IRCA] KZSJ 1120 San Martin(San Jose/Salinas, CA) Contact info?

2019-04-07 Thread Dennis Gibson
The FCC website and fccinfo.com both say 5110 SE Stark St. Portland, OR 97215. Sent from my iPad > On Apr 7, 2019, at 7:34 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. > wrote: > > Does anyone have any recent, confirmed contact info for KZSJ 1120? The > station is owned by Bustos Media, a spanish company but lease

Re: [IRCA] COOK ISLANDS REACTIVATED ON MW 630

2019-10-18 Thread Dennis Gibson
This mime-attachment email can’t be read by my iPad or iPhone with the most recent operating system. That type used to be. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 18, 2019, at 9:26 PM, Glenn Hauser via IRCA > wrote: > >  > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@ha

Re: [IRCA] Binge DXing tonight

2019-11-28 Thread Dennis Gibson
Old school is probably KOSJ Santa Barbara “Old School 1490”. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 28, 2019, at 8:27 PM, Mike Sanburn wrote: > > I'm on 1490 right now here in SoCal. Could hear a test tone way down in the > mud. Sports coming from Tucson station...Also unid old school R & B station. >

[IRCA] From FM to AM: The latest evolution of local radio

2013-10-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-10-03/news/fl-am-radio-stations-future-20131002_1_stations-sports-radio-fm Sent from my iPhone ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in me

Re: [IRCA] Unid off Freq. 940.173

2013-10-26 Thread Dennis Gibson
My observation in Southern California is that XEMMM has been high in frequency for at least three years. When I can null KFIG or it takes a fade I can occasionally make out the programming, which I have been able to match to its webstream. Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 21:15:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Glen

Re: [IRCA] KDOW 1220 Palo Alto CA, running high power?

2013-11-03 Thread Dennis Gibson
The CP for 50 KW expired in July of 2012. Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 00:22:01 -0700 From: Patrick Martin To: IRCA , NRC Subject: [IRCA] KDOW 1220 Palo Alto CA, running high power? Is KDOW 1220 Palo Alto CA testing or running their new 50 KW? They are quite strong tonight. They are normally lost wi

Re: [IRCA] KDOW 1220 Palo Alto CA, running high power?

2013-11-03 Thread Dennis Gibson
CPs are not renewed. It is good for three years and the FCC doesn't grant extensions like it used to. When it expires you have to start the process all over again. KDOW runs an all business format and I can't imagine the ratings are anything to write home about. The new facility would have been

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Fw: WHFB-1060

2013-11-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
Licensed for 1 watt at night; critical hours is 2.5 KW. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 4, 2013, at 6:23 PM, Rick Dau wrote: > > From the IRCA listserver > > - Forwarded Message - > From: Barry McLarnon > To: dx...@nrcdxas.org > Cc: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] KAPL-1300 on day power again

2013-11-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
I'm visiting near Monterey and concur. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 4, 2013, at 8:49 PM, "Martin Foltz" wrote: > > 1300 KAPL Phoenix OR 11/4 8:48 PM PST in with Christian music, K-apple ID, > looks like they're back on day power. > > Martin Foltz > Mission Viejo CA > > __._,_.___ > Reply via w

Re: [IRCA] [DX-tip] UNID

2013-11-09 Thread Dennis Gibson
It is. 50 KW day and 21 KW night nondirectional fulltime with a 1/2 wavelength tower. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=19866 Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 19:52:22 -0800 From: Mike Sanburn To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] [DX-tip] UN

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Amazing, Adaptable AM Radio

2013-11-14 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCBS_(AM) Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:09:15 -0800 From: Patrick Martin To: IRCA Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Amazing, Adaptable AM Radio I think KQW San Jose was testing back in 1909 I had read. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager Sent from my iPad _

Re: [IRCA] Double-Kaz antenna: Catches and comments

2013-11-29 Thread Dennis Gibson
Your western het on 940 is XEMMM in Mexicali. It has been off frequency for a number of years. One of your SS on 1520 could have been KUNX although it has an extremely serious null to the east to protect KOKC. KBOI (in KBOI null?):) Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:25:48 -0600 From: "Mark Durenber

Re: [IRCA] Short antenna radials

2013-11-30 Thread Dennis Gibson
KFI's original tower was there before the industrial complex was built. The new tower was built at the same place as the old and uses the same ground radials. KFBK and the KSTP day site both use Franklin antennas, the only two in the country. A Franklin antenna consists of two 180 degree electr

Re: [IRCA] Short antenna radials

2013-12-01 Thread Dennis Gibson
Yes indeed. They are 179.4 degrees. Scott Fybush once wrote that it is a Franklin. We got a tour of the KSTP day site during the joint convention and I think he called it a Franklin then. Perhaps there is a difference of opinion. A unique and extremely efficient antenna no matter want you call i

Re: [IRCA] Short antenna radials

2013-12-01 Thread Dennis Gibson
180 degree (or vicinity) towers are uncommon; especially on the low end of the band. Many are used by 50 KW stations. The KSTP night signal is directional with a sharp null to the east southeast to protect WFED in Washington DC. For some reason the three night towers are different heights; 216.5

Re: [IRCA] TIS on 840khz

2013-12-12 Thread Dennis Gibson
A friend knows an engineer who says KMPH has been on its night pattern 24/7 for quite awhile. It has not filed for an STA to do it. Now if KMPH would only deal with the overmodulation of the music. Only the music is affected. Spots and liners sound fine. Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:52:31 -0800 Fr

Re: [IRCA] 1240 kHz grave yard unid

2013-12-13 Thread Dennis Gibson
There is no KEXY. Do you mean KEZY in San Bernardino? KNXN is on 1470. Do you mean KNSN in San Diego? Both fit. KJOP gets out well. The Christmas music on KNRY is preceding a format change. The new owner has taken over. I think it may go adult standards or jazz after Christmas or on January 1.

[IRCA] LL-1001-396 omnidirectional AM antenna

2013-12-21 Thread Dennis Gibson
Has anyone ever heard of this antenna? I came across it while looking at scanner antennas. It screws into the Motorola NMO mount commonly used for amateur radio and land mobile/public safety vehicle antennas. NMO mounts usually terminate into a BNC or PL-259 (aka UHF) connector. http://www.ante

[IRCA] Experimenter Recreates Fessenden's Christmas Eve 1906 AM Broadcast

2013-12-26 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.tvtechnology.com/distribution/0099/experimenter-recreates-fessendens-christmas-eve--am-broadcast/222940 Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in me

Re: [IRCA] wandering het on 1250khz USB

2014-01-06 Thread Dennis Gibson
Is this during the day or at night or both? I had an interesting situation a number of years ago. During the day there were identical pitch hets on 1390 and 1410. A station on 1400 was putting out spurs. Do you have anything on 1260 there? Sent from my iPad Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 00:32:32 -05

Re: [IRCA] PAL off-line?

2014-01-07 Thread Dennis Gibson
Works fine for me. Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 04:52:59 + From: Walter Salmaniw To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] PAL off-line? Just went to look at the www.radioheritage.net/pal.asp and got the following error message: No mapping between account na

[IRCA] Solar Flux Record High Could Herald Better Conditions

2014-01-08 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.arrl.org/news/solar-flux-record-high-could-herald-better-conditions Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are thos

Re: [IRCA] Status of Nearby Stations

2014-01-08 Thread Dennis Gibson
WWCS was granted an engineering STA on December 31 which approved removal of the antenna monitor. It is being sent to the manufacturer for repair. It is expected that the repairs will take 60-70 days. The station requested authority to operate at "minor variance" for 90 days pending repair and r

[IRCA] Kiwa loop on eBay

2014-01-17 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KIWA-MW-Air-core-Loop-Antenna-/111253580950?pt=US_Radio_Comm_Antennas Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailin

Re: [IRCA] DX Test Scheduled

2014-01-21 Thread Dennis Gibson
The FCC website shows that the daytime nondirectional tower is 180 degrees electrical height, which is one half wavelength. Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:45:37 -0500 From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." To: NRC ,Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America, a...@am-dx.com, mwdx ,

[IRCA] KGFJ — 24-Hour Pioneer

2014-02-10 Thread Dennis Gibson
Those who have been in IRCA for quite awhile may remember Jim. We have been friends for 20 years. He is a first class radio historian. I think reading this is worth your time. http://www.radioworld.com/default.aspx?tabid=75&entryid=997 Sent from my iPhone __

Re: [IRCA] unID MN-WI-Upper MI TIS on 530

2014-02-10 Thread Dennis Gibson
The FCC TIS station search website is here: http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/travelers-information-stations-search I've used it and it works quite well. Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:42:20 + From: Chernos Saul To: "irca@hard-core-dx.com" , "a...@nrcdxas.org" , "amfmt...@mailman.qth.net" ,

[IRCA] Unusual opportunities

2014-02-12 Thread Dennis Gibson
There should be some unusual opportunities to log daytimers staying on at night and stations using their daytime facilities at night to provide coverage of the storm. FCC approval is not required during an emergency. Some stations will go off the air because of the storm creating even more oppor

Re: [IRCA] 1140 KCXV MO Liberty + 1640 PA TIS - both new

2014-02-19 Thread Dennis Gibson
The FCC database still shows a CP but it's not always up to date. It may have been granted program test authority for its new facilities and is using them. That doesn't appear in the FCC database. Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:18:33 -0600 From: Forrest Skaine To: IRCA Mailing list for the Internati

Re: [IRCA] Hawaiian Music???

2014-02-21 Thread Dennis Gibson
Rob - you missed out. If you'd taken the radio outside you would have heard 738 Tahiti every night and some DU. In September of 2001 I heard KOMA (now KOKC) on a rental car radio at an observation area off the highway between Lahaina and Kihei. Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:22:26 -0500 From: Rober

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Question: Which Analog Sony SRF Walkman Would You Rate the Best ULR?

2014-02-28 Thread Dennis Gibson
The AM section died in many of the SRF-59s sold around the time the Ultralight Group got started. Mine did. I still use it for FM. Gary can tell you why. I don't remember. I think he says the SRF-39FP, the cool looking clear For Prison radio, is the best. I have an SRF-49 and the 39FP is better

Re: [IRCA] [ultralightdx] Re: [ABDX] Question: Which Analog Sony SRF Walkman Would You Rate the Best ULR?

2014-03-01 Thread Dennis Gibson
All consumer electronics must be clear so that contraband can't be smuggled in or out. I believe the circuitry of the 29, 39, and 49 is the same. The SRF-59 was a bit touchy to tune. The SRF-39FP and presumably the others tune a lot more smoothly. I have an SRF-49 and it does. Message: 3 Da

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Sony SRF-29 AM/FM Walkman Radio [3 Attachments]

2014-03-06 Thread Dennis Gibson
The circuitry should be identical to the SRF-39, 39FP and 49. The SRF-59 was difficult to tune. After a couple of years the AM in mine died as it did in many of the early ones. I have an SRF-39FP. I think Gary aligned it for me. I also have an SRF-49, which is a little less sensitive but the d

Re: [IRCA] Seattle's 1090 Now Using IBOC

2014-03-11 Thread Dennis Gibson
Which AM HD radio do you have? I don't think there has ever been a portable AM HD. Those that I know of are component tuners that require amplification. There are car stereo radios with HD but I don't know if they receive AM HD. I would like to see it die a very quick death. Date: Tue, 11 Mar

Re: [IRCA] What I learned about noise from a power outage

2014-03-16 Thread Dennis Gibson
About a year ago I also had a scheduled power outage. There are several other buildings in the apartment complex and I don't know if the power to any of them was turned off. I expected almost all of the noise on the AM broadcast and HF bands to disappear. My HF antenna is an indoor wire. Like B

Re: [IRCA] Sony XDRF1HD Radio

2014-03-18 Thread Dennis Gibson
The convention in Salt Lake City was in 2007. During the tour of the KSL Broadcast Center we were taken into a conference room, which had a Sangean HD radio in it. It is very similar to your Sony. It would not lock onto the AM IBOC signal. Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:10:56 -0700 From: Patrick

Re: [IRCA] 1070 solved as KNX

2014-03-19 Thread Dennis Gibson
Right off the bat at 0:01 "605 northbound Peck Road" is in the Los Angeles area. Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 02:48:26 + From: Chernos Saul To: "a...@nrcdxas.org" , "irca@hard-core-dx.com" Subject: [IRCA] 1070 solved as KNX Wow the announcer speaks fast... I can catch most of that, but not t

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] TIS station testing on 1690

2014-03-20 Thread Dennis Gibson
A new TIS on 1690 at UC Irvine was licensed in late December. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3546760 On Thu, 3/20/14, Martin Foltz wrote: Subject: [ABDX] TIS station testing on 1690 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com, a...@y

[IRCA] KCKM-1330 DX test

2014-03-22 Thread Dennis Gibson
I'm kicking myself for not trying for KCKM. I have 650 watts on 1340 one mile away (Santa Barbara, CA) and two radios with synchronous detection. I didn't think it would get to California Sent from my iPhone ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] XE Radio Website Link

2014-03-22 Thread Dennis Gibson
That's a great resource. I use the July 2008 Mexican Summary by our very own John Callarman (aka “The Krumudgeon” and/or “Qal R Man”). I couldn't find a newer source of overall information. http://www.dxing.info/lists/2008_MEXICO_LIST_by_frequency.pdf ---

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] XE Radio Website Link

2014-03-22 Thread Dennis Gibson
I sure do. Many thanks to Martin Foltz for all of his time and effort to keep it current. I have the questionable pleasure of living within groundwave of the Tijuana and Rosarito Beach area XEs. I don't understand Spanish at the rate it's spoken by natives. Much slower; maybe. My biggest pest

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] KCKM DX Test reception in Sweden - Perseus video capture posted

2014-03-22 Thread Dennis Gibson
It's excellent and nice if you've never seen a Perseus screen. On Facebook Tim recommended listening with headphones. That made a big difference for me. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2014, at 7:31 PM, Tim Tromp wrote: > Video capture I made of the remote receiver located in Sweden during >

Re: [IRCA] WWXL DX Test……Nothing so far @ 2305 EDT

2014-03-29 Thread Dennis Gibson
It's on. Webstream has CW. I don't want to publicize the webstream thing because we have a cheater here in California. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 29, 2014, at 8:06 PM, Robert Ross wrote: > Hi Guys: > > Nothing heard here from 2300-2305 EDT…..so I will try again @ and see > if they show

Re: [IRCA] WWXL DX Test……Nothing so far @ 2305 EDT

2014-03-29 Thread Dennis Gibson
That was intended to be private. I messed up. :( Sent from my iPhone On Mar 29, 2014, at 8:15 PM, Dennis Gibson wrote: > It's on. Webstream has CW. I don't want to publicize the webstream thing > because we have a cheater here in California. > > Sent from my iPhone &g

Re: [IRCA] WMVP

2014-03-29 Thread Dennis Gibson
Both day and night patterns favor the northeast. Night favors it a little more. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 29, 2014, at 9:09 PM, Nigel Pimblett wrote: > Not sure if it's just conditions, or whether something's not quite right > with their night pattern, but WMVP from Chicago on 1000 khz, w

Re: [IRCA] WMVP

2014-03-30 Thread Dennis Gibson
I'm not surprised. WMAQ (now WSCR), WGN, WBBM and WLS are all lower in the band and nondirectional with one half wavelength towers. WMVP's night pattern has a massive null to the west to protect KOMO. http://transition.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/1170992-97761.pdf Sent from

Re: [IRCA] WMVP

2014-03-30 Thread Dennis Gibson
10:30 AM, Nigel Pimblett wrote: > > And normally their null out west is very effective. It took me about 20 > years to hear them for the 1st time, which is why it was so odd to hear them > regularly this past week. > > > Nigel Pimblett > Dunmore, Alberta > >> O

Re: [IRCA] WMVP

2014-03-30 Thread Dennis Gibson
te: >>> >>> And normally their null out west is very effective. It took me about 20 >>> years to hear them for the 1st time, which is why it was so odd to hear >>> them regularly this past week. >>> >>> >>> Nigel Pimblett >>

Re: [IRCA] 2014 Oregon "Cliffhanger" DU-DXpeditions

2014-03-31 Thread Dennis Gibson
That 400 foot sheer drop off would be a deal breaker for me. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 3:22 AM, Chernos Saul wrote: > Not for the DXer with vertigo. I could see pitching a tent a very short, safe > distance from the edge, for a degree of indoor comfort. > > I sometimes DX FM (

[IRCA] KBOI off tonight/early tomorrow morning

2014-04-01 Thread Dennis Gibson
KBOI will be going off the air at 0001 Mountain Time for maintenance of the main building power and transfer switch. Off time is unknown. This is from Bill Frahm on Facebook. Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal

Re: [IRCA] KBOI 670 OFF

2014-04-01 Thread Dennis Gibson
Sometimes ships pass in the night. Paul got done typing a little before I did. :) Sent from my iPad > On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:18 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." > wrote: > > From Facebook: > > KBOI will be off starting after midnight (00:01 hrs April 2 2014) for > maintenance of the main building po

[IRCA] Radio station shifts across dial

2014-04-02 Thread Dennis Gibson
News talk to move from FM to AM in Terre Haute, Indiana. http://www.tribstar.com/news/x1984804939/Radio-station-shifts-across-dial ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in mess

Re: [IRCA] Radio World: Whatever Happened to the CFA?

2014-04-10 Thread Dennis Gibson
Great timing. It's currently being discussed by a number of broadcast engineers on Facebook. Jim Hatfield's (as in Hatfield and Dawson; an extremely highly respected broadcast engineering company in Seattle) analysis is at: http://hatdaw.com/papers/JBH-CFA.pdf My opinion is anything he says goe

Re: [IRCA] Radio World: Whatever Happened to the CFA?

2014-04-10 Thread Dennis Gibson
I sent a post about this over an hour ago but never received it. Did it go through? Sent from my iPhone ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Radio World: Whatever Happened to the CFA?

2014-04-13 Thread Dennis Gibson
usions. Some > think its performance is based on radiating feedlines. > > Fortunately for receiving, we really can get away with small antennas. > > > best wishes, > > Nick > > > > At 21:16 13-04-14, you wrote: > > >> -- Forwarded message -

Re: [IRCA] My first ever SW logging....

2014-04-17 Thread Dennis Gibson
http://www.shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?freq=9535 Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2014, at 4:52 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." > wrote: > > Just got a brand new Sangean ATS 909X Radio, popped in the batteries and > turned it on. > > Tuning across the Shortwave bands, my first EVER Shortwave lo

Re: [IRCA] WYLL 1160 - back on

2014-07-03 Thread Dennis Gibson
What you see on radio-locator are not patterns. They are the "predicted coverage area". In my opinion they are of limited usefulness. The FCC night pattern suggests that it is very directional. http://transition.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/1088964-91783.pdf Sent from my iP

Re: [IRCA] Local ham beacons on LW

2014-07-12 Thread Dennis Gibson
I wonder what kind of antennas they're using. A quarter wavelength on 470 kHz (my wavelength conversion spreadsheet is in MHz and won't do three decimal places) is 523.23 feet. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2014, at 10:41 PM, coffee_canuck wrote: > > Hearing VE7BDQ and VE7SL/b on 473 and

Re: [IRCA] Pat Martin

2014-07-16 Thread Dennis Gibson
On my iPhone 4S Gary's and a few other people's emails are received as a file that has to opened. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2014, at 9:48 PM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > > Sure hope so as well. Pat, do let us know! Gary, don't no why, but on my > iPad mini, the body of your emails don'

Re: [IRCA] Pat Martin

2014-07-17 Thread Dennis Gibson
This is an example; "Derek Vincent via IRCA"and the file name is "mime-attachment". I'm using Gmail on an iPhone 4S. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 17, 2014, at 5:04 AM, Derek Vincent via IRCA > wrote: > > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-d

Re: [IRCA] IRCA Convention

2014-07-17 Thread Dennis Gibson
Yahoo Mail addresses generate the "John Smith via IRCA" and mime-attachment that must be opened. Gary DeBock is using AOL and his do it. It happens on both my iPhone 4S and iPad 2. I've also noticed that using reply, not reply to all, sends an email to the poster. That might be an Apple thing.

Re: [IRCA] KMZQ on day power

2014-07-18 Thread Dennis Gibson
An engineer I know through the Facebook I Take Pictures of Transmitter Sites group says per KMZQ's engineer the problem is fixed. There were no details. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 17, 2014, at 12:14 AM, "Martin Foltz" wrote: > > KMZQ-670 Las Vegas is in strong tonight, first heard 11:30 PM P

Re: [IRCA] More Loggings

2014-07-26 Thread Dennis Gibson
Spanish language XEUT in Tijuana Northern Baja California is on 1630. It gets out very well. A number of sources show the power as 10 kW day and 1 kW night both nondirectional. However in Mexico it is not unusual for stations to run more power and use different patterns than they are licensed

Re: [IRCA] TIS HELP

2014-07-26 Thread Dennis Gibson
The FCC TIS database shows no stations on 1440 kHz in the United States. http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/travelers-information-stations-search Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 26, 2014, at 11:00 AM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." > wrote: > > The TIS in question is coming from somewhere within the Whisk

Re: [IRCA] TIS HELP

2014-07-26 Thread Dennis Gibson
om somewhere within the Whiskeytown >> National Recreational Area at Highway 299 & Kennedy Memorial Drive about >> 5 miles west of me. >> >> Paul >> >>> On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Dennis Gibson wrote: >>> >>> The FCC TIS

Re: [IRCA] [dxld] AM radio struggling to keep listeners.

2014-09-02 Thread Dennis Gibson
As usual when the LA Times writes about radio they didn't quite get it right. There were a couple of mistakes. I thought a serious omission was not saying anything about the difficulties with reception due to interference caused by devices found in many households; some LED lights, touch on lam

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-10

2014-09-10 Thread Dennis Gibson
On my iPhone 4S if the sender uses AOL or Yahoo Mail their name plus "via IRCA" is shown instead of just their name. When that happens I see a folder called mime-attachment. When I click on it the post opens. Gary uses AOL. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Walter Salmaniw wro

[IRCA] KCBS 740 San Francisco is off the air

2014-09-16 Thread Dennis Gibson
Just turned on the radio and heard the announcer apologize for the interruption of the AM signal. He urged listeners to switch to KFRC-FM 106.9, which normally simulcasts the station. I wish I'd turned it on a few minutes earlier to hear the reason. The signal was normal strength when it went of

Re: [IRCA] Billings MT WX

2014-09-17 Thread Dennis Gibson
In Portland. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2014, at 9:20 AM, Mike Sanburn wrote: > > Just looked at a brief weather forecast for Billings (IRCA Convention) --Some > chance of rain on Thursday and Friday. Thu high 86 Fri high 79 Sat high 77. > ms > > __

[IRCA] Het on 710 out West

2014-09-29 Thread Dennis Gibson
For awhile now I've been hearing a quite noticeable het on 710. I'm 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles. KSPN drops to 10 kW at night and has a major null in this direction to protect KIRO but comes in well at times. I'm 200 airline miles from Mexico so that's a possibility. XEMMM on 940 has be

[IRCA] KRKO(AM), KKXA(AM) Will Test All-Digital HD Radio

2014-10-02 Thread Dennis Gibson
I think this is a little different than the Radio World article. http://radiomagonline.com/currents/krkoam_kkxaam_will_test_all-digital_hd_radio_0930/ Sent from my iPhone ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman

[IRCA] KRKO and Sister Station do Digital AM

2014-10-03 Thread Dennis Gibson
This has a lot of detailed information about the tests and KRKO history. http://www.thebdr.net/articles/warstories/neighbors/KRKO.html Sent from my iPhone ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca O

Re: [IRCA] KRKO in digital mode

2014-10-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
KRKO is only directional at night. http://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=AM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1442382&sHours=N Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 4, 2014, at 12:22 AM, Patrick Martin wrote: > > The carrier is back. It just locked again at 12:18 AM but no audio. The HD >

Re: [IRCA] KRKO in digital mode

2014-10-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
There is no day pattern. It's nondirectional during daytime. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 4, 2014, at 12:48 AM, Patrick Martin wrote: > > Dennis > > During this test, I do not know if they are using the day or night pattern.. > > Patrick Martin > Seaside OR > KGED QSL Manager > >> From: wb6.

Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney

2014-10-04 Thread Dennis Gibson
Originally all of the Radio Disney stations except Los Angeles, which is not being sold, were going to go dark on September 26. They changed their mind and will stay on with some changes until sold. http://www.fybush.com/nerw-20140926/ Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 4, 2014, at 2:44 PM, Patrick

Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney

2014-10-05 Thread Dennis Gibson
I think Disney wants to get out of the network business. Networks are a headache. Programming KDIS alone will be far easier and much less expensive than a network. It paid way too much for some of the stations. A lot of money was spent on broadbanding to make HD easier to configure and maintain

Re: [IRCA] DX Tip

2014-10-06 Thread Dennis Gibson
I took these photos in September of 2006 while on a cruise from Seattle to Alaska. Rob - does the studio building still look like this? https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/3634716346/in/set-72157619807294788 I was just getting started with taking tower photos so some aren't level. https:

Re: [IRCA] DX Tip

2014-10-07 Thread Dennis Gibson
at 2185 feet. .and that the AM tower is > somewhere else. > > How far from the station is the AM tower? > > Paul > >> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 9:48 PM, Dennis Gibson wrote: >> >> I took these photos in September of 2006 while on a cruise from Seattle to >

Re: [IRCA] Dave Williams

2014-10-08 Thread Dennis Gibson
I'm praying as hard as I can. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 8, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: > > Dave Williams or Astoria OR, a long time DXer and IRCA member is in the > hospital at OHSU with a breathing problem. He had a fall and was not able to > attend the IRCA convention this y

[IRCA] Seattle Listeners Take Note of All-Digital AM Tests

2014-10-10 Thread Dennis Gibson
Hatfield & Dawson and Cavell Mertz are highly respected broadcast engineering consultants. http://www.radioworld.com/article/seattle-listeners-take-note-of-all-digital-am-tests/272796%20 Sent from my iPhone ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] DX tip out West

2014-10-14 Thread Dennis Gibson
KMBX-700 in Soledad, California is running a loop of instrumental music with no TOH ID. Verified as KMBX by DXer Jim Hilliker, who lives nearby. Except for no ID it's an unintentional but welcome DX test. Sent from my iPad ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA

Re: [IRCA] DX tip out West

2014-10-14 Thread Dennis Gibson
I wonder if it's on 2.5 kW day power instead of 700 watts, a 5.5 dB difference. It seems stronger than usual. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 14, 2014, at 8:13 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." > wrote: > > KMBX is weak but it's there for me too In redding california > >> On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, P

Re: [IRCA] DX tip out West

2014-10-14 Thread Dennis Gibson
strong here right now. > >> On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, Dennis Gibson wrote: >> >> I wonder if it's on 2.5 kW day power instead of 700 watts, a 5.5 dB >> difference. It seems stronger than usual. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> O

[IRCA] Fwd: [ABDX] Shortwave Central: WYFR to close all shortwave services

2013-06-17 Thread Dennis Gibson
Is this the beginning of the end of Family Radio? They have sold stations in major markets. Donations are down 70% since Harold Camping's prediction of the end of the world last year didn't happen. In Southern California just a few weeks ago it applied for a CP to diplex KFRN with another stati

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