Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] New logging

2017-02-05 Thread Mark4
Nicely done, Chuck and replacing that pot with a fixed resistor is a nice touch! (Just scored my own 24-count canvas bag of those military poles!) Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: Guy Atkins Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2017 3:01 PM To: Charles Rippel Cc: Gilles Letourneau ;

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] KANSAS CITY DX CONVENTION

2016-09-11 Thread Mark4
TNX Shawn. Safe travels! MD -Original Message- From: AMANDX Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 1:35 PM To: ma...@durenberger.com Cc: DX-IRCA ; DX @NRC ; WTFDA-AM ; MNDXC ; Shafer Mike ; Baumgartner Fred Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] KANSAS CITY DX CONVENTION Mark This was my first NRC

[IRCA] KANSAS CITY DX CONVENTION

2016-09-11 Thread Mark4
Good crowd! It was nice to meet new folks and to swap lies. Great to see familiar faces and renew ongoing discussions. From comments heard around the room, the car tours and station visits were ‘okay.’ The tech talk sessions had lots of good pics and video and some new understandings...and

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-10-05 Thread Mark4
Colin, I for one (of many?) would appreciate a refresher on what to expect with varying indices of A and K. For example...the comment below is useful...and borne out by CX this morning. Thanks in advance! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: R. Colin Newell Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [IRCA] 730 Billings new call?

2016-10-05 Thread Mark4
Yeah...I played it again...after about the third time I heard "Goodland." Thanks! MD -Original Message- From: Donald Barnes via IRCA Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 7:22 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: Donald Barnes Subject: Re: [IRCA] 730

Re: [IRCA] 730 Billings new call?

2016-10-06 Thread Mark4
Chuckles time: This morning I DID capture KYYA...ironically the ID didn't include the City of License (Billings) Pretty decent morning...the Seattle guys are making it over here, trampling on stations normally in the way... -Original Message- From: ma...@durenberger.com Sent:

Re: [IRCA] 730 Billings new call?

2016-10-06 Thread Mark4
Sorry: QTH North-Central Minnesota Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: ma...@durenberger.com Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 9:14 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: Donald Barnes Subject: Re: [IRCA] 730 Billings new call? Chuckles time: This

Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2016-10-06 Thread Mark4
This is great; thanks! MD -Original Message- From: Russ Edmunds Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 7:17 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report Briefly, The K index is more immediate - it is measured and reported a 4-hour

Re: [IRCA] DKAZ questions

2016-10-07 Thread Mark4
Thanks Nick. Careful measurements this summer suggested there was no noise difference between an FLG/transformer/Coax and FLG/straight coax. (Yes there's a 1:2 transformer added to the mix when the FLG feeds coax.) But I'm in a very quiet area, QRM-wise, so that test might have been

Re: [IRCA] DKAZ questions

2016-10-07 Thread Mark4
I do love the way the varied interests in this hobby are propagated through this club from member to member and I'm grateful for the knowledge and experience that's so freely shared. One baby elephant in the room is Mark's antenna "ambience." If his QTH there in the Land O' Goshen is in a

[IRCA] 730 Billings new call?

2016-10-05 Thread Mark4
Heard for the first time on the 7AM CDT search West on 730: "Good morning this is K-L-O-E Billings." Nice clean copy...but they're listed as KYYA and there's no KLOE FM in town. Was gibts bitte? Mark Durenberger ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] AMBC down?

2016-09-17 Thread Mark4
His entire site seems to be down -Original Message- From: Bill Whitacre Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 3:07 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America ; a...@nrcdxas.org Subject: [NRC-AM] AMBC down? Has anybody else noticed that

Re: [IRCA] Flag - Pennant array

2016-09-26 Thread Mark4
Good work, OM MD -Original Message- From: R. Colin Newell Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 7:16 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Flag - Pennant array http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZYd0M9yO18 Walking tour of antenna farm. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV -

Re: [IRCA] WC Nov 5 snapshot - SDR shoot-out

2016-11-06 Thread Mark4
I'm with you on this one Chuck. I've been running Perseus for years with old garden-variety dual-core machines with nary a hiccup. Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: Chuck Hutton Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2016 10:09 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of

Re: [IRCA] First report from Murray Harbour, PEI

2016-11-07 Thread Mark4
Thanks Doc. Nick: What size D-KAZ? Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: Walter Salmaniw Sent: Monday, November 07, 2016 7:33 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] First report from Murray Harbour, PEI A good start to our DXpedition to

[IRCA] WATERPROOF BOXES (was: DKAZ questions)

2016-10-30 Thread Mark4
Guy, I ordered a bunch of these and have been getting e-mails in bad English about running into customs problems, and so sorry, and if I send my PayPal info he'll refund the money etc.. So it might have become a bad bet but tnx anyway. On the other hand the boxes may eventually arrive and

[IRCA] RADIOS ON!

2016-11-01 Thread Mark4
830 Casper is killing WCCO, my local flamethrower, at 620 PM. Mark Durenberger ___ 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

Re: [IRCA] Radio Club(s) Convention Station Tour

2017-03-31 Thread Mark4
Mike: 'Beggars can't be choosers' etc but it would REALLY be slick if we could see the transmitter site! Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: Mike Sanburn Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 2:27 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA]

[IRCA] Fun catch

2017-05-07 Thread Mark4
One early result from playbacks of the recent Desert DXPedition: 353kHz"LLD" LANAI HI On a 2200-ft Beverage at 255 degrees, into a Perseus SDR. Cheers! Mark Durenberger ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] ESPN

2017-05-06 Thread Mark4
What time around TOH does ESPN Sports allow a window for local station IDs? Cheers! Mark Durenberger ___ 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] ESPN

2017-05-06 Thread Mark4
Thanks Paul. Hmmm...just walked through an SDR recording of two west-coast stations from :58 to :04 and heard no breaks. Maybe the ESPN crew wasn't paying attention? Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2017 9:12 AM To:

Re: [IRCA] ESPN

2017-05-06 Thread Mark4
YES to both, Kaz. I'm at the cabin, listening to 354 Gb of SDR recordings taken in the desert with Nick Hall-Patch a couple of weeks ago. No antenna up yet; need some encouragement! Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: Neil Kazaross Mark are you at your cabin or out

Re: [IRCA] ESPN

2017-05-06 Thread Mark4
Indeed, Walt. Especially since with a 2500-foot Bev, courtesy of NHP, I've also got a boatload of NDBs to look at :-) Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: Volodya S Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2017 4:14 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America