Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's for 11 January 2018

2018-01-11 Thread Steve
There were numerous 160m CW signals from EU in here this evening from just before sunset and for several hours after. Some were pretty loud. It's nice to hear strong EU's again on the topband and is surely a good omen as we head further down the sunspot slope. Bring on those long months of zero

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's for 11 January 2018

2018-01-11 Thread R. Colin Newell
Definitely! And welcome home! 2 more weeks in Hawaii for us. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Jan 11, 2018, at 8:49 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > > Yes, though nothing more than carriers when I have listened, 855, 1089, 1215 > 1386(??). > > Guess you are on the wrong coast to he

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's for 11 January 2018

2018-01-11 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Yes, though nothing more than carriers when I have listened, 855, 1089, 1215 1386(??). Guess you are on the wrong coast to hear them in Hawaii? 73 Nick At 06:07 2018-01-12, R. Colin Newell wrote: I see TA hets popping up on the NHP fishbarrel radar system... Colin Newell - Kona Hawaii > >

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's -

2016-12-03 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I'm hearing that its -27 below outside and i was at an 80s concert for our radio stations 30th anniversary. If things are just so wildly good, i might might... chance it and go outside before bed around 0830UTC On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 6:32 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > Just looking at the Hall-Pa

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's -

2016-12-03 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
It's mostly just carriers on 1215 and 1089 here for the moment (0400UT). Still, that is far more than has been heard recently from Europe. At 03:32 04-12-16, R. Colin Newell wrote: Just looking at the Hall-Patch fish barrel - What are you hearing up North Paul? -- Colin Newell - Editor a

[IRCA] West Coast TA's -

2016-12-03 Thread R. Colin Newell
Just looking at the Hall-Patch fish barrel - What are you hearing up North Paul? -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com and DXer.ca - VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada __

[IRCA] West Coast TA's

2016-09-22 Thread R. Colin Newell
1215 in muffled audio -- + carriers. -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com and DXer.ca - VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com htt

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's--Victoria version

2015-11-25 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
carrier on 1215 at 0300UT...not much luck with the longwave ones, even with the local noisemakers taking a vacation... Should have stayed another night by the Strait I guess. best wishes, Nick At 01:30 26-11-15, you wrote: nice carriers early from 153 up to 189kHz...153 the strongest at pre

[IRCA] West Coast TA's

2015-11-25 Thread Steve
nice carriers early from 153 up to 189kHz...153 the strongest at present Steve WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl VE7SL BLOG - "Homebrewing and Operating Adventures From 2200m to Nanowaves": http://ve7sl.blogspot.ca/ __

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's

2010-01-07 Thread Kevin S
Other than what I had before, I also got an actual live audio ID from "Radio Cluj" on 909 from Romania, in addition to a good synch with the web stream. I must admit - I heard the ID on the web stream and then located it on the audio clip when I played it back, otherwise I would've missed it. Thi

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's

2010-01-07 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 04:20 1/8/2010, you wrote: >I also had decent audio on 963 at 0350 and 0357, but it didn't last until >0400. 1134 was briefly good at 0410, 1269 hasd classical music 0345. I've >also noted carriers on 909 972 1206 & 1215. The stuff is there but it's in >and out. Overall, tonight's TA's (f

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's

2010-01-07 Thread Bruce Portzer
I also had decent audio on 963 at 0350 and 0357, but it didn't last until 0400. 1134 was briefly good at 0410, 1269 hasd classical music 0345. I've also noted carriers on 909 972 1206 & 1215. The stuff is there but it's in and out. Overall, tonight's TA's (for me at least) are good for this

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's

2010-01-07 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 03:40 1/8/2010, you wrote: >I also have 819-Cairo (new here) at armchair level at times, with a strong >local on 820 phased down. > >Kevin > > > >> Yer not kidding, Colin! >> - English news on Croatia-1134 for an ID >> - Finally web-synched Romania on 855 for a confirmed logging >> - Russian

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's

2010-01-07 Thread Kevin S
I also have 819-Cairo (new here) at armchair level at times, with a strong local on 820 phased down. Kevin > Yer not kidding, Colin! > - English news on Croatia-1134 for an ID > - Finally web-synched Romania on 855 for a confirmed logging > - Russian on 963 > - Weak Farda on 1575. > > Could

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's

2010-01-07 Thread Kevin S
Yer not kidding, Colin! - English news on Croatia-1134 for an ID - Finally web-synched Romania on 855 for a confirmed logging - Russian on 963 - Weak Farda on 1575. Could be an interesting night. Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA > > Seriously good signals now (0200UTC JAN 8 - 2010) > on 1134, 1

[IRCA] West Coast TA's

2010-01-07 Thread cafe
Seriously good signals now (0200UTC JAN 8 - 2010) on 1134, 1215... lots and lots of carriers. Nick? Is that "fish bowl" of yers up and running? -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria,

Re: [IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread D1028Gary
Hi Nick and Nigel, Thanks for your TA reports. Here I had weak audio from 1134-Croatia tonight, threshold audio from 693-BBC (received on October 21 at a better level) and strong carriers on 756 and 765. An interesting night, but not one of the better ones-- maybe we are getting spoiled?

Re: [IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread Bruce Portzer
I had carriers from a few of the regulars: 747 756 1107 909 1134 1215 1269. No audio from any of them, and 1215 was the only one more than 10db above the noise. Bruce Patrick Martin wrote: Only thing here is weak audio on 1134. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager __

Re: [IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread cafe
> Things are looking up from time to time. Fair audio (pop mx) on 1134, > poorer on 1215, occasional audio traces 675, 747, 855, 1269, 1377.This > all between 0315-0330UT. > from Kona -- all the Pacifics are starting to settle in... Odd phenomenon on FM however -- sorry if this is OT: O

Re: [IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread Patrick Martin
At 0545 audio on 909 (UK?) and LWers 153, 162 (FF), 171 (AA?), 189 (Presume Iceland), 198 (AA?), 207, 216 (FF?), and some other carriers. Hopefully tomorrow night will be better. I want to check the antennas tomorrow, if we get a break in the rain. The wind has died down. Seaside had gusts at 64 MP

Re: [IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread Nigel Pimblett
It turned into largely a Spanish opening here. Heard Spain on: 531, 585, 639, 648, 684, 774, 855, 999, 1107, 1116, 1152, 1224, 1305, 1413, 1476, 1485, and 1503. You'd think all those Spaniards would mean I could get Portugal on 1035 - but the best I can get there is a moderate carrier. 73,

Re: [IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 05:10 11/6/2009, I wrote: It's been pretty interesting here also Nigel, but very erratic, and rarely more than poor signal strength . Take that back, pretty darn good audio at times on 1089 and 1215 at 0515UT Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC

Re: [IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 04:51 11/6/2009, you wrote: >Checked the radio as soon as I got back, and found an interesting assortment >of carriers and some audio. (not always on the expected freqs either) >Some of the unusual ones I've noted are Libya on 1449, French on 1125 >(Belgium??), a mix on 1485, and a possible N

Re: [IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread Patrick Martin
Only thing here is weak audio on 1134. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ 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] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Checked the radio as soon as I got back, and found an interesting assortment of carriers and some audio. (not always on the expected freqs either) Some of the unusual ones I've noted are Libya on 1449, French on 1125 (Belgium??), a mix on 1485, and a possible N.Ireland on 1341. 73, Nigel Pim

[IRCA] west coast TA's

2009-11-05 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Things are looking up from time to time. Fair audio (pop mx) on 1134, poorer on 1215, occasional audio traces 675, 747, 855, 1269, 1377.This all between 0315-0330UT. Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___

Re: [IRCA] WEST Coast TA's again...

2009-10-17 Thread Patrick Martin
Enjoy the TA's while you can, as they wont be there forever I remember well the DUs of the early 80s with night after night after night with 2 or 3, sometimes 4 on some channels, Darwin 657, PNG 585 and 864, 100 watters, you name it, even several from Western Australia. I thought they would go

[IRCA] WEST Coast TA's again...

2009-10-17 Thread cafe
Stifling a yawn, I have come to realize that TA's on the West coast of North America are now as reliable as gravity, Canada Post and Canadian socialized medicine. Which says something. Carriers here there and everywhere... No charge. Peakers include 531 (X2), 936, 963, 1134, 1215... --

[IRCA] west coast ta's now!

2009-10-16 Thread cafe
lots of carriers - 0211 utc -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT Com

[IRCA] West Coast TA's

2009-01-23 Thread vroomski
-- Good Evening, 1134 with weak audio. All other just carriers. Channels Carrier Levels 1575 5.5 1431 4.5 1422 4 1377 4 1215 4 1206 3.5 1134 Weak with man talking. 945 4 Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC 545 Ewe NE u-shaped fence antenna __

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's - now

2008-12-01 Thread Patrick Martin
Checked 234 here at 0630 and solid Russian //153 so presume FE. Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are th

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's - now

2008-12-01 Thread Patrick Martin
1323Presume VoR in EE at 0625 UTC 12/2. Bits of sentences. Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing li

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's - now

2008-12-01 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 09:32 PM 12/1/2008, you wrote: >ahem, 234 with audiodoesn't seem parallel to the webstream for Luxembourg >however.. > >Steve? what say? > > >Nick Nick, at 05:34 sounds like Radio Rossii to me...Walt ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's - now

2008-12-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
ahem, 234 with audiodoesn't seem parallel to the webstream for Luxembourg however.. Steve? what say? Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalam

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's - now

2008-12-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Things are actually pretty lively, just very erratic; nothing stays in for more than a minute if that. 1215 w/EE talk, 1089 w/ talk, but too much splatter, 999 as mentioned earlier, 702 muffled talk, 1008 mx 1053 has two stations, though mostly just carriers. One is about 17Hz high, nothing

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's - now

2008-12-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 03:17 12/2/2008, you wrote: >Had some decent reception here about that time (which is about sunset time >here), with good audio on Croatia 1134, France 1377, and the UK stations on >1089 and 1215. As has been the pattern here this season (with a couple of >days of exception), that was the

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TA's - now

2008-12-01 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Had some decent reception here about that time (which is about sunset time here), with good audio on Croatia 1134, France 1377, and the UK stations on 1089 and 1215. As has been the pattern here this season (with a couple of days of exception), that was the peak, and things gradually slid aft

[IRCA] West Coast TA's - now

2008-12-01 Thread cafe
Good carrier on 1215Khz as of 2330 UTC - Will watch. -- Colin Newell - Editor - Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opin

[IRCA] west coast TA's

2007-03-30 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Pretty tame so far with just carriers at 0430UT, and 1269 (!) being generally the strongest. 1215 is there also, but not 1134, being in daylight pretty much. Others, mostly quite weak, are 837, 855, 1008 1089 1107 1179. Nick ***