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Re: [IRCA] IRCA Digest, Vol 154, Issue 50



Agree with Chuck, Mr. Buddy is your friend, but do keep a window, vent or
door cracked.
 My experience here in the wilds of BC has been very satisfactory, they are
almost the de facto standard here! 
Those who have previously frozen a YL, will also appreciate the reduction in
static.

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Today's Topics:

   1. WWV Solar Report (NOAA WWV)
   2. Using a portable heater while DXing (Rick Dau)
   3. Re: Using a portable heater while DXing (Russ Edmunds)
   4. Re: Using a portable heater while DXing (Chuck Hutton)
   5. Re: Using a portable heater while DXing (Neil Kazaross)


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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:15:01 GMT
From: ng1u@xxxxxxxxxx (NOAA WWV)
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Subject: [IRCA] WWV Solar Report
Message-ID: <17021916150112750C@xxxxxxxxxx>

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2017 Feb 19 2105 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction
Center #
#          Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 February follow.
Solar flux 78 and estimated planetary A-index 11.
The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 19 February was 3.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Date 18   18   18   18   18   18   19   19   19   19   19   19   19   19
UTC  0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0000 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100
SFlx 75   75   75   75   75   77   77   77   77   77   77   77   77   78
A-in 20   20   20   20   20   15   16   16   16   16   16   16   16   11
K-in 4    2    2    1    2    3    3    3    3    2    1    2    3    3
Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm





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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:20:24 +0000
From: Rick Dau <drummer1965us@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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I'd like to know how many of you use one on the REALLY cold winter nights
while DXing, and if you mostly go with an electric heater or a kerosene
heater.   I'm going to be a guest at my parents' farm east of Council
Bluffs, Iowa all this week and have come up with the idea of bringing along
a Stanley 1500-watt utility heater to keep my surroundings warm should I
decide to stay up into the wee hours.   I've run into a bit of a quandary,
though...it requires plugging into an outlet.  My obvious choice would be to
go with a tractor shed on our place, but it's one that was constructed in
the mid-1980s.  As is the case with most modern tractor sheds, it is of a
steel construction and has fluorescent lighting overhead, so there will be a
bit of a buzz issue, although not intolerable.  To get away from the buzz
completely, my other way to go would be to DX from a  wooden shed on our
place that was built during the 1920s in which we raised chickens when I was
a kid.  Most sheds and o
 utbuildings on farms that were built back then are going to be all-wood,
and would naturally be more appealing for DXing, but many that are THAT old
don't have outlets, and that's the situation with this one.  In that case, I
would think a kerosene heater would be a better choice.  Anyway, I welcome
all feedback on this.  I'm just happy to get out of the city for a week and
get back to a place where I won't have to deal with images, spurs, and
mixing products on the AM band!



73,

Rick Dau

South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af

MW: Sony ICF-2010, Grundig AN-200 antenna

LW: Sony ICF-2010, Quantum Q-Stick paired with Ratzlaff "cake dummy" loop

FM: Sangean ATS-909X with extended stock whip



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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:07:21 +0000
From: Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxx>
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Any heater which operates using an electric thermostat will probably produce
noise whenever it cycles on and off. This applies to fish tank heaters and
furnaces - and everything in between.


Russ Edmunds

WB2BJH

Blue Bell, PA

Grid FN20id

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I'd like to know how many of you use one on the REALLY cold winter nights
while DXing, and if you mostly go with an electric heater or a kerosene
heater.   I'm going to be a guest at my parents' farm east of Council
Bluffs, Iowa all this week and have come up with the idea of bringing along
a Stanley 1500-watt utility heater to keep my surroundings warm should I
decide to stay up into the wee hours.   I've run into a bit of a quandary,
though...it requires plugging into an outlet.  My obvious choice would be to
go with a tractor shed on our place, but it's one that was constructed in
the mid-1980s.  As is the case with most modern tractor sheds, it is of a
steel construction and has fluorescent lighting overhead, so there will be a
bit of a buzz issue, although not intolerable.  To get away from the buzz
completely, my other way to go would be to DX from a  wooden shed on our
place that was built during the 1920s in which we raised chickens when I was
a kid.  Most sheds and o
 utbuildings on farms that were built back then are going to be all-wood,
and would naturally be more appealing for DXing, but many that are THAT old
don't have outlets, and that's the situation with this one.  In that case, I
would think a kerosene heater would be a better choice.  Anyway, I welcome
all feedback on this.  I'm just happy to get out of the city for a week and
get back to a place where I won't have to deal with images, spurs, and
mixing products on the AM band!



73,

Rick Dau

South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af

MW: Sony ICF-2010, Grundig AN-200 antenna

LW: Sony ICF-2010, Quantum Q-Stick paired with Ratzlaff "cake dummy" loop

FM: Sangean ATS-909X with extended stock whip

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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:13:36 +0000
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Rick -


Many kerosene heaters are OK for internal use, but there are some that are
not OK indoors. And some are OK, but only if provided a certain amount of
fresh air. And of course in general there is a fire hazard, although some
have a fairly safe design.


I dodge those issues by using a catalytic propare heater like the "Buddy
Heater". Models run from $60 to $120 on Amazon.


Chuck


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Any heater which operates using an electric thermostat will probably produce
noise whenever it cycles on and off. This applies to fish tank heaters and
furnaces - and everything in between.


Russ Edmunds

WB2BJH

Blue Bell, PA

Grid FN20id

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Subject: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing


I'd like to know how many of you use one on the REALLY cold winter nights
while DXing, and if you mostly go with an electric heater or a kerosene
heater.   I'm going to be a guest at my parents' farm east of Council
Bluffs, Iowa all this week and have come up with the idea of bringing along
a Stanley 1500-watt utility heater to keep my surroundings warm should I
decide to stay up into the wee hours.   I've run into a bit of a quandary,
though...it requires plugging into an outlet.  My obvious choice would be to
go with a tractor shed on our place, but it's one that was constructed in
the mid-1980s.  As is the case with most modern tractor sheds, it is of a
steel construction and has fluorescent lighting overhead, so there will be a
bit of a buzz issue, although not intolerable.  To get away from the buzz
completely, my other way to go would be to DX from a  wooden shed on our
place that was built during the 1920s in which we raised chickens when I was
a kid.  Most sheds and o
 utbuildings on farms that were built back then are going to be all-wood,
and would naturally be more appealing for DXing, but many that are THAT old
don't have outlets, and that's the situation with this one.  In that case, I
would think a kerosene heater would be a better choice.  Anyway, I welcome
all feedback on this.  I'm just happy to get out of the city for a week and
get back to a place where I won't have to deal with images, spurs, and
mixing products on the AM band!



73,

Rick Dau

South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af

MW: Sony ICF-2010, Grundig AN-200 antenna

LW: Sony ICF-2010, Quantum Q-Stick paired with Ratzlaff "cake dummy" loop

FM: Sangean ATS-909X with extended stock whip

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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:20:17 -0600
From: Neil Kazaross <neilkaz58@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing
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I've done it as the beach house in Narragansett wasn't heated very well.
However,  with the wx here in the Midwest you may need A/C instead.  73 KAZ

On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Rick -
>
>
> Many kerosene heaters are OK for internal use, but there are some that 
> are not OK indoors. And some are OK, but only if provided a certain 
> amount of fresh air. And of course in general there is a fire hazard, 
> although some have a fairly safe design.
>
>
> I dodge those issues by using a catalytic propare heater like the 
> "Buddy Heater". Models run from $60 to $120 on Amazon.
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Russ Edmunds < 
> wb2bjh@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 5:07 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing
>
> Any heater which operates using an electric thermostat will probably 
> produce noise whenever it cycles on and off. This applies to fish tank 
> heaters and furnaces - and everything in between.
>
>
> Russ Edmunds
>
> WB2BJH
>
> Blue Bell, PA
>
> Grid FN20id
>
> ________________________________
> From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Rick Dau < 
> drummer1965us@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 7:20:24 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: [IRCA] Using a portable heater while DXing
>
>
> I'd like to know how many of you use one on the REALLY cold winter 
> nights while DXing, and if you mostly go with an electric heater or a
kerosene
> heater.   I'm going to be a guest at my parents' farm east of Council
> Bluffs, Iowa all this week and have come up with the idea of bringing 
> along a Stanley 1500-watt utility heater to keep my surroundings warm
should I
> decide to stay up into the wee hours.   I've run into a bit of a quandary,
> though...it requires plugging into an outlet.  My obvious choice would 
> be to go with a tractor shed on our place, but it's one that was 
> constructed in the mid-1980s.  As is the case with most modern tractor 
> sheds, it is of a steel construction and has fluorescent lighting 
> overhead, so there will be a bit of a buzz issue, although not 
> intolerable.  To get away from the buzz completely, my other way to go 
> would be to DX from a  wooden shed on our place that was built during 
> the 1920s in which we raised chickens when I was a kid.  Most sheds 
> and o  utbuildings on farms that were built back then are going to be 
> all-wood, and would naturally be more appealing for DXing, but many 
> that are THAT old don't have outlets, and that's the situation with 
> this one.  In that case, I would think a kerosene heater would be a 
> better choice.  Anyway, I welcome all feedback on this.  I'm just 
> happy to get out of the city for a week and get back to a place where 
> I won't have to deal with images, spurs, and mixing products on the AM
band!
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Rick Dau
>
> South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af
>
> MW: Sony ICF-2010, Grundig AN-200 antenna
>
> LW: Sony ICF-2010, Quantum Q-Stick paired with Ratzlaff "cake dummy" 
> loop
>
> FM: Sangean ATS-909X with extended stock whip
>
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