Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] India on 1071

[Chernos Saul <sauldx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, heard 1066 while visiting the seals. Have probably heard 1071 - don't have my list here ... but heard a bunch of AIR stations signing on. 
Saul


> From: jrenfrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:13:39 -0500
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] India on 1071
> 
> I was sitting right there when Chuck went outside with his ultralight to 
> hear it because it was booming in on our Drake's.  I am pretty sure that 
> Saul Chernos got in on that one, too.  I had no ultralight, so I stayed 
> inside while those guys surfed the waves on the radio while listening to the 
> waves hitting the nearby beach!
> 
> Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <d1028gary@xxxxxxx>
> To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 1:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] India on 1071
> 
> 
> >
> > <<<  Allen is also well-situated for this kind of reception.   >>>
> >
> > Allen reported reception of 1071-India with his barefoot Ultralight radio 
> > (Sony SRF-M37W) in Newfoundland a few months back on the Ultralight list. 
> > As far as the first Ultralight radio reception of India in North America, 
> > we heard through the grapevine that Chuck H. managed to hear 1566-India on 
> > his Sony SRF-T615 during a Newfie DXpedition in November of 2008, but the 
> > reception was not widely reported.
> >
> > 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
> > Ultralight Radio Group Co-founder
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Renfrew <jrenfrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: sylvainnaud62 <sylvainnaud62@xxxxxxxxx>; amdx <amdx@xxxxxxxxxx>; irca 
> > <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Marc DeLorenzo <midcapemarc@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thu, Jan 10, 2013 6:25 pm
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] India on 1071
> >
> >
> > Definitely heard in Newfoundland in 2011, and perhaps earlier than that. 
> > In
> > 2011 it was markedly stronger - a new transmitter I believe.  Several 
> > dozen
> > other Indians heard from there, though I did better in 2010 as I recall.
> >
> > Of course, Sylvain's reception is all the more remarkable because he is
> > inland, while in Newfoundland we were right on the ocean in Cappahayden.
> > Allen is also well-situated for this kind of reception.
> >
> > The Perseus makes it possible to pick them off at sign-on time.  0020 UTC 
> > is
> > a good time to aim for, with a distictive sign-on tune.
> >
> > The first one we logged was 1566 many years ago, and it was entertaining 
> > to
> > watch Dave Clark dance around the room with joy.  (He was widely known as 
> > an
> > Indian shortwave expert).  We even proposed putting up a brass plaque on 
> > the
> > grounds of the now torn-down DX Inn to mark the event.  There are plaques
> > like this in various places around Newfoundland for first Transatlantic
> > flights, radio transmissions, undersea cable, etc.  So why not India?
> >
> > 1071 is not so hard now that CBA has gone to FM, and there's not a lot of
> > stuff on the air in Europe either.
> >
> > Well-done, Sylvain!
> >
> > Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Marc DeLorenzo" <midcapemarc@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <sylvainnaud62@xxxxxxxxx>; <amdx@xxxxxxxxxx>; <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 12:41 PM
> > Subject: [Amdx] India on 1071
> >
> >
> >> Just heard this for the first time today (Thursday).  Congrats to Sylvain
> >> on a great catch!  This may be the first reception of this station from
> >> North America.
> >>
> >>
> >> Marc DeLorenzo
> >> South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> >> http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Sylvain Naud <sylvainnaud62@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: AM WTFDA <amdx@xxxxxxxxxx>; International Radio Club of America
> >> <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Mon, Jan 7, 2013 9:31 pm
> >> Subject: [Amdx] India on 1071
> >>
> >>
> >> While you guys are getting TAs on the West Coast, I've just heard my
> >> irst Indian at 01:32 UTC on 1071 Khz. I have been waiting at this one
> >> or a while now and fortunately, I heard it for the first time at
> >> ransmitter sunrise.
> >> The only drawback is that their sound was muffled/distorted. A pity
> >> ecause the signal strength was fair enoughfor quality reception:
> >> http://www.quebecdx.com/mp3/india_1071.mp3
> >> Hopefully, there should be some other opportunities...
> >> From a happy DXer :-)
> >> Sylvain Naud
> >> ortneuf, QC
> >> erseus + 1500ft terminated Beverage @ 35°
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