2941
Huh? / Re: Google weirdness
« on: July 13, 2018, 1523 UTC »
You've stumbled upon the counterrevolution to the rodent revolution!
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2942
General Radio Discussion / Re: of interest to those in MD....digital AM!
« on: July 13, 2018, 1517 UTC »
AM stereo yes, iboc/digital no!
2943
General Radio Discussion / Re: Hitler speech transmitted over Chicago police radios
« on: July 13, 2018, 1513 UTC »
When the Rodney Rioters were taking to the streets in support of their hero, Rodney King, some miscreant got on an Omaha channel and told the officers watching the festivities in downtown Omaha "gentlemen, you have a green light".
A green light is typically transmitted by command to the tac/swat team to authorise fire at will. Fortunately, the officers knew someone was trying to deceive them. It used to be that one had to have a radio that would tx on the police bands as well as employ their pl tone, but today asshats can swat someone from just about anywhere on earth with phone or innernet access.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting
A green light is typically transmitted by command to the tac/swat team to authorise fire at will. Fortunately, the officers knew someone was trying to deceive them. It used to be that one had to have a radio that would tx on the police bands as well as employ their pl tone, but today asshats can swat someone from just about anywhere on earth with phone or innernet access.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting
2944
SDR - Software Defined Radio / Re: Cable from my Icom7200 into my pc
« on: July 13, 2018, 1506 UTC »
Rig control apps like HRD/DM780 work well with the 7200. I suppose any sdr app that can control an Icom receiver will work also, as you can tell the 7200 to use an id for say a R71A or R7000 to fake the app into thinking it's controlling a R71A or R7000 or what have you. I had a 7200 for a while, great rig for digital work, easypal controlled it just fine for sending and receiving slow scan on hf. Wish every rig had a usb port.
2945
Other / Re: Link 11 6942 1145 UTC 13 Jul 2018
« on: July 13, 2018, 1458 UTC »
Hopefully as more kiwis get on innernets the load is spread around, or the algo is coded to process at the users local pc.
2946
Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Costco Kills Beloved Food Court Item And People Are Doggone Furious
« on: July 12, 2018, 1732 UTC »
How then will food court denizens get ready access to nitrites and nitrates?!?
2947
Equipment / Re: online KiwiSDR Time Difference of Arrival ( TDoA ) capability
« on: July 12, 2018, 1727 UTC »
This pleases me. I'm in the midst of designing and constructing a hfdf system for home use based on the mfj 1025. The diff between me and the kiwi df sys is all I can get is a azimuth to the transmitter, kiwi is able to narrow it down to a specific tx location, and the more kiwis in operation the finer the resolution it will have.
Take that, wullenweber!
Take that, wullenweber!
2948
Equipment / Re: Icom IC R-75 comms receiver, your opinion?
« on: July 11, 2018, 1810 UTC »
It helps greatly to have triple conversion for pbt/if shift in the analog world, if it was straight dsp you can fake it with numbers.
I presume the 718 was straight 45MHz to 455KHz conversion with the 75 being 45MHz to 9MHz to 455KHz (or 45/455/9) as per the usual Icom receiver architecture. Icom must have zillions of xtal filters for 9MHz and 455KHz on hand.
I seem to recall finding hundreds perhaps of the R75 in a dusty deserted comms listening post in Iraq after the Iraqis left the area post haste, dunno if the door was left open for the sand storms or if the Iraqis just took pride in their equipment, they were filthy but worked. They're a tough and reliable rig, I suppose a lot of sigint agencies around the world employ them due the cost to performance ratio so you really can't go wrong with one. My fav thing about the r75 and other similar rigs is a single clean oscillator sets every other oscillator in the rig, align it to wwv or some other standard and you are golden.
I presume the 718 was straight 45MHz to 455KHz conversion with the 75 being 45MHz to 9MHz to 455KHz (or 45/455/9) as per the usual Icom receiver architecture. Icom must have zillions of xtal filters for 9MHz and 455KHz on hand.
I seem to recall finding hundreds perhaps of the R75 in a dusty deserted comms listening post in Iraq after the Iraqis left the area post haste, dunno if the door was left open for the sand storms or if the Iraqis just took pride in their equipment, they were filthy but worked. They're a tough and reliable rig, I suppose a lot of sigint agencies around the world employ them due the cost to performance ratio so you really can't go wrong with one. My fav thing about the r75 and other similar rigs is a single clean oscillator sets every other oscillator in the rig, align it to wwv or some other standard and you are golden.
2949
VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / Re: UHF mil air
« on: July 11, 2018, 1756 UTC »
DRAGNET VICTOR (E-3B 552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK) on 364.200 (NORAD AICC) calling unid tanker 1733Z 11JUL18
2950
VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / Re: UHF mil air
« on: July 10, 2018, 1837 UTC »
Neacp/tacamo/glass flight burning mux on 338.950MHz 1830Z 10JUL18
Ssb voice traffic on orderwire.
Ssb voice traffic on orderwire.
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Equipment / Re: Icom IC R-75 comms receiver, your opinion?
« on: July 10, 2018, 1815 UTC »
The thing about eham and other reviews is if they report a issue arises often with a particular rig, well, you've been warned. I don't know of any issues with the r75 other than the synch detector was dismal enough they left it out of the later runs. me being the gluton for punishment I am, I'd be up to seeing if I could get a 75 synch working at least as good as my old r8 synch.
2952
VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / Re: UHF mil air
« on: July 09, 2018, 1955 UTC »
Neacp/tacamo/glass flight burning mux on 338.950MHz 1943Z 09JUL18
2953
Utility / HFGCS ALE SIPRNET 11181 USB
« on: July 09, 2018, 1422 UTC »
Started: 12:00 UTC 09 Jul 2018
[12:19:21 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JTYSPR][TWS][JTYSPR][EOM]
[12:19:23 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JTY][EOM]
[12:23:05 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR
[12:23:08 UTC] ][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFF
[12:23:12 UTC] SPR][EOM]
[12:26:04 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNR][EOM]
[12:26:05 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][FRM][~d][EOM]
[12:26:07 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][EOM]
[12:26:20 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][HIKSPR][TWS][HIK][EOM]
[12:26:21 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][HIKSPR][TWS][HIKSPR][TWS][HIKSPR
[12:26:23 UTC] ][TWS][HIKSPR][TWS][HIKSPR][EOM]
[12:29:10 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADW][EOM]
[12:29:11 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR
[12:29:13 UTC] ][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][EOM]
[12:34:42 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][GUASPR][EOM]
[13:15:15 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNR][E
[13:15:17 UTC] OM]
[13:15:17 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR
[13:15:19 UTC] ][TWS][JNRSPR][EOM]
[13:23:15 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR
[13:23:17 UTC] ][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFF][EOM]
[13:23:19 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR
[13:23:21 UTC] ][EOM]
[13:29:18 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR
[13:29:21 UTC] ][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][EOM]
[14:00:25 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR
[14:00:27 UTC] ][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][EOM]
JTY is Yokota AFB outside Tokyo Japan
OFF is Offut AFB in Bellevue Nebraska, outside Omaha
JNR is Salinas PR
HIK is Hikam Field in Hawaii
ADW is Andrews AFB in Maryland
GUA is Anderson AFB Gaum
[12:19:21 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JTYSPR][TWS][JTYSPR][EOM]
[12:19:23 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JTY][EOM]
[12:23:05 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR
[12:23:08 UTC] ][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFF
[12:23:12 UTC] SPR][EOM]
[12:26:04 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNR][EOM]
[12:26:05 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][FRM][~d][EOM]
[12:26:07 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][EOM]
[12:26:20 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][HIKSPR][TWS][HIK][EOM]
[12:26:21 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][HIKSPR][TWS][HIKSPR][TWS][HIKSPR
[12:26:23 UTC] ][TWS][HIKSPR][TWS][HIKSPR][EOM]
[12:29:10 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADW][EOM]
[12:29:11 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR
[12:29:13 UTC] ][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][EOM]
[12:34:42 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][GUASPR][EOM]
[13:15:15 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNR][E
[13:15:17 UTC] OM]
[13:15:17 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR
[13:15:19 UTC] ][TWS][JNRSPR][EOM]
[13:23:15 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR
[13:23:17 UTC] ][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFF][EOM]
[13:23:19 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR][TWS][OFFSPR
[13:23:21 UTC] ][EOM]
[13:29:18 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR
[13:29:21 UTC] ][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][TWS][ADWSPR][EOM]
[14:00:25 UTC] [FRQ 0 Hz ][NORMAL MODE][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR
[14:00:27 UTC] ][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][TWS][JNRSPR][EOM]
JTY is Yokota AFB outside Tokyo Japan
OFF is Offut AFB in Bellevue Nebraska, outside Omaha
JNR is Salinas PR
HIK is Hikam Field in Hawaii
ADW is Andrews AFB in Maryland
GUA is Anderson AFB Gaum
2954
VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / Re: UHF mil air
« on: July 09, 2018, 1248 UTC »
Neacp/tacamo/glass flight burning mux on 337.300MHz 1245Z 09JUL18
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Equipment / Re: AOR AR-8600 MK-II any comments?
« on: July 09, 2018, 1231 UTC »
A friend has my old Drake R8, makes for a good bedside rig from what he says.
