Re: [IRCA] Radio (Part Thirty-Eight)
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Re: [IRCA] Radio (Part Thirty-Eight)

Hi Ira, One of the things I like so much about this hobby is that it is so unpredictable. You never know from hour to hour what will come up on top of a frequency if you sit there long enough. In the summer I find it much easier to catch the "semi locals" and regionals around my area that are normally covered up by the stronger stations during the traditional DX season. To me summer DXing be it SS , SR, or just sometime in the middle of the night, has it's own characteristics. I change my technique and tend to use more portable radios so that I can control the exact degree of null required to hold onto a particularly weak signal. I have plans to make or buy a good loop to use with my R-75 so that I can get the most out of the upcoming season.
You are definitely right about the lightning storms around our area. They seem to come out of nowhere!. I'll get with you off list and go over my setup regarding lightning protection and grounding. I think I took pictures of the whole setup but finding them might be a problem.
Well I better go, It's migraine time again.
Best regards,
John Hunter
Rossville GA

At 12:00 PM 7/2/04 -0400, you wrote:
Thanks for noticing the hard work I've been putting in lately. A few weeks ago, I was worried that I'd heard everything from this locale barring new equipment, but I have heard some new things recently. I hope to hear more once I get an antenna up for my Drake R8B.

Say...what do you use for lightning protection up there? I've been meaning to ask you since you're close by and we experience some of the same weather. How is your antenna grounded, radio, shack, etc? I have lost two rigs to lightning over the years here in Watkinsville and my wife will kill me if I let another go. Plus we have a new home and I don't want to lose it either! Give me some feedback when you get the time.

Cheers!

Bert



>From: John Hunter <jshunter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio (Part Thirty-Eight)
>Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:40:17 -0400
>
>Hi Ira, nice catch on KRHW, They are putting most of their power
>into two thin lobes, one is going North and the other is going
>South! It's good to see someone from fairly close by still posting
>in the summer. I get a good idea as to what people are hearing
>around me so I can try for the stations I am missing. I haven't DXed
>much this month cause of health problems but I'll be back at it
>soon.
>Thanks for your DX reports.
>
>Best regards,
>John Hunter
>Rossville GA
>
>
>At 12:55 PM 7/1/04 -0400, you wrote:
>>IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Watkinsville - AIWA CSD-FD89
>>
>>
>>1520 KRHW MO Sikeston - 06/30 0015 - Classic country. Very good
>>signal at times, but subject to fading. 1/4 drop was like listening
>>to a local station! "The classic country station, 1520, KRHW"
>>(IEN-GA)
>>
>>**** A great catch for me at my place as 1520 is usually is
>>mish-mash of bleed(s) from WLAC on 1510 in Nashville, TN and/or
>>WSAI on 1530 in Cincinnati, OH.
>>
>>
>>1320 WMSR TN Manchester - 06/30 2328 - MLB, Braves & Marlins. A
>>decent signal, but with deep, heavy fades. "You're listening to
>>Braves Baseball on the Groove, 1320, WMSR" (IEN-GA)
>>
>>1370 WDEF TN Chattanooga - 06/30 2341 - MLB, Braves & Marlins.
>>Tenth-Inning Show...post game wrapup. A decent signal, with deep,
>>heavy fades. " Homes of the Braves and ESPN Radio, 1370, WDEF"
>>(IEN-GA) 



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