Re: [IRCA] RCR 750 Caracas Venezuela

Many Northeastern DXers in the 60’s waited for September northern South Americans every night. We would get several good nights a season, at least. At the same time, those from about TN south had little DX to report, and found regional stations stronger than normal.

Among the loggings I remember well were the Venezuelan on 1100 (carúpano or Barceloneta, if I recall) over WKYC (now WTAM) within 40 miles of ‘KYC. Charallave on 1110 over WBT, and the Valle de Pascua station on 1370 over the mess on that channel… unusual because it is so far inland. Jamaicans were also sometimes noted covering WLW and WSB, and the 760 Colombian, then a wanderer, was frequently heard. I also had La Voz del Litoral, 1190 over WOWO… good enough copy of the newscaster’s comments for him to write me personally!

I can not recall the year, sometime in the early 60’s, but one of these events happened the Sunday of Venezuelan elections, and the conditions continued ripe until sunrise in YV land the next day. I believe I logged and reported over 20 YV’s that session, including elusive places like Cd. Bolivar, Coro, Barquisimeto, etc., as well as many seldom heard like Radio Tiempo 1200 in Caracas and the 880 Caracas station. A number of other northern DXers logged lots of YVs, while those in the south heard nothing at all.

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Subject: Re: [IRCA] RCR 750 Caracas Venezuela

Hi Bob -

750 here, an unusually strong WSB ATL, Michael Savage holding forth on subject of 'bowel gas'. Yes. True. RCR must be skipping blithely over Manasoviet Key tonight. Conditions noticeably changed from few weeks ago, winter's coming.

=Z.=

PS - Your PVD account recalls another controversy. Having fled PRO and The Mighty Twelve-Ninety, conflict flared anew: BRU vs. "BCN is better'. The debate rages still.
As you say, content carried the day.

Paul Vincent Zecchino
Manasoviet Key, FL
20 0334Z SEP 05
BT