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Re: [IRCA] dx dead spots

Exactly, Billy.  30 is top of the line.  See that 30 area in northwest Iowa along the Minnesota border?  That's the "Okoboji" area of Iowa, a popular vacation destination from Memorial Day to Labor Day.  I used to live in that area.  The DX on both AM and FM up there was amazing, easily the best QTH for DXing in which I've ever resided.  Of course, it didn't hurt that among my 3 closest AM stations, KILR-1070 (250 watts) and KKOJ-1190 (5000 watts) were both daytimers, and KICD-1240 (1000 watts, of course) was 20 miles to the south.  I recently hit 1000 AM stations logged here in South Omaha, taking nearly 6 1/2 years to do so.  Had I stayed up in Okoboji instead of moving away in July 1996, it probably would've taken me about 1/4 as long -- if that -- to reach 1000.



73,

Rick Dau

South Omaha, Nebraska  EN21af

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From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of billy brooks <wwbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 6:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] dx dead spots

Roger the map.  I presume the lower the value,  the worse the conductivity unless I missed something.
Tnx bb

-----Original Message-----
From: IRCA [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Block
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 5:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] dx dead spots

Mike, here is a ground conductivity map.

Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ

 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Effective_Ground_Conductivity_Map.png


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Sanburn" <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 12:21:46 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] dx dead spots

I think it might be a combination of any or all of the factors that you mentioned. You seem to be using good quality equipment for sure. There are times when there have been solar storms and the band is just a loud buzz so even locals sound horrible. I recall seeing a map once that showed the best and worst places as far as ground conductivity in North America goes. I would bet that can be found using Google.


73  Mike


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From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of billy brooks <wwbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 11:37 AM
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Subject: [IRCA] dx dead spots

Hi all…..           a topic that has always confounded me is the subject of
“dx deadspots”.  Literally geographic areas where nothing of a dx nature seems to penetrate.  I’ve alluded to this in previous threads and blamed it on

Antennas, sunspots, noise…… you know the usual suspects.  I’ve even postulated that poor soil conductivity is a contributor.  While much has been written on these topics (other than soils to my knowledge)  I wonder

If any of you have these same frustrations.  Naturally I leave “ass time in the chair”  as the last factor.  We all know what that means when it comes
to good dx.   I’ll even go as far to express that having top notch gear

Is useless if you don’t use it!     nevertheless, the perception does exist
that  “location,location,blah,blah”  may be a significant although unexplored factor plagueing all of us.

Anyone else experience these blasé feelings?

Bill brooks ,  Waynesburg,pa

Drake r8a       wellbrook    ala1530lnp
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