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- Subject: Re: [badx] VOA Botswana 909, tonight's DX goodie
- From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:51:55 -0500
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A bit of aurora in the mix helped to take usual BBC Five Live, Romania, Middle East stuff etc. out of the 909 mix and it also helped to keep Bangor, ME WABK 910 down to something just a bit pestier than groundwave level rather than at its much stronger normal skip strength. There was something else on 910 bumping around under WAEI, likely Venezuela.
I think that, at least here in eastern MA (+ RI, NH, ME, QC, NB, NS, PEI, NL), DXers have a good shot at both the 909 Botswana VOA sign-off at 2100 UTC and the 1530 Sao Tome VOA sign-off an hour later at 2200. Incidentally, Sao Tome was reasonably good at 0300 UTC sign-on last night, about equal to WCKY.
DXers in eastern Long Island, along the NJ shore, Delmarva, Outer Banks NC, and eastern side of FL should also have a shot at some of this African action. For those not right on the water, some combination of altitude and serious antenna directivity may help.
Some deep Afro DX might even get to the Great Lakes area though that's a tougher route.
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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From: Marc DeLorenzo midcapemarc@xxxxxxx [badx] <badx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: CapeDX <CapeDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; nrc-am <nrc-am@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; irca <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; badx <badx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Nov 10, 2017 11:23 am
Subject: [badx] VOA Botswana 909, tonight's DX goodie
Wow! Weak, but definitely there word-for-word as you described.
Great catch, Mark!
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX
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From: Mark Connelly MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx [CapeDX] <CapeDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: nrc-am <nrc-am@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; irca <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; badx <badx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; CapeDX <CapeDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Nov 10, 2017 1:20 am
Subject: [CapeDX] VOA Botswana 909, tonight's DX goodie
Moepeng Hill, BOTSWANA - VOA relay, 600 kW coming in this afternoon on 909.
Man "This is the Voice of America, Washington, DC signing off.", marching-band rendition of Yankee Doodle.
Fair signal, first time heard here at the house. Logged years ago at an Orleans, MA beach site.
9 NOV 2017 at 2100 UTC / 4 p.m. EST.
https://app.box.com/s/724khhz6khcx72b0if8x1n39iztwc5ji
No UK interference and minimal WABK slop at the time ... so go get 'em!
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
(GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41Â 41.59' N / 70Â 11.47' W) (grid FN41vq)
Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus
See http://microtelecom.it/perseus/
Antenna: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 9m vert. by 20m horiz. (peak 90 deg., null 270 deg.)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.
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