----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 12:57
PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] DXing Practices and
Ethics Question
Doug,
I think the technique you describe is another "arrow in the
quiver" that
modern DX'ers can and should utilize. I've used the
technique
many times to great effect myself.
Some of us partner up on IRC chat channel #mwdx at night.
It's
amazing how easy it is to ID a station, if someone who is
local
to the station can tell you what the station is playing
or
saying at an exact moment. Is that cheating? I
certainly
don't think so.
Ultimately, DXing is about your individual standards. For
instance,
I don't pursue QSL's very often...instead I like to record
MP3 files
and "link" them to my Excel based logbook.
If I want to "prove" to someone that I actually heard a
given
station, I just click on the logbook and the MP3
file
plays. For me, that is my QSL.
It would be easy to "fake" a reception using streaming
audio,
even in my case. Just record the stream, add some
noise,
and presto--instant logging. But I'd always know that
it
was fake--and really, who would you impress?
In case you haven't noticed, DXing isn't exactly a
"chick magnet". :) My wife tolerates it....but
even
I think it's a strange hobby sometimes.
Les Rayburn, director
High Noon Film
100 Centerview Drive Suite
111
Birmingham, AL 35216
205.824.8930
205.824.8960
Fax
205.253.4867 Cell
http://www.highnoonfilm.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 11:45
AM
Subject: [IRCA] DXing Practices and
Ethics Question
Hi All,
Twice now, since moving a PC into my shack,
I've used live streaming audio to assist me in hearing and eventually ID'ing
a station on the radio. Both times I had a hunch about what
station I was listening to, but I wasn't sure, so I looked for more info on
the net. Voila! The station website has live audio... Knowing what kind
of programming is on or hearing someones distinctive voice can then be used
to whittle down the odds that you may indeed be hearing that station. In any
case, I did hear voice ID's direct from the radio and not the computer. Is
this wrong? (straight to the point question)
73- Doug
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