Re: [IRCA] India 1566 reaffirmed by Adam Brower [more]

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately he is claiming reception of a station 8000 miles away at 3:30 
PM local time on the shortest day of the year, and across a path that is 
almost in total daylight. This is very contrary to what has been observed in 
over 85 years of BCB DXing by countless people !!

If he had heard it in the winter at an appropriate time, his claim would be 
at least somewhat credible.

If you catch KFQD some early morning I'll believe you, even though, I don't 
think Greyline does much to enhance low AM band DX, because you are an 
experienced credible guy. But if you claim them at 11 AM EST, well..you 
might have some doubters. I hope you understand my point !?!

Nibi-Nibi anyone ... 73 KAZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] India 1566 reaffirmed by Adam Brower [more]


> If the fellow heard it, then let him claim it.  It can't be verified, and
> none of us are diminished one iota because of it.  He may in fact have 
> shown
> us that DX can be a more unpredictable thing than we are comfortable with.
>
> There are a heck of a lot less DXers than there used to be.  Periodically,
> some issue comes along that twists someone's tighty-whities in a knot.
> Things are written, and inevitably people drop out.  The whole clatter 
> over
> some NRC things comes clearly to mind.  People walked away from the NRC, 
> and
> in some cases from the hobby due to that.  It simply didn't need to 
> happen..
>
> It's fine to question the possibility of a logging.  When it gets to the
> point where a person's integrity is questioned, then that's a bit much.
> Sure, there are people who thrive on BS loggings.  That guy in Italy is a
> classic example.  Put them in a niche, and leave them alone.
>
> I have been making a scheduled and serious attempt to hear Alaska for 
> three
> years now.  It's a greyline path experiment.  If I were to hear KFQD-750,
> would people claim I had doctored the MP3?  Would they make the claim 
> simply
> because they didn't think it possible?  I have a month's worth of MP3's to
> peruse, so who knows?
>
> As I said before, perception and public relations are key elements in a
> shrinking hobby.  Those who put forth contentious and dividing statements
> are simply wounding the whole DX community.  Adam has endured a lot from
> people who don't know him from, well, Adam.  Why?
>
> Craig Healy
> Providence, RI
>
> 

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