Re: [IRCA] XEPE-1700

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

They have become rather easy here near Chicago and an indicator for SW Coast 
high band signals.  They often over power big pest KBGG's SS.  73 KAZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Hall" <timhall1@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] XEPE-1700


> Re XEPE-1700: I noticed while driving home from work last night that
> they were incredibly strong, and slopping most of the way across the
> X-band as they do during the day (they're my closest local, with
> XEUT-1630 a close second).  Who knows what power they are running;
> surely more than 10kW and surely not directional away from the US as
> they claim.
>
> 73, Tim Hall
> Chula Vista, CA
>
> On 11/11/06, Barry McLarnon <bdm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Conditions have been generally lousy here since the ol' Sol kicked up his
>> heels a few days ago, but last night I noticed that there was an 
>> interesting
>> mix of stuff on 1700, so I decided to record there overnight.  I wasn't
>> disappointed - all of the US stations except for WJCC were heard quite 
>> well,
>> and I also logged XEPE for the first time.  I was pretty sure I had them
>> when
>> CNN Headline News started showing up in the wee hours, and later on I 
>> heard
>> some ads with references to San Diego and Ensenada, and finally some 
>> "Cash
>> 1700" slogans.  The channel thinned out nicely as LSR approached, leaving
>> only KBGG and XEPE, with XEPE fading out 10 minutes after LSR, and KBGG a
>> few
>> minutes later.
>>
>> Folks in the east should be looking for this one if they haven't already
>> snagged them... Mexicans have become rather scarce in these parts of 
>> late.
>>
>> Barry
>>
>> --
>> Barry McLarnon  VE3JF  Ottawa, ON

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