Re: [IRCA] New Member Questions

[C & T Dorn <cdorn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Nick and to all. Yes, I know Don (JY) well. He suggested that I 
join the list. He's said that Hawaii and Alaska are tough from here, and 
has mentioned TA hets. I suspect that Don's time is more likely devoted 
to amateur radio contesting, so I thought I would pester the bunch here. 
I've heard Turks and Caicos on 530 here fairly regularly, as it's a nice 
open frequency. Also a few Mexicans. I believe I've heard a het on 1215 
a couple of times, but not much beyond that. The K9AY to the west has 
provided lots of north and interior BC so far. I'll keep on listening, 
and I've grabbed some good frequencies to try from some posts on the 
reflector here. Thanks a bunch...

Chris



Nick Hall-Patch wrote:

>At 16:51 12/11/2006, you wrote:
>  
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I've been lurking here for a few days. Seems like a fairly serious
>>business, this MWDXing. I take it one must be morning person in a big
>>way to hear some of these interesting signals. Before I begin changing
>>my sleep patterns, I wonder what I might reasonably expect given my
>>location and setup? I'm located near Edmonton, AB, in Western Canada.
>>    
>>
>
>Welcome to the list, Chris.   There are at least a couple of folks on 
>the list in the Edmonton area, but I'll leave them to speak for 
>themselves and offer higher quality advice (as you're a ham, you 
>might already know VE6JY?).
>
>One piece of exotica that you might hear better than the west 
>coasters could be trans Atlantic / trans Arctic signals from 
>Europe.  Those would be in your local evening with quiet geomagnetic 
>conditions.  Try 1215, 1134, 1116, 1422???   The couple of times I've 
>DX'ed from up there, I've been impressed at how much more you hear 
>from the east and southeast compared with us on the coast.  I wonder 
>if you hear Spanish on 530 in the evenings?  That could be Turks & Caicos.
>
>But the down side is that it's more difficult to hear from the west, 
>if I remember correctly.
>
>best wishes
>
>Nick
>(VE7DXR)
>
>
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