Re: [IRCA] Going to Hawaii and Oahu
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Re: [IRCA] Going to Hawaii and Oahu



Hi. I believe Dale Park is the only active dx-er. I lived on Windward Oahu from 1978-1987 and found the dx varied greatly depending on where you were on the island. From the windward side of Oahu, Alaska, Western Canada, and the U.S. mainland as far east as Chicago. But other islands, e.g. tonga, samoa, fiji, were rare. From the south shore, these islands were regulars, with no Alaskans present. Probably my best catches were WBZ, KYW, Wcau, and WWWE-Cleveland. I had other east coast stations, but just listed a few. In the other direction, my best catches were from India on 1134 and Oman with a BBC relay on 1413 kHz. My favorite was winning a call-in contest on KVOK, Kodiac Ak. On the air, I told them I couldn't come to the station to get my prize, and asked if they would send it to me. Only then, after winning the contest did I tell the announcer that I was in Hawaii. My biggest disappointments were never getting WJR, WBAL, WWVA, WRVA, or WBT. These states remained unlogged.
Aloha,
Doug Martin
At 2, you wrote:

My wife and I are going to be in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii --
for about 7 - 10 days and about 5 days in Waikiki-Oahu.

Looking to meet-up with any/all active MW DXers on the Big Island
or Oahu.

Trip dates - Mid-December through New Years 2008/09

Will be packing either an Eton E1 or Sony 2010
A Wellbrook ALA100M
Wire... tools....
and naturally - A Sony PRISON, an SRF-59 and an ETON E100 radios
--
Colin Newell - Editor - coffeecrew.com | coffee.bc.ca | DXer.ca
Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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