Re: [IRCA] BANFF Band

["Tim Hall" <timhall1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, that's right - take the gondolas up to the top of the mountain at Banff
and Jasper.  I remember at Banff in 2005, the midday reception was a lot
better up there.  Sunset would be interesting!   73, Tim

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:42 AM, C B <bevdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That's a great idea. An equivalent spot in that area is "The Whistlers"
> just outside of Jasper. The added bonus of course is an incredible 360
> degree view of the Canadian Rockies. I also went up there during the latter
> half of September and had picture perfect weather. I hope you enjoy the
> trip, it's a beautiful area.
>
> Craig Barnes
> Wondervu, CO
>
>
> --- On Mon, 6/23/08, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > From: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] BANFF Band
> > To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 8:28 AM
>  > Pete - Not sure about AM but the high peaks might be a hoot
> > on FM or on
> > a portable TV.  As a kid (in the 70's), I heard of a
> > DX'er who drove up
> > Mount Mitchell in NC.  He had stations on every TV channel
> > well up into
> > the upper UHF band.
> >
> > Fast forward to 1989.  I was vacationing out in Colorado
> > and was on
> > Pikes Peak.  I got out an old 5" portable TV set that
> > I brought along
> > just to see if I could replicate the North Carolina
> > DX'ers feat.  Man!
> > Every channel from 2 to way up in the 50's had
> > *something."  Colorado,
> > Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Panhandles of TX and OK and NM,
> > too, IIRC.
> > There was no tropo to speak of and no Es.  I was not even
> > at the summit!
> > FM stations out to 150 miles with no apparent tropospheric
> > enhancement.
> > The signals did drop as I went lower.
> >
> > That may be fun for you to try.
> >
> > 73,
> > Dave in Indy
> >
> >
> >
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> > Message: 5
> > Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:17:00 -0700
> > From: Pete Taylor <ptdx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [IRCA] BANFF BAND
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> > We will be driving up to Banff, AB for a week
> > mid-September.  I will
> > be bringing the 2010 and the Palomar loop so am curious as
> > to what to
> > expect on the AM band. Is it a deathly location for AM DX
> > because of
> > the mountainous terrain? Also, it is a long haul up there
> > from Tacoma
> > so we will probably spend the night somewhere midway. Is it
> > worth the
> > time getting off Canada #1 to visit Kelowna?
> >
> > Pete Taylor
> > Tacoma, WA
> > 12225w 4719n
> > HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop
> > ICF2010 + "     "    "      "
> > DX398; Palomar loop
> > SRF-59 & SRF M37V
> >
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