[IRCA] KPUA-670 (Hawaii) -- Blowtorch at Grayland, Inaudible at Home

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello Guys,
 
     After receiving a booming KPUA-670 at Grayland two  days ago with a 
solid "9" signal (and absolutely no KBOI QRM) from 1315-1345 UTC  on even the 
smallest Ultralights, I thought this would be a very easy catch at  my home in 
Puyallup, about 80 air miles east of Grayland, WA.  Just wait  until KBOI fades 
out, then KPUA-670 should be there,  right? Wrong! 
 
     Whereas KPUA was a solid "9" at Grayland with  no trace of KBOI from 
1315-1345 UTC, KBOI was a solid "9" in Puyallup  from 1315-1345, with no trace of 
KPUA!  Apparently there is an "ocean of  difference" in the propagation to 
Hawaii on the coastline, compared to a few  miles inland.
 
     Not only was KPUA-670 (in Hilo) booming in  at Grayland with its Wall 
Street Journal morning programs for a solid hour  from 1300-1400 UTC, but a 
weaker KGU-760 (in Honolulu) was also easily  audible, after San Diego faded out 
around 1300.  During the early  70's, Hawaii was a pretty common catch in 
Puyallup with the old KMVI-550,  KORL-650 and KIKI-830, but it's not easy anymore 
(at least with small  portables)..
 
     73,   Gary



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