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Re: [IRCA] TPs on Orcas: Average to Good!
Hello Colin, John and Patrick,
Colin does indeed have a big challenge in chasing TP's with portables,
and in a high-RF urban environment. It's not surprising that John, Walt or
Patrick can easily hear more DX at higher quality signal levels that Colin or
me, another portable user.
Every DXer faces his own level of challenge, however, and that's what
makes the hobby fascinating. What might be a great catch on a stock E1 (or a
hot-rodded E100) would be considered routine on a large Conti Loop, or EWE.
Every DXer has his own concept of what is considered exciting, or boring.
Portable loopsticks are never going to compete with effective external
antennas, but they can certainly make thrilling DX receptions for those users willing
to learn the tricks of propagation, and keep trying until they are
successful (the general theory behind the booming Ultralight movement).
Demographically, however, Colin's DXing environment is probably more
typical of the living environment that most AM-DX enthusiasts have, or will
have, in the near future. Effective external antennas are great, but many DXers
have no choice but to use portables. A large part of the 101-member
Ultralightdx Yahoo group is comprised of apartment and townhouse residents, who have
been thrilled to discover that they can still enjoy exciting DX, without
external antennas. Their hobby enthusiasm level is tremendous, and they don't
feel like they are missing anything. I guess it all depends on your DXing
perspective, and your willingness to accept the environmental limitations you
face as part of a thrilling DX challenge.
73, Gary (a.k.a. an "apostle" :>)
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