Re: [IRCA] Returning to Canada - More E100 Slider adventures

["Dennis Gibson" <wb6tnb@xxxxxxx>]

I've went to Kauai once in the late 70's (I think 1978) but I was paying 
more attention to college than DX'ing so I didn't bring a radio. I DX'ed 
with the rental car radio and was surprised at how many mainland stations I 
could hear. I got the nickel tour of WWVH, which was fun.

I've DX'ed from Maui several times. The key to DX'ing success there is that 
you have to get away from the shadow of Mount Haleakala, a 10,000 foot 
dormant volcano. We always stay in Kihei (too close to Mount Haleakala) but 
you have to go more to the north or northwest for much DX. One evening in 
September of 2000 I stopped at a rest stop near the Maui Ocean Center 
northwest of Kihei and to my surprise found KOMA (now KOKC) bombing in on 
the rental car radio at 7:30 PM local time!! That made my day.

73

> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:34:39 -0800
> From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Martin)
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Returning to Canada - More E100 Slider adventures
> To: cafe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mailing list for the
> International Radio Club of America)
>
> Colin,
>
> Glad you had a good trip and you got back safely. Hawaii is a lot of
> fun. Been over there 4 times. Never made it to Maui though, but the
> other main islands. Kauai is my favorite. If I was to live on one of the
> islands, Kauai would be the one. A great DX location too.
>
> 73,
>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Martin
> KGED QSL Manager

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