Re: [IRCA] DX "lay of the land" from the Myrtle Beach area

["HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to all that responded (there were many of you - Thanks again!).
I chose Russ Johnson's email to reply back to.

I primarilly DX domestics on MW.  However, since I can't normally get
Latin American DX from Indiana, I may find South American DX more
interesting than most (at least on this trip).  If I have the time, I'll
try to do a mid-day bandscan on AM, with my E-100.  I experienced
coastal MW enhancement in the Florida panhandle, as a kid.  WWL in LOUD
at high noon at about 275 miles.

If FM coastal trop is in, it appears that South Florida is possible.
The Delmarva, New England and such are out as the coast runs away to the
East (no direct ocaen path).  Mid-June may allow some good Es
conditions, though.

Again it's not a DX-pedition but I always try to scope out the band when
in a new area.  I'm interested in seeing dad's DTV set-up (he lives near
Rockingham).  I guess that I didn't give him enough credit - he already
has a converter box and a bowtie antenna.  He gets more channels than he
did before and a couple )apparently) are yet to come to full power.  I
shoulda guessed that he'd be okay, he put the DX bug in me.

73,
Dave in Indy 


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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:36:34 -0400
From: Russ Johnson <radiok3pi@xxxxxxxxx>
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My experiences with MW DXing from that area were not that great.  You
will
experience how easily Florida stations roll in during the day time over
the
water.  At night time, the band is really overwhelmed with South
American
signals.  So if that is what you are after, you will probably be
excited.
But for domestic DXing, it was kind of a letdown for me.  In fact, I
have
stopped bringing much in the way of listening gear, etc during the
annual
summer beach week.

Don't know about FM Dxing.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 1:05 PM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS <
DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey Fred and Group;
>
> I have a question.  We are planning a family vacation in mid June to
> Ocean Isle beach, NC (just up the coast from Myrtle Beach, SC).  What
> would FM DX be like from there?  I've seen tons of long haul coastal
> trop from New England down to the Carolina coast, and even Florida.
Is
> long haul tropo (on say, the car radio) feasable from this location?
My
> concern (not knowing much about coastal tropo) is that at Ocean isle
> Beach, the coast turns and runs almost E-W.  Is that a factor?
>
> What about AM DX?  Summer conditions and lightning crashes not
> withstanding, does the "Coastal Carolina" area suffer from lousy
ground
> conductivity, like most of the SE US has?  Being on the Atlantic
coast,
> one would think of TA's.  Again bad time of the year but I never hear
of
> Carolinas TA DX.  Too far south?
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73,
> Dave in Indy

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