Re: [IRCA] Dominican Republic DXing

["Jim Renfrew" <jrenfrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Karl,

In 1993 I spent a week in March at Puerto Plata on the north coast of the 
DR.  I'm sure I reported on what I heard in DX News, that would have been in 
March or April 1993, if you have any of the old editions.

I got lots of Florida, most east coast clear channels, lots of Venezuela, 
Cuba and Puerto Rico, as I recall.  All the splits, of course, but many of 
those are are now on 10 Khz channels.    I remember Venezuela was pounding 
in on many channels.

Our man in the DR, Cesar Objio is now deceased, but his brother (cousin?) 
Franklin Objio was also a DXer.  Might be fun to try to look him up if in 
Santo Domingo.

Many Venezuelans are now off the air, and I suspect many are operating with 
lower power.

I also did FM DX - seems like it was all DR, though WMCU scattered in from 
Miami one time.

With neither AM or FM was Haiti evident.  There's a mountain chain in the 
middle of the island making those receptions difficult, and power supplies 
are probably very inadequate there.

I had the Sony 2010, with a Radio West loop.  Not sure I'd try to carry that 
on a plane these days - looks like a pipe bomb, with PVC pipe, dial and 
battery.

Jim Renfrew



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Zuk" <karlzuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 5:11 PM
Subject: [IRCA] Dominican Republic DXing


> I will be visiting the eastern tip of The Dominican Republic this summer.
> Any suggestions where I might hear English broadcasting on medium wave?
> Any insight regarding what to expect to hear from the US at night?
> Are there active stations on medium wave in The Antilles anymore?
> Anything you would like me to checkout for you?
> Would it be worth it to bring a shortwave portable (Sony ICF-7600) or 
> simply stick with an ultralight AM/FM?
> I will not be able to put up any external antennas.
>
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts,  Karl Zuk  N2KZ
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