Re: [IRCA] Signing on from Kona, Hawaii - Day 1

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Happy New Year to you, Colin!  I'll be looking forward to those reports.  I
remember how bad the noise was for you last year.  Something I have found
depending on which hotel/condo you happen to be in.  You can have terrible
noise, while the place down the street can be super quiet.  I found a lot
has to do with the lighting used....Those sodium vapour lights were a real
killer.  Nice to hear your noise level is actually quieter than my S3 to 4
levels at home in Victoria on 31 meters, but S5 on 49 meters, and S2 on 41
meters.  Are you reading those noise levels on something calibrated?
 Assuming that you're at the same spot in Kona?  They were hit pretty bad
with the Japanese earthquake/tsunami from earlier this year, I think.  Take
care, and 73.......Walt
PS:  good to hear about 738 Tahiti, since it's so common to hear them with
very low modulation.  Have they fixed this issue?
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:48 AM, <cafe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> In my possession, a Debock modified Tecsun PL-380
> and a stock Grundig G3 (and an FT-60r 2M for the ham radio stuff)
>
> A bright light! It is actually electrically quiet this visit.
>
> There has obviously been a lot of work done at the
> condo since the last time I was here - new pool deck,
> perhaps new lighting, new BBQ, new walkways...
>
> And the noise level has dropped from a staggering S9
> down to an S1 or S2.
>
> In the first few minutes of tuning around (at 19:35 local time),
> Tahiti is armchair on 738 with lots of hets present.
>
> My promise to the list readers: going to make way more
> of an effort over last year...
> Of course, this is the same Colin who has had around 2 hours
> of sleep in the last 24+ hours.
>
> Optimistic!
> --
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