[IRCA] Family vs dxing

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

On my recent trip to China, reception on the Yangtze River was amazing!  I
sure wish that I had bitten the bullet and taken my Perseus and laptop.  Do
it!  Walt
On Jun 30, 2012 7:37 PM, "Bill Whitacre" <bw@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:33 PM, Sylvain Naud wrote:
>
> > Le 2012-06-29 14:52, Bill Whitacre a écrit :
> >> As the temp peaks at 102 F today here in the nation's capital it makes
> one think of someplace cooler ... like Maine!
> >>
> >> My wife and I visited Quoddy House, near Lubec, Maine last week for a
> quick '2-boys-graduated' vacation and I took advantage to put up an antenna
> or two and collect some Perseus wav files.
> >>
> >> I'm working my way through them and putting results up here:
> >>
> >> <http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_QH2.php>
> >>
> >> Highlights were hearing Argentina and Brazil for the first time!
> >>
> >
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > I will repeat myself congratulating you again for your nice logs
> presentation. Good that you could enjoy with your family while taking some
> time for a dx setup.
> >
> > I'm planning a trip to Ecuador in the next two years or so with my wife
> and the youngest boy (he's 15 now) to visit my family-in-law. It has been
> quite some time since I visited them and they're now asking for me more
> than ever.
> >
> > I'm still unsure nevertheless if I will bring my Perseus & laptop with
> us down there. It would be a tragedy if my gear get stolen or lost but the
> temptation is very high when thinking of all the exotic recordings that
> could be brought from there.
> >
> > More to follow...
> >
> > Sylvain Naud
> > Portneuf, QC
>
> ---
>
> Ah yes, the DX urge vs. family.  Tough call.  It was only my wife and I in
> Maine and she's VERY patient.  Were the boys still young I'd not be DXing …
> I'd be coaching little league baseball or something instead.  ;-)
>
> Good luck with your travel to Ecuador.  Family first, then DXing.
>
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