Re: [IRCA] DX tonight > Burnt River ON

[Chernos Saul <sauldx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark (et al),
Thanks for comments. Fully agree, cx way less than stellar, almost painfully normal. Woke up at 4 am and had presumed Mexicans on 1140 and 1210, both weak, with some audio taken for possible identification. Sunset was a let-down - nice ID on 1030 KCTA Corpus Christi TX, which is a regular here, but I have since slightly regretted staying up from that point on.
Last night's Au cx were more like an A/K of 5/1, 5/2 ... and I usually find levels like those to be a DX killer rather than seriously enhancing anything from the south or knocking down my semi-locals.
I'm using a wellbrook loop outdoors. The wire is in triangle formation and pointed kind of ne-sw. Not sure I want to change directions. It's a new system here. It has pulled in some good stuff, a few good new catches - but it's not as directional as I expected (which has benefits as well as drawbacks: It handles enhancement when directions vary as time progresses, but I can do better in a few situations by simply turning my ultralight Tecsun.
Saul
Burnt River ON



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> From: markwa1ion@xxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:07:27 -0400
> Subject: [IRCA]  DX tonight > Burnt River ON
> 
> On this end:
> Quite a few TA's but nothing rare.
> 
> Saul, your 1215.06 likely one of the Spain synchro's; Absolute UK is 
> typically "spot on".  UK and Spain often swap channel dominance here 
> over a short time interval.
> 
> Your other channels as noted here at 7 p.m. EDT / 2300 UTC Tuesday:
> 1000 = RCN Colombia with mucho WINS IBOC
> 1510 = WUFC Boston way over probable WLAC
> 840 = WHAS + Cuba duke-out
> 940 = WIPR San Juan, PR big signal way over whatever was second,
> typically WINZ Miami
> 
> None of the above even gets close to "unusual".  Skip Arey on Facebook 
> mention big-time solar activity but nothing on medium-wave seemed 
> particularly auroral ... yet.  If I'm running my Latin American 
> SuperLoop antenna (cardioid pattern, null 350 deg.), quite a few lower 
> band channels have a Latin American / Caribbean dominant station 
> whether conditions are auroral or not.  It helps that the shortest 
> distance from here to salt water, a bit less than 3 miles, is due south.
> 
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, MA
> 
> <<
> TAs are moderate. Hets seemed strong before sunset, but didn't evolve 
> into too
> much. Had a carrier on 1215.06 or thereabouts.
> 
> 1000 in Instant Parma OH and 1510 ESPD in WI seem on late. Go get 'em. 
> Pests
> here.
> 
> 840 NE, 940 IA among IDed catches, a few more need some web checks.
> 
> Nothing too exciting...
> 
> Saul Chernos
> Burnt River ON
> >>
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