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Re: [IRCA] ULR DX??Call Change for 1570 Beverly, MA.



Yes, very directional.  Even so, that 650 Mega still gets in the way of
Brazil.

Jim

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Mark Connelly via IRCA <
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> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:26:42 -0400
> Subject: [IRCA] ULR DX??Call Change for 1570 Beverly, MA.
> My experience (admittedly '90s based, old DX Inn) with Brazil Beverages at
> Cappahayden is they were extremely directive.  US and Canadian stations
> that dominated on portable or car radios simply disappeared.  I remember
> that there were comments about the Bev being like a "searchlight aimed down
> Main St. in Fortaleza" or something to that effect.
>
> The other thing that helps when you get as far east as Newfoundland is
> that the sunset terminator to eastern Brazil can provide viable propagation
> when the US and much of Canada are still in full daylight.
>
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, MA
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> <<
> Thanks for the tip.  This one was pounding in on the car radio.  Very poor
> modulation.  And missing all of the sound effects we know and love from
> listening to Brazilian futbol in Newfoundland.  If this one continues to
> stay on late it could mess up one of our Brazil channels when we return
> there.
>
> Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY
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