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Re: [IRCA] DXing the Western US [ Grandpa, DON'T Tell Me About the Good Ole Days ]
Les, two great tools:
http://www.topazdesigns.com/ambc/
Arguably the most useful and likely to be the most up-to-date reference,
this site will give you local sunset/sunrise times for stations and you'll
also find several other ways to index desired targets as well as to help you
with indecipherable IDs.
http://radio-timetraveller.blogspot.com/
Download the zip files showing target stations by frequency for both day and
night operation. This is very useful when you're listening to that
difficult ID and can't quite make out all the call-letters. Having them all
on a map in front of you is very useful.
I believe I sent you the logs from the recent D-Kaz broadside operation.
Good hunting!
Mark Durenberger
On The Road Again
-----Original Message-----
From: Les Rayburn
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:25 AM
To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IRCA] DXing the Western US [ Grandpa, DON'T Tell Me About the
Good Ole Days ]
Nick,
Kaz has briefly chimed in---but I'll eagerly await his more detailed
replies.
One thing that would be helpful would be some target stations that
*SHOULD* be possible for me to log at certain times of the year on SS
skip. For some reason, my brain just refuses to grasp the concepts
involved. Maybe someone could provide a "Top Ten" lists of Western SS
targets?
73,
Les N1LF
On 5/23/2015 9:47 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
Neil Kazaross gave a good talk on the subject of sunset skip at the
Minneapolis convention Les, and used many illustrations of western
stations heard in his part of the world. I'd certainly ask him.
best wishes,
Nick
At 00:46 23-05-15, you wrote:
With apologies to the Judds for their hit song.
My primary interest in AM DXing is logging domestic stations in the
Western part of the U.S. Probably because i enjoy traveling in that
scenery, and the people are wonderful. No matter the reason, any station
with a "K" call is a thrill for me to log.
I started my DXing career in the late 1990's, right about the time that
Total Recorder software made automated monitoring possible. That fit well
with my busy lifestyle, so it's continued to dominate my efforts since.
Not spending much "live" time at the dials, I've never appreciated the
opportunities for Sunrise and Sunset (SR/SS) DXing to it's full extent.
One fond memory is setting at a state park with a portable receiver at
sunset, waiting for a daytime station in the East to sign off, revealing
a Nebraska station loud and clear giving farm reports underneath. I don't
recall the call or the frequency, but it's in my log.
Fast forward to 2015. I'm not eager to add to my totals for Western
stations. I'd like to ask other DX'er what strategies, equipment,
antennas, etc they use when looking for new ones out West.
I've asked this question before, and usually receive a lot of stories
about "how it used to be" before the rules changes, when the clear
channels dominated, etc. Many articles written about SR and SS DXing also
either focus on the historical aspect, or assume that everyone reading
knows how it used to be, and only talk about how bad it is now.
So--while I appreciate the history--I'm more interested in putting new
ones in the log today. Any DX'ers have suggestions on how best to do that
now in 2015?
Knowledge is always appreciated. Thanks in advance.
--
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63
Member NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle
Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA
Elad FDM-S2 SDR, SDR-IQ,Funcube Pro, Wellbrooke ALA-1530+ loop, Clifton
Lab Active Whip,
Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector
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73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63
Member NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle
Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA
Elad FDM-S2 SDR, SDR-IQ,Funcube Pro, Wellbrooke ALA-1530+ loop, Clifton
Lab Active Whip,
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