Re: [IRCA] DXing the Western US [ Grandpa, DON'T Tell Me About the Good Ole Days ]

[<martinfoltz@xxxxxxx>]

Les, in the fall you should look for High School football. There was a list a few years ago, maybe on ABDX. Might have been Tim Hall who put it together. That list will give you some possible Friday night targets in the fall. I've heard a few of them.

Can't help much since I'm on the west coast and reception is different here. Know the station formats on all the frequencies and scan them nightly looking for something different that might be a station running day power at night. I hear a few new stations each year with this method. And watch the email lists for posts by others on stations running day power at night.

Martin Foltz
Mission Viejo CA

> Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 09:54:54 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> From: neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I'm tied up this weekend but will be adding a couple replies to this thread. All I'll say now is to use modern tech for best results.
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> 1) SDR to record the entire band (or a good chunk of it)
> 
> 2) You want to receive to the west, so use an antenna system that nulls the east.
> 
> 3) Wait for fall. Trying SSS to the west anytime in the summer prior to late Aug isn't likely to get you much difficult.
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> 4) You don't need GeoClock, but have the sunset grid maps is certainly useful as they'll tell you the boundaries between the 15 minute sunset power switch times. 
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> 73 KAZ

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