Re: [IRCA] new returning member

[James Renfrew <jim.renfrew@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Oregon" refers to the recent cliffhanging DXpeditions at a rest stop along
the coast. Those guys have come up with some monstrous portable antennas.
Jim

On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Chris Black <n1cp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jim, great to hear. I remember events at your NY QTH. Not sure I get
> your reference to Oregon maybe you could expand. Looking forward to hearing
> about the latest technology in receiving and portable antennas. The
> Wellbrook 1530 looked interesting?
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message----- From: James Renfrew
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:12 PM
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] new returning member
>
> Hey Chris!  Wondered where you'd gone.  There's a neat little rest area by
> a cliff in Oregon that you should try to visit!  Jim
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:41 PM, Chris Black <n1cp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Having first dabbled in SW, I was first introduced to MW DXing in the mid
>> 80âs when I lived in Lynwood and wondered why I couldnât get the same
>> loggings with my NRD-515 and a piece of wire out the window from my
>> apartment as I saw reported by Mark Connelly! Boy did I have a lot to
>> learn!
>>
>>
>>
>> Life and trying to keep from starving to death kept interfering with my
>> Dxing but I managed to plug along, learning little by little from many in
>> this group, attending conventions and get-to-gethers as well as Grayland
>> outings when I was in the Seattle area visiting my daughter. Along the
>> way,
>> I got licensed but always kept MW Dxing on the front burner while living
>> on
>> Cape Cod for the last 17 years.
>>
>>
>>
>> Always eclectic, I dabbled in utilities, NDBs and some of the esoteric
>> modes as a diversion but managed to log over 100 countries on MW from Cape
>> Cod locations and Prince Edward Island. Itâs hard to ignore the thrill of
>> hearing KFI and Japan from the east coast. Of course, having room for
>> antennas like the  flag, delta, super loop, K9AY, beverage, etc was a
>> decided advantage and I was fortunate to count as fellow DXers and friends
>> the likes of Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti and other legendary Dxers.
>>
>>
>>
>> But, as I approached the seventh inning stretch of this game, my wife's
>> health prompted a move back to Washington to be closer to family. I now
>> live in a planned community in Redmond where antennas are as verboten as a
>> t-bone to a vegetarian. Having unloaded all radio equipment before the
>> move, I was despairing of ever re-connecting with the hobby. But we Dxers
>> are a resilient lot and so I throw myself on the mercy of the collected
>> wisdom of the group for suggestions as to radios, SDRs, antennas, etc so
>> that I might stay in the game from my modest digs in Trilogy at Redmond
>> Ridge.
>>
>>
>>
>> My best to all and its good to be back.
>>
>> 73 de Chris Black
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