Re: [IRCA] 1449-IRIB Received on Ultralight Radio in Japan

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

I do recall the RF jungle in most of the Japanese cities, save one:
 Kyoto.  When I was there, we stayed at a Japanese hotel, and it was
absolutely electrically quiet, and right in downtown Kyoto.  It's there we
spent our first night, and fighting insomnia, I DX'd the AFN Korean network
stations, which I dare say no one ever hears on this side of the pond, and
even there they were difficult catches!   73,...Walt

On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 4:21 AM, Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Absolutely Colin! Think of the challenges to radios and antennas from all
> the RF for the average Japanese DXer in such a concentrated urban location.
> I'll bet that suitably RF-quiet locations to DX from are highly sought
> after.
>
> Also, I'll bet that preselectors as well as selective antennas like tuned
> loops are popular and useful... for all types of radios from ultralights to
> SDRs.
>
> Gary, do you know of any other DXer in Japan who has posted a variety of
> YouTube videos of DXing, DXpeditions, antennas, etc. in their country? I've
> enjoyed Hiroyuki Okamura's videos but it would be informative to see some
> others.
>
> 73,
>
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
>
>
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
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> > From: "R. Colin Newell" <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx>
>
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> > Cc:
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> > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:04:26 -0700
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> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1449-IRIB Received on Ultralight Radio in Japan
>
> > Would be curious to DX from Japan...
>
> >
> >
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