[IRCA] Fw: Excellent cx to the north

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Excellent cx to the north


> I'm not sure when Nelson (if it was him heard India) but in recent times 
> when it is heard in NF and New England/PA etc it has been near India dawn 
> in fall /winter/early spring which is a couple/few hours past sunset at 
> the receiving site. It also is mostly high band station(s) 1566 in the US 
> and NF and 1135 and 1071 as well in NF. I do think Grey Line may work in 
> the extreme upper BCB where propagation can be more shortwave like.
>
> Again the point of my post is not to advise that you stop your project but 
> to tell you that I think (for what that's worth..LOL) you may have better 
> chances at AK now or in the dead of winter.
>
> 73 and good luck.. KAZ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Mailing list for the 
> International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 8:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Excellent cx to the north
>
>
>>> My opinion is that you may want to try for AK now. CX have been
>>> very/extremely good to W and NW from here in IL, and I hate to state but
>>> will since I'm familiar with your grey line efforts at AK, but in over 
>>> 30
>>> years in this hobby I've seen very little if anything to indicate that
>>> greyline will do much if anything to enhance low band BCB DX. Sunrise
>>> enhancement occurs to some extent to west but that is not greyline and 
>>> can
>>> be helped by fade out of eastern pests.
>>
>> Yes, I know that a number of people are not really enthused at the 
>> effort -
>> at least in terms of expected results.  Perhaps it is a futile gesture, 
>> but
>> I won't know for sure until I try.  Every year brings a number of
>> improvements in the setup, and the chance of success.  The incentive for
>> this was the reception of India across the pole by greyline.  I think 
>> Foxy
>> remembered more about that than I did.  Maybe Gordon Nelson?
>>
>> As someone once said, 90% of success is simply showing up.  If that 
>> signal
>> is there, and I'm there to hear it, it's not just another fallen tree in 
>> an
>> unpopulated forest.
>>
>> But yes, I will run a couple sessions in the 4-5am hour the next few 
>> days.
>> I need to set up one of the new loops to knock down the WSB signal and 
>> these
>> loops seem much better at low angle stuff.  I'll drag one along to Ray's 
>> GTG
>> in November for people to try.
>>
>> Craig Healy
>> Providence, RI
>>

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