Re: [IRCA] If Skywave Protection for Class A's was Ended, Would That be Good for DX'ers or Bad?

[Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Agree with Russâs point. AM is dying the death of a thousand cutsâand chief among the ills visited upon the service was the granting of too many small stations in the wave of deregulation. Combine that with lack of enforcement for Part 15 radiators and the rapidly growing noise floorâand youâve got disaster. 

But if skywave protection was removed, I doubt youâd lose many DXing opportunities, especially for those who have been at it for awhile. Iâm probably the exception. Iâve been active in the hobby for well over 15 years, but have not devoted any significant effort towards padding my logs. I tend to concentrate on DX tests, tips, âcheatersâ, etc. because my time is so limited. 

But most DXâers have probably logged all the Class A stations that are possible at their location. Reducing skywave protection would make it more likely that theyâre hear more of the smaller stations, yes?



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> On Nov 21, 2016, at 4:02 PM, Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Anything that potentially adds more stations or activates more stations at
> night is only going to make interference worse. An individual DX'er may log
> a few, and probably will lose more.
> 
> I'd probably suggest 500 as opposed to 350 or 700 miles because for some of
> the 1A's there is an audience that matters out of the local area. How far
> out they are and how this would impact them is probably unknowable.
> 
> But adding more watts and/or more stations isn't solving the problem of
> having granted too many small stations to begin with.
> 
> Russ Edmunds
> 15 mi NW Phila
> Grid FN20id
> <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
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> Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4);
> modified Sony ICF2010's (3) w/APS9B @ 15';
> modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Dennis referenced this article earlier today:
>> http://www.radioworld.com/article/kill-the-class-a-
>> skywave-protections-now-nabob-urges/280058
>> 
>> Forgetting the impact to the industry or individual radio stations, would
>> this be positive or negative for DXâers? Why do you think so?
>> 
>> Personally as someone who has logged less than 700 stations so far with my
>> meager efforts, I have mixed emotions. Ending Class A protection might give
>> me a better chance to log additional stations on the Clear Channel
>> frequencies. For example, Iâve never logged anything on 650 KHz where WSM
>> dominates. Likewise WSB, and a couple of others.
>> 
>> But it would also virtually eliminate any chance of my logging some other
>> stations that have eluded me so far.
>> 
>> How do others feel?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>> 121 Mayfair Park
>> Maylene, AL
>> EM63nf
>> 
>> Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
>> 
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>> 
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