Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Columbia 650, or perhaps Colombia

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't want this to result in an off topic thread, but you'd also be amazed 
at how many American couldn't even find Colombia on a map !!

However, we DXers for the most part are in the 99th percentile for geography 
knowledge.  73 KAZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Foxworth" <rfoxwor1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <am@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] Columbia 650, or perhaps Colombia


> Subject: [NRC-AM] Columbia 650
>
>
>> I've been receiving HJKH Bogotá, Columbia now for several hours, many
>> mentions of Columbia with Columbian music although no pos. ID. I've
> been
>> receiving them on my NE-SW antenna by itself, the other E-W is or was
> all
>> WSM Nashville,
>
>
> May I respectfully suggest that, when sending them
> a reception report, it will greatly help your chances
> of a reply if you spell the name of their country correctly.
>
> Columbia is a university in the northern part
> of New York City, and the source of the "C" in
> the original name of CBS.
>
> The nation in South America you heard is spelled
> Colombia, with two "o" and zero "u" letters.
>
> It is amazing how many Americans do not know
> this.
>
> - Bob                   0028 edt
>
>

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