Re: [IRCA] Dubya Dubya EL Norlins, Lousiana

["willis" <k4ape@xxxxxxxx>]

> Yes David, those were the halcyon days.  From NW Iowa 1950-1953 I heard
106 from California & verified 90 of them.  Oregon & Washington were fairly
common as well.  One of my best catches was
> CHUB-1570 Nanaimo BC with 250 watts, heard while XERF was blasting away
with 250 kw & the only antenna I had was built into the Zenith I was using.
But then the commercial radios were super in
> those days.
>
> Don K.

Yes, Don I agree. The old tube type radios were the best, and conditions
were better. Not so many stations crammed into to few frequencies.

>From Texas I logged a lot of great small power stations, and my best DX that
I have a QSL from was KORL-650 while WSM was off. But I believe in time we
will see those days return. When the economy fails, in the near future, and
stations do not have the money to stay on the air, they will clear up the
air waves.

73's

Willis

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