Re: [IRCA] KKNX 840 AM Stereo

[The Kaskey Family <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis,

You should receive a medal or at least a commendation for courage above & beyond what's required!  When I went part of the way you did (almost 50 years ago) at least I was on the inside against the hill.  You came down the outside with the 500 foot drop, no guard rails & wild cows....Yes, I-5 sounds like a winner :-).

Don




vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Don,
>
> The hardest part of the trip was from Leggit to Fort Bragg.  Many 10-15 mph turns.  Must have went over 3 coastal ranges in 30 miles of travel from Leggit to the coast North of Ft. Bragg.  We reach 40 mph during a brief stretch but most of trip was 20-15 mph.  At least if you run off the road on this section you would only end up against the hill and the speed is slow.  But the coastal highway 1
> you have bike riders to watch for along with very tight upwards and downwards turns.  A lot of non guard rail sections along the highway.  The California section of highway 1 was from Westport (North of Fort Bragg)  to Bodega Bay.  Even some areas of the highway with cattle roaming near the road.  They were razing next to those  500 foot cliffs.  Cattle rates are used on the higway to keep the cattle in certain portions off the highway.  Returning home on I-5.
>
> Dennis,
> Vancouver, WA
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: The Kaskey Family <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Dennis,
> >
> > KDAC is // KUKI-Ukiah & KLLK Willits, all in spanish these days. Ft. Bragg is a
> > very interesting village. We took the skunk train over there from Willits once,
> > when the kids were teenagers. Wife had friends there who showed us the whole
> > town :-).
> >
> > I know what you mean about Highway 1. How far did you come down 1? I drove
> > north of Bodega Bay (once) but by the time I reached Jenner the signs saying
> > 'honk horn when rounding curve' + the 500 foot sheer drop off to the ocean &
> > what looked like a one lane road convinced me to go inland through the logging
> > camps (which WAS very interesting). The roads weren't any better but there were
> > NO 500 foot dropoffs either. < BR>>
> > Don K.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Pat,
> > >
> > > Was surprised when I tuned to KDAC 1230 in Ft. Bragg and heard Spanish. My
> > "Radio on the Road" book has them listed as talk. The three other stations in
> > Ft. Bragg are FM. Those redwoods trees sure kill the MW signals in the forests
> > when driving through them. We drove 101 & 1 from Reedsport to Bodega Bay. One
> > station that dominated the redwood area was KWSW 790. Very hard to drive
> > highway 1 and tune the radio without going over a cliff and ending up on the
> > rocks of the beach. Many places on Highway 1 to pull over and tune the radio.
> > At a few places you could put a
> > > bog and dx, especially in the winter when not that many people would be
> > around.
> > >
> > > Dennis,
> > > Vacaville, CA
> > > ------------- - Original message --------------
> > > From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Martin)
> > >
> > > > Dennis,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the report. DX cx here have not been all that great either.
> > > > Gold Beach? My brother lived there for years but recently moved to
> > > > Jacksonville with his new wife. Ft. Bragg, the land of KDAC. Really a
> > > > cool looking station if still at the old QTH, the art deco building with
> > > > the tower behind it. Bob did a story on KDAC for Radio World back in the
> > > > 90s. We went there so i could get a QSL from the station. The previous
> > > > owner that had the station for years did not like DXers. When the
> > > > station was sold in the 90s, the new CE QSL'd reports. Ah, the good old
> > > > day. Hope you are having fun.
> > > >
> > > > 73,
> > > >
> > > > Patr ick
> > > >
> > > > Patrick Martin
> > > > KAVT Reception Manager
> > > >
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