Re: [IRCA] Hawaiian report for Sunday Nov 28, 2010

[Colin Newell <cafe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:57:26 +0000 (GMT) WALTER SALMANIW <salmaniw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
--Finally got around to leaving the lanai and heading down to the beach to escape the noise, although our complex is relatively quiet here in Kauai, Hawaii.� We're spending 10 days in Poi'pu at the Outrigger Plantation complex on --the south shore of the island.� My first time to Kauai, and it trulyis a gem (previously I've DX'd from Maui on many occasions and from Honolulu as well).� Conditions don't seem to be all that great, but there were a few --surprises.� Tonight I listened between 06:00 to 07:15 UTC.� Nothing at all from Alaska (which I've heard well on other visits in the past), nor Japan.� Pacific Islands propagate fairly, with RFO Tahiti quite good on 738.� I --didn't hear 1017 Tonga tonight, but it's been present on other evenings at fair level.� 1098 continues with a weak modulation.� A couple of nights again 1386 Radio Tarana from New Zealand was coming in very well, but not so so --far tonight.� Here's a quick list of what was heard sitting on the beach with my WRTH in hand, a headlamp, and my highly modifiedeton e100 ultralight with the longer ferrite rod (tuneable), and a good pair of noise-canceling --headphones:

Now I know what I am taking to Kona in January...

Define "good pair" of N.C. headphones.

Will be playing with this Kenwood X-sciever for a week...  the TS-480SAT
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0480.html

I really should check out its MW capabilities because it has DSP and lots of BW choices.

Doing some CW contesting this weekending at what seems like 50 to 80wpm.


Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew
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