Re: [IRCA] QSL from KRVN 880

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK, another distance tool on line states 6714 miles/10804 km (
www.geobytes.com), and yet another 5750 mi/9253 km.  Go figure!   Walt.

On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Wow, now that's something.  5760 miles, or 9270 km according to one
> source.  Lot's of fun, that's for sure.  I should have given John and Guy
> credit as well!  Thanks, Guy and John (always fondly remembered!).  Merry
> Christmas, everyone.....Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 2:50 AM, <d1028gary@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> Congratulations Walt,
>>
>> Your reception (and verification) of KRVN-880 during your Cook Islands
>> vacation probably sets a new DX distance record for that form of hot-rodded
>> Ultralight radio. The development of the Eton E100 Slider model (with
>> Murata CFJ455K5 IF filter) was a joint effort by John, Guy and me in the
>> summer of 2008.
>>
>> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>>
>>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <
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>> Sent: Sun, Dec 23, 2012 9:58 pm
>> Subject: [IRCA] QSL from KRVN 880
>>
>>
>> I was very pleasantly surprised to have a beautiful QSL waiting for me
>> upon
>> my return from Rarotonga, Cook Islands recently following my reception of
>> the 50 kW station, KRVN 880 of the Nebraska Rural Radio Association.  It's
>> a full sized 8x10 QSL with full details, and signed by Rodney V. Zeigler,
>> Director of Engineering.  Along with the QSL, Rod also sent a sticker and
>> schedule and personal letter.  For whatever reason, KRVN was heard on
>> several nights in Rarotonga, making it the most regular US mainland
>> station
>> heard while I was there.  It was fun listening to the station late in the
>> evening in the Cook Islands lying in bed, or sitting on the veranda only
>> using my small Eton e100 receiver with a Gary Deboeck modified external
>> ferrite rod antenna.  Many thanks to all for alerting Rod of my reception
>> down there, and to KRVN for sending the goodies my way!  73,....Walt
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