Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Sunset DX during June
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Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Sunset DX during June



My personal experiance has been that the graveyard channels seem to be best in the summer months than durig winter. The majority of all my garveyard logs, going back to 1958, the best logs, have been during June. [These are logs heard while living in Texas, during the 40's to the early 60's.

Winter seems to be best for TA's.

Willis


----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald K. Kaskey" <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx> To: "neilkaz" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Sunset DX during June


Very interesting Kaz! I'll have to go back over my California logs to see if I know what I'm talking about. My memory tells me that everytime I tried at sunset in June & July and sky wave signals didn't even start coming in until almost 2030 which was the time No. Calif. dropped power. I remember trying for stuff to the north with little luck. Thanks for checking in.

Don



neilkaz wrote:
>From San Diego in the 80's I found June was a decent time for SSS DX to >the Pacific NW since stations up there were on day rig well past So Cal >sunset times.


-----Original Message-----

From: "Donald K. Kaskey" <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Apr 13, 2010 9:14 PM
To: "ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, IRCA E-Mail List <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ABDX] Sunset DX during June

In my experience dxing from Northern California 1957-2010 I have found summer sunset dx, especially in June to be almost useless. I think I only have a handful of decent summertime sunset catches to show. I remember barely pulling in Eugene on 1050 from Sacramento once or twice but not much else. I was browsing through my vacation catches 1979-1984 from NW Iowa, where a lot of my listening was at sunset. Amazingly I

was able to log these stations between 2000-2400 in June 1984. Sunset time at Galva was 2100......

6-18-84  2009  1440  WROK  IL  Rockford
6-18-84  2024  1560  KQYX  MO  Joplin
6-18-84  2028  1600  KNCY  NE  Nebraska City
6-18-84  2031  1580  KCHA  IA  Charles City
6-18-84  2053  1580  KZIA  NM  Albuquerque
6-18-84  2134  1250  KCFI  IA  Cedar Falls
6-18-84  2329   950  XEYJ MEX Nuevo Rosita
6-18-84  2333   980  XENR  MEX Nuevo Rosita
6-18-84  2346   750  HTA  NIC  Managua

6-19-84  2045  1510  KCCV  MO  Independence
6-19-84  2225   690  CBF  PQ  Montreal
6-19-84  2316  1070 WTSO  WI  Madison
6-19-84  2329   960  XEK MEX Nuevo Laredo

6-20-84  2000  1440  WGEM  IL  Quincy
6-20-84  2001  1440   KQRS  MN  Golden Valley
6-20-84  2041  1220  WVLE  MN  Stillwater
6-20-84  2106  1350  KDIO  MN  Ortonville
6-20-84  2132  1390  KKCM  MN  Waite Park
6-20-84  2301  1380  KOTA  SD  Rapid City
6-20-84  2307  1380  KLIZ  MN  Brainerd

6-21-84  2012   1430  KRGI  NE  Grand Island
6-21-84  2105   1300  KSWN  NE  McCook
6-21-84  2119   1300  KOLY  SD  Mobridge

6-23-84  2000  1580  KMCD  IA  Fairfield
6-23-84  2002  1420  WIMS  IN  Michigan City
6-23-84  2008  1520  KOLM  MN  Rochester
6-23-84  2024  1250  KBRF  MN  Fergus Falls
6-23-84  2037  1280  WMRO  IL  Aurora
6-23-84  2041  1290  WMLR  WI  Lancaster
6-23-84  2100  1460  KDMA  MN  Montevideo
6-23-84  2100  1480  KLSC  SD  Watertown
6-23-84  2129  1220  KDDR  ND  Oakes
6-23-84  2305  1360  WGEE  WI  Green Bay
6-23-84  2347    980   KKSS  MN  Richfield

6-24-84  2043  1450  KATE  MN  Albert Lea
6-24-84  2104  1410  KOOQ  NE  North Platte
6-24-84  2355  1360  KKBJ  MN  Bemidji

6-25-84  2030  1580  KTGR  MO  Columbia
6-25-84  2045  1100  KKLL  MO  Webb City
6-25-84  2047  1060 WKKQ  MN  Hibbing
6-25-84  2100   850  WWJC  MN  Duluth
6-25-84  2130  1590  KRRK  MN  East Grand Forks
6-25-84  2252  1270  KLXX  ND  Mandan
6-25-84  2330   980  WCUB  WI  Three Rivers

6-26-84  2306  1390  KKOA  ND  Minot

6-27-84  2037   980  WPRE  WI  Prarie Du Chien
6-27-84  2045  1290  WCOW WI  Sparta
6-27-84  2101  1310  KOKX  IA  Keokuk
6-27-84  2147  1410  KCLO  KS  Leavenworth
6-27-84  2257  1550  KQWB  ND  West Fargo

6-28-84  2006  1480 WISM  WI  Madison
6-28-84  2018  1490  KBAB  IA  Indianola
6-28-84  2055  1310  KNOX  ND  Grand Forks
6-28-84  2111  1460  KRNY  NE  Kearney
6-28-84  2124  1090  KKBB  CO  Aurora
6-28-84  2127  1580  KPIK  CO  Colorado Springs

In recap I rather feel the midwest is a heck of a lot better sunset time area to be dxing from than the far west coast. Maybe the next time around!?!

Don Kaskey
San Francisco CA
4/13/10



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