Re: [IRCA] Sunset DX during June

["Donald K. Kaskey" <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sunset dx is so much fun when conditions are good.  Even here in 
Northern California I've had some great sunset skip in the fall.  
KOVE-1330-Lander WY being one of my best and the NM on 880 one of my 
hardest.

Don K.



todftscytj7707@xxxxxxx wrote:
> My-our-best SSS catch was with George Sherman and Carl Lubker-RIP at 
> Carl's house using a his Halicrafter and a 500ft wire running west was 
> 1110 Roseville CA at that point was just after their SS and George was 
> able to understand enough mexican to ID i them! That SSS skip was a 
> fantastic opening w/the most catch was 930 KROE Sheridan WY in w/a 
> true local signal. Even w/the wire off they still dom the channel. 
> This was in Nov 1990. George would know the dates better. Carl died 
> not too long after this. 73 de FTS in Woodbury MN
>
>
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> ---- "Donald K. Kaskey" <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In my experience dxing from Northern California 1957-2010 I have 
> found
> > summer sunset dx, especially in June to be almost useless.>
>
> > 6-23-84  2000  1580  KMCD  IA  Fairfield
>
> I heard this station in 1959, from NJ, when they were on 1570.
>
> They had stayed on the air an hour past scheduled signoff to
> carry, in overtime, a National League playoff baseball game. Their ID 
> came
> through a break in audio from a much stronger CFOR 1570 in
> Orillia Ontario. For a long time I considered it to be my
> alltime best sunset catch. Several efforts to get a verification
> all failed. (Gee, an hour late sign off? Who knew? hi)
>
> - Bob
>
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