Re: [IRCA] Kauai report for 1 Dec2010

[WALTER SALMANIW <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

Hi, Neil.  Nothing fancy like that now, and the results are very modest compared to what you've heard.  I don't think I'd even dream about South America, but I didn't really aim for that area of the world.  Makes sense about the north being blocked.  Very little evidence of much activity from the far north anyway.  With the way that the TSA has cracked down on virtually anything fun to bring along, I've given up on bringing serious DX gear on holidays, so the ULR fits the bill nicely.  I suppose it would've been fun to get some Perseus recordings!  I do recall the fun I had in years past with a Kenwood R5000 and several hundred feet of wire in Maui!  Cheers,......Walt

----- Original Message -----
From: neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010 0:55
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kauai report for 1 Dec2010
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> I DXed from Poipu Beach about 23 years ago for a week. 1224 
> Kwajalein AFN was often good. The huge Mt Waialeale (maybe the 
> rainiest place on earth) blocked signals from the north very 
> effectively. One night I drove around to the north coast to hear 
> a few Alaskans on the car radio. Furthest catch from Poipu Beach 
> was Globo 1220 from Rio. All this using an old Icom R70 with a 
> Radio West ferrite loop.  73 KAZ
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Dec 1, 2010 3:28 PM
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> >Subject: [IRCA] Kauai report for 1 Dec2010
> >
> >Slept in this morning, so my report will be brief.  
> Monitored between 16:43
> >and 17:11, rather late, but there were still a substantial 
> number of
> >stations audible, though mostly at reduced strength, of 
> course.  Switched
> >over afterward to check the tropical bands....perhaps one of 
> the few  parts
> >of the world where there's still a decent number of stations to 
> be heard.
> >Here's the list:
> >
> >549:  fair to good at 16:43, and good at 17:03 in 
> CC.  My guess would be the
> >high power CNR5 service to Taiwan.
> >585:  fair with music
> >594:  JJ at fair to good level at 17:04 (always lots of 
> splatter here)
> >612:  DU at fair level.
> >621:  Always a loud het here, no audio heard today, though.
> >630:  Call-in show.  I had assumed that it was 
> Australia, but I also notice
> >that KUAM Guam is listed here.  Too weak to tell the 
> accent (it was in
> >English).  Wonder whether KUAM does any talk-ins? (fair 
> reception)>666:  poor to fair to NW.  ?// to 594 so 
> likely JOBK
> >729:  poor
> >738:  poor to fair, seemingly DU initially, but by 17:08 
> max strength to
> >West, so probable Taiwan Fisheries then.
> >972:  Likely KK at poor/fair at 16:52
> >1026, 1098 (OC), 1116:  poor
> >1170:  poor to fair to West, so likely VOA Poro
> >1287:  poor to fair to NW.  JJ likely
> >1377:  poor to fair to NW.  Most likely CC
> >1386:  poor to fair to NW/SE. unid
> >1404:  poor to fair to N/NW
> >1467:  poor/fair to south.  Not oriental 
> sounding.  Time pips, though, at
> >17:00.  ?Fiji, but do they use time pips?
> >1548:  Australia at good level at 17:01
> >1566:  Finally received some signal on 1566 with piano at 
> 17:01.  Not sure
> >whether this is KK or Australia.  Poor.
> >1593:  fair to good to west with het as well.  CNR1 
> plus someone else?
> >
> >That's it for today.  Tomorrow we return to Hanalei on the 
> north coast (drop
> >dead gorgeous, and fabulous snorkeling), and then the next day 
> it's back to
> >Honolulu for several days.  73s,........Walt
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